Road Congress Opens in Atlantic City
The American Road Congress began in Atlantic City and will run through October 5. Delegates from the American Bar Association plan to lead the legislative program while educators discuss engineering education and the engineer shortage for highway construction. Logan Waller Pare presides and welcomes attendees.
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Bar Association
Frederick B. Wadhameys
Albany
N. Y
William D. Schier
Boston
Henry D. Estabrook
New York City
Coness
Logan Waller Pare
United States Office of Public Roads
Congress
Horses and Horse Breeding News from Otterburn
From Otterburn Virginia W J Carter reports Marta Santa the leading two year old sire in 1912 and Marta Lute winning in England. Otterburn mares Mrs Stuart Alicla and Lucy Ward to be bred to Marine with large 1912 foal crop. Government interest and rising auto use affect horse breeding while costs curb industry. Duke of Rivanna registered in Stud Book. Duke of Rivanna trained and raced by E L Robinson. Marine, premier Otterburn Stud sire, produced fine 1912 foals and El erslie bred Lace wins five furlongs.
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W. J. Carter
Otterburn
Loretto
Essex County
P. S. Hunter
Marta Santa
Marine
Marta Lute
England
H. T. Oxnard
Blue Ridge
Rectortown
C. M. Ward
Stuart
Alicla
Alpha
Lucy Ward
Front Royal
United States Cavalry Remount Station
United States
Allan Pinkerton
New York
Congress
United States Army
Department of Agriculture
War Department
Henry of Navarre
Octagon
Duke of
Cogegin Hall
New Brunswick
N. J
Duke of Rivanna
Endicott
E. L. Robinson
Petersburg
Robinson
Jude
Judge Marrow
Vagabond
Moonlicht
Otterburn Stud
Imp
Watercress
Heroes of the World Series From 1903 Up
A concise list of World Series heroes by year from 1903 to 1910 notes players such as Bill Dineen Christy Mathewson George Roche Johnny Kling Frank Chance Babe Adams Eddie Collins Frank Baker with team matchups Chicago Detroit Philadelphia Boston Pittsburg and New York across American and National Leagues.
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Bill Dineen
Pittsburg
Christy Mathewson
George Roche
Czutcher
Johnny Kling
Frank Chance
Babe Adams
Eddie Collins
Chicago
Frank Baker
New York
Strikers Defy Police in Massachusetts Industrial Action
In Lawrence mass the twenty four hour strike called by the I W W in protest of Ettor and Giovannittis imprisonment ends in rioting. About four thousand workers jammed the mill street district as police and state officers tried to curb violence with several arrests and a fatality feared.
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Lawrence
Mass
Industrial Workers of the World
Joseph J. Ettor
Arturo M. Giovannitti
Anna Lopizzo
Mill Street
Washington Mill
Neal
Dramatic Beginnings in Lawrence Strike Murder Trial
Three hundred fifty veniremen pack the Salem court as Joseph Caruso faces murder charges with Joseph Ettor and Arturo Giovannitti for accessories in the death of Anna Lopizzo during the Lawrence textile strike. Guards stand outside amid fears of IWW unrest while legal teams line up for defense and prosecution.
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Begun
Salem
Mass
Joseph F. Quinn
Joseph Caruso
Joseph J. Ettor
Arturo M. Giovannitti
Anna Lopizzo
Lawrence
Essex County
Industrial Workers of the World
Ettor and
Giovannuti
Massachusetts
Caruso
Mrs. Lopizzo
Ettor
Giovanniti
Harry C. Atwill
Eer Burke
John P
Mahoney
James H. Sisk
Lynn
W. Scott Peters
Haverhill
Giovannitti
Fred H. Moore
Los Angeles
George W. Roewer
Boston
Army Officer Killed by Fall at College Park Flight Grounds
Corporal Frank S. Scott formerly of Ridgeway Pennsylvania died instantly after a plane’s guiding rope failed at the Wright filer site inside College Park School grounds twelve miles from Washington. Lieutenant L C Rockwell in charge of the Wright filter died two hours later from injuries.
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Washington, D. C
Frank S. Scott
Ridgeway
L. C. Rockwell
Army Aviation
College Park School
Washington
Cold September Day in New York Records 39 Degrees
New York marked its coldest September day in 42 years as the thermometer hit 39 degrees above zero. Forecasters say the cold wave will last several days according to the Weather Bureau.
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New York
Weather Bureau
Temperance group seeks prison petition right
Governor Hadley may be asked to grant permission for the Missouri Woman's Christian Temperance Union to circulate a petition among state penal institutions demanding voters ban saloons at the next election. Mrs. E Ingalls warned that girls as young as ten in St. Louis society homes smoke cigarettes and urged delegates to enforce the cigarette sales law for minors.
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ST. Louis
Hadley
Missouri Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Union
Mrs. E. Ingalls
Health officials warn of diphtheria rise in city
Dr C Hudson of the City Health Department issues general warnings about a diphtheria epidemic increasing with the sudden weather change. The notice calls attention to growing danger and encourages precautions amid several reported cases.
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Richmond
Yva
C. Hudson
City Health Department
Diphtheria Case Totals Reported By Month This Summer
The report notes a serious sequence of diphtheria cases with April eight, May six, June three, July seven, August eleven, and September fourteen, citing only one death so far this year.
Fire rescues eighteen from tenement blaze on Second Avenue
Eighteen occupants were rescued by firefighters from the upper floors of a tenement at 2083 Second Avenue after a fire broke out. A speaking Italian Preman aided by restraining panicked residents from jumping until ladders and crews could reach them.
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New York
Second Avenue
Maniac Suspected in Payson Massacre and Similar Slayings
Chicago police join local authorities in investigating the Payson murders of Mr and Mrs Pfanschmit their daughter Blanche and Miss Emma Kaempen. Victims slain in bed, house set ablaze, possibly linked to the axe maniac blamed for twenty five deaths across the Midwest.
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Quincy
Ill
Chicago
Charles Pfanschmit
Blanche
Emma Kaempen
Payson
Lxcmam
William Showman
Ellsworth
Kaw
Herman E. Schuettler
Jennie Cleghorn
West Seventeenth Street
Galesko Enchevy
Bulgaria
Smagelal
United States
Think Murphy Will Control Convention and Wilson’s Warning
Syracuse dispatch reports Governor Woodrow Wilson’s ultimatum that the Democratic State Convention must be absolutely "amassed" has drawn little excitement. Political wiseacres say Wilson’s warning to Tammany is useless as this year’s influence shifts and Murphy’s supporters seek control.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Woodrow Wilson
Sea Girl
Wilson
Tammany
Murphy and Murphy Rivalry Shapes New York Convention
The article details Murphy and Gorman amid a Democratic convention fight in New York. Murphy's power to block or trade support shapes delegate control while anti Tam many factions unite to challenge Tammany. O Gorman refuses to discuss rumors of an alliance.
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Wilson
Gorman
Charles FL Murphy
Tammany Leer
William Sulzer
Democratic Party
Murphy
O'Gorman
James
London council asks for homespun arbors and fountains
A London County Council member lamented the lacking art sense in public spaces. He urged decorative fountains, stucco statues, and emerald garden seats to give visitors a country-like arbor. A former petty officer then quipped about Portsmouth Arbor, reflecting civic ambition and local humor.
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Qeyading
Navy
Portsmouth
Arbor
Au-gust Strand
The Open Shop Opposed by Carpenters Union
Elbridge H. Neal argues against open shop practices in The North American Review May issue. He says unions set a minimum wage and that workers earning below it should seek other work. He claims open shops avoid dues while undermining union benefits and cites nonunion manufacturing underpaid labor by women and girls.
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Union Carpenters
United Effort
Carpenter's Union
Carpenters’ Union
New York
Elbridge H. Neal
The
North American Review
Mysterious Murder Method Proposed by Virginia Officer
A Richmond report describes Officer William Prynn of Forest Hill altering police practice with a new investigative method. It outlines past cases including Enry Bruce, who survived a throat injury after being attacked by three men, and a Bon Air homicide where the victim’s self-inflicted injuries were used to justify a warrant.
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Richmond
William Prynn
Forest Hil
Flynn
Emnry Bruce
Forest HM
Bruce
L. W. Cheatham
Henry Bruce
Cowan
Oak Grove
Commonwealth
Bon Air
Elderly Yonkers Man Goes Missing In City Search
An eighty year old Yonkers resident, J M Olcott, vanished after leaving home with his collie. Found wandering near Lexington Avenue, he cited memory loss and was identified by his hat. He was taken to his son in law Harris Anderson's home in Yonkers.
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New York
Black
East
Lexington Avenue
Twenty-third Street
Bellevue Hospital
John M. Olcott
Yonkers
N. Y
J. M. Olcott
Leighton Avenue
Collie
Harris Anderson
Tithe Guarantee and Trust Company
Dixon Sees Big Roosevelt Landslide In Industrial Centers
Senator Joseph M. Dixon says Roosevelt appears headed to a landslide in several states, notably in industrial centers, in a telegram to National Committeeman Frank J. Hogan of the Progressive party.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Joseph M. Dixon
Frank J. Hogan
Progressive Party
Roosevelt Address Attracts Large Atlanta Crowd
In Atlanta on Saturday night Colonel Roosevelt spoke to a packed auditorium amid Wilson shouts and interruptions. He repelled Democratic attacks and urged Georgians to repudiate Wilson while defending his own policy critique of the national evils.
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Atlanta
Wilson
Roosevelt
Republican Party
School for Retarded Pupils Lets Students Earn While They Learn
Cincinnati reports a school where pupils lagging behind grade level due to illness study and earn money by making candlesticks pincushions and calendars. Each pupil's work and time are itemized and payment follows.
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Cincinnati
First World School Opens Amid Wide Inquiries
The first school of its kind in the world attracts many inquiries nationwide as officials note rising interest. Where attendance was once difficult, acceptance is now being urged and the school is described as called for by many communities.
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Iaden
Vance
Staunton Leader
Boy killed under Chesapeake and Ohio freight train near Staunton
Staunton Virginia special reports W C Eddins seventeen years old was instantly killed last night when he fell under a Chesapeake and Ohio freight train while attempting to board it. His body was brought here for burial near Staunton.
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Staunton
W. C. Eddins
Chesapeake and Ohio
Eddins
C. C. Eddins
Church Fire Destroys St Lucy's as Patrons Pray Outside
In New York hundreds of Italian parishioners of St Lucy's Roman Catholic Church knelt in the street praying for salvation while flames consumed the church. Father Philip Leone, a curate, rushed into the blaze to recover the tabernacle's sacred vessels as police held back the worshipers.
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New York
St. Lucy's
Philip Leone
Morrison of China A Quiet Life Behind Walls and War Fame
George Marvin in Harper's Weekly profiles Dr. Morrison an Australian wanderer living in a secluded Peking compound on Hatamen Street near the Ketteler monument. The article notes his role as defender during the 1900 Boxers siege and his later prominence as political adviser to the Chinese government amid Russo-Japanese War diplomacy at Portsmouth.
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Hiss
Peking
Hatamen Street
Ketteler Monument
Tartar
Morrison Street
Regation
Morrison
England
London Spectator
Portsmouth
Hotel
Wentworth
China
George Marvin
Harper's Weekly
Tumbo Declares Break With Pledge in Satirical Verse
In a humorous Harper's Weekly piece Walt Mason mocks public pressure over political promises. He questions morals and insists a leader may break vows if it serves personal aims, comparing Tumbo to Barnum figures and lampooning sanctimonious critics.
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Tumbo
Harry
Thomas
Barnum
Walt Mason
Harper's Weekly
Social Amenities Dinner Neighbor Feeds Cat
A wife suggests hosting a dinner for neighbors while her husband recalls their kindness. She notes they fed the couple's cat during a trip, turning a small gesture into social obligation. The exchange hints at neighborly reciprocity.
Gray to resign from Cabinet over Chinese loan dispute
In London on September 28 1949 Foreign Minister Gray was reported by diplomatic circles to be leaving the Cabinet as a direct result of complications surrounding the Chinese loan.
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Gray
London
Ioan
Fortune Told by Cards Comes True in Wedding Tale
Helen Lynch, once told by Phoebe Levins that a diamond fortune awaited her, wed William Sandlass, New Jersey hotel owner, after a lengthy courtship sparked by telephones and a prophecy. The ceremony at St. Agnes Church featured Phoebe Levine as bridesmaid and Henry Schad as best man. The couple planned a honeymoon to Baltimore, Pamunkey River, and Palm Beach.
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New York
Helen Lynch
East Forty-first Street
Gerard
Mae
Far West
Helen
Phoebe Levins
Phoebe
Miss Lynch
William Sandlass
New Jersey
Lucky Billiken
Baltimore
Pamunkey River
Palm Beach
Fla
Mr. Sandlass
St. Agnes’ Catholic Church
Phoebe Levine
Henry Schad
Belasco Theater
Louis Martin's
How Careless The Circus Man Tells A Painful Ring Tale
The story recounts how a sympathetic ringmaster offered comfort after a trapeze accident. A girl performing four horse, six-horse, trapeze, and flying bar acts earned $40 weekly before a 40 foot fall fractured her left elbow. The ringmaster’s profane rebuke is noted but excluded.
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Jimmie Gritt
Editorial Jokes and Political Snippets Across Newspapers
A collage of editorial quips lampooning politicians and campaigns. Snippets mention vote buying claims in South Carolina, misnamed political figures, fashion fads, and Fall events. Witty remarks touch Taft Roosevelt Johnson and Roosevelt scalpels.
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South Carolina
Newport News Times-Herald
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