Stock Market Opens Strong With Broad Gains
New York opening shows heavy buying across the board with several leaders advancing. Amalgamated Copper and Atchison rise, St Paul slips then recovers, United States Steel and Chicago & Alton move higher, while General Electric slips and Pullman jumps as grains and rail stocks fluctuate.
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New York
Amalgamated Copper
Atchison
Baltimore & Ohio
Brooklyn Transit
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Manhattan
Missouri Pacific
Reading
St. Paul
Southern
Southern Pacific
Texas Pacific
Union Pacific
U. S. Steel
Chicago & Alton
Tennessee Coal
United States Steel
Great Northern
Chicago
New Haven
Ice
Third Avenue
Detroit Gas
International Siver
Pullman
General Electric
Hocking Valley
New York Futures Open Quiet Across July to February
Futures opened quiet in New York with July at 8.67, August 8.45, September 8.08, October 7.88, November 7.77, December 7.77, January 7.77, February 7.76, and March 7.75 bid. The report notes a calm start across successive contracts.
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New York
Extraordinary verdict in New York court acquits Lizzie Madaus
In a dramatic session Recorder Goff presided as Lizzie Madaus is acquitted of murdering her engraver husband with a potato knife. The judge warned of moral punishment, noting Madaus must live with the crime while her five children were present. Two children remain under charitable care.
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New York
Goff
Lizzie Madaus
Funeral services for Mary Brown at St Patrick's church
The funeral for Mrs Mary Brown began at 9 30 am from Undertaker Molloys rooms and a 10 am Mass at St Patrick's church. Rev Fr Walsh led the Gregorian mass with soloists Miss Helen Hosea and Mr Bond. Organist was Mr Michael J Johnson. Bearers were Daniel Shanahan Dennis McCarthy Edward Sullivan and John Connors. Burial followed in St Patrick's cemetery under Molloy. A second service for Charles Griffin occurred at his home 18 Chestnut Square Tuesday at 2 pm with bearers Byron Cate George Wilson Hugh McInness and Charles W Upton. Burial was in Edson cemetery, Molloy overseeing.
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Mary Brown
Molloy
St .Patrick’s Church
Fr. Walsh
Bond
Helen Hosea
Michael J. Johnson
Daniel Shanahan
Dennis McCarthy
Edward Sullivan
John Connors
St. Patrick's Cemetery
Charles Griffin
Chestnut Square
Byron Cate
George Wilson
Hugh McInness
Charles W. Upton
Edson
Awful Night Drowns Two on Arab IV in Chicago Harbor
Late evening storm capsized the yacht Arab IV, owned by John H. Cameron. Mary Taylor and Harry Jensen, both 16 or 17, died. Eight others were rescued after hours of lifeboat struggle as lightning and heavy seas lashed three miles from shore. Rescued include John H. Cameron and his wife Mary Phoenix Cameron, Miss Mamie Goodman, Wm. Corey, E. S. Haskins, Arthur Barber, and a skipper. A police dog attack injured a girl. the dog was killed.
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Chicago
John H. Cameron
National Bank of the Republic
Mary Taylor
Harry Jensen
Mary Phoenix Cameron
Miss Cameron
Mamie Goodman
Wm. Corey
E. S. Haskins
Arthur Barber
Cameron
Barber
Harry Boylan
Columbia Yacht Club
Corey
Face the Facts on Tuberculosis Courage and Prevention
New York July 15 Medical Officer Biggs urged moral courage to diagnose tuberculosis early. He cited autopsy data from hospitals showing around 60 percent had TB, with about half dying and a third dying from consumption. He warned damp dark rooms foster transmission but sunlight and early diagnosis can cure most cases.
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New York
Biggs
Health Department
Charity Organization Society
Europe
Oceanic Arrives in New York from Liverpool
Marine news notes steamship Oceanic has arrived in New York from Liverpool on July 16.
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New York
Oceanic
Liverpool
Christian L Heureux wed at St Joseph’s church
Joseph Christian Christian, Boston organist, married Miss Marie L Heureux of Dracut in St Joseph’s church yesterday at 8 AM. Rev Fr Dubreuil officiated. Witnesses were Francois L Heureux and Wilfred Gendreau with maids of honor Orene and Alice Gendreau. Bride wore white chiffon over white silk. Reception followed at the bride’s Bridge Street home. They will reside in Boston after Sept 1.
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Joseph Christian
Marie L'Heureux
St. Joseph’s Church
Boston
Dracut
Fr. Dubreuil
Francois L'Heureux
Wilfred Gendreau
Orene
Alice Gendreau
Bridge Street
Mrs
Christian
Highwayman Trial Updates and Local Sentences
Saint Godard testified he struck Quist after a fence jump believing he had been struck first. Ju g Hadley set bonds at 590 dollars for the grand jury. Emery and Nute cases delayed until July. Several defendants fined two dollars each, Burke sent to the State farm, O Connell jailed four months, Thornton fined three dollars, Ho%man case continued.
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Saint Godard
Quist
Ju G
Hadley
Walter Stott
George Cara
Thomas McGinn
Frankmith
Fred Dow
William Smith
Michael Deady
Helena T. Burke
State Farm
Michael O‘connell
Thoms Thornton
John P. Ho%man
Wheelmen Hold Annual Meet With 125 Starters In Atlantic City
The League of American Wheelmen opened its annual meeting in Atlantic City New Jersey with about 125 riders starting the daily Philadelphia run. Activities include league HQ registration a good roads convention and racing at the Coliseum scheduled through the evening.
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Atlantic City
Eclat
N. J
League of American Wheelmen
Philadelphia
Grand Atlantic Hotel
Good Roads
Coliseum
Sugar crisis debate in Port of Sjuain meeting
At Port of Sjuain Trinidad on Friday July 11 a large group of sugar planters discussed the sugar crisis in the British West Indies and the imperial government's inadequate remedies Edgar Tripp of the chamber of commerce warned loyalty strained and some West Indians favor joining the United States, a view echoed by many though the press disapproves.
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Kingstown
Island of St. Vinent
Port of Sjuain
West Indies
Starter Lannon to Tour Ireland on Two Month Trip
Thomas Lannon of the Boston and Northern Street Railway begins a two month business trip through Ireland on Tuesday evening. He will visit his Belle Harbor ancestral home in County Clare where his parents reside, a visit he has not made in 15 years. Local division members intended to bid him farewell with a “starter” gesture, but he departed earlier than planned and received a silk umbrella from the division.
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Thomas Lannon
Boston & Northern Street Ralway
Ireland
Lannon
Belle Harbor
County Clare
Pension Changes From June 25 Issue
Washington on July 16 announces pension changes from the June 25 issue. Originals include George A. Delano of South Duxbury and Arthur Hamblet of Dracut each getting $6. Widows listed are Anna M. Chappell of Lowell and Sarah Kennison of Danvers each receiving $8.
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Washington
Geo. A. Delano
South Duxbury
Arthur Hamblet
Dracut
Anna M. Chappell
Lowell
Sarah Kennison
Danvers
How to Avoid Trouble with a Colic Remedy
A pitch urging families to acquire Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy now. It claims the medicine prevents night trips to town during summer and is the most successful bowel complaint treatment for children and adults. Sold by all druggists.
To Let Three and Five Room Tenements in Highlands
On the Highlands near Westford street a 3-room tenement in good repair is offered at $6.50 and $7.00. In Centralville near the mills a 3-room tenement is $5.50. Also available a newly papered and painted 5-room residence with steam heat and modern improvements at $25.00. contact T. H. Elliott, 64 Central St.
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Highlands
Westford Street
Centralville
Mills
T. H. Elliott
Central St
Engraved Stationery Then and Now at Courier Citizen Co
We offer fine engraved calling cards wedding invitations and announcements at home cards and more printed on top stock. Our prices match quality and request samples at Merrimack Street Courier Citizen Co.
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Courier- Citizen Co
Merrimack Street
Wachter and daughter bitten by large St Bernard
Congressman Frank C Wachter and his daughter Miss Hattie Wachter were severely bitten when a large St Bernard attacked them in the Wachter home yard. Mrs Wachter witnessed the incident and was overcome by nervous shock. The dog pounced as Hattie played nearby.
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Baltimore
Frank C. Wachter
Hattie Wachter
Heart trouble causes Brookline woman death at lake
Mrs. Wellington Wells, 25, of Brookline Massachusetts, drowned while swimming in Silver Lake. Her friend warned others as Wells sank, CPR failed, and doctors said heart trouble caused her death though water filled the lungs. She leaves a husband, a Poston lawyer, and a son. Harrisville, New Hampshire reports July 15.
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Wellington Wells
Brookline
Sfass
Silver Lake
Sv Wells
Tojdyo
Venice Campanile Collapse Triggers Global Grief
Venice Italy July 15 the mayor reports thousands of telegrams from around the world condoling the collapse yesterday of St Mark's Campanile. The Pope telegraphed Cardinal Giuseppe Sarto urging moral and financial support for rebuilding the bell tower.
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Venice
Italy
St. Mark's
Guiseppe Sarto
Annual New Hampshire insurance report shows state risks
Concord report outlines 113 fire insurers writing 111,581,480 in risks, 1,456,852 in premiums, 875,264 in losses. 24 life insurers with 1,550,680 premiums and 723,688 losses. The year earned approximately 9,000,000 in written gains. Agents total 963.
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Concord
N. H
New Hampshire
Romania’s Crop Prospects Improve With Favorable Weather
In Bucharest on July 15 the weather shift boosts wheat harvest hopes, with cutting already started and expectations to exceed 1884, the record crop year. Maize also shows excellent prospects amid the improved conditions.
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Bucharest
Roumania
Grass fire threat near Middlesex Village railroad
An alarm from box 71 at 1 o'clock yesterday reported a grass fire along the railroad tracks near Middlesex Village. Several freight cars loaded with lumber were briefly in danger, but department action prevented damage.
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Middlesex Village
Corn Drops as Gates Corner Breaks Fifty Cents
Chicago reports a sharp corn market swing as July futures tumble ten cents at the open and continue toward 70 cents amid heavy receipts. Bears pressed the corner while bulls scrambled, with Gates and the bull crowd blamed for market disarray and traders eyeing a potential trap as private elevators rushed tonnage to market.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Bears
Bull Clique
John W. Gates
Bull Party
Gates-New York Clique
Draper resigns from state health board in Boston
Dr F W Draper resigns after 16 years on the State board of health and as medical examiner of Suffolk county. He cites health as the reason and says he cannot continue in both roles. Governor Crane will receive the resignation.
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Boston
State Board of Health
F. W. Draper
Crane
China not seeking US aid on Tianjin troops withdrawal
London reports show Sir Charles Dilke asking if China appealed to the United States for mediation with the six powers on removing foreign troops from Tianjin. Lord Cranborne answered that China had not made such an appeal and the US had not sent any communication to His Majesty's government on the matter.
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London
House of Commons
Charles Dilke
China
United States
London’s hottest day prompts sunstroke wards surge
London on July 15 recorded 86 degrees in the shade and 127 in the sun, the year’s hottest day. Hospitals treated many sunstroke cases while St John ambulance teams worked nonstop. Omnibus and streetcar firms employed large staff to water horses with oat meal for cooling.
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London
St. John Ambulance
Collision on Long Island Kills One Injures Four
One man, Neptune Skidmore of Brooklyn, dies after a trolley car crashes into a carriage on Hamburg avenue in Cararsle L I. Four others, Chas Van Houten Nathan Van Houten Edward Van Houten and James Lott of Brooklyn, suffer serious injuries with Lott and Nathan Van Houten not expected to recover.
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New York
Hamburg Avenue
Carnarsle
L. I
Neptune Skidmore
Brooklyn
Chas van Houten
Nathan van Houten
Edward van Houten
James Lott
Lott
Nathan Vanouten
Grant defaults in embezzlement case in Malden court
Carl W Grant, accused of embezzling 1500 dollars from the Congregational Publishing Society of Boston, fails to appear in Malden local court. Judge Pettingill leaves default on record as Boston and Malden authorities confer, while Boston plans to pursue the Suffolk county indictment. Grant previously attempted suicide when arrested.
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Malden
Carl W. Grant
Congregational Publishing Society of
Boston
Pettingill
Grant
Suffolk
Patterson
Stevens
Suffolk County
Second ed'ton of Prince of Pilsen opens at Tremont Boston
The Tremont theatre in Boston hosts the second edition of Prince of Pilsen with Miss Henrietta Lee as Mrs Crocker and George Delong and Edgar Norton in key roles. New cast members boost the musical comedy with added chorus, dancing numbers and stage business as manager Schaeffer tests new atmosphere equipment and promises fresh features during the continued Boston engagement.
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Frice of Pilsen
Tremont Theatre
Boston
Henrietta Lee
Crocker
Hoyt School of
Swers and
Comediennes
Francois
George Delong
Artie
Schaeffer
Prince of
Funeral notice clarifies final rites roster
In the funeral account for Mrs. Eliabeth H. Thompson the record should read that Emulus Thompson commanded the Golden Cross assist Washington commandery and performed the ritual at the graveside. This correction confirms the participants and order of ceremony in the obituary notice.
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Eliabeth H. Thompson
Emulus Thompson
Golden Cross
Washington ,Commandery
Bargains in Gas Ranges at Lowell Gas Light Co
Owing to a contemplated office move the Lowell Gas Light Company offers for a few days only first class gas cooking ranges below cost. Call early and secure a bargain.
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Lowell Gas Light Company
Vast Wall Street Safe Holds Million Dollar Wealth
A New York deposit company on Broad Street opens the largest safe in the world to store stock certificates, bonds, jewelry and wills of major American fortunes. The 53 by 38 by 9 foot chamber houses 2,000 boxes with 3,000 more planned, guarded by round-the-clock sentries as Wall Street witnesses unprecedented wealth security.
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Wall Street
New York
Pittsburg Dispatch
Broad Street
America
John D. Rockefeller
J. P. Morgan
Vanderbilts
Rothschilds
Harrimans
Goulds
Irony of Life for Rockefeller Sealed by Fate
The New York Press laments the paradox of wealth in John D. Rockefeller. He commands vast wealth and influence yet cannot digest, drink beer, or enjoy simple pleasures. The piece highlights how fortune balances gains with personal limits, underscoring life’s ironies.
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John D. Rockefeller
New, York
English brides change after marriage say publisher
A Philadelphia Record quotation contrasts American and English women with a remark about matrimony altering female behavior. The piece recalls a visit to England to dine with Mrs. Stannard, author John Strange Winter, where her two young sons drank Benedictine and smoked Turkish cigarettes after dessert before being sent to bed.
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Philadelphia Record
England
Lace Curtains Startled Fire Warns of Dangling Sparks
Ad urges use of Vul can Parlor Matches in damp proof boxes to prevent fires caused by match head flying. Promotes Carleton and Hovey at 226 Merrimack Street as supplier with a 600 for 5 cent deal.
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Carleton & Hovey
Merrimack St
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