Caruso Arrest Highlighted by Central Park Oddity Case
Signor Enrico Caruso, Metropolitan Opera tenor, was arrested in Central Park on a charge of annoying a woman near the monkey house. Policeman James J. Kane detained him after the accuser, a married woman, identified him. Conried posted bail at $500. The case drew national attention as Caruso proclaimed innocence and described the arrest.
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Metropolitan Opera Company
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Metropolitan Opera House
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Bronx
Ao Singer
Hotel Savoy
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Yorkville
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Sergt. Quilty
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Heinrich Conried
Conried
West Seventyfirst Street
Herr Conried
Savoy
Manhattan Avenue
Station House
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Paris
Graham
Platt May Resign Senate Seat Amid Rumors
Reports from Washington on November 16 suggest Senator Platt plans to resign his Senate seat. Some say the resignation could occur in the first week of December after Congress convenes. Republican leaders say no resignation demand has been made and none is expected.
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New York Times
Washington
Senator Platt
Senate
Congress
Platt
Arlington
Willard
Stoneleigh Court
Gov. .Higgins
Bitterness in Cuba Grows Between Moderates and Liberals
In Havana on November 16, tensions rise as Moderates reportedly resist new elections and favor possible American occupation or annexation. Liberals claim Moderates plan provincial disorder to thwart elections, while Moderates dispute the charges and prefer continued U.S. troop presence. Gov. Macon denies resigning and says he is committed to his Cuba post.
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United States
Macon
Cuba
Schwab says steel demand to stay strong
Charles M. Schwab, former U.S. Steel president, says steel demand remains robust due to railroad and building needs. He notes orders will stay heavy as the country grows. He is traveling from San Francisco and Goldfield, Nevada, and denies plans to monopolize gold ore interests.
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New York Times
Denver
Col
Charles M. Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
San Francisco
Goldfield
Nevada
Schwab
A. D. Parker
Colorado & Southern Railway
Tonopah
Mr. Schwab
Mrs Coreys New Farm Purchase In Chester County
Miss Ada Corey sister of W Ellis Corey president of United States Steel Corp bought a large Chester County farm formerly owned by James Buchanan at public auction for 14500 dollars. The property will be rebuilt and modernized to house Mrs Corey and her son.
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United States
Stransey Ware and the Parcaties Labeled
Stores sell Stranse y ware and the parcaties with labels missing STRANSEY. If STRANSEY is not on the label, shoppers may be unsure of the brand or origin and seek clarification.
Hearst and Hughes Campaign Expenditures Revealed in State Filing
Albany report shows Hearst spent 256000 plus 600 traveling in the Independence League and Democratic State Committee totals, while Hughes incurred 618.55 for traveling, telegrams, postage and stenographic services. Other candidates and Independent League expenses are listed, detailing committees, payrolls, and campaign operations.
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Democratic State Committee
Hearst
Charles E. Hughes
Secretary of State
Hughes
Lordscope
Cjeceeese
Eons Sis
Republican State Committee
Peter A. Porter
Congress
James W.W. Wadsworth
Mr. Wadsworth
Edward 8. Clinch
Supreme Court
Luke D. Stapleton
Democrat
Hearst in a Quarrel in St Louis After Meeting Pulitzer Jr
William R. Hearst spent a day in St Louis amid a widening incident with Joseph Pulitzer Jr at The Post Dispatch office. The men exchanged blows as staff separated them, while Mrs Hearst and delegates at a waterways banquet watched in alarm.
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ST. Louis
William R. Hearst
Mexico
New York
Hearst
Willie
Joseph Pulitzer, Jr
Post-Dispatch Newsaper
Mr. Pulitzer
Mr. Hearst
Pulitzer
Hotel Jefferson
The
Republic
Post-Dispatch
Associated Press
Harry Dunlap
George 8. Johns
Mr. Johns
Mr.Hearst
Mrs. Hearst
Saab
Our Kaiser and His People Book Seized in Berlin
A sensational 1906 book by the pseudonymous "Pessimist" condemns the Kaiser as imperious and suggests a distant relationship with liberal press freedoms. It mocks his America envy and describes public figures like J Ogden Armour and Cornelius Vanderbilt praised as back slappers at Kiel.
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Germany
Jackson rejects alleged illegal use of campaign funds
Repudiating interview summaries, Congressman-elect William H. Jackson explains in a signed statement that his remarks about expenditures were not admissions of illegal activity. He cites heavy campaign and registration costs and says aiding Republican voters home from work for voting has long been a legitimate practice by both parties.
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New York Times
Salisbury
William H. Jackson
Salisbury Courier
Baltimore
Jackson
Million-Dollar Outflow of Luxuries From U S in 1906
Washington reports over 100 million dollars in U S imports of luxuries during the 1906 fiscal year, led by diamonds and precious stones at about 40 million and laces and embroideries also around 40 million. The total, including tobacco, rises to about 125 million, more than double 1896 levels, with Europe supplying the bulk.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
Europe
President Roosevelt Tours Culebra Cut in Panama
President Roosevelt inspects the Culebra Cut and Pedro Miguel lock with Mrs Roosevelt, climbs steam shovels, questions engineers about overtime pay, and visits Jamaican laborers quarters. Rain pours as he observes dynamite blasts and the canal works before attending a reception at Amador palace.
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Roosevelt
Tivoli
Culebra
Pedro Miguel
Engineer Gray
Gray
Stevens
Culebra Cut
Rio Grande
Mr. Stevens
Gorgone
Bas Obispo
Planing Mill
Matachin
Tivoli Station
Canal
José Lefevre
National Assembly
Marrin Arrested in Buffalo for Philadelphia Cotton Scandal
Francis E B Marrin, a leading figure in the 1905 Storey Cotton Company collapse, was arrested in the Genesee Hotel lobby Buffalo. He had vanished after the Post Office raid in Philadelphia on March 17, 1905 and had lived in Europe. He waived extradition and will be arraigned in Buffalo before United States Commissioner Keating, with transfer to Philadelphia likely.
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Francis EB. Marrin
Storey Cotton Company
Philadelphia
Genesee Hotel
Marrin
Post Office Department
Europe
America
Post Office
United States
Keating
Gould Not Avoiding Service as Gould Is Served in Denver
Deputy Sheriff Ja cob Baum served the first court summons on George Jay Gould at a Denver meeting with the Denver and Rio Grande officials. Gould greeted the deputy, accepted the papers, and remarked this was his first ever process server experience. The suit concerns a carload of apples shipped to Kansas City by William Atwood alleging late delivery.
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New York Times
Denver
Jacob Baum
George Jay Gould
John D. Rockefeller
Gould
Denver & Rio Grande
William Atwood
Longmont
Kansas City
Missouri Ocean
Pope calls for prayers for church enemies in sorrowful crisis
The Osservatore Romano publishes a letter from the Pope to Cardinal Respighi asking urgent prayers for enemies of the Church. The Pontiff, in a sorrowful condition, believes he has exhausted other means and signals concern over the French situation.
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Osservatore Romano
Respighi
France
Parsons sug gests trial marriages in new sociology book
Mrs Elsie Clews Parsons author of The Family suggests radical reforms including early trial marriages with optional permanency and no great social condemnation if it fails. Publishers G P Putnam's Sons describe the book as a sociology textbook for lecturers and general readers. Parsons is Henry Clews daughter and Herbert Parsons wife, a PhD and former Barnard College sociology lecturer.
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G. P. Putnam’s Sons
Parsons
Henry Clews
Herbert Parsons
Republican County Committee
Barnard College
Faint Comet Discovered by Taunton Clergyman
Harvard Observatory reports a new comet found by Rev. J H Metcalf of Taunton Massachusetts in a photograph taken at about 245 yesterday morning. The comet moves southwest with approximate coordinates right ascension 4h 4m 35s declination minus 2° 15.8'.
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Mass
Harvard Observatory
J. H. Metcalf
Taunton
Shortage of Coal Hits New Jersey Towns
Orange and Newark dealers report a coal shortage in nut and stove sizes with supplies doled out in small quantities. Bloomfield faces similar conditions as rail shipments head west and lake navigation nears disruption, causing a car famine in the East.
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Orange
M. J
Newark
Bloomfield
Weaver on Gillette Bond Rumor Mayoral Deal Revealed
Philadelphia report states Mayor Weaver contemplated firing Chief Cassius E. Gillette of the Filtration Bureau hired Feb 28 at 15000 dollars yearly. A bond financed by Weaver Wanamaker and ex Judge Gordon guarantees Gillette 75000 dollars for five years, with Weaver liable for one third if he leaves early.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Penn
Weaver
Cassius E. Gillette
Major Gillette
Gillette
T. B. Wanamaker
James Gay Gordon
Episcopal bishops ban marrying divorcees in Nebraska
Bishop George Worthington of the Nebraska Diocese signed a pact to never again perform marriages for divorced individuals. Coadjutor Bishop Williams joined, and nearly all Nebraska Episcopal clergy endorsed the agreement, to be read in churches next Sunday after a lengthy meeting in Omaha.
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New York Times
Omaha
Neb
George Worthington
Nebraska
Manhattan
New York City
Williams
Worthington
Floyd's Vote For Governor In New Hampshire
The official vote for New Hampshire governor shows Floyd short of a majority by 176 votes. Under the state constitution the Legislature will decide between Floyd and runner up Jameson, with the legislature expected to be strongly Republican.
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Floyd
Jameson
IRT to Start Upper Broadway Schedule Change
The Interborough Rapid Transit Company announced it will immediately adjust its Upper Broadway timetable to comply with the Rapid Transit Commission order authorizing express trains to 137th Street. A definite installation date will be set.
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Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Upper Broadway
Rapid Transit Commission
Jerome's pledge to end gambling in city
District Attorney Jerome declared he will break gambling in this town or die trying, targeting race track betting and seeking to repeal the Percy Gray law. He announced a joint crackdown with the court, mayor, and police, with warrants issued for gamblers as authorities prepare raids and closures.
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Otto A. Rosalsky
Rosalsky
Senate
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Assembly
Bradford R. Lansing
Hughes
New York
Percy-Gray
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