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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1911
Page
1
New York on June 27 reported new details of the investigation led by deputy surveyor Richard Parr. The probe gathers evidence in the Jenkins smuggling case, now tied to three wealthy men.
City and federal officials declare Nathan Allen of Kenosha Wisconsin and John Collins of Memphis Tennessee are the men called Jenkins and his associate who allegedly spent half a million dollars on Helen D Jenkins. They are linked to a December 1909 Lorraine Hotel diamond theft and a Chicago safe deposit theft. Mrs Jenkins says suit will follow to recover stocks and valuables given by Allen to her.
An advertisement touts the Castle Square Hotel with over one mile of frontage, every room featuring a private bath and long distance telephone. It promotes the no-tip dining room, 50 single suites at $1.50, 400 double suites at $2.00, and 850 alcove double suites at $2.50 to $3.00 per day, with free baggage transfer.
Cornell's varsity eight edged Columbia by a scant length and a half in a dramatic four mile race at Poughkeepsie. Timed at 20 minutes 10 seconds versus Columbia 20 16, with Penn third, Wisconsin fourth, and Syracuse fifth. Columbia freshman eight won the junior division by two lengths over Cornell.
Arthur Elwin Smith a Harvard University senior died by suicide after finding his name missing from the degree list. Frank B. Cutler the janitor discovered him in a closet on Perkins Hall second floor, after he had ingested prussic acid.
Smith a diligent student and strong in math failed to pass in French, believed he would receive his degree, and killed himself with prussic acid in a closet at Perkins Hall. His death follows his grief over a missing university posting and distraught friends recall his happiest year in 26 Perkins Hall. He was son of David O. Smith, a mining engineer, with brothers Arthur and Irving placed with relatives after their mother’s death.
Mrs. Pike recalled last night hearing of Arthur's act and described her reaction as stunned and troubled by the disclosure.
F Gray Co advertises 5000 men's blue serge suits made from genuine Oswego mills serge and alpaca at 7.90, touting it as the best 15 dollar value in the world, located at Washington and Hanover streets.
Biddeford, Me June 27. Charles I. Weymouth the reportedly murdered butcher located in Sherbrooke Quebec will reach Biddeford early tomorrow. Upon identity confirmation Joseph Buzzell Olney Merrill and Mrs Maude Snow held in connection with the suspected murder will be released according to County Attorney Asa A Richardson.
Dated report states Mrs. Snow and her daughters Beatrice and Gladys recounted a three year old murder of Weymouth in the Snow home, later buried in a box at a nearby site. Investigators traced the tale after Henry Hewes questioned Weymouth's whereabouts in Canada.
Weymouth Charles I., once believed murdered in Biddeford, Me., was located in Weymouth Que. He had been working at Bray Bros. grocery, aided by Probation Officer Daniel S. Hamilton and L Emery. Weymouth traveled by midnight train to Biddeford to aid in identifying the suspects.
Discussion on a proposed transfer of rights from the West End Street Railway to the Boston Elevated Railway unsettled officials. West End stockholders report no consultation on the bill, while Senator Bennett supports consolidation on a 7 percent basis after 1922. North Shore and city officials monitor possible shifts in control and operations.
In Boston a settlement plan is reached in the Olea Bull will dispute. The agreement asks Judge Hobbs in Biddeford Maine to set aside the will and name Mrs Vaughan administratrix of her mother estate valued around 500000 dollars.
The document describes a settlement under which the property after bequests would pass to trustees for Mrs Vaughan with a yearly income of at least 3500 and a reversion to the uncle Joseph G Thorp’s children if she dies without issue. It notes concessions and secrecy about final terms despite it appearing a complete estate transfer.
Obituary notices recall John Boyle O'Reilly born 1844 and Otis Skinner born 1858. The National Deaf Mute College opened in Washington DC in 1864.
The forecast calls for Wednesday to be generally fair with light variable winds and showers in parts of New England. Thursday looks fair with moderate south to west winds and cooler conditions in the western areas.
The snippet includes garbled 2011 weather data and timestamps with drifted punctuation. It mentions averages for yesterday and a year ago, a Wednesday reference, and scattered numeric codes, offering little coherent narrative or identifiable entities.
In the American League Boston and Detroit trails with Chicago and Washington posting varied results. The National League shows Philadelphia edging Boston in a rain shortened affair while New York holds wins against Brooklyn. Other scores include St Louis and Chicago, plus Cincinnati, Pittsburg, and Baltimore related outputs.
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