Bank looter Coleman vows hidden fortune may haunt case
Federal officers pursue George W. Coleman who confessed stealing 8000 from National City Bank of Cambridge and later claimed 100000 is planted elsewhere. His fiancé friends, including Miss Mamie Hightower and Miss Laura Atwood, testify as investigators seek the planted sum and further details of the alleged safe-keeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Atwood
Bill
Kelcher
Cambridge
George W. Coleman
National City Bank of
George Coleman
Coleman
Mamie Hightower
Atlanta
National City Bank
Paris Fetes Roosevelt With Church Services in Paris
April 24 report describes Mr Roosevelt’s quiet Sunday in Paris. With Ambassador Bacon he attended services at the American church on Rue de Berri and listened to a sermon by Chauncey W Goodrich. Mrs Roosevelt joined by Kermit and Miss Ethel attended the church on Avenue de l Alma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Roosevelt
Ambassador Bacon
Rue de Berri
Chauncey W. Goodrich
Roosevelts in Paris Attend Luncheon and Dine at Embassy
Colonel and Mrs Roosevelt join Ambassador Jusserand and guests including Premier Bri and M Barthou. An afternoon trip to St Germain ends with a visit to Henry IVs chateau. He skips France elections, plans to be guest of Paris municipality tomorrow at Hotel de Ville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Mme. Jusserand
Briand
M. Barthou
Justice
Mason
Anatole Leroy- Beaulieu
Albert de Coubertin
Count de Lasteyrie
Count de Pourtales
St. Germain
Henry IV
Roosevelts
Bacon
Mark Twain Laid Beside Wife in Elmira Grave
Samuel L. Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was buried beside his wife and children in Woodlawn cemetery Elmira New York under rainy skies. A brief service led by Rev Samuel E Eastman followed a small family gathering and a few friends as mourners watched the body lowered into the evergreen lined grave.
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Elmira
N. Y
Langdon
Woodlawn
Samuel L. Clemens
Samuel E. Eastman
Park Church
Humorist
Mark Twain
New York
Clemens
Sexton
Mark Twain’s kin to General Langdon home hosts simple funeral
Services were held at General Charles J. Langdon’s residence, where 40 years earlier Mark Twain wed Langdon’s sister. Dr Eastman gave the address and prayer. The body rested in the parlor of the wedding site as friends viewed the deceased. Beecher and Twichell were not present. Twichell attended Hartford duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Langdon
Mark Twain
Clemens
Dr. Eastman
Thomas K. Beecher
Joseph H. Twichell
Mr. Beecher
Mr. Twichell
Hartford
Johnson Quits on Promise at Bartenders Union Meeting
The Rev. Herbert S. Johnson of Warren Avenue Baptist Church did not appear at the Bartenders Union gathering at 326 Harrison Avenue yesterday afternoon. The crowded hall, the largest in the building, poised to hold 2000, drew bartenders from across the city and suburbs who came to hear him. Some were angry, others pleased by the absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert S. Johnson
Warren Avenue Baptist Church
Bartenders’ Union
Harrison Avenue
Mr. Johnson
Preacher Cancels Speech at Bartenders Meeting Over Bar Bill
President Garrity says the Rev Herbert Johnson will not speak to the Bartenders Mutual and Benevolent Association until the bar and bottle bill becomes law. Johnson notes he will not address political issues before the Senate acts. Many bartenders leave as doors close and corridors fill with disappointed attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Garrity
Union
President Garrity
Post
Bartenders’ Mutual and Benevolent Association
Senate
Herbert
Johnson
Cold Storm Causes Over 30 Million Dollars In Damage
A sweeping storm across the Middle West devastates crops and fruits with more than 30 million dollars in damage. The Michigan fruit belt is nearly wiped out for the season while freezing hits Illinois and Iowa, threatening oats and other plantings.
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Chicago
Middle West
Michigan Fruit Belt
Illinois
Iowa
Midwest Storm Brings Record Losses and Price Hikes
South Water street commission men warn the Middle West will endure its greatest loss due to the storm. They project ten state damages totaling millions and foresee immediate price increases as snow flurries and cold winds persist. States listed include Illinois at 6 million, Iowa 10 million, Indiana 2 million, Michigan 4 million, Wisconsin 2 million, Kansas 1 million, Kentucky 1.5 million, Missouri 2 million, Ohio 0.5 million, and Nebraska 1.5 million. Further damage is expected as forecast snow and winds continue.
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South Water Street Commission
Middle West
Tlinois
Iowa
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Kansas
Kentucky
Missouri
Ohio
Nebraska
Immigrants Reach New Bedford After Fire Hazard
The Portuguese packet Pesador arrives with 115 immigrants who endured three days without coal after bunkers failed. The engines were fed from wooden partitions and migrants' bunks and lower deck fittings to keep the vessel moving to port.
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New Bedford
Pescador
Cape de Verde Islands
Immigrants Help Fuel Steam Tug To Port
The fuel kept the engines running until reaching Hen and Chickens Lightvessel anchorage. A pilot was picked up this morning and immigrants' bunks were used again for fuel. Steam generated was sufficient to bring the Pescador to port.
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Pescador
Hay and coal fire devastating Wellesley storage
A large blaze at F. L. Diehl’s hay and grain store near the Wellesley station damaged several thousand dollars. 1200 bales of hay fed the fire, coal sheds held 700 tons of coal, and the fire jumped to a granary still burning. Engines from Natick and South Natick were summoned as a fireman from Hose Company 2, William Donahue, was severely injured by a collapsing roof.
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Wellesley
F. L. Diehl
Boston & Albany Railroad
Natick
South Natick
William Donahue
Wellesley Hills
Halley’s Comet Visible This Morning and Evening
The Comet Halley touches the eastern horizon at 2 58 this morning and at 2 55 tomorrow in standard time. It should be observable about 12 to 15 minutes later with moderate glasses, faintly visible to the naked eye for about half an hour as its tail becomes detectable. It is turning back eastward among the constellations after passing its nearest point to the sun.
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San
Weston Sets Sail For Sea Journey After Rest Stop
Howard Payson Weston resumes his long tramp toward the sea after a brief rest at Vernon, 16 miles west of Utica. He plans to reach Utica by 4 39 a m and continue eastward despite indigestion and occasional stomach pains.
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Utica
N. Y
Howard Payson Weston
Vernon
Weston
Nellie Taylor
Syracuse
Gotham Dry Again As City Approaches Dry Status
New York moves toward a dry city with Brooklyn the dryest borough. The drought reaches Coney Island where saloonmen restrain service and hotels require a sandwich for purchasers. Many saloonmen close doors and inspect patrons at back rooms.
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New York
Brooklyn
Coney Island
Manhattan
Knife Incident Lands 15YearOld in Juvenile Court
Newton on April 24 John Simons aged 15 was arrested at his home on Adams street Nonantum. He allegedly threw an open jackknife at a companion cutting him severely in the left thigh. He will be arraigned in Juvenile Court tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
John Simons
Adams Street
Nonantum
Simons
Boy survives after dynamite on Waterman street
Paul Korkowski a 15 year old from North Providence fell from his bicycle on Waterman street while carrying 12 sticks of dynamite. He was thrown to the ground but kept the dynamite and rode away. A citizen helped him and the incident prompted his quick escape with the dangerous load.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
Paul Korkowski
North Providence
Waterman Street
Korkowski
Joseph McCormick
East Providence
John Lafarge Critically Ill In New York
John Lafarge a renowned artist and author is critically ill at his Fifth Avenue residence in New York. He is 77 and infirmities of old age plague him. His wife and son remain at his bedside as doctors express slim hopes for recovery.
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New York
John LaFarge
Fifth Avenue
Bryan ordained elder and chosen delegate to Edinburgh council
In Lincoln Nebraska on April 24 W J Bryan was ordained as an elder at the West Westminster Presbyterian Church and chosen as a delegate-at-large to the Ecumenical council of the Presbyterian Church to be held in Edinburgh Scotland in June.
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Lincoln, Neb
W. J. Bryan
Westminster Presbyterian Church Today
Ecumenical Council of the Presbyterian Church
Edinburgh
Scotland
Heinze Trial Set to Start in New York Court
After demurrers and reindictments F Augustus Heinze will face a jury tomorrow in the criminal branch of the United States Circuit Court before Judge Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
F. Augustus Heinze
Martin
Criminal
United States Circuit Court
Federal detectives trace Coleman story of planting $100
The article reveals how federal investigators learned Coleman’s tale of planting the $100 and notes scant manner in Coleman’s link to Mamie Hightower. It explains a $108 discrepancy between Coleman’s statements and those of Receiver John L. Bates.
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Coleman
Mamie Hightower
Cole
John L. Bates
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