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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 03, 1899

Page

10

Wilhelm the Grocer Proves Nobody Too Small to Rise

A humorous exchange suggests that ambition can elevate even a small shopkeeper. Mr. Dinkelspiel, heir to a grocery business, boasts of being greater than Kaiser Wilhelm, while a customer questions the claim. The vignette hints at social climbing and self confidence.

Kaiser Mr. Dinkelspiel Wilhelm der Grosse Aindt Wilhelm der Grocer Alretty Stein

Wheat market notices and railway stock moves in early press

The article notes wheat price increases due to reduced harvests and looming fall rains. It also details the Kohinoor tract near Joplin Missouri with mills, rail access, and water for mining, plus balance sheet figures. It lists New England Cotton Yarn Company capitalization and transfer agents, Indo Egyptian Compress Company stock, and a postponed Flint and Pere Marquette railroad meeting to Dec 6 with related stockholder actions. It includes margin quotes, Navaho Gold activity, and Mass mine compressor orders with future expansion plans.

Globe National Bank Kohinoor Joplin Fourteen Mining Company New England Cotton Yarn Company Kidder, Peabody & Co National Shawmut Bank New Jersey Corporation Boston New York Jersey City State Street Trust Company Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad Pere Marquette Railway Company Detroit, Grand Rapids & Western Chicago and West Michigan Saginaw oYdas New York Funds Seeee Navaho Gold Little Tiger Amalgamated Copper Edward F. Whitney Jacob C. Rogera & Co J. Pierpont Morgan & Co Pinkham

Read Next Sundays Post For Wide Range Of Items

A jumble of notices and previews on legal lists, Boston cases, and social columns. The piece teases upcoming features including murder, weddings, pensions, spirituality highlights, politics, and a forecast for the Sunday edition. It notes numerous court dockets and local debates while promoting patriotic wartime curiosity.

Up They Go New Listings and Market Buoyancy In Boston

The Boston stock market shows buoyant trading on Thursday evening with Sugar leading activity in New York and Boston. Strong buying by Boston interests lifts Leather and Standard Oil shares while Southern Pacific and Missouri Pacific gain on dividend hopes. East Boston shares rise amid absorption by powerful buyers and Union Pacific settlements proceed. The Montana Coal & Coke Co lists 200,000 shares. the Montana property report outlines veins No. 6 No. 7 and No. 4 with 18 million tons potential and 1000 tons daily capacity after improvements.

CCC St Louis Delaware & Hudson Del Lack & Western Flagg H. G. Jordan Co Erle Denver Kio G Old Colony R. Co Pearce Harkins Roy I. R Ruther Hocking Coal Great Northern Samuelian Guell Illinois Central Canavan Brainard Iowa Central Sete Fisher West End R.eenee Lynch Boston Elevatorn Roan Pitts & Gulf Darrow Johnston City Snow Vas Missouri Pacific C.e.es Pelerine Weste Mobile & Ohio Aseee Yarnee Griffin Same K& T Oeeteves Hull Staten Bartlett Morse New Jersey Central Rbellman Andre New York Central Conroy Boston R. R. Co Norfolk & Western Welch Walsh Northern Pacific Peters Old Colony Smith Ontario & Western Hoar Tilden Pennsylvania Enone Conwa Fleischm Reading McCormick Manning Rio Grande Freiberg Blanchard Als Almeder Robbins Gillifican Co St Louis Southwestern Parker Repub Bird Morris Spade Lynn R. R Texas & Pacific Union Pacific Clark Boston Gas Light Co Emerson West Gibbs Wheeling & LE Thomas Hounsel Hingham Ares Wisconsin Central Bruce O’donnell Mills Am Smelting & Ref Chisholm West End R. A Hawkes Towle Acc. Association Am Steel Hoop Bridges McEvoy Am Steel & Wirs Gsly Daniels Bost Kierkgren Methyl Dental Co de Fol Whittemore City of Am Inplate Suter Shepard Am Tobacco Towers Atkinson Forbes Anaconda Mining Co Brady Lynn& Bost R. Corado Fuel & Iron Brooklyn Rapid Transit Wiessner Ayer Chandler Bangs Continental Tobacco Spotsword Olney Reardon Kelly West End Street Frederick Ieee Oreson West End R. RR L'Itzsimmons Boston & Albany R. R. Laclede Gas de Pref Eeeeres Eseee National Biscuit Hopkins J. Ee Eevee Campbell Pabujian National Steel Caprave Coughlan New York Robertson Aylward Pacific Coast A. P. Sawyer O. Sheldon Co Stone Va. Jenkins Pullman Palace Caldwell Good Standard Rope &Twine Bligh Sugar Tenn Coal & Tron Miler Wilson United States Leather Twomey Whittemore de Pref McGinnis United States Rubber Rex Brewing Co Same Western Union Sheppelle Boston Elev Republic Steel & Iron Kehoe Michelson Koplowita Moseley Levine Turner Kimball Bre Gauley Abbott Callahan Ve. Blatt Burns Jackson Mason Jacobs Martin W. T. Piper Co Quigley Atkins Marshall May Wood Olin Gas Eng. Co Dr Haines Celluloid Co Witkotsky Stern Earnshaw Mass. Chem. Co A. Freeman Co Portsmo Brown Baker Conner Tansy Niland Potter Lutz & Scram Rice McCann Donnell McCormack Met Lif Ilghaum McDowell Baily Heston Millard Va West End R. R Littlefield Va Winchester Coa Uernsey Hingham R Soule Norcross Walk Street London Commission House Flower and Conner Standard Oil Standard Rope & Twine Southern Pacific C. C. Ce & St. Louis Chesapeake & Ohio Louisville & Nashville Bay State Gas Union Pacific Railway Company Walter H. Sanborn United States Circuit Court District of Nebraska East New Pullman Company London Board Atlantic Wolverine Boston Stock Exchange Montana Coal & Coke Company Local Stock Exchange Edwin Jb. Hazeltime Fee Simple Connellsville Hazeltine Lamson Consolidated Store Service Company Lamson Company Futre Pennsylvanigues Company Ene Camp State Street Continental Zinc and Lead Mining and Smelting Company Pete Preztent Ernst Thalmann Charles Hayden State Street

Market Summary Boston Bonds and Stocks Close

Boston today shows total sales of $41,700 in bonds and 37,661 listed shares with 18,108 unlisted shares traded. Highest and lowest prices and closing bid and asked figures are provided with Px dividends and Fx-rights noted.

Boston Am Bell Tel Ae T&s F Wi ‘Oo B & Q Indio Central Vt Vpgere KC & M M&b m Central Anti Homes Albany Maine Jtr&esy Oe Fitchburg Old Colony Senee Union Pacific Olony Ever Osceola Quincy Utah Sly Wolverine Wyandotte Am Bell Egypt Ullman Palace Torrington United Fruit

Wheat market report shows active start and slow late decline

Wheat opened active with free selling influenced by foreign markets as foreigners sold. Northwest receipts were 688 cars vs 1515 last year and 582 last week. Civil cash wheat weak in Northwest and off inc., with Liverpo closing 3 to 5 pence lower. December liquidation appears near end.

Messrs. Howard

Granite Cutters Set Eight Hour Day At $3 Minimum

A national circular signed by James Duncan the Granite Cutters National Union calls for an eight hour day starting spring 1900 with a minimum of $3 per day across the country. It warns that any existing agreements conflicting with the new term will end by May 1 1900 ensuring the full minimum takes effect. It explains that journeymen paid by the day will earn at least $8 per week and that those unable to reach the minimum should work under a peace plan to prevent substandard wages.

James Duncan Granite Cutters’ National Union United States

Parker Caught Napping Ward 10 Political Split

William C. Parker pushes to control Ward 10 as he forms a ward committee after failing to secure renomination. A defect in his nominations leaves nine of sixteen members properly named, while Senator Innes also backs his own slate and a third delegation exists.

William C. Parker Parker Innes

Dr Greene’s Nervara remedy offer described

The ad claims many diseases are deeper issues and invites chronic patients to consult Dr. Greene at 34 Temple Place Boston without fee. It promises expert advice on nervous and chronic diseases and invites letters describing symptoms.

Greene Nervara Temple Place Boston Mass

Bridge t Neylon versus city of Waltham trial ends

Cambridge Middlesex session reports closing arguments in the Bridget Neylon case seeking 4000 damages for injuries from a March 7 1894 fall at Main and Appleton streets due to a defective sidewalk. Also notes several other cases including Georgianna Maynard versus John E Fitzgerald and others in the docket.

Middlesex Cambridge Blodgett Bridget Neylon City of PS Sby F. M. Kieberinott J. P. Feeney McHugh Newton St. Ry. Co Foster Griswold Everett

Francis P. Freeman Dead in New Jersey at 78

Francis Parkman Freeman died at his Lakewood home of heart failure aged 78. Born in Boston he opened a New York brokerage in 1873 and handled Commodore Vanderbilt's interests. He headed Francis P. Freeman & Co and led the Bricksburg Land and Improvement Co which developed Lakewood and the Laurel-in-the-Pines Hotel.

New York Francis Parkman Freeman Lakewood N. J Mr. Freeman Boston Exchange Place Commodore Vanderbilt Frank M Francis P. Freeman & Co Freeman Bricksburg Land and Improvement Co

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