Active Stocks Rise in New York Market Amid Talks of Dividends
In New York the market showed strength with about ten active stocks. Sugar advanced to 127 percent, Brooklyn Rapid Transit moved from 72 to 74, and Steel Wire rose from 42 to 45. Federal Steel inched higher and T. C. I. climbed to 64. Coal deals drew attention as money prices were expected higher. news included Mergenthaler Linotype declaring 2 1 2 percent dividends, and Northern Pacific Telegraph wage talks ongoing. Reading 1st Rolston and a bull pool in Cochiti surfaced in market chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Federal
Boston
Rolston & Bass
Atchison
Federal Steel
Northern Pacific Preferred
Cotton Market Opens Higher Then Sinks After Slump
In New York on December 1, the cotton market opened firm with higher prices on covering and better English cables than anticipated, yet within five and a half hours the gains were wiped out and a net loss by 3 p.m. appeared. The day followed yesterday's sensational slump as traders reassessed demand and supply.
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New York
Dec. l
Absolute Auction of Lowell Machine Shop Contents
On Thursday December 13 1900 at 11 oclock forenoon Benjamin Lawrence offers the contents of his Machine Shop 528 Broadway Lowell Massachusetts at absolute auction with no reserve. The sale will be cash or satisfactory deposits and the goods will be sold in lots. Highlights include three Lawrence iron planers five Lawrence and Putnam engine lathes a Lawrence index and plain milling machine a milling vise Blaisdell upright drill Sturtevant blower shafts pulleys hangers belting and a large assortment of drills reamers arbors lathe tools chucks vises pattern tools scales and more. The shop is well equipped for machinists tools and renowned for screw cutting engine lathes and wood working machinery. Inspect Wednesday and until sale Thursday at the office of the auctioneers.
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Broadway
Lowell
Massachusetts
Lawrence Iron
Lawrence & Putnam
Lawrence Index & Plain
Blaisdell
Sturtevant
Market Nervous as Heavy Selling Hits All Shares
The market was extremely nervous and excited as selling surged from all quarters. Receipts remained tremendous at every point. Cables from Liverpool showed a severe relapse due to lack of response here. European selling orders increased, with heavy offerings from the South. Wall Street commission houses sold aggressively, sparking reports they aimed to push the market below 9 cents.
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Liverpool
Pur Pit
Europe
Wall Street Commission
Prominent Masons Hold 102d Annual Convocation in Boston
The Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Massachusetts convened at Masonic temple in Boston on Tuesday with high attendance. Grand Lecturers Harry Hunt and Edward Sartelle directed degree work while officers and members, including Warren B. Ellis and many notable Masons, took part in ceremonies and installations. The chapter reports 75 bodies and 16 081 members with 254 deaths since last convocation. Winthrop and Bancroft chapters receive dispensations.
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Grand Royal Arch Chapter
Massachusetts
Masonic Temple
Boston
Harry Hunt
Melrose
Edward J. Sartelle
Worcester
W. H. Harrison
South Boston
W. 8. Page
Chicopee
William Hamilton
Clinton
Frank Vose
Somerville
Paul Sterling
Edward KE. Jameson
Quincy
Royal Arch
John J. Brooks
Allston
Henry L. Sherman
Lawrence
George H. Guest
Mel
Winthrop
Bancroft
Ayer
T. Gilman Waite
John M. Pike
M. Perry Sargent
Wadren B. Ellis
Charles H. Miller
Springfield
W. H
Lowell Mail Wagon Service Contracts Awarded
Second Assistant Postmaster-General Shalien berger awarded four year contracts for mail wagon service from July 1 in Lowell to Henry P. Brown at 24930 dollars yearly and for the city mall station at 579 dollars yearly. Other cities listed include Fall River Daniel Ratcliffe 985, Fitchburg Arthur Harris 834, Lynn Joseph Armitage 126, Worcester Ernest St Onge 2194.50.
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Washington, D. C
Shalienberger
Post Ofice
Port Ofce
Beston
Henry P. Brown
Mr. Brown
Fall River
Daniel Ratcliffe
Fitchburg
Arthur
Mellen Chamberlain Will Hearing Postponed Definitively
Boston December 11 The Mellen Chamberlain will contest scheduled for Judge McKim in Suffolk probate court was postponed indefinitely. Three nephews of the deceased and his two brothers, all heirs at law and next of kin, were not named in the petition for the hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mellen Chamberlain
McKim
Suffolk
Will contest involving Chamberlains and Crosbys over Boston library autographs
The probate case includes Henry and William Chamberlain of Michigan and nephews Josiah B. Crosby Henry C. Crosby and John A. Crosby as contestants. Boyd B. Jones represents them. A key fact is the Boston Public Library will obtain the Mellen Chamberlain collection valued at 190000 dollars, regardless of the will’s outcome. The estate total is about 50000 dollars apart from the library property.
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Henry
William Chamberlain
Michigan
Josiah B
Henry C
John A. Crosby
Boyd B. Jones
Boston Public Library
Mellen Chamberlain
Dublin Nationalist convention backs antiwar stand
The Dublin Nationalist gathering led by John Redmond adopted a resolution condemning the South African war as driven by capitalists and mine owners. William O'Brien urged excluding Timothy Healy from the Parliamentary party to preserve unity, while Timothy Harrington warned against actions that could plunge Ireland into despair for future generations.
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Dublin
Convention of Nationalists
John Redmond
John Dillon
William O'Brien
Timothy H. Healy
Healy
Timothy Harrington
Ireland
Chaffee and Looting Spark International Tension
A French foreign office official told Associated Press that General Chaffee's looting stance threatens the fragile concord with Field Marshal Von Waldersee. The official said the matter could undermine the unity of all forces in China and disrupt the current satisfactory status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
French Foreign Office
Associated Press
Chaffee
Marshal von Waldersee
von Waldersee
China
Ministers Meet in Pekin on Chinese Credentials
In Pekin on December 11 ministers discussed credentials for Chinese plenipotentiaries. Hope grows for a preliminary settlement soon. The Pekin to New Tsin railway is now open.
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Pekin
Oday
New Tsin
German official on Waldersee Chaffee incident
Berlin reports the German foreign office confirms a cable from Waldersee. General Chaffee sent a rough letter, Waldersee refused to receive it and returned it. Chaffee wrote a second apologetic letter, Waldersee invited him to breakfast, and the incident concluded amicably.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Waldersee
Chaffee
Outlawry in Kwang-ki and Kwang-tung grows
Canton reports rising outlawry in Kwang-ki and Kwang-tung as officials lose grip and fail to restore order. Pirating on the West river is increasing, signaling broader security concerns.
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Canton
Kwang-8i
Kwang-Tung
West River
Sailors Seek Wages On Damaged Schooner Lizzie Lane
The Bangor Maine schooner Lizzie Lane is belled at Salem by U S Marshal Darling after crew members Henry McNeel Charles Henrid and Joseph Holden filed a libel demanding wages. The captain says the men were hired for a voyage to New York and will be paid after completion. The vessel ran aground in last week's gale and is badly damaged.
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Salem
Lizzie Lane
Bangor
United States
Darling
Henry McNeel
Charles Henrid
Joseph Holden
New York
O'Callaghan & Co. in Boston Assigns to O'Donnell
J. J. O Callaghan and Company cloak dealers on Washington street assign to Constantine O'Donnell of O'Donnell and Gilbride Lowell. No statement yet as settlement efforts continue with the craftsmen.
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Boston
J. J. O'Callaghan & Co
Washington Street
Constantine O'Donnell
O'Donnell & Gilbride
Lowell
Beauty and kin in a sharp family exchange
Esther recalls her mother as renowned for beauty while Mies Cayenne quips that the father was not good looking, in a terse family exchange. The remark reflects lines of vanity and wit within a household dialogue.
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Esther
Mies
Literary Notes on forthcoming magazine and book releases
The issue previews Music Song and Story a monthly magazine with 16 pages of new sheet music and a January 1901 date. It also highlights major 1901 publishing plans from Stokes Scrioner’s Sons Houghton Mifflin and Appleton Boothby and Hillis with new works by Tolstoy Johnston Ewell and Field posthumous editions of Vagabondia and David Harum deluxe editions and rail canal project notes.
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Fifth Avenue
N. Y
David Harum
B. West Clinchinst
Canadian Pacific under Van Horne’s iron resolve
The piece recounts William Van Horne’s early six weeks after appointment to lead Canadian Pacific. He champions an all Canadian line, shields the north shore plan along Lake Superior, and launches a bold campaign with 12 000 railway hands and 1500 to 2000 horses to blast through forest, rock, and muskeg, overcoming 200 miles of engineering impossibilities.
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William van Horne
North Shore
Lake Superior
van Horne
Nork
Horeee
Pew
William Van Horne and the Lake Superior North Shore Line
The text praises William Van Horne for overcoming immense engineering hurdles in building the Lake Superior north coast line. It contrasts struggles on the coast with the greater challenges faced in the Rocky Mountains, noting vast labor, diverse crews, and heavy spending while lauding Van Horne as a steadfast leader who began as a cab telegraph operator.
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William van Horne
van Hornes
Lake Superior
North Shore
Lake Superior North Coast Line
Rocky Mountains
Canadian Pacific
Montreal
Vancouver
Rockies
Indiana
H. H. Lewis
Ainsiee
Prince Adalbert Corrects Brother in Spartan Education
A London Express correspondence describes Emperor William’s stern royal upbringing for his sons with Spartan discipline. Prince Adalbert reportedly corrected his younger brother Auguste Wilhelm after he saluted a passing general. the elder’s rebuke prompted the emperor to punish the younger brother.
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William
Adalbert
Augustue William
Thiergarcen
Rerin
Lonton Express
Estimate of American spending on Europe trip reaches 69 million
The report estimates about 196 08 Americans traveled to Europe, with total expenditure around 69 million dollars. The figures reflect travel and related spending during the period, highlighting the scale of tourism and commerce linked to European trips.
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Ttie
Europe
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Stock Market
Mergenthaler Linotype Co
Northern Pacific
The
New York Herald
A. N. Brady
Brady
Western Union Executive
Prie Ist
Manhattan Elevated
Gen. Electric
Cochiti
J. A. Coram
the Journal
Lynn and
Brockton
Bright
Sears
Latel. Biel A
Babs
Atchison Pra.m Tobacco
Lyon KR. T. i
Metropolitas Aphatian
New York “ Way
Penn
Lewes & Lao
Wheeling & O West UN
Boston & Albany
Ter Posten & Swains
Ineig
Men Central
U Mining
Raton
Wolverine
B. B. Tel
J. E. Conant & CO
Lowell, Mass
Benjamin Lawrence
Grand Royal Arch
Morse Coach CO
Rish Party
Ten
E. B. Horn CO
Washington ST
New
Eagland. A Y
Southampton
F. A. Stokes Co
Tolstoy
Houghton, Mifflin & Company
Edmund Clarence Stédman
Atlantic Monthly
Bulletin
Eugene Field
Vagabondia
Bliss Carman
Richard Hovey
Mr. Carman
Hovey
Messrs. D. Appleton & Co
Edward Eggleston
England
America
Mr. Guy Boothby
Christ
Newell Dwight Hillis
Macmillan Company
Land of
Mary Johnston
A. M. Ewell
Bacon
Virginia
Patan
Houghton, Mifflin Company
A. G. Pollard
New England
Stancliffes
Alfred Colbreck
Paul
E. C. Bowen
Peter’s
Robbers
Josiah M
Victor Hugo
R. L. Stevenson
Jules Verne Macaulay
A. Conan Doyle
Marie Corelli Cooper Rosa N. Carey
G. A. Henry
Edna Lyall Hawthorne Ha
Caine
Palmer Street
Merrimack Street
Liberty
Kaiber
Exeter
the Talbot Clothing Co
Central Street
Warren
Haviland China
China Shore
Haviland
Royal Bonn
Hogers Bros
Greenwood Bros
French & Puffer’s
Renereret BP
Rtrae
WeReo Street
Fe L. Maddocks
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