Loeb Sacks Six Inspectors In Customs Clean-Up
Federal action under Louis Loeb continues as six inspectors are suspended. Two accused of taking tips from Kaiser Wilhelm passengers. four former assistant weighers are among those targeted. MacVeagh backs the drive, with broader suspensions and possible indictments eyed for many more.
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Eliector Loeb
Customs Service
Kaiser Wilhelm
Civil Service
Loeb
Wilbur F. Wakeman
No.28
Pauper Left 862000 as Red Cross Aided Woman in Hut
San Francisco November 18 probate documents reveal Mrs Suzanne Moore who lived in a hut and depended on Catholic benevolent aid and the Red Cross after the 1906 fire possessed a $62 000 fortune with $32 in cash. Two East cousins are named as heirs to the estate.
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San Francisco
Suzanne Moore
Gale rends Briggs-Rice airship at Morris Park
The Briggs-Rice dirigible American, the largest in the United States, was wrecked at Morris Park after a northeasterly gale tore the sheltering tent. Inventor J. T. Rice, his son Rey, and a worker were briefly injured as poles snapped and the 34,000 foot gas bag was torn. Loss runs to several thousand dollars with weeks of delay in balloon experiments.
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United States
Morris Park Aviation Grounds
J. T. Rice
Hot Springs
Ark
Rey
Mothers Sacrifice for Daughter in Fire Recovery
Mrs Clarence Boyd submitted to removal of skin from her limbs at Franklin Square Hospital to graft onto her fourteen year old daughter Helen Nov 18 Baltimore Telegraph reports. The child suffered severe burns in a fire two months ago and was nearly burned to death. The mother faces risk of blood poisoning but remains hopeful to save her child. The daughter has not been told of the sacrifice.
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the Tribune
Baltimore
Clarence Boyd
Franklin Square Hospital
Helen
Tarantula In Mail Terrifies Washington Post Office
In Washington the dead letter office faced a scare when a mysterious box mailed from New York to Florence Italy housed a live tarantula. Clerks fled as the spider roamed the room, then disappeared into mail sacks before being killed. the box was flagged for its foreign destination and suspicious packaging.
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Washington
Post Office
J. E. Davis
Dett Huggero Verity
Leon VY
Firenze
Florence
Italy
Davis
New York
Speeding Car Kills Man in Hackensack New Jersey
Hackensack, N J November 18 Special A man identified as Gamewell Lynch fifty five living with his brother in law on Park street was fatally injured when struck by a car at Passaic and Union streets He suffered severe injuries including the loss of an eye and broken leg thigh and upper jaw He died shortly after at Hackensack Hospital The driver Charles Hoth son of owner John Hoth a contractor said he was traveling twenty miles per hour and attempted to pass Lynch but failed He was charged with manslaughter.
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Hackensack
N. J
Passaic
Union Streets
Gamewell Lynch
Park Street
Hackensack Hospital
Lynch
Passaic Street
Union Street
Charles Hoth
John ©. Hoth
Young Hoth
Bonds Found in Old Trunk Auction Discovery
Albany merchants Andrew Klein and Joseph Bolts bought for 275 dollars an old trunk from a murderers effects sale at City Hall openly conducted by County Treasurer Wheelock. Inside were fifty bonds of a French traction line believed worth 95 dollars each with accrued interest.
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Albany
Andrew, Klein
Joseph Bolts
Wheelock
Mrs Stetson Out Yields To Her Ex States Position
Mrs Augusta E Stetson of New York declares she has not received direct notice from the Mother Church board amid a newspaper report that her name was struck from the rolls. She vows no student under her guidance will sever ties with the Mother Church or Christian Science and cites scripture and leader Mary Baker Eddy.
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Augusta E. Stetson
West 96Th Street
Mother Church
Christian Scientist Publication Committee
New York
Christian Science
God
Christ Jesus
Lord
Mary Baker Eddy
Christian Science Denomination
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Christian Scientist Directorate
Boston Board of Directors
Boston Board
Christian Science Journal
Strickler
Richard Watson Gilder Dies After Heart Attack in New York
Renowned author and editor Richard Watson Gilder died of heart disease at No 9 West 10th Street after a sudden collapse while visiting Mrs. Charlotte Van Rensselaer. He had earlier shown signs of recovery from illness affecting his daughter Rosamond. funeral plans set for Church of the Ascension with burial in Bordentown, New Jersey.
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Richard Watson Gilder
the Century Magazine
Charlotte Schuyler van Rensselaer
West 10Th Street
Gilder
Young Men's Christian Association of Orange
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Gramercy Park
Rodman Gilder
J. H. Hodgson
Joseph B. Gilder
Robert Fletcher Gilder
Church of the Ascension
Fifth Avenue
10Th Street
Percy Stickney Grant
Mr. Gilder
R Bordentown
Stetson Excommunicated From Christian Science Church
Mrs Augusta E Stetson was excommunicated from the Christian Science Church in New York after a decade as its influential leader. The board removed her from rolls, with four counts cited including non fellowship, opposing church interests, false representations of the leader, and defying admonitions. Supporters expressed loyalty while critics say the Mother Church remains united.
Americans Cannon and Grace Executed in Nicaragua Court Martial
In Managua on November 18, Cannon and Grace, two Americans, were tried by a government directed court martial for plotting dynamite mines to blow up troop steamers along the Greytown river. A mine exploded near the Diamante when seized, and the pair confessed to authorities and to their families. Cannon had prior revolution involvement from Honduras and imprisonment there.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Cannon
Grace
Greytown
Diamante
Honduras
Astor yacht Nourmahal sighting reported near San Salvador
The Annetts, a West Indies fruit steamer, reported seeing a yacht resembling John Jacob Astor’s Nourmahal anchored off San Salvador in the Bahamas last Sunday. Captain Durie believed it could be the Nourmahal but no confirmation or distress reports reached Washington or the revenue cutter service.
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Durie
Annetts
West Indies
John Jacob Astor
San Salvador
Bahama
Colonel Astor
Annette
Santiago de Cuba
Key West
New York
Nourmahal
Hawk's Nest
Astor
Port Antonio
Little Fruiter
Washington
Ross
Revenue Cutter Service
Corner in Turkeys Heads to Higher Thanksgiving Prices
The Telegraph reports a sharp rise in turkey prices across the Midwest as Eastern demand soars. Agents have bought heavily in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois, leaving light supply and heavy consumption, with prices seen at 25 to 30 cents per pound, up from 20 cents last year.
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The
Tribune
Cincinnati
Middle West
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Ilinois
Count Boni de Castellane Aims Papal Annulment
Paris reports Count Boni de Castellane has traveled to Rome to seek a Papal annulment of his marriage to Anna Gould now Princess de Sagan. M Pucelli, dean of ecclesiastical advocates, acts as intermediary with Vatican authorities as negotiations proceed in secrecy. The rumor suggests a second remarriage is planned if the annulment succeeds.
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Paris
Boni de Castellane
Rome
Anna Gould
Princess de Sagan
M. Pucelli
Vatican
Millionaire Elias Ray commits suicide rather than face murder trial
In Lafayette Indiana on November 18 Elias Ray a wealthy landowner killed himself with a penknife after fearing an unfair trial for the spring murder of a farmhand. Ray was found in his room by his housekeeper after slashing his throat following a May 25 quarrel that left the farmhand dead.
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Lafayette
Ind
Elias Ray
Ray
Riot in council as chamber erupts over sanitary plumbing bill
In St. Louis on November 18 a crowd of several hundred property owners rioted in the City House of Delegates chamber during a public hearing on a sanitary plumbing bill. Chairs were overturned books and papers scattered and fights broke out before police restored order and the lights were extinguished.
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St. Louis
Chamber of the City House of Delegates
Baby bothered him fails husband who died together
Professor Wilfred Wheeler of the University of Illinois chemistry department killed himself, unable to endure the crying of his baby. He left the home three times daily to avoid disturbed meals, dining at a downtown hotel while his wife and child ate elsewhere. A laconic note signed tired of living was opened by his wife.
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Tribune Champaign
Wilfred (. Wheeler
University of Ilinois
University
Two Brooklyn Children Die In Top Floor Fire
Edith O Reilly five and William O Keefe six summers were burned to death in the top floor of 412 Sackett street Brooklyn. The two first cousins had been popular figures at Liberty Catskills festival. Fire started in a clothes closet while mothers were downstairs. burning clothing removed to reveal the children. Both fathers connected to local industries and companies.
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Edith O'Reilly
William O'Keefe
Liberty
Catskills
Sackett Street
Brooklyn
Coal Miners Strike After Mine Disaster in Marquette
Frightened miners at the Marquette Third Vein Coal Company number about four hundred fifty take action after the St Paul mine disaster. A state inspection condemns a return aid shaft, fueling fears and prompting demands for enhanced safety measures. Reports also note trouble in Spring Valley Illinois as Cherry disaster aftermath spurs strikes for precautions.
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Marquette, Til
St. Paul
Marquette Third Vein Coal Company
Marquette
Springfield
Spring Valley
Cherry
Winter Comes On The Wind Forecast
A steady west wind of 33 mph led to a 31 degree low after peaking at 38 earlier. Cloudy conditions expected today with no strong warm rise, and a warmer spell with rain and west to southwest winds predicted for Saturday. Cardinal Gibbons urges Catholics to use the Manual of Prayers. For sale book and department stores advertised.
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Cardinal Gibbons
John Mur Co
Ralto
Laffan Critically Ill After Appendicitis Operation
William M. Laffan publisher of The New York Sun lies critically ill at Laffan House Lawrence Long Island after an appendectomy performed Monday. He did not rally and remains in danger. Laffan is sixty one years old and has spent forty years in the newspaper business.
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William M. Laffan
New York Sun
Laffan
Lawrence
Long Island
Wiliam M. Laffan
Frence
Hespaper Business
Zelaya's Nicaragua Executions Prompt U S Notice
The State Department declares revolutionary forces in Nicaragua as belligerents after two Americans, Leonard Grace and Leroy Cannon, were executed by President Zelaya. Taft orders ships to Corinto and Port Simon as warnings rise, with dispatches demanding full explanations. Grace and Cannon had been captured with rebels and reportedly executed after a trial, while U S officials push for clemency and protection for citizens.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Zelaya
Nicaragua
State Department
Taft
Central America
Leonard Grace
Leroy Cannon
Revolutionary Army
Zelays
Vicksburg
Corinto
Des Moines
Port Simon
Managua
Bluefields Steamship Company
Zalaya
Sefier Rodriguez
Legation
Bbluefields Steamship Company
New Orleans
Steam
Knox
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