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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1902
Page
3
A King Crowther Corporation resolution from November 19, 1902 proposes offering 200000 shares of treasury stock to the public at 65 cents per share. The move aims to curb speculator trading and restore the company’s independence.
A plain statement from Boston on November 21 1902 outlines rapid growth for the King Crowther Corporation organized in Texas the prior year. It cites a 125 percent rise in stock value to 2.25 per share a pledge of dividends within two years strong board support and a special share allotment to fund development while warning against speculation and promising decisive action to protect shareholders.
The King Crowther Corporation owns and controls the most extensive oil field spanning 182000 acres. It asserts strong asset growth from treasury stock, global offices in London Paris and Berlin, and extensive development plans including fifty wells. It emphasizes superior oil quality, rising demand, and favorable transport links to attract high market prices.
In Berlin on November 3 1902 German inquiry from Carl Mencke & Co to King Crowther Corp of London requests the lowest contract price for 100000 barrels of crude oil meeting sample standard and asks terms for leasing 10000 acres in Texas with drilling rights. They propose erecting large refineries in Texas and Germany pending satisfactory arrangements.
Development work advances with four paying oil strata spanning over forty thousand acres. Abundant oil shows in two deep wells with first stratum high grade lubricating oil and other strata offering good light illuminating oil. Fourth stratum reached 1425 feet delivering the heaviest flow yet. Formations and strata now understood, making future sinking of wells easier. Field value affirmed.
Harvard's football team returned from New Haven to Cambridge bent by defeat. Players report a strong Yale performance, with weight and experience on Yale evident. Critics blame coaching secrecy and unfamiliar formations under Farley, plus lost confidence among undergraduates in the strength of the Crimson. Captain Kernan is praised for his leadership despite a taxing season.
Yale cuts through Harvard with a clean win while Boston spectators doubted the outcome. Boston College and Tufts clash Thanksgiving Day at the South End grounds as Cambridge Manual Training School and Somerville vie for senior interscholastic supremacy. O'Donnell of Boston Latin shines as a standout on both sides of the ball. Boston Latin dominates the preparatory league, and Salem claims junior league honors after Brighton forfeits.
Volunteers and athletic associations from South Boston Charlestown and surrounding neighborhoods seek Thanksgiving contests. Names and addresses include James T Flynn 292 Boston St South Boston The Union A C of Charlestown Martin T McDonough 2 Ferris St Charlestown The Jeffersons W W Sloblakes 380 Lowell St Boston West Roxbury A A seeks 140-pound home game Bickford 18 Fissex St city Walcott A A seeks 114-pound matchup George Tivines 151 Campbell St Revere Warren A A seeks any 90-pound opponent A M McHugh 44 Park St Charlestown Wisdom A A seeks a game for a yet unspecified weight class
US F Montgomery of 24 Westminster street Roxbury lists a 130 pound class and invites games with any team averaging around 980 pounds. John J. Tallon of 46 Auburn street city notes Blackstone A A seeks matches for next Saturday and Thanksgiving with teams near 80 to 90 pounds. A LaPorte of 15 Pembroke street Colonial A A seeks 111 pound games on Thanksgiving morning or afternoon. John Bittman of 1 Willowcourt Dorchester records similar inquiries.
Boxing fans look to Thanksgiving week as clubs stage strong cards. Atlantic Yacht Club hosts a matinee with Clougherty vs Riley and Marrow in special bouts, while Lenox features Twin Sullivan against Young Peter Jackson and other matches. Criterion Club presents Goodwin vs Goodman and more. Philadelphia Jack O'Brien arrived in Boston hinting at an eventual local bout. Pirates of local notes include letters about bet challenges and club referees drawing comment.
This item lists Pennsylvania’s season results and opponents with scores Brown 15 Annapolis 10 Harvard 11 Carlisle Indies 5. It notes Pennsylvania played 12 games scoring 145 points to opponents 57 and references A J H Cambridge N U basketball address Alfred Hill Jr secretary of the basketball committee at Province Street Boston.
After the third week Kernwood leads the Mystic Valley league, Towanda trails by a solid margin, with Newtowne Charlestown and a99th A A tied for third. Towanda has the high three-string total of 2662, while Arlington’s 902 marks the best team string. Individual honors go to Littlefield Calumet for 217 single string and Orne Kernwood for a 599 three-string total in a strong bowling week.
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