Sugar Trust Seizure Probed In Washington Delay
Richard Parr, chief of the weighers' division, charges Treasury officials in Washington blocked sugar fraud cases by warning the Sugar Trust. He cites the seizure of the steamer Strathyre at Williamsburg pier and doctored scales as evidence of collusion, with further disclosures promised.
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Washington
Richard Parr
The
Custom House
Williamsburg
Times
West 114Th Street
Parr
Trust
Sion
James Reynolds
Reynolds
United States
Shields
Sugar Trust
Treasury
Strathyre
Java
American Sugar Refining Company
Ship Sinks with 101 Lost Off Singapore
The mail steamer Seyne sank within two minutes after colliding with the British India line steamer Onda near Singapore in dense haze. One hundred one lives were lost including Baron and Baroness Beniczky, with sixty one survivors rescued by the Onda. Sharks attacked wreckage as darkness hindered rescue.
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Messagaries Maritimes Service
Java
Singapore
Onda
British India Line
Baron and Baroness Beniczky
Spee
New York Sees Warmer November Then Possible Comeback of Cold
November in New York has run unusually warm with average temps above normal. The Weather Bureau cautions a cold snap may arrive in days with freezing conditions extending from the plains toward the east. City residents anticipate a shift toward lower temperatures and bundling up again.
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New York
Thanksgiving
Weather Bureau
Washington Heights
Hudson
Mississippi
Iowa
Man Falls into Brooklyn River After Jumping From Bridge
An unidentified laborer about 30 wearing dark clothes and a cap jumped from the centre span of the Brooklyn Bridge. He disappeared after sinking. two witnesses John O'Brien and Daniel Curtin reported him climbing to the center slip, then leaping as a trolley passed toward Manhattan.
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Bridge
Brooklyn
Edward Schnitzler
John O’brien
Fulton Street
Daniel Curtin
Adams Street
Manhattan
Suffocation on Long Island Railroad Engine
Hugh Devlin a Long Island Railroad fireman was suffocated by a gas back draft on his engine in Long Island City. The engine was in the roundhouse after a day's run. Devlin opened the fire box and was overwhelmed. He was found by workmen and later pronounced dead at St Johns Hospital. He was 46, married, of 29 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City.
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Long Island
Long Island City
Devlin
Borden
East Avenues
St. John’s Hospital
Dr. Drew
Drew
Jackson Avenue
Government Gets Abruzzi Ship Stella Polare
In Rome on November 14 the Duke of Abruzzi presented the Stella Polare to the government for use as a training ship for boys in the Tiber.
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Duke of the
Insurance Savings Hit By Ives & Myrick Consultation
Brown and Jones praise the affordable insurance after consulting Ives and Myrick of Thirty-seven Liberty Street. They credit the firm for revealing lower net costs and better coverage options than expected.
Safe Blown Open in Broadway Shop Break-in
Thieves blew a small Mosler safe in the Regal Shoe Co store at 37th Street and Broadway, taking about $4,000 in cash plus a watch a revolver and two checks. The crime occurred in early morning hours with evidence suggesting external accomplices and a roof-to-building approach. A red haired man with a brown derby was seen lingering near the cash room hours earlier, raising police interest.
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Regal Shoe Company
Thirty-seventh Street
W. F. Samson
L. L. Lanier
West Twenty-first Street
Mr. Lanier
Samson
He Regal Company
Marlborough Hotel
The
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Regal Building
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Jimmy
Curane
Lieut
Kear
Riley
Anna Owens
Order ahead for Times features next Sunday
The notice urges readers to place advance orders with newsdealers to secure access to the many notable features planned for the upcoming Sunday edition. It emphasizes timely action and the role of dealers in ensuring delivery.
Bombs Thrown At Viceroy of India in Ahmedabad
In Ahmedabad British India on a Nov. 14 day two bombs were hurled at the carriage of Lord Minto the Viceroy of India and Lady Minto. A dragoon blocked one bomb with sabre and the other fell harmlessly. A bystander lost his hand in a separate blast nearby. No arrests were made. The episode follows a pattern of attacks on British officials in India.
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India
Minto
Jeminar
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Andrew Fraser
Bengal
Barrackapore
Calcutta
Sir William Hutt Curzon Wyllie
London
Madar Lal Dhinagri
Imperial Institute
Cawas Labaca
Shanghai
Col. Wyllie
Dhinagri
Col. Wylie
Two Officials Die After Buenos Aires Bombing
The Buenos Aires chief of police Senor Falcon and Police Secretary were killed when a bomb exploded under their carriage on Callao Street. An assumed Russian anarchist detonated the device then fatally shot himself, his wound not expected to prove mortal.
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Senor Falcon
Callao Street
New Democratic League Draws Democratic Warning in New York
J Francis Congdon secretary of the Progressive Democratic League writes to leading New York Democrats warning against the new Democratic League meeting at the Manhattan Club. He accuses traction interests of backing Mayor George McClellan for governor and elevating William J Gaynor as state party leader.
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N. Y
J. Francis Congdon
Progressive Democratic League
New Democratic League
Manhattan Club
New York
Congdon
New York City
Mr. Congdon
George B. McClellan
Wellesley Student Miss Swift Dies After Car Crash
Miss Myra L. Swift, 19, a Wellesley College student and fiancée of Percy A. Ham, died at Somerville Hospital from a brain concussion after she was thrown from an auto following the Harvard Dartmouth football game. Ham was slightly hurt.
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Myra L. Swift
Wellesley College
Somerville Hospital
Miss Swift
Richard Swift
Medford
Percy A. Ham
Adamson’s Botanic Balsam advertised cold relief
Fragmentary ad copy references Adamson's Botanic Balsam for colds and grippe. The readable text hints at a medicinal product marketed to treat flu like symptoms with historical branding. No further verifiable details available.
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Adamson
Atungiatn
Toc
Daring Rescue Efforts At St Paul Mine
At Cherry Illinois on November 14 experts led three descent attempts into the St Paul mine shaft after a fire trapped hundreds. They found no high heat, but smoke hindered visibility as they sought survivors. By nightfall 170 men were accounted for and a rescue plan with oxygen gear was set for morning. Weathered by emotion, families waited near the shafts as the town faced a grim, ongoing ordeal.
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Cherry
Ill
St. Paul
Illinois
Williams
Smith
Inspector Taylor
Plan Nation-Wide Strike Over Labor Leaders’ Contempt
Philadelphia November 14 plans for a general two week strike by wage workers nationwide were proposed at a Central Labor Union meeting. Unanimous resolutions urged action and were sent to the AFL convention in Toronto. A five member city committee was appointed to coordinate organized and unorganized labor to make the strike effective.
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Central Labor Union
Toronto
Canada
Longworth for Governor Suggested by Cox in Ohio
Cincinnati political boss George B. Cox has decided to back Congress man Nicholas Longworth for Ohio governor. Longworth would gain solid Hamilton County delegates at the State Convention and a Roosevelt-tinged sentiment may help him win. Cox believes Roosevelt influence remains strong in Ohio to carry Longworth to nomination.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cincinnati
George B. Cox
Nicholas Longworth
Roosevelt
Longworth
Hamilton County
Cox
McCooey Tops Pinochle As Brooklyn Poker Shift
In Brooklyn the shift from draw poker to pinochle marks a new era. The Madison Club names McCooey as its champion pinochle player and local clubhouses adopt melding kings queens jacks and aces as the popular pastime.
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McLaughlin
McCarren
McCooey
Madison Club
Tragic drowning near Bergen Point Lighthouse in Newark Bay
William Rogers of 113 Arlington Street Newark drowned in Newark Bay near the Bergen Point Lighthouse after falling from his motor boat while fishing off Coney Island. Arthur Snyder, 15, a Newark messenger boy, jumped from another motor boat to aid him and both fought in the water until Snyder, exhausted, was rescued by friends. Rogers sank and was not recovered. Rogers was unmarried and lived with his aunt.
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William Rogers
Arlington Street
Newark
Newark Bay
Bergen Point
Arthur Snyder
Snyder
Rogers
Coney Island
Masked Man Robs Purcell Near Brushie
J L Purcell, a claim holder near Brushie South Dakota, was robbed of 3472 dollars by a masked man aboard a moving freight train en route from Huron. He was stabbed and thrown from the car door but survived the fall and walked to Sturgis where authorities had not yet captured the robber.
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Sturgis
S. D
J. L. Purcell
Brushie
Purcell
Huron
Four Hurt As Streetcar Collision Injures Four Passengers
A rear end crash on Lenox Avenue involved two northbound streetcars. Passengers Miss Grace Brown Frank Slevin Samuel Baum and Edward De Grass suffered cuts and bruises and were treated at Harlem Hospital before going home. De Grass sustained a wrist injury from shattered glass.
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Lexington and Lenox Avenue
121St Street
Grace Brown
East 118Th Street
Frank Slevin
West 124Th Street
Samuel Baum
West 132d Street
Edward de Grass
Third Avenue
Mosher
Harlem Hospital
1121St Street
de Grass
Baum
Shipp Heads to Washington for Supreme Court Contempt Sentence
Ex Sheriff J F Shipp left Chattanooga for Washington to receive Supreme Court contempt sentencing over the Ed Johnson lynching case. A crowd of 400 to 600 spectators, including Hamilton County figures, saw Shipp and five co-defendants depart with wishes of luck and a swift return.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
J. F. Shipp
Washington
Supreme Court
Ed Johnson
Hamilton County
Shipp
Paladino Seance At Lincoln Square Arcade Report
The first seance by Signora Eusapia Paladino, Italian medium, held in a Lincoln Square Arcade room with reporters present. Feats of levitation and moving objects occurred, observers noting apparitions and ghostly hands, with an Italian physician staying to describe later events.
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Signora Eusapia Paladino
Lincoln Square
Signora Paladino Amazes In Lighted Levitation Test
Eusapha Paladino, a Neapolitan medium, staged her first American appearance before reporters and theater figures. Under a bright lamp she levitated with feet and knees visible, while two men held her. later tests under dimmer light suggested possible fraud, though the initial feat impressed observers. The seance occurred in an office at Lincoln Square Arcade, supervised by manager Hereward Carrington, with strict safety measures and a diverse observer group.
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Signora Paladino
Lincoln Square Arcade
Hereward Carrington
Carrington
van der Wyde
Leonard Abbott
Little
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