Van Wormers Electrocuted in Clinton Prison Executions
In Danne Mora New York on October 1 Willis Frederick M and Burton Van Wormer were executed for the 1901 murder of their uncle Peter A Hallenbeck at Greendale Columbia County. Willis entered at 11 34 30 am Frederick M followed at 11 41 30 am and Burton at 11 47 am. The three deaths occurred within minutes with brief currents and visible crucifixes observed by witnesses.
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Dannemora
N. Y
Willis
Frederick M
Burton van Wormer
Clinton
Peter A. Hallenbeck
Greendale
Columbia County
Burton
Bulgaria Orders Recruits For October Contingent
Sofia reports the war ministry will mobilize the annual contingent on October 14 instead of at year start. Despite improved conditions, many expect balked Macedonian tensions to require war. Government continues preparations as Turkish and Bulgarian diplomats consult.
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Bulgaria
Sofia
War Ministry
Constantinople
M. Natchevics
Milk Producers and Contractors Agree to Arbitration
Milk producers and contractors in the big milk controversy agreed to settle differences by arbitration. A temporary compromise sets price terms and carrying charges, with excess milk paid at butter prices if not pooled, and no extension of territory. Both sides welcomed the end of the strike and anticipated an independent arbitration board, with further detailed arrangements to follow.
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Ballard
New England Milk Producers’ Union
George O. Whiting
Boston
State Board
Board of Arbitration
Foragers Realize Thousands on Stolen Checks
Philadelphia October 1 Chief Postal Inspector W W Dickson seeks two forgers who realized thousands by altering checks. The checks were from a mail pouch that disappeared September 5 on a west bound Pennsylvania Railroad express between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
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Philadelphia
W. W. Dickson
Pittsburg
Cure a Cold in One Day Safe Remedy Ad
A vintage ad promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure a cold in one day. Refund promised if it fails. Box bears E. W. Grove’s signature and costs 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Daylight Robbery in Heart of the City
A handbag snatching on Beach street near Washington street at about 3 pm left a woman identified as Mrs Southworth or Southwick or Newton without diamonds and money worth 2000 dollars. Two suspects, rumored to be veteran New York thieves, fled as Special Officers Kelly and Goff investigate potential arrests. Witnesses pursued, thieves disappeared into Tyler street after the attack near Hollis Street Theatre and South Station.
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Lagrange Street
Beach Street
Washington Street
Southworth
Southwick
Newton
Kelly
Goff
New York
South End
Hollis Street Theatre
South Station
Sons of Two Noted Englishmen Enter Harvard Law School
The Harvard Law School welcomed two English heirs to its program. John Pollock, 24, Cambridge graduate and son of Sir John Pollock, will study a year with possible extension. Henry Gorell Barnes, 21, Oxford graduate and son of Sir John Gorell Barnes, Bart., joins as a student for the coming year.
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Harvard Law School
England
John Pollock
Lon
Don
Henry Gorell Barnes
Sir John Gorell Barnes
Bart
Pollock
Cambridge
Memorial Hall
Harvard
Barnes
Oxford
Dyspepsia Tablets Praised by Traveling Hardware Rep
A traveling hardware salesman from St. Louis touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a vital aid for handling varied meals and hotel life. He says regular use keeps his digestion in first class order, costing about fifty cents monthly, and notes the medicine’s popularity is due to proven results.
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St. Louis
Stuart
Josh
Pollock and the Baby Incident on a New York Streetcar
Robert Pollock of Brooklyn woke on a Bergen Street car with a baby in his arms before sunrise. He was intoxicated and could not explain the infant's origin. A disheveled woman claimed the child as police and magistrate excused the pair after questioning their recent drunken meeting.
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New York
Robert Pollock
Brooklyn
Bergen Street
Mr. Pollock
Higginbotham
Booker T. Washington in Paris on a secret身份
Booker T. Washington travels under the alias Jones in Paris to avoid French reporters. He has spent days in Normandy studying agriculture and remarks on remarkable daily interests there. He plans to sail back to the United States on October 7.
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Paris
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee (Ala.) Institute
Washington
Jones
Normandy
Roosevelt
United States
Missing Roxbury Woman Feared Kidnapped on Train
Mrs Barney Aaron a 23 year old Roxbury woman left Boston on a 9 am train to Rockland Maine but did not reach the destination. Police fear foul play due to jewelry descriptions while her husband and relatives search along the route and at stations.
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Barney Aaron
Roxbury
Boston
Rockland
Aaron
Labor unions plan delegate council for waterfront workers
Local unions met to discuss forming a delegate council. They favor the project but will take no definite steps yet, with a meeting set for November 5 at 112 Lewis Street. New secretary E Francouer replaces B E Shedd in the Car and Locomotive Painters union. Initiation rises to 25 dollars after November 5.
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Water Front
Lewis Street
Co. EB. Mason
Mates’ Union
Otto Frost
Cooks’ Union
J. E. Graham
L. F. Hough
Charles Miconahan
International
Boston
Boston Lodge 264
Daniel J. McDonald
American Federation of Labor
Printing Pressmen’s Union
Michael J. Cooney
Franklin Association
Brighton Opens Dancing Season With Lodge Hall Event
The first annual hall of Lodge 7763 I O F M Wh in Warren Hall opened last evening in Brighton. About 200 couples attended as R G Wilson directed the floor with J F Kelly assisting and a list of aides including F E Bailey C W Reilly C W True C H McAulley C H Hodge D H Lawls F C Hutchings and C M Smith.
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Brighton
Lodge 7763
M. Wh
Warren Hall
R. G. Wilson
J. F. Kelly
F. E. Bailey
C. W. Reilly
C. W. True
C. H. McAulley
C. H. Hodge
D. H. Lawls
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