05 Dec 1911
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1911
Page
1
Henry Clay Frick, steel magnate, will add a multi million art gallery to his Pride's Crossing summer home. New York architects draw plans, with completion aimed for next June when the Frick family returns to the estate.
Mr Frick in New York as 25 servants accompany family on a three week stay at the Vanderbilt mansion then to Pittsburg for Christmas. An east wing two story addition in gray stone and brick will house an art gallery to outdo New England. European trips and loans to Boston Art Museum highlight the Frick art interests with famed works likely to be installed.
Burdett College at 18 Boylston Street Boston invites new students weekly with a free catalogue. The notice lists admission timing and contact details for prospective enrollees.
Mrs. Fannie Mahar, age 28, died during a dinner party in her apartment. The incident occurred while guests were present, with investigators reviewing the circumstances surrounding her death.
A woman at 247 A Columbus Avenue died after ingesting cyanide laced wine at a dinner party last evening. Miss Annie Taylor of Waltham and William Sherburne of 40 Lexington Avenue, Waverly, were present and believed the remark to be a joke.
The Equitable Life Assurance Company will pay the life insurance of H. Kellogg Durland. Their agents in the city believe he died by his own hand, a tragedy linked to an unhappy marriage and a wife who spurned him, with motives of financial gain.
The passage notes that Durland believed his wife wished to travel to Europe but could not fulfill the desire due to financial constraints, marking a final scene in his life story.
Italian forces repelled Turkish attacks at Benghazi and Derna on Saturday, securing two victories. Italian casualties numbered 100 killed and wounded, while Turkish and Arab losses reached 400 at Benghazi and 800 at Derna, with Italian artillery preventing indecisive ends.
Benjamin J. Du Veen heir to a Fifth Avenue art firm pleaded guilty in the United States Circuit Court under Judge Holt. He was fined $15,000 after withdrawing a not guilty plea amid a group of firm members implicated in undervaluation frauds.
New Bedford authorities released testimony from the 1908 09 inquest before Judge Milliken to State Officers Daly and Flynn. For years attorneys and citizens sought the hidden papers fearing an impounded seal hid the truth about vote buying in the city.
Revelations from an inquest appear set to become public as State police, detailed by Governor Foss, hold duplicate testimony from Bristol county proceedings. Attorney General Swift supplied records. Governor Foss plans to review testimony to aid the probe into ballot practices in New Bedford.
Continued on page four second column notes standard or tourist service. Latter personally conducted without change. Berth price nine dollars. Wash Sunset Route, twelve milk and three sixty two wash.
James B. and John J. McNamara prepare to testify before a federal grand jury in Los Angeles after sentencing by Judge Walter Bordwell. James B. McNamara wrote a confession to the Los Angeles Times bombing and turned it over to District Attorney Fredericks. John J. McNamara offered no confession.
The confession's limited scope sparks widespread debate as District Attorney Fredericks vows to pursue alleged criminals. Rumors swirl of Darrow’s arrest, Harriman’s detention, and a rushed federal grand jury session amid Los Angeles election tensions and dynamiting charges.
Regan states all matters in the federal investigation are under his supervision amid the chief A I McCormick's absence. The inquiry started in anticipation of McCormick's return from Washington where he has been consulting with the United States Attorney.
A twenty dollar gold piece awaits the best answer received by the Dinner Editor at the Boston Post in Boston Massachusetts.
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