Gambier Seeks Annulment Claiming Fraud in Marriage
Edward V. Gambier cashier of Merchants Exchange National Bank seeks annulment from Edith Russell Gambier claiming she deceived him into marriage to avoid work. Congressman Littleton argues the fraud hinges on affection and living together, while testimonies describe trips, notes, and surveillance by Detectives Hugo and Levinus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin W. Littleton
Edward V. Gambier
Merchants’ Exchange National Bank
Edith Russell Gambier
Harvey
Sickler
Gambier
Congressman Littleton
Littleton
van Wyck
Justice Pendleton
Avis Robinson
Springfield
Mass
Gambiers
Munich
N. G
N. D
Yoy
Samson Solomon
Mrs. Gambier
Mr. Fieyjer
City council targets Billy Sunday language in Wheeling
Wheeling city council approved an ordinance to fine anyone using vile or vulgar language in public addresses. Councilman P F Haberstick said the move aims to curb the vocabulary of evangelist Billy Sunday who has been hired by churches for a religious campaign in the city early next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
West Va
P. F. Haberstick
Billy
Weld Estate Inheritance Seeks Trusts For City Parks
Hannah P. Weld wife of the late Dr. Charles G. Weld of Boston and her daughter are named chief beneficiaries in the doctor’s will filed for probate in Newport Rhode Island. Personal property and real estate in Boston and Brookline pass to Mrs Weld and after her death to her daughter and then to Boston parks. Trust funds of 100000 and 125000 are set to benefit the Boston Dispensary and Boston Lying-in Hospital. Residue goes to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Massachusetts General Hospital after the death of Mrs Weld and her daughter if the daughter dies without issue. The estate reportedly exceeds one million dollars.
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New York Times
Newport
R. I
Hannah P. Weld
Charles G. Weld
Boston
Weld
Boston Dispensary
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Raw River Water deemed unsafe for drinking
Dr. Arthur Lederer of the Chicago Sewage Testing Station told the American Medical Association that only a few big cities fully solve sewage and water issues. He warned that most rivers in the United States remain unsafe raw for drinking and that communities neglect sewage until odors appear.
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Los Angeles
Arthur Lederer
Sanitary District of
Chicago
American Medical Association
Lederer
United States
Boy Thief Arrested After Crucible Heist at Columbia
Ivor Roberts, a former errand boy at Columbia University, confessed to stealing the last two platinum crucibles from the chemistry lab after being rehired. He previously denied taking three others, which detectives linked to a $10 sale to Gabe Schloss of a pool hall on Third Avenue.
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Ivor Roberts
John Kenny
Columbia University
Chemical Laboratory
Henry Norris
Kenny
Roberts
Fifth Avenue
John M Nelson
Chemical Department
Nelson
Hegeney, Collins
Thompson
Gabe Schloss
Third Avenue
Schloss
Autoists Lose Court Fight Over Ocean Boulevard Speedway
In Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Kapper declared the Ocean Boulevard Speedway ban constitutional. Kennedy acted within authority ordering the route restricted to horses and light vehicles on April 26. The test case by C Stewart Cavanaugh, ex-secretary of the Long Island Automobile Club, saw him arrested after driving June 6 and seeking habeas corpus relief.
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Brooklyn
Supreme Court
Kapper
Ocean Boulevard Speedway
Kennedy
Twenty-second Avenue
Kings Highway
C. Stewart Cavanaugh
Long Island Automobile Club
Justice Kapper
Auction at City Sheep Fold Enlivens Central Park
Director John W. Smith of the Central Park Menagerie will conduct tomorrow at 11 o clock the annual animal sale at the sheep fold on Sixty sixth Street and Central Park West. Ten ewes seventeen ewe lambs twenty two ram lambs and 800 pounds of wool will be offered at auction. Funds will go to improve the menagerie.
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City Sheep Fold
John W. Smith
Central Park
Sixty-sixth Street
Central Park West
Woman Receives $65 For Blood Transfusion Fatal Fall Follows
Ida Siff, wife of Benjamin Siff of 305 East 102d Street, agreed to donate blood to save another woman at Post-Graduate Hospital. A small amount was used and she died after falling from a fire escape. Neighbors recount fears that taunts over selling her blood drove her to despair.
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Ida Siff
Benjamin Siff
East 102d Street
W&Gé
Russia
Times Receives Donations for Blind Child’s Treatment
The Times reports a $1 contribution yesterday from N. E. J. to fund treatment for the blind son of Mrs. Gagondis who suffers from hemiplegia. Turares also notes a $1 gift from Charles B. B. for Mrs. Bertha Price.
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Gagondis
Turares
Charles B. B
Bertha Price
Weather Man to Retire After Long Central Park Observatory Service
Dr. Daniel Draper, director since 1868 of the Central Park Observatory, announces retirement next Saturday. The city debates keeping the observatory with a salary of 2,500 dollars, amid duplication by the federal Weather Bureau. Draper, living in Hastings on the Hudson, will leave behind unique records used in city suits and a private rooftop observatory.
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Daniel Draper
Meteorological Observatory
Arsenal
Central Park
Stover
United States Weather Bureau
Draper
Dr. Draper
Hastings-on-the-Hudson
Estate of Aaron Barnett Leaves Heirs Large Share
Aaron Barnett died July 5 at the Hotel Ansonia. His net estate valued at 1,327,840 includes 232,500 in realty. An appraisal filed in the Transfer Tax Office by Deputy State Controller Julius Harburger states the whole estate goes to his children Gustave G. Barnett and Sadie Rosenthal, excluding the children of his deceased son Samuel L. Barnett.
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Aaron Barnett
Ansonia
Julius Harburger
Gustave G. Barnett
Sadie Rosenthal
Samuel L. Barnett
Boy Who Lost $10,000 Sent to Elmira
Benson Lang a Wall Street messenger was convicted of grand larceny after insisting he lost a $10,000 bill entrusted by Hornblower and Weeks for deposit. A jury rejected his story and he was sentenced by Supreme Court to the Elmira Reformatory. the bill remains missing though its number is known.
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Elmira
Benson Lang
Wall Street
Hornblower & Weeks
Allen and Forrest in Seclusion Amid Jewel Smuggling Case
William S. Forrest, Chicago attorney, and Nathan Allen of Kenosha, accused with John R. Collins of Memphis in a jewel smuggling scheme worth 150000 dollars, were reportedly in seclusion. Allen reportedly retired from N. R. Allen & Co. and the First National Bank directorship, with nephew Chester Allen succeeding him. Mrs Jenkins, central witness, remained secluded while reportedly writing a life story.
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William S. Forrest
Chicago
Nathan Allen
Kenosha
Wis
John R. Collins
Memphis
Helen Dwelle Jenkins
Forrest
Allen
N. R. Allen & Co
First National Bank of
Wealthy Widow Tries Suicide at Westchester Poorhouse
Mrs. Mary Tallman, 80, a widow with property near Tarrytown, ingested laudanum at the Westchester County poorhouse in East View. She left a note asking to be hidden from view. she survived after companions found her. Her attorney suspects mental illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Tallman
Westchester County
East View
Henry P. Griffen
Tarrytown
Charles Cypher
Paulding Street
White Plains
D. D. Tallman
Whitmore Sues Convict Husband for Annulment
Vida Whitmore Hall sues Mandeville de Marigny Hall for an annulment. She obtained Supreme Court permission to serve by publication. The couple wed in Jersey and she faces action linked to his Rhode Island Penitentiary confinement. sale of penitentiary property noted for August next.
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Vida Whitmore
Vida Whitmore Hall
Mandeville
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