Millionaire's Son Arrested in Major Land Swindle Case
Harold Bope, son of H P Bope a Pittsburg steel financier and Carnegie Steel vice president, is arrested with two others over a staged land scheme linked to Union Central Construction. Police say a fake Irondale Texas town and 7,000 lots were used to lure workers with false land grants and housing offers.
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Herald Pope
Texas
Pittsburg
Harold 8. Bope
H. P. Bope
Carnegie Steel Company
Gope
Frank L. Steen
Steen
Once
Union Central Construction
Chicago
Bope
W. B. Haugh
Union Central Railroad of Texas
Haugh
Thomas de Silvey
Second Avenue
Union Central Railroad Company
Dallas
Tex
New Orleans
Irondale
Union Central Construction Company
Union Central Railroad Company of Texas
Louisiana
C. B. Steen
Board of Trade
Palestine
J. F. Austin
Anderson County
United States
Autos to speed rush for Rosebud land opens October
Dallas South Dakota Sept 18 prospectors plan swift auto conveyance to Rosebud Indian reservation lands opening October 19. A local auto firm shipped two carloads of machines to Dallas for rental to land seekers as the rush targets about 58 000 acres in Tripp county near Gregory county.
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Dallas
S. D
Rosebud
Tripp County
Gregory County
Rosebud Reservation
Gladys Vanderbilt and Count in Auto Wreck
A Vienna dispatch reports the Count and Countess Szecheny were injured in a Hungarian auto accident while returning from army maneuvers. The injuries were shock and minor. Their car struck a bridge pillar and was wrecked.
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Gladys Vanderbilt
London
Vienna
Szecheny
Hungary
Schoolboy Takes Life by Hanging in Mount Vernon Cellar
New York report details 14-year-old Silver Weill who hanged himself in his Mount Vernon home cellar while preparing the coal bin for a coal delivery. He was last seen whistling a tune before being found dead.
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New York
Weather Outlook for Wyoming in Fair Weekend
Washington D C Sept 18 forecast for Wyoming calls for generally fair conditions Saturday and Sunday. Local data show 24 hour high 77 degrees and low 41 with no precipitation. W G Palmer section Director.
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Washington, D. C
Wyoming
W. G. Palmer
Man Ends Life Over Insurance in East Las Vegas
In East Las Vegas on September 18 Frank L. McCall, 62, a former wealthy saloon keeper, blew out his head on his doorstep. He was found by his wife and two children after the shot. Authorities believe the act aimed to provide for his family with a $3,000 life policy.
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Las Vegas
N. M
Frank L. McCall
McCall
Iowa
Mrs Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt asks for final decree
New York Sept 18 a petition for a final decree was filed in the divorce suit of Mrs Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt. There was no opposition from Mr Vanderbilt. Three months earlier Mrs Vanderbilt was granted an interlocutory decree.
Seamen Die As Steamship Colon Reaches Port
The steamship Colon battered by a hurricane arrives in port with three crew members dead in the hold up to the water tank. The ship flies half mast and shows distress signs as it lands at dawn.
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Stbramer
Colon
Byunday
Steamer Aeon Reported Safe After Silent Voyage
A cablegram from Fanning Island reports the British steamship Aeon and her passengers are safe. The vessel left San Francisco July 26 bound for Sydney with 6000 tons of freight and was en route via Apia to Auckland. Details on a possible wreck or delay due to machinery are not given.
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Victoria
B. C
San
Sydney
Australia
Bramfield
Island
Fanning Island
Christmas
Fanning
Aeon
San Francisco
Tena Gers
Auckland
Apia
Careless Nurse poisons patients at county hospital
In San Jose California Sept 18 Mary Arthur a 19 year old nurse at the county hospital confessed she had left a water container with atropine in reach of patients. Three deaths had already occurred and a fourth death was expected with four others seriously ill. Arthur remains in collapse under guard at the hospital.
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San Jose
Cal
Mary Arthur
Miss Arthur
Arthur
Hearst Hisses At Bryan In Missouri Campaign Speech
In St Louis Hearst opened the Independence party campaign in Missouri at the Odeon theater and read letters from John D. Archbold of Standard Oil to Senator Foraker. He claimed the letters refute Foraker’s Ohio linked oil work. Hisses accompanied his attack on the Democratic party and Bryan amid a mixed audience.
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Bt. Louis
Wim. R. Hearst
Independence Party
Missouri
Odeon Theater
Senator Foraker
Hearst
Columbus
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company
Foraker
Ohio
Standard Oil
Democratic
Bryan
Creditors Seek Bankruptcy for A Booth & Co
Creditors with claims against A Booth & Co which recently failed filed with the U S court clerk a petition to declare the firm bankrupt. Judge Chalmers the receiver will handle the case when it reaches Judge Sanborn Monday. liabilities are near 4 000 000 and assets about 8 000 000.
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Chicago
A. Booth & Co
United States Court
Chalmers
United States Ofrewit
Sanborn
Idaho land fraud cases put over in U S court
Eau Claire Wis Sept 18 In the United States court today the case against Barber and Moon before United States Commissioner Mc Balp in connection with Idaho land deals was continued to September 24. The commissioner revived a tele stem from Boise Ida making a request for continuance.
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Eau Claire
Wis
United States
Barber and Moon
McBalp
Idaho
Democratic Primaries Rally In Cheyenne Ward Contests
In Laramie county Cheyenne ward primaries drew strong turnout with close contests for delegates to the county convention to be held next Tuesday. Ward officers and delegate slates were elected in three wards, signaling competitive selection for the county and city conventions.
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Laramie County
Cheyenne
L. W. Warjount
F. I. Johnston
John Clark
George Carroll
Patrick Nolan
William Keating
Thomas Sraughnessy
Max J. Meyer
L. W. Warramount
Colin Hunter
John Boyle
C. K. Collenburg
James FE. Grace
Fred Munn
Richard Henke
William Storey
Thomas McInerny
Charles FE. McGarvey
L. Hughes
Robert Nagel
J. H. Conway
W. B. Ross
B. BE. Johnston
F. W. Munn
Thomas Holland
Henry Conway
Fred Poat
R. W. Bryant
8. S. Pearlstine
H. H. Arp
Luke Vohrees
Edward Schoel
James Merrill
H. Hawksworth
W. R. Bryant
S. &. Pearlstine
W. H. H. Reid
Frank Miller
W. P. McGuire
L. P. Desmond
James Talbot
All danger from brush fire over in Port Arthur
Port Arthur Ontario reports all danger from brush fires in the district has been averted by rain. A dense smoke pall hangs over Lake Superior North Shore hindering navigation while Duluth Minnesota notes heavy rain at Grand Marais and vicinity has checked the fires and left north shore settlements safe.
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Port Arthur
Ont
Lake Superior
Grand Marais
Duluth
Minn
Trial of Bankers at Rocky Ford
In Rocky Ford Colorado the trial of bankers centers on alleged unsound condition of the Rocky Ford State Bank before its December closure. District Attorney White outlined speculations by president J B Godding and unsecured loans to relatives, including a supposed offer of 30 dollars per 1000 dollars of deposits. Lloyd Pollock testified as a former bank clerk.
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la Junta
Colo
Rocky Ford State Bank
J. BE. Godding
White
Vigilantes Plan Harsh Action Against Oak Park Mashers
Chicago reports that the Jackson Improvement Club has formed a vigilance committee of men sworn in as special police to thrash and drive out the so called mashers who have tormented women in Oak Park. The group aims to mete out beatings to the offenders as a deterrent.
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Chicago
Oak Park
Jackson Improvement Club
Suburbs
Fernald Wins Maine Governor Race by 7986 in Unofficial Vote
The unofficial canvass of the Maine state election shows Fernald, the Republican candidate, leading with 73,801 votes to Gardner's 66,816. The overall governor contest yields Fernald a 7,986 vote plurality.
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Portland
Fernald
Wernald
Gardner
Parker Attacks Roosevelt Over Campaign Contributions
Washington dispatch in the Chicago Record-Herald reports Judge Parker railing at President Roosevelt during a Democratic serenade at Parker's hotel. He cites Harriman contributions in 1904 and 1908, warns of trusts, officeholders, and campaign funds, and contrasts Democratic and Republican prospects.
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Washington
Chicago Record-Herald
District of Columbia
Judge Parker
Roosevelt
B E. H. Harriman
Bryan
Republican Party
United States
Oyster Bay
Harriman
New York
Cleveland
McKinley
Congress
Democratic Party
California
Hearst Accused of Lying by John D Archbold
John D Archbold of the Standard Oil Companysaid Hearst’s claims are false about bribery and improper relations. He described Hearst’s statements as pure fabrication and stated there was no truth to links between Governor Haskell and campaign funds.
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Hearst
John D. Archbold
Archbold
Monett
Ohio
Haskell
Oklahoma
Standard Oil Company
Democrat Campaign Fund
Manila Cholera Wanes Amid Storm Cleaning City
Manila reports twenty three new cholera cases and six deaths in the last 24 hours ending at 8 am Saturday. Epidemic continues to recede as a great storm drenches the city and aids sanitation efforts.
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Manila
Historic 1816 residence The Shelter burns near Normandy
The Shelter a historic house dating from 1816 near Normandy in St. Louis was destroyed by fire early today. Estimated loss runs about $12 000 excluding heirlooms and contents.
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St. Louis
Normandy
Lews
Irish American Club Wins Athletic Trophy
In a national junior championship event the Irish American Athletic Club of New York edged the New York Athletic Club 34 to 31 for the points trophy. Brookline Mass placed third with 11 points, ahead of the Montreal Athletic Club by two points.
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Travers Inand
N. Y
Amateur Athletic Union
Irish-American Athletic Club of
New York
New York Atheltic Club
Cliubs
Montreal Athletic Club
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