Market Opens Heavy as Inactivity Dominates Trading
The stock market shown a bearish tone with limited action, St Paul weakening to 171 and many leaders slipping after an initial rise. New York opened heavy with Amalgamated Copper at 56 1/4 and Reading and Hocking Coal among declines, while expectations of January money relief loom on dividends due January 1.
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New York
Amalgamated Copper
Atchison
Baltimore & Ohio
Aookign Transit
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Louisville
Manhattan
Missouri Pacific
Ontario & Western
Pennsylvania
Reading
St. Paul
Sugar
Southern Preferred
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
United States Steel
Western Union
Tennessee
National
Hocking Valley
Tennessee Coal
Hocking Coal
Copper stocks show firmer tone in stagnant Boston market
In Boston the market lacked activity with copper shares trading modestly higher amid expectations copper stocks may rise once money conditions improve. American Woolen common weakened as New York futures opened easier with December at 8.20 and subsequent months near 8.2.
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Boston
New York
Stocks and Bonds Special Attention to Lowell
A financial brief highlights Lowell investments and notable moves in stocks and bonds with emphasis on municipal and corporate holdings. It notes shifts in portfolios, interest rate context, and potential opportunities for investors seeking fixed income and equity exposure.
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Lowell
The Gentle Art of Bullfighting Described in Social Splendor
From Richard Harding Davis’s The Gentle Art of Bull-Fighting in Scribner's December issue, an excerpt details how matadors cultivate a rigid street persona with a tailored uniform, flourished shirt, diamond, and social ritual. It notes the crowd’s envy and the patron–ghidiator dynamic, ending with observers and poets portraying the matador's fame and allure among Spain's women.
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Madrid
Prado
Spain
Richard Harding Davis
Scribner's
Lorna Doone author Blackmore’s English country home
The article describes R. D. Blackmore living near Teddington in Middlesex, a pastoral village by Bushy Park. It notes his shift from London law to fruit and flower farming, his pear and peach trees, and his fame from Lorna Doone bringing him friends abroad. It cites his Magnolia trained vines and garden pride, with quips about white roses falling from fashion.
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Teddington
Middlesex
Les
Bushy Park
Peg Woffington
Mr Blackmore
America
Lorna Dooney
Blackmore
London
Covent Garden
Bia
R. PD. Mackmore
Lucy Derby Puller
Beribners
Mrs Hannegan and the Blondin Case in Chelmsford Wood Lot
In a Chelmsford court case the government build s a circumstantial murder narrative linking Mrs J Wilfrid Blondin to a death found in a wood lot. Testimony spans dental matches to clothing and witness identifications while the defense challenges identification and motives as the trial proceeds with expert and lay witnesses detailing Blondin and associates.
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Chelmsford
J. Wilfrid Blondin
Blondin
The Boarding Mistress Testifies in Blondin Case
Mrs. Mary Hennigan testified about Blondin and his wife renting rooms at her Broadway Boston house in 1901. She described room changes, daily routines, and the April 27 meeting with Mrs Blondin before Blondin left, noting a Yale lock added to the door and her failure to see Mrs Blondin again after that day.
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Jane White
Providence
Susan Casey
Lawrence
Lowell
George M. Mayer
E. Riley
Morrison
Emma Riley
Edward Riley
F. Riley
Thomas B. Chabott
Fobes, Haywood & Co
Boston
Blondin
Mr. Morrison
Braley
Mr. McLaughlin
Jack Shea
Mary Hennigan
Broadway
Green Street
Iwo
Mr. Blondin
Mrs. Blondin
Funerals Report in Local Catholic Cemeteries
Funeral notices from this city list Daniel D Finnegan at 164 Crosby street with mass at Sacred Heart Church and burial at St Patrick s cemetery. Survivors include widow two sons and three daughters with siblings and parish bearers named. Elsie Holden and Winifred Newhall funerals also noted at St Patrick s cemetery. Annie J Rogers obituary aged 2 years 3 months at 5 Butler avenue.
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Daniel D. Finnegan
Crosby Street
St. Patrick's Cemetery
Sacred Heart Church
Fr. Reynolds
Fr. Duffy
Br. Chevrier
McHugh
T. H. Muldoon
James FE. Donnelly
Daniel S. O'Brien
Mollie Ivers
Mary Munroe
Thomas Lynch
John Dean
Daniel Lynch
James E. O'Gorman
Lowell
John F. O'Connell
Lawrence
Daniel Gainey
Milford
Finnegan
James
William Holden
John Sheehan
Andrew Barrett
Edward Donovan
James Meagher
Fr. McHugh
P. H. Savage
Winifred Newhall
Kent's Court
Marion Stress
Buriel
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Mortlay
Princeton's Dickinson Hall Narrowly Escapes Fire
A lighted cigarette started a small fire in Dickinson Hall at Princeton University. Professors Baldwin, students, and the local fire department formed a bucket brigade to smother the flames before they reached the main part of the recitation building. The origin is suspected to be a dropped cigarette.
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Princeton
Dickingen Hall
Baldwin
Fire set in Paige Street house over roach complaint
A house on Paige Street suffered a blaze reportedly started while addressing roach issues. Neighbors say a person attempted to light a flame in the kitchen area, damaging woodwork and causing smoke throughout the home. No arrests noted and authorities investigated the strange incident.
Weatford Phoured Y After Nowt Of The Polit Boyeda
A chaotic report from a Westford political gathering recounts debates over proposed constitutional amendments, party factions clashing on the floor. Prominent figures and procedure are described as committees push for a vote on the bill of rights amendments and related party lines.
Reed Better Case Still Critical In Washington
Former Speaker Thomas B Reed remains in critical condition with fluctuations in temperature and nourishment retained. Recovery appears fragile but steady according to a late bulletin from doctors after an hourlong visit. Reed suffered another nausea attack at 1 am and grew weaker this morning.
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Washington
Thomas B. Reed
RF. A. Gardiner
S. L. MacDonald
Reed
New York Snow Storm Grips City Delays Traffic
A heavy snow storm and blizzard conditions delayed traffic across New York. Elevated trains on the Tremont division tied up while the Brooklyn Bridge and ferry services faced blockages. Telecommunication suffered with crippled telegraph and telephone lines and rail traffic slowed by ice and wind. Pedestrians faced accidents on slick sidewalks as the storm raged through Manhattan, Staten Island, and nearby waterways.
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New York
Tremont
Third
Second Avenue
Brooklyn Bridge
New Haven
New York State
Staten Island
Liberty Ishiuid
York
Hudson
Watertown
Nemah
West Side
Uptown
Surf Ce
Snow Storm Roars Across Pennsylvania
Philadelphia reports a fierce snow and wind storm moving through Pennsylvania on December 5. Weather conditions disrupt coal service and threaten power lines, with transport affected and several areas experiencing outages amid the harsh blast.
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Philadelphia
Lizzie
Pennsylvania
Rottrand
Blizzard Grips City Amid Severe Winter Storm
A harsh first blizzard of the season sweeps the city with biting winds and heavy snowfall. Electric service strains as outages mount and residents brace for continued cold and disruption through the night.
Snowfall Report From Baltimore Maryland Area
A brief weather note records that by early evening the storm began at 4 1 2 hours and that about one and a half inches of snow had fallen in the Baltimore Maryland region.
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Baltimore
Snowstorm Delivers Five Inches in Pittsburgh Area
A heavy early snowstorm hit Pittsburgh Bureau and nearby areas last night, bringing about five inches of snow on level ground. Roads became slick and visibility declined as residents prepared for continued winter conditions.
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Pitts Bure
Jen Weedas
London Weather Update Amid Snow and Shipping Casualties
Snow continues to blanket London and surrounding ports causing widespread disruptions in shipping. Officials report heavy snowfall limits visibility and hampers rail and road movement, with crews working to clear key routes and restore services.
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London
Moveby drowning case and treasure found in clothes
Fragmentary account details a drowning involving Captain Potter and a man named Move, with Neartly $200 in silver hidden on his person. The text mentions a New York event and a wedding date around Christmas, but the wording is garbled and incomplete.
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U.S
Bright, Sears & Co
Amer
Ref. Co
Atchison Pfd
Tswsty
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Hugson
Erie
BN Ill
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Ly Mo. Pac
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Spencer S’ Rask & Co
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Investment Securities
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Rock Island
Rock Island Common
Exchange
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U.S. Steel
Eosee
U.S.S. Pfd A
U.S. Leather
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West Union Tel
Bay
Elm River
Old Dominion
Old Colony
Santa Fe
Shel'y Tamarack
Trinity
Utah
U.S. Mine
Winona
Tel. & Tel. Co
Amer. Smelting Co
Bat Western Tel
Lorna Doone
Mrs. Hannegan
Blondin Case
Blondins
John H. Morrison
Mary Casey
Riley
Lowel Am Dellandin
Chase. Howe
Frank M. Merrill
Aldermen
Cyrus Barton
George E. Burns
Lucius A. Derby
William H. Fuller
Albert F. Grant
James G. Hill Francis E. Saunders
George F. Stiles William D. Whittet
A. G. Walsh
Republican City Committee
Chas. M. Bell
Dickinson Hall
Bey
Paige Street
Westford
Weatford
Moenas
Westsford
N. H. Constitution
Mina
Brockton
Trockten
Dee
Foeleck
Pittsburg
England
Nicholas G. Norcross
Insurance
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Lowell Wass
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Pearson's
Orve
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