Rich Man Poisoned in Death of Millionaire Preston
New York autopsy reveals hydrocyanic acid in Preston’s stomach after he died in a Cumberland Hotel room while on a telephone call to business associates. Coroner notes possible temporary insanity from grip illness. wife present, detectives at work. Preston had vast wealth and multiple real estate and business ties.
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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
Operations Planned for 200 Ninth District Pupils
In South Manchester Connecticut doctors advise throat operations for about 100 school children at the Ninth district school. Officials say many pupils breathe through mouths, impairing scholarship. Hartford throat specialist and local physicians found over 200 of 130 pupils with 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 Cancels Engagements
William R Hearst is seriously ill at his home and has canceled engagements for the near future. The Fourteenth assembly district Brooklyn Independence League Club canceled a meeting where he was to speak after his editor’s finess was made known. Hearst recently contracted a severe cold.
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New York
William R. Hearst
Fourteenth Assembly District
Brooklyn Independence League
Hearst
Burglary Foiled by Women at St Patrick’s Cathedral Area
In New York at 10 East Fiftieth Street near St Patrick's, burglar John Bowdoin fought police after raiding a house owned by John Fox. Women alerted police when alarm sounded. Bowdoin was captured with $1,000 in silverware and detained by officers Graber and O Neill.
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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
King Alfonso III Confined to Bed in Madrid
King Alfonso II is confined to his bed in Madrid with an illness described by physicians as not serious. The brief item notes the monarch's condition and reassures public that doctors expect a swift recovery.
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Madrid
Mar
Alfonso G
Paris Electricians Strike Paralyzes City Nightfall
A near complete city paralysis hit Paris as almost all electricians walked out at 5 pm. Theaters and newspapers halted operations. many stores emptied as public buildings lacked light and gas lamps were scarce. Premier Clemenceau sought a peaceful end as Lyons and other cities prepared to join.
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Clemenceau
Paris
Mar
Police
Alan
Blysee
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Opera
Avenue de Y Opera
Champs Elysees
Labor Exchange
Lyons
Marassiles
France
Vaews
Premier Clemenceatu
Versailles
Archie Roosevelt In Diphtheria Peril At White House
Bulletin reports Archie Roosevelt rests comfortably with no complications since yesterday. Four physicians attend him as Mrs. Roosevelt stays at his bedside. President Roosevelt, wearing precautions, remains nearby. no word of immediate danger, though his heart remains strained after Thursday’s attack.
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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 Meets Briefly on Routine Matters
The White House yesterday held its regular weekly cabinet meeting at 1 o'clock. The session did not stay in segaton long and only routine matters were discussed amid reports of Archie's dangerousness deterring intended callers.
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White House
Archie
Segaton
Burglar Was His Son In Home In Neposition Mystery
Richard Kempthorne of Tyron Nebraska captured a burglar in his house late at night and found the intruder was his long missing son Benjamin Kempthorne believed dead for twenty years. The father bound him, planned to hand him to authorities, and hoped to reform him after the discovery.
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Washington Pont
Tyron
Nebr
Mar
Richard Kempthorne
Benjamin
Kempthorne
Suspected Kidnapper Arrested Connected to Del Bay Boat
Four year old Horace Marvin Jr vanished from his father's farm near Kitt ha Hammock Delaware last Monday. John Hart a 58 year old Camden fisherman was arrested in Newcastle on suspicion of abduction. Hart's fishing sloop was linked to a boat sighting near the Marvin farm two hours before the disappearance. Hart held without bail until Hawkins and Attorney General Richards decide formal action. Delaware legislature allocated 2000 for the search effort while local detective work continues.
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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 the Chicago public schools by a 7 to 1 vote after being found guilty on two charges tied to the authorship of an anonymous letter. Mrs. Massey supported acquittal and opposed dismissal, while Campra was found not guilty of insubordination. Attorneys for Cardozo argued he had no alibi for the letter and stressed his good character.
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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 Mystery
Readers learn of a high profile death by poison involving a millionaire named Preston. The item hints at a possible suicide or foul play, with surrounding coverage including political and social notes across the issue. Identified names and entities suggest a broad national context and ongoing investigations.
Concessions to Housemaid in Hartford Ad
A wealthy Hartford family posted an unusual advert seeking a housegirl. They described the role as for a thoroughly incompetent girl with a good appetite and willingness to learn housework. The ad notes the mistress will do most of the work and that the girl can be out all night if she stays awake.
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Hartford
Conn
Das
Boss Ruef Found at Secluded Resort in San Francisco
San Francisco March 8 Boss Ruef was arrested at Trocadero near the Ingleside track after being located by Detective Byrne. He had not left Frisco but met daily with friends and attorneys. Judge Dunne rebuked coroner Walsh for failing to locate Ruef and Shortridge, Ruef’s counsel, was held in contempt and jailed briefly. Ruef’s case was postponed to Monday in the State Supreme Court.
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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 Allegation Taints Trans Atlante voyage
In New York a libel seeks 99000 for Prof. John Wurts Yale law school and his family against the Trans-Atlantique steamship La Gascoigne and crew for cruel treatment and poor accommodations on a Havre to New York voyage last September. The suit cites 1400 steerage passengers, substandard meals, and a rat bite to the professor’s daughter Eleanor or Laura in their cabin.
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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 dispatch reports Thomas F. Walsh hosting King Leopold of Belgium at a Monte Carlo luncheon at Cirox with guests including Baron Shay Col Henry Watterson Frank Mansey and son Timothy L Woodruff William F Sheehan and W W B Leeds. Anthony Drexel hosts a dinner for Duchess Devonshire then opera. James Gordon Bennett sails Lysistrata for Mediterranean cruise. Tangie escapes Ben Jarous stronghold seeks mountains forming tribal following as Sul tan forces attack Benlarous HQ.
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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 Sugar Refiner Loses Bid in 1900s Conspiracy Suit
A Philadelphia case seeks 530 million dollars plus costs against American Sugar Refining Company. It alleges Frank K Hipple's Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company stock and voting power were pledged to Adolph Segal and then to Gustav Kissel to gain control. The suit claims the Sugar Trust used the control to elect directors and shut down the rival plant. The filing names Henry Havemeyer John Parsons Gustave Kissel Walter Robinson George Trigg Morris Werner and others as defendants.
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Frank EK. Hipple
Adolph Segal
Gustav E. Kissel
Trust
Washington Post
New York
Mar
United States
American Sugar Refining Company
Penneylvania Sugar Refining Company
Philadelphia
Frank K. Hipple
Real Estate and Trust Company
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 files suit to bar Bonet from singing elsewhere
The Manhattan Opera House manager Mary Oscar Hammerstein, aided by counsel Nathan Vidauer, sought an injunction in the U S Circuit Court to restrain tenor Alessandro Bonet from appearing for any other party during the 1908 09 seasons. Bonet learned of the suit only at the last moment and may miss the Fra Diavolo production at the Manhattan tonight. $1 23 to Baltimore and Return, Via Pennsylvania Railroad, available Saturdays and Sundays. tickets valid through Sunday night.
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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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