Copper Stocks Follow Market, Amalgamated Drops to 61
The daily stock summary notes a broad market weakness in New York and Boston with railroads down about half a point. Amalgamated sinks to 61 at noon, Osceola down a point, and copper issues generally decline. Colorado Fuel and Iron rises some in New York before ex dividend. North American advances over three points in morning trading.
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New York
Boston
Colorado
North American
Amalgamated
Osceola
New York Stock Market Opens Irregular Amid Losses
Stock prices opened uneven with Amalgamated Copper and Anaconda showing declines while some issues like Pacific Coast first preferred and Rutland preferred edged up. Readings and several rail stocks fell. near midmorning Manhattan and General Electric rose, and U S Steel blocks moved. Futures opened easy with multiple contract prices listed. Dodge construction awards for New England totals about 1.376 million dollars for the week, down from last year.
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New York
Amalgamated Copper
Anaconda
Atchison
Baltimore and Ohio
Erie
Erie First
Louisville
Manhattan
Ontario and Western
Pennnsylvania
St. Paul
Sugar
Southern
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
United States Steel
Evansville
Terre Haute
Shorts
General Electric
Velvet mill strike over piecework price in Cheney Mills
South Manchester Conn March 25 Fifty men in the velvet weaving department of Cheney silk mills struck over a new piecework rate. Management posted 1 2 cents per yard for weaving two looms, while one-loom workers had earned 18 cents. About 3500 people work at the plant and more may join if the issue is not resolved.
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Manchester
Conn
Cheney Silk Mills
Britannia and Meteor to race off Isle of Wight
London reports King Edward's cutter Britannia will race Emperor William's new schooner Meteor during the Cowes regatta off the Isle of Wight. The event highlights royal and imperial naval craft competing in a public spectacle.
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King Edward
Britannia
Emperor William
Meteor
Isle of Wight
Cowes
Marine News Wen Ho Steamers Arrived
Boston reports steamers Altonia from Liverpool and Friesland from Antwerp have arrived on March 25. The Altonia reached New York on March 25, while the Friesland completed its passage from Antwerp, noting port arrivals and shipping activity in the maritime section.
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Altonia
Liverpool
New York
Friesland
Antwerp
A Fearful Trip On Nord America Storm S Links to Bermuda
Passengers including Frederick Taylor Royal Geographical Society fellow faced days of terror as Nord America battled heavy seas after departing Naples. Immigrants crowded decks drenched by waves as crew attempted to steady the ship. Fuel and water ran low forcing a Bermuda stop for relief.
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Nord America
Bermuda
Genoa
Naples
Frederick Taylor
Royal Geographical Society
Barneo
Japan
China
Hawaii
Taylor
North America
Hamilton
Lost a Roll and Arrest Made in Boston Robbery Case
Yesterday's late edition reports a theft where Augustus Waldron was robbed of $52 after aiding three men seeking rooms. John Parker, detained with $31 on him, faced a theft charge with Waldron identifying him. Parker pleaded not guilty as Judge Hadley set a $400 bail for a Wednesday continuance.
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John Parker
Waldron
Parker
Massachusetts Corporation
Welch
Hadley
Ball
Prisoner Escapes Weymouth Lockup After Jailer Is Collared
In Weymouth March 24 Oliver Houghton, 70, keeper of the police lockup at Weymouth Landing, spent an hour or more locked in a cell as prisoner John Coleran, 35, a Boston laborer, escaped by locking the jailer inside. Coleran had been jailed for drunkenness. after asking to use a sink and wash, he stepped out, the door snapped shut, and he fled through an unlocked exit. A search followed, and Houghton was freed with keys obtained from Coleran. This marks a second Weymouth town lockup escape in a few years.
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Oliver Houghton
Weymouth Landing
John Coleran
Boston
Nantasket Beach
Coleran
John D. Walsh
Washington Street
Walsh
Mr. Houghton
Houghton
Asserby
Providence talks on street car wage dispute
In Providence Michigan? actually Providence R I March 24 General interest centers on a conference between Albert T Potter general manager of the Union Railroad company which runs Providence street car lines and a committee of the employes The union demanded 225 cents an hour ten hours work in 12 and recognition The committee is the same as that which waited on the manager in winter Potter accepts the committee as employee representatives but not from the Amalgamated association Conclusions will be announced at a general meeting tonight A special mass meeting is set from 8 to 1 am followed by a business meeting Orr of Detroit representing the Amalgamated Association will speak Both sides hope to avoid a strike though emergencies are being prepared for by both parties
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Providence
R. I
Albert T. Potter
Union Railroad Company
Potter
Amalgamated Association
Orr
Detroit
Amalgamated Association of Street Car Employes
No Strike Averted In Providence Union Talks
In Providence on March 25 the union employees of the Union Railroad company adjourned after a lengthy morning session with no radical action. General Manager Albert T. Potter welcomed the committee and offered timetable changes fair to both sides. A new schedule to shorten long trip days is being arranged. A bill in the Legislature for ten hour workdays could satisfy the men. Potter did not recognize the union, but the committee represented the employer. Further talks are likely as the outlook remains hopeful. Special cars were provided by management for attendees.
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Providence
R. I
Union Railroad Company
Albert T. Potter
WANTS DEM PRESENTS BACK
Walter E. Nichols sues to recover gifts after his fiancée Etta M. Lutz married Charles M. Davis on Feb. 20. Nichols claims breach of promise and unlawful possession of property, saying Davis family officials refused to return items.
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Nichols
A Big Tunnel Under North River Plans Unveiled
Mayor Low signed the bill authorizing Pennsylvania Railroad to tunnel under the North river and build two Manhattan stations. Governor must act. President Cassatt said engineers will report soon and work may start next summer. Four entry points planned in New Jersey Queens and Manhattan. Continuous tunnel would connect New Jersey to Long Island Railroad under rivers.
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Low
Pennsylvania Railroad
North River
Manhattan
Cassatt
The
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Queens
Long Island
Long Island Railroad
Liquor Duty Cut to 1.50 per Litre in Panama
Troops arriving from Colon report government action cutting liquor duties to 1.50 per litre while merchandise duties rise to 30 percent. The force from Santander aboard the gunboat Gen Pinzon has reached Colon and is en route inland.
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Colombia
Colon
Department of Santander
Gen. Pinzon
Accidentally Shot Brother Kills Oscar Doerfinger
Oscar Doerfinger, linked to the Brooklyn Navy Yard laboratory, was accidentally shot by his brother William at Huntington L I last night after returning from a hunting trip. William handed him a pistol when it discharged, the full charge striking Oscar in the left breast and passing through the heart, killing him instantly.
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New York
Oscar Doerflinger
Brooklyn Navy Yard
William
Huntington
L. L
Oscar
Pinard the Decorator offers paint and wallpaper estimates
J Alfred Pinard interior decorator and wallpaper artist at Hood's block corner Loring and Westford streets offers estimates for painting wallpapering and interior decorative work with eighteen years of experience. His stock features high grade papers matching the latest artistic productions and he promotes painting season readiness.
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J. Alfred Pinard
Loring and
Westford
Hood's Block
Pinaud
Mr. Pinaud
Cholera and plague reports in Philippines noted by Surgeon General
Washington reports from Manila confirm cholera and plague in the Philippines but Surgeon's General Sternberg says the situation is not serious. General Chaffee’s plan to hurry the Third Infantry’s departure from Manila on the Grant a week early is approved to reduce risk of spreading illness to troops returning home.
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Sternberg
Manila
Philippines
Chaffee
Third Infantry
United States
War Department
Murder charge in Pascoag mill altercation
Peter Carr, a weaver at Anchor Woolen mills in Pascoag, was arraigned in the Aieiniot court today on a murder charge for the stabbing death of Simon White Jr. Carr pleaded not guilty and was held for trial in Providence on March 29. He admits a quarrel but denies the stabbing. he had been drinking and faced union striker accusations at Olneyville mills.
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Harrisville
RR. 1
Peter Carr
Anchor Woolen Mills
Pascoag
Aieiniot
Simon White, Jr
Carr
Providence
White
American Woolen Mills
Olneyville
Textile workers in Oswego Falls mill vote against strike
Syracuse dispatch reports Oswego Falls mills workers reject strike request from Osneyville weavers. Lawrence Lee of Olneyville attended but received little support. The weavers petition the mill manager for a higher wage scale, and the request will be considered.
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N. Y
Textile Workers Union
Oswego Falls
Fulton
Osneyville
Lawrence Lee
Olneyville
Wage question stalls as New Bedford mills hold line
New Bedford March 24 no new developments in the wage question as manufacturers refuse to disclose actions and no clear move on raises. Westport Manufacturing mills on the Westport posted a ten percent wage advance to take effect April 1.
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Westport Manufacturing Company
Westport
Students in Plock clash sparks revolutionary riot
Reports from Vienna on March 24 describe a student uprising in Plock Russian Poland. Students set fire to a technical school and attempted to lynch professors, who escaped with difficulty as mounted troops restrained the disturbances.
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Poland
Autopsy Finds Accidental Fall Caused Mrs French Death
Medical Examiner F W Draper reports Mrs Julia B French died from an accidental fall in an elevator shaft at her home 19 Newbury Street Boston The autopsy shows a skull fracture as the cause of death confirming the accidental nature of the incident.
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Boston
F. W. Draper
Julia B. French
Newbury Street
Plumber Arthur W. Cooper Found Dead by Hanging
Boston, March 24. Arthur W. Cooper of Cooper & Green plumbers was discovered hanging from a beam in his workshop. He appears to have died by his own action sometime between Saturday night and this morning. Despondency from illness is given as the cause.
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Boston
Arthur W. Cooper
Cooper & Green
Secretary Hitchcock Returns Denies Cabinet Resignation
Washington reports Secretary Hitchcock has returned from St. Louis and stated he has no intention of resigning from the cabinet.
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Washington
Hitchcock
St. Louis
Missing Maurice Riordan From Worthen Street Home
Maurice Riordan has been missing from 243 Worthen street since Saturday afternoon according to a police report. He left without informing his destination and has not been heard from since.
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Maurice Riordan
Worthen Street
Obituary for Mrs Sophia Smith Widower of Daniel Smith
Mrs Sophia Smith widow of Daniel Smith died this morning at her daughter's home 413 Walker street aged 89 She leaves two sons Samuel of Philadelphia James of Medford and three daughters Mrs Mary Woo Mrs Jennie Bean and Mrs Charles H Andrews plus seven grandchildren
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Chas. H. Andrews
Walker Street
Samuel
Philadelphia
James
Medford
Mary Woo
Jennie Bean
Charles H. Andrews
Mrs Sophia Smith Dies at 85 in City Funeral Thursday
In this city on March 25 Mrs Sophia Smith widow of the late Daniel Smith aged 85 years. Funeral services will be held at her daughter Mrs Charles H. Andrews 412 Walker street Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Relatives and friends invited.
Laxative Bromo Quinine 211s Boxed Remedy Ad Signature
A vintage style claim appears on every box stating Laxative Bromo Quinine 211s is the remedy that cures a cold in one day, a bold medicinal promise typical of era patent medicine packaging and advertising.
Senate Hears Fisheries Inquiry And Manila Petition
Washington notes show Senator Hale moved a resolution directing the fisheries committee to probe eastern sea-fish destruction by dynamite and report a remedy. Lodge directed the attorney general to transmit to the Senate a list of claims before the Spanish treaty claims commission, with details and totals. Dubois presented Manila chamber of commerce petition urging removal of Chinese labor restrictions, noting Philippine development hinges on Chinese workers. The memorial was referred to the Philippine commission. The river and harbor bill was sent from the House to the Senate commerce panel, hearings to run four days. The sleomargarine bill, taxing colored oleomargarine at 10 cents a pound and reducing uncolored tax, opened debate led by Proctor. House adjourned amid Goebel election case remarks by Boreing and Rhea, with vote set for tomorrow afternoon.
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Committee On Fisheries
United States
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Mass
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Idaho
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Seond
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House
Committee On Commerce
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Vermont
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Kentucky
Goebel
Rhea
Bowie
Ala
Powers
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Divorce libel in Newton dismissed for Cutlers
Judge Lawton of the superior court dismissed the divorce libel of Mary Beebe Cutler against Ethan Horace Cutler. The couple, long prominent in Newton, separated in 1901 after a 15 year marriage. Custody for three children and alleged cruelty were noted. husband once wealthy but at trial did not own a home.
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Mary Beebe Cutler
Ethan Horace Cutler
Newton
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Gs Qn
Aleges
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Libellant
Paul Watson
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Doris
Ladies in Court and County Jail Sentences
An article recounts multiple court cases with varied outcomes. An elderly woman served two months in jail. Defendants William Chambers Thomas Armstrong and Dennis Hawks each paid two dollars. John H. Murray of Flyde Park served 19 days, and Martin Downs shared a similar fate as a stranger. John McWilliams, aided by crutches, claimed Salem as home and was sent to the state farm. Michael Casey sought a lenient outcome but faced away, promising good conduct. Joseph Pendergast paid a six dollar fine.
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Thomas Armstrong
Dennis Hawks
John H. Murray
Flyde Park
Martin Downs
Thorndike Street
John McWilliams
Salem
State Farm
Michael Casey
Joseph Pendergast
Rescuer Captain Mayo Reflects On Monomoy Disaster
Capt Elmer F Mayo arrived in Chatham with his family from Monomoy after guiding a rescue from the barge disaster. He recalls fog and heavy shoal breakers, notes it was a tough paddle, and says he could only save one man. Mayo praises the life savers and Surfman Ellis for their heroism on that fatal day.
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Chatham
Elmer F. Mayo
Ellis
Monomoy Beach
Monomoy
Mayo
Eldraegs
Wadena
Students Arrested After Domi Civilities Visit
In St. Petersburg on Saturday March 22 police searched Mrs. Gardner's house and arrested her son Boris, an American student, with no incriminating findings. Mrs. Gardner seeks his release on condition he goes to England for education. Officials report many detainees in student riots, including officers and nobles, with 95 banished to Siberia and 567 imprisoned for three to six months.
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Gardner
Boris
Moscow
Siberia
Chinese Cross to US on the Ice
A Buffalo Times report notes authorities discovered a method for Chinese entry by crossing ice from Canada to the United States. Arrests of three Chinese men and two white men support the claim, with Windmill Point in Canada cited as a landing area and trains aiding transfer near South Buffalo. Authorities warn large numbers may have entered through this winter route aided by smugglers.
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Lake View
Canada
United States
Sturm
South Buffalo
East
Windmill Point
Grand Trunk Railroad
British Columbia
Buffalo Times
Burdock Blood Bitters Claim Indigestion Aid
An 1890s style advertisement asserts half the ills people inherit come from indigestion and promotes Burdock Blood Bitters as a tonic that strengthens the stomach and makes indigestion possible to treat.
Women Replacing Men in Lighter Yard Work at Stockyards
Chicago Tribune reports thousands of women and girls, about 50,000 to 60,000 in payroll across stockyards canning and packing houses, perform lighter duties such as cutting dried beef, labeling cans, and packing. They deny slaughter duties though fears persist of broader roles. Workers note higher pay and lighter, steadier labor, while some say men have shifted from hard tasks to easier ones.
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Bis
Mary McDowell
University of Chicago Settlement
Woman's Union Label League
Jennie Laughlin
State Street
Armour & Co
Chicago Tribune
Compulsory industrial arbitration court set up in Sydney
A compulsory industrial arbitration court has been established in Sydney with a membership including representatives of both employers and employees.
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Sydney
Supples to Box Gans in 20 Round Fight at Fort Erie
Buffalo report notes Curley Supples and Joe Gans matched to box 20 rounds at 136 pounds. The bout is set for April 14 at Fort Erie. George S. Motley is ill with pneumonia at 95 Nesmith Street.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Curley Supples
Joe Gans
Fort Erie
George
Motley
Nesmith Street
Hair switch sale from Rhodes store a penny off
Short stem and long hair switches offered at 50 cents and 1.00 dollars. All goods are made in the store under Mr Rhodes supervision, with the note that front pieces and other items are available to order.
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Rhodes
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