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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1911
Page
15
Chicago November 6 Two new witnesses allege Mrs Louise Vermilya poisoned Police Chief Arthur Bissonette and had knowledge of deaths of eight others under her roof. One witness is Vermilya's stepson's former fiancee. Coroner Hoffman disclosed identities after the widow, jailed, attempted suicide while in county custody.
Coroner orders exhumation of Frank Brinkamp’s grave in Waldheim cemetery as new testimony ties Arthur Bissonette and Miss Elizabeth Nolan to a string of sudden deaths. Louise Vermilya, once lover of Bissonette, faces serious case while pepper shaker arsenic link emerges and Lydia Rivard linked by will and love triangle.
J Ignatius Coveney, noted for the Boston College March and later Fordham College plays, died yesterday in New York City. He was 25, son of Mr and Mrs James S Coveney of 271 Hyde Park Avenue, Hyde Park. He led an orchestra in a Frohman company and showed promise as a musician and playwright. Body to be brought to Hyde Park for burial.
Forty seven Boston firemen sat the first test for lieutenant under new civil service rules at the State House yesterday. Two hundred fifty more are expected before Friday. Chief Examiner Henry Sherwin said ratings would be issued based on the exam and the candidate records, valid for two years unless a new test is ordered by the Fire Commissioner.
Hong Kong reports Pekin fallen to rebels stirring grand celebrations with Chinese crackers flag waving and Li Yuan Heng portrait processions. Sheng-Po offices wrecked two arrests noted as Canton’s fall looms. Pekin censors relax and Hankow Shanghai outbreaks blamed on imperialist leaders. US and Britain plan protection measures for foreigners.
Reports from Pekin describe a crisis as Prince Tsai Suun takes leave and General Li Yuen Hong presses 25 demands including a republican court. The national assembly warns Yuan Shi Kai to act or risk a new premier. China braces for possible outbreaks amid troop movements and consular evacuations.
In Shanghai on November 6 rebels report two towns fell: Ching-Kiang in Kiangsu at 8 p.m. and Hangchow, capital of Chekiang, captured after brief resistance. Sah believed to be hiding in Shanghai as tensions rise along the Yangtze.
Patrick J. Mitchell aged 50 was walking along railroad tracks in Holyoke when a Boston and Maine train struck him, killing him instantly and leaving the body decapitated. The incident occurred near his Chicopee home as darkness fell.
Today a license to marry Romeo Migiletta a 32 year old oil dealer from Florence Italy was granted. The couple plans a wedding in the near future with no date announced.
Fire in the Big Garage of Charles H. Whitten on Central Avenue caused about $9000 in damage. Patrons flooded the street from the Dreamland Moving Picture Theatre as flames in the “fire trap” district threatened wider destruction, though no panic occurred thanks to the theater manager.
Constantinople announces Turkish recapture of Derna in Tripoli with 18 guns seized and 500 Italians killed. prisoners taken, Turks report 80 killed and 80 wounded. Sanitation worsens in Tripoli with 50 Arabs dead from cholera or hunger.
A fire started in a paint shop behind a wooden two story garage on Central avenue near Andrews street at 8 o clock. Gasoline stored in a large underground tank prompted fears of explosion as fire damaged cars and shop interiors but no injuries occurred. The manager kept the audience calm while exits were used and the theatre remained safe.
Mr and Mrs Edwin Lyman Cheney of Cambridge marked their 50th anniversary at 3 Clinton Street. He runs Cheney Upham and Co at Faneuil Hall Market with son Frank E. Cheney. Born in New Hampshire they wed in Bradford fifty years ago. She has supported Broadway Baptist Church and local education, with many friends visiting to congratulate them.
Somerville patrol wagon overturned after responding to Box 25 near Franklin Street and Broadway. Reserve Officer Arthur Walsh fractured his thumb and injured his knee. Officer Oesting escaped injury by jumping. Slippery roadway caused loss of footing for the horse. the prisoner was brought to the police station by way of the wagon.
London inventor A W Sharman demonstrates wireless telephony through seawater enabling ship to lighthouse and vessel talks. The system is cheaper than wireless telegraph and installable on any ship. Current range is miles with potential 20 miles using a new microphone.
In Middletown New York on November 6 12 year old Christy Gibson son of Jans Gibson was accidentally shot and killed by hunter William Faxisbury during a rabbits hunting party.
William J. Doherty, longtime Newton alderman, announces Democratic bid for mayor to oppose incumbent Charles E. Hatfield in the upcoming election.
The advertisement promotes Cadum as safe for tender infant skin suffering from tetter rashes scaly crusted humors eczema ringworm chafings and similar troubles. It claims relief upon application and notes the product contains an extract from Juniperus oxycedrus with beneficial effects in many skin troubles.
A church meeting over Rev. Clarence V. T. Richeson’s resignation inflamed tensions as women led protests against accepting his resignation, arguing loyalty and the risk to his trial’s perception. A vote rejected resignation with a plan to reopen Friday, Nov. 24, and letters from church officials and Brookline Baptist members offered support and guidance.
Miss Vio let Edmands, engaged to C V T Richeson, left Pomfret with her parents and nurse. They checked in at a local hotel as Smith and departed after a cottage was leased. It is believed Miss Edmands and her mother plan to travel abroad soon.
Attorney A. J. Jennings, former senator, denied being asked to serve as junior counsel in the Richeson case. Jennings previously represented in the Lizzie A. Borden murder trial and commented on the circulating report last night in Fall River.
In Port of Spain Trinidad on November 6 a new island rose from the sea near Serpent's Mouth between Trinidad and Venezuela. Late Saturday a dramatic upheaval occurred offshore near Chatham with huge smoke columns, a loud explosion and flames visible for miles.
A three acre island rose from the water eight to ten feet high after an upheaval. Water depth at the site averaged twenty feet before the event. The Governor visited but could not land due to ongoing fire which burned out by night. Locals reportedly landed on the island, linked to an oil explosion under anticlinal strata near asphalt deposits.
Patrolman Daniel Burque of Roxbury Crossing station was fatally injured when his patrol wagon ran over him after a motorcyclist spooked the horse near Madison Park and Vernon street Roxbury. Officer James McGovern helped and a doctor ordered Burque removed to Roslindale. The horse dashed on until bystanders halted it.
Thomas J. McCarthy a retired New York police officer living at 19 Page Street Revere was struck by an inbound Lynn to Boston car on Broadway Chelsea near the Revere line. He sustained probable internal injuries fractures of the right leg and the left knee and was placed on the dangerous list at Frost Hospital.
Harvard appoints Gardner Jr. as secretary to the Harvard corporation replacing Little who resigned for work at the Bussey Institute in Jamaica Plain. Gardner, a former varsity captain in tennis and track, won the intercollegiate low hurdles and earned his H in tennis and track. He joined the baseball team in his senior year and assumes duties immediately.
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