Death by Own Action Shocks Manasquan Bank Family
Magee, president of the First National Bank of Manasquan New Jersey, shot himself after a collapse of bank finances tied to loans to a bridge company in which he held stock. He had expected a $40,000 cash infusion that did not arrive and feared ruin as bank cash dwindled to under $9,000 while debts to the bridge company and indorsed paper mounted. The town mourned at his funeral as residents recalled his rise and ambitions to strengthen the bank.
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New York Times
Manasquan
N. J
Morgan Delancey Magée
First National Bank
Magee
Roger
Frank M. Wyant
New Jersey & West Virginia Bridge Company
First National
Consolidated Bridge Concern
New Jersey West Virginia Bridge Company
Portland
Manusquan
Matawan
Old New Yorkers To Wed In Knickerbocker Alliance
Ellen Irving Whittemore, great great grandniece of Washington Irving, and Walter Floyd Crosby revealed their engagement at the Marriage Bureau. Crosby, tied to a historic Crosby Street family, will wed May 27 at South Church Madison and 38th. Crosby is divorced from his first wife Louise Sutton.
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Ellen Irving Whittemore
Washington Irving
Walter Fioyd Crosby
Crosby
James B. Eustis
Mark Hopkins
Boston
Eustis
Waldorf Astor
Misses Sutton
Lloyd Aspinwall
Stevens
William Laimbeer
Lara
Bloodgood
Conference on currency bill fails to reach agreement
Washington May 5 The Republican conference on currency legislation fails to agree after three hours of debate adjourns until tomorrow night A Vreeland measure favorable to underlying principles is debated with supporters and opponents named Speaker Cannon stresses action while Vreeland cites political factors Odds of an agreement remain uncertain.
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New York Times
Washington
Vreeland
Pritting
Currency Committee
Bennet
New York
Burton
Weeks
Cannon
Fowler
Hill
Waldo
Hayes
Campbell
Doctors Break Law to Save a Child
A bicycle policeman allowed Dr. Max Wolper and Dr. E K Broude to speed to a home where a girl was strangling from an ulcerated throat. The physicians, aided by a chauffeur, reached the residence in time and performed an emergency operation. The driver was later arrested for speeding.
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Max Wolpey
E. K. Broude
Dr. Wolper
Madison Avenue
Wolper
Fletcher
Morris ‘Thompson
Joke on the Jury in Yonkers case
In General Sessions Judge Rosalsky presided as Ella Van Dross, a young colored girl, was tried after detaching a pocketbook with ten dollars from Joseph Kayatt. The jury quickly acquitted her, and the judge urged caution, prompting the amused courtroom to laugh at the moment.
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Ella van Dross
Rosalsky
Joseph Kayatt
Yonkers
Second Avenue
Joneses
Ella
Bodies of Five Slain Unearthed in Yard at Gunness Farm
La Porte Ind May 6 sheriff under John Heldgren unearthed the dismembered body of Andrew Heldgren in Belle Gunness yard six miles from La Porte. A young woman believed to be Jennie Olsen and three more bodies were found nearby, leading to suspicions of a murder mill run by Mrs Gunness and her alleged accomplice Ray Lamphere. Authorities say the killings date to January 1906 and point to greed and jealousy.
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New York Times
LA Porte
Ind
John Heldgren
Aberdeen
S. D
Andrew
Belle Gunness
Andrew Heldgren
Jennie Olsen
Gunness
Lamphere
Ray Lamphere
Heldgren
Smutzer
Smith
Olson
Los Angeles
Miss Olsen
Olsen
Actor Shubert Wed in Jail
Pittsburg May 5 William Shubert a vaudeville actor from New York was married to 17 year old Elsie Rosenquest who was held in a Central Police cell on a larceny charge. He agreed to marry if charges were withdrawn and she became Mrs Shubert immediately.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
William Shubert
New York
Elsie Rosenquest
Jersey Justice in Jail Over Bet Extortion Case
Frank E Wooley Roselle Justice of the Peace jailed in default of bail for alleged extortion tied to a $2700 bet at the Aqueduct races. Merbert Kennedy Cinden and Frank Thomas jailed. Alexander Stamm and J R Vorhees released on bail. Bookmakers Eckerson Miller not charged. Nugent councilman lawyer arranged indorsement of a $50 payment.
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New York Times
Elizabeth
N. J
Frank E. Wooley
Roselle
Merbert Kennedy Cinden
Frank Thomas
Alexander Stamm
J.R. Vorhees
Wooley
Harry Eckerson
Clinton Miller
Miller
Eckerson
Long Island
Kennedy
Handbook
Edward Nugent
New Jersey
Spirit notes in will case probe Ill banker fortune
In Bloomington on May 5 Bright Eyes the spirit-son of banker J. T. Crumbaugh appeared in the proceedings to break the Le Roy will. Spirit letters were read and alleged to be part of a conspiracy to defraud the banker. Relatives seek to invalidate the will as the prosecution closes its case. Mrs. Pemberton, a noted medium, denied faking and said seances were honest.
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New York Times
Bloomington
Ill
J. T. Crumbaugh
le Roy
Pemberton
Kingsland Terrier Buried in Long Branch Cemetery
The white fox terrier owned by H. P. Kingsland of New York was flown from St. Augustine Florida for burial at the Kingsland estate in Long Branch New Jersey. The dog traveled in a cedar coffin then reburied in a cedar coffin at the family cemetery with two prior headstones nearby.
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New York Times
Long Branch
N. J
H. P. Kingsland
New York
St. Augustin
Fla
Kingsland Dog Cemetery
Elberon
Kingsland
St. Augustine
Bomb Explodes At Brooklyn Home And Factory
A bomb exploded early yesterday outside Michael Grispino’s Dean Street and East New York Avenue property in Brooklyn, wrecking the store front and shaking nearby buildings. The Grispino family narrowly escaped serious harm, while ten Black Hand letters demanding money had been received by Grispino and others, including local merchants and Father Sorentino.
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Michael Grispino
Dean Street
East
New York Avenue
Brooklyn
Grispino
Joseph
Ernesto Bridga
Father Sorrentino
Church of Our Lady of Loretto
Motorcabs with Footmen Arrive to Pace NYC Taxis
The first of 100 motorcabs was stationed at the Waldorf Astoria yesterday as American Locomotive Company prepares a full fleet by June 15. Cabs will serve Waldorf and other hotels with standard hotel fares and may employ liveried footmen at a small extra charge.
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Waldorf-Astoria
American Locomotive Company
Waldorf
Water main breaks above Flatbush Avenue subway
A water main running along the roof of the Brooklyn Subway burst last night at Flatbush Avenue and Ashland Place. The flood covered four of six tracks but trains ran on the outer two without stopping. The Water Department halted the leak within half an hour of the report.
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Brooklyn Subway
Flatbush Avenue
Ashland Place
The
Water Department
Missing gold cake dish from Hotel Knickerbocker
Hotel Knickerbocker reports a gold cake dish from a seventy five person service valued at $16,000 has vanished since Saturday night. James H. Stack a hotel manager says house detectives are examining the disappearance.
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James H. Stack
Erie Canal Open Marks Wheat Shipment Movement
Canal boats carrying about 364000 bushels of wheat were reported ready for movement as the Erie Canal opened at noon today in Buffalo.
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Erie Canal
Buffalo
St Paul Elects Democratic Mayor In Citywide Victory
Daniel Lawler won the St Paul mayoralty over Republican Joseph McKibbin by an estimated 3000 votes. Democrats likely captured most of the city ticket in the May election.
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St. Paul
Minn
Daniel Lawler
Joseph McKibbin
$100 000 Temple for Chinatown Wu to Back
Chinese Minister Wu plans a $100000 Confucian Temple in New York Chinatown to revive Confucianism among Chinese residents. A mass meeting at Dovers Street Theatre will launch subscriptions. the temple will include lecture rooms gymnasium reading rooms and an assembly hall.
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Wille
New York
Chinatown
Dovers Street
Confucius
Chen Fen Chung
Columbia
China
Dr. Chen
Columbia University
J. Wellington Koo
The
Spectator
Linn and Shan
Miss Kang
Barbara
Chinese Reform News
Lee Kim
America
Woman Captures Burglar in Harlem Home
Annie Steinlied returned to her fifth floor apartment at 237 East 110th Street to find three men inside. She restrained the burglar, later identified as 18 year old William Meyer, and recovered a purse containing $25 as police arrived to take him into custody.
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Annie Steinlied
East 110Th Street
Harlem
Bronx
William Meyer
Yale Introducing Women Janitors in Dormitories
Yale announces via The Yale News that beginning next fall women janitors will be gradually installed in dormitories starting with Vanderbilt Hall. Bursar Osborn says middle aged women with families in need will be given preference, while only senior students may room in Vanderbilt Hall. The note adds Harvard has used women janitors for years without trouble.
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New York Times
New Haven
Conn
Yale News Today
Yale
Vanderbilt Hall
Bursar Osborn
University
Harvard
Dewey’s Madeira or Sherry Advertisement
H. T. Dewey & Sons Co. promotes sherry before dinner and Madeira after, at 138 Fulton St New York in a brief old style advertisement.
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DEWEY
H.T. Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
New York
London Brokers Hard Hit by Slump in Business
Special Cable to The New York Times reports that about 2900 Stock Exchange members have signed to not seek re election this year. Brokers say business is so poor they cannot cover expenses or raise the nomination fee needed to run.
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New York Times
London
The
Stock Exchange
Conqueror Balloon Soars From North Adams
A. Ticlland Forbes of New York flew the largest American balloon The Conqueror, built with 85 000 cubic feet of gas. His daughter Natalie Forbes named it. Accompanied by Leo Stevens and William F. and Henry Whitehouse, the craft rose well and landed safely at Canton, Connecticut, about 75 miles south.
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New York Times
North Adams
Mass
A. Ticlland Forbes
New York
America
Natalie Forbes
Forbes
Leo Stevens
William F
Henry Whitehouse
Canton
Conn
Bronx Trolley System Fails Citywide
Last night the Bronx trolley network under Union Railway Company halted as power failed. Cars stalled along routes forcing passengers to walk home. Crews sought a grounded wire at West Farms power house, with restoration hoped before daybreak.
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Bronx
Union Railway Company
West Tarms
Yale Slang Adds Color to Campus Life
Yale students coin terms to describe women and social appeal. A Glory marks an unusually attractive young woman while a Gloom describes one less attractive. A Ball of Fire signals a highly charming guest for college parties.
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Yale
Yale University
Jemon
Peach
Pippin
Corker
Police Shoot Soldiers In San Juan Clash
Two privates from the Porto Rico Provisional Regiment were shot during a clash with insular police over a disturbance. One died later and the other is critically wounded. Public anger led Adjutant General Field to order soldiers to remain in barracks after dark.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Porto Rico Provisional Regiment
Adit. Field
Norwegian Couple Weds Shortly After Arrival at Hoboken Pier
Ludwig Swensen and Marie Cohnson, who arrived from Norway aboard the Helliz Olav, were married at the Hoboken pier by Justice Pudenbendel as soon as the ship docked. They met on board, became engaged on day five, and will reside at 71 Main Street Passaic New Jersey and 121 Garden Street Hoboken respectively.
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Ludwig Swensen
Marie Cohnson
Norway
Justice of the Peacs Pudenbendel
Hoboken
Swenson
Swanson
Main Street
Passaic
N. J
America
Garden Street
Woman Uses Baby as Club in Court Outburst
In Pittsburg May 5 a woman Agnes Pashkut assaulted neighbor Vincent Bialsky in Criminal Court by swinging her four month old baby as a club. A bystander interpreter helped prevent worse harm as the child was injured but survived.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Agnes Pashkut
Vincent Bialsky
Pashkut
Biaisky
Third Vice President O Leary Reports 80 Percent Iron Molders Employed
Third Vice President O Leary of the Iron Molders Union canvassed locals nationwide and reported that about 80 percent of iron molders are employed, a figure he says applies to the entire country.
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O'Leary
Iron Molders’ Union
United States
Militia Called In To Nab Suspect Bert Devaney
Bert Devaney, a Grand Circuit horseman, resisted arrest for the alleged murder of a young girl and her mother. He barricaded himself in a barn as Company M of the Fourth Ohio National Guard was mobilized by the county sheriff to assist in capturing him.
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New York Times
Washington Court House
Bert Devaney
Fourth Regiment
Ohio National Guard
Nervous Women Seek Relief with Horsford's Acid Phosphate
Ad claims a wholesome tonic that quiets nerves eases nausea and insomnia. The wording targets nervous women and promotes acid phosphate as a restorative product.
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Horsford
Reeves
Jersey Refuses To Indorse Taft Preferences
A Jersey newspaper notes local voters or officials declining to endorse Taft and outlining personal preferences. The item reflects political positioning or candidate support within the community. No specific names beyond Taft and Jersey are provided.
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Jersey
Connecticut Delegates Choose Taft Supporters in Hartford
Connecticut Republican State Convention at Hartford instructed its fourteen delegates for Taft. Senators Bulkeley and Brandegee were beaten and will not go as delegates to Chicago. Ohio Democrats set Denver convention delegates to Williams J Bryan, while Tom Johnson loses control of the State Committee.
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New Jersey
Trenton
Tait
Roosevelt
Connecticut
Hartford
Taft
United States
Bulkeley
Brandegee
Chicago
Ohio
Columbus
Denver
Williams J. Bryan
Tom Johnson
State Committee
New Jersey Republican State Convention Names Delegates at Large
At Trenton on May Day the Republican State Convention named Gov. John Franklin Fort and U S Senators Frank O Briggs John Kean and David Baird as delegates at large to the National Convention. Delegates were uninstructed though a Taft Roosevelt split arose. Ex Gov Murphy Avenue for Vice Presidential nomination and National Committeeman. Alternate at large delegates named. Fort leads Taft in some districts while Knox backing favors Baird and Kean remains noncommittal. A resolution by Senator Briggs showed sympathy for Grover Cleveland.
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New York Times
Trenton
John Franklin Fort
United States
Frank O. Briggs
John Kean
David Baird
Camden
Taft
Roosevelt
Murphy
Jersey
Franklin Murphy
Murshy
John J. Dryden
Applausa
Dryden
McKinley
Fort
Walter C.edge
Atlantic City
C. Edward Murray
Mercer
Louis 8. Thompson
Somerset
Daniel H. Voorhees
Morris
John W.briggs
Briggs
Kean
Baird
William P. Martin
Essex
Committee On Rules
Resolutions Committee
Russell
Bachellor
James G. Blauvelt
Paterson
Theodore Roosevelt
Hillery
Hudson
Rotherham
Harry C. Loudenslager
E. A. Armstrong
Robert E. Hand
K. Robbins
Thomas N. McCarter
G. G. Smith
F. W. Rovbling, Sr
Dp. L. Blair
Ernest R. Ackerman
Richard Williams
William Barbour
Hn R. Ramsey
Winton C. Garrison
Tomas D. Webb
Grover Cleveland
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Crimes Now
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Spencer’s
Maiden Lane
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Black Hand
Mecklenburg
Ady
Bursar
A. Holland Forbes
Militia
Man
Tom L. Johnson
Big Four
Keam
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