Sulzer Convicted by High Court of Impeachment
Governor William Sulzer was found guilty on three impeachment articles by the New York Court of Appeals, with a 39 to 18 vote. He was acquitted on articles 3, 5, 7, and 8, while support shifted on article 4. The decision leaves Glynn as acting governor and Wagner as lieutenant governor while further votes on remaining articles were anticipated.
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Albany
William Sulzer
High Court
Artiela
Idaut
Martin H. Glynn
Sulzer
Robert FF. ‘Wagner
New York
Senate
Frawley
Frawlay ‘Committee
Duncan W. Peck
Pub
No Works
Frederick J. iColwell
Frawley Committee
Stock Exchange
Edgar M. Cullen
Jong
Court of Appeals
Willard Hartlett
Emory A. Chase
William B. Werner
Frederick Collin
William H. Cuddebach
John W Hogan
Frank H. Hiscock
Nathan X. Miler
Mine Explosion Kills 400 at Welsh Coal Mine
Cardiff, Wales, Oct 16 A catastrophic blast at Universal colliery Seughenydd likely killed 400 Welsh miners. The day shift of 31 men went below at five, and an explosion shattered the shaft top blowing ventilating and hoisting gear. Rescue teams found decapitation and intense fire hindering efforts.
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Cardiff
Wales
Universal
Seughenydd
Young Couple Killed by Train In Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne Ind Oct 15 Herbert Voors 26 and Loretta Reiling 25 were killed instantly when a buggy they rode in was struck by a Fort Wayne and Northern Indiana traction car.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Herbert Voors
Loretta, Reiling
Fort Wayne & i Northern Indians
Ad Wolgast Defeats Nelson in Decisive Bout in Milwaukee
Ad Wolgast of Cadillac Michigan defeated his old rival Bat Nelson of Hegewich in a bout at Milwaukee. Although no official decision was given, Wolgast appeared the winner in a strong display.
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Ad Wolgast
Nelson
Milwaukee
Ad Wolgrat
Cadillac
Mich
Bat Nelson
Hegewich
Dedalya Atyle
Wolgrat
United States Rejects Huerta Rule. Warns on Elections
Washington reports the U S government informed President Huerta that his seizure of both executive and legislative power shocks and that October 26 elections cannot be considered constitutional The notes from Secretary Bryan and President Wilson urged a return to constitutional governance and diplomacy through John Lind while Federico Gamboa was backed as a presidential candidate The Navy meanwhile prepares to move the fleet to Mexican waters under Rear Admiral Clifford J Boush with strategic command shifting to Rear Admiral Fletcher upon arrival.
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Washington
United States
Huerta
Mexico
Tuesaday
Bryan
Wilson
Mexico City
John Lind
State Department
Federico Gamboa
Rhode Island
Nebraska
New Jersey
Virginia
Atlantica
Hampton Roads
Mexican
Clifford J. Boush
Fletcher
Four men believed dead as barge drives ashore near lifesaving station
Highland Light Massachusetts Oct 16 four men feared dead as the coal laden barge Sumner 8 Meade ran aground near Cahoona Hollow life saving station eight miles north of here. Springfield Michigan Oct 18 Bruce Mounts son of former state senator killed A Crawford Jr son of state board of equalization member seriously injured in Mounts automobile crash. Atlanta Georgia Oct 16 Julian Hawthorne completes prison term at midnight leaves for New York gains thirty pounds. Champaign Illinois Oct 17 O P Bullmean Urbana merchant arrested for murder of W Larry after revolver found beneath body.
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Highland Light
Maas
Sumner
Meade
Cahoona Hallow Life Saving Station
Here
Springfield
Bruce Mounts
W. L. Mounts
A. Crawford, Jr
A. W. Crawford
State Board of Equalization
Mount
Atlanta
Julian Hawthorne
New York
Champaign
P. Bul Mean
Urbana
W. Larry
Sullivan
Ralph Rose Dies of Typhoid in San Francisco
San Francisco on October 18 reports the death of Ralph Rose, Olympic and world champion shot putter, from typhoid fever. The famed athlete, described as a large, powerful man, fought the illness but his condition did not improve.
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Ralph
Roge
San Francisco
Ralph Rose
Rose
First Antigossip Act Fine In Appleton Report
Appleton Wisconsin October eighteenth Mrs Roay Lehn became the first person fined under the antigossip act. She paid twenty one dollars eighty cents after pleading guilty to the gossip charge brought by Mrs McDonald.
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Appleton
Wis
Roay Lehn
McDonald
Episcopalians Denounce Kiev Ritual Murder Trial In Protest
The Protestant Episcopal church delegates condemn the Kiev ritual murder trial as unfounded and unjust and move to delete a passage from the Good Friday prayer. They urge a formal Russian church declaration that such charges against Israel are baseless, referencing historical Christian anti Jewish accusations.
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New York
Kiev
Ruseis
House of Deputies
Protestant Episcopal Church
Java
William T. Manning
Trinity Church
England
Canterbury
Russia
Israel
Mendel Beltiss
Poliatchuk
Andrew Yushingky
Tentifying
Krassovsky
Kiev Detective Service
Eugene Tcheberiak
Big Little Pinter Valentine
Sen Balliss
Yushinsky
Krassoveky
Neely elected to succeed Davis in West Virginia seat
Maj. Mansfield M. Neely a Fairmont lawyer Democrat won the First West Virginia district seat in the U S House, defeating Julian Hearne with a 3 500 plurality as George A Laughlin the Progressive drew about 4 000 votes. The tariff issue carried the campaign and turnout was 66 percent of normal.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Mansfield M. Neely
Fairmont
John W. Davis
House of Representatives
Virginia
Julian G. Hearne
Repub
Nean
George A. Laughlin
Robbery Foiled by Sheriff’s Posse Near Joliet
An attempted bank robbery near Joliet was thwarted when a sheriff’s posse captured an automobile load of bandits near New Lenox. Authorities found nitroglycerin aboard the vehicle, indicating plans for a violent heist. Officers secured the suspects and questioned them for further details.
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Jolet
Frankfort
Joliet
New Lenox
Washington Moves to Replace V with Numeral on Checks
Treasury Secretary McAdoo ordered the use of the numeral V replaced by the digit 5 on five bills. The change aims to standardize currency and simplify accounting.
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Washington
McAdoo
Complications Seen From Puerto Plata Naval Action
American warships blockading Puerto Plata refused entry to the German steamship Syria amid a tense harbor. Foreigners seek refuge aboard vessels as rebels and authorities clash. The US contends no official report on the incident has been received, warning of potential German relations strain.
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Caps Halden
Puerta Plata
Syria
Sanchez
Puerto Plata
Wessels
James M. Sullivan
Willemstadt
Curcoa
Venezuela
Trino Baptista
Buen Ayre
Marco Antonio Freytes
Ramon Delgado Chalbaud
Washington
State Department
Ariae
Mrs Mackay Denies $2,000,000 Alienation Suit
New York suffrage leader Mrs Clarence H Mackay wife of Portal Telegraph Cable head challenges Catherine K Blake's $2 million suit alleging alienation of affection. Through counsel Arthur C Traih she denies all charges calling Blake jealous and ungovernable with no affection for her husband.
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New York
Clarence Hi. Mackay
Portal Telegraph Cable Company
Catherine K. Blake
Joseph A. Blake
Arthur C. Traih
Mackay
Food prices to rise as crops and meats remain scarce
Washington experts from the department of agriculture warn that food crops and meats are scarce causing the high cost of living to continue rising. Prices of meat on September 1 ran well above figures from the past two years and crop prospects for food supplies were discouraging.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Two More Americans Die in Mexico Mines
A dispatch from Siamn Washington October 18 reports two additional Americans killed in Mexico. The victims were said to have died at mines in the state of Guadalajara.
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Washington
Mexico
Guadalajara
Garrity Lost Overboard in Naval Maneuver near Bleakialang
Crowning at Naval Maneuvera Washington October 18 reports Harry A Garrity of Chicago lost overboard from the torpedo boat destroyer Paulding during the maneuver east of Bleakialang Garrity was a gunner's mate and a member of the crew.
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Naval Maneuvera
Washington
Harry A. Garrity
Chicago
Paulding
Bleakialang
Garrity
Tragic Zeppelin L-2 airship disaster near Johannisthal
Twenty eight men die in the L-2 dirigible explosion and fall near Johannisthal during a trial flight. One survivor, Lt Baron von Bleul, suffers fatal injuries. Army and navy staff perished. Emperor William vows renewed effort to build Germany's aerial fleet.
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Herlin
Johannisthal
Count Zeppelin
Antira
Admiralty Board
Baron von Bleul
Queen Augusta Grenadier Guards
Navy
William
Marine
Germany
Bernisch
Admiralty Trial Board
Glund
Zeppelin
Freyer
Baron Vou Bleul
Trenk
Neumann and
Pietzler
Hanseman
Busch
Hohenzollern
Haenzler
Army Navigation Corps
Trea Top
Bren- Iau
Koch
Wurzburg
Mante
Huerta Quits as President in Cuba Blanquet Takes Lead
Havana reports a wireless dispatch confirming President Huerta’s resignation in favor of General Blanquet. Blanquet, Huerta’s ally in the coup that toppled Madero, has served as Mexico’s war minister in the new cabinet. A separate Reno fire at Nevara Hardware and Supply Co. caused $150,000 in damage. the cause remains unknown.
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Havana
Huerta
General Blanquet
Aureliano Blanquet
Huerte
Madero
Reno
Nev
Nevara Hardware and Supply Company
Woodruff fortune valued at about 1 million dollars
In New York on Oct 20 Timothy L Woodruff reportedly left an estate near 1 million dollars per an estimate by his son John B Woodruff The bulk of the fortune named St Jagald goes to his second wife Carnegie Returns to United States on Oct 20 Andrew Carnegie came back from Scotland aboard the Mauretania expressing delight over Francis Ouimette's golf victory.
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Carnegie
United States
New York
Andrew Carnegie
Cunard
Mauretania
Sootland
Francis Oulmat
Forecasted Interurban Schedule Memo Not Revealed
A Cleveland Plain Dealer fragment describes waiting for a homebound interurban car near a rural stop. A man asks about timing while predicting his wife will arrive in about ten minutes, noting no car would come for an hour. The dialogue hints at a local travel pause and a household detail through an upstairs window.
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Geo
Mary
John
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Wall Street Diction and a Misread Bank Bathos
A vacation season staffing issue yields a string of misread phrases by substitute stenographers in Wall Street circles. The piece notes comtroller misread as corn belt, drought in Kansas as grouch, and bouillon soup entering the Bank of England, ending with a fresh need for a new typist at the Wait. Street Journal.
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Shela Wrate
Wall Street
Kansas
Bank of England
Street Journal
Gretna Green Style Berwick Wedding
A young couple arriving at Berwick last Sunday wed in a spontaneous Gretna Green fashion. They crossed into Scotland, found two men seated, and with banns not possible, were married before witnesses. A signed document confirmed the union.
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Gretna-Green
Berwick
Scotland
Cupid's Lottery and a Gamble Married Woman Crusade
A sensational note recalls a marriage on a bet and asks what became of the woman. Shea now dedicates time to a crusade against gambling, signaling a moral pivot and public discourse on vice.
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Shea
Judga
Morning Postum Drink Promotes Daily Enjoyment
A lady doctor extols Postum as a daily beverage replacing coffee. She recalls choosing Postum years ago to cure restless nights and nerves, praising its taste, calming effect, weight gain, sleep improvement, and ease of preparation with Regular and Instant forms. The ad invites readers to write for “The Road to Wellville.”
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Kentucky
Thad
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Rotterdam
Halifax
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Stand
U. & Warahip
Clifford J. Baush
Ascails Kiev
Episcopal
National Council
Neely
J. W. Davis
West Virginia
Congress
C. K. Blake
Perish WN Air
Blanquet
Farmer
Winslow
Childras
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