Albany Stock Deals Tied to G Tracy Rogers and Lou Bedell
Insurance graft probe pivots to stock speculation involving Lou Bedell former Assemblyman and broker G Tracy Rogers known as Odell’s Assemblyman. The defunct Ellingwood Cunningham brokerage and several legislators face questions over shares in street railway and transportation stock amid potential favorable legislation.
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Albany
Hotchkiss
Lou Bedell
G. Tracy Rodgers
Gov. Odell
Bedell
Fedger
Ellingwood & Cunningham
Rodgers
James W. Cunningam
Stanchfield
Cunningham
Dying after a fist fight in Passaic
Gilbert Trehou, 19, Passaic High School student, lay unconscious and gravely injured at Passaic General Hospital after a seven round fight in Wildridge with Frank Keizer. Concussion and internal injuries reported as police investigate the incident and potential warrants.
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New York Times
Passaic
N. J
Gilbert Trehou
Passaic High School
Passaic General Hospital
Trehon
Frank Keizer
Palisade Avenue
Garfield
Garfield Line
Wildridge
Trehou
John Dwyer
Dwyer
James F. Trehon
Garfield Board of Education
Keizer
Bergen County
Peary Pole Anniversary Highlights Marion Lecture
Commander Robert E. Peary marked the first anniversary of reaching the north pole with a Marion, Indiana lecture attended by thousands. He recalled weather conditions and supplies from the polar journey and planned to return to Washington, with a telegram from the Peary Arctic Club praising Marion's commemorative event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Marion
Ind
Robert E. Peary
North Pole
Peary
Pole
Bering Strait
Explorer
Washington, D. C
Thomas H. Hubbard
Peary Arctic Club
Chamber of Commerce of
Marion Chamber of Commerce
Aged Heiress Accuses Brother-in-Law of Theft
Mrs Jeanette Suffern Hiscock of Suffern New York swore out a complaint before Justice James Bratt in Hackensack alleging Robert Hiscock stole her team and buggy and her purse after a quarrel over a $20 bill. She sought his detention and hinted at divorce from her youthful husband Frank A Hiscock. The alleged actions followed a trip to Demarest and a later denial from Frank Hiscock that he was involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanette Suffern Hiscock
Suffern
N. Y
Justice of the Peace
James Bratt
Hackensack
Robert Hiscock
Florida
Jeannette S Hiscock
Suffren
London Times Defends Taft in Editorial
The Times editorial argues Taft may achieve reform if given time and sufficient power, noting his advantage over Roosevelt in building on existing law. It cautions that reform requires strong authority to overbear party foes, and suggests the public may realize reform hinges on empowering the president. Asheville is cited as the source of the piece.
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London
the Times
Taft
Roosevelt
The
Times
Battle Over Taft Indiana Trip Roils Republicans
Washington reports a split between regular and insurgent Republicans over Taft’s planned Indiana trip. Beveridge’s tariff attack on the Payne Aldrich law intensifies the fight, with Indianapolis officials hoping Taft will still visit. Beveridge promotes a divided platform while Indiana optics loom large for the 1912 campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Indiana
Taft
Indianapolis
White House
Senate
Mr. Beveridge
Mr. Taft
Beveridge
Fairbanks
Heveridge
Ohio Republicans Set State Convention Dates
The Republican State Committee in Columbus Ohio decided to hold the State Convention on July 26 and 27. The Indiana Convention's refusal to indorse the Payne Aldrich tariff influenced the late scheduling as Ohio Republicans watch for other states' actions.
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New York Times
Columbus
Ohio
Republican State Committee
Indiana
Great Art Masterpieces illustrated in next Times issue
In the Pictorial Section the Times will reproduce illustrations of world great art masterpieces next Sunday. The Spring Book Number will accompany next Sunday's issue.
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Times
Record sale of 43 Yerkes pictures at Meidelssohn Hall
The second Yerkes collection sale by American Art Association drew enthusiastic bidding at Meidelssohn Hall with 43 paintings selling for 769200. Top prices included Turner Rockets and Blue Lights at 129000 and Corot The Fisherman at 80500, surpassing prior single-picture records. Duveen Brothers bought several works including Troyon Going to Market for 60000.
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America
Yerkes Collegion
American Art Association
Meidelssohn Hall
Turner
Duveen Brothers
Corot
H. S. Henry
Barbizon Artists
A. T. Stewart
Mary J. Morgan
Mendelssohn
Ruskin
Venice
Carots
Howard McCormick
Diaz
Bucher
Durand-Ruel
Bernet
Ville d’ Avray
Vcks
Veges
Jules Dupre
Costar
W. W. Beaman
Dureen Brothers
Esses
Cece
J. M. W. Turner
St. Michael’ S Mount
J. M
Agent
Daubigny
PSAP
Dubdigny
Scott & Piellag
Pease
Lepring
Villerville
Dubigny
J. W. Lane
The
Oise
Auvers
Scott & Fowles
Fontainebleau
A. Elsenberg
Baltimore
Fousted
Giutre
W. W. Seaman
Jean Francois Millet
Heatt
Troyon
B. N
Edward
Delacroix
Durand
Abydos
Eugene Gibombot
Ona
Ward Brandus
Seaneeceas Cage
Greuze
Boussod
Watteau
Chelz the
Toliet
Venus
Francois Boucher
M. W. Turner
Charles W. Cooper
Reynolds
Seaman
Bedesit
Ralph “Wilt
Francois Millet
Dretcer
Abel
Bankers, Millionaires Swindle Linked to Fake Florida Horse Race
Henry Wagner, a New York billiard-table maker, accuses a gang led by a man naming himself John Brown of stealing 10 000 in a staged St Augustine horse race. The scheme involved alleged railroad men and bankers, with 126 000 put up in bets and another 10 000 loaned to finance the hoax. Wagner identified a fugitive as H H Rogers of the gang after a chase through Times Square and Fulton Street Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wagner
Cooper Square
Fulton Street
John Brown
Court Street
Brooklyn
Wagner
St. Augustine
Fla
A! Sanford
Maxwell
Sanford
Baltimore
New York
Jacksonville
Finance
H. H. Rogers
Beter
Russell
Peabody
McConnaghy
Times Square
Polee
Joseph Powers
Sixty-fifth Street
Powers
Washington Place
Hasbrouck Heights
N. J
Regone
HH. H. Rogers
Brown
Corrigan
Patrick J. Frawler
Sixth Avenue
A Famous Place to Dine on Broadway and 30th Street
A brief note announces a lunch at Hofbrau Haus located at Broadway and 30th Street, crediting Musia as the advertiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
30Th St. Musia
Explosion on a Cruiser Maryland Sinks Calm
A stand pipe burst on the cruiser Maryland at Santa Cruz California killing one man. The Maryland along with the West Virginia and the California flagship of Rear Admiral Harbor had sailed for San Francisco before confirmation. The ships had been drilling mine laying off Capitola for three days. A boat returned ashore with a coffin. No further details were released.
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Santa Cruz
Cal
Maryland
West Virginia
California
Harbor
San Francisco
Capitola
First Cleveland Monument Erected in Princeton Cemetery
The first monument honoring Grover Cleveland was completed at Princeton Cemetery on April 6. The Tennessee marble monument stands 10 feet tall with a cubical base and a capstone, erected under Mrs. Cleveland’s directive. A matching marble slab marks Ruth Cleveland’s grave, laid in January 1904.
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Princeton
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Princeton Cemetery
Tennessee
Cleveland
Ruth Cleveland
Taft Not Invited Says Syracuse Chancellor
Syracuse University Chancellor James R. Day told students in chapel that no invitation to the New York alumni dinner was extended to President Taft. He asserted Taft would not decline an invitation for the reasons given in newspapers and praised his stature.
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Indianapolis
West
Fairbanks
Board of Trade
Commercial Club
Columbia Club
Marion Club
Winfield Miller
Aquilla Q. Jones
The
Syracuse
N. Y
James R. Day
Syracuse University
Taft
New York
Pittsburg
Mother Foils Kidnappers In Bronx Rescue
A sixteen year old girl Nellie Burns was rescued by her mother Catherine Burns as two Italians abducted her outside 230 Willis Avenue Bronx. Police pursued but the carriage escaped. The girl had received four threatening letters urging her to stop seeing other men.
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Nellie Burns
Willis Avenues
Bronx
Catherine Burns
Abandonment Request for Brandon Station Raises Preserve Issue
Albany April 6. Vice President Albert H. Harris of the New York Central asks the Public Service Commission to permit abandoning the New York & Ottawa Railroad station at Brandon Frank County in the Rockefeller preserve area. He notes a drop from 18th century population to four houses and twenty people today.
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Albany
Public Service Commission
Albert H. Harris
New York Central
New York & Ottawa Railroad Company
Brandon
Frank County
Willia Rockefeller Preserve
Harris
Stevens
Bay Pond
Wealthy New Yorker Flees Taxicab Fare in Massachusetts
A presumed wealthy New York man avoided a 171 dollar fare by slipping out a Waltham hotel back door. The incident began with a New York autocar firm hire from Seventy-ninth Street to Bridgeport, with long detours and a Boston stop. The driver, unpaid and puzzled, sent the taxicab back to New York as the man vanished. The case underscores Massachusetts law on taxi fare obligations as Supreme Court clarifies no statute compels payment.
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Boston
New York
Waltham
Massachusetts
Supreme Court
Fred Smith
New England
Seventy-ninth Street
First Avenue
Bridgeport
Fortune From Will of Martha Hunt Revealed
Boston April 6 The will of Martha R Hunt who died in Somerville March 15 discloses 800000 in public bequests and a 900000 estate. A woman confined to her home for forty years turned 1866 legacy into quadruple value through investments. The will lists over thirty institutions including the American Unitarian Association with 65000 and a 500000 residuary bequest to five groups: MSPCC MSPCA Humane Society Hampton Institute and New England Watch and Ward Society.
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Boston
Martha R. Hunt
Somerville
Wise Investments
Miss Hunt
American Unitarian Association
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals the
Humane Society of Massachusetts
The
Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute
New England Watch and Ward Society
Bankers Confess Lobbying in Telephones Bill Scandal
Ohio House Democratic leader alleges Cincinnati boss pressed for passage of a telephone merger bill. Winters a banker confessed paying a bribe and altering ledgers to shield himself. Hoffstot of Pressed Steel Car linked to $52500 bank deposits bribery. The case spans New York and two other states as graft inquiries unfold.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
New York
Frank N. Hoffstot
Pressed Steel Car Company
Pittsburg
Winter
James
Cyrus B. Winters
Ohio House
Lewis G. Bernard
Forthelson
Harvey C. Gerber
Dem
Gerber
Bernard
Pittsburg Bank Official Indicted in Graft Case
Frank N. Hoffstot, president of the German National Bank of Allegheny and Pressed Steel Car Co., is indicted on bribery and conspiracy charges. Emil Winter and James M. Anderson face accusations tied to bank bribery involving city depositories and council votes. District Attorney Blakeley testified he was approached about a $52,500 fund to influence ordinance passage.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Penn
Frank N. Hoffsetot
German National Bank of Allegheny
Pressed Steel Car Company
Emil Winter
Workingman’s Savings Bank and Trust Company of
Allegheny
James M. Anderson
Workingman’s Savings Bank and Trust Company
William A. Blakeley
Frank N. Hoffstot
Charles Stewart
Oh Hoffstat
Stewart
James W. Friend
Friend
Blakeley
Messrs. Friend
Hoffstot
New York City
Alleghany
Hoffstar
James N. Young
Second National Bank of
and National
Second National Bank
Hoffstat
Farmers’ Deposit National Bank
Second National Bank of Pittsburg
Columbia National Bank of Pittsburg
German National Bank of Pittsburg
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Supt. Hotchkiss
G. Tracy Rogers
Mr. Stanchfield
Mr. Hotchkiss
Binghamton
Hotchkis
Mr. Cunningham
Street Railways Association
Lemuel FE. Quigg
Metropolitan Railway
Alhbany
Mr. Rodgers
Rutland
Binghem
Voucers
Peary Polar
Mrs. Hiscock
London Times
Asheville
N. C
Land of the Sky
Southern Railway
Broadway
Ont Beveridge
Aoe
Chicago
Ohio Party
Yerres Pictures
Troyon’s
Gang
South
FIRST
Cleveland Monument
Caldwell, N. J
Princeton, N. J
Day
Rockefeller
Franklin County
Kalil’s
Grand Opera
Noon & Ev'’S
Park Pl
Horfstot
Pittsburg Fund
Winters
Elson
Mr. Blakeley
Whitman
Veys
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