Hitchcock Denies Improper Conduct As Trial Continues
Actor Raymond Hitchcock testified in his own defense explaining he never acted improperly with Helen Von Hagen Elsie Voecks or Flora Whiston and described conversations and rides at a West Forty first street house while denying the charges. The trial proceeded toward a possible jury decision with corroborating testimony from Elsie Voecks and Flora Zabelle.
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New York
Raymond Hitchcock
Helen von Hagen
Elsie Voecks
Hitchcock
von Hagen
West Forty-first Street
Flora Whiston
Chicago
Flora Zabelle
Girl Bride Seeks Dissolution After Spanking Incident
In New York on June 9, 16 year old Carrie Wagner East, wife of George East Jr., filed for dissolution of their marriage in state Supreme Court after six months of wedded life. She cites a parental spanking as the cause and accuses her husband of infidelity by dancing with three other girls.
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New York
Carrie Wagner East
George East, Jr
East Seventy Sixth Street
Supreme Court
James H. Lockwood
Cornel Memorial Church
George
Carrie
Mrs Hopkins Cider Sparks Wild Fits in Connecticut
Waterbury Connecticut June 9 Jared Hopkins cannot keep farm hands due to the cider’s lure. Solomon Sterner drank a large measure and suffered a violent fit, triggering a moblike effort to control him. Police say a quart could disrupt village peace.
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Waterbury
Conn
Jared Hopkins
Hopkins
Jared
Solomon Sterner
Train engineer falls from cab near Heatons Ja
BE Starling of the Chicago Burlington & Quincy railway fell from his cab while the locomotive was running at 49 miles an hour near Heaton s Junction. Fireman Jackson missed the engineer until the train passed Viewtons. Starling was found unconscious but likely to recover.
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Omaha
BE. Starling
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway
Heatons
Viewtons
Jackson
Pacific boycott rails against Chinese stores
Enmity between Japan and China spreads to the Pacific coast with Japanese communities in Sacramento and Seattle boycotting Chinese stores in response to Chinese ports excluding Japanese goods.
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San Francisco
Japan
China
Far East
Pacific Coast
Sacramento
Seattle
Governor declines reprieve in Billik slaying case
Springfield Illinois June 9 Governor Meneen chose not to interfere in the death sentence of Herman Billik in Chicago for the murder of the husband and four children of Mrs Uzral. The execution is expected Friday next.
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Springfield
Ill
Meneen
Herman Billik
Chicago
Uzral
Norris Resigns Health Chief After Mayor Demands
Mayor Hibbard asked for the resignation of Health Commissioner Michael W. Norris yesterday morning. Norris said the mayor broke his word and added he would keep his own resignation ready for delivery at the mayor's request.
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Hibbard
Michael W. Norris
Norris
Mr. Norris
Boston Health Commissioner Resigns Over City Clash
Mayor Hibbard sought to reappoint John Ritchie Jr after commissioners rejected him. Norris says he never wrote a resignation until last night and will quit immediately to avoid embarrassment, citing a broken promise by the mayor.
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Hibbard
Norris
John Ritchie, Jr
Board of Aldermen
Ritchie
Board of Health
City of
Boston
Harley Breaks Course Record In Eastern Women Golf
Katherine Harley of Fall River shot 86 to lead the Eastern Women's Golf Association championship at Oakley Country Club Belmont. Two Boston players 88 tied for second, with Vanderbeck third at 90. Others ranged from 93 to 99 as 46 started and today’s 18 holes determine the medal winner and potential handicap group.
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Oakley’ Country Clubelinks
Belmont
Philadelphia
New York
Newport
Portland
Springfield
Baltimore
Massachusetts
Katherine Harley
Fall River
Harley
Boston
F. C. Osgood
M. B. Adams
Vanderbeck
Philadelphia Cricket Club
Fox
W. F. Morgan
K. C. Harley
W. K. Barlow
Caleb Fox
G. H. Converse
Maud K. Wetmore
F. C. Griscom
M. W. Phelps
H. Johnson
F. W. Allen
McCannon
Swan Taken in Rio on Kidnapping Charge
The article details an arrest plan for Charles Swan on a kidnapping charge after he took his son from Everett to Rio de Janeiro under an alias. Extradition papers were prepared, with actions coordinated by Chief Watts, the governor, and U.S. officials.
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Swan
Rio
Abbott Street
Watts
New York
W. J. Cole and Son
Robert W. Cole
Bahia
Draper
State Department
Washington
Elihu Root
George H. Johnson
Rio Janeiro
Chief Watts
John McGarr
South America
Everett
Luke
Nayley
Eelenie
Chelsea
Woodlawn Avenue
Tre Ota
Market Rentals Debate Heated by City Council Overnight
The Finance Commission urges rents rise across Ames markets, including a large jump for Ames Plow Company from 3300 to 5000 per year. The group backs keeping market hours and preserving market superintendent posts, forecasting annual income rise to 181 198 with a 4 percent net return. The report notes prior expert input and argues the proposal reflects fair value and stability for tenants. Rome, June 9, Pope receives Bishop McDonnell in private farewell audience.
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Ames Plow Company
Hibbard
Public Buildings Department
Finance Commission
Committee On Market Department
Board of Aldermen
Messrs
Edmund D. Codman
Russell G. Fessenden
Leslie C. Wead
Rome
Charles E. McDonnell
Brooklyn
Spanish ship Nautilus visits Havana for first since war
The training ship Nautilus, Spain's first national vessel to dock here since the Spanish-American war, arrived off the Morro Castle. Local authorities prepared a grand celebration to honor the occasion in Havana on June 9.
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Havana
Morro Castle
Death Claims Bride in Worcester Tragedy
Mrs Olive G Taft wife of Arthur M Taft ex Senator and prominent lawyer died in Worcester from anemia after three months of marriage. Her illness outpaced even her husband wealth and medical help.
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Worcester
Olive G. Taft
Arthur M. Taft
Taft and Olive Hewitt Married Amid Surprise Echoes
The wedding of the aging Mr Taft to Olive M Hewitt surprised many in Worcester. They honeymooned in New York where she fell ill, was moved to the Adirondacks, and died shortly after returning home to Richmond Heights.
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Mr. Taft
New York
Mrs. Taft
Adirondacks
Richmond Heights
William Allen White to Report Chicago Convention for The Post
The Post hires William Allen White to attend the Chicago convention and write daily telegraphic reports. Known for What’s the Matter With Kansas and St. Louis convention coverage, White will chronicle the makers and movers, with his characteristic character sketches. Watch for his vivid, timely sketches and daily dispatches.
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The
Post
William Allen White
America
Chicago
Mr. E
Kansas
White
St. Louis
Croker
Platt
Roosevelt
Taft
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