Market Better Start Amid Stronger Buying in London
The morning stock activity showed improved buying in St Paul London and Sugar with steel stocks firm on expected mill resolutions. St Paul opened higher on strong London cues while sugar fluctuated and rail stocks like Missouri Pacific and Union Pacific drew interest amid crop news and bear reports.
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St. Paul
London
Sugar
New York
Grangers and
Pacifics
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Broad Street
Rolston & Hooley
Atchison
Texas Pacific
Rock Island
Illinois Farmers Feed Green Corn Amid Crop Fears
Grain growing states face tight supplies as rains fail to improve crops. Central Illinois farmers feed green corn to stock while country trade falls off. Corn trades between farmers at 56 to 60 cents a bushel for feed, with prices rising risks of stock winter supplies.
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Illinois
Glasses prescribed by Saul Co. ease headache in clerk
After several months of use of glasses from C. T. Saul & Co. the writer reports satisfactory vision and a near cure of continuous headaches that threatened to force resignation. The note is signed by Miss A. G. O'Brien, bookkeeper for Read & Kittredge, 343 Westford Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. T. Saul & CO
Central Street
A. G. O'Brien
Miss O’brien
Read & Kittredge
Westford Street
E. M. Slayton Co
Sunnyside
New York Corruption Case Sets Arraignments for Whitney
Edgar Whitney and partner Ernest Burgdorf face arraignment in special sessions Wednesday after a postponement of their yesterday hearing for aiding and abetting a criminal act tied to poolroom raids. Whitney claims Burgdorf innocence, hints at many implicated police and politicians, and notes involvement with the Parkhurst society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edgar Whitney
Ernest Burgdorf
Justice Jerome
Dist. Atty. Philbin
Whitney
Jerome
Burgdorf
Wardman
Glennon
Parkhurst Society
Devery
Dillon
Frank Moss
The
Society For the Prevention of Crime
Asst. Dist
Gov. Odell
David A. Carvalho
Whitney arrest fragments recovered and tied to case
The torn fragments Whitney discarded when arrested Friday were recovered and pasted together. Char Valho examined checks and papers in the case. Philbin telegraphed for Assistant District Attorney Osborne, who came from Great Barrington with Whitney’s Saturday statement and returned with it. Gov Odell arrived and weighed New York police action but gave no decision yet.
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Whitney
Carvalho
Mr. Philbin
Atty. Osborne
Great Barrington
Odell
New York City
Wholesale Robbery Nets Four Men and Store Fence
In New London on Aug 12 three brakemen and a storekeeper were arrested for a string of freight car thefts on the Central Vermont and Consolidated railroads. Shoes and dress goods were found at Levin's Main street store, with a rowboat rendezvous and river dumping used to hide the loot. Detectives, sheriffs, and city police aided the capture, Norton nabbed in Providence.
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New London
Conn
Central Vermont
Palmer
Providence
New York
Consolidated Railroad
Walter Bates
Grove Street
Consolidated Road
Charles Norton
Edward Massey
Vermont
Levin
Main Street
Freeman
Jackson
Tubbs
Norton
Norwich
Waterford
Stonington
Wickford Junction
Thames River
Winthrop’s Cove
Parmenters Welcome New Son in Aug Long Ago
Middlesex County report says Mr and Mrs Frank Parmenter welcomed a baby boy in August. Mrs H H Emerson left Monday for Belmont New Hampshire to visit her brother. Miss Leonora K Battles plans a week at Alton Bay NH. No morning church service next Sunday but evening meeting held. Lawn party series continues Wednesday evening August 14.
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Frank Parmenter
H. H. Emerson
Belmont
N. H
Leonora K. Battles
Alton Bay
Clergy preach and address in Tewksbury events
Rev. Mr Haines assisted at morning services at the First Congregational church while Rev. Mr Paddock of Everett gave the open air address on the common yesterday. Paddock dined with Mr Henry Billings. William Raynor, formerly of Tewksbury now of Neponset, visited Mr J I Burtt. Boston and Northern Street Railroad began work on a new trestle over the Boston and Maine tracks at Wamesit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Haines
First Trinitarian Church
Lowell
First Congregational Church
Boston and Northern Street Railroad
Boston & Maine
Wamesit
Arlington thief and entertainer nabbed in Cambridge larceny
J M Hanson of East Lexington, self confessed thief and entertainer, was arrested at the Thompson house on Massachusetts Avenue after a spree of burglaries tied to pawned silverware and goods valued well over 300 dollars. He was booked with two sisters, Mrs Edith Doyle and Clara Dean, and part of a larger investigation spanning Cambridge and Newton burglaries.
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Arlington
J. M. Hanson
Edith Doyle
Clara Dean
East Lexington
Hanson
Thompson House
Massachusetts Avenue
West End
Boston
Rooney
Boston Police
North End
Cambridge
Newton
Harriman
Arlington Express
Berry
Thompson
Cross Street
Hansen
Doyle
Pleasant Street
James Hanson
Chicago
R. S. Thompson
Harwichport
Italian statesman Crispi dies in Naples funeral set
Naples August 12 Signor Crispi died after a long public career. King Victor Emanuel and Queen Helena sent condolences praising him as a founder of Italian unity. Funeral August 15 with burial likely in Palermo Pantheon. Body moved to a chapelle ardente. flag draped. garrison to honor with a gun carriage. He bequeaths to Signora Crispi as heiress, notes debt, memoirs, and appoints a trustee to oversee papers.
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Naples
Signora Crispi
Victor Emanuel
Helena
San Domingo
Palermo
Signor Crispi
Garibaldi
Crispi
Sicily
Rosalie Montmasson
Damaniata
Excursion from Lowell to Old Orchard
On August 15 the Boston and Maine railroad offers a special train from Middlesex street station at 8 15 a m to Old Orchard for a reunion. Return from Old Orchard at 5 00 p m. Fare for round trip is 1 50.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
Lowell
Old Orchard
Middlesex Street
Niagara Falls Records Biggest Water Flow
Niagara Falls may not be the tallest, but it holds the record for volume. Thirty two million tons of water cascade over the cliff in one hour, marking an extraordinary display of natural force.
Oak tree lifts 123 tons water in five months of leaves
An average sized oak transfers approximately 123 tons of water from the soil to the atmosphere through its leaves over the five months it remains in leaf. It has about 700,000 leaves and demonstrates remarkable transpiration and water cycling in a single growing season.
Mass Deaths Reported Across Massachusetts and New Hampshire
A Boston paper details multiple tragedies from New England. Fred Weinschenk, 31, died after being struck by a train near Laconia while walking on the tracks. David J. Haggerty, 38, attempted suicide at Old Orchard after financial hardship, surviving a shot to the mouth. James Flynn was found dead in a Holyoke canal, possibly after a fall from a railroad bridge. Edward Bruler, 23, drowned near Well Island after a boating incident with Clifford Hill. George Sexton of Lynn received six months for assaulting his wife. Thomas H. Brickley, a Everett coke weigher, died likely after being hit by a train. James Tatro, a former Dudley almshouse inmate, died after being struck by a freight train in Fitchburg. John Palmer, 50, injured seriously after a fall at a new Attleboro factory. Chris Danahy, 5, crushed by a caravan wheel in Charlestown. Driver Joseph Donnellan detained briefly, then discharged pending investigation.
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David J. Haggerty
South Boston
Old Orchard
Cape Cottage
Portland
Maine General Hospital
Chris Danahy
Charlestown
Joseph Donnellan
Donnellan
Garden by the Sea in August Century Poem
A lyrical meditation on a coastal garden seen through palace walls where sea, sculpture, and ancient ivy create an endless summer. Oaks and oleanders frame a belvedere above tidal waters while magnolia, roses, and perfumed paths reveal centuries of sun, moon, passion, and tranquil secrecy.
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H. G. Dwight
Local Market Listings Dense From Merrimack Street Area
A long list of business addresses fills the page including Merrimack Street firms such as QUINCY MARKET 507 Merrimack St and MERRIMACK SQUARE MARKET 20 Merrimack St. Other entries span Central Street Bridge Street and nearby avenues with numerous grocers markets and suppliers like CITY BRANCH FISH MARKET E. A. J. CONANT Merrimack corner High St and DAYBOOKs of shops including WALKER & THOMPSON 107 East and J. J. CINQMARS 8 Howe St. Many entries show residential and business addresses across Chelmsford St Adams St Broadway and Moody St reflecting a bustling local trade directory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Hodges
Central St
G. R. Myers
Bridge St. Merrimack Square Market
Merrimack St
Quincy Market
A. J. Keith
Bridge St
Seventh and Bridge
M. W. Hale
H. W. Locke
Bridge St. C
D. Redding
Adams St
M. J. Hart
K. Sheehan
Jefferson St
J. P. Curlepy
Salem St. J
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Havemeyer
Bear Party
Bears
Shaffer
Amalgamated
Bellaire
Ohio
Milwaukee
Trust
Salt Lake
Bingham Copper and Gold Mining Co
Bingham
Western Territory
Coram
Prime
Boston News Bureau
Alchisop
Atchean
Esseere
Brooklyn Rap. T
Chesa. &O
C.& G. West
Cei&pac
COD Gas
del. & Hud
Erie Rail
Gen. Electric Co
Manhattan
Mo. Pac
M.k.&t
Big
O. Rail
Brig
Tenn. 0
Texas & Pac
Onion Pac
Jnion Pac
U. B. Bteel
Tees
Steelpfd
L. Pd
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Wabash
Wabash Pfd
West Union
W.&l.k
B.&a
B.&m
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Adventure
Cochiti
Cal
Hecla
Isle Royale
Mont. Coal & Coke Mohawk
Utah
Wyandotte
Wee
Winona
Am. Woolpfd
N.E. Gas & Coke
Chas. T. Saul & Co
ZO Central ST
Nicholas G. Norcross
Lowell, Mass
Spencer Frisk & Co
Pine St
New York Stock Exchange
State St
Albany
Middlesex County
South Chelmsford
Tewksbury
Senora Crispi
Lee, Higginson &Co
State Street
Securities
Massachusetts
Fred Weinschenk
Laconia
Cambridge Citizen's Trade Association
Economy Club
James Flynn
Holyoke
Flynn
Edward Bruler
Well Island
Webster
Clifford Hill
Edgar S. Hill
Beacon Park
Hill
George Sexton
Lynn
Bellaire Street
Thomas H. Brickley
Everett
New England Gas and Coke Company
James Tatro
Fitchburg
Burbank Hospital
Dudley Almshouse
John Palmer
Attleboro
Franklin
Cupid
Broadway
David Ready
Thomas Higgins
Cross St
Westford St
W. F. Parker
School
Gorham St
J. R. Sullivan
J. R. Towle
Mrs. J. Dilworth
Pihl & Widen
Lundenberg St
R. McDermott
Lawrence St. Geo
Fox
Lawrence St
F. Queenan
D. Bowers
Bowler Bros
Worcester
Mass
St. Vincent's Hospital
Lowell Morning Citizen
Ses Courier
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