Corruption fund alleged in New York race track graft hearing
October hearing before a joint legislative committee revealed a claimed $500,000 corruption fund to influence anti race track bills. Robert Elder testified former Senator Gardner confessed using funds to bribe politicians and media. names include James R. Keene and Harry Payne Whitney. Garder refused to testify. Otto Foelker recounted vote buying attempts from 1908.
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New York
Marritt Joint’ Legislative Committee
Robert Elder
Frank J. Gardner
Elder
James R. Keene
Harry Payne Whitney
Charles H. Hyde
Otto G. Foelker
Senate
Hughes
Frank J.gardner
Gardner
Kings County
Brooklyn
Bain
Funeral today of Mrs Howe
The Rev. Samuel A. Eliot and the Rev. William Safford Jones will officiate at the funeral of Mrs Julia Ward Howe in the Church of the Disciples in the Fens this afternoon.
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Church of the Disciples
Fens
Samuel A. Eliot
D. D
The
American Unitarian Association
William Safford Jones
Channing Memorial Church
Newport
R.L
Julia Ward Howe
Mrs Howe Dies During Summer Visits at Newport
Mrs. Howe died in South Portsmouth during her summer visits. The Rev Charles G Ames is ill and cannot officiate. Messages of sympathy flow from women’s groups and friends, including Norumbega Club and the Federation of Pennsylvania Women, as library trustees order a library closure for the funeral.
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Wintergreen Club
Professional Women
Margaret Anglin
Thomas W. Lawson
William Oscar Thayer
John J. Chapman
Franklin RB. Sanborn
John L. Gardner
Edward Allen
Perkins Institute For the Blind
Robert Underwood Johnson
American Association of Arts and Letters
New York
Barrett Wendell
Cambridge
Isaac Seligman
Isaac H. Clothier
Philadelphia
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Federation of Pennsylvania
Fitzgerald
Howe
Moon Ring Seen as Weather Omen Over City
Crowds looked up as a halo surrounded the moon creating a rain bow. Forecasters warned of rain and a big storm approaching today, while Harvard Observatory experts cited ordinary clouds as the cause.
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Weather Bureau
Post
Luna
Harvard Observatory
Forecast for Boston and New England Rain and gale warned
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for rain on Thursday and Friday with colder temperatures Thursday night. Winds shift to increase and become dangerous northeast gales, with similar conditions in the New England region.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Yesterday's Temperature Report from Thompson's Spa
Yesterday's readings show several hourly temperatures with an average of 66 degrees. Notable values include 41 at 3 am and 78 at 12 noon, with highs around the upper 70s and lows near 40s.
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Thompson
Chemie
Chicago Fans Still Hope For Victory
Chicago fans greet the Cubs with a warm reception after their all night ride from Philadelphia. The West Side crowd packed Union Station as the Athletics and Cubs arrived, showing loyalty despite the recent defeats and the big league rivalry.
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Chicago
Athletics
Chance
Cubs
West Side
Union Station
Woman Leaps From Burning Auto in Cambridge
Mrs William H Gray 25 Inman Street Cambridge leaped from a burning auto on Henry Street after the fire broke out. She sustained a fracture of the right leg and severe contusions to the head from the fall.
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William H. Gray
Inmin Street
Henry Street
Cambridge
Foss for an Active Campaign In Tremont Temple
A Democratic ratification meeting planned by State committee chairman Frederick J. Macleod will be held at Tremont Temple on Saturday night. Charles S. Hamlin is to preside and pledge loyal support to the governor nominee. Eugene N. Foss will keynote and campaign from Cape to Berkshire. Ex-Mayors Hayes and Crowley pledge strong backing, as Roosevelt speaks Friday night.
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Tremont Temple
Frederick J. Macleod
State Committee
Charles S. Hamlin
Hamlin
James H. Vahey
John F. Fitzgerald
Eugene N. Foss
Cape
Berkshire
Canada
Republican Party
William P. Hayes
Springfield
Robert Crowley
Lowell
Convention Committee
Foss
Hayes
Theodore Roosevelt
Complete Story of Rescue and Crew on Trent Air
Postman recounts the rescue and crew experiences in the air during the Trent incident. Wellman is shown with his arm in a sling while others including a cat mascot join in the narrative of the dramatic flight.
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Post
Trent
Wellman
Unharmed Wellman Crew Welcome Home From Airship America
Walter Wellman and five crew members arrived in New York aboard the Royal Mail steamship Trent after a mid ocean rescue following their failed attempt to cross the Atlantic in the airship America. The party recounted 72 hours aloft and signaled plans to build another dirigible to pursue a European flight.
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New York
America
Walter Wellman
Royal Mail
Mr. Wellman
Europe
Trent
C. E. Down
Colina
Cobb's Athletics Favored Against Cubs in Series Opener
Athletics chosen to win as Cobb leads the club in the latest series set. New York Americans defeated Nationals 10 to 2 in a decisive game. Yale's squad endured a grueling practice with fifteen coaches guiding the team. High School of Commerce and Mehem Arts played Melrose to a 0–0 tie.
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Cobb
Cubs
New York Americans
Nationals
Yale
All Stars
High School of Commerce and
Mehem Fe Arts
Melrose
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Wellman Party
New York Herald
Liein
Miss Wellman
Loud
Vanimn
Cote
Keene, Whitney
A.M
Athletics and Cubs
National Commission
E. V. R. Thayer
J. J. Oldfield
W. F. Glidden
Board OF Directors
A. G. Bullock
Samuel Carr
Gilmer Clapp
R. G. Fessenden
J. C. Howe
Charles H. Bowen
W. C. Watt
Francis Peabody, Jr
Royal Robbins
Henry A. Rueter
Philip Saltonstall
R. Paul Snelling
Frank W. Stearns
Eugene V.R. Thayer
Charles W. Whittier
Marcus Beerd
Charles F. Byam
Bunker Hill
City Square
Charlestown
Fred K. Brown
Irvings
Palmer Clinton White
B. Frank Wild George Whiting
Oldonn
Sportsman
Pippin
Vahey
Melvin Vaniman
Pablo
F. Gray Co
Washington and
Hanover Streets
F. Grayington
Hanover Street
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