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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1912
Page
2
Police say John Boinaver arrested late today with seven watches medals diamond pins and other jewelry belonging to the young financier. The ransacking of every room occurred while Mr Morgan and his 40 servants slept through ityally as confessed.
Detectives tracking Reynolds Pros bey, alias Morgan, report a January burglary at the Morgan house. John Berneauver confesses to entering through an unlocked back door at about 1:00 AM and rifling Mor gan’s drawers while the financier slept, prompting a $6000 reward offer for recovery of the stolen articles. The case unfolds with ongoing police surveillance and a prisoner’s escape from the Tombs.
Yom Kippur began at sunset and will continue until tonight with temple and synagogue services. Crowded worship marked the start. the afternoon memorial service is a highlight.
The day is observed as a strict fast with no work except necessity or charity. The penitential period began with Rosh Hashanah. Rabbis lead memorial services at 3, 4:30, and 6:80 with Neilah closing prayers. Shofar signals the end of Yom Kippur.
Maurice Simmons, former commander in chief of the United Spanish War Veterans, reported that President Taft referred his request for leaves of absence for Jewish service members to the war and navy secretaries. Simmons noted no reply to an earlier appeal to Secretary Stimson.
The Rev James Todd D D longtime pastor of the Fourth Preachy Church of South Boston plans to resign at the morning service tomorrow after eight years of leadership He will focus on promoting New England Sabbath Protective League interests as its representative in New Hampshire and Vermont
Thomas Lane of Murray Road West Newton entered a 13 pound 9 ounce yellow turnip in the Post vegetable department. The root, grown in his garden, measured 27 inches in circumference with spreading leaves. Lane previously won the big turnip prize and believes this one is larger than last year’s.
Sixty three year old Herman Dunker of Brooklyn is sentenced to kiss his wife at least twice daily for seven years. Other items mention a Hastings-on-Hudson grower boasting trees that yield crab apples, a failed judge nomination, a Brooklyn desertion case, fines for leaving flowers at a police station, a Yonkers barber hair mix claim, and Pittsburg parents accused of baby swaps by nurses.
The Wilson family arrive in Boston with Eleanor and Jessie visiting and engaging in campaign chatter. Eleanor, a noted painter, and Jessie, a settlement worker, attract attention at the hotel. The family notes Princeton, Harvard, and Yale ties among supporters, and plans to campaign for Woodrow Wilson next week.
Irving W. Davia of Malden pleaded guilty to felonious assault in the Superior Criminal Court at East Cambridge on January 12. Judge Chase sentenced him to three to five years in State prison.
Port directors battle over Hamburg American line arrivals to Boston and Bancroft’s plan for the New Haven to seize Commonwealth lands in South Boston. William S. McNary, new Harbor and Land Commission chairman, questions Bancroft’s leadership and cites potential harms to ongoing negotiations. Bancroft declined comment.
Mr. McNary denounces Chairman Bancroft for announcing Hamburg American steamers to Boston before negotiations and contracts are finished. He argues the premature claim misleads the public, risks derailing talks, and favors factual announcements of settled deals over hopeful projections. He cites long negotiations and urges clear, accomplished facts from port authorities.
Mayor Fitzgerald and milk producers pressed for municipal milk stations with 40 cents a can to farmers and a 24 hour limit to protect local supply. Witnesses argued over local versus out of state milk, middlemen roles, and need for price safeguards amid rising costs and signals the cow population may shrink without action.
Walter F. Emmons, four years old of 61 Lawrence street Chelsea, drowned in the Charles river about 2 pm yesterday afternoon. A bathhouse attendant Nelligan saw him fall in and attempted a rescue. Nelligan pulled the boy from the river and he was taken to Cambridge Relief Hospital where he died. His body was identified that evening by Walter Kay, the grandfather.
Surrogate Fowler reserved decision on the Austro Hungarian consulate's request to remove Burton W. Gibson as executor of the Rosa Menschik Szabo estate. The consulate has until Tuesday to submit briefs. Gibson, jailed in Orange County, offered an estate accounting in confidence, which the surrogate refused. The Szabo estate is valued around $10,000.
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