Aeronaut Paul Nocquet Dies After Balloon Flight Crash Beach Find
Special Dispatch 10 Commercial Tribune reports aeronaut Paul Nocquet died on a Long Island beach after an apparently unsafe landing. A farewell letter named his mother as beneficiary and described arrangements for estate. Coroner cites exhaustion and exposure. Balloons wreckage and footprints suggest he ran and drifted toward the sea amid disputed theories from Aero Club of America members.
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New York
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Long Island
Europe
Belgium
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Amityville
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Garden City
L. A
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Aero Club of America
Newport trial drama as Monroe asserts promised payment
In Newport, a sensational trial unfolds as Commonwealth defendants including Court Receiver Mathias Higgins M D and Attorney Horace Root face bribery and blackmail charges tied to juror payments for Martha Waters and Scheyer cases. Witnesses recount promises of money and pressure to influence verdicts amid heated courtroom scenes and arrests.
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Charles Davis
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Alexander Scheyer
William E. Monroe
Martha Waters
Scheyer
Kan. Hutchinson
William E. Monroe, Sr
John P. Nagle
Higgins
W. E. Monroe, Sr
Dr. Higgins
Ramsey Washington
Thomas Michie
James Tarvin
Cline
Phil Ryan
Michie
Melvin Parsons
Finchtown
M. B. Kendrick
Monroe
Parsons
Davis
Frank Benton
Frank Keenin
West Fourth Street
Dr.Higgins
Lockhart
Hutchinson
Judge Tarvin
Ahlering
Tarvin
Mrs. Waters
Mr. Root
Dowie leaves for Chicago to face Zion City revolt leaders
John Alexander Dowie the First Apostle of the Christian Catholic Church departs Zion City for Chicago to confront leaders who opposed him while his hotel room fills with loyal telegrams from England and the U S offering aid. He defends his administration criticizes his rivals and names Wilbur Glenn Voliva as a trusted ally he says is unfaithful.
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Mexico City
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Christian Catholic Church
Zion City
Chicago
England
United States
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Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Alexander Granger
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War in Earnest on Bridge Trust Being Mapped
The Dever bill will become law April 14 giving the attorney general power to compel testimony with immunity. Cleveland officers of King Bridge Company and Variety Iron Works face inquiry. refusals mean imprisonment and fines. Bankruptcy actions await Massillon Bridge Company, as receivership is aimed at windup of Ohio bridge firms tied to the bridge trust. Massillon has moved to Oneida New York. King Bridge Company ceded property to a New York firm. Federal courts will handle Massillon bankruptcy proceedings.
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Commercial Tribune
Outlook
CoLumBus
Ohio
Dever
Attorney General
Ellis
Cleveland
King Bridge Company
Variety Iron Works
Bridge Trust
Hal C. Deran
Fremont
Seneca
Crawford
Erie
Massillon Bridge Company
Massillon Corporation
Bellefontaine
New York
Massillon Company
Oneida
N. Y
Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Miners Propose Arbitration to End Pennsylvania Strike
The Pennsylvania hard coal miners proposed refering all disputes to a Board of Arbitration to be headed by Judge George Gray or his appointee. If operators accept and a miners convention approves, 160000 idle workers could return to work immediately. Operators’ response is uncertain and a Monday decision is promised to President Mitchell and his men.
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Hotel Zum Hirsch Disaster Kills 55 in Germany Feast
In Nagold Germany the Hotel Zum Hirsch collapsed during a festive dinner. About 200 people were present. 55 bodies were recovered and 100 injured by 10 pm. Twenty missing amid ongoing rescue efforts. Cause blamed on repairs raising the building five feet for space.
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Commercial Tribune
Nagold
Little Black Forest
Germany
Governor Pattison Leaves Capital for Hospital Care
Governor John M. Pattison, accompanied by his wife and son, arrives in Cincinnati at 2:20 am aboard a Pennsylvania Railroad special. He will remain at Christ's Hospital for treatment. officials note the move aims for tranquil care and potential surgery remains undecided. The procession was quiet with no public upheaval as the ambulance transported him, with careful efforts to ensure comfort during the trip from Columbus.
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Pattison
Cincinnati
Christ's Hospital
Christ’s Hospital
Columbus
Xenia
Laws Pattison Could Not Consider Will Be Tested
Columbus April 5 The question of the validity of laws becoming effective without the governor's signature or action will be decided by the courts. The illness of Governor Pattison prevented vetoes and raised legal questions about whether expiration of the ten day limit sufficed to enact laws. Attorney General Ellis disputes the challenge and says suits to test the laws will be defended.
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Commercial Tribune
Outlook
CoLumsBus
Outo
Colubus
Ellis
Massachusetts
Supreme Court
Countess De Pourtales in Paris Divorce Case
In Paris on April 5 the Civil Tribunal of the Seine hears Count Roger De Mortimprey seek annulment of his mother Countess Bernard De Pourtales opposition to his marriage to the Countess formerly Miss Florence Drouillard of Nashville Tennessee. The tribunal reserved its decision.
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Florence Drouillard
Nashville
Tenn
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