Millionaire's daughter Helen Maloney elopement mystery deepens
New York dispatches report Helen Maloney daughter of Philadelphia millionaire Martin Maloney and Samuel Clarkson vanished after alleged elopement. Montreal reports say the couple wed in a Catholic ceremony then sailed to Europe. Broker Arthur Osborn claims he and Helen were secretly married in 1905.
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New York
Helen Maloney
Martin Maloney
Philadelphia
Miss Maloney
Samuel Clarkson
Montreal
Europe
Directiyn
Arthur Herbert Osborn
Osborn
Mamronck
Helen
Great Rail Strike Threatens Great Britain
London October 14 Richard Bell MP general secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants said railway companies replied unfavorably to union demands for recognition. Ballots across the UK show strong support for a general strike with voting closing October 26. The railway council says it cannot appoint meeting representatives and sees no advantage in discussion until the ballot result is known. Delegates at the recent union congress voted for a strike.
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London
Richard Bell
M. P
Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants
United Kingdom
Council of
Railway Companies’ Associations
Peru Fire Destroys House, Hayloft Fire Causes $2600 Loss
Peru Indiana October 11 Firefighters struggle to control a blaze that destroyed a brick home and hayloft used as temporary headquarters after an earlier fire. The haymow fire spread to the main building, causing about $2600 in damages. Fire apparatus and four horses were saved. Origin remains undetermined.
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Peru
Ind
Montreal Lawyer Confirms Marriage of Maloney and Clark
Montreal lawyer Alexander Bonin confirms the marriage of Helen Eugenie Maloney and Samuel Clarkson in Montreal on the evening of October 11. He says the couple spent the day in his office and were eager to wed, promising to keep details private. They expected to travel to Europe, though it seems they have not yet left.
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Miss Maroney
Osborn
Clarkson
New York
Princeton
Miss Maloney
Montreal
Canada
Alexander Bonin
Helen Eugenie Maloney
Samuel Clarkson
Europe
Bridge collapses under train near Stony Ford
Middletown New York October 14 one man is killed and three are fatally injured while sixteen others are seriously hurt as a 400 foot trestle used in railroad construction collapses near Stony Ford. Sixteen cars on the trestle fall into the crash.
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New York
Middletown
N. Y
Stony Ford
Fire destroys six story factory. hundreds displaced overnight
A fire of unknown origin tore through a six story brick factory in New York causing more than 200000 dollars in damage. In a soaking rain hundreds of families fled surrounding tenements and could not return until after six in the morning when firefighters contained the blaze. Smoke forced several firemen to seek help and a watchman was rescued from the third floor. Occupants listed include Columbia Gas Fixture Co Standard Trading Co James Pyroler East Side Bookbinding Lipschitz Press Motlerer & Carron Pocketbook Manufacturers.
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New York
Columbia Gas Fixture Company
Standard Trading Company
James Pyroler
East Side Bookbinding ‘Company
Lipschitz Press Company
Motlerer & Carron
Statue of General Siegel to be unveiled in New York
A fine equestrian statue of Francis Siegel will be unveiled Saturday by his son at Riverside Drive and 106th Street. The work is by Carl Bitter.
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New York
Francis Siegel
Riverside Drive
106Th Street
Carl Bitter
Question of Ending Strike Still Up in the Air
New York telegraphers' strike persists as President Small faces suspension dispute. Western Union rejects concessions while operators in multiple cities vote to stay out. protestors march with banners and two arrests occur outside Western Union offices.
Telegraphers End Charleston Strike After Reinstatement Applicants
Charleston October 14 telegraphers here filed applications for reinstatement. The president of the local union formally called the strike off today after the workers sought readmittance.
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Charleston
D. C
Mitchell quits presidency of the Miners
John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers of America since 1898, says he will not seek re election. He cites ill health after a recent surgery and plans to complete his current term ending April 1 next year. He will attend to his annual convention report before stepping down.
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Indianapolis
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Mitchell
Chicago
la Salle
Ill
The
Confidential manager charged with theft at stock firm
George H. Brouwer confidential manager at James H. Oliphant & Co. faces larceny charges for $2,750 from Jay F. Carlisle. After his confession Brouwer's accounts show possible losses for the firm up to $100,000. He remains in custody on $30,000 bail.
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New York
George H. Brouwer
Stock Exchange
James H. Olihant & Co
Jay F
Oliphant
Brouwer
New Lake Steamer Sinks. 22 Crew Lost
A lake steamer with a crew of 22 sank after a disaster at sea or on the lake. Rescue efforts focus on locating all aboard as authorities investigate the cause and confirm fatalities.
Cypress Shipwreck near Grand Marais claims crew
The steel steamer Cypress on its second ore run sank in Lake Superior off Deer Park thirty miles from Grand Marais. Only the second mate survived, found alive on a raft, in critical condition. Names of crew are uncertain pending payroll details. the vessel carried iron ore to Buffalo and left Superior on Thursday.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Cypress
Lackawanna Transportation Company
Lake Superior
Deer Park
Grand Marais
F. B. Huyck
Sheridan N. Y
John Smith
Cleveland
C. J. Pitt
J. J. Norcross
Tonawanda
N. Y
Mari posa in distress 87 miles off Monterey coast
San Francisco report says Oceanic Steamship steamer Mari posa three days overdue from Tahiti is 87 miles offshore from Monterey without fuel. Mate W. D. Watson rowed the entire distance to Monterey and relayed the predicament.
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San Francisco
Oceanic Steamship Company
Tahiti
Monterey
W. D. Watson
Deliberations Continue in Mosher Infant Murder Trial
Huntington Ind Oct 12 The jury in the Mosher infant murder case remains in deliberation after nearly 48 hours with no verdict expected soon. Judge Cook overruled a motion to dismiss the case as attorneys warned of possible retrial if a disagreement occurs and a venue change may be sought.
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Sentinel
Huntington
Ind
Pd.a. Mosher
Orly
Cook
Huntington County
Mosher
Men Return to Work in Cleveland Telegraph Offices
In Cleveland on October 14, several workers reinstated after a local telegraphers union voted to strike indefinitely. Superintendent Collins of the Postal company rejected some first class operators as not needed while two former union officers resumed duties. Western Union reports adequate force to handle workloads.
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New York
S. J. Small
Telegraphers’ Union
Small
Chicago
Belvidere Brooks
Western Union
City Hall Park
America
National Union
Deer Small
National
Albany
N. Y
Baltimore
Salt Lake City
Utah
San Antonio
Tex
San Francisco
Cal
Wshington, D. C
Cleveland
Ohio
Collins
Postal Company
Great Britain Assembling Home Fleet for Maneuvers
London reports the Home Fleet assembling in the North Sea and English Channel under Admiral Lord Charles Beresford for maneuvers. The force totals 110 pennants with 26 battleships, 15 armored cruisers, protected cruisers, and auxiliaries. the Dreadnaught sits out while fitted with a new steering gear.
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London
North Sea
English Channel
Lord Charles Beresford
Europe
Mediterranean
Devon
Portsmouth
British Isles
Wheat jumps to record on New York produce exchange
Wheat futures surged on the New York produce exchange as the December option rose to 1.1656 a bushel, a two cent gain from last night’s close. The advance reflects heavy foreign buying and expectations that Europe will demand large wheat imports this winter.
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New York
New York ‘Produce Exchange
Europe
Japanese Arrivals at Vancouver Passports Reach 3000
Ottawa dispatch notes Dr. Monroe in Vancouver reports 3000 Japanese arrivals with passports since January 1. About three fourths came from Honolulu or aimed for the United States, while the rest carried passports direct from Japan to Canada.
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Ottawa
Ont
Secretary of State
Monroe
Vancouver
Honolulu
United States
Japan
Canada
Bishop Alerding's October Itinerary Visits Several Parishes
Rt. Rev. Bishop Alerding will tour South Bend Sacred Heart and St Stephens on Oct 16 at St Marys in South Bend on Oct 17 consecrating church and altars at St Marys of the Woods. Oct 27 Union City St Marys church with school dedication. Oct 28 Marion and Oct 29 Winamac and Oct 30 Pulaski for confirmations.
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Alerding
South Bend
Sacred Heart
St. Stephens
St. Mary's
St.Mary’s-of the-Woods
Union City
St. Mary’s Church
New Parochial School
Marion
German-American Bank Found Looted in Vacant Lot
A German-American saving bank was found in a vacant lot yesterday and handed to the police. It had been broken into and rifled.
Cypress Disaster Report From Deer Park Station
Official dispatch from Deer Park station states the steamer Cypress foundered at 7 45 p m on the 11th near Deer Park Lake Superior with 22 lives lost. The second mate reached a life raft and two bodies were recovered while the first mate and watchman were listed among the missing or drowned.
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Washington
Lake Superior
Life Saving Service
Deer Park
Cypress
Oil Giant Executives Questioned Over Huge Loans
Alfred H. Brainard of Standard Oil and subsidiaries faced questions in a suit against the oil combine about large loans to James McDonald and P. S. Trainor. Testimony cited loans totaling over 20 million dollars to McDonald and hundreds of thousands in 1905 and 1906, with unclear aims and connections to other oil interests.
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New York
Alfred H. Brainard
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Oil Combine
James McDonald
Southern Pipe Line Company
McDonald
Brainard
Anglo-American Society
Trainer
Standard Oil Company of New York
Standard Oil
Wm. G. Rockefeller
Westcott
Kentucky
Covington
Standard
Consignor
Consignee
Two Burglaries Reported In City Saloons And Grocery
Thieves entered Henry Ladig's saloon at 1624 Calhoun Street and took two boxes of cigars and a bottle of cocktail. Patrolmen Adkins and Shaughnessy observed a removed glass pane on Sunday morning. The Boyles grocery near Organ factory on Fairfield Avenue was robbed of cigars plug tobacco chewing gum and candy with a pane also removed by the thieves.
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Henry Ladig
Calhoun Street
Adkins and
Shaughnessy
Boyles Grocery
Organ Factory
Fairfigh Avenue
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Maloney
Arthur H. Osburn
Marraige
Andrew P. Maloney
Arthur Osborn
Logan Square
Great Britain
Amalgamated Society of Railway Men
Tene
General Siegel
Telegraphers
Arthurr Herbest Osborne
MISS. WHELEN_MALONEN
Great Labor Organization
New Lake
Deer Park, Mich
Pacific Steamer
Great
Canadian Immigration Commission
Bank 18
Standard Oil Company
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