Will Smith Estate Funds Sanitarian for Needy at St Luke's Hospital
After architect William Wheeler Smith died at 70, his widow Mrs. Smith relinquished an expected multimillion grift to live on 700 a month and to ensure most of the 3 million estate funds a country sanitarium for poor convalescents. St Luke's Hospital will receive the bulk of the estate with the widow assured an income of 8400 yearly for life and the couple's home at 17 West Seventy-seventh Street. The plan envisions a sanitarium near New York to care for needy patients until fully recovered.
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William Wheeler Smith
St. Luke's Hospital
Smith
Mr. Smith
St. Luke's S
Miller
New York
Gonor
OO Board of Trustees
Wall Street
Association For the
Amsterdam Avenue
104Th Street
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Sloane Maternity Hospital
Mrs Gage dies at 100 after bold life insurance bets
Betsy Marvin Gage of Brooklyn died at age 100 at 27 Greene Avenue after a long life in New York. She outlived actuarial expectations by investing $3,300 in annuities, earning about 12 000, and received a congratulatory letter from President Paul Morton on her centennial.
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Betsy Marvin Gage
Greene Avenue
Brooklyn
Paul Morton
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Gage
Equitable
Connecticut
New York
Chambers Street
Park Row
Chatham Street
Nassau Street
Canal Street
Justice Denied Misunderstanding in Damage Suit Coverage
The Times clarifies that attorney Mershall B. Clarke knew the plaintiff John Fensell and cross examined with that knowledge. A mistaken report had suggested Clarke confused the plaintiff with his twin brother. The error stemmed from an investigator’s report and Clarke’s initial unawareness of the twin.
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TIMES
John Fensell
Marchine
Mershall B. Clarke
the Times
Clarke
Aphasia Mystery Man Traced to New York
Max Parnick of 72 Second Avenue New York City, a naturalized American, arrived in Berlin with an aphasia case baffling authorities. His passport dated March 26 1908 raises questions of his mental state at issue. The American Benevolent Association will advise whether he should be sent back to New York. His wife Mrs. Parnick explains eight years of consumption illness and poverty, with relatives in Paris and Berlin.
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Cial
NEW York Times
Sirlin
American Benevolent Association of Berlin
Max Parnick
Second Avenue
New York City
America
Berlin
Germany
Washington
American Benevolent Association
New York
Htrs
Robert Muller
Purnick
Paris
Colonel Stewart assigned to St Francis Barracks Florida
Washington reports Col. William Stewart Coast Artillery Corps banished to Fort Grant Arizona last October has been ordered by the President to St Francis Barracks St Augustine Fla The move appears to ease the prior stance as Congress urged restoration and public pressure mounted though the post is within city limits the Colonel will still lack active command until further action potentially a future northern posting is possible The decision followed appeals by Senators and Representatives and newspaper coverage likening Stewart to a second Dreyfus
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New York Times
Washington
Coast Artillery Corps
War Department
Fort Grant
Arizona
St. Francis Barracks
St. Augustine
Fla
Col. Stewart
Taft
Congress
Flint
Dreyfus
Steamship Collision Turns Race Into Grounding Off Bay
The Ward Line Monterey and the Scandinavian-American United States collided in the main ship channel while outward bound to Havana and Copenhagen. The United States ran aground two miles south of West Bank Light. no lives were lost. Monterey returned to New York with passengers aboard, while divers and wrecking boats were sent to assist.
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Ward Line
Monterey
Havana
United States
Copenhagen
Wardiiner
West Bank Light
Hoboken
Wall Street
Liberty Island
Southwest Spit
Smith
Jens Wulff
Wulff
Iiner
Hansen
East River
Saratoga
Frank C. W. Smith
Ignatz-Reinitz
Water Street
Merritt-Chapman
Relief
W. E. Chapman
Europe
Roald Amundsen
Northwest Passage
Neils H. Claussen
Henry Brink Sentenced for Silver Theft in Pearson's Flat
Henry Brink was detected stealing $200 in silver from Charles A. Pearson’s apartment. He fled into the New York Central tunnel and was later sentenced by Judge Foster to state prison for eight to ten years.
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Henry Brink
Charles A. Pearson
New York Central
Foster
Ties That Bind Two Great Cities Ady
Brief item notes a connection between Philadelphia and New York with a mention of a schedule on page 13 and a nearby reference to New Jersey Central. No clear event or names beyond Ady.
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Philadelphia
New Jersey Central
Ady
Exonerates Miss Marlowe in Boston divorce libel case
In Salem the divorce libel against Karl L. von Herrmann is dismissed on motion to Judge Richardson. Julia Marlowe and Maude Thorburn Backus are eliminated as co respondents. Bridgham cites unreliable sources and says grounds for divorce remain possible without involving them. Marlowe has left New York for rest in the Catskills.
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Boston
Percy A. Bridgham
Essex County Superior Court
Salem
Clara L. von Herrmann
Karl L. von Herrmann
Julia Marlowe
Maude Thorburn Backus
Brooklyn
Richardson
Marlowe
Backus
Bridgham
Miss Marlowe
Hotel Plaza
New York
John FE. Stillwell
Catskills
Strikers Shoot Car Men in Chester Turmoil
In Chester Pennsylvania on April 16 a mob attacked trolleys as strikes escalated. Two men were shot and several beaten while crowds clashed with police. Governor Stuart sent two State police companies to restore order. Motorman Bergmann was shot in the foot and claim agent Criesemere was wounded in the leg during the confrontations.
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Chester 2
Penn
Gov. Stuart
William Bergmann
William Criesemere
Suit Against Prince Victor of Thurn and Taxis
Mille Kemper files complaint with Paris Public Prosecutor alleging Prince Victor obtained 120000 from her through intermediaries to secure marriage with a Bourbon Princess or an American heiress. She says a court order seized little from his Paris hotel, and he recently lost a London suit over an American claimant asserting marriage to him.
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Paris
Prince Victor
London
Josephine
Moffitt
Princess of
Bank Teller Harris Confesses Defalcation Then Surrenders
Carlisle Pennsylvania April 16 John V Harris merchant National Bank teller confessed defalcations totaling 52000. He offered to kill himself and then deed real estate stocks to the bank. Harris resigned to prison, and his wife was informed he cannot bear to see her until the matter ends.
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Carlisle
Penn
John V. Harris
Merchants’ National Bank
Harris
Hearings on National Civic Federation bill continued
Hearings before the House Judiciary Committee on the Sherman act amendment were continued as Low of the federation proposed shifting arbitration to the Interstate Commerce Commission. Andrew Carnegie sent a supportive letter stressing that authority should not be split among bodies and urging careful proof of exceptional need and consumer safeguards.
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Washington
National Civic Federation
Littlefield
House Judiciary Committee
Eth Low
Federation
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Commissioner of Corporations
Low
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Commission
Dorflinger's Glassware at Vases and Wedding Gifts
Display of Dorflinger glassware offered as fine vases and attractive wedding gifts in a local shop.
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Dorflinger
Financial crisis debate stalls Vreeland Aldrich currency bill
Washington April 16 Representative Fowler pushes for a commission to study the nations financial system and report a new currency bill by Jan 1 1909. The Aldrich bill faces opposition while the Vreeland measure sits undecided. bankers attack the asset currency feature as detrimental to country banks. Members of the American Bankers Association meet with President Roosevelt at the White House to press on the Vreeland bill though critiquing its provisions.
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New York Times
Washington
Fowler
Senate
House
Congress
Cannon
Aldrich
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Banking and Currency Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Vreeland
Commission
Alfred O., Crozier
Wilmington
Del
Mr. Crozier
Wall Street
Crozier
Currency Commission
American Bankers’ Association
White House
Roosevelt
EF. E. Farnsworth
New York
Where is Dr. Robert Koch
In Chicago on April 14 Dr. Robert Koch complained of constant interruptions by friends reporters and citizens. He packed his trunks and shipped to St Louis by express then boarded a train to Milwaukee after taking his wife and brother from St Louis in a carriage. Local scientists and citizens had stormed his apartments with banquet and social invites.
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Chicago
Robert Kock
St. Louis
Express
St. Loui
Union Station
Milwaukee
Koch Fugues City Hunt After Chicago Deception
Dr Robert Koch announced he must leave Chicago to escape friends and was believed heading to Milwaukee but has not been found there. Local authorities think he remains in Chicago having misled his friends about his destination.
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Milwaukee
New York Times
Robert Koch
Chicago
Socialist Deputy Attacks King Leopold in Congo Debate
In Brussels on April 16 the Chamber of Deputies debate on the Congo annexation treaty features a sharp attack by Socialist M Bertrand against King Leopold. He accuses the king of squandering millions on palaces and restaurants that should serve Congo natives' needs.
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Brussels
Chamber of Deputies
Leopold
M. Bertrand
Congo Independent State
Olympic Named For White Star Line 1,000-Foot Liner
Liverpool April 16 The 1 1/2 foot steamship for White Star Line to be built later this year will be named the Olympic It is designed for twenty knots speed and the Southampton New York service Harland and Wolff of Belfast will build it and the company may order a second ship of this class.
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Liverpool
White Star Line
Olympic
Harland & Woltz
Belfast
New York
White Star Company
Pastor Confesses Forgery Leads to Expulsion
The Rev. Herbert W. Dack of the Troy Conference was expelled at Saratoga after confessing to forging credentials used for admission to the conference last spring. He previously faced expulsion from the South African Wesleyan Conference for a serious offense and resigned from his Otchatham NY church after the confession.
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New York
Saratoga
Herbert W. Dack
Troy
Methodist Episcopal Church
Wiseman
Troys
Dack
Wesleyan Conference
Mr. da
Elephant Stampede After Riverside Oil Plant Fire
An explosion and fire at the Standard Oil Company's Riverside plant triggered a stampede of circus elephants. One person died and several were injured as elephants fled into surrounding areas, causing widespread panic while the circus team works to corral the animals.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Standard Oil Company
Riverside
Taft Will Not Resign Yet as Cabinet Changes Favored
Washington April 16 reports say Secretary Taft will not resign from the Cabinet unless he is nominated, while Bacon may succeed him around July 1. Bacon's supporters in Boston and among friends expect him to become Secretary of War, a move seen as a fitting completion of his official service.
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Bacon
Washington
Taft
Jie
Boston
Minnesota Republicans name delegates and Taft support
In Minneapolis on April 16 the Minnesota Republican Convention elected four delegates at large and three alternates to the National Convention and nominated eleven presidential electors. It adopted resolutions instructing the delegation to vote for Secretary Taft until he is selected and reaffirmed a protective tariff while calling for a revision of schedules.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota Republican
Taft
Hughes Campaign Opens in Kentucky
In Louisville Gen Stewart L Woodford spoke at Nederkranz Hall for Gov Hughes campaign. He praised Hughes as the certain winner and urged continued prosperity and reform, drawing enthusiastic support from the audience. In Maryland Taft supporters prevailed in the Sixth District convention and Pearce was renominated for Congress.
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Louisville
Hughes
Kentucky
Stewart L. Woodford
United States
Spain
Nederkranz Hall
New York
Woodford
Gov. Hughes
Batavia Republicans endorse Hughes for president
Batavia, April 16. The Republicans of the Thirty fourth Congressional District chose J. W. Wadsworth Jr. Speaker of the Assembly and Edward A. Washburn county judge as delegates to the national convention. Resolutions endorsed Gov. Hughes as a candidate for president.
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Batavia
N. Y
Thirty
J. W. Wadsworth, Jr
Edward A. Washburn
Genesee County
Gov. Hughes
Shipping News Brief Arrivals at Mannheim and Antwerp Ports
Latest shipping news lists arrivals: Hesbayne at Mannheim Hamburg on March 28, Venetia at Antwerp on March 4 and Venetia at Port au Prince.
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Mannheim
Hamburg
SS. Hesbayne
Antwerp
SS. Venetia
Port Au Prince
Where to Take Lunch And a Drink the Highst Types of American Wines
Advertisement from H. T. Dewey & Sons Jr. at 138 Fulton Street New York promotes lunch spots and a selection of American wines with a focus on high quality options.
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H. T. Dewey & Sons Jr
Fulton St
New York
McCarren Men Target Brooklyn Backing in Democratic Shakeup
The Democratic State Committee reelected William J. Corners as chairman and extended power to a twelve member committee to reorganize parties in counties and districts. Brooklyn will be first, with plans to separate Conners loyalists from McCarren supporters as part of a broader effort to weed out nonconforming Democrats.
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William J. Corners
Democratic State Committee
Tammany
Murphy
Erip
Democrata
Conners-Murphy
Mrg
Conners
Democratic
Florel Victoria
Victoria
Tain
McCartren
Inghah
Biro Murne
Terough
Coier Wis
Democraticc Party
George Wo
S. Williams
Kings County
Democratic Party
County of Kings
Democratia
Arthur A. McLean
Orange
McLean
Senator McCarren
Kings County Democracy
Arthur
William W.farley
Broome
Winfred S. Huppuch
Edwin ‘Bailey
Suffolix
Conrad Hasenfing
Kings
James
State Committee
Brooklyn
McCarren
Charles F. Rattigan
Cayuse
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Gov
Stuart
Chester
Hunt
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Tee
Aldrich Bill
DR. Robert Koch
Methodist
California
Minnesota
Booms Hughes
Gen. Woodford
Maryland
Hagerstown
George A. Pearce
John P. T. Mathias
Willian L. Roulette
Indorses Hughes
M'Carren
Mearphy
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