Townsend Seeks Jersey Seventh District Seat Amid Cannon Critique
Edward W Townsend, author of Chimmie Fadden, canvasses New Jersey's Seventh District against R Wayne Parker. He denounces Speaker Cannon and the judiciary morgue, appeals to workers and commuters, and argues reform through defeating Cannon ally Parker. Townsend touts Our Constitution and industry support from Newark area.
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New York Times
Montclair
Orange Mountains
Jersey
Chimmie Fadden
Edward W. Townsend
R. Wayne Parker
Mr. Townsend
Congress
Townsend
Parker
Speaker Cannon
Judiciary Committee of
Joe Cannon
Congressman Jenkins
Wisconsin
Packer
Aftea
Joe
Kreuger Club
Newark
Wayne Parker
Roosevelt
Alton
Cannon
Fire causes injuries at East 169th Street paint store
An empty naphtha barrel in front of Samuel Burstein’s paint store at 763 East 169th Street exploded after a ten year old boy lit a match into the bunghole. Jennie Burstein, six, suffered facial burns and hair loss, Antoinette Ammon, 11, burned on face and hands, with several other children sustaining minor burns.
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Samuel Burstein
East 169Th Street
Jennie Burstein
Antoinette Ammon
East
169Th Street
In memory of Bishop Potter services held at All Souls Church
Bishop Henry C. Potter remembered with morning services at All Souls Church on 114th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue. Hymns he favored were sung and his preferred Psalms read during the observance.
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Henry C. Potter
All Souls’ Church
114Th Street
St. Nicholas Avenue
Veteran Artillery to Meet for Thirtieth Reunion
Surviving members of the Fifth Heavy Artillery New York Volunteers, who manned harbor forts and fought at Harper's Ferry, will hold their thirtieth annual reunion at the Hotel St Denis. Of 4700 original enlistments, about 400 remain alive, scattered across the United States. The unit served 22 battles within the Eighth Army Corps, with notable leaders and figures who later became presidents and statesmen.
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Fifth Heavy Artillery
New York
Samuel Graham
Brooklynite
Eighth Army
Baltimore
Ohio State
Wreck Victim Dies as Engineer Is Arrested
Vernon O Longstreet of Matawan N J died after a Pennsylvania freight wreck in Newark. Fireman was crushed under wreckage and died at St James Hospital. Engineer Harry Traudt of Newark faced manslaughter charges after the crash into a stationary drill engine without lights. Traudt was paroled to await further disposition.
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Vernon O. Longstreet
Matawan
N. J
Pennsylvania
Newark
Harry Traudt
Elizabeth Avenue
Longstreet
St. James’s Hospital
Traudt
Freeport Yachtsman Drowned Near Coney Island Cove
The body of Charles Powers of Freeport L I was found yesterday afternoon at the foot of Bay Street on Coney Island after disappearing Tuesday night. Powers, aboard a small schooner from Edgewater New Jersey to Freeport, sought shelter in a cave when the craft went off course. It is believed he went on deck during the night and fell overboard.
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Freeport
Charles Powers
L. I
Coney Island Cove
Bay Cat Agec
Coney Island
Powers
Edgewater
N. J
Smith
Preacher backs Republicans in liquor reform drive
The Rev. John L. Scudder of Jersey City urged a statewide uprising against Sunday liquor sales and urged support for Sheriff hopeful Thomas P. Connolly. He claimed brewers and saloon keepers oppose Connolly and called for citizen unity beyond party lines to enforce laws.
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John L. Scudder
First Congregational Church
Jersey City
Hudson County
Dr. Scudder
Thomas P. Connolly
Connolly
Union Endorses Bryan Candidacy Through Gompers Support
The Central Labor Union of Philadelphia voted 22 to 14 to endorse the political policy of the American Federation of Labor, effectively backing Samuel Gompers and AFL officers in supporting William Jennings Bryan. The matter, once near passage earlier, was revived by the Legislative Committee and approved today.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Central Labor Union of Philadelphia
William Jennings Bryan
Central Labor Union
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Bryan
Gompers
Legislative Committee
Brother-in-law fatally stabs man in Mobile streets
Albert R. Plaice, 42, a former London resident, is fatally stabbed by his brother-in-law John Crowley on Commerce and Conti Streets after an altercation. Crowley, who is said to be insane, is charged with murder as bystanders chased him. Plaice died two hours later.
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New York Times
Mobile
Ala
Albert
R. Plaice
London
Eng
John Crowley
Commerce and Conti
Plaice
Crowley
Rhett Goode
Dr. Goode
Timothy Crowley
Fatal churchyard homicide ends in double tragedy
York, Penn Oct 11 William Bennington a young farmer shot and killed his wife as she entered the Alta church door in this county He then killed himself Both died instantly Jealousy is believed to have caused the crime
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New York Times
York
Penn
William Bennington
Alta
County
German Scientists Embark For Two Year South Sea Study
An expedition of German scientists leaves Hongkong for the South Seas to study ethnography zoology and botany. The two year voyage aims to build a complete collection of arms implements and idols. The staff includes Prof Fulleborn Dr Duncker Dr Esche and Dr Muller.
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Hongkong
South Seas
South Sea
Fulleborn
East Africa
Institute For Tropical Diseases
Hamburg
Duncker
Natural History Museum
Esche
Bureau For Ethnography
Muller
Genins Wants
The New York Times want advertisements aim for high quality vacancies and intelligent help. The Times excludes dishonest notices and invites confidential information about attempts to deceive the public. Telephone 1000 Bryant.
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NEW York Times
Genins
TIMES
Bryant
Fire of revolt prompts American suffrage debate
The fortieth annual National American Woman Suffrage Association convention opens in Buffalo with read remarks from Annie Cobden Sanderson criticizing the idle rich and urging American women to embrace a more militant, fire of revolt approach to win suffrage. Attending will be leaders from national and international circles, including Harriet Stanton Blatch, Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s daughter, and Mrs Philip Snowden.
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Buffalo
N. Y
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Annie Cobden Sanderson
Humphry Ward
Seneca Falls
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Harriet Stanton
Blateh
England
Philip Snowden
Street Car Kills Four Year Old Boy on Third Avenue
James Murphy aged four of 2290 East Thirty sixth Street was killed when a Third Avenue surface car struck him at Thirty seventh Street. Eyewitnesses crowded the scene as bystanders aided the injured, ambulances arrived, and firefighters removed the body from the rails. The motorman Leonard Rapp and conductor J Gilligan were stunned. the boy was the son of Augustus Murphy, a Fire Department stenographer.
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James Murphy
East Thirty-sixth Street
Thirty-seventh Street
Patrick McCormick
East Thirty-fifth Street
East 116Th Street
J. Gilligan
West Thirty-sixth Street
Augustus Murphy
Fire Department
Sixty-seventh Street
Paste diamond ear rings spark court case
Henry Dorb, tobacco dealer of 372 East Houston Street, displayed a paste diamond pair as Exhibit A in Essex Market Court. Dorb bought them for 60 dollars and regretted the purchase. Louis Fuchs of 181 Forsyth Street faced a court complaint. Fuchs and another man allegedly swindled Dorb with fake diamonds. Magistrate Kernochan held Fuchs on two thousand dollars bail for trial.
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Essex Market Court
Henry Dorb
East
Houston Street
Dorb
Louis Fuchs
Forsyth Street
Fourteenth Street
First Avenue
Fuchs
Kernochan
Sir
Wireless link planned from Nome to Seattle
The Signal Corps will link Nome with Seattle via wireless telegraph within a week. Tests at Cape Nome Fort Egbert Fort Gibbon Fairbanks and Circle City show success and Nome station to be put into service soon. Delays were caused by supply transport accidents including a steamer crushed in ice. Lieutenant E Alexis Jeunet departs Alaska for a post in the continental United States.
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New York Times
Washington
Signal Corps
Army
Nome
Seattle
E. Alexis Jeunet
Thirteenth Infantry
Cape Nome
Fort Egbert
Fort Gibbon
Fairbanks
Circle City
Lieut
Jeunet
Alaska
Last Day to Register for Elections
Voters are urged to register now as polls open from 7 AM to 4 PM. Failure to register means ineligibility to vote on the November 3 ballot. Prospective voters must enroll during registration to participate in the next primaries.
Farley Dedicates Church of St Mark the Evangelist
Archbishop Farley dedicated the new Roman Catholic Church of St Mark the Evangelist on West 188th Street near Lenox Avenue. A large crowd filled the church and sidewalk as police cleared the area for the procession and blessing. Father Owens welcomed guests at the rectory after the service as Keenan delivered the sermon.
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188Th Street
Lenox Avenue
Farley
East 126Th Street
John J. Owens
135Th Street
Madison Avenue
Thomas Keenan
J. Dewis
Campus Skating Rink Protest At City College
City College students protest turning the campus into a roller skating rink for neighbors. The issue goes to the Student Council on Wednesday with a local resident's letter to The Mercury describing nightly skating crowds and spectator seating. Police cited campus public property, and the council may seek Board of Aldermen action if needed.
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City College
the Mercury
Rics
Board of Aldermen
Rare coin sale features early US gold and colonial pieces
Collectors' Club hosts October sale led by Walter S. Scott with thirty five dollar gold pieces from 1795 to 1849 and mint marks from New Orleans Dahlonega and Charlotte. Also offers three dollar gold pieces 1854 to 1889, sixty gold dollars 1849 to 1889, plus colonial coins including a 1659 Maryland Sixpence and rare Vermont Republic memorials.
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Collectors’ Club
Walter S. Scott
New Orleans
Dahlonega
Charlotte
United States
Tit Colony
Cecil Calvert
Lord Baltimore
Vermont
Reformers and the public will in H Mendenhall sermon
The Rev H C Mendenhall at West Westminster Presbyterian on West Twenty third Street urged the public to demand respect for the law among the young and criticized reformers for being unpopular. He argued the people should elect officials who will obey their will and act with conscience guided by the Holy Spirit, noting the clash between voters and public leaders.
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H. C. Mendenhall
Westminster Presbyterian Church
West Twenty-third Street
Aking
Timagi
Gov. Hughes
Montana Stage Hold Up Near Missoula
A lone highwayman raided the Missoula Bonner stage about two miles east of Missoula tonight armed with a .22 rifle and masked with a red bandanna. He fined all twelve passengers and the driver, taking amounts from five to three hundred twenty five dollars, then apologized claiming hunger drove the crime.
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Missoula
Mont
Missoula-Bonner
Plan A Mountain Parkway Linking Newark and South Mountain
West Orange plans a continuous parkway over Orange Mountain to connect Newark with the Essex County Park Commission’s South Mountain reservation. A proposed land purchase from a local school would allow a boulevard starting near Park Avenue and extending toward Mount Pleasant Avenue. The school may be sold at a public voters meeting on Tuesday night October 20.
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West Orange
N. J
Orange Mountain
Newark
South Mountain
Essex County Park Commission
Park Avenue
Oranges
Valley Road
Mount Pleasant Avenue
West Orange Board of Education
Missionary Alliance pledges exceed sixty thousand dollars
More than $62,000 was pledged for foreign missions at two sessions of the Christian Missionary Alliance convention held with the Metropolitan Convention at the Gospel Tabernacle in Manhattan. The meetings took place yesterday at 692 Eighth Avenue.
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The
Christian Missionary Alliance
the Alliance
the Gospel Tabernacle
Eighth Avenue
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