Transit Commission Divided Over Conference Member Pick
The Rapid Transit Commission failed to name its joint member to join Councilman Mullen as a conference committee in drafting the revised street railway franchise ordinance. A split among members over the appointee delayed action, threatening progress on the revision. Council had already elected Mullen, while the commission waits to designate its representative.
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Rapid Transit Commission
Mullen
Stret Railway
Transit Commission
Commission
Strike in New York Looms Over City Labor Front
Union workers totaling about 500000 plan to walk out tomorrow with 100000 more Thursday and another 100000 Friday in sympathy with street car men. Major unions like the International Ladies’ Garment Workers and United Hebrew Trades vote to strike. building trades join the plan as leaders urge arbitration legislation.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Carmen
Ernest Bohm
Joint Labor Conference Committee of Unions
International Ladies’ Garment Workers
United Hebrew Trades
Manhattan
Bronx
Wilson
Nathanial Gidding
J. M. Gidding & Co
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
H. A. Saks
Saks & Co
New York City
Henry R. Towne
Yale & Towne Manufacturing Company
Merchants’ Association
Hughes Challenges Administration Over Mexico Policy in Ohio
Charles E Hughes challenged President Wilson’s policy toward Mexico in Cleveland. He accused John Lind of being authorized to tell Huerta he would be ousted if he did not leave For the second day of his Ohio tour he spoke eight times, defending investigation before legislation and criticizing the Adamson law while praising Myron Herrick’s wartime diplomacy.
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Cleveland
Charles E. Hughes
John Lind
Wilson
Mexico
Huerta
Hughes
Central Armory
France
Herrick
Ohio
Toledo
Athens report says ruler may lose throne if neutrality continues
A Athens dispatch warns that the ruler risks dethronement if he maintains a neutral stance. The piece analyzes political pressure and potential shifts in alliance, noting regional tensions and possible changes in leadership.
Greece in turmoil as Venizelos predicted to seize power
London dispatches report Greece on the brink of revolution with King Constantine facing two fires neutrality versus war. Venizelos plans a provisional government from Crete while General Moschopoulos and officers urge joining the Allies. Corfu joins the upheaval and a wave of martial law spreads.
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Commercial Tribune
London
Athens
Constantinne
Greece
Constantine Moschopoulos
Moschopoulos
Reuter
Constantine
Venizelos
Corfu
Exchange
Soannon
Saloniki
M. Venizelos
Proally Party
Crete
Revolutionary Army
Germany
Weather outlook with showers and storms across regions
The forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms Wednesday and Thursday with cooler conditions to follow. Northern areas see increasing cloudiness and warmth then storms. the Plains and Mississippi Valley sit under a low pressure system with rain in the lake region. Temperatures rise in the South and East, while the Northwest cools. A chart lists current highs and precipitation at stations from Montreal to Seattle, noting notable readings such as Chattanooga 78/84 and Detroit 72/74.
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Kentucky
West Virginia
Indiana
Plains States
Mississippi Valley
Kansas
Lake Region
North Plains
Plains
Mississippi
Ohio
Great Lakes
East
Northwest
Middle Atlantic
New England
South Atlantic
East Gulf States
Alabama
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New Genen
Spokane
Galveston
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Chattanooga
Portland
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Chicago
Los Angeles
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Winnipeg
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Calgary
Cincinnati
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Eagecssve
Wealthy importer recounts $15,000 blackmail scheme
Chicago filed report details Edward R. West, Hyde Park importer, describing his coercion by a so called million dollar blackmail ring at the Ansonia Hotel. He paid $15,000 to secure silence from Buda Godman and others posing as Justice Department agents. West says the group used polished pretenses and threats to extract money and ruin.
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Chicago
Ansonia Hotel
New York
Edward R. West
Hyde Park
Buda Godman
Helen Evers
West
Ansonia
Department of Justice
Buda
Alexandria
United States
Foote
Leader pleads guilty and heads to federal prison
William Butler a ringleader in a million dollar blackmail syndicate pleaded guilty to impersonating a federal officer and received an eighteen month sentence at the Atlanta federal prison. He faces arrest in other cities, tied to the case involving Mrs. Regina Klipper of Philadelphia who was swindled out of over 500 dollars by fake federal agents threatening Mann White Slave Act prosecutions.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
William Butler
Atlanta
Butler
Regina Klipper
Philadelphia
Playmate's Fatal Warning Ends in Tragedy
In Terre Haute Indiana on September 26 11 year old Paul Hoopengarner was fatally shot by neighbor Raymond Abbott 13. Abbotts mother transported him to police headquarters after the accident claiming Paul cried Bing you re dead then Raymond fired a shotgun saying bing you re dead yourself. Police await coroner verdict before action.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Terre Haute
Ind
Paul Hoopengarner
Logan Hoopengarner
Raymond Abbott
Lincoln Abbott
Raymond
Mrs. Abbott
Paul
Zeppelin Raids Cause London Death Toll Rises
London casualty lists from the War Office report seventy four killed and fifteen wounded in Zeppelin raids on Saturday and the previous night. The raids involved airships L-32 and L-33, both large models, one shot down by an aviator and the other by anti aircraft fire. Saturday's raid killed thirty eight and injured one hundred twenty five, while the second left thirty six dead and twenty seven hurt.
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London
War Office
Jewish High Holy Days Observed by Army Jewish Soldiers
Rabbi Isaac Landman of New York and Lewis Landey obtain permission from General Funston to conduct Jewish New Year and Day of Atonement services for soldiers. Passes are issued Army wide for Jewish soldiers to observe the holidays in San Antonio and beyond.
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San Antonio
Isaac Landman
New York
Continental Conference of Rabbis
Rabbi Landman
Lewis Landey
Army and Navy Department
Young Men’s Hebrew Association
Funston
New Jersey early returns show Martine leading in Senate race
Returns from eighty districts out of 1,793 give Martine 1,031 votes and Wescott 1,109 in the Democratic primary for U S Senator. In the Republican contest Frelinghuysen has 5,963 votes to Murphy 4,873, while Walter E. Edge has 4,790 in 141 districts. Frelinghuysen leads the gubernatorial GOP field with Colgate at 3,750 and Record 1,155.
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Trenton
N. J
Martine
Wescott
Frelinghuysen
Murphy
Walter E. Edge
Austen Colgate
George L. Record
British take Combles and Thiepval on Somme front
British and French armies surged on the Somme front capturing Combles and Thiepval as high ridge fortifications and a redoubt fell to Allied troops. Desperate street fighting continued with Haig’s forces reaching Combles while French units took the southern edge and cemetery.
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Combles
Haig
Million Dollar West End Real Estate Deal Near Terminals
Real estate in the West End near H D depot at Fifth and Baymiller streets is rapidly changing hands in a deal valued at one million dollars or more. An option covers property from Sixth and Evans to Sixth and Baymiller, including businesses, homes, a mill, and several four story structures. Brokers expect terminal use, with transfers rumored to occur within days as Cleaney Nourse and Huntington reportedly closed most agreements.
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West End
Fifth and
Baymiller Streets
Tures
Sixth
Evans Streets
Cleaney, Nourse & Huntington
Gypsy Band Strips Farmhand in Ohio Farmland Theft
In Washington Court House on September 26 a farmhand was approached by six gypsy women who, under fortune telling pretext, stripped him of his trousers and left him in a field in only a shirt. The group, moving through local counties, stole a small amount of change from the victim.
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Western
Fayette
Loss of Combles Admitted by Berlin
Berlin reports the German War Office admits loss of positions on the Guede court Bouchavesnes line and nearby villages Les Bouens Morval and Fregicourt. Combles, a major Somme base, is described as virtually abandoned by the Bavarian Crown Prince’s army as allies gain control of the Guede court Bouchavenes line.
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German War Office
Guedecourt-Bouchvesnes
Les Bouens
Morval
Fregicourt
Combles
Somme
Guedecourt-Bouchavenes
Kaiser
War Office
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