Lawson's Friday Commits Death by Own Action
Boston December 1 John F Donohue longtime confidant of J Edward Addicks and Thomas W Lawsen killed himself by leaping before a fast moving subway train. He paced the station platform for about fifteen minutes before stepping into the track area. The act occurred as a northbound train approached and was instantaneous. He was about sixty years old and had worked in shoe manufacturing in Massachusetts.
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Boston
John F. Donohue
J. Edward Addicks
Thomas W. Lawsen
Donohie
Mawes
Bay State Gas Deliveries Tied to Lawson Terms
The sult described delivery of Bay State Gas Companies of Delaware and New Jersey books to Taw som. He claimed this enabled Lawson to strike terms advantageous to himself with the late Henry H. Rogers.
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Tawsom
Bay State
Delaware
New Jersey
Lawson
Henry H. Rogers
Lion on Ship Kills Sailor Then Jumps Into Sea
A sea storm on the German freighter Berkenfels trapped two lions aboard after a cargo at Bombay. One lion broke free from its cage, killed a sailor on deck, and began attacking the crew before being driven overboard by gunfire. The other lion remained aboard.
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New York
Bombay
Big Steel Men Meet on Wages and Demand
Representatives from most U S steel manufacturers met in New York to discuss business. They noted mills running at about 50 percent capacity and reported no near term wage reductions. Judge Gary outlined the $12 million employees pension fund details.
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New York
United States
Gary
Great Pugilist Jem Mace Dies in England
Jem Mace, famed boxing star who once earned over a million dollars, died at Jarrow on Tyne aged seventy nine. Once wealthy, he later depended on friends for support and occasionally appeared in music hall exhibitions. He is remembered as one of pugilism history’s greatest fighters.
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Jem Mace
London
Det
Jarrowon-Tyne
Mace
Order of Fifteen drives man to madness and marriage vows
Philadelphia broker Frank Elswood Alexander, drawn into the Order of Fifteen by his fiancée Mary Kelly, attempted suicide in Baltimore after deepening exposure to the sect. The group, founded by Dr. F Homer Curtiss, teaches silent dictates and unregulated marriage, with three grades of wedlock based on physical, mental, or spiritual suitability.
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Philadelphia
Order of Fifteen
Frank Elswood Alexander
Baltimore
Junkert
F. Homer Curtiss
University of Pennsylvania
Alexander
Mary Kelly
Girard Avenue
Miss Kelly
Sturgis Details Fraud In Racing Association Pool
Lenet New York December 1 report claims a legal pool of racing associations raised 204000 dollars for legal services. The committee investigated funds allegedly collected from various racing bodies.
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Lenet
New York
Ladies White Honey Comb Sweater with Pockets
Shoppers are urged to buy the Ladies White Honey Comb Sweater with pockets while the price lasts. The offer highlights a practical knit suitable for cool days and versatile wear.
Jockey Club finances scrutinized in late 19th century hearing
F K Sturgis of Strong Sturgis & Co testified as treasurer of the Jockey Club and Victor A Schaumburg announced that funds raised for legal purposes were placed in Sturgis’s custody. The committee discussed disbursements totaling 8474 and sought evidence regarding how rating interests were disposed of.
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F. K. Sturgis
Strong, Sturgis & Co
August Belmont
Just Organization
Victor A. Schaumburg
Coney Island Jockey Club
Sturgis
TALK LIFE CONSERVATION AT GOVERNORS CONFERENCE
Governors discuss conservation from the view of state employers liability and workmen's compensation laws and public health. Topics include conservation of human life, child labor, stream pollution, tuberculosis and health measures. Next meeting planned for Spring Lake New Jersey in early September 1911.
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Louisville
Norris
Spring Lake
N. J
Where Am I Bill Coroner Dispute Shocks Burlington
In Burlington on December 1 a farmer named Busby reportedly died and was to be sent to the morgue. While undertaker W W Slick prepared the body the crowd panicked as the supposed corpse suddenly spoke asking Bill where he was and what was the matter.
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Burlington, N. 7
Corjise
Burlington Township
Buzbey
J. Mc Cassady
Buzby
W. W. Slick
Bishing
Léconey
Reed Ferg
Eat
Bill
Tie
Gummere Seen as Taft Choice For Chief Justice
A New Jersey judge William S. Gummere is named as Taft's selection for chief justice of the U S Supreme Court. W D MeVagh of Omaha Pollock of Illinois and Utah’s land hold are listed for associate justice with Fred W Lehmann as solicitor general. The note says Taft will send the men for confirmation when the Senate convenes next Monday.
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New Jersey
Taft
Washington
William
Gummere
Eupreme Court of the
United States
W. D. Mevagh
Omahi
Soin
Pollock
Iginsas
Land of Utah
Fred W. Lehmann
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Fe Tiny
Newark
Perhaps I Didn't Discover the Pole After All Admits by Cook
Br Frederick Cook finally concedes he may not have reached the North Pole as claimed. He admits uncertainty about his 1908 voyage and the polar achievement, stating he could be mistaken about the landmark discovery.
Where were his tenants buried in Bip Pincott’s line
A fragment prompts a cryptic line about burial of tenants and a hungry bear, attributed to Bip pincott’s. The brief text hints at a rural or humorous anecdote but provides no clear people, places, dates, or outcomes.
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