Stock Market Opens Irregular in New York Trade
The stock market opened irregular with Amalgamated Copper and several rail shares quoted higher while several others showed declines. London profits taking weighed on Americans, but overall movement turned slightly upward as late morning activity showed nervous trading and mixed gains among leaders like Pennsylvania and Reading amid intermittent support and pressure.
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New York
Amalgamated Copper
Atchison
Baltimore & Ohio
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
Unio Pacific
United States Steel
Wabash
London
Kansas
Texas
Illinois Central
Amalgamated
Lackawanna
Futures Opened Steady As New York Markets Close
New York futures opened steady with December at 8.43 and January through September quoting in the 8.26 to 8.43 range. Early bids showed March at 8.26 and August at 8.11 with May and June at 8.27 and 8.26 respectively.
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New York
Rail plans to bring double tracks to St Joseph Missouri
It is authoritatively stated that the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad expects to enter St Joseph Missouri from Kansas City over double tracks to be laid between the two cities. In London it is stated that the Canadian Pacific Railway will open the St Lawrence route next spring and establish weekly cargo steamer service from Liverpool ten days from London and a similar service from Glasgow.
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Chicago, Milwaukee
London
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
St. Lawrence
Liverpool
Glasgow
Marine News Steamer Arrivals
Boston reports the steamer Ivernia has arrived from Liverpool on December 19. New York notes the Lombardia from Naples arrived the same day December 19, reflecting a quiet period of sea traffic with two vessels entering port.
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Boston
Ivernia
Liverpool
New York
Lombardia
Naples
Mrs Martha Rutherford Celebrates 70th Birthday at Home
Mrs Martha Rutherford marked her 70th birthday at 64 Chapel Street with a gathering of her many children grandchildren and friends. Chas Young and Etta Rutherford daughter of Mrs Rutherford sang, while Blanche Fleming Master Ruth Young Ethel and Bertha Barris provided entertainment. Mrs Joseph Fleming and Mrs Wm Barris served refreshments.
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Martha Rutherford
Chapel Street
Chas. Young
Etta Rutherford
Rutherford
Blanche Fleming
Ruth Young
Ethel
Bertha Barris
Joseph Fleming
Wm. Barris
Funeral Notices for Five Residents in Local Parish
The article lists funeral details for Annie Hall Melvina Lessard Leocadie Paradise Emanuel Ratelle Annie Kennedy, including home addresses church names times mass officiants and burial sites. It notes choirs bearers and undertakers with local era specifics and cemetery burials at St Josephs St Patrick and St Peters.
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Annie Hall
Bartlett Street
Immaculate Conception Church
Fr. Lawrence
O. M
P. P. Haggerty
James Sughrue
John Brown
John Kane
John Hannifan
St. Peter's Cemetery
Davey
Melvina Lessard
Coolidge Street
St. Joseph's Church
Fournier
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Albert
Leocadie Paradis
Branch Street
Emanuel Ratelle
Cheever Street
St. Jean Baptiste Church
Fr. Nolin
Annie L. Kennedy
Gorham Street
St. Peter's Church
Fr. McDermod
James E. Donnelly
Mr. Donnelly
Mollie Ivers
Michael J. Monahan
John Conway
John Maguire
James
George Cunningham
Thomas Scully
Annie
Cunningham
Crescent
Star
Lamson Store
Spray
N. Goodrow
McCoy
Rose McQuade
Murray
Mound
John and
Maria Conway
Katherine Fitts
St. Patrick's Cemetery
Obituaries for Mrs. Marion W. Baker and Mr. George H. Marston
In the city on December 18 at 735 School street Mrs. Marion W. Baker aged 61 and at 775 Bridge street George H. Marston aged 61. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2 PM at Centralville Methodist Church.
Pension changes list includes several names and amounts
Washington December 19 notes pension changes issued December 3. Originals George C Hedrick Lowell eight dollars Luke McGrath Woburn six Elbridge W Pierce Woburn six Increase etc John Jag Groveland twelve Michael Pless lem eight Harry Robinson Georgetown six widows Nellie Healey Stoneham twelve Helen M Little Danvers twelve Insurance on the Lusigian house at Walbrook written through Brown Dewar agency.
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Washington
George C. Hedrick
Lowell
Luke McGrath
Woburn
Elbridge W. Pierce
John Jag
Groveland
Michael Pless
Lem
Harry
Walbrook
Brown & Dewar
Dinner at White House Honors Cabinet Guests
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt hosted a formal White House dinner for the cabinet and many guests. The remodeled interior featured a larger state dining room, white enamel woodwork, renovated red blue and green parlors, and the removal of a stained glass partition creating a single open space for evening receptions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
New State Dining Room
Hay
Hale
Aldrich
Proctor
Foraker
Cockrell
O. H. Platt
Beveridge
Quay
Senator Morgan
T. C. Platt
Fairbanks
Keane
Alger
Cannon and Payne
Payne
Dalzell
Hopkins
John S. Williams
Rixey
Lyman J. Gage
Charles Emory Smith
Edward H. Harriman
Stuyvesant Fish
Henry C. Friecks
William R. Nelson
W. Ellen Roosevelt
Young
Charles F. McKim
Retail Coal Dealers Meet In Bridgeport For Self-Protection
The New England Retail Coal Dealers association met at the Atlantic hotel in Bridgeport with 25 members from Connecticut Massachusetts and Vermont. President Elmore C Packard of Brockton presided as the group discussed plans to protect legitimate dealers from coal sold directly from railroad cars. Secretary G V W Sears of Arlington said they are not setting price controls but notifying members about firms selling to car-based operations to guide member actions in self-protection.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Coal Dealers’ Association of New England
Atlantic
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Vermont
Elmore C. Packard
Brockton
Mass
G. V. W. Sears
Arlington
Chicago
East
Eruption of Santa Maria Volcano Brings Calamity
Guatemala City reports the Santa Maria eruption as a national calamity. Losses in the German capital alone reach at least 6.25 million dollars, with houses, machinery, and the coffee crop destroyed. Total foreign and native property loss rises to a huge sum as the volcano remains active and prices soar.
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Guatemala City
Guatemala
Santa Maria
Accidents Leave Two Men Injured In City
Stephen Reynolds an 18 year old boy was pushed against a wall during a basketball game Wednesday night and cut the side of his mouth. He was treated at the Emergency hospital and lives at 8 Chandler street. John W. Duckworth 82 suffered a seven inch scalp laceration when a large door broke from its hinge at the round house Wednesday. He was taken to the Emergency hospital and required 10 stitches. He resides at 48 Canada street.
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Stephen Reynolds
Reynolds
Chandler Street
John W. Duckworth
Boston and Maine Railroad
Round House
Duckworth
Canada Street
No Restraint Now On Firing Chief Croker
New York December 18 Justice Levenstraub vacated a stay barring Fire Commissioner Sturgis from firing Fire Chief Croker until the appellate division of the supreme court rules on the trial's legality. The commissioner must give two days notice before the stay is vacated, keeping Croker in office through Saturday.
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New York
Justice Leventritt
Streme Court
Fitzgerald
Sturgis
Croker
Supreme Court
Carnegie Gift To Daughter Denied By Evening Post
New York December 18 The Evening Post refutes a real estate item claiming Andrew Carnegie planned to gift his Fifth Avenue mansion to his daughter as a Christmas present. It states the report is false and that the Carnegie family desires modest wealth for her future, aimed at advancing humanity rather than wealth.
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New York
the Evening Post Today
Carnegie
Burden
Highlands
Fifth Avenue
A Rich Beggar Dies in Toronto After Long Homeless Life
Eli Hyman a Hebrew who begged for hospital admission died in Toronto on December 18. An old handkerchief scrip valued at 17000 and another at 14000 were found in his clothing. Papers showed annual income of 3000 from stock. Estate expected near 100000. He slept in sheds for twenty years, selling papers and begging. He leaves a wife and a daughter living in San Francisco.
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Toronto
Ont
Eli Hyman
General Hospital
Hyman
San Francisco
Coal famine looms as Schenectady seeks more coal
Local coal dealers in Schenectady New York say relief is unlikely this season. A delegation visited Albany to urge the Delaware and Hudson Railway company for a larger city allotment. Merchants warn stores may close without coal while the Citizens' association depot remains crowded with all social strata seeking fuel.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Albany
Delaware & Hudson Railway Company
Citizens’ Association
Admiral Dewey Reveals Christmas Fleet Itinerary
Admiral Dewey announces a Christmas holiday voyage plan for his fleet to Trinidad St Thomas Curacao Mayaguez San Juan Antigua and Porto Rico waters. Moody approves carrying out the itinerary while Dewey remains based at Culebra with Texas Topeka arrived. main ships rendezvous near Trinidad and St Thomas and St Kitts.
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Washington
Navy Department
Dewey
Moody
United States
la Guaira
Admiral Dewey
San Juan
Kearsarge
Alabama
Massachusetts
Iowa
Scorpion
Trinidad
Ilinois
Indiana
Hist
St. Thomas
Texas
Pointe-a-Pitre
Chicago
Newark
Eagle
Curacoa
San Francisco
Albany
Wasp
Mayaguez
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Prairie
Culgea
Olympia
Nashville
Machias
St. Kitts
Detroit
Antigua
Mayflower
Vixen
Porto Rican
Dolphin
Venezuela
Porto Rico
Higginson
Sumner
Crowninshield
Coghlan
Cule
Culebra
Body Found In Snowdrift In Webster
The man found in a snowdrift on a Webster street was Charles Stone of Oxford. The medical examiner says death likely resulted from heart failure while he waited for an electric car. Stone, about 40, was a farmer with a wife and three children.
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Webster
East Webster
Charles Stone
Oxford
Stone
Ginty case delayed as counsel sought in Taunton court
Taunton December 18 James Ginty held in 500 obstructing an electric car case called in police court a continuance was set until next Tuesday to allow him to secure counsel. He and his brother hold a claim against Norton and Taunton Street railway crossing their farm at Ginty's corner four miles from Mansfield. Yesterday obstructions were placed on the tracks stopping traffic for a time.
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Taunton
James Ginty
Ginty
Norton and Taunton Street Railway
Successful operation on polo player skull fracture
New York reports a successful operation on C. W. Carpenter a member of the Phillips Andover hockey team whose skull was fractured in a game with Cutter school last night.
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New York
C. W. Carpenter
Phillips-Andover
Cutter School
Constitutional convention backs anti trust amendment
Concord NH December 18 the constitutional convention voted 313 to 2 in favor of an anti trust amendment drafted and reported by the standing committee on bill of rights. By 186 to 177 the body refused to reconsider its vote adopting a woman suffrage amendment and the session opened discussion on railroad free passes led by Mr Chandler of Concord.
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Concord
N. H
Standing Committee
Chandler
Representative Blackburn Weds Miss Parker in Washington
Washington on December 18 reports the marriage of Representative Edmond Spencer Blackburn of North Carolina to Miss Louise Le Vaun Parker daughter of Col Myron M Parker of the city. The ceremony took place at the bride's home in Washington.
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Washington
Edmond Spencer Blackburn
North Carolina
Louise le Vaun Parker
Myron M. Parker
Strathfieldsaye Estate in Market for Let With Shooting
The Times reports Strathfieldsaye, the Duke of Wellington’s famed seat near Reading and Basingstoke, is for let with shooting. The 1100 acre park features grand avenues and rare trees, including cedars of Lebanon over 100 feet. It is a historic white elephant, funded by rental income to the nation after Waterloo.
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London
the Times
Strathfieldsaye
Duke of Wellington
Reading
Basingstoke
Strathsfieldsaye
Windsor Castle
Duke of Marlborough
Blenheim
Lebanon
Washington
German indifference marks Venezuela episode abroad
Berlin observers note little German public interest as Britain and the United States debate Venezuela. The foreign office tracks foreign sentiment, while authorities weigh cautious options and hope Castro yields, with arbitration seen as possible. Germany seeks to protect its claims without provoking US goodwill. The Venezuelan naval commander is ordered to exercise extreme caution pending orders.
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Berlin
London
New York
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Venezuela
Bowen
America
Castro
Venezuelan
Cook and Shedd Unite in Lowell Marriage
Miss Mary E F Shedd of Nashua and Mr William H Cook of this city wed at St Anne s Parsonage Lowell Saturday evening Rev A St John Chambre officiating They plan to reside at 56 Kirk Street Mr Cook leads the Courier Citizen press department and is well known locally.
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Mary Ef, Shedd
Nashua
William H. Cook
Lowell
St. Anne's Parsonage
A. St. John Chambre
Kirk Street
Cook
Courier- Cithxen Company
L Etoile du Nord Proclaimed President in Haiti
Port au Prince December 18 Gen Nord, proclaimed by the army as president, took possession of the national palace today signaling a clear ascent for L Etoile du Nord.
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Port Au Prince
Hayti
Gen. Nord
Senate bill sets gold peso as Philippine currency unit
Washington December 19 the Senate committee on Philippine islands approved a bill by Senators Lodge and Allixen establishing a currency for the Philippines. The gold peso of 129 10 grains becomes the unit of value and United States gold coins are made legal tender for all debts in the islands.
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Washington
Senate Committee On
Philippine Islands
The
Philippines
Senators Lodge
Allixen
Islands
United States
Mrs Bridget Cleary dies after long illness in Groton
Middlesex County Groton notices announce the death of Mrs Bridget G Cleary aged 75 wife of Martin Cleary after a long illness. Burial planned in St Marys cemetery Ayer. Also reported are local winter hardships coal famine cold temps and parish events including Grange officers posts and community meetings with multiple local figures and addresses.
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Bridget G
Martin Cleary
Margaret Bowen
St. Mary's Cemetery
Ayer
Hollingsworth
W. N. Souther
Southernlorida
A. J. Hovey
Baptist Church
Town
Souther
Herbert J. Shattuck
Jacksonville
Fla
Groton Grange
James P. Fitch
A. Argent
Geo. L. Smith
W. P. Tolles
A. S
Jane E. Clark
Myron P. Swallow
Ella P. Woolley
Charles H. Berry
G. K
Mabel EF. Newell
Pomona
Eleanor A. Mason
Flora
Maude L. Heber
Ceres
Rosa A. Adams
Helen Barrows
Ellen M. Needham
E. S. Clark
John Keating
Henry P. Shattuck
Bowmas S. Gale
D. R. Steere
Calvin P. Lawrence
John F. Moore
Thomas Gilson
C. H. Berry
E. S. Clark Post
W. R. Co
George S. Gates
Groton
A. ©. Tower
Graniteville church services canceled by snowed roads
In Graniteville heavy snows prevented church services at M. E. and St. Catherine's as roads were impassable. Court Westford No. 170 Mac O F held a December meeting planning a public entertainment and dance at Healy hall on December 27.
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M. EB
St. Catherine's Church
Fr. Callahan
Court Westford
Mac. O. F
Healy Hall
Georgie Lang
William Thompson
Frank Davis
Everett Woods
H. O. Keyes
Horace E. Gould
Dee
Martha Hildreth
Frank
Long-Sourhthor Pond
Tilton
Middlesex Worcester Pomona Grange Confers Afth Degree
Members from Middlesex Worcester Pomona Grange living in Pepperell traveled to Fitchburg on Monday and conferred the Afth degree in full form before State grange officers. Minnie G Dane and Frank T Marston served as lady and assistant steward. Mrs BE Starrie, lecturer, and Geo H Cash with Grace Cash of Littleton held roles as overseer and chaplain.
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E. P. Woolley
Groton
Pomona
Lunenburg
George A. Gay
Bancroft Street
Earl M. Stewart
Parker J. Kemp
Mary C. Mason
James Williamson
Ceres
Frances A. Smart
Flora
Luella Parker
Willis Perry
L. A. Steward
Mabel Pierce
Ant
Winslow S. Parchorister
Lulu Bancroft
John Hayes
Chas. A. Dennen
A. S. Richfiss
Edith Gerrish
Wm. A. Mault
Francis Smart
Joseph A. Saunders
N. S. Pike
Charles S. Hale
The
Golden Cross
Harriet M. Capelle
East Pepperell
N. W. Appleton
Geo. A. Mahoney
State Grange
Worcester
Middlesex-Worcester
Peprell
Fitchburg
Joe
Minnie G
Dane
Frank T. Marston
Mra L. BE
Starrie
Geo. H. Cash
Littleton
Grace Cash
Deacon Daniel Atwood Dies Quietly at Home
Deacon Daniel Atwood of Westford died suddenly in his sleep Saturday morning at age 80. Born in Pelham New Hampshire he settled on a Westford farm and later built a home in town. He served as deacon treasurer moderator and Sunday school teacher at the Congregational church and was respected as a loyal citizen. He leaves a wife six children and was described as honest cheerful and prudent in handling church funds. Funeral services were held Monday with Rev E H Roper officiating.
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Deacon Daniel Atwood
Deacon Atwood
Pelham
N. H
Westford
Atwood
Congregational Church
Richardson
E. H. Roper
Was she poisoned in Williamantie case shocks Coroner
In Williamantie Connecticut Coroner Bill ordered the arrest of Mrs Irish Manson after an inquest into the death of Mrs Julia A Wilson who died last Saturday amid suspicions of poisoning A hearing is set for tomorrow morning as Manson’s story remained unsettled and she was held for further investigation
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Williamantie
Conn
Julia A. Wilson
Bill
Irish Manson
Freezing public warmed by Lowell school house plan
A proposal to open Lowell school houses for public warmth is described as in line with Riis’s roof garden experiments, driven by immediate need. Also advertised is new neckwear for men from Ratley & Co at 25c to $1.50, located at 69 Merrimack Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Ll. Ratley & Co
Merrimack Street
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Marine News
Chris Holmes
Merr K St
New England Association
Chief Croker
New York Palace
Admiral
N. H. Constitution
Cook—Shedd
L’etoile DU Nord
Courier-Citizen CO
Middlesex County
Graniteville
Nicholas G. Norcross
Insurance
Central Street
Lowell, Mass
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