Bomb-plot arrest at Thirteenth Street building
Giovanni Rizzo was arrested early today after police say he planted a bomb in a hallway of 356 Thirteenth Street. The alleged act follows the wrecking of a building at 344 East Twelfth Street by a Belmng Beeb outrage linked to a blackhand coterie extorting money from wealthy Italians. Detectives trailed him from his peculiar accent into the tenement, where they found a match amid an infernal device.
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Brew York
356
Thirteenth Street
Giovanni Rizzo
Lee Building
East Twelfth
Rizzo
New
East Whirteenth Street
Gilmore Held for Examination in Check Forgery Case
Chicago report states Juliet Sealith Gilmore was held in 1000 dollars for examination by Judge Himes in Harrison Street Court. Lawyer Seonve Falk offered services after reading of her plight. Friends seek assistance from her husband Joseph R. Smith or her Philadelphia-based uncle. Concurrent notes mention broom crop shortages pushing prices up to 160 dollars a ton in Illinois and Indiana.
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Chicago
Juliet Sealith Gilmore
Himes
Harrison Street
Falk
Alimony Bid in Earle Divorce Case Before Justice Jaycox
Special Applica Siem sought Monday before Supreme Justice Jaycox in Brooklyn in the Ellen H. Earle case for alimony counsel fees and 1500 for detectives in her divorce suit against Charles D. Earle. The couple previously faced a separation action with a decree to Earle. Earle denies the charges but may witness to events. he opposes alimony yet may consent to a final divorce. Two children are involved, one with Earle and one with the mother. Jaycox reserved decision.
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York
Jaycox
Brooklyn
Ellen H. Earle
Westbury
L. I
Ferce
Charles D. Earle
Iona
Justice Garretson
Earle
Rome
Mount Vernon
Mierie
Tle
Willi
Bes
Farle
Gew
Ce Jaycox
Passengers Crushed Under Car in Memphis Crash
Clark Whitchem was killed and Charles E. etc. John V. Burke, Joe Varraso, Wal Fogarty and John McIntyre were injured today when the auto they were driving failed to take a turn and overturned. Several men were crushed under the vehicle in Memphis Tennessee.
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Memphis
Tenn
States' Rights Rally Seeks Supreme Court Backing
Twenty five governors meet at Spring Lake New Jersey to appeal to the Supreme Court to preserve state sovereignty against federal control of intrastate commerce. Governor Aldrich Nebraska defends state power to regulate railroad rates within borders arguing federal courts overstep and violate constitutional prerogatives.
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Spring Lake
N. J
Supreme Court of the
United States
Judsemn Harmon
Ohio
Supreme Court
Minnesota
Kitchin
North Carolina
Aldrich
Nebraska
Hadley
Missouri
ePaian Ba Aldrich
Ecial
Chester H. Aldrich
House of Governors
Supreme Judge
Sanborn
Army chief blocks officer marriage resignation
Gen Leonard Wood, chief of staff, refuses to accept the resignation of Second Lieut Stanley M Rumbaugh Fifteenth Cavalry after his engagement to New York heiress Miss Colgate. Rumbaugh is granted three months leave for a honeymoon and must return to Fort Myer, with ongoing pressure from War Department officials to approve his departure. Wood insists West Point education carries four years of service.
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ARMY
Washington
Leonard Wood
Cupid
Wood
Stanley M. Rumbaugh
Fifteenth Cavalry
Colgate
New York
War Department
Rumbaugh
Gen. Wood
Venus
Mars
West Point
Lieut
Napoleon Sketches and a Lady's Stocking Anecdote
An anecdote recalls Napoleon coloring a map of Italy and, in a caprice, drawing a stocking with a buckle on the instep while remarking to a general that the lady is about to kick Sicily. The tale suggests the emperor was not rigid about feminine symmetry.
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Napoleon
Italy
Sicily
Lost $6,156 at cards suit over club wager
New York report says Joseph Wilkenfeld sues over $6,165.53 allegedly lost playing cards at The Attic Club located at 161 West Forty-second Street. Defendants include Moe Stern Isaac Levy Frank Ransom Henry Wheeler and Richard Mandelbaum with Ransom and Wheeler linked to a firm.
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New York
Attic Club
West Forty-second Street
Moe Stern
Isaac Levy
Frank Ransom
Henry Wheeler
Richard Mandelbaum
Supreme Court
Joseph Wilkenfeld
Ransom
Wheeler
Senate close on liquor laws in Virginia leans to Prohibition
The Anti-Saloon League of Virginia reported the State Senate appears aligned with its program, about twenty one to nineteen, based on nominations reviewed by the executive committee. House nominees were seen as largely favorable. Newport News convention seeks statewide prohibition by referendum and intrastate shipment ban into dry areas, though some nominees oppose without a federal interstate ban.
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Riichmond
Anti-Saloon League of Virginia
Senate
CC. T. Jordan
Staunton
State Senate
League
Norfolk
Rockingham
Newport News
General Assembly
Congress
New Orleans Gripes Over Railroad Rates
The New Orleans Board of Trade filed charges with the Interstate Commerce Commission alleging excessive and unreasonable freight rates on iron ore from Birmingham, Alabama, to New Orleans. The action targets Louisville and Nashville, Mobile and Ohio, and Illinois Central Railroads for rate practices.
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Washington, D. C
Board of Trade of
New Orleans
Louisville and Nashville
Mobile and Ohio
Ilinois
Interstate Commerce Commission
Birmingham
Ala
Manufacturers Protest Unreasonable Rates in ICc Complaint
In Washington DC a group of manufacturers in St. Louis filed an Interstate Commerce Commission complaint alleging unreasonable rates on shipments of canned pickles mustard olives and other condiments between St. Louis and Birmingham Alabama.
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Washington, D. C
St. Louis
Birmingham
Ala
Interstate Commerce Commission
Firemen Injured in Chemical Explosions at Malickrodt Works
Seven firemen were wounded, possibly fatally, after a fire ignited at the Malickrodt Chemical Works in St. Louis. Explosions followed the blaze at frequent intervals as flames spread rapidly through the facility.
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ST. Louis
Hie Malickrodt Chemical
Another Big Contract for the Fuller Co in Canada
The George A Fuller Company of New York, via its Canadian arm, has won the Winnipeg Hotel Selkirk contract for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. The $2,000,000 project will be the largest hotel in the Canadian West. Fuller is also building the Richmond skyscraper on Ninth and Main, and the Life Insurance Company of Virginia office at Capitol and Tenth.
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Ottawa
George A. Fuller Company
Richmond
Chamber of Commerce
Ninth
Main Streets
The
Life Insurance Company of Virginia
Capitol
Tenth Streets
Virginia
Sydnor Pumpw Co
T. W. Wood & Sons
International Harvester Co
Fat Man Bites His Toe in Hospital Lesson Learned
Philadelphia report explains Charlie Bacon, weighing about 250 pounds, attempted to imitate a baby’s toe mouth trick and bet his friend Ben Kearns $20. The stunt caused a painful snap and Bacon collapsed, sending him to the hospital.
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Philadelphia
Charlie Bacon
Charlie
Ben Kearns
Ben
McFarland Wolgast bout called off in Milwaukee fight
Promoters announced the McFarland Wolgast match scheduled for tomorrow night is canceled after Sheriff Arnold declared he would arrest the fighters if they entered the ring. Manitowoc, Wisconsin, has bid to host the bout, but no venue plans have been made.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Arnold
Manitowere
Fine crop of tobacco in Lynchburg district
Lynchburg Virginia district reports a potentially strong tobacco crop if early fresta are delayed until after October 15. The weed is improving daily, and three weeks more will likely yield a heavier, more valuable crop than last year despite smaller acreage.
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Lynchburg
Three New Fissures Found on Mount Etna in Sicily
Three new fissures have been discovered on Mount Etna in Sicily. Lava flows threaten nearby areas as the eruption advances toward the Alcantara River two miles from the crater, causing substantial property damage and alarm among residents.
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MT. Etna Catania
Sicily
Mt. Hinea
Alcantaraiver
Crater
Taft backs Wiley in food law enforcement clash
President Taft releases a letter sustaining Dr. Harvey W. Wiley chief chemist of the Agriculture Department against conspiracy charges by the department personnel board. He endorses Wiley’s actions on Dr. Busby’s hire and calls for reprimands for Dr. Kehler and Dr. Bigelow while signaling potential broader probes within Agriculture and House investigations.
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Beverly
Mass
Taft
Br. Harvey W. Wiley
Department of Agriculture
Department
Bureau Ofdustry
H. H. Busby
New York
Wiley
Busby
L. F. Kehler
Bigelow
Bureau of Chemistry
House
Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson
Wickersham
Dr. Wiley
Kehler
Dr. Busby
Congress
Kebler
Dr. Rusby
Remsen Board
Rusby
Lynchburg Ad Men's Club Forms To Boost Local Advertising
Lynchburg Va Special The Ad Men Club of Lynchburg formed Tuesday at noon in the Chamber of Commerce rooms with advertising men from several firms. The group aims to stimulate better advertising methods and to study advertising in all its aspects.
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Lynchburg
Men's Club of
Chamber of Commerce
Lynchburg Ad Club Forms With Local Leaders
A Lynchburg meeting launched a local Advertising Club affiliating with a national body. E H Mayfield secretary treasurer presides, R Winston Harvey is president, M K Duerson and John Victor as vice presidents. Aim to discuss copy, media use and advertising methods for all businesses.
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Mayfield
Chamber of Commerce
Harvey
R. Winston Harvey
M. K. Duerson
John Victor
E. H. Mayfield
Lynchburs
Monetary Commission seeks public input on banking reforms
Washington DC special report notes the National Monetary Commission will hold hearings next month to gather opinions from bankers, business and labor leaders, and citizens on proposed banking and currency law reforms. The commission, finishing its work, plans to submit these public views to Congress along with its own recommendations.
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Washington, D. C
National Monetary Commission
Congress
Jealous Suitor Kills Sweetheart in Kenton
A railroad machinist Jesse Newman is sought after the murder of Della Halsey twenty two as she stood outside Witt's bakery at night. Neuman, a rejected suitor, fled after the shots. Witnesses heard screams and five gun blasts. the victim died nearby and Newman’s brother warned he might kill himself if caught.
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Kenton
Youre
Jesse Newman
Della Halsey
Witt
Newman
Jesse
Another chase for missing child echoes Charley Ross
Baraboo Wisconsin Special report three hundred men and women scour the countryside near Webster's Prairie for the five year old Owen McEnany’s son abducted yesterday. The child was playing in the road when an auto stopped and the kidnapper sped away. The tale recalls the famous Charley Ross case.
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Baraboo
Wil
Owen McEnany
Webster's Prairie
Charley Ross
One Killed in Auto Smashup in Newburg Heights
A car overturned on Mer Cellein Avenue during a clambake journey, killing James Fitzpatrick of White Avenue and East Fifty-fifth Street, and seriously injuring three others. Driver William McElroy, 30, plus Thomas Beyer, 37, and Louis Allenback, 32, were hurt. a defective gearing is suspected.
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Cleveland
Mercellein Avenue
Newburg Heights
James Fitzpatrick
White Avenue
East Fifty-fifth Street
William McElroy
Thomas Beyer
Louis Allenback
Youth Dies From Accidental Gunshot While Hunting
Howard Woody fifteen year old son of W H Woody of Buffalo Ridge Springs died at Lynchburg Sanatorium from a gunshot wound received yesterday while hunting His shotgun discharged at close range into his abdomen and chest He was admitted with fatal injuries but an operation was performed and his body was returned home today.
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Lynchburg VA
Howard
W. H. Woody
Buffalo Ridge Springs
Lynchburg Sanatorium
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BWRE
W. FP. Henshaw
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Anti-Saloon League Committee
GEO. A. Fuller Co
McFarland-Wolgast
Bureau
Monetary Commission
Charlie Ross
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A W. Bent
Berkeley
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Chester Shorter
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Tanner Paint & Oil Co
Priew
Awewses S
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Mark R. Lloyd
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Watt Plow Co
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