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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1911
Page
5
The steamer Bonaventure bringing the 140 crew of the wrecked Harlan arrived at St Pauls Island after days of ice. Provisions were left for islanders while the Bonaventure waited 36 hours for favorable winds to clear the ice and return to St John s.
The marriage of Persis Adams Spencer daughter of Mr and Mrs C H Spencer to Arthur Hale Veary of Waverhill Mass occurred at the bride's parents home in Boston. Rev Edward Harvey Curtis officiated with Marjorie L Scholle as maid of honor and Valerie Lucile Veary as bridesmaids. Best man was Ransom C Pingree. The gown was white satin with duchess lace and Easter lilies and Killarney roses decorated the rooms. They will reside at 4 Windsor Street Haverhill Mass after June 1.
The upcoming wedding of Jay Gould son of George J. Gould to Annie Douglas Graham niece of Liliuokalani will draw attention in New York and Boston. The date is set for April 29 at St. Thomas Church in New York.
Robert Woods declines to run against Stephen O Meara for police commissioner and endorses O Meara s reappointment. Dr Morton Prince also urges O Meara s return. Governor Foss cites numerous minister letters backing reappointment while denying release of the signatories list.
Revere G A Lancaster argues for a police commissioner who is approachable, experienced in Boston's divisions, and honest. He urges selecting from within the force, praising Governor Foss for having road experience and good judgment in appointments. He emphasizes character over brute force and public trust.
The observance starts at sundown with leaven burned and matzos eaten for seven days. Seder rituals, four questions, and family readings mark the night as temples and synagogues prepare tomorrow. Boston groups arrange for detained Jews on Long Wharf to celebrate per immigration officials. Also next Sunday the Post Magazine awards a $10,000 short story contest with Arthur Train and Clifford A. Blackman pieces.
April 11 Rockport report of four year old Arthur Rapp son of James Rapp who played near a bonfire on the beach. A pile of rubbish was set afire by a man and the boy’s clothing caught fire. Neighbors rolled him in sand to extinguish flames but he died later at Haskins Hospital.
Isaac Harris and Max Blanck proprietors of the Triangle Waist Company were indicted by a grand jury investigating the Washington Place fire of March 25 in which 145 employees died. Each is charged with manslaughter in the first and second degrees, carrying up to 20 and 10 years. They were arrested, arraigned, and released on $25,000 bail.
The district attorney seeks to prove that Rosie Grasse aged 16 and Margaret Schwartz aged 22 were killed in a burning building on the ninth floor. Indictments allege the defendants caused the deaths as the girls tried a locked ninth floor door to escape. A door fragment with a shot bolt and part of the burned stairway were shown to the grand jury. Indictments were returned minutes earlier and more may follow. Judge O Sullivan praised the grand jury and set April 25 for plea withdrawals. The grand jury investigation will resume next week.
A benefit matinee at the Metropolitan Opera House under the Association of Theatrical Managers of Greater New York raised 8350 for Washington fire victims. The house was packed and 43 stars from opera, drama, musical comedy and vaudeville donated services and sold programs.
Marion Lucas of Cross street Medford was sent to the house of correction for four months in the Municipal Court for shoplifting. Three other women paid $25 fines for the same offence. Joseph Clark the first man found guilty of shoplifting will be sentenced today.
A party of Philadelphians climbed Mt Sunapee in New Hampshire to inspect a park site when a young woman wore a new divided trousers skirt. Miss Geraldine Bowman served as guide and joked the name Harem scares, suggesting aviation skirt as alternative. The garment hid the slit except on a side step.
Three ex Governors of Massachusetts John L. Bates J Q A Brackett and John D Long will speak at the Boston Art Club dinner tomorrow night Other speakers include Lieutenant Governor Louis A Frothingham and Lafayette G Blair Charles T Gallagher will preside The dinner is at the club house Dartmouth and Newbury streets
Dr. B. Clark Hyde, convicted in the sensational murder of Colonel Thomas H. Swope, a Kansas City philanthropist, was granted a new trial by the Missouri Supreme Court. He has sat in the county jail nearly a year after receiving a life sentence.
News of the court decision reaches Dr. Hyde in jail as the Supreme Court sets aside the trial verdict and remands him to Jackson county custody. Hyde greets his wife and lawyers, vows to prove innocence, and awaits a new trial.
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