Stock Market Opens Strong With Lower Priced Rails Leading
New York on July 17 reports a strong market opening with 3500 Chesapeake & Ohio shares traded at 53 44 and 54, rail stocks like Reading and Norfolk & Western up fractions. Futures opened dull with July at 8.70 and nearby months around 8.4 to 7.8 as investors weighed early price moves.
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New York
Amalgamated
Atchison
Baltimore & Ohio
Chesapeake & Ohio
Erie
Manhattan
Missouri Pacific
New York Central
Norfolk & Western
Pennsylvania
Reading
St. Paul
Southern
Southern Pacific
Texas Pacific
Union Pacific
U. S. Steel
Colorado
Norfolk&Western
Steel
Tennessee Coal
Rock Island
Amateurs Playoff Touts In Local Golf Championship
Fine weather favored the Glen View Golf Course as play resumed in the amateur championship match play. Morning features included Travis versus E M Byers of Allegheny and Walter Egan against Geo Ormiston after Ormiston tied Travis with 79 in qualifying. Large galleries followed both matches as the event neared the semi finals.
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Glen View Golf Course
Ill
Travis
E. M. Byers
Allegheny
Walter Egan
Geo. A. Ormiston
Ladrones Attack Constabulary Near San Mateo
In Manila province a hundred armed Ladrones attacked and defeated eight constabulary near San Mateo. One constabulary man was wounded and five were missing. Reinforcements of a hundred men were requested to pursue the raiders. The report ends with a note on microbes and a double veil concept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
San Mateo
Conway Transfer Co Prompts and Reliable Service
Conway Transfer Co promotes prompt and reliable service from its Northern Depot office at the corner of Mitdie and Central Streets, urging customers to use the branch for freight and shifting needs.
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Conway Transfer Co
Mitdie and
Central Streets
Numerous Funeral Notices From Local Parish Community
Miss Mary A. Coleman aged 27 died at St John’s hospital. Joseph F. Fitzpatrick died at 1041 Gorham Street aged 50. Mary Carney buried at St Patrick’s cemetery. Infant Gladys Emma Dane laid to rest. Thomas Rogers funeral mass at St Peter’s with choir and deacons. Margaret Howard funeral at Lakeview area. Mary Ruth Mullin funeral from Collinsville to St Patrick’s. John H. O’Neil funeral mass at St Peter’s with Donnelly Ivers and McKennedy. Burial at St Patrick’s. undertakers Savage and McDermott listed.
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Mary A. Coleman
St. John’s Hospital
Swift Street
Sacred Heart Church
Joseph F. Fitzpatrick
Gorham Street
Alice
Mary
Adelaide
Charles
C. A. Dane
Bagley Avenue
Gladys Emma
G. B. Dean
St. Paul's M. E. Church
Nettie L. Roberts
Edson
Thomas Rogers
Cedar Street
St. Peter’s Church
Ronan
McDermot
Mullin
James E. Donnelly
Schmidt
Mollie Ivers
Donnelly
J. W. McKennedy
George B. McKenna
Peter J. Brady
Charles Foley
John Lowney
Patrick McCurtin
Daniel Leary
Knights of Columbus
Lowell Water Works
John and
Jennie Cullington
Mrs. Connors
Lawrence
James H. Sullivan
James J. McManmon
Charles Dunn
Rose Jordan Hartford
Water Works
James F. O’donnell
T. H. Rogers
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Fr. Rowan
Savage
Patrick Rogers
Margaret Howard
Man’s Yard
Lakeview Avenue
Molloy
Mary Ruth Mullin
Haverhill
Collinsville
J. F. O'Donnell
John H. O’neil
North Street
James Donnelly
James J. Kennedy
William Eddy
William Smith
William Galvin
Undertaker McDermott
Obituaries and notices from City Daily July 16 1900 edition
Multiple death notices and obituaries across city addresses July 16 and 17 list Mary Coleman 27, Catherine McKenna 10 months, Mary Harrington 58, Margaret Howard 8, Nathan Green 84, Julia Tilton 60, Joseph Fitzpatrick 50, Yvonne Phillips 6 months, Valida Dubois 3 years 5 months, Frank Santamour 53, with funeral details and family locations in St. John s Moore Coburn Talbot Be a con and other local streets.
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Coleman
St. John’s Hospital
Mary A. Coleman
Swift Street
Sacred Heart Church
Moore Street
Rourke
Coburn Place
Coburn Street
Mary Rourke
McKenna
Agawam Street
Catherine G. McKenna
Harrington
Marginal Street
Mary J. Harrington
Howard
This City
Moran’s Yard
Lakeview Avenue
Margaret
Months
Martin and
Charlotte Howard
Joseph F. Fitzpatrick
Phillips
Talbot Street
Yvonne Phillips
Dubois
Prince Street
Valida Dubois
Tilton
Whipple Street
Julia F. Tilton
Santamour
Chelmsford
Frank Santamour
Byrne announces candidacy for twenty sixth district
Thomas H. Byrne, popular tailor of Associate building, confirms he is a candidate for representative in the twenty sixth district, signaling a local bid for political office.
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Thomas H. Byrne
Associate Building
Bribery Charges Highlight Vermont GOP Rift
Burlington dispatch reports Percival W. Clement’s faction accusing Gen. J G McCullough and allied delegates of buying caucus votes to gain control at Montpelier. Clement wins nomination for governor with F W Agan for lieutenant governor as controversy and calls for reform shape the convention climax.
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Burlington
Percival W. Clement
Rutland
Republican Organization
Vermont
Montpelier
J. G. McCullough
Bennington
Fletcher D. Proctor
Mr. Clement
Gen. McCullough
Clement
McCullough
F. W. Agan
W. Agan
Ludlow
F. G. Fleetwood
Morrisville
J. L. Bacon
Hartford
H. F. Graham
Craftsbury
Local Option Party
Republican Party
Bolter
Quiet wedding at 34 Seventh Street ties Smeltzer to Lafleur
A very quiet but pretty home wedding was held Tuesday at 8 p.m. at 34 Seventh Street. Bride Margaret Smeltzer of Halifax N Y works for Louis Alexander on Central Street. groom Napoleon D Lafleur works for Thompson Hardware. Best man was Fred Lafleur. bridesmaid Annie Boutilier. A wedding lunch followed. Gifts from Alexander’s staff and Thompson Hardware colleagues were presented. They plan a wedding tour and will reside at 34 Seventh Street after August 20. No cards.
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Seventh Street
Margaret Smeltzer
Louis Alexander
Central Street
Halifax
N. Y
Napoleon D. Lafleur
Thompson Hardware Co
Annie Boutilier
Fred Lafleur
Alexander
Record breaking run by Twentieth Century limited
Rochester July 16 The Twentieth Century limited covered 148.80 miles from Buffalo to Syracuse in 127 minutes, including a two minute stop in Rochester and several slow downs. Drawn by Engine 2952 it left Buffalo at 1 20 p m and arrived in Syracuse at 3 29 on schedule. The Rochester to Syracuse leg of 80.78 miles took 57 minutes, beating the prior best 1893 Empire State Express by 14 minutes.
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Rochester
N. Y
Twentieth Century Limited
Buffalo
Syracuse
Empire State Express
Vermont Governor Nominee Accepts License Party Bid
Mr. Clement, nominated by the convention, accepts the nomination for Governor of Vermont and thanks the convention for the honor. He notes the issue has been sharply drawn with the license party attempting to obtain the position by fair means.
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Clement
Vermont
Laxative Bromo-Qui Nine Tablets Ad Claim
An old advertisement asserts this name must appear on every box of the genuine Laxative Bromo Qui nine tablets, branding it as a remedy that cures a cold in one day for 25 cents.
Nicaraguaan Affairs: British Claim and Colombian Demands
Managua reports Ralph Paget arrived May 20 to press a claim of up to 80,000 pounds against Nicaragua for liquidation of the London Bank of Central America. Colombia is said to demand 20,000,000 pesos in silver for damages linked to 1901 expeditions. Rumors place Aguilar and Roman as provisional governors awaiting an election. Commerce stalls, exchange soars 400–500 percent, and Costa Rica refuses to host expatriates from Nicaragua and Colombia.
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Associated Press
Managua
Nicaragua
Ralph Paget
Central America
Guatemala City
London Bank of Central America (Limited
Bank of Nicaragua
Colombia
Zelaya
Momotombo
Jose Francisco Aguilar
Leon
Jose Antonio Roman
Jinotepe
Costa Rica
Mitchell arrives to attend miners meeting in Indianapolis
President Mitchell of the mine workers arrived in Indianapolis to attend the convention opening tomorrow. He declined to reveal planned statements but expressed confidence in winning the strike and noted miners have not returned to work. Engineers have returned, but no miners. Delegates expect no soft coal strike unless necessary. President Reese of Iowa arrived and said soft coal miners would strike only as a last resort.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Mitchell
Reese
Iowa
Venice seeks national rebuild of St Mark's campanile
Venice Italy July 16 offers of money to aid the rebuilding of the campanile of St Mark's church after Monday's collapse continue from abroad including America but there is a preference to make it a purely national effort and to reconstruct exactly as before. The estimated cost is 6 000 000 lire and debris covers three quarters of San Marco square halting traffic. The bronze gate of the Loretta e San Sovino was recovered twisted with one lion broken and Tintoretto paintings may be saved.
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Venice
Italy
St. Mark’s
America
Strike Breakers Arrive As Waterford Looms Reopen
At Saranac mills of American Woolen in Waterford Rhode Island 17 strike breakers from Albany arrive. Five enter the mill despite picket lines while 12 join the strikers. About two thirds of looms are running and of 105 workers in that department only 17 are native weavers.
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Waterford
R. I
Saranac Mills
American Woolen Company
Albany
N. Y
Miss Eleanor Calvert Dies After Fire Incident At Mount Airy
Miss Eleanor Calvert of Baltimore died at Mount Airy Maryland aged 81 from burns suffered July 5 when she fell on a lighted lamp during an attack of vertigo. She extinguished the flames before collapsing remaining helpless for 12 hours. She was daughter of Edward H Calvert, a grandson of the last Lord Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Eleanor Calvert
Mount Airy
Calvert
Edward H. Calvert
Lord Baltimore
Little Colds Grow Into Big Colds, Warns Doctor
It’s the small cold that becomes a big illness, sometimes ending in consumption and death. A physician warns to watch the early symptoms and promotes Dr Wceod’s Norway Pine Syrup as a remedy.
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Wceod
Chicago Ends Big Strike After 10 Days of Turmoil
After ten days of labor unrest, Chicago freight handlers return to work in a clear railroad victory. Pickets, interrupted freight, and a tense meeting led to an almost unanimous vote to resume duties as wage talks shift to company settlements. Merchants report relief as backlog clears and commerce revives.
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Chicago
Curran
State Board of Arbitration
Society A Treadmill The Ceaseless Race Of Fashionables
Ainslee's portrait of New York society describes an endless cycle from horse shows in November to autumn weddings and opera, with a constant whirlwind of dinners, dances, and private balls. Women of prominence face a demanding season, lent strength by the Lent lull, then a Newport and London circuit before another year of social pace.
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Wayne
Ainslee’s
Atlantic
London
Newport
A Nice Distinction of the Cape Captain and the Cruise
A bronzed blue eyed captain of the Phoebe Lou sails visitors along the cape town coast each summer. A newcomer joins a dozen for an all day cruise and leaves his money at home. The captain returns the wallet with the promise to pay tomorrow.
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Cap’n
Phoebe Lou
Cape
Kaisers Scrapbook Preserves World War I Era Clippings
Emperor William directs a thorough archive of Prince Henry of Prussia’s U S press coverage. Secretaries tabulate as many cuttings as possible from small American papers including editorials and cartoons. He approves including unfavorable items and collects complimentary copies from editors, marveling at rapid, vivid scene depictions.
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Kaiser
Prince Henry of Prussia
United States
William
America
Premium on Prayer in Fort Scott Case
A Fort Scott Wisconsin woman arrested for horse stealing faced five years in prison. She hoped to charm the judge by recounting her virtues and upbringing, and offered to recite the Lord's Prayer to shorten her sentence. She failed to say it and received the full term.
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Fort Scott
Wis
Woolly West
Carleton and Hovey Druggists Ad on Merrimack Street
The letterhead proclaims strict discipline as druggists obeying physicians orders. It describes careful selection of crude drugs and preparations meeting United States standards. Prices are reasonable and service prompt with free delivery. Mail and telephone orders filled promptly.
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United States
Carleton & Hovey
Merrimack St
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New York Market
Francis Henshaw & Co
R. L. Day & Co
Merchants Bank
Boston
Ates
Atlas Bank
Eeeneseene Prt
Bank of Commerce
Exchange Bank
Eliot Bae Des Saraoe
Shawmut Bank
Webster Bank
Rollstone Bank
Fitchburg
Great Falls
Bates
Dwight Tig
Isvessissevneres
Lockwood & O
Waterville
Cabot Mfg. Co
Cocheco Mfg
Boston Beltin Co
Manchester
Amory
Mass. Mills
Georgia
Seatesslotag
Merrimack
N. H
Artford
Boston & Maine
Concord
Falls & Con
Burl. & Mo
Little Rock & Ft. Smith
Dwight Mfg
Boott
Vegedeess
Everett Mills
Wenee Ory
Boston Beltin
Franklin Co
Wiiston
Nashua Mfg
Edwards OO
Veeneee el
Rev. Beach & Lynn R
Massachusetts
Bowker Fertilizer Co
Western Tel
Cambridge Gas Lt. Co
Thompson- Houston el. Sec—ser. D
American Glue Co
Lawrence Gas
Fort Wayne
Elec
Ser. A
Metropolitan St. R
Lowell
Glen View
Ladrones
Philip R. Hovey
Investment Securities
State Street
Spencer Trask & Co
Pine St
New York Stock Exchange
American Telephone
NEW England Telephone
Bright, Sears & CO
Middlesex St
Wembers
Boston Stock Exchange
Northern Depot
Mary Carney
Brown's Court
Misses Rose
Julia Smith
Katie Thompson
Miss MacKenzie
Humanity
Bolters
E. W. Grove
Pres. Mitchell
Saranac
Miss Calvert
Courier-Citizen Co
Middle St
Association of Railway General Managers
Chicago and Northwestern
Young
Teamsters’ Union
Job
Nicholas G. Norcross
Insurance
Lowell, Mass
Morrill Barker
State St
Mass
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