Charles Emory Smith Dies Suddenly Former Minister to Russia
Charles Emory Smith diplomat editor and ex minister to Russia died at his Philadelphia home from heart disease after a bout of grip. He served as Postmaster General under McKinley and led The Philadelphia Press as editor in chief. The death followed rapid decline after Atlantic City convalescence and a long public career in New York and national politics.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Charles Emery Smith
Russia
McKinley
Philadelphia Press
Hobart A. Hare
Hare
Mr. Smith
St. Andrew's Society
D. J. Nichollas Mitchell
New England Society
Smith
Mitchell
Henrietta Nicholas
New York
James F. Sullivan
Oscar Livingston
New York City
Nicholas Summer Place
Elberon
Albany Journal
Isso
New York State
Cincinnati
Utica
Big Crowd Spreads Through Coney Island Beachfront
About 20,000 New Yorkers flocked to Coney Island amid forecasts of warm weather. The crowd packed Surf Avenue and Beachfront cafés as rides shows and dance halls drew steady patronage. An Italian boy was arrested after a winter semaphore signal disturbance blocked Sea Beach Line. Police trapped two youths after the tower was tampered with, causing delays for several trains.
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Coney Island
Brooklyn
Surf Avenue
Ocean Boulevard
Sea Beach
Charles Steele
James Tighe
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Special
Loyal dog Sandy Delivers Lamb to Vet for Help
Robert A Black near here owned a Scotch collie named Sandy who once broke a foreleg in a wagon accident. Sandy later fetched a lamb from a black owl's shed, brought it to Dr Jameson, who repaired the lamb's throat and returned with the dog, noting Sandy had previously aided him.
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New York Times
Robert A. Black
Sandy
Jameson
Mr. Black
Black Owe
Jr. Jameson
DROWNS WITH FIANCEE IN OPEN WATER
In Worcester Massachusetts Peter Cuaplett aged 22 and Annie Marrier 19 drowned while skating on Webster Pond. Their bodies were recovered late this afternoon after being last seen skating toward open water. They had planned to marry in about two weeks.
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New York Times
Worcester
Mass
Peter Cuaplett
Annie Marrier
Webster Pond
Newark inventor touts photophone for home drama
L P Valiquez of Newark claims a 2 in 1 phonograph and moving picture device called the photophone will bring nearly stage realism to private homes. He says the system projects pictures through the phonograph horn, speeds them to match the talking machine, and will not be costly.
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L. P. Valiquez
Newark
N._J
Tragic Newark Gas Meter Fatality Report
Muriel and Robert Hylands eight and six years old were found dead by their mother in Newark New Jersey. They died of asphyxiation when a faulty slot gas meter cut off and then resumed gas flow without a flame.
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Muriel
Robert Lynn Hylands
Robert Hylands
South Eighteenth Street
Newark
N. J
Eliott
Kalil's Restaurant Opens with Music at Park Place
Kalil's Restaurant at 14 18 Park Place debuts with fine cuisine and charming music. The venue advertises late hours and a welcoming atmosphere.
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Kalil’'S
Park Pl
Confessed Black Hand plot tied to Cortese murder
Paterson police based on the confession of Frank Amazzo link Black Hand members Pasquale Garafola Joseph Bubillo and Bertha Michael to the February killing of Justice Cortese by an infernal machine Amazzo named other gang figures and described plans to kill Chief of Police Bimson and to use bombs in Grafo la s schemes The arrest targets include several witnesses and associates with counterfeiting and extortion tied to the gang plans.
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New York Times
Paterson
Frank Amazzo
Minnie Duval
Ryerson Street
Justice of the Peace Cortese
Am&270
Pasquale Garafola
Amagro
Joseph Bubillo
Bertha Michael
Calder Street
Newark
Mario Braga
Pasquale Gravigrante
Amazzo
Joseph Mustol
Michael Monichino
Mustol
Cortese
Garafola
John Bimson
Bimsomp
Black Hand
Amgzzo
Beneashs
Garret Mountain
Monichino
Chicago
Putton
Musto
Morichino
Charlie
Guarrafola
Justice
Gias
Bimsen
Sne
Duval
Michael
Miss Duval
Braga and
Gravignante
Gerafola
Amundsen Stirs Norsemen With Polar Quest Plan
Milwaukee crowd hears Gov Davidson link Norwegians to Capt Roald Amundsen as the likely discoverer of the north pole. Amundsen confirms plans for a 1910 expedition starting in San Francisco and using Nansen’s experiences as a guide.
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New York Times
Milwaukee
Wis
Davidson
Roald Amundsen
North Pole
Hanover Street Congregational Church
Pole
Amundsen
San Francisco
Bering Strait
Fridtjof Nansen
Capt. Amundsen
Wedding Guests Hurt As Car Collides With Coach in Williamsburg
A wedding party coach from Sherman and Rader of 151 Varet Street was struck by a Graham Avenue streetcar on Skillman and Graham Avenues in Williamsburg. Driver William Miller and George Hoffman survived the crash while six passengers, including Simon Pilschinsky and his family, suffered injuries. More than 2,000 bystanders watched as the coach was damaged and the injured were treated at Dr. A E Cordes’s office.
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Graham Avenue
Skillman
Graham Avenues
Williamsburg
Sherman & Rader
Varet Street
William Miller
Humboldt Street
George Hoffman
Bushwick Avenue
Miller
Simon Pilschinsky
Metropolitan Avenue
Sarah
Pilschinsky
Rachel
Skillman Avenue
Stoffman
A. E. Cordes
Train Speeds To Save Life In Medical Emergency
Andrew Keegan Jr a New York broker survived a medical crisis aboard a Pennsylvania train after collapsing near Trenton. Dr Davis on board advised rapid transport to University Hospital with morphine given at West Philadelphia where an ambulance waited. The train reached destination eighteen minutes early and Keegan's life was saved.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Andrew Keegan, Jr
New York
Keegan
Pennsylvania
Trenton
Davis
University Hospital
Mercer Cottons Broker Killed in Auto Crash in Providence
George H. H. Mercer a cotton broker of Providence died after an automobile in which he rode struck a telegraph pole on Smith Street. The car failed to negotiate a sharp turn and Mercer was thrown against the pole. His wife and Mercer’s son were not injured. He died at Rhode Island Hospital.
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New York Times
Providench
R. IL
George H. H. Mercer
Smith Street
R. Lincoln Lippitt
Bishop Grafton backs faith cure in Christian Psychology
Fond Du Lac Wisconsin January 19 Bishop Grafton head of the Fond Du Lac Episcopal Diocese voices support for Christian Psychology used in Chicago by Bishop Fallows. He argues faith healing is not new and traces it to the Apostles and early Christians as a recognized ministerial function.
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New York Times
Fond DU Lac
Wis
Bishop Grafton
Cireses
Bishop Fallows
Chicago
Christ
The
Tragic Case: 18 Year Old Seth Schuyler Takes Life
Seth T Schuyler 18 of 502 Lexington Ave Brooklyn died by hanging himself in the bathroom of his home. Father found the body and believes temporary insanity from overwork, while neighbors cite a romance as a possible factor. He was active in the Wesleyan Debating Society and Epworth League at Sumner Avenue Baptist Church.
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Seth T. Schuyler
Lexington Avenue
Brooklyn
Anarchist Plot Against U S Fleet Foiled in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro police report a multinational Anarchist conspiracy aimed at destroying part of the American fleet in harbor. Chief of Police says the plot centered on Jean Fedder of Petropolis and other foreign conspirators who have fled interior Brazil. The disclosure led to arrests and heightened vigilance across Rio, Sao Paulo, and Minas Geraes amid celebrations for the fleet.
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Rio Janeiro
Washington
Paris
France
Germany
Sao Paulo
Minas Geraes
Jean Fedder
Petropolis
United States
Fedder
Fedher
Brazil
Crystal Palace
Diaries
Admiral Evans
Dudley
Rumors of Anarchist Plot Nerve Naval Fleet
Rear Admiral John E. Pillsbury dismissed reports of an anarchist plot in Rio to destroy part of Admiral Evans's battleship fleet as improbable. The Rio rumor paralleled Paris speculation about Connecticut and Missouri. A Santiago report noted cruiser Chacabuco to meet the American fleet, while anarchist Dr B Librescu denied any such plan and warned rumors may be false.
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Washington
John E. Pillsbury
Bureau of Navigation
Navy Department
Rio de Janeiro
Evans
Admiral Pillsbury
Paris
Connecticut
Missouri
Brazil
Hampton Roads
New York
Pillsbury
Admiral Evans
Rio
Dr. B. Librescu
East Third Street
United States
Bryan to Help Beckham Address Illinois Assembly
William Jennings Bryan wrote to ex Governor Beckham offering to come Tuesday to address the joint session of the General Assembly in Frankfort Illinois to urge Democratic members to vote for him. Beckham accepted Bryan's offer and a resolution will seek his address. Leaders from across the party will attend.
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New York Times
Frankfort
Oby
William Jennings Bryan
Beckham
General Assembly
Bryan
Eix-Gov
Wreck on the Lake Shore Limited Near Albany
The Lake Shore Limited leaving Grand Central at 5:00 PM ran off a sleeper car ten miles south of Albany due to a broken rail. One sleeper derailed but no injuries were reported. The train, with a buffet car seven sleepers and a diner, was halted between Block Stations 89 and 0, then diverted to Stuyvesant and on to Albany after passengers were reassigned to another sleeper.
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Albany
Lake Shore Limited
Grand Central
Stuyvesant
Melbourne Heat Wave Brings Suffering and Deaths
In Victoria a severe heat wave causes widespread hardship with many sunstroke cases and thirty two deaths over the past days. The heat forces residents to sleep outdoors and prompts theatres to close in Melbourne, Australia.
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Melbourne
Australia
Victoria
Lynching Follows White Man Shot in Dothan
In Dothan Alabama a white man Alto Faulk was shot and seriously wounded today by a black assailant. A masked mob of about 200 citizens lynched the African American suspect that same night.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alto Faulk
Dothan
Iis
Danish Towage Venture Plans Magellan Strait Service
London January 19 report that Denmark forms a company to operate full towage through the Strait of Magellan. Promoters expect 2000 ton plus vessel owners to pay well for tug service. Start with about 500000 dollars capital, expanding with more funds if needed. A fleet of ten tugs to be stationed at Punta Arenas.
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London
Denmark
Strait of Magellan
Hatle
Punta Arenas
Five Die From Arsenic Poisoning Near Austin
Mr and Mrs C Sauer and three of their children died after eating arsenic contaminated food they ate last night. Two other children are in critical condition in Milan County. An analysis confirmed arsenic in the meal and authorities pursue the case.
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New York Times
Austin
Texas
C. Sauer
Sauer
Milan
Murder for Revenge in Russian City Sparks Fatal Shooting
In Krasno- Upiumsk on January 19 M Sviridoff president of the Zemstvo was shot by the brother of Mille Ragozinnikova who had previously killed Gen Maximoffsky. The motive cited is retaliation for Sviridoff not aiding her during her trial. She later attempted another assassination in St Petersburg and was executed on October 31.
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Krasno
Upiumsk
Russia
M. Sviridoff
Zemstvo
Mille
Ragozinnikova
Gen. Maximoffsky
Department of Prisons
Ministry of the Interior
M. Sviridorf
Mile. Ragozinnikova
Imperial Conservatory of Music
Term
Maximoffsky
St. Petersburg
Hazing Left Wallingford Boy Severely Hurt
John Gardner a fourteen year old freshman at Wallingford High School remains in serious condition at his father’s North Farms home after seven students forced him into a basement “water cure.” An X ray shows no definite skull fracture yet. His parents have hired a lawyer and arrests are expected tomorrow.
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New York Times
Wallingford, Conn
John Gardner
B. L. Gardner
North Farms
Wallingford High School
Gardner
Tleis
Seaboard Florida Ltd Service Route Highlight
Airy listing shows best service route from Office 1 183 Broadway to Pinehurst Camden Columbia Florida with shortest path emphasis.
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Seaboard Florida Ltd
Best
Pinehurst
Camden
Columbia
Florida
Stevens Bares Canal Scandal Aims at Contract System
Albany reports a sharp critique by State Superintendent Fr C Stevens of barge canal management under Gov Higgins. He questions the validity of most contracts totaling about 22 million dollars, argues for a comprehensive plan, and cites legal limits on spending and contract structure amid slow progress and political fallout.
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New York Times
Albany
Fr. C. Stevens
Higgins
I. oVi TE
Franchot
Henry A. van Alstyne
Stevens
Wadsworth
New York
Republican Party
Conra
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Adjutant General
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Edwin D. Morgan
Albany Express
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George William Curtis
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Neiro
Santiago
Chio
Chacabuco
Punta ‘Arenas
Straits of Magellan
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