Stock Market Opens Strong With Broad Gains
New York stocks opened on a strong note with large round lots in St Paul, Pacifics, Atchisons, Reading, B&O and U S Steel. Early gains extended with 6000 U S Steel shares trading and Southern Pacific limited by 60s. Reading Sugar Louisville Missouri Pacific St Paul led advances while General Electric and Northwestern rose. Futures opened quiet with December at 8.53 and August at 8.14.
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New York
Dee
Amalgamated Copper
Atchison
Baltimore & Ohio
Brooklyn Transit
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Erie
Erie First
Louisville
Manhattan
Missouri Pacific
New York Central
Norfolk & Western
Pennsylvania
Reading
Rock Island
St. Paul
Sugar
Southern
Southern Pacific
Texas Pacific
Union Pacific
United States Steel
Wabash
Pacifics
Atchisons
General Electric
Northwestern
North American
Massachusetts Electric Companies Annual Meeting Held Quietly
The annual gathering of the Massachusetts Electric companies took place yesterday with only eight stockholders in attendance. Votes were cast on 115,336 shares of preferred stock and 73,269 shares of common stock. Trustees whose terms expired were re-elected for three years.
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Massachusetts Electric Companies
Steamer Bostonian Arrives From London
The steamship Bostonian arrived in Boston today from London, marking another successful transatlantic voyage. Passengers and cargo are being cleared as port operations resume after the voyage.
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Boston
Bostonian
London
Fraternal Stationery Firemen Hold Weekly Meeting
The Stationery Firemen met at Calders hall on Wednesday night. Three new members were initiated. Officers elected include President James Hammond and Vice President William H. Galvin. Other officers were recording secretary William Green financial secretary F C Kerwin treasurer John Barry and sergeant at arms John J Whalen. A Ducharme and Lewis Butterfield named trustees for twelve and eighteen months. Auditors named William Mitchell Michael Connelly Jules Tredeau.
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Calders Hall
James Hammond
William H. Galvin
William Green
F.C. Kerwin
John Barry
John J. Whalen
A. Ducharme
Lewis Butterfield
William Mitchell
Michael Connelly
Jules Tredeau
James Bradley Dies After Year of Illness at East Braintree
James Bradley a longtime resident of East Braintree died Wednesday morning after a yearlong illness. The 70 year old father of Rev. James Bradley Mt St Marys College and uncle of Bishop Allen also father of Mrs W H Noyes East Chelmsford. His death followed a hip dislocation from an accident last Saturday. The notice ends with a partisan quip about coal and voting.
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James Bradley
East Braintree
Mt. St. Mary's College
Bishop Allen
W. H. Noyes
East Chelmsford
Bradley
Santa Claus to Visit Chelmsford Despite Hard Times
In Middlesex County Chelmsford reports scarcity of coal and high food prices won’t stop Santa’s arrival at local religious societies on Christmas Eve or night. Frank A. Kimball of Dorchester, once of the town, is ill with a severe condition near paralysis but is described as a vigorous young man with many friends hoping for a full recovery.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Frank A. Kimball
Dorchester
Kimball
Westford Unitarian concert a modest yet merited success
A Sunday evening concert by the Westford Unitarian church youth drew a small crowd due to heavy snow but offered 17 numbers. Performances included organ solos by Cc. H. Hartley and Thomas R. Frost, violin solos by Eleanor Lane, songs by Daisy Shaw Merritt Jesse Pedrick Jenkins and Margaret Carmichael, a trio by Eva Fletcher G L McDonald H M Seavey, and a 25-voice chorus. An essay on the Power of Music by Eliza A. Babbitt was read by Rev. M. S. Buckingham with many attendees from Chelmsford and Littleton.
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Unitarian Church
Cc. H. Hartley
Thomas R. Frost
Eleanor Lane
Littleton
Daisy Shaw Merritt
Jesse Pedrick Jenkins
Margaret Carmichael
Eva Fletcher
G. L. McDonald
H. M. Seavey
Eliza A. Babbitt
Slaughter of diseased cattle begins in town
On the 16th government men culled cattle at Mr Patch’s farm where foot and mouth disease was found. A trench was dug to bury 42 cattle and workers performed killing and disinfection. Despite compensation, Patch faces heavy losses beyond stock. The reformatory stables and 56 cattle plus 450 hogs also to be killed unless temperatures prove otherwise. Birds may have carried the disease between yards.
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Patch
Concord Musical Club
John S. Keyes
Dustan
Brown
Cabot
Hath
Whiting
Briggs
Barrett
Parker
Nickerson
Boston
Edgarton
Local Notes From Lowell Area Including Fracture And Illnesses
Friday afternoon Mrs M W S Marsh sustained a fracture of the pelvis and Dr Hamblin placed her in a splint. Mrs Marsh has many Lowell friends and the accident is seen as a general misfortune. Mrs Palmer Marsh of Melrose Highlands assists in care. Dr Hamblin attends Herbert Lee who is ill with a third appendicitis attack. An Orthodox Christmas sale opened at the parsonage and ran through Friday. Village schools close Friday for a two week recess. Miss Ally and Miss Carleton of Centre schools will vacation at Rochester and Pelham respectively.
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M. W. S. Marsh
West Acton Local Notices Turn To Health And Falls
Ernest Teele is ill with typhoid fever under Dr. Hartwell of Ayer care. Mrs F E Parker fell Saturday on a newly oiled kitchen floor and broke her hip. Dr. Hartwell set it and she is improving. Catherine Parker returns from New Britain to aid her mother. Alonso Tuttle fractured his hip after a lounge fall. George Warren of Booth Acton sends sympathy to the typhoid patient. Den M B Wood remains ill but hopes for recovery. Ladies Benevolent Society last Thursday met under president Mrs Fannie Parker with Mrs Hutchins and Mrs Annie Blanchard attending.
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Ernest Teele
Dr. Hartwell of
Ayer
FE. C. Parker
Catherine
New Britain
Conn
Alonso Tuttle
George Warren
Booth Acton
den. M. B. Wood
Ladies’ Benevolent Society
Fannie Parker
Hutchins
Annie Blanchard
Local Christmas Festival and Sad Family News
About 80 present at a gathering with singing by the Hall quartet including D. H. Hall E. H. Hall Mr Har low and Eugene L. Hall. The young wife of George Holbrook died last week and the remains were brought here for burial last Friday. She leaves a young daughter a few weeks old. Mrs. George S. Dodge has left for the winter. Mrs. Sara Richardson was elected president of the Women's Relief Corps with Ida L. Durkee as senior vice president and Ellen H. Hall as secretary. Miss Helen Knowlton has returned after breaking her arm. All children invited to the Christmas festival next Wednesday evening.
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D. H
E. H. Hall
Harlow
Eugene L. Hall
George Holbrook
George S. Dodge
Sara Richardson
Women's Relief Corps
Ida L. Durkee
Ellen H. Hall
Helen Knowlton
Littleton Women’s Club Meeting and Local Notes
The Littleton Women's club plans a Monday afternoon meeting at the Unitarian vestry. Harp soloist Annie I. Libby and impersonator S. H. Eaton will entertain next Tuesday at the Lyceum. A Christmas event is organized by Mrs Hartwell, Mrs Houghton, Mrs Lane, and Gertrude Wright at the Unitarian vestry.
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Littleton Women's Club
Unitarian Vestry
Annie I. Libby
S. H. Eaton
Lyceum
Unitarian
J. M. Hartwell
D. G. Houghton
Lane
Gertrude Wright
Young People’s Guild
Cora W. Davis
Mabel Mason
Carrie Phelps
Orthodox Society
Harvard
Fletcher
C. A. Priest
Charles S. Robbins
J. T. Warren
Kelly
Long Pond
Mysterious Framingham Recluse O Connor Found Dead
James O Connor a long time resident of Waverley Street Framingham is found dead in his lodgings. The medical examiner says death due to old age and exposure. He lived alone for decades as a stonecutter with a storied life and eccentric habits. His burial will be in the O Connor plot at Church Hill.
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James O'Connor
Waverley Street
L. M. Palmer
O'Connor
Police Place
Thos, Flaherty
Framingham
Chase O'Connor
New York
Church Hil
Dunstable Ladies Host Social and Pie Supper
The Congregational church Ladies circle held a social and chicken pie supper in the vestries on Friday evening December 12. A piano and violin duet by Miss Semily Mitchell and Miss Caroline Mitchell of Nashua and readings by Miss Annie Tighe of Nashua followed, drawing hearty applause. A vote of thanks closed the event, with Mrs. James M. Swallow, Mrs. Fred Swallow, and Mrs. Herbert Loop in charge and assisted by Misses Ethel Twichell and Cora Swallow as waitresses.
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Congregational Church
Semily
Caroline Mitchell
Nashua
N. H
Annie Tighe
James M. Swallow
Fred Swallow
Herbert Loop
Ethel Twichell
Cora Swallow
Cuban Treaty Sent to Senate in Reciprocity Accord
Washington December 17 The President sent the Cuban reciprocity treaty to the Senate. It was received in executive session and referred to the foreign relations committee without being read. The treaty does not cover the disposition of the Isle of Pines.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Cuba
Committee On Foreign Relations
Isle of Pines
Flynn and Reed Women Held for Manslaughter
Mary Flynn and Kate Reed alias Parmenter face manslaughter charges in the case of Mary McDermott who died at St John’s hospital December 7 after a prolonged unconscious spell from a fall on November 28. Medical testimony cited a brain blood clot as the death cause. Witnesses described the fall at 21 Spring street and noted Flynn and Reed’s involvement, with the women held in $800 bond for the February Superior Court, second Monday.
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Mary Flynn
Kate Reed
Parmenter
Mary McDermott
St. John’s Hospital
Irish
Annie McArdle
Flynnns
Spring Street
Flynn
McDermott
Mrs. McArdle
Edward Sweeney
McArdle
Mrs. Flynn
Young Sweeney
Margaret A. White
Clarke's Yard
Davidson Street
Superior Court
Canfield's House Gambling Case Opens in New York
In New York on December 17, Bucklin, manager of Canfield's house at 5 East 44th Street, pleaded not guilty to running a gambling den before Justice Wyatt. Detective Jacobs testified about his Nov 25 visit, losing $50 and observing Bucklin overseeing games. An explosion in Elm and Brattle streets, likely a gas leak ignited by a spark from a faulty electric wire, rattled nearby buildings but caused no injuries beyond nerves.
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New York
David Bucklin
East 44Th Street
Canfield House
Wyatt
Bucklin
Joseph Jacobs
Willard
Fursman
Jacobs
Third Avenue Railroad Company
Elm
Brattle
Manhole Explosion Shocks Brattle and Elm Streets
An explosion in an underground conduit carrying electric wires at Brattle and Elm Streets around 6 30 last evening rattled the neighborhood. The blast frightened guests at the Quincy house and tenants in nearby business buildings as a terrifying report echoed through the area.
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Boston
Brattle
Elm Streets
Quincy House
Robbery suspect arraigned after hatchet attack on wife
Boston December 17. Robert T Griggs a Black man was arraigned before Judge Bolster in Roxbury municipal court on felonious assault and battery. He was held without bail as his wife remains in hospital with injuries from the hatchet attack. The dispute arose over money matters and the woman’s prognosis is cautiously hopeful for recovery.
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Boston
Robert T. Griggs
Bolster
Roxbury
Griggs
G C Prince Son Holiday Stationery Display
G C Prince and Son promote a large holiday stationery display with over 100 styles priced from 4 percent to 2.00 dollars. A box of good stationery is always acceptable.
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G. C. Prince & Son
Miners Hear Fathers of Two Girls in Silk Mills Case
Scranton Pa Dec 17 miners' witnesses testified before the coal strike commission that fathers of two little girls worked all night in silk mills and that wages were divided among four or six men leaving little for each. Operators presented wage statements showing total pay of 1681 and 1400 for pairs and claimed multiple workers. The miners challenged the figures as unfair and incomplete, while the company cited mine wage practices.
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Scranton
John Dembo
Everett Warren
Gray
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Erie Railroad Company
W. A. May
Pennsylvania Coal Co
C. S. Darrow
New Judges Appointed to Massachusetts Courts
Boston officials swore in Henry K. Braley of Fall River as associate justice of the supreme judicial court to fill the vacancy created by Marcus P. Knowlton becoming chief justice. Wilfred Bolster of Boston was named special justice of the Boston municipal court, succeeding Judge Sullivan.
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Boston
Marcus P. Knowlton
Crane
Executive Council
Henry K. Braley
Fall River
Supreme Judicial Court
Knowlton
Wm. Sullivan
Boston Municipal Court
Brown
Gov. Crane
Superior Court
Wilfred Bolster
Sullivan
Law School
Harvard
Harvard University
Honor for Churchill appoints 14 New Hampshire staff
Governor elect Bachelder announced the morning staff appointments in Concord. Key posts include Maj. Gen. Augustus D. Ayling as adjutant general, Brig. Gen. George D. Waldron inspector general, Brig. Gen. Harry G. Sargent judge advocate general, and Brig. Gen. Henry W. Boutwell surgeon general. Aides and camp commands named for Churchill, Hutchinson, Dearborn, and others across Manchester Nashua Dover and other towns.
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N. H
Bachelder
Augustus D. Ayling
Geo. D. Waldron
Harry G. Sargent
Henry W. Boutwell
Manchester
Wom. A. Barron
Ciurroll
Chas
Collins
Nashua
Finory C. Hutchinson
Milford
Thomas H. Dearborn
Dover
Winston Churchill
Ornish
B. Hoyt
Sandwich
Wm. A. Storer
Portsmouth
Geo. M. Rossman
Keene
Seth F. Hoskins
Lisbon
Frank L. Kendall
Rochester
Hundred-dollar Fine For Killing Deer In Maplewood
Malden December 17 John T Connors of Maplewood was fined $100 for hunting chasing and killing a deer in violation of state game laws by Judge Pettingill in the police court. In default of payment he faces sentence later. Game Warden Burney charged Connors with shooting a deer near his Maplewood home and preparing its flesh for sale. Officers detected him while attempting to sell the meat in Malden square. Burney identified the skin and hide of an animal released in Lyon two weeks prior.
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Malden
John T. Connors
Maplewood
Pettingill
Burney
Connors
Malden Square
Lynn
Lyon
Blockade to Be Carried Out by England and Germany
London reports Premier Balfour stating there is no pacific blockade and that a state of war exists with Venezuela. Britain and Germany will enforce a dispersed blockade along the coast, with neutral ships treated equally. He noted no troop landings, and said papers on arbitration and communications with the United States would be published for neutrals.
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London
House of Commons
Balfour
Venezuela
Healy
United States
Mr. Balfour
Great Britain
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Lord Lansdowne
House of Lords
Germany
Italy Presents Ultimatum to Venezuela Faces Vatican Rift
The announcement of Italy's ultimatum to Venezuela was received with general satisfaction in Rome. Long standing ill-feeling exists between Italy and Venezuela due to persistent hostility of Venezuela's clerical element toward Italy amid the Vatican and Quirinal dispute.
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Tome
Italy
Venezuela
Maly
Bowen's Job in Venezuela Stirs Diplomatic Ties
Washington reports Senor Ojeda Spanish minister and Baron Moncheur Belgian minister have not received official advices on the joint note to President Castro of Venezuela seeking similar treatment if allied claims are settled. Bowen faces extraordinary duties, handling British, German, Italian, Dutch, and U S interests, with Belgium neutral unless circumstances force action.
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Washington
Senor Ojeda
Baron Moncheur
Castro of
Howen
Belgium
Bowen
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
Holland
United States
France
Venezuela
Jerome Mad. Will Hold Up Editors for Criminal Libel
New York December 17 District Attorney Jerome warned newspapers against questioning honesty and jeopardizing the cause. He said he would take action and proceed criminally against managing editors and, if necessary, have arrests to defend the gambling crackdown.
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New York
Jerome
Addie M. Lawrence joins six mast schooners fleet
In Bath Maine the six mast wooden schooner Addie M. Lawrence was launched at Percy & Small joining Eleanor Arey of Bath and George W. Wella of Rockland to form a three ship fleet. The craft entered the sea at 12 45 and was christened by Miss Addie M. Lawrence, daughter of G N Lawrence Fairfield, one of the owners.
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Bath
Dee
Addie M. Lawrence
Percy & Small
Eleanor Arey
George W. Wella
Rockland
Addie M. Lawren
G. N. Lawrence Fairfield
Fire destroys Glens Falls school building and contents
Glens Falls New York December 17 fire gutted the school building and its contents. Estimated loss places the building at about 24 000 with insurance covering similar amount for the structure and contents.
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Giene Falls
N. Y
Glens Falls
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