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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1910
Page
14
Pretty 18 year old Jane Adams disappeared at a pier dance and was beaten to death before her body was found on the beach. William M Siler and his brother Arvis who attended the dance with Miss Adams and her sister are missing and being hunted by detectives.
A girl found dead with a deep head wound after attending a dance on the pier is linked to the Siler brothers who vanished the next day. Her sister and family say Janey was “a good girl” and the case centers on the abduction charge and the missing man William Siler with the body found off Ventnor near Harrisburg Avenue.
Republican contenders for Congress in the 14th district resist embracing Speaker Cannon. Buchanan Keith Garfield Harris Long all voiced anti-Cannon stances or doubt on his relevance. A Brockton caucus today promises a lively intra party fight with candidates distancing from Uncle Joe while seeking the nomination.
In Toronto on February 14, William Withers, a Black man, killed two women of his race with an automatic revolver, then barricaded himself in a house and fought police for two hours. He fired the last shots as officers entered the attic and was found dead, revolver in his hand.
Quincy, Feb. 14. John Turningham, 65, of 11 Wentworth Street, South Quincy, died by hanging himself with a clothesline from a broom handle between attic rafters. A well known local resident, he had been ill for years and was discharged from Westboro hospital for the infirmary in 1907. He leaves a wife, two sons and a daughter.
London reports Major Charles I Hall obtained a divorce from Madeleine Hall on grounds of bigamy. Counsel noted Madeleine Brady, daughter of Judge John R Brady, was a widow with significant income when she first wed Major Hall in 1902. She later divorced in the United States claiming neglect, and married an American named H M Harriman in 1908, an act described as bigamous here. Miss Brady had previously wed C Albert Stevens, son of Edwin Stevens, in 1888. The marriage to Major Hall followed at St George's Church with Joseph H Choate, the American ambassador, giving the bride away.
Gloucester February 14 probable loss of two fishermen Edward Hanson and Charles Peterson on the Quero Banks Newfoundland grounds. A gale rose as trawls were hauled January 30. All other boats reached the Florence FE. Hanson and Peterson did not. Search failed. believed to have gone to the bottom. Both were single.
The will of late John L. Howard, longtime Boston police inspector, is disputed in probate court with the hearing adjourned to March 21. About 25 000 remains, largely to nephew Andrew C. Howard, while sisters Mrs Phelps and Mrs Pitcher, and brother Charles W. Howard contested before withdrawals. The 72 year old's alleged mental unbalance and habits are cited in evidence.
Mrs. Mary Withington of 25 Norfolk street Cambridge faced four men on Sunday night as she walked home between Austin and Harvard streets at about 9 30. They demanded money and grappled with her but fled after her screams. She is recovering from the fright.
Judge Jarvis Blume aged 68 died yesterday afternoon of pneumonia at his residence on St James avenue. From 1880 to 1900 he served as a judge in Chicago police court. He lived in Boston for twenty years before his Chicago appointment and returned to the Hub after his term ended in 1902.
John Vs. Stevens, once an elevator boy in a large department store, was sentenced to three to five years in state prison after being found guilty of larceny involving goods valued at 1000 dollars. He allegedly broke into the jewelry department after hours and stole the merchandise.
In Chan Angan Manchuria February 14 the Korean who assassinated Prince Ito former Japanese resident general of Korea was convicted today and sentenced to death.
Secretary Ballinger proclaims Alaska America’s prize. New USGS reports from Innoko, Kushokwim, and Haiditarod districts show iron coal and extensive mineral wealth with placer gold on many streams draining into the Yukon and Kuskokwim. Gold is uncovered throughout the new district and promises heavy returns.
A heated hearing at the State House ends with a 6 to 5 committee vote to kill the prohibitory liquor amendment. Advocates led by Elizabeth P. Gordon and women proponents rally 18,600 signatures. Opponents cite local option laws and liquor interests, with testimony from industry and religious figures.
The will of Bridget B. Fay of Chelsea distributing about 41000 to Roman Catholic charities in the United States was approved yesterday by Judge George of the Probate Court despite objections from Mrs. Fay’s cousins.
The Citizens' Municipal League has paid to date $21,480.27 for its part in the municipal campaign that produced seven of nine council slate members. Campaign receipts total $22,885.38 with expenditures at $21,480.27 and a remaining balance of $1,405.11, per secretary William C. Pree filed at the city clerk's office.
The statement lists numerous liabilities marked uncertain or undetermined. It shows $1121.72 paid to canvassers for nomination signatures, $506.72 for watchers and meals, and $137.13 for extras and incidentals drawn by paymaster L. H. Dowling. Other payments include $212 for addressing, $500 for services by Pree, and multiple large contributions from notable figures such as John A. Sullivan and Edwin F. Atkins among many others, with ward funds allocated across divisions.
George Freeman of Springfield faces a $10,000 bail after arraignment for a shooting of Robert K. White. White badly injured with a bullet in the back near the left shoulder blade. Freeman, who pleads not guilty, claims a 12 year old girl Catherine Freeman related to him is staying with White’s household but withholds past details.
The 12th anniversary of the destruction of the battleship Maine in Havana Harbor on February 15 1898 will be marked by the Spanish War Veterans across the country An estimated number of camps in Boston will conduct services in churches and public buildings in the city and vicinity
Worcester February 14 Raymond Plouffe on trial for the murder of Dr. Stone of Newburyport says they were close friends and he did not know the doctor carried large sums. He recalls meeting Stone in Newburyport and an offer to take the milk route at Harvard. He claims receiving 200 from Annie Churchill and doctor’s credit. He says he drove Stone to Ayer station September 13 and saw him alive no more after leaving the train. Earlier Rupert M Green, 11, testified he saw Plouffe and a stranger drive to the station at Ayer shortly after 9 that night, the period the government places the crime.
Willis L. Fowler faced a court in Plymouth on a charge of defrauding women by marriage promises. Judge Marcus Moulton heard the specific complaint from Mary C. Loneman this morning. Fowler remains in county jail awaiting sentencing tomorrow after the testimony of Loneman alleging courtship in Chicago and a plan to marry in Hull, Massachusetts.
Fowler, questioned about property, induced women to write blank checks for amounts up to 3800 dollars. He secured 1600 from Miss Loneman of Quincy and claimed 750 from Miss Swanton of Everett while promising marriage. Arrested in Boston as boarding to Portland, arraigned at Hull, pleaded guilty after initial not guilty plea. Evidence shows a pattern of fraud across multiple states including Illinois and Massachusetts.
Daniel Donovan aged 102 died at his Walnut avenue home in Weymouth after a long life in Massachusetts and Ireland. Born in Rosemary county Cork Ireland he moved to Whitman then Weymouth and worked in boot and shoe making. He is survived by his wife Ellen Ahern and five sons plus 12 grandchildren. Funeral from Sacred Heart Church with interment at St Francis cemetery.
The high priced meat investigation, set to begin yesterday by the Suffolk district attorney and grand jury, did not start. William R. Scarton, secretary of the No-Meat Club, who answered the summons, was informed the session was postponed until 9 oclock this morning.
Captain Roger Sears of the tug Neponset reports a capsized two-master schooner floating aimlessly in the bay. A dragging boat with oats lashed indicates the skipper and crew were lost at sea.
The wreck was sighted at noon fifteen miles east-southeast of Minot's Light, a derelict overturning a schooner’s path and posing a danger to traffic. Captain Aberroth of the Gresham will search by wireless for the vessel’s identity and crew. Albert Larking reports lumber and wreckage seen twenty miles northwest of the Race Point.
Plymouth New Hampshire February 14 heirs of late Mr and Mrs Carlos Morse contend over control of more than 300000 left after their deaths in October 1909.
Mr. Morse died Oct 7 leaving a will that gave his wife life use and then $1000 to each heir, with $3000 to Emily Balch Cottage Hospital. Mrs Morse died Oct 30, stock transfers in her name sparked dispute. heirs of Morse seek stocks valued at $175,000 to $200,000, alleging he controlled dividends. A Will of Mrs Morse found in safety deposit may shift outcomes. multiple heirs across Chicago, Medford, Bayonne, Des Moines, and other cities engage lawyers.
James R. Furlong an actor from New York City died suddenly in his Oakland apartment yesterday aged 55 He was a founder of the Actors Society of America and held other theater leadership roles in his career
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