Stock Market Opens Firm Amid Amalgamated Strength
The stock market showed early weakness in some rails but firm Boston opening with Amalgamated Copper leading gains. Other notable moves included Brooklyn Rapid Transit slipping, Long Island surging, and a broad rise in industrials as lists held gains and a late session wobble emerged toward noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amalgamated
Brooklyn
New York
Amalgamated Copper
Anaconda
Atchison
Baltimore and Ohio
Brooklyn Transit
Chesapeake and Ohio
Erie
Erie First
Louisville
Manhattan
Norfolk and Western
New York Central
Ontario and Western
Pennsylvania
Reading
St. Paul
Sugar
Southern
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
United States Steel
Tennessee Coal
Southern Railway
Long Island
Metropolitan _— Street Railway
Cotton market holds steady as government report looms
Analysts note limited moves in the cotton market with prices steady and only narrow fluctuations. A government report scheduled for Tuesday is expected to set the tone, while market players wait for clearer guidance amid cautious bears and bulls. Also mention of gold import orders and potential corporate grouping of rail and coal assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ennis & Stoppani
Old Folks and Children's Concerts At Fair Tickets
Course tickets are 25 cents Tuesday evening at 7 45 for an Old Folks concert in costume under J Avison Baker. Wednesday 7 45 features a children concert. Saturday December 7 matinee at 2 30 for children. Admission 10 cents. Supper served Tuesday and nights 6 30 to 8 00. Tickets 5 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Avison Baker
Financial securities and claims list excerpt from Salem notes
A fragmentary listing shows banks and corporations with bond and note quotes. Institutions include Asiatic National Bank Salem Wamsutta Mills North Bedford Old Colony R R and several railroad and utility bonds with stated prices or percentages. The garbled text preserves names such as Boston Water Power Co and Cambridge Electric Light Co with dated notes and ex-dividend references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asiatic National Bank
Salem
Wamsutta Mills
N. Bedford
Old Colony R. R. C
Vt. & Mass. R. R. Co
Amer. Waltham Watch Co
UB Ausbok CO
Viesiccdnseteevee
Boston Tow. Boat Co
Mass. Loan & Trust Co
Bos- Com
Carsaetter
Cambridge Electric Light Co
Francis.Henshaw.& Co
Milk price in Boston rises one cent a quart
Boston consumers face a one cent per quart milk increase effective today after the Milk Contractors' Association voted to raise prices to four cents above card rates. The group cites higher grain costs and farmer hardship, aiming to keep stock from being sold to other cities.
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Boston
Vicinity
Milk Contractors’ Association of
Parker House
Contractors’ Association
Whiting
Wilhelmina and Henry Acknowledged Marital Strife
Amsterdam reports circulate on royal differences between Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry. A rumored duel and Major Van Tot wounded are denied by his brother who says the aide has peritonitis. At the theatre the Queen's biograph pictures are cheered while those of Prince Henry are hissed.
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Amsterdam
Wilhelmina
Prince Henry
Major van Tot
Boston Tragedies Reported In Morning Incidents
MASSACHUSETTS Winborn McPhail aged 18 was found unconscious in his Boston room with gas turned on near full force. He lies at City hospital not expected to recover. An unknown well dressed man committed suicide on Knapp street by drinking carbolic acid. He was found by a patrolman and died at City hospital. Identity unknown. clothing had names cut off. He was about 40, 5 feet 10, 165 pounds, dark hair blue eyes sandy moustache, appeared respectable.
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Winborn McPhail
Washington Street
Boston
McPhail
City’ Hospital
Knapp Street
City Hospital
An Ambitious Joke Behind Bars in Alecranes
Gen Wood toured the carcel in Alecranes and asked prisoners their reasons for confinement. A man bravely claimed a cow walked behind him, provoking laughter as the jailer explained the cow moved because the man had a rope attached to her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alecranes
Wood
Carcel
Havana
Congress Meets Today in Early Session for McKinley Death
Washington dispatch notes Congress will open with a McKinley death resolution in the Senate and brief sessions ahead. The House will elect the Speaker and swear in members as Gen Henderson’s leadership is affirmed. the President’s message is postponed to Tuesday.
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McKinley
Washington
Senate
Foraker
Hanna
Roosevelt
Kyle
Frye
Morgan
Henderson
House
Bingham
Pennsylvania
Grosvenor
Ohio
Congress
Canadians Seek Clemency for Florence Maybrick
Former Canadian residents in American cities mobilize to urge Florence Maybrick’s release from an English prison. A Cleveland lawyer drafts a petition to be circulated among Great Lakes cities and sent to Montreal and Toronto mayors, then to the King and English premier. The appeal cites Canadian Boer War service as timely grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Florence Maybrick
Great Lakes
Montreal
Toronto
England
Clemancy Iby
Boer sympathizers rally in Detroit for Transvaal league
Four thousand Boer sympathizers met at Light Guard armory in Detroit under the Transvaal league. They praised Commandant Jan Krige and Congressman J. J. Lentz for anti-British views. Resolutions condemned U S horse exports to Britain, denounced reconcentration camps, and expressed Boer sympathy, to be sent to President Roosevelt requesting action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Transvaal League
Jan Krige
Botha
J. J. Lentz
Ohio
South Africa
Congress Opens Fifth-Seventh Session in Washington
Washington reports both houses of Congress have been called to order as the Fifth-Seventh Congress begins its session. The opening marks the start of legislative business with lawmakers assembled in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mediation over Boer War rhetoric as empire fate cited
Commandant Krige warns the British must continue the fight to avert a wave of independence movements. He argues that Boer resistance is a precursor to liberty movements in India and Australia and foresees the South African war signaling the decline of the British Empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krige
India
Australia
Forgery Charged in Boston Case Involving Checks
Boston December 1 Ernest D. Blackwell 40 of 161 Middle Street New Bedford was arrested on a warrant for forgery and uttering forged checks. He allegedly passed a 42.50 check on Industrial Trust Providence for a 6.60 bill and a 100 check on National Bank of North America Providence for a 27.50 bill, both checks proving worthless.
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Boston
Ernest D. Blackwell
Middle Street
New Bedford
Industrial Trust Company of
Providence
Ferdinand Krantz
Jacob Worth
National Bank of North America
Riott Fire Fatal Moment: Alphonsine Li Henge Jumps Window
Alphonsine Li Henge jumped from the third floor during a morning fire intending to rescue others. She survived the fall but is critically injured and may die.
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Alphonsine Lihenge
American Finance and Trust Co Bond and Stock Offer
American Finance and Trust Co New York offers seven percent bonds with equivalent stock. Bonds retire by 1909 with 7 percent interest and stock valued at face amount earning 12.5 percent per year. Returns cited show yearly combined yields from 1902 to 1908 and at least 12.5 percent thereafter. Invitation to invest urges savers to inquire at Nos 13 21 Park Row New York.
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New York
American Finance and Trust Company
Park Row
Duel to Death in Nova Scotia Lands Dispute
A fatal duel occurred between James Spicer and John Spicer in the woods between Spencer's Island and Advocate Harbour Halifax. John Spicer was shot dead after an axe attack, and James claimed self defense before vanishing. Constables seek James Spicer as the body is taken to Advocate Harbour amid family ties.
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Halifax
N. S
James Spicer
John Spicer
Spencer's Island
Advocate Harbor
Fishermen's Cove
James
John
John Gass
Jonnie Spicer
Deportation of 35 Chinese Immigrants Planned in Boston
Boston on November 30 reports that 35 Chinese men will be lodged at Charles Street jail to await deportation to China at federal expense. Eighteen arrive from Albany and seventeen from Portland after courts ruled they violate the exclusion act. Boston becomes the regional deportation port, with U S Marshal Darling overseeing shipments to Norfolk and onward to San Francisco via the Southern Pacific railroad.
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Boston
Charles Street
China
Albany
Portland
United States
Treasury Department
New England
New York
U. S
Marshal Darling
Norfolk
Merchants and Miners Line
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
Royal birth at Madrid court of Princess of Asturias son
Madrid reports the Princess of The Asturias gave birth to a son on Saturday. The infant was shown to the King and welcomed by Queen Regent Infanta Isabella and ministers. Premier Sagasta received the child as a royal salute was fired. A papal blessing is sought and the child, named Alfonso Andrew, may be christened next Tuesday. A royal decree bestowed the Order of the Golden Fleece and other decorations.
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Madrid
Asturias
Charles of Bourbon
Isabella
Charles
Sagasta
Alfonso Andrew
Mystery of Cropsey disappearance grips Elizabeth City
Elizabeth City NC December 1 excitement runs high over Miss Cropsey’s sudden disappearance. The river was dragged again with no results. A 500 person mass meeting formed a citizens committee to push the inquiry. Suspicion centers on young Wilcox who has not spoken. About 300 dollars more was raised, lifting the total reward to 900 plus a separate 500 by A G Cropsey of New York.
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Elizabeth City
N. C
Cropsey
Citizens’ Committee
Wilcox
A. G. Cropsey
New York
Lu zon military departments merged and leaders reassigned
Manila reports the Northern and Southern Luzon military departments have ceased to exist. Major General James F Wade will command American forces on Cebu Island while Major General Lloyd Wheaton takes over the Northern Philippines department. Small engagements occur in Batangas as Caballos’ forces weaken and hold two American prisoners.
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Manila
Luzon
James F. Wade
Southern Department
Cebu Island
Lloyd Wheaton
Department of the North
Caballos
Sky Farm Holds Ten Week Record at Boston Museum
Sky Farm at the Boston Museum nears ten weeks of phenomenal audience success. The play, praised for meritorious construction, logical and picturesque storytelling, and strong acting by Charles Frohman's company, features standout stage dressing and effects. Matinees on Wednesdays and Saturdays end by 4.30, with night shows at 10.20, aiding travel for out of town patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Museum
Boston
Charles Frohman
Winds Tip Over New Lop-Sided Hats Warn Ad Urgency
A playful note urges readers to watch wind gusts topple designer hats and reminds advertisers that their ads appear in the Courier. The line quips about catching trouble and invites readers to notice the newspaper’s advertising reach.
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Stock Market
B.A. T
Boston Market
Baltic
Osceola
Erie Telephone
New England Gas
New York Market
Cochiti
Lowell
Baring, Magoun & Co
Northern Securities
Guide To
Wall St
Haut & Freese
N. We
Hildreth Bidg
Nicholas G. Norcross
Central Street
Lowell, Mass
R. L. Day & Co
Waltham Bleachery & Dye Works
Boston & Maine
Fourth National Bank
Cedarapis & Miss
River
Railroad Nat. Bank
Mercantile Nat. Bank
Mercantile Nat. Bank, Salermn
BL & Q
Boston Water Power Co
Wilhelmina’s Affairs
Massachusetts
David B. Henderson
Mrs. Maybrick
America
American Finance and Trust CO
Nova Scotia
Woods
Royal Babe
Prince of the Asturias
Chiffonieres
BED Springs
Merrimack, Palmer and
Middle Streets
Supolio
Sapolio
Miss Cropsey
Military Departments
Northern
Benson's Plasters
Palm
Benson
Seabury & Tohneon
Mfv
The
Courier
Ani Potentiey
Dandra Rana
Pawtucketville
Grand Street
Highlands
Belvidere
High Street
DODGE
Central St
C.H. Chadwick & CO
F. L. Maddocks
McKissock Steam Carpet Cleaning Co
Micacd
Residanca
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