$10 For A Seat In Car To Courtesy Women
In Greater Boston the Post will award $10 to any man who gives up his seat to a woman in a crowded car between 4 and 6 pm on a Saturday train between Dudley street and Sullivan square. Courtesy Commissioner notes the plan will continue for several days, Sundays excepted, to encourage civility.
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Greater Boston
The
Post
Dudley Street
Sullivan Square
Charlestown
Greater
Boston
Men Seated Women Stand Is Courtesy in Boston Lost
A columnist questions masculine courtesy in Greater Boston noting women are forced to stand while men stay seated in crowded cars. The piece urges polite acknowledgment with a playful call for men to offer seats and respect to women.
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Greater Boston
Mia
Boston Post Courtesy Commissioner Seeks Seat on L Train
A Boston Post plan assigns a Courtesy Commissioner to ride the L line between Dudley Street and Sullivan Square from 4 to 6 pm. A gentleman who offers her a seat will receive $10, or donate to a charity if declined. Monday follows with full report.
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Post
Gray Company Announces Premium Over Coat Sale
Gray Company plans to offer coats priced at 14.90 dollars, with the claim of selling eighty dollar coats as premium items. The notice touts their claim as makers of world class quality.
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Gray Company
Winter clothing for boy advertised at low prices
An old advertisement notes winter suits for boys priced at 1.4 with sales point on Washington and Hanover streets. The terse text mentions F. Gray Como ge and suggests affordable children’s apparel.
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F. Gray
Washington and
Hanover Streets
Washington and Hanover Review Hints of Company History
Fragmentary note lists F. Gray H 4 Gompany with a reference to Washington and Hanover. Reading lacks verbs, but hints at a local business or organization tied to those locales.
Battle near Roxbury restaurant leaves officer injured
Patrolman Frank J. Saunders from Station 4 suffered internal injuries after a hand to hand clash with a well known physician living on Harrison Avenue Roxbury. Sergeant S B Hall and Patrolman J Spoke helped avert a riot as the physician was taken to Station 4 for questioning and Saunders was moved to the Relief station after losing consciousness.
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Roxbury
Harrison Avenue
Frank J. Saunders
S. BB. Hall
J@ poke
Wee A
Chingse
Saunders
Hall
Brooks
Death by Own Action Overtakes Wealthy New Yorker
William R. Travers a 49 year old Wall Street heir shot himself in Madison Avenue apartments. He was separated from wife Lily Harriman Vanderbilt sister in law of Mrs. W K Vanderbilt Jr and left letters offering no clues. He had recently joined a banking firm as an experiment but spent most time alone with a valet. Travers was an uncle to Mrs. Clar Ewates and member of several clubs.
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New York
William R. Travers
Wall Street
William Travers
Madison Avenue
Travers
Misa Lily Harriman
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Paris
Clar Ewates
Jamies Wadsworth
Genesee, N
Walter Gay
Yen
Hugh Edey
Knickerbocker
New York Athletic
Newport Man William R Travers Dies by Own Hand
News from Sept. 29 reports the death by self-inflicted means of William R. Travers, a well known Newport cottager and businessman with legal residence in the city and property holdings around 75000 dollars. He owned a bungalow on the ocean drive and was a familiar social figure in Newport.
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Newport
William R. Travers
Tomight
Ocean Drive
F. Gray Company Announces Million Dollar Sale Event
Three top men’s clothing makers have placed stock in the F Gray Company building at Washington and Hanover streets. The firm declares a $1,000,000 sale and urges customers to inspect the offerings today.
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F. Gray Company
Washington
Hanover Streets
Covert Topcoats Discounted At F. Gray Company
The F Gray Company advertises fine covert topcoats priced at 6.90 dollars each. Sale location is Washington and Hanover streets.
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F. Gray Company
Washington and
Hanover Streets
Athletics 11 Chicago 1 in Philadelphia rout
Philadelphia crushed the White Sox 11 to 1 at Colum Park as Altrock was relieved by Walsh in the fourth. The crowd of 19,087 watched the A’s rally with four runs in the fifth and more hits to crush Chicago in the late innings.
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Philadelphia
Penn
Athletics
Chicago
Tr Moon
Colum Park
Altrock
Walsh
Billions Arrayed in Battle Over Rail Rates
Former New Hampshire Senator Chandler charges that 13 billion dollars of railroad capital and 210000 miles of track oppose the Esch Townsend rate bill. He accuses railroads of corrupting legislatures and government by free transport and warns that a quick fixed rate cannot be enacted without court review. Chandler appeals to the American people to aid the President in passing the measure.
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Concord
N. H
Edward A. Moseley
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chandler
New Hampshire
Congress
Chamdler
Commission
Court of Review
Samuel Spencer
Schiff Blames Hyde in Equitable Inquiry
Schiff defends Kuhn Loeb & Co. while blasting Hyde as the driving force behind the Equitable affair. He denies knowledge of syndicate profits and charges Hyde with attempting to shield himself. The hearing disclosed Equitable financing flows and large legal fees tied to life insurers.
Progress of Insurance Inquiry Driven by Schiff Testimony
New York September 29 The insurance investigation committees adjourned after a week of rapid developments led by Jacob H Schiff head of Kuhn Loeb & Co Schiff defended his firm's conduct with the Equitable Society and accused Hyde of manipulation He said the finance committee was under Hyde's influence and revealed details of syndicate offers Union Pacific participation and stock purchases The hearing also disclosed a pool among Equitable Mutual and New York Life to influence legislation and disclosed payments to Andrew Hamilton totaling sixty five thousand six hundred ninety six dollars over 1895 to 1908
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Equitable
M. Depew
New York Life
Equitable c
Perkins
Morgan
Watt York Life
Morton
James H. Hyde
Mr. Morton
Jacob H. Schiff
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
The
Jacob H.schiff
Schiff
Equitable Society
Society
the Equitable Society
Hyde
Mr. Schiff
Gall Hyde
Alexander. J
James H. Hyde and
Mr. Hyde
Union Pacific Syndicate
Frick
Life Insurance Company
Legislative Pool
Alfred. W. Maine
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Equitable Life
Mutual Life
New York
Life. Commes
Andrew Hamilton
Boston Defeats Chicago in Pennant Race As Detroit Wins 4 1
Athletics report second victory over Chicago in a tense pennant battle. Detroit edges opponents 4-1 while Boston again falls short. Nationals idle. Harvard football opens against Williams. Yare missing. Misc. notes on school games and circuit favorites.
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Chicago
Boston
Detroit
Green
Colins
Harvard
Williams
Yare
Berwick Vets
Mediaving
Anne Pisyen
Gra
Siete
Ldwin
Tucker
Langford
Jackson
Rival identifications fuel baffling New England mystery
Mr Berkman declares a fatal suitcase he sold on September 19 in Boston’s South End is the murder item while Mr Beckwith of Marlboro. also identifies the same case as one he repaired. Harness makers say recognition of own handiwork under stress is nearly flawless. Both cannot be right.
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Berkman
New England
Hub Men in Auto Crash Near Syracuse
A fatal auto crash near Camil lus nine miles west of Syracuse at 8 o'clock tonight killed the chauffeur from Massachusetts and injured two or three other party members. One unidentified member refused to name companions or give details. The large car, Massachusetts plate 4083, was an E R Thomas from Buffalo.
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Syracuse
Camillus
Here
Massachusetts
Lst
Boston
E. R. Thomas
Buffalo
Fighting Bob Evans Reported Sick on Leave
Rumors indicate Admiral Fighting Bob Evans of the North Atlantic squadron, active during maneuvers at Provincetown, has applied for sick leave. No official confirmation yet from command.
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Bob
Bob” Evans
North Atlantic Squadron
Provincetown
Boston Area Weather Forecastens Fair Saturday Then Clouds and Showers
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for a fair Saturday with light easterly winds. Sunday remains fair, followed by increasing cloudiness and a chance of showers during the night.
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Boston
Suitcase Mystery Deepens as Police Probe
Police search for a former South End drug clerk matching the suitcase killer’s description while Miss Nathan from Baltimore travels to Boston to investigate her sister Mrs Morris Shapiro's disappearance. Evidence links the fatal suitcase to seller Berkman and disputes Marlboro harness maker’s August repair claim.
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Winthrop
South End
Nathan
Baltimore
Boston
Investie Gate
Morris Shapiro
West End
Berkman
Shapiro
Lizzie Nathan
Suit Case Found Near T Wharf After Spill
A heavily weighted dress suitcase, linked to a prior purchase at Reubin pawnshop, was found near the north side of T wharf by Michael Sullivan and Robert Campbell. The case, about 25 inches long with brass clamps and a recovered handle, contained unknown goods wrapped in oil cloth, now lost to deep water. Inspector Farley was notified but grappling efforts failed.
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Reubin
T Wharf
Michael Sullivan
Robert Campbell
Sullivan
Campbell
Sulliven
Farley
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