Dying brothers starved in Brooklyn cottage tragedy
John and Michael Flaherty brothers aged 65 and 70 were found near death in a Greenpoint Brooklyn cottage after a week of starvation. John revived briefly to recount that Michael died first and John crawled to summon help before succumbing. Police report a $1350 cash stash found on John after arrival at hospital.
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Michael
John Flaherty
Bay Avenue
Avenue N
Greenfield
Brooklyn
John
John Jones
Kings County Hospital
Coney Island
Ives
Jones
John Harley
Sheepshead Bay
Coney Island Reaction Hospital
Mamie
Ireland
Kings Park
Longsland
No Trade Use of U S Insignia Declared by Patents Office
Washington November 21 The Commissioner of Patents rules that the law protects only marks free of U S arms or state city insignia. No portion of coats of arms will be registered and no eagle or U S symbol on goods may be used. The decision concerns a firm that cited the eagle and U S on its products.
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Washington
Deering
Commissioner of Patents
United States
U. S
Runaway Wagon Injures Four At Williamsburg Bridge
Four hurt when a survey wagon driven by Jacob Brichoff of 57 New Lots Road NY crashed into the emergency gates at the Brooklyn end of the Williamsburg Bridge. Mrs. Sarah Fredricks and her children Esther and Jacob were involved. Mrs. Fredricks was thrown across the gates with a skull injury. Others suffered minor wounds.
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Jacob Brichoff
New Lots Road
New York
Brooklyn
Williamsburg Bridge
Surrey
Sarah Fredricks
Esther
Jacob
Fredricks
Parnes
Taft Wins Friendly Harvard Yale Football Bet
Hot Springs Virginia November 21 President elect Taft returns from a ride with his brother Henry W Taft and Brigadier General Clarence R Edwards. Asked how the Harvard Yale game ended he replies Four to nothing all for Harvard. He laughs and says he will send the President a congratulatory wire tomorrow noting Yale won last year.
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Hot Springs
Roosevelt
Taft
Harvard
Yale
Henry W. Taft
Clarence R. Edwards
President Rejoices Over Harvard Victory at Tennis
Washington reports Harvard defeated Yale 4 to 0 as the President played tennis at the White House. Secretary Loeb announced the score from his office window, while Ambassador Messager and Secretary Garfield joined in the celebration with Mr. Bacon revealing his Harvard ties.
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Washington
Harvard
Yale
White House
Jusserand
Garfield
Bacon
Loeb
Mr. Bacon
Explosion on Mississippi steamer kills ten at Gayou’ Goula
Ten people die and many are injured when the boiler on the HH M Carter explodes near Gayou’ Goula Alabama on a voyage from New Orleans to Baton Rouge. A fire then burns the vessel to the waterline. Captain H M Carter survives after being blown into the river. his wife and child are rescued.
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New Orleans
HH. M. Carter
Gayou’ Goula
Ala
Carter
Baton Rouge
H. M. Carter
Aux Caves Surrounded. Haitian Rebellion Moves toward Quell
Port au Prince reports the blockade of Aux Caves with troops under General Celestin Cyriague and General Leconte surrounding the town to quell a rebellion led by General Antoine Simon. Loyalist forces in the South departments push to restore order while workers deny plans for a nationwide strike.
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Port-au-Prince
Hayti
Aux Caves
Department
South
Nord Alexis
Celestin Cyriague
Leconte
Aux Cayes
Antoine Simon
Dewey’s Wines Ad for Thanking Dinner
A storefront advertisement promoting SERVE DEWEY'S WINES for a Thanksgiving dinner. It lists H T Dewey & Sons Co. at 138 Fulton Street, New York, as the supplier.
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Dewey
H T Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
New York
Yale Bowl To Harvard Kennard The Man of the Hour
Thirty four thousand spectators watch a stirring struggle as Harvard earns a first victory over Yale in seven years with Kennard hailed as the man of the hour for his standout performance and leadership.
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Harvard
Harvard Wins Yale Clash 4 to 0 in Big Gridiron Showdown
Harvard defeated Yale 4 to 0 before about 34 000 at Yale Field. Victor P Kennard of Brookline Mass delivered the decisive field goal in the first half after Harvard backs fashioned a drive to Yale’s 15 yard line. The game featured strong Harvard defense and a late Yale attempt that faltered on a forward pass play.
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the Tribune
New Haven
Harvard
Yale
Victor P. Kennard
Brookline
Mass
Ver Wiebe
White
Corbett
Reid
Johnson
Brides
Princeton
Yale Field
Daly
J. B. Van Woert Killed by Auto on Fifth Avenue
James B. Van Woert, receiver of the Holland Trust Company and Home Insurance director, was struck while crossing Fifth Avenue at 25th Street and died at New York Hospital about ninety minutes later from a skull fracture. The touring car fled northbound. He was 60, unmarried, with offices at 19 Liberty Street and residence at 48 East 25th Street. Survived by two sisters and three brothers.
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James B. van Woert
Holland Trust Company
The
Home Insurance Company
Fifth Avenue
25Th Street
New York Hospital
van Woert
East 25Th Street
Liberty Street
Mr. van Woert
J E Smith Hadden Hurt In Street Accident
J E Smith Hadden of Stratford House 11 East 11th Street was found unconscious in the gutter near a hotel last evening. Dr J Wallace Beveridge reports a fractured skull and multiple injuries likely from an automobile strike. an operation was performed and he rests comfortably. Captain O'Brien investigated the hotel for police notification.
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J. E. Smith Hadden
Stratford House
East and Street
J. Wallace Beveridge
East 30Th Street
Hadden
Beveridge
Mr. Hadden
Bull
O'Brien
Tenderloin
Women Get Off Cars Backward Says Engineer
Milwaukee report quotes John I. Beggs of North American Company stating women inherently exit streetcars backward. He argues education attempts fail as women know the proper method but resist it due to partial contrariness, preferring to step off backward rather than forward.
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the Tribune
Milwaukee
John I. Beggs
North American Company
St. Louis
Board of Education
Mr Barnsdall and Friends Lose Gas Empire Rumor
Telegraph reports Barnsdall and associates near control of Oklahoma and Kansas gas fields. Plan to lay a 24 inch main from Oklahoma to St Louis costing about 7.5 million with a further 7.5 million to pipe gas to homes.关联 with Standard Oil ties and prior 7.5 million loan in 1905. Oklahoma lease disputes loom.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Theodore N. Barnsdall
Mississippi River
Stock Exchange
Daily Press
Barnsdall
Standard Oil
New York
Standard Oil Company
Western Gas
Union Gas Company
Kansas Gas Company
Western Gas Company
Oklahoma Gas Company
Oklahoma
Kansas
Oklahoma Gas
E. P. Whitcomb
Joseph Evans
Lewis Emery, Jr
Standard Oi
Standard
West Virginia
Evans
Emery
Washington
Kansasity
Guthrie
Riot on the Yangtse River disrupts Hankow area
Consul General Martin at Hankow reports a riot near Hankow on the Yangtse River under the new rule in China. Hankow lies about four hundred miles inland on the Pek ing Canton railway. Minister Rockhill in Peking says all quiet there and no other reports of disturbance.
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Washington
China
State Department
Martin
Hankow
Yangtse
Peking
Canton
Bryan buys twenty acres for winter home near Corpus Christi
Just before leaving Corpus Christi on November 21 William J. Bryan bought twenty acres of suburban property where he intends to erect a winter home. He plans to spend part of each winter there.
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The
Tribune
Corpus Christi
Tex
Wiliam J. Bryan
Remarkable offer from ear specialist proposes free medicine
An ear specialist advertises a chance to receive two months of medicine free to prove his skill in curing deafness head noises and catarrh. The notice lists address at 1238 Walnut St Kansas City.
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Teo
Walnut St
Kansas
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Longworth
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Houghton
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Tory
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Auto
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Mississippi
T. N. Barnsdall
Frank B. Kellogg
Mr. Kellogg
Kellogg
William G. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Iran
Mr. Barnsdall
Edmund Barnes
Barnes
Royal S. Litchfield
Barnsdal
Mr. Barnsdal
Seaboard
Texas
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