Bingham May Call Goulds to Testify Before Grand Jury
A police inquiry expands from the Gould case as Howard Gould and his wife Katherine Clemmons are set to be summoned along with others tied to alleged misuse of the Detective Bureau. Police Commissioner Bingham plans subpoenas if District Attorney Jerome does not begin an investigation, with McLaughlin and Peabody facing possible charges. The probe involves Baltimore records, telegraph prompts, and questions over evidence gathering for a potential divorce suit and bigamy claim.
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Howard Gould
Katherine Clemmons
Gould
Grand Jury
Bingham
Gen. Bingham
Jerome
Capt
McLaughlin
Lieut. W. Frank Peabody
Charles A. Oakes
Col
William F. Cody
Baltimore
Hanson
Lieut
Peabody
Samuel Dawson
Dawson
Harriett Lonsdale
Mr. Hanson
Edward Sholes
Sholes
Commissioner's Office
Lanahan
Sdale
Western Union Telegraph Company
New York
Benning
Apps Meengne
Big Bil” Hawley
Edward Showies
Showles
Hawley
McLaughnn
Sergt. Dunn
Moghlin
Hawjey
Central Office
Schowles
Bim Saiesterday
Capt. Merson
Unclear market note on vintage prices and sales trends
Fragmentary copy reflects a 1898 periodation discussing selling tactics in the United States to boost popularity of certain items at non vintage prices. Mentions base Broadway address and a Felton Bly Skip name as part of the stray text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otei
United States
Lynchers Kill Five In Georgia Mob Attack May 21
The New York Times reports a mob in Claxton Georgia killed Frem Pagett and family members after an alleged assault on Mrs Laura Moore. A deputy escorted two prisoners toward Reidsville Jail when armed men overtook them and fired, killing the widow and her son and wounding others as lawlessness spreads.
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New York Times
Claxton
Anv
Laura Moore
Tattnalls
Frem Pagett
Sim Pagett
Pagett
John Hare
Bartow Preston
James Daniels
Son
Weenie
Beeloe
Moore
J. L. Kennedy
Hare
E. C. Elmer
Reidsville
Edwards
Tattnall
Five Killed as Jones Laughlin Furnace Explodes in Pittsburg
Five men are confirmed dead with up to ten likely dead as the No 1 Furnace of Jones & Laughlin Steel Company exploded at 6 pm in Pittsburg. Around a dozen injured, including Ass’t Supt John Kilday, with molten metal cascading from the furnace doors. President B F Jones cites a dust fall as the cause. the Eliza group’s high priced workers suffered a fatal incident amid its dangerous history. West, Willard, and Kilday are named among the victims and injured.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Jones & Laughlin Steel Company
Eliza Group
John A. West
E. B. Willard
John Kilday
West
Willard
Kilday
B. F. Jones
Jones & Taughlin Steel Company
Es & Laughlin Company
Umpires attacked at Polo Grounds after Giants Cubs clash
A 22 000 crowd at the Polo Grounds rioted after disputed calls favored the Chicago Cubs in the Giants versus Cubs championship clash. Umpires Emile and O Day faced missiles and threats as Pinkerton guards and police cleared a path to the dressing rooms. No arrests were made though the disturbance lingered, with Bresnahan’s ninth inning outcry and crowd jeers marking the tense finish.
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Polo Grounds
Giants
Chicago Cubs
New York
Emelie
Way
Bresnahan Inif
Lemons
Therh
Chicago
Bresnahan
Everson McGann
Emslie
Roosevelt Holiday Ending at Pine Knot
In Charlottesville Virginia May 21 the Roosevelt party awoke to a cool 40 degree night near the Roosevelt lodge at Pine Knot. Mrs Roosevelt Archie and Joseph Wilmer visited Green Mountain stations and then prepared to depart by private car Magnet for Washington tomorrow evening after luncheon.
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Charlottesville
Roosevelt Lodge
Pine Knot
Little Church
Roosevelts
Washington
Juncheon
Turbine Yacht Alexandra Prepared for King Launch
London reports invitations issued for the May 30 launch of Alexandra, a 2000 ton turbine yacht built for the King by A & J Inglis of Glasgow. The 17 knot steel vessel features three Parsons turbines, three Yarrow boilers, the Princess Louise to launch, and royal accommodations across multiple decks.
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the New Tork Trew Co
London
A. & J. Inglis
Glasgow
Alexandra
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyl
Royal
Rare 1698 Pennsylvania History Found Among Books
A London dealer unearthed a copy of Gabriel Thomas's History of Pennsylvania and West New Jersey from 1698 among a batch of novels and educational works. It will be auctioned at Sotheby's next week following a recent sale of another copy for 800 dollars.
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Special Cablegram
THE
NEW York TimEs Co
London
Gabriel Thomas
Pennsylvania
West New Jersey
Sotheby's
Sothern and Marlowe Company to Sail for New York
London dispatch reports the Sothern and Marlowe theatrical company will sail June 1 for a two week engagement at the Academy of Music in New York. Next season E. H. Sothern and Miss Marlowe will appear as separate stars under Lee Shubert management.
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THE
NEW York Times Co
London
The_ Sothern- Marlowe theatrical company
New York
Academy of Music
E. H. Sothern
Miss Marlowe
Lee Shubert
Trip Exhausted Mansfield
Richard Mansfield arrived in London from New York where he had traveled ill health aboard the steamer Minneapolis. Exhausted by the voyage he required assistance from the train and will rest at least a year before acting again.
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London
Richard Mansfield
New York
Minneapolis
Brave New York Women In Naples Heroic Night
Two American sisters Miss Martha Carmann and Miss Ellen Carmann of New York gained Naples admiration after waking to burglars in their hotel room. They sprang up and fought back, causing the intruders to flee, leaving behind seized jewels they had gathered.
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Naples
Martha
Ellen Carmann
New York
Carmann
Deputy Commissioner O Keeffe Captures Speeding Chauffeur
A Brookyn pursuit ends with Deputy Police Commissioner O Keeffe catching a fugitive after a high speed chase along Ocean Boulevard. The driver, claiming to be Benjamin Leclaire, was detained at Coney Island Police Station and held.
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Ennis
Ocean Boulevard
Brooklyn
O'keeffé
O'Keeffe
Avenue N
Kinga Highway
Coney Island
Benjamin Leclaire
Manuel Bohrs
Ocean Parkway
Kings Highway
Horsford’s Acid Phosphate Tonic Mentioned in Ad
A brief advertisement notes Horsford's Acid Phosphate mix for a tonic serving. It highlights a teaspoonful in water and references Dynes tonic in a compact, period voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horsford
Smith Hum Bugged by Paris Police in Jewelry Theft Saga
Sidney Smith of New York suspects he was tricked by his thief valet George Collins alias Bevington who claimed a haul of about $15,000 in money and jewels exists in Paris. Police question Collins who offers hazy memories of a hotel near Olympia and Gare Saint Lazare as detectives search Paris lodging houses.
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New York Times Co
Paris
Sidney Smith
New York
Atlantic
George Collins
Bevington
Collins
Cherbourg
Procureur de la Republique
Sante
Olympia Nish Hall
Gare St. Lazare
Monte de Piete
New Haven Teachers Threaten Strike Over Wages
In New Haven on May 21 teachers in public schools threatened to strike unless their wage demands are met. Members of the Teachers' League signed an agreement not to seek reappointment without the proposed salary schedule. The School Board appears inclined to sidestep, while a circular claims New Haven salaries are the lowest in the United States. The Business Men's Association was asked to endorse the demands but declined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
New Haven
Teachers’ League
Board of Education
United States
Business Men’s Association
Dunne to Proceed with Schmitz Trial in San Francisco
In San Francisco on May 21 Mayor Schmitz appeared in Superior Court for trial on extortion charges involving local French restaurateurs and Abraham Ruef. Assistant District Attorney Heney rejected defense affidavits, denied motives beyond municipal purification, and a new jury panel was ordered after dismissing the first panel. The Seven committee resigned amid graft investigation tensions with Raphael Spreckels and Francis J. Heney.
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San Francisco
Mayor Schmitz
Superior Court
Abraham Ruef
Heney
Dunne
Elisor Biggy
Contagion Prevented and Theaters Cool Off
A fragmented note cites public health concerns and venue actions at 45 Lafayette Street in New York. It mentions Bell-Faen and a defensive stance, suggesting measures to prevent spread and maintain safety.
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Lafayette St
New York
Trolley to Jersey by Oct 1
W G McAdoo president of Hudson and Manhattan Railroad reports the Hoboken to Cortlandt Street line will open by October 1. The first cars for the McAdoo tunnel service arrived, fireproof with safety doors and modern features. A double platform will speed loading and unloading at Cortlandt Street as eight car trains will run through 250 new cars. Downtown tunnels from Jersey City to Cortlandt Street are 75 percent complete.
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W. G. McAdoo
Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Company
Hoboken
Fourteenth Street
Sixth Avenue
McAdoo
Cortlandt Street
Hobokenites
Jersey City
Jersey Shore
Through Field of Icebergs Aboard Astoria
The Anchor liner Astoria traveling from Glasgow yesterday passed about 1,000 miles east of Sandy Hook and sailed through a field of twenty icebergs. Passengers described bergs as half a mile long and several hundred feet high. officers laughed at the vivid descriptions.
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Astoria
Glasgow
Sandy
Hook
Central Buildings Burned At Spuyten Duyvil Railroad Shops
Fire destroyed the carpenter shop and repair shop of the Hudson River Division at Spuyten Duyvil, damaging material and cars slated for repair. The blaze halted traffic from 8 10 to 10 10 PM and cost the New York Central Railroad about 200000 dollars.
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Hudson River Division
New York Central Railroad
Spuyten Duyvil
Hotel thief known as Sallow strikes hotels again
Police hunt a suspect dubbed Sallow who robbed two large hotels yesterday and has targeted as many as ten days. The thief is tall with high cheekbones and a Roman nose and has stolen items from jewelry to silverware and clothing worth thousands. He reportedly watches hotel arrivals, especially bridal parties, to pick targets.
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Sallow
Dr Hubbard W Mitchell Plans Abroad With Rembrandt Paintings
Dr Hubbard W Mitchell of 747 Mad igan Avenue will sail June 1 to Holland taking two Rembrandt paintings valued at 25000 each as part of his household effects. He secured a duty free certificate from Collector Stranahan to bring them back. The works include a Rembrandt portrait at age 28 and a portrait named Saskai. Presented to him in 1889 by Count Adolphus Norratkov, the Russian nobleman, in whose family the paintings had long resided.
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Hubbard W. Mitchell
Madigan Avenue
Mitchell
Collector of Customs
Stranahan
Holidad
Rembrandts
Rembrandt
Standard Title and Trust Company Placed in Receiver
In Philadelphia on May 21 the Standard Title and Trust Company of Chestnut Street was placed in the hands of a receiver after four months of no operations amid fraud and insolvency charges. Prominent merchants claim they were defrauded into buying stock using Homer L. Castle of Pittsburgh as general counsel, a name used to bolster the venture.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Standard Title and Trust Company
Til Chestnut Street
Homer L. Castle
Pittsburg
Castle
May Buy Mutual Reserve Control Proposed by Pennsylvania Mutual
Philadelphia May 21 negotiations are under way for the Pennsylvania Mutual Life Insurance Company to acquire control of the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company of New York. John J. Coyle said the decision will come within ten days. The plan may see 250000 dollars added to the reserve fund and keep both firms operating separately, with the Mutual Reserve board under Pennsylvania Mutual control.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Mutual Life Insurance Company
Mutual Reserve
Life Insurance Company of
New York
John J. Coyle
Pennsylvania Mutual
New York Company
All Visual De at Spencer's Address Update
Entry notes a change of address for Spencer's location to 31 Maiden Lane with references to USHER'S and related Scotch product display. Limited readable text mentions visual department and a sample advertisement line, not a full event or outcome.
Trolley Collision At Beach Street In Brooklyn Fatalities Feared
A trolley smashed into an electric train at the Beach Street crossing in Brooklyn West End. A hospital emergency was set up as doctors and ambulances rushed to treat fourteen seriously wounded by midnight. Names and addresses of injured patients were listed from Kings County and Norwegian hospitals.
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West End
Brooklyn
Beach
Pital
Coney Island
Seney
Kings Conny
Eighty-seventh
Kings County, Hospital
Arvidson
Erie
Eighty-fifth Street
Eighteenth Avenue
Boghet
Robert
Forty-eighth Street
Brokaw
John
Eighteenth Street
Berison Avenue
Lipman
Skillman St
Patrino
Frank
Fifth Ave
Ilyn
Coney Island Hospital
Baker
George
Sixtieth Street
Banna
Harry
Wolcott Street
Anna
Park Avenue
Norwegian Hospital
Bennett
W. P
East Thirty-ninth Street
Anhaitan
Burns
Daisy
Fifty-seventh Street
Coackley
James
Dupson
Esop
Arthur
Halz
Bertha
Bath Beach
Fort Hamilton
Sheepshead Bay
Gray
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Goulds
House of the
Soefter
N.Y
Felton
Pinkertons
Roosevelt
Czar
Guarda
King
Her
Sothern and Marlowe
Mansfield
Brave New York Women
O’keeffe
Smith
Profitiess
Schmitz
Jersey
Twnsty
Dr. Mitchell
Trust Company
Pennsee Mutual Life
Usher
Sampuaer
Ulmer Park
Miateck
Bleecker
Brodgyn
Botel
Herman
Dykman Street
Crooke
Ché&uncey
DeKalb Avenue
Feger
Michael
Forty-first Street
Fitzgerald
Edward
Gravel
Prof
Louis
Manhattan
Gunderson
Twenty Ninth Street
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