Quiet trading capsized by gains in copper stocks
Stock market closed a touch weaker after a quiet morning. Copper shares in Boston rose modestly with Calumet and Hecla up and Mohawk and Wolverine showing small gains. The day noted slim Steel movement and Sugar easing. Banking data showed declines in circulation with a large deposit increase. Amalgamated and Heinze case developments dominated legal notes. R. G. Dun reports July corporate failures improved versus last year, while Northern Pacific and Sugar refinancings drew attention amid possible changes in ownership and leadership.
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Boston
Calumet
Hecla
Wolverine
Mohawk
Chelmsford Centre Thanks Glasses Makers for Benefit to Daughter
Mrs. Sarah E. Blanchard of Chelmsford Centre expresses gratitude to C. T. Saul & Co. of Lowell for glasses prescribed and made for her daughter Susie Blanchard. She recommends others with eye or head trouble consult the firm.
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Chelmsford Centre
Messrs. C. T. Saul & Co
Central Street
Lowell
Mass
Susie Blanchard
Sarah E. Blanchard
President Hughitt From Genoa Joined Northwestern Rise
The Northwestern system leader Marvin Hughitt was born in Genoa Cayuga County New York to a farmer’s family. He learned telegraphy as a youth and secured his first foothold by climbing into the president’s office through a window.
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Marvin Hughitt
Genoa
Cayuga County
N. Y
Western Rains Lift Outlook in Bradstreet's Review
Bradstreet's reports a cheerful Western outlook due to abundant rains, promising a large spring wheat crop and easing corn belt fears. It notes improved South cotton conditions, active markets in groceries and leather, and steady wool and steel trade as seasons shift.
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New York
Bradstreet
Pittsburg
Hawaii
Porto Rico
China
Japan
Russia
United Kingdom
Germany
United States
Trade and bank liabilities rise in New York banks
The text notes liabilities increased by about 60 percent due to two large New York banks. Failures are fewer in the eastern and middle states, more widespread in the rest of the country. Warm weather dampens Canadian trade, yet fall business and shipments on that basis are robust.
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New York
Eastern
Middle States
Canada
Foolish Feat of a Gloucester Man on Electric Wires
Benjamin Kenney and two companions attempted a dangerous stunt by climbing down Duncan street hand over hand on live electric wires. A glass insulator broke after 100 feet, Kenney fell 18 feet to the pavement, was rescued unconscious, later hospitalized with facial injuries. He claims the act was voluntary and blames the broken insulator for his fall.
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Gloucester
Benjamin Kenney
Duncan Street
Peter Jodrey
Fears Block
Kenney
Cecil H. Low
Addison Gilbert Hospital
Balloonist Falls From Collapsed Balloon At Point of Pines
Frank Mc Bride an aeronaut suffered a badly fractured ankle and possible internal injuries after a balloon collapse at Point of Pines. The crash occurred as he attempted a second ascent ending with a parachute descent. He recently married in Bangor, Me., and planned further double ascensions with his wife.
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Boston
Point of Pines
Frank McBride
McBride
Bangor
Yacht Races Start At Bateman's Point Rhode Island
Bateman's Point Rhode Island August 3 The Independence and Columbia began yacht races at 11 20 after a warning signal. Independence led briefly then Columbia pulled ahead by 12 38 and was nearly a mile ahead, sailing a 30 mile triangular course in light southwest wind with overcast skies.
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Bateman
Lee
Independence
Point Judith
R. I
Columbia
New Coal Trust Looms Over Bituminous Properties
The Mail and Express reports a possible 50 million dollar underwriting syndicate to finance a consolidation of bituminous coal properties along the Norfolk and Western, Chesapeake and Ohio, Hocking Valley, Baltimore and Ohio, and other railroads in West Virginia, Western Pennsylvania and Ohio. Judge E B Gary, head of U S Steel, is said to be among key figures, fueling speculation that steel interests may influence output, though this remains uncertain. The plan aims to align soft coal with the anthracite trade, a sector Morgan controls in part.
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Haven & Stout
Erie
Vanderbilt
Union, Pacific
Atchison Common
Northern Pacific
Morgan-Harriman
New York
The
Mail and Express
Norolk
Chesapeake and Oak
Hocking Valley
Baltimore and Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
EB. H.gar
U. S. Steel Op Oration
Steel Trust
Gary
J. P. Morgan & Co
Morgan
Brockton Adopts Tax Rate Of 20.70 Per Thousand
Brockton assessors set the 1901 tax rate at 20.70 per thousand, a 60 cent rise from 1900. Total real and personal property assessment climbs to 808,818.80, with real estate at 511,905 and additional personal 296,913. Polls total 12,425, up 434.
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Brockton
Public bath house plan for Lowell faces debate
A Lowell reader argues for a municipally owned public bath house on Market Street, backed by a $19,000 loan. He contends it promotes morality and self respect, counters private greed, and cites past land sales to defend the price. The piece urges city leadership to act in the public interest.
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Lowell
Market Street
Delaney
Putnam Jai
Peter Foye
J. C. Ayer Company
Thornton
WB. A. McQuade
Lynch
Frederick Ayer
Rose
J. C. Ayer
Armour & Co
Moran and Cahill
Ayer
P.F
A Cure for Cholera Infantum
Mrs. Curtis Baker of Bookwalter Ohio recounts a neighbor’s infant saved from cholera infantum after using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. She reports recovery in two days and ongoing vigorous health nearly a year later. The testimonial notes frequent recommendations and universal success. For sale by all druggists.
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Curtis Baker
Bookwalter
Ohio
Chamberlain
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Amalgamated Co
Quincy
Quincey
R. G. Dun & Co
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Heinze
Supreme Court
Clancy
Anaconda
No. Pacific Common
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Greer and Shenango Tin Mills
American Tin Plate Company
Newcastle
Osceola
Henry Clews & Co
Treasury
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H. C. Havemeyer
Lowell M. Palmer
Sugar
Havemeyer
Robert Crooks & Co
Chas. T. Saul & Co
Nicholas G. Norcross
Lowell, Mass
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Atchison
Atchison Fd
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St. Co
Spencer Trask & Co
Pine Street
State St
Albany, N.Y
Eastman Kodaks
Kodak
Thompson
F. G. Gulliland
Women's Exchange
Cor. Central and
Merrimack Dts
A. G. Pollard & CO
Greene
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White Mountain Company
Merrimack Street
Amaze
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Sawyer Carriage Co
Castle
Sawyer
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Vermont
Creatiery
Sunnyside Creamery
Mr. Slayton CO
Derby & Morse
Witcie Sieet
Mercantile Printing
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