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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1913
Page
6
The automobile stolen from George Toomey, Brockton moving picture house owner, on May 23 was recovered by Watts Detective Agency operatives. Investigators believe the recovery provides a clue to arrest a statewide gang active for two months, aiding insurance companies.
The Rambler worth 2000, owned by Toomey and insured for 1400, was traced from a Cranston paint shop to Hugo Riddell of 524 Public Street Providence. Riddell relinquished the car after it was identified. Detectives pursue the Brockton driver and 15 other stolen cars linked to the same gang.
A man identified as Michael Morrisey of Dedham toppled from his canoe near Spring Street Roxbury while attempting to drink river water after a salt fish dinner. He was rescued ashore and claimed he was not drinking but overcome by an unusual thirst following the meal.
The ancient Thatcher Magoun mansion on High Street Medford suffered incendiary damage last evening. The landmark built nearly a century ago by the East India merchant Thatcher Magoun was valued at about 1000 dollars and noted as one of New England’s finest mansions of its era.
Professor William H. Taft of Yale attended a church service in Washington marking a rare public glimpse of the former president. The event contrasted with his White House days as he relaxed amid the Sunday routine and remembered past November and March events.
Former President Taft attended All Souls Unitarian Church in Washington and received a small reception afterward. He walked with Charles D. Hilles and Chief Justice White, drawing many Washingtonians. He dined at the club and planned a luncheon with Speaker Clark tomorrow after the Lincoln Memorial Commission meeting.
Visitors mistaken when two sheep skulls lay in the bears cage. Keeper explains the pets, Sweet Adeline and Prince, had been fed sheep heads for supper. Bears rested as the crowd laughed at the scare.
A fire started in the ell of a house in an old kitchen and spread fast. Firefighters arrived as the ell blazed, but a brick wall kept the main building intact. The estate, once owned by Captain Magoun, featured Italian statuary and terraced gardens along the Mystic River.
The Rev. Dr. Charles Augustus Briggs aged 72 died at his New York home after a month with pneumonia. He spent most of his life at Union Theological Seminary where he had just completed his 40th year as a teacher.
A wireless report from the revenue cutter Seneca received at the naval radio station states icebergs once drifting south across transatlantic routes are now carried north by strong currents. The Seneca, patrolling Newfoundland waters, logged coordinates noting large and small bergs and a strong northerly current with ice apparently moving north.
Children’s Day was marked in many churches in Greater Boston with services and concerts. All Saints' Episcopal West Newbury was consecrated by Bishop Lawrence, and a large class received confirmation. Next Sunday St Andrew's Episcopal South Framingham opens.
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