Wealthy Second Cabin Viking Gains Riches Aboard North German Lloyd
John Matthiesen and family travel second class on the George Washington to Bremen with extensive jewelry, a seven passenger touring car, and three staterooms. He explains the choice avoids salon aristocrats and slow dining, plans to drive in Germany and then to Salt Lake City. The Matthiesens’ jewels are valued at 20000 dollars with receipts shown for customs.
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New York
John Matthiesen
Bremen
Edward
Herr Matthiesen
Europe
Germany
Woodriver Valley
Oregon
Portland
Zur Rheinpfalz
Salt Lake City
Matthiesen
Girl’s Hatpin Stops Burglar In Home In New York
Miss Rose Packer a 22 year old stenographer from Sackman Street in New York captures a 19 year old burglar with a hatpin after finding him in her family’s first floor apartment. She escorts him to the station house with Patrolman Esau while he attempts to claim assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rose Packer
Sackman Street
Manhattan
Willian Paul
Stage Street
Williamsburg
Williamsburg. Her Parents Had Gone Out. “What Are You Doing Here?” Miss Packer
Paul
Pit Kin Avenue
Pitkin Avenue
Stone Avenue
Licycle
Esau
Miss Packer
Lieut
Patrick Brady
Edible fruit found on climbing rose by local horticulturist
Hugo Lilenthal of Berkeley announces a new edible fruit from a climbing rose. He says the fruit could replace loganberry, obtained by cross grafting. Lilenthal notes the fruit is nutritious with a pineapple like flavor and can be eaten either raw or cooked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Cal
Hugo Lilenthal
Lilenthal
Man Moves House Over Factory Noise Complaint
New York reports Ferdinand Gilman of Belleville moves his home two blocks due to nearby factory noise from the American Tag Company on N Courtland Street. After filing with the health board over steam noise, night shifts ended and Gilman now sleeps by day as he relocates his dwelling.
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New York
New Jersey
Ferdinand Gilman
Belleville
N. Courtland Street
Ralph Street
American Tag Company
Gilman
Board of Health
Health Board
Bequest from San Francisco to Litau Poor Ordered
Judge Coffey ordered a $50,000 bequest from merchant Joseph Friedman of San Francisco transmitted to St. Petersburg for distribution among the poor of Litau his native town Russia.
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San Francisco
Coffey
Joseph
Friedman
St. Petersburg
Litau
Russia
Quaker College Plans Move to Des Moines
Quaker college of Oskaloosa Iowa plans to take over Highland Park college and relocate to Des Moines. Highland Park owners have proposed turning the Des Moines school over to the Quakers and the Cuskaloosa board will meet tomorrow to decide. Des Moines Friends members say the Highland Park offer likely will be accepted.
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Des Moines
Penn College of
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Highland Park College
Cuskaloosa College
Friends’ Church
Eighlard Park
Sears News: 34th Child Born to Local Carpenter
In East Bedham Massachusetts on April 4 Joseph Sears, a 37 year old carpenter, welcomed his 34th child, a boy, to his family with his current wife. He has 18 children from his first wife and 12 are living. He says he loves this one as much as the first but does not want more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears
East Bedham
Mass
Joseph Sears
Greenwich Court Hears Nose Punching Case Between Businessmen
Two New York men appeared in Greenwich Connecticut court over a dispute involving Mrs Gannon. John J Reynolds accused Thomas J Gannon of punching him on a New Haven train during an argument about Mrs Gannon. Gannon contends Reynolds flirted with his wife and punched back after being provoked. The case was adjourned as both sides described the incident aboard the Grand Central to Greenwich trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Greenwich, Conn
John J. Reynolds
Thomas J. Gannon
Iron Brokers
New Haven
Gannon
Reynolds
Grand Central
Jeffries
Wilsor
Foster
Goode
Atlantic City
Greenwich
Woman Fights Unpaid Wages Case In Tombs Court
Elizabeth Power, a stenographer, sued broker Ellis B. Southworth of 64 Wall Street over a $24 wage. After an unpaid check led to her arrest for a time, a lawyer paid $224 cash to settle. Power withdrew the charge after the payment and Southworth’s arrest was resolved.
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New York
Wall Street
Tombs Court
Elizabeth Power
Ellis B. Southworth
W. Lighty-sixth Street
Miss Power
Power
Kernochan
Southworth
Siieut
Armstrong
Jernochan
Worsa
Girl Rides Taft to Mule Race Victory
In Aiken South Carolina on April 4 Miss Ace Dolan rode Taft to victory in a local mule race among prominent winter colony society members. Roosevelt ridden by Thomas Hitchcock 34 placed second and Bryan ridden by John Sanford Jr. finished third.
Arson Charge Filed Against Gay Widow in Brooklyn
Mrs Eloise Acosta Greene a fashionable young widow was arraigned in Adams Street court Brooklyn on arson charges held on 2500 bail. Wealthy Rudolph Witteman posted her bond and her friend Miss Ethel Scott is missing. Police found insuring letters from Black Hand society claiming her house would be burned.
Confesses Theft of Opera Glasses in Brooklyn
Feul de Montcalm, 26, of 580 Eleventh Street Brooklyn and great grandson of Gorebec’s defender, sits in Adams Street station cell on grand larceny charge. Miss Elizabeth Critterton accuses him of stealing opera glasses and a shawl from her after she urged him to stay hopeful amid a disordered statement to Magistrate Neamer. He breaks down confessing to the acts.
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New York
Adams Street
Brooklyn
Feul de Montcalm
Eleventh Street
Gorebec
Montcalm
Quebec
Canada
Mons»enth
Hug
Elizabeth Critterton
Portland Avenue
Neamer
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Mrs. Matthiesen
Edward Matthiesen
Darwin K. Kingsley
William H. Buckley
Mr. Kinglsey
Buckley
Senate
Unua
Quaker College
Mrs. Gannon
Mr. Keyholds
State Life Insurance Co
Tephen Bacon
Rochester, N
WYETH
Blazz
Monroe
Stephen Bacon
Suner W
Notssy
Wyeth Chemical Company
Weber Drug Co., Inc
Eloise Acosta Greene
Naumer
Toile du Nord
Red Seal
Bates Seersucker
Barnaby
A. A. Gingham
Arnold, Constable & Co
Wm. Anderson
Scotch Madras
Paul de Montcalm
Hero of
Vonnegut
Hardware Company
Washington St
Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
Indianapolis
Weber Drug CO
Tungstoker
Indianapolis Light & Heat Co
Circle
Monument Place
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