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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1908
Page
3
Clifford W. Hartridge says his wife Mrs. Hartridge disappeared for nine months while insane, wandering across continents before dying at the Homeopathic Hospital in Pittsburg. He recounts Thaw trial influence and a search from New York to London, with details on auto-suggestion and medical notes.
The death certificate for Mrs. Clifford W. Hartridge was altered three times with two rejections by the Health Bureau before it listed cerebro-spinal meningitis. Initially typhoid fever was certified, then meningitis, then cerebro-spinal meningitis non epidemic. Doctors cite shipment issues and bureaucratic steps as factors. the body was sent to Canton, New York, after death at Homeopathic Hospital where the mother nursed her delirious daughter for days until death at 4 AM.
County Detective Kaye reports Hazel Drew's black leather hand bag and money found inside her suitcase at Troy Union Station's check room. He notes inconsistencies in Frank Smith's statements about meeting Drew on Taberton Road and urges further questioning while a $1,000 reward is posted.
The Children's Court annual report shows 1990 more arraignments and 11 446 police troubles last year but no sharp rise in serious offenses. It cites overcrowded quarters and urges a new court house with plans by architect Luther H Lewis, crediting the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and the Department of Education for cooperation.
Royal Von Helden, dubbed the bogus German Count, was found guilty of bigamy by a Mount Vernon jury. The trial drew attention as multiple women linked to the defendant attended, including four wives and their children, with Mrs. Ida Brambach expressing satisfaction at the conviction. Judge Platt to sentence Saturday as charities lobby for a lighter sentence.
Supreme Court Justice Greenbaum signed an interlocutory divorce decree in favor of Mrs Isadora Ely Jenkins against Matthew C Jenkins of the Hotel Savoy. Referee Lyttleton Fox reported for the wife after taking testimony. The couple formerly lived in Jersey City. the co respondent’s name was not disclosed.
Mrs. Frederick Nichaus's eleven month old baby strangled after slipping head between crib bars. Neighbors summoned Drs. Ramenoss and Riley who declared the death accidental and due to strangulation.
Harry Raphaelson of Baltimore, arrested in New York on June 23 and charged as a fugitive from justice and with grand larceny in connection with sales of pictures in York Pennsylvania, was discharged yesterday by Magistrate Breen after further examination. The court ruled there was no evidence of crime.
The Cunarder Lusitania sails for Liverpool amid new rules barring curiosity seekers from boarding outgoing ships. A Chinese crew of the Strathyre jumps ship to avoid sailing again, with two drowned. twenty crewmen sent to the Lusitania, three kept as witnesses.
A pew numbered 1064 at Trinity Church failed to meet a bid at a City Exchange Auction Rooms sale. The pew, which was offered with stocks and other securities of the late owner, did not reveal the benefactor or continue to rent after a year prepaid. Adrian H. Muller & Son conducted the sale at 16 Vesey Street.
Health Board physicians exam three hundred telephone operators at the New York Stock Exchange as a tuberculosis precaution. Three positive cases found among the clerks, with the Emergency Room physician continuing examinations. The Board previously sent four hundred employees for checks. three men were found ill and sent to Sullivan County for treatment.
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