Daring bank hold-up in New York ends with one capture
In broad daylight on Canal Street three thugs attempted to rob three bank messengers carrying about 43 000 dollars. Pepper spray blinded guards as a restaurant waitress cried for help. A patrolman arrived, two attackers fled, one was captured, others escaped with coins and bills. Bank employees Samuel Idderman and Joseph Ul Velsor aided by a bystander fought back. The wounded guards were taken to Abe Aller hospital.
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New York
Porchonsa
Cisetty
Pankc
Wang Thant
Leran Fa
Palieenen
Boleshan Ning
Jefferson Hank
Thair
Freom
Whaton
Houston Tiers
Canal Shrek
Samuel Idderman
Joseph UL Velsorhee
Pam Steve
Iman
Ailant
Waltasoby
Polreettan
Tale’ Prard
Tagheacmen
Abe Aller
Mae Wood Out of Tombs in Perjury Case
Mae Wood is freed from the Tombs but faces further steps as her defense plans are unclear. She had been indicted for perjury related to falsely claiming marriage to a New York senator. Public records indicate continued legal proceedings with Mae Wood’s appearance pending.
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New York
Catherine Wool
Neire
Ste
Tangeworn
Marcelle
Platt
Hourse Kills Mad Dog
A Sharpsburg suburb horse owned by von Joarington attacked and killed a mad dog during a playtime scene with about forty children nearby. The dog died after the horse delivered fatal blows and sustained wounds likely to prove fatal even if rabies not confirmed.
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von Joarington
Sharpsburg
Arrest Thirteen Strikers in Cleveland Riots
Thirteen striking workers were arrested today in Cleveland on charges of rioting and property destruction. Two suspects face further charges for dynamiting cars. Otto Poschke allegedly confessed involvement with the strike’s dynamite. The strike actions may prompt a declaration of a strike end date, while the company continues regular operations.
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Cleveland
Ohi
Mreer Cir
Otto Poschke
Pawe
Tammany Elects Daniel Cohalan Grand Sachem
The Washington Post reports that on May 23 the Tammany Society elected Daniel F. Cohalan as grand sachem to succeed W. Bourke Cochran, after Cochran’s elimination ordered by Charles F. Murphy three months earlier. Cohalan is noted as Murphy’s closest ally among Tammany leaders.
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Washington Post
New York
Tammany Society
Daniel F.cohalan
Order
W. Bourke Cochran
Charles F. Murphy
Sergeant Cram
Cohalan
Mr. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Tammany
Cochran
Murphy
Mr. Cohalan
Or”Der
Lawyer Missing From Steamer Bay State
William J. Mitchell a Boston lawyer and passenger on the steamer Bay State bound for Portland was reported missing. Officers believe he fell or jumped overboard last Saturday night. A Superior Criminal Court case against Mitchell for forgery of a mortgage note was to begin today.
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Boston
William J. Mitchell
Bay State
Portland
Superior Criminal Court
Mitchell
Florida Monitor to be Bombarded in First Navy Torpedo Net Test
Special to The Washington Post from Nortok Va May 25 191? The battleship Florida sails to Hampton Roads for gunnery and torpedo tests with dummy crewmen in a tower set to attract sharpshooters. Observers aboard nearby tugs will watch as torpedoes strike the ship to study interior damage and net defenses.
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Washington Post
Nortok
Seleice
United States
Florida
Norfolk Navy Yard
Hampton Roads
Naval
Esaneake
Navy Yard
Arkansas
Morris
Uplaws
Scasket
Itt Navy
Navy Department
Therban
Quimby
Dense fog spurs harbor collision and ships aground
Dense fog delays New York shipping as two coastwise steamers veer off course and the Seminole grounds near Point Pleasant. A mid river collision sends 200 passengers into a panic while life saving crews aid the stricken vessels. The Brennan and Maraval collision injures passengers. the Fidelity assists. Atlantic liners Minnehaha and Moltke wait outside the harbor as rescue operations unfold.
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Anchorage
New York
Sandy Hook
Point Pleasant
Long Branch
N. J
Brennan
Hunt
Marva
Fidelity
London
Moltke
Mediterranean
China Menaces Japan as Troops Seize Korean Border
A dispatch from Manchuria reports China has sent 5,960 foreign drilled troops from Ki to Tehentae to reinforce its claim to the disputed Tehentae area on the Korean frontier. Japan counters that Tehentae is Korean, while residents are taxed by Japan. The move heightens tensions between China and Japan.
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Washington Post
St. Petersburg
Russian Manchuria
China
Tehentae
Pecs
Cleveland Still in Bed Renewed Concern Over Former President
Special to The Washington Post from Takewood May 25 reports renewed concern for President Cleveland. He has not shown clear progress toward recovery, remaining largely bedridden with wakeful nights and long naps during the day. Mrs. Cleveland plans to move their children from Princeton to the Cleveland summer home at Tamworth.
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Washington Post
Takewood
Cleveland
Winderstomi
Leas Olmes
Magoon Wages War on Gamblers in Cuba Indictments
Havana May 23 Indictments against the mayor chief of police city treasurer and nineteen others at Neuva Paz for abetting gambling. Bail total 390000. Sparks from Gen Loynaz Del Castillo prompt action. gamblers expelled from Havana resumed in Matanzas and other towns. Also ads: Antique furniture sale at Sloan's today at 11 and 2. Rail fare Chicago round trip $825.50 O and B May 38 to June 1 and June 13 to 16.
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Neuva Paz
Cuba
Havana
Loynaz del Castillo
Magoon
Hanava
Matanzas
White House reference sought in Chelsea court case
Frank Morris denies theft charges at Chelsea Police Court in a plea to verify with the White House that "Gol Scott Morris is all right." He claims a fellow performer filed the complaint after discovering a gun in a feed box. Judge Cutler releases Morris. no telegraph to the President was made.
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Brycia
Washington Post
Boston
Cutter
Chelsea
Roosevelt
White House
Gol Scott Morris
Frank Morris
Butte, Mont
Chessea
Earl Venner
Judge Cutler
No Babies for Oyster Bay Dogs to Be Slain for 2 Each
Before President Roosevelt’s summer visit to Oyster Bay Long Island the towns of Oyster Bay Locust Valley Mill Neck Glen Cove Sea Cliff and Fast Norwich plan to kill every stray dog. The town board will pay 2 for each dog caught with a dogcatcher to be appointed in each of fourteen districts as men scramble for the jobs.
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Washington Post
New York
President Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Long Ieland
Locust Valley
Mill Neck
Glen Cove
Sea Oll
Norwich
Nps
Giant Wave Tosses Ship Near Jamaica Port
Special to The Washington East New York reports the Norwegian steamship Joseph J Curleo captained by Christian Amdt survived a sudden 30 foot lift by a giant wave near Port Antonio Jamaica last Wednesday. Captain Amdt attributes the event to a violent submarine volcanic eruption as the sea calmed and several hundred large dead fish floated around the vessel.
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New York
Joseph J. Curleo
Christian Aamdt
Antonifo
Jamaice
Amdt
Vast Flood Wreaks Havoc Across Towns and Acres
The record flood left 4 000 homeless as people drowned and thousands of acres flooded. Hundreds of houses were swept away and vast property losses occurred across multiple towns, with millions of dollars in damage reported.
Flood Devastates Dallas and Nearby Cities With Massive Losses
Floods from the Trinity River inundate Dallas causing 4 deaths, 1 million cellars destroyed, and 3,400 homeless as water rises beyond 1866 levels. Fort Worth and Denison report heavy damage. riots and injuries plague Chester Pennsylvania amid strikes. several towns face submersion, railroad tracks washed out, and gas supplies cut.
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Trinity River
Fort Worth
Yale Gets English Legacy in Blount Will Probate
The will of Archford Henry Blount, who died a year ago, granting Yale University the residue of his estate, was admitted to probate in London. J A Barret, Yale’s agent, sought to prove Blount was of sound mind. The residue value is about 441000, and the donor had little US connection, leaving a lingering mystery about his choice of Yale.
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London
Henry Blount
Yale University
J. A. Barret
Yale
Blount
Yale Universary
United States
30000 Children See Fleet in Seattle Harbor
Seattle harbor displayed eleven war vessels in a wide crescent from Smiths Cove to the south end as 30000 school children toured the ships without incident. Ohio detached to Brest, then to San Francisco for docking. Rainier Club banquet honored Rear Admiral Sperry and officers in a grand Seattle event.
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Wash
Northwest States
Smiths Cove
Ohio
Navy Yard
Bretsterton
San Francisco
Rainier Club
Adwiral Sperry
Actior
Bank cashier commits suicide in Natchez Mississippi
Natchez Mississippi May 2 J D Davidson son cashier of the Woodville Bank in Wilkinson County killed himself by drinking carbolic acid. He was forty years old. It is alleged he had speculated in cotton futures and lost heavily but the bank is not expected to be affected.
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Woodville
Wilkinson County
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Bieber
Crawfords
Ferry Johnson
Biebert
Fred I. Smith
Brennan
Maj. Morrow
Smith
Davis
Johnson
Capt. Markham
Ma. Morrow
Mas. Morrow
Beall
France adopts income tax on government funds
The Chamber of Deputies voted 349 to adopt an income tax clause on rentes. Prime Minister Clemenceau called the issue a matter of conscience as the government pushes tax reform. The report notes discussions and the tense political atmosphere surrounding the measure.
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Paria
Chamber of Deputies
Clemenceau
Currency bill struggle narrows as Cannon presses emergency measure
Capitol leaders Aldrich Hale and Vreeland confer with Speaker Cannon amid a push to pass emergency currency legislation. A compromise combining the Aldrich and Vreeland bills is eyed, with banks and commercial paper as security and a two to three year time limit.
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House
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Vreeland
Secretary of the Treasury
Ex Petroleum Examiner Julius Katz Dies After Self-Sacrifice
New York reported Julius Katz a former expert daily examiner ended his life by poison today after saving for a costly operation to treat stomach cancer. His daughter’s illness demanded funds, the savings ran out, and Katz, after balancing Hebrew organizations’ books to the last cent, killed himself.
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New York
Julius Katz
Katz
Two Bishops Elected as Conference Votes Increase
The Methodist General Conference elected two bishops on the tenth and eleventh ballots, William A. Quayle of Chicago and Charley W. Smith of Pittsburg, with 519 and 481 votes respectively. The temperance vote endorsed prohibition locally, backing the Anti-Saloon League by a wide margin, 19 votes opposed. Prof. Hinkley G. Mitchell, charged with heresy, won a new trial after a higher court ruling in his favor.
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Methodist Conference
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Mitchell
Washington Post
Baltimore
Methodist General Conference
Wiliam A. Quayle
St. James Church
Chicago
Charley W. Smith
Pittsburg Christian Advocate
Edwin H., Hughes
Dep University
Rev. W. Lewis
Morningdale College
Iowa
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Gordell
Eugene Allen Noble
Centenary Collegiate Institution
Hackettstown
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Woman's College
Bal- Hmmre
Wiasterman
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Inday
Temperance Committee
Anti-Saloon League of America
Hinkley G. Mitchell
Easton
Boston University School of Theology
Committee On Judiciary
Pro Mitchell
Abraham
Divorced Mme Gould to Retain Control of Estate for Life
Mme Anna Gould's divorce from Boni de Castellane is presented with notes on the separation of property regime and future plans. A marriage to Prince Helie de Sagan is discussed, with custody issues raised by Castellane. Separate items mention a murder insanity ruling for William Halstead Gray Jr. and travel ads for the Pennsylvania Railroad.
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Mme
Anna Gould
Mme. Gould
Prince Helie de Sagan
Hoboken
America
France
Avenue Malakoff
Chateau Marais
Prince de Sagan
New York
Justice of the Peace
William Budenbender
Haboken
New Jersey
Brennan Dispute Over Morrow Apology Stricken From Record
The hearing before the District Commissioners featured a cross examination of P J Brennan over earth removal at Union Station plaza. A Brennan Bieber letter offered $1000 for dumping dirt on Bieber land and payment to cover removal costs if Pennsylvania Railroad extended tracks. Maj Morrow apologized for calling Brennan a liar and had the remark stricken from the record.
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P. J. Brennan
Engineer Department
Union Station Plaza
Brennan
Pennsylvania Railroad
Bieber
Navy Yard
Mas. Morrow
Maj Morrow
Meiers
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Huber
Morrow
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Maj. Morrow
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Smith
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Charles Fernald
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