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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1912
Page
10
Andrew Carnegie came back from Scotland on the Baltic yesterday morning. Mrs Carnegie Miss Margaret Carnegie his daughter and Mr and Mrs George Lauder of Pittsburg and New York accompanied him.
Interview with Andrew Carnegie recounts reactions to Roosevelt’s shooting, his vote for Taft, and opinions on republican versus monarchical governance. He praises Roosevelt and Taft, recalls King Edward and German Emperor, and reflects on newspapers and an endowed press. The Laird of Skibo notes a quiet Scottish farm and fondness for slow ships while aboard the Baltic.
Market indicators show prices of industrials and rails near month-ago levels as activity wanes. European rate hikes by Bank of England and Bank of France reflect Balkan tensions and warn against over speculation. Amalgamated Copper raises dividends, signaling confidence, while New York bank reserves hold with modest shifts. bond demand improves, hinting at a steadier stock market ahead.
A calendar of securities including American Locomotive pfd Georgia Railway and Electric Nipissing Tonopah Mining Virginia Railway and Power Vulcan Detining Central R R of New Jersey Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Missouri Kansas and Texas Railways Company General Standard Milling and North Butte Mining with a note for meeting open to investors at American Locomotive pfd. and Federal Mining and Smelting.
Harvard students abandon tortoise-shell and horn rims once dominant on campus as the look shifts away from the Harvard stereotype. The trend reversal follows city fashion influence sparked by Boston Mayor Fitzgerald, with pince-nez and gold rims regaining favor.
Editor's note introduces a series on banking functions aimed at small businesses and depositors in Boston and New England. It explains banks as credit manufacturers, outlines core services, and previews topics such as loans, deposits, checks, and the bank statement, with focus on New York Clearing House data and reserve requirements.
The New York Herald canvass in Massachusetts shows Wilson leading in a large straw poll. The survey marks his strength among voters, signaling broad support ahead of formal nominating contests.
The subject Loans and Discounts will be discussed on the financial page of this paper next Monday, Oct. 28.
Mme Emma Calve with husband Galileo Gaspari and Emiliano Renaud gave a concert in Symphony Hall. She offered Sappho excerpts and French songs with grandeur, sang Carmen duet with Gaspari, and performed Cavalleria Rusticana scene amid a mixed but enthusiastic audience. Renaud opened with a Tschaikowsky Liszt Polonaise and delivered a Liszt Legende encore after audience applause.
Forty people were severely burned when an automobile exploded in Petaluma California. Mayor Zartman, a former fire chief, joined the effort and was thrown forty feet by the blast. Others including James Mott and Maurice Brandon were engulfed in flames and rescued at the scene during the panic.
An analysis of 200,000 test ballots and corridor reports shows Governor Wilson leading broadly, Roosevelt surging in some states, and Taft gaining in the West. The piece notes a boosted Roosevelt following the shooting, mixed Republican sentiment, and shifting regional margins across Illinois, Ohio, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and other states.
Reports from deputy fire wardens across the eastern state show 51 new fires for the day despite light rain. Two caused property damage at Bridgewater and Brockton, with another blaze near the Wareham line devastating private wood and farmland while most fires remain under control.
Rabbi Maurice H. Harris of Temple Israel New York spoke at Ford Hall on The Function of the Jew in the World's Economy. He claimed the Jew's greatest contribution is giving the world its religion and cited the Bible as the greatest literary masterpiece.
In Salem on October 20 the twelve jurors hearing the Ettor Giovannitti and Caruso case toured the north shore in automobiles with two deputies, dining at Gloucester along the way.
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