Judge Groff Said Likely Next General Land Office Commissioner
Washington reports it is settled that Judge Groff of Omaha will be the next Commissioner of the General Land Office. The claim came from a rival candidate for the post, comparing Groff to his prior lead as interstate commerce commissioner contender.
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Money Lost by Ordway Nets Reward for Catching Confidence Men
Concorp New Hampshire September 11 A telegram reports that confidence men who fleeced Joel S Ordway of 9500 yesterday left their team at a Dover livery stable and disappeared. They supposedly took a down East train over the Boston Maine. Ordway offers 1000 reward for arrest and 500 more for conviction.
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Bad accident at rifle range injures youth
At the Independent Rifle Association range a 15 year old marker named Arthur Call was struck in the groin by rock fragments from a glancing bullet. He was conscious but in critical condition after treatment at a hospital. Earlier concerns about pit safety at the range are noted.
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Miners Strike at Morris Ridge Colliery Over Pay Law
Mount Carmel Penn Sept 11 Four hundred miners employed at Morris Ridge colliery struck this morning to compel the operators to observe the semi monthly pay law and reduce the price of powder.
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Off Day for Leader Burns as Manning Delays Interview
London reports a pause in dock strike talks as Cardinal Manning postpones his interview with dock directors until tomorrow after four hours with the strikers' committee. Nearly 1000 men resume work while pickets intensify in preventing replacements, and wharfingers post placards urging not to divert trade.
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Stanley advances to Mombassa after repelling tribes
Brussels reports Henry M Stanley marching toward Mombassa after fighting through Umjoro and Uganda tribes. The Mouvement Geographique says he has established British East Africa Company authority from the upper Nile to the east coast. It doubts Emin Pasha accompanies Stanley to the coast.
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Will Not Recognize Boulanger Kossuth May Be Expelled
Paris reports the Seine prefect refuses General Boulanger and Henri Nochefort candidacy declarations. A Rome despatch says Germany seeks Kossuth’s expulsion from Italy over his Hungarian protest. Also notes unrest in Armenia, cholera in Athens, forest fires in Pentelieus, and canal plans between Edinburgh and Glasgow. The Whitechapel murder case no culprits yet. Wentworth-FitzWilliam dies. City of Paris time 6 days 3 h 58 m. Czarina to Berlin by the 20th.
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Editor of Town Topics in Trouble
New York report states editor E. D. Mann was arraigned for criminal libel after asserting in Town Topics that Philip Hamilton had two wives and two sets of children in coverage of the Robert Ray Hamilton matter. Mann declined to plead and was committed to the Tombs.
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Royal Baking Powders Declared Pure by Chemists
Government chemists report Rural Baking Powder as pure and wholesome with no alna or phosphates. Royal Baking Powder praised as the most reliable and purest available, while all Alum baking powders are warned as dangerous due to gas liberation and deterioration under climate.
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McMartrin
Case Against Phillips and Maloney Proceeds in Queen's Bench
In Montrean on Sept 11 the Crown argues to end the case against Harry Phillips and Andy Maloney for $20,000 jewelry robbery from Ellis & Co of Toronto. Crown says last term stalled due to key witness Von Reinoltz fearing to testify. minister of justice asked for nolice prosequt. a free pardon to Von Reinoltz is planned, with his arrival from Loston to provide evidence.
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Loston
Much religious fervor in Elbert County riot
Fifty true bills returned by the Elbert county grand jury against negroes involved in a riot at Ruckersville. Authorities pursue suspects as the colored Gospel association drew over 1500 people to the grove behind the church where a clash between elderly brethren sparked a large melee. Many were cut or bruised but no serious injuries reported. In Charleston lailabatchie county seven negroes killed in forty eight hours. George Allen burned a store and was hanged. total killed estimated around 100 with no clear identifications.
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Grenada
Sailors Rescued After Passaic Whaleboat Incident
Four crewmen from the Passaic whaleboat Ensign H G Diesel Fireman John H Bush Seaman Stewart Scott and Frederick Carr were rescued arriving at Annapolis by tug and train Lusign Dresel is in good condition Scott has a severe cold Carr is too choked to speak Bush will report for duty tomorrow The Standish search vessel experienced machinery trouble and rudder damage during the operation with waves breaking over a steam launch deck
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John Sinclair
Poplar Island
Poke Hollow Cave-In Devastates Pennsylvanian Mine
A massive cave-in at No 5 colliery Poke Hollow, near Wilkes Barre, worsens prior reports. Ground collapses exceed twenty feet in places, twelve mines damaged, owner losses surpass $100,000. No dwellings were affected.
World’s Fair site and building committee actions
The site and building committee of the World's Fair met to discuss prizes for building plans and topographical work, with printing and advertising referred to finances. A sub-committee will decide building numbers and costs, and visits to Fleetwood and Claremont parks will be made. Charles A. Dana left the country and named W. W. Astor vice-chairman.
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Tragic Death On Orange Express As Passenger Plunges From Car
Joseph T. Kelly, 25, son of a New York banker, was blown from the Orange express near Hackensack River while attempting to pass from a rear coach to a front car. He died instantly after striking the bridge end and the car windows. The accident unsettled 400 passengers. calls grow for gates on suburban trains.
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Corporal Tanner Resigns Over Pension Office Clash
Washington dispatch reports that James W. Tanner, commissioner of pensions, resigns amid a feud with Secretary Noble over pension office administration. President Harding, the Interior Department, and Ward officials debate the fate and timing of Tanner’s departure as critics label the ouster a political sacrifice for soldier votes. The article notes Tanner’s influence with veterans and contrasts his stance on pension rules with federal policy, including marriage proofs and the distribution of pension funds.
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Atlantic City Destruction Feared as Twenty Foot Seas Hit Shore
A Sept 10 Atlantic City despatch reports the severest storm in 25 years battering the Jersey coast. Seas reach twenty feet above inlet pavilions, flooding resorts from the inlet to Longport. Hotels and baths along Atlantic Avenue suffer ruin, with losses estimated around $20,000 in that section and $30,000 to Griffiths Carousal to Chelsea pavilion. Two boarding houses, the Gladstone and Cincinnati, were toppled.
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Atlantic City Cut Off by Storm Damages Beach Boardwalk
Severe storm isolates Atlantic City from Philadelphia and points north. Rail lines along the coast are washed out or destroyed, with Pleas antville and Somers's Point as the nearest news sources. The boardwalk and numerous beachfront structures are reported washed away, producing fears of food shortages until water and rail links are restored. Local railroad officials assess damage and plan temporary steamship transfers to reach isolated residents.
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No Further Damage Reported Storm Hits Long Island Steamer Tide
Long Island City N Y September 11 reports no further damage after a severe storm. The afternoon tide along the coast of Long Island reached a record height. steamships in the area endured heavy seas and strong winds with no additional reported injuries or devastation.
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