Seventeen Year Old on Stand in Murder Trial
Josephine Terranova testifies about life with her uncle Gaetano and aunt Concetta Riggio before stabbing them to death on Washington’s Birthday night. She says voices from God urged her to kill and recalls abuse, hunger, and fear from the WilHamstridge home as she describes being coerced into the crime.
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New York
Josephine Terranova
Gaetano
Concetta Riggio
Washington
Wil- Hamstridge
Scott
Supreme Court
Italy
America
Jo Sephine
Destruction Sizzles Through Patrbanks Alaska Fire
A fire raged through Patrbanks Alaska on May 23rd destroying structures along the main avenue. Reports say flames spread rapidly, endangering several properties as investigators assess the cause. Local authorities coordinate with state fire units to contain the blaze and prevent further damage.
Chauffeur and valet die in New York express collision
George Bishop, chauffeur, and Frederick Whitehead, valet, in the Collier family, perish when their touring car at 40 mph clashes with the Port Jefferson express at Westbury crossing. Collier arrives, witnesses bodies, and vows funeral support as authorities note the crossing danger.
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Collier Amto
Westbury
N. YW
Collier
George Bishop
Chanffeur
Frederick Whitehead
Port Jefferson
Bishop
Whitehead
Mr. Collter
Paul Rainey
Iwten
Fournier
H. B. Wallerton
Long Island Railroad
Wellman Polar Expedition Begins With Assembly in Paris
Major H B Hersey departed Paris for Tromsoe Norway to join the expedition party as Walter Wellman pushes rapid assembly of the dirigible balloon. Eighteen joiners accompany Hersey to assemble hull parts and canvas shed housing. One hundred mechanics work on motors forty on the envelope fifteen on sleds and fifty on various appliances awaiting departure.
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Paris
H. B. Hersey
Tromse
Norway
Fue
Major Hersey
Walter Wellman
Heller Laid To Rest With G. E. H. Thomas Post
Charles Heller, longtime comrade of G. E. H. Thomas post of the G A R, was buried in Flower Fill Cemetery. He and 100 others formed the original membership, sharing battles in Get tysbure and memories of war hardships.
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Heller
Gellyabure
Jersey Cipy
N. J
Charles Heller
Flower Fill
G. E H. Thomas Post
Gettysbure
Novel sentence in Orange court orders bank deposit
In Orange New Jersey Justice Joseph Bray condemned Maggie Dinkeld to deposit 25 dollars in a savings bank after paying a 3 dollar fine for disorderly conduct. She had just left Summit with 34 dollars and was told to put 25 in the bank. She promised to comply.
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Orange
N.J
Joseph B. Bray
Maggie Dinkeld
Summit
Bray
Insane Telegraphist Holds Up Wabash Line
In Huntington Indiana on May 23 Everitt Kellam an operator who controlled Wabash wires sent conflicting orders to dispatchers crippling service for about thirty minutes. Three men had to restrain and jail him as disorder spread along the line.
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Huntington
Eni
Indiana
Everitt Kellam
Vesuvius Floods Force Abandonment of Royal Observatory
Naples May 23 The latest mud torrents from floods surround the Royal Observatory causing Director Mattucci his assistant and carabineers to abandon the roof and flee to Naples.
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Matthecit
Vesuvius
Naples
Mount Vesuvius
Mattucci
Bin
Negro Confesses to Murder in Maryland Run Case
Bridgeton New Jersey May 23 Albert Tiley a Black suspect in jail here confessed that he murdered Thomas Rinehart a contractor at Dorsey's Run Mil April 7 last A reward of 4000 dollars offered by Maryland authorities for Rinehart’s killer remains posted
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Moerder
Bridgeton
N. J
Albert Tiley
Thomas Rinehart
Dorsey's Run
Mil
Maervland
Thinehart
Hobson cites campaign cost in Sixth district primary
Richmond Pearson Hobson states to the secretary of state that his campaign expenditure for the Democratic primary in the Sixth district was a certain amount to defeat Representative J. H. Binkent. The claim appears in Montgomery May 23 with cost details indicated by Hobson.
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Montgomery
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Secretary of State
J. H. Binkbent
Finte IM Sent to Conference
Chairman Hepburn moves a special file to send the rate bill to conference without debate. Anxious lawmakers fear attempts to juggle the pipeline and other amendments to the measure without discussion.
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Finte IM
Washington
Chairmas Hepburn
Exile Plot Against Santo Domingo President Stirs U S Officials
A West Indies revolutionary movement aiming to oust President Caceres of Santo Domingo spurs a Washington conference between State and Navy officials. Ex-president Morales, once missing, is said to be near St Thomas seeking to reclaim the presidency. Rumors of arms purchases and revolutionists near Santo Domingo surface as the Navy alerts Commander Southerland to act with discretion.
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Washington
West Indies
Caceres
Santo Domingo
Navy
Morales
Amnesty Proclamation Set for May 27 in Russia
Premier Gorenykin summoned to Peterhof for conference with the emperor to finalize a speech to parliament. A long awaited political amnesty will be proclaimed on Sunday May 27, the coronation anniversary of Emperor Nicholas II. Scope of the measure is not yet determined.
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ST. Petersburg
Gorenykin
Peterhof
Nicholas II
Weston Turiing Record Walker Sets 24 Hour Challenge
Edward Payson Weston, aged sixty eight, started from Philadelphia at 12:05 AM aiming to walk to New York in 24 hours. He seeks to beat his own 1863 record from Jersey City and hopes to finish at the Fifth Avenue Hotel at midnight tonight.
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Weston Turiing
Walte
Philadelphia
Edward Payson Weston
New York
Jersey City
Fifth Avenue
Autopsy Links Arsenic to Mrs Brouwer Death
Dr. Cattell of Philadelphia testified in Toms River that arsenic and ground glass were found in Mrs. Car tie Brouwer stomach, supporting the conclusion that her death arose from a willful act by another.
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Toms River
Dr. Cattell
Philadelphia
Cartie Brouwer
Artist's Body Found In Haast River In New York
The body of painter John Mulvany, known for Cus sell's Last Stand and other heroic works, was found floating in the Hast river. Mrs dAnce Muldoou of Brooklyn identified the man as her brother, John Malvany, the artist.
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Haast River
New York
Hast
John Mulvany
Cussell
dAnce Muldoou
Brooklyn
John Malvany
Robert Payne Dies at Fort Miller After Second Marriage
Robert Payne, once president of Brooklyn's board of education and son-in-law of Thomas Kinsella, founder of the Brooklyn Eagle, died at Fort Miller aged sixty one, three weeks after his second marriage. Mrs Payne was born at Fort Miller in 1845.
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Robert Payne
Fort Miller
Troy
Board of Education of
Brooklyn
Thomas Kinsella
The
Brooklyn Eagle
Payne
Turks Arrested in Murder of American Vice Consul Stuart
Three Turks were arrested at Mengzindjani on suspicion of killing William Stuart the American vice consul here. The men are strangers to the area and may have been brought from another village to commit the crime.
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Stuart
Batum
Mengzindjani
William
Greeks Burn Bulgarian Village. Turkish Troops Strike
A band of 10 Greeks started burning the Bulgarian village of Siartehina near Monastir. Six houses burned before Turkish troops arrived and killed seventeen Greeks. The survivors fled as Turkish forces pursued.
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Salonieca
Siartehina
Monastir
Whimsical Captures Preakness at Gravesend by Lengths
Whimsical the 5 to 1 favorite won the Preakness Stakes at Gravesend one mile and seven ty yards defeating Content at 240 to 1 by four lengths with Lavable third Miller led from the start and rode the winner. Five favorites won on the program and both Miller and Radtke rode two winners apiece.
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New York
Gravesend
Content
Lavable
Miller
Radtke
Clave Russell
Sagbalien
Grate George
Brandy
You Tromp
Bad News
Mergency
van Ness
Whimsical
Larabie
Beleast
Fay
Red Eye
Givonnil Bilerio
Belgravia
Bridgeman
Moonshine
Women’s Metropolitan Golf Opens With 32 Players Qualifying
A field of thirty two compete in medal play qualifying for the annual Women's Metropolitan Golf Association championship at Englewood Golf Club. Former national champions Mrs Charles T Slout of New York and Mrs Georgianna Bishop of Bridgeport lead the field with 98 and 93 respectively.
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Englewood
WN. J
Metropolitan Golf Association
Englewood Golf Club
Charles T. Slout
New York
Misa Georgianna Bishop
Bridgeport
Sunday Baseball Prohibited in Albany City
Cantine grants Sunday prohibition after ministers denounce city and county administrations for allowing games. Order bans baseball in any part of the city on the first day of the week.
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Albany
Commissioner of Public Safety
Cantine
May Sutton Sails For English Title Defense
Miss May Sutton of Pasadena California sails to defend her English national lawn tennis title in England. She recently defeated Mrs Wallach on the Westchester Country Club courts in three sets 6-1 6-1 6-4.
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Mian Sutton Saile
Dugland
New York
Miss May Sutton
Pasadena
England
Miss Sutton
Westchester Country Club
Barger Wallach
Princess Ora Wins Louisville Handicap Race
Princess Ora easily wins the Louisville handicap with Envoy second and Daring third. Other favorites included Bosertian Colonel Jim Douglas and Ingennae.
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Princess Orna
Louiaville
Louisville, Ky
Princess Ora
Envoy
Daring
Bosertian
Jim Douglas
Ingennae
Amherst Beats Michigan In Ann Arbor Baseball Rout
Amherst College defeated the University of Michigan 10 to 1 in Ann Arbor. The contest on May 23 featured Amherst's strong bats and UM errors, delivering a decisive road victory for the visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Mich
Amherst College
University of Michigan
Mrs Jefferson Davis in New York Conditon Worsens
Mrs Jefferson Davis, longtime resident Mrs Je Davin Worse, suffered a sudden decline in New York on May 23 as a chill gripped her and signs of heart failure appeared after a period at the Hotel Gerard.
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Je# Davin
New York
Jefferson Davis
Gerard
Leprosy Cure Claimed At Louisina Home Report
A report to Governor Blanchard from the Louisiana Leper Home board states a definite cure has been obtained in three leprosy cases. The May 23 announcement outlines progress at the New Orleans facility and notes further study.
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New Orlieans
Blanchard
Board of Control of
Louishahi Leper Home
Maharajah of Baroda and Wife Visit Washington
The Maharajah of Baroda and his wife arrive in Washington for a brief visit. The Maharajah will call on the president today during their stay in the capital.
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Maharajah
Capital
Washington
Maharaojah
Baroda
India
Steam Plant Fire Triggers Panic at New Jersey Works
A steam pipe explosion at the New York Gineose plant on the Hudson side caused a roof collapse and fire. About 1,400 workers fled as reports of deaths spread. several men were injured and one died later. Fire crews and vessels fought the blaze to prevent spread to dangerous chemical storages.
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Shadyside
N. J
New York Gineose Company
Hudson River
New York
Cushing
Daniel Fitzgerald
Patrick Lynelsky
John Russell
Lynchsky
Russell
Union Hospital
Edgewater Fire Department
Students to be expelled at Phillips Academy Andover
About fifteen to twenty boys at Phillips Academy Andover to be expelled for a Friday night scheme in which John M. Stewart, proprietor of Phillips Inn, was rough handle and thrown into Rabbit Pond. The action follows the boys' belief Stewart reported a student to the faculty for violating school rules.
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Geo
Andover
Mass
Phillips-Andover Academy
John M
Stewart
Phillips Inn
Rabbit Pond
Bryan Endorsed for President by Ohio Democratic Convention
In Lima Ohio on May 23 the Democratic judicial convention of sixteen northwestern counties endorsed William Jennings Bryan for president. They declared he would have been renominated in 1904 if not for stolen nomination, and that the national democracy will nominate him in 1908 by acclamation.
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Bryan
Lima
William Jennings Bryan
Democratic Judicial Convention
Ohio
Bryan Wold
National Democracy
Gas Trust Defies Levy in New York City
New York reports that the state law sets gas charges at 86 cents per thousand cubic feet, effective now. The gas trust allegedly seeks federal court relief to maintain a $1 per thousand rate, bypassing the law.
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New York
New York City
Reading Company President Baer Defends Rail Network
At a Philadelphia dinner for W R R Taylor marking his fiftieth birthday George F Baer president of the Philadelphia and Reading company drew sharp interest with remarks that while all roads are built roads the Reading line remains the essential burden of the network.
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Philadelphia
W. RR. Taylor
Philadelphia and Reading Company
George F. Baer
Governor Signs Mortgage Tax Bill in New Recording Reform
ALBANY May 24 Governor Higgins signed a bill substituting a single recording tax of one half of 1 percent for the annual mortgage tax rate of 1905. The new levy is payable once for all, replacing the former annual burden.
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Albany
Higgins
Senate
Chancellor Day Rescues Servants From Fire at SU Residence
The Rev Dr James B R Day chancellor of Syracuse University rescued two servants from death in a fire that heavily damaged his Syracuse residence at 4 a.m. May 23. The incident underscores Day's quick action and the extent of the blaze.
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Das
Syracuse
N.Y
James BR. Day
Syracuse University
Sherring Wins Marathon Glory Across Canada Amid Honors
Canada welcomes Billy Sherring after his Athens Marathon victory. Hamilton votes 500, Ontario 500, Hamilton 2008, Toronto 350, Toronto Baseball Club 400, friends buy a house for him, and the Dominion government grants a sinecure at 750 a year.
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Toronto
Willian
Billy” Sherring
Athens
Grand Trank
Hamilton
Ontario
Citizens’ of
Toronto Baseball Club
Billy
Ftail
Dominion
Hies
United States
Dark underground Chinese quarters found in Seattle
Seattle officials uncover an underground Chinese colony beneath streets with rooms for gambling and opium smoking lit by electricity. passageways extend for blocks below sidewalks and walls revealing a hidden urban network. In Denver Bishop Oldham rejects hellfire as preached by many pulpits during a Rocky Mountain Missionary society convention.
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Seattle
Wash
San Francisco
Denver
Oldham
Methodist - Episcopal Diocese of
Southern Asia
Rocky Mountain Missionary Society
Dr. Leonard
New York
Miser's Hidden Wealth Found in Millville Site
Workmen uncover a large money bag beneath the three story South Jersey tavern on the site of the Millville National bank. Adolph Hess had bought the building for $50 and won’t disclose the bag's contents. The treasure room had long been occupied by Fritz Malvin, a miser who was found deaf in bed twenty years ago.
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Miser
Millville
WN. J
South Jersey
Millville National Bank
Adolph Hess
Fritz Malvin
Financial and Commercial Closing Stock Quotations
Closing stock quotations listed for various firms and commodities with prices such as Copper and Central, reading like a market page. Includes money on call, mercantile paper rates, exchange totals, and weekly New York port export values.
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Prime Mercantile
New York
Amial Copper
Central
Atchison
Wolf
D. Se
Bouth
F Gen. Electric
Texas Pacific
Lackawanna
Union Pacific
Louis. & Nash
Manhattan
Tinton
Wissouri Pac
Market Wheat Prices and Dairy Goods in Midwinter Trade
Market notes show flour firms slow in Minnesota patents at 4.60, winter extras 3.95, and bundled prices around 2.00. Weather is mixed with rains in the West aiding larger receipts and weaker corn. dairy items trade at varied firsts and seconds, while eggs and poultry list steady to weak with regional price ranges.
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New York
Minnesota
C. Sr
Eastern Dairy
Gene Ef
Marcow
New York and Western
Westeri
Market Notes and Prices From APTI Supply Fair
Disjointed market grid shows prime goods and hogs with varied quotes. Mentions include supply height markers and price figures like five dollars and fifty five cents, with unclear entries for corn, rye, and other commodities.
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Stoeld
Arkaties
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