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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1908
Page
10
Mrs Mary Ann Scannell Pepper Vanderbilt leaves Lynn for Brooklyn with supporters from the Spiritualist community. She says her aims are to fool the lawyers prove her husband sane and show she cares nothing for money as she faces the accuser.
Brooklyn courts hear a suit brought by Howard W. Vanderbilt’s daughter to claim mental incapacity of the husband. Mrs. Pepper, claiming wealth, defends the marriage while denying motives of gold, and references spiritualist beliefs and her role as bishop of a Brooklyn church.
George's Tailor Parlors announces a mid season sale as fall and presidential-year mood affects orders. Over 2500 garments available from Sack Suits to Overcoats with prices cut to actual cost plus advertising, free alterations, and large savings on furs and auto coats.
Cumberland Maryland reports a revival in industry with Sabraton mill returning to full employment for about 500 workers. New boilers will be installed at Cherry River Paper and Dodge Clothes Pin in Richmond. Other plants in West Virginia and Minnesota plan expansions and new projects, signaling four years of strong growth.
FITTSBURG Penn Nov 8 Within three weeks 10 glass plants in Pennsylvania Ohio West Virginia Maryland and Indiana will be running steadily. They are owned by the National Glass Company which is in the hands of a receiver. The plants have been idle for a long time and there is almost 9 000 000 of money tied up in them.
Aged banker Lewis Warner known as Bank Wrecker Warner leaves Charlestown State prison after nine years for stealing 640000 from Hampshire institutions. He plans to live with his son Lewis J. Warner in Northampton and pursue work as an expert accountant amid offers from Boston firms.
Havana reports next Saturday's elections across Cuba for President Vice President Senators and Representatives Amid a tight race Conservatives led by General Mario Menocal and Dr Rafele Montero Liberal candidates include General Jose Miguel Gomez and Alfredo Zayas Both sides promise fair results amid a close contest reflecting business backing and the struggle for patronage
Grays offers overcoats at 22 dollars and kerseys at 9.90 with silk satin lining. The collection includes vicunas meltons kerseys and mixed fabrics in black and gray. Washington and Hanover.
F Gray Co offers English kerseys satin lined at nine ninety on Washington and Hanover streets. Largest stock in Boston advertised with bargain prices and window display.
The Rev. Alexander Mann rector of Trinity Church urged that neighborhoods and awards deserve local option like cities and towns at the New Zealand temperance society annual public meeting held at Trinity Church last night.
The speaker notes Western cities like Kansas City adopting the plan and predicts a national push toward total abstinence. He cites Harvard President Wilson’s conversion and outlines the clergy leaders and society officials presenting annual reports during the event.
Former Boston mayor opens a Sunday talk at Columbus Club Dorchester on Europe and the lessons for Americans. He cites Liverpool Hamburg Antwerp and Rotterdam and urges expanding Charlestown docks and state funding for a drydock while bankers back local industry.
Boston sale note for F Gray Co lists Cravenetted Priestly rainproof coats 52 inches long priced at 5.90 dollars from Washington and Hanover streets. Regularly 15 dollars. Classic advertising tone highlights new smart clothing creation and rainproof quality.
Victorien Sardou, dean of French dramatists and French Academy member, dies in Paris at 83 from pulmonary congestion. Born Sept 7, 1831, he rose from poverty to fame with La Taverne des Etudiants and Les Pattes de Mouche, later producing L Affaire des Foisons at Porte St. Martin.
Nine years after marriage a man earned European renown before a wife’s death cast gloom on his career. Garat’s operatic works and Sardou’s plays gained wide acclaim, inspiring Sarah Bernhardt’s greatest triumphs in Tosca Fedora Theodora and Gismonda.
Patrolman C S Johnston and Reserve Officer Patrick McGrath attempted to arrest Mrs Margaret Fuller at 334 Dane Street Somerville yesterday. A shepherd dog attacked them forcing two shots from Johnston to kill the animal. Mrs Fuller’s arrest was the third within the day.
John Fuller arrived ten minutes before his wife at the police station. Their 15-year-old son John was arrested around noon for "crap" shooting and did not learn of his mother's arrest until he passed her cell. He cried and mourned for hours afterward.
The Rev. William Bradley Whitney of Union Square Baptist Church lauded Boston Holy Name societies in a sermon after the parade on Sunday, November 1. He urged forming Holy Name societies in all churches to shield God’s name from blasphemy and condemned profanity as a vice.
Friends of William J. Bryan in Lincoln Nebraska discuss his possible appointment as chancellor of the University of Nebraska as Dr E Benjamin Andrews prepares to vacate the post. The two men share similar political views and alignment with university leadership.
Mme Rejane played the outspoken wife of Marshal Lefere in a Lyceum run later seen in English translation with Sir Henry Irving and Miss Terry. Irving also appeared in Robespierre and other works by the master Frenchman as M Sardou earned a princely fortune.
A reporter stationed at the stadium studied overcoat styles among attendees. The notes describe a mix of fancy Scotches and plain colors, with many blue and fur garments. Proportionally, about three quarters wore pronounced plaid long coats.
In Borough Park Brooklyn five Tayntor family members awoke to masked burglars with dark lanterns and two revolvers. The intruders bound Charles E Tayntor and escaped with about $10,000 in jewelry and silverware after more than an hour in the home.
Three men broke into the home of Mr. Tayntor, a quarry owner with New England operations and Olympic pistol ties. They rifled a jewel case and toy banks, attempted to remove a diamond ring, bound him, and escaped with a rope after brief restraint. The incident followed a days-long planning claim.
The subject, celebrated for his writings, built a splendid chateau at Marly-le-Roy. He married Mile. Soulier in June 1872, daughter of Versailles Museum’s conservateur. Decorated with the Legion of Honor in 1862 and elected to the French Academy in 1877.
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