Gems Gone Strong Loots Miss Yohe Jewel Hoard
Captain Putnam Bradlee Strong is a fugitive on grand larceny charges after allegedly looting Miss Yohe’s safe deposit vault at Knickerbocker Trust Company. A large missing jewel collection valued at about 300 000 was reduced to a few items as police hunt worldwide.
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Putnam Bradlee Strong
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Miss Yohe
Hope
Manny
Titus
Yoke
Strong
Mrs. Yohe
Sturtevant House
Mr. Friend
Friend
Harris Lindster
Davies, Stone & Auerbach
Strongs
Trust Company
Yokohama
Hong Kong
Genoa
Herman
Captain Strong
Mamma
Henry Goldstone
Sixth-ave
Fifth-ave
Mrs. Strong
Lenox
Public Ledger Sold to Adolph S. Ochs in Landmark Purchase
Adolph S. Ochs buys The Philadelphia Public Ledger from George W. Childs Drexel and the Drexel estate. The estate confirms the sale price is not public but exceeds 2.225 million dollars. James M. Beck represents the purchaser. L. Clarke Davis remains editor and John Norris handles business.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Adolph S. Ochs
George W. Childs Drexel
Drexel
James M. Beck
Public Ledger
Ochs
New York Times
Philadelphia Times
Chattanooga Times
George W. Ochs
America
George W. Childs
A. J. Drexel
Childs
George W. Childs Dexel
The
Taft and Party Hold Farewell Audience With the Pope
In Rome on July 21 Governor Taft and his party met Pope Leo XIII in a formal farewell audience. The Pope praised American church methods, presented gifts to each member, and discussed plans for the Vatican US negotiations. Taft and party then proceeded to Naples with final papal blessings and letters.
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Rome
Taft
Vatican
Judge Smith
Porter
O'Gorman
Monsignor Bissett
Papal Court
Pontifical Apartments
United States
Apostolic Delegate
President Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Corridi
Pope Leo
Vatican Gardens
Bishop O'Gorman
Roosevelt
Gernor Taft
Morocco
Major Porter
Cardinal Rampolla
Strother
Naples
Hay
Circus Shooting Fatal for Forepaugh Employee
Lee Bruce a teamster for Forepaugh Sells Brothers was shot while leaving the Buffalo circus. Dennis Bowen the watchman is under arrest for the fatal shot aimed at J K Shumate the horse superintendent. Bowen was nearly lynched by circus attendees before detectives and police transported him away battered. Bowen’s home near Nashville Tennessee.
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Buffalo
Lee Bruce
Forepaugh & Sells Brothers
Dennis Bowen
Bowen
J. K. Shumate
Shumate
Bruce
Nashville
Tenn
American growers seek toss of Lancashire mills in England
The Westminster Gazette reports agents for American cotton growers have approached directors of spinning firms in Ashton and Stalybridge about selling their mills. Shareholders will meet soon to discuss the proposal. Also noted is a Pennsylvania Special train timetable from New York at 1:55 p.m. to Chicago arriving at 8:55 a.m.
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London
The
Westminster Gazette
Ashton and Stalybridge
Lancashire
Chicago
Pennsylvania
New York
Keane Named Bishop of Cheyenne Diocese Formation of Sioux Falls Split
In Rome the Congregation Propaganda Fide appoints Rev. James J. Keane pastor of the Immaculate Conception in Minneapolis as Bishop of Cheyenne Wyoming. The Sioux Falls diocese will be divided with Lead and Lawrence counties as residence for the new bishop, Very Rev J N Stakha. A Colorado excursion ad notes daily departures from Chicago.
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Rome
Congregation Propaganda Fide
James J. Keane
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Minneapolis
Minn
Cheyenne
Wyo
Dioeces
Sioux Falls
O’gorman
Lawrence County
J. N. Stakha
Archdiocese of St. Paul, Minn
Brooklyn Tunnel Bids Prompt Major Subway Extension
The Belmont McDonald syndicate offers to build the Brooklyn extension for 33 000 000 with five cent fare Brooklyn to Brenax and transfers to Brooklyn roads. McDonald claims ability to negotiate transfers to any Brooklyn area. The same firm cites 24 100 000 for Broadway tunnel from Forty second to Union Square. BRT bids 5 000 000 for Brooklyn extension with transfers to nonEastern District trolley roads linking with Williamsburg Bridge and seashore lines.
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Belmont-McDonald Syndicate
Brooklyn
Brenax
McDonald
Broadway
Forty-second-st
Union Square
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Rapid Transit Board May Be Reorganized By Law
The Rapid Transit Commission likely to be reorganized next winter by a special act. The Mayor would appoint a full six member board with terms of two four and six years, replacing a self perpetuating body. Ducts dispute over who pays for tunnel wiring may be decided in court with contractor McDonald threatening suit.
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Rapid Transit Commission
Orr
Commission
Grout
Low
Graup
McDonald
Mayor Says No Change To Blackwell's Island Bridge Plan
Mayor Low told President Cassidy and Queens residents at a brief hearing that the proposed Blackwell's Island Bridge plan had not been authoritatively altered from a 120 foot roadway to 50 feet. The delegation opposed the new plan during the session.
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Low
Cassidy
Queens
Blackwell's Island Bridge
Public Hearing On New York and New Jersey Tunnel Route
Aldermen committee on Bridges and Tunnels held a session on the proposed New York and New Jersey Company tunnel route to a terminal at Christopher Street and Tenthi Streets. No opposition appeared, so another hearing was scheduled.
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Aldermen’s Committee On Bridges and Tunnels
New York and Jersey Company
New Jersey
Christopher and
Tenthi Sts
London Premier rules out policy shift after Hicks Beach exit
In Parliament Prime Minister A. J. Balfour stated there is no ground to believe any cabinet policy agreed with Sir Michael Hicks Beach would be altered by his retirement. The exchange arose from Henry Labouchere's question about a protective policy. The text mentions a 990 mile train service to Chicago.
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Mr. Ochs
Ochs
Philadelphia
Anthony J. Drexel
London
Henry Labouchere
House of Commons
Michael Hicks
Beach
A. J. Balfour
Bids Opened for Brooklyn Extension of Rapid Transit
At a noon meeting of the Rapid Transit Commission in New York bids were opened for the Brooklyn extension from City Hall to South Ferry, Atlantic and Flatbush areas. Three bids were received from McDonald on behalf of Rapid Transit Subway Construction Co and from Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co. Mayor Low urged a 35 year franchise, with a contract to be awarded within the week.
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Rapid Transit Commission
Brooklyn
Rapid
City Hall
South Ferry
East River
Joralemonst
Atlantic
Flatbush Ares
John B. McDonald
Rapid Transit Subway Construction Company
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
McDonald
Broadway
Forty-second St
Union Square
Manhattan-Bronx
City Treasury
East Side
Low
Grout
Interborough Railway Company
Manhattan Borough
Bioux
Brooklyn Rapid
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Post Office
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Bynling Green
Ann Sr Manhattan
Jis
Safe Deposit
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Beret Dapine
Ecamers
Gov. Taft
Pope
Pontiff
Watchman
Man
British Cotton Mills
Colorado
Brooklyn Tunnel
Belmont-M Donald Syndicate
AP. R. T
Trolley Company
MR. Balfour
House OF
Commons
New-York
Bronx
Jamaica
M'Donald
Wiliam Barclay Parsons
Mdonald
G. Danie
Dew-Yers Central
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