Stock Market Opens Strong On New York Exchange
New York stock market opened strong with fractional gains across leading issues. Erie rose to 38 to 39 while Chicago Great Western and Atchison saw notable moves as traders piled into rail, coal, and traction stocks, with broad gains yet some ceilings reached as profits were booked.
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New York
Amalgamated Copper
Atchison
Baltimore & Ohio
Brooklyn
Transit
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Erie
Erie First
Missouri Pacific
New York Central
Norfolk & Western
Ontario & Western
Pennsylvania
Reading
Rock Island
St. Paul
Sugar
Southern Pacific
Southern
Texas Pacific
Union Pacific
United States Steel
Chicago Great Western
Atchison, Ontario & Western
Goulds
Manhattan
General Electric
Brooklyn Transit
Metropolitan Street Railway
Delaware & Hudson
Great Northern
Illinois Central
Chicago- Great Western
Kansas City
Louisville
Chicago & St. Louis
Eries
New York Futures Open Steady Amid Rubber Market Notes
Futures opened steady in New York with rubbers under noteable pressure from wet weather and heavy boot sales. Independent manufacturers prosper while a large debt load hinders the trust from resuming dividends, signaling continued over-capitalization and cautious finance.
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Trust
Mrs Johanna Murphy dies at 47 Adams Street aged 6d
Funeral details unavailable. The deceased was a longtime resident and devout member of St Patrick's Church. She is survived by her husband Daniel Murphy and five children Daniel Murphy John A Murphy Henry Murphy all of this city Mrs Joseph E Colgrove of Philadelphia and Mrs Mary Reardon of this city. A brother John Harrington lives in Lowell.
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Johanna Murphy
Adams Street
St. Patricks Church
Daniel
John A
Henry
Joseph BE. Colgrove
Philadelphia
Mary Reardon
John Harrington
Lowell
Funeral of Edith McDonough Held at St. Joseph’s
Edith McDonough funeral held yesterday from 711 Lake View Avenue at 7 30 am with an 8 o'clock Mass at St. Joseph's Church officiated by Rev Fr Lewis O M I. Bearers were brothers Hubert Samuel Abraham Napoleon Adelard and Peter Paquette. Burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery under Undertaker Albert.
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Edith McDonough
Lakeview Avenue
St. Joseph's Church
Lewis
Hubert
Samuel
Abraham
Napoleon
Adelard
Peter Paquette
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Albert
Obituary Notices from Local Residents
Death notices list Keldy Ratette Thibault of 213 Cheever Street aged 32 years eight months Dec 30 at home Hall page announces Michael Hunt aged 77 Dec 29 of 68 Elm Street Johanna Murphy aged 65 Dec 30 of 47 Adams Street and Martha S Reed widow of Rufus Reed formerly of Lowell age 79 Dec 29 at 189 High Street Lawrence Mass funeral later notices forthcoming.
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Thibault
Cheever Street
Keldy Ratette Thibault
Tunt
Elm Street
Michael Hunt
Murphy
Adams Street
Johanna Murphy
Reed
High Street
Lawrence
Mass
Martha S. Reed
Rufus Reed
Lowell
Lost Men Off Gloucester Schooner Reports Missing Crewmates
Halifax December 30 The Gloucester schooner Annie Greenlaw put in to seek a sick man, Daniel McEachern. Captain Crowell reports on December 21 near Bank Quero he met Theodore Roosevelt whose captain McHenry said two men, William Johnson and Joseph Brennan, were lost when a dory capsized while tending trawls. Crowell, at sea six weeks, says weather was the roughest he has faced. he has about 3000 pounds of antibut and 6000 pounds codfish and plans to return to the fishing grounds promptly.
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Halifax
N. S
Annie Greenlaw
Crowell
Daniel McEachern
Bank Quero
Theodore Roosevelt
McHenry
Wm. Johnson
Joseph Brennan
Dory
Denial of Harriman Labor Talks Claimed by Union Pacific
New York December 30 Union Pacific officials again denied any conference with labor leaders representing company employees. Despite the denials a semi official line indicated a basis for adjusting existing differences has been agreed upon.
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New York
Union Pacific Railroad Company
E. H. Harriman
Artichoke Poisoning Deaths Hit Brooklyn
Frank Passero and Tony Luna died today in Brooklyn from ptomaine poisoning after eating canned artichokes imported from Southern Europe. Several others remain ill as health officials investigate the source and spread of contamination.
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New York
Frank Passero
Tony Luna
Brooklyn
Europe
City employee John Cullen rescued after collapse on Thorndike Street
John Cullen aged near 60, a city employee, was found helpless on Thorndike Street near Livingston's coal yard yesterday. He was carried by ambulance to his home at 56 Lyon Street. The incident repeats a recurring weakness that has required prior assistance on several occasions.
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John Cullen
Thorndike Street
Livingston
Lyon Street
Mr. Cullen
Officials Deny Charges Against Land Office Chiefs
Washington observers report Harry King chief and Fred P Metzger assistant chief of the draughtsman's division of the general land office submitted answers denying charges of conduct detrimental to government interests.
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Washington
Harry King
Fred P. Metzger
General Land Office
Steamers Arrived in Boston and New York Dispatches
Boston reports arrivals of Assyria from Hamburg Armenian from Liverpool and Osborne from Newport while New York notes Liguria from Genoa arrive and Philadelphia clearance marks the International Mercantile Marine company asserting itself at the custom house with Morgan line names on papers across American Red Star Leyland and White Star lines.
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Boston
Assyria
Hamburg
Liverpool
New York
Liguria
Genoa
Osborne
Newport
International Mercantile Marine Company
Custom House
Philadelphia
Southampton
American
Red Star
Leyland and
White Star Lines
Jamaican Second Mate Shot Aboard Sunlight
Excitement in Savanna La Mar follows the shooting of the colored Jamaican second mate by H Gardner of Maine, first officer on the American brig Sunlight. Trouble over color led to the crew fleeing. Gardner was overpowered and jailed as police guarded the brig loading logwood for Boston.
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Kingston
Jam
Savanna la Mar
H. Gardner
Maine
Gardner
Boston
Advice to the powers pronouncing proper arbitration policy
Washington dec 30 President Castro's reply to allies on Venezuelan arbitration has not arrived. Hay reports no major Venezuelan developments for cabinet, but talks focus on blockade end and commission personnel. A Hague convention article clarifies that reminding disputing powers to seek the permanent court is a friendly act, while US delegates sought to limit European intervention under Monroe Doctrine safeguards.
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Washington
Castro
Hay
Commission
United States
Venezuela
Returned to Worcester After Ring and Watch Theft
Inspector O Day of Worcester police traced a young man wanted for larceny to Worcester after traveling from Lowell. He pawned a ring and watch, sought a local blonde woman, and reunited with her before boarding a train home. Relatives planned restitution for the stolen items.
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Inspector O'Day
Worcester
Lowell
Boston
Merrimack Street
Morrocan Rebels Cut Fez Aqueduct Threatens Surrender
A Tangier dispatch reports Moroccan rebels cut Fez's water supply and expect surrender within three days unless aid from Kabylod tribes arrives. Fez leaders urge perseverance while hostile sentiment grows and the Sultan appeals to notables. Britain and France warn Spain against exploiting the Morocco crisis to preserve the status quo.
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Madrid
Tangier
Morocco
Fez
Great
Britain
France
Spain
Hamlin Opens Illinois Coal Investigation in Chicago
Attorney General Hamlin arrived in Chicago to begin probing the coal situation. He invited railroad officials coal dealers shippers and large consumers to meet at his hotel as part of an inquiry into a suspected conspiracy to withhold carloads of soft coal and boost prices to consumers.
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Chicago
Hamlin
Illinois
Relief Expected From Hearing On Manhattan L System
New York December 30 the state railroad commission heard a Merchants association briefing on street and elevated car conditions. The discussion centered on lack of cars crowding and delays in overhead and surface transport. Commissioner Cole signaled the panel aims to bring about relief after the hearing closed.
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New York
State Railroad Commission
Manhattan “L
Merchants Association
Cole
Marion Street Car Plunges 20 Feet. 16 Injured
A West Marion street car leaped a 20 foot embankment at Lenfesty avenue, landing on railroad tracks. Of 25 aboard, 16 were injured, with Anna Kiger gravely hurt and expected to die.
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Marion
Ind
Lenfesty Avenue
Anna Kiger
Cotton market holds strong as holiday demand fades
Memphis traders report brisk interest on open days while holiday slowdowns limit sales. Short crop sentiment grows as factors hoard cash for higher values, with exporters shifting toward domestic consumption. receipts total 29 000 bales, shipments 38 000, stocks about 100 000.
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Memphis
Tenn
Arkansas
Counterfeit Half Dollars Ringed in Boston Holiday
United States inspectors and local police hunt four Italians two men two women for circulating highly convincing counterfeit half dollars during the Christmas holidays. The fake coins are described as the best imitations in years and the suspects may have departed to another city.
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Boston
United States
Cabinet Meeting Sets Hopeful Tone for New Year
Washington December 30 the cabinet meeting was brief with all members present except Secretary Shaw in New York. The president and advisers praised last year s administration and looked to the new year with optimism. Hay offered little on the Venezuelan question and foreign affairs as Castro s arbitration reply loomed. Moody and Payne raised department matters but no announcements followed. Land office issues were discussed.
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Washington
Shaw
New York
Hay
Castro
Moody
Payne
Land Office
Rutland to Montpelier Rail Charter Reported
A Vermont railroad charter was granted to build a line from Rutland to Montpelier. The route would run along a small branch of the Central Vermont, about 50 miles from Rutland, reducing distance compared with the current roundabout path. The project emerged at the last Vermont Legislature session.
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Vermont
Rutland
Montpelier
Preacher-Editor Bartlett Dies in Chelsea Home
Joshua R. Bartlett a veteran Brockton newspaper man and Methodist preacher died at the Soldiers' Home in Chelsea born Templeton 1839. He edited Vermont Christian Messenger in Montpelier and Northfield later ran the Standard Bearer renamed Protest continuing until 1890 then merged with Worcester Daily and Weekly Times published in Worcester for two years.
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Boston
Joshua R. Bartlett
Brockton
Chelsea
Templeton
Vermont
New Hampshire
Prohibition
Co. K
Massachusetts Regiment of Heavy Artillery
Vermont Christian Messenger
Montpelier
Northfield
Standard Bearer
Concord
N. H
Worcester Daily and Weekly Times
Worcester
British Seek Viljoen to Lead Boer Force in Somaliland
London reports the British government aims to recruit Gen. Ben Viljoen, then touring the United States, to command Boer troops bound for Somaliland. Viljoen previously suggested using the Boers against the Somalis, an offer not then accepted.
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London
Ben Viljoen
United States
Somaliland
Viljoen
Fraud Charge Involving Syracuse Lawyers and Bookkeeper
Willis T. Gridley, a Syracuse lawyer and secretary treasurer of National Mercantile Agency, and Edna Ranney, a Syracuse bookkeeper, were arrested on fraud charges. The case centers on issuing worthless papers and forged entries that shifted a company balance from a $18,000 credit to a $2,000 debit against the postmaster, Cornelius Van Colt, who is also president of the agency.
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New York
Willis T. Gridley
Syracuse
Edna Ranney
Gridley
National Mercantile Agency
Cornelius van Colt
van Colt
Ranney
Special seven-judge court named for Saxony divorce suit
Dresden December 380. King George appoints a seven-member special court to hear the divorce suit filed by the Crown Prince of Saxony against the Crown Princess. This move signals a formal royal step in the domestic case within the realm.
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Dresden
Saxony
George
Stay Granted in Lewisohn Contempt Proceedings
New York December 30 a stay was granted in the contempt case against Jesse Lewisohn who refused to answer questions about Richard Canfield and his house Justice Scott of the supreme court admitted Lewisohn to bail of 500 dollars and ended the Canfield proceedings for Lewisohn until the higher court rules on the appeal
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New York
Jesse Lewisohn
Richard Canfield
Justice Scott
Supreme Court
Lewisohn
Canfield
A Town Made Idle by a Trust in New Hartford
Franklin Matthews recounts the 1880s closure of cotton duck mills in New Hartford Connecticut. One thousand residents left, 100 houses boarded, rents waived for holdouts, mills moved to Alabama, commerce and churches shrank, real estate declined, and the town seemed crushed by a trust’s power.
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New England
New Hartford
Connecticut
Trust
Alabama
Franklin Matthews
Vermont Capital Rail Line Move Revived via Delaware & Hudson
Plattsburg N Y Dec 30 Interest in routing Montpelier Vermont the state capital on a through line has revived after circumstantial report Delaware & Hudson road may construct a line along the Bethel and White River valley route the capital is now positioned on the proposed path
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Plattsburg
N. Y
Montpelier
Vermont
Delaware & Hudson Road
Bethel
White River Valley
Japanese Sealers Sent Home From Arctic Chase
Victoria B C December 30 three of the four Japanese sealing schooners that hunted in Beringsea have returned to Hakodate The fourth the Tenyu Maru is overdue and probably has been lost with all on board
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Victoria
B. C
Bering Sea
Hakodate
U S Consul General McNally Returns via Central America
J C Mc Nally the United States consul general to Guatemala arrived in San Francisco from Central America en route to his former home in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania He has been assigned to Liege Belgium for his next post showing a routine diplomatic transfer with a continental posting.
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San Francisco
J. C. McNally
U. S
Guatemala
Central America
Pittsburg
Liege
Belgium
France and Guatemala seek Hague arbitration over claims
Paris reports France and Guatemala have agreed to submit the French claims against Guatemala to the international arbitration court at The Hague. The issues are said to mirror those raised against Venezuela. Protocol terms are currently under discussion.
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Paris
France
Guatemala
International Arbitration Court
the Hague
Venezuela
Holbrook Woman Ends Her Life by Hanging
In Holbrook on December 30 Miss Emma Means, 55, hanged herself at her sister Mrs. Addie B. Belcher’s home using a bed post cord. Grief from her husband Geo Means, a Boston chemist,’s sudden death triggered the despondency leading to the tragedy.
Appleyards take control of Bellaire Zanesville line
In Zanesville Ohio a syndicate has gained control of the Bellaire Zanesville and Cincinnati railroad and plans to standard gauge it and convert to an inter urban electric line. Belmont county lands form a major part of the deal as Geddes receivership ends within 10 days and Ohio River & Western will rename the company. Ownership shifts to the Mooneys of Woodsfield and eastern capitalists with a rapid transfer to follow.
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Zanesville, C
Apple? Yards Syndicate
Bellaire
Zanesville
Woodsfield
Fuel Scarce In Spencer Amid Coal Shortage
Spencer reports a coal famine with no hard coal available and soft coal priced at 9.50 a ton. One dealer sold out while the other only accepts soft coal orders. Residents are improvising by burning fence rails and wooden boxes.
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Spencer
Brazil allocates 200000 for St Louis expo exhibit
Rio Janeiro on December 30 reports the Brazilian government has appropriated 200000 dollars to cover necessary expenses for an exhibit at the St Louis exposition. The move signals government support for showcasing Brazilian industry and culture abroad.
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Rio Janeiro
Brazil and U S extradition pact clears Congress
Rio Janeiro reports the extradition treaty protocol between Brazil and the United States has unanimously passed both houses, advancing the bilateral agreement.
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Rio Janeiro
Brazil
United States
Engraving and Printing Services Offer Samples in Merrimack Street
We offer fine engraving for cards wedding invitations and announcements with any style. Printed on top stock and reasonably priced for high grade work. Visit Courier-Citizen Merrimack Street to see samples.
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Courier- Citizen
Merrimack Street
Six Children Show Progress After Hip Dislocation Surgery
In Boston at the children's hospital Dr Lorenz reports all six children operated on for congenital dislocation of the hip are progressing favorably. Some patients complain of the plaster cast as they recover.
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Boston
Lorenz
Children’s Hospital
Toothache Neuralgia Solution by Dr Allen at Old City Hall
Do you suffer with neuralgia of the head Ninety per cent of this trouble is caused by a tooth Dr. Allen Old City hall makes a specialty of this trouble Consult him
Ambulance Rushes Horace Jalbert to Hospital
Horace Jalbert suffered a thumb cut from a revolving saw while at Cheney's box shop. An ambulance transported him to Hmer eney hospital where the wound was dressed and treated.
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Cheney
Hmereney Hospital
Horace Jalbert
Mexico's Big Tule Tree Craves Largest Tree Title
The big Tule tree in Santa Maria del Tule Mexico vies for the status of world’s largest tree. At 45 feet 2 inches in trunk height and a trunk so broad that twenty eight people cannot encircle it, the ancient cypress stands in a church yard near Mitla. A revered guardian of the valley locals and scientists alike note its age and cultural significance, with Humboldt once honoring it with a wooden tablet.
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Tropics
Mexico
Tule
Mitla
California
Santa Maria del Tule
Immboldt
Chicago
Cathedral to Have Seven Tongues Chapels in New York
The new Cathedral of St. John in New York plans seven chapels of tongues for German Spanish French Swedish Italian Armenian and Chinese services each Sunday. The bishop notes Mesopotamian immigrants may require space, comparing to later Pentecost diversity and referencing ancient peoples in Jerusalem.
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St. John
New York
Potter
Jerusalem
Christianity a Practical Creed for Modern Times
The article argues for applying Christian virtues to international relations and business. It highlights Hon. Carroll D. Wright who asserts that adopting Jesus Christ’s philosophy as a practical creed offers the quickest solution to current industrial tensions and governance crises.
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Carroll D. Wright
Long Chess Wager Stretches Across Generations
In 1793 Count Francis of Bourbon pledged to defeat an aristocratic rival in 81 games played annually on the birthday anniversary. If he fell short, descendants would finish. The bet has endured for over a century, with the Count’s line suffering a fourth straight defeat as the prize grows in value.
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Francis of Bourbon
Sundays In Scotland Model of Sunday Observance Questioned
The Presbyterian argues that Scotland can no longer be cited as a model for Sunday observance and laments the loss of the nation’s treasured heritage.
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Scotland
Pity for Mrs Partington on telegraphy quote
The remark laments Mrs Partington missing a chance to discuss the Macaroo ni telegraphy system. Officials in Germany gather data on possible adoption of an unemployment insurance system amid economic measures.
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Citizen CO
Nicholas G. Norcross
Insurance
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Lowell Mass
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