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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1905
Page
8
A poster urges Lowell voters to vote no on license measures to cut jail and poor farm inmate populations and to redirect liquor revenue to improve the home. The call emphasizes enforcement and district prosperity and well being.
The Boston copper market shows buoyancy with brisk trading in United Copper up to 56, North Butte at 4, Greene and Copper Range rising, amid late gains in Union Pacific and U S Steel. Money rates steady around 14 to 15 percent, with insiders wary of further advances and readings noting no coal strike impact.
New York stock activity started up with notable gains in special issues while many stocks slipped. Union Pacific traded at 140 percent on heavy volume of 8009 shares, Missouri Pacific showed a marked decline, and Anaconda Gold rose by about a point amid uneven movements in Heading, Glidden, Lead and Hide and Leather.
Futures opened easy with December at 11.62, January 11.65, March 11.95, May 12.04, July 12.12, August 11.85-90, September 11.60, October 11.26. Spot quoted steady with middling upland 12.10 and middling gulf 12.35. Sales 2997 bales.
Amalgamated shows steady character and may hold for a month while external factors widen Boston copper shares. Copper market highs include electrolytic and castings at 18 percent. Union Pacific advanced and held gains despite broader selling. Greene Consolidated Copper November output reached about 6,250 pounds. American Telephone recovered on Saturday as bond issuance unlikely to hurt current stock. Steel issues remain unchanged.
The article discusses Osceola and Calumet & Hecla expanding copper operations in the miners’ market with large cash positions and potential squeezes on western interests. It cites US Coal and Oil assets, bond sales, and Boston News Bureau figures, ending with a local urging to vote for Mayor Casey tomorrow.
A jumble of ticker-like figures shows Am Loco, Am Bugar, Am Breit, and other firms with varied percentages. The list includes preferred shares and common stock lines such as Atch pfd, Cent Leather, Chee & Ohio, Chi & ht Wey, St Paul, Rock Island, and MKT among numerous price and yield entries. The chaotic OCR reflects a market page with scattered quotes and no clear single event.
King Oscar distributed the Nobel Prizes at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm. Laureates included Philipp Lenard, Adolph Von Booyer, Robert Koch, and Henrik Sienkiewicz. An Express interview with Sienkiewicz quoted his bleak view of Poland and Russia, urging Polish autonomy and language rights amid fears of German interference. The interview touched on political tensions, Polish independence aims, and possible future governance structures.
Los Angeles reports describe a severe desert wind storm that swept Southern California yesterday, causing widespread damage in multiple sections and injuring several people as it tore through the county.
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