Victim Buried Alive In Corfu Murder Tragedy
Mrs. Matroni testified that Luigi Matroni was beaten with a pickax handle by Antonio Boliva in their Corfu New York home on May 4 1914. Matroni revived after the assault and pleaded for mercy as neighbors buried him in a cellar grave while Boliva watched. Boliva, Mrs Matroni said, confessed and is described as her son in law already serving time for a stabbing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luigi Matroni
Corfu
N. Y
Coon
Antonio Boliva
Boliva
Angry Hog Keeps Men Aloft Until Neighbors Summoned
At Macklin farm in Upper Northwest Fork Delaware a malicious hog attacked three men and a girl when Charles Macklin and his sons tried to separate piglets. The men fled to a nearby tree and the hog kept them aloft until neighbors were alerted by telephone and shot the animal to end the danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macklin
Upper Northwest Fork
Del
Charles Macklin
Kills First Deer Then Dies in Buck Hunt
Joseph Besenong, 70, killed his first deer in Delaware Keweenaw county Michigan. He died beside the prize, after tracking a wounded buck for two miles then taking a finishing shot. Besenong had lived in the copper country three years and had vowed to shoot a buck or die trying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Besenong
Delaware
Keenenaw County
Mich
Besenong
Copper Country
Drug to Stop Laughter at Riverview Station
Betsy Green a stout woman stood with a fat man at Riverview station Kansas City when a puff of wind removed the man s hat sending it sailing up Central avenue. Laughter continued for an hour and 45 minutes until an ambulance surgeon stopped it with morphine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsy Green
Riverview
Kansas City
Central Avenue
Apples Sent to Scotland Amid Shipping Curtailments
The Gold Orchard Company reports two carloads of Ben Davis apples exported to Glasgow Scotland netting $1,177 or $3.61 per barrel after costs. The apples, famed for keeping quality, come from the West Virginia fruit belt amid curbed high grade shipments to foreign markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Great Britain
Gold Orchard Company
Ben Davis
Glasgow
Scotland
New York
Luke Lea Runs Third in Tennessee Senate Primaries
United States Senator Luke Lea places third in Tennessee primary elections while seeking to fill a vacant seat. Strong local opposition shapes the outcome as reformist candidates gain momentum ahead of the general election.
Howe Declares Tax Shift to Rich for Defense Costs
Frederic C. Howe proposes funding national defense by raising income and inheritance taxes on the wealthy while reducing taxes on consumption. He compares U S and European tax burdens, arguing a progressive shift could raise billions without undue hardship on the poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic C. Howe
New York
Wilson
Treasury
Congress
Howe
America
Germany
Austria
Russia
Japan
Great Britain
United States
German Field Post System Shown As Model Of War Mail
A detailed look at the German field post praised for efficiency and expansion. It notes daily mail handling by 5,400 post office workers, total letters carried since 1914, improved postage and weight rules, free distribution to troops, and widespread writing rooms to aid proper addressing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Postal Administration
Bull Kills Little Girl Near Woodstown N J
A large bull gored and killed Gene Boton three year old daughter of Frank Boton on his farm near Woodstown New Jersey. Farm hands and relatives found her too late to save her and chased the mad beast away before reaching the mangled body. A physician arrived but she was beyond aid. The child wandered from the house into a pasture where cattle grazed and was attacked by the bull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene
Frank Boton
Woodstown
N. J
Borton
Navy to invite bids for 62 million pounds of steel for ships
Secretary Daniels moves to beat down private contractor prices by buying steel directly from foundries for battleships 43 and 44. Private bids ran about 8.08 million dollars per ship while navy yard estimates ranged from 6.74 to 7.14 million dollars per ship, prompting government-wide steel sourcing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Daniels
Navy Department
Department
Navy Yards
New York Shipbuilding Company
Fere River Shipbuilding Company
Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company
Phila-delphia
New York Yard
Mare Island Yard
San Francisco
WIFE WAITS 29 YEARS FOR HOMECOMING HUSBAND
Morgantown West Virginia November 24 Mrs Lewis M Runner waited 20 years for her husband who returned to his home to be welcomed. He had vanished after leaving Morgantown for Washington to patent a railway device and was presumed dead. His two sons married while he was gone and his daughter Mrs Herbert Dorsey became a widow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
W. Va
Lewis M. Runner
Runner
Washington
Harry
Charles
Herbert Dorsey
Wolf evades guards and finds duck bounty in Minneapolis
A repeated pasture raid by a wolf ends with the animal entering Richfield and Bloomington before reaching Minneapolis. The wolf's hide is on Hebner's chicken house door and its pelt and claws await county auditor bounty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Richfield
Blooming
Carl Hebner
Mr. Wolf
Hebner
Hastings Buys Cohoes Republican From Barnes
Hugh Hastings former New York state historian and Albany Evening Journal writer has purchased controlling interest in the Cohoes Republican. He bought 135 of 250 shares at 60 dollars per share and will acquire the remaining stock on the same terms, announced to minority stockholders. Cape May N J Nov 24 Edgar Page Stites hymn writer nearly 80 burst a blood vessel in his right eye. He recently produced Crossing the Bar and is attended by Dr Jank Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
Cohoes Republican
Hugh Hastings
New York State
Tan
William Barnes
Albany Evening Journal
Barnes
Mr. Barnes
Cape May
N. J
Edgar Page Stites
Beulah Land
Jank Hughes
United States Beet Sugar Company Forms in Utah
The United States Beet Sugar Company, representing all sugar beet firms nationwide, is incorporated at Salt Lake City Utah with capital stock of 100190. The venture stems from wartime seed shortages from Germany and aims to grow all seed required by the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Beet Sugar Company
Salt Lake City
Utah
Germany
Savannah plans annual Booker T. Washington Day
Negroes of Savannah led by Professor R. R. Wright push a movement for a yearly national holiday in memory of Booker T. Washington. They seek to establish a specific date for an annual tribute to the educator amid uncertainty over his birth date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
R. R. Wright
Georgia Industrial College
Booker T. Washington
Dr. Washington
Reasons for Thanksgiving in a Good News Proclamation
The passage thanks Almighty God for blessings over the past year including prosperous industries fertile fields contented homes and peaceful markets It urges gratitude for education arts and science and for preservation from flood famine plague and drought While noting world war devastation abroad it emphasizes gratitude that the nation remains whole and unharmed under Providence.
Eggs 25 Cents a Dozen Aims to Break Chicago Market
In Chicago on November 24 W J Henry a Philadelphia egg dealer arrived with two hundred cases or 30 dozen eggs each to lower prices. He opened headquarters at Briggs House and met Mrs H H Harrison head of the Housewives league and other women who urged him to address a future meeting. He stated I am here to sell eggs at 25 cents a dozen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
W. J. Henry
Philadelphia
John Pierce firm assigns for creditors in New York
The John Pierce company, a major builder and quarry operator, assigns for the benefit of creditors. John Pierce also assigns personally. Assignees are George S Hartman, a lawyer, with Hatch and Sheehan as attorneys. Company capitalization is $1,250,000. Pierce is out of town, and Treasurer Graves cannot estimate total obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Pierce
George S’. Hartman
Hatch & Sheehan
Pierce
Graves
State Law Applies to Case In Inter State Rail Work
Albany November 24. The court of appeals holds that New York state workers compensation law applies to railroad employees in inter state commerce until a federal law is enacted. The decision, James Winfield versus the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company, arises from Winfield being struck in the eye by a stone while tamping railroad ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Court of Appeals
New York State
James Winfield
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company
Winfield
Postmaster Klepfer Visits Capitol in Washington
Postmaster Klepfer of Winnethka Illinois visited Washington to discuss the dismissal of Assistant George Burkitt after gossip about the president's engagement. Officials confirm Klepfer met with the Postmaster General and remains in his position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klepfer
Capitol
Washington
Winnethka
George Burkitt
Duck Hunting’s Great Flight Brings Fines at Fort Clinton
Fort Clinton Ohio reports heavy Erie and Sandusky bay duck flights over the past week. Hunters killed large numbers in marshes, with some estimates reaching into the thousands. several violators were arrested for shooting after sundown and fined $25 plus costs, making the sport costly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Clinton
Erie
Sandusky Bay
Archangel to Be Winter Port, New York Dispatch
Sir Edgar Bowring head of Bowring Brothers owners of the Red Cross line arrived by the Stephano from Halifax and said the Russian government planned to keep Archangel open this winter. He added Russia bought four steamships built for Arctic service to be used as ice breakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archangel
New York
Edgar Bowring
Bowring Brothers
Red Cros Line
Red Cross
Stephano
Halifax
Warship Aid Sought to Protect American Property in Mexico
Congressman Mann and Secretary Lansing ask the Navy to send a vessel to Topolobampo to shield American property as Villista bands raid the Mexican coast. West coast reports describe 5,000 to 6,000 starving Villista soldiers in Jalisco subsisting on horse flesh with many deaths from starvation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Villista
Jalisco
Washington
Navy
Jamey R. Mann
Illinois
House
Lansing
Navy Department
Topelobampo
Mexico
Los Merchis
Department
State Department
Parra
War baby barred out at Ellis Island adoption attempt
Baroness Nadine de Klifuss Proctor tried to adopt a one year old war baby aboard the St Paul. A special board found she acted without legal foster formalities. the infant Jeanne Proctor was barred from landing and the English nurse Mrs Stanford accompanying the baby was also excluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nadine de. Klifuss Proctor
Ellis Island
Commissioner of Immigration
Howe
St. Paul
Mary Stanford
Peggy
Belgium
France
Jeanne Proctor
England
Mrs. Stanford
Man Found Dead in Mount Royal Area
The body of 70 year old George Barrett was found near his home east of the Mount Royal railroad with a dead opossum. Coroner Wilson ruled paralysis as the cause of death. Barrett lived alone and was trapped likely when attacked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksboro
N. J
George Barrett
Mount Royal
Wilson
Barrett
Second Skull Fracture Kills Allentown Man
Harris Bortz, 55, proprietor of a boarding house in Allentown, Pa, died after falling down stairs at his home while recovering from a fracture suffered 11 years earlier when a New Jersey Central express train struck a lugaber team he was driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allentown
New Jersey Central
Harris Bortz
Autoist Gets Three Months for Manslaughter Verdict
Martin H. Conroy of 310 Highth Street Brooklyn a contractor was convicted of manslaughter in the death of Long Island railroad special officer John H. Joyce and sentenced in Long Island City to three months in county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John H. Joyce
Long Island Railroad
Hempstead Turnpike
Martin H. Conroy
Highth Street
Brookyn
Long Island City
Willard to Fight Fulton in November Title Bout
Willard the world heavyweight champion meets Fred Fak in a 225 pound ring bout at a New York venue on November. The bout marks a key defense as challengers prepare for the title clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard
Fulton
New York
Jees Willard
Eacy
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