Summer Stock Market Dullness Amid Betting on Erie and Union Pacific
Mid summer dullness presses the market with light transactions and little movement. Rolston & Hooley advise buying Erie common, expect prices near par over 12 months as Erie ties to coal flows west. Rumors swirl of New York Central and Pennsyl vania joint control of Atchison and Union Pacific bonds conversion.
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Rolston & Hooley
Erie Common
Erie
Pennsylvania Coal
Missouri Pacific
New York
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Atchison
Union Pacific
Harriman
Texas Pacific
Southern Pacific
Keene
Collision injures junk dealer and near miss for fireman
Michael Creem a 38 year old junk dealer was thrown from his wagon in Middlesex street after an electric car struck the wagon. He suffered cuts and concussion and was treated at Emergency hospital. Electrician Henry C. Fernald narrowly escaped injury when wagon shafts failed and the horse bolted on Central street. Fernald was dragged briefly but unharmed aside from scratches.
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Michael Creem
Middlesex Street
Creem
Central Street
Henry C. Fernald
Fire Department
Fernald
Merrimack
Precision in Fabrication and Deception Across Trades
A New Orleans engineer describes a working model that makes tacks from wire and doubles as a potato peeler a car coupler and a cartridge reloader He explains he split the model into three parts built by separate shops to avoid theft and that he carefully assembled them later at his hotel He notes other inventors have used similar precautions and recalls a Boston inventor removing bells from steel rods to evade patent claims
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New Orleans
North
Pzety
Boston
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Summer kitchen ware praised for oil stove efficiency
In a basement display A. G. Pollard & Co promotes oil and gas stoves as cheaper and more comfortable than coal fires for navy cooking and summer weather. They advertise a large assortment in the kitchen ware department and invite customers to view and learn about the products.
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A. G. Pollard & CO
Obituary notices for Abbott and several Lowell residents
In Lowell Albert H Abbott 63 died of heart disease while gardening. He ran a Branch street blacksmith business. Several other notices follow for Mary Calnin 28 Laura Gordon 39 Mary Luscombe 42 Michael Shea 56 and John Gallagher 58 with funeral details and family survivors.
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Albert H. Abbott
Lowell
Abbott
Branch Street
Calnin
Willie Street
Patrick
John
Thomas
Martin
James Jr
John Gallagher
Belvidere
Pleasant Street
County Tyrone
Ireland
Green Grammar School
Merrimack Manufacturing Company
Sore Cavalry
Oe Dren
Emma Gallagher
R.amles J. Gallagher
Edward
Pennsylvania
Mary McAloon
Susan Gallagher
William Ryder
William
Catherine Ryder
Upland Street
Dracut
Edson
Fruit Street
Gordon
Powell Street
Laura M. Gordon
John A
Luscombe
Mary Luscombe
Charles
Multiple Funerals Mark Quiet Local Day
The region held several funeral rites yesterday with services conducted by various ministers. Abigal Gustin, William H Valentine, Alice McCarty, Catharine Sayers, Catharine Campbell, Peonomas Lord, and James Dooling were laid to rest, with graveside rites at St Patrick's and other local cemeteries and G A R and Masons bearers present. Burial arrangements handled by Currier, You, Molloy, Weinbeck, and others.
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Abigail Gustin
John W. Dennett
Read Street
Sarah A. Dixon
ZF O
Fuay
P. Q
Currier
William H. Valentine
Cheney Place
A. Greene
Edson
G. A. R. Post
Ancient York Lodge of Masons
Alice McCarty
Baldwin Street
O’dornnell
Catharine Sayers
Molloy
Callahan
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Peonomas Lord
Ham
Maas
N. W. Matthews Wilin
Urial
Weinbeck
Catherine Campbell
North Street
Leonard McCluskey
Frank McCluskey
Andrew Campbell
John Kelley
Bria
James F. Campbell
Underpara
Aker ‘Molloy
James Dooling
Personal Notes Highlight Local Appointments and Wedding
Mr Thomas F Costello returns from a two week trip to New York. Miss Helen A Whittier elected non resident teacher of history of art at Bradford erry. her knowledge and reputation make the appointment seem fortunate for the academy. Miss Whittier to accept. Miss Emilie Lavoie and Arthur Bourrassa married Tuesday at St Josephs church with Fr Lamothe officiating. reception at 140 Fourth Avenue.
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Thomas F. Costello
New York
Helen A. Whittier
Bradforderry
Academy
Iss Whittier
Emilie Lavoie
Arthur Bourrassa
St. Joseph’s Church
Fr. Lamothe
Fourth Avenue
Father John's Medicine Aids Convalescence
The notice promotes Father John’s Medicine for convalescence highlighting its role in rebuilding tissue and strengthening the blood. It claims to aid digestion with laxative properties and to nourish blood and nerves without opium or morphine. The 61 size contains three times the quantity of the 50 cents.
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Father John
Ink Age as a Poem on Verbs and Writing
A reflective verse by Charles Henry Webb critiques the modern age of ink. It laments abundant volumes and canned prose while defending personal authorship. The speaker, noting his own pen as a prod, imagines newspapers and grammar as a peril and reveals a playful self awareness about address and critique.
Erie to Use Bloodhound Pups Against Tramps on Rail Lines
Erie officials back detective Charles B. Perry's plan to train two bloodhound puppies to track tramp suspects along the New York to Buffalo corridor. Chief Mulligan of Athens, Pa., will train them, aiming to curb criminal escapes and aid city police.
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Erie
New York
Buffalo
Charles B. Perry
Perry
Binghamton
N. Y
Mulligan
Dutch Wedding Bargains Pack Thrifts and Titles
Curtis Brown notes in Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly how Dutch lawmakers shaped the betrothal of the Prince of the Netherlands and the Queen. Naturalization, potential German status on death or separation, and a modest royal salary reflect a thrifty compromise. The Queen alone commands vast crown income, dwarfing U.S. presidential pay.
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Curtis Brown
Frank Leslie
Germany
Netherlands
Prince of the
United States
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