Rich Man Poisoned Deep Mystery in Death of Millionaire Preston
Autopsy reveals hydrocyanic acid in stomach of Leonidas Preston, a New York millionaire and Timken Railroad Bearings executive, who died at the Cumberland Hotel while on a business call. Coroner and detectives pursue motives amid conflicting causes from physicians, with wife present and a possible temporary insanity link after a grip illness. Preston’s wealth, two marriages, and unclear motive frame a high‑profile homicide inquiry.
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New York
Mar
O'Hanlon
Leonidas Preston
Cumberland
Harburger
Preston
Timken Railroad Bearing Axte Company
West Forty-sixth Street
New Orleans
MmMett
Millett
English
Mr. Preston
Wiliam KR
Timken
Leonard Gray
Edward, R. Hewitt
Atr
Bates
Tex
Jil
Jess J B Cook
Dallas
the Cumberland
The
Texas
Broadway
Anna Glennon
Ho Jef
Doctors plan throat operations for 200 pupils in district
In South Manchester Connecticut doctors advise operations on throats for 100 Ninth district school pupils and possibly more. They say mouth breathing dulls the brain and lowers scholarship and note over 200 of 130 children show swollen tonsils or adenoids affecting study and behavior.
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Washington Post
South Manchester
Conn
Mar
Ninth District
Howell Cheney
Hartford
Hearst Seriously Ill Forces Cancellations of Talks
William R. Hearst is seriously ill at his New York home, the announcement said, and his engagements for the near future are canceled. Earlier, the Brooklyn Independence League Club of the Fourteenth district canceled a meeting where he was to speak, following his recent severe cold.
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New York
William R. Hearst
Fourteenth Assembly District
Brooklyn Independence League
Hearst
Woman Traps Burglar in Snowy New York Heist
In New York near St Patrick's Cathedral, Mrs. Catherine O'Brien and relatives summon police as burglars loot the Fox residence. John Bowdoin, a 35-year-old motorman, is captured after a dramatic struggle. $1,000 in silverware recovered, and more packed for removal. Police praise eight-minute response.
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John Fox
New York
Democratic Club
Washington Post
Mar
St. Patrick's Cathedral
John Bowdoin
East Fiftieth Street
Cathedral
Tammeny Sachem
John
Jimmy
John Tox
Europe
Catherine O’brien
Hogan
Mrs. O'Brien
Mrs. Hogan
Poles
Fiftieth Street
Graber
O'ei
Rooney
O’connor
O’neill
Giant
Bowdoin
Mra O'Brien
Hiseman
Garber
Hueman
King Alfonso IIIE confined to bed in Madrid
Madrid March reports that King Alfonso II IE is confined to his bed with chest illness. Doctors say the condition is not serious and the monarch is under careful supervision by his physicians.
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Madrid
Mar
Alfonso G
Paris Electricians Strike Halts City Life
A near unanimous Paris electrician strike at 5 pm paralyzed business as theaters, newspapers, and departments stores shut or faced shortages. Public buildings dark, gas lamps scarce, and only key areas kept light. Strike leaders demand six to eight hour days and pensions. Clemenceau pledged conciliatory action, with broader citywide support and potential municipal takeover of plant operations.
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Paris
Mar
Police
Alan
Blysee
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Opera
Avenue de Y Opera
Champs Elysees
Labor Exchange
Lyons
Marassiles
France
Vaews
Clemenceau
Premier Clemenceatu
Versailles
Versales
Archie Roosevelt in peril amid diphtheria attack
Bulletin from White House reports Archie Roosevelt resting comfortably with no complications and as good as could be expected at this stage. Four physicians attend him including Dr Lambert and Surgeon General Rixey. Mrs Roosevelt stays at his bedside as President Roosevelt closely monitors his son’s deteriorating health.
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Bulletin of Physicians
Roosevelt
Archie Roosevelt
White House
Archie
Lambert
Roosevelts
New York
Rixey
Dr. Lambert
Kenney
Aimbert
Washington
Graton Behoodi
White House Cabinet Meeting Brushes Routine Matters
The White House reported on official business as calls about Archie's danger overshadowed planned outreach. The regular weekly Cabinet meeting began at 1 o'clock but did not stay in session long, quickly returning to routine matters.
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White House
Archie
Segaton
Burglar Was His Son Seized by Father in Nebr. Home
Richard Kempthorne of Tyron Nebraska bound a burglar at his house and found the intruder was his son Benjamin, missing from home twenty years ago. The son confessed, and the father plans to reform him and keep him at home.
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Washington Pont
Tyron
Nebr
Mar
Richard Kempthorne
Benjamin
Kempthorne
Suspected Kidnapper Arrested After Del Boy Missing
Four year old Horace Marvin Jr vanished from his father's farm near Kitta Hammock Delaware last Monday. John Hart Camden fisherman was arrested in Newcastle on suspicion of abduction. Hart’s boat seen near the Marvin farm two hours before the disappearance. Case labeled most mysterious by State Detective Hawkins, with ongoing searches along Delaware Bay and a $2,000 state appropriation for the probe.
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Washington Post
Wimington
del. Mar
Horace N. Marvin, Jr
Kitta Hammock
Del
John Hart
Camden
WNW
Newcastie
Tobin
Hawkins
Marvin
Dover
Hart
Newcastle
Delaware Bay
Delaware
New Jersey
Miles Standish
Boston
Dr. Marvin
Cardozo Is Dismissed by School Board Vote 7 to 1
Francis L. Cardozo, supervising principal of the thirteenth division, was dismissed from service after the school board found him guilty on two charges related to an anonymous letter. Mrs. Massey favored acquittal, voting against dismissal. The board also acquitted him of insubordination charges, while Chancellor’s leadership faced scrutiny as the investigation proceeded.
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Francis L. Cardozo
Board of Education
McNamara
James A. Cobb
Henry B. Davis
Cardozo
Cardoso
Montgomery
Chancellor
Mason N. Richardson
Admiral Balra
Millionaire Preston Died of Poison
Reported death of wealthy financier Preston by poison drawing national attention. Details unclear as investigators probe cause and circumstances surrounding the fatal event.
Concessions to Housemaid in Hartford Notice
One of Hartford's wealthiest families posted a job ad seeking a housegirl described as thoroughly incompetent with a good appetite and willingness to learn housework. The advertisement notes no objection to her staying out all night if she remains awake by 6, and that the mistress will do most of the work.
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Hartford
Conn
Das
Boss Ruef Arrested at Secluded Resort Near Frisco
San Francisco reports Boss Ruef captured at Trocadero near the Ingle side race track after daily contact with associates. Coroner Walsh removed for incompetence, then Sheriff Biggey named. Ruef’s chief counsel Shortridge cited for contempt, jailed briefly, later released on recognizance. Ruef’s Supreme Court hearing postponed to Monday.
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Frisco
Washington Post
San Francisco
Boss Ruef
William Biggey
Trocadero
Ingleside
Boss Rud
William J. Biggey
Ruef
Walsh
M Shortridge
Dunne
Shortridge
Rat bite alleged on ship from Havre to New York
In a New York court filing Professor John Wurts of Yale warns of mortal and physical anguish for himself his wife and daughters Eleanor and Laura and seeks damages of 99000 with 25000 for each family member. The libel claims harsh treatment on Trans Atlantique La Gascoigne during the Havre to New York voyage last September including overcrowded steerage and a rat bite to Wurts daughter.
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New York
United States District Court
Gompagtde Generale ‘Trans-Atlantique
la Gascoigne
John Wutts
Yale Tew School
Eleanor
Laura
Havre
Wurts
Walsh Host to King at Monte Carlo Luncheon
Special Cable Dispatch from Monte Carlo reports Thomas F. Walsh hosting a luncheon in honor of King Leopold of Belgium at Cirox with guests Baron Shay Col Henry Watterson Frank Mansey and others. Anthony Drexel hosts dinner for Duchess Devonshire then opera. James Gordon Bennett sails Lysistrata for a Mediterranean cruise. Tangie escapes Ben Jarous stronghold as Sultan forces attack Benlarous headquarters.
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Washington
Monte Carlo
Mar
Thomas F. Walsh
Leopold
Cirox
Baron Shay
Col Henry Watterson
Frank Mansey
Timothy L. Woodruff
William F. Sheehan
W. W. B. Leeds
Anthony Drexels
Anether
Devonshire
Rival Refineries Battle for Control in Broad Street Suit
A Philadelphia based sugar firm sues the American Sugar Refining Company in federal court seeking 530 million dollars with costs. The PennsyVania Sugar Refining Company accuses executives including Henry Havemeyer and Gustav Kissel of using a 1903 loan to seize voting control, shut down the rival plant, and end its operations. The complaint, filed by Willem Ramsay, details pledged stock and collateral via Adolph Segal and others to leverage influence over directors and assets.
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Washington Post
New York
Mar
United States
American Sugar Refining Company
Penneylvania Sugar Refining Company
Philadelphia
Frank K. Hipple
Real Estate and Trust Company
Adolph Segal
Philadelphil
Hippie
Battle & Marshall
Segal
Gustav EL Kissel
Pennsylvania Sugar Reting Company
American Buyer Refining Company
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company
Hipple
Kissel
Henry 0 Havemeyer
John E. Parsons
Gustave E. Kissel
Walter LD. Robinson
George L. Trigg
Morris J. Werner
Havemeyer
Mr. Parsons
Willem Boward Ramsay
Champlonien Construction
Thomas B Harned
Iw Am
Whiteside
Champion Construction Company
Pennsylvania Sugar Refiting Corpany
Majestic House
Delaware River
Judge sues to enjoin tenor from singing elsewhere
The Manhattan Opera House manager seeks an injunction in the U S Circuit Court against tenor Alessandro Bonet to prevent him singing for any other organization in the 1908 09 seasons. Papers arrived late to avoid Bonet learning of the suit before the Fra Diavolo production. Also notes a Baltimore return fare of $1 23 via Pennsylvania Railroad on Saturdays and Sundays with tickets valid through Sunday night.
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Washington Pan
New York
Mary—Oscar Hammerstein
Manhattan Opera House
Nathan Vidauer
United States Circuit Court
Restra Commendatore
Alessandro Bonet
Hammerstein
Iest Bonet
Manhattan Tonight
Baltimore
Pennsylvania Railroad
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