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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1908
Page
2
Gov. Hughes will review Commissioner Hand’s findings criticizing the District Attorney’s handling of multiple matters including Metropolitan Securities Company transactions, alleged conspiracies, and grand jury conduct. The report cites indecision on larceny cases, claims of neglect, and remarks about Jerome’s temperament and public image.
A New York woman describes severe peritonitis followed by nervousness and weakness. After trying rest, diet, and medical care, she found relief by using Grape-Nuts and Postum. She notes improved sleep appetite and energy and says her husband and she continue using the products. There is a hopeful testimonial tone throughout and a ending pitch for the brand.
Jerome and William F. King refuse to comment on Commissioner Hand's report to the Governor exonerating Jerome. Jerome was out of town and told Assistant District Attorney Garvan to say no remarks. King listened at Renaissance Hotel but offered no statement as to the ruling. Franklin Pierce, counsel for the Steelholders' Committee, is in Europe.
A well dressed man was struck by a cross-town car at Forty-second Street near Times Square. A traffic officer freed him from under the vehicle and he walked away uninjured. Witnesses misidentified him as Robert R. True of Riverside Drive. The man provided his name and crossed the street unharmed.
Two 12 year old siblings Julia Cattihan and Phillip are jailed by the Children's Society on charges they robbed Mrs. Elizabeth Pia of jewelry from her apartment. Phillip admitted involvement. Julia denied guilt but police found Mrs. Pia’s pocketbook and handkerchief in her room. The pair lived with parents at 306 West Sixty ninth Street basement.
Four men were arrested after two footpads robbed a woman and threw her before a trolley car on Amsterdam Avenue between Ninety-first and Eightieth Streets. The victim died. A livery-stable employee, John Dunn, was detained as a suspicious person. Passengers and police pursued the suspects. one escaped into a flathouse, another into a stable. Police identified the victim as a German woman, 35 to 40, with initial H on a handkerchief.
The Rev. Emil Kngen, claiming Austrian clerical lineage, is to be arraigned in the Court of Special Sessions on a plea of guilty to petit larceny for stealing a preacher's outfit and spectacles used in Jersey. He arrived in New York with $60, spent time in hospital, then borrowed clothes and sought a pulpit from Bayonne to Newark.
The article details the Stock Exchange rule requiring deliveries by 2 15 P M day after sales and describes A O Brown & Co delays. It cites matched orders, suspicions of manipulation, and possible expulsion actions while naming firms and brokers involved. It notes E F Buchanan and E C Randolph actions and theorizes sources including Thomas W Lawson.
Mrs Bun nie Rosenbloom and her daughter Eva confessed that her son Alexander Rosenbloom killed Solomon Jacob Rosenbloom on the night of November 12 1907 at Windber Penn. Detectives arrested the Baltimore trio and suspect Alexander aided by an unknown person placed the body in a trunk. Authorities pursue Alexander as Windber and New Jersey police continue the search.
Louis Weller of Albany Street Albany Street clothing dealer testified in New Brunswick that the body in the trunk is not S J Rosenbloom missing from Windber Pennsylvania. He identified a Camden sighting and says the victim is under 40 with no beard, while Rosenbloom is over 60 with a beard.
District Attorney John Lewis of Somerset County asks the County Commissioners to post a $1,000 reward for the arrest of Alexander Rosenbloom, charged with killing his father at Windber Pennsylvania. The commissioners plan to meet tomorrow to consider the request.
Louis and Joseph Agler, nephews of S J Rosenbloom, were arrested by Central Office detectives and taken to Police Headquarters. Louis said he went to Windber at his aunt’s request and found Alexander in charge of the business. The aunt said her husband was in New York, and Alexander disappeared two days later. A clue places Alexander Rosenbloom in New York on Nov 1, and police believe he impersonated his father to keep a fraudulent record alive on Nov 21.
The New York to Paris race winner car led by George Shuster and George Miller left New York for a state tour. It visits Poughkeepsie Albany Utica Syracuse Rochester Buffalo, then returns for Olympic parade events before being shipped back. Local Automobile Club representatives oversee its condition throughout the trip.
A race of 3 000 miles between the Red Star liner Kroonland from Antwerp and the Holland America Statendam from Rotterdam ended with the Statendam close behind. An engineer on the Statendam was scalded while trying to maintain speed as the vessels approached quarantine near Sandy Hook yesterday afternoon. Twenty two young women from Iowa and Minnesota who sailed eight weeks ago returned with Paris hats and stories of Europe, including sightings of three monarchs.
Katharine Clemmons Gould sues Frank A. McLaughlin shirtmaker for 50000 after alleging a process server choked her at Riverside Drive while serving a summons. The suit links to a 248 bill from McLaughlin and husband Howard Gould during a separation context. Trial set for October term as demurrer challenges arise.
After a long chase across nearly ten miles, Bill Monroe, accused of attacking six Devo family members and burning the Devo barn, evaded capture. A posse cornered him near Camp Gaw Bergen County, but he broke free after a revolver volley, fleeing into cornfields and an acre of corn, with bleeding injuries.
Special policeman Hector Tittleback at East Thirty-fourth Street Ferry house had a gold watch stolen from his pocket during the arrest of George Malone, 22, of 526 East Fifty-eighth Street. Malone caused a disturbance and resisted removal, crowd jostled them, and Patrolman Ahern assisted. The theft was discovered at the station house.
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