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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1916
Page
16
Dr Louis P O Donnell of Melrose testified that Mrs Emma S Bostwick gave him fifty thousand dollars as an ante nuptial gift on his first day of honeymoon She died that day and the will now in dispute leaves him most of the estate valued around two hundred thousand with relatives cut off to five thousand or less contesting the will
The $60,000 gift to Dr O Donnell to contest a will has been converted to cash, yielding $54,000. A pre marriage letter by Mrs Bostwick questions the match and reveals a younger partner. Attorney Nay leads for the will while contestants’ counsel press questions on four wills. Nay’s testimony continues.
Two more arrests linked to an arson ring were reported as authorities pursue remaining suspects nationwide. Philip Levine, 25, accused as an accessory in Addie Levine’s Chelsea home fire, was found hiding in a East Boston garret after over a month’s search. Nathan Waldman, 29, tied to Benjamin Smith’s house blaze, was captured in Providence where he ran a small fruit store.
William Butler, key figure in a nationwide blackmailing conspiracy, pleaded guilty to swindling Mrs. Regina Klipper of Philadelphia and was sentenced to 18 months in the Atlanta penitentiary.
Butler from Philadelphia faced arraignment on charges of blackmailing Mrs. Klipper in April at an uptown hotel using the Mann white slave act as a weapon. He pleaded guilty to a conspiracy count and was warned by Federal Prosecutor Knox that other charges could follow.
In Kansas City the national bank section of the American Bankers Association considered retiring greenbacks and phasing out national bank notes in favor of gold coin and Federal Reserve notes. Comptroller John Skelton Williams and Frederick W. Hyde spoke at the session, outlining potential monetary shifts.
Wakefield town council filed with the Public Service Commission a protest against the Bay State Street Railway Company fare schedule. Officials request the right to be heard before fares are approved.
The article records a broad price band from 3.45 to 9.75 with a rapid shift to higher values 10¢ and up to 950. It notes trading ranges and possible market impact on related goods and services.
Dewey David Stone, a Brockton High graduate and BU College of Business Administration student, stands out as the only student at Boston University to wear knickerbockers. He attends the opening of the college session in blue serge and knickerbockers above the knees.
East Machias Maine Sept 26 Game Warden Frank O Ellsmore of plantation 14 returned home after a weeklong absence from a trip expected to last one day He said he spent the time in the woods pursuing timber buyers during an extended tour in northern woods.
Levi Foran, master mariner, says he is a victim of government negligence as he describes the Bay State wreck off Cape Elizabeth. He cites missing signals from buoys and a non functioning lightship, claiming a crucial whistle could not be heard and demanding action on submerged buoys.
Benjamin Finn of Columbia Road was convicted in central court for using profanity toward Policeman Ronayne on Salem Street. He appealed a $2 fine. Finn, campaign manager for William J. Canavan, said he and Canavan and others had stopped at a bakery to get flour for paste to place bills next morning.
Miss Celia Weinstock aged 19 of 18 Perrin street Roxbury was attacked near her home Sunday night. A man struck her with an iron drill piece and choked her. she is rapidly recovering as police continue to seek the assailant with help from Special Officer Hines and inspectors.
James W. Gerard the American ambassador to Germany arrives in Copenhagen from Berlin with Mrs Gerard and awaits instructions from Washington on his vacation plans. Mrs Gerard sails Thursday on the Frederick VIII to New York. Gerard hopes to spend his vacation in the United States.
Robert S. Peabody was named by the Mayor to succeed Charles Gibson on the Park and Recreation Commission. Gibson had resigned months earlier and Peabody had previously resigned in 1914, with the move seen as evidence of closer ties between Mayor Curley and Attorney Daniel H. Coakley.
Mrs Jane L Webb gains permit for a public garage on Warren street Roxbury near Rockville Park after a stormy hearing. Mayor Curley approved the permit following objections raised by Advent Christian Society members and local residents.
Charles H Day aged 41 of 18 West Canton Street was found dead in bed by his wife yesterday morning after a period of illness. Cause of death attributed to natural causes.
Antony Bova announces plans to contest the will of Gaspare DiCola the Brookline fruit merchant murdered last week He claims the woman who lived as his wife is his mother and intends to pursue proceedings to secure more than a “little bit” for her Police say the murder case remains unsolved and rumors swirl about Maurice Conti the ex husband of the widow but officials offer no confirmation The widow is believed to reject contesting the will as she has her own substantial funds
The chapel of Blessed Gabriel Monastery in Brighton hosted the largest non Catholic retreat audience since the start of the series. Rev. Father George, C. P., spoke on the topic Who is Right and outlined his views during the session last night.
In a critique of denominations the speaker extols the Catholic church as the true universal church. He cites moral purity laws and indissolubility of marriage, contrasts Catholic teaching with secular politics, and asserts Christ's command to preach to all nations as proof of universality.
A public hearing by the Special Commission on Social Insurance will consider creating a State Bureau of Employment under the State Board of Labor and Industries instead of the Bureau of Statistics. The session is Thursday morning, Sept. 28 at 11 o'clock in Room 415, State House.
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