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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1911
Page
9
May Kinnear sister of George Kinnear of Campella reports a trance vision showing Captain Kidd’s treasure buried in the 17th century. She says the sight was as clear as day or a cloudy day and claims the treasure appeared vividly to her in the trance.
The Kinnears and associates chase Captain Kidd's treasure on Castle Island Boston amid repeated attempts. In a trance Miss Kinnear claimed to see the buried spot at the northwest corner four feet deep. Digging permits limit removal. land is US government property leased to Boston.
Theodore C. Hurd longtime Middlesex county clerk of courts dies at his Winchester home after a protracted illness. Born January 19 1847 in Newton he served in the Civil War and later held public posts including assistant district attorney Framingham selectman and state representative. Survived by three sons George W Minot and Roger Hurd with funeral Sunday at Church of the Epiphany at 3 PM.
More than 100 members of Fighting Joe Hooker's First Massachusetts Regiment gathered at the American House to close a 50th anniversary celebration. The event began at Faneuil Hall and included a camp fire, reminiscences, and a laurel wreath laid on Hooker's statue. Mayor Fitzgerald addressed veterans on Boston Common before the march to the American House.
The Rev Alexander Mann presided at a Trinity Parish Hall meeting under the American Church Institute for Negroes. Speakers included Rev Samuel H Bishop Rev Alexander McGuire and Rev John W Johnson. Mann urged church support as the institute mirrors Tuskegee and Hampton in value.
Extensive alterations will be needed at the Dudley street station to fit new pay-as-you-enter cars. A recent try-out showed the vehicles cannot loop the loops, forcing track relays and curve changes. Cars completed will serve lines away from Dudley street while work begins within days.
In a claim from F. M. Ames of Whitney Point New York a tropical railroad veteran promotes a vegetable herb as a specific for diabetes. He offers a one week supply for 25 cents plus a diet book and promises relief of symptoms and weight restoration.
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