Death Pact Between Cowper and Wallick Revealed
Long forgotten letters show playwright Mrs. por Merron Cowper and actor-manager James H. Wallick planned joint suicides a year prior. Cowper shot herself at the St Regis Hotel New York following Wallick’s death in Middletown. She postponed burial to avoid notoriety and left a final note to lawyer Judge Royce detailing arrangements and final wishes.
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New York Times
Idletown
N. Y
Por Merron Cowper
Bt. Regis
New York
James H. Wallick
Commercial
Middletown
Mrs. Cowper
Mr. Wallick
Middle'own
Royce
Rad- Maan
Chauffeur Jailed for Manslaughter in Schoolboy Death
Max Dalloz a chauffeur was sentenced at Guildford Assizes to twelve months with hard labor for manslaughter after killing a schoolboy in a motorcar owned by Lord Newborough. The owner was not in the car and not charged. The judge noted possible future action by the Home Secretary to expel Dalloz after imprisonment.
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NEW York Times
London
Guildford Assizes
Max Dalloz
Lord Newborough
Dalloz
Home Secretary
Four Die in Panic at Jubilee Celebration
In Vienna during Francis Josephs diamond jubilee crowds in front of the Hofburg triggered a panic. Four killed and many injured as 1.5 million people filled the streets. officials halted traffic and honored officials with decorations.
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Francis Joseph
Vienna
Hofburg
Holzl
Baron von Aehrenthal
Long Lost Husband Returns After 32 Years Away
East Newark residents learned Thomas J. Malloy, presumed dead for decades, returned to his family at 510 Third Street. He had left Newton, New Jersey, 32 years ago with two children, worked in the West, and later learned his wife’s address in El Paso, Texas.
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East Newark
Thomas J. Malloy
510 Third Street
Julian Jova
el Paso
Texas
Malloy
Newton
N. J
West
Woodruff Declines All Political Office
Timothy Woodruff says he desires no appointment or elected position. He met President Roosevelt at the White House and denied any political deal, stressing his aim to return to New York and support the Republican Party in the next campaign.
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New York Times
Washington
Timothy Woodruff
Hot Springs
White House
Roosevelt
Woodruff
New York
Secretary Root
Root
New York City
Cat Survives Sewer Rescue In Brooklyn Tragedy
A famished Tabby cat was rescued from a Brooklyn sewer trench on Gold Street after twelve people buried in a collapse perished. The cat survived despite long breathing deprivation, was fed and recovered, then scampered away.
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Gold Street
Brooklyn
Tabby
City ordinance moves to end sidewalk ticket speculation
Aldermen pass two ordinances aimed at halting sidewalk ticket speculation and curb hotel agency brokers. One measure, pending mayoral signature, would end sidewalk speculators in thirty days. the other targets hotel brokers with ticket price and sale restrictions, likely to face court challenges over constitutionality. Managers cheer curb on speculation while speculators fear hotel-sale provisions.
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Schloss
Estabrook
Alderman Dowling
Tammany
Alderman Redmund
Walsh
Tammany Men
Tim” Sullivan
Alderman Walsh
B. W. B. Brown
Alderman Brown
Marc Klaw
Klaw & Erlanger
London
New York
Yale Student John White Dies At West Rock Cliff
The Yale graduate student John Alan White of Walton New York was found dead at West Rock in New Haven after apparently leaping from the cliff. White, 21, a brilliant mathematics student and 1907 class leader, left a note in Farnam Hall and had prepared a paper for the Yale Mathematical Club tonight. He entered Yale at 13 and held a university fellowship since 1907. He was the son of John P White publisher of The Reporter of Walton.
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New York Times
New Haven
Conn
John Alan White
Walton
N. Y
Yale
West Rock
Farnam Hall
Andrew W. Phillips
University
White
Yale Mathematical Club
John P. White
The
Reporter
Walton, N. Y
New York
French Magistrate Probes Mme Steinheil in Murder Case
Mme Steinheil is examined by Magistrate Andre at the Palace of Justice in Paris. The session focuses on the couple's finances and strained marriage as investigators probe potential links between the death of her husband and political factors. The justice ministry reviews Leydet’s handling of the case amid the inquiry.
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Paris
Mme
Steinheil
André
Palace of Justice
France
Steinweils
Mme. Steinheil
Ministry of Justice
Leydett
Clemenceau
M.leydett
Ex-Congressman Clarence D. Van Duzer Arrested and Freed
Ex-Congressman Clarence D. Van Duzer of Nevada and C. D. Van Duzer & Co. were arrested at the Grand Union Hotel on a civil warrant tied to a 1904 judgment by Edwin C. Bruen. After a court-ordered examination date, Justice Schmuck vacated the arrest and Van Duzer was released.
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Clarence D. van Duzer
Nevada
C. D. van Duzer & Co
Broad Street
Grand Union Hotel
Schmuck
van Duzer
Edwin C. Bruen
Sous
Sea erodes land bought by Bedloe near Absecon Inlet
Dr. Edward Bedloe returning from twelve years away found his 1895 purchase of waterfront land vanished as Absecon Inlet eroded Water Street away. The inlet has submerged about two city blocks worth of property, and Bedloe may seek a remedy with other affected owners to reclaim submerged areas.
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New York Times
Atlantic City
Edward Bedloe
United States
Amoy
China
Absecon Inlet
Water Street
Maine Avenue
Bedloe
Newark Adopts Anti Noise Ordinance Targeting Rail Cars
Aldermen vote 45 to 0 to ban operation of any rail vehicles with faulty wheels or loose parts on city tracks. The ordinance aims to curb unnecessary noise from rail infrastructure and enforces fines for violations. details on penalties are brief.
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Alderman Marks
Eievated
Newark
Elevated Railroad Corporation
Proctor Left Secret Fund Under Villam Will
Rutland Vermont December 1 report notes under the will a secret fund bequest.
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Proctor
Secret Fund
Rutland
Dinner for Croker Provokes New York Ethical Debate
Rabbi Stephen Wise denounces a Sherry's dinner honoring Richard Croker as a city humiliation and a prologue to Tammany's grip on New York. The Ethical Social League convened at the Martha Washington to discuss civic decency, reforms, and universal peace with remarks from Wise and others.
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Ethical Social League
Martha Washington
Stephen Wise
Richard Croker
Sherry’s
Rabbi Wise
Supreme Court
Tammany
Richard, Croker
Mr. Croker
Murphy
Tammany Hall
New York
Croker
Gov. Hughes
God
Platt
United States Senate
Dr. Wise
Roosevelt
Root
Portsmouth
James B. Reynolds
Rabbi Wild
George William Knox
Union Theological Seminary
J. Howard Mellish
Trinity Church
Brooklyn
Morris Harris
Charles 8 Vague Smith
I Institute
Night Riders invade Indiana farm incident described
Night to day destruction reported in EB Indiana with farm damage noted as night riders invade the area and destroy property in early December.
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Indiana
Ind
Pope Faces Weakness As Doctors See Normal Course
Rome reports say the Pope's cold is running a normal course but his weakness alarms doctors. Pneumonia and bronchitis rumors are unfounded. He grew a bit better this morning yet remains in bed and ordered to rest for recovery.
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Rome
Taxicabs Established for Brooklyn by New York Company
Brooklyn gets a taxi service with headquarters at Ormond Place and Putnam Avenue and stands at clubs, theatres and major stores. One hundred cabs were sent to Brooklyn yesterday and more are planned. Service and rates match those in Manhattan.
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Brooklyn
Ormond Place
Putnam Avenue
Manhattan
Dr Abraham J McCosh In Critical Condition After Buggy Accident
Dr Andrew J McCosh famed physician and surgeon remained in critical condition at Presbyterian Hospital after a buggy accident last Saturday. Pneumonia developed and doctors had given up hope. at his bedside stood his 92 year old mother widow of a former Princeton head who traveled from Princeton with two daughters to be with him.
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Andrew J. McCosh
Presbyterian Hospital
Princeton
Alexander Maitland
David McKee
McCosh
Balloons Targeted by Ground Guns as Height Limits Show Inadequacy
Berlin report says dirigible balloons cannot outfly ground artillery. Experiments indicate even at their best height airships remain within range of specialized balloon guns, and ranges will be extended. Experts conclude balloons must rely on speed to escape fire.
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Berlin
Thieves Loot Baltimore County Alms House
Two robbers broke into the Baltimore County Alms House and stole about 100 dollars worth of goods. They loaded a wagon with food, horse feed, harness, corn products, bran, other supplies, and a buggy later abandoned on the roadside. County police pursue the culprits.
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New York Times
Baltimore
Baltimore County
Newport Mayor Clarke Is Defeated In City Election
Newport Rhode Island December 1 The city election produced a mayoral defeat for Clarke with Alderman Patrick Boyle winning by 264 votes. Alderman Bliss also ran. Under the new charter candidates run by petition no party designations appear on the ballot. Col De Lancey Kane lost for Representative Council while George Gordon King Daniel B Fearing and Louis Lorrillard were elected. Henry White the American ambassador to France voted in person along with Commodore Elbridge Gerry Robert Livingston Gerry Livingston Beeckman Robert Sedgwick and Louis B McCagg who also faced election.
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New York Times
Newport
R. I
Clarke
Patrick Boyle
Herbert Bliss
Col. de Lancey Kane
Representative Council
George Gordon King
Daniel B. Fearing
Louis Lorrillard
Society Colony
Henry White
France
Washington
Commodore Elbridge T. Gerry
Robert Livingston Gerry
Livingston Beeckman
Robert Sedgwick
Louis B. McCagg
Roosevelt reshapes postmaster patronage in northern states
President Roosevelt orders fourth class postmasters in states north of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi placed in the classified service. Congressmen lose selection rights for 15 000 posts, with New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania numbers specified. Supplementary order allows vacancies to be filled the old way until civil service rolls are ready.
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New York Times
Washington
Roosevelt
Ohio River
Mississippi
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Post Office Department
Civil Service Commission
Miss Draper Undergoes Private Appendectomy
In Boston on December 1 Miss Dorothy Draper daughter of Lieut Gov and Gov elect Eben Draper underwent an appendectomy at a private hospital. The operation was reported as successful with hopes of a swift recovery.
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Boston
Dorothy Draper
Eben
Ully
Japan and America Publish Mutual Notes on Pacific Status
The United States and Japan released five shared notes outlining aims to preserve the Pacific status quo and Chinese integrity. They reaffirm mutual respect for territorial possessions and pledge to communicate if status quo or equal governance is threatened.
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The
New York Times
Washington
Pacific Ocean
State Department
Takahira
Japan
Washington, D. C
United States
Pacific
China
Ania
Tpeth
K. Taka
Elihu Root
Roots
Department of St Washington
Far East
Baron Korogo Takahira
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Brooklyn Trench
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Clarence van Duzer
Wise
Friedman
Tam
His Friends
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New York Company
DR. McCosh
Alderman Boyle
Civil Service
Miss Draper
America
Baron Takahira
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