Stock Market Opens Irregular in New York
The New York stock market opened irregular with minor overall shifts. Amalgamated Copper and Anaconda showed declines earlier, Reading and Canadian Pacific slid, while Northwestern and Cleveland, Lorain and Wheeling advanced. By 11 a.m. the market remained mixed with scattered gains in Amalgamated and Smelting, but Readings weakness persisted and Canadian Pacific failed to rally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Amalgamated Copper
Anaconda
Atchison
Brooklyn Transit
Colorado Fuel and Iron
Colorado Southern
Erie
Manhattan
Missouri Pacific
Norfolk and Western
New York Central
Ontario and Western
Pennsylvania
Reading
St. Paul
Southern
Southern Pacific
Texas Pacific
Union Pacific
United States Steel
Canadian Pacific
Ann Arbor
Northwestern
Cleveland
Lorain
Wheeling
United States
Futures Opened Steady With Broad Copper Curve
New York on May 22 futures opened steady amid a narrow trading range. Quotations showed May at 9.35, June 9.23, July 9.04, August 8.73, September 8.21, October 8.05, November 7.98, December 7.96, January 7.96.
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New York
Lead and pipe firms plan New Jersey consolidation
The Journal of Commerce reports sheet lead and pipe makers will consolidate to form a new New Jersey company in early June with a capital of 15 million dollars. Separately, the American Smelting and Refining company bought the Sunnyside mine in Colorado’s San Juan district for 1 million dollars, a deal closed by Simon Guggenheimer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal of Commerce
New Jersey
American Smelting and Refining Company
Sunnyside
San Juan
Colorado
Simon Guggenheimer
Marine Arrivals Report From Various Ports
New York reports arrivals by steamers Lombardia from Naples Cassel from Bremen Havre notes La Touraine from New York Queenstown notes an event from New York to Liverpool and Mongolian from Glasgow all dated May 22 throughout the listings on the same day showing active transatlantic traffic and port news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lombardia
Naples
Cassel
Bremen
Havre
la Touraine
Queenstown
Event
Liverpool
Glasgow
Miss Holman weds Boross after engagement to Marconi
Miss Josephine Holman formerly of Indianapolis who was once engaged to Signor Marconi married Eugene Boross of Budapest at St Marys Abbot church Kensington London in a small ceremony attended by her mother and a few friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Josephine Holman
Indianapolis
Ind
Signor Marconi
Eugene Boross
Budapest
Hungary
St. Mary’s Abbot's Church
Kensington
Spencer Trask and Company Bankers on New York Stock Exchange
Spencer Trask & Co, a prominent banking firm, is listed among members of the New York Stock Exchange. The firm’s affiliation underscores its role in major financial markets and trading activity in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Stock Exchange
Felonious assault cases clog Lowell court docket
A crowded Lowell court session hears multiple felonious assault and related offenses. Edward F. Martel pleads guilty and receives three months. Louis Talbot is sentenced to four months with an appeal. Fines are imposed on several defendants. Dentists face continuations. a man named Cole is arrested for taking a newspaper. The cases involve two 15 year old girls as alleged victims, and a broader array of drunkenness and misconduct around Fenwick Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hadley
Edward F. Martel
Edward
Louis Talbot
Talbot
John D. Sullivan
Robert Walsh
Thomas J. Lynch
John Leighton
Leighton
Richard H. Cole
Citizen
Cole
Charles Henry Arthur Durrand
Zenor Burns
Lodia Plouff
Burns
Fenwick Street
Welch
Burns House
Durrand
F. P. Rivet
Mayor Dimon Dies After Prolonged Illness in Cancer Warble
The late mayor Dimon suffered two hemorrhages over two years and declined after a long battle with esophageal cancer. He endured throat pain, spoke less, and traveled to Bermuda for relief before returning home to Lowell. Despite partial recovery, he died at noon. Mrs Dimon, two nurses, and relatives supported him. The Corinth town offered a lad’s reward as searches for him continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dimon
Salem
Simpson
Lowell
Guy Holbrook
Bell
Florida
City Hall
Bermuda
Oaklands
Bowditch
Post
Leland
New England
Boston
Holbrook
Mayor Dimon
Senate congratulates Cuba as independent nation
Washington May 21 the Senate adopted a resolution congratulating the republic of Cuba on its entry into the family of independent nations and ordered transmission of the resolution to Cuba's president. The Associated Press transfer ceremonies were printed as a public document. House begins immigration bill debate led by Mr Shattuck of Ohio who criticizes migration through Canada and Canadian firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Republic of Cuba
Family of Independent Nations
Republic
Associated Press
United States
Bacon
Philippines
House
Shattuck Gy
Ohio
Committee On Immigration
Canada
Bullock Suit Details Woolen Co Lobbying Claim
In New Bedford a courtroom exposed alleged methods of legislative agents in a case pitting Walter D. Bullock against the American Woolen Co. Bullock seeks 5000 dollars for services tied to defeating a 1900 bill on stockholder disclosure. The jury sided with the defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
Walter D. Bullock
American Wooten Co
Bullock
State House
Wood
Steamer Eleanora Mail Reaches Quarantine After Caribbean Passage
The Eleanora Mail arrived at Quarantine from Pernambuco via St Lucia. Captain Butchart said Martinique looked quiet from afar and he avoided closer approach. He noted the Roddam, near wreck status at St Lucia, and mentioned a survivor aboard the Eleanora Mail. Also aboard is A P McPherson, a seaman from the Kathleen sunk off Brazil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eleanora Mail
St. Lucia
Pernambuco
Butchart
Martinique
Roddam
Eleonora Mail
A. P. McPherson
Kathleen
New Bedford
Mass
Brazil
Gates & Sons Leather Belting Firm Assigned in Boston
The firm Josiah Gates & Sons, leather belting and mill supplies makers, assigned to Francis W. Kittredge of Boston, a Prescott Gates brother in law. The liability and asset totals are undisclosed. The firm on Market Street includes Prescott C. Gates and Royal W. Gates, sons of Josiah Gates. Continuation or liquidation by the assignee is undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josiah Gates & Sons
Francis W. Kittredge
Boston
Prescott C. Gates
Market Street
Prescott C
Royal W. Gates
Josiah Gates
Furs Dealer Chris Holmes Assigns for Creditors
Chris Holmes a fur and garments dealer at 124 Merrimack Street has made an assignment for the benefit of his creditors. The assignee is Charles A. Mitchell.
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Chris Holmes
Merrimack Street
Charles A. Mitchell
Double Loom System Persists in Providence Mills
Providence May 21 The American Woolen Company position in the four month old strike among weavers in a dozen mills is identical to its initial stance. The company official says the double loom system will not be abolished even after five years of fight and training a new weaver workforce. Textile union officials view this as proof the strike will continue to the limit of endurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
American Woolen Company
Fire rescues six families at Belleville avenue mill housing
A blaze at 202 Belleville Avenue in New Bedford forced several children asleep inside the mill operatives’ dwelling to be rescued by Assistant Engineer D. A. Hill and Albert Strickland. The two men arrived just in time to free the youngsters from suffocation as flames spread through the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
Belleville Avenue
D. A. Hill
Albert Strickland
National Woolen Overseers Meet Elects Honorary Members
Representatives from Atlantic states attended the semi annual meeting in Boston. The convention approved an amendment for honorary membership and elected two honorary members. Twenty six applicants gained active membership. Co M Hurst of Providence presided as delegates discussed textile worker topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Atlantic States
National Association of Woolen and Worsted Overseers
Co. M. Hurst
Providence
Porter to Attend Rochambeau Statue Unveiling Events
General Horace Porter United States ambassador to France sails for Washington to join ceremonies for the Rochambeau statue unveiling. He will dine at the White House, breakfast on the French ship Gaulois at Annapolis, and dine at the French embassy, with events Friday and in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Horace Porter
United States
France
Washington
Rochambeau
Sen. Porter
White House
Annapolis
Kidnapped Girl Recovered in Genoa voyage to Rome
Consul Pearson in Genoa cables that Margaret Taylor has been delivered to her father and they departed today aboard the Kaiserin bound for Rome. The delivery marks a successful resolution of the kidnapping case as reported from Washington on May 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genoa
Italy
Washington
State Department
Pearson
Margaret Taylor
Rome
New York D A Jerome to Attend Colorado Bar Meeting
Wm Travers Jerome district attorney of New York City has accepted an invitation to be present at the Colorado State Bar association meeting in Colorado Springs on July 1 and 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Wm Travers Jerome
New York City
Colorado State Bar Association
Colorado Springs
Boy Missing After Three Day Search Sparks Kidnap Fears
May 21. About 200 men with bloodhounds scoured the Corinth area for J D Fordham’s four year old son who vanished Sunday afternoon. A blood pool near the last sighting site deepens the kidnapping concern as searches continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont Bay
French Party Arrives in Washington for Rochambeau Statue Ceremony
The remaining French government delegation arrived by Pennsylvania RR from Annapolis at 10 AM to attend the unveiling of the Rochambeau statue. Troop G of the Second Cavalry from Fort Myer and police escorted the procession to the White House where President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt welcomed Count Rochambeau and Ambassador Cambon at 10:39 AM. A salute was fired by artillery as the party advanced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rochambeau
Pennsylvania Railroad
Annapolis
Second Cavalry
Fort Myer
White House
Count Rochambeau
Madame Cambon
Royal Treatment for Republican Guest at Troop Review
In Tsarskoe-Selo on May 21 the Czar, President Loubet, the Czarina, and the Dowager Czarina observed a grand troop review. His Majesty on horseback and Loubet with the Czarina and attendants passed the front of the steps as crowds cheered the imperial and presidential cortege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tsarskoe-Selo
Loubet
Boy 12 breaks ankle after fence fall near Tyler Street
William Williams, 12, fell from a fence while playing near his home at 27 Tyler Street on Tuesday afternoon. He suffered a broken bone in his left ankle and was taken to Emergency Hospital by ambulance yesterday noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Williams
Tyler Street
Union Memorial Services and Local Notes
Union Memorial services will be held at the Congregational church next Sunday morning with Rev. J. P. Sheafe delivering the sermon. A C. E. meeting follows at 7.36 p m on the topic Prayer a Necessity. The week’s rain pleased farmers and grassland owners, Lancaster Clay recovers from ton silitis, and a Unitarian delegation traveled by barge and private teams to Bolton for the conference. The Willard house awaits occupancy by Frank Preston, who has rented the estate. Town asparagus suffers from cool weather, growing best on warm days and nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Memorial
Congregational Church
J. P. Sheafe
C. E
Lancaster Clay
Unitarian Society
Conference of
Unitarian Churches
Unitarian Church
Bolton
Willard
Frank Preston
104 Year Mexican Revolution Veteran Juan Rodriguez Dies
Juan Rodriguez, a longtime resident of Laredo Texas, died at age 104. He served as a veteran in Hidalgo's 1823 revolution that helped topple Spanish rule in Mexico and establish the republic. His passing marks the loss of a notable figure tied to early Mexican independence efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juan Rodriguez
Laredo
Texas
Hidalgo
Mexico
Republic
Little colds grow into big colds warning
It warns that small colds can become serious and lead to consumption and death. The piece promotes Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup as a remedy and mentions Dr. Taylor offering free eyeglass fittings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Wood
G A R Post 185 to Attend Mayor Dimon Funeral
Post 185 G A R will assemble at Post Hall Friday May 23 at 1 30 p m in full uniform to attend the funeral of Comrade C A R Dimon Mayor of the city Isaac P Bachelder Commander Frank B Neabody Adjutant report states city official Dimon deceased rising attendance expected from veterans and city officials.
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Post
Post Hall
C. A. R. Dimon
Middlesex County Insanity and Local Crime in Carlisle
In Middlesex County Drs Howard and Scoboria assess Mrs Jane Augusta Nichols as insane and Sete to be sent to an asylum. Firewards appointed Geo M Wright and Elmer Hil dreth. Carlisle police and locals raid a house of ill fame, arresting five. Mrs Mamie Curley fined fifty dollars and jailed for selling liquor and maintaining a house of ill fame. others sentenced as noted. Several local social events and church activities are recorded along with a Memorial Day procession plan and a stabbings incident fueling village tension.
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Jane Augusta Nichols
Howard
Scoboria
Sete
Geo. M. Wright
Elmer&. Hildreth
Missionary Society
Central Congregational Church
Worcester
Kendall
Carlisle
E. D. McVey
Lowell
Walter A. Carr
Curley
House of Correction
Simpson
Thompson
H. P. N. Dahl
Maynard
Boston
Keyes
Hill
Peters
W.a. Carr
Townsend Woman Dies After Long Lifespan Of Walking Faith
Mrs Betsey Eliza Shattuck Warner widow of Walter Warner died Tuesday May 13 at home born March 24 1815 Pepperell daughter of Rowland and Betsey Shattuck she joined Pepperell Congregational Church in 1832 and walked four miles to church until her later years funeral Friday officiated by Rev Thrall she walked eight miles a Sunday for 35 years leaving two children Charles R F Warner and Melora H E Scales ten grandchildren five great grandchildren one sister Rebecca Williams and a half sister in New York plus relatives and a birth of Maurice Eugene Levy grandson of Rev Maurice A Levy. Mr Clay Harvard and Shirley schools superintendent was in town Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsey Eliza (Shattuck) Warner
Walter Warner
Pepperell
Rowland
Betsey Shattuck
Congregational Church
Townsend
Thrall
Charles R. F. Warner
Melora H. E. Scales
Rebecca Williams
New York
A. M. Levy
Maurice Eugene
Maurice A. Levy
First Baptist Church of
Medford
Clay
Harvard and
Shirley
Louise K. Miller
Lowthrope Horticultural School For Women
Groton
Miss Miller
John Henry Barrows
Oberlin College
Oberlin
Chautauqua
Shattuck & Durant
Silas Nokes
North Pepperell
Hollis
G. EB. Hunt
Boston
D. M. Travers
South Framingham
Sons of Veterans
Hezekiah Hoyt
North Chelmsford
Warner Homestead
Pepperell Line
John Wiliams
Park Street
Roland
Melora
H. E. Scaies
Town Hall
James Whitcomb Riley
Prescott Grange
F. S. Young
the Grange
George P. Parker
Pepperell Commandery
Carlisle Memorial Day Observance in Public Exercises
Public Memorial Day events in Carlisle begin at 1 30 PM with a line of march from Union hall led by fife and drum. A monument square prayer, roll call, and quartette singing precede a cemetery service with an address by Rev. W E Lane and prayers by Rev. A H Armes. Mrs Paulina Smith reads an original poem and a mausoleum dedication follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Hall
Fife and Drum
Monument Square
W. E. Lane
A. H. Armes
Paulina Smith
Richardson
Carlisle
Green Cemetery
Christian Endeavor
D. l L. Chamberlain
Church of the Pilgrimage
Plymouth
General Association of the Congregational Churches of Massachusetts
Graniteville Departs In Opening Loss To Riverside Club
Graniteville baseball club opened the season at Hill side park and lost 8 to 3 to Riverside of Lowell. Healy and Caunter formed the Graniteville battery while Dunlavey and Moran did for Riverside. Caunter had an off day, issuing several bases on balls as Riverside built an early lead and then played solid defense to shut down Graniteville. The local club plans to meet the Athletic club next Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graniteville
Hillside Park
Riverside Club
Lowell
Healy
Caunter
Battery
Dunlavey
Moran
Riversides
Graniteville Club
Athletic Club
Miss Louise Miller Addresses Pepperell Students on Landscape Gardening
A Pepperell town column notes Miss Louise K. Miller of the Lowthrope Horticultural School for Women in Groton spoke to high and eighth graders on May 16 about landscape and school gardening. The piece traces her career from Saginaw to Detroit and Chautauqua and mentions locals raising funds to hear her again, plus other town items.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Courier Citizen Company
New York Market
R. L. Day & Co
Eee
Bank of Commerce
Bank of the Republic
Shawmut Bank
Pepperell Mig C
Amory Mfg Co
Manchester & Lawrence
Rome, Waters‘n & Ogdensbg R
Northern R—Neesceee
Boston & Albany R
Roxbury Central Wharf
Aransas Valley Town & Land Co
Plymouth Cordaze Co
Boston Real Estate Trust
Dominion Coal Co .S
Francis Henshaw & Co
Faneuil Hail Bank
Quincy R Bridge Co
Steree
Bowker Fertilizer Co
American Insurance Co
Seeereee
Fall River
Scott & Gulf
Littleton
Wat
Marine News
Marconi
Spencer Trask & Co
Pine St
Philip R. Hovey
Investment Securities
State Street
Bright, Sears & CO
Chas, N. Woodward
Middlesex St
Exchange Building
Boston Stock Exchange
George Martin
Annie Lyons
Philip Murphy
Martin
John M. Dowd
Manchester
William E. Oatman
Oatman
Joseph Leivillie
Leopold Weld
Jesse A. Campbell
Corinth
Braintree
Congress
New Bedford Mill
W. and
W. Overseers
National Association
Porter
Jerome
Ton
Stationery
Courier-Citizen Co
Merrimack St
Middle St
Harvard
Dr. Taylor
Isaac P. Bachelder
Frank B. Neabody
Middlesex County
Chelmsford
Concord
Caunters
McCarty
M. McGlinchey
Boynton
Harry Hartford
Charlton Is
Roy Hartford
Loftus Rs
M. E
Graniteville Cornet
Westford
Music Hall
West Graniteville
West Cemetery
Wright's Cemetery
Nutting's Cemetery
Fairview Cemetery
W. G. Blodgett
E. de Roehn
M. S. Buckingham
Daisy Shaw Merritt
East Pepperell
Nicholas G. Norcross
Insurance
Central Street
Lowell, Mass
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