Old Mrs Binge Murder Case Stuns City Court
Wealthy widow Ida Binge dies after cancer and mercury poisoning. Her daughter Mrs Wallan is arrested on murder charges as investigators note no clear motive and the case hinges on alleged euthanasia amid her mother’s extended illness and medical pain.
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Ida Binge
East F Eightieth Street
Jerome
Binge
Lottie Wallan
Leopold
Wallan
Priteaus
Gluck
Wit
Marrey
Gon Oline
Wallace
Acritelli
Teardon and Brennen
Mrs. Wallau
Reardon
Brennen
Fire destroys De Lanoy home in Short Hills NJ
Will iam C. De Lanoy and wife were burned as fire consumed their Forest Drive estate early this morning. They were rescued by neighbors and treated at a private hospital. the home suffered about 50 000 in damage and contents were largely lost. Children escaped injury.
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New York Times
Short Hills
N. J
Hartshorn’s Park
William C. de Lanoy
Forest Drive
de Laney
de Lanoy
Wall Street
New York
Millburn
Campbell
Frederick Ardrey
South Orange
Orange
Big Fire Destroys Five Stores In Allegheny
A severe blaze in Allegheny across the river from Pittsburgh destroyed five business buildings and three dwellings, with an estimated loss of 200000 dollars. The fire started from an explosion in Kenyon’s basement and spread to the Cornelius Express Company and several dry goods stores. Four Pittsburgh fire companies aided the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Allegheny
Allegheny River
Kenyon
Cornelius Ixpress Company
Strassburger and Joseph
Kohn
Healy Charged With Attempted Bribe for County Post
New Haven reports Gov. Woodruff probing a claim that Frank F. Healy State Tax Commissioner tried to extort 1200 dollars from Howard M. Steele for a County Commissioner appointment. Steele and two witnesses corroborate the accusation, with action expected tomorrow. Steele, New Britain City Collector, vows never to pay for office. Healy served fifteen years in the Legislature and managed Everitt Lake's lieutenant governor bid last fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
New Haven
Woodruff
Frank F. Healy
Howard M. Steele
Steele
Healy
New Britain
Everitt Lake
Greenwich Bank Buys Engel’s Chop House Site
The Greenwich Bank has purchased the northeast corner of Thirty fifth Street and Sixth Avenue where Engel’s chop house stands. The bank plans a tall building on the site, razing the old chop house on May 1. Engel, proprietor, intends to retire from business after the rebuilt property begins.
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Greenwich Bank
Thirtyfifth Street
Sixth Avenue
Engel
Bank
Wis
Astor Bank
Adam Engel
England
Calumet Club
Thirty-fifth Street
City of Atlanta Arrives in Savannah February
The SS City of Atlanta reached Savannah on February 15 carrying cargo for Wishire's Magazine. Newsstand sales at Al outlets mention the arrival and distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of Atlanta
Savannah
Kelsey Declines to Quit as New York Insurance Chief
Otto Kelsey states in a letter to Governor Hughes that he cannot resign as State Superintendent of Insurance. Gov. Hughes replies with regrets and announces Senate action on formal charges, while Kelsey defends his three year term and planned department reforms amid controversy.
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New York Times
Albany
Otto Kelsey
Charles E. Hughes
Executive Chamber
New York
State of
Frank W. Higgins
Senate
San Francisco
Lfe Insurance
Ife
Tfe
Gov. Higgins
Insurance Department
Insurance
Hughes
Kelsey
N. Y
Sir
Charles B. Hughes
Business Men Off To Canal On Panama Inspection Voyage
The commercial clubs of Boston Chicago Cincinnati and St Louis chartered the steamship Prince Joachim to inspect the Panama Canal. About 19 Bostonians sail from West Twenty Fifth Street at 6 AM with 75 other club members joining at Charleston South Carolina. The trip lasts 24 days with stops in the West Indies and a Porto Rico auto tour arranged by Gov. Winthrop. Notables include Prof. Elihu Thomson and a list of prominent Boston figures.
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Cago
Cincinnati
St Louis
Prince Joachim
Hamburg-American Line
Panama
Panama Canal
Boston Club
West Twenty-fifth Street
Charleston
8. C
Roosevelt
Canal
Congress
West Indies
Porto Rico
Isthmus
Gov
Winthrop
St. Thomas
San Juan
Ponce
Colon
Kingston
Port Antonio
Jamaica
San Diego
Havana
Cuba
Charlestown
Prof
Elihu Thomson
Stephen L. Bartlett
Robert Bacheller
Charles
Tourists Overwhelmingly Visit Panama From New York
More than 200 American tourists arrived in Panama from New York and toured the Culebra Cut this afternoon. It marks the largest single group of U S visitors to Panama at one time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culebra
Panama
New York
Van Antwerp Library Sold in London Sale
William C. Van Antwerp of New York will sell 200 rare books in London on March 22 through Sotheby Wilkinson and Hodge. The collection includes unique pieces and fine condition editions, notably a pristine first edition of Izaak Walton’s Compleat Angler, rarely found in good preservation. Experts note some volumes are the only surviving copies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cablegram
THE
New York Times
London
William C. van Antwerp
New York
Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge
the Times
Ww. CG van Antwerp
E. R. Chapman & On
van Antwerp
Izaak Walton
Walton
Servants Form Union in Wellington Under Arbitration Act
Wellington New Zealand February 17 Domestic servants form a union under the Arbitration act. Demands include preference for unionists, hourly shilling on holidays, and strict work hour limits for Monday through Saturday 7 30 P M and Thursday Sunday 2 P M with 10 P M Wednesdays. Home by 10 P M except Thursday till midnight. Mistresses oppose and face Arbitration Court citation.
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London Times
New York Times
THE
Wellington
N. Z
Juror Tries Death After Court Verdict in Athens
William Walker, a juror in two murder trials in Athens, attempted suicide by hanging at home after a verdict of guilty was reached in one case. Mrs. Walker cut him down and revived him after about an hour. Walker, distressed by the responsibility of sending a man to death, appeared half-demented and broke down in court at the verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
William Walker
Walker
Morse Buys Porto Rico Lines to Cement Shipping Monopoly
Charles W. Morse completed purchases of the New York and Porto Rico Line for an undisclosed sum, joining Mallory and Ward Lines in a sweeping expansion. His fleet now includes 22 Clyde Line ships, 18 Ward Line vessels, 12 Mallory ships, and others, giving him control of major Atlantic and Gulf coastwise trade. He plans to merge into a Consolidated Steamship Company of Maine, consolidating seven companies with over 80 million dollars in capital.
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Charles W. Morse
New York
Porto Rico
Ward
Havana
Cuba
Mr. Morse
Old Dominion
Southern Pacific
New Orleans
Morse Company
Carolina
Coamo
Ponce
San Juan
Santurce
Clyde Line
Ward Lae
Mallory Line
Metropolitan Steamship Company
Boston
Maine Steamship Company
Eastern Steamship Company
New England
Iiudion River Navigation Company
Morse
Atlantic and Gulf
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Consolidated Steamship Company of Maine
Mauritania Damaged in Collision During Launch
The Cunard liner Mauritania the world’s largest steamship was slightly damaged amidships in a collision with the new steamer Regulus during Regulus launch at Wallsend on Tyne England February 17 1907.
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Wallsend-On-Tyne
England
Cunardiner
Swan- Hunter Company
Regulus
Republic in Collision Off Naples Harbor
The White Star liner Republic, arriving from Boston and Genoa, collided with the Italian steamer Centro America near Naples harbor. No casualties but both ships suffered damage and a panic occurred during the incident.
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Naples
White Star
Republic
McAuley
Boston
Genoa
Centro America
St. Thomas
Steamer Sinks After Collision Off Cardiff
The British steamer Orianda sank after a midnight collision with Heliopolis, 14 aboard including the Captain perished. Heliopolis drifted to port with bows damaged after failing to aid Orianda, was chartered to move 20 Spanish migrants, possibly for Hawaii. Orianda, 1500-ton Liverpool vessel of Oriental Steamship Co, built 1879.
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Cardiff
Heliopolis
Orianda
Penarth
Orlando
Honolulu
Lloyd’s Shipping Gazette
Barry
Wales
Malaga
Orlanda
Liverpool
Oriental Steamship Company of Liverpool
Longworths Celebrate First Wedding Anniversary
Representative and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth received many congratulations on their first anniversary. Mrs. Longworth Sr. arrived in Washington and stayed with her cousin Mrs. Nicholas Anderson at a K Street home as the couple marked the milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Nicholas Longworth
Longworth
Nicholas Anderson
K Street
Pittsburg Coal Company Chief Probes Missing Stock
Pittsburg Coal Company President M H Taylor reports a formal inquiry into stock valued at 325762.13 dollars missing, with prior loans of 4658 preferred and 2130 common shares unreturned. Directors charge these shares to unadjusted accounts at market value until recovered or disposed. Changes shake up management and separate Pittsburgh and Monongahela River Coal operations.
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Pittsburg
Feb.w
M. H. Taylor
Francis L. Robbins
Taylor
Robbins
Pittsburgh Company
Monongahela River Coal Company
W. W. Keefer
Both
Monongahela Company
George W. Schleuderberg
Pittsburg Company
Rockefeller's Hasty Trip To Aid Ill Wife
John D. Rockefeller rushed from Augusta to Lakewood by car, meeting at Tren ton and covering sixty miles in under three hours to reach Mrs. Rockefeller who was ill with a severe cold. He attended a Baptist service with his sister in law Miss Lucy Spellman and said she is improving. He described the trip in the new sixty horsepower automobile bought by his secretary W P Howe at the recent show.
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New York Times
Lakewood
Augusta
John
D. Rockefeller
Trenton
Nutley Coasting Accident Injures Two Children
Clifford Lauterhahn age seven of Passaic Avenue and Mary Green age fifteen of Franklin Avenue Nutley were badly hurt while coasting on Chestnut Street with 11 year old William Devor at the tiller. A snowball struck Devor causing him to lose control and crash into an electric light pole. Lauterhahn was unconscious and suffered a broken kneecap as well as head bruises. Green was hurt in the hips and back but had no broken bones.
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New York Times
Nutley
N. J
Clifford Lauterhahn
Passaic Avenue
Mary Green
Franklin Avenue
Leuterhahn
Miss Green
Chestnut Street
William Devor
Devor
Lauterhahn
Col Dunn Resigns as State Railroad Commissioner
Col George W Dunn of Binghamton resigns as State Railroad Commissioner effective tomorrow after mailing the notice to Gov Hughes before a Mexico trip. His term expired Feb 1 but he would have held over until a successor was appointed. Gov Hughes plans legislation to abolish the Railroad Commission.
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Binghamton
N. Y
George W. Dunn
Mexico
Hughes
Col
Dunn
Col. Dunn
Railroad Commission
Substitutes In Hams Promised Free From Injurious Preservatives
A fragment notes a claim for a safer advertised ham substitute, promising no injurious preservatives and a price increase for Ferris Hams or a similar brand, though details are unclear.
Auto Kills Eleven Year Old Crossing Street
An eleven year old girl, Mary Manning, was killed instantly by a touring car at 7 45 in the evening as she crossed Tenth Avenue at Fifty fifth Street with her younger sister Loretta. The vehicle fled the scene. Mary was en route to her home at 845 Tenth Avenue.
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Mary Manning
Tenth Avenue
Fifty-fifth Street
Loretta
Joseph McKeever
West Fifty-fifth Street
Mary
West Forty-seventh Street
Hyden
Twenty die in New York Central wreck near 205th Street
The White Plains Express derailed near 205th Street Bronx killing twenty and injuring 158 as investigators probe whether a wheel break or rail defect caused the crash. Coroner, DA, and State officials interview crew and examine scene ahead of inquests and hearings.
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New York Central
Bronx
New York
205Th Street
Webster Avenue
Smyth
Schwannecke
Schwennecke
Smith Street
Third Avenue
State Railroad Commission
Rockwell
Yonkers
Commission
Albany
Grand Central
Board
Madison Avenue
George W. Aldridge
Dickey
Baker
Charles R. Barnes
Rochester
N. Y
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
J. D. Schultz
State Board
New York Central Road
Jerome
Bronx Park
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Florida
Seaboard Air Line
Pinehurst
Cameo Jacksonville
Office
DE Lanoys
F. E. Healy
Connecticut
Wishire’s
al News
Commercial Clubs
the Commercial Clubs of
Chi
van Antwerp Books
New Yorker
Obsen
C. W. Morse
Porto Rico Lines
Wise Trade
Lory Line
Mallory
Mauritania
Wallsend
the Republic
Longworths
Congressman
Pittsburg Coal Company
Rockefeller
G. W. Dunn
White Plains Express
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