Roosevelt Attacks Tammany in New York Campaign
In Rochester Col Roosevelt urges defeat of Tammany without elevating Barnes or Murphy, likening them to prizefighters who split 60 40 takes. He cites four key political issues including governor impeachment and New York City elections, warning against continued machine rule and urging support for Progressive candidates and reform.
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Rochester
N.Y
National Progressive Party
Col. Roosevelt
New York State
Tammany
Perm
Col Roosevelt
Progressive Party
New York
Court of 3 Appeal
Saermie
Barnes Republican
Roosevelt
Mr. Barnes
Albany
Mrr. Murphy
Barnes
Mr. Murphy
Eath
Murphy
Dayne
Barnee
Col
Tammany Hall
New York City
John Purroy Mitchel
Sulzer
Andrew Jackson
Tammanr Hall
Witness Subpoenaed as Sulzer Impeachment Case Advances
Albany Sept 27 Chester C Platt secretary to Governor Sulzer was subpoenaed as a witness for the board of managers in the governors impeachment trial The question whether Frederick L Colwell Sulzers alleged dummy in Wall Street deals will testify has been pressed but not yet settled Both sides expect Colwell to offer a connecting link between Sulzer and Wall Street Hudson N J saw activity as James C Garrison a former state employee sought habeas corpus to gain release from Albany county Penitentiary Friends pressed for his freedom and the assembly deliberated
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Albany
Chester C. Platt
Sulzer
Board of Managers
Frederick L. Colwell
Wall Street
Colwell
Hudson
N. J
James C. Garrison
Supreme Justice
Cochran
Wife Found Dead and Husband Missing in Peru Farm
In Peru Indiana officers search for Clyde Wilkinson after his wife’s mutilated body is found buried in a cornfield behind a barn. A bloody coat and shirt are in the grave. The wife was last seen Aug 29 and Wilkinson disappeared after a public sale ad. His two sons are missing. The couple had been separated and he had invited her to return home.
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Peru
Ind
Clyde Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Kokomona
Prettiest Girl Bride Turns Catholic Before Marriage
Miss Isabel Valle, named "the best looking girl in America" by Mrs Goelet, married James Hope-Nelson at the St Louis home of her father Dr Jules Felix Valle. She joined the Catholic church to align with her husband. a papal blessing was read by cable. The couple plan to sail for France after a New York City departure.
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St. Louis
James Hope-Nelson
William
Lady Hope-Nelson
Batsford Park
Moreton-in-Marsh
England
Isabel Valie
William K. Vanderbilt
Robert Goelet
New York
America
Jules Felix Valle
Glennon
Pius
Miss Vallie
Miss Valle
Newport
Hugh Hope-Nelson
New York City
France
Hope-Nelson
Servant girl dies after gas poisoning in Stamford
Stamford reports Polish servant Mark Sieger who had just started with John Phillips, father of Secretary of State Alpert Phillips, died after she blew out the gas burner upon retiring. She understood English imperfectly and died at the hospital from gas poisoning.
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Stamford
Mark Sieger
John Phillips
Alpert Phillips
Schooner Alice May Strikes Rockland Bay Ledge
Coal laden schooner Alice May Davenport with nine men aboard struck Western Bay Ledge near Hurricane Island at Penobscot Bay. The vessel, bound from Newport News to Bangor, is reported in precarious position.
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Rockland
Davenport
Western Bay Ledge
Penobscot Bay
Newport News
Bangor
Manufacturers' Sales Agency Sued On Bills
The B. F. Goodrich Co. sues Manufacturers' Sales Agency of this city for two sums 2800 for goods and 2690.24 assigned by Diamond Rubber Co. alleging both bills remain unpaid.
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B. F. Goodrich Co
Diamond Rubber Co
Two 82 Year Old Women Die in Same Home
Naugatuck Connecticut September 27 Mrs Hanna Schofield and Mrs Anna Wilson both aged 82 died within hours at the Hill Street home of their son and daughter Mr and Mrs Harry Schofield Mrs Schofield mother of Harry Schofield and Mrs Wilson the mother of his wife both had been in failing health and death was due to natural causes Mrs Schofield leaves five sons and three daughters including Dr Joseph Schofeld of Greenwich
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Naugatuck
Conn
Hanna Schofield
Anna Wilson
Harry Schofeild
Hill Street
Hidden spoils tied to Mrs Lawrence in schoolhouse loot
Fairfield authorities believe stolen ladies wear found in the old Sherman school were hidden there from the belfry. The loot bore Bord and Taylor marks and the name Dooley, matching items linked to Mrs Julia Watt Morris Lawrence, formerly of Sasco Hill, now in New York. Local coachman Thomas Noon recalled her and a prior home entry four years earlier. The stash included hats, silk hose, satin slippers, and lingerie, with items tied to Louis Morris of Mill Plain.
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Fairfield
Dooley
Sherman School
Julia Watt Morris Curtis Lawrence
Sasco Hill
New York
Thomas Noon
New York Outfitters
La’mee
Louia Morris
Lawrence
Mill Plain
Jerome Ready to Pursue Thaw Case
Albany reports William Travers Jerome resumed his role as Thaw’s Nemesis after briefly acting as The Good Samaritan. While driving along a road near Albany he found Victor E. Consalus of an automotive firm pinned under a wrecked car and transported him to hospital. Jerome then left for Williamstown to reclaim his automobile and expected to return to push Thaw’s deportation.
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Albany
William Travers Jerome
Harry K. Thaw
The
Victor E. Consalus
Consalus
Jerome
Williamstown
Mass
Thaw
Canada
New Hampshire
Arnold to Develop Lincoln Avenue Property
Thomas Arnold purchased a 200 foot frontage lot on Lincoln Avenue from Minnie L. Nichols and plans to develop the tract with multiple two family houses.
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Thomas Arnold
Minnie L. Nichols
Lincoln Avenue
Mr. Arnold
Devon Democrats Ratify Town Ticket Meeting
The Democrats of Devon Milford suburb call a meeting to ratify town nominations at the moving picture theatre Thursday evening Oct 2. Town office candidates will be present and Rep Lynn W. Wilson of Bridgeport plus Hon George M. Gunn of Milford have been invited to speak.
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Devon
Milford
Moving Picture Theatre
Lynn W. Wilson
Bridgeport
George M. Gunn
Mutilated Woman Found On Tracks Near Wayne Illinois
The mutilated body of a well dressed woman was found on railroad tracks near Wayne Illinois early today. The coroner suspects murder due to the circumstances. A bracelet bearing the inscription From W H A to M M A is the only identifying mark found.
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Chicago
Elgin, Jo- Met & Wastern
Wayne
Ills
D Ertle Declared Insane Sent to Middletown Asylum
Victor D Ertle aged 67 of Fulton street who recently resided at Lakeview home has been adjudged sane and was transported today to Middletown Asylum by Charities Investigator Morrissey. He long troubled his family by standing knee deep in swamps and claimed to be the perfect Adonis. Charities authorities report rising insanity in the city with Lakeview wards now at capacity.
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Victor D'Ertle
Fulton Street
Lakeview
Middletown Asylum
Charities
Morrissey
D'Ertle
Body of C M Russell Found Floating in Harbor
The body of ordinary seaman C M Russell was found floating at the foot of California Street after the steamer Seaboard rammed the cutter of the U S McCall on the prior Saturday night. Oswald Peters, an oysterman, pulled the body ashore and Dr. Edward D. Fitzgerald ordered it sent to the morgue. Two other drowned seamen, Alfred E. Sheehan and Preston Chute, were recovered yesterday, with Beale ready to transfer the bodies to New York if instructed.
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California Street
C. M Russell
Seaboard
U. S. McCall
Oswald Peters
Seal Shipt Co
Peters
Edward D. Fitzgerald
Cullinan & Mullins
McCall's
Alfred E. Sheehan
Preston Chute
Sheehan
Norwich
Chute
Russell
Beale
Ensign McLaren
Washington
Shorter Hours Boost Wages for Mill and Lumber Workers
Washington reports wage gains and reduced hours across lumber, mill work, and furniture sectors. Since 1830, lumber wages rose 29 percent with nearly 4 percent fewer hours, mill work up 33.4 percent with a 5 percent hour cut, and furniture up 44 percent with a 7.3 hour decrease. Department data covers over three-fifths of occupations.
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Washington
U P Shares Rally To New High Amid Market Lull
New York September 27 Opening prices were generally lower with indifference weighing on the list. Union Pacific led activity rising to a new high, while American Woolen moved up for the common and preferred. Closing was irregular as early losses were partially recovered and Feoples Gas advanced.
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New York
Union Pacific
Republic Steel
Canadian Pacific
Reading
Feopte
Twelve Ton Roller Startles the Natives
A twelve ton steam roller used by Gaynor and Lambert on Connecticut avenue broke a water pipe in Court street causing a geyser before Hydraulic workers relaid the line. The machine then packed the dirt and concrete paving proceeded, with Warren Bros. loaning the roller for the job.
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Connecticut Avenue
Court Street
Gaynor & Lambert
Warren Bros
Hydraulic Company
Engineers And Firemen Vote On Strike Over Rules Clash
New Haven Sept 27 engineers and firemen of the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad receive a ballot to decide whether to back a strike to force changes in rules pushed by General Manager Bardo. The letter cites failed negotiations, claimed lack of precedent, and seeks union backing amid disputes over seniority examinations and appeals.
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New Haven
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Bardo
Brotherhoods
Whaley
Interstate Commerce Commission
Public Utilities Commission
G. M
Hustis
Liquor Dealers Seek Legal Light on Election Law
Liquor dealers seek guidance on October 6 open hours during the constitutional amendment vote. Frank P. Quinn of New Haven, head of the State Liquor Dealers' association, will ask Attorney General John H. Light for an opinion. Quinn will forward the ruling to Bridgeport association president Thomas F. Flynn.
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Frank P. Quinn
New Haven
State Liquor Dealers’ Association
John H. Light
Quinn
Thomas F. Flynn
Bridgeport Association
Bridgeport
Green estate appoints administratrix in probate court
In probate court today Ella S. Green was named administratrix of the Herbert K. Green estate. George C. Smith and Edward Black were appointed as appraisers.
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Probste Court
Ella S. Green
Herbert K. Green
George C. Smith
Edward Black
Marriage Licenses Issued In Town Clerk’s Office Today
Marriage licenses were issued to Steve Bene a carpenter and Dolata Martarsiz at home Constantine Dello Rotco a factory worker and Maria Mina Dagastino also a factory worker Herman Brown an iron worker and Lillian Gregory at home.
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Steve Bene
Dolata Martarsiz
Constantine Dello Rotco
Maria Mina Dagastino
Herman Brown
Lillian Gregory
Minister Sullivan Stabilizes Dominican Situa tion
James M. Sullivan former Waterbury and New York newspaperman is now American minister to Santo Domingo. He arrived to find the island in disorder, arranged a rebel armistice after talks, and helped reopen ports. Elections for deputies will select a president for a six year term starting next July.
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James M. Sullivan
Waterbury
New Haven
New York
Santo Domingo
Sullivan
Man Held in First Degree Murder in Putnam
Joseph Menervi was held without bonds for the superior court on a murder in the first degree charge. He admitted shooting Frank Ross during a quarrel on August 23. Counsel’s demurrer to the complaint was overruled.
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Putnam, Conn
Joseph Menervi
Frank Ross
Meriden Factory Strike Threatens Permanent Closure
Vocalion departs Meriden Aeolian factory and may close permanently. Superintendent Paine and Secretary Votey gave no comment. a statement was awaited for Monday as labor disputes linger over an efficiency system. Part of the plant moved to Hartford with concerns it will become storage if troubles persist.
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Vocalion
Aeolian
Mornuld
New Jersey
W. S. Paine
Votey
Summitville
N. J
Meriden
Hartford
Five Suspects Held For Train Robbery In Alabama
Tuscaloosa Alabama September date reports five men held in Tuscaloosa County jail suspected of links to the Alabama and Great Southern train robbery early Friday morning. Officials, including Chief Bodeker of Birmingham, say robbers not yet caught and estimate the loot at about 50 000 dollars, potentially larger.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Tuscaloosa County
Alabama
Inheritance tax paid on J. Pierpont Morgan estate
Albany reports State Comptroller Lohmer received a 2.6 million payment as inheritance tax on part of the J. Pierpont Morgan estate. The valuation stood near 365 million, not including the famed art collection. If the city of New York acquires it, tax may be due. Executors saved 125 thousand by paying before October 1.
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Albany
Lohmer
J.pierpont Morgan
Morgan
New York
Bridgeport Trust Co Sues M W Robinson
Bridgeport Trust Co sues Myron W Robinson of Hackensack New Jersey and Empire State Surety Co of New York and Illinois Surety Co of Chicago to recover seven thousand dollars on an unpaid note endorsed by the surety companies. The suit is returnable to the superior court October term.
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Bridgeport Trust Co
Myron W. Robinson
Hackensack, N. J
Empire State Surety Co
New York
Ilinois Surety Co
Chicago
Superior Court
Candidate for Sheriff Killed in Peoria Shooting
Otto Hoefer, Democratic sheriff candidate, was shot and killed in Peoria. William Schuster, Savoy Hotel proprietor, was arrested and charged with the murder after witnesses said Schuster opened fire during a quarrel.
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Peoria
Ills
Otto Hoefer
William Schuster
Savoy Hotel
Schuster
Walter Camp Engaged To Society Young Lady
New Haven society circles announce the engagement of Miss Frances English daughter of Mrs. John C English to Walter Camp Jr son of the famed Yale football authority in New Haven on September 27.
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Walter Camp
New Haven
Frances English
John C. English
Walter Camp, Jr
Yaie Football Authority
Bridgeport A C Plans First Scrimmage at Newfield Park
Bridgeport A C football holds its season opener scrimmage tomorrow at Newfield Park at 9:30 with manager Harry Frank and Coach Bill Flanagan selecting the team. Secretary Hubert Reddy coordinates a game for a week hence against a strong team and aims to attract Yale’s second squad. Players hit the field at 7:30 p.m. at Newfield Park.
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Bridgeport A. C
Newfield Park
Harry Frank
Bill Flanagan
Bridgeport
Hubert Reddy
Yale
Rabbi Thorner Vindicated by Pastors' Ass'n
A Bridgeport Pastors' Association inquiry clears Rabbi Maurice Thorner of falsehood and slander charges in a dispute with Congregation B'nai Israel. The statement reports Thorner's refusal to continue past his term and cites his communication to The Farmer confirming attempts to influence temple administration and the need for religious tribunal review.
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Maurice Thorner
Congregation
B'nallarah
Thorner
Park Avenue Temple
Jue
Congregation B'nal Iernel
Pin Avenus Temple
Ivanhoe
Mer
Bridgeport Pastors’ Association
Bridgeport
B'nal Terael
Thorners Actuters
Thorner Himerll
Newport Girls Fly With Thaw and McGordon
Mink Margaret Andrews and Marguerite Mason, daughters of local residents, joined William Thaw and Stephen McGordon on a sailing trip yesterday. Andrews began the voyage early in the morning and the group planned a short stopover in New Haven before heading to New York.
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Newport
Mink
Margaret Andrews
A. Andrews
Marguerite Mason
A. Livingstonegon
Harferd Powell
Coleal Colony
William Thaw
Stephen McGordon
Miss Andrews
Miss Mason
Thaw
McGordon
New York
New Heven
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Miss Valie
Mrs. Lawrence
Belfry
Arnold
Lincoln Ave
Devon Democrats
D’ertle
Middletown
U. S
U. P
H. K. Green Estate
Mermden
J. P. Morgan
Rabbi Thorner
MR. Thorner
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