Price Reduced Coats Still In Stock Four Weeks Later
Four weeks after a coat sale at 9.75 none sold. The stock was cut 25 percent to 7.31 then to 4.87 and today to 2.43 under automatic pricing. Forty coats remain unsold with no explained reason.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1912
Page
4
Engineer Admits His Land Deals in North Carolina
J. O. Wright a Florida drainage engineer testified to a House committee on Everglades charges about private land deals in North Carolina. He said he accepted stock and negotiated with North Carolina land companies and the state without informing his superiors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. 0. Wright
Florida
House
Florida Everglades
North Carolina
Department of Agriculture
Wright
Wright details alleged bribes tied to Lake Mattamuskeet project
Wright testifies of stock from J N Wilkinson and $4000 in stock for a land reclaim plan. He says Wilkinson and Rep Small met in Washington and offered $5000 with $1000 stock for Small’s legal services. North Carolina offered $5000 to sell Lake Mattamuskeet, with $1250 to Wright. He discusses contingent $40,000 interest and contact with Assistant Secretary Hays. The inquiry aims to finish and a House report to follow. Small says his firm represented Albemarle Development. he challenges Wright to allege misconduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albemarle
J. N. Wilkinson
Bellehaven
N. C
Wilkinson
Washington
Wright
Representative Small
North Carolina
Lake Mattamuskeet
Hays
Harvard Alumni Nominate Ten for Overseers Election
The Harvard alumni ballot lists ten candidates for the Board of Overseers with names and hometowns, to appear on the official ballot on Commencement Day. Five candidates will be elected in Cambridge on June 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Harvard Board of Overseers
Augustus E Willson
Louisville
Kentucky
Owen Wister
Philadelphia
Frederic A. Delano
Chicago
Wabash Railroad
Louis A. Frothingham
Boston
Massachusetts
William R. Thayer
Cambridge
Harvard Graduate Magazine
Thomas W. Lamont
New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
Harlan P. Amen
Exeter
N. H
Phillips-Exeter Academy
Beekman Winthrop
Washington, D. C
William C. Loring
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Edward Bowditch
Albany
N. Y
Rockefeller Foundation Incorporation Bid Seen Passing
Representative Peters of Massachusetts predicted the Rockefeller foundation incorporation bill would pass this session. The measure had already been favorably reported to the House by the judiciary committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Peters
Massachusetts
Rockefeller Foundation
House
Judiciary Committee
Congress
Proposals Sent Miss Manierre in Chicago
Miss Wilhelmina Manierre, daughter of William R Manierre of 1507 Dearborn Avenue, has received many marriage proposals via mail after ending her engagement with Reginald P Kennard of Boston. She denies making the charges of Puritanical, tied to apron strings, or pokey and slow. The Boston ferryboat John A Sullivan left Newburgh for New York to head to Boston for arrival this afternoon, boasting modern steel construction and fireproof features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wilhelmina Manierre
William R Manierre
Dearborn Avenue
Reginald P. Kennard
Boston
Miss Manierre
City of Boston
John A. Sullivan
Newburgh
New York
Ismay Faces Titanic Inquiry With Brief Replies
London June 5. Several hundred women of the fashionable set gather at the armory to hear J Bruce Ismay’s testimony. His answers are brief, often saying I do not know or that the matter is outside my province as the Titanic wreck inquiry drags out its proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark H. Jackson
Alhambra Bldg
Syracuse
N. Y
Jackson
London
J. Bruce Ismay
International Mercantile Marine
Hoosier poet’s twelve verse proposal amuses Boston editors
The item describes a Hoosier poet’s 12 six line stanzas signed A Hoosier Poet about apron strings that provoked laughter. It notes Mr Manierre’s defense against a Boston dispatch claim he never worked, and clarifies Wilhelmina Manierre’s alleged settlement offer to Mr Kennard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex
Mr. Manierre
Musters and life boats spark aboard ships
Mr. Sanderson testified that life rafts would be flat and stowed in nests with five seamen per boat. He claimed crew shortages and passenger load hinder muster drills, noting firemen often refused duty. A voyage on the Oceani to New York led to disciplinary logging and altered muster timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Haddock
Weather Bureau Chief Targeted by New York Lawmaker
Theron Akin of New York introduced a resolution calling for a special committee to probe Chief Willis L. Moore of the Weather Bureau. The measure accuses the agency of mismanagement and cites alleged false statements to Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Theron Akin
New York Today
Willis L. Moore
The
Weather Bureau
Moore
Congress
Stations to Water Horses in City Seven Stations Opened
The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will open seven watering stations for horses today in the city’s busiest streets. Locations include Congress street near Farnsworth, South Boston. Northern avenue bridge. Atlantic avenue at T wharf head. Lowell near Minot street. St James avenue by Trinity Church. Copley square. and Atlantic avenue in front of 719. Additional stations to follow at Adams square Bowdoin square Charles street near the jail Central square Cambridge and Dorchester avenue near Glover's Corner Dorchester when fixtures arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of
Congress Street
Farnsworth Street
South
Boston
Northern Avenue Bridge
Atlantic Avenue
T Wharf
Lowell
Minot Street
St. James Avenue
Trinity Church
Copley Square
Adams Square
Bowdoin Square
Charles Street
Jail
Central Square
Cambridge
Dorchester Avenue
Glover’s Corner
Dorchester
Two Boys Injured in City Auto Accidents
Ernest F. Henderson aged 15 living at 172 Bay State road was hit while riding a bicycle in front of 193 Bay State road by a car owned and driven by Frank A. Pelton of Newton who was learning to operate the vehicle. Five-year-old Anunzio Risoldi of 430 Hanover street was struck by an auto truck while crossing in front of 440 Hanover street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest F. Henderson
Bay State Road
Frank A. Pelton
Newton
Pelton
Anunzio Risoldi
Hanover Street
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Adways Chas. H. Billings
W. 17Th St
Radway
Radway & CO
U. S
ISMAY
Julia Manierre
Wilhelmina
Mrs. Stuart
Shaw
Amick
New Orleans
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Camden
Horace
A. W. Shaw & Co
Freeport
First National Bank of Boston
Commercial Trust Company
Portland Savings Bank
Corporation
Stuart
Lavelle
Mr. Ismay
Rufus, Isaacs
Harold A. Sanderson
White Star Line
Lord Mersey
Mr. Sanderson
Barrett Manufacturing Company
Franklin St
Mass
Houghte
Kneipp
Kneipp Linen Mesh CO
E. 19Th St
Jordan Marsh Co
G. A. Sawyer & Co
L. P. Hollander & Co
Sam A. Beckhard & Co
Burt’s Men* Shop
A. Shuman & Co
E. W. Burt & CO
West Street, Cor. Mason
Heywood
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
St. Louis
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
S. L. Parrott
Washington St
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