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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1902
Page
8
The market showed broad weakness after Republican results. Amalgamated and United Copper moves reflected political bets, with Amalgamated slipping and United Copper rebounding. Copper Range and other issues saw profits taken, while outlooks cited Montana politics and copper production plans for future gains.
The literature and expression department hosted a reception after the opening of the conservatory’s new recital hall. Speakers included Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson and Professor E Charlton Black. Music by conservatory pupils followed amid general remarks on the event’s significance to the school.
Boston stock market summary for today shows the highest and lowest sales, with closing bid and asked prices. The total activity includes listed stocks at 13,490 shares, bonds worth 129,500 dollars, and unlisted stocks at 18,413 shares plus 6,000 dollars in bonds.
Ferdinand Halzendorf sues Secretary of State Hay in the District Court of Appeals for mandamus to compel action against Germany or Prussia to recover 500000 dollars. He alleges unlawful detention in an asylum at Dalldorf near Berlin from May 1898 to July 1899 while traveling as a naturalized U.S. citizen. Hay refused to intervene.
Superintendent William H. Pierce officializes a police department parade for Tuesday November 1. Pierce and staff lead the march with three commissioners in a central carriage. Governor Crane reviews at the State House around 2 36, Mayor Collins at City Hall.
Thomas E. Shea appeared as Matthias in The Bells at the Grand Opera House to a large audience. The performance showed his versatility with a notably strong trial scene that drew enthusiasm. This afternoon he presents The Pledge of Honor and tonight The Hunchback's Daughter.
A woman who must wash finds Fels Naptha soap worth a dollar a bar for its strength, yet the cost is only five cents. The ad promises a single trial will prove its wonder and usefulness.
A posse and local authorities hunted near Colebrook for a masked man who assaulted Mrs. Martin Bunnell of Lemington on a rural road. She was beaten and choked into unconsciousness and remains in critical condition. She described the assailant as a large man with a slouch hat.
Louis Strauss of Leopold Morse & Co compares U S and European retail practices after a five month tour through London Paris Berlin and Swiss cities He notes London ad limits poor typography and a lack of innovative style while Paris shows bad stock keeping and weak service He highlights British custom tailor shops undercutting ready made clothing and ends with a London tailor doubting Strauss's ready made attire.
Stage matters as Whitcomb Prime Perkins and Swanzey troupe headline at the Boston Theatre and Hollis Street Theatre. The Wilderness and The Hunchback's Daughter draw large crowds at Grand Opera House and Col onial respectively, with Hawtrey and Murphy selling out. Busy week advances for Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and The Show Girl at Colonial and Bowdoin, while newer productions like The Power of the Cross and The Mill of the Gods are teased for next week. Symphony Hall hosts Mme Sembrich and Creatore concerts as Boston arts scene stays vibrant with dances, burlesque acts, and comic opera selling briskly.
British Army and Navy Veterans Association dinner at the American House marks the birthday of King Edward VII. Attending are Professor de Sumichrast of Harvard Commander James Stearns Cushing and staff Colonel Henry Walker Colonel G R Dwyer Lieutenant Cornelius Vanderbilt Colonel W H Oakes Captain Kincaid Major Louis L R Cheney Count De Casteloma the Italian consul Colonel Graham and officers will receive at 6 o'clock.
At Tremont Theatre E S Willard delivered a vivid David Garrick impersonation drawing a large audience. Maud Fealy played Ada Ingot with grace, the cast was capable, and the Garrick run continues Saturday matinee and part of next week.
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