Barnsdall assets face loss as Oklahoma moves on oil deal
Oklahoma Attorney General targets Indian Territory Illuminating Oil and Gas Co over gas piping to restrict market influence tied to Theodore N. Barnsdall and Standard Oil. The probe, based on a 7.63 million dollar loan secured by Barnsdall securities and land deeds in Creek and Cherokee nations, could depress collateral value and curb oil exports from the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore N. Barnsdall
Pittsburg
Standard Oil Company
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Indian Territory Company
Barnsdall
Barnsdall Securities
Pittsburg Trust Company
Oklahoma District
Barnsdall Oil Company
West Virginia
William G. Rocke
Eee
Rockefeller
Eee H . Bnt
Ae Ecate
Archbold
Ss Ian A
Barns
No Death Revivals Here In New Jersey Discussion
Albany report states prison officials will not allow revival experiments after electric chair executions. Dr E A Spitzka cites autopsy findings from multiple states and asserts electrocution is painless, instantaneous, and humane, urging adoption of the method nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
New Jersey
Vy. Collins
State Prison Department
E. A. Spitzka
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia
E. F. Davis
Osborne
Trenton State
Trenton
Sing Sing
Auburn
Clinton
Trenton State Penitentiary
Can't Stop Operating Ferry In Brooklyn Under Court Injunction
Corporation Counsel Pendleton secured an injunction from Justice Stapleton in Brooklyn Supreme Court restraining the 42d Street ferry operators from ceasing service to Broadway. The injunction, returnable Wednesday, hinges on a lease clause causing operation until lease expiration on December 1, 192. The operators gave no notice they would stop service soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation
Pendleton
Justice Stapleton
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Speeding Chaser James Reilly Injured in Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon motorcycle policeman James Reilly, famed for catching more speeding motorists in Westchester, was struck while pursuing a speed violator. A. V. Bucas of Mount Vernon swerved across the street, throwing Reilly about twenty feet into a grocery doorway. He sustained only minor bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Reilly
Mount Vernon
Westchester County
Desti Yesterda
Reilly
A. V. Bucas
Five Held by Coroner Over Rivington Street Theatre Collapse
Five men were remanded to the coroner after the Rivington Street balcony collapse near No 15. Victim Louis Fein, 18, died at Gouverneur Hospital. Stephen J Scherer, owner of the Golden Rule Theatre, and others faced Essex Market court with $2,900 bail each for the inquest set December 22. Police and Building Department to probe fire exits and lantern boxes in moving picture shows. Actors' Protective Union seeks full investigation of tenement district venues amid fire risks.
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No. 15
Rivington Street
Louis Fein
Gouverneur Hospital
Stephen J. Scherer
No. 43
East 27Th Street
Golden Rule Theatre
Essex Market Court
Corrigan
Harburger
Actors’ Protective Union
de Veaux
Union
Mike Warshafsky to inherit near millionaire fortune
Mike Warshafsky, a cigar store worker, stands to gain nearly 1 million dollars from a Poland origin inheritance story. A prior 1864 unclaimed estate, traced via Polish connections and a power of attorney, is being pursued by David Friedman for Mike and relatives. If obtained, Mike plans real estate mortgage investments, while Elsie Zeisler jokes about a marriage stake.
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Mike” Warshafsky
John Zeisler
East
Houston Street
Grodski
Poland
New York City
Warsaw Courier
Rypen
Julian Grodski
America
Julian
Maltke Warshafsky
Mike
David Friedman
Elsie Zeisler
Boxing Stop Sparks Injunction Clash at Club Fight
Police halted a prize boxing match at the National Athletic Club in Williamsburg after a fighter suffered a broken jaw. Inspect or Titus and Acting Captain Bourke waited at the Cedar street venue until the bout ended and five people were arrested. Star fighters included William Schumacher of Jersey City and Charles Palmer of Brooklyn. The court ordered no interference with exhibitions, but handlers and the referee were detained for further examination. Palmer claimed his punch slipped and the jaw injury was unintentional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Titus
Edward J. Bourke
Hamburg Avenue
National Athletic Club
Cedar Street
Williamsburg
Supreme Court
William Schumacher
Sumner Avenue
Jersey City
Charles Palmer
Garfield Place
Brooklyn
Schumacher
Palmer
Darwin Centenary to Be Celebrated at AAAS Meeting in Baltimore
Nearly a thousand scientists from U S institutions will gather in Baltimore during Christmas week for the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting at Johns Hopkins University to celebrate Darwin and the Origins of Species. The program includes memorial addresses on evolution’s progress, a moving picture lecture on volcanoes, and a symposium on public health with discussion of a national health bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Baltimore
Charles Darwin
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Johns Hopkins University
American Association
Darwin
Shrewsbury
England
E. B. Poulton
Cambridge
Poulton
Kilauea
Pacific Islands
William A. Bryan
Bishop Museum of
Honolulu
American Health League
Association
Death of Meg Davis During Ambulance Transfer
Coroner's Physician Schultz autopsied Meg Davis, who died in an ambulance en route from Roosevelt to Bellevue Hospital. He ruled death caused by cerebral edema and exonerated Roosevelt Hospital officials of responsibility. Ambulance surgeon Dr Ward noted a prior left-eye wound and alcoholism before ordering transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schultz
Meg Davis
Roosevelt
Bellevue Hospital
Roosevelt Hospital
K. T. Ward
Bellevue
Vaudeville Actor Nat Wills Freed After Reckless Driving Charge
Nat M. Wills a vaudeville performer was arrested for reckless driving at Broadway and 46th Street Saturday night and discharged yesterday by Magistrate Krotel in the West Side court. A joint hearing of state commissions from New York and New Jersey on bridges and tunnels to connect the city with New Jersey will be held at City Hall at 10 o'clock Wednesday.
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Nat M. Wills
Frcadway
46Th Street
Krotel
West Side
New York
New Jersey
Night Rider Trials Open Amid Tennessee Tension
In Reelfoot Lake country, Night Rider trials begin tomorrow as state militia guard suspects. The Night Riders terrorized locals for two years enforcing unwritten rules, prompting grand jury action and 125 indictments for capital offenses. The trials pit organized lawlessness against state power.
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Jones
Caldwell
Rankin
Woman Suspected in Maine Track Murders Near Bowdoinham
Portions of a man's body found along Maine Central Railroad tracks near Bowdoinham indicate a struggle. Footprints suggest a woman and three men involved. one footprint matches a rubber overshoe. A felt hat with a bullet hole was found near the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoinham
Maine Central Railroad
Marine Intelligence Miniature Almanac Card
Sunrise and sunset times plus moon phase listed for coastal navigation. High water marks at Sandy Hook Gov. Island and Hell Gate indicate tidal schedule for the day. Includes morning and afternoon high water predictions with precise times for safer maritime planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Hook
Gov. Island
Hell Gate
Island
Shipping arrivals and sailings listed with ships and ports
Ships including Celtic Vaderland Columbia and others are described by eastward positions from Sandy Hook, with expected dock times. The log covers multiple vessels with dates from December, listing destinations such as New Orleans Glasgow Havre and Antwerp, plus Panama and Cristobal sailings and local times for departures and arrivals.
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Celtic
Ndy Hook
Co Ees
Sandy Hook
Vaderland
S Hook
Prinz Joachim
Dlen
Hambh An
Coppename
Trinidad
Prince
Barrador
Vitnee
Havyana
Ward
la Bretagne
Havre
Vrenet Creda
Cins
New Orleans
Columbia
Glasgow
Basil
Para
Perugia
Palermo
Atenor Chalmette
el Rio Galves
Puc Vadertan Antwerp
Ned Rtar
Elegant evening wear offered at moderate prices
A local retailer promotes evening dress suits priced 35 to 70 dollars and dinner jackets 16 to 28 dollars with matching accessories. The store touts quality fabrics, no fitting anxieties, three Broadway locations, and a variety of holiday items on its Christmas tree display.
D Oyleys Centre Pieces Tea Cloths Scarfs
Material from D Oyleys includes centerpieces tea cloths and scarves described in a brief listing. Items are presented in a single line, noting fabric types and potential decorative sets for table or wardrobe use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D’oyleys
Shipping News Reveals Arrivals and Quarantine Progress
Shipping notes report multiple steamers arriving at the Bar with passengers mails and merchandise. Vessels include Bermudian Br Fraser Philadelphia Leuctra Thorsa Siam Dagfred Camoens Minnehaha Admiral Cbley Lackawanna Seguranca El Paso El Dia Alamo Huron Hamilton Delaware Captain A F Lucas Sanity Hook and others with varied cargoes and quarantine statuses. Specifics list origins destinations passengers and cargo details across December dates and ports.
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Bermudian
Fraser
Bermuda
A.F Outerbridge & Co
Philadelphia
Mills
Southampton
Cherbourg
Bar
Leuctra
Hilton
Norfolk
J H Winchester & Co
Moise
Thorsa (Nor) Hansen
Lewieport
Donald Ss Co
Siam
Xigga
Seurabaya
Passaroean Xo
Samarang
Colombo
Algiers
Fayal
Delaware
Dagfred
Nor
Janvold
Maracaibo
Porto Cabello
Boulton, Bliss & Dallett
Camoens
Belge
Penrice
Santos
Rio de Janeiro
Barbados
Busk & Jevons
Mails
Minnehaha
Layland
London
Atlantic Transport Line
Admiral Cbley
Jensen
Port Antonio
United Fruit Co
Mois
Lackawanna 'Br. Gray
Shieldee
Philip Ruprecht
Seguranca
Oakes
Guantanamo
Nassau
New York and Cuba
New Orleans
Southern Pacific Co
Alamo
Smith
Mobile
Tampa T
Key West
Mallory Ss Co
Huron
Ingrameksonville
Charleston
Hamilton
Ron
Newport News
Old Dominion Ss
French
Wlyde Ss Co
Mdse
A F Lucas
Rubelll
Boston
Sanity Hook
Steamers at Foreign Ports in December Notices
Shipping news lists multiple steamers sailing from New York to Liverpool Singapore Hong Kong and Southampton via Queenstown Malta Gibraltar and Plymouth with dates December 13 and 1S. Vessels include Cedric Campania Slavonia Muret Castle Magdalena itr and Karongarri with routes through Kingston Colon Port Spain Barbados Cherbourg and Plymouth.
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Queenstown
Cedric
New York
Liverpool
Lee
Georgia
Malta
Karongarri
Singapore
Hong Kong
Ete
Southampton
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Gibraltar
Slavonia
Campania
Bry
Muret Castle
Magdalena
Itr
Kingston
Colon
Port Spain
Barbados
Ampton
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Dr. Spitzka
Corporation Counsel
Moving Picture Theatre
Mike the Millionaire
City News
Tennessee
Tenn
Union City
Reelfoot Lake
Tom” Johnson
Night Riders
Troy
Dyersburg
Quentin Rankin
Homicide
Fred Auregansen
Jeremiah Dwyer
Union Railway Company
Fordham
Saral Milli- Kofski
Third Avenue
O'Neill
Bronx
Morrisania
Marine Intelligence
Panama
Cristobal
Marowny
Suri
Coe Dam
Muuroe
Cid Dowinson
Linees Liverpool
Vigneia Tassa
San Juan
Aureole
Onda Meal
Irisbrook
Wansea
Gallia Aples
Fabre el Dia
Rocers, Peer & Company
Broadway
Warren St
13Th St
34Th St
Nene
Inole
San Domingo
Clyde
Adam
Rotterdam
Holland
City of Savannah
Savana Savannah
Jacksonville
Clyda
lHamulton, Norfold Dominion
White Star
Herhany
Hay Hamb
aMam Lloam Ral Sealey
Jamaica
U . Co
Permudian
Psuda
Quebec
Mam
Finland
Antwerp
Red Star
Comal
Galves Mallory
Tampa
Mallory
Jefferson
Old Dominion
Transpacific
Hawaii
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Japan
Corea
China
Sapine Islands
Korea
Tahiti
Marquesas Islands
New Zealand
Australia
Tacoma
Teucer
Ana Polippine
Vancouver
Vey Impress
Hina
West
Fiji Islands
New Caledonia
Victoria
B. C
Ict
Hawk
Ineles
Area
Philippine Islands
Nippon Maru
Guam
U. S. Transport
Seattle
Marcadhes Ee Trenenna
Ere Islands
Seattles
Kaga Maru
James McCreery & CO
23Rd Street
354Th Street
Oriental Rugs
Daghestan
Shirvan
Brussels
Wilton
Shipping News
Port of New York
California
Bordeaux
Dunkirk
Marina
Sidra
Nice
Torre Annunziata
Rburbo Bank
Montevideo
Buenos Ayres
Borgestad
Nort
Span
Havana
Kasenga
Manx Isles
Kelvingrove
Maracas
Perth Amboy
Ossabaw
Brunswick
Monroe
John Drew
T. Boway
Jack Straw
Maude Adams
W. 44Th St E. of
Bway Exec
Em Hudso
Ethel Barrymore
Frederick
Hudson Theatre
Frank Baum
Gillette
Samson
Lyge Um
Bre Rocaves
Mats Thurs
Garrick
William Oller “Bitriet
Knickerbocker
Fritzi Scheff
Savoy
Leer
Nean Thurs
Ar Imes
Henry Miller
Tac Kaye
the Batile
LYRIG
The
Blue Mouse Sc
Jie Eve
Wel
Mat DE Wolf Hopper Majestic
Daly
Lulu Glaser
W. Faversham
Piciae Herald
Mars
John Mason
Bisjou Pee GR
Gentleman
Nissisipp
Joe Weber
Annie Russel
Sue Sex
Wallace
Marie Cahill
Astor Binay
Blanche Bates
Belasso Saeko Atre
Eves Georg
Sat Arliss
Hackett Theatre
Mrs. Fiske
Chaminade
Mme. Jomelli
Carnegie Hal
Salere
Mar
Johnston
Blaneys
Lincoln SQ. Bway
Mat
Garden Theatre
Mat Soc
Ee Mary
Janes
R. G. Knowles
Felix
Catre
Eden Musee
Gypsy Museo
iNorthern Europe
Rover To Rescue
Opera House
Oscar Hammenste
Gehand
Grand- Galletti Mus
Campanini
Juggler OF
Notre Dame
Miss Mary Garden
MM Renaud Dufranne Valles
Crabbe de Segurola
Vieuille Mus
New Amsterdam
Bway
LE Nemo
Sieitins
Joseph O'Mara
Liberty
Hompson
Adwar Iyan
Beay
Miss Innocence
Gaiety 4 Theatre
la Travias
Caruso
Campanar
Schmedes
Feinha
Nekler
Cavalia Ruste
Amato i
Goetterdaem
Merung
Fremsta
Lecka DE Lawmer
Rich MM Ampanart
Carmen Mmes
Martim
Dessis Hinckles
Butterfly
Academy OF Music
Twe
Montgomery
Hammerstein's
Cle
Stuart
Alhambra
Alice Lloyd
Henry Lee
Barrows- la TS
Cee Naughtons
Binns & B
Cece Versees Soooeeeit Musical Art Society
Dee!t
West Stuart
Carnegie Wall
Wise Hla ‘Lman
J. Townsen
Wansue Con Pigtur
Kneisel
Russell
Carnegie le Fickets Om Sale Pas
SG Orchestra
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