Batonyi Outwitted by Sheriff's Posse in Newport
Aurel Batonyi reports his property including horses and papers were seized from Middletown by a Newport County posse and replevined to the Two Mile Corner Farm. He vows to pursue indictments via the Grand Jury and plans to publish a book detailing his divorce case and alleged conspiracies behind his wife.
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New York Times
Newport
R. I
Aurel Batonyl
Middletown
Frank King
Newport County
Ffs
Grand Jury
Mineola Stables
New York
C City
Elm Court
Frank Work
Batonyi
Elm Court Farm
Charles H. Kodine, Jr
Grand Jury Opens Probe Into Bronx Borough Administration
The Bronx government audit led by Commissioner Mitchell prompted a grand jury inquiry into Louis F Haffen's Brooklyn borough finances. Assistant District Attorney Nott will continue the probe, with transcripts from the Commissioner of Accounts presented and witnesses questioned. The aim is to determine proper expenditure on street repairs and new street and park projects.
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Commissioner of Accounts
Mitchel
Bronx
Nott
Grand Jury
Jerome
Straffen
Japanese Party Sees New York Women Before Europe Trip
A Japanese party aboard the White Star liner Cedric sailed for Liverpool after ten days in England. K Sugimura of Tokio Morning Sun praised the reception and noted the many pretty, modest New York girls. The trip will continue to Paris Rome and Continental Europe before homeward voyage.
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Liverpool
K. Sugimura
Tokio Morning Sun
New York
England
Paris
Rome
Europe
Suez Canal
Hospitals Benefit From Distributing Committee Funds
The Distributing Committee of the Hospital Saturday and Sunday Association reported total collections of 82 2 hundred dollars with 7 452 designated to specific hospitals and 71 000 shared among forty one hospitals in proportion to free day service provided. Montefiore Home and Mount Sinai received notable shares. The Times previews a William Bayard Hale profile of Theodore Roosevelt detailing his White House work and personality.
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Hospital
James Speyer
James C. Fargo
R. J. Ross
Montefiore
Mount Inas
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
the Times
William Bayard Hale
Roosevelt
Lobsters Lead to Suffrage Says Judge at West End Club
Judge Alfred Ommen told the West End Woman's Republican Club at Hotel Astor that a trend toward the "manly woman" and suffrage risks moral decline. He warned reforms of primaries and local offices could push women to seek political power beyond moral aims.
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Judge Ommen
West End Women’s Republican Club
Alfred E. Ommen
West End
Woman's Republican Club
Hotel Astor
Judge Ommén
Ommen
Aoe
Labor praises publishers at ANPA convention
Industrial army representatives addressed the Waldorf Astoria convention of the American Newspaper Publishers Association praising arbitration between employers and employees. President James F. Lynch of the International Typographical Union sent remarks read by Vice President Hayes. Lynch lauded the arbitration agreement and the settlement process, noting industrial peace in composing rooms and no walkouts due to union agreements.
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American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Waldorf-Astoria
Association
James F. Lynch
International Typographical Union
James F. Freel
Intenational Stereotypers’ Union
Matthew Berry
International Printing Pressmen and Assistants’ Union
Lynch
Ilness
Hayes
The
Typographical Union
Man Replevins Wife Valued At Ten Dollars In Bond
Columbia Tenn April 23 W J Riggins a white man replevined his wife formerly Ada Templeton from her parents yesterday Esquire Farris required a bond of twice the value of the property in question and Riggins placed a value of ten dollars on his wife giving bond in the sum of 820.
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Columbia, Tenn
W. J. Riggins
Ada Templeton
Esquire
Italian merchant’s consignment seized by customs
Customs officials seized a consignment of laces shirts doilies and clothing brought by Italian merchant Julian Musso. They valued the goods at about 2000 dollars. Musso arrived on the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria from Hamburg and a deputy surveyor found undeclared foreign make items in his overcoat pockets inside pockets and shoes.
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Julian Musso
Musso
Hamburg
T.K. Harris
United States Collier Caesar Sails for Philippines
The Caesar sails from the navy ward with torpedo boats Shark and Porpoise aboard bound for Cavité. The ships are to be launched and used there as the Caesar makes a voyage around the Horn and up the Pacific.
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United States
Caesar
Navy Ward
Philippines
Shark
Cavité
Horne
Pacific
Steamer Disks Rickmars Reported With Missing Propeller Blades
The Cundrder Carmania reported sighting the new German steamship Diske Rickmars yesterday afternoon after three of its propeller blades broke off. The vessel could not reach Philadelphia, its destination, and planned to seek aid at Boston or Halifax.
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Carmania
Liverpool
Diske Rickmars
Philadelphia
Boston
Halifax
Christodora House Plans Saturday Settlement Fair
Thirty six Christodora House clubs will hold a Saturday fair at the Settlement rooms. A sale of old brass and Japanese linens as well as fancy and useful articles will take place. Christodora House lies on the line of the Highth Street crosstown cars.
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Christodora House
147 Avenue
Arson Convict Nicolaus Tomas Sentenced in State Prison
Judge Afalone handed Nicolaus Tomas an 12 to 20 year state prison term after his recent arson conviction for burning furniture in his fat. The 88 year old defendant faces lengthy imprisonment as a result of the legal action.
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Afalone
Nicolaus Tomas
City Cites High Land Costs for Two-Story School Plan
Franklin A. Green of the Education Department’s Draughting Division said yesterday that two-story school buildings are impractical here due to high land prices and the amount of land they would occupy.
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Franklin’ A. Green
Department of Education
Nurses at Long Island Hospital refuse sympathy strike
Six doctors quit over unsatisfactory meals at Long Island Hospital in Brooklyn prompting replacements to fill their positions. The nurses declined to join the protest, and the hospital continued operations while admin adjusted staff.
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Long Island Hospital
Brooklyn
Education board honors ex Commissioner Adams with dinner
The Board of Education hosted a dinner for former Commissioner Richard H. Adams at Delmonico's to commend his long service on the city board. They presented him with a loving cup as a token of appreciation.
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Board of Education
Richard H. Adams
Delmonico's
Cit
Loving Cup
Army promotions and retirements announced
The United Service reports on April 23 that First Lieutenant A Williams of Engineers will proceed to his proper station. It notes the advancement of S S M De Loffre from First Lieutenant to Captain. First Lieutenant W C Stone of the Third Infantry is retired due to disability incurred in service.
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Washington
A. Williams
Engineers
S&s
Navy to Court of Inquiry in New York Yard
Captain A Ward assigned to duty as a member of a Court of Inquiry at the navy yard in New York, then to report home and await orders.
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A. Ward
Navy Yard
New York
Movements of Naval Vessels Reported
Movements include the arrival of Albany at San Diego and Samar and Callao at Hongkong. Vessels Fagle Montgomery Vixen Prairie Rainbow Denver Congord and Helena sail from various ports including Guantanamo Charleston Boston and Hongkong for survey grounds League Island Bradford and other destinations.
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Albany
San Diego
Samar
Callao
Hongkong
Fagle
Guantanamo
Montgomery and
Vixen
Charleston
League Island
Prairie
Boston
Bradford
Rainbow
Denver
Congord
Helena
Florida Seeding a Cheaper Orange Wave for New York Trade
Florida orange growers predict seedless fruit will rival California in quality and price. Col. Louis Harrison reports 4 million boxes shipped this year and 5 million next year as Florida expands seedless production to meet New York demand. California wholesale prices run 25 to 60 cents a dozen, with Florida fruit at 50 cents a dozen in markets.
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Florida
California
New York
Col
Louis Harrison
Col. Harrison
Monticello
Fla
Strawberry glut forecast boosts New York markets this season
Dealers predict a fruit surplus in a few weeks with bright Virginia Delaware and New Jersey crops. Prices for top berries run 15 to 30 cents a quart retail and 10 to 20 cents wholesale. Delaware berries are favored for freshness, Long Island growers expand acreage, and New Yorkers expect ample berries at low prices soon.
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Virginia
Delaware
New Jersey
North Carolina
Long Island
Woman's Fatal Auto Ride On Williamsburg Bridge
Mrs. Anna Bryn of 228 West Thirty seventh Street suffered a fractured skull when hurled from a car on the Williamsburg Bridge early yesterday. The tire burst while speeding down the incline toward Manhattan. Chauffeur John Bryan, her son, did not realize his mother was thrown out until he heard the screams of his daughters Anna and Alice Bryan in the tonneau.
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Anna Bryn
West Thirtyseventh Street
Williamsburg Bridge
Manhattan
John Bryan
Anna
Alice Bryan
Tonneau
Truck Kills Boy Skater in Brooklyn Intersection
Twelve year old Warren Zamisky of 167 Twentieth Street Brooklyn was skating along Fourth Avenue between Twentieth and Twenty Fifth Streets when a dirt truck moved across Twenty Fourth Street. The boy tried to pass and was crushed under the truck wheels. He died in an ambulance at Norwegian hospital.
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Warren Zamisky
Twentieth Street
Brooklyn
Fourth Avenue
Twentieth
Twenty-fifth Streets
Twenty Fourth Street
Zamisky
Joseph Berry
Bullfighting His Pastime On the Sailor’s Route to Mexico
Senior Rafael M Gomez, a wealthy Spaniard, arrived yesterday aboard the Cunarder Slavonia en route to Mexico to fight bulls. He says bullfighting began as a pastime two years ago after building a bullring on his Malaga farm and practicing constantly. He has traveled through Spain as a matador, killing about 350 bulls and been injured four times.
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Mexico
Rafael M. Gomez
Sefer Gomez
Malaga
Spain
Toledo man tied to Bridge Trust gets five days in jail
William N. Cleveland nephew of ex President Grover Cleveland and junior partner at Huston and Cleveland of Columbus was sentenced by Judge Quail in Lima. He had been convicted a year earlier as an agent of the Bridge Trust, receiving a $500 fee.
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Toledo
Ohio
William N. Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
Huston & Cleveland
Columbus
Bridge Trust
Quail
Lima
New York Times Advertisements Scrutinized for Fraud
The New York Times applies strict scrutiny to all ads and treats information on fraud or misrepresentation as confidential. Telephone 1000 Bryant Ave.
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New York Times
Bryant
Civic Forum to Quiz Senator Knox Monday Night
Civic Forum will host Senator Knox on Monday at Berkeley Hall 23 West Forty fourth Street to discuss his address The People the Railroads and National Authority delivered Wednesday night at Carnegie Hall Knox will take questions on points from the speech taft to address the forum Tuesday evening May 5 Wu Ting Fang Chinese minister will speak on The Awakening of China at Carnegie Hall this week
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Civic Forum
Senator Knox
National Authority
Carnegie Hall
Associated Press
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Waldorf-Astoria
Knox
Berkeley Hall
West Forty-fourth Street
Lawyer seeks Am Express books in money order case
Chicago lawyer John S. Miller asked Interstate Commerce Commissioner Clark to compel production of nearly all books and data of the American Express Company. He seeks evidence for the American Bankers Association to support charges that express money orders are improper for common carriers. Miller also requested 16 years of paid money orders. Commissioner Clark said a Washington hearing date would be fixed after further arguments.
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John S. Miller
Chicago
Clark
American Express Company
American Bankers’ Association
Miller
Frank H.platt
Washington
City pays for hose amid bid and material doubts
Testimony at the Fire Department hearing before the Commissioners of Accounts questions changes to hose specifications before Windsor Company bids. J B Foulke testified he checked 20 percent of Windsor hose and found water in hoses with a 200 pound gauge, unclear if set correctly. Witnesses argue Sea Island cotton could not be used at the bid price, and expert Walter Gormley asserted Sea Island cotton was not used.
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Windsor
Sea Island
Fire Department
Commissioners of Accounts
J. B. Foulke
Controller’s Office
Ian
Walter Gormley
Thaw Habeas Hearing Set For May at Poughkeepsie
Dr. Baker, superintendent of Matteawan Insane Asylum, visited District Attorney with papers on the Thaw case. The habeas corpus hearing to seek Thaw’s release opens May 9 at Poughkeepsie, with the DA’s office ready to oppose.
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Baker
Matteawan Insane Asylum
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
Poughkeepsie
Local Board Endorses Shimer for Associate Superintendent
The District 4 Local School Board on the lower east side sends a resolution to the Board of Education endorsing Edgar B D Shimer for Associate Superintendent. It marks the board’s first endorsement of a candidate.
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Lower East Side
Board of Education
Edgar BD. Shimer
Brewster Freed After Sanity Defense In 1898 Killing
Mildred Brewster who shot Anna Wheeler in Montpeusier Vermont in 1898 was released today from the Waterbury insane asylum after being found not guilty by reason of insanity.
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Montpeusier
Mildred Brewster
Anna Wheeler
Waterbury
McClellan Brings Gen Wood Home From Manila Return
The United States transport McClellan arrived from Manila after a 13 586 mile voyage under clear skies. Gen Leonard Wood and family disembarked at Gibraltar with officers and civilians amid a warm welcome from British hosts. The ship also carried fifty fallen enlisted men and civilian staff for burial.
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America
United States
McClellan
East River
Philippines
Manilla
Manila
Gibraltar
Leonard Wood
Grant
Department of the East
Malta
H. H. Bandholt
Philippine Constabulary
R. H. Noblé
First Infantry
George Andrews
S. W. Miller
Inspector General
Islands
Loren C. Guerney
Catskill
George V. Hahn
Rome
Charles B. Hart
South Bingham
Mass
Singapore
Colombo
Aden
Port Said
Alexandria
Wood
Duke of Connaught
Aboukir
Charles S. Lincoln
S. Maize
H. Waithall
Doctor Blinn Sentenced to Two Years in State Prison
Dr Francis Gray Blinn convicted in General Sessions ten days earlier of attempting an illegal operation at his sanitarium located at 65 West Forty seventh Street in 1903 received a sentence yesterday from Judge Malone of not more than two years in State prison.
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Francis G. Blinn
Francis Gray Blinn
West Fortyseventh Street
Malone
Driver Saves Boy by Turning toward Horse
Fire at 64 St. Mark's Place caused a two alarm blaze in a six story tenement building. Firefighter Robert Fowler guiding Engine Company 28 steered his horses away from a boy carrying a goat, one horse fatally injured after colliding with an elevated railway pillar. The boy, Thomas Higgins, 16, escaped unharmed. Big Ed the horse was shot by a policeman. Property loss estimated around 500 dollars.
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Robert Fowler
Engine Company
East Eleventh Street
Elevernth Street
First Avenue
Big Ed
Thomas Higgins
East Sixteenth Street
William Soliman
St. Mark's Place
Footpads Hold Up Matron on Kingston Avenue
Flatbush detectives from the Brooklyn Central Office hunt two highwaymen who robbed Miss Mary Dooling matron of Kingston Avenue Hospital near Nostrand Avenue. She was choked and her purse containing $42 taken as she alighted from a Nostrand Avenue car. Both suspects fled.
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Flatbush
Brooklyn
Mary Dooling
Kingston Avenue Hospital
Miss Dooling
Rutland Road
Nostrand Avenue
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Haffen
Bronx Borough
N. Y. Girls
the Saturday and Sunday Association
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Cavite
R. H. Adams
United Service
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Navy
Berry Market
Bryan
Wheels !N Street
Senor Gomez
Cleveland
After Express Co.’S Books
Matteawan
Shimer
Madison Scare South
New York City
Vitali Benguiat
Thomas E. Kirby
American Art Association
East
Madison Square South
Fifth Ave
SILO
45Th St
James P. Silo
Joseph P. Osborne
Nassau St
H. S. Tavshanjian
Kunst Gewerbe Verein
the McClellan
Gen. Wood
Horse
Boy
House of Vogel Brothers
Oxfords
Alexander
Sixth Avenue
Nineteenth Street
WM. Bayard ‘Hale
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