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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1909

Page

12

Latham Sails High In Air In Johannistahl Flight

In Johannistahl Germany Hubert Latham staged a dramatic sunset flight before a large crowd after a day of mechanical troubles. He cleared 580 feet officially but was disqualified in a high profile aviation contest won by Rougier with Farman and Latham placing others.

Johannisthial Germany Hubert Latham Lone Latham Rougier Rougier Lye Pein Farman Laae A Hhod Rea

Political Sidelights on Boston Charter Plans and Local Elections

A prominent Republican canvasses ward sentiment on charter plans, predicting Plan 1 victory with strong machine support in several wards. He says turnout will be crucial, noting a drop in Democratic enrollment and ongoing recruitment. Ex mayor Fitzgerald and Joseph Pelletier loom in the Democratic race for district attorney with Mark Sullivan and James Storrow as potential figures.

Wwamethe Fitzgerald Josepho C. Pelletier Pelleflier James J. Storrow Europe Joseph H. O'Neil James Donovan Storrow

Market Review and Outlook on Steel Common Gains

The piece notes a strong week for Steel Common with new daily highs around 927-8 and a total appreciation over 262 million since February. It cites robust industry conditions, expected quarterly earnings near 38.6 million and 8 percent dividend potential, while discussing anticipated money-rate moves and reassuring banking support to avoid a gold drain from Europe this autumn.

Butte Boston Montana Steel Corporation New York Europe

Subscriptions Oversubscribe New York Telephone Bonds Offer

The $12,500,000 30 year first mortgage bonds of the New York Telephone Company, offered by Kidder, Peabody & Co., closed Saturday night vastly oversubscribed. The issue priced at 96 1/4 and 4.80 percent income, with par price expected to rise in three months. Half the $25,000,000 issue was dollar bonds for the U S market. the other half sterling bonds sold in Europe via Baring Brothers & Co at 2,500,000 pounds, also expected to be oversubscribed.

New York Telephone Company Kidder, Peabody & Co Boston New York Widder, Peabody & Co Europe England Baring Bros. & Co., Ltd Willet J. B. O'Brien M. J. O’barien O'Brien W. G. Trethaway Toronto Trethaway Duncan Coulson Bank of Toronto Nipissing la Rose Henry Timmins Duncan Fe Martin Ferland P. J. Finlan Cartwright Brothers H. T H. Lang W. J. Blair Clement A. Foster Albert Foster Murdoch McLeod George Taylor J. R. Laurendeau Montreal Crown Reserve John Carson Cobalt Ottawa Willet Silver Mines Wall Streets

Dividends Payable Calendar For Today

Joliet and Chicago list dividends at 13 4 percent. Swift and Co 18 4 percent. Meetings include Dallas Electric New Haven Iron and Steel Ex-Dividend Boston Suburban pfd. Del Jack and Western Quaker Oats common Books Close Illinois Central Interoceanic Paper com and pfd Books Open American Woolen pfd Granby Consolidated Minn and St Louis Ry National Sugar Ref pfd Chicago Burlington and Quincy.

Boston del., Jack. & Western American Woolen Granby Consolidated Minn St. Louis National Sugar Ref Chi Burlington & Quincy York Amalgamated Sheree Ae Aberg American Car Foundry American Locomotive American Smelt Anaconda Espace Atchison Baltimore & Ohio Bay Brooklyn Rtly Canadian Pacific SC Chesapeake & Ohio Chicago Northwest Colorado Vyne Delaware‘ & Hudson Great Northern Illinois Central Louisville & Nashville Missouri Paghic New York Central Norfolk & Western New York Ontario & West Pennsylvania Rock Island Paulous Southern Railway United States Rubber United States Steel Estes Bere Union Pacific

Aileen Wilson Leads Free-For-All Pacers This Season

In Cleveland Saturday KE. K. G. Billings new owner took a matinee race and won. Aileen Wilson from Walter Cox's stable appears to be the queen of the free-for-all pacers this season with a 2:02 mark. Four days of racing begin Tuesday at Brockton Fair.

KE. K. G. Billings Cleveland Aileen Wilson Walter Cox Brockton Fair

Limit of the Battle Ship

Admiral Sir Edward Seymour of HMS Infelxible outlines naval reality from New York harbor. He argues the battleship has nearly reached its limit while submarines and aerial craft gain value for harbor defense and offensive potential. He warns The Hague cannot police nations and vows peace through sea power. He lists four reasons not to build larger ships, citing ease of sinking, grounding risks, harbor access, and dry docks capacity.

New York Edward Seymour HW. M. S Anchoer East River The Hague Italy France Spain

Floating gear promises steamship efficiency breakthrough

New York reports Admiral Melville and John H. McAlpine unveil a floating gear for turbine engines to reduce steam space and boost turbine efficiency by about 15 percent. The device, aligning high turbine speed with low propeller speed, earned praise from engineers including George Westinghouse as tests in Pittsburgh exceed expectations.

New York Admiral Melville John H. McAlpine Melville Mr. McAlpine George Westinghouse Pittsburg

A. A. A. STARS IN BIG MEET AT MSG

New York hosts the indoor championship games of the Amateur Athletic Union begun at Madison Square Garden with top athletes from Boston Montreal Philadelphia Chicago and more. Notable entrants include Sherman Nelson Rand Ballard Lawrence Prout Ellery Clark W W Coe Happenny Bonhag Wilson Sullivan Daly Collins Bellars Win Bailey Lawrence Platt Adams Ray Ewry Martin Sheridan John Biller and Jack Frank.

New York Boston Montreal Philadelphia Chicago Amateur Athletic Union Madison Square Garden Boston A. A Sherman Nelson Rand Ballard Lawrence Prout Ellery Clark W. W. Coe Happenny Platt Adams Ray Ewry Martin Sheridan John Biller Jack Frank Brown University

Harvard Nine to Practise Today

Harvard's fall practice opens this afternoon with the baseball team joining football and track in full swing. Six varsity vacancies from graduations, nucleus around Lanigan MacLaughlin Aronson Hicks, with Brown as promising backstop. several players out for football this fall allow thorough trials for new men. Two teams will be fielded and daily sessions proceed as weather allows.

Harvard Lanigan MacLaughlin Aronson Hicks Crimson Babson Ernst Reeves Kennedy Desha

Crimson Oarsmen on River Today

Coach Wray brings 24 oarsmen to the Charles for fall rowing with aims of a strong 1930s varsity eight. Captain Ward and R Cutler Jr return, Withington and Bacon likely hold their spots. Newton the freshman star may prove a key stroke. Three crews will be formed with Sargent in line for No. 2 boat.

Wray The Charles Ward R. Cutler Jr. Withington E. C. Bacon Yale L. Withington Bacon Cutler Newton S. A. Sargent

Brockton Fair Opens Tomorrow Feature Track Event

Brockton's big fair opens tomorrow with a new cinder track praised as fast and top quality. The Marathon run attracts a larger field of leading amateur distance men from the state, backed by daily horse races and a horse show with cash prizes totaling 11 500.

Brockton

Seventeen Harvard football players named to training table

Seventeen men have been taken on Harvard varsity football training table with more to follow. The group includes Gil Browne Corbett Dunlap Fisher Fish Forster Frothingham Galatti Houston Leslie E V Long Minot McKay O Flaherty P D Smith West and Withington, and the program begins this morning at the Varsity Club.

Harvard Gil Browne Corbett Dunlap Fisher Fish Forster Frothingham Galatti Houston Leslie E. V. Long Minot McKay O'Flaherty P. D. Smith West Withington

Labor notes from Boston Central Labor Union meeting

Nominated for president are Michael A. Murphy John E. Potts and John T. Cashman with other officers and trustees chosen by unions in Boston. Delegates discuss suffrage support, 1915 exposition roles, wage raises and district assembly actions alongside gear toward political activity and labor exhibits.

Michael A. Murphy Stablemen’s and Garage Men's Union John E. Potts Carpenters’ Union 38 John T. Cashman Painters’ Union Boston Central Labor Union George F. Wagen Piano and Furniture Movers’ Union William HU. O’brien Telegraphers’ Union Candi- O'Brien Commercial Telegraphers’ Union Mary Collins Women's Equal Suffrage Association Tremont Temple Pankhurst Suffragettes of England Patrick Mahoney Cigarmakers’ Union John T. Sennett Topographical Union Fred J. Kneeland Painters’ Union 11 Boston Dominic IV Allessandro International Union of Hod Carriers Abraham Rosenberg New York Ladies’ Tailors and Dressmakers’ Union William H. O’brien Central Labor Union Boston C. 1. UU Wells Memorial Willam LH O'Brien Thomas J. Durnin Holyoke Brockton Lynn Knights of Labor Longshoremen's Trade Council Roughan Building Charlestown Andrew Duncliff Fureka Assembly William Dempsey John R. Dalton Noddle Island

Vast Ocean Trade Flows Through Local Harbor Fleet

Groundfish totals reached 355 900 pounds from 10 trawlers with haddock cod hake pollock and 80 000 pounds of cod aboard the Aspinet. Numerous vessels arrived or sailed after long voyages including coal carriers and molasses from San Juan. Homecoming passengers board Leyland line steamer Bohemian and Red Star liner Menominee. Several liners and cargo ships are due today with fruit and South American goods. A libel suit is reported against the three masted HKdna tied at Jeffries Point.

Aspinet Haddock Marr de Costa Gracie Freeman Mertie B. Crowley John D. Colwell San Juan Porto Rico Leyland Line Bohemian Liverpool Red Star Menominee Antwerp Manchester Miller Cairnavon Naples Esparta Port Simon Costa Rica Admiral Farragut Jeffries Point Boston Baltimore Bris Buenos Ayres Mathiassen Guptill Calumet John S. Emery & Co Port Eads New Orleans Port Arthur Tex

Shipping News Miniature Almanachaul of ships and tides

Shipping items list sunrise and sunset times, tides, and arrivals and departures of numerous steamers and schooners. Ports include Boston Philadelphia Norfolk New Bedford Newport News Salem and Portland with vessels such as Calvin Austin Pike St John N B Prince Arthure and Yale. Several tugs and barges are noted along with cargoes like molasses and lumber and a late note from Chatham.

Calvin Austin Pike St. John N. B Prince Arthure Kinnery Yarmouth N. S Howard, Chase Norfolk Persian Thacher Philadelphia Bunker Hill Healy New York Yale Hawes Camden Brown Bangor City of Rockland Blair Bath Gloucester Godfrey Wringley Strout Portland Gwata Morse Emelie Cassie New Bedford Concord Hewitt Covington Calhoun Newport News Lancaster Lynn Idaho Salem Indiana Jessie Ashley Macomber Manaitland N. Quissetta Martha P. Small Berlow Helen W. Martin Ross Nathaniel T. Palmer Gardiner Malcolm Baxter, Jr Pierce George P. Hudson Thomas O. D. Witherell Wdith Olcott Harris Mertie B. Crowley Haskell Baltimore Eastern Light Lindsey Machias George R. Bradford Littlefield Lanesville Mass Vera Port Antonio Jam Karen Nori St John Havana Chippewa Charleston S. C Brunswick Witch Hazel General Scott Calais Chatham Prudence Boston

Football games wanted by youth football clubs in Boston area

A list of clubs seeking opponents by weight class for games at home or away. Trojan A. Roxbury seeks 150 pounders. Orient A A East Boston, 180 185 pounds. Avocadias Dorchester 125 150 pounds. Orient A C second team 120 pounds. Lincoln A A Juniors Newton 100 105 pounds. Neponset Wanderers strong 150 pounds October 9. Dukes of Roxbury 100 pounds. Contacts include H Bogan J Garrity James Cunningham Daniel Quinlan Joseph Balfe D MacDonald with addresses and phone.

Trojan A Roxbury KE. H. Bogan King Street Orient A. A East Boston Harlow A. A Dorchester Heights Harding A. A Mantapan A. C George A. Bussey Orient Club Avocadias Dorchester Mohawks J. J. Garrity Belden Street Orient A. C James J. Cunningham Bennington Street Tel Lincoln A. A. Juniors Newton Daniel Quinlan Craft Street Newtonville Neponset Wanderers Joseph Balfe Lonsdale Street Dukes of Roxbury D. MacDonald St. Alphonsus Street

Hag-to-Hag Wins Longchamps Prix du Conseil Municipal

American Horse Hag-to-Hag won the Longchamp Prix du Conseil Municipal a mile and a half, earning 28700 dollars. James Hennessy owned Hag-to-Hag, finishing two lengths ahead in 2 43 2 5. Ripotin, owned by W K Vanderbilt, led early but faded to last.

Paris Longchamps James Hennessy W. K. Vanderbilt

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