McIntyre Indicted and Taken to Court Amid Illness
Thomas A. McIntyre senior partner of the bankrupt T. A. McIntyre & Co is indicted for grand larceny. He was found ill at a West 61st sanatorium and moved to Police Headquarters where bail was set at 25000. Prosecutors allege he diverted customer securities to loans and drained 850000 over four years.
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Graham
Hartford
Conn
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Broadway
New York
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Train
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Instant Death From Auto in Williamsburg
Isaac Kaplan a Singer Sewing Machine agent of 46 Stagg Street Williamsburg was killed instantly when struck by a red touring car owned by Charles M Beck of 242 Montrose Avenue Brooklyn at Broadway and Seiger Street. The driver Louis Kowick 318 Jefferson Avenue was detained on a homicide charge as crowds protested high speeds on Broadway.
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Stagg Street
Williamsburg
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Broadway
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Kaplan
Charles M. Beck
Montrose Avenue
Brooklyn
Eastern District Hospital
Louis Kowick
Jefferson Avenue
Kowick
Education Bill Advances After House Debate
The Education bill passed its second reading in the House of Commons by 270 to WM after a three day debate. Nationalists and Unionists opposed the measure, and a possible compromise emerged for the committee stage. The minority hopes the House of Lords will amend or reject the bill, affecting denominational facilities for the Church of England and Roman Catholics.
Lusitania Out After Record Run Update
The Lusitania left Daunt's on May 17 at 11 33 am and was signalled from Halifax at 5 pm 827 miles east of Y Hook Lightship. It set new daily speeds around 622 knots on the first day and 64 knots on the second, then 622 knots on the third, exceeding the prior 627 knots twenty four hour record. if unimpeded it should reach Sandy Hook Lightship tomorrow.
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Daunt’s
Halifax
Y Hook
Sandy Hook
Abruzzi Wedding Report Denied by Senator Elkins
In Rome and Washington on May 20 reports claimed an Abruzzi aide arranged a marriage between Duke of the Abruzzi and Katherine Elkins, daughter of Senator Stephen B. Elkins. Both sides denied any meeting or agreement. talks reportedly continue on whether the wedding occurs in Italy or the United States.
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America
Stephen B. Elkins
West Virginia
Katherine Elkins
United States
Giulio C. Montagna
Washington
Italy
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Miss Elkins
Aerial Fatality In Brazilian Balloon Flight
Lieutenant Fonseca of the Brazilian army died during a balloon ascent at the Military School in Rio de Janeiro. A gust carried the bag aloft, ropes broke, the craft fell from about three thousand feet, and Fonseca was crushed. Authorities suspect a mistake by the pilot.
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Fonseca
France
Newcomb Will case upheld by Court of Appeals
The Court of Appeals has sustained the will of Josephine Louise Newcomb leaving about 2 million dollars to the H Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, suppressing kinship challenges that she resided in New York and did not execute a Louisiana will.
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Tribune
Albany
Court of Appeals
Josephine Louise Newcomb
Warren Newcomb
New York City
Louisiana
H. Sophie Newcomb
New York County
Appellate Division
William H. Henderson
Howard L. Henderson
Victorine S. McCarthy
William V. Henderson
Silas M. Henderson
Elizabeth B. Henderson
Ghostly Visitor Haunts Sixth Avenue Store Hosts
One hundred and one female workers at a Sixth Avenue dry goods store tell of a graveyard specter. Police hunted the supposed ghost for thirty minutes and found a worn crutch near a wall on 21st Street but no sign of the figure.
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Sixth Avenue
New West 20Th Street
21St Street
Edwards Defends His Model Of famed yacht America
Captain Edwards of Toledo asserts his pine and walnut model is the original America based on a diamond stern hollow floor line and deep concaved water lines. He invites comparison with rival William Irving and requests beam, depth, and length details if Irving sends a specimen. Also notes Poland Spring Hotel rates and June openings.
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Toledo
Edwards
America
William Irving
Staten Island
George Steers
Logan
New York
Polar Star Lodge
Irving
Two Columbia Students Shot After Alleged Burglar Prank
Edgar H. Cook of Albany and Howard T. Cole of Columbia University face attempted burglary charges after a refreshment booth break in on Riverside Drive. Cook was critically wounded by Patrolman Hurton. Cole is in custody at West 125th Street station. The pair said they planned no harm and blamed recent exams for their actions.
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Albany
C. W. Smith
Central Park West
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Hartley Hall
Columbia
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John Morris
Horton
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Cole
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Birmingham
D. W. Smith
Poggi Arrested in Saybrook for Coney Island Shootings
Louis Poggi was arrested in Saybrook Connecticut by Brooklyn police officers Lieutenant Anthony Zachris and Detective Paul Simonetti. Poggi and an unnamed companion were held in Saybrook jail and to be taken to New York by boat the following morning.
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Conn
Louis Poggi
New York
Coney Island
Anthony Zachris
Paul Simonetti
Brooklyn
Poggi
Hartford
Mark Twain Heads The American Book Sellers Dinner
The eighth annual dinner of the American Book Sellers Association was held in New York City with W. Millard Palmer as toastmaster. Mark Twain spoke on press treatment and joked about a police transfer to the gallows and noted his wife edited his books before publication.
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Aldine Association
Fifth Avenue
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Mark Twain
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Lawson claims big profits in Wall Street sweep
Boston May 2 Thomas W Lawson says he and partners cleared over 8.5 million dollars in three weeks by pooling 2 million and buying 185000 shares of Smelters St Paul Reading and Union Pacific. He unloaded them by Monday afternoon for a net gain surpassing 3.5 million. focus shifts to Bay State Gas with 100 million capital for broad speculation.
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the Tribune
Boston
Thomas W. Lawson
Wall Street
Lawson
St. Paul
Reading
Union Pacific
Bay State Gas
Money Commission Conferrees Decide to Wait for Next Session
The Senate and House conferrees on the financial bill decide to leave the Aldrich and Vreeland bills in conference until the next session. They report only the last clause of the Aldrich bill creating a national monetary commission of nine members from each house. The conference predicts appointees and notes wide disagreement and likely stasis until winter.
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Washington
Aldrich
House
House Conferrees
Vreeland
Monetary Commission
Allison
Hale
Burrows
Penrose
Hopkins
Teller
Daniel
Bailey
Fowlerite
Burton
Weeks
New York City
Bennet
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United States
New York
Boston
Chicago
St. Louis
West
South
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Congress
Republicans Fail to Agree on Anti-Injunction Bills
The Republican members of the House met in conference in Washington on May 20 and adjourned after a protracted session without agreement on Hepburn Payne Rodenberg and Pearce anti-injunction bills. A further meeting is planned for tomorrow evening but prospects for consensus look dim as opposition appears widespread while supporters split.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
House
Hepburn
Payne
Rodenberg
Pearce
Fairbanks Boosters Push for Second Ticket Spot
Washington May 2 The Fairbanks faction intensifies efforts to win renomination as second on the national ticket while pledges from delegates grow and Taft and War Department choices remain unknown. Senior party figures indicate enough pledged delegates may secure the vice presidency for Indiana’s Fairbanks.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Fairbanks
Indiana
White House
Taft
Old Guard
Senate
Capitol
William L. Ward
Littauer
Will Boom Cannon At Convention
The Cannon organization has booked a hundred rooms in Chicago at the Auditorium Hotel for the national convention. They plan at least ten Cannon boomers from every Illinois county. Representative McKinley will manage the Cannon boom, assisted by Representative Lowden, with Senator Cullom backing the Speaker in the Senate. The Hudson River Day Line announces vacation and outing season with music at Adyt.
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Washington
Cannon Organization
Auditorium
Chicago
Ilinois
McKinley
Lowden
Illinois
Cullom
Hudson River
Water Meter Boss Dies After Rabies Suffering
William H. Marsh, born 1850 in Ontario and president of the Standard Water Meter Company, died at 5 pm in Brooklyn after rabies developed from a dog bite. His wife, three sons, and two daughters mourn his loss. Ramsey Marsh and Edna Thompson sought Pasteur Institute treatment. Marsh once led the Midwood Club and was a Mason. brother Alvin Marsh was former mayor of Denver.
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William H. Marsh
Ocean Avenue
Flatbush
Brooklyn
Henry M. Cullinan
Mr. Marsh
Ramsey Marsh
Edna Thompson
Linden Avenue
Pasteur Institute
Ontario
Canada
Standard Water Meter Company
Death by Hydrophobia Case Discussed by Medisco-Legal Society
At the Waldorf May meeting, Medisco-Legal Society members debated William H. Marsh of Brooklyn who died of hydrophobia after a doctor allegedly administered a drug to suppress consciousness. Clark Bell urged forming a committee to investigate whether doctors may override patient will to erase awareness.
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Waldorf
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Marsh
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Incendiary Arrest in West 29th Street Fire Series
Police arrest Daniel Godin of 342 West 39th Street after locating him on the top floor of 140 West 29th Street where a kerosene bottle was found. Nine recent arson attempts have plagued the five story tenements at Nos. 138 and 140 West 29th Street.
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West 39Th Street
Tenderloin
West 29Th Street
Annie Myers
No. 138
Godin
Post Subvention Bill Urgency In House Drives White House Efforts
The Roosevelt administration mobilizes support in the House for the postal subvention bill. He seeks Republican votes and plans discussions with Speaker Cannon and Chairman Overstreet. Ex Representative Littauer arrives in Washington to aid the effort as the next conference is set for tomorrow afternoon.
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House
Roosevelt
Cannon
Overstreet
Littauer
Republicans to Meet in Chicago for Contests on June 5
Chicago May 20 Chairman New of the Republican National Committee says a June 5 meeting in Chicago will take up contests and prepare a temporary roll of delegates.Thirty two contests have been filed and about 187 seats may be involved. Most contests are expected to be settled by June 14.
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New
Republican National Committee Tonight
Hughes Signs 100 Laws Including Torrens System
Governor Hughes signed nearly one hundred bills, creating Chapter 444 of the laws of 1908. The actions include a Torrens land title register, semi monthly railroad wage payments, and restricting deep well pumping near Saratoga springs. He vetoed the three platoon police bill. He also approved highway funding measures and disease reporting enhancements.
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Hughes
Saratoga
Grady
Merritt
Atlantic Fleet Maneuvers Enter Puget Sound Tour
The Atlantic fleet moves from Cape Flattery into the Strait of Juan de Fuca heading toward Puget Sound. Vessels split at Port Angeles Port Townsend Bremerton and Deception Pass for visits and anchorings with plans to gather at Port Townsend and Seattle before Tacoma and Astoria. Tens of thousands witness maneuvers off the Columbia River.
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Astoria
Ore
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Pittsburg Refuses 1 Million Loan Amid Bank Move
Pittsburg officials reject a proposed 1,000,000 loan offer from New York bankers linked to Allegheny National Bank. Robert Lyons will continue as receiver after government officials prefer a stranger in charge. City Controller Morrow says Pittsburg has sufficient funds and does not need the loan.
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John F. Steel
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Robert Lyons
Morrow
New York
Roosevelt Signs Bill Restoring In God We Trust Mottos
The White House announced President Roosevelt signed a law to restore the motto In God We Trust to US gold and silver coins. The law takes effect thirty days after May 1, with dies already prepared, while current coinage without the motto continues for now.
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White House
Roosevelt
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