New York Stock Market Opens Irregularly as Leaders Rise
The New York market opened irregular with small changes. Amalgamated Copper and several rail and steel issues showed varied early moves. Brooklyn Transit led gains with heavy opening volume, later joined by Metropolitan Street Railway and Sugar. St. Paul weakened briefly before a rally by buyers lifted some blue chips.
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New York
Amalgamated Copper
Atchibon
Baltimore & Ohio
Brooklyn Transit
Canadsian Pacific
Erie
Louisville
Manhattan
Missouri Pacific
New York Central
Norfolk & Western
Pennsylvania
Reading
Rock Island
St. Paul
Sugar
Southern
Southern Pacific
Texas Pacific
Union Pacific
United States Steel
Colorado
Southern First
Toledo
St. Louis
Futures Open Quiet Across New York Exchange
Futures opened quiet with multiple contracts showing bids. December at 8.32, January 8.33, February 8.24, March 8.26, April 8.26, May 8.26, June 8.26, July 8.26, August 8.13, September 7.81 bid in early trades.
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New York
Maine tops new incorporations amid Eastern state slowdown
November showed the weakest month for incorporations in the East with $115.14 million in new capital for firms with $1 million plus capital. Maine led new filings with $58 million, ahead of New Jersey at $37.55 million. Eastern firms under $1 million added about $21 million in capitalization.
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Maine
New Jersey
Bank and corporate securities list with ex-dividends and notes
A dense list of securities including shares in Colonial National Bank Tremont National Bank and Atlantic National Bank with quantities and ex-dividend notes. Manufacturing firms such as Pepperell and Merrimack are listed with share counts and rights. Railways Chicago and North Western and Georgia Ry and Electric Co are noted with bond and maturity details plus real estate mentions.
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Colonial Nat. Bank
Nat. Exchange Bank
Tremont Nat. Bank
Atlantic Nat. Bank
Blue Hill Nat. Bank
Milton
Mass
Pepperell Mfg. Co
Sesee
Great Falls Mf
IARI
Cedareseserss
Chicago and
West Michigan
R. R. Co
Georgia Ry. and Electric Co
Bank of Redemption
Merrimack Mfg. Co
N. Mich
R. R
Decatur Woman Learns Son of 28th Infantry Died in Manila
Mrs. Daniel Maher of Decatur street learned Saturday that her son William Riley of Company L 28th Infantry died in a Manila hospital in August. He was about 29, had served several years, and his body will be brought home for burial.
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Daniel Maher
Decatur Street
William Riley
Co. L
28Th Infantry
Manila
Funeral of Catherine Callahan at St Patrick’s Cemetery
The funeral was held Saturday morning from 18 Fenwick Street at 8 30 with burial in St Patrick’s cemetery. Undertaker Albert had charge of the funeral.
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Catherine Callahan
Fenwick Street
St. Patrick's Cemetery
Albert
Obituaries and Births in City Notices
Entries list real names and ages of deceased and newborns in the city: Henry W. O’Brien two years four months, Mary E. Sullivan sixty, Mary Kelley fourteen days, Mary H. McElroy six months, Michael Hogan thirty five, James Morris eighty two, with residences and dates provided for each obituary or birth notice.
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O'Brien
Philip
Mary A
Worthen Street
Henry W. O'Brien
Sullivan
Bassett Street
Mary E. Sullivan
Joseph
Kelley
Lakeview Avenue
Mary Kelley
McElroy
Swift Street
Mary H. McElroy
Hogan
City Hospital
Michael Hogan
Molloy Morris
Pelham
James Morris
Mortality of Lowell Week Ending November 29 1902
Population 99 574 total deaths 28 deaths under five 12 acute lung diseases 8 Death rate 19.84 for week ending Nov 29 1902 versus 16.71 and 13.05 in prior two weeks. Infectious diseases listed scarlet fever 6 diphtheria 1 Board of Health.
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Board OF Health
Exquisite Hood's Lotion Delights Ladies for Skin Care
The lotion offers a soft skin feel for hands and face and is praised as an ideal repair. It comes in attractive bottles that suit dressing tables and appeal to beauty conscious readers.
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Hood
Central National Bank Stockholders Face 100 Percent Assessment
Boston, Nov. 29. As investigators probe the failed Central National Bank, it emerges that the bank holds about 1.6 million of doubtful paper, double its capital. An assessment of stockholders at 100 percent is expected to authorize quick deposit payments, potentially totaling about half a million dollars if set at 104 percent. Receivers continue auditing the bank’s accounts and debts include 150 thousand dollars due from Damon Safe Works.
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Boston
Central National Bank
Damon Safe Works
Mob Seeks Rescue as Prisoner Escapes in Ohio
In Irenton Ohio late Friday a mob tried to seize William Glasco, accused of assaulting Mary Maloney, from the county jail. Sheriff and deputies repelled the attack, and Glasco was spirited away to Portsmouth jail. News notes the mob, armed and threatening lynching, planned to march on Portsmouth.
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William Glasco
Portsmouth
Irenton
Mary Maloney
Glasco
Captain Thompson
Thompson
Smallpox Scourge Report From Furni Islands
Neues Wiener Journal claims over a thousand deaths on the Furni islands near Samos due to a smallpox outbreak. Turkish authorities quarantined the area and residents vaccinated the healthy with samples from the sick, but there is no confirmation of the report.
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Vienna
Neues Wiener Journal
Furni Islands
Samos
Duke and Duchess of Connaught depart for India coronation
London reports the Duke and Duchess of Connaught begin their journey to represent King Edward and Queen Alexandra at the coronation Durbar in India. They will travel via Egypt and attend the opening of the Assouun dam with Col. Jack Leslie and Mrs. Leslie accompanying them.
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London
Duke
Col. “Jack” Leslie
Duke of Connaught
Mrs. Leslie
Germany to expand navy to protect trade in Americas
Berlin reports German fleet society urges more cruisers for abroad trade protection in Central and South America. Germany’s holdings in Venezuela total about 50 million dollars, with 15 million in railroads and 12.5 to 15 million in plantations and productive works. Three ships set to depart December 10, bringing seven vessels to the West Indies with a possible Pacific deployment after Venezuela settlement.
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Berlin
German Fleet Society
William
Central
South American
Venezuela
Germany
West Indies
Marine Ministry
Pacific
Italian Couple Arrested After Knifing Ipswich Man
Ipswich reports that George Blayer was attacked after he kicked a hurdy gurdy tambourine offered by an Italian woman. She struck him with the tambourine while her husband reportedly returned with a knife. Blayer is hospitalized in Boston with chest wounds.
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Ipswich
George Blayer
Blayer
Boston
Fire Chief Croker Granted Writ of Certiorari
New York November 29 Justice Fitzgerald in the supreme court granted a writ of certiorari to review the evidence leading to Fire Chief Croker’s dismissal by Commissioner Sturgis. A stay restraining his removal pending the court proceedings was also issued.
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New York
Fitzgerald
Supreme Court
Croker
Sturgis
Vessel on Fire Off San Juan Reported By Steamer
New York dispatch says the steamer Ro Bes from San Juan passed a vessel on fire last Friday evening. There were no signs of life aboard and no boats were discernible.
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New York
San Juan
Gov Odell Backs Lake Route Canal Plan for Barges
Albany NY Nov 29 Gov Odell supports a lake route canal option for big barges claiming it can be built and save the state about 26.9 million dollars with total costs around 60 million including improvements to Oswego and existing canals. The lake route would run through Oneida Lake and Lake Ontario from Oswego River to Olcott.
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Albsey
Odell
Oswego
Oneida Lake
Lake Ontario
Oswego River
Olcott
Steamers Arrive From Europe In Dec Embargo
Boston dispatch notes ships arriving on December 1 with steamers New England from Liverpool Artemisia from Hamburg New York and Ryndam from Rotterdam bringing transatlantic traffic to the harbor.
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Boston
New England
Liverpool
Artemsia
Hamburg
New York
Ryndam
Rotterdam
Burglary at Dancast House on Middlesex and Pearl
A thief broke into Alfred Dancast’s home at the corner of Middlesex and Pearl streets on Friday and took a valuable overcoat. Police were notified and are investigating the case.
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Alfred Dancast
Middlesex and
Pearl Streets
Dancast
Czar awards Saint Alexander Newysky cordon to Tower
London reports Ambassador Tower received the grand cordon of the Saint Alexander Newysky order from the Czar. France named Mr Tower a grand officer of the Legion of Honor for his book on the Marquis of Lafayette in the American Revolution.
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London
Ambassador Tower
Mr. Tower
Legion of Honor
Marquis of Lafayette
Lowell Machine Shop workers quit over cold work area
Employer of the setting-up room of the Lowell Machine shop reported workers quit Friday due to the cold risking their lives. On Saturday the men found the shop adequately heated and chose to remain at work, restoring operations without further disruption.
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Lowell Machine Shop
Waterhouse Dead in Dover at 57
Dover New Hampshire November 29 Hon William S Waterhouse of Barrington longtime public servant died here at age 57 He served as state senator and representative county commissioner selectman and town clerk He is survived by a widow and a daughter
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Dover
N. H
Waterhouse
Barrington
Route at Lockport Canal Promises Major Time Savings
A new 18 mile canal route at Lockport is touted among several advantages of the lake route, claiming a round trip between Troy and Buffalo could save 35 hours for a barge and consort or 41 hours for a propeller towing five barges.
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Lockport
Troy
Buffalo
Lead keel laid for new coup defence yacht in Bristol
Bristol reports the lead keel for a new coup defence yacht laid bare in the boat shops. About 100 tons of lead cooled after casting, allowing removal of clay protection. Preparations for upper hull work proceed as nickel steel frames bend and bronze keel plates are finished. Belmont and Herreshoff discuss fitting out Constitution for next season, with Herreshoff to supervise. Packard resigns to join Starling Burgess in naval architecture.
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Bristol
R. L
August Belmont
New York
Nat Herreshoff
Belmont
New London
Painful Accidents Reported With Several Emergency Hospital Visits
A series of Saturday mishaps includes William Weldon a 15 year old from 690 Lawrence street who fell on a can and punched the stem through his left hand. Fred Nealey of Central street scraped his scalp after a wagon fall. Eugene Bradley 4 of 261 Boston road cut his left hand needing three stitches. Joseph Delaney 32 of 84 Chapel street severed a small artery in his right hand. Thomas Monahan of 3 Broad Way sprained an ankle after a sidewalk slip. All were taken to the Emergency hospital for treatment.
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William Weldon
Lawrence Street
Fred Nealey
Central Street
Electric Light Corporation
Eugene Bradley
Boston Road
Waterhead ‘Mill
Joseph Delaney
Chapel Street
Lowell
Thomas Monahan
Broadway
Three Students Drownings Linked To Lake Search Finds Bodies
The bodies of Elizabeth Moon 21 of Saratoga Springs and E W Perry 21 and A C Brewer 26 of the Pentecostal Collegiate Institute were recovered after a week long Moswansicut lake search. Moon’s pen secured by grappling hook. Brewer found yesterday and Perry’s body still sought as lake is dragged.
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Scituate
R. 1
Elizabeth II. Moon
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Moswansicut Lake
E. W. Perry
A. C. Brewer
Brewer
Perry
Pentecostal Collegiate Institute
Miss Moon
Prohibition Notice Affects Hancock County Liquor Sellers
Ellsworth Me November 29 Sheriff U H F Whitcomb warns every person in Hancock county suspected of illegal sale that from December 5 enforcement will be strict and impartial The county attorney will seek jail terms for all indictments and about 25 Bar Harbor liquor sellers are affected Whitcomb recently won re election by a small plurality over Reverend S L Hanscom
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Ellsworth
UH. F. Whitcomb
Hancock County
Bar Harbor
Sheri Whitcomb
Rev. S. L. Hanscom
Jealous Rage Ends in Double Tragedy in Providence
Henry Cratchford, an itinerant banjo player from Washington D C, shot and killed Elsie Lewis 17, wounded Mabel Nixon 21, then killed himself. Cratchford entered Elsie Lewis home on Tyler Street after leaving a saloon on Potters Avenue around 11 PM, firing two shots. Both victims were colored, with Lewis dead at once and Nixon fatally wounded.
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Providence
R. L
Henry Crotchford
Washington, D. C
Elsie Lewis
Mabel Nixon
Cratchford
Potter's Avenue
Tyler Street
Gas from the Drain Fills Cross Street Homes
Gas from the Lowell Gas Light company sewer leaks flooded Cross street cellars at an early hour. City engineers and street superintendents sealed the sewer entry to stop the intrusion. A health inspector found gas enters through walls from the street drain rather than pipes. The city warns continued leakage could force shutdown of gas use until the remedy holds.
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Cross Street
Western Avenue
Suffolk Street
Ones
Health Department
City Hall
Suits Filed Against United Shoe Machinery Company
Five tort suits totaling 145000 were filed in Salem against United Shoe Machinery Co. of Boston and Beverly. Plaintiffs include Margaret van Wagenen Auburndale seeking 60000 with a separate 10000 suit, George M. Smailey Boston, Ida B. Converse Newton, and Eva B. van Wagenen each seeking 25000. Grounds unspecified.
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Salem
Office of the Registry of Deeds
United Shoe Machinery Company
Boston
Beverly
Margaret van Wagenen
Auburndale
Ida van Wagenen
George M. Smailey
Ida B. Converse
Newton
Bva B. van Wagenen
Woman Dies Beside Man in Chicago Hotel
In Chicago on Thanksgiving day a young woman identified as Miss Laura L. Pattee of Springfield Illinois died in the Grand Pacific hotel. The apparent cause is heart failure. police detained a man named O Donnell who claims the woman was Miss Pattee and will be held pending coroner's inquiry.
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Chicago
Womean
Laura L. Pattee
Springfield
Ill
Donnell
Miss Pattee
O'Donnell
Fishing Schooner Shalbroch Rescued Off Isaac's Harbor
The fishing schooner Shalbroch, abandoned with no rudder, was picked up yesterday off Isaac's harbor and towed into the harbor by the steamer Anita. The crew left the vessel on Saturday. The Shalbroch is small and less than one year old.
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Hallifax
N.S
Shalbroch
Isaac's Harbor
Anita
Kelley Held for Requisition Papers in Philadelphia
Philadelphia November 29 Charles F P Kelley former speaker of the St. Louis House of Delegates was arrested as an alleged fugitive from justice. He was arraigned in the central police court and held to await requisition papers from Missouri based on Detective Tate’s testimony.
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Philadelphia
Charles FP. Kelley
House of Delegates
St. Louis
Central Police Cout
Tate
Kelley
Missouri
Horse Shot After Breaking a Leg in Athens Street
A horse belonging to W. F. Parker at 192 Hildreth street slipped on wet Athens street near Austin street this morning and broke a hind leg. Officer Breault euthanized the animal to end its suffering.
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W. F. Parker
Hildreth Street
Athens Street
Austin Street
Breault
Man Hurt When Pipe Drops on Thumb at Work
John Carragher 35 of 870 Lakeview avenue employed by the Electric Light company suffered a crushed left thumb after a 600 pound pipe trapped it at work. He received treatment at the Emergency hospital.
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John Carragher
The
Electric Light Company
Mr. Carragher
Lakeview Avenue
Porch Climbers Strike In Rochester Jewel Heist
Porch climbers early this morning stole jewels and money valued near 4000 dollars from the home of William Miller at 571 University avenue Rochester. The burglary occurred while Miller and his family were away.
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Rochester
N. Y
William Miller
University Avenue
Pugs Can Fight in Kentucky Says Judge
Louisville November 29 Judge Sterling Tomey of the circuit court of appeals ruled this morning that glove contests in Kentucky cannot be enjoined The decision addresses the legality of dog fighting style events in the state and signals a ruling against statewide injunctions on such contests.
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Kentucky
Judge
Louisville
Sterling Tomey
Circuit Court of Appeals
Morocco Turmoil Strikes Near Tangier Front
Tangier Morocco November reports say Zemmour tribesmen attacked forces near Tangier. Sultan's troops dispersed rebels but his advance on Rabat has been checked, signaling unsettled resistance in the region.
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Tangier
Morocco
Zemmour
Rabat
Show Girl at Columbia Theatre in Boston Tonight
Rice presents Show Girl at the Columbia in Boston under Edward F. Rice. The musical extravaganza, revised from The Cap of Fortune, features Frank Lalor David Lythgoe Robert L. Dailey Neil McNeil and a notable female chorus as a strong attraction after recent hits in New York and at the Colonial Theatre.
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Rice
Columbia Theatre
Boston
Edward F. Rice
R. A. Barnet
Cadets
New York
Colonial Theatre
Frank Lalor
David Lythgoe
Robert L. Dailey
Neil McNeil
David Abrahams
Frank Young
Kathryn Hutchinson
Yolande Wallace
Marie Hilton
Bessie de Voie
Anna McNabb
Exeter Phillips Exeter Andover spring dual track set May 30
Exeter New Hampshire December 1 officials fixed the date for the Phillips Exeter versus Andover spring dual track meet for May 30 to be held on the Exeter campus. Exeter will be coached by George S Connors of Chicago for the third year with Howard N Robinson of Boston guiding the baseball team.
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Exeter
N. H
George 8 S. Connors
Chicago
Phillips-Exeter Academy
Andover
New England
Howard N. Robinson
Boston
Record week for marriages shocks city clerks office
City clerk issued 41 marriage licenses last week, 17 on Wednesday, a record. Most couples under 26. Fewer marriages expected after Advent due to Catholic Church restrictions.
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Inspecta
Bosworth's Place Appointment as Postmaster
Washington December 1 Neplamin and Bosworth were appointed fourth class postmasters at Taunton. The action creates a new rural mail route and assigns duties to the local office.
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Washington
Neplamin & Boaworth
Taunton
Preacher in Queensland Described by Black Natives
A quoted account from Edward B. Kennedy recounts a white preacher’s reception among Queensland aborigines. A native translates a gag about a preacher and the lord's prayer, then a mob dances with joy as a spokesman requests sixpence to recite church rites. The preacher then asks for payment and hastily wraps up his message amid shifting responses.
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Edward B. Kenneedy
Queensland
Cabon
Russian laws end Finnish constitutional privileges
The four enactments place the Finnish senate under the governor general with veto power over senate resolutions and allow rapid dismissal by czar-appointed officials. They authorize the senate's judicial department to dismiss judges, and require superior consent for any official trial. The measures retroactively shield police from accountability, placing the people at Russian officials’ mercy.
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Senate
Judicial Department
The
Two ministerial tales from Rev Parkin address
The Philadelphia Telegraph reports two stories told by Rev Dr Parkin before the Ministerial union at Witherspoon Hall. One, a coal region preacher with a speech impediment cures himself by moving to Philadelphia after saving salary for a cure. The other, a frugal preacher who writes for papers indorses a $15 check with a joke about his endorsement.
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Parkin
Witherspoon Hall
Philadelphia Telegraph
Philadelphia
Moon volcanic eruptions seen in lunar plates
Paris astronomers Loewy and Puiseux publish lunar atlas plates noting Moon eruptions as intense as Earth’s great cataclysms. Calm, dry conditions allow durable effects. newer deposits layer over older, appearing darker and more confined.
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Moon
Mesers. Loewy
Puiseux
Paris Observatory
Martinique
St. Vincent
Studied Dial Sparks Life of Lord Kelvin Scientist
A misread, fragmentary passage describes Lord Kelvin as the son of a small farmer in County Down who, drawn by an old sundial in a churchyard, changed life by studying the dial and became a renowned investigator of natural phenomena.
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Lord Kelvin
County Down
Pilace
Woman in Male Disguise Found Dead at Sixty Two
Marius, a longtime Paria press figure known as a messenger and in other roles, was found dead in bed in the last days. Doctors ruled the death natural and noted Marius was a woman who had worn masculine attire since childhood.
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Marius
Paria
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