Murder on Tenement Roof Shocks City
Giuseppe Floria a plasterer from New London found dead on a Manhattan tenement roof with throat slit and two fingers severed. His uncle Paolo Columbo identified him. Coroner Feinberg planned further inquiry. Police traced his ties to Italy and a possible Black Hand rumor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toiseppe Floris
Ninety-seventh Street
Eastist Street
Yetta Steinholz
104Th Street
Leonard
Feinberg
Banks Street
New London
Conn
Plasterers’ Union
Giuseppe Floria
Paolo Columbo
East 101St Street
Mary Columbo
Giuseppe
Columbo
101St Street
London
Giuseppe Fioria
New York
Bank Street
Syndicate Plans $10,000,000 Hotel and Theatre Near Penn Station
A New York syndicate quietly negotiated for most of a block bounded by Broadway and Seventh Avenue at Thirty-fifth to Thirty-sixth Streets. The plan calls for a large hotel and theatre with ground floor stores, leveraging proximity to the new Pennsylvania Station two blocks away. The deal, near $10 million, follows recent Pennsylvanias expansion blocks west of Seventh Avenue and involves options on properties from Charlies E Johnson and the Thorn estate, with Hotel Sturtevant recently sold to the syndicate by Five Boroughs Realty Company led by Edwin Gould.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Broadway
Seventh Avenue
Thirty-fifth
Thirty-sixth Streets
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Station
Herald Square Theatre
Charlies E Johnson
Leonard M. Thorn
Norn
Sturtevant
West Thirty-fifth Street
Five Boroughs Earty Company
Edwin Gould
Rare books auction highlights collectibles and autographs
The sale featured Percy Shelley’s Adonais first edition auctioned for 225 dollars to Walter M. Hill of Chicago. A John White diary from the American Revolution brought 105 dollars, while Montaigne’s 1588 complete edition sold for 91. An autographed manuscript of Les Reveries de l Ingenue went for 22, and a George Washington signed letter, Headquar ters, Oct 5 1778, reached 65. Other items included a Rowlandson outlines volume 83 and five Dr Syntax works from 1790s London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Percy H. Shelley
Montaigne
Paris
Henri Muroie
J. F. Drake
George Washington
Fish Kill
Lord Stirling
the Rowlandson
London
Dr. Syntax
Tillam
Russian Bandits Sentenced to Death in St Petersburg
In St Petersburg eight women face life imprisonment while twenty nine men, aged eighteen to twenty five, receive death sentences for a protracted 1907 1908 crime wave that included a bank and factory robberies. A fifteen year old boy was sent to a juvenile colony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Hazenkampf
St. Petersburg
Sestraretska Imperial Arms Factory
Col. Sud
Bomb thrown at Crown Prince during Berlin review
A man hurled a can filled with raw beans at Crown Prince Frederick William after a joint Berlin and Potsdam garrison review at Tempelhof Field. Police seized a Russian suspect, Abraham Jerweiss, who may not be responsible. the incident caused alarm but no injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Fotsdam
Tempelhof Field
Frederick William
Abraham Jerweiss
Hisajesty
Herman Ridder
New York
Harold McCormick
Chicago
H. C. Emery
Tariff Board
Danish Premier Hears King Ask Him to Stay In Office
In Copenhagen Premier Zahle, at King Frederick’s request, withdrew his resignation amid political deadlock. In Santiago President Montt opened Congress with his annual message praising the republic’s prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Zahle
Frederick
Santiago
Chile
Montt
Madriz Forces Rout on Coast Amid Nicaragua Crisis
Dispatches report Gen Estrada's army defeated Gen Lara and press the Madriz retreat toward Rama. Bluefields defenses hold with small detachments facing Gen Mena, while naval columns move to Corinto and Colon for supply and relief. United States intervention favored to stabilize Nicaragua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gilmer
Paducah
Bluefielda
Lara
Estrada
Madris
Bluefields Bluff
Bluefields City
Mena
Rama
Bluefields
Escondido
Monkey Point
Madriz
Navy
Dubuque
Yesteray
Colon
Department
Vicksburg
Corinto
Nicaragua
Princeton
Bremerton
Puget
Pedro J. Chamorro
Emiliano Chamorro
New York
Gilsey House
Zelaya
United States
Mexico
America
Battle near Madriz leaves Chamorro capturing 800 prisoners
In a three day clash near Madriz forces under Jare and Padilla were engaged as Eance and property imposefire. Casualties are not listed but Chamorro reports 800 prisoners taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madriz
Jare
Padilla
Against Japanese Labor Sparks California Emigration Debate
Chicago June 1 President David Starr Jordan of Stanford arrived en route to Washington for an International Fisheries Commission meeting. He commented on a California Labor Commission report urging either Japanese or Hindu labor for agriculture, arguing the emigration issue is complex and cannot be settled on economics alone. He noted California factions opposed to large Asiatic settlement and favored keeping Japanese out to preserve social order, balancing impacts for Japan and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
David Starr Jordan
Leland Stanford University
International Fisheries Commission
Washington
California
Japan
Jaren
United States
Russian oil trust formed to monopolize sales in Russia
A Russian oil trust is being formed at Baku to monopolize petroleum product sales in Russia through a selling company affiliated with a consortium of tank and shipping interests. The plan aims to control production and distribution via a unified corporate group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baku
Petersburg
Russia
Battle with smugglers near Siberian border
Krasnoyarsk reports a clash between frontier guards and a band of contrabandists. The smugglers, detected and surrounded, held off the guards for a time. Three guards and six smugglers were killed in the engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krasnoyarsk
Russia
Siberian
Polish nobleman arrested for teacher murder in Warsaw
Count Bogdan Roniker has been arrested in Warsaw on murder charges. The case alleges the slaying of teacher Paul Kryshanovsky was to clear a large inheritance. Roniker is described as a figure with high aristocratic connections amid a sensational social controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Bogdan Roniker
Paul Kryshanovsky
Count Roniker
Governor to Hear Excise Bill Revisions Monday
Albany June 16 Gov Hughes will hold a noon hearing Monday June 6 on Excise Department bills amending the liquor tax law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Albany
Hughes
Excise Department
Expedition Starts for the South Pole Marks Motor Sledges
The British Antarctic expedition sails from the Thames to Cardiff then New Zealand. Captain Scott targets December 1911 for pole arrival with 28 scientists and 27 crew. He highlights motor sledges as a promising transport, alongside ponies and dogs, to ease the long polar journey and ensure a safer return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Scott
South Pole
Bartlett
Roosevelt
Thames
Cardiff
New Zealand
Antarctic
Soott
B. R. Evans
Norway
Shackleton
King Edward Land
Spates Tee
Earthquake Shocks Reported in Cleveland and Washington
Seismographs at St Jenatius College in Cleveland and Georgetown University in Washington recorded tremors early this morning. In Cleveland the quake lasted from 1:00 to 2:20 AM with a likely origin near Japan. Washington logged a 3:00 to 4:24 AM shock with vibrations east to west and an approximate epicenter about 5,000 miles away, undefinable due to weakness of the signal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
St. Jenatius College
Father Odenbach
Japan
Washington
Georgetown University
Trustee Appointed for Sunflower Oil Refinery Sale
P J White president of Exchange National Bank Tulsa Okla named trustee to operate Sunflower Oil Refinery at Niotaze and oversee sale of the property encumbered by 225000 debt. Miss Hermann Kaessman of Rochester N Y organized the refinery venture with several Rochester investors eventually spending 625000 on the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Kan
P. J. White
Exchange National Bank
Tulsa
Okla
Niotaze
Hermann Kaessman
Rochester N. Y
Rochester
Schooner J. W. Wellington Loses Nine Crews
Boston June 1 The schooner J. W. Wellington tied up. Captain Leighton resigned after nine crews quit during short stints on voyages from Boston to Baltimore and Providence. First crew left before sailing, others deserted after incidents from Block Island to Red Hook and New York to Norfolk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
J. W. Wellington
Poecey Paressy
Leighton
Baltimore
Providence
Block Island
New London
Red Hook
N. J
New York
Norfolk
Lincoln Appointed Deputy City Paymaster in Brooklyn
Abraham Lincoln of 225 Seventh Avenue Brooklyn has been named Deputy City Paymaster by Controller Prendergast with a salary of 2 per year. Lincoln serves as election district captain in the Controller’s home district and the Controller says it was a personal selection. The appointment lasts from January 8 to May 5 and continues through July with hours from 9 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
Seventh Avenue
Brooklyn
Prendergast
Lincoln
Department of Finance Esterday Soneune A
Janes
Consul Pontius to Investigate Chang-Sha Riots
United States Consul Albert W. Pontius, stationed at Hankow, was instructed to proceed to Chang-Sha via Hankow and conduct frequent trips to protect American missionaries and citizens. He is to determine property damage from the recent riots in Chang-Sha and Hunan, with plans to file claims against the Chinese government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chang-Sha
Washington
United States
Albert W. Pontius
Ee Oe
Statent
Han- Kow
Pontius
Ceem
Hu- Nan
Wrecks and Losses From North Atlantic Fog and Gale
A thick fog and southwest gale wreck six vessels and claim eight lives along the North Atlantic coast. The French brig Mauve struck Point Blanche near St Pierre Harbor with six deck crew drowned and the remaining nineteen reaching shore. The Norwegian bark Borghild foundered off Port Bickerton with two deaths and seven survivors rescued. The British steamer Ben Cruachan hit near Port Nova with uncertain salvage prospects and the Pejepscot Paper Company tow barges went ashore near Spencer.
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Halifax
North Atlantic
Point Blanche
St. Pierre Harbor
Miquelon
Borghild
Frederikshala
Norway
Port Jeddore
Port Bickerton
Cape Macedome
Port Nova
Ben Cruachan
Baltimore
N. B
Ae We Wey
Sreania Et Pejepscom Brun. Ma
Pejepscot Paper Company
Ee Spencer
Eee
$4 500 FOR SLAYER ARREST IN KILLING GIRL
Louisville police race to solve Kellner murder after a lime order was placed from St Johns Church area and delivered to a grocery. Rewards totaling 2,000 plus possible state additions are offered. the missing woman pleads lack of knowledge. discovery in a furnace supports an attempt to burn the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Kellner
St. John's, Church
City Co
Head
Wilson
Judea
Board of Public Safety
Joseptye
Eve Tha Wendling
France
Canada
Poli
Pianola Leads in Piano Player Innovation and Value
The Pianola is presented as the supreme piano player with unmatched merit and prestige. It claims exclusives like Metrostyle and Themadist, offering greater expression and ease of use than others. Aeolian Hall promotes a wide piano line, with Weber Steck Wheelock and Stuyvesant, and touts low prices including Pianola Piano from $550 and the Aeolian Company as the world’s largest piano institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
STECK
Wheelock—Stuyvesant
Aeolian Hall
America
Weber
Aeolian Company
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Alan
Plasterer
Adonais
Riga
Frantzenburg
Hasenpot
Notes of Foreign Affairs
Dubuqué Returne
Vickaburg
Mion
Pole VII
Niotazes
North
Atlantic
Slayer
Alma Kellner
Steinway—Weber—Steck—Wheelock—Stuyvesant
The
Fifth Avenue
34Th St
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