Hughes Renomination Clear as Delegates Pile Up
Developments in New York politics push Gov. Hughes toward renomination at the Saratoga State Convention. A New York County tally of 187 delegates could yield 94 votes for Hughes, with upstate support totaling 362 and Kings County carving toward Hughes as leaders push a pro-Hughes bloc.
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Republican County Committee
Timothy L. Woodruff
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Parsons
Mr. Woodruff
Oyster Bay
Taft
New York County
Fayvor
Mkes
New York
Gov. Hughes
Friends of State
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Kings County
Broome
Nassau
Cayuga
Chenango
Rensselaer
Clinton
Arutoga
Delaware
T.steuben
Suffolk
Franklin
GS Fompphins
Georg
Westchester Herkimer
Wyoming
Jefferson
Fire at Brooklyn Cork Factory Fights Water Pressure Crisis
A Brooklyn fire on the third floor of a six story factory at 552 to 556 State Street spread rapidly due to low water pressure. Firemen lacked sufficient streams for about 15 minutes, water towers spray minimal. All six floors of Empire Cork Specialty Company burned. adjoining tenements damaged. Loss estimated at 75000, factory owned by Percy G Williams. Police evacuated nearby tenements and trolley service was disrupted. Deputy Fire Chief Sally and officials coordinated as flames reached Atlantic Avenue area.
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State Street
Brooklyn
Sally
Empire Cork Specialty Company
Atlantic Avenue
Baker
Croker
Wise
Cork Company
Percy G. Williams
Flatbush Avenue
Fulton
Livingston Streets
Seventh Avenue
St. John’s Place
Fifth Avenue
Third Avenue
Workingman Disguised Cleric Attends Chicagoland Churches
The Rev John Thompson pastor of the McCabe M E Church spent a vacation disguised as a worker visiting nine affluent Chicago churches. He found congregations attentive and ministers generally cordial, though one pastor was crusty and repulsed him after a service. He aimed to counter Socialist claims that churches only welcome the rich.
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New York Times
Chicago
John Thompson
McCabe M. FE
Prisoner in Trenton May Be Wanted Outlaw Monroe
Special to The New York Times. Samu Worthington, jailed in Trenton for stealing a ride on a train, may be Bill Monroe the Orange County desperado sought for assault and arson in Middletown New York. Monroes’ pursuit spans several counties as sheriffs posses close in. Worthington has claimed Middletown address and noted prior arrests for horse stealing and assault. Squire Naar ordered Worthington jailed and asked Orange County Sheriff to verify if Worthington is the missing outlaw. A Orange County deputy sheriff heads to Trenton for identification.
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New York Times
Trenton
Samu Worthington
Bill
Monroe
Orange County
I Led a Mob in Lynchings Says Former Senator
A Memphis dispatch reports a sensational claim from Oxford Mississippi in which former United States Senator W V Sullivan confesses to organizing and directing a mob that lynched Nelse Patton. He says he supplied orders urged storming the jail and fired the revolver, praising the act despite anticipated consequences.
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Memphis
Oxford
Miss
United States
W. V. Sullivan
Nelse Patton
Roane
Patton
Claim of $1 000 Filed Against Thaw
A claim of $1,000 was filed before Referee in Bankruptcy Blair against Harry K Thaw by Dr. Jackson R Campbell of New York today in Pittsburg.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Blair
Harry K. Thaw
Jackson
R. Campbell
New York
Speed Comfort Economy Red Taxicabs Ad
Red Taxicabs advertise speed comfort and economy with a contact line 6600 Columbus and a New York Taxicab Co advertisement claiming reliable service.
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Columbus
New York
Croker Sides With Bryan and Defends Gambling Stance
In Dublin, Richard Croker argues for Bryan’s chances and defends betting as human nature. He criticizes anti betting laws, praises King Edward’s sporting culture, and urges regulated betting including Paris mutuel. He sees no harm in gambling and predicts political shifts tied to racing and industry.
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NEW York Times
Dublin
Richard ‘Croker
America
Mr. Croker
Taft
Bryan
New York
Gov. Hughes
Gov. Hughes's Anti-Betting Law Was, In Mr. Croker
King Edward
London
Paris
Croker
Parker Unwilling to Run for Governor of New York
Alton B. Parker, back from Washington, states he will not seek the New York governorship. He says he desires never again to hold public office and that his reply was meant to inform friends, not the public. Parker will host Mr. Bryan at dinner next Sunday. Seaboard Air Line announces schedule changes starting Sept. 13. Office 1,183 Broadway.
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B. Parker
Washington
New York
Judge Parker
Mr. Bryan
Florida
Atlanta
Seaboard Air Line
Broadway
Ogden Mills Reid Joins The Tribune Staff
Ogden Mills Reid, son of Whitelaw Reid, begins work as a reporter on The Tribune. He spends his first day seeking Democratic State Chairman Timothy L. Woodruff and attempting to meet William James Conners of Buffalo, showing a keen start to his newspaper career.
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St. James's
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Knickerbocker
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Buffalo
Democratic State Committee
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Tribune
Mr. Reid
TIMES
Yale
Yale Law School
Ambassador
Mrs Lawson Rescued After Yacht Collision at Sea
Mrs Arnold Lawson survived a yacht collision off Boston when the My Gypsy struck the Boyd and Leeds. She clung to the rail as the vessel capsized, was swept overboard, and rescued by the tug Metropolitan. She described the experience as nothing and returned to the yacht.
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New York Times
Boston
Mass
Arnold Lawson
Gypsy
Boyd
Leeds
Thomas W. Lawson
Crockstad
Mrs. Lawson
Metropolitan
Threat to Burn Whiteface Threatens Mount Whiteface
John St. Clair of Bloomingdale is charged with blackmailing T J J Rogers Co Ausable Forks by threatening to burn Mount Whiteface and 15000 acres of timber land. Officials set a trap, cashed a $100 check, and arrested him in Lake Placid after a failed attempt.
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New York Times
Lake Placid
N. Y
John St. Clair
Bloomingdale
Mount Whiteface
T. J. & J. Rogers Company
Ausable Forks
Whiteface
L H. Murphy
L. H. Murphy
St. Clair
Murphy
S. W. Barnard
Allen
Wanamaker Building Plans Mortgage Reported in Philadelphia
A $6,000,000 mortgage on John Wanamaker’s Philadelphia store, bounded by Chestnut Market Thirteenth Juniper Streets and 1224 1226 Market, secures 6,000 five hundred dollar bonds. The loan funds construction of the Chestnut Street store extension with the Land Title and Trust Company as trustee. Officers note bonds subscribed at par by New York City and Philadelphia peace officers.
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Philadelphia
John Wanamaker
Chestnut and
Market
Thirteenth
Juniper Streets
Market Street
Land Title and Trust Company
Wanamaker
New Fork
Franklin House in Paris Sought by Philadelphia Investor
Michael J. Doyle of Philadelphia says he secured an option for an American syndicate on the Paris house built and occupied by Benjamin Franklin. The property hosted Franklin receptions, later housed Napoleon I, and after his divorce passed to Josephine. Doyle withholds names of investors and intended use.
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Michael J. Doyle
Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin
France
Franklin
Napoleon I
Josephine
Doyle
Likely Michael Doyle in Paris Considering Franklin House Purchase
Philadelphia dispatch notes Michael Francis Doyle, a prominent lawyer active in civic groups, may be in Paris for a possible purchase of the Franklin house. If a syndicate is involved its plans are kept secret to avoid boosting the price.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Michael J. Doyle
Paris
Michael Francis Doyle
Franklin House
Roaches Bed Bugs and Mice Exterminated Ad
United Disinfecting Co. advertises extermination services for roaches bed bugs and mice at 517 West 45th Street. The short notice promotes residential pest control offerings by the service provider.
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United Disinfecting Co
West 45Th St
Balloon collapse at Richmond County Fair injures trapeze artist
William Coby an 18 year old balloonist and parachute jumper fell nearly 100 feet with a tiger cub during Children’s Day at the Richmond County Fair in Dongan Tralls S L. He sustained internal injuries and a spinal concussion and was taken to the infirmary. Police arrested manager Frank Robinson for alleged safety lapses and the balloon was only mildly damaged. A spectator Samuel Haber fractured a kneecap while fleeing the chaos.
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Coby
Mord
Smith Infirmary
Bremer Street
Milwaukee
Frank Robinson
Robinson
Samuel Haber
209
Springs Street
Manhattan
Charles F. Murphy
Col
Henry Watterson
J. Hamilton Lewis
Conners
Human Dynamo of Texas A seven year old boy Scientist like magnet
In Galveston Texas E G Atley a seven year old boy born to Russian parents living with his widowed mother in Houston is described as a living storage battery. A metal filling in a tooth completes a circuit when a metal cap touches it causing his head to jerk and a fan to spin. Iron held in his hand becomes magnetized and a hammer’s iron handle attracts tacks from four feet away. The boy reports an agreeable sensation and exhibits red hair freckles and blue eyes.
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New York Times
Galveston
Texas
G. Atley
Houston
Fireman's Son Admits Start Of City Fire
Acting Capt. Rehahn of the 152d Street Police Station found eight year old William Donnelly Jr lad of a fireman after hearing him boast of starting a blaze in a tenement cellar at 2805 Eighth Avenue. The boy led officers to Colonial Park where he confessed to starting the fire to see the engines turn out. He is in custody of his father to be taken to the Children's Court for malicious mischief.
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152D Street
Eighth Avenue
Colonial Park
William Donnelly, Jr
Donnelly
Mrs Sage Reaches Eightieth Birthday in Lawrence
An unusual flurry of parcels and telegrams greeted Mrs Russell Sage in Lawrence Long Island as neighbors sent flowers and congratulatory messages for her eightieth birthday. She spent the day quietly at her cottage, where Mr Sage once died, and planned to stay through September while friends called to pay respects.
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New York Times
Lawrence
L. I
Russell Sage
Harriman Fast Run Reaches Ogden for Record Trip
E T Harriman’s special train arrives in Ogden Utah at ten o clock mid afternoon with private cars and baggage car. The Salt Lake Division is cleared for the record run and a twenty minute stop precedes departure for Omaha on a planned thousand mile journey.
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Utah
Marriman
Salt
Cord
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Omaha
Boston Pawnshops Busy Record $425000 in Loans
Personal property valued at 425000 dollars including more than 700 watches was pawned in Boston yesterday and today. O W Farley of the loan division of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation spent the busiest day in the department recording the loans. No reason is known for the unusual volume beyond yesterday following a holiday.
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Boston
O. W. Farley
Loan Division
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Syndicate Secures Option On Cheyenne Canyon
A New York syndicate has optioned South Cheyenne Canyon Colorado Springs including seven falls near Helen Hunt Jackson's burial site and Manitou cliff dwellers ruins. Purchase price is 500000 with buyers’ names withheld. Planned investment aims to boost scenic attractions drawing thousands of tourists yearly.
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New York Times
Colorado Springs
Col
New York
Helen Hunt Jackson
Manitou
R. S. Ellis
State Railroad Commission Hits Erie $2 Mile for Obser vation Engine
The New Jersey State Railroad Commission denounces Eries proposal to charge $2 per mile for an observation engine for a tour of inspection, estimating an $800 cost. In retaliation the commission assigns all inspectors to Erie lines to obtain a thorough report. The law allows free passage on state lines but says nothing about observation engines.
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New York Times
Trenton
State Railroad Commission
Erie Railroad
Erie
Black Hand suspect captured after shootout in Bessemer
Mrs Jank Galler a claimed Black Hand agent was captured after a gun fight with five officers near Powder Mill Creek. She seized a money box and tried to flee, firing at pursuing officers. Her miner husband Frank Galler is jailed. they came from Venice, Italy with four children.
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Bessemer
Mich
Jank Galler
Powder Mill Creek
Frank Galler
Venice
Italy
Policeman Arrests Fifteen Italians in Street Incident
Policeman McGrath of West 1lood Street Station arrested fifteen Italians at North Street and Broadway last night. Thirteen were lamplighters on strike and two were strikebreakers. McGrath, on a bicycle in plain clothes, summoned Sergt. Kennison to help. They escorted all fifteen to a nearby roadhouse shed until a patrol wagon arrived. Frank Masietto and Joseph Magliert were held for concealed weapons. The other thirteen, including strike leader Joseph Vende, faced disorderly conduct charges.
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West 1Lood Street
Noth Street
Broadway
Sergt. Kennison
Frank Masietto
Amsterdam Avenue
Joseph Magliert
West 163Th Street
Joseph Vende
West 168Th Street
Malli's Restaurant Ad Promise Morning to Midnight
Malli's Restaurant at 14 18 Park Place advertises opening at 7 50 A M and closing at midnight. The note emphasizes food and music availability in a city dining ad.
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Malli’s
Park Place
Wright Flies Over an Hour in Record Flight
Lieutenant Lahm joins Orville Wright in an hour long flight proving sustained air endurance. The attempt sets a new doubles record for aviation as the early aviators push the pace.
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Wright
Wright achieves three world aviation records at Fort Myer
Orville Wright flies three endurance records in one day at Fort Myer surpassing Delagrange and his own marks. He soloed for 57 minutes then 62 minutes 15 seconds, then 6 minutes 16 seconds with Lieut Lahm aboard. High officials including Gen. Miles and Sec. of War witnessed.
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Delagrange
Lieut Lahm
Signal Corps
Virginia
Orville Wright
Wright
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