Strong Stock Market List Surges on Copper and Steel
The Boston market opened quiet but strong led by Copper Range and Copper, with Copper Range selling heavily yet not dampening the copper list. U.S. Mining and Allouez rose, Shoe Machinery advanced, and brokers bought Codman, Grew & Co. Richardson Hill Co. and Kidder, Peabody bought. Massachusetts Gas firm, Merritt a buyer. Sugar featured, New York bear account in Steel sizable, United Copper bought at 32. The market closed strong across the list, insiders driving steel and railroad stocks higher despite general dullness from London. Western speculative clique reportedly buying freely.
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Boston
Pettigrew
U.S
Allouez
Codman, Grew & Co
Richardson, Hill & Co
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Massachusetts
Merritt
New York
Steel Commons
Richardson, Int § Co
United
London
Western Speculative Clique
Market Opens With Sharp Advances In Several Specialties
New York August 7 opening trading shows gains in numerous specialties. Steel stocks lead with large fractional rises in U S Steel and others. rail names mix with Sloss Sheffield and Atlantic Coast Line advancing modestly. The granger group quiet, some activity in St Paul and Union Pacific. Bonds steady as U S Steel 2nd 5s absorb. By 2 pm demand for coalers lifts Reading and Central Railroad of New Jersey, while most list remains inert.
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New York
International Railroad
London
Stock Exchange
Sloss-Sheffield Steel
Chicago & Alton
Atlantic Coast Line
U. S. Steel
Cleveland
D. C
St. Louis
Granger
St. Paul
Union Pacific
Tennessee
Republic Steel
Colorado
Reading
Erle First and
Second Pee and Central Railroad
New Jersey
Cotton Futures Open Quiet as New York Market Shifts
Futures opened quiet with bids listed for August through May in the 10.34 to 10.87 range and a missing April. Spot activity closed quietly, up 10 points, with middling uplands at 10.85 and middling gulf at 11.05. Sales totaled 1,544 bales.
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New York
Gulf
Copper Range Mystery Deepens as Market Absorbs Slips
Market action shows watered stocks amid copper moves with official Copper Range talks with Standard Oil stirring broker speculation. Metropolitan, Brooklyn Rapid Transit and other New York traction lines report record summer earnings while crop prospects loom as a key factor. Great Northern and Northern Pacific yields for fiscal year end June 30, 1905 show strong returns.
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Metropolitan
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
New York
Great Northern Road
Northern Pacific
Old Dominion Copper earns substantial monthly net income
The Old Dominion Copper property is said to be earning an average of $50,000 net per month. With the new concentrator in commission, mining costs will be reduced and this income will rise. It is estimated that increased dividends paid this year exceed $20,000,000 and the remainder of the year should add similarly. July passenger traffic for the Poston and Maine system was record breaking, with freight also showing substantial year over year gains.
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Old Dominion
Poston
Maine
Death of Gen Blackmar Prompts G A R Resolutions
James A. Garfield Post 120, G. A. R., Lowell, mourns Gen Wilmon W. Blackmar. The post adopts resolutions praising his patriotism, faithfulness, and leadership, offering condolences to his family and forwarding the testimonial to his widow. Comrades Pliny M. Goddard, Wm. L. Dickey, and Joseph Taylor sign the tribute.
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James A. Garfield
Blackmar
Lowell
Mass
Grand Army of the Republic
Wilmon W. Blackmar
Withalso
Pliny M. Goddard
WM. L. Dickey
Joseh Taylor
Fund Raised to Fight Fever in Epidemic Task
Missioned officers with specialized epidemic experience are praised as the service takes on its responsibilities. Surgeon General Walter Wyman signs the notice, expressing confidence while continuing fever-fighting efforts begun on page one.
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Walter Wyman
Yellow Fever Crisis Due in Five Days
New York reports Brig. Gen. Aresene Perrilliatt says New Orleans faces a yellow fever crisis in five days. He notes commercial anxiety and parishes at odds with shot gun quarantines, while promising federal and local efforts will stamp out the disease within two weeks. Sir Patrick Mason urges legal reporting of yellow fever cases and punishes concealment by physicians.
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New York
Aresene Perrilliatt
Louisiana
New Orleans
Perrilliatt
Patrick Mason
British Colonial Office
San Francisco
Accident near Wilton pins Dumas as wife rescues him
Ernest G. Dumas of this city met a serious accident Saturday forenoon near the top of Lyndeboro mountain in Wilton New Hampshire. As the automobile rolled backward he jumped and was pinned, his leg crushed. Mrs Dumas lifted the machine enough to free him and a physician set the bones before he was taken to his Temple summer home for care. Other injuries include a boy with a lacerated finger, a teen with a sprained shoulder, and several cuts from stairs and machinery.
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Ernest G. Dumas
Wilton
N. H
Lyndeboro Mountain
Comus Steamer Held At Quarantine Five Day Hold
The steamer Comus arriving from New Orleans was stopped at quarantine in New York. It will be held for five days to cover the yellow fever incubation period. There are 98 passengers and 4 crew aboard. No medical examination will occur until the period ends tonight.
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New York
New Orleans
Archbishop Chappelle Shows Small Improvement
New Orleans reports from the archbishop’s bedside say he is slightly better and Dr. Larue begins to Hope for a recovery from the yellow fever that struck him last week.
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New Orleans
Chappelle
Larue
Lowell Hosiery Plant to Close Two Weeks in August
Lowell Hosiery will shut down for two weeks starting August 19 as routine stock taking, machinery overhaul, and a general plant inspection are conducted. This seasonal closure occurs each year to allow a breathing spell and thorough review of operations.
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Lowell
Lowell Hosiery
Anatomy Congress to Meet in Boston in 1907
Geneva report says the international anatomical congress accepted an invitation to hold its next session in Boston in 1907 marking a first session outcome on Aug. 7.
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Geneva
Switzerland
International Anatomical Congress
Boston
Fifty six automobiles listed for orphans parade
Automobiles for use in a Friday parade and picnic are offered by city autoists, bringing the total to 56. Led by Charles H. Allen and William L. Robertson, contributors urged others to join by contacting R. F. Marden at the Courier-Citizen office, telephone 381-3. The list includes numerous individuals and firms such as Caswell Auto Co and Lowell Automobile Corp.
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Charles H. Allen
William L. Robertson
R. F. Marden
Courier-Citizen Office
Harry Dunlap
H. R. Rice
P. W. Reilly
W. S. Southworth
A. F. Swanton
F. E. Pevey
George R. Dana
Fred A. Pilling
I. S. Bean
Harry L. Stanley
A. D. Prince
D. L. Page
W. H. Dodge
H C. Fuller
J. F. Walsh
F. W. Coburn
J. A. Pevey
Chas. S. Sheppard
J. F. Preston
Caswell Auto Co
Lowell Automobile Corp
A. D. Colby
Chas
A. Mitchell
J. Wier
Walter H. Howe
J. M. Craig
the Sawyer Carriage Co
J. H. Dunham
James H. Mills
Elmer Buckland
E. Victor Bigelow
A. D. Caster Werty D. Thompson
F. E. Rollins
George Stevens
Brooks Stevens
Hugh Ferguson
Frank H. Putnam
Frank P. Cheney
Thos. F. Costello
M. L Donnelly
G. F. Martin
Robert Friend
Frank Hoyt
Edward Hyde
W. L. Scribner
Joseph W. Griffin
William E. Walsh
C. W. Churchill
Jesse
Building bonds and surety guarantees for contracts
Many owners require a contractor to furnish an American Surety Company Bond. If you do this you will be secured by the strongest Surety Company in existence. It is to the advantage of contractors as well to offer a Contract Bond that provides the highest form of security to the owner. For Bonds Guaranteeing Contracts and Surety Bonds of every kind apply to.
Lowest Round Trip Rates to Colorado via Nickel Plate Road
Tickets on sale August 11 12 13 with final return limit September 2. For information write L P Burgess N E S A Old South Building Boston Mass. Old Orchard Maine bathing beach on August 10. $1 50 via the Boston and Maine R R is the round trip rate.
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Colorado
Nickel Plate Road
American Osteopathic Association
Eagles Convention
L. P. Burgess
Old South Bidg
Boston
Mass
Old Orchard
Maine
Boston & Maine R. R
Witte Delighted by Harvard Visit During Boston Tour
Russian diplomat M. Witte and adviser Mr. Vilenkin toured Boston and Cambridge delaying Portsmouth arrival. They visited Harvard University and the Bunker Hill monument, lunched at the Denial Club, and planned Magnolia stop before a late Portland Express train to Portsmouth.
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Touraine
New Hampshire
Newport
M. Witte
Vilenkin
Wilenkin
Portsmouth
Boston
Cambridge
Harvard University
Bunker Hill Monument
Magnolia
Baron Rosen
United States
Custom House
Exchange Building
Old State House
King's Chapel
Harvard Bridge
Eliot
University
University Hall
Jerome LD. Greene
Harvard
Mr. Green
Denial Club
Reception postponed for fogbound yachts in Portsmouth
Assistant Secretary Peirce telegraphed Governor McLane that due to fog the yachts Mayflower Dolphin and Galveston and their convoys will not arrive until tomorrow morning. The proposed reception will be postponed 24 hours, with no change to the planned program.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Peirce
Guv. McLane
Mayflower
Dolphin
Galveston
German financiers foresee peace at Portsmouth meeting
Berlin reports that the foreign office Boerse and major German trading houses expect peace envoys to convene at Portsmouth, NH, with Russian enterprises financed by German credit awaiting the outcome. London doubts persist, but officials foresee a stiff opening and a likely later compromise acceptable to both Russia and Japan.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Boerse
Germany
Portsmouth
London
Russia
Japan
Auctioneer Stiles Manages Local Treasurer Accounts
A late 19th century auction ledger lists numerous property parcels with assignees and sums. Names include Thomas H. Kelley, J. C. Bassett, Peter Mollahan, Edgar J. Carter, Duncan McPhee, Cornelius Sullivan, Edward F. Connors, Mary Gildee, Charles W. Holmes, Frank G. Cummings, Joseph N. Marston, Ida M. McCabe, James P. Walsh, Francis Day, Stephen McMonagle, Ida M. McCabe, Mary Mahan, and others, along with values ranging from a few dollars to hundreds. The document shows multiple heirs and executors like Peter A. Fay and H. H. Rogers overseeing payments across streets such as London, Chelmsford, Jenness, Var Avenue, Coburn, Holyrood, Lakeview, and more.
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Thomas H. Kelley
London Street City
J. C. Bassett
Gershom Avenue City
Peter Mollahan
Chelmsford Street
C. S. Drake
Edgar J. Carter
Jenness Street
W. D. Brown
Duncan McPhee
Peter A. Fay
Cornelius ¥. Sullivan
Lincoln Street
Edward F. Connors
Frank G. Cummings
Varnum Avenue
Joseph N. Marston
Bridge Street
Ida M. McCabe
Peiffer Avenue
Joseph F. Fay
Puffer Avenue
H. H. Rogers
James P. Walsh
Coburn Street
Francis Day
Trotting Park Road
Frank Richardson
Stephen McMonagle
Jewett Street
John A. Parker
Alice T. Nickerson
Holyrood Avenue
James O. Pomfret
Lakeview Avenue
John Williams
John C. Hubbard
Humphrey Street
Joseph Fay
Walter E. Pharaoh
Robert J. Jones
Charles E. Cashin
Middlesex Park
Gilbert P. Conant
West Forest Street
Joseph Desmarteau
Robert Street
Daniel S. Kimball
School Street
Mary Mahan
Fulton Street
W. A. Parker
Charles A. Mitchell
Belrose
Lowell considers Nernst lamp for city lighting contract
The Lowell Electric Light Corp proposes The Nernst lamp to city officials claiming a five year saving near $32,000 versus Lowell Gas Light. Mayor Casey aims for cost efficiency and quality. Gas Light President Motley visited the mayor. Fireworks bill hold by Baldwin and McIntyre shocks. exhibition praised as best in years. Alderman Spillane pushes for Fred H. Rourke health board appointment amid support from Braden and Hayes.
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Lowell Electric Light Corporation
Lowell Gas Light Company
Casey
George S. Motley
Messrs
Baldwin
McIintyre
Committee On Accounts
Lowell
Pain Company
Donnelly
MeelIntyré
James J. Spillane
Fred H. Rourke
Board of Aldermen
Board of Health
Alderman Rourke
Mr. Spillane
Braden and
Hayes
Olympian Team Contest Opens at Chicago Links
Chicago August seventh under clear skies the Olympian cup event began at Chicago Golf Club ahead of the U S championship. Four player teams from a dozen associations vie over 36 holes with standings after nine holes led by Capt H Chandler Egan 39 and Walter J Travis 40 for the leaders as Western and Metropolitan squads top the early scores.
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Chicago
Chicago Golf Club
H. C. Egan
Western Golf Asociation
Chicago Links
Walter J. Travis
Metropolitan Association
St. Louis
Western Golf Association
Western Pennsylvania
Stafford Association
Pacific Coast
Ohio
Philadelphia
Wisconsin
Vermont
Steamers Arrived from Liverpool Reported in Boston
Boston reports Sagamore has arrived from Liverpool on August 7. The vessel's arrival adds to a series of transatlantic ships docking in the port with passengers and cargo. Maritime activity remains high as trade routes resume post voyage.
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Boston
Sagamore
Liverpool
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Copper
Standard Oil
Bright, Sears & Co
Merrimack St
Union Bank
C. N. Woodward
Mgr
Boston Stock Exchanger
New York Stock Exchanza
Boston Market
Atchison
B&o
CCC St L
D &H
DL & W
Erie RR
Erie
Xl&n
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Xnyo&w
Tc&i
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U S Steel
B& A
Li Bé&M
eelTz Fitch Pfd
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Arcadian
Adventure
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Bingham
Centennial
Daly-West
Franklin
Isle Royale
Michigan
Mohawk
Osceola
Quincy
Trinity
U S
AT &T
Gen. Blackmar
Garfield Post
Boston & Northern
Revere Beach
Salem Willows
Paragon Park
Der
Joseph Sousa
Bent Court
Robert Gibson
Tyler Street
Thomas Finneral
Kinsman Street
John Maguire
Lawrence Manufacturing Co
Mary Soucy
Clark Street
Alex. Kirkland
Cambridge Place
Shaw
St. John’'s Hospital
Napoleon Vallencourt
Suffolk Street
Beaver Brook Mills
Hmmergency Hospital
Archbishop Chappelle
American Surety Company of
Scanah Pate
Sherman Lf
Stiles
Lakeview
Eckhoff and
Gordon
D. J. Harrington
George and Harrington
Willie Gardner
Thomas and Payne
Edward H. Morse
McGregor Street
E. G. Russell
Bay State Dye Works
Prescott Street
Pureoxia
Jake
Moxie
G. G. Read
Central Street
Canobie Lake Park
Hardy
Niagara Rapids
Genesee Gorga
Montmorency Falls
Crystal Palace
Alexandra Palace
New Brighton Tower
Ball Park
Grand Stand
Crescent Park
Narragansett Bay Resort
Chelmsford
Concorde
Narragansett Bay
Rhode Island
NEW York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Lexington Park
Rustic Theatre
Willow Dale
Lowell Mutual
Chas. A Stott
Jos. Peabody
Telephone
Ernest R. Crawford
Fifth Street
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