Four Thousand Dollar Jewel Theft by Pullman Porter
Charles Williams, a Pullman car porter, was arrested at E Lemon & Co pawnshop on Sixth Avenue while attempting to pawn jewelry stolen from Mrs. Frances Bonner Forbes of 8 West Fifty-sixth Street. The loot valued around 4 600 dollars included diamonds, pearls, and a pearl necklace. Williams confessed after interrogation and later identified by Mrs. Forbes's son.
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Charles Williams
West Fifty-second Street
John P. Boyle
E. Lemon & Co
Sixth Avenue
Frances Bonner Forbes
West Fifty-sixth Street
West Fifty- Sixth Street
Theoor
Williams
McCafferty
Zoyle
Sec
Chi Willams
Thenegia
Forbes House
No. 8
Francis Forbes
Forbes
City
Jewelry Heirlooms Stolen In House Robbery
Forbes reports a house robbery while she was away with the thief leaving no guard and servants suspected. She will check Mulberry Street for missing pieces valued by her son at 1000 to 4000 dollars. family heirlooms hold high sentimental value.
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Temon
Irs
Forbes
Bert
TINES
Alow
Mulberry Street
Executor Implicated in Missing Trust Funds Case
Louis W. Sadler was held in $2,000 bail in Tombs Court on charges of appropriating funds from the estate of Sadie's Huber for nephews Charles and Edgar Huber. Sadler, named executor, admitted taking cash and jewelry from a safe deposit box and later claimed he lost the money in Wall Street, after initially resisting an accounting and contempt order. Detectives Flood and Raynes were assigned to the case.
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Charles
Edgar Huber
West 127Th Street
Louis W. Sadler
North Eleventh Street
Newark
N. J
Moss
Tombs Court
Hubers
Sadler
Sadie Huber
Thomas
Flood
Raynes
Wall Street
Warden shoots fleeing prisoner at West Virginia prison
Jess Briggs a black inmate serving life at Moundsville prison was shot by Warden C G Dawson after Briggs broke from line and hurled rocks. Briggs had been sentenced for murder. governor commuted to life. Coroner's jury exonerated Dawson.
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Wheeling
West Va
Jess Briggs
Moundsville
C. G. Dawson
Briggs
Dawson
Bricgs
Runaway horse injures ex judge and girl in street crash
Ex judge John B. Schuchman 57, riding a black trotter in a city parade, was thrown from his wagon when the horse bolted and crashed into a Lenox Avenue trolley car. He suffered head cuts and a sprained leg but regained consciousness with treatment. Seven year old Ethel Douglass and the horse were also injured. the horse later broke free and was shot by a police officer.
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John B. Schuchman
Broadway
Speedway
East Twelfth Street
117Th Street
Lenox Avenue
Mr. Schuchman
116Th Street
Fifth Avenue
O’connor
East 16Th Street
Bennett
Harlem Hospital
Schuchman
Miss Douglass
New Laws for State Guard Reform National Guard Rules
Legislature passes military codes reforming the State Guard. The Senate Committee Code wins out. Key changes align guard with regular army structure. No more aides on the Governor's staff. All aides to be drawn from National Guard or Naval Militia. A militia council is created with six National Guard officers named by the Governor.
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National Guard
Wainwright Commission
Senate Committee
Guard
Elven
Naval Militia
Lewis Nixon Sails for Europe on Cunarder Carmania
Lewis Nixon sailed yesterday for Liverpool aboard the Cunarder Carmania with his wife and son. They will stay abroad until the end of June and return to attend the Denver convention. Rumors link his trip to a Russian government shipping contract, which he declined to comment on.
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Lewis Nixon
Liverpool
Nixon
Denver
Three new semi princess dresses on sale at modest price
Value $35.45 and $48.50 dresses offered in three beautiful semi princess models. Plain taffetas in assorted colors paired with satin foulards, all finely made and attractively priced for shoppers.
Gary May Lose Its Saloons In Indiana Town
In Gary Indiana ministers lead a petition drive to apply the state’s local option law and ban saloons. With about 320 signatures needed from 4000 to 5000 voters, the town fights a potential dry shift despite only 639 votes cast in the last Indiana election.
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Chicago
Gary
Ind
United States
Indiana
McMahon Attacks Hughes In Senate Race Claim
Niagara Falls May 2 Henry A McMahon Democratic candidate for the Forty seventh Senate District defines his position on race track gambling and constitutional enforcement. He criticizes Gov Hughes for supporting a recount bill with unconstitutional provisions and pledges to govern as an independent, not a puppet.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Henry A. McMahon
Senate
Bucket shop men indicted in Cincinnati probe
Cincinnati broker indictments tally thirty four as Grand Jury action follows a Ra lison initiated probe into bucket shops. Prosecutor Ralison said potential missing names exist and outlined penalties from 260 to 100 dollar fines for first offenses and six months imprisonment plus charter forfeiture for repeat offenses.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Hiram M.ralison
Ralison
Auto train to carry Illinois delegates to national convention
Roger Sullivan, Illinois Democratic committeeman, has chartered an automobile train to move a group of Illinois delegates to the National Democratic Convention in Denver next July. The party leaves Chicago June 27 and reaches Denver July 4, traveling in four Studebaker touring cars plus a baggage wagon, with 125 to 150 miles per day and a major stop at Lincoln, Nebraska, W. J. Bryan home. This marks a first in long distance auto passenger service rivaling railroads.
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Chicago
Roger €. Sullivan
National Democratic
Illinois
Denver
Sullivan
Studebaker
Lincoln
Neb
W. J. Bryan
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Frances Forbes
Lemon
J. B. Schuchman
Little Girl
Passen
Europe
Copenhagen
Taffeta
Foulard
Dresden
U.S. Steel Town
McMahon
Hughes
Bucket Shop
The
New York Times
Os Ie
Reseda
Enciennes
Atereo
Blind
Anglaise
Val
Piccadway K
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