Mystery Man Vaughan Ties Streak of Club Absences
Recorder Goff excused him from jury duty. Met Club lists show Henry W. Vaughan on membership but inactive a long time. Knickerbocker University clubs deny him. Former junior member of Haase & Vaughan at 140 Pearl Street. A young Vaughan, Columbia graduate 1897, married to Eleanor Lewis of Philadelphia.
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Christ
Goff
Metropolitan Club
Henry W. Vaughan
Knickerbocker
University
Haase & Vaughan, Chemists
Pearl Street
Mr. Vaughan
Knollwood
Columbia
Eleanor Lewis
Clifford Lewis
Philadelphia
No Scandal Declared By Sister Of Suicide Victim
Mrs. Nesmith wife of Capt O Nesmith Signal Corps U S A and sister of Henry W Vaughan who killed himself at Colebrook N H says there was no scandal in the separation and that they simply could not agree. She learned of the tragedy from The New York Times.
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New York Times
Fort Omaha
Neb
Mrs. Nesmith
Rhode Island's Chemist Henry Vaughan Linked to Elsie Chace Case
Providence July 17 Henry Wheat on Vaughan once a famed Brown University student and state chemist who presided over Providence milk and state chemistry duties from 1870 to 1877. He testified arsenical poisoning in the Elsie Ann Chace mystery, a Quaker girl who died after a secret marriage to a Swede farmhand. Vaughan later moved to New York.
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New York Times
Providence
Henry Wheaton Vaughan
Brown University
Elsie Ann Chace
New York
Hitchcock to Go West for Taft Campaign Strategy
Frank H Hitchcock chairman of the Republican National Committee and James T Williams Jr arrive in Chicago from Washington. They will travel to Colorado Springs for July 20 21 Western State chairmen and National Committee members will plan campaign work for Taft and Sherman. A Chicago conference with Central and later Eastern leaders follows. Anoffice will be opened in Denver or Salt Lake City to distribute campaign material and supplies.
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Chicago
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
James T. Williams, Jr
William H. Taft
Washington
Colorado Springs
National Committee
Mississippi River
Hitchcock
Taft
Sherman
Central States
New York
Missouri River
East
West
Republican Committee
Denver
Salt Lake City
Grand Jury Drops Fassett Cassidy Telegram Case
The District of Columbia Grand Jury decided not to charge the telegraph operator for altering the Fassett Cassidy telegram that influenced State Senator Cassidy to vote against the Anti Race Track bill. Operator Julian Timberlake admitted the change but authorities found no applicable law for prosecution. Timberlake, a 17 year old, said the edit was a mistake.
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New York Times
Washington
Grand Jury
District of Columbia
Jorday
Fassett-Cassidy
Hughes
New York
Cassidy
J. Sloat Fassett
Julian Timberlake
House of Representative
Hughes Might Decline Gubernatorial Nomination Say Republicans
Republican State Chairman Timothy N. Woodruff left for an Adirondack camp with the impression that Governor Hughes would not seek re nomination. He said the party has not hired a successor and plans to discuss national and State politics with leaders, possibly hosting James Sherman and William Barnes Jr. at the camp before the State Convention.
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Timothy N. Woodruff
Adirondack
Gov. Hughes
Woodruff
Adirondacks
Mr. Woodruff
TIMES
William Barnes, Jr
William L. Ward
James S. Sherman
Eee
Political climate noted as Hughes potential run looms
Edward Lauterbach of New York discussed New York State politics in Buffalo. He said Republican leaders await Hughes decision on a possible second term and noted Judge Woodward as a formidable potential candidate if Hughes declines the nomination.
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New York Times
Buffalo
Edward Lauterbach
New York
Hughes
Bryan Appeals to Farmers to Fund Democratic Campaign
In Lincoln Nebraska on July 17 W J Bryan urged farmers to donate to the Democratic campaign. The appeal aims to replace large corporate gifts with many small contributions and to mobilize labor and farmers for a robust effort. Bryan and Kern frame a platform for wage earners and calls for a Department of Labor.
Trouble for Gompers in Labor Vote Split
Washington dispatch reports a rift within the labor movement as Samuel Gompers and Frank Morrison head to the capital amid protest from James L. Feeney over Gompers political actions. Feeney vows to argue Taft is the true friend of labor. the piece also notes Ro ssiter’s appointment as Public Printer and Leech’s subsequent selection, signaling internal unease at Denver.
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New York Times
Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Frank Morrison
Labor
Gompers
Bryan
James L. Feeney
Bookbinders’ Union
United States
Feeney
Mr. Gompers
Central Labor Union
William Howard Taft
William J. Bryan
Mr. Taft
White House
Roosevelt
William S. Rossiter
C. 8. Stillings
Rossiter
Taft
Mr. Rossiter
Mr. Leech
Leech
Labor Leaders Split Over Gompers and Bryan Support
Chicago labor figures debate Samuel Gompers stance with some opposing his Bryan backing. George Nacey denounces labor unions delivering amid conflict while Daniel Keefe and Daniel Smith express Taft support, and Gompers denies sending any urging to William Hearst on the Independence Party’s presidential nominating.
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New York Times
Chicago
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Bryan
Chicago Federation of Labor
National Federation
Gompers
George Nacey
Stereotypers Union
Daniel J. Keefe
Tongshoremen's Association
Taft
Daniel Smith
Switchmen's Union
Mr. Gompers
Eri
Penn
Associated Press
William R. Hearst
Independence Party
Wiliam J. Bryan
Democratic Convention
Organized Labor
Hearst
McCarren Challenges Brooklyn District Leaders In Primary
Senator Patrick H. McCarren of Brooklyn launches a campaign against seven district leaders who bolted his faction. Speaking at Crosby Hall in Manhattan’s Classon and Lexington area he denounces the district chief as a traitor and Esau figure while urging Brooklyn to stay loyal to the regular Democratic organization and pursue home rule with Tammany Hall kept across the river.
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Patrick H. McCarren
Brooklyn
Eleventh Assembly
Thomas F. Byrnes
Crosby Hall
Classon
Lexington Avenues
Esau
Benedict Arnold
Tammany. Hall
Fleet Parade in Honolulu Welcomes Atlantic Fleet
In Honolulu 3200 sailors from the Atlantic battleship fleet paraded amid dense crowds. Hawaiian women placed leis on each marine, officers then attended a ball at Waikiki Beach hosted by Gov. Frear and Rear Admiral Sperry. The third division coaled at Lahina as Maui crowds greeted the ships while other ships sailed. Australian Prime Minister Deakin criticized U S allegiance versus Empire support.
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Honolulu
Reese
Waikiki Beach
Gov. Frear
Sperry
Lahina
Island
Maui
Glacier
Fiji
Panther Samoa
Ths
Australia
Marriage of Harry S Cornish Ties Newark Bride to Camden
The marriage of Harry S Cornish to Miss Mary M Waite of Newark was made public. He identified as a Baltimore brass manufacturer but is believed to be the star witness in the Roland B Molineux murder trial. Justice Barr noted the couple’s neat appearance and varied travel plans for a Canada honeymoon.
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New York Times
Camden
N. J
Harry S. Cornish
Mary M. Waite
Newark
Justice Barr
Cornish
Baltimore
Roland B. Molineux
Kate J. Adams
New York
Barr
New Jersey
Hartford
Conn
Canada
Dies Under Eddy Treatment at Hackensack Home
Graphelia Mohalbia Jenkins 75 widow of Henry W. Jenkins died at her daughter Mrs. Paul Sutorius home 198 Park Street Hackensack yesterday afternoon while under Christian Science healing. Dr Charles F Adams said lack of medical care hastened death and Coroner Curry granted a death certificate noting natural causes. Prosecutor Koester may pursue legal action if Christian Science healing practices are illegal.
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Graphelia Mohalbia Jenkins
Henry W. Jenkins
Paul Sutorius
Park Street
Hackensack
Charles F. Adams
Jenkins
Adams
Rev Dr Milton Littlefield Injured in East Greenwich Accident
PROVIDENCE July 17 The Rev Dr Milton S Littlefield of Brooklyn suffered a dislocation of the left shoulder and a fracture of the left arm after a fall at East Greenwich Academy He boarded the New York boat for home tonight amid reports of his condition improving adults and clergy in attendance at the academy were shaken by the incident
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Providence
R. I
East Greenwich Academy
Milton
Littlefield
Brooklyn
New York
Griswold Marriage Disputed by New Jersey City Clerk
Frank Edmund Griswold secretary of Potts Powder Company and Florence Usher wed June 18 at East Orange home. City Clerk Lincon E Rowley of East Orange declared the union illegal, prompting Griswold to demand a retraction. Griswold states both spouses are New York residents and that Newark issued a license since neither party resided in New Jersey.
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Frank Edmund Griswold
Potts Powder Company
Park Row
Miss
Florence Usher
Newark
East Orange
Isaac Schoenthal
Orange
New Jersey
Woolston
Creditors move to force accounting in Mittelman & Co bankruptcy
Creditors of N Mittelman & Co a children s clothing firm at 27 East Tenth Street plan an early bankruptcy proceeding claiming the firm is insolvent despite its assets and the books show possible profits. They seek an accounting with Harold H Cohen named trustee and lawyers for American Woolen Co and Sommer & Co.
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N. Mittelman & Co
East Tenth Street
Edward D. Newman
Nassau Street
Mittelman & Co
American Woolen Company
Harold H. Cohen
Cohen Brothers
Sommer & Co
Walker Street
Mother and Son Reunited After Police Intervention
Mrs. Florence M. Wheeler of 200 Manhattan Avenue was reunited with her 15 year old son Morgan Wheeler at the West 100th Street Station after officers detained him as a suspicious person. Morgan had fled from an industrial home in Canaan New York to reach his mother, who had separated from his father who lived in Oswego.
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West 100Th Street
Florence M. Wheeler
Manhattan Avenue
Morgan
Skelly
Morgan Wheeler
Oswego
Canaan
N. Y
Six Fires Set in One Harlem Tenement
Police and fire crews battled six distinct fires in a five story Harlem tenement at 221 East 114th Street in the early hours. A suspect, Canio Benlanino, 40, was arrested nearby with a benzine bottle. Mulfontone, occupant on the third floor, was away with his family and later returned but fled. Bail for Benlanino was set at 2500.
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114Th Street
104Th Street
Canio Benlanino
East 107Th Street
Tony Carmell
East 115Th Street
Louis . Mulfontone
Multfontone
Jacob Greenstein
Greenstein
Hartmeyer
Mulfontone
Mulfentone
Enlanino
Harlem
Magistrate House
University Bars Tuberculosis Infected Individuals
Salt Lake City July 17. No teacher student or employee infected with tuberculosis will be admitted to classrooms or university buildings. The university enforces exclusion to prevent spread.
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Salt Lake Citry
University of Utah
Two Shot Accusers Point at Each Other
A man and a woman were shot at 23 Pearsall Avenue Jersey City yesterday afternoon and both likely to die. The victims are Harriet Brennan 235 years old a sister of Mrs Mary Bruce who runs the boarding house and J Martin Tilton 32 years old. Each was conscious and made a statement accusing the other.
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Pearsall Avenue
Jersey City
Harriet Brennan
Mary Bruce
J. Martin Tilton
Postal rates and ordering for daily and Sunday editions
Daily and Sunday Editions mailed nationwide at five cents per month for the daily and five cents for the monthly rate. The daily edition costs fifty cents per month. Orders may be sent through newsdealers or directly to the Publication Office. Telephone 1000 Bryant.
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Bryant
Two Men Scalded Aboard Whitney Yacht Arrow
A steam pipe burst in the engine room of Edward F Whitney’s Arrow causing a fire and steam flood. Engineers Thomas Calford and Andrew Anderson were badly burned. Anderson died later. Captain Parker and crew rescued them, then towed the vessel to shore for repairs and medical aid. The 130 foot twin screw yacht, built in 1901 by S Ayers & Son, was among the fastest in its class.
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Edward F.whitney
Arrow
Buttermilk
Channel
East Twenty-third Street
Manhattan
Mr. Whitney
Oyster Bay
Thomas Calford
Andrew Anderson
Anderson
Calford
Capt
Parker
Capt. Parker
Forty-ninth Street
McGuire
Fortyninth Street
Bush Docks
S. Ayers & Son of
Nyack
GC. D. Mosher
Gotham Foreclosure Suit Marks Hotel Gotham Turmoil
Knickerbocker Trust Company files foreclosure suit over Hotel Gotham at Fifth Avenue and Fifty-fifth Street. Defendants include Hotel Gotham Company Fifty-fifth Street Realty and Central Building and Construction Company executors of the Barney estate. Claim lists 415 746 due with a prior 1 7 million mortgage to Metropolitan Life.
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Hotel Gotham
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-fifth Street
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Hotel Gotham Company
Fifty-fifth Street Realty Company
Central Building, and Construction Company
Charles T. Barney
Fifty-fifth Street Company
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Henry L. Goodwin
Death by own action at Ninety-five in Winsted
Frederick Andrews nine year old of Avon ended his life by hanging himself from a ladder to an upper round in Winsted Connecticut last night. The incident is reported as a suicide with circumstances indicating self-inflicted harm. Authorities note no external party involved in the death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Winsted, Conn
Frederick Andrews
Avon
Women Aid River Rescue As Tug Capsizes Boat
On Recreation Pier at East 112th Street a tug swamped a small rowboat carrying Antonio Larone of 236 East 108th Street. Policeman Fraser dived in with his uniform still on and pulled Larone to a float. Eleanor Cohen and other women threw a rope and aided in reviving Larone who later went home.
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East 112Th Street
Antonio Larone
East 108Th Street
New Haven Railroad
Larone
Eleanor Cohen
East 1100 —Street
Fraser
East 104Th Street
Miss Cohen
Tarone
Death of Maryland Farmer Linked to Extortion Plot
William M Williams, an elderly Maryland farmer, was found dead by hanging in a thicket five miles from Marydel. Police suspect two men in a plot to lure him to meet Elizabeth Walls, a 12 year old he wished to marry. Neighbors John A Wessel and family reported the last sighting, with youths Harry and John connected to the grandfather’s disappearance and a neighbor William Miler scene nearby.
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Marydel
William M. Williams
Elizabeth Walls
John A. Wessel
Harry
John
William Miler
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