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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1906
Page
5
Bella Long, known as Queen Bella, dies at Long Island Hospital after leading Chinatown for a quarter century. Local leaders refuse a public Chinese funeral citing traditions and Mason restrictions, planning a private burial at 29 Harrison Avenue.
Watch and Ward Society agent Henry Chase notes progress against postal card nuisances and obscene slot machine pictures. He cites arrests of sellers and seizures, and urges moral education for children to change the city’s tone.
At Queens county circuit court a grand jury returned a true bill for man slaughter against Stanley Fanjoy 20 of Queens county. He fatally shot William Kincaide last November after mistaking him for a moose. Coroner ruled accidental. crown seeks further inquiry into negligence.
In Portland Maine Justice Henry C Peabody gave James May of Westbrook an 11 month county jail sentence for an attempt at death by own action. The case, based on common law, faced a demurrer arguing statutes did not specifically punish such attempts.
Worcester and Barre reports allege Mrs. Bemis sought to insure the lives of John Hammond and farm hand Patrick Flynn for her benefit. Police note an insurance policy on Flynn directed to his father, while additional drug purchases and alleged poison sales are part of the investigation into the Myra Bemis murder case.
Barre investigators link two unexplained morphine related deaths to a rural property dubbed Mystery Farm. Officials describe a suspected pattern of overdose deaths with connections to unidentified suppliers and local residents. Police urge witnesses to come forward with information.
Medford on May 15 hosts the Medford Club performance of The Mikado. Lead roles include F. Perley Hodsdon as the Mikado and Robert Hall as Nanki-Poo, with a large club chorus and numerous local notables in attendance and participation.
Attorneys for John Alexander Dowie filed an answer in federal receiver ship proceedings, denying insolvency if his property is restored. Extended legal arguments followed the filing of the answer in Chicago on May 15.
In Columbus on May 15 authorities report Pennsylvania Railroad started burning 10,000 worn out freight cars located west of Pittsburgh. The plan demolishes the aging rolling stock as part of fleet renewal.
A worm eaten vellum fragment, reportedly part of a lost gospel, describes Jesus rebuking a Pharisee over ceremonial ablutions. It details purification rites and mentions a temple area called the Hegneuterian. The find by Grenfell and Hart in Oxyrhyncus ignites theology debate.
May 15 in Waltham park commissioners grant Cambridge Water Board request to run its pipe line through part of the Lowell playgrounds. Cambridge must grade seed and roll the land to restore it. Pipe not to be laid until September.
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