Stokes Loses Suit Over Ownership of House After Marriage Claims
Col William A. Stokes loses an annulment bid against Mrs Elizabeth Hitchings Stokes in Brooklyn Supreme Court. He contends her first husband Hitchings is alive, affecting their marriage and ownership of 66 St. Mark's Avenue. Justice Marean rejects the annulment. case will decide house possession.
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William A. Brokes
Twenty-third Regiment
Elizabeth W. .Hitchings-Stokes
Justice Marean
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Col
Col. Stokes
BH. D. Hamilton
Hitchings
Justice Magean
Marean
St. Mark's Avenue
Mrs. Stokes
Widow Fallon Fund Grows With New Donations
The Times reports further contributions for the widow of fire patrolman John Fallon who died at the Parker Building fire. Gifts include 3 dollars and 250 dollars raised thus far, with 850 from J. & H. Seligman supporting the families of two Engine 72 firemen, Thomas Phillips and George O Connor.
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Ths
John Fallon
Parker
Charles Moyer
Vulcanite Portland Cement Company
Cotees
M. M
Charles Move
Herbert FR
Malnzer
Elias
TIMES
Jefferson, Seligman
J. & H. Seligman
Police Oppression Claim A Pawnbroker Seeks Relief
Louis Rosenberg a pawnbroker at 836 Eighth Avenue sought relief from alleged police oppression after Inspector McCafferty kept six to ten men in his shop for nine days to catch suspects Justice Newburger called the actions oppressive and ordered the police to complete their inquiry by Thursday at 4 o'clock allowing only one man in the shop at a time.
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Louis Rosenberg
Eighth Avenue
Supreme Court
Newburger
Abraham Levy
Levy
McCafferty
Detective Bureau
Rosenberg
Pogany A Hungarian Leader Alleged Brutal Hospital Death
The widow and a Brooklyn friend accuse Insane Hospital officials of brutal treatment leading to the death of Pogany a Hungarian Socialist leader. They say the body showed severe bruises and broken bones though hospital officials deny mistreatment and cite postmortem changes and bed sores. Pogany was admitted August 14 and bedridden by November.
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George Pogany
Carlton Avenue
Brooklyn
Linden Cemetery
Newtown
L. I
Central Islp
L. Pogany
M.B. Heyman
Pogany
Haley-French Wedding Secrecy Sparks Annulment Talk
The Rev. D Henry Marsh Warren conducted the marriage of C Morton Haley aged nineteen and Miss Mary Honore French aged twenty three at Warren's home on December 30. Haley's mother plans possible annulment citing youth. The couple reportedly separated soon after and Miss French says she consented impulsively. Haley is said to have inherited wealth and his sister Marion Haley will debut in society this winter.
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D. Henry Marsh Warren
C. Morton Haley
Thornton N. Motley
East Fifty-fifth Street
Mary Honore French
James W. French
U.S. A
St. James's
Dr. Warren
Miss French
Young Haley
Marion L. Haley
Plea for India and Persia by Pan Aryan Association
A large meeting of the Pan Aryan Association of America at the YMCA Twenty third Street branch presented welcomes to Rev Dr Charles Cuthbert Hall returning from the Orient. Prof E R A Seligman presided with speakers including O S Marden Robert Watchorn and Dr J T Sunderland urging an educational fund for India and Persia. Sunderland estimated 150 years of English rule left India poor and proposed a Carnegie gift of 10000000 to start an educational movement.
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Pan- Aryan Association of America
India
Persia
Twenty-third Street
Young Men’s Christian Association
Charles Cuthbert Hall
Orient
E. R. A. Seligman
Columbia
Pr. O. S. Marden
Edior
Success
Robert Watchorn
J. T. Sunderland
Sunderland
Carnegie
Detective Beating Case In Essex Court
Magistrate Walsh set Esther Pomeranz of 312 East Twelfth Street in 1500 bail for trial on grand larceny. She struck Detective Brown in court as Countess Marie de Hauterives testified she lost 824 dollars on Fourteenth Street and that Pomeranz’s son Abraham and Max Kaplan shared the money before police involvement.
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Walsh
Esther Pomeranz
East Twelfth Street
Essex Martet Court
Brown
Central Office
West Forty-third Street
Mirabeau
Count Boni de Castellane
Countess de Hauterives
Fourteenth Street
Kaplan
Pomeranz
Stefage
Tunnel Workers Demand Investigation Of Conditions
A union committee representing Pennsylvania tunnel workers met with State Labor Commissioner Williams to seek a probe into conditions under Thirty-fourth Street. Led by Thomas J. Curtis, the Rock Drillers' Union chair, the group traveled to Albany after a planning session on potential strike action.
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Pennsylvania Tunnel
Williams
Thirty-fourth Street
Thomas J. Curtis
Rock Drillers’ Union
Albany
Anton Schmidt jailed for courtship assault in Newark
Anton Schmidt received a thirty days sentence after arrest in Newark on a complaint by Kathrine Sadowski. He allegedly attacked her when she refused his advances, knocking her through a window before fleeing. police were alerted by the victim.
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Anton Schmidt
Newark
Katherine Sadowski
Schmidt
Trinity School Alumni Dinner At Healy's Tonight
City news briefs note the Trinity School alumni will hold their annual dinner at Healy's on Sixty-sixth Street and Columbus Avenue. Also listed are a Sherman anti trust case hearing update, Bellevue Hospital commitment of lawyer Toddre Hisasser, actress Elinore Maris recovering from gas incident, a 1000 euchre party fundraiser for St Malachy’s Seaside Home, Confederate Veteran Camp dinner at the Waddorf Astoria, a fatal burn accident in Tompkinsville SI, and newly elected officers of the Correspondents' Club of New York.
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Healy’s
Sixty-sixth Street
Columbus Avenue
American Tobacco Companior
Agens
Toddre Hisasser
West 1091 Street
Bellevue Hospital
Herrman
Duke of Baden
Elinore Maris
West Forty-fifth Street
Roosevelt Hospital
Kings County Democratic Club
Schermerhorn Street
Brooklyn
St. Malachy
Rockaway Beach
Luttia
Antoinette Ranbrasa
Montgomery Avenue
Tompkinsville
S. I
Correspondents’ Club of
New York
J. P B. Regan
St Louis Republic
C. H. George
The
Baltimore American
F. £. Perkins
Boston Globe
George R. Hill
Philadelphia Press
Morton Atkins
J. P. Donahue
Lost and Found and Other Classified Advertisements See Page 7
Classified notices tease a page seven roundup of lost items and miscellaneous ads awaiting reader attention.
Bold thief drugged maid and tried to rob Col Martin home
An attempt to rob Col John H. Martin’s Riverside Drive residence ended when Miss Martin awoke during the intruder’s approach. The burglar drugged a sleeping maid, ransacked several rooms, cut telephone wires, and escaped as preparations to flee were noted, with silver undisturbed.
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John H. Martin
Greene Copper Companies
Riverside Drive
Miss Martin
Miss Burns
Century Bank Statement of January 1908
One hundred ninth semi annual statement for January 1908 lists cash in banks and hands of agents, real estate, loans, and bonds with market valuations. It names reserve funds, contingencies, taxes, and surplus. lists directors and officers led by Morton and Bliss. New York date January 14, 1908.
Big New Turbiner In Port Debut of Creole Arrives at Cape Hatteras
The steamship Creole of the Southern Pacific Company, first turbine vessel in coastwise service, reached port from New Orleans. The 10,000 ton liner faced gales and high seas yet showed steady performance with minimal spray and almost no vibration. Passengers included Rear Admiral Coghlan and praised the ship’s comfort and stability.
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Southern Pacific Company
New Orleans
Florida Straits
Cape Hatteras
Coghlan
Nighttime Bridge Runaway Tramples Horse Fatalities Reported
A team of horses attached to a Manhattan Express wagon ran wild on the Williamsburg Bridge causing one horse to die and another to be injured after smashing into the Brooklyn gate. Driver Ernest Cunningham was thrown and cut his arm. Multiple injuries and accidents are noted across the city including a fatal beam incident in a timber yard and a fatal trolley incident on Park Avenue. A jury awarded John Mc Grath $10,000 against Nassau Electric Railway for a leg amputation.
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Manhattan Express Company
Williamsburg Bridge
Brooklyn End
Ernest Cunningham
Atlantic Avenue
John McGrath
Supreme Court
Nassau Electric Railway Company
McGrath
Park Avenue
Freeman and
West Streets
James Williams
Wolcott Street
William Kelley
Dykman Street
Williams
Kelley
Williamsburg
Fire Ravages Franklin Street Heater Plant in Norwich
Early morning blaze at the William H Page Boll er Company heater plant on Franklin Street causes an estimated $100,000 loss. Ninety workers were affected and operations resumed after a two-week shutdown for inventory. Fire likely started in casting boxes in the foundry.
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Norwich
Conn
William H. Page
Boller Company
Franklin Street
Louis
Carruthers-Jones Shoe Company
Locust Street
Yesterdays Fires Reported Across City Blocks
A string of small blazes listed with times and addresses including 12:15-206 E. 98th St and 12:40-245 E. 115th St. Several reports show trifling damage or slight damage at locations such as 813 E S81st St and 10:55-302 7th Av. Several entries note monetary losses from minor incidents and a boat at Pier 73 N. R. is listed as unknown.
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A.M
Eigner
R. Parallaras
Slight
Delanosy St
N. Rubenstein
Washington Av
M. Kessler
H. Mullher
St. S. Rosenfield
E. 10Th St
A. G. Hoffman
S. Bower
Henry St
M. Kopler
Pearl St
Diamond Pen Co
Canal St
N. Edelman
N. R
Empire State
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