Yellow Fever Panic Triggers Hospital Shield in Patterson
New Orleans reports warn that Italians threaten to burn the yellow fever hospital at Patterson Louisiana as citizens organize guards and pastors work to calm tensions. Governor Blanchard orders protection, while quarantine measures spread through Mississippi Arkansas and Texas amid fears of disease and race tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
New Orleans
Horton
Patterson
Blanchard
Pattergon
Waveland Plantation
New Orléans
Mississippi
Vicksburg
Tatchez
Bama
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Texas
Arkansas
Shreveport
Marine Hospital Service
Lake Providence
Lake Provacuee
Arkansas Line
Memphis Drug House
Bride At Pistol Point: 15-Year-Old Staten Island Girl Becomes Wife
Fifteen-year-old Effie Cockshutt accuses Ernest Whittaker, 28, of forcing her at gunpoint to marry. Detectives arrested Whittaker at his home in New Brighton. minister Reverend Edgar Compton. ceremony alleged to have occurred in Clifton. Her father, William Cockshutt, works for the Staten Island Rapid Transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Whittaker
Monroe Avenue
New Brighton
Conroy and
McKay
Stapleton Station
Effie Cockshutt
William Cockshutt
Wright Street
Stapleton
Whittaker
Edgar Compton
New York Avenue
Clifton
Muffle Church Bell Protests In Bellport
Health officer Dr C W Baker orders Bellport Methodist bell limited to twenty strikes per service and requires a felt covering on the clapper. Trustees refuse to comply arguing health concerns and vow to appeal to court. the complaint was filed by Frederick Quick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellport
L. I
C. W. Baker
Brookhaven Town
Bellport Methodist Episcopal Church
Frederick T. Quick
New York
H. E. Corwin
Corwin
James B. Duke Files for Divorce from Lillian McCready
James B. Duke, head of the American Tobacco Co, sues for absolute divorce from Mrs. Lillian M. Duke, née Fletcher, after a nine month marriage to Mrs. McCredy. Co respondent is Frank T. Huntoon. service occurred at 11 West Sixty-eighth Street. Duke’s Somerville estate and extensive New Jersey ties are noted. article mentions social prominence and family connections, including a step-brother Brodie L. Duke involved in related divorce cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Duke
American Tobacco Company
Frank T. Huntoon
Duke
Chancery
Trenton
N. J
Somerville
Bergen
Lillian M. Duke
Mr. Duke
Mrs. McCredy
Europe
Raritan River
Brodie L. Duke
Alice S. Webb
James R. Duke
Brodie Lt. Duke
Justice Giegerich
Two workers burned by third rail on elevated track
Henry Kline and John Petry, riveter and driler for Interborough, were badly burned on the 125th Street and Eighth Avenue elevated line while replacing rivets. A rivet likely dropped on the third rail causing a flash and clothing fires. They were treated at J Hood Wright Hospital. burns deemed serious but not dangerous. The incident occurred as passengers filled the platform and a brief panic ensued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Kline
Interborough Company
John Petry
125Th Street
Eighth Avenue
J. Hood Wright Hospital
Lynching of Negro Brothers in Silver City
In Silver City Mississippi on September 2 the Negro brothers Arthur and Talcum Woodward were taken from a jail train and lynched by a mob while en route to a convict farm. Ward Stabilir W B Jackson said he asked the conductor to move the train to save them but was thwarted. The pair had been convicted of attacking planter Andrew White and were serving sixty days. No arrests reported. community leaders condemn the violence amid rising tension.
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New York Times
Silver City
Miss
Arthur
Andrew White
Barron Divorce Bid Filed by Mrs Barron in Brookline
Mrs Walter H Barron of Brookline files for divorce citing insufficiency and non support by husband who lives in Bar Harbor Maine. She is noted as the third daughter of Mr and Mrs John A Echtler of Brookline and the action is described as uncontested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Boston
Mass
Walter H. Barron
Brookline
Bar -Harper
John A. Echtler
Arrived ships report from Hamburg and Glasgow
Arrived Bluecher from Hamburg on August 25 south of Fire Island at 12 10 this morning. Steamship Columbia from Glasgow on August 26 passed Nantucket at 5 this afternoon and due at her pier about 8 o clock this morning.
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Bluecher
Hamburg
Fire Island
Columbia
Glasgow
Nantucket
Osceola man pursues death by starvation after debt settled
Charles Armstrong of Osceola Iowa lies near death from a self imposed starvation begun August 1 after debts were paid and property divided among heirs. Despite pleas from family and friends he refuses nourishment and predicts death within days. Neighbors doubt insanity but cannot explain his resolve.
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New York Times
Des
Moines
Iowa
Charles Armstrong
Osceola
Armstrong
Chicago to New York and Cin Cinatti by Trolley Probable
William S. Reed has organized a railroad syndicate and bought the Chicago Electric Traction Company. The firm plans absorption by the Chicago and Southern Traction Company, a new Indiana corporation capitalized at 2,000,000 dollars, and will start a Harvey to Kankakee line of thirty six miles.
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Chicago
New York
Cincinatti
William S. Reed
Chicago Electric Traction Company
Chicago and Southern Traction Company
Indiana Corporation
Harvey
Kankakee
Ex Gov Bliss Stricken With Apoplexy En Route to Denver
Former Michigan Governor Aaron T. Bliss collapsed on a train while traveling to the Grand Army of the Republic Encampment in Denver. He was taken to Flint for care and returned home to Saginaw on a special train. his condition is listed as serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saginaw, Mich
Aaron T. Bliss
Grand Army of the Republic
Denver
Flint
Nothing Equals It The Twentieth Century Limited Train Ad
An advertising note touts the Twentieth Century Limited as the premier 18 hour train from New York to Chicago. It promotes the 3:30 P M departure and an overnight arrival around 8:30 A M, framing it as a superior night ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
New York Central
Iage
Ady
Four rescued after catboat capsizes off City Island
A sudden squall toppled the catboat Lottieectes off Stepping Stones Light near City Island. David Webb and his 8 year old son Charles, Samuel Ellis, and John Hanley were rescued by a flotilla from Jacobs's shipyard after the boat capsized while the crew fished along the Long Island shore. Hanley revived after rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Webb
Boston Avenue
176Th Street
Charles Webb
Samuel Ellis
Suburban Place
179Th Street
John Hanley
Bronx Park Avenue
Ellis
Webb
Stepping Stones
City Island
Jacobs
Lawrence
Main Street
Hanley
Throgg
Long Island
Jerome declares he will not run for mayor
District Attorney Jerome states he will not seek the New York City mayoralty under any circumstance and will pursue re election as District Attorney of New York County. He reiterates his Aug. 1 1905 pledge and expects the matter to be settled by the people. Labor Day weekend sees political leaders away and Tamany Hall awaiting Fusionist moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Lakeville
Conn
Jerome
County of
New York
TIMES
New York County
Mr. Jerome
Cutting
Charles ¥. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Tammany
Bar Harbor Express Crash Injures Twenty in Maine Station
The Boston Bar Harbor express on the Boston and Maine and Maine Central Railroads wrecked at the Maine Central station in Bar Harbor Me injuring twenty passengers. The rear car of the stationary train was wrecked and escaping steam caused many injuries.
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Boston
Maine
Boston Bar Harbor Express
Boston and
Maine and
Maine Central
Clarence G. Ramsay
Portland
M. D. Ricker
Cherryfield
E. E. Maxwell
Somerville
N. Y
L. W. Murray
New Bedford
Mass
Two Men Go Overboard on Elberon Crossing Shrewsbury River
In Red Bank New Jersey on September 2 two Elberon passengers fell from the afterdeck during a scuffle and disappeared into the Shrewsbury River. The Sea Bird spotted the incident and aided the men who swam to a paddlewheel before being rescued by deckhands. They came ashore at Highlands, declined to identify themselves, and kept their clothing on.
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Red Bank
N. J
Elberon
New York
Long Branch
Highlands
Shrewsbury
Sea Bird
Charles Throckmorton
Recluse left estate valued over sixty thousand dollars
Mrs. Maria E. D. Kull died at 743 Third Avenue on August 21 in apparent poverty. Her estate exceeds $60,000 with $25,000 in cash and bonds and $235,000 in improved real estate. Surrogate Thomas appointed Susie Mang and Carl Heim to administer the estate. five nephews in Middletown, Connecticut petitioned for letters of administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria E. D. Kull
Third Avenue
Old Bull's Head Bank
Thomas
Susie Mang
Lorillard Place
Bronx
Carl Heim
East Forty-eighth Street
Middletown
Conn
Philadelphia Artist Helen Hunt Dies. Romance Revealed
Miss Helen Hunt, a Philadelphia artist, drowned at Bayonne France last month. Her fiancé J J Boyle, also a Philadelphia artist, brought her body home arriving on the steamship New York. The funeral is planned for early in the week at the Hunt family home, 2014 Green Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Philadelphia
Helen Hunt
Bayonne
France
J. J. Boyle
Boyle
Miss. Hunt
New York
D. W. Hunt
Green Street
Kermit Roosevelt Returns Home From Hunting Trip
Kermit Roosevelt arrives at Sagamore Hill at Oyster Bay after a two week hunting expedition in Colorado. He was hosted by Capt. Seth Bullock near Deakwood, Colorado, a friend of President Roosevelt. Mrs Roosevelt and brothers Archie and Quentin greet him at the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Oyster Bay
Kermit Roosevelt
Colorado
Sagamore Hill
Kermit
Seth Bullock
Black Hills Forest Reserve
Deakwood
Bullock
Roosevelt
Archie
Quentin
Unions pleads to commute murderer's death sentence
Labor unions from Missouri and other states urge Gov. Folk to commute Edgar G. Bailey from death to life imprisonment for the 1904 hack driver murder in the strike. Hundreds of telegrams flood the governor in the final days before Bailey’s Sept. 11 execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Kansas City
Missouri
Gov. Folk
Edgar G. Bailey
Bailey
Albert Ferguson
Adirondack Thousand Islands and Saratoga in September
In September the Adirondack Mountains Thousand Islands and Saratoga offer charm with many hotels open. NY Central trains run full service and travelers are advised to see ticket agents for low rates and details.
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Adirondack Mountains
Thousand Islands
Saratoga
New York Central
Adv
James J. Hill to be honored at Minneapolis banquet
James J. Hill will turn 67 on September 16 and be the guest of Minneapolis business men at a banquet. He came from Guelph, Ontario, forty-one years ago and started as a mud clerk on a steamboat plying the Mississippi, Minnesota, and Red Rivers. He later secured several freight contracts and gained an interest in the line where he had worked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
ST. Paul
Minn
James J. Hill
Minneapolis
Guelph
Ontario
Mississippi
Minnesota
Red
Taft Party Arrives in Hong Kong for Three Day Visit
Secretary of War Taft and party including Miss Alice Roosevelt land in Hong Kong where Governor Sir Matthew Nathan and the colony host them for a three day stay. Taft’s Canton visit is canceled amid anti American sentiment and hostile placards.
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Hongkong
Taft
Alice Roosevelt
Sir Matthew Nathan
Canton
Severe thunderstorm devastates St Louis homes
A powerful storm in St Louis damaged Frederick Brookschmitt's home when lightning struck the front wall. His wife and two children were stunned. On Newstead Avenue four flat buildings were left in the street, several houses unroofed, trees stripped. Wind hit 46 mph and 1.91 inches of rain fell.
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ST. Louis
Frederick Brookschmitt
Brookschmitt
Newstead Avenue
President Harper Leaves Chicago for Battle Creek Rest Trip
Dr. Harper of the University of Chicago and Mrs. Harper departed Chicago for Battle Creek Michigan for a three week rest. Officials say his health is good and he will work by correspondence during the leave, accompanied by a private secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harper
University of Chicago
Fleft
Battle Creek
Mich
August Belmont Hunting Party Arrives in Perv0r South Dakota
August Belmont of New York arrived by private car for a week of hunting in Pervor South Dakota. Belmont and local guides began a prairie chicken shoot with several birds downed, then plan two or three more days nearby before moving north for ducks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Pervor
South Dakota
Belmont
New York
New Road for Hetty Green Charters Dallas-Beaumont Line
Reported in Dallas that Mrs Hetty Green of New York has bought the Dallas Beaumont line of the Texas and New Orleans Railroad. If true, E H R Green's road the Texas Midland will gain Paris to the Gulf air route and enter Dallas with strong terminal facilities. Telegram from Beaumont confirms the rumor. E H R Green is in New York with his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Dallas
Texas
Hetty Green
New York
Dallas-Beaumont
Texas and
Troy Boat Hits a Bridge Near Troy
The City of Troy steamboat on the Troy to New York route struck the Congress Street bridge over the Hudson River after fog delayed cars. Flagpoles and the pilothouse were torn away, the bridge damaged. Three passengers aboard escaped injury. Accident blamed on signaling mistake.
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Troy
City of
Citizens’ Steamboat Line
New York
Congress Street
Hudson River
Watervliet
Beach Seemed Ablaze Atop Kittery Beach
A brilliant white light rose six inches above the sand at a local Summer hotel beach in Kittery Point Maine as the tide moved in. A strong sulphurous odor accompanied the glow, forcing the hotel to seal doors and windows for about two hours until the tide fully rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kittery Point
Maine
New Hampshire
Sir Charles Fitzpatrick Hints at America’s Cup Challenge
Montreal, Sept. 2 Sir Charles Fitzpatrick with the Pilgrim footballers said Sir Ernest Cochrane may issue a challenge for the America's Cup. He noted the visit could affect the Cup but would say no more until Sir Ernest arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Montreal
Sir Charles Fitzpatrick
Ernest Cochrane
Sir Ernest
Sir Charles
Ernest
Prince Slain and Fires Reported in Caucasus
Dispatches from Tiflis describe Shusha in flames with townsfolk fleeing to the mountains. Prince Muchranski’s property at Muchrani is destroyed by dynamite and Prince Eristoff is reported murdered near Gori. A general strike is proclaimed in Reval amid political unrest.
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Tiflis
Shusha
Muchrani
Dushet
Muchranski
Eristoff
Gori
Treaty Approved By Peace Envoys In Portsmouth
Four plenipotentiaries Bar on Komura Takahira Witte and Rosen met late at Wentworth Hotel as the peace treaty was read and approved. The draft follows a long session on Manchuria Sakhalin and La Perouse Strait with signing slated for Monday.
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Takahira
Roosevelt
M. Witte
Baron Komura
Tce
Tokio
Loubet
M. Loubet
Sakhalin
State Department
Washington
Baron Rosen
Portsmouth
la Berouse Strait
Japan
Manchuria
Mukden
Harbin
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Georgia Health Board
Staten Island
The
American Tobacco
Company
Lillian Mc
Cready
Negro Brothers
W. H. Barron
Bliss
Lottieectes
Trict Attorney
Bar Harbor
South Gardiner
Chicago University
Caucasus
Komura
Ali Sakhalin
N. H
Wentworth
Voys
de Martens
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