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New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1908

Page

3

Whitmore to be arraigned for Whitmore murder in New Jersey

Theodore S. Whitmore will be formally charged with the murder of his wife Lena Elizabeth Whitmore whose body was found in Five Points Pond near Jarrison New Jersey on December 6 He will be arraigned before Judge Joseph Branegan of Nlarrison and held for the Hudson County Grand Jury. Witnesses reveal inconsistencies in Whitmore’s story and the case centers on alleged admissions and a plan linked to a phonograph delivery and a suspect named Willam Bartlett plus other named figures in Harrison and New York police efforts.

Theodore S. Whitmore Lena Elizabeth Whitmore Five Points Pond Jarrison N. J Joseph Branegan Nlarrison Jersey City Hudson County Alexanderimpson von Jersey Mr. Simpson Whitmore Mr Simpson Elias. Whitmore Elias Whitmore Harrison Willam Bartlett New York Bartlett Harry Hendrickson Martin Schmitter Branegan John Foster Catharine Street Brooklyn Flynn Bowery Fred Elliott Ellott Schmitter East 170Th Street Elliott Springfield Rogers Harry’ Hendrickson Brookly Liberty Hendrickson

Roosevelt Letter Reveals Brownson Resignation Motive

Washington January 6 1907 disclosure shows Admiral Willard H Brownson chief of the Bureau of Navigation resigned citing orders he believed were illegal and a loss of confidence by President Roosevelt in military spirit and efficiency. The White House accepted the resignation immediately and directed handover to assistant Winslow.

Washington Brownson Bureau of Navigation Department of the Navy Washington, D. C Navy Department Secrtary Ming Army Navy Willard H. Brownson Bureau White House Cap Winslow

Reorganize Navy Work Reform Bill in House

Rep Albert F Dawson of Iowa will introduce a bill to reshape the Navy Department abolish the bureau system and create two grand divisions personnel and material under assistant secretaries. The plan consolidates eight bureaus into four under division heads aiming to reduce friction save costs and streamline administration.

Congress Navy Yards House Norfolk Portsmouth Chairnein Poss Messrs Loud Michigan Bates Pennsylvania Roberts Massachusetts Lilley Connecticut Thomas Ohio Gawson Iowa Navy Gars New York Times Washington Navy Department Albert F. Dawson House Committee On Naval Affairs Nhte Brownson Bureau 83 Dawson France Navy Fee Long Department

TO CURE COLD IN ONE DAY CLAIMS LAXATIVE BROMO

An advertised remedy promises a quick cure for colds with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. The ad asserts a money back guarantee if it fails and features a signature on the box.

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Naval signaling overhaul assigns letters to officers

The Navy expands its signaling system by using letter codes for officers instead of numbers. Admiral Dewey drops No 1 status and gains a symbolic letter, as does Rear Admiral Evans, under a scheme that fixes a letter for life rather than subjecting it to retirements deaths and promotions.

Washington Jan Dewey Naval Register

Supreme Court Strikes Down Employers Liability Law

The Supreme Court ruled five to four that the Employers Liability Law exceeds Congress power under interstate commerce rules. Justices White Brewer Peckham supported the decision with dissenters Moody Holmes Harlan McKenna. cases involved Damielle Howard and N C Brooks administratrices.

Washington United States Supreme Court of the Kentucky Tennessee Justice White Justice Brewer Peckham White Congress Justice Day Justice Moody Harlan McKenna Det Holmes Moody Damielle Howard Will Howard Memphis Tenn N. C. Brooks Morris Brooks Nevada

Plan to pay back dividends on American Steel Foundries stock

A special committee of American Steel Foundries approved a plan to distribute 18 percent back dividends on 17 million dollars of cumulative preferred stock. The plan, subject to stockholder approval this week, involves scrip at 4 percent interest, with delays due to further modifications after a 216 percent backlog and a shift from cumulative to non cumulative stock.

American Steel Foundries Company

Inter State Commerce Commission Reports on Rail Shortages and Discrimination

The twenty first annual ICC report notes intensified discrimination still exists though some shifts have occurred. It warns that car shortages remain alarming and that insufficient transport could cap future productivity while urging changes in rate increases and regulatory practices.

New York Times Washington Inter-State Commerce Commission Oregon Oregon Short Line Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company Southern Pacific New York Central Department of Prosecutions Congress United States San Francisco

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