Weak stock market shows few bright spots on Monday noon
The New York and Boston markets opened with general weakness during the first two hours. Brooklyn Rapid Transit and Northwestern remained the strongest, Northwestern rising to 212 from 209. Opening prices included Erie Telephone 15 to Woolen preferred 79 to common 1644, Mass Electric 93, Electric 36, Bingham 244% and other issues. Erie later moved to 16 with few other changes before noon.
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Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Northwestern
Boston
Erie Telephone
Mass
Bingham
Erie
Market Opens Irregularly as Industrials Edge Higher
New York opening shows uneven action with industrials advancing while rail stocks retreating. U S Steel and railroad equipment shares attract big takings though Amalgamated Copper falls and several rail names rise briefly before broad declines near 11 o'clock, ending lower from their early levels.
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New York
U. S
St. Paul
St. Louis
San Francisco
Amalgamated Copper
Anaconda
Atchison
Baltimore and Ohio
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Chesapeake and Ohio
Erie
Erie First
Louisville
Manhattan
Missouri Pacific
Ontario and Western
Pennsylvania
Reading
Reading First
Sugar
Southern
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
U. S. Steel
Western Union
U. S. Express
Metropolitan Street Railway
Cotton futures open steady with varied January to October quotes
New York traders opened the session with steady cotton futures as January runs at 7.86 and October offers 7.65. February 7.90, March 7.95, April 8.01, May 8.04, June 8.00, July 8.09, August 7.96, and September shown at 7.72.
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New York
Trades and Labor Council elects new officers
The Trades and Labor council honored a record attendance as officers for six months were chosen. President Joseph F. Convery was re elected. Timothy O Rourke became vice president. John Curtin and Daniel Moynihan received key posts. Moynihan and Rafferty kept or gained roles. Fregeau declined treasurer. several trustees were named. Delegates planned next Sunday at 2 pm to appoint standing committees as the new Christmas skates loom.
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Trades and Labor Council
Council
Joseph F. Convery
John J. Mahoney
Timothy O'Rourke
Thomas F. Connelly
John Curtin
Daniel Moynihan
William F. Rafferty
Charles P. Fregeau
Joseph F. Ashton
Michael Riley
J. Brosnan
Henry Driscoll
M. F. Daley
Convery
Mutiny Flare Aboard French Ship Offshore San Francisco
In Oakland on January 6 two officers and a mutinous crew on the French bark Connetable de Richemont sought protection from the French consul and San Francisco harbor cruiser Protet after their captain died amid a 167 day voyage from Swansea. Mate Thieutin holds temporary command with a pistol. Two mutineers are jailed. others may be handed to Protet if courts cannot act.
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Oakland
Cal
Connetable de Richemont
Howard’s Dock
Protet
San Francisco
Thieutin
Swansea
Cape Horn
Thoreaux
Hill chosen city solicitor in council vote
James G. Hill won 15 votes to 1 for Francis W. Qua and 1 for D J Donahue in a council ballot for city solicitor. George Bowers elected city civil engineer with no opposition and Joseph E. Pattee chosen city messenger by 21 to 5. Pickering, Roche and others elected to accounts committee. superintendent of commons had no choice with Otto Jensen leading 11 votes.
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James G. Hill
Francis W. Qua
D. J. Donahue
George Bowers
Joseph E. Pattee
James McDowell
Daniel N. Pickering
George J. Roche
Committee On Accounts
Superintendent of Commons
Otto Jensen
Avery Marshall
John G. Jackson
Inaugural Day Highlights in City Officials
The mayor’s inaugural drew praise for city departments while Councilman Cecil Landon Adams stood out in morning dress. Judge Hadley left early to greet others, and one councilman fainted during the ceremonies. Republican John C. Wilson attended as a spectator, and Anthony A. Conway will stay as private secretary. The event drew praise from both parties and featured tributes from Captain George J. Lovett and Dr. and Mrs. Clifford.
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George J. Lovett
Boston
Clifford
Electric traction spreads through railroads worldwide
The piece notes ongoing progress in the Zossen project and rising interest in electrifying rail networks in Britain and America. It cites Langdon and Jackson discussing a shift to electricity, reports on London's and Great Northern plans, and mentions New York Central, Pennsylvania, Long Island Rail Road, and Western railways weighing electric traction for faster, more economical service.
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South Africa
England
Langdon
Midland Railway
Jackson
Great Northern
London
London and Northwestern Railway
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Long Island
Manhattan Island
Thomas Commerford Martin
American Monthly Review of Reviews
Debris Spill After Signal Error Triggers Twin Rail Wreck
A fast Pennsylvania mail train eastbound struck a freight near Johnstown Pennsylvania due to a wrong signal at Ninevah Tower. The wreck killed four and seriously injured at least five as a westbound freight plunged into the debris and river. Names of the dead include engineer James G. Black and engineer James Winter. Injured include William Steele and others. The crash occurred on a sharp curve and a flagman could not be dispatched in time.
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Johnstown
Ninevah Tower
Pennsylvania Railroad
James G. Black
William Paul
Pitcairn
Robert 8. Nolan
James Winter
Four Men Killed by Passenger Train Near Monmouth
Four section men were instantly killed at Monmouth Illinois when a Burlingtion passenger train struck them as they rode a hand car to work. The workers Jas McGrath Joseph Brown Samuel Nettler and Mike Anderson perished as the approaching train was hidden by the steam of a freight engine on a nearby track.
Judgment for Bernstein over unpaid bottle sale at Merrimack house
In police court Judge Hadley ruled that John Stiles appeared on the license with William H. Emery, establishing Stiles as a partner in the Merrimack house. G Bernstein & Co. won the tort action seeking $72.50 for bottles sold to the defendants. John J. Devine defended for the defendants.
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Peter A. Fay
Stiles
Emery
Hadley
John J. Devine
Rev Dr Pullman Dead In Stamford Age Cancer Doctor
Rev Joseph Pullman D D presiding elder of the New York East conference of the M E Church died at 11 30 this morning after months with cancer He studied at Gonord College Wesleyan Wilbraham and graduated Wesleyan University in 1863 He served 39 years in New York East charges and was presiding elder since 1899 He was a delegate to the general conference in 1888 1892 and 1900.
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Stamford
Joseph Pullman
D. D
M. E. Church
Pullman
Theological
Goncord
N. H
Wesleyan Academy
Wilbraham
Mass
Wesleyan University
Middletown
Conn
Verdicts Set Aside in Boston Elevated RR Suit
Massachusetts judge voids two verdicts totaling 30 000 against Boston Elevated Railroad for injuries to minor Fred Bonyman and his father Dr Harry E Bonyman after a motorman’s illness caused a collision. Other local incidents include James Looney’s death in a Boston cell from alcoholism and Ellen Ryan burned in a Medford street kerosene lamp explosion.
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Richardson
Boston Elevated Railroad Company
Superior Court
Fred
Ellen Ryan
Medford Street
Charlestown
Massachusetts General Hospital
Advertising Seen in the Courier by Readers
Readers are urged to tell advertisers they noticed their ads in the Courier. The note highlights the value of local ads for business visibility and invites feedback from the audience to support merchants.
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The
Courier
Italian Woman Admits Attempted Murder in Court
Speza Smeralda, an Italian woman, confessed through an interpreter to shooting Michaele Graziano in his Buckland home on December 10, stating he insulted her children and threatened to kill them. Judge Lyman bound her over to the grand jury in $1500 bonds after a dramatic admission amid medical testimony. Graziano, recovering at Wilson House, said he recognized her at the bedside and considered killing her but opted to seek help instead.
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Greenfield
Speza Smeralda
Lyman
Michaele Graziano
Buckland
IT. J. Canedy
John B Roasco
North Adams
Smeralda
Mr. Field
Printers union elects officers in Spinners Hall meeting
A printers union meeting in Spinners Hall Middle Street elected and installed officers. Henry Whitney became president, Clarence Wheeler vice president, Patrick McHugh treasurer and financial secretary, Miss Anna Rushlow recording secretary, Llewelyn T. Jones sergeant at arms, and an executive committee including James McMahon Joseph Gelineaux Arthur Brown Daniel Donohue William Cole Miss Hattie Hodgdon. Representatives to the Trades and Labor council include John M. McGraw John McGuire Patrick H. McHugh Clarence Wheeler and Geo. Gray. In Grant city a son weighing 9% pounds was born January 4 to Mr and Mrs Edward Grant. Henry A Colley of this city has been awarded an increased pension.
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Printers’ Union
Spinners’ Hall
Middle Street
Henry Whitney
Clarence Wheeler
Patrick McHugh
Anna Rushlow
Llewelyn T. Jones
James McMahon
Joseph Gelineaux
Arthur Brown
Daniel Donohue
William Cole
Bears the tevatara Castoria go kind you have always brought
Ad copy fragment references a pediatric medicine product with slogan style phrasing. No clear event, date, or persons identified. readable portion suggests an old advertisement header.
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Castoria
Annual Meeting of the Ayer Home for Young Women and Children
The annual meeting of the Association of the Ayer Home for Young Women and Children will be held at the home on Pawtucket Street on Tuesday January 14 at 7.89 P.M. Per order of the President Mary A Webster Clerk. em jé It
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Association of the Ayer Home For
Pawtucket Street
Mary A, Webster
Card of Thanks from Howard Georges
The writer expresses sincere thanks to friends and work mates for their sympathy and support during a time of loss.
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Anthony A. Conway
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Erie Voting Trust
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Kidder, Peabody & Company
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James P. Stearns
Ss. R. Anthony, Tucker, Anthony & Co
Frank B. Bemis
Estabrook & Co
George R. Richardson
Prescott National Bank
Richard M. Saltonstall
Gaston, Snow & Saltonstall
Shawmut Bank
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Frederic FE. Snow
Charles Herbert Watson
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Wilmot R. Evans
Frederick A. Farrar
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