SUGAR TRUST SUES FOR $30 MILLION IN CONTROL DISPUTE
The Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company sues American Sugar Refining Company Henry Havemeyer John Parsons Gustav Kissel and others in U S Circuit Court for $30 million claiming a conspiracy fraud and misrepresentation that kept a Philadelphia refinery idle for years. The suit ties Segal Hipple Kissel and real estate trust actions to a failed Majestic Hotel project and a $1 25 million loan secured by stock voting rights and director control. The complaint seeks $10 million in damages to the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company and details alleged improper control of the refinery and blocked operations since 1903.
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United States
Battie & Marshall
Pennylvania Sugar Refining Company
American Sugar Refining Company
Henry O. Havemeyer
John E. Parsons
Gustav E. Kissel
Pennsylvania Sugar Company
Philadelphia
Hipple
Pennsylvan Sugar Refining Company
Majestic
Aanker
New York
Segal
Kissel
Havemeyer
Adolph Segal
Adoph Segal
Ritten
Majestic Apartment Ho Company
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company
Frank K. Hipple
Pennsylvaniaders
S Pnt
Parsons
Kissel, Robinson, Trigg
Werner
Pennsylvania Company
Fear for Archie Roosevelt
Special to The New York Times reports at 2 AM Archie Roosevelt’s room lights burn brightly as doctors monitor his diphtheria case. A bulletin at 10 PM says he rests comfortably with no complications, though his heart action remains a concern as four physicians attend him and telegrams of sympathy pour in.
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New York Times
Washington
Archie Roosevelt
Lambert
Kennedy
White House
York
Archie
Irregularities alleged in Bureau color ink contracts
The government overpaid about $1,000,000 for ink supplies in the Bureau of Printing. Attorney Baker reviews whether the irregularities are actionable. A 12 cent per pound color could be produced, leading to large savings after a price correction.
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New York Times
Washington
March
Bureau of Printing
United States
Baker
District of Columbia
Gov
Sullivan
Bureau
Kingston pastor jailed in Caracas amid alleged plot rumors
The Rev. Dr. G. Van Slyke of Kingston's First Reformed Church was arrested in Caracas after arriving in Venezuela. He was released after promising not to perform religious duties for seven days and then depart the country. An American mining engineer, J. Wallace Caldwell, was mistaken for him and later released. Reports say Caldwell was later shot by order of President Castro over alleged involvement in a revolutionary plot.
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Kingston
N. Y
G. van Slyke
First Reformed Church of
Caracas
Venezuela
von Slyke
J. Wallace Caldwell
Dr. van Slyke
Caldwell
Castro
Fire destroys large Consumers ice house at Smiths Landing
Catskill March 8 The Consumers ice house at Smiths Landing the second largest on the Hudson was destroyed by fire tonight The plant held about 47000 tons of ice and had a 60000 ton capacity though not fully filled The origin of the blaze is unknown
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Catskill
N. Y
Consumers
Smith's Landing
Southward Palm Teaches Tale of Betiees in 800 Bouts
Fragmentary OCR hints at a geographic or nautical piece about a person named Betiees in the South or Southward theme, mentioning Palm and an event or race of 800 units. The readable text is sparse but implies a reportage style with place references.
Paris Strikes Leave City in Darkness as Electricity Fails
A near total Paris electrical strike at 5 PM paralyzed business and halted press runs. The outage shut theatres and shops, flooded the subway tunnel, and left government buildings and the Elysée in darkness, with gas-lighted districts and candles guiding crowds.
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Paris
Seine
Prefecture of Police
Elysée Palace
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Opera
Avenue de l'Opéra
Champs Élysées
The
Figaro
Petit Journal
Petit Parisien
Labor Exchange
Clemenceau
Versailles
M. Clemenceau
Tal
Miss Haas Missing in Atlantic City Hotel Weekend
Miss Lilian Haas fifty of New York has vanished from Hotel Chetwood Atlantic City since last Saturday morning. Her brother Dr G Haas of 237 West 120th Street reports anxiety and links disappearance to his ongoing suit against executors of their father's estate. The case is to be heard Monday before Justice Truax in the Supreme Court.
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New York Times
Atlantic City
Lillian Haas
New York
Chetwood
G. Haas
West 120Th Street
Dr. Haas
Justice Truax
Supreme Court
Mr. Haas
Harry Haas
Sarah
Charles Loeb
Fifth Avenue
Annie
McDonald Called Coward in Senate Inquiry Fight
In San Antonio March 8 Major Penrose attacked Capt. Bill McDonald as a coward amid Senate inquiry talk. In Galveston Brownsville citizens demand McDonald be summoned in court martial with claims he holds evidence against twelve jailed African Americans and that officers blocked Texas Rangers from testifying.
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New York Times
San Antonio
Texas
Bill McDonald
Brownsville
Penrose
Hars
Senate
McDonald
Foraker
Galveston
March S
War Department
Fenrose
Texas Rangers
Untended Baby Burned in Brooklyn Kitchen Tragedy
Madeline Butler ten months old died after a fire swept the kitchen of the family home at 4305 Fourth Avenue Brooklyn. Her mother Mrs Ambrose Butler had left to clear snow, locked the flat, and returned with police after smoke was spotted. Firefighters entered an adjacent flat by mistake before finding the child near the stove. It is believed the baby’s clothing caught fire from the stove.
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Madeline Butler
Ambrose Butler
Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn
Devaney
Roundsman Coughlin
Madeline
Glass Shatters Over Babies As Window Is Smashed
A stone thrown by John McGann struck a display window at H C F Koch Co 125th Street near Seventh Avenue causing glass to fall on eight babies in carts outside the dry goods store. No injuries to the infants. mothers rushed to their children as onlookers watched. McGann of West 144th Street was arrested and claimed amnesia.
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H. C. F. Koch & Co
125Th Street
Seventh Avenue
John McGann
West 144Th Street
McGann
Milk trust by farmers in Orange County plan league control
Farmers in New York and neighboring states push a Dairymen's League to regulate all milk sent to New York City. Each member pays 25 cents per cow and surrenders sales power to the league under $100 penalties for individual deals. Target is 50,000 cows to start, with growth expected to threefold.
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New York Times
Middletown
N. Y
Tif
Orange County
Pomona
Orange
New York City
Dairymen’s League
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Purity of Burnett’s Vanilla Under Fire by Food Commission
Officials questioned Burnett’s Vanilla product purity after a food commission raised concerns about its quality. Investigators reviewed labeling and sourcing while urging stricter testing standards.
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Burnett
Aay Food Commission
Preston A death by own action after big losses
Leonidas Preston, a New York executive linked to Timken and Hewitt firms, died in his hotel apartment after a telephoned visit from three business associates. An autopsy found hydrocyanic acid. police suspect death by suicide amid heavy speculative losses and looming inquest. His wife, finances, and recent sting of failed ventures are noted.
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Leonidas Preston
Cumberland
O'Hanlon
Preston
West Forty-seventh Street
New York
Timken Roller Axle Company
Hewitt Motor Company
William T. Timken
Canton
Ohio
Timken Company
Leonard Gray
Edward T. Hewitt
Hewitt
S. J. Scherer
Timken
Gray
George H. Mallett
West Seventy-first Street
Coroners’ Office
Harburger
Messrs
Timken, Hewitt, and Gray
N. H. Larkin
Columbia University
Joseph A. Shay
Timken and Hewitt
Messrs. Timken
Mr. Shay
Mr. Tim
Riverside Bank
Mutual and
Equitable Life Insurance Companies
Shay
Dallas
Texas
Broadway
Blonde 17 year old girl steals from Brooklyn schools
Fourth Avenue Station police seek a tall well dressed seventeen year old blonde girl accused of stealing from multiple Brooklyn public schools. A girl claimed to be identifying the suspect’s brother’s attacker was found at School No 136 with two diamond rings taken from Miss Inez Jones. She fled the scene with the rings after being questioned by Miss Mabel Crabbe.
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Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn
Fortieth Street
Mabel Crabbe
Willetts Named Master of Hounds for Meadow Brook Club
Samuel Willetts of Oyster Bay pike will now be Master of Hounds for Meadow Brook Club. A prior decision to replace a master with a Hunt Committee was rescinded at the latest meeting and Willetts was elected.
King Alfonso III Confined to Bed in Madrid
King Alfonso is confined to his bed with a chill in Madrid. Doctors report the illness is not serious and say His Majesty remains under medical care.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Kaiser Honors Haeckel with Excellency Title
Emperor William bestowed on Prof. Ernst Haeckel the title Excellency to honor his golden jubilee as a doctor. Haeckel, noted Darwinian and founder of the Association for the Propagation of Ethical Atheism, receives the honor in Berlin on March 8.
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Berlin
William
Ernst Haeckel
Association For the Propagation of
Rival Fire Engines Clash Over Fire Pump Race
Fire Engines 13 and 30 collided near Spring Street while racing to a fire at 204 Spring Street. Engine 30’s pole snapped. horses stumbled but machines, each five tons and valued at $6,000, were undamaged. The blaze started in a cellar store occupied by L Parmignani and caused only trifling damage after tenants fled to the street.
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Spring Street
Spring
Sullivan Streets
L. Parmignani
Lake Shore Engineers Win Wage Increase Contingent on Engine Size
In Cleveland on March S the Lake Shore Railroad engineers win higher pay after concessions by D C Moon assistant general manager and Warren Stone head of the locomotive engineers union. About one thousand engineers get raises from 10 to 18 percent based on engine size, totaling over $100,000 annually.
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New York Times
Cleveland
Lake Shore Railroad
D. C. Moon
Warren Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Lake Shore
Tears win back erring son in New Jersey court
Mrs. Marie Grover wept as Magistrate Steinert counseled her 20 year old son John Grover to return home from living with a woman identified as Lena M'ixean. John, moved by his mother, promised to come back to their residence in Waverly Park, New Jersey. The unnamed woman in court also cried and vowed to stay away. Mrs. Grover, longtime postmistress at Waverly Park, described the family tensions and prior attempts to bring John home.
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Marie Grover
Steinert
John
Waverly Park
N. J
Glover
Lena
M’ixean
Grover
In A Class With Thieves
Dr Lyman Abbott in a Lenten talk at St Pauls Chapel Columbia University warns against seeking gain without effort or cost. He cites three main forms of wrongdoing gambling adulteration and plain stealing and groups petty thieves with railroad magnates selling watered stock.
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Lyman Abbott
St. Paul's Chapel
Columbia_ University
Dr. Abbott
Bridge
Stock Exchange
Lotos Club Buys Castleton Building on Fifty Seventh Street
The Lotos Club announces purchase of the Castleton six story apartment house at 110 to 114 West Fifty seventh Street for 260000 dollars. Possession is planned for June 1 before vacating their Fifth Avenue clubhouse. Sellers were John L Elliott. brokers Lawrence and Wolff. The club expects to realize 750000 dollars from its Fifth Avenue property with a remaining surplus after renovations.
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Lotos Club
Fiftyseventh Street
TIMES
Castleton
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-seventh Street
Sixth Avenue
John IL. Elliott
Lawrence & Wolff
Lotus Club
Man at Death's Door Refuses Medicine in York
Albert Marshall, secretary of the J. H. Robert estate, now in York for osteopathic treatment, refuses medicines and cannot be admitted to a hospital. He swears to Alderman Zinn that Dr. Rachel Walker bears no blame for possible death and takes full responsibility for his choice.
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New York Times
York
Penn
Albert Marshall
J. H. Robert
Baltimore
Zinn
Rachel Walker
Ruef Arrested as Biggy Forces Custody in San Francisco
In San Francisco on March 8 Abraham Ruef was arrested by Senator W. J. Biggy after Judge Dunne ordered Ruef held for trial in the People v Ruef case for extortion. Ruef’s counsel Samuel Shortridge was jailed for contempt during Heney’s examination of Coroner Walsh, then released on habeas corpus.
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San Francisco
Abraham Ruef
Samuel Shortridge
Walsh
Dunne
Ruef
O’neil
W. J. Biggy
Grimly
Biggy
Elisop
Attoreney Heney
O'Neil
Shortridge
Heney
District Court of Appeals
Abraham
Airship at Johns Hopkins
Professor Robert Wood of Johns Hopkins University Physics Department has begun an airship project in the university laboratory. He is aided by engineer Otto Laytes to develop a helicopter type machine aimed at advancing aerial science. The model uses a one twelfth horsepower motor and is designed to avoid landing problems faced by airplanes.
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New York Times
Baltimore
Robert Wood
Physical Department
Johns Hopkins University
Otto Laytes
Hopkins Physical Laboratory
Wood
Langley
Glover Eddy Suit Expands Summons List
Senator Chandler announced added summonses in the Glover Eddy suit naming Mrs Josephine Woodberry Boston and all involved in the Chamberlain case for alleged alienations of affections. Also summoned are Christian Science Publishing House figures and Mrs C Van Wagoner of Cleveland. Chamberlains now residents of Spokane.
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New York Times
Boston
Senator Chandler
Glover-Eddy
Josephine Woodberry
Chamberlain
Christian Science Publishing House
C. van Wagoner
Cleveland
Ohio
Christian Science
Chandler
Woodberry
Spokane
Neutral Philippine Island Neutralization Editorial Stirs Hope
The Tribune reports a Washington memo proposing neutralization of the Philippine Islands. The piece argues such a move would ease future tensions among nations with Far East interests and marks a period of vast pacific changes led by the United States.
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London
the Tribune
Washington
Philippine Islands
United States
Far East
Norway
Sweden
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Bureau of Engraving
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Newtown
Queens
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Gouthiew
Miss Haas
McDonald Coward
Major Penrose
Capt
Bill
Harlem
Meadow Brook Hunt
Usher
King Alfonso III
Kaiser
Haeckel
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