Foraker Attacks Taft Speech and Hepburn Elkins Law
Georgetown Ohio August 21 United States Senator Foraker in his first address since Taft Columbus speech defended Hepburn Elkins framework and criticized Tafts praise of rate provisions He argued the Senate added most measures and opposed giving the Interstate Commerce Commission rate making power He contended the Elkins law provided swift remedies against rebates and discrimination and noted prosecutions under it before Hepburn law.
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Georgetown
Ohio
Columbus
Taft
United States
Foraker
Chautauqua Assembly
Congress
Senate
House
Inter-State Committee
Inter-State Commerce Commission
4&Ié
Elkins
Inter-State Commerce Commissioners
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Highwaymen Stop Philadelphia Paymaster in $6000 Hold Up
Paymaster William H. Hicks of Schaum & Uhlinger Company was held up near the northeastern Philadelphia mills as he carried $6000 to form pay envelopes. A former employee, John Posicki, was captured after a chase. the satchel and money were recovered. Hicks was lightly wounded in the arm. Anton Mojeski was later arrested on suspicion of involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
William H. Hicks
Schaum & Uhiinger Company
Hicks
Walter P. McDonald
John Posicki
Schaum & Uhlinger Company
McDonald
Posicki
Anton Mojeski
Broker Beaten at Saratoga in Race Track Feud
Saratoga Aug 21 Thomas Woodford was arrested at his hotel on a charge of assault and battery following a confrontation with J Brandt Walker at Riley's restaurant on Saratoga Lake. The case, postponed for hearing until tomorrow, drew a large crowd and involved well known race track figures and stock speculators.
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Joe
New York Times
Saratoga
J. Brandt Walker
New York
Thomas Woodford
Riley
Saratoga Lake
Walker
Woodford
Thomas F. Grady
Pittsburg
Booths Volunteers Split Over Newark Chapter Break
Col and Mrs Fred A Lindsay who led the Newark branch of the Volunteers of America will sever ties with Ballington Booth. About sixty volunteers will resign and a new staff will be installed as Lindsay cites personal and organizational tensions including the arrival of Frederick Von Diezelski from the Salvation Army. They plan to open a mission to pursue their own methods.
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Fred A. Lindsay
Newark
N. J
The
Volunteers of America
Ballington Booth
Lindsay
Salvation Army
Elf
Freud Lindsay
Frederick von Diezelski
American Salvation Army
von Diezelski
President Roosevelt Returns Aboard Mayflower At Oyster Bay
The Mayflower carrying President Roosevelt and his party dropped anchor at Oyster Bay at 5 PM after a return voyage from Provincetown Massachusetts delayed by fog. Torpedo boats Worden and Hopkins escorted the ship and a twenty one gun salute greeted the President ashore at the W Emilen Roosevelt dock.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Provincetown
Mass
Worden
Hopkins
W. Emilen Roosevelt
Jackies
West Shore R Be ee connects with retireed and aod beat
Fragmentary OCR note mentions West Shore Railroad connection with retired and aod beat, unclear cities and dates. The readable bits suggest a local transit or community update involving the West Shore area and a retired worker. Further context is unreadable.
Noted naturalist defends Dr Long in woodcraft dispute
The Rev Theodore Wood, a leading British naturalist, defends Dr W J Long against President Roosevelt in a dispute over natural history. He cites snipe limb binding and splints made from feathers and moss, noting Fatio and Magnin cases as observed science.
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Tua
NEW York Times Co
London
Theodore Wood
St. Mary Magdalene’s
Wandsworth
W. J. Long
Wood
Roosevelt
United States
M. Fatio
Physiological Society
Geneva
M. Magnin
Bat causes panic and stage heroics at Lyric Theatre
A bat swooped over the Lyric Theatre audience during The Lady from Lane's. Margaret Healy fled the stage in fear and was sent home by Stage Director Kelly. Star Thomas Wise kept calm, singing to calm the crowd as ushers chased and Munks killed the bat after a spirited chase in the gallery.
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Lyric Theatre
Lane
Margaret Healy
Miss Healy
Kelly
Thomas Wise
Charles Munks
Lost 1000 in Wine Swindle in Yorkville Case
Frederick Spaeph and Max Gradstone were arraigned in Yorkville Court on grand larceny charges after allegedly selling fake champagne and wines to victims. jeweler Ernest Wolf of Pleasantville lost 1000 to the pair who used the Grapefruit Champagne and Tonic Co. as their cover. Nine more victims expected Friday when the case returns.
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Frederick Spaeph
East Twentyeighth Street
Max Gradstone
West
137Th Street
Crane
Yorkville Court
Ernest Wolf
Pleasantville
N. Y
Wolf
Oklahoma Breaks Drought With Rain and Cool Wind
Guthrie Oklahoma August 21 The longest Mexican hot spell in ten years ended as rain and a north wind moved in The three week drought harmed corn and highlighted agricultural losses in Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
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New York Times
Guthrie
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Ex judge O'Brien held for speeding in night court
Ex Justice Morgan J O'Brien John B McDonald and John Pierce rode from Travers Island when a policeman stopped the chauffeur for speeding at 110th Street and St Nicholas Avenue The party told Magistrate Cornell they were traveling slowly The magistrate fined the chauffeur ten dollars and ordered testimony recorded for the bridge hearing
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Morgan J. O’brien
John B. McDonald
John Pierce
Travers Island
110Th Street
St. Nicholas Avenue
Henri Guerin
West 126Th Street
Cornell
O’brien
Pierce
O'Brien
Mr. O’brien
Mr. McDonald
Bank reports sound business and crop outlook from 30000 replies
Commercial National Bank of Chicago releases annual summary with 30000 replies noting overall business sound and satisfactory. Wheat expected at 640 million bushels, corn 2.5 to 2.6 billion, oats likely short by about 150 million. Financing needs for crops similar to last year despite possible lower yields.
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Commercial National Bank of Chicago
Ecrop
Dust Germs From Autos Ignite East Port Tensions
In Eastport Long Island a death linked by physicians to inhaling germs in auto dust sharpens farmer anger toward car owners. A severe drought left roads dusty all summer and many residents suffered throat illnesses from flying dust earlier in the season, with hundreds affected before the fatal case heightened concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Eastport
L. I
Long Island
William Rockefeller Frees Road on Estate in Ossining
William Rockefeller has removed a section of the old Albany Post Road along his Rockwood Hall estate near Scarborough Ossining. Crude oil was sprinkled on the road to keep the dust down.
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Ossining
William Rockefeller
Albany
Rockwood Hall
Scarborough
Jury Fails to Agree on Mrs Holmes Sanity
The sheriffs jury could not reach a verdict on Elizabeth M. Holmes's mental competency after testimony in a commission to determine her sanity. Holmes admitted writing letters to Roosevelt and Taft, claiming they related to her work for the American League for Christian Purity. Witnesses testified to alleged wrongs by her husband, and a witness faced cross questioning about coaching. the commissioner halted tactics and planned a second hearing opening Sept. 4.
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Elizabeth M. Holmes
Roosevelt
Taft
Bloomingdale Asylum
United States
Blanche Culver
Tug Turns Turtle Drowns Two Men in Canal
In Buffalo on August 21 the tug Gee capsized in fifteen feet of water in the Blackwell Canal. Engineer William Whalen and fireman Michael Malone drowned. Rescue efforts followed, with authorities investigating the incident.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Gee
Blackwell Canal
William Whalen
Inginéér
Michael Malone
Free fight ends Haffen's outing on a barge trip
The sixth annual Jefferson Club outing from East 184th Street to Witzel's Grove in College Point ended in a large free fight. Police and reserves from multiple stations quelled the rioters after bottles, dishes, slingshots, and knives were used. Several Witzel family members and others were injured, with one officer struck by a flying cup and suffering a severed artery. A return voyage saw further scuffles and hospitalizations. One member called the event a sociable time.
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Jefferson Club
Bronx
Louis Haffen
Witzel’s Grove
College Point
East 184Th Street
Haffen
Witzel
Butler
Whitestone
Flushing
Jamaica
Joseph Witzel
Theodore Witzel
Emil Witzel
Fritz Kaiser
Sy Ie
Graven
Felix Delick
Frank
Jordan
Walton Avenue
Frederick Brand
East 1484
Frank Mariano
Starina
1824 Street
East River
Lincoln Hospital
Alexander Avenue
Sevenfoot boy Frank linked to theft and forgery case
Detectives arrest fourteen year old Frank of 9 Sixth Avenue for burglary and forgery at Manhattan College. He, tall and well built, admitted forging a check and stealing $45 worth of silverware and a $5 check from Brother Edwards. He was taken to the Gerry Society for care.
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Winkelmeyer and
Thompson
West 125Th Street
Gerry Society
Frank
J. Gosseniecki
Sixth Avenue
Board of Health
Brother Edwards
Manhattan College
Broadway
Thief Killed As Boat Burns On Fulton Chain
In Utica New York on August 21 a man stole a launch from Camp Maynard on First Lake. He tried to operate it, gasoline escaped, a fire exploded. The boat burned and drifted ashore. No trace of the thief was found and authorities fear he died in the blast.
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Utica
William Winterbottom
Rochester
Maynard
First Lake
Fulton Chain
Shonts to Move into Lanier Residence on East 35th Street
Theodore P. Shonts president of the Interborough Metropolitan Company, after living at the Hotel Gotham, will occupy the five story Lanier residence at 123 East Thirty-fifth Street. He has taken a long lease of the furnished house on a plot measuring 33.4 by 100 feet.
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Theodore P. Shonts
Interborough Metropolitan Company
Gotham
Lanier
East Thirty-fifth Street
Shonts
Local Steamship Lines Advertise Low Rates and Comfort
An ad promotes Seny, Troy, Saratogs, or Orge steamers with MORSE or EDIRONDACK names. Emphasizes superb peoples line service, low rates, and “ell comforts of home” aboard, inviting travelers to enjoy club-like amenities.
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Seny
Troy
Saratogs
Orge
Peoples
Drowning tragedy at Sea Gate involves local worker
Leon Regalih aged 21 a worker at Witter's Cottage Sea Gate drowned yesterday afternoon while bathing off Forty-fourth Street Beach. Spectators initially misread his distress as playfulness until he vanished. Drag nets recovered his body two hours later, brought by Joshua H. Clark of 129 West 146th Street Manhattan to the Coney Island Police Station.
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Leon Regalih
Witter
Sea Gate
Forty-fourth Street
Joshua H. Clark
West 146Th Street
Manhattan
Coney Island
Japan and Russia plan wireless link to Siberia
Berlin reports Japan and Russia plan a wireless connection with Siberia. Japan links Vladivostok to Tsuruga and aims to present the plan to Chambers of Commerce and the International Telegraphic Conference for endorsement. The system is expected to halve telegraphic rates between Europe and Japan.
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Berlin
Japan
Russia
Siberia
Vladivostok
Tsuruga
Hondo
Europe
Crowd Threat After Jamaica Avenue Trolley Accident
Mrs. Alice Conine of 133 Napier Avenue Richmond Hill was knocked down as a Jamaica Avenue trolley started suddenly at Crescent Street East New York. She broke her left ankle and possibly internal injuries. Onlookers attacked the motorman and conductor, blaming negligence, but two policemen restrained them. Dr Cahill treated her at Bradford Street Hospital before she was taken home by ambulance.
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Jamaica Avenue
Crescent Street
New York
Alice Conine
Napier Avenue
Richmond Hill
Our Coast Sinking Across North America
Dr. R. F. Schaff of Dublin, delegate at the International Zoological Congress in Boston, outlines a theory that the eastern coast of North America will gradually submerge while the Pacific Coast rises. He cautions changes occur over thousands of years, not within any lifetime.
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Boston
R. F. Schaff
Dublin
International Zoological Congress
Congress
North America
Pacific
Grant urges repeal of army canteen ban at Willow Grove
Gen. Frederick D. Grant, at Willow Grove Park for a G A R reunion, says the anti canteen law should be repealed though Congress will not act soon. He favors the canteen as the most practical way to regulate soldiers' intoxicant sales despite opposing the drink.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Congress
Frederick D. Grant
Willow Grove Park
Grant
Willow Grove
Della Fox III Ill in Pittsburg After Hospitalization
Della Fox the noted comedienne is seriously ill at the Hotel Lincoln Pittsburg. Dr Samuel Milligan says she may never perform again due to appendicitis and peritonitis. She canceled her Grand Opera House engagement after opening Monday and all future bookings are called off.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Della Fox
Comedienne
Lincoln
Samuel Milligan
Miss Fox
Grand Opera House
New York
Mansfield Starts Home From Saranac Lake
Richard Mansfield leaves Saranac Lake by private train for New London Connecticut. He travels with Mrs Mansfield his brother Felix and a staff of servants and nurses. He is resting and may stay in New London through winter or return to New York if advised by doctors.
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New York Times
Saranac Lake
N. Y
Richard Mansfield
New London
New York
Bng
Lemeux
Burnett’s Vanilla Honest Extract Clean in Purity Claims
Burnett's Vanilla is described as an honest extract whose purity is never questioned by the pure food laws. The brief note emphasizes reliability of the product and adherence to regulatory standards.
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Burnett
Belmont and Interborough Metropolitans Dividend Contingent
Ivins interrogated Belmont and Interborough executives about charges to railway construction as the Executive Committee weighs readjustment of merged traction interests. The Times notes dividends on Interborough Metropolitan preferred stock and Metropolitan Street Railway may be cut, with Subway and Elevated bonds paying interest. The upcoming Sept 5 NY City Railway meeting risks forcing a receiver if dividends drop, while old Ryans push to protect their own stakes amid a tangle of controlled subsidiaries.
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William M. Ivins
Public Utilities Commission
E. P. Bryan
Gaynor
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Ivins
Interborough Metropolitan
THI Times
Mr. Belmont
Interborough Metropolitan Executive Committee
Metropolitan Street Railway
Belmont
Ryan
The
Times
New York City Railway Company
Interborough-Metropolitan Company
Subway
Old
Interborough Company
Manhattan- Elevated
Interborough Metropolitan Company
First City Railway Directors
Broadway
Interborough-Metro@politan
New York City Railway
Interborough Metropolitan Directorate
H. H. Vreeland
Oren Root, Jr
R. W. Mead
F. S. Gannon
R. L. Anderton, Jr
Englewood
Hasbrouck
Metropolitan Company
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Interborough-Metropolitan
Metropolitan, Street Railway
Belmont-Ryan
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Wireless Service
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Gen. Grant
Della Fox III
Mansfield
Inter-Met
MR. Ivins
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