Wise fete palled by father's death honors Wise
A Waldorf dinner honored Henry A. Wise ex US attorney for the Southern District of New York despite his father John Sergeant Wise dying earlier that day. Speakers praised Wise, urging confidence in the judiciary and swift punishment for erring judges, while his absence was excused. Walter C. Noyes and George were noted guests.
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Henry A. Wise
United States
New York
Waldorf-Astora
Mr. Wise
John Sergeant Wise
Mr. Wie
Wise
Princess Anne
Marshall
Federal Judiciary of
Second Circuit
Walter C. Noyes
George
Wealthy Women in Smuggling Case and Train Plot
A morning bulletin reports wealthy women involved in a smuggling case and a plotted train wreck. Other items include court actions against Dr. Friedmann for $200,000, jury tensions in Moose Downs, and local civic notes about police convictions and public works.
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Stilwe
Whitney Haines
Friedmann
He Taft Stes
Moose Tdeas
Moose
Wilton
Deroey
Bill & Puta
Fulton
New York Court
Century Thea
Submarine Sinks Steamer The Aunie After Collision
The steamer Aunie of the People's Line sank off the Norfolk Navy Yard after colliding with a submarine. It ran between Norfolk and Elizabeth City and went down four minutes after impact in thirty five feet of water. Several navy launches and harbor craft were nearby, but the crew had no time to launch a boat.
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Ing Telegrepn Vo
Norfolk
Aunie
People’s Line
Navy Yard
Elizabeth City
N. C
Teawne
Henry Bruck
East Statist Station
Hueck
Harlem
Greeley Square
Poison in Paregoric Sentenced Drugstore Trader
Leopold Guudios a druggist at 236 Thompson street was sentenced to thirty days in the Tombs after Special Sessions convicted him of selling paregoric with wood alcohol Justice Collins condemned the act noting its danger to infants and urging fear of retribution for such life endangering profit driven methods.
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Leopold Guudios
Thompson Street
Collins
Fish block canal locks hinder vessels in Delaware and Maryland
In Wilmington and Chesapeake City locks of the Delaware and Chesapeake Canal are packed with herring. Vessels passing through scrape their sides on the walls and crush thousands of fish. Residents trap and reduce living costs, while the cause of local shad scarcity remains unclear amid a record northern herring run.
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Wilmington
Del
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
Delare City
Chesapeake City
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Delaware City
Noble Knoble the hero dog saved five children
Knoble the dog, described as noble, earned the epithet for rescuing five children from drowning. He belonged to undertaker Frank J. Senior of 15 West 58th Street. His last rescue occurred at Nassau by the Sea, saving Charlotte Senior, the master’s daughter. Two collars honored his acts, one from the Nassau rescuers and one from a witnessing minister.
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Knoble
Noble
Frank J. Senior
Wes
Ssth Street
Nassau-by-the-Sea
Charlotte Senior
Nassau
True to Her Colors
Enthusiasm against votes for women peaks yet not in public debate. A Michig an woman writes from the night hours, declaring ardent anti suffrage zeal by pinning the national organization colors to her nightgown, signaling steadfast opposition.
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Washington
National Association
National Organization
Plow Talk Shocks South Norwalk School
In South Norwalk Connecticut on May 12 Winnipank's public school closed after farmer James McGraw shouted coarse remarks while plowing a neighbor's field. When challenged he declared his farm was here first and that the boss Satan enjoys the talk, prompting teachers and pupils to vacate for the day. An ad for Angostura Bitters follows.
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Seirgrapa
Norwalk
Conn
Winnipank
James McGra
McGraw
Satan
Angostura
Customs Men Quiz Stilwell Indicted Women Hold Gems
The article reports on the indictment of State Senator Stephen Stilwell for bribery tied to a Senate case that led to his exoneration. He surrenders, seeks bail, and plans to fight the charges, with District Attorney Whitman aiming for a May trial. Separate coverage notes customs officials detain Mrs Frederick Tillmann Jr and relatives over undeclared jewelry valued around ten thousand dollars, prompting investigations and potential large penalties as the case unfolds.
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Stilwell
Frederick, Tillmann, Jr
San Francisco
Amerika, Wa
Custom House
Henry
Treasury Department
Tillmann
Agnes Tillmann
Agnes Mangels
Yarel
Tilmann
O'Connor
Harris Wer
Terearagh
The
Tribune
Francisco
Frederick ‘Tilman, Jr
Agnes Tilman
Loeb
New York
Social Cireles
Frederick Tillman
Tilman & Rondel
Tillman
Stephen J. Stilwell
Senate
Justice Seabury
Supreme Court
Whitman
Seabury
George TH. Kendail
Codex Committee
Stook Exchange
Kendall
New York Bank Note Company
Stock Exchange
American Bank Note Company
Sixth Avenue
Senator Stilwell
Sulzer
Senate Judiciary Committee
Ges
All
George A. Friend
Athel G.allen
Child Climbs Windmill Tower Descent Ends in Rescue
In Slayton Minnesota on May 12 a six year old girl, daughter of farmer W. W. Taylor, climbed a sixty foot windmill tower and clung to the platform edge until her father rescued her. She had reached the tower top unseen, slipped on the ladder edge, and nearly fell before being saved. The incident highlights a perilous balcony pose and a dramatic parent rescue.
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Hy Tregtapa
Labour MPs pledge to print The Suffragette on principle
London May 1 Labour M P James Ramsay MacDonald and James Keir Hardie declared they are ready to print The Suffragette despite government objections. They argue it is legal to suppress newspapers in advance and say they will bear the consequences. MacDonald opposes mutil ancy but champions free speech.
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Labor M. P.’s
London
James Ramsay MacDonald
James Keir Hardie
Labor
Tealt
MacDonald
Roving strike bands storm barber shops in Manhattan
A violent roving strike in Manhattan near Greeley Square disrupted barber shops with attacks on workers and windows shattered by paving stones. Police guarded shops as mobs swelled, while on the Erie Railroad a separate wrecking plot narrowly failed near Ferndale.
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Manhattan
Greeley Square
Conxite
Second Avenue
Wilson Battles Japan Over California Law Dispute
Washington report says President Wilson opposes California Webb Bloodgood bill as possible treaty violation with Japan. Ambassador Chinda protests treaty breach and Japan hints at The Hague arbitration if no agreement. Officials expect swift action once Johnson signs the measure, with public disclosure of Japan’s protest likely in days.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Japan
Webb-Bloodgood
California
Wilton
United States
Shinda
Department of Sta
State Department
Wilson
Chinda
Bryan
Hyer
Mea
Ion the Webb
Johnson
Supreme Court of the United States
Tribune
N Jonal
Tokio
Son
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Frederick Tilmann, Jr
Tilmann & Mendel
San Préncisco
Frederick Tillmann
Frederick Tillmann, Jr
Washington Avenue
Agnes Mansuels
Bronx
Nater Stilwell
Jock
Charla Millard
Mount Vernon
Nott
J. Stilwell
Stephe
Erie
Pater
Paterson
N. J
Ferndale
Buffalo Express
Eure Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Weidmann Dye Mills
Industrial Workers of the World
Chicago Express
Weldmann
Miss Flynn
Indusrial Workers of the World
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