Fating Firearms Hold Up Leads to Italian Suspects in Custody
Police rush to First Street after a holdup in which Adelman and Stern protected cash. A loaded 32 caliber revolver and four cartridges are found on Cosimo Riccobono, 26, who is jailed. Relatives and associates, including Giovanni Riccobono and Salvatore Riccobono, are detained as suspicious, while Max Roth and William Devlin transport $43,000 to Jefferson Bank.
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Fifth Street
Shaw
Policeman Unger
Ryan
7 First Street
McCafferty
Detective Bureau
Arthur Woods
First Avenue
Adelman
Stern
Cosimo Rieccobono
East Thirteenth Street
Yorkville Court
Thirteenth Street
Caesario Riccobono
Riccobono
Giovanni
Salvatore
Dameano
Antonio Riccobono
Welser
Bellevue
Brooklyn
Max Roth
Jefferson Bank
William H. Devlin
Roth
Street Holdups Record Bank Messengers Attacked
A compendium of bank and business messenger robberies from 1900 to 1905 recounts multiple assaults. Notable cases include Carl Kueher of Yorkville Bank robbed on Hudson and Houston Streets. Wolf Parker knocked down on Fifth Avenue. William Knapp and driver Cummings tied to trees after a river drive hold up. Mrs. Mary Hester’s alarm aiding arrests. Laura Bickerick robbed at Hudson County National Bank steps with a fatal distress incident among onlookers.
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Carl Kueher
Yorkville Bank
Hudson
Houston
Kueher
Knapp
Mary Hester
Laura Bickerick
Jersey City
Prudential Life Insurance Company
Hudson County National Bank
Henrietta Fuhling
Thaw Loses Habeas Case and Remains In Custody
Justice Morschauser dismissed Thaw s writ of habeas corpus declaring him insane and a community threat. The ruling preserves his Matteawan commitment while the Appellate Division considers the related legality of Dowling s commitment statute. Thaw plans a possible guardianship bid and awaits June 6 for a guardian application.
Littleton says habeas bid on Thaw ill advised
Chattanooga Tenn May 25 Attorney Martin Littleton of New York called the habeas corpus filing for Harry Thaw ill advised after the court ruled Thaw insane He warned the move would likely keep Thaw at Matteawan for another year and noted his client urged immediate release would fail He also doubted Evelyn Nesbit Thaw will win an annulment and said the case may not go to trial He travels to Kingston to visit his father.
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Thaw
Mr. Jerome
Morschauser
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Justice Dowling
Matteawan
Justice Morschauser
Marschauser
New York Times
Chattanooga
Tenn
Harry Thaw
Matteawan Asylum
Martin Littleton
New York
Littleton
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Elizabethtown
WN. Y
Jerome
Francis P. Garvan
Hand
King Committee
Franklin Pierce
Morschauer
Jerome Favours Matterwan Move In Thaw Case
District Attorney Jerome in Elizabeth town New York discusses Thaw confinement options on a train. He opposes private sanitarium due to escape risk and prefers Matteawan Prison for the Thaw case while awaiting official guidance.
Thaws Oppose Guardian for Pittsburg Estate
The Thaw family asserts Mrs. Harry K. Thaw cannot be named custodian of her husband Harry Thaw’s estate. Frank Semple, attorney for the Thaw estate, says the estate was settled by a codicil to William Thaw’s will, which left Harry $2,400 yearly.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Frank Semple
Harry
William Thaw
Whitmore Tr al For Wif e Murder in Jersey City
The trial of Theodore S. Whitmore, a motorman, began in Jersey City for the murder of his wife Lena whose nude body was found in Lampblack Swamp. Prosecutor Vickers outlined a motive and circumstantial evidence including leaving Newark at 12:50 AM and attempting to take jewels and money from the wife.
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Jersey
Theodore S. Whitmore
Jersey City
Lena
Lampblack
Harrison
N. J
George .T. Vickers
Mr. Vickers
Newark
Whitmore
Georgia Dickinson
Fred Elliott
Boston & Albany
Boston
Doctor endorses Grape-Nuts as a healthful food
A physician credits Grape-Nuts with curing malnutrition and sleep problems after years of overwork. He reports improved heart action and stomach function and urges readers to view the cereal as a rational nourishment in a scientific feeding system.
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Wellville
Woman's Body Found in Swamp Near Gloucester
A Gloucester police recall of the Helena Whitmore murder is renewed after investigators found a woman’s body in mud along Big Timber Creek near Gloucester. Harvey Moore reported seeing two people board a trolley car at Camden end of a trestle late Saturday night, with a night scream heard near shore. Coroner Hunter said no violence marks. open verdict death from unknown means. The woman, about 30 with refined appearance, wore clothing bearing a Philadelphia department store name, suggesting she came from Philadelphia.
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New York Times
Gloucester
N. J
Helena Whitmore
Newark
New Jersey
Big Timber Creek
Harvey Moore
Hunter
Philadelphia
Philip murder trial opens in Washington
Gaston C. Philip, a New York Washington socialite and son of a prominent family, goes on trial for the 1906 slaying of cabman Frank B. Macaboy. Self defense is his plea as prosecutors promise sensational testimony from hotel workers, Macaboy’s relatives and hospital staff. Jury selection began with eleven jurors seated and an extra panel ordered for tomorrow.
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Washington
Gaston C. Philip
New York
Frank B. Macaboy
Job Barnard
Arlington Hotel
Philip
Macaboy
Claverack
Philips
Body found in North River near Edgewater
Authorities recovered the body of a man about 50 years old from the North River off Edgewater New Jersey. He stood 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighed around 150 pounds, and wore a black suit with a blue shirt. Coroner physicians said head marks likely occurred before immersion. he had been in the water about three weeks. A postal card in his pocket read August Wasserman New York with no street number.
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North River
Edgewater
N. J
Jersey
August Wasserman
New York
Woman Jumps From Seven-Story Roof in City Tragedy
An unidentified woman leaped from the roof of a seven story building at 252 East Seventy-seventh Street last night and died. She wore a blue serge suit, black hat, silk waist, carried two pocketbooks containing money, and a wedding ring marked F R H. Neighbors and police cannot identify her. she appeared a widow and the incident is under investigation.
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East Seventy-seventh Street
Michael Phillips
252
East Sixtyseventh Street
Wholesale Men's Suits Offer From S N Wood Co
S N Wood Co wholesale manufacturers sell directly from their department at wholesale prices, cutting retailer profit. They offer snappy fitting tailored suits in varied fabrics and colors, with $20 value suits available for $10 and $30 retailer prices trimmed to $15. Address 84 to 90 Fifth Ave V W Corner 14th St Pinaud Building.
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S. N. Wood & Co
Fifth Ave
Crane's writing papers praised as the best choice
The piece asserts Crane's writing papers are the best option for quality, noting that while not all buyers seek the finest paper, those who do will select Crane's. It confirms availability at stores selling stationery.
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Veryone
Crane’s
Mrs Gunness Theorized To Have Hidden Lost Rochester Girl
LaPorte Indiana May 25. The body of Mae Reilly who vanished from Rochester last fall is the latest theory in the Lamphere case. Attorneys Darrow and Worden say they have evidence supporting that Mrs Gunness placed the body in the ruins of her house, hoping it would be mistaken for her own. A letter from an Arkansas man claims Mrs Gunness escaped in men's clothes from her death farm and contacted Rochester officials five days after the man was burned to death. Rochester police seek information as Sheriff of LaPorte County asked for Mae Reilly details after tracing her Troup Street address.
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Jerome
Thaw
Jacoby
Mr. Vickers
Whitmore
Brooklyn
Lena
New York
Shrady
Charles B. Converse
Hudson County
Bernard Walsh
Harrison
Simpson
Roeder
Laporte
Ind
Mae Reilly
Rochester
Arkansas
Darrow
Marshall County
Gunness
Mack
N. Y
Hayden
Laporte County
Troup Street
Useful Hints to House Keepers Jap a Lac Application
From a home improvement note readers learn that applying a coat of Natural Jap a Lac over linoleum or oil cloth preserves the original finish and extends life. Weathered front doors regain beauty with Jap a Lac and a fresh coat brings a new look. Use a color close to the old finish.
Screen coating advice for windows and doors
Spring maintenance suggests coating WINDOW and DOOR screens with Jap a Lac Brilliant Black on wire and Mahogany Oak Cherry or Walnut on frames. This refreshes the screen and protects wire cloth from wear.
Porch Furniture Finishing With Jap a Lac Paint
Protect and beautify porch furniture each spring using Jap a Lac. Apply the old finish color for best results or choose a new shade such as red or green Jap a Lac.
Wicker Furniture Shines After Jap-A-Lac Coating
Wicker furniture coated with Mahogany Ox-Blood Red Malachite Green or Gloss White Jap A Lac looks better than new restoring its finish and luster for a refreshed appearance.
Jap-a-Lac Preserves Water Pipes and Radiators in Brass or Black Finishes
Apply Jap-a-Lac to water pipes furnaces radiators hot water tanks and tron fences to preserve and beautify. Available in Gold Aluminum Dead Black and Elegant Black finishes.
Renewed metal finishes persuade with stark effects
Picture frames candelabra gas fixtures lamps and more are renewed with Gold Aluminum or Dead Black Jap-a-Lac. The Dead Black finish yields a striking wrought-iron look, almost beyond belief.
Restored old vehicles offered with simple refinishing
Offers to revive old automobiles carriages wagons and farming implements with bright lacquer finishes in black red green or empire blue at nominal cost. Work described as suitable for an inexperienced person.
Jap-A-Lac: A versatile finish for floors and woodwork
Jap A Lac is a household necessity suitable for many uses from cellar to garret. It is especially adapted for finishing old or new floors and woodwork and is available via paint dealers.
Hoffman prisoner at Tombs committed to asylum after acquittal
Frederick Hoffman who was jailed in the Tombs since April 30 1907 for the shooting death of his niece Aman da Hoffman was committed yesterday to the Matteawan Insane Asylum by Justice Goff in the Criminal Branch of the Supreme Court immediately after being acquitted of murder on insanity grounds.
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Frederick Hoffman
Amanda Hoffman
Matteawan Insane Asylum
Justice Goff
Supreme Court
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Third Street
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First Street
Yorkville
Him
Poughkeepsie
Joseph Morschauser
Harry KK. Thaw
Mate Jeawan
Amos T. Baker
J. G. Graham
Robinson
Dan O’reiley
Col. Bartlett
the Times
Marschall
Quimbo Appo
Bradbury
Sterling
Gabler
Hazleton
Aeolian Hall
The
Aeolian Company
Freedom
Jerome Favors Matterwan
Thaws
Justice Swift
John A. Blair
Hudson County Court House
Francis J. Swayze
Trenton
Francis E. Jewkes
Bergin Street
George T. Vickers
New York City
Joseph M. Branegan
Vickers
Michael Rogers
Board of Health
New Yorker
Cabman
Wm. Vogel & Son
Broadway
Ouston St
Catskill
Decoration Day
West Shore
R.R
Rian
Lela
Leonard
Worth St
Indiana
Barton @ Guestier
Bordeaux
Barton & Guestier
Park @ Tilford
Twenty-first Street
Forty-first Street
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-ninth Street
Sixth Avenue
Ninth Street
Columbus Ave
Seventy-second St
101St Street
Waris
Hoffman
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