New Jersey Honors Fallen Sons At Antietam Monument Dedication
At Antietam Sharpsburg, New Jersey dedicated a forty foot granite monument honoring its Civil War dead. President Roosevelt and Gov. Murphy attended with NJ survivors, receiving the gift as a national tribute and noting Antietam's decisive impact on the war.
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Sharpsburg
Antietam
New Jersey
United States
Murphy
Kean and Dryden
Dunkard
Battle Field
Captain Irish
Thirteenth
New Jersey Volunteers
James O. Smith
New Jersey Monument Commission
Brazer
Newark
Smith
State of
Roosevelt
Grand Army
No Wage Cut for the Machinists
A Chicago report claimed the National Metal Trades Association planned a 10 percent wage cut for machinists, which sparked unease. Ernest F. DuBrul, a commissioner, denounced the claim as malicious and detailing that wages are not set by the association, and no member contemplates reductions.
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Chicago
National Metal Trades Association
Ernest F. DuBrul
Spiritualist leader to wed in vision romance at Wheeling
The Rev. George W. Way of Wheeling was licensed to wed Miss Marie Heltinger of Belmont County. Way says a seance months earlier revealed her face as his future wife, and they met soon after, confirming love at first sight.
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Commercial Tribune
Wheeling
W. Va
George W. Way
Wheeling Spiritualists
Marie Heltinger
Belmont County
Martin's Ferry
Way
Misseltinger
Senator Nathan B. Scott Sinks into grave illness in Denver
United States Senator Nathan B. Scott of West Virginia, ill at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, is described as in grave condition with a noticeable decline. His wife, Elizabeth N. Scott, is by his bedside as doctors assess the illness, though late tonight he is reported out of danger.
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United States
Nathan B. Scott
West Virginia
Denver
Colorado Springs
Senate
Internal Revenue
McKinley
Republican National Committee
Wheeling
Dollar Savings’’Bank
Ohio
Col
Scott
Brown Palace
Clémens
Canton
Sena
Tor
Elizabeth N. Scott
Senator Scott
Brown Palace Hotel
Kastoria
Macedonia
Dnevnik
France
Austria
Turkey
Labor Federation Opens Fight on the President
The Federation of Labor moves to challenge the President over W A Miller’s reinstatement as assistant foreman in the Government Printing Office bindery. The Central Labor Union circulates to 52 percent of unions urging petitioning the President for Miller. Roach of the Bookbinders Union leads the push with ties to Gompers.
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Labor Federation
Féderation of Labor
W. A. Miller
Government Printing Office
Central Labor Union
Land
Iss Miller
Roach
Bookbinders’ Union
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Grand Jury Returns Postal Indictments
The Federal Grand Jury indicted three defendants in postal cases involving two persons. One party is described as a former bureau chief connected with large Post Office Department contracts. Indicted individuals’ names were not released and arrests were anticipated within 24 hours with more indictments expected soon.
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Washington
Federal Grand Jury
Post Office Department
Hovering Frosts Fail To Strike Corn Crops
Weather reports from Omaha Lincoln Des Moines and Topeka indicate cloudy conditions kept major corn districts in Kansas Nebraska and Iowa safe from frost while Minnesota Dakota and Wisconsin suffered snow and frost. Temperatures rose across the central regions as Michigan and Wisconsin saw killing frosts.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Minnesota
Dakota
Wisconsin
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Omaha
Lincoln
Des Moines
Topeka
Kan
Dakotas
Mitchell
Aberdeen
Michigan
Livery Man Travels to Cincinnati Hopes for Fun Ends Strenuous
Charles L. Davis of Shelbyville Indiana went to Cincinnati for a good time. He says a friendly stranger bought drinks and joined a penny-ante game that left him $40 poorer and with a bruised jaw. Davis was found by a patrolman and treated at a doctor’s office as police investigate the incident.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Cincinnati
Davis
Bope Denies Allegations and Seeks Ecclesiastical Trial
Rev. Frank W. Bope of St James Episcopal Church collapses from stress amid alleged persecution. The St James vestry backs him, pledging support and defense. Bope requests an ecclesiastical trial and asks for evidence to be heard before a court. He denies all charges, calls them unfounded, and seeks vindication.
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Commercial Tribune
Zanesville
Frank W. Bope
St.es Episcopal Church
Saineta
St. James
Bope
W. A. Gibbs
Mr. Gibbs
Mr. Bope
Gibbs
Messrs. Granger & Granger
Vincent
F. W. Bope
Boyd Vincent
Southern
Ohio
Chamberlain resigns as Colonial Secretary in Balfour split
The British cabinet announces the resignations of Joseph Chamberlain along with C. T. Ritchie and Lord George Hamilton after a dispute with Prime Minister Balfour. Chamberlain cites preference for imperial union and argues his policy differs, urging resignation to work from outside the government.
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Joseph Chamberlain
Balfour
Colonies
C. T. Ritchie
Lord George Hamilton
India
A. J. Balfour
Noted caterer, a Rentuckian, dies in Lexington
Major Simon P. Gross known as the Western Delmonico died at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington at age 60 from softening of the brain. He earned his fame as proprietor of the Kentucky Restaurant at the Chicago World's Fair in 1903. He leaves two daughters, Mrs. William Richardson and Mrs. H. B. Brown of Cincinnati. Funeral services will be private Saturday.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Simon P. Gross
Western Delmonico
St. Joseph Hospital
Major Gross
William Richardson
H. B. Brown
Cincinnati
Three Swift workers die after boiling vat accident
In East St Louis on September 17 Moses Hart Louis Brooks and Charles Ronk employees of the Swift Packing Company were fatally scalded after falling into a vat of boiling water. The men were parboiled and skin and clothing peeled away as they were rescued.
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ST. Louis
Moses Hart
Louis Brooks
Charles Ronk
Swift Packing Company
East St. Louis
Automobile Crash Kills Herbert Lamppere at Caledonian Fair
An auto traveling about fifty miles per hour crashed through an embankment fifteen feet high at the Caledonian County Fair Grounds in St Johnsbury Vermont. Herbert Lamppere was killed in the incident.
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St! Johnsbury
Caledonian County Fair Grounds
Herbert Lamppere
Aeronauts Circle St Pauls In Airship Flight
Stanley Spencer left the Crystal Palace at 5 pm to fly around St Pauls Cathedral in an airship. He reached the cathedral at 5 30 pm and began a return trip against a strong southerly wind. He was seen for a moment over North London suburbs before disappearing from view.
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London
Stanley Spencer
Crystal Palace
St. Paul's Cathedral
Spencer
Paul's
Massacre Claims Color Balkan Crisis Echoes
Reports from Sofia on Sept 17 state Austrian and Russian consuls urged Constantinople to disband Turkish reserves or enforce discipline as massacres unfold. Bulgarian towns Kastoria and Monastir area villages allegedly destroyed by regular troops and bashi-bazouks. fears of mobilization and regional fallout rise.
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Sofia
Constantinople
Porte
The
Autonomie
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Austria
Russia
Turkey
Fores
Kastoria
Monastir
Devastating Atlantic Gale Leaves Deaths and Property Loss
A massive early storm devastates the Atlantic coast from New Jersey to Long Island. Property losses exceed 5 million dollars and at least 80 lives are reported gone or missing. Fulton Market fishing fleet sinks. crews of 10 to 18 perish. New York City endures shattered windows, unroofed buildings, and severe injuries.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Fulton Market
Delaware Capes
New Jersey
Long Island Sound
Atlantic City
Broadway
New London
Esther
Anita
John G. Morgan
M. A. Baston
Henry Snyder
George Schaub
Long Island
Edgar W. Bassford
James Grimes
Boy Thief Finds Home Not Jail in Ohio Incident
In Bucyrus Ohio on September 17 Charles Mickler of Crestline and a companion broke into the home of John Cummins. Cummins secured Mickler s release and arranged to adopt him, sparing the six months jail sentence.
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Mickler
Dickson
John Cummins
Cummins
Mexican Veterans elect officers in Indianapolis
The National Association of Mexican Veterans elected officers at its Indianapolis convention. President James C. Carlton of Bedford Indiana was chosen, with vice president S. P. Tufts of Centralia Illinois, secretary Mrs Moore Murdock of Fort Worth Texas, and treasurer Leroy Wiley of Paris Illinois. Colonel W C P Breckinridge of Kentucky addressed the gathering.
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Indianapolis
National Association of Mexican Veterans
James C. Carlton
Bedford
Ind
P. Tufts
Centralia
Lll
Moore Murdock
Ft. Worth
Tex
Leroy Wiley
Paris
W. C. P. Breckinridge
Kentucky
Fifteen Drowned Off New England Coast in Gale
A violent gale off the coast of Maine sinks two schooners. The George F. Edmunds, under Captain Willard G. Poole, strikes east of Pemaquid Point and sinks with fourteen of sixteen crew lost. The Sadie and Lillian, commanded by Captain Hardy of Prospect, hits rocks west of Pemaquid Point. Captain Hardy drowns but two crew members survive.
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Damariscotta
George F. Edmunds
Willard G. Poole
Pemaquid Point
Sadie
Lillian
Hardy
Prospect
Prospect Bay
Boston
One Lives to Relate Story of Disaster
The British steamship Roxby arrives at Norfolk from Port English with Domingo Ballo Reyarberay the sole survivor of the Mexicana crew of twenty two who perished when the vessel foundered off the Florida coast Tuesday night. Reyarberay floated on wreckage until rescued by the Roxby and sighted yesterday morning.
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Norfolk
Roxby
Shields
Port English
Domingo Ballo Reyarberay
Florida
Reyarberay
Twenty Missing as Pleasure Boats Vanish in Storm
Atlantic City N J Sept 17 The Red Dragon and the Alberta with pleasure parties and crews aboard are reported missing since Wednesday s storm. There are twenty persons on board the two fishing smacks.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Red Dragon
Alberta
Cincinnati Men Killed Under Car
The mangled bodies of O. T. and Charles Gates of Cincinnati were found on Southern Railway tracks in Greensboro. They had slept under a box car moved by a freight train while working on buildings and bridges under construction there. The Painters and Decorators' Union No. 208 was notified by telegram.
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Greensboro
N. C
O. T
Charles Gates
Cincinnati
Southern Railway
Charles
C.T. Gates
Painters and Decorators’ Union, No
Vermont Senator Fined for Off-Season Raccoon Shooting
Newport New Hampshire September 17 Fish and Game Commissioners Wentworth and Clarke ordered the arrest of Vermont Senator Redfield Proctor for shooting a raccoon out of season. He pleaded guilty and was fined 17 dollars plus costs in the local court.
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Newport
N. H
Wentworth and
Clarke
Redfield Proctor
Vermont
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