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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 10, 1902

Page

14

J P Morgan Supports Charity Circus at Park Square Station

At the Sharon Sanitarium ladies auxiliary meeting Mrs. Paul Revere Frothingham announced Major J Pierpont Morgan has offered the use of the old Park square station rent free for a charity amateur circus benefiting the society. The event on Feb 4 5 6 will feature clowns side shows and JPMorgan aid with a large tent and Boston Cadet Band.

The Sharon Sanitarium Vincent Bowitch Beacon Street J. Pierpont Morgan Esterday Boston Cadet Band Vincent Bowdlich Amory Codman Eleanor Curtis Paul Revere Frothingham Robert Forbes Perkins Robert M. Morse C. A. Porter Linton Smith Joseph

Fraternal Helpers Elect Delegates in First District

Delegates and officers chosen at American House meeting of the American Order of Fraternal Helpers first district. Walter Brown elected president, Fred H. Davis from America Lodge No 1 named secretary. N W Brown Warren Lodge No 2 and Walter Brown Crystal Lodge No 19 named as representatives with Walter Brown as alternate.

American Order of Fraternal Helpers American House Walter ©. Brown Fred H. Davis America Mesars N. W. Brown Warren Lodge Walter (. Brown Crystal Lodge No

Society Women Face Defamation Suit After Tailor Dispute

New Rochelle society leaders Miss May Landrigan and her sister Mrs Maude Mansfield sued Fifth Avenue tailor Oraias Haas for defamation seeking $1000 after a private trial acquitted them of grand larceny charges over a sealskin sack dispute.

New York New Rochelle Fifth Avenue May Landrigan Maude Mansfield Miss Landrigan Oraias Haas

$100000 for harbor dredging urged by Boston lawmaker

Representative John Quinn announces a bill to appropriate 100000 dollars for immediate dredging of Boston shoals after the grounding of the Commonwealth. He warns of danger to Boston Harbor and urges state leadership to act now to widen and deepen the harbor to protect port business.

Commonwealth John Quinn Boston Shoals Quinn Congress St. John N. B Montreal Boston Boston Harbor Collins Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners Jameson Roberts Crane Senate Jones Manning Paresons Ross New Bedford General Court of Massachusetts United States

Fourth Smart Dance Promises Brilliance at a Boston Hall

The fourth smart dance of the year will occur this evening in Paul Revere Hall with laurel and floral drapery. Samuel Hooper-Hooper leads the event with assistants Burnham Hunnewell Minot and Sears, while a distinguished group of patronesses including Mrs. Appleton Brookline and Mrs. Sargent supports the ball noted for lavish toilettes and standout gowns by Mrs. Norman and Miss Sears despite the span of commentary on attire and beauty.

John Barrel James Barnard R. I. Bolles William Bazeley A. A. Carey Arthur Cheney C. P. Curtis W. R. Crosby Henry Chapin DeForest Danielson Franklin Dexter John W. Biott Harold Ernst Charles iV Paul Revers Hall Samuel Hooper-Hooper William A. Burnham Arthur Hunnewell Grafton Minot Philip Nathaniel Thayer Robert C. Hooper William Appleton, Jr Shepara Brooks Arthur Blake Brookline Wiliam Burnham Henry Howard Fay J. Murray Forbes John G. Gray Gardiner Green Hammond James Lawrence Groton A. Lawrence Mason James G. Minot Preble Motley Francis Teabody, Jr Fred H. Prince Charles S. Sargent Winthrop Sargent Herbert M. Sears Eugene V. R. Thayer Miss Coolidge Richardson Minot Miss Thayer Cornelia Thayer Guy Norman Clara Endicott Sears Miss Peabody Sears Stuart

Knights of Columbus Minstrel Show Tonight in Cambridge

St Johns Council No 193 Cambridge stages its second grand minstrel show tonight at Institute Hall. A 60 voice chorus is praised as exceptionally well trained by musical men of the city. The performance is directed by W Nolan.

Columbus Knights St. John's Council No Knights of Columbus Cambridge Institute Hall W. Nolan

Plan liquor law changes at State House discussed

Three liquor bills are under consideration at the State House. One allows women to vote on liquor licenses, another offers ward option, and a constitutional amendment would prohibit sale or manufacture of intoxicating liqu ors. A circular warned lawmakers to expect attacks on restrictive provisions. Committee clerks were elected for Harbors and public lands, election laws, towns, probate and chancery, street railways, cities, insurance, metropolitan affairs, railroads, and printing.

State House House Senate Sherman New Bedford Mansfield Boston Creamer Cunningham Gloucester Hunter Marlboro Underhill Somerville McKnight Quincy Russell Hunt North Attleboro Beck Chelsea

Nashua River Paper case hearings at State House

The twenty eighth hearing before the special commission on damages to Nashua River Paper Company of Pepperell due to the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board diverting Nashua river waters was held at the State House yesterday. Two thousand one hundred fifty pages of manuscript cover the evidence. the company has not yet finished presenting its side.

Special Commission Nashua

First bill sets standard weight for potato barrels

The Senate introduced a measure to standardize barrel weights. It states a barrel of flour weighs 196 pounds, a barrel of potatoes 172 pounds, and a barrel of sweet potatoes 10 pounds, then sent to the agriculture committee for study.

Frank W. Meadum Senate Committee On Agriculture

Executive Council confirms district court nominees and plans statue

A meeting of the Executive Council yesterday afternoon confirmed Judge Wentworth for the Somerville District Court and Associate Justice Cook for the Fall River District Court. Afterward, State House committees consulted sculptor H. H. Kitson to finalize details for the General Banks statue.

Wentworth Somerville District Court Cook Fall River District Court State House H. H. Kitson General Banks

Crane Signs First 1902 Bill For General Court Pay

Governor Crane signed the year’s first bill yesterday afternoon, authorizing appropriations to cover compensation and expenses of General Court members.

Crane General Court

Denies kissing Del Sol in New York court case

In a New York Supreme Court session, Adeline Estelle Sullivan Oakes testified amid questions from counsel about her alleged ties with Mario Del Sol and her husband Francis J. Oakes. Witnesses described trips to Europe, hotel visits, and a controversial petition signed to affirm her marital fidelity, with disputes over propriety and a maid’s testimony.

New York A. H. Slummer Supreme Court Adeline Estelle Sullivan Oakes Francis J. Oakes del Sol Liverpool London Mr. Hummel Truax Miuid Everal Mr. Oakes Mrs. Oakes del Bel

Laundry and carpet repair ad misprint notice

An OCR damaged ad promotes cleaning and repair services from a company at 66 Cornhill and 150 Bummer et, urging readers to send clothes wrisger and carpet swheprr for repair. The misspelled items indicate a historical classifieds fragment. Local business contact details appear, but exact firm name is unclear due to garbled text.

Priscotty Bros Cornhill Bummer

Cleveland’s Fish Here In Glass Case At Fishery Office

State commissioners received a seven and a half inch black bass enclosed in a glass case. The news centers on former President Grover Cleveland fishing in a Monterey lake with Dr. Bryant and a farmer. Deputies, alerted by a local resident, halted the boat to show the outlaw bass. Cleveland admitted responsibility, shocking the officers who learned the angler was the ex president.

State Commissioners of Fisheries and Game Grover Cleveland Dr. Bryant New York Monterey Fish and Game Commission Cleveland

Mary Lacktee’s Death At Leverett Street House

Mary Lacktee of Leverett street died Tuesday night at Benedict Arnold’s house 101.52. She had no relatives in the U.S. but shared lodgings with Arnold and others. She paid for board up to two nights before, sought aid from an employment office, and died before Dr Hanley could sign a certificate. The body remained 22 hours after Board of Health notification amid local suspicions.

Mary Lacktee Leverett Street Benedict Arnold Lacktee Hanley Chambers Street Board of Health

Ex-Governor Franklin J. Moses Imprisoned for Bad Check

Franklin J. Moses former South Carolina governor was sentenced to four months in jail by Judge Brown in Municipal Criminal Court for issuing a worthless check for 80 to tailor James A. Hawkes for an overcoat. Moses claimed he believed funds were in the bank when he wrote the check, then notified Hawkes after learning no money existed.

Franklin J. Moses South Carolina Deer Island Brown Municipal Criminal Court James A. Hawkes Moses

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