Burden of Public Funds Weighs on Clerk's Office
Federal examiner delays a definitive statement on possible shortages in the Clerk of the United States Courts accounts. Benjamin S Cowen cites an intricate audit of 25 years of records, with potential discrepancies between $20,000 and $25,000. He notes two trusted employees allegedly misused funds, one overcharging for piecework and another making frequent overdrafts. General Cowen's son recalls his father's private efforts to rectify the shortfall before his death. Examiner Moore says the investigation must run its course before comment is possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States District and Circuit Court
Benjamins. Cowen
Cowen
Moore
Department of Justice
General Cowen
United States
Canada
Kristel
Unconscious Marling Rescues Life After Live Wire Contact
James S. Gray, 24, of Avondale, clung to a pole after grabbing a live wire on Reading road near Dane avenue. He suffered burns to chest, arms, and hands, and was taken to Jewish Hospital in serious condition. Gray works as a line man for the Gas and Electric Company.
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James S. Gray
West Seventh Street
Reading Road
Dane Avenue
Avondale
Gray
Jewish Hospital
The
Gas and Electric Company
Government plan to bar anarchistic writings from mails
Postmaster Monfort received an order implementing amendments to the last Congress laws. Non English publications are held until translations are produced. Questions on applicability go to the Assistant Attorney General. Postmaster General Meyer says the rules aim to exclude anarchistic journals from major cities.
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Monfort
Meyer
New York
Chicago
Paterson, N. J
Double Bite by Same Dog At City Hospital
A vicious dog bit two children at City Hospital yesterday. Harry Rothbaum, 2, of 1426 Central Avenue, suffered a deep hand wound. Nathen Zeff, 7, of 1404 Central Avenue, received a minor bite. The dog is confined and being observed for rabies. wounds were cleaned and dressed.
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Harry Rothbaum
Central Avenue
Nathen Zeff
Central_ avenue
Carey
Robs His Benefactor
A Good Samaritan named Killian Ling fors left the Nonpareil Hotel with a stranger who needed shelter. The man vanished after a 5 am wake up and Ling discovered $50 hidden in his stocking was stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Killian Lingfors
East Fifth Street
Woman Hangs Herself in Son's Home in Bohemia Ties Rope to Window
Mrs. Frances Vitek, 53, was found dead in the bathroom of 621 Richmond Street by daughter Lena after returning from Chester Park. She used a new clothes line tied to the window sash, and police removed the body for the coroner. Her husband Frank, distraught, was taken to Central Station before being sent home. The couple had moved from Bohemia last August to live with their son. The death is treated as suicide amid family tensions and impending travel back to the old country.
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Frances Vitek
Joseph E. Vitek
West Seventh Street
Richmond Street
Chester Park
Vitek
Bohemia
Frank Vitek
Leuchtenberg
Central Station
Premature Fourth of July celebrations injure two
A 13 year old boy from Vine Street was shot in the right hand by a toy pistol when it discharged. An additional incident involved a 9 year old from Providence Street who placed a firecracker in his mouth and ignited it, causing facial burns and near sight loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Schoner
Vine Street
Sammy Goodman
Providence Street
Sammy
Dr. Foertmeyer
Aeroplane Covers Course At Milan
Leon Delagrange the French aeroplanist tested in Milan before 150000 spectators. Henry Farman, the English aviator, hoped to arrange a contest with him. Wind limited early attempts but he finally circled the course about three miles at forty miles an hour, staying about twenty three feet high. The crowd cheered as Farman congratulated him.
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Milan
Leon Delagrange
Henry Farman
M. Delagrange
Mr. Farman
Curtiss Junebug achieves long flight at Hamdonsport
The Curtiss Junebug at Aerial Experiment Association No 3 completed three flights, including a claimed longest American flight. It lifted off at Hammondport and covered 1 266 feet at 34 miles an hour in its final ascent. Dr. Graham Bell and other association members witnessed the debut.
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Hammondsport
N. Y
America
Aerial Experiment Association
G. H. Curtiss
Graham Bell
Shot in Back After Saloon Fight in City
Charles Ross a 32 year old hostler living at 321 Hunt Street was shot in the back during a fight with a gang of can rushers outside Charles Roebling’s saloon at 1114 Sycamore Street. He died at City Hospital after refusing to talk. Ben Homer and Joseph Dollman were arrested on related charges.
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Charles Ross
Hunt Street
Charles Roebling
Sycamore Street
Ross
Messerschmidt
Ward
Ben Homer
Thirteenth
Walnut Streets
Joseph Dollman
Death reported in Aberdeen Kentucky
Police were notified yesterday of the sudden death of Joseph Evans of Aberdeen. His son Frank Evans traveled to the city for a ball game at League Park, and detectives searched the venue to locate him, but the effort failed.
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Aberdeen
Joseph Evans
Frank Evans
League Park
Cal Crim
Evans
Local Ballplayer Drowns In Miami River
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune reports Frank Doellmann aged 23, a noted local ballplayer and son of racer Henry Doellmann, drowned while swimming at the Miami River near Hooligan Fishing Camp south of Hamilton. He succumbed to cramps and his body was recovered tonight.
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Commercial Tribune
Hamilton
Miami
Frank Doellmann
Henry Doellmann
South Front Street
Substituting Wood Pulp: Forest Service Tests Seven Tree Species
Dr. H. Stanley Bristol reports Forest Service experiments identifying seven tree species that can replace spruce in newsprint pulp. White fir of California and eastern scrub pine show promise. the study outlines costs, process tweaks, and waste reduction from logging to pulp production.
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H. Stanley Bristol
Forest Service
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Bristol
California
United States
New York
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
South
Pacific Coast
Rocky Mountain
London Adopts Weary Widow Hat Styles From Paris
London reports the Merry Widow style hats gaining traction after Ascot week with models up to five feet five inches in circumference and prices up to £40. The trend, already popular in Paris and New York, features many wearers who are American or French, while a London milliner claims London influenced Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Special
Cable Commercial Tribune
London
Directoire
America
Paris
New York
Few Study For Ministry In Ohio Churches
Dr. Wallace Houston of Columbus told the Norwood Presbyterian Church that candidates for the ministry are declining each year. He urged each member to contribute thirty five cents to support students in theological colleges. He said Ohio houses about one twelfth of the nation’s Presbyterians and will play a major role in funding the effort to place a minister in every small town.
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Wallace Houston
Columbus
State Synodical Society On Missions
Norwood Presbyterian Church
Houston
United States
Ohio
Buckeye
Synodical Society
Senator Foraker Delays Bryn Mawr Visit Fishing Plans
Senator J B Foraker now in Washington will visit his sister Mrs King Wainright of Bryn Mawr Pa and take a fishing trip before returning to Ohio mid July He plans a two month Maine summer vacation after a week in Bryn Mawr riding there with Mrs Foraker and then going alone to fishing in northern lakes and rivers.
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J. B. Foraker
Washington
King Wainright
Bryn Mawr
Randolph Matthews
Grandin Road
Deaths From Falls Reported in Local Area
Coroner notified last night of the deaths of Charles Schwab and Ferdinand Mayhew. Schwab, a former letter carrier of 1421 Elm Street, died after a head fracture from a fall on the street days earlier. Mayhew, 74, of Northside Brookside Avenue, died at Bethesda Hospital from a skull fracture after a fall at his home Wednesday.
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Cameron
Charles Schwab
Elm Street
Stabbed lineman Staunton dies after Colerain fight
John Staunton a 26 year old Bell Telephone lineman from 813 Dayton street died at City Hospital after being stabbed four times in a Colerain avenue brawl. He and a friend were en route to Chester Park Eagles celebration when they jostled two men. Fred Thoms and Louis Hauck were arrested with police alleging Thoms did the cutting. Staunton's wife was notified while visiting relatives in Syracuse New York.
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John Staunton
Dayton Street
Bell Telephone Company
Colerain Avenue
City
Staunton
Eagles
Chester Park
Fred Thoms
Cormany Avenue
Louis A. Hauck
Colerainvenue
Syracuse
N. Y
Death Believes Sufferer Theodore Johnson Buried
Theodore Johnson former Indianapolis hotel proprietor died in Bethesda Hospital Friday night from a self inflicted wound. He will be buried this morning after services at Wyoming Catholic Church with interment in St Mary's Cemetery St Bernard. He shot himself in the head at Roreselaer Park. sustained a bullet in his brain for over a week. Despondency over locomotor ataxia, his ailment, is given as the cause.
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Theodore Johnson
Indianapolis
Bethesda Hospital
Wyoming Catholic Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
St. Bernard
Johnson
Roreselaer Park
Plunger saves 1 million by securing life annuity
J Brandt Walker, the Lakewood plunger, after generating 1 to 3 million in bear campaigns, placed 1 million in trust with a local trust company. He is guaranteed a life annuity of 35 to 45 thousand dollars, to go to his estate at death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
New York
J. Brandt Walker
Lakewood
Reform of Criminal Appeals in England by 1907 Act
The 1907 Criminal Appeal Act introduces a right of appeal in criminal cases, replacing the old jury-based system. It creates a new Court of Criminal Appeal seated in London with judges from the King's Bench, allowing appeals on questions of law or fact within ten days of conviction and enabling summary procedures, with shorthand recording mandated for trials.
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London
Court of Appeals
Judicature
House of Lords
High Court
Criminal Appeal Court
King’s Bench
Treasury
Criminal Court of Appeals
London Thronged With Americans Sees Prosperity
London crowds American visitors as Taft's nomination and big crops boost optimism. Gen. C. M. Spitzer, Toledo banker, notes expected five-year US prosperity with a fine fruit and grain harvest and strong markets. He plans an continental automobile tour despite past incidents in Germany.
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Gen. Spitzer
Toledo
Taft
Cielon M. Spitzer
London
Hotel Cecil
Germany
General Spitzer
United States
Wall Street
Hindoo Students in United States Arrive for Studies
Four British India natives J C Gossain M H Rashid Rash Behari Day and James Marcos arrive in New York under the Society for the Advancement of India to study at American universities. They speak English well wear Western clothes and aim to learn industrial arts and electrical engineering while embracing American college life.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Hindoo
America
Society For the Advancement of India
J. C.gossain
M. H. Rashid
Rash Behari Day
James Marcos
British India
India
Hinaoos
Marcos
Gossmain
England
Madras Presidency
F Rashid
Surat
Chittagong
Assam
Michigan
Gossain
Calcutta University
Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute
Bombay
Schnectady
Open Air Fencing Bouts in Paris
In Paris at the Societe de Sports de L Ile de Puteaux two open air fencing bouts were held. Eugene Higgins won the first bout with only one touch against. Lewis Sanford finished second with two touches. Arrazaval won the second bout. The next contest is set for Monday.
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Commercial Tribune
Paris
Societe de Sports de L’ile de
Hidden Fortune Dropped From Mattress Balcony in Paris
Mme. Schenck of Rue Liebnitz hid 60,000 francs in bank notes and securities in a bed mattress to keep it from her husband. The mattress aired on a balcony then toppled to the street where a neighbor seized the bag. The neighbor was jailed for three years, while the fortune disappeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Paris
Mme. Schenck
Liebnitz
Paris Bachelors Ball Voted a Success
Paris society enjoyed a successful Bachelors Ball at the Pavillon de l Elysee. Thirty three eligibles attended to thank hosts for hospitality. Among attendees were attaches at embassies and legations including Captain W S Guignard. The American Ambassador and Mrs White were present with Miss White in new ball gowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Paris
Pavillon de l’Elysee
W. S. Guignard
Miss White
Paris Chamber Names Delegate to National Council
The American Chamber of Commerce in Paris approved membership in the National Council of Commerce of the United States. The first delegate named to attend conventions is Bernard J. Shoninger, First Vice President of the Paris chamber.
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American Chamber of Commerce
Paris
Commercial Tribune
Lawrencev. Benet
National Council of Commerce of
United States
National Council
Bernard J. Shoninger
Paris Chamber
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