Rumors Tie Morse to New Haven Rail Monopoly Plan
Local financial circles discuss Charles W. Morse as the pivot in a supposed New Haven monopoly scheme. Morse, called a deposed “steamship king,” is linked to urging Charles Mellen to seek control of Boston and Maine and Maine Central lines. State Street authorities say Mellen embraced the potential payoff.
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Charles W. Morse
New Haven
New England
Mr. Mellen
Boston & Maine
Maine Central
Mr. Morse
Morse
Mellen
Probe Draper Blaze at Governor Draper Residence
Origin of the Draper mansion fire at 150 Beacon Street early yesterday morning remains unknown. State police assigned Officers James J. Grady and Thomas F. Eustis to determine if accidental or deliberate ignition caused the blaze.
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Eben S. Draper
Beacon Street
James J. Grady
Thomas F. Eustis
Boston Opera House announces first season plans
The Boston Opera House releases its season prospectus with La Gioconda as the opener. The schedule splits into two blocks, features debutante evenings, and includes Sunday popular concerts and a large international chorus with 125 singers, alongside a 67 piece orchestra and a 45-50 member ballet. The roster lists notable sopranos, altos, tenors, baritones, and basses from Boston, Europe, and beyond, with elaborate scenery and costumes by Milan designers.
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Boston Opera House
Ponchielli
Opera School
New York
Wien
The
Opera Company
Boston
Europe
Genoa
Arnoldo Conti
Wallace Goodrich
Pagliacci
Cavalleria Rusticana
the Prospectus
Nalstett
Otello
Wormay
Mefistofele
William Tell
Massenet
Anna Rowskowska
Eve Kastorski
Guglielmo Balestrini
Paul Bourrillon
Florencio Constantino
Vincenzo D'Alessandro
Ernesto Giaccone
Christian Hansen
Enzo Leliva
Lorenzo Oggero
Idskowski Steva
Constantino Stroesco
Roberto Vanni
George Baklanoff
Ramon Blanchart
Raymond Boulogne
Cesare Formichi
Does & Young Shoes Boost a Young Man’s Dress
A shop touts Does & Young shoes as key to a well appointed look. It claims stylish, dressy, and shapely footwear raises dressiness by about 50 percent and invites customers to view a selection at the 20 School Street window.
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Does & Young
Miss Julia Ford Weds Timothy Shinnick At St Michael Church
Miss Julia Ford daughter of John Ford married Timothy Shinnick in Exeter New Hampshire on October 5. Rev Father Finnan officiated at St Michael's Church with Miss Mary Ford of Everett as bridesmaid and John Shinnick as best man.
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Exeter
N. H
Julia Ford
John Ford
Timothy Shinnick
Father Finnan
St. Michael's Church
Mary Ford
Everett
John Shinnick
Mrs Billings Corrects Duxbury Meeting Statements
Mrs Eva Billings of Waterville writes to the Post denying statements attributed to her at the Duxbury world’s end meetings were hers and says the published picture contrasted with Maud Radcliffe of Yonkers New York was her own misidentified image.
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Eva Billings
Waterville
New York State
Maud Radcliffe
Yonkers
N. Y
Anomaly Aligns Morse With New Haven Power in Steam Trade
The piece notes Morse shifting as an ally to New Haven interests in steamship lines. Reported plans suggest the reorganized Metropolitan Steamship Company may assign 50 percent of about 1.525 million capital stock to Mellen and Morse, while the old 3 million capital stock is foreclosed. The Eastern Steamship Company could soon join, with New Haven and Boston & Maine links.
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Morse
New Haven
Reorganized
Metropolitan Steamship Company
Mr. Mellen
Mr. Morse
Eastern Steamship Company
New England
Boston Holding Company
Boston & Maine
Earthquakes Shake Utah Towns. Idaho Felt Shocks
Three sharp earthquakes were felt in Salt Lake City on October 5, with a 7:42 pm first tremor and a final quake at 7:45 pm. The shocks were reported at several points in Idaho as well.
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Salt Lake City
Idaho
William Dean Howells Returns From Europe on Carmania
New York report notes novelist William Dean Howells has arrived back in the United States today aboard the Cunard liner Carmania after a Europe voyage.
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New York
William Dean Howells
Europe
Cunard
Fire devastates Governor Draper mansion in Boston homecoming scene
Chief Mullin cites plumbers and electricians at work with candles before the fire, likely starting Monday evening. The fire gutted the fireproof mansion at 150 Beacon Street, destroying priceless paintings, bronzes, and books. much insured, but many items beyond replacement. Elizabeth D. Gills alerted authorities at 3:45 AM as flames raced up the grand stairs.
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Elizabeth D. Gills
Beacon Street
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Whitcomb
Holland
Ruyscael
Jenks
Berne Bellarmie
Gaugengigl
Moone
W. T. Richards
Alex Moureau
Jules Dupre
Je la Treure Nille
Van
Banking Chapter to Hold First Regular Meeting
The Boston chapter of the American Institute of Banking will hold its first regular meeting at Lorimer Hall in Tremont Temple on Tuesday.
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Boston
The
American Institute of Banking
Lorimer Hall
Tremont Temple
Hyomei Eases Longstanding Catarrh, User Claims
A customer testimonial from William W. Goode of Newark Ohio dated June 21 1909 praises Hyomei after a week of use. He reports trying many remedies and doctors without relief before experiencing noticeable improvement. The letter endorses the product.
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Wm. W. Goode
Newark
Ohio
Court Asked To Save Bridges In Bourne Mon River
Bourne officials and prominent citizens seek a writ of prohibition from the Supreme Judicial Court to stop the county commissioners from approving plans by the Boston New York and Cape Cod Canal Company for a single bridge over the Monument River. Judge Braley postponed the matter to Thursday to allow canal company counsel Moorfield Storey to attend Harvard President Lowell’s inauguration.
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Bourne
Boston, New York & Cape Cod Canal Company
Canal Company
Supreme Judicial Court
Braley
Moorfield Storey
Lowell
Harvard
Boston waterfront forms new fire district led by Ritchie
The Boston waterfront is organized into a new fire district with Captain Robert A. Ritchie of Engine 44 named district chief. Fire Commissioner Parker aims to curb recurring fires on the waterfront and establish headquarters in East Boston near the south ferry slip. A new fireboat Engine 47 will be berthed once Engine 44 is commissioned, with plans for a new captain for Engine 44 and two lieutenants, plus a new crew for the second boat.
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Robert A. Ritchie
Parker
Ritchie
East
South Ferry
Chelsea Street
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