Woman Alive After Believed Death Tragedy Confuses Kin
A New York laundress Mary McGonigle was declared dead and buried after a mistaken identity tied to a fatal trolley accident. Her son Edward McGonigle and relatives identified a different woman, triggering insurance payouts and a creeping inquiry to determine the true deceased. The error caused a long coroner inquiry and a haunted family drama as the living woman returned.
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Mary McGonigle
West
Edward McGonigle
Sth United States Infantry
Philippines
Calvary Cemetery
Metropolitan Railroad Company
Bellevue Hospital
McGonigie
Mary McGonigie
S17
Tenth Avenue
Ellen Mullaney
McGonigle
Themes Mitchell
Edward McGonigh
Plattsburg
Prudential Insurance Company
Wellread Company
Sgnitzer & Renn
Wich
Deine
Getalie
British schooner Marion May stopped by Cuban cutter near Cuba
Kingston reports the schooner Marion May from Nassau was boarded six miles off Cape Maisi by Cuban revenue cutter Bairo. An armed party removed hatches and checked cargo and papers. The captain protested unwarrantable interference outside Cuban waters. the ship was becalmed seeking wood and water, later denied. The incident will be investigated by the colonial government.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Marion May
Nassau
Bahama Islands
Cape Maisi
Cuba
Auto Strikes Running Boy In Front Of Home
Eight year old David Pape of Hopkins street Williamsburg died at Bushwick Hospital from a fractured skull after a motorist Dr Abraham Hayman struck him while he chased a ball or played tag in front of his home. The accident occurred as Hayman turned his car into Hopkins street and after summoning an ambulance the boy was pronounced dead.
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Sixth Avenue
34Th Greet
Mary McGenizie
Tenth Avenue
Father Setters
Church of Our Lady of Meum Carmel
28Th Street
First
Second Avenues
Mary O'Connor
Mary McKenzie
Tenth Weme
New York
Bellevue Hospital
Mary McGonigie
Kenzie
John Mullaney
Kee Dordiue
West 35Th Street
David Pape
Hopkins Street
Williamsburg
Mes
Bushwick Hospital
Abraham Hayman
McKibbin Street
Pape
Hayman
Howard
Vernon Avenue
MARRIES AFTER ACCIDENT IN BRIDGEPORT
Harry T. Sandlin a Brooklyn pharmacist was struck by a trolley in Bridgeport while seeking a minister to wed Miss Alice M. Wright of New York. He was taken to Bridgeport Hospital and the ceremony was held at 7 tonight as he lay gravely injured. The bride had been divorced and a prior clergyman refused to perform the union.
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the Tribune
Bridgeport
Conn
Alice M. Wright
New York
Harry T. Sandlin
Brooklyn
Sandlin
F. W. Atkinson
East
Salem Mayor Proclaims Circus Parade in Probing Times
Salem June 6 Mayor Howard issued a proclamation ordering a Barnum Bailey circus parade view for all citizens after noting unrealized orders. The School Board ordered all schools closed, while aldermen censured him for an uncomplimentary epithet toward Inspector Leahen. The mayor faces criminal libel charges and probable early next week trial.
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Tribune
Salem
Mass
Howard
Barnum & Bailey’s Circus
School Board
Arthur Howard
Board of Aldermen
Patrick J. Leahen
Salem Police
Leahen
Stolen Willing Jewels Recovered. Two Men Arrested
Jewelry valued at several thousand dollars vanished from J R Barton Willing’s trunk during shipment to New York. Part of the loss was found at Joseph Maxwell’s home at 4128 Mantua Ave. Maxwell held on receiving stolen goods charges while his brother Morris, a Pennsylvania Railroad baggage master, was arrested again for taking them from the trunk. Both reportedly confessed and face arraignment at Central police court tomorrow.
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the Tribune
Philadelphia
J. R. Barton Willing
John Jacob Astor
New York
Joseph Maxwell
Mantua Avenue
Maxwell
Morris
Pennsylvania Railroad
Central Police Court
Mineola Board approves bloodhound fund to aid sheriff
On June 6 Mineola New York the Board of Supervisors authorized Sheriff Joseph H Foster to spend 390 dollars for bloodhounds. The dogs will be used to track burglars and other lawbreakers.
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Mineola
N. Y
Board of Supervisors
Joseph H. Foster
Railroad Special Fare to Detroit and Return
Pennsylvania Railroad advertises $24 round trip to Detroit with June 4 and 10 departure options and return by June 20. Tickets available via ticket agents this month.
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Detroit
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Cool Engineer Saves Passengers From Wreck in New Rochelle
A Boston express car left the New Haven line track at West New Rochelle as a smoker jumped the frog. Engine driver Charles Smith, off duty, urged passengers to hold tight to seats. The car toppled into a gully but no one was seriously hurt. many were bruised or scared, while trains rerouted for hours.
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New York
New Haven & Hartford
West New Rochelle
Charles Smith
Boston
Grand Central
New Rochelle
West New Rochelle Junction
New Haven
Harlem River
Smith
Mount Vernon
Women Carry Shoreham Protest Over School Project
In Shoreham Long Island a school board meeting drew about twenty five women and seven men including suffragists Mrs Harriet Stanton Blatch and Miss Alberta Hill The women taxpayers protested lack of notice and pushed for a lower bid for a new schoolhouse winning the majority They endorsed plans for a $1400 structure to replace the burned building and next week will discuss specifications
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the Tribune
Shoreham
Long Island
New York
Harriet Stanton Blatch
Alberta Hill
Airship Glide Promises New Dance at Convention
Chicago June 6 Members of the United professional Teachers' of Dancing opened their annual convention by demonstrating the aviation dance or air ship glide. A lecturer urged glide over hop and sweat, saying dancers should aviate rather than touch the floor. The aviation dance aims for a floating, swooping motion longer to master than the waltz or two step but described as more pleasing.
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Chicago
United Professional Teachers’ of Dancing
Aviate
Canada permits export of 3500 horsepower to Minnesota
Ottawa reports the government will allow 3 500 horsepower of electricity to be exported to Minnesota by the Fort Francis based company. An equal amount is reserved for Canadian consumption. Two Fort Francis residents opposed the export move.
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Ottawa
Ont
Minnesota
Fort Francis
Rainey River
Indians on Warpath in Yucatan Revolt Alarmes Mexican Government
Uprising in Yucatan against Mexican authorities grows as Maya Indians sack Valladolid and attack towns from Merida toward Valladolid. Government send- ed gunboats Morelos and Zaragoza with hundreds more troops. rail and telegraph lines cut. Rebels led by Maximiliano Ramirez Bonilla and Victor Montenegro gain entrenched positions. censorship imposed.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico
Yucatan
el Dictamen
Merida
Valladolid
Morelos
Maximiliano Ramirez Bonilla
Victor Montenegro
Tinum
Uayma
Tunkas
Roosevelt 10 Editors Gala in London Amid Cheers
Former President Theodore Roosevelt was greeted at Stationers Hall by 250 journalists and editors. He praised improving Anglo American ties and urged peaceful conduct as the US grew stronger, then joined a supper at Marlborough House with King George and Queen Mary.
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Tribune
London
Theodore Roosevelt
Soudan
Egypt
England
America
Associated Press
The
Institute of Journalists
Roosevelt
United States
Mail carrier found dead in barn after a week missing
Hopkinsville Kentucky June 6. Joseph Kress a rural mail carrier left a note saying My feet hurt and nobody cares for me May God have mercy on my soul The body was found hanging in a Bennetts town barn last night He had been missing for a week
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Hopkinsville
Joseph Kress
Bennettstown
Kress
Airship Race in France Ends in Saumur Victory
In Saumur France on June 6 the first town to town aeroplane race from Angers to Saumur covering about thirty miles by rail was won by Martinet who completed the course in thirty one minutes at roughly twenty six miles an hour. Five starters began at five minute intervals Lagagneux finished second and Dickson third.
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Saumur
France
Angers
Martinet
Lagagneux
Dickson
Burglar Steals From Patrolman Krams Then Takes His Shield
Patrolman Krams of the Eldridge Street station woke to find a burglary at his home 310 East 19th Street. The thief took 40 dollars in bills a gold watch two chains a bracelet and a silver bag and even took the service revolver before leaving the shield behind. Krams who has served seven years faced a day of kidding at the station house.
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Krams
Eldridge Street
East 19Th Street
Salesman Missing After Gems Left Behind
Boston report says Detroit jewelry firm traces Eastern representative Frank J. Foster to a Boston hotel room left May 12. Foster, 35, vanished after taking a room and departing the same day while thousands in gems remained in the suite. Traub Jewelry Manufacturing Co. confirms Foster’s samples as missing but finances appear in order. Foster is son of Mrs. E. A. Foster of Somerville New Jersey.
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Boston
Detroit
Frank J. Foster
Foster
Traub Jewelry Manufacturing Company
Mr. Foster
E. A. Foster
Somerville, N. J
Vinegar Manufacturer Wins $400 Damages Over Meal Charge
William Morningstar of New York won a $400 verdict from a county court jury at the Lafayette Hotel. He stayed there about six months ago and refused to pay $1 for cooking and serving spare ribs, stating the charge was exorbitant. He was then told he would not be served until payment was made.
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The
Tribune
Buffalo
William Morningstar
New York
Lafayette Hotel
No Seat No Fare Ordinance Denounced as Invalid
City Solicitor Ballard advised Cincinnati City Council that the proposed no seat no fare ordinance against the traction company would be invalid. He argued the law would force the company to haul standing passengers free, which conflicts with the franchise allowing 5 cents per rider. Labor groups have pushed the measure.
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Tribune
Cincinnati
Ballard
Traction Company
Bible Society Ends Million Dollar Endowment Drive
Chicago June 6 the American Bible Society completed the million dollar endowment fund begun about a year ago when Mrs Russell 8 ve 00 000 was announced by Rev J F Horton secretary at a meeting of Methodist ministers today
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Chicago
The
American Bible Society
Railroads Halt Rate Increases After Taft Concession
Washington June 6 the Western Traffic Association and eastern railroads agree to suspend proposed rate increases until the new railroad bill becomes law. President Taft sees this as a victory for shippers and aims to grant the Interstate Commerce Commission authority to review rate hikes before they take effect. The White House press statement notes the accord ends the injunctions while maintaining potential investigations under the forthcoming statute.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Western Traffic Association
Brown
New York Central
Eastern
White House
Interstate Commerce Commission
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Knapp
Franklin K. Lane
E. P. Ripley
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé
F. A. Delano
Wabash
S. M. Felton
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Department of Justice
Taft
Wickersham
Knox
Nagel
Lane
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Undertaker
Azz
First Avenue
Anthony Wer
Metopolitan Street Railway Company
Rard McGonigle
Kate Donohue
Running Boy
Doctor
Mrs. Astor
Boston Express
George W. Wickersham
William H. Taft
Harris Ewing
Wabash System
Santa Fé System
Canada
State of
H. T. Dewey & Sons So
Fulton St. N
New Jersey
Nn Yorker
Bible Society
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