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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1909

Page

14

Markets Report Quiet Yet Firm Across Exchanges

Stock markets show calm firmness with total New York sales at 429,600 shares and Boston at 48,468. United States Steel led New York activity while Amalgamated Copper topped Boston. Notable gains and losses spanned National Lead preferred and Calumet group names amid dividend speculation and leadership changes in mining firms.

New York Boston United States Steel Amalgamated Copper Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Calumet & Hecla Calumet & Arizona Nial Superior &Boston Amalgamated Adventure Centennial Superior & Boston Granby Mass Mining Michigan North Butte

Market Focused on Gains as Bears Lose Ground

Trading on State Street shows professional activity with bears failing to sustain early pressure. Har riman Hill issues rise on Northern Pacific Union Pacific news while steel and copper shares lead gains. Erie and Wabash groups lift sentiment amid reports of earnings rises and merger talks.

State Street Bears Harriman and Hill London Hill Amalgamated Copper Erie Railroad Company Public Service Commission State of New York Wabash Lackawanna Roads Amalgamated St. Paul Erie Reading Union Pacific Steel Wabash Common New York Stock Exchange

Market Letter Offers Inside Reasons Behind Movements

The weekly market letter claims authoritative analysis on recent market moves for regions including Arizona and Montana. Circulation exceeds 33,000 with requests welcomed for copies.

Boston Curb Market Features and Bond List Adjustments

Boston curb market today highlights include Calumet Corbin at 11-4 close and Southwestern Development at 25 cents, Bay State Gas 56 cents, First National 61-6, and notes on Geyser and Eclipse Oil names. Bond activity shows Lehigh Valley 3 million additional 4 percent bonds due 2003 totaling 26.539 million listed to date, with Louisville & Nashville 4 percent bonds of 4.591 million sold to a Boston New York banker syndicate and offered by N W Harris at 98 1-2.

Boston Calumet Corbin Southwestern Development Bay State Gas First National Geyser Ohio Copper Vulture Black Mountain Helvetia Goldfield Consolidated Eclipse Oil Louisville & Nashville New York N. W. Harris & Co Acme Consolidated Ariz Mich Benuver Sane Begole Caer Black Mt . Ae Cal & Corbin Arizona San Antonio Yukon Alaska de Amer Tobacco Butte Coalition Chicago Subway Cobalt Central Davis Daly Douglas Coppe Giroux Mining Kerr Lake Manhattan Transit Miami Nevada Oor Dor Utah M & Dy Nipissing Mines Co Rawhide Coalition Eo Standard Oil Pitts United Copper

Bond Market Notes and Bond Issues Reported

Massachusetts Railroad Commission petitions seek approvals for Boston & Northern and Old Colony street railway bond issues totaling 811,000 for property improvements. Stafford Springs treasurer invites bids for 40,000 four percent funding bonds due 1918 to 1937. NYSE-listed bonds include 11,000,000 general funding and improvement mortgage bonds due 1929 from Chesapeake & Ohio and 15,000,000 ten year 6 percent collateral trust bonds due 1918 from United States Rubber Company, with official notices in exchange for notes.

Boston Boston & Northern Old Colony Street Railway Massachusetts Railroad Commission Stafford Springs Conn New York Stock Exchange Chesapeake & Ohio United States Mortgage & Trust Company United States Rubber Company

Dividends Declared by Various Companies

Goldfield Consolidated Mines Co declares quarterly 30 cents dividends for stock of record June 30 with payment July 31. Detroit and Mackinack Ry Co pays semi annual 2 1/4 percent on preferred stock, with books close June 15 and reopen July 38. International Silver Co declares quarterly 1 1/4 percent on preferred stock, July 1. F I Dupont De Nemours Powder Co declares quarterly 2 percent on common stock, record June 5. F I Dupont De Nemours Powder Co declares quarterly 1 1/4 percent on preferred stock, record July 15 with payment July 26.

Goldfield Consolidated Mines Co Detroit & Mackinack Ry. Co International Silver Co FE. I. Dupont de Nemours Powder Co F. I. Dupont de Nemours Powder Co

Calendar for Today Ex Dividend Meetings

Ex-dividend calendar items list today for Federal M and S preferred shares. American Pneumatic Service Company holds meetings scheduled as part of the day’s corporate events.

Federal M. & S American Pneumatic Service Company

Lockwood and Thayer Tied for Low Score

Seventy nine golfers played the qualifying round of a three day tourney at Woodland Golf Club. A G Lockwood of Allston and S F E Thayer of Woodland tied for best score with 78s, while A L White carded 80. The 48 lowest gross scores advance to match play in three divisions of 16. Several lead players withdrew today.

Woodland Golf Club A. G. Lockwood Allston S. FE. Thayer Woodland A. L. White T. W. Small J. W. Coe A. M. Reed R. M. Purves

Navy Beats Carlisle Ready for Army

Annapolis May 27 Carlisle fell 1 to 0 to the Navy in a fast game of bell closing the local season. The victory gives Navy hopefuls for a victory over Army in the inter service game at West Point Saturday. The Navy squad was escorted to the train by the brigade of midshipmen at 9 o clock tonight.

Annapolis Bell Carlisle Midshipmen Navy Army West Point

Harvard 2d to Meet Springfield M T on Second Diamond

The Harvard second baseball team plays Springfield Manual Training School on the second team diamond this afternoon at 4 o'clock. The game continues a series between the two schools with Harvard aiming to secure another win.

Harvard Springfield Manual Training School

Harvard Golf Championship Playoffs At Oakley Club

The tournament at Oakley Country Club completed a round of championship matches with A H Shaw defeating B W Corkran 3 up and to play H H Wilder beating Mck Hollins 6 up 4 to play S W Largent edging A Sweeney 1 up and P M Smith defeating R Hornblower 4 up and to play Consolation matches saw H C Clark beat M MacArthur 8 up 2 to play W F Morgan won by default over T M Claflin T A B E Harris beat F T Clark 4 up 3 to play and A M Crosby defeated W E Russell 3 up 4 to play Play continues today.

Harvard Oakley Country Club A. H. Shaw B. W. Corkran H. H. Wilder Mck Hollins S. W. Largent A. Sweeney P. M Smith R. Hornblower H. C. Clark M. MacArthur W. F. Morgan T. M. Claflin T. A. BE. Harris F. T. Clark A. M. Crosby W. E. Russell

Looking for games for Saturday afternoon June 5

St Marys of Malden seeks opponents from Salem Attleboro Lowney Mansfield Plymouth Cordage or Reading for a Saturday game on June 5. Address Manager Albert J Welsh West street Malden.

St. Marys of Malden Salem Attleboro Lowney-Mansfield Plymouth Reading Albert J. Welsh West Street

Wolcott A A clash moved to Dunbar grounds

The game between Roger Wolcott A A and the Jacksons of Charlestown was relocated from Franklin Field to the Dunbar avenue grounds on Saturday afternoon. Dan Sullivan will pitch for the Rogers and John Sullivan will catch.

Franklin Field Roger Wolcott

Roosevelt in History as One of America's Greatest Presidents

Henry Clews, at a Metropolitan Temple dedication, lauded Theodore Roosevelt as destined to rank with Washington, Lincoln, and Grant. He praised his reform work, extirpation of railway rebates, and anti corruption drive, and called the peace with Russia and Japan a major achievement. Clews predicted Roosevelt’s fame would grow with time and that his policies would endure under his successor.

New York Metropolitan Temple Henry Clews Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Washington Lincoln Grant Colonel Roosevelt Clews Russia Japan Valley Forge Appomattox Portsmouth

Sothern and Marlowe Star in Romeo and Juliet at the Majestic

A large Boston audience saw E H Sothern as Romeo and Julia Marlowe as Juliet in a masterful, thoughtfully acted performance. Sothern's cool cynicism shifts to passionate restraint, while Marlowe impresses with youth and cultivated reading. Other cast members include Frederick Lewis Mercutio Ina Goldsmith nurse and Sydney Mather Tybalt. The show uses Gounod entr’acte music and runs into a weekend slate of Hamlet and Richelieu.

Majestic Theatre E. H. Sothern Julia Marlowe Boston Romeo Mr. Sothern Juliet Capulet Friar Laurence Tybalt Miss Marlowe Shakspere the Majestic Frederick Lewis Mercutio Ina Goldsmith Nurse Rowland Buckstone Peter Sydney Mather Tramlet Ophelia Richelieu

Zalder's German Restaurant Opens in New Washington Street Building

Zalder's German restaurant opens in a two floor, new building at 63 65 Washington Street opposite Beach Street. The lower floor is a wine room, the upper house a German dining room with over 10 tables. Yellow decor features German scenes with Flemish oak panels and mounted birds and fish. Zalder cuisine is served promptly with both imported and domestic beers on tap.

Zalder Washington Street Beach Street Germany

Baseball scores from Milwaukee Minneapolis and others

American Association results show Milwaukee 0 Minneapolis 2 in the first game and Milwaukee 5 Minneapolis 1 in the second. Kansas City 3 St. Paul 9 in the first game and Kansas City 38 St. Paul 2 in the second. Columbus 4 Louisville 2. Toledo Indianapolis postponed by rain.

Milwaukee Minneapolis Kansas City St. Paul Columbus Louisville Toledo

Missing men return to armory after day-long search

Herbert White 25 and Reuben Lacasse 18 of Battery C M V M returned to the State Armory in Lawrence after three posses scoured the area all day in a manhunt.

Georgia strike to run mail trains with mixed crews

In Atlanta on May 27 a Georgia railroad strike triggers two crises. First, 12 mail trains will run with crews questioned for racial composition. Second, arbitration decisions loom as U S labor commissioner Neill may require the railroad to accept arbitration by noon tomorrow. Federal interstate commerce issues could follow if crews remain unsettled.

Atlanta Georgia Railroad United States Commissioner of Labor Neill Scott Conferrees Post Office Department Interstate Commerce Commission

Real reformers praised by alderman Hale letter

Alderman Hale defends reformers who study issues and push high ideals. He argues idealists elevate public opinion and practical reformers implement changes, both needed for progress. He warns against inexperienced voices harming politics.

Matthew Hale

Boston Observers Missed New Comet Sight

The supposed comet racing toward Earth at 1,000,000 miles an hour near sunset was unseen by Boston observers as rain blocked the view. Harvard Observatory officials dispute the claim, saying what was seen was likely an atmospheric phenomenon or a remarkable aurora rather than a comet.

William R. Brooks Hobart College New York Professor Brooks

Baseball Notes: Dodgers Back in Hoops After Weather

Double header with Brooklyn begins at 2 this afternoon. The Doves claim Works, the Detroit waivers target. Fred Clarke’s second inning catch stands out as a key moment. Leach and Barbeau boost averages while Wilson edges toward Ty Cobb status. Joe Wood gains pounds and hopes to start next week. A Maryland recruit pitcher joins the Red Sox lineup eager for work.

Brooklyn Dodgers Doves Detroit Fred Clarke Leach Boston Barbeau Wilson Ty Cobb Joe Wood Ree Sox University of Maryland

Monday double header at Dunbark avenue grounds

Monday schedule features a 9 o'clock start with Page Class versus Filene. The Bigelows of Quincy meet Roger Wolcott A A after that game. In the afternoon the Roser Wolcott A A with Dan Sullivan pitching faces St Paul's at Cambridge.

Dunbark Avenue Page Filene Bigelows Quincy Roger Wolcott

Norfolk Y M C A Meet at Berwick Park

The Norfolk county Y M C A athletic meet will be held at Berwick Park on Saturday starting at 9 30 a m and running to 3 o clock with a short intermission. A hall game follows between Norwood Y M C A and Sharon Phi Alpha Pi.

Norwood Young Men's Christian Association of Norfolk County Berwick Park Norwood Y. M. C. A Sharon Phi Alpha Pi

Red Sox Jrs Clash In East Boston Championship

The Red Sox of East Boston meet Marion A. C. at Wood Island Park on May 31 for the 16 year old East Boston championship with a 7:50 p.m. start. In the afternoon they face Porters A. C. in a separate game.

Red Sox East Boston Marion A. C Wood Island Park Porters A. C

Eastern League results mix with rainouts

Toronto edged Buffalo 1 to 0 while Montréal defeated Rochester 4 to 8. Netewik Baltimore game was postponed by rain and Providence Jersey City also postponed due to rain.

Toronto Buffalo Montréal Rochester Netewik Baltimore Providence Jersey City

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