Yonkers Rail Strike Turmoil Over Militia Readiness
Yonkers faced a violent street clash as Yonkers Railway Company workers struck for higher wages. Strikers blocked trains with rocks and bodies, derailed cars, and fought police and strikebreakers. Gov Hughes declined to send troops, but White Plains troops remained on standby as Mayor Coyne pressed for peace and a curfew.
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Yonkers
Gov. Hughes
White Plains
Cos
Albany
Owever
Maher
Fonners Railway Company
Union Railway Company
Bronx
Potter
Pres
Berlin libel trial ends amid cheers and groans
The court adjourned without public findings in the libel case by Gen. Count Kuno von Moltke against Maximilian Harden of Die Zukunft. Harden defended himself to applause and some hisses while Moltke declared innocence. crowds outside cheered and groaned as he left with police. The case has dominated Berlin society discussions.
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Berlin
Count Kuno von Moltke
Maximilian Harden
Die Zukunft
Herr Harden
Gen
von Moltke
Harden
Court House
Biggest Balloon Goes Up In Philadelphia Flight
Special to The New York Times reports the Balion Ber Franklin, the world’s largest balloon, ascended from Point Breeze Park led by Prof. Samuel A. King in his 452nd flight. It reached 7000 feet before landing near Aura New Jersey amid crowd reactions and a fleet of aeronauts preparing a morning return.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Ber Franklin
Point Breeze Park
Samuel A. King
Evely
Aura
Clayton
N. J
Gratz
Longacre
Prof. King
Harry Gratn
Acronamiy Society
George H. Simmerman
L. Edwin Rech
J. Lewis Mayer
John Longacre
T. B. Eldridge
Schuylkill
Tillman’s rude outburst in Colorado sermon
Senator Tillman denied the charge of bigotry during a Denver lecture at the First Baptist Church. He urged harsher racial controls, then insulted a minister after a question, later apologizing as a young woman spoke up. The scene contrasted with polite exchange as others jeered.
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Denver
New York Times
Col
Senator Tillman
First Baptist Church
South
Henry W. Pinkham
Tillman
Girl killed by pony in New London incident
Eight year old Katherine Cecil Sheffield daughter of Mr and Mrs George Sheffield of 967 Pequot Avenue was dragged by a runaway pony after her foot caught in a stirrup. Groom struggled to stop the animal but harness broke and the pony struck the girl repeatedly before she was taken to Hammond residence and pronounced dead within half an hour.
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New York Times
New London
Conn
Katherine Cecil Sheffield
George Sheffield
Pequot Avenue
Hammond
Sheffield
Sensonord
Yale Inteens Y
Missouri Two Cent Rate Draws Mixed Reactions
The Missouri Attorney General announces that auditors from two railroads report the two cent rate profitable while others disagree. The statement notes varied interpretations of the rate's impact and mentions differing views on its effects.
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Kansas City, Mo
Office of the Attorney General of
Missouri
Quean Way to Florida Op Seeman Tale
A fragment notes a voyage toward Florida involving an individual named Seeman. The readable portion hints at an operatic or travel context but lacks concrete actions, dates, or outcomes to specify.
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Florida
Brooklyn Fire Confessor Admits Arson Series Across Borough
John Ludwig a Brooklyn mechanic and plumber confessed to Fire Marshal Beers that he set more than twenty fires in Brooklyn since July 12 to cover thefts of plumbing fittings. He targeted Bath Beach Fort Hamilton Bay Ridge with one Queens fire on Sept 17. Ludwig admitted starting alarms himself and sometimes set fires just to see engines respond, and his wife fainted when told of the confession.
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Raymond Street
Brooklyn
John Ludwig
Beers
Thomas Brophy
Ludwig
Lefferts Street
Bath Beach
Fort Hamilton
Bay Ridge
First Place
Jamaica Avenue
Woodhaven
Queens
Lu Wig
Avenue O
Flatbush
Robert Bruce Hull
Eighty-second Street
Third
Fourth Avenues
John Doe
Steers
Cunningham and Dowling
Fourteenth Avenue
Furman Street
Marshal Beers
Fifty-seventh Street
Matthews Place
Eighty-third Street
Seventy-first Street
Fifteenth Avenue
van Sicklen Avenue
New Lots
Hunterfly Roads
Thirty-seventh Street
de Kalb Avenue
Piteos
Financial leaders urge cash flow to stabilize markets
J Pierpont Morgan warns against hoarding cash as essential capital drains from banks. James Stillman lauds Treasury actions and Clearing House support, noting certificates ease shipments of cotton and other goods. Vanderlip says gold engagements and export moves boost finances, calling for financial sanity and a return to normal conditions.
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J. P. Morgan
Stillman
Vanderlip
Roosevelt
Cortelyou
J. Pierpont Morgan
James Stillman
National City Bank
Morgan
New York
Secretary of the Treasury
Clearing House
Washington
Mr. Morgan
City Bank
Man Struck Down in Bronx Street Stab Death
Police at Tremont Station investigate a stabbing on 186th Street near Melrose Avenue in the Bronx. Richard Brower, 36, a salesman of 96 East 181st Street, died before Dr. Mordl arrived. Police found several suspects within a nearby tougher section after alarms were sounded.
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Bickelhaupt
Tremont Station
186Th Street
East 181St Street
Bullet Car Accident Wounds Compositor in City Crowd
A northbound Seventh Avenue car ran over a loaded 38 calibre cartridge near West Thirty-fifth Street last evening. The cap exploded, the bullet struck Robert Murray, a compositor at 111 West 135th Street, in the eye area, knocking him to the ground. Policeman James Grant and bystander William James aided Murray, who was taken by ambulance to Roosevelt Hospital and later sent home after treatment.
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Seventh Avenue
Weat Thirty-fifth Street
Robert Murray
West 135Th Street
James Grant
West Thirty-seventh Street
William James
Murray
Gordon
Roosevelt Hospital
Giant Gas Well Tapped Near Pittsburg
Carnegie Gas Company drilled a remarkable new natural gas well in Greane County about six miles from Waynesburg. It belts 18 million cubic feet daily, valued at some 540000 every 24 hours, with Pittsburgh area plants consuming all output. The find opens a new field and will feed Carnegie Steel facilities at Homestead Braddock and Duquesne.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Carnegie Gas Company
Carnegie Steel Company
Greane County
Waynesburg
Homestead
Braddock
Duquesne
Ieee
Buttebun
Roosevelt Endorses Cortelyou's Work and Banking Aid
President Roosevelt praises Treasury Secretary Cortelyou's policies and lauds bankers who aided calm market sentiment. He says prudent actions and steady financial support inspire confidence in current business conditions.
Roosevelt Letter to Cortelyou Praises Crisis Handling
President Theodore Roosevelt commends Secretary Cortelyou and conservative business leaders for their actions that quelled a market panic. He argues financial and industrial health remains sound and thanks them for restoring confidence in legitimate business. The letter dated Oct 24, 1907, reiterates trust in calm consideration and public spirit.
Roosevelt Endorses Cortelyou Action To Ease New York Panic
President Roosevelt publicized a letter endorsing Secretary Cortelyou for relief actions in the New York financial strain. He praised conservative businessmen and hinted at Morgan and John D. Rockefeller among others. The President returned from hunting to learn of the crisis and kept in touch via long distance calls while supporting public fund deposits to ease the money market.
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New York Times
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Secretary Cortelyou
New York
Cortelyou
Mr. Morgan
John D. Rockefeller
Clearing House Praises Cortelyou for Relief Work
The Clearing House expressed deep appreciation for Secretary Cortelyou's relief efforts in addressing the current financial crisis. A unanimous resolution, offered by J Edward Simmons and seconded by James Stillman, commended his personal involvement, counsel, and dignified administration of his office. The association also extended thanks to J P Morgan for his prompt aid.
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Ortelyou
J. Edward Simmons
Fourth National Bank
James Stillman
National City Bank
Cortelyou
J. P. Morgan
In Milwaukee Robbery Two Bags Left in Safe
Investigators report that $60,000 remained in the United States Express Company safe while $24,000 was stolen, suggesting the in transit amount was not taken and many bags were accessible to anyone who could open the safe.
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Milwaukee
United States Express Company
Oneae
Vesuvian Eruption After Earthquake Terrifies Naples
Terrifying Vesuvius explosion follows a quake causing lava mud and ash flows. Surrounding towns suffer damage and the funicular railway is paralyzed. Ten people reported injured in Naples region on October 26.
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Naples
Shuberts Weigh Plans for New Theater Complex
The Shubert brothers contemplate a combined 1200 seat theatre and twelve story office block facing Forty second Street between Broadway and Sixth Avenue. A stage entrance would be on Forty third Street with offices above and behind the theater. No definite decision has been made.
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The
Shuberts
Forty-second Street
Broadway
Sixth Avenue
Forty-third Street
Playhouse
Shubert and Allied Theatrical Ventures
Jacob Shubert
Fire at Mrs Vanderbilt's home extinguished in chimney
Firemen answered a 10:30 p m alarm at 1 West Fifty-seventh Street to a blaze initially thought to be in Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt's house. Investigators found the fire confined to the chimney with no damage to the residence.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt
West Fifty-seventh Street
Thomas Burns
Woman Sues Rockefeller for 50 000 in Damages
Ada C. Phelps, suing through attorney George H. Phelps, claims John D. Rockefeller and associates conspired to form a monopoly that robbed her earnings as an oil producer from 1894 to 1901, seeking 50 000 in damages in Hancock County courts.
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Findlay
Ohio
George H. Phelps
Ada C. Phelps
Hancock County
John D. Rockefeller
Mayflower Limited Discontinued On New Haven Line
The Mayflower Limited, fast Boston to New York service, will be withdrawn after November 2 as it was not profitable. President Mellen ordered the discontinuance from New Haven offices citing poor patronage despite the train's five hour NY to Boston run via New London and Providence.
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New York
Boston
New York Times
New Haven
Conn
New Haven Road
Mellen
General Railroad
Road
Mayflower Limited
New London
Providence
Double Train Collision Kills Worker Near Pelham Manor
An eastbound freight on the New Haven Road struck and killed Antonio Rosso, an Italian railroad laborer, near Pelham Manor. To alert the conductor, the crew shifted to the westbound track where a second freight backed into the first, causing a crash that toppled a stove and ignited three cars, all of which burned.
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New Haven Road
Pelham Manor
Antonio Rosso
Four men plot to ambush paymaster Arkwright at Pierce Station
In Pittsburg on October 26 four armed men planned to rob Joseph Arkwright, Crescent Coal paymaster, as he landed with 15000 dollars to settle miners. They were spotted in bushes near Jonesy station and fled before Arkwright could reach Pierce.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Joseph Arkwright
Crescent Coal Company
Pierce Station
Wabash
Jonesy Station
Arkwright
Pierce
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to Union Benton
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad progresses toward a new union station at Benton with Washington oversight. Details indicate a planned consolidation and development trajectory for regional rail service integration.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Union Benton
Banks Move to Calm Markets After Clearing House Action
Banks plan clearing house certificates to settle interbank balances without cash as $6,000,000 in gold heads to Europe. President Roosevelt backs Cortelyou and Morgan in stabilizing conditions while state banks prepare to resume, and depositors ease their withdrawals amid a recovering market.
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Clearing House Association
Clearing House
London
Paris
Roosevelt
Certelyou
Trust Company of America
Lincoln Trust Company
Clark Williams
Stock Exchange
Cortelyou
Washington
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Carnegie Steel
Roosevelt Indorses
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Mr. Cortelyou
Theodore- Roosevelt
George B. Certélyou
the Treasury
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States Express Company
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Time Clearing House
Supt
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State Banking Department
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