Boston Stocks Report of Dull Market and Minor Changes
Boston on August 22 1896 saw a very dull local stock market with few quotations. Mining stocks Merced and Pioneer moved little while Tamarack held steady. Bay State Gas fell. N Y N H and H rose. Money at the clearing house loaned at 4 percent with on call money at 6 percent and on time 6 to 7 percent. Cordley & Co provided closing figures and notes on reliability and timing of prices from the opening to 1 o'clock.
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Boston
Montana
Merced
Pioneer
Tamarack
Bay State Gas
N. Y
New York
F. R. Cordley & CO
Daily Courier
I. R. Cordley & Co
Bankers
State Street
Glidden Building
Middlesex — Street
Lowell
Closing bid Friday Land Stocks and Railroad Shares
A mixed list of closing bids in Land Stocks, Telephone Stocks, Mining Stocks, and Railroad Stocks. Notable entries include American Bell at 200 and 199, Atlantic mining at 16b, Calumet & Hecla at 202, and numerous railroad names such as New York Central at 92 and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy around 58 to 59. Prices shown in fractions and percent ranges reflect market activity.
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Boston
Boston Gas
C.B. & Q. Conrt
Mexican Central
Xican Central
Ican Central
New York
Atchison, Toneka & See
Canada So
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Central New Jersey
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago, Rock Island & Pac
Delaware, L. & W
Delaware & Hudson
Denver and
Rio Grande
Lake Shore & M. So
Louisville & Nashville
Manhattan
Missouri
Central
Missouri Pacific
Asate Union Pacific
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Big Wheeling
Child Instantly Killed by Vegetable Team in Malden
Boston reports: Carrol Huckins a three year old son of Frank Huckins of Presque Isle Maine was killed on Arlington street Malden when struck by a vegetable wagon driven by John P Dudley. The wagon wheel ran over the boy's neck causing a broken neck and severe head injuries. Dudley says he did not see the child until after the jar of the wagon. Huckins family notified.
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Boston
Carrol Huckins
Frank Huckins
Presque Isle
Arlington Street
Malden
John P. Dudley
Everett
F. R. Jones
Arlington Terrace
Huckins
Maine
Mrs. Selfridge Sr. Dies in San Francisco at 86
Mrs. Thomas O. Selfridge Sr., wife of Rear Admiral Selfridge, U S N, died in San Francisco August 22 after a long illness. She was 86 years old.
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San Francisco
Cal
Thomas O. Selfridge
Selfridge
Riot at T. G. Plant factory crowds Lynn workers
In Lynn on Aug 21 about 10 000 people gathered before the T. G. Plant factory as police held back mobs. Non union workers faced assaults while crowds followed women in the stitching room. Several arrests were made and anticipated riot prompted mayor to consider more officers.
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Lynn
T. G
Robert D. Ramsdell
Frank Baiell
David Ireland
George Pardee
James A. White
Haverhill
Claremont
N. H
Bessom
O'Sullivan Ready To Take On Atkinson In Debates
Boston Aug. 21 Jeremiah T. O'Sullivan of Lawrence accepted Edward Atkinson's gauntlet to debate Mr. Williams. O'Sullivan, a witty and lively speaker, said he would defend free silver and not fear a flood of statistics, metric or otherwise. He praised Atkinson as a respected statistician and ready to oppose him in public debate.
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Boston
Edward Atkinson
George Fred Williams
Jeremiah T. O'Sullivan
Lawrence
O’sullivan
Williams
Atkinson
O'Sullivan
John E. Russell
Bryan expected eastern support for Bryan in 1900 campaign
In Upper Red Hook New York Aug 21, voters sense Candidate Bryan will receive eastern backing. Letters urge him to speak in eastern states and many cities between Chicago and New York invite him to speak. Bryan dismisses claimed Hill Danforth pledge and expects Hill to announce his own stance.
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Upper
Red Hook
N. Y
Bryan
New York State
Chicago
New York
Senator Hill
Danforth
Mr. Bryan
Palmer Denies McKinley Vote Claim In St Louis
Springfield Aug 21 Senator Palmer denied a St Louis paper report that he would back McKinley if no other candidate were nominated He said he never made such a statement and never spoke to the reporter He will address the Sangamon county gold Democratic convention tomorrow to define his position clearly.
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Springfield
St. Louis
Palmer
McKinley
Sangamon County
Man’s Disappearance Ends in Gruesome Pickle Barrel Find
Fredericksburg Virginia August 21 Dallas Bruce a white man from 25 miles away vanished after attending a Confederate reunion in Richmond. He had $400 and was living with a local Black woman. Relatives started a search and uncovered his body cut into pieces packed in pickle barrels at the mistress’s house.
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Fredericksburg
Dallas Bruce
Richmond
Separatist Conspiracy Rumors Shake Madrid
Official dispatch from Manila reports a Philippine separatist plot to win independence from Spain. Twenty one people have been arrested in the islands, several of them Free Masons. Madrid police raided the Hispano Philippine club seizing a large batch of papers amid rising excitement.
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Madrid
Manilla
Philippine Islands
Spain
Hispano Philippine Club
Willie Rosenfeld Sinks Off Rio. 14 Missing
A Santa Catharina dispatch reports the American steamer Willie Rosenfeld of 2353 tons, Captain Danby, sailing from New York to San Francisco, foundered about 200 miles off the coast near Rio de Janeiro. Part of the crew were landed at Santa Catharina, fourteen are missing. The vessel was owned by Arthur Sewall & Co. of Bath Maine, where she was built and launched.
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Rio de Janeiro
Santa Catherine
Willie Rosenfeld
Danby
New York
San Francisco
Arthur Sewall & Co
Bath
Harrity Declares He Is Out of Politics
Pennsylvania friends of Wm. F. Harrity of the Democratic national committee reject the idea of Harrity joining a gold standard ticket with Daniel Lawler. Harrity says he will not have his name presented at the Indianapolis convention and remains out of politics.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Wm. F. Harrity
Democratic National Committee
Indianapolis
Chicago
New York
Harrity
Daniel Lawler
Minnesota
Man with long title on passenger list aboard St Louis
Southampton August 21 The American line steamship St Louis sailing for New York tomorrow will carry many passengers among them Li Hung Chang listed as ambassador senior guardian of the heir apparent prime minister of state and earl of the first rank with the title Suy Also aboard are Mr and Mrs Augustin Daly Col and Mrs Eaton Daniel Frohman and Gen Manager Pugh of the Pennsylvania railroad
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Southampton
American Line
St. Louis
New York
Li Hung Chang
Earl
Suy
Augustin Daly
Eaton
Daniel Frohman
Manager Pugh
Pennsylvania Railroad
Massive granite block freed in New Hampshire quarry
Concord August 21 W S Tapper foreman of the New England Granite Works quarry has blasted free the largest single mass of stone quarried in the state. The block measures 160 feet long 20 feet wide and 20 feet thick containing 60000 cubic feet and weighing about 5000 tons. It will be cut for use in the Standard Oil building in New York City.
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Concord
N. H
W. S. Trapper
New England Granite Works
Standard Oil
New York City
French steamer La Bourgogne absolved in fog collision
In Cherbourg on August 21 the maritime court ruled that the French steamer La Bourgogne bears no blame for the February collision with the Atlas line steamer Ailsa near Fort Hamilton in New York bay. The sinking of the Ailsa resulted from the incident.
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Cherbourg
France
Maritime Court
la Bourgogne
Atlas Line
Ailsa
Fort Hamilton
New York Bay
Summer Millinery Stock Clearance at Great Prices
Will close out their entire stock of summer millinery at greatly reduced prices. Great bargains in trimmed hats and bonnets for Friday and Saturday. All goods are new and seasonable, no shop-worn trash, but genuine bargains.
Great Joe Patchen Lowers Mile Stallion Record
Joe Patchen, driven by Jack Curry at Rigby Park Maine, lowered the world pacing stallion mile record to 2.03 flat by one-fourth second with two watches showing about 2.03. Today’s performance marks a major speedjolt in harness racing.
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Rigby Park
Joe Patchen
Jack Curry
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Merrimack, Opp
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H.R. Barker Manufacturing Co
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Sapolio
A. Stearns
H. E. Dahlberg
A Stearns
H. E. Shattuck & Sons
A.g.pollard and Company
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Kaiser
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Tumbler Sale
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Pollard & CompAny
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American Bell
Atlantic
Boston & Montana
Butte & Boston
Calumet & Hecla
Franklin
Kearsarge
Old Dominion
Osceola
Quincy
Wolverine
Bay State
Dominion Coal
General Electric
U. S
U.S
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Westinghouse, Ptd
Lamson Store Service Co
Tenn, Con & Tron
Ptd
Pacific Mail
Gail Borden
EAGLE
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Albert
GUILD
Wyman’s Exchange
Jere
Hill
Man
Putin
N. W. Norcross & CO
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Central Street
Mass
Thompson
THE
Duck Pants
E.D. Steele & Co., Sexencesar
Monarch
Ae Monarch Cycle Mfg. Cov
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Front St
Palmer & Goodhue
Head & Shaw
Williams Carleton CO
Mees. usRiroad
CONN
Kennebec Steamboat Co
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Sagadahoc
Lincoln Wharf
Gardiner
Hallowell
Augusta
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Ston
Mouse Island
Popham Beach
Ummer
Frederick A. Jones
Lincola Whar
Chauncy-Hall
Berkeley
Boylston, Cor
Berkeley Sts
Taylor, Demeritte & Hagar
Massachusetts
Amherst, Mass
Henry Hh, Goodell
Rogers Hall
Smith, Wellesley and Vassar
E. P. Underhill
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, Mass
T. C. Mendenhall
NCW England Business University
Glick & Young
H. B. Day
Swan Building
Wednessys
Choir Guild
Hal Newton
Masa
George E. Stanley
Nashua
Old Colony
R. R
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