New York Delegation May Swing Saratoga Convention
The New York County delegation under Charles Parsons will likely hold the balance at the Saratoga convention, remaining uninstructed as leaders debate whether Gov. Hughes should be renominated. President Roosevelt’s stance on Hughes is seen as not binding, with Ward and Woodruff signaling possible opposition if the party backbone falters.
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New York County
Saratoga
Roosevelt
Silas McBee
The
Churchman
Republican National
William L. Ward
Hughes
Republican State
Timothy L. Woodruff
National
Ward
Tusday
Republican National Committee
McBee
Mr. Ward
Republican State Committee
Lou” Payn
Republican
West Virginia
Payn
Willcox
Public Service Commission
Gov. Hughes
Vice Presidential Candidate Hints at Governor Pick
Oswego New York September 2 a letter to Reverend R H Gesner rector of Christ Episcopal Church hints that a governor may be named as the vice presidential candidate. The missive sets a cautious tone about the selection process.
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Oswego, N. Y
R. H. Gesner
Christ
Episcopal Church of This
Carnegie Supports Hughes Reelection in Cable Reply
Andrew Carnegie urged support for Gov. Hughes's renomination in a cablegram to The Evening Pest. The message from Scotland states that apart from any art, every good citizen should back Hughes because he stands for all that is best.
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Andrew Carnegie
Gov. Hughes
Evening Pest
Evening Post
Mr. Carnegie
Scotland
V. Hughes
Sherman to Welshmen at New York Eisteddfod
Republican vice presidential hopeful James Sherman visited the National Eisteddfod in Richfield Springs New York where he received an ovation. The event drew about a thousand singers and prize money totaling over 2000 dollars. Sherman chaired the opening session and praised Welsh immigrants as industrious and liberty loving contributors to American life.
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Richfield Springs
N. Y
James
Sherman
Millington Nominated for Congress in Herkimer
Charles Millington of Herkimer was today nominated for Congress as the successor to James S. Sherman, the Republican vice presidential nominee.
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James 8. Sherman
Gov. Hughes
Sherman
Gesner
Herkimer
N. Y
Charles
Millington
Congress
James
Republican Party
Bradley Wins in Michigan Governor Nomination
Detroit reports show Dr. James B. Bradley of Eaton Rapids defeating incumbent Gov. Fred M. Warner by about 2,500 votes for the Republican nomination. With 1,618 districts tallied Bradley 72,012 Warner 70,363 Earle 20,010. Election was statewide with local contests in some areas.
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Detroit
Mich
James B. Bradley
Eaton Rapids
Fred M. Warner
Bradley
Warner
Horatio
Earle
Prohibition Party Nominees for New York Governor Ticket
The Prohibition Party convention in Syracuse nominated George E. Stockwell for governor with Marshall A. Hudson as the only other candidate. Stockwell won 232 votes to Hudson 219, and the platform praised Gov. Hughes while urging civic righteousness and party cooperation to enforce law and justice.
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George E. Stockwell
Hughes
Syracuse
N. Y
Prohibition Party
Fort Plain
M. A. Isa
Edgar T. Welch
Westfield
Albert W. Pearson
Niagara Falls
Marshall A. Hudson
Stockwell
Mr. Hudson
Gov. Hughes
Mafia Students Back From Europe
Kings County District Attorney John F. Clarke returned from three months in Europe where he studied the Black Hand or Mafia system in Italy. He plans to use the information gained to prosecute Italian criminals in Kings County.
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Sunny
Italy
John F. Clarke
Kings County
Europe
Clark
Governors Day at Boonville Fair Sparks Political Tension
Gov. Hughes visits Boonville for the fair as horsemen threaten to withhold starts over betting policy. A large crowd greets the governor with a luncheon after his train stop and a speech urging good government and a united stand against a “vicious element” in politics.
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New York Times
Watertown
N. Y
Jefferson County
Hughes
Utica
Boonville
Garry A. Willard
Merwin K. Hart
Grief Claims Bronx Zoo Monkey in Melvin Haggerty Study
Priscilla Alden, a monkey at the Bronx Zoo sent by Harvard student Melvin Haggerty for psychological experiments, died from grief after separation from her mate John Alden. John mourns, others attempt cheer, and Haggerty concludes his ten week study while planning winter notes and a return next summer.
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Priscilla Alden
Bronx Zoo
Melvin Haggerty
Harvard
John Alden
Mr. Haggerty
Zoo
Eke
Mena
Ricks
Receivers Face PSC Hearing On Metropolitan Route Issue
The Public Service Commission resumed its hearing on a joint rate and through route for the Metropolitan system and the Fifty-ninth Street line. Chairman Willcox presided with Maltbie and Bassett. receivers Douglas Robinson and Adrian Joline were absent. H. W. Brown testified cash fares on Fifty-ninth Street reached 7,000,000 last year, excluding Sixth Avenue line receipts, a point the commission sought clarified. He also noted a marked rise in Metropolitan operating expenses since receivers took control.
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Public Service Commission
Metropolitan System
Fifty-ninth Street Line
Will‘cox
Maltbie and Bassett
Douglas Robinson
Adrian Joline
H. W. Brown
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Fifty-ninth Street
Sixth Avenue
Fiftyninth Street
Brwon
Socialist Preacher to Speak Here
Rev John D Long announces Rev J Stitt Wilson, socialist preacher from England, will land in Quebec on September 15 and come to this city shortly after for a socialist tally at Cooper Union where he will be principal speaker.
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John D. Long
Christian Socialist Fellowship
J. Stitt. Wilson
England
Quebec
Can
Cooper Union
Memorial service details for Peter J. Dooling
Free of charge mass and reception will be held Friday at the Manhattan Casino located at 155th Street and Eighth Avenue. Invitations exceed 20 000. National Chairman Mack and Chairman Conners along with Charlies F. Mur and Borough President Ahearn and “Little Tim” Sullivan are among those expected to attend.
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Peter J. Dooling
Manhattan Casino
155Th Street
Eighth Avenue
Mack
Conners
Charlies F. Mur
Ahearn
Little Tim
Sullivan
Quaker City Bonds Placed After Philadelphia Sale
Philadelphia sold ten million dollars in thirty year bonds to New York banks with Philadelphia institutions also buying large blocks. Read and Fisk each took a million at bids near 103. The low debt ratio and strong demand from local investors aided the issue, with net funded debt at 3.82 percent of assessed valuation.
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City of Philadelphia
New York
Philadelphia
William. A. Read & Co
Harvey Fisk & Sons
Read & Co
Read
City of
Bridge Opening Plans by Manhattan Queens Businessmen
A committee meeting at the Real Estate Exchange plans Blackwell’s Island Bridge opening events with Mayor McClellan urged to participate. An Oct 13 gathering aims to involve 750 representatives from local business groups to finalize celebrations, with $20 pledged of which $1 already given. A petition seeks renaming the bridge Queensborough Bridge.
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Manhattan
Queens
Fifth Avenue
Blackwell's Island Bridge
John D. Crimmins
McClellan
Board of Aldermen
Queensborough Briggs
Blackwell’s Island Bridge
Panama Canal Levels Achieved by Atlantic Pacific Terminals
Passengers from Panama and the West Indies report the canal level measurements for the Atlantic and Pacific terminals have been completed. Engineers G Walbrecht and E J Thomas from St Louis praised the project and noted Americans will grasp its significance after the first west coast voyage via Panama. Jamaica Jockey Club advances Knutsford Park upgrades with grand stand and stabling, attracting American turfmen for the winter meet.
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Panama
West Indies
Royal Mail
Magdalena
G. Walbrecht
E. J. Thomas
St. Louis
Canal Zone
Canal Commission
Mr. Walbred
Thomas
Pushed into a bonfire fatal for three year old boy
John Puglisse of 218 Boerum Street Williamsburg mourns son Tony three as he dies of burns from being pushed into a bonfire by an older playmate in the yard. Tony was rushed to Williamsburg Hospital but died. distraught father offered wealth to save him and spurred a frenzied response as he faced a double funeral.
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Tony Publisse
John Puglisse
Boerum Street
Williamsburg
Williamsburg Hospital
Tony
Mary Crawford
Chile
Puglisse
Barneys Link Surrenders on Libel Suit Filing
Barney Link general manager of A. Van Beuren & Co. and the New York Bill Posting Co. turned himself in at Sheriff Foleys office on a civil arrest ordered by Justice Pound in a $100000 libel suit brought by Samuel Pratt former head of A. Van Beuren. Pratt alleges Link denounced him publicly at a national bill posters meeting.
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Barney Link
Consolidated
A. van Beuren & Co
New York Bill Posting Company
New York
Bill Posting Company
Pratt
Link
National Bill Posters’ Association
Motherless Boys May Land After Immigration Standoff
Oscher Rosenberg and his younger brother Samuel, both held by immigration authorities for three weeks, were given a chance to land and reunite with their father Meyer Rosenberg in Los Angeles. The elder and uncle arranged their journey after officials initially barred the younger due to a deformity. The Hebrew Society intervened and the boys are set to continue their voyage across the continent.
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Oscher
Rosenberg
Samuel
Washington
Meyer Rosenberg
Los Angeles
Lloyd Line
New York
Chear
Bayonne Boy Recovers After Lockjaw Battle
Harry Grace, 15 of Bayonne, is recovering at Bayonne Hospital from a serious lockjaw infection. Jaws were locked and fed via a tube after tetanus threatened death. Doctors gave 3000 units of antitoxin in split doses daily, now reduced to 1200 units.
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Bayonne
Harry Grace
Betting Crackdown At Sheepshead Bay Track Sparks Drummers
Track officials barred professional betting after the first race and cut out published odds from racing reports. Police action targeted three men while drummers from Manhattan poolrooms sought clients among regular bettors, arranging morning bets before tracks' afternoon runs.
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Sheepshead Bay
Manhattan
Yvesterdts
Leavins
Martin Kran
Adolph
Coney Island Jockey Club
Sheriff Bradleys Defense at Saratoga Trial
Prosecution resting in the Walter G. Laidlaw versus Sheriff John Bradley case at Saratoga. Defense opens before commissioners Schurman Thornhill and Duhain, with track detectives testifying they warned and ejected bettors, paid by the Saratoga Association to enforce law per the Bischoff ruling on verbal bets.
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Saratoga
Walter G. Laidlaw
New York
John Bradley, Jr
Saratoga County
Schurman
David C. Thornhill
Jersey City
Joseph C. Duhain
Brooklyn
Saratoga Association
Bischoff
Governor appoints Beattys to hear Albany Sheriff charges
Gov. Hughes names George D. Beattys of Brooklyn as Commissioner to take evidence and report findings on the charges filed by the Civic League of Albany against Sheriff Joseph Besch of Albany County. Hearings begin at the Capitol on Sept. 11.
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Albany
Hughes League
Eagle Street
Charles Gibson
Saratoga
Hughes
George D. Beattys
Brooklyn
Joseph Besch
Albany County
Capitol
Besch
Civic League of Albany
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Saturday Evening Mail Illustrated
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Frederic Edward McKay
Carnegie
Michigan
Prohibition
H. L. Hoyt
Auburn
William J. Richardson
Wellsville
W. F. L. Maniere
Clarke
Haggerty
Dooling
James McCreery & Co
Times
Sorosis Shoes
34Th Street
Quaker City
Business Men’s Committee
City
Panama Canal
Boydies
Father
Lad
Samuel Pratt
Germany
Sheepshead
Sheriff Bradley
Commissioner Schurman
Albany Case
Paquin
Paris
Rue de la Paix
Bonwit, Harris & Co
Broadway and
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Cor
21St St
Harris
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