Caruso Appeals Case Ahead of Wednesday Opera Debut
Enrico Caruso seeks leave to appeal his disorderly conduct conviction after a $10 fine remains unpaid. Conried management bets he will perform La Bohéme on Wednesday if his throat improves, while lawyers pursue a General Sessions review and a possible parole delay.
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Enrico Caruso
Central Park Monkey House
Baker
Yorkville Court
Caruso
Metropolitan Opera House
Rudolfo
Mme. Sembrich
Mimi
Conried
Herr Conried
Metropolitan Opera Company
Opera House
City of
New York
Frederick W. Sperling
Singer
Yorkville
Sperling
General Sessions
Dittenhoefer
Mr. Dittenhoefer
Caruso Telegram to Father From Naples
Enrico Caruso telegraphs from Naples to his father declaring his innocence with a vow on his father’s sacred white hairs. The message arrives amid ongoing rumors and pressure surrounding his case.
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Naples
Enrico Caruso
Auto race crash injures eight at Point Breeze Park
Special to The New York Times reports eight spectators injured when a sixty horsepower Apperson driven by Phil Kirk and Ed Barrett lost control in a fifty mile race at Point Breeze Park. The car struck a crowd near the home stretch. several victims sustained fractures and contusions. Kirk blamed a bent steering knuckle, and the race continued despite the accident.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Point Breeze Park
Phil Kirk
Ed Barrett
Apperson
J. F. Haldeman
Fairmount Avenue
John Taylor
Vine Street
Harry Farlow
North Twelfth Street
R. H. Wendlee
Wallace Street
Edward Barrett
North Highteenth Street
Frank E. Hugg
Wildey Street
James Smith
Point Breeze
David Budge
Kirk
Barrett
impostor claiming Schiff heir jailed in Texas
In Galveston Nov 24 a young man posing as Jacob H. Schiff Jr. was jailed in Victoria Texas on charges of obtaining money by false pretenses. He bought a 10 000 acre ranch for 300000 paid 250 cash and issued drafts and notes for the balance before being exposed. He claimed ties to the Schiff family and sought 50000 from the New York banker.
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New York Times
Galveston
Texas
Jacob H. Schiff, Jr
New York
Victoria
Schiff
Roosevelts Return Message From Louisiana Sparks Confusion
A Navy Department wireless report places the battleship Louisiana 530 miles north of San Juan at 5 30 this morning as it speeds toward Washington. Officials question the timing and accuracy of the signal while awaiting a clearer update on the Presidents vessel location.
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Washington
Navy Department
Louisiana
San Juan
Washington Navy Yard
Ponce
Rioters clash with troops in Hamilton riots
In Hamilton Ontario on November 24, police, militia, and cavalry clashed with rioters as streetcars were wrecked and crowds attacked by night. Dozens injured, many treated at hospitals. Frank Fitzgerald remains critically injured with a fractured skull. Twenty rioters were arrested as authorities plan for further troops.
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Hamilton
Ontario
James and King
Middleton
Ogilslie
James Street
City Hall
King Street
Frank Fitzgerald
Balloon trip ends in Pleasantville woods mystery
A balloon carrying Dr. Samuel Ottinger and John Gratz from Philadelphia landed in woods behind Pleasantville New Jersey. The men, believed to be the air travelers, failed to reach Atlantic City and are unlocated despite inquiries. The craft was reported in good condition.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Pleasantville
Samuel Ottinger
John Gratz
Philadelphia
Ottinger
Gratz
United Gas Improvement Athletic Association
Point Breeze
Peary to Quit His Ship and Return to New York
The Roosevelt will depart Sydney for New York on Thursday. Commander Peary and Mrs. Peary will travel by rail from Sydney on Monday noon, reaching Boston about 1 AM Tuesday and New York Wednesday morning.
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Sydney
Roosevelt
New York
20th Century Limited Trains to Chicago in 18 Hours
The New York Central Lines promote the 20th Century Limited with a 3:30 P.M. New York departure and an 8:30 A.M. Chicago arrival, describing it as a night ride on America’s Greatest Railroad. It touts a dozen other fast trains to Chicago and St. Louis and claims perfect service.
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20Th. Century Limited
Chicago
New York
NEW York Central Lines
St. Louis
Agv
Ex Judge Cowles Killed by Street Car in Los Angeles
Ex Circuit Judge A. E. Cowles, 70, formerly of Michigan, was killed instantly when struck by a West Adams Street car on a visit to his daughter Mrs. J. H. Goodhouse in Los Angeles. He had arrived two months earlier.
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Cowles
Los Angeles
A. E. Cowles
Michigan
Lansing
West Adams
J. H. Goodhouse
Thanksgiving Dinner at Dewey's Wines Ad
Dewey's Wines promises satisfaction with Thanksgiving dinner offerings. H. T. Dewey & Sons Co. operates at 138 Fulton Street, New York. Ad copy highlights a wine house promotion for the holiday.
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Dewey
H. T. Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
New York
Omega Oil Ad Claims Sore Throat Cold Relief
Short ad promotes Omega Oil as a remedy for sore throat and chest cold symptoms with a trial bottle offered for 10 cents.
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Omega
Yale victory ends in brawl among celebrants on Twenty eighth Street
J Wainwright of the New York Athletic Club Lynbrook and James Arkel of 1442 Boston Road fought with Police Officer Burns and Roundsman Howe after a Yale win. Burns was injured and sent to Bellevue Hospital while Wood aged 21 and described as a retired business man was jailed after the melee.
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J. Wainwright
New York Athletic Club
Lynbrook
L. I
James Arkel
Boston Road
Yale
James Wood
East 169Th Street
Wood
Twenty-eighth Street
Broadway
Wainwright
Arkel
Howe
Roundsman
Burns
Tenderloin
Stevens
Billy
Bellevue Hospital
Miss Cochrane Weds Again In Clayton Secret Ceremony
Miss Wilhelmina Grace Cochrane, once duped by the bogus English officer Lord Barrington, quietly wed Lieut. Ellis B. Miller of the United States Recruiting Service in Clayton. The ceremony occurred in a subparish inside the County Courthouse, with Barrington jailed under the same roof awaiting murder execution. Miller, 26, from Iowa Falls, has been stationed at the St. Louis recruiting office since spring and had boarded with Cochrane at 8965 Westminster Place after her divorce.
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New York Times
ST. Louis
Wilhelmina Grace Cochrane
Kansas City
F. Seymour Barrington
Clayton
Ellis B. Miller
United States Recruiting Service
County Court House
Willer
Belleville
Lieut
Miller
Iowa Falls
Iowa
Westminster Place
Carnegie Gift to Baltimore Pratt Library Expands Branches
Andrew Carnegie donates 500000 to the Pratt Library of Baltimore to expand to twenty branch libraries. Ex-Postmaster General James A. Gary announced the gift as President of the Board of Trustees, and Mayor Tomanus accepted it for the city. The gift requires the city to maintain free public libraries at no less than 10 percent of the building cost.
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New York Times
Baltimore
Andrew Carnegie
Pratt Library
James A. Gary
Tomanus
Carnegie
Enrich Pratt
Rockefeller Pays High for Berlin Portraits
Four paintings valued at 540000 were brought from Berlin for William Rockefeller first vice president of Standard Oil. The works include life size portraits of Rockefeller his wife and daughter and another for the company office. Artist von Kauk bach. Customs appraised each at 25000 but evidence showed 13500 and 20 percent tax applied.
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Berlin
William Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Miss Rockefeller
von Kaukbach
Officer Drowned at Sea In Aleutian Waters
Honolulu reports Lieut Commander Leroy M. Garrett of the United States steamer Albatross fell overboard last Wednesday about 500 miles northwest of Ho to. The Albatross had just completed an instantaneous scientific expedition in Aleutian and Japanese waters. Washington notes Garrett was born in New York and joined the naval service from that state. He entered Sept 1 and rose to lieutenant commander on Sept 28, 1901.
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Honolulu
Leroy M. Garrett
United States
Albatross
New York Times
Washington
Leroy Mason Garrett
New York
Naval Service
Savannah Line Promotes Low Florida Excursions
The Savannah Line advertises low excursion rates to Florida on large ships with comfortable staterooms social halls and music plus perfect dining service and an office at 317 By Way.
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Florida
Savannah Line
Silk Lined Tuxedo Suits Sale Ad at Thompson Co
Silk lined tuxedo suits advertised for 15 dollars in a fashion ad from 840 Broadway. Thompson Co located at 65 Nassau Street promotes this sale and lists contact details for shoppers.
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Thompson Co
Nassau
Cuban Bands Ride Out as Rural Guards Pursue Armed Band
Reports from Cuba describe armed bands looting and stealing horses near La Josefa sugar estate and Soledad Plantation. In Cienfuegos and Guines bands are spotted near the outskirts with patrols ordered to disperse them. Local officials request continued guard presence as tensions rise ahead of possible U.S. troop withdrawal.
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THE
NEW York Times
Havana
Col. Chase
Fifteenth Cavalry
Cienfuegos
la Josefa Sugar Estate
Mira
Callado
Palmira
Capt
Harlee
Lieut. Hughes
Hemiguera
la Discusion
Guines
Gaines
Cuban disorder looms as police chief flees with band
Secretary Taft received a cable from Governor Magoon reporting that Bius Moder ate, recently removed as Chief of Police at Cienfuegos, has left town with a band of ten to fifteen men pursued by Rural Guards. Guzman and others offered to help, but were declined. Officials fear growing Cuban political tension and possible long term protectorate questions.
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New York Times
Washington
Taft
Magoon
Havana
Bius
Cienfuegos
Guzman
Ocean Grove Player Falls From Football Hit
Alfred Rushton nineteen of Ocean Grove suffered a blow to the base of the brain during a Neptune High School versus Lakewood High School football game in Lakewood New Jersey. He was rushed to St Marys Hospital and remained unconscious late tonight with fears of skull fracture.
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New York Times
Lakewood
N. J
Alfred Rushton
Ocean Grove
St. Mary’s Hospital
Rushton
Neptune High School
Lakewood High School
Attempt to Wreck Express Near Connellsville
An eastbound Baltimore & Ohio passenger train was halted by two logs tied to the rails at Hickman Run. A track walker found the obstruction but the train stopped in time to prevent a wreck. Detectives investigate. authorities suspect foreign involvement and a grudge against the railroad.
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Connellsville
Penn
Baltimore & Ohio
Hickman Run
Splendid Train Service Changes for B&O introduced
Effective November 25 the New Cincinnati and St. Louis Daylight Special departs New York at 1 30 A M from foot of Liberty Street with through sleepers to Baltimore Washington and St Louis. The Chicago Limited departs West 23d Street at 7 50 A M Liberty Street 8 00 A M Advances advertised.
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Baltimore & Ohio
Cincinnati and
St. Louis
New York
Liberty Street
Baltimore
Washington
Chicago
West 23d Street
Seaboard Air Line Holiday Tickets Promoted
Ad copy highlights Seaboard Air Line service to Resorts of the Carolinas with a booklet offer titled Pleridy Booklets 1 issued at 193 Broadway.
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Seaboard Air Line
Resorts of
Carolinas
Broadway
Higgins May Commute Patrick Death Sentence in Albany
Rumors in Albany claim Governor Higgins will commute Albert T. Patrick’s death sentence to life imprisonment before leaving office. Secretary Frank Per ley would not confirm or deny but said any statement must come from the Governor. Patrick seeks justice and has opposed a clemency without fresh witnesses. the murder of William Marsh Rice by his valet, William Jones, in 1900 is cited.
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Albany
Higgins
Albert T. Patrick
Olean
Frank Perley
Patrick
William Marsh Rice
William Jones
Jones
Texas
Vesuvius Crater Falls in Pompeii Area Collapse
Loud detonations accompanied a further collapse of Mount Vesuvius crater near Pompeii. Ashes cinders and smoke rose high as the volcano expels material. Prof. Matteucci, director of the Royal Observatory on Vesuvius, says there is no eruption danger.
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Naples
Mount Vesuvius
Pompeii
Matteucci
Royal Observatory
Cunard Agencies In Hungary To Be Closed
In Budapest on November 24 the Minister of the Interior Count Andressy said he would shut all Cunard steamship offices in Hungary to curb emigration. Vernon H. Brown, Cunard Line agent in New York, denied the report as incorrect, noting a ten year half and half agreement with the Hungarian government.
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Budapest
Count Andressy
Cunard
Hungary
Vernon H. Brown
New York
Cunard Line
Cunard Company
Skull of Captain Cook Found in Hawaiian Cave
A skull believed to be Captain James Cook's was found in a cave near Kealokokua Bay on the island of Hawaii. Kealokokua village sits at the west side of Kanwalda Cove, where a monument to Cook marks the site of his death in 1779.
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Honolulu
James Cook
Hawaii
Kealokokua Bay
Kealokokua
Island of
Kealokokua Village
Kanwalda Cove
Capt. Cook
Deputy Clarks Forced Decision on Naturalization Policy
Deputy County Clerk Edward Gritten of Hudson County reports a reply from Acting Commissioner General F H Larned of the Bureau of Immigration upholding Gritten's refusal to naturalize a Japanese. The text states the naturalization law limits to free white persons and aliens of African nativity and persons of African descent with the policy forbidding others.
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Edward Gritten
Hudson County
F. H. Larned
Bureau of Immigration
Gritten
Gompers Re-elected President of AFL
Samuel Gompers was unanimously elected President of the American Federation of Labor for the twenty-fifth time in twenty-six years. Indorsement signaled support for his policy and the men who shaped it. the entire executive and administrative staff were re-elected by acclamation.
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Minneapolis
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor Today
Gompers
Harkness to Tour World on Luxury Yacht
Lamon V. Harkness of Standard Oil plans a three year world cruise aboard an ocean going yacht just launched in Europe. He sold central Greenwich land to Greenwich Realty Co for 10 000 an acre, ending plans for a new 1 000 000 home after renovating Rockefeller property and expanding One Elm estate.
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New York Times
Greenwich
Conn
Lamon Vv
Harkness
Standard Oil Company
Europe
Tarrytown
Rockefeller
Greenwich Realty Company
Tweed
Elizabeth Millbank Anderson
Five Boys Drown as Ice Breaks Near Varennes
A Montreal report says five boys drowned on the St Lawrence south shore near Varennes while skating on a holiday afternoon. The victims include two sons of Eustache Malepart and children of the Widow Racicot, D Descelles, and C Bachand. Alderdice Provost survived after seeking help.
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Montreal
Varennes
St. Lawrence River
Eustache
Malepart
Racicot
D. Descelles
C. Bachand
St. Paul’s College
Boucherville
Vercheres
Alderdice Provost
Florida and the South rail service promotion
Southern Ry advertises the best route to Florida and the South with double daily service and dining cars. Information available at New York offices located at 271 and 1200 Broadway.
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Florida
South
Southern
N. Y
Yale Strategy Wins from Harvard 6 to 0 on Home Field
Yale uses sharp strategy to overcome Harvard 6 to 0 in a closely fought game. The Crimson defense, powerful rushing, and new rules shaped a tense match with Yale capitalizing on key plays and a late first-half touchdown.
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Yale
Harvard
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Mathot
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Mr. Sperling
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Mortimer
Jersey
Peary
Miss Cochrane
Lord Barrington
Pratt
Library
W. Rockefeller
Garrett
Arms
Harleo
Pal
Sefior Fontsy Sterling
the Treasury
Cuba
Vesuvius Crater Falls
Cook
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Labor Federation
Standard Oil Man
New Haven
Crimson
Cambridge
Princeton
Beautiful
Knox
Burr
Little Knox
Newhall
Forbes
Ford
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