New York Stock Market Opens Firm Despite Declines
The New York market opened firm with gains in Canadian Pacific and Atchison while United States Steel fell. Early uplift followed by liquidation saw St Paul, Union Pacific, Wabash preferred and Erie gain briefly, but most key issues slipped below yesterday's close as the session progressed.
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New York
Amalgamated Copper
Atchison
Baltimore & Ohio
Brooklyn Transit
Canadian Pacific
Erie
Louisville
Manhattan
Missouri Pacific
Norfolk & Western
Ontario & Western
Pennsylvania
Reading
Rock Island
Sugar
St. Paul
Kern Railway
Texas Pacific
Union Pacific
Wabash
United States Steel
Colorado Fuel
Metropolitan Street Railway
Cotton Market Opens Soft on New York Futures
Cotton futures opened softly in New York with June at 12.20, July 12.10, August 11.80, September 10.95, October 10.17, November 9.94, December 9.85 and January 9.85.
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New York
Bank of England cuts rate amid strong reserve
In London the Bank of England reduced the rate of discount from 5½ percent to 3 percent, with the bank’s reserve cited as ample justification. In New York, Twin City Rapid Transit elected directors Thomas Lowry W A Read W H Goodby Clinton Morrison John Kean C J Goodrich and Horace Lowry at its annual meeting. J Kennedy Tod and A E Ames were not re-elected. Ames is linked to a Canadian brokerage house recently failed. Directors re-elected the existing officers.
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Twin City Rapid Transit Company
New York
Thomas Lowry
W. A. Read
W. H. Goodby
Clinton Morrison
John Kean
C. J. Goodrich
Horace Lowry
J. Kennedy Tod
A. E. Ames
Bermuda Afraid Lost. Belford Sighting Near Sound
Fears arise for the Bermuda a cement laden British ship that sailed from Antwerp December 22 bound for Seattle. The Belford left Antwerp after Bermuda and reached the Sound about two weeks ago signaling concern for Bermuda's fate.
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Seattle
Wash
Bermuda
Antwerp
Belford
Sound
Steamers Arrived at Plymouth and Southampton
Steamships Patricia and St Paul reached their destinations from New York. Patricia arrived at Plymouth on June 18, and St Paul arrived at Southampton on June 18, signaling ongoing transatlantic traffic to the British ports. Both vessels are reported as cleared and proceeding with their itineraries.
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Plymouth
Patricia
New York
Southampton
St. Paul
Funeral Processions and Masses for Local Residents
The funeral of Thomas E. Allen was held from 32 West Street with a 9 a.m. Mass at St. Michael's Church led by Rev. Fr. Murphy. Police bearers included Laflamme Fox Downey Howard Burng Hickson. burial at St. Patrick's Cemetery. Floral archs from the Police Department. Also reports on funerals for William F. Butler Ann Dunn and Mary Mahan with services at St. Patrick's and St. Peter's churches. burials at St. Patrick's Cemetery. undertakers O'Donnell Molloy Savage.
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Thomas E. Allen
West Street
St. Michael's Church
Fr. Murphy
T. P. Boulger
Charles Laflamme
John Fox
Lieut. Downey
James Howard
Michael Burng
John Hickson
Police Department
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
McDermott
William F. Butler
Broadway
St. Patrick’s Church
Fr. Callahan
Fred G. Bond
Bond
James Kennedy
John Pinder
John Moriarty
Henry Bowers
Michael Sullivan
Timothy Fitzgerald
O'Donnell & Sons
Ann Dunn
St. Peter's Church
Fr. McDermod
James E. Donnelly
Joseph
Patrick Burns
John Carr
Walter Coleman
Frank Teague
Thamas Miles
Molloy
Mary Mahan
Cross. Street Court
Fr. McHugh
Schmidt
Peter J. Brady
John Smith
Frank O'Neil
John Murphy
Patrick
Edward Cox
St. Patrick's Cemetery
P. H. Savage
Miles Gaffney Dies at 73 in City Home
In this city on June 16 at his home 34 West Third Street, Miles Gaffney aged 73 years passed away. The obituary notes his residence and age with no further details.
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Baffney
West Third Street
Miles Gaffney
Mrs Fenwick Ampleby Returns Home From Hospital
Mrs. Fenwick Ampleby, hospitalized at St. John's, has recovered enough to go home. A lighthearted aside clarifies that the phrase rare days in June was misinterpreted by an unnamed poet as raw days.
Roosevelt Speaks On Decency And Leaving Wonders Untouched
Charles F. Lummis praises Roosevelt for plain spoken, steady leadership. The piece notes the president’s call to fair play, keeping Grand Canyon pristine, and preserving California’s Big Trees from vandalism, counting these acts among his genuine, non-pompous appeals.
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Roosevelt
Papa Perrichon
Mont Blanc
Grand Canyon
Darius Green
California
Titan Grove
Charles F. Lummis
Out West
Policeman and Jaggs exchange quips in odd street encounter
A terse street exchange features a policeman saying a phrase about going home and Jaggs replying with boastful lines about the best state in the United States and in the world. The dialogue ends with a taunt about lumping it.
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Jaggs
United States
Bunker Hill Day Parade In Charlestown Draws Huge Crowd
Boston's Bunker Hill day celebration featured the Liberty Bell and John Brown's bell from Marlboro on a parade route through Charlestown with veterans guiding the relics. Honored guests from Philadelphia included Mayor Weaver and Gov. Bates, as crowds filled the district and ceremonies ended at Bunker Hill monument with remarks by Boston and Philadelphia officials. The day also noted coal procurement concerns for the water works and school printing contracts, with prices and bidders outlined for several facilities and programs.
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Boston
Philadelphia
John Brown
Bunker Hill Monument
John Weaver
Bunker Hill
Bates
Curtis Guild, Jr
Charlestown
Richard T. Hanson
Isaac Davis
Acton
John A. Rawlins
Marlboro
Thomas J. Gallagher
Liberty Bell
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
State
National
Arthur Dolan
Boston Common Council
Collins
Weaver
Jos. H. Dennison
Henry Clay
Select Council of
America
Boston Common
Andover Class Day Exercises Held at Seminary Chapel
Phillips Andover academy held class day exercises in the Andover theological seminary chapel. Alumni attended the 226th anniversary events yesterday and remained for today’s program. Speakers included Robert H. Gillis Joseph A. O Connor and Wm A De Witt with John Reynolds Jr and John M Cates presenting poetry prophecy and statistics. Sir Chen-tung Liang Cheng Chinese minister connected with the academy's 125th anniversary traveled to Boston and will be entertained tonight before returning to Washington.
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N. J
John M. Cates
Cambridge
Chen-tung Liang Cheng
Andover
Academy
Boston
Washington
Royal Ascot day mocks odds with upset hunt cup win
London June 47 King Edward and the Prince of Wales attended Ascot where Mead led the royal favorite list. St Emilion ridden by Maher captured the main event, the seven furlongs and 166 yards hunt cup. Kunstler upset at 33 to 1 won with Imperias second and Handicapper third. Ballamtrae and Kearsarge also ran among the large field.
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London
King Edward
Prince of Wales
Ascot
Mead
St. Emilion
Maher
Kunstler
Imperias
Imperios
Wm. C. Whitney
Ballamtrae
J. R. Keene
Kearsarge
Enormous Philadelphia Labor Parade Moves to City Hall
Thousands of striking textile workers marched from Independence Hall to City Hall in a likely record demonstration. A notable feature was a large contingent of mill children, each carrying a small American flag, with banners urging schooling as the Kennington district supplied the bulk of paraders amid a 60,000-strong textile workforce on strike.
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Philadelphia
Independence Hall
City Hall
Kensington
Attleboro Pastor Cleared in Statutory Rape Case
In New Bedford a jury found Rev. Calvin S. Whitted pastor of Zion A. M. E. church at Attleboro not guilty of statutory rape involving Rendessa Roberts. The acquittal prompted tears of joy as he left the superior court.
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New Bedford
Superior Court
Calvin S. Whitted
Zion A. M. E
Attleboro
Rendessa Roberts
Beaver Brook mill worker injured at carding machine
Tony Ferre sustained a severe hand injury at Beaver Brook mills yesterday when his right hand was caught in a carding machine before the power could be shut off. He was taken to the Emergency hospital for treatment and dressing.
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Tony Ferre
Beaver Brook
Three Men Die Stealing a Ride in Train Collision
Cedar Rapids Iowa June 17 three men were killed and three injured when a Rock Island passenger train collided with a gravel train twenty miles south of the city while attempting to steal a ride. Several passengers sustained minor injuries.
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Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
Here
State normal school students take entrance examinations
Twenty six students from the State normal school completed the entrance examinations at the Training school yesterday. Examinations for graduates of colleges are scheduled to be held at a later date.
City Council Delays Central Street Paving Plan
The common council holds up the Central street smooth paving proposition amid a climate of restraint. Voters hope reconsideration may halt related expensive orders. Rumors of friction between Alderman Derby and Councilman Roche are denied.
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E Common Council
Central Street
Derby
Roche
Derelict British Schooner Progress Recovered Off Nantucket
Nantucket reports that the derelict off Great Point proved to be the British schooner Progress. She was dismasted by the barge Edgewater, towed by tug Lehigh off Pollock Rip Saturday evening. Petrel picked up the derelict near Tuckernuck Slue Sunday morning and towed her to port. hull condition described as fair.
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Nantucket
Great Point Light
Progress
Edgewater
Lehigh
Pollock Rip
Petrel
Barrett
Tuckernuck Slue
Collision injures Wight family in Brookline electric car crash
In Brookline on Beacon boulevard an electric car collided with a horse drawn carriage. Lewis Wight his wife and daughter were injured with the first two seriously hurt. Mr and Mrs Wight are both about 70 years old.
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Boston
Beacon Boulevard
Brookline
Lewis Wight
Law of agents debated as flood ruin prompts grain loss plan
The Kansas City board of trade forms a committee to settle losses from flood ruined grain, estimated at 750000 to 800000. The dispute centers on who bears liability as commission men, shipper ownership, and a disputed sale when five cars of wheat were wrecked after delivery terms were contested.
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Kansas City Board of Trade
Kansas City Journal
Kansas
United States
Board of Trade
Board of Trade Directors
Stock Yard
Danced at Belle Grove Ball
The Merry Five club hosted a Tuesday night dance at Belle Grove with about 100 couples. Kittredge's orchestra provided music as attendees enjoyed dancing until midnight under the supervision of Leo P. Fitzgerald as general manager and a team of officers including Philip McNeely Charles C. Burns and Martin Dacey.
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Belle Grove
Merry Five Club
Kittredge
Leo P. Fitzgerald
Philip McNeely
Charles C. Burns
Alfred Cooney
Martin Dacey
John Coughlin
James McNulty
James Flanagan
Thos. Hubin
John O'Loughlin
Thomas Allen
Arthur Peters
Porto Rican educator dies after runaway accident
In San Juan Porto Rico on June 17 Miss Jean Ankrom formerly of Wayneboro Pennsylvania the only woman school supervisor in Porto Rico was thrown from a carriage during a runaway at Ponce last night and died 15 minutes later Her neck was broken.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Jean Ankrom
Wayneboro
Ponce
British Move Toward Somaliland In Mullah War
Adin Arabia June 17. British lines of communication between Derbeia and Bohode Somaliland East Africa face threat from the Mad Mullah. Three Hampshire companies with 300 native troops ordered from here to Somaliland June 20. Three British officers reportedly held prisoner in the Mullah camp. About 14 000 Abyssinians now aid the British against the Mullah’s forces.
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Adin
Arabia
Derbea
Bohode
Somaliland
East Africa
Hampshire Regiment
Amicable end to Chicago hotel strike reaches accord
Chicago June 17 amicable adjustment ends two week hotel and restaurant strike. Strikers to return Friday morning after idle time. Employers and employees will settle all differences by arbitration.
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Chicago
Orphaned girl finds father after 17 years in Medford
Annie M Hackett of Brockton, raised believing she was an orphan, travels to Medford to meet Rev W W Hackett her father. Born in Lynn, she grew up with relatives in Benedicta Maine and Brockton. She kept Catholic faith, worked at Charles E Eaton Co factory, and upon reunion chooses to live with her father in Medford.
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Brockton
Annie M. ‘Hackett
Medford
W. W. Hackett
South Medford Baptist Church
Benedicta
Edmund Woodlock
Annie Cunningham
Main Street
Hackett
Jamaica Plain
Charles E. Eaton Company
Miss Hackett
Mr. Hackett
Boston
Edward Street
Question for Mr Schwab on shipyard stock scandal
The New York Evening Post questions what Mr Schwab would have done with his 10 million common and 10 million preferred stock if the shipyard stock scam had succeeded. It condemns the easy public deception and questions the conscience of financiers in trust, noting belief in false profits and the risky balance-sheet illusion.
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Schwab
New York Evening Post
Ammon Found Guilty in Fraud Trial in New York
In New York on June 7, after testimony concluded in the Robert A. Ammon case former counsel for W F Miller of the Franklin syndicate Ammon faced a motion to dismiss for lack of proof that he received funds fraudulently obtained by the syndicate Justice Newburger denied the motion and the jury found Ammon guilty the verdict came after a 50 minute deliberation.
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New York
Robert A. Ammon
W. F. Miller
Franklin Syndicate
Ammon
Hosiery Makers Adopt 10 Percent Price Increase
Ashville N C June 17 at the Southern hosiery manufacturers final meeting it was agreed to raise the price on all hosiery products by ten percent with a consensus that further increases will follow soon.
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Ashville
N. C
Southern Association of Hosiery Manufacturers
Regan Kelly Fight Ends In Draw In Memphis
The Regan Kelly boxing bout in Memphis Tennessee lasted 20 rounds and was ruled a draw. Both fighters delivered notable blows as the decision settled without a winner.
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Courier- Citizen Company
Rourke
Lowell
Bartlett and Butler
Pawtucket
Lincoln
Tobin
Moody and Varnum
Libby
Green and High
Lawler
Cowen
Morning Citizen
Daily Courier
Mires
MR. Schwab
Memphis
Tenn
Regan-Kelly
Chris. Holmes
Merr’k St
Equitable Life
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