Roswell Citizens Fined in Hotel Gambling Raid Shake-Up
Six prominent Roswell residents were found guilty of gambling and fined 50 dollars plus costs after a raid on a hotel room. The incident spurs talk of a city official shake-up and enforcement shifts for gambling and bawdy house laws. City Attorney R D Bowers resigned over lack of police support but plans to reconsider.
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Morning Journal
Roswell
N. M
G. A. Richardson
R. D. Bowers
Coun Il
Richardson
Bowers
Wright Flies Over Hudson To Grant Tomb Performance
Wilbur Wright completes a landmark Hudson flight during the Hudson Fulton Celebration circling Grant's Tomb and Governor's Island. He covers 20 miles out and back in 33 minutes 35 seconds before a motor issue ends the sunset attempt. The city pauses as crowds cheer and harbor craft sound their whistles.
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Morning Journal
New York
Grant
Hudson
Governor's Island
Wilbur Wright
Dayton
Wright
Manhattan
Hudson-Fulton
Governor’y Tshind
Governors Ivlane
Old Castle William
Manhattan Island
Jersey Hills
Strikebreakers at Omaha Lose Jobs
Announcements posted in Omaha street railway car barns notify temporary workers their services will be terminated after tonight. President Wattles said 65 former employees applied for reemployment from Saturday morning to 1 o clock tonight as the company enters a fall working term.
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Omaha
Street Railway Company
Wattles
Street Car Company
Teres
Husband and Son Held for Murder of Mrs Collier
Birchy Grove XII Oct 4. Solomon Collier and John Colter are charged with murdering Mrs Jane Collier age 50 and throwing her body from a cliff at Portauport bar. Police say the woman endured years of abuse from her husband and son.
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Birchy Grove
Xii
Jane Collier
Solomon Collier
John Colter
Portauport
Possible Receiver for New Mexico Central Railroad Amid Rumors
Rumors say Dominion Construction and other creditors may petition Bernalillo County district court to appoint a receiver for the New Mexico Central railroad and allied interests soon. Key interests including Francis J. Torrance arrived in Albuquerque but offered no specifics as proceedings toward settlement have lingered, with a receivership seen as a step by creditors to protect claims.
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Dominion Construction Company
New Mexico Central Railroad
District Court
Bernalillo County
Francis J. Torrance
Pittsbore
New Mexico Central
Albuquerque
Pittsburg
Torrance
Dominion Construction
H. B. Fergusson
Bernalillo
Sandoval
Santa Fe
Dominion Construction Commpany
Ajbue Bueraue
Wright Brothers Flight Over Hudson Ends in Mishap
The aeroplane skimmed near 100 feet above the river as air currents from tall buildings shifted it downward. Wright circled the Argyle and returned upriver, achieving about 46 miles an hour before a cylinder head explosion tore the upper wing canvas, ending the day’s demonstrations and sending Curtiss to St Louis for rest of the shows.
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Great Britain
Germany
France
Italy
Argyle
Grant
Wright
Hudson
Curties
Sea Wright
New York
Curtiss
St. Louis
Wright aircraft seen as possible naval threat by officers
New York observers including Commander Simeon and Admiral Seymour assess Wilbur Wrights flight. They agree aircraft are not yet battle ready as guns and tactics limit effectiveness. Britain’s Sir Edward Seymour notes planes stay for scouting while Koester praises Wrights and questions wartime use. White comments on airship defense by British admiralty.
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New York
Wilbur Wright
Simeof
Minnesota
Sir Edward Seymour
Wright
Drake
von Koester
Wrights
Marchine
Wiliam Henry White
British Navy Yard
Admiralty
England
Balloon Ascents From St Louis In Ideal Conditions
Ten balloons launched from the Aero Club grounds rose to a 500 foot height in clear skies above St Louis. The event included a special race with Peoria and Missouri at 40 000 cubic feet and others at 78 000 cubic feet. Some entries faced eligibility protests and disqualifications while pilots aimed for long flights toward Kentucky or Tennessee.
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St. Louis
Aero Club
Peoria
Mixsiouri
Prince the Smalller
Kentucky
Tennessee
Cleveland
Centennial
Pommern
New York
University City
Indiana
Hoosier
M. H. Medill
P.M. Crume
F. Deforrest Chandler
Indictments Hit Brooklyn Races Police and Detectives
King’s county grand jury indicts two major race tracks, three police officials, five private detectives and twenty five bookmakers under Hart-Agnew era anti betting laws. W. K. Vanderbilt and other executives named in conspiracy case tied to oral betting and memory brokers. Authorities claim lapses in enforcement at Sheephead Bay and Coney Island tracks ahead of court appeals.
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Morning Journal
New York
King’s County Grand Jury
King’s County
Brighton Beach Racing Association
Court of Appeals
Hughes
Brooklyn Jockey Club
Coney Inland
Pervise
Hugh Reynolds
Hugh Meyers
O' Erks
Arrieal
Butler
Yeare Sevier
Hie
Johnny Cavansneh
Nevel
Albert Pulitzer Dies by Own Hand in Vienna
Albert Pulitzer brother of Joseph Pulitzer publisher of the New York World committed suicide in Vienna. He swallowed poison and shot himself after dismissing attendants and suffering a long nervous decline worsened by failed physicians. Local doctor said neurasthenia and temperature sensitivity weighed on him. In Topeka Arkansas Amusement Co president Rey Daniels also killed himself at the National hotel citing financial failure of his properties.
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Morning Journal
Vienna
Albert Pulitzer
Joseph Pulitzer
New York World
Pole Son
Pulitzer
Pollak
Mr. Pulitzer
Tig
Topeka
Kan
Rey C. Daniels
The
Arkansas Amusement Company
Mot Springs
Ark
National
Bookmakers Indicted as Trial Looms for Officials
Indictments target leading bookmakers across the country. Three Brooklyn officials pleaded not guilty and were released on parole with trials likely set for October 13. The new betting regime aims to evade anti gambling laws, reviving tracks and wagering, with a three-way system involving taker, registrar, and payer.
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Brooklyn
Oklahoma Bank Contempt Case Looms Over Columbia Bank
Oklahoma City Oct 4 News that Bank Commissioner Young acting under Gov Haskell continued payments to Columbia Bank depositors despite a federal restraining order Judge Cotteral to hear contempt claim tomorrow President Norton and associates offer 800000 to return bank to previous owners Banking board says transfer likely as probate receivership dispute widens Attorneys for state provide certified checks but ask that they remain with court until offsets are shown Officials deny privileging any creditor and contend restraining order does not apply to them
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Guthrie
Young
C. N. Haskell
Columbia Bank
Cotteral
Norton
State Banking Board
Restrain & Order
Crane Ordered Back to Washington from Pekin
Charles B. Crane newly appointed U S minister to Pekin was recalled to Washington by telegram from Secretary Knox. He and Mrs Crane planned to sail tomorrow for the Far East but the telegram asked his return to the capital due to eastern situation matters.
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San Francisco
Charles B. Crane
United States
Pekin
Washington
Knox
Crane
Thomas
Negro Physicians for Sick Negroes
Booker T. Washington spoke at Meaward University urging a fair proportion of Black doctors serving Black patients. He warned against ignorance and disease spread, stressing physicians must evangelize health and prevent filth among their communities.
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Washington
Booker T. Washington
Meaward University
Profesor Washington
Thousands Register for Cheyenne Lands Opening
Aberdeen D October 4 thousands register for Cheyenne and Indian reservations opening for the first sixteen hours. Judge Witten reports more than 4900 names recorded from midnight Sunday to 4 PM. If the trend holds, over 114000 will have registered. Mobridge 25 Lemmon 265 Hiamarek 677.
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Aberdeen
Lemmon
Hiamarek
Indian Agency Dismisses Cheyenne Uprising Rumors
Washington dispatch reports Indian Bureau officials denying serious uprising on Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota. One Indian agent in the area also denies trouble among the tribes, downplaying the reports.
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Washington
Cheyenne River Reservation
South
Dakota
Cook Remains Faithful to Danes
Doctor declares impression in error about turning records to American scientists. He will stick to Copenhagen first examination plan and asks University to withhold results until all records are examined, with copies sent to geographic societies and modelers worldwide.
Disputed North Pole Records Spark Public Expectation
Copenhagen October 4 Dr Cook signals willingness to ask the University of Copenhagen to waive its claim to the first examination of his journey records. The university rector says no formal request has been received and the faculty will decide based on the reasons offered. Public reaction hints at cautious acceptance pending the university's stance.
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Morning Journal
Baltimore
Cook
Associated Press
University
Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen
Waries
Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules Liquor Shipments Seizable on Arrival
The Oklahoma Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, reversed a lower court ruling and held that liquor shipments are liable to seizure on arrival at destination if a recipient seeks to violate prohibition. The case involved B W Tucker who shipped a carload of beer to Oklahoma City and faced possession charges after police seized eighteen kegs.
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Dent
Oklahoma
State Supreme Court
B. W. Tucker
Oklahoma City
Tucker
Yellow fever deaths reported in Yucatan area
The Superior Board of Health reports four deaths from yellow fever in Yucatan Mexico City on Oct 4. One death occurred in Merida and three at Chinkela and Tekik ranches. Authorities order stringent precautions to stamp out the plague.
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Mexico City
Yucatan
Merida
Chinkela
Tekik
Superior Board of Health
Walsh Makes Fight for Freedom and Inconsistency
Morning Journal reports a filing in the United States circuit court of appeals challenging Walsh's bank misappropriation conviction. John R. Walsh, president of the Chicago National Bank, seeks to overturn a 54-count verdict with new citations alleging inconsistency and repugnancy in the indictment.
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Morning Journal
Chicago
John R. Walsh
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Walsh
Chicago National Bank
Walseh
Waleh
Neddle
Mermorandum
Wateh
Toung
Port Leavenworth
Kan
Smugglers Battle Mexican rurales near Sabinas
Smugglers with pack burros loaded with contraband goods clashed with a rurales squad near Sabinas, Coahuila. The smugglers prevailed, forcing the rurales to retreat and escape into the mountains with their loot. One smuggler was killed and several rurales were wounded.
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el Paso
Texas
Sabinas
Coahuila
Mexico
Haskell Fraud Indictment Cases Postponed to October 13
In Ardmore Oklahoma the federal court postponed the fraud cases of Governor Charles N. Haskell and other Oklahoma officials in the Muskogee town indictment. The hearing, originally set for today, is rescheduled for October 13.
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Ardmore
Okla
Charles N. Haskell
Muskogee
Military Courts Out at Barcelona Trials Resume
Dispatch from Barcelona reports resumed trials and executions by military courts. Ramon Clement was executed by firing squad at Mantjuich fortress for rebellion and arson. Public prosecutor seeks death or long imprisonment for several accused of rebellion incendiarism and robbery.
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Ey Metal
Puria
Barcelona
Ramon Clement
Mantjuich
Perzone
Indoor Athletic Meet Opens New York Season
The Amateur Athletic Union indoor track and field championship opened in New York. Michael Driscoll of Yonkers won the two mile run. H A Wilson and G A Dull led in the yard dash with a close finish. Harry Gissing of the New York Athletic Club posted a strong showing in the one yard dash.
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New York
Ite
Amateur Athletic Union
Michael Driscoll
Yonkers
Sullivan
H. A. Wilson
England
G A. Dull
Michigan
Pittsburg Athletic Association
Harry Gissing
New York Athletic Club
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