Mayors Talks Signal Stand Against Murphy Tammany
Mayor McClellan met with key Democratic figures in city and state circles as opposition to Murphy Conners Cassidy grows. Plans for a new county style organization form against Tammany emerge, with James J. Martin Maurice Feather son and Lantry figures central to the factional fights and potential reorganization late December.
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McClellan
Murphy- Conners-Cassidy
State Committee
Old County
Thomas M. Osborne
Auburn
Charles F. Radigan
Cayuga
Alton B. Parker
Tammany Hall
Charles F. Murphy
Murphy
William R. Hearst
Francis J. Lantry
Maurice Featherson
Tammany
James J. Martin
Featherson
Judiciary
Lantry
D. Joe Johnson
Johnson
Johnsonorganization
Hearst
Mr. Murphy
Tammany Justices
Bright Comet Discovered by Thiele in Copenhagen
A cablegram from Kiel reports Harvard Observatory that Holger Thiele in Copenhagen discovered a bright comet on November 10. The finding was observed with a small telescope and referenced with precise celestial coordinates in Greenwich mean time. The object’s right ascension is 9 hours 15 minutes 21.3 seconds and declination plus 10 degrees 16 minutes 50 seconds.
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New York Times
Boston
Harvard Observatory
Kreutz
Kiel
Holger Thiele
Copenhagen
Index to Departments and Page Jump List
An index listing sections such as Amusements Arrivals of Out-of-Town Buyers Business Troubles Court Calendars Financial News Marine Intelligence and Foreign Mails New Corporations Real Estate Society United Service Weather Report Yesterday's Fires with corresponding page numbers. The snippet outlines the newspaper's internal navigation across topics and pages.
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United Service
Weather Report
Classifieds Directory Fragments Highlight Pages
A listing of newspaper sections shows items such as advertisements auctions deaths furnished rooms help wanted hotels and restaurants instruction lost and found marriages autumn resorts travelers guide and more across pages 1 9 11 and 15 16 as a snapshot of the paper layout and offerings.
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Travelers’ Guide
Banker's Family in Peril After Wagon Pole Pierces Cab
Mrs. Charles Steele wife of a J. P. Morgan & Co. partner and her eighteen year old daughter narrowly escaped serious injury when a truck loaded with steel girders rammed the back of their electric cab on Long Island. Chauffeur Timothy Collins stopped near Madison Avenue and Thirty Seventh Street as wagons passed, the girders pierced the cab, trapping the women who were freed by bystanders. They declined medical help and continued to Long Island.
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Charles Steele
J. P. Morgan & Co
Long Island
Miss Steele
Thirty-seventh Street
Fifth Avenue
Mrs
Mrs. Steele
Kleinmeier
Pennsylvania to Build 600 Steel Cars For Railroad
Philadelphia November 12 six hundred steel passenger cars are to be built for the Pennsylvania Railroad next year with 550 car space at the American Car and Foundry Company and 50 plus at Altoona shops. The $6 million order includes passenger coaches baggage express and mail cars. The Pullman Company is building steel sleeping cars for service on the Pennsylvania system. The railroad plans twenty five new freight locomotives of the consolidation type with 3850 square feet heating surface 43000 pounds tractive power and a weight near 225000 pounds for fast freight on a low grade line.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Penn
Pennsylvania Railroad
American Car and Foundry Company
Altoona
Pullman Company
Pennsylvania
McCarren Probe Announced by Democratic Leader
Democratic State Committee Chairman William James Conners said a special committee would be appointed late this month to conduct an impartial investigation of Senator McCarren. He stated that if McCarren is innocent the better for him, but if guilty he must be removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William James Conners
Democratic State Committee
McCarren
Feller
Supt. G W Morgan Weds in New Hackensack
George Wilson Morgan of New York, Superintendent of Elections in the metropolitan district, married Miss Helen Eloise Demuth daughter of Prof J Arthur Demuth Oberlin College Conservatory of Music in New Hackensack Dutchess County. The ceremony was conducted by Rev W A Dumont pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church.
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New York Times
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
George. Wilson Morgan
New York
New Hackensack
Dutchess County
Helen Eloise Demuth
J. Arthur Demuth
Oberlin College Conservatory of Music
Oberlin
W. A. Dumont
Dutch Reformed Church
Brand brothers indicted for store arson in Mercer County
David H Brand and his brother John Brand were indicted by the Mercer County Grand Jury for setting fire to their six story department store just before July 4 1904. They were held on $3000 bail each. Oil had been poured over goods on all floors and the prompt arrival of firemen prevented greater losses.
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New York
Trenton
N. J
David H. Brand
John Brand
Mercer County Grand Jury
David Brand
Kaiser Wilhelm II Reported by Wireless Near Nantucket
The SS Kaiser Wilhelm II was reported by Marconi wireless 125 miles east of Nantucket at 9 30 PM yesterday. She is due at her pier about 10 30 Z today.
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Marconi- Wireless
Nantucket
Brooklyn Factory for Sale Near Bridge with Heavy Construction
Brooklyn factory listing advertises a 45000 square foot site near a bridge with heavy construction and power. The notice mentions contact Turner at 68 William Street by telephone for details.
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Brooklyn
Bridge
Turner
William
Immigrant Train Collision Kills 47 Near Woodville Ind
A Baltimore & Ohio through train carrying Russian Jews Servians and Poles collided with a freight crew near Woodville Indiana. Forty seven passengers were killed or burned and thirty eight injured as relief trains rushed to Mercy Hospital in Chicago and Valparaiso.
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Chicago
Baltimore & Ohio
Woodville
Ind
Baltimore
McCool
Babcock
Burk
Moste
Valparaiso
Russia
Mercy Hospital
Anna Chyza
Warsaw
Chyza
Six Men Killed in Cleveland Railway Boiler Explosion
Six railroad workers died and five were seriously injured in a Colllnwood power house boiler blast at Lake Shore Railroad. They were near the boiler mouth when steam scalded them. Engineers cite a mud ring in the water filtering apparatus as the cause. The explosion’s shock was heard two miles away.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Lake Shore Railroad
Collinwood
Hudson Tunnel Co Abandons Cortlandt Street Power House
The Hudson Tunnel Company abandons plans for a power house at Cortlandt Street Bay Washington and First Streets Jersey City. Workers began moving 15 000 tons of steel girders unloaded last summer for the project while a reported site at Weehawken is floated. The company reportedly planned a 2 000 000 expenditure but foundations work halted by a strike has not resumed.
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Hudson Tunnel Company
Cortlandt Street
Bay
Washington
First Streets
Jersey City
Teamsters
Weehawken
Usher's the Scotch That Made the Highball Famous
A brief toast to Usher as the spirit linked with the highball’s rise marks a noted sip in cocktail lore. The line credits Usher with popularizing the drink historically in bartending culture.
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Usher
British Atlantic Fleet to Demonstrate in Moorish Waters
The British Atlantic fleet plans to sail from Gibraltar to Tangier to join a French fleet for a joint demonstration in Moroccan waters. Ships were provisioned on short notice as part of the operation. Rais Ali, a bandit chief, is nominated by the Sultan to be Governor of Arzilla and surrounding provinces, with authority from Tangier to El Araish.
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Gibraltar
Tangier
Rais Ali
Arzilla
El-Araish
Balloon Milano voyage over Mont Blanc reaches Aix les Bains
The Milano balloon with Signor Usuelli and Signor Crespi traveled 175 miles in three hours from the Exposition grounds to Aix les Bains. Reached 20,500 feet, endured frost as oxygen aided crew. Usnelli cried from strain during ascent. landing reported safe.
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Milan
Milano
Aix-les-Bains
Mont’ Blanc
Signor Usuelli
Regina Elena
Adriatic
Signor
Crespi
Mont Blanc
Signor Usnelli
Columbia Brewery Destroyed By Early Morning Fire
Fire engulfed the Columbia Brewing Company plant on Newark Bay Jersey City at Winfield Avenue the blaze starting in the engine room at 1 am. Engineer Hugh Schuler suffered burns while trying to vent ammonia vats and Captain Frank Cleveland of Engine Company eight with others escaped collapse. Loss estimated at 150000 dollars.
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Columbia Brewing Company
Newark Bay
Winfield Avenue
Jersey City
Hugh Schuler
Frank Cleveland
8 Engine Company
No Newfoundland Arrests Reported by State Department
The State Department has heard nothing from Newfoundland about Sir Robert Bond intending to arrest American fishermen for violating a local law. Officials doubt the Bond plan, noting reports likely reflect announced enforcement of the colonial law barring Newfoundlanders from sailing on American fishing vessels.
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New York Times
Washington
State Department
Newfoundland
Sir Robert Bond
Artist Haist Falls Dead On Bronx Sidewalk
George A Haist an artist with an office at 368 Broadway Bronx collapsed on Sixth Ave and 38th St yesterday afternoon and died almost instantly from probable heart disease. Patrolman Urquhart saw the fall and an ambulance took the body to the station. Investigators found 122.95 in cash a gold watch a bankbook with his name and letters addressed to him at his Broadway address.
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George A. Halst
Broadway
Union Avenue
Bronx
Sixth Avenue
Thirty-eighth Street
Haist
Urquhart
G. A. Haist
Hill in Good Health Despite Rumors of Illness
Albany November 12. Rumors that David B. Hill is near the end of Brights disease were dismissed today as he flashed a twinkle and said the election did not kill him. He asserts he is in good health and works eight to ten hours daily at his Broadway office.
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New York Times
Albany
David B. Hill
Bright
Hill
New York
Broadway
Mr. Truesdale
Scranton
Brotherhood
Lackawanna
Truesdale
Sneak Thief Steals Jewelry From New ark Home
A thief entered William P. Henry's residence at 34 Gillette Place in New ark last night and took nearly $1,000 worth of jewelry the owner held for relatives. Mrs. Henry was away. Mr. Henry found the front door unlocked on his return.
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William P. Henry
Gillette Place
Newark
Mr. Henry
Government to Dissolve Oil Trust in Trust Busting Move
Ohio Attorney General sues three Standard Oil subsidiaries seeking dissolution under the Sherman anti trust act. The action aims to break up the company into 75 to 80 units and bar price fixing, with no criminal prosecutions expected. Senator Knox influenced strategy, as in the Northern Securities case.
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New York Times
Washington
Department of Justice
Standard Oil
Northern Securities
Knox
Purdy
Knrox
Inter- State Commerce Commission
Congress
William A. Glasgow
Philadelphia
Ohio AG files suits to break Standard Oil trust in Lima
Attorney General Wade H. Ellis sues the Ohio Oil Company Solar Refining Company and Buckeye Pipe Line Company in Allen County Circuit Court to oust their rights, alleging transfer of stock to Standard Oil of New Jersey creates a petroleum trust and stifles competition. Backed by Attorney General Moody, the action follows talks with Justice Department officials.
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New York Times
Lima
Ohio
Wade H. Ellis
Standard Oil Company
Allen County
Ellis
Ohio Oil Company
Standard
United States
Solar Refining Company
Buckeye Pipe Line Company
Transportation Agency
The
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Moody
Department of Justice
Kirkwood to End City Lighting Plant Buy Power From Private Firm
The suburb of Kirkwood near St Louis will shut its municipal lighting plant after five years and purchase electricity from a private company for one third the cost. The plant cost $25,000 to build and has run up $23,000 in bonds, making continued operation uneconomical.
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New York Times
ST. Louis
Kirkwood
President Off Cuba Aboard Louisiana En Route to Colon
Telegraph reports from Charleston show the battleship Louisiana with the President and party aboard moving 300 miles southeast of Jupiter Inlet Florida at 7 am. The squadron in convoy Washington and Tennessee travels about 15 knots toward Crooked Island Passage near San Salvador Island where Columbus first landed. Capt. Couden aimed to reach Cape Maysi by nightfall if seas stayed calm. The President and party are reported well and interested in yesterday’s warship inspection. Burnett's Extract of Vanilla ad follows.
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Charleston
D. C
Louisiana
Colon
Washington
Tennessee
Jupiter Inlet
Fla
Crooked Island Passage
Crooked Island
Watling
San Salvador Island
Columbus
Couden
Night Riders Wreck Kentucky Snuff Warehouses
Dynamite destroyed American Snuff Co warehouses at Eddyville and Fredonia Kentucky. Explosion shattered windows and bloodhounds followed the trail for ten miles into Caldwell County. Earlier blasts hit southern Kentucky trust warehouses, with growers warned by the Night Riders.
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Nashville
Tenn
American Snuff Company
Eddyville
Fredonia
Caldwell County
Kentucky
J. & P. Coats Profits Report Across Mills
The annual financial statement for J. & P. Coats Company Limited shows profits near 15 million dollars for the year. Main mills operate in Pawtucket Willimantic Central Falls and Newark with headquarters in Paisley Scotland. Par value of stock is 50 dollars while market value stands around 677.50 per share.
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Pawtucket
R. L
J. & P. Coats Company, Limited
Paisley
Scotland
Willimantic
Roosevelt Victory Momentum Gains In Congress
The advance guard of Congress arrived in Washington on November 12 signaling broad support for a new Roosevelt term. Representative Hall of Iowa and Senators Cullom of Illinois and Elkins of West Virginia report strong backing and refusal to consider other candidates.
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New York Times
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Representative Hall
Iowa
Senator Cullom
Illinois
Elkins
West Virginia
Burglar Fatally Shoots Deputy in Dover Plains Market Office
Deputy Sheriff Eugene Cribley of Dover Plains was shot and killed while surprising a burglar at work in the L. L. Colligan meat market office in Dutchess County. The burglar fled without taking any loot.
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Cribley
Dover Plains
Poughkeepsie
Eugene Cribley
Dutchess County
L. L. Colligan
Iroquois Theatre Company Cleared From Bankruptcy
The Iroquois Theatre Company, owner of the burned Chicago venue, was discharged from bankruptcy in U S Court in Trenton. The filing showed debts of 2,038,779.59 dollars with unsecured claims 1,728,743.69 and secured claims 309,530.90. The discharge ends all litigation against the company.
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New York Times
Trenton
N. J
Iroquois Theatre Company
Chicago
United States
Armored Cruiser California Completes Endurance Run
The new armored cruiser California returned from a four hour endurance run in San Francisco. She averaged 22.22 knots with a best 22.32 knots for 15 minutes. Officials from Union Iron Works and Government experts praised the performance.
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New York Times
San Francisco
California
Union Iron Works
Goulds Offer Reward Spurs Boys to Seek Lost Brooch
In Lakewood New Jersey on November 12, crowds of youngsters comb the road from the Jersey Central Station to Georgian Court after George J. Gould posted placards offering a large reward for a diamond brooch Mrs Gould says she lost last week. She believes the ornament vanished at the Jersey Central Station and was later unreachable until arriving home at Georgian Court.
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New York Times
Lakewood
N. J
George J. Gould
Georgian Court
Gould Country Place
Jersey Central
Georgi Court
Heavier freight engines ordered by Pennsylvania Railroad
The Altoona motive power department will build twenty five new freight engines the largest and heaviest for regular freight service. Current engines pull 40 000 pounds and weigh 205 000 pounds. new models will pull 43 000 pounds and weigh about 225 000 pounds. The order aims to meet rising car demand and faster freight movement.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Altoona
Pennsylvania
Girl Attacked on Sixty Third Street in Harlem
Delia Delicey nineteen of West Sixty Street is in Roosevelt Hospital with a fractured skull after a hold up and assault at Sixty third Street and Amsterdam Avenue. A chauffeur named William Geoghan of West Fifty six Street is in custody at West Sixty eighth Street Station, charged with the attack following a chase and gunfire.
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Sixty-third Street
Amsterdam Avenue
Delia Delicey
Sixtieth Street
Roosevelt Hospital
William Geoghan
West Fifty-sixth Street
West Sixty-eighth Street
Brosnan
Sixty-sixth Street
Geoghan
Engineers End Strike Threat on Lackawanna After Wage Pact
The Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad and its engineers reach a ten hour day and wage increase that raises annual pay by 30 000 to 35 000. Erie firemen vote to strike but engineers unlikely to support them. New York Central and Hudson and other roads remain tense as talks continue.
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Delaware, Lackawanna& Western Railroad
New York Central
Erie
Warren S. Stone
Brotherhood of Engineers
Hanrahan
Firemen’s Brotherhood
Brotherhood
New York Central and Hudson Railroad
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Broadway Central
New «Orn
New Haven
Hartford
Lackawanna
Stone
E. W. Hurley
Truesdale
Exchange Place
Clark
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Osborne
Conners
G. W. Morgan
Miss Demuth
Oberlin Conservatory
Indiana
Hudson Tunnel CO
Change
Morocco
Paris
Pichon
France
Spain
Algeciras
Berlin
Alps
Columbia Brewery
D. B. Hill
Merry
Attorney General of
Cuba
Kentucky Wreckers
J. & P. Coats
Republican Congress
Iroquois Company
Gould
Omega
Central
Brotherhood of Firemen
Underwood
Stuart
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