Woman Nurse Confesses to Killing Doctor with Revolver
Karen Koten, a 19 year old former nurse from Harlem, waited outside 131 West 135th Street and shot Dr. Martin W. Auspitz as he reached the vestibule. The event drew police to the scene, with witness Patrick O'Hara reporting the shooting and the suspect claiming her act was self appointed vengeance.
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West
Sarah Koten
Artin W.auspitz
Heidelberg University
Bellevue
Philip F. Hirtenstein
East Ninety-third Street
Sanitarium
Ae West
Auspitz
Nuspitz
Miss Karen
Reuschler
25Th Street
Tion
Dr. Ross
Harlem
Jantry
Uspitz
Eittenstein
Dre
Island
135Th Street
Maliss
Johntein
Patrick O'Hara
West Street
West 135Th Street
Wounded Sailor Re-Enlists After Heroic WW2 Action
Henry Sew a wounded sailor from the cruiser Benakon reenlisted after recovering from a shell strike at sea. He served at the League Island Navy Yard and fought near Brooklyn during D-Day operations. He later returned home to Logansport Indiana before rejoining Navy duties in Brooklyn.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Henry Sewre
League Island Navy
Berond
Manies
Brooklyn
Benakon
Sewall
Angeles
Cal
Logansport
Navy Department
Black Hand trap fails near Pittsfield
Three men attempted to collect a $5,000 Black Hand extortion payment from William Pollock of New York. Pollock, his superintendent Ernest Carlson and another employee armed guards, set a trap with a dummy package. Two Italians seized the dummy and fled as shots were fired. a third joined them later, escaping into the woods. Police searched but found no capture. Pollock orders armed guards on his property.
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New York Times
Pittsfield
Mass
William Pollock
New York
Consolidated Railroad
Mr. Pollock
Pollock Place
Holmesdale
Mrs. Pollock
Death Over Hunger Drives NY Teen to Attempted Suicide
Jacob Yankowitz a seventeen year old Romanian immigrant in a Forsyth Street tenement faced four days without food after losing work as a tailor's apprentice. On his birthday he drank benzine to die rather than steal, was found unconscious, saved at Gouverneur Hospital, and released after Louis Kaplan offered immediate work. Magistrate Steinert discharged him.
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Jacob Yankowitz
Forsyth Street
Waldo
Jacob
New York
Roumania
Httle
Essex Market Court
Steinert
Hayes
Eldridge Street
Gouverneur Hospital
Schwartz
Louis Kaplan
East Houston Street
Tornado Hits Charles City Iowa Demolishes Homes
A tornado struck Charles City Iowa killing W R Beck and a child with three children missing. About 200 buildings were demolished as the storm tore a ten mile long path, uprooting trees and lifting river water levels. Wires were down and safety drills saved many in cellars. Elsewhere in Texas a Bowie Montague County storm caused loss of life and property damage before noon.
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Charles City
Iowa
W. R. Beck
Charles City College
Dallas
Texas
Bowie
Montague County
Tornado Ravages Dalton Farm in Moulton Wis
A tornado struck John Dalton's farm in Maulton Wisconsin this afternoon destroying the house and barns but sparing Dalton and his twelve year old son Philip. Fire and rescue crews coordinated on the scene as neighbors aided with the cleanup and assessment of damage. Both Dalton and Philip survived with no injuries reported.
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Maulton
Wis
John Dalton
Dalton
Philip
Train Wrecked Twice Near Huntington West Virginia
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway flyer between New York and Cincinnati derailed twice in West Virginia. Engineer Malone of Thurmond suffered injuries possibly fatal. Three passengers slightly injured. Initial wreck at Whitcoal left the engine tender off rails. later four sleepers and a diner derailed after a second incident due to heat buckling.
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Huntington
West Va
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
New York
Cincinnati
West Virginia
Malone
Thurmond
Whitcoab
Hinton
Latest Shipping News
SS Minnetonka reports from London on May 30 1988 as Carolina sails toward San Juan with cargo details pending.
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Minnetonka
London
Carolina
San Juan
Soda and Cigars At Jersey Church Services
A New Jersey experiment saw outdoor services with soft drinks served by bartenders in Atlantic City and open air smoking for motorists in East Orange. The Hyde Park Reformed Church led a sunset gathering with cigars allowed, mosquitos repelled by hats and citronella, and Gov. Fort attending briefly. The service emphasized worship over entertainment, with Hymns Scripture and a short talk by Rev. Pullan.
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Jersey
Atlantic City
Frederick B. Pullan
Hyde Park Reformed Church
East Orange
Mr. Pullan
Gov. Fort
Peter
Gov. Forth
Bartenders Lead Relaxed Sunday Service in Atlantic City
In Atlantic City on June 7 Rev. Sydney Goodman of Ascension parish directed a casual church gathering where professional bartenders served soda water lemonade and sarsaparilla. The men enjoyed hymns soloists and social time while cigars and tobacco circulated and moving pictures were shown. About 400 attendees.Marked by a novel soft-drink approach and informal tone the service aims to draw men who rarely attend church.
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Atlantic City
W. J
Sydney Goodman
Ascension Parish
Goodman
MAY JOIN CATHOLIC CHURCH
Philadelphia society follows the European trip of Mr. and Mrs. William Masters Camac and George Hazelhurst to Rome hoping for audiences with ecclesiastical dignitaries It sparks talk of possible conversion to Catholic faith and ties to the Anglican Catholic movement with Camac of St Marks Locust Street and Hazelhurst of St Clement's Cherry Streets
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Society
William Masters Camac
George Hazelhurst
Rome
Camac
Hazelhurst
New York
St. Mark's Church
Locust Street
Sixteenth
St. Clement's
Twentieth
Cherry Streets
Dancer Maud Allan Warned Off Manchester Stage
London dispatch reports Manchester authorities barred Maud Allan from performing at the Manchester Palace of Varieties. Her Salome dance prompted objections, despite prior appearances before royalty. Manager cites royal exposure but omits Salome on that occasion.
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Manchester
NEW York Times
London
Maud Allan
England
Miss Allan
Manchester Palace of Varieties
Do Carlin Faces Circus Challengers In Virginia
Congressman Charles Do Carlin of Virginia’s Eighth District battles re election odds amid a circus visit described as a counter attraction. The piece notes his late campaign travel and party rivals using the event to sway voters as he seeks a return to Congress.
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Carlin
Virginia
New York Times
Washington
Charles Do. Carlin
Alfriend
Ff.v
Mets Speier
Honah
Aeronaut Dies in Balloon Descent at Mildred Park
Luther Edward Jones of St. Louis, 27, an experienced aeronaut, perished when a balloon let go from the ground caused the parachute belt to tear loose. He dropped amid a crowd at Mildred Park as spectators watched.
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New York Times
Springfield
Ill
L. M. Jones
St. Louis
Luther Edward Jones
Mildred Park
Jones
Panic Averted as Man Seizes Chalice at St. Josephs Church
John Collins, 19, a former altar boy, caused a disturbance at St. Josephs Roman Catholic Church in Newark by seizing the chalice before mass. Police restrained him as congregants fainted and Father Quirk urged calm while assessing his mental state.
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St. Joseph's
Newark
John Collins
Collins
E. S. Quirk
Wallace Street
Fagan
Coakley
Owen
Father Quirk
Andrew Clark
George Corrigan
Donkey Flee Fire Threatens Bronx Home
Mrs. Catherine Fay who led a donkey cart in St Patrick’s Day parades was driven from her Bronx home at 255 East 134th Street by a small fire that started on the second floor. Firefighters reached the scene quickly and prevented major damage to her home and animal collection including the donkey, a nanny goat, dogs and cats.
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Catherine Fay
East 134Th Street
Bronx
Manic Stranger Ends Crisis with Self-Inflicted Shot
In a Washington Home incident a man held a crowd at bay before shooting himself. A neighbor’s wife escaped with the children as investigators connected the event to a belief that the Maccabees plotted his death.
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Maniac
Maccabees
Doctor Pospisiel Holds Police at Bay Then Kills Himself
In Washington on June 7 Dr. Joseph Pospisiel an examiner in the Pension Office fired at police for hours from his second story home at 635 Seventh Street Northeast. Believing Macabees plotted against him he injected cocaine and then killed himself as officers closed in, leaving his family distressed and a crowd gathered.
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Ninth Precinct
Joseph Pospisiel
Seventh Street
Pospisiel
A. L. Fessender
Dr. Pospisiel
W. G. Lang
Post Office Department
Elsie
College Gifts Reach 28 Million in Year End Gifts
A General Education Board report shows U S higher education gifts totaling 28 127 762 last year Illinois tops with 3 160 209 03 endowment and 1 788 518 for buildings Harvard 048 423 99 endowment and 164 641 18 buildings Yale 773 374 81 endowment and 112 336 69 buildings Princeton 148 400 endowment and 559 151 79 equipment Southern states saw broad support from governments and individuals for colleges and universities.
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United States
General Education Board
Wallace Buttrick
Ilinois
Yale
Princeton University
Pittsburg Post Office Site Graft Reported
A graft totaling 65750 is alleged in the selection of a Pittsburgh post office site not on Sixteenth Street. Government cost 2226.40. Attorneys Wise and Minor and Timothy J Wise, among others, are named for fees. A list of payments attributes large sums to various parties and a named public figure, initials at the top, said to have received 15000.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Washington
Sixteenth Street
Chamber of Commerce
Jesse. H. Wise
William E. Minor
Timothy J.” Wise
Lennox
Trolley Wreck Wounds 75 Passengers Near Creve Coeur
A crowded suburban car bound for Creve Coeur Lake beyond St. Louis wrecked on a sharp curve injuring 75 of 93 aboard. Six expected to die. Motorman missing as ambulances rush to the scene. Local officials and authorities investigate the cause after the crash.
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St. Louis Suburb
New York Times
ST. Louis
Crevecouer Lake
Be Louis
Nnety
Servic
Six Die in Gold King Mine Disaster at Gladstone
Six men are dead and eight others are in critical condition from gas in the Gold King Mine at Gladstone. Thirty more are confined to their homes by poisoning. rescuers completed a night-long effort to bring the trapped workers out.
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Silverton
Colo
Gold King
Gladstone
Champ Clark Backing Ball For Missouri Governor Nomination
Congressman Champ Clark announced he would campaign across Louisiana and Missouri for David A. Ball in the Democratic gubernatorial race. Clark said the move sets aside precedent and could jeopardize his leadership position in the House while supporting Ball, his former partner.
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New York Times
Louisiana
Champ Clark
David A. Ball
Ball
Clark
Missouri
House
Panther on the loose sparks large hunt near Pittsburg
Special to The New York op. A panther that escaped from a circus train near Pittsburg last week was chased in the Harwich hills today. The animal killed several calves and was sighted by several bystanders as a hunt of about 100 dogs spread across two townships, but the panther was not recovered. A park picnic planned near the last sighting was postponed indefinitely.
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New York
Pittsburg
Harwich
MAY WED GREEK KING'S AID
Mrs Franklin Grearstue of Rochester New York, recently divorced in South Dakota, is expected in Somerville New Jersey this week to visit Senator Frelinghuysen's family. Reports say Mrs Brewster may wed soon, with her fiancé an aide to the King of Greece. Frelinghuysen is with the Adirondacks and expected back tomorrow. no confirmation on the engagement.
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Somerville
N. J
Franklin iGrearstue
Rochester
N. Y
South Dakota
Frelinghuysen
Brewster
Greece
Adirondacks
Sioux Falls
Torpedo Test on Monitor Florida Scheduled
The monitor Florida will be sunk by a Whitehead torpedo test on June 15 to gauge a special water tight bulkhead's ability to save the ship. Anchored off Hampton Roads near Jamestown Exposition grounds, the test uses a trolley to guide the torpedo to a hull hole, with experts predicting the ship will settle about one foot if the bulkhead holds.
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Washington
Nayal
Florida
2& Bar
Jamestown Exposition Grounds
Hampton Roads
Woman Rouses Building Fire Alarm After Fire Breaks Out
Mrs E J Lemon in a six story West 144th Street apartment wakes residents by pressing door alarm buttons after flames erupt from a rear unit occupied by liquor dealer S Berry. The blaze causes about 200 dollars in damage to the property.
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E. J. Lemon
West 144Th Street
S. Berry
Berry
Allies in Anthtar Fight Over Taft Victory Plans
Fragmentary dispatch from Chicago outlines Allied forces seeking to block Taft at the convention, with Roosevelt considered as a potential alternative. Reports describe maneuvers by Crane and others to maintain harmony, push for Roosevelt or Lodge, and retain control of delegates through the Credentials Committee.
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Taft
Banks
Knox
Chine Was. Jangator Crane
Ing
Lane
Washington
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