Burglars Flee After Post Office Robberies In Two Towns
A pistol and gun battle near Woodbury New Jersey ends with farmers capturing two of three suspected post office robbers after they blew Pedricktown and Bridgeport safes. The duo were badly wounded. a third suspect remains at large. The robbers fled by carriage, then a barn hideout, as a large posse pursued through the snow. Burn’s 17 and McCoy had $134 and $200 stamps seized. inspector to receive them.
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New York Times
Woodbury
N. J
Pedricktown
Bridgeport
Jacob Gaventa
Gaventa
William Brown
Brown
George W. Parks
Ford
William McCoy
John Burns
McCoy
Burns
Gloucester
James Cortelyou
Philadelphia
Feudal Castle Estate Sells For One Dollar
Philadelphia March 7 Visions of wealth vanish as a $1 bid is rejected for the $100 million German estate of George Rupp said to include feudal castles on the Rhine banks. Heirs from Reading and Pottsville watched the public auction end without a sale. The property traced to Countess Maria Ursula von Peterholtz and John Henry von Peterholtz with a fabled line to an American marriage in 1750. Alfred Loy, a Reading retiree, pursued the heirs and displayed red sealed papers claimed valuable.
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Philadelphia
Penn
George Rupp
Rhine
Reading
Pottsville
Pennsylvania
Mittelwier
Alsace
Germany
John Henry von Peterholtz
Maria Ursula
von Peterholtz
America
Northampton County
Rupps
Alfred Loy
Ursula
Atlantic
Night watchman shot guarding Newark plant in Newark
Tiane Beattie of 38 Stirling Street was shot behind the left ear while guarding the Newark Watch Case Company plant. Police pursued burglars who escaped. Beattie is unconscious at City Hospital.
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Tiane Beattie
Stirling Street
Newark
Newark Watch Case Company
Beattie
City
Hughes Endorsed by New York Republican State Committee
The Republican State Committee backed Charles Evans Hughes for president with a “peacemaker” image, adopting a resolution after debate. Opponents led by Woodruff protested, while Louis Payn criticized delegations and urged high caliber delegates. Final adjournment set for April 10 ahead of the convention.
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Charlie
Mr. Anderson
Mr. Douglass
Puble
Charles Evans Hughes
Empire State
F. J. H.kracke
Fifth District of
Kings
Douglass
Woodruff
Washington
Parsons
New York County Republican Committee
Tragic Rooming House Death Linked to Love Rejection
Joseph G. Westerfield died by chloroform in his Willoughby Street room after a failed courtship with Miss Mabelle Schanck of Manhattan. Coroner reports twenty letters between Westerfield and Schanck and a final refusal note dated Jan 2, suggesting a motive rooted in rejected love. Westerfield hails from a well to do Danbury, Connecticut family.
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Joseph G. Westerfield
Willoughby Street
Henry R. Griffin
Westerfield
Miss Schanck
Danbury
Conn
Quick Wedding at 7 A M in Hoboken Justice Office
A rushed ceremony occurred at 7 AM when a young couple from New York, Miss Elizabeth Copher 21 and Edwin C Hill 28, sought to wed at Justice Goldram's Hoboken home office. They paid the fee and left in a cab toward the ferry, keeping their addresses secret.
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Justice of the Peace
Goldram
Washington Street
Hoboken
Justice Goldram
Elizabeth Copher
Edwin C. Hill
New York
Timferry
Secret Burial Preserved for Prisoner Who Died in New Jersey
Russell Neall an 18 year old Camden prisoner who died in a New Jersey jail after a two and a half year sentence for assault. He kept his disgrace from his Missouri parents and letters were redirected by a Camden friend. The body was sent to Missouri under secrecy with attorney Frederick Brace handling the arrangements.
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New York Times
Trenton
N. J
Russell Neall
Camden
Neall
Missouri
Frederick R. Brace
Ballman Sues Odell Executrix for 100000 in Ohio Suit
John W. Ballman sues Mrs. William Odell as administratrix of her husband’s estate in Cincinnati claiming $100000 for services between 1901 and his death last year. Ballman had gained notoriety over his refusal to disclose dealings with supposed customers amid the German National Bank heist probe. He is also defendant in a Kaiser estate suit alleging Ballman fraudulently represented Kaiser owned Western Union stock and sold it without notice.
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Cincinnati
William Odell
John W. Ballman
Ballman
Odell
German National Bank
Western Union Telegra Company
George J. Baker
George B. Kaiser
Kaiser
Heir to Earl Died in Kansas City in 1907 Case
A man who died Feb 19 at Kansas City General Hospital and was buried unidentified is believed to be Francis Patrick Clements heir to Charles Clements Earl of Leitrim. The body was exhumed after a Salvation Army alert and a chambermaid identified the description as Domican.
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Louis F. Payn
Mr. Payn
Hughes
Payn
Gov
Kansas City
Kansas City General Hospital
Francis Patrick Clements
Charles Clements
Leitrim
Donegal
Ireland
England
New York
General Hospital
Herbert Domican
Salvation Army
New York City
Lord Leitrim
Roberts sprinting 10 reaches Cheyenne
The account describes a long cross state car journey from Woodbine to Council Bluffs with mud困, planks, and slow progress. After six miles of near impassable mud the vehicle progressed only with four long boards moved ahead. The trip covered twelve miles in six hours and thirty-two miles to Council Bluffs took eleven hours.
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Woodbine
Illinois Central
Logan
Iowa
Missouri Whiley
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Sirtori
De Dion Car Poised to Resume Across Continent Race
Iris Fredrickson reports the De Dion team in Cedar Rapids has repaired the car after a five day delay and plans to depart tomorrow morning toward Omaha and the Missouri River. The Italian and Zust leaders extend their gap as the De Dion hopes for a rapid overtake once bad road times balance.
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New York Times
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Paris
St. Chaffray
Zust
Thomas
de Dion
Omaha
Missouri River
Last Cars Leave Chicago In New York to Paris Race
The Motobloc and Protos departed Chicago to resume the New York to Paris race. Motobloc left 10 45 with Baron Godard and camera, Protos at 2 05 under Lieut Koeppen after magnet repairs. Maple Park became the Motobloc’s stop for the night as Protos escorted by pilot Locomobile continued toward Paris.
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New York Times
Chicago
Motobloc
Protos
New York
Paris
Chicago Auto
Paris Bientot
Geneva
Maple Park
Lieut. Koeppen
Automobile Club
A K. Banta
A K. Banta of the Runs and Tours
T. Bentley Mott
Fort Sheridan
Knape
Maas
Germany
Herr Schneider
A. J. Banta
Arthur Jones
Impressions of a Pilot in the New York to Paris Race
North Platte Nebraska March 7. The pilot recalls guiding the American contestants from Omaha to Cheyenne in a Thomas Detroit touring car. Crowds cheered as they crossed the Missouri River Bridge and near the city. the journey began with heavy traffic on the streets and challenges on yellow clay roads beyond Omaha.
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New York Times
North
Platte, Neb
New York
Paris
Omaha
Missouri River Bridge
Cheyenne
Frémont
Studebaker Car Arrives At Leavenworth With War Message
The Studebaker car carrying Gen Frederick Grant’s war message for The New York Journal arrived at Leavenworth at noon after a 1600 mile run. The journey spanned nineteen days four hours with driver shifts and a relief train. Col Loughborough received the message at the army post.
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New York Times
Leavenworth
Kan
Studebaker
Frederick Grant
New York
New York Journal
Col. Loughborough
Werner car leaves for St Louis en route to Paris
The Werner car from the Pulitzer Building New York, driven by Hohlmann and Zeighe, departed Columbus for St. Louis on March 7 on a journey to Paris. It had been shipped from Cumberland Maryland for repairs after an axle break and a broken crank near Springfield was noted.
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Columbus
Ohio
Werner
Pulitzer
New York
Paris
Messrs. Hohlmann and
Zeighe
St. Louis
Cumberland
Springfield
Odd Bail for Chauffeurs in City Traffic
A string of speeding arrests at several Manhattan intersections. Joseph O Kern, chauffeur for Mrs. Russell Sage, posted 100 bail after claiming 25 mph. Harry Moorehead, 33, of 132 West 66th Street, jailed for 20 mph. Mrs Sutro posted a $1,000 necklace as bail for Richard Sutro of Port Chester. Additional chauffeurs, Leo Young and Charles Colin, also charged with speeding with bail arrangements described.
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Finneran
Dyckman Street
Broadway
East 152d Street
Joseph O. Kern
Russell Sage
West Fifty-sixth Street
McDermott
Fitzgerald
131St Street
Eighth Avenue
William Hawk
East Fifty-eighth Street
Harry Moorehead
West Sixty-sixth Street
152D
Hawk
Bingham
Lieut
Charles Colin
Woodhaven
L. I
Richard Sutro
Port Chester
Linderman Accused of Embezzling Estate Funds
Allentown March 7 Garrett B. Linderman a Bethlehem capitalist is charged in Lehigh County court with embezzling 530000 from the estate of his late cousin Robert Packer Rathbun. He has 21 days to replace the funds or face criminal and civil prosecutions. Auditor Frank Jacobs reported Linderman sold U S Government bonds in 1907 and used the money for his own purposes. Linderman once was wealthy but lost his fortune in speculative rail and mining ventures.
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New York Times
Allentown
Penn
Garrett B. Linderman
Bethlehem
Lehigh County
Robert Packer Rathbun
Frank Jacobs
Trexler
Costly Theatre Trip Ends With Lost Jewelry
Nathan Kronman of 243 West 135th Street reports a jewelry bag loss after visiting the Alhambra Theatre at 126th Street and Seventh Avenue. The bag held a woman’s gold watch and chain, three diamond rings, a wees ring, pearl earrings, and $95 in cash. He seeks its return, offering a reward for the jewelry and cash. A gold handbag with initials W set in diamond is also sought for return to Room 49, Hotel orset, 150 West Forty-seventh Street.
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Alhambra
126Th Street
Seventh Avenue
Nathan Kronman
West 135Th Street
Kronman
125Th Street
Seventh
Eighth Avenues
Timms
Hotel
Orset
West Forty-seventh Street
Griller’s Club Roast Features Roars of Politics and Satire
A Grillers’ Club event at Healy’s Restaurant on Sixty-sixth Street in New York mixed political satire with steak and beer. Lively sketches lampooned candidates and political figures, while a turn by Senator Grady as an Angel of Peace drew praise from Congressman Sulzer who quipped about a past convention.
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Grillers' Club
Healy’s
Sixty-sixth Street
Columbus Avenue
New York
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
City Hall
Tammany Halls
Washington
Lincoln
Neb
Roosevelt
Széchényi
Long Island
Taft
Erillers
Odell
Hughes
Public Service Commission
Enator Grady
William Sulzer
Maurice Untermyer
Sulzer
Controller Metz
Patrick H.mccarren
Patrick McGowan
Magistrate Wahle
John H. O’brien
Thomas Grady
George W. Palmer
Lewis Nixon
Thomas L. Fellner
Rhinelander Waldo
John H. McCooey
Anthony N. Stampf
Richard Croker, Jr
Herbert H. Reilly
James PF. Gilroy
Joseph W. Savage
Jerome F. Healy
Patrick J. Tracy
Baby Born On Sound Liner In New York Harbor
A baby girl was born aboard the Fall River mat Providence as it moved down the East River. The mother, Mrs. Rose Copena of Fall River, and child were taken to Hudson Street Hospital after the ship berthed near 543 West Twenty-fourth Street where the grandmother resides.
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Fall River
Providence
East River
Hudson Street Hospital
Rose Copena
Royal Street
New York
West Twenty-fourth Street
Ill Luck of Mrs. Lamb Troubles Her Charity Circuit
Mrs Garret Lamb wife of a Clinton Iowa merchant faced a string of misfortunes during a Memphis visit After carnival visits in New Orleans a bridge party theft suitcases jewels valued at 25000 including a 15000 pearl necklace The duck hunting boat capsized in Arkansas near freezing temperatures several Paris gowns burned in a fire and a valuable saddle was stolen during golf attempts This sequence leads her to return home seeking relief from a Nemesis.
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New York Times
Memphis
Tenn
New Orleans
Garret Lamb
Clinton
Iowa
Frank Graham Jones
Arkansas
Paris
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Jersey
Rupp
Lou” Payn
Charles H. Betts
Wayne County
Raines
Michael J. Cady
Brooklyn
Francis Hendricks
Syracuse
John F.o'brien
John Bartlett
Gov. Singhes
Hotel Astor
Republican State Committee
Col. Treadwell
Berlin
London
Vienna
St. Petersburg
Australia
New Zealand
Weber
Steck
Wheelock
Stuyvesant
Aeolian Hall
The
Aeolian Company
Fifth Ave
34Th St
Adourns
Llingis
Metabloc
Convict
Roberts
Grand Island
Lexington
Montague Roberts
Ogden
Utah
Fredrickson
H. E. Fredrickson
Gen. Grant
Fort Leavenworth
G. B. Linderman
Cousin
Mr. Kronman
Grady
Angel OF
Baby Born
Girl
Post
Elijah
Postum Cereal Co., Limited
Pattle Creek, Michigan
Burns & Reed
Hudson Street
Joseph P. McHugh & CO
Bar Harbor
Aelephone
NEW Rear Telephone CO
Dey Street
BACOR
Callanan’s Magazine
L. J. Callanan
Vesey ST
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