Irregular Start to New York Stock Market Open
New York stocks opened irregular with Amalgamated Copper and several rails edging variedly. By noon prices slipped broadly with notable declines in Norfolk & Western and Sugar while Louisville advanced briefly to high levels, bonds showing general irregularity and a shift in income issues as Central of Georgia bonds fell on lower interest basis.
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New York
Amalgamated Copper
Atchison
Baltimore & Ohio
Brooklyn Transit
Chesapeake & Ohio
Erie
Louisville
Missouri Pacific
New York Central
Norfolk & Western
Ontario & Western
Reading
St. Paul
Sugar
Southern
Texas Pacific
Union Pacific
U.s. Steel
U. S. Steel
Western Union
Toledo
St. Louis & Western
Grangers
Pacifics
Norfolk &Western
Illinois Central
Nashville
Chattanooga
St. Louis
Pennsylvania
Texas
Pacifs
American Express
American Telephone and Telegraph
Twin City Rapids Transit
Central of Georgia
Cotton futures open lower on New York market
New York on August 18 reports cotton futures opening easy with August at 8.42 cents and nearby months sliding. September 7.92, October 7.79, November 7.72, December 7.72, January 7.74, March 7.72, April-May 7.75.
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New York
Clearing house figures show weekly drop versus last year
The Appleton bank reporting period yields a total of 511690.11 dollars for the past week, compared with 656153.24 dollars for the same week last year. The year over year gap is 144463.13 dollars, leaving the balance in favor of the previous year.
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Appleton Bank
Nordenskjold Antarctic Expedition Update
Buenca Ayres reports the Nordenskjold Antarctic expedition is imprisoned at sea with dog sled preparations under way. Health of crew is excellent. The expedition, led by Prof Otto Nordenskjold, sailed from Gothenburg October 10, 1901, and reached Falmouth October 26 of that year.
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Sweden
Falmouth
Eng
Strike Ordered by Blacksmiths Over Wage Hike Demand
In New York on August 18 the International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths and Helpers ordered a general strike in shops not granting a 10 percent wage increase. The action mainly hits shipyards, with about 1000 workers in various yards quitting work today.
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New York
International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths and Helpers
Funeral notices of several local residents
Funeral services were held for Mrs Adele Lord at 8:30 from her home and 9:00 at St. Jean Baptiste with Rev. Amyot OML and Fr. Mangin deacon. Burial in St Josephs cemetery. Also notices for Miss Lydia Champagne and Mrs Albert Gaudeitte with services at St Josephs and St Michaels. Additional funerals for Alderic Delisle and Dennis Mec Cluskey were held at St Josephs and St Michaels, with burials in St. Josephs and St Patricks cemeteries. Two infant deaths noted: Jennie Essis and Joseph Memet.
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Adele Lord
Aiken Street
St. Jean Baptiste Church
Pr. Amyot
Fr. Mangin
Fr. Nolin
George A. Caisse
Alexander
St. Anne's Society
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Albert
Perron
Lydia M. Champagne
Lilley Avenue
Albert Gaudeitte
Recatur Street
St. Joseph's Church
Fourner
Marion
Lamothe
B. Roberts
M. Pratt
A. Cote
A. Bousquet
A. Thibault
F. Ricard
Archambeaul
Alderic Delisle
St. Joseph’s Church
Lewis
E. Morissette
A. Marcotte
8. Grieve
O. Perron
A. Briere
O. Barrett
Dennis MecCluskey
John McCluskey
Lakeview Avenue
Boston
Lawrence
St. Michael’s Church
Fr. Shaw
Fr. Carney
Mullin
Charles Callahan
Dennis McLaughlin
James McMahon
Michael McCluskey
Patrick Quinn
Thomas McLaughlin
John McCann
Michael Burke
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
O'Donnell
Birth Announcement for Burrington’s New Daughter
In this city on August 16, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Burrington of Coral Street welcomed a daughter.
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Burrington
W. A. Burrington
Coral Street
Maritime News Steamers Reach Ports and Homeward Binds
Steamers Lahn Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse and Kroonland arrived in New York and Plymouth on August 18. The Lahn came from Genoa and Naples and Plymouth, while the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse headed to Cherbourg and Bremer. The Kroonland arrived from Antwerp, marking a busy port scene with multiple ships reporting in.
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New York
Lahn
Genoa
Naples
Plymouth
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
Cherbourg
Bremer
Kroonland
Antwerp
Colorado Fuel and Iron proxy trio backs Osgood management
Mitchell Gates Blair representing about 80 percent of CF&I stock say they favor continued management and liberal treatment of workers. They deny plans to sell to U S Steel or close the works and announce plans for substantial improvements. Osgood replies recounting Gates hostility over a failed sale to U S Steel and notes prior assurances of satisfaction with management.
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Denver
Col
John J. Mitchell
John W. Gates
James A. Blair
Colorado Fuel and Iron Co
Osgood
U. S. Steel Corporation
John C. Osgood
University Club
Messrs
Mitchell
Blair
Lambert
Knights of Pythias hold last sessions in San Francisco
In San Francisco on August 18 the Knights of Pythias concluded their stay with the final session of the Rathbone Sisters Supreme temple and continued sessions of the Supreme lodge at the Palace Hotel.
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San Francisco
Knights of Pythias
Supreme Temple of the Rathbone Sisters
Supreme Lodge of the Order
Palace Hotel
Readville Grand Circuit Meet Opens With Dan Patch
Readville parlor track hosts a grand circuit meeting with a large entry list and promising races. Secretary Jewett has secured the speedy pacer Dan Patch to race against Star Pointer, aiming for the track record. Four races are set for the day with music and strong purses.
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Readville
Jewett
Dan Patch
Star Pointer
Notable Passengers Aboard Majestic on Liverpool to New York
The Majestic set to sail from Liverpool on August 20 bound for New York with a notable list of passengers including Charles T. Yerkes, General James H. Wilson, Dr. Joseph C. Hatzell, William R. Hearst, Sir Edmund Barton, Sir John Forrest, Dion Boucicault, and others.
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London
Majestic
Liverpool
New York
Charles T. Yerkes
James H. Wilson
United State
Edward
Joseph C. Hartzell
Cincinnati
Methodist Episcopal Church
Africa
William R. Hearst
Edmund Barton
Commonwealth of Australia
John Forrest
Australian Commonwealth
Dion Boucicault
Olivette at Lakeview theatre ready for lively run
Olivette heads to Lakeview theatre after days of rehearsal with a seasoned company. Ben Lodge shines in a laughing role while Arthur Seaton and Joseph Smith take key parts. Miss Hallam and Miss Baxter bolster the cast as Mrs Gilbert directs. A sparkling comic opera unfolds all week.
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Olivette
Lakeview Theatre
Ben ‘Lodge
Arthur Seaton
de Merrimac
Joseph Smith
Valentine
Traveling sales info from Grand Trunk railway agent
Before deciding on where to spend your vacation, contact Thos Wynne, traveling passenger agent, Grand Trunk railway system, 306 Washington Street, Boston, for Mountains of New England and the Muskoka Lakes Routes and Fares for Summer Tours Trains 3 and 4 Tourist Travel.
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Thos. Wynne
Grand Trunk Railway System
Washington Street
Boston
New England
The
Muskoka Lakes
Canvas Shoes Restocked at 59c a Pair
A new shipment of nearly 300 canvas shoes arrives after being overlooked by the manufacturer. Available in girls youths and boys sizes from 6 to 8 1 2 children's to 5 2 2 boys, plus a few men's pairs. Solid leather soles tan and grey duck good styles and durability. Originally 1.25 now 58c per pair. Display in Merrimack street window basement sale by A. G. Pollard.
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Merrimack Street
A. G. Pollard
Fleet Review at Portsmouth Shows Strength Gaps
King Edward reviewed the home fleet off Spithead amid a stunning display of ships yet found many vessels in the lineups to be ineffectives. The parade included Asashio and other foreign ships, with smokeless coal and a heavy crowd along the Solent.
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Portsmouth
England
Edward
Spit Head
Calliope
Apia
Devastation
Dreadnaught
Camperdown
Edinburgh
Solent
Chas. Hotham
Royal Sovereign
Isle of Wight
Asashio
Asama
Takasago
Carlo Alberto
Don Carlos
Victoria and Albert
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Automobile clubs pace blame for Normandy crash in Tribune report
The Paris automobile club defers to high speed as the major risk in the Charles Fair crash and other motor accidents. It notes wild speeding by young owners on Normandy roads around Trouville Dieppe and Aix les Bains and highlights Ted Sloan as an offender.
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New York
Charles Fair
Automobile Club of Paris
Tribune
Normandy
Mantese and
Freux
Trouville
Dieppe
Aix- Les-Baines
Ted Sloan
Pont Leveque
Cobourg
Exreux
Pacy-sur- Eure
Chateau de Mai
Pacy
The Fair Millions Probate Question In San Francisco
Wills of Mr and Mrs Charles Fair remain private prompting speculation on whether the Farrs held separate or community property. Attorneys Haggerty and Oelrichs lead the probate efforts with questions of death priority tied to the final distribution. If Mrs Fair outlived her husband the shares go as bequeathed. if not, the estate is divided between his sisters and any property Mrs Fair gave him. The Fairs will rest in the Laurel Hill mausoleum beside Senator James G Fair.
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Paris
Chas. L. Fair
Brotey
Associated Press
Trouville
Mr. Fair
Chateau
San Francisco
Stugy
Chas. Fair
Farrs
Haggerty
Herman Oelrichs
Quiet at Shenandoah after night of disturbances
Shenandoah Pa August 16 quiet returned after a night of excitement with sentries patrolling streets. Troops moved quickly into the foreign quarter to quell any disturbance. Farmers report farm raids in the Catwis valley and the sheriff appealed to. General Gobin officially inspected the Twelfth regiment as the governor's troops were sent through the region.
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Shenandoah
Catwisso
Gobin
Murray wins 100 yard handicap at Cliftonville
London reports at Cliftonville athletic sports Murray from Dublin won the 100 yard handicap with two yards, defeating A F Duffy of America who ran from scratch and another American with three yards. Murray clocked 10 seconds.
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London
Cliftonville Athletic Sports Today
Murray
Dublin
A. F. Duffy
Winetrav Ammerican
Strong and Wife Register Under Alias in Paris
Bradlee Strong and May Yohe registered at a Paris hotel under the name Strong after arriving from the south of France. The couple, who had previously declined interviews, left the city this morning and did not provide comments.
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Paris
Putman
Bradlee Strong
May Yohe
Strong
France
Fire in Cherry Street tenement injures three
New York August 16 three persons were burned in a six story tenement at 240 and 242 Cherry street. Sabino Yirsich 19 Rachel Yirsich nine months Julius Yirsich five were involved. The girl lit a kerosene fire for the stove causing flames to catch her clothing and the hangings. The siblings were carried to safety by others though Sabine and the body were badly burned and may die. The boy was only slightly scorched. Money loss was small.
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New York
Cherry Street
Sabino Yirsch
Rachel Yirsch
Julius Yirsch
Sabine
Thieves Rob Freel's Pawnshop in Broadway Heist
Two armed robbers seized a tin box with about $1000 and diamond earrings valued at 300 dollars from Freel's pawnshop at 927 Broadway, Williamsburg. Manager Daniel Reagan chased one thief before the other fled, aided by a distracting accomplice, as detectives learned of the robbery later that night.
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New York
Freel
Broadway
Williamsburg
Hamburg Avenue
Daniel Reagan
Regan
Vacant Pastorates Across New York and Brooklyn
A summer survey lists several major church vacancies in New York and Brooklyn. Notable posts include Holy Trinity Brooklyn with about 10,000 dollars, Grace Church Brooklyn 6000 to 8000, St George’s Brooklyn around 3000, St Agnes Chapel Manhattan about 500, Epiphany 3000, St Marys Mott Haven 1500, Holy Sepulchre 1500, Temple Emmanuel seeking a principal rabbi at 12000, Universalist Divine Paternity around 6000, First Church Brooklyn Eastern 2000 to 3000, Second Avenue Baptist 3500, Riverside Church 2000.
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New York
Brooklyn
Church of the Holy Trinity
Grace Church
St. George’s Episcopal
Manhattan
St. Agnes Chapel
Trinity Parish
Church of the Epiphany
St. Mary's Church
Mott Haven
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Temple Emmanuel
Gotther
Church of the Divine Paternity
First
Second Avenue Church
Riverside Church
Second Avenue
Baptist Church Mission Society
Was it murder at Knowlton pond
Gardner Aug 16 Medical Examiner E A Sawyer rules Joseph Goguen died by drowning and that he was alive when he hit the water. He does not decide on the head bruises noted by police as murder indicators. An inquest is planned and three or four Hubbardston sawmill workers who boarded with him have left the area, with none yet located.
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Goguen
Hubbardston
Knowlton’s Pond
Republican State Committee Fixes Saratoga Convention Date
At the Fifth Avenue hotel New York August 16 the Republican state committee fixed September 23 as the state convention date and Saratoga as the site. The meeting lasted under thirty minutes. resolutions designated Convention Hall as the venue and United States hotel as the committee headquarters, with a follow up session at 2 p.m. September 22 at the same hotel. Col. Dunn reported harmony and omitted any talk of a temporary or permanent chairman.
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New York
Republican State Committee
Fifth Avenue
Saratoga
George W. Dunn
United States
State Committee
Col. Dunn
Arrested for Assault near Lodi Wisconsin
Lodi Wis Aug 16 William Carter the man accused of assaulting Annie Zimmerman was arrested at farmer Arthur Boyce's home. He was not mobbed and sheriff Burmeister transported him to Madison for custody.
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Lodi
Wis
Willam Carter
Annie Zimmerman
Arthur Boyce
Madison
Burmeister
Insane Woman Hangs Self in Lynn Home
Sarah B. Williams, 52, was found dead in her room by her husband in Lynn on August 16. She had been insane for some time and was discovered hanging from a bed post with a rope around her neck.
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Lynn
Sarah B. Williams
Rhodes Scholars Delayed By Complex Rhodes Will Plans
London Aug 16 It may be 1904 before Rhodes Scholars appointed under Cecil Rhodes will reach Oxford due to intricate details in the will. George R Parkin of Upper Canada College departed for New York on the Oceanic to survey colonial opinions while executors refine eligibility rules and other bequest matters amid diverse authorities and nationalities involved in the scheme.
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London
Cecil Rhodes
Oxford University
George Robert Parkin
Upper Canada College
Toronto
Oceanic
New York
Mr. Rhodes
A VICIOUS HORSE KILLS CHILD IN ANDOVER CT
A three year old boy in Andover Connecticut was attacked by a horse while playing on the lawn. The horse lifted the child with its mouth and trampled him with a hind hoof, crushing the skull. The father used a whip to drive the creature away. The child was taken to Hartford hospital in critical condition.
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Andover
Robert Schatag
Hartford Hospital
Offer for Lake Ship Building Company stock
The Plain Dealer reports a definite offer for the American Shipbuilding company stock. Directors will decide at a special session early next month. J Pierpont Morgan drives the deal aimed at Great Lakes control. The firm, Cleveland based, owns yards, shops, and foundries in Cleveland Lorraine Detroit Wyandotte West Superior Milwaukee Chicago and Buffalo with property valued at 15 million dollars and a 3 million reserve.
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Cleveland, O
the Plain Dealer Today
American Shipbuilding Company
J. Pierpont Morgan
Great Lakes
Cleveland
Loraine
Detroit
Wyandotte
Mich
West Superior
Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago
Buffalo
Rospigliosi Baptizes Daughter Quietly at Country House
Prince Rospigliosi chooses a private baptism to avoid friction with Rome's church. The infant princess is healthy and will attend at the country house where priests are partly under his influence. The marriage to the divorced Princess Rospigniosi remains unrecognized by Catholic authorities in Rome.
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Rome
Rospigliosi
Rospigniosi
Frederic Parkhurst
Bangor
Motorman Barnes discharged in manslaughter case
Cambridge Aug 16 Albert L Barnes of Somerville a Boston Elevated motorman was discharged in district court today after being held on a manslaughter charge connected with the August 6 death of William Mead of Lexington Mead fell in front of an electric car
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Cambridge
Albert L. Barnes
Somerville
Boston Elevated Railroad
William Mead
Lexington
Mead
Crew Paid Off After Baamenden Wreck Near Halifax
The crew of the wrecked steamer Baamenden, arriving in Halifax, N S, are paid off by the Norwegian consul and leaving on other ships. Tenders for salvage and delivery have been withdrawn. the ship will be abandoned and sold.
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Halifax
N. S
No. Notions on Matrimony Sparked by Unmarried Voices
A Washington Star quotation contrasts views on marriage with a remark by Miss Cayenne. She suggests that unmarried people may speak more freely, rather than boasting superior wisdom, about matrimony.
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Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Face of Christ in Catacomb Frescoes Across Centuries
A Scottish American author argues that catacomb frescoes showing Christ and the Apostles use authentic likenesses for Peter and John, while ten apostles appear as generic faces. He asserts Renaissance masters revived a direct likeness lineage, rejecting the idea of ubiquitous wearied dummy portraits.
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Christ
Peter
John
Rome
Michael Angelo
Titan
Raphael
Correggio
Bonnat
von Uhde
Holman Hunt
Depew’s archive of anecdotes fuels polished after dinner talks
A Philadelphia Times report quotes a Depew confidant on collecting stories. Chauncey M. Depew maintains a clerk who files, classifies, and indexes his best tales from 25 years. He adds new material from his wide network and records when each story is used to avoid repetition.
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Chauncey M. Depew
Philadelphia Times
Depew
Huntsman’s Grave for Prince Albert of Sachsen Altenburg
The funeral narrative from Westminster Review describes Prince Albert of Sachsen Altenburg being buried in a huntsman’s grave under an old beech tree after a service at Serralhn church. Dignified rites included a white satin shroud, fir twigs, and a simple white cross marking the woodland burial.
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Albert
Sachsen-Altenburg
Serralhn
Westminster Review
Bishop Potter Mistaken For Military Figure During Southern Stop
In a New York Times anecdote Bishop Potter, traveling off duty, caused confusion at a southern hotel breakfast when an Afro American waiter saluted him as colonel. Potter clarified he was only a bishop, prompting lighthearted exchange about rank and identity.
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Potter
New York
Gin'ral
New York Times
Her Prayer A Petersburg Child and a Mole Tale
Representative Lamb of Virginia recounts a Petersburg girl's nightly ritual at four and a half. The child prays silently after the Lord's Prayer and asks God to remove her mother’s mole, then amends her request noting the mole appears to stay.
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Lamb
Virginia
Petersburg
Large Italian capitals and tin nugget record noted
Rome remains Italy's capital with 452000 people while Milan hosts 490009 and Naples nears 700000. A record tin nugget in North Dundas Tasmania weighs 5400 pounds and is described as nearly pure tin.
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Rome
Italy
Milan
Naples
North Dundas
Tasmania
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Thomas
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Jennie Essis
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Joseph Memeet
Wall St
Haent & Freese
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Marine News
Colorado Fuel
King Pin
Lakeview
Eure
Tod Sloan
Cherry Hill
Nicholas G. Norcross
Insurance
Lowell, Mass
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Bill
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Oxford
Lake Ship Building Company
Rospiglios
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