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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1906
Page
36
Report claims Yerkes latest will followed earlier drafts denied by attorneys. Public notice describes trust company actions and mentions a failed suppression claim and a large donation during illness. Details reference Virginia connections and a long, disputed sequence of codicils and alleged bequests.
The New York Word story centers on Ethel Yerkes, a long estranged figure linked to Charles T Yerkes through marriage and money. It details inheritance, appearances in Beith vaudeville, and a tense family reconciliation sparked by late magnate James T Yerkes, with references to Miss Emma Weaver and Haywood family ties.
Washington Post story notes Emilie Grigsby, daughter of a Kentucky family, is described by Blackie Edwards as an uptight and beautiful but reportedly scandal-tainted figure connected to Yerkes. The piece recounts her mother’s fall, education attempts, and Emilie’s life in Cincinnati and New York, including alleged support from Yerkes.
In dense fog a collision on the Hudson River ferry route crippled the Passaic of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western line. Deckhand Nicholas Carlo was fatally injured and passenger Thomas Piper was slightly hurt as the Binghamton backed away leaving the Passaic sinking risk. Tugboats towed the damaged vessel ashore after lifeboats were deployed and rescues conducted aboard scows and rescues crews.
In New York Jan 4 Judge Coxe affirmed a verdict of $5,290,333 against Manard Harper former vice president of the Fidelity National Bank Cincinnati for causing the bank's failure. Harper, already sentenced to six years, was found liable for about $2,500 and additional interest totaling over $6 million after eighteen years of litigation. Warrer remains vice president and a manager at Union Iron and Steel Co with offices here.
Milwaukee January 4 Judge Joseph W Quarles of the United States District Court in the Eastern district of Wisconsin said he will not grant any restraining orders that act as temporary injunctions without hearing both sides. He stated he would require both sides to be heard and all facts available before such orders are issued. The remark came during informal talks with lawyers in his courtroom.
Special to the Washington Post Leaington Ky Jan 4 Miss Elizabeth Desmukes daughter of Mrs Clara W Desemukes formerly of Danville Ky now on Foreman avenue in this city has learned she is heir to 100000 left by her wealthy bachelor uncle John W Dezinakes who died recently in Baltimore Attorney Elkin of Baltimore says no will exists but papers among the effects show the property should go to his niece in this city named for his sister Mrs Elizabeth Davis The mother of the young woman said the family had lost track of the brother of her husband until his death a few weeks ago.
Savannah Ga January 4 Messrs Greene and Gaynor slated for U S court trial this month seek ver manson to attend jury selection. They filed a written request with Judge Emory Speer to be present when names of prospective jurors are drawn. Names were taken from the Savannah grand jury list, but Judge Speer has not ruled on the request.
An unknown Black man narrowly escaped a lynching in Memphis Tennessee near Barton avenue after attacking Savannah Cooke, a deaf mute white girl, with a club. The mob seized the assailant but police arrived, saving him from the crowd.
The Imitation Jewelry Company of New York City was barred from mail fraud after marketing cheap jewelry as genuine. Frank Gray used circulars and newspaper ads to target thousands, selling pieces for high prices by misrepresentation. Postal inspectors noted the goods were simply cheap trinkets, not comparable to real jewelry, making resale at stated values impossible.
In Columbus on January 4 unofficial reports say the central traffic association failed to enforce a total abolition of passes. Railroad leaders from Pennsylvania lines examined the issue but results were limited. Subcommittees will hear cases in the central traffic district and some lines seek mileage books for newspapers as an alternative to cash advertising.
Frederick A Peckham of Chicago, among the trio indicted in the cotton scandal at the Department of Agriculture, appeals to the U S Circuit Court of Appeals in New York from a judge s order dismissing his habeas corpus writ. The appeal notes Peckham s release bond remains 412 700.
Scranton Pennsylvania January 4 John A Rowan was brought in last night to detectives at Tobyhanniv and died today in a pathire. He was a strange figure in the section and officers believe he was likely visiting the Pocono region while some robbery he had been part of was forgotten. Brown had loaded revolvers on his person and a half dozen others were found in the house where he was arrested.
Chicago January 4 Mayor Dunne announced orders to arrest scalpers of theater and amusement tickets operating on sidewalks and streets. He said ticket sales in hotels would not be stopped now but aims to pass a city ordinance imposing a $500 license fee for every ticket dealer.
Jack Goff, Roosevelt's guide during a Colorado hunting trip, was badly but not seriously injured in Yellowstone Park. He arrived at a Helena health resort on January 1 to recuperate after a lively encounter with two mountain lions.
A New Jersey man with famed whiskers undergoes a drastic barbering, loses identity before his wife, and endures a curious chase with his dog. Other brief items note Dewey the fox terrier saving a Bloomfield home from fire, a Long Island Rail steel car crash mocked for its invulnerability, and reminiscences of opera stars Gerster and Scheff in New York venues.
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