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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1910
Page
16
Paris reports water at Pont Royal stands 27 feet 5 inches at midnight, down nearly four feet from peak as relief plans unfold. Premier Briand orders prefects to inventory flooded areas and appraise losses, with Parliament to consider new credits for aid measures.
Still guarding public buildings and dispatching strong detachments to outlying districts to curb pillage. A boat patrol chased Apaches robbing a villa at Boulogne-sur-Seine. an infantry sergeant sank the robbers boat with an oar, two Apaches were killed and others captured. The government funds loans and work for victims, aiding small proprietors in Paris and flooded regions to rebuild stores and homes while roads and public buildings are repaired. The City Council plans medals for rescuers bearing Fluctuat Nec Mergitur, Paris motto.
The Massachusetts Committee for Relief of France urges immediate aid to Paris in dire distress. Noting France’s past support, the group appeals for swift subscriptions that can be wired to fund fuel, food, shelter, and clothing. Funds are collected by Henry L. Higginson at 44 State Street Boston.
Massachusetts flood relief committee treasurer Henry J. Higginson reports receipts totaling 23503 dollars from numerous donors. Contributions include J Koshland & Co 100, James S. Russell 50, Mr and Mrs J G Freeman 190, Charlies Thorndike 250, Moorfield Storey 10, Augustus Thorndike 50, Amory A. Lawrence 200, and other gifts.
City Engineer Jackson told a Post reporter that Boston faces no danger of the Charles River overflowing its banks like the Seine in Paris. He noted Back Bay sits on filled land near sea level and affirmed safeguards protect the wealthy district and city areas from such a calamity.
A local catalog lists discounts on serge and velvet coats, Ulsters, gloved and boot prices for ladies and misses. Items include ladies gloves, boots, coats in various fabrics, and children’s coats with multiple marked reductions across sizes and ages.
An expert compares the Seine and Charles rivers noting the Charles has a small watershed and a low flood risk. He cites 1886 Roxbury floods from Stony Brook and describes the Stony Brook conduit and Charles River basin design to keep water at grade level and gates ready for emergencies. He believes real danger comes from tidal waves rather than river overflow.
Paris Feb 1 Frederick Taylor Faulkner once clerk of the American legation has been convicted of embezzlement by the American Court at Tianjin. He was sentenced to five years' imprisonment.
Fisk and Robinson, bond dealers and NYSE members, failed for one million dollars. Creditors filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition in US District Court. Bronson Winthrop was appointed receiver with a fifty thousand dollar bond. Shrinking railroad bond values caused the collapse, a major failure since 1907 due to the firm’s prominence with branches in Chicago Boston and Worcester.
The firm founded in 1899 by Harvey Edward Fisk and George N. Robinson faced bankruptcy after a strategic petition with full consent of the firm. Receiver reports secured obligations near 5 million dollars and unsecured debts over 1 million. Shrinking market value of Buffalo and Susquehanna Railway Company 412 percent bonds and related preferred stock caused collateral calls and losses.
City boards report fewer deaths in 1909 than 1908 with 11,049 total deaths, 726 fewer than 11,775, and a city wide death rate of 17.75 per thousand. Significant declines occurred in tuberculosis, diphtheria, and typhoid fever.
Has your child started a bank account yet Do not miss the $5 gold pieces offered to another group of school children whose photos appear in next Sunday's Post See if you can identify them and claim the prize by sending details to the paper
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