Monroe artist Earle in turmoil as arrest looms for alleged abuse
Neighbors recount a tense scene as police prepare to detain the artist Earle over claims by his wife and nurse. Mrs Earle, her baby, and Miss Kuttner fled toward Central Valley amid fear of violence. The village buzzes with rumors of a previous wife and a France sent portrait fueling suspicions. Dog incidents and a threatened public backlash mark a troubled home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayes
Inez Berry
Earle
Miss Berry
Monroe
Smith
Hester
Miss Kuttner
France
Cuban Election Date Set for Cuba Nov 14 1908
Special to The New York Times from Oyster Bay August 25. Gov Magoon with the President at Sagamore Hill decides Cuba elections will be held November 14, 1908 with inauguration January 28, 1909. Magoon hopes for quiet polls and withdrawal of provisional government soon. He cites fifty five of eighty two municipalities favoring government ownership of public utilities, signaling possible presidential interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Oyster Bay
L. L
Magoon
Cuba
Sagamore Hill
Havana
Africa Awaits Roosevelt Arrival Of Roosevelts Commission
Victor Watteyne of the Belgian Bureau of Mines arrives with M A Meisner Capt Desbrough to join J A Holmes Geodetic Survey in studying mine safety and conditions aboard the Kroonland. The group discusses President Roosevelt planned Africa hunting trip as other notable passengers disembark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Watteyne
Belgian Bureau of Mines
Red Star
Kroonland
Watteyne
M. A Meisner
Germany
Capt. Desbrough
J. A. Holmes
Geodetic Survey
America
Belgium
Pittsburg
F. H. Hunicke
Congo
President Roosevelt
Africa
Hunicke
Edward Patterson
New York Supreme Court
Charles Warren Eaton
Victor Alderson
William L. Kayser
Charles de Bruyn Kops
Yellowstone Park Highwayman Robs Sixteen Coaches
A lone bandit raided sixteen Yellowstone Park stage coaches on Aug 24 near Jackson Hole, seizing about 2100 in cash and valuables and forcing passengers to surrender drafts and jewelry. Soldiers and volunteers search the region while residents urge government action and park safety reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone Park
Old Faithful Inn
Thumb of Lake
The
Transportation Company
Interior Department
United States
James A. Garfield
Secretary of the Interior
Yellowstone National Park
Ben Drew
R. R. Christian
Interior official cites no Government liability in Yellow Stone Park robbery
Secretary of the Interior Garfield is away. Judge Parker stated that victims cannot hold the Government responsible. At the Interior Department’s request the Department of Justice offers a $300 reward for the robber’s apprehension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Garfield
Judge Parker
Interior Department
Department of Justice
STOP HUNT FOR MONROE ENDS IN NEW JERSEY
The search for William Monroe ends from Bergen County officials after New York sheriff and detectives tried to recapture him for a $1000 reward. Monroe fled after alleged assaults on five people at the Deyo farm and a barn burning. Bloodhounds failed to appear and no woods search occurred as Monroe reportedly crossed back into New York State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Monroe
Middletown
Orange County
Camp Gaw
N. J
Bergen County
Koester
Hackensack
Decker
N. Y
Monroe
New York
New Jersey
Poughkeepsie
Deyo
New York State
Three charged with extortion by private watchmen
David Leshner of 452 Georgia Avenue Brooklyn says he was targeted for extortion by two men claiming Bell Patrol ties and Emma Lee of 12 East Ninth Street. He had once run a jewelry store at 48 Grand Street and later reported a planned meeting at 321 Broome Street where marked bills were given to one man and arrests followed. The suspects identified as Francisco Bellissi of 28 Mott Street and James Lasalla of 289 Secorg Avenue were found with the marked bills on Lasalla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Leshner
Georgia Avenue
Brooklyn
Bell Patrol Company
Emma Lee
East Ninth Street
Leskner
Leshner
Grand Street
Lee
Broome Street
Francisco Bellissi
Mott Street
James Lasalla
Secorg Avenue
Lasalla
Oakdale president halts express by signaling tracks
In Oakdale, Aug 25, Village President Edwin Bailey Jr saved a Hollis hotel party from a wreck by guiding his car to block two tracks and warning an eastbound express. He moved lamps to alert crews and sped to stop trains, avoiding arrest for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Oakdale
L. I
Edwin Bailey, Jr
Patchogue
Vanderbilt Crossing
Adolph Goetz
Holls
Hollis
Blue Point
Bailey
Scott
Mr. Bailey
Skidding auto injures man in Broadway corner crash
A large touring car owned by Consolidated Gas and driven by Charles Cavanaugh of 113 West Sixty second Street skidded on a wet pavement at Sixty seventh Street and Broadway last night. It struck lamp posts and then hit Harry McParland of 168 Amsterdam Avenue, 24, who suffered a fractured skull and was taken to Roosevelt Hospital. Detective Leonard arrested Cavanaugh on a technical assault charge. several others in the car were uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consolidated Gas Company
Charles Cavanaugh
West
Ward
Leonard
Cavanaugh
Will of Jeremiah Carrihanne Drawn Own Way to Fly
Congressman James Hamill of Jersey City reveals the forthcoming probate of Jeremiah Carrihanne who died at 60 with no kin and a $500 policy. The selfwritten will directs funeral expenses paid from the policy and leaves remaining funds to whoever pursues airship invention to reduce street traffic, executor Edward R. Doyle to decide beneficiaries. Carrihanne blamed autos after two near miss rundowns by reckless chauffeurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hamill
Jersey City
N. J
Jeremiah Carrihanne
Edward R. Doyle
Hamill
Carrihanne
Intruder Arrest In Suffolk Hotel Incident
A well dressed middle aged man identified as L V Vause claiming Brooklyn roots was arrested after entering a room at the Suffolk Hotel in Huntington Long Island. He said a drug influenced his actions and he was released after a private hearing. He denied intent and offered a drug excuse for the room intrusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Huntington
L. I
L. V. Vause
John T. Vause
Willoughby Avenue
Brooklyn
Charles F. Roberts
Boston
Dr. Roberts
Suffolk Hotel
Vause
Justice Hendrickson
Roberts
Protests Over Sixth Avenue Chaos By Retail Dry Goods Assn
At a special meeting the Retail Dry Goods Association condemned the Sixth Avenue condition from Fourteenth to Twenty third Street, blamed the Hudson tunnels construction, and urged the city to force restoration of the asphalt. The group complained of delays and sought immediate action to reopen the avenue to normal traffic and trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue
Retail Dry Goods Association
Sixth Avenue
Fourteenth
Twenty-third Street
Hudson
Hudson Companies
Stage Robbery Near Cody Surpasses Thousand Dollar Mark
A Cody Wyoming dispatch reports a stage running to Meetfettie was held up today by a robber. Passengers were robbed of about 1500 dollars. The distance between Cody and Meetfettie suggests this wasn’t the same highwayman who robbed stages in Yellowstone Park yesterday.
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Helena
Mon
Cody
Wyoming
Meetfettie
Yellowstone Park
Brown's Firm Fails After Wild Trading
Reports on the A O Brown & Co collapse show heavy short positions and wild Saturday trading. Secret investigations, bank cancellations, and planned public committee hearings signal a major exchange cleanup as figures like E F Buchanan and Thomas push for transparent penalties and reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
WILD
Chicago Funds Tied Up as Brown & Co Fails
The Chicago Board of Trade closes trades with A O Brown and Co after New York's notice of failure. Noyes reports small grain business but active stock dealings. Simons & Co sues for 2500, garnishee summons issued for eleven firms and individuals attached to Brown & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
A. O. Brown & Co
New York
Adams Street
Jackson Boulevard
D. A. Noyes
Rade
New York House
Noyes
Commercial National Bank
Joseph Simons & Co
Ttate
Brown & Co
Simons & Co
State Controller cites Brown & Co stock transfer stamp use
Albany Aug 23 State Controller Glynn released a statement on Brown & Co suspending business and the Empire Trust Co as the agent for selling stock transfer stamps. He notes Brown bought only 3000 worth of stamps in July and August 1902 while reports claim 750,000 shares traded Saturday, implying a 15000 stamp requirement. He urges enforcement legislation as proposed last session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan
Brown
Napoleon
Wall Street
A. O. Brown & Co
Stock Exchange
Ely
The
A.O. Brown
Albany
Martin H. Glynn
Empire Trust Company of New York
Stat
Toledo Office Remains Open Amid Bank Suspension
A. O. Brown & Co. opens a large Toledo office replacing H. R. Ashbrook & Co. in financial trouble last fall. B. H. Brainerd, Detroit liaison for A. O. Brown & Co. and brother in law of Mayor Whitlock, reports a New York telegram canceling all orders and suspending operations, yet says the Toledo office will stay open tomorrow and until further word.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Toledo
A. O. Brown & Co
H. R. Ashbrook & Co
B. H. Brainerd
Detroit
Whitlock Offee
New York
A. O. Brown & Co. Closed Cincinnati Offices
A. O. Brown & Co maintained offices in Cincinnati for over a year and a half with premium premises and a $6,569 yearly rent. After the panic last Fall the offices were closed and the firm has since conducted little business for Cincinnati clients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
A. O. Brown & Co
Toronto stock yards burn in late August blaze
West Toronto Union Stock Yards suffered a major fire destroying the eastern half and seven Keele Street houses. Fire began shortly before 7 PM and was not controlled until 9:30 PM. Loss is estimated at 150000 dollars. A bicyclist tossed lighted paper into a pen, but exact cause remains undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ontario
Union Stock Yards
Keele Street
L. I. R. R. Train Scatters Milk Cans
A Long Island Railroad passenger train from Long Island City to Sag Harbor struck a milk wagon at Milburn Crossing near Baldwin. The wagon owner driver Andrew Helissey escaped injury by jumping just in time. the horse may have to be shot. The wagon was demolished and milk cans lay scattered for a quarter mile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
L. I
Long Island Railroad
Long Island City
Sag Harbor
Milburn Crossing
Andrew Helissey
Young Morse Held for Larceny in Cleveland Pawnings
Pittsburg dispatch reports Ethel Hyne Morse thirty, son of J R Morse of New York and Englewood, held on grand larceny charges after admitting taking five gold medals, two Colt revolvers, silk garments, and pawn tickets in Cleveland. He says quarrel with his father over a fiancée drove him away. Englewood friends dispute his story. A Cleveland trip will return Morse to face charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Pittsburg
Penn
Central Station
Ethel. Hyne Morse
J. R. Morse
New York
Englewood
American Trading Company
Broad Exchange Building
Broad Street
Young Morse
Brewster P. Kinney
Fast
105Th Street
Cleveland
Ohio
Morse
Kinney
Accuses Ship Gamblers On Kronprinzess in Cecilie Voyage
Otto Walter a young engineer from Leipsic Germany says he was robbed of 1800 dollars on the Kronprinzess in Cecilie voyage from Bremen by card sharpers in the smoking room. He had no ready cash and issued bank orders against his letter of credit. After warning from a passenger he reported to Capt Hogemann. A wireless was sent ashore for detectives to meet him on the pier. Walter will wait three days in Hoboken for investigations by detectives.
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Otto Walter
Leipsic
Germany
Kronprinzess
Cecilie
Bremen
Hogemann
Walter
Hoboken
New Jury for Track Betting in Kings County
Gov Hughes called a Grand Jury sworn in by Justice Watson M. Rogers in Brooklyn Part II. Eight minor cases opened in session with Assistant District Attorney Robert H. Royacter guiding. A racing investigation lead by Elder, plus the Shellard death inquiry and Mechanics and Traders Bank suspension case, are on the docket. Stanchfield to defend Yonkers track gambling defendants. adjournment granted to Sept 16 as Stanchfield rests in White Mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kings County
Gov.Hughes
Watson M. Rogers
Watertown
N. Y
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Robert H. Royacter
Elder
David H. Shellard
Barbara Reig
Mechanics and Traders’ Bank
Stanchfield
John B. Stanchfield
Yonkers
Empire City
William Wills
Long Island
White Mountains
Beall
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Gov. Magoon
Roosevelt
Capt. Hunicke
Pianela Piano
Aeolian Hall
Aeolian CO
PARK
Yellowstone
Livingston, Man
Jackson Hole
Forest Stevens
Jilkesbarre
Stevens
M. L. Walker
Oklahoma
Jersey
Skidding Auto Harts
McParland
A. O. Brown
Thomas
Exchange
A. O. Brown.& Co
C. G. Gates & Co
E. F. Buchanan
C. I. Hudson & Co
C. I. Hudson
John W. Gates
Palm Beach
New York City
Waldorf
Hoffman House
Flat Iron Building
the Plaza
Empire
Forty-fourth Street
Nere
A. O.,brown & Co
G. I. Whitney
Pittsburg House
Mr. Whitney
Whitney Company
Yadkin River
Salisbury
N. C
Pvrth
Lewis Ginter Young
Ginter
Richmond
Santo Domingo
Cotton Exchange
Iediiu
Glyn
Union
L. I. R. R. Train
Young
Cess
New
York
Shellard
Hotel Gotham
Fifth Ave
55Th St
Buckingham
50Th St
Chas. L. Wetherbee
William R. Wood
Gage E. Tarbell
Flatiron Building
Telephone Gramercy
Broad and
Beaver Streets
Mount & Robertson
Beaver Street
Broad
Jems & Qonerr
Hoskins
Broadway
Leonard St
Brill
Out of Brill
125Th Street
Chambers St
Union Square
Nih
Cortland? ST
Conveniens
14Th St
N. B’way
Greenwich St
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