Threat to Mother and Son in New York Police Notice
John King van Rensselaer, heir to Brig. Gen. Henry Bell Van Rensselaer, faces a coercive scheme as his son reportedly threats his mother with murder if not paid. The case centers on a letter promising violence, a proposed $5,000, and the implicating New York contacts while the family’s historic lineage is noted.
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Rerseler
Ls Waerls Place
Henry Bell van Rensselaer
Winfield Scott
van Rensselaers
Cool Jermins van Rensselaer
Colonial Assembly
van Rensselaer
Five Hurt On Warship Kearsarge As Fleet Sails From Honolulu
The battleship Kearsarge suffered burns to two crewmen when a steam pipe burst aboard while the ship prepared to sail with the fleet from Honolulu. Two injured sailors are in sick bay. most injuries are superficial. Repairs will finish in time for Wednesday’s departure.
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Honolulu
Manna
Wilson
Watson
Pomplum
Wilson S
Tramp Captured in Murder Case Heads to Paterson Twist
New York July 20 police captured August Eberhard, a grocer's clerk sought in the murder of his aunt and wounding of Miss Ottilie Eberhard. A brother supplied a photo, and investigators believe the suspect fled toward Paterson or Newark before the crime. The aunt's death and the cousin's wounding prompted a tense chase and a search of a two acre thicket at Oakdale NJ.
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New York
August Eberhard
Mraberhard the Polce
Oakdale
Paterson
Newark
West
South
Gus Mberhard
Woodside
Polie
Gus
Eberhard
Ottilie Eberhard
Cor* Ener Cornelis de Mund
Ridgewood
Koester
Bergen County
Ingalls Sees Railroads Safe Regardless of Election
Melville E Ingalls former Big Four and C&O president argues railroads will recover quickly under either Taft or Bryan. He criticizes Roosevelt, urges wage dividends and profit sharing to align labor and capital, predicts Wall Street turmoil only briefly and cites wage and dividend adjustments as rehabilitation proceeds. A separate Wheeling incident reports a Miner’s settlement fire threatening the town.
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Big Four
Roosevelt
Washington Post
Hot Springs
Melville E Ingalls
Chesapeake and Ohio
Bryan
Wall Street
Taft
Rooseelt
United States
Andrew Johnson
Theodore Roosevelt
Ned
White House
Ingalls
New York
Lovers elope after San Francisco quake on roof garden
In the wake of the San Francisco earthquake a couple, Harry V Collins and Adelaine Powers, met on a hotel roof garden in this city and eloped to New York where they married this afternoon. Collins is a UC graduate and son of a leather manufacturer. Powers is Madison Powers' daughter. The couple sent a message to the mother stating they had gone to get married and asking forgiveness.
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San Francisco
Washington
Philadelphia
Bigham
New York
Harry V Collins
University of California
Adelaine Powers
Madison Powers
Harry
Adelaine
Lad Steals In Court From Federal Building Case
A one year old boy allegedly stole a suit case containing bonds and other securities valued at $1000 belonging to John Burford of Chattanooga Town. Police learned of the theft today. The incident occurred while Burford listened to a trial in the United States court.
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Chicago
John Burford
Chattanooga
Federal
Burford
Liitell States
Tragic Death Suspected as Train Involved in Mrs Eberhard Case
Mrs Eberhard fell on tracks used by northbound trains but was moved to southbound tracks. Detectives believe the murder plan aimed to have a train run over the body, making it seem killed by a train. She was taken to Hackensack in a cot, ill to attend her mother’s funeral. The body was buried in Ridgewood Protestant Cemetery.
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Otillie Eberhard
Otillie
Gus
Eberhard
Poughkeepsie
Charles Everhard Auguets
Alison
New York
St Nicholas Place
Trigay
Fort Lee
Waas
Snequehanna
Mies Eberhard
Hackensack
Ridgewood Protestant
Leslie Carter Adjudged Incompetent In Chicago
Leslie Carter former president of the South Side Elevated Railroad Company was today adjudged mentally incompetent to manage his affairs. Judge Cutting will appoint a conservator. Carter has been seriously ill for several months from gas poisoning. Petition filed by his sister Miss Helen Leslie Carter. Witnesses said his condition is incurable.
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Chicago
Leslie Carter
South Side Elevated Railroad Company
Cutting
Carter
Helen Leslie Carter
Record of a Miss Caspart in Baltimore Fraud Case
Baltimore police records describe Frances A Caspagi known as a woman of mystery who served five years minus eight months for fraud. Convicted of fraudulently obtaining thirty dollars from Bertha Greer, she claimed investments totaled seventy one thousand dollars with accrued interest. She allegedly used funds in various mythical publications while drawing on former pupils and Unitarian Church connections.
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Baltimore
Washington Post
Frances A. Caspagi
Maryland Penitentiary
Bertha Greer
Treg
Caspari
Western Female High School
Unitarian Church
Harris Melton Married in Hampton Wedding
Zeb Vance Harris a government employee and Miss Elizabeth Melton both of Washington were married in Hampton by Rev George W Wray of the First Methodist Church. The couple departed Newport News for a honeymoon, Harris 49, an Interstate Commerce Commission clerk, and Melton a graduate nurse formerly with George Washington University Hospital. Harris has many friends at the commission and in Washington.
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Washington Post
Newport News
Zeb Vance Harris
Washington
Misa H Elizabeth Melton
Hampton
George W Wray
First Methodist Church
Harris
Interstate Commerce Commission
Florentine Cafe
Pennsylvania Avenue
George Washington University Hospital
Washington Asylum
Rebels Seize Tabriz as North Persia Revolts
News from Leneran reports revolutionaries gaining control of Tabriz after Shah forces retreat. Ranks of Amir Bogatur push to restore order, while reactionaries urge Britain and Russia to strip the constitution. Artillery, rifles, and ammunition abandoned by Racin Khan aid the revolt. seditious mosque gatherings continue amid unrest.
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Leneran
Tabriz
Bakhtiar
Shahs
Amir Bogatur
Great Britain
Russia
St Petersburg
Jabriz
Julfa
Shaih
Persia
Racin Khan
Blaze Recovers: Distiller Saves Family From Exploding Car
Winchester July 20 A gasoline tank explosion in a car left distiller Joseph H Savage burned on the neck arms and hands. The vehicle caught fire threatening his wife mother and four children. Savage rescued them then collapsed exhausted but brought to the hospital in precarious condition.
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Washington Post
Winchester
Joseph H Savage
Duel Ends in Death on Street Where Relative Was Killed
Paul Goolsby and C. D Greer, two Monticello businessmen, dueled on the town’s main street. Greer was mortally wounded after both exchanged shots and Greer’s rock attack misfired. Goolsby then delivered a fatal shot to the head.
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Washington Post
Monticello
Paul Goolsby
C. D Greer
Greer
Goolsby
Taft Delivers Keynote at Germantown Courthouse Dedication
Hot Springs Va July 20 Judge Taft spoke at the Germantown courthouse dedication and July term opening, welcomed by Bath county residents and a large Homestead delegation. He praised the American bench and bar, recalled his eleven years on the bench, and declined a political speech, noting he may join the Supreme Court as Chief Justice if fate allows.
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Hot Springs
Judge Taft
Taft
Homestead
Germantown
Bath County
Warm Springs
Virginia
Old Dominion
G A Rivercombe
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Judge Anderson
Anderson
Hill
Methodist Church
CNR
Knox's Brother Dead To Be Placed In Vault
Thomas Buca Page Knox brother of United States Senator Philander Knox died ten days after a surgical operation in Los Angeles. He will be buried in Brownsville, Pennsylvania after the senator returns from Europe. His body will rest in a Santa Barbara vault until then.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Thomas Buca Page
Knox
United States
Philander Knox
Brownsville
Europe
Santa Barbara
Bankruptcy inquiry probes assets of actress Leslie Carter Payne
New York July 20 Mrs Leslie Carter Payne an actress was examined in bankruptcy court to discover assets beyond those listed in November 1907 when she was adjudicated bankrupt. Receiver Ezra Prentice testified about contracts with Dillingham and Belasco, large claimed profits, and various personal possessions as the probe sought additional assets.
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New York
Leslie Carter Payne
United States
Alexander
Carter Payne
Ezra Prentice
David Belasco
Belasco
Dilingham and
Dilingham
Fes
Norfolk
Richmond
Neighborhood eateries inspected for cleanliness amid campaign
Health inspectors under Woodward surveyed cafes and restaurants in the city, finding excellent overall conditions with minor issues such as missing fly screens. Grocery stores showed mixed results with two cases warranting arrests, while lunchrooms and other eating houses undergo follow-up and registration efforts.
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Woodward
Murray Galt
Health Department
The
Post
Evans
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