Paterson murder case fuels probes and tips
Prosecutor Gourlay says an informant swears he witnessed the Miss Sullivan killing in Paterson. Police Chief Grant confirms ongoing inquiries, outside detectives may be hired, and the mystery persists as coroner sets an inquest with a local jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mary E. Sullivan
Paterson
N. J
Gourlay
Grant
Nicholas Cole
Mamie Sullivan
Electric Railway Company
Harvey Wood
Park Avenue Baptist Church
Eighteenth Street
Olaf Peterson
William M. Rysdyke
Captain Hay's Killarney Sails Through Storms and Ice
The British bark Killarney from Melbourne, with 6771 bales of wool for Sid ney Clementson Co. and Charles Hunt & Co., rode a north northwest hurricane off Cape Horn. Seas swept the main staysail away, the ship drifted 249 miles south southwest, then found shelter near Cape Cod. On January 7 a large iceberg was sighted near 55 20 S 65 W. On March 1 a schooner masthead was seen in lat 38 N lon 70 W, likely from a wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hay
Killarney
Melbourne
Sidney, Clementson & Co
Charles Hunt & Co
Cape Horn
Nantucket
Cape Cod
Tonnage Tax Bill Passes the House in Washington
The House approved a tonnage tax bill to repeal the 1884 reciprocal provisions, now enjoyed only by Germany and the Netherlands, and to cut the coastwise trade tax for U S vessels to 2 cents per ton for trade with the West Indies and South America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HOUSE
Washington
Germany
Netherlands
United States
West Indies
South America
Paris Trial Brings Tears as Blackmail Claims Emerge
In Paris, Mlle Ge Marsy, friend of the dead millionaire Max Lebaudy, sobs as testimony details Rosenthal’s demand for 2000 louis and Lebaudy’s note of 7000 francs. Rosenthal denies extortion while others recount Lebaudy’s gambling and a proposed mural campaign. The case also links two Civrys, grandsons of the Duke of Brunswick, to the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Max Lebaudy
Mlle. Ge Marsy
Lebaudy
Armand Rosenthal
Val de Grace
Louis
Mile. de Marsy
Max
Rosenthal
Frances
Mlle. de Marsy
de Cesti
Lekaudy
M. Forain
Perrieres
Comte Ulric de Civry
Joseph
Duke of Brunswick
George IV
England
Comtesse Eugene de Civry
Salon Belge
Pere Lacordaire
Alicc
Geneva
L’elcho de L’ Armee
la Petit Sucher
Austrian bigamist Wolfe Hoffmann arrested in Brooklyn
In Brooklyn, Austrian immigrant Wolfe Hoffmann, 42, running a Pearl Street tin shop, is jailed after seven marriages and pursuit of an eighth. Prosecutors say he pursued divorces before each marriage, and a marriage agent’s threat led to disclosure among the wives. The case reveals multiple dowries and fraudulent vows as five wives seek support and legal redress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wolfe Hoffmann
Brooklyn
Pearl Street
Hoffmann
Rosenheim
Cheva
Austria
Gittel
Sarah
Fannie
Taube
Rilke
Molke
Esther Levy
No. 96
Columbia Street
Miss Levy
Fannie Hoffmann
No. 4
No. 38
Essex Street
America
No. 3
Death Case in Gravenhurst Linked to Life Insurance
Gravenhurst Ontario March 13 startling developments are expected in the death of Kate Tough known as Mrs Hammond found lifeless on the roadside. Police report a $300 Provincial Provident life policy held by Hammond as sole beneficiary. Prosecution theorizes murder to collect insurance with ties to Carlyle Harris and related cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gravenhurst
Ont
Kate Tough
Hammond
Provincial Provident
Buffalo
Carlyle Harris
Hyams Twins
Hendershot
Holmes
Butterine Trouble Deepens at Vermont Margarine Plant
In Providence on March 13, President F W Tilling had a writ of replevin served on Deputy Collector Murphy. Vermont Manufacturing Company books were retaken and taken to the Industrial Trust Company vault. An attachment of 10000 dollars was placed on the factory by United States Marshal McCabe for breaching revenue bond terms. A keeper was installed and arrests rumored for trespass and conversion of books.
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Providence
R. I
Vermont Manufacturing Company
F. W. Tillinghast
Replevin
Murphy
Industrial Trust Company
United States
McCabe
Revenue Department
Fowle Sentenced to State Prison for Forgery Ring
Harry M. Fowle, former bookkeeper for Shepard and Morse Lumber, sentenced by Judge Dewey in Superior Criminal Court to not less than four nor more than seven years. Indicted on twenty two forged endorsements of checks from 1893 to January last, and charged with embezzlement. He stole $47,500 from the company through forged endorsements or embezzlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry M. Fowle
Shepard & Morse Lumber Company
Superior Criminal Court
Dewey
Lumber Corporation
Debaters Split as Fulton Society Votes Negative
The Fulton Debating Society of Boston College held a weekly session with the topic that harbor fortifications spending is wiser than navy outlays. A. L. Farrell and F. W. Frogarty spoke for the affirmative while W. L. Lyons and T. P. Sweeney argued the negative. The group chose the negative on both merits and question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton Debating Society
Boston College
A. L. Farrell
F. W. Frogarty
W. L. Lyons
T. P. Sweeney
New York Ex-Inspector McLaughlin Convicted in Extortion Case
The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court affirms the extortion conviction of ex-Police Inspector William W. McLaughlin for taking 30 dollars from Francis W. Seagrist. The court reverses Justice Ingraham on denying a trial change, ruling the order reversible but not void.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Appellate Division
Supreme Court of New York
William W. McLaughling
Francis W. Seagrist
Justice Ingraham
McLaughlin
Rat Road Workers Rally Behind Dr Bull's Cough Syrup
Rat road employees unite behind Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as the trusted remedy, hailed as the enduring standby. The workers express strong belief in its efficacy and reliability for cough relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D Bull
Dr. Bull
New Aseptolin Cure Claim Shocks New York Prison Case
Dr Cyrus Edson and colleagues test a claimed cure for consumption at Auburn and Sing Sing prisons. A inmate, Charles Henry Johnson, shows rapid weight gain and improved vitals after injections of aseptolin, prompting pardon requests that were later halted. Other inmates including Arthur Kelly and Daniel Brennan show mixed outcomes while Dr Edson warns the limits of cures for tuberculosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cyrus Edson
Edson
Board of Health
Auburn
Morton
United States
Sing Sing
Conant Sawyer
Sawyer
S. E. Austin
Thomas C. Sawyer
Charles Henry Johnson
Long Island City
Johnson
Dr. Sawyer
Executive
Albany
Arthur Kelly
Daniel Brennan
Brennan
Agai
Waltham Political War Heats Up in Slander Case
Ex City Solicitor Charles M. Ludden demands apologies or vows suits against Mayor Lyman and Aldermen President Fiske over slanderous rumors. He cites claims that he delayed a $250,000 Clement Bros. sewer case to favor future employment and accuses them of false statements about his actions. The dispute stems from a three year old contract dispute with Clement Bros. over sewer work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of Waltham
Clement Bros
E. J. Smith
Waltham
Lyman
Clements Bros
Annual Charity Concert for Working Boys Home at Hollis Street Theatre
The Work ing Boys Home hosts its annual concert next Sunday evening at Hollis Street Theatre. Prominent city artists join a long, varied program planned by committee members who have worked hard to ensure a successful fundraiser for the charitable institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Working Boys’ Home
Hollis Street
Distinguished Scientist Alexander Agassiz Arrives in San Francisco for Coral Sea Expedition
Cambridge naturalist Professor Alexander Agassiz arrives in San Francisco with his son Mrs. Agassiz and two Harvard colleagues Dr W Y M Woodworth and Dr A G Mayer en route to Australia aboard the Monowai to explore the Great Barrier Reef. The party includes Woodworth’s brothers and plans to sail for the South Seas to study coral formations. Agassiz is a renowned marine life authority with extensive publications. The expedition aims to chart coral reefs as late summer arrives in the southern hemisphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Agassiz
Cambridge
San Francisco
Selim E
Frederick A
Benjamin
Selim K. Woodworth
Lyon Street
Louis Agassiz
Alexander
Holmes
Califfornia
Coast Survey
Museum
Blake
Lake Superior
Peru
Chile
Elizabeth C. Agassiz
Massachusetts Bay
United States
Messrs. Woodworth and
Mayer
Bohemian University
Pacific Union
Woodworth
Hawaii
Samoa
Charles Warren Stoddard
Joseph D. Strong
South Sea Islands
Riot at St Kitts Rocks a Caribbean Town
Reports from St Kitts Nevis dated Feb 28 describe a riot on Feb 17 sparked by wages grievances after sugar profits rose. A mob of white English Portuguese and black workers looted shops injuring and killing. 20 police were overwhelmed. Marines from HMS Cordelia landed and martial law was declared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
St. Switts-Nevis
British West Indies
Ferera
Antigua
Southampton
United States State Department
Leopold Moore
United States
St. Kitts
British West India Islands
Bishop Nicholson to Preach Twice at First REC Church
Bishop William R. Nicholson and his wife, long associated with St. Paul’s Church, Philadelphia, will preach morning and evening Sunday at the First Reformed Episcopal Church located at Dartmouth and Harwich streets.
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William R. Nicholson
Philadelphia
Thorndike
St. Paul’s Church
First Reformed Episcopal Church
Dartmouth
Harwich Streets
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Fowle
Inspector M'Laushlin
Ludden
Working Boys
Agassiz’s
California
Ihen
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