Stock Market Opens Weak Amid Early Trading Tumult
The Boston market showed weakness while New York exhibited an undercurrent of limited support. Amalgamated Copper and other copper stocks firmed briefly, but the overall market fell from prior levels as heavy selling hit many leading shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Amalgamated
Osceola
Centennial
Mohawk
Tamarack
Erie Telephone
New England Gas 5
Erie
Pennsylvania
Manhattan
Chesapeake and Ohio
Western Union
Sugar
St. Paul
Southern Pacific
Louisville
Reading
Reading First
Union Pacific
Amalgamated Copper
Norfolk and Western
Southern Railway
Missouri Pacific
Atchison
New York Central
United States Steel
Steel
Ontario and Western
Anaconda
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Gould
United States
Report on Cochiti mine condition questioned after officials return
Readers note calls for a new assessment of the Cochiti mine following officials’ inspection trip. Investors watch Erie Telephone shares trading at Lowell prices for guidance as cotton futures open steady with December to August prices listed. Kidder, Peabody & Company trims sterling exchange rates, signaling broader market shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cochiti
Messrs. Kidder, Peabody & Company of
Boston
Obituary for Charles H. Walker Belvidere Mills Superintendent
Charles H. Walker longtime Belvidere Woolen mills superintendent died at his Belrose Avenue home from heart trouble after a sudden illness. He leaves a wife a son George and daughter Eva and was active in St Johns church and fraternal orders. Funeral arrangements for other local burials are listed with details on services at various churches and cemeteries.
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Wm. L. Farnham
Gates Street
Frye
George H. Frye
Second Street
Marianna P. Frye
Walker
Belrose Avenue
Chas
Henry Walker
Kelley
Chelmsford Centre
Catherine Kelley
Smith
Bradford Street
Catherine Smith
Donovan
Broadway Street
Margaret Donovan
Garvey
Lilley Avenue
Mary F. Garvey
Richardson
Lafayette Richardson
Grand Street
Charles H. Walker
Belvidere Woolen Mills
Belvidere
William Walker
George
Eva
St. John’s Church
William North Lodge of
Masons and the Odd Fellows
Lyman B. Goodridge
Eben
Addie
James F. Allen
Lowell
Rena Landers
Nettie Studley
Mabel Palmer
Nellie Jennison
Leslie G. Hill
John Oliver
Joseph B. York
William H. Hunt
George F. Kenngett
Weinbeck
Delia Cook
Lakeview Avenue
James McMahon
Michael Harrity
John McLaughlin
Michael Joyce
John Cawley
Hugh Gavican
St. Patrick's Cemetery
Fr. Carney
Bridget Inglesby
Katherine Brady
Mortuary Report for Week Ended December 7 1901
The board of health records population 94969 with 63 total deaths. Under five deaths total 82 and infectious diseases 15. Death rate 29.02, rising from 22.99 and 24.68 in prior weeks. Typhoid fever 4 scarlet fever 2 diphtheria 34 measles 42 reported.
Resolutions Adopted in AFL Session Scranton
The American Federation of Labor committee on resolutions reported several measures at Dec 9 session in Scranton. The first resolution pledging AFL aid to the Journeymen Tailors Union of America in its free shops contest was adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
American Federation of Labor
Journeymen Tailors Union of America
Echo lodge officers elected. Camp Farragut names new leaders
Echo lodge No 44 N E O P elected Warden Agnes A Clough Vice Warden Charles A Kittredge Secretary Arthur Crowfoot Financial Secretary Waldo Sargent Treasurer Mattie F Kittredge Chaplains Lauriette A Dickey Amelia Hodgson Guides Francis C Lawrence Mattie Crowfoot Guardian Joseph Robinson Sentry Thomas Frost Trustee E S Bickford Camp Farragut Sons of Veterans elected First Lieutenant John J Smith Second Lieutenant Ralph J Harvey Board of Trustees Walter Atwood Edmer E Harvey George E Emery Frank B Hough and Ralph J Harvey as delegates to State convention Alternates Geo A Foster James Boyle Officers to be installed first Friday in January Joint public installation planned Junior vice department commander may arrange installation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Echo Lodge
Agnes A. Clough
Charles A. Kittredge
Arthur Crowfoot
Waldo Sargent
Mattie F. Kittredge
Lauriette A. Dickey
Amelia Hodgson
Francis C. Lawrence
Mattie Crowfoot
Joseph Robinson
Thomas Frost
E. S. Bickford
Camp Farragut
Sons of Veterans
John J. Smith
Ralph J. Harvey
Walter Atwood
Edmer E. Harvey
George E. Emery
Frank B. Hough
Geo. A. Foster
James Boyle
Ladies’ Aid Society
A. Pickering
West Medway church extends call to Rev George R Hewitt
The Congregational church of West Medway votes to call Rev George R Hewitt as pastor at 809 dollars yearly plus the parsonage. Hewitt, a Roxbury native about 45, previously served as acting pastor at Eliot church and once led Fitchburg’s First Congregational church.
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The
Congregational Church of
West Medway
George R. Hewitt
Eliot Church
Hewitt
Roxbury
First Congregational Church of
Fitchburg
Dimon Leads Ticket In High-minded Business Vote
Paid political advertisement urges voters to support Gen Dimon, portraying him as a clear-brained business leader. The message emphasizes his qualifications and leadership while promoting the ticket he heads.
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Gen
Dimon
TOPPAN CASE Atty Murhpy says nothing in indictments
James S Murphy, counsel for Jane Toppan, returned to Lowell from Hyannis after her Barnstable arraignment. He remains confident of her innocence and says she is cheerful. He notes two complaints were read only to avoid repetition and says the case has been a surprise to her. He plans to visit Barnstable next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Stuart Murphy
Jane Toppan
Lowell
Hyannis
Barnstable
Murphy
Miss Toppan
Citizen
Miss Tappan
Bitter article advocates German English friendship to check US
The Saturday Review denounces Great Britain's Nicaragua policy as fatuous and unpopular and urges a German English friendship to hold the United States in check. It argues Britain cannot rely on friendship with Germany while Russia is sought to head off Berlin and stresses a German alliance as a stable foreign policy base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Saturday Review
United States
William
Chile
Brazil
Germany
Great Britain
Review
New World
North
South America
Canada
The
Nicaragua
Spectator
Russia
Boston Teamster Killed By Stone Crusher Accident
John Doonan a 24 year old Roxbury resident died after his head was nearly torn from his body when his team drove beneath a stone crusher beam. The accident occurred in Boston as the crusher operated and his horses could not be stopped.
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Boston
John Doonan
Doonan
Roxbury
Menacing Blaze Destroys Dorchester Hall Fire
Fire in the basement of a three story wooden Dorchester building at Washington and Harvard streets caused a $10,000 loss. Inferno blamed on inflammable basement contents. second alarm rung as flames reached the second floor. Building housed a grocer on the first floor and Norfolk Lodge I O F and Norfolk Fraternity Hall on upper floors. owned by Norfolk Lodge I O F.
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Boston
Washington
Harvard Streets
Dorchester
Norfolk Hall
Geo. L. Meade, Greecer
Norfolk Lodge, I. 0. O. F
Norfolk Fraternity Hall
Norfolk Lodge
Jane Toppan Indicted in Davy Gibbs Murder Case
In Barnstable, Jane Toppan, under guard, faced three indictments for the murder of Aiden P. Davis and his two daughters, Mrs. Genevieve Gordon and Mrs. Mary Gibbs. Prosecutor Murphy discussed the case, noted morphine and atropine as claimed poisons, and identified Mrs. Beulah Jacobs as a key witness regarding the Gibbs death and the August 12 poisoning.
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Barnstable
Jane Toppan
Henry M. Percival
Aiden P. Davis
Genevieve D. Gordon
Mary D. Gibbs
Justice Mason
Murphy
Holmes
Miss Tappan
Miss Toppan
Mary Gibbs
Beulah Jacobs
Somerville
Mrs. Jacobs
Mrs. Gibbs
Burglary Strikes Jewelry Display in Providence Store
A show window at F Usher Devoll jewelry on Westminster street was broken in the early morning and jewelry valued at 700 dollars was taken. Burglars cut a hole in the glass and fished out the most valuable pieces before fleeing. Police have found no trace of the missing items.
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Providence
R. I
F. Usher Devoll
Westminster Street
Freight collision near Herkimer kills one
A westbound freight train collided with an eastbound work train near Herkimer Utica December 7. John Sadouski was killed and several crew members were seriously injured. Conductor Conrad Lechner backs and hips hurt. Fred Lechner suffered a crushed foot. Engineer Sam Purdy badly cut. The westbound engine wrecked and cars derailed. A earlier minor wreck at Little Falls prompted the work train to use the westbound track.
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Utica
N. Y
Herkimer
John Sadouski
John Dineen
Conrad Lechner
Fred Lechner
Sam Purdy
Little Falls
Anarchists Silenced In Cleveland Hall Meeting Denied
Cleveland police refused the Liberty Association a hall for a meeting. The group includes Emma Goldman disciples, and the decision came as authorities moved to suppress the gathering.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland
Liberty Association
Political loyalties stand in spotlight in paid ad
John CC Wilson declares enduring Republican alignment while Gen A R Dimon emphasizes welfare of the people beyond party lines in a paid advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John CC. Wilson
Gen
A. R. Dimon
Ward One Overseer Race Promises Change
In Ward One the Overseer of the Poor contest pits Andrew F. Roach a popular local businessman against Samuel Holgate an employee of Hamilton Manufacturing. Holgate has held the office six years. residents favor Roach to retire Holgate and elect a man seen as honest and protective of ward interests. Paid advertisement.
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Andrew Roach
Andrew F. Roach
Samuel Holgate
Hamilton Manufacturing Company
Man Arrested for Forgery in Japan Case on Debenture Bonds
Minneapolis dispatch reports U. S. Marshal Grimshaw arrested Francis S. Mayer on a forgery charge tied to debenture bonds in Japan. Mayer, 28, English descent, formerly in Yokohama news work, was en route to London when detained aboard the Great Northern overland train. He claimed no statement after being read the charge and vowed to contest the proceedings.
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Minneapolis
Washington
Knox
U. S
Grimshaw
Francis
Mayer
Japan
Great Northern Overland
Minneapolis Union Station
St. Paul
Yokohama
Seattle
London
Y M C A Meeting Highlights Jesus the Man Theme
Rev J H MacDonald spoke at yesterday's Y M C A men's meeting on Jesus the Man emphasizing his humanity alongside divinity and noting that true manhood blends strength with tenderness. He contrasted savage and civilized notions of manhood and warned against overvaluing physical prowess over the spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. MacDonald
Jesus
Jesus Christ
God
Notable Chelmsford natives and a schoolmaster's reach
Chelmsford notes mark Charles J. Soderberg moving to Lowell for winter. Observant Citizen lauds Granville Webster of East Milton as a long time Eliot grammar school head. A Sunday evening at the Unitarian church featured Emma J. Wilson, educator at Mayesville Institute, describing her work among colored youth and requesting aid amid strong musical interlude.
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Charles J. Soderberg
Lowell
Boston Post
Chelmsford
North End
Granville Webster
East Milton
Eliot Grammar School
Unitarian Church
Emma J. Wilson
Mayesville, S
Educational and Industries Institute
Aided Bears Signature of ASTO On Nays Beuight Ce
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a signature event tied to ASTO with unclear names and dates. Readable fragments reference a formal pledge or agreement labeled The Kind You ioc ae. Further details are unreadable in the supplied text.
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Stock Market
Boston Market
New York Market
Mortuary Report
Board OF Health
Federation of Labor
Sagagious
Hatcut & Freese
Hildreth
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Worcester
Baltimore
Newark
Buffalo
Rochester
Syracuse
Albany
Poughkeepsie
Montreal
Toronto
Atlantic City
Cincinnati
Toledo
Columbus
Detroit
Provident
Hartford
Springfield
Nicholas G. Norcross
Central Street
Lowell, Mass
the Development Company of America
American Finance and Trust Company
Park Row
New York City
N.Y
Saturday Review Advocates
ODD Fellows Hall
John C. Wilson
Ally
Department OF Supplies
Virgil G. Barnard
Aldermen
Lucius A. Derby
George E. Burns
Common Council
William H. Brown
Board of Aldermen
George F. Stiles
James O’sullivan
William E. Badger
Lewis Lebrun
Cyrus Barton
George Emsley
Republican
the Common Council
William W. Duncan
Andrew G
Swapp
Albert G. Thompson
Herkimer, N. Y
Francis S. Mayer
U. S. Grant
Y. M. C. A. Meeting
Rev
Jesus the Man
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