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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1910
Page
20
New York report says Charles D. Sheldon, a Montreal investment broker and former Boston schoolteacher, is believed to be hiding in the city with his wife. Police seek the pair after his hurried departure from Montreal and a large sum of money is suspected in his possession.
Montreal newspapers offer rewards totaling 15000 dollars for information leading to Sheldon’s arrest as detectives seize warrants in the city. Letters dated Oct 13 from Station C Hudson and Thirteenth Streets indicate he plans to come to New York and repay losses while Mrs. Sheldon vanished after boarding a train. Sheldon’s books show assets about 4.17 million with 2.86 million liabilities. bucket shop losses and large investments are cited by searchers.
Secretary Garney of the National Fire Protection Association urged using fire department members to patrol streets at night to detect fires early. Mayor Fitzgerald referred the idea to Fire Commissioner Daly for investigation and report. The mayor approved Daly’s order to reimburse firemen who lost clothing in the Albany street fire.
Mrs Izora Johnson a bride of six weeks jumped into the lake near the Chicago Yacht Club Park Police man Jones fished her out with a pike pole She was taken to the clubhouse and later to Harrison street station She said she wanted to see if the land as promised was as pretty as her mother pictured and to feel the thrill of being rescued
In New Rochelle on Main Street Frank J. McCloskey found a note in his stationery store cash register complaining about an empty cash register. The back door to a yard was forced with a jimmy though the safe remained untouched and nothing was stolen.
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