Stock market opens heavy on New York trading
The New York stock market opened heavy with many declines and light trading. Amalgamated Copper and Pennsylvania led losses while a few issues showed fractional gains. By 11 a.m. demand emerged for Sugar and Brooklyn Rapid Transit pushing both up about 1.4 percent.
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New York
Amalgamated Copper
Atchison
Baltimore & Ohio
Brooklyn Transit
Erie
Missouri Pacific
Norfolk & Western
Pennsylvania
Reading
Rock Island
Sugar
St. Paul
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Union Pacific
U. S. Steel
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Manhattan
Westinghouse Electric
Peoria & Eastern Garied
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Cotton Market and Energy News of December Opening
New York futures open steady with December at 12.18 and July at 12.48. Crude oil rises to 2 dollars, a seven year high. Boston gas situation shows improvement while a dividend rental of 2 dollars per share is set for Eber Street Railway preferred stock holders on January 1 per lease provisions.
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New York
West End Street Railway Company
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Eber Street Railway Company
Millvale Lumber Yard Fire Leaves 75 Homeless
A blaze at the Bennett Lumber and Manufacturing planing mill in Millvale, near Pittsburg, Pa., started in the engine room and drove 75 to 100 people from their homes. The fire threatened the town, aid was sought from Allegheny, and the loss reached about 40000 dollars before the blaze was checked.
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Pittsburg
Bennett Lumber and Manufacturing Company
Millvale
Allegheny
Interurban plans electric power for Manhattan horse lines
New York progress reports the Inter-urban Street Railway company has prepared plans to convert nearly all remaining horse car lines in Manhattan to electric power before December 31, 1904. The Fourteenth Street crosstown line already uses underground trolley, with other crosstown and belt lines to be converted in 1904.
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New York
Inter-urban Street Railway Company
Borough of
Manhattan
Crosstown
Fourteenth Street
Wood chop man John Bishop found frozen to death near Nottingham
The body of John Bishop, a 45 year old French Canadian wood chopper with no local relatives, was found four miles from Nottingham on the road to Barrington by Miss Mary Hall a school teacher. Authorities say he died from freezing.
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Nottingham
N. H
John Bishop
Barrington
Mary Hall
Bishop
Italian bark San Leonardo destroyed by fire
Marseilles reported the Italian bark San Leonardo was destroyed by fire this morning after an explosion of petroleum. Four crewmen are missing and two injured. The blaze spread to 30 freight wagons on the quay and a schooner.
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Marseilles
France
Obituary: Jeremiah Coursey known as Darby dies at age 92
Jeremiah Coursey, called Darby by friends, died at the almshouse after a long ill health. Age around 92, resident of Lowell since 1853, pauper dept. in charge for two decades. He left behind two children whose whereabouts are unknown. Undertaker OConnell is handling the arrangements.
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Jeremiah Coursey
Darby
Lowell
Coursey
Undertaker O'Connell
Obituaries for Murtha and Shepard in city
In this city William Joseph Murtha aged 30 died at his home 42 Pine Hill street on December 16. Elizabeth Shepard aged 79 died December 15 at the home of Mr. George W. Fiske 246 Appleton street. Funeral services will be at Mr. Fiske's home Friday at 3 PM. Burial Saturday in Mount Auburn cemetery.
Deaths on Page Eight Highlight Angell and Hennessey
Edwin Gorham Angell, ex president of the American Screw company, dies at 67 in Providence after heart aneurysm. He led Eagleton Manufacturing ties and successor to his father at the company. widow Sarah Southwick and daughter Grace survive. Also, John C. Hennessey, veteran New York newspaper man and former New York Press Club president, dies after long illness at 71.
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Edwin Gorham Angell
American Screw Company
Benefit Street
Providence
Eagleton Manufacturing Company
New York
William Gorham Angell
John C. Hennessey
New York Press Club
Ireland
Lakewood as a Winter rendezvous for world figures
The article extols Lakewood as a cosmopolitan winter hub where visitors from academia religion law and letters politics and the arts mingle with hotel and cottage guests. It notes a steady stream of notable figures from professors to ambassadors and entertainers and invites readers to order a book by mailing C. M. Burt at New Jersey Central.
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Rome
Lakewood
C. M. Burt
New Jersey Central
Liberty Street
New York City
Death of Adolphus Drucker at Bellevue Hospital
Inspector Mc Clusky probes the Bellevue death of Adolphus Drucker once a British Parliament member and Canadian mine owner. James Murphy, inmate beside Drucker, accuses heavy morphine doses and snipe narcotic use, head beating, an asleep nurse, misdated death, and missing jewelry after Drucker was placed in the prison ward for alcoholism.
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New York
Inspector McClusky
Bellevue Hospital
Adolphus Drucker
Drucker
British Columbia
Eugene N. Robinson
James Murphy
Murphy
Bellevue
Gross & Strauss Co Files for Bankruptcy in Boston
The Boston firm Gross & Strauss Co, dealers in women’s furnishing goods, closed an assignment for the benefit of creditors last Saturday and faces bankruptcy petitions from three creditor firms. Liabilities are placed at 150000 dollars. The court will appoint a trustee to manage asset distribution and adjust affairs.
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Boston
Gross & Strauss Co
Joseph P. Morse
Benignant Growth Claim Denied on Emperor William
Berlin December 15. A London Daily News report claiming a second operation on Emperor William and a possible third is false. Wound tissue samples were examined by 22 leading internal growth specialists, all reporting the growth as benign.
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Berlin
London Daily News
William
France Prepares For War With Siamese Forces
Paris reports Indo-China despatches indicating massed French troops on the Siamese border in anticipation of war. Officials say occupation of a large slice of Siam has been decided, though Paris officials doubt a rupture will occur and call measures precautionary. Strained relations stem from Siam’s hesitancy to modify the 1902 treaty, rejected by the French Chamber.
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Paris
Indo- China
Indo-China
Siam
France
Delcasse
Chamber of Deputies
Engineer killed in Burlington limited wreck near Malvern
Malvern Iowa December 15 the locomotive of the Burlington Chicago Denver limited jumped the track. Engineer Knox a veteran employee was killed his fireman escaped with bruises and passengers were shaken. Cause of the accident is not known.
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Malvern
Knox
Funeral held for Judge Fletcher Ladd in Lancaster
The funeral for Judge Fletcher Ladd, once a Philippine Islands justice, was conducted at St. Pauls Episcopal Church in Lancaster this afternoon. Rev. M. H. Carroll led the services with New Hampshire bar members, including ex-Gov. Chester B. Jordan, serving as pallbearers. Burial followed in Lancaster cemetery.
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Lancaster
N. H
Fletcher Ladd
Philippine Islands
Boston
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
M. H. Carroll
New Hampshire
Chester B. Jordan
Lancaster Cemetery
Fire destroys meat market and home. three die in Braidwood
In Braidwood Illinois on December 15 Mrs J Messersmith, her daughter and Frank Smith a clerk were burned to death when a fire swept the meat market residence and J Simon's dry goods store destroying the building complex and killing three people.
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Braidwood, Ill
J. Messersmith
Frank Smith
J. Simon
Knox Talks on Northern Securities Case Ruling
Attorney General Knox argued in the U S Supreme Court that the union of the Northern Pacific and Great Northern in the Northern Securities company destroyed interstate railroad competition. He cited trans Missouri and joint traffic cases to show that such agreements restrain commerce and that Congress can forbid them. He noted the court upheld the government’s view and emphasized that the merger created a prohibited trust with power over both lines.
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Washington
Northern Securities
United States Supreme Court
Knox
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Northern Securities Company
Congress
trans-Missouri
Mr. Knox
George B. Young
Securities Company
British Bondholders Appeal to Roosevelt Over Panama Debt
A London authored letter from the council of foreign bondholders asks President Roosevelt to help secure an equitable Panama share of the Colombian debt. The group denies the $15,000,000 Panama figure and seeks arbitration at The Hague or Roosevelt’s personal decision, noting Holland and Britain support Panama.
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London
Council of Foreign Bondholders
Roosevelt
Panama
Colombia
Foreign Office
Durand
Hague
Holland
Great Britain
The
Freshman Sophomore War Breaks Out at State University
In Seattle on December 15, freshmen attacked a house where sophomore Ormond lived, firing on occupants. Ormond was bound and thrown into Lake Union and rescued. Miles Leiser was bound and dumped in the lake but rescued. About forty students were involved after a trophy was torn down at the freshman dance and an axe injury had occurred days earlier.
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Seattle
Wash
The
State University
Ormond
Lake Union
Miles Leiser
Frick Coke Cuts Wages Across Connellsville Region
In Connellsville Pennsylvania today the H C Frick Coke company announced a wage reduction averaging 17 affecting about 30000 workers in the local coke districts. The cut follows the earlier strike era and signals a push toward a two dollar minimum coke price with plant notices posted. Simultaneously Union Supply company cut prices in company stores serving Frick and Allied plants.
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Connellsville
H. C. Frick Coke Company
Frick Company
Union Supply Company
Frick and Allied Companies
Fire Investigation Probes East Merrimack Store Blaze
Chief Hosmer inspected A M Dragon's shop on East Merrimack Street to determine the Monday night fire. No signs of origin were found. The Merrill property on Westford Street was deemed to have ignited by coconut oil used in preparing salted nuts, resolving initial suspicions.
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Chief Hosmer
A. M. Dragon's
East Merrimack Street
Stordé
Merrill
Westford Street
Will of Valencia Cardinal Gives $10,000 to First Spanish Landing
London dispatch reports Cardinal Porrero y Espinosa who died December 9 left a strange bequest of 10000 dollars to the first Spanish general landing in United States territory with an army strong enough to avenge Cuba and the Philippines defeats. The legacy stays deposited in the Bank of Spain until such event occurs.
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London
Porrero Y Espinosa
Valencia
Madrid
United States
Cuba
Philippines
Bank of Spain
New Turkish Cruiser Medjidie Sets Off For Trials
Philadelphia December 15 The new Turkish cruiser Medjidie sailed from Cramp's shipyard for a two day builders trial off the Delaware Breakwater. Edwin S Cramp commands the vessel crewed by builders yard workers. Fully equipped except guns the ship will undergo a speed test Thursday with a contract speed of 22 knots per hour.
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Philadelphia
Cramps
Delaware
Edwin S. Cramp
Child sustains arm fracture at home play
About nine year old Rowell St Onge fell at noon yesterday on 43 Marginal Street and broke his right arm. He was transported by ambulance to Lowell General Hospital for treatment.
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Rowell St. Onge
Marginal Street
Lowell General Hospital
Sherlock Holmes Judged by Scotland Yard Chief
London Letter reviews Sir Robert Anderson’s critique of Conan Doyle’s adventures. He contrasts fictional detective tricks with real police work, noting exaggeration in stories like The Final Problem and The Sign of Four. He observes Holmes’ methods rarely reflect how actual investigations unfold and warns that fiction often misleads.
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Sherlock Holmes
Scotland Yard
Dr. Watson
Scotland
Police
Holmes
Dr. Doyle
Moriarty
Switzerland
Sir Robert
Jefferson Hope
Bow Street
Jonathan Small
Baker Street
Watson
Robert Anderson
London
Washington Post
Paderewski's Hard Luck and Lost Savings
The article notes Paderewski reportedly lost about £100,000 invested on a Polish friend's advice. Rather than retire he resumes recital work. It reflects on the grim fate of celebrities and cites Modjeska and Mark Twain as comparisons, underscoring precarious fame and finances.
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Paderewski
M. Paderewski
Mark Swain
Mme. Modjeska
Scott
Mark Twain
London
Maine's Biggest Organ At Portland Universalist Church
The largest organ in Maine stands in the Universalist church in Portland with over 5000 pipes. It features a smallest half inch piccolo and a 32 foot double diapason the vox humana stop has sixty one pipes costing 600 dollars. Pipe rooms four in number are each as large as a bedchamber and J H Brown who voiced the Westminster abbey organ voiced this one as well. It has three manuals and is powered by a three horsepower electric motor.
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Maine
Universalist
Portland
J. H. Brown
Westminster Abbey
The Country Pastor Revered In Rural Baptist Circles
The Baptist Argus praises country pastors for their rising influence and inspiration. It notes that rural preachers deliver more impactful addresses than metropolitan ministers, highlighting stronger support and studious habits among country congregations. The message exalts rural pastors as first class leaders.
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Baptist Argus
College Football Paradox Quoted By Yonkers Statesman
A Yonkers Statesman quip notes that a college producing many good football players may paradoxically not turn out many players, suggesting the best talent leaves or dominates professional ranks. The remark contrasts quality with quantity in college football outcomes.
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Yonkers Statesman
A Cheerful Wedding Fee Story Told by Brother Sheldon
Brother Sheldon author of In His Steps recounts a humorous wedding tale. A young couple sought his services, he performed the ceremony with solemnity and praised the bride, then he observed the bridegroom with a notable remark.
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Sheldon
Parson Snaps Gas Meter Ruse From Penniless Caller
A man, with a sheepish look and apology, admits he has no money to pay the parson. After a pause he offers a surprising fix for the gas meter, hoping to resolve the debt.
Rising revolt against tipping system in the United States
The Washington Star argues tipping has become an excessive burden across services from porters to messengers. It says US wages are high enough that tips should be optional extras, not required as a living standard, warning the practice could reach European proportions unless checked now. Comb and braids sets offered at 69c to $2.35 by A. W. Dow & Co. and a note on Choice gift books Lawier’s.
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Europe
Washington Star
Crestall Free Giveaways By Zopher Drug Co
The Zopher Drug Co offers 1000 full sized bottles of Crestall free on October 18 and 19 as a test promotion for coughs colds consumption throat and lung troubles. C E Andrews Co of Lowell Mass is the sole proprietor behind the product.
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Zopher Drug Co
Crestall
C. E. Andrews Co
Lowell, Mass
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