Alger Endorsed by Republicans for Senator in Michigan
In Grand Rapids a tense party session endorsed General R A Alger for senator and nominated William L Carpenter for Michigan supreme court justice after a split over endorsing any candidate. The convention honored McMillan and Long as well as the Roosevelt era platform. In Connecticut the Democratic state convention nominated a full ticket led by Melbert B Cary for governor and Homer S Cummings as congressman at large. The Iowa third district backed Henderson and Birdsdall, while Fifth District Republicans split over leadership and nominations. In New Orleans postmaster S M Thomas was named Republican candidate for Congress.
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R. A. Alger
William L. Carpenter
Detroit
Supreme Court
Charles D. Long
Alger
Dexter M. Ferris
Committee On
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Hamilton
Niles
Roosevelt
Cuba
McMillan
Justice Long
Alger and
Ferry
Connecticut
New Haven
Conn
Melbert B. Cary
Kent Hubbard
Arthur B. Calkins
Philip Hugo
Edward G. Kilduff
Iowa
Henderson
Hampton
B. P. Birdsall
Clarion
Congress
C. BE. Ransor
Buchanan
David B. Henderson
Dallas
Tex
D. A. Robinson
Lyon
J. N. Baker
Hawley
Robinson
S. H. Lumpkin
Beague County
Baker Wing
Baker
New Orleans
M Thomas
Benton
Bossier Parish
Sabine
Judge Witt Rules Railroad Passes May Be Accepted
Richmond Sens 26 reports Judge Witt decides a railroad employee who may also be a state officer may ride a railroad pass for services rendered as a paid employee. The ruling holds that clear consideration means such acceptance does not violate the constitution and applies to railway attorneys contracted with railways when transport is specified as part of their remuneration.
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Richmond
Sens
Cyclone Ravages Sicilian Towns Causes Floods and Deaths
A Home News dispatch reports a severe cyclone hitting Calania on Sicily's east coast flooding the city and damaging Villa Bel line. Railroads suffered. Modica saw several deaths. Mount Etna eruptions continue and Stromboli remains active.
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London
Calania
Sicily
Villa Belline
Modica
Mount Etna
Prisoners Arrive in Manila From San Francisco
The transport Sheridan reached Manila from San Francisco via Guam carrying 35 Filipino political prisoners who took the oath of allegiance to the United States. Mabini refused the oath and remains confined at Guam with no decision yet on his fate.
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Manila
Sheridan
San Francisco
Guam
United States
Mabini
Filipino Supreme Court
State Revenue Agent Presses Lawyer Occupation Tax
Fort Worth Texas September 26 State Revenue Agent Cunningham meets with County Attorney Lat timore and District Judges Smith and Dunklin to enforce occupation taxes due from lawyers. He demands payment for three years of delinquencies or assigns the matter to Attorney General Bell for collection.
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WIII
Fort Worth
Tex
State Revenue
Cunningham
Lattimore
Smith and
Dunklin
Bell
United States Steel wins in court of errors appeals
Justice Van Sickle files an opinion sustaining the constitutionality of the winter act that allowed United States Steel Corporation to convert 200 million dollars of preferred stock into an equal amount of bonds. This marks a complete victory for the company.
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Trenton
N. J
Justice van Sickle
Court of Errors Appeals
United Steel Corporation
United States Steel Corporation
Heinz Democrats in Butte plan independent party bid
Followers denied seats at the Bozeman Democratic state convention held a mass meeting in Butte on Thursday night. They announce formation of an independent Heinz Democrat party opposing Senator Clark's leadership.
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Butte
Mont
F. Augustus Heinz
Bozeman
Heinz Democrats
Clark
Leprosy Case Spotted at Bellevue Hospital
New York on September 26 reports the first apparent leprosy case in years at Bellevue Hospital. The discovery follows unclear symptoms in a patient admitted for unrelated illness.
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New York
Beblevue Hospital
Racialized phrasing appears in transfer notice
The victim, described as a Chinaman, has resided in the United States for seven years and will be moved to North Brother Island for isolation and treatment.
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United States
North Brother Island
Quiet in Lackawanna Region
Scranton reports continued calm in the Lackawanna region with no new disturbances in Olyphant. Police say two or three more arrests have been made in connection with the killing of James Wenston by Hungarians.
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Scranton
Lackawanna
Olyphant
James Wenston
Atchison Bank President Commits Suicide
Norman Barrett, president of the defunct Atchison National Bank, killed himself by cutting his throat in Atchison Kansas on September 26. Worry over the bank’s failure and financial troubles is believed to have caused the act.
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Atchison, Kas
Norman Barrett
Atchison National Bank
Suicde
Treasury Secretary to Buy Five Percent Bonds
Washington reports the secretary of the treasury will buy five per cent bonds of 1904 at 105 flat. There are 19,400,000 of these bonds outstanding.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
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