Millions in presents for banker’s bride
A banker’s bride receives millions in gifts including $4,000,000 in cash, a $500,000 pearl necklace, and gems. The trousseau reportedly contains 140 new gowns.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1912
Page
1
Marriage of Mrs Oliver Cromwell to Edward Stotesbury
The wedding took place this afternoon at the bride's home on New Hampshire avenue. Edward T. Stotesbury, head of Drexel & Co. of Philadelphia, will marry Mrs. Oliver Cromwell. The ceremony is noted for the extraordinary sums spent on wedding presents, marking a historic display of wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oliver Cromwell
Edward T. Stotesbury
Drexel & Co
Philadelphia
New Hampshire Avenue
Wedding Gifts Glitter in Aladdin Treasure Room
The wedding gifts display a trove of riches with a $4,000,000 securities gift, a $500,000 pearl necklace from Mr. Stotesbury, and a $40,000 diamond necklace from J Pierpont Morgan. The pearls have been collected over years from around the world. Continued on page 7 third column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stotesbury
J. Pierpont Morgan
Wistow Hall Sinks Off Scotland In Gale
Fifty three crew members of the British steamship Wistow Hall were drowned when the vessel foundered at Bullers of Buchan off Aberdeenshire. Only Captain Stoddart and three others reached shore. Stoddart was resuscitated after a lengthy unconscious spell and described extreme tempestuous weather since leaving the Tyne on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Scotland
Bullers
Buchan
Aberdeenshire
Stoddart
Wistow Hall
Tyne
Boston Police Ball Draws Over Fourteen Thousand Revelers
The annual Boston Police Relief Association ball at Mechanics Hall drew upward of 14 000 attendees last night. Drill master Patrick F King led 30 officers in a polished pre march parade around the hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanics’ Hall
Boston Police Relief Association
Patrick F. King
Grand March Opens Event Led by Charles W. Tighe and Sister
At about 10 o clock the signal started the grand march led by Charles W. Tighe, president of the association, with his sister Miss Minnie Tighe. They were followed by 65 couples including Superintendent William H. Pierce and Mrs. Irene Brigham, and other officers and their partners. The marchers performed intricate evolutions to the applause of a large crowd, and the floor was cleared to prevent interference with participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Tighe
Association
Minnie Tighe
William H. Pierce
Irene Brigham
James J. Watkins
Mollie Watkins
C. D. Noyes
May Birch
R. F. Green
Margaret McGee
S. W. Wise
Ida McCarthy
H. D. Crowley
Blaze in Chelsea Damages Storehouse of Local Firm
An incendiary fire at Pierce, Butler and Pierce on Fifth Street Chelsea caused about $1000 in damage to a storehouse early this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelsea
Pierce, Butler & Pierce
Fifth Street
No Increase in Troops Said for Lawrence
Adjutant-General Gardner W. Pearson stated no extra troops are needed in Lawrence at this time and no expansion of forces is planned. Colonel Sweetser said there is no immediate need for more soldiers, but if the strike continues, current troops should be relieved. Lawrence officials and Mayor Scanlon said Boston officials did not request more troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardner W. Pearson
Lawrence
Sweetser
Scanlon
Boston
Lawrence Saloons to Reopen After Three Day Closing
At midnight the three day closing ends and liquor stores will reopen. Rumors of a plot to dynamite the armory mills and Governor Foss cause grave fear among Lawrence business men that rioting strikers fueled by liquor may attack soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Fear DYNAMITE Threats Loom Over Lawrence Mills Strike
Fear of dynamite grips Lawrence as plan to wreck mills and armory prompts guards and calls for 1000 more troops. Mayor Scanlon may close saloons for Saturday Monday and Tuesday. Over 20 000 mill workers out, striker leader Etter insists on full demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scanlon
Lawrence
Toss
Best Service to California Standard or Tourist
Latter personally conducted without change. Berth $9. Wash. Sunset Route. 12 Mink and 362 Wash.
Fragmentary 11 18 A M Timemark On Page Four
A partial OCR fragment shows time notation 11 18 A M and a continuation note for Page Four column two. No further readable context or names are available.
New Moon Tonight Signals Ninth Day of Year
The entry notes a new moon for tonight and marks the 19th day of the year with the day length at 9 hours and 31 minutes. It records the sun’s advance by 27 minutes and asserts it is the twenty ninth day of winter with light auto lamps at 5 10.
Foss Plans One Service Commission Consolidation
Proposal to consolidate the Railroad Gas and Electric Light Commissioners into a single Public Service Commission with five members serving five year terms. Highway Commission and Board of Health powers to be transferred, with other officials handling routine work while special regulatory powers disappear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commission
Highway Commission
Board of Health
Harvard Professor Reveals Massachusetts Public Service Plan
At the Economic Club dinner in Springfield Professor Bruce Wyman of Harvard Law School outlined Governor Foss’s draft Public Service Commission bill. The plan combines progressive aims with Massachusetts policy continuities and was presented with gubernatorial influence noted during the talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Economic Club of
Bruce Wyman
Harvard Law School
Public Service Commission
Foss
Wyman
Massachusetts
Consolidation Plan Aims to Unite Massachusetts Regulators
A proposal seeks to combine the boards governing public utilities in Massachusetts. The Board of Railroad Commissioners and the Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners would be dissolved. The Highway Commission and the Board of Health would lose separate regulatory powers under the new structure.
Wife's Long Fight for Husband Freedom Ends in Joy
A wife’s decades long battle for her husband’s freedom culminates in public celebration with bonfire lighting and a band in the square. Citizens cheer as the couple reunites amid patriotic fervor and local endorsements.
Morse Glad Comment on Taft Pardon Sentencing Commute
Charles W. Morse reportedly said I am glad to hear the news after a Fort McPherson post surgeon informed him that President Taft had commuted his sentence. The remark was the only comment he made on the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Morse
Fort McPherson
Taft
Taft commutes Morse sentence due to illness
President Taft granted an immediate commutation for Charles W. Morse, the New York banker, who is serving a 15 year sentence at Atlanta federal penitentiary. The action followed recommendations from Attorney General Wickersham and Surgeon General Torney and cites Morse’s physical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Charles W. Morse
New York
Federal
Atlanta
Morse
Wickersham
Torney
Army
Weather Outlook for Boston and New England
Forecast shows unsettled conditions Friday with rain or snow, followed by clearing. Friday night and Saturday will be colder with a moderate south to northwest wind shift, turning fair by Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Washington
New Eagland
Temperature Report From Thompson's Spa
Yesterday's temperatures show varied readings with an average of 35.20.24 degrees. A year ago the average was 16.19-24 degrees and Friday that year was cloudy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson's Spa
Benjamin H. Cram Surrenders on 30-Count Larceny Indictment
Benjamin H. Cram, a young New York broker formerly with Cram Mulliken & Co of 50 Congress Street, surrendered to Inspector Pelton yesterday. He faces a 30 count indictment charging larceny of nearly $70,000 and was held on $15,000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin H. Cram
New York
Cram, Mulliken & Co
Congress Street
Pelton
Young man held on larceny charge in New York case
Cram aged 32 with apartments at the Hotel Latham New York city faced a 30 count indictment after a December arrest with Alfred A Mulliken for larceny. Both posted bail then fled. Mulliken was arrested in New York last week. Cram appeared at police headquarters and in Superior Criminal Court pleaded not guilty and was held on 15000 dollars bail, then jailed when bail could not be furnished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cram
Latham
New York City
Alfred A. Mulliken
Waite and Pelton
Mulliken
Thomas Lynch
Sanderson
Superior Criminal Court
Charles Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
E. T. Stotesbury
Boston Elevated Railway Co
Golden
FEAR
California
Banquet
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners
All
New England
Prof
Macvane
Harvard
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