Attempted assassination of New Jersey governor foiled by post office workers
A mailed infernal machine addressed to Governor Fort was detected by post office employees, potentially lethal if opened. The week also saw a Chicago subtreasury theft suspect freed by Judge Chetlain, plus a series of violent incidents including a city collector injured in a clash, a Pittsburgh heir killed, a fatal stabbing at a Newton Sunday school, and a Sagamore Hill security stop of a crank.
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Fort
New Jersey
George W. Fitzgerald
Illinois
United States
Chicago
Chetlain
Boldenweck
Joseph S. Martin
Altgeld
Peter McLeod
McLeod
Martin
Rader
Sagamore Hill
John Coughlin
Secret Service
Frederick Austin
Omaha
Mrs. Rice
Black Hand
Bessemer
Mich
Fires Rise and Die in Minnesota Forest Crisis
The drought free of wind leaves Northern Minnesota forest fires smouldering with no rain. Grand Marais remains safe due to backfires but a hundred mile zone on the north shore stays ablaze threatening millions of feet of timber. Meanwhile Lilienthal dies after an auto crash in San Francisco. A Brooklyn Myrtle Ave collision injures twenty five. A Denver Belmont Hotel fire costs lives and injuries. Fire surrounds Port Arthur and Fort William as widespread blazes spread east and west.
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Minnesota
Grand Marais
Lake Superior
Phillip N. Lilienthal
Anglo-California Bank of
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Myrtle Avenue
Brooklyn
Belmont
Denver
Port Arthur
Fort William
Ont
Canadian Pacific resumes strikers in old posts under wage rule
The Canadian Pacific railroad orders mechanics on strike to return to their former jobs on the agreed wage scale from a majority report of the board of conciliation in Winnipeg. A second board will review disputed points. William J. Bryan led a Labor Day celebration that eclipsed Chicago events of prior years.
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Canadian Pacific Railroad
Board of Conciliation
Winnipeg
William J. Bryan
Chicago
Booths firm placed in receivership by federal court
Financial and industrial reports say A. Booth and Co. a fish and oyster firm, has been placed in the hands of a receiver by Judge Bethea in the federal district court amid rumors of difficulties. Trade dispatches suggest some irregularities but overall improvement in fall and winter merchandise distribution.
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A. Booth & Co
Chicago
Bethea
Federal District Court
Dun
Island Donation to Government From Sage and Warner
Mrs Rus sell Sage and Miss Warner donate a constitutional island off West Point to the government as a generous contribution.
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Russell Sage
Miss Warner
Constitutional Island
West Point
Death of David D. Stubbs O and O Steam Line GM
David D. Stubbs longtime general manager of the Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company since its organization died in San Francisco. He guided the carrier during its early formation and expansion.
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David D. Stubbs
The
Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company
San Francisco
Roosevelt Letter Supports Taft and 1912 Political Showdowns
President Roosevelt published a letter to Conrad Kohrs in Helena praising Taft for labor and capital voters. The piece covers Cummins’ failed senate bid, Bryan’s attacks on Speaker Cannon, and Indiana as a pivotal state in the Democratic effort. Taft plans a broad national tour while Gompers and Lilley shape labor and Republican lines.
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Roosevelt
Publc
Conrad Kohrs
Helena
Mont
William H. Taft
Bryan
A. B. Cummins
United States Senate
W. B. Allison
Cummins
Porter
Joseph G. Cannon
National House of Representatives
William J. Bryan
Illinois
Cannon
Iowa
United States
Indiana
Middle West
National Committee
Kings County
McCarren
Taft
Mack
Thomas Taggart
Indianapolis
Commercial Travelers’ Association
Democratic National Committee
John Temple Graves
Independence Party
Casino Theater
Atlanta
Econgress
Danville
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
George L. Lilley
Connecticut
Ankeny
Washington
Wesley L. Jones
French Relief Crushes Boudenib Berber Forces
Colonel Allix commands reinforcements at Boudenib and defeats Berber tribesmen estimated from 15 000 to 200 000 capturing their camp and equipment. Copenhagen reveals Adler Alberti admitted to fraud and forgery crimes involving 2 million from the Danish Peasants Savings bank. In London 3 000 unemployed crowd a hospital seeking a porter at 4 1/2 dollars weekly. Nineteen cholera deaths reported in St Petersburg raise alarms in East Prussia and Berlin. Portuguese coast storm damages fishing fleet with 20 boats and 250 sailors missing. Grand Turks town hit by hurricane in British West Indies with multiple deaths. St Vincent battleship launched at Portsmouth.
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Allix
Boudenib
Copenhagen
Adler Alberti
Danish Peasants’ Savings Bank
London
St. Petersburg
Prussia
Berlin
Turks Islands
Grand Turks
St. Vincent
Portamouth
Theatrical Notes From New York to England Stages
Rey Davis stars in The Duel in New York while Isabel Irving heads for The Crossing in England next season. Fanny Addison Pitt of Viola Allen’s company was the original Ann Perry of Shore Acres. Viola Allen’s father C Leslie Allen appeared on the Boston stage over fifty years ago. Maxine Elliott began her star career in Her Own Way by Clyde Fitch in autumn 1903. The Esther inspired Dizpah tour from Charlies Frohman features Elvia Crox Seabrook with comedy gloves. Tim Murphy fights to retain rights to Hoyt’s 4 Texas Steer as Brady’s A Corner In Coffee closes briefly. The popular comedian delights Maverick Staghar as much as audiences.
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Rey Davis
New York
Isabel Irving
England
Fanny Addison Pitt
Viola Allen
Ann Perry
Shore Acres
C. Leslie Allen
Boston
Maxine Elliott
Clyde Fitch
Esther
Charlies Frohman
Elvia Crox-Seabrook
Hoyt
Tim Murphy
Cyrus Townsend Brady
Maverick Stagher
Mixed Federal and Local News From Early 20th Century Trials
Contempt proceedings in the Buck Stove case see Judge Gould appoint examiner Albert Harper to take testimony within thirty days. A New York Cooper Union meeting of unemployed workers erupts in unrest with red flags and arrests. Pennsylvania court dismisses federal suits to enforce the Hepburn act against coal railroads. Rising race tensions noted after a Kansas City killing as police fear armed Black residents. Stanley Ketchel loses to Billy Papke in Los Angeles. Orville Wright flies at Fort Myer setting new endurance for heavier than air craft. Abe Attell and Owen Moran draw in San Francisco. Battling Nelson defeats Joe Gans for lightweight claim. A bubonic plague case is reported in Los Angeles.
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Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Buck Stove and Range Company
Gould
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Albert Harper
New York City
Bell
Cooper Union
United States Circuit Court
Eastern District
Pennsylvania
Kansas City
Stanley Ketchel
Michigan
Los Angeles
Cal
Billy Papke
Illinois
Fort Myer
Orville Wright
Abe Attel
America
Owen Moran
England
San Francisco
Battling Nelson
Joe Gans
Noted Figures in Political and Social Movements
Mr. Bryan will visit Rosemount Esopus and Wolferts Roost Albany on Sept 20 21. Knox escapes minor injuries after a car trip Evian Geneva. Taft and Bryan to speak at Chicago banquet Oct 7. Roosevelt plans return Sept 22. Shaw named president of First Mortgage Trust Philadelphia. Nesbit Shaw stays incognito at Mount Clemens. Spalding resigns as Peoria bishop for health reasons.
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Mr. Bryan
Alton B. Parker
Philander C. Knox
Pennsylvania
Evian-les-Bains
Geneva
Knox
William H. Taft
William J. Bryan
United States
Chicago
Chicago Association of Commerce
Roosevelt
Washington
Leslie M. Shaw
Dean of American Playwrights Cronson Howard
A memorial sketch honors Cronson Howard as a pioneer of American drama. It notes his insistence on native American subjects, resistance to foreign adaptations, and his role in shaping early public recognition for American writers. It distinguishes him from novelist George Bronson Howard and confirms he had no children.
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Cronson Howard
Ife
Augustin Daly
Howard
New Theater
George Bronson Howard
Not a Society Leader Delights Dinner Ploy
An Erie man with no aim of social prominence pretended to be ill to avoid society duties but was compelled to accompany his wife to a dinner. He overate then claimed exhaustion and left early, joking that he needed to feed the pigs at home.
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Erie
Kan
Virginia
Oak Hill
Native Tibetan Dress Described in Historic Text
The Tibetans wear a long gown about five and a half feet, with tight waist and gathered lower edge. Men of quality shorten it to ankle length, while common people keep it above the knees. Women wear a similar gown called a chuba, ankle length, with regional variations. The gown forms a large breast pocket when gathered and can be worn wrapped from head to foot at night.
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Tibet
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Dan'l C. Gilmore
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