Hitchcock vanishes as court delays Hitchcock case
Raymond Hitchcock missing star of A Yankee Tourist failed to appear at the Tombs Court hearing. Attorney Fromme requested a one week continuance, bond status was extended, and police and DA detectives search continues. District Attorney says extradition not possible on present indictments but additional evidence may lead to new charges. Hitchcock reportedly last seen before departure for Europe considered. wife says death by own action.
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Raymond Hitchcock
Astor Theatre
Wahle
Tombs Court
Hermann Fromme
Garvan
Hollis E. Cooley
Henry W. Savage
Hitchcock
Warter
Hermann
Frommer Hitchcock
Garvin
Fromme
TIMES
Raymond
New York
Ranond
Mr. Fromme
Tom Cure
Majestic
Flora Zabelle
Hiitchcock
Europe
Jerome
Boston
Crash injures two in streetcar collision on Eighth Avenue
Two passengers Natalie Gilamina and Lawrence Deville were hurt in a crash between an Eighth Avenue electric car and a crosstown horse car at Eighth Avenue and Charlton Street. Keegan, the motorman, was arrested and fined $10 for failing to stop. Both victims were reported to be expected to recover.
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St. Vincent's Hospital
Eighth Avenue
Charlton Street
Keegan
Natalie Gilamina
West Broadway
Lawrence Deville
Greenwich Street
Joetoesoaeseck
Light cures pain at New York Skin and Cancer Hospital
Experiments using intense lucidescent light on pain sites are underway at 3380 Second Avenue. Doctors report relief of pain for hours, though efficacy beyond pain relief remains unproven, with extended use in dentistry and potential for broader medical and surgical benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Second Avenue
Fainting Passenger Delays Baltic Sails From Pier
Just before the White Star liner Baltic set course for Liverpool at 1 PM yesterday a brown dressed tall girl fainted on the pier. An elderly woman and another women in blue dress urged her aboard. Officials relieved passengers, and the ship sailed as the fainting passenger was carried on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
D. I. Lindsay
White Star Line
Lindsay
J. J. Jefferies
International Mercantile Marine Company
Jefferies
Baltic
Perkins Children Held Up on City Street
Miss Dorothy Perkins and George Perkins Jr with friends were held up on 116th Street and Manhattan Avenue while riding in their father George W. Perkins wagon. Chauffeur Arthur Sandine was arrested for overspeeding after a Bond of $100 was posted. Police claimed the car traveled twenty miles per hour. the Perkins family disputed the speed and pledged to pursue a review of the arrest.
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Dorothy Perkins
George Perkins
George W. Perkins
J. Pierpont Morgan
116Th Street
Manhattan Avenue
West 125Th Street
Willard Helms
Arthur Sandine
West Fifty-third Street
Helms
Perkins
Mr. Perkins
Harlem
Riverdale
Cathedral Parkway
Broadway
Halloween Play Tragedy Ends in Death of Frank Reynolds
A Halloween game on East 113th Street led to the death of 12 year old Frank Reynolds after a pistol fired during a chase. Joseph Barbanera, 18, claimed the gun fired accidentally. Frank died before an ambulance arrived. Barbanera was arrested after fleeing.
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East 120Th Street
Frank Reynolds
East 113Th Street
Frank
Joseph Barbanera
Harlem
Barbanera
Gerry Society
Hallowe'en
New York University
Gould Hall
Lem Biggers
Hackensack
Kid Billows
Paterson
Sherin
Students’ Organization
University Heights
Mulberry Street
Staten Island
West 125Th Street
Ank Wagner
West 126Th Street
Curtis arraigned on charge of obtaining 500 from actress
M B Curtis entertainer star of Samuel of Posen was arraigned in Wilmington on a New York charge of obtaining $500 from Miss Marcella Marsteller by false pretenses. He posted bail as the case proceeds. Marsteller says she paid Curtis to stage a play with her as lead and partner after six weeks of rehearsals, then was dismissed. She also claims $180 salary for rehearsals and has attached the due Curtis.
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New York Times
Wilmington
Del
M. B. Curtis
Samuel
Posen
Garrick Theatre
Marcella Marsteller
New York
Curtis
Miss Mars
Indictments for Sentiment Warned by Hartford Marshall
Assistant District Attorney Hartford Marshall warned New York Law School students that indicting for sentimental reasons could ruin lives. He urged caution to avoid hastily filed indictments to quell public clamor and emphasized defenders' ethical duty.
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Hartford Marshall
New York Law School
Marshall
Ring down the asbestos causes scare at Belasco Theatre
At the Belasco Theatre Miss Frances Starr in The Rose of the Rancho caused a minor scare last night by喊 declaring Ring down the asbestos during a balcony scene after the second act curtain failed. Patrons moved in seats and some rose thinking a fire alarm. The curtain descended after a brief delay and the crowd realized it was a misinterpretation.
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Belasco Theatre
Frances Starr
Miss Starr
Berry denies Capitol looter indictment joke claim
State Treasurer Berry at a Lyric Theatre rally says reports of an indictment are a joke. He notes rumors of a Dauphin County Court fix were only hinted and emphasizes respect for courts while suggesting further details may come.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Lyric Theatre
Berry
Todd
Dauphin County
Dr Dunlop Decrepit Mental State Seized for Lunacy Commission
Supreme Court Justice McCall granted the application by Gilbert Ray Hawes for a lunacy commission to assess Dr. Clark W. Dunlop whose estate surpasses 1.09 million dollars. Dunlop, an inmate at Mathew Hilgert's institution, disappeared from his home and was found in Hilgert's care, reported as extremely decrepit with paralysis per the court’s referees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
McCall
Gilbert Ray Hawes
Clark W. Dunlop
Mathew Hilgert
West Twentysixth Street
Hawes
Dunlop
West Fighty-sixth Street
Hilgert
Fraud case against Mogolon stock pledged by Brooklyn man dismissed
Francis L. Minton sued for $4,000 claiming a conspiracy led by Rev. Walter D. Buchanan and others manipulated Mogolon Gold and Copper Company stock bought at $1 a share. Justice Marean in Brooklyn Supreme Court found no proof of fraud and dismissal followed the afternoon ruling.
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Francis L. Minton
Cumberland Street
Brooklyn
Mogolon Gold and Copper Company
Justice Marean
Supreme Court
Walter D. Buchanan
Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Manhattan
Buchanan
Mary B. Dunn
Narragansett Pier
Thomas J. Curran
Cooney
New Mexico
George H. Masten
210
West Fourth Street
William B. Howell
Minton
Marean
Indian Hunt Ends As Two 12-Year-Olds Are Stopped
Policeman Hausmann of West 125th Street Station halted two boys found near the New York Central yards at 129th Street and the river late last night. Frank Tancey of 1 244 Third Avenue and Harry Frank of 211 East Seventy Sixth Street admitted buying rifles and gear with 28 dollars stolen from a mother’s bureau. They planned to ride freight cars toward the prairie hunt. Tancey had 25 cents, his companion seven dollars fifty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hausmann
West 125Th Street
New York Central
129Th Street
Xh River
Prairies
Frank Tancey
Third Avenue
Harry Frank
East Seventy-sixth Street
Tancey
State ends 1907 in debt free with surplus of 1.82 million
Trenton October 31 Controller J Willard Morgan closed the 1907 fiscal year by certifying to Gov Stokes that the state is out of debt with all bills paid and a surplus of 1 820 088 44 in bank to meet 1908 appropriations. The year end balance last year stood at 2 064 801 39.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
J. Willard Morgan
Gov. Stokes
Mayflower Limited Exgress Sor Boston Discontinued
Ad notes the Mayflower Limited Express service for Boston is discontinued after November 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Bishop of London Relates US Visit and Handshake Paradox
The Bishop of London describes his United States trip as a bridge between the two nations, noting vast crowds in New York and the humorous toll of handshakes. He recalls a hand that grew limp from shaking, a playful jab at American diplomacy, and recounts visits to Washington and Yale. He ends with renewed affection for Americans and hope for closer ties.
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London
United States
New York
Bishop
Fulham
Washington
Atlantic
America
Garfield
Roosevelt
Cooley
Washington Post
Theresident
Yale
Panama Canal Locks Width Raised To 110 Feet Plan
Washington Oct 31 secretary Metcalf and his advisers on the General Board of the navy recommend increasing the proposed lock width of the Panama Canal from 100 to 110 feet to meet future naval and merchant marine needs. Cabinet discussed the proposal after War Secretary Oliver’s request. A Canal Commission report will guide presidential action. Col on Oct 31 reports Gatun Dam borings show rock foundations everywhere negating earlier doubts and designs for lock gates and sluiceways are advancing. New borings near Pedro Miguel and rapid excavation on the lock site continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Metcalf
General Board of the Navy
Panama Canals
Oliver
War Department
Canal Commission
Isthmus
Colon
Gatun Dam
Pedro Miguel
Telegraphers Strike Pay Withdrawn and Meals Ended
Western Union telegraphers lost their strike overtime pay and the free meals system was withdrawn last night. A Clinton Hall meeting of strikers announced that the strike would be settled in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union Company
Clinton Hall
Shipping News Arrives Chicago City from St Vincent
The steamship Chicago City arrived from St Vincent on October 27 and reported arrivals from Hamburg and Genoa on October 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago City
St. Vincent
Hamburg
Genoa
Death sentence commuted for Washington man in Berlin
Berlin dispatches report Karl Hall of Washington DC faces a life term after his mother in law murder conviction. The Grand Duke of Baden, newly enthroned, is said to commute the sentence to penal servitude for life within days to avoid opening his reign with a death warrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York Times
London
Berlin
Karl Hall
Washington, D. C
Grand Duke
Baden
Jilted Bride Sues Sheraden Public School Chief
In Pittsburg on October 31 Prof Earl W Reed principal of Sheraden public schools was named defendant in a breach of promise suit for 25000 by Miss Luella Lawstatter of Sheraden. She alleges two years of courtship ending with his marriage and claims he monopolized her time with frequent five night visits.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Earl W. Reed
Sheraden
Luella Lawstatter
Reed
Ex Justice Indicted Over Grand Larceny Allegation
Thomas W. Fitzgerald former Justice of the Court of Special Sessions second district was indicted by the Richmond County Grand Jury on grand larceny charges from Margaret Slevin of Yonkers who says she gave him money to invest in bonds and mortgages and got nothing in return. He was removed from the bench six weeks ago by the Appellate Division on related charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. Fitzgerald
Court of Special Sessions
Second District
Richmond County Grand Jury
Margaret Slevin
Yonkers
Fitzgerald
Black in 30 Million Suit Heads Pennsylvania Case
Frank B. Black ex governor of New York was chosen to direct the case for the plaintiff in the 30 million damages suit by the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Co. against the American Sugar Refining Co. trial set for Nov 18 in the Southern District of New York. Associated with him are Battle Marshall Joseph De F Junkin John Bell and other New York lawyers. George H. Earle Jr receiver of the Pennsylvania Co. will appear. Damages sought total 50 million.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Frank 8. Black
New York
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company
American Sugar Refining Company
United States Court For
Southern District of
Black
Battle & Marshall of
Joseph de F. Junkin
John ©. Bell
George H. Earle, Jr
Pennsylvania Company
May Operate On Scholars In Pittsburg Schools
Pittsburg Board of Health recommends surgery to aid back ward pupils in the Pittsburg Public Schools. Physicians would operate on students who lag in lessons due to physical ailments. A bureau of inspection would be established to order operations, with data collected to persuade Councils to fund the plan.
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Pittsburg
Bureau of Inspection
Bureau of Health
Civic Club
Boy Killed by Live Wire Near Port Washington
Sylvanus Bantomi a nine year old boy living near Port Washington Southeast was instantly killed by a live wire shot into by a hunter as he walked to meet his father. Officials say the wire was severed by a rifle bullet and Justice Weeks the coroner is investigating who fired the shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvanus Bantomi
Port Washington
S. E
Nassau Light and Power Company
Justice Weeks
Port
Washington
No Burley Tobacco Crop Declared By G Farmers
Shelbyville Ky Oct 31 The National Tobacco Growers Association unanimously adopted resolutions opposing a burley tobacco crop next year. It noted an oversupply in the burley district while dark districts face scarcity and non production would not help there. The burley district spans over thirty Kentucky counties plus parts of Indiana and Ohio with no change anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
National Tobacco Growers’ Association
Kentucky
Indiana
Ohio
False Teeth Save Doctor From Choking in Norwood
Philadelphia report states Dr. John C. Bullitt narrowly escaped death after swallowing nine gold teeth stuck in his esophagus. Surgeons opened his neck and removed a plate with the teeth, which crowded his throat and hindered breathing before he could signal for help.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
John C. Bullitt
Norwood
Bullitt
Washington heirs press claim to Cincinnati land grant
Fairfax Court House administrator appointed for George Washington estate heirs Lawrence Washington and S M Washington seek 10 000 acres in the Ohio River valley once granted by Congress at the end of the Revolution The land includes sites at Cincinnati and Point Pleasant The heirs plan legal action to recover the land or its cash value, naming Robert H Lee as administrator The case could rival long running congressional land claims in scale and tension
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New York Times
Washington
THE
TIMES
George Washington
Fairfax Court House
Washington Estate
Lawrence Washington
8. M. Washington
George ‘Washington
Ohio River Valley
Cincinnati
Congress
Military District
United States
Ohio Bottoms
Point Pleasant
Gen. Grant
John Cleves Symmes
Robert H. Lee
Robert E. Lee
Light Horse
Harry Lee
McGarrahan
Suit Ends After Century in Staunton Court
In Staunton Virginia on October 31 a century long suit Peck versus Borden and Borden versus Borden concluded. Mayor W H Landis as receiver signed a final decree detailing more than one hundred thousand dollars involved and numerous heirs nearly four hundred from across the country. The infant heir aged 96 was once part of the original action and most local lawyers have appeared for heirs over the years. The case impressed with its vast and unwieldy papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staunton
W. H. Landis
Peck
Borden
Train Wreck Rescue Sparks War Peril on Line
Pittsburg October 31 Train wreckers tried to derail the Buffalo express on the Allegheny Valley line about sixteen miles from the city. State Game Warden M F Alberts spotted ties piled on the track at midnight and flagged the train with a pocket lamp. The express stopped within a foot, Alberts injured swept into the river, 150 passengers aboard.crews then patrolled the rails with a large force.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Buffalo Express
Allegheny Valley Road
M. F. Alberts
Alberts
Pennsylvania Company
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New England
Cancer Hospital
Jerome Alde
Ponagieasin Sienaries
DR. Dunlop
New Jersey
Panama Canal
Haul
Miss Lawstatter
Prof. Reed
T.W. Fitzgerald
Sugar Trust
Hunter
Growers’ Association
Dr. Bullitt
Reirs
Ohio Valley
Pennsylvania
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