Notable Early 1900s U S News In Brief And Obituaries
The United States marine corps reports full strength at 8700 as 1907 saw 1056 new vessels built domestically. A Manila fortifications board is ordered to study local and defensive works for Philippine Islands. Maj. Crabbs retires after riding accident under Roosevelt era horsemanship rules. Prof Seymour of Yale leads pneumonia research. Curtis Guild Jr begins his third Massachusetts governorship. Obituaries include Isaac Gartice of Fort Dodge, Mrs. Mary Ramsey Wood at 119 in Hillsboro, James Gardner Stowe consular and manufacturing figure in Kansas City, Allison Jeller dies in Washington, Louis Givernaud of silk industry fame in Los Angeles, Miss Marjorie Allen weds nobleman Everhardt von Moltke, C P Resid notable former actor and whip, and Adele Ronalds’ death at New Rochelle.
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Washington
Eliott
Marines
Metcalf
Marine Corps
Bureau of Navigation
United States
War Department
Manila
Philippine Alanda
Joseph T. Crabbs
West Point
Crabbs
Roosevelt
Seymour
Yale University
Curtis Guild, Jr
Massachusetts
Isaac Gartice
Fort Dodge
Tewi
Mary Ramsey Wood
Hillsboro
Wood
Tennessee
James Gardner Stowe
South Africa
Marjorie Allen
Moline
Everhardt von Moltke
C. P. Resid
Automobil Xt
Adele Ronalds
New Rochelle
From Other Shores Headlines Mixed In Murky Dispatch
Fragmented notes report diverse items: Edmund Guyot-Dea’s apoplexy in senate, Paderewski’s Warsaw Conservatory post, a June prince wedding in Sweden, Astor’s new commission, Manitoba Bell system sale and takeover, plus a string of crimes from Newark and Shreveport to Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Francola
Edmund Guyot-Deagalene
Senate
Paderewski
America
Warsaw Conservatory of Music
Prince William of
Sweden
Stockholm
Josephine Louisa
John Jacob Astor
William Waldorf Astor
Manitoba
Bell Telephone System
Embezzler Arrested as Bohi eian Treasurer Faces Charge
Frank Wing, treasurer of a Bohi eian judge group in Cleveland, is arrested for embezzlement with about $40,000 missing. The report lists multiple violent incidents and disasters across several states, including drownings, fires, fatal injuries, and a train wreck, with various families affected and individuals charged or presumed dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wing
Foresters of America
Cleveland
Bertha Pelkert
Boyler
Charles Hopking
Boyne City
Mich
Hopkins Ia
Salvation Army
Draw between Jeneral News Items fighters in Milwaukee
Hugo Kelly of Chicago and Billy Papke of Sprig Valley fought ten rounds to a draw before the Badger Athletic club at Milwaukee. Other items note Laguna Jam in Arizona reclamation nearing completion and railwork planned between Yuma and the dam in Tunuary. May Irwin taunts Eddie Foy over Hamlet, and Maj. William Mayer resigns as Carlisle Industrial school superintendent. Kansas for Christ evangelistic drive planned statewide with revivals this year. Naval Newport meningitis cases first in two years. Deere & Co. to pension and insure long-serving workers. A curative anti toxin for meningitis claimed as successful. Maine potato crop losses contribute to farmer bankruptcies. Trainmen east of Chicago defer wage and condition demands after committee action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeneral
Hugo Kelly
Chicago
Billy Papke
Sprig Valley
Badger Athletic Club
Milwaukee
Laguna Jam
Arizona
Yuma
May Irwin
Eddie Foy
Ophelia
William Mayer
Carlisle Industrial School
Kansas
Naval Training Station
Newport
R. 1
Naval Hospital
Deere & Co
Moline
Ill
New York
Aroottock County
Maine
Culcago
Murdered Woman Identified Near Newark
Officials identify a murdered woman found near Newark in a mystery tragedy. Investigators pursue leads, with law enforcement urging tips from the public as the case unfolds. Names and exact location withheld pending notification.
Woman's husband held as suspect in Jersey murder case
Police in Newark after disproving six identifications conclude Helena Salter Whitmore was the murdered woman found near Harrison. Her husband Theodore S. Whitmore, who ran a Brooklyn rooming house, is kept in custody after identifying his spouse and revealing under questioning a troubled past. A trunk linked to Mrs. Whitmore and letters allegedly from her, possibly written after death, were reported by Mrs. Schmitter, whose testimony aided the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Harrison
Helena Salter Whitmore
Theodore S. Whitmore
Brooklyn
Su Ian Schmitter
Bronx
Whitmore
Dannemora
Gov. Black
Harry
New Jersey
Governor Orders Out Troops To Back Strike police
In Muncie Indiana a conference among Assoc Gen Perry Mayor Guthrie sheriff and city leaders led to a request for Gov Hanly to deploy state troops. Perry ordered Battery A and eight companies from other cities plus four from Indianapolis to support police, with martial law a last resort to maintain order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Aqst
Perry
Guthrie
Hanly
Gov
Indianapols
Pettibone Conspiracy Trial Deliberations Begin in Boise
In Boise Idaho on January 6 the Pettibone murder case jury began deliberations at 830 p m after the last trial day featured Hawley for the prosecution and court instructions. The defense chose not to argue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
George A. Pettibone
Steunenberg
James H. Hawley
Bank Safe Dynamited at Raymore in Cass County
Bank robbers dynamited the Raymore bank in Cass County near Harrisonville Missouri early yesterday but failed to open the safe. They secured only 75 cents from the cash drawer in the counter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonville
Raymore
Cass County
Health Causes Death by Own Action in Warsaw
Warsaw Michigan January report states Charles Carroll Marah son of the late Congressman Marsh died by his own hand here yesterday. Local health issues and melancholy are said to have caused the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Charles Carroll Marah
Marsh
Brownson Flayed by President Improper
President levels sharp public rebuke at Brownson over improper actions. Details remain unclear in readable text, but the clash highlights political strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownson
Roosevelt letters condemn Brownson conduct and navy row
President Roosevelt criticizes Admiral Brownson for resigning rather than following orders over hospital ships. He warns against personal pique and factionalism harming the navy and country. The notes also defend medical officers commanding hospital ships, saying peace conditions should match wartime practice and the system has worked elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Willard M. Brownson
Metcalf
Admiral Brownson
Navy Department
Rent riots in New York amid police dispersal of striking tenants
Boise Idaho January 7 details of the murder trial of former Governor Frank Steunenberg show Pettibone acquittal. Moyer Pettibone to Denver. Orchard case remains with Prosecuting Attorney Vanduyn. Simpkins fugitive. verdicts mark end of most prosecutions with Pettibone freed after fourteen hours of deliberation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
Frank Steunenberg
Harry Orchard
Jack Simpkins
George A. Pettibone
Charles H. Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Pettibone
Haywood
Gov. Steunenberg
Denver
Orchard
Steunenberg
Vanduyn
Canyon County
Caldwell
Simpkins
Murder in Wisconsin Milwaukee Jan 7 Body Found
The body of Fred Gehring about thirty eight was found near the street car line just south of Milwaukee city limits. The head was battered and authorities believe the man was murdered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Fred Gehring
Two Workmen Die in Gas Nace Blast at Steel Plant
Chicago January 1 Two Illinois Steel Company workers Andrew Bonitsk and Albert J Shagert were suffocated after entering a gas filled furnace to repair a leaking valve. The blast occurred yesterday injuring no others and investigators probe the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ilinois Steel Company
Andrew Bonitsk
Albert J. Shagert
Graft Allegations Lead to Government Accusations
Fifteen people are named in alleged graft cases tied to government dealings. Authorities pursue investigations, with officials promising accountability as cases unfold.
Ink chemist and manufacturer indicted for fraud conspiracy
Washington January 8 Edwin M Vandyck former bureau chemist and inkmaker and Victor Bloede president of the Bloede company are indicted for conspiracy to defraud the government in supplying black dry color for the bureau of engraving and printing Vandyck allegedly favored Bloede and received between 70000 and 75000 in commissions over several years via checks exchanged for New York drafts Attorneys say the charges are technical and the bureau saved about a tenth of a cent per pound on colors by contracts with Bloede.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Grand
Edwin M. Vandyck
Bureau
Victor Bloede
Victor Bloede Company
Vandyck
Bloede
Big Company
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Vmnanut
Baltimore Company
Bloede Company
New York
Justice Stafford
Supreme Court Invalidates Employers' Liability Law
The United States Supreme Court rules by a 5 to 4 decision that Congress overstepped interstate commerce limits in the Employers' Liability Act, invalidating the federal act as applied to railroad injury cases. The ruling centers on jurisdiction and the overreach of federal authority into state court cognizance.
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United States Supreme Court
Washington
Jan
United States
Supreme Court of the
Kentucky
Tennessee
Justice White
Milk and Blood Flow Leads to Knife Fight in Des Moines
Five members of the Schaffer family were injured when a milk pail overturned during milking in Des Moines on January 8. Alec Schaffer pushed a cow behind his brother Ley’s milking cow. the animal kicked, sparking a knife fight that drew neighbors and doctors to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dee *Noines
Des Moines
Adam Schaffer
Alec Shhaffer
Ley
Phyalclana
Thaws Second Trial Opens In Insanity Defense
New York January 8 The second trial of Harry K Thaw for the murder of Stanford White opens after three coal sessions and nine jurors chosen from five seven talesmen examined by DA and defense lawyer Martin Wittleton. The case centers on an insanity plea with extensive peremptory challenges and restraint on spectators. Evelyn Thaw remains the center of attention as the court room operates with limited attendance and jurors housed at local hotels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mirkey
Triaf Haire K. Thaw
Lumgard White
Talesmen
Resolve
Martin W.ittleton
Ubis
Littleton
Evelyn
Evelyn Thaw
Court House
Upper Broadway
Standard Oil Seeks U S Supreme Court Intervention
Standard Oil files a petition in the U S Supreme Court for leave to intervene in the Great Northern rebates case. The action ties to Elkins law fines and the Hepburn act repeal, with implications for Judge Landis’s $29 million fine against Standard Oil. Government not conceding parallel issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern
Washington
Standard Oil Company
F. D. McKenna
Supreme Court of the United States
Great Northern Rails
Elkins
Hepburn Railroad
Landis
Standard
Bonaparte
Great Northern Company
George Dixon Dies After Long Battle With Drink
George Dixon once known as Little Chocolate and a celebrated featherweight champion died in Bellevue hospital at age 37 after a long struggle with alcohol. Once idolized by thousands, he passed away nearly penniless and without friends following a storied boxing career.
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New York
George Dixon
Bellevue Hospital
Dixon
Iowa Tar Killed In Gotham
Daniel Wren of Webster City Iowa learned by telegram from the navy department that his son George Wren who served in the navy was killed in New York City by a train. The death was sudden and attributed to a railroad accident in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Fisher
Newark
N. J
Queen City Furniture Manufacturing Company
Shreveport
Edward Hutchinson
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Charington
Blc
Hutchinson
Ernest Sweeton
Thesset
Iowa
Gotham
Webster City
Daniel Wren
Navy Department
George
Navy
New York City
Dara to Quit La Crosse Bandmaster Dana Departs
In La Crosse Wisconsin on January 8 Prof Frank G Dana bandmaster of the Third Regiment band W N G will leave La Croene due to poor support. This change ends a long association with the unit and its musical programs.
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C. C. Knappen
South Dakota
Emogene Kinner F
Penn Yan
Michigan City
J. D. Blackman
Springfield
Ohio
Henry White
Fort Worth
Rock Island
Duncan Okla
Charles Figone
Louis Figone
Dominico Diginbend
Antonio Figone
Stockton Street
San Francisco
Defraud
Thaw
Standard Oil
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