Amalgamated Leads Boston Copper Rally on Dec 8
The Boston market rallied with United Copper rising to 44 1 4 as Amalgamated emerged as the most active feature. Osceola advanced to 111 1 4 and North Butte regained the dividend, while loan rates edged higher and investors showed bullish sentiment amid improving London money conditions.
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Boston
United Copper
Osceola
North Butte
New York
Shaw
London
Europe
New York market opens with irregular stock movements
New York stocks show varied gains and losses at the Dec 8 session as early trading features sharp advances in Tennessee Coal and other issues while several names slide. By late morning the money stringency and delayed relief dampen strength, with prices turning downward after Shaw’s money policy refusal and continued market fragility.
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New York
Tennessee Coal
Corn Products
U.S. Pipe
General Electric
Republic Steel
Colorado
Northern Pacific
Baltimore & Ohio
National
Union Pacific
Missouri Pacific
General Metal
Shaw
Futures Opened Steady Amid Cotton Market Notes
New York reports futures opening steady with December at 11.90 bid and March at 12.27 bid, others listed 11.98 to 12.48. Spot market quiet with middling uplands 12.60 and middling gulf 12.85. Sales noted at 700 bales.
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New York
Gulf
Market Buoyancy and Rates Dominate Stock Rumors
Rumors center on Secretary Shaw placing government funds in New York and drawing high rates, while Amalgamated climbs back to its original level. Copper may reach around 20 cents as the market stays buoyant, with railroads like Boston and Maine seeking refunding bonds. Brooklyn Rapid Transit eyes a new high level, traders warn of a pending market correction, and bears again caution against buying as stocks rise.
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Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Sh. R. T
New York
DUST MULCH MENACES SOIL HUMUS IN ARID FARMS
An agricultural discussion cites Hoard's Dairyman on how dust mulch practices in semi arid western states deplete soil humus. It warns that shallow plowing and dry conditions burn organic matter, reducing fertility unless green crops or manure are turned under to restore humus.
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Hoard
North Dakota
Cotton Baling Report Tallies 8.68 Million Bales Ginned
The census bureau bulletin dated December 8 reports 8,684,842 bales of cotton ginned through December 1, 1905, counting round bales as half. A prior bulletin cited 7,498,167 bales ginned through November 14, 1908.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Berlin stock market opens quiet amid strike reports
In Berlin on the boerse trading opened quiet as Russians firm on news from St Petersburg that the telegraphers strike is ending. The market drifted weaker toward the close.
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Berlin
Dec
St. Petersburg
Textile Processing From Pine Wood Invented
A description of a method to obtain cotton like fibers by breaking pine wood fibers and treating them to dissolve all extractives, resulting in a purified cellulose product. The process emphasizes chemical treatment to remove noncellulosic substances.
Sore foot forces Keegan ten withdraw in six-day race
New York December 8 Ten teams battled a 50 hour deficit to Bedell Brothers in the Madison Square Garden six day bicycle race. Keegan of Keegan Logan team withdrew with a sore foot, Achorn and Downey formed Logan and Downey. By 9 o'clock leaders stood at 1698 miles, 345 miles behind the record.
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Secretar y Bonaparte telegram on Constitution fate
Washington December 7 A E Pillsbury former Massachusetts attorney general asks whether the Constitution will be preserved. Bonaparte replies fate lies with Congress and he would not take unauthorized liberties with the Constitution. He notes a proposal to salvage ship parts for a modern armored cruiser named Constitution and to use the rest as a fleet target.
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Bonaparte
A. E. Pillsbury
Massachusetts
Congress
North Atlantic
The Clothing Problem for Women Explores Dress Laws
Frances Power Cobbe born 1832 Dublin educated Brigh ton now in North Wales writes on women’s dress in her 43rd year. She argues health decency and beauty guide clothing with rules for body temperature protection mobility and modesty. She urges distinguishing male and female attire to preserve individuality and truthfulness.
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Frances Power Cobbe
Dublin
Brighton
Hengwrt
North
Wales
Fragmentary Thought on Attire as Extension of Self
A brief line contemplates clothing as an outward extension of the wearer’s inner self, likening fabric and form to a second, attached presence. The idea treats attire as a visible embodiment of personality and mood, shaping perception without asserting literal boundaries.
All Is Fair in Automobiling Endurance Story
A tale from Elkhart Indiana tells of C G Conn and Bandmaster Innes racing Cadillacs and a White touring car to Cleveland. A wager funded a three month abroad trip for four, with Innes delaying after a collision to let Conn win. Conn arrested briefly but no redress as it was an endurance run. Innes paid the damaged horse and claimed victory.
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Indiana
C. G. Conn
Bandmaster Innes
Innes
Cleveland
Conn
Bucklen
Reve
Inness
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