Davis case hinges on Dr Rustin suicide plot testimony
In Omaha on December 4 the state rested its case in the Charles Davis murder trial by presenting Mrs. Abbie Rice testimony about Dr. Rustin plotting to have Davis killed and supplied with aconite poison to end his own life. Rice described nighttime meetings, a poison bottle, and Davis’s movements toward Rustin’s home before the shooting.
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Omaha
Charles Davis
Frederick T. Rustin
Abbie Rice
Davis
Rustin
Dr. Rustin
Meyer & Dilion’s
Farnam Street
16Th Street
Farnam
40Th
Hearing on Bissell contempt case seen as fishing trip
Albany December 4 Arguments on returning an order to show cause why Herbert P. Bissell of Buffalo, president of the Economic Power and Construction Co, should not be punished for refusing to answer questions at a Public Service Commission hearing were heard by Justice Fitts. Fleischmann called the examination a gratuitous fishing expedition while Hale for the commission and Riley for Bissell argued about due process and business secrets. Decision reserved.
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Albany
Herbert P. Bissell
Buffalo
Economic Power and Construction Company
Stevens
Public Service Commission
24 District
Justice Fitts
Supreme Court
Ledyard P. Hale
Simon Fleischmann
George ©. Riley
Woman Court Martial Witness at Army Trial
A woman testified as witness at a court martial last night in the veterans room of the %h Regiment Armory. The judge and officers heard testimony from Captain Arthur M. Tompkins and others about an incident on June 18 at Camp Barry Fort Wadsworth involving Second Lieutenant Tom Pancoast Dilkes and Mrs. Dilkes. The hearing was adjourned until December 2.
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Armouy
Johns. Cooper
Tom Pancoast Dilkes
Dilkes
Arthur M. Tompkins
7Th Company
Leutenant
Dar
Barry
Fort Wadsworth
Mornure
Tompkins
ConGon
Morris
James O'Donnell
73Rd Company
Lawyer Benjamin F Norris to testify at inquest
Benjamin F Norris a Brooklyn lawyer at 215 Montague Street will be subpoenaed to testify next Friday night before Coroner Brewer. He acted as consulting attorney for Mrs Lillian Falconer Doty in a Sioux Falls divorce case against Mansfield M Doty and reportedly spoke with her before she died.
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Benjamin F. Norris
Montague Street
Brooklyn
Lillian Falconer Doty
Brewer
Norris
Family of Twelve Finds Relief with Postum Drink
A letter from a young woman describes a twelve member family quitting coffee for Postum. She notes headaches dizziness and stomach issues improved after switching. The sister and mother also report heart and digestion relief and increased well being.
Crowd Witness Sees Real Estate Operator Die in Subway Jump
William Bloodgood a 56 year old real estate operator living at 8 East 163rd Street leaped before a southbound Broadway express at Brooklyn Bridge station. Motorman George Riedel stopped after two cars passed. Bloodgood’s body was removed to the Morgue by order of Coroner Acritelli.
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Brooklyn Bridge
William Bloodgood
St Regis
East 163d Street
George Riedel
Amsterdam Avenue
Hellenbrand
Hudson Street Hospital
Bloodgood
Elizabeth Street
Acritelli
Meyer Cohen
West 1434
Morris Park
Politician Endorsements Highlight Hearing in Metz Case
Daniel Moynahan testified before the State Civil Service Commission as the Metz hearing nears its end. Clerks testified their duties were clerical and many occupation letters showed political endorsements. The defense questioned the relevance of endorsements as the judge adjourned until Wednesday for Metz’s testimony.
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Daniel Moynahan
Bureau
State Civil Service Commission
Metz
Finance Department
Moynahan
McGowan
Board of Aldermen
Haffen
Bronx
Leahy
Brooklyn
J. P. Sinnott
R. Ross Appleton
Jeremiah T. Mahoney
James
McKenna
James F. Butler
Frank B. Lakestream
Harry J. Vought
Edward T. Schermerhorn
Objects to Hains jury panel
The special panel drawn to try T. Jenkins Hains for first degree murder may be set aside for failure to follow the law. An order directs Queens County officials to show cause in Flushing why the panel should not be annulled. Trial remains scheduled for December 14.
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T. Jenkins Hains
Eugene N. L. Young
Peter C. Hains, Jr
Queens
Justice Crane
Flushing
Jamaica
Supreme Court
Darrin
Ferry Pilots Demand Pay Increase as Ferries Run
The Masters and Pilots Association demands wages rise from 135 to 1 a month for 40 to 50 ferry pilots once the Williamsburg ferries begin city operation. The Brooklyn Ferry Company had delayed actions during earlier threats to close, and Superintendent Stoney remains in charge during city takeover negotiations.
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Masters and Pilots’ Association
Williamsburg
Brooklyn Ferry Company of
New York
Stoney
Broooklyn Ferry Company of
Labor unions seek inquiry into Bureau of Employment practices
President Coakley of the Central Federated Union asks Secretary Straus to investigate the Department of Commerce and Labor employment bureau over alleged use of strike breakers for a Pennsylvania cigar factory. A committee member reported his daughters were offered work there for 27 dollars weekly and he could work for a dollar daily.
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Employment Bureau
Depart of Commerce and Labor
Pennsylvania
Coakley
Central Federated Union
Straus
Bankruptcy Petitions Filed in U S District Court
Several bankruptcy petitions were filed in federal court including involuntary cases against William H. Eisele a Lenox Avenue butcher. Grannis Press. John Bono & Co. Benjamin Rosenberg. and Frederick Cook with varied creditor claims. Voluntary filings include Wesstrom and Felix Weestrom. note about the serial The Ring and the Men in Sundays Tribune.
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William H. Eisele
Lenox Avenue
117Th Street
Schwarzchild & Sulzberger Company
H. Breas
Grannis Press
Dill & Collins Company
Charles Fischer
American Type Founders’ Company
Frederick Kirsten
John Bono & Co
Avenue A
Kate Erie Wine Company
L. Cohen
Christian Felix Weestrom
East 45Th Street
Wesstrom
Colonial Development Company
Fifth Avenue
Benjamin Rosenberg
Fleet Avenue
Jacob L. Block
H. Osterman
Frederick Cook
Tremont Avenue
Washington Avenue
Brox
Henry Wellbreck Company
Greenwich Street
United Wine and Trading Company
West 13Th Street
Warns of Coal Exhaust in Fifty Years Say West Virginia Geologist
Pittsburg talk on the barren zone of the Northern Appalachian Coal Field by Dr. I C White, state geologist, predicts coal exhaustion within fifty years if current wasteful methods continue. He traced coal deposits along a sixty to one hundred mile belt, stating little commercial coal remains in the Allegheny series. Arbitration debate at the congress highlighted employer and employee joint settlement as most effective, with related letters and lectures discussed. A resolution favored protection for American zinc producers and sympathy for Marianna mine disaster dependents was adopted.
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Pittsburg
Northern
Appalachian
I. C. White
West Virginia
American Mining Congress
Allegheny
Pittsby
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Big Sandy River
Kentucky Mne
Wayne County
Big Sandy
Kanawha
T. L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
George Gray
Delaware
Carroll D. Wright
United States Commissioner of Labor
Clark College
Worcester
Mass
Congress
H. H. Greeg
Missouri
Marianna
Redon
Dwenger
Dresden
President Lewis Named Ex Officio Mine Board Member
President T. L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers was appointed by President Roosevelt as an ex officio member of the national advisory board with general supervision over mine explosion investigations. The notice reached him in Pittsburgh today and he promptly accepted. Pittsburgh, Dec. 4.
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T. L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Roosevelt
National Advisory Board
Lewis
Pittsburg
Disputed Cranes Keepsake At Auction
At a sale of Angelina P Crane estate items were auctioned to benefit charities. A jewel box with a lock of hair and baby teeth of Crane’s disinherited daughter was won by a representative of Dr Robert Simmons. Paintings sold for 39 dollars, a diamond brooch for 113 dollars, and a watch and chain for 22 dollars.
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Angelina P. Crane
Robert 8. Simmons
S$th Street
Crane
Simmons
Edith Crane
Elephant Hurt in Crosstown Dash
Nellie the musical elephant suffered rib and internal injuries after escaping her trainer and dashing through the city to a tenement on the East Side. Dr. Martin J. Potter said an operation would be needed, with tools ordered for a Sunday procedure at the Hippodrome while staff are away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie
Martin J. Potter
Richmond Florist Acquitted in Arson Trial
Robert Thompson, a Graniteville Staten Island florist, was acquitted in Richmond County Court on charges of arson after his trial concluded last night.
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Robert Thompson
Graniteville
Staten Island
Richmond
Labor Man Succeeds S S Donnelly Brooklyn Appoints Holland
James P. Holland, longtime Brooklyn labor figure and leading delegate of the stationary engineers, was appointed Public Printer by President Roosevelt. Mayor McClellan said the choice maintains balance on the board, replacing Donnelly with a labor representative after Holland was sworn in.
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cClellan
James P. Holland
Brooklyn
Stationary Engineers
Ieceed
Samuel B. Donnelly
Roosevelt
McClellan
Organized Labor
Donnelly
Holland
Toy Spaniel Club Show Opens Amid Glass Roof Delay
The Toy Spaniel Club of America held its show at the Waldorf Astoria with dogs crated in the Astor Gallery due to an unfinished glass pavilion. Pekinese and Pomeranians drew praise while others complained of the artificial light and lack of sun. Notables including Miss Anna Sands and Miss H G Parlett displayed prize winners. The Tribune previews Cyrus Townsend Brady’s serial continuation tomorrow.
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Toy Spaniel Club of America
Waldorf-Astoria
House of Glass
Astor Gallery
William Bryan
Ho Hong Ti
J. P. Morgan, Jr
Rosemary Calvert
Oyster Bay
Jetson Trump
Worces ter Emmanual Movement lecture at St George s
The Reverend Elwood Worcester stated there is no plan for a confessional in the Episcopal Church during a talk at St George s Church on the Emmanuel Movement. He urged confidants to respect trust and shared a personal insomnia remedy based on peaceful thoughts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood Worcester
St. George's Church
Dr. Worcester
Little Mothers Bazaar at Waldorf Astoria Opens
Mrs William Howard Taft sends a picture with Charles Taft to Mrs Clarence Burns president of the Little Mothers Aid Association for the bazaar at the Waldorf Astoria today. A cordial letter backs the event and the welfare of the Little Mothers. The Ring and the Man starts as a new serial in the Sunday Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Howard Taft
Clarence Burns
Little Mothers’ Aid Association
Mr. Taft
Charles Taft
Waldorf-Astoria
Ring
The
Sunday Tribune
Wholesale meat prices and fresh produce in market update
Wholesale meat remains high while retailers wait, but most prices hold. Lamb saddles at 16 cents, legs 13 14, racks 26, shoulders 19, veal hind saddies 17 18, porterhouse 28, sirloin 24 25. Fish vary with catfish 15, haddock 5, salmon 25, shrimp and shellfish listed. Fruits and vegetables show scarce cauliflowers 25 3 cents, oranges 50 75 cents a dozen, apples 75 cents a dozen, grapes 1 a pound, greens and root vegetables also priced with several quarter to quart occurrences.
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California
Philadelphia
Long Island
Maryland
Florida
Beurre d'Anjou
Italy
Golden Virtu Cabinets and Gold Furniture Display
Goldened furniture line features cabinets in Vernis Martin Watteau and Marie Antoinette styles with painted emblems and allegories. Includes gold cabinets for statuettes and fans, Boule style pieces, gold tables with onyx and marble tops, pedestals, lamp stands, music cabinets, and gold chairs. Prices begin at four dollars for lamps and pedestals at ten dollars, music cabinets at twenty two dollars, and Ktu cabinets at forty five dollars.
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Caffiere
Boule
Delightful Candlesticks and Shades Offer in New York
A New York catalog advertises a wide range of candlesticks and shades. Prices span from 40 cents to 30 dollars for desk pieces, brass options, and ornate candelabras. Electric versions include ready to attach sticks and multi-light candelabras priced up to 30 dollars. Second Gallery New Building.
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New York City
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Weilville
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HAINS
Government Bureau Inquiry
Labor Committee
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Abraham Groden
West Mth Street
Moses Price
Broadway
Morris Cohen
West Lifth Street
Aaron Westheim
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A and Falkner & Page
H Street
Ring and the Men
Dr. White
Mining Board
Richmond Florist
S&s. B
Cyrus Townsend Brady
Tomorrow’s Tribune
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Episcopal Church
Little Mothers'” Bazaar
FISH
Savoy Hotel
Naples
New Building
Transition Bureau
San Domingo
Eighth Gallery
John Wanamaker
Fourth Avenue
Eighth
Tenth Stree
Paris
A. F. Jammes
5Th Ave
the Presbyterian Hospital
Andrew J. McCosh
Medical Board
Society of the Presbyterian Hospital
Berlioz School OF Languages
Madison Square
Harlem
Lenox Ave
Collegna
Charles
Tribune Office
AGEN
M. J. Young-Fulton
Union Square
Mademoiselle Amyot
West
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Plaza
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N. Y
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Chief OF Engineers
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Borough of Mahattan
Morris Laveddon
James A. Blanchard
State of
County of New York
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City of New York
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York County
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Xe Luwis Hannold
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Metropolitan Opera
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