Stock Market Opens Firm As Gains Spread Across Issues
New York stock market opened firm with broad gains on light volume. Amalgamated Copper led declines while Rock Island Norfolk and Western Canadian Pacific and several rail and utility stocks posted solid early advances. By 11 a.m. gains softened as Amalgamated Copper fell and a handful of issues lagged the advance.
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New York
Amalgamated Copper
Atchison
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake and Ohio
Erie
First Preferred
Louisville
Manhattan
Mo. Pacific
Norfolk and Western
Penna
Reading
St. Paul
Southern
Southern Pacific
Texas Pacific
Union Pacific
United States Steel
Rock Island
Norfolk & Western
Toledo
St. Louis & Western
St. Louis Southwestern
Anaconda
United States Express
Common
Norfolk &Western
Colorado Fuel
Kanawha & Michigan
Evansville & Terre Haute
Market Opening Steady Futures Across Months
New York futures opened very steady on August 14 with prices listed for August at 8.39 September 7.93 October 7.80 November 7.73 December 7.72 January 7.77 February 7.76 March 7.75 and April May at 7.6.
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New York
Boston Athenaeum and Local Companies Summary
A fragmented OCR listing references to institutions and firms including Boston Athenaeum, Cambridge Electric Light Co, National Exchange Bank, N H Health and Accident Insurance, Waltham Bleachery and Dye, Worcester Nashua & Rochester Railroad, Fitchburg Gas and Electric, Suffolk Real Estate, and various place names and percentages. The legible items indicate financials, rights, and stock-like entries across Boston area entities with scattered percentages and notes.
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Boston Athenaeum
Cambridge Electric Light Co
Franklin Co
Lewiston
Manchester Mills
National Exchange Bank
N. H. Health and Accident Insurance Co
Concord
N. H
Waltham
Worcester, Nashua & Rochester Railroad
Fitchburg Gas & Electhin Biene Cos
Suffolk Real Estate TT
Financial listings and corporate shares from 1907 source
A fragmentary list showing company names such as Jamaica Plain Gas Light Co Lowell Gas Light Co Merchants' National Bank Middlesex Co National Exchange Bank Northern R R Pepperell Mfg Co Tremont & Suffolk Mills and the New England Telephone Company with odd percent figures and year 1907. It reads like a brokerage or company share ledger with multiple entries and percentages.
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American Pneumatic Service CO
Dwight Mig. Co
Jamaica Plain Gas Light Co
Lowell Gas Light Co
Merchants’ National Bank
Middlesex Co
National Exchange Bank
Northern R. R., N. H
Pepperell Mfg. Co
Tremont & Suffolk Mills
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co
Steamers Arrive From Hull And London
Boston report notes the steamers Consuelo arriving from Hull and Anglian arriving from London on August 14 with arrivals recorded for the port.
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Boston
Consuelo
Hull
Anglian
London
Train Officials Laugh At Immigrant's Ticket To Omaha
Conductors at Broad Street station recall a story of two high officials riding to learn things, a persistent immigrant asking station names, and a warning that he would not be carried to his destination. The tale ends with the man producing a ticket marked Omaha, illustrating the humor of old railroad travel.
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Broad Street
Omaha
Philadelphia Telegraph
Bargain Sale On Men’s and Boys’ Shirts in Basement
Friday sale features 122 dozen colored N eglige shirts once 25c 29c and 33c now 19c each plus 352 fine percal es and Bedford cards for men and boys at 25c all sizes and styles. Also note Strong Me town’s toothpick industry and Burdock Blood Bitters claim for stomach health.
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A. G Pollard & CO
Gloucester Fishermen Strike Over Wage Schedule
Gloucester fish skinners cutters and handlers reject the Packers and Curers association wage schedule for a second time. Strikers meet in city hall after talks with employers fail. Both sides threaten further action, with unions urging allied branches to quit work and employers warned of continued obstruction risks.
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Gloucester
Packers’ and Curers’ Association
City Hall
Greene and Gaynor Freed by Quebec Judge on Habeas Corpus
Benjamin D. Greene and John F. Gaynor, held under extradition petitions, were released from jail by Judge Caron on a writ of habeas corpus. The ruling, delivered in Duxbury with prominent legal figures present, found warrant defects and noted discrepancies between U S warrants and extradition filings. Officials in Boston and Ottawa commented cautiously, with Attorney General Knox declining to discuss the foreign court decision.
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Quebec
Que
Benjamin D. Greene
John F. Gaynor
United States
Caron
Gaynor
Greene
Langelier
Valee
Montreal
Andrews
Eno
Richards
Capt. Carter
Supreme Court
Carter
Jaynor
Great Britain
Hoyt
Boston
Knox
Cincinnati Sails from Porto Cabello to Barcelona
Washington reports the navy department learned the Cincinnati sailed from Porto Cabello for Barcelona under orders to Commander McLean. He likely chose to command from the Topeka to safeguard American interests at Porto Cabello. Arrival at Barcelona may be known only after days due to Caracas to Barcelona cable cut by revolutionists.
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Washington
Navy Department
Cincinnati
Porto Cabello
Barcelona
McLean
Topeka
Bowen
State Department
Caracas
Fifth District congressional fight heats up over Ames nomination
The Fifth District nominating battle features Butler Ames favored by the State machine and Lawrence supporters backing Bruce while Lowell Democrats rally for Sparks. Contenders include Knox, Pickman, and Howe with Lowell pressing for a Lowell man to win the nomination as Republicans seek congressional representation.
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Alexander B. Bruce
Lawrence
Lowell
Bruce
State Committee
Flynn
Jackson
Searle
Woodbury
Sparks
Butles Ames
F. W. Howe
Congress
Butler Ames
William S. Knox
Ames
John J. Pickman
Sixth Regiment
Knox
Mr. Ames
Pickmin
Col. Ames
Charles H. Allen
Frederic T. Greenhalge
Mancherster Painter Robert Lattimer Falls to Death
Robert Lattimer aged 52 a Manchester house painter falls from a ladder while painting the Lincoln schoolhouse roof. He hangs 75 feet up then slips and dies at the Sacred Heart hospital. He leaves a wife four children and a son Robert H. Lattimer tied to the Y M C A bowling team.
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Manchester
N. H
Robert Lattimer
Upper East High Street
Lincoln
Sacred Heart Hospital
Lattimer
Merrimack
Lincoln Streets
Bert Stone
Stone
Foreman Hills
Robert H. Lattimer
Road and Help Blamed in Marlboro Street Crash
The state board of railroad commissioners blames both the employee and the road for the Marlboro Street Railway collision on June 28. Two cars moving in opposite directions collided injuring many and causing one death. The report cites rule violations by the motorman and conductor and criticizes timetable publication and brake equipment.
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Loston
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Marlboro Street Railway Co
Res
Read
Lyons Thrown From City Team Injures Head At Palmer and Market
Daniel Lyons living on Cross street was thrown from his city team at Palmer and Market streets yesterday. The heavy black horses became unmanageable, Lyons held them as best as he could. Ambulance attendants dressed his injuries and he was taken home by carriage.
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Daniel Lyons
Cross Street
Palmer and
Market Streets
Lyons
Doherty Brothers Top Semi Finalists In Long Island Tennis
In Southampton on August 12, favorable weather aided the Long Island championship as R. F. Doherty defeated Bob Huntington in straight sets to reach the singles semi finals with Wm. A. Larned. H. L. Doherty crushed George Atterbury to join the top half of the bracket alongside Doherty.
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Southampton
L. I
Long Island
R. F. Doherty
Bob Huntington
Malcolm D. Whitman
George Atterbury
H. L. Doherty
All-England
William A. Larned
Doherty Brothers
Dohertys
R F. Doherty
Wm. A. Larned
Lawn Tennis Championship Singles Update and Doubles Plan
The lawn tennis committee halted singles matches for now and will focus on doubles through Friday. An exhibition is set for tomorrow morning featuring R F Doherty against Malcolm D Whitman. Morning play saw Doherty and Huntington win in straight sets while Atterbury and Whitman defaulted in the first round.
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R. F. Doherty
Malcolm D. Whitman
George Atterbury
R. P. Huntington
H. L. Doherty
Miss Hollins
Miss Huntington
Harry Fallon
Anna Sands
Joshua Pim
Miss Boardman
Reuben G. Hunt
Miss Post
Guy Phelps Dodee
Livingston
Richard Stevens
Miss Pell
C. TF. Watson, Jr
Fisherman Falls Overboard in Harborside Eatery of Mackerel
Brunswick Maine Aug 13 a fishing party from Cundy's Harbor Harpswell reports one man John Martin disappeared after falling from a sailboat while harpooning a school of horse mackerel. He cried for help as he slipped from the bowsprit and sank with dogfish circling the area.
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Brunswick
Cundy's Harbor
Harpswell
John Martin
Ermen
Fatal Railroad Accident Claims Life Of Daniel Smith
New York on August 13 Daniel Smith age 27 from Hast Amherst Massachusetts died at Fordham hospital from injuries after being struck by a New Haven Hartford train at Van Nest station last night. His legs were severed and the cause of death listed as complications from the injuries.
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New York
Daniel Smith
Hast Amherst
Mass
Fordham Hospital
New Haven & Hartford
van Nest Station
Not Well Drawn. Extradition Fault Delays Foster Case
Clinton August 18 A communication from the attorney general says requisition papers from South Carolina for the extradition of Julian Foster have been found at fault. Foster charged with murder of Thomas White in the southern state remains in custody here for days awaiting further correspondence. His poor physical condition raises serious concern as medical aid has been needed.
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Clinton
Bates
Attorney General’s Department
South Cirolina
Julian Foster
Foster
Thomas White
Lowell Gas Light Lights for Stores and Halls
The Lowell Gas Light company plans to install lights for store fronts halls and large spaces. They claim the gas lights provide ample volume of light with even diffusion and steadier performance at lower cost than electric arc lighting.
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Lowell Gas Light Company
Sleet and Ice Harden Mt Washington Summit New England
At Mount Washington New Hampshire the cold wave left the peak in a sleet ice cover. The thermometer read 28 at 3 a m with winter dress required for all. Thick ice coated the summit and a long wooden walk by the hotel needed shovelling as a high west wind made conditions outside uncomfortable. Forecast indicates a cool crisp day ahead.
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Mount Washington
N. H. Ave
ANOTHER BLONDIN
Joplin Missouri reports William J Bartholin, sought in Chicago for the Bartholin Mitchell murders, is thought to have been in town last Monday night with a man fitting Harry Church. The stranger is identified by hotel proprietor Jibb Forney and police deseriptions, then the pair left at dawn and traces have vanished.
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Joplin
William J. Bartholin
Chicago
Bartholin-Mitchell
Harry Church
Bartholin
Forney House
Jibb Forney
Church
Mem
Mississippi Vessels and the Upper River Navigation
A nostalgic essay recalls St Paul as the river head of navigation on the Mississippi. It notes shallow channels, sand bars, and rock obstructions that hinder steamer traffic, mentions sternwheelers of Mark Twain’s era, and describes conditions from St Paul to Cairo and beyond with vivid river imagery.
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St. Paul
Mississippi
John Swain
Ainslee’s
Boyholed
Minnesota
Northwest
Upper
St. Croix
Wisconsin
St. Louis
Davenport
Cairo
Mark Twain
Co operative Funeral Plan Formed by Chalifoux Brothers
Joseph Chalifoux P Chalifoux and Theophile Bonier of Chicago form a co operative funeral expense society. Incorporated at Springfield with capital stock of 10000. They will send agents to solicit subscribers. Infants up to five years 1 per annum. Five to thirty years 75 cents. Thirty to forty five years 1. Adults forty five to fifty five 1.50. Fifty five to sixty five 2.50 per annum.
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Joseph Chalifoux
P. Chalifouxs
Theophile Bonier
Chicago
Springfield
Chalifoux Brothers
Canada
Rev Baker Lee declines Grace church call in Chicago
The Rev. Baker Lee of Lexington Kentucky turned down a Chicago Grace Episcopal church offer with a salary three times his current pay and annual marriage service fees around ten thousand dollars. He said he started a work in Lexington and must finish it, rejecting offers to increase his Lexington salary to match the Chicago post.
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Baker P. Lee
Lexington
Grace
Grace Church
Havre Merchant Promises Free Works to Coffee Tea Buyers
A Havre, France merchant issues a circular offering gratis books pamphlets drawings valued at francs to anyone purchasing a one kilogram coffee and a quarter kilogram tea. The deal, advertised as below trade price, aims to let buyers aid dissemination of anticlerical ideas without spending money or opening their purses.
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Havre
France
Content vs Contentment in Americanism
Excerpt contrasts a contented mind with aggressive American zeal. It cites St Paul on being content in any state, then critiques modern American ambition as divine discontent with undivine undertones. The piece reflects 19th century anxieties about Americanization and cultural energy.
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United States
W. T. Stead
Dreamy youth told to earn what’s coming to him
A Washington Star dialogue notes a dreamy eyed person claiming entitlement while a blunt boss friend warns that effort is needed to secure one’s due. The exchange highlights tension between expectation and responsibility in a casual newsroom quote.
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Washington Star
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Philip R. Hovey
Investment Securities
State Street
Nicholas ¢. Norcross
Insurance
Central Street
Lowell, Mass
Courier - Citizen Company
Bruce VS. Sparks
Railroad Commission
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City
Hantington
R. F
Doherty
John T. Terry, Jr
Burdeck
Mt. Washington
Courier-Citizen Job Print
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