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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1907
Page
4
Two Chinese students Miss Chi Che Wang and Miss Ping Hsia Hu study at Wellesley College after joining Dana Hall. They adapt to American life learning English and observe American students with shy smiles and quiet humor. They plan to return to China after completing schooling and teaching there.
Washington reports a 10 day, 80 000 acre mimic siege on a Kansas plain replicating Mukden. Engineers under Major Rees built a 30 foot base fort redoubt to test Dunnite shells and shrapnel, with dummy troops on a banquette to gauge fire.
Oscar Hammerstein announces plans to build music temples in Philadelphia Boston Chicago Washington St Louis and Cincinnati and present grand opera there as at his Manhattan Opera House. He will finance the ventures alone with his own funds and aims to replicate his New York success.
Fog from Baker's Island horn disrupts quiet resort life as foggy seas create loud nuisance. Summer residents plan a town meeting to protest the horn's continued operation, while longtime locals accept the din as typical.
Royal Tourist, a 2 to 1 shot, won the Autumn flakes six furlongs straight at Sheepshead Bay by four lengths in 1:11. Half Sovereign placed second with Johnnie Blake third. Druid faded as Royal Lady nosed out the rival 60 yards from the wire. Other winners included Joseben Ampedo Mark Antony Running Account.
The eighth Annual Concord State Fair began in Concord New Hampshire with horse races limited to driving club members. Class A pace for the silver cup covered 1 2 mile with winners Marchwood and Canterbury Girl posting times around 1 06 and 1 09. Class B trot for the silver cup saw Noble Grand and Wonder finish as top placers with times near 1 12 and 1 11 1 2.
The final town baseball championship game is set for Saturday afternoon at Stone Park with Dedham A A. facing Dedham White Sox. The winner claims the undisputed title after both teams defeated Wanderer A A and Sox also beat Liederkranz A A.
The Cherokee Indian baseball nine face the Dorchester nine tonight at Hunting ton avenue in an exhibition game. The Indians travel with a full plant and the game uses a larger ball and a shorter slender bat. Positions differ from standard baseball with two short stops and only two outfielders, while rules largely follow baseball.
Paul Poehler who won the New England individual bowling title will assume charge of the Rexford alleys this season The Rexford team is expected to be a strong factor in the Greater Boston League
Joe Kelley of the Toronto baseball club signed a contract to manage the Toronto team next season. He will serve as bench manager unless Boston waives its draft on him.
The collier Malden built for the New England Coal and Coke Company at Quincy was launched at noon. Miss Katherine McCook of Riverside Conn. sponsored the ceremony, breaking a champagne bottle without nerves. The Malden, 400 feet long, forms the second of three similar vessels with three pole masts and aft machinery.
In Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judges Willson and Audenried ruled the 2-cent railroad fare law unconstitutional and granted an injunction. The decision, a 110 page opinion, will be appealed to the State Supreme Court and addresses interstate commerce and federal law limits. The case challenges the Pennsylvania Railroad Company claim of immunity from rate regulation. A separate note mentions a vessel built for the New England Steamship Company for Boston Harbor service with specified dimensions.
Hans Wagner of the Pirates issues a $5000 wager against Napoleon Lajoie to settle the title through a series of field and hitting trials. Wagner proposes 12 events from running to hitting, throwing, and batting with Measured distances and times. Manager Clarke adds another $5000 wager to back Wagner’s challenge in Pittsburgh.
A survey of baseball figures contrasts views on toil versus pleasure in the sport. Uncle Cy Young and others call ball play hard work, with pitchers fearing performance slumps and fans misperceiving fun. Jim McGuire says he still loves the game, while McGraw, Griffith, Coughlin, and Davis see little joy except in winning.
Qualifying round at Brae-Burn Country Club drew 183 entries from 34 clubs with 143 starters and 67 finishing better than 93. It set a New England record for entries while the national mark stands at 205 from Deal Golf Club. Best score was 77 by J. N. Manning of Woodland, with J. G. Anderson of Woodland posting 80.
Philadelphia September 10 David Reeves president of the Phenix Bridge Company stated that the inquiry into the Quebec cantilever bridge collapse is not finished but may be far smaller than first thought. Company officials say rebuilding will proceed if Canada does not object and it will take two years of hard work to regain the pre accident progress.
The fifth annual open lawn tennis tournament for the Maryland championship began at the Baltimore Country Club. Sixty entries competed in the singles including N. W. Niles of Harvard R. C. Seaver of Boston E. B. Dewhurst of Philadelphia Charles Leonard of Harvard and Fred Colston of Baltimore.
Husky fullback William Simmons of Searles High School football was found unconscious in the school basement this afternoon and later recovered. He claimed to have been struck, though no peer has admitted seeing the incident and he cannot identify the assailant.
The Mendelssohn Music Co bankruptcy prompts a trustee led sale to satisfy creditors. Piano buyers may gain from the auction as assets are liquidated and dispersed under court oversight.
Purchasers plan ahead with heavy stock of pianos players and player pianos plus 15 000 music rolls at varying prices. The ad emphasizes available inventory and long term planning for music lovers and buyers seeking affordable options.
One of Boston's leading music houses, the Mendelssohn Music Co, offers deep discounts on pianos, player pianos, and organs as it faces bankruptcy. Stock includes Krell Solo Grand pianos, Sohmer Cecilian, Steinway, and others at prices well below cost, with terms favorable and stock moving quickly. The two week sale also includes office fixtures and perforated music rolls, with instruments sold as is.
At the convention of the National Prison Association in Chicago from tomorrow through Sept 19 inclusive the Rev Augustine D Malley Catholic chaplain of the state is named a delegate.
Sept 10 report says an order by Councilman John W. Meskenna will trigger a public probe into unpaid poll and personal taxes dating to 1905. The audit may reveal thousands owed by wealthy citizens, with a full council report expected at the next meeting.
Boston's Charlestown prison official, named by Mayor Fitzgerald, leaves today for the Chicago convention of the National Prison Association. The veteran state prison worker, noted for sociological and criminological study and care for the unfortunates, will gain insights to report back to Boston authorities.
The Bay State Y C holds its fifth annual regatta at the Revere clubhouse this Saturday afternoon. Two open handicap classes race pole mast cabin sloops and boats not eligible for the first class, with handicaps by overall length. Dories from the M R D A and power boats contest separate events. Cups awarded to top three in each class. first gun at 2 30 with 2 45 start for class one and four minute intervals for others.
American jockey Danny Maher scored a remarkable opening day at Doncaster Sept 10. In seven starts he won three straight races and finished second in two more with one third place, highlighting a dominant performance at the meeting.
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