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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 09, 1908

Page

12

Markets Show Heavy Tone Across Exchange Floors

Market summaries indicate heavy trading with total New York sales at 727 800 shares and Boston at 42 059. Reading leads New York as the most active issue with 159 700 shares. Amalgamated tops Boston with 6 957. Notable moves include American Snuff up 54 to 190 in New York and Union Pacific down 2 to 1614 in Boston. Call money stands at 11 percent in New York and 2 percent in Boston. Time money ranges from 24 to 3 percent in New York and 3 to 4 percent in Boston.

New York Boston Reading Amalgamated Rock Island New Haven Hartford Union Pacific Amer Ice & Leather Amer Ice Securities Amer Locomotive Amer Smelt & Refg Amer Sugar Refining Anaconda Mining Co Atchison Baltimore & Ohio Sneet Brooklyn Rapid Transit Canadian Pacific Chesapeake & Ohio Chicago Mil & St Paul, Colo Fuel & Iron Colo & Southern Consolidated Gas Denver & Rio Grande Urie General Electric Great Northern Illinois Central Sky Interborough-Metro Town Central Louisville & Nashville Mexican Central St P & Ste M Missouri Pacific Hale Hal Kan Texas New York Central Ont & Western Northern Pacific Pennsylvania Republic Steel Rock Island Co St l & San Fran St Louis S W Sloss Sheffield S Southern Pacific Ee Southern Railway Tennessee Copper Texas & Pacific St I. & West Utah Copper Virg Care Chem Wabash Wisconsin Central Om

Market Slump Deepens Amid European Tensions and Dividends

A broad market downturn dominated by bearish London selling and weak U.S. rail stocks. Northern Pacific faced distribution doubts as leaders announced only the regular dividend, while names like Union Pacific Reading St Paul and Erie fell multiple points amid dull trading and profit taking.

State Street Europe London Northern Pacific Steel Common Canadian Pacific Erie Union Pacific Reading St. Paul Amalgamated Rock Island Southern Pacific New York

Copper stocks and market moves in early 1900s Boston trading

The article notes 150 000 Bingham Consoli stock stricken from the Boston Stock Exchange list after majority deposits under the Bing ham Mines circular. It details Bank of England weekly reserve shifts, discount rate hold, and various corporate moves including Davis Daly, Pennsylvania Railroad bonds listing, and Rock Island directors re election. It also covers legal battles in the Calumet & Hecla Bigelow suit, North Butte Extension troubles, Old Dominion construction, Utah Consolidated share activity, and competitive moves by Sprague Warner & Co in Chicago.

Bingham Consolidated Mining & Smelting Company Boston Stock Exchange Bingham Mines Company Old Dominion Amalgamated North Butte

Stock and Bond Market Totals From New York Trade

Boston reports the day’s stock and bond activity with totals. Ex dividend listings show 27,444 shares of listed stocks and 14,615 shares of unlisted stocks, while bonds totaled $161,000 in sales.

Boston

Boston Curb Market Report Oct 8 1930s

Local curb market activity was fair with Bay State Gas and Eureka leading sales. Bay State Gas traded from fractions of a cent to 94 cents, Eureka from 5 to 6 cents, and Orphan Copper sold 400 shares at 2 and 134.

Exchange Place Bay State Gas Eureka Orphan Copper

Dividends Declared by Various Companies

Dividend notices from Bosnyocolo Co International Steam Pump Co Eastman Kodak Co Grand Trunk Railway Savoy Oil Camp Bird Amalgamated Zinc & Lead Realty & Improvement Northern Pacific Railway Bond & Share Missouri Kansas & Texas Railway list per share amounts dates and book closures with stock record dates and payment details across multiple firms and years.

Bosnyocolo Co International Steam Pump Co Eastman Kodak Co Grand Trunk Railway of Canada Savoy Oil Co Camp Bird, Ltd Amalgamated Zinc & Lead Co Amalgamated Ead & Zinc Co Realty & Improvement Co Northern Pacific Railway Co

New Infectious Wards Open at Boston Homeopathic Hospital

Boston area readers learn the Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital on Allston street in Brighton unveils three new modern wards for diphtheria and scarlet fever. Nearly 60 beds and a $300 000 investment mark a year of work under Dr William O Mann with fire resistant concrete interiors and convenient city access.

Boston Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital Allston Street Brighton William O. Mann Lim

Boston resident touts Dean's Kidney Pills cure

A Boston man Frank A. Fisher describes kidney trouble and diabetes, suffering back pain, nervousness, and frequent urination. He says Dean's Kidney Pills relieved symptoms after brief use and claims a full cure, with Foster Milburn Co. as U S agents selling at 50 cents.

Boston Frank A. Fisher Concord Street Mass Dean Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo New York United States

Hayes Gift Funds Hospital Buildings Erected in 1908

Bronze tablet records a 75000 fund given by John C. Hayes to start the hospital. The inscription notes the buildings were erected through the Hayes generosity with his wife Fanny S. Hayes and were completed and occupied in October 1908. The second floor houses nurse sleeping rooms with single accommodations in most rooms.

Hayes John C. Hayes Fanny S. Hayes

Benj F Thompson of Somerville Dies at 80 Years

Benjamin F. Thompson longtime Somerville assessor died at his home 21 Summit Ave. He was born in Kennebunkport Me and early life included sea service with a Havana voyage story. Thompson settled in Somerville 53 years ago and resigned as assessor December 31, 1907. He leaves a widow.

Benjamin F. Thompson Somerville Summit Avenue Mr. Thompson Kennebunkport Havana Morro Castle United States Kearsarge

Roxbury Youth Defies Doctors Marries in Providence

Frank Joseph Graham 19 of 58 Quincy Street Roxbury wed Miss Blanche Marion Leavitt of Cambridge in Providence Rhode Island defying physicians warnings about his weak heart. The marriage surprised both families after their romance began when Leavitt visited the Washington Street photo shop where Graham works.

Frank Joseph Graham Quincy Street Roxbury Blanche Marion Leavitt Cambridge Providence

No Bath in 11 Years Sparks Pittsburgh Divorce

Mrs. Mary Erny files for divorce from her husband William F. Erny a wealthy Pine Township farmer alleging he has not bathed in eleven years. She seeks alimony as part of the divorce action reported from Pittsburgh.

Pittsburg William F. Erny Pine Township Mary Erny

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