Earle Affair Reveals French Wife and Bethlehem Woman
Artist Ferdinand Pinney Earle of Monroe New York declares a friendly separation from his French wife with a plan for her to return to France with their two year old son Harold Erwin. He describes meeting a Bethlehem Social circle woman who he says is his true affinity and plans to marry once the divorce is completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdinand Pinney Barte
Monroe
Orange County
N. Y
France
Harold Erwin
Bethlehem
Penn
Mr. Earle
Times
Arabella Johnson
Earle
Arabella
Paris
Ferdinand Pinney Earle
Italy
America
Guyon
Navy Shake-Up Prompts Broad Washington Debate
Washington discusses the fleet redeployment to the Pacific and the official view that younger captains will gain sea command experience. The Shore duty question and calls to civilian management of navy yards surface as Congress weighed civilian administration for efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Pacific
Navy Department
Navy Yards
Department
Congress
Coal Shipment Shift Affects Pacific Fleet Support
Philadelphia reports a planned shift in soft coal shipments as the Pacific Fleet moves west. Experts predict millions of tons will be sent by steam ships from Atlantic ports to Pacific battleships, with government loading preferences challenging dock control by Delaware River interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Penn
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Pacific
John C. Brady
Department of Wharves
Washington
Shlos
W.ll
Delaware River
Torpedo Boat Destroyer Bids Opened by Navy
Bids opened at the Navy Department for five torpedo boat destroyers under 1906 and 1907 acts. If contractors supply their own machinery, the lowest bids shown use the department hull plans. Cramp & Son Shipbuilding of Philadelphia bids two boats at 975000 each. Bath Iron Works of Maine bids two boats at 534300 each. Fore River Shipbuilding of Quincy bids one boat at 645000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
William Cramp & Son Shipbuilding Company
Philadelphia
Bath Iron Works
Maine
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Quincy
Mass
Lace Smugglers Caught After Hoboken Bust
Deputy Surveyor Col. John M. Bishop ordered the arrest of W. T. Hardy and Burton Baldwin aboard the Kronprinz Wilhelm at the North German Lloyd pier Hoboken. Customs found thousands of dollars worth of lace hidden in Hardy’s clothing. Baldwin claimed the lace was placed there by Hardy. Bail set at 2000 each. both jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Bishop
W. T. Hardy
Burton Baldwin
Kronprinz Wilhelm
Lloyd
Hoboken
Hardy
Campbell
Baldwin
Stanton
West Thirty-fifth Street
Foreclosure sale set after bid by Kneeland denied stay
Sylvester K Kneeland failed to secure a stay from Justice Morschauser to stop Arabella Huntington from selling his property in a $600000 mortgage foreclosure. The sale is scheduled for September 17. Kneeland had partnered with Collis P Huntington for about 25 years and borrowed to buy real estate in Westchester County. Huntington claims $1 000 000 including interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
White Plains
N. Y
Sylvester K. Kneeland
Supreme Court
Morschauser
Arabella Dp. Huntington
Kneeland
Collis P. Huntington
Huntington
Westchester County
Golf Resort Plans Mentioned in Obscure Notice
A fragmentary note references a golf resort project and individuals named Murphy and Manager. Details are unreadable, but the context implies development or property interests connected to Oe and Cottages. Further text is incomplete.
Immunity Fight Over Alton Rebates Headed to Bonaparte
District Attorney Sims seeks three week delay in ruling on immunity for the Chicago and Alton Railroad in rebate cases. Judge Landis postpones Grand Jury until Sept 24 as Washington wires in. Sims heads east to confer with Attorney General Bonaparte amid questions of government honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Chicago
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Sims
Alton
Standard Oil Company
United States District Court
Landis
Department of Justice
Department
Washington
Bonaparte
Lake Superior
Alton Railroad
C. B Morrison
DOJ officials surprised by Sims request in Alton case
A Chicago report on District Attorney Sims seeking a postponement in the Alton case surprised U S Justice Department officials. The column notes talk of immunity letters from Attorney General Moody and Bonaparte, and questions whether Sims will prosecute the Alton men despite the immunity promise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Chicago
Cof
Sims
Alton
Department of Justice
Bonaparte
Moody
Grand Jury
Mr. Bonaparte
C. B. Morrison
Lenox
Landis
Standard Oil Company
Southern Railway Indicted Over Recent Accidents
Asheville NC September 8 indictments were returned by the Brevard Superior Court Grand Jury against the Southern Railway over frequent accidents between Hendersonville and Lake Toxaway. The road faces charges of operating an unsafe road bed and a November term case is planned. A passenger train carrying 300 passengers overturned near Brevard on a steep grade at a trestle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Asheville
N. C
Southern Railway
Hendersonville
Lake Toxaway
Grand
Superior Court
Brevard
Mark Brown
Formation of universal railroad classification to begin
Chicago Sept 8 Preliminary steps will be taken tomorrow in the offices of the Chairman of the Central Freight Association to form a universal classification. Inter State Commerce Commission requests drive the move with traffic representatives from Western trans continental Southern and Canadian classifications in attendance. Projected completion time is estimated at three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Chicago
Central Freight Association
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Pet
Mrs Amy Root Detained in Paris Police Ward
Paris police detained an American woman claiming to be Mrs Amy Root of Rochester New York and cousin to Elihu Root Secretary of State. She has behaved eccentrically in Paris for ten days singing dancing and driving cabs and was placed in the infirmary after a cab dispute while officials contact relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Amy Root
Rochester
N. Y
Elihu Root
Autoists Enrich A State
Percy Maxim says automobile tourists, four-fifths from outside Connecticut, have spent over 2 million dollars in the past season. He notes each party spends about 15 dollars daily beyond repairs, with 1.8 million spent in four months and more than 2 million expected by Oct. 1. Most visitors are from New York. native Connecticut residents provide less than a quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
New Haven
Conn
Percy Maxim
Connecticut
Motorman Dies on Train at Jamaica Station
Motorman John J. Bechtle 88 of Wantagh L I died at his post in the forward car of an Atlantic Avenue branch electric train after delivering the east bound run to Jamaica station and passing into Rockaway service. Dr Gardner Jamaica Hospital ruled death from heart disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Avenue
Long Island Railroad
John J. Bechtle
Wantagh
L. I
Brooklyn
East New York
Jamaica
Rockaways
Bechtle
Gardner
Jamaica Hospital
Hoffman double murderer linked to multiple Brooklyn crimes
Police tie Henry Hoffman to the August 18 murder of Mrs Lena Schum in a Brooklyn flat after finding trinkets in Hoffmanns suitcase and identifying him as the killer of Sophie Heckler. Mrs Minnie Springer described and drew a diagram of jewelry matching items from Hoffmanns satchel. A pawn broker on Second Avenue also recalls Hoffmann pawning jewelry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hoffman
Charles Verrall
East Highty-third Street
Sophie Heckler
East Sixty-second Street
Lena Schum
Flushing Avenues
Brooklyn
Minnie Springer
Hoffmann
Leopold Schiver
Second Avenue
Catch Hotel Thief Arrested After Struggle at Palace Hotel
The arrest of a man registering as Marx M Newark N J for thefts at the Palace Hotel on West and Christopher Streets led to a hall struggle on the third floor. He fought four detectives, was barefooted and partly undressed in rain to the Charles Street Station, held on $2000 bail. Detectives uncovered a method using pawn tickets to block redemptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Marx
Palace Hotel
Christopher
West Streets
Charles Street
Marx, M
Newark
N. J
Marx
Steinert
Jefferson Market Court
Canadian Pacific wreck leaves six dead six wounded in Ontario
A derailed express passenger train on the Canadian Pacific at Horseshoe Curve near Caledon Ontario killed six people and injured many more. The accident occurred on a steep down grade as the 250 passenger train from Owen Sound to Toronto left the track. A relief train with doctors was sent from Orangeville. Names of the dead and injured are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Caledon
Ontario
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Horseshoe Curve
Orangeville
Toronto
Hare
Owen Sound
Orangehiville
Mack Grims
Teeswater
Norman Tucker
Fieshertown
John Thurston
Walterville
James Banks
Perm
James Buller
Priceville
W. A. Armstrong
Markdale
Robert Carr
Shelbourne
A. J. Robinson
J. M. Davis
Boggs
Guelph
A. McDonald
McDonald
Caldwell
Fleshertown
Mr. McCormick
James Brander
8. Webster
Horning’s
M. K. Richardson
M. H. Bunt
Canadian Pacific
Peel County
Wild trolley car off its own on Sixth Avenue wrecks cart and injures rider
A New York City Railway Company car without crew ran on Sixth Avenue past Fifty street, bumped a dirt cart, injuring driver William O'Shea who was hospitalized. It then struck a front car full of passengers injuring George Fortcher, who suffered a broken ankle. Windows shattered. chase and investigation follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City Railway Company
Sixth Avenue
Fiftieth Street
Fifty-first Street
William O'Shea
Roosevelt Hospital
George Fortcher
Long Island City
Fortcher
Gary franchise saga shifts to Chicago New York Air Line
Chicago reports that the Gary street railway franchise awarded to Frank Gavit was transferred to the Chicago & New York Air Line. J D Price of Indianapolis, head of the air line group, says the Gary interurban line will be built within six months linking with Lae and extending to Hammond and other northern Indiana towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Chicago
Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Steel Corporation
Chicago & New York Air Line
Frank Gavit
Transportation Company
J. D. Price
Indianapolis
Air Line Company
Lae
Hammond
Indiana
Horsford's Acid Phosphate Summer Tonic Ad
A vintage advertisement notes that adding a teaspoonful of Horsford's acid phosphate to a glass of cold water with sugar creates a delicious summer tonic. The line presents a simple health drink suggestion with brand and method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horsford
President Roosevelt Advances Washington Trip Start
President Roosevelt will leave Oyster Bay for Washington on September 25 instead of September 20 and will visit Washington for a day before beginning his Western and Southern tour on September 29. The change reflects executive matters and a staffing needs. He will also stop at Vicksburg and Nashville, dates to be set.
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Oyster Bay
Washington
Roosevelt
Vicksburg
Nashville
Burton Declares Mayor Bid for Cleveland Nomination
Congressman Theodore E. Burton, head of Rivers and Harbors in the House, announces his candidacy for Cleveland mayor. He says Roosevelt Taft and Garfield were consulted and proposes a platform favoring immediate settlement of the street railway dispute and opposing street railway interests domination for the GOP convention next Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Cleveland
Ohio
Theodore E. Burton
Rivers and Harbors
Congress
Burton
Roosevelt
Taft
Interior
Garfield
Five Saved by Fishermen After Boat Capsize
Five young men from Camden Philadelphia Island Heights are rescued by passing fishermen after clinging to an overturned yacht in Barnegat Bay overnight. They had sailed to view Island Heights Yacht Club races and were spotted near Island Heights around dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Barnegat Bay
Island Heights
William Haddon
Dugene Sullivan
Camden
N. J
Leroy Webb
Philadelphia
Howard Derby
Lodge Parker
Island Heights Yacht Club
Bonaparte Refuses Resignation Despite Plot Rumors
United States Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte replies to inquiries with a telegram from Lenox Massachusetts stating he has no knowledge of financier plots to oust him from the cabinet and that he has no intention to resign. He notes plans to occupy his rented Washington apartment for another year beginning October 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
United States
Charles J. Bonaparte
Wall Street
Lenox
Mass
Bonaparte
Washington
Lawson's Son In Accident At Cleveland Race Track
Arnold Lawson son of Thomas W. Lawson of Boston was in a collision at the Glenville race track. His sulky locked with another sulky and he freed the wheels after 100 yards. He escaped the advancing trotters and left the track unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Arnold
Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Glenville
Lawson
The Duke Missed the Boat in Europe Arrival
Mrs Theodore P Shonts and her two daughters Theo dora and Marguerite arrived from Europe aboard the Kronprinz Wilhelm amid intrigue that the Duc de Chaudes might be aboard as Comte d Albert. Purser staff said the Count missed Cherbourg steamer but valet Ryder was on board with trunks. Mr Shonts denied any knowledge of Comte d Albert while Theodosia hinted at Duc de Chaulnes title. Shonts spent hours on the pier arranging trunks before taking them to Washington for house preparations.
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Theodore P. Shonts
Europe
Kronprinz Wilhelm
Theodora
Marguerite
Duc de Chaudes
Comte d’Albert
Cherbourg
Ryder
Times
Shonts
Theodosia
Duc de Chaulnes
Washington
Woman defies police to shield wanted man in Brooklyn home
A persistent Brooklyn woman barred officers from entering her Thirteenth Street residence where a fugitive, Pera J. Burke, hid after damaging a liquor shop window on Second Avenue. After hours of encirclement and a door opened for a brief trip to a store, Burke was captured by officers. the woman faced no arrest.
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Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn
Pera J. Burke
Thirteenth Treet
Burke
Second Avenue
Thirteenth Street
Fifth Avenue Court
Dissension in American Philosophical Society over McCrea denial
Philadelphia report details a split in the American Philosophical Society over James McCrea, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, being blocked from membership. Critics say society factions favor social access and wealth, while others defend pure scientific aims and research dissemination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Philadelphia
American Philosophic Society
James McCrea
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
American Philosophical Society
Mr. McCrea
McCrea
Wistar
L Minnis Hayes
Controversy Over Mather Plot to Kidnap Penn Settled
A letter claimed to be from Cotton Mather to John Higginson discusses plans to transport Quakers to Barbados for sale as slaves. The document, in George A Reynolds's possession, contains ministerial language about shameful acts and profits from rum and sugar, and references a ship under Master Greenaway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotton Mather
New York Times
Hartford
Conn
Boston
William Penn
Barbados
Mather
John Higginson
Newport
George A. Reynolds
John H Gison
R. Greenaway
Crewe
Barbadoes
Huxett
Explosion Kills Baby in Soda Fountain Cylinder Burst
James Zuckman, 22, re charging a soda fountain cylinder with carbonic gas at a candy store on Delancey Street caused a drum to burst. The blast propelled the cylinder through the ceiling into the room above, killing a baby occupant before help arrived. Police detained Scherffman on homicide charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Zuckman
Zuckman
Joseph Nitkin
Delancey Street
Scherffman
Excursionists Panic After Ship Collision Near Edgemoor
The Lord Baltimore collided with the fishing schooner Annie Godfrey in the Delaware River near Edgemoor. Excursionists were thrown into a panic, a sailor fell overboard and was rescued, and the Annie Godfrey docked at Wilmington for repairs.
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Philadelphia
Lord Baltimore
Baltimore
Annie Godfrey
Delay River
Edgemoor
Wilmington
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Mrs. Schum
Spencer's
Maiden Lane
Burton May
Johneyon
Miss Shonts
Valet
M’grea
American Society
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