Tragic Murder and Rail Crash Casts Shadow on Hackensack
In Hackensack New Jersey July 19 a woman Attila Eberhard was killed in Coalburg freight yard with mangled remains found after being hit by trains. Her daughter Attila identified the body and survived gunshot wounds while a cousin August Eberhard is sought. Police pursue two German suspects and search for further clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hackensack
N. J
Attila Eberhard
Oalburg
Attila
Miss Eberhard
Rochelle Park
New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad Company
Paterson
Eberhard
Passaic Junction
Charles Wunder
Frederick Wehmann
St. Nicholas Avenue
1524 Street
New York City
August Eberhard
John Platt
John
George Eberhard
New Jersey
Arrests in Prospect Park in anti vandalism drive
Inspector O'Reilly's plain clothes squad halted a Sunday patrol in Prospect Park Brooklyn arresting thirty five violators. East Side visitors from Manhattan made up most offenders despite warnings from Rabbi Weld and Yiddish newspapers. Five and ten dollar fines issued by Magistrate Steers at Flatbush court accompany the crackdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inspector O'Reilly
Prospect Park
Brooklyn
East
Steers
Flatbush
THINK WOMAN ROBBED AND SLAIN NEAR EAST 63D STREET
The bruised body of Mrs. Gussie Benson, 25, was found floating in the East River off East 63d Street after a reported quarrel at Gouverneur Street pier. Police suspect robbery and murder. a plain gold band was found on her right forefinger and injuries hint at ring removal. She had last been seen at her mother’s home on Cherry Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gussie Benson
Cherry Street
Hest River
East 63d Street
Gouverneur Street
Keeper gored by stag at Bronx Zoo recovers in hospital
William Reardon, the keeper gored by a Russian stag in the Bronx Zoological Garden deer inclosure on Saturday, is recovering at Fordham Hospital. He suffered a compound fracture of the left leg and possible internal injuries, with an expected six week stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William ©. Reardon
Bronx Zoological Garden
Fordham
Orange man dies after shock at bath house
Thomas Cooney of 50 Day Street collapsed under a shower at Orange public bath during a hot evening. He died at Orange Memorial Hospital from a ruptured brain blood vessel likely caused by cold water shock. He leaves a wife and three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange
N. J
Thomas Cooney
Day Street
Orange Public Bath
Orange Memorial Hospital
Samuel A. Muta
Barrett Leaves Mercy Hospital After Illness
John Barrett director of the International Bureau of American Republics in Washington, left Mercy Hospital in Denver after ten days with a serious illness that had threatened typhoid fever. He traveled from Washington with European and South American diplomats to the Democratic National Convention and shifted plans to visit Yellowstone and the Pacific Coast, instead returning East with stops in Colorado Springs and Freeport Illinois where his mother resides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
John Barrett
International Bureau of American Republics
Washington
Mercy Hospital
Barrett
Yellowstone Park
Pacific Coast
Colorado Springs
Freeport
Ill
Waiter Beaten by Hotel Officer at Coney Island
Frederick H. Herman special officer at the Broadway Hotel on the Bowery was arrested by Brooklyn Central Office men for beating Antonio Tastorium a Greek waiter. Reports say Tastorium did not obey orders to move and Herman used a club striking him unconscious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick H. Herman
Broadway Hotel
Coney Island Bowery
Brooklyn Central
Antonios Tastorium
Ean
Herman
Tug Richmond Grounded at Sandy Bay Breakwater in Fog
Rockport Massachusetts reports the tug Richmond owned by Seaboard Transportation Company New York ran ashore on Sandy Bay break water three miles from Rockport in dense fog and high tide has left her high and dry. Strong northeast wind and a rough sea worsen the danger. Two local tugs and the Underwriter from Boston aided tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockport
Mass
Richmond
Seaboard Transportation Company
New York
Sandy Bay
Boston
Heat wave claims lives at city and shore resorts
The city endured extreme heat with highs near 89 and lows around 75 as several deaths and prostrations were reported. Patrick McDermott of Long Island City died en route to St John’s Hospital after being found unconscious on his doorstep. A 45-year-old woman collapsed at 76th Street and Lexington Avenue and was admitted to Flower Hospital. Edward McClintock of Jersey City, 45, was hospitalized in critical condition. Abraham Levine, 19, of Monroe Street, was overcome near Forsythe and Hester and later went home. Coney Island and nearby resorts drew about 400000 visitors as bathhouses ran low on suits and prices rose. Arthur Cropper, 24, of Bath Beach, died after sunstruck aboard the Alma, a sloop yacht of the Bensonhurst Yacht Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick McDermott
Hunter’s Point
Long Island City
St. John’s Hospital
76Th Street
Lexington Avenue
Flower Hospital
Edward McClintock
Wallace Place
Jersey City
City Hospital
Abraham Levine
Monroe Street
Forsythe
Hester Streets
Coney Island
Arthur Cropper
Bath Beach
Alma
George
William Miller
Bensonhurst Yacht Club
Auto Explosion Scares Italians Near 16th Street
James Stevens a 30 year old chauffeur for New York Taxicab Company was severely burned when the gasolene tank of the taxicab exploded near 16th street and First avenue. He was removed to Bellevue Hospital as residents rushed from nearby tenements amid fear of a Black Hand type outrage. Firemen quickly extinguished the flames after bystanders pulled him free and警察 reassured the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Stevens
West 22d Street
New York
Bellevue Hospital
16Th Street
First Avenue
East 22d Street
Stevens
Avenue A
de Gulio
More
1Th Street
Debating Graft Charges at Murray Hill Lyceum Debate
Central Federated Union committee reviewed graft charges against delegates who ran the Murray Hill Lyceum meeting in 1906. Delegates defended themselves denying all charges and accused the committee of unfairness. They discussed New York political labor relations and Hearst factions as the session adjourned with plans to settle next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Federated Union Committee
Murray Hill
Misfranchisement bill reintroduced in Georgia House
By telegraph to The Tribune Atlanta July 19 the disfranchisement bill from the last session is reintroduced by Mr Wright of Richmond II He says it will be passed again to fix an error The measure as drafted would take effect immediately after October ratification and could disfranchise every voter in the state for the rest of the year ahead of the November national election
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
Atlanta
Wright
Richmond II
Armed Hawthorne villagers hunt assailant after attack
Citizens of Hawthorne Westchester County conducted a midnight search for a well dressed young man who attacked nine year old Mildred Duncan granddaughter of Lafayette Church. Sheriff Lance and deputies joined the pursuit and will continue the hunt as neighbors pursued the suspect after the child cried out on her way to her grandfather's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawthorne
Westchester County
Mildred Duncan
Lafayette Church
Lance
Funeral for Rev. Artemas J. Haynes Scheduled in Harwich
Announcement from Harwich Mass states that the Rev. Artemas J. Haynes of New Haven who drowned Friday while fishing will have a private funeral at his Harwich home Tuesday afternoon. The public may view the body Tuesday morning, with the service limited to family and intimate friends. Burial will follow in the village cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harwich
Mass
Artemas J. Haynes
New Haven
Ruef to Face Third Bribery Trial in San Francisco
Abraham Ruef, once dominant in San Francisco politics and builder of the union labor bloc that elected Mayor Schmitz, faces a third trial next Wednesday on bribe indictments. He is charged in nearly eighty counts with bribing most of the Schmitz era board of supervisors to grant franchises to public service firms. Separately, Washington reports upcoming contracts to bronze tablets marking Fort McHenry and the Marietta National Cemetery, including one for the flag inspiration of the Star Spangled Banner and another honoring Henry G. Cole for providing the ground used as a national cemetery site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Abraham Ruef
Union Labor
Eugene E. Schmitz
Vef
Schmitz Board of Supervisors
Washington
Quartermaster General's Office
Congress
Fort McHenry
National Cemetery
Marietta
Marietta Cemetery
Henry G. Cole
Drownings Near City Claim Three Lives At Once
Three people died and eight escaped by luck in a spate of canal and sea drownings near the city. Lifesavers and policemen aided multiple victims, including Irving West of Merrick on his nineteenth birthday and Rockaway Beach diver Anton Kruze. A patrolman saved a boy off Milton street as others were rescued near Dreamland and Coney Island.
Malden Official Drowns in Lake Winnepesaukee Accident
Walter D. Martin president of the Malden Common Council and summer visitor on Pine Island Lake Winnepesaukee drowned when his small boat capsized during a squall. His wife witnessed the tragedy and collapsed. Chester M. Morse, a Malden friend, raced to assist with the search for the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiers
N. H
Walter D. Martin
Common Council
Malden
Mass
Pine Island
Winnepesaukee
Motorboat Collision Drowns Italian in Jamaica Bay
Julius Perinowsky steered the motor boat Martha at Canarsie harbor when it struck a four man rowboat of Italians in Jamaica Bay last night. One Italian named Perea died, others rescued. Perinowsky was arrested on homicide charges as three survivors aided investigators and locals disputed names and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Perinowsky
Martha
Canarsie Harbor
Perea
Jamaica Bay
Perinowsky
Manhattan
Yachtsman Killed After Boom Strike Off New Haven
Louis Jaenicke fell overboard from the Neptune during a yacht outing in New Haven harbor. He was stunned by a blow from the boom and drowned before fellow yachtsmen could reach him. Seventeen chartered the Neptune for the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
New Haven
Louis Jaenicke
Jaenicke
Neptune
Remarkable Rescue Leaves Minors Unharmed After Incident
A fifteen year old remained unconscious as rescuers Daniel Rowe Henry McGonagle and John Wallace were saved without injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Rowe
Henry McGonagle
John Wallace
Canoeist Drowns in Lake Boone Near Hudson
W Phillip Brown head bookkeeper for Lake Knowles of Cambridge drowned while canoeing in Lake Boone near Hudson Massachusetts today. He could not swim and was found in the water by local rescuers. He was 46 and employed by the firm for 12 years. Local authorities reported the mishap occurred during a recreation outing at the lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mass
W. Phillip Brown
Lake & Knowles
Cambridge
Lake Boone
Hudson
Two Oil Workers Drown When Skiff Sinks on Creek
In St Marys West Virginia on July 19 two men Steven Marlin and William Goddard drowned when a small skiff carrying seven Newport Ohio oil field workers sank after the weight of the load. Five others escaped to safety as they attempted to cross Middle Island Creek without the ferryman at the wharf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's
W. Va
Steven Marlin
William Goddard
Middle Island
Newport
Ohio
Marlin
Goddard
Italians Stone Car After Night Court Hearing
Six Italian youths were sentenced to six months in the workhouse by Magistrate Cornell for throwing stones at a trolley car on Jerome avenue and frightening women passengers. The group, named as Sica, Sarton, Teutano, Asetto, Discris toforo, and Mile, were rounded up by Mounted Patrolman Fox. Witnesses included Adam T. Clausen, Anna McDavid, and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Locke.
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Cornell
Jerome Avenue
fSrst Street
Fox
Bathgate Avenue
Rocco Sica
East List Street
Pasquale Sarton
146Th Street
Para Teutano
I11st Street
Charles Asetto
Third Avenue
Anthony Discristoforo
161St Street
Charles Mile
Adam T. Clausen
Jackson Avenue
Anna McDavid
West 14Th Street
Joseph Locke
West 154Th Street
Visit to murder scene draws thousands to Teal Pond
Teal Pond near Troy New York drew several thousand visitors including families by trolley car and carriage to view sites tied to the Hazel Drew murder. Authorities pressed on with the investigation seeking tips on Hazel Drew’s whereabouts from July 6 and watching prominent figures, while no inquest date is set and a $1.90 reward stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Hazel Drew
Averill Park
Jarvis R. O’brien
Kaye
Powers and
Unser
O’brien
Albany
Girl Dies After Rabies Bite in Brooklyn Street
Florence Kirkman six died at Kings County Hospital from rabies after a dog bite six weeks earlier in Brooklyn. She was six years old, attacked while playing ball with sisters Jessie and Laura at 994 Putnam avenue. Initial treatment was delayed. symptoms included facial muscle rigidity and convulsions when shown water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Kirkman
Ralph Kirkman
Putnam Avenue
Brooklyn
Jessie
Laura
Kings County
Bushwick Hospital
Hatzel
Walker Coming Home After Connecticut Fugitive Arrest
William F. Walker the New Britain absconder arrived on the steamer St Denis at San Diego in custody of Connecticut State Superintendent Egan and detective H J Hoffman. He appeared pale and declined questions as reporters pressed for details before departing for Los Angeles via Santa Fe station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Cal
St. Denis
Ensenada
William F. Walker
New Britain
Santa Fe
Los Angeles
Lawyer Arrested for Extortion in City Case
Abraham Van Mdernoot a 25 year old lawyer of 257 West 11th Street was arrested at 149th Street and Third Avenue on a complaint by Alphonso Witherell of 129 East 177th Street. He is charged with demanding 150 dollars to influence Theodore Reids bert to drop a grand larceny charge and with accepting 25 dollars on account before Morrisana Police Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham van Mdernoot
West 11Lth Street
149Th Street
Third Avenue
Alphonso Witherell
East 177Th Street
Witherell
Theodore Reidsbert
Morrisana
Six Masted William L Douglas Grounded Off Vineyard Sound
The six masted schooner William L Douglas captained by McLean of Crowley Transportation from Baltimore bound for Boston with 5960 tons of coal ran aground in Vineyard Sound at Lucas Shoal in twenty three feet of water. No damage yet reported. The revenue cutter Androscoggin with tugs Orion and Ontario attempted to refloat at high tide but failed. Lighters will be sent from Boston to remove cargo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vineyard Haven
Mass
William L. Douglas
McLean
Crowley Transportation Company
Baltimore
Boston
Vineyard Sound
Lucas Shoal
Androscoggin
Orion
Ontario
Cassidy Says Investigation Aims to Strengthen City Credit
Senator Cassidy, chairman of the legislative committee probing New York City finances, says the inquiry will pursue bread line issues constructively to remedy evils and boost efficiency and economy in city government. It may propose charter amendments and possibly constitutional changes to debt limits, with nonpartisan aims and capable counsel in Collin and Bedell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassidy
Legislative Committee
City of
New York
Charles A. Collin
Louis Bedell
City of New York
Collin
Cornell University Law School
Cow On Track Holds Up Train In New Jersey
Gustav Bruett's short horned cow escaped its pasture and wandered onto the Lackawanna tracks between Bloomfield and Glen Ridge. The animal blocked a trainload of passengers for about a quarter hour as the crew and travelers tried to coax it off the rails. The cow kicked and snorted, delaying the train by about 15 minutes until it finally moved away after the engineer blew the whistle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomfield
N. J
Gustav Bruett
Lackawanna Tracks
Glen Ridge
New York Cook Drowns at Collins Beach Near Fort Adams
Marie Dalberg aged 33 of New York drowned while bathing at Collins Beach near Fort Adams Newport today. She was employed as a cook at the summer home of Charles F. Hoffman of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. 1
Marie Dalberg
New York
Collins Beach
Fort Adams
Charles F. Hoffman
Tailors Not Planning General Strike Says Delegate
Delegate Wachsman of the Brotherhood of Tailors denied claims that fifty thousand tailors would strike this summer. He said no general strike was contemplated and that Henry White, former labor leader, was not in the movement and lacked authority on the subject.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wachsman
Brotherhood of Tailors
Henry White
White
One Drowns in Maine River Incident
Telegraphed from Portland Maine July 19. Five boys in a small rowboat capsized in a swiftly running Stroud water River sluiceway. William Cassidy seventeen was drowned. Ruscoe Lurochelie and three others were saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
Portland
Stroudwater
William Cassidy
Ruscoe Lurochelie
Police Seek Stranger After Maryland Girl Abduction
Paterson July 19 Special The Paterson police and a citizen group led by Lillian Slechner’s father search for a stranger accused by the girl. The man invited her to his home, took her through woods, and abandoned her. She remains in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paterson
Lillian Slechner
Maryland Avenue
New Haven Officials Thank Workers After Wreck
Greenwich Conn July 19 Officials of the New Haven Railroad mailed letters of thanks to employees for their actions after the White Mountain Express wreck. Tower man N C Africa at East Portchester tower directed nearly a hundred trains in eight hours with no mishaps or long delays. Africa has fourteen years with the railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Greenwich
Conn
New Haven Railroad
White Mountain Express
N. C. Africa
East Portchester Tower
Africa
Longest Canadian Parliament to End With Prorogation
Ottawa July 19 The longest session in Parliament's history will close with prorogation at noon tomorrow. The supply bill passed just before midnight Saturday provides for a real expenditure of 140000 dollars, exclusive of railway subsidies, totaling 29000000 dollars for 4000 miles of new roads to be built in the next two or three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
Parliament of Canada
Commons
Forest preservation plan for military reservations proposed
A joint War Department and forestry bureau board will arrange beneficial timber cutting while preserving trees on military reservations. The War Department retains forest control and gains forestry services under the plan, aimed at conserving resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Bureau of Forestry
Forestry Bureau
Windy conditions halt aeronauts at Brighton Beach Park
Harold K. Hamilton, the aeronaut, attempted two ascents at Brighton Beach Park but failed both times due to high winds. Thousands gathered to witness the tests and left disappointed as the flights were postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold K. Hamilton
Brighton Beach Park
Missing Pittsburg Woman Found? Police Drop Search
Atlantic City police say they have given up the search for Mrs. Byers of Pittsburg who disappeared Saturday. Mrs. Morgan, her companion, stated Mrs. Byers was at a beach front hotel and asked that her whereabouts remain secret. She is seriously ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Byers
Pittsburg
Morgan
Nearlyn Lynched for Kidnapping in New Jersey
Charles Hemphill of Clayton narrowly escaped lynching after abducting seven year old Cora Garton of Millville. Police secretly moved him to Woodbury jail as hundreds gathered at a camp meeting and searched the area after the Rev Jarrell reported the girl’s disappearance from his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glassboro
N. J
Charles Hemphill
Clayton
Here
Cora Garton
Millville
Hemphill
Woodbury
Jarrell
Child Missing Two Weeks Returned to Father
Francesca Aligno, three, kidnapped from 202 First Avenue on July 4, was found yesterday in the rooms of the children's society. Her father identified her and no harm occurred. Police could not learn where she had been held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francesca Aligno
First Avenue
Children’s Society
Ohio youths relay mayor's message toward Toledo and Adrian
Cleveland July 20 The Young Men's Christian Association boys restarted at 2 AM to relay a silver tube message from Mayor McClellan of New York to Mayor Busse of Chicago. They moved through Fremont and Bellevue toward Toledo, aided by automobiles, hoping to finish near Adrian, Michigan, around noon after a grueling cross Ohio run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Young Men's Christians Association
McClellan
New York
Busse
Chicago
New York City
Fremont
Ohio
Tod
Toledo
Here
Bellevue
Mich
Adrian
Mont
Ohio State Line
Extradite Deserters Considered Under Treaty
Washington considers including desertion from the army and navy among extraditable offenses under the treaty with Great Britain. The aim is to curb desertion by extraditing those who flee to Canada. If initial findings show significant activity, the plan may be pursued further to formalize the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Great Britain
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O'Reilly
East River
Georgia
Bill
House
MR. Haynes
RUEF
Irving West
Merrick
Long Island
Beile Harbor
Rockaway Beach
Anton Kruze
Sugdan Avenue
Ambler
Joseph Cavannaugh
West 9Th Street
Alfred Peters
Pacific Street
Thomas Hanon
Pulaski Street
Leroy Smith
Steuben Street
Heiselman
Craddock
Dailey
John McGowan
Noble Street
Iron Pier
Dreamland
Albert
Lewis Schroeder
Wythe Avenue
Boggie and Gardner
Gould
Dreamland Life Saving Corps
Gertrude Hoffman
Hammerstein
Victoria
Sea Cliff Inn
Charles H. Bender
Miss Hoffman
Bender
Conroy and
Smith
Dr. Lang
John Perry
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
East 19Th Street
Jennie
Arthur
Sarah Brand
Bronx
Balmer’s
Bath House
Thomas Riley
Hafeguard Corps
William Doyle
Midland Beach
Staten Island
Byliss Hurst
William Jones
Newark
Hattie Tompkins
Lena Werner
William Smith
Anna Waynes
Michael Jacobs
Lake Winnepesaukee
James McCreery & Co
54Th Street
23Rd Street
Hudson, Mass
Stone Car
Walker
Connecticut
Maine
Broadway
Warren St
13Th St
Aerial Gardens
New Amsterdam Theatre
St Imatinees
W. Savages
Jardin de Paris
Revue Follies
Willow Herald
Pears Daly's
Jjammerstein
Lee
Astor Theatre
Hamilton
Ron Stear
Tower Hearty
Luna Park
Bariem
Lunes
Atlastic Ave
Bikiya
Fea Beach Express
Musee World IN
Gypsy Mum Cinematographev
West
West Point
Brighton
Money Island
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