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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1912
Page
8
Sparks from an alleged incendiary blaze at the old P. H. Graham paper warehouse on Ewer street and Old Colony avenue touched off a fire that burned the roofs of twelve nearby houses in the early afternoon yesterday.
Two alarms sounded as firemen fought shifting flames from the paper shed near the New England Carriage Manufacturing Company. Chief Mullen kept men outside a flimsy warehouse while other blazes on nearby roofs drew crowds and concern. Eleven houses damaged with several residents named. the Christina yacht explosion killed Mrs. James N. Jarvie and injured others, while crews investigated the mystery of the blast aboard the vessel on the Thames River near the Yale-Harvard regatta.
An evening explosion on a yacht caused the instant death of Mrs. Helen Van Rensselaer Jarvie of New York. The incident occurred aboard the vessel, leaving investigators to determine the cause.
The Rev M Oakman Patton a former Congregational clergyman was ordained a priest of the Episcopal church at St Pauls Church yesterday morning by Bishop Lawrence Archdeacon Babcock and Revs Edmund Rousmaniere Ralph Harper and Frederick Walton assisted Patton leads missions at Braintree and Whitman Also notes F B Meyer heads to Boston for womens conference at Moody schools Northfield Mass and the Rev Frederick E Emrich returns from operation at Corey Hill Hospital while the Rev George A Gordon spends summer in Kennebunk Maine.
The condemned man Jordan faces death after Judge McLaughlin imposes the sentence following testimony by Mr Higgins and a brief exchange with Clerk Dillingham. Jordan asks if he had a fair trial and asserts he is not guilty of first degree murder.
Chester S. Jordan of Somerville was found guilty of murder in the first degree and condemned by Judge McLaughlin in East Cambridge Superior Criminal Court to die in the electric chair at Charlestown the week of September 22 for the murder of his wife Honora J. Jordan at their Medford street home on September 3, 1908. He smiled as sentenced.
Jeremiah Jordan, with lawyers Sullivan Pratt and Smith, moves to gather evidence and affidavits for a commutation request to Governor Foss. Jordan appeared calm in court before 1 p m and showed a changed, brighter look during sentencing. His father Phineas Jordan and sister Mrs Kendall with husband Fred Kendall of Somerville attended, speaking with him at East Cambridge jail after the proceedings.
Mashpee Indian Wayman J Tobias has been reported missing from Pocasset since June 20. He lived with his wife and worked for T B Wales at 1538 Dean Road, W Brook line, and has not been seen by his employer since that date.
Attorneys Eames and Young attacked the act authorizing the West End and Boston Elevated railway merger in U S District Court. Anna Young, West End bondholder, seeks to enjoin the sale, arguing the act impairs her contract and erases West End liability for 10 years. The Elevated road argues it assumes all debts. judge reserved decision. One magazine feature previews Dagobert’s Children tomorrow.
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