Bold Gould kidnapping plot exposed by police officials
New York police detailed a bold plan to abduct George J. Gould's 12 year old son Jay from the Metropolitan Opera. The scheme used two nearly identical cars and drivers, decoys, and a staged escape at Fortieth Street, timed to exploit a crowded exit. Police described meticulous disguises and surveillance as they guarded Gould family members after the performance.
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W York
Murphy
New Years Day
Jay Gould
George J. Gould
Metropolitan Opera
New York
Colonel Murphy
Gould
Vic
Partridge
Colby
Comoner
O Swift
Romeo and I
Fortieth Street
Bound to Have His Own Sweet Leova
Henry Wentzell of Reading Pennsylvania advertised for a wife and chose Leora Sunter of Centreville Maryland. After a brief courtship the pair arranged marriage plans but Leora’s father contested, seizing clothes via writ of replevin. Wentzell declares he will return for his own sweet Leora.
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Centreville
Henry Wentzell
Reading
Leova S.unter
Leora
Daredevil sister sacrifices life saving younger one
In Danbury Connecticut Ollie Atherton perished after plunging through ice while rescuing Ira Baisley and trying to reach her sister Susie. Her heroism followed her earlier warning to hold on as the ice broke under both children. Rescue crews pulled Ira to safety and later recovered Ollie’s body from White's Pond.
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Danbury, Conn
Ollie Atherton
White's Pond
Robert Atherton
Beaver St
Ollie
Susie
Ira Baisley
Balseley
Faro Dealer Gunfight Kills Two in Shawnee
In Shawnee Oklahoma Leonard Sims proprietor of the Silver King saloon and a youth James Hapstedler were shot and killed about 11 last night in a gambling house by Charles McKnight a faro dealer. Sims slashed at McKnight with a knife provoking the gunfire that killed Hapstedler and left Sims dead.
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Shaw
Leonard Sims
Silver King
James Hapstedler
Charles McKnight
Sims
McKnight
Arms
Tramp Fatally Wounds Brakeman in Rail Yard
Charles Moore, a Southern Pacific brakeman on a southbound freight, was shot by a tramp at Armona around 2 a.m. after Moore had ejected three tramps. One bullet entered through the mouth, removing two teeth and lodging behind the head. Moore was brought to Hanford. doctors said his survival was uncertain. Twelve tramps were arrested and Moore’s lantern was found among them.
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Hanford
Cal
Charles Moore
Southern Pacific
Armona
Venezuela Germany Clash Over Claims and Gov Ambitions
Washington reports say the US accepts Germany may collect lawful claims in Venezuela but warns against land grabs. Administration hopes Castro's overthrow will yield a US friendly government to settle German claims without land seizures. A revolution is viewed as likely and Castro criticized for anti US stance.
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Washington
Venezuela
Germany
United States
Ingkand
Central America
William
Ais
South American
Castro
Colombia
Ane
Caracas
Paris
Political bureau at Southern Pacific under Kruttsschnitt shifts
San Francisco reports Julius Kruttsschnitt assistant to Harriman and W F Herrin remain in company law after tensions over political operations. Kruttsschnitt named general manager and assistant to the president while the firm vows to stay out of politics and focus on freight and passenger service. Harriman plans to resist hostile legislation as the board reels from state campaigns in California Nevada and New Mexico.
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San Francisco
Cal
Julius Kruitschnitt
Harriman
Southern Pacific
W. F. Herrin
Railroad Company
Kruttschnitt
Herrin
Law Department
C. M. Hays
Collis P. Huntington
New York
Hays
Nevada
Kuttschnitt
Herriman
Khay
Sacramento
Arizona
New Mexico
California
McKinley Memorial Fund Faces Small Total
Cincinnati Ohio January 3 The McKinley Memorial Commission decides to wind up by February 1 calling in all subscription blanks by January 20. Secretary Murry says total from local and Canton memorials will likely be under 10 000 and blames holiday timing and a national local plan combination for weak fundraising.
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Murry
Chamber of Commerce
Canton
Chinese Rebel Society in San Francisco Declares Self Governance
A San Francisco Chinese group named Yee Hing Hway operates as a separate government defying U S law and opposing the Chinese imperial regime. The Chamber of High Justice holds ritual oaths amid red robes swords and a symbolic ritual including a chicken sacrifice to pledge loyalty and renounce Chinese authority.
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San Francisco
Cal
United States
Yee Hing Hway
Righteous Brotherhood
fLartar Dynasty
Jae-Ping
Chamber of High Justice
Ah Tai
Ne Chamber of High Justice
Nese
Miss Roosevelt to Christens Kaiser's Yacht
Miss Alice Roosevelt daughter of President Roosevelt will christen the German Kaiser's new yacht under construction at Staten Island New York. The invitation came via Dr Von Hollenden the German ambassador to the United States.
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Washington, D. C
Alice Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Kaiser
Staten Island
New York
Dr. von Hollenden
United States
Walla Walla Sinks After Collision Off California Coast
The Pacific Coast Steamship steamer Walla Walla sank after a morning collision with an unknown iron vessel near the California coast. Sixty passengers and crew were rescued, with sixty three total saved as tugs head to the site. many are missing and the cause remains unknown.
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Eureka
Cal
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Walla Walla
Hall
Puget Sound
Trindad
Dispatch
George Keise
San Fransco
Captain Hail
Boiler Explosion Kills Three at Parkersburg Station
In Godridge county a boiler at the South Pennsylvania Oil pumping station exploded killing three employees. The men, warming themselves, escaped a locked door to a nearby house and were scalded so severely that flesh fell from them as they fled. They collapsed at the other boiler house and died within hours.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
South Pennsylvania Oil Company
Godridge County
General Seamans Dead at Washington
Adjutant General Seamans of the national guard died this morning in Washington. The notice records his service and position with Brown's as context.
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General Seamans
Washington
Jan
Seamans
Tornia National
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