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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1891

Page

6

Harvest Yields Strong Corn and Wheat Across Regions

The Department of Agriculture notes corn 91.1, wheat 85.1, with overall high state averages. Frosts cause limited damage, especially in Michigan and Wisconsin, while Southern states report good yields. Western Texas sees slight drought impact, and Minnesota and the Dakotas report variable outcomes. Texas, Kentucky, and Ohio show notably strong crops, with exceptional spring wheat prospects in Minnesota and Iowa.

Wasninaron Department of Agriculture Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Middle States Mississippi Texas Ohio Valley Franklin County Indiana Illinois Valley Dakotas Iowa Missouri South Carolina North Carolina Ohio Ichigan Hino California Oregon Washington New York Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia Kentucky Hio Ilinois Pacific Coast

Was She Abducted in Curiaco Chicago Crusade

Miss Ava, an Englishwoman long active against Chicago slums, is missing. Believed abducted after receiving threats, she was last seen entering a Jesuit church to speak with a priest about fifteen minutes earlier. A companion accompanied her from the church.

Curiaco Miss Ava Chicago

Major Bundy Funeral Held in Paris

Major Jonas MM Bundy former editor of the Mail and Express New York was embalmed and taken to the American Church in Paris for a simple service. Attendees included the Hon Whitelan d American Minister Consul General and many prominent Americans. The body will be sent to New York for burial.

Bundy Paris Jonas MM. Bundy Mail and Express New York Whiteland United States Dow

Train collision near Leatrice blames despatcher

Two Union Pacific passenger trains collided near Leatrice Nebraska this morning. Victor Hains and George Cortiman suffered broken legs and are believed to die. Conductor Baird was seriously hurt by a jump. Both engines and mail cars were destroyed. Accident blamed on despatcher carelessness.

Omaha Neb Union Pacific Railroad Leatrice Victor Hains George Cortiman Baird

A 70000 DOLLAR HORSE SALE REPORTS GOMMON SOLD

Gommon, winner of the St Leger stakes, is reported sold to the Austrian Government for seventy thousand dollars. The Sept. 10 note from Lowdon confirms the large transaction.

Lowdon Gommon

Curious Bookkeeping in Insolvency Case at East Cambridge

In an Insolvency Court examination at East Cambridge, J A Bowman of Seavey Foster Bowman and treasurer of Eureka Silk Company faces scrutiny for questionable ledger entries. The transfer of 1889–90 moved 458,774.75 in liabilities to the silk firm to alter apparent totals, with directors unaware.

J. A. Bowman Seavey, Foster & Bowman Eureka Silk Company East Cambridge Ropes, Gray & Loring State National Bank M. F. Dickinson Warren & Brandeis Bank of America Loan & Trust Company of Providence Brooks Messrs. Seavey, Foster and Frost Bowman Silk Company Bowmar

Numerous travelers listed by hotels across the Northeast

A long list of guests and their lodging venues appears, naming travelers and spouses at various hotels in cities like Dover, Northampton, Portsmouth, Albany, Syracuse, Portland, Philadelphia, Chicago, New York, Brooklyn, Montreal, and Providence. The roster includes many individuals and families, with occasional state or city origins, reflecting a bustling social register.

Quincy E. Shepherdson Dover J. A. Towle Northampton N. H E. Everett Wife Portsmouth C. G. Shehan Albany Ed. F. Hail Syracuse G. F. Dun American H. C. Bailey Portland J. Lichten Philadelphia E. V. Scranford New Bedford C. T. Ham Rochester Paul Dawson New York A. R. Pollock Chicago Crawtorp George KF Bell Marblehead W. W. Wood Ward's Falls Ko H. Bickford Buffalo F. S. Carr Merrimac B. L. Peasiece Haverhill A. Perry Brooklyn ReveRe R. Ff. Farwell Auria. Ui John Darrill Shag G. K. Butlard St. Johnsbury T. D. Marsh Great Falls William Seliig G. Harrington B. F. Grown Concord Tremont Frank W. Chandler M. McClennan Dallas Tex J. McLand Montreal A. F. Dennison B. Jd. McGee John Mason Youna's G. A. Hobbs N. Y J. H. Ward Chicsto George W. Smith J. M. Mackay John A. Moore Pittsburg Beunswick H. C. Weston W. C. Hastings A. C. Newton Connecticut Hutchison Davis Cincinnati George Bk. Drake St. Louis Lhorndike George Cepts Cuba G& L Harrison Mansfield H. F. Lawmnt Falmouth John C. West C. F. Sherman George H. Carr Worcester Tuynolds N. OC. Austin Walappeens Gredard New London Dudley J. C. Staurs Manchester F. A. Warren A. Hamilton Brockton Clark’s George Thatcher Raymond Moore John A. Coleman Tuxedo Barnard Luce New Haven U. S. Line Butte J. J. Davis Lewiston Charles Bulkley T. J. Mooney Nashville Fenn Adams James Stern H.J. Rabb

Critique of Criminal Laws and Justice System

A letter to the editor denounces corruption in criminal laws and lenient treatment of criminals. It laments delays in punishment from the Guiteau case to petty thieves, calls for stricter justice, and warns of misapplied sympathy weakening public safety and accountability.

Hanover N. H Jesse Pomeroy

Carnival of Sports at Manhattan Athletic Club Carnival

The first annual carnival of amateur sports hosted by the Manhattan Athletic Club promises a full slate on their grounds and Harlem River this Saturday from 1 pm to 10 pm. Events include athletics, cycling, tennis, baseball, lacrosse, football, shooting, and a naphtha launch race, with medals for top finishers and $1 entry fees per event. Entries close Sept. 12 with club officers. grandstands lighted and a pyrotechnic finale cap the event.

Manhattan Athletic Club Harlem S. J. Cornell Madison Avenue Forty-fifth Street New York D. Cornell Ren L. Bloomfield New York City New York Athletic Club Albert W. Money Harlem River Saime Cherry Diamond Yacht Club J. G. Summers George W. Carr Samuel J. Cornell Eugene van Schaick C.C. Hughes J. C. Summers National Association of Amateur Warsmen Fred RK. Fortmeyer Manhattan Athlotie Harold V. Cleaver W. S. Elliot Cappa Seventh Regiment S. J. Corneil M. A. C. Club House

Women’s Temperance Temple Bond Plan Aims for Control

The Woman's Temperance Building Association linked with the National Woman's Temperance Union seeks to control the Temperance Temple of Chicago by placing 300000 of 600000 temple trust bonds on the market via H. C. Speer. The loan funds would buy 300000 of capital stock, half the total, with 60000 already held by the WCTU, giving them full stock control. The loan is secured by a trust with American Trust and Savings, and the temple site is leased for 108 years. The plan, not for profit, targets a business loan to enable control of the temple and its annual net rental of 245000 to fund benefactions.

Woman’s Temperance Building Association National Woman's Temperance Union Temperance Temple of Chicago Temple Trust H. C. Speer Woman's Temperance Building Association Woman's Christian Temperance Union Temperance ‘Temple American ‘Trust and Savings Tank

Illegitimate Swap In Dorchester Livery Stable

A man used the name W F Kirkland to hire a horse and buggy at A J Crane 1167 Washington St Dorchester last Monday. He returned with a woman for a carryall, left the buggy and harness, then disappeared. Charles Ke Glidden of Lynn reports a man matching Kirkland’s description hired the horse and buggy Monday morning under the name W F Smith also known as W F Stevenson and Walter F Wood claiming to work for M C A Cigar Company. He is about 30, 5 ft 6, 140 pounds, light complexion, sandy hair and mustache, wearing mixed hooded coat vest striped trousers and a black derby. appearance was shabby.

A. J. Crane Washington Street Dorchester W. F. Kirkland Charles KE. Glidden Lynn Kirkland W. F. Smith W. F. Stevenson Walter F. Wood M. C. A. Cigar Company

Biddeford Corporation Meetings Elected Officers

At Biddeford Me on September 10 stockholders of Pepperell Manufacturing Laconia Saco Water Power Machine Shop and Saco Water Power Company elected officers. Treasurers were George Dexter Spencer W Richardson and Winfield J Dennett. directors included Thomas Wigglesworth James Longley George Fabyan Charles Bowditch Henry Grew and William Walley, all of Boston.

Biddeford Corporation Eippeforp Biddeford Manufacturing Corporations Pepperell Manufacturing Company George Dexter Boston Burton H. Winslow Saco Thomas Wigglesworth James Songs George F. Fabyan Charles P. Bowditch Henry Grew William P. Walley Laconia Company James Longley Charles IV’. Bowditch Henry 8. Grew Saco Water Power Machine Shop Spencer W. Richardson Charles M. Moser Grant Walker J. W. Davidson Providence James H. McMullan Portland Phillip

Money and Stocks No Change in Rates and Markets

Boston money markets were steady with ample funds and a 3 percent Clearing House rate. New York funds showed discounts, while government deposits retreat did not affect local activity. The stock market faced a reactionary trend after late gains, with heavy selling and mixed gains for rail and copper shares amid broad trading activity and notable earnings reports.

Boston New York Sub-Treasury Calumet & Heela

Stock Market Report for Sept 10 1891 Opening and closing quotes

Official report of sales shows total 301 200 shares traded today versus 400 400 yesterday and 403 900 Tuesday. Lists closing and opening prices for bonds and stocks including Can. 6s New York and mining equities like Quicksilver Homestake and Deadwood Terra with various quotations.

Col. Comi Quicksilver Hocking Coal Homestake Deadwood Terra Ontario

New York on Call Rates and Stock Market Quietly Rallys

New York financial notes show easy money on call at 2 to 6 with last loan at 2 1/2 and bankers bills at 4.8244 for sixty days. Sterling exchange steady with demand at 4.85 and rates around 4.43. Government bonds dull, railroad bonds firm, stock market weak after noon but then rallied to end near the day’s higher activity, led by Van derbilt and Lake Shore with gains while Cordage and Missouri Pacifica showed weakness.

London New York Boston Sub-Treasury New York Clearing House Buenos Ayres Wall Street Northern Pacific Oregon Railway & Navigation Michigan Central Canada Southern Atchison New York & New England Sterling Exchange Louisville & Nashville Reading St. Paul New England Missouri Pacifica Rock Island St. Louis Lake Shore

London pressures pull down stocks as bears gain control

Failure in London added to bear pressure and drove prices down across the board with Lake Shore among the weakest on small trades. A late feeble rally closed the market near the day’s lows. Railroad bonds remained weak keeping most active issues lower with totals at 1,743,000. Atchison incomes led with 655,000 and Reading 1sta and Burlington debentures declined.

London Lake Shore Atchison Burlington Cleveland & Canton Illinois Central Mobile & Ohio Ontario & Western Oregon Improvement Iron Mountain

Financial market roundup from major centers

Foreign financial reports from London Paris Berlin and Buenos Aires detail bond yields, stock prices, and bullion movements. New York and Canadian markets show Consols and Erie notes with modest gains and losses while the Bank of England reports a weekly reserve change. Paris gold and franc values, Berlin specie decline, and Buenos Aires gold premium round out the daily snapshot.

London New York Pennsylvania Ohio Canadian Pacific Erie Reading Bank of England Paris Berlin Imperial Bank of Germany Bank of France Buenos Ayres

Oil Market Report and Certificates Summary

The Oil Market brief lists PIPS LINE CERTIFICATES from F W Prescott Co with figures on closing prices and shipment data. It notes crude and refined oil values, average stock figures, and a price of 6.35 cents per gallon for refined oil, alongside incomplete cottonseed oil certificate text.

F. W. Prescott & Co Devonshire Street Cceeeerereee Ccc Cs Ee Cess Converse Vasckcoetest Sinew Opahiaess Ciomea Wei Cesar

Electric stocks report snippet from data source

A brief stock note lists prices for several electric companies including Thomson Houston Electric, Fort Wayne Electric, and Fastern Electric Cable Co. The figures show daily and year to date values with limited legible numbers, reflecting a market snapshot in a historical financial page.

F. W. Prescott & Co Devonshire Street Fastern Electric Cable Co SIM Thomson-Houston Electric Co Thomson-houston Electric Co Ft. Wayne Electric Co

Notice of Trustee's Sale Vine Street Motor Railway

Notice that trustee will sell the Vine Street Motor Railway Company's rail lines property rights and franchises in Jackson County Missouri on October 1 1891 to satisfy unpaid interest on bonds. Sale at Jackson County Courthouse with cash deposit of 7000 and balance to trustee in New York by October 15 1891. trustee to issue deed afterward.

Vine Street Motor Railway Company State of Missouri Recorder of Deeds Jackson County A. L Recorder's Motor Street County of Jackson East Eighteenth Street Vine Street Kansas City Lyan Avenue Lynn Avenue Highland Avenue Pater Somerset Place City of Kansas Baybee Place Thirteth Street Jet Lnes Thirtieth Street Hirtieth Street Euclid Avenue Eucld Avenue Linwood Avenue B. John Kaufmane Altaurant Huclid Avenue Garfield Avenue Garfeild Avenue Sedgwick Avenue Amanda Johnson Henry Ackerman Ivanhoeark City Thirty-seventh Street Thirty Eighth Street County Court Algo Railway Company Thowson-Houston Electric Company Recorders of Deeds Fifth and Delaware Streets Sald Ania Sald Wall Street City of New York State of New York

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