Mother Gets Boy Recaptured After Alleged Kidnapping
Special to The Washington Post reports a chaotic night as Guy C Van Alstyne’s four year old son Darcy, allegedly taken from the Gilsey House by the father and three accomplices, is recovered by the mother in a Sixth Avenue hairdresser parlor after a habeas corpus writ. The drama unfolds with police involvement, witnesses, and a complex sequence of kidnappers, relatives, and a city hotel backdrop.
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Kidnapping Ordeal Struggles Over Four Year Old D'Arcy Van Alstyne
Mrs Van Alstyne, clad only in night clothes, fought off four men during a three minute kidnapping attempt of her four year old son D Arcy. The child had previously been taken last summer amid sensational scenes while under a separation agreement, with court orders and habeas corpus actions unfolding in New Jersey and Trenton as Mr Van Alstyne pursued custody amid a high profile divorce.
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Mayor to rally support in war on Murphy
Special to The Washington Fort New York Dec 2 Mayor A Clellan will issue a political manifesto upon his return to the city next Wednesday aimed at rallying the rank and file to support the administration. He will appoint an anti Murphy Tam many member to the board of elections and disregard Murphy’s recommen dation.
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Tammany Executive Committee
Snow Sal
Bailey Victorious In Comanche County Vote
Special to The Washington Fest from Dallas Texas December 29 Senator Bailey carried Comanche County by about four to one. Supporters celebrate with bonfires and speeches while Bailey stays in Fort Worth. Four more special elections in January are slated in McLennan Travis and the Twenty-eighth Senatorial district with Bailey aiming to secure legislative obedience to last July primaries. Antibailey leaders in Dallas vow to continue the fight in upcoming races. Also Pope Santos-Dumont received in private audience and lauded for aviation triumphs.
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Comanche County
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Hus
Woman Raffles Thefts At West Side Court Case
Special to The Washington Punc New York Dec 20 Mrs Helen Gales arraigned in West Side Police Court amid detective chatter labeling her the Woman Raffles She confessed to several robberies and forgeries and did not deny prior arraignments Max Honig complained of $400 in jewelry and clothing stolen from his apartment after she posed with letters of introduction She claimed to be married to Charles V Braun but Braun denied it The piece touches on her past arrest and ongoing case while noting travel and other notices including a Florida to South service spread and local ads.
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Bryce Accepted Appointment as British Ambassador to Washington
The United States formally accepts James Bryce as Britain's ambassador in Washington in succession to Sir Mortimer Durand. Bryce, noted as a mountain climber, first ascended Mount Ararat, drawing remarks on his fitness for the post. Sir Mortimer Durand and family sail for England aboard the Umbria, with a farewell marked by friends and officials expressing mixed sentiment.
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Wild Turkey Quest at Pine Knot With Roosevelt Party
Special to The Washington Post describes President Roosevelt and party hunting at Pine Knot. Dr Rixey bags rabbits. Kermit and others miss. The Roosevelts hosted by William Wilmer at a yellow cabin with Alaska eagle mantel and Daylight Train timetable. Immunity from visitors praised. church visit scheduled before return to Washington for New Year’s reception.
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Caf
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Joseph Wilmer
Virginia
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Pine Knot
Washington
Corners Potato Market in California
Los Angeles December 9 1920 Kinva Shima of Stockton built a potato market empire He controls Japanese firms projected crop sales of 1.6 million dollars and Shima could gain about 250000 The market rose from 1571 2 to 1671 2 per hundred pounds in six weeks shaping a price dictatorship until next season
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Cal
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Kinva Shima
Stockton
Shima
Bartholdt Dinner Backed By St Louis Financial Interests
The St Louis Club hosted a dinner for Congressman Richard Bartholdt, chair of the House Public Buildings and Grounds Committee. He voiced support for a national policy issuing 2 to 4 percent bonds totaling 50 million dollars to fund major river and waterways projects, saying government should be run on business principles and that he would draft a bill to implement the plan. Satisfactory coal ties noted.
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Dec
St Lows Club
Richard Bartholdt
House of Representatives
Bartholdt
Washington
Panic on ferryboat crash in fog sinks Paterson in Hudson
The ferryboat Paterson of the Erie fleet sank after a collision with the coal barge Flora in foggy Hudson River conditions near Manhattan. Nine horses aboard perished. fourteen crew members and about fifteen passengers escaped by jumping to the barge and life-saving efforts.
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Jersey City
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Flora
White Star Pier
Gansevoort Street
Joshua Lovatt
Phe Paterson
George 3
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Kharees
Wabash Railroad Files $200000000 Mortgage for Improvements
The Wabash Railroad on December 29 filed a $200,000,000 mortgage to Bowling Green Trust Company and others as trustees for bondholders. The loan funds will finance double-tracking, line extension, and equipment upgrades. The mortgage secures a first refunding bond issue at 4 percent due in fifty years.
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Bowling Green Trust Company
New York
Jean Blarcom
St Louis
James B Forgan
Chicago
Truestees
Hondholders
Henry Miller
Wabash
The Revolution paper linked to Roosevelt school policy
Secret Service agents were notified about a Berkeley published issue of The Revolution by the Japanese Socialist party. It contains a call for overthrow of the Mikado and the capitalist class, condemning reform measures as ineffective. Marked copies were sent to Berkeley's board of education and referred to federal authorities.
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Japanese Socialist Party
Roosevelt
Board of Education
Dr Rolando Kuenn Visits Philadelphia Fashionably
Paradelphia December 2 Dr Rolando Kuenn arrived for a brief Philadelphia stay sans fiancée Miss Ida Way Mille now in New York awaiting his return He said the visit was to confer with attorney William Trinkle about his new possessions and would soon depart for New York without bringing his heiress bride to Philadelphia.
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Ida Way Mille
New York
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William Trinkle
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Philadelphia
Tillman Scores Ousting
Birmingham speech quotes Senator Tillman denouncing Roosevelt over handling of negro troops at Brownsville. He claims white men owe good traits to women, asserts lynching would continue amid crime, and vows to uphold the law with a mob if needed.
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United States
Benjamin Ry
Tilman
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Cleveland Electric Railway to cut fares in test move
The Cleveland Electric Railway Company will announce a temporary fare reduction from 6 cents for single rides to 7 tickets for 25 cents in an official statement. The move aims to test a low fare offer amid a franchise battle with rivals Forest City Company and Municipal Traction Company, linked to the 3 cent fare basis dispute.
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Amador to Return Visit After Canal Problem Talks
The National Assembly ended its session with a bill allowing President Amador to leave Panama. This permits his return visit as President Roosevelt’s party touring to study the canal question attended a reception at the presidential palace and will host a banquet tomorrow in Amador's honor.
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Roosehvelt
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Troops Guard Polish City Amid Factory Closures
In Russian Poland’s Lodz, December 24, authorities station large numbers of troops after all local factories close indefinitely. Workers disperse quietly. many will accept employer terms, while extreme Socialists threaten murder to stop resumption of work.
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Poland
Editor Shot to Death in Minatare Nebr
Dee w Samuel D Cox editor of the Minatare Sentinel was shot and killed after a street scuffle with hotel man T S Kennison. Cox founder of the Lincoln Call and a longtime Nebraska journalist, died instantly after Kennison fired three shots.
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Taft Spoils Plan Not Seeking Nomination
War Secretary issues a statement defining his position amid reports of an unauthorized Ohio faction backing Taft. The group opposed to Foraker and Dick aims to elevate Taft as a rallying figure within the party.
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Messrs. Foraker
Taft
Where Mr Taft Stands in Presidential Prospects
Secretary William H Taft states he will not seek the Republican nomination and is committed to his official duties yet does not rule out a future decision if the opportunity to run arises. He emphasizes that his ambition is not political.
Taft Not Seeking 1908 Presidential Nomination In Ohio Clash
A Cleveland driven announcement claimed Taft would run in 1908, but Taft states he would not permit his name to be used and would decline only if the opportunity arose. The Ohio Republican rift centered on Foraker Dick and insurgent Roosevelt Republicans, with Taft and Dick avoiding endorsements while Foraker’s star rose amid factional fights and machine control.
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Burton
Harry Daugherty
Foraker
Dick Dick
Chatre
State Committee
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Poraker
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