Belmont Refuses Further Answer On Racing Funds
New York December 7 August Belmont chairman of the Jockey Club faced a stern cross examination by legislative probes. He denied involvement in anti racing bills and refused to explain exact purposes of funds. Witness admitted only a $230 publicist payment to a New York lawyer and suggested it funded clergy and missionary work among clergymen.
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New York
Jockey Club
New York State
Aolley
Linn Bruce
Belmont
Burma
Gelmont
Bruce
Albany
Mank K Sturgis
Sturgis
Flo
Westchester Association
Mr Belmont
Mr. Belmont
Tam
Hugh N. Karkland
Mutual Bank
Metropolitan Turf Association
Tts
Trig
Charles Calhoun
Lincoln Trust Company
Bookmakers’ Association
Fall From Bed Kills Aged Woman in Pittsburg
Mrs. Augusta Cottman aged 66 fell from bed while asleep in Pittsburg on December 7. Her husband found her and summoned a doctor, who arrived to report the woman dead.
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Pittsburg
Augusta Cottman
Kidnapped Boys Return Home In Quiet Case
New York reported two kidnapped boys were returned unharmed. Three-year-old Carlo Colotto vanished from Williamsburg ten days earlier and was found in his hallway. no ransom was demanded. Ten-year-old Peter Crimeon, taken from Union Hall New Jersey in October, was located by his father at the Brooklyn Bridge after a ransom call was made and refused.
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New York
Carlo Colhotto
Wiliamsburg
Peter Crimeon
Union Hall
Brooklyn Bridge
Shot Alarm At Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh December 7 B F Williard a North Carolina man fired five shots in the main corridor of the nurses quarters at Allegheny General Hospital causing panic as nurses hid doors locked and police rushed in to arrest him for examination.
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Pittsburg
F. Williard
North Carolina
Allegheny General
Charles Laupp Freed as No Foundation for Charge
Justice Joyce in Mount Rainier Md freed Charles Laupp on the charge of suspected slaying his brother Robert Laupp. A warrant had accused him of June 2 1910 homicide. bond posted. State witnesses testified. defense argued no connection. Robert Traupp was found dead in his Rain's Horn Inn room with suicide verdict.
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Justice of the Peace
Robert Joyce
Mount Ramier
Charles Laupp
Prince George County
Robert Laupp
Laupp
Robert W. Wells
Robert Traupp
Rain's Horn Inn
Opposition at Dartmouth Han over athletic relations with Brown
Hanover undecided on resuming athletics with Brown. A Hanover faculty member notes no prior talk of resuming, suggesting opposition. If Princeton and Harvard drop Dartmouth from their schedule, relations with Brown might resume, but otherwise leaders see little chance. Midshipman Awards medals at Annapolis for small arm practice breaking records. top three placements listed. Lemoines and Mellody draw in Webster boxing match after twelve rounds. decision reflects weariness of bout.
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Dartmouth
Mellody
Independent auto show plans and high wheeler praise
The Washington auto dealers’ show planning meeting convenes at Cook and Stoddard Co to set space charges and dates. Independent manufacturers push for a permanent national association to protect dealers while the Belmont Hotel in New York hosted a temporary open-door effort.
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Washington
Cook, and & Stoddard Co
H Street
National Association of Motor Car Manufacturers
Belmont Hotel
New York
American Motor Car Manufacturers’ Association
Grand Central Place
Sthin
Alexandria Smiles at Retrocession News and Local Events
Alexandria residents react to a President Taft proposal re restoring DC boundaries by retroceding part of Virginia. The piece notes council ethics, a shooting incident, a lodge smoker, and a funeral. It also mentions poisonings in Germany and legal developments in Walsh’s pardon case.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Virginia
Alexandria
City of
Uttle County
Scylla
Charybdia
Taft
White House
Potomac
Meas Hs
Anticanteen Law Criticized by Maj. Gen. Duvall in Philippines Report
Major General William F. Duvall condemns the anticanteen law and says it fuels misconduct and court martial trials among U S troops in the Philippines. He cites rampant disreputable drink outlets, calls for remedial legislation, and notes high conviction rates in summary courts. He also urges reevaluation of promotions and replacements to curb incompetence.
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Wiliam F. Duvall
United States
Philppine Islands
Duvall
Gen. Duvall
Gen. Davali
Committee of Congress
Philippines
Cen. Duvall
Egramandort
Pines to be garrisoned and troop redistribution urged
Judge Charles Cutting in the probate court approved a $96 000 fee for Clarence A Knight as counselor for the estate of Charles T Yerkes and for Louis Owsley as executor The figure was far below his requested 250 000 The text notes a reference to a will and a slaver phrase indicating a contested or controversial clause
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Pines
Chicago
Charles §. Cutting
Clarence A. Knight
Charles T. Yerkes
Louis Owsley
Cumberland
Andrew Haass
Heas
Connellsville
Haas
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Michigan
Emerson & Orme
Regal
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M. T. Potlock
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Goodrich
Oldsmobile
Fourteenth Street
Wine
É& Benson
Fourteenth Street Northwest
Zell Motor Car Company
E. J. Drake
Miller Brothers
la Plata
C D. Bell
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T 8. Johnston
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Harry H Raymond
Chalmers Motor Company
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Whiting
Andrews
Peel A
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Napoco
Dunn
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Fairfax County
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