U. S. Steel Slips to New Lows at Opening
New low records for U S Steel common and preferred set at the opening of the New York stock market. Steel common sold 13 to 13 amid 7000 shares traded. preferred fell to 58 after blocks of 200 to 800 shares. Large firms sold heavily and liquidation or short selling clouded the trade. The industrial group including Colorado Fuel remained weak though steel stocks showed slight firming late in the first hour.
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New York
U. S. Steel Common
Preferred
Steel Common
Steel Preferred
Chicago
Stock Market Opens Weak Amid Heavy U S Steel Liquidation
New York stock market opens weak with heavy liquidation led by U S Steel. Common stock drops to 13% on 3000 shares, further declines to 18% on further sales. U S Steel preferred falls to 59% before slight recovery. Amalgamated rises to 37 as other metals and rail stocks slip. Pullman gains 2 points.
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New York
Amalgamated Copper
Atchison
Baltimore & Ohio
Brooklyn Transit
Canadian Pacific
Erie
Erie First
Louisville
Missouri Pacific
New York Central
Ontario & Western
Pennsylvania
Reading
Rock Island
Sugar
St. Paul
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Union Pacific
U. S. Steel
Wabash
U.S. Steel
Il A
Colorado
Sloss-Sheffield Steel
Railway Steel Spring
American Car
General Electric
Republic Steel
Standard
Louisville & Nashville
Illinois Central
Pullman
Anxiety over Far East unsettles London stock market
London on Oct 12 showed a weak opening as anxiety over Far East events weighed on markets. Consols slipped a quarter point while foreign government securities led declines. Japanese 5 per cents fell 1 point and 4 per cents dropped .75. American stocks fell 0.5 to 1 point amid distrust in industrial trusts.
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London
Far East
Stock Exchange
Cotton Market Opens With Easy Futures
New York October 12 futures opened easy with October 9.16 and November 9.16 noted. December 9.23, January 9.22, March 9.29, April 9.24, May 9.34, June 9.87, and July 9.35 bid.
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New York
Obituary notes John Regan and Isabel Farley deaths
John J Regan former proprietor of the Old Washington tavern dies at 605 Chelmsford street after a long illness consumption. He was 39 and leaves a widow and one child. Isabel M Farley a well known Nashua singer dies at age 24 after typhoid fever. She directed music in Pepperell and Hudson public schools and taught at Nashua’s First Congregational church Sunday school.
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John J. Regan
Old Washington Tavern
Chelmsford Street
Lowell Lodge
B. P. O. Tiks
the Foresters
General Butler Veteran Firemen’s Association
Isabel M. Farley
Nashua
Miss Farley
Randolph Farley
Elm Street
Pepperell
Mass
Hudson
N. H
Private Wires Linking Major Markets and Margin Securities
Commission orders executed in all markets with securities carried on margin in line with sound banking principles. Special letter offered free upon application to Boston and Maine.
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New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
Deaf mutes dance in large New York balls led by Hodgson
In New York City deaf and mute communities have held over a dozen large dances in Manhattan and Brooklyn attended by 150 to 200 couples. Edwin A. Hodgson, a professor at the New York institution for the deaf, promotes dancing and explains how bass viol vibrations aid coordination. The League of Elect Surds hosted a major dance at Cosmopolitan Park with 150 couples, noting that most attendees could hear rather than speak, and sign language governed the proceedings.
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Manhattan
Brooklyn
Edwin A. Hodgson
New York Institution For the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb
Broadway
One Hundred and Sixty-third Street
Deaf-Mutes. Mr. Hodgson
Hodgson
Mr. Hodgson
League of Elect Surds
Cosmopolitan Park
Amsterdam Avenue
League
Prof
Reiff
Lancers
New York Times
Monument to McKinley Dedicated at Adams
Adams October 10 A monument to President William McKinley funded by townspeople and school children was unveiled in Adams Berkshire County with Governor Bates in a large militia parade. Hon John D Long spoke of McKinley s rise from village lawyer to national leader and the statue by Augustus Lukeman stands on a granite pedestal with four expressive tablets.
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Adams
Wm. B. Plunkett
William McKinley
Berkshire
Bates
I. A. Whipple
L. W. Thompson
W. B. Plunkett
Plunkett
Ohio
Yonder Memorial Library
Berkshire Mill No. 4
McKinley
Heaven
C. T. Plunkett
John L. Bates
Gov. Guild
America
W. Murray Crane
Dalton
President McKinley
Wm. B. Plankett
Augustus Lukeman
New York
Park, Maple
Trigaine
Notre Dame Marea
House of Representatives
Antietam
Buffalo
M Kinley
Washington
Held for Murder Snell in New Bedford Trial
New Bedford October 10 Angles Snell stands charged with murder of Tilling hast Kirby at Horseneck beach on September 9. District court adjourned as 34 witnesses were requested to be impounded, with trial moving to the superior courthouse. Snell showed calm, was held for the grand jury next month. District Attorney Swift led the case. defense by Doran and Bannon. About 40 witnesses summoned, only a dozen testified.
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New Bedford
Angles Snell
Tillinghast Kirby
Horseneck Beach
Milliken
Third District
Snell
3D District Court
Littl
Swift
Doran & Bannon
Russo Japanese talks stall as Tokyo deadline nears
In Yokohama on October 10 negotiations with Russia show slow progress. Baron De Rosen has not replied to Komura’s call for Russia to reassess its stance. Komura and Premier Katsura met with war and navy ministers while Komura visited Marquis Yamagata amid signs the crisis may peak. A 40000 signature petition from anti Russian union protests Moscow’s actions in Manchuria and Korea delivered to the premier.
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Yokohama
Tokio
Baron de Rosen
Komura
Russia
Japan
Katsura
Yamagata
Anti
Manchuria
Corea
Students Give Up Parade Trouble In Bowdoin College
Brunswick Maine Oct 10 The committee from a Bowdoin College mass meeting has decided not to prosecute after reviewing the night robe parade incident. No leaders or assailants could be positively identified. Town authorities will require permits and police protection for future parades to hold the town liable if trouble occurs.
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Brunswick
Bowdein College
Indiscretions of Prudence Girl Committed in 1898
Prudence known as May Simmons, a Boston girl, was ordered committed to the Lancaster reformatory for girls on January 6, 1898. At 15 she was deemed a wanton person and abandoned, though not insane, by Constable John H. Nichols.
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Prudence
May Simmons
Boston
Lancaster Reformatory
John H. Nichols
Toll Bridge Collapse Over Delaware River Traps Victims
At Middletown New York on October 10 the Barrett toll bridge spanning 551 feet between Port Jervis and Matamora Pennsylvania collapsed, causing several drownings as the Delaware River bridge failed under traffic.
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Delaware River
Middletown
N. Y
Port Jervis
Matamora
Body of F L Curtis Found in Merrimack River
The body of Frank L Curtis of Central street East Boston Massachusetts who had been missing since last Saturday was found in the Merrimack river early this afternoon about three miles up from Manchester New Hampshire.
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Manchester
N. H
Frank L. Curtis
Central Street
East
Boston
Merrimack River
Steamer Saratoga Sustains Hole In Starboard Side
The Saratoga of the Troy line arrived with a big hole in her starboard side and part of the guard rails missing after colliding with the bridge between Troy and Albany. A strong flood current caused the incident but damage was not serious.
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New York
Saratoga
Troy Line
Troy
Albany
Brockton Builds Toward Labor War Over Arbitration
In Brockton on October 10, the Master Builders declare that if the Carpenters union and Building Trades council do not agree by Tuesday night to submit Irving Bros. case to an arbitration committee, all builder contracts will halt in the city and other sites. A general lock-out could start Wednesday morning, threatening 500 workers. The Building Trades council endorsed the majority report opposing arbitration, while the Carpenters union stance was backed by the council. The union meets Monday to report on action.
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Canton
Congressional
Congress
Great
Committee of Ways and Means
Ohio
Washington
Lincoln
Republic
Spain
McKinley
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippines
Brockton
Master Builders’ Association
Carpenters’ Union and Building Trades Council
Irving Bros
Building Trades Council
Master Builders’ Committee
Carpenters’ Union
Building Trades Organizations
The Workingman in Germany and Socialist Rise
A study of the recent German general election shows Socialists increasing from 58 to 81 seats with nearly 3.2 million voters backing them. The piece argues German workers face police scrutiny and militarism while lacking protections found in the US and Britain, making political engagement the path to reform. The Emperor’s opposition ironically fuels Socialist momentum, with experts noting seats would rise to about 120 under fair reapportionment.
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England
Germany
United States
Kaiser
Great Britain
Reichstag
A. Maurice Low
Bargain on 25c pictures sold at 10c by dealer George Maker
George E Maker at 2 John Street advertises a daily arrival of new pictures and mouldings. The sale offers 25 cent pictures for 10 cents each with subjects like scenery and dining room. The ad invites customers to see the etched brass toasts and shop locally before buying elsewhere.
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George E. Maker
John Street
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Supreme Court of the United States
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