New York to Paris by Auto Faces Rough Road
American auto firms met at the New York Times office to outline the New York to Paris route and contest issues. Noted travelers Perc y Megargel Riordan and Luigi Barzini spoke on the journey through Alaska Siberia and across the ice to Nome and Irkutsk with hopes to reach Paris by spring.
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New York
Paris
Tan
New York Times
Percy FE. Megargel
Atlantic
Pacific
John Riordan
Alaska
Luigi Barzini
Prince Borghese
Peking
Bast Cape
Irkutsk
Siberia
le Matin
Thomas
Montague Roberts
Harry 5.Haupt
Maxwell-Briscoe Company
W. J. Hanley
Ernest Coler
White Company
W. S. Shearman
Corbin Motor Vehicle Company
Phil Stiiman
Reo Motor Company
R. M. Owen
United States
L. Whitman
Reno
Nev
Sierra Nevadas
Los Angeles
Sierras
Valdez
Percy Megargel
Fairbanks
Tanana
Yukon
Nome
Chugach
Thompson's Pass
Riordan
Cape Prince of Wales
Riorda
Bering Strait
Lena River
Siberian
Moscow
Ural Mountains
M. Barzini
Megargel
Banquet Plans Support for New York to Paris Auto Run
Valdez Alaska officials and Chamber of Commerce set up a reception and banquet for the New York to Paris participants. Gov telegraph reports from Fairbanks indicate strong local interest and plans to aid the contestants along the trail to Fairbanks and Nome. Trails are in excellent condition, frozen solid, with good travel expected through early April barring weather changes.
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New York Times
Valdez
Alaska
New York
Paris
Chamber of Commerce
Fairbanks
Ourt Gibbon
Tanana
Yukon
Nome
Grape-Nuts Promotes Vital Energy Through Grain Phosphates
An advertisement touts grain foods as a source of vitality and claims Grape-Nuts, made from wheat and barley, contains vital phosphates for rapid absorption into energy. It encourages including Grape-Nuts in daily diet to achieve lasting health and success, and links to The Road to Wellville.
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Wellville
Burglary Hits Hewitt Home as Silverware Stolen
Miss Candace Hewitt woke to a lantern lit burglar in her room at 127 East Twenty-first Street. The thief escaped after the Hewitt family alerted police while another break in to Henry W. Poor’s residence on Lexington Avenue was reported. more than $1,000 in silverware stolen along with jewelry.
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Candace Hewitt
Edward R. Hewitt
East Twenty-first Street
Abram S. Hewitt
Hewitt
Henry WV. Poor
Lexington Avenue
Cracuer Sues Terker for Slander Over Pump Joke
Gertrude Cracuer of 257 Lefferts Place Brooklyn wife of Herbert Cracuer sues Isaac Terker real estate broker at the same address for 10000 dollars in the Supreme Court claiming slander. Terker’s attorney says the Cracuer and Terrier families jointly bought the Lefferts Place house and lived peacefully until a Dec 4 incident when Mrs Cracuer showed pumps her husband bought and a joke was made in front of both families.
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Gertrude Cracuer
Lefferts Place
Brooklyn
Herbert Cracuer
Isaac Terker
Supreme Court
George H. Dinstein
Crackers
Terriers
Ullman’s Fortune Lost in World of Racing
Joseph F. Ullman notable sporting figure and bookmaker died at Leyden Hall Amityville L I at 51 from paralysis. Born in St Louis he rose from butcher’s clerk to turf figure alongside his Ullman brothers. He once handled over 150000 dollars in a single Saratoga day and backed ventures like the San Carlos Opera Company.
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Joseph F. Ullman
Leyden Hall
Amityville
L. I
Mr. Ullman
Ullman Brothers
St. Louis
Saratoga
San Carlos Opera Company
Ullman
Bete
Ihmsen’s Charges Fall in Election Official Hearing
Max Ihmsen challenged Superintendent of Elections William Leary on neglect of duty. Ex-Justice Edward C. Clinch presided as Special Commissioner at City Hall. Counsel for Leary were Charles S. Whitman. for Hearst forces Nathan Vidaver. Little evidence emerged. Vidaver sought delay while Whitman prepared to proceed. Proceedings to resume at 2 this afternoon.
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Max Ihmsen
William. Leary
Edward C. Clinch
Leary
Charles S. Whitman
Hearst
Nathan Vidaver
Vidaver
Whitten
Clinch
Witness Paillard sues jeweler's messenger in Brooklyn suit
Francoise Paillard testifies before Justice Clark that as administratrix of her husband's estate she delivered 827 diamonds to Louis Feldenheimer at 2 Maiden Lane on Aug 22 1904 and later found discrepancies in weight and color when the stones were returned. Her attorney dismissed her claim, and the judge ruled she could not identify the diamonds.
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Francoise Paillard
Justice Clark
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
William Levy
Louis Feldenheimer
Maiden Lane
David May
Levy
Mme. Paillard
Jerome summons railway fighters to testify on finances
William F. King chairman of a Metropolitan Street Railway stockholders committee asked the New York County Grand Jury to examine alleged financial irregularities in the railway and allied corporations. Jerome issued subpoenas naming King, Ivins, Amory and other figures to appear, with evidence from the Public Service Commission records and district attorney files to be reviewed.
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William F. King
Metropolitan Street Railway
King
Grand Jury
Public Service Commission
Jerome
William M. Ivins
William M. Amory
Third Avenue Railroad
Isidor Kresel
Mr. Kresel
New York County
William Travers Jerome
Dowling
Gouin
Traction Companies of
New York
Morse and Curtis Testify Before Grand Jury
Charles W. Morse formerly controlled the National Bank of North America and Alfred H. Curtis who was its president testified to the Grand Jury regarding the Provident Savings Life Assurance Society investigation. Curtis defied service citing federal comity, then left when no process server remained.
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Charles W. Morse
National Bank of North America
Alfred H. Curtis
Morse
Grand Jury
Provident Savings Life Assurance Society
Thomases
Mr. Curtis
Tererce McManus
Black, Olcott, Gruber € Bonynge
Curtis
Charity Worker Details East Side Hardship at PSA Meeting
Miss Jane Day told the Public Education Association at the United Charities Building about children facing barriers on the east side. She described a boy kept from school by "coffee nerves" and a girl barred by a strong predilection for fighting, with truants settled by basketball games.
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Jane Day
East Side
Public Education Association
United Charities
Miss Day
Thief Targets Harlem Doctors In Desk Clock Heist
Police are warned about a well dressed young man who visits Harlem physicians asking about a woman in an automobile crash. He often departs with a valuable desk clock after confirming doctors treated the supposed patient. Multiple doctors report similar visits and losses.
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Harlem
H. H. Plummer
Seventh Avenue
Economic Club to Discuss Currency System of the United States
The Economic Club will meet at the Hotel Astor on Wednesday February 5 to discuss currency and the U S monetary system. Francis Lynde Stetson will preside and speakers include William Jennings Bryan and Andrew Carnegie.
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Economic Club
United States
Hotel Astor
Francis Lynde Stetson
Wiliam Jennings Bryan
Andrew Carnegie
Morrison Swift Denied Entrance to Boston State House
Morrison J. Swift, a Serinist linked to Coxey Army efforts in 1802, was barred from the Boston State House after he attempted to enter following earlier tagging on Boston Common to aid unemployed. Governor Guild directed the Sergeant at Arms to keep him out as Remington ordered him off the steps today.
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New York Times
Boston
Morrison J. Swift
Coxey Army
Marshall Teston
Hin Sande
Iwi
Boston Common
Sergeant At Arms
State House
Swift
Ageant At Arms
Remington
Warner orders continuation of Glazier malfeasance hearing
Gov. Fred M. Warner directed the malfeasance and neglect of duty hearing against State Treasurer Frank F. Glazier proceed despite Glazier’s resignation and countercharges. Attorney General John E. Bird declined to participate, calling Glazier guilty, marking a political rift with the governor.
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Lansing
Mich
Fred M. Warner
Frank F. Glazier
Glazier
John E. Bird
Betz estate provides weekly wages to Betz workers
By the will of John F. Betz probate today allocates to Betz Brewery Betz office building Betzwood Farm and Betz household employees amounts equal to one week’s wages. Bequests range from 100 to 2000 dollars to relatives and friends, with the bulk of the estate left to the widow and children.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
John F. Betz
Betz Brewery
Betz
Betzwood Farm
White's Accounts Closed at Hamilton Bank Receiver Granted Extra Fees
Albany January 3 Justice Betts ordered Frank White former receiver for Hamilton Bank of New York and his attorney ex Supreme Court Justice D Cady Herrick to close their accounts and awarded each a further 2500. The bank resumes operations. Betts also allowed Borough Bank of Brooklyn receiver to take short term paper or extra collateral on certain claims for thirty days.
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Albany
WN. Y
Supreme Court
Betts
Frank White
Hamilton Bank of New York
D Cady Herrick
Supreme Court Denies Salvation Army Name Injunction
Justice Newburger refused the Salvation Army's bid to block the American Salvation Army led by Col Duffin from using the same or a similar name. The court noted plaintiff knew of the defendant’s existence for years and the case is set for trial soon, denying the motion pending action.
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Supreme Court
Newburger
Salvation Army
American Salvation Army
Col. Duffin
Woman fatally shot after quarrel over 25 cents
Chicago January 23. Mrs. Mary Maloney an 80 year old woman was fatally wounded when Mrs. Grace Garswick 800 West Jackson Boulevard shot her after accusing Maloney’s twelve year old son of stealing a quarter. The shooting followed a quarrel at Maloney’s home.
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Chicago
Mary Maloney
Grace Garswick
West Jackson Boulevard
Motorman Kelly On Trial For Fatal Train Crash
The trial of Paul Kelly, motorman of the Ninth Avenue elevated, began in General Sessions. He faces second degree manslaughter for the Sept 11 1905 crash at Ninth Avenue and Fifty third Street that killed twelve. Kelly allegedly ran past a danger signal. he was captured in San Francisco last July and brought back. Cornelius F. Jackson, towerman of signals, was convicted and sentenced to ten years. Robert J. Haire, defense counsel, plans to blame Jackson and the signal setup for a clear road.
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Paul Kelly
Ninth Avenue
Fifty-third Street
Malone
Kelly
San Francisco
Beery
Cornelius EF. Jackson
Sing Sing
Foster
Robert J. Haire
Jackson
Robbery Breaks In At Warren Street Mail Boxes
Private mail boxes at Thermo Ware Company and Hudson Electrical Supply Company on Warren Street were broken into yesterday morning among several neighborhood concerns, their contents stolen in the incident.
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Thermo Ware Company
Warren Street
Hudson Electrical Supply Company
Couple Carry Dead Baby to Morgue on Foot
Charles and Alice Geable of 219 West 123rd Street lost their three week old child. Too poor to bury the baby, they asked Coroner Harburger for permission to carry the body to the Morgue themselves. The coroner granted the request and the couple walked from West 123rd Street to the Morgue at East Twenty sixth Street carrying the wrapped infant.
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Charles
Alice Geable
West 123d Street
Alice
Harburger
Weat 123d Street
East Twenty-sixth Street
Fire Department Faces Urgent Overhaul Shortage
Chief Croker told City Hall commissioners that water mains are undersized and pose a burst risk, with hoses and hydrants failing under pressure. He urged a $2.5 million fire alarm upgrade, new HQ, expanded hose stock, more hydrants, and training facilities to modernize the department.
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Croker
City Hall
Commissioners of Accounts
Fire Department
Hayes
O’brien
Lantry
Winsor
Loughman
Parker Building
Mitchel
West Thirtieth Street
Bronx
Richmond
Shonts Contender Seeks Treasury Action Over Smuggling Case
Col Edward Fowler denied a published report that Theodore Shonts filed a Treasury complaint about customs methods in the Paris gown import probe. A pier inspector who judged the Shonts importations in September reportedly took a $10 gratuity from the Shonts party and faces possible dismissal per Gen Clarkson’s recommendation.
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Col
Edward 8. Fowler
Theodore P. Shonts
Paris
Secretary of the Treasury
Col. Fowler
Cortelyou
Sho
U S Senator Ballot Fronted by Kentucky Legislature
In Frankfort on January 23 the Legislature approved a joint ballot for United States Senator. The result shows Beckham 62, Bradley 60, McCreary 4, with 2 scattering votes.
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Frankfort
United States
Beckham
Bradley
McCreary
Scattering
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