Stock Market Opens Irregularly With Active Early Trading
New York opening shows irregular action with Amalgamated and several rails at varied gains. Atchison and Baltimore & Ohio advance while anthracite issues dip. By 11 am trading slows though Pennsylvania group leads gains and Baltimore & Ohio rises further.
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New York
Amalgamated
Atchison
Baltimore & Ohio
Brooklyn Transit
Canadian Pacific
Cleveland & Ohio
Erie
Louisville
Manhattan
Missouri Pacific
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Reading
Reading First
St. Paul
Southern Pacific
Texas Pacific
Union Pacific
U. S. Steel
Western Union
Wabash
Central
Sugar
Colorado
Futures open steady on October through June rates
New York reports futures opened steady with October nominal. November quotes at 8.39, December 8.46, January 8.56, February 8.36, March 8.38, April 8.39, May 8.39, June 8.38.
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New York
Amalgamated Market Still Friendless Despite Copper Rise
Amalgamated shows little support as metal market gains spark no real stock reaction. New Yorks top metal houses lift electrolytic copper to 12 cents and lake copper to 12.5 cents. American Printing Co brokers secured 250000 yards of regular print cloths at 3 cents per yard in Fall River last week for delivery in the last ten weeks of the year. M C D Borden returns to the scene signaling market firming at the three-cent level or better through February next year. Other printers have yet to enter.
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Amalgamated
New York
American Printing Company
Fall River
M. C. D. Borden
Railroads win secrecy on funding sources ruling
Justice Alden Chester issued a decision upholding confidentiality of financial backers for railroads seeking permission to build and operate. The New York board of railroad commissioners may keep funding sources private, denying a request to disclose backers in the Port Chester case involving New Haven Hartford.
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Albany
N. Y
Justice Alden Chester
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Justice Chester
Port Chester Railroad Company
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Emperor William Speaks at Fehrbell Monument Unveiling
Berlin reports Emperor William addressed a crowd at Fehrbell in Brandenburg unveiling a monument to the Elector and his defeat of the Swedes in 1675. He urged Germany to renew the Elector spirit, recalled Jena and Tilsit as trials, and said in peacetime the nation must keep defense as its highest duty.
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Berlin
Fehrbell
Braunburg
Willam
Germany
Frederick
Jena
Tilsit
Brandeburg
Strike by Chicago Wholesale Grocers Helpers Union
Chicago on October 18 members of the Wholesale Grocers' Helpers' union walked out to press the Wholesale Grocers' association to honor a wage contract agreed last month. The union numbers about a thousand workers and officials expect little or no work by nightfall.
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Chicago
Wholesale Grocers’ Helpers’ Union
Wholesale Grocers’ Association
Raymond-In Pelham New Hampshire Child Born At Home
Pearl F E Raymond aged 10 months 2 days at the home of Moses and Julia Raymond was born in Pelham New Hampshire. James Jewett a man about 40 fell in a fit this morning on Market street and was removed by ambulance to St Johns hospital.
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Raymond
Pelham, N.H
Moses
Julia
Pearl FE
James Jewett
Market Street
St. John's Hospital
Marine News Steamer Arrivals At New York Harbor
Marine news reports two steamers arriving in New York. The Zeeland from Antwerp and Liverpool arrived Oct 18, and the Campania arrived from New York.
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New York
Zeeland
Antwerp
Liverpool
Campania
American Dreamland for Fakirs Says Ah Wing in Duluth
Ah Wing, a cheerful Chinese fakir in Duluth, tells a reporter that America is the best country for his trade. He recounts a long wanderer’s tale from Canton to Mecca, Greece, and Italy, praising American gullibility and the ease with which a skilled illusionist can profit. He notes Duluth’s people are kind, though the western South Dakota region is especially soft.
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America
Ah Wing
Third Avenue West
Superior Street
Duluth
Turkey
Canton
India
Arabia
Mecca
Holy City
Palestine
Hosphorus
Constantinople
Great Turk
Larissa
Rome
Mexico
Wing
South Dakota
Duluth Tribune
Unbroken London to Holyhead Special Train Sets Record
A private special from Euston to Holyhead covering 264 miles without a stop ran in 6 hours 48 minutes, two minutes ahead of schedule. The Queen Alexandra locomotive pulled corridor saloon cars including one built for the Paris exhibition, averaging about 52 mph with higher spurs, and eight water tanks supplied the engine.
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London and North-Western Railway
Euston
Holyhead
Lord Dudley
Carlisle
Paddington
Plymouth
Great Western Railway
London Times
Navy Faces Critical Choice in New Vessels Design
Washington October 18 The navy board debates whether speed or armor and size should govern the proposed armored cruisers priced at 14 500 tons. Engineers urge high speed with ample engine space while ordnance pushes heavy armor and big guns. Secretary Moody may decide the balance between mobility and protection amid heated discussions.
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Washington
Board of Construction
Navy Department
Ordnance Department
Bowles
Department
Melville
Oregon
Santiago
Drake
Tennessee
Moody
Eagle Attacks Woman on Road Near Pittsfield
Miss Annie Cassidy, a Sheffield schoolteacher, was attacked by a large eagle while biking along a mountain road near the Count state line. The bird became entangled in her bicycle chain and was strangled, allowing her to escape with minor injuries and she rode to the village with the dead eagle affixed to the handlebars. This marks the first known eagle attack in the county.
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Pittsfield
Annie Cassidy
Cassidy
Sheffield
Miss Cassidy
Fire destroys freight house at White River Junction
A fire at White River Junction Vermont destroyed the large freight house used by Central Vermont, Boston and Maine, and Woodstock railroads. Telegraph and telephone service were interrupted, with losses likely above 15000 dollars. The blaze started at 7 PM and was not checked until noon, firefighters hampered by an inadequate system.
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Boston and Maine Railroad
Central Vermont Railroad
White River Junction
Central
Vermont
Boston and Maine
Woodstock
Strike at Lynn leather factory over harness stock condition
In Lynn on October 18 a strike occurred at the J. B. Benton company leather counter and heel factory as 74 workers quit in dispute with the foreman over harness leather cutting. Twenty-two directly involved cutters say stock shifted from greasy to dry and harmful to health. the rest joined in sympathy. The workers belong to Heel Workers' union No. 263, and a committee reported Hon. Charles F. Harwood would take no action. No wage issue is involved.
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Charles 4. Harwood
Paris Unions Discuss 8 Hour Day Strike Plan
Paris reports the general confederation of Jabor weighing a France wide strike by all trades unions for an eight hour day and old age pensions. A manifesto to unions is drafted urging action as favorable conditions. A meeting set for next Monday to decide. Miners' strike remains peaceful with 160,000 out.
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Paris
Patrie
General Confederation of Jabor
France
Betts and Fisher arraigned in federal fraud case
Boston on October 18 US Commissioner Fiske arraigned E F Betts John M Fisher and Ella Bailey for mailing defraud cases. Each defendant waived examination and bonds were set Betts 10000 Fisher 5000 Bailey 3000. Fisher pleaded guilty in a related conspiracy case and testified against Betts who was found guilty. Betts also faces a larceny bond tied to alleged fraudulent stock deals by Fisher Co.
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Boston
EF. E. Betts
John M. Fisher
Ella’ Bailey
United States
Fiske
Betts
Fisher
Miss Bailey
J. M. Fisher & Co
Fisher & Co
Swell Thief McMillan Held for U S Authorities
Stephen McMillan, son of a Canadian parliament member, arraigned in a Jersey City police court on embezzling $1300 from F. H. St. Charles & Co., Montreal. Court dismissed the local charge but held him for U S authorities as a fugitive from justice.
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New York
Stephen McMillan
Jersey City
F. H. St. Charles & Co
Montreal
McMillan
United States
Delayed Ocean Liners Scramble For Coal Before Sail
Two New York ocean steamships postponed departures due to late coal deliveries. The Grosser Kurfuerst was to sail at 10 but left at 7 am tomorrow after coal arrived shortly before departure. The Potsdam also missed 10 am and was rescheduled to sail at 4 pm.
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New York
Bremen
Potsdam
Stole Mrs Finns Bracelet of Gold Case
John Connor pleaded guilty to stealing a gold wristband and watch from the carriage of Mrs. Timothy L. Woodruff wife of New Yorks lieutenant governor. He was held for trial in 1000 bail after bolting with the valuables. captured by the coachman.
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New York
John Connor
Timothy L. Woodruff
Englishman Satisfied On American Rail Safety Report
London reports H A Walker, expert for the London and Northwestern, says American railways lack safety for passengers and workers. He notes higher accident rates in the U S despite longer mileage, cites crossings and maintenance, and questions automatic couplings versus British screw systems. He cites conflicting Times letters urging upgrades and argues Britain must act to protect shareholders.
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London
H. A. Walker
London and Northwestern Railroad
America
Great Britain
Times
Saturday Review
Inter-State Commerce Commission
United Kingdom
Fines Paid Over Concealed Yellow Fever Cases
Guayaquil Oct 18 The steamer Guatemala of the Pacific Steam Navigation Co Liverpool bound for Panama, detained by the board of health, sailed after agents paid the fines on four company steamers for alleged concealment of yellow fever cases. The protest dated Oct 16 will be discussed between Britain and Ecuador.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Guatemala
Pacific Steam Navigation Company of
Liverpool
Panama
Board of Health
Mohican to Sail Wide Pacific Cruise With Landsmen Crew
The United States training ship Mohican will depart within two weeks on a long voyage carrying about 50 landsmen aged 18 to 25. The ship will travel as far as Sydney, Australia and into the south seas, visiting south coast ports and possibly Honolulu. The Adams, with apprentices and Wake Island as the farthest point, is expected to sail soon.
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San Francisco
United States
Mohican
Sydney
Australia
Adams
Mataratian
Honolulu
South Coast
South Seas
Wake Island
Heavy October Frost Hurts Maine Apple Crop
A severe frost across eastern Maine last night damaged the late apple crop, already in part still on trees, causing losses running to several thousand dollars.
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Portland
Foot Crushed in Local Accident In Warren
John Grant aged 35 employed by Warren Paving had his left foot crushed unloading machinery from cars Saturday afternoon. He was taken to Emergency hospital for treatment.
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John Grant
Warren Paving Company
Foot Injury at Work for NE Telephone Co
Martin McQueen lacerated his foot when he struck it with a pick while at work for the New England Telephone Co. Saturday afternoon. The cut required two stitches at the Emergency hospital.
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Martin McQueen
The
New England Telephone Co
Thomas Todd News Note Falls In Street Incident
Thomas Todd collapsed in a fit on Willie Street Saturday afternoon and was transported to his home by ambulance after the episode.
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Thomas Todd
Willie Street
Ill boy cut foot at Moore's Mills in Chelmsford
Fourteen year old William Flemings of 391 School Street was injured Saturday forenoon at Moore's Mills in North Chelmsford when his foot was cut by a piece of iron. He received treatment at the Emergency hospital.
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Moore's Imills
Chelmsford
Wm. Flemings
School Street
Textile students clash over sophomores kidnapping peers
Textile school juniors and seniors kidnapped two sophomores, Austin Clapp of Maiden and James Dewey of Vermont, after an initiation speech about the coal strike near Tower's corner. The act followed a long-running class feud and signals more trouble ahead among textile students.
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Austin Clapp
James Dewey
Tower's Corner
Maiden
Vermont
Admiral Dewey
Fire at Tucker Wood Rim Works Kills Carl Maggert
In Urbana Ohio on October 18 a blaze at Tucker Wood Rim Works killed Carl Maggert and injured Arthur Maggert. Night Watchman Charles Maggert and another son suffered serious burns while the brothers escaped by leaping from a second story window. The fire, discovered late, was already out of control.
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Urbana
Carl Maggert
Arthur Maggert
Charles Maggert
Tucker Wood
Carl
Fog Envelops New York Harbors and Rivers
Dense fog clings to the upper bay and rivers with coal smoke drifting seaward over the harbor. Ferry and craft traffic is tedious and dangerous as several incoming steamers are believed fog-bound near Sandy Hook.
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New York
Sandy Hook
Berlin Debaters Clash Over Tariff Bill Uproar
In Berlin on October 18 Baron Von Wangenheim of the farmers union told the Reichstag that Chancellor Von Buelow's Thursday speech ruined any chance for the tariff bill's passage. He warned that persisting with Caprivi era policy would undermine the monarchy by sawing off its branch, sparking a loud scene.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Baron von Wangenheim
Farmers’ Union
von Buelow
Cartoonist released on heavy rail bond
Sandy Hill New Hampshire October 18 It was ascertained today that a conference yesterday between President Colvin Treasurer Cobb and General Manager Josselyn representing the Hudson Valley Railway company and five former employes of the road on the question of wages failed to effect a settlement. John Brady a local cartoon artist whose contributions in The Toiler caused him to be arrested on a charge of riot October 4 has been admitted to bail in 2000.
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Sandy Hill
N. H
Colvin
Cobb
Josselyn
Hudson Valley Railway Company
John Brady
Towboat Interests Likely Merge in New York Harbor
The Evening Post reports negotiations near a tentative agreement among six towboat lines owning 34 boats. A meeting next week is expected to finalize action toward merging the lines.
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New York
The
Evening Post
New York Harbor
Dividend Ordered in Granite State Provident Fund
Chester issues a distribution order directing a special fund held by a receiver be shared among New York state policy holders. Estimated participation is about 49 percent of the fund.
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Albany
N. Y
Alden Chester
Granite State Provident Association
New York State
New Servian Cabinet Formed by General Zinmarovics
Belgrade Servia October 18 General Zin zar Marovics forms a new cabinet replacing the resigning ministry. The new government is composed of independent radicals with himself as premier.
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Belgrave
Servia
Zinzar Marovics
Hisself
The World’s Fiction For A Year Reviews Global Output
A survey notes 8000 to 10000 novels yearly worldwide, with Japan and India contributing hundreds while Europe and Russia push large volumes. It cites Pushkin editions, Latin and Arabic markets, and Italian Spanish Russian outputs, concluding the global novel world grows similarly across nations.
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Japan
India
Egypt
Syria
East
Hammu Rabbi
Lucknow
Italy
Spain
France
Scandinavian
Europe
Copenhagen
Russia
Pushkin
Talcott Williams
Iy Review of Reviews
Idle and Sporting Rich in New York Era
Opinion contrasts Newport and Saratoga wealth with broader American life. It condemns ostentatious displays and gambling culture as signs of dull luxury, while noting racing winnings and summer segregation from the masses. The piece argues the idle rich and racing elites do not drive national conduct or fashion.
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United States
Delmonico
New York
Newport
Saratoga
Mbane
Gas Escapes Prompt Charge at Hotel Clerk Exchange
A guest tells the clerk the room had gas escaping all night while the clerk jokes about charging 4 percent per dollar for extra gas. The exchange highlights a quirky, possibly non serious hotel pricing moment involving staff and a guest.
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