Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-03-25
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ing the previous highest price. paid
few days ago, by 5000.
Henry r. Reed, the wealthy Boston
man who was found dead in a suite of
rooms at the Grand Union hotel, New
York city, died of heart disease. This
conclusion was reached by the coroner's
office.
Fire broke out among the life pre-
servers on the ferryboat Kentucky while
crossing the East river. The flames We're
eXtinguished after ten minutes fight.
Fifty women and children on the boat
Were considerably alarmed, but were
quoted by the crew.
The Christian Science publication com
mittee Of New York combat the state
ment that Miss Grace Carpenter, who
died a maniac in New York city recently,
was a victim of infatuation for their cult.
The committee claims that parental op-
position to her accepted faith affected the
young woman, who was never strong
and who was also subject to spells of
melanchoia.
George W. Young, president of the
United States Mortgage and Trust com
pany. is an applicant for membership to
the New York stock exchange Two
seats at $4,000, the high record figure,
have been transferred. one to Francis c.
Carley and another to John ID. Chap
man. One of the latest purchasers is an
nounced to be +. Drexel Godfrey of
Philadelphia.
-Four men charged by officials of the
New York Central railroad with forging
and selling passes over that road have
been arrested. They are Albert Neuman.
Igv f0th ISiHn Jnp aud
Louis Bringbaum, the latter three being
partners. The New York Central has
been victimized for more than year,
forged passes representing "A traffic value
Of $4,000 having been sold.
Ada Rehan, the actress, appeared in
the supreme court before Justice Truax
as witness i'll her suit to recover about
$1,000 from the estate OF Augustin DAILY
for salary from January to May, 1899,
in June of which year Mr.. DAILY died
The executors, Mary ID. DAILY, Joseph
DAILY and Richard Dorney, assert that
nothing is owing to Miss Rehan, as she
signed settlement agreement in De-
eember, 1890.
An effort was made to have James ii.
Eckels, president of the Commercial
Bank of Chicago, succeed II. l.. Ed
wards as president of the National Bank
of North America of New York city, but
Mr.. Eckels declined 10 go to New York
in this capacity for salary of $4,000 a
year, believing his Chicago prospects to
be better. 1t is understood III. l.. Bur
rage. president of the Elliott National
Bank of Boston, will succeed Mr.. Ed
wards, who appears to have been forced
to resign by Charles w. Morse.
'.Dick" Weeks, a ''nighthawk" known
"a 40 ! 10Th in
York city before Inspector Williams
coined the designation ''Tenderloin,' is
dead. He passed away in Bellevue. He
was 60 years of age, and three days ago
went to Bellevue, penniless. suffering
from Il gangrenous wound he had re-
ceiyed in falling from his cab. At the
Haymarket a collection of $500 was
quickly raised to save Dick from pau
per's grave One of Dicks great friends
was John J.. Sullivan. No trip OF his
about the city was complete unless Dick
drove the cab.
Former Congressman Jefferson NJ
Levy gave Il dinner at the Waldorf As
toria to Sir Charles Wyndham and his
leading woman, Miss Mary Moore who
have sailed for England. Outside Of Il
successful theatrical season in this cOun-
try. Wyndham and Miss Moore each are
$4,000 richer as the result of Il stock
market deal into which they We're put by
Levy He told them To buy Hudson Bay
company ON the London stock exchange
soon after their arrival here. 1t has
gone up % points since then. Miss
Moore last year made 100000 in Ana
conda mining stock on Il Tip" from the
former congressman.
Through the filing of papers in di-
vorce suit in the supreme court today it
mt fl,.tf ne md Il
Fox, proprietor of the Police Gazette,
has been missing two months. She is
declared to have eloped with Alfred
Stein Il handsome young Austrian. Mrs.
Fox Is said 10 be IS years old and Stein
20. According to the atlidavits, Mrs.
Fox told her husband last January he
had been working too hard and ought to
take his son Charles to Palm Beach for
a few days. She would stay and keep
house The men of the family took her
advice. Fox is 81 years old He mar
ried the present Mrs. Fox in London in
1885.
Complaints have been served upon
counsel representing Edwin Hawley.
Frank II. Ray and Daniel j. Sully in
suits for S960,000 brought by David Mil
Ter. trustee in bankruptcy of the firm eff
Daniel j. Sully X Co Mr. Miller is
acting in behalf of the creditors Of the
Suily hfm and has retained former Sec
rotary Of War Elihu Root as associate
counsel. The purpose of the suits is to
hold Hawey and Ray responsible for
the sums alleged to be due creditors on
joint accounts which Sully testified they
ventured with him. One of the suits is
directed against Ray, Hawley and Sally
for S711.115, and another is against Ray
end Sully for $50, 720.
The police raidel poolroom and giant
bling house in Forty-Second street. which
they declare was patronized almost ex-
cluSively by wives of wealthy New
Workers. The evidence was obtained by
woman detective. The alleged pool
reom was situated in fashionable apart
ment house. The police had to break
down two doors to reach the room. Their
entrance was followed by scene Of
wild excitement, the women, most of