Bail Reduced in U S Court in Poison Letter Case
Theresa Samuels of Goshen faced charges of misusing the mails after writing poison pen letters. Bail was cut from 8000 to 6000 dollars, posted by National Surety. Sigmond Samuels accompanied her as she appeared in New York court amid fear and denials of guilt.
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New York
Sigmond
Theresa Samuels
Goshen
Clarence S. Houghton
United States District
Eoward W. McDonald
National Surety Company
Miss Samuels
Postofice
T. F. Fitch
M. C. Duryea
Sigmond Samuels
Abraham Landau
Broadway
New York Herald
Sister's Love Affair Sparks Court Complaint
Miss Samuels was arrested on complaint of Miss Nellie Califf Hoffmar of Towanda now wife of Assistant United States District Attorney Claude E K Thompson. One letter mailed by Mrs Samuels embarrassed Joseph L Egan an attorney in the Western Union Telegraph Co as he prepared for marriage to Mr Gerken's daughter.
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Samuels
Nellie Califf Hoffmar
Towanda
United States District
Claude EK. Thompson
Joseph L. Egan
Western Union Telegraph Co
Bgan
Frederick Gerken
Supervisors Adjourn After Recessed Friday Session
Board of Supervisors recessed after approving special orders to designate newspapers for session laws. A special committee was named to secure bids for printing the proceedings. Several bills were approved, including Charities $264.51 and Elections $14,294.06. A disputed Odell Sanitarium appropriation was voted down 12 to 9. The Port Jervis tax balance of $8,749.46 was directed to the poor fund.
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Board of Supervisors
Mesars
Alteman, Collings and
Desseroth
Bille
Charities Committee
Board of Election
Cook
Odell Sanitarium
Port Jervis
Social favorite is guilty of arson in New Jersey case
Marion Merrill of Hasbrouck Heights was found guilty by a jury of arson regarding a Montclair home fire on September 11. The verdict caused her to collapse and her counsel contemplated an appeal. Merrill blamed an enemy, her husband Jack Merrill, as the couple faced a burned residence and a rumored move from Montclair after prior financial losses.
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Hackensack
N. J. Dee 18
Marion
Merrill
Hasbrouck Heights
Montclatr
Meners
Mackay
de Turek
Abe
Jack Merrill
Merrilla
Montclair
Bush Consistent Batter. Detroit Shortstop Compared to Best
Donie Munh, Detroit's little shortstop, shows methodical consistency among Tigers. A side by side look at Bush's official 1913 and 1914 averages reveals 1913: 503 at bats, 08 runs, 140 hits, 1 two bagger, .251 average. 1914: 500 at bats, 07 runs, 190 hits, 18 doubles, .252 average.
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Donie Munh
Detroit
Tiger
Cobb
Bush
Tila
Fintah
Wilson Signs Tax Extension for Emergency Revenue Law
Washington reports the Senate and House extended the emergency revenue law to December 31, 1916 by a party line vote of 45 to 20. President Wilson signed the measure as Congress adjourned for Christmas and will reconvene January 4 to consider the administration’s defense program. Senator Weeks proposed a constitutional amendment to empower Congress to regulate the insurance business nationwide.
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Washington
Senate
House
Wilson
U. S
Weeks
Congress
United States
Fletcher Nomination Seen for Mexican Ambassador Post
The senate has received the president's nomination of Henry P. Fletcher to be ambassador to Mexico. Fletcher, a diplomat and veteran public servant, faces confirmation in the Senate as the administration seeks to strengthen relations with Mexico.
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H. P. Fletcher
Mexican Post
Washington
Senate
Henry P. Fletcher
Mexico
MISS FLYNN TO TRY AGAIN
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn arrives in Paterson New Jersey to speak and organize silk workers. ILWW members refuse to reveal a speaking location while police and detectives seek details but fail to learn the venue.
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Miss Flynn
Paterson
N. J
Dee
I. WW
Elizabeth Gurley Flgnon
IL. W. W
Poisoned Pen Girl Insane Slur Letters Case
Theresa Samuels, accused of writing obscene letters to newlyweds and brides, was arraigned in New York before Commissioner Houghton. She was released on bail pending examination by an alienist with insanity as the planned defense.
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New York
Mise
Theresa Samuels
Fioshen
N. Y
Houghton
Democrat James P. D. Smith elected Utica mayor
In Utica James P. D. Smith a Democrat won the mayoralty in November by fourteen votes. The New York Court of Appeals refused to allow Republican challenger John G. Thomas to inspect or recount the voting machines. The report notes Norway's queen takes a keen interest in bookbinding with a collection of finely bound volumes.
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New York Court of Appeals
Albany
James PD. Smith
Utica
Court of Appeals
John G Thomas
Smith
Norway
Ambassador Willard Returns From Spain Vacation
United States ambassador to Spain Colonel Joseph K. Willard has sailed from Bordeaux for America for a vacation returning to his post after a leave.
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Willard
Bordeaux
Joseph EK. Willard
United States
Spain
America
Sad Joy. Minister makes farewell calls after resignation
A resigned minister visited a parishioner and her daughter, who sent the girl to entertain him a few minutes. The girl said the family would soon bid him farewell, remarking on the "sad pleasure" of leaving him, in a brief Chicago News note.
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Chicago Newa
Two Stores Hit By Christmas Counter Lifters Case
Middletown police investigate a string of thefts by four young girls ages 10 to 14 who confessed to taking items from Tompkins Dry Goods and Demerest Dry Goods. Several items including perfumes and ribbons were recovered at police headquarters, with others reportedly linked to Woolworth Carson Towner Northside Pharmacy and Fair.
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Middletown
Tompkins Dry Goods Company
Demerest Dry Goods Company
Tompkins
Tompkins and Demerest
Woolworth, Carson & Towner
Northside Pharmacy
Fair
Abyssinian Ally Offer to Allies in World War I
Emperor Sid Joassu of Abyssinia offers 200000 Abyssinian soldiers to the allies for any fleet needs. The force could reach the Suez canal in four days and Mesopotamia in five, if deployed.
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London
Sid Joassu
Abyssinia
Suez Canal
Mesopotamia
War Costs and French Loan Drawn in Parliament
Jules Roche told the chamber of deputies that Europe has spent 38.8 billion dollars on the war with France shouldering 200 billion? the text states 200,000,000,000 and enemies 0,400,000,000. He also noted Britain has claimed 120,000,000 of the new French loan.
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Paris
Jules Roche
Chamber of Deputies
Europe
France
Prize Winning Dog Poisoned In New York Hotel
Mo-Mo a Japanese spaniel owned by Mrs Ethel May Wal of Union street died in the Hotel Biltmore New York from suspected poisoning after being shown at the hotel dog show. The cause remains a mystery.
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New London
Conn
Ethel May Wal
Union Street
Biltmore
New York City
Senate Panel Sees Indefinite Postponement on British Interference
Washington December 18 Action on resolutions to probe British interference with neutral shipping and attacks on ships carrying American citizens has been indefinitely postponed by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Baby Naming Caution Amid Presidential Hopes
A proud mother notes they must choose a careful name for their baby, fearing many future names may echo the president. The exchange highlights concerns about a child’s future notoriety and public attention.
Newburgh Librarian Hawthorne Dies by Self Inflicted Firearm
Thomas M. Hawthorne, life long Newburgh librarian, died of a self inflicted gunshot wound at Ringgold fire house on Colden Street. The Times-Press reports rumors linking a young Newburgh woman to the tragedy but provides no confirmation. Hawthorne had served as librarian since 1901 and left behind a library of over 40 000 volumes, a wife Anna Eaton and four children. He held memberships in multiple fraternal orders and served Ringgold Hose Company in various leadership roles.
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Thomas M. Hawthorne
Newburgh
Times-Press
Hawthorne
Arme Company
Ringgold
Colden Street
Henry Shaw
Albert Drewitz, Jr
Mr. Hawthorne
Patraguan Griggs
Norman Dubois
Shaw
Drewitz
Weeks
Anna Eaton
Lillian
Dorothy
Carlisle Eaton
T. Gordon
Hudson
River Lodge
Dutch Arma
Plot to dynamite Welland canal foiled by federal agents
New York December 18 three arrests in a Canadian canal plot. Paul Koenig and Richard Leyendecker held in New York. Fred Metzler alias F R Reimer seized in Jersey City. Suspected German secret service head Koenig led the scheme to halt U S supplies to Canada. All three face possible three years in jail or a $3000 fine. Federal detectives tapped wires and uncovered weekly-changing codes with phrases like Battery park meaning Pabst's Harlem restaurant. A full code set was found for use in trials.
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New York
Welland Canal
Fred Metzler
F. R. Reimer
Jersey City
Paul Koenig
Bureau of Investigation
Hamburg-American Steamship Line
Richard E. Leyendecker
Fifth Avenue
Canada
Port Colborne
Lake Erie
Port Dalhousie
Canadian
United States
Department of Justice
Battery Park
Pabst
Harlem
Fresh Start in Prison Inquiry in New York
Osbornes lawyer fights to keep grand jury minutes open as Justice Morschauser delays ruling on Sing Sing inquiry. Additional witnesses likely, with talk of a legislative committee and possible new prison to address crowding. Battle over affidavits and testimony sparks court debate on precedent.
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Osborne
Morschauser
White Plains
N. Y
Sing Sing Prison
Supreme Court
Wardes Osborne
Sing Sing
William J Fallon
George Gordon Battle
The Dominie Orders Windows Open for Health
An evening sermon ends with the dominie instructing the sexton Jones to open a couple of windows on each side of the church. He insists it is not healthy to sleep in a warm room and the choir meets the admonition with surprised compliance.
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Dominie
Military Diagnosis Wit From a Hospital Bed Laughs
A London Strand Magazine tale tells of a recovering soldier asking a nurse about his injuries. She lists vinegar cloths for fever pneumonia mustard plaster frost bite, sparking a joke from a neighboring patient about a pepper box and cruet.
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London Strand Magazine
English Pheasant lineage traced to Japanese origins
It is claimed that the English pheasant preserves a direct pedigree to a brilliant Japanese bird. In the mid 1800s a few live pheasants from Japan were crossed with the common species, producing a new race and introducing the iridescent pheasant as an English bird naturalized in Britain.
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Japan
DYNAMITE DYNAMICS AND SAFETY AT 190 DEGREES C
The text explains dynamite acts with precision and that at 190 degrees C it either burns or explodes. Without pressure or vibration it merely burns, making it possible to handle safely. Any minor disturbance can trigger an explosion, underscoring caution with the compound.
Globe Fund Trustee Oversaw School Financing Shift
A Globe Fund trustee note says the fund, once for Lutheran minister maintenance, now supports local schools. It mentions Mr. Hawthorne as the secretary of the board.
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Globe Fund
Hawthorne
Wife Towed in River Wins Separation in New York
Mrs. James H. Kile of Piermont won a separation from her husband, a federal office clerk, from Supreme Court Justice Tompkins. She alleged he tossed her over the stern of a motorboat into the Hudson, drew her along with her head above water, and begged for mercy. She will receive 8 a week alimony.
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New City
N. Y
James H. Kile
Piermont
S Supreme Court
Tompkins
Kile
Hudson River
Fatal Triple Collision Kills Sixteen in Fog Near Jarrow
In heavy fog near Jarrow on December 18 a freight train a pilot engine and a passenger train collided killing sixteen people. Fifty injured and many reported missing as four coaches burned after overturning.
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Newcastle On the
Tyne
Jarrow
Mexico Eyes $50 Million Loan Plan in New York
Antonio Maero, head of the bank investigation commission, travels to New York to present a plan for a 50 million dollar loan to Mexico. Finance Minister Cabrera will join in New York to meet Wall Street bankers and appear before them.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Antonio Manero
Bank Investigation Commission
New York
Wall Street
Cabrera
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Goshen High School
Mine Samuels
McDonald Os
Guglielmo Marconi
American Press Association
Marconi
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Balkans
Biltmore Show
Poymnones
Judge
Killen
Frencis de Sales
American Prose Association
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