Browne Acquitted in Chicago Bribery Case
Attorney Lee O Neil Browne of Ottawa Illinois Democratic legislative leader was acquitted by a Chicago jury in a bribery case connected to the election of William Lorimer to the United States Senate. The jury, deliberating 21 hours over eight ballots, returned the verdict just before 3 PM.
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Chicago
Lee O'Neil Browne
Ottawa
Ill
William Lorimer
United States Senate
George Kersten
Criminal Court
Browne Verdict Sparks Courtroom Celebration
The Browne case ended with cheers as bailiffs halted the uproar, Browne embraced his attorney Charles Erbstein, and supporters carried him from the courtroom. Browne remains indicted and will face trial in Springfield, while State’s Attorney Wayman criticized the verdict saying the public knows the evidence. The ruling follows yesterday’s dramatic clash between Colonel Roosevelt and Senator Lorimer at the Hamilton Club banquet.
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Browne
Charles Erbstein
Springfield
Wayman
Jiiress
Roosevelt
Lorimer
Hamilton Club
Auto Crash In Beverly Involving Baron Be strude
Sept. 9. An automobile carrying Francis J. Cotting of Boston Edward L. Kent of Chestnut Hill and a chauffeur was struck by a heavy touring car driven by Baron de Strude of the Russian embassy. The wreck hurled the car over an eight foot embankment. the chauffeur A H Hanson jumped to safety. Cotting was pinned but suffered only bruises.
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Beverly
Baron de Strude
Francis J. Cotting
Boston
Edward L. Kent
Chestnut Hill
A. H. Hanson
Mr. Cotting
Collision on Beverly road injures Kent and Cotting party
Kent, the most seriously hurt, suffered no broken bones and is expected to recover soon at Beverly Hospital. The Cotting party traveled from Mingo Point to Beverly Farms when a third car sped around a curve. Baron de Strude tried to pass between the two cars, collided with Cotting’s vehicle, which toppled over a fence and embankment, burying its owner.
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Baron de Strude
Mr. Cotting
Chanler Returns In Disheveled, Defiant Mood From Abroad
New York photographer Robert W. Chanler, recently married to opera star Lina Cavalieri, arrived at his Fifth Avenue studio in a agitated state after three months abroad. He proclaimed I am through and refused to discuss private matters, while friend George Christian described Chanler’s neglect of painting and hinted at renewed work on pending canvases.
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New York
Robert W. Chanler
Lina Cavalieri
Fifth Avenue
Cavalieri
Bob
Mr. Chanler
George Christian
Mr. Christian
Brooklyn Bridge
Manhattan
East River
Chanler
Ferry Disaster Claims Thirty Lives on Lake Michigan
Pere Marquette car ferry No 18 sank halfway across Lake Michigan from Ludington to Milwaukee. Captain Peter Kilty of Ludington and purser S F Sezepanek of Worcester, Mass., perished, along with two crew members from ferry No 17 who died while aiding in the rescue effort.
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Ludington
Mid
Pere Marquette Car Ferry No. 18
Milwaukee
Lake Michigan
Peter Kilty
S. F. Sezepanek
Worcester
Mass
Wreck Disaster Claims Crew as Lifeboats Sink
Survivors list 35 crew members saved after the steamship disaster. Eight bodies recovered, six arrived on Car Ferry No 17 and two to Milwaukee. Names include Captain Silty, Purser Sezepanek, Steward Macix, W. H. Cummins, N. L. Bertrand, Mrs. Marion Turner, and Mate Joseph Brezinski. Uncertain second Milwaukee body reported as Joseph Swood. Cause unknown. Potvin notes stern flooding. 29 railroad cars pushed into the lake in a failed attempt to stabilize the ship. Survivor Seymour Cochran recounts a 430 am sinking and rescue by No 17. Cochran received $1000 from his employer but hid it before the ship went down.
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the Steamship Company
Pere Marquette
Macix
W. H. Cummins
N. L. Bertrand
Marion Turner
Milwaukee
Joseph Brezinski
Joseph Swood
James Koob
Koob
The
Steamship Company
F. F. Potvin
Seymour Cochran
Chicago
Cochran
Pere Marquette Company
Mother Earth Is Weighed by NYC Physicist
New York Sept 9. Reinhard A Wetzel of the College of the City of New York reports a calculated weight for Earth at seven trillion tons. His highly delicate apparatus required experiments to be conducted after midnight to minimize vibrations and footfall noise.
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New York
Reinhard A. Wetzel
the College of the City of New York
Wetzel
Urge Indorsement of School City Plan
The National School City League of Boston asks public endorsement of the school city movement. Wilson L. Gill, the league president, also solicits members with a 25 cent minimum. Headquarters are at 29A Beacon.
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National School City League of
Boston
Wilson L. Gill
League
Beacon Street
Horsford's Acid Phosphate Strengthens Digestion and Nerves
A medicinal claim promotes Horsford's Acid Phosphate as improving digestion. It is advertised to strengthen the nerves and enhance overall health.
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Horsford
South Shore Folk Rally at Cohasset Horse Show Thrives
The third annual Cohasset Babies Hospital benefit horse show drew a record crowd at Henry M. Whitney’s North Cohasset grounds. Over 10 entries featured top local society stables with five cup prizes across 11 classes, plus more than 10 future classes planned for today.
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South Short Society
Cohasset Babies
Henry M. Whitney
North Cohasset
Fifeven
Teddy
William B. Sprout, Jr
Albert F. Bigelow
Eri. H. Butler
Tom
Alice Luce
Firefly
Larz Anderson
Lady Allen
M. Maurice Dimond
Mary Garden
Bonnie Lass
O’dreamwold
Jean Lawson
Cigarette
Alaskan Miner Killed Seeks Relatives in Boston
Friends ask Boston Mayor to help locate Patrick J. Lannon’s relatives after a mining blast death in Alaska. The appeal aims to uncover next of kin and inform them of the tragedy.
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Boston
Patrick J. Lannon
Lannon
Trains Kill Two Men in Pittsfield
Pittsfield on September 9 saw two fatalities on the Boston and Albany tracks. James Be. Masner, 54, a railroad switchman, stepped from in front of one freight to another and was killed. James H. Casey, 35, an employee of the Stanley Electric Works, was killed after being driven off a freight train while trying to find a ride.
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Pittsfield
Boston & Albany
James BE. Masner
James H. Casey
Stanley Electric Works
Miss Wildey and Hammon win Newport doubles title at Casino
In Newport Rhode Island on September 9 Miss Wildey and Miss Hammon defeated Miss Fenno and Miss Sears in the final of the ladies doubles tennis tournament at the Casino 12 14 6 2 7 5 yielding a comeback victory after dropping the opening set.
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Newport
R. I
Miss Wildey
Miss Hammon
Casino Today
Miss Fenno
Miss Sears
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MR. Kent Hurt
Coting
Cavalier
George Grantham Bain
Cornel Mttee Fr Me
Chick” Fox
Washington Street
H. M. Condit
Mother Earth
Cohasset
J. J. Weil
King
Nip
William V. Kellen
Dianna
Samuel Johnson
James F. Lori
Spaulding
Duke
Marquis
George G. Crocker
Sunlight
Thomas G. Plant
R. G. Tower
James F. Lord
S. Spaulding
Diddles
Albert L. Lincoln
Jeanette Chappell
E. and
H.foss
Betty
Lydia Taber
Betsey
A. H. Fitch
Gypsy Queen
Prince of
Arthur W. Stedman
Francis Peabody, Jr
F. Lothrop Ames
A. W. Davis
F. T. Foss
D. W. Gilbert
Jeanette Chappel
Billy
America
Washburn Department Store
Washington St
Boylston St
Old South Clothing Co
Hanover Street
Yankee
Portland and
Sudbury
Kyes Prov. Co
North St
Henry Dellafield
Bach Pianoforte School
Srinnitie
Public Library
Philadelphia
Summer St
West 34Th St
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