Reading Leads Slow Stock Market Amid Hesitant Trading
Opening prices edged lower with small gains for Reading, the Eries, and Amalgamated. U S Steel traded around 29% as Consolidated fell 14%. The market remained dull and sluggish with consolidate activity and hesitancy. By 11 a m most business centered on the Pennsylvania group, Reading acting as the pivotal stock while American Ice and Realty preferred rose slightly and Smelting and Des Moines Fort Dodge fell.
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Reading
The
Eries
Amalgamated
U. S. Steel
Consolidated
Pennsylvania
American Ice
Realty
Smelting
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Futures Open Steady As Month Bids Rise In Open
New York on June 20 reports futures opened steady with June at 12.10 bid and July at 12.20 bid. August sits at 11.87 with September 11.01 and October 10.22. November 9.97, December 9.92, January 9.89, and March offered at 8.90, continuing a firm price curve through year end.
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New York
Textile Markets and Stock Trends Mixed in Week
R G Dun reports fair activity in cotton mills with spinners cutting back due to low raw stocks. Prices rise for light weights while heavy weights show moderate orders. Cotton prices reach high levels, with spot uplands at 17.01 cents and September option at 11.71. Stock market shows irregularity, with bearishness easing and rallies present but not strong, as confidence remains tentative.
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R. G. Dun & Co
New England
New Orleans
Haven & Clement Say
Stock Exchange
Amalgamated Boston & Maine and Grangers Market Letter
Core y Milliken Co offers weekly market letter on Amalgamated Boston and Maine Grangers with deposits interest advances and private wires. They handle New York and Boston stocks on commission cash or margin and invite transfers with no cost. Contact Corey Milliken Co Boston brokers since 1890 at Exchange Building.
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Finanial
Amalgamated
Boston & Maine
Grangers
New York
Boston
Marine News Steamers Arrived in Boston
Marine news reports two steamers docking in Boston on June 20. Sachem arrived from Liverpool and Plymouth, Bremen arrived from New York.
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Boston
Sachem
Liverpool
Plymouth
Bremen
New York
Steamer Hanalei Returns with Midway Cable Supplies
The steamer Hanalei has returned from Midway Island carrying building materials and supplies for the people involved with the Pacific Commercial cable operation. The cable site on Midway is at Sumai, where the cable station and homes for the operators were built.
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Honolulu
Hanalei
Midway Island
Sumai
Captain Thompson to represent regiment at Hooker statue unveiling
Capt. Joseph P. Thompson of this city will accompany Gov Bates staff to Boston for the unveiling ceremony of the Hooker statue next week, representing his regiment in the event.
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Joseph P. Thompson
Gov. Bates
Hooker
Boston
Wabash Trains Running Into St Louis on Own Tracks
Wabash announces trains now operate into St Louis via its own tracks and hopes the Kansas City line between St Louis and Kansas City will open by Friday or Saturday.
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St. Louis
Kansas City
Chamberlain’s Colic Uhoera and Diarrhoea Cure Ad
The uniform success of this remedy has made it the most popular preparation for bowel complaints. It is recognized as the one remedy that can always be depended upon and is pleasant to take. Especially valuable for summer diarrhoea in children and is the means of saving many lives each year. For sale by all druggists.
Philip R Hovey Investment Securities at 60 State Street
A brief credit line noting Philip R Hovey Investment Securities located at the address 60 State Street. The fragment provides only the firm name and street address with no additional context or events.
Trustees Sale of Real Estate in Tewksbury Mass
Auction announced by J. E. Conant & Co under probate license will sell two parcels in Tewksbury on June 30 1903. First lot on Andover Street contains about 22 acres with river and boundary lines as described. Second lot of about 3.5 acres sits near Clark Street with specified bounds. Sale terms to be announced. Frederick A. Fisher and John W. Stott execute under the will of Mary A.Wat. Lowell Mass June 20 1903. $202729.
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County of Middlesex
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Tewksbury
Andover Street
Andover Road
Larkin Trull
Trull
Merrimack River
Eldad Worcester
Worcester
Benjamin Watson
Herbert Trull
Middlesex South District
Jabez Stevens
Clark Street
Pickering
Hunt, Peres
G I. Hood
Hood
Susan Foster
Foster
John E. Foster
John H. Foster
Salate Watson
Henry Smith
Middlesex North District
Frederic A. Fisher
John W. Stott
Mary A. Wat- Lowell
Mass
Illinois Central Collision Kills Ten Near Raymond Iowa
Ten people die in a head on crash between an Illinois Central passenger train from Omaha and a freight train near Raymond Iowa. Engineers J P Griffin and F H Stoneman and firemen D J Brantz and J B Mills die along with a mail clerk and three tramps. Serious injuries include Charles Moran and George Hurn. Passengers suffer minor injuries as trains collide on a curve at about 50 mph when orders reportedly misunderstood.
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Waterloo
Illinois Central
Omaha
Raymond
J. P. Griffin
F. H. Stoneman
D. J. Brantz
J. B. Mills
E.R
Stickney
Groom
Charles Moran
Independence
George Hurn
Britain Battered by Six Inch Rainstorm at Ascot Day
London reports heavy rainfall and world weather disturbances as King Edward attends Ascot amid depressed attendance. In Wales Carlisle Cambrian towns endure earthquakes with Bangor hospital evacuees and Bangor cathedral crowds fleeing. Windsor race meeting canceled. London temps near freezing after days of rain.
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Edward
Ascot
Carnarvon
Wales
Bangor
Windsor
Eton
Delegation to meet King Peter departs Belgrade for Geneva
A Servian deputation leaves Belgrade for Geneva to escort King Peter Karageorgevitch home, while three sisters of Queen Draga travel from Belgrade to Vienna. Officials report resumed Russian relations as Bulgaria signals trouble. London notes British stance on nonrecognition of the new government.
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Peter
Geneva
Draga
Vienna
Peter Karageorgevitch
Servia
Kalievics
Sofia
Bulgaria
London
House of Lords
Lansdowne
Lord Lansdowne
Geo. Bonham
Foreign Office
Mourning Declared for Serbian King and Queen
The Russian court has entered 24 days of mourning for the late King Alexander of Serbia and Queen Draga, a solemn gesture noted as part of the ongoing royal tragedy reported from St. Petersburg on June 19.
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St. Petersburg
Alexander
Draga
Cruiser Chattanooga Seized Over Boiler Contract Dispute
The Chattanooga cruiser nearing completion at Crescent Shipyard Elizabethport N J lies with Union County Sheriff under a New Jersey Supreme Court seizure warrant in a dispute with Babcock Wilcox over six boilers priced at 60000 dollars. Treasury asserts two thirds paid but balance unpaid while yard manager cites a misunderstanding.
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Chattanooga
Elizabethport
N. J
Crescent Shipyard Company
Cornell
Union County
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Babcock & Wilcox Company
Ward
Babcock & Wilcox
Rumors of Constantinople Turmoil Denied by Nations
In London and Paris officials report no trouble in Constantinople and note no confirmation of revolt or abdication rumors. Despatches show H B Smith leaving Constantinople for London for Ottoman bondholders meeting. Belgrade reports doubt the crisis and leaflets lack credible source. Washington likewise has no confirmation from the state department.
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London
Foreign Office
Constantinople
H. B. Smith
Council of the
Paris
Belgrade
Washington
State Department
Two Black Men Kill and Injure Bridge Crew in Train Shooting
Hutchinson Kansas June 19. John Newbury of West Plains Missouri a bridge carpenter was shot and killed and Rob Cross another bridge carpenter was shot and seriously wounded by two negroes on a Santa Fe freight train. The suspects escaped as the sheriff and a posse pursue them.
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Hutchinson, Kas
John Newbury
West Plains
Rob Cross
Man Pleads Not Guilty in Roxbury Murder Case
Frederick B. Moore, a Boston man described as a negro, pleaded not guilty to a capital murder charge in Roxbury district court after shooting and killing Herbert M. Wolfe, also a negro, over an alleged confrontation with Moore’s wife. He was held without bail for a hearing on June 24.
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Boston
Frederick B. Moore
Herbert M. Wolfe
Roxbury
Bolster
Moody Receives Telegram Over Chattanooga Seizure
Secretary Moody today received an official dispatch from Elizabethport New Jersey announcing the seizure by the sheriff of the protected cruiser Chattanooga now under construction at the New York Shipbuilding yard. The telegram was taken to a cabinet meeting for discussion.
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Washington
Moody
Elizabethport
N. J
Chattanooga
New York Shipbuilding Company
United States Shipbuilding Company
Arrest in Boston Leads to Theft Charge for Grozinsky
Inspector Walsh arrested George Gronzinsky in Boston on a larceny charge over 265 dollars from Charles H. Hanson. He was found at Albany street stables bidding on horses and allegedly cashed a cheque with no funds. Deputy Sheriff Sherman took back to Central Falls Mrs. Fred Myers, formerly Edna Ballou, who allegedly stole a gold watch during her honeymoon.
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Boston
George Gronzinsky
Charles H. Hanson
Grozinsky
Albany Street
Mr. Hanson
Arthur Sherman
Central Falls
R. L
Fred Myers
Edna Ballou
Pilot Dies After Fatal Shooting and Self Inflicted Wound
In Fitchburg on June 19 Herman Pilot shot Harold Brown during a mental episode and then killed himself. Brown is reported to be stable and expected to recover, while Pilot died at the hospital early today.
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Fitchburg
Herman
Harold Brown
Brown
Jury finds Jones not guilty in Brockton auto death
Plymouth June 19. The jury acquits Chas. W. Jones of Randolph on manslaughter charges in the automobile death of Chas. F. Porter at Brockton. The verdict ends the case with a not guilty ruling.
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Plymouth
Chas. W. Jones
Randolph
Chas. F. Porter
Brockton
Foolish Wager Leads Painter to Death Bed
Providence June 19 A 24 year old painter John Smith drank a pint of 150 proof adulterated whiskey to win a 25 cent wager. He fell unconscious and died at Rhine Island hospital after failed resuscitation attempts, with hospital authorities expressing despair.
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Providence
R. I
John Smith
Rhine Island
Smith
Middletown Official Denies Discharge For Constable
Town Clerk Chase denies any discharge of Auto Mobile Constable Johnson from Middletown's service while noting circulating stories. He says Johnson was advised to consider resignation. Johnson, wounded in the leg, left hospital yesterday afternoon in a carriage with his wife.
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Newport
R. L
Chase
Middletown
Johnson
German electrical expert killed by live wire in Philadelphia
Otto Thornert of Germany, recently arrived in the United States, was instantly killed while inspecting a new Germantown Electric Light switchboard. Former assistant supervisor of Berlin’s electric light system, Thornert was sent to America by Siemens Halske of Berlin as an agent.
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Philadelphia
Otto Thornert
Germany
Germantown Electric Light Company
Thornert
America
Electric Light
Berlin
Siemens & Halske
Grand Day Communion Rain Marred First Mass at St. Jean Baptiste
Le Grand Jour brings 400 communicants 218 boys and 198 girls to St. Jean Baptiste for a premiere communion led by Fr. Lefebvre. Despite pelting rain at dawn, the church filled with children in white and veils. After Mass, lessons on purity and prayer followed, with 40 Children of Mary choir. Weather briefly cleared as sun showed through clouds.
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Lefebvre
Oblate Order
Fr. Lefebvre
Christ
Kingdom of Heaven
Jesus
God
Angel Guardian Sodality
Marion
O. M. IL
Children of Mary
Alexander
Diss
Body of German Restaurateur Spiegel Found in Charles River
The body of August S. Spiegel, a well known German restaurateur in New England, was recovered from the Charles River by Edward Barry after a reward prompted a search. He was 62, believed mentally unbalanced, and an illness lengthy enough to require medical care. Spiegel, born in Germany, had lived in the U S for about four decades and built a sausage manufacturing business in Boston.
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Boston
Speigel
New England
Charles River
Edward T. Barry
Spiegel
Mr. Spiegel
Germany
New York
Czar Accepts Book on Bessarabia and Names Author Thanked
The Czar has accepted a copy of a book on Bessarabia by M. Krousheven editor of the Kishineff anti Jewish Bessarabetz and has commanded that the author be thanked in His Majesty’s name. A concert by an American band is planned at Canoble Lake park in Lowell Sunday afternoon and evening.
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St. Petersburg
Novoe Vremya
Czar
Bessarabia
M. Krousheven
Kishineff
Bessarabetz
Lowell
Canoble Lake Park
Bartlett school exhibition showcases modern grade work
Bartlett grammar school exhibits reveal progress over ten years in instruction. Eighth grade under Miss Markland and Miss Cheney features original books by students and strong board work. Ninth grade under Miss Prescott praises drawings and crafts. seventh under Miss Roberts and Miss Tucker shows watercolors and doll clothes patterns. Graduation program includes readings, music, and diplomas. proceeds with ceremony led by Mayor Howe.
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Markland
Cheney
Miss Curtis
Miss Walsh
Belle F. Batchelder
Miss Erskine
Plac
Pats Gramme
Arthur Sullivan
John F. Shanley
Florence FE. Archibald
Etta F. Hogan
Pearl O. Robson
Carl Bohm
Hugh F. Molloy
Williams
Martelle
Goodeva
Frances R. “Leggat
Albert Notini
Reading
Don Juan
Ela Seeeees
Byron Katherine M. “O'Donnell
Cesesst
Walter KE
Owen Etta F. Hogan
Eva M. Brunelle
Georgie S. Libby
Nellie H. Jennison
Sir Launfal
LO Wone
Bessie R. Carroll
Anna Sabourin
Abbie M. Beane
Mdlth
C. Erskine
Paul Rodney Reading
Rhodes Dandruff Cure Promises Hair Growth
An advertisement proclaims Rhodes Dandruff Cure cures dandruff itching and sore scalp and makes hair grow at zero cents with a money back guarantee from Arthur Rhodes Hair and Scalp Specialist sold by all druggists.
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Rhodes
Arthur Rhodes
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