Cashier Sandbagged in Office Burglary at German American Coffee
Frederick S. Hanna, cashier at the German American Coffee Company, was attacked in his office at 406 Greenwich street by two men, Willett Marquette and Clinton Buschong, who fled to the factory. Hanna identified them. they were arrested with charges of burglary and felonious assault.
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Frederick S. Hanna
Greenwich Street
Hubert Street
Hanna
Schreiber
Leonard Street
Hogan and Sullivan
Matthen
Hogan
Willett Marquette
Clinton Buschong
West 728Th Street
Buschong
Marquette
Cottrell
Leongerd Street
West 113Th Street
Heat claims three lives in Pittsburg heat wave
The Pittsburg heat wave peaked at 93.5 degrees at 3 30 pm. Three deaths occurred including Harriet Brown 34 and three year old John Franks who died en route to hospital and bookkeeper Robert M. Francis who became delirious from the heat and was jailed after being found unfit.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
United States Weather Office
Harriet Brown
John Franks
Robert M. Francis
Mob Threat at Russellville Over Browder Case
Telegraphed dispatch from Russellville Kentucky reports a two hundred strong mob feared to march on the city to confront Rufus Browder a negro tied to a secret order. Deputies armed with shotguns stood ready as stores restricted weapons sales to blacks. Tension stems from recent hangings of four negroes and fears of retaliation.
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Tribune
Russellville
Rufus Browder
True Brotherhood
James Cunningham
Louisville
Wandell Will Names Heirs and Charitable Bequests
Townsend Wandell perishes in a Bologna railway accident on June 27. The will leaves most estate to Francis L. Wandell and Josephine Wandell, with substantial gifts to St Christopher's Home Dobbs Ferry and other charities, and sets trusts and survivorship conditions involving Francis L. Wandell and his wife. The estate totals at least 10 000 for personal and real property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend Wandell
Bologna
Italy
Francis L. Wandell
Josephine Wandell
Testator
Mr. Wandell
Wandell
Saddle Rock
N. J
Josephine
Martha W. Stillwell
St. Christopher's Home
Dobbs Ferry
Methodist Episcopal Church
Five Points Mission
Methodist Episcopal Church Hospital
New York Free Kindergarten Society
Charity Organization of New York
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
Home For the Friendless
The
American Female Society
Martha Stillwell
Francis L
Nurses Confession Rejected In Ring Theft Case
Miss Mary Kiifoil’s engagement ring worth $400 vanished after a Monday night chase of a streetcar. Nurse Chatta Cameron, 19, was arrested and subjected to third degree questioning, later alleging coercion into a false confession. The ring was recovered at the Lebanon Hospital after investigators questioned staff and searched the emergency ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Kiifoil
No. 365
East 163d Street
Lebanon Hospital
Chatta Cameron
Roth
Morrisania Court
Masons Seek Damages for Forcible Temple Seizure
The Lexington Masonic lodge files a claim for damages against the United States government for taking the old Masonic Temple during the Civil War. They allege destruction of a George Washington portrait and valuable paintings, confiscation of furniture and lodge records, and note the building’s use as a hospital before abandonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Lexington
Lexington Masonic Lodge
George Washington
Four Die From Heat In City As Temperatures Soar
After a heat spike many prostrations were reported with four deaths. Victims include Louis Lazewatski 9 from a fall on a fire escape, Joseph Pirot 43 with a fractured skull, George Martin 35 crushed by a paving machine, and Antony Kricek a baker’s wagon driver found dead. Patrolman David Coffee aided Martin. Showers expected tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louii’ Lazewatski
No. 141
St. Ann's Avenue
Lincoln Hospital
Joseph Pirot
Cleveland Place
St. Vincent’s Hospital
George Martin
Prince Street
Brooklyn
Bay
Bath Beach
Martin
David Coffee
Coney Island
Bronx
Antony Kricek
Bathgate
Tremont Avenues
Lebanon Hospital
Skels
Crescent Place
Sherwood Park
Yonkers
Auto Kills 1 and Injures 3 in Dorchester Crash
In Boston on Blue Hill avenue near the Knights of Pythias encampment an automobile owned by W. C. Seavey Jr. collided with an electric car and then struck pedestrians. Miss Mayport of Dorchester was killed. Alice Kort Winnifred Waters and R Montgomery were injured. Seavey was arrested pending investigation.
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Boston
Mayport
Dorchester
Blue Hill Avenue
Knights of Pythias
W. C. Seavey, Jr
Pythian Camp
Alice Kort
Winnifred Waters
R. Montgomery
Seavey
Drydock No 2 deemed unsafe at Brooklyn Navy Yard
Navy yard officers oppose placing the cruiser Baltimore in Drydock No 2 citing sagging floor timbers and quicksand beneath. Civil engineers blame a wooden dock built before the Spanish American War and call for a stone dock costing about 1 million dollars. A report is being prepared for Rear Admiral Holliday.
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
Baxter
Baltimore
Holliday
Yards and Docks Bureau
Washington
Fire erupts in hotel area on West 33d Street
A big blaze starting on the fourth and fifth floors of a building at 14 and 16 West 33d Street threatened the crowded Hotel Aberdeen. Firemen confined the flames to the one building despite a large crowd, with Falk the photographer and the Criterion parlors on site. The Astor estate owned structure.
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West 33d
Aberdeen
The
the Waldorf
Ahearn
Falk
Criterion Manicure
Astor Estate
Bride and U S district attorney survive century cliff car plunge
In Liberty New York the chauffeur Harry Bradley lost part of an ear and was badly wounded when the car swerved off a cliff and toppled into a tree. David W Baker and his bride Miss Nettle Lewis were among seven passengers saved by Dr Smith Ely Jelliffe and others who extricated them. The party then continued toward Washington after a brief hospital stop.
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David W. Baker
United States
Liberty
N. Y
Harry Bradley
Baker
Michael W. Sullivan
Emily MacNamara
Smith Ely Jelliffe
Mangan
New York
Walnut Mountain
Dr. Jelliffe
Bradley
Grand Central Station
Washington
Nettle Lewis
Gift from Peary brings Half Polaris boat to American Museum
Dr. Herman C. Bumpus announced the American Museum of Natural History received a prized gift from Commander Robert E. Peary through the Peary Arctic Club. The cedar and oak 28 by 6 foot whaleboat from the ill fated Half Polaris expedition, carried north around 1906, will be mounted on the third floor next to whale skeletons. A whaling lecture will recount Hall’s 1971 expedition aboard the Polaris funded by the U S government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman C. Bumpus
American Museum of Natural History
Robert E. Peary
Peary Arctic Club
Peary
Arctic
Shooters Island
Bumpus
Charles F. Hall
United States
Fowler Removed From Parade by Order of Marshall
Colonel Edward S. Fowler Collector of the Port of New York was ordered out of a State United Spanish War Veterans parade in Troy after a clash with supporters of Captain Henry Young. Admiral Coghlan refused to intervene and Fowler withdrew to the picnic grounds under Marshall Reardon’s supervision. Fowler then quit the race for commander early the next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Troy
N. Y
Edward S. Fowler
Port of
New York
Fowler
A. Ely
Adolph Klein
Brooklyn
Joseph Coghlan
Department of
Denial on Fowler Parade Order Proves False
The Associated Press received a telegram from Troy New York dated August 4 denying a report that Colonel Fowler Collector of the Port of New York was ordered from a Spanish War Veteran parade. Maurice Simmons Judge Advocate signs the denial.
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Troy
N. Y
Associated Press
New York
Colonel Fowler
Port of
Maurice Simmons
The Girl Question at Wallack's Theatre Receives Tepid Response
Wallack's Theatre opened The Girl Question on Monday night to mixed reception. The cast included Junie McCree as a waiter, Isabel D Armond as cashier, and Dan Bruce as reporter, with a chorus featuring a two faced novelty and songs like When Eyes Like Yours Look Into Eyes Like Mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallack’s
Junie McCree
McCree
Isabel D’armond
Dan Bruce
Liebler & Co Announces New Plays and Cast
George Tyler of Liebler & Co returns from abroad with a lineup of novelties. The Man from Home opens at the Astor Theatre next Monday with Arnold Daly. Viola Allen stars in The Regeneration next month. Eleanor Robson has The Nun by Marion Crawford, and Cameo Kirby features N. C. Goodwin. Cleveland Moffatt is among the writers engaged by the firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George €. Tyler
Liebler & Co
Astor Theatre
Arnold Daly
Viola Allen
Eugene Walter
Eleanor Robson
Marion Crawford
N. C. Goodwin
Clyde Fitch Returns From Europe
Playwright Clyde Fitch arrived on the Kronprinz Wilhelm reporting a pleasant trip abroad. His play The Truth was produced in Russia Italy France and Germany making him the first American to have a Russian translation staged. He arranged translations and left three of his American plays for production in France and others in Italy and Germany. He also brought manuscripts for two new plays The Happy Marriage and The Social Guide featuring Maxine Elliott opening a new city theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Fitch
Europe
Mr. Fitch
Russia
Italy
France
Germany
Henry Miller Presents Mater at Van Ness Theatre
Henry Miller staged the new comedy Mater by Percy Mackaye at the Van Ness Theatre in San Francisco last night. Isabel Irving stars in the title role, with a five person cast including the rest of the ensemble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Miller
San Francisco
van Ness Theatre
Percy Mackaye
Jeanne D'Arc
Pittsburg Man Kills Himself After Wife Becomes Invalid
Isaac N. Taylor aged 45 and son of a noted Pittsburg dry goods merchant shot himself in the yard of the East End Hotel. He and his invalid wife, Mrs. Taylor of fifteen years, were well to do and traveled widely. Authorities say worry over his wife’s illness prompted the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Isaac N. Taylor
East End
Taylor
Paraders of Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias March in Boston
Ten thousand Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias march through Boston led by bands with colorful banners. Governor Guild and Mayor Hibbard welcome them. Captain George Begole misses parade after a fall from his horse at Camp Lyon injuring him. Supremes open sessions at Hotel Brunswick and begin tenth biennial convention.
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Boston
Knights of Pythias
George Begole
Hussars
St. Joseph
Camp Lyon
Governor Guild
Hibbard
George W. Penniman
Massachusetts
Charles A. Barnes
Jacksonville
Supreme Lodge
Supreme Temple
Pythian Sisters
Brunswick
Barnes
Thomas D. Meares
Supreme Exchequer
R. L. C. White
Supreme Keeper of Records
Finance Committee
Bohemian Farmer Kills Wife and Granddaughter in Vernon
John Zett of Vernon Connecticut claims his relatives urged him to give his farm to his sons. He beat his wife with a sledge and killed four year old Viola Klotzer in bed. His son Andrew was attacked but survived after returning from work. Zett was arrested with two broken ribs from a counterattack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
Rockville Mills
John Zett
Bolton Highway
Vernon
Viola Klotzers
Andrew
Pennsylvania
Two Boys Killed In Church Floor Collapse In Perth Amboy
A temporary church floor at the new Italian Catholic Church in Perth Amboy New Jersey collapsed this evening causing the deaths of Francis Urbanski seven and James Fox eleven and injuring Walter E Utowski. The incident occurred as children played seesaws in the cellar after workers left. Walter Utowski was removed to a hospital and is expected to recover.
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Perth Amboy
N. J
Walter E. Utowski
Francis Urbanski
James Fox
Four McMaster Family Drowned in Mississippi River
Four members of a Chicago family died in the Mississippi River this afternoon near Galena. Archibald McMaster and Mrs. Archibald McMaster, and Albert McMaster and Mrs. Albert McMaster perished, while Miss Laura Huehner, sister of Mrs. Albert McMaster, narrowly escaped after attempting to rescue them. Only Archibald McMaster and Miss Huehner could swim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galena, Jr
Chicago
Archibald McMaster
Albert McMaster
Laura Huehner
Big Bill Hawley Arrested With Luke Barrett in Pawnshop Watch
Woodward known as Big Bill Hawley and Luke Barrett alias Burke Mosby were held as suspicious persons at Police Headquarters after detectives followed them for two days. Detectives declined details but noted the pair visited numerous pawnshops since yesterday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tam €. Woodward
Big Bill Hawley
Howard Gould
Luke Barrett
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Degroes
Postum Cereal Company, Limited
Battle Creek, Mich
U.S.A
Wallack’s Theatre
Myriad Parade
Hub
Farmer
Son
New Church
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