Autos Dash Away Kill Driver on East Side Street
Police arrest George Koecher, 22, chauffeur for W J McCombs, after he allegedly struck and killed Thomas Clark as he crossed Second Avenue near 64th Street. Detectives linked license plate 7712 to McCombs. car described as seven seater with windshield damage.
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Second Avenue
Thomas Clark
Ticho
East 67Th Street
Uegas
Lesshan
Skelly and Werzansky
George Koecher
W. J. McCombe
Wilson
Koecher
Clark
McCombs
Hotel Royalton
West
Skelly
Werzansky
Royalton
Chauffeur Slams Taxi Into Pedestrians on Eighth Avenue
Witnesses report a taxicab driver struck two men on Eighth Avenue near 190th Street after 11 PM, then fled. John Sutherland 54 Went 129th Street and Daniel P B Hall 37 were rushed to Harlem Hospital in critical condition. Sutherland died shortly after. Police and detectives from the West 121st Street station pursue the driver.
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Eighth Avenue
Eawart Hanlon
West 120Th
Hetenant Willy One
Hamm Street
First Heat Prostration Strikes Local Resident
An elderly man, Richard McCar-Sahutyenian, about 81, suffered heat prostration on the street near Preston Avenue and ith Street while washing along a stove. A rapid call led to admission at Flower Hospital. Dr Andrews and medical staff transported him to hospital, with reports noting he collapsed from heat exposure.
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Pichard MeeCar
Pretts Avenue
RAF
Flower Hospital
Andrews
Fraiowiod
McCurdie
Hopital
Ruef Admits Guilt and Plans Exposé in San Francisco
Abraham Ruef, serving a 14 year sentence in San Quentin, announces a San Francisco Bulletin series exposing officials and rail executives tied to graft prosecutions. He recounts ten years of political ties, endorses reform, and vows to detail money and influence behind streetcar franchises and the Santa Cruz convention.
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San Francisco
Abraham Ruef
San Quentin
San Francisco Bulletin
Ruef
Railrom
Inet
Santa Cruz
Gillett
Ambassador's Wife Smokes Cigarettes in Baltimore Dining Room
Mme Bakhmeteff wife of the Russian ambassador and Mme Vasasillet wife of the naval attaché caused a stir at the Hotel Belvidere when they smoked after dinner during Holy Week in Baltimore. The manager offered a private room and the ladies extinguished their cigarettes and left.
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the Tribune
Baltimore
Mme Bakhmeteff
Mme. Vasasillet
Hotel Belvidere
Mme. Bakhmeff
Indies
Divorce and suicide shock small town
A 72 year old woman, freed from a third marriage, reportedly ends her life after a spurious divorce claim. The incident occurred in Pitteboro with local officials noting the deceased died by hanging after the failed marriage dispute. Preliminary details indicate stress over family relations and social stigma.
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Pitteboro
Avril
Mississippi Flood BreachesWreak Havoc Along Levees
The Mississippi River ruptured multiple levees including at St Claire Arkansas and Wyanoke Landing Arkansas, flooding hundreds of square miles and threatening the St Francis basin. Relief efforts mobilized with thousands of sandbags and aid for Hickman and nearby towns as deaths rise to eighteen and ongoing breaks widen the floodfront.
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St Claire
Ark
St. Pranels Basin
Wyanoke Landing
Memphis
St Francis River
Missiassypi
Helena
St. Francis Basin
Marlon
Golden Lake
Atk
St. Claire
Berifoot
Louisiana
Atchafal
Kreal
Tenn
Mississippi
United
Fulton County
Kentucky
Lake County
Reelfoot Lake
Obsen County
Obien
Hickman
Cairo
Ohio River
Ineret
New Madrid
Flooded Memoires Scene Near Mississippi Bank
In a riverfront area along the Mississippi, the city’s rear zones lie submerged while the front riverbank remains safe. Water encroaches the bluff region, altering dwellings and streets as residents assess damage and plan evacuations.
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Mempires
Mississippi
New York Taft Delegates Clash At Manchester Convention
State party leaders debate whether New York should instruct its four delegates at large to back President Taft. Chairman Barnes resists. Samuel Koenig and Senator Root push for a firm renomination record. Stimson to meet Barnes in Rochester Monday for talks on instruction and platform.
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William Barnes, Jr
Republican State Committee
Samuel
Koenig
New York
Manchester
Barnes
Root
Taft
Rout
Stimson
War Department
New York State
Niagara Falls
Barnés
the Tribune
General Grant
Ambassador Hengelmuller Dispute Over $8 Fare With Hoboken Chauffeur
Baron Ladislaus Hengelmuller von Hengervar, Austro Hungarian Ambassador to the United States, and his wife faced a chauffeur dispute over transit charges in Hoboken. The driver offered $4.75, then accepted $8 after the baron agreed to cover ferry costs. The baron later boarded his private limousine for Manhattan.
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United States
Frederick Volkmann
Latur
Hoboken Automobile Company
Baron Hengelmuller
Volkmann
Hengelmakier
Holboken
Europe
Manhattan
Showers Expected Over Easter Across Eastern Cities
A weather forecast predicts afternoon showers across New York City and the East after a fair morning. Strong showery conditions are expected from the Atlantic coast to inland, with a warm Easter in prospect. A festive crowd is anticipated at Coney Island if calm, sunny conditions prevail.
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Fifth Avenue
New York City
Firth Avenue
Coney Island
Paxeile
Allen's Kinman Arrested in Outlaw Aid Case
Reuben Edwards, kin of Sidna Allen, was arrested in Hiteville Virginia on April 6 for aiding the outlaws to evade capture. He is 17 years old and held with cousin Jordan Edwards who faces the same charge. Detectives identify Edwards as the rider seen at night in the mountains. Edwards denies seeing Sidna or Wesley since March 1 after the courthouse tragedy. More arrests are expected as Governor Mann warns the public against aiding the fugitives.
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Hiteville
Reuben Edwards
Kireman
Sidna
Allen
Jordan Edwards
Young Edwards
Edwards
Wesley Edwards
Mann
Windsor Trust Co. Robbed of 2467 000 Secret Inside Job Suspected
Windsor Trust Co. faced a $25,467 theft blamed on an inside job after a teller left a cage unguarded. The Burns Detective Agency investigated for weeks with no results while clerks were watched. the lost cash was hidden under an old barn floor and the company issued a public accounting claiming the shortage was charged to profits.
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Windsor Trust Company
Clark Williams
Nasau
Cedar Streets
Burns Detective Agency
Hae
White Light
Wall Street
Windsor ‘Trust Company
Burns Agency
Regir
Securiiyi Lowing
Similar Robbery Recalled in City Bank Consolidation Era
The piece recalls a prior bank theft when two downtown banks merged. Clerks were told all would be discharged to ease consolidation, and the next day $90,000 vanished from the vault during cash checks. No suspect was identified, and recovery remained uncertain as the incident unfolded.
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Windsor ‘Trust Company
Ettom
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