Hotel Ampersand Fire Suspected Arson Case
Reported conspirators allegedly hired to burn the four story Hotel Ampersand on Sept 21 1907 sparked a blaze two days later ending in total loss. The hotel built in 1888 near Lower Saranac Lake held 200 guests with insurance of 710000. Plans to convert it to a private clubhouse followed the fire as investigators weighed motives and suspects.
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Ampersand
Saranacake
Hotel Plaza
Herman Vanderwaill
H.T. Waite
Ampersand Ffotel Company
W. B. Allison
New York
Charles M. Eaton
Robbing Higginson Home Prisoner Nabbed in Boston
Central Office Detective Russo left for Boston to extradite John Kadra alias Colded who will be discharged from Deer Island Penitentiary on Tuesday. Kadra is accused by Ralph Warren of aiding him in robbing the Higginson home at 16 East Forty-first Street on July 3 1905 of 18000 dollars in silverware and jewelry. Warren received four years at Sing Sing. Kadra was arrested in Boston for burglar tools and identified as an escapee from Deer Island then sent back to finish his term. Russo held a warrant and prepared requisition papers.
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Central Office
Russo
Boston
John. Kadra
Colded
Deer Island
Ralph Warren
James J. Higginson
East Forty-first Street
Warren
Sing Sing
Kadra
Death of Rev. Father James P. Byrnes at Richmond Church
The Rev. Father James P. Byrnes, longtime pastor of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Richmond, died last night from injuries after a runaway accident last week when he was thrown from a carriage and suffered a fractured skull. Born in County Limerick, Ireland in 1864, he came to the United States in 1870 and was educated at St. John’s College, Maryland.
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James P. Byrnes
St. Patrick's Catholic Church of
Richmond
Father Byrnes
County Limerick
Ireland
St. John's College
Four Injured In Trolley Crash Blame On Crosstown Motorman
Four injured, one seriously, after southbound Third Avenue trolley collided with eastbound Thirty-fourth Street car around 10 pm. Crosstown car wrecked, three injured aboard. motorman claims signal from conductor. Passengers panicked as windows shattered. Bellevue ambulances responded. traffic delayed about an hour. Nearby witnesses Policemen Bushnell and Hay assisted.
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Third Avenue
Thirty-fourth Street
Bellevue
Alexander Andersen
Crosstown
Bushnell
Fane
Hay
Bellevue Hospital
Curfew Crackdown Arrests 150 Pentacost Congregation
In Gainesville Georgia on March 1 the city curfew was enforced at a Pentacostal church, with 150 worshippers arrested and marched to the station. Police fined leaders and warned others to disperse by 10 pm nightly, as congregants plan to challenge the city’s interference with worship.
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New York Times
Gainesville
Republican State Convention to debate tariff revision in Ohio
Columbus March 1 the Republican State Convention will meet Tuesday to declare for tariff revision along protective lines at a special Congress session. Roosevelt policies will be upheld Taft indorsed Harris likely to be nominated for governor by acclimation. Four delegates at large to the national convention expected: Herrick Taft Vorys and Harris. Foraker and Dick not expected to attend.
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Columbus
Ohio
Roosevelt
Taft
Andrew L. Harris
Myron_T. Herrick
Cleveland
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
A. I. Vorys
Lancaster
Gov
Harris
Foraker
Stude baker car arrives at Omaha after long war message trip
The Stude baker car bearing General Grant's war message to Fort Leavenworth arrived in Omaha at 6 p m covering 205 miles in fifty hours through muddy roads from Marshalltown Iowa. It runs day and night with drivers rotating and relief advancing by train to swap the wheelman.
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Omaha, . B
Studebaker
Saad
Gen. Grant
Fort Leavenworth
New York Evening Journal
Omaha
Marshalltown
Iowa
Iruiday
Autos Struggle on Through Iowa in Ice and Mud
Travelers recount a restless journey through Iowa with frozen Mississippi crossings and muddy roads. Farmers show goodwill to guests from abroad, while Chicago Automobile Club officials defend hospitality and seek fair treatment, contrasting harsh road conditions with a spirit of American fair play.
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Mississippi
Lowa
Clinton
Chicago Automobile Club
Iowa
Alaska
G. Bourcier ST. Chaffray
Indiana
Protos and Moto bloc Race Through Mud in Indiana
Still held in Indiana, the German Protos and the French Moto bloc reach Chesterton and Michigan City amid slushy roads and rain. Drivers Hans Knape and others report farmers blocking roads and delaying progress as the New York to Paris contest threads through muddy snowdrifts. Officials in Chicago coordinate messages and urge motor clubs to assist the crews amid difficulties.
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New York Times
Hobart
Ind
Chesterton
Rolling Prairie
Hans Knape
Chicago
New York
Paris
Michigan City
Protos
Protobloc
Tuk New York Times
Crawford
Chicago Automobile Club
Ira M .Cobb
Pianola Piano at Aeolian Hall Draws Good Pianos Out of Homes
It explains why good pianos are exchanged for Pianola pianos and how Aeolian Hall offers exceptional bargains. Inspect the traded instruments personally, as musicians or skeptics, to see the value of Aeolian Hall as a piano center.
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Aeolian Hall
New York
Aeoliai Hall
Zust Car In Fine Shape After Transcontinental Run
R W Vollmoeller of the Zust Com pany arrived in New York from Chick where he followed the New York to Paris race. He reported snow drifts up to eight feet and fields driven through when roads were blocked. Crews endured twelve hour stretches for ten to fifteen miles. Breyfoote’s gearless car opened the way. The Chicago Automobile Club offered a warm reception and garage access. The team repaired only a radius rod and a cooler, denying any disassembly or major engine work. The engine and transmission remained in perfect shape since Milan.
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R. W. Vollmoeller
Zust
Arriv
New York
Chick
Paris
Chicago
Hobart
Indiana
Rochester
J. W. Breyfoote
Chicago Automobile Club
M. St. Chaffray
What the Thomas Car Did in New York Paris Race
Secretary and Thomas Company agent issue statements in reply to protest by De Dion and Zust car crews. The communications address the leader in the New York to Paris race and respond to concerns raised about performance and conduct.
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The
Thomas Company
New York Times
Chicago
de Dion
Zust
Thomas
New York
Paris
C. A. Corey
Piano Uprights and Prices Listed by Manufacturers
A catalog snippet lists various upright pianos from makers like Chickering Manson & Hume Wagner Peek & Son Smith & Nixon Stuyvesant Stetson Schof Bros. Boothe Bros Huntington Kohler Campbell New England Origina Cost and Sala Price figures for each model, with Steinway and Chickering entries among the shown prices, reflecting dealer pricing practice.
Thomas Car not rebuilt in New York to Paris race
Ellicott Evans secretary for the E R Thomas Motor Company of Buffalo states that only standard maintenance was done on the Thomas car en route to the New York to Paris race. Alterations were limited to a larger gasoline tank, removing a rear bucket seat and fenders, with the car thoroughly inspected and adjusted for the journey.
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E. R. Thomas Motor Company
Ellicott Evans
Buffalo
Thomas
New York
Paris
R.thomas
E. R. Thomas Motor Car Company
Cocy
South Bend
Roads Faced by Cars in New York to Paris Race Route
The Chicago Automobile Club lists road conditions for the leading cars from Rochelle to Ames, noting muddy stretches from Rochelle to Asiten-Level and mixed dirt, sand, and frost affected sections at various towns including Franklin Grove Dixon Morrison Fulton and Cedar Rapids. The route near Ames shows good to generally good progress with some snowdrifts and frozen patches.
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Chicago Automobile Clu
Chicago
New York
Paris
Rochelle
Asiten
Franklin Grove
Dixon
Morrison
Fulton
T. Malohe
Iowa
Ciirty
de Witt
Wheatland
Clarence
Stanwood
Lisbon
Mount Vernon
Cedar Rapids
Watkins-Ice
Pelle Plaine
Thomas
Ames
Chets
Tama
Montour
Marshalltown
State Centre
Gypsies in an Elysium at Franco-Belgian Frontier
A gypsy family camped at Longwy Haut on the Franco-Belgian border since Oct 1, 1907, unable to return to Belgium or proceed to France. Belgian and French gendarmes block each other, with aid from Belgian funds totaling over 1,000f. A heated cabin is provided by French authorities at public expense as talks between foreign ministers loom, with gypsies hoping for a resolution before summer.
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NEW York Times
Paris
Longwy- Haut
Belgium
France
Leopold
Republic
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