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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1907
Page
12
Wall Street saw light trading with little pressure aiding a gradual price rebound. Market activity centered on a handful of favored speculative stocks while concerns about large short interest and borrowing for liquidation cases persisted.
In a day of narrow moves traders followed New York prices with light volume. Amalgamated rose to 89 1 2, St Paul to 128 3 8, New York Central to 110 3 8, and Consolidated Gas eased to 122 7 8 amid mixed rails and copper activity. The market closed dull with a firmer tone as reports on Harriman and commissions cooled sentiment.
Wet weather in the West and Southwest pressured Chicago prices, with nearby futures slipping nearly two cents. At the close July wheat fell 0.14, September and December 0.14 lower, while July corn and oats rose 0.43.
The Boston curb market data report notes small dealings with generally firm prices. Jielvelia trades at 514 to 6, Silgalena debuts at 2 to 26 cents. Silgalena holds five patented claims in Guneson county Colorado with paid equipment and June 1 shipments upcoming. Development shows about $40 per ton. Rosario and Raven rights also figure in activity.
The Boston Market reports the day’s stock and bond prices with total sales. Listed stocks show 12,556 shares traded, unlisted shares 11,921, bonds 28,000, and rights 3,575, with opening highs and lows noted for several issues including Amer Bell Tol and Chi Bur & Quin Jt 4s.
Charles E. Redfern longtime Winchester Savings Bank treasurer died early yesterday from heart neuraglia after a short illness at age 64. Born in Charlestown he moved with family to Winchester and worked in lumber with Skillings Whitney Barnes and W H Sawyer Lumber Co. He was a deacon of the Congregational Church and married Harriet L Meclellan in 1872, leaving two sons and two daughters.
The ion. William SS. McNary will deliver an address to the members and friends of Dorchester Court of the Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters in Hancock Hall Dorchester on Monday evening next.
Comedienne Preity Lulu Glaser wed English actor Ralph C. Herz in New York at the Little Church Around the Corner. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. Houghton with bride and brother William Glaser present. The couple will reside in Manhattan and perform together next season with William Glaser making his stage debut.
Boston theatres announce a busy week with Thomas W. Ross in The Other Girl at the Majestic and the final performances of The Three of Us. Lillian Lawrence premieres In the Bishop's Carriage at the Park, Frou Frou plays today, and The Time the Place and the Girl closes at Tremont. Richard Carle and The Spring Chicken bow out at the Colonial. John Craig headlines Belasco's The Darling of the Gods with Mary Young as Yo San. Gilbert and Sullivan Patience stars Clara Lane at Castle Square, Keith's bills feature Will Cressy and Blanche Dayne, Pauline the French hypnotist headlines the Orpheum the week of June 8, and Bowdoin Square Theatre presents The Avenger. Burlesque and vaudeville fill Palace and Theatre Comique bills, and the Hub Theatre shows Miles brothers moving pictures with The Foxy Hoboes. The Pops near a record crowd, and the concert hall program includes repertoire from Strauss, Verdi, and Donizetti among others.
In the Hollis engagement of The Prince Chap a new type of stage slavey appears as Puckers a maid of all work in the studio. Mary Keogh portrays the role and gives the character prominence enhancing the scene despite its minor purpose in the plot.
Miss Keogh develops a unique acting method cutting from the lines of Katie Barry May Vokes and Rose Melville. She originated the part last season in New York and shows true dramatic instinct with a keen sense of humor. The Packers may have secured her future as a clever character actress.
Rear Admiral Robley Evans reports thefts during Duke of Abruzzi visit at Jamestown exposition. He recalls Boston sailors looting a ship, noting stolen carbons from a searchlight, missing gun sights, and robbed officers quarters amid souvenir hunting.
Edward Keefe, a barefooted boy from Railroad Street, was admitted to Emergency Hospital this morning in grave condition after stepping on a sharp coal that cut his foot. A chunk of coal remained in the wound when treated at home, causing heavy bleeding.
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