Mrs Gould in Court Over Furs Bought as Husband's Agent
Katherine Gould sues for $2986 in fur purchases from Lichtenstein Company claiming she bought as her husband Howard Gould's agent during their estrangement. Witnesses describe life at Castle Gould and letters stating she was personally liable, while Gould claims abandonment and non-responsibility. Trial ends with time exhausted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yiote Jan
Katherine Clemrmone Foul
Howard Gould
Malcott
Butler
Ji Fotenstein Malline Company
Justice Truax
Supreme Court
Missio
Mirabeau L
Towne
Brooklyn
Peetor
Goule Ruther
Gieach
Lichtenstein
Towns
Willam Dreier
Lichtenstein Com
Larocque
Mr. Lichtenstein
de Lancey Nicoll
Goulds
Gould
Nebie
Lichtenstein Company
Nicoll
St. Regis
Obituary notices and funeral announcements from January period
A batch of scattered obituary items lists deaths and funeral plans for Mary Louise Bennet Mary Louise Block William Hale Phin Parry Hee Kad Dung Ace etc. Services scheduled at multiple churches and homes including 10th Street NW Arlington DC and related addresses with dates January 6 7 8 1908 and burial arrangements with private interments noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nur
Tenth Street
Robert Wo Bender Petar
Pooley
Inter- Hone
Tocadev
Os Beni Ailess
Mary Louise
Bo Bennett
Tanistay
Bprovitense
Tal
Coum Anihor
William Hale
New York
Detroit
Lew Vorgommand
Parry Hee Pekosha
Teots Foye B
Watley Soul
Nineteenth Street
Tororo
Lees Chapel
Pustsk
Danu- Vyas
Mra Piresd
Plowden
Mary Peuabipelda
Norris
Ann Maedantel
St Pauls Catholic Church
Pharsiy Jamas
Bnt
Irrell Counccl
Reights
Columbus
Eloly Comforter
Fim
Capital Streets
Frifas Mounth
War Life
Rey Jfosepiel Maguire
Carroll Couna Guorgh
T. Kolb
G. K. Wo
Pleishele
Les Oath
Hee
Art Street
Mary Rivis
B&b
Joseph Co
Ron
Ler
Algusta
Funeral Directors Listing of Washington DC Firms
A condensed directory of funeral homes and embalmers in Washington DC listing operators, addresses, and telephone contacts. Includes WM H Sardo Co Thos R Nalley Son John R Wright Co Harvey Sons Speare and others with chapel and livery services and moderate price notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WM. H. Sardo & CO
Rte Vere
Molera Hapa
Lincoln
S. Sergeon
Cain
Mtr
R. Nalley
Diretor
Ewhalmer
Hostrest
East J
Geo
Modlers Chapel
John R. Wright CO
Chapal
Tenta
R. F. Harvey
W. R. Speare
F Street
N. W
A. Speare
Death of broker Whitney linked to neurasthenia and Vanderbilt ties
Charles Wadsworth Whitney aged 38, heir of the Whitney brokerage line, was found dead by his left temple with a revolver at 258 West Seventy-second Street. Coroner ruled death by own action amid family statements of illness after his mother’s death. no note or love affair suspected. Whitney, Princeton graduate, led LLN Whitney & Son, long tied to Vanderbilt interests through Kissam Whitney & Sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
Jin
Charles Wadsworth Whitney
Henry Norris Whitney
West Seventy-second Street
Acerttelli
LL N. Whitney & Son
Broad Street
Maddison Avenue
Charles W. Whitney
Florodora Sextet
Princeton
Racquette and Tennis Club
Sons of the Revolution
Society of Colonial Wars
Henry N. Whitney & Songs
Drewe& H Robinson
Vanderbilt
Chase & Atkins
Henry N. Whitney
Kissam, Whitney
Kissam
William H. Vanderbilt
Henry N. Whitney & Sons
Loaned by Roosevelt Heirs Big Tim Sullivan Secures Large Mortgage
New York on January 8 reports that “Big Tim” Sullivan received a loan of 3.7 million from Roosevelt estate heirs with John Emien Roosevelt as trustee. The thirteen year loan bears 12 12 percent interest secured by a mortgage on Sullivan’s Harlem theater at 116th and 116th Streets near Third Avenue. It was the day’s largest single mortgage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tim
Sullivan
Roosevelt
John Emien Roosevelt
Harlem Theater
Third Avenas
LICENSED TO MARRY INDIFFERENT NAMES AND PLACES
A list of intended marriages including Joseph Bastion and Edna oceckles, both ages mid twenties from Pittsfield and Culpeper. George L Long and Lcelles from Penola. Rev. H L Wright with W Morrison and Ne lie Merrieen. Rev John M GH Willian A MacCleland with Margaret Mesers. multiple other couples across Baltimore, Greenville, Nashville, Richmond and Alexandria regions. The notice records names ages and locales for forthcoming marriages in a crowded register style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Bastion
Pittsfield
Mass
Edna Oceckles
Hex
Thomas H McCuigan Chiford O
Wayland
Bristan
Culpeper
Deis
George L Long
Wid Sia
Lcelles
Ruin of
Penola
H. L. Wright Truss W. Morrisons
Ne’lie E Merrieen
John M GH Willian A MacCleland
Margaret
Mesers
Baltimors
New Tuchaul PO
T. Po’ Roursa
Robert L McLana
Richmond
Lela M Drew
Doston
Bundy
J. P. James
Titus
Hattley Fadeley
Leesburg
Hav. F. Af
Ristol
Raymond
Thomas B. McGuigan
Anthony A. Leib
Mary A. Cord
James D Marr
Statthews H Taylor
Tranton
Tenn
Katherine B. Taylor
Nashville
Wham F Locke
Harry Kellam
Margaret S Moncure
Frederickaburg
J.B Irvine
Willem
J. Hutchiron
Estelle Lewray
A. Connolly
Gabriel Edmonston
Roberta Thom
Alexandria County
W. Ballenger
Wiliam
McCord
Annie B. Lucas
Hey W. P. Gibbons
John W. Miller
Lucy FE. Gray
James €. van Loo
Wesley J. Parnell
Lottie V. Wallaee
T. J. Brown
Ernest M Brooks
Mary Cartwright
C. H. Young
Health Office Record of Deaths January 7
Report lists names and ages of deceased individuals from multiple addresses including Michael Muilan 76, Jennie Israel 83, Mary Cannon 45, Mary A. Carter 9, George H. Salabury 72, Jude J. Kohner 5, Ellen C. Lynch 62, Katherine Shreve 58, Emma Barr 86, Charles M. Harvey 48, Emma Barr 86, Joseph McMahon 1 hour, among others as of noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Muilan
7Th St. Ne
Dimis A. Chamberlin
13Th St. Nw
Jennie Israel
Ist St. Sw
Mary Cannon
Kst
Wm. H. Driggs
Naval Med. School
Hos
Mary A. Carter
New Hamp
George H. Salabury
Jude J. Kohner
New York Ave
Ellen C. Lynch
Mass
Katherine Shreve
Wm. C. Morrison
Brightwood Ava
Jans C Lafferty
Charles M. Harvey
Fifth St. Ne
Geo. Utterback
Morton St
Emma Barr
T St. Nw
Joseph McMahon
Five drowned in wreck off Cape Hatteras
A broken telegraph message from Cape Hatteras reports an unknown schooner bound from Long Point Maine to Charleston with seven crew, five drowned and two saved after striking Diamond Shoals in a 75 mph gale. The captain perished. survivors were a US cook and a German sailor, unable to name the vessel. A second note says the Merchants and Miners steamer Lexington ran aground off James Point Maryland during the same storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Charleston
Norfolk
United States
Cape Hatteras
North Carolina
Diamond Shoals
Achooner
Long Point
D. C
Hatteras
Carolina
Cook
Ufe-savers
Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore
Merchants and Miners
Lexington
James Point
Savannah
Battle Over Lost Cotton Bales In New York Bay
A schooner foundered in Upper Bay sending 150 bales of cotton worth over $500 each into the water. Police chased beachcombers from South Brooklyn and Bay Ridge away from reclaiming the salvage with revolvers drawn to deter Italians and Polaks. By noon most cotton was recovered, but about twenty-four bales remained with beachgoers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
Jan
Annie Greenville
Upper Bay
Brooklyn
Bay Ridge
Savannah Line
City of
Savannah
Georgia
Pier A
Manhattan
Icy River
Hudson
Grassy Point
Haverstraw
Tuxedo Park
Ireland appoints commission on Dublin Castle regalia theft
Dublin reports the Irish government formed a commission to investigate the July theft of state regalia from Dublin Castle valued at 250000 dollars. The locked safe was forced, and the jewels used in the Order of St Patrick ceremony are missing. King Edward reportedly urged a clear result with accountability. The panel includes an Irish judge, a magistrate, and a senior London official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Dublin Castle
Edward
London
Counsel for Yarmouths Picked for Annulment Suit
London in January reports Rufus Daniel Trance and William T. Barnard retained as counsel by the Countess of Yarmouth once Miss Alice Thaw of Pittsburgh. Earls counsel include R Newton Crane and likely Sir Edward Carson in the marriage annulment case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rufus Daniel Trance
William T. Barnard
Yarmouth
Alice Thaw
Pittsburg
R. Newton Crane
Edward H. Carson
Japanese Steamer Kasato Maru Arrives with Beri-Beri Aboard
The Japanese steamer Kasato Maru reached Arica Chile on January with beri-beri aboard and was placed in quarantine. Passengers on board are unlikely to be allowed to land and may have to return on the vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yalparaigo
Chile
Arica
Belgian Premier Possible as Schollaert Likely Interior Minister
Brussels reports M. Schollaert, head of the Chamber of Deputies, has been named minister of the Interior to fill the late M. de Troos's post and may be appointed premier. Special dispatch from Elkins notes Mrs. George Crando attempted suicide by poison rather than move back to New York, but survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
M. Schollaert
Chamber of Deputies
Interior
M. de Troos
New York
Washington Post
Elkins
W. Va
George Crando
Labor body fights Taft for presidency in New Hampshire
Concord January 8 opposition to Secretary William H Taft as a Presidential candidate was voiced by the executive committee of the New Hampshire branch of the American Federation of Labor The statement declares unalterable opposition to Taft calling him the arch enemy of organized labor and the instrument of capitalistic power and pledges determined resistance to his candidacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N. H
Wiliam H. Taft
American Federation of Labor
New Hampshire
William H. Taft
Organized Labor
More Oklohomas For Taft Indorse Taft At State Meeting
Guthrie Okla Jan The Republican State committee indorsed Secretary of War William H Taft for President. Legislators had already done so. A large demonstration followed the naming. A delegate convention of 640 delegates was called to meet in Oklahoma City on March 11 to choose delegates to the national Chicago convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Committee
Guthrie
Okla
Jan
Republican State Committee
William H. Taft
Oklahoma City
Chicago
Novel plan to boom Taft in moving pictures at popular prices
A new campaign idea proposes Secretary Taft in characteristic poses shown in theaters at 5 and 10 cents. A moving picture expert, with Rep Bennet of New York, claims 20 000 theaters reach 500 viewers daily and Roosevelt reportedly approves the publicity stunt to rival Taft post cards. Taft avoided a direct answer but did not dismiss the notion, saying he tries to satisfy those who wish to photograph him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Bennet
New York
Farmers Union Urges Government Money Issuance in Memphis
The Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America denounces the money panic as a conspiracy by money power and speculators. It calls Congress to issue all money under government control and allow land collateral borrowing at not more than 5 percent annually. It also demands immediate issuance of at least 3.5 billion legal tender Treasury notes and direct lending of this and any surplus to help farmers market cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis, Tenn
Jan
Farmers’ Educational and Co-operative Union of America
Congress
Treasury
United States Treasury
Arrested in Pond Murder in Boston Man Aids Search
Frederick W. Elliott a 22 year old Boston and Albany brakeman from Auburndale Mass was arrested as a fugitive after aiding detectives in the search for Mrs Georgie Dickinson who allegedly received a bracelet from Theodore Whitmore in the Christmas murder case. Elliott says he met Whitmore the day after Christmas at his Brooklyn room and helped in Boston investigations while awaiting extradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Frederick W. Elliott
Boston and Albany
Auburndale
Mass
Lena Whitmore
Lampblack
Harrison
N. J
George T. Vickers
Hudson County
Wn.j
Inott
New Jersey
Ellott
Mr. Vickers
Whitmores
Brooklyn
Whitmore
Interborough Railway
Newark
Inspector Patterson
Georgie Dickinson
Theodore Whitmore
Elliot
Charlock
Attorney Vickers
Elliott
Eliott
New York
Bessie
Lena
Chinatown
New East River Tunnel Opens and Moves 30,000 An Hour
The first passenger train passed through the new East River tunnel linking Manhattan and Brooklyn just before 1 am. From Bowling Green it reached Borough Hall in six minutes, starting regular Interborough service amid cheers. The two-tube tunnel features concrete lined piles, a passenger capacity of 30,000 per hour, and safety devices including an electric control diagram, telephone system, and passenger alarm boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
New
East River
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Bowling Green
Borough Hall
Interborough
Operaton
Bronx
Brooklyn Bridge
Fulton Street
Interborough Company
John B. McDonald
Manhattan Subway
Rapid Transit Subway Construction Company
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
The
Battery
Brooklyn Borough Hall
Flatbush Avenue
Decrease in Ellis Island immigration cuts work force
New York reports a sharp drop in immigration with Ellis Island reducing activity to one tenth of capacity. Of 12 ships last week only 4,500 steerage passengers arrived, including Oceanic 43, Bluecher 999, Algeria 168, Caronia over 1,400. 50 island workers face layoffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ellis Island
Bluecher
Lins
Algeria
Mediterranean
Caronia
Europe
Billis Island
Judge Wilfley Coming Here from Shanghai
Judge Lebbeus R. Wilfley former St. Louis jurist and current presiding justice of the U S court at Shanghai arrived from the Orient. He will go to Washington after a brief visit to his brother and declined to comment on maladministration charges filed against him in Washington. The charges were raised by Catholics in Shanghai and surrounding provinces in a petition to President Roosevelt seeking his removal over alleged hostility to the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
St. Louis
Jan
Lebbeus R. Wilfley
United States Court
China
Orient
Washington
Trust Estate for Your Son or Daughter
If you wish to accumulate a fund for your child’s future education or a special purpose, consider the advantages of a cumulative trust estate. Particulars upon application.
American Security and Trust Company Notice
Northwest corner of Fifteenth and Pennsylvania Avenue shown as headquarters with Charles J. Bell listed as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Security and Trust Company
Fifteenth and
Pennsylvania Avenue
Charles J. Bell
Rent Strikers Paid to Quit in New York
Evictions under dispossess warrants began today as marshals assisted in removing goods. Landlords through the Taxpayers Protective Association showed leniency, offering tenants time to settle. Some landlords paid strikers $6 to $7 to move quietly, avoiding conflict and saving money. A committee will evaluate distressed tenants and grant a month to vacate if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
Taxpayers’ Protective Association
Copper harder than steel in ancient metal work found
Examination of a small copper ax recovered from Presque Isle on Lake Superior shows it is harder than tempered steel. Metallurgists note the aboriginal ax likely tempered copper, suggesting a race antedating the American Indian mastered tempering metal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquette, Mich
Jan
Lake Superior
Presque Isle
Rector Facing Jail Term Over Sunday Law Criticism
Canon William Shaefe Chase, rector of Christ Episcopal Church New York, faces possible jail and a fine after being found guilty of criminal contempt for criticizing Justice Marean’s Sunday closing law ruling in a newspaper interview. The contempt hearing is set for Friday as Marean defends the court’s dignity amid Chase’s claim the judge overstepped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
Jan
William Shaefe Chase
Christ Episcopal Church
Bedford Avenue
Hela
Sense Supreme Court
Marean
Canon Chase
Mareau
Autoist Shoots Famous Dog Victor of Great Notch
In Great Notch New Jersey neighbors report Victor Liebig's dog was shot by a young automobilist as the car approached. The dog, though wounded in the head, has a chance to recover. Victor is described as highly intelligent, aiding with chores, opening gates, delivering messages, and assisting in feeding livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jan
Great Notch
N. J
Victor
Daniel F. Liebig
Liebigs
300 Lives Lost In Canton Restaurant Fire
Mail advices from South China report a terrible Canton restaurant fire during a wedding feast. A Chinese man showed a moving picture machine, sparking a blaze as hundreds crowded inside. The building collapsed in panic, killing 200 in Canton and leaving many more injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
British Columbia
South China
Canton
California
Boies Out Of Danger After Pneumonia Recovery
Former Iowa governor Horace Boies, hospitalized with pneumonia in El Paso, Texas, shows signs of improvement and sat up briefly, raising hope against relapse. A separate New York note reports Mrs. Russell Sage lending $225,000 at 5 1 2 percent for three years on Sixth Avenue properties and $250,000 at 5 4 percent for a Twentieth Street plot owned by Philip Braender. In Home, a man eighty six years old, Huineas Wheeler, died by suicide after grip illness. Wheeler once served as quartermaster of the Western Union army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
el Paso
Tex
Jan
Horace Boies
New York
Russell Sage
van Schaick Realty Company
Sixth Avenue
Twentieth Street
Fifth Avenue
Philip Braender
Home
Huineas Wheeler
Wheeler
Divorce Too Costly They Stay Married
Odd Tales from Jersey City and Sioux City recount a Newark couple seeking a divorce for under ten dollars, a justice of the peace declining, and a sharp note on the high cost of divorce. Also: a Sioux City bachelor’s 25-year hotel residency, a dog and parrot destroying a mayor’s message, a Boston streetcar corpse hunt, and other urban oddities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
N. J
Adam Kratzman
Amy Kratzman
Bloomfield Street
Newark
Justice Robert Miller
Justice Miller
Chancery Court
Warning on kidney trouble and home remedy advice
More people suffer kidney problems yearly, with Bright's disease and dropsy possible outcomes. Seek medical care from a first class doctor, avoid patent medicines, and consider a home remedy with Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Compound Syrup Sarseparilia. The text claims the mix supports kidney function and blood purification, and urges prompt action for backache and urinary symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
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Seo Ebirke
Northwest
Blackistone's
14Th & H Sts
Geo. C. Shaffer
Florist
14Th
Broker Whitney
House Long
Vanderbilts
Big Tim
Health Office Record
Kalon
To-Kalon Wine Co
14Th St. N. W
Yarmouths
Schollaert
New Hampshire A. F. of
Pond
Tole
Judge Wilfley
Boies
Sage
Yale
Yale Laundry
New York Avenue
Sioux City
William H Glasgow
Glasgow
Omaha
Missouri River
Mr. Lessenich
South Norwalk
Conn
Francis I. Burnell
Pille
Mathusala
Burnell
Phalan
Greater Boston
C Harris
Atlanta City
Elwood
Camden
Denver
Colo
Frank James
Mexico City
Frank
Newepa
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