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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1911
Page
14
Police chase leads in Albany after the murder of a five year old found in a swamp near the city line. A half empty bottle of carbolic acid and a bag of chocolate drops lay near the body with acid burns on the child’s mouth indicating the cause of death.
Police believe a boy lured from home with chocolates was killed by poison after four days in a field. The well dressed child, in a white Fauntleroy suit, had no ID, missing coat shoes and cap, and a bottle label pointed to an Albany druggist.
The Massachusetts Fish and Game Protective Association held its 36th annual dinner at the Copley Square Hotel. George B. Clark described his Nipisiquit river trip with lantern slides showing caribou and moose herds. Charles presided. Henry H. Kimball was secretary. most officers were re-elected.
The John T. Connor Associates elected officers and entertained their friends at Deacon Hall Roxbury. Retiring president William J Hart received a gold watch charm and chain. New officers include J J McCarthy president A A Mason vice president and others. A ball was planned for Odd Fellows Hall January 26.
Announcement of Miss Alice Maude Miller marrying John Shepard Jr of Providence. Ceremony held at the groom's parents home, 896 Beacon Street, Tuesday. They plan to reside at 19 Charles Field Street, Providence, after April 15, 1911.
Crowds filled Mechanics Building for the annual poultry show with notable displays including pouter pigeons with fans and the famous Dan Amos turkey. The University of Maine showcased dressed poultry and yard gear while geese drew attention for their size and noise. A Veteran Poultry Fanciers meeting and banquet was hosted by the Boston Poultry Association.
Lionel E. Giles a 32 year old Nashua resident was killed instantly at North Somerville when struck by the Montreal express on the Boston and Maine railroad. He had left his boarding house to travel to the depot to pick up a trunk check and was crossing the tracks ahead of the train witnesses say he ran into the path of the engine. Giles leaves a six year old child and a Nashua based brother in the ice business. Medical Examiner Durell viewed the body and it was moved to Frink's undertaking rooms.
Newspaper drivers and helpers enjoy the fourth annual ball at Intercolonial Hall Roxbury. A Winchester orchestra concert preceded the dances honoring union officers and circulation managers. Key officials include James J. Treanor chief marshal and Abraham Pearlstein vice president with local area officers listed.
Clifton Thompson, a young Black man, confessed to killing Mrs. Minka Fine. In Sixth District Court he sobbed and said he might have done it by mistake but then pled guilty. He was ordered held without bail for the grand jury as life imprisonment looms.
Miss Mary Field, star of the musical extravaganza Miss Dearo, was honored at a reception in Roughan's Hall Charlestown last night. Attending groups included St. Mary's Catholic Association the M C O F Ladies Auxiliary of the A H and the Daughters of the Sharsarge Veterans, all tied to Miss Field.
Postal authorities traced alleged swindler Joseph de Champlain of Montreal who defrauded Canadian mill operatives in New England of over half a million dollars via stock sales in six corporations promoted across the region.
At a special stockholders meeting in Providence De Champlain was removed from the presidency of the New England Investment Company. He was arrested on a mail fraud charge in Manchester New Hampshire and held on 4000 bail. Investigators say about 660000 was sunk in the scheme and list several firms tied to the company including American Kaolin Putty Company Salem Dunstable Granite Company Laconia Coal & Ice Company Manchester Coal & Ice Belknap Mills American Publishing Providence.
J. N. Spear, superintendent of Roxbury and South Boston divisions, is nominated for director of the Boston Consolidated Gas Company.
The Boston Consolidated Gas Company profits plan advances with J N Spear named as candidate for the board as the first employee director. Ballot among workers yielded 493 votes for Spear and totals for other candidates. Spear born June 12 1852 has served since 1876 from Dorchester Gas Light to superintendent.
William Winestine age 19 of 368 Blue Hill was thrown from his wagon on Dorchester Street yesterday and sustained a fractured skull. He was reported to be receiving medical treatment.
In Wheeling West Virginia on January 11 the defense scored in the trial of Laura Farnsworth Schenk accused of attempting to poison her husband John O Schenk a millionaire pork packer. Dr Frank Le Moyne Hupp the star state witness faced cross examination by Attorney John J P O'Brien for most of the day.
Attorney O'Brien ends a dull session by deft cross examination of Dr. Hupp. The physician reveals Schenk’s symptoms may not prove arsenic poisoning and notes questions about a mineral water and possible executor papers. Redirection says hospital transfer aimed to check poisoning suspicions tied to a bottle.
After Judge Tluchcock explained the settlement to Frederick W. Mansfield the 16 striking l An terms were prevailed and the workers voted to return to work in the morning. The firm Randall Adams sued for 20000 damages naming the union and officers over the plant shutdown and related sympathy strikes.
In Los Angeles on January 11 the Baldwin estate case heard testimony from Edward Blazer a horseman Sol Pincus a theatrical man and Robert Jackson a former body servant for Mrs Lillian Ashley Turnbull mother of the girl seeking a share. They described connections to Baldwin and past hotel entry and disguise efforts as the case resumes next morning.
The Worcester probate filing outlines Charles T. Crocker's will, valued at over 1 million, naming heirs at law per intestate rules. Executors named are his son Alvin Crocker, Albert B. Haskell, and Charles F. Baker, all of Fitchburg. Crocker was a prominent stockholder in several companies.
Washington Jan 11 The Senate committee on naval affairs authorized a favorable report on a bill to appropriate 135000 dollars for the completion of the crypt of the chapel at the Naval Academy in Annapolis as a permanent resting place for the body of John Paul Jones.
New York reports Mrs Bernige Golden Henderson Heinze wife of Fritz A Heinze the King of Copper is set to return to the stage in Mount Clemens Michigan. She is under care of a nerve specialist daily with her mother and daughter Katherine Henderson.
Attorneys deny knowledge of plans for a stage return as the Heinze Henderson romance unfolds. Reports say Bernice Henderson will star in Bella Donna with James A. Fagan writing, while Henderson seeks child support and future independence for daughter Katherine.
Miss Maud Lannon and Delmar Garden offered to reveal details about Nat C. Goodwin’s attention to another woman if her name stayed out of Mrs. Edna Goodrich Goodwin’s divorce suit. Attorney Herman J. Roth reported he declined the offer and is taking depositions in New York.
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