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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1905

Page

10

Winthrop Beach Tragedy Probe Hints at Slow Progress

State police pursued the Winthrop Beach mystery with officers Rhoades and Keating, visiting Crawford House and Winthrop Yacht Clubhouse. They rode a naphtha boat, surveyed currents, and paused at Philips Street cafe before nightfall, yielding no new exhibits.

Winthrop Beach Rhoades Keating Crawford House McNeil Douglas Winthrop Yacht Clubhouse Point Shirley Shirley Street Winthrop Centre Hannaford

Missing Girls of Greater Boston Reported Across Several Cities

Police report several young women missing including Pearl Ronnow 16 from Cambridge and Blanche Walker 17 from Winthrop. Others are Bether Doherty 19 Newton Highlands Florence G Clark 17 Medford and Mary Senter 18 Medford. Also notes girls from Fall River Lowell Lawrence Fitchburg and Portland Maine have reportedly traveled to Boston and vanished.

Roxbury Pearl Ronnow John Ronnow Harvard Street Cambridge Blanche Walker Winthrop Fredericton N. B Colby Shirley Street Lynn Boston United States Bether Doherty Thomas Weatherbee Hartford Street Newton Highlands Florence G. Clark Fountain Street Medford A. G. Clark Malden Rubber Shoe Company Mary Sent

Market Displays Obstinate Strength and Caution

The market showed stubborn strength amid cautious trading as monies exerted pressure. Installments on major bonds such as Pennsylvania convertible bonds and Atchison issues lead to anticipated payments, while rails like Reading and Louisville & Nashville drove activity. Traders noted bullish resolve by large interests to push prices high despite conditions, with the week ending firm on balance.

State Street New York London

United Fruit Company Dividend No 25 Declared

A quarterly dividend of one and three fourths per cent on the capital stock of United Fruit Company has been declared payable October 14 1905 at the treasurer's office 131 State Street Boston Mass to stockholders of record at the close of business September 30 1905 Charles A Hubbard treasurer

State Street Boston Mass Charles A, Hubbard

Electric & Manufacturing Co declares 24 percent quarterly dividend

The Electric & Manufacturing Co of New York declares a quarterly dividend of 24% on the preferred, assenting and non assenting stocks. Payment is due October 10 to stockholders of record September 28. Transfer books close September 28 and reopen October 11. T. W. Siemon, Treasurer.

Electric & Manufacturing CO New York T. W. Siemon

Anaconda Profit Hopes Rise Amid Copper Boom

Soule reports Anaconda’s sales surge with copper gains as Tecumseh advances a 1000 foot shaft and Allouez shows rich ore. insiders expect North Butte stock to rise, with heavy buying from Amalgamated officials and a 60 day shaft retimbering and machinery update underway.

State Street Anaconda Butte Boston & Montana Tecumseh Treasury Allouez Boston North Butte Amalgamated Mining and Stock Exchange Arizona Commercial Bay State Gas Idaho Development International Rotary Rotary Ring Troy Manhattan SOULE

Dividends Announcement From Multiple Companies

Dividend notices show American Chicle Company paying 1 percent quarterly on preferred and 1 percent monthly on common with dates Sept 30 and Oct 20 respectively. Cleveland, Loraine & Twee report semi annual 2 percent on preferred. Tallene wal penpeny schol 1 percent on common with date 2.

American Chicle Company Cleveland, Loraine & Twee Tallene Wal Penpeny

Winthrop victim leg found afloat near recovery site

William B. Pritchard reported sighting what is believed to be one of the missing legs of the Winthrop victim adrift close to the area where the body was recovered from the water.

William B. Pritchard Winthrop

Stranger with Suitcase Seen Aboard All Night Car

Motorman Simmons reported a refined man about 40 riding the 8 o clock trip toward Orient Heights. The stranger carried a dilapidated suitcase and wore a light overcoat, black derby, and dark trousers. Conductor Neilson recalls the man boarding and alighting near the line end, but no clear destination.

Simmons Orient Heights Post Heights Neilson

Two Saw Carriage Report Prompts Narrow Escape Scene

Conductor Frank M. Belcher recalls men in a carriage seen by Edward Tewksbury near the Winthrop Yacht Club on the road to Point Shirley. He describes clattering wheels and a whip as the vehicle vanished toward a bend, with an unknown woman following briefly. William B. Pritchard, owner of a res-

E. F. Dyer A. Dunbar Orville Johnson Frank M. Belcher Edward Tewksbury Winthrop Yacht Club Point Shirley Winthrop William B. Pritchard Res

New Haven Railroad Reports 54 Million Earnings for Year

The New York New Haven Hartford Railroad reports total gross earnings of 54,530,696.30 for the year ended June 30, 1906, up 1,656,642.21 from the prior year. Rail lines earned 49,981,947.77, with passenger earnings rising 721,281.52 and freight 928,314.21. fixed charges were 8,664,324.51 and dividends paid 6,400,000, leaving a 308,052.44 surplus.

New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company Mellen

Chicago Market Sees Wheat and Corn Quotes and Boston Stock Update

Grain quotations from Chicago Board of Trade show mixed movement with Wheat near 84 to 85 and Corn around 52. Boston market notes ex-dividends and a dividend second installment paid with total listed stock sales near 49,802 shares and bonds at 3000.

Chicago Ennis & Stoppani Chicago Board of Trade Zeit BOM

Clue Emerges in Winthrop Case During Autopsy

During an autopsy at Briggs' undertaking rooms yesterday a clue surfaced that may prove vital in establishing guilt in the Winthrop case. Authorities did not release further details as the investigation continues.

Briggs

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