Autopsy casts doubt on Erb death in wife and sister case
Philadelphia reports indicate Erb was likely dead before Mrs Catherine Beisel fired six shots at him after a jardiniere was hurled at his head. Investigators say both women face possible trial for murder while estate letters grant to Miss Kate Erb, sparking potential court battles.
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the Tribune
Paladelphia
Erb
Catherine Beisel
Philadelphia
Delaware County
Israel W. Durham
Bosy and
Durham
Timothy O'Leary
W. Roger Fronfield
J. Rohrman Robinson
Eric
Brisel
Macd
Fireman killed at Polo Grounds during Giants game
Henry McBride, a 34 year veteran fireman from East 162nd Street, fell twenty five feet from an elevated pillar as fans crowded railings at the Polo Grounds. He died instantly, his body taken to the 152nd Street police station.
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Chicago Giants
Polo Grounds
Henry
Ty McBride
East 162d Street
156Th Street
Pushed Off Grandstand At Polo Grounds
Ward Wheeler of Brooklyn, 34, fell twenty feet from the new north stand at the Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon after being pushed from the top, breaking his right leg. He was treated by an ambulance surgeon and taken home. Wheeler was standing on the stand when pushed backward into the gap between the fence and stand.
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Polo Grounds
Haward Wheeler
Lexington Avenue
Brooklyn
Wheeler
Siamese Triplets Born in Third Avenue Home
Siamese triplets were born to Moses the cat of Jennie Cafdin at 11 Third Avenue. The three kittens were bound by a strong ligament, needing medical help. Dr Bishop was called, but no vet could be found, so police and the SPCA were alerted. during the delay the middle kitten died.
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Mire
Jennie Caidin
Third Avenue
Cafdin
Dr. Bishop
East Sith Street
East List Street
The
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Night Rider secrecy linked to Mississippi cotton gins
A confession from William Robinson, a Mississippi convict, alleges a secret lodge of Negro night riders operates across Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas targeting cotton gin owners to halt activity until cotton prices reach 15 cents. Four others are jailed. Robinson denies Farmers' Union involvement. Notices signed with a bloody hand warn gins to stop until prices rise, with property arson implied.
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Meyersville
Miss
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Wiiliar Robinson
Robinson
Farmers’ Union
Wilson
N. C
North Carolina
Taxi Strike Breaks as Workers Return to Service
The taxi chauffeurs strike ebbs as many return to work and company officials plan to resume regular service. Harry Allen says the company will recognize the workers as an independent union but not linked to the Teamsters. A boy, Robert Quailey, died from a shooting by special officers. two officers are jailed on bail. Authorities blame the use of armed officals and improper authority for the violence, while witnesses describe chaos on Sixth Avenue and Broadway.
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Harry Allen
Teamsters
Cabmen
Robert Quailey
New York Taxical Company
Roosevelt Hospital
Robert Stutts
Richard Dineen
Shrady
Turnbull
Barron
Julius Schwab
West Sith Street
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West Side
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George Nathan
Harry Hanna
46Th Street
Broadway
Philip J. O’brien
West 39Th Street
Florence McDonald
New York
Sixth Avenue
East 12St Street
O'Connor
Pugh
47Th Street
Hiney
John L. McColgan
East 40Th Street
Curry
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Herrman
Tyson in Two Wrecks
A motor car driven by John Tyson, under indictment for a past fatality, collided with a larger car at Green Farms Connecticut, wrecking both vehicles and injuring a man and two women. Later Tyson, en route to supervise removal, crashed another big car injuring Mr and Mrs Wheel and Mr and Mrs Maguire.
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E. B. Hill
Norwalk
James Wheel
Brooklyn
John Maguire
Webb Estate in Danger Amid Adirondack Forest Fires
In Malone New York fires threaten Dr W Seward Webb's Nehasane property with a large crew dispatched to protect it. Fires spread around Bay Pond affecting William Rockefeller's estate and other blazes near Upper Chateaugay Lake Ragged Lake and near Dannemora as convicts assist in firefighting efforts with Delaware and Hudson Railroad hiring extra workers.
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Dannemora
Delaware & Hudson Railroad
Yonkers Protest Over Elks Burial Plot Sale
Indignation rose in Yonkers as James F Kennedy a local lawyer and Westchester Civic League officer protested to Oakland Cemetery board about selling a burial plot to the BPOE for Elks, arguing the order is an undesirable class.
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Elks
Naval Stores Selling Company Formed in South
Naval stores operators from five Southern states completed plans to form a producers selling company with capital of 240000. Headquarters will be in Jacksonville Florida. The aim is to secure better prices for naval stores products.
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New Orleans
Jacksonville
Fla
Great Northern Election in St Paul Reelects Directors
At the Great Northern stockholders meeting held in St Paul today J J Hill L W Hill and Frederick Weyerhauser were re elected as directors. The board reorganized and kept the same officers of the road.
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Road
Maskette Walks Over In Matron Stakes At Belmont Park
James R. Keene’s filly Maskette won the Matron Stakes at Belmont Park in a walkover with stablemate Affection for company as rival entries Mauvette and Helen Harvey were scratched. The race value was about $6,500, with the Westchester Association saving half the added money under rules. The program also noted Cubs vs Giants baseball, steeplechase results, and other races from the day.
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France
Yale and Harvard grid drills highlight brisk practice
Yale observers praised Wheaton for blistering runs through a broken field and Holt’s 70 yard punt. Princeton and Cambridge reports noted freshmen stars and coaching changes as Hart and Campbell shape line defense and end development for the coming games.
Soccer Students Protest Resumed Columbia Interclass Football
Columbia resumes football at Morningside Heights for interclass games prompting student protest. In recent years with the sport banned, soccer had gained strength as the visible alternative and now faces renewed attention from the student body.
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Morningside Heights
Soccer Players Press Field Rights as Coaches Quote Squabble
Footing in the roster of sports and the soccer players enjoy South Field for practice undisturbed. This year more than a hundred men play American college game and soccer players have been forced off the field. About a dozen adherents protest the monopolizing of South Field by 125 men training for class elevens. The board of student representatives seeks to settle the dispute and set practice hours for soccer players.
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Paterson Joins Trunk Sewer Project After Long Fight
After twelve years of dispute and more than $100,000 spent on litigation, Paterson decides to join the trunk sewer project. The Finance Board adopted the special committee report recommending entry while reserving rights under the trunk sewer law. Officials vow to keep Paterson’s share within state estimates and to prevent future municipal expenses from litigation.
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Finance Board
McBride
State Commission
Lost Wives Trigger Civil War Vet’s Suicide in Ohio
Warren Ohio October 8 a Civil War veteran Bostwick Parker sixty five killed himself after burning his home and being refused a divorce from his first wife and deserted by his second wife Katherine Jones Parker had married the second wife before finalizing the divorce and had just lost his suit when he found a note from his second wife saying she never wanted to see him again the tragedy followed a day of personal turmoil.
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Ohio
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Katherine Jones
Alleged Mob Leader Acquitted in Sangamon Court
Abraham Raymer, accused mob leader linked to August hangings of two Black men and arson at Harry T. Loper's restaurant, was acquitted by a Sangamon Circuit Court jury after a 29 hour deliberation. The verdict conflicted with Judge Creighton's instructions and drew indignation.
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Til
Abraham Raymer
Sangamon
Harry T. Loper
Creighton
Actress Lynn Darcy Divorced Over Drunkenness and Desertion
Carolyn Sullivan known as Lynn Darcy won a Circuit Court divorce from Maurice Sullivan of The Man from Now company. Drunkenness and desertion cited. she may resume maiden name Carolyn Dudley. She says her husband abused her for not kissing her mother in law who she says smoked and drank to excess.
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St. Joseph, Mo
Carolyn Sullivan
Lynn Darcy
Anna Held
Maurice Sullivan
Carolyn Dudley
Police Veterans Honor Bingham at New York Meeting
Police Commissioner Bingham addressed the New York Veteran Police Association at Police Headquarters, pledging no interference with pensions. He was greeted with cheers, made an honorary member, and urged fair treatment for those on and off active duty, while supporting strict rules for the retired.
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Appreciation of Art Talks by City Women Leaders
A meeting of the City Federation of Women's Clubs art committee discussed strengthening support for arts and crafts through women. Speakers included Charles Volkmar Dr J A Adams and Dr J P Haney who urged public familiarity with New York masterpieces and extended ideas for art scholarships in public schools. The group plans a November City Hall visit and efforts to connect crafts with patrons and the home.
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Adams
New York
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What Ails Our Wives A Survey From Good Housekeeping
A selection of men tell Good Housekeeping what ails American wives citing neglect of home life outside interests, aloppy figures, and alleged lack of intellectual seriousness. Critics urge fewer clubs, more devoted home life, and warn about reliance on nurses or governesses.
Grand Trunk Railroad Convicted Under Safety Law
A jury in U S Court found the Grand Trunk Railroad guilty of dispatching a car with a defective safety coupling on its leased line from Durand to Bay City. The penalty is 100 dollars a day, the first conviction under the safety appliance law in this state.
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Bay City
Boston correspondent laments wives' fitness and fidelity
A Boston writer mocks American wives as weak and unfit, claiming many have been with other men. He details a two day street survey seeking a well set up woman, reporting only three matches and noting one clearly athletic. He complains society accepts wives’ perceived laxity.
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Women urged to work at end of reg meeting
West End Woman's Republican Association members were urged by W. S. Chadborn to boost GOP candidates. Women were told to push husbands and male relatives to register and vote, citing low turnout among educated men. Speakers argued enthusiasm wins campaigns, and planned events include Camp Taft, Camp Hush, and an Astor Election Night gathering. The group also announced a rental of the Nimrod Room for election returns and featured poet John Livingston Niver.
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Ohio
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Camp Taft
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Nimrod
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Suffragettes to Seek Supreme Court Ruling on Vote Rights
The National Progressive Woman Suffrage Union announced plans to press its case in the Supreme Court this week. It argues the Constitution grants suffrage to every citizen including women and accuses New York of violating that right. Funds will be solicited from supporters to cover legal costs, with contributions sent to Mrs. S. Loebringer at 12 East 23d Street.
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Supreme Court of the United States
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New York
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Bronze tablet honors 51 patriotic women of EB NC
In Raleigh on October 3 a bronze tablet was unveiled by the Daughters of the American Revolution to perpetuate fifty one women from EB NC who first defied England by refusing to use tea. The tablet will be placed in the rotunda of the State Capitol.
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