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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1910
Page
3
James D. Motherway a Swift & Co beef office clerk pleaded not guilty in District Court to an embezzlement charge of 7500 and was held for the grand jury in 3000. Police earlier said he confessed and claimed the loss came from stock speculation.
Frank McGonnell a 35 year old Lynn Gas and Electric lineman was electrocuted while at work on a 45 foot pole on the Nahant road. He touched a live 2300 volt conductor while splicing a transformer. Fellow workers acted quickly but he could not be saved after an hour of medical effort.
Judge Moore of New York won in London with Flourish taking first place in the class for single harness horses over 14 and not exceeding 15 hands. White Wall Aries earned third prize in the same class. Moore also earned second and third honors in judging pairs of harness horses over 15 and not exceeding 16.2 hands.
Seattle June 13 Captain W J McDonnell plans to sail the Old Glory to Malekula Island in the New Hebrides with 250 men to secure hardwood timber. Tribes and kings dominate the island and cannibalism is feared. The expedition will be armed to deter native interference though the mission is pitched as peaceful.
William H. Flynn longtime Tombs prison warden in New York dies at his residence there. He oversaw numerous famous prisoners during his tenure and left a lasting mark on the institution.
John Tregaskis 29 son of a Westport Mass pastor pled guilty to larceny in Providence and received six months in Cranston jail plus fines totaling 165 dollars. Authorities say he stole from major stores across Rhode Island and Massachusetts, with 12 thousand dollars in loot recently recovered. a wife in Auburn claims to be his spouse.
Representative Joseph F. O Connell of Massachusetts 10th district was declared regularly elected to Congress by the House elections committee in Washington on June 13.
Bangor Maine June 13 Maine's lumber cut for 1910 is estimated at 750000000 feet not including hardwoods Of this amount 200000000 feet was cut on the Penobscot river including 70000000 feet for the Great Northern Paper Company 125000000 feet on the Kennebec river 80000000 feet on the Androscoggin river in Maine 125000000 feet in Aroostook county and 90000000 feet in Eastern Maine rivers
Reno Nevada June 13 Jack Eldridge 24 left after a 12 hour rest to finish a cross country walk from Boston to San Francisco He began March 15 aiming to beat Edward P Weston 106 day record Eldridge 19 days ahead of the former pace expects to reach the coast June 18 77 days from Boston He surpassed Westons best daily mark of 72 miles by three miles last Wednesday and logged 75 miles in 24 hours across the desert
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