Rich Man Poisoned Death of Millionaire Preston At Cumberland
Autopsy detects traces of hydrocyanic acid in Leonidas Preston's stomach after he died in convulsions at the Cumberland Hotel while on a business call. Police, detectives investigate motives and a possible cerebral hemorrhage as the coroner reports the poison presence. wife present, insurance noted, and associates summoned to review papers.
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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
Operations Aimed at 200 Ninth District Pupils
Special to The Washington Post from South Manchester Connecticut reports doctors advise throat operations for about 100 pupils at Ninth district school. Officials say mouth breathing harms scholarship and that over 200 of 130 pupils show swollen tonsils or adenoids affecting attention and temperament.
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Washington Post
South Manchester
Conn
Mar
Ninth District
Howell Cheney
Hartford
Hearst Seriously Ill as Engagements Cancelled
William R. Hearst is seriously ill at his home, the announcement says, and his engagements for some time are canceled. The Fourteenth assembly district Brooklyn Independence League Club canceled a meeting where he was to speak after Hearst recently contracted a severe cold.
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New York
William R. Hearst
Fourteenth Assembly District
Brooklyn Independence League
Hearst
Woman Traps Burglar in 1,000 Loot Heist at Fox Home
In New York a burglar was captured after a bold break in at John Fox's Fiftieth Street residence near St Patrick's. Mrs O’Brien alerted police when she heard sounds of silverware being moved. Bowdoin, a 35-year-old motorman, fought officers before being bound and arrested. Police recovered 23 silver forks and numerous utensils valued near 1,000 dollars, with more silverware found ready for removal. Eight minutes elapsed from alert to capture, aided by rapid police 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 II confined to bed in Madrid
King Alfonso II remains confined to his bed in Madrid with a chill. Physicians say the ailment is not serious and the royal health is stable.
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Madrid
Mar
Alfonso G
Paris Electricians Strike Paralyzes City Commerce
A nearly universal Paris electrician strike at 5 pm halted business across the city. Theaters, newspapers, and department stores lacked power, gas lamps were scarce, and only a few venues remained open. Workers demand eight hour days, pensions, and municipal status. Clemenceau pledged conciliation and deploying engineers if needed. Lyons and other cities planned to join. The strike continued, with a third page report promised.
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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 as diphtheria case improves
Bulletin reports Archie Roosevelt resting comfortably with no new complications. Four physicians attend him as Mrs. Roosevelt stays at his bedside. President Roosevelt monitored his son’s condition, noting a good night but heart strength remains a concern.
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Bulletin of Physicians
Roosevelt
Archie Roosevelt
White House
Archie
Lambert
Roosevelts
New York
Rixey
Dr. Lambert
White House Briefing Keeps Focus On Routine Cabinet Meeting
The White House conducted official business as reports of Archie's danger continued to haunt the visit. The regular weekly Cabinet meeting started at 1 o clock but did not stay in session long and limited work to routine matters.
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White House
Archie
Segaton
Burglar Was His Son A Father's Shocking Discovery
Richard Kempthorne of Tyron Nebraska captured a burglar in his home. The intruder proved to be his son Benjamin, missing from home twenty years ago. Kempthorne bound him and planned to hand him over next morning. The son, a moral wreck, was recognized when the prisoner was found asleep in the outhouse. The father aims to reform him and keep him at home.
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Washington Pont
Tyron
Nebr
Mar
Richard Kempthorne
Benjamin
Kempthorne
Suspect Arrested in Connection With Delaware Kidnapping Case
Four year old Horace Marvin Jr remains missing from a Kent County farm near Kitta Hammock Delaware. John Hart fisherman of Camden aged 58 was arrested in Newcastle on suspicion of abducting Marvin with Chief Tobin and State Detective Hawkins directing the case. Hart's fishing sloop sighted near the Marvin farm earlier. Authorities say the case is highly mysterious and Hart jailed without bail until formal action. Delaware legislature has allocated 2000 for the search effort. Miles Standish of Boston assisting in the probe with no trace of the child found to date.
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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
Cardozo Is Dismissed By School Board Vote 7 to 1
Francis L. Cardozo, supervising principal of the thirteenth division, was dismissed from the public schools after a 7 to 1 board vote finding him guilty on two charges tied to an anonymous letter. Mrs. Massey supported acquittal. Campra was found not guilty of insubordination. Attorneys argued for and against dismissal, emphasizing character and lack of conclusive evidence.
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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
One line report notes the death of a millionaire named Preston by poisoning. Further details are not provided in the fragment.
Wealthy Hartford family seeks housemaid with unusual terms
A Hartford household advertised for a housegirl describing the position as for a thoroughly incompetent girl with a good appetite who is willing to learn housework. The ad says no objection to her being out all night if she will keep awake, while the mistress will do most of the work.
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Hartford
Conn
Das
Boss Ruef Arrested at Secluded Resort Near San Francisco
In a dramatic development Boss Ruef was captured at the Trocadero roadside resort near Ingleside. Detective Byrne guided authorities to Ruef, who confessed daily talks with friends and lawyers. Coroner Walsh was rebuked for failing to locate the prisoner, while Shortridge faced contempt and a 24 hour jail term before release on own recognizance. Ruef’s case to the State Supreme Court was 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 bites claim filed against Trans-Atlantique ship
A federal libel filed in New York alleges Prof. John Wurts of Yale and his family faced inhumane conditions aboard the steamship La Gascoigne during a Havre to New York voyage last September. The suit seeks 99 000 for the professor and 25 000 for his wife and daughters Eleanor and Laura for mortal and physical anguish, plus damages in the same amounts for other family members. It claims no first class accommodations and overcrowding with 1400 steerage passengers, including a rat bite to the professor’s 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 in Monte Carlo luncheon scene
Special Cable Dispatch reports Thomas F. Walsh hosting a luncheon in Monte Carlo for King Leopold of Belgium at Cirox. Attendees included Baron Shay, Col Henry Watterson, Frank Manley and son, Timothy Woodruff, William Sheehan, and W W B Leeds. Anthony Drexel hosts dinner for the Duchess Devonshire then opera. James Gordon Bennett sails Lysistrata for Mediterranean cruise. Tangie reportedly escapes Ben Jarou stronghold and heads to mountains amid Sultan forces attack.
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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 Refiner Sued Over Conspiracy to Take Control
A Philadelphia case seeks 530 million with costs against the American Sugar Refining Company. Frank K. Hipple, former Real Estate and Trust Co. president, held 26,000 Pennsylania Sugar Refining shares pledged to Adolph Segal and then to Gustav Kissel. The suit alleges Segal secured a loan and voting control enabling the refiner to shut down the rival plant. Names include Henry Havemeyer, John Parsons, Gustave Kissel, Walter Robinson, George Trigg, Morris Werner.
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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
Hammerstein seeks injunction to bind tenor in opera season
The Manhattan Opera House manager Mary Oscar Hammerstein filed in the U S Circuit Court a petition for an injunction preventing tenor Alessandro Bonet from singing for anyone other than Hammerstein in the 1908 09 seasons. Papers arrived at the last minute to stop Bonet from hearing of the suit and appearing in Fra Diavolo at the Manhattan tonight. Also notes a $1.23 Baltimore round trip via Pennsylvania Railroad every Saturday and Sunday with return allowed until 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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William H. Herson
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Evelyn Thaw
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War Department
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Yale
Suing Steamship Line
T. ¥. Walsh
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