Robberies Hit Bound Brook Stores and Fire Destroys Shops
Thieves smashed plate glass to rob Voorhees & Giles hardware and Morris Rosenthal sporting goods on Main Street Bound Brook, stealing firearms and gear worth about 200 dollars. A later fire gutted three stores, damaged two, and some claim looting occurred. Meyer Friedman in Morristown lost 400 dollars left in a bureau drawer as the blaze forced his escape. Widow Mrs Ward seen as favored successor to Columbus postmaster Samuel Ward amid political jockeying led by Frank Harvey and Charles Carslake.
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Voorhees & Giles
Morris Rosenthal
Main Street
Bound Brook
Rosenthal
Meyer Friedman
Morristown
Samuel R. Ward
Columbus
Girl who saved train is Nellie Gand of Trenton
Nellie Gand a sixteen year old from Mechanics Avenue Trenton saved a passenger train on the Trenton branch of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad from crashing into a blown coal shed. She fled afterward to avoid notoriety saying she did what any person would do when human lives are endangered.
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Nellie Gand
Mechanics Avenue
Trenton
Philadelphia
Reading Railroad
Miss Hand
Insarta Detective Seizes Man From Perth Amboy in New Brunswick
A Russian Jewish man driven insane by news of massacres arrives from Perth Amboy with officers, taken to Trenton asylum after violent behavior on a trolley ride. Separately, Bergen County officials confront jail conditions in Hackensack, including a crowded cell and unsafe confinement.
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Insarta
Peltier
New Brunswick
Perth Amboy
Paul Moravik
Russia
Trenton
Charles Benner
Bergen County Medical Society
Bergen County Board of Freeholders
Hackensack
Lawyer Benner
Remarkable proposition publicized over Carnegie letters
Carnegie, Schwab, Corey and others are cited in a public letter proposing to publish correspondence to fund a Hebrew mission. Backed by appeals for large reader contributions, the plan aims to reveal marital troubles and lessen national scandal. Corey says interviews are sought nationwide.
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Andrew Carnegie
Steel Trust
Turdugh
Ile
Carnegie
Charles M. Schwab
Ww. E. Corey
Awhiox
Hebrew Mission
Corey
Sehyab
Fair Country
Elis Corey
Midshipman Meriwether Found Guilty on Certain Charges
Midshipman Minor Meriwether Jr, tried by court martial for causing Midshipman Branch’s death, is sentenced to one year confinement at the Naval Academy and public reprimand by the secretary of the navy. He is acquitted of manslaughter but guilty of violating naval conduct and inducing disorder. The portion barring him from serving on practice ships is remitted.
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Washington
Meriwether, Jr
Naval Academy
Secretary of the Navy
Bonaparte
Meriwether
Government of
Navy
Fawn Sealing Schooner Wreckage Washes Ashore
The bow marked with F and other wreckage washed ashore on Vancouver Island suggest the sealing schooner Fawn is lost. The Fawn last reported Oct. 4 and death of Captain Ohlson, six white crewmen, and twenty one Indian seal hunters confirmed.
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Myound
Victoria
B. C
Vancouver Island
Ohlson
Germans Kill Soothsayer Hongo in East Africa Conflict
Berlin dispatch reports Captain Seyfieid’s detachment in the Lidi district surrounded by about 2000 insurgents led by the crest soothsayer Hongo. The insurgents were defeated with Hongo and several native leaders killed. A number of German soldiers were slightly wounded.
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Hongo
Berlin
Dar-es-Salam
Vassar Banquet Invites Newsboy As Guest
A ragged newsboy with dirtied clothes was named the honored guest at a Vassar college banquet in Poughkeepsie New York. When a female attendee cancelled the committee proposed filling the empty chair with the first newsboy met on the street and sent a committee to corral him.
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Vassar Girls Corral
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Vassar College
War on Rebates Now
Attorney General Moody issued a circular to all U S district attorneys directing strict Elkins act enforcement against rebates and discriminations by carriers. Indictment is suggested as the proving method. Carnegie’s New Name For Roosevelt among Roosevelt callers, Andrew Carnegie visits Washington on business connected with his named institution.
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Washington
Moody
United States
Carnegie
Roosevelt
Andrew Carnegie
Mayor Sidey 11 Sanford of Warwick Dies
MIDDLETOWN N Y December 18. Mayor Sidey 11 Sanford of Warwick dies after a cancer illness. The deceased leader had served in public office and was noted for his community work in Warwick and surrounding areas. He is survived by relatives and public condolences are pouring in from local officials.
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Warwick
Middletown
Sidey
Sanford
Sensational testimony on Harriman Ryan insurance probe
New York December coverage reveals Thomas F Ryan alleging William Harriman sought half control and two trustees, with threats of political and financial opposition. Senator Dryden testifies rebates and payments by Progressive Life Insurance to GOP committee, totaling 26 000 across 1896 1904.
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York
Thomas Om Ryan
Edward Ho Harriman
Eutable
Harriman
Legislative Investigating Committee
Ryan
Harrian
Iryan
Root
Paul D. Cravath
Ar. Ryan
Mr. Ryan
Andy Hamilton
New York Life
Balaklava Survivor John Hson Dead at 87
Utica Ohio December 18 John Hson a Balaklava survivor and one of 600 in the Crimean War has died at his home in Delhi Delaware County aged about 87. He held the pension honorary medal awarded by the British government to all survivors of the notable charge.
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Utica
John H Son
Hox Delhi
Delaware County
Alfonso to Meet Fate in Riviera Betrothal News
MADKHID December 18 King Alfonso plans to travel to the Riviera at month end to meet Princess Ena of Edberg who is a guest of former Queen Eugenie. The betrothal of the princess is considered certain amid rumors and official confirmations.
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Alfonse
Madkhid
Alfonso
Riviera
Ena
Edberg
Eny Eugenie
Di Ch Testimony Leads to Rockefeller Subpoena
New York December 12 reports H H and John O Archbold of the St Oil company agreed to testify before Attorney General Hadley in Missouri. Subpoena servers have found John D Rockefeller.
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New York
H. H
John O. Archbold
St. Oil Company
Hadley
John D. Rockefeller
Zelaya kidnapped amid marriage in Washington
In Washington a report states Alphonso Zelaya, son of a Central American president, was kidnapped after a marriage announcement and taken toward Central America. Beckwith alive in Canada, Cleveland reports OG L Beckwith, victim of Mrs S Chadwick, may still be alive in Canada as of December 13. Weather shows rain and cold winds with unsettled conditions.
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Alphonsi Zelaya
Washington
Phonso
Zela Nicaragua
Central America
Beckwith
Canada
Cleveland
OG. L. Beckwith
S. Chadwick
Mis s not
Fragmentary OCR text presents unclear content with insufficient readable facts to determine a coherent news item. No identifiable persons organizations places dates or events can be reliably extracted.
Wasp Safe After Atlantic Hurricane Rescue Effort
The gunboat Wasp limped into port under one sail after a north Atlantic hurricane. A third of its crew were inexperienced apprentices who bailed for hours to free the engine room. Chief Boatswain Hugh Sweeney and Hospital Steward White earned recognition for sustaining the vessel and crew through the gale.
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Newport
Wport
Dee
Wasp
Umbia
White
Hugh Sweeney
Eiver
Naval Training Station
Post Office Robbed at New Orleans Race Track
The New Orleans race track post office was robbed early, with nearly 1000 letters stolen including suspected money orders and currency. The Cres cent City Jockey club reacted with consternation as the day’s races proceeded with scratches and altered results. multiple named horses and placings are listed for the event card.
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New Orleans
Crescent City Jockey Club
Qiest
Thanks
Arch Oldhur
Bourke Gockran
Tower
Yird
Touaco Maid
Tocolaw Wins Ben Strome Handicap At Ingleside
San Francisco harnessed by Nealon the outsider pushes Tocolaw to a neck victory in the Ben Strome handicap. Hed Leaf, in her first race, takes third as favorites perform well on the day.
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San Francisco
Nealon
Tocolaw
Ben Strome
Ingleside
Hed Leaf
New Century Speedway Opens in Washington Area
Five thousand people attended the formal opening of the New Century speedway in Washington. The track lies on a government reservation about a mile and seventy yards long, stretching from near the old naval observatory south to along the Potomac river, under the auspices of the Road Drivers and Riders association of Washington.
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New
Capital
Washington
Road Drivers and Riders’ Association of
Old Naval Observatory
Potomac River
Dartmouth Beats Tigers by 37 to 13 in Princeton Affair
Dartmouth College defeated a Princeton team in Princeton New Jersey with a score of 37 to 13 in a basketball game. The report notes strong play from Dartmouth and suggests a dominant performance throughout the outing.
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Dartmouth
Tigers
Princeton
N. J
Dartmouth College
Burglar Identified by Voice in Miss Reese Slaying
In Chicago on December 13 James Kendall, a burglar, was identified by voice as the killer of Miss Maude Reese in her flat on November 21. Identification came from Mrs. M. A. Baumgartner, who was blind at the time but has since partially recovered her sight.
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Chicago
James Kendall
Maude Reese
M. A. Baumgartner
Miss Reese
Fatal Crossing Claims Delivery Driver in Conn
In Britain Conn on the main street crossing long deemed a dangerous grade crossing a delivery team driver John Stefanik was instantly killed when struck by cars attached to a switch engine. The crossing has seen prior fatalities.
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Britain
Conn
John Stefanik
Hudson Tunnels Controlled by Hudson Companies
New York December 13. The Hudson companies led by director J P Morgan control two Hudson river tunnels believed essential to the Lackawanna and Pennsylvania systems.
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Hudson
New York
Hudson Companies
J. P. Morgan
Hudson River
Pennsylvania
Editor Priest Found Dead In Church Parsonage
NORTH TONAWANDA New York December 18 Right Rev Patrick Cronin editor of the Catholic Union and Times Buffalo was found dead at Ascension church parsonage in North Tonawanda. A worker was discharged after a shooting incident at Pocantico Hills estate near Ossining New York December 13 when a foreman shot a lazy worker with a wooden pullet. Albany New York December 13 former Governor Odell reportedly backs Merritt of St Lawrence as candidate for speaker.
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North Tonawanda
N. Y
Patrick Cronin
The
Catholic Union and Times
Buffalo
Ascension
Here
New York
John D.rockefeller, Jr
Pocantico Iills Estate
Fiske Addresses Harvard Students on Theater Ethics
Minnie Maddern Fiske spoke at Sanders Theatre under Harvard Ethical Society, challenging art's role and urging duty beyond aesthetics. She cited Ruskin and Vierestchagin and urged the theater to uphold standards while noting war, cruelty, and the need for meaning in art. Also: Hearst election audit orders issued in New York.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard Ethical Society
Mars
Minnie Maddern
Fiske
Sanders
Pera’ House
Harvard
Radciffe
Charles T. Copeland
Actced Fiske
Salvation Army
Oscar Wilde
Ruskin
Vierestchagin
City politics echo in campaign talk and re election vows
Fragmentary notes mention leaders and factions in Boston politics. References to Curley and others hint at an election cycle with pledges to govern without regret, amid amid talk of saloons and Republican opponents.
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Histor
Ithgersia
Bocas Pag
Baward” Burg
M. Curley
Imgerald
Boston
Perkins to Resign From New York Life Today
NEW YORK December 13 George W Perkins is expected to resign as vice president and chairman of the finance committee of the New York Life Insurance Company. Reports in financial circles say he will sever his official connections with the firm this day.
Dorinjanovich Granted Stay Of Execution In Chicago Case
Springfield reports John Dorinjanovich alias John Mueller received a stay of execution until February 16 after Governor Demeen ordered review by the Supreme Court. The case centers on a death sentence slated for next Friday in Chicago.
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Dorinjanovich
Springfield
John Dorinjanovich
John Mueller
Chicago
Démeen
Dorinjanovich- Tay
Supreme Court
Six Children Burned to Death in Lindey Punxsutawney
Report of a tragic fire at Lindey Punxsutawney early morning killed six children and injured other family members. Parents William and wife survived with injuries after attempting to escape through an upstairs window. the older children Thomas aged eleven Grace and Ethel aged eighteen months and three younger infants perished.
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Lindey
William i
Thomas
Grace
Ethel
Root
Closing Stock and Money on Call in Mercantile Markets
The notice lists mercantile market terms including closing stock and money on call. It reflects a brief financial update with sparse readable items and emphasizes market status and pricing signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercantile
Quiet Minnesota patents and poultry prices in market notes
Fragmented market notes list items and prices including quiet Minnesota patents, poultry prices such as ducks and spring chickens, and cattle market remarks. Mentions various numbers like 4.60, 3.08, 2.25, 4.9, and 23.80, with scattered references to weather and general market conditions.
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Stesey
Minnesota
Fresti
Wea
Ste .Lewis
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