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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1911
Page
16
Charles Rowan once the Concord reformatory inmate and express detective now faces trial for allegedly aiding in the theft of an express wagon loaded with bundles last Saturday. He was discharged from the reform school after serving time for swindling the express league, where he worked as a detective in a spiritualistic scheme.
Detectives Ronan and Ray Hutchins are accused of staging thefts to claim rewards. Ronan allegedly used a middleman to locate bundles via a spiritualist description, then transported them and collected rewards. Police say Ronan stole bundles himself and kept stolen property at Shawmut Avenue, posing as a married man under a false name.
In Newburg New York on January 18 Mr and Mrs Frank Teneyck of Canterbury died within hours of each other. Both were 70 years old and had celebrated their golden 50th wedding anniversary.
Mayor Charles A. Turns of Somerville yesterday restored Captain Joseph A. Cribby of Engine 6 who had been suspended last Saturday by Chief Rich of the fire department.
Boston firm Boston Cold Storage and Terminal Co plans a 250000 dollar overhaul of the East Boston waterfront between Atlantic Works and Staples Coal Co. wharf. A track and floating bridge will connect to railroads, creating dockside shipping and storage for fish, wool, and other goods with facilities modeled on Brooklyn’s Bush terminal. The nine acre site includes a 500000 pound fish cold storage plant and multiple existing warehouses, with 35 foot mean low tide deep water. Leaders include Wendell F. Brown and others. capital is 1750000 dollars with preferred and common stock and bonds.
Mrs Laura Farnsworth Schenk collapsed during the trial over alleged poisoning of her wealthy husband John O Schenk. An hour before adjournment she was escorted to her jail room, the court recessing and the case suspended temporarily.
The Boston Music Trade Association held its 15th annual dinner at the Exchange Club with about 159 members and guests. Speakers included Lewis H. Clement of the National Association of Piano Dealers of America and Herbert W. Hill, Charles H. Green, M. H. Andrews, J. H. Soliday, and Melvin Johnson.
Brookline and the New ton guests exceed 1000 at Brae-Burn ice carnival on the skating pond. Colored lights glitter over the surface as fur clad skaters dance to a brass band. Inside, an orchestra, chef’s fare, and warmth accompany the evening. Brae-Burn’s second team beat Somerville 12 to 1 in hockey.
A fire razed the home of M. Ryschkoff in St. Petersburg today. The blaze left a valuable art collection, including Van Dyck's Sampson and Dalila, in ruins.
The Brookline Swimming Club reports a record over 100 active members and aims for a disciplined training program under captain Barney O Hearn, targeting meets with Harvard Yale Princeton and others. Training will move to Sebago Lake Maine in summer with exhibitions to NH resorts, while efforts continue to reconcile with the Gymnasium Association for joint matches.
The fishing schooner Robert and Arthur, captained by Julius Anderson, battled ice and weather for days, with 21 crewmen frostbitten and exhausted. Towed to port by two tugs after drifting far off course, the ship carried about 50,000 haddock and smaller fish, while the crew sought medical aid and the captain praised their courage in avoiding swamping amid floes.
Baltimore Catholic leaders announce plans for a Cardinal Gibbons Memorial Hall at Catholic University Washington to mark the priesthood and cardinalate anniversaries of Cardinal Gibbons. A clergy meeting at St Marys Seminary and a Catholic Club gathering finalized fundraising plans with Bishop O B Corrigan named chair of a 15 member committee to receive subscriptions.
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