Fornes Strikes Back Fight Over Wife's Divorce
Acting Mayor of New York Charles V. Fornes declares he will jail those blackmailing him amid his wife’s divorce suit. He recounts offers to settle, threats of scandal, and a push to District Attorney Jerome, asserting his honor and public duty.
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New York
Washington Post
Charles V. Fornes
Board of Aldermen
New York City
Fornes
Jerome
Mr Fornes
A H Hummel
Vermont
Fione Verhaus & Grossman
Raoul Berthelot
Wiliam H Beers
Lie L Insurance Company
Mrs Fornes
Carnegie Hall
Mrs Beers
Mans
Berthelot
Cardinal Gibbons Praises Large Wilkesbarre Meeting
Cardinal Gibbons returned from Wilkesbarre saying the Catholic Total Abstinence Union and United Mine Workers gathering was among the largest he has attended despite heat and minor edge crowd pushing. He noted there was little disorder and praised the groundswell of good intent among about nine thousand present.
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Wilkesbarre
Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Catholic Total Abstinence Union
United Mine Workers
Return of Dr Manning's missing son brings city joy
Dr William J Manning of 1246 Eleventh Street Northwest awaits the return of his seventeen year old son missing three years. He was found in Boone Town and money sent through May Sylvester to aid his homecoming. The youth telegraphed he would return if his father forgave him and that he feared his parents' anger.
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Wiliuem J. Manning
Eleventh Street
Dr. Manning
Boone
May Sylvester
Washington
Postal Receipts Rise at Major Post Offices in July
Publicized figures show July totals for fifty large post offices at 35,250,267, up 324,468 or 7.68 percent from a year ago. New York receipts reached 103,412 with a 93,123 gain. Chicago rose from 732,041 to 767,053. Philadelphia declined from 918,633 to 439,447. Boston fell from 302,449 to 226,686.
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New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
Chase's Reopens With Matinees And Evening Seats
Chase's reopens next Monday afternoon offering matinees at 26 cents and evenings at 2 and 30 cents. The return features standard film showings with affordable pricing for both daytime and night audiences.
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Chase’s
Threats Take Man to Jail in Court
Albert Locks was arraigned in the police court on threats and assault with a dangerous weapon. He allegedly threatened the life of Alice Brown and fired at her after she obtained a warrant for his arrest. The woman, sent to the workhouse after a breach of peace, remains the principal witness. Bond set at $2,000. he remained jailed.
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Hummel
Barnes
Fornes
Sullivan
Board of Estimate
Albert Locks
Polie
Lfe
Alice Brown
Leeks
Nolle
Health and summer dissipation debate among society women
A society leader argues that summer outdoor activity and early rising harm health, contrasting with winter excess. She defends daughters' tans as healthful while stressing that sun exposure requires protection like a lingerie hat. A doctor supports sleep, routine, and sun protection, noting tans can come from short exposure and that head coverage prevents long term harm. The piece also notes a White House Marine Band program and government officials’ travel.
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Bermudas
Alice
Summer Vacation Masked by False Strength Says Ad
The article argues outdoor life dulls nervous energy with only a darker tan as proof. It claims Hood's Sarsaparilla revives the nerves, aids digestion, increases appetite, and improves sleep, asserting it restores vitality during the vacation and benefits pupils and teachers by uplifting the whole system.
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Hood
Veteran Proves Sane Takes Stand In Own Behalf
Albert Kuhicke a former soldier and inmate at Government Hospital for the Insane since June 4 was declared sane by a District Supreme Court jury. Seven lunacy cases were heard with one man discharged as sound mind and six others adjudged unsound and committed to St Elizabeths. Beall case postponed for legal questions.
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Beall
St. Elizabeth’s
John Adams
Albert K. Kuhicke
Government Hospital
Justice Barnard
District Supreme Court
Robert Reyburn
Charles B. Emmons
Kuhlcke
William A. White
Stock
A W. Thomas
Richard P Evans
Edwin Forrest
Charles A. Kelgwin
Horace W. Beall
John C. Eccleston
Maurice Cox
Thomas Adair Miller
Alexander Poole
Mary Strothers
Lillie Bell
St. Elzabeth
Insane Asylum
Schuldt
Old-Time Yellow Fever Cure Highlights Castor Oil Remedy
A Washington nurse who withstood three yellow fever epidemics details a simple, mild treatment regime. She warns against strong medicines, urges early recognition, bed rest, mild perspiration with orange-lentil tea, and fresh air. Champagne is noted as surprisingly effective on day eight.
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Washington
Gelveston
Galveston
Tare
Fir Little
Typo graphical union delegates sail to Toronto for convention
Washington delegates from the Typographical Union plus about forty typos travel in a special Pullman car to Toronto for the fifty first annual convention. They stop in Buffalo for sight seeing then Niagara Falls before heading to the Canadian city for a week long event. Charles I Willey acts as secretary during Seibold's absence.
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Washington
Friends
Columbia Typographical Union
Pennsylvania Railroad
Toronto
International Typographical Union
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Queenstown
George G. Seibold
Charles I. Willey
Monroe Doctrine and Santo Domingo Aid Debate
The speech argues against using the Monroe Doctrine for territorial gain and urges restraint. It describes aiding the Dominican Republic by supervising customs houses, distributing revenues, and establishing a treaty to stabilize debts while protecting both American and European creditors.
Addressing Senate on Santo Domingo treaty and corporate regulation
The speaker argues that Senate scrutiny will ensure fair settlement of Santo Domingo claims, warning against foreign and domestic creditors seeking to derail the treaty. He warns that ending the arrangement risks chaos and foreign intervention, urging continued support to protect independence and honor debts. He then pivots to domestic policy, calling for strong federal oversight of interstate corporations to curb trusts, enforce anti trust laws, and prevent monopolistic abuses, warning of drastic actions if laws are defied.
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Senate
Santo Domingo
Santo Dominican
Cuba
Samueller
Chicago
Department of Justice
Congress
Department of Commerce
United States
Republic
Ours
Regulation of interstate commerce and corporate power
A conservative push advocates strict federal oversight over large interstate corporations, arguing for penalties and evidence sharing with the Department of Commerce. The speaker warns against envy and urges gradual, justice-minded reform balancing freedom and safeguards for workers and smaller businesses.
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