Smith Will Distributes 25 Million Estate Involved Bequests
The will of James Henry Smith read after his funeral allocates 3 million to his wife Annie Armstrong Smith and 500 thousand to Anita Stewart, with nephews William Mason and George Mason receiving one third and two thirds of the residue from a 25 million estate. Charity gifts total 200 thousand to St Luke's Hospital and the Orthopaedic Hospital of New York, while the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul holdings pass to beneficiaries and executors in England and the United States.
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James Henry Smith
Smith
Fifth Avenue
George Smith
England
William Smith Mason
George Grant Mason
William Mason
George Mason
William
George
William Rhinelander Stewart
Scotland
Lady May Smith Cooper
Sir George Cooper
Lady Cooper
Mr. Smith
Japan
Anita Stewart
Duke and Duchess of Manchester
Miss Stewart
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
J. J. Hill
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
St. Luke's Hospital
Orthopaedic Hospital
Chicago
Office of the Register of Wills
Goshen
Orange County
Tuxedo
Herman S. le Roy
Hursley Park
Winchester
Evanston
Ill
Aberdeen
S. C
George Simpson Eddy
New York
Herman
le Roy
Wall Street
Wiinl
Annie Armstrong Smith
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
May
George Cooper
Victor Rossbach
John Mills
George Alexander Smith
William Pickrell
Phoenix
Arizona
Thomas Eddy
Margaret Eddy
Lucy Mason Vose
William Farr
Kenosha
James C. Keith
Vancouver
C. E. Downe
John Piggott
John Kehoe
William Davis
Orthopaedic Hospital of
Thaw Mansion Mortgaged as Costs of Defense Loom
Mrs. Mary Thaw pledges Lyndhurst for 100000 to pay attorneys who defended Harry K. Thaw in the Stanford White murder trial. Fidelity Title and Trust Company holds the mortgage bearing 4 1 2 percent interest and due in three years. Second triennial accounts of the late William Thaw estate show 60000 paid to Harry K. Thaw in the last three years, with one other heir receiving similar sums.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Lyndhurst
Thaw
Mary Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Fidelity Title and Trust Company
H. C. Frick
New York
Clifford W. Hartridge
Harry Thaw
John P. Meagher
William Thaw
Court House
Texas Withdrawals By Life Insurers Over Tax Law
Major life insurance companies, via the Association of Life Insurance Presidents, will withdraw from all new Texas business. The Texas law requires 75 percent of reserves for Texas policies be invested in Texas securities and subject to state taxation, reducing returns. The law takes effect next month and premiums will be sent to home offices of withdrawing companies.
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Texas
Association of Life Insurance Presidents
United States
Baltimore Elects Mahool Mayor as Democrats Draw City Unity
J Barry Mahool Democrat and First Branch City Council President won the Baltimore mayoralty over E Clay Timanus Republican by about 4000 votes. Democrats also captured the City Controller and President of the Second Branch, amid complex independents dynamics following past machine leadership.
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New York Times
Baltimore
J. Barry Mahool
First Branch
E. Clay Timanus
Senator Gorman
Freeman Rasin
Timanus
Wachter
Arrest in Justice's Home on Auto Theft Charge
In Freeport Long Island a 25 year old machinist Benjamin Wilson was arrested after taking an automobile from Surf Avenue Coney Island on Sunday night. He appeared at Justice Wallace's home while a warrant swearing was being sought for another theft. Wilson later showed up with a car matching the missing machine's number. He offers little explanation of the events.
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Freeport
L. I
Justice Wallace
Surf Avenue
Coney Island
Benjamin Wilson
Wilson
What Yale Men Do
Prof William Bailey reports on Yale graduates from 1897 to 1902 showing law attracts 29.4 percent the largest share. The ministry falls to 7.7 percent from higher earlier levels while politicians and farmers are grouped together.
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New York Times
New Haven
William Bailey
Yale
Bailey
Longshore Strike Clashes Hit Manhattan and Hoboken Piers
A major longshoremen strike paralyzes operations at Manhattan Brooklyn and Hoboken piers with 10 000 workers out. Violence erupts as 150 strike breakers face attacks from some strikers near the Brunswick saloon while police intervene.
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Manhattan
Brooklyn
Hoboken
Anchor Line
The
Civic Federation
Marcus M. Marks
Caronia
Cunard Line
Mallory Line
Strifters
Brunswick
Eleventh Streets
Bush Docks
Emre On Listing Pages Circulation Figures
A fragment notes Emre on listing pages with circulation claimed at 400,000. The text is incomplete but indicates publication reach and a large distribution figure in a listing context.
Spencer's Lane Ad Sells Liberty Glasses
Local ad promotes M Morgenthau and company offering pebble glasses described as the cool kind that never pilst at Spencer's in Lane Street.
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Spencers
Gould Baby Quits Parents
London May 7 Little Gloria Gould the 14 month old sister of Jay Gould is staying at Claridge s Hotel in a royal suite. She left her mother and father at Plymouth and traveled to London with her nurse. The baby romps with a Persian kitten and has won favor with English and American elites. The nurse took her by electric hansom to Kensington Gardens and she congratulated Jay Gould on defeating E H Miles in court tennis.
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Cablegram
Esates New York Times Co
London
Gloria Gould
Jay Gould
Claridge’s
Gloria
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Cable
Miss Gloria
Royal Suite
Kensington Gardens
Gould
E. H. Miles
Brighton
Paris
Gerrish Mansion Burned in New Canaan
The Gerrish summer home in New Canaan, valued at 75 000 to 100 000 dollars, burned to the ground early today. John B. Gerrish and his family are in Europe and expected home mid June. A nephew, a nurse, and a governess escaped with no belongings. the fire's cause is unknown with a prior oil rag arson report lacking clues.
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New Canaan
Conn
John B. Gerrish
New York
J. P. Mulliken
Meori King Mutiny Flares Aboard Chinese Russian Passengers
In San Diego on May 7 the British steamer Meori King, with 9821 Chinese steerage passengers and 212 Russians from Vladivostok and Shanghai for Masadan and Guaymas, is in distress and quarantined. A mutiny exists amid clashes between groups. violence has left several wounded and the ship guarded by officials.
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San Diego
Cal
Vladivostok
Shanghai
Masadan
Guaymas
Meori King
le Sun Lai
China
Ryan Aims to Endow World’s Greatest Polytechnic Institute
Norfolk May 7 The Jamestown Exposition grounds may become the site of a large polytechnic under Thomas F Ryan plans to float a 400000 bond to fund the project A M Landis a Ryan agent inspected the grounds to report on converting buildings into a technical school The objective appears to be educational facility expansion rather than securing a Virginia Senatorship.
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New York Times
Norfolk
Polytechnic
Thomas F. Ryan
Virginia
A. M. Landis
Ryan
Polytechnic School
Two Young Men Missing After River Boat Incident
Peter F Heagney of 92 West 134th Street and Henry Reichel an assistant to Andrew Marshall vanished after setting out in a sixteen foot catboat left at a boathouse on 163d Street by two strangers. Searchers dragged the Hudson River yesterday while Mrs Elizabeth Heagney and her daughter Mary reported the suspected drowning at the West 152nd Street police station.
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Peter F. Heagney
134Th Street
Henry Reichel
Andrew Marshall
Hudson River
Heagney
Reichel
Elizabeth Heagney
Mary
West 152d Street
Duelists Mortally Shot in Street Duel at Puebla
Laura Jaundero, a millionaire hacienda owner, and José Marie Beltran, municipal director of Tlatangui, fought a pistol duel in the street after a series of quarrels. Each was mortally wounded and, from their rests, kept firing until both were fatally wounded, according to physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puebla
Mexico
Laura Jaundero
José Marie Beltran
Tlatangui
Beltran
Jandero
Sire Must Pay $63,593 to Bank
The Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling forcing Henry B. Sire to pay Mercantile National Bank of New York $63,508 on three promissory notes plus a $1,000 fine. The defense claimed one note of 266 was obtained by fraud.
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Sire
New York Times
Albany
Court of Appeals
Mercantile National Bank of New York
Henry B. Sire
Rumor vs denial on Bonaparte resignation and Justice delays
Washington reports a widely circulated rumor that Attorney General Bonaparte would resign due to health, which the White House and Department of Justice deny. The piece notes perceived stagnation at the Justice Department under Roosevelt era governance and contrasts past activity with current languor.
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New York Times
Washington
Bonaparte
White House
Department of Justice
Moody
Supreme Court
Bona Parte
Department
Jean Valjean
Missouri
Baltimore
Mr. Bonaparte
Electrician Fatally Shocked by 11000 Volt Wire in New Rochelle
John Mc Donald, an electrical worker for the New Haven Railroad, was fatally shocked by an 11000 volt line while repairing a signal wire. Raptured arteries near his heart and severe burns on his left side and feet were noted. his right hand had gripped the live wire without injury. He died at New Rochelle Hospital with officials calling his survival improbable.
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New York Times
New Rochelle
John McDonald
New Haven
New Rochelle Hospital
McDonald
Lenroot Drops Out as Wisconsin Senate Deadlock Eases
Irving L. Lenroot, one of four leaders in a weeks long Wisconsin Senate deadlock, withdraws from the race without pledging supporters. His exit raises hope that a joint ballot tomorrow may end the stalemate that his previous refusal to quit helped sustain.
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New York Times
Madison
Wis
Irving L. Lenroot
Lenroot
Nurse Wins Nearly 28,000 From Col Wilson Estate
Miss Mary L. Steele a New York school teacher secured judgment in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for nearly 28 000 against the estate of Col J M Wilson of Cincinnati Ohio Wilson died December 1901 Eliza B Miller sister of Wilson was defendant and had inherited his property Steele served as nurse to Wilson and claimed a promised payment Lexon of New York acted as her attorney
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New York Times
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mary L. Steele
New York
Col. J. M. Wilson
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Col. Wilson
Miss Steele
Eliza B. Miller
Custom House
Wilson
Senator Lexon
Horsford's Acid Phosphate Promises Nerve Relief
Advertises Horsford's Acid Phosphate as a remedy that quiets nerves relieves nausea and sick headache and induces refreshing sleep. The brief promotional note emphasizes calming effects and restorative rest.
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Horsford
Aare
Wall near Vatican garden propped up after collapse
In Rome on May 7 the wall of the Renaissance Garden beside the Vatican museum was propped up while a decision is made to pull it down or rebuild. The Pope walked daily through Ziella Alley, where walls now threaten collapse, and he passed there the day before the latest falling section.
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Rome
Vatican Museum
Neptune Temple Unearthed at Paestum Ancient Greek Site
In Paestum Italy excavators uncover a 25 foot wide roadway with wheel ruts flanked by sidewalks and a Doric temple to Neptune extending 120 feet revealing an ancient Greek ceremonial complex near Naples.
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Naples
Paestum
Italy
Neptune
Mass Herero Migration Ends in Tragic Loss
In Cape Town on May 7 reports say 15,000 Herero tribesmen moved northeast toward Lake Ngami to establish a settlement after deciding resistance against German troops was futile. Only 4,000 reached the destination. 11,000 died of starvation during the journey.
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Cape Town
Will Walk Around World Starting This Saturday
Parker Vanamee son of lawyer William Vanamee of Middletown N Y plans a three year walk around the world. He will sail from New York as an able seaman then walk through the British Isles on to the Continent, South Africa Cape Colony Australia Japan and the Philippines before returning.
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New York Times
Middletown
N. Y
Parker Vanamee
William Vanamee
Parker
New York
Liverpool
British Isles
South Africa
Cape Colony
Australia
Japan
Philippines
Gary defends Corey's role at United States Steel
E H Gary chairman of the board and finance committee refused to discuss President Corey relations with United States Steel Corp. He said Corey was too valuable to be dispensed with and that private matters would not affect his position. Gary later denied making the remark.
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Gary
E. H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Corey
Steel Corporation
Palmer Offers 1500 Acre Park System for Colorado Springs
General William J. Palmer proposes a park system totaling 1500 acres in Colorado Springs with the Boulevard Paseo and connected high drive roadways and a $45,000 annual maintenance endowment. Palmer Park would cover 860 acres including Austin's Bluff, and Monument Park has already received $750,000 in beautification. Estimated value of the gift is about $1.5 million.
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New York Times
Colorado Springs
Col
William J. Palmer
Palmer Park
Austin’s Bluff
Palmer
Monument Park
Englishman Dies by Own Hand Aboard Deutschland
James T. Ford, an English resident of Cartagena, Colombia, died by suicide at sea while aboard the Deutschland en route from New York. He had been ill and was accompanied by his wife and a medical attendant. Ford was born in Lee Kent and had directed a railroad in Cartagena.
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Plymouth
James T. Ford
New York
Mr. Ford
Cartagena
Colombia
Lee
Kent
Jersey launches 75 mph state auto enforcement car
Trenton May 7 The new seventy five mile an hour automobile of State Motor Vehicle Commissioner J B R Smith began service today. The car with state inspectors will chase violators on state highways under sealed orders and without markings. It can detain motorists and require credentials, with the number changed periodically to foil evasion.
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New York Times
Trenton
J. B. R. Smith
Mulberry phosphate official convicted on peonage charge
F I Howden general manager of the Prairie Pebble Phosphate Company at Mulberry Florida was found guilty of peonage by a U S Court jury after a two day trial Judge Locke reserved sentencing and will fix it later
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Tampa
Fla
F. I. Howden
Prairie Pebble Phosphate Company
Mulberry
United States
Locke
Monopole Red Top 1898 Vintage Commands Premium
A fragmented note notes that the 1898 vintage, described as among the best in years, drives premium prices in markets for Monopole Red Top 1898 dry and Monopole Brut. It references sale in the United States and overall market awareness.
Rioting in San Francisco as 1,700 United Railroads workers clash
San Francisco May 7 A riot erupts as 1,700 United Railroads motormen and conductors strikebreakers clash. Injuries mount with at least one death. Police brace for tomorrow’s car resumption, arming rifles while crowds pelt cars with bricks and stones.
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San Francisco
Union
United Railroads
James Walsh
Gramme
Mullaly
Cetral
Fillmore Streets
A. F. Drohman
Inspector Cummins
Tinian
Supt. Jones
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Eeeenes Education
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Antilla
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J. H. Thomas
International Mercantile Marine Company
Atlantic
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American Line
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Andrew Carnegie
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Gould Baby
Gerrish Mansion
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New Haven Road
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Will
Gen. Palmer
Deutschland
Auto Hunt
Jersey
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Sanfrancisco
U. S
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Associated Press
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