Death Germ Extortion Letter Sent to Chicago Heiress
Chicago police probe an extortion plot involving a letter claiming to carry deadly bacilli. The target, Mrs. Frederick M. Steele of Highland Park, was asked for 2500 dollars with a promise of a life-saving serum. The letter mentions Heidelberg credentials and urges secrecy while detailing infection steps.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Julius Rosenwald
Frederick M. Steele
Highland Park
Post Office
James E. Stuart
Inspector Stuart
Steele
Madame
Heidelberg
United States
Brooklyn Girl Wins 3000 Damages Over Coney Island Slide Injury
Pretty Margaret I. Doran, eighteen, of Brooklyn, awarded 3000 by a jury for coccyxidynia after a Labor Day 1911 fall from the bounding billows slide at Steeplechase Park. She sued Steeplechase Company for 10000.
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New York
Margaret I. Doran
Brooklyn
Steeeplechase Park
Coney
Island
Steeplechase Company
Ohio saloon quotas slashed by new license law
The State Liquor License Commission sets county quotas effective November 24 1913. Hamilton County will have 948 saloons down from 1489, Cuyahoga 1286, and total state licenses 5828 with 2647 keepers to quit. Population and census estimates guide the limits as 8 475 current operators reduce under the one per 500 inhabitants rule.
Sulzer's Exit From Albany Reveals Political Fallout
Impeached New York Governor William Sulzer left Albany in retirement mood after a dramatic inauguration year. His official family accompanied him to the depot while a curious crowd watched as he boarded the Empire State for New York.
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Commercial Tribune
Albany
William Sulzer
New York
Sulzer
Empire State
Assembly
James Co. Garrison
Albany County
Cochrane
Hudson
Garrison
Jared
Wealthy Goelet Pair Mend Broken Romance
Chicago society cheers as Mrs. Robert Goelet plans to return to the Fifth Avenue home with their two sons after a rumored separation. Reconciliation hopes revive social events once centered at the Goelet mansion, with friends like John Bordens and James B. Wallers awaiting clarity on the family’s future.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Robert Goelets
Fifth - Avenue
Goelet House
Goelets
John Bordens
James B. Wallers
Impeached Governor Sulzer Returns Amid Massive New York Rally
William Sulzer arrived in New York on the Empire State Express to a roaring crowd of about 10 000 at Grand Central Station. Enthusiastic East Side supporters swarmed the arrival area as Sulzer, deposed from office, began his political rehabilitation bid amid flashing cameras and cheering crowds.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
William Sulzer
Grand Central Station
Empire State Express
Sulzer
Spiegel Denounces Initiatives Defaming City Honor
Republican candidate Frank Pledgel pledges a course for Cincinnati as mayor after denouncing a campaign that seeks to defame the city’s honor. The piece exposes failures in the effort and outlines the candidate’s stated goals.
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Spiegel
Hunt
Frank Pledgel
Democratic Promises From Judge Spiegel as Cincinnati Mayor Election Looms
Judge Spiegel declared his plans clearly and contrasted them with Mayor Hunt’s record in a Clinton Central avenues crowd. He promised differences in policy if elected mayor of Cincinnati on November 4, detailing what he would change and implement.
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Judge Spiegel
Cincinnati
Hunt
Judge Spiegel's Pledge on City Duties and Fairness
The text presents Judge Spiegel vowing to perform legal duties impartially and openly. He commits to transparent street railway decisions, proper highway maintenance, uniform water rates, and broad public notice of ordinances. He also promises not to rely on unnecessary tax increases and to honestly warn of budget shortfalls caused by Democratic legislation.
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Southwest
Thomas Noctor
Democratic Pass
Cincinnati
Mexican Crisis Near as European Rebuff Sparks U S Policy
Washington reports ominous signs in the Mexican situation as Secretary of State Bryan maintains secrecy. British ministers sending credentials to Huerta complicates hopes for European support, with a Cabinet meeting following a key conference and new Mexico City and foreign capital advices guiding policy.
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Great Britain
Huerta
Bryan
Wilson
One Spencer Victim Would Divorce Him
Mrs. Nellie Koenig Spencer, wife of Chicago man Henry Spencer, seeks annulment of their September 10 1908 marriage. She claims his confessed murder spree is false about their meeting at the Martha Washington Hotel and says he deserted her after four months with $110 of her savings.
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New York
Nellie Koenig Spencer
Henry Spencer
Chicago
Spencer
Miss Koenig
Martha Washington Hotel
Helen Gould
Ft. Montgomery
N. Y
Approaches Jaws of Death With Unruffiled Courage
Isaac Levy a Manhattan clothing merchant living at Bates Peach is dying from bichloride of mercury after taking four tablets by mistake. Doctor Sarnoff fought the poison but Levy now nears coma and life may end within a week with his family and rabbi present hours before.
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New York
Commercial Tribune
Isaac Levy
Manhattan
Bates Peach
Sunshine
Jacob S. Sarnoff
Levy
Cas
Saunbers B. Walker
Macon
Mr. Levy
Dr. Sarnoff
Offi cers Report On Canal Zone Defenses In Panama
Secretary Garrison sails to Panama to inspect canal construction and meet officials on a permanent government for the canal zone. He is joined by Mrs. Garrison, Walter R. Redigo, Brig. Gen. Erasmus M. Weaver, and Coast Artillery majors George Blakely and William Chamberlain.
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Washington
Garrison
New York
Panama Canal
Canal Zone
Walter R. Redigo
Erasmus M. Weaver
Coast Artillery
Army
Colon
George Blakely
William Chamberlaine
Coast Artillery Corps
Weaver
Hopewell Borough Tax Payers Deliver Pennies
In Oxford Pennsylvania Hopewell Borough residents protest a tax dispute with Samuel Russell by delivering 12 006 pennies to his home as payment in anger over his refusal to accept checks. Local officials warned more pennies would arrive until receipts are issued.
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Oxford
Hopewell
Samuel Russell
Citi
Art contest winner to marry Texas cattleman prize
Two art students Ruth Higgins of Greenville and Lesbie Shaw of Texarkana compete to win a Texas rancher as husband. Each will paint his portrait and a panel of institute teachers will decide the winner. The winner will marry the Texan, who will also buy the runner up’s paintings.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Art Institute
Texas
Ruth Higgins
Greenville
Lesbie Shaw
Texarkana
Tex
Miss Shaw
Ruth
Carolina Mountains
Notable Cincinnati pledge against political misuse by public officials
A historical address catalogues vows condemning nepotism and political interference in city services. It denounces campaigning rhetoric and self praise while defending civil engineers, educators, and city departments. The speaker rejects threats to tax levies, hospital management, and police misuse, and warns against mobilizing troops or public budget shows.
Cincinnati Promises Square Deal and City Pride
The speaker touts Cincinnati as a major metropolis with a thriving May Festival, strong arts and music heritage, a birthplace of baseball, leading manufacturing, a large railway system, and a municipal university. He pledges to advertise the city’s greatness and seek a square deal for all while criticizing opponents for a failing record and warning that two years may be insufficient to prove capability.
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United States
Cincinnati
Judge Spiegel Cites Tax Figures and City Expenses
The judge cites tax rate figures from 1911 to 1914 and city expense totals to argue about government economy. He notes increases shown for 1913 and 1914 and cites the tax duplicate amounts, then questions the administration's economy and a Civil Service issue in police and fire appointments.
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Schwab
Hunt
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