Smuggling Scheme Tugs Smuggled Goods From East Indian Vessels
Customs inspectors traced a large trunk smuggling operation at New York piers. The Sentinel tug allegedly accepted boxes of curios from East Indian ships and ferried sailors to shore, with trunks labeled to dodge duties. Authorities estimate the haul at about $1,000 and vow prosecution. leaders aim to evade duties with $500 per trunk.
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Sentinel
Bradley
Dingman
Sanger
Bush’s
Brooklyn
Seamen’s Church Institute
New York
Battery
Bush
Battery Steps
Institute
State Street
Girl Run Down by Auto On City Streets
Nine year old Mary Abend of 537 West Forty sixth Street was struck by a newspaper automobile at Tenth Avenue and Forty sixth Street, taken to Flower Hospital with a fractured skull and serious injuries. Chauffeur John Rix of 135 West 135th Street was jailed after a speeding arrest. Oakley arrested for reckless driving and felonious assault after federal officers report on a collision with a bicycle officer. Subsequent arrests include Warren Pine for operating without a license and Nicholas Natale for an unsealed license, with bail posted.
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Mary Abend
West Forty-sixth Street
Tenth Avenue
Forty-sixth Street
Flower Hospital
John Rix
West 135Th Street
West Forty-seventh Street
West Sixty-eighth Street
Forty-sixth
Forty-seventh Streets
Rix
Lawrence E. Oakley
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Cathedral Parkway
Amsterdam Avenue
James A. Miner
Richard Burns
West 100Th Street
Miner
Oakley
Burns
West Side Court
Warren A. Pine
Troy
Eynon
Pine
New Jersey
New York
Nicholas Natale
Taft Place
Brooklyn
110Th Street
Broadway
Prendergast
George K. Root
Holland House
Court Grants Alimony Increase in Boyd Case
White Plains Supreme Court Justice Tompkins ruled for Mrs. Margaret P. Boyd in alimony, raising to 60 a week due to illness and nursing needs. He accused Alexander P. Boyd of perjury and referred the matter to Westchester County Grand Jury for investigation.
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New York Times
White Plains
N. Y
Supreme Court
Tompkins
Margaret P. Boyd
Herkimer Street
Brooklyn
Alexander P. Boyd
Peekskill
Boyds
Boyd
Justice Tompkins
Westchester County
Innocent Men Barred by False Conviction Claims
Detectives told Judge John A. Blair in Jersey City that Abraham Selkowitz and Samuel Haskelowitz were wrongly convicted of forgery based on alleged bad checks. Pinkerton asserts Benjamin Greenberg, in Sing Sing, is the actual offender, while local merchants identify Haskelowitz as the swindler.
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John A. Blair
General Sessions Court
Commercial Trust Building
Jersey City
Abraham Selkowitz
Sixth Avenue
Manhattan
Samuel Haskelowitz
Selkowitz
Pinkerton
Benjamin Greenberg
Sing Sing
Haskelowitz
Jacob Scher
Grove and
Sixth Streets
Felice
Blair
Greenburg
Whitla Kidnapper Boyle Attempts Suicide and Escape
Mercer County authorities fear an attempted suicide by James H. Boyle the Whitla kidnapper and a plotted outside rescue. Boyle was found convulsing in his cell and later improved after medical treatment. A 20 foot ladder was found at a jail window and a letter to conspirators at Sharon suggests plans to free him. Authorities investigate the scheme.
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Mercer
Penn
Mercer County
James H. Boyle
Whitla
Boyle
Sharon
Malted Milk Advertisement Slogan
An old style Malted Milk promotion extols HORLICK'S as a nourishing lunch option at fountains, hotels, or homes. It emphasizes the product as an ideal food drink and widely understood for its benefits.
Rich Lottery Broker Caught After Years of Practice
A. Schwab, alias Joseph Schmidt, a Harlem lottery dealer of thirty years, was arrested at 427 East 139th Street on charges of selling lottery risks. Police found about 1,500 tickets, a 500-name customer list, and bank records showing $34,000 deposited in seven months. He posted $1,000 bail with a friend’s bond and was released.
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Joseph Schmidt
Post Office
H. C. Hill
Central Office
Wilbur
Weber
Harlem Detective Bureau
East 139Th Street
Hill
Schmidt
A. Schwab
United States
Mexico
Baltimore
Schwab
New Jersey
Brooklyn
Hoboken
Philadelphia
Manhattan
Harlem
Insurance Bill Passes in New York Assembly
The Hamm bill passes without debate in Albany, easing Armstrong law restrictions on insurer expenditures for new business. It extends renewal commissions to years eleven through fifteen, increases collection fees after year fifteen, shifts examination costs to the state, ends the standard policy requirement for domestic firms, and introduces amortization of securities for appraisal.
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New York Times
Albany
N. Y
Assembly
Insurance Department
New York
Candy Tragedy Links Baby’s Death to Chocolate
Henry Caillaux of Hudson Street rushes 14 month old Frederick to St. Vincent's Hospital after the child collapses shortly after eating chocolate candy. Dr. Hartigan and Dr. Shay attend, coroners are notified, and an autopsy will determine candy’s role while the bag’s remaining contents are tested.
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Henry Caillaux
Hudson Street
St. Vincent's Hospital
Frederick
Caillaux
Fred
John Shay
West Twelfth Street
St. Vincent’s
Coroners’ Office
Boy Wins 40 Cent Bid Finds Treasure in Trunk
Frederick Adams of Burlington bid 40 cents for an old trunk at a public sale held at Mrs. Edward Rigg’s home. The trunk yielded a secret drawer packed with canyon and gold coins totaling $165, linked to the late Christopher Rigg. The discovery unsettled other buyers and sparked questions about the sale.
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New York Times
Burlington
Frederick Adams
Edward Rigg
Adams
Christopher Rigg
Lady Granard Opens Hornsey Liberal Bazaar in England
Lady Granard former Miss Beatrice Mills of New York opened a bazaar in London to aid the Hornsey Liberal Association. Lord and Lady Granard led a procession of alds morris dancers and children bearing union jacks. The event aimed to raise funds for the next Hornsey election amid anticipated fierce campaigning. Mrs Herbert Gladstone and Miss Dorothy Drew attended, with speeches praising the pageant and workers.
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NEW York Times
London
Lady Granard
Beatrice Mills
New York
England
Hornsey Liberal Association
Lord
Great Hall
Herbert Gladstone
Dorothy Drew
Reid’s Grandson Christened in Quiet London Ceremony
In London on April 22 the son of Mrs. John Hubert Ward and grandson of Ambassador Whitelaw Reid was christened at noon. King Edward and Sir Edward Grey served as godfathers. Georgiana, Lady Dudley, and Mrs. Reid were godmothers. The infant was named Edward John after his godfather and father.
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New York Times
London
John Hubert Ward
Whitelaw Reid
Ward
King Edward
Col
George Lindsay Holford
Dorchester House
Sir Edward Grey
Georgiana
Dudley
Reid
Miss Brice
New York
Mary Ward
Qother
Dislocated Jaw Man Seeks Doctor at Scheidig’s Café
In New Brunswick on April 22 John McFaul a Philadelphia shoe salesman ran into Leonard Scheidig’s café with a dislocated jaw. He scribbled a note for a doctor and explained he had been eating an orange when his jaw slipped. Dr P A Shannon treated him slipping the jaw back into place. The grateful man left with his mouth closed.
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New York Times
New Brunswick
Albany Street
Leonard Schelidig
P. A. Shannon
Scheidig’s
Scheidig
John McFaul
Philadelphia
New England Mills Plan $20 Million Expansion Wave
Boston April 22. The milling industry in New England shows prosperity with 37 firms planning expansions totaling nearly 20 million dollars. Major projects include Ayer Mill in Massachusetts at 3 million, Arlington Mill at 2 million, and several extensions from Fall River to New Hampshire boosting employment and capacity.
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New York Times
Boston
New England
Fall River
New Bedford
Salem
Lawrence
New Hampshire
Ayer
American Woolen Company
New Arlington
New Bedford Mill Corporation
E. N. Foss
East Boston
Massachusetts
American Linen Company
Arkwright Mills
Border City
Davis Mills
Estes Mills
Hargraves Mills
Sagamore Manufacturing Company
Dartmouth Manufacturing Company
Pierce Manufacturing Company
Kilburn
Naumkeag Steam
Everett Mills
Pacific Mills
Amoskeag Manufacturing Company
Dewey's Old Port Wine Advertised for Blood Qualities
H. T. Dewey & Sons Co. of 138 Fulton Street New York markets Dewey's Old Port Wine highlighting its rich blood making qualities.
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Dewey’s
H. T. Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
New York
Dynamite Breaks Niagara Ice Jam Progress Report
In Niagara River lower reaches dynamite blasts breach the ten day ice jam. Water recedes six feet by nightfall and a new channel opens, lowering danger as losses top one million dollars. Upstream pack remains and Canadian towers are swept away. Ottawa appeals for ice breakers to aid relief efforts.
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Youngstown
Public Works
Kunz
Lower
Niagara
Niagara River
Lewiston
Lake Erie
Ontario Power Company
Canadian
Syracuse
Ontario
Lake Ontario
Fort Niagara
Buffalo
Vailing
Ottawa
Ont
Col. Anderson
Marine Department
Smuggling Chinamen Across Ice Jam Reported at Lewiston
Niagara Falls Ont April 22 Detective McHattie of the Ontario frontier police says Celestials are being smuggled across the ice jam at Lewiston into the United States. He cites a point near Queenstown as the likely crossing.
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Niagara Falls
Lewiston
McHattie
Ontario Frontier Police
United States
Queenstown
Woman Falls Into Niagara Falls From Luna Park
Mrs Whipple 60 of Buffalo vanished after slipping from the brink at Luna Park Niagara Falls while her sister Mrs Leonard watched. Searchers and divers scoured the river for the missing woman as authorities investigated the incident at the popular park.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Mrs Mott seeks division of Bulmer estate in Mineola
Mineola April 22 Mrs Catherine S Mott four times a divorce defendant against Augustus Mott of Hempstead has now begun proceedings for a division of her father James A Bulmer s estate from which she received only 25 Bulmer, a real estate owner, was said to be worth about 75 dollars
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Mineola, L. I
Catherine S. Mott
Augustus Mott
Hempstead
James A. Bulmer
Bulmer
Schiff Gives 100000 for Two Jewish Normal Schools
Jacob N. Schiff of New York donated $100,000 for establishing two normal schools to train Jewish Sabbath School teachers. One school will be in Cincinnati and the other in New York. Bernard Bettmann announced the gift as leaders seek urgent support for Jewish education. Dr Louis Grossman presented the proposal to Mr Schiff.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Jacob N. Schiff
New York
Bernard Bettmann
Hebrew Union College
Louis Grossman
Plum Street Temple
Schiff
Moors Kill Two French Prospectors in Algeria
In Djebel Bieni region near Oran on April 22 Moors attacked a French mining and prospecting party. Two prospectors were killed while the others escaped after a hard fight.
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Oran
Algeria
Djebel Bieni
Man slain with dynamite in Tennessee
In Chattanooga on April 22 50 year old Rudolph Buol was killed in his sleep when a dynamite stick placed at his head exploded. His wife slept beside him unharmed. A posse formed to hunt the killer. No motive is known.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Rudolph Buol
Fear Carnegie Is Angry Over Pittsburgh Schools
Reports spread that Andrew Carnegie was angry in Pittsburgh as no plan was made to continue erecting his 10 million dollar technological schools, no new work would start next year, and only the fourth building would be finished with 150000 left from the last gift.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Board of
Will Decline Embassy to Mexico by Portland Editor
Word reached Washington that Harvey W. Scott, editor of the Portland Oregonian, declined the offer of the Mexican Embassy. He reportedly said accepting would impair his paper by binding it to the Taft Administration and hinder criticism of Taft and subordinates. Secretary Knox said no further plans would be discussed and the State Department would release information only after appointments are completed.
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New York Times
Washington
Harvey W. Scott
Portland Oregonian
Mexico
Scott
Taft
Knox
State Department
Long Term For Chauffeur In Fatal New Haven Crash
Samuel Campbell, an automobileist, received a ten month jail term in New Haven for the November 14 death of Rev. Dr. G Brinsley Morgan rector of Christ Episcopal Church. Dr Morgan a cousin of J Pierpont Morgan helped officiate at the Alfred G Vanderbilt wedding. Campbell was convicted by a Superior Court jury after a week trial and has appealed to the State Supreme Court.
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New York Times
New Haven
Conn
Samuel Campbell
G. Brinsley Morgan
Morgan
Christ Episcopal Church
J. Pierpont Morgan
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Elsie French Vanderbilt
Campbell
Supreme Court
Russians Cross Into Persia After Frontiers Open
Reports from St Petersburg state Cossack detachments have entered Astara, signaling the advance guard of a Russian expedition into Persia. In Teheran the Shah was advised by British and Russian envoys to grant amnesty and restore the Constitution, with a promised reply in days.
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ST. Petersburg
Persia
Astara
Tabriz
Teheran
I Am Engaged Says Nordica
Mme Lillian Nordica returned from a concert tour and announced she is engaged to George W Young vice president of the Windsor Trust Company. She did not name a wedding date and said a prior denial in Canada was a misunderstanding and she meant to admit the engagement.
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Mme
Lillian Nordica
George W. Young
Windsor Trust Company
Nordica
Canada
Delatour Ginger Ale and Sarsaparilla Ad 1898
A vintage advertisement highlights Delatour ginger ale sarsaparilla and club lemon soda as the very best, dated 1898, with promotional wording and fragmented branding.
Chambers May Depose Sultan Amid Insanity Rumor
Reports claim Chambers seeks to depose the sultan over alleged insanity. The sultan may abdicate with powers severely limited, while he agrees to reign under restricted authority in the crisis.
Navy Casts Lot With Army in San Stefano Turmoil
From Constantinople April 22 A decreed deposition of the Sultan is likely to place his brother Rechad Effendi on the throne. Insanity rumors surface as Young Turks push constitutional rule. Naval forces defect to the Constitutionalists and join Macedonian troops at San Stefano amid quiet at the city.
Sultan in Constantinople Denies Abdication Plans
Dispatch reports the Sultan living quietly in Constantinople asserting no link to anti Union and Progress movements. He condemns the movement, offers to prove innocence, refuses abdication talk pending inquiry under Shari law, supports limited garrison at Yildiz, and notes troops to be rotated monthly. Parliament convened at San Stefano, dubbed the Versailles of Constantinople.
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New York Times
London Daily Mail
Constantinople
Committee of Union and Progress
Yildiz
Cheftek Pasha
Third
San Stefano
Veresailles
Advance guard of investment army closes on Yildiz Palace
Reports from Salonica say Constantino ple marched to surround the Sultan’s palace as Cheftek Pasha arrived in Constantinople to direct the entry of troops. The plan aims to surround barracks, compel surrender of the imperial guard, and bring the army into the capital.
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New York Times
London Daily Mail
Salonica
Army of Investment
Constantinople
Yildiz Palace
Cheftek Pasha
Sultan Concessions Stir Uncertain Imperial Fate
The Young Turks claim another victory over Abdul Hamid amid doubt over the sultan's future as sovereign. He has offered to place affairs of state under control, signaling concessions while the empire's leadership remains unsettled.
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Constantinople
Abdul Hamid
Hee
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