Corsair and New Hampshire Collision In Dense East River Fog
In fog near East Twenty third Street the steel yacht Corsair owned by J Pierpont Morgan collided with the steamer New Hampshire. The Corsair’s bowsprit tore through the New Hampshire wrecking cabins aboard the latter ship. No serious injuries occurred though 400 passengers on the New Hampshire faced shock and alarm. The Corsair sustained minor damage and was towed to Fletcher's shipyard while repairs proceeded. Estimated damages: Corsair about 1,000 dollars. New Hampshire three to five thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East River
New Hampshire
New Bedford Line
Corsair
J. Pierpont Morgan
East Twenty-third Street
Twenty-third Street
J. S. Bibber
Long Island
New Bedford
William D. Porter
Morgan
Bibber
Porter
J. P. Morgan, Jr
Fletcher's
Fourteenth Street
Hoboken
Boy Cured of Lockjaw After Spinal Salt Treatment
Doctors at Rockefeller Institute and St. John’s Hospital Brooklyn report curing Allan Kollock a 15 year old from Woodhaven Long Island of tetanus after injecting a 25 percent saline solution into his spinal column. Anti tetanus serum was also used and it is unclear which treatment caused the recovery. The boy had a crushed foot eight days before developing spasms. He nearly collapsed during the saline injection but later improved after six days of combined therapies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller Medical Institute
St. John's Hospital
Brooklyn
Allan Kollock
Woodhaven
St. John’s Hospital
Elderly Man Dies on Flatbush Streetcar
In a Flatbush Avenue trolley in Brooklyn an elderly man suddenly collapsed and died as the car neared Bergen Street. Dr. Bell of Seney Hospital pronounced death, with cause heart disease. Identified as Edward H. Giberson of 23 Perrine Street Jersey City, by son-in-law William Couture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flatbush-Seventh Avenue
Brooklyn
Bergen Street
Flatbush Avenue
Bell
Seney Hospital
Edward H. Giberson
Perrine Street
Jersey City
1700 Volts Didn’t Kill Him in Electrical Rescue Tale
John Braun an Metropolitan Street Railway electrician survived a 15 minute 1700 volt electric shock while trapped against a live channel rail in Broadway between Howard and Grand Streets. Foreman Antony Lutelli and fellow workers were shocked attempting rescue. Braun freed with a wooden beam after lifeless seconds. He recovered at Hutson Street Hospital and went home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Braun
Metropolitan Street Railway
Broadway
Howard
Grand Streets
Braun
Antony Lutelli
Lutelli
Hutson Street
Roberts
Iime
Fire call arises from mistaken alarm at East Eightieth Street
Firemen rushed to 419 East Eightieth Street after a man heard shouts of fight and misheard it as fire. Police learned of a row during a housewarming hosted by Mrs. Minnie Barry. John Lynch was arrested on Mrs. Barry’s complaint.
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East Eighty-eighth Street
Beale
East Eightieth Street
Eightieth Street
Minnie Barry
John Lynch
Lynch
Barry
Father and son clash over alleged assault in Yorkville court
Peter Simonson Sr testified that his son Peter Jr knocked him down stairs and showed facial injuries as Exhibit A. Peter Jr denied the claim and described the events as the real facts. Sr. held on $590 bail to answer assault and intoxication charges. the family lives at 998 Avenue A and ages are 49 and 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Simonson
Peter, Jr
Yorkville Court
Lane
Flower Hospital
Peter, Sr
Wahle
Simonsons
Avenue
A. Peter, Sr
Teen beaten over bribe attempt at Old Broadway
Frank Vince, 22 years old, of 67 Old Broadway, refused a knife and flashed a $20 bill when attacked by a gang. He was badly beaten and taken to J Hood Wright Hospital where doctors feared a fractured skull and wanted to operate but he returned home against treatment. Police arrested five men on suspicion of the assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Vince
Broadway
J. Hood Wright Hospital
Vinco
Married Nurses Lose Posts At Bushwick Hospital
Leah McPartland, pupil nurse, and ambulance driver Frank Wells secretly wed in Jersey City after meeting at Bushwick Hospital in Williamsburg. Officials learned of the marriage and ordered both to resign their positions, while the couple, living with Wells’s mother at 922 Madison Street, planned a two week absence before graduation. McPartland is a Cornell graduate. Wells is also well educated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bushwick Hospital
Williamsburg
Leah McPartland
Frank Wells
Wells
Madison Street
Supt
Frederick L. Eldridge
Miss McPartland
Jane Buchanan
Jersey City
Eldridge
Found Elopers Married In Jersey City
Katherine Gee aged 17 disappeared from Corona New York area with James Gallo aged 19. Detectives found them at Henry Kerrel in Corona. They produced a Jersey City marriage certificate dated Sunday but were taken to Newtown Police Station with her parents summoned. A religious ceremony is to be arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine G. Gee
James Gee
Locust Street
Corona
L. 1
James Gallo
Corona Avenue
Henry Kerrel
Cambridge Avenue
Gallo
Jersey City
Newtown
Gee
Resume of Oil Prosecution Opens in New York
Hearings in the Government suit against Standard Oil Company of New Jersey under the Sherman act resume tomorrow before Special Examiner Franklin Ferriss at the new Custom House. The trial, adjourned in July, will last a month in New York, then move to Chicago for another month, before returning. The focus will be unlawful competition, with the company defending and railroad rates and rebates to be addressed in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Franklin Ferriss
New Custom House
Chicago
New England
Hisgen Brothers
Wyman Before Army Court Martial At Governors Island
Lieutenant Guy H. Wyman of the Eleventh Cavalry faces a court martial on a single or married misrepresentation charge. He testified he believed he was single in 1907 after earlier marriage, while depositions from Ottawa Illinois residents and officers attested to his good record. The case centers on a 1907 inquiry response and a 1905 marriage to Lanella Chambers Wyman, with questions about a child and alimony. Proceedings resume with findings to be sent to the Secretary of War for approval and to the President for final review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Governor Island
Taft
Guy H. Wyman
Eleventh
United States Cavalry
Wyman
Ohio
Leo Dewey
Twelfth Infantry
William T. Johnston
Fifteenth Cavalry
Lieut
Ottawa
Capt. Johnston
Lieut. Wyman
War Department
Lanella Chambers Wyman
Huntsville
Tenn
Lieut. W
Luke E. Wright
Secretary of War
Roosevelt
Roosevelt books too high in Roosevelt writings suit
In New York Supreme Court Justice Bischoff heard Jesse Watson a collector appeal to vacate a $5,061 judgment against him by Keller Farmer Company for a twenty-two volume Roosevelt edition. Watson alleges misrepresentation a star autographed copy and proper binding were not delivered, and he defaulted after paying $1,059. The case details price claims and delivery disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Justice Bischoff
Jesse Watson
Keller-Farmer Company
Fifth Avenue
Watson
Wall Street
Morocco
Theodore Roosevelt
Mr. Watson
J. J. Farmer
Doyle
Bouvier, Dugre & Doyle
Justice Goff
Hypnotic Defense Flaws Raise Skepticism in Crime Case
Skepticism grew yesterday over Dr. Ira Van Giesen hypnotizing Mrs. Charlotte Hitchcock to recount the shooting that led to her indictment for killing her husband. Prosecutors and doctors questioned whether hypnosis could alter memory, while experts noted inconsistencies with the medical evidence and the defendant’s statements. The all alienist commission will report to Judge Foster after finishing its review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira van Giesen
Charlotte Hitchcock
van Giesen
du Vivier
John Riegelman
Bronx
Robert Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Foster
Duel over anonymous letter ends in Stamford dispute
Stamford continues to hear a strange case as playwright Dietrichstein is arrested after challenging Dr. Frederick Schavoir to a pistol duel. An anonymous letter accusing Dietrichstein sparked the confrontation in a garage, where Schavoir allegedly struck the playwright. Dietrichstein released on bond, Schavoir defends actions and the matter moves toward city court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Stamford
Conn
Eo Dietrichstein
Frederick Schavoir
Dietrichstein
Hamilton Avenue
Boston Post Road
Margaret WheénNle
New York
Major Schavoir
State National Guard
Bdil Brothers
Dr. Schavoir
Stamford Automobile Club
Major Schavo
Jthinda .Y
Malen A. Carter
Connecticut
Carter
Schavo Trs
Strawberry Hill
Ater
Boy runs mile to escape arrest and collapses
Morris Weinberger a Manhattan youth was exhausted from tuberculosis after running a mile near Witzels Grove College Point. Police say he fled from Officer Barrett after being told to move on and using bad language. Lawyer Samuel Koenig accuses the officer of whipping Weinberger. Barrett denies it saying no whip was used. Weinberger rests at Flushing Hospital and may be discharged today. Koenig plans to visit Inspector Sweeney at Jamaica to press charges.
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Morris Weinberger
Tenth Street
Avenue D
Manhattan
Flushing Hospital
Flushing
L. L
William E. Barrett
College Point Station
Weinberger
Witzel's Grove
College Point
Barrett
Samuel S. Koenig
Broadway
Weinberg
Littlefield Takes Over Brown & Co as Receiver
Ex congressman Charles E. Littlefield, named receiver of the failed Stock Exchange firm A. O. Brown & Co. by Judge Holt, posted a 250000 bond and surveyed the 20 Broad Street offices with the firm’s bookkeeping staff. He said a statement on the firm’s condition would come in several days as the Special Committee of Five continued its inquiry into August market orders, with no public disclosure until its work is finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Littlefield
Stock Exchange
A. O. Brown & Co
Holt
United States
Gilchrist
Broad Street
The
Coler Seeks 3.25 Million Budget Increase for Brooklyn
Borough President Coler asks the Board of Estimate for about 3.25 million dollars next year, roughly 1.25 million more than this year. He seeks raises and new posts in his office, including 20,600 for salaries, 4,000 for an assistant engineer, 2,500 for an engineer secretary, and 41,000 for the Topographical Bureau, with increases planned across nearly all departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coler
Brooklyn
Provident Life Seeks Policyholder Help in New Plan
Arthur G. Lengham, president of Provident Savings Life, received a letter from fourteen state Insurance Commissioners urging cooperation from policy holders. New law allows a policy holder to be elected director, with at least five directors named by policy holders. A directors’ meeting will consider the recommendation and the Detroit convention initiated the outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur G. Lengham
Provident Savings Life Assurance Society
Commissioners of Insurance
Kelsey
New York
Detroit
Seciety Yeater
Wisches
Langham
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J.P. Morgan
New Rockefeller Institute
Young Corona
Lirut. Wyman
Brill
America
Best
Chambers St
Union Square
14Th &T
N. B’way
Buil
125Th Street
Cortlandt ST
Greenwich St
Littlefield
Brown & Co
United Cities
Wood-Harmon Warranty Corporation Fiscal Agents
Broadway, N.Y
Nottingham
Seth St
J Sningdoles Roomitse
Insurance Commissioners
Bestig L
Stern Brothers
West Twenty-third Street
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