Cuts of 150000 Steel Workers Wage Slashes Set
New York officials said United States Steel will cut wages beginning January 1, 1904, by five to twenty percent for about 150 000 workers across subsidiary companies, with ten percent in the Amalgamated Iron Steel and Tin Workers union. Aimed at reducing costs, layoffs of high salaried staff are also under consideration, while profit sharing permits a $5 dividend on preferred stock for participants.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Steel Corporation
Stock Market Opens Firm With Broad Advances
New York stock market opened firmer with gains in Amalgamated Copper 474, Atchison 60s 68, Baltimore & Ohio 79, Brooklyn Transit 49, Erie 30, Erie first preferred 68, Louisville 107, Manhattan 141, Missouri Pacific 98, New York Central 119, Norfolk & Western 57, Ontario & Western 22, Pennsylvania 117, Reading 444, Rock Island 264, Sugar 124, Union Pacific 79, United States Steel 10, United States Steel preferred 54, Wabash preferred 37. Opening prices higher than last night and active trading. specialties led, Brooklyn Rapid Transit up 1%, Manhattan, Sugar and Bmelting about a point.
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New York
Amalgamated Copper
Atchi 60N
Baltimore & Ohio
Brooklyn Transit
Erie
Erie First
Louisville
Manhattan
Missouri Pacific
New York Central
Norfolk & Western
Ontario & Western
Pennsylvania
Reading
Rock Island
Sugar
Union Pacific
United States Steel
Wabash
Brooklyn
Market futures open firm with steady price cues
New York futures opened firm on December 12.14 with January at 12.20 and February at 12.28 to 12.30. March futures stood at 12.40 and April at 12.44 while May reached 12.48. June and July were offered at about 12.47 and August at 12.16.
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New York
Crosby argues Chicago Board of Trade failed to curb bucket shops
Chicago figure W S Crosby, a 40 year board member, declares the board’s drive against bucket shops a total failure. He says the campaign drove away business and the moral motive claim is a sham, outlining views in a pamphlet opposing current policies on puts calls and corners and questioning state law enforcement.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
W. S. Crosby
Crosby
Board of Trade
Tax cases on model mill theory split decisions
Yesterday's late edition analyzes the Holyoke and Lowell tax cases over the model mill theory. Judge Sheldon sides with the city in Holyoke, while Chief Justice Mason previously disagreed in Lowell, prompting upcoming supreme court review. Frank E. Dunbar notes Lord partly accepted the theory but warned it may overextend its application. The dispute centers on property valuation and the meaning of returns to assessors.
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Sheldon
Superior Court
Lyman Mills
City of
Holyoke
Lowell
Mason
Suffolk
Mr. Lord
Frank E. Dunbar
Lord
Supreme Court
Francis W. Qua
Irreconcilable Court Rulings Highlight Case Contrast
The commissioner’s ruling is upheld in one case while another judge of the same court throws out a similar finding. The judge notes the two decisions appear irreconcilable when viewing the facts from his perspective.
Russo Japanese talks near pacific settlement hinted
London dispatch reports Russia's reply to Japan discussed with Baron Hayashi. Negotiations seen as incomplete yet likely to yield a peaceful outcome if acceptable to Japan. Possible secrecy of the final treaty and questions of modification remain. In Seoul, Japanese marines landed at Mokohe to quell labor strikes among Corean coolies, sparking deaths and fears of wider unrest.
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London
Russia
Japan
Baron Hayashi
Tokio
Associated Press
Foreign Office
Stock Exchange
Seoul
Mokohe
Corea
Burglars Active in Fall River Slew of Thefts and Fires
Four homes in Fall River were hit between 6 and 10 PM as burglars, sometimes adding arson, raided 98 Sprague Street then 443 Bay Street and nearby Birch Street. Jewelry worth $125 and a watch plus other items were taken, with fires started in multiple rooms but limited damage. Police tracked the suspects but failed to capture them by nightfall.
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Fall River
South
Sprague Street
Richard Fleet, Jr
Richard Fleet
William Potter
Bay Street
Jonas Harwood
Birch Street
Lizzie Leasdale
Couplem Death at 77 Survived by Four Sons and Two Daughters
Mr. William H. Coulam aged 77 died suddenly at his home of apoplexy. He suffered shocks last Friday and Sunday night. Survived by four sons William B Harry Frank Vincent and two daughters Mrs William Makant of Somerville and Mrs George Elliott Adams of Brockton.
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William H. Coulam
East Merrimack Street
Coulam
William B
Harry
Frank
Vincent
William Makant
Somervile
George Elliott Adams
Brockton
Funerals for Mary O Hare Mary Gannon and Alfred Ostigny
The obsequies were held from their homes with services at St Peters Sacred Heart and St Josephs churches. Bearers named include five O Hare sons John Carroll Edward Flynn and James Gookin and Ostigny bearers. Burial at St Patrick St Joseph and committal at the grave with Undertaker Rogers Bilodeau in charge.
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Mary O’hare
Butler Avenue
St. Peter's Church
Fr. McDermot
Thomas
James
Frank
Stephen
Edward
Peter O'Hare
St. Patrick's Cemetery
Rogers
Mary Gannon
Gorham Street
Sacred Heart Church
Fr. Flynn
O. M.I
John H. Carroll
John Martin
Edward Flynn
John Condon
Patrick Gookin
Alfred Ostigny
Broadway
St. Joseph’s Church
Fr. Nolin
Pierre Bilodeau
F. B. Lanctot
F. Larue
J. Morin
F. Pelletier
J. Michaud
St. Joseph's Cemetery
William H. Coulam 77 Funeral at Son’s Residence
In this city December 14, William H. Coulam aged 77 funeral services to be held at the home of his son 216 Foster street Wednesday at 2 pm relatives and friends invited no flowers
Glendale Elastic Fabric resumes weaving at Providence plant
Nearly two hundred former workers return as Glendale Elastic Fabric of Easthampton Massachusetts restarts the weaving room at the Providence plant they recently bought at auction. About one hundred more operatives will join next week in finishing. Superintendent is Mr. Astell. The plant was once run by D Leroy Dresser.
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Providence
R. I. Dee
American Cubing and Webbing Company
Glendale Elastic Fabric Company
Easthampton
Mass
Mr. Astell
D. Leroy Dresser
Child Burned In Kitchen Explosion At 104 Prince Street
Four year old Medora Boisclair suffered severe facial and body burns when kerosene spilled into a stove caused an explosion Sunday night. Her 13 year old brother slept through the accident as neighbors and he tried to douse the flames. Dr. Trudeau treated the child and fears for her recovery while noting her courage during the painful ordeal.
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Medora Boisclair
Dosithee Boisclair
Prince Street
Trudeau
Northern Securities case opened before Supreme Court
Washington December 14. The government brief on the Northern Securities Company appeal was filed in the Supreme Court, arguing that the merger of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railways violated the anti trust act and restrained interstate commerce. The hearing opened with assertions of monopoly, parallel lines, and a single control over both railroads.
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Washington
Northern Securities Company
United States
Circuit Court of the United States For
District of Minnesota
United States Supreme Court
Knox
Day
Securities Company
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Great Northern Railway Company
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Thayer
Circuit Court
Northern Pacific Company
Great Northern Company
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
Supreme Court of the United States Today
Great Northern Railroad Company
James J. Hill
J. Pierpont Morgan
Daniel 8. Lamont
The
Circuit Court of Appeals
Eighth Judicial Circuit
Griggs
John G. Johnson
Philadelphia
C. W. Bunn
Chas. B. Young
Justice Brown
Mr. Johnson
Justice Peckham
Johnson
Mr. Bunn
Great Northern Railroad
Burlington
Boston Gas Combine Incubation Under Legal Review
The Boston Consolidated Gas company incorporation papers are sent to Attorney General Parker for opinion. Secretary of State Olin delays charter issuance pending whether a charter under general law is needed and how it should be drafted. The propriety of using a special act for incorporation is questioned as the local firms merge. Receiver Pepper of Bay State Gas protests the sale to the combine and sought restraints involving Mercantile Trust and Kidder, Peabody & Co.
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Boston
Boston Consolidated Gas Company
Parker
Olin
Pepper
Bay State Gas Company
Delaware
Mercantile Trust Company
New York
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Funeral for British consul general Talbot draws wide crowd
Boston officials, prominent Massachusetts citizens and many foreign representatives attended the funeral at Our Savior Church for Captain Chas A Talbot British consul general in Boston. The service was led by Bishop William Lawrence with Rev Reginald Howe. Victoria club and British associations sent large delegations. Burial occurred at Evergreen Cemetery Brookline as the Boston canoes were closed for the day.
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Boston
Massachusetts
United States
Church of Our Savior
Longwood
Chas. A. P. Talbot
Talbot
Great Britain
Wm. Lawrence
Reginald Heber Howe
Victorian Club of
British Officers Association
British Naval and Military Veterans Association of
British Charitable Society
Sdadition
Evergreen Cemetery
Brookline
Boy 14 in Fall River faces manslaughter charge
In Fall River district court Wilfred Belanger aged 14 is charged with manslaughter for the death of Cornelius Crowley caused by a runaway horse he had stolen. He faced a $1000 bond for hearing on Wednesday, with the legal question whether his lack of intent to injure matters given the unlawful act of stealing the horse and carriage.
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Fall River
Wilfred Belanger
Cornelius Crowley
Crowley
Belanger
Gen Rafael Reyes Likely to Accept Colombia Presidency
Washington reports Bogota shows overwhelming support for Gen Rafael Reyes to lead Colombia. An intimate source quotes him as saying he could hardly refuse to serve in the hour of need, though he remains not a politician. Friends predict acceptance if elected. He ponders the Panama issue and a note to the state department, with a tentative memorandum to counsel Wayne MacVearh. Colombia will protest recent isthmus events.
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Washington
Colombia
Bogota
Rafael Reyes
Associated Press
Gen. Reyes
State Department
Panama
Wayne MacVearh
Brookline man commits suicide at railroad station
In public view at Brookline railroad station, Frank A. Goodman aged 30 shot himself. He was married and lived at 886 Huntington Avenue, a member of Goodman Leavitt Yatter, pool and billiard supplies manufacturers. Illness is cited as the motive. Glove and accessories sold by A. W. Dows & Co. at 33 cents.
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Boston
Frank A. Goodman
Brookline
Goodman
Huntington Avenue
Goodman, Leavitt & Yatter
Mills Shut Down In Fox River Valley Strike Action
Chicago dispatch reports three Fox River district factories Appleton Manufacturing, Challenge Wind and a Feed Mill, Newton Wagon tied up as nearly 1500 workers refuse unless they sign pledges not to strike. United States Wind Engine and Pump also idle amid a push to reestablish a ten hour day with nine hours paid.
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Chicago
Fox River
Illinois
Appleton Manufacturing Company
Challenge Wind
Newton Wagon Company
United States Wind Engine and Pump Company
Fox River Valley Association
Woman killed at Stark mills crossing identified
The body of Miss Sarah Halfpenny, a 55 year old Manchester mill weaver, was identified tonight after being struck by an express train at Stark mills crossing. She recently sought new work after a mill force reduction and did not hear the warning whistle.
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Manchester
N. H
Stark Mills Crossing
Sarah Halfpenny
Manchester Mills
Sligo Iron and Steel Mills Reopen in Connellsville
In Connellsville Pennsylvania on December 14 over 890 workers returned to the Sligo Iron and Steel mills after months idle. The plant has undergone extensive repairs and the company reports enough orders to keep men employed through the winter. A local shoe store advertises rubber boots and high overshoes.
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Connellsville
Sligo
Steamer Assyria Grounded Near Pea Patch Shoal
The Hamburg American line steamship Assyria, outbound from Philadelphia to Hamburg, ran aground on Pea Patch shoal in the Delaware river about ten miles below Newcastle. The vessel lies at ease and tugs have been dispatched to assist.
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Philadelphia
Hamburg-American Line
Assyria
Hamburg
Pea Patch Shoal
Delaware River
Newcastle
Del
Machinist In Loge Fortune Unearthed In New York
Ottumwa Iowa December 14 Frank Bradbury a machinist here has fallen heir to an estimated one million dollar fortune from the death of an uncle in New York and left for the city today to claim the legacy.
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Ottumwa
Frank Bradbury
New York
Recess Granted By Supreme Court Leader For Two Weeks
The chief justice of the Supreme Court announced a two week recess starting next Monday. Calendar notes and Christmas cards are offered for sale by Lawler's, with items including mirrors priced from 29 cents to 2 dollars and 75 cents at A. W. Dows.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States Today
A. W. Dows & Co
Boston and Northern Street Railway schedule changes 1903
Beginning Thursday December 17 1903 the Christian Hill line will connect with Pawtucketville and run at 5 55 6 16 6 22 am and every 20 minutes until 10 52 pm then 11 20 pm. Other lines interconnect with Wentworth avenue Hovey and Stevens streets with departures every 20 minutes from early morning until around 11 pm.
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Christian Hill
Pawtucketville
Toeave
Merrimack Square
Beacon
Methuen
Highlands
Oaklands
Wentworth Avenue
Nesmith Street
Hovey Street
the Highlands
Sree
Stevens and
Parker Streets
Andover Street Bus Schedule Times
Schedule lists departures from Merrimack Square to Andover street at 5 45, 6 15, 6 40, 7 05 a m and every 30 minutes to 11 05 p m. Return trips from end of Andover street at 6 00, 6 27, 6 52, 7 20 a m and every 30 minutes to 10 50 p m.
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Merrimack Square
Andover Street
Broadway schedules from Merrimack Square to Broadway
Transit times list morning departures from Merrimack Square to Broadway at 5.50 6.17 6.35 a m and every 15 minutes until 10.50 p m then 11.20 p m. Also from Broadway and Rolfe street at 6.05 6.95 a m and every 15 minutes until 11.05 p m. Sunday times in local tables.
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Merrimack Square
Broadway
Rolfe Street
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Wyman
HSE
Northern Securities Case
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Boston Gas Combine
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Boston & Northern Street Railway Company
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Nicholas G. Horgross
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S. A. Garson
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