Hartje divorce case fuels sensational detective plot
Private detectives uncover alleged conspiracy behind the Hartje divorce case. A young woman faces forgery and threat charges tied to letters claimed to be written by Mary Leo Hart. The case centers on a trunk burglary, a Bowmont Hotel scheme, and new handwriting experts amid court rebukes of counsel.
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Washington Post
Fittsburg
Mary Slocum
Harte
Aatter’s Daily Companion
Augustus Harija
Mary Leo Hart
Com Madine
Pumad Aa
Millonaire
Hartie
Bowmont
Allegheny
Tom Madine
Chey
Jean Anderson, Coashman
Ftarte
Hartle
Hartt
Inenurt
Lletters
Madineta
Lawyer Kills Politician in Texas Shooting
Karnes City, Texas July 16 11 May field a prominent politician was shot and killed this morning by J C Goode an attorney and banker. The shooting stemmed from a previous disagreement.
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Karnes City
Tex
Mayfield
J. C. Goode
Three Die In Train Wreck Near Marshallville
In Macon Georgia July 16 officials of Central of Georgia Railroad suspect foul play in a derailment near Marshallville that killed three aboard a freight engine named Charles Green of Macon engineer Sam Nedd Powersville Ga and Jim Redding Macon Ga fireman and brakeman. The engine with two cars derailed suddenly and toppled to the track side as investigators led by Supt H D Pollard rush to the scene to determine causes. The wreck was a special peach train.
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Macon
Central of Georgia Railroad
Marshallville
Charles Green
Sam Nedd
Powersville
Jim Redding
H. D. Pollard
Mrs Kinnan Murder Case Tangles In Court Clash
In a Bronx inquest into Mrs. Alice Kinnan’s death, witness Robert Flaherty testified that attorney Burton Gibson defrauded Mrs. Stenton of estate shares and tax benefits and threatened to seize the property. Gibson clashed with Coroner McDonald and Mrs. Stenton’s lawyer, with a contentious scene as proceedings adjourned.
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Gibson
Stenton
Washington Post
New York
Robert J. Flaherty
McDonald
Alice Kinnan
Louise M. Stenton
Bronx
Flaherty
Burton W. Gibson
Winter
Stanton
Wintner
Robert Flaherty
Thaw Insane Mother Hears Son In Tombs Visit
Mrs. William Thaw takes charge of Harry Thaw defense after a Tombs interview. She plans to retain Black Olcott firm, seeks lunacy committee, and follows rules while meeting her son through bars. Mother’s dignified visit contrasts with courtroom tensions and ongoing legal maneuvers.
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Olcott
New York
Harry Ke ‘Thaw
William ‘Thaw
Black, Olcott,Gruber & Bonynge
Young Thaw
Harry Thaw
Thaw
George Lauder Carnegie
Lorraine
Lewis L. Delafield
Delafield
Ifford W. Hartidge
Francs J. Lantry
Commissioner of Corrections
Longworths Visit French Ministers Amid Paris Reception
Special Cable Dispatch reports Mr. and Mrs. Longworth and Mr. Leishman American ambassador to Turkey visiting the French Foreign Affairs Ministry in Paris. Mrs. Longworth sat between M Hourgeois and M Etienne as thanks were offered for the welcome and attentions. They exchanged cards at the Elysee and ministerial residences before Leishman began calls. Longworth planned a brief auto trip to Bayrouth before departing for New York Wednesday.
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Paris
Loneworth
Leishman
Turkey
Incheon
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Longworth
M. Hourgeois
M. Etienne
the Elysee
Ministera
Mats
Leishmen
Shertir Sultan
Abaassador Anu
Atef Mecormick
New York
Aha
Bayrouth
Switchman Dies Reading Brother Inheritance Letter
Greensburg Pa July 1 A switchman named W R Johnson forty years old died today from rupture of an artery near the heart while reading a letter from his sister Mrs W 3 Ham mer of Greensburg Pa stating he had fallen heir to two thousand dollars The sudden death occurred as he studied the correspondence about the inheritance.
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Switchman
Three Americans in Jail over Toy Telegraph Line
Three Americans from the Isle of Pines were jailed in Neuvo Gerona for constructing a 1800 foot toy telegraph line. They were fined 3500 or 100 days’ imprisonment, refused to pay, and each serves 33 days. The incident drew American attention. no Cuban government report exists.
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Havana
Isle of Pines
Neuvd Gerona
Bishop Spaulding In Serious Condition At Milwaukee
The Washington Post reports Bishop Spaulding of Peoria, a coal strike arbitrator and leading Catholic prelate, is in critical condition with paralysis at Sacred Heart Sanitarium near Milwaukee. Nurses were reticent but admitted he was brought in last Saturday in serious condition.
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Washington Post
Milwaukee
Wis
Spaulding
Peoria
America
Sacred Heart Sanitarium
Negroes Abduct Girl in Memphis July Night
Mamie Larson fourteen year old daughter of Mrs Minnia Moyer was abducted last night near her home outside the city limits by three negroes. She says she lost consciousness and woke to find herself badly bruised in a thicket. Police and neighbors located her today.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mamie Larson
Minnia Moyer
Oil Trials Spark Federal Probe Against Standard Oil
Attorney General Moody and District Attorney Sullivan held a New York conference to intensify actions against Standard Oil. Grammer, Lake Shore official, will be subpoenaed to aid the grand jury while other Lake Shore employees are recalled. The aim is to uncover rebating links to Standard Oil officials and push indictments.
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Sullivan
Government Hall
Cleveland
Ohio
Thia
New York
Lake’ Shore and Michigan Southern Railway
Grammer
Vederal
Standard ‘Oil Company
Officiala
Garry
Fanning
Graingle
Department of Justice
Tarriet
Grand’ Jury
Grammer, Sullivan. Wiad
Lake Shore Railway
Raye
Grand
J. N. Clark
Western Freight
C. A. Sleuson
Chicago
Hud- Gleston
G. B. Wheller
H. L. Meyer
Iink
Standhard OM Company
Grammer and Clar
Standard OM Company
Penitentiary Address Prompts Talk of a Prison Plan
A Joliet penitentiary proposal dominates today’s news as a man pledges to build a state prison if the Supreme Court upholds it. He warns failure would bring heavy consequences and imply enforcement of the penitentiary system.
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Joliet
Supreme Court
Cuban Rail Subsidy Debate Ends in Van Horne Setback
President Palma and Havana officials clash over a 16 doted plan for twelve projected railroads under the Van Horne law. Proposals must be submitted within thirty days as Congress weighs subsidies and per kilometer costs, potentially denying the Van Horne company the favored terms.
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Palma
Hevana
New Suit Against McCurdy Filed in Delaware Court
The Ny Individiaity sues its former president and his son Robert Amy in a second suit alleging disputed funds. The report notes prior legal action and lists names Delaney Oley and Lewis AS as involved. A fragmentary account also touches on a Russian cruiser sunk after the Port Arthur breakout and various railroad items from Niagara Falls to Excaratons, Pennsylvania.
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Delaney Oley
Theny
Robert
Amy
Lewis
Farmer Stone Attack Hits Cincinnati Car President
Special to The Washington Post from Cincinnati Ohio July 16 A farmer attacked a touring party injuring H C Ebert president of the Cincinnati Car Company in the head with stones as the auto tried to pass a countryman near Franklin Ohio Ebert was unconscious for about an hour and treated by a physician in Franklin before being brought home to Avondale Cincinnati His condition is not serious
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Washington Post
Cincinnati
Ohio
Ebert
Cincinnati Car Coompany
Ihe
Cintinnati Traction Company
Franklin
Avondale
Three Boys Drowned in Monongahela River Incident
July 16 reports from Pittsburgh say three young men drowned when their skin boat capsized in the Monongahela River near Lock No. 1. The swells from a towboat caused the accident. the victims’ names are not yet known.
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Mimongahela River
Pittstiurs
Monongahela River
Yonkers Man Escapes Execution On Death Row Stay
John Johnson who killed his wife in Yonkers on May 15 1906 after she refused to live with him was granted a stay of execution pending U S Supreme Court action. Attorney Meyer Levy sought habeas corpus and certiorari but was denied. Johnson’s counsel plans further appeals. The delay follows two near escapes from the electric chair and a last minute reprieve.
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Yonkers
Supreme Court
Washington Fort
Ossining
N. Y
John Johnson
Sing
New York
Mayer
Mayer Johnson
Johnson
Albert T. Patrick
Patrick
Levy
Will of Joseph Jefferson Bequeaths Kentucky Reel to Grover Cleveland
Chicago July 16 Joseph Jefferson memorializes fishing trips with Grover Cleveland in his October 27, 1899 will filed in the recorder's office. An 1904 codicil reiterates the bequest of his best Kentucky reel to his friend Grover Cleveland, noted as one of his treasured possessions.
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Chicago
Joseph Jefferson
Grover, Cleveland
United States
Recorder
Jefferson
Grover Cleveland
Kentucky
Joseph’ Jefferson
Dolphin at Catskill An American naval party visits Lenox
The United States dispatch boat Dolphin from Baltimore anchored off Catskill New York this evening with Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte his wife Mrs Bonaparte Private Secretary Gauss and Baltimore Postmaster Haris aboard They plan to go to Lenox Massachusetts tomorrow.
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Catskill, N.Y
United States
Dolphin
Baltimore
Bonaparte
Gauss
Haris
Lenox
Mass
Counterfeiter Sentenced To Six Years In State Prison
In Trenton on July 16 Judge Cross of the United States court sentenced Italian counterfeiter Imgi Zambino to six years in State prison. Zambino was one of several counterfeiters operating around New York and Hoboken. Spurious money was produced in Italy and brought into the area by Zambino and disposed of.
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Trenton
N. S
Civic Greatness aHlIP Launched in Washington
A civic movement named Busier and Better Washington is launched to boost industrial importance. 125 crew members respond to call and officers are elected. A special committee plans a tour of the South and Middle West as plans for a regional outreach are discussed.
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Washington
South
Middle West
Lachs
Armoval
Greater Washington
Frank J. Finley
Charles J. Bel
American Security and Trust Company
Jobvers and Shipper’ Association
Sac
Ans
Warsnaat Gaya
Officers Named for Jobbers and Shippers Association
The Officers of the Jobbers and Shippers Association were named for a one year term. Charles J. Béil serves as President, R P B Andrews as Vice President, Monroe Luchman as Treasurer, and EL Howe as Assistant Secretary. Directors include Benjamin Guy, EL J Kelley, F P May, F E Graham, B F Graves, J B Earnshaw, B F Paul, and Milton E Alles. A board meeting is scheduled for next Monday July 23 at 3 pm at the American Security and Trust Company to determine the four permanent working committees: Freight, Publicity, Membership, and Finandy.
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Semmes. Kelley Company
F. P. May
F. P. May Company
F. E. Graham
The
Armour Packing Company
B. F. Graves
Havenner Baking Company
B. Earnshaw
Gafi
American Security and Trust Company
Finandy
Greater Washington business coalition forms at New Willard
At a New Willard harbor meeting business leaders gathered to boost Washington commerce with a permanent “Greater Washington” movement. The group endorsed organizing officers, planned a South and Midwestern tour to study prospering cities, and outlined funding from invested capital.
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Jovbers
Greater
Washington
Willard
Riggs National Bank
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