Daly Sues Parsons Over Coercion in Settlement Case
Mrs. Margaret P. Daly sues Hosmer B. Parsons in Supreme Court claiming an October 5 1905 agreement was coerced. Parsons contends the paper was signed under duress and delivered via Daly’s son in law James W. Gerard now a Supreme Court justice. He cites payments and investments under dispute and a prior settlement for debts not fully paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret P. Daly
Marcus Dairy
Montana Copper and Silver
Supreme Court
Hosmer B. Parsons
Wells Fargo & Co
Wells, Fargo & Co
Parsons
James W. Gerard
Daly
George B. James
Eastern Timber Company
Publishers’ Paper Company
Seged
Wells Fargo Company
Wells Targo Company
Arthur BR. Cody
Charles E. Locke
Disobeying Orders Saved Lives in Parker Building Crash
Deputy Chief Langford and several firemen testified about the Parker Building crash that killed three firefighters. Evidence shows Deputy Chief Binns ordered crews to stay under the fire, while Langford argued against the move and prepared an escape plan. Witnesses also referenced communications issues and high pressure water system readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langford
Parker
Lves
Commissioners of Accounts Yesterner
Binns
4Langford
Winder
Joseph DD. Johnston
Law Department
Corporation Counsel's
John W. McKay
Water Department
Brooklyn
Bonner
O'Brien
Department of Re Supply, Gas and Electricity
Tragic Suicide Jump On Sixth Avenue El Train
Mrs Florence Caliche of West 34th Street jumped in front of a southbound Sixth Avenue train at 66th Street and Columbus yesterday morning. The car was halted for half an hour as the train was jacked up and the body removed. Coroner holds William Egan in $200 bail awaiting inquest. Caliche’s daughter said the mother had lost money recently and was distressed as her daughter prepared for marriage with a license due yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Caliche
West 34 Street
Sixth Avenue
66Th Street
Columbus
Wiliam Egan
le Caliche
Will Contests Probate of Editor's Bequest in Jamaica
The will of a deceased editor was admitted to probate after a Jamaica Queens hearing. His wife inherits the entire estate, about 34 000 dollars, despite relatives contesting. Judge Daniel Noble ruled the testator sound and disposing at signing. Todd, once Queens tax commissioner and former assemblyman, was involved in the contested will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamaica
Queers Borough
Daniel Noble
Ming
Todd
Queens
Six Die to Save Others Off Delaware Breakwater
Six crew members perished when the barge White Band sank during a fierce northwest gale off Delaware Breakwater while towed by the tug Scully. The Scully arrived with the barge New Jersey in tow, reporting that the White Band’s crew cut the hawser to save the Scully, leaving no trace of the barge or its six occupants including Captain Albert Garcia and seamen from New York Newport News and Providence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
M. E. Scully
Delaware
White Band
Newport News
Henry W. Geeg
Scully
New Jersey
Albert Garcia
New York
Thomas Gorney
Thomas Tully
William Smith
Smith
Captain Garcia
Julia Healy
Pine Street
Fire Destroys Milliken, Cousens Block in Portland
A major blaze in Portland destroys the Milliken, Cousens & Co. block and a shoe firm, forcing ten nearby businesses to close. Losses soar to about 830000 with 708000 insured as fire chiefs seek personnel from ten cities amid suspicious origins. Mayor Leighton sought aid from multiple states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Milliken, Cousens & Co
A. F. Cox & Son
Cox & Son
Parker, Thomas & Co
Russ, Eveleth & Ingalls
Adam P. Leighton
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Maine
Barge Grafton Feared Lost After Gale Off Point Judith
Newport reports tug Concord recovered Matanzas and Fall River crews after they broke adrift in Thursday night gale. Grafton remains missing with her crew. Boston notes steamer Winifred endured twenty six days at sea from Fowey to Boston with heavy weather and a broken leg for a seaman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. 1
Concord
Matanzas
Fall River
Grafton
Point Judith
Boston
Winifred
Fowey
England
Cape Race
Colonel Deems Cleared After Hearing On Island
Army physician officers testified at Governor's Island retirement board hearing for Colonel Clarence Deems of Baltimore artillery district. Evidence centered on dog Riley and court martial letters. Major Richard found Deems in first class mental and physical condition. no decision reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Deems
Artillery District
Baltimore
War Department
Governor's Island
Deems
H. H. Whitney
Arthur W. Chase
Riley
Chase
Charlies Richard
Army Medical Corps
Richard
O. S. Brown
Colonel Deems
Whitney
Revenge murder suicide at Mulberry Street flat
Carmio Bernardone set fire to his No. 163 Mulberry Street flat in an alleged revenge against his wife. Firemen found him dead in the living room and his infant Tony burned in the kitchen crib. The roof access was secured with a rusty padlock after the blaze. The couple had separated following a prior assault arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmio Hbernardone
Mulberry Street
Tony
Wednesday Prayer Meeting of Ladies' Union
The devotional meeting of the Ladies' Christian Union is held every Wednesday in the Chapel of the Collegiate Church at 48th Street and Fifth Avenue. Women are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Ladies’ Christian Union
Collegiate Church
48Th Street
Fifth Avenue
Steam
Plans Approved by Taft Outline Coast Artillery Reforms
The War Department endorsed artillery chief recommendations for a war footing across 32 posts, with $5,526,000 next year for building diverse facilities. Fort Totten Fort Schuyler Fort Hamilton and Fort Wadsworth receive reorganized garrisons and new barracks. Sub-posts will rely on care-taking detachments to preserve defences. Orders list retirements and transfers across Army Navy ranks and posts. Vessel movements include the Buffalo arriving Sausalito and shipments between Mare Island and ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Bureau
Washington
Taft
Secretary of War
Army
Coast Artillery
New York
Fort Totten
Fort Schuyler
Fort Hamilton
Fort Wadsworth
Fort Hancock
Spies Shot At Armory During Guard Robbery Attempt
In San Francisco on January 27 bullets from California National Guard sharpshooters halted a second robbery attempt at the armory of Companies K and M. The armory housed coast defence maps and peninsula topographical plans. Authorities suspect Japanese spies sought entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
National Guard
Bth Infantry
California National Guard
General Crawford Retired On Age Grounds
Brigadier General Medorem Crawford the former colonel in the coast artillery corps was placed on the retired list today due to age. He hails from Oregon. A second retirement next Friday will remove Brigadier General J. M. K. Davis at Atlanta, commanding the Department of the Gulf. Davis born in the District of Columbia and graduated from West Point in 1867. The President is expected to fill both vacancies soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Medorem Crawford
Coast Artillery Corps
Oregon
J. M. K. Davis
Department of the Gulf
Atlanta
Davis
District of Columbia
Military Academy
Death Report on Hartnet Naval Apprentice
Washington reports a Navy inquiry found Hartnet died of a brain clot after a fist fight aboard the training ship Cumberland. The department regards the death as accidental noting gloves used and officers present. No action taken. report awaits judge advocate general recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
H. A. Hartnet
Newport
John H. Merrell
Navy Department
Young Hartnet
Cumberland
Judge Advocate General
Des Moines Destroys Derelicts Off New England Coast
Newport R I Jan 27 The cruiser Des Moines arrived here today after patrolling the New England coast and destroying derelicts along the shore, continuing its enforcement mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Des Moines
New England
Two New Rear Admirals Nominated by President
The President sent to the Senate the nominations of Captains William Swift and Leavitt C. Logan to be rear admirals. Both officers are singled out for promotion in a formal naval announcement made January 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
William Swift
Leavitt C. Logan
Case of Major Hancock Before President for Action
Washington reports Major William F. Hancock coast artillery Fort Barrancas Florida faced court martial in Atlanta over alleged pledge breach on liquor. The War Department will seek presidential action. Hancock, an 1883 Military Academy graduate from Ohio, was reportedly convicted and dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William F. Hancock
Coast Artillery Corps
Fort Barrancas
Florida
War Department
Hancock
Atlanta
Ohio
Military Academy
Admiral Luce Refutes Defect Claims About Battleships
Rear Admiral S B Luce replies to a sensational article attributed to him and says he knows of no defects in ships. He told Secretary Metcalf the claims would weaken public confidence in the battleship fleet and he does not believe any structural flaws exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Metcalf
S. B. Luce
Sailboat capsized off Morro Castle. two marines drown
A sailboat carrying twelve marines on a pleasure trip capsized off Morro Castle near San Juan Puerto Rico today. Two marines named Philip Nunez and Clarence Merritt were drowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
P. R
Morro Castle
Philip Nunez
Clarence Merritt
House Committee Hears Gen Drain On Militia Bill
General James A. Drain chairman of the National Guard Association spoke to the House Militia Committee in Washington about an act to improve militia efficiency The general asserted the National Guard would always be ready to follow the regular army at the first wartime call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Abe
Committee On Militia of the House
James A. Drain
National Guard Association
Drain
National Guard
Will of Miss Frances T Wilson Upheld by Surrogate
Surrogate Becket sustained the validity of Frances T Wilsons will in a contest by relatives who argued she lacked testamentary capacity near her death on June 26 19. The case notes Wilsons residence with her brother in law Dr Frederick Danne who died March 27 1905 leaving a trust for Wilson for life with power to name the remainder by will and a fallback provision to her next of kin living at her decease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. T. Wilson
Becket
Frances T. Wilson
Miss Wilson
Frederick Danne
False fire alarms spark Harlem probe and arrest
Har lem fire crews rushed to four false alarms from as many schools in an hour as Carl Weinstein of 540 Wendover avenue was stopped outside Public School 121. He admitted tampering with an alarm and a stolen key linked to an earlier janitor scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlem
Carl Weinstein
Wendover Avenue
Thomas S. Dougherty
102D Street
Second Avenue
Weinstein
Dougherty
Both Street
Lenox Avenue
Jack
Madison Avenue
Th Street
Teachers’ Training School
9Th Street
Public School
110Th Street
Public School 47
115Th Street
Lexington Avenue
Bermel and Kissena Park Inquiry Moves Higher
Nathan Vidaver, Deputy Attorney General, testified before Justice Garretson in Flushing as the state probes the Kissena Park sale. Notary Motz refused to answer grand jury questions about Bermel mortgages and faced possible contempt. Motz sought counsel, prompting the judge to order transcript preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ekissena Park
Joseph Bermel
Borough of
Queens
Nathan Vidaver
Garretson
Supreme Court
Flushing
George Moir
Brooklyn
Long Island City
Congressman Willett
Vidaver
Motz
Grand Jury
Drops Dead Ordering Dinner at Terrace Garden
Edward C. Talcott thirty seven died suddenly while placing an order in the Terrace Garden restaurant East 58th Street. A woman accompanying him said he had heart trouble and searched for his medicine before collapsing. Doctor Bas tedo diagnosed heart disease as the cause. Talcott was a vice president and officer of two companies with offices on Broadway. Burial planned in Hartford Conn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward C. Talcott
Walter A. Bastedo
West 38Th Street
Talcott
Bastedo
Margaret Jones
West 58Th Street
Texas Crude Oil and Mining Company
New Jersey Leather Manufacturing Company
No. al Broadway
Captain Reynolds Reinstated After Court Order
Jamies G. Reynolds, the deposed Brooklyn police captain, was reinstated by Justice Maddox after a Supreme Court ruling found Commissioner Bingham’s certificate lacked the required cause and disability details. This marks his second removal and reinstatement, the first occurring under Commissioner McAdoo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamies G. Reynolds
Brooklyn
Bingham
Justice Maddox
Supreme Court
McAdoo
No Place for Dreamers Dies by Own Action
St Louis January 27 Louis D Goodman thirty six year old lawyer verse writer and newspaper man committed death by own action today with carbolic acid He had previously attempted suicide last July by cutting his throat saying the world had places only for men of action and not for dreamers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Louis D. Goodman
Tornado Causes Damage Across Tennessee and Alabama
A tornado swept Pond Creek Valley killing James M. Cassidy and injuring five others in Sweetwater Tennessee. Several homes were wrecked and damage extended to Philadelphia Tennessee and Etowah County Alabama with no further deaths reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweetwater
Tenn
Pond Creek Valley
James M. Cassidy
Philadelphia
Etowah County
Ala
Fifteen Hurt In Trolley Crash Near Salem Ohio
A Youngstown and Ohio Electric Railway interurban car derailed three miles east of Salem, plunging 30 feet down a bank into water. Fifteen of the twenty five passengers aboard were injured. no fatalities reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Ohio
Youngstown & Ohio Electric Railway
Here
Tce
Education Gifts Support Constantinople College Women
An anonymous donor provides 90000 dollars with four more 10000 gifts from Mrs. Russell Sage Miss Helen M Gould Miss Grace Dodge and John H Converse of Philadelphia. The funds aim to endow the Constantinople college for girls after a fire damaged Barton Hall. Dr Mary Mills Patrick reports on the college and its diverse student body in New York at Miss Goulds Fifth Avenue home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Sage
Helen M. Gould
Grace Dodge
John H. Converse
Philadelphia
America
American College For Girls
Constantinople
Mary Mills Patrick
Central College
Dr. Patrick
Fifth Avenue
Patrick
Miss Gould
Levant
Barton Hall
Roxana Vivian
Board of Trustees
Charles Cuthbert Hall
New York
Samuel T. Dutton
Teachers College
Ignorance of the Bible addressed at Ethical Culture gathering
Percival Chubb spoke at the Society for Ethical Culture women’s conference at the Ethical Culture School about lightening the mind’s darkness on the Bible. He warned the Bible is being pushed aside as literature and education and urged selecting passages suitable for children as literary units without doctrinal instruction to keep the Bible’s influence alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Society For Ethical Culture
Ethical Culture School
Percival Chubb
Chubb
Mr. Chubb
Plato
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Alcohol Question Data Collected by Temperance Federation
The Scientific Temperance Federation reports a large data library built from over a thousand books pamphlets and abstracts acquired in the prior year. The Boston federation headquarters at No 23 Trust Street holds the collection open to researchers and social workers. William C Lilley of Pittsburgh is named president for the coming year as the group continues its education campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific Temperance Federation
Boston
Federation
No. 23
Trust Street
William C. Lilley
Pittsburg
Educa
Suffragettes Plan Parades and Protests Across State
Miss Maud Malone of the New Progressive Woman Suffrage Union announces a parade down Broadway to protest unequal political and economic rights for women. Other groups vow open air meetings on the East Side and a Albany delegation for the constitutional amendment hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Side
Belle de Rivera
Equity Suffrage League
League of Self-supporting Women
Harriet Stanton Blatch
Albany
Hughes
League
Seneca Falls
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Antoinette Brown Blackwell
Charlotte Wilbour
Lucretia Mott
College Women’s Equal Suffrage League
Vassar
Cornell
Syracuse
Rochester
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Old Time Buckwheat Cake Recipe
An excerpted recipe guides buckwheat cake making with Indian meal, salt, milk, and hot water. It details yeast or yeast cake leavening, molasses or buttermilk for browning, and long batter maintenance over days to improve flavor, including storage tips and butter usage for greasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie
Kings Cakes in Paris and the Epiphany Feast
In Paris during the January season social invitations feature the kings cake or galette des rois. The tradition hides a porcelain doll to crown a king or queen, with ritual toasts and playful gifts, and bakers tailor each cake to family size while epiphany customs spread through delivery routes and postman calendars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Christmas
Balthazar
Gaspard
Melchior
Abun
France
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Mrs
Marcus Daly
Wells Fargo
Parker Building
Clark
Orient
Seleigiers
Malta
Bayet
the Holy Tend
Rome
the Rivie
Europe
F.C. Clark
Times
Self
Army and Navy News
New York Harbor
James A. Marshall
Alonzo F. Woodside
Collast Artillery Corps
Massachusetts Volunteer Militia
Fort Banks
George Palmer
21St Infantry
Wendell L. Simpson
19Th Infantry
General Hospital
Washington Kerracks Navy
B. T. Moore
E. A. Anderson
H. J. Cone
R. C. Bulmer
C. Riddle
A. Ssell
W. N. "Ee EZ
F. E. Porter
E. A. Vice
T. D. Parker
Navy Yard
Mare Island
Buffalo
J. P. Morton
W. B. Decker
Prairie
Mississippi
E. G. MacKenzie
Naval Hospital
L. M. Schmidt
Annapolis
Ly C. Whiteside
Newart
P. M. Rixey
D. C. M'Dougal
Marine Corps
Sausalito
Leonidas
Portsmouth
N. H
Paducah
New Orleans
Guantanamo
Crawford
Hartnet
Major Hancock
House Committee
Gen. Drain
Boy With Key
Bermel and
Kissena
Terrace Garden
Captain Reynolds
Kings
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