Arrests in New Haven Wreck Probe Prompt Criminal Charges
After a full inquest into the Bar Harbor Express and White Mountain flyer crash near North Haven, Coroner Ell Mix ordered the arrest of engineer Augustus B. Miller and flagman Charles Henry Murray on charges of criminal responsibility for Royal A. Hotchkiss’s death. Both men posted $5,000 bail as the inquiry continued with a public investigation by the Interstate Commerce Commission slated for the next day.
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New Haven
Star Chamber
Bar Harbor Express
White Mountain
North Haven
Ell Mix
New Haven County
Augustus B. Miller
Charles Henry Murray
Bar Harbor
Royal
H. W. Belnap
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Miller
Gates
Mix
County of House
Murray
Howard
Interstate Ferce Commission
Belnap
Roosevelt Letter Supports Sulzer Amid impeachment fight
Ex President Theodore Roosevelt writes Governor Sulzer that opponents seek crooked politics and an invisible government. He urges a clear explanation of charges as Sulzer defers public comment, saying he will speak before impeachment court.
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New York Times
Albany
Chester C. Platt
Sulzer
Roosevelt
New York
Arizona
Murphy
United States
Mrs. Sulzer
Theodore Roosevelt
Agaeement
Frawley Committee
Bassett Moore Resignation Rumors Denied by White House
Washington reports circulated that John Bassett Moore had offered to resign from government service. The White House and State Department denied the rumors, stating President Wilson has no reason to doubt Moore's satisfaction and that he will return to duties around October 1.
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New York Times
Washington
John Bassett Moore
State Department
White House
Wilson
Moore
New Jersey
Europe
South America
New York
Bryan
Rof. Moore
John Osborne
Osborne
Bryant
John Lind
Mexico
Mr. Lind
Lind
Mexico City
Unyielding Mexico under Huerta amid exodus and diplomacy
Foreign Minister Gamboa reported no new communications with Lind as Wilson’s envoy. Huerta ordered trains for Americans leaving Mexico, promising funds for refugees. European diplomats doubt US proposals, while tensions rise and Lind’s Vera Cruz stay draws comment amid nationwide unease over anti American sentiment and aid for evacuees.
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O'Shaughnessy
Washington
Foreign Office
Huerta
United States
Mexico
Gamboa
Wilson
Richard D. Dewey
New York Life Insurance Company
Vera Cruz
Ometazco
Bryan
Department of State
Lind
Matamoros
Judge Defends Slit Skirt in Public Statement
Judge Ralph Latshaw of the Criminal Court defended modern women’s attire including slit skirts and diaphanous gowns. He argued that fashion does not define morality and criticized campaigns against extreme styles while urging clothing that pleases men.
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Kansas City
Ralph Latshaw
Criminal Court
Judge Latshaw
Refugees Sail on Ward Liner Esperanza from Vera Cruz
The Esperanza steamed at midnight carrying 198 passengers, about 90 percent Americans, as refugees left Vera Cruz amid varying reactions to the president's order and the aid provided. Continued on Page 3.
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New York Times
Vera Cruz
Why Is Than a Hero in Quebec Exorcised Ghosts
Article previews exorcism by an English clergyman in Quebec and notes royal or noble overtones. Former President Reyes writes on moral leadership. William J. Bryan discusses The Prince of Peace. Harvard professor Albert B. Hart weighs Bulgaria. Paris fashions are sketched.
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Quebec
Duke
China
Reyes
William J. Bryan
Prince of Peace
Albert B. Hart
Harvard
Bulgaria
Paris
George Cohan Hurt In Auto Smash-Up Near Hartford
Hartford, Sept. 4 George M. Cohan the actor playwright and producer his thirteen year old daughter Georgette Wallace Eddinger leading man in one of the COhan Harris companies and Francis X Hope a manager were seriously injured when a touring car they rode in struck a wagon and overturned on Maple Avenue near Berlin Turnpike. The girl was said to be in critical condition with a base of brain fracture while Cohan X Hope and Van Buren the chauffeur suffered varying injuries. The party was en route to a dress rehearsal for Seven Keys to Baldpate at Parson Theatre next week.
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New York Times
Hartford
Conn
George M. Cohan
Georgette Wallace Eddinger
Cohan & Harris
Francis X. Hope
Eddinger
Georgia Cohan
Hope
Maple Avenue
Berlin
John Gabriel
Garnage
Cohan
New York
van Buren
New Britain
Connecticut Valley
Sam_ H. Harris
The
Colonial
Grand Central Station
Jerry Cohan
Monroe
N. Y
Georgette Cohan
Paris
Paris Conservatoire
Jean de Reszke
Georgette
Ritz- Carlton
George Cohan
New Haven
Edgar Selwyn
the & Harris
Currency Bill Clears House Panel With 20 Percent Reserve
The Glass Currency Bill, after an amendment cutting the sixty day reserve from 25 to 20 percent, advances from the House Banking and Currency Committee. Republicans split on reporting, Democrats in support, with plans to bring the measure to the floor by mid September for Senate review amid anticipated debate and transition concerns.
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New York Times
Washington
Central Reserve
Federal Reserve Banking System
Committee On Banking and Currency of
House
Representative Burke
Pennsylvania
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Federal Reserve Bank
Lindbergh
Minnesota
Lindveren
Zeppelin plans first Atlantic crossing airship
Berlin reports Count Zeppelin's engineers claim the new 520 foot long airship with four 205 horsepower motors is capable of crossing the Atlantic to America with reduced risk. It will be the largest Zeppelin yet built and a revolving shed is planned at Friedrichshafen to house it.
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Marconi
New York Times
Berlin
Zeppelin
Friedrichshafen
Atlantic
America
Zeppelin Company
Vanderbilt cancels voyage due to illness of son
Cornelius Van derbilt and the Amerika voyage were postponed after his 15 year old son Cornelius fell ill with a throat condition. Doctors in consultation at the Carlton could not determine seriousness yet. The elder Van derbilt will not sail until his boy recovers.
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Marconi
New York Times
London
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Amerika
Cornelius, Jr
Vanderbilt
Carlton
Explosion Destroys Sidewalk Beside Wanamaker Garage
An early morning explosion damaged a five story building at East Thirty-first Street injuring several with flying glass. Gas and electricity were shut off as investigators from the Bureau of Combustibles Edison Company and Consolidated Gas Company work the scene.
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John Wanamaker
East Thirty-first Street
Mahoney
East
Beidleman Dies After 56 Day Grief Fast Near Harrisburg
William Beidleman aged nearly 96 died in Harrisburg after a 56 day fast that left him with only two small pieces of toast. He stopped eating due to grief for a close relative and said he had no appetite when questioned.
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Harrisburg
Penn
William Beidleman
Beidleman
Moline Woman Fined 3500 for Smuggling to Hoboken
Mrs William Velie of Moline Illinois was fined 3500 by Judge Rellstab in Trenton for smuggling jewelry and other items into the United States. Her maid May Lillie was fined 50. They were arrested on landing in Hoboken August 19. Both pled non vult. Fines paid and they were released. Items included a pearl necklace a gold watch and chain a ring gowns and table covers.
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Trenton
N. J
William Velie
Moline
United States
Rellstab
May Lillie
Hoboken
Karluk Arrives at Point Barrow After Ice Delay
The whaler Karluk of the Stefansson expedition reached Point Barrow Alaska today after being icebound for several days at 71 5 N 167 10 W. From Port Clarence the voyage was uneventful though ice and seals were seen. A man named Pe was killed by Captain Bartlett and Burt McConnell. The Bear reported in Nome that Karluk was trapped and her side stove in, but Seattle advices say the ship suffered no damage.
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Point Parrow
Alaska
Karluk
Stefansson
Port Clarence
Point Barrow
Bartlett
Burt McConnell
Nome
Bear
Seattle
Ring Worth $20,000 Missing From Ritz Penthouse
Mrs. Frederick Lewisohn reported her pearl and diamond ring vanished from a hotel washstand at the Ritz Carl ton. Burns detectives seek a woman in a green dress believed to have knowledge of the disappearance. The ring is valued at $20,000.
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Central
Office
Burns
Frederick Lewisohn
Wevenues
Ritz-Carlton
Lewisohn
Gaynor Attacks Tammany as Fusion Plans Unravel
Mayor Gaynor's sharp attacks on Tammany Hall converge with Fusion leaders plans, as Hapgood and Price blame him for helping Tammany and threaten to curb Mitchel. The Furor grows after Gaynor departs for England on vacation while fusion strategists scramble over HIS impact on the race.
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Gaynor
Tammany Hall
England
Fusion
John Purroy Mitchel
Georg McAneny
William A. Prendergast
Norman Hapgood
Mr. Gaynor
Tammany
Hapgood
Mitchel
McCall
Price
Joseph M. Price
Fusion Forces
Mr. Price
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Zamaconas
O’shaughnessy
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TIMES
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Francis Hope
Vermont
Jerome
Mr. White
Anks
Central Reserve City Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of
Federal Reserve Banks
Coaticook
Harry Kendall
Dominion of Canada
Board of Inquiry
Thaw
Immigration Department
E. Blake Robertson
Matteawan
L. T. Marechal
Justice
Harry Thaw
Canada
Ilegally
W. L. Shurtleff
William Travers Jerome
John Lanyon
New York State
Norton’s Mills
Norton's Mills
Billington
Connecticut River
Montgg
Lake Champlain
R. Jerome
Alo
Kieb
Dominion
Tha
N. Greenshields
Supt
Son
Robertson
Stanford White
Thaw Wrecteely
Pittsburgh
New Zeppelin
Trip
C. Vanderbilt, JR
Wanamaker Garage
Vilainy
Huri
Tammany Organization
Delmonico's
Ohn Galvin
Gene
Board of
Hatevenee
Sterling
Arthur H. Woods
Mr. Mitchel
Fifth Avenue
Geyner
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