Tragedy in Brooklyn Hotel Ends in Double Suicide
Arthur F Martine a traveling salesman shot his wife Kathleen in the St George Hotel Clark Street Brooklyn then killed himself in a murder suicide. Kathleen Martins ante mortem statement says she forgave him. The couple married 1902 have one child Elizabeth aged two. Mrs Martins separation suit had been granted with child custody given to her.
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Arthur EF. Martine
Martin
Kathleen
St. George Hotel
Clark Street
Brooklyn
St. George
Virginia
Metropolitan
Artie Martine
Trévelyan
Martins
Ocean Avenue
Boulevard
Sheepshead Bay
Maddox
Henry J. Brewer
Inrooklyn
Sheerie
Brewer
Artet
Tina
Husband Threat Redeems Murder Confession in New Jersey
William A. Bartlett testified that Theodore S. Whitmore threatened to kill his wife Mrs. Lana Whitmore in Harrison New Jersey. Bartlett said Whitmore hired him to watch her and followed her one night leading to the fatal act. Whitmore remains jailed in Jersey City without bail awaiting Grand Jury action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Bartlett
Brooklyn
Lana Whitmore
Harrison
N. J
Theodore S. Whitmore
Whitmore
Branegan
Harrison Town Hall
Hudson County
Jersey City
Bartlett
Frank Englert
Lillie Piel Heidel
Health official removes former Queens chief from department offices
Dr. Walter Bensel, sanitary superintendent, ousted Dr. John P. Moore, former head of the Queens Borough Health Department, from the Health Department Building in Jamaica. Moore had been severed from the department last week yet kept an office on Fulton Street until Bensel's inquiry prompted Moore to move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Bensel
Department of Health
John P. Moore
Queens Borough
Department
Jamaica
Moore
Health Department
Fulton Street
Bensel
New York Tuberculosis Congress Plans Exhibition Outreach
At a meeting of the New York State Executive Committee of the International Tuberculosis Congress held yesterday at the New York Academy of Medicine in Washington, officials decided to contact hospitals and sanitariums statewide to boost interest in the upcoming International Tuberculosis Congress Exhibition scheduled for September and October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
International Tuberculosis Congress
Washington
New York Academy of Medicine
Harlan Foresees a Great Race War and Navy Needs
Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan warned of an eventual war between whites and yellows that would shake the earth. He urged funding a large navy, saying the Constitution limits army budgets but not naval spending, and stressed protecting Pacific and Atlantic interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
John Marshall Harlan
United States Supreme Court
Navy League of the United States
Washington Post
England
Germany
Pacific
Atlantic
Lambert Buys Old Masters for Paterson Gallery
Catholina Lambert adds two major paintings to his Paterson New Jersey collection. He purchased Titian works including The Entombment and a large Jordaens canvas depicting Daedalus and Icarus, both life size. values cited around $75,000.
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Paterson
N. J
Catholina Lambert
Titian
Jacob Jordaens
Jambert
Blakeslee
Christ
Mary
Martha
John
Luke
Jacob Jordi
Daedalus
Icarus
Jordaens
Adam van
Flemish Painter of Mythic Works and Plague Death
Dutch Flemish artist born in Antwerp in 1593 gained fame through Rubens and died of the plague in 1678 after building a fine home. He specialized in mythological subjects and his notable canvas Vertumnus and Pomona for the King of Spain is now in England.
War Talk on Race and Naval Power
A speaker foresees a future clash between the yellow and white races. He cites 400,000,000 Chinese, speculates on a Japanese army of 5 to 10 million, and argues for America to build a navy strong enough to defend both oceans when conflict arises.
Ex Mayor Schmitz Seeks Bail in San Francisco
Eugene E. Schmitz, held in county jail for eight months, asked Superior Judge Dunne for bail. Assistant DA Hoffcock said he only learned of the bail request yesterday, and with DA Langdon absent the judge postponed the hearing until Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schmitz
San Francisco
Cal
Eugene E. Schmitz
Dunny
William Hoffcock
Langdon
Dunne
Poet Hovey’s probate confirms 1896 will and guardianship
Richard Hovey died February 24, 1900 at age 84. His will admitted to probate after eight years with no contest. Thomas Conyngham of 50 Broad Street appointed guardian of his 15 year old son Julian. royalties, including from Fragments, form the estate.
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Richard Lovey
Thomas Conyngham
Broad Street
Hovey
Julian
Julianae
Export houses organize to form trade association
About twenty five leading export houses in the city have formed the American Exporters and Importers Association to promote trade and commercial interests. Founding members include Markt & Co Hammacher Delius & Co Arkell & Douglas William E. Peck & Co Wrenry V Peabody & Co R W Cameron & Co Strong & Trowbridge Co Gustave Vintschger of Markt & Co elected President William H Douglas of Arkell & Douglas Vice President William E Peck of Peck & Co named Treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Exporters and Importers’ Association
Markt & Co
Hammacher, Delius & Co
Arkell & Douglas
William E. Peck & Co
Wrenry V. Peabody &Co
R. W. Cameron & Co
Strong & Trowbridge Company
Gustave Vintschger
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Dr. Moore
Harlan
Supreme Court
America
Lambert
Drap
Henry IV
Anderson
Madras
Samson Crawford
New York
House of
V. Berlin & Cie
Grenoble
France
Tony Grace
Paris
Japan
West 34Th Street
Fifth Avenue
Turkey
Persia
India
Axminsters
Wiltons
Brussels
Broadway
Saks & Company
Herald Square
Panama
Dimity
Batiste
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