Stock Market Opens Steady In New York Amid Early Liquidations
New York stock market opened steady with few quotes at 10:10 am and many unchanged from last night. Amalgamated and various rail and utility issues showed small moves while liquidating sales appeared in leading railroads and specialties. Sugar dipped below its opening, Colorado and Southern rose briefly, and obscure stocks posted larger losses amid overall weaker tone.
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New York
Amalgamated
Atchison
Brooklyn Transit
Canadian Pacific
Colorado Southern
Chesapeake and Ohio
Erie
Manhattan
Missouri Pacific
New York Central
Norfolk and Western
Pennsylvania
St. Paul
Sugar
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
United States Steel
London
Great Northern
Colorado
Louisville
Hocking Valley
General Electric
Southern
Evansville & Terre Haute
Hyde named 18th director of Colorado Fuel and Iron
New York reports futures opened quiet with December to July prices listed. E H Harriman and George J Gould say James Hyde’s selection as the 18th director ensures harmony on the Colorado Fuel and Iron board and protects all interests. Hyde’s election was agreed by all interests at a Denver meeting last night.
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E. H. Harriman
George J. Gould
James H. Hyde
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
4Lyde
Denver
Steamer Pretoria Arrives From New York in Hamburg
Marine news reports the steamer Pretoria arrived in Hamburg from New York on December 10. The arrival adds to the steady stream of steamers docking at the port, reflecting ongoing transatlantic traffic.
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Hamburg
Pretoria
New York
Ice Encrusted Steamers Face Severe Weather at Sea
New York dispatch notes incoming steamers today show wintry seas with decks and rigging coated in ice. The Glenesk from China and Japan reports moderate westerly winds with a northwest swell to longitude 40, then strong winds and gales from the northwest and southwest and very high seas that strained the ship and slowed speed. Heavy cold weather and snow squalls persisted in recent days.
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New York
China
Japan
Two Vessels Rescued After Icebound Stranding Near Portland
The revenue cutter Woodbury towed the two masted schooner Cadwallader of Bath and the deserted Delaware 84 gross tonner from Brooksville to Boston bound coal. Delaware crew sought refuge on Has kell island after vessel struck Had dock Rock. Delaware crew found after a night of 32 degrees below zero. Captain Black and a sailor frostbitten toes.
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Portland
Woodbury
John Cadwallader
Bath
D. A. Barter
Elmer Black
Delaware
Haddock Rock
Haskell’s Island
Black
Fires Destroys Corner Tenement on Dewey and Coburn
A tenement house at the corner of Dewey avenue and Coburn street owned by Frank C Beharrell was badly damaged by fire yesterday. Firemen answered at 9 05 from box 2% finding a cellar start and movement up through partitions. After tearing away clapboards and part of the outside wall they confined the blaze with a water stream. Loss is estimated at several hundred dollars.
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Dewey Avenue
Coburn — Street
Frank C. Beharrell
Lyons
Fayette Street
Fire damages Willow Street home kept to beams
Box 49 at 1.20 o clock alerted the department to a small fire in a Willow Street house owned by Helena Long. An attempt to thaw a frozen water pipe ignited the beams. The blaze was quickly extinguished with no serious damage.
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Willow Street
Helena Long
Fire at Parker block slight blaze on Bridge Street corner
The apparatus from the Fourth street engine house was called to a slight fire in the Parker block corner of Bridge street and Lakeview avenue yesterday at 12.55. A man set fire to the floor while thawing a frozen water pig. Damage was slight.
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Steet
Parker Block
Bridge Street
Lakeview Avenue
Funeral service for Miss Lilla Adame Stott at home
The funeral for Miss Lilla Adame Stott was held Monday afternoon from her home at 173 Nesmith Street. Rev. CC Huntington of the High Street Congregational church led the service with singing by the Alpha quartet. Burial followed in Lowell Cemetery, with Undertaker Currier in charge of arrangements.
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Lilla Adame Stott
Nesmith Street
CC. W. Huntington
D. C
High Street Congregational Church
Alpha Quartette
Hurial
Lowell Cemetery
Currier
Sanford widow Mary J Sanford funeral service notice
Mary J Sanford widow of Augustus Sanford to have funeral services at the late residence 63 Lane Street Thursday after one o'clock. Relatives and friends invited.
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Sanford
Mary J
Augustus Sanford
Dence
Lane Street
Whitney named Nashua fire chief to replace Osborne
Charles F. Whitney was appointed chief of the Nashua fire department succeeding the late George L. Osborne. Whitney previously served as master mechanic at the Jackson cotton mills.
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Nashua, N. H
Charlea F. Whitney
Nashua
Simple Rites Marked Reed Funeral in Portland
In Portland Maine the funeral of Hon Thomas B Reed a former Speaker of the House was held at First Parish Unitarian Church with a brief service and eulogy. Distinguish ed guests and officials attended including Gov John F Hill and Col Augustus G Payne. The body lay in state earlier and was buried in Evergreen cemetery as bells tolled.
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Portland
Thomas B. Reed
House of Representatives
Joseph W. Symonds
John C. Small
George FE. Bird
George M. Seidera
Clarence Hale
United States District Court
Robinson Williams
Wm. Bradley
Wm. R. Wood
John F. Hill
Gov. Crane
Massachusetts
Geo. H. Lyman
Boston
Home Market Club
Cumberland County Bar
Loyal Legion
Grand Army Poste
Cumberland Club
Reed
Bowdoin College
Boothby
Maine
Congress
Catherine Reed
Augustus G. Payne
Cc. D. Barrows
Reed, and His Sister, Miss Barrows
Asher (. Hinds
Another Colliery Ready to Start in Pottsville
Pottsville Pa Dec 10 The Lyttle colliery once drowned out by a strike has been cleared of 6000 gallons of water after 30 days of work and mining will be resumed at once The colliery has an annual output of 400 000 tons and employs workers.
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Pottsville
Lyttle
Harsh German Winter Causes Widespread Suffering
Berlin reports extremely cold weather across Germany with many freezing deaths in western industrial provinces and northeastern regions as hardship increases.
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Berlin
Germany
Congressman Carnahan Dies in Washington Indiana
Representative Elect Aikman Carnahan of Indiana's Second district died last night in Washington Indiana after a period of illness. He was a Republican and had been elected to the Congress.
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Washington
Ind
Aikman Carnahan
Republcan
Indiana
Iever Eines
Little Child Burned In Fire At 8 Hudson Street
Nina May Franklin nine months old died in a house fire at 8 Hudson Street caused by an overheated stove. Sister Margaret three years old survived after smoke inhalation and burns to her legs. Mrs. Martha Franklin and Wesley Franklin, other residents, were involved. Firefighters extinguished the blaze. investigators blamed the overheated stove near a couch.
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Nina May Franklin
Margaret
Hudson Street
Martha Franklin
Little Nina May
Norton
Franklin
Wesley Franklin
Worcester
James McDermott
Coldest December Night Since 1884 Hits Boston
Weather officials report this December night as the coldest since 1884 with 8 below at headquarters and widespread subzero readings from New England to New York state. Forecasters expect a temperature rebound within 24 to 36 hours as relief is predicted.
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Boston
Weather Bureau
Weather Headquarters
New England
New York State
Eastport
North Adams
Massachusetts
Northfield
Cold spell grips Rhode Island towns
Reports from Woonsocket Newport and Pawtucket show temperatures from 10 to 16 degrees below zero and Appenaug reaching 18 below. City schools closed or suspended for fuel shortage with Pawtucket adding an extra vacation week. Suburban street rail traffic hampered as conditions eased after noon and wind subsided.
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Providence
R. L
Woonsocket
Newport
Pawtucket
Mercury
Appenaug
Trafic
Staten Island Man Dies in Intense Cold Weather
New York reports the coldest weather of the season with the temperature below zero. On Staten Island, John V. Stallenwerf was found dead from exposure as a sudden cold snap hit the area.
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New York
Weather Bureau
Staten Island
John V. Stallenwerf
Hood's Lotion Promotes Smooth Skin Care
Hood s Lotion is essential for facial and hand care. It smooths skin, treats chaps and chafes, and helps with eruptions and sunburn. This preparation is presented as the indispensable daily remedy for proper skin attention and care for all ages.
Sulphur fumes trigger dormitory escape at Bridgeport hotel
Fifty lodgers at the Workingman s hotel on Water street narrowly escaped suffocation from dense sulphur fumes early today. Lodgers slept in a rear dormitory when a cloud filled office and dormitory. some jumped to the street while others were overcome. Police ventilated the building and revived unconscious inmates. A sulphur package under the clerk s desk is blamed, likely ignited by a dropped match.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Workingman’'s
Water Street
Colorado Fuel stock proxy dispute heads to judge
Denver December 9 A battle over control of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company focuses on stock proxies. Attorneys for Osgood Gould and Hawley Harriman factions seek a ruling from Judge Seymour D. Thompson on all disputed points governing tomorrow's election of a 13 member board. If Gould and Osgood prevail, a victory for John C. Osgood is likely.
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Denver
Col
Colorado Fuel
Ron
Seymour D. Thompson
Thompson
Osgood
Gould
Hawley-Harriman
John C. Osgood
Anarchists Arrested Near Spezia in Plot to Kill King Victor Manuel
Rome reports police surprised thirteen anarchists at a meeting near Spezia as they swore an oath to assassinate King Victor Emmanuel. One anarchist and one officer were severely injured in the confrontation, with others detained.
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Rome
Spezia
Victor Manuel
Mr Knowlton Better In Hopes For Recovery
New Bedford December 9 An encouraging statement about Hon HM M Witen Prescott and family area reports that Mr Knowlton remains in a delicate condition yet responds to questions, shows nourishment, and is not clear of danger.
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New Bedford
HM. M. Witen
Aries
Prescott
Knowlton
Four Killed In Dynamite Box Blast At South Wilkesbarre Mine
Four men died and ten were injured when a 50 pound dynamite box dropped from a car in Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Co No 5 mine at South Wilkesbarre. The blast sent nearby workers sprawling. rescuers moved quickly to surface the wounded. Names of the dead include Robert Humbleber and Arthur Jones. Three of the deceased were married.
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Wilkesbarre
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company
South Wilkesbarre
Geo. Knods
Charles Stafford
Thomas Evans
Phillips
The Cold Wave Hits Lowell With Bitter Cold
Monday night brought Lowell its coldest temperature in years as the thermometer plunged to 18 to 20 below in places like Pawtucket Falls. By morning most devices read 12 to 16 below while some showed 2 below at 10 pm, with a northeast wind driving drifting snow and forcing many teachers to cancel classes.
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Lowell
Pawtucket Falls
Whitcomb
Gas Incident Traps Factory Workers in Montello
Ten men and a boy at George A. Carter’s tack factory on Spark Street, Montello, were overcome by gas today. Thomas Bearse of Taunton is the most seriously ill but expected to recover along with the others. A gasoline engine exhaust pipe cap blew off, allowing escaping gas to creep through the shop until a worker, Grace Bartlett of Brook Street, noticed the danger and raised the alarm.
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Brockton
George A. Carter
Spark Street
Montello
Thomas Bearse
Taunton
Grace Bartlett
Brook Street
Firemen Rescue Women and Children in Gas Explosion Fire
Providence December 9 firemen rescued 20 women and children from a smoke filled building on Acorn street after a gas explosion started a blaze. The male occupants fled at once, leaving the panicked women and children to seek safety. The occupants are Italians. Fire damage was insignificant.
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Providence
R. L
Acorn Street
Nashua Mills Seek Consolidation Petition to Legislature
Circular to Nashua and Jackson cotton mills stockholders announces annual meetings on December 17. It urges action to petition the Legislature for permission to consolidate the two mills. Combined capital stock totals 1.6 million dollars. workforce listed between 3000 and 3500 people.
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Nashua
N. H
Nashua Cotton Mills
Jackson Cotton Mills
Jackson
Railway Chief James G. Clark Dies At Mobile
James G. Clark president of the Mobile and Ohio rail died here last night of Wright's disease. He was born in Maryland and entered railway service in 1844. He was 19 years old.
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James G. Clark
Mobile and Ohio Rail
United
Wright
Maryland
Bilious Colic Prevention With Chamberlain Remedy
Early warning of bilious colic prompts a double dose of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy to ward off an attack. The ad asserts hundreds use the remedy with perfect success and states it is sold by all druggists.
Coal famine grips Lowell as offices besieged for coal
As bitter cold grips Lowell, coal offices are flooded with applicants and calls, with estimates of 500 applications by noon and no coal to sell. Jails and farms stay warm, while workers harvest fuel. many households report sick relatives and frozen pipes, and six major dealers report no immediate supply.
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Lowell
Board of Overseers of the Poor
Is Place
Albany
New England
Disappointed burglars fail to rob Firat National Bank
Irwin Pa December 9 an early morning attempt to rob the Firat National Bank failed after burglars overpowered and bound the watchmen and telephone operator and cut the wires. They blew open the safe but fled before securing any cash as alerted citizens scared them away.
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Irwin
Firat National Bank
Firat
Extreme Cold Slows Quincy Economy Across District
In Quincy and surrounding areas the thermometer hit 12 degrees below zero causing business to halt. Fore River Ship and Engine Company and granite quarries shut down with about 2000 workers idle. Coal shortage worsens hardship among the poor as cold weather persists.
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Quincy, Dee, O
Quincy
Fore River
Miners Testify About Evictions and Overcharging
In Scranton Pa on December 9 the strike commission heard miners accuse Markle & Co of evicting workers and overcharging for oil blasting powder and rent deductions. Witnesses described dangerous work, wage theft, and family hardship including a death linked to eviction and years of wage garnishment.
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Scranton
H. C. Reynolds
J. N. Rice
Gray
Rice
James McMonigle
Markle & Co
B. DD. Gallagher
Markle
Hazleton
Andrew Hannik
Markies
Henry Coll
Markle Company
Norg
Coll
Kate Burns
Jeddo
Bailey & Co advertises soft dates at low prices
An ad from Bailey and Co at 69 Merrimack Street lists soft dates priced at two dollars per item and hardware items at one dollar ninety eight cents.
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Bailey & Co
Merrimack Street
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Yee
Marine News
Centralville
Chief Osborne
Lowell Investments
Glidden
Middlesex Street
Thomas
B. Reed
First Church of Portland
Rhode Island
Anarchists
Italy
MR. Knowlton
Courier
Robert Humbleber
Arthur Jones
Matthew Phillips
James McGlynn
Wome
Cotton Mill Combine
Irwin, Pa
Quincy Idle
Orbitant Price
Nicholas G. Norcross
Insurance
Central Street
Lowell Jlas
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