Gaynor's Body Homeward Bound on the Lusitania
The body of New York Mayor William Jay Gaynor is aboard the Lusitania en route to New York after a Liverpool ceremony. Officials and clergy attended, with patrols guarding the coffin and a simple, nonmilitary funeral plan in Brooklyn and New York upon arrival.
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Gaynor
Lusitania
Liverpool
New York
William Jay Gaynor
England
Riday
Cunard
Rufus Gaynor
Horace Lee Washington
Charles
Maxwell
Quiverpool
New York Harbor
Rufus
Howard
St. Matthews
Old Trinity
Trinity
Brooklyn
Riot Follows Lecture by Jeremiah Crawley in New Lexington
Adjutant General Wood reports Crawley, who touted being a former Catholic priest, left New Lexington today. A crowd threw stones eggs and missiles at Crawley in reaction to his attacks on the Catholic church, but no further disorder is deemed likely.
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Jermiah Crawley
Wood
Crawley
New Lexington
Suppressed Soviet Editors Report Woman's Death Under Vague Suspicions
W K E Bowles, father of Mrs John P Davis, doubts Atlantic City death is his daughter. He seeks identification from Atlantic City police, considers her fear of her husband the motive, and notes a August 18 letter from New York with five hundred dollars promising she would vanish. The woman, 24, may have used the name Veronica Bishop.
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Charleston
W. Va
W. KE. Bowles
John P. Davis
May Bowles
Atlantic City
New York
Veronica Bishop
Operators refuse union talks as strike loom in southern Colorado
Denver Sept 13. The operators say no steps to meet United Mine Workers officials next Monday but are willing to meet workers individually or in small groups to discuss grievances. The district miners convention will open next Monday in Trinidad as strike threats grow in the southern Colorado coal fields.
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Denver
Colo
United Mine Workers of America
Colorado
Trinidad
Order Restored After Riot In New Lexington
Militia units withdrawn from duty at New Lexington Ohio as order was restored after a riot there early today. The move ended disturbances that had unsettled the village and prompted security measures by local authorities.
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Columbus
Ohio
New Lexington
Editors Describe Suppression of Socialist Papers in WV Mine Strike
W Vi Thompson of Huntington and C W Boswell of Charleston told a Senate committee they were jailed without charges as Socialist Newspapers faced suppression during the West Virginia mine strike. They said their papers supported the strike and linked it to the Socialist party. Attorney Vinson blamed the strike on the Socialist party. Belcher denied the claim.
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Washington
W. Vi. Thompson
Huntington
W. Va
C. WH. Boswell
Charleston
Senate
West Virginia
Vinson
Socialist Party
United Mine Workers Haa
Chattanooga hosts forty seventh G A R encampment crowds
Chattanooga Tennessee welcomes the Grand Army of the Republic for its forty seventh annual encampment. Commander in Chief Beers arrives amid widespread enthusiasm as Tennessee showcases elaborate arrangements and Huntington era era entertainment. Veterans plan reunions and battlefield visits before the week's events begin.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Grand Army of the Republic
Beers
Tennessee
Old South
More Arrests At Calumet Copper Strike Demonstrations
Calumet Michigan September 18 reports show more arrests during demonstrations by copper mine strikers and women sympathizers. Crowds numbered in the hundreds marching through streets as mounted militiamen tried to clear key thoroughfares amid cheering and rushes. No serious disorders followed.
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Calumet
Calumet, Mich
Cobb and Jackson Tie for AL Batting Honors
In Chicago on September 12 the latest summary shows a tie for the AL batting title at .376 between Ty Cobb of Detroit and Sam (noted as Jackson) of Cleveland.
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Chicago
Cobb
Detroit
Jackson
Cleveland
Florida jury finds Edna Godbee guilty of murder
In Millen Georgia on September date Mrs Edna Perkins Godbee was found guilty of murdering Florence Godbee wife of her divorced husband The jury recommended mercy touching the case and the verdict carries a mercy plea for the defendant
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Millen
Edna Perkins Godbee
Florence Godbee
Mexican Refugees and Border Skirmishes Reported Near Juarez
State Department notes a shift as Americans in Mexico largely decide to stay, expecting heightened risk. Refugees arrive by train at Juarez under a flag of bed sheet protest, while a clash near Alimopo brings Mexican dead and captured prisoners. Local officials seek troop protection at Carrizo Springs amid renewed border tensions.
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State Department
Republic
el Paso
Chihuahua
Mex
Juarez
Terravas
San Andres
Pancho Villa
San Antonio
Texas
Calvarymen
Alimipo
Rio Grande River
Barney Cline
Cline
Carrizo Springs
Ortiz
Rio Grande
Gunner
Washington
Troops Clash With Flag Bearer Over Parade Rights
In the street a cavalryman charged the flag bearer or lost control of his horse. The flag was torn from the stem and trampled by other cavalrymen. Soldiers recovered the flag and later drafted a protest demanding marching rights from the governor.
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Otrikere
Congress Plods Through Tariff and Currency Debates
The Senate was not in session with conferees continuing deliberations on the tariff bill. A committee investigating the failed strike in West Virginia kept hearings open. In the House, session began at 11 a.m. with currency bill debate continuing under an agreement to adjourn for the night.
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West Virginia
House
Federal Court Issues Habeas Corpus Writ in Thaw Extradition Fight
In Colebrook New Hampshire United States Judge Aldrich issued a federal writ of habeas corpus on Harry Kendall Thaws extradition fight from Canada to New York. William Travers Jerome called the move bad faith while Thaw awaits governor Felker hearing and local officials plan next steps.
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Colebrook
N. H
Harry eKndall Thaw
Matteawan
Stanford White
New Hampshire
Dominion of Canada
Thaw
United States
Aldrich
District Court of
Littleton
William Travers Jerome
Xrace
Felker
Concord
New York
Hornbeck
Duchess County
N. Y
Glynn
Jerome
Five Lives Lost In Gloudburst At Goldfield Nevada
Goldfield Nevada endured a cloudburst that killed at least five people including two women one man and two children. Homes and mines were ruined flooding cut rail access, and the Nevada California Power Company reported extensive damage. Communication lines were down and Tonepath remained cut off with unverified reports of more fatalities.
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Goldfield
Nevada
Ioway
Malatal
Cat
Nevada-Cifornia Power Company
Michigan Cavalryman Tramples Old Glory
In Calumet Michigan a strike parade ended with cavalrymen clearing streets. Troopers charged the crowd riding down the block and trampling an American flag carried by a miner. Strikers protested harsh treatment of miners by troopers and urged Governor Ferris to respond.
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Ferris
Calumet
Mich
Western Federation of Miners
Judge Ira B. Robinson Tenders WVU Law Dean Post
Judge Ira B. Robinson of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has been offered the dean position at West Virginia University Law School to succeed Charles B. Hogs. His term on the supreme bench ends January 1, 1916, and his acceptance is not announced.
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Charleston
W. Va
Ira Be, Robinson
Supreme Court of Appeals
Law School
West Virginia University
Charles B. Hogs
Robinson
Supreme Bench
Edison Ordered Rest After Illness and Vacation
Edison, ill at his West Orange home, has been told by his physician to avoid any further vacation and stay away from his laboratory for another fortnight. The aging inventor, fatigued after a rare eight year holiday in New England, is reported to be improved but exhausted and in need of complete rest.
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Edison
West Orange
N. J
A. Edison
Pever
New England
Tariff Conferees Near Finish on Major Schedules
Washington September 13 The tariff conferees led by Senate Finance Chairman Simmons predict a report to Congress next week and say cotton flax and hemp schedules are nearly finished with minor paragraphs left. The House investigation into lobbying by President Wilson deemed numerous and insidious should yield its own report in about two weeks with Mulhall charges against Representative McDermott among the prominent testimonies expected.
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Washington
Simmons
Senate Finance Committee
Houses
Congress
Senate
Wilson
House Investigating Committee
House Committee
Martin M. Mulhall
Representative McDermott
Senate panel report on lobby. House to judge its value
Illinois report suggests the committee will present only developed facts for the House to evaluate. Wilson allies in Congress say the Senate committee's findings on the lobby will back the president’s claim that outside influences sought to defeat legislation.
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Illinois
House
Wilson
Congress
Senate Committee
Washington
Big Tim Sullivan Found in a New York Morgue
Congressmen Timothy D. Sullivan once a New York political rise is dead. His maimed body lay for thirteen days in a local morgue before being identified by his step brother Larry Mulligan. Sullivan had eluded nurses after a city incident and was killed by a New Haven train at Pelham Parkway. Police Officer Purfield recognized the features at Bellevue morgue prompting identification.
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New York
Timothy D. Sullivan
Big Tim
Larry Mulligan
Thireen
Sullivan
New Haven
Pelham Parkway
Potter's Field
V Purfield
Purfield
Bellevue Morgue
Jordham
Three-Score Members Discuss Currency Bill
The House spent four days debating the administration currency bill with Republicans and Progressives voicing criticisms while Democrats praised it as building a solid financial system. About thirty members spoke, several Democrats aligning with the minority to attack framing, yet all pledged to follow party judgment and vote yes. The measure faces detailed amendment on Monday and is expected to involve lengthy discussion.
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Washington
House
Score
Hold Primaries Under New Laws
Philadelphia on September 1 1920s era report outlines a statewide primary next Tuesday for two superior court judges and municipal officials across 67 counties. It notes radical new laws aim to end machine government with nonpartisan elections in all cities except Philadelphia and introduces a pure commission form for third class cities.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Cam
County Roads Report Urges Bond Vote for Macadam and Dirt Routes
A federal road official reviews Mercer County road conditions, noting dirt lanes with poor drainage and a need for improved surfaces. Local costs, material sources, and a census of Bluefield-Princeton traffic support proposed bond funding up to 500000 for macadam and suitable dirt roads, with emphasis on key corridors to Bluefield Princeton and Athens Princeton.
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Frank K. Morris
Department of Agriculture
Mercer
Bluefield
Princeton
Bramwell
SOU AG
Kleensbihess
Pica
Nogels
iJuly
Lavoro Spa
Athens
Virginian Railroad
State Normal School
Mercer Healing Springs
Good Roads Committee
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Southern City
G. A
Cobb and Jackson
Mexico
Huerta
Mexican Congress
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Minn
Canada
Grand Lodge
Eberhart
Nye
Grand Street
Kefler
Tex
Order
Fair Grounds
Gloudburst
Michigan
Ira E. Robinson
Congressional Lobby
Big Tim Sullivan
Potters Field
LEGO
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