Roosevelt ousts Alabama revenue chief in white party purge
President Roosevelt removed Julian H. Bingham, Alabama Collector of Internal Revenue and Republican National Committeeman, as part of a strategy to curb the White Republican movement in the South. Joseph A. Thompson, linked to Zo0ker T. Washington, named as his successor amid staggered Alabama changes damaging White Republicans. Washington and Payne defend the move as necessary to halt exclusion based on race while signaling further removals may follow in Alabama and possibly North Carolina. Senator Pritchard plans a statement on the election and race in Southern politics.
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New York Times
Washington
Roosevelt
South
Julian H. Bingham
Internal Revenue
Alabama
Republican National
Charles A.Y. Thompson
Macon
T. Washington
Thomas G. Jones
Thomas R. Roulhac
United States
Vaughan
Payne
North
Bingham
Republcan
Ohio
Indiana
Hale County
Mr. Payne
Pressaert
Republican Party
North Carolina
Pritchard
Three More Slated to Go
The Roosevelt administration removed Julian H. Bingham Alabama’s Internal Revenue Collector for his role in the Lily White move excluding negroes from Republican councils. The action follows recent dismissals of North Alabama District Attorney William Vaughn and a former Republican State Executive Committee chairman, with protests from negro delegations cited as the direct cause.
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New York Times
Birmingham
Ala
Roosevelt
Julian H. Bingham
Internal Revenue
Alabama
Republican Party
William Vaughn
North Alabama
Bingham
The Every Day Train to California Lights the Overland Limited
The Overland Limited train to California departs with lights on as the daily service resumes. Passengers note efficient connections and swift travel through key stops, signaling strong demand for the western route.
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California
Alabama Blacks Targeted in Federal Policy Shift by President
State officials face de capitation aligning with President Roosevelt's plan to punish white Republican leaders in Alabama. Reports say a negro will be named Chief Deputy Clerk in the Internal Revenue office with other federal positions filled by Black appointees. White Republican leaders vow to persist with excluding negroes from their councils and to build a white party despite opposition. Collector Bingham aided the recent State Republican Convention and supported unseating all negro delegates.
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Alabama
Roosevelt
Internal Revenue Collector
Collector Bingham
Mitchell Denies Rumor on AFL Presidency
Indianapolis November 10 President John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers issued a telegram denying rumors he sought the presidency of the American Federation of Labor. He said he would not accept the AFL top job and urged that his name not be circulated in connection with the New Orleans convention.
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Indianapolis
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
American Federation of Labor
Wilson
Wilkesbarre
Penn
WWBR
New Orleans
Elingamite Wreck Off Three Kings Islands
The British steamship Elingamite bound from Sydney to Auckland was wrecked near the Three Kings Islands. Forty-two aboard were saved while ninety-six are missing. In New Zealand twenty-seven passengers and fifteen crew have been landed. four boats rafts remain missing and steamers search for survivors.
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Melbourne
Sydney
Auckland
Kings Islands
Wellington
New Zealand
Lloyds
Elingamite, a Melbourne passenger mail steamer
The Elingamite belonged to Huddart Parker & Co of Melbourne and served as a general passenger and mail steamer between the colonies and along the Australian coast. Built in 1887 at Newcastle on Tyne, she measured 1675 tons net, 810 feet long, 40 feet wide, and 19 feet deep. Three Kings Islands lie thirty eight miles northwest of New Zealand.
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Huddart-Parker & Co
Melbourne
Australia
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Three Kings Islands
New Zealand
Rumored Traction Deal Targets Chicago City Railway
A circular from Samuel W. Allerton warns stockholders of a possible plan to seize control of the Chicago City Railway Company. He hints at Union Traction Company involvement and possible consolidation of Chicago street railways and elevated lines. Hamilton, the city’s president, says he has no record of the attempt, while Eckels denies knowledge.
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New York
Imes
Chicago
Samuel W. Allerton
Chicago City Railway Company
Allerton
Union Traction Company
Hamilton
Micecard
Eckels
Yale appoints Thomson Silliman lecturer at Yale
At Yale Corporation meeting Joseph J Thomson professor of Experimental Physics at Cambridge University England was named Silliman lecturer funded by 85000 pounds bequest from Benjamin Silliman. New appointments include D Cady Eaton to art history and criticism George Grant MacCurdy as curator at Peabody Museum and A Hopkins as special lecturer in entomology at Yale Forestry School.
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New York Times
New Haven
Conn
Yate Corporation
Silliman
Yale
Joseph J. Thomson
Cambridge University
England
Thomson
Benjamin Silliman
New York City
Taft
Philippines
Islands
Yale Law School
Tilipino
Yale University
D. Cady Eaton
Yales Art School
Eaton
George Grant MacCurdy
Peabody Museum
A. Hopkins
Yale Forestry School
Actress Swallows Watch During Night Illness
Maud Lillian Berri of the Sultan of Sulla company was examined by Dr. Henry Hatch after severe abdominal pains. X rays revealed a Swiss watch in her stomach believed swallowed during sleep in Keokuk last Friday. Hatch expects to retrieve it without surgery. her return to the cast will be delayed several days.
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New York Times
Quincy
Maud Lillian Berri
Sultan of Sulla
Henry ‘Hatch
Hatch
Keokuk
Berri Demaated
Burnett’s Vanilla Extract Admired by All
A fragmented note praises Burnett’s Vanilla Extract as widely used and highly valued, claiming it enhances flavor and comfort though the text is jumbled and incomplete.
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Burnett
Black closes Molineux defense in murder trial
Ex-Gov Black and A D A Osborne wrap up lengthy summations in the Molineux murder case. Black accuses Cornish while Osborne defends him, as courtroom crowd of mostly women listens. judge adjourns until morning after hours of argument and a luncheon break.
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Roland B.molineux
Black
Osborne
Lambert
Harry 8. Cornish
Katharine J. Adams
Cornish
Molineux
New York
Gov. Black
Mr. Black
Justice Lambert
Nicckbocker Athletic Club
Commonwealth
Knickerbocker Athletic Club
Molivieux
North Pole
Niagara Falls Trip Ad Claims Free Travel
An advertisement touts visiting Niagara Falls by New York Central lines with no extra cost. It also promotes Deerfoot Farm Sausages made from dairy fed young beef and spices, warning against imitations.
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Niagara Falls
New York Central Lines
Adv
Deerfoot Farm
Fight Over Cuban Reciprocity Moves to Senate Clash
Washington observers expect a fierce winter fight as the President plans a historical pledge in his forthcoming message on Cuban reciprocity. Senate leaders Spooner and Platt arrived for talks while opponents plot obstruction and link broader reciprocity treaties to block the Cuban agreement.
Boy Shot At Gypsy Camp Sparks deadly riot in Rochester
In Rochester New York a Gypsy camp near Driving Park drew 10000 visitors. A night clash followed a boy being struck. a gunfire wounded Raymond Barks who died en route to hospital. Police to arrest all camp residents. one suspect denies shooting.
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Rochester
N. Y
Raymond Barks
Plans for Venice Campanile Send to Italy
Herman L. Durhing Jr of Durhing, Okie & Seigler says he will forward to the Italian Government the 1897 plans of the collapsed St Mark's Campanile in Venice. He stresses he seeks no rebuilding contract, only to provide courtesy plans. Durhing also holds measurements of St Mark's libraries and the Ducal Palace.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Herman L.durhing, Jr
Durhing, Okie & Seigler
Italy
St. Mark's
Venice
Europe
Durhing
Ducal Palace
Campanile
Sand in Eyes Threatens Vision of Ex- Congressman Stephenson
Ex Congressman Isaac Stephenson of Marinette Wisconsin suffers ulceration from sand in his eyes and may lose sight in one eye. A Chicago activist was summoned and he will stay home for three weeks. He was slated to hunt with Gov La Follette and Congressman Davidson but cannot travel. Stephenson served in Congress when La Follette was in the House and is the administration candidate for Senator to succeed Spooner.
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New York Times
Marinette
Wis
Isaac Stephenson
Chicago
Gov. la Follette
Davidson
Stephenson
la Follette
Spooner
Degree Awarded to Reginald C Vanderbilt in New Haven
Reginald C. Vanderbilt of New York City, late member of Yale class of 1902, received his Bachelor of Arts degree today after prior deficiency in law. Other degree recipients include William E. Clegg of Providence and Edwin C. Granberry of New York City among several from New York, Albany, Cincinnati, Utica, Brooklyn, and New Haven. Bachelor of Philosophy conferred on Hartley H. J. A. Bartlett of Annapolis and Josef of Portland.
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New York Times
New Haven
Conn
Reginald C. Vanderbilt
New York City
Wiliam E. Clegg
Providence
R. L
Beoward Easton, Jr
Albany
N. Y
Edwin C. Granberry
John B. Hart
Cincinnati
Ohio
Walter L. Lyon
Andrew O. Packer
Brooklyn
Walter F. Roberts
Utica
Arthur S. Wheeler
Hartley H. J. A. Ae Bartlett
Annapolis
Western Union Resists Removal From Pennsylvania Railroad Property
Western Union Telegraph Company has 19 days to remove poles and wires from the Pennsylvania Railroad right of way east of Pittsburg, or face possible action. The company has sued to block removals west of Pittsburg, vacated offices, and begun new lines in New Jersey and the state, with no plans disclosed for old lines. The move targets all lines east of Pittsburg and Buffalo and may provoke pole cutting if not complied with by November 30.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Western Union Telegraph Company
Cassatt
Pittsburg
Buffalo
Western Union
Pennsylvania Company
Pennsylvania
Postal
State
New Jersey
Paying Teller Singer Arrested for Larceny
J. Sherbourne Singer once paying teller of Mutual Alliance Trust on Grand Street is jailed on larceny charges for allegedly stealing over $2,000. The arrest followed investigations across Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington after he vanished two weeks earlier. Singer, a retired major, faced arraignment at Essex Market Court that morning.
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J. Sherbourne Singer
Mutual Alliance Trust Company
Grand Street
Bartholdi Hotel
Singer
Capt
Titus
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Second Pennsylvania Regiment
Fourth Street National Bank
Essex Market Court
Bronx youths jailed for tree cutting to fuel
Three affluent Bronx men Walter Kenzel James Reilly and John Brums were arrested at One Hundred Seventy Six Street and Crotona Boulevard on malicious mischief charges after sawing down trees to obtain fuel. Their families had sought coal unsuccessfully as none was available.
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Bronx
Seventy-sixth Street
Crotona Boulevard
Tremont
Walter Kenzel
Elsmere Place
James Reilly
Fairmount Place
John Brums
James Devlin
Boulevard
Kenzel
Special Delivery Letters Stolen by Wholesale Ring
A government inspector says special delivery letters from the Tenderloin tempt post office thieves. Henry J. Klein, a clerk in Station H at Lexington Avenue and Forty-fourth Street, is arrested on stealing mail matter of that class. Two marked one dollar bills found in his possession. two more recovered from Clerk Hayes who received them as debt payment. Klein confesses betting on horse races as the motive. He is held in 2500 bail by U S Commissioner Shields.
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Henry J. Klein
Lexington Avenue
Forty-fourth Street
Klein
Meyers
Jacobs
Clerk Hayes
United States
Shields
Seven Men Crushed After Shaft Collapse at Mount Hope Mine
Two miners fell nearly 200 feet in Morristown at Mount Hope iron mines as they were hoisted from the shaft. Five others escaped by grabbing beams while the ship overturned. Names of the two unrescued men were not learned.
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Morristown
N. J
Mount Hope
Vandals destroy Vine Road district schoolhouse interior
In Vineland New Jersey the Vine Road district schoolhouse was entered last night. The interior was wrecked with the organ chopped up and desks splintered. Principal Norman McConnell suspects punished boys but does not agree with that theory.
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Vineland
N. J
Vine Road District
Norman McConnell
McConnell
Official Stenographer in Command of Pennsylvania Special
Advertisement style item notes an official stenographer guiding businessmen on the Pennsylvania Special. It promotes a Scotch cigarette brand described as smooth and delicious, with emphasis on smoke and flavor in a period advertising voice.
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Pennsylvania
East River Bridge Tower Fire Delays Williamsburg Span
A dramatic blaze on the Manhattan tower of the East River bridge injures a firefighter and threatens the Roebling main cables. Officials estimate multi‑million damages and months of delay for the Williamsburg Bridge construction as crews battle flames and inspect torn walkways and cables.
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New York
Williamsburg
East River
Croker
Fire Department
William H. Hildebrand
Roebling Construction Company
Brooklyn
Pall Mall London Specially Recommended For Smokers
An advertising note urges Pall Mall London as specially recommended to smokers accustomed to tobacco. It highlights finest blends of choice tobacco and positions the product as a refined option for discerning users.
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Pall Mall
London
Adv
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