Astor Wedding Off Indefinitely After Illness
New York April 16 Robert P Huntington of Staatsburg announced that the wedding of his daughter Miss Helen Huntington and Vincent Astor would be postponed indefinitely. No invitations will be sent until Mr. Astor fully recovers from illness. The engagement was announced on November 8 and had drawn wide interest both in Europe and America.
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New York
Robert P. Huntington
Staatsburg
Helen
Huntington
Vincent
Mr. Astor
Vincent Astor
Herridan
Astor
Miss Huntington
Wov
Europe
Execution Stayed in Leo Frank Case
In Atlanta on April 16 the execution of Leo M. Frank, condemned for the murder of 14 year old Mary Phagan, was stayed. Attorneys filed two motions seeking to annul the verdict on grounds of courtroom absence and to grant a new trial citing newly discovered evidence.
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Atlanta
Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
L. S. Roan
Frank
Indictments Voted Against Four Witnesses in New Haven affair
Federal grand jury in Washington voted indictments against four witnesses who refused to testify before the Interstate Commerce Commission about the Billard Company and the New Haven railroad. Names listed include Harry V. Whipple president of Merchants' National Bank of New Haven Samuel Hemingway president of Second National Bank of New Haven Edward I. Field and Samuel Morehouse, both of New Haven.
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Washington
Federal Grand Jury
Interstate Commerce Commission
Billard Company
New Haven
Harry V. Whipple
Merchants’ National Bank of New Haven
Samuel Hemingway
Second National Bank of New
Whipple and Field to Testify on Alleged Diversion Case
Henry Stoddard for Whipple and Field told Joseph W. Folk of the Interstate Commerce Commission that his clients, under protest, would testify regarding millions of dollars in New Haven securities allegedly diverted through the Billard Company.
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Billard Company
New Haven
Henry Stoddard
Consel
Whipple and Field
Joseph W. Folk
Interstate Commerce Commission
NOW SEEK SLAYER OF MAINE GIRL NOW SEEK SLAYER OF MAINE GIRL
An arrest is expected in the shooting death of Mrs. Ethel M. Cummings at Albany home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. William Adams. Judge W. S. Jones issued a warrant to Deputy Kilgore after an inquest by Coroner Bassett found death at the hands of an unknown person.
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Norway
Ethel M. Cummings
William Adams
Albany
W. S. Jones
W. H. Kilgore
A. P. Bassett
Fitzgerald Spars City Hall on Charter, Curtain No Show
Ex Mayor Fitzgerald addressed about 800 at the Boston City Club in a long speech defending his four year administration under the city charter. He mocked Curley and Sullivan but did not attack them personally as they did not attend the event.
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City Club
Curley and Sullivan
Boston
Fitzgerald
Curley
John A. Sullivan
Sullivan
Ex-Mayor Quips About Shakespeare Quote in Curley Mention
A former mayor cites a line from Shakespeare as he discusses figures named Curley in a public remark. The exchange reflects a playful reference during a local discourse about notable names.
Mellen Asked to Lead New Federated Railroad Employees
Charles S. Mellen former head of the New Haven and Boston and Maine systems is asked to lead a proposed Federation of Railway Workers to unite about 2 000 000 employees. The organization will formalize at a April 26 meeting at the Quincy house with Earl H. Morton directing the plan. Mellen says he may accept to lead from its inception.
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Charles S. Mellen
New Haven
Boston & Maine Systems
Federated Railroad
Quincy House
Mellen
Melln
Warships Not Yet Ordered Back Pleases President
The United States accepted General Huerta s offer to salute the Stars and Stripes as apology for the Tampico arrest. A reciprocal salute to Mexico is planned once details are arranged. Most fleets will turn back while others proceed south, maintaining a sizable presence in Mexican waters.
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Washington
United States
Huerta
Stars and Stripes
Tampico
Mexico City
Wilson
State Department
Navy Department
Mayo
Nine Die In Tenement House Fire In New York
A five story tenement on Eighth Avenue near Forty seventh Street caught fire just after 2 am. At least nine people were killed with up to 16 feared dead. Four injured jumped from windows and two victims died attempting roof escapes. The building was gutted and a search continued for hours.
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New York
Eighth Avenue
Forty-seventh Street
Curley Accuses Grafters of City Hall Graft Attempts
Mayor Curley told city reporters startling claims that men have tried to extort favors from merchants by promising city contracts moving pictures licenses and other favors since his administration began. Investigators found graft attempts dating before his election with a lumber firm offered to place them “in right” with the Curley administration for 500 dollars.
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Curley
City Hall
Post
Frank P. Huckins
L. Robert Tidd Company
Huckins
Graft Probe Ties Ex-Alderman to City Building Dept
An ex-Alderman and a city building department employee are named in connection with an attempted grafting scheme being investigated. Officials say the inquiry centers on alleged improper influence and procurement irregularities involving city projects.
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City Building Department
Astronomical Data and Anniversaries for Today
The note lists celestial events and times for Portland and Gloucester with moon phases from April and a 107th day of the year. It marks anniversaries including Benjamin Franklin's death in 1700 and Pierpont Morgan's birth, plus Virginia's secession and a 1 year old crime confession in a local case.
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Venus
Mars
Saturn
Jupiter
Benjamin Franklin
Pierpont Morgan
Virginia
Union
TSGS
Mildred Dovovan
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