Four Die as Fire Rips Rothschild House at Long Branch
In a blaze at the Rothschild residence rented by Walter A Schiffer of New York City, four people including Marion and Ruth Schiffer perished. Mrs Schiffer and several others were severely burned while attempting to rescue the children. the governess Mrs Holt and two servants were among the injured. The family fled the home as flames and smoke filled the building around midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rothschild House
Long Branch
Schiffer
Fugitive Slayer Caught After Memorial Day Parade
Ernest Martinl a seven year old boy captured after police spotted him during a Memorial Day parade in Chicago. He had fled for two years claiming fear of arrest for killing saloon keeper Frank Murda in 1905. He confessed self defense and was sent to Garfield Park Sanitarium after being placed in custody. The report also lists multiple deaths and funeral notices across cities with brief details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chcago
Ernest Martinl
iMent
Frank Murdo
Chicago
Garfield Park
Funeral Directors and Embalmers City Listings
Directory of funeral homes and embalmers with addresses and phone numbers. Includes Adolph J Schippert John M Mitchells Son Thos B Serjeon T A Costello & Bro Frank Geier's Sons John R Wright Co Wm H Sardo & Co George P Zurhorst Hindle & Bayliss Thomas R Nalley & Son RF Harveys Sons W R Speare and phones for after hours service and 24 hour availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph J. Schippert
John M. Mitchell
Eleventh Street
Sergeon
R S Cain & Wit
T. A. Costello & Bro
Harvey’s Sons
Fourteenth ST
Wife Claims Opera House in Mount Vernon Split
Mrs Naomi Duncombe Ring testified in White Plains during the Ring versus Ring trial to set aside a $40,000 deed for property including Mount Vernon Opera House. She said she never intended to give a deed and aimed for a joint interest, noting Ring never contributed funds to the opera house while she financed its construction. Justice Tompkins ordered briefs after cross examination by Ring's lawyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
Naomie Duncombe King
Mount Vernon
Patrick J. Ring
Mount Vernon Opera House
Ring
Tompkins
Jilted Bride From Over Sea Meets Him At Pier
Marta Beckenfeld, 23, arrives in Hoboken after a long sea crossing to marry Philip Ratzmuler of Corona. He rejects her in front of the ship, saying she is not the portrait he expected, and she collapses, forced to return to Trieste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pier
Trieste
Washington Post
New York
Treste
Marta Beckenfeld
Hner
Pretoria
Hoboken
Philip Ratzmueller
Corona
Kll
Maria
America
Maria Beckenfeld
Philp
Imlip
Philip
Ratzmuler
Mara
All Beer Now Nonunion Ends in Chicago
Chicago May 21 last barrel of union made beer to be brewed today as the Brewery Workers Union dissolves under AFL edict. 3,000 Chicago brewery workers vow to continue brewing regardless of official AFL status. Dispute centers on engineers firemen and teamsters expelled by June 1, with 98 percent voting resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Federation of Labor
Brewery Workers’ Union
United States
Gommers
National Labor Executive Council
Kemper
American Federation of ‘Labor
National Label Council
Washington
Brewery Workers' Union
Woman 65 Marries 30 Year Old Man in Pa
Special to The Washington Post reports Angela R Nardiila aged 65 of Wikesbarre Pa marries John Timary aged 30 in a city clerk’s office after arm in arm ceremony Alderman Perkins unites them. Separate item notes New Haven stockholders approve charter amendment permitting merger of New York New Haven and Hartford with Consolidated Airway Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Wikesbarre
May Irwin
Angela R Nardiila
John Timary
Perkins
New Haven, Conn
New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad Company
General Assembly
Aiway Company
Healthy Schoolma'am Finds Strength From Grape-Nuts
A seasoned schoolteacher, long exhausted by the grind, reports using Grape-Nuts food to end the term robust and cheerful. She gained weight from 90 to 126 pounds, her nerves steadied and her face bright, attributing the change to the cereal's rebuilding effect on brain and nerve centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellville
Society of real social courtesy formed in New York
Prominent women including Mrs Donald McLean help form a society to study polite conduct. Incorporated by Supreme Court Justice Davis, the group aims to spread knowledge of social courtesy across the United States with headquarters in New York City and publications planned. Members include Cyntha Westover Alden and Carrie Chapman Catt. Directors are listed with addresses. Mrs McLean says the aim is to practice the art of being agreeable and extend it to others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald McLean
New York
Supreme Court
Davis
New York City
United States of America
Cyntha Westover Alden
Phebe A. Hanaford
Ellen E. Miles
Margaret Hubbard Ayer
Lilie d’Angelo Berg
Benjamin Norton Scrudder
Marian R. Leland
Marie Trevilian van Ness
Henry Marsh Warren
Carrie Chapman Catt
Jessie Allen Fowler
Clara Lanza
A. M. Palmer
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Theodosia Garrison
Dore Lyon
Adelaide Gordon
Orson Swett Mardgn
Riverside Drive
135Th Street
Robert Mackay
Washington Place
RH. C. Peacock
West Ninetieth Street
E. T. Tomlnson
North Broad Street
Elizabeth
N. J
WE. Prickett
Hamilton Place
Evans
Sea Cliff
NO OBJECTION FROM BRYAN PROMPTS NOMINATION TALK
Congressman Lassiter urged Bryan to second Senator Daniel of Virginia for the presidency at Jamestown Exposition. Bryan said he had no objection to what Lassiter said and urged editorial comment only if needed. The incident sparked wide discussion as Bryan planned to meet Daniel in Richmond and spoke in Portsmouth before a rainout and reception events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lassiter
Jamestown Exposition
Washington Post
Norfolk
Virginia
W. J Bryan
United States
Daniel
Bryan
Richmond
Bryant
Portsmouth
Baseball Park
Mre Company
Harry Phall
Nebraska
Mrs
Harry St. George Tucker
Tucker
Boy Killed Sleeping as Brick Truck Backed Over
Special to The Washington Fest New York May 31 a 9 year old boy was crushed to death when Levi Berzon backed a loaded brick wagon onto the sidewalk near 1007 Butter avenue while the boy slept in front of his home Herman Weintraub the boy’s father was the employer and the driver faces unspecified action in the case
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Levi Berzon
Butter Avenue
Berzon
Herman Weintraup
Bank scandal witness cites death by own action
George L Ralston, former bookkeeper at Enterprise National Bank, testified he warned cashier T Leo Clark that the bank was overextended and that notes of the Pennsylvania Development Company were carried as cash. He blamed Clark’s actions and the bank’s collapse for Clark’s death and for his own legal jeopardy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
T. Lee Clark
Pennsylvania Development Company
George L Ralston
Enterprise National Bank
Ralston
Thomas W. Harvey
Cashner
T. Leo Clark
W. N. Andrews
Marston
Clark
Tooney
Fish Jr Promoted From Office Boy to Station Chief
Stuyvesant Fish Jr. leaves Chicago for Salina Kansas as assistant to Rock Island station agent, earning 40 dollars monthly. Once an office boy and rate clerk, he rose through the Lake Shore freight department, prompting skepticism among peers about his rapid ascent and methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Chicago
Stuyvesant Fish, Jr
Lake Shore
Salina
Kans
Rock Island
Kansas Belt
E H. Harriman
Fos
Young Fish
House of Fish
Kaiser Views Troops and Potsdam Guests
May 4 Potsdam garrison parade with about 25 000 cavalry artillery and infantry. The reviewing party included imperial family foreign officers and forty British journalists among the guests. Kaiser William joked about British statesmen and welcomed the visitors noting efforts to win their goodwill through hospitality.
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Potsdam
Prussia
Lisuts
R. L. Bowers
F. B E. Davis
Highth Cavalry
L. A. Bewey
Seventeenth Infantry
Gol
J. P Winser
W J. Howard
Tower
Miss Howard
Miss Billings
Marshal Hoeorf
Nuynancia Dragoon Regiment
The
Hague
New Palace
Kaiser
Germany
Haldane
Yorkshire
Lord Lonsdale
John Dunne
William
Army
Navy
Art thieves sentenced in London case at Old Bailey
At the Old Bailey today Redonl alias John Smith was found guilty of stealing and Santa Crescenti of receiving art treasures including miniatures and snuff boxes from Charles Wertheimer's Park Lane residence on February 11. They were sentenced to seven and five years penal servitude respectively. The Reynolds, Gainsborough, and other pictures stolen at the same time have not been recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Old Bailey
Redonl
John Smith
Santa Crescenti
Charles Wertheimer
Park Lane
Reynolds
Gainsborough
Danes May Sell Islands or Special Cable toThe Washington Poat
Copenhagen May 31 The Danish West Indies sale controversy revived and may pass in Parliament as the government party supporting the former sale bill has strengthened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government Party
West Indies
Washington
Copenhagen
Bible Presented by King for Bruton Church Virginia
King Edward welcomed Archbishop Randall Thomas Davidson who submitted the Bible the king will present to Bruton Church in Virginia for its consecration on October 10 1907 by Bishop A F L W Ingram of London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Edward
Randall Thomas Davidson
Canterbury
Bruton Church
Virginia
A. FL. W. Ingram
Bryan Victim Of Types Misprint At Banquet
A typesetter in Lincoln Nebraska caused a sensational error in the Southern Christian Advocate by inserting stray type. The clipping claimed William Jennings Bryan, at a banquet in Tokyo, drank all toasts in gola water and threatened to shoot Japanese. Readers questioned the remarks, and Bryan plans to issue an explanation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lincoln
Nebr
Mr Bryan
Southern Christian Advocate
Advocate
Bryan
Togo
Mr. Bryan
Oil producers win fight in Ohio court decision
In Findlay Ohio May 31 the Circuit Court ruled Buckeye Oil Company a standard Ohio subsidiary and required it to accept all oil offered by independent producers at a fair remuneration rate. The mandamus suit was filed by Wade H Elis attorney general of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Findlay
Ohio
Td Day
Buckeye Oil Company
Standard Subsidiary
Wade H. Elis
Chic
Not Guilty In Bomb Case Nineteenth Century Press
Fred Bush charged with sending an infernal machine to Mrs Julia McCarthy's home on May 8 and causing injuries and property damage was found not guilty in Atlanta Georgia. The case alleged intent to commit murder and involved destruction of the McCarthy residence and nearby store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bush
McCarthy
Atlanta
Bush
Julia McCarthy
Pope Becomes Vegetarian to Fight Gout Says Rome Dispatch
London May 31 Pope reportedly adopted vegetarianism in January to defeat his persistent gout. A Rome dispatch cites the diet as the sole cause of improvement, with no further suffering attributed to the condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
London
Rome
King Carlos to receive deputations on sovereignty
Lisbon May 31 King Carlos agreed to receive deputations from the House of Peers and the lower house of Parliament who petition his majesty for the restoration of government on the basis of national sovereignty. The King said he would support their views indicating a move away from absolutism since Parliament was dissolved May 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Carlos
House of Peers
Seven loggers drown as boats swept over Payette rapids
Boise Idaho May 31 while attempting a landing above the rapids on the Payette River twelve miles from Garden Valley twelve loggers were drowned their two boats were carried over the rapids and swamped nine other occupants had narrow escapes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
Payette River
Gerden Valley
Sagen
Commons Favors Appeals Court Bill in Unanimous Vote
London May 1 The House of Commons passed the second reading of a bill to establish a criminal appeal court and to provide the right of appeal against convictions for crime, similar to civil cases. The measure aims to broaden post conviction relief within the criminal justice system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Court of Criminal Appeal
Cabman Had Her Rings Lost in Snow Return
New York May 31 two rings valued at 1000 and 400 dollars were recovered in the West Side Court from cabman James Morris. Mrs Stoppani identified the jewels as hers after Morris admitted finding them in his cab or in a snow patch near his stable and was discharged after custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles F. Stoppani
West Side Court
James Morris
Morris
Church sermons spark call for progressive religion in America
In Boston on May 31 at the Free Religious Association of America convention, Rev Edward Everett Hale criticized ecclesiasticism and urged a proactive, inclusive faith. He urged central city centers, diverse pulpit leadership, and a Kingdom of Heaven sign to foster equal urban church care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
The
Free Religious Association of America
Edward Everett Hale
Washington
America
Four Corners
Northwest
Southeast
Runaway boy seeks circus life amid carnival allure
Ernest Sitter, sixteen, vanished from $27 Georgia avenue southeast on May 17. Family suspects a romance with a carnival ticket seller drove him to follow the show, as he spent days around tents and made friends with workers, leaving his home with the troupe. Neighbors recalled his growing fixation and aid to the carnival before disappearance.
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Ernest Sitter
Georgia Avenue Southeast
Ellenora Ryan
Ernest
Suess
Floods across Texas and Louisiana cause widespread rising waters
Reports from Colorado to Sabine rivers show rising levels with Neches expected to inundate Beaumont. Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe bridges at Pine Island bayou washed away. In Honey Grove six drowning deaths tied to sudden flood surge. Cameron Parish largely underwater and New Orleans sections flooded up to four feet with rainwater pumping required.
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Houston
Tex
Colorado
Brazos
Neches
Sabine
Beaumont
Santa Fe
Pine Island Bayou
Dallas
Honey Grove
Over Lake
Charles
Cameron Parish
New Orleans
Martha Johnson Dies of Heart Failure in Kentucky
Aged sixty two Martha Johnson of lle Kentucky died today from heart failure. Her weight was listed as 0.511 pounds, a clerical transcription note. The obituary fragment mentions a brief family note and a market measure, with several garbled lines referencing field lengths and quantities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lle, Ky
Martha Johnson
Sli
Contempt Sparks Swirl as Fairall Faces Jail in San Francisco
In San Francisco on May 31 attorney Charles E. Fairall faced contempt charges from Superior Judge Dunne during the trial of Mayor Schmitz for extortion. Fairall was jailed for 48 hours after earlier 24 hour confinement, amid courtroom wrangling. The judge revoked some orders at the mayor's counsel's request as the jury remained eight men strong. District Attorney Langdon plans to convene a grand jury to consider ousting Police Dinan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Charles E. Fairall
Dunne
Schmitz
J. C. Campbell
Henry Mr Fatrail
Langdon
Grand Jury
Lef
Police
Dinan
Earthquake Recorded at Albany Seismograph
An Albany earthquake report states a slight quake was detected by the State museum seismograph. The shock occurred at 8:02 am with maximum disturbance at noon, lasting about an hour. Origin likely about 3,500 miles away, probably west in the Pacific Ocean, with little or no damage indicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
State Museum
Pacific Ocean
Licensed Couples Marry in Local Ceremony Listings
A doorway listing shows multiple marriage licenses granted to individuals with ages ranging from early twenties to sixties. Clergy names such as Rev George Bailey and Rev Ambrose Beavens appear among the officiants, with couples including Henry H Schwartz and Eva M Oakes, and Clara E Gaegler paired with J Thomas Tabier among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry H Schwartz
Eva M. Oakes
George Bailey William Lomas
Carrie B. Gable
Charles P Sundy
J Thomas Tabier
Clara E. Gaegler
Ambrose Beavens Liloyd
Tenny
Abby
Warn
SH Greene
Harry A J Lanahan
Mary E Brosman
Francia T McCarthy
Percy Reed
Emma House
A. H. Cailett
Eddie Smith
Esther L Carter
Baf Myers
Robert N Johnson
Beulah Hanis
J B McLaughlin Etueat
Morris An
Nettle E. Jervin
C F Windigler
James Mahone
Charles Jonisor Junius Fields
Fannie Douglas
W. P Gibbons
Hannah Hamlin
Health Office Deaths List as of May 29 1907
Health office record lists names and ages of deceased residents including William W Skinner 69 Addie R Mickle 28 Addie H Spence 77 Katherine McCauley 62 Eugenia Cuthbert 82 Catherine A Brandon 81 Susan Reynolds 47 Infant of John Harrison 8 months and many others with street addresses across Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William W Skinner
E St Nw
Anna Burke
Tr.ee
John H Spence
Barah J. Franklin
Mass Ave
Addie R. Mickle
Westminster
Charles Pfracg
Samuel Lloyd
Providence Hospital
Katherine McCauley
Branson
Mat
Abraham Scott
St. Ne
John
Margeest Harrison
Catherine Lamkin
C. Ave. Ge
Sandy Jackson
Berah Boon
Willie Hargrove
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Chew
Richard B B&b
Hew
Ellersle
William B. Crompton
Wevitty
Willam YD Warr
New Yark Avenue
Krinsiom
M Winslow
Philadelphia
St Stephens Church
Twenty-ffth
Pennsylvania Avenue
Philadelhia
Schlottberbeck
Emma Schiotterbeck
Herrmann
Baltimore
Geo
G Shaffer
Ao Gude
OPERA
Man
A. F. of L
Wilkesbarre
New Haven
Tokalon Wine Co
Social Usaces
Bricka
Son
Fish, JR
Wertheimer
Islands
King
Edward VII
Circuit Court
Pope
King Carlos
Petities
Ageinet Atecalatiam
Burt’s
Arthur Burt
Commons
Czar
Fallieres
Paris
Nicholas
France
Self
Lima
Peru
Henry Guyer
Cara Patria
Coast
Southern Pacific
Los Celes
Cabman
Texas and
Gulf Tids
Oaklyn
Jamestown
Gold Watchen
Columbia Highlands
Pennsylvania Railroad
Sexth and
B Streets
Washington Storage Company, Inc
South Capitol
D Streets
Anderson Dray and Storage Company
Telephone East
Health Office Record
Ciapeco
Arion Tesgare
Cluett. Peabaily & Cs. Tro
Sangeet
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