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Newspaper

Portland Daily Press

Location

Portland, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1900

Page

8

Lover commits suicide at graveside in Lowell

H Ballard Gray a 20 year old drug clerk shot himself at his sweetheart Maud N Howard's grave in Edson cemetery using cyanide of potassium. He left notes to his mother and Maud's mother and asked Rev Kennett to officiate. The couple planned to marry before Maud's death last March.

Lowell Mass Janes H. Ballard Gray Edson Maud N. Howard Cinny Gray Miss Howard Lynn Howat Clark Meigs Harry Gray W. E. Howard Church Street Maud George F. Kennett Young Maud Howard

State of Maine Reenters Service After Overhaul

The steamer State of Maine has a fresh paint job and is hauled at the International Steamship line wharf ready to resume trips. The schooner Bernie and Bessie arrived from Nova Scotia with lobsters while tug Knickerbocker towed the International barge and the Clara Goodwin. Admiral Rounds oversaw business on deck and the revenue cutter Woodbury arrived after a several day cruise.

State of Maine International Steamship Line Bernie Bessie Nova Scotia Knickerbocker International Clara Goodwin Rounds Alice Howard Woodbury

East End Yacht Club Plans Open House and Regatta

The East End Yacht Club met Wednesday to report progress on grounds work under ex Street Commissioner Staples and W F Bennett Co. The Grand Trunk Railway is building a fence and removing old structures on adjacent land. A club open house is planned this month. Dr Ralph W Bucknam was elected fleet surgeon. Thomas Laughlin offers a cup for a state yacht regatta proposed for Howe Week with prize funds to attract all classes. Regatta committee members were named Abel M Smith Wesley G Davie and Walter W Duffer Jr.

East End Yacht Club Staples W. F. Bennett & Co Grand Trunk Railway Company Ralph W. Bucknam Thomas $. Laughlin Thomas Laughin Wesley G. Davie Walter W. Duffer, Jr

New York Gentlemen’s Maine Steamship Excursion Planned

Arrangements are set for an annual Maine Steamship company outing to Portland. A party of 150 will depart New York on June 21 aboard the Horatio Hall, travel by special train to Sebago Lake and the Bay of Naples route, then return to Portland and be quartered at Falmouth before sailing back to New York.

New York Maine Steamship Company Portland Horatio Hall Commercial Street Sebago Lake Station Bay of Naples

Financial Market Roundup Sees Stagnant Trade in New York

June 7 New York stock market shows firm tone but little movement as bears covered positions and traders priced in expected London sales. Bond and money markets were quiet with declining security values and a large short interest. Wheat and grain markets in Portland report active prices and higher foreign demand.

New York Bears London China U. S

Grain Quotations Drift From Chicago Board of Trade

Grain prices listed for wheat corn soybeans and oats show modest moves with bid and offer levels. Quotations indicate daily closing values and percentage changes across wheat corn soybeans oats and related futures, reflecting regular market activity at the board.

Stock Quotations and Market Roundup Across Cities

Quotations from New York Chicago and other exchanges show mixed grain and livestock futures with steady to weaker tones. Cattle hogs and sheep receipts and prices vary by region and market with notable activity in New York Chicago Boston and Detroit noting wheat corn and flour movements alongside cotton and petroleum updates.

Teeleerah Chicago Texas Texasa Howe New York Minnesota Boweeley Duluth India Siour Woreat Butler Stuipments Detroit Toledo

SAILING DAYS OF OCEAN STEAMERS

List of ships and routes with destinations from New York to Glasgow Liverpool London Bremen Havre Genoa and other ports. Dates shown for June indicate sailings from New York to European ports with multiple vessels including Laurentian Statendam Oceanic Masaba Lahn Columbia Ethiouia and more.

Fragmentary Almanac Snippet From City Desk

Fragmented OCR text mentions cities New York Havre Bremen and generic time markers. The readable bits include moon sets and dates, but no coherent event or person. The snippet appears to be an almanac or weather/sky chart fragment with unclear context.

Marine News Digest Shows Broad 1900 Port Activity

The June 7 issue lists arrivals and departures across multiple ports. Vessels include Woodbury, Lochiel, Onward, and Native American with coal, repairs, or outbound cargo to cities like New York Boston and Philadelphia.

Auburndale New York Barbadoes E. Birdall Philadelphia Fall River Percy Birdsall L. M. Law Bangor Coa Mark Pendleton St. George Bell Abenaki Hallowell James B. Jordan Brunswick Sydney

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