Death Declared Suicide in Mystery Case at Hiller Home
Coroner Eli Mix reports Charles Edwards of New York died from both gunshot and poison in a perplexing inquest at the Abigail Hiller residence. A revolver and laudanum bottle were found near the rear door, supporting a suicide theory though investigators note unresolved questions about motive and ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Maxcy Hiller
New Haven
Eli Mix
Charles 4 Edwards
New York City
Abigail Hiller
Williams
Wr Edwards
Bartlett
Wisadda
Edwards
Hiller House
Win
Mian
Waxey Hiller
Vr Edwards
Yening
Wia
Hiller
Colt's Firearms Company
John Moore & Sons
New York
Moore & Sons
California
New Orleans
Pac
J Poston
Pa Ave
15Th St
Mix
Nnaing
New
Haven
Dwight
Yale University
Charles A Hiller
Tiller
Maxcy Hiller
Heller
Hillers
Charles Hiller
Bribery Attempt Targeted Central Falls Mayor
Central Falls Mayor Thomas H McNally disclosed that two men with gambling links and two politicians offered him 500 dollars a month to permit a gambling house. He refused the proposal.
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Central Falls
Jan
Thomas H McNally
Rogers Defiant Before Missouri Oil Trust Inquiry
Missouri Attorney General Hadley pressed questions in quo warranto proceedings to oust Rogers vice president of Standard Oil NJ. Rogers refused or evaded on stock ownership and 26 Broadway offices, claiming Indiana company conduct in Indiana. Testimony covered Waters-Pierce, Republic Oil, and early trust members. Continued on ninth page.
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New York
Jane
Henry H Rogers
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Indiana
Herbert Hadley
Missouri
Hadley
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Broadway
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Indiana Company
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Republican Company of
Rogers
James A Moffett
Muissotui
Fradley
Missouri Supreme Court
Hitn
Thomas W Lawson
Boston
Lawson
Ida M Butts
George M Rice
Marietta
Ohio
Butts
Standard Oil
Rust
Standard Oil Company
Standard Oil Trust
Alexander McDonald & Co
Cincinnati
Standard Oi! Trust
Consolidated Tank Line Company
Standard Qi
Chess-Carley Company
Louisville
Hardcastle
Standard of Company
Albany
L P Cutler
Cleveland
Republic Oil Company
Clevelanu
Gloversville
Walter Jennings
Cutler
Mr Jennings
Jennings
L Nichola
Walter Jennings Wichels
Standard Oi Company
Kansas
C LL. Nichols
New Street
Forgeries Tangle Over Norfolk and Western Stock Case
Philadelphia rumors swirl about forged Norfolk and Western stock certificates worth nearly two million dollars and a suspected death linked to trader Benjamin J Gaskill. Pinkertons probe, grave skip, and a Boston burial haunt the case as arrests in Providence and San Francisco surface along with varied accusations.
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Norfolk and Western
Washington Post
Philadelphia
Benjamin J Gaskill
Pinkertons
Gaskill
New York
Laurel Hill
Boston
E H Alden
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Ryce, Gilman, and Corbett
Providence
Gilman
Rice
San
Norfolk and Western Ihway
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Stock Exchange
Jin Funane
Wall Street
Russian Rebels Routed at Rostoff-on-Don in House-to-House Fight
Jan 8 report from Rostoff-on-Don says commander Makeift telegraphed of a sharp action where insurgents fortified Zatermernitz village were driven from their positions by artillery cavalry and infantry. Rebels fled, leaving weapons. curfew relaxed, Moscow unrest grows, protests and attacks continue, with arrests and lynchings amid strikes and Black Sea port disruption. Auction notice for furniture appears at end.
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Rostoff-on-Don
St Petersburg
Col Makeift
Zatermernitz
Moscow
Jane
Moscow Dragoons
Sebastopol
Black Sea
Alexandrovsk
Death Mania Ended Struggle of Dr Robert Steger in New York
Dr Robert W Steger, a Vanderbilt and Columbia trained physician from Nashville, attempted suicide at the Auburn Hotel in New York by morphine and chloroform after a long crisis and homicidal mania. He left a body donation note for the College of Physicians and Surgeons and a second letter referencing Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde as he died.
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New York
R W Steger
Vanderbilt
Columbia
Nashville
Tenn
Auburn Hotel
Broadway
Thirty-ninth Street
Bellevue Hospital
Steger
The
College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University
Robert W Steger
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Sith
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Dtor
Huntaville
Ala
Vanderbilt University
Hot Springs
Ark
Chicago
Ysician
Grand Pacific Hotel
Alliance Against America in St Pierre Fisheries Talk
St John s Newfoundland January 8 The French administration in St Pierre Miquelon has pledged to bar American fishing vessels from basing operations there and to stop liquor and goods smuggling to Newfoundland In exchange Newfoundland would grant concessions on fisheries and commerce The Miquelon government also agreed to stop Americans from obtaining bait fishermen or other requisites via Miquelon This move is seen as aiding the colonial government in its conflict with American fishing interests.
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St Jonns
St Pierre
Miquelon
Newfoundland
Coloniil
Press Corps Faces White House Censorship Push
Washington correspondents debate executive limits on press access after a President order restricting officials from briefing specials. The controversy centers on the Morris incident and White House sensitivity to newspaper articles, with talk of a meeting to discuss escape from tightening controls. Wheatley Pottery for Special Lamps. J. H. Corning, 520-52 13th St. NW.
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Washington Evening Star
Corps of Washington
Press Association
Ast
White House
Loeb
Morris
Capitol
Corps of Correspondents
Corps of
House
Senate Committee On Rules
Wheatley Pottery
J. H. Corning
13Th St
Senate to Probe Canal Data and Finances
The Senate plans a thorough investigation into Panamanian Canal affairs led by Taft's report. It details alleged improper payments exceeding 10,000 dollars to Jacob J. Markel and questions the use of canal funds for a commissary contract. Roosevelt endorses current salaries while urging scrutiny.
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Taft
Markel
Roosevelt
Senate
Congress
Gaamin
Idjo
Lafts
Jacob J. Markel
Vic Walkel
Webrasska
Wolice
Met Engines
Millard
Nebraska
Minnute Aid
Willard
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Saya
Williams Wediecal Baningee Bartlett
Manev Hiller
Land
Alfin Maxby Hiller
Muddiman’s
Banking Dept. of Union Trust Co
Missouri Court
Magnate
Flashlight Photographer Forces Commission
Benjamin J. Gaskill
Kanon
Aubrey L Rice
Worfolk and Wetern
Puritan Trust Company
Trust Company
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Warren O. Gilman
Corpett
Capital Society Fussel
N-Y. Ave
B L Green
William Duke & Co
Thomas A Harris
Harris
Henry Sproul & Co
New York Stock Exchange
Death Mania
Jekyll and Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde
Alliance Against America
French Island of Miquelon
Mrs Morris
Mullard
WB Willarty
Connero
Jacopo E Marke
Panama
Durovoe
John Markel
Isthmian Crinal Commission
Beers Ayiga
Moniara
Eizie
Ter Yeas
Fimanet
Omaha
Rome
Shonts
Commission
Interoceanic Canals Committee
Isthmus
Newspapre Shihive
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