Hughes Foes Fail to Sway Delegates at New York Convention
Special to The New York Times from Saratoga New York reports that anti Hughes forces falter amid a powerful party machine. Odell ex gouvernor arrives to organize opposition while long time leaders are quiet. Roosevelt and Taft favor Hughes, Kings County still backing Hughes on first ballot.
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New York City
Hughes
Herbert Parsons
Public Works
Stevens
Cox
Roosevelt
Taft
Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Gov. Hughes
Parsons
New York
Wadsworth
Horace White
Big Stick
Bank teller Lippman accused in $67000 bank theft
Louis Lippman aka Meltzer, a former Knauth Nachod Kahne employee, is in Buffalo under Pinkerton scrutiny for allegedly misappropriating 67000 with suspected losses potentially rising toward 200000 or more. Authorities say deposits were overdrawn by accomplices. Lippman claims innocence as detectives prepare to transport him to New York.
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New York Times
Buffalo
N. Y
Frank Cassassa
New York
Louis Lippman
Knauth, Nachod & Kahne
Lippman
New York City
Pinkerton
American Bankers’ Association
Meltzer
Pinkerton Agency
Schuh
Pimkerton
Cassassa
Mrs. Leonidas Hubbard to Wed Harold Ellis in Toronto
Mrs. Leonidas Hubbard Jr widow of the Labrador explorer will marry Harold Ellis son of a former British cabinet member in Toronto on Monday. She spoke on her Labrador crossing lecture, detailing her journey to finish her husband’s expedition and map the Labrador coast.
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New York Times
Toronto
Ontario
Leonidas Hubbard, Jr
Labrador
Harold Ellis
John Edward Ellis
P. C
Mrs. Hubbard
Ellis
England
Hubbard
Miss Benson
Canada
Mr. Hubbard
New York
Dilton Wallace
Wallace
Wright Breaks His Airship Record at Fort Myer
Orville Wright set three new records at Fort Myer, altitude surpassing 250 feet and longest flight to date. Major George O. Squier rode as passenger on a 9 minute 613 second flight, then Wright flew 1 hour 14 minute 20 seconds with Squier aboard, drawing a crowd of over 5,000 as Col. James Templar praised the achievement and discussed potential military uses of aircraft.
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New York Times
Washington
Orville Wright
Wright
George O. Squier
Signal Corps
Lieut. Lahm
Fort Myer
Major Squier
Shells Fly Near Washington Steamers in Chesapeake Bay
Passengers on steamers between Washington and Chesapeake Bay report shells from Indian Head proving grounds whistling overhead or landing near ships. The Wakefield and the James O Carter both witnessed near misses as shots burst within yards, spraying decks. A protest to the War Department is likely.
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New York Times
Washington
Chesapeake Bay
Proving Grounds
Indian Head
Wakefield
Proving Ground
James O. Carter
Mattawoman Creek
War Department
North Hempstead Tax Rolls Reveal Wealthiest Residents
Roslyn reports show Clarence H. Mackay at $526,000 and William Vanderbilt Jr. at $190,000 in town bound taxation. Other high assessments include Howard Gould $146,000 and Payne Whitney $125,000 at Manhasset. Brokaw $90,000 at Great Neck. Cochran $79,000 at Port Washington. Canfield $37,000 at Roslyn. Corporations Nassau Light and Power $139,000 realty, $105,000 franchise. Woolworth Co. $225,000. NY&N S Traction $29,000.
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New York Times
Roslyn
L. I
North Hempstead
Clarence H. Mackay
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Vanderbilt
Howard Gould
Sands Point
John S&s
Phipps
Westbury
Payne Whitney
Manhasset
Great Neck
W. Gould Brokaw
W. Rourke Cochran
Port Washington
A. Cass. Canfield
Benjamin Stern
Lloyd Brice
Walter G. Oakman
Stanley Mortimer
Murray Reid
Rudolf Oeclsener
Alexander Campbell
W. B. Duncan
Norman de. R. Whitehouse
Harry Payne Whitney
Martha T. Willetts
Edward Willetts
Fred. Willetts
Nassau Light and Power Company
F. W. Woolworth Company
New York & N. S. Traction Company
W. G. Parke
Herman B. Duryea
Thomas Hitchcock, Jr
George Rose
N.S. Steel
Robert Bacon
Joseph Pulitzer
LID ON IN OLD TENDERLOIN
Police close saloons at midnight in the Tenderloin district after Deputy Woods visit. Street crowds disperse as lights come on and doors lock, with Acting Captain Murphy supervising to enforce prohibitions. Neighbors note six weeks of tightened controls and expect Commissioner Bingham’s return.
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Tenderloin
Woods
Thirtieth Street
Sixth Avenue
Broadway
Twenty-seventh Street
Bingham
Steamer Collision In Dense Fog Near Seattle
In heavy fog at 8:45 this morning the steamer Chippewa collided with the Sentinel. The crash pushed the Sentinel against the Chippewa, throwing several women to the deck and injuring one lightly. Passengers from Crystal Springs aboard the Sentinel boarded the Chippewa as vessels were lashed together and officers worked to calm frightened travelers.
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Seattle
Wash
Chippewa
Victoria
International Steamship Company
Sentinel
Kitsap Routy Transportation Company
Crystal Springs
Bainbridge Island
Pepper thrown in eyes of man on Paterson street
Lavie rushed a bag of red pepper into William Bush eyes on a Paterson street. The attack, aimed at Nathan Swartz the uncle he spoke with, followed her discharge as Swartz servant. Bush fears permanent eye damage and plans to file a complaint. The assailant fled after the incident.
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New York Times
Paterson
N. J
Lavie
William Bush
Nathan Swartz
Bush
Swartz
van Noort
Harriman Lines Face Proposed Swaps and Holding Plan
A reported plan would swap Southern Pacific control of Central Pacific for Union Pacific stock and 90 million in Southern Pacific stock. The deal would give Union Pacific 1489 miles of California lines, with complex bond collateral issues and possible holding company moves. Directors would discuss readjusting holdings upon Harriman's return.
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Harriman
Wall Street
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Central Pacific
Arden
Tuxedo
N. Y
Mr. Harriman
Clear Pacific
United States
Southern Pacific Company
Central Pacific Common
Ow.ing
Union Pacific Treasury
Ogden
San Francisco
California
Ikind
Centra Pacific
New York Central
Illinois Central
Baltimore & Ohio
Harriman Lines
Public necessity cited in Detroit Sunday game delay
Attorney Sheehan argued the Detroit American League team must practice at Bennet Park due to public necessity, seeking a postponement of the hearing on the previous Sunday game with Cleveland. Assistant Prosecutor Hanley agreed a one week adjournment was reasonable since no game was scheduled tomorrow and Justice Stein granted the delay.
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Detroit
Mich
Sheehan
Cleveland
Bennet Park
Hanley
Col. Sheehan
Justice Stein
Gunboat Vixen Hit By Tug In Delaware River
The U S gunboat Vixen was struck by the tug Ogontz in the Delaware River near Camden N J and beached on a mud flat as a precaution. Gunner's mate Henry Berger was injured and taken to a Camden hospital. The cause of the collision is not yet definite with the wheelhouse reportedly under a deckhand's temporary control.
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Philadelphia
United States
Ogontz
Delaware River
Camden
N. J
Henry Berger
New Jersey Naval
Poor man sues wealthy mother in Albany case
John Graham, a poor person, was allowed to sue his mother Mrs. Catherine Graham. He claims she bought country property for 3500 dollars, promised to deed it to him if he repaired it, spent 800 dollars on improvements, and then refused to complete the deed.
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New York Times
Albany
N. Y
John Graham
Goelet Nominated as Presidential Elector in Rhode Island
A Republican delegation notified Robert Walton Goelet at Mrs. Robert Goelet’s residence that he is nominated as a Presidential Elector by the Republican State Committee. Goelet accepted the honor as other prominent cottage colony figures like R. Livingston Beeckman plan entries into state politics as Rhode Island Republicans push to carry the state.
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New York Times
Newport
R. I
Republican City Committee
Robert Goelet
Robert Walton Goelet
Republican State Committee
Geelet
Lse
Cottage Colony
R. Livingston Beeckman
General Assembly
Rhode Island
Broker's Son Arrested for Speeding in City Traffic
Melville D. Chapman claimed to be the broker Elverton R. Chapman's son when arrested by Sergeant Kennison for speeding at High Street and Broadway. At West 12th Street Station he denied the charge and threatened to have Kennison broken. He listed Paperton West Virginia as his address, with a Hempstead license plate on the car, and posted $100 bail.
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Melville D. Chapman
Elverton
R. Chapman
Sergt. Kennison
H8gh Street
Broadway
West 12Th Street
Bingham
Kennison
Chapman
Paperton
W. Va
Hempstead
I. I. Chapman
Bellevue Surgeon Stricken With Diphtheria
Dr. Walter E. Lowthian senior surgeon at Bellevue Hospital was taken to Minturn Hospital after a throat culture confirmed diphtheria He had been in charge of the outside service since August 15 and joined Bellevue staff last July The 25 year old graduate of Cornell Medical School is reported stable after transfer.
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Walter E. Lowthian
Bellevue Hospital
Minturn Hospital
Feast Sixteenth Street
Lowthian
Board of Health
Bellevue
Cornetl Medical School
Child Struck by Wagon In Third Avenue Incident
3 year old Minnie Rodansky was hit by junk dealer Nicole Selemo's wagon on Third Avenue. She was taken to Harlem Hospital in critical condition with internal injuries. Police, aided by a crowd and other officers, captured Selemo after a chase at 10th Street. The parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Rodansky of 235 East 105th Street, filed assault charges.
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Nicole Selemo
107Th Street
First Avenue
Third Avenue
Minnie Rodansky
George Rodansky
East 105Th Street
Schlichterlein
East 104Th Street
Selemo
D Street
Rodansky
Bennett
Harlem
Death by self-inflicted gunshot in Bronx park
In St Marys Park Bronx Alexander Olincey a druggist clerk aged 28 was found dead in bushes with a revolver in his hand a note in his pocket absolving others of blame Miss Polly Pollak of 232 East 116th Street who had just learned of his disappearance said she had received a letter from him and that they were to be married in two weeks his sister Mrs Luxenbaum said there was no known reason for the act
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St. Mary's Park
Bronx
Alexander Clincey
Olincey
Brook Avenue
Polly Pollak
East 116Th Street
Dewey’s Bar Ad Promises Blood Enrichment
An old advertisement from H. T. Dewey & Sons Co. at 138 Fulton Street New York touts a “Dewey’s any old bar” claiming to enrich the blood after a meal.
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DEWEY
H. T. Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
New York
Two Prominent Hotel Managers Die by Their Own Hand
Frank V. Bennett former Hotel Gotham manager and Capt. George J. Crouch a Wall Street figure and ally of English investors in Erie both killed themselves within hours. Bennett shot himself at the Gotham after breakfast and Crouch followed at the Hoffman House. Bennett had strong ties to Senator Platt Hanna Ryan and others and faced financial losses in Gotham and a brokerage failure. Crouch once allied with Keene Gould and Fisk and faced English capitalists intent on overthrowing Erie. Bennett left unpaid bills and life insurance plans for his sons. he was 55 and once entertained Viceroy Li Hung Chang at the Arlington Hilton in Washington.
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Frank V. Bennett
Gotham
George J. Crouch
James R. Keene
Bennett
Crouch
Harburger
Hoffman House
Thomas C. Platt
Marcus A. Hanna
Thomas F. Ryan
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-fifth Street
Arlington
Washington, D. C
James R. Kerne
Wall Street
Erie
Jay Gould
Col
James’ Fisk
Gould
Fisk
Would
Wisk
Keene
Western Union
Sennett
New York
United States
Pettyfifth Street Realty’ Company
Hotel Gotham Company
A. C. Brown & Co
Brown
the Plaza
Daniel RB. Hanna
Tianna
St. Regis
Archibald Pell
the Gotham
Frank Rooney
Rooney
Bentley Squires
East Forty-sixth Street
Walter W. Bennett
Broadway
van Schaick & Co
Bowers
Washington
Li Hung Chang
Arlington Hotel
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Odell
Saratoga
Hendricks
Barnes
Chicago
Tim Woodruff
Woodruff
Kings
United States Senate
Kings County
Mr. Kuhne
Percival. Kuhne
Knauth, Nachod & Kuhne
Paul Blume
Walsh
Blume
Capt. Templar
British Army Balloon Corps
Arlington Cemetery
James Templar
London
Balloon Corps
Templar
Wright Brothers
War Office
Ane Disinfecting Co
West 45Th St
C. H. Mackays
The
Dramatic and Society
Central Pa
New Jersey
R. W. Goelet
Dr. Lowthian
Girl
George
Wormley House
Charles Summer
Lincoln
Bennest
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