Gaynor Picked to Head Municipal Ticket by Democrats
Justice William Gaynor was Thursday nominated for mayor of Greater New York by the Democratic city convention, in a display of unanimous support. The convention also named Robert M. Moore for comptroller, while Otto Bannard, president of the New York Trust Company, drew Republican opposition and potential fusion challenges loom with possible independent candidacy.
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William Gay Gaynor
New York
Supreme Court
Greater
Tammany
Manhattan
Robert M. Moore
New York ‘Trust
The
Aynor's Clef
Otto Br Bannard
Independence League
Long Island Derby Sets Speed Records Amid Fatal Crash
The open road stock car event near Riverhead and Mattituck saw record speeds and a fatal crash. Mechanician James Bates died after his car rolled, while another rider, Lytle, escaped with injuries. Louis Chevrolet won the five-lap race of 13.8 miles in 1:87.36, averaging over 70 mph, with speeds breaking class records.
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James Bates
Long Island
Riverhead
Mattituck
Bates
Lytle
Louis Chevrolet
Robbers Loot $10,000 From Colorado Bank in Broad Daylight
Two men entered Citizens National Bank in Glenwood Springs Colorado in broad daylight on Wednesday and restrained two clerks then robbed the safe and cash drawer before escaping on horseback with about $10,000. Officials pursued but the robbers were believed to have fled over the mountains.
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Citizens Naional Bank
Glenwood Springs
Colo
E. B. Creach
Auto Crash Kills Armstrong Brothers In Buda Crossing
A collision at a Buda crossing between a car carrying William Armstrong 24 of Quincy and Harold Armstrong 18, dying, and Archie Johnson of Granite Rapids Oregon, with a Chicago and Northwestern freight train, left William dead and Harold fatally wounded while Archie sustained serious injuries. The party had left Chicago early Thursday after buying the vehicle, and a cornfield blocked their view of the oncoming train. The Armstrong brothers are sons of Andrew Armstrong, a wealthy Quincy manufacturer.
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Buda
William Armstrong
Quincy
Harold
Archie Johnson
Granite Rapids
Ore
Chicago and Northwestern
Peoria
Chicago
Armatrong
Andrew Armatrong
Philadelphia Man Falls to Death From Skyscraper
A Philadelphia man, Robert Bradbury, fell from an upper floor of a downtown office building near Chestnut Street on Thursday, dying from the fall. Officials reported the accident occurred at the waxen edge of the structure as he tumbled to the sidewalk below.
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Philadelphia
Chestnut Streets
Philadel
Robert Bradbury
New England Floods Strain Maine and New Brunswick Rail Links
One of the worst floods in northern and eastern Maine and western New Brunswick results from heavy rainfall. It has caused great damage in Aroostook, Placataguis, Somerset and Washington counties. Washouts on railroad lines disrupt traffic with trains at a standstill and several towns cut off from rail communication.
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Maine
New Brunswick
Aroostook
Placataguis
Somerset
Washington
Attributed to insanity Morris Wilcoxsen held for murder
Morris Wilcoxsen, accused of shooting and killing William Montgomery, a Glasgow Kentucky Republican candidate for the legislature, is jailed after court martial sentences. Families attribute the tragedy to insanity.
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M Morris Wilcoxsen
William Montgomery
Morris Wilcoxsen
Glasgow
Preference Law Used To Shield Maj Carper From Removal
Maj A S Carper may invoke the Huldlers preference law to block removal from the state archives department. The executive council said only two staffers will remain after October 1 and Carper is not among them, triggering his resistance amid tensions with the Latter Day Saints. A separate note recalls the Latter Day Saint reunion at Little Sioux drawing attendees near six thousand, with Frederick M. Smith of Independence MO preaching.
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A.S. Carper
Huldlers
State Archives Department
Executive Council
Maj. Carper
Tle
Little Sioux
Frederick M. Smith
Adence
Joseph
Ceremony Stopped Over Nude Display in Los Angeles
A disrupted Los Angeles ceremony focused on a controversial nude display where attendees observed a nude figure. Authorities halted the event amid protests and concerns over decency, while spectators and organizers debated the nature of the act and its venue.
New York Hudson Fulton Parade Draws Massive Crowd
Tens of thousands lined the routes from One Hundred Tenth Street to Washington Square as a 20 000 man 64 floats procession marked the Hudson Fulton celebration. Mayor McClellan and Herman Ridder led the walk afoot with no mounted dignitaries or military display.
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New York
Hudson-Fulton
One Hundred and Tenth Street
Central Park West
Fiftyninth Street
Fifth Avenue
Washington Square
George B. McClellan
Herman Ridder
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commission
Mne
Potter
Oklahoma Bank Failure Indicates State Oversight Taken
State Bank Commissioner A. M. Young assumed control of the Columbia Bank and Trust Co in Oklahoma City after an examination found unsafe securities. He will oversee affairs until settlement. Depositors were guaranteed and fully paid by state action.
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A. M. Young
Columbia Bank and Trust Company
Oklahoma
City
Young
Saloon holdup in Chicago leaves one dead two wounded
In Chicago a masked highwayman shot and killed James Quinn, the saloon keeper’s son, after he hesitated to surrender valuables. Two customers were wounded as the assailant fled from York road and Lycoming street in the city’s north side Tuesday night.
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Barkeeper
Chicago
York Road
Lycoming Street
James Quinn
Looters Hit General Store in Carnes Near Orange City
Three men armed with revolvers robbed J Ardemn’s general store at Carnes, five miles south of Orange City, of about 200 dollars in cash and 20 dollars from Weenink the grain buyer. They forced Ardema and his clerk plus Weenink into a cellar and escaped while heavy sacks blocked the exit.
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J. Ardemn
Carnes
Orange City
FF. Weenink
Weenink
Ardema
Fire Threat to Town Sparks Hay Ben Fire at Holman Store
Spontaneous combustion in a crib behind J. C. Holman & Bro store at Sergeant Tufts triggered a blaze Thursday afternoon. Fifty tons of wet baled hay, plus 600 bushels of corn, burned with no insurance, and only a bucket brigade of locals saved the business and town from greater destruction. Estimated loss around 1600 dollars.
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J. C. Holman & Bro
Sergeant Tufts
Holman Brothers
Holman
Street Railway Extends To Glenwood And Council Bluffs
The first Omaha and Council Bluff street car runs to the Iowa school for the deaf and dumb, with a half hour schedule at start. Round trip tickets are 16 cents. The line reaches near Lake Manawa, then diverges to the school, operating between the Rock Island station and the school with transfers waived.
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Council Bulls
Iowa School For the Deaf and Dumb
Omaha and
Council Bluff Street Railway
Sne
Ung Ta
Rock Island
Resignations Hit Cedar Rapids Water Board
Conflict over governance prompts two board members to resign. Soulter and Paida, appointed in 1909 when the city assumed the water plant, depart as the board shifts from general law to a commission structure, reducing the need for a water board.
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Cedar Raapids Council
Board of Waterworks
Re Uring
Messrs. Soulter
Paida
Gedar Trapids
Commission To
Foreign Insurance Firms Face Filing Fee Law Clash
Iowa auditors and the Secretary of State warn foreign insurance companies must obtain permission and pay a $26 filing fee for the first $10 000 of capital and $1 for each additional $1 000. Most of the 223 foreign firms have never paid, risking a $100 daily penalty since enforcement began.
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Iowa
Hayward
Des Moines Clinches Western League Pennant in Thrilling Finish
Des Moines fans celebrate after 3 000 parade through the streets honoring the Western league title won in a dramatic season finale. The Boosters edge Sioux City by two runs in the final double header at Omaha to secure the pennant with Des Moines at .612 and Sioux City at .610.
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Des Moines
Sioux City
Omaha
Boosters
Mars Life Hints From Earthlike Atmosphere Observed
Astronomers report Mars conditions resemble Earth with an atmosphere like ours and possible life forms. Professor Fox notes ice rings expand and contract with season, while Lowell’s observations from Wingstaff and Yarkes telescope confirm seasonal canal drying and potential intelligent construction.
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Marsig
Cook
Earth
Philip Lox
Dearborn Observatory
Chicago
Lowell
Yarkes
Fox
Wingstaff
Arizona
Liel Observatory
Wagstaff
Lowell Han
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