New York Stock Market Opens Irregularly
The New York market opened irregularly with light volume and small, uneven moves. Missouri Pacific slipped a full point then recovered, while St Louis and San Francisco rose about 1 percent and Louisville gained a point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Amalgamated Copper
Atchison
Brooklyn Transit
Canadian Pacific
Erie
Louisville
Manhattan
Missouri Pacific
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Reading
St. Paul
Southern
Southern Pacific
Texas Pacific
Union Pacific
United States Steel
St. Louis
San Francisco
Cotton Market Opens With Higher Futures Prices
New York August 5 futures opened steady with gains across months. August at 8.11, September 7.75, October 7.65, November 7.59, December 7.58, January 7.57, February 7.56, March 7.56.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ctober
Decemer
Bingham delays fourth furnace start at smelter
The Bingham smelter will not ignite the fourth furnace until converters catch up with pre commission work. Due to a surge in business a lead furnace and extra converters will be built. Arthur W Hale returns from Mexico. Cochiti Gold Mining president Coram, en route to Baltimore, will arrive in several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bingham
Arthur W. Hale
Coram
The
Cochiti Gold Mining Company
Baltimore
Two Candidates Vying For Co M Captaincy In 9th Regiment
Frank L MaeMahon recovering from rheumatism. J L Chalifoux to host new boys August 14. contest for captain of Co M 9th regiment to be decided Thursday night with Lieuts Gillow and McNulty as candidates who both served with Santiago unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. MaeMahon
J. L. Chalifoux
Co. M
Lieuts
Gillow
McNulty
Santiago
Yellowstone yarn about boiling trout in same stream
A Washington Post item debunks a tale of catching trout in the cold Yellowstone stream and dropping them into a boiling spring to cook without leaving the water. It explains how the setup could not work and notes the Yellowstone is not the only place claimed. Also mentions Hampton Beach Odd Fellows tickets at Strout's on Bridge Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone
Washington Post
Investment Securities State Street Boston
Investment securities listing notes State Street Boston firm located on Main Street with telephone line 4061.
Investment offerings from Renfrew Mig Co and others
We own and offer Renfrew Mig Co Adams Mass 5 Per Cent 1st Mige Bonds Non Taxable in Massachusetts Vaughn Machine Co Peabody Mass 7 Per Cent Ptd Stock Gulf and Ship Island R R Co ist 5s Buffalo Susquehanna 4 Per Cent Ptd Stock For Fall particulars send for our August circular.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renfrew Mig. Co
Adams
Mass
Massachusetts
Vaughn Machine Co
Peabody
Gulf and Ship Island
R. R. Co
Ist
Buffalo & Susquehanna
Spencer Stask & Co Bankers on New York Stock Exchange
Spencer Stask and Company, bankers, are listed as members of the New York Stock Exchange. The notice confirms their affiliation with the NYSE and highlights their role in financial trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Stock Exchange
Cedar ST
State Sy
New York
Buston
Obituary of Mrs Jennie Badger wife of Acting Mayor
Mrs Jennie Badger wife of Acting Mayor William E Badger died at Salisbury beach this morning at 5 30 She was 37 and leaves her husband a young son and daughter and a sister Born in New Brunswick she came to the city before her marriage about sixteen years ago Ill for several years she grew worse in the last three weeks and became critically ill A patient sufferer and devoted to her family the mayor receives wide sympathy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Badger
William E. Badger
Salisbury Beach
Funerals Report from Edson and St Patrick Cemeteries
Multiple funeral notices from a local paper coverages including infant Ingeborg H A Johnson laid to rest in Edson cemetery with Undertaker Ela & Son and Rev J W Eckmore. Elsie Harvey buried at Edson with Rev S D Millen. Raymond J McHale buried at St Patrick's with Undertaker Molloy. Miss Alice Heslin with Mass at St Patrick's led by Rev Fr Walsh. floral tributes listed and attendees named. committal prayers said at the grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingeborg H. A. Johnson
Gustavus S
Olga A. Johnson
Edson
J. W. Eckmore
Ela & Son
Elsie Harvey
Mammoth Road
S. D. Millen
Emma Coggeshall
Weinbeck
Raymond J. McHale
John and
Mary
L Street
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Molloy
Alice Heslin
Savage
St. Patrick’s Church
Fr. Walsh
Schmidt
Michael J. Johnson
Helen Hosea
Fred G. Bond
Flora E. Brown
Mary Smith
Esther Heslin
Mary Heslin
Edward and
Patrick Cox
Patrick Heslin
Michael Monahan
Frank O'Neil
Michael Quinn
Gloucester Fish Skinners Strike Maintains Quiet Stand
In Gloucester on August 4 the fish skinners and their female handlers remain firm while maintaining calm order. About 400 to 500 men and 80 women attended a city hall meeting led by Mayor W W French urging lawful conduct during the strike. Union leaders report no defections and say manufacturers are weaker than last week. Brown and Hennessy travel to Boston to arrange funds for a cooperative union, signaling optimism for a swift settlement.
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Gloucester
City Hall
W. W. French
Marion B. Jeffrey
Skinners’ Union
Brown
Hennessy
Boston
Hearing Postponed On Ill Health Grounds
The hearing on Power’s case, delayed by postponements secured by Mr. Lamb and approved by the directors' counsel, was adjourned today before Special Examiner Mabie and rescheduled for next Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamb
Power
Mabie
Call to Arms by Shenandoah Regiment After Suspected Intruders
The Eighth regiment at Shenandoah Pa. faced a night alert when a prowler approached the horses and fled after gunfire. A second figure fled in darkness as sentries fired. Col. Hoffman suspects a bid to hamstring or injure horses. Several rioters from last week were arrested. region quiet thereafter.
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Shenandoah
Col. Hoffman
President Roosevelt Hosts Reid and Guests at Sagamore Hill
At Oyster Bay New York August 4 President Roosevelt welcomed White Law Reid and Mrs Reid aboard the yacht Electric owned by Elbridge Gerry. They landed at J West Roosevelt pier and traveled to Sagamore Hill where Archbishop Ryan joined them for lunch. Reid came from England to discuss his trip with the President amid high Washington district board of commissioners appointment interest. Cortelyou and Mrs Cortelyou also arrived from Hampstead to Sagamore Hill for the day.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Whitelaw Reid
Mrs. Reid
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Yacht
Electric
Elbridge T. Gerry
J. West Roosevelt Pier
Archbishop Ryan
Philadelphia
Mr. Reid
England
Board of Commissioners
District of Columbia
Washington
George B. Cortelyou
Cortelyou
Hampstead
Window Glass Association imposes wage pause for 1902-03
Pittsburg August 4. The executive board of the Window Glass Association adopts a resolution declaring no wage scale will be offered to any firm or group for the blast of 1902-03 until a majority of plants operating under the scale decide to resume. All workers and companies must accept this as the final resumption time and any member beginning work early will be expelled from the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
The
Window Glass Association
Cotton condition fluctuates across states in July report
The July 25 cotton condition average is 81.9, down from 84.7 on June 25, with declines spread across the belt. Missouri holds, Indian Territory up six, Texas and Oklahoma higher, while Virginia, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, North and South Carolina, and Florida show drops ranging from one to twelve points. Principal states report varied scores from 77 to 95.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Missouri
Virginia
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
North Carolina
South Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Red Pepper Fight Over Suit Between Montclair Girls
In New York on August 4 Miss Mary Crogan and Miss Phyllis Altridge, once close friends, fought in the streets over a man. Crogan struck Altridge three times, then Altridge threw red pepper in her face. Both women filed assault charges. the case is set for this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mary Crogan
Phyllis Altridge
Montclair
Miss Altridge
Miss Crogan
Extradition Hearing Sought For Durham Suspect Rogers
Boston reports Sergeant G W Crabtree of the Durham police returns with new affidavits and official statements to Massachusetts officials. Crabtree and Brockton inspector Kingman meet at the attorney general’s office to present papers needed to discuss Rogers extradition.
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Boston
G. W. Crabtree
Durham
N. C
Munroe Rogers
North Carolina
Crane
Crabtree
Rogers
Massachusetts
Brockton
Inspector Kingman
Attorney General's Office
Local Obituaries and Birth Notices
In this city on Aug. 4 Isabel la Moore 22 died at 381 Lincoln street. Raymond J McHale 1 month 24 days died Aug. 4 at 15 L street. Bertha Lewin 22 died Aug. 4 at 98 A street. Anna Rynne 3 months 13 days died Aug. 5 at 26 Chapel street. Funeral notices to follow.
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Michael and
Mary
Chapel Street
Anna Rynne
Adams Secures Post at Marlboro Shoe Firm
Arthur Adams has secured a position in the office of a shoe manufacturing firm in Marlboro. Edward B Redman has passed an examination for entrance to Dartmouth college.
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Arthur Adams
Marlboro
Edward B. Redman
Dartmouth College
Oxygen and Nature's Balance Warn of Exhausted Breath
The article describes how life exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide, credits forests with producing atmospheric oxygen since the Carboniferous era, and warns that current human consumption could exhaust coal measures and consume oxygen in four to five centuries, a calamity to the human race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Kelvin
Power Marries Camille Deane In Quiet City Ceremony
New York records Peter L. Power of 200 West 99th street, linked to the Northern Pacific corporate dispute, wed Miss Camille C. Deane at the Church of the Sacred Heart on West 51st Street. Only a few witnesses attended and a modest reception followed at 242 West 44th Street, with a September wedding originally planned.
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New York
Peter L. Power
West 99Th Street
Northern Pacific
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Northen Securities Company
Power
Camille C. Deane
Lorenzo Power
Camille C. Dean
West 44Th Street
Church of the Sacred Heart
West 51St Street
Fr. Mangan
Louisa A. Deane
Leo Power
George A. Lamb
Power cited for contempt in Northern Pacific case
Peter Power, complainant in the suit to restrain directors from turning over Northern Pacific stock to Northern Securities, was served at West Hurley N Y with a citation to appear before Justice Lacombe in the U S circuit court to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt. The action follows counsel George Alfred Lamb failure to produce Power for examination before Special Examiner Mabie after subpoenas were served on Power on three occasions.
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New York
Peter Power
Northern Pacific Railroad Co
Northern Securities Co
West Hurley
N. Y
Lacombe
United States Circuit Court
George Alfred Lamb
Power
Mabie
Spectator mob attacks after youth killed in SP yards
In Los Angeles on August 4 a 14 year old, Joseph Mirano, was accidentally killed by a train in Southern Pacific yards. Immediately, about a hundred Mexican laborers attacked the train crew with spades and picks, pursuing them toward the police station. Police and crew later found the mob dispersed and no further violence occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Southern Pacific
Joseph Mirano
Cuban Loan Authorized by House for 35 Million
The state department received a cable from Minister Squiers in Havana dated August 4 reporting the House has passed authorization for a loan of 35,000,000 dollars with a minimum issue rate of 90 percent, maximum interest of 5 percent, redeemable in 40 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Squiers
Havana
Atlas Tack Employees Reach Amicable Settlement
New Bedford August 4 Mr. Rogers did not meet the employes of the Atlas Tack company this morning. Manager Weymouth and the committee of employes had a conference and the manager reports that all differences are amicably adjusted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
Rogers
Atlas Tack Company
Weymouth
Aged Confederate Officer Dies in Chicago Home
Commodore Joseph E. Montgomery an aged Confederate naval officer who nearly captured General Grant and lost his fleet at Memphis died in Chicago at his son Dr James Montgomery's home. He was born in Carrollton Kentucky in 1817.
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Chicago
Joseph E. Montgomery
General Grant
Memphis
James Montgomery
Commodore Montgomery
Carrollton
Quiet in Hayti Ends as Rebel Forces Lose Ground
Captain McCrea of the gunboat Machias reports from Cape Hayti that the outbreak in Hayti is practically over. Nationales are well armed, rebels driven from critical positions, with little enthusiasm and no further danger of serious disturbances. Machias granted permission to coal at San Juan, Porto Rico, and may head north unless another outbreak occurs.
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Washington
McCrea
Navy Department
Hayti
Cape Hayti
San Juan
Porto Rico
Journey in a Rowboat to Rio de Janeiro
Nelson Morris a Berlin university graduate and Chevalier Tancred Vella, son of the Roumanian consul at Malta, arrived in Madison Indiana from Cincinnati in an 18 foot rowboat. They represent the London and Berlin Geographical societies and plan to travel down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers across the Gulf of Mexico the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean to Rio de Janeiro Brazil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Ind
Nelson Morris
Berlin University
Chevalier Tancred Vella
Malta
Cincinnati
Rio de Janeiro
South America
London
Berlin
Ohio
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Emperor William sails for Reval to meet Czar
Kiel reports the imperial yacht Hohenzollern carrying Emperor William sailed for Reval to visit the Czar amid Russian naval maneuvers. In St. Petersburg extensive preparations are under way to receive the emperor as he approaches Russia. The Czar will greet him in Reval and they will observe maneuvers of the Russian squadron off Carlo Island.
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Kiel
Hohenzollern
Emperor William
Reval
Russia
St. Petersburg
William
Carlo
Earthquake Strikes Montana County Causes Damage
A two second quake rocked Misoula county with damage in Bonner where a dynamo shifted, and Clinton where several old buildings collapsed after the tremor.
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St. Paul
Minn
Helena
Mont
Misoula County
Bonner
Clinton
Funeral for Longtime Dunkard Pastor in Hancock
Baltimore Md Aug 4 Funeral services were held today in Hancock Md for Rev Jacob Weller an aged Dunkard preacher who served a local church for more than 40 years without accepting pay or taking a Sunday collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Hancock
Jacob Weller
Police arrest man in Whites fight case in Lynn
In Lynn on August 4 the man involved in the Saturday morning altercation with Benjamin R. White and his wife was arrested. He is white, not black, and was fined fifty dollars in court for assault. The Whites could not prove an attempted break in, though the fight with White was upheld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Benj. R. White
Entente Cordiale Isthmian States Formed Talks
Washington reports negotiations opened to create an entente cordiale between Colombia and Nicaragua. Colombia accuses Nicaragua of causing Isthmus unrest with expeditions from Nicaraguan soil and bases in Corinto. A peaceful settlement appears possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Colombia
Nicaragua
Panama
Corinto
The Kind of Man West Point Makes
Frederick Palmer recalls West Point ideals at the alumni meeting honoring Brigadier General Franklin Bell. Merit earns ascent. jealousy fades as the long tradition of work and pride shapes officers. Alumni share rooms at commencement and joke about sleep until West Point's centennial.
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Franklin Bell
Wood
Funston
West Point
Longstreet
Frederick Palmer
Woman registers at English hotel as Lady Francis Hope
May Yohe appears to adopt the title Lady Francis Hope as she checks into an English hotel, suggesting a strategic use of a noble name to influence social perception. The incident underscores curiosity about titles and identity in travel society.
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May Yohe
Lady Francis Hope
Pension changes announced after July 15 issue
Washington reports increases in pensions for several individuals. George L. Titus of Attleboro receives $8, William H. Wade of Plainville $8, Mary A. Tibbetts of Braintree $12, Isabella Metzard of Marblehead $8, and Josephine A. Cook of Blackstone $12 for widows.
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Washington
George L. Titus
Attleboro
Wm. H. Wade
Plainville
Mary A. Tibbetts
Braintree
Isabella Metzard
Marblehead
Josephine A. Cook
Blackstone
Smallpox cases rise in Everett adding three in 24 hours
Everett reports three new smallpox cases in the last day, bringing the pest house total to 12, with the latest additions the first in ten days. The item notes frequent farm accidents and promotes Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil as an instant pain reliever.
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Everett
Thomas
Munich rider defeats world six hour record at Friedenau
Berlin reports Rob of Munich set a world six hour cycle record at Friedenau with an average speed of 37 miles per hour. Dickentmann of Amsterdam and Hurst of Paris were among competitors defeated.
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Berlin
Rob
Munich
Friedenau
Dickentmann
Amsterdam
Hurst
Paris
Centro Benefico Hospital Opens in Santiago de Cuba
A grand celebration marked the opening of the Centro Benefico hospital in Santiago de Cuba on August 3. The former headquarters building once used by American officers now serves as a modern medical facility for the local Spanish colony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago de Cuba
Centro Benefico
No Coal Work Starts as Pickets Ring Woodward Mine
Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania August 4 miners on strike formed hundreds of pickets around the Woodward colliery of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western company but no attempt to reopen the mine occurred. Sheriff deputies were sent to Duryea for Warnke washery fears but washery owners chose not to start today and deputies returned to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Woodward
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Company
Jacobs
Duryea
Warnke
William's Trinkets Get by the Customs
Acting Secretary Spaulding ordered New York customs to admit free of duty a box of decorations sent by Emperor William to the German ambassador for those who aided Prince Henry's entertainment in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
the Treasury
Spaulding
New York
William
Prince Henry
United States
Steamer Norwegian Arrives at Boston from Glasgow
Boston dispatch reports the steamer Norwegian has arrived from Glasgow, docking in Boston harbor. The arrival adds to the season's shipping movements with no incident noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Glasgow
Streetcar Strike Plea Hits Huntington Route
Huntington W Va Aug 4 All street cars between here and Ashland Ky operated by non union men today but patronage is light. Friends of the strikers urge sympathy for union labor and ask people not to use the cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Here
Ashland
Boston Area Tragedies Include Robbery Suspect Suicide
Massachusetts reports a man named Harry Gould killed himself after attempting to shoot his wife at 30 Kempton Street Roxbury The event followed his gaining admittance under a false police officer guise A Los Angeles youth Ernest French was killed by a freight train at Braintree after injuries led to death at Massachusetts General Hospital A ten month old baby drowned when a boat overturned on the Charles River Dedham Selina Murgatroyd died after a gas stove fire in Lawrence and a row boat accident on Roxbury Crossing left a family in peril
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Harry Gould
Kempton Street
Roxbury
Ernest French
Los Angeles
Cal
Braintree
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Charles River
Dedham
The Three Handled Cup Legend from Detroit
A Detroit Free Press tale recounts a king who rewards a hut girl with a silver cup. After two lessons misread, a three handled cup is forged to teach proper politeness, and the pattern spreads to shops, becoming a lasting symbol of courtesy in drinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
The Miter In Heraldry And Church History
The miter faded after the reformation except as a heraldic badge for sees, now revived for some Anglican bishops. Burke limits the ducal crown to Durham, omits it for Canterbury and York, while Seabury wore the miter in Aberdeen 1784 and Coxe’s verse links it to sacrifice and faith in battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Burke
Durham
Canterbury
York
Samuel Seabury
Aberdeen
Arthur Cleveland Coxe
Schwab's private Pullman coach named Loretto
The Pullman works in Chicago completed a highly costly private coach for Charles M. Schwab, president of United States Steel. Described as exceptionally heavy and strong, finished in gold plate and outfitted with electrical systems and long distance telephone capability. The coach, named Loretto after Schwab's birthplace, exceeds $100,000 in estimated cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tron and Steel
Pullman Company
Chicago
Charles M. Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
Schwab
Abandoned Brooklyn Churches Reused Or Idle Within City Radius
The Brooklyn Eagle notes twelve abandoned churches within ten blocks of its office. Some structures remain but repurposed as an auction shop bicycle rink stable or tenement. Several stands idle dilapidated with For Sale signs as the city’s population peaks historically.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Eagle
Eagle Office
Time City
Coal Wagon Keeps Station for Passengers
A coal, ice or provisions wagon remains ready on the spot for people wishing to board or alight from the car, serving as the convenient access point for passengers.
North Carolina Labor Federation Excludes Swearing at Conventions
The North Carolina state federation of labor voted to bar swearing at future conventions, signaling a push for decorum and professional conduct among delegates and speakers. The decision aims to set a standard for discussions and proceedings at upcoming events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina State Federation of Labor
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Courier - Citizen Company
Stock Market
New York Market
Odd Fellows
Hampton Beach
Strout’s
Bridge St
Philip R. Hovey
Investment Securities
State Street
Spencer Stask & Co
Pine St
Lowell
Courier- Citizen Company
Nicholas G. Norcross
Insurance
Lowell, Mass
Chelmsford
House
Czar
Missoula County
Montana
Lynn Biter
Courier-Citizen Job Print
Middle Street
Selina Murgatroyd
Lawrence
Miter
Schwab's
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