Mysterious slayer of Mrs Pulitzer investigated in New York
Police link a Pacific Coast promoter’s son, Young, to the murder of Mrs. Pulitzer. A bloodstained bedroom, hydrate of chloral, and a trunk move across Sixth Avenue are traced to a flat linked to him. Witnesses say he ferried the trunk to a Wells Fargo office and then to Chicago, with a Philadelphia option blocked.
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Young
John W. Young
France
Mary Young
Young, Jr
Alfred Dabney
Mage
Dabney
Sixth Avenue
Wells Fargo Express Company
Fifty-ninth Street
Philadelphia
Chicago
Pulitzer
Scholer
Hoboken
Hooper
The
Crusader
Seattle
Wash
Equitable Building Association
Brigham Young
Seattlte
Mass church stampede kills many at Shiloh Church
At Shiloh Church a crush during a Negro convention panic killed scores of men and women and injured many as the crowd surged toward exits. Police and firemen freed victims while physicians treated the wounded on the steps and ground outside. Officials noted most deaths came from suffocation during the rush.
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Shitoh
South Highlands
Booker T. Washington
T. W. Walker
Shiloh Church
W. M. Drennen
No Hot Water With Fels-Naptha Soap Advice
Advice notes that hot water causes the naptha to evaporate and soap to change. It recommends using cold or warm water to save half the labor of washday and half the year on the clothes.
Des Moines christening of cruiser marks Massachusetts launch
Miss Elsie Macomber of Des Moines will christen the United States steamship Des Moines, a 3200 ton protected cruiser, at 12:30 today with champagne. Miss Clara N Carleton of Haverhill will release the last block as the ship slides into the water in Quincy Mass. Governor Cummins of Iowa and officials travel to Boston for the event with a large Iowa delegation. Lieutenant Governor Bates represents Massachusetts. The Des Moines carries 10 five inch guns and eight six pounders with nickel steel armor and coal capacity for 700 miles at 10 knots. The launch attracts state national leaders and a Des Moines delegation, with a Boston visit and a tour of Boston Harbor on the yacht Dreamer.
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Elsie Macomber
Des Moines
Clara N. Carleton
Haverhill
Fore River Ship and Engine Company
Quincy
Massachusetts
Towa
A. B. Cummins
Cummins
Boston
Chicago
Iowa
J. K. Macomber
Ames
Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts
Macomber
George H. Carleton
Carleton
Bradford Academy
United States
Touraine
Miss Macomber
N. Carleton
Miss Carleton
Post
New York
Boston Harbor
Thomas W. Lawson
Secretary of the Navy
Moody
President Roosevelt Meets Senator Quay in Harrisburg
President Roosevelt arrives in Harrisburg at 7 10 pm after a stop in Philadelphia where Senator Quay rode with him from Trenton. The visit includes discussion of Pennsylvania politics and the coal strike. Commissioner Frank Sargent leaves the train. Roosevelt plans a Minneapolis address next Thursday.
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Harrisburg
Penn
Roosevelt
Frank P. Sargent
Philadelphia
Senator Quay
Trenton
Pennsylvania
Hanna
Oyster Bay
Sargent JameAbon
President’s
Employers’ and Employees
Minneapolis
Sargent
Northwest
President greeted by thousands in Altoona arrival
The President's train pulled into Altoona at 10:33 p.m. on September 19, drawing several thousand people who cheered as he appeared on the car platform. He delivered a brief thank you to the crowd.
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Altoona
Penn
Gettysburg monument honors General Slocum memory
The Gettysburg battlefield saw a large turnout for the dedication of General Henry W. Slocum’s monument. Mayor Low of New York delivered the principal speech at a public meeting in the evening.
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Gettysburg
Penn
Henry W. Slocum
Mayor Low
New York
Poor of Boston Payable 20 A Ton For Coal
Boston faces a coal shortage as 1200 local teamsters have been out of work amid a strike. Officials say city supply may last until mid November with 25 000 tons in city, while schools and public buildings plan to conserve fuel and rely on subsides for the needy. Coke rises to seven dollars a ton and retailers report scarce coal with demand collapsing among poorer customers.
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Post
Chambers Street
Boston
Davenport
Public Buildings Department
Samuel Hosea, Jr
John B. Martin
Penal Institutions Department
T. D. Roberts
Harrison Avenue
Henry JL. Fay
Church Street
Co. J. Dowd
Dowd Bros
Thomas Griffin
John Martin
J. H. McDonald
Pleasant Street
B. Grant
Rush for apartments as coal strikes push families inward
Hundreds of Boston families leave single houses for apartment blocks to escape high coal prices and fear of heat shortages as coal bins run dry. Real estate agents report scarce coal, rising heating costs, and cautious rents while owners try to balance higher expenses with filled houses.
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Post
Boston
Thomas
Edward Pierce
Mason
Bangs & Wells
Alfred Geiger, Jr
Charles S. Evans
Harvard Freshman Experiences and a Low-Paid Pastor
A Sunday Post Tomorrow feature narrates a Harvard freshman’s experiences from a tough period told by a pastor with the country’s smallest clergy salary discussing how he manages. Also notes Atleboro’s plan to outwit coal price hikes and a tunnel under State Street with relics found by past reporters and artists. Women’s crafts series offers cushion cover making lessons by Mme Ritter.
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Atleboro
Coal Trust
Funds Planned to Aid Poor with Cold Winter Ahead
The St Vincent de Paul societies linked to North End Catholic churches are preparing to relieve expected winter distress among the poor. Entertainments will raise funds, and collections will be increased to cover higher fuel costs.
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North End
Coal price steady as county prison orders sustain Open Market
In Philadelphia on September 19 the open market saw Anthracite coal at $14 a ton. The county prison board contracted for 70 tons of stove size at that price. The Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron Company announced relief plans for schools hospitals and charitable institutions along Reading system lines. President Baer said plans were outlined.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron Company
Baer
Relief measures for the poor through controlled distribution
The article discusses a company plan to prevent suffering among the truly poor by distributing a limited quantity of goods to consumers after a proper investigation. The approach aims to target those in real need and avoid broader shortages.
Hudson Valley rail strikes strain amid guard protection
In Saratoga New York the Hudson Valley Railway ran trolley cars on the Stillwater division and between Fort Bayard Glens Falls and Warrensburgh while most of the system saw no passenger traffic. New non union workers were guarded by three infantry companies as attacks on railway property intensified. Bridges rails and wires were damaged and fear of further criminal acts grew despite National Guardsmen presence. No riots occurred today.
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Hudson Valley
Saratoga
N. Y
Hudson Valley Railway Company
Stillwater
Fort Baward
Glens Falls
Warrensburgh
National
Thomson's Mills
Schuylerville
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W. G. Wood
Des Moinds
Windsor
Washington
Wiliam A. Windsor
Slocum
Ricaleas
Andrew J. Lloyd & Co
Watnabington
Bay State
Baretow Stove Co
Spleer Stove Co
Barstow Stove Co
Providence
R. I
Portland St
National Supply CO
Temple Plage
WM. J. Daly
Sunday Post
Harvard
Ivy City
Sidney Brackett
Grand Army Veterans of
Narragansett Pier
Harvard Observatory
Band Man
State Street
New Tunnel
Mme. Ritter
the Sunday Post
Bobby Dobbs
Baltimore
Herman Miller
Ai A Ees
Fogerty
Tremont St
Burns
Hudson River
Albany
Atlantic City
Norfolk
Old Point
Washington, D. C
Simmons & Marsters
School St
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