New York Briefs Include Murder, Escape and Dog Assist
A big white bulldog in New York restrained an escaped murderer on West One Hundred and Thirty-third Street until police arrived. Chester Anderson shot and killed Edward Ray after Ray stabbed him during a gambling dispute. The dog tackled Anderson as he fled the scene. Additional notes cover a British shipwreck survivors’ survival tale near the Azores, a Chicago reunion of long-lost siblings, and a Spokane case of family funds secured by a money order with legal action looming.
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New York
West One Hundred and
Anderson
Ray
West One Hundred and Third-third
William Johnson
J. Burchell
Burchell
Mike
Miller
Prosecutions Over Vaccination Sparks Town Controversy
The Maryland case of teachers charged for non vaccination has drawn state and nearby interest. Justice Hartle signaled limited sympathy for prosecutions while noting parents who miss early vaccination also face penalties. Garfield, May 19.
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Staley
Breathedaville
Ated
Ana Tol
Sarna
Susihce J Hartle
Maryland
State Health Board
Hartle
Owith
Memorial Day Observed in Indiana by Proclamation
Governor Marshall proclaims Memorial Day through Indiana for Monday May 31. The note explains the law as May 30 being the national holiday observed on the following Monday when falling on a Sunday, and honors Civil War soldiers with a solemners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Indiana
Congress
Muele
Memorial Day Declared by Indiana Governor for 1909
Indiana Governor Thomas R. Marshall proclaims Monday May 31 1909 as Memorial Day a legal holiday statewide. The note urges an outpouring of gratitude for fallen soldiers and support for the living the phrase boys in blue referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas R. Marasazall
Indiana
Varn
Vincennes Gun Club Opens Season At Fair Grounds
Vincennes may 19 the gun club starts its season with trap shooting at the fair grounds many members compete and several new shooters have joined the club trophies from powder companies await, a season of strong scores and the possibility of a tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincennes
Vincennes Gun Club
Fair Grounds
Wild Man Captured Near Prentiss After Five Years On the Run
Sheriff John Laird captured Marvin Whitehead, the so called Wild Man, near Prentiss after five years eluding civilization. He appeared in ragged clothes with long hair and nails, refused cooked food, and was identified as a long sought relative of a prominent local family. In Pittsburgh, Joseph and Mrs. Smith of McKeesport welcomed twins, their thirteenth and fourteenth children, birthday news delivered as the stork visited twice with newborn boys.
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Prentiss
Miss
John Laird
Marvin Whitehead
Pittsburg
Joseph Smith
Dorkman Street
McKeesport
Woman Wins $150 Breach of Promise Verdict in Brooklyn Case
In New York on May 19 a city court jury before Justice Finelite awarded Miss Ida Levy $150 in a breach of promise suit against Pennie Hellman, a Brooklyn machinist. Levy aided Hellman’s escape from Russia in 1906 and followed him to the United States seeking $2,000 damages.
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Spokane
Wagh
T. Stanley
Spokane County
Fred
C. ‘Pugh
Merrit J. Gordon
Great Northern Orailway
Iompany
Supreme Court
State of
Washington
Gordon
Railways Company
Pugh
Webster
New York
New Teeth Bring Jubilation for Auntie Boyer
Auntie Boyer, born February 25 2808 in Caroline county Maryland, has grown a full set of new teeth and several have broken through the gums. She says the new molars cause no pain and she is joyful about acquiring them despite past losses.
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Lane
Boyer
Caroline County
Maryland
Wellington
Jury convicts Morgan after police vitriol verdict stand
New York jury convicts William Morgan, accused of highway robbery after a juror balked at police testimony. Judge Mulqueen denounces the juror as unfit, and the panel returns a guilty verdict within minutes. Morgan sentenced to Sing Sing for 12 to 20 years. Other brief items include a toad rain in Indiana and a Wisconsin salon bill passage.
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New York
Mulqueen
William Morgan
Sixth Avenue
Morgan
Edward Watters
Vestry Street
Carmine
Bedford Streets
Aim
Sing Sing
Tragic Deaths Strike Kokomo Family in Murky May Day
In Kokomo Indiana on a May day C O Johnson rushes between homes losing his mother and young son in rapid succession. He had just learned of his wife’s illness and a telegraph called him back as both mother and child died within hours, leaving him heartbroken and alone.
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Kokomo
Ind
C. O. Johnson
Albert L. Jodrigon
Mr. Johnson
Johnson
Dog Bite Incident Near Fairground Avenue
Police were alerted early yesterday to a dog bite on Fairground Avenue. Captain Kruse searched the area with a shotgun but found neither the dog nor the injured child. The dog, owned by William Frederick of North Twelfth Street, was killed. reports say it was his daughter who was bitten, though details remain unclear.
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Vincennes
Fairground Avenue
Kruse
William Frederick
T Waa
North Twelfth Street
Tne Dag
Damages upheld in oil spill case near Princeton Indiana
The appellate court confirmed a judgment for Mary F. Westfall against Ohio Oil Co for discharging salt water and waste from an oil well into a stream harming her farm near Princeton, Indiana. The ruling centers on whether the company used its property reasonably and protected neighbors. the creek water supply and a nearby well were affected by the contamination.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Mary F. Westfall
Ohio Oil Company
Princeton
Qibson County
Igw
Jande
Oil Company
Stradivarius Violin Involved In Paris Collector Case
Arnert Lacordelte and Bert de Brahms from New York ledgers were summoned to explain ties to a Stradivarius. They claimed they were asked to sell the instrument for Maurice Duplass of Paris. Lacordelle said he brought the violin two years ago and took it to De Brahms in Weehawken. Both men were paroled on recognizance after statements. FP Me Connocnie of the law division traced the violin to them following reports it was offered for sale.
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Stradivarius
Arnert Lacordelte
Bert de Brahms
Maurice Duplus
Paris
Lacordelle
de ' Brahm
Weehawken
de Brahm
I. FP
Connocnie
Law Division
Narrow Norfolk street strip hosts tallest spite fence
On Norfolk street a nineteen inch wide strip left by the city after clearing tenements for the Williamsburg Bridge is being used by an advertiser to erect a forty foot high fence. The fence blocks light to north side tenants as Simon Silberman, forced to sell, watches the structure rise.
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New York
Norfolk Street
Williamburg Bridge
Pridge
Simon
Silberman
Independent candidate Thos L Hisgen shifts to Democratic alliance
Springfield Mass May 49 Thos L Hisgen a 3.3 independent presidential candidate last November declares he will cooperate with the Democratic party He says anglers have filled their bogey bed with fine bass and will supply friends with a string of beauties
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Springfield
Mass
Thos. L. Hisgen
Independent Party
Democratic Party
Tracy Co Wheat Prices Rise After Open Trades Posed
Chicago May 19 open trades of Tracey & Co were posted causing wheat prices on the New York Board of Trade to rise to 1.30 a bushel for May with July at 1.16 5 8. The market had been active an hour before the notice to close the Tracy trades. Settlement of accounts had begun. May reached a high around 1.80 8, exceeding Monday’s close. Trade volume was not large.
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Chicago
Tracey & Co
New York
Bette
Anna Held Hints at Retirement After European Tour
New York report states actress Anna Held, before sailing for Europe, indicated a likely retirement from the stage. The agtreas noted her successful career and investments, claiming a fortune around 1 million dollars. She planned to settle down for life in New York City.
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New York
Europe
Anna Held
Agtreas
Miss Held
New York City
Taft appoints Walter Clark as Alaska governor replacement
President Taft replaces Boonville Indiana native William B. Hoggatt as Alaska governor with Walter E. Clark a Washington newspaper correspondent. Hoggatt resigns by prior arrangement amid frontier gambling and crime tensions. Clark is a friend of Hoggatt and receives broad support from the outgoing governor.
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Washington
Taft
William
Hoggatt
Boonville
Ind
Alaska
Walter E. Clark
Clark
Hogegatt
Henna
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Ringgold
Byron E
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Szar
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Joseph Berger
Tappan
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Ira
Hudson Bay
Atlantic Sea Board
Albert Caalivat
Zintka Launi
Lost Wild
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Chalivat
Conitinet
Gtscom Portage
Lost Bird
Ieen
Colby
United States
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Mary Warcep
Poland
Tewksbury
State Board of Charity
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N. J
Henry Gydesen
Lydia Clapper
Cora Parent
Shreve Street
George T. Harris
Gydesen
Wilmington
Del
Louise Boyer
East Fourteenth Street
Egbert Cleghorn
Lynn
Bicknell
Charles Lawton
Beckes
Cleghorn
Tipton
N. R. van Bibber
van Bibber
Madison
Wis
Senate
Wabasa
Charles Shafer
Lydia Cramer
Lefforge
Shafer
Taybride
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Artesian Hotel
Pullman
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Colfax
W. J. Bacon
James E. Waller
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