Hettie Green to Transfer Business Burdens to Daughter
New York April 28 Mrs Hettie Green famed as one of the world’s richest women says she will shift many business duties to her daughter Mrs Sylvia Wilkes while not retiring. She claims health and age 73 justify less personal management and asserts women have greater wealth opportunity than 20 years ago.
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New York
Hettie Green
Sylvia Wilkes
Mrs. Green
Edward H. R. Green
Chemical National Bank
Shere
Cuban Rebels Indicted in Anti-White Violence Case
Indictments filed against General Evar sempatonos and 21 imprisoned rebels charging inciting rebellion and anti white violence. Prosecution cites extensive preparations for a general uprising on May 24. Evidence was submitted to court.
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Orsaol Wavane
Evarsempatonos
Zevidence
Henry Clarkson Assigned Clarkson's Position in New York Office
A White House briefing this morning placed J S Clarkson in a new post as part of the New York office restructuring. The report notes the appointment follows changes at the top of the B part of New York General.
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New York
White House
J. S. Clarkson
Richard Croker Plans Return to New York Home
Richard Croker, 67, plans to return to New York and settle there after a year abroad. He intends to spend winters at Palm Beach and Europe visits annually, and says he will never engage in politics again. Friends say loneliness in Ireland draws him back to his early attachments.
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New York
Richard Croker
Ireland
England
Palm Beach
Croker
Bigamist of Note Is Landed by Officers
Chicago police reveal Julius Moyse alias Harry Vincent Kavanaugh, arrested in Kansas City for larceny, is a famed bigamist from Greenville Mississippi known as Buck Moyse. He fled Chicago after Miss Florence Helen Bamberger exposed his multiple marriages and he previously impersonated a naval officer. Moyse’s October marriage to Bamberger triggered a nationwide manhunt ending with capture after a transfer from Omaha.
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Chicago
Harry Vincent Kavanaugh
Kansas City
Julius Moyse
Florence Helen Bamberger
Gabriel Bamberger
Jewish Manual Training School
Moyse
Greenville
Miss
Buck
Mississippi Penitentiary
Miss Bamberger
Omaha
Neb
Forged Bills Uncovered in Liverpool Cotton Market
The Shipping Gazette reports a large scale forgery scandal in the Liverpool cotton market with 15 000 to 20 000 bales involved. It is unclear which bills of lading are genuine, a determination to come upon vessel arrivals. About 18 local cotton firms may be implicated.
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London
Liverpool
Shipping Gazette
United States
the Gazette
Notorious Crook Moran Jailed in Windy City
Chicago reports Charles Moran known as Chappy Moran, called the dean of American swindlers by inspectors, was arrested here after a secretive arrival. He allegedly built a $1,000,000 fraud empire with William Clark, ran a race handbook, rented a hotel suite, and planned a Philadelphia extradition. Moran faces return to Philadelphia for prosecution.
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Chicago
Charles
Chappy” Moran
Post Office
Stuart
J. T. Cortelyou
Philadelphia
Cortelyou
Moran
William Clark
Justice
Eastern Company
Bryan to Pitch at Lincoln Opener
Lincoln Western league club announces its season opener on May 10 with William J. Bryan pitching the first ball and Governor A. C. Shallenberger behind the slab. Mayor Don L. Love will bat in the lineup to challenge Bryan.
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Lincoll
Neb
Lincoln Western League Baseball Club
William J. Bryan
A. C. Shallenberger
Don L. Love
Lincoln
Bryan
Perkins county pioneers die suddenly in two claim shacks
Word comes of two sudden deaths among early settlers. Nathaniel Hill, six miles south of Lemmon, was found dead in his claim shack by a passerby who saw him lying on the bed through a window. The other victim, Burns, lived on a nearby Meadow claim.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Perkins County
Nathaniel Hill
Lemmon
Hill
Burns
Meadow
Severe Midwest Storm Wipes Out Fruit Crops
Chicago reports the worst storm in a generation causing over 30 million dollars in damage to buildings, crops and gardens across the middle west. The Michigan fruit belt is described as nearly wiped out for the season while freezing in Illinois and Iowa threatens oats and plant life.
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Chicago
Middle West
Michigan Fruit Belt
Illinois
Iowa
Missing notes fuel trouble in big murder trial
In Kansas City on April 28 Judge Latshaw criticized delays in handling grand jury notes now in the hands of Dr. Hyde's counsel. Prosecutor Conkling continues the probe with assistance from the local bar association as three unnamed men are suspected of stealing the papers. Nurses Rose Churchill and Elizabeth Gordon testified on typhoid related matters and Dr. Hyde’s use of dirty water drew questions during cross examination.
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Kansas City
Ralph S. Latshaw
Virgil Conkling
Conkling
Bar Association
Rose Churchill
Elizabeth Gordon
Hyde
Chrisman
Latshaw
Reed
Margaret Swope
Miss Swope
Negro Highwaymen Fatally Shot by New Orleans Police
In New Orleans on April 28 a gang of four negro highwaymen wearing white gloves and masks robbed streetcar crews and passengers on Peters Avenue. A running battle with two patrolmen ended with Alfred Smith fatally shot and captured. brother Ollie Smith also taken after the dawn clash.
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New Orleans
Alfred
Ollie Smith
Peters’ Avenue
Alfred Smith
Whaler Aurora and Crew Presumed Lost Near Labrador
St Johns N B April 28 the probable loss of the British sealing steamer Aurora with her crew of 187 was reported by the sealing steamer Boothie The Aurora has been missing since April 1 owned by C T Bowering s Co Ltd of Liverpool The wooden steamer 165 feet long 30 feet beam 580 gross tons 386 net tonnage was built at Dundee in 1876 and has sealed from this port since 1877.
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St. Johns
N. B
Aurora
Boothie
Boothic
Erik
C. T. Bowerings & Co., Ltd
Liverpool
Dundee
Aged Preacher to Quit in Unitarian Society
Boston April 28 Rev Edward A Horton longtime executive head of the Unitarian Sunday School society and a leading Unitarian preacher will relinquish his duties on June 1. His successor will be chosen at the society's annual meeting on May 27.
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Boston
Mass
Edward A. Horton
Unitarian Sunday School Society
Beveridge's Indiana Senator Becomes Father of Daughter
Washington dispatch reports Senator Beveridge of Indiana welcomed an infant daughter at his home on April 28, with congratulations flowing from colleagues and supporters who praise the new arrival for the senator's family.
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Beveridge
Washington
Indiana
Mark Twain Laid To Rest In Elmira Cemetery
Samuel L. Clemens known as Mark Twain was buried beside his wife and children in Woodlawn Cemetery Elmira under light rain. A simple service conducted by Rev Samuel Eastman followed a quiet house ceremony attended by family, a former governess, servants, sexton and local journalists. The epitaph on Mrs Clemens’ grave reads Warm summer sun shine kindly here.
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Elmira
N. Y
Langdon
Woodlawn
Samuel L. Clemens
Samuel E. Eastman
Parkchurch
Humorist
Mark Twain
New York
Clemens
Sexton
Chas. J. Langdon
Dr. Fastman
Arlor
Thomas K.beecher
Joseph Twinchell
Mr. Beecher
Twichell
Hartford
Redding
First Golden Ticket for Jeffries Johnson Fight
Jack Gleason said Theodore Roosevelt will receive the first ticket to the July 4 San Francisco bout between Jim Jeffries and Jack Johnson. The ticket is to be solid gold and finely engraved when Roosevelt arrives in New York.
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Denver
Colo
Jim Jeffries
Jack Johnson
San Francisco
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Jack Gleason
Wall Street Vacation Plans Center on Jeffries Johnson Fight
New York reports a Wall Street vacation craze with Oakland as a July 4 stop. About 1 000 berths for the Pacific coast are expected to be reserved in three weeks, with a third by finance sector workers aiming to attend the Jeffries Johnson battle. Clubs plan special cars and larger groups charter trains for the trip.
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New York
Wall Street
Oakland
Cal
Pacific Coast
Financial District
Mayor Gaynor Refuses License for Street Prosel y tizing
New York April 27 Mayor Gaynor denies Rev Thomas M M Chalmers a street preaching license in the east side Jewish neighborhoods He questions the aim of converting Jews noting Jewish tradition and the Christian share of scripture and asks how many Jews have been converted so far This action follows his concern over aggressive proselytizing in crowded Jewish areas.
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New York
Gaynor
Thomas MM. Chalmers
Bryan ordained Presbyterian elder in Lincoln
William Jennings Bryan was ordained an elder at Westminster Presbyterian Church Lincoln and named a delegate at large to the ecumenical council of the Presbyterian church to meet in Edinburgh Scotland in June. The installation occupied the full service and Bryan gave a lengthy acceptance address after promotion by church trustees during his South America trip.
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Lincoln, Neb
Willliam Jennings Bryan
Westminster Presbyterian Church of
Lincoln
Ecumenical Council of the Presbyterian Church
Edinburgh
Scotland
Bryan
South America
Druggist drinks Swope tonic in sight of jurors
In the Hyde murder trial at Kansas City Missouri on April 27 a Independence druggist O H Gentry testified the Swope tonics were harmless and contained only a small amount of strychnine. He used the tonic himself to illustrate its safety while noting prescriptions for James Hunton. Margaret Swope testified about her illness as the court scheduled longer hours.
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Kansas City, Mo
Colonel Swope
O. H. Gentry
Independence
Hyde
James Moss Hunton
Hunton
Mr. Gentry
Mr. Hunton
Swope House
Swope
Gentry
Margaret Swope
Houlihan
Mr. Walsh
Miss Houlihan
Margaret
Chrisman Swope
Mr. Reed
Walsh
Dr. Hyde
Oo. P. Gentry
Betimes
Guardsmen to Wear Russet Army Shoes
Des Moines Iowa April 27 Adjutant General Logan said Iowa National Guardsmen will receive regulation russet army shoes at state and national expense for the first time.
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Des Moines
Logan
Iowa
Fire in wholesale district destroys $100,000 in property
Indianapolis report says a wholesale district fire of unknown origin early today caused about $100,000 in property damage. No injuries were listed and investigators will inspect the scene.
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Indianapolis
Millionaire Girl Leaves Chauffeur Husband in New York
Mrs. Joseph Smollen, daughter of Bayside millionaire G Howland Leavitt, has separated from her husband Joe Smollen. Leavitt suspects coercion by family. Smollen claims kidnapping attempts and public disturbances at Bayside. Actor-pugilist James J. Corbett’s wife says the marriage appears strong and unlikely to end.
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New York
Joseph Smollen
G. Howland Leavitt
Bayside
L. I
Joe Smollen
Smollen
Hubby
Big Row
Leavitt
Flushing
Atlantic City
Mine Boss Crucified by Angry Foreigners
Avella Pennsylvania April 27 George Rabish a mine official of the Pittsburg and Washington Coal company was dragged from his bed and crucified he died after arrival at a hospital Four Slavish miners were arrested fined and the attack sparked a mob action with a crown of thorns a cross and heavy violence while the crowd sang and danced around the body for hours
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Avella
George Rabish
Pittsburg and Washington Coal Company
Washington
Rabish
C. E. Neiser
Third Degree Under Probe by the Senate
The Senate judiciary committee voted to examine alleged third degree methods used to extort confessions from crime suspects and the practice of spying on jurors. Senator Heyburn of Idaho introduced the resolution and condemned third degree as a relic of the dark ages.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Heyburn
Idaho
Senate
Negroes Held In Murder Case In Atlanta
Atlanta residents report three Negroes partly identified and three others held on suspicion after a robbery and murders of Motor man S. T. Brown and Conductor W. H. Bryson. A mass meeting is planned to condemn the crime and adopt resolutions.
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Atlanta
S. T. Brown
W. H. Bryson
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