Former Harlem Inspectors Start Prison Life At Blackwell's Island
Four ex police inspectors jailed for conspiracy begin one year terms at Blackwell's Island. They are housed separately by work, with Sweeney in the bake shop and others in broom making shoeshop and bedding factory. Prisoners are doubled in cells, visitors limited, and tobacco and fruit allowed under rules. Catholic services held weekly. meals and routine described as they adjust to life among prisoners awaiting appeals.
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Blackwell's Island
Harlem
Sweeney
Martha
Hussey
Thompson
Blackwell’s Island Penitentiary
Welock
Sli
Sutun
Siacay
Inspectors Sink Into Prison Routine
A jumble of local brief items lists inspectors sinking into a routine at a prison, a witness slipping into a trial, and various odd notes. The page includes contest results, legal notices, and scattered society updates with names and places appearing amid disparate headlines.
Two Die in Auto Accident Near Stranford Park
Donald G. Perkins a Norwich lawyer and his wife were instantly killed when their automobile overturned near the Stranford Driving Park. Mr Rogers legs crushed and Mrs Rogers brain concussion followed. both survived by train ride home. Perkins, 55, left two sons and two daughters.
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Donald G. Perkins
Stranford
Conn
Norwich
Perkins
Noah Rogers, Jr
Erie train hits rocks in Paterson strike plot claim
Paterson New Jersey May 1 the Chicago express on the Erie road struck a pile of bowls placed on the track as police suspect I W W activists involved in an Inland strike plot The rocks damaged the locomotive but caused no other injuries or major damage a letter warning Erie Railroad of damages was reported by Police Captain Andrew McBride
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Paterson
N. J
Chicago Express
Erie Road
Jersey City
Workers of the World
Andrew McBrride
Erie Railroad
Man Dies After Being Struck at Busy Intersection
John Merkley of 11222 Taylor Avenue Westchester died last night after being knocked down at Seventh Avenue and 41st Street by a surface car. Witnesses say he walked with his head down into the wind and did not see the vehicle. his head, neck, and other injuries were noted.
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John Merkley
Taylor Avenue
Westchester
Seventh Avenue
41St Street
Hughes Separated by Severe Grounds in Mount Vernon Suit
Mrs. Cora C. Hughes, 42, sues George Hughes, 70, a wealthy Poughkeepsie resident, for separation and weekly alimony and fees. He cites an ante nuptial agreement granting her $85,000 and argues she isn’t entitled to alimony. She alleges cruelty including threats to confine her, petty control over meals, insults to her mother, and physical intimidation. The case, heard in Supreme Court at Mount Vernon, hinges on alimony before a final decision.
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Cora C. Hughes
George Hughes
Poughkeepsie
Justice Mills
Supreme Court
Mount Vernon
Hughes
Cworth
Sage
Governor Sulzer signs anti cocaine bill in New York
The governor signed a broad anti cocaine measure after hearings in Albany. The act restricts possession, requires physician certificates, and limits prescriptions to ointments or solutions. It tightens enforcement, imposes felonies for unlawful sale, and sets strict record keeping for manufacturers and pharmacists.
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Tribune
Albany
Sulzer
Delehanty
Swann
New York City
Father Curry
Intrucer
Walker
Smith
Wagner
Randur
Ohio
Boards of Health
New York Board of Pharmacy
Wilson Seeks Veto of California Land Bill
From The Tribune Bureau Washington May 10 President Wilson will urge Governor Johnson to veto the Webb Lood Good Will Act. If declined, the national government will pursue prompt legal action to prevent enforcement pending judicial review. Diplomats note California’s governor may sign, defying the President after telegraphic guidance from Secretary Bryan.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Hiram W. Johnson
Secreta
California
Wilson
Fryan
Viscount Chinda
Japan
Bryan
Johnson
Mae
Ansious
Chinda
Department of
Daapan
United States
Tokio
Congress
Police arrest three in spirit world scene
Detective Mrs. Isabella Goodwin and two Central Office detectives raided a West 22nd Street brownstone where two women in white robes and a man connected to a spirit medium show were taken into custody for disorderly conduct. After a brief struggle, all were freed by Magistrate Murphy who ruled no criminal offense occurred.
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Isabella Goodwin
West 22d Street
Niels
Joseph Vega
Mrs. Goodwin
Higgins and Neary
Mrs Goodwin
Mrs. Moore
Higgins
Niobe
Mra Moore
Murphy
Cancer Patients Gain Under New Treatment
A Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital group reports marked improvement among fifty cancer patients inoculated with Dr. Howard Nowell's rabbit serum. Within 48 hours to 96 hours some patients are comfortable and weight gain noted, though no definitive conclusions yet. The team warns against replacing surgery and says a year is needed for final assessment.
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Oston
Ffty
Masachusetts
Howard W. Nowell
Boston University
Evans Memorial Department of Clinical Research
Weil
Nowell
Dr. Nowell
Twenty children her aim adopts girl in Los Angeles
Mrs May J Koch has raised twenty children in Los Angeles, seventeen of her own and two adopted. Her petition to adopt an eighteen month old girl, Helen Shirley, was presented before Judge McCormick, who heard her remarks about achieving an even score in her parental duties.
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Los Angeles
May B
May J. Koch
Helen Shirley
Mothers Day Recognized by House Resolution
Washington today marks Mothers Day with a House resolution urging the President and federal officials to wear white flowers tomorrow as a token of love and reverence for mothers. The measure calls on the Cabinet and lawmakers to honor motherhood nationwide.
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Washington
Aroners’ Dy
Skipper Dies On Bridge In Philadelphia Harbor
Captain Lawrence Simmons of the Clyde Line steamship York, bound from Philadelphia to Norfolk, collapsed and died of heart disease on the vessel’s bridge this afternoon as he prepared to give the cast off order. Captain Forrest relieved him after the body was removed.
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Philadelphia
Laurence Simmons
York
Clyde Line
Norfolk
Forrest
New York
Simmons
Apparent Robbers Flee After Fright From Cat at Long Island City Home
A stray black cat frightened burglars attempting a break in at Mrs. Vreeland’s house on 12th Street in Long Island City. The intruders fled in panic as the cat prowled through the dining room, their loot left behind on a tablecloth while Mrs. Vreeland and her daughters alerted neighbors. The cat’s dramatic intervention was blamed by the thieves as the source of their flight.
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the Vreeland
12Th Street
Long Island City
Lost witness Hoffman may halt Anhut trial
Horace A. Hoffman a key witness against John Nicholson Anhut has vanished and is believed in British Columbia. Anhut’s trial set for tomorrow faces possible postponement if Hoffman does not appear. District Attorney Whitman seeks delay while efforts to locate him continue. Hoffman’s absence could jeopardize bringing Anhut to trial this term. Hoffman aided Thaw in various efforts and testified before the governor’s commission and grand jury.
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Horace A. Hoffman
John Nicholson Anhut
Wall Street
John W. Russell
Harry Tlaw
Matfeawan
Anhut
Justice Sexbury
Supreme Court
Hoffman
Whitman
British Columbia
Canada
William A. de Ford
Grand Jury
Mr. de Ford
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
Matteawan
Pittsburgh
Mary Copley Thaw
Harry
Carolyn Arms
Waite Plains
Harry Thaw
Alfred Henry Lewis
Anka
Gable
Governor’s Commission
Hoffmann
de Ford
Anhat
Arthur C. Palmer
Seabury
Murry ‘Thaw
Mutteawan
Anbut
Palmer
Two Platoon Bill Sparks Fire Department Scrutiny
Commissioners of Accounts will investigate Fire Department members to push a two platoon bill. Fire Commissioner Johnson denounces the move and the Mayor calls it the most damnable legislation. Officials cite potential discipline issues and probe Albany lobbying rumors during the legislative debate.
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Commissioners of Accounts
Johnson
Albany
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