Japan Issues Ultimatum Over Kiang Su Governor Clash
London dispatch reports Japan demanding apology and punishment for Nanking outrages with indemnity. Governor Chang Hsun refuses to bow to Tokyo and may crown himself emperor, risking a broader war as Yuan Shi Kai weighs China’s response. Diplomats fear partition of China if no accord.
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Commercial Tribune
London
Japan
China
Nanking
Kiang- Su
Chang Hsun
Yuan Shi Kai
Hankow
Shantung
Pekin
Legation
Tokyo
Chang Hsun Sun
Shang Hsun
Kiang-Su
Milk parcel post plans discussed by Postmaster General
Washington reports Postmaster General Burleson says the department cannot yet handle milk in ordinary cans by parcel post but hopes to do so someday. Milk or liquids may be sent only in metal sealed containers inside wrapped packages or boxes.
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Washington
Burleson
Parcel Post
Assassin's Bullet Ends Mayor Gaynor's Life in New York
A Republican is sworn in as executive of New York City after Mayor Gaynor is killed by an assassin's bullet. The shocking event marks a pivotal moment in the metropolis's leadership and racial and political tensions emerge as the city awaits a successor.
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Gaynor
New York
Death of Gaynor foe reshapes New York election
Colonel Ar dolph L. Kline took the oath as mayor of Greater New York and signaled Gaynor policy continuity. The Republican leader ordered City Hall draped in mourning and half mast flags. John Purroy Mitchel resigned as Alderman President to join Wilson’s port post and now seeks the mayoralty as the fusion candidate. The death of Mayor Gaynor alters the political contest, simplifying at first glance but promising added complexity in the battle ahead.
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John Purroy Mitchel
Board of Aldermen
Port of
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Greater New York
James G. Gallagher
Adolph I. Kline
Gaynor
Japanese Property Guarded in Nanking After Looting
Japanese marines and quick firing guns guard Japanese stores in Nanking after a detachment of 100 to 200 men landed from warships in the Yangtse. The incident followed looting of shops and the shooting of four Japanese subjects, two fatally.
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Nanking
China
Yang-Tse
Kidnapped Mascot Goat Sparks Shriners Chase in New Orleans
In New Orleans on September 11, two Shriners from Hella Temple Dallas seized Osman Temples goat after its quarantine release from Panama. Osmen Temple Shriners of St Paul found the goat missing as two Dallas Shriners pursued it aboard a Senior Texas. The goat reportedly belongs to J Harry Lewis of St Paul.
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Shriners of
Hella Temple
Dallas
Tex
Osman Temple
Panama
Osmen Temple Shriners
St. Paul
Dallas Shriners
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Texas
J. Harry Lewis
St Paul
Brewers win strong point in new liquor law clarification
Columbus Sept 11 Saloon operators renting brewery owned buildings avoid disqualification for retail licenses. Hogan to issue second opinion upholding no pecuniary interest by breweries. Rulings affect license numbers and corporate applicants. State side allowances set for county license commissions.
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Harrison Building
Columbus
Hogan
Liquor License Commission
Drys
Wayne B. Wheeler
Antisaloon League
Franklin
Lucas County
Hamilton
Cuyahoga
Montgomery
Isolate Social Evil Says Dr J H Landis
Dr J H Landis a Cincinnati Health Officer told the American Health Association in Colorado Springs that the social evil is the Twentieth Century menace and urged health departments to treat diseases linked to it with isolation like the plague. He also claimed contemporary women’s dress influences undermine the race.
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J. H. Landis
Cincinnati
American Health Association
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Landis
Murder Mystery Near Hudson River Inches Toward Breakthrough
Police in New Jersey and New York City near solving the Hudson River murder case after identifying the torso in Voch's morgue by Caspar Janin and tracing a likely sister as a potential victim through witnesses in Brooklyn. Detectives questioned H S Hurwitz about tar paper used to wrap parts and sought identification from a pillow buyer at George Sachs shop, with leads on a leg fragment found in Keansburg and a New Jersey witness case involving Lucy Smedes.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Hudson River
New Jersey
New York City
Voch
Upboken
Caspar Janin
West Thirty-third Street
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Buller Street
H. S. Hurwitz
Harlem
Long Island’ College Hospital
George Sachs
Sachs
Csacim
Lucy Smedes
N. J
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Eheeaes
Minnesota Republican Senator Resigns From Ways and Means
Washington dispatch reports Representative Sidney Anderson of Minnesota resigning from the Ways and Means Committee amid fierce GOP criticism of Democratic methods in shaping the currency and tariff bills. He condemned caucus and secret committee actions as fraudulent and declared the system deprives him of meaningful service.
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Nesota
House
Ways and Means Committee
Anderson
Banking and Currency Committee
New York to Demand Extradition of Thaw on Conspiracy Charge
In Poughkeepsie, Justice Morschauser issues a new warrant for Harry Thaw based on conspiracy after his escape from Matteawan Asylum. District Attorney Conger plans to go to Albany to present papers to Mr. Glynn and then head to New Hampshire. In Lancaster, N H police swear in special deputies to guard Thaw at Colebrook after a decision to keep him overnight.
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New York
Thaw
Commercial Tribune
Lancaster
N. H
Harry Thaw
Colebrook
Charles Kelly
Loot on Atlantic Coast Line train robs $71,900 in transit
A portable safe on an Atlantic Coast Line express train between Jersey City and Savannah yielded $71,900 in two packages from Chase Bank of New York to Savannah Bank and Trust Company. An additional $21,900 destined for Valdosta and Brunswick banks was stolen. The $10,000 satchel was later found in a basement of a building under construction miles away.
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Savannah
Chase National Bank of New York
Savannah Bank and Trust Company
Atlantic Coast Line
Jersey City
New York
Valdosta
Brunswick
Adams Express Company
Southern Express Company
W.W. Pendleton
Adams Company
Iaer
Man Survives Forty Days Hidden in Water-Filled Cellar
John Robertson, patient at the State Hospital for the Insane in Kankakee, was found unconscious after surviving on water only since July 31. He had lived in a dark, foul basement chamber for forty days before rescuers discovered him. Doctors say he could recover with artificial feeding.
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Commercial Tribune
Kankakee
Jill
John Robertson
State Hospital For
Robertson
Mayor Gaynor Dies Aboard Baltic After Stroke In Chair
Special dispatch reports New York Mayor William Gaynor died at 1 07 PM on the Baltic near the Irish coast. He had a heart failure while seated, with his nurse and ship's surgeon present. artificial respiration failed and he could not be revived.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Gaynor
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