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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1902

Page

9

Sale Sparks Crowd as Prices Drop Showcasing Morse Clothing

Buyers throng the display on Morse made garments with prices slashed far below typical levels. Heavy demand pushes daily sales beyond prior records as shoppers seek high grade overcoats and suits at bold discounts in the window display.

Debut of Miss Thayer Draws Boston's Social Elite

Boston society crowds fill the ballroom as Miss Pauline Thayer hosts her first debut with Mrs Thayer listed among the fashionable patronesses. Notables and debutantes including Barbara Channing Katharine Coolidge Katherine Thayer Palfrey Rosamond Saltonstall Cabot Katherine Minot Elanor Whitney Adele Thayer and many prominent Boston families attend this winter season gathering. Paul Revere descendants and social leaders figure among the guest list with Mrs Thayer famed for regal gowns and high regard in the city’s smartest dances.

Thomas D. Barrell West Trinity Court Dartmouth Street Puritan Club First Corps of Cadets Thayer Sewing Circle Buds Barbara Channing Walter Channing William Ellery Channing Concord Katherine Coolidge Mary Coolidge Katherine Thayer Palfrey Rosamond Saltonstall Cabot Katherine Minot Elanor Whitney Adele Thayer Robert M. Cushings Henry 8

Maine May Tax Hunters Meet in Bangor

The Maine Fish and Game Sportsmen's Association opened its annual session in Bangor with many leaders present. P O Vickery of Augusta was reelected president and E C Farrington named secretary and treasurer. A mass meeting discussed a proposed license tax on non resident hunters to fund game protection, arguing Maine owns its game and needs revenue.

Bangor Maine Fish and Game Sportsmen's Association P. O. Vickery Augusta E. C. Farrington City Hall Maine

Neely ill in Havana fraud trial delay

Trials of Cuban postal fraud cases continued as W F P Neely former financial agent at Havana staffice department sent word he was ill and unable to appear. The court appointed Lawyer Pascal to represent Neely.

Havana Senor Zayas W. FP. Neely Staffice Department Pascal Neely

Ward 11 Republican committee reelects officers

At last evenings Ward 11 Republican meeting for 1902 organization officers were unanimously re elected Chairman Edward A Trowbridge Secretary James B Noyes and Treasurer Grafton Dulany Cushing.

Ward 11 Republican Committee Edward A. Trowbridge James B. Noyes Grafton Dulany Cushing

Mrs Gardner Defies Critics With Private Museum Plans

Close friends say Mrs Jack Gardner will ignore public criticism and live at a Venetian palace in the Fens as a private residence under a museum project. They argue duties on imported art would still be paid elsewhere, while officials debate plans and public access remains uncertain.

Jack Gardner United States Post Building Department

List of Massachusetts millionaires in World Almanac

The New York World almanac lists Massachusetts residents among the nations millionaires. Names span Boston and other cities, with numerous estates, births, and corporate ties. The compilation includes captains, bankers, publishers, professors, and heirs, reflecting widespread wealth across the Bay State.

Massachusetts Bay State

Schley Given Right of Appeal in Long Case

President Roosevelt will review Admiral Schley’s appeal to reverse Secretary Long’s action and overturn the majority Court of Inquiry judgment. Schley told the President details of the case in an interview and new facts are expected to emerge through the appeal prepared with aid from Rayner and Teague.

Washington Roosevelt Admiral Sehley Secretary Long Court of Inquiry Messrs. Rayner & Teague

Found Dead in Room Under Poverty Strain

Mrs. Mary Latty, 38, was found dead in her bare 103 1-2 Leverett Street room at 8 last night by housemates. Dr Hanly certified death from natural causes. She had worked as a night scrub woman until just before Christmas. Fellow lodgers planned to report her missing when found. A crust of bread remained on the table. No fire in the stove. Overseers of the poor to arrange burial.

Mary Latty Leverett Street Hanly

Gas for Paris proposed by American syndicate

La Vie Financiere reports an American group led by gas expert A Brady plans to finance a French firm with an initial 10 million francs, potentially up to 50 million. The concession would supply Paris with gas after the 1906 monoply ends, using a new process and pricing 18 centimes per m³ for private consumers and 15 for municipal, industrial, heating, and cooking, for fifty years with a 1920 repurchase option. The city would receive about 6.09 million francs annually from profits. Paris residents pay 9 centimes and the city 25 centimes per m³ now. The municipal council will consider next Thursday.

Paris la Vie Financiere A. Brady

Toy Exhibition Closed in Paris Barricade of Baroque Stalls

Prefect of police M. Lepine ends the Paris toy exhibition and allows small shopkeepers and artisans to sell their wares on the boulevards only to needy families. The event, once visited by numerous patrons, closes with this restraint.

M. Lepine Police

Prosecution Considered Against Major Packing Houses

Chicago Jan 7 Prosecutions against all major packing houses in the West for violations of the Interstate Commerce Law against preferential rates are contemplated by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The probe shows railroads nationwide ally to secure a law allowing pooling under FCC oversight. The commission demands attendance of leading figures including J Pierpont Morgan James J Hill and K H Harriman or harsher measures will follow. Packing houses and their reps who paid rebates in 1901 may face fines up to 5000 for each violation.

Chitcago West Interstate Commerce Commission Commission Congress Community of Interests Idea J. Pierpont Morgan James J. Hill Prouty

Rockefeller Offers 75000 For Brown University Building

John D Rockefeller pledges 75000 for a Brown University building to serve social and religious needs. The offer requires the college to raise 25000 as an endowment by commencement in June.

Providence R. 1 John K. Rockefeller Brown University

Phya Akharaj Arrives in Washington for King of Siam Visit

Phya Akharaj arrives as the King of Siam's advance guard in Washington to prepare for the royal visit. He presents credentials as Siam's plenipotentiary to the United States. Siam seeks permanent representation here amid expanding eastern trade and Congress considers funding. The exact visit date remains uncertain.

Phya Akharaj Washington King of Siam Siam White House United States Congress King of

Hereford bull Perfection 92891 sells for record 9000

In Chicago at Union Stock Yards on January 7 the Hereford bull Perfection 92891 brought a record price of 9000 dollars, the highest ever paid in America for a Hereford and the top price in recent years for a bull or cow of any breed.

Chicago Union Stock Yards America

Boston United Irish League backs Irish national move

The Boston United Irish League voted last night to join the new national league and cable Dublin leaders. Speakers praised Irish liberty efforts, mentioned 1500 Ireland branches, and pledged support to resist despotism while cabled to John Redmond.

Boston United Irish League National League Irish League Dublin American House M. P. Curran Curran Movement For Irish Liberty League Ireland Boston National Association Redmond America John O'Callaghan O'Callaghan United States Irish League of Boston Poland United Irish League of Boston John E. Redmond Irish National Convention P. J. Timmins Land League T. J. Dillon J. Conlon Rosebery M. J. Cunniff John H. Nolan M. J. Jordan South Africa

Chinese Emperor Returns to Pekin Amid Allied War Scene

The Chinese Emperor and Dowager Empress re entered Pekin through the Chien gate in a ceremony watched by Europeans, diplomats, and soldiers. The procession moved to the Temple of the God of War and the Temple of the Goddess of Mercy where the Dowager Empress appeared and bowed to foreign onlookers. The spectacle evoked a mix of reverence and tension as locals kneeled and officials aided the empress amid foreign gaze.

Pekin Chien Gate Impress Mumm von Schwartzenstein Legation

Patrolman Edwin H. Fitts Dies of Typhoid Fever

Patrolman Edwin H. Fitts of Division 1 died at his Jamaica Plain home on December to typhoid fever. Born in Haverhill on November 4, 1869, he joined as a reserve patrolman in 1898, became regular in 1900, and served at Hanover Street. Standing about 6 feet 4 inches, he was a well liked officer. funeral set for Thursday at his residence.

Edwin H. Fitts Bynner Street Jamaica Plain Mr. Fitts Haverhill Hanover Street Fitts

Medford Club Minstrels Stage Show Tonight

The Medford Club presents its fifth minstrel show at the hilltop clubhouse tonight with Willard W. Williams as interlocutor and a full cast including Bones Richard A. Drake Charles R. Drake Jr Harry N. Brown. Tambos Corliss Wadeleigh William Swift Philip Hutchins and a long chorus list. Musical director James C. Woollea and stage director John J. Nolan lead the production. repeated Thursday evening.

Medford Medford Club Minstrels Willard W. Williams Bones Richard A. Drake Charles R. Drake, Jr Harry N. Brown Tambos Corliss Wadeleigh William &. Swift Philip A. Hutchins Gentlemen of the Fred Adams H. Fred Begien Walter H. Belcher Gurney Grant Edward Hall Albert A. Hastings Arthur P. Holmes Henry Jackson, Jr Fred R. Kaulback W. Arthur Lincoln Charles W. McPherson Arthur B. Moorhouse Charles G. Newcomb John F. Perkins, Jr Sherburne V. Prescott Russell G. Randall George E. Smith Everett W. Stone Arthur I. Tash George R. Taylor John H. ‘Turner John F. Tyler James C. Woollea John J. Nolan

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