Bell and Erie in Boston plan merger reshapes telegraph field
A Boston led reorganization would absorb Erie Telegraph and Telephone into American Telephone and Telegraph Bell system. Erie debt near nine million dollars, with stockholders facing assessments to finance transfers and working capital. Subsidiaries include Cleveland Telephone Northwestern Telephone Exchange and Southwestern Telegraph in multiple states. Voting trust and new loans secure control for Bell interests.
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Erie Telegraph & Telephone Company
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Bell Telephone Co
Bell Company
Erie
Board of Boston
Erie Company
Cleveland Telephone Company
Northwestern Telephone Exchange Company
Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company
Ohio
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Texas
Arkansas
Telephone, Telegraph & Cable Company
Philadelphia
Boston
Old Colony Trust Company
Bell Telephone Company
Erie Board
Telephone, Telegraph & Cable Company of America
Cable Company
T. Jefferson Coolidge, Jr
Charles E. Cotting
George P. Gardner
The
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bankers’ Syndicate
Erie Telegraph and Telephone Company
Fire at Stanley & Co. office on Moody Street
Last night a blaze was spotted shortly before midnight in the office of Stanley & Co., wood and coal dealers at 223 Moody street near Tremont. An alarm was rung at 11.56. Damage is estimated at about $200 with the origin undetermined.
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Stanley & Co
Moody Street
Tremont Street
Art novelties and home decor dazzle in affordable display
The ad touts a wide range of decorative items including New Photo Pillow Tops, 490 pin cushions, Opal Ware with hand painted colorings, plaques, rose bowls, vases, manicure sets, burnt wood pieces like pipe racks and card trays, poster calendars, sofa pillows, Japanese silk textiles, broom holders, and hand painted celluloid glove boxes all offered at prices from a quarter to several dollars, highlighting artistry and variety.
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Derby
Toys Dolls and Games Offer Wide Xmas Selections
A local store showcases a vast array of Christmas gifts across basement main floor and second floor. Smaller Toys priced 5 to 49 cents, a large range of Games including Parcheesi and Chess, Wooden Toys like Steam Engines and Go Carts, and Beautiful Dolls with prices from 10 cents to 10 dollars.
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India
Apron styles and prices in Muslin lace trimmed
An advertisement describes a range of aprons in Muslin with lace insertion Hamburg edging and hemstitching. Prices vary from 19c to 98c and up to 1.25, with nurse and bib aprons, ruffles, trimming, ribbons, neck and shoulder strap styles highlighted.
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Hamburg
Infant and Children’s Wear: Bonnets Coats Dresses and Tams
Infants bonnets in Jap Silk bengaline and fur trim priced 25c to 5. Children’s coats in hidderdown Venetian cloth trimmed with fur and braid range 1.49 to 9. White dresses for children in silk and muslin with lace trimming priced 49c to 5.98. Children’s tams in plain material and Angora in all colors 39c to 98c.
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Hamburg
Tankard's Cut Glass Patterns and Dinner Sets Sale
Sale listing offers tankard cut glass patterns and ornate glassware with silver tops from 10 cents to 10 dollars. Vases salad dishes chocolate pots tea sets dinner and toilet sets fancy lamps priced from under a dollar to twenty five dollars.
Large selection of discounted classic and reference books
Book sale offers hundreds of titles including Alice of Old Vincennes Kipling Kim and The Octopus along with complete Shakespeare and Dickens sets. Prices range from 7c to $3.49 with cloth bindings and gilt tops. Also features Webster's Dictionary and various series like Acme Windsor Lupton Waldorf and Sophie May.
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Alice of
Old Vincennes
Maurice Thompson
Gilbert Parker
Hall Caine
Kim
Kipling
Dexter
Sidney McCall
Master Christian
Corelli
Lazarre
M. H. Catherwood
Lords of the North
A. C. Lamb
Irving Bacheller
Winston Churchill
Nelson Lloyd
Warwick
The
John Ari Lloyd
Cardigan
Robin Chambers
Granstark
G. B. McCutcheon
Harold McGrath
Elizabeth
Frank Norris
Knickerbockers
Acme
George Eliot
Dumas
Imitation Pastels Frames Offered At Low Prices
A local ad showcases hundreds of subjects with frames in Roman gold green gilt and oak. Noted sizes include 29 by 28 inches at 98 cents, 22 by 28 inches at 1.98, and 20 by 24 inches for 2.98 featuring religious subjects and medallions with oak and gilt frames such as The Reapers and Evangeline.
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Bell and Erie
Man
Glasgow Woolen Mills Co
Merrimack ST
Santa
Santa Claus
Martin
Chinchilla
Store Martin
Raglans
Perrins and
Reyniers
Perrins, Reyniers
Wertheimers
Hogsow
Fennemmns
Lester Continental Mills
Germantown
Key
United States
Legion
Bamboo Furniture
Jardiniere
Jardinieres
Jennico
Sophie May
Bulwar Lytton
Victor Hugo
Sir Walter Scott
PKA
France
Optic
Alger
Strathey
McKinley
Aguinald
Opera’s
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