Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-12
ROBBERY At THE
MARYLAND HOTEL
DIAMOND RING AND GOLD
CHAIN TAKEN
MYSTERY SURROUNDS AFFAIR
Management Refuses to Give Out Any
Details, but Detectives Are Work.
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News Notes
MYSTERY SURROUNDS AFFAIR
Pasadena Agency,
ia East Colorado Street.

PASADENA, June 11.--A mysterious
robbery that occurred a few nights ago
at the Maryland hotel has Just come to
light, in spite Of the efforts of the man
agement to keep the matter under
cover. Detectives are at work endeav-
oring to locate the lost property, which
consists Of diamond ring belonging to
the housekeeper and upon which she
places value of 500; also a gold chain
valued at $25, which is the property Of
one of the hotels prominent guests,
whose identity is withheld by the hotel
people.
Manager D, NJ. Linnard said tonight
that some articles were missing from
the servants quarters but that their
disappearance would be probably ac-
counted for. The manner in which
both articles disappeared is not known,
as the housekeeper refused to be inter-
viewed and an air of mystery appears
to be attached to the case.
Still Lack Funds
The committee in charge of the funds
to pay for the soldiers monument to be
erected in Library park is still in need
of a few hundred dollars to make up
the required price to be paid Sculptor
Kitson. The members are hopeful that
the patriotic people will come forward
with the deficit, as 1t is intended to
place the order and have the monument
shipped here within few weeks at
beast.
Baccalaureate Sermon
The services at the First Presbyterian
church tonight consisted of the bacca-
laureate address to the graduates Of
the high school. The class occupied
reserved section and seats in the church
were in demand long before the opening
hour arrived. The musical features in
cluded: Prepare the Way of the Lord"
by the choir; "In Heavenly Love Abid
ing" by a quartet, and the solo, "Ho-
sanna," by H. s. Williams. The sub
ject of Rev. M. ]. McLeod's address to
the class was 1.-THE Message Of John
Ruskin to Young Graduates"
Observed Children's Day
The observance of Children's day by
the First Methodist Sunday school was
music at this evenings exercises was
participated in by more than one hun
dred persons, including an augmented
orchestra, assisted by such talented
musicians as E. P. Murphy, Mrs. Guy
Bliss and Miss Alice Coleman. The
special features of the musical program
were a soprano solo, Suffer Them to
Come Unto Me-" by Miss Isabel Curl;
Dudley Bucks virgins Lullaby" by
Miss Kie Julie Christin; the beautiful
tenor solo, THAT Sweet Story of DID,"
by B. G. Bloom, and V. L. Clemence's
solo, "Hosanna, Praise Be Thine" The
children of the First Baptist church
rendered choice program during the
hour of the morning service, a feature
of which was a chorus by large num-
Der of young ladies and gentlemen.
Exercises were also held in a number
of the other churches.
Short Paragraphs
Company 1 of the National guards
will soon have a new home, with all
convenient appurtenances, Contractor
G. Stanley having commenced work on
the armory on West Union street The
building will be 5Ox132 feet in ground
dimensions and the drill room will be
50x90 feet, with a fourteen foot CELL
ing. There will also be rooms for the
officers and lockers for the storing of
arms and uniforms.
Among the recent transfers of real
estate was the purchase by Prof. C. C.
story brick block fronting ia feet on
West Union street, the consideration
being $24.500. Another sale was 1875 feet
on East Colorado street, containing two
houses, which was bought by John e.
jenkins of Cora E. Howe, the consid-
GRAFTON being 100000.
AS sample of the fertility of Pasa-
dena soil a local business house has on
exhibition a monster cucumber meas
uring nineteen inches in length, which
was grown on the premises of T. West,
1886 Camden street.
Rev. A. C. Dodds, detention officer of
the Juvenile court in Los Angeles, oc-
cupied the pulpit OF the First Baptist
church this evening. The members of
the Maccabee lodge attended in a body
10 hear the sermon.
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