Utah rail probe over Union Pacific stock case grows tense
The Fish Harriman dispute spills into Union Pacific dealings with Baltimore & Ohio and New York Central stock. Utah law now allows non connecting line investments, strengthening UP position that its 1901 1906 charter clarifications authorize purchases. The Illinois Central remains a connecting line.
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Wall Street
Fish- Harriman
Illinois Central
Union Pacific
Baltimore & Ohio
New York Central
Harriman
Charles J. Bonaparte
Utah
Union. Pacific
the Road
Southern Pacific
Northern Pacific
United States
Omaha
Oregon Ort Line
D Willis James Nearing Death at Fabyan s New Hampshire
D Willis James of Phelps Dodge & Co New York lay dying at the Mount Washington Hotel in the White Mountains after a heart disease attack four weeks ago. His sister Mrs James Seward and her husband nurse him as their search for his son in Labrador remains fruitless. Once improving, his condition worsened today and death is now imminent.
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New York Times
Fabyan
James Seward
New York
Mr. James
Runaway double wedding in Youngstown to please sisters
Anna B Gettings and Seldon B Lewis planned a spur of the moment marriage in Youngstown Ohio while Miss Mabel Gettings and Charles L Wickersham witnessed. The sisters married in a private ceremony with a minister while the brides returned to Allegheny to tell their mother.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Anna B. Gettings
Allegheny
Seldon B. Lewis
Pittsburg Forge & Iron Company
Youngstown
Ohio
Miss Gettings
Mabel
Mr. Lewis
Charles L. Wickersham
Buckeye Lumber Company
Mabel Gettings
Wickersham
Miss Mabel
Woman Reunited with Deserted Husband After 32 Years
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Pierce of New Britain reconciles with Edwin B. Pierce who abandoned his family thirty-two years ago. Their three children oppose his return, but a truce is agreed. Pierce, now a Methodist minister and businessman from New Brighton, Penn., cites past fortunes and avoids explaining his desertion.
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New York Times
New Britain
Conn
Elizabeth M. Pierce
Mierce
Pierce
Trimers
New Brighton
Penn
Jamaica
L. 1
Farmington
Woman Captures Four Apple Thieves in New Rochelle
Mrs. C H Neihaus a wealthy New York socialite who recently bought the George W Underhill estate in New Rochelle confronted four men stealing apples in an orchard. She ordered them down from the trees with a shotgun and held them in her parlor until police arrived. They were identified as Henry Metz Frank Bronanka Samuel Larson and G A Thompson and were held for trial by Judge Van Auken.
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New York Times
New Rochelle
C. H. Neihaus
New York
George W. Underhill
Policeman McGowan
Mrs. Neihaus
Henry Metz
First Avenue
Manhattan
Frank Bronanka
East Fifty-fourth Street
Samuel Larson
G. A. Thompson
van Auken
Bridegroom’s suicide after quarrel at Wendover home
Hermann Rosenheim, saloonkeeper at 447 Wendover Avenue, killed himself with a pistol after a minor dispute with his wife at the supper table. He and friend Robert Fields were present when the shot occurred. Rosenheim died with a revolver beside him. He had just taken over his father’s saloon four months earlier.
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Hermann Rosenheim
Wendover Avenue
Robert Fields
Rosenheim
Fields
Hudson River Day Line Fall Outing Adverts
Shipping notices show 88 Graf Waldersee Hamburg and New York listings for the Hudson River Day Line fall outing with music and advertising details.
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Graf Waldersee
Hamburg
Hudson River
Stra R
Hudson
New York
Muaic, Adv
Riots Over Asiatic Immigrants Hit Vancouver
Vancouver authorities refuse safe landing for a ship carrying 114 Japanese, 149 Chinese, and 941 Hindus amid unionist protests against Asiatic labor. The Monteagle heads to Victoria as tensions rise, with rioting incidents, arrests, and a bylaw banning a white man Japanese wrestling match. Rain suppresses street violence for now.
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New York Times
Vancouver
Victoria
Indiana
Woolwich
British India reports unrest offshore and in Canada
Lucknow reports anger over attacks on Hindus in the United States and Canada and calls for protection. No confirmation of an anti Jewish outbreak near Kishineff with eighty Jews said killed. Odessa’s new prefect Gen Novitsky orders full law penalties for attacks on Jews or community members.
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Lucknow
British India
Bellingham
Vancouver
United States
Canada
Kishineff
Odessa
Nouvitsky
Gregorieff
Novitsky
Ema
Essa
Ten-Hour Fight Between Married Pair Ends In Insanity
John Williams 180 pounds and his 220-pound wife Mary fought in a boat house for ten hours after she suddenly attacked him while insane. The gang plank disappeared during the struggle and Williams escaped to shore at dawn. Mary Williams was restrained by five policemen and taken to Dixmont Asylum.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
John Williams
Mary
Williams
Dixmont Asylum
Get Back to First Principles by Drinking Evans Ale
A brief ad notes Evans Ale as the drink of choice for readers seeking fundamental principles, urging patrons to return to basics with the brand.
Taft World Trip Costs Estimated at 2500 Dollars
Secretary Taft’s world tour cost near 2500 dollars for his travel alone with War Department funding covering Philippines and homeward Europe. Ex officials accompanying Taft will be paid by the War Department while private party costs fall to individuals. The Seattle leg notes Taft, McGraw, Piles, Humphrey, Edwards and Wilson traveling. Cushman joins at Tacoma with a reception in Aberdeen.
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New York Times
Washington
Taft
Philippines
War Department
Europe
United States
Clarence Edwards
Seattle
John H McGraw
Chamber of Commerce
Piles
Humphrey
Clarence R. Edwards
John L. Wilson
Aberdeen
Tacoma
Cushman
Young Men's Republican Club
Riot in San Francisco injures five non-union car men
In San Francisco the morning attack on a United Railroad wrecking car by strike sympathizers left five injured and hospitalized at St Luke's. Police stopped shooting after ordering restraint as the crew reached the barns. Green, a non union car man, faced arrest on gunfire suspicions.
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San Francisco
St. Luke’s Hospital
United Railroad
Troubleegan
R. L. Wade
J. W. Miller
A. Bigelow
Green
Dare to wed now in Patchogue couple wed in Brooklyn
Miss Leonora Dayton of Patchogue and Adolph Megenheimer of Bayport secretly married in Brooklyn two weeks after a dare from friends. Only witness was actress Mrs Alice Davenport. Bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Samuel Dayton. groom is son of the late Adolph Flegenheimer, Brooklyn brewer.
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Leonora Dayton
Patchogue
Adolph
Megenheimer
Bayport
Leonora
Brooklyn
B. V. Bauder
The
Baptist Temple
Alice Davenport
Samuel Dayton
Lake Street
Adolph Flegenheimer
Miss Dayton
Boston Schoollife Opens Under Curriculum Reforms
Boston schools begin the new term with major changes in instruction. The eight year preliminary grades replace nine. A director of physical training and twenty two graduate nurses will serve all districts. Nurses coordinate with 100 medical inspectors and may visit homes when needed. Nurses meet bi monthly with the Board of Health.
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New York Times
Boston
Board of Health
Son known as burglar held after family burglary
Frederick Meyer reports his son Andrew Meyer 17 burglarized their home on return from vacation. Police found jewelry and clothing valued at 1250 dollars missing and a pawn ticket sold for 100 dollars to Edward Evans of 885 Tenth Avenue. Meyer and Evans were arrested for burglary and receiving stolen property respectively.
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Andrew Meyer
West Fifty-seventh Street
Frederick Meyer
Meyer
Eoward Evans
Tenth Avenue
Touring Car Plunges Off Bank In Wisconsin
Walter Brittain president of Beloit bank injured fatally apparent when touring car fell 25 feet at Janesville. His wife and Mrs. Fred Strong seriously hurt. Fred Strong a bank president escaped by jumping. Ad reads Burnett's Vanilla ad.
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Janesville
Wis
Walter Brittain
Beloit
Fred Strong
Standart Czarist Yacht Runs Aground Near Horsé
A New York Times special from Helsingfors reports the Czar’s yacht Standart grounded on submerged rocks near Horsé with the Imperial family aboard. The vessel’s status is described as not dangerous and private salvage offers are pending.
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NEW York Times
Helsingfors
Standart
Empress
Horsd
Gulf of Finland
Viborg
Hango
Horsé
Rilax
Count Arofelt
Reval
Czar
Imperial
Remarkable Philadelphia will cuts husband to $5
Sophia Beck leaves $1,700 estate to Fidelity Trust Company for relatives use and gifts $5 to her husband, citing his lack of support. She disinherits him from administration and states guests at her funeral, with wine and cake for family after the service.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Register of
Sophia Beck
Beck
Cant Float Big Schooner Miles M Merry Off Eastport Bar
The four masted schooner Miles M Merry, capt. Fickett, stranded on the outer bar opposite Moriches Life Saving Station at Eastport L I. A tow by the J J Merritt moved the vessel 100 feet at high tide but another attempt is planned. If it fails cargo loss of coal into the sea is possible. The Merry, built in 1901 at Bath Me, is owned by J Winslow Co of Portland Me.
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New York Times
Eastport
L. I
Miles M. Merry
Fickett
Moriches
J. J. Merritt
Merry
Bath
J. Winslow & Co
Portland
Dock Strike Begins At Galveston Docks
At Galveston on Sept 11 more than 900 laborers were called out halting Sunset dock operations and blocking Southern Pacific traffic. Workers demanded a 5 cent per hour raise. contractors refuse and plan to replace strikers with African American workers, risking serious unrest.
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New York Times
Galveston
Sunset
Southern Pacific
All Your Kitchen Utensils Should Be STRANor WARE
Advertisement stresses STRANor WARE as the purest and most durable kitchen utensils. It quotes Ady endorsing the line and urges readers to choose these utensils as superior in quality and longevity.
Bigger Than the Lusitania
Belfast plans reveal Harland and Wolff working on a White Star liner larger than the Lusitania. Keel laid in months with a 40,000 ton register. Engine mix set to include reciprocating and turbine power and an estimated speed around twenty two knots despite cost concerns.
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NEW York Times
London
Belfast
Harland & Wolff
Miss Judith Morton Killed in Kentucky Horse Accident
Miss Judith Morton 23 daughter of Judge R Morton of Lexington was killed when her horse bolted on the Tates Creek road. She rode with William Hart of Reed Hotel. Hart halted to adjust his saddle. Her skull was crushed and her father rushed from Frankfort to her side. Morton had social prominence in New York Philadelphia and St Louis and studied at Bryn Mawr.
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New York Times
Lexington
Judith Morton
R. Morton
Miss Morton
New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
William Hart
Reed Hotel
Tates Creek
Hart
Frankfort
Bryn Mawr
Penn
Guarded from Black Hand in Sharon Pennsylvania
Meyer Routman a wealthy Sharon businessman has brought five Pinkerton detectives from Chicago to guard his five year old daughter Alma. Two guards will watch Alma day and night after seven Black Hand threats over two weeks demanding $500 left under the portico or she will be kidnapped.
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New York Times
Sharon
Penn
Meyer Routman
Pinkerton
Chicago
Alma
Routman
Black Hand Society
Black Hand
Brakeman Returns Wallet With $3000 Find
In Newark Delaware a farmer almost lost $3000 after leaving a train. Brakeman Van Sant of the Pennsylvania Railroad found a wallet containing the cash, stopped the train, and returned the money to the farmer at the Newark station.
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Wilmington
Del
van Sant
Pennsylvania Railroad
Newark
Two Men Die From 20000 Volt Fence Incident
Pittsburg report states Jesse Weaver and Louis W. Long of Arena were found dead beside a barbed wire fence after a trolley feed wire fell across the fence delivering 20000 volts. Investigators believe they leaned on the fence while talking.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Jesse Weaver
Louis W. Long
Arena
Pennsylvania
Operation on King Alfonso in San Sebastian
King Alfonso underwent nasal duct dilation surgery to ease breathing by removing adenoid growths. The operation was satisfactory, but he will stay indoors for two days to avoid exposure to the outer air. Three doctors, Premier Maura, and the Grand Chamberlain attended the procedure.
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San Sebastian
Alfonso
Maura
Duke of Sotomayor
Powder poultice explodes at Chatham station injuring man
Albany report says Harold Schemerhorn wore a gunpowder poultice on his left arm at Chatham Railroad Station. A spark from a nearby match ignited the powder causing an explosion that burned his clothing and badly scorched his arm. The current poultice reportedly would not burn or explode.
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New York Times
Albany
Harold Schemei
Horn
Chatham
Schemerhorn
Garfield to Aid Burton in Mayoralty Fight
Secretary of the Interior James R. Garfield says he is ready to help Mr. Burton against Tom L. Johnson in Cleveland's mayoral contest. He stated he is anxious to aid in Burton's defeat and would assist if asked.
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Tom Johnson
New York Times
Cleveland
Ohio
Roosevelt
James R. Garfield
Burton
Mr. Garfield
Tom L. Johnson
Garfield
Fred. C. Howe
Killed on Wedding Eve in Bloomfield Indiana
The body of Homer S. Casey was found early today in a barn in Bloomfield seated upright in a buggy with a bullet hole in the left temple. He had been due to marry Anna Stone this afternoon and had returned from town the previous evening. No revolver was found. robbers or tramps are suspected after an apparent late arrival. Casey had worked for a Chicago tailoring house.
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Bloomfield
Ind
Homer S. Casey
Anna Stone
Peter Stone
Casey
Chicago
Ady Slogan Credits Usher for Scotch Highball Fame
A quoted quip notes that after all Usher’s the Scotch made the highball famous, highlighting a playful attribution to the drink’s popularization.
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Usher
Ady
Lusitania Sets Transatlantic Pace Ahead of Friday Arrival
Wireless update from aboard the Lusitania reports 570 nautical miles in the last 24 hours and 1,706 miles to date as the ship speeds toward New York. Passengers enjoy high spirits and unusually few seasickness cases while rumors of another liner, Amerika, loom ahead.
Lusitania Advances Across Atlantic Ahead of Lucania
On board the Lusitania the ship covers 575 nautical miles since noon yesterday and runs about 120 miles ahead of the Lucania. At noon she is in latitude 49 degrees 7 minutes, longitude 37 degrees 41 minutes as fog and adverse NW breeze keep speed modest. passengers remain enthusiastic about the vessel’s performance.
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Lusitania
Lucania
Journey Log From Lucania Reports 518-Mile Twenty Four Hour Run
The report from the Lucania records a 518 mile twenty four hour run ending at noon. Current position is latitude 46 degrees 48 minutes, longitude 47 degrees 48 minutes. Weather is clear and sea is smooth.
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Lucania
Lusitania Sends Wireless Signal Near Cape Race
The Lusitania reached the Atlantic cable zone early today and sent a wireless message to the American continent at 5 20 A M reporting she was 225 miles southeast of Cape Race. The Times notes estimates put her high speed at 25 to 26 knots.
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TIMES
Lusitania
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