Poison Killed Levy After Seven Day Battle
Isaac Levy a Brooklyn clothing maker died after taking 30 grains of bichloride of mercury in mistake for aspirin. He fought seven and a half days in agony, was blind late, refused injections, and died at the Sunshine sanitarium with 11 children present. Saunders Walker died similarly in Atlanta after six days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Levy
Brooklyn
Jacob Sarnoff
Saunders Walker
Atlanta
Levy
Walker
Sunshine Sanitarium
When is a body not a body
Mrs. Margaret Simpson’s will ordered cremation and burial of ashes in Jackson Pa. After executrix Dr. Evans died, his daughter found ashes and the will. She sought a permit to move the ashes to Jackson. the registrar advised burying the ashes without a certificate to avoid rail fare and permit rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Simpson
Binghamton
N. Y
Jackson
R. P. Evans
Boston
Health Office
Registrar of Vital Statistics
Carmody Denies Application in Forestry College Suit
Albany Oct 30 Attorney General Carmody denied an application to begin an action to test the constitutionality of the $250000 appropriation for New York state college of forestry at Syracuse University. The petition was filed by John J Dillon of New York editor of a leading agricultural newspaper and backed by prominent agricultural interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Carmody
New York State College of Forestry
Syracuse University
John J. Dillon
New York
Oil Well Big Producer Near St Clairsville
St Clairsville Ohio October 30 A Berea sand well on the Obed Hardesty farm five miles from a producer is said to yield about 150 barrels. Local reports indicate strong output from this unshot well in Belmont County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Clairsville
Berea
Friends Seek Carnegie Medal for Prestons Rescue
Friends of Fred Preston who rescued Peter W Langgard from the Whirlpool last week will seek a Carnegie medal for Preston. Preston has saved many bodies from the Whirlpool, but Langgard was his first living rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Preston
Peter W. Langgard
Preston
Anggard
Third Governor Leqn A. Taylor Heads New Jersey Rule
Leqn A. Taylor becomes the third governor to govern New Jersey since March 2, assuming office amid a shifting political scene. The brief appointment outlines Taylor’s authority and the transition in state leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Mystery of the ghost bear ends with capture in Adirondacks
Henry Johnson of Hague in the Adirondacks trapped the first white bear in the region, believed a freak black North American bear. The tale began with jokes after Johnson reported a white bear sighting. a dozen traps were set and the bear was nabbed yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adirondacks
Watertown
N. Y
Henry Johnson
Hague
Johnson
Mrs. Margaret M Soper Nears 100 In Oxford Home
Mrs. Margaret M Soper who turns 100 on Dec 3 entered the Woman's Relief Corps Home at Oxford New York to spend her later years. She is the last of a longevity noted family including mother Johannah who died at 105 grandfather William a Continental Army captain at 102 and sister Jane Barber at 102. Mrs Soper uses a wheelchair but reads without glasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret M. Soper
Woman’s Relief Corps Home For
Oxford
N. Y
Johannah Soper
William Soper
Jane Barber
Soper
Fail to tar Dr. Mary Walker in Oswego incident
A mob of Oswego men tried to tar and feather Dr. Mary Walker at her Bunker Hill home. They entered her stable and urged her to appear. She escaped by grabbing the door after appearing in pink silk pajamas and then called Justice W. W. Rounds as the assailants fled before the officer arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oswego
N. Y
Mary Walker
Bunker Hill
Dr. Walker
Indicted Man Claims Frame Up in Great Meadow Prison Case
William Hamil of Troy testified in Glenn Falls court that Arthur Warner the special prosecutor urged him to confess, saying the graft charges were all a frame against the accused and that he should expose what he knows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hamil
Troy
Great Meadow
Borst
Glenn Falls
N.Y
Arthur Warner
Hamil
Arrest leads to injury as Hoffmeister sustains broken leg
Ern est Hoffmeister of satavia grappled with Patrolman Edward Mitchell during a public intoxication arrest last week. He fell on the sidewalk, breaking his right leg, and was placed in jail where the injury was not found for three hours before he was taken home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Hoffmeister
Satavia
Edward Mitchell
Doctor's Wife Indicted Over Auto Joy Ride Case
Allentown reports Mrs. Mary J. Schwindt wife of Dr. Louis W. Schwindt of Philadelphia faces a true bill in Lehigh county criminal court for alleged auto trip with a young lawyer on Sept 9. Grand jury heard four witnesses. case continued to January term amid defense postponement. Police found the woman in question at a hotel. She alleges persecution by her mother-in-law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allentown
Lehigh County Criminal Court
Mary J. Schwindt
Louis W. Schwindt
North 53d Street
Philadelphia
Dr. Schwindt
Mary Schwindt
William S. Roth
William F. Bower
Foreign meat arrives in New York duty free
The Baltic brought the first sizable duty free foreign meat shipment to New York. Armour & Co. received 5,688 beef quarters while Swift Beef Co. received 4,300 hindquarters and 800 fore quarters. Minor experimental consignments were sent to stall shippers. The meat was inspected and distributed to Philadelphia, Rochester and other cities, with expected effect on local price hikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
White Star
Baltic
Armour & Co
Swift Beef Company
Philadelphia
Rochester
Tuberculosis Found In Cows At Matteawan State Hospital
Inspector Jackson of the New York state health department reports 26 of 68 cows at Matteawan State Hospital tested positive for tuberculosis. Dr Blauvelt said the infected animals were separated and will be treated by a veterinarian while the superintendent is away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matteawan
New York) State Hospital
Jackson
State Department of Health
Blauvelt
Kieb
Mrs. Hagar Sacrifices Life to Save Children in Fire
Mrs. William Hagar died at Windsor near Binghamton after carrying a blazing gasoline iron outside to avoid harming her two small children. The device caught fire and she suffered severe burns, sacrificing herself to protect her youngsters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hagar
Windsor
Binghamton
Death of Mrs John Prince in North Java
Mrs John Prince of North Java died suddenly last week and her funeral was held on Saturday. She is survived by her husband, three daughters, and five sons. One son, Alphonse Prince, is in Auburn prison serving a life sentence for the murder of Frank J. Bentley in North Wethersfield last November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Prince
North Java
Alphonse Prince
Auburn Prison
Frank J. Bentley
North Wethersfield
Rousing Progressive Rally At Library Theatre
A Washington progressive rally drew about four hundred citizens to Library Theatre. Gen Willis J Hulings chaired as Hon William J MacDonald spoke on progressive ideals and the fight for rightful seats, urging voters to back representatives free from party machines and toward governance by all people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Party
Library Theatre
Progressive Party
J. C. Russell
Willis J. Hulings
Wm. J. MacDonald
Michigan
MacDonald
Victor Murdock
Penrose
Hulinge
Hennessy waste claim repudiated by Carlisle
Albany Oct 30. State Highway Commissioner John N Carlisle dismissed John A Hennessys claim that highway construction wasted 8 000 000 in the last year In a letter to Governor Glynn Carlisle who appointed Hennessy called the estimate a gross exaggeration and said no such waste could be credited to the highway department since 1910
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
John A. Hennessy
Sulzer
John N. Carlisle
Glynn
Hennessy
Carlisle
Republican Campaign Committee
Highway Department
Missouri Egg Champion Maintains Poultry Lead
Jefferson City reports tentative 1912 Missouri poultry and egg sales total $48,678,240. Eggs accounted for $15,836,364 from 105,575,757 dozen shipments, with local sales adding 52,787,878 dozen. Combined shipments and home use reach 158,363,635 dozen valued at $23,754,545, affirming Missouri as the nation’s Poultry Queen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Missouri
John T Fitzpatrick
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Forty Years To Reclaim Mine At Anchor Colliery
Pottsville Pa Oct 30 Forty years ago a coal vein at the Anchor colliery in Heckscherville valley caught fire. Water was pumped out and Reading Coal and Iron Co owners prepare to tap virgin lower levels. Officials estimate millions of tons remain and the mine could yield for about 25 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Pottsville
Old Anchor
Heckscherville
Reading Coal & Iron Company
Wanted Eugenic Wife in Denver Advertisement
A Denver notice seeks a young woman aged 25 to 30 for an eugenic marriage contract. The ad, signed by Paul S. Hunter, secretary of the state board of health, notes it may run in Denver papers to find a partner for scientist M. D. Bowen, who will be the eugenic groom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Paul S. Hunter
State Board of Health
Hunter
M. D. Bowen
Denver Baseball Association
Mexican gunboat Zaragues commander ordered to Vera Cruz
The Zaragues commander transporting the Mexican commission to Japan after Europe with General Felix Diaz received Huerta orders to return to Vera Cruz. He obtained clearance papers and visited President Menocal at the National palace in Havana. Cuba reportedly did not admit the party on arrival at Vera Cruz.
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Havana
Zaragues
Japan
Europe
Felix Diaz
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Cuba
Huerta
Menocal
National Palace
Divorce suit accuses husband of alcohol aided plot against wife
New York case details Mrs Ethelyn Shaw Conly alleging her husband Herman Conly used liquor to incapacitate her in Boston. She claims he invited William T. McCoy as a long time “friend,” kept him with them, and ensured she drank until she could not determine her actions, leading to nervous collapse and conspiracy allegations in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Supreme Court
Newburger
Ethelyn Shaw Conly
Herman Conly
Vansickle & Conly
Conly
Conlys
Boston
McCoy
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Leqn A. Taylor
DR. Mary
Jonah Day
Washington
Library Theater
Colorado
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