More Thieving Than the City Ever Knew
A citywide surge in burglaries and thefts over the last sixty days prompts calls for higher rates or business closing. Insurance executives warn that publicity could deter crime, urge exposing robberies, and urge police to expose fences and recover stolen property.
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Ap Ily
Norman R. Moray
American Bonding Company of
Baltimore
Nassau Street
New York
Manhattan
Dick Turpins
Mr. Moray
Moray
United States
Alderman Badenoch completes Milwaukee to Chicago walk
Alderman Joseph Badenoch finished a 960 mile journey from Milwaukee to Chicago in fifty three hours. Companion Charles J. Zeller, a one armed man, followed closely. Edward Payson Weston served as official referee while a crowd of officials and club members watched in Chicago.
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New York Times
Chicago
Joseph Badenoch
Illinois Athletic Club
Milwaukee
Charles J. Zeller
Badenoch
O. P. Schaefer
Edward Payson Weston
Weston
Burglars Strike Melton Mowbray House During Hunt Season
A burglary at Brooksby Hall near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, target of Col. David Beatty's hunting retreat, netted jewelry belonging to Ethel Beatty valued at around 7000 pounds. Two rings worth 5000 dollars each and a pearls and diamonds chain valued at 2500 dollars were taken. thieves used a motor car but left fingerprints for Scotland Yard to compare.
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NEW York Times
London
Melton Mowbray
Leicestershire
Brooksby Hall
Col
David Beatty
Ethel
Marshall Field
Scotland Yard
Hobson Injured in Paris Cyclist Collision
J H Hobson, a well known American in Paris, was knocked down by a cyclist in Rue Scribe and severely injured. He was taken to his Rue Caumartin home and likely to remain there for about a week.
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Paris
Rue Scribe
Rue Caumartin
Frank Gardner Declared Bankrupt in Paris
The Eu court issues a bankruptcy decree against American resident Frank Gardner and names a receiver for his copper plant at Treport. Gardner, who held a patent tied to electrolysis copper production, faced liabilities of about $30,000 as he planned a large scale exploitation.
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NEW York Times
Paris
Frank Gardner
Treport
Gardner
Fire Drives Guests From Army and Navy Club
Early yesterday morning a fire in the Army and Navy Club at 107 West Forty-third Street forced sleeping guests, including Civil War veterans from Delmonico dinners, to evacuate. A rescue corps organized by Cols and majors cleared the smoke filled building as the fire department suppressed the blaze. Losses were mainly to cloakroom overcoats and one Japanese servant was dismissed for a suspected cigarette link.
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Army and Navy Club
West Forty-third Street
New York
Walter Howe
Artillery
A. L. Smith
Walter Schuyler
Fifth Cavalry
J. H. Chasmar
Navy
W. 8. Dudley
West Point
W. H. Comegys
Levi Willy
George W. Debevoise
House
Felix Rosenberg
Mosquito Fever Adopted as New Name for Malaria
Delegates at the Third International Sanitary Congress across the Americas agreed to rename malaria as mosquito fever to reflect its real cause. They stated mosquitos are responsible and urged public cooperation with sanitary authorities to exterminate the disease. The new term will be carried back to member nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
International Sanitary Congress
North
Central
South America
Dewey's Sauterne or Moselle Serve Cold With Fish
Advertisement notes Dewey's Sauterne or Moselle served cold with fish. Promoted by H. T. Dewey & Sons Co at 1a Fulton Street New York.
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Dewey’s
Maniac Sharps at State House Wounds Labor Leaders
John A. Steele, a parolee from Danvers insane asylum, shot Edward Cohen and Dennis D. Driscoll inside the Massachusetts State House as Governor Guild assisted in subduing him. Cohen is critical. Driscoll unconscious. Huddell wounded but stable. Steele, overtaken by Gov. Guild and security, is jailed. doctors deem Cohen likely to die.
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New York Times
Boston
Mass
John A. Steele
Everett
Danvers Asylum
State House
Edward Cohen
Lynn
American Federation of Labor
Dennis D. Driscoll
Arthur M. Huddell
Central Labor Union
Gov. Guild
Danvers Insane Asylum
Charles S. Groves
J. H. Whitney
Guild
Steele
Cohen
Massachusetts General Hospital
Driscoll
Huddell
A. M. Kennedy
Salem
Essex House of Correction
Rhode Island
Groves
William Reed
Reed
Copp
Mr. Cohen
Board of Insanity
Overnor
Danvers
Jane Steele
Ferrycrett
Fire on Opera Stage during La Bohème at Met
A brief aircuft sparked a small fire in the café scene of La Bohème at the Metropolitan Opera House in the second act. The blaze was quickly put out and hardly noticed by the audience. Mme Sembrich delivered Mimi in strong voice, with Bond Dereyne Stracciari Journet also in the cast, conducted by Mr. Ferrari.
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Metropolitan Opera House
Mme. Sembrich
Mimi
Journet
Mr. Ferrari
Mauretania Sets Atlantic Record In Eastward Crossing
London December 6 The Mauretania on its first eastward voyage from Sandy Hook to Queenstown completes the crossing in 4 days 22 hours 29 minutes beating the Lusitania by 21 minutes. Average speed 23.69 knots with peak days around 24 knots. Mails for London will reach by Saturday steamers.
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Times
Queenstown
Daunt
Sandy Hook
London
Warwick House Auction Draws Public Bid Next Tuesday
London reports Warwick House furniture to be sold at public auction after Miss Dodge of New York leased the mansion. The sale will include paintings such as a pen and ink sketch by Canalette of Warwick Castle, as redecoration prompts the auction.
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London
NEW York Times
Warwick House
Miss Dodge
New York
Canalette
Warwick Castle
Countess of Warwick
Mount Vernon Utilities fails to topple Ice Trust
Special to The New York Times White Plains December 5 Mount Vernon's attempt to down the Ice Trust ends as Frederick W. Clark applies for a receiver in the Supreme Court William D. Grant is appointed The Utilities Corporation formed a year ago by Dr Edward Brush sold ice at 80 cents per hundredweight and faced bad collections Assets reportedly between 4000 and 5000 dollars Former Mayor Brush hopes for a financial revival next season
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New York Times
White Plains
Mount Vernon
Frederick W. Clark
Mount Vernon Utilities Corporation
Keogh
Supreme Court
William D. Grant
Edward Brush
American Ice Company
Utilities Corporation
Brush
Rush to Europe Continues as 8,000 Steerage Sailors Depart
More than 8,000 steerage passengers left from this port yesterday on voyages to Naples Hamburg Havre and other destinations. The Grosser Kurfuerst carried 1,600 steerage passengers while the President Lincoln had a record third class load of 8,600. French line's Provence turned away 500 would-be travelers and Cedric carried 1,650 foreigners. Crowds and chaos formed on the Hamburg pier as steamshipmen worked to maintain order amid the migration wave.
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Naples
President Lincoln
Hamburg Line
Hamburg
Provence
Havre
Lincoln
Cedric
Kurfherst
Holiday Book Number Preview in New York Times
The issue presents the First Section of the Holiday Book Number with literary articles and a list of selected holiday books. Part two of the Holiday Book Number is set to appear tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times Saturday Review of Firs
Roosevelt Forgets No Riot Goldfield Troop Issue
President Roosevelt ordered Gen Funston to send regular troops to Goldfield Nevada after Governor Sparks requested federal aid. The Mine Owners Committee calls it precautionary as miners with 500 arms prepare for possible trouble while Goldfield remains quiet on holidaylike streets. Local leaders in Denver and Carson weigh implications and potential troop deployment to cover both Goldfield and Tonopah.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Funston
Goldfield
Nev
Nevada
San Francisco
Mine Owners’ Committee
Sparks
Booth
Denver
Col
William D. Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
Gov. Sparks
Carson, Nev
Presidio
Marrow
Tonopah
Ten Days in a Trance In Montclair Case
Edward Shea a 29 year old Montclair man has been in a trance for ten days. He wakes with messages from heaven and conversations with deceased relatives including his mother and the Rev Father Mendl. He has taken no food for the period and consumes only small amounts of tea.
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New York Times
Montclair
Edward Shea
William Street
Mr. Shea
Shea
Heaven
Father Mendl
Immaculate Conception
Luke Farrell
Lackawanna
Mayor-Elect Jackson Dies in Metuchen
Jesse T. Jackson, winner of the Metuchen mayoral race over Dr. Charles M. Freeman, died of pneumonia at his Essex Avenue home. His death triggers a Council choice between Thorfin Tait and Freeman, with odds favoring Tait.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Jesse T. Jackson
Metuchen
Charles M. Freeman
Mary E. Wilkins
Essex Avenue
New York
Freeman
Haan's Restaurant Adopts Perfection Saline Service
Haan's Restaurant at Park Row building showcases refined saline and pressure service offerings in a compact dining space. Matsa and Ady oversee operations ensuring consistent quality and guest experience.
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Haan
Park Row
Matsa Wm Ady
Takahira Likely to Replace Aoki as Japanese Ambassador
Reports from Washington and Rome on December 5 indicate Baron Takahira will succeed Viscount Aoki as Japanese Ambassador to Washington. Takahira, then ambassador to Italy, said he had heard nothing official and noted U S Japanese ties remain stable amid immigration labor questions.
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New York Times
Washington
Tokio
Baron Takahira
Ambassador Aoki
Rome
Viscount Aoki
Italy
United States
Japan
Steam locomotives run at 99 miles an hour in test
In Clayton New Jersey on December 5 the Pennsylvania Railroad tested steam locomotives showing speeds just over ninety nine miles per hour on a curved track. The engine was covered with snow as it concluded the run and an electric locomotive test was planned for the following day.
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Clayton, N. J
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Long Island Drops Trains Amid Schedule Curtailment
The Long Island Railroad will drop 24 trains from its daily schedule starting tomorrow, President Peters announced yesterday. The cut saves about 400000 dollars annually and reduces commuter numbers by around ten thousand as express services switch to local on several routes.
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Long Island Railroad
Peters
Rev Mackay III Granted Leave By Dutch Reformed Consistory
The Dutch Reformed Consistory at St Nicholas Collegiate Church approved a leave of absence for Rev Dr Mackay III due to ill health until October 1, 1908. Elder Charles A Runk said Rev Hugh Black of Union Theological Seminary would preach Sunday mornings through February. Dr Daniel H Martin of the Clinton Avenue Reformed Church Newark will occupy the pulpit next Sunday.
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St. Nicholas
Fifth Avenue
Forty-eighth Street
Donald Sage Mackay
Charles A. Runk
Hugh Black
Union Theological Seminary
Daniel H. Martin
Clinton Avenue Reformed Church
Newark
Steeplejack Rescued After 190 Foot Freezing Ordeal
Arthur O Donnell a steeplejack from New Rochelle New York dangled 190 feet above the ground on a rope caught on a church cornice at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes Hamm Avenue and East Forty fourth Street Cleveland. Firemen freed him after three hours of rescue efforts and he collapsed from exposure with frozen hands and face.
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New York Times
Cleveland
Arthur O’donnell
New Rochelle
N. Y
Church of Our Lady of Lourdes
Hamm Avenue
East Forty-fourth Street
O'Donnell
O’donnell
Doctor Saves Burning Girl After Gas Fire Accident
Mary Prinitsch, a servant for Dr. Maximilian Stern at 50 West 114th Street, brushed against a gas jet while on a top-floor stepladder. Her dress caught fire. Dr. Stern wrapped her in a rug, extinguished the blaze, and she was hospitalized with burns but expected to recover. The fire caused about 500 dollars in damage.
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Mary Prinitsch
Maximilian Stern
West 114Th Street
Dr. Fisher
Harlem Hospital
Stern
Court hears Dunn bid to set aside tobacco merger
In Trenton on December 5 the Court of Errors and Appeals heard Richard T. Dunn argue to void the merger of American Tobacco, Consolidated Tobacco, and Continental Tobacco into the present American Tobacco Company. No decision was rendered.
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Trenton
N. J
Court of Errors and Appeals
Richard T. Dunn
American Tobacco Company
Consolidated Tobacco Company
Continental Tobacco Company
Mrs Bloodgood Dies by Suicide After Reading Self Harm Guide
Baltimore readers react to the sudden death of Mrs Bloodgood who reportedly took her own life after reading a guide on how to do it. The shocking clipping notes public surprise and the ongoing discussion around the perilous topic.
Actress Clara Bloodgood Ends Life in Baltimore Hotel
Clara Bloodgood, star of Clyde Fitch's The Truth, died by suicide in her Stafford Hotel room in Baltimore after a matinee. She had written a letter to her New York husband William Laimbeer, and a pistol with three shots fired was found. a book on anatomy lay open nearby. Coroner and hotel staff investigated as public notices and telegrams followed.
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New York Times
Baltimore
Clara Bloodgood
Academy
Clyde Fitch
Stafford Hotel
New York
William Laimbeer
Courtenay
Bloodgood
Academy of Music
John Emerson
Mrs. Bloodgood
Patrick Wess
Robert 8. Downs
Thomas Nelson
Downs
Dr. Baer
Emerson
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Gerald E. Hart
Metropolitan Security Company
Park ‘Row
Hart
J. H. Hobson Hurt
J. H. Hobson
Blaze
Loyal Legion
Maniac
Massachusetts
Mauretania
Daunt’s Rock
Warwick House Auction
ICE Trust
Europe
Jackson
Dr. Freeman
Takahira
Aoki
Pennsylvania
Long Island
DR. MacKay III
Tobacco
Ueher
William Lalmbeer
Balti
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