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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1916

Page

14

Rockefeller Jr Speaks as Storm Darkens Pocantico Meeting

John D. Rockefeller Jr. addressed the Christian Endeavor Society at Pocantico Hills as a thunderstorm cut lights. Abbie Rockefeller distributed hymnbooks before the talk, and the couple greeted attendees after the service. A flashlight aided illumination during the collection.

Tarrytown N. Y Christian Endeavor Society Pocantico Hills John D. Rockefeller, Jr Rockefeller

Market Review and Outlook for Stocks in 1916 Era

The article analyzes railroads and industrials moving up to a top, then retreating modestly, with a bear-market recovery pattern. It notes technical tops, profit-taking, and possible double tops, plus political factors from peace talks and the Republican convention shaping demand, tariffs, and market direction.

Hill Heir Arranges Ultra-Fast Sedative Run

Louis W. Hill orchestrated a Chicago to St Paul special train to fetch a rare sedative for James J. Hill as his father nears death. The 431 mile run in eight hours three minutes set new speed records for the line, delaying all traffic to grant priority to the Hill conveyance.

Louis Hill Chicago, Burlington & Quincy St. Paul Chicago B. W. Sippy Thomas Shevlin Minneapolis Hill

Hill’s Rise Built on Steady Work and Bold Vision

The profile traces James J. Hill from a quiet era in St. Paul to Wall Street’s Blue Thursday and the Northern Pacific maneuvering. It highlights his early patience, stake in the St. Paul and Pacific, defiance of steamboat decline, and rapid ascent fueling a railway empire spanning 25,000 miles. It notes his Canadian birth, youthful drive, and a personal romance with Mary Mehegan at the Merchants' Hotel before a plotted marriage to Hachbache.

James J. Hill Wall Street America Manhattan Island E. H. Harriman Hill Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Burlington Great Northern Great Northern Pacific Finance Northern Pacific Erie Railroad Great Northern Steamship Line Red River Winnipeg Young Hill Hudson Bay Company St. Paul New York Syracuse Mississippi Navigation St. Paul & Pacific Minneapolis St. Anthony Prairies Jim Third Street St. Paul and Pacific Jim Hill Merchants Mary Mehegan Canadian Northwest Northwest Fort Garry Great Mr. Hill Hill Road Puget Sound Union Pacific Southern Pacific Washington Jay Gould Gould Bell Telephone Company

Inquiries on New England securities from Boston Post readers

Answers provide guidance on American Zine Arizona Commercial Inspiration Miami Copper and United Shoe Machinery stocks. The column notes future earnings, dividend prospects, production costs, and potential price movements, with emphasis on trustworthiness of sources and no market predictions.

Boston Post New England Post Financial The Inquirer Boston Mass Eille Arizona Commercial Allston H. R Lynn Inspiration Miami M. i. Attleboro

Boston Youth Earns LL M One Year Early

Harry B. London of 49 Allen Street, Boston, will attend commencement as the youngest in a law masters class. At 20 he will receive only a certificate, while peers including a Suffolk judge receive the LL M degree. He must wait until age 22 to obtain the official diploma. Born 1895 in Boston Navy, he entered Boston University Law School at 17 and won the Benton prize for an essay on Interstate Commerce at 18.

Harry B. London Harry London William London Allen Street Boston University Suffolk Bench Boston Navy Boston University Law School

James J Hill and Mary Mehegan marriage remembered

The Aug 20 1867 notice in the St Paul Daily Press recalls James J Hill's marriage to Mary Theresa Mehegan by Father Oster. It recounts her rise from poverty to wealth, her charitable nature, and her nine children, with emphasis on her frugal beginnings at 34 Canada Street and her influence on Hill's early railroad career.

St. Paul James J. Hill Mary Theresa Mehegan Father Oster Mary Mehegan Canada Street

Memorial Mass Notice at St Josephs Roxbury

Annual memorial mass for departed brothers at St Josephs Church Roxbury Circuit Street on Decoration Day Tuesday morning at 9 o clock. Rev Thomas I Fahey will celebrate. Relatives and friends urged to attend. All council brothers expected.

Brady Charlestown John Mary A. Brady Hee Ryan Putnam St St. Mary's Church Warren St Noddle Island I. L. A. Bernstein Roxbury Samuel Bernstein Ida Inee Abrams Bernstein Creston St Cheever Malden Albert F. Cheever Salem St Cunningham Isabella Patrick Cunningham Mt. Pleasant Ave Bainbridge St St. Joseph's Church Curry Brookline Charles A Mary E. Curry Maloney Simon Curry Park Drive St. Mary's of the Assumption Church Boston Letter Carriers’ Mutual Association Davis Everett William F. Davis Garland Exeter N. H Sacred Heart Church Doherty John Doherty Carndonagh County Donegal Ireland Church of the Blessed Sacrament Dudley Hattie M. Dudley South Braintree Anthony Dyke Hancock St Fougere Boston Della Y George P Frances Fougere Stapleton Bennington St Church of the Sacred Heart St. John's Fowler Arthur Presbrey Fowler High St Greene Brighton Thomas P. Greene Vineland St St. Columbkine’s Hartnett Dorchester Henry E Barbara John H. Hartnett Rose Killeen Julia Herrietta Michael Delia St. Joseph’s Church Circuit St Legrow Irine Isaac Legrow Nielson MacPherson Alton Alonzo William Agnes L. Macpherson Bucknam White St Meeting House Hill Dorchester Court Della Nee O'Malley James May John J. Keough Perry St St. Mary's of the Assumption E O'Leary Revere Annie Jeremiah O'Leary Sullivan Reservoir Ave Osden Chelsea Ella Frances Archibald K. Osden J. E. Henderson & Co Broadway Ryan Bridget Ryan Eva May Patrick J. Ryan Roswell St Seitz Roslindale Brown Ave J. Valentine Seitz Chapel of Massachusetts Cremation Society Walk Hill St Smith John R. Smith Ingleside Ave Stanley Margaret Stanley Susan Otto Allen St Frank F. Sullivan Jerry Sullivan Eastport Mary Catherine John Sullivan South Boston Charles M. Wandless Hyde Park Christ Church Youngren Allston Mary HI Shaughnessy Axel Youngren Hao St St. Anthony’s Church Thomas I. Fahey Hugi G. Gillis G. K. James I. Daily

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