Prison Fate of Bamnett S. Huggins Recalled in Court
Criminl Judge James A. Pritchard recalls the case of Bamnett S. Huggins who confesses to forgery burglary and burning of public records. He notes prior leniency promises tied to Huggins testimony in the county boiler contract scandal and questions immunity pledges while the case unfolds.
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Bamnett S. Tuegins
Uluggins
Criminl
James A. Pritchard
Atua
Emmett S. Huggins
Huggins
McGregor
Atlas Engine Works
Ben
Robbery in Chicago Morning Hold Up
A. W. Begait of Elizabeth New Jersey was held up by two armed men near Ohio and Rush streets in Chicago. He reported the robbery included a gold watch a diamond pin and 120 dollars.
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Chicago
A. W. Begait
Elizabeth
N. J
Ohio
Rush
Marshall Not Candidate on the Breweries
Thomas R. Marshall, Democratic governor candidate, spoke at Stendal and Winslow denying any brewery candidacy. He claimed no faction allegiance, rejected anti saloon doctor or preacher labels, urged Prohibition voters to back their ticket, and pledged to follow Democratic principles after election.
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Petersburg
Ind
Stendal and
Winslow
Thomas R. Marshall
Breweries
Marshall
Doctor
Preacher
Miss Wallick Appointed Stenographer in Superior Court
Miss Adelaide Wallick has been appointed stenographer for room No.5 of the superior court. The position will pay about $1,500 in fees annually.
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Miss Wallick
Miss Adelaide Wallick
Superior Court Room No.5
New York Democratic Convention Opens with Bryan Cheers
The New York state Democratic convention convened in Rochester with Judge Morgan J. O'Brien as temporary chairman. Delegates erupted in applause when Bryan's name was mentioned and the hall echoed with the national anthem. The focus remains on Governor race prospects, Chanler leading among favored candidates, and Harmony efforts by State Chairman Conners. Packey McFarland and Leach Cross set a six round bout at the Fairmont club October 2. Billy Gibson plans raised seating to accommodate up to 6000 spectators.
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H. A. Hollingsworth
Rochester
N. Y
New York
Morgan J. O’brien
O’brien
W. J. Bryan
Panelne Aumdthe
Nammany
Judge O'Brien
Bryan
Chanler
Conners
New York State
People United
Packey McFarland
Leach Cross
Ber
Fairmont
Billy Gibson
Enemies of Gov Hughes Seek Nominee at Convention
Saratoga Sept. 15 The opposition to renominating Gov Hughes at the Republican state convention names David Jayne Hill as a possible candidate but Hill says he would not accept. The group shifts from figure to figure including Root Choate Butler Cortelyou Porter and Hill as the drive for a governor candidate grows. Party factions clash over a Senate seat and the ticket lineup Friday morning with Woodruff at center of the clash and resolution talks ongoing.
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George M. Payne
Saratoga
Citeg E. Hughes
David Jayne Hill
Germany
Hill
Hughes
Reot
Choate
Nicholas Murray Butler
Cortelyou
Horace Porter
Woodruff
Black
Root
Taft
United States Senate
White
Onondagsz
Barnes
Rensselaer
Miles Brother Back Bryan in Massachusetts Politics
H C Miles of Westminster, brother of Gen Nelson Miles, will vote for William J Bryan this year citing poor treatment of his brother by the McKinley administration. In Delaware, Dr Rowland G Paynter is expected to be nominated for governor by the Democratic state convention. Taft dispatches a weak reply to Bryan calling him a flopper as tensions rise in campaign exchanges. Jennings County Republicans nominate local ticket including Schierling, Donnell, Stearns, Clapp, Green, Ross, Hayman. Taft plans speeches on George Ade’s farm Sept 24 or 25 and again in October in Indiana.
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Gen. Miles
Bryan
Worcester
Mass
H. C. Miles
Westminister
Nelson Miles
Wm. J. Bryan
Miles
McKinley
Dover
Del
Rowland G. Paynter
Taft
Cincinnati
W. H. Taft
W. J. Bryan
Jennings County
North Vernon
Ind
John Schierling
John Donnell
Oscar Stearns
Daniel Clapp
John Green
Charles Ross
Ernest Hayman
Brook
George Ade
Chicago
Indies
Woman shoots cloth examiner in panic at factory
Mrs. Angelina Labriska, 32, shot Frank Panza as he entered the Rockaway and Wilson factory at 481 Broome Street in New York. Infatuation with another woman drove the attack. Panza was wounded in the abdomen and the suspect was later arrested as 200 factory girls panicked and fainted at the scene.
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New York
Angelina Labriska
Frank Panza
Rockaway and Wilson
Broome Street
Declines to Run for Governorship by David Jayne Hill
A cablegram from Dr. David Jayne Hill United States ambassador to Berlin states he would not accept the Republican nomination for governor of New York if formally offered by party bosses seeking to sidetrack Gov Hughes. The note arrives in Saratoga at noon.
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Arles
Uwughes
New York
David Jayne Hill
United States
Repubiican
Hughes
Applause Follows Grand Opera Curtain Drop
A Brooklyn Life report notes the vast audience rose to its feet applauding and shouting approval as the final curtain fell. A youth exclaimed to his father how tickled everyone is that the performance is over. The scene captures public enthusiasm at the end of the show.
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Papa
Brooklyn
Money for Democrats publicans to escape a fair con
Democratic state chairman Stokes Jackson declares that liquor interests have given no money to the Democratic campaign. He says funds come only from party candidates and Democrats with unselfish motives. The statement asserts the party’s principles and predicts victory, denouncing falsehoods from opponents.
Gravel road tax levy debated and trimmed for economy
County officials discuss a $1.65 per $100 gravel road tax, with a bid to cut one cent. The levy is projected to raise about $800,000 while current appropriations total $758,770.85, leaving a small margin. Auditor Sahm touts improved county management since April, avoiding a prior $100,000 deficit. Bridges funds and road repairs are itemized for voter scrutiny ahead of January decisions.
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W. H. Roberts
John C. Ruckelshaus
Albert Sahm
Sahm
Pikes
Two Die In Tunnel Fire At Detroit Michigan Central
Detroit September 15 Two hundred men trapped as timbers ignite inside the Windsor end of the Michigan Central tunnel after a shaft fire spreads 150 feet from the mouth. Superintendent Walter R Kimball and carpenter Bert Johnson perish in the blaze while others flee for air and some risked rescues. Crossed electric wires likely triggered the fire with a mid night crew of 300 workers nearby.
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Detroit
Mich
Windsor
Michigan Central Tunnel
Walter R. Kimball
Bert Johnson
Democrats Stun Republicans In Maine Governor Race
In Maine, Bert M. Fernald won the governorship over Obadiah Gardner by a narrow margin as Democrats cut the Republican plurality to about 8,000 votes. All four congress seats went to Republicans and Charles P. Hatch won state auditor. turnout neared 140,000 with gains in Bangor Biddeford Brewer Oldtown and Rockland.
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Fernald
Poland
Obadiah Gardner
Rockland
Bert M. Fernald
Congress
Charles P. Hatch
Augusta
Gardner
Bangor
Biddeford
Brewer
Oldtown
Portland
Auburn
Belfast
Ellsworth
South Portland
Marott Department Store to Open October First
The Marott department store on Massachusetts Avenue in Indianapolis nears its October 1 opening. George Marott personally supervises the setup as about 140 clerks prepare for the debut in what is described as one of the city’s handsomest shops.
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Marott Department
Massachusetts Avenue
Indianapolis
George Marott
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