Rioters Clash With Police In Berlin Over Manhood Suffrage
Berlin crowds confront the Landtag as demand for manhood suffrage sparks riots. Police charge with drawn sabres amid injuries and arrests. Prince von Buelow defends government stance while Vorwaerts pushes for representation in parliament and mass action. The protests spread toward the Imperial palace despite police closures.
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Berlin
Landtag
Pru
Prince von Buelow
Vorwaerts
Imperial Palace
Kurfuersten
Fleet Dues at Rio Janeiro Tomorrow
The official program for the American battle fleet under Rear-Admiral Evans was released. Activities include visits to Brazilian officials, banquets, garden parties, and a reception on board. The fleet plans to depart January 21 and will also visit Petropolis and Tijuca Park.
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Rio Janeiro
Evans
Irving B. Dudley
Baron de Rio Branco
Penna
Republic
Patropolis
Petropolis
Marine
Admiral Alencar
Mount Corcovado
Fhiminense Park
Botanical Gardens
Pennsylvania Railroad to skip statehouse lobbying this winter
Trenton January 10 The Pennsylvania Railroad will not have a representative at the State House this winter to monitor legislation. Colonel Richard B Reading, longtime legislative agent and a noted marksman and sportsman, will be absent for years due to the company relying on its law department and similar arrangements with the Pennsylvania Legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
Pennsylvania Railroad
State House
Richard B. Reading
Reading
Pennsylvania Company
Spencer
Pennsylvania
14 Year Old Boy Kills Burglar in Alverton
In Greensburg Pennsylvania on January 10 14 year old Paul Bowers shot and killed a burglar who entered his father’s home in Alverton. The boy awakened by noise waited with a double barreled shotgun and fired as the intruder climbed the stairs, the shot hitting the abdomen and the burglar died at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg Pa
Paul Bowers
Alverton
Here
New Election for Major of Regiment Debated in Court
Governor Stokes voided the unsigned commission for Major Arthur H. MacKie after an application by Adjutant-General Breintnall. A writ of pericari was sought by Captain William Camfield challenging the election’s legality. Court signaled a new election and officers discussed proceeding to restore records and order a fresh vote.
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Breintnall
Stokes
Arthur H. MacKie
MacKie
Campbell
William 4. Camfield
Camfield
Gummere
Muckle Rexixnins
Mackay
Sailor from Leonora wreck held by police after trolley disturbance
William Steer, survivor from the schooner Leonora wrecked off Cape Hatteras, was arrested at the Four Corners by Patrolman Provost for causing a disturbance on a trolley car. He appeared before Judge Howell in the First Precinct Police Court and, telling of hard luck and a long voyage to Philadelphia, was released.
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William Steer
Leonora
Cape Hatteras
Four Corners
Provost
Howell
First Precinct
Philadelphia
Fifth Ward Republicans elect non residents to lead party
At the Pitth Ward Republican reorganizational meeting Dr. Herman C. H. Herold president of the Board of Health was re elected chairman for the fourteenth term though now a Fourth Ward resident. John Hows city tax commissioner was named vice chairman though living in the Tenth Ward. Andrew Breidenbach was re chosen secretary amid ward politics controversy.
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Pitth Ward
Republican Executive Committee
Herman C. H. Herold
Board of Health
John Hows
Andrew
Breidenbach
Heavex
Herold
Fifth Ward
Broad Street
Robbery at Tammany Boss Murphy House Shocks New York
Burglars looted Charles F Murphy’s 305 Hast Seventeenth Street residence stealing about 3000 dollars worth of goods. Mrs Collier, niece of Robert J Collier, was frightened near a dresser by a man with a dark lantern. police say doorways and windows were heavily secured but intruders spent hours inside before escaping. The events ripple through Stuyvesant Square as residents boost watchmen and firearms at doors.
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New York
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Stuyvesant Square Colony
Robert J. Collier
Gramercy Park
Charles B Murphy
Tammany Boss
Hast Seventeenth Street
Collier
Dr. Rice
Lispenard Stewart
Firth Arena
Jumps to Stage Heroically Rescues Heroine at Local Theatre
Jan. 10 Lynn Mase reports a dramatic incident at a local theatre last night when audience hero Munroe sprang to the stage to defend the heroine. He drove off the actor playing the villain, then grabbed the heroine’s arm and vowed to protect her. Stage hands tried to eject him, but he resisted with a fire ax and was overpowered by six police.
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Lynn
Mase
Orge Munroe
Munson
Mellen Caught After Jail Escape on Broad Street
Thomas Mellen, one of three jail escapees, was spotted on Broad Street around 9 p.m. and arrested by Policemen Whitman and Banta. He was returned to county jail after being taken to the Second Precinct station. Warden Steadman expects the remaining two escapees to be arrested soon and says they will face arraignment for jail breaking.
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Thomas Mellen
Whitman
Banta
Broad Street
Mellen
Broome Street
Steadman
Thaw Trial Jury Panel Enlarged as Vacancies Persist
New York Jan 10 The fifth day of the second Thaw trial saw two more vacancies in the trial panel after an effort to fill 100 talesmen. Seven sworn jurors remained in the box at start with peremptory challenges reducing the pool. District Attorney Jerome and defense counsel Littleton each used one peremptory challenge to prune temporary jurors, yielding a net gain of three sworn jurors and leaving two vacancies with expectations the jury would be completed before adjournment.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Jerome
Littleton
Saloon Wedding Reception Atop Barricaded Bar Scene
William Mauyer a butcher asked Captain Vogel for a wedding reception in Bertha Meyer’s saloon. The captain approved with conditions including a cloth screen to hide the bar. The ceremony may be held upstairs by Rev Charten Reth with Albert Hollrigel and Miss Mile Hollrigel as bridesmaids and Mary Elbert as a bridesmaid.
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Willian Mauyer
Captain Vogel
Fourth Precinct
Mra
Bertha Meyer
Meyer
Charlies J. Meyer
Hauser
Charten Reth
Albert Hollrigel
Mile Hollrigel
Mixx
Mary Elbert
Ba Meyer
Signature Dispute Highlighted In Russell Will Forgery Trial
Trial of Mathew J. Ready for forging the will of John Wells Russell continued as handwriting expert William J. Kinsley testified that the disputed signature shows a rolling motion and tracing characteristics. He contrasted Russell’s normal W and signature with the questioned marks noting angular, hesitant strokes and a graceful finish. The defense sought photographs of signatures, but the court limited evidence. Juror 5’s family emergency halted proceedings, delaying verdicts unlikely this week as court rooms remain crowded with legal professionals.
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Mathew J. Ready
John Wells Russell
Bast Orange
Russell
Samuel Kallech
Thomas 8
Henry
Phut
Mary Clavin
Kinsley
Young
Kallich
Mathew H. Chane
Park Street
Ivederick
Kept Death Threat Elliot Card in Murder Case
A jumble of notes describes a murder case and a separate suicide, naming Mrs. Lena Whitmore found dead in Harrison New Jersey on December 26 1907. It details an inquest, possible heirs, and witnesses including Theodore S. Whitmore and Frederick W. Elliot, with police and coroner actions and unresolved questions. The report mentions a wedding ring and various locals connected to the event.
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Lena Whitmas
Hudson County
Theodore S. Whitmore
Thenson
Frederick W. Elliot
Newton
Whitnore
Holland
Hudson Coy
Whitmore
Irving W. Crane
John Thumm
Harrison
Albert ‘Thompson
Frederick Kirk
William Salter
Schenec
N. Y
Whitmores
Brooklyn
Andrew Walsh
N. J
Lena Whitmore
Jerick Miller
Miller
Crane
Ateerupt
Vickers
Three Die In Bridge Collision Near Vinegar Bend
Mobile Alabama January 10 three persons were killed in a crash between a west bound passenger train and an extra freight on the Mississippi and Alabama Railroad across a bridge over a ravine at Vinegar Bend forty one miles from Mobile. Several others were injured as both engines and parts of trains plunged through the trestle twenty feet to the ravine bottom.
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Mobile
Ala
Vinegar Bend
Peculations Reach Thousands, Pure Oil Manager Says
Stanley R. Staiger, manager of the Pure Oil Company, claims Scott stole $290.20 and could face larger losses. Scott, of 228 North Clinton Street East Orange, arraigned before Judge Howell in the First Criminal Court and ordered to post $1,600 bond for examination next Wednesday. Complainant’s attorney Edward Kenny says Scott’s past collections hid larger discrepancies. Scott contends the arrest is a mistake. Detective Sergeants Fobs and Templeton arrested him at his East Orange home.
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Stanley R. Staiger
Pure Oi Company
Broad Street
John A. Scott
North Clinton Street
East Orange
Scott
Howell
Edward Kenny
Pure ON
Pure Oil Company
Kenny
Fobs
Templeton
Bryan predicts Cannon will be Republican nominee
William J. Bryan told a Danville audience that Joseph Cannon of this city will be the Republican candidate for president and will oppose Cannon. He spoke on The Issues of the Hour criticizing the administration, urging financial reforms, curbing Easter banks, and limiting Wall Street wealth concentration. In Frelinghuysen avenue, the County Tax Board decided not to reduce the $30,000 assessment on the Park Land Company's tract after a site inspection.
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Danville
Wiliam J. Bryan
Bryan Democracy
Joseph G Cannon
Cannon
Bryan
Wall Street
County Tax Board
Park Land Company
Frelinghuysen Avenue
Op Ite Return
Whitmores and Heir to Millons Inherited Fortunes Revealed
A garbled report discusses Whitmores lineage claiming vast wealth from ancestors tied to steamboats, polities, and notable families. It mentions connections to Vanderslips and the Hemonds, plus lineage through Whitmore’s father to wealth, with references to wills and marriages amid a revolution-era backdrop.
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Brazil
Pernambuco
Mozilla
Para
Stewart
Janeiro
Penny
Railroad
Steer
5Th Ward
Dr. H. ©. H. Herotad
John Howe
Gotham
Millionaire Slayer
Butcher
Mrs. Lordo
Elliot
Carmilo Lordo
MT Miller Street
Elliott
Alabama Ravine
Pure Oil Co. So
Nebraskan
John Smite White
Arier
Toxton
Meadors
Ante
Vanderslips
Athany
Tolland
Amanoeator
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