Longest lived New York suit settled after 50 years
Charles L. Appleby won a $7300 settlement from New York City for damages caused by a Civil War era mob at Eleventh Avenue and Forty first Street. The suit filed decades ago sought $7300 plus interest, totaling $42 000, but the city confessed judgment and dropped the interest claim. Appleby, now very old, had 12 witnesses all over seven years old to support the incident.
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New York
Charles L. Appleby
Eleventh Avenue
Forty-first Street
Three Bodies Believed Lost in Buffalo Stable Fire
Fire at Crandall Horse Company barns in Buffalo destroys part of the stable complex. The body of Christian Phole, 50, was recovered and two other men are believed buried in the ruins. Property loss estimated at $10,000.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Christian Phole
Crandall Horse Company
Court martial trials sailor for killing shipmate at Canal Zone
A general court martial at Charlestown navy yard tries Thomas Johnson on a January 20 killing of A Wilmot, both aboard the battleship Nebraska. Johnson allegedly stabbed Wilmot after a dispute over a frying pan in the galley. About 11 witnesses were to testify, with findings sent to Washington for approval. Captain F W Kelles presides. Lt RB Cole is judge advocate. Lt Co B Vogel defends Johnson.
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Charlestown Navy Yard
Thomas Johnson
Nebraska
A. Wilmot
Cristobal
Canal Zone
Johnson
Wilmot
True Graham flour defined by U S Bureau of Chemistry
The bureau reports that many so called graham flours are made from mill sweepings and red dog by products. True graham flour must be unbolted wheat meal from sound fully matured air dried wheat. Mixtures should be labelled imitation graham flour to protect trade integrity.
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Washington
United States Bureau of Chemistry
Bureau
Bureau of Chemistry
Genoa votes to lock saloons with four doors padlocked
Genoa Illinois moves toward prohibition by ordering four locks on the village dram shops. A night watchman will lock all saloon doors at closing and unlock them next morning. Only village keys may access the locks, to be returned to the Town Hall daily.
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Genoa
Ill
Lawsuits Filed For Injuries Against Railways
George H Lowe Jr of Braintree sues New York New Haven Hartford Railroad for 40000 for permanent injuries from a derailment while a passenger en route to Boston. Mary Morello of Chelsea sues Bay State Street Railway for 30000 after being struck crossing Broadway in Chelsea. Kerrin Curran of Boston sues New York Central and Hudson River Railroad as lessee of Boston and Albany for 50000 for injuries at East Boston docks while a section hand.
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George H. Lowe, Jr
Braintree
Suffolk Superior
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Mary Morello
Chelsea
Bay State Street Railway Company
Broadway
Kerrin Curran
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company
Boston & Albany
East Boston
Favorite Recipes and Household Helps Promised in Post
The household section of next Sunday's Post will feature favorite New England housewives recipes and valuable household helps for women.
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New England
Next Sunday
Former Yale athlete Clarence Deming dies at 95
Clarence Deming, famed Yale graduate class of 1872 and former captain of the Yale varsity baseball team, died at his New Haven home after a brief illness. A Skull and Bones member, he wrote on railroads for years and served as associate editor at Railway Age Gazette. survived by a widow, two daughters, and a son.
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New Haven
Clarence Deming
New England
Yale
Deming
Society of Skull and Bones
New York Evening Post
Railway Age Gazette
English Actress Edna Loftus Won't Be Deported
May 8 San Francisco Edna Loftus an English music hall actress held as an undesirable alien will not be deported. She is legally married to Harry Rheinstrom son of a Cincinnati millionaire. Loftus will depart voluntarily for London.
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San Francisco
Edna Loftus
United States
Harry Rheinstrom
Cincinnati
Loftus
London
Believed 25 Axe Murders Linked to Convict Moore
Leavenworth report says Henry Lee Moore, serving life in Missouri, is linked to 25 axe murders across Missouri Kansas Colorado Iowa and Illinois after extensive Justice Department study by special agent M W McClaughry.
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Leavenworth, Kas
Missouri
Kansas
Colorado
Iowa
Illinois
Henry Lee Moore
Missouri Penitentiary
M. W. McClaughry
Department of Justice
Investigators Link Series of Axe Murders to Villisca Case
Warden McClaughry’s son heads the penitentiary bureau of criminal identification. Henry Lee Moore, jailed for the Columbia double murder, studied famous killings including the Dr Crippen case. McClaughry names multiple 1911 1912 axe murders across several states as linked to Moore.
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Mr. McClaughry
Warden McClaughry
Federal Penitentiary
Bureau of Criminal Identification
The
Peniten
Henry Lee Moore
Jefferson City
Mary Wilson
George Moore
Columbia
Moore
Dr. Crippen
England
McClaughry
H. C. Wayne
A. J. Burnham
Colorado Springs
Col
William E. Dawson
Monmouth
Ill
William Showman
Ellsworth
Kan
Rollin Hudson
Paolo
J. B. Moore
Villisca
Iowa
Wilson
National Horse Tag Day Faces Boston Hurdles
Boston plans for National Horse Tag Day on June 2 encounters local rules requiring pedlar licenses to sell tags or buttons. The Massachusetts S P C A and Boston Team Owners Association adapt by private sales and pre purchase of tags so girls can volunteer to distribute the items while June 2 remains National Horse Tag Day in Boston.
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Boston
Board of Overseers of the Poor
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
Thomas R. Marshall
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Team Owners’ Association
Massachusetts
Bankrupt Proceedings Open Against Worcester Mills Firm
Bankruptcy actions filed by Boston creditors against Queensbury Mills of Worcester and Somersworth New Hampshire seek to force liquidation. Claims total 32950 with assets estimated 500000 and liabilities 700000. a judge scheduled a hearing at 10 o clock in U S District Court amid talks of reorganization.
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Queensbury Mills
Worcester
Somersworth
N. H
Boston
United States District Court
Baker Bros. & Co
Fearing, Whiton & Co
Ayres, Bridges & Co
Haggas Hodgson
Arthur F. Baker
A. F. Baker & Co
Turner-Tucker & Co
John E. Dimick Dies in Portsmouth at 79
John E. Dimick longtime railroad official dies at 79 in Portsmouth New Hampshire He began with the Sumpsic and Concord line at age 21 later served as general passenger and freight agent for that railroad and held key posts with Concord Montreal Peoria Decatur Evansville Boston & Maine and other lines He also served Lancaster New Hampshire in the state legislature and Portsmouth as police commissioner.
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Portsmouth
N. H
John E. Dimick
Old Passumpsic & Concord Railroad
Concord & Montreal
Littleton
Peoria, Decatur & Evansville
Mattoon
Ill
Eight Men In Airship Plot Ties To Mexican Rebels
Eight men including American aviation enthusiasts, tied to a plan to provide an aeroplane corps to Mexican rebels, led to the arrest of Didier Masson and machinist Thomas Dean near Tucson on neutrality law charges. Officials say the plot involved Pasadena meetings, a $55,000 offer, and possible further arrests. Masson claimed no complaint against Glenn Martin, who sold the plane seized south of Tucson.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Didier Masson
Thomas Dean
Tucson
Dudley W. Robinson
United States
Dean
Robinson
Pina Y Cuevas
Pasadena
Sonora
Huerta
Glenn Martin
van M. Griffith
Aero Club of
Southern California
Masson
Washington
Mitchell as Labor Head for Albany NY
John Mitchell of Mount Vernon former United Mine Workers president considers Governor Sulzer’s recess appointment as State Labor Commissioner. Senate rejected his nomination twice. governor argues authority to appoint for a term ending 20 days after the next regular session convenes. Conference with Mitchell discussed last night.
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Albany
N. Y
John Mitchell
Mount Vernon
United Mine Workers of America
Sulzer
Mitchell
Senate
Columbus Seal Designed for Knights of Columbus Convention
Hugh Cairns, sculptor, designed the official seal to be used at the Knights of Columbus national convention in August in this city. The design was approved by State deputy Louis Watson and Massachusetts State council members and will serve as the sole official seal for future decorations at state or national events.
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The
Knights of Columbus
Hugh Cairns
Cairns
Louis Watson
Massachusetts State Council
Massachusetts
Springfield
Columbus
Betty Vincent Advises Lovers On Wedding Decor and Sewing Circle
An illustrated homes page preview for next Sunday’s Post highlights wedding table decorations, candle shade designs, gardening hints, Betty Vincent’s advice to lovers, and the ever popular Sewing Circle.
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Betty Vincent
Next Sunday
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