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Newspaper

New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1908

Page

16

Westchester Car Wrecks Injure Eight In Three Crashes

Special to The New York Times reports three separate Westchester County crashes late Sunday night injuring eight people. William R. Green and family were involved when their car overturned after leaving Ophir Farm near White Plains. eight injuries included Miss Marjorie Green serious. A $6,000 car crashed on Quaker Ridge injuring Frank Townsend and leaving two passengers briefly missing before Townsend was found. A third touring car hit a tree near Pound Ridge but with no injuries.

New York Times Plains N. Y Westchester County William R. Green Hamilton Avenue White Plains Ophir Farm Marjorie Green Quaker Ridge Mamaroneck Frank Townsend W. S. Allen Tarrytown F. E. Greer Mount Vernon Allen Greer Townsend Pound Ridge

Car Crash Injures Man Near Hackensack

In Paterson New Jersey on May 18 a car went off an embankment near Hackensack. Joseph T. Carroll sustained serious injuries and was treated at home. Three companions escaped by leaping free as the vehicle toppled with Carroll trapped beneath it.

Carroll

Touring car burned on Long Island. four youths flee

Four young men who borrowed a touring car from Mr. Schulz of New York returned to their city homes by train after the machine burned at Cook's Dam in West Hampton. The occupants registered at a hostel as red Barnett Henry Allan Henry Lyons and L R Binin of Manhattan. The cylinder oil ignited as they tried to repair the car, and flames spread so quickly the wrecked vehicle worth over 5060 could not be dragged into a nearby pond.

New York Times West Hampton L. I Mr. Schulz New York Red Barnett Henry “Allan Henry Lyoins L. R. Binin Manhattan Cook's Dam

Auto Wreck at Pelham Road Wrecks Three Wagons

Early morning crash on Pelham Road near the Bronx River bridge involved a large touring car with four men and two women colliding with a light bread wagon. Joseph Thanon suffered a scalp wound and abrasions. A milk wagon driver and another milk wagon were also struck as the car fled toward New Rochelle. Patrolman Manning investigated.

Pelham Road Joseph Thanon Bronx River Fordham Hospital Thanon New York Prichard Union Avenue Wew Rochelle Fordham Trospiral Trenty William Haydran Bathpate Sweesige Bronx Fort Schuyler Road Appleton Road Manning Westchester

Unclear OCR fragment about pursuit by Westchester police

Fragment describes a vehicle pursuit with four men, two women, and mounted officers led by Captain Hays. A car is targeted near Lenave Station but the pursuing group cannot locate it. The text is fragmented and lacks clear names or dates.

Westchester Hays

Vanderbilt Jr Fined For Speeding In New York

William Vanderbilt Jr was fined 15 dollars in Special Sessions for speeding on March 8. His chauffeur Alfred Hummel received the same fine. Witness John F Bradford testified Vanderbilt was driving slowly but witnesses saw the chase on Madison Avenue.

William IX. Vanderbilt, Jr I. F. Cohalan Alfred Hummel Justice Zeller Cohalan Hullo Willie Morison Bingham Mrr. Vanderbilt John F.bradford

Slayer's Confession Reveals Bible Used In Turmoil

Family of the slain man questions his health claims tied to work at the Art Students League. Mother says illness was caused by labor conditions, while the confession mentions a Bible used in the events. No other names or dates are provided in readable text.

Police Captain on trial over raid at East Fifty ninth Street

Police Captain John Cooney faced a neglect of duty trial before Police Commissioner Bingham after a raid on a suspected gambling house on March 17. The Central Office detectives conducted the raid without Cooney’s prior knowledge, six prisoners were taken, and the commissioner urged captains to actively pursue crooks. Separately, details emerged of the Matawan farm murders, with Frank Zastera confessing to killing William B. Sheppard, his wife, and a servant after pressure by detectives and a churchly Bible test. The case centered on evidence and questions of coercion, with funeral services planned for the victims.

John Cooney East Sixty-seventh Street Bingham Gambpling East Fifty-ninth Street Cooney Central Ooney Supreme Court S. 5. Cosgrove N. Sylvester Drummond Detective Agency Frank Zastern William. B. Sheppard Jennie Bendy Sheppard Matawan Dudas Zastera Zastera Hiad Monmouth County Freehold Cosgrove Panter Mr. Cosgrove Stokes Sheppard Place Zasteraj Volman National Academy of Design Teague Cooper Union de Witt Clinton High School Prawford Conn Pasteur Institute St. John the Pightfired -Sieteenth Street Thomas Chigg Cross Cemetery of the Holy

Child Killed in Auto Collision

Blanche Olmstead 12 stepdaughter of John Heywood of Mians died in Stamford after a skull fracture from a motor car crash. She rode in a car with Mr. and Mrs. Scofield when a Greenwich youth on a motorcycle struck the vehicle. Blanche’s head struck a seat, causing a brain clot. she remained conscious until death this afternoon at relatives’ home.

New York Times Stamford Conn Blanche Olmstead John Heywoded William Scofield Wood Greenwich Blanche

Kingdon Gould Held On Speeding Charge At Harlem Court

Kingdon Gould was arraigned before Magistrate Butts in Harlem Court for speeding on Sunday. His Columbia University student status was noted as reason to postpone. bail set at 100 dollars. Gould appeared at 12 o'clock and was held for trial as one of 35 defendants in speed-law violations, four discharged.

Ould Butts Harlem George W. Taylor Cedar Street Young Gould Columbia University Tay- Kingdon Color Gould Taylor

Cleveland Health Improves According to Statement

A press release says former President Grover Cleveland is improving. Dr Bryant and assistant have exclusive care, with arrangements to return to Lakewood and visit at intervals to verify ongoing improvement.

Grover. Cleveland Bryant Cleveland Lakewood

Fires and property lists from yesterday across streets

A fragmented column lists numerous properties and individuals affected by yesterday's fires. Entries include addresses such as Clarkson Street Morris Kaplan and 57th Street Ogden Lumber Co, with amounts ranging from 5 to 1000 dollars tied to trifling or slight damage. The scattered items show affected residents and businesses like Slawson Decker Co, Eric Oppenheimer, Paul Belz, and Gottlob Glauber, among others, with various loss estimates and statuses.

A. M - Jooss Clarkson St Morris. Kaplan Ogden Lumber Co Antonio Caluppo John Cucinatta Slawson-Decker Co Eric Oppenheimer D. Schinnisky S. H. Raphael St. A Spring St. John Freche Smith Gottlob Glauber Stefan Fatsean Slight Goerck Edward Bartell

Belle Terre shore front reserved for all time

Belle Terre shore front and beaches are preserved for public enjoyment, with inland estates excluded. The property is marketed by Dean Alvord Co of 277 Broadway New York, highlighting generous stretches of Terre's coastline and beauty for the colony.

Dean Alvord CO Broadway New York

Missing Librarian Bertha Vanderbilt Drowned in Raritan Canal

Bertha Vanderbilt, 22, assistant at Princeton University Library, found dead in the Raritan Canal below the Aqueduct after disappearing last Wednesday. Coroner orders no inquest. family in Amsterdam, N Y. Friends say she despondent over family opposition to a planned September marriage to G A Dohm.

New York Times Princeton N. J Raritan Canal Bertha Vanderbilt University Library William Belke J Millwood Saltz Trenton W. G. Chase Moke Middlesex County A. R. Vanderbilt Amsterdam N. Y N. Y. Miss Vanderbilt G. A. Dohm Dohm Miss Vanderbilt Carnegie Lake Vanderbilt

War on the Mosquitoes Aids City Health Drive

Health Commissioner Darlington leads renewed fight against mosquitoes to curb malaria. He vows to destroy breeding grounds as funds allow, focusing first on marshes and swamps from Little Neck Bay to Flushing and Dyker Leach Park, with Staten Island targeted next. Dr Doty’s Staten Island study supports the campaign and city funds have been approved to drain swamp lands along the shore.

Darlington Department of Health Little Neck Bay Bayside Douglas Dlaver Flushing Queens Dyker Leach Park Staten Island Kingsbridge Alvah H._Doty Port of New York Cten Island New York State Journal of Medicine Doty Staten 'Sland

Has Never Beat His Horses Parade Entry

Entries for a work-horse parade closed yesterday with Daniel S. Collier in the veteran drivers class. Collier has driven for fifty four years and never uses a whip. A special prize of a silver cup was approved by the Woman's Auxiliary of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Fay Daniel S. Collier James Speyer Thomas McCarthy Collier Woman's Auxiliary Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To

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