Mysterious woman sought in Sulzer case
Albany dispatch describes detectives hunting a mysterious Wall Street connected woman believed to know how Governor Sulzer's deals were arranged. The search continues as prosecutors seek her testimony next week. Colwell's health raises doubts about his testimony. Disposition of James Garrison remains under debate as ruling on habeas corpus stands.
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Albany
N. Y
Board of Managers
Sulzer
Wall Street
New York
Frederick L. Colwell
Colwell
Hinman
Chester C. Clapp
John A. Waldron
James C. Garrison
Albany County
Supreme Court
Cochrane
Relief Ship Arrives for Dublin Transport Strikers
A relief ship carrying provisions from the Trades Union Congress arrived in Dublin to aid transport workers whose strike had paused work for a month. The ship carried food valued at $25,000 and was unloaded by the strikers themselves. Each striker received a twenty pound ration package.
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Dublin
Trades Union Congress
Albanians Advance on Servian Towns in Southeast Campaign
A force of about fifty thousand Muslim Albans equipped with modern arms and machine public safety items moved toward Kitcheve Prilip Pries d and Leteve. Servians offered no resistance as officials warn days may pass before Serb forces respond.
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Belgrade
Servia
Kitcheve
Prilip
Priesd
Leteve
Forces mobilize to counter Albanians amid Albanian atrocities
Manders deploy troops to confront Albanians as Monastir swells with fugitives recounting Christmas crimes by Mohamadan Albanians in country districts.
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Manders
Monastir
Cobb Extends Lead in American League Batting Race
Ty Cobb holds a 12 point edge in the AL batting race as he nears the finish. Joe Jackson is hitting .373 to Cobb's .385, while Johnson of Washington leads American pitchers with a .820 mark.
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Ty Cobb
Chicago
Joe Jackson
Cobb
Johnson
Washington
Porfirio Diaz Summoned to Return to Mexico
General Porfirio Diaz ex-president of Mexico has been called by the war department to come back for active service. Diaz, then in Biarritz France, sent a noncommittal reply asking for a letter to be forwarded. He stated he would return only if the country needed him in a foreign invasion.
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Mexico City
Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
War Department
Diaz
Madero
Revolution Ended in Mexico as Huerta Orders Elections
President Huerta sent messages to Mexican consuls abroad announcing the revolution was over and that elections would follow the government program. He urged maintaining order with large garrisons in principal cities and guaranteed free franchise.
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Mexico City
Huerta
Mexico
Miner Arrested After Fight With Deputies in Benton
In Benton Illinois on September 27 miner John Hurzan was arrested after a fight with deputies over the murder of two musicians last Sunday. Hurzan was wounded, confessed implicating three others, and authorities mobilized 50 more deputies and National Guard Company F to prevent mob violence amid a race-related outbreak.
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Benton
Ill
John Hurzan
Hurzan
Company F
Illinois National Guard
Uncle Sam Has Big Addition to Family
Washington D C Sept 27 After today Uncle Sam will have thousands of new citizens as final naturalization applications are filed In the last two weeks Commissioner Campbell directed examiners in several cities to notify 40000 aliens who declared intention but had not filed final papers Many filed before the Sept 27 1906 law requiring final applications two to seven years after the declaration of intention Those who miss today must wait at least two more years to apply
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Washington, D. C
Uncle Sam
Naturalization
Campbell
Necklace Stolen Pearl Necklace Sells At Auction
The famous six hundred and five thousand dollar necklace of pearls stolen from the mails and found by a London workman was sold today for several thousand dollars to a buyer representing a celebrated personage. If the missing two pearls are recovered later, the price will rise to fifty thousand dollars under the contract with the London dealer.
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Brussels
London
Special Election Ordered for State Senator Seat
Governor Mann issued a writ for a special election to fill the state senate district on January 6. The delay allows a primary election and candidate naming with dry supporters expected to contest the seat if a primary is ordered.
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Richmond
Mann
Drys
Income Tax in 1913 Will Hit Nearly Half Million
Treasury estimates show 425,000 Americans must file detailed returns for 1913 amid the new income tax law. Exemptions include the president and judges now serving. Returns cover March 1 to December 1 with first payments due next year.
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Washington
Treasury
Internal Revenue Collector
Wilson
Supreme Court
Simmons
Joint Conference Committee
House
Senate
Treasury Department
Underwood
Secretary of Agriculture
Congress
Clark
Bust of Lincoln Unveiled at Charleston Colored Institute
A Lincoln bust donated by Col. William Seymour Edwards was unveiled at the colored institute in Charleston. William Seymour Edwards presented the bust and Thomas C. Townsend spoke on his behalf. Governor Henry D. Hatfield received the bust for the state and gave an address.
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Charleston
W. Va
Abraham Lincoln
William Seymour Edwards
The
Colored Institute
William Seymour
Christiansen Edwards
Col. Edwards
Thomas C. Townsend
Henry D. Hatfield
Whaley Hearing Opens Before House Elections Panel
Washington September 27 The hearings on charges against South Carolina election representative Whaley by Charleston Mayor Grace began today in executive session before the house elections committee.
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Whaley
Washington
South Carolina
Grace
Charleston
House Elections Committee
Congress adjourns early as tariff talks inch toward resolve
Tariff conferees finalize their report on the Underwood Simmons bill with all differences settled except the cotton futures tax. House currency bill hearings paused until Monday. Elections panel heard Charleston Mayor Grace alleging irregularities in Rep Whaley's first district election. House adjourned to noon Wednesday out of respect for late Rep Roddenberg of Georgia.
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Underwood- Simmons
House
Elections Committee
Grace
Charleston
Whaley
South Carolina
Representative Roddenberg
Georgia
Excitement High in Colorado Mining Camps
In southern Colorado coal fields excitement rose as strikers gathered in several mining towns. In Trinidad a clash occurred near West Main Street bridge with no fatalities reported. Mil ler, a crippled non union weigh boss, was beaten by strikers in Walensburg as guards stopped three reporters at Hastings camp. Authorities debated militia deployment while mediation teams prepared for talks at Trinidad.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Trinidad
West Main Street
Walensburg
Arthur Miller
Hastings
Pearce
Ethelbert Stewart
Wilson
John McLennon
Colorado State Federation of Labor
Ludlow
Ammons
Tennessee Legislature Ends Turbulent Extra Session
In Nashville on September 27 the fifty-eighth general assembly wrapped up its extra session without enacting anti liquor measures. A filibuster marred proceedings as gunman charges arose. Governor Hooper criticized the house in a caustic message. Both chambers approved a bill replacing the gallows with the electric chair for capital offenses.
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Nashville
Tenn
Fifty-Eighth
General Assembly
Senate
Hooper
House
Sénate
West Virginia and Virginia Weather Forecast
West Virginia features fair weather Sunday and Monday with temperatures rising slowly. In Virginia, the north portion stays fair while the south portion is unsettled Sunday. Monday brings fair and warmer conditions inland.
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West Virginia
Virginia
City Tax Collection Sparks Damages Suits and Clashes
Delinquent tax notices led to suits against the attorney A F Kingdon and the late city treasurer after checks were withheld and tortures to collect 1911 1912 tickets. A confrontation in the attorney's office ended with a revolver drawn and a warrant sworn out, amid sharp criticism and calls to defeat the upcoming bond issue on October 16. The board of affairs says the former treasurer Hooper turned over untaxed tickets and had no role in directing the collection effort.
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Board of Affairs
A. F. Kingdon
Kingdon
Voice of the People
L.A. Hooper
Greek King and Grey Confer Over Balkans Crisis
King Constantine of Greece held a long talk with Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey on the Thrace situation and unrest in Albania. Greece braces for a possible third Balkan war as discussions cover Aegean islands. Turkey demands restoration of Chios and Mitylene before resuming peace talks.
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Balkans
London
Constantine
Greece
Edward Grey
Thrace
Alpania
Aegean Sea
Turkey
Chios
Mitylene
Thompson Van Alen Wedding in London Draws American Colony Interest
Miss Mary Van Alen granddaughter of the late Mrs. William Astor and niece of the late John Jacob Astor to wed Griswold Thompson from a wealthy English family in London. The ceremony is an event of special interest to Americans in the city and to native society circles.
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Thompson-Van Alen
London
Mary van Alen
William Astor
John Jacob Astor
Griswold Thompson
Harrison meets Japanese emperor after Philippines appointment
Francis Burton Harrison newly named governor general of the Philippines was received in private audience by Japan's emperor at Yokohama after a swift journey to Tokyo. The court broke precedent to arrange the audience, signaling goodwill and efforts to ease tensions between the two nations.
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Tokio
Francis Burton Harrison
The
Phillippines
Japan
Yokohama
United States
Harrison
Foreign Minister Hosts Luncheon For Mr and Mrs Harrison
The foreign minister gave a luncheon in honor of Mr and Mrs Harrison and suite marking a formal event.
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Mrs. Harrison
No apology from Chinese general after Japanese ultimatum
London Sept 27 The three days laser to China by Japan in her ultimatum demanding satisfaction for attacks on Japanese in Nanking expired today. General Chang Hsuen, commander of Chinese forces, had not apologized by noon but was expected to offer a statement at the latest possible moment.
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London
China
Japan
Nanking
Shanghai
Chang-Hseun
Carranza Calls Huerta A Traitor In Mexican Crisis
Governor Carranza warns that any pro Huerta Mexican president named by an October election will be treated as a traitor. He cites the 1862 law allowing summary execution and vows to exterminate Huerta and his followers. Peace in Mexico hinges on defeating one side, he says, as constitutionalist forces press the fight.
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Douglas
Ariz
Mexico
Huerta
Venustiano Carranza
Hermocillo
Frederico Gamboa
Carranza
Benito Suarez
Maximillian
Hueérta
United States
Moose Will Campaign State in Buzz Wagon
Charles Sumner Bird the Progressive candidate for governor prepares a vigorous statewide tour with the Flying Squadron starting Monday noon. The tour runs until November 3 with daily rallies in cities or towns and multiple speeches per day, covering over 100 miles on many days.
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Boston
Mass
Charles Sumner Bird
Bird
New Haven Report Ready This Week
Washington reports the government’s Sherman act inquiry into the New York New Haven and Hartford Railway will be submitted to Attorney General McReynolds within days. A civil suit against the railway is expected to follow after the attorney general reviews the findings. No settlement talks have been arranged at this time.
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Washington
New York, New Haven and Hartford
McReynolds
Roosevelt urges Progressives to block Tammany in New York
In Rochester on Sept 17 Theodore Roosevelt told the state Progressive committee that New York voters must prevent Tammany from gaining total control in the fall election. He blamed the current public affairs crisis on the failure to elect a governor and legislature committed to Progressive policies.
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Rochester
State Committee
National Progressive Party
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Tammany
Vedrines Sets World Air Speed Record In France
Emile Vedrines established a new world speed record in Rheims France traveling sixty two and a half miles over a measured course at an average of 118 miles per hour He surpassed the previous record of Maurice Provost by six and a half miles per hour in today’s competition.
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Rheims
France
Emile Vedrines
Maurice Provost
Campaign to speed West Virginia roadwork gains traction
Charleston September 27 Special to the Gazette. State Road Engineer A L Williams leads a campaign to enforce convict labor road statutes and boost road quality. He explains county courts and sheriffs must comply, tickets prisoners to work, and encourage county engineers to attend a January February university program. The effort ties to the University of West Virginia College of Engineering and calls for citizen involvement including young men.
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Charleston
W. Va
Spe Cials
West Virginia
A. LD. Williams
State Road Bureau
Hatfield
Williams
Morgantown
College of Engineering
Willians
Department of Agriculture
State Age Bureau
Dol. Williams
Pan Engineer
Circuit
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James
Garrison
John Huzan
Sam
Lincoln
West Virginia Colored Institute
Weather Forecast
Mikado
Moose
Automobile
New Haven
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