Leitner Kills Wife After Ten-Year Marriage Tragedy
Samuel Leitner, twenty-one, confessed in court to killing his wife of ten years who had a troubled past and five children. He described a life of alleged infidelity and a failed attempt at reform through marriage before the murder at his East Bich Street office. Witnesses testified to the strained domestic situation as Leitner recounted moving to larger apartments and his wife’s alleged indiscretions with married men.
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The
Good Shepherd
Leitner
Feinberg
East Bich Street
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Letene
Persinven
Poroner Feinberg
Penbsse
Anna
Dora Kubetsky
Feider Lubetsky
Pweed
Feine
Leiteter
Enrix
Fuarrel
Trey
Alaway
Ninetytreet
Annie
Wooden Cross to Save Him New Device in Bellevue Hospital
Frank Henderson an iron worker of 269 Sixth Street Brooklyn was injured when he fell six stories from a building on Thirty seventh Street. At Bellevue Hospital doctors devised a wooden cruciform splint device to support his broken back and allow him to view moving pictures from ward nine window. Carr refused to reposition him but expressed hope the novel apparatus would aid recovery.
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Frank Henderson
Sixth Street
Brooklyn
Ward 9
Hospital Court
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Henderson
Dr. Care
Thirty-seventh Street
Father Sends Baby by Parcel Post in Kentucky
In Jackson, Kentucky, three year old Mith Mand from Morgan County was sent by parcel post to the bedside of her ailing mother about fifty miles away. The child wore her best bib and tucker and arrived in high spirits, sent under Uncle Sam’s care after the father could not travel.
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Jackson
Little Mand Mith
Morgan County
Uncle Sam
Boy Knight Held With Errant Girl In Runaway Tale
Sixteen year old Max Goodman and Viola Stevens ran away last Thursday, traveling with freight and begging meals as they headed toward the West. Police in Tamaqua, after recognizing the pair from newspaper descriptions, confirmed the runaway youths are safe with a local chief who intercepted their plan.
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Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn
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Stevens
Boy Hancock Street
Googman
Viola Stevens
Viola
Alves
Viola Wino
Providence Doctor and Companion Shot by Passing Car
Dr Franklin Mohr a prominent Providence Newport figure and Emily A Burger were shot at night while riding in a car near Nayat. Police say a second automobile fired five shots from which four struck the victims. They were taken to Rhode Island Hospital in critical condition. the chauffeur was held as a witness.
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R. J
Franklin Mohr
Newport
Emily A. Burger
Nayat
Mohr
George W. Heulix
Weat Burrington
de. Mohr
Rhode Island
EX-Head Accuses Police In Unprovoked Assault Claim
Former Police Commissioner Al drew D Parker filed at Police Headquarters alleging a wan ton unprovoked assault at the Forty seventh Street Station. Lieutenant John J Noble was accused of ordering the attack and Patrolman John A McMahon of committing it with Captain John D Orrasby’s permission. The charge was dismissed.
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Aldrew D. Parker
Forty-seventh Street
John J. Noble
John A. McMahon
John D. Orrasby
Exchange Powers London Pound as Dollar Becomes World Reserve
British exchange surges against sterling as the pound hits new lows in New York. Banks argue Britain must decide on large U S loans to restore balance, with Europe holding substantial U S securities and Britain urged to curb imports while exports rise.
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London
United States
Bose
London Exchange
Europe
Great Britain
Paris
Loree
Delaware &Uction Company
England
New York
France
Ruaria
Italy
Reichsmarks
Dardanelles
Americin
Convicts in Bright Regalia Welcome Warden Homecoming
A festive pageant greeted Warden Thomas Mott Osborne on his return to Sing Sing Ossining with about 1700 supporters, banners and parades. Crowds asked him to run for New York governor as they praised his work with inmates and presented flowers and keepers’ tributes. In Paris, Aviator Adolphe Pegoud, famed for upside down flights, was reported killed after earlier valorous service in World War I.
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Front Claim
Sing Sing on-Hudson
Ossining
Tom Brown
Welfare League
Thomas Mott Oxborne
Bar Harbor
Newport
Aurora
New York
America
Osborne
League
Ofice
Paris
Adolphe Pegou
Adolphe Pegoud
Aid Yen
Pegoud Wene
Taube
St. Menehould
Kaiser Plans to Send Men of Fifty-Four to Front
Copenhagen via London reports Folkeblad holding frontier journal cites Reichstag altercation over a national service law. The law would raise the age limit to fifty four and authorize calling out men rejected for physical reasons, including those once deemed unfit for service.
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Copenhagen
London
Folkeblad
Holding
Germany
Reichstag
British Miners to Drop Tools Again
London dispatch reports miners in Cardiff and beyond will walk out this morning despite a recent settlement. About thirteen thousand men are involved, with Hartshorn and other leaders from yesterday's London conference reacting to the development.
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London
Cardiff
Daily News
Makicr
Hartshorn
U-Boat Sunk Arabic Mystery Hints May Never Report
Russian and German fronts heat up across Galicia and Latvia as Russian counterattacks claim prisoners and artillery gains. German high commands report pressure near Grodno and Friedrichstadt while sustaining positions along the Stripa and Dniester fronts amid broader Austro Hungarian and German offensives.
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Zlota Lipa
Berlin
Vienna
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Nenrer
Grodno
Bertin
Grodno-Vilna
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von Mackensen
Naydoor
Kusnica
Marathal von Hindenburg
Friedrichstadt
Niemen
Vilna
Muchawiee
Trrex Any
Galicia
Stripa
Russians Hurl Back Foe Forty Miles in Courland
A Daily News dispatch reports Russian forces counterattacking in Courland push back the enemy about forty miles. The advance focuses on Friedrichstadt as a key objective, signaling continued front activity and shifting momentum on the eastern front.
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Brent-Litovsk
von Besler
Ign
Trutonic
Galicia
Friedrichstadt
Riga
Stipa
Courland
Etrograd
Daily News
British insurers pay 27,500,000 for war claims
London Sept. The Daily Chronicle estimates insurers in the British Empire paid 27,500,000 for war losses. Industrial life and industrial offices report claims totaling about 46,000, up 4,000 from a month earlier, with exact figures for life offices unavailable.
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the Tribune
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The
Daily Chronicle
British Empire
Bodies of F-4 crew recovered from wreckage
Honolulu reports the remains of twenty two crewmen from the March 25 F-4 submersible found entangled in interior wreckage. One identified as George E. Ashcroft of Los Angeles. Recovery ongoing as top officers assess holes and debris amid dry dock operations.
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George E. Ashcroft
Los Angeles
J. Boush
Washington
United States
Maryland
Renr
Admiral Boush
Julius A. Furer
Kirby B. Crittendes
Hawaii
Indicated chlorine gas killed F-4 crew in loss at sea
A U S Navy board report on the loss of the F-4 submarine near Honolulu cites possible chlorine gas from seawater entering battery cells as a contributory factor. It praises crew efficiency, notes hull corrosion, diesel engine faults, and aging electric systems, with a second board appointed to determine the cause.
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Aug
Navy
Board of Inquiry
Honolulu
Househ
Navy Department
Boata
Navy Yards
United States Naval Tion
Pearl Harbor
Territory of Hawaii
German Official Hints Submarine May Have Foundered
Berlin reports a German Admiralty official suggests the submarine that may have torpedoed the Arabic might have foundered or been sunk by the British. No news on the sinking was available and officials expected details by late August or early September. The official declined to reveal vessel counts or patrol durations, noting submarines rarely stay away more than three weeks.
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Berlin
London
Admiralty
England
Standing Pat Waiting for Berlin In War Stand Off
The United States remains “standing pat” awaiting Berlin action as Secretary Lansing and President Wilson hold back judgment on partial German proposals. Officials expect a fuller reply once Germany’s complete communication arrives, while Adm von Tirpitz’s removal is believed settled. Berlin’s notes show a preference for diplomatic action and a focus on safe travel for Americans rather than broad princ iples, suggesting a possible but fragile understanding ahead.
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Washington
United States
Berlin
Bernsteif
Lansing
Amador
Wilson
Germany
State Department
Gerard
Admiral von Tirpitz
W Prsciple
Bernstorff Outlines German Concessions for Americas
Count von Bernstorff plans talks in Washington today as he receives an outline of German concessions for the Americas. A government courier accompanies him as he meets with U.S. officials to discuss potential terms and reciprocal arrangements.
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Bernstorff
Count von Mernatorg
Washington
Gucernet
Americas
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