No-License Liquor Surge Hits Lowell in Week Long Spree
A seven day period marks a strong rise in liquor imports into Lowell totaling 18 559 gallons including 1000 gallons of alcohol. Eight weeks of no license shipments total 102 943 gallons. Saturday saw peak activity with express companies and extra helpers. Police report twelve drunks, four women, ages 21 to 55, and three seizures including Brown at Union and Chapel streets. Additional raids at Michael Sullivan 72 Adams street and Fred Gendreau Moody street yielded whiskey and gin. Edward Lynch Moody street produced a gallon and a half of whiskey in two jugs.
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Lowell
Boston Brewing House
Westford
Portland
Brown
Dan McCaffrey
Hugh Mellen
Union and
Chapel Streets
Atkinson
Michael Sullivan
Adams Street
Maher
Duncan
Fred Gendreau
Creamer
O'Keefe
Gendreau
Edward Lynch
Moody Street
Stock Market Opens Firm in New York on June 29
New York markets opened firm with fractional gains across most issues. Pennsylvania group led gains, rising up to a point, with Sugar advancing 1 percent as the market tracked higher alongside the early London session. Amalgamated Copper, Atchison, and U S Steel listed notable movements.
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New York
Amalgamated Copper
Atchison
Baltimore & Ohio
Brooklyn Transit
Canadian Pacific
Erie
Erie First
Louisville
Manhattan
Missouri Pacific
Norfolk & Western
Ontario & Western
Pennsylvania
Reading
Rock Island
Sugar
St Paul
Market futures open easy with varied prices
New York futures opened soft on June 29 with July at 13.00 and August at 12.87. September 11.80, October 10.44, November 9.98, December 9.94, January 9.92. February offered at 8.90.
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New York
Cotton Exchange Adopts Precaution Against Bucket Shops
The cotton exchange managers passed a resolution urging every member to avoid trading for bucket shops or their associates. The supervising committee is ordered to pursue investigations for any negligence or omission, with such failure not a valid excuse for infringement of the by laws.
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Cotton Exchange
Cotton Yarn Prices Loom Over Textile Makers
Daily market notes indicate widespread markup of cotton yarn as spinners resist offers, with rising independent pricing and shrinking supply. Weavers of staple cotton goods may halt production due to high yarn costs, while other textile sectors with less cotton content keep running, signaling mounting strain on yarn availability in the coming weeks.
Agricultural outlook amid drought and market instability
Haven and Clement report no material overall change in general conditions. Spring wheat drought reports and unseasonable weather delay corn prep, yet overall agricultural outcome expected favorable. Cotton speculation harms export and textile sectors while labor remains a key adverse factor, notably in New York building trades. coal and iron sectors show no labor disruption.
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Haven & Clement
New York
Cotton market outlook and commodity reports summary
The Journal of Commerce notes cotton has improved in three weeks but remains not brilliant. July 3 figures suggest 78 to 80 percent potential, with Dun & Co noting limited bullish support. Cotton goods prices rise in some lines while production shrinks. Wool and shoe trade stay quiet or moderate. Eastern stocks light, New England shoe shops busy, and West report solid sample business. Cotton price actions show 13.5 cents per pound as a 20 dollar per bale gain over last year.
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Journal of Commerce
R. G. Dun & Co
New England
Whiskey in church shocks Stamford congregation
Rev W J Cady of the Methodist Protestant church shocked Stamford by bringing two flasks of whiskey to the pulpit to illustrate a temperance sermon. He said the liquor was obtained by two unnamed members earlier that morning after legal hours. He promised to disclose more startling facts after his July vacation.
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Stamford
Conn
W. J. Cady
Methodist Protestant Church
Fraternal Rebekah Lodge Memorial Service Observed
Evening Star Rebekah lodge No 30 held memorial services at Odd Fellows temple. P N G sisters Hill Whitney and Bearce led the committee. A quartet including Mrs Scribner Mrs Duncan Mr Woodbury and Mr Slater assisted with hymns prayers and eulogies. Reverend J M Craig gave remarks.
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Evening Star
Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Temple
Hill
Whitney
Bearce
Sister Whitney
Rev
J. M. Craig
Lizzie
M. Adams
Lamont Sought by Police in Goddu Case Observations
A string of sightings in Concord and nearby towns has police tracing a man matching Lamontagne's description in connection with the Miss Goddu double murder. A 15 year old paper carrier, Miss Chalifoux, and railroad workers report a straw hat and light suit resembling the suspect. Witnesses place him near Nesmith Street, Winchesters specials, and a Canobie Lake car, with trains bound toward Boston. Lamont and Miss Goddu met a year ago when he tutored her in Italian before relations soured.
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Lamontagne
France
Lamont
Belvidere
Goddu
Talbot House
Young Dalton
Miss Goddu
Concord
N. H
Boston
Mrs. Eddy
New Hampshire
Winchester
Canadian Pacific Express
Nashua
Ethel Chalifoux
Edward S. Houle
James Street
Ethel
Henotte
Dr. Henotte
Yachting Race Opens Off Newport With Three 30 Mile Courses
The New York Yacht Club prepares a 15 mile straightaway and a 10 mile triangular course as Reliance Constitution and Columbia line up at Brenton's reef lightship. The breeze shifts from light to 12 knots east as crews, spectators, and designer N G Herreshoff gather before the start.
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Bateman
Club
Brenton’s Reef
New York Yacht Club
Buzzards Bay
Cuttyhunk
R. P. Thompson
Riviera
Collunitia
Reliance
Constitution
Réliance
Frd
N. G. Herreshoff
Romar
Russian War Minister Kuropatkin Pleased Japan
Russian War Minister Gen Kuropatkin's visit to Japan drew praise from Japanese papers. They call him a peace harbinger and note he stayed at the Shiba palace, a guest of the Mikado, marking an unusual honor for a foreigner.
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St. Petersburg
Gen. Kuropatkin
Japan
Russia
Shiba Palace
Respite Granted in Van Wormer Brothers Case
Gov Odell in Albany grants a respite until September 1 for the three Van Wormer brothers sentenced to electrocution for the murder of their uncle Peter A Hallenbeck at Greenport Columbia County. The delay allows more time to consider a petition for sentence commutation.
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Albany
N. Y
Odell
van Wormer Brothers
Peter A. Hallenbeck
Greenport
Columbia County
Magician Firebrown Dies After Lingering Illness
Charles FF Fire brown a well known magician and stage artist died at his Salem home following a long illness. Born December 1 1834 in Salem he left a wide mark in theatrical circles across the country.
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Salem
Charles FF. Firebrown
Stores To Close July Fourth In Lowell Merchants Group
The Merchants' association of Lowell announces that their members will close all stores on July 4th to observe Independence Day, with special hours back open on Friday evening. list includes Bon Marche Dry Goods, O'Sullivan Bros Co, Putnam & Son and many others across retail sectors.
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Merchants’ Association of
Lowell
Bon Marche Dry Goods Co
O'Sullivan Bros. Co
Putnam & Son
H. J. Cooper
George E. Mongeau
A. E. O’heir
Samuel Kershaw
Harry Raynes
C. W. Qua
I. H. Pearson & Co
F. M. Perkins
G. C. Prince & Co
N. P. Bibeault
E. Biopelle
M. A. Sabre
Pelletier & Wledoux
Merrimack Clothing Co
A. M. Abels
Maker & McCurdy
Grant & Co
J. S. Banford Co
M. & E. Marion
Boston Cloak & Suit Store
Henri C. Girard
Alcide A. Parent
M. Bellefontaine
Ela
Mrs
W. F. Courtney
Grace Methot
Hardy& Garland
K. W. Horne
F. M. Lord
8. P. Chase
Alice E. Murphy
Kittie Blennerhassett
Abbie R. Higgins
Elizabeth Barry
the Talbot Clothing Co
Greenwood Bros
J. BH. Gorman
Arthur McCann
Robert Mountford
J. D. Haley
Royal Cloak Store
A. M
Allan Fraser
D. Shadduck Co
J. J. Clain
Lena LaLumiere
J. C. Martell
Alvin Lawrence
Caesar Misch
C. E. Austin
Geo. E. Grady
Joseph Green
C. M. Fisk
W. A. Perley
Head & Shaw
Boulger Shoe Co
H. C. McOsker
F. J. Davis
A.de Li
Albatross Steamer Released From Quarantine After Smallpox Case
Seattle June 29 U S fish commission steamer Albatross and a team of scientists will be released from quarantine after fumigation at Port Townsend today. One smallpox case was found June 25 and promptly isolated. no danger of contagion aboard the vessel.
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Seattle
Wash
U. S. Fish Commission
Albatross
Port Townsend
Russia in Korea report details bolster withdrawal claims
AP correspondence from Tokyo reports Japanese press presenting evidence Russia will stay in Korea. Construction of barracks continues and fortifications on the Yalu River persist. Ten thousand coolies move to New Chwang to aid a Mongolian railway projected to open before November, over 500 Chinese miles. Fortresses at Yinkow now manned by twice as many Russian troops. A brigand clash in Antung leads to damages claimed by a Russian colonel. Russian troops arrive in Thibet and surveyors operate there. French troops in Tien Tsin relocate to eastern arsenal and resume local HQs.
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Associated Press
Tokio
San Francisco
Russia
Korea
Yalu River
New Chwang
Tien Tsin
Mongolia
Yinkow
Antung
Thibet
Illegal Sales Court Action Keeps Youth On Hold
In a police court forenoon case William M. Sheppard, a high school boy, was continued to Friday on breaking and entering and larceny from Paige Street F B church, held at $260. Alice Castanguay, 18, pleaded guilty to larceny of a silk waist, given probation for one year. Simeon Lynch and Peter Hayden paid fines for secretly selling liquor. Jondreau faced drunkenness and illegal keeping and sale, placed on probation after a fine. Other locals paid minor fines for drunkenness or were discharged. Trull and Perkins discharged for gambling at whippet races.
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William M. Sheppard
Paige Street
F. B
Alice Castanguay
Hadley
Melvina Frechette
Castanguay
Miss Frechette
Slattery
Miss Castanguay
Simeon Lynch
Peter A. Hayden
Fred Jondreau
Lawrence
Fenwick Street
O'Keefe and
Creamer
Jondreau
William F. Neary
Thomas Egan
Peter Sexton
Asa Durgin
Chelmsford
Catherine McCarney
Annie McCarney
Peter O’neil
James T. Ganley
Fred M. Trull
George Perkins
South Lowell
Fritzof Christenson
Guardian proceeding in Peter J. Donahue estate
Richard Burk of Limerick Ireland arrives in San Francisco to participate in guardianship actions for Peter J. Donahue the demented capital investor whose death left the estate vacant London courts had appointed Cardinal Vaughan and now James P. Donahue of Davenport IA is favored by family to assume guardianship. The estate is valued around 1.5 million dollars.
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San Francisco
Richard Burk
Limerick
Ireland
Donahue
Peter J. Donahue
Cardinal Vaughan
London
James P. Donahue
Davenport
Peter Donahue
Nome Judges Replace Attorney After Grand Jury Charges
Nome Alaska scene as of June 8 reports removal of acting district attorney George B Grigsby following failure to substantiate charges against the federal grand jury. John L McGinn named U S district attorney to serve until Melvin Grigsby’s return. U S Marshal Frank Richards faces grand jury accusations of extravagant expenses and obstructing justice.
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Nome
A. T
Seattle
George B. Grigsby
Moore
John L. McGinn
U. S
Melvin Grigsby
McGinn
Frank Richards
Grand
Richards
Hedervary Forms Hungarian Cabinet in Vienna
Emperor Francis Joseph confirmed the Hungarian cabinet led by Count Hedervary. Finance minister De Lukacs and agriculture minister De Daranyi retain posts, along with De Vlassics education and public worship, Lang industry and commerce, and Plosz justice. General Kolossevary becomes war minister and Tomasies handles Croatia and Slavonia. Hedervary also holds minister near the King and premier duties, plus interior portfolio.
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Vienna
Francis Joseph
Count Hedervary
de Lukacs
de Daranyi
de Vlassics
Lang
Industry
Commerce
Plosz
Gen. Kolossevary
Herr Tomasies
Crotia
Slavonia
Count Szechenyi
Interior
Nashua Marks Semi-Centennial Celebration
Nashua New Hampshire on June 28 marked the citys semi centennial with unprecedented flags and bunting. Special church services were held and sermons delivered. At 4 pm a sacred concert on the South Common featured about 1600 school children.
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Nashua
N. H
Olivette Crewman Falls Overboard Near Halifax
The Plant Line steamer Olivette from Boston reports a crewman Jose Fernandez fell overboard while on the promenade deck three hours out from Halifax. The steamer halted and lowered a boat but he did not surface. Fernandez, a Havana resident and Spanish American War veteran, did not survive.
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Halifax
N.S
Plant
Olivette
Boston
Mi Wen
José Fernandez
Havana
Cherry crop may suffer under worm damage reports
Reports suggest the cherry harvest faces a diet of worms, threatening potential yields. Observers note possible pest damage affecting fruit quality and quantity this season.
Extortion Charges Filed in Honolulu Court
In Honolulu on June 27, Attorney General Andrews filed charges in the supreme court against ex Circuit Judge A S Humphreys and Attorney Frank E Thompson for professional misconduct and infidelity to their client in the Sumner case. Cit ation waived, hearing demanded, case set for Monday. Sumner, an 84 year old Ta hiti capitalist, deeded Hawaiian property to Bishop Rupert in trust, irking relatives who sought insane declarations. Debolt ordered $48 000 turned over to Sumner, criticizing the attorneys’ fees of $10 000 as outrageous.
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Pacific Cable
Honolulu
Andrews
Supreme Court
A. S. Humphreys
Frank E. Thompson
Sumner
John K. Sumner
Tahiti
Rupert
Debolt
Stratford library plan explained by Sidney Lee
Sidney Lee writes for Shakespeare birthplace trustees detailing acceptance of Andrew Carnegie's library gift to Stratford on Avon. He denies claims the trustees will destroy the historic street and says Carnegie funds preserve structural work for archaeological value. Lee notes Carnegie asks no public naming and cites Corelli as a negotiator for the property.
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London
Sidney Lee
Shakespeare
Andrew Carnegie
Stratford-on- Avon
Carnegie
Stratford Corporation
Lee
Marie Corelli
COURTNEY CHEERED AS CORNELL CREWS ARRIVE
Ithaca dated June 27 Cornell crews received a large ovation after arrival. A procession led by Courtneys carriage moved through town amid horns and fireworks. Albert R. Coffin of Indianapolis was elected Varsity captain at the election.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Courtney
Cornell
Corneil
Albert R. Coffin
Indianapolis
Varsity
Graduates Invite Framed Diplomas at Low Prices
A local shop on Geo Maker corner John and Merrimack streets offers mouldings and framing for diplomas to prevent damage. For a few weeks a handsome picture is free to graduates with framing, and class pictures framed at reduced prices.
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John and
Merrimack Streets
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Equitable Life
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Optician
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Waeieere
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