Dual life claims surface in designer Fox case
Revelations in the Surrogate's office detail that Harry A. Fox, a Philadelphia fashion designer, led a double life and left a substantial estate after shooting himself at 385 Fort Washington Avenue. His death prompt questions about multiple marriages to Lillian Fox and Victoria Grossman, with legal actions begun to settle the estates and validate or challenge divorces.
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Lillian Fox
David L. Fox
Adolph Spiegel
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Mary Fox
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Louis Rosenberg
Nassau Street
Victoria
Grossman
Delancey Street
Victoria Grossman
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Jacob
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Matthew Fox
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Sarashon
Former Presidents as Representatives at Large Proposal
Congress may create a lifelong role for ex presidents as representatives at large with a House floor seat and 17500 annual pay. Albert Burleson plans to attach the provision to the legislative appropriation bill, opposing Carnegie style pensions and aiming to preserve dignity and public service.
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Senator Isidor Rayner Dies After Long Illness
Washington special reports Sen Isidor Rayner of Maryland died the morning of November 25 after a protracted illness. Family members were gathered at his Rayner residence. Rayner, born 1850 in Baltimore, a lifelong Democrat, had served since 1905 and was to continue until March 3, 1917. Governor Goldsborough would name a successor to serve the remainder of the term.
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Maryland to have one Democrat and one Republican in Senate
Through the death of Senator Isidor Rayner Maryland's senior senator, the state will have one Democrat and one Republican in the Senate when the body convenes in December. Governor Goldsborough will appoint a successor to serve until the Legislature meets in January 1914, with William P. Jackson of Salisbury as a probable pick for the Republican vacancy.
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Senate toseat new appointee by next session opening
The report states that a successor will be appointed within the week to take his seat at the opening of the next Senate session. The move aims to fill the vacancy and maintain continuous leadership in the chamber.
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Senate tie to be broken by elections and appointments
Senator Curtis of Kansas predicts the Senate will tilt Democratic after the death of Tsidor Rayner. He expects one or two Democrats elected in Illinois and a third appointed in Tennessee. He cites J Hamwis as having been elected by the people in Hitneis and hopes Tennessee will reach an agreement to add another Democrat. The next Senate would then be Democratic by about three or four seats.
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Portia Rules Against Herself in Divorce Suit
In St Louis Mrs Anabel Arnold a lawyer and private school proprietor testified she is a trained attorney and chose to keep the suit with Dr Walter E Arnold. Judge Grimm ruled a letter from husband during separation would be a privileged communication and barred its reading.
Yale Football Receipts Near Seventy Thousand Dollars
Yale's football season receipts will total about $70,000 with $24,000 from Harvard, $28,000 from Princeton, and nearly $10,000 from Brown and minor games.
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Death of Libby prison guard in tunnel escape incident
Neath of guard at Libby Prison in Richmond, tied to the famous tunnel escape, dies in Baltimore. J Doughty, veteran of the Civil War with the Army of Northern Virginia, was captured at Sailors Creek and later stood near conspirators during the Libby breakout. He leaves a widow and four daughters including Mrs. J P Mullikin of Raleigh.
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Court clemency push grows for Allens in Virginia
Petitions from Petersburg and Prince George County officials and citizens seek commutation of Floyd and Claude Allen from death to life or fifteen years. Judge Rives Clerk Temple and State Senator Hobbs sign, with Gov Mann urged to intercede Friday. The clemency movement gains momentum across the state amid evolving views on the Hillsville tragedy aftermath.
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Earthquake Shocks Felt Overnight Rattle Dishes No Damage
Three brief earthquake shocks were felt here last night between 7 and 9 96 oclock with north to south vibrations. The heaviest jolt occurred at 05 minutes past the hour and rattled dishes and chandeliers. No damage was reported.
Carnegie Celebrates 77th Birthday in New York
Andrew Carnegie marked his seventy seventh birthday at his Fifth Avenue mansion as crowds gathered for congratulations. A lone porter awaited visitors while a flood of telegrams and gifts piled up in the hallway. He spent the day overseeing the transfer of 125 million dollars to the Carnegie Corporation and planned a dinner for eighteen friends.
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Irish Tenors Fight at St Patrick Cathedral Reaches Court
New York Special reports a courtroom oddity as Charles A. OConnell sues Murphy for 5000 after a clash over a soloist post at St Patrick's Cathedral. A mystery man Finnegan figures in the legal fight amid beer, straw hats and Irish names, with testimony about a hat caused the quarrel and OConnell losing the choir dispute.
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Deceased in Chicago hotel report shocks city officials
Fragmentary text indicates a fatally harmed person was found deceased in Chicago with scattered references to public safety, legal notice, and city response. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR, but the incident appears linked to a hospital or public safety context and mentions a sixty day timeframe.
Irreverent Local Clippings Across Ailing Times
A collage of fragmented quotes bounces from papers in Virginia and neighboring states. Snippets lampoon politicians like Taft and Wilson, note a bank defalcation in Fredericksburg, and joke about elections, roads, oysters, and dynamite in a chaotic, pasted-together style.
Balkan Armistice Talks Seem to Proceed Amid Turkish Demands
Turkish leaders press for tough terms as talks with Balkan envoys continue. Armistice terms reportedly modified, with Turkish envoys replaced for political reasons. Serbian forts near Belgrade strengthen defenses as troops move north from Monastir and Pristina.
Austrian Troop Movements Across Gravosa Raise Adriatic Tension
Reports from Vienna describe Austrians massing near Gravosa with 30 000 soldiers and 16 000 more disembarking to reinforce the garrison at Gravosa as Balkan tensions with Serbia and Russia grow. Dispatches from St Petersburg note troop shifts to the Polish frontier to counter Austrian concentrations in Galicia.
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Women Seek Clemency for Gloucester Man in Virginia Plea
In Richmond at the Richmond Hotel a large assembly of women urged commutation for Claude Aileen, known as the Carroll County gunsman, amid signatures from supporters across the state. The protest aimed to spare him from the electric chair as petitions circulated heavily.
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Alliance Weds War Mood at Vienna Conference
In Vienna a conference of foreign ministers and ambassadors shows Triple Alliance advocates pressuring Turkey to back Balkan war. Attending were Hitmi Pasha, Austrian foreign minister Count Von Raznhwald, plus German and Italian ambassadors, signaling coordinated policy shifts.
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Turkey Claims Much In Adriatic War Front Moves
Sofia reports Premier Gue rol) opened a cabinet in special session to discuss peace offers with Turkey. Ankara asserts control over nearly all Albanian territory on the Adriatic and lands along the Dardanelles Marmara and Bosporus, leaving a narrow interior strip as the spoils of victory. Guerof dismissed a rumor that Turkey sought entry into the Balkan alliance.
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ArcrATan cures Or F Constantinople
An Austrian guard force was withdrawn from duty as the medical force treated a patient in Constantinople. The report notes the withdrawal of all Austrian helmets and marines from guard duty following the treatment.
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Government acts to curb cholera spread in Sofia
Special drastic steps announced today to prevent cholera reaching Sofia from the front. The case has been isolated and bacteriological precautions taken. In Bulgaria, after twenty one months' training, 3,000 young recruits departed for Macedonia for garrison duty.
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Panic in Berlin as Austria Serbia hostilities flare
Rumor of Austria and Serbia breaking out into hostilities caused panic in Berlin today. The unverified report spurred frantic selling by stock traders who treated it as authentic.
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Servia
Mysterious killing linked to strangulation and intoxication
The report ties Archer's death to strangulation from beating and indicates intoxication. He belonged to a local military group and was identified as a Unner. The fragmentary text mentions indictments and actions around a machine incident and railway affairs, with scattered names and places.
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