Silence ends in tragedy on Central Park West homicide suicide
Real estate dealer Herman Auerbach used a Maxim silencer and dumdum bullets in a killing spree that claimed his wife, two daughters Beatrice and Daisy, and himself in Elberon Hall at 385 386 Central Park West near Ninth Street. Only his 14 year old son Lester survived. The motive appears financial after a career shift from candy manufacturing to real estate.
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D. Auerbach & Sons
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Claire Levy
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Prosperity at Our Door Says Wilson to Business Leaders
President Wilson addressed the sixth mid year meeting of the American Electric Railway association urging a new era of prosperity for American business. He said big firms should be free to operate without suspicion and urged conscience as a motive, a spirit of sportsmanship, and demand for what is just without squealing from losers.
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Canada to pay families after duck hunter shooting
Washington reports that Canada will settle claims from the shooting of two American duck hunters by Canadian militia. Walter Smith was killed and Charles Dorsch wounded. payments total 45,000 plus legal expenses. Also noted are a Kansas foot-and-mouth quarantine and other brief items.
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Galveston
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Rotterdam
Germany
Broussard
Louisiana
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Suffs and Days Win in Arkansas Prohibition Fight
In Arkansas the Newberry statewide prohibition bill clears the House by 74 22 and Senate support grows for a constitutional amendment vote. The measure makes liquor sale or gifting a felony with prison terms of at least one year and no suspended sentences, while suffrage supporters expect the House to defeat the amendment.
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Jersey House Backs Women Suffrage Vote
New Jersey politicians set the stage for a statewide vote next September after the House of Assembly passed the Peacock resolution to submit a constitutional amendment on women’s suffrage. The 58 to 0 tally reflected a unanimous shift led by Anderson of Middlesex.
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Horses Scarce in Canada Prices High for Years to Come
Ottawa reports scarce horses in Canada with prices predicted to stay high. Since the war began over 30,000 horses have been shipped to Europe, leaving about 16,600 suitable for military use. The War Office has bought 7,000, Canada 7,000 and purchasing 10,000 more. France and Italy have buyers here driving prices up.
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Europe
Department of Agriculture
British War Office
France
Italy
Chicago Fights 6-Cent Loaf Bread Price Rise
City Lawyer finds 1851 statute bans price boosting and allows consumers to refuse higher bread cost if they prove price increases were part of an agreement. Wheat futures reach 1.52 a bushel as six-cent loaf plan gains support. clubwomen prepare consumer economy campaign.
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National Association of Bakers
Leon Hornstein
Suit to eject International Shoe from Missouri plant
Missouri suit seeks ejectment of the International Shoe Co from the state and $74,000 claimed as a forfeit for alleged statute violation. The action stems from the Mexico city factory closure 74 days ago and charges discontinuance breaches a law restricting businesses that received land, money, or property grants from reducing operations without repayment or restoration.
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International
St. Louis
International Shoe Co
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Massachusetts lawmaker proposes secrecy in divorce trials
Boston representative McLaughlin introduces a bill to exclude the public from divorce and breach of promise cases and to bar publication of testimony in any Massachusetts newspaper, in response to the Ryan Mansfield breach of promise publicity.
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Ryan-Mansfield
British nerves in Dover as submarine raids raise alarms
London reports show Britain reeling from recent submarine and Zeppelin raids. Dover sees harbor gunfire and searchlights amid fear of an imminent raid. The Irish Sea and English Channel see torpedo attacks on Tokomaru Icaria Linda Blanche Ben Cruachen Kilcoan and Admiral Ganeteaume.
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Tokomaru
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Calais
Ben Cruachen
Linda Blanche
Kilcoan
Isle of Man
Gladys
Great Britain
Statewide Jersey Items Highlight Local Changes and Losses
A survey of New Jersey notes tax and real estate activity, church fundraisers, and civic changes. Highlights include Union township incorporation, Hudson County dry status, saloon closures, a fatal home suffocation in Elizabeth, a Caldwell check theft, school theater plans in Collingswood, and new postmaster appointments in Woodbury.
Austrian Army Routed by Russian Defense near Tarnow
The Tribune reports Austrians lured south of Tarnow were ambushed by hidden Russian batteries and Cossacks after a failed assault. About 12 000 Austrian dead wounded or captured. Russian infantry then sealed the rout.
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Galicia
Cracow
Tarnow
Russians Renew Offenses in East Prussia and Carpathians
Russian General Staff reports two vigorous offensives: one north of the Mazurian Lakes in East Prussia, another in the Carpathians near the Dukla Pass. Petrograd claims a major gain with Russian forces driving the enemy from Carpathian positions and seizing stores. Berlin and Paris note German airship raids on Dunkirk with casualties, while Allied aircraft countered near Laon Lafere and Soissons.
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Dunkirk
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Soissons
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Dukla Pass
Kolberg Not Sunk Claim Denied by German Admiralty
Washington reports that Berlin denies official claims that the German cruiser Kolberg was sunk in the North Sea clash with Bluecher. The German text repeats that Britain lost a battle cruiser and three destroyers, while London continues to deny the assertion.
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Washington
North Sea
Pithy War News From Front Lines And Air Scares
The French report says Germans were repulsed with heavy losses between La Bassee and Bethune. London fears Zeppelin raids. five airships were thought headed for the city but later proved false. Russian forces in East Prussia and Austro German troops in the Carpathians clash amid snow as barrier and pressure mount. Baron von Burian warns Austria Hungary collapse unless Germany seeks peace and Alsace surrender.
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Ruth In Moab to Bethlehem A Lesson For February
Moody Bible Institute lesson reviews the book of Ruth as a love story with spiritual depth. It highlights Naomi and Ruth's choices to stay with faith, embracing loyalty, courage, and devotion while illustrating missionary themes in the Old Testament.
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