New York Stock Market Opens Irregular Amid Mixed Moves
The New York stock market opened irregular with Amalgamated at 66 and several rail and industrials showing strength while most major grains fell from Saturday's levels. By 11 a m gains faded for many issues as losses emerged in key groups, prompting a late rally in some sectors. Futures opened easy for July to March contracts with modest price levels.
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New York
Amalgamated
Atchison
Baltimore & Ohio
Brooklyn
Transit
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Erie
Louisville
Manhattan
Missouri Pacific
New York Central
Norfolk & Western
Ontario & Western
Pennsylvania
Reading
St. Paul
Southern
Southern Pacific
Texas Pacific
Union Pacific
Steel
Western Union
Chicago & Alton
Illinois Central
Kansas & Texas
St. Louis
San Francisco
Colorado
Westinghouse Electric
Cotton Exchange Holidays in Liverpool
The Cotton Exchange in Liverpool will be closed on August 24 Lammas holiday and August 9 coronation day.
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Liverpool
Cotton Exchange
Ali
Rural Free Delivery And The Farmer
A July Success selection extols rural free delivery as the nation’s most transformative public service. It traces growth from 1896 with $40,000 to a 1902 appropriation of $3.5 million and outlines expansion to six thousand routes serving six hundred thousand farmhouses across about 120000 square miles, predicting one million plus in coverage. The piece notes broad social and economic benefits and cites ongoing demand in Congress for further funding. A closing aside reflects on feeling of indulgent spending amid bargain chatter.
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United States
Postal Service
Congress
Post Office Department
William L. Wilson
Charleston
W. Va
New England
New York
New Jersey
Department
A. W. Machen
Sid Morton and Ida Morrill Wed in Lawrence Ceremony
Mr. Sidney Morton a dyer at the Washington mills in Lawrence married Miss Ida May Morrill of Lawrence Saturday evening in this city. The ceremony was performed by Rev. E. Victor Bigeow at his home.
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Sidney Morton
Washington
Lawrence
Ida May Morrill
E. Victor Bigeow
Funeral notices for local residents on Saturday
Multiple obituaries and funeral details from St Patrick's cemetery and local churches. Marie Statte Martin Maharan Margaret Winn Florence Hunt Tarcusz Satura Flora Sousa listed with home addresses, church masses, burial sites, and undertakers Molloy and McDermott.
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Marie Statte
Emery Street
St. Jean Baptiste Church
Lamothe
Ing
St. Patrick's Cemetery
Fr. Fournier
Archambault
Martin TI. Maharan
Molloy
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Fr. Callahan
Margaret Winn
Richmond Street
St. Peter’s Church
Fr. McDermot
James E. Donnelly
Mollie Ivers
Donnelly
J. W. McKennedy
Michael Miskella
Patrick O'Day
John Holland
Patrick Donohoe
Michael Gorman
Daniel Callahan
James Long
Thomas
Patrick Qualey
Margaret
Katie Haggerty
Mary Brough
Margaret Walsh
North Chelmsford
C. H. Molloy
Florence Hunt
East Merrimack Street
Edson Cemetery
Tarcusz Satura
Garnet Street
McDermott
Flora Sousa
Patrick’s Cemetery
Notable Local Deaths and Births This Week
In this city on July 28 at the homes of parents, Mabel Sheehan aged 7 years 4 months Grace T Lakao aged 2 years and Richard K infant son of Robert W and Mary K Van Tassell of 93 South Loring street are announced.
Cheerful young lawyer and the nickel payment tale
A witty Chicago Inter Ocean tale follows a cheerful young lawyer who humorously narrates a car company dispute. He explains collecting a hundred dollars from Bill Smith’s claim, then alleges a shady payments routine. The fiasco ends with his receipt of $15 in nickels after a greasy mix of bills and coins.
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Bill Smith
Coglly
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Summer hotels with old fashioned fireplaces command estates
The statement notes that the summer hotels commanding the estates this season are those featuring the traditional fireplaces. It highlights a preference for historic charm in hospitality amid seasonal market trends.
Irish Anger Rises as Landlords Back League Fight
London July 26 The Irish question dominates parliamentary debate as accusations fly over a land trust funded to oppose tenant rights and boycotts. Key figures include Lord Clonbrook Lord Barrymore Duke of Abercorn and Lord Waterford linked to privy council proclamations. John Redmond warns of possible arrests under Wyndham while Irish leaders push agitation and back the education bill with Catholics in mind. Jules Cambon attends a dinner as royal escort Sir Fleetwood Edwards accompanies Mr Reid to the train with embassy staff.
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London
House of Commons
Land Trust
United Irish League
Lord Clonbrook
Lord Barrymore
Arthur Hugh Smith Barry
National Union of Conservative Associations
Dublin Castle
Ireland
Duke of Abercorn
Lord Waterford
Lord Ashtown
League
John Redmond
Associated Press
O'Brien
Dillon
Davitt
Wyndham
Redmond
Jules Cambon
Paris
Fleetwood Edwards
Mr. Reid
Mrs. Reid
United States
Whitelaw Reid Returns From London Amid Postponed Coronation
Mr and Mrs Whitelaw Reid sailed from Southampton to New York aboard the Philadelphia after coronation plans for King Edward were postponed. The British government will not invite foreign representatives to return, though Reid was welcomed personally. Since July 22 he has attended numerous social events culminating in a farewell dinner at the French embassy on July 25 with many diplomatic guests.
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London
President Roosevelt receives social tea aboard the Mayflower
At Oyster Bay on July 26 President Roosevelt hosts a tea on board the Mayflower for local residents and summer visitors while officials like Secretary Moody leave Sagamore Hill and Attorney General Knox is due to arrive. The expected protest from United Mine Workers leader against Judge Jacksons West Virginia injunction decision has not reached Sagamore Hill.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Roosevelt
Jackson
West Virginia
Sagamore Hill
Moody
Shaw
New York
Knox
Atlantic Highlands
Sensational Vienna Divorce Case Enlivens Courts
In Vienna on July 26 a notable divorce case features Herr Pollacsek, wealthy commission agent, and Count Von Wurmrand. The duel, dueling laws, and counter suits unfold over days. Pollacsek allegedly horsewhipped Louis Lackner, cutting his hair and moustache. Frau Pollacsek and Lackner receive two months each, while Von Wurmrand is acquitted.
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Vienna
Herr Pollacsek
Count von Wurmrand
Pollacsek
Louis Lackner
Frau Pollacsek
Lackner
Charles on Hand Claims Boston Heir to Estate Cash
Salem D. Charles of Boston, nephew of the late Salem Charles, arrives in Los Angeles to claim a $142,000 cash fortune. He represents eight heirs to the estate, living in Massachusetts and New Jersey, the case arising after his uncle’s death last May.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Salem
D. Charles
Boston
Salem Charles
Charles Hill
Charles
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Druid Schooner Sunk Off Little Gull Island Collision
Newport Rhode Island July 26 The schooner Druid from Thomaston Maine bound for New York carrying granite sank after a collision with steam yacht Felicia off Little Gull Island Long Island sound. Captain Hart and four crew were rescued and landed at Newport. Felicia arrived from New York with the crew and reported the accident at 9 15 o clock. The Druid sank in ten minutes as its stern was struck. its yawboat was saved and Felicia reportedly lost a launch.
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Newport, R
Schooener Druid, Hart
Thomaston
Vinal Haven
New York
Little Gull Island
Long Island Sound
Felicia
Newport, R. I
Ogden Mills
Samuel Hart
Hart
Customs House
British column defeats Mad Mullah in East Africa chase
Aden July 26 The British expeditionary force pursuing the Mad Mullah after scouting a waterless region northeast of Damot engaged the tribesmen. Col Cobbe led a mounted column that pursued about 80 miles, killing 150 Mullah forces and capturing 4000 camels and 12000 sheep. Eight British soldiers were killed and four wounded.
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Aden
Arabia
East Africa
Damot
Cobbe
New Orleans Leaders Pledge All-Black Streetcar Line
A mass meeting of New Orleans' leading Black residents resolved to oppose segregated streetcars. They plan to organize a stock company to operate vehicles across the city for exclusive colored passenger service.
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New Orleans
Father Shocking Crime in Brooklyn Tragedy
Richard Meade, a night watchman in Brooklyn, found his two daughters strangled with twine and another child unconscious. His wife lay comatose from alcoholism and possible poisoning, suspected to have deliriously strangled the children. the oldest was eight, and the infant hospital bound with likely fatal throat injuries.
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New York
Richard Meade
Brooklyn
Tragic Acid Death At Branford Hotel
Miss Etta Cook, 20, died at the Double Beach house in Branford after taking carbolic acid. She had traveled to the hotel with a young woman and two young men by auto and was alone in a room when the poisoning occurred. Coroner Mix will receive the report. the identities of the companions are not confirmed.
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New Haven
Etta Cook
Double Beach House
Branford
Yale
South
Miss Cook
Mix
Mrs Hayden Bequest Shapes Peabody Home of Aged Men
Peabody July 26 A will leaves nearly 30000 to Peabody for a Charles B Hayden Home for aged men with all property minus 3000 going to the town. If Peabody refuses the bequest East Montpelier Vermont would receive the funds for a free public library.
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Peabody
Chas. B. Hayden
East Montpelier
Held for Larceny from Hotel Keepers in Springfield
Springfield July 26 L O Hoffman alias John B Black held in jail awaiting trial on three counts of larceny Badl set at 700 in each case unlikely he can post before next Thursday Hoffmann allegedly obtained funds from three city hotels using forged checks and a bogus letter of credit from the Hotel Keepers Protective association He was arrested for larceny in San Francisco June 16 and brought to Springfield
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Springfield
L. O. Hoffman
John B. Black
Badl
Hoffman
Hotel Keepers’ Protective Association
Swiss Italy resume diplomacy after Geneva row
The Journal de Geneve reports the resumption of relations between Switzerland and Italy after a rupture on April 10 due to Switzerland declining to grant satisfaction over an anarchist article in Geneva insulting King Humbert. Germany mediated the settlement.
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Geneva
Journal de Geneve
Switzerland
Italy
Humbert
Germany
Swiss Italian incident ends amid praise for tact
Rome reports public relief as the Swiss Italian dispute closes. Observers say the rupture could have happened if Berne and Rome ministers had been more tactful. Both ministers were recalled and their legations placed temporarily under chargé d affaires.
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Rome
Berne
July Oats Panic Hits Chicago Pit Prices Collapse
In Chicago on July oats futures plunged from 69 to 55 within twenty minutes amid rumors James Patten controlled vast contracts. The market then recovered to 67 as shorts covered, with July oats closing down 3 percent and July wheat and corn also lower. Trade was heavy and sentiment panic driven.
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Chicago
James Patten
Patten
New
Shorts
Bank clerk Parker arrested for embezzling 1650 in Springfield
George F. Parker, 23, assistant bookkeeper at Springfield National Bank, was arrested at his boarding house at 130 Carew Street by City Marshal Stebbins on charges of embezzling 1650. He confessed, saying he used funds to live on and had contemplated confession since a February case involving a Chapin National bank employee. Parker, from Dalton, will be arraigned in U S Commissioner Rice's court in Springfield on Monday.
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Springfield
George FE. Parker
Springfield National Bank
Parker
Carew Street
Stebbins
Dalton
Charles G. Parker
Westfield
Ralph P. Alden
Alden
Chapin National Bank
U. S
John L. Rice
Storm hits Canandaigua area. man killed by lightning
A fierce storm swept through ST. SWITHIN and Canandaigua New York. Edward Chamberlain, two miles south of Cheshire, was struck and killed instantly. The storm caused widespread farm damage, threatening destitution for some as wheat sprouts in shocks and apple trees suffer a serious blight with yellowing leaves.
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Canandaigua
N. Y
Edward Chamberlain
Cheshire
Navy Battleships Pass Vineyard Haven En Route To Newport
The battleships Kearsarge Massachusetts Alabama and Indiana of the North Atlantic squadron steamed past Vineyard Haven this forenoon heading east. They were believed bound for Nantucket to rendezvous for a day or two before proceeding to Newport for further maneuvers.
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Vineyard Haven
Kearsarge
Massachusetts
Alabama
Indiana
North Atlantic Squadron
Nantucket
Newport
Mr West Resigns as Portsmouth Assistant Marshal
Portsmouth New Hampshire July 26 Assistant Marshal Frank H West who for eight years has been a member of the police force tendered his resignation to the police commissioners yesterday afternoon It is understood Patrolman Hurley will be appointed to the position Hurley has gained recognition for his work as a diver in recovering bodies from the Isles of Shoals disaster
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Portsmouth
N. H
Frank H. West
Hurley
Wen
Isles of Shoals
City Railway workers win partial wage increase
Chicago July 26 The Chicago City Railway employees won part of their demands in arbitration securing 26 cents an hour instead of 21 with several working rule changes. The award is expected to be ratified at a meeting preventing a major strike.
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Chicago
Chicago City Railway Company
Board of Arbitration
Riots Follow Official Notices In Paris Area
Paris reports show official notices closing unauthorized religious schools issued without disturbance in the city. In Mauvaux, the expulsion of sisters sparked a riot with two arrests, and a police commissary along with ten rioters injured.
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Paris
Mauvaux
Department du Nord
Wireless telegraphy set for New York navy yard trial
Preliminary work for the introduction of wireless telegraphy at the New York navy yard is completed and messages will be received once instruments are installed. The first trial will run from the station at Atlantic Highlands, a connecting link in the coastal wireless network.
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New York
New York Navy Yard
Atlantic Highlands
Havana ex-bishop to be sent as apostolic delegate
In Rome on July 26, it was announced that Mgr Donatus Sbarretti, former bishop of Havana, will be ordered to Hayti as apostolic delegate to replace Monseigneur Tonti, archbishop of Port au Prince, when Haytian political conditions permit.
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Rome
Mgr. Donatus Sbarretti
Havana
Hayti
Monseigneur Tonti
Port Au Prince
Haytian Republic
Johnson Wins King's Prize at Bisley NRA Meeting
London July 26 The winner of the King's prize at the National Rifle Association meeting at Bisley was Lieut. E. D. Johnson of the London Rifle Brigade.
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London
National Rifle Association
Bisley
Lieut. E. D. Johnson
London Rifle Bri
Suburban Ladies Lose Nickels, Seek Charitable Help
A remark on many elderly women in the suburbs who lose small change and must appeal to strangers for aid to avoid walking home, highlighting a recurring pattern in distant neighborhoods.
Notice to Contractors for Middlesex County Boiler House Job
Sealed proposals will be received until 10 a.m. August 9, 1902, at the Middlesex County Commissioners Office in Cambridge for labor and materials to build a boiler house, laundry and sewing room for the Truant School at North Chelmsford. Plans available at Harry Prescott Graves, Architect, Lowell. A ten percent certified check accompanies each bid, payable to the Treasurer of Middlesex County, forfeitable if the contract is refused. The commissioners may reject any proposal.
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County Commissioners
Middlesex County
Massachusetts
Court House
Cambridge
Mass
North Chelmsford
Harry Prescott Graves
Middlesex Street
Lowell
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York
New York Stock Exchange
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Sohcit
Haront & Freese
Bway
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Morton—Morrill
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Courier-Citizen Co
Merrimack St
Middle St
Schogner Bank
Mad Mullah
Alfred M. Chadwick
Firemen's Parade
Springfield Bank
ST. Swithin
MR. West
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Nicholas G. Norcross
Insurance
Central Street
Lowell Mass
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