President Roosevelt Heads to Camp in the Rockies
President Roosevelt and party depart New Castle Calo. for a four week bear and big game hunt in the Rockies. The train crew and guides, plus hounds and forty horses, accompany him toward the Charley Pen ranch camp, with snow on the peaks and safety measures in place along the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New Castle
Calo
Roosevelt
Rockies
Red Stone
President Roosevelt
Alexander Lambert
New York
Philp B. Stewart
Colorado Springs
Jake Borah
John Gort
Jake Wells
East Divide
Charley Pen Ranch
Colorado Midland
George H. Norris
Colorado Spring
Humane Society
Perfect Woman Denies in Supreme Court Denial
Special to The Washington Post reports Clara Betz famous model known as Perfect Woman filed a denial in the New York Supreme Court to all charges by Mrs Chauncey Hutchinson. Hutchinson sues her husband, Crawford Shoe Company president, for divorce alleging infatuation with Betz, costly sable set, and a Europe trip. Betz denies any improper relation, calling them ordinary friends and asserts Hutchinson will have to eat her words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
Clara Betz
Whistler
Supreme Court
Chauncey E. Hutchinson
Crawford Shoe Company
Europe
Hutchinson
Miss Betz
Mrs. Hutchinson
Cortelyou to Use Probe On Storey Cotton Scandal
Philadelphia reports that Inspector Mayer submitted to Postmaster General Cortelyou the investigation of Inspector Holden's dealings with the Storey Cotton Company. Mayer has not completed all designs of the inquiry, delaying action until finished. The Postal Service plans a broad probe of suspicious mail order operators nationwide and asks local inspectors to file special reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Holden
Storey Cotton Company
Mayer
Cortelyou
Washington
Storey Cot
Ton Company
Provident Investment Bureau
Daughter-in-law sues Dr Campbell for cremation damages
In Cincinnati on April 15 Mrs Ella R Campbell sues Dr John B Campbell proprietor of a senitorium for unlawfully cremating her husband James Campbell. She seeks $25,000 damages, alleging he took custody of the body and caused improper burial decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Campbell
Cincinnati
John B. Campbell
James Campbell
Ella R Campbell
Congo
Women Before Jury Tie Packers Wives in Canada Case
Chicago April 16 A grand jury probes alleged witness interference linked to two Swift & Co. wives Mrs Irving A Want wife of assistant secretary and Mrs Richard W Howes wife of the casing department head both husbands in Canada. Indictments against others already filed. five more wives summoned as subpoenas issued. Connors hearing delayed to next Saturday.
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Chicago
Irving A. Want
Swift & Co
Richard W. Howes
Canada
Messrs
Want
Howes
Edwin
Ish
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger
Thomas J. Connors
Armour & Co
Landis
Mre
Allen
National Packing Company
Hammond Packing Company
James Brennan
Swift& Co
Jay
Peordee Landis
Pani Demurrere
Connors
Edward S. Wish
Joyce Murder Light on Chicago Woman in Rathskeller Fight
Lizzie Fitzgerald of Chicago was arrested in New York as a witness in a rathskeller murder. She says Joseph or Red Gray followed her, then killed bartender Joyce after a failed attempt to force conversation. Witness Mabel Ackerman implicates Kid Regan, a brother of an arrest, in the melee. Regan remains at large.
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New York
Lizzie Fitzgerald
Chicago
Rathskeller
Gome
Fitzgerald
Joseph
Red
Gray
Rathskelter
Joyce
Goldencranz
Mabel Ackerman
Kid
Regan
Régan
Hilprecht Hearing Before University Trustees
A university hearing in Philadelphia on April 15 examined alleged scientific inaccuracies in Prof. Herman V. Hilprecht's Nippur Discoveries. Trustees and scholars, including Dr. Morris Jastrow Jr and Dr. Prince, reviewed statements and Hilprecht's reply as the committee prepares a decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Herman V. Hilprecht
University of Pennsylvania
John P. Peters
New York
Hilprecht
Edgar. .F. Smith
Joseph 8. Harris
J. Levering Jones
Robert G. le Conte
Morris Jastrow, Jr
John P. Petera
Herman Hanke
University Museum
Dr. Prince
Columbia University
Italian killer kills mother in law and stepdaughter then dies
In Genesed New York on April 15 Antonio Sparacia shot and killed his mother in law Gradgia Bonni after a quarrel, fatally wounded his stepdaughter Mary L Rossi, lightly wounded his wife Bessie Sparaeto, then killed himself. He had faced prior jail terms for assaults. The report notes the family dispute followed an alleged past attempt to assault the stepdaughter.
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Genesed
N. Y
Antonio Sparacia
Gradgia Bonni
Mary L. Rossi
Bessie Sparaeto
Sparaeto
Sparacio
Hyde Letter Denies Equitable Funds Use and Cites Syndicate
New York April 15 1905 James H Hyde issues a letter accusing critics in the Equitable Life matter of misrepresentation while detailing a syndicate with James W Alexander and stating no profits were misused. He says he deposited 61446.92 with the society as a trust and claims no admission of wrongdoing.
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Alexander
New York
James H. Hyde
Frick
The
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Equitable
James H. Hyde and
James. H. Hyde
James W. “Alexander
Equitable Society
James W. Alexander
Universal
Lberty
James
James P. Alexander
Equtable Life Assurance Society
Mr. Hyde
Br. Hyde
Hyde
Money motive cited in Waterbury murder case
Washington dispatch reports the February 26 assault on Thomas C. Lockwood near Waterbury Conn. led to his April 10 death, with three Waterbury men Joseph Cenesky Edward Leonard and Frederick Preston confessing involvement and planning. A fourth man Charles Bassett is in Sing Sing, while the group sought Lockwood’s hidden wealth.
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Washington Post
New York
Thomas C. Lockwood
Waterbury
Conn
Sing Sing
Brooklyn
Joseph Cenesky
Joe A. Smith
Edward Leonard
Frederick C. Preston
Charles Bassett
Bassett
Leonard
Cenesky
Cing Lockwood
Preston
Lockwood
President on Trail of the Bears and Other News
A compilation of varied early 20th century items includes political notes on Hyde and critics, naval battle speculation, women's resolutions, Japan and Russia tensions, a large editorial section with 1908 planning, and a broad sports and culture lineup spanning baseball racing and theater plus social notes from Richmond and Washington real estate.
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Hyde
Women’s Council
Baron Kareo
St. Petersburg
Freneh
Germany
Newa
Virginia
Maryland
Russia
Bryda
Mexico
Wall Street
Nestor
Supreme Bench
Kasson
Japan
Washington
Falls Church
Richmond
Caton
Horace Lee Washington
Washington Real Estate
Union Station
Jeffries
Age Lim
Schoel
Jaggs
Belmont Family
Bir Dergan
Gola
Quintus
Oakes
Tanner
Lincoln
Six Million Divorce Settlement Shocks Chicago
In Chicago on April 15, Mrs. Allen S. Black announced a divorce settlement with Harry S. Black, former president of United States Realty and Construction. He will give $6,000,000 of their joint estate, sourced from Mrs. Black’s father George A. Fuller. Mrs. Black, en route to New York, refused further comment on the case.
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Washington Post
Chicago
Allen. S. Black
Harry S. Black
United States Realty and Construction Company
New York
Black
George A. Fuller
Smiths Get Their Letters and Legal Battle in NY
Justice Gaynor orders Jerome and Rand to surrender all letters and documents of J Morgan Smith and wife. Process servers could not reach the district attorneys. The Smiths, indicted for conspiracy to extort from Caesar Young, were arrested in Cincinnati. The letters were seized then. Counsel says the aim is to defend clients, not disclose contents. The Nan Patterson murder retrial date is noted as upcoming.
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Gaynor
Letzer
Cincinnati
New York
Justice Gaynor
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Jerome
Rand
J. Morgan- Smith
Jivdge’ Gayney
Smiths
Mr. Rand
Nan Patterson
Caesar Young
Smith
Young
Orater J
General John Palmer Dead in Albany
Albany April 15 Gen John Palmer former commander-in-chief of the GAR died here today after long illness. He contracted a spinal wound in the Civil War which caused his decline. Palmer was a leading figure of the Grand Army and served as New York state officer on the Republican ticket. His death follows a career marked by public service and prominent citizenship. Additional notices mention Burnham Frgximerick of St Louis dying of pneumonia at age 48.
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New Castle
State Humane Society
Humane Society
Union
Grand Army
Colorado
Albany
John Palmer
GAR
State of New York
Burnham
Gximerick
St Louis
Fair River
Springneld
Sea Fight Sighted North of British Isles in Threatened Clash
Reports from London and St Peters burg describe a looming clash between Japanese and Russian fleets. British naval experts predict skirmishes and night torpedo attacks aimed at disorganizing the Russian line as Togo seeks to encircle and destroy isolated ships. The Russian admiralty remains confident while cautioning that coaling and supply moves may shape the battle's timing.
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St. Petersburg
Czar
Admiralty
Washington Post
London
H. V. Wison
Rojestvensky
Togo
Nelson
Trafalgar
Vladivostok
Kwangchau Islands
China Sea
Japan
Russia
Associated Press
Paris
Pett Journal
Hatfong
Indo-China
Cabiing
Rosentvensky
Hardihood
Peace Party
Rosestvensky
Tsste
Orel
Saigon
Gaston Dru
Eche de Paris
Noasi Be
Malacca
Annam
Jonquieres
Descartes
Btye
Acheron
Takou
Cape Bt. James
Hongkong
Durban
Natal
Ang Oa
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Glenwood Springs
Old Pont Comfort
Norfolk
Newport News
Norfolk & Washington Steamboat Co
7Th St
Boston
Colorado Midland Railroad
George W. Vallery
Denver
Colo
Denver and Rio
Hotel Colorado
White House
Charles Penny
Bevery Peak
Penny Ranch
Nave
Pictorial Review
Shaw Ip
Ray
Oresee
Leasore
MR Pressdestr
Alborado
Beef Trust
Small’s
J.H Small & Sone
Waldorf-Astoria
Brosaway
der & Co. Takors
Ave
Syndicate
S. Shaw
Haltimore
Leslie At. Shaw
Secretary of the Treasury
Stan
Ln Herome
Retary
Shaw
Ras
Zay
Sagitarium
Bota
Grene
Wood
Part
Harry, S. Black
Grand Army of the’ Republic
California
Sattaffsay
Pacific Fleet
Baltimore
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