Mystery halts suit over Weightman will fight for 60 million
Philadelphia October 15 a dramatic court pause halted the Weightman will contest over the chemist's 60 million estate as a yellowed note paper emerged in the case. Guardianship for Martha Wister and rival claimant Anne Weightman Walker saw the matter adjourned amid speculation the document may end the dispute.
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William Weightman
Philadelphia
Martha
Anne Weightman Walker
William
John
John Wister
Weightman
Walker
Gole
Trak tegre-Tudge Ashman
Chanler Says He Was Imprisoned as Lunatic Then Escaped
John Armstrong Chanler, heir to a New York family and former spouse of Amelie Rives, claims he was confined to Bloomingdale asylum as a lunatic and escaped. He says a forthcoming 500 page book will accuse leading New York lawyers of conspiracy and perjury while he seeks to prove his liberty and defend his property, with ties to Roanoke Rapids and Virginia politics.
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Will
Codie
Wiles
Johnson
Richard W Meirssonmlan
Whster
Walker
Sai
Regent Hotel
Washington Post
Richmond Vn
John Armstrong Chanlee
Newark
Chanter Ils
New York
Astors
Bloomingdale Asylum
Albemarle County
Amelie Rives
Princess Troubetskey Chanter
Chanler
Virginia
North Carolina
Roanoke Rapids
Tts
Bloomingdale Institution
Postoffice Raises Planned for York Workers
An announced plan by First Assistant Postmaster General Frank Hitchcosk promises changes in as salaries for thousands of postal employees. The proposal, included in next year’s estimates by the Post Office Department, aims to improve pay across the engine postal system, with emphasis on betterment and higher daily rates, though details remain unclear.
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York
Frank P Hitchcosk
Cortelyou Hae
Succeeding with Shaw and Seth in Lary Victory
Fragmentary OCR hints at a victory involving Shaw and Seth in Lary, with unclear context and names. The readable bits suggest a competition or accomplishment, described in a brisk newspaper style, but details remain sparse.
Postmaster General Cortelyou Seen Succeeding Shaw
Washington Post reports in New York that Postmaster General Cortelyou is slated to replace Secretary Shaw when he retires. Shaw to remain in cabinet until March 4. Moody to leave as Attorney General in January. Meyer could head the Treasury Department.
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Hia
Cortesyon
George L. Meyer
Treasury Department
Moody Gorn
Srecla
Washington Post
New York
Cortelyou
Secretary Shaw
Treasury
Shaw
Moody
Postmaster General Cortelyou Seen As Treasury Pick
Postmaster General George B Cortelyou is slated to lead the Treasury Department when Secretary Leslie M Shaw retires next March. A Massachusetts envoy may shift to another post, but Cortelyou is favored to succeed Shaw while keeping a disciplined, streamlined cabinet. His tenure has modernized the postal service, standardizing operations and reducing interbureau conflicts.
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George B Corteiou
Treasury Department
Leslie M Shaw
Abara
George von L Meyer
Massachusetts
Russia
the Treasury
Cortelyou
Shaw
Meyer
Children Die in Flocks Charged to Starvation Methods
Denver report by Humane Agent H. D. Kerr details thirteen children placed with the Brotherhood of Light in southeastern Colorado near Arboles. Only one remains, six died within a month. Children receive no animal products, are kept in tents, and must obtain permission to leave. The home houses old men and the colony appears emaciated and subdued.
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Brotherhood of Light
Washington Post
Denver
Colo
Humane
H . D Kerr
Board of Children and Animal Protection
Brotherhood
Arboles
Colorado
C Rose
Kerr
Man Killed At Grade Crossing In Camden NJ
Three people die and another is fatally injured when a Reading Railroad grade crossing collision occurs in Camden. The victims include Antos Nowak seventy and Frances Nowak eleven, Josif Potlaski seven, John Potlaski ten. The incident happened late at night as Nowak left Camden schools. details remain unclear and investigators probe the crash.
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Jersey
Daves
Camden
Reading
Antos “Nowak
Frances Owa
Josifh Potlaski
John Potlaski
Nowak
Rich Socialist Plan for Daily Paper in Cool County
Spectal reports that the Socialistic party of Cool County will publish a daily paper starting October 24 to back its ticket. Joseph M Patterson funds the venture, urging workers to send in true oppression stories without exaggeration. Debs will handle Indiana reporting and Upton Sinclair will contribute regularly.
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Washington Post
Chicago
Socialistic Party of
Cool County
Joseph M Patterson
Patterson
Hugene V Debs
Indiana
Upton Sinclair
New Witness for Thaw Aids Defense In New York
New York October 15 reports say Mrs J J Caine a leading witness in the Thaw case has pledged to aid the defense She is believed in hiding in New York and has held frequent talks with Clifford Hart ridge counsel for Thaw Her testimony could illuminate relations between Evelyn Nesbit and Stanford White and the events that prompted Nesbit to leave Thaw and return to New York The district attorney seeks to question Mrs Calne about these matters and her connection to Nesbit.
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Washington Post
New York
J J Caine
koMing
Stanford White
Clifford Hartridge
Mrs Caine
Evelyn Nesbit
Thawsbroad
Mrs Thaw
Pittsburg
Calne
West Twenty-first Street
Mrs Calne
Train Wreck Near Charlottesville Nets Fatal Fireman
An Express train from Washington plunged from a track embankment at sixty miles an hour injuring postal clerks and passengers. Fireman W. B. Carper died. engineer Joursen and others were hospitalized. Wrecking train and physicians aided victims. track closed for the night as authorities assess damage.
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W. B. Carper
Bledsoe Stratton
Washington
Drs Venabla
Nelson
Charlottesville
Joursen
University of Viginia Hospital
Martha Jefferson Sanitarium
Stratton
Jefferson Street
Jones
Belmont Street
Carper
Anij
Lypehburg
Richmond
Chesapeake and Ohio
Henry Jonnson
Clifton Porge
Willan Jones
Alexander Campbell
Clifton Forge
Washington Express
Ter Wenger
Walter Riley
Newaboy
Tiverett Dads
Clifton Torge Express
Albert McQee
Cobham
Washington Post
Dominion Express
Norfolk
Cincinna
Ivy Depot
King
Johnson
Campbell
Storm Damage Near Naples and Charlottesville Train Wreck
Storm damage near Naples causes mud slides and collapsed houses, with no casualties reported. A Chesapeake and Ohio express wreck near Ivy Depot, Charlottesville, left Fireman William Carper dead and several injuries as engines derailed and carriages tumbled into marshes. rescue operations followed.
Penalty Shielded by Eight-Hour Law Ruling
Cincinnati Oct 15 United States Judge Thompson ruled the Sherkian Kirk Contract Co's claim that enforcement of the eight hour law on government contracts hindered their work at Fernbank on the Ohio River justifies exemption from penalties for eight hour law violations. The firm faced an indictment and demurred claiming law unconstitutionality as hundreds of employees quit over reduced wages after enforcement.
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Cincinnati
Ome
Sherkian-Kirk
Fernbank
Ohio River
United States
Thompson
Supreme Court
Castro Near Death in Venezuela Leads to Alarm
Reports from Caracas indicate President Castro is sinking, unable to speak or move, with death expected within days. An uprising is forecast across Venezuela upon his death, sparked by armed western states, while officials guard the president’s deteriorating condition.
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Venezuela
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Caracas
Castro
Fire on Ocean Liner Grenada Damages Cargo
The steamer Grenada arrived from Trinidad with twenty passengers aboard when a threating fire broke out in the hold off the Carolina coast. Crews fought the blaze for an hour, saving the ship as passengers learned of the danger after the danger had passed. The coconut and general merchandise cargo suffered several thousand dollars in damage.
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New York
Grenada
Trinidad
Gulf Stream
Carolinas
Boys Try To Wreck Trains Across New York State
Opening to The Washington ros reports a dime novel inspired spree of eleven train wreck attempts by youths aged ten to fifteen along New York Central lines in West Nyack Stuyvesant Walden Geneva and other towns. Detectives say juvenile problems outpace adult criminals for the railroad company. A separate item notes a Chicago incident involving Antonio Asfronta and a foreman in the sanitary district.
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Albany
New York Central
West Nyack
Stuyvesant
Walden
Geneva
Crnoks
Chicago
Vetla
Wiherm “Heney
Lockport
Illand
Chicgo
Antonio Asfronta
Iman
Dlacha
Asfronta
Girl for Sale Wed. Miss Elizabeth Mage in tears in her apartment
Miss Elizabeth Mage declares she will sell herself to the highest bidder and scatters letters from merchants bankers and capitalists across the room She seeks a financial, not personal, match offering to pay $10 a week as a stenographer and plans to create Christmas games and write of her experiences, hoping for a constructive life change.
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Chicago
Elizabeth Mage
Grosvenor Predicts Solid Republican House Majority
Gen Charles H Grosvenor, Ohio Republican statistician, estimates a strong working Republican majority in the next House with Democrats unable to overturn the balance. He identifies a 41 district slate from 42 flipped contests and projects a net gain of about 4 seats, yielding a majority near 50, while cautioning that political tides and party enthusiasm are unsettled. He also foresees “Uncle Joe” as Speaker with Roosevelt backing.
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Charles H Grosvenor
Ohio
House of Representatives
Grosvenor
Gov Herrick
Stirthong Swig
Exter
California
New York
Iowa
North Carolina
Kentucky i
Massachusetts
Pennsylva
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Democratic Party
Bryan
Hearst
Ocean
Joe
H. H. Rogers Answers in Widow Suit
Boston October 5 H H Rogers of New York filed answers to interrogatories in a suit brought by Mrs Greenough widow of an inventor. The case in the Supreme Court alleges neglect by Rogers and Standard Cut Company to provide for a late husband and family certain earnings or assets. The record notes discovery process and related claims as the matter advances.
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Standard
Boston
H . Rogers
York
Supreme Court
Greenough
Rogers
Standard Cut Company
Ins
Crawer
Krupp Heiress Bertha Krupp Weds Lieut Gustav von Bohlen
In Essen Germany on October 15 Bertha Krupp niece of the arms giant and Lieut Gustav von Bohlen und Halbach were married in a simple Lutheran ceremony at the villa Huegel near Krupp Castle. Emperor William attended with about 140 guests, conferred the name von Bohlen und Halbach and pledged blessings. The couple gave jointly to workers funds and model housing, while Bertha, twenty, emerges as an Uncrowned Queen of 63000 Krupp employees, poised to run the vast steel and gun works.
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Amy
Essen
Prussia
William
Franiem Bertha Krupp
Gustav von Bohlen
Halbach
Villa Huegel
Krupp
Xe von Bohlen Und Halbach
Krupp Castle
Rheineck
The
Rhine
Krupp Works
Bonn
Bertha Krupp
Lieut von Bohlen
Workmens Invalid Fund
Frau von Bobien
Aimple
Hamburg
Spain
Thas
Krupps
Peter Friedrich Krupp
Earth
Rae
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