Hypnotist Held After Somerville Death Case
Somerville New Jersey November 9 1924 hypnotist Prof Arthur Everton faced grand jury action after Robert Simpson died in a cataleptic trance during an exhibition at the Somerville Opera House William Davenport of Newark tried to revive Simpson but autopsy showed rupture of the aorta as the cause Everton who had brought two local volunteers as leaders to the show may stand trial for manslaughter Police arrested him after the death and the coroner indicated natural causes likely preceded the collapse with the autopsy dispelling suspended animation theories.
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Arthur Everton
Robert Simpson
Everton
Somerville
William E. Davenport
Newark
Simpson
Bob
John Quackenbos
Columbia University
Somerville ‘ Opera House
Arcade Theatre
Weldon
Somerville “‘ Opera House
Ralph Edwards
Bijou
Main Street
Edward Thompson
Opera House
Morgenthau Buys Woodmere Town In Landmark Deal
The syndicate led by Maximilian Morgenthau purchased the entire town of Woodmere on Long Island from Robert L. Burton in what is described as the era’s largest real estate transaction. The 250 acres of upland and 150 acres of meadow land include 88 buildings and the Woodmere Land Association stock, with a price reportedly near 3 million dollars. The buyers plan to develop a gated suburban residential town with clubs, golf, and expanded waterways, adjoining the Rockaway Hunt Club, and aimed at a thirty five minute rail commute to New York City once tunnels open. Notables in Woodmere and nearby join the project.
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New York
Woodmere
L. I
Lawrence
Cedarhurst
Robert L. Burton
Maximilian Morgenthau
Hudson Realty Company
L’ecluse, Washburn & Co
Clarence G. Galston
Morgenthau
Woodmere Land Association
Burton
Pennsylvania
Rockaway
Woodmere Bay
James McCrea
Long Island Railroad
Pennsylvania Road
J. H. Burton
Town
James Timpson
The
Mutual Life Assurance Company
Henry Ziegler
Steinway Piano Company
George L. Stebbins
Hartman K. Evans
Henry Otis Chapman
John J. Livingston
Daniel L. Aerone N. Peck
Edward Smith
Mellen Opposes Publicity At Railroad Hearing
Boston Nov 9 President Charles S Mellen of the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad told state railroad commissioners that publicity harms business He argued the company faces supervision from multiple states and may need to build a subway in New York to handle suburban traffic while seeking securities approval without Massachusetts consent He asserted the company believes it is subject to Connecticut law for securities issuance.
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Boston
Charles S. Mellen
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Dana Malone
Mr. Mellen
New York
Massachusetts
Connecticut
King’s Friend Dies on Hunting Field at Sandringham
At Sandringham during the King’s birthday celebrations Montagu Guest, a longtime London society figure and MP, collapsed and died while walking in a plowed field after a day of country pursuits with King Edward VII and the Prince of Wales. The King halted shooting and cancelled an evening performance. Guest, born 1839, held multiple offices including Dorset magistrate and deputy lieutenant, and was connected to prominent clubs and the Freemasons. Admiral Fisher was elevated to the peerage on the king’s birthday.
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NEW York Times
London
Sandringham
Montagu Guest
Edward VII
Guest
Prince of Wales
Queen Alexandra
Princess Victoria
Queen of
Norway
Mr. Guest
Thackeray
Montagu John Guest
Ivor B. Guest
Josiah John Guest
Harrow School
Dorset Yeomanry
Rifle Brigade
Youghal
Dorsetshire
Middlesex
Par-liamént
Wareham
John G. Sawbridge-Erle
England
The
Turf
Marlborough, White’s
Oe Yacht Squadron
Union
Arts
Edward
Sandringham Palace
Alexandra
John Arbuthnot Fisher
Admiralty
Burk egets 552000 judgment in unpaid railway bond saga
In Kansas City a federal court awarded Bernard J. Burke of New York City $552 321.88 against St. Clair County Missouri for bonds in the Lebo and Nosho Railway that were never built. Despite years of legal battles and contempt findings against county officials, collection faces possible appeal to the Supreme Court and the county’s bankruptcy risk.
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New York Times
Kansas City
Bernard J. Burke
New York City
St. Clair County
Lebo & Nosho
Burke
St. Clair
Supreme Court
United States Courts
United States
Thieves at Tenement Fire on Christopher Street
After a basement fire in the six story tenement at 98 Christopher Street last night, the deserted building had all apartment doors open. Two women reported robberies, with Mrs Ellen Young claiming a $50 loss and Mrs Tassee reporting a gold watch. Adolf Bontini said his door’s glass panels were broken and the flat ransacked after entry from inside.
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Christopher Street
Ellen Young
Tassee
Adolf Bontini
Dewey's Superior Old Port Wine Ad at Fulton Street
An old newspaper ad promotes Dewey's Superior Old Port Wine from Dewey & Sons Co. at 128 Fulton Street New York claiming it as the most strengthening wine they produce.
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Dewey &Sons Co
Fulton St
New York
King Edward Birthday Dinner Sparks Empire Pact Debate
In Delmonico's gold and white hall 125 English and American leaders marked King Edward VII's 68th birthday. George Tate Black urged a formal offensive and defensive alliance with the British Empire, amid cheers and debates on imperial policy and U.S. Britain relations.
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Delmonico’s
Great Britain
Edward VII
British Empire
George Tate Blackstock
K. C
Ontario
Canada
George Massey
British Schools and Universities Club of
New York
Mr. Massey
Times inserts and newsdealer orders urged for Sunday features
In a brief advisory readers are urged to place orders with newsdealers today to ensure access to the many notable features planned for next Sunday's Times. The notice emphasizes timely ordering to avoid missing exclusive content.
Auto Crash on Newtown Road Kills Two Likely
A late night accident at the Caldwell Avenue and Hoffman Boulevard junction in Newtown, Long Island, left a driver and a female passenger fatally injured, with six others hurt but not seriously. The car, owned by Rodman Wanamaker, struck a boulder, rolled into a field, and the two seriously wounded were taken to hospitals where they were believed to die. The remaining six fled the scene, offering no names, and the car was abandoned in the field.
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Caldwell Avenue
Hoffman Boulevard
Newtown
L. L
St. Mary’s Hospital
Jamaica
Culkins
Annie
Fox
Frank
East Forty-seventh Street
Gorey
East Fortieth Street
Howard
Harry
Miss Mary
Rodman Wanamaker
John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Nowack’s
Flushing Hospital
St. Mary’s
Long Island
Manhattan
Chicago shanty town critique sparks philanthropy talk
Frank Albert Fetter of Cornell University denounces Chicago as a veneer city built on a swamp with dilapidated housing and sanitary neglect. He cites elevated streets, emptying garbage cans, and crowded lodgings to illustrate public health concerns.
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New York Times
Ithaca
N. Y
Chicago
Frank Albert Fetter
Cornell University
New York
Curtiss Tests New Landing Device
Glenn H. Curtiss tested a new landing runner for his aircraft in Hammondport New York the device hangs between the wheels and is dropped to cushion a sudden landing it worked satisfactorily today
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Hammondsport
N. Y
Glenn H. Curtiss
Un- Markets Lead J. K. Rice firm on Wall Street
J. K. Rice Jr and Co of 133 Wall Street New York report strong market activity with solid demand across sectors. The firm notes improving liquidity and steady client interest in equities and bonds amid cautious investment climate.
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Wall St
New York
Suffragette Stone Night at Guildhall Inauguration
Two women gained access to the Guildhall roof and threw stones through a stained glass window during the Lord Mayor’s inauguration banquet. Mrs Asquith appeared frightened and angry as arrests followed. Churchill was accosted by another suffragist who was removed. Premier Asquith avoided direct references to the vote issue and Congo reform topics. Notables from army, navy and diplomatic corps attended.
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NEW York Times
London
Guildhall
Asquith
Winston Spencer Churchill
Board of Trade
Near East
Germany
Belgium
Congo
Admiral Seymour
Great Britain
Count Kato
Japan
Army
Diplomatic Corps
Four Men Arrested for Horse Theft Ring in City and Poughkeepsie
Chief McCabe suspects four men who took two horses to a Poughkeepsie stable last month. Detectives McKeown identify the horses with Frank Knief and Christian Behlmans, then escort four suspects to New York. Named principals include Vermello Gervasi, Giuseppe Lagautto, Francesco Gaglio, and Giuseppe Lopes, with links to Hoboken and a kidnapping case involving Jennie Lopes.
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McCabe
Poughkeepsie
New York
McKeown
Frank Knief
Christian Behlmans
Third Avenue
East Thirteenth Street
Cavone, Devot
Gegan
Vermello Gervasi
Bergenline Avenue
Jersey City
Giuseppe Lagautto
Francesco Gaglio
East Twenty-ninth Street
Giuseppe Lopes
First Avenue
Hoboken
Gaglio
Gervasi
Lagautto
Lopes
John Lopes
Jennie
Policeman Wins 150 by Running Around Central Park
Policeman James Varley won 150 dollars he bet on himself for completing a six and a half mile circuit around Central Park in about 40% minutes. With trainers, referee Cummings and judges Shaughnessy and Sheehey, all from East Fifty first Street Station, he started on Fifty ninth Street opposite the Hotel Plaza and was followed by the officials after leaving in taxicabs. He ran solo as the pace accelerated after the first mile, charting a route up Fifth Avenue to 110th Street then Central Park West back to the start.
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James Varley
Central Park
Varley
Cummings
Shaughnessy and Sheehey
East Fifty-first Street
Fifty-ninth Street
Hotel Plaza
Fifth Avenue
110Th Street
Central Park West
Wireless report from Bremen by Marconi wire service
Wireless-SS George Washington incoming from Bremen reported by Marconi wireless 338 says east per Hook at i. a
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George Washington
Bremen
Marconi Wireless
Vaudeville Star Loses Pearl Necklace After Show
London news reports vaudeville star Vesta Victoria lost a $10,000 pearl necklace today at the Lord Mayor's show after purchasing it in America recently. Authorities are checking security and venues for recovery.
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Vesta Victoria
NEW York Times
London
America
Clay goddess figure from Silesia dated 4000 years old
A clay figure of a goddess about 4,000 years old was found at Ottitz near Ratibor in Silesia by an excavation led by Johannes Richter. The find came from a stone age house, and fifteen such houses forming a village were unearthed.
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Berlin
Ottitz
Ratiber
Silesia
Prussia
Johannes Richter
Royal Road to Geometry
A national committee of fifteen professors will reform geometry to be more practical. Seven from universities and eight from secondary schools will work under chairman Prof. Herbert E. Slaught of the University of Chicago to lead the effort.
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Chicago
Herbert E. Slaught
University of Chicago
Foss Spent 4057.82 in Campaign for Lieutenant Governor
Foss spent 4057.82 in a bid on the Democratic ticket for Lieutenant Governor. He routed 22000 to the Democratic State Committee and 18757.82 to his own Foss Campaign Committee. Joseph Weeks, treasurer, said 15000 went to an advertising agency and 3757.82 funded billboard ads. Foss lost by about 6000 votes.
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New York Times
Boston
Eugene N. Foss
Democratic State Committee
Foss
Joseph Weeks
Never Again Bannard Declines Governor Run
Otto T. Bannard, Fusion mayoral candidate, returned from Milwaukee and rejected talk of a Republican bid for governor. He said he is out of politics, will focus on business, and urges citizens to work for the public good. He blamed Hearst papers for voters believing Bannard’s race was futile, aiding Civic Alliance in defeating Gaynor.
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Otto T. Bannard
Fusion
Milwaukee
Mr. Bannard
Bannard
Hearst
Civic Alliance
Gaynor
Roosevelts Plan Rome Departure for Naples
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt has completed arrangements to leave Rome on Wednesday, traveling with her daughter Ethel to Naples. She has heard no further from Nairobi about the ex-President’s illness and believes the report to be false.
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Rome
Theodore Roosevelt
Naples
Ethel
Nairobi
Death from hydrophobia in Elizabeth patient dies after dog bite
William Scheerer of 571 South Front Street died at Elizabeth General Hospital from hydrophobia after being bitten by his pet dog over three months earlier. The dog's head was sent to Pasteur Institute in Manhattan and diagnosed rabies in its worst form. Scheerer refused Pasteur treatment despite advice. His wife and three children who were bitten show no symptoms yet remain in danger. Several neighborhood children were reportedly bitten.
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New York Times
Elizabeth
William Scheerer
South Front Street
Elizabeth General Hospital
Scheerer
Frederick A. Zucker
Pasteur Institute
Manhattan
Sloane Family Gifts $150000 to Columbia Hospital
William D Sloane and wife donate about 150000 to Columbia University for a seven story wing at the Sloane Maternity Hospital on Tenth Avenue and Fifty ninth Street. The project unites obstetrics and women’s diseases for students from the College of Physicians and Surgeons to study under one roof. The gift, praised by President Nicholas Murray Butler, expands university hospital education and clinical value.
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William D.sloane
Columbia University
Sloane Maternty Hospital
Tenth Avenue
Fifty-ninth Street
University
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Nicholas Murray Bu
Sloane
Sloane Maternity
Divorce Drama Highlights Secrecy of Rich Divorces
New York lawyers debated the ease with which wealthy individuals obtain divorces in secret. Ex Justice Pryor condemned cloaked settlements, while Justices Bischoff and Truax warned publicity harms innocent parties, especially children, and warned against publishing lurid testimony.
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New York State
New City
John Jacob Astor
Col. Astor
Supreme Court
Roger A. Pryor
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Lord Charles Beresford
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British Schools and Universities Club
Knollys
Blackstock
Russia
Mr. Blackstock
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Depew
Alexander Gilbert
W. H. McElroy
M. Caswell Heine
Julius M. Mayer
James MacGregor Smith
Walter L. McCorkle
Reginald Walsh
Capt
Joseph B Murdock
W. B. Duncan
EL. B. Stoddard
Anthony H. Evans
W. Hrank
Cornell
Curtiss
ROYAL
Euclid
Roosevelts
W. D. Sloane
Iikit
Spencer's
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Bar
Pryor
Europe
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Justice Bischoff
Truax
Justice Truax
Gerard
Justice McCall
Maloney-Clarkson
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