Stock Market Advances Amid Mixed Bank Outlook
The market extended gains with Rock Island above 200 and sharp moves in St Louis and San Francisco shares due to absorptions. American Sugar led industrials with a 2 point rise. bank statements were mostly as expected and a late-day profit taking cooled prices. Strong demand for steel and lingering upward sentiment contrast with rising production costs and concerns about profits across major trusts.
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Rock Island
St. Louis
San Francisco
Southern Pacific
Haven & Stout
Europe
Wall Street
Boston and New York Stock Market Summary July 26
Boston trading was light except for Swift & Co and Dominion Steel with gains to 159 and 64 percent respectively. Amalgamated rose to 66 and closed 42 off its high as copper stocks lagged. New York opened irregular with many leaders up including Amalgamated 63, Atchison 93, Canadian Pacific 138, U S Steel 39, Union Pacific 110, and others. Steel preferred fell on a 5000 share block sale while St Louis San Francisco gained.
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Boston
Swift & Co
Dominion Steel
Amalgamated
New York
Atchison
Brooklyn Transit
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Louisville
Manhattan
Missouri Pacific
New York Central
Norfolk & Western
Pennsylvania
Reading
St. Paul
Southern
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
U. S. Steel
Steel
Western Union
St. Louis
San Francisco
Kansas City
Fort Scott
Futures prices in New York open steady in July
Futures opened steady in New York with July at 8.41 and August at 8.22. September 7.85, October 7.72, November 7.63, December 7.67, January 7.65, February not listed, March 7.64.
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New York
Cotton Goods Trade and Bank Reserve Report
Bank statement shows reserves declined to 206,875 while loans rose to 2,967,200 and specie increased to 967,900. Deposits climbed to 1,404,300 and circulation up 188,100. Dun & Co notes modest export demand for cotton goods. buyers cautious and new fabrics slow to appear. Clewe & Co reports overall business remains satisfactory with expectations of a strong fall, optimistic on crops and railroad prospects if forecasts hold.
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R. G. Dun & Co
Red Sea
Henry Clewe & Co
Evanston Proposes Tax on Cats to Regulate Felines
Evanston officials propose a cat tax allowing one free cat per family then 2 for each tomcat and 1 for each female. Unlicensed cats would be exterminated under the plan, reflecting a strong stance on pet control.
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Evanston
Chicago
Bryan Tour in Maine Draws 5000 Crowd in Rockland
W J Bryan arrives by Pullman with Senator Carmack and others, breakfasting then speaking to about 5000 at the Rockland court house where he denounces imperialism, tax injustice, and trusts, urges income tax and revenue taxation, and warns against Philippine war plans. The tour continues to Augusta Bath Bangor with similar rallies and speeches.
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Rockland
W. J. Bryan
Boston
Mr. Bryan
Senator Carmack
Tennesse
Chas. S. Hamlin
Massachusetts
Col
Frederick Plaisted
Augusta
Brunswick
G. J. Crockett
State Democratic Committee
C. E. Pauli
Knox County Committee
L. M. Staples
Court House
Bryan
G. L. Crockett
Wm. H. Simmons
Dr. Crockett
New York City
Philippines
William J. Bryan
Thomas J. Lynch
Samuel W. Gould
Skowhegan
Gould
Democratic Party
Republican Party
New England
Charles 8. Hamlin
Tennessee
City Hall
Maine
Kansas City
Roosevelt
Bangor
Socialists Clash Over Silver Duty Exemption Debate
Berlin July 25 The Reichstag customs tariff committee adopted multiple clauses of the new bill on silver duties. A heated exchange occurred between Count Von Posadowsky-Wehner and Social Democrats over the Socialists push for exemption from duty on every item under discussion.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Count von Posadowsky-Wehner
Interior
Social- Democrats
Boston men threaten Dr Newell for ransom in Vermont note
Dr Henry C Newell of St Johnsbury Vermont received a Boston signed letter from three men threatening murder tonight unless $6000 is delivered by a boy at a Boston address by 6 pm. The incident was reported July 25.
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St. Johnsbury
Henry C. Newell
Boston
New Wage Agreement Set To Take Effect Soon
Topeka July 25 Beginning August 1 the wage agreement between the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad and the Brotherhood of Railroad Car Men goes into effect. Changes will be gradual and not system wide until about January 1 with priority for pressing cases. About seven thousand workers will receive an average rise of 10 to 12 percent. The pact also provides a ten hour day and a possible extra hour off on Saturday.
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Topeka
Kan
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
Brotherhood of Railroad Car
Philadelphia Storm Pounds City and Surroundings
A violent electrical storm drenched Philadelphia and nearby areas causing widespread damage. Fires sparked by lightning burned about $50,000 at James J. Murray & Co. Flint glass works. An oil tank at Point Breeze ignited. Wires failed, sewers overflowed, streets flooded, and cellars filled as emergency crews battled fires for hours.
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Philadelphia
Flint Glass Works
James J. Murray & Co
Point Breeze
Bloody feud ends in death and police shooting
Memphis report from Greenville Massachusetts describes a long standing feud between Edward Schwaber and Neal Conley ending with Conley dead and Capt. Quinn and Officer Burns wounded. In a clash before Conley s saloon they exchanged shots as fifty rounds were fired and Burns sustained potentially fatal injuries.
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Memphis
Fire destroys upper floors of West Street warehouse
A blaze in a six story warehouse at 24 27 West street today burned the top three floors. Firemen, driven from the building by suffocating fumes from electrical apparatus, fought from neighboring roofs. Loss put at 100000 dollars. O Meyers & Co brewery agents General Electric Crescent Machine Works and Hydra Double Power Battery Co were in the building.
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New York
West Street
O. Meyers & Co
General Electric Company
Crescent Machine Works
Hydra Double Power Battery Company
Killing in Wells Street Chicago Spur Assault
Chicago July 25 Arthur A. Schneider a bookkeeper was shot and killed at midnight in front of a Wells Street restaurant. The assailant a Negro fled after firing five shots following a quarrel over a trivial matter. Police pursued but no arrest announced.
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Chicago
Arthur A. Schneider
Wells Street
Schneider
Water three feet deep on Erie tracks after storm
Hornellsville N Y July 25 a severe hail and rain storm struck Canaseraga thirteen miles west of here causing thousands of dollars in crop damage for a time water stood three feet deep on the Erie railway tracks and then subsided.
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Hornellsville
N. Y
Canaseraga
Here
Erie
Mobbed Lord Kitchener Rescued by Police in London
Lord Kitchener visited a private bank near Mansion House but was mobbed by a large cheering crowd. Police opened a path as his cab paused on Queen Victoria Street and again near the Bank of England, requiring a side exit to escape. The demonstration, though friendly, was highly violent in nature.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Bank of England
South Africa
Huse
Queen Victoria Street
Irwin and Coal Hollow Hit by Severe Storm
A heavy storm flooded the western Irwin area and Coal Hollow causing widespread damage. Dams broke washing away houses and bridges while Westmoreland car shops suffered thousands in losses. Many coal shafts flooded and tracks blocked as a passenger train bound for Waynesburg carrying 100 passengers was delayed all night by high water.
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Irwin
Westmoreland
Washington
Waynesburg
Closure Orders in Paris Congregational Schools
Paris July 25 cabinet council at the Elysee examined the association law. President Loubet signed a decree by premier Comber to forcibly close 26 Congregationalist schools in Paris and the Seine department that refused voluntary dispersal. Decrees for similar closures in other departments will follow as prefect reports arrive.
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Paris
Elysee Palace
Loubet
M. Comber
the Seine
Injury at Otis Allen & Son box shop hazards hand
John J. Howe employed at Otis Allen and Sons box shop suffered a severe left hand injury while operating a circular saw. A splinter of wood five sixteenths of an inch square pierced the hand near the index finger and exited below the thumb. He was taken to the Emergency Hospital for treatment and lives at 40 Wilbur Street.
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John J. Howe
Otis Allen & Son
Howe
Wilbur Treet
Amputation After Gear Injury At Bigelow Carpet Plant
George McVey suffered a crushed left little finger at the Bigelow Carpet plant. The injury required amputation at the second joint later at the Emergency hospital.
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Bigelow Carpet Company
George McVey
Boy Receives Three Stitches After Glass Injury
John Conley a 10 year old from North Billerica cut his right foot on broken glass yesterday. He required three stitches to close the wound and received treatment at the Emergency hospital.
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John Conley
North Billerica
Body Identified After Brockton Car Fatality At Alger’s Corner
Taunton July 25 The victim of a deadly electric car collision from Brockton is Howard Burgess 47 of Campello Brockton identified. Burgess was intoxicated and lying on the track. James Queenan of North Attleboro who accompanied him is held as a witness for a Wednesday inquiry.
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Taunton
Brockton
Alger’s Corner
Howard Burgess
Campello
Burgess
James Queenan
North Attleboro
Egan Wins Ravinoaks Cup At Lake Forest Golf Links
Chicago July 25 H Chandler Egan defeated Abram Poole Jr by two up to win the Ravinoaks cup at the Lake Forest golf links.
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Chicago
H. Chandler Egan
Lake Forest
Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets Advertisement
A testimonial style notice urges relief from stomach upset with Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. It claims the tablets cleanse and invigorate the stomach regulate the bowels and are sold for 25 cents per box by all druggists.
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Chamberlain
All Druggista
Armenian Strike Breakers Arrive at Pascoag Mills
Seven Armenian strike breakers arrived at Anchor mills of the American Woolen company in Pascoag R I amid police escort. Deputies kept strikers at bay while three foreign weavers previously brought here reportedly quit, and three others left town before talks with mill officials.
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Pascoag
R. L
American Woolen Company
Anchor Mills
Saranac Mills
Waterford
Funerals Reported For Miss Minne Saunders William C Smith
Funeral rites were held yesterday for Miss Minne W Saunders at her Middlesex Street home with Rev A St John Chambre officiating and many out of town mourners. Floral tributes and hymns marked the service, followed by burial in the Bdson cemetery. Separate services for William C Smith were held at his Fifth Street home, with burial later in Exeter NH. Marie Statte was honored at St Jean Baptiste church with burial in St Patrick cemetery.
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Minne W. Saunders
Middlesex Street
A. St. John Chambre
Jeannie L. Sherburne
O. A. Gelino
Jonas Wilson
Leonard Evans
William H. van Dursen
Hamilton Mill
Francis B. Saunders
Etta Aldrich
F. A. Titcomb
Fred Parker
Edward Titcomb
Lawrence Titcomp
K. Blennerhassett
Viola
Mary Wilson
John Wyman
Upham
C. N. Childs
Hamilton
Beachmont
Mass
Bdson Cemetery
Charles E. Farrington
Currier
William C. Smith
Fifth Street
Smith T. Ford
James Greig
B. F. Henry
J. W. Uovey
C. L. McCleary
J.F. Fisk
Exeter
N. H
Weinbeck
Marie Statte
Emery Street
St. Jean Baptiste Church
Fr. Lamothe
Offic
Local obituaries and funeral notices from city residents
In this city July 4 Marie Statuto 31 at 77 Emery street. July 25 Sarah E Symmes 49 wife of William at 573 School street. Private funeral at residence with burial at Tewksbury Centre. Pierre Laferriere 78 at 4 Dunfey street July 25. Hyde Waterhouse 4 months at 2 Coburn place July 26. Florence H Johnson 5 months 12 days at 10 Runels avenue off Thorndike street July 26.
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Statuto
Emery Street
Marie Statuto
Symmes
Sarah E
William Symmes
School Street
Tewksbury Centre
Laferriere
Dunfey Street
Pierre Laferrere
Waterhouse
George and
Mary
Coburn Place
Hyde Waterhouse
Johnson
Runels Avenue
Thorndike Street
Florence H. Johnson
Griffin Party Plans August Visits to Gloucester and Rockport
Mrs. W. T. Griffin and Miss Grace Griffin will spend August visiting Gloucester Pigeon Cove Bay View and Rockport. The extended trip covers several coastal communities as they vacation along the Massachusetts coast.
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W. T. Griffin
Grace
Griffin
Gloucester
Pigeon Cove
Bay View
Rockport
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Ay Chic
East Ill
Chic. & Gt. West
Con
del. & Hudson
Erie Rail
Ill. Central
Metropolitan
Mo. Pac
M.k.&t
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Penn
People’s Gas
Southern Pac
Southern Ry
Rail
T.C. & I. Seeeecere
Texas
Boston Market
Spencer
Task & Co
Pine St
New York Stock Exchange
Chas. N. Woodward
Middlesex St
Lowell
Exchange Building
Boston Stock Exchange
Edwin S. Hooley & CO
New Simmons & Slade
York
Hacur & Freese
B'way
Hildreth
Quincy
Rhode Island
Trinity
U.S
N.e.gas
A. Tel. & Tel. Co
Amer. Smelting Co
Cuba
Bath
Arthur Sewall
Wm. D. Sewall
Thomas White
S. W. Gould
Charles Hamlin
Carmack
Stariff
Socialists
Kickers
Dr. Newell
Fisk & Robinson
Cedar Street
State Street
Lowell Electric
A. G. Walsh
Stocks and Bonds
Kilby St
George W. Cram
Broad Street
Lon
Don
Philip R. Hovey
Investment Securities
Pascoag Mills
Horace Ela
Hurd Street
Telephone
Nicholas G. Norcross
Insurance
Central Street
Lowell, Mass
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