Destruction of Stock Transfer Stamps Reported by Comptroller
Albany February 10 Comptroller Glynn released findings from an inquiry into the stock transfer tax bureau. He says more than five million dollars in stamps were destroyed without proper records or safeguards over two years, with only one clerk able to attest to destructions.
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Albany
Martin B. Glynn
Glynn
Charles M. Watkins
Pent Yan
Stock Transit Tax Bureau
Quayle & Son
Green Street
Quayle
Comptroller
Albany City Safe Deposit Company
Bank of Manhattan Company
Watkins
State House
Stamps Custody Dispute At Comptroller Office
The scene centers on alleged stamp miscounts and custody issues involving the comptroller’s office. Oliver A. Quayle of Quayle & Son asserts work only occurred when an inspector was present and defends his staff, while Mr. Glyn distances himself from responsibility.
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Mir
Quayle
Glyn
Watkins
Emma Goldman Letter Sparks Anarchist Plot Claim
A Washington Pest correspondent reports Emma Goldman, the queen of anarchists, lettered Rotenberg at the First District police station in Cincinnati. Rotenberg was jailed on a false pretenses food charge and found with a Goldman letter promising three April 9 addresses in the city. Goldman plans to depart New York March 3 and speak in Pittsburgh Cleveland Chicago and Detroit during March.
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Washington
Rotenberg
Emma Goldman
New York
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Chicago
Detroit
Edison to quit work and play in his sixtyninth year
New York February 10 Thomas A Edison says at fifty nine he will stop work for play and focus on science in his lab He plans to perfect his phonograph while he can hear it and aims to release perfected storage batteries for electric vehicles next summer He notes deafness worsens with age and hopes to improve tone quality of recordings
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New York
Thomas Alva Hidison
Mr. Edison
Wizard of
West Orange
Llewellyn Park
Edison
Cantata at Trinity Church Prompts Crowded Night
At Trinity Church Fifth and C streets southeast the oratorio cantata David King of Israel was performed by a quartet from the church with Miss Laura Black soprano Miss Margaret N Standiford contralto H H Jones tenor and William Bernholt bass. The Thames Park Chorus of forty voices joined under Prof J W Dyre with W K Cohen organist. The solo Ninety and Nine by Miss Black drew great applause and Miss Standiford gave a intelligent scholarly interpretation.
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Trinity Methodist Episcopal
David
King of Israel
Laura Black
Margaret N
Standiford
H. H. Jones
Wiliam
Bernholt
Thames Park
J. W. Dyre
W. K. ‘Cohen
Misa Black
Miss Standiford
Explosion at Oakwise Research Dept Shocks London
A violent blast struck the Oakwise research department in London at 3:30, shattering windows and causing damage but no lives reported. Police and investigators cordon the area as emergency services assess the scene and secure the building.
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Mary
Spector
Aikaiions
London
Cmnical ‘Research ‘Department
Oakwise
San Francisco School Fight Ties to Exclusion Pact
The San Francisco mayor and the board of education drafted a statement for the President on the school question amid pressure from the Japanese Exclusion League. A telegram warned that sovereignty must not be traded for promises, while Mayor Schmitz denied any arrangement and pressed for a clear stance before treaty talks.
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Exclusion League of California
Schraitz
Congress
Schmitz
San Francisco
Exclusion League
Forman
E. Schmitz
Japan
Senate
Bts
California
Schmite
Pack
San Framelico
United States
Achodl
Haiti and Germany in row over bank dealings
Floating between Port-au-Prince and Washington, Haiti and Germany clash over banking transactions linked to Hermant Co. The Haitian government refuses German demands to annul deals and withdraw disputed phrasing, raising fears of grave complications. American protest over Mansour expulsion is ignored as the envoy leaves for New York.
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Eiiser
Dagmed
Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Germany
Hermat& Co
Port au-Prince
Hermann & Co
Legation
Hermann& Co
Monitor
Mansour
Furniss
Firemen Overcome by Smoke at Warren Street Blaze
Four New York firemen were overcome by smoke in a basement fire at a four story building at 69 Warren Street occupied by rubber goodsmaker John W Buckley. Lieut Potter and Firemen Carroll and Griffith of Engine 29 rushed in to pull the unconscious men to the street. They were treated for smoke inhalation at the scene. condition of the injured was not immediately reported.
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New York
Warren Street
John W. Buckley
Lieut. Potter
Carrolseee
Griffith
Carroll
W. Shone
Bhasen Street
W. Gambert
Lexington Avenu
ELOPER LOCKS UP PARENTS IN DES MOINES STORY
A Des Moines report recalls Mina Bessie Algrowey of Prairie Center who married Abe Gurnelle after luring her reluctant parents to a casement during a drove across country. The guardian parents were confined in a cellar while the couple traveled to Mazon City for the wedding.
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Washington Post
Des Moines
Iowa
Mina
Bessie Algrowey
Prairie’ Center
Abe Gurnelle
Mazon City
Casement
Kidnapper mobbed after abducting Ciara Meyer
Ciara Meyer twelve years old of 400 Grand Street Manhattan rode a trolley to Brooklyn. She was seized by a tall man who dragged her into a hallway at 167 South Ninth Street. A mob chased and beat the man after Ciara identified him as David Ment rick forty nine of 165 Stockton Street Williamsabere. The child was sent to the Children's Society and the kidnapper jailed.
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Bhecinl
Washington “Post
New York
Clara * Meyer
Grand Street
Manhattan
Whamspurg -Bridge
Harrison Avenue
Brooklyn
Broadway
Roebling Street
South Ninth Street
Lée Avenue
Ciara
Noe Bey Yaar
David Mentrick
Stockton
Williamabere
Children’s Society
Sultan Yields To Germantown Examiner Sasha
In a terse note the Sultan yields to examination by Sasha at Germantown. The scene centers on a tense moment amid officials and onlookers as scrutiny proceeds and outcomes remain unresolved.
Muley Pockets Fire Regroes Suspects
A fragmented report notes arson or fire incidents with mentions of suspects and regional details. The readable text emphasizes law enforcement activity and ongoing investigations without graphic detail.
Memoirs Reveal Hohenlohe's Efforts to Alter Papal Choice
Primo Levi releases letters from Cardinal Hohenlohe showing attempts to curb Cardinal Rampolla's papal election by Vatican Quirinal diplomacy. Hohenlohe claimed Jesuits aimed to poison Rampolla and discussed with Crispi and Blanc how to prevent Rampolla's ascent while keeping church sovereignty intact.
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Primo Levi
Crispi
Prince Hohenlohe
Cardinal Hohenlohe
Rome
Chspi
Vatican
Quirinal
Italy
Hohenlohe
Leo
Giordano
Brung
Campo del Fiori
Crisp
Blanc
Cardinal Rampallo
Germany
Austria
Wells A Model Jack Tar Social to The Warrington Pos
Norfolk date February 10 reports J Raynor Storrs Wells the prominent New York and Newport millionaire enlisted in the United States Navy several months ago. The item notes Wells and his wife have been involved in social circles and military service.
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Warrington Pos
Norfolk
J. Raynor Storrs Wells
Ng’ Millionaire
New York
Newport
United: ‘States Navy
California wine growers push for ease in rules
A fragmented note references an agreement among American wine growers and a promised reduction of obstacles. It mentions Rheinhart and a Washington catalog in a tender, with California growers seeking streamlined conditions to advance pure wine features.
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California
Pikeville Man Murdered in Huntington Frontier Street Death
W H Gibson of Pikeville Ky was found dead on a steep embankment on B Highth street Huntington at 8 Sunday morning. Police chief Dawson took the case and will probe associates from a poker game the night before. Gibson’s $8 winnings five dollars and a watch were said to be among items seen with him. The coroner’s jury has not yet reached a verdict as relatives arrive from Pikeville.
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Washington Post
Huntington
Pikeville
Gibson
Dawson
Gether
Water Walker Rescue Ends 1600 Mile Water Walk feat
Captain Charles W Oldrieve completed a 1600 mile water walk from Cincinnati to New Orleans in forty days minus forty five minutes to win the world championship and a 5000 dollar bet. He nearly died near Canal Street when his wooden shoes slipped and his wife in a rowboat saved him. Present in the pre walk flotilla were J W Weatherington of Dallas backing Oldrieve and Arthur Jones representing Edward Williams of Boston who laid the wager.
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Washington Post
New Orleans
Charles W. Oldrieve
Cincinnati
Oldrieve
Canal Street
J. W. ,Weatherington
Dallas
Tex
Arthur Jones
Edward Williams
Boston
Lost game ends in officer suicide in Cincinnati
Cincinnati police officer Louis Rouse, known for patrolling the Second district, reportedly killed himself after losing a dominoes game to his wife. Coroners and friends note the death followed a closely contested match after his night shift. Debts and bad luck were mentioned as possible motives.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Poiceman Louis & Rouse
Rouse
Fellowent
Pethit
Mystery death report from New Britain banker William Walker
Telegraph from New York states William F. Walker, 57, president of the Savings Bank of New Britain, is dead though details are missing. His son Arthur sought help after failing to find him in New York, and police have no record of the death. A telegram to New Britain from New York claimed he was killed by a car, signed R. Merriam, though investigators report no confirmation.
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New Britain
Conn
New York
Wiliam F. Walker
Savings Bank of
Arthur
Walker
R. Merriam
Cara
Smallpox Scare Quarantines at William and Mary
Richmond Virginia February 10 Lectures at William and Mary College in Williamsburg suspended for a few days after J H Bowden of Zuni Isle of Wight County entered the second term and contracted smallpox Bowden was sent to the infirmary and the college population quarantined by town health authorities Officials fear spread mainly to Bowden’s roommate Whoremane likely the only other potential case Bowden’s talk taken by students
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Richmond
William and Mary College
Williamsburg
J.H. Bowden
Zuni
Isle
Wight County
Bowden
Mame
Snii i
Taiké
Mexico Cuts Wheat Duties Amid Famine Fears
In Mexico City on February 1 the finance ministry announced a significant reduction in import duties on U.S. wheat due to expected nationwide crop failures. The measure, effective February 15, aims to ease food shortages amid famine fears. The revised tariff and its impact on consumer prices are under review.
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Mexico
México City
United States
Thaw Trial Ties to Evelyn Nesbit Testimony Claims
Philadelphia report on Delmas recounts Evelyn Nesbit Thaw’s courtroom testimony about Stanford White’s assault. Delmas says her unrehearsed account was more powerful than any staged performance and reflects on his client Harry K. Thaw. He notes possible will introduction efforts and questions surrounding Thaw’s state of mind.
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Strain
S. Will
Philadelphia
Delphin
Michael Delmas
Harry K. Thaw
Evelyn Mesbit Thaw
Stanford White
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Mr. Delmas
Harry Thaw
Mr. Deimas
Harriet Thaw
Frankford Asylum
New York
Evelyn
Will
Evelyn Nesbit
F. G. Perkins
Pittsburg
Francis E. Pierca
Jerome
Thaw
White
Gleason
Madison Square Reef Garden
David B. Carvalho
Thana
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Eloper
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Sasha
Ch Hee
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Sten
Rampolia
Blane
Cardinal Hoherslotte
Cardinal Rampello
Wells
Jack
Tar
Seaman
Eerie
Domino
Evelyn Thaw
Delmas
Ana
Philadelpia
St. John's Church
Toolere
Northwestern
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