Stock Market Opens Easy Amid Mixed Rail Declines
New York traders opened the day with a softer tone as prices edged lower across many issues. Early gains appeared in Baltimore & Ohio and Ontario & Western, but broad declines followed in Gould stocks and several rail names as St Paul and Louisville fluctuated between modest losses and a brief rally before renewed selling pushed prices down again.
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New York
Amalgamated Copper
Atchison
Baltimore & Ohio
Brooklyn Transit
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake and Ohio
Colorado Southern
Erie
Louisville
Manhattan
Missouri Pacific
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Reading
St. Paul
Ontario & Western
Gould Group
Gould
Central
Illinois Central
Futures Opened Easy in New York Trade
Futures opened leicht in New York with October at 8.70, November 8.71, December 8.79, January 8.84, March 8.67, and May 8.70.
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New York
Marine News Steamers Arrived In Boston and Antwerp
Boston dispatch Oct 6 reports steamers Hanoverian from Liverpool Cambrian King from Antwerp and New York arrived. Also Vaderland from Antwerp and Nomadic from Liverpool reached port on Oct 6.
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Boston
Hanoverian
Liverpool
Cambrian King
Antwerp
New York
Vaderland
Nomadic
Four masted schooner Marjory Brown aground off Long Point
The Marjory Brown of Perth Amboy carrying 1800 tons of soft coal from Philadelphia to Boston ran aground on Long Point bar during a gale as Captain Osborne attempted Provincetown. Lifesaving crew boarded, cargo will be jettisoned to float, vessel pounding and leaking under southwest gale. Big Brown, 1250 tons, built in
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Highland Light
Marjory Brown
Osborne
Perth Amboy
Philadelphia
Boston
Long Point Bar
Provincetown Harbor
Bickers
Long Point Life
Provincetown
Big Brown
Miss Agnes McPhee Dies After Assault in Cambridge
Cambridge Oct 6 Miss Agnes McPhee a young domestic died at Cambridge hospital after an assault Friday evening unknown man attacked her on a street just over the Somerville line. She had a fractured skull and never regained consciousness. No clue to her murderer.
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Cambridge
Agnes Mchee
Miss McPhee
Somerville
John F. Hathaway
Elizabeth
N. J
Fire at King Harness Factory Succeeds in Tragedy
Fire on the top floor of the four story King Harness factory in Church street, Owego, N Y, caused heavy damage before firefighters stopped the blaze. Thomas Rigney an employee who slept on the top floor was found dead in his room from smoke suffocation.
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Owego
N. Y
King Harness Factory
Church Street
Thomas Rigney
Deputy Police Commissioner Thurston Resigns in New York
New York news reports Deputy Police Commissioner Nathaniel P. Thurston tendered his resignation to Commissioner Partridge. Thurston said he resigned to avoid embarrassing the police administration amid dissatisfaction and criticism, noting he took the step for that reason.
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New York
Police
Nathaniel P. Thurston
Partridge
Col. Thurston
Funeral notices and obituaries for Ryan Cook Campbell and Ducharme
Funeral services were held yesterday for Mrs Mary Ryan at St Peters Church with burial in St Peters Cemetery. Mrs Ann Cook also buried yesterday at Edson Cemetery with undertaker Weinbeck in charge. Mary A Campbell aged 65 died October 6 at 33 Keene Street with remains moved to Undertaker McDermott rooms. Joseph R Ducharme aged 1 year 3 months died October 6 at 2 Racine Place off Aiken Street. burial details listed.
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Mary Ryan
Gorham Street
St. Peter's Church
Fr. McDermott
St. Peter's Cemetery
McDermott
Ann Cook
South Street
Edson Cemetery
Weinbeck
Pension changes announced from September 17 issue
Washington reports pension changes with recipients including Charles T. Fish of Lowell receiving eight dollars, Clarendon Goodwin of Lowell six dollars, Leades Phalkinbear of Blake's Hill twelve dollars, George Brewer of Beverly twelve dollars, James H. Dexter of Gloucester ten dollars, Georgianna J. White of Beverly eight dollars, Thomas Gibson’s minors of Ponkapog fourteen dollars, and Fiora Makepeace of Taunton twelve dollars.
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Washington
Originls
Charles T. Fish
Lowell
Clarendon Goodwin
Leades Phalkinbear
Blake's Hill
George Brewer
Beverly
James H. Dexter
Gloucester
Georgianna J. White
Thomas Gibson
Ponkapog
Fiora Makepeace
Taunton
Investment opportunities in Haight & Freese guide
Advertises a free 400 page cloth bound illustrated Guide to Investors and Daily Market Letter. Promotes investment on margin in stock, grain and cotton with orders solicited. Haight & Freese, established 1890, offers all amounts.
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Daily Market Letter
Political turmoil unfolds in Fifth district race
Amid Democratic strife in the Fifth district, leaders fret over late nomination timing and fund shortages. Warren Ames endorses key issues, Bruce support wanes, Sparks backers claim delegates, and Boston rivals push Howe for mayor as Sparks magnets rally. A 25th district convention is set for October 8.
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John T. Sparks
Congress
Sparks
Lowell
Ncessary
Dracut
Chelmsford
Billerica
Hecker Wins Women’s National Golf Title at Myopia
Miss Genevieve Hecker of Apawamis Rye defeats Miss Louisa A. Wells of Brookline 4 up and 3 to play to take the national women’s golf championship. A crowd of 3000 watches a tight match as Hecker’s short game shines and Wells’s driving impresses. Hecker earns the Robert Cox trophy, Wells takes runner up silver, bronze medals awarded to semifinalists.
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Brookline
Genevieve Hecker
Apawamis Golf Club
Rye
N. Y
Louisa A. Wells
Miss Wells
Miss Hecker
Noda
Boston
Robert Cox
William Gorham
Caleb F. Fox
Robertson
Mice Welle
Miss Wella
Apanazinis Golf Club
Brookline Country Club
No Extra Session in Coal Strike Crisis
Washington reports say no call for an extra congressional session to address the coal strike at this time. The President says Pennsylvania must handle the issue locally unless constitutional channels prompt federal action. Officials in New York note miners and operators seek a tribunal remedy, with coal supply tight and prices volatile.
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Washington
Congress
Pennsylvania
United States
United States Supreme Court
New York
E. B. Thomas
The
Erie Railway Co
Roosevelt
Judges of Common Pleas
Truesdale
Lackawanna Road
Fowler
New York, Ontario & Western Road
Mitchell
Zola and the Dreyfus Affair Trial Chronicles
A detailed account of Emile Zola’s pivotal role in the Dreyfus case from his anti-Semitic critique in 1896 to the 1898 trials. The article tracks Zola’s press campaigns, the Esterhazy acquittal, the J accuse open letter, multiple trials, and the tumultuous public response, including executions of appeals and eventual absences. It notes the legal outcomes, cassation rulings, and the impact on Zola’s life and reputation.
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Emile Zola
France
Capt. Dreyfus
Figaro
Scheuren Kestner
Senate
Dreyfus
Germany
The
Maj. Esterhazy
Esterhazy
Zola
J’accuse
President Faure
Paris Aurore
Urbain Gohier
Movement For Justice
L'Aurore
Deyfus
Court of Cassation
Versailles
M. Labori
M. Zola
Mon Pere
MM. Zola
Perreux
Assize
Labori
Paris
Switzerland
London
Norway
Brussels
M.bertillon
Suffered Kidney Disease Cured by Favorite Remedy
Mrs. Johanna Foegely of South Bend Indiana suffered years with kidney and bladder pain. After medicines and doctors failed she used Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy which allegedly cured her. The ad touts it as a cure for kidney liver bladder blood diseases and rheumatism with available 50 cent and 1 dollar sizes and a free sample offer by mail.
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Johanna Foegely
South Bend
Ind
David Kennedy
R. David Kennedy Corporation
N.Y. Or
Zola Returns to Paris Amid Dreyfus Case Backlash
The passage notes Zola returning to Paris in June 1899 as a new Dreyfus trial loomed. It mentions the Rennes court martial about to begin and the amnesty granted after Dreyfus’s second conviction. Amnesty freed Zola from litigation tied to the J accuse letter and restored his Legion of Honor cross amid controversy.
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Zola
Paris
Dreyfus
Rennes
J’accuse
Legion of Honor
Building a crewed schooner for safe coastwise travel in Virginia
The author describes planning an 80 by 20 foot schooner with 3 feet draft, built in parts across New York and Chesapeake for 3500 plus 600 for a naphtha tender. The Buckeye rig promises economy and utility. crew costs are minimal, with a first mate paid 50 monthly and a cook at five. The craft can work six months yearly at 750, outmatching shore living. It handles sand bars, mud flats, and tidal dries, and can beach in a storm, saving passengers if the boat must abandon life at sea.
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Virginia
New York
Chesapeake
Crisfield
America
Hoar Reimburses for Worcester Dining Car Meal
A Boston railroad office tale centers on Senator Hoar who seeks to repay a dining car bill. After clerks identify him, Hoar locates the payer in railroad records and reimburses the one dollar charge, prefers proper accountability over error. The episode unfolds amid a staged cultural event at the Opera House.
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Boston
New England
United States
Worcester
Senator Hoar
Joe Mitchell Chapple
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