Stock Market Opens Buoyant With Wide Gains And Heavy Volume
New York June 11 The stock market opened buoyant as bears faded and large blocks were bought on a rising scale. Opening gains reached 1 to 3 percent, with Norfolk & Western up 3 percent. Atchison moved to 65% then 66 67 on 11 000 shares, Erie 29% 30%, St Paul 2% and Union Pacific 2%. U S Steel preferred and Baltimore & Ohio opened wide on large orders.
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New York
Amalgamated Copper
Atchison
Baltimore & Ohio
Brooklyn Transit
Canadian Pacific
Erie
Erie First
Louisville
Manhattan
Missouri Pacific
New York Central
Norfolk & Western
Ontario & Western
Pennsylvania
Reading
Rock Island
Sugar
St. Paul
Southern Pacific
Southern
Texas Pacific
Union Pacific
U. S. Steel
Wabash
Bears
U.S. Steel
Cotton Market Opens Lower in New York Futures
Futures opened easy in New York with June at 12.00, July 11.98, August 11.57, September 10.56, October 9.77, December and January at 9.64, and November missing, indicating a softer start for the cotton market.
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New York
Cotton Market Slump Forces Mills to Close Across Nation
The Journal of Commerce reports that speculative pricing has driven cotton above usable levels, halting production as mills shut down nationwide. Some contracts force continued delivery, while genuine demand for consumption is non existent. Reports indicate Lowell mills shipping 8000 to 10000 bales to New Orleans as speculation reverses usual flows.
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the Journal of Commerce
Lowell Mills
New Orleans
Tremont
Suffolk
New York
Stock Gossip and Power Plant Plans Amid Market Drop
The report notes the failure of T G B Halley. Massachusetts Electric plans seven power plants to consolidate capacity from Fall River Quincy Point Danversport and other sites. Newport road lease. stock at 25 for common and 81 percent for preferred. New England Cotton Yarn faces losses from high cotton prices and labor troubles with a possible 3% preferred dividend cut.
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Massachusetts Electricc
Boston
Fall River
Quincy Point
Danversport
Salem
Gloucester
Essex Falls
East Woburn
Lynn
Chelsea
Lowell
Lawrence
Newport
R. I
Massachusetts Electric
Newport & Fall River Road
Com Ze
New England
Village Massacre Reported in Eridge District
An attack by Bashi Bazouks on Eridge village in Adrianople district on June 2 left almost the entire population dead or massacred. Five hundred houses were looted and the plunder moved to nearby Turkish villages. 200 men survived.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Eridge
Adrianople
Thompson Hardware Sells Lawn Mowers At 2.98 Each
The Thompson Hardware Co announces additional stock of Special Universal Lawn Mowers at the same price of 2.98 each. They state this quantity is all they can obtain this season and claim the mower is the best value for the money.
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Thompson Harpware CO
Tariff Debate Grounds Press Attention Across Empire
London observers noted heightened interest as the House of Commons prepared to resume debate on the budget amid grain tax repeal support. In Britain and beyond, civic authorities eyed Fourth of July fireworks due to drought, while city crews hydrated bridges and sewers faced staffing strains.
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London
Houses
Parliament
House of Commons
Henry Chaplin
Board of Agriculture
Major Zeely
Guards Escort Murder Suspects in Demonstration at St Francis
Chauncey Dewey Clyde Wilson and W J Mc Bride arrive under guard of Kansas National Guard to face murder charges tied to the Berry family killings near Colby. Soldiers encamp on the courthouse grounds as crowds gather, no interference or demonstrations occur, and a preliminary examination is set for Friday.
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St. Francis, Kas
Chauncey Dewey
Clyde Wilson
W. J. McBride
Berry
Colby
Kas
Kansas’ National Guard
Court House
Forced to the Wall in Worcester Bankruptcies
Worcester June 10 Charles M Thayer as counsel for H C Fish has drafted a voluntary bankruptcy petition to be filed in Boston The prominent Worcester builder of iron work machine forging and machinery for over fifty years Mr Fish carries around $60000 in liabilities with real estate assets He is treasurer of H Co Fish Machine Works Co Meanwhile creditors file an involuntary bankruptcy petition against the Machine Works company detailing about $15000 in liabilities and similar assets
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Worcester
Charles M. Thayer
Three Men Arrestees Released in Hefferman Murder Case
Dobbs Ferry police report Sarah Campbell failed to identify any of three men arrested last night in connection with the Hefferman murder near the Ardsley club house on May 31. The suspects Michael Fitzgerald Waterbury Conn Thos Kelley Philadelphia and Geo Gill Pittsburg, all about 35, were released today by Coroner Russell who found no grounds to hold them.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
Dobbs Ferry
Sarah Campbell
John Hefferman
Ardsley Club
Michael Fitzgerald
Waterbury
Russell
Steamers Arrive and Halifax Rumor Reported Ashore
New York lists the Pretoria arriving from Hamburg. Halifax is reported ashore below the city in thick weather. The incident involves the Plant Line steamer Halifax and unsettled conditions hinder visibility.
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Halifax
N. S
Plant Line
Tug Fortune Arrives Seattle After 15,500 Mile Journey
The naval tug Fortune reached Seattle Washington on June 11 coming from Culebra in the West Indies. It left Culebra January 12 covering a distance of 15 500 miles to reach the port.
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Seattle
Wash
Fortune
Culebra
West Indies
Funeral notices for Mrs Noon and others in city
The funeral of Mrs Mary S Noon was held at her home 459 Lawrence Street with a 9 oclock mass at St Peters Church. Burial followed at St Patricks Cemetery. The service included Gregorian mass and organ, with bearers James McGuire Joseph Hunt Peter Hunt Henry Thomas William Tobin Patrick Coughlin. Also, the body of Mrs Catherine Wilkinson was sent from 79 Bartlett Street for burial in Lubec Me. The funeral of Mr Samuel Young at 62 Sixth Street was largely attended with readings, hymns, and a Masonic committal service at Edson Cemetery, bearers including Captain Joseph P Thompson G B Currier W H Worcester W A Lang Hamilton Burrage.
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Mary S. Noon
Lawrence Street
St. Peter's Church
Fr. Heffernan
James I. Donnelly
Donnelly
Mollie Ivers
J. W. McKennedy
James McGuire
Joseph Hunt
Peter Hunt
Henry Thomas
William Tobin
Patrick Coughlin
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Heffernan
Rogers
Catherine Wilkinson
Allen
Bartlett Street
Lubec, Me
Davey
Samuel Young
Sixth Street
Charles Jenkins
D A. Floyd
Charles T. Billings
Unitarian Church
Charles H. Coburn
Joseph P. Thompson
G. B. Currier
W. H. Worccester
W. A. Lang
Hamilton Burrage
Ancient
York
No Blank Cartridges Ordered in Lawrence For July Fourth
Lawrence June 10. Aldermen voted to instruct the city marshal to prevent sale of blank cartridges and to jail or fine anyone found with a revolver in possession on the Fourth of July amid a string of serious assaults in the city last week.
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Howe
Lawrence
Bank Consolidation Rumors Stir Springfield
Springfield June 10 Efforts by outside capital to gain control of John Hancock National Bank of Springfield are reported. Local representative Robert A Knight claims a large shareholdings option at 110 though he won t name other investors. Officials deny confirmation of a Hancock Agawam merger.
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Springfield
John Hancock National Bank
Robert A. Knight
Knight
Dean & Shibley
New York
Providence
R. I
Hancock Bank
Agawam National Bank
Thirty Years Sentence Upholds Deathless Crime Case
The North Carolina Supreme Court affirmed a lower court ruling in the James Wilcox case. Wilcox was sentenced to 30 years in prison for the killing of Miss Nellie Cropsey near Elizabeth City.
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Raleigh
N. C
Supreme Court Today
James Wilcox
Nellie Cropsey
Elizabeth City
Venezuelan revolution ends as Matos returns to Willemstad
General Matos and allied generals return to Willemstad after the revolution against President Castro concludes. The movement in Venezuela is reported as ended with the victorious party securing control.
Young Man Jumps From Gov Allen Steamer
The thrill seeker from Centralville leapt from the Gov Allen between Lowell and Nashua. Planned with friends in a camp, the dive nearly met disaster as the jumper avoided the big wheel and nearly drowned after a canoe overturn. The captain warned of possible arrests if repeated in the coming week.
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Gov. Allen
Lowell
Nashua
Centralville
Cloudburst Drowns 20 in Arizona near Clifton
Bisbee Arizona June 10 News reaches Clifton area of cloudburst that sent an eight foot wall of water down Chase creek no warning. Several bodies recovered and believed death toll may reach twenty. Wires to Clifton down. Subscribe for the Courier.
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Bisbee
Ariz
Clifton
Chase Creek
Winchester Slugger Stearns On Trial In Middlesex Court
In Cambridge the trial of William H. Stearns, indicted for a brutal assault on two Winchester women, began. Miss Annie Burke testified to the April 23 attack, describing the assailant and matching him to Stearns through witness Edward Barker who saw Stearns on a car and at the police station. The jury was impaneled and 21 witnesses sworn as defense counsel challenged.
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Cambridge
Wm. H. Stearns
Winchester
Superior Criminal Court
Middlesex County
Arthur Harrington
Annie Burke
Church Street
Stearns
Harrington
Edward S. Barker
Miss Burke
Barker
Stevrn
Review editors named for High School Review staff
The High School Review announces the coming year’s staff selecting Felton Moody as editor in chief and a team of editors and managers. Miss Sullivan, Miss Sherburne lead literary work while Miss Marion Bill handles social duties. Ruth Bailey and Melvin Master join as exchange and sporting editors respectively with Driscoll as business manager and Brigham as assistant manager.
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High School “Review
Felton Moody
Miss Sullivan
Miss Sherburne
Marion Ill
Ruth Baily
Melvin Master
Miss Abbott
William A. Driscoll
Charles R. Brigham
Moody
Marion Bill
Ruth Bailey
Master
Driscoll
Frederic T. Greenhalge
Charles Brigham
Sullivan
Quenched Fire in Howard Street Shed
A small blaze broke out in a shed on Howard street near the Old Colony freight office, occupied by junk dealer P. J. Riley. A bag of rags caught fire and burned briskly until a chemical extinguished it, preventing serious damage.
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Howard Street
Old Colony
P. J. Riley
Low-Rate Nickel Plate Tickets to West On Sale
Nickel Plate Road offers low rate tickets to western points. Train service is standard for comfort. Inquiries available through local agents like L. P. Burgess at 258 Washington Street Boston.
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L. P. Burgess
N. BE. P
Washington Street
Boston
Assassination Report China Servia News Widely Confirmed
Despatches from Semlin and London on June 11 confirm the assassination of King Alexander and Queen Draga of Servia. Reports also name three ministers and various aides-de-camp killed, with details of Premier Markovitch and others murdered in the palace. The upheaval follows a previous coup d etat and suspension of the constitution.
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Buda
Pest
Semlin
Hungary
Belgrade
Cologne
Alexander
Draga
London
Servia
M. Mijatovich
Vienna
Markovitch
North Middlesex Unitarian Conference Meets in Chelmsford
The 74th North Middlesex Unitarian conference gathers with the First Congregational Society of Chelmsford on Thursday June 18. Rev Howard N Brown of King's Chapel Boston leads the morning discourse on Divine Immanence and Divine Transcendence. Afternoon sessions include talks by Rev Charles W Wendte Boston on Theodore Parker and contemporaries and by T Thorvaldson Icelandic Unitarian Missions in the Northwest. The meeting ends at 4 with a general discussion led by Rev Edward H Brenan Ayer. Electric cars run every half hour.
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North Middlesex Unitarian Conference
First Congregational Society of
Chelmsford
Howard N. Brown
King’s Chapel
Boston
Herbert H. Mott
Nashua
P. H. Cressey
Groton
Town Hall
Concord Wedding of Edith Hurd Brown and Hugh Leith
Miss Edith Hurd Brown daughter of Mr and Mrs William H Brown marries Hugh Fraser Leith of Westford in First Parish church Concord with Rev Loren B Macdonald officiating Professor Thomas Whitney Surrette plays the organ The bride wears liberty satin with duchesse point lace Bridesmaids include Elizabeth Barrett Concord Alice Gage Concord Bertha Hart Waterbury CT Best man John Abbot Westford After a reception at the bride’s Lowell Street home the couple will reside in Westford following a wedding trip.
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Edith Hurd Brown
Wm. H. Brown
Hugh Fraser Leith
Westford
Loren B. Macdonald
Thomas Whitney Surrette
John Cameron Abbot
Elizabeth Louise Barrett
Concord
Alice Louise Gage
Alice Therese Rowe
West Newton
Bertha Murray Hart
Waterbury
Conn
Lowell Street
Mrs. Leith
Arequipa Engine Tampering Allegation Amid Vancuver Tensions
Victoria B C June 11 An officer of H M S Amphion en route to Valparaiso reports engines of the wrecked steamer Arequipa were tampered with before loss in the hurricane of June 8. Admiralty officials fear unrest due to a pending election and rivalry between the present military leader and his naval opponent.
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Victoria
B. C
H. M. S. Amphion
Valparaiso
Arequipa
Admiralty
Wreck Sightings Reported Near New Haven
Captain Canrobert of the fruit steamer TAR reports sighting a vessel bottom up coppered and a derelict burned to the water’s edge marked with It New Haven Conn on the stern. The wrecks were seen near latitude 8.40 and longitude 74 yesterday.
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New York
Canrobert
New Haven
Lowell concert at Canoble Lake park Sunday noon and evening
American band Lowell performs a concert at Canoble Lake park with two showings Sunday afternoon and evening. A five cent package Laundry Blue will produce one quart of best blueing. Coburn & Co. listed in notices.
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Lowell
Canoble Lake Park
C, B, Coburn & Co
Show Girl Summers Under Tight Finances and Gigs
A New York Sun piece quotes a chorus actress on the summer squeeze after a season ending. She describes earning barely enough, paying for board and clothes, and the common tactic of sharing rooms, pawning items, or seeking July August engagements to survive.
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New York
Cape Cod
Staten Island
New York Sun
Tufts College to Honor Three Prominent Men at 47th Commencement
Medford June 10 report that three national figures will receive Tufts University degrees at the 47th annual commencement next Wednesday. Listed as recipients are Darrell D. Wright United States labor commissioner Henry C Ide of the Philippine commission and Chas H Darling Tufts 84 assistant secretary of the navy.
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Medford
Tufts College
Tufts
Darrell D. Wright
United States Labor
Henry C. Ide
Philippine Commission
Chas. H. Darling
Navy
Boston Doctors Finds College Education Not Responsible
Dr Engleman of Boston, who has been compiling statistics, concludes that college education does not cause what he terms race suicide. He asserts it is safe to send boys and girls to school and values education.
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Engleman
Boston
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PERMA
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