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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1910
Page
14
Ethel Clare Leneve, bound for England to face murder charges, wore a fine Quebec wig as she handed over the remaining $20 of the $60 she carried from Antwerp with Dr Crippen. The payment was to Matron Phillips of the provincial jail.
The matron reports a wig purchased to dramatically alter the girl’s look after the Crippen case and planned the disguise for a jail escape. Inspector Dew says Sergeant Mitchell and two Scotland Yard guards will escort prisoners on the Lake Manitoba voyage returning to England, with departure details undisclosed.
Patrick McMahon a 65 year old laborer died at his Park street home from gas fumes inhaled while flushing a conduit on Cottage street. He is the second victim after Michael O Loughlin who died at the scene. Patrick Higgins was only slightly affected and recovered. The gas had been accumulating in the conduit before the men realized the danger.
Representative John W. Weeks reported to President Taft at Burgess Point that his western tour through Minnesota Montana Washington California and other states showed the Republican party poised for success this fall. He noted Kansas and Iowa events aside the Middle West is swinging into line for the administration.
President Taft hosted Mexican ambassador Senor De La Barra for a cordial half hour chat at Burgess Point. Navy Secretary Meyer also called, discussing Panama trip plans and Charleston departure to avoid Cape Hatteras waters. A. A. Rowe urged railway safety reforms, and Solicitor-General Bowers with Keefe spoke on labor legislation. The new visitor schedule starts next week with Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays.
Senator Nelson W. Aldrich of Rhode Island arrived unexpectedly at Marblehead aboard the yacht O wera and planned a possible call on President Taft at Burgess Point tomorrow. He left Newport yesterday and expected to visit Gloucester and Bar Harbor after stopping in Salem Bay. He said he was glad to be free of politics and had nothing to say on the subject.
Joshua Witherell, 86, completed his 21st reading of the Bible and recited passages from memory at a Newmarket New Hampshire family reunion. He also counted every letter and verse and filed notes on cylinders, a Civil War veteran who learned to read later in life.Hundreds attend as four generations honor him.
Boston officials plan an auxiliary fire alarm system and a high pressure water network after two large fires. Cost estimates range from 25 000 to 30 000 dollars for the alarm system, with a broader 150 000 dollar yearly plan for a decade discussed.
Mayor Fitzgerald and Fire Commissioner Carroll warned against delaying the city’s fire alarm system as a lumber district blaze exposed risks. They urged placing the proposed auxiliary system in an outlying district to reduce chances of being knocked out by future large fires.
Newburyport reports high winds with Plum Island marshes affected as Aviator Hilliard could not complete a planned duration flight. He aims to retry tomorrow evening if conditions improve.
John Flaherty of Belmont was sentenced to one year at the house of correction after being arraigned in Municipal Court for stealing $14 from John F. Corcoran near Arlington Street and the Washington statue in the Public Garden. Corcoran, robbed at midnight, chased one suspect to a subway and identified Flaherty at Arlington Street Church before Patrolman Conway detained him. Flaherty appealed.
A collision near Maromas, Connecticut between a passenger train and three freight cars loaded with ties killed engineer Frederick Bosworth. United States Senator Morgan G. Bulkley was among several shaken up and bruised as an open switch caused the wreck.
In Hartford, a clash among Italian workers at a north city shanty left Pedro, 32, dead and two others wounded. John Baptisto killed Pedro in a jaw-shot exchange after a reprimand. John Panello received three bullet wounds and is hospitalized. Baptisto to be charged with murder pending further evidence.
Ernest M. Davis has been named deputy collector of customs at Houlton Maine by the federal authorities. The appointment official expands duties at the port and reinforces border enforcement.
John Mitchell the Miners' Union president arrived in Gloucester for a social visit tonight at the summer home of John Ways Hammond at Fresh Water Cove Lookout Hill.
The Boston Letter Carriers Mutual Benefit Association will donate to the Floating Hospital for a day titled Boston Letter Carriers Day. Each carrier contributes. Sept. 12 is set for aiding little sufferers taken out on the Floating Hospital. John F. Doherty chairs the effort with J. M. Y. Plunkett, J. F. McGovern, Dr. J. Desmond, Cunningham treasurer, and others assisting.
Philadelphia August 11. A guinea pig died within 12 hours after an experiment using frozen eggs inoculated by J Buschel a dealer. He was arrested on a charge of selling eggs not for food. State dairy and food department agent Harry Cassidy alleges Buschel sold shellless frozen eggs to bakeries which thawed the product.
The steamer Planet Mars and the schooner Annie F Conlon sighted two wrecks at sea. One mast marks a schooner missing since last winter with all hands. The other lies near Boston, likely indicating a recent loss on a Guanica Puerto Rico to Boston voyage. The Annie F Conlon saw the second spar about 25 miles west of Nantucket lightship. Captain Moody said the wreck likely happened recently.
The Planet Mars spotted a fifty foot mast and wreckage 42.12 N 650.09 W midway from Boston to the Azores, suggesting a long submerged schooner lost last winter. The hulk’s mast inclined near horizontal posed navigation danger as crew reported a missing fleet of schooners bound to Europe. The ship, from Calcutta and Colombo, carried tea and other goods worth millions and braved severe monsoons in the Indian Ocean.
Sir Francis Campbell an American knighted by King Edward VII. arrives aboard the Saxonia from Liverpool with Lady Campbell. He visits son F F C Campbell in Pennsylvania and is noted for advancing intellectual training for the blind. Also on board are Ton E Dwyer and several Boston-area passengers. The ship's tally: 128 saloon, 252 second class, 788 steerage.
The census figures show Kansas City Missouri reaching 248 381 residents, up 84 629 people from 1900 and a 51 7 percent increase in the city population.
Superintendent of Streets Rourke will ignore the Finance Commission’s suggestions on gas lighting for the present. He argues the city’s lighting cannot be made cheaper under the current contract system and must be demonstrated.
The Finance Commission told the Mayor that former Superintendent Emer son believes current street lighting bids are as cheap as possible. It backs buying a complete lamp system with automatic on off devices, replacing hand extinguishing. Rourke seeks bids for the present work, for automatic lighting, for lamps alone, and for lamps with labor, aiming to present the proposal at the next City Council meeting.
Mrs. J. Ellen Foster a leading early female attorney and reformer died after an operation in Washington at age 70. Born in Lowell Massachusetts she championed prison reform and protections for women and children and served under Roosevelt to study women workers. She accompanied Taft to the Philippines in 1905 and reported on conditions there.
Fire gutted the E. G. Sinnott & Co. garage at 425 Main Street in Melrose early today. Damage totaled about $6000 with $3500 on the building and $2500 on contents. three autos were slightly damaged. Firemen contained the blaze before it spread. insurance covers the loss.
The Northfield conference sessions opened with a 54 girl choir whose singing moved many delegates. Evangelist Dr R A Torrey urged that Christ will return soon, as Dr A T Pierson of Brooklyn marked his 50th anniversary in ministry and his 25th year speaking at the event.
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