Boston Market Opens Weak Amid London Declines
The New York market opened weak with declines from 0.25 to 0.5 percent as London quotations were 14 to 15 percent lower for American stocks. Early trading saw shorts covering and traders bid up some issues, with Manhattan and sugar showing the only marked gains. Western Union lagged, and local activity centered on Montana as the primary stock, with other names listed alongside various bonds and rail stocks. A sale of chenille covers offered at 75 cents each at Palmer Street entrance by A. G. Pollard & Co.
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Boston
New York
London
Shorts
Manhattan
Sugar
Western Union
Treasury
Chicago
Montana
London Copper
Palmer Street
A. G. Pollard & CO
Port Maitland Tales of Boys and Boats
In Port Maitland locals recall a bygone era as boys once ran to sea while modern life replaces shaves and barber shops. The Hon. Mr. Blank from Boston endures a foiled shave and a village prank, as darkness falls and sunsets turn blood red over the harbor. The expressman recounts youth at sea and the shift away from wooden ships, with stories of departures to the states and Yarmouth for freight.
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Port Maitland
Blank
Boston
Expressman
Mr. Blank
States
Yarmouth
Lem
Nurse’s Fatal Carelessness Sparks City Hospital Tragedy
In San Francisco on August 22 Richard Sherlock, a City and County hospital nurse, left two patients Daniel Nether and Thomas Murphy to care of George Malabar. Malabar mistook coculus indica for the intended draught and fed both men. Nether, a 60 year old Massachusetts native, died shortly after. Murphy is dying. Malabar is jailed and Sherlock is sought for alleged criminal negligence.
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San Francisco
Cal
Richard Sherlock
City and County Hospital
Daniel Nether
Thomas Murphy
George Malabar
Nether
Murphy
Malabar
Massachusetts
Sherlock
Summer Visitors Shot In Cape Porpoise
Kennebunk Maine August 22 Aleck Rice a hermit fired a charge of birdshot into a party of summer visitors wounding seven, including Otis Noonan and Harry Hutchings. He claimed hoodlums had tormented him and apologized saying no action would be taken.
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Kennebunk
Aleck Rice
Cape Porpoise
Otis Noonan
Harry Hutchings
Orrin Wilder
Eugene Maker
Miss Gilman
Arletta Tibbets
Rice
Ida Ship Passes Philadelphia After Destructive Voyage
The German ship Ida captained by Boysen arrived in Philadelphia in a partially dismantled state after a perilous voyage from London. Storms and heavy seas after leaving London jammed its cargo pumps with chalk. The vessel traveled from Bermuda after departing London January 10, reaching Bermuda March 10 before arrival in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Ida
Boysen
Delaware Cape
London
Bermuda
Silver Drops in London Amid Monetary Panics
London reports a depressed market for American railroad securities as monetary panics affect investor confidence. Wheat harvests are excellent, the money market remains tight though today money is plentiful, and silver falls to 31 5-16 per ounce amid shifting rates across Consols and Paris and Berlin exchanges.
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London
The
Stock Exchange
Paris Exchange
Berlin
Mariners drift five days in fog to reach land
Gloucester, Aug 23. John Lottie and Charles Olsen of schooner Gladstone were found at St. John s N F after abandoning ship to visit their trawls on New Seattle Bank 85 miles from Bacalieu. A thick fog hid their vessel and buoys for five days they endured in an open dory with two bread slices and half a gallon of water.
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Gloucester
Mass
John Lottie
Charles Olsen
Gladstone
St. John’s
N. F
New Seattle
Bacalieu
Fatal Turpentine Fire Claims Two at Brewster
A German woman, Mrs. Charles Walsborn, and her seven year old daughter Mildred died in a turpentine spill near a cook stove at the Albert Crosby place in Brewster. Painters had recently worked there and the girl stained her dress on fresh wood. The mother tried to remove the stain with turpentine when the flames ignited. The daughter lingered three days before death.
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Brewster
Charles Walsborn
Albert Crosby
Mildred
Fire Strikes Boston tea and spice row. losses tallied
A lively blaze broke out shortly after seven this morning on State street affecting firms in tea coffee spice and baking powder trades. The fire began on the fifth floor causing estimated damage of 35000 dollars.
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Lively
Boston
Life Saving Station Burned at White Head
Cohasset aug twenty second fire destroyed the Humanse society life saving station boat and apparatus at White Head at two in the morning. Loss placed around one thousand dollars.
Railroads Trim Workforces Amid Uncertain Business
Several major lines from New York announce retrenchments following reduced freight volumes tied to political and economic uncertainty. The New York Central and others cut freight train crews while keeping general staffing tight, with rehires possible if sound money prevails in November.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Buffalo
Mellen
N. Y
N. H. & H. Railrose
New Haven Road
Old Colony
New Jersey Central
The
Erie
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
West Shore
Manhattan Railway
Government Force Wins Cuenca Engagement in Ecuador
The Herald reports two battles near Cuenca between government troops led by Gen Alfaro and rebel forces under Vega. The action lasted eight hours on the first day with renewed fighting the next morning. Rebels were demoralized and surrendered after initial government assaults. no other uprisings were noted elsewhere in the republic.
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Panama
Galveston
Tex
Herald
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Plac
Cuenca
Alfaro
Vega
Cecil Rhodes Mission Reported Successful in Matabeleland
Cecil Rhodes tours among the natives unarmed, claiming the rebellion sparked by native police usage. Chiefs say reforms promised. Earl Grey sees surrender as nearly unconditional. Also notes Prince Max of Saxony's Mass at St Boniface and Bolivian President Alonzo assumes duties with hopeful peace prospects.
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Bulawayo
Cecil Rhodes
Matabeleland
Mr. Rhodes
Earl Gray
British South African Company
Summer millinery sale offers great bargains
Will close out their entire stock of summer millinery at greatly reduced prices. We have trimmed hats and bonnets for Friday and Saturday. Our goods are all new and seasonable, no shop-worn trash, but genuine bargains.
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the O'Donnell & Gilbride Co
Aegis Pri
O'Donnell & Cilbride
A.G. Pollard
GE E “ Kaiser
Kaiser
Merrimack Stree
Gambler Sale
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Merrioick Street
Paimer Mivreett
Pollard & CompAny
Merrimack, Palmer and
Middle Streets
West End
American Bell
Atlantic
Butte & Boston
Calumet & Heela
Franklin
Gold Coin
Nearsarge
Merced
Old Dominion
Osceola
Pioneer
Uincy
Tamarack
Wolverine
Neims Ja
Bay State
Chicago Gas
Dominion Goa
Fly General Electric
U.S
U. S
U . S. Rubber
Westinghouse, Ptd
Lamson Store Service Co
Lis Tenn. Coal & Iron
Pacific Mail
Delaware
L& W
Delaware & Hudson
Denver
Rio Grande
Lake Shore & M. So
Louisville & Nashville
Missouri
Kansas
Te Missouri
Kansas & Texas
Midh
Central
Missouri Pacific
Ontario & Estern
Omaha
St. Paul
Philadelpha Reading
Texas Pac
Union Pacific
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Wheeling Ptd
Wabash
Albert S$. Guild
Wyman’s Exchange
Cateb L,. Smith
TALES
Nova Scotia
Huntsville
Ont
Huntington
Ind
Wallace Circus
W. E. Russell
Bangor
Chas. Potter
Chas
Theodore Russell
Russell
Thompson - Hardware
Tech
Gail Borden
Eagle Brand Condensed Milk
N.Y
Plymouth
Lovell
Chelmsford
Concord Junction
E.G. Allen
L. Connor
Trafic Mgr
A.C. Kendall
L Pass
Eee & Brown
Westford Street
Prince Max of Saxony
Ichstadt
Bavaria
St. Boniface Catholic Church
Whitechapel
Alonzo
Lima
Peru
Bolivia
Head & Shaw
Rogershall School
Smith, Wellesley and
Vassitchool
Coe
Underhill
Missiorie’s School
Alt.eodol
Latvergit
Glick & Young, Ecrzqrrierors
H. B. Bay
Swan Building
Central Atrees
Wednedays
Hal Newton
Mase
Che
Arthur J. Cummiskey
White Mountain
New England
Bartlett & Dow
Harvard Furnaces
John Callaghan
Courier
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