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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1906
Page
7
Mrs. John Nicholas Brown faces stress as detectives uncover a daring plan by New York criminals to abduct her six year old son John Nicholas Brown. Secret service confirms a ransom of $500000 sought, prompting doubled bodyguards and reinforced security for the child in Newport.
The mother of John Nicholas, the $10 million Jersey cow heir, reports threatening letters and fears for kidnapping. Guards precede and follow his limited carriage rides while detectives comfort the distressed guardian amid sensational wealth and confinement.
New York July 18 The society wedding of Frances Burke Roche and Aurel Batonyi was conducted by Alderman Leopold Harburger at the Hotel Empire after Batonyi’s lawyer and a notary confirmed both parties could wed. The bride produced her Delaware divorce decree but signed an affidavit of legal competency to marry.
The Pennsylvania home of John James Audubon, now owned by the Wetherill family, welcomes visitors. Mill Grove preserves landmarks from his early American home, including the cave and the Perkiomen mill, with gateposts and a tablet marking it as his first American home.
A hansom cab struck 15 year old Israel Specton of 25 Chambers Street on Tre Mont Row shortly after 7 PM. The cab ran over his right arm and leg and he was taken to the Relief Hospital.
Two more earthquake shocks were felt this morning at Sorocco, reaching as far as El Paso Texas where a street car fell off a track yesterday. Refugees continue to pour into Santa Fe and Albuquerque as tremors persist over the Rio Grande region. Observers note smoke spirals in lava fields near Alamo Gordo likely from hot springs and a night rain dampened campers.
Albert V. Matthews fourteen son of Mr and Mrs Victor J Matthews of 33 Taylor Malden drowned while swimming with companions at Ben Wrights Pond in Medford. He could not swim and the group including Carl Smith Frank Smith Perley Stanley Charles Farrell and Lowell Fisher failed to save him as they swam only a short distance.
Albert W. Matthews of Malden drowned while swimming at Ben Wright's Pond in Medford yesterday afternoon. Fellow swimmers Frank Smith Perley Stanley and others attempted rescue after Matthews, unable to swim, drifted toward a raft. The body was recovered in the weeds and taken to Nichols' undertaking rooms.
The 18th annual trip of the F. A. Kennedy Mutual Benefit Association will be at Crescent Park Riverside R I. A featured event is a keen game between Institutes of East Cambridge and East Providence baseball teams. Expected guests include A W Green National Biscuit Co president F A Kennedy board member C L Holt Kennedy Biscuit Works manager D P Downing and S A Sears Chicago operating manager.
The listing notes eight white linen coats cut from 8.50 to 6.69 and 32 lawn dresses reduced from 7.60 to 4.37. The costumes department highlights final sale prices and a Friday event.
New York July 18 Speculation grows whether Albert Beit the South African financier who died in London left a widow The inquiry centers on a life policy from 1890 naming My intended wife Elizabeth Bennett Beit as beneficiary Insurance records show Beit was unmarried at the time and no record of marriage is stated.
Newport Rhode Island on July 18 reports a house of mystery on Church street owned by Police Commissioner Jeremiah W. Horton. Residents include Mrs Herman Muenching er and Boat swain Hugh Sweeney USN. Frequent nightly three rap noises perplex police and locals between 9 and 12.
Report describes a sequence of rappings heard first on one side then the other. Police trace the sounds to a location but find no device after removing fireboards. Residents suspect a clever prank meant to annoy occupants. Small children are highly disturbed by the noise.
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