Death of Hermann Oelrichs Aboard Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse
Hermann Oelrichs died at sea last Saturday aboard the North German Lloyd steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse while returning from abroad. The news reached Newport and New York where funeral plans were made with Mrs. Oelrichs and the Vanderbilt family. He was 56, born in Baltimore, a leading figure in New York business and social life, with strong ties to Oelrichs firms and shipping houses.
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Hermann Oelrichs
Mr. Oelrichs
Nantucket
Oelrichs
San Francisco
Eleanor Martin
van Ness Avenue
Carlsbad
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Newport
Grand Central Station
Hermann Oelrichs, Jr
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-seventh Street
Oelrichs & Co
North German Steamship Company
Ling
Herman Winter
Winter
Baltimore
B. G. Oelrichs
Oelrichs & Lurman
John Lang & Son
Bremen
Miss Otis
Boston
Harrison Gray Otis
May
Maryland
Virginia
Banker in Kaiser's Cabinet Causes Berlin Sensation
Special Cable to The New York Times reports Prince Hohenlohe-Langenburg resigns as Colonial Office director and Bernhard Dernburg, banker, to replace him. The move marks the first Jewish appointment to a high empire post and signals a drive to overhaul Colonial Office methods amid scandals.
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NEW York Times
Berlin
Prince Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Colonial Office
Bernhard Dernburg
Bank of Commerce and Industry
Empire
Germany
Herr Dernburg
Prince Hohenlohe
von Podbielski
Fischer
Africa
Pennsylvania Drops B&O and Norfolk & Western Stakes
The Pennsylvania Railroad says it has sold about half its stock in the Baltimore & Ohio and the Norfolk & Western railroads to Kuhn Loeb & Co. The move ends years of influence and aims to appease public opinion on coal traffic control while preserving dividend income and reducing future capital needs.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Messrs
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Ohio
Norfolk & Western
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Tillman
Tidewater
Cassatt
Seaboard
Bathmore & Ohio
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
New York
Index to Departments Amusements Phuse Arrivals of Out of Town Buyers
Index lists sections such as Amusements on page 9 and 12 for arrivals of out of town buyers and financial news with marine intelligence and foreign mails. Weather report appears on page 9.
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Weather
Classifieds and notices listing sections and pages
An index style list enumerates newspaper sections with their page numbers including Amusements Deaths Furnished Rooms and Boarders Help and Situations Wanted Hotels and Restaurants Instruction Lost and Found Marriages Summer Resorts and Scavelers' Guide all mapped to Page 16 or specified pages. The note guides readers where to find each category across the issue.
Mystery itinerary for cruisers after Oyster Bay review
Washington reports a strong squadron of armored cruisers led by Rear Admiral Brownson may head to the Asiatic Station after the great review. The West Virginia Colorado Maryland and Pennsylvania will visit Gibraltar Naples Palermo and Piraeus in a tentative plan with possible deviations.
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New York Times
Washington
Oyster Bay
Brownson
West Virginia
Colorado
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Gibraltar
Naples
Palermo
Piraeus
China
Greece
Turkey
Leishman
Mr. Leishman
America
Mir
St James's Gazette Defends English Press Compared To U S
The St James's Gazette replies to Mr. Bryan's remark about restrictions in rank and caste. It argues English newspaper workers are constrained by decency libel law and a bias toward factual reporting. It says snobbishness boosts scandal about rank more than other topics.
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NEW York Times
London
St. James’s Gazette
Bryan
New York
St. James’s
Plot Uncovered in Odessa Troops Command
A terrorist organization within Odessa troops was found in a raid at St. Petersburg with fourteen officers and one army surgeon arrested for secret soldier meetings. Extensive correspondence with other Revolutionary groups was seized.
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ST. Petersburg
Odessa
Pure food laws praised in Burnett's Vanilla ad
An advertisement touts pure food laws and asserts Burnett's Vanilla is pure food, urging consumers to take no substitutes.
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Burnett
Southwestern Limited Fast Train Ad
A luxurious observation-car train named the Southwestern Limited runs from New York to Cincinnati Indianapolis and St Louis via New York Central Lines. Departs New York at 2 04 PM with timetable details available.
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Southwestern Limited
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
ST. Louis
New York
NEW York Central Lines
America
Adv
Yosemite Stage Robber Strikes Again In California Hold Up
New York travelers witnessing the Yosemite stage robbery report snapping the bandit, who robbed passengers after ordering them off three miles from Ahwahnee. The Wells Fargo treasure box was rifled and burned, mail untouched, with $250 reward.
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Wawona
Cal
Yosemite
Ahwahnee
Bright Gillespie
Roosevelt
Werterner Bishop
New York
Bishop
A. F. Ormsbee
Brooklyn
N. Y
Wells-Fargo
United States
Yacht capsizes during Hastings regatta endangering two women
During the Labor Day regatta on the Hudson at Hastings on the Hudson the Iris owned by Commodore George BE Schabbehar capsized in midriver on the last leg. Two women aboard were rescued by the Marguerite as the Iris was to be beached near Yonkers.
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Tower Ridge Yacht Club
Hastings-on-the- Hudson
George BE. Schabbehar
Iris
Schabbehar
Henry C. Brown
Marguerite
Dobb’s Ferry
Sneeden’s Landing
Hastings
Palisades
Irving Smith
Nicholas Cook
Tris
Mr. Cook
H. A. Dean
Yonkers
Monmouth Breaks a Shaft on Jersey Central Run
The Monmouth twisted off its starboard tail shaft while near the Battery and faced heavy delays as it limped to Cedar Street, carrying nearly 2,000 passengers on the final trip. Repairs in South Brooklyn failed, and the ship will be replaced for the season by its sister Sandy Hook after the incident.
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Jersey Central
Sandy Hook
Monmouth
Jersey Coast
Morse Iron Works
Brooklyn
Cedar Street
Atlantic Highlands
Comee
Post Office Clerks Ring Sparks Convention Row
In Savannah at the United National Association of Post Office Clerks seventh annual convention about 300 delegates gather. Edmund G. Cook of Cincinnati charges a governing ring and illegal last election aiming to block Chicago Philadelphia and New York from domination as officers are to be chosen Thursday.
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Savannah
United National Association of Post Office Clerks
Edmund G. Cook
Cincinnati
Chicago
Philadelphia
New York
Sporting Lynde killed in Islip car crash near East Patchogue
Charles Westley Lynde known as Sporting Lynde died when his car hit a curb near Berry's lumber yard west of Islip. His wife and chauffeur escaped serious harm. Lynde had returned with £10,000 from Australia and unexpectedly inherited $536,000 from his father. The inquest was scheduled for today.
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Charles Westley Lynde
Long Island
Lynde
Islip
Earle Holmes
Holmes
Dr. Delatour
United States Army
Seventh Cavalry
Princeton
Mary Yard Wright
Judge Wright
Trenton
Miss Wright
Australia
McGill
New Jersey
Lyndé
Court of Errors and Appeals
Supreme Court of the United States
Sarah Armstrong
Stamford
Conn
Asher D. Kenn
Brooklyn
Charles Roland Lynde
Vermont Votes Today in Bitter Campaign for Governor
Vermont voters ready to cast ballots for State officers Congress members and county posts. Governor contest centers on Fletcher D. Proctor backed by Republicans and Percival W. Clement supported by Democrats and an independent slate. Campaigns highlight state expenditures and state institution expansion with sharp exchanges.
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Burlington
Vermont
Fletcher D. Proctor
Proctor
Percival W. Clement
Rutland
Clement
Boston Cruiser Runs Aground Near Oncas Island
The cruiser Boston ran aground in fog on Oncas Island in the San Juan group while en route to the Straits of Georgia for target practice. It was freed at high tide and appears uninjured, per a Post-Intelligencer dispatch.
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Seattle
Wash
Boston
Oncas Island
San Juan Group
Straits of Georgia
The
Post Intelligencer
John Dain Daingerfield Hooe Found Dead in Warrenton
Virginia horseman and University of Virginia graduate John Dain Daingerfield Hooe was found shot in his Warrenton den today. The cause of death remains unclear, with theories ranging from suicide to accident. his wife was out riding with her cousin when the news reached them. Hooe was a leading Warrenton Hunt member, renowned, wealthy, and influential.
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New York Times
Richmond
John Daingerfield Hooe
University of Virginia
Warrenton
Col
Arthur Herbert
Muckroes
Fairfax County
Mr. Daingerfield
Hope
Warrenton Hunt
London banana skin law fines violators forty shillings
London announces a new law by the London County Council imposing a 40 shilling fine on anyone who drops a banana skin on a pavement. The rule followed a coroner's inquest into a man who died after slipping on a banana skin.
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NEW York Times
London
London County Council
Bunyan Cottage Near Bedford Threatened With Collapse
A communication in an evening paper warns that the Elstow cottage where John Bunyan was born is so dilapidated it could collapse at any moment. The writer proposes government purchase to preserve the historic site.
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NEW York Times
London
Elstow
Bedford
John Bunyan
Edward Turner Suffers Rib Fracture From Sneezing
Edward Turner of Wilmington fractured a rib today due to a severe sneeze. This marks the second time he has suffered the same injury from sneezing.
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Mr. Turner
Wilmington
New York Times
Del
Edward Turner
Turner
Polish Letters Stolen From Cracow Railroad Mail
Seven thousand unregistered letters from Polish immigrant laborers in the United States to Galicia were stolen in Cracow over two years. Baron Gostkowski, a railroad official, admitted stealing all the letters but would not say how much money they contained.
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Vienna
United States
Galicia
Cracow
Baron Gostkowski
John D. Church Dies on Golf Course
John D. Church age 62, president of Samuel D. Church & Brothers Co. and former Forest and Stream Club president, collapsed on the Forest and Stream Club golf links in Wilmington Vermont while playing the last hole. He had spent twelve summers there with his wife, who survives him.
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Wilmington
John D. Church
Samuel D. Church & Brothers Company
Commission Merchants of New York
Forest and Stream Club
Church
Mexican raid rumor rattles Douglas and Copper Queen store
A report claims two Mexican companies march toward Douglas to raid the Copper Queen store for arms. The city council adjourned and gunfire summoned citizens to resist. Home Guards led by John W. Mullins and William Woods, former Rough Riders, organized last month. rifles were sold to Mexicans, leaving none in the store.
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New York Times
Douglas
Arizona
John W. Mullins
William Woods
Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Copper Queen
Strike Breakers Arrive Under Wary Nevada Crowd
At Hazen Nevada on September 3 a second section carrying strike breakers for San Francisco streetcars met a hostile reception. Union miners hooted the train and stones were thrown. a shot answered with volleys from the platform. Fifty or more Republican delegates fleeing to cover as fifty shots rang out. No injuries reported.
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Hazen
Nev
Southern Pacific
Goldfield
Tonopah
San Francisco
Tonopaharidla
Usher’s Scotch Famed Highball Signature Mention
A brief note credits Usher with popularizing the highball cocktail using Scotch. The line links a brand influence to a global drink trend, highlighting historical branding in a concise slogan-like statement.
Roosevelt Reviews Atlantic Fleet in Oyster Bay Parade
President Roosevelt inspected the Atlantic Fleet on Long Island Sound with 45 ships, including 12 battleships and 8 cruisers, in a spectacular review from the Mayflower. The event featured night illumination, fleet fireworks, and a praising address on naval prowess and war readiness.
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New York Times
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
United States
Long Island Sound
Union
Sound
Mr. Roosevelt
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Kaiser
Asia
James Keir Hardie
Blackburn
California
Post Office
Day
Cruiser
John D. Hooe
Bunyan Cottage
Usher
the President’s Review
Committee On Naval Affairs
Maine
Sagamore Hill
Loeb
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