Market update shows quiet day with select stock rallies
In Boston and New York trading March 8, Colorado Fuel and Iron led gains while the broader market stayed calm. Dominion Steel and Iron rose from 37% to 41%, Dominion Coal traded 104 to 102, Centennial opened 24% and moved to 26%, Trimountain touched 108 and eased, with American Telephone firm and Western Telephone preferred around 93 and 43, Woolen preferred at 79.
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Sugar
Amalgamated
Colorado Fuel and Iron
New York
Boston
Lowell
Dominion Steel and Iron
Dominion Coal
Centennial
Trimountain
American Telephone
Western Telephone
Chicago
Elm River
Isle Royale
Trinity
U.S. Oil
Soeerensee
A. Tel. & Tel. Co
Amer Smelting Co
N. i. Tel Seeveees
Western Tel. Com
West Tel. Pfd
Dilg
West
New York Stock Market Opens Steady Amid Dampened Activity
The New York stock market opened steady with Amalgamated at 68½, Baltimore and Ohio 105, Erie 37 48, Reading 1844, Reading Segonu preferred 66, St. Paul 163, Sugar 127, Southern 62 5, Pacific Coast up 3, Westinghouse Electric 1, Minneapolis and St. Louis 1. After a dull start the market showed minor shifts with few large changes, Manhattan down 1 and Rock Island up 2, and by 11 o clock some recovery in Manhattan Sugar and Amalgamated.
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New York
Amalgamated
Baltimore and Ohio
Erie
Louisville
Manhattan
Norfolk and Western
Pennsylvania
Reading
Reading Se
St. Paul
Sugar
Southern
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
United States Steel
London
Great Northern
Virginia-Carolina Chemical
Colorado
Rock Island
Pacific Coast
Westinghouse
Ele
Tric
Pacific Mail
Minneapolis
St. Louis
New York Market
Am. Sugar
Atchison
Atchison Pfd
O Tenes Tee Enee
Brooklyn Rap. T
C. & G. West'n
Eo. & Hudson
Erie Ball
Arly
Gen. Electric Co
Nee
Metropolitan
New York Central
Ceee
Pac. Mail
Penn. Railroad
People's Gas
So. Pac
Bock Ieee
Union Pac
U. 8
Steel
U.S. Steel
W.&l. BE. Seeeee Wees
Cotton futures open lower on March trading day
New York cotton futures opened easy with March at 8.97, April 8.96, May 8.80, June 8.80 bid, July 8.83, August 8.68, September 8.38, October 8.18, November 8.05 bid, and December offered at 8.04.
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New York
Market notes and bank figures cited in weekly letters
Reserve de crease shows 6 017 500, loans fall 3 089 100, specie down 7 904 000, legal tender down 1 068 800, deposits down 11 821 600, circulation up 127 900. Haven & Stout, Henry Clews & Co, and R G Dun discuss bonds holding price strength, stock reactions limited, General Electric record price, and cautious stance on future declines amid uncertain labor markets. Cotton goods firming, textiles face labor uncertainty and cautious contracting for futures. woolen trade shows weaker activity.
Deserve Sympathy for Croggan Family Tragedy
Mrs. Mary Croggan mother of three who died from diphtheria two months ago sprained her right leg on Wednesday. An ambulance took her to St John’s hospital where she received attention and expected to recover soon. The Croggans formerly lived on Merrill Street and later moved to 27 Sawtelle place where the accident occurred, drawing wide sympathy.
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Mary Croggan
St. John’s Hospital
Sawtelle Place
Cunard Says No News On Etruria Despite Slow Progress
A Vernon H. Brown & Co representative says no anxiety is felt as the Etruria has not been heard from since Feb 28 when towed after losing propeller and rudder about 400 miles west of Fayal. The Clyde liner Wm. Cliff towed her at 59 to 60 miles daily. Cunard officials in Liverpool report slow progress and expect a report may take time. London notes there is no ground for unease.
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New York
Vernon H. Brown & Co
Cunard Line
Etruria
Ottawa
Fayal
Wm. Cliff
London
Cunard Steamship Line
Liverpool
Associated Press
Scab Beaten At Rogers Locomotive Works
William Holmes, who traveled from New York to Paterson New Jersey, was badly beaten after taking a job at Rogers Locomotive works amid a drillers strike demanding a two cent per day rise. Michael Ross, an Italian, was arrested for participating in the attack. Only a few men remain on strike.
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Paterson
N. J
Wm. Holmes
New York
Rogers Locomotive Works
Michael Ross
Holmes
YWCA Notes Highlight 4 PM Service and Evening Musicale
The usual gospel service will be held tomorrow at 4 o'clock at the Young Women's Christian Association. Mrs. A G Cote will speak. An evening musicale at 7 45 features Miss Raynes leading, readings by Mina Brooks and songs by Mrs J J Kerwin. Arion Mandolin and Guitar club of Newburyport performs. All girls and women invited.
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Young Women's Christian Association
A. G. Cote
Raynes
Arion Mandolin and Guitar Club
Newburyport
Mina Brooks
J. J. Kerwin
Boston Music Hall vaudeville bill for next week
Boston Music Hall presents a notable vaudeville program featuring Charles Waynes and Anna Caldwell in The Book Detective the six Eddys in The Professor and His Pupils Montrell etc including Lew Bloom trained dogs and monkeys and the three Lelliotts with The Professor and His Pupils in a lively lineup of acts.
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Boston Music Hall
Charles Waynes
Anna Caldwell
Six Eddys
Lelliotts
Montrell
Lew Bloom
D'Alma
Masked robbers kill elderly man in Saxonburg and torture wife
In Butler Pennsylvania on March 7 three masked men broke into the home of Henry Smith a wealthy 80 plus year old retired farmer at Saxonburg. They murdered him with a heavy instrument shot through the head a bloody axe found nearby and tortured Mrs Smith. The robbers looted about $20 destroyed property and fled. Sheriff Hoon and other officers pursue them toward Freeport as a vigilant crowd tracks the crime scene.
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Butler
Smith
Saxonburg
Freeport
Triflers in U S District Court in Savannah
In Savannah on March 7 Judge Emory Speer estreated bonds of Benjamin D. Greene and John F. Gaynor on conspiracy charges against the United States. Arrest warrants were issued. Wm. T. and Edward H. Gaynor were arraigned on a new indictment. Bonds set at 40000 each, Greene bonded by James D. Leary of New York, Gaynor by Wm. B. Kirk of Syracuse. Judge Speer criticized the defendants for trifling with justice.
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Savannah
U.S. District Court Today
Emory Speer
Benjamin D. Greene
John F. Gaynor
United States
Wm. T
Edward H. Gaynor
B. D. Greene
Greene
James D. Leary
New York
Gaynor
Wm. B. Kirk
Syracuse
Speer
Sheriff Guden Removed. Norman S. Dike Appointed
Gov Odell ousts Kings County Sheriff Charles S Guden for an illegal pre election pact with Bert Reiss and a false oath of office. Guden is declared morally unfit and Norman S Dike of Brooklyn is named to fill the vacancy.
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Albury
Odell
Charles S. Guden
Kings County
Norman
Duke of
Brooklyn
Guden
Beart Reiss
Norman S. Dike
Sheriff Guden
Bert Reiss
Machinists Seek Work After Settlement
In San Francisco on March 7, nearly 1000 former machinists applied for jobs with old firms, but under 100 were rehired from last May. Union Iron Works saw about 700 applicants with only 50 hired. Risdon Iron Works had several hundred applications, only six workers were taken on, and 20 to return next day. Other metal trades shops welcomed the strikers.
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San Francisco
Union Iron Works
Risdon Iron Works
Metal Trades Association
Cuban Government Transfer Talks Set With Wood
Secretary Root ordered Gov. Wood at Havana to come to Washington at his earliest convenience to confer with the President and the secretary of war on winding up military rule in Cuba and establishing the Cuban government. Officials believe the transfer could occur by May 1, but U S troops may not withdraw then. the withdrawal date depends on the forthcoming conference with Gen. Wood.
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Washington
Root
Gov. Wood
Havana
Cuba
United States
Wood
Lynn Carpenters War Likely To Be Settled
In Lynn the labor war between rival carpenters unions and the Central Labor union is expected to be amicably settled at a conference planned for tomorrow evening. An armistice was declared at a late night conference, with committees from the Independent Carpenters' union and Carpenters' union No. 688 to meet five members from the Central Labor committee. Both sides will hold special meetings tomorrow to appoint their committees.
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Lynn
Carpenters
Lynn Central Labor Union
Independent Carpenters’ Union
Union Committees Set to Confer on Settlement Terms
Committees will meet in conference with the Central Labor union after the special meetings to agree on a settlement. The decisions reached will be final and binding on both carpenters unions.
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Central, Labor Union Committee
Carpenters
Native priests and natives treated as enemies in Samar
Washington reports Gen Smith orders station commanders in Samar to treat all natives as enemies until proven friendly. He warns the wealthier sympathizers and especially native priests pose the greatest risk and may be arrested without solid evidence, as influence makes securing proof difficult. Officers are told to detain suspects aiding the insurrection even without conclusive proof.
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Washington, D. C
Manila
Navigation threat may trigger Great Lakes lockout
Chicago March 7 reports say negotiations in Chicago could trigger a lockout tying up Great Lakes navigation. The dispute involves 2400 tugmen of 28 lake harbors over lengthening working hours. Captains McCarroll and Sinclair meet but no agreement yet. Great Lakes Towing delays hiring for the year.
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Chicago
Great Lakes
Great Lakes Towing Company
Charles McCarroll
Poisoned by powder case shocks small town
Lowell Michigan March 7 the coroner's jury ruled Mrs William Klump was murdered after she ingested a mailed headache powder found to contain strychnine. An autopsy confirmed poison in the stomach and another local case involved a similar powder. Detectives seek the sender as William Klump is watched by authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell, Mich
Wm. Klump
Etruria Missing Sparks Cunard Inquiry Inquiries Reach New York Agents
New York agents for Cunard received numerous inquiries about the disabled steamer Etruria and her passengers. No new information was available, and the Elbie will transfer evacuees to Liverpool. Cunard officials say there is no cause for alarm as Etruria sails toward the Azores in tow from New York.
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New York
Cunard Line
Etruria
Elbie
Liverpool
Swiss to donate plaster casts to Harvard Germanic museum
Prof. Kuno Francke of Harvard reports a letter from A S Hardy stating the Swiss Federal council will contribute plaster casts of Swiss sculptors to Harvard's Germanic museum. Casts will be selected from those at Zurich National Museum, reinforcing the Germanic scope of the project following William II's prior gift.
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Berlin
Kuno Francke
Harvard University
United States
Berne
A. S. Hardy
Federal Council
Harvard
National Museum
Zurich
Associated Press
William
Masons Meet With Mother Lodge Abroad in Jerusalem
In Jerusalem on March 7 a White Star liner Celtic carrying 800 American tourists arrived at Jaffa. One hundred Free Masons from North American grand lodges will hold a meeting at King Solomon's quarries under the Royal Solomon mother lodge in Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem
White Star Line
Celtic
Jaffa
North America
King Solomon's Quarries
Royal Solomon Mother Lodge
Lawrence Woman Dies of Smallpox
Lawrence March 7 Mrs Harriet Tarbell aged 77 one of the smallpox patients died today at 47 Ross Street where she was in quarantine. She was in feeble condition before she contracted the disease and was not expected to recover.
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Lawrence
Harriet Tarbell
Ross Street
Pittsfield Clerk Shoots Self Amid Family Troubles
Wm. J. Snell a 21 year old married night clerk at the Norwood hotel in Pittsfield shot himself today in what is believed to be a suicide caused by family troubles. The incident occurred March 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Wm. J. Snell
Snell
Norwood Hotel
Prisoner Held for Grand Jury in Manslaughter Case
William Hamilton, charged with manslaughter in the March 1 death of John Wallace, was held for the grand jury in $10,000 after a hearing. His wife refused to testify at the judge's suggestion. Neighbors described Hamilton as drunk and involved in the assault. medical staff explained fatal wounds.
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Fall River
William Hamilton
2D District Court
John Wallace
Hamilton
Lieut. Mahoney
Wallace
Roosevelt Signs Bill for Permanent Census Bureau
Washington March 7 The President signs the act creating a permanent census bureau and forwards a letter to the secretary of the interior detailing the transition schedule. The twelfth census work remains under the current office until July first, when the permanent force is formed under the director of the census with civil service appointments thereafter.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
White House
Census Office
Civil Service Law
Classified Service
Civil Service Act
Thodore Roosevelt
Acting Gov Wright calls Senor Ampil wrong in Morong
Manila March 7 Acting Gov Wright says Morong and Rizal provinces are peaceful now and that recent events were caused by insurrectos driven from Laguna and Batangas. He denounces Senor Ampil former president of Caintra Morong as unreliable and terrified.
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Manila
Wright
Morong
Rizal
Laguna
Batangas
Senor Ampil
Caintra
Alfred Lyttelton Likely Succeeds Lord Pauncefote
London dispatch notes the Yorkshire Post report that Hon Alfred Lyttelton is likely to become British ambassador at Washington after Lord Pauncefote. Born 1857, he is the eighth son of the fourth Lord Lyttelton, unmarried, and serves as deputy high steward of the University of Cambridge.
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London
Yorkshire Post Today
Alfred Lyttelton
Lord Pauncefote
Washington
Alfred Lyttellton
Lord Lyttelton
University of Cambridge
Secretary Shaw Visits New York Financial District
Secretary Shaw of the treasury arrived in New York on March 7 for his first return to the financial district since taking office. He met with Assistant Treasurer Jordan at the sub treas ury and spent nearly an hour with Collector Bidwell at the custom house. He said there was no special significance to the visit and commented on gold transfer requests to San Francisco, noting few would likely be used and predicting at most five million dollars, perhaps as little as five million.
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New York
Shaw
Treasury Department
Financial District
Jordan
Sub-Treasury
Custom House
Bidwell
San Francisco
Condensed milk combine gains St Charles and Ingersoll plants
Chicago March 7 As another step toward forming a condensed milk combination the condensing factories at St Charles KL and Ingersoll Canada owned by Herbert Nicholson have been transferred to the Borden Condensed Milk company of New York The consideration is understood to be 650 000 The original investment made by Nicholson five years ago was only
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
The
Chronicle
Elgin
St. Charles
Ingersoll
Canada
Herbert Nicholson
Borden Condensed Milk Company
New York
Nicholson
Manchester Union warns on doorstep subscription scam
Lowell residents warned that John Wildrich has no authority to solicit Union subscriptions. The Union reports he attempted to secure money in Lowell and was jailed 10 days for drunkenness after appearing in police court. Maurice O Donnell paid him $1 for a subscription.
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Manchester Union
Lowell
Mass
John Wildrich
Wildrich
Union
Maurice O’ Donnell
Magazine of Boer ammo found near Rietz Cape Colony
London reports Lord Kitchener's despatch from Pretoria listing a Boer magazine in a cave northeast of Rietz in the Orange River Colony. It held 310000 rifle rounds hundreds of shells fuses 200 pounds powder a Maxim gun helios field telegraphs and stores. Thirty five Boers captured since March 4 in the same area. Discovered by Canadian scouts under Col Ross.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Rietz
Orange River Colony
Col. Ross
Death Notices Highlight Crocker and Burbank Legacies
Ariel H. Crocker Boston lawyer dies at 12 30 at 247 Commonwealth avenue after months of illness. He leaves wife and three sons. two are in notable Boston firms. Abby L. Burbank widow of Dr. C. H. Burbank dies in Medford after short grip illness. she leaves three daughters and two sons with Medford connections and notable ancestry back to Hugh Capet.
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Ariel H. Crocker
Boston
Commonwealth Avenue
Crocker
George A. Crocker
Joseph B
Mdgerly & Crocker
Edgar
Abby L. Burbank
C. H. Burbank
Medford
Burbank
George W. Crockett
Chestnut Street
Potter, Nicaraguan consul in Philadelphia, dead at 80
Henry C. Potter, the Nicaraguan consul in Philadelphia, died aged eighty. His ties to Nicaragua began in the early 1870s when he visited the country.
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Henry C. Potter
Philadelphia
Mr. Potter
Nicaragua
Steamer Chester W. Chapin Catches Fire Off Faulkner Island
The steamer Chester W Chapin traveling between Providence and New York was found afire on returning to Providence off Faulkner's Island. The blaze started in a passenger stateroom due to a female smoker's carelessness and rapidly spread to woodwork, but the crew extinguished it quickly with swift action.
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Providence
R. I
Chester W. Chapin
New York
Faulkner's Island
Siberian Revolt Spreads Across Siberia Reported
London dispatches from Copenhagen quote Daily News notes that authentic reports claim the revolutionary movement is expanding toward serious proportions. Unrest reaches many Siberian areas. Tomsk Governor bans citizen meetings across the province amid widespread troubles.
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London
The
Daily News
Copenhagen
St. Petersburg
Siberia
Tomsk
Davis May Referee Planned for Huntington Hall Game
The next notable Lowell basketball game features Burkes and P. A. C. next Friday night in Huntington Hall. An effort is underway to have Davis referee the contest.
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Lowell
Burkes
Huntington Hall
Davis
Hood's Lotion Praised By High School Girl
A high school girl calls Hood's Lotion indispensable and urges every student to try it. She claims it will soften skin and improve fairness, suggesting wide use and strong sales potential.
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Hood
Envelope Swindler Still At Large In Lowell Area
Police report no further complaints about the envelope swindle. Descriptions were sent to cities statewide as investigators pursue the offender who preys on women. Husbands provided prompt tips, with victims’ identities kept confidential, and authorities note the con man could adapt to extract larger sums.
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Lowell
Marine News Briefs Arrivals at Boston Harbor
Boston stocky marine pages report the steamer Sylvania arriving from Liverpool and Hamburg on March 8. The Graf Waldersee arrived in New York on March 8. The cruising yacht Prinzessin Victoria Luise arrived from West Indian ports.
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Boston
Sylvania
Liverpool
Hamburg
Graf Waldersee
New York
Prinzess
Victoria
Luise
West Indian
Prince Henry of Prussia Tours New York
Prince Henry breakfasted at the Waldorf Astoria at nine then sent a wreath to Grant's tomb for the dead President. He planned a luncheon with Ogden Mills and rest at the hotel before a dinner hosted by the German society. Delegations from his entourage visited Columbia University as his representatives.
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New York
Prince Henry of Prussia
Waldorf- Astoria
von Egidy
Grant
Ogden Mills
German Society of
City of New York
von Holfeben
von Seckendorf
von Tirpitz
von Mueller
von Rebeur-Paschwitz
Buenz
Columbia University
Prince Henry
Painting with Devoe Lead and Zinc vs Mixed Paints
A comparison states Devoe Lead and Zinc uses fewer gallons to cover a building and lasts twice as long as hand mixed lead and zinc paints.
Burdock Blood Bitters Promised for Skin Ailments
A vintage claim states crofula salt rheum erysipelas and other eruptive diseases yield quickly and permanently to the cleansing and purifying power of Burdock Blood Bitters.
Boston Society Girl Enrolls at Tech for Knowledge
A Boston society girl attends the Institute of Technology merely to learn, suggesting if she chose domestic science her chances might improve. The remark highlights social expectations and career choices among the upper class.
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Boston
The
Institute of Technology
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Philip R. Hovey
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Condensed Milk Combine
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Manchester
Siberian
Hood’s
I. Hood Co
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Newt & Freese
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Fisk & Robinson
New York Stock Exchange
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