Foreman Miller May Go From Government Service
Foreman Miller of the Government book bindery faces possible discharge after a Civil Service inquiry, following his expulsion from the Bookbinders' Union. President Roosevelt reinforced a ruling that union membership cannot bar government employment, prompting union leaders to reconsider action and charges for Miller's personal conduct to be reviewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Foreman Miller
Public Service
Miller
Bookbinders’ Union
Palmer
Civil Service Commission
Cortelyou
Government Printing Office
United States
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
Public Printing Office
Swindled Relatives of Dead Fooled by Express Scam
Chicago officials expose a swindle targeting relatives of recently deceased men. Fifty packages with Co. D charges of 5.40 each arrived from Aurora Illinois room 336. Each parcel bore a Chicago name from death records and contained a bottle marked Prescription No. 16 747 Dr Weyler. Aurora office denies involvement. no money to be paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Chicago
United States Express
Company Today
Co. O. D
Mercantile Building
Aurora
Ill
Dominion Compagny Deal Endorsed in Nova Scotia
Halifax authorities outline key points of the new Dominion Coal Company and Dominion Iron and Steel Company agreement. The steel firm will receive a four year run of mine coal at current prices, with slack coal at the same price later. The coal company will reimburse over two million dollars spent on improvements since 1902. Plans include a modern washery worth over 400 thousand dollars and a new battery of fifty coke ovens. No president chosen yet. candidates Frederic Nicholls and William Plummer discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Halifax
N. S
Dominion Coal Company
Dominion Iron and Steel Company
Steel Company
Frederic Nicholls
William Plummer
Police seize suspect in mutilated bill plot at Pawtucket rail station
Pawtucket Rhode Island police report arrest of Ludwig Holt twenty five from Philadelphia at the New York New Haven Hartford station. He attempted to pass mutilated two dollar bills altered to five by adding figure fives. Holt carried three more mutilated bills. Authorities say Secret Service is involved in the case.
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Pawtucket
R. I
United States Secret Service
Ludwig Holt
Philadelphia
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Holt
Index to Departments and Page References
A listing of newspaper sections with page numbers for topics such as Commercial World Amusements Arrivals at Hotels Business Troubles Court Calendars Legal Notes Losses by Fire Marine Intelligence Railroads Real Estate Religious Society United Service Weather Reports and Yesterday's notes. Includes mentions of New Corporations and Out-of-Town Buyers across pages.
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Marine Intelligence Oan Foreign Mails
Page Society
United Service
Coudert rallies amid grave illness in Oyster Bay
Frederic R. Coudert, critically ill with heart failure in Oyster Bay, has rallied noticeably. Dr. I. E. Barnes says there is guarded hope he may live longer but cautions that a sudden decline could occur at any time.
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Oyster Bay
L. I
Frederic R. Coudert
I. E. Barnes
Consuls to be trained for higher posts in U S service
President Roosevelt outlines a policy shift to promote consular appointments from within the service based on experience in lower posts. The plan, discussed with Loomis and Hay, aims to speed filling key postings with capable, trade‑focused officials while not altering civil service or tenure. Loomis travels for hunting and planning meetings. Cortelyou visits, and social introductions occur at Sagamore Hill.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Francis B. Loomis
Hay
Loomis
United States
Maine
Baron von Sternburg
the Weirs
New Hampshire
Washington
Naval War College
Newport
Isthmian Canal
George B. Cortelyou
Department of Commerce and Labor
Sagamore Hill
Cortelyou
New York
Congress of Actuaries
Brooklyn
Seawanhaka Yacht Club
Roberts
Jordan
Barnes
Benedict
Haubert
Chatfield
Roosevelt Likely to Visit West Point During Army Maneuvers
In Louisville on September 4, reports indicate President Roosevelt is near confirming a visit to West Point Kentucky for the fall army encampment. Col. Wagner said the president may tour the camp early in October and stay two or three days if confirmed.
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Louisville
Roosevelt
West Point
Col. Wagner
Great Falls power scheme revived with War Department approval
The Great Falls project revived after twenty years with War Department approval of dam plans. The dam will extend across the Potomac, joining the Maryland Government dam, raise the Government dam two feet at the power company's expense, and supply electric lighting and street railway power for Washington.
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New York Times
Washington
Great Falls
Benjamin F. Butler
War Department
Gen. Gillespie
Government Dam
Potomac River
Maryland
Minister a Bank President in Jamesburg
The First National Bank of Jamesburg New Jersey elected Rev Dr Benjamin J Everitt as president succeeding Isaac Chamberlain who resigned. Everitt has long served as pastor of Jamesburg Presbyterian Church for twenty seven years and has sat on the bank board for years.
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New York Times
Trenton
N. J
First National Bank of
Jamesburg
Benjamin J. Everitt
Isaac 8. Chamberlain
Everitt
Jamesburg Presbyterian Church
First National Bank
Olympia In Peril After Maine Rocks Encounter
The cruiser Olympia with Rear Admiral Coghlan’s pennant arrived at Norfolk Navy Yard after striking rocks off Maine. She will be docked Wednesday for seven weeks of repairs as watertight compartments kept her safe during the gale and Tomaston Harbor shelter."
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Norfolk
Olympia
Coghlan
Navy Yard
Maine
Tomaston Harbor
Norfolk Navy Yard
Evans
Banker Chases Cabman Arrests Him After Crash
Banker Robert E. Tod pursued cabman Frank Woods for several blocks after a Broadway collision that left Mrs. Ellen Walsh and her two year old baby injured. Tod, witnessing the hit and ride away, forced Woods to accompany him to the West Sixty-eighth Street Station where Woods was charged with assault and jailed. Emergency crews treated Mrs. Walsh at Roosevelt Hospital while the child sustained facial abrasions.
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Robert E. Tod
West One Hundred and Fifth Street
Frank Woods
West End Avenue
Ellen Walsh
West Sixtysixth
Broadway
Woods
Mr. Tod
West Sixty-eighth Street
Roosevelt Hospital
Walsh
Langley Airship Test Ends in Propeller Debris
In Widewater Virginia on September 4 Prof Langley aborted the launch of his large aerodrome after the port propeller tore apart its blades and bent a main rod. The engine, recently repaired, had performed better but a blade orbit change caused the mishap. Prof Manly shut off the engine in time to avoid broader wreckage. Langley planned to return to Washington. repairs may finish by Monday.
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Widewater
Prof. Langley
Manly
Langley
Washington
Railway Express Strike Threatens National Service
Chicago reports a nationwide threat of strike to protest wages and working rules. United States Express Company workers and allied unions seek a uniform pay scale, revised hours, and 15 percent raises toward a nine hour day. The Brotherhood of Railroad Expressmen leads the movement with support from the Trainmen and Conductors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Chicago
United States Express Company
United States Company
A. Wygant
Chicago Federation of Labor
Brotherhood of Railroad Expressmen
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Order of
Auto Destroyed On East River Float In Fire
A red automobile valued at $20,000, consigned to David Bishop of Lee Massachusetts, burned on a Pier 46 float in the East River while awaiting transport. Explosions occurred after the chauffeur left, flames consumed the car, and fireboat Seth Low extinguished the blaze. A revolver in the tool chest remained unfired.
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David Bishop
Lee
Mass
Pier 46
East River
Seth Low
Trains to Long Branch and Asbury Park Discontinued
On September 8 Pennsylvania Railroad Company will discontinue a number of trains between New York Long Branch and Asbury Park. The change affects daily service and shifts travel options for commuters along the coast.
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LONG _ BRANCH
Asbury Park
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
New York
Long Branch
Adv
Indians Slay Ranchers in Nevada Wilds
Los Angeles reporting on Lincoln County Nevada where Piute Indians allegedly terrorize Las Vegas Valley. Outlaws shoot and scalp ranchers Charles Stewart and George Latimer at Indian Creek. two prospectors also killed near Ash Meadows. Civil authorities cannot control the raids. Federal troops may be requested. Salt Lake Railroad expected to bring settlement.
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New York Times
Los Angeles
Cal
Lincoln County
Nevada
Las Vegas Valley
Manuel
Piecho
Indian Creek Ranch
Charles Stewart
George Latimer
William Williams
Cochi
Ash Meadows
New
Adrift in Disabled Launch Off Coney Island
Police Sergt John McDonald and Policeman James Wheelwright of Rockaway Beach Station along with two women sailed from Rockaway to Coney Island. Their naphtha launch Ethel failed in fog and the boat drifted near Sheepshead Bay. A fishing smack crew hooked the craft and tows it to safety after McDonald nearly drowned.
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John McDonald
James Wheelwright
Rockaway Beach
Wheelwright
Rockaway
Coney Island
Ethel
Manhattan Beach
Sheepshead Bay
John B
Sergt. McDonald
Striking Sons Follow Father at Lynn Roofing Firm
Boston news reports three sons of John Bee of Burns & Bee join a union strike after the firm refuses to sign the Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers' Union schedule. About twenty firms have signed, but major tinsmith and sheet metal employers still refuse, disrupting stove and roofing work as metal conductors must now be installed by union members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Boston
Lynn
John Bee
Burns & Bee
Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers’ Union
Metal Workers’ Union
Oppose Washington Station Delays Spark Legal Action
In Washington a legal suit challenges the planned Union Station as unconstitutional use of public funds for a private project. Citizens in Northeast Washington fear track congestion and seek to block the marble station construction to match government buildings.
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New York Times
Washington
Union Station
Death claims child who fell into cistern in East Orange
Wini fred Wheeler, 2 a half, daughter of Willard Wheeler of New York, was killed when she wandered into an unprotected cistern under a rear piazza at 28 Grove Place. After a search by playmates and parents, the child was found floating in about a foot of water. County Physician McKenzie issued the death certificate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
East Orange
N. J
Winifred Wheeler
Willard Wheeler
New York
Grove Place
Robert H. Libby
McKenzie
Tri Mountain directors resign. Copper Range takes control
At a Boston meeting, all Tri Mountain Mining Company directors resigned and were replaced by Copper Range Consolidated Mining Company directors led by William A. Paine as president and Frederick Stanwood as secretary and treasurer. Overdue dividends were referred to the new management.
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Boston
Tri-Mountain Mining Company
Copper Range Consolidated Mining Company
Tri-Mountain
William A. Paine
Frederick Stanwood
John Gordon
C. A. Snow
J. Henry Brooks
Copper Range Company
Delaware spoils contract linked to Ball and Addicks
Dover reports that U S Senators Ball and Allee signed a secret patronage division contract with Cabinet advisers in Washington. The pact allocates Wilmington and New Castle County to Ball and Kent and Sussex to Allee, and it was placed in federal archives for safekeeping.
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New York Times
Dover
Del
United States
Delaware
J. Frank Allee
Addicks
Ball
Wilmington
New Castle County
Senator Allee
Kent
Sussex
Washington
Payne
Huldah B. Todd
Greenwood
Sussex County
L. Heisler Ball
Miss Todd
United
Senate
Republican Party
Allee
Alice
Roosevelt
Rooosevelt
Byrne
Congress
The Affray in Peking
Two Americans were severely wounded by French soldiers in Peking drawing public anger at foreign command policy allowing side arms off duty. Witnesses say the French were the aggressors. Capt. André Brewster, U.S. military attaché, called for punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
André Brewster
United States
Legation
Iron Ore Discovery Shocks Minnesota's Vermilion Range
Thomas J. Walsh of Tower, Vermilion Range, while clearing a swamp for a hay meadow, uncovered a well defined iron ore outcrop beneath just three inches of moss near a familiar path. He employed men and exposed a promising ore body, exciting the Tower area where Minnesota’s first mines were found.
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New York Times
Duluth
Minn
Thomas J. Walsh
Tower
Vermilion Range
Walsh
Steamer Umbria Sighted Off Crookhaven
The steamer Umbria commanded by Capt. Dorton on the New York to Queenstown run was sighted off Crookhaven at 4 25 this afternoon according to wireless report.
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Umbria
Crookhaven
Duttom
New York
Queenstown
Shah's Throne in Peril in Persia
The Times dispatch cites a Teheran letter saying the Shia religious head rebuked the Shah for foreign influence and warned of Persian united action to oust him. The religious faction may seek Turkish protection if grievances are not addressed, underscoring the priesthood's power in Persia.
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London TimEs
NEW York Times
London
Odessa
The
Times
Astrakhan
Teheran
Persia
Turkey
Kerbela
Bagdad
Vanderbilts Impersonator Arrested in Milwaukee
George H Bussell of Chicago posed as Reginald Vanderbilt and later as a Health Officer in Milwaukee. He registered at the Plankinton Hotel, attracted social attention, and was detained for vagrancy after showing himself in the Red Light District. He claimed to be a medical student and denied his Chicago address. He awaits court, bail requested.
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New York Times
Milwaukee
George H. Bassell
Chicago
Reginald Vanderbilt
Plankinton Hotel
Bussell
Vanderbilt
St. Paul
Red Light District
Riemer
Boy Wins Millinery Prize in Chicago Contest
Chicago reporters recount the milliners convention ending with nineteen year old Earl E. Hodge winning first prize. Critics say being the only boy affected judges, while Hodge credits lifelong practice and a talent for hat making as the reason for his win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Chicago
Association
Earl E. Hodge
Hodge
Louis De Forest Acquitted In Fire Obstruction Case
In Newport Rhode Island District Court Louis De Forest of New York was discharged after both sides agreed the obstruction charge failed. Evidence showed the fire department had not proven he knew his machine obstructed the street before it was removed. The fireman’s complaint came from another occupant after De Forest left.
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New York Times
Newport
R. I
District Court
Louis de Forest
New York
Fire Department
de Forest
Fall River mills to close til Sept 14 cutting 18,000 jobs
Seventeen cotton plants in Fall River will shut down tomorrow through Sept 14, affecting about 18,000 workers and 1,300,000 spindles. The move, the most extensive since the cotton downturn, follows reduced cotton arrivals and market strain. Some mills already curtailing include Hargraves Parker and Barnaby. Durfee mills may also close pending final decision.
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Fall River
Mass
Anacona
Barpard
Border City
American Linen
Chase
Cornell
Luther
Laurel Lake
King Philip
Osborn
Merchants
Mechanics
Warraganees
Tecumseh
Union
Stafford
Weetamoe
Sagamore Company
Hargraves, Parker
Barnaby Mills
Richard Borden Corporation
Lst
Durfee
Finance Minister Manescheff Drowns in Varna Bay
Sofia reports the drowning of M. Manescheff, the Minister of Finance, while bathing in Varna Bay. The incident occurred amid reports of good music scenery and a pleasant voyage on the Son River Bay Line, with travel enjoyment noted.
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Sofia
M. Manescheff
Finance
Varna Ay
Son River Bay Line
Turkish Bulgarian Situation Grows Graver in War Talks
Dispatches from Constantinople report Turkish officers discussing reaching Sofia within three weeks of hostilities. Sofia reports via Vienna say Bulgaria’s war party gains ground while Drevnik promotes war and a Russo Bulgarian treaty. Sofia seeks to delay conflict amid Austro Russian opposition and unprepared Bulgarian army. Prince Ferdinand works to avert decision and seeks European control of Macedonia.
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London
Constantinople
Sofia
Vienna
Bulgaria
Drevnik
Daily Telegraph
Ferdinand
Macedonia
Daily Chronicle
Bulgarian mood shifts on Macedonia autonomy study
The Vienna-based Times correspondent reports that Bulgaria seeks removal of the Macedonian element more than territorial growth. Bulgaria favors an autonomous Macedonia to allow Macedonians in Bulgaria to live safely, avoiding further central conflict.
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London
Vienna
The
Times
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Powers May Send Warships to Turkey
Paris reports a French fleet may be ordered to Turkish waters amid growing disorder in Turkey. Italy Austria Russia and Great Britain have made similar preparations with expectations of joint action if a crisis develops.
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Paris
Turkey
Constantinople
Italy
Austria
Russia
Great Britain
Monastir
France
Salonika
European capitals fear Balkans crisis grows
Censorship tightens in Constantinople as Macedonia prospects spark debate across Europe. Dispatches hint insurgents may have sunk the Hungarian steamer Vaskapu in the Black Sea, risking Austrian intervention. Police arrest Bulgarians amid widespread rumors of further outrages and stock markets panic at the war threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Constantinople
American Warships Arrive at Beirut
United States cruisers Brooklyn and San Francisco have arrived in Beirut to protect American interests. Turkish authorities report progress in investigating the attack on Vice Consul Magelssen, with no final decision on Cruiser disposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
San Francisco
Mr. Magelssen
Beirut
Syria
United States
Washington
Chekib Bey
Hay
Foreign Office
Turkey
Magelssen
Brook
Admiral Cotton
Leishman
American missionaries in Asia Minor crisis in Beirut affair
A Morning Post letter from Constantinople discusses the Beirut affair and the American missionaries in Asia Minor. It notes the US must press the Porte or abandon the missionaries, and suggests the naval show of force signals American resolve and may push the Sultan to raise a Washington envoy.
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London
Morning Post
Constantinople
Beirut
Asia Minor
United States
Porte
Washington
America
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Kentucky
Washington Water Power
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Driver
McDonald
Lynn Roofer
Washington Station
Citizens’ Association
Consolidated Mining Company
Mr. Payne
Himself
Huldah
Todd Case
Tower, Minn
Shah
Peril
Reginald
Fall River Mills
Seventeen
War Party
Principality
Loxpon
Rayndal
Delcassé
M. Delcassé
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