Stock Market Opens Irregular Amid Gains in Copper Shares
New York stock market opened irregular with copper shares showing strength while the general list lagged. Amalgamated Copper rose and Iowa Central preferred gained, but Colorado Fuel fell from 107% to 106% on large transfers. Reading and Brooklyn Transit moved, profits cooled Readings, and railroad indices weakened as bears pressure grew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Amalgamated Copper
Anaconda
Atchison
Brooklyn Transit
Colorado Southern
Erie
Louisville
Penna
Reading
St. Paul
Sugar
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
United States Steel
Colorado Fuel and Iron
Zcre
Iowa Central
Colorado
Colo:ado
Amalgamated
Chicago
Indianapolis
Evansville
Terre Haute
American Telegraph and Cable
Bears
General Electri E Fs
Westinghouse Electric
Market rates hint volatility in early year
New York reports open failed steadiness in March with a sequence of futures bids and offers. The quotes show March at 8.64, April and May at 8.60, June 8.11, July 8.64, August 8.46, September offered 8.14, October 8.00, November and December 7.91.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dividend Declared by N. EK. Tel. & Vel. Co.
The directors declared a dividend of 1.50 per share payable May 15 to stockholders of record April 24. Books close April 25 to May 10. Investors buy non taxables and rights expected to accrue. Rumors say all telephone interests may consolidate under Western Co including Western Union and the Postal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. EK. Tel. & Vel. Co
New York
New Western Co
Western Union
Postal
Financials Hint at Mills and Rail Stocks Amid Bonds
Fragmented OCR lists various mills and rail companies with percent figures and dollar amounts. Notable mentions include Merrimack Mfg Co Wamsutta Mills Franklin Co Lewiston Conn & Pass Rivers Swift Refrig. Real Estate Taunton and Oregon lines, with bond and stock notations, reflecting a market snapshot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woo Wee
Shawmut Bank Sikee Bank
Georgia
Merrimack Mfg. Co
Wamsutta Mills
Lowell
Windsor ‘Co
Pacerp
Franklin Co
Lewiston
Conn
Pass
Riv
Concord & Mont
Norwich & Worcester
Swift
Eibs
Taun- Feasick
Mem & Birm
Sugar Resin Co
BOC 5Sco Ecciemie Oe Beau
Tow Boat Co and Plymouth Cordage listed in ex dividend rundown
A dated financial note shows Boston Tow Boat Co listing 148 percent and Plymouth Cordage Co at 261 percent with various ex dividend items including Amer. Sugar Refining Co. preferred scrip and rights. Chicago Burlington & Quincy 4s, Deny Ex., 10014, $40. Ex-dividend noted for shares and related rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Tow Boat Co
King Crowther Corp
T. Fairbanks & Co
H. B. Claflin Co
Plymouth Cordage Co
Steamers Arrive In Boston From Europe and New York
Boston steamship news reports arrival of Ivernia from Liverpool, Manitou from London and Southampton, and St Louis from New York all on March 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Trask & Co
Bankers
Pine St
New York
Boston
Ivernia
Liverpool
Manitou
London
Southampton
St. Louis
Young Girl Arrested Over Garment Larceny Scheme
Amelia Chausse, a 16 year old misrepresented as adult, allegedly lured Louis Brams into a creditless sale by claiming a husband paid bills. The plan collapsed when Brams found the garment and vanished. she was arrested in Lowell and awaiting Friday's hearing. Several other locals, including Jeremiah Sullivan and James Connors, faced brief detentions or continued cases as judges considered their liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Chausse
Loasis Brams
Louis Brams
Amelia
House of Brams
Shusband
James Connors
James H. Banks
George H. Tully
Ore Gone at Stratton Mine In Cripple Creek
Cripple Creek Colorado March 27 John Hays Hammond mining engineer and Stratton's Independence mine general manager sent a cable to London directors noting unfavorable ore developments. Hammond confirmed reserves are exceedingly low and the mine body looks very bad while superintendent Shipman reports current production at 250 to 300 tons daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cripple Creek
Col
John Hays Hammond
Stratton
Independence Mine
London
Hammond
Supt
Shipman
Highway Robbery Fails as Grocer Fires Three Shots
Attleboro on March 26 reports a highwayman tried to rob J. G. De Coff, a grocer. De Coff, knocked down but armed, regained consciousness and fired three shots at the fleeing robber. None appeared to strike. He was not seriously hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attleboro
J. G. de Coff
de Coffs
de Coff
Mr. de Coff
Monuments Voted by Iowa Legislature
Des Moines March 27 The Senate passed unanimously bills to spend 15000 for monuments to Iowa soldiers in Vicksburg park and 35000 for monuments to Iowa soldiers who fought and died at Chattanooga Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge A Shiloh commission bill allows the balance of 66000 appropriated for Shiloh monuments to be used in dedicatory services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Senate
Houe
Iowa
Vicksburg Military Park
Chattanooga
Lookout Mountain
Missionary Ridge
Fought to a draw in Portland bout between Donavan and Thurston
In Portland on March 27 Mike Donovan of Rochester and Chire Dutch Thurston of San Francisco fought 20 rounds to a draw at the Pas time club. The bout stayed even until the 20th round when Thurston held a slight edge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Mike Donovan
Rochester
Chire
Thurston
San Francisco
Mr and Mrs Isaac W Green Celebrate 70th Birthday
Friends gathered in Danville Vermont on Saturday evening March 8 to honor Mr Isaac W Green turning 70. Rev Hamilton presented a Morris chair as a gift. Green has been in poor health for a year, and former Lowell ties are noted with warmth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac W. Green
Danville
Green
Mr. Hamilton
Gren
Lowell
Rubber collecting contest ends with boys winner at Eliot church supper
At Eliot church vestry Wednesday night a rubber gathering contest between Sabrey club boys and girls concluded with the boys collecting about 1138 pounds to 1126 by the girls, plus 200 to 300 unweighed. The prize was a chicken supper for the boys and a bean supper for the girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliot Church
Sabrey Club
Empire Builder Cecil Rhodes Dies After Long Illness
Cape Town reported Cecil Rhodes died peacefully at 5 57 p m after a day of deteriorating strength. Attendants included Dr Jameson, Dr Smartt, and officials. burial plans hinge on Matopo hills. Lord Grey in New York praised Rhodes as a federalist dreamer and warned a new era of imperial risk, noting Rhodes sought a peaceful path amid looming global tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Town
Rhodes
Dr. Jameson
J. W. Smartt
Col
Elmhurst Rhodes
Walton
Assembly
Port Elizabeth
Dr. Stevenson
Grooteschuur
Matoppo Hills
Rhodesia
Matrimonial Alliances Found in Portland and Fitchburg
Dean, 25, jailed in Portland on matrimonial fever charges and larceny. Wife No 3 located in Portland Maine, married to him January 11 1900. Previous marriage to Bartholomew September 25 1900. Portland wife and child reportedly deserted, awaiting time to gain freedom. father-in-law to face grand jury. Police keep details on last wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitchburg
Robert W. Dean
Portland
Dean
Bartholomew
Lowell
Fear A Strike Engulfs Barre Quarry Sector
Barre Vermont March 26 quarried granite shipped to the city as fast as possible with extra trains from the quarries. Quarry owners refuse union demands while recruiting outsiders. Union leaders push for recognition as workers prepare for a possible strike set for April 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barre
Robbins Brothers Caught After Jail Escape
Newport Vermont report says Sheriff Lorenzo Miles and detective T J Conroy of Palmer Massachusetts captured Bert and Ed Robbins alias Hill and Walker who fled Newport jail last June after overpowering the keeper. The pair had fraudulently obtained mileage books and roamed New England evading officers, securing more books along the way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Lorenzo Miles
T. J. Conroy
Palmer
Mass
Bert
Ed. Robbins
Hill
Walker
Robbins
New England States
Conroy
Relics From McKinley Assassination Donated to Buffalo Society
The revolver used to kill President McKinley the handkerchief covering the hand on the weapon and the cartridges have been turned over to the Buffalo Historical Society. District Attorney Penny sent the items to be preserved in the museum of the Buffalo public library building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
McKinley
Buffalo Historical Society
Buffalo Public Library
Penny
Provencher Case Heard By Police Board Next Week
Napoleon Provencher, a police officer, will be called before the police board next Tuesday night to answer whether he violated rule 19 of the police manual. The exact charge has not been disclosed, with Supt. Moffatt noting details will be public at the board meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon Provencher
Supt
Moffatt
Officer Provencher
Striking Velvet Weavers Press Managers After Walkout
A committee from the Cheney mills strikers met mill managers in South Manchester on March 24. Management refused discussion until workers return to duty. The committee then reported the meeting at a strikers’ town hall gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Manchester
Conn
Cheney Mills
Mystery of Jane Toppan’s Parentage Deepens
Boston March 27 A long inquiry into Jane Toppan whose birth parents remain unknown centers on Peter Kelly and Bridget Finn. Detectives Proctor and Lettener sought proof of Honora Kelly or Bridget as Toppan’s mother while noting Kelly’s dissolute life and the Dublin line of ancestors. The boarder’s testimony and church records complicate whether Mary Hixon and Ellen were sisters, leaving the question open as Irish relatives may hold further clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Jane Toppan
Whitney
Middlesex County
Davis
Cataumet
Commission of Alienists
Barnstable County
Honora Kelly
Boston Infant Asylum
W. H. Proctor
S. F. Letteney
Miss Toppan
Peter Kelly
Bridget
Waterman
Athol
Honora
Chicago
Ellen
Medfield
Ireland
Bridget Finn
North Street
Lettener
Proctor
Kellys
Mary Kelly
Hixon
Peter Kelly's
Mary
Mrs. Kelly
Quinby
Stedman
Jelly
Finns
Easter Service Change at Unitarian Church
In Sudbury Middlesex County Rev A W Birks will conduct Easter service with the Sunday school on March 30 replacing the first Sunday in April. A large audience is hoped for. The annual parish meeting is set for Monday April 14 and all members are urged to attend and participate to help energize the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Birks
Unitarian Church
West Acton Community Notes and Easter Sermon
The West Acton W C T A meets next Tuesday April 1. Mrs L C Knowton, recently from West Acton, was visiting New Bedford. A Goding and family returned from the pest house. No new smallpox cases so far and vaccination was widespread. Mrs Jonas Call now of Springfield is frail after the grip. Rev Geo A Tewkesbury of Concord preached at South Acton Congregational with Rev Mr Smith. Excellent singing by Geo N Holt Mrs Denie Fletcher Miss Tapley. Rev Smith has a son who attended Dartmouth but left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L C. Knowton
West Acton
New Bedford
A. Goding
Ben
Jonas Call
Springfield
Arthur B. Call
Geo. A. Tewkesbury
Concord
Congregational Church
South Acton
Pepperell Notes From Town Chronicle and Club News
Miss S F H Potter former Pepperell high school teacher visited town. George Sawyer left for the Soldiers home in Maine. Congregational church Ladies Benevolent supper drew 500 despite snow. Death of George T Butterfield of Chelsea noted. interment at Woodlawn. Koehne lectures club formed with many members named. committee officers chosen. Willing Workers met with whist fundraising. Middlesex Worcester Po rona grange meeting attended by Thrall and Smith. Fire department engineers retained. Rev Granville Pierce spoke on Grounds of Belief in a Future Life. Tree wardens criticized for shade tree removals on Canal street near Nigger Hill. Abel Winn near death. An illustrated lecture on Boston North End by Rev Walter Merritt scheduled for April 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. FH. Potter
Pepperell
George Sawyer
Soldiers’ Home
Maine
Ladies’ Benevolent Society
The
Congregational Church
George T. Butterfield
Chelsea
Frost Hospital
Wilbraham Academy
Common Council
First Baptist Church
Woodlawn
Koehne
Charles H. Miller
Waldo Spaulding
P. J. Hayes
Rev. J. B. Thrall
M. C. Tane
W. L. Jewett
Lloyd Chapman
John Hayes
Thomas T
F. S. Bancroft
J. B. Thrall
H. W. Smith
Middlesex-Worcester
Porrona Grange
Board of Selectmen
Granville Pierce
Unitarian Church
Townsend
New England
Abel Winn
Oak Hill
Walter Merritt
Boston
North End
M. E. Church
Auction Sale Opens Monday April 7 at 10 A M
Auctions begin Monday April 7 at 10 A M and run daily until all items are sold. Firearms, musical instruments, books and miscellaneous articles lead the list followed by diamond earrings finger rings lace pins and gold and silver watches. Chains bracelets and solid or plated ware complete the jewelry. Items on exhibit 9 to 10 each morning at the silo. Catalogues available at the bank Saturday April 5 or mailed on request.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Courier-Citizen Company
Stock Market
New York Market
Francis Henshaw & CO
R. L. Day
Fourth Bank Ei Ece Vers Eeageees
Faneuil Hall Bank Voll
Amoskeag Mfg. Co
Pepperell Mfg Co
Bigelow Carpet Co
Mass. Mills
Pacific Mills
Bes
Edwards Mfg
Providence & Worcester
Lewes
I Northern R. —N. Settee Ewer
Conn. & Pass. Riv. R.pref
Quincy R. Bridge Co
St. Mary's Mineral Land
Amer. Waltham Watch Co
N. Y. Stock Exchange
Philip R. Hovey
Investment Securities
State Street
Marine News
Rusber
Cecil Rhodes
South Africa
Gray
Statesman
Lord Grey
Earl Grey
England
Associated Press
British South Africa Company
House of Commons
Mr. Gladstone
Parnell
Hercules Ropinson
Cape Colony
Kruger
South America
Transvaal
Natal
Balkan Peninsula
Europe
Kruzer
Jarmeson
Washington
Senator Hear
Nicholas G. Norcross
Central St
Barre, Vt
Vermont
Provencher
Cheney Mill
Dusseault
Hyde Park
Fanny Rich
Winchester
Arthur V. Rogers
W. F. Dusseaut
Universalist Church
Sudbury
East Pepperell
Collatersl Loan Cos
Boylston St
KY. Taylor
E. A. McQuade & Co
P. Dempsey & Co
P. Teague & Co
Insurance
Central Street
Lowell, Mass
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