Republicans Split Over Hughes Renomination Tactics
A state Republican power struggle centers on Gov. Hughes renomination. Ex-Gov Odell and key leaders brief Tim Woodruff on district sentiment while warning a Hughes bid could alienate active party workers. The Campaign Committee, led by Odell and others, remains staunchly anti Hughes as leaders weigh the political gamble ahead of the primaries.
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Gov. Hughes
Hughes
Timothy L. Woodruff
West Thirty-ninth Street
Woodrufft
Benjamin B. Odell
Odell
Woodruff
Benjamin B. Odell, Jr
George W. Dunn
Broome
William Barnes, Jr
Frederick Greiner
Buffalo
John A. Merritt
Niagara Falls
Jacob H. Brenner
Kings U Unty Republican Committee
William L. Ward
Westchester
Herbert Parsons
New York County Committee
Francis §. Hendricks
Syracuse
John. F. O'Brien
Ian
Francis Herricks
Albany
John T. Mott
Oswego
J. Sloat Fassett
Elmira
George W. Aldridge
Rochester
Daniel F. Strobel
Herkimer
Charles H. Betts
Lyons
John Baines
Duncan Lawrence
Delaware
State Committee
Barnes
Hendricks
Merritt
Govrnor
New York
Wadsworth
Livingston County
Ditrichstein attacked by Major Schavoir in Stamford
Playwright and actor Leo Ditrichstein says he was struck in a Stamford garage by Major Frederick Schavoir on Col. Fitch's Third Connecticut Regiment staff after an anonymous letter led to a confrontation. Ditrichstein, weighing 140 pounds, alleges a socialite friend of Schavoie was involved and says he will pursue repayment.
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New York Times
Stamford
Conn
Leo Ditrichstein
Frederick Schavoir
Col. Fitch
Third Connecticut Regiment
Ditrichstein
Schavoir
Major Schavoir
Major Schavok
Dr. Schavoir
J M Strong Lost in Canadian Woods Near Avertil Pond
John M Strong of New York and Syracuse is reported missing after setting out to fish near Avertil Pond Vermont while staying with Ernest Lowther and Paul Turner. A search posse hunts the woods amid bear sightings. Strong had worked with Brown of Harvard and may be tied to an Autumn production by Charles Frohman. He has ties to Syracuse and notable Knickerbocker families.
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New York Times
Beecher Falls
John M. Strong
New York
Syracuse
Avertil Pond
Mr. Strong
Maine
Ernest Lowther
Paul Turner
Quebec
Harry Woodruff
Brown
Harvard
Charles Frohman
Col
St. Louis
Strong
W. W. B. Kip
Henry Coleman Drayton
Knickerbocker
Man Gives Away Goods Sparking New Bronx Charity Craze
Morris Jacobson a clothing shop owner at 509 Morris Avenue Bronx forgot his troubles and began giving away all goods at 5 PM drawing a crowd of about 500. Police arrested him on a charge of intoxication at the Alexander Avenue Station where he was kept in a back room to avoid self harm.
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Morris Jacobson
Morris Avenue
Bronx
Jacobson
Brick
Alexander Avenue
West New York Faces Financial Crisis and Unpaid Bills
West New York New Jersey suffers severe finances with police, teachers, and janitors unpaid for months. Board of Education members face indictment while Justice Swayze orders a summary inquiry. Courts review the $200,000 sewer assessment and bond funds as the town risks losing its feedless fire horses.
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West New York
N. J
Joseph Smith
Board of Education
Justice Swayze
Chancery Court
Bronx Man Falls Nine Floors in Elevator Shaft
August Does, 45, of 140 Willis Avenue Bronx, was killed instantly when he fell nine stories down the elevator shaft of Mutual Reserve Life Insurance building at 300 Broadway. Police say he tried to exit as the car started to tenth floor. operator Francis Ehnis, 24, of 2938 East Fourth Street, faces homicide charge.
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August Does
Willis Avenue
Bronx
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance
Broadway
Ag Dees
Francis Ehnis
East Fourth Street
Spencer’s Tickit Eyewear Introduces Bisight Toric Pebbles
Spencer’s advert announces Tickit stylish eyeglasses with new Bisight Toric Pebbles model. It lists 31 Maiden Lane as a location and features a promotional note for framed eyewear.
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Spencer's
Maiden Lane
Strenuous Activity at Sagamore Hill Draws Attention
Oyster Bay dispatch notes President Roosevelt and a ten‑staff team working night and day at Sagamore Hill. Secretary Forster leads daily two to three trips with vast portfolios. Reports say Roosevelt directs Republican national and state campaigns while juggling Africa trip plans and personal projects.
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New York Times
Oyster Bay
L. I
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Loeb
Forster
Moore's
Taft
Taft Press Bureau
Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Africa
Sey
Minnesota
Hawk for President Roosevelt
Binghamton New York August 11 President Roosevelt will receive a large wooden box containing a hawk captured by Byron Graham at Dry Brook. The bird is young and handsome and was shipped by express to Oyster Bay.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Roosevelt
Byron Graham
Dry Brook
Express
Oyster Bay
Plane seized by mechanic lien over Farman aircraft
A mechanic's lien for 1200 on Henri Farman's aeroplane was filed by Joseph Kowski of Coney Island. The aircraft remains crated at the Brighton Beach track pending court action as Farman waits in Manhattan for updates and possible travel plans with his wife.
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Henri Farman
Brighton Beach
Joseph Kowski
West Eighth Street
Coney Island
Kowski
Alexander Rosenthal
Fifth District
McBride
Mr. Farman
Manhattan
Henry Farman
Hotel Astor
France
College Boys Fired From Hotel In Sayville Bid For Cash
In Sayville on August 31 a dozen college students employed as waiters at the Elmore Hotel were dismissed by proprietor J. Davis Secor after clashing with guests. The ex-employees demanded a full month's wages, and a confrontation with Constable Isaac Bedell ensued before the youths left.
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New York Times
Sayville
L. I
J. Davis Secor
Elmore
Isaac Bedell
Secor
Manhattan
Mr. Secor
the Elmore
Wyman Takes New Bride Amid Court Martial Proceedings
Lieut. Guy H. Wyman of the Eleventh U S Cavalry wed Carrie L. Zarbok on a furlough from Governors Island while awaiting a verdict on a perjury charge. Wyman previously married Lanella Chambers and later divorced. The couple plans to join Fort Ethan Allen in Vermont after the ceremony.
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New York Tames
Cleveland
Ohio
Guy H. Wyman
Eleventh
United States Cavalry
Carrie L. Zarbok
Wyman
Lanella Chambers
Huntsville
Tenn
Governors Island
Fort Ethan
Allen
Vermont
Two Women Drown in Cape May Surf
Two New York women about 35 drown while bathing near the Iron Pier Cape May New Jersey on August 11 around 4 30 pm. Margaret Masterson and Katie Charles entered with acquaintance Schoenavil and got swept by a strong undertow beyond their depth. Charles’s body was recovered half a mile south. Masterson remains missing. It is the first drowning here in two years.
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New York Times
Cape May
N. J
New York
Iron Pier
Margaret Masterson
Katie Charles
Ga Schoenavil
Miss Schoenavil
Dominion liner Southwark runs aground near Bras Point
The Dominion liner Southwark carrying many passengers from Montreal to Liverpool grounded in dense fog at Bras Point near Forteau Bay. An emergency tug Lord Strathcona was dispatched from Quebec and is expected by tomorrow night.
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Montreal
Quebec
Dominion
Southwark
Liverpool
Bras Point
Forteau Bay
Point Amour
James Thom
Dominion Line
Lord Strathcona
Rimouski
Gulf
Rescue at Sea After Sudden Storm Near Coney Island
A rain squall hit the city yesterday with severe seas at Coney Island. The revenue tug John J. Timmins rescued the naphtha launch Gertie W. after its engine failed leaving it helpless. The craft was towed to a safe anchorage.
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Timmins
Gertie W
Coney Island
John J. Timmins
Drowned Steward Lost In Yacht Cruise Collision
In Vineyard Sound today a collision between the Julia C Moran and the Eugene P Morton during a New York Yacht Club cruise left George Parker, steward of the Moran, drowned after being knocked overboard. Parker, of Brooklyn, was not recovered. the tugs suffered no serious damage.
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New York Times
Vineyard Haven
Mase
Vineyard Sound
Julia C. Moran
Eugene P. Morton
New York Press
New York Yacht Club
George Parker
Eugene Moran
Parker
Brooklyn
White Caps Threaten Minister at Pine Plains Home
Rev. Marvin Jacobs, recently ousted Baptist pastor, and Mrs. Frank Husted repelled a White Caps dawn raid at the Husted residence in Pine Plains. Eggs bricks and tar with feathers were hurled. both residents fired revolvers in defense as the attackers withdrew. Jacobs, now in insurance, was visiting on business and grew ill, forcing a cot on the ground floor.
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New York Times
Poughkeepsie
Marvin Jacobs
Frank Husted
Pine Plains
Mr. Husted
Rally Gives Hope for Dr Habirshaw Recovery
Dr William Habirshaw, near death after apoplexy eight days, shows distinct improvement at Saratoga New York. He remains unconscious but gains strength. his wife, long separated, has traveled to his summer home at 117 Union Avenue but cannot be told of his condition.
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New York Times
Saratoga
N. Y
William M. Habirshaw
Habirshaw
Union Avenue
Yellow jackets disrupt corn roast at Highland Lake Hotel
Yellow jackets attacked guests at Highland Lake Hotel in Winsted Connecticut after noon. They chased women from the piazzas and into the hotel as workers dug a pit for a corn roast. Miss Myra Towers of New York won first prize by eating the most ears. R G Powers of New York oversaw roasting.
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New York Times
Winsted
Conn
Highland Lake Hotel
R. G. Powers
New York
Myra Towers
Anstung
Actresses in Auto Spill Near Langhorne
Four actors and actresses were injured when their car from Atlantic City to New York skidded and crashed through a Langhorne fence. Chauffeur George Brown suffered two rib fractures and severe bruises, Madeline Brewster of the Lillian Russell company broke an arm with contusions, Edna Carsdale sustained severe bruises, and Frank Sheridan of the Paid in Full company had minor injuries. The wet road caused the mishap.
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New York Times
Trenton
Atlantic City
New York
Langhorne
Penn
George Brown
Madeline Brewster
Lillian Russell
Wild Fire
Edna Carsdale
Frank Sheridan
Police hunt for robber who shot Mrs Cornell in Magnolia
Fourteen policemen led by Chief C. S. Marchant of Gloucester conducted a countrywide search around Magnolia for the assailant who robbed and shot Mrs. W. T. Cornell of New York, a summer visitor. Mrs. Cornell rested comfortably, with a painful but non dangerous wound noted.
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Magnolia
Mass
C. S.marchant
Gloucester
W. T. Cornell
New York
Yonkers Police Reward Leads to Seven Saloon Arrests
Yonkers police received extra night off from Chief of Police Wolff as a reward for enforcing the excise law. Seven saloon keepers were arrested yesterday in connection with the crackdown.
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Yonkers
Wolff
Dewey's Blackberry Brandy Promoted for Bowel Troubles
An advertisement from H. T. Dewey & Sons Co. of New York markets Dewey's Blackberry Brandy as pure and safest for bowel troubles with a price of $1.00. The ad appears in the Fulton Street listing.
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DEWEY
H. T. Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton
New York
Ady
Taft Buys Prize Horse From Harbison in Lexington
William H. Taft via an agent purchased a 16 hands high, 1200 pound Southern plantation horse from Shelby T. Harbison. The horse, winner of the Blue Grass Fair first prize, will be shipped to Taft this week.
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Lexington
William H. Taft
Shelby T. Harbison
Mrs Miner Ends Life Believing She Burdened Husband
Helen Miner wife of Edward Werbert Miner art manager at The Morning Telegraph killed herself with a pistol in her Glendale apartment at 190 Clermont Avenue. A 36 year old invalid and former actress known as Helen Marvin she felt illness hindered her husband’s success and discussed suicide with friends after marrying Miner a year and a half ago. She had spinal trouble and was under Dr Clarence Mc Williams care following a serious operation.
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Helen Miner
Edward Werbert Miner
Morning Telegraph
Glendale
Claremont Avenue
Miner
Helen Marvin
Young Miner
Clarence McWilliams
West 155Th Street
Workers Federation to Fight for Existence at Rochester
Secretary Treasurer E A Bates released a statement from President Daniel Harris announcing the twelfth annual convention of the Working Men's Federation of New York at Rochester on September 15. Harris says the Manufacturers' Association campaign has forced the federation to fight for its very organized life.
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Albany
N. Y
E. A. Bates
Workingmen's Federation
New York
Daniel Harris
Rochester
Manufacturers’ Association
Army officials begin second endurance ride in Vermont
Fourteen high ranking army officers led by Major Gen Frederick Grant start a second endurance horse ride in Burlington Vermont despite stiffness from yesterday. Col G D Knight of Engineers Governors Island is excused from further practice due to a weak heart and nonessential horseback duties at age 52.
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Burlington, Vt
Frederick D. Grant
G. D. Knight
Corps of Engineers
Governors Island
Knight
Bacon in Porto Rico Arrives to Probe Church Property
Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon lands in San Juan aboard the Mayflower to investigate a church property dispute in Porto Rico. Governor Post welcomes him as Major Frank McIntyre of the Bureau of Insular Affairs also arrives. Bacon plans to begin the inquiry promptly.
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San Juan
Robert Bacon
Bacon
Porto Rico
Gov. Post
Frank McIntyre
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Troops Deployed As Portsmouth Faces Race Tension
In Portsmouth Virginia authorities called out three militia companies to back police after two crimes by Black suspects sparked fears of a white race riot. Thousands gather with arms as streets brace for possible clashes, following an elderly woman's assault and a policeman's shooting, though officials say the incidents are unrelated.
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New York Times
Portsmouth
Catherine Powell
Wiliam Winnindger
Strong
Boston Banker’s Son Reported Killed in Boulogne Crash
A circulating report claims Byron D. Chandler of Boston, son of the late Byron Chandler of Manchester, New Hampshire, was killed and three others injured in an automobile accident near Boulogne-sur-Mer. Boulogne inquiries by telephone yielded no details.
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Paris
Byron D. Chandler
Boston
Byron Chandler
Manchester
N. H
Boulogne-sur-Mer
New Yorker in Paris Held for Extradi tion on False Auto Check
Mandeville de Marigny Hall, living in Paris, was committed at Bow Street to be extradited to France for obtaining a $5,000 automobile by a forged check. He claimed a presumed American funds transfer would cover the payment. Accompanied by Vida Whitmore, described as a chorus girl and claimed wife, questions arose about a prior marriage to Florence Teall Hall. Whitmore returned to New York aboard the Lusitania and was listed only as Miss Whitmore.
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London
Mandeville de Marigny Hall
Paris
France
Bow Street
America
Hall
Vida Whitmore
Florence Teall Hal
Miss Whitmore
New York
Lusitania
Wireless from a balloon experiment in Philadelphia
Experiments with wireless telegraphy will be conducted Saturday night by the Philadelphia Aeronautical Recreation Society. Dr Eldridge and Dr George C Simmer man with three women members will ascend with a new wireless receiver, attempting to communicate with the balloon and receive any floating signals, while long distance homing pigeons join the flight and a searchlight signals progress to earth.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Aeronautical Recreation Society
Eldridge
George C. Simmerman
Philadelphian
Earth
Transit transfers fight may go to courts in bid to restore cross-town routes
Public Service Commission ordered the Metropolitan Street Railway and Central Park North & East River lines to establish through routes and joint rates between Thirty-fourth and 116th streets via Fifty-ninth Street by Aug 24. Receivers did not appear, sending a letter asking to confer with counsel. a court battle over enforcing the order and penalties seems likely, with hearings crowded by business interests and hospital and labor representatives.
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Public Service Commission
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Central Park,North and East River Railroad Company
Fifty-ninth Street Cross-Town Road
Thirty-fourth
116Th
Fifty-ninth Street
Fifty-ninth Street Road
New York
Tribune Building
Nassau Street
New York City
Central Park, North & East River Railroad Company
Lus
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