Relieved from Insane Asylum After 1893 Hartford Burglary Charge
John Tyler, born 1860 in Baltimore, recounts a wrongful 1893 Hartford burglary conviction leading to 18 years. He describes a double and a biased trial, a 22 month solitary period, and later confinement in an insane ward. Now released from Middletown State Asylum, he seeks review with lawyer Wilford H. Smith.
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John Tyler
Middletown
Conn
Sydney Carton
Two Cities
Carton
Tyler
Times
Wilford H. Smith
Nassau Street
Hartford
Baltimore
Eccleston
John L. Woodbridge
State
State Asylum For the
Grand Central
State Court of Claims
Gardener slain on Heubner estate in Pelham Manor dispute
Coroner and Pelham Manor police investigated the death of Dennis Lee a 55 year old gardener found with a fractured skull in the stable after a dispute with John Kirk Heubner's coachman who was arrested after returning intoxicated from New Rochelle. A monkey wrench and blood stained towel were found in the stable.
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Welsendanger
Yonkers
Dennis Lee
Paul A. Heubner
Fowler Avenue
Pelham Manor
Heubner
John Kirk
White Plains
Marks
Kirk
Lee
Weiserrdangers
Irk
Lée
Oxford Paper Company Resumes Operations After Strike
RUMFORD Me Dec 7 The Oxford Paper Company mill that shut down on November 16 after a 900 worker strike over layoffs of union leaders resumed operations today under a two tour system. Between 700 and 700 men reported for work.
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Oxford Paper Company
Rumford
Attorney General Jackson III Stricken With Typhoid Fever
Albany NY December reports Attorney General William S. Jackson of Buffalo is ill with typhoid fever at Albany Hospital. He was stricken at his Capitol office yesterday afternoon and is said to be doing as well as could be expected.
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Jackson III
Albany
N. Y
William 8. Jackson
Buffalo
Albany Hospital
Capitol
Odd Grocery Ad Fragment Hints Prices and Items
A fragmented ad notes sealed goods for housekeepers and assorted items like escarole and pineapples. Prices cited include 15 cents perchance for some items, 38 or 20 to 40 cents for jars, 45 cents for pineapple, 80 cents for nut filled bars, and maple sugared corn ice cream.
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Escarole
Consumers League Urges Safe Candy for Poor Children
Mrs. Florence Kelley warns Smith College Club against giving cheap candy to poor children during Christmas. She describes kitchen practices and urges early order placement to avoid law violations and unsafe treats. She cites political bills and calls rural members to review the proposed legislation.
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Consumers
League
Florencé Kelley
Consumers’ League
Smith College Club
Women’s University Club
Kelley
Enon Hall
Kelle
Ug Ness
She Yan
Supreme Court Ashington
Fae
Legislatere
City bids set 75 cent gas rate for next year
Bids opened for street lighting contracts in the Department of Water Supply Gas and Electricity. It will take a week to tabulate figures. 19 000 gas lamps 6 000 arc lamps 600 tungsten lamps in Manhattan Bronx and Riverside Drive extensions. Prices shown include 95 to 100 per lamp and 30 for tungsten lamps, with lighting planned along Central Park and Fifth Avenue.
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Department of Water Supply
Manhattan
Bronx
Supreme Court
Riverside Drive
Manese New Prove
Pinstal
Central Park
Pari
Fifth Avenue
Keene Suit On This Week In Nassau County Court
The Foxhall Keene marriage dispute moves to the Supreme Court of Nassau County this week. Justice Marean set Mrs. Keene’s separate suit for Thursday. Foxhall Keene, en route from Colorado, is expected to attend with his lawyers ready for trial.
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Foxhall Keenes
Supreme Court of
Nassau County
Marean
The
Stock Exchange
Side
L. I
Keenes
Keene
Col. Lawrence
Kentucky
Mrs Carter-Payne Cleared From Bankruptcy At Court
Actress Mrs Caroline Leslie Carter-Payne was discharged yesterday by Judge Holt in the United States District Court. Two creditors opposed initially but consented later in the day to the discharge. The petition in bankruptcy was filed November 19 1907 with debts of 194418 and assets of 57678. she had prior discharge after a 1898 filing.
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Caroline Leslie Carter-Payne
Holt
United States District Court
Carter-Payne
Board backs superintendent over girl whipping in New Jersey home
At the State Home for Girls in Trenton the Board of Managers affirmed Superintendent Elizabeth V. H. Mansell for corporal punishment, promising she would handle punishments herself. The board also endorsed meditation rooms where girls are confined to "think it over" and discussed potential drug use to control refractories. The column will report to Gov. Fort by October 15.
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New York Times
Trenton
Board of Managers of the State Home For Girls
Elizabeth V. H. Mansell
Gov. Fort
Young Brooklyn Teens Seek Acting Careers in Court
In Children’s Court Justice Olmsted heard 15 year old Fannie Aaronson of 145 Christopher Street and 14 year old Lena Uchitel of 281 Monroe Street who wish to become actresses. They were picked Saturday night by Policeman McCarthy at Canal Street and the Bowery. The case centers on their prospects and guardianship.
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Justice Olmsted
Children's Court
Fannie Aaronson
Christopher Street
Brooklyn
Lena Uchitel
Monroe Street
Policeman McCarthy
Canal Street
The
Bowery
Fowlee's Secretary Dell A Baker Named Deputy Collector
Dell A Baker private secretary to the Port Fowler Collector has been appointed Deputy Collector by an executive order of the President. The appointment follows Baker's service as secretary to the collector.
Baker Transfer Sparks Grand Jury Clash Over Brooklyn Police HQ
The Kings County Grand Jury criticized Police Commissioner Bingham for centralizing control and moving the Boiler Inspection Bureau, while Judge Dike admonished the jury for overstepping its role. The panel urged a new Brooklyn site and inspector-led oversight, amid debates on crime focus and municipal governance.
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Kings County Grand Jury
Bingham
Brooklyn
Dike
Grand Jury
Manhattan
Steam
Brooklyn Police Shakeup Talks With Mayor
General Bingham met with Mayor McClellan at City Hall to discuss the Brooklyn situation. The Commissioner vowed to pursue a complete and efficient police force, amid calls for Baker’s removal and questions about Hart’s resignation. Baker returns from vacation and will start work, heading to Brooklyn.
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Gen. Bingham
McClellan
Brooklyn
McCarrens
Etter
Brooks
Europe
Baker
Servana
Worcester
Grand Jury
City
Alexander Hart
New York swindle trio tied to Mrs Tripp case
Clarence Bly a mov ing picture operator jailed at Hotel Astor with John Smith a hotel salesman and William Kohler a palmist for allegedly swindling widow Mrs. C E B Tripp of about 60 000. Detectives Curry and Thomas arrested them after tracing meetings with clairvoyant James Hawley at 23 West Forty fourth Street and a Swed ish masseuse. Tripp says she was guided to invest in mining stocks through the trio and a Dr Johnson.
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Clarence Bly
John Smith
Knickerbocker
Times Square
William Kohler
West 108Th Street
Astor
C. E. B. Tripp
Central Park
Bly
Curry
Thomas
Smith
Kohler
James Hawley
Jogh
West
Dee
Johnson
Beene
Auburn Golding Company
Silverton
San Juanty
Col
Emad
Golkmountes Eas Sen
Abs
Tripp
Hawley
Sal
Lillian Russell Sells Home on Fifty-seventh Street
Lillian Russell signed contracts yesterday for the sale of her residence at 161 West Fifty-seventh Street. The buyer's name is disclosed by the firm Pease and Effman in a public sale notice.
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Lillian Russell
Thisty
West
Brrest
Pease & & F Effman
Coot
Reed House
Severe Cold Wave Approaches as New York Sees Record Rainfall
A stormy day in New York progressed from a drenching rain to a sharp temperature drop toward freezing. 8:05 AM recorded 57 degrees the warmest since December 7, with 1.87 inches of rain by midday, while a West cold front pushed high winds and a fierce tide near the Battery. A four masted ship near Sandy Hook pressed salvage crews as life saving patrols faced increased danger amid the gale.
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Mercury
Weather Bureau
New
Weather Department
Im Ab
Loahol
New Jersey
Quogue
Sandy Hook
Bay State
Boston
Newport
Fine Bay
Storm Moves Through New England Regions
A southern storm reached New England bringing mainly rain with a 48 mph wind in Boston by 10 AM and an inch of rain by noon. Maine New Hampshire and Vermont saw rain turning to snow and sleet, telegraph lines harmed, Bangor and Burlington disrupted, and ships seeking shelter.
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Boston
New England
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Bangor
Burlington
Maybrick Case Decrees Land Title For Mrs Maybrick
In Richmond Virginia on December seven the chancery court ruled in favor of Mrs Florence Maybrick and her mother Baroness von Roque of New York in a land dispute valued at about two and a half million dollars. Deeds conveying the vast Virginia West Virginia and Kentucky lands to former counsel D W Armstrong are set aside and Armstrong is ordered to account for lands and money handled while attorney for the women.
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Richmond
Florence Maybrick
Baroness von Roque
New York
Chancery Court
Grinnan
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
D. W. Armstrong
Maybrick
No Angels Sent Here in Spiritualist Vaudeville
Rev Dr William O'Brien Pardow denounces angelic appearances in vaudeville calling them demon spirits in spiritualist performances. He told the Daughters of Faith at the Catholic Club that messages from the other world exist but warned 50 percent fraud and cited Saul and the Witch of Endor as a case. He said Catholic Church may allow some communications while stressing the distinction from Spiritism.
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William O’brien Pardow
Daughters of Faith
Catholic Club
Father Pardow
Saul
Samuel
Endor
Nobis Household Reconciled After Turbulent Split
In Brooklyn Mr and Mrs Charles V Nobis publicly reconciled after a dispute that led to police intervention and a threatened divorce. Alfred Nobis defended his sister in law while declaring no misconduct and exiling a chauffeur from the Nobis home. Mrs Nobis returned home late Sunday night after pleading with her husband.
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Charles V. Nobis
Euclid Avenue
Brooklyn
Mr. Nobis
Alfred
Rudolph Reusch
Alfred Nobis
Manhattan
Payroll timing requested for police and fire departments
Controller Metz asks heads of Fire and Police to prepare half of December payrolls by December 15 so officers receive half pay before Christmas. Full payrolls for December cannot be completed until December 31 due to fines and penalties deductions as fiscal year starts January 1.
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Metz
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