New Yorkers Indicted in Atlantic City Gambling Probe
In Atlantic County New Jersey the grand jury returned two indictments against New York sportsmen Wherles Gandolf and Edward Willams for operating a club raided recently. The panel also adjourned to Thursday to pursue further gambling cases as prosecutors push to break up illegal gambling and liquor sales.
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Mar’s Landing
N. J
Atlantic County
Atlantic City
Thomas W. Trenchard
Supreme Court
Wherles Gandolf
Edward Willams
New York
Joseph Salas
Goldenberg
Trenchard
Gaskill
Aqnor
Minters
Good Citizens’ League
Justice Trenchard
Pocono Mountains
Higbee
Gaskil
Lee
Alleged Check Forgers Caught by City Detectives
Three men Thomas Malone Joseph Malone and Frank Hott were arrested by Headquarters detectives after a note to a butcher led to discovery of short notes and checks. They were held on $5 bail each for examination by Magistrate Ernell in Tombs court. Mrs Hussey denied writing the notes or signing the checks.
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Ernell
Real House of 1 000 Candles at Hotel Albany
The Hotel Albany on Broadway and 41st street was lit by a thousand candles after an emergency electrical plant failure. Guests groped in darkness until candles arrived. manager Murphy improvised with empty beer bottles to light the hotel until repairs were finished at 9 30.
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Albany
Broadway
41St Street
Murphy
Chicago Riot on Two Avenues Ends with Minor Injuries
A clash between white and Black residents on Chicago and Milton avenues left several people slightly hurt. Bricks and stones were thrown before police, alerted by a patrol wagon, arrived. combatants dispersed prior to officers' arrival.
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Chicago
Milton Avenues
Broker Held as Swindler in Fraudulent Draft Case
Andrew W. Mitchell a self described broker of 367 McPherson avenue St Louis was arrested at the Cadillac Hotel Broadway and 4th street on a charge of passing fraudulent drafts drawn on St Louis banks The arrest followed a hotel house detective report and arraignment in the West Side court described in irregular terms but confirms the swindle accusation against Mitchell.
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Andrew W. Mitchell
McPherson Avenue
St. Louis
Prisoner Ordered to Grow Mustache for Identification
Suffolk County authorities devised a novel method to link a suspect to a burglary gang. John H Hamilton was jailed as a vagrant for two months and ordered to let his mustache grow so he could be recognized by informant William Hohenberry as part of the Long Island group preying on summer homes. Detective Williams of the LIRR aided the plan after Hamilton hinted at past thefts.
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Suffolk County
Long Island
Williams
John H. Hamiton
Hamilton
Southampton
Patehogue
Blue
William Hohenberry
Explosion at junk shop in Ogdensburg maims owner
In Ogdensburg New York August 21 a melting pot blast at D K Truell junk shop wrecked the interior and started a fire. Truell was buried across the building and severely injured both legs shattered and an eye blown out. Officials suspect a bomb was hidden in the junk mixed into molten lead.
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Ogdensburg
D. K
Will Weld Steel Under Water With Auto-Oxy Process
Twenty five scientists and manufacturers attended a Brooklyn demonstration where George W. Schaap welded steel an inch under water using his auto-oxy system. He claims separated oxygen from air fuels an illuminating gas to reach 1500 degrees hotter than open flame. The device, awaiting patent, could transform copper and jewelry making, iron structural work, bridge building, and aluminum and silver crafts.
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Cumberland Street
Brooklyn
George W. Schapp
South
Oxford Street
Not to Become State Banks
Washington reports Deputy Controller T P Kane stating that only 57 of Oklahoma’s 310 national banks joined the state guarantee scheme and most have not, with 7 planning to surrender charters for state banks and 2 liquidating. Many unaffected banks oppose the movement. one newly chartered bank sought to escape the guarantee law.
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Washington
T. P. Kane
Oklahoma
Mr. Kane
State Banking Board
Fay
Rail lines pledge noise reduction across city transit
Central Park North East River Railroad, Staten Island Rapid Transit, Yonkers Railroad assure Public Service Commission they will curb noise. Yonkers receiver Leslie Sutherland notes limited funds but will address complaints at specific locations or cars. Staten Island VP Campbell cites aim to keep tracks and equipment efficient to avoid unnecessary noise. Central Park GM Linch says the 18th Street crosstown line is a focus.
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Central Park, North & East River Railroad Company
Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway Company
Yonkers Railroad Company
Public Service Commission
Leslie Sutherland
Yonkers Company
Campbell
Staten Island Company
Linch
Central Park Company
18Th Street Crosstown
Ex Judge Fires at Wife in San Jose Avenue
William T. Webb former district court judge for Clay County Kentucky fired several ineffectual shots at his wife as she fled their San Jose Avenue home with their five children. Mrs Webb refused to press charges. Webb charged with discharging firearms in the city and pled guilty in police court with sentencing set for Monday.
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San Francisco
William T. Webb
District Court
Clay County
San Jose Avenue
Is Rice Trade Doomed Brides Hope So
A column humorously reports a rising push to end rice throwing at weddings as conductors and porters complain of messy trains. Clergy, doctors, and even criminals weigh in, with mixed views and a mock street interview exposing public attitudes toward shaking up tradition.
State engineers ousted as contract concerns erupt
Rochester Aug 21 two state engineers allegedly protected by Civil Service laws were dismissed by State Engineer Skene and two others transferred all in the Western division centered in Rochester Milton W Wilbur longtime resident engineer was moved to Albany George W Miller his assistant was dismissed James E Kelly Canandaigua resident engineer reportedly to be dismissed George Keith Olean resident engineer was transferred to Canandaigua Keith and Senator Fancher sought a governor led investigation of good reads contracts Skene said action followed division engineer John B Kelly’s recommendation and an inquiry would be held Albany Aug 21 night
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Rochester
Civil Service
Skene
Western Division
Milton W. Wilbur
Albany
George W. Miller
James E. Kelley
Canandaigua
George Keith
Olean
Keith
Senator Fancher
Hughes
John B. Kelly
Woman Hangs Self in Jefferson Market Court Prison
Miss Marion Desmond of 116 West Lith Street was found dead in her cell last night after hanging herself with a rope torn from a cot. Desmond, distressed by disgrace from a shoplifting arrest, was discovered by the night matron around 9 o'clock, and an ambulance from Bellevue Hospital was summoned.
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Marion Desmond
West Lith Street
Jefferson Market Court
Desmond
Bellevue Hospital
Mystery Trunk Found In West 56th Street Tenement
A large round topped trunk containing silverware and linens was left in the hallway of 431 West 56th Street after two men attempted to move it from the cellar to an upper flat. Janitress Nora Reynolds alerted a patrolman, the suspects fled, and police detain the trunk as possible bandit storage.
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West 56Th Street
West 47Th Street
Nora Reynolds
Central Park Belt Lines guard rails dispute unfolds
A. H. Vanderpoel told Public Service Commission official Eustis that the Central Park North East River Railroad cannot install car guard rails as it does not own the horsecars used on Belt Lines. Cars lease from Metropolitan Street Railway receivers. Hearing adjourned to next Tuesday with notice to receivers. The coroner’s verdict linked a fatal accident at Tenth Avenue and West 27th Street to the lack of guard rails.
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A. H. Vanderpoel
Eustis
Public Service Commission
Central Park, North & East River Railroad Company
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Tenth Avenue
West 27Th Street
Missing Miss Haskin Found On Staten Island Ferry
A woman identifying herself as Minnie M. Haskin was found in a mentally disturbed state on a Staten Island ferryboat just after midnight and taken to Bellevue Hospital. Police notified the address she gave, but no one was home. Albert C. Haskin reported her missing from Dr Cooley's sanitarium in Plainfield yesterday.
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Minnie M. Haskin
Nicholas Avenue
Staten Island
Bellevue Hospital
Albert C. Haskin
H. R. Haskin
American Tobacco Company
Plainfield
N. J
Fifteen-Year-Old Sets Five Fires in Week in Saratoga
Saratoga New York on August 21 Spencer Davis aged fourteen confessed to Police Commissioner King that he started five fires in a week for the amusement of watching flames. The worst blaze struck the Coons carpet works owned by his grandfather causing about $10,000 loss.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Spencer Davis
King Todey
Coons
Zoo seeks a mother for four hungry lion cubs
Chicago August 21 Lincoln Park Zoo officials search for a Great Dane to adopt as a lactating mother for four newborn lion cubs born Wednesday. The cubs cry for food as the natural mother refuses to nurse them and attempts with a nursing bottle fail.
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Chicago
Lincoln Park Zoo
Move Westchester Almshouse From Yonkers Slated
Yonkers health officials debate relocating the century old Westchester County Poorhouse amid typhoid fears from Sawmill River pollution. The East View site near Pocantico Hills, near the Rockefeller estate, is favored to end pauper housing in a now unsanitary, rundown complex.
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Westchester Almshouse
Yonkers
Westchester County Poorhouse
East View
Rockefeller Estate
Pocantico Hills
Maloney Annulment Record Filed
A memorandum filed in the County Clerk's office announced an annulment decision and interlocutory judgment for Helen Maloney against Arthur H. Osborne. Three months from the decree elapsed yesterday, and though no final decree has been signed it is understood ready for final adjustment by the Supreme Court.
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Helen Maloney
Arthur H. Osborne
Supreme Court
Fort Emmett Crawford Outrage Sparks Camp Lynching Fears
A News special from Laramie reports soldiers of Camp Emmett Crawford assaulted a young woman after a brawl with thirty two artillerymen. The officer was beaten unconscious and the woman left unconscious before reaching a house to tell authorities. Twenty six men are under arrest chained in camp prison guarded to prevent lynching. three others were captured near Rawlins with three still at large.
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Denver
Laramie
Wio
Emmett Crawford
71St Infantry
Rawlins
Burglar Trio Captured After Roof Crossing Entry
Police on the upper East Side chased and captured two young burglars after a roof to residence route. They surrendered at Joseph Haverman’s home, 248 Hast 61st street, following identification as Patrick McDonough and Robert Lyons. Lyons confessed the daytime foray was prep for a night trip, with valuables and rugs found stacked near the front door.
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Upper East Side
Fitzpatrick
Mulvey
Brady
East Éith Street
Joseph Haverman
Hast 61St Street
East
1St Street
Haverman’s
Patrick McDonough
Second Avenue
Robert Lyons
Wast
71Th Street
Lyons
Tamany Captain Arrested Over Street Athletic Promoters
Roebert Lax a Tammany captain and assistant city marshal of the 31st Assembly District attempted to stage street athletic contests at 120th Street and Eighth Avenue to entertain district children. Bicycle Patrolman Fitzgerald warned him and then arrested him as about five hundred youngsters cheered. Magistrate House discharged Lax with a reprimand for disorderly conduct.
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Roebert Lax
West
H Street
120Th Street
Eighth Avenue
Fitzgerald
123Th Street
Lax
Lobbyer asks LI R R to keep Annex ferry service
Louis Windmiller, filing with the Public Service Commission, urged President Ralph Peters of the Long Island Railroad to continue the Annex ferry service between Long Island City and Pier 8, East River. He warned that its disappearance would cut access to Manhattan south of 14th Street for Long Island passengers and worsen crowding at other ferries. The PSC, in a complaint order, demanded Peters respond within ten days.
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Ralph Peters
Long Island Railroad
Long Island City
Pier 8
East River
Louis Windmililler
Public Service Commission
Peters
Commission
Windmiller
Annex
Manhattan
14Th Street
Long Island
New Jersey
Erie
Lackawanna
Pennsylvania
New Jersey Central
34Th Street
D L W Firemen Talk Strike In Binghamton
In Binghamton on August 21 the Delaware Lackawanna & Western grievance committee remained in session over the layoff of two firemen who refused to operate engines deemed unfit for use. The firemen may join the switchmen in a possible strike if one is declared.
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Binghamton
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Death in Hotel Fire at Owletout Lodge in Clinton County
Fire destroyed Owleyout Lodge a summer hotel near Merrill in Clinton County. John Snyde a twelve year old boy employed there died in the blaze. About a hundred guests fled in scant attire suffering exposure and loss of belongings. Hotel owners Miss Edith Westcott and Miss Alice Bentley of Washington operated the lodge. Actress Bertha Kalich had a narrow escape.
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Plattsburg
N. Y
Owleyout Lodge
Clinton County
Merrill
John Snyde
Washington
Philadelphia
Edith C. Westcott
Alice E. Bentley
Bertha Kalich
Rabid Dogs Killed in Albany
Albany may declare a dog quarantine as the State Department of Agriculture investigates hydrophobia. Two dogs showing rabies symptoms were killed after exam by Professor V A Moore of Cornell University. Another dog remains under observation.
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Albany, Aug
Albany
State Department of Agriculture
V. A Moore
Cornell University
Markets Open Weak After Crop Report and Wheat Slump
Prices eased after early gains as the market weakened through the session. A local crop report pegged spring wheat yields near expectations with large movement likely by month’s end, while receipts and exports shifted and futures London and Berlin quotes edged lower.
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Liverpool
Berlin
Chicago
T —Ee
Duluth
Liverpool Casles
Iit
New York
Coffee and Cotton Markets Mixed in August 1908 Report
New York August 21 1908 price report notes coffee barely steady with slight easing then steady close, Brazilian receipts heavy, fears about a new surtax affecting shipments. Cotton market weak early then steadied, with large daily sales and a broad port-wide movement. Liverpool and Manchester views reflect unsettled prices. Reports also cover flour meal cornmeal rye flour and grain movements amid frost scare in Northwestern Canada.
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New York
Sso Paulo
Avare
Havre
Hamburg
Sic
Augusta
Liverpool
Manchester
Japan
Pacific
King
Canada
Isle Coast
Yester
Close
Dar
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Gulf
Mobile
Savannah
Norfolk
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Littl Rock
Charleston
St. Louis
Auguste
Galveston
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Fimington
Memphis
Houston
Cotton Exchange
Port S Ince
Brunswick
Port Townsend
Pensacola
Portland
O.ces
Port Arthur
Wilmington
Sabine Pass
Jacksonville
el Paso
Boston
Laredo
Newport
Philadelphia
San Francisco
United States
United? States
Csanaiale
Great Britain
Highwaymen suspected as two Italians jailed in Westchester chase
Constables Donohue and Kinch of New Castle arrested two Italians early Thursday night after a high speed pursuit. Search revealed jewelry in their possession. The men, about twenty five, await trial in White Plains jail. Authorities believe they operated from a hut near Roaring Brook crossing and are linked to several robberies in the area.
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Donohue and
Kinch
Newcastle
Westchester
White Plains
Roaring Brook Crossing
Six More Indicted In Springfield Riots
The grand jury returned indictments against Ernst Humphrey huckster Rudolph Bredemeyer John Schienle William Lutted cabman Herbert Carey blacksmith and another man fled over twenty offences linked to Leper’s restaurant riots. Buffalo town near here posted a hostile racial notice and was guarded by deputy sheriffs and police with the 7th Infantry on reserve.
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Springfield
Wil
Ernst Humphrey
Rudolph Bredemeyer
John Schienle
William
Buffalo
7Th Infantry
Trouble in Lenox School Board
George Winthrop Folsom of New York resigns from the Lenox School Board and charges Rev. William F. Grace of Lenox with bad faith in selecting high school building plans and using his clerical powers to influence the schools for his own interests.
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Tribune
Lenox
Mass
George Winthrop Folsom
New York
William F. Grace
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