Market Active Prices Lower in Broad New York Advance
The New York market opened active yet broadly lower with most issues recording fractional losses. Money markets showed tightness and a late Ford sale of 1.5 million dollars influenced sentiment, while analysts note bullish shifts, heavy Western stock demand, and varied reactions in copper and mining shares.
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New York
Ford
Maraet
Bie
Wall Street
Manhattan
Boston
Gall Jorngs
Bingham
Rutland
Isle Royale
Trinity
Utah
United States
Mohawk
Adventure
Old Dominion
United
New England Gas and Coke
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Gales
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Sterl Trust
Gates
Franklin Mining Company
Hts
New Rutland
Homestaks Mining Company
Francis R Hart
United Fruit Company
Burrham. Schofield, Whicher & Co
Industrial Commission reviews agriculture and labor pressures
The commission cites Western land opening and railroad freight rates as depressors of Eastern agriculture. It notes farmers shift crops to those easier to transport, cites refrigeration enabling milk shipments, and discusses farmer conservatism versus market adaptation and climate suitability.
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Washington
Industrial Commission
Commission
Atlantic
North Atlantic
California's New Daisy A Floral Wonder Unveiled
A new daisy variety from California, created by crossing the common American field daisy with Japanese and European kinds, is described as a floral wonder. The grower originator credited is Wither Burbank, noting the hybridization and origin of the plant.
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California
Wither Burbank
King Richard Mansfield pays $7 for an assault
Providence, R I November 12 A kingly kick cost Richard Mansfield the actor seven dollars today The incident arose when B Taylor Bruce a typewriter agent and former Alderman tripped during a wardrobe mishap Mansfield kicked him after he placed a hand to break a fall A writ for assault followed and a settlement at Mansfield's Beaucaire engagement saw him pay seventy five dollars
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Providence
R. I
Richard Mansfield
Mansfield
Henry
B. Taylor Bruce
Electric Lineworker Fatally Struck Near Lowell
David Main, 26, a lineman for the New England Telegraph and Telephone Company, was instantly killed when he came into contact with a live wire today near Lowell. The accident occurred during routine maintenance work, and investigators began reviewing company safety procedures and line conditions.
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Lowell
David Main
New England Telegraph and Telephone Company
Blind Man Chained in Filthy Room at 2 Dresser Street
Michael Wesley, blind and elderly, was chained to a wall staple in a squalid south Boston room for days while his wife and daughter worked. Neighbors report he suffered, ending when officers were alerted. Mrs Kelley and her daughter Gertrude Kelley were sentenced to three months in the House of Correction for keeping him chained.
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Dresser Street
South
Boston
Michael Wesley
Depperteo
Kelley
Gertrude
South Boston
House of Correction
Tuberculosis Test By Dr Barney Claims No Risk To Miss King
New York November 12 Dr George W D Barney says his tuberculosis inoculation experiment on Miss Emma H King poses no imminent danger to the patient though he cautions danger exists. He expects positive symptoms to appear within ten days to three weeks to disprove Professor Kochs theory that bovine tuberculosis is not transmissible to humans. Miss King has absolved him of blame and treatment will follow if symptoms appear.
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Barney
Miss King
New York
George WD. Barney
Koch
Emma H. King
The Wonderful Pistol Favored by Miles for Army
The Borchardt Lugers system pistol, exhibited in Chicago, is praised by General Miles for the U S Army. In a Springfield test 116 shots were fired in one minute, exceeding other rapid fire guns. The 30 calibre weapon ejects shells between shots without losing accuracy, weighs one pound thirteen ounces, and uses smokeless powder with high destructive power.
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Berlin
Chicago
Miles
United States Army
Springfield Armory
Buried Treasure Link to Captain Kidd in Boston Harbor
A 1699 letter claims Captain Kidd hid two chests with gold, jewels and diamonds in Boston Harbor near the State House island. The document, found by Edward Field in Providence, suggests the treasure was buried about four feet deep under flat stones, with a dark warning to keep silent until Kidd arrives to reveal more. Kidd was arrested in 1699 after visiting Boston and later tried in England for murder.
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Captain Kidd
State House
Boston
Edward Field
Providence
R. I
Record Commissioners of
John Bailey
New York
Dick Jones
Robert Kidd
N. B
R. Kidd
England
William Moore
Romance of Pittsfield Girl and Lowell Soldier to Wed
Lowell on November 12 report recalls Grace Hibbard of Pittsfield who courted Charles J. Spaulding during his Sixth Regiment service. After exchanges of letters and visits, Spaulding announced plans to marry. On Monday November 2 the ceremony is scheduled with many former Company G members attending for old times.
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Lowell
Charles J. Spaulding
Pittsfield
Phillippines
Grace Hibbard
Spaulding
San Francisco
Company G
Sixth Regiment
Rathbun Says He Meant To Kill In Insurance Plot
Newell C. Rathbun confessed to police that he planned to defraud an insurance company by claiming a corpse shipped to Little Rock was his own. He then admitted the dead man in Jeffersonville was Charles Goodman. Rathbun said he met Goodman, kept him drunk, and intended to kill him, though he now says Goodman died of alcoholism. He denied any accomplice and claimed Blanchard was fictitious.
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Newell C. Rathbun
Little Rock
Ark
Jeffersonville
Ind
Charles Goodman
Evansville
Sullivan
Applegate
Coots
Rathbun
Indiana
Ie Sullivan
Goodman
Salvation Army
Blanchard
Plattsburg, N. Y
Civil Court Records from Suffolk Superior Court Session Roundup
In Suffolk Superior Court, multiple civil actions are listed across sessions under Judges Hopkins Richardson Gaskill and Hardy. Notable items include a $400 verdict for Annie Ijeramby in a fatal roadway defect case, verdicts for defendants in others, and various monetary claims from 1898 to 1900 with plaintiffs and attorneys named.
Knife wound sparks arrest in Pleasant Street dispute
William Gates was taken to City Hospital last night with a severe throat wound after a fight with Gustaf Dunkle, a lodger at 176 Pleasant Street. Dunkle drew a pocket knife and tried to kill Gates, but an officer from Station 4 arrived in time to stop him.
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Pleasant Street
City Hospital
Gustaf Dunkle
Station 4
Gates
Dunkle
Money mystery in Miss Toppan case unsettles Lowell
Lowell November reports the state detectives near a verdict on where Miss Jane Toppan’s money went. They note past receipts totaling $2,200 from Deacon Brigham and Alden Davis, plus gifts to others, all spent extravagantly. Today she has no money, debts loom, and prosecutors seek strong circumstantial evidence of theft.
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Lowell
Jane Toppan
Miss Toppan
Deacon Brigham
Alden P. Davis
Barnstable
Mr. Murphy
Professor Willson
Warward
Murphy
Ward 20 rallies draw crowds in two Democratic gatherings
Two large Democratic rallies attracted strong turnout in Ward 20 last night. Held at Park and Whitfield streets and at Glover's Corner, younger Democrats led the push against the current ward committee. Speakers included McCue, Pakulski, Cullinan, Desmond, Doyle, O'Connell, Shannon, Hanley, Sullivan, Cronin, Murphy, Bartlett and Barrett.
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Ward 20
Park and Whitfield Streets
Democratic Club
Glover’s Corner
James Sheehan
Park Street
Patrick M. McCue
H. M. Pakulski
M. J. Cullinan
John F. Desmond
Edward J. J. Doyle
Joseph F. O’connell
Lawrence P. Shannon
John A. Hanley
John J. Sullivan
John F. Cronin
James Shields Murphy
Joseph W. Bartlett
Edward J. Barrett
Train Collides With Idle Engine in Charlestown Yard
An empty passenger train and a switch engine collided in the Boston and Maine yard at Charlestown where eastern and Fitchburg division tracks cross. Engineer James Taylor, 30, was only shaken and to be sent home. fireman William Mitchell, 25, was bruised and treated at Massachusetts General Hospital before returning home. Traffic resumed within two hours after wreckage removal.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
Charlestown
Eastern
Fitchburg
James Taylor
Monument Square
William Mitchell
Massachusetts General Hospital
Bunker Hill Street
Clinton Church Hosts Walsh Dervin Wedding
A morning wedding at the Church of St. John Clinton joined Dr John E. Walsh of Revere to Miss Annie Agatha Dervin of Clinton. Rev Father O Keefe officiated with Dr P J Dervin of Marlboro as the bridegroom’s escort. Best man Dr James Cleary and bridesmaid Miss Mary Dervin attended. Ushers David I Walsh P F McIntyre J P Dyer Frank I Pearson received scarf pins. Afterward the family shared a wedding breakfast at the bride’s home followed by a reception with most Clinton residents in attendance.
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Church of St. John, Clinton
John E. Walsh
Revere
Annie Agatha Dervin
Clinton
Margaret Dervin
Father O Keefe
P. J. Dervin
Marlboro
James Cleary
Mary Dervin
David I. Walsh
P. F. McIntyre
J. P. Dyer
Frank I. Pearson
Leominster
Miss Margaret Recman Weds George at Church of the Ascension
At the Church of the Ascension, Drook ane yesterday morning Miss Margaret Recman married George. The ushers were Frank J. Skelter and William Ma. The ceremony completed a simple local wedding with family and friends in attendance.
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Church of the Ascension
Drookane
Margaret A Recman
George
Frank J. Skelter
William Maheld
OConnell Awarded Ten Thousand in Train Collision Case
A Suffolk Superior Civil Court jury awarded Jeffrey OConnell ten thousand dollars in his suit against the Boston and Albany Railroad. He claimed injuries from a May 1, 1899 collision at Curtis street crossing due to absence of warning signals. Lawyers Whipple Sears Ogden and D F Collins for plaintiff. P H Cooney and G P Furber for the railroad.
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Max Ijeramby
Town of
Revere
Ijeramby
Schoo Street
Beach Street
Steramby
Annie
J. H. Blanchard
Dewing Cutler
N. W. Swann
C. A. Cotting
Innocenzo
T. W. Procter
N. I Foster
E. R. Anderson
T. C. Allen
Richardson
Jeffrey O'Connell
Boston & Albany Railroad Company
Curtis Street
Whipple
Sears & Ogden
D. F. Collins
Suffolk Superior Civil Court
Jeffrey O’connell
Albany Road
P. H. Cooney
G. P. Furber
Referendum Victory and Public Franchise League Claim
The Public Franchise League claims a stronger opposition gain against the Elevated railway bill, noting 108 of 240 House members targeted as trustworthy, 18 more favorable votes among new members, and a Senate shift to 18 pro public interest members. The league emphasizes reassured voters and potential majority support in 1902.
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Executive Committee
Edwards. Warren
Crane
Senate
House
League
Boston Elevated Railway
Amperium
Memorial committee formed for McKinley memorial in Canton
Governor Crane requested prominent citizens to join a national memorial effort for McKinley at Canton. Attendees included Mayor Wart and William H. Lincoln among others. regrets were received from several who would serve on the committee. An executive committee was appointed with Lincoln, Peabody, Higginson, Taylor, O’Neil, Parkman, Abbott, Foss, and Cobb.
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Crane
McKinley
Canton
Thomas N. Wart
William H. Lincoln
Chamber of Commerce
Francis H. Peabody
Eugene W. Foss
H. D. Jordan
Charles H. Taylor
Stephen O'Meara
E. A. Grazier
R. M. Burnett
A. Shu
Committee of the Commonwealth
A. Shuman
Henry Lee Higginson
C. H. Taylor
Joseph H. O’neil
Henry Parkman
Gordon Abbott
H. H. Cobb
Lincoln
Beer dispute ends in assault at South Margin street
Giuseppe Santerno and wife Katherine fought last night over beer. He beat her until blood covered her face and drew a 45 caliber revolver. Patrolmen arrived after a neighbor alerted them, finding the weapon cocked with four rounds loaded. Police arrested Santerno at No 48 South Margin Street.
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Guiseppe Santerno
Katherine
South Margin Street
Guiseppe
Ascuale Concini
Wetherbee
Wallace
Santerno
Bribands Discuss Ransom in Sofia Kidnapping Plot
A private agent reports that a secret committee in Sofia discussed the lowest ransom terms acceptable. One member cited an invitation to join the band and kidnapping, but refused and opposed attacking unarmed women, arguing it would harm support and cost more than twenty ransoms. The view is spreading even in Bulgarian circles where kidnapping is tolerated for a sacred cause.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Doubritza
McKnight to Rally for Ward 21 Common Council Seat
Edwin T. McKnight of Eaton McKnight Carver will hold a rally tonight at the Warren on Warren Street Roxbury in support of his candidacy for the Common Council. He is one of five Republican candidates contesting Ward 21.
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Edwin T. McKnight
Eaton, McKnight & Carver
Tremont
the Warren
Warren Street
Roxbury
Common Council
Mc Knight
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