Lady Crofton and Lord Montagu Return to England
English nobility James Montagu and Lady Crofton flee to New York with plans to sail home aboard Kronprinz Wilhelm. Pinkerton detectives traced their hotel movements at the Gotham while England sought their return, amid a rumored marital dispute and a planned shooting party.
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England
Walter Douglas Lord Montagu
Lady Crofton
Young Montagu
Lord Montagu
James
Montagu
James Montagu
Gotham
Fifth Avenue
Fiftyfifth Street
Jengland
Pinkertons
Scotland Yard
Buckingham
Fiftieth Street
Pinkerton
James Montagu Aid Lady Crofton, In Sailing On the Kronprinz Wilhelm
Wireless test on Erie train promises automatic brake use
Erie Railroad tested a wireless telephone device by Fred Lacroix from San Antonio that links train crews to distant points. The third rail powered system records stops and can automatically apply brakes within two miles if trouble is detected, stopping a 25 mph train without jolts. A public test is planned for November 10 with two engines approaching from opposite directions.
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Erie Railroad
Fred Lacroix
San Antonio
Texas
Newark
Paterson
Lacroix
Troops deployed as Breathitt election fears rise
Jackson and Breathitt Counties quiet after militia moved from Lexington to Crockettsville. Circuit Judge J P Adams, Republican candidate, requested troops to curb armed threats led by Ed Callahan in the Hargis building. Adams says troops prevented possible bloodshed and maintained peace before tomorrow's election.
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Breathitt
Lexington
Crockettsville
Edward Callahan
Cynthiana
J. P. Adams
Gov
Willison
Breathitt County
Ed Callahan
Hargis
Shipp Appeal Denied In U S Supreme Court Lynch Case
The U S Supreme Court denies rehearing in the contempt case stemming from the Ed Johnson Chattanooga lynching. Five co defendants and Sheriff Joseph F Shipp face an arraignment for sentence at the bar on November 15. The court left open possible fines imprisonment or both.
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Supreme Court of the
United States
Tennessee
Shipp
Supreme Court
Sheriff Shipp
Jeremiah Gibson
Luther Williams
Nick Nolan
Henry Padgett
William Mayes
Chattanooga
Fuller
Peary Satisfies Board Of Experts On Polar Claims
Commander Robert E Peary met with a National Geographic Society sub committee in Washington to present data from his polar expedition. He was invited to lecture on November 12 and the panel indicated they had all the information needed, with a possible public report due the next day.
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New York Times
Washington
Robert E. Peary
National Geographic Society
North Pole
Peary
C. M. Chester
Commander Peary
Explorer
Mr. Peary
New York
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Mrs Stetson Bows To Church Edict Amid Turmoil
Mrs Augusta E Stetson, former leader of First Church of Christ Scientist, declares she will comply with the Mother Church directive forbidding teaching or practice for three years. She denies plans to secede, praises Mrs Mary Baker Eddy, and asserts continued devotion to Christian Science despite upheaval. The statement was released to newspapers with her call for full publication.
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First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Stetson
Mary Baker Eddy
First Church
Mother Church
Viraith
Tong Wi
New York City
Christian Science
Stella Stimpson
First Church Board of Trustees
West Ninetysixth Street
anti-Stetson
Mother Church Board of Directors
Odds on Gaynor Dominates As Election Bets Roar at Hoffman House
Election eve betting at the Hoffman House centers on Gaynor Hearst and Barnard with Gaynor favored. Big wagers place Gaynor against the field while Hearst Barnard run second remains a popular bet, and slogans from party factions mingle with betting chatter and insider solid bets.
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Hoffman House
Hearst
Barnard
Andio
Sullivan
Christy Sullivan
Sheriff
Whitman
Tammany
Astor Suit Report Ties to Dutchess County Case
The divorce action by Mrs. John Jacob Astor against Col. Astor is a Dutchess County suit with Referee Co H Young’s testimony to be filed in the Dutchess Clerk’s office in Poughkeepsie. Justice Isaac N Mills will hear the referee’s findings next week after the Rockland term begins.
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White Plains
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Col. Astor
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Poughkeepsie
Young
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Mills
Rockland County
Nyack
Astors
Ninth Judicial District
Justice Mills
Lee
Supreme Court hints at grammar in lumber case review
Chief Justice Fuller sparked a mild sensation in the Yellow Poplar Lumber Company versus S. F. Chapman case when a writ of certiorari questioned the Fourth Circuit’s contract ruling for 50 million feet of Virginia lumber. He characterized the appellate opinion as grotesque and impertinent, noting papers could be stricken to protect court records.
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Fuller
Supreme Court of the United States
Yellow Poplar Lumber Company
S. F. Chapman
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Fourth Circuit
Chapman
Virginia
Bear saves Guggenheim pursued by bear near Aberdeen
M Robert Guggenheim of New York was saved from a bear attack in the woods near Aberdeen by H W Treat after slipping and spraining an ankle while tracking the bear. Treat shot the bear just in time. The guide went for a horse, Guggenheim was taken to a farmhouse and then to Aberdeen by buggy.
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Seattle
Wash
M. Robert Guggenheim
New York
Aberdeen
H. W. Treat
Mr. Guggenheim
Mr. Treat
Purity Adverts Great Bear Spring Water
An old advertisement line promotes Great Bear Spring Water, touting ita purity as its claim to fame.
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Advy
Odds swing as Cleveland polls hint at Johnson victory
In Cleveland on election eve Mayor Tom Johnson remains favorite though odds shifted from 10 to 6 to 10 to 7 after about 1500 dollars from Baehr money. Bets at Hollenden Hotel showed Johnson favored by 2 to 1 at times. County Clerk Salen predicted Johnson to win West Side by 4000 and East Side by 1500 to 2000 for a total majority of 5000 to 6000, solidifying a Democratic majority in the city council.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Mayor Johnson
Baehr
Johnson
Hollenden
Salen
Maillard's Breakfast Cocoa Ad Ends Abruptly
An old advertisement touts Maillard's Breakfast Cocoa promising quick preparation, consistent quality, and digestibility in a minute. The clipped text emphasizes delicious satisfaction and uniformity.
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Maillard’s
Adve
Rainy Election Day Forecast Sparks Weather Debate
The Weather Man predicts showers for election day with rain likely in the afternoon as a rain area moves from the Great Lakes and another from the Gulf States. Voters are urged to consider early voting. Politicians note it favors Democrats who vote rain or shine, while Republicans may be deterred by overcast skies. Temperatures stay above normal into midweek with a cool, clear spell on Wednesday.
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Gulf States
Atlantic States
Mr. Gaynor
Barnard
Hearst
Gaynor
Parsons
Cockran Avoids Politics While in London
Bourke Cockran arrived in London on November 1. He refused to discuss politics, replying to a question about Tammany’s win that he would have stayed in New York if he wished to see it.
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Tammany
NEW York Times
London
Menelik Nears Death in Abyssinia
Addis Ababa dispatch reports that King Menelik, struck by apoplexy, is dying and expected to pass within a few hours. The Abyssinian ruler’s condition worsened rapidly since the illness was made public.
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Addis Abeba
Abyssinia
Menelik
Aviation tragically close call in Hamburg flight
An early aviation display in Hamburg opened with a serious accident as mechanic Pequet, testing an aircraft at height, had flames engulf the plane followed by a benzine tank explosion. He managed a glide to land but leapt 15 to 20 feet to avoid being burned.
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Hamburg
Pequet
Mrs Stoddart Sues New York Architect for Divorce
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Powell Stoddart filed for divorce from William Lee Stoddart an architect of New York City in Reno Nevada alleging extreme cruelty. She has lived in Reno for nearly a year supporting herself and her three children by vocal lessons singing in churches and at entertainments. The couple married in Atlanta in 1898 and their eldest child Margaret about 14. The plaintiff declined money from her wealthy relatives to maintain independence.
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New York Times
Reno
Nevada
Mary Elizabeth Powell Stoddart
William Lee Stoddart
New York City
Stoddart
Margaret
Four hour day urged by Mme Vesta La Viesta at Cooper Union
The Brotherhood Welfare Association hosted candidates for the unemployed meeting at Cooper Union. Only James T. Hunter and Edward F. Cassidy attended, but Mme Vesta La Viesta captured attention by urging a four hour work day and women in power. She also backed women's suffrage and proposed Congress action to create public works where unemployment is high.
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Cooper Union
James T. Hunter
Socialist Labor Party
Edward F. Cassidy
Mme
Vesta la Viesta
Viece
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Fire Destroys Lumber Yards Manager Leaps From Window
At Jersey City’s Twentieth Street and Jersey Avenue a lumber yard blaze gutted the office room where manager John Lloyd slept. He phoned headquarters, then leaped from a window as flames enveloped the room. By 2am the fire raged, destroying five horses and seven trucks while spectators gathered near the D L & W Railroad trestle.
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John Lloyd
Charles H. O'Neil
Twentieth Street
Jersey Avenue
Lloyd
Jersey City Heights
Latest Shipping News from Wireless-SS Oscar N
Report from Christiansand via Wireless-SS Oscar N indicates a ship 193 miles east of Sandy Hook at 5 P M yesterday is due at its pier after a morning delay. Arrivals include SS Martha Washington at Almeria October 21, SS Colorado at Tampa October 26, and SS City of Savannah at Savannah October 29.
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Christiansand
Sandy Hook
Martha Washington
Almeria
Colorado
Tampa
City of Savannah
Savannah
Tammany Gathers Funds as Bannard Seeks Mayor Victory
Fusion stalwart Otto Bannard, seeking the mayoralty, predicts victory amid last minute efforts by Tammany. Campaign leaders from Republican and fusion camps note preparations for returns at Fifth Avenue Headquarters and GOP clubs while urging early voting to curb fraud. Bonnard plans Milwaukee trip for a niece’s wedding as results loom.
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Fusion
Fifth
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Barnard
Bannard
Fifth Avenue
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John Henry Hammond
Twenty-ninth Assembly District
Hammond
E. H. Outerbridge
Committee of One Hundred
Nelson
England
William A. Prendergast
Brooklyn
John Purvey Mitchel
George McAneny
Manhattan
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Mr. McAneny
Byrant Arcade
Charles S. Whitman
Lawyers’ Committee
Whitman
Tammany
Tammany Hall
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