Son Violated Gould Trust in Supreme Court Denunciation
Jay Gould’s eldest son George Gould faced a high profile trust dispute as Frank J Gould sought to oust him as trustee. The 23-year accounting revealed alleged malfeasance with Frank arguing larceny in trust funds while Anna Duchesse de Talleyrard backed him. Helen Gould Shepard was revealed as neutral, with Edwin supporting George.
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Samuel Seabury
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Duchesse de Tallyrard
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George Gould
Mrs. Shepard
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Frank Gould
Seabury
Heyena
Edwin
Howard
Mra
Shepard
Prank
Duchesse de Talleyrind
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Justice Whitaker
Jay Gould
Kingdon Gould
Brabury
John J. Stanchfield
Justice Whitaker Whke
Stanchfield
Lady Declew
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Fie
Stunchfield
Departing Aliens Take 8 Pairs of Shoes Each
An exodus of foreigners weekly sees thousands of shoes departing the United States. Shoe dealers report returning immigrants buy footwear for every family member before leaving, averaging eight pairs per person. A Michigan laborer bought fifteen pairs to take to Italy.
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United States
Michigan
Italy
Petty Graft in Tax on Sodas Officials Say
New York Tribune reports Washington bureau details internal revenue findings on the soft drinks excise tax. Officials say the law tempts embezzlement and evasion, inflates prices, and creates widespread confusion. They note no salary, oath, or bond for clerks and dealers, with little check on pennies collected, leading to widespread discontent and calls for repeal.
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New York Tribune
Washington Bureau
Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Uncle Sam
Family of Three Found Dead in Columbus Avenue Home
A 22-year-old Joseph Blumberg his 18-year-old wife Gelin and their four-month-old daughter Margaret were found dead at their 4x4 Columbus Avenue residence. Dr. George Ciena of Knickerbocker Hospital cites gun poisoning as the cause, police seek origin of the weapon, investigation notes a gas stove meal cooking with no odor of gas. Minimal valuables appear untouched and a dollar rests on the kitchen table.
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Gelin
Margaret
Columbus Avenue
George Ciena
Knickerbocker Hospital
Hylan's Pick Wins Front Run In School Board Race
Prall chosen for school board leadership while Somers who challenged the mayor fails to win re election as president of the education trustees.
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Somers
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Pratt Elected Education Board President In NYC
Official Anning S Pratt, Richmond real estate man, wins 4 to 3 over Arthur S Somers for Board of Education presidency. He pledges close cooperation with the Board of Estimate, a $22 million building program to ease school overcrowding, and reforms including teacher rating appeals and salary increases while noting limited city funds.
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Anning S. Pratt
Richmond
Board of Education
Arthur S. Somers
Frank D. Wilsey
George J Ryan
Queens
Mylan
Somers
George Ryan
Prall
Frall
Board of Estimate
Pratt
John F. Hylan
Emma L. Murray
Wilsey
Ice
Joseph Yeska
Ryan
Choi
Atyan
Yeska
Murray
Russell
Yesku
New York Mourns Peace Treaty Terms With Quiet Streets
In Coblenz and New York, the public observes days of mourning as authorities decree no music. The government imposes a quiet period to mark the harsh terms of the peace agreement. The mood turns toward restraint and solemn observance across the nation.
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Gere
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Coblenz
Navy Seaplanes Set for Transatlantic Hop Tomorrow
Advices from Trepassey Bay report that NC-1 and NC-2 seaplanes may begin their flight across the Atlantic tomorrow afternoon. Officials aim to meet the May 14 start date with a departure about one hour before sunset, weather permitting under the moonlit voyage plan.
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Pribu
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St. Jouns
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Trepassey
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Atlantic Ocean
John H. Towers
Air Fleet
Commander Towers
Villard Urges Soviet Rule in United States
Villard, editor of The Nation, urged a soviet form of government for the United States in a Brooklyn speech before the Committee on Reconstruction. He compared Munich’s proletarian soviet to Albany and Harrisburg legislatures and warned against bans on red flags as embassies visit, predicting unrest unless causes are addressed.
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United States
Oxnald Garrison Villard
the Nation
Committee On Reconstruction
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Brooklyn
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Munich
Albany
Harris
Europe
America
Peace treaty talks with Hungarian Communist government begin
Paris May 13 AP The Hungarian government has not yet accepted the invitation to name delegates for signing the peace treaty but is expected to use the move to establish relations with the outside world. Allied reps at Vienna were told to proceed to Budapest for presenting the proposal as the Soviet regime appears to be stabilizing despite earlier fears of its collapse. Continued on page three.
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Associated Press
Bela Kun
Vienna
Budapest
Fot Berna
Signing of Treaty to Split Berlin Cabinet
A Berlin dispatch reports the heads of the two German Democratic parties and the Centre threaten to withdraw their representatives from the government if the cabinet signs the peace treaty. The Socialist Vorwaerts calls this action the first step toward a cabinet crisis.
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Scheidemann
Berlin
Basel
Vorwaerts
Italy Reported More Willing To Compromise
Paris May 18 The Allied conference opened with Italy showing greater willingness to concede in the peace talks Premier Orlando led the session inviting Col E M House to join The Italian delegation resumed full participation in negotiations President Wilson received Ambassador Page on the Italian question The Supreme Economic Council debated measures against Germany including a strict blockade to be handed to the Council of Four if the treaty is not signed The council agreed to maintain the blockade while the political situation in Germany remained unsettled
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Associated Press
Orlando
E. M. House
Wilson
Thomas Nelson Page
Italy
Supreme Economic Council
Germany
Council of Four
Economic Council
Lenine Won't Quit Fighting for Food Crisis
Paris May 1 By The Associated Press a wireless to Dr Fridtjof Nansen head of the commission to feed Russia says the Bolsheviks refuse to suspend hostilities as a condition of provisioning Russia by neutral nations. Tehitcherin states the Soviet government will support feeding Russia so long as it has no political character but will not be duped. It declares feeding the famished population not a solution and insists the struggle to liberate Russia cannot be stopped.
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Associated Press
Fridtjof Nansen
Russia
M. Tehitcherin
Foreign Office
Berlin
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Tehitcherin
Wansen
Nansen
Rusia
Kolchak
Denikine
Prince Lvoff
Sergius Sazanas
Presiden Tschaikovsky
Soviet Russia
Allies Sink Bolshevik Gunboat on the Dvina
Archang May 18 reports a Bolshevik gunboat sunk on the Dvina during a clash with the British river flotilla and land batteries aided by aircraft. Allied forces also bombarded the Vaga River while Russian artillery on the Northern Front is being silenced by counter fire. The Dvina is ice free and river transport is active. White Sea remains icebound but navigable at the mouth.
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Dvina
Vaga River
London
Russia
Archangel
White Sea
Chancellor Scheidemann Denounces Versailles Peace at Berlin Assembly
Chancellor Scheidemann denounced the Versailles peace as dreadful and murderous calling the terms unacceptable. He accused Wilson of deceiving the German people and led the deputies in a rallying rejection as the assembly met at the University of Berlin to decide Germanys stance.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Scheidemann
Nationa Assembly
Assembly
Hugo Haase
University of Berlin
Unter den Linden
Mouse Group
Germany
Wilson
Putherland
Alsace-Lorraine
German Deputies Speak On National Crisis And Renewal
A fragment from a speech to deputies across German lands urging unity among German peoples against external threats. It emphasizes shared blood and fate, rejects nationalist vanity, and warns against a book of penitent surrender that would undermine national autonomy. The speaker calls for focus on survival and duty over prestige.
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Posen
Silesia
Danzig
Memel
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