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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1896

Page

7

Copper boom stirs Boston Montana shares and bets

A London affected copper rally lifts Boston & Montana and other Bigelow group stocks amid heavy mining market activity. Traders, led by Lawson Weidenfeld & Co., place bold bids on calls and shares while analysts warn of a possible boom bust. Old Dominion and Pioneer lag, copper prices draw speculation, and claims arise over Butte and Boston trustees. Pinkham notes tangled blame and hedge behavior in media coverage.

Boston & Montana Old Dominion Osceola Tamarack Kearsarge Atlantic Franklin Arnold Boston Montana London Lawson, Weidenfeld & Co Lawson Messrs. E. E. Leland & Co Paris Pioneer Mexico Lewissohn Spencer A. W. Spencer Butte Sears Bigelow

Blind Bleeding Protruding Piles Cure Promoted

An advertisement touts the Greg ory Remedy Co. remedy for all piles with a 50 year track record. It claims a legal guarantee, medical and professional endorsement, and urges readers to request a circular from 8 Bromfield Street, Room L, Boston.

Boston Gregory Remedy Coo Bromfield St

Lamson Consolidated Store Service reelects board in Newark

At the annual meeting in Newark on May 21 the Lamson Consolidated Store Service Company re elected the old board of directors. Yearly earnings reach 372 700 with net 167 836 and surplus 261 315. Dividends total 131 364 paid, bond debt down 40 000, and 35 171 added to profit and loss. Orders on hand for 400 to 500 stations. A C Titecomb leaves service after years of work.

Newark N. J Lamson Consolidated Store Service Company A. C. Titecomb

Along the Water Front News in April Dispatches

An April note from the customs house reports messengers in uniform and new blueregulation attire across departments. Commodore Tilton and Deacon ONeill are highlighted as proud wearers. A schooner from Port Bevis went ashore near Philadelphia and was towed off leaking. Pilot James Murdock and the steamer Kansas are mentioned with a stowaway aboard. The Forban torpedo boat is noted as fastest in the world. A Nova Scotia schooner Nugget arrived with wood, owned by L D Shafner. The British steamer Yarmouth brought 1709 barrels of fresh mackerel and 106 passengers.

Custom House Washington Henry N. Tilton Marine Department Deacon O'Neill Bureau of Information Department D. M. Anthony E. B. Townsend Port Bevis C. B Philadelphia Joe James Murdock Liberty Kansas Liverpool Murdock James McFarland Johnson Line Parkmore Clementsport N. S L. D. Shafner Yarmouth Smith

Civil Court Actions in May Session Suffolk Superior Court

A May session record from Suffolk Superior Court lists multiple civil cases with verdicts and actions. Notable items include James Murnaghan versus West End Street Railway Company with a $2,500 verdict for the plaintiff for injuries, and John A. Jennings versus West End Street Railway Company seeking $15,000 for injuries. Others cover promissory notes, contracts, and various tort actions against railways and firms, with verdicts, defenses, and ongoing cases noted.

Superior Court Suffolk Hopkins James Murnaghan West End Street Railway Company Cambridge Street Gargan & Keating M. F. Dickinson, Jr Herman C. Soule Enos Soule Halsey Evans Mining Company W. B. French A. Hemenway P. G. Bolster Munic. Sig. Co. of Portland Holyoke Hodgate Grand Trunk R. R Johnston Williams Littlefield Boston Brewer Same Morrison West End R. R Payne West I. R. R Rexford Rogers Wild Boston Ice Co McCulpher Doolin Nally Holse N. Y N. H H.R. R Morris R. RK O'Connell Cohen Cannon Bush Boston & Me Phelps R. Rt Doherty Chelsea Landry Bromberg Francis Burr Donoughue Bost Lorenzo Wirth A. C Olsen Andrews Isher Perry Spraggue Lond. Assur. Co Ins. Co N. A John A. Munster Offort J. W. Corcoran W. B. Sullivan P. H. Cooney Baxter Thomas Grady David H. Andrews P. M. Keating W. E. Russell G. C. Dickson

Large New England cargo ships bring lobsters and mackerel

A steamer off the Nova Scotia coast carried 127 crates of lobsters and a large mackerel cargo. The Bodxton was withdrawn from the route and will stay at Yar mouth until July 1. Two schooners named Beulah arrived with lumber, likely the first time two with the same name entered the port within 24 hours. A dense fog lingered as British steamers and tugs were weather bound.

Nova Scotia Digby Cape Sable Bodxton Stanwood Yarmouth John N. Wasson St. John, N. B Beulah Shelburne, N le Blanc Jordan River

Commonwealth Superior Court docket items listed for Middlesex county

A Cambridge May session record shows numerous civil actions and tort cases in the Middlesex Superior Court with verdicts, trials, and names of plaintiffs and defendants. Notable entries include Walter Scott versus Edward W Wheeler for $1151, Ida M Driscoll versus West End Street Railway on trial, and Dennis Sullivan versus Martin Gill with verdict for the defendant, among many motor, city and railroad defendants and towns across Newton Marlboro Wakefield and Newton street railway companies.

Superior Court Middlesex Cambridge Blodgett Fessenden Walter Scott Edward W. Wheeler George F. Bean Augustine F. Daly Ida M. Driscoll West End Street Railway Warren & Brandeis M. F. Dickinson Dennis Sullivan Martin Gill J. EB. Young G. A. Bruce Carroll Desmond Corrigan Newton St. Ry. Co McDonald Newton St. Ry. Co Manning Curran Same Plunkett West End St. Ry Hackett Et al Kelley City of Newton Shugrue McCullough Town of Wakefield Hunt Colleary City of Marlboro Newhall Howe, Jr Noonan Cobb Cornish City of

Shipping News Mini Almanac May Evening Marine Moves

Shipping news lists arrivals from May 9 with steamers Kansas Yar mouth Elihu Thomson and many ships carrying merchandise and passengers to and from Liverpool Yarmouth Portland and Philadelphia plus cleared vessels to London Gibara Port Antonio and Antwerp and sailed consignments including tugs barges and schooners with detailed routes and ports. The miniature almanac notes sun and moon times high water and day length for Friday May 22.

Kansas Murdock Liverpool Warren & Co Yarmouth Smith N. S John G. Hall Portland Deering City of Gloucester Godfrey Gloucester Colon Paine New York Joshua Lovett Coffin Hoboken Canisteo Cohocton R. E. West Kelly Philadelphia Henry Clay Glendower Newburyport International Hawes Ellanowan William E. Cleary Innon Lynn Hammond Jennie F. Willey Bulger Charleston S. C James Baird Booge Pascagoula Rob Roy Norbury Fernandina John H. Platt Ives Brunswick Mattie A. Franklin McDonald Elm City Faulkenburg Addie H. Anderson Bennett Baltimore Robert Ingle Carter Towne St. Ronans Jacobsen London Norseman Williams Elihu Thomson Garlick Gibara Taff Canrobert Ethelred Hopkins Port Antonio Jam Norse King James Antwerp Barks Persia Malcolm Parrsboro Thomas A. Goddard Cook Cto Speedwell Tufts St. John N. B J. W. Fair Andrews Hampton Canning Packet Oliver Belleveau Cove Emma PB. Potter Walker Clementsport N.S Carita Parnell Bridgewater Annie Harper Frost Weymouth

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