Indian throws tomahawk at Coney Island waiter in panic
Chief Manuel Rosa an Apache performer at Inman's Bowery Casino in Coney Island hurled a tomahawk at Sam Friedman 14 feet from a table, wounding him in the shoulder. Panic followed as crowds fled, police pursued, and Rosa was tackled and arrested after a chase through the Bowery.
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New York
Manuel Rosa
Inman's
Bowery
Coney Island
Tomiehewk
Sam Friedman
Manuel
Friedman
Data
Henderson
Charles Waldeck
Love Across the Denieties: Dennett and Mrs Chase Claim Pure Affection
Boston wires report Mrs. Chase via her husband Dr. H Lincoln Chase states the affection between her and Harley Dennett is solely mental. Dennett has been offered shelter at the Chase home after being cut off by his wife, and will stay for a time under their roof.
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Boston
H. Lincoln Chase
Brookline
Taft appoints Yale treasurer Lee McClung as U S treasurer
Secretary Carpenter announced President Taft named Lee McClung, Yale University treasurer, as United States treasurer to replace Treat who resigned. Treat plans to stay until Nov 1. McClung hails from Knoxville, Tennessee, and previously worked with the Southern railway.
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Washington
Carpenter
Taft
Lee McClung
Yale University
United States
Treat
McClung
Knoxville
Tenn
Southern Railway
Sham at Powers Theater in Chicago 1909
Miss Frances A. Cook reviews Sham at Powers Theater, noting Katherine Van Riper’s financial bluff and fashion world antics. The play follows her debts, the faux jewels, and her vow to economize, ending with a revelation about real versus fake pearls.
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Powers Theater
Henrietta Crossman
Katherine van Riper
Katherine
Idaho
Violeta
Snam
Fashion
van Riper
Geraldine Bonner
Croasman
Brick Used as Weapon Incident in Washington Street Restaurant
John Moore of 8 West Street suffered a head cut after a brick was hurled during an incident at a restaurant on West Washington Street. Edward Lockwood, described as a middle aged laborer, was arrested by Patrolmen Oakey and Bardash.
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John Moore
Weatstreet
Edward Lockwood
Lockwood
Oakey and
Bardash
W. Washington Street
Japanese Delegation Visits Chicago Industry Tour
Chicago hosts a Japanese business delegation led by the captain of industry. The visitors spent the morning inspecting local packing plants and examining U S industry practices.
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Chicago
United States
McDougall Sons Kitchen Cabinet Plant Fire Sparks Rebuild Plans
McDougall & Son's kitchen cabinet factory was destroyed by fire Wednesday night. Night watchman Otto Trahan allegedly set the blaze to spite his employers for overwork. Operations will resume in temporary quarters, with offices opened in the American Central Life building. Raw materials stored outside and accessible machinery ease rebuild prospects. decision on relocation or permanent reconstruction pending. Trahan claimed deliberate arson to vent frustration but denied intent to burn the entire plant.
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Trahan
Manning
Steamer City of Rochester Sinks After Sea Collision
The British steamer City of Rochester sank in the North Sea after a collision with a German vessel on Wednesday. One man is missing.
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London
City of Rochester
North Sea
Woman saves baby by throwing it from window during explosion
Mrs. Anna Gelish, wife of a Tenth infantry private, cast her five month old baby from a second story window in Lawrence Indiana Thursday to save its life as a gasoline stove burst into flames. She leaped after the child, her clothing caught fire, and she suffered burns and a broken leg. Hospital corps tended her at Ft Benjamin Harrison before transfer to a city hospital. The baby was wrapped in bed clothes and escaped injury.
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Anna Gelish
Tenth Infantry
Lawrence
Ind
Italian teen electrocuted by live trolley wire
Salvatore Oliviero, 17, employed with the Detroit United railway construction crew, leaned on a wet trolley pole while rolling a cigarette and died when a crossed live wire delivered a fatal shock. The incident occurred in Detroit on September 24.
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Detroit
Mich
Salvatore Oliviero
Detroit United Railway Company
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Red Man
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E. H. Harriman
Frances A. Cook
Chicago Opera House
Powers
Little Dillingham
Studebaker
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Miss Janis
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Hamlet
George Cohen
Blanche King
Harry J.audor
Raymond Hitchcock
Cohen
Colonial
Cleveland
Broadway
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Fine Arts
Studebaker Theater
Montgomery and Stone
Dillingham
Chicago Tribune
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Bration
Jay Ue
Party
Franklin
Crystal Domino H. & E
Washington Street
Beecham
McOugall
James F. M’donald
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