New York Executive Fled With Rival Wife In Sayville局
Frederick Quinby, head of the Tangler Company, disappeared from a Sayville house with a New York woman tied to a prominent family. A frantic confrontation ensued at the Powell home with a justice of the peace, witnesses, and two court officers. Quinby and his wife returned to Sayville after a dramatic raid, amid threats of legal action over expenses and possessions.
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New York
Frederick
Tangler > Company
Leander T. Powell
Sayville
Quimby
Imby
Justice of the Peace
Cantel PD
Whit
Bayville
Fred J Quiniy
Powell
Hutchinson
Mittchinson
White
Police Man in Cat Attack Battles in New York
A 36 year old officer, Jeremiah Meany, fought a large cat that had stalked from a store on Madison Avenue. The animal trapped on a high shelf leaped to the officer, biting his right thumb before Meany wrapped the cat in his coat. The cat’s brain will be examined by health officials. In other news a political speech criticized monopoly power and tariff policy, urging tariff board investigations and anti trust enforcement to curb excessive prices.
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New York
Jeremiah Meany
Geods
Aaron Idebermann
Madison Avenue
Liebermann
Meauny
Meany
Kent
Tariff Board
Congress
Republican Party
Merchants Exchange Charges Railroads With Discrimination
The Memphis based Merchants Exchange files with the Interstate Commerce Commission alleging Chesapeake and Ohio and fourteen other railroads in Central Freight Association territory charge unreasonable rates. It claims discrimination favors grain dealers in Indiana and Ohio.
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Washington, D. C
The
Merchants” Exchange of
Memphis
Guthrie Attacks Roosevelt at Republican State Convention
William Guthrie of New York city, serving as temporary chairman, assault roosevelt and the progressive party while defending Taft. He criticizes Roosevelt for fomenting discontent, attacking the judiciary, and being socialist at heart. He also denounces Wilson and the Democratic platform as vague on major issues.
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
William ©. Guthrie
New York City
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
Chicago
Roosevelt
Guthrie
Wilson
Murderer Captured After Three Day Chase
In Middletown New York Andre Monca who killed a fellow countryman Sunday was captured at daylight today in a shack near Franklin Furnace New Jersey. He was exhausted and offered no resistance.
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Middletown
N. Y
Andre Monca
Franklin Furnace
N. J
Taft Warns Against Third Team in Progressive Platform
President Taft warns in an interview printed in the World that federal incorporation and regulation of trusts would create a monstrous monopoly of power. He says such a dictatorial control could be overthrown only by revolution, discussing this facet of the Progressive platform.
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New Y York
Taft
the World
Roosevelts bid to break the Solid South arrives in Arkansas
In Little Rock the Progressive party effort heats up as Colonel Roosevelt campaigns in Oklahoma and Arkansas. He declares the goal to crack the Solid South, asking if they think they can succeed. He arrives with renewed vigor and speaks to Arkansas party members about winning at least one Southern state.
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Little Rock
Ark
Progressive Party
Roosevelt
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Grand Camp 15 Now in Session in Pulaski
Pulaski Virginia hosts Grand Camp Confederate Veterans with large turnout from United Daughters of the Confederacy and many State camps. Mrs A J Montague and Misses Mary Curtiss Jane Wingfield lead Richmond delegation. D A Brown J Taylor Stratton A Ve Wren arrive from Lee Camp as Pulaski residents mobilize hospitality efforts.
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Pulaski
Confederate Veterans
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Richmond
A. J. Montague
Lee
United Danugsters of the Confederacy
Mary Curtiss
Jane Wingfield
Pivil Mall
D. A. Brown
J. Taylor Stratton
A. Ve Wren
Lee Camp
Buffalo Bones Hemenway. Indiana Senator and Private Life Ornament
James A. Hemenway formerly a Indiana senator known as Buffalo Bones for a Kansas prairie bone discovery. He later became a sewing machine agent and then a school teacher, with the label lingering in Popular Magazine profiling.
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James A. Hemenway
Indiana
Kansas
Popular
Governor Wilson Greets Stamford Crowd on Train
Governor Wodrow Wilson arrived in Stamford greeted by hundreds. National Committeeman Homer S Cumminge introduced him from the train rear as the crowd shouted questions about railroads and reform. The governor joked that there are big topics to cover before the train moves on.
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Stamford
Conn
Wodrow Wilson
National
Homer S&s Cummmingse
Afrhan
Pulse Telemetry Device Brings Heart Study Distance
Harvard researchers test a system linking a patient’s heart signals to a distant physician through electrical recording. A hand in warm salt water feeds cardiac data via relays, enabling remote monitoring across great distances and classrooms.
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Cambridge
Hargrord Medical School
London Medical College
Percy KE. Brown
Harvard
Probe into Waldo policy on gambling in New York
The aldermanic police graft investigating committee will revisit next Saturday to probe Police Commissioner Waldo's gambling policy. Emery R. Buckner, chief counsel, plans recall after Waldo testified about 37 alleged jurors appointed to the police force by former Commissioner Cropsey and after Waldo failed to provide a list of men detailed outside alleged gambling houses.
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New York
Waldo
Emery RR. Buckner
Cropsey
Buckner
New Money Plan Lets Prominent Men Grace Federal Bills
Robert O. Halley, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, lists former Presidents and notable figures to appear on a new series of paper currency. Washington would be on $1, Jefferson on $2, Lincoln on $5, Cleveland on $10, Hamilton on $20, Jackson on $50, Franklin on $100, with Marshall and Clay on higher denominations. The plan aims to represent all three government branches on the notes and unify portrait faces by denomination to deter counterfeiting, including identical backs for all bills of a given denomination.
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Tfashington
DPD
Robert O. Halley
the Treasury
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Grover Cleveland
Alexander Hamilton
Andrew Jackson
Benjamin Franklin
John Marshall
Henry Clay
Ienry Clay
U.S. Grant
Baley
Treasury Department
Ior
Prisoner Frank Cooper Sentenced for Opium Parlor Trade
Judge Hough in the United States Circuit Court sentenced Frank B. Cooper, a former Alabama businessman, to not less than six months on Blackwell's Island and a $250 fine. Police raided a West Thirty-ninth Street opium parlor last month after a Federal jury convicted him of selling and smoking opium. The judge cited import figures showing far larger illicit opium flow than legitimate medicinal use.
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New York
Judge Hough
United States Circuit Court
Frank BR. Cooper
Blackwell's Island
Cooper
Alabama
West Thirty-ninth Street
Ife
Death hoax tricks Los Angeles newspaper
A staged death by own action involving Niles C. Folsom and Thelma Bartee, reportedly via a car plunge from a 75 foot cliff, proved to be a hoax crafted to mislead editors. The Times says letters planted elsewhere confirmed the fraud and timed release prevented thorough verification.
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Los Angeles
Niles C. Folsom
Thelma Bartee
the Times
Times
Niles
Folsom
San Diego
Sleep by Electricity Reveals New Painfree Sleep Method
Berlin report notes Dr. Nagel Schmidt announces an electric treatment that can induce sleep at will and relieve pain in any body part. The claim centers on a novel device or technique promising immediate rest and targeted analgesia, as described in Special dispatches.
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Berlin
Nagelschmidt
Proposals on Municipal Dividends Stir Fargo Race
In Fargo North Dakota May W D Sweet Progressive candidate for Governor argues municipalities should distribute non tax revenues like utility gross earnings as dividends to taxpayers. He notes Fargo declared a 612 percent dividend on 10000 paid March 1st and emphasizes city profits belong to stockholders in the municipal corporation. Sweet, a two time Fargo mayor, presents a businesslike view.
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Minot
X. D
Pargo
Iin
W. D. Sweet
North Dakota
Sweet
Fargo
Richmond to Washington highway gains fresh momentum
Richmond officials report renewed drive for a Richmond to Washington road. Captain P Lt. Julien Wilson proposes two new routes through Stafford and Prince William counties with Beaver Dam and Ashburn options. A 100000 capitalization sets a 20000 sinking fund, 20 percent of stock subscriptions reserved. board meeting October 5 at the Jefferson Hotel to adopt a route and start work.
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Richmond
State Highway Association
Anderson
Mutual
Washington
Julien Wilson
Wilson
Stafford
Prince William
Beaver Dam
Ashburn
Golansville
Fredericksburg
Board of Directure
Jefferson Hotel
Rnport
Marines Killed by Nicaraguans in Lake Nicaragua
A report from Panama states twenty five American marines and forty rebels were killed in fighting in Nicaragua. Dispatches to Washington say American bluejackets guard American steamers on Lake Nicaragua, captured by rebels for bombardment of San Jorge and nearby towns. rebels have surrendered most ships with one remaining to be given up.
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Panama
Todny
Miccaragua
Washington, D. C
Lake
Nicaragua
State Department
San Jorge
Granada
Harrison Kills Large Bull Moose Abroad
Chicago telegraphs report Mayor Carter Hi Warrison, while hunting in Quebec, has killed the largest bull moose ever taken in that region. The remarkable hunt adds to his notable public profile and local pride from the expedition.
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Chicago
Ill
Carter Hi. Warrison
Quebec
Archbold Subpoena Teased On Arrival In U S
Abner 8 and Cornell of Standard Oil unit testify in Waters Pierce hearing that segregation left quarters at 26 Broadway unchanged. Richard Tinsley says loans were made to Archbold and Folger Jr but refuses to reveal amounts. Archbold to be subpoenaed upon England arrival, expected to testify next week.
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New York
Abner
Cornell
Standard of Company
California
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Jacobs
Waters- Pierce
Broadway
Correll
Richard Tinsley
Standard
John PD. Archbold
C. H. Folger, Jr
The
Archbold
England
Grant respite granted for condemned man Arrington
Governor Mann granted a brief respite to Fred Arrington, the Halifax County inmate awaiting execution for the murder of Thomas Dunn. The stay extends to December 6 while a full sanity review is conducted. The case centers on a back shot in Halifax and a later surrender in Indianapolis.
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Richmond
Mann
Fred Arrington
Ilousten
Penitentiary
Thomas Dunn
Arrington
Lynn
Indianapolis
Halifax
Virginia Arrington
Airship sight drives Arab to attempt Enver Bey killing
Special dispatch from Tripoli reports an Arab soldier in the Turkish camp near Zanzur Oasis tried to shoot Enver Bey, commander in chief, after sighting an aeroplane. The attacker fired a muzzle loader but missed, was overpowered, and the airman then pressed on with daily scout duty. An aviator flew near the camp and fired into Arabs who had never seen Italian planes before, sending them fleeing to the ground.
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Tripoli
Zanzur Oasis
Enver Bey
Keisell
Derna
Jersey City Woman Faces Bigamy Charge Against Husband
John J. Dunbar, traveling salesman, is arrested on a New York warrant for bigamy. His wife, Mrs Frances Imeson Dunbar, and two children confront him at the Jersey City home. A prior Troy marriage to Anna Key Walls Dunbar and a Schenectady union with Mrs Imeson are cited in the case as investigators seek extradition.
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New York
John J. Dunbar
Francoes Lineson Dunbar
Iown Street
Jersey City
Prescott
Dunbar
Gould
Anna Key Walls Dunbar
United Presbyterian Church
Troy
Schenectady
Frances Imeron
Impson
Philadelphia Flood Deluge Causes Citywide Disruptions
A two day heavy rainstorm drenched Philadelphia along the Schuylkill River flooding areas and forcing closures. Motorboats and canoes floated downstream as fallen trees and debris blocked streets and bridges, with numerous accidents reported across the city.
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Philadelphia
Milla
Schuylkill River
Republicans Must Decide Platform In Saratoga Springs
Delegates at the New York State Republican Convention face a fight over platforms and a viable candidate. Two tentative platforms split the delegation between direct nomination and reformist aims, with key figures including Job E. Hedges and James W. Wadsworth Jr. contending for support. Nearly twenty contenders compete for the gubernatorial nomination as talks hint at a dark horse pick.
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Saratoga Springs
Trons
Slughes
Department of Agriculture
William Barnes, Jr
Albany
William M. Ivins
New York
William J. Guthrie
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
Job E. Hedges
James W. Wadsworth
William S. Bennet
Egbert E. Woodbury
Chautauqua County
Girl Led Police to His Recapture in New York
Reynolds Forsbrey escaped from the Tombs with help from his sweetheart Margaret Ryan. Lacking funds, they rented a three room flat and the girl worked in a clothing factory under an assumed name to keep them supplied. The pair altered their appearance but were recognized as they moved between work and the flat, leading to Forsbrey’s recapture.
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New York
Reynolds Forsbrey
Margaret Ryan
Forsbrey
Ryan
Porsbrey
Chinese Troops Pillage Towns in Manchuria Mongolian Region
An agency dispatch from Tsitsilhkear, Manchuria reports Chinese soldiers have massacred 5,000 Mongolians in areas under Prince Ogdal in eastern Mongolia near the Manchurian border. Monasteries looted, monasteries burned, and civilians murdered as towns are destroyed. Russia may send forces from Turkestan to aid Mongolia. The telegram warns further outbreaks are expected.
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ST. Petersburg
Dispatel
Tslisthkear
Manchuria
Prince Ogdal
Mongolia
Turkestan
Russia
Chinaman for Legislature in Boston
Charles H. H. Shue, a Chinaman, nominated by the Republican machine in Ward 7, declares support for Colonel Roosevelt as he runs to oppose Democrat John S. Donovan for the State Legislature. Shue, 39, born in Seattle, married with three children, is said to be the first Chinese-American to seek public office in the United States.
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Boston
Mass
Charles Hh, Shue
United States
Roosevelt
Shue
John S. Donovan
Seattle
Gibson Sure of Acquittal
Gosten N Y report cites Burton W Gibson claiming he will not be indicted for the order of Countess Honeshik Szabo. Prosecution allegedly fails to corroborate key evidence, and the defense and Ambix wife expect Gibson to be released soon.
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Gosten
Spechil
Burton W. Gibson
Host Mensehik Szabo
Bas
Hammerstein Sues Miss Lyne for Libel in New York
Oscar Hammerstein files a 100000 libel suit in the New York Supreme Court against Pelloe Lyne alleging statements to reporters in London harmed his reputation. The complaint details a dispute over a past incident at the London Opera House and asserts Lyne falsely claimed he insulted her, prompting his lawsuit and demand for truth.
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New York
Oscar Hammerstein
Supreme Court
Pelloe Lyne
Hammerstein
Jmpressario
London Opera House
Aberdeen
Grossman
England
Miss Lome
Harateratein
Lemionpera
London
Gire Opera
Miss Lyne
Ligeletta
Gustano Merola
Wilson Wins New Jersey Primary Defeats Smith for Senate
Wednesday returns show James Smith Jr defeated in the Democratic preferential race for U S Senate while Governor Wilson’s widow ex-Congressman William Hughes wins. Hughes leads by more than 20 000 votes. Essex County favors Smith about 3 to 1 though twenty counties go to Hughes. Hughes carries Monmouth Mercer and Hudson by wide margins. Smith totals near 23 000 votes and Hughes about 46 000. Incumbent Senator Frank Briges seeks re election as a Republican. Democrats renominated Thomas J. Scully W F E Tuntile Jr and H F Kinkead. Republican John J. Gardner also renominated.
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Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
James Smith
Wilson
William Hughes
Sanith
United States Senate
Essex County
Smith
Hughes
Monmouth
Mercer
Hudson
United States
Frank ©. Briges
Thomas J. Scully
W. FE. Tuntile, Jr
Ik. F. Kinkead
John J. Gardner
Governor Wilson Returns From New Jersey Campaign Swing
Governor Woodrow Wilson, Democratic presidential nominee, slept undisturbed in New York overnight after a scare at the Collingwood Hotel. He left Grand Central Station at 11 o clock on the first campaign trip through New England and commented on New Jersey primaries and the defeat of Senator Smith, saying boss rule cannot rule in New Jersey. He declined to discuss President Taft's tariff interview, noting he replies to changes in his speeches.
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New York
Collingwood
Woodrow Wilson
Grand Central Station
New England
New Jersey
United States
Smith
Wilson
Witness to testify in Gibson murder case heard in New York
A new witness in the State's case against lawyer Burton W. Gibson for the murder of Countess Rosa Menschik Szabo will appear at Monday's hearing before Judge Boyce. Lawyer Kremer for the Austrian consulate said the testimony should suffice to hold Gibson and secure the indictment. the witness knows both the Countess and Gibson and has been in the United States about twenty years.
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New York
Burton W. Gibson
Rosa Menschik Szabo
Boyce
Kremer
Gibson
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Rezeh
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Siill
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Sock
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