New York Stock Market Opens Steady On December 9
The New York stock market opened steady with Amalgamated Copper and Sugar among leaders. Early gains were modest and trading was quiet with a near standstill ticker as Sugar rose briefly, while Great Northern preferred and Manhattan faced slight declines amid cautious activity. Futures opened steady with varied prices across months.
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New York
Amalgamated Copper
Atchison
Canadian Pacific
Colorado Southern
Erie
Louisville
Manhattan
Missouri Pacific
New York Central
Ontario & Western
Pennsylvania
Reading
Rock Island
St. Paul
Sugar
Southern Pacific
Texas Pacific
Union Pacific
United States Steel
Great Northern Preferred
Colorado and Southern
Anaconda
Police Court Drunkards And Fines In Zero Weather
In frigid conditions the Lowell police court handled alcohol offenses and theft. Beville faced testimony delays as dates clashed with Somerville. several drunks like Kelly Cleary Frappier Lynch faced sentences including six months to the workhouse for intoxication. John Kennedy pleaded guilty to drunkenness, claiming Maynard weaving duties, was fined two dollars and later sent to the State farm after lying in blotters review.
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John H. Kelley
Joseph Cleary
Herminigilde Frappier
Daniel Lynch
John O'Rourke
George P. Driscoll
Philip S. Riley
Philly
Superior Court
Philip
John Kennedy
Maynard
Lowell
Welch
Eagle Eye
Kennedy
State Farm
Young Daughter of Curtin Family Dies of Meningitis
Marietta Curtin aged three years five months died at her parents home after a two month illness. She was the daughter of John B. and Sarah Curtin formerly Miss Sadie Wall. John Curtin serves as secretary of the Lowell Trades and Labor council.
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Marietta Curtin
John B
Sarah Curtin
Sadie Wall
Curtin
Lowell Trades and Labor Council
Funeral Notices for McCarthy Quigley and McDermott
The funeral of William H. McCarthy was held Monday at 8 30 from his parents home 461 Riverside Street with burial in Edison cemetery Overseen by Undertaker Molloy. Bridget Quigley’s body was sent from Cambridge and buried in St Patrick's cemetery. Undertaker Rogers arranged. Mrs Mary McDermott died at St Johns hospital from brain hemorrhage. her funeral was Monday at 2 30 from Undertaker McDermott’s rooms and burial followed in St Patrick's cemetery.
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William H. McCarthy
Riverside Street
Edson
Molloy
Bridget Quigley
Cambridge
St. Patrick's Cemetery
Rogers
Mary McDermott
St. John’s Hospital
McDermott
Death notices and a public health note
Deaths report in this city on December 7 includes Mildred Kearnes four months old, Dr. Benjamin Benoit age 55 with funeral at 2 pm from 58 Thirteenth Street, and Mary J Sanford widow of Augustus Sanford with services at 1 pm Thursday at 63 Lane Street. An India Madras factory mothering babies leads to high child mortality of 296 per 1000.
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Kearnes
Central Street
Mildred Kearnes
Benoit
Benjamin Benoit
Thirteenth Street
Sanford
Mary J
Augustus Sanford
Lane Street
India
Madras
Marine News Steamer Arrivals From New York
Antwerp reports the steamer Kroonland has arrived from New York. Plymouth notes the Waldersee arrived from New York, marking another week of Atlantic traffic.
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Antwerp
Kroonland
New York
Plymouth
Wraf Waldersee
Large schooner goes ashore on outer bar at Barnstable
A large two masted schooner grounded on the outer bar of Barnstable harbor today, lying high on the ice covered bar and unreachable from shore. Several craft lie at anchor in the harbor, and crews may be mustered from them to attempt rescue.
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Barnstable
Turkish censorship and the calm of fatal truth
An analysis of Ottoman press policy shows censorship shaping how rulers’ deaths are reported. Turkiye newspapers avoid violent phrasing, using gentle phrasing or mere references to death to evade political trouble. The piece cites examples from Turin and Persia to illustrate cautious journalism.
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Turkey
Constantinople
Cyprus
Turin
Humbert
Menza
Persia
Teheran
Ephesian Dome
Umes
Becaue
Hin
Ephesus
New Orleans Times
Democrat
Blondin Murder Trial Advances With First Wife Testimony
The Blondin murder trial heard testimony of his first wife who confirmed their marriage but did not reveal details of their life together. Witnesses described trunk movements on April 30, noted by expressmen, and a pawnbroker linked Blondin to selling two small trunks and a tool chest.
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Blondin
J. Wilfrid Blondin
Green Street
Dean
North Union Station
John H. Morrison
Mr. Morrison
James F. Owens
Braley
Owens
Mr. McLaughlin
Seth Pinkham
Hardy & Welsh
Howard Street
New York
North Station
Boston
House Honors Ex Speaker Reed With Memorable Resolutions
Washington remembers Thomas B. Reed as a distinguished statesman and scholar after his death on December 7 1902 with House resolutions adjourning in his honor. Chairman Reed once led the Judiciary Committee and his career spanned 22 years in the House including six years as Speaker.
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Washington
House
Thomas B. Reed
Benton
Blaine
Alexander Stephens
London Dock
Sherman
N. Y
House of Representatives
Thomas Brackett Reed
American Republic
Henderson
Reed
House Judiciary Committee
Abla nise case ends with three month sentence
In Newton on December 8 a key witness declined to testify against Mrs. Lillian Ablanise as she changed her plea from assault with a dangerous weapon to simple assault. She received a three month house of correction term in East Cambridge for the Nov 15 shooting at an Italian boarding house in Upper Falls. The defendant admitted the shooting but claimed it was accidental.
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Newton
Lillian A. Ablahise
Nicholas Ablahise
Ablanise
House of Correction
East Cambridge
Upper Falls
Fire on Purchase Street Destroys New Bedford Store
A morning blaze in New Bedford heavily damaged W. R. West’s establishment on Purchase Street and ruined stock and machinery. Poisson Bros. suffered smoke and water losses next door. Estimated total loss about 40,000. Walter Bowker suffered facial and arm burns escaping. Cause likely spontaneous combustion in West’s paint stock. West’s loss partially insured. Poisson Bros. fully insured.
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New Bedford
Dec
W. R.west
Purchase Street
Poisson Bros
Walter Bowker
West
Man Kennedy Arrested After Drunken Outburst
Police towney Kennedy was brought to the station drunk and belligerent over money. Officers found 70 cents in all his pockets, and he will face the police court Tuesday to explain his conduct.
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Kennedy
Helen Gould Praised Yet Questioned For Charities
A reader notes Helen Gould earns praise for her good works yet suggests her charities target men more than women and questions the reasoning behind this focus. The remark reflects public interest in donor patterns and social aid preferences.
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Helen Gould
Japanese Art and Artists in New York Taste Clash
The New York Post reports on Japanese artisans visiting the United States finding markets in New York better but facing demands that clash with traditional art. Painters, sculptors, embroiderers, and a tortoise shell craftsman recount mismatched expectations, from dragon motifs to sugar sculpture and failed fan aesthetics, reflecting cultural exchange and misfit tastes.
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Japan
United States
New York
Tokyo
Yokohama
New York Post
Didn't Dare Laugh Armenian in Turkey Conspiracy Case
Dr Asadourian, a naturalized American and Cleveland businessman, was detained in Constantinople on a conspiracy charge. Released on 5000 bonds for a 50 day stay, he recounted Turkish officers questioning his Armenian language and attempting to provoke laughter to betray him. He avoided smiling, fearing he might not return to America.
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United States
Asadourian
Cleveland
Constantinople
Ife
America
Chicago Chronicle
Bible for the blind from New York publisher
A New York publishing house offers embossed Bibles for the blind in two formats. One yields eight volumes for 86 or sixteen volumes for 8, the other eleven volumes for 7. Portions cost 35 to 0 cents, with prices covering about one third of printing costs. Sales remain small due to limited affordability.
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New York
Flour milling changes linked to appendicitis rise
Dr H C Howard of Champaign Illinois attributes growing appendicitis cases to modern flour milling that produces very white fine flour. He notes rarity before 1875 and claims communities shifting away from coarse flour see the disease appear, with recent examples among southern African Americans whose bread diet was corn.
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H. ¢. Howard
Champaign
Ill
South
School boycott looming over scab teaching unrest
The note reflects a fear that teachers who join trades unions or strike actions may face public scrutiny and a future where sending children to a nonunion or “scab” school could invite social or economic boycotts.
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Beville
McManus
Spencer Irask & Co
Pine St
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Philip R. Hovey
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State St
GB. R. T
Brooklyn
U.S
Corey, Milliken & Co
Exchange
Glidden
Middlesex Street
Marine News
George P. Farrington
New England Confectionery Company
Fobes, Haywood & Co
Tseldom
Charles Everet Butmian
John Shea
William S. Watts
Blonadin
Frank W. Burnet
Shea
Providence
Everett
Winthrop
Crescent Beach
Canada
England
Lucie Blondin
Brales
Jacques
Morrison
Expressman
Express Stand
Pinkham
Courier
Citizen CO
National House
Nicholas G. Norcross
Lowell Mass
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