Buried Church Loot and Elopement Scandals Rise
A Bronx youth James J Flynn 19 confesses to robbing St Raymonds Church and other churches in Bronx Brooklyn and Westchester with a claimed treasure buried near the Catholic Protectory. He led detectives to a site but found no loot. meanwhile Miss Helen Maloney ends an illegal marriage with Arthur Osborne and wins annulment with Justice Gerard.
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James J. Flynn
East 142d
St. Raymond's
Westchester Avenue
Bronx
Brooklyn
Catholic Protectory
West Chester
St. Raymond’s
Flynn
John Duncan
Monticello
Sullivan County
St. Raymond's Church
Iarea
Logan Club Ratifies the Ticket in Park Slope Meeting
In Brooklyn s 12th Assembly District the Logan Club on Sixth Avenue and Garfield Place held a meeting to ratify the Republican state ticket. About 350 Park Slope residents attended with Charles Aronstam presiding. Speakers included Congressman Cocks Congressman Calder and Peters editor of The Brooklyn Times. Resolutions praised Register W A Prendergast and district delegates for backing the Governor at Saratoga.
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Logan Club
Sixth Avenue
Garfield Place
Brooklyn
Hughes League
Young Republican Club
Park Slope
Charles Aronstam
Congressman Cocks
Calder
Peters
Brooklyn Times
Register
W. A. Prendergast
Saratoga
Drowned Girl Identified as Sophie Korn at Oyster Bay
Sophie Korn, a servant for Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Young of New York, was identified at the Long Island City Morgue as the drowned young woman found in Bowery Bay near North Beach. The five year resident and several months’ employee was set to sail with her sister to Germany. Mrs. Young plans a formal voyage. Her death is considered not self inflicted, with no violence evident, and a possible fall from a pier in darkness.
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Bowery Bay
North Beach
Sophie Korn
Thomas S. Young
New York
Oyster Bay
Mr. Young
Woman Extinguishes Bomb Fuse To Save Block
Mrs. Camelia Lanzero of South and Fitzwater streets risked her life extinguishing a sputtering fuse as a bomb stood at the doorway of Nicholas Volarite’s barbershop next to her home. Volarite had received threats from an anonymous signer “Block Head.” The police secured the device, which contained enough dynamite to destroy an entire block.
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the Tribune
Philadelphia
Camelia Lanzero
Sth
Fitzwater
Nicholas Volarite
Volarite
Nested Fur Theft Case Brings Friedman to Trial
Max Friedman thirty five a member of Kuerll & Co furriers 39 East Sh street was arrested on an indictment for receiving stolen goods the August 28 discharge by Magistrate Wahle for receiving 8 58 worth of furs stolen from Louis Al of 112 University Place led to the indictment The Kuerll Co goods were traced to the store Alperts counsel appealed The New York Mortgage and Security Company board elected William N Harte treasurer of the Title Insurance Company as director and vice president.
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Furtheft
Max Friedman
Frm
Kuerll & Co
East Sh. Street
Wahle
Friedman
Louis al
Alpert
New York Mortgage and Security Company
William N. Harte
Title Insurance Company
W C Phillips Out on Bail in Montclair Killing
Walter C Phillips secretary to iron merchant John Leonard was released on $10 000 bail after being arrested on manslaughter charges in connection with the Tuesday Montclair home shooting. Police and prosecutor maintain revolver found in street could have discharged accidentally. gardener Michael Vezan corroborates. A nearby Italian gang dispute precedes the event. motive remains undetermined.
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Newark
Walter C. Phillips
John Leonard
Montclair
Chief Gallagher
Mott
Leonard
Michael Vezan
Phillips
W. Clark Leaves Conference Over Political Differences
Captain W C Clark, a top state trade expert, severed all ties with the Conference to Promote the Trade and Commerce of the State. He was not a member but advised frequently. friction arose over politics, leading to his withdrawal. Chairman Albert E Henschel praised his frank action and noted Clark will continue to aid port and state commerce independently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Clark
Clark
Albert E. Henschel
Man Links Bronx Fight to Morliarity Death Case
Leonard Osterholm, sought in connection with the September 6 Bronx fight that left Captain Moriarity dead, told police and a coroner’s inquest his detailed movements with Carl Wilen to several saloons and a clash near 165th street and Ogden avenue. He identified a bricklayer named McLaughlin as the only person he recognized, calling him a scab. Osterholm and Wilen were beaten, then fled. he learned of Moriarity’s death the next day and planned to go to Chicago. He is held without bail pending the inquest verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Edward Osterholm
East 106Th Street
Bronx
Daniel Mortarity
Middletown
N. Y
Schwannecke
Osterholm
Carl Wilen
Summit Avenue
165Th Street
Ogden Avenue
Morliarity
McLaughlin
Wilen
Moriarity
License Bureau Probe: Mayor Suspends Two Officials
Mayor McClellan suspended Corrigan and d Amati after the Accounts Commission report alleging extensive fraud in the license bureau serving pushcart pedl ers. James A. Rierdon was named temporary chief clerk in charge as the investigation proceeds.
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Mayor McClellan
Commissioners of Accounts
John P. Corrican
Bureau of Licenses
Gaetano d’ Amati
James A. Rierdon
Messrs. Corrigan
d’Amato
Corrigan
Tammany Hall
D'Amato
McClellan
John Purroy Mitchel
Fall suits and overcoats at Rogers Peer & Company
A sales pitch promoting Fall suits priced 18 to 45 dollars and Fall overcoats 18 to 40 dollars. Rogers Peer & Company invites customers to visit their three Broadway stores and locations at Warren Street, 13th Street, and 34th Street for the season’s best fabrics and styles.
Hand Report Criticised in Pierce Brief to Governor
The fifty five page belated brief filed by Franklin Pierce with Governor Hughes attacks Commissioner Hand for not expanding on charges linked to District Attorney Jerome. It accuses Jerome of falsifying facts to aid the Perkins case and stains his character with disloyal acts, urging the Governor to reject Jerome’s exculpation and warn of a decline in public morality. Jerome declined to comment until he reviews the brief.
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Hand
Franklin Pierce
Hughes
Jerome
King Committee
George W. Perkins
Justice Moss
Appellate Division
Court of Appeals
Pierce
William Travers Jerome
Seabury
More Troubles of a Twin in Brooklyn Yard Escape
William H. Klugemann a Brooklyn Navy Yard shipping clerk returned to work after escaping from an Albany hospital where a nurse mistook him for his twin brother. Seized undressed strapped in bed and covered with ice bandages he had gone to Albany to visit his convalescing twin after an appendicitis operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Klugemann
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Albany
Klugemann
Jews Let Bingham Affair Drop
A Jewish conference convened by Joseph Barondess at Clinton Hall last night decided to drop the issue over Police Commissioner Bingham’s remarks on alleged Hebrew criminality. Barondess said he learned a Jewish officer could take leave on Jewish New Year or Day of Atonement if willing to forfeit salary. A resolution to end the matter passed unanimously and a permanent Hebrew peoples’ interests association was planned.
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Mitchel
City of New York
McClellan
Pushccart Pedlers
Sigmund Schwartz
Pushcart Pedlers’ Association
Commissioners of Accounts
Joseph Barondess
Bingham
Clinton Hall
Barondess
Bailey Out and Back in Tombs Extradition Case
Albert W. Bailey, former partner in the Export Shipping Company, was released on $5,000 bail on a federal mail fraud charge after being brought from the Tombs. He was immediately rearrested on a state charge of converting $2,182.14 for his own use and driven back to jail with a $20,000 bail. Francis G. Bailey remains a fugitive, likely in Honduras.
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Albert W. Bailey
Francis G. Bailey
Export Shipping Company
Bailey
Marshal Henkel
United States
Ravens and Fitzsimmons
District Attorney
Kernochan
Tombs Court
Charles Robinson
Star Drilling Machine Company
Transmisson
London
Tragic Mardi Gras Death at Brighton Beach Station
At the Coney Island Mardi Gras, Mrs. Alice Bliss of 23 Herkimer Street Brooklyn was crushed between a moving train and the Brighton Beach elevated platform. She and friend Mrs. Julia Walling were among the crowd. both were on the platform when the train started, sending Bliss to her death. The conductor and motorman were arrested and later released on bail.
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Coney Island
Alice Bliss
Herkimer Street
Brooklyn
Brighton Beach Terminal
Bliss
Julia Walling
Decatur Street
Brighton Beach
Stockholders authorize $12 million debenture bonds
The American Agricultural and Chemical Company stockholders in New London voted to issue 12 million dollars in debenture bonds that may be convertible into preferred stock. Changes occurred in directors with F L Ames and Charles B Hobbs elected to fill vacancies. board to meet in New York on September 22.
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New London
Conn
American Agricultural and Chemical Company
New York
F. L. Ames
Boston
Charles B. Hobbs
Plenty of Pulp Wood
The Congressional committee scrutinizing pulp paper industry tariffs heard a steady claim there will be no wood shortage for years. William S. Taylor of the Pulp Wood Supply Company testified the Appleton firm buys about 225000 cords annually, with roughly half hemlock from Wisconsin and spruce minimal, all from Minnesota.
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Appleton
Wis
Congressional
Middle West
William S. Taylor
Pulp Wood Supply Company of
Fox River Valley
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Mr. Taylor
Labor Convention Delayed To Next Tuesday In Rochester
The Workingmen's State Federation annual convention, linked to the American Federation of Labor, postponed from September 15 in Rochester to next Tuesday due to hotel shortages during the Democratic state convention week. AFL leaders favor Gompers policy supporting Bryan, while railway unions may abstain or send delegates with reservations, as locomotive engineers firemen and conductors resist dictation.
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Workingmen's State Federation
American Federation of Labor
Rochester
Herman Robinson
Gompers
Bryan
Giant redwood grove eyed as new California park
Visitors to California may soon access a third forest of sequoia gigantea as Tulare and Fresno counties build twenty five miles of highway from Visalia to Redwood Canyon in the Kings River country. The untouched grove holds over fifteen thousand giants, with one tree 110 feet in circumference and an estimated 800000 feet of lumber. A fallen behemoth in the region is claimed to be the largest in the country. Located below six thousand feet, the canyon would stay accessible longer than other groves.
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San Francisco
California
Tulare
Fresno
Visalia
Redwood Canyon
Kings River
Congress
Redwood Grove
Roosevelt sets aside 70000 acres for bird reservation
Redding California September 17. President Roosevelt orders about seventy thousand acres along the Oregon California line set aside as a birds protection and propagation reservation. The land includes areas not fit for farming and forms perhaps the world's greatest breeding ground for waterfowl.
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Redding
Cal
Roosevelt
Oregon-California Line
Shipping News Arrivals and Sailings Listed
Shipping news lines list arrivals and sailings with steamer names and routes. Afghan Prince Slavonia Porto Rico Jefferson Deutschland Jefferson Dole details include ports, dates, passenger counts, and quarantine notes. Winds, locations, and sailings from Sandy Hook to Baltimore and other ports are noted.
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Afghan Prince
Campbell
Santos
Rio de Janeiro
Bahia
Barbados
Paul F Gerhart & Co
Bar
Slavonia (Br
Dunning
Trieste
Flume
Palermo
Naples
Almeria
Gibraltar
Cunard Ss Co (Ltd
Porto Rico
Delano
Baltimore
New York
Moise
Jefferson
Catherine
Newport News
Norm Folk
Old Dominions Co
Deutschland
Ger
Dole
Norfolk
Sandy Hook
Marine Intelligence Miniature Almanac Update
Sun and moon data with high water tides for Sandy Hook, Gov. Island and Hell Gate. Steamers Mauretania and Philadelphia tracked east of Sandy Hook with positions and expected docking times. Other vessels, including Serene and Ormina, noted with miles east and arrival expectations.
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Sandy Hook
Gov. Island
Hell Gate
Mauretania
Philadelphia
Ormina
San Hook
Steamers at Foreign Ports Log Sept 17
Shipping notice lists arrivals and departures from New York and other ports. Vessels include Adriatic Boulogne Noordam Princess Irene Cymbals and more with routes to Plymouth Cherbourg Genoa Rotterdam and Barcelona. Some entries note Berlin and Gibraltar connections as well as South American ports.
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Cedric
New Yor
Liv 1
Harpeo Southampton
Adriatic
New York
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Giheaivas
Mantinea
fBr
Marseilles
Havre
la Provence
Boulogne
am—Noordam
Rotterdam
Pagealoen
Sone
Erika
Ger
Bilteo
Ciz
Noordam
Naples
Princess Irene
Genoa
Ganen Bent
Rio de Janeiro
Winscot
Port Natal
Breitz Huel
Vta
Saigon
Crewe Hall
A Giers
Lombo
Valparaiso
Cumbal
Baltmore
Para
Cuthbert
Barbados
Liverpool
Baltic
Quesnetwon
Queenstown
Carmanta
News York
Teutonie
Tennyson
St Lucia
Chariton Hall
Pannonia
Pernambuco
St Quentin
Almeria
Algeria
Port
Bir
Palermo
Buenos Aires
Span
Barcelona
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England
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Cohalan
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Black
N. Y. Mortgage & Security CO
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W. Clark
License Bureau Probe
Chief Corrigan
d’'Amato
Orersons
Rogers, Peer & Company
Broadway
Warren St
34Th St
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Tombs
Mardi Gras
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Cooper Square
32Nd Gace
Fifth Street
Fulton & DeKalb
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D.D
Charles M. Alexander
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Jack Straw
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mreLak
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James K. Hackett
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Aera
Weber
ASTOR
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Poway
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Arnold Daly Grisssma
America
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Barder
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Itlian Opera Co
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Mat
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Eve
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Lucia
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Circle Success
Ammerstein
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Mabel Barrison
Josep
R. C. Herz
Jack Norworth Cao
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See
Stein Co
Willa Holt
Alhambra
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