Opening Weakness Grips New York Stock Market
The New York stock market opened weak on October 10 amid disappointment over coal strike settlement talks. Leading stocks across groups fell 1 to 2 points with notable declines in Delaware and Hudson, Reading, Pennsylvania, Baltimore and Ohio, New York Central, Canadian Pacific, St. Paul, Union Pacific, Atchison, Louisville, Sugar, and Tennessee Coal. By 11 a.m. nervous, feverish trading kept prices near the day’s lows, with Colorado Fuel bucking the trend by rising 1 4 percent. Lackawanna dropped seven points on a single sale as overall activity nearly stalled.
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New York
Amalgamated Copper
Anaconda
Atchison
Baltimore & Ohio
Canadian Pacific
Erie
Louisville
Erie First
Manhattan
Missouri Pacific
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Reading
Delaware and Hudson
St. Paul
Union Pacific
Sugar
Tennessee
Colorado
Lacka- Wanna
Futures Opened Steady Amid Decline on Commodity Market
New York reports futures opening steady after a decline with quotes for October 8.5, November 8.57 bid, December 8.65, January 8.69, February 8.49, March 8.50, April 8.52, May 8.51.
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New York
Tyngsboro Inn License Records and Nickel Machines Trial
A court session reviews inn-holder licenses issued by Tyngsboro town clerk William Blanchard to the Bowers brothers Jonathan and George. A dispute arises over inaccurate record readings, Judge Pickman urging courtesy. Edwin Knight of Randolph testifies about nickel-in-the-shot machines at Willow Dale, demonstrating a 50 cent play and noting a 20-run tally. A Boston expert says small-numbers offer better winning odds than larger ones. Court adjourns at noon until afternoon.
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Tyngsboro
Wiliam Blanchard
Bowers Brothers
Jonathan
George
Mr. Johnson
Bent
Johnson
Pickman
Edwin BE
Knight
Randolph
Willow Dale
The Tax Case Nears Final Arguments in Canoiidgs
The tax case to reopen and hear new evidence moves toward a final stage in Canoiidgs. Judge Mason delays due to ahead cases, assigns Judge Sheldon to hear two points on postponement and new evidence, then allows stenographer’s report while barring new or old evidence. Arguments set for next Monday between Mr Qua for the city and Mr Dunbar for Tremont & Suffolk.
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Canoiidgs
Mason
Sheldon
Dunbar
Tremont & Suffolk
Qua
Sheldon Fule
Supreme Court
Tao Mu, Vice Roy Tao Mong Dies in Exile
Hong Kong reports Tao Mu, vice roy of Kwang Tung and Kwang S, has died after forced resignation. Advices via the steamer Victoria to Tacoma say palace eunuchs in Pekin attacked him, fueling his retirement from public life.
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Hong Kong
Tacoma
Wash
Victoria
Tao Mu
Pekin
Ninety Six Entered Open Golf Championship at Garden City
Ninety six entries for the United States Golf Association open championship began at Garden City Golf Club with 36 holes today and 36 more tomorrow. Among amateurs are Walter J. Travis H. M. Harriman Charles W. Zeeley plus others. professionals include Willie Anderson and Willie Smith.
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Garden City
L. L
United States Golf Association
Garden City Golf Club
Walter J. Travis
H. M. Harriman
Charles B. MacDonald
Connecticut
Chas. W. Zeeley
Charles B. Cory
A. G. Lockwood
Boston
Louis Livingston
R. C. Watson, Jr
George O'* Brokaw
Willie Anderson
Montclair
N. J
Arthur H. Fenn
Poland Springs
Aleck Smith
Nassau
Anderson
David Brown
Great Britain
Willie Dunn
Stamford
Funeral Mass for Dennis Murphy in Lowell Church
Funeral services for Dennis Murphy were held at St. Peter's Lowell with a high mass led by Rev. Fr. Rowan. The ceremony featured choir performances and elaborate floral tributes from local firms and families, marking Murphy's esteemed place in the community. Delegations from Knights of Columbus Lowell Trust Co and local steamship lines attended, with mourners from multiple cities.
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St. Peter’s Church
Dennis Murphy
Murphy
Lowell
Fr. Rowan
David Murphy
Salem
W. George Mullin
Fr. McDermot
James E. Donnelly
Schmidt
J. W. McKennedy
Chopin
Jas. A. Murphy
Leybach
J. A. Murphy
Mollie Ivers
Mozart Quartette
John H. McMahon
William F. Thornton
Joseph Murphy
John M. Murphy
Thomas H. Murphy
Dominion Line Steamship Company
Cunard Steamship Company
Lowell Trust Company
Elite Whist Club
Virginia Clare Murphy
Charles Mulvey
Wrenn
Emil J. Borjes
John Donnelly
William J. Coughlin
Shedd
Ida F. Jackson
Constantine O'Donnell
John J. Hogan
Thomas C. Lee
Lowell ‘Trust Company
Robert J. Thomas
Knights of Columbus
Thomas Fee
Michael Corbett
William Sullivan
Frank Brady
J. Joseph O'Connor
William C. Purcell Frederick Gorman
Henry Quirbach
Washington Institution For Savings
Cunard
Dominion Steamship Companies
Sistersrom
St. John’s Hospital
Marriage in Warren Unites Bernard Rane and Miss Nettle Burchum
Mr Bernard Rane of Westford Street Lowell and Miss Nettle Burchum were united in marriage on October 2 at Warren by Reverend Olson of the Congregational church. The couple left for a wedding trip and will reside in the city upon return.
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Bernard Rane
Westford Street
Lowell
Nettle Burchum
Warren
Mr. Olson
Congregational Church
Raney
City
Parker and Ella Mc Wise wed in city ceremony
Yesterday morning Rev. Geo. H. Clark of Central Methodist performed the wedding of George W. Parker and Ella Mc Wise, both of this city, after a breakfast at Edward Raymond's in Wieminville. They plan a short wedding trip and will reside at 258 Merrimack Street.
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Geo. H. Clark
Central Methodist Church
George W. Parker
Ella Mc Wise
Edwar Raymond
Wieminville
Tin workers to meet in Pittsburg for wage rebate vote
President Shaffer of the Amalgamated association calls a special convention of tin plate workers in Pittsburg on October 20 to reconsider the American Tin Plate company rebate proposal. The plan seeks a 26 percent wage cut for all tin plate exports, with Shaffer noting misunderstandings caused complications that must be resolved.
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Pittsburg
Shaffer
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Plate Workers
American Tin Plate Company
Five Dollar Dispute Strikes Daniels Household
Joshua Daniels of North Tewksbury faced a conflict over a $5 payment for moving furniture after hiring John and Mrs Collins as housekeepers. The Collinses left the Daniels residence with furniture, while Daniels demands the $5 refund, leaving both parties to seek legal counsel. The fragmentary report then shifts to a political convention praising tariff protection and constitutional strength with Gov. Kimball and Reps Capron and Bull.
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Joshua Daniels
North Tewksbury
White
Rozalie Daniels
Florence Pierce
Daniels
Les
John H. Collins
Chestnut Square
Mr. Collins
Mr. Daniels
Collins
Mrs. Collins
Rhode Island Republicans Nominate State Ticket in Convention
Providence Oct 9 Republicans of Rhode Island met in convention and nominated Gov. C D Kimball for governor and incumbent congressmen Melville Bull and Adin Capron for the first and second districts. They reaffirmed the Philadelphia platform, praised Theodore Roosevelt, and endorsed his 1904 renomination. The gathering elected officers and approved a platform focusing on tariffs and anti silver policies.
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Providence
R. J
Rhode Island
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
C. D. Kimball
Chas
Dean Kimball
Heute
Geo
L Shepley
Chas. P. Benentt
Charles F. Stearns
Walter A. Read
Gloucester
Gov. Kimball
Republican Party
Theodore Roosevelt
Federation of Labor Convenes Approves Routine Agenda
Brockton October meeting of the American Federation of Labor keeps the date for next year’s convention unchanged. A proposal requiring unions to affiliate with the state branch is rejected, while a plan to legislate against court encroachment on organized labor is referred to the incoming executive council. Financials show $614.94 in the treasury. circulars will seek aid for legal costs of Boston striking brewery workers. Thomas F. Tracy honors John F. O’Sullivan, and delegates bid farewell with Auld Lang Syne.
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Brockton
American Federation of Labor
Frank R. Foster
Executive Council
Anna Bowen
Committee On Finance
Treasury
Boston
Thomas F. Tracy
Legislative Committee
The
John F. O'Sullivan
Lynn
Jealousy Fatal Shooting At Government Office
Washington Oct 9 Miss Alice Fisher a young woman at the government printing office was shot and instantly killed at noon by fellow employee William Dougherty. He then killed himself. Jealousy sparked the tragedy at a friend’s home where Fisher had gone to reconcile with Dougherty who objected to her attentions to another man.
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Washington
Alice Fisher
Government Printing Office
William Dougherty
Dougherty
New Style of Murder Unfolds in Chicago
Bud Higgins, a race track worker, is sought by police on charges of devising a new murder plan and attempting it against Annie Butler aged 21 of 412 Dearborn Street. After a quarrel she feared him and he lured her to a telephone then fired from a window, wounding her in the left side. Higgins fled.
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Chicago
Bud Higgins
Annie Butler
Dearborn Street
Higgins
First Snow of the Season Reported on Mt Washington
A Mt Washington report notes the season's first heavy snow Tuesday night extending about a third down the mountain, marking a week earlier arrival than last year's Oct 17. Nearby Littleton New Hampshire also reports the mountains snow capped yesterday morning as the season opens.
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Portland
Express
Mt. Washington
Littleton
N. H
Provincetown brakeman killed on freight train
William J. Terry, 22, of Provincetown and a New York, New Haven & Hartford brake man, was found dead lying atop a freight car as the regular Cape-bound train reached Boston. He had been seen alive at Quincy Adams station. investigators think he struck an overhead bridge.
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Boston
William J. Terry
Provincetown
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Cape
Terry
Quincy Adams
Brauer Line charters Marianne to ship coal to Germany
The British steam er Marianne is chartered by the Brauer line to transport 4000 tons of anthracite coal from Hamburg. The Brauer line reportedly bought 20000 tons of Pennsylvania anthracite stored at twenty sites in Germany and will ship it back to the United States immediately.
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United States
New York
Marianne
Brauer Line
Hamburg
Germany
Boston Presbytery Defers Hershey Resignation Contempt Deliberations
In Haverhill on Oct 9 the Boston presbytery closed its fall meeting with no action on Rev. Scott F. Hershey’s resignation, deferring to a special session. Resolutions exonerated Hershey and condemned those urging resignation. Contempt against Rev. Alexander Laird was declared for civil attachment actions while pending, with his Michigan settlement letter to be withheld until purge. Delegates to the New York synod were elected along with named elders.
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Haverhill
Boston Presbytery
Scott F. Hershey
First Presbyterian Church of
Boston
Presbytery
Hershey
Hogarth Tower
Withrow
J. J. Dunlop
Committee On Evangelization
Arthur C. McMillan
New York
Alexander Laird
First
New Bedford
Michigan Presbytery
Kneeland
New York City
McLeod Harvey
H. C. Hovey
Newburyport
James Todd
Quincy
D. J. Maney
Manchester
N. H
W. E. Archibald
Brookline
Stephen C. Damon
Bedford
George Armstrong
Windham
D. A. McAuley
John Shillway
Todd and
Hovey
Male Spinners at National Marine Association Meeting
Boston reports the National Marine association closed with officer elections and a debate over raising the per capita tax from five to ten cents. Officers chosen include President Michael Dugan of Lowell and Vice President Michael White of Dover New Hampshire. The convention will revisit the tax increase at the next gathering while resolutions condemn lawmakers who opposed labor legislation.
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Boston
General Court
National Marine Association
Michael Dugan
Lowell
Michael White
Dover
N. H
Frank Mullarkey
Pawtucket
Samuel Ross
New Bedford
Wm. Hall
James Richardson
Lawrence
James Cleff
R. I
Erban Fleming
Holyoke
Dolphus Giroux
Fred Lowe
Adams
James Worthington
Taunton
Dennis Murphy
Taftsville
Conn
Holbrook Irresponsible Says Maine Doctor At Trial
Dr Biga low T Sanborn superintendent of the Maine Insane hospital testified at the Wilton murder trial that Herbert E Holbrook suffered an uncontrollable condition of passion and was entirely irresponsive at the time of his wife Josie Holbrook s death in Wilton Farmington Me Oct 9
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Farmington
Bigalow T. Sanborn
Maine Insane Hospital
Augusta
Herbert E. Holbrook
Josie
Wilton
Holbrook
Honorary Degrees Conferred on Notable Academics in Oxford
Oxford England October 9 Ambassador White received the honorary degree of doctor of civil law Professors Minot West Canfield and Canfield were also honored with doctorates in science literature and education titles.
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Oxford
Eng
Ambassador White
Chas. H. Minot
Harvard
A. F. West
Princeton
George F. Canfield
Columbia
Sparks and Bruce Delegates at Lowell Convention Chaos
Tempers flared as Lowell delegates clashed over credentials and ballots. Bruce and Sparks factions each claimed victory with Bruce at 65 votes and Sparks at 67 after a tumultuous roll call and police involvement.
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Lowell
Committee On Credentials
James W. Barry
Daniel J. Donahue
John F. Murphy
J. Joseph Hennessey
Bruce
Wari 8
Sparks
Range and Penetration The Krag gun’s power shown in war tale
The New Orleans Times-Democrat recounts a dramatic claim about a Krag Jorgensen rifle. A Louisiana guard fired at a suspected trespasser late at night, and a single bullet allegedly wounded three men in a cabin a half mile away, tearing through walls and trees as it traveled.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Spain
Miami
Louisiana
Krag- Jorgensen
Pilchards and sardines debate settled in the affirmative
The Pall Mall Gazette reports that a long standing question is settled: sardine means any small fish preserved in oil, not a distinct species. Cornish pilchards become sardines through preparation, with size differences due to net mesh. Local fishermen favor closer mesh to preserve smaller fish.
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Cornwall
Moryson
Spain
Italy
Canaria
France
St. Ives
Newlyn
Pall Mall Gagette
Baboo and His English Revisited in Spectator Essay
Andra Singh in the London Spectator discusses Mr Anstey’s Bayard from Bengal, tracing Bengali Englishes from Ram Mohun Roy to modern writers. He notes foreigners’ misreadings, praises Ram Mohun Roy’s prose origins, cites Toru Dutt and Bankim Chandra, and urges readers to judge Bengalis by their mature works rather than apprentice attempts.
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Mr. Anstey
Bengal
Aberigh-Mackay
Lord Macaulay
Anstey
Dr. Johnson
Rajah
Ram Mohun Roy
Jeremy Bentham
Ram Mohan
James Mills
British India
Rajah Ram Mohan Roy
Mr. Jourdain
Iswar Caandra
Madhu Sudhan
Bankhim Chandra
Toru Dutt
Romesh Chunder
Chaucer
Gower
Mr. Antsey
The
Lion
Milton and
Macaulay
Walter Scott
Andra Singha
London Spectator
Old Trinity Church Among New York’s Historic Foundations
A description praising Trinity Church as New York’s oldest church organization aside from the Dutch Reformed, noting land grants from 1697 and 1706 Queen Anne’s farm, and its role in founding chapels, schools, hospitals, and Columbia University. It highlights wealth, philanthropy, and spiritual influence over the city’s development.
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New York
Corporation of Trinity
Dutch Reformed Collegiate
Separate
Trinity Church Association
Trinity
Queen Anne's
Columbia University
King's College
Trinity Vestry
Trinity Church
Broadway
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Frederick A. Allen
Pawtucket Street
G. F. Kenngett
Edson
C. M. Young & Co
Raney—Burchum
Parker—Wise
Capron and Bull
Federation OF Labor
Courts of Equity
National Union
Dodgera
Ball
Dano
Rams
Courier-Citizen
Middle Street
Nicholas G. Norcross
Insurance
Central Street
Lowell, Mass
Baboo
OLD Trinity
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