Police Coward Walsh Dismissed From New York Force
Police officer Stephen Walsh of East Flatbush Street Station was branded a coward for fleeing from murderer Warner. Commissioner Bingham expelled Walsh, stripped his shield and precinct numbers, and urged officers never to let such cowardice occur again.
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Stephen
Walsh
East Fly-Flrat Street
Warner
Esther Norling
John C. Wilson
Inspector Walsh
Police Headquarters
Mulberry Street
Byrnes
Bingham
Gun Bingham
Black Hand threats land two Paterson men in jail
Santene Fasonio of Jersey City and George Sportelly of Paterson were jailed on $2,000 bail on conspiracy charges after a Black Hand threat letter to barber George Paterno led to a police trap. Capt. Taylor and Det. Lord arrested them following a chase near Twentieth Avenue and Clay Street. Both pleaded not guilty. penalty potential fifteen years.
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New York Times
Paterson
N. J
Twentieth Avenue
Clay Street
Paterno
Capt
Taylor
Detective Lord
Hanley Criticizes Roosevelt Policies In Indiana Speech
Gov. Hanley challenged President Roosevelt on centralization and federal shifts in commerce. He warned against an absolute federal power to prohibit interstate shipment, calling it dangerous to state sovereignty and the dual federal system.
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New York Times
Ind
Hanley
Roosevelt
Hanney
Congress
Church Marks 200th Anniversary in Greenwich New Jersey
The Presbyterian Church of Greenwich New Jersey celebrated its two hundredth founding anniversary with greetings from the Presbytery and sister churches. Talks traced the church history from 1707 through the tenure of Rev L C Wainwright, noting Whitfield’s 1741 and 1747 visits that drew large crowds to a hill beyond the church.
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Greenwich
N. J
Presbyterian Church
F. R. Brace
D. D
Frank Farley
J. 8. Stewart
Greenwich Church
Momer Snitcher
C. J. Levengood
Mr. Black
Ebenezer Gould
Connecticut
Yale
L. C. Wainwright
Great Whitfield
New Jersey
Whitfield
Busse Leaves Private Business With Chicago Coal Firm
Chicago mayor Fred A. Busse retires from private business by selling the Busse Coal Company to Peabody Coal Company. He cites inability to balance official duties with private work and notes his 18 starting age and growth to 167 horses, ending a long family operation.
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Nw York Times
Chicago
Fred A. Busse
Busse Coal Company
Peabody Coal Company
Busee Company
Busse
Ore strikers vote to return to work in Duluth range
Ore dock workers ending a two week strike vote to return to their jobs with no wage increase or union recognition granted. Gov Johnson dispatches inspectors, armed deputies monitor the range as 600 Hibbing miners are dispersed. United States Steel plans gradual resumption of lake terminal work on old terms.
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Duluth
Minn
Duluth, Missabe & Northern Railroad
Steel Company
Sheriff Bates
Petriella
Gov. Johnson
Iron Range
Magie
Madden
Coal Miners Threaten Nationwide Pittsburg Strike
In Pittsburg on July 31 the United Mine Workers District 5 warned that 15 000 miners would strike at daybreak unless all union demands are met. The Pittsburg Coal Company promised a daybreak reply. Company officials deny violations of the current contract and vow a vigorous fight if a strike occurs.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
District 5
United Mine Workers of America
Feehan
Pittsburg Coal Company
Coal Company
The
Coal Corporation
Meenerel
George W. Schluederberg
J. M. Armstrong
Schroederberg
Morgan Consortia Conspiracy Denied In Belt Line Case
In Cleveland on July 81, Judge Robert W. Taylor heard final arguments on a petition to set aside Toledo Belt Line Railway’s sale to J. Pierpont Morgan on grounds of conspiracy. Morgan’s counsel asserted Morgan paid a fair price and would return the railway to its original owners if the court deemed improper conduct. The judge took the matter under advisement.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Toledo
Morgan
Taylor
Herrick Pays Back Taxes to Cleveland Auditor
In Cleveland on July 31 Governor Herrick was compelled by Auditor Wright to settle back taxes totaling 12 530 50 dollars after tax officials found undeclared stocks and bonds dating to 1901. The auditor added 420 000 dollars in unpaid taxes. Herrick promptly paid the sums after negotiations lasting several weeks.
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New York Times
Cleveland
EBI
Myron
Herrick
Wright
G. Is Watson
Tee Tees Went Open Aug 1 After Conned By Ocean Breezes
A local building project named Geta St Bldg faced delays due to ocean breezes and financial issues. The advertisement notes opening on August 1 and references C. A. GaN and the Adv. division.
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Geta St
Ocean Breeses
C. A. Gan
Rhodes Scholars Venture into London Tourism Task
Two American Rhodes scholars from Oxford Courtney and Schutt will lead the first personally conducted sightseeing trip in London for American tourists. They chartered a four horse coach with thirty seats for the initial journey and plan to expand next winter to Rome and a larger London operation with student support.
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Oxford University
Courtney
Schutt
London
Ason
Cornell
Rome
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria Collision Report
New York office receives Hamburg line telegram stating the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria collided with the French sailing vessel Ville de Dijon in fog on July 27. Ville de Dijon loses bow sprit but shows no major damage. Kaiserin Auguste Victoria sustains none and resumes voyage to New York after a four hour search fails to locate the other ship. Capt. Ruser considers further search unnecessary as fog clears.
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New York
Hamburg- American Line
Home
Hamburg
Ville de Dijon
Calais
Tdg
Mars
Ruser
Diller Deposed as Fruit Jar Head Seeks Divorce
In New Brunswick New Jersey on July 11 George K Diller, ousted from the presidency of the Consolidated Fruit Jar Company, is in Manhattan with family at the Weingart apartments Church Street. Mrs Diller says she will sue for divorce. Elsie Des Jardins also known as Elsie Schott, left 600 West 136th Street and has not been seen since. She boasted of Dillers wife visiting her and offering $5000 to yield the man.
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New York Times
New Brunswick
N. J
George K. Diller
Consolidated Fruit Jar Company
Manhattan
Weingart
Church Street
E. M. Desjardins
William Henry
West 136Th Street
Des Jardins
Elsie Schott
Diller
Elephants Escape Fire on Circus Train
Mac the Forepaugh & Sells Brothers elephant and his mate narrowly escaped a blaze on a circus train from Poughkeepsie to Middletown New York. The car was engulfed in flames as bedding hay burned. Mac protected his mate stamping out the fire. the younger elephant was only slightly hurt and Mac suffered extensive burns but is expected to recover with treatment.
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New York Times
Middletown
N. Y
Mac
Forepaugh & Sells Brothers Circus
Poughkeepsie
Mayor McClellan to return. resignation rumors denied
Acting Mayor Mc Gowan dismissed a circulating rumor that Mayor McClellan would resign on vacation. He stated mayors do not resign and urged confidence in McClellan to handle current municipal problems. The piece also notes support for pure food laws and Burnett's Vanilis.
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McClellan
McGowan
City Education Board Proposes $3 Million More for Teachers
Executive Committee urges Board of Estimate to raise teachers salaries by $3,000,000 annually, boosting 1908 education budget toward $30,000,000. Increase targets young women teachers with new scale up to $1,440 max, while men gains in music drawing and physical training.
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Board of Education
Board of Estimate
Tryig
W. H.maxwell
Vhaing High
School For the
Finley predicts Southern Railway win over North Carolina rate case
President Finley of the Southern Railway says the 2 percent rate law is confiscation, arguing revenue from North Carolina travel would fall so much that enforcing the rate would seize the company’s property. He expects the Supreme Court contest to favor his railroad in the dispute with North Carolina.
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New York Times
Washington
Finley
The
Southern Railway
North Carolina
United States Supreme Court
Tts
Rogers Returns to Desk Amid Health Talk on Wall Street
H. H. Rogers likely back at his desk today after health concerns dominated Wall Street chatter. His son in law Urban H. Croughton, treasurer of United Metals Selling Company, said the manager's condition improved and the message to inquirers was that all was well.
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H. H. Rogers
Wall Street
Mr. Rogers
Urban H.roughton
United Metals Selling Company
Mc Aa
Fire at Marshalsea Pittsburg kills inmates in panic
Fire broke out at Marshalsea Pittsburg's municipal asylum on the Pan Handle railroad tracks twelve miles west of the city. Fire apparatus is rushed to the scene on four special trains. Several inmates are reported dead and two attendants seriously injured during rescues.
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Pittsburg
Marshalsea
Long distance photo telegrams from Berlin to Munich tested
The Berlin experiments by Prof Stern used a government loaned direct wire to transmit photographs of Emperor William the Crown Prince and Stern from Munich to Berlin 320 miles away. The apparatus operated without a hitch and photographs arrived faultlessly developed. Experiments will continue next week from Berlin to Munich.
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Berlin
Munnich
Prof. Stern
William
Munich
Isthmus Traffic Upset by Rail Sinking
The Colon region reports serious railway damage from land subsidence around Lion Hill and Black Swamp. A marsh track sank thirty feet affecting freight trains and irregular passenger service. both ends of the Isthmus are tied up while repairs proceed.
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Colon
Lion Hill
Ahoroa Lagarto
Commissioner comments on city crime wave
Police Commissioner Bingham attributes a broader wave of crime and fires to the era, cautioning mothers to keep daughters near home. He notes firemen escape blame while police are criticized and reports sending eighteen more officers to outlying Brooklyn districts, with plans for additional deployments.
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Bingham
New Jersey
Berlin
Brooklyn
Mansfield's Condition Improves Reportedly
AMPERSAND N Y July 31 Richard Mansfield who recently arrived from Montreal passed an uncomfortable night and was not well today The actor could not be seen but his brother said he was convalescing A physician was summoned from Montreal and would see Mr Mansfield before morning but this report lacks confirmation
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Ampersand
N. Y
Richard Mansfield
Montreal
Mansfield
Williams Claimed Victory In Mississippi Primary Fallout
Jackson Mississippi July 31 With the U S Senate race near primary day officials report both Williams and Vardaman camps claiming victory The Williams camp predicts a margin of at least 25000 while the Vardaman side withholds figures Six candidates for governor loom with a likely runoff in the second primary
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Jackson
Miss
United States
John Sharp Williams
Vardaman
Williams
Madman Attacks Doctor at Riverlawn Sanitarium
Dr Daniel Millspaugh proprietor of Riverlawn Sanitarium Paterson New Jersey was attacked by an insane patient with a heavy pitcher. The physician was beaten and head wounds were sustained before keepers intervened. The assailant was restrained and sent to Morris Plains State Asylum.
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New York Times
Paterson
N. J
Daniel Millspaugh
Riverlawn Sanitarium
Millspaugh
Woman Dies After Prophesied Demise in New Jersey
In Egg Harbor City New Jersey on July 31 Mrs A Nichols wife of a farmer near Germania predicted she would not live until August. After a long day in the field she spoke of dying and was found dead in bed moments later. The doctor said natural causes. She was years old and in good health.
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New York Times
Egg Harbor City
N. J
A. Nichols
Germania
Melba at Odds With Opera Rivalry in London
A London report claims Dame Nellie Melba will skip the Manhattan Opera House season due to a rift with Oscar Hammerstein over Mary Carden. Melba, recovering health, left London for Australia via Marseilles while Caruso’s form reportedly improves.
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NEW York Times Co
London
Mme. Melba
Manhattan Opera House
New York
Oscar Hammerstein
Mary Carden
Melba
Dame Rumor
Caruso
Covent Garden
Mme
Marseilles
Australia
NEW York Times
San Francisco
Mr. Hammerstein
The
Manhattan
Hammerstein Reports Harmony In Melba Garden Allianc
Oscar Hammerstein says Mme Melba will honor her contract with his company at the Manhattan Opera House next season. He cites cordial talks with Miss Garden in Paris and says both women admire each other, with no rivalrous plans in the repertoire.
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Oscar Hammerstein
Mme, Melba
Miss Mary Garden
Manhattan Opera House
Mr. Hammerstein
Miss Garden
Covent Garden
Mme. Melba
Melba
Garden
Hammersten
King Edward
Paris
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W. W. Thayer
New Hampshire
B. B. Wallace
Minnesota
R. T. Brooks
Georgia
L. H. Gibson
Idaho
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