Mysterious disappearance linked to murder inquiry at St Michael’s
Police hunt for Roberts, a 50 year old man suspected in the murder of Mrs. Woodill, after he vanished from a boarding house and boarded a skiff with George Taylor. A wide search of swamps and docks extends across Washington and Balimore, while Roberts claims to be a magazine writer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willey
George Taylor
Roberts
Woodill
Taylor
Baltimore
Washington
Bali Nore
St. Michael’s
Murder Shocks Maryland Woman. Woodill Kin Linked
Special to The New York Times. Los Angeles reports the murder of Mrs. Gilbert Woodill in Maryland. Her husband, president of Woodill Auto Co, fainted upon learning the news and remains confined. Friends dispute domestic trouble, noting a cheerful past and a recent Chicago advertisement about a girl stolen in Chicago years earlier. Lyman J. Gage says Mrs. Woodill was his ward but declines further comment. he and Katherine Tingley remain prominent in Theosophical circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Los Angeles
Cal
Gilbert Woodill
Maryland
Woodill Auto Company
Woodill
Chiazo
Col. J. H. Thompson
Altimore
Lyman J. Gage
Chicago
Pearl
P. O. Box
Woodills
Mr. Woodill
Col. Thompson
San Diego
Secretary of the Treasury
Gage
Katherine Tingley
Theosophical Society
Theosophical
Point Loma
Gage linked to Edith Woodill case amid murder report
Mrs. Eli A. Gage, daughter-in-law of ex Secretary Lyman J. Gage, recalls his early interest in Edith M. Woodill when she was a girl in Washington. She says Woodill was not his ward and disputes claims she was stolen as a baby. The murder of Woodill in Maryville is reported.
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Chicago
Eli A. Gage
Lyman J. Gage
Edith M. Woodill
Maryand
the Treasury
Washington
Deaf Ear to Matrimony Sparks Suffrage Signing Pact
Unmarried New Yorkers are urged to marry only if the husband pledges to advocate suffrage and work openly for the cause. At a Progressive Woman's Suffrage Union meeting in New York City many women signed an agreement to refuse matrimony to those not willing to support suffrage, with notable signers listed from Chicago, Jersey City, and local leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progressive Woman's Suffrage Union
East Twenty-third Street
Josephine Casey
Chicago
C. H. Marshall
West Ninetyfifth Street
Sophie Brown
Jersey City
Maude B. Hubley
Emma Ganz
Emma Moesch
Corporation Heads May Be Imprisoned
The proposed corporation tax amendment would imprison officers for up to one year and impose fines of 1000 to 10000 dollars for false or misleading sworn statements. The tax would be assessed from Washington with enforcement by Internal Revenue, using existing machinery and expanded staff as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Senate
Finance Committee
Root
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Spreckels
Bailey presses Texas ally as leather duties rise
Bailey of Texas argued to defend votes for protection on raw materials and oppose trust magnates getting free raw materials. The committee adopted a compensatory leather duty of 10 percent and raised shoes and leather duties from 15 to 20 percent by a 32 to 24 vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spreckels
McCumber
New
Beveridge
Bailey
Texas
Chauffeurs Plead Guilty In City Court Rides
Frank H. Roland, 205 West Fifty-seventh Street, admitted grand larceny in the first degree for taking his employer’s car on a ten day country ride. Judge Swann sentenced him to 2 to 3 years at Sing Sing. Other chauffeurs faced speeding and petit larceny charges with fines and short jail terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Roland
Charles B. Church
West Fifty-seventh Street
Swann
Sing Sing
Central Park
Murphy
Criminal Court
Tombs
William F. Foley
Sixth Avenue
Ninth Avenue
Fiftieth Street
Judson 8
Todd
West
Prudential Suit Seeks Unassigned Surplus Dividend
Leon F. Blanchard of Newark files suit in Trenton charging $16.7 million unassigned surplus in Prudential Insurance Co and alleging that John F. Dryden dominates management. He seeks an accounting and a court order to distribute surplus to stockholders while halting further excess salaries and dividends to policyholders. Several officers and directors are named, with details of past surplus allocations and policy divisions cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Trenton
N. J
United States
John F. Dryden
Prudential Insurance Company
Leon F. Blanchard
Newark
Court of Chancery
Dryden
Legislative
New York
New Jersey
Blanchard
The
Prudential
Leslie D. Ward
Forrest F. Dryden
Jacob E. Ward
Wilbur S. Johnson
Edward Kanouse
Richard V. Lindabury
John F. Gore
Theodore C. E. Blanchard
Frederick C. Blanchard
Jerome Taylor
William T. Carter
Anthony R. Kuser
Azual H. McCarter
Edward J. Ill
Edwin A. Stevens
Isaac F. Roe
Commissioner of Banking and Insurance
Banking and Insurance Commissioner
Banking and Insurance Department
Armstrong
Senate
Wife of Du Pont official killed in New York auto crash
Mrs. John Matthews wife of the Du Pont Powder Works sales director in Wilmington Del was instantly killed on Delavegne Hill near Amenia in the Pawling Mountains during a pleasure trip. Her husband and children were in the touring car. the husband was seriously bruised and two sons and Lucille MacVeagh aged 15 survived with injuries. The body was sent to Wilmington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
John Matthews
du Pont Powder Works
Wilmington
Del
Delavegne Hill
Amenia
Pawling Mountains
Matthews
Lucille MacVeagh
Franklin
Ezra MacVeagh
Berkshires
Mr. Matthews
Lakeville
Isaac Wheaton
Liner
Yesterday's Fires Report List of Small Losses and Claims
The notice catalogs multiple fire incidents with addresses on the East and West Sides, listing losses and trifling amounts. Entries include National Cloak Co. at 25 c, G Kologerates at 25 East 12th St, H Eichler & Co at 48 Rose St, and numerous other locations with minor sums. some entries show larger figures like 3,000 at Snelly & Totter and 513 Madison Ave. for Aaron Girling. The document reflects a tally of damages and claimed amounts across varied properties and businesses.
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A. M
National Cloak Co
East 12Th St
G. Kologerates
Ae H. Eichler & Co
Rose St
Kintsoh
Trifling Advertising Co
Esecrees
West Broadway
M. B. Mosso
Park St
T. Hungerford
East 30Th St
Snelly & Totter
East Houston St
H. Cohen
Hester St
Sinker & Settler
Ana Ttae
Wolf & Zimmerheels En Amu Mae R
Max Sleiser
Madison
Aaron Girling
East
Madison Av
Mount Morris Park West Co
West
I. Morris
P.M
Fort William Henry Hotel Fire Destroys Main Building
Fire at Lake George N Y destroys the Fort William Henry Hotel main building owned by the Delaware and Hudson Company. Loss estimated at 250000 with 150000 insured. No guests were in the hotel which was to open June 27. The fire started in the servants quarters and spread quickly. surrounding structures were saved. The structure being remodeled carried a 30000 expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake George
N. Y
Fort William Henry
Delaware and Hudson Company
Street Railway Association of
Champlain
Twenty third Street Improvement Association Forms
An association named the Twenty third Street Improvement Association forms to unite real estate and business interests for transit improvements. It lists officers and directors from Stern Brothers, Metropolitan Life, Cushman, Scribner’s, and others, with a meeting set for June 30 at the Metropolitan Life offices. In Rochester, Senator George L. Meade announces a first public hearing on direct primaries likely July 12 in Boston. Lieutenant Governor White appoints Senator George B. Agnew to fill a vacancy on the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twenty-third Street
Rochester
N. Y
George L. Meade
Joint Legislative Committee
Boston
State House
Davenport
White
George B. Agnew
New York
Heat Kills Eleven as Hydrants Opened for Horses
Attendants funded by the society tend to horses at temporary watering stations to curb mortality. A $2,000 annual gift from F Augustus Schermerhorn and Water Commissioner O Brien's hydrant access support the effort. The group also runs about fifty permanent drinking fountains. The Weather Bureau offers no relief soon with a forecast of fair and warmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Augustus Schermerhorn
O’brien
Bureau
Tragic Brooklyn Heat Sees Three Children Die
Excessive heat in Brooklyn yesterday caused three children to fall from fire escapes and a window, killing George Anderson Jr two, Clara Dennis six, and Theodore R McKee seven. A baby, Alexander Razborski, remains in critical condition with skull fracture at Norwegian Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
George Anderson, Jr
Court Street
Clara Dennis
Hopkins Street
Theodore R. McKee
Atlantic Avenue
Alexander Razborski
Third Avenue
Norwegian Hospital
Anderson
Seney Hospital
Dennis
McKee
Long Island
Heat Kills Three in Newark
Three Newark residents died from heat prostration yesterday. Patrolman Thomas Duffy, 29, died in a city bathhouse while seeking relief from the heat. Justin P. Skinner, 80, collapsed on the street and died after being taken home. Frederick Krayl, a journeyman jeweler, died at St. Michael's Hospital after collapsing at home. Hospitals report multiple heat patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Thomas Duffy
Board of Police Commissioners
Justin P. Skinner
Elizabeth Avenue
Two Die in East Orange Heat Wave
Two residents of East Orange New Jersey died from the heat over the last two days. Alonzo Gree Hyde a longtime citizen died of heart disease aggravated by heat after a failed attempt to continue to work. Mrs Ann Augusta Myers widow of David Myers died aged 94 after a sudden illness during the hot spell. Hyde was born in New York City and served as treasurer of the Herald Publishing Company for forty two years. Myers was daughter of Benjamin Ellison of Jericho Long Island and celebrated their golden wedding six years ago.
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East Orange
N. J
Alonzo Gree Hyde
Lackawanna Station
Westcott Street
Ann Augusta Myers
David Myers
North Grove Street
Mr. Hyde
New York City
Major David Gilman
Washington
Herald Publishing Company
New York
Myers
Benjamin Ellison
Jericho
L. I
Mr. He
Promoter Arrested in Fraud Case Ties to Canadian Mine Scheme
William S. Mitchell, self described promoter, was arrested near his New York home by a U S marshal and a private detective at the British Government’s request on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. The case centers on a 1907 scheme with Ottawa politician Alexander Ross to secure an option on the Sinclair Claim 3434 mine in Quebec, involving a $130,000 payment and stock in a proposed Airgold Cobalt Mining Company.
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William
S. Mitchell
West Ninetyseventh Street
United States
Pinkley
Mitchell
Canada
Joseph E. Rogers
Alexander Ross
Ottawa
Sinclair
Coleman
Nipissing District
Quebec
Ross
William Stone Thomas
Bank of Quebec
Airgiod Cobalt Mining Company
Rogers
Alexander
Charles E. Littlefield
Charles Fox
Mr. Ross
Sir Augustus Fitz-George
Edward VII
W. C. Strahan
Montreal
William Mitchell
L. Melville Jones
Toronto
William R. Asquith
Jacques Bereau
Young
Manitoba
Templeman
Vancouver
Consolidated Exchange
Boston
Medford
Mass
Frank C. Pitcher
London
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Peabody Institute
Europe
White House
McKinley
Capt. Thompson
Minneapolis
Mrs. Woodill
Gots Sia Eee
Taft
Bailey Flags Trust
Pruden
For Dryden
Hill
Special Service Department
OF Library Bureau
Broadway
Lake George Resort
Burns
Alonzo Hyde
Mrs
David Meyers
Oassists
East 23Rd Street
Fourth Ave
West 34Th St
Bet
125Th Street
Lenox Ave
Columbus Ave
Nassau Street
John Street
Fulton St
William S. Mitchell
U. S
King
Edward
Sir Augustus Fitz
George
Brentano
5Th Ave
27Th St
HAT
Chambers St
Twenty-ninth St
Thirty-seventh St
Fortieth St
Nassau St
Ann St
Fourth Av
Philadelphia
Perry Mig. Co
Park Row
Cortlandt
Vogel Brothers
8Th Ave
Vogel Brothers A
Ave
Seventh Ave
Alwyn Court
New York’s
House of Select Residences
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