Becker Talks Of His Arrest In New York Graft Scandal
In New York the Beck er graft case shocks the police department as high officials are named in confessions to District Attorney Whitman. Becker faces murder charges while confessors Rose Webber and Vallon provide details of a system that linked officers and gamblers to Rosenthal's death. The DA vows to pursue bigger names, with Becker under heavy guard and no public statement from Police Commissioner Waldo.
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New York
Atorney Whitman
Herman Rosenthal
Charles A. Becker
Jack’’ Rose
Louis Webber
Marty Vallon
Mir. Whitman
Dougherty
Herman Josenthal
Metropole
Whitman
Becker
Rosenthal
Webber
Wallon
B Becker
Rose
Big Jack Zelig
Rosenthal Becker
Vallon
Hugh Byrne
Whittoan
Leigh
Russo
Kling
Zinn
Tamlin
Littl
Waldo
Police Department of
District Attorney Details Murder Investigation Steps
The district attorney described ongoing investigations into a murder case, naming Libby and Shapiro as initial figures and outlining the roles of Meeker and others. He stated he arrived after the act and ordered arrests, identified suspects, and intends further conferrals with key witnesses Rose, Vallon, and Webber while avoiding Tombs confinement due to fear of violence.
Kaufmann Released on Bail After Assault Case
RICHMOND VA Special. K Kaufmann, charged with feloniously assaulting and cutting Peter Tyler on Broad Street Road, was before Magistrate Puryer. The case was continued to the October term of Henrico County Circuit Court. Kaufmann admitted to bail of $1000. Tyler, the accuser, identified Kaufmann at the magistrate’s court. He said he was on Broad Street Road near Green’s Post Office when Kaufmann offered a ride in his buggy. Tyler’s wounds are serious and may leave him with permanent loss of neck use after a severed neck muscle. The knife edge narrowly threatened the jugular vein.
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Richmond
K. Kaufman
Peter Tyler
Broad Street
Puryer
Henrico County
Kauffmann
Petersbure
Tyler
Grace Hospital
BE. L. Temple
Green's
Iceberg Sightings Mark Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse Voyage
On the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse voyage to New York three miles off starboard at 1 PM last Sunday an iceberg was sighted in bright sunlight. The 360 by 80 foot berg lingered visible for three hours as the ship followed a regular spring route.
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New York
Gouth
Bere
Kaiser
Red Star
Hner
Zeeland
Antwerp
International Mercantile Marine Company
Posse Certain of Taking Murderer in Carmel
The capture of Jasper Sherman Gray, charged with the murder of Naomi Mitchell,14, of North Carmel, is imminent per posses. A Bangor Municipal Court warrant names Gray as the suspect. Reported sightings describe a young, exhausted man in tattered clothing, carrying one rubber boot.
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North
Carmel
Ap Red
Mayor Richardson Made Judge in Richmond
Richmond reports Mayor Richardson appointed judge of the Hastings Court by Governor Mann to succeed the late Judge Witt. He will resign as mayor, with Robert Southall serving as temporary mayor until a special election. Trial duties shift to Judge Southall while Richardson’s term lasts until thirty days after the next General Assembly.
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Richmond
Alaye
David C. Richardson
Plastings Court
Mann
Samuel Bb. Witt
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Richardson
Uwon
Sde
Robert Southall
Hastings Court
Robert Whitter, Jr
Board of Aldermen
Southall
Hustines Court
Auquest
Jude Richardson
General Assembly
Richard’son
Minn
City Bar Association
Bar Association
Witt
New Kent County
Johnson and Guison
Local official rises from Commonwealth Attorney to mayor
He entered public service as Commonwealth Attorney and held the office until 1906. After declining re election he returned to his profession. In 1908 he won the mayoralty after a heated race against Carlton McCarthy. He was again chosen in the recent primary and election, this time without opposition.
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Commonwealth Attorney
Carlton McCarthy
Hold Gambler For New York Police in Syracuse
Syracuse police hold Harry Lewis on a white slave charge pending New York identification amid Rosenthal murder suspicions. Officers found a blackjack and poison in his room as New York hints the suspect may be Harry Horowitz, tied to the Rosenthal case.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Rosenthal
New York
Harry Lewis
Harry Horowitz
In Flames Sil Flees From Husband's Aid
Isaac Hall of 206 West One Hundred and Fortieth Street heard his wife scream Tuesday night and found her in flames in the basement. He threw himself on her to extinguish the fire, burning himself severely. A tenant rang a fire alarm, and Policeman Brady found Hall kneeling beside the burned wife. They were taken to Harlem Hospital by ambulance with Dr Ritter.
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New York
Isaac Hall
West One Hundred and Fortieth Street
Jill
Hall
Brady
Ritter
Harlem
Hair pulling man gets five days in workhouse
In Essex Market Court Magistrate Krotel sentences Arthur Cook to five days in the workhouse for pulling the hair of twenty year old Miss Helen Wilkins of 274 West Nineteenth Street. Wilkins testified Cook sprang from a doorway on Fifth Avenue and yanked her hair after he had been drinking since 5 PM. Cook, an architect by trade, claimed intoxication and lack of memory. Other similar tales were not pursued in court.
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New York
Krotel
Essex Market Court
Arthur Cook
Helen Wilkins
West Nineteenth Street
Lexington Avenue
Cook
Chicago Railway Men Vote On Wage Increase
Chicago Illinois Special employees of street railway companies will meet tonight to vote on proposals in answer to their wage demand. Many favor rejecting the new contract under present terms. If rejected a day will be set for a strike vote. Arbitration agreement may be adopted.
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Chicago, Ill
Street Railway Companies of
Chicago
Shelter Efforts Intensify for Mexican War Refugees
War Department rushed one thousand tents to El Paso Texas to shelter American refugees pouring across the border from Northern Mexico. It seeks immediate use of about 100000 of flood funds for refugee rations and plans to petition Congress. President and advisers push for rapid action as Stimson discusses the Mexican issue in a Cabinet meeting. Reports say a battle near Jilita Sunday left twenty rebels dead and four bridges burned near Hornos.
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Wasilington
DD. C
el Paso
Tex
War Department
Mexico
Department
Congress
Stimson
Saltillo
State Department
Jilita
Hornes
Titanic Probe Findings Pin Blame On Speed and Lax Rules
London special reports the Titanic inquiry conclusion that the disaster resulted from a collision with an iceberg caused by excessive speed. The California failed to aid, boat drills were lacking, and Board of Trade rules dated to 1894 were blamed. Officers’ conduct praised. Ismay and Captain Smith defended. California and Carpathia praised for rescue.
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London
Lord Mersey
Board of Trade
Hlm
J. Bruce Ismay
Smith
Rostron
Cunard
Carpathia
California
Cosmo Duff- Gordon
Lady Duff-Gordon
Queenstown
Mount Sidney Man Dies After Lockjaw From Rifle Shot
Staunton special report says John L. Whitman of Mount Sidney died Saturday night from lockjaw after his body was drawn almost double and two days of excruciating agony. He belonged to a local farmers beef club, one member in turn killing a beef and dis-
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Staunton
John L. Whitman
Mount Sidney
Farmers’ Beef Club
Man Mortally Wounds Toe With Rifle Then Dies
Whitman, 42, shot his toe while waiting for beef to be driven in a stable. He reloading killed and dressed the steer, applied turpentine to the toe, and continued work. Last Thursday he developed pains and lockjaw, dying soon after. He leaves a wife and five children.
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Whitman
Body of Missing Nurse Found in Catskill Creek
Dorcas L. Snodgrass, Mount Vernon nurse and society girl, was found dead in a small Hudson tributary near Catskill after vanishing from home July 15. Her brother Edward Snodgrass offered 500 dollars for discovery of the crime. Despite a long autopsy, no signs of violence were found and identification was made by name on clothing and jewelry.
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Catskill
N. Y
Dorcas L. Snodgrass
Mount Vernon Society
Nerse
Hudson
Fr. J. Rooney
Albany
Rooney
Snodgrass
Virginia
Edward T. Snodgrass
Berryville
Mexico Cannot Grant Concession To Japan
Washington special report notes Magdalena Bay and proposed concessions to Japanese fishing firms will be examined by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. A split among members over the resolution’s wording delayed action, but Senator Hitchcock has drafted a measure declaring any concession that could yield a foreign naval base or coaling station would oppose American policy and deserve Senate action.
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Washington
DD. C
Magdalena Bay
Mexico
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Senate
Sulzer drives bid for two battleships in Democratic caucus
Washington Special Representative Sulzer of New York circulated a petition among Democrats for two battleships. He announced twenty one Democrats will vote for two ships regardless of caucus action and expects twenty eight to thirty pledges by Saturday.
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Washington, D. C
Sulzer
New York
House
Sulver
Five Die in Cleveland Powder Magazine Explosion
A massive blast at one of three Austin Mowder Company magazines near South Brooklyn Cleveland destroyed a residence half a mile away and razed several houses. Five workers are confirmed dead with many others missing or injured. The explosion shattered nearby homes, broke windows, toppled chimneys, and rattled distant neighborhoods as powder stored at the plant exploded.
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Cleveland
Austin Mowder Company
Brooklyn
Ivan Kueble
Excursionists in Collision Near Boston City of Rockland Hit by Collier
The steamship City of Rockland carrying 360 passengers from Bath to Boston was struck head on by the collier William Chisholm in dense fog. Lifeboats filled with water tossed about seventy-five people into the sea, though most were saved. The forward section was badly damaged and several were hurt. Belfast rescued Rockland passengers and docked at the Eastern Steamship Company's pier.
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Boston
Mass
City of Rockland
Bath
William Chisholm
City of
Rockland
Belfast
Eastern Steamship Company
Honored career closed by death in Richmond Virginia
Logan Sims Robins longtime Richmond police officer died after a long illness at his home 1612 Park Avenue. Born January 31 1841 he served in the Civil War rose to first lieutenant captured at the end. He joined the police force July 1 1878 and helped solve the Cluverius Madison murder case. Survived by widow Arabs Davis a brother and several nieces and nephews. Funeral planned for tomorrow evening around six o clock.
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Righmond
Logan Sims Robins
Ihe
Virginia Regiment
Park Avenue
Gantte
Robing
King William County
Willam Robins
Gloucester
Robins
Richmond
Virginia
Logan Robins
Bull Run
Sharpsburg
Gettysburg
the Crater
Sailor's Creek
Old Capitol
Washington
Johnson's Island
Thomas J. Cluverius
Fannie Lillian Madison
Charles Epps
Madison
Main
McMullen
Arabella Davis
Thomas CC. Robins
Albert Maltz
New Bert'n
Wis
Honeywell
Donaldson
Atlantic
George M. Meyers
Aero Club
Kansas City
Manassas
Missouri
Stamp Out Plague Warns Atlantic Ports
The Public Health and Marine Hospital Service orders extra staff and rat catchers to New Orleans after plague rats are found there. Surgeon General Blue confirms bacteriological plague in New Orleans rats and warns of spread to Atlantic ports linked to Cuba and Puerto Rico, with Havana and San Juan cases raising Porto Rico totals to forty nine cases and twenty three deaths.
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Washington, D. C
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
New Orleans
Blue
Atlantic
Cuba
Porto Rico
Europe
Havana
San Juan
Injured Heroine Saves Child From Truck in Bronx
In New York Special Fannie Kaplan aged three played on Rock Street Brooklyn when a bank note truck turned the corner. Her mother leaped out and pushed the child aside but was struck by the vehicle, breaking a leg. Driver Joseph McCormick gave his account to police.
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New York
Fannie Kaplan
Rock Street
Bronx
American Bank Note Company
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Weat
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Shapiro
Howe
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