Engineer risks lives and speeds past danger signal
In Woonsocket Rhode Island on September 26 engineer G W Bross ignored a green signal that turned red and a lantern signal set by would be robbers. He hammered the throttle and sped the boat train to Providence, saving passengers as deputies and police scour the area for the ten men suspected of planning the hold up.
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Whitins Station
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Providence
A. R. Whaley
Bacon
Whaley
Worcester
Plummer’s Ledge
Ross
Boss
Saranac Mills
Menke
Dennis Lyons
Mr. Lyons
Elmer Ramsey
Alderman Haskell
Lee Henry
Demand for Coal Is Limited in Shamokin Mines
Philadelphia September 26 General Manager Henderson of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company announces the company will operate Shamokin collieries only four days next week. Demand for Shamokin coal is limited, with Shenandoah Otte and Silver Creek among the collieries affected.
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Philadelphia
Henderson
Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron Company
Justice Department reviews Littauer contracts case
The Justice Department examines alleged links between Representative Littauer and army quartermaster contracts for gloves and gauntlets awarded to Edmund Lyon years ago. Secretary Root sent papers to the attorney general for action guidance, seeking whether to pursue recovery and the proper War Department steps.
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Department of ‘Justice
Littauer
Department
Army
Edmund Lyon
Department of Justice
Serretary Root
Root
Attorney General
War Department
Congress
Knox
Roosevelt
Talk Over New Archbishop Appointment in Milwaukee
In Milwaukee on September 25 discussion swirls about the church’s next archbishop. No decision until November as the pope appoints on the Congregation of the Propaganda’s recommendation. Cardinal members are away for autumn vacation. Bishop Messmer and Vicar General Schinner are most prominently discussed.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Katzer
Congregation of the Propaganda
Rome
Messmer
Schinner
Harriman in Row With Big Firm Over Stock Sales
Reports from New York say BE Harriman and Kuhn Loeb & Co. were selling stocks tied to Harriman. Harriman threatened to resign as president of the Union Pacific system and align with J. P. Morgan and his faction.
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New York
BE. H
Milner Declines King's Offer for Colonial Secretary Post
A king's messenger returned to London from Carlsbad with Milner's undisclosed reply to the offer of the colonies secretaryship. No announcement was made, leading to the inference that Milner declined in favor of Mr Chamberlain. Public impatience grows over the cabinet crisis prolongation.
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London
Lord Milner
Carlsbad
Mr. Chamberlain
Indicts Bankrupt Bankers Ford Brothers in Ohio
The grand jury in Chardon Ohio indicted George H Ford and P N Ford bankers of Burton on two charges of obtaining property under false pretenses for accepting deposits after knowledge of insolvency. Their bank failed months earlier with liabilities about 1.125 million dollars.
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Chardon
George H
P. N. Ford
Burton
Fords
Soufriere Volcano Remains Moderately Active at Soufriere
The Soufriere volcano near Kingstown St Vincent has stayed moderately active for two months with continuous crater steam, puffs of dark smoke and a heavy ash fall.
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Kingstown
St. Vincent
Lennons Triumph in Family Baseball Championship
In Joliet on September 25 the Lennon brothers of Joliet defeated the White brothers of Hammond Ind by 18 to 1 to win the United States family baseball championship.
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Joliet
United States
Lennon ‘Brothers
Hammond
Ind
Lennons
Pacer Dies in Race in St Joseph Missouri
Opal Panic, a brown gelding owned by C, dies after a race in St Joseph Missouri on September 25. The incident ends the event abruptly and triggers race officials to review procedures.
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Pacer
St. Joseph
Opal Panic
Fragmented Note Mentions Entrance on Avenue
The readable fragment hints at an entrance on a named avenue with unclear surrounding context. No clear event date or involved persons are identifiable from the text.
Labor groups back Roosevelt stand and Hanna as arbitrator
Executive boards urge support for President Roosevelt in the government printing office dispute and suggest Senator Hanna of Ohio as a possible arbitrator. Knights of Labor adopt resolutions defending Roosevelt and urging unity against political moves by some labor leaders.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Senator Hanna
Washington
W.A. Miller
Bindery Department
Government Printing Office
Roosevelt
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Miller
Government Department
Cortelyou
Department of Commerce and Labor
Garfield
Bureau of Corporations
Sargent
Bureau of Immigration
Pittsburg
Simon Burns
Knights’ of Labor
Washington, D. C
General Executive Boards
General Executive Board
Organized Labor
White House
the Order of Knights of Labor
Hanna
Ohio
Organized ‘Labor
Developments in Postal Scandals Highlighted by Payne Return
The report notes Payne’s return to discuss postal frauds past present and future with the president. Payne, now healthier, says indictments from the DC federal grand jury may total six additional cases as the grand jury adjourns on October 5. Several indictments target individuals already named in Washington and New York cases.
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Washington
Payne
Federal Grand Jury
District of Columbia
New York
Naval Militia Illinois appoints officers and examining board
Springfield Sept 26 Adjutant General Scott announced the naval reserves examining board for Illinois to include W P Purdy L C Roberts J L Foord R G Turck and H K Gibson The naval militia also lists appointments Herbert E Mason as signal officer with lieutenant rank F A Hopkins as secretary and W A Vershoal and David C Guest as aides
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Springfield
Ill
Scott
Naval Reserves of Illinois
W. P. Purdy
L. C. Roberts
J. L. Foord
R.G. Turck
H. K. Gibson
Naval Militia of Illinois
Herbert E. Mason
F. A. Hopkins
W. A. Versboal
David C. Guest
Starvation in Porto Rico alarms New Orleans visitor
George Robinson of St. Louis, returning from Porto Rico, says the island faces near starvation. He notes interior hunger despite claimed prosperity and says many families go a week without bread. He praises loyalty to the United States and supports American rule.
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New Orleans
Porto Rico
George Robinson
St. Louis
United States
State Official in Disgrace in Columbus
Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 26. George M. Collier, chief state inspector of engineers, suspended by Governor Nash. Attorney General ordered to sue to recover 2716 dollars bond on alleged shortage. Collier failed to account for June, July and August and has been missing since Sept 14.
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Columbus
Ohio
George M. Collier
State Inspector of Engineers
Nash
Collier
Mattoon Mayor Frances Menke Indicted on Malfeasance Charges
In Mattoon Illinois on Sept 26 Mayor Frances Menke faced twenty nine counts of malfeasance and misfeasance after a three week grand jury session. Nineteen true bills were also returned against saloonkeepers gamblers and keepers of houses of ill repute. The case followed reform efforts and a bond set at 2500 after initial 5000 was reduced.
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Mattoon
Reform
Frances M. ‘Menke
Menke
Pullen
Henley
B. H. Tivnen
Grand jury indicts city workers and contractors for fraud
Detroit dated report says four dozenteen indictments returned against city employees and contractors for conspiracy and fraud in March 1902 pay rolls scheme. Indicted include D W Moreland Henry Meridian Robert Conway John Hock Herman Wartell and Jeff White with bonds set at 6600.
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Detroit
Mich
Robert Conway
Henry Meridan
John Hock
City
D. W. Moreland
Public Works
Herman Wartell
Jeff White
Moreland
Meridan
Conway
Wartell
Hock
White
Public Works Department
Yellow fever outbreaks worsen in Laredo and Nuevo Laredo
Yellow fever cases rise in Laredo Texas and New Laredo Mexico causing multiple deaths and prompting health officials to monitor both cities for transmission.
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Laredo
Tex
New Laredo
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