Baron Confesses Bigamy and Theft in Two Marriages
Special Dispatch reports August Franz Eugen von Waldeck-Sofeld held for examination on bigamy charges after marrying Blanche Weston Jewett in secret. He admitted past thefts in Washington in 1902, claiming poverty and a sick wife drove his actions. He described robbing employer Henry B. Helck in New York and sending repayment from Europe.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
August Franz Eugen von Waldeck-Sofeld
Catherine Voss
Newark
N. J
von Walaeck-Sofeld
Brooklyn
Blanche Weston Jewett
Jewett
Sing Sing
von Waldeck-Sofeld
Washington, D. C
Canada
Henry B. Helck
Amsterdam Avenue
Kate
Mr. Helck
Europe
Wilson Outlines New Meat Inspection Regulations
Secretary Wilson announced eight amendments to the meat inspection rules governing interstate and foreign shipments. The six page circular covers carcasses, parts, and meat food products from cattle, sheep, swine, and goats, with strict inspection and certification requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Wilson
Labor Federation Seeks Unity In Campaign For Working People
The American Federation of Labor Executive Council approves the Labor Representation Committee report and directs continued campaign activity to protect and promote workers rights. It urges affiliated groups to aid with addresses and contest participation and notes a textbook for the campaign and a call for unity in New York and Chicago.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Labor Representation Committee
The
Littlefield
Maine
Labor
Congress
Minneapolis
Gompers
New York
Chicago
Eight Die As Rock Island Train Plunges From Bridge
A Rock Island passenger train No 12 northbound derailed and fell from a high bridge into the Cimarron River near Dover Oklahoma. Eight dead twenty injured and as many missing as searchers work amid flood waters and driftwood. The bridge was swerved out of line by debris and the engine crew escaped with injuries. The wreck continued on third page.
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Commercial Tribune
Guthrie
Okla
Rock Island
Dover
Overwork Said To Have Caused Insanity Of John T Shayne
John T Shayne brother of the late C C Shayne of New York City was declared insane by a County Court jury in Chicago. The American Trust and Savings Bank was made conservator of his estate and he was placed in the custody of his wife Martha Shayne rather than an institution. Shayne had headed John T Shayne & Co on State street and led various civic movements.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
John T. Shayne
C. C. Shayne
New York City
American Trust and Savings Bank
Martha Shayne
Shayne
John T. Shayne & Co
State Street
Windoweepd Disaster Destroys Vessel and Crew
Emergency crews report a windoweepd incident where a vessel broke into boiling waves. Initial checks indicate 00 men missing and presumed lost as craft tore apart under rough seas. Rescue operations continue with limited survivors.
Believe Mother Kidnaped Girl From Clifton School
The fourteen year old Imogene Porter, daughter of Dr Elias A Porter and Mrs Alice Porter, disappeared from Bartholomew Ely School in Clifton after a Saturday visit with her mother. Detectives suspect the mother staged the kidnaping to stop custody by the father and may have taken the girl to St Louis.
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Alice Porter
Imogene
Bartholomew Ely Institution
Imogene Porter
Elias A. Porter
Bartholomew Ely
Clifton
James B. Swing
United States Army
Miss Ely
Porter
Imo
Swing
St. Louis
Rumor of Secret Printing Plant Triggers Major Search
Warsaw reports troops seized both banks of the Vistula near a new bridge and blocked river traffic after rumors of a hidden revolutionary printing plant. About 100 people were searched or arrested as engineers, workers, boatmen, and locals were questioned during the seizure. Flying Group of revolutionists agrees to return to the Central Committee after leadership losses.
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Warsaw
Vistula
Ford
ST. Petersburg
Vladimir Mazuri
Central Committee
Ohio Democrats feud over inviting Bryan to speak in state
The Democratic split over inviting William Jennings Bryan to Ohio grows hotter. Garber resists Bryan’s appearance unless speech is censored on national issues, while ultra Bryan factions accuse him of trying to boss the party and Bryan himself. Mayor Johnson’s possible invitation adds to the tension.
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Johnson
Commercial Tribune
Outlook
Columbeus
Ohio
Dispatch
Columbus
Bryan
Garber
W. J. Bryan
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Missouri
Peace talks stall as insurgents demand prisoners freed
From Havana to Richmond, Sept 18 progress in Cuban peace talks stalls. Insurgents refuse negotiations until political prisoners are released while Taft and Bacon prepare for possible mediation. Liberals push to strengthen position as veterans seek terms. Military movements continue in Kentucky en route to Cuba.
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Menocal
Veterans’ Peace Commission
Associated Press
Woman Perjury Charge in California Murder Case
Mrs. Aurelia Scheck, a self-confessed accomplice of Ernest Stackpole in the murder of her husband Joel Scheck, was arraigned on perjury charges after testifying at the Coroner's Inquest that burglars killed her husband. The DA acknowledged Scheck’s cooperation could shield her from murder charges.
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Commercial Tribune
Los Angeles
Cal
Aurelia Scheck
Ernest G. Stackpole
Joel Scheck
Southern California
Rebels and Government Clash Near Los Palacios Killing 19
In Pinar del Rio Province near Los Palacios rebels and government forces clash. Pino Guerra’s insurgents kill one soldier and wound two. government troops lose eighteen killed and thirty wounded. A truce is brokered by Guerra’s brother but fighting resumes as insurgents depart. Bridges and rail lines suffer as Cuban Western Railroad property is damaged. Government forces, two thousand strong under Colonel Betancourt, concentrate in Havana.
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Havana
Alfredo Zayas
Liberal Party
Associated Press
Avalos
Pino Guerra
Los Palacios
Pinar del Rio
Guerra
Cuban Western Railroad
Santa Cruz
Taco Taco
Artemisa
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Sexta
Kowloon
Sorsorgon
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Kellets Island
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Manila
Hongkong
Sancheung
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Canadian Pacific Railroad Company
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Taku
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Francisque
Pearl River
Japan
Oklahoma
Cimarron
General Funston
Funston
Cuba
Taft
Albert
Clifton School
Philippines
Dr. Porter
Asheville
N. C
Judge Swing
Cincinnati
Gene
Eighth
Terrace Streets
Dayton
WAR Forge U3rd
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Michi
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Richmond
Ind
Panies G and H
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Jamin Harrison
Indianapolis
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Tillo
Havana Province
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Betancourt
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