Carnegie Attacks Steel Tariff Before Ways and Means
Andrew Carnegie pressed free trade in steel before the Ways and Means Committee arguing protection harms consumers. He mocked the panel’s figures, urged abolition of duties, and warned of ore shortages abroad while highlighting rising raw material costs and a huge ore supply at home.
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New York Times
Washington
Andrew Carnegie
Ways and Means Committee
Gary
Carnegie
Payne
Dalzell
W. Bourke Cochran
Mr. Taft
Europe
The
Conservation Congress
Tremont Youth Arrested For Attempting Taxi Theft
Joseph McMahon sixteen son of Police Lieutenant McMahon was arrested at Eighth Avenue and Fifty seventh Street for attempting to take a taxicab. He claimed to be an inspector and was held for examination while taxi driver Abraham Levy was discharged. The incident followed a recent taxicab strike and involved a pursuing officer from West 123rd Street Station.
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Joseph McMahon
Tremont Avenue
Eighth Avenue
Fifty-seventh Street
Grand Central Station
Pierce
West 123Th Street
Abraham Levy
Seventh Avenue
124Th Street
Levy
Fifty-eighth
Fifty-seventh
Young McMahon
Moss
Forceman Pierce
McMahon
West Side Court
Premonition Saves Camden Man as Surgeon Returns
Dr. Paul Mecray head surgeon at Cooper Hospital in Philadelphia cut short a Jersey City visit after a sudden urge he was needed at home. He boarded a train three hours early and reached Camden in time to operate on William D. Delamater, whose appendicitis threatened death. Delamater's life was saved after Mecray's timely return prompted by a subconscious warning.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Camden
N. J
Paul Mecray
Cooper Hospital
Jersey City
William D. Delamater
South Eighth Street
Mind-Reading Star John T Fay Ends Life in Oakland
John T Fay a leading mind reader and vaudeville star died by self-inflicted gunshot in his Oakland hotel room after dinner with wife Eva Fay. The 32 year old Boston native and Harvard graduate had long suffered from nervous dyspepsia and faced a noted legal dispute in 1906 over a play using the Fays’ act. Fay was wealthy and socially prominent in American entertainment circles. His wife planned to transport the body to Melrose Highlands for burial.
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Oakland
Cal
John T. Fay
Eva Fay
Fays
Denver
Fay
Mrs. Fay
Mr. Fay
Boston
Harvard University
New York
Melrose
Hypnotic Cure of Drunkard Prompts Des Moines Interest
In Des Moines Iowa crowds of women gathered at the police station to hear Rev Thomas Cassady describe his hypnotic treatment for alcoholism He is pastor of St Marks Episcopal and recently had a parishioner jailed so he could administer his method The demonstration put the man under control made him reject liquor and fall asleep with daily sessions planned Ministers approve the effort and Cassady pushes the cure as effective evidence.
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New York Times
Des Moines
Iowa
Thomas Cassady
Cassady
St. Mark's Escopal Church
Mr. Cassady
Holiday Tour To Washington By Rail In December
Holiday rail tour to Washington via Pennsylvania Railroad proposed for December. Fare listed as 14 dollars 50 cents covering travel from New York and nearby points to the capital with details under advertisement listings.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
B. PA
284 Avenue
New York
Widow testifies on Bayside murder scene at Hains trial
Mrs. Helene Annis described the Aug. 15 Bayside Yacht Club shooting of her husband William E. Annis by Capt. Peter C. Hains and Thornton Jenkins Hains. She testified that Jenkins Hains beckoned his brother and warned her with a revolver as the crime unfolded, while she urged her husband to stay away. The witness recounted the pier maneuvering and the shots fired, noting Jenkins Hains appeared uneasy on cross examination.
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Helene P. Annis
William E. Annis
Bayside Yacht Club
Peter C. Hains
Thornton Jenkins Hains
Jusa. Crane
Supreme Court
Jenkins Hains
Flushing Bay
Capt. Hains
Thornton Hains
Mr. Darrin
Ellison
Rickert Finlay
Mr. Birchfield
Mr.Andrews
Mr. Funke
Husband
T. Jenkins Hajns
Desefoct Form of the Tender Meat
A fragment notes a delicacy made from tender meat, described with refined phrasing aboard a coastal market page. The text hints at a delicacy or dish but provides limited details about origin or recipe.
Bomb Dropped From Elevated Train Strikes Second Avenue Home
A bomb was dropped from a southbound Second Avenue elevated train at 7 30 pm hitting a ground floor in a four story house at 2066 Second Avenue. No one was seriously injured as the blast damaged two shops occupied by a fish and oyster seller and a paint dealer. Local police suspect the intended target was Louis Capiro at 2064 Second Avenue.
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Second Avenue
106Th Street
Louis Capiro
Joseph Hart
Nathan Yannett
Sarah Hart
East 104Th Street
Ludlow Street
Ptomaine Affect Harriman Stocks in Holiday Trading
Reports of E H Harriman illness spurred a selloff in Harriman stocks with Union Pacific leading declines. Prices fell about five points from the day’s high, later pared to a net loss near one and a half points as Harriman’s condition improved after treatment by Dr Delafield. Harriman expected to be away from the Street through the holidays.
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E&. H. Harriman
Harriman
Union Pacific
Dr. Delafield
Newark Socialite Elopes to wed in Jersey City
Miss Mie Blianche Stickels of 937 Broad Street Newark ran away last Wednesday to marry Frederick Perkins of Brooklyn. Opposed by her mother widow of Rev. P. Stickels, the couple had long been friends. The Stickels family counts ties to Emperor William of Germany and the Meteor yacht launch. Mrs Stickels and daughter are noted Newark society figures. Mrs Perkins is 23. their son Lloyd Stickels attends Columbia.
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Newark
Mie
Europe
Stickels
George Reese
Emperor William
Perkins
Lloyd Stickels
Columbia
Bribery Arrests Shake Pittsburg Council Row
Seven council members and A A Vilsack of the German National Bank are arrested on bribery charges tied to depository deals and city ordinances. The case stems from Voters Civic League affidavits. Mayor Guthrie’s reform fight is tied to long running council conflicts.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
A. A. Vilsack
German National Bank
Fennard de Wolfe
Voters’ Civic League
William W. Ramsey
George W. Guthrie
Guthrie
Atkinson
Common Council
de Wolfe
Leo Weil
Ferguson
Wasson
Klein
F. J. Brady
Central Station
Brand
William A. Martin
A. Leo Weil
Voters’ League
Ramsey
Vilsack
A. A. Frauenheim
J. F. W. Eversman
Starving Children Highlight Pasadena Family Tragedy
Leonard Brokaw aged S$ years died from starvation and his sisters 10 and 12 are critically ill in Pasadena. Authorities found a foodless cottage at 1385 Morton Avenue with only crusts and shelves overflowing with manuscripts. Warren Edwin Brokaw a self described single taxer and editor and his wife a writer faced scrutiny as they claimed hunger followed by figures of balance tax writings.
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New York Times
Los Angeles
Leonard Brokaw
Warren Edwin Brokaw
Brokaws
Morton Avenue
Pasadena
Brokaw
Henry George
Estella Blackman
Women’s
Single Taxers
Mauch Chunk
Penn
Single Tax Courier
St. Louis
Chicago
Tree Crushes Elbert Hubbard in Woods Near East Aurora
Elbert Hubbard Roycrofter and author was badly crushed when a tree fell on him while assisting workers in the woods near his East Aurora colony. He is expected to be laid up for some time due to the injuries.
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New York Times
Buffalo
Elbert Hubbard
Austria-Hungary Ready to Pay Turkey 20 Million
The Frankfurter Zeitung reports a reliable source says Austria-Hungary plans to grant Turkey 20 million dollars as compensation for the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The transaction awaits formalities.
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Austria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Berlin
Frankfurter Zeitung
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
Lloyd George Attacks Lords Veto in Liverpool Address
David Lloyd George denounced the Lords veto on Liberal bills at a Liverpool meeting excluding women to avoid suffrage disturbances. He predicted the country would shatter the throne of Lord Lansdowne, and said old age pensions could be funded without taxing bread or harming productive industries.
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Liverpool
David Lloyd- George
Exchequer
House of Lords
Lansdowne
Charles the First
Auto Killings In Chicago Increase In 11 Months
Chicago city statistics show twenty people killed in automobile accidents in the first eleven months, up from fifteen last year, with 327 injured versus 231. The rise in mortal accidents is 33 percent and non mortal accidents 41 percent, linked to reckless driving and speeding. Other vehicle accidents are down, according to the city statistician as City Council considers curb measures.
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Chicago, Ill
Chicago
Square Dealer Suit Ends In Kingston Court
The Ulster Square Dealer suit against Everett Fowler and others to recover damages for seizing an entire edition and to stop further seizures was dismissed in Kingston Supreme Court by Judge Fitts with the consent of Stephen P. Abbey. The Square Dealer ceased publication last October.
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Kingston
N. Y
Ulster Square Dealer
Everett Fowler
Supreme Court
Fitts
Stephen P. Abbey
The
Square Dealer Corporation
Square Dealer
Fire devastates Emery Company yards in Chelsea blaze
A major Chelsea fire at the George B. Emery Company yards in Boston tonight caused an estimated 150000 dollars in losses. The blaze started in the mills near 10 o clock and quickly spread to the workshop. sparks also set the Charlestown Bridge and East Boston Athletic Club clubhouse. Boston firemen joined Chelsea forces to battle the flames.
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Boston
Chelsea
George B. Emery Company
Broadway
Charlestown Bridge
East Boston Athletic Club
Boston Firemen
Chelsea Department
Foreclosure Filed on Yonkers Property of Clara Morris
Counsel for Lawyers Title Insurance and Trust Company filed a summons and complaint to foreclose a $25,000 mortgage on Clara Morris Harriott’s Riverdale Avenue property in Yonkers. Codefendants include Frederick C Harriott Westchester County and William R Hearst. Westchester is joined over a sewer easement on the property.
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White Plains
Title Insurance and Trust Company
Clara Morris Harriott
Riverdale Avenue
Yonkers
Miss Morris
Frederick C. Harriott
County of Westchester
William R. Hearst
Children Burned In Harlem Apartment Fire Tragedy
Mary Denincast left her children locked in 401 East 117th Street as a coal fire ignited Dora 19 months old while Paul 7 and Mary 6 and Teddy 5 tried to aid. Neighbors rushed in to smother flames. Paul sustained burns. Dora died at Harlem Hospital an hour later. the alarm prompted medical attention for the others.
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Mary Denincast
East 117Th Street
Paul
Mary
Teddy
Dora
Mary French
Anna Steckling
Harlem
Capitol Grafter William L Mathues Dies in Dying State
The New York Times reports William L Mathues, former State Treasurer and Capitol graft defendant, dying at his home. His temperature rose to 105 degrees with delirium and pneumonia. Friends say his weakened condition and recent sentence to two years weigh on his health amid recovery from the investigation strain.
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New York Times
William L. Mathues
Teller sets out to revive silver commission against him
A teller campaigns to revive a silver commission battle, arguing for a formal proposal. The dispute centers on promises tied to India and the potential melting and sale of rupees, with no warrant offered for the official plan.
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Teller
Silver
Teller Letter on Silver Notes Sparks Commission Debate
A Paris weekly prints Senator Henry M. Teller's letter to Moreton Frewen implying Aldrich Commission interest in notes secured by silver for India. Bankers fear renewed silver questions, but Commission members deny any such proposal and say Teller acts independently. Frewen aided the Commission with reforms while continuing inquiries to the Government of India.
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Wall Street
Paris
L’economiste Europeen
Henry M. Teller
Colorado
Aldrich Currency Commission
Moreton Frewen
London
Teller
India
The
Economiste
Currency Commission
Gga
Aldrich Cort
Frewen
Aldrich Commission
Government of
Government of India
Commission
L’economiste Européen
Bryan
Aldrich
Harw
England
Washington
Port
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