Dead Burglar Identified in Heckler Case After Escape Killing
Police identify Henry Hoffman a baker of 134 Third Avenue as the burglar shot by Charles Verrall after he tried to choke the Mack family in their East Eighty third Street home. The Heckler murder and jewelry theft tie Hoffman to both crimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Verrall
East Eighty-third Street
Henry Hoffman
Third Avenue
Sophie Heckler
East Sixty-second Street
Leo Mack
Hoffman
Hpie Heckler
Verrall
Mack
Wilhelm
Amsterdam Avenue
Eighty-fourth Street
Maine
Mr. Mack
Harry Mack
William Street
Latsey
Mack House
East Eight
Fourth Street
Burial Service At Wedding Stuns Somersetshire Church
A wedding in a country church in Somersetshire featured the vicar reading burial and baptismal rites instead of the marriage service. The scene lasted over two hours as other clergy were called in to complete the ceremony and the Bishop suspended Rev James Taylor pending investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Somersetshire
James Taylor
Taylor
King Edward Rebukes Theatres Over Insulting Song
London reports detail the incident at Marienbad where King Edward departed a theatre due to a breach of good manners. The protest centered on a song about Abbot Helmar of Tepzl monastery, hosted the King last week, with Marienbad ownership of the monastery complicating bans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Edward
Marienbad
Helmar
Tep
Guiding Horses Save Children As Fire Truck Reaches Blaze
A fire truck from Hock and Ladder Co. No. 3 escaped a collision on Amsterdam Avenue near 144th Street when horses veered onto the sidewalk to avoid a stalled streetcar. Fireman Chalmers and Policeman Noonan prevented further tragedy as two children narrowly avoided the hoofs. The fire at 2 Sylvan Terrace caused $5,000 damage, with nine moving vans destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
162D Street
St. Nicholas Avenue
William Madden
Jeremiah Noonan
West 152d Street
Madden
140Th Street
Amsterdam Avenue
144Th Street
Kingsbridge
William Neuken
145Th Street
Gertrude Lamson
Joseph Cummy
Noonan
Chalmers
Sylvan Terrace
Frederick Schuler
Shipping arrivals list from port stations
A compiled arrival record shows ships and their destinations with dates including Baker at Port Antonio August 28 and Almeriana at Plymouth August 10, Georgia at Liverpool August 23, Chat ham at Norfolk August 31, Minnehaha at London August 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Port Antonio
Plymouth
Georgia
Liverpool
Chatham
Norfolk
Minnehaha
London
Gala Labor a oat Str Hendrick Hudson from Desb
Vague event details describe a gala or labor related gathering linked to Hendrick Hudson and a location described as Desb. A schedule mentions times like 9 40 and 9 00 with references to See Daytans Exc and Stmbt. Readers are left with unclear venue and purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendrick Hudson
Desb
Baron Killed as Auto Race Crash Shocks Long Island
In Brescia the Florio Cup race ended with Italian Mincia winning in 4 hours 39 minutes 53 seconds. A fatal crash near the grandstand killed Baron de Martino, a 30 year old nobleman, when his car’s steering gear failed and crashed into a tree. Hemery finished second and Hanriot third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brescia
Mincia
Baron de Martino
Henri Fournier
Hieronymus
Tommaselli
Durlacher
Grand Stand
Hemery
Hanriot
Marquis Pallavicini Killed as Car Hits Crossing Gate
In Magenta Italy on Sept 1 the Marquis Pallavicini and lawyer Nalmano died in a road crash when a chauffeur drove through a closed grade crossing gate as a freight train approached. Nalmano was killed instantly and the Marquis died a few minutes later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magenta
Italy
Pallavicini
Nalmano
Auto plunge kills man in Elmira area after road turn
A touring car from Corning to Tioga plunged fifteen feet over an embankment at Pine City near Elmira killing H. B. Smith of Tioga and injuring four others. John Henry of Canandaigua is feared internally injured at Arnot Ogden Hospital. The car owned by Waldo Whitehead had Waldo in the rear with Smith and John Henry. A F Van Gorder and James Barrett sat in front. A miscommunication between chauffeur and guide caused the trio to go straight instead of left at the turn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmira
N. Y
Pine City
H. B. Sm
Tioga
Penn
John Henry
Canandaigua
Arnot Ogden Hospital
Corning
Waldo Whitehead
H. B. Smith
A. F. van Gorder
James Barrett
Barrett
TWO KILLED BY AUTOS IN MASS AND NEW YORK
In Wilbraham Massachusetts a car struck Dorothy Otis twelve as she and her mother exited a trolley car. Sumner Hollander surrendered in Palmer on manslaughter charges with twenty five hundred dollar bond. In Jamestown New York four year old Albert Reynolds Jr died when struck by a vehicle owned by James Forman of Erie Pennsylvania. The driver was injured after veering into a ditch while avoiding the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbraham
Mass
Sumner R. Hollander
Wenham
Boston
Dorothy
James M. Otis
Palmer
Hollander
New York City
Jamestown
N. Y
Albert Reynolds
Ripley
James Forman
Erie
Penn
Auto Crash Kills Armstrong in Pittsburg
Special to The New York Times. On Sept 1 in Pittsburg, chauffeur A J Williams allegedly drove into an excavation marked by a red light, killing Frank Armstrong 19, son of real estate dealer John H Armstrong, and injuring Claude Hess and S A Foster. Williams was arrested. The crash occurred after a night out, with high speed cited as a factor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Pittsburg
A. J. Williams
Frank Armstrong
John H. Armstrong
Claude Hess
S. A. Foster
Williams
Armstrong
West Dernes
Boys Beat A Boy To Death In Racial Attack At New Brunswick
Five boys aged 10 to 13 were sent to Middlesex County jail on murder charges in the beating death of 11 year old Joseph Chikinsky outside a Jewish synagogue. Autopsy found brain concussion as the cause. One boy, Joseph Erhart, has prior jail terms dating back to age 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brunswick
New York Times
N. J
George Halzworth
Joseph Tout
Joseph Erhart
John Bartow
Charles Harris
Middlesex County
Watson
Berdine
Joseph Chikinsky
Max Chikinsky
Richmond Street
Sydam
Stack
Erhart
Gas makes him a fighter in dentist chair attack
Washington observed a dramatic incident as George W. Bowers under gas in a dentist chair attacked Dr. R. B. Leonard and then Dr. William H. Wunder. Wunder assisted and struck Bowers with a hammer, fracturing Bowers skull. Wunder posted bond and surrendered to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
George W. Bowers
R. B. Leonard
Wunder
Bowers
Leonard
Dr. Wunder
Fire engine wrecks after near miss at 40th Street
Fire Engine No. 8 rammed an elevated pillar at Fortieth Street and Third Avenue while heading to a one-alarm fire. Driver Edward Hackney survived, but three horses Charley Big Ben and Jimmy suffered serious injuries. All horses were treated at a hospital. the crew escaped serious harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Thirty-ninth Street
Edward Hackney
Fortieth Street
Third Avenue
Charley
Big Ben
Jimmy
Hackney
Department Hospital
Ninety Ninth Street
Amsterdam Avenue
Weiner
Jim ’' Donovan
Fifty-first Street
Fire wrecks a factory on East River Street
A five story brick logging and overgarter factory at 102d Street and East River was destroyed by a fire likely started incendiarily. It began just after 7 am with two upper floors in flames and prompted multiple alarms. Police and fire units contained the blaze. damages are about 75 dollars per the owner who ran an open shop. an investigation is ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Jacobs
102D Street
East River
Neuman
East 104Th Street
George Grote
Little Italy
104Th Street
Jacobs
Acrobat and Family Found Starving at Brunot's Island
Charles Wilson a Paterson New Jersey acrobat his wife and five children were found starving in a tent at Brunot s Island near Pittsburgh. Disabled by a circus fall Wilson has been unable to work and all the children are ill and weak from hunger as county authorities took charge of the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Pittsburg
Charles Wilson
Paterson
N. J
Brunot’s Island
Wilson
16 New Jersey cadets rescued by tug during near drowning
Captain George B. Gibbs aboard the tug Kimpland saved sixteen cadets of the training ship Portsmouth after they lost course off Sandy Hook. A second boat with six crew members tired and exhausted drifted toward the open sea as a strong ebb tide pulled them away from Highland Light. Gibbs maneuvered to recover all on board and landed them at Staten Island before returning to Hoboken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
State of New
Capt. Gibbs
Gibbs
Staten Island
New Jersey
Hoboken
Highland Beach
Beacon Light
Highland Light
Two Boys Die From High Voltage Shock on Electric Tower
Tony Carola and Giuseppe Zeppa, both 13, were killed when they touched a high voltage tower supplying power from Niagara Falls to the Lackawanna steel plant. Their bodies hung for hours in midair as blue flames flickered, seen by thousands of streetcar passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Tony Carola
Giuseppe Zeppa
Niagara Falls
Lackawanna Steel
Labor's Army Parades Today Opens Labor Day Celebrations
Gompers urges leaders to spare no expense to make the demonstrations distinctive as five million workers mark Labor Day nationwide. In New York City parades by the Central Federated Union and Building Trades Councils are planned with 60 bands and floats, 20000 in line, plus rail and steamboat excursions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Federated Union
Building Trades Councils
Fifty-ninth Street
Fifth Avenue
Sixtieth Street
United States
New York
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
American Federationist
Organized Labor Movement
M. Labor
Labor
Swedish Blacksmith Seeks Cash From Hunger Money Order
Richard Reynolds a young Swedish blacksmith from Watertown New York came to the city after visiting Prince Wil helm He spent his money and wrote to his employer Edward Hankin for aid A money order for 10 50 arrived but could not be cashed Reynolds sought relief at the Brooklyn Bridge Restau rant and ate ravenously until a Swedish home on State Street would take him in until Tuesday due to the holiday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Reynolds
Watertown
N. Y
Prince Wilhelm
Edward Hankin
Winslow Street
Reynolds
General Post Office
Smith
Brooklyn Bridge
Park Row
State Street
Saved Brother, Father Lost in Jamaica Bay Sailboat Accident
William Hirsch, 47, of Brooklyn, took his sons William Jr. and Edward for a sail on a napatha launch. When the craft overturned at Old Mill Creek, the elder Hirsch was swept away and drowned. William Jr. saved Edward, then both sons fought to rescue their father. the elder son later died, and the brothers were left heartbroken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hirsch
Montauk
Pitkin Avenue
Brooklyn
William, Jr
Edward
Jamaica Bay
Old Mill Creek
Old Mill Hotel
Hirsch
William
Four Rescued From Disabled Launch Off Manhattan Beach
Charles Johnson age 25 of 225 Barrow Street Jersey City and three friends were adrift in a disabled launch in Lower Bay for twelve hours. Lifeguards off the Manhattan Beach piers rescued them after 200 bystanders urged action. A $120 presentation was raised for the rescuers by Henry Meyer and hotel patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Johnson
Barrow Street
Jersey City
Lower Bay
Manhattan
Henry Mayer
Erry Donahue
Eddie Clark
Mr. Meyer
Oesterle Dies in Surf at Beach Haven
Charles H. Oesterle aged 40 from Philadelphia died after being overcome in the surf at Beach Haven New Jersey. Officials said heart disease caused the death and he was associated with the Avi Publishing Company of Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beach Haven
N.J
Charles H. Oesterle
Philadelphia
Avi Publishing Company
Spanking Accident Wounds Woman and Child
Mrs. Fred Williams of Bear Point near Cheboygan Michigan was injured and her seven year old son fatally wounded when a dynamite percussion cap in the boy’s hip pocket exploded during a punishment. Mrs Williams suffered loss of two fingers and minor facial injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheboygan
Mich
Fred Williams
Bear Point
Crooked Lake
Man Killed On Rye Street By Trolley Car
John Klaes age 45 was struck and killed by a New York & Stamford trolley in Rye as he walked on the track near Assemblyman J. Mayhew Wainwrights home. The incident is linked to motormen turning off searchlights. Klaes leaves a widow and five children. Coroner Weisenberger investigates. his father also died in a similar accident years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Rye
Rye Beach
New York & Stamford Railway
John Klaes
J. Mayhew Wainwright
Klaes
Port Chester
Weisendanger
New Haven
Roosevelt Plans Busy Speaking Schedule Across Nation
President Roosevelt dedicates nights to six prepared addresses from Sept 30 to Oct 6 and as many extemporaneous talks. After unveiling McKinley monument in Canton Ohio on Sept 30 he will speak in Keokuk Iowa before river cruise through the Mississippi to St. Louis Cairo and Memphis with potential stops at Nashville or Chattanooga on return to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Middle West
South
President McKinley
Canton
Ohio
Keokuk
Iowa
Mississippi
St. Louis
Cairo
Memphis
Washington
Nashville
Chattanooga
Death by own action of maritime firm head Hall
Benjamin J. Hall a Brooklyn stevedore leader and head of Benjamin J. Hall & Son shot himself at home, ending years of ill health. He leaves four sons and a daughter, and was a member of the Maritime and Produce Exchanges and Veterans' Association. His wife found him slain at 1:30 p.m. after returning from mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin J. Hall
Benjamin J. Hall & Son, Stevedores
Wall Street
Eighth Avenue
Brooklyn
Hall
Maritime and Produce Exchanges
Forty-seventh Regiment Veterans’ Association
Benjamin J. Hall, Jr
George
Alfred
Harry
Sidney Rankin
Bay Shore
IL. I
Gompers Appeals to Unions on Labor Day Parades
Samuel Gompers voices strong support for union led Labor Day parades and gatherings in The American Federationist. He argues parades educate the public, energize workers, and uphold labor’s cause against private outings siphoning wage earners away.
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Heckler
Inspector McCafferty
Detective Bureau
Arthur Carey
Flay
Butts
McMullen
American Bottling Company
Sophie
Macks
THE
King
Baron
de Martino
SMASH
Long Island
W. G. Lynch
Mr. Lynch
Marquis
Massachusetts
Hammer
Labor’s Army
Gompers
Father
Brother
C. H. Oesterle
Surf
Usher
Beotch
Agys
Spanksson
Boy
Carpenter
B. J. Hall
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