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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1913
Page
7
Johnson B. Gray, a leading Woburn citizen, has died in Los Angeles where he had gone for his health. His death marks the loss of a prominent figure in the community after his relocation to seek treatment.
A trio of men recall John Pierpont Morgan as a childhood playmate nicknamed Pip in Hartford. The piece recounts Morgan’s boyhood at Hog River, his school pranks, and his later devotion building the Junius Spencer Morgan Memorial, including visits, acts of generosity, and moments with family and friends from New York and Hartford.
Former Treasury Secretary Leslie M Shaw pressed J P Morgan on bringing art to America. Morgan replied he could not afford it. Shaw guessed a few hundred thousand, Morgan said duties would total at least six million if brought to New York.
An institution tried to imitate Mr. Morgan’s dazzling outfits after several visits. He typically appeared in a loud checked waistcoat that almost could be heard, and wore rainbow ascot scarves. The attempts faded as soon as they grew colorful.
London April 1 The London Daily Mail published a personal tribute to J P Morgan from an English friend believed to be Lord Northcliffe The passing of Mr Morgan is a loss to Great Britain as well as to the United States His English associations and kinship marriages helped foster goodwill between English and American people
The narrator recalls Mr Morgan and his refined New York home on East Thirty-sixth Street, noting visits to Paris and London. The portrait highlights his British tastes, interest in politics and public figures, and a collection that included priceless English authors such as Byron, Dickens, and Thackeray.
J Pierpont Morgan sought a missing page 49 from Henry Wilson’s Hartford quartet book used by his family for Sunday singing. James J Goodwin obtained a replacement with Mrs Wilson’s help, ensuring Morgan could continue the hymn Behold the Ark of God at home.
The narrator recalls viewing manuscripts and drawings including Pickwick and Burns as he discusses financier Junius Morgan and his views on American politics, the press, and Lloyd George. A tale of a gifted, elusive portrait painter ends the visit, leaving a mystery about the artist.
The Revere Police Relief Association capped its seventh annual ball last night in the town hall. President John J. Dyer and Mrs. Dyer led the grand march followed by about 100 couples as members and friends of the force gathered for the event.
Mrs Bridget Dolan aged 66 of Dunster Road Jamaica Plain collapsed and died yesterday afternoon in the kitchen of her home likely from heart failure according to initial reports.
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