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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1906
Page
28
Report claims that Yerkes latest will followed earlier wills and was not suppressed. Attorneys deny statements about a quarter of a million dollar gift during illness and dispute a public disclosure. The article recounts family notices, Wilson Yerkes affairs, and contested will proceedings with multiple named individuals and locations in the narrative.
The article recounts Ethel Yerkes, a young performer once aided by Charles T Yerkes, her uncle and benefactor. It details a fraught, publicized link between attraction, inheritance, and reconciliation, with Mrs Yerkes and others involved in shifting fortunes and relationships across New York and Philadelphia.
A Washington Post dispatch recounts Crigsby family ties to Charles T Yerkes. Blackie Edwards notes Emilie Grigsby as a beautiful, uptight daughter with a troubled upbringing, aided by wealth from Yerkes, while her brother Braxton builds a career in New York.
A ferry collision in dense fog left deckhand Nicholas Carlo fatally injured and passenger Thomas F Piper slightly hurt aboard the Passaic of the Erie line. The Binghamton backed away, lifeboats deployed, and tugs towed the stricken vessel to shore as fog halted half the river traffic and caused widespread delays for New Jersey, Long Island, and Staten Island commuters.
A federal appeals court upheld a $5.29 million verdict against Harper, former vice president of the Fidelity National Bank in Cincinnati, for causing the bank's collapse. The judgment, dating back eighteen years, includes interest and totals over $6 million. Lawyer Warren, current VP and manager at Union Iron and Steel Co., offices in the area.
Milwaukee January 4 Judge Joseph W Quarles of the U S District Court said he will not grant restraining orders that function as temporary injunctions without hearing both sides. He stated he will withhold such orders until both sides are heard and all facts are available, noting the practice is wrong. The remark emerged in informal discussion with attorneys rather than as a formal opinion.
Special to the Washington Post Leaington Ky Jan 4 Miss Elizabeth Desmukes daughter of Mrs Clara W Desemukes formerly of Danville Ky now in this city has learned she is heir to 100000 left by wealthy bachelor uncle John W Dezinakes who died in Baltimore Papers among his effects indicate the property should go to his niece in this city named for his sister Mrs Elizabeth Davis The aunt stated the family here had lost track of her husband’s brother until his death a few weeks ago.
In Savannah on January 4, Messrs Greene and Gaynor seek to compel Judge Emory Speer to admit verminson during jury selection for their conspiracy trial in the United States court this month. Names of prospective jurors were drawn from the Savannah grand jury list and Judge Speer has not ruled on the request.
In Memphis on January 4 a mob restrained a Black man who attacked Miss Savannah Cooke, a deaf mute white girl, on Barton Avenue. The assailant struck again today but was captured by citizens before police arrived to intervene and save him from the crowd.
The Imtation Jewelry Company of New York and Frank Gray were banned from mail use after advertising and mailing circulars offering cheap imitation jewelry that closely resembled real pieces. The fraud plan targeted thousands, with sales pitched at 1 and 2 dollars per piece, misrepresenting finish and authenticity to lure buyers and requiring full remittance before shipment.
Columbus Ohio January 4 unofficial reports indicate the central traffic association’s plan to abolish passes is effectively broken. Chicago hearings yielded little progress as trunk lines and smaller roads clashed over optional passes for newspapers. Key attendees included F B Sheldon of Hocking Valley and D P McCabe of the Pennsylvania as editors receive mileage books instead of cash for ads.
Frederick A Peckham of Chicago, named in the catton scandal in the Department of Agriculture, appealed to the U S circuit court of appeals in New York from an order dismissing his writ of habeas corpus. He faced surrender to the marshal of the District of Columbia for trial under a 412,700 bond.
John A Rowan, shown to detectives in Tobyhanniv after a confrontation, died today from a bullet wound. He was linked to a burglary in the Pocono region and had numerous revolvers on him. Officers found several more revolvers in the house where he was arrested.
Chicago January 4 Mayor Dunne announced orders to arrest ticket speculators operating on sidewalks and streets. He said hotel box offices would stop selling inflated tickets but would back a city ordinance to require a 500 dollar license fee for every theater ticket dealer.
Jack Goff Roosevelt's Colorado hunting guide arrives at a health resort to recuperate after a lively incident with two mountain lions in Yellowstone Park. He suffered painful but not serious injuries and is listed in stable condition. The January 1 event involved a close brush with the predators during the hunting trip.
A humorous tale from Little Old New York recounts Senator Croker’s dramatic barbering on New Year’s Day. His famed whiskers were removed by a brutal barber, prompting unfamilial reactions, a dog chase, and embarrassed return home as neighbors failed to recognize him. Debilitating but comic misadventure follows as his identity hid behind a shaved face.
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