Market strength hides market peril as coal talks loom
The market held a stubborn advance amid bullish talk of coal strike progress but traders warned of volatility. Reading stock led gains with a strong one day move, while widespread uncertainty persisted, call loans rose to 10 percent and turnover neared one million shares. Dominion Iron, Calumet and Tam arack, United Fruit and other names showed mixed gains, with notes on earnings and copper production shaping the tone.
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Boston stock report today closes with bid and ask
Boston, Oct 1. Following are the highest and lowest sales and the closing bid and asked prices for today. The market shows renewed activity as traders weigh gains and losses across sectors.
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Senator Hoar Loses Pocket Book in Worcester Trip
Senator George F. Hoar reported missing a pocket book containing 150 dollars either at Union Station before departing or on the Boston & Albany express. Police were informed, and a telegram from New York to his son confirmed the loss. It remains unclear if a pickpocket or accident caused the disappearance.
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Last Excursion to Lake Winnipesaukee October 4
The last excursion of the season to Lake Winnipesaukee runs Saturday October 4 at a round trip fare of 2 with an 8 20 a m departure from Boston. Tickets are sold at 322 Washington Street Boston until 5 00 p m October 3 and at Union Station after 5 00 p m. Limited numbers, come early.
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M. H. Coke & Co. Offers Bristle Clothes Brush Gift
M. H. Coke & Co. liquor dealers at 86 38 Hanover Street continue a customer souvenir tradition by giving a fine bristle clothes brush with each purchase. The house features a full line of wines and liquors and promises low prices for first-class goods.
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Royal Blue Line Tour Leaves Boston for Week in Capital
Delightful personally conducted trip departs Boston October 23 via Fall River line. Priced 27 dollars covers all expenses for a week including five days board at a Washington hotel and visits to Philadelphia and New York with stop-over privileges. Application details directed to Joseph P. Taggart 211 Washington Street Boston MA.
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Happy Wash Day
A cheerful note promotes easier laundry with no wash-day back ache no wash boiler and no fire, claiming gentler wear on clothes and simpler chores.
Committee named to secure fuel for Boston poor
A city committee of ten appointed by Mayor Collins will organize relief for Boston's poor this winter. The Boston Elevated Railway offers 10,000 tons of English coal at $5.15 per ton. Henry Higginson contributes $10,000 toward a $100,000 fund. A lawyers’ committee and other civic figures will study coal access and legal options, while firms pledge supply at cost and potential foreign coal sources are discussed.
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Rich women denounced for leisure as Mead denounces idle class
Mrs. Edwin D. Mead, wife of the New England Magazine editor, told a Mechanics fair audience that women must work and not waste leisure. She cited a wife winning $3000 in a will dispute and argued that seven eighths of American women support their children. She called leisure abusers a national menace and urged aid to working-class sisters.
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Expert Chase Denies Recommendation to Cut Teachers Pay
Mayor Collins clarified that accountant Mr. Chase did not propose any salary reduction for Boston teachers. He stressed Chase dismissed such a notion after analyzing salaries and workload. The mayor said Chase instead pointed to where economies could be found in school administration.
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Grain Exports Shrink Across Nine Months in Boston
Grain exports from Boston decline sharply in nine months ending recently with 191 wheat, 16,284,308 corn, 9,733,388 oats and 1,507,262 flour sacks. The report cites small crops and high prices as factors and notes preferential treatment for other ports reducing Boston's shipments.
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Monument to Nancy Hanks Lincoln Dedicated in Indiana
The Nancy Hanks Lincoln monument was dedicated in Lincoln City Indiana with Governor Durbin among dignitaries. It marks the grave of Abraham Lincoln's mother in Spencer County where she was buried about 75 years ago.
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