Disappearance and murder probe in Brooklyn truss maker case
A Brooklyn truss maker George F Leyh died after drinking beer at his home No 73 Broadway. The police suspect poisoning but lack proof. A 14 year old apprentice Robert Westphall is central. police seek him after he fled. Coroners weigh cyanide and other irritants while beer is to be analyzed for poison. The man had quarrels, left a skilled life and about $15000 savings plus life insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Leyh
Broadway
Brooklyn
Leyh
Wuest
Williams
Robert Westphal
Stockholm St
Westphal
Robert
Lerd
No. 73 Broadway
Westphall
Westphali
Mr Legh
Legh
Isabella
Bullet Proof Cloth Demonstrated at Army Armory
Casimir Zeglin of Chicago showcased a bullet proof textile at the Suh Regiment armory. Tests with revolvers from .22 to .44 caliber at five to eight yards left only minor marks. no round fully penetrated the fabric. Officer observers included Captain Gowan of the 1th United States Infantry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suh
Casimir Zeglin
Chicago
Gowan
1Th
United States Infantry
Police
Army
Cup Defender Undergoes Assembly At Herreshoff Yard
Several expert shipwrights from Bath New York and Philadelphia arrive to work on the new cup defender. Bronze fittings cast in moulding shop and the large lead keel cooled, weighing about ten tons more and two feet longer than the Constitution. Bronze plates to be bolted on soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Bath
New York
Philadelphia
Phenixville
Penn
Herreshoft
Suit Against Madden Estate Shocks Queens Leader Ties
William L. Woodill, once a key aide to the late John F. P. Madden, files suit against Madden’s estate alleging profits from agent contracts were underpaid. Woodill claims he and Madden were associated in business ventures and that he did not receive his full share of the profits totaling 4s 7,500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Woodill
John FP. Madden
Queens
Mr. Madden
Woodill
Madden
Red River Flood Worsens With Widening Levee Gap
The Red River rises rapidly, threatening bottom lands and crops as water encroaches homes. A levee gap at Bleacher, twenty miles away, widens with no immediate loss of life but severe crop and livestock damage feared. Snow and rain swell the flood. cold snaps hit northern Kansas with scarce coal and disrupted commerce.
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Red River
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Kiowa Coun
Jackson
Miss
Shreveport
Thirty third annual Baptist Union meeting at Savoy
The thirty third annual meeting of the Baptist Union was held at the Savoy last night. Officers elected include President D. a, first vice president M. J. Ennis, second vice president E. H. Conklin, secretary Co. Ww., treasurer D. C. Ling. A banquet followed with a large attendance and speeches touching Baptist unity and leadership.
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The
Baptist the Union
Savoy
D. A
M. J. Ennis
E. H. Conklin
D. C. Ling
BP. Johnston
Fifth Avenue
Revered Minister Voices Coal Strike Tale From Mount Vernon
The Rev. O. H. Lovejoy of Mount Vernon recounts his experiences in the coal region during the strike, arguing that the discussion is not a strong creed to rely on and may be exposed to investigation to determine its truth, with a plea to discard it if false.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. Lovejoy
Mount Vernon
Alleged pirates nabbed after long pursuit on Hudson
Edward Murray Hastings officer arrests two men after black sloop Stranger ties up at Hastings Yacht Club. Captain Freise and Patrick Gallagher claim junk boat role while loot from Peekskill is found aboard. Mullins identifies Gallagher as the hold up man. Both men held for investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Murray
Hastings
Hudson River
Long Island Sound
James Mullins
Cer Trude
A. Zinsser
Gallagher
Freise
City Island
Murray
Peekskill
Custom House
May End Marseille Strike Near as Ship Owners Propose Compromise
In Marseilles on December 4 the strike pace held with no change. A owners syndicate reportedly proposed a compromise to the strikers, suggesting an agreement may be reached. The government has started a temporary steam service to Corsica, Algiers, and Tunis using naval sailors. The Rhone sailed to Bona with the crew deserting as protest, leaving passengers aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marseilles
Corsica
Algiers
Tunis
Rhone
Bona
Hat Mice Panic On Newark Trolley
Sergeant Brown aboard a Clin ton-ave trolley in Newark described a scene when a woman, the unnamed hat owner, tore off her headwear after discovering three mice in the lining. Passengers fled to seats as the sergeant stopped the car and killed the mice before the woman finally alighted with the hat held at arm’s length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Clinton-ave
Newark
Bergenst
Mission discussion on negro education at St George's Church
Archdeacon Russell of St Pauls School in Virginia spoke on education among southern blacks as a partial solution to the negro problem and urged funds for his institution. Rev W H Tunnell called segregation and expatriation impractical and urged gospel salvation plus soap and soup. Bishop Burgess warned money questions threaten missions and stressed reliance on strong support. The Lord Bishop of Thetford urged training for missionaries and the best men for service abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. George's Church
Sixteenth St
Rutherford Place
Archdeacon Russell
St. Paul's School
Lawrenceville
Hampton and
Tuskegee
W. H. Tunnell
King’s Hall
Washington
Episcopal Clergy
Africa
Philippines
St. Paul's
Burgess
Long Island
St. Paul
Antioch
New-York
Saul
Church of Jesus Christ
Missiona
Church of Zion
St. Timothy
Thetford
England
India
China
Japan
Retirement of White Star Partners
Dec 4 the sale of the White Star Line to the International Mercantile Marine Company leads to retirement of the firm Ismay, Imrie & Co. London by the two Imries and W. S. Graves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Star Line
International Mercantile Marine Company
Imries
Graves
Ismay, Imrie & Co
London
Charges for Haughey arise in East 104th Street precinct
District Attorney offices announce pending charges against Police Captain William R. Haughey based on affidavits from Antonio Laporti and Frank Tagliano. He is expected to face arraignment before Commissioner Partridge for neglect of duty amid alleged ties to disorderly houses and Moynihan’s earlier case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Haughey
Partridge
Morgan
Antonio Laporti
Frank Tagliano
Moynihan
Haughey
East One
Alfred Reid
Monroe Rosenfeld
Henry Storneham
Corporation
Rives
Captain Haughey
Chapman captures gambling raid at Semona Club
Captain Chapman led a raid arresting twenty one prisoners at the Semona Club a three story brick building at 138 West Third Street Investigators found poker tables a kitty with 120 and pawn tickets plus chips and cards Onlookers say John Franklin Morgan titled the colored Canfield operated the house and was jailed along with others for running a private gambling den.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Chapman
John Franklin Morgan
Mercer-st
Semona Club
West Third-st
Morgan
Chapman
West
Woman commits self harm by leaping from second floor window
Mrs Anna Haight in personal crisis mania jumps from a Von Hoffman building window at No 29 West Twenty sixth st injuring her right leg and scalp. Police say attempt was self inflicted after a visit to the Von Hoffman occupant and delay in medical aid left her in critical condition at Bellevue Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Haight
von Hoffman
West Twenty-sixth St
Margaret Todd
Mrs. Payne
Carfare chase ends with newsroom con man at Brooklyn Bridge
A well dressed man, claiming the name William Morrison, asked Brooklyn Bridge police if selling newspapers was a crime. He said he had three cents for carfare after dining downtown and bought six copies of Park Row. Crowds offered money. he declined, then traded cigars for a nickel, and boarded a Third Avenue car with unsold papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Morrison
Brooklyn Bridge
Henry Smith
Park Row
Insane man fights to jump from window in Clarkson Street incident
James Skiff fifty one slept with his hunchback son at No 8 Clarkson street. He tried to leap from a fourth floor window last night. Richard Quinn age eighteen pulled him back. They fought until a policeman arrived and Skiff was sent to Bellevue Hospital Insane Pavilion. Skiff has histories of delusions of pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Skiff
Clarkson Sr
Richard Quinn
Skiff
Bellevue Hospital
Quinn
Boy Rescues Older Man During Struggle
A boy kept an older man from danger by pressing the bed, as a policeman rushing to the scene held a suspect until an ambulance arrived. The younger person was unhurt and the assailant, identified as Skiff, was detained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antares
Quinn
Wall Street Pests Target Speculators and Brokers
A critical look at the surge of lawyers preying on stock losses in New York. The piece argues brokers act as agents, warns against bucket shops, and notes women as frequent targets. It covers cases where suits fail, margins evaporate, and brokers must swiftly call margins to protect themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
New-York Stock Exchange
Axahanke
New York Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange
Snowy night fades as Frost marches not
A whimsical report sketches an unprepared snow man mocked by a confident weather man as delicate snow falls quietly. Patrons leaving theatres note a mild November flurry while old November snows are wished for. A separate item recounts cremation and burial methods for notable shipowners and pilots on Atlantic routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Frost
California
Gibraltar
United States
London
James Park
Woking
St. Catherine's Point
Isle of Wight
Scotland
Franklin Fowler
Boston
Massachusetts Bay
F. B. Wheelock
Ten Mile Pro Lap Race At Madison Square Garden
The six day race weekend opens with a ten mile pro lap at Madison Square Garden tomorrow night. National Circuit champ Frank Kramer will join Eddie Bald and Iver Lawson from scratch while handicap riders push a fierce early pace. E F Root makes his professional debut in the ten mile handicap, and a twenty mile motor pace between Jimmy Michael and Harry Elkes will draw fans. Dan Canary will perform a cycling act as part of the attractions ahead of the six day race. Over eighty amateurs are entered for tomorrow’s race and riders arrive today in town.
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Madison Square Garden
Frank Kramer
Eddie Bald
Iver Lawson
Ougoltz
Kaser
E. F. Root
New England
Frank Galvin
Jimmyichael
Harry Elkes
Chamion
Dan Canary
Vallsburs
Salvation Army seeks bids for Christmas aid
The Salvation Army invites tenders for a major Christmas distribution to twenty five thousand of the city’s poor. Requested are 20000 pounds of turkey and chicken, 500 pounds of beef, 8000 loaves of bread, 1000 pounds of beans, 3000 pounds of vegetables, 50 bushels of potatoes, 3000 shoes clothing toys and dolls, 1000 pies, 2000 pounds each of candies coffee and tea 2000 pounds of nuts 1000 oranges 1000 pounds of butter 50 barrels of apples 12 barrels of sugar and 2 barrels of pickles. Contributions may be given to Commander Booth Tucker at Salvation Army Headquarters 120 West Fourteenth-st.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Booth Tucker
West Fourteenth-st
Shoo Fly and Prince Blazes Win Favorites at New Orleans
In New Orleans on December 4, Shoo Fly and Prince Blazes won as favorites. Prince Blazes was later bought in for 1100 by Darnell and Herz. Larner was claimed for 760 by Mrs. C. E. Darnell. Weather cool and track muddy. stewards barred further entries for Nannie J. The day featured six races with multiple notable finishes and betting, including Brandy Smash and Moroni triumphs, and Lady Frivoles sold in England for 15435 dollars to W. C. Whitney’s representative.
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New Orleans
Shoo Fly
Prince Blazes
Darnell & Herz
Larner
C. E- Darnell
Nannie J
Gannon
Pure Dale
Hoar
War Cry
Otis
Brookston
Pathos
Hedge
Robert G. Lansing
Brandy Smash
Landry
Fuller
Scotch Plaid
Buchanan
Kiss Quick
Optimo
Henry of Franstamar
Sue Johnson
Tom Kingsley
Moroni
Robbins
Russelston
Prince
Ben Frost
Boundlee
John Potter
Chanterelle
Parnasus
Kabyle
the Lady
Jack Demand
Travers
Haack
Dr. Scharff
Death
Mathside
Cn. Hicks
Agnes Mack
St. Vitus
Scully
Flora Levy
Solver
Anzelger
Flaneur
J. Gilmore
Fipp
Helgerson
Bean
Cevlon
Mary Moore
Ecome
Joe Collins
Saragamp
Fish and Game League meets in Syracuse session
Annual session of the Game and Forest League held in Syracuse reviews bills backed by the league. John C. OConor of New York attacks cold storage rules while Chief Game Protector J W Pond counters. Amendments seek extended closed seasons, expanded search powers, and stricter sales bans on wild game and venison. Officers elected include Robert B. Lawrence president and Ernest G. Gould treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest League
John C. O'Conor
New-York
New-York Association For the Protection
Odell
Theodore P. Gilman
State Controller's Office
J. W. Pond
Legislative and Law Committee
Ulster
Sullivan
Greene Counties
Boards of Supervisors
Protective Fish and Game Association
New York
Kings Counties
Adirondack Park
Syracuse
New-York State
St. Lawrence
Robert B. Lawrence
H. K. Wicker
Lockport
Ernest G. Gould
Seneca Falls
A. ©. Cornwall
Alexandria Bay
Charles H. Mowry
J. ©. O'Conor
F. C. Eddy
Race fixing at Nashua horse event sparks NA trotting board session
National Trotting Association judges held a three day session amid admissions and denials of fixed outcomes in a Nashua July race. Gambet owner Sutton and driver Beddine testified to a plan to split purses with drivers agreeing to fix heats. Hamblett, Nashua official, was accused of insinuations of meddling. O'Neill denied collusion as the panel adjourned to May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Review
National Trotting Association
William O'Neill
Lexington
Mass
W. R. Cox
Nashua
H. Thomas Sutton
Rockville
Conn
Gambet
Beddine
Hartford
C. H. Cook
Bell Mine
Mr. Levy
New York
Cook
C. J. Hamblett
The
Fair Association
Hamblett
E. H. Mason
Nashua Fair Association
New Hampshire
Timothy Rockville
Bhe Connell
C. J. Hambiett
N. H
United States
Not Out by Age in Somerville Journal Report
In Somerville Journal style notes a fifteen year old sitting alone, arranging small dolls while appearing tidy yet distracted as observers enter. The item comments on her demeanor and the scene, reflecting local society coverage with a plainspoken tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville Journal
English Amateurs May Tour American Golf Links Next Season
The United States Golf Association discussed funding visitors from England with a fund from its treasury. Fox Hills Golf Club formed a committee to negotiate, aiming to bring an English team for a season that could mark the sport’s most successful year in the United States. If negotiations succeed, a sail to the English championship at Muirfield is planned and an Atlantic City team match between Fox Hills and Philadelphia clubs was proposed. The article also notes reduced USGA membership fees, Lakewood’s winter program, and the St. Andrew’s president's cup won by W. R. Innis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Golf Association
Fox Hills Golf Club
J. J. O’donohue
J. M. Ward
G. E. Armstrong
M. M. Singer
W. W. Lowrey
Muirfield
St. Andrew's Golf Club
W. R. Innis
C. W. Dayton, Jr
Kingston hosts lecture on a hundred miles of new roads
L C Boardman of the New York and Chicago Road Association spoke at Kingston Court House on Tuesday night drawing strong support from Ulster Supervisors and residents. Resolutions praised the lecture and the road project, with town by town state aid plans ordering miles of new roads and talk of Kingston as a diverging point for the Chicago road. The Ulster Board of Supervisors backs expansion as nearly 100 miles of state road were requested and ordered at the annual session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Kingston, N. Y
L. C. Boardman
New-York and Chicago Road Association
Court House
Kingston
Chicago
Ulster Board of
Catskill Mountain
Board of Trade
National auto makers push highway plan and operator certificates
The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers debated a national highway, operator certificates, and a $20,000,000 government appropriation at a Wednesday meeting. A convention at the Chicago show in February would press Congress for the highway funding, with cost sharing proposed by John Brisben Walker. A report proposed certificates for competent operators to deter transfer, bearing association endorsement. Reports denied that Henri Fournier would attend Madison Square Garden. Bad weather delayed the Murray street steel road work with several strips remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Automobile Manufacturers
Congress
Chicago Show
John Brishen Walker
Henri Fournier
Murray St
Broadway
Church-st
Edison official Brady freed after auto incident ruling
Nicholas S. Brady of 44 West Forty-fourth Street, vice president of Edison Electric Illuminating Company, struck and ran over Mrs. Louise Johnson of 2729 Zighthouse Street on October 1. Magistrate Zeller in Harlem court discharged Brady, finding no proof of speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas S. Brady
West Forty-fourthst
Edison Electric Pluminating Company
Louise Johnson
Zighthave
Zeller
Harlem
De Witt Elected Princeton Captain After Yale Game
Princeton announces John R. De Witt right guard chosen to succeed Ralph Davis as captain for next year after the Yale contest. De Witt, from Rigglesville Pennsylvania, played at Lawrenceville and Princeton, known for strong line play and hammer throw prowess. Davis was unanimously re elected but declined the honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
N. J
Yale
Princeton Inn
John R. de Witt
Ralph Davis
de Witt
Rigglesville
Penn
Lawrenceville
Fordham notes name Plunkett captain. Columbia appoints Weekes
Thomas J. Plunkett, right end of Fordham College, was unanimously elected captain to succeed Joseph Fogarty. Plunkett, 175 pounds and 5 feet 11.5 inches, will lead the team next season. Columbia President Nicholas Murray Butler appointed Harold H. Weekes and J. B. Weitt as graduate directors of Columbia football.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Plunkett
Fordham
Joseph A. Fogarty
Plunkett
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia
Harold H. Weekes
Oer
J. B. Weitt
Cam
The Money Question from The Boston Transcript
A dialogue scene unfolds where a woman suspects a man loved her but worries that her money attracted him after discovering thirty five cents in a purse. The exchange centers on trust and misgivings about motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Boston Transcript
Mink Goods Price List and Sales Note
Advertisement details mink items priced 15 to 75 dollars, including scarves Victorines boas and capes. Mentions manufacturer sale near 6th Avenue with fashion items described as handsome and stylish. Contains garbled text but indicates mink merchandise and gift goods in a department-like display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ste
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Maid of Enid
Patheen
Omelia
Swo
Irving Mayor
Heome
MR. Whitney
Newmarket
Huggins
W. C. Whitney
Fish and Game League
Nashua, N. H
GOLF
Atlantic City
Fox Hills
Ailladelphia
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Lakewood
Country Club
Ate
C. B. Macdonald
W. J. Travis
George Low
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