20 Jan 1913
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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1913
Page
1
Local morning news reports a fishing boat fire near Harvey Cornin’s home. Authorities say two people died, two others injured, as investigations focus on arson and possible motives. A timetable of related events and regional impacts is noted.
London January 20 a tiny strip of round land near Charing Cross is to be sold by London County Council to the Livery of London and Globe Insurance Company for about 5 500 000 an acre. The south corner of Broadway and Wall Street was sold by Benjamin Sie Hanemuele for 24 934 500 an acre. Many other parcels in over Manhattan are valued higher than the Charing Cross price.
Chicare Dan Levy Mayer, a Chicago lawyer, departs for Russia aboard a KECRAL ANANCHAL mission. State Department arrangements aim to avoid border interference. Mayer, though noncommittal, is described as acting for a powerful banking syndicate seeking vast exploitation of rain and mineral development.
Jopton, Jan meeting her long lost brother after sixty years apart. Sapoleon Dearborn of Haver wit learns a pension list reveals a matching name to his brother. Napoleon L. travels from New York to find his sister in Fawertill, where Dearborn works as a tollkeeper at The Weire, NH. The reunion marks the third among thirteen siblings separated by adoption decades ago.
A wealthy city fire insurance broker linked to the arson trust is expected to be indicted today. Prosecutors say a clerk provided essential evidence, with detective testimony outlining the broker’s role in arranging fires and insurance claims, as part of a larger sweep targeting multiple figures involved in arson schemes.
News item recounts a railway jewel robbery linked to Gaby Deslys and the Whirl of Sveloty gala at the Majestic in Brooklyn. Loss estimated around 60,000 to 70,000 dollars including diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and a cabuchon ring. Investigators from New York Central pursued suspects. Gaby appeared shaken at the Plaza. press agent Toxen Worm directs inquiries to Forty-two Street tomorrow. Also mentions Mardi Gras trip and Grand Central booking.
Ill luck haunts Halsey Corwin once famed as a high roller who spent $800000 on Coney Island and Broadway. Now penniless, living in a small West 45th Street room, he awaits a country break while hoping to earn $12 a week. His wife, Roberta Menges, later married and divorced, remains a New York social figure tied to a long scandal. The article traces the faded fortunes and public record of his past.
The Tarrytown police report an unprecedented number of hoboes touring the country in winter. Many sleep in haystacks near apriy lockups, with twenty-five to thirty cared for nightly. Hoboes say travel isgood and meals are easy, while a tramp asks lodging and cites mosquito disturbances as a rare complaint. The Nywek ferry operates later than ever.
Mrs Hattie Hicks of West 117th Street says she cannot pay weekly installments for a stove and a collapsible tub bought on credit. When the shopkeeper and two movers forcibly took the tub after a dispute, she reported the incident to police and was advised to seek relief in municipal court.
William Boone Eldred, age eighty seven, died after relying on molasses for longevity and cycling long distances. Utah lawmakers discuss allowing condemned criminals to choose suicide after exhausting appeals, with electric chair proposed by Governor Spry. Judge Marioneaux cites Chinese practice permitting suicide for criminals.
In Winnebago Wisconsin John Schrank, the man who attempted to kill Colonel Roosevelt, is kept apart from other inmates at the State Asylum for the Insane. He has received no letters or messages since arrival and has little contact even with fellow patients. The ostracism is affecting his disposition and making him surly.
Fishermen report Chesapeake Bay crab abundance arriving months early due to protracted weather. Usually peak in April or May, this year the crustacea appeared unusually soon, with fishermen noting an extraordinary early supply. Antediluvian whiskey also advertised by Luytes Bros.
Eleanor Barry a widow living at Clermont Avenue killed herself after losing about 850,000 in Jackson Brothers Realty investments. The case ties to Edgar R Jackson head of the firm, already convicted of grand larceny, with other victims including Charles B Clark and a Boston teacher. A maid, Miss Elizabeth Wilson, found the body. coroner ruled probable death by self-destruction.
Children playing on a western street late yesterday reported a fire at No. 387, prompting Patrolman Delaney of Wentitt Street to force entry and extinguish a blaze consisting of a small pile of paper in a corner. No residents were found in the tenement above. Fire Marshal informed for investigation.
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