Trial reveals Davis murder plot and poison plan
In Omaha on December 4 the Davis murder case hinges on Mrs. Abbie Rice testimony. The prosecutor aired details of a plan by Dr. Rustin to supply Davis with poison for a suicide pact, and Rice described the night’s events from the doctor’s office to the 12th and Douglas street dwelling.
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Omaha
Charles =. Davis
Frederick T. Rustin
Abbie Rice
Devis
Davis
Dr. Rustin
Meyer & Dilion
Farnam Street
1Éth Street
4Th
Fernam
40Th
Farnam
Albany Hearing Delays Bissell Contempt Question
In Albany on December 4 the return of an order to show cause why Herbert P. Bissell of Buffalo should not be punished for refusing to answer questions before Public Service Commission Chairman Stevens was heard. Justice Fitts reserved decision. Fleischmann denounced the probe as a fishing expedition and warned it would invade sacred rights and compel disclosure of business secrets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Herbert P. Bissell
Buffalo
Economic Power and Construction Company
Stevens
Public Service Commission
Justice Fitts
Supreme Court
Ledyard P. Hale
Simon Fleischmann
George C. Riley
Bissell
Fleischmann
Woman court martial witness testifies for husband
Mrs. T P Dilkes testifies in a court martial at the Sth Regiment Armory defending Lt Tom P Dilkes. She says he had permission to leave Camp Barry with her, countering Captain Arthur Tompkins who alleged no such permission. The hearing adjourned until December.
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T. P. Dilkes
Husband
Sth Regiment
John 8. Cooper
Tom Pancoast Dilkes
Dilkes
Arthur M. Tompkins
Mth Company
Leutenant
Camp Barry
Fort Wadsworth
Coné@on
Tompkins
Morris
James O'Donnell
Mrs. Dilkes
Dilkee
Lawyer to testify at inquest in death of Mrs Doty
Benjamin F. Norris a Brooklyn lawyer at 215 Montague Street will be subpoenad to testify at the inquest next Friday night before Coroner Brewer. Norris was consulting attorney for Mrs Lillian Falconer Doty in a Sioux Falls divorce from Mansfield M. Doty and may have advised her before she took her life.
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Benjamin F. Norris
Montague Street
Brooklyn
Lillian Falconer Doty
Brewer
Norris
Family of Twelve Finds Postum Blessing at Home
A testimonial from a young woman in a large family describes Postum replacing coffee. She credits Postum with curing headaches dizziness and stomach issues in relatives including a mother and brother. A sister improved after quitting coffee and tea, while one brother preferred coffee until Postum proved its taste. The letter, signed Reed from Battle Creek Michigan, promotes the product as genuine and engaging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Reed
Weilville
Real estate operator William Bloodgood killed by subway train at Brooklyn Bridge station
Witnesses say William Bloodgood 56 a well known real estate operator leaped in front of a southbound Broadway express at the Brooklyn Bridge station. Motorman George Riedel stopped the train after two cars passed. Bloodgood’s body was removed to the Morgue. Police and a coroner investigated.
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Brooklyn Bridge
William Bloodgood
St Regis
East 1634 Street
George Riedel
Amsterdam Avenue
Hellenbrand
Hudson Street Hospital
Bloodgood
Elizabeth Street
Acritelli
Meyer Cohen
West 1434
Morris Park
Politician Ties Probed in City Finance Hearings
Daniel Moynahan testified before the State Civil Service Commission in the Metz audit as witnesses described clerical duties and letters of political endorsement for job applicants. The hearing adjourned with the Controller’s testimony due Wednesday.
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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
Edward T. Schermerhorn
Objects to Hains Jury Panel
Defense moves to set aside the special panel for the murder trial of T. Jenkins Hains claiming improper drawing in Jamaica. An order directs Queens County officials to show cause in Flushing why the panel should not be annulled. trial remains set for December 14 per District Attorney Darrin.
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T. Jenkins Hains
Eugene N. L. Young
Peter C. Hains, Jr
Queens County
Crane
Flushing
Jamaica
Supreme Court
Darrin
Ferry Pilots Demand Higher Wages as City Takes Over
The Masters and Pilots Association stated that once the Williamsburg ferries begin city operation pilots will seek a raise from 135 to 160 dollars per month. The claim affects 40 to 50 pilots. After prior shutdown threats and an injunction the company remains under Superintendent Stoney as negotiations with the city proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masters and Pilots’ Association
Williamsburg
Brooklyn Ferry Company of
New York
Stoney
Broooklyn Ferry Company of
Labor unions seek inquiry into employment bureau abuses
President Coakley of the Central Federated Union called on Secretary Straus to investigate the Department of Commerce and Labor employment bureau over alleged use of strike breakers. A committee member reported his two daughters were offered work at the Pennsylvania cigar factory for 27 dollars weekly and the father for one dollar daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Employment Bureau
Depart of Commerce and Labor
Pennsylvania
Coakley
Central Federated Union
Straus
Bankruptcy Petitions Filed in U S District Court
Involuntary filings against William H. Eisele, Grannis Press, John Bono & Co., and Benjamin Rosenberg, with receivers appointed for several estates and assets ranging from a few hundred to over a million dollars. Voluntary filings include Christian Felix Wesstrom and Frederick Cook. Also mentions schedules and multiple creditors. The notice ends by promoting a new serial in the Sunday Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Eisele
Lenox Avenue
117Th Street
Schwarzchild & Sulzberger Company
CC. 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 Wesstrom
East 45Th Street
Wesstrom
Colonial Development Company
Fifth Avenue
Benjamin Rosenberg
First Avenue
Jacob L. Block
Osterman
Frederick Cook
Tremont Avenue
Washington Avenue
Bronx
Henry Wellbrook Company
Greenwich Street
United Wine and Trading Company
West 18Th Street
Barren Zone Warns Of Coal Exhaust In Fifty Years
Pittsburg December 4. West Virginia geologist I C White warned the American Mining Congress that with current wasteful methods the Allegheny coal layer near Pittsburg would be exhausted in fifty years. He described scant commercial coal across a sixty mile belt and noted the Big Sandy region shows little usable coal. Arbitration, zinc ore duties, and mine disaster relief were discussed with resolutions urging protection for American producers and sympathy for Marianna mine victims.
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Pittsburg
Appalachian
I. C. White
West Virginia
American Mining Congress
Allegheny
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Big Sandy
Kentucky
Wayne County
Kanawha River
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
President Lewis Appointed to Mining Board
President T. L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers was named an ex officio member of the advisory board overseeing mine explosion investigations. The notice reached him in Pittsburg today and he promptly accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. Lewis
Pittsburg
United Mine Workers
Roosevelt
Lewis
Will Get Back Her Baby Teeth Item At Auction
A dispute over estate items of Angelina P. Crane ended with an auction at the old Fast River Savings Bank. A collector representing Dr. Robert Simmons retrieved a jewel box with a lock of hair and baby teeth of Crane’s disinherited daughter. The sale included 115 paintings sold for $39, an old-fashioned diamond brooch for $113, and a watch and chain for $22. Colonel Hobbs supervised the sale and returned the keepsake to the divorced wife of the doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angelina P. Crane
Robert 8. Simmons
East 59Th Street
Crane
Simmons
Edith Crane
Nellie the elephant to undergo surgery after city rampage
Nellie the musical elephant, who escaped her trainer and roamed the East Side, injuring ribs and internal organs, faces an operation by Dr. Martin J. Potter. Special tools were ordered for the Sunday procedure at the Hippodrome, after a riotous week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie
Martin J. Potter
Richmond Florist Acquitted in Arson Trial
Robert Thompson a Graniteville Staten Island florist was found not guilty on arson indictments after a Richmond County Court trial last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Thompson
Graniteville
Staten Island
Richmond
Labor Man Succeeds S. B. Donnelly in Brooklyn
James Jellan named leading delegate of the stationary engineers and Board of Education member to replace Samuel B. Donnelly the Public Printer chosen by President Roosevelt. Mayor McClellan endorsed the choice after a labor delegation met him and Jellan was sworn in promptly.
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Jellan
James
Brooklyn
Stationary Engineers
Board of Education
Samuel B. Donnelly
Roosevelt
M the
McC Holland
PrcClellan
Organized Labor
Donnelly
Holland
Toy Spaniel Show At Waldorf Astoria Delights Pet Lovers
The Toy Spaniel Club of America opened its show at the Waldorf Astoria, turning the Astor Gallery into a showcase for Pekingese Pekinese and other toy breeds. dogs display coats and temperaments amid a bustling crowd of admirers and judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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 on Emmanuel Movement at St George s
The Rev Elwood Worcester said the Emmanuel Movement would not create a confessional in the Episcopal Church while endorsing confidential help for the troubled. He described insomnia and shared a sleep remedy based on peaceful thoughts rather than drugs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood Worcester
St. George's Church
Dr. Worcester
Little Mothers' Bazaar Opens At Waldorf Astoria
Mrs William Howard Taft has sent a photograph 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 accompanies the gift wishing success and the welfare of the Little Mothers. Also promoting The Ring and the Man serial in the Sunday Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Howard Taft
Clarence Burns
Little Mothers’ Aid Association
Mr. Taft
Charles Taft
Waldorf-Astoria
Meat and produce prices hold steady amid quarantine
Market reports note retail meats steady with lamb saddles at 16 cents per pound and porterhouse at 28 cents. Fisherman prices list codfish and halibut at various cents per pound, while fruits and vegetables show mixed but cautious rises and scarcity in items like cauliflowers and green ginger.
Golden Virtu Cabinets and Gold Furniture for Gifts
Golden Virtu Cabinets and other gold furniture for gifts in Vernis Martin and Watteau styles. Includes gold cabinets for statuettes and rare fans, Boule era pieces, golden tables with onyx and agate, gold pedestals, lamp stands, music cabinets, and reception chairs. Prices start at $4 for lamps and pedestals, $22 for music cabinets, and $45 for Ktu cabinets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watteau
Caffiere
Irs
Delightful Candlesticks and Shades at Varying Prices
A New York display offers numerous candlesticks and shades in small desk sizes from 40c to 1.25, plain brass and spun varieties up to 6, with candelabras priced 5.36 to 18. Electric options include desk sticks at 2.75 to 6 and electric candelabras for three to five lights at 12.50, 25, and 30. Second Gallery New Building.
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Florida
Italy
California
New York City
Antiques Display Promises Fine Louis XV Desk
A local antiques exhibit features pieces priced like household goods with two notable items. The Louis XV Transition Bureau Desk is showcased with old style inlays, curved form, and alto-relief portraits, offered at $500 at the Eighth Gallery, New Building.
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Transition Bureau
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Mrs. Davis
Austin
Dr. Rusn
H. P. Bissell
Bridge
HAINS
Government Bureau Inquiry
Labor Committee
United States District Court
Abraham Groden
West
Th Street
Moses Price
Broadway
Morris Cohen
Aaron Westhelm
Vernon Avenue
Falkner & Page
H Street
The
Ring and
Met
Sunday Tribune
Dr. White
Mining Board
Elephant Hurt
Crosstown Dash
Richmond Florist
S. B. Donnelly
Cyrus Townsend Brady
Tomorrow’s Tribune
Emmanuel
Episcopal Church
Ring
FISH
Philadelphia
Long Island
Maryland
Savoy Hotel
Naples
Redon
Dwenger
Dresden
New Building
John Wanamaker
Fourth Avenue
Eighth
Tenth Stres
Paris
5Th Ave
the Presbyterian Hospital
Andrew J. McCosh
Society of the Presbyter
Berlioz School OF Languages
Madison Square
Harlem
Lenox Ave
Court
Charles
Box
Tribune
AGEN
M. J. Young-Fulton
Union Square
Wademoiselle Amyot
Teachers’ Agency
H2d
Plaza
Fort Slocum
N. Y
Q. M
Dicument
Washington
Frederic V. Abbot
New Tos County
Sarah E. Todd Scher
Isaac Helfer
George Tate Silverson
State Bank
Silverson Construction Campal
Henry W. DeForest
Charles Lane
Pauline F. Morris Levenson
Sing Lee
Timothy Buckler
Tver
Cannon & Cannon
Pilatatiff
Borough of Whattan
Morris Levenon
James A. Blanchard
Supreme Court of
State of New York
County of New York
County Court House
Borough of Manhattan
City of New York
Jace Cannon & Cannon
Plaintff
Upreme Court
New
York County
Margarethe Hannold
Ludwig Hannold
Marias
New You
Samuel Zuckerman
Boceau
Manhattan
Schoff
Be Court of the State
County of York
Borough of
Samuel Eeanes Intirs
Thos T. Hendrickson
Fulton
Metropolitan Opera
Peart
Columbus
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