Geronimo Linked to Borough Office Stamp Forgeries
Clerk Louis McNelly testified that post office stamp purchases for the Borough President’s Office were forged since January under Maurice Geronimo. McNelly described filling receipts to overstate totals, with Cragen’s earlier scheme carried on after leaving the secretary post. The case involves indictments for grand larceny and ongoing accounting fraud across January to March.
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Louis McNelly
Osdick
Maurice m. Geron
Burgough
de Witt
Queers County
McNally
Geronim
John M. Cragen
Gresser
Cragen
Geronimo
March McNally
Tennis J. McIner
Lone Island City
Borough Presidents
Former Son-in-Law Sues Over Dissolution of Valentine Brothers
Isa Willard Hein sues in Supreme Court to dissolve Valentine Brothers export and commission firm, seek accounting and half profits claiming verbal partnership. contesting ownership, access to books, and implied interest from a prior marriage. Justice O Gorman reserved decision as parties dispute partnership and control of books.
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Valentine Brothers
Justice O'Gorman
Supreme Court
Hein
Washington S&s
Valentine
Amoung Brothers
Honduras
Demmcessions
Divorce Case Reveals Wife Mental Incompetence Defense
Mrs Kathie Horn sued William Horn for divorce in the Supreme Court claiming marital misconduct. Medical witnesses described Mrs Horn as late in a progressive insanity, unable to distinguish right from wrong except under certain conditions, with confinement debates noted at Bloomingdale Asylum and Bellevue Hospital. The trial resumes with defense presenting evidence of mental illness and the husband’s alleged motive to end the marriage.
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Wiliam Horn
Supreme Court Yesterdar
Bellevue Hospital
Horn
Sta
Rockaway Beach
Ditcher Augustein
Mre Mertin
James Osborne
T . Townsend
Ploomingdale Atrium
Frank Grover
Hoern
Brooklyn Civic Groups Clash Over Courthouse Site Choice
A Brooklyn memorandum by Mayer Garner argues for placing a new courthouse on a central Brooklyn square, opposed by many civic bodies who favor moving the courthouse to City Hall area. The dispute mirrors wider opposition in Manhattan and reflects tensions between districts over a landmark architectural setting.
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Innocent Verdict in Accidental Wife Shooting Case
A coroner's jury ruled the death of Margaret in a Winchester apartment an accident. The shooter, a child named William or Peter, was discharged from custody and placed under the care of the Children's Society.
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Wiliam
Peter
Margaret
Olmstead
Ancient and Honorable Artillery marks 272d anniversary in Boston
Uniformed representatives from nearly every era of U S military history attended the 272nd anniversary celebration in Boston. New England governors Eben Draper Henry Quinby and Aram Pothier joined the procession and banquet at Faneuil Hall as various allied drills and corps displayed on wet grass under gray skies. Officers retiring passed spears and shields to successors Captain John P D Nichols first lieutenant Francis H Appleton second lieutenant Milton Paige adjutant James D Coadr
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Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
New England
Eben S. Draper
Massachusetts
Henry B. Quinby
New Hampshire
Aram J. Pothier
Rhode Island
Faneuil Hall
Veteran Artillery Corps
New York
Old Guard
John PD. Nichols
Francis H. Appleton
Milton Paige
James D. Coadr
Kohler Begins Defence in Cleveland Police Trial
The prosecution in Frederick Kohler’s trial rested its case after noon. Nine of twenty four charges were dropped for lack of evidence leaving gross immorality and habitual drunkenness as the remaining counts. Newton D. Baker and Harry N. Rickey testified Kohler’s character and performance, saying they never observed intoxication or incompetence.
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Frederick Kohler
Newton D. Baker
Tom L. Johnson
Harry N. Rickey
Kohier
Johnson
Steamer Schwatka Delivers Yukon Gold to Seattle
The steamer Schwatka arrived from Fairbanks with nine thousand dollars in ore gold for Seattle, the first Yukon boat of the year. The gold will be shipped by express this season. The next steamer is expected to bring one thousand dollars of Fairbanks gold.
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Fairbanks
Yukon
Seattle
Milk War Partly Settled in Boston Milk Contract
Boston negotiators report a partial settlement in the milk war as H. P. Hood & Sons signs an agreement with New England producers. Producers will receive the winter price for ten months starting July 1, while this month’s price matches June of last year. Unclear if other contractors will reach deals.
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Medical Association Meets 6 in Louis June 4
The American Medical Association begins its convention tomorrow and will vote on a public health bill in Congress. Dr. W. H. Wetch of Baltimore chairs the first session, with Dr. E Kinnie of Syracuse presiding upon occasion. Dr. Liston H. Montgomery of Chicago urged passage of the public health measure in an address to the Medical Examiners. A national milk safety campaign was outlined by the Medical Milk Commissions with an inspection in every town led by Dr. Henry L. Coit of Newark and the group’s first president, Dr. Coit.
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Baltimore
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Chicozo
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E. ©. Kinnie
Syracuse
N. J
American Association of Medical Milk Commissions
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Newark
Brother's case shocks town as nephew accused of theft
Lizzie Bieser reports a $25 cash loss from her candy store on No S37 West dirt street. Police arrest eight year old John Coyne who confesses to stealing to clothe his sister Agnes. Both to be arraigned in Children's Court today.
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No. S37 West Dirt Street
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Peg
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West Dirt Street
John
Fine for Mrs Chesbrough in embezzlement case
Judge Reketab in Trenton New Jersey fined Mrs Matilda Chesbrough five dollars and six cents for attempting to embezzle finery into the country. Counsel announced an appeal to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals. Chesbrough, of Newton Massachusetts, had been arrested on a charge of bringing in about two dollars fifty cents of clothing and furs unlawfully and was convicted days earlier.
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Chesbrough
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Newton
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Europe
Paterson Silk Factory Closes Under Trustee Control
The Manhattan Silk Manufacturing Company in Paterson New Jersey, employing about five hundred, closed its factory this morning. Although solvent, cash shortage and excess goods led creditors to take over and place management with trustees Henry H. Parmalee of Hamilton Trust Company and W. Fisk Wilcox and Walter K. Kohn of New York.
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Great Western Desert Comes Alive With Irrigation Growth
San Francisco dispatch details Idaho Oregon Washington and California irrigation expansion turning arid lava beds into fertile valleys. Railroads aid settlement from Omaha to Denver with cheap land and federal aid, projecting two million acres in Idaho alone and a multi million dollar government program. Millionaire-like crops and diverse fruit output drive a westward boom for settlers and markets.
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Strangers Find Riches of Pacific Coast Industry
Across the Pacific Coast region once famed for prospecting, Italy and Spain are noted for products improved by toil and intelligence. The visitor is welcomed to enjoy plentiful results and prosperity in this bountiful land.
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Dentist in Lot of Trouble After Robbery
Robbers broke the glass panel of a dentist's door at Seventh Avenue and 125th Street and stole $15 in gold fillings and several sets of teeth. The next day patients arrived to collect their work but were told it had been stolen, sparking indignation and a tense scene as the doctor sought to calm upset customers.
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Seventh Avenue
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Left Entire Estate to Son in Will of Joseph Loth
The will of silk ribbon manufacturer Joseph Loth, who died May 22 at 519 West 15th Street, leaves his entire estate to his son Bernard Loth of 48 West 15th Street. The widow Fannie Loth and daughter Louise Sicher and son Henry A. Loth were not mentioned. Bernard, sole executor, explained the omission as due to Bernard handling affairs. Loth was 82 and long active at Temple Emanu-El though his funeral was Masonic and cremation followed his wish.
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Dog Attack At Aqueduct Feared Rabid
Two men were bitten by a large Newfoundland at Aqueduct Long Island yesterday afternoon. Police confined the animal in a barn and a Board of Health physician was summoned. George Cotrone and Louis Cerre were the victims. Cerre stabbed the dog twice with a penknife.
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Hamilton Avenue
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Richmond Hill Circle
Cerre
Lew Fields in Dutch damages case over house damage
Justice Amend orders a sheriff's jury to fix damages after Emma W. Schachtal sues comedian Lew Fields for hole filled walls smashed windows and roof leaks at 334 West 4th street. She seeks triple damages beyond the original $3,900 claim as Fields did not defend.
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Kidnapped Wife and Four Children Removed From Yacht Kingdom
Sheriff M W Trefethen of Portland seized Mrs Florence Whitaker and her four children Edna Joshua Daniel Eliza from the yacht Kingdom of the Holy Ghost and Us Society on a habeas corpus writ at the complaint of Nathan H Harriman of Cambridge Massachusetts. The case proceeds in court Wednesday afternoon. Mrs Whitaker alleges deprivation of liberty by Rev Frank W Sanford, head of the society, since the Kingdom returned May 18 from a Palestine colony.
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Woman accuses 25th Infantry man over Fort Lawton attack
Mrs. J W Redding identified Private Nathaniel Bledser of Company D 25th Infantry as the attacker who fled after her daughter screamed at their home near Fort Lawton. A mass meeting adopted resolutions demanding the immediate removal of the 25th Infantry unit from Fort Lawton.
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Nathaniel Bledser
25Th Infantry
Brownsville
J. W. Redding
Fort Lawton
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Charleston Becomes Day No Licenses for a Year
Kanawha County officials voted unanimously to reject all saloon license applications in Charleston and Kanawha County for one year starting July 1. After the decision, about fifteen hundred residents marched from the courthouse singing Nearer My God to Thee.
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Wife drinks carbolic acid after quarrel with tenants
Mrs Annie Fell aged 29 wife of John Fell an automobile mechanic of 502 West 15th street drank carbolic acid last night and lies in critical condition at Flower Hospital The couple argued after a day of domestic conflict and a nine year old boy witnessed the scene as the mother attempted to kill herself following a quarrel over discipline and a panicked outburst during the argument
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John Fell
West 15Th Street
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Barber Shop Tragedy Ended In Self Inflicted Wound
Thomas McCarthy killed himself with a razor in Ralph Bedetti's barber shop at 512 Marcy Avenue Williamsburg after taking the razor from a barber. He died within ten minutes. Police awaiting coroner action. His act is linked to grief over his brother John's recent death.
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Marcy Avenue
Wiliamsburg
Thomas McCarthy
Floyd Street
John
Miner Not Robbed of $50,000 on Train
A false report claimed W A Miner of Chicago was robbed of 34,900 on a New York Central train and later of 226,000 in cash and a 6,000 letter of credit. Pullman officials denied any loss and miners admitted misplacing a credit letter while at the Waldorf. An investigation found no crime occurred.
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