Belmont confronts committee over racing funds and ledger loss
August Belmont Jr, chairman of the Jockey Club, clashes with counsel M Linn Bruce during cross examination on funds raised by racing interests for legal expenses and publicity. The Metropolitan Turf Association ledger vanished, hindering questions on the 500000 dollar fundraising and the Hart Agnew era legislation.
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August Belmont
Jockey Club
Westchester Racing Association
M. Linn Bruce
Bruce
Albany
Mr. Belmont
Amasa Thornton
Belmont
Mutual Bank
Metropolitan Turf Association
Wweste
Metropolitan Tugs Association
Bookmakers’ Organization
Bruce Peeled
Hart-Agnew
Charles H. Betts
Lyons Republican
Lyons
N. Y
Assembly
Betts
Mr. Bruce
Mr. E
Jerome
Judge Coyne
Wadsworth
New York
Europe
Coyne
Sturgis
Burglaries in New Rochelle Involve Lavish Auto Theft
In New Rochelle two men in evening dress and a woman in fur coats with a yellow automobile robbed Mrs. Ralph D. Murthey at 21 Lincoln Street, Homestead Park, taking jewelry valued at about 2000 dollars. A second home on 39 Bay View Avenue belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Wallach was broken into for clothing and jewelry worth about 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Rochelle
N. Y
Ralph D. Murthey
Lincoln Street
Homestead Park
Isaac Wallach
Bay View Avenue
Murthey
Pay as you enter riot wrecks Toronto streetcars
A spontaneous mob of several thousand attacked Toronto streetcars after a mass meeting at Massey Hall over pay-as-you-enter cars. Eighteen injured, eleven cars wrecked, windows shattered, traffic halted for two hours until police could not stop the violence. Service resumed around midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ont
Massey Hall
Toronto Street Railway
Geary
Board of Control
White House Reception Leaves House Families Off Guest List
The White House social staff faced a turmoil as invitations for House members and their families were not delivered for a Helen Taft coming out reception. Senators’ families reportedly received theirs via the Post Office, prompting an official explanation and ongoing Post Office inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
White House
House of Representatives
Helen Taft
Senate
House
Capitol
Unionist gains offset losses as Cork returns OBrien
The Unionists gained six seats in today’s polling, restoring their pre yesterday position with 18 total four day gains while Liberals netted 11 and Labour 4. In Cork City William OBrien won a seat, defeating Redmondite rival William Redmond, with Morris Healy taking Roche’s former seat.
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Young Astor
Waldorf Astor
Shirley Bent
C. E. Mallet
Atienes
Aneurin
Ireland
United Ireland
Lancashire
London
Liberals
Stepney
Labor
Bow and Bromley
George Lansbury
Lloyd- George
Amery
T. Hamar Greenwood
Sunderland
Metropolis
B.S. Straus
Mile End
Sydney Buxton
Board of Trade
John Burns
Sane
Cork City
Redmondites
William O’brien
William Redmond
Morris Healy
A. Roche
Mr. Roche
Cork
Dublin City
Limerick City
East End
Wrexham
Balfour
Asquith
Mr. Balfour
House of Commons
Albert Hall
Deerfoot Farm Sausages and Health Warnings
Health authorities warn against unsafe preparation of foods as concerns rise over contamination and illness risks. The notice stresses cleanliness and proper handling to prevent malodorous and hazardous outcomes from careless cooking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deerfoot Farm
Christmas Feature Preview in The Times Colors Section
The Times announces a forthcoming Christmas issue with a full color pictorial section described as one of the finest ever issued by the paper. Readers are urged to obtain Next Sunday's edition for the special color presentation.
WEDDING EXPECTED OF ALBERT B CHANDLER AND MISS VIVIAN
The Vice President and former Postal Telegraph head Albert B Chandler is linked to Mil dred Vivian a former stenographer. A formal engagement announcement is anticipated as friends note the couple’s plan for a Tuesday wedding with Vivian as bride.
E. V. W. Rossiter Reported Dying at Flushing Home
E. V. W. Rossiter longtime New York Central figure and former treasurer and vice president is believed dying at his home 23 Sanford Avenue Flushing L I after a period of ill health begun last August. He was born in St Louis sixty six years ago and had recently undergone an operation from which he never fully recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. V. W. Rossiter
New York Central Railroad
Sanford Avenue
Flushing
L. I
Mr. Rossiter
St. Louis
New York Central
Mayor Bothered by Callers At Home in Brooklyn
Mayor Gaynor handles substantial official business from his home at 20 Eighth Avenue Brooklyn due to persistent interruptions at his office. He seeks quiet mornings to focus on matters away from City Hall, hoping to escape the ongoing calls and distractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaynor
Eighth
Brooklyn
City Hall
Enow Bi Presents Innovation Spotlight
A brief note highlights ENOW Bi introducing a new innovation showcase titled 320 ste ve. The feature emphasizes niche technology adoption and current consumer interest in the platform.
Shonts Jewels Seized After Paris Trip Customs Action
Jewelry valued around $20,000 was seized from Mrs. Theodore P. Shonts on arrival aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. Investigators found five pieces in a hand case and noted an undeclared credit with a Paris jeweler. Shonts had said some gems were pledged with a Paris jeweler for return, and the case recalling earlier undeclared gowns may lead to further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore P. Shonts
Henry
la Valliere
Smyth
Shontses
Fowler
Trousseau
Theodora Shonts
Duc de Chaulnes
Paris
Shonts
Rumor of Russian Secret Service Agent Arouses East Side
East side residents, wary of revolutionary leanings, discuss a rumor that Gourovitz a famed Russian procurator once posing as a reformer has arrived in the United States six weeks ago. The note claims he is near Evalenko and may aid in libel cases or espionage activities tied to the Russian revolutionary movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Side
Secret Service
Gourovitz
Russian Social Revolutionary Party
Alexander N. Evalenko
East
Sherlock Holmes
St. Petersburg
New Word of
St.” Petersburg
Ratskovsky
St. Peersburg
Bomb Wrecks Five Story Tenement in New York
A bomb exploded in the front hall of a five story tenement at 345 East Forty-fifth Street just before midnight. The blast shattered ceilings and windows while panicking tenants, mostly Italian or Sicilian natives, fled. Police arrived from East Fifty-first Street station but no one claimed a threat or Black Hand letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Forty-fifth Street
East Fifty-first Street
O’connor
Italy
Sicily
Rumor of Castellane Death Rumors Circulate in Paris
Paris reports a rumor that Count Boni de Castellane, famed in aristocratic and political circles, died by his own hand. No confirmation or reasons were obtained, and the association with Anna Gould’s former marriage is unsubstantiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Boni de Castellane
Anna Gould
Bolivian Peruvians clash near Guayabal frontier
Bolivian forces surprised the Peruvian garrison at Guayabal on the frontier. A sharp engagement followed with many Peruvians killed or wounded. Peruvians rushed to the scene and fears of a serious rupture between Bolivia and Peru grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Peru
Guayabal
Puerto Cortez Braces for Rebel Attack
Puerto Cortez Honduras reports government troops entrenched and town heavily garrisoned as rebels threaten action. Authorities expect an attack while many residents flee across the border or to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honduras
Puerto Cortez
New Orleans
Republic
United States
Berlin Population Tops 2 Million in Official Census
Berlin's population on December 1, 1910, reached 2,180,000, up 6.8 percent from 1905. When including independent municipalities like Charlottenburg and Wilmersdorf, Greater Berlin numbers about 3,000,000. Other major German cities show Hamburg at 936,000 and Munich at 595,053 with several towns below 300,000.
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NEW York Times
Berlin
Greater Berlin
Charlottenburg
Schoenberg
Wilmersdorf
Rixdorf
Hamburg
Munich
Leipzig
Dresden
Frankforten-Main
Nuremberg
Hanover
Cherffnitz
Magdeburg
Cologne
Breslau
Passion Play Receipts Share Pots In Oberammergau
Berlin reports the Passion Play at Oberammergau grossed 476 150 dollars this year. After costs 324 100 remain for distribution with 191 500 to be divided among 860 performers. Key roles receive 625 dollars each for six months, crowds get 30 dollars, children 7 50, and 2 625 goes to the poor. The village treasury ends with 108 750 dollars for communal purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York Times
Berlin
Oberammergau
Christ
Pilate
Caiphas
Herod
Jerusalem
Women Bar Bond Issue Over Voting Rights
The Court of Appeals invalidated Seneca Falls water works bond proceedings after women tax payers were denied voting rights at a special election. Villagers had approved $240000 in bonds and bids were enjoined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Seneca Falls
Court of Appeals
Three arrests for murder in anonymous letter clue
An anonymous letter sent to investigators claimed a shotgun was used at a strike headquarters. Police traced the tip leading to three arrests in the murder case, with authorities stating the letter provided essential information.
Detectives Weeks at Work on Warner Murder Case
Detectives under Deputy Commissioner Flynn announced progress in the Warner murder inquiry in New York. Three men were detained on suspicion after Warner was stabbed on Seventh Avenue near Thirty sixth Street while en route to Penn Station for a duck hunting trip. The gun Warner carried was reported at strike headquarters, tying the suspects to the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Warner
Highwood
Conn
Seventh Avenue
Thirtysixth Street
William J. Flynn
Young Warner
Warner
Express
Washington Hall
Eighth Avenue
Forty-seventh Street
Mr. Flynn
Times
Pennsylvania Station
Thirty-second Street
Long Island
Flower Hospital
Flynn
Russell
Strike
Bega Research
Ayt
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Linn Bruce
Tee
O’brien
Mondites
Eadopites Vcc
Total
Continnea
Albert B. Chandler
Miss Vivian
Postal Telegraph
Tennessee
Albert Brown Chandler
Postal Telegraph Company
Tennessee Society
Mildred Vivian
Mr. Chandler
War Department
Lincoln
Chandler
Col. Chandler
Iss Vivian
West Randolph
Vivian
Riverside Drive
140Th Street
South
Albert Eickert
Eckert
Western Union
Willis Derwin
Clinton Avenue
Massachusetts
Carnegie Trust Company
Commercial Cable Company
Cuba
Federal Safe Deposit Company
New England Telegraph Company
New York Quotation Company
Otis Elevator Company
Postal Company
Bellaire
Ohio
Stanton
Gen. Eckert
Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company
Free
The
Ill
Castellane
Village Treasury
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