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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1913
Page
13
J P Morgan left written instructions for a simple funeral at St George's Church after his death. The service will be the Episcopal burial rite at 10 a.m. next Monday and will exclude any eulogistic address.
Morgan's body to arrive on the steamship France this weekend and lie in state at the Morgan Library. Three bishops will lead a private service at St George's with choirs and a baritone solo. Honorary pallbearers include Osborn, Choate, Root, and others. hundreds of applications exceed seating capacity. police guard church approaches. body to travel to Hartford for private burial at the Morgan mausoleum.
The Rev. Edward T. Twigg, recently ordained by Cardinal O’Connell, is named curate at St. Joseph’s Malden to assist Pastor Rev. T. J. Holland. He replaces Rev. E. T. McKenna, who takes a leave of absence due to illness.
The body of Harold Fellows Hills, 36, of 3 Arlington street Back Bay, identified by his mother as the man who leaped from the Cam bridge side of the West Boston bridge into the Charles River Sunday night. Hills, a civil engineer, had suffered mental trouble. he had been in Florida all winter and had recently stayed at 8 Arlington street before leaving on a business trip.
John Hart, jailed on intoxication charges, is held on $500 bail as a possible witness in the Commonwealth case against John Doe, alleged leader of a gang that robbed the E. E. Gray Company of $12,000. Hart claims the interior was mapped by a woman and loot was split in a Fleet Street saloon before his share was seized by a fellow member.
Behring Strait ice breakup blocks relief for Captain William Schroeder, marooned on Big Diomede Island after the Morris and Kittlewake wrecks. Native boatmen struggle to reach him while a dog team waits at Cape Prince of Wales to transport him to Nome once crossing is possible.
Harvard Yale and Princeton unite for an annual undergrad writing contest open to all students. Top three works receive $50 prizes or gold medals. judging panel includes one faculty member from each college and a noted writer or critic.
The cooking page next Sunday will feature daily menus created by a cooking expert and a selection of special recipes for various occasions. Readers will find practical plans for each day alongside festive dish ideas.
The Board of Arbitration postpones deliberation on the eastern railroads wage dispute with firemen until tomorrow. Judge W L Chambers chairs the hearings, with nine demands to be considered individually. The board has until April 23 to render a decision and will hold daily sessions beginning tomorrow.
About 200 pupils who struck yesterday and damaged property returned to class after William J. Gleason, principal, urged an end to the disruption. Authorities threatened warrants for arrests of the more unruly students, but action likely will not be pursued.
District Attorney Pelletier opened an investigation into the alleged sale of rotten eggs for food in this city under pure food laws. Witnesses testified before the grand jury which sat past five. The probe will cover four of the largest egg handling firms.
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