Hearst Loses Ballot Recount Bid in New York Court
The New York Court of Appeals rules there is no right to order a ballot box recount by mandamus in the Hearst mayoral contest. It directs the Legislature to consider a special act for a full recount, while a minority urges rapid election-law reforms. Justice Gray writes the majority opinion with Bartlett and Vann dissenting.
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New York Times
Albany
Court of Appeals
Mclellan
Corporation Counsel of
New York
William R. Hearst
Mandamus
Hearst
Gould
Issuo
McClellan
Gray
Gullen
O’brien
Haight
Verner
Bartlett
Vann
Bar
Fudge Gray
Alton B. Parker
Gray HS
Jude
Mawin
New Ride to Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke
Boston reports Edward Robinson, former Boston Museum director born 1858, may become Assistant Superior at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. A Harvard graduate, critic, author, and lecturer, he resigned amid disputes over artistic direction and management prerogatives. No official comment from the museum.
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New York Times
Boston
Edward Robinson
Boston Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
Robinson
Harvard
Europe
Bost Sunday Times
Arlo Bates
Bates
Mr. Robinson
Caspar Purdon Clarke
Musus
Jewel Thief Kills Woman In Asbury Park Home
Mrs. Kritz Naftal, 70, wife of a cigar manufacturer, was murdered in her Main Street home in Asbury Park New Jersey. She was strangled and robbed of diamonds as police investigate a break in, with a heavy bed used to smother her and chloroform found in her mouth. Coroner orders an autopsy and inquest. son Michael aids detectives.
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New York Times
Asbury Park
N. J
Kritz Naftal
Main Street
Ich
William Reynolds
Charles Snyder
Naftals
Reynolds
Snyder
Mrs. Naftal
Bables
Smith
Naftal
Michael
New York
McDonald
Record $88,000 Stock Exchange Seat Transfer
A Stock Exchange seat changed hands for $88,000 yesterday as one of nine approved transfers. The last sale was reported at $85,000, reflecting the elevated price level for brokerage access.
Index to Department A and Miscellaneous Pages
Amusements page 9 arrivals of out of town buyers page 14 business troubles page 4 commercial write page 14 court calendars marine and foreign mails page 14 real estate page 16 society page 9 timed service page 15 weather report page 9 yesterday's fires page 2
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Rina Eae
Marine Suc Feiyce
Eee
Through Pullman Service to Jacksonville Tampa and Resorts
Pullman service via Seaboard Air Line Railway links to Jacksonville and Tampa and southern resorts. Offices at 1,183 and 3ST Broadway advertise the connection.
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Pullman
Seaboard Air Line Ry
Jacksonville
Tampa
Resorts South
Broadway
Adv
Roosevelt Engagement Announces Miss Alice Roosevelt Marriage
The engagement of Miss Alice Roosevelt to Representative Nicholas Longworth of Cincinnati is announced in Washington. They plan a February wedding in the White House with a London season and a journey abroad to follow.
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Roosevelt
Alice Roosevelt
Nicholas Longworth
Cincinnati
Longworth
Congress
White House
Henry Yates Satterlee
Washington
London
Miss Roosevelt
Mr. Longworth
Count
Countess de Chambrun
France
Mrs. Cowdes
New York
Philippines
Representative Longworth
Great East Room
Ohio
Harvard
Metropolitan
Alibi
Chevy Chase
Boston
Massachusetts
Mrs. Wallingford
Green Room
Robert Todd
Dolly Madison
Madison
Louisiana Battleship Makes High Speed Tests At Owl's Head
The Louisiana was driven over a measured mile course near Owl's Head and exceeded the 18 knot requirement with a maximum of 18.924 knots. Over twelve runs its average speed reached 18.61 knots. Builders express confidence it can reach 19 knots and a four hour endurance test is planned for tomorrow.
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Rockland
Louisiana
Owl's Head
Holiday rates to the south by Washing-Atlantic Coast Line
Holiday passenger rates announced for travel south from Washing Atlantic Coast Line rail service with dates December 22 23 24 28 30 31 and January 1. Tickets available at 161 Broadway advertising office.
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Atlantic Coast Line
Lawson Pool Hit Hard in Copper Collapse
Boston financier Thomas W. Lawson reports a 36 percent loss as copper stock Amalgamated rises to par and Copper Range trades at 3 dollars. Lawson warned subscribers of a copper pool loss and withdraws balances while two mortgages totaling 285000 signal his financial damage.
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Arias Piaasrs
Thomas W. Lawson
Wall Street
Lawson
Amalgamated
Trinity
Boston
Beacon Street
Bernhardt to Tour South Under Circus Tent
Theatrical Syndicate canceled most Bernhardt bookings in the South and her tour will now use Barnum & Bailey’s big top. A special circus train will carry the tent, stage, lighting, seats, and crews before a February New Orleans opening. Mme Bernhardt praised her new managers for the plan.
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Sarah Bernhardt
South
Shuberts
William H. Connor
Barnum & Bailey
Mme. Bernhardt
Bernhardt
New Orleans
Greenwall
Henry Greenwall
Connor
Greenwall Theatres
Texas
Doctor Dies After Crumpled At Insurance Office
Dr Solomon Baird Wolfe aged 61 collapsed in the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company office on Broadway while obtaining a blank application. Death was due to heart disease. A former Civil War colonel, he retired from practice and leaves a widow and three children.
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Solomon ‘Baird Wolfe
East Eighty-ninth Street
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company
Broadway
Wolfe
Europe
Seventh
Kentucky Cavalry
Baltimore
Boy heir to $2,000,000 estate in Saratoga
Jesse Billings died at his Northumberland home leaving an estate valued around 2 million dollars and no will. The property passes to his grandson Billings Sherman twelve year old son of John C. Sherman of Greenwich New York. John C. Sherman named administrator and guardian of the heir.
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Saratoga
Jesse Billings
Northumberland
Billings Sherman
John C. Sherman
Greenwich
N. Y
Consul Lost in Wreck off Costa Rica
The Florencia schooner wrecked while sailing from Bluefields Nicaragua to Port Limon Costa Rica. Among the dead were Frederick M. H. Wood British Consul at Port Limon, Americans John Tibant and W. M. Rather, and three sailors. one passenger and two sailors were rescued.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Florencia
Bluefields
Nicaragua
Port Limon
Frederick M. H. Wood
John Tibant
W. M. Rather
Texas
Dewey's Pure Grape Juice Ad From New York Firm
An advertisement from H. T. Dewey & Sons Co. promotes Dewey's Pure Grape Juice as the best in the world. The ad lists the address 138 Fulton Street, New York.
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Dewey’s
H. T. Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton ,J
New York
Ady
Midshipman in coma from brutal hazing at Naval Academy
A brutal hazing incident at the Naval Academy left Midshipman Jordone P. Kimbaugh in a coma after being forced to repeatedly stand on his head. Midshipman Trenmor Coffin Jr. and Warren A. Van Devere were suspended, with an investigation ordered by Admiral Sands. Separate paralysis incident involving Midshipman Henry G. Cooper is improving. officials suspect hazing but seek fuller explanation.
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New York Times
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Meriwether
Academy
Jordone P. Kimbaugh
Admiral Sands
Trenmor Coffin, Jr
Warren A. van Devere
Admiral Brownson
Midshipmen
Kimbaugh
Coffin
Carson City
Nevada
van Devere
Mount Holly
N. J
Henry G. Cooper
Oxford
N. C
Cooper
Messiah Home to Get New Bronx Building Donation
Ground broken for a $300,000 three story Messiah Home for Little Children on a Montgomery Aqueduct Tre mont block in the Bronx. Henry H Rogers of Standard Oil funds the project with architect Charles Brigham filing plans. Mrs H H Rogers presides and Miss Katharine Stevens is treasurer.
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Messiah Home For
Aqueduct Avenue
177Th Street
Montgomery
Aqueduct
Tremont Avenues
176Th Street
Bronx
Henry H. Rogers
Standard Oil Company
Charles Brigham
Rogers
Harvard Raffles Strike Again at Harvard Yard
The Raffles who robbed Harvard students struck again on Monday entering five rooms in Cambridge. Jewelry valued at about $100 vanished from Morris Wertheim of New York as part of a ongoing spree. No clue to the thief's identity yet. authorities believe a student may be responsible due to familiarity with the men's routines.
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New York Times
Cambridge
Mass
Raffles
Harvard
Morris Wertheim
New York
Pennsylvania insurers ordered to end agent rebates
Insurance Commissioner in Harrisburg directed all life insurers to file written agreements to abolish rebates and to dismiss agents who pay or accept rebates. The measure, backed by the Attorney General, also bars employing any such agents for three years after dismissal.
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Harrisburg
Penn
Martin
Pennsylvania
Carson
Harriman to Testify Again on Equitable Stock Purchase
Edward H. Harriman asked the Armstrong Investigating Committee for another chance to testify about his role in attempting to buy a majority stake in Equitable Life. The committee offered recall anytime and may hear him today including allegations by Thomas F. Ryan about political influence and potential deals with ex-Governor Odell.
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Edward H. Harriman
Armstrong Investigating Committee
Thomas F. Ryan
Equitable Life Assurance
Harriman
Armstrong
Ryan
Wild story links Ignatieff to plot for czarship
The Times correspondent reports rumors in St. Petersburg that Gen Count Alexis Ignatieff may have been arrested by imperial order for plotting to set up a dictatorship. Searches at his house yielded no confirmation or denial.
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London
The
Times
St. Petersburg
Count Alexis Ignatieff
Count Ignatieff
Fifth Avenue Mansion Sold. Wife of Jersey Man Places Deed
The Times reports a Fifth Avenue residence priced at 285000 near Sixty fourth Street was sold by W W W and Hall. The buyer's identity remains secret, rumored to be a society wife living across the Hudson or in Paterson. Wealthy owners regret not buying, while wives suspect their spouses.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
TIMES
Sixty-fourth Street
W.W. W
T. M. Hall
Hudson River
Paterson
Cooper Hall Ablaze in Bedford Fulton Corner
Fire early this morning damaged the four story Cooper Hall at Bedford Avenue and Fulton Street. Four alarms were sent as flames engulfed lower floors and threatened Senator Charles Cooper’s rooms with oil paintings valued at forty thousand dollars. The blaze disrupted nearby elevated and surface lines. Joseph Dorner reported the fire from 1211 Fulton Street.
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Cooper Hall
Bedford Avenue
Fulton Street
Bedford District
London Harness Co
Bedford
Brooklyn Trust Co
Gulick Real Estate Company
Charles Cooper
Cooper
Joseph Dorner
Halifax Cathedral Inferno Destroys St Luke's
Fire swept St Luke's Cathedral in Halifax early Thursday, gutting the building of the Anglican Diocese of Nova Scotia. Fire officials say the blaze is incendiary. losses estimated at 60,000 dollars with many historic furnishings ruined.
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Hatlifax
N. S
St. Luke's Cathedral
Halifax
St. Luke’s
Nova Scotia
King Victor Emmanuel Visits Caesars Throne Discovery
In Rome on December 18 King Victor Emmanuel inspected the Imperial Suggestum throne unearthed by Prof. Giacomo Boni, director of Ix carnations. The throne ceiling features small stucco squares and lies beside Marcus Curtius’s Chasm. The King praised the find and urged continued work.
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Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Forum
Giacomo Boni
Ixcarnations
Marcus Curtius
Pennsylvania Railroad Plans $6 Million Line Improvements
The Direct ory of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company authorized improvements between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh estimated at 6 million dollars. Directors endorsed President Cassatt's policy on free transportation noting passes should go only to officers directors and employees of the railroad and connecting lines.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pittsburg
Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad
The Fastest Long Distance Train Twentieth Century Limited
The Twentieth Century Limited, the fastest long distance train, runs 18 hours between New York and Chicago on the New York Central Lines. The fast service highlights era rail travel prestige and efficiency.
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Twentieth Century Limited
New York
Chicago
New York Central Lines
Lithuanians Rebel Form a Republic in Baltic Provinces
Dispatches from St Petersburg report a Provisional Government formed in Livonia with the Dvina Fort in Riga harbor held by rebels. Russian officials are expelled or imprisoned, peasant uprisings spread, and forests estates may be confiscated as authorities fail to restore order. A ukase calls for Baltic zemstvo planning, while Gen Sollogub is rumored as Governor General.
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Dvina
Riga
Livonia
Courland
Russian Empire
Baltic
Gulf
Zemstvo
Sollogub
Baltic Provinces Placed Under New Governor General
An imperial ukase places the Baltic Provinces under a newly created Governor General who will rule as a military dictator while consulting locals on reforms including Zemstvo. The Lefts, independent and socialist minded, oppose German landlords and seek local self government through elected deputies from peasantry, German Landtag, and town councils amid disorder.
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Lawson Pool
S. B. Wolfe
Connecticut Mutual
Greenwich, N. Y
Consul
H. H. Rogers
Messiah
Harvard Raffles
Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner
Warren St.—Ady
T. F. Ryan
Ciety
Czar
Ignatieff
Brooklyn
St. Luke's Anglican
Boni
Plock
Liberal Ideas
Letts
Count Vorontzoff-Dashkoff
Caucasus
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