Hickey Arrested in New Jersey in Josephs Murder Case
In Ocean county jail, N Y police say J Frank Hickey is the suspect in the dismemberment of 7 year old Joseph Josephs found in a Lackawanna sewer. Hickey, held after extradition bid, proclaims innocence and says he does not know the Josephs boy or principals, though he admits past work near their home and later Buffalo employment.
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Joseph Boy
Lackawanna
Joseph
Buffalo
Ocean County
Toms River
N. J
N. Y
Joseph Josephs
J. Frank Hickey
Frank Tilton
Keswick
Whiting
Chief of Police
Tilton
Hickey
Josephs
Jeffrey
Regan
Pryor Killed When Canal Barge United Workman Burned
Frank H. Pryor 65 of Martinsville New York died in a fire on the canal barge United Workman two miles east of Rochester. Coroner and sheriff launch a rigid investigation. Pryor’s skull was found separated from the trunk and looked crushed. He was a wealthy farmer who owned a mortgage on the boat and carried a large sum of tolls money.
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Frank H. Pryor
Martinsville
N. Y
United Workman
Rochester
Pryor
Rabbits Devastate Australian Grasslands Across Regions
Observant men estimate eight to ten rabbits consume as much grass as a sheep. Millions of rabbits in Australia devastate pasture and reduce carrying capacity. In New South Wales the pest spreads despite trapping poisoning fumigating and digging efforts.
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Australia
New South Wales
Our Own Business Says Emerson on Self Control and Union
Emerson argues that individuals should follow their own fitness and avoid unfit conduct while cooperating with neighbors when aligned. He warns that trying to direct others leads to loss of truth and false relations.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Lost and found tale from the river ferryman
A timid passenger asks if anyone is ever lost in the river. The ferryman replies that they always find them again the next day, a jest cited from Life reflecting on river lore and humor.
Opportunity Knocks Nine Times At Milwaukee Sentinel
A pithy reflection on chance and consequences, noting that opportunity often comes with a heavy cost and social repercussions among friends, attributed to the Milwaukee Sentinel.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
Wilson Denies Bryan as Cabinet Pick in Unfounded Report
Governor Sir George Bullock and wife met President-elect Wilson at Glen Cove cottage in Bermuda and discussed cabinet bids. Wilson said no offers had been made and cabinet announcements would come from his name only. Separate item charges gratuities to weighers by Sugar Refining Co. and underweighing sugar cargos. Spreckels served with summons in federal suit seeking $119,580 in duties.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
George Bullock
Wilson
Glen Cove
Bryan
Sugar Company
New York
Federal Sugar Refining Company
Claus A. Spreckels
Yonkers
United States District Court
Spreckels
Rageous
Warren
Taft-Meyer push to create admiral ranks in Congress
Washington on November 21 President Taft and Secretary Meyer plan to urge Congress to establish the grades of admiral and vice admiral so American officers commanding battleship fleets can hold equal rank with foreign commanders. The effort aims to end American officers sitting in the last row at international gatherings.
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Washington
Taft
Meyer
Congress
Sells Big Guns to Chili
Archibald Johnston of Bethlehem Steel returns to New York from Chile where he secured a contract to deliver 14 coast defense guns with mountings and fire controls, plus 35,000 rounds of ammunition, costing about 2 million dollars. The system would be the heaviest coast defense arm in South America. Johnston was greeted by Bethlehem Steel president Charles M. Schwab.
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New York
Archibald Johnston
Bethlehem Steel Company
Chili
New York City
Vestris
Lamport & Holt Line
Johnston
South America
Charles M. Schwab
Austrians Mobilizing From Fiume to Spalato
A Geneva dispatch notes Austrian troops sail nightly from Fiume toward Spalato in Dalmatia. General Salis Von Zewis has arrived from Vienna. Innsbruck reports Alpine troops mobilizing on the Tyrolese frontier with replacement regiments kept and Tyrolean reserves warned to be ready.
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Geneva
Fiume
Lausanne
Spalato
Dalmatia
Adriatic
Salis von Zewis
Vienna
Innsbruck
Preserving Carpenters Tools With Sponge Oil Method
A detailing tip suggests placing a sponge moistened with cecal oil inside the tool chest to prevent rust on carpenters' tools.
Informers Freed in Rosenthal Case Plan Short Breaks
Sam Schepps to be freed in West Side court with others from the Rosenthal murder group. Jack Rose Bridgie Webber and Harry Vallon to depart town. Shapiro to wait for indictment details before leaving with his mother. Webber to Europe for about three months. Schepps to Hot Springs Arkansas for treatment and not return to New York permanently.
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New York
Sam Schepps
West Side Court
Whitman
Rosenthal
Jack Rose
Bridgie Webber
Harry Wallon
West Side Prison
William Shapiro
Shapiro
Willie
Willie Shapiro
Harry Valon
Jack Zelig
Sam Paul
Vallon
Max Steuer
Webber
Europe
Schepps
Hot Springs
Ark
Rose
John Doe
Four Gunmen Convicted in Rosenthal Killing Trial
In New York City four gunmen were convicted of the murder of Herman Rosenthal after a single ballot by the jury. Justice Goff will announce the sentence for the convicted murders next Tuesday.
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New York City
Herman Rosenthal
Justice Goff
Pretty Girls and Plain Men
A discussion on marriage dynamics notes that women are drawn to strength and determination. Respect and firmness in a plain man win admiration and lay the groundwork for enduring love, even if initial attraction differs.
Remove varnish with baking soda solution
A cleaning tip from Woman's Home Companion suggests mixing three tablespoonfuls of baking soda in a quart of water and applying with a rough cloth to remove old varnish easily before refinishing furniture.
Mrs Hetty Green Reaches 78th Birthday Milestone
The famous woman financier Mrs Hetty Green marks her seventy eighth birthday today. Born in 1835, she built a vast fortune through prudent investments and once controlled the fortunes of major trusts and railroads.
Hetty Green Observed On 78th Birthday In Business Garb
New York reports Mrs. Hetty Green turning 78 today and sticking to business at her Westminster Company office on Broad Street. Her son Colonel H. R. Green has joined her from Texas, with no plans for public birthday congratulations as she handles this day like any other workday.
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New York
Hetty Green
Broadway
H. R. Green
Colonel Green
West Ninetieth Street
Mother's Long Trip With Dead Son In Buckboard
Mrs Emma Fox traveled 65 miles by buckboard from Las Vegas New Mexico to bring the body of her son Roy Fox 22 who killed himself a few days earlier. She arrived exhausted after the long journey with the body strapped beside her.
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Las Vegas
N. M
Emma Fox
Roy Fox
Divorced minister barred from Kansas bishop bid
Albany Nov 21 The selection of Rev Dr B Silver of Topeka Kansas as Episcopal Bishop of Kansas was explicitly rejected by the Albany diocese convention because he is a divorced man.
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Albany
B. Silver
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Episcopal Diocese of
Thinnest Blue Serge Suit Joke Quips from Court
A courtroom quip features a shopper asking for the thinnest blue serge suit while a floor walker notes the target is away at lunch. The exchange, framed by a judge, captures a moment of light courtroom humor.
It Didn’t Work A Dress Sparks Husband Wife Exchange
A Washington Herald item depicts a husband remarking a gown is a beauty forever while his wife insists she will not wear the dress another season. The playful exchange highlights a domestic fashion dilemma.
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Washington Herald
Citizens Discuss Cooperative Water Plant in Warren
About sixty citizens met in Central Labor Union hall to plan a cooperative water company to supply pure Warren water. Dr M V Ball chaired and urged action as Supreme Court limits on municipal purchase and a stock plan seeks 350000 dollars to fund construction and operations. A provisional committee of Hazen Nichols Perks Smith Mintzer Ball and Durham was formed to develop definite plans ahead of another mass meeting.
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Labor Hall
Central Labor Union Hall
Warren
James H. Perks
Council
T. O. Hazen
O. P. Nichols
Anthony Mintzer
M. V. Ball
E. N. Smith
J. R. Durham
A. Mintzer
M. W. Ball
Wilson to convene Congress for tariff revision by April
President elect Woodrow Wilson announced plans to call Congress in extraordinary session not later than April 15 next year to revise the tariff. He said the move follows a campaign pledge for tariff reform and aims to relieve business interests of uncertainty about the incoming administration. He notes broad urging from party leaders, lawmakers, and business circles, with a general consensus for immediate action despite diverse opinions.
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Woodrow Wilson
Congress
Bermuda
Washington
Hye
Sulzer Takes a Vacation on Hunting Trip to Turkey
Governor-elect William Sulzer sailed from New York to Norfolk on the Princess Anne with Matthew Horgan for a roundabout trip to Washington. Before heading to the capital he will begin a hunting trip from Petersburg hoping to bag a wild turkey, and he does not expect to return until he completes congressional business.
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New York
William Sulzer
Norfolk
Princess Anne
Matthew Horgan
Mr. Sulzer
Red Cross Funds for Balkan War Relief Sent
The American Red Cross cabled 7000 dollars for relief work in the Balkans and Turkey, with 5000 dollars donated by John D. Rockefeller. Rockefeller asked use without regard to race creed or color and has repeatedly aided Red Cross funds.
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Red Cross
Fune
Washington
Balkans
Turkey
American Red Cross
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Starr J. Murphy
Rockefeller Hag Freauept
Hotel Housekeeper Fractures Skull in Fall
Mrs. Josephine Rexford, 67, a housekeeper at the Hotel Struthers, fell on Monday morning and fractured her skull, dying after arriving at Emergency hospital. A Jamestown native with relatives in Oil City, she was en route to interment in Jamestown following the accident.
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Josephine Rexford
Struthers Hotel
Struthers
Rexford
Jamestown
Clarence
Oil City
Schroeder Case Ended as Indictment Dropped in Corning Court
William Schroeder faced a manslaughter in the second degree charge for the July 4 wreck of the Lackawanna passenger train near Gibson’s Corning. With insufficient evidence and high trial costs, the district attorney moved to dismiss the indictment, a ruling the court granted. Schroeder, visibly emotional, attempted to thank those involved.
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Lackawanna
Durchissed
Corning
Wiliam Schroeder
Gibson's
Hornell
N. Y
EB. C. Smith
Knipp
Burrell
Schroeder
Buffalo Limited
Elmiraom
Kaiser Secretly Visits Czar at Spala
A St. Petersburg dispatch reported by the Cologne Gazette says the Kaiser secretly visited the Russian czar at Spala while the czar hunted on the Silesian frontier, about 85 miles away. The meeting reportedly touched on the European tangle involving Serbia and Austria.
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Kaiser
Czar
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Cologne
Spala
Silesian
Servia
Austria
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Benial
Rose, Webber, Schepps and
Zelig
Mrs. Hetty Green
Co-Operative
Dr. Ball
KF. A. Cogswell
Sulzer
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