Stock Market Opens Irregularly in New York
The New York market opened irregular with light gains disappearing as declines recovered. Heavy U S Steel trading depressed the common stock while the preferred rose. overall activity was confined and prices showed no wide changes at 10:10 a.m. Amalgamated Copper and several other issues quoted with varied moves.
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New York
Amalgamated Copper
Atchison
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Erie
Louisville
Missouri Pacific
New York Central
Norfolk & Western
Pennsylvania
Reading
St. Paul
Sugar
Southern Pacific
Texas Pacific
Union Pacific
Futures Opened Quiet With Mixed Gold Prices
In New York on July 10 futures markets opened quietly with July at 8.62, August 8.35, September 8.03, October 7.99, November 7.81, December 7.82, January 7.81, February 7.88, and March 7.85, indicating a broad flat to modestly lower tone across contracts.
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New York
Eptember
Bank of Bengal Cuts Discount Rate to Eight Percent
Tock Gossip notes the Bank of Bengal reduced its rate of discount from four to eight percent today, signaling tighter credit conditions and shifting financial policy.
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Bank of Bengal
Amoskeag Mfg Co and regional financiers listed in 1902 items
A compact fragment lists several entities including Amoskeag Mfg Co Atlantic National Bank Faneuil Hall National Bank and Merrimac Mfg Co along with Reece Buttonhole Machine Co and Rutland RR. Values such as 133 5 Boston Revere Beach and Lynn RR 70 65 and 1,500 appear interspersed with dates like Nov 1902, indicating a financial or industrial register entry.
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Amoty MZ
Snony Brook Distillery Co
Louisville
Eliot Navial Bank
Lancaster Tillis
Lawrence Gas Co
Lawrence Gas
Massachusetts National Bank Waeteee
Mass Steamship Co
Amoskeag Mfg Co
Nce
Paceseesel Qod
Atlantic National Bank
Boston, Revere Beach
Lynn RR
Faneuil Hall National Bank
Merrimac Mfg Co
Reece Buttonhole Machine Co
Rutland RR
Hold Up Subsidy in Morgan Shipping Inquiry
In London on July 10, Gerald Balfour of the Board of Trade said it was imprudent to promise the House of Commons direct veto power over Admiralty subsidies to J Pierpont Morgan’s shipping group. He stated no subsidy agreements would be made until the committee report is delivered to Parliament.
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London
J. Pierpont Morgan
House of Commons
Gerald Balfour
Board of Trade
Admiralty
Morgan
London July 10 Cramborne Says No Immediate Hayti Action
In the House of Commons the parliamentary secretary for the foreign office Lord Cranborne stated there is no immediate danger to foreign interests in Haiti and that the government is not prepared to approach the United States with joint or other action.
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London
House of Commons
United States
Hayti
Foreign Office
Lord Cranborne
Ferryboat West Brooklyn Damaged Off New York Battery
New York July 10 The ferry boat West Brooklyn was run into by the tug Edward W Palmer off the Battery. A large hole was torn in the side of the West Brooklyn and several passengers were hurt but none seriously.
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New York
West Brooklyn
Edward W. Palmer
Battery
Illness confines Patrolman Palmer to home
Patrolman George B. Palmer has been confined to his home by illness. John W. Corbett, who has been ae in the American College in time, is home for the summer.
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George B. Palmer
John W. Corbett
American College
Fire at Hamilton mills mule room briefly burns then controlled
About 11 o'clock this morning a fire started in the Hamilton mills in No. a mule room. It burned about ten minutes but was extinguished by the fire tarps before much damage was done.
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Hamilton Mills
Laura Secord 23 in Chelmsford Centre dies
Laura B Secord aged 23 daughter of Gilbert J and Charlotte A dies in Chelmsford Centre Funeral services set for Friday at 2 30 PM from her home Friends invited
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Chelmsford Centre
Laura B. Secord
Gilbert J. and
Charlotte
Laxative Bromo Qui Nine Tablets Ad Slogan
An advertisement proclaims the Laxative Bromo Qui Nine Tablets remedy for curing a fold in one day, stating the price at 25 cents and noting the required name must appear on every box.
Thanks for support after bereavement for Blood and Chase families
The Blood and Chase families express gratitude to friends and neighbors for help during their bereavement and for the flowers sent for their father and husband.
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Mary E. Blood
Clara J. Blood
Florence R. Chase
Walter A. Chase
Priscilla Wreck Damage Estimate Grows After Collision
Newport R I July 10 conservatively estimated repair cost 28000 for the Priscilla. If engines were moved by impact repairs could be higher. Divers and mechanics worked all day to recover deckhand John Muniz killed. his body released after 5 pm. Wreck shows extensive copper and hull damage. Plan to build coffer dam, pump out water, shore hull, tow to New York for dry dock, then return to Newport for final mending. Authorities weigh responsibility of Powhattan collision and signal dispute. Passengers included Edwin Cramp and notable society figures aboard.
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Newport
R. L
Priscilla
John Muniz
Fayal
Azores
New York
William Hansen
N. Y
N. H. & H. Railroad Company
Powhattan
Edwin
Cramp
Cramps
Virginia Gammell
Providence
Hamilton Fish Webster
Marie Eustis
Charles Bohlen
James, B. Eustis
France
I. Townsend Burden, Jr
Hill in Court Roxbury Murder Suspect Questioned at HQ
Herbert Edward Hill was taken to police headquarters in Roxbury for intense questioning over the murder of his sister Frances Riley and the attempted murder of his mother. He claimed brain trouble and an impulse to kill, saying his gun snapped and he could not explain his actions. He pleaded not guilty and the case was set for July 18. His mother Amelia Hill rested easily at City Hospital.
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Boston
Herbert Edward Hill
Frances BE
Riley
Roxbury
Keene
Hill
Supt
Pierce
Bolster
Roxbury Court
City Hospital
Amelia Hill
Danish Count Weds Chicago Woman to Join Royal Court
Sylvia A. Pio, a Chicago city hall civil service employee, sails to Denmark to marry Count Knuthburg, a member of a wealthy Scandinavian family. The couple met in Miami last January, with her mother’s consent and Danish court approval. Sylvia joins the royal circle as her father Louis Pio, an early Danish Liberal leader, left a political legacy tied to Denmark’s Liberal ministry.
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Chicago
Sylvia A. Pio
Civil Service Department
City Hall
Denmark
Count Knuthburg
Miss Pio
Miami
Fla
Pio
Louis Albert Francis Pio
Sylvia
Liberal Party
Christian
Florida
White City
Call Troops to Protect Saranac Mills Standoff
Blackstone July 9 no start at Saranac mills with replacement workers. Strikers and sympathizers fired on mill property, 18 guards stayed posted amid subdued excitement. Strikers say detection will stop daylight recruitment. Gov Kimball will order troops if deputies fail to quell unrest.
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Blackstone
American Woolen Company
Saranac Mills
Shelp
Providence Welcomes Baptist Young People's Union Delegates
Providence Rhode Island July 9 1902 the Baptist Young People's Union convention opens with expectations of about 1000 delegates from every state and arrivals from New York and the South. More than 1500 badges distributed and 6000 people anticipated tomorrow. Hotels full Brown University dorms and private homes pressed into service for housing as delegates tour Narragansett bay today.
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Providence
R. I
Convention of the Baptist Young People's Union
New York
South
Brown University
Union Station
Narragansett Bay
Verdict Upholds $50,000 Reward in Cuba Co Suit
New York July 9 Supreme Court Justice Keogh denied a motion to set aside a verdict of 50,000 in favor of Peter F. McLaurin of Mount Vernon against the Cuba Company. McLaurin, hired to prospect Cuban lumber lands, was discharged and sued after not receiving a stock share. J Pierpont Morgan and William Van Horne are stockholders. the company valued one stock share at about 50,000 to avoid subpoenaing Morgan and others.
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New York
Supreme Court
Keogh
White Plains
Peter F. McLaurin
Mount Vernon
Cuba
McLaurin
McLaurin A
J. Pierpont Morgan
William van Horne
Wife murder shocks Ontario farmer in Paris Green case
Colborne Ontario July 9 Isaac Lambert of Hilton twelve miles from Colborne is under arrest for wife murder. An autopsy shows death by Paris Green poison. The Lambert daughter, 12, says her father quarreled with his wife the day before she died and threatened to kill her.
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Colborne
Ont
Isaac Lambert
Hilton
Here
Paris
King Edward Health Rumors Denied by Medical Journals
The British Medical Journal and The Lancet publish an official statement denying any malignant disease or cancer in King Edward, noting the king’s constitution is sound and his strength returning. They condemn sensational rumors as lies and emphasize there has never been a cancer suspicion.
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London
Edward
British Medical Journal
Gompers Talks Backing Anthracite Miners
President Gompers of the AFL, in Denver, said the United Mine Workers convention will decide on a strike fund and possibly a general strike of soft coal miners. He expressed belief the miners will win and asserted AFL support for the anthracite workers.
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Denver
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
United Mine Workers
Indianapolis
United States
Will Leave Tien Tsin Transferred to Chinese Authorities
Secretary Hay acted on the Chinese appeal through Yuan Shi Kai and Wu to evacuate Tien Tsin. Foreign generals blocking evacuation will be told by their home governments to proceed. With minor points left, it is believed Tien Tsin will soon be turned over to Chinese authorities. Hay pursued direct diplomatic channels via American ambassadors abroad. Responses from most courts and Tokio have arrived.
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Washington
Hay
Yuan Shi Kai
Tien Tsin
Pekin
Tokio
Glad to Get Back Street Railway Strike Ends Pawtucket
Pawtucket Rhode Island July 9 with the strike declared off workers applied for their old jobs and were examined for insurance. About 80 signed to work 11 hours in 24 at 18 23 cents an hour. Six cars ran today. full service of 36 expected tomorrow. Boycott wanes as patronage rises with no violence reported.
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Pawtucket
Judge Wing Dismisses Bernhardt Case for Lack of Jurisdiction
In Cleveland on July 9 the U S circuit court dismissed the Philadelphia National League club suit against pitcher Bernhardt to compel him to play or not play with the team. The court ruled it had no jurisdiction since Bernhardt is a New York citizen. La Joie and Fick cases were similarly dismissed after brief hearings.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Wing
United States Circuit Court Today
Bernhardt
Philadelphia
New York
la Joie
Fick
May Talk Umpires Meeting Called in New England League
Secretary J. D. Morse of the New England Baseball league issued a call for a special meeting of the board of directors at Hotel Thorndike in Haverhill, on Thursday morning, to discuss umpire matters and league affairs.
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Boston
J. D. Morse
New England Baseball League
Cheating in exams hurts the cheater most
The piece argues that cheating harms students by wasting their own opportunities and misplacing them in life. It notes exam evasion as a false position and cites a Boston Traveler comment on Phillips Andover. It also includes a brief aside about Isle of Man and Channel Islands populations and a stark fiction line about a tough-looking stranger with a revolver.
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Phillips Andover
Boston
Laxative Bromo Quinine Ad Claims Quick Cold Cure
An old advertisement promises a rapid cure for the common cold using Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. The copy touts a single day relief claim and highlights its signature on every box, typical of period patent medicine style.
Guiteau Jury Members Still Alive Says Foreman Hamlin
Washington Times reports that Guiteau jurors, twelve Washington citizens, are mostly living in retirement or old age. Foreman John P. Hamlin recalls the trial and the jurors who convicted Charles Guiteau for the Garfield assassination.
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Washington
Garfield
Prather
John P. Hamlin
Guiteau
Gates
Hobbs
Thomas Heinlein
Fred Brandenberg
Bright
Langley
Wormley
Stewart
Sheaham
Brawner
John Hamlin
Shaying
Hamlin
National Hotel
United States
Washington Times
Great American Novel Envy and Ambitions Stated
The Atlanta Constitution shares a satirical piece on a writer racing to publish a 350 thousand year masterpiece while planning lavish purchases. He mocks critics, imports a carriage for a park ride, and aims to finish another great American novel to gift colonial mansions to friends as wedding presents.
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Russia
Atlanta Constitution
A Child Learns Words Through Finger Spelling
A girl recalls a teacher guiding her to spell words with finger play. She receives a doll, spells d o l l, then teaches her mother the letters. Over weeks she learns many words and verbs, realizing that everything has a name.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Ministers Favor Chess Over Lighter Games
A Philadelphia Press quote notes many chess players are clergymen and ministers. It cites newspapers and Q and A columns on chess questions and tournaments, arguing the game's weightiness explains ministers' attraction and their limited leisure for unbending compared with others.
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Philadelphia Press
Tolstoi rails at modern taste and ignorance of readers
Tolstoi laments educated circles ignore great writers from antiquity and the 19th century, deeming them stale. He condemns patronizing attitudes and dismissive smiles toward classics, and says philosophy now elevates Nietzsche as the last word in crude, immoral prose.
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Tolstoi
Nietzsche
Weather Change Suspected for Alabama Journalists Visit Boston
It is suspected that the weather change was ordered especially for Alabama newspaper men coming to Boston on Saturday. There is time for floating hospitals and country-week associations to spend their money before the event.
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Alabama
Boston
Foreign Missionaries Misunderstood by Those Apart From Them
Rev Dr James L Barton quotes a missionary insider who argues that foreign missionaries are widely misunderstood and misreported. He notes missionaries are often well educated, chosen from top students, and spend years in rugged, dangerous postings among uncivilized peoples, with many risking their lives and few discussing their perilous experiences publicly.
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Foreign Missionary Service
James L. Barton
Woman's Home Companion
Triumph of Mechanical Still in Sir James Blyth’s London Home
A curious mechanical luxury installed at Sir James Blyth’s Portland Place residence doubles the dining room. A hidden partition with doors and pictures sinks below the floor, creating a larger space with crimson walls and bordered carpets. The room remains seamless and polished, a remarkable feat of engineering.
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Sir James Blyth
Portland Place
London
The Widow's Mite Debate in Church Giving
A church worker criticizes the widow's mite tale, arguing it misleads about virtue in giving. He notes that generosity appears elsewhere before church support and claims people expect large benefits before supporting church work. He says the Bible widow gave all she had, yet many expect to pay little for church needs.
A Story of J Sterling Morton Devotion to Wife
A touching tale shows J Sterling Morton honoring his wife. He had three sons, one died recently, all successful, including Paul Morton who rose to vice president at the Santa Fe railroad. Morton carved on the tombstone that she was mother of three sons. he warned his sons he would erase any name if one disgraced her.
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J. Sterling Morton
Sterling Morton
Paul Morton
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
Accidents on the Farm Prompt Quick Relief
On farms injuries happen often with cuts stings and sprains. Dr Thomas Electric Oil offers instant relief and is urged as a must for safety.
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Thomas
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