Philadelphia widow shoots self in Paris hotel
Mrs. Marian F. Colfelt of Philadelphia tried to kill herself in a Paris Avenue Kléber hotel room firing two bullets into her breast. She was taken to Beaujon Hospital where wounds were not serious. Her husband James H. Colfelt and their six year old son had left for Dinard days earlier and did not return.
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Judge Wiltbank's Daughter In Philadelphia Society
Mrs Marian Colfelt wife of James H Colfelt once Princeton athlete and parlor of the Colfelts is noted in Philadelphia society as the daughter of Judge William White Wiltbank. Her marriage to Gustave A Heckscher ended in divorce and she remains a social figure with ties to the Colfelt and Brinton families.
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James H. Colfelt
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Paris
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Sharswood_ Brinton
James McManes
Philadelphia Gas Works
Judge Wiltbank
Oceanside
Magnolia
Mass
James Henry Colfelt
Athens
Mott Haven
B. J. Weters
Unemployed Barricade Glasgow Council Building
About 400 unemployed men tried to force entry to Glasgow Municipal Council seeking a hearing. They rushed the building, doors were bolted, and police reserves were dispatched to restore order after the agitation failed to gain access.
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Glasgow Municipal Council
Glasgow
Municipal Council
American Women Win at International Council of Women
Geneva reports the International Council of Women sessions continuing as American delegates win broader influence. The Australian States will have a single Commonwealth delegation, English colonies previously aided by Canada, Australia, and others now see reduced voting power. Delegates condemn white slave traffic and vote against a double standard of morals. Lady Aberdeen spoke on women and public health as attendance reached a record high.
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Ireland
No Democratic Professors Ban Hits Russian Universities
In St Petersburg on September 3 the Minister of Education ordered professors and instructors in Imperial Universities and other Russian schools to resign or withdraw from Constitutional Democratic or other illegal political parties. The circular says party membership conflicts with government service and warns of summary removal. The action strikes at the core of Constitutional Democrat influence within academia.
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Russia
Constitutional Democratic
Constitutional Democrats
Less Cholera in Luzon Infected Districts Visit
Governor General Smith travels to northern Luzon to inspect cholera infected districts and urge native officials to aid sanitation efforts including town cleanups. New cases and deaths decline. spread believed checked. A few cases reach Manila from northern provinces but are kept from footholds by local health officers.
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Smith
Luzon
Sultan of Dunaharra Condemned to Hang in Parang Raid
Manila reports the Territorial Supreme Court condemns the Sultan of Dunaharra to hang for leading the January 1906 Parang raid in Mindanao in which J. W. McDonald was killed. He is also ordered to pay McDonald's heirs 1,000 pesos.
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Dunaharra
Parang
Mindanao
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McDonald
Band of highwaymen loot Kharkov paymaster in bank-to-station raid
A band of highwaymen robbed a railroad paymaster as he traveled from the bank to the station in Kharkov. Police and troops pursued the robbers and opened fire. three men were killed while others escaped.
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Liverpool
George Price
Oklahoma
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Germany and Britain Seek Mulai Hafid Pact in Morocco
Berlin and Paris push for recognition of Mulai Hafid as Sultan of Morocco while Britain weighs delay. Germany cites Algeciras obligations. France and Spain demand guarantees on treaties, concessions, and protections. Tangier reports battles near Mogador as Hafid asks for reinforcements.
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Fez
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Musa Hafid
St. Petersburg
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Mtouguf
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Glaoul
Cuban Liberals Unite Nominate Gomez for Cuban Presidency
The Zagista and Miguelista factions of Cuba's Liberal Party form an alliance in Havana and nominate Jose Miguel Gomez for president Alfredo Zayas wins the vice presidency with other offices split between factions They also back Sefer Zayas for 1913 keeping separate organizations but coordinating the campaign.
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Alfredo Zayas
Sefer Zayas
Aldrich Subcommittee Deepens German Banking Inquiry
In Berlin the National Monetary Commission under Senator Aldrich widens its inquiry beyond London and Paris, engaging German financial experts to report on banking subjects. Germany shows diverse banking forms including three savings bank types and several mortgage, private, and corporate institutions. Aldrich delays return to New York until tomorrow.
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National Monetary Commission
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Rhode Island
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Paris
Germany
Aldrich
New York
Butler in Copenhagen Lecture on American Civilization
Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia College gave the first in a series of lectures at Copenhagen University on American civilization focusing on the American political type. The hall was crowded and Butler received an enthusiastic welcome. A Danish American association plans a professor exchange between Copenhagen and Columbia, likely not to mature until 1909 or 1910.
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Columbia
Copenhagen
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia College
Copenhagen University
Butler
Otto Jespersen
Friesland sails from Holland for the Caribbean
The Netherlands cruiser Friesland departed from Holland today for the Caribbean. No additional warships will be sent to the West Indies at present.
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Fleet Officers At Newsboys Ball Highlight Melbourne Carnival
Melbourne hosts a week long carnival with crowds and rail traffic surpassing prior records. A naval rifle team beat Melbourne 1414 to 1369. the fleet’s hockey team won artificial ice. a Nebraska nine defeated Melbourne 10 to 4 at the cricket ground. The city newsboys ball at Melbourne Town Hall supported the Newsboys Society.
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Fleet Accidents Claim Several Victims at Melbourne
Officers were present in large numbers as social leaders including Lady Madden engaged in the affair which yielded good financial results. Yet several fleet accidents occurred in Melbourne. Arthur Decker a first class fireman on the New Jersey died after being run over by a train. His mother lives in Louisville. A Burlington Band from the Vermont named Michaelson was killed by a train while trying to reach a coach. S. Banks a marine on the Vermont fractured his skull by leaning from a moving car.
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Lady Madden
Arthur Decker
New Jersey
Decker
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Michaelson E
S. Banks
Pastei
U S Pacific Fleet Third Squadron Arrives at Ching Wan Tao
Rear Admiral Giles B. Harber leads the third squadron into Ching-wan-tao and visits Peking for three days, amid a port call by the Pacific fleet.
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Giles B. Harber
Ching-wan-tao
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