Park Board Fires Samuel Parsons Jr Landscape Architect
Samuel Parsons Jr was discharged as landscape architect of the Park Board after a five week investigation. Commissioners Stover and Miegins voted for dismissal with Kennedy of Brooklyn opposing. Mayor Gaynor’s letter supported the action, while Parsons’ counsel sought a stay. The Board adjourned amid debates over evidence and testimony, with action later set for a night session.
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Samuel Parsons, Jr
Park Board
Stover
Miegins
Parsons
Kennedy
Brooklyn
Queens
Gaynor
Fosdick
Mayer
Les B. Stover
Jeter
Mr. Parsons
Andrew D. Parker
Parker
Paccone
Commis
Ant Genia
Commissioner Stover
Milton Whitney
Bureau of Oil
Washington
Hilgarde
Mr. Stover
Mr. Parker
Whitney
Professor Whitney
Cfient
Commissioner of Accounts
Parkey
Pledged for Arbitration by Four Hundred Commons Members
A cross party committee of about four hundred House of Commons members met to back the Anglo American arbitration movement. They adopted a resolution pledging to use all efforts to promote progress of the arbitration cause. The meeting took place in London on May 11.
Civil War Stories The Capture of Forts
Sunday Tribune details Civil War narratives focusing on the capture of forts and key actions that shaped early campaigns. The report emphasizes strategic moves, notable commanders, and the broader impact on surrounding territories.
Lynn Yacht Club ex-president sued over storm loss
William B. Newhall, ex-president of the Lynn Yacht Club, is sued for 200 damages by Frank M. Rogers after a rescue in a late August storm. The case, filed in the Lynn District Court, prompts a demurrer arguing the matter belongs in the United States Admiralty Court. Rogers pulled Newhall and companions from a sinking power launch and brought them ashore.
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Boston
William B. Newhall
Lynn Yacht Club
Frank M. Rogers
Lynn
Newhall
United States Admiralty Court
Rogers
Jend
Death by Own Action in Denver Hotel Mystery
Denver May 11 Royal H Worthen an electrical engineer was found dead from poisoning in a city hotel. A copy of Omar’s Rubaiyat lay open to a verse about a rockless pot and promise of relief. Some companions think a heart affair disappointment drove the act though others seek more clues.
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Denver
Royal H. Worthen
Boston
Omar
Doctor Climbs 75-Foot Ladder To Reach Man At St Thomas Church
Dr Botford of Flower Hospital ascends a seventy five foot ladder inside St. Thomas's Church on Dad street and Fifth avenue to reach Joseph Shanahan with a crushed leg on the roof amid ongoing steeple demolition. A policeman follows with instruments while the injured man is splinted and lowered to the church floor using a rope system.
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St. Thomas's
Joseph Shanahan
St. Thomas's Church
Dad Street
Fifth Avenue
Dr. Botford
Flower Hospital
Shanahan
Wadsworths Fight Divorce Suit Across Pacific Travel
Mrs Eugenie Le Wadsworth sues Lt Alexander Seemmett Wadsworth Jr U N for divorce alleging extreme cruelty and desertion. The pair separated after a year old child and a second child born eight months ago. The couple lived in Riverside Hotel apartments and a West Street cottage before the separation with alleged events dating to the Philippines two years prior.
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Riverside
Weet Street
Wadsworth
Philippines
New York
Trunk Size Rules Prohibit Free Carriage Across Rail Lines
A Chicago press summary notes railroads from Buffalo to the Rockies refuse free carriage for trunks larger than 40 inches, with Western lines aligning earlier and Eastern passenger officials confirming adherence to the new uniform baggage rules. Roads may raise the trunk limit to 45 inches, while New York merchants and railroads push for the shorter 40 inch standard.
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Chicago
Buffalo
Pittsburg
Rocky Mountains
New York
Trunk Line Association
BL Louls
Ohio Law Debate Sparks Taft Vote Clash in House
Cleveland representative Joseph Greeves Dens accused the President of violating the law during a House debate on a Senate bill restricting college student voting in college towns. Dens argued Taft should vote in Washington while the measure, pushed as a party line bill, was amended to cover all transient residents needing to vote in any town or city.
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Cincinnaii
Joseph Greeves Dens
Cleveland
House
Jeves
Senate
Taft
Washington
Russell
Duryea Dies After Long Illness from 1899 Diving Injury
Walter F. Duryea who broke his neck in 1899 while diving at Oyster Bay died last night in Montclair New Jersey after four months of illness. He survived a career of lengthy invalidism, maintained by faith and medical care, and fought a legal battle over the family estate while remaining connected by telephone. He was over six feet tall, about 200 pounds, and had enjoyed sun baths, baths, and daily drives, remaining active in Montclair society until near the end.
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Walter FE. Duryea
Oyster Bay
Ipper Montclair
N. J
Edgar EB
Juda
Duryea
Natorium
Montclair Country Club
Praise of the fat woman at Ohio medical meeting
Dr. W Moots of Toledo told the Ohio Medical Convention that something is wrong with every thin woman. He suggested thin women may be healthy in cold weather but implied many suffer internal disorders. He joked that he would advise them to sleep on their sides to aid internal workings.
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Cleveland
W. Moots
Toledo
Ohio Medical Convention
Aveirdupois
Sam
Dr. Moots
Poorest to the Best Seats Proposed at Cathedral Dinner
Canon Voorhis urged the Laymen's Club of the Cathedral of St John to reform seating at the new cathedral. He called for giving the next host to the poorest dressed men and for the poorest dressed women to be moved to better seats as part of evolving a inclusive service. Other speakers included Walter D. Davidge and several clergy.
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Canon Voormis
Cathedral of St John
Ae Square
West 7Th Street
Canon Voorhis
Buje
Walter D. Davidge
Nathan A. Beagle
St. Stephen's
Francis, Roi Wheeler
At Luke's Hospital
John P Faure
Edmund Smith Middleton
St. Agnes School
Counterfeiting raids target Harlem and Brooklyn
Secret Service raids in Brooklyn and Harlem arrest three Italians and seize counterfeit coin plants. Spinella and Romana connected to a wider ring, with coins, moulds, and crosses found. Lumbardo cooperates after arrest, while Di Nagelo linked to pushcarts in Harlem.
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Secret Service
Brooklyn
Little
Italy
Harlem
Robert J1.taylor
United States
Secret Service Office
New York City
Pennsylvania
Taylor
No. 10
President Street
Giovanni Battista Spinella
Romano
Lumbardo
Macdougal Street
Choked to death by cravat in Brooklyn doorway
A well dressed young man was found dead early today on the basement stair leading to No 26 Seneca street. His necktie was knotted and caught on a door knob, suggesting strangulation after a fall. No identification or personal papers were found.
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Tra
Boston
Ste
Seneca Street
Uphold mixed marriages Anglican prelates declare Rome cannot nullify them
A May 21 pastoral letter to Canadian Anglican churches, signed by Archbishop Matheson and Archbishop Hamilton, condemns mixed marriages yet declares such unions are irreversibly valid in the Church of Rome once performed. It also rebukes divorce, barring remarriage while either spouse remains alive.
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Rome
St. John
N. B
Canada
Matheson
Winnipeg
Quebec
Woman Shot From an Auto as Four Men Escape
A party of seven men were pursued after shots fired near Third Avenue and Tenth Street. A woman, Helen Chisman, was wounded in the leg and taken to New York Hospital. Police stopped the car on Eighth Avenue. four men escaped while three were arrested, named Weinstein Edward, Weinberg Herman, and Kolbroner Joseph. They denied involvement and were held on suspicion of felonious assault.
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Third Avenue
10Th Street
Imperial Automobile Company
No. 240
West 40Th Street
Henney
Anne Chauffeur
Joseph Stolfer
Eighth Avenue
Helen Chisman
New York Hospital
Edward Weinstein
East 1Ath Street
Herman Weinberg
East Tist Street
Joseph Kolbroner
Lewis Avenue
Brooklyn
Freed After 27 Years Inmate Daniel Jones Cleared
Daniel Jones, sentenced to life for murder in Indian Territory, was freed after 27 years in Leavenworth and Texas jails. Testimony suggested the fatal wound might not have been self inflicted, leading to clemency by President Taft after an Attorney General review.
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Washington
Daniel Jones
Leavenworth
Indian Territory
Jones
Texas
William
Wildern
Sted River
William Jones
Willians
Roosevelt
TMS
Taft
Davit
Daniel Joren
Pears Hind
Senten
Dr W R C Latson Found Dead At Riverside Drive
Dr W R C Latson was found dead in the Elbe apartments at 660 Riverside Drive by detectives. A revolver lay at his feet and a notebook bore the note Mother and Gertie I done my best. Miss Ita Marhelka, his longtime secretary, was found at her Broadway home and told the coroner she visited Latson the day before and he seemed well. The coroner ruled death by own action, Latson had recent professional work and a long Brooklyn residence. details mention a morphine hint and prior divorce.
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W. RC. Latson
Elbe
Riverside Drive
West Sith Street
Larson
Collins
Thompson
Edward Kafader
Dr. Larson
Gertle
Two Lives End In Fayette Shooting Tragedy
In Fayette a deadly gunfight between John Warker and Washington Pennington ends with both men dead. A dispute over a coal ruiiners and a fistfight led to Warker obtaining a gun at his home and firing, Pennington dying later from injuries. The incident occurred today and leaves a murky incident of violence with no clear motive.
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Charlexton
Woova
John Warker
Washington Pennington
Coal
Fayette
Warner
Pennington
New Government Formed by Madero Makes Juarez Capital
Mexico's provisional government under Francisco Madero, Jr is established with a cabinet in Juarez where General Navarro's federal troops remain prisoners. A Red Cross relief mission aids severely wounded federals as negotiations for peace stall and Madero sets headquarters opposite the city’s grand church.
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Juarez
Mexico
Francisco Madero, Jr
Juares
Navarro
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