School Building Condemned and New High School Urged
Board of Education inspection faults Battin High School for overcrowding unsafe sanitary conditions and poor ventilation. Urges either a new building or major renovations to meet city high school needs. Bids for a new school are listed from Lammerding Devine and others. roofing bid referred for attorney review.
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Board of Education
Battin High School
Areps
J. P. Reilly
Ward
Alte
Mason
Charles J. Johired Cow E
Douglas & 81
American Heating’ and Venillating Co
Asd
Sesreres
Desmond
Committee of
Cake Sale For YMCA Auxiliaries Fund Drive
A brief notice announces a cake sale to raise funds for YMCA auxiliary units. The event invites community members to contribute baked goods and purchase treats to support local youth programs and recreational activities. Proceeds benefit the YMCA’s work in the community.
Dr Oliver C Haugh to die tonight in electric chair
In Columbus on April 1 a report states Oliver C Haugh will die in the electric chair for murdering his father mother and brother at Dayton on October 4 1908. His case has moved through courts and the Board of Pardons has reviewed the sentence.
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Columbus
Dayton
Board of Pardons
Garden City Golf Tournament At Garden City Club
About fifty players started by 11 am in the Garden City Club spring tournament at Garden City N Y Walter J Travis and Jerome B Travers head a field of notable figures including Behr Hamilton Weir Lyneh and others from Yale Fox Hills Montclair Deal and Philadelphia The event faced a steady wind and several top entrants did not appear notably Fred Herreshoff was absent from the field.
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Garden City
Garden City Club
Walter J. Travis
Jerome PB. Travers
Metropolitan
Mst Behr
Yale
Louis A. Hamilton
Fox | Hills
Marshall Whitlock
Montclair
Harold A. Landa
Aiken
Crack
A.W. Tilbhit
Philadelphia
H. J. Wigham
C. B. MacDonald
Ee Lyneh
Wood
FP. W. Kordall
Deal
F.G
James D. Foote
Apawamis
Fred Herreshoff
Low Preckrey
Worker Injured By Train At Boring Declaration
A 67 year old man sustained a crushed right foot after a train incident yesterday at work in Boring declaration. He was transported to Alexian Hospital in an unconscious condition and may lose several toes due to the injury.
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Alexian
Obituary for Mrs Louise Fischer of Rah aged 74
Mrs Louise Fischer died yesterday at home of her daughter Mrs Louisa Edelbach on Seminary avenue in Rah aged 74. She had been invalid for years and leaves a husband, and other family members. The notice lists several misread names and locations but confirms a death at home and survivor relations.
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Louise Fischer
Louisa Pinchet
August Fischer
Louisa Edelbach
Linden Real Estate Deal Buys 4400 Lots Ahead of Tunnels
The Realty Trust Company of New York purchased 4 400 Linden lots bounded by the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio railroads plus St George and Wood avenues. The streets are dedicated for traffic but retain rights for estate of William Zeigler for tracks poles wiring and sewers, ensuring access for future elevated or electric rail lines. The purchase aims at profit from Hudson River tunnel rapid transit expansion with negotiations ongoing for more farm lands between the city and Rahway as Linden streets take macadam paving and new homes rise, with summer and fall building activity expected barring strikes.
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William Zeigler
Zeigler
Realty Trant Cit
Linden
Way Sea Mark Gin
Hudson River
New York
Rahway
Romance Ends In Wedding With Opera Star Ellen Yaw
Ellen Beach Yaw the Grand Opera singer has married Vere Goldthwaite a Boston lawyer. The couple wed in March in Boston and are now in Los Angeles. Goldthwaite met Yaw when he cowboyed in Montana and Dakota and followed her to Europe with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show before settling in Boston to study law. He is also known as a writer and critic.
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Boston
Europe
Ellen Beach Yaw
Vere Goldthwaite
Buffalo Bill
ELOPERS CHOOSE DEATH TO SEPARATION
Brauntom Virginia April 1 Mabel Pendleton and Stuart Gay of Clifton Forge were intercepted by their parents en route to Washington to marry. They were sent back home and later jumped from a footbridge into the Jackson River. The bodies have not been recovered.
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Brauntom
Mabel Pendleton
Stuart Gay
Clifton Forge
Washington
Ander
Jackson River
Tory Scot
Ser Soveeed
Man Killed by Sixth Avenue Elevated Train at Cortlandt Street
New York April 18 a man believed to be Daniel Devoe a trainman was killed on the southbound Sixth Avenue elevated at Cortlandt Street. A certificate of the Brotherhood of Trainmen Auburn Lodge 745 and a Central Railroad dismissal or suspension blank were found on him. Police seek details as witnesses could not identify him. He was about 40 and from Auburn New York.
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New York
Daniel Devoe
Sixth Avenue
Cortlandt Street
Fou
David Young
Young
Brotherhood of Traigmen
Auburn Lodge 745
Auburn
N.Y
Central Railroad of
New Tormey
Elke
Thaw to Have New Senior Counsel for Trial
New York April 18 The Harry Thaw defense’s counsel be set with Clifford Hartridge and A Russell Peabody continuing as attorneys of record A new senior counsel to lead court hearings is expected to be chosen Rumors name possible candidates Dr Smith Ely Jeliffe visited Thaw with Peabody while Dr McGuire the regular physician reportedly sick and absent for discussions
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New York
Harry Thaw
Clifford W. Hartridge
A. Russell Peabody
Hartridge
Thaw
Peabody Eside
Smith Ely Jeliffe
Peabody
McGuire
Jin
Iten
Law to Bar Out Evelyn Thaw's Story
Albany April 18 A bill introducing to the Assembly would bar testimony like Mrs Evelyn Thaw gave in her husband’s trial It targets statements made under alleged statements by third parties and seeks direct proof of the intended motive behind alleged actions.
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Law
Evelyn Thaw
Albany
N. Y
Duell
Presbyterians pledge $145000 at Carnegie Hall meeting
At Carnegie Hall a Presbyterian gathering pledged forty five thousand dollars with Rev. Dr. William B. Richards presiding and Rev. Dr. Wilton Merle Smith speaking as Church Extension Committee president. The gift aims to fund church extension efforts in New York.
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New York
Carnegie Hall
William B. Richards
Brick Church
Wilton Merle Smith
Marvin Boy Found in Maryland
Horace N. Marvin Jr the kidnapped child from Kitts Hammock Delaware was located in a shanty near the Nanticoke River in Cambridge Maryland Identification was made by citizens who followed newspaper photos Police and Dr Marvin are en route with State Detective Hawkins and Pilkerton men
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Wilmington
Del
Cambridge
Horace N. Marvin, Jr
Kitts Hammock
Nanticoke
Marvin
Hawkins
Pilkerton
Senator Elkina Narrowly Escapes Arrest In Shoplifting Case
Washington April 18 U S Senator Elkina of Fort Virginia narrowly escaped arrest as a suspected ally of an alleged female shoplifter. A plainclothes detective stopped Edna West of New York City at a patrol box in the shopping district. The pocketbook West allegedly targeted could not be found.
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Washington
United States
Elkina
Fost Virginia
Edna West
New York City
San Francisco Celebrates Recovery Anniversary
San Francisco marks one year since the earthquake and fire that nearly destroyed the city. Citizens celebrated with a holiday and public gatherings as the town reveals renewed progress and rebuilding efforts.
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San Francisco
Photographing at Might at Fieldman’s
The town news photographer shows a new 15 lamp arc light device, claimed as similar to an arc lamp and part of a local feature. The article notes plans and expenditure context, with emphasis on fieldwork and a unique lighting invention.
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Ginla
Hintadind Ey Plansoen
Grant
New Mexico Governor Hagerman Resigns Amid Scandal
Washington reports Governor Hagerman of New Mexico has resigned at the President's request amid charges by influential territorial interests. Capt. George Curry, governor of Samar Province, Philippines, is named to succeed him. The resignation follows accusations over transferring 7,000 acres of territory land to the Pennsylvania Development Company without legal authority.
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Washington
Hagerman
New Mexic
George Curry
Samar Province
Philippines
Pennsylvania
Oterb
New Mexico
St. Petersburg
Dr Sinclair Found Not Guilty In Fourth Trial
Boston on April 16 the judge opened the sealed verdict as Dr John Sinclair was acquitted of causing Annie M Russell’s death by a criminal operation on February 4 2006. The case faced multiple trials with jury bribery charges and an overturned conviction on appeal.
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Boston
John Sinclair
Brown
Sinclair
Annie M. Russell
Supreme Court
Fe Sienaie Noeimed
Rockefeller Heiress Weds Hartley Dodge In Grand NYC Bride
Miss Ethel Geraldine Rockefeller daughter of William G Rockefeller marries Marcellus Hartley Dodge at their Fifth Avenue home with Dr Ernest M Stires officiating. The union links two old American families and combines fortunes of about 1 billion dollars for the bride and about 20 million for the groom. Miss Rockefeller, a noted outdoor sports enthusiast, was attended by Miss Anna Bush with Berent Lefferts as best man.
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New York
America
Four Hundred
Ethel Geraldine Rockefeller
William G. Rockefeller
Meronth Hartley
Dodge
Mina Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Mr. Dodge
Fifth Avenue
Ernest M. Stires
St. Thomas’s Church
Anna Bush
Tacrgter
Misa Rockefeller
Berent Lefferts
Drews
CIA
Rockefeller
Miss Rockefeller
Marcellus Hartley
Wall Street Opens With Small Early Stock Activity
The New York market opened with total first hour sales near zero for the period, only 66,000 shares. Buying orders prompted gains in early issues, but renewed selling led to a moderate decline in active stocks. Some leaders edged up from 1 to 2 percent, while dividend chatter suggested a possible two cent increase may be approved.
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New York
Leewen
Two Men Die From Escaping Gas in Rahway Ave Boarding House
Two men, John Cavanagh and Patrick Smith, were found dead in their room at 20 Rahway Avenue, suffocated by gas. Mrs. Titus, who kept the boarding house, opened the door to their room and a blast of gas filled the hallway. Cavanagh worked for Serlin & Lacey at 71 Union Street and had boarded there for the winter. Smith had only recent ties to the place. Authorities note a faulty gas jet or valve may have caused the leak, with both men sober at the time. Further inquiry and autopsy were anticipated.
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John Cavanagh
Patrick Smith
City Department
J. Titus
Rahway Avenue
Stiner
Brooklyn
Wan
Ireland
Smith
Cavanagh
Serlin & Lacey
Union Street
Titus House
Rahway Avenue Bowl
Stopcock
Roosevelt Denounced At Haywood-Moyer Meeting in Chicago
In Chicago on April 18 a meeting of the Haywood-Moyer Defense Conference denounced President Theodore Roosevelt. A committee drafted a letter urging the President to clear up whether he met Heyweed, asking courteous treatment and a prompt reply. The letter warned that a hostile response could lead to further denunciation.
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Chcago
Theodore Roosevelt
Haywood-Moyer
Heyweed
Priest's Home Destroyed by Black Hand
A priest's home was destroyed by a Black Hand attack. The Rev. Mr. Yi, reported as a local pastor, suffered injuries described as severe and the shock caused extensive damage to the residence and surrounding area.
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Priest
Black Hand
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