Senator Benn Conger Denies He Paid Bribe in Allds Case
Senator Benn Conger spent hours in Auburn as part of preparing for the Allds trial. He denied saying he paid the bribe, insisting he had personal knowledge that Allds received money. Conger and counsel pressed for precise bill of particulars, with no comment on missing Assembly documents.
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the Tribune
Auburn
N. Y
Benn Conger
Isreton
Jotham P. Allds
Allds
Albany
Alids
Ten Eycke
Ten Eycl
Allés
Senator Conger
Senator Allds
Senate
Assembly Committee
Assembly Committee Documents Were Missing, Mr. Conger
Troy
New York Senator Denies Ties in Wilmington Visit
State Senator Josiah T. Newcomb of New York says he has no interest in The New York Evening Post or any related corporations. He states he was a subordinate employee until October 1993 and that his actions to push the Allds Conger investigation aimed to safeguard public decency and compel a prompt inquiry.
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Wilmington
N. C
Josiah T. Newcomb
New York
Jotham P. Alids
Senator Conger
New York Evening Post
All Connection
Allds
Allids- Conger
Bible Society seeks funds to match Sage gift
The Rev Dr John Fox of the American Bible Society said on the previous day that 430 000 dollars has been collected toward the 340 percent aim to match a similar amount offered by Mrs Russell Sage. A Michigan writer has offered to join twenty others in giving one dollar each.
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John Fox
The
American Bible Society
Russell Sage
Michigan
Judge grants entry for Armenian wife amid deportation order
Judge Hand in the United States Circuit Court admitted Mrs Paris der Hohanessian to the United States yesterday despite a deportation edict from the Bureau of Immigration. Her husband, Howard E. Brown, and attorney accompanied her to Rhode Island. She had arrived December 3 with trachoma and faced deportation after Ellis Island review. the ruling follows prior lines limiting admission of wives of citizens if not in the country when citizenship was obtained.
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United States Circuit Court
Paris der Hohanessian
Bureau of Immigration
Washington
der Hohanessian
Howard E. Brown
Rhode Island
Hohanessians
Armenia
Ellis Island
Brown
Hohanessian
Cane Saves Life of Colonel In Fifth Avenue Runaway
Jefferson DeMont Thompson of East 28th Street halted a dangerous Fifth Avenue street run by shoving his gold headed cane at two horses drawing a brougham. The cane snapped but diverted the team and the colonel and wife were saved. Thompson helped draft traffic rules with Police Commissioner McAdoo and urged driver arrest for reckless driving. The driver, Daniel Mulloy of West 108th Street, claimed he was warming cold horses after taking Mr. and Mrs. Willard Ward to the Knickerbocker Theatre at Broadway and 112th Street.
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36Th Street
Jefferson DeMont Thompson
No. 28
East 28Th Street
McAdoo
West 30Th Street
Daniel Mulloy
West 108Th Street
Willard Ward
Devonshire
112Th Street
Broadway
Knickerbocker Theatre
Murdered Woman Found With Eight Bullets In Chest
Oneonta authorities ruled Bessie Wheeler was murdered after autopsy revealed eight bullets in her breast with three in the heart. A young man once linked to the case remains under suspicion and is under surveillance as the investigation continues in Davenport and Utica.
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Utica
N. Y
Oneonta
Bessie Wheeler
Davenport
Vanderlip Sees Taft On Financial Conditions
Frank A. Vanderlip of National City Bank in New York met President Taft at the White House to discuss current financial conditions. He declined to comment on departure, saying the visit was at his request.
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Washington
Frank A. Vanderlip
National City Bank of
New York
Taft
Vanderlip
White House
Lost ten thousand dollar gold certificate on Wall Street
A 17 year old messenger from Hornblower & Weeks started at 42 Wall Street with a $16.00 gold certificate to deposit at National City Bank 55 Wall Street. The story centers on a $10,000 United States gold certificate that was lost and later linked to a bank cash operation. Authorities note the rarity and risk of such bills and urge caution in payment with large denominations.
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Wall Street
No. 42
No.55
United States
Stovaine
United States Treasury
Benson Lang
Hornblower & Weeks
National City Bank
Dewey's Madeira or Sherry Wines Advertised
Dewey and Sons Co offers sherry before dinner and Madeira after. Address 135 Fulton St New York. Avt.
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Dewey’s
Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
N.Y
Death of Washington Banker Davidge by Own Hand
Charles H. Davidge, 67, a retired Washington banker, shot himself in the right temple at his home. He had shown melancholy since his wife's death last June while a half sister and servants were present. A Crawfordsville, Indiana native, he longtime linked to John C. New. Davidge came to Washington in 1875, held Treasury clerk posts, and later served as cashier at the Ohio National Bank and Washington Savings Bank. The body will be taken to Crawfordsville for burial.
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Charles H. Davidge
Miss McCrea
Mr. Davidge
Crawfordsville
Ind
John C. New
Republican National Committee
New
Treasury Department
Ohio National Bank
Washington Savings Bank
Yale receives two new dormitories from Frederick W Vanderbilt
Frederick W Vanderbilt, Yale's Sheffield Scientific School alumnus of 1876, has bought two Grove and Temple street sites and plans to build two more dormitories. He previously funded the first two dormitories at over 1 million dollars and now paid about 100 thousand for the new plots, signaling a larger gift to the school.
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Tribune
New Haven
Frederick W.vanderbilt
Sheffield Scientific School
Yale
Grove
Temple Streets
Vanderbilt
78 Year-Old Contractor Weds Former Pupil in Quiet Richfield Springs Ceremony
Walter Green a longtime Ilion resident aged 78 marries Maria Westphall 70 of Richfield Springs in a discreet ceremony at the Misses Purchase home. Green once taught school as a young man and Westphall was one of his brightest pupils decades ago.
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Utica
N. Y
Ilion
Walter Green
Maria Westphall
Richfield Springs
Misses Purchase
Yreen
Verdict Set Aside in Murder Trial of Frank McGrath
Justice Goff set aside a murder in the second degree verdict against Frank McGrath alias Webster and ordered a new trial on motion by counsel Robert Hibbard. The 18 hour jury deliberation included eleven for first degree. The unusual ruling surprised all, as Hibbard briefly sought withdrawal but was not allowed.
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Justice Goff
Supreme Court
Robert H. Hibbard
Frank McGrath
Webster
Hibbard
James B. Powers
East 149Th Street
McGrath
Mr. Hibbard
The One True Church Question Explored at Brooklyn
Pastor Russell discusses which church is the true one at 3 p M in the Brooklyn Academy of Music in an advertisement. The piece contrasts Catholic Roman Greek and Protestant branches and hints at a federated future for churches.
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Russell
Brooklyn Acad. of Music
Naval Academy to Dismiss 46 Cadets
The Navy Department approved dismissals of 46 Naval Academy cadets at Annapolis after a mental re examination showed they lagged in regular exams. Of the group two were second class, sixteen third class, and twenty eight fourth class cadets.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Navy Department
Cornell Senior Driven Insane by Final Exam Strain
Ithaca February 5 Thomas Rollo a Cornell law senior was driven temporarily insane by the stress of mid year exams and his subsequent relapse upon failing. Friends and physicians ordered his immediate removal from Ithaca and he was taken home by a fraternity member. It will be some time before he resumes study.
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Telegraph
the Tribune
Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell Daily Sun
Thomas Rollo
College of Law
Rollo
Evanston
Man Brings Car To Halt At Busy LIRR Crossing
John L. Streever superintendent of Queens County Electric Light and Power Co. and his son Horace stopped their car on the Long Island Railroad grade crossing at Jamaica Avenue Richmond Hill last night. They jumped clear as a locomotive sped by missing the vehicle by inches. Both were uninjured and resumed their drive after the train passed.
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John L. Streever
9Th Street
Long Island City
Queens County Electric Light and Power Company
Long Island Railroad
Jamaica Avenue
Richmond Hill
Streever
Horace
Florida Route headline for Atlantic Coast Line train service
Advt. highlights the Atlantic Coast Line as the standard railway of the South with four daily Ltd trains at 9 55 A M 1 25 3 20 and 9 25 P M from 1218 Broadway featuring passenger service and swift schedules.
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Florida
Atlantic Coast Line
Standard Railway of the South
Ltd
Goldwin Smith Hurt After Fall In Toronto Home
Professor Goldwin Smith, 87, is seriously ill at his Toronto home after a heavy fall in the hall. Doctors report no improvement and friends fear for his recovery as of late tonight.
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Toronto
Ont
Professor Goldwin Smith
New Government Plan Aims at Cutting Federal Costs
The Tribune Bureau reports on Taft backed economy drive creating a government business methods commission. Nine members will study methods, pensions, reclassification and central purchasing to streamline bureaus and reduce administration costs. The plan follows a Taft recommendation and seeks early congressional action.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Taft
Congress
Senate
Aldrich
Government Business Methods Commission
Public Expenditures Committee
Elkins
Senate Committee
House
Open Shop Wins in Philadelphia Shirtwaist Strike
Terms of settlement reached by arbitration board after a strike by girl shirtwaist workers. All strikers to be rehired. Open shop condition maintained. 79 percent to be taken back immediately and 30 percent within a month. Wages to be decided by each manufacturer and workers' representatives.
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Philadelphia
Popular Train South Aiken and Augusta Special
New York daily via Southern Railway schedule shows a 1 25 A M departure to Aiken 9 13 A M and Augusta 9 55 A M arriving Jacksonville 2 P M the following day. Dining drawing room and stateroom sleeping cars offered with convenient departure from New York and arrival at destination. N S Office 1200 Broadway. Advt
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Augusta
New York
Southern Railway
Jacksonville
N. S
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