Reward Raised in Adele Boas Kidnap Case
Police and Pinkerton detectives search for Adele Boas, a 13 year old Stamford girl missing since Friday. Arthur Boas doubles reward to 5000 dollars and posters are placed near the family home at 10 West Eighty eighth Street. Investigators consider kidnapping likely, with the girl's telephoned invitation for tea cited as a clue.
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Adele Boas
Arthur E. Boas
American Spool Silk Company
Stamford
Conn
Boas
William R. Rose
Broadway
Rose
Beas
West Highty-eighth Street
Pinkerton
Black Hand Threats School Girl in Borough Park
Tillie Patta a 14 year old daughter of Felix Patta a Borough Park Brooklyn banker and contractor is escorted by schoolboys after a Black Hand threat warned that she would be killed on her way to or from school within nine days. The threat prompted the family to keep her home briefly and the principal was informed. Several boys volunteered to act as guards and will accompany her to school from 1167 Sixtieth Street Borough Park.
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Adele
West Seventy-fifth Street
Rose
Boas
Columbus Avenue
Central Park
West Eighty-first
West
Miss Jacobi
West Eightieth Street
Gertrude Drettser
Tillie Patta
Felix Patta
Borough Park
Brooklyn
Mr. Patta
Sixtieth Street
200 Autos to Carry Voters in South Orange Election
South Orange in New Jersey prepares for a heated election for the Board of Village Trustees with 200 Citizens' Party cars mobilized to transport voters. Ira A. Kip Jr. leads the Citizens' ticket for village president while Charles E. Souther heads the People's Party slate. Edward N. Loomis, appointed three days ago, vows to resign so new trustees can take seats after tomorrow's vote.
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Citizens’ Party
South Orange
N. J
People’'s Party
Board of
Village Trustees
Lackawanna Railroad
Citizens
Ira A. Kip, Jr
New York
People’s Party
People’s Men
Army Aeronauts Safe After Balloon Flight Over Maryland
Three army officers Lieuts Lahm Foulois and Bamberger of the Signal Corps returned to Washington after an unexpected landing forty miles from rail and telegraph lines in Maryland. The balloon ascent began near noon and drifted toward Chesapeake Bay before a controlled descent on a Callahan farm near Great Mills. The trio planned to ship the craft from Leonardtown when trains run.
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New York Times
Washington
Lieuts
Lahm
Foulois
Bamberger
Signal Corps
Maryland
War Department
Chesapeake Bay
Callahan
Great Mills
Scott
Lieut. Lahm
Leonardtown
Anthracite Operators Plan Stocked Coal Sale This Summer
Wilkes Barre April 25. If an agreement is signed with mine workers this week, operators will sell the large stock of coal stored in cars and sidings. With little current demand, mines may be idle in Summer as 10 million tons remain unsold. Cost bases and storage push the price to 30 to 35 million dollars, delaying further mining and signaling a dull season for workers.
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New York Times
Wilkesbarre
Penn
Shipping News Briefs List Ports and Dates
Latest shipping notes list vessels with destinations and April dates including Iroquois in Jacksonville on April 22, Joseph J. Cuneo to Port Antonio April 19, Colon to Colon April 20, Cherokee to Turks Island April 18, Joseph W. Fordney Sabine Pass April 1 percent, Sabine to Mobile April 17, and Bella to Port Antonio April 19.
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Iroquois
Jacksonville
Joseph J. Cuneo
Port Antonio
SS. Colon
Colon
Cherokee
Turks Island
Joseph W. Fordney
Sabine Pass
ss.Sabine
Mobile
SS. Bella
Roosevelt hunts two wildebeeste and a gazelle in Kenya
Ex President Roosevelt and party hunted at Kapiti Plains near Nairobi. He bagged two wildebeeste and a Thompson gazelle while seeking a Grant's gazelle. Smallpox cases rise among Kapiti porters prompting strict quarantines and police caution to avoid unrest among the expedition.
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British East Africa
Kapiti Plains
Roosevelt
Sir Alfred Pease
Athi River
Col. Roosevelt
Kermit
Grant
Kapiti
Mr. Roosevelt
Free pews at East Liberty Church abolish rent
In Pittsburg on April 25 the East Liberty Presbyterian Church voted to end pew rentals claiming disobedience to God. The move opens the pews to the public with no reservation, citing Corinthians and Genesis. Pastor is Rev. Dr. Frank W. Sneed and the congregation includes many wealthy members. Pew rents reportedly total about fifty thousand dollars yearly.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Penn
East Liberty Presbyterian Church
Frank W. Sneed
Fire destroys first base pavilion at White Sox park
A fire at the Chicago White Sox ballpark destroyed the fifty-cent section known as the first base pavilion and threatened the grand stand. It started likely from a cigarsmoked stub tossed after the White Sox game with St Louis Cardinals. President Charles Comiskey said the fire would not affect tomorrow's game with St Louis.
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New York Times
Chicago
Ill
White Sox
St. Louis Cardinals
Fred Alberts
David Mahoney
Charles Comiskey
Stuis
Conried in critical condition after illness at Meran
Heinrich Conried former director of the Metropolitan Opera House New York remains unconscious at Meran with high fever and a partly paralyzed body. His wife sister and brother in law are with him as physician Dr Stern calls his condition extremely critical.
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Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Sud
Conried
Meranhof
Meran
Bordighera
Italy
Conried In Delicate Condition After Stroke
Reports from Meran say Heinrich Conried's condition remains practically unchanged since his stroke on Thursday and the worst is feared. The Austrian city of Innsbruck runs the latest dispatches as news confirms his critical state.
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New York Times
Innsbruck
Austria
Meran
Heinrich Conried
Heinrich Conried In Serious Condition After Stroke
Meran Austria April 25 Heinrich Conried very ill after leaving Bordighera for Meran. He suffered a stroke with paralysis on one side and has been unconscious for four days. His wife, brother in law, and sister remain at his side.
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Meran
Austria
Heinrich Conried
Bordighera
Tie
Famous barber Henry Truefitt dies at 85 in London
London records the death of Henry Truefitt at age 85, a barber who gained international reputation. His Bond Street shop attracted many American visitors and his refined manners made him a favorite of aristocratic clients. A popular tale links his wigs to the phrase right as a trivet.
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NEW York Times
London
Henry Truefitt
England
Bond Street
Truefitt
Hetty Green to Buy Land in Cincinnati and Carthage
Hetty Green, reputedly the world’s richest woman, plans to purchase multiple Cincinnati tracts including exclusive residential lots and fair grounds at Carthage. The deal involves county property and could force the Turner family to relocate their June festival, with President Taft expected to attend. The negotiated value is about $500,000 and closings are slated within the week.
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New York Times
Cincinnati
Ohio
Hetty Green
Carthage
Taft
New York
Green
Falls From New Bridge Injures 10-Year-Old Boy
Ten-year-old Johnnie Kearney of 96 Third Avenue fell from the Manhattan approach of the Queensboro Bridge yesterday afternoon. He suffered a skull fracture, brain concussion, scalp wound, and a fracture of the left arm. He was carried to Flower Hospital by ambulance after the fall from a point between First and Second Avenues. His older brother Michael later took him home from the hospital.
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Third Avenue
Manhattan
Queensboro Bridge
Kearney
Celtic Park
First
Second Avenues
Emmanuel Movement Founder Worcester Seeks Life Save
Boston April 25 The Rev Dr Elwood Worcester founder of the Emmanuel Movement to use science and mind healing to save his life Overwork has weakened him and doctors will examine his organic diseases before beginning Emmanuel treatment including suggestion and possibly hypnotic methods if needed
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New York Times
Boston
Mass
Elwood Worcester
Worcester
Emmanuel
Brother of Earl Ramsay Vanishes From Hamburg liner
The Hon Ronald Edward M Ramsay brother of the Earl of Dalhousie disappeared overboard from the Hamburg American liner Cleveland arriving at Plymouth from New York. A letter found in his cabin suggests he killed himself, writing goodbye to his American uncle Charlie. Ramsay, born 1885, was a Scots Guards lieutenant, unmarried, and had recent travels with no sign of distress. The Walldorf Astoriauncle Charles M Ramsay commented that no reason for suicide was evident.
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NEW York Times
London
Ronald Edward M. Ramsay
Earl of Dalhousie
Cleveland
Plymouth
New York
Ramsay
America
Charlie
Saskatchewan
Mr. Ramsay
Countess of
Ronald Ramsay
Scots Guards
Charles M. Ramsay
Ronald E. M. Ramsay
Waldorf-Astoria
Europe
Suffragists at Alliance Convention Friction Reported
In London on April 25 reports say American women at the International Suffrage Alliance Convention show friction. Carrie Chapman Catt and Rev. Anna Shaw disapprove of Western delegates who rode in a procession celebrating the release from Holloway Jail of Mrs. Lawrence.
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London
International Suffrage Alliance
Carrie Chapman Catt
Anna Shaw
Holloway
Lawrence
Lareine Baker
Spokane
Wasah
Oyster boat wreck off Sea Girt claims vessel and cargo
Capt Charles W Steelman and Abraham Robinson of Somers Point survived thirteen hours at sea after their oyster sloop struck a sunken obstruction and sank off Sea Girt. They reached shore exhausted and were aided by life savers. the vessel and 700 bushels of oysters were lost.
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Atlantic City
Charles W. Steelman
Abraham Robinson Co
Somers Point
Cornell student pays 1700 to settle wagon crash suits
Charles Remsen Robinson a Cornell student from New York City faced four lawsuits after a July accident on the Danby Road near Ithaca. He and friends were driving fast in an auto when Robinson crashed into a wagon driven by Abie West. Mrs West and her elderly parents Mr and Mrs Edgar Townsend suffered serious injuries as the wagon was destroyed.
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New York Times
Ithaca
N. Y
Charles Remsen Robinson
Cornell
New York City
Danby
Robinson
Abie West
Sultan Abdul Hamid Deposed in Palace Coup
London dispatch reports the sultan Abdul Hamid was removed from the palace by force at night and Mohammed Reshad Effendi installed in his place. A Constantinople dispatch notes the Sheik Ul Islam says abdication was not yet considered.
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Graph
Vienna
Mohemmed Reschad Effendi
Constantinople
Sheik-Ul-Islam
Expel French agitators banished from Brussels meeting
A group of leaders of the French postal strike were invited to address a Brussels postmen meeting but were met by officers who served expulsion orders and escorted them to the frontier on the next train.
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Brussels
Vanderbilt Aids London Cabbies With $1000 Gift
Alfred G. Vanderbilt donated 1000 to The Daily Mail fund for London cabmen facing motor cab competition. The fund helps cabbies learn to drive motor cabs and support other deserving cases. The appeal saw 10000 subscribed in 24 hours, Vanderbilt’s gift to the effort is the largest individual subscription.
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NEW York Times
London
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Daily Mail
Lord Rosebery
Mr. Vanderbilt
Earthquake Devastation in Portugal Kills Dozens
Lisbon reports a major quake causing widespread destruction. King Manuel directed fire crews and medical aid, while Salvaterra and San Stefano suffered severe damage. Forty deaths were confirmed with 120 missing and hundreds injured. Parliament approved relief funds.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Manuel
Salvaterra
San Stefano
Coimbra University
Wreck survivors reach port after 100 mile row
Captain Loren Walters his wife and six seamen of the Addie and Beatrice were blown ashore on Low Cay Reef near Marignana Island on April 7. After ten days living island life they rowed to Castle Island in a small boat, then were rescued by the fruit steamer Joseph J. Cuneo at Port Antonio. No injuries reported.
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Joseph J. Cuneo
Port Antonio
Loren Walters
Addie and
Beatrice
Low Cay Reef
Marignana Island
Walters
Castle Island
Fire Drives Guests From Battery Park Hotel in Asheville
Fire in the laundry room of the Battery Park Hotel in Asheville, North Carolina, sent about 200 guests fleeing in nightwear as lights failed during the scramble. Trunks were tossed from windows and some carried clothes downstairs. damages totaled a few hundred dollars. Notable guests included Mrs. Van Wyck, Mrs. James Osborne, and Mme Olive Fremstad. The nearby Kenilworth Inn had burned two weeks earlier, with guests likewise escaping in night attire.
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Asheville
N. C
Battery Park
van Wyck
Augustus H. van Wyck
James Osborne
New York
Mme
Olive Fremstad
Metropolitan Opera House
Kenilworth Inn
Carrie Nation Buys A Farm In Arkansas
Carrie Nation has purchased an extensive Boone County tract in Harrison Arkansas funded by souvenir hatchet sales from her saloon protest campaigns. She plans to raise poultry pigs pigeons peas and apples and spend her remaining years there guided by agent reports.
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New York Times
Harrison
Ark
Carrie Nation
Boone County
Tug Sinks Eight Crown
Fight lives were lost when the towboat Eagle of the Louisiana Petroleum Company went down early today in the Mississippi River about forty miles south of New Orleans. The dead are Capt. George Joyce, Second Engineer Charles Good bub, Fireman Charles Martin, Mate Rich ard Le Blanc, two negro deckhands, a negro chambermaid and cabin boy. Seven others were saved.
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New Orleans
Eagle
Louisiana Petroleum Company
Mississippi River
George Joyce
Charles Goodbub
Charles Martin
Richard le Blanc
Sultan's Palace in Fors’ Hands and Martial Law Declared
Scutari garrison surrenders as parliament debates fate of the Sultan. Army imposes martial law while soldiers receive guidance from officers. Crowds assist with weapons, mingle with fighters, and cheer the assault as Saturday unfolds.
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Sultan's Palace
Fors’ Hands
Yildiz Kiosk capitulates as Scutari surrenders in Constantinople
Constantinople reports the Yildiz Kiosk garrison of 4000 Albanians capitulated at noon after negotiations between the Sultan and the Parliament allied leaders. Scutari also surrendered with heavy casualties feared on the defenders side. Martial law proclaimed, and the army now governs while debates over Abdul Hamid's future continue.
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Scutari
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