19 Sep 1913
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1913
Page
1
The Connecticut Mutual president rebuts post holders accusations and asserts no standing for the claims. He warns of legal action and states the company will fight in court against forged notes purported by Williams.
Robert A. Cowan, inmate at East Cambridge jail, says he serves a sentence to shield his brother and family honor. He claims the brother promised reform and weekly pay, but skipped from Boston last February, breaching the pact as he returned to his old ways.
James Lyng alias King, returned to LaPorte from Dedham Mass, admits stealing 109 dollars from George Francis to calm homesickness. He says two years of chase followed, fearing madness if he returned home, and that conscience pushed him to surrender to keep his mind. He claims to be from a wealthy Providence Rhode Island family and won’t reveal his real name.
Morgan G. Bulkeley, ex governor and senator of Connecticut and head of Aetna Life, denounced before the Public Service Commission the plan to issue 67 million dollars in convertible New Haven debentures. He testified yesterday in a picturesque and emphatic style.
Mr. Bulkeley, at 76, delivered a fervent speech denouncing ten years of road management as rotten. He charged minority stockholders are powerless at meetings and called the bond issue a bargain on a five percent basis. He blamed a stockholders committee linked to existing interests and questioned $10,400,000 Billard notes as lacking support.
Princess Sophia of Saxe Weimar Eisenach, 28, engaged to Han Von Bleichroeder, reportedly killed herself at the Heidelberg palace. The grand duke opposed the match due to class differences and financial ties. Von Bleichroeder left Berlin for Heidelberg as rumors spread. The tragedy shocked Heidelberg society, with the body found in the princess’s room at dawn. Her brother Prince Hermann lives in London as Count Ostheim after renouncing his title.
Burdett Business College invites new entrants each Monday guiding admissions at 18 Boylston Street. Advancement Individual oversees enrollment.
The 1913 open championship features Harry Vardon and Wilfred Reid tied for the lead at 147 after day one, with Edward Ray and Herbert Strong close behind. Ray’s record round of 70 boosts him from 224 to near the top, surpassing nine players including Americans and visitors as the field showcases global golf strength.
Harry K. Thaw described his countryside auto outing as the most enjoyable day in years while in custody of Sheriff Drew awaiting Governor Felker's extradition decision next Tuesday. Attendants and reporters accompanied Thaw at a Concord hotel as a crowd gathered outside.
Advertises personally conducted tourist sleeping cars from Washington on the Washington Sunset route from Sept 4 to Oct 9 with daily departures except Sunday. Berth pricing and milk service implied in the fragment.
Hartford reports state the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company will not honor forged policies tied to the late George E. Williams. President John M. Taylor said no payment will be made on any forged policy to protect legitimate policyholders.
The Post reports that President Taylor says no awareness of such policies has reached the home office. The Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company issue is framed as a legal challenge while two undisclosed features emerge following Williams' death.
Almanac style entry records moon and sun times with rise and set details for the day. It lists historical anniversaries including sieges and battles such as Paris siege 1870 and Chickamauga 1863, plus a note about a mayoral dedication event.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for Friday cloudy and cooler with light easterly winds. Saturday should be fair with unsettled notes in southern New England and generally fair conditions in northern New England. Winds shift from light to moderate and vary in direction through the period.
Yesterday's average temperature was 67 degrees with highs 72 and lows 43. Readings show mid morning and evening values around 68 to 67 degrees, and a typical daily range near 16 to 24 degrees higher than the prior year.
National league results include Chicago 8 Boston 0 first game and 3 1 second game with Boston 5 Chicago 5 and 1 6 3 in others. City matchups list Washington 6 Detroit 1 and St Louis New York wet grounds notes. Local notes mention New England Levell Hartford and trolley service for Worcester with express and accommodation services.
Reports from Mexico City say President Huerta ordered General Felix Diaz, now in Europe, to return immediately. Diaz is expected to sail within days and could receive Huerta’s backing in the presidential race, with Diaz supporters claiming thousands of clubs nationwide. The Catholic party may back Huerta, while bankers have cooled on funding beyond the elections.
The Somerville Board of Aldermen appropriated twenty one thousand dollars for new equipment. Of this sum, eighteen thousand goes to fire apparatus and one thousand for a city messenger automobile. The order favors a tractor drawn steam engine ladder truck and a combination cheval and hose wagon.
The firm Murphy and Leavens brush manufacturers at 14 North Washington was placed in the hands of receiver William Pullen by Judge Mortom of the United States District Court following bankruptcy proceedings initiated by creditors.
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