Tiffany shipping head dies of heart attack with $20000 necklace
George W. Barrett of Tiffany & Co a 46 year old shipping manager died in a taxicab after a heart attack on a Philadelphia bound trip to deliver a $20 000 diamond necklace for a Tiffany customer His wife who accompanied him was placed under a physician s care and Barrett s death ends a long 18 year tenure with the firm as head of shipping supervising 100 employees
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Philadelphia
Tiffany & Co
George W. Barrett
123 West
Forty-sixth Street
Tiffany's
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Twenty-third Street
Barrett
Tiffany
New York
West Seventeenth Street
McClure
Hugh McGrath
McGrath
Ossining
Tiffany’s
Silent Sugar Inquiry Probes New York Case
Department of Justice assigns two agents to study the sugar settlement between American Sugar Refining Company and Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company. Investigators seek alleged Sherman Act violations in the original settlement and its effect on antitrust enforcement. Bonaparte interview cited as claiming lack of evidence for prosecution during his tenure.
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Washington
Department of Justice
New York
American Sugar Refining Company
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company
Bonaparte
Engine Ploughes Up Track Near Whitestone Junction
A Long Island Railroad engine pulling a Whitestone bound passenger train jumped the track at Woodside Junction near Long Island City. The locomotive and fireman escaped, about seventy five passengers unharmed, service to Whitestone halted about an hour, repairs expected before the morning rush.
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Long Island Railroad
Whitestone
Long Island City
Woodside Junction
Ruiz Case to Parliament for Inquest Details
London June 13 Special Cable to The New York Times reports the Mrs Ruiz case, death by own act on May 16, will be reviewed in Parliament. The House of Commons will seek full inquest particulars by Dr Danford Thomas, coroner at St Pancras. Depositions request denied, amid bribery rumors.
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NEW York Times
London
Ruiz
Daily Mail
House of Commons
Danford Thomas
St. Pancras Court
Thomas
Corporal fatally shoots captain at Fort Des Moines
Corporal Leslie Crabtree shot and likely killed Capt. John C. Raymond commander of Troop B, Second Cavalry, at Fort Des Moines. He injured First Sergeant Washburn and Corporal Such while attempting to disarm him, then shot himself. Raymond, age 38, is son of Brig. Gen. Charles W. Raymond. his brother Major Robert Raymond serves in New York.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Leslie Crabtree
John C. Raymond
Second
United States Cavalry
Fort Des Moines
James H. Washburn
Elijah Such
Crabtree
Raymond
Capt. Raymond
Army
Sergt
Washburn
Capt
Such
Charles W. Raymond
Engineers
New York
Robert Raymond
Pennsylvania
Bean Soup Policy Brings Temperance Wins in Burlington
Special to The Times from Burlington New Jersey June 13 The bean soup remedy introduced by Sheriff William Worrell as part of reform plans saves Burlington County hundreds monthly and draws more temperance converts than prior acts The program affects tramps and dipsomaniacs at the jail prompting protests from some prisoners while others become industrious farm workers after serving time New readers report the unusual diet and its impact on local crime and sobriety.
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New York Times
Burlington
N. J
William W. Worrell
Burlington County
Worrell
Shumard
Cap
Aviators Gather as Curtiss Teases World Lightest Airship
Glenn Curtiss arrives at Morris Park with his lightweight 25 horsepower, water cooled aero motor and a 550 pound bi plane. Aeronautic Society members study the craft, plan trials for Tuesday and a weekend exhibition while other machines near completion.
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Morris Park
Glenn H. Curtiss
Aeronautic Society
Curtiss
Hammondsport
S. Lynn Banter
Herring-Curtiss
N. Y
Aeroplane Motor
Wilbur R. Kimball
A. C. Triaca
Banter
Resent
Kimball
Fred Schneider
Frank Rickman
The
Wright
New York Delayed by Storm and Fog Docked After Cross Ocean
The American Line steamship New York arrived yesterday from Southampton after delays caused by head seas and fog. Captain Roberts called it the worst June crossing he had made as the vessel slowed for hours amid bad weather near the harbor.
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New York
American Line
Southampton
Roberts
Marty Keese Dies After Nearly Three Decades at City Hall
Martin J. Keese longtime City Hall janitor and custodian of nearly twenty eight years dies at St. Johns Hospital Long Island City from acute bronchitis. He helped arrest Boss Tweed and guarded Controller Connolly during his Ludlow Street jail stay. A trusted figure in New York politics for half a century.
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Martin J. Keese
St. John’s Hospital
Long Island City
Marty
New York
William M. Tweed
Connolly
Ludlow Street
Wemps
Aygara
Black Hand King Captured in New York
Vincenzo Sabbataro age 40 alias Giovanni Rossi held on 5000 bail in Tombs Court for Black Hand leadership. He faces requisition for Connecticut shooting a man and is linked to a 1902 West Thirteenth Street physician robbery. An alert boasted his crimes and resemblance to President Taft.
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Vincenzo Sabbataro
Corrigan
Tombs Court
Giovanni Rossi
Sing Sing
Black Hand
Connecticut
Michael Lagrua
James Street
Oak
Vincenzo
New Haven
Lagrna
Billy
Sabbataro
Jeremiah Dennely
Black Hand Society
Italy
New York
Taft
Trenton Professor Throws Woman From Canoe To Save Her
In Trenton on June 13 Professor Kenda Blood of the Trenton Art School deliberately tipped Miss Winifred Brown from a rapidly moving canoe into the raceway near the Delaware River. Bystanders aided in rescue, but Blood escaped the whirlpool unharmed after the act, which witnesses say was an attempted rescue rather than an assault.
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New York Times
Trenton
N. J
Kenda Blood
Trenton Art School
Winifred Brown
Delaware River
Blood
Miss Brown
Lightning strikes church kill and injure parishioners
At Bay Settlement north of Green Bay a lightning bolt struck a small Catholic church during a service. One man, Edward Duchane, 20, died. Annie Steppelin, 25, was badly burned and shocked. John Greenwood suffered severe burns and injuries. About 200 worshippers were present as panic ensued and the steeple cross hurled to the ground.
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New York Times
Green Bay
Wis
Bay Settlement
Here
Edward Duchane
Annie Steppelin
John Greenwood
Mead advances funds to cover state auditor debt
Lieut Gov John A Mead of Rutland Vermont agreed to advance between 30000 and 35000 dollars to State Auditor Horace F Graham to cover accrued orders that exceed the last Legislature's appropriation. The move follows a conference with Attorney General Ske Sargent of Ludlow and others as the state seeks to solve a difficult financial problem. The governor expects reimbursement in the spring of 1910.
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Rutland
John A. Mead
Horace F. Graham
Mead
O. Sargent
Ludlow
Menor
Ernor
Balloon Massachusetts completes ascent with three aboard
The Massachusetts balloon began from Pittsfield at 12 17 PM with pilot William Van Slest and passengers W C Bramhall and Edgar L Robbing. It landed in East Aistéad New Hampshire at 10 88 AM after a brief stop at Drato houses, peaking at about 10 690 feet.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Massachusetts
Wiliam van Slest
W. C. Bramhall
Edgar L. Robbing
Boston
East Aistéad
N. H
Drato Houses
Twelve Japanese Held as Plotters
In Honolulu on June 13, twelve Japanese strike leaders were held for trial on charges of conspiring to riot and murder. A court order barred crowds from gathering near the courthouse as police maintained order amid tension from the ar rests and the broader strike movement. Japanese Consul General Senichi Uyeno advised caution and expressed approval of arrests. Japanese Vice Admiral Uriu declined comment as economic disputes in Hawaii’s sugar industry unfold.
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Honolulu
W. L. Whitney
Territorial District Court
Jarrett
A. J. Robinson
Court House
William P. Henry
Territorial
W. A. Kinney
Nippu
Jiji
Senichi Uyeno
Mammoth Mushroom Found Near Pittsburg
In Millvale, six miles from Pittsburg, Dr. Allen J. Willett of Carnegie Tech discovered a giant edible polyprous mushroom. Weighing 33 1/3 pounds, it measured 32 inches across the top and 9 inches thick, with parts missing but weighed as possibly larger than any known specimen. Carnegie Institute took charge, noting historical records of heavier mushrooms but believing this may exceed them.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Millvale
Allen J. Willett
Carnegie Tech
Carnegie Institute
W. J. Holland
Institute
Willetts
Two Bitten by Rabid Horse in Newark
A rabid horse attacked three men and a veterinary in Newark, New Jersey. Frank Savage, owner of 17 Malvern Street, killed the animal after officer Lewis Teed fired. The incident began when Savage found the horse injured by a dog bite and escalated as the horse bit Savage and the vet before Teed killed it.
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Newark
N J
Frank Savage
Malvern Street
Savage
J. C. Corlies
Lewis C. Teed
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Teed
Rege Teed
New York
Fierce Battle in Albania Reported by Dispatch
Athens dispatch says 10 000 Albanians clashed with twelve Turkish battalions at Djakovitch northern Albania. Albanians were repulsed by Turkish artillery. Turkey sends twelve more battalions to the trouble scene.
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London
Athens
Uskub
Turkey
Djakovitch
Albania
Turks Fight Persians in Salmas Clash
A report from Tabriz states a conflict between the Turkish Consul at Salmas, gendarmerie, and Turkish troops. Persian forces reportedly lost twelve killed, while seven Turks died and many were wounded.
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Teheran
Tabriz
Salmas
Persian unrest: 5000 killed in Ardabil district
A dispatch from Astara reports Shakhsevan tribesmen ravaging Ardabil in Azerbaijan Persia with about 5000 killed. Leading inhabitants seek Russian consul protection.
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ST. Petersburg
Novoe Vremya
Astara
Ardabil
Azerbaijan
Persia
Missionary Compound Seized in Lagos Outrage
The Rev S G Pinnock of the South Baptist Foreign Missions Board reports 2350 native chiefs seized mission property from his Oyo Nigeria compound on June 7 and moved it to Thadan thirty miles away. The invaders remain in the compound. Pinnock and his wife were unharmed and protested the act.
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Lagos
British West Africa
S. G. Pinnock
Foreign Missions Board of the South Baptist Convention
Oyo
Nigeria
Pinnock
Thadan
Spain presses claim on Cuban debt in note
Paris reports say Spain's minister to Cuba delivered a note to the Cuban government asserting a demand for a share of the Spanish debt. The note cites that American plenipotentiaries in 1898 declined ruling, stating suzerainty passed to Cuba, and Spain now presses the claim as Cuba holds sovereignty.
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Paris
Cuba
United States
Prinzess Irene Delayed Near Azores Wreck Details
A message from North German Lloyd reports the Prinzess Irene will reach Gibraltar late today with 110 Slavonia passengers aboard after transfer from the Cu nander wreck off Flores Island Azores delaying details. Hamburg American Line has no word from Batavia and Cunard awaits further news on Slavonia’s status.
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Lloyd
Slavonia
Flores Island
Azores
Gibraltar
Hamburg-American Line
Batavia
Cunard Line
Bank Swindle Suspect Arrested in Denver
F E Chapeke, sought in Chicago and other Eastern cities for allegedly selling bonds to swindle banks out of nearly $100 000, was arrested last night by Post Office Inspectors in Denver.
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Denver
Col
F. E. Chapeke
Chicago
Post Office
Haskell Withdraws Libel Suit in Oklahoma
Governor Charles N. Haskell retracted his criminal libel claim linked to an article in The New State Tribune. Attorney W. D. Cardwell agrees to drop prosecution, following arbitration efforts by Lee Cruce, Jesse J. Dunn, and Roy Stafford.
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New York Times
Oklahoma City
Okla
Charles N. Haskell
Oklahoma
W. D. Cardwell
Haskell
New State Tribune
Cardwell
Lee Cruce
Jesse J. Dunn
Roy Stafford
The
Oklahoman
Govnor
Quakes Continue in Southern France with Limited Details
Rescue work persists in quake struck southern villages as communications remain disrupted. Minor shocks were felt again this morning in several districts but no damage was reported.
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Paris
France
President of Brazil gravely ill as ministers summoned
Rio Janeiro June 13 reports President Alfonso Moreira Penna of Brazil is gravely ill. Tonight the ministers were summoned to the palace as medical conditions were updated and state leaders prepared for possible actions.
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Brazil
Rio Janetro
Alfonso Moreira Penna
Americans Beat Off Filipino Mutineers in Davao Clash
In Davao Mindanao on June 7 1902 Gov Walker led American and loyal native forces to defend a church against a native constabulary mutiny. One American was killed Libbey fell and four others wounded before the mutineers retreated into the hills as troops pursued them.
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Manila
Davdo
Mindanao
Libbey
Mapi
Gov. Walker
Davao
Twenty-third Infantry
Philippine mutiny at Davo discussed with cautious tone
Washington dispatch reports no late word on a mutiny by Philippine Constabulary at Davo Mindanao. Officials deem the act of limited consequence, while veterans praise native soldiers' loyalty. Mindanao Department ranks among the island's top commands, with Moro provinces challenging governance. Colonel Hugh L. Scott and Major General Leonard Wood recur as figures in regional order and history.
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New York Times
Washington
Bureau of Insular Affairs
War Department
Philippine Constabulary
Davo
Mindanao
Department of Mindanao
Philippine Islands
Hugh L. Scott
Leonard Wood
Department of the East
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Marty” Keese
City Hall
Tweed
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Girl
Bolt
Wisconsin
Vermont
Baron Uriu
Hotel Plaza
Hawaiian Islands
West Point
Mr. Pinnock
Spain
Prinzess Irene
Loyal Native Constabulary
Woods
Philippines
Harry H. Bandholtz
Jolo
Forbes
Pampanga
William Duvall
Division
Zamboanga
Mandanano
Malabang
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