Couch's Double Life Revealed in Melville Couch Tragedy
Dr J F Curlette, Couch's brother in law, recounts Adelaide M Branch secret life in Couch's office. Branch says she was Couch's soul mate and confidante, living in a secret room. she faced possible suicide and relied on mortgages to live. The confession follows a funeral that unsettled Monticello New York.
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Dr. Curlette
Miss Adelaide Branch
Couch
Monticello
N. Y
Melville S. Couch
J. F. Curlette
Adelaide M. Branch
Mel
George L. Cooke
H. Smith
Coach
Masonic
Oswego Normal School
Cooperstown
Sub-committee to Probe Judge George W. Ray
James P. Dougherty Courtland and Judge James W. Will Syracuse join a state bar association sub-committee to investigate charges against United States District Judge George W. Ray of Norwich. Accusations include unbecoming conduct in an Auburn case, harshness toward counsel, and autocratic court demeanor. Hearings set for Auburn Norwich Utica and Syracuse.
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Binghampton
N. Y
James P. Dougherty
Courtland
James W. Will
Ceylon P. Lewis
Syracuse
State Bar Association
United States
George W. Ray
Norwich
Cayuga County Bar Association
Ray
Auburn
Utica
Rockefellers Christmas Egg Gift Comes Quietly
Cleveland December news says John D Rockefeller Jr sent a Christmas present of twelve dozen fresh country eggs to Forest Hill. Gatekeeper Pat Lynch added guards to deter burglary as Mrs Rockefeller's illness keeps plans subdued. Rockefeller recovered from a cold and played golf nearby, extending his Cleveland stay through winter.
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Cleveland
John D. Rocke
Forest Hill
Pat” Lynch
Sims Rockefeller
Seattle port commission to build grain elevator
The Seattle port commission will construct a 500000 bushel grain elevator. The site is chosen, funds are available, and work will begin at once.
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Seattle
Seattle, Wash
Port Commission
Orce
Tuberculosis in Pork Scares Wisconsin Hog Market
Professor J P Ravenel of the University of Wisconsin reports that about twenty percent of hogs sent to slaughter show tuberculosis. He warns the disease spreads through feeding on dairy by products and from tuberculous cattle, not from the hogs themselves.
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J. P. Ravenel
University of Wisconsin
Ravenel
Wisconsin
Buffum Murder Case Widow Faces Trial As Appetite Fades
Mrs Cynthia Buffum remains in jail at Little Valley New York after a week with her health affected by worry over the murder case. Physicians say Laura Buffum may recover from poisoning as authorities prepare for trial on February 16. Ernest Frahm, her alleged lover, remains defiant when charged with murder in the arsenic incident.
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Cynthia Buffum
Little Valley
N. Y
Laura Buffum
Laura
Eve
Jamestown Cashier Vanishes Amid Bank Shortage Scandal
Edward Morgan, 63, longtime cashier of First National Bank Jamestown, disappeared after a $14,500 discrepancy was found. Bank examiner Southall reported no other improprieties. Morgan’s removal followed as detectives search for him amid financial distress and local real estate investments.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Edward Morgan
First National Bank
Morgan
First National
Reuben E. Fenton
Southall
Buffalo
Warren
Cleveland
PANTS SCARE AWAY COW IN STRANGE MOO RUN
Frank Stoddard bought a cow from Jennie Alice and their mother who run a North Canton dairy. The cow bolted at dawn, clearing a stone wall and vanishing. Stoddard chased it in his wife's clothes, and the animal calmed at the sight of the petticoats.
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Jennie
Alice Case
Canton
Conn
Frank Stoddard
Stoddard
Case
Brother-Killed Shot Incident In Canandaigua Home
Frederick H. Clark 16 was shot and killed by his brother Edward 15 in the Zimmerman home at Canandaigua. Edward, playing with a 22 rifle, fired when unaware it was loaded. Frederick died an hour later despite physicians’ efforts.
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Canandaigua
Gardner Zimmerman
Canamaigua
Frederick H. Clark
Edward
Leehan Arrested in White Plains Again
William Leehan, acquitted of murder in Lakewood, is jailed in White Plains after a drunken spree and attempts to visit his wife. He claims a frame, vows to uncover the guilty parties, and clashes with his uncle over plans to take him to New Hampshire.
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Leehan
White Plains
White Plans
N. Y
William ©. Leeham
Caroline Turner
Lakewood
New York City
New York Court
Lexington Avenue
Daniel Leehan
Manchester
N. H
William
New Hampshire
Congress Adjourns For Four Week Holiday Until Jan 12
The senate and house recessed until noon on Jan 12 giving four weeks vacation. Lawmakers plan to return refreshed to tackle the trust question and banking law revision. Most senators and representatives leave for home as exodus begins.
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Congress
Washington
Senate
House
Wilsons Headed To Pass Christian For Christmas
President Wilson and family depart Washington on a special train at 10 45 p m for Pass Christian Mississippi where they will stay through January 1. They expect to reach the destination by Christmas morning.
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Washington
Wilson
Eleanor Wilson
Helen Woodrow Leones
Pass Christian
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