Anti Stetsonites Demand Church Accounting and Action
More than two hundred anti Stetsonites met at the Hotel Imperial to sign a petition demanding an accounting of funds and production of church records and member lists from the First Church of Christ Scientist. They threaten legal action if the board refuses and indicate the case may go to the Supreme Court. The group announced plans to present the petition to trustees, amid disclosures of prior petitions to resign and internal church divisions.
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Hotel Imperial
First Church E of Christ, Schentist
Stetson
Copeland
Townsend
Sntts
Hoadley, Lauterbach & Johnson
William Street
Supreme Court
Board of Trustees
More
Augusta F Stetson
Christian Science Authorities
Boston
William WH. Taylor
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Christian Science Board of Directors
Virgil ©. Strickler
Strickler
Mr. Strickler
Thrown From Auto In Elmhurst Crash
A touring car owned by Rodman Wanamaker of Philadelphia, carrying nine people, crashed into a boulder at Hoffman Boulevard and Caldwell Avenue in Elmhurst near midnight. Two occupants, including Frank Gorey and an unidentified woman, were mortally injured. Gorey’s passenger and the chauffeur were hospitalised as four others sustained serious injuries. Victims include Annie Culkins, Mary Quinn, Frank Fox, Harry Howard, William Van Cott, and Harry Steffens. Van Cott and Steffens aided police accounts, noting the car sped to the sharp angle and hit the boulder, ejecting all aboard. The status of the woman remains unclear.
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Rodman Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Hoffman Boulevard
Caldwell Avenue
Elmhurst
Frank Gorey
No. 237
East 4Th Street
Gorey
Flushing Hospital
St. Mary's Hospital
Jamaica
Annie Culkins
West 48Th Street
Mary Quinn
West 2Th Street
Frank Fox
East 47Th Street
Harry Howard
William van Cott
Norman Avenue
Brooklyn
Harry Steffens
Broadway
van Cott
Steffens
Cauldwell Avenue
Jorey
Man of 65 Missing From Hotel Impe rial
Edwin Hills sixty five a hardware manufacturer from Plainsville Conn was reported missing to police shortly after 2 am today. He left the Hotel Imperial to keep a business appointment at 3 pm yesterday and did not return. He is described as five feet eight inches tall about 176 pounds gray hair and mustache with a gold watch chain diamond scarf pin and ring and between 200 and 300 dollars on him. A general alarm has been sent out from headquarters.
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Edwin Hills
Plainsville
Conn
Hills
Imperial
John H. Welsh
Douglastown
Long Island
Rival Opera War Opens in Philadelphia Aida Productions
In Philadelphia the Metropolitan and Hammerstein opera companies open a heated battle with Aida performances at the Academy of Music and the Philadelphia Opera House. Caruso returns to American stages with Gadski Homer Hinckley Amato in the Met cast, while Mazarin debuts in Hammerstein's company alongside d Alva rez Zerola Polose and Scott.
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Philadelphia
Metropolitan
Manhattan Opera
Academy of Music
Philadelphia Opera House
Hammerstein
Caruso
America
Mmes. Gadski
Homer
Messrs
Hinckley
Amato
Boston Board of Health Fears Smallpox Epidemic
Boston health authorities detained 1200 steerage passengers aboard the White Star liner Canopic amid a suspected smallpox outbreak. The order came as the ship neared land, triggering chaos with crying women and children and objects hurled at crew and officers. Dr Samuel Durgin warned a fourteen day detention may follow.
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Tribune
Boston
Boston Board of Health
Samuel Durgin
Board of Health
Not a cent Harburger Coroner campaign expense claim
Coroner Julius Warburger files sworn certificate with county clerk stating no personal contributions or expenditures in his bid for re election. Contrast shows Dr. George F Shrady spent money including 1096% of his amount to Day treasurer of Tammany and 59 to the Assembly District fund, with remainder for printing and matting.
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Julius Warburger
Harburger
George F. Shrady
Joseph P. Day
Tammany Campaign Committee
Ith Assembly
Murder mystery in Queens without a body found
Police in Queens report a fatal stabbing occurred while the victim slept, based on bloody clothing and bed linen found near Calvary Cemetery. A man who discovered the bundle recalls seeing a similar package the day before, but did not investigate. The victim's identity remains unknown as officers search for clues.
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Queens Borough
Calvary Cemetery
Tuberculosis Preventorium for Children Formed by Philanthropists
A Tuberculosis Preventorium for Children was organized at Henry Phipps home to rescue youngsters from tenements with early stage TB. Marcus M. Marks announces the project funded by Nathan Straus, Miss Dorothy Whitney, and others, aiming to care for four hundred children without parent costs, seeking a $1,000,000 endowment.
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Tuberculosis Preventorium For
Henry Phipps
Fifth Avenue
Sith Street
Nathan Straus
Cleveland
Lakewood
N. J
Dorothy Whitney
Alexander S. Webb, Jr
Lincoln Trust Company
Madison Square
Marcus M. Marks
Broadway
Marcus M. Marke
J. Borden Harriman
Isaac N. Seligman
Alexanders. Webb, Jr
Archibald 8. Alexander
Hermann M. Biggs
Grover Cleveland
R Fulton Cutting
Alfred F. Hess
John S. Huyler
Mary Harriman
Abraham Jacobi
W. RB
Marketing by Telephone Aims to Curb Home Provisions Orders
Chicago November 9 part of a federation convention outline urges women to shop in person to promote hygiene and economy. Mrs Francis D Everett calls for uniform state pure food laws to prevent cross state dumping and advocates broad support for equal suffrage.
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Chicago
Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs
Francis D. Everett
Fool and his money quoted in municipal race loss
Franklin Taylor a lawyer of Court street filed yesterday a Kings County election expense report showing he spent 8222 in his campaign for Municipal Judge and lost. His affidavit includes a sworn statement declaring the record full and correct and ending with the old adage a fool and his money are soon parted.
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Kings County
Franklin Taylor
No. & Court Street
Curtiss Tests New Landing Runner Device
Hammondsport N Y November Glenn H Curtiss the aeroplanist test flew a new device on his aeroplane a landing runner that hangs between the wheels and drops into place during descent to absorb the jar and shock of a sudden landing the test was satisfactory
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Hammondsport
Glenn H. Curtiss
Aeroplanist
Shake-Up Said Imminent In Big Four Embezzlement
Cincinnati reports a rumored large shortage by Charles Warriner, former Big Four treasurer, with figures ranging up to two million dollars. Prosecutor Hunt plans to present to a grand jury next week while officials hint at a sweeping overhaul of the firm’s finances.
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Cincinnati
Charles L. Warriner
Big Four Railroad Company
Warriner
Hackney
Hunt
Two Children Die in Wilm. From Acute Tonsillitis
Edward M. John fourteen and Harold John twelve, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. John, church leaders, died within two days. Acute tonsillitis caused intense suffering. Christian Science treatment was given and a physician was not allowed to prescribe medicine. The elder developed pneumonia. Death certificates were issued after visits.
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Tribone
Wilmington
Del
Board of Health
Edward M. John
Harold John
Charles D. John
Joke Too Much for Jaw Dislocates Twice
Mrs. Caroline Dressler of 1885 Second Avenue laughed at a joke until her lower jaw dislocated twice. After medical aid at Harlem Hospital, Dr. Touart reduced the dislocations and applied bandages. Patrolman Hauser aided the incident by locating the doctor and witnesses.
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Caroline Dressler
Second Avenue
Dressler
Hauser
East 7Th Street
Dr. Touart
Harlem Hospital
Abused Hospitality Case Stirs Greenwich Jail Dispute
William Bloomfield of Greenwich faces potential suits after a drunkenness conviction without a prior arrest. Sheriff Ritch claims Bloomfield broke into the town jail where he was found in a cell this morning. Bloomfield paid a $1 fine plus costs.
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the Tribune
Greenwich
Conn
William Bloomfield
Ritch
Bloomfield
Oklahoma Bishop Exhorts at First Methodist
Bishop William A. Quayle of Oklahoma City spoke at the First Methodist Episcopal Church during the annual conference of the general committee of foreign missions. He quipped on theatre, Shakespeare, and love, then urged kindness to inferiors and warned against dull marriages.
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Albany
William A. Quayle
Oklahoma City
General Committee of Foreign Missions
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Shakespeare
Oldest Art Record Found in Silesia Clay Goddess 4000 Years Old
An ancient clay figure of a goddess, about four thousand years old, was unearthed at Ottitz near Ratibor in Silesia by Johannes Richter’s expedition. The find occurred in a Stone Age house within a village group of fifteen settlers. Cardinal Gibbons urges Catholics to use the Manual of Prayers. John May Co. advertise sale of books and depa stures.
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Berlin
Ottitz
Ratiber
Silesia
Prussia
Johannes Richter
Cardinal Gibbons
John May Co., Pube
Raise
Stures
Long Island Hospital Funds Diverted to Westchester Site
Albany reports a clash between the Long Island State Hospital board and the Lunacy Commission over 186000 diverted from a Flatbush site for a new ward in Manhattan. The money funded a Westchester Lake Melansk site, leaving the hospital board without funds for its planned Long Island facility. The dispute centers on legislative reappropriation and notification gaps, with Parkhurst opposing new site efforts and Ferris defending the commission’s needs.
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Tribune
Albany
Long Island State Hospital
State Commission
Long Island
Lunacy Commission
Flatbush
Manhattan
Albert Warren Ferris
William L. Parkhurst
Sheldon T.viele
Alexander FE. Orr
Remsen Street
Brooklyn
Mr. @rr
Commission
Lake Melansk
Westchester County
Bronx
Manhattan State Hospital
Ward's Island
Central Islip
Commission In Lunacy
Comsteeck
Washington County
Parkhurst
Nyack
Rockland County
Comstock
Westchester
Cure for cancer claimed from Columbia serum discovery
A Columbia University pathology department announces a serum cure for cancer tested in eight cases with reported success. The discoverer, unnamed, allegedly rebuffed Rockefeller Institute offers to join them, preserving university credit. The secret and warnings against discussing it with press are noted as the university plans medical journal disclosure.
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Columbia University
Rockefeller Institute
Columbia
Montagu Guest Dies During Royal Sandringham Shoot
London November reports Montagu Guest son of Sir Josiah John Guest and grandson of the Earl of Lindsey died of heart disease while with the King's shooting party at Sandringham. A noted London society figure known as Monty, he was a Court favorite, yachtsman and art collector, born in 183? He influenced royal circles and had arrangements for the week canceled.
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London
Sandringham
Montagu Guest
Josiah John Guest
Earl of Lindsey
Guest
Monty
Grave Robbers Loot Body in Glens Falls Neighborhood
Police in Glens Falls and nearby towns guard against further grave robberies after the grave of J Edward Hewland a Sandy Hill millionaire who died in New York on July 1 and was buried July 4 was opened at Union Cemetery at night and jewelry was stolen.
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Glens Falls
Union Cemetery
J. Edward Hewland
Sandy Hill
New York
Fire damages Greenwich street eatery in chimney blaze
Smith and McNeill's restaurant at Greenwich Fulton and Washington streets suffered a chimney fire last evening. Firemen fought the ancient timbers for an hour, dampening the blaze with hoses at Greenwich Street door. Losses run to several hundred dollars, attributed mainly to suppression work. Chief Croker attended from the Washington and Vesey box but stayed only briefly.
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Smith & MecNell's
Greenwich
Fulton
Washington Streets
Greenwich Street
Croker
Washington
Vesey Streets
Fewer Students at Yale Report Shows Enrollment Drop
Yale registration totals 3,244 this year down from 3,434 last year with declines in the academic law and medical schools. The Sheffield Scientific School and other divisions show varied gains. Faculty numbers rise to 95 as stricter entrance requirements deter several programs.
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the Tribune
New Haven
Yale
Law School
Medical School
Music
Sheffield Scientific School
Art School
Forest School
Divinity School
Law
Medical
Plot to name Roosevelt mirrors 1886 convention moves
Washington Nov 2 report notes a coordinated, growing movement by Taft loyalists to nominate Theodore Roosevelt at the 191 convention. The piece outlines alleged links among Ballinger Pinchot clashes, open door policy questions, Crane recalls, and an anti Taft cabinet attack plan amid broader conservation and bank influence.
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Taft
Secretary of the Interior
Knox
China
Charles R. Crane
New York
J. P. Morgan
National Conservation Association
James R. Garfield
Mr. Taft
R. A. Ballinger
Gifford Pinchot
Pinchot
Ballinger
Roosevelt
Garfield
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