Roosevelt to confer on tariff issues with six Republican senators
President Roosevelt summoned Senators Hanna Spooner Lodge Aldrich Allison and Platt to Oyster Bay for a high level conference on tariff revision. The meeting aims to gauge party sentiment ahead of potential action and to align the leaders with a possible push for tariff changes while Cuban reciprocity remains a focal point.
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Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Hanna
Ohio
Spooner
Wisconsin
Judge
Massachusetts
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Allison
Town
Shay
Connecticut
Lodge
Waldorf-Astoria
Union
Nt m
Senate
Republican Party
Lemi Und Ter
Platt
Iowa
E- Vision
Dolliver
Cummins
Henderson
Hey Claiim
St. Louis
Agai
Tast
Sfektinlevy
Buffalo
Iijanna
Melsxinley
Congress
Steel Trust
J. Pierpont Morgan
Fragmentary Journal Index and Notices Across Pages
The excerpt lists scattered items including arrivals at hotels and out of town buyers, business troubles, calendar items, insurance notes, littal notes, papers by fire, marine intelligence and foreign mails, new carnations, railroads, real estate, society, land service age MW, weather report, and yesterday’s fires. It preserves a snapshot of page references and topics in a historical newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Insurances
Littal
Pire
Marine Intelligence
New Carnations
Railfronds
Heal Estate
Burnett's Vanilla Ad Highlight
An old advertisement urges buyers to choose Burnett's Vanilla as pure and to avoid substitutes offered by grocers. It stresses quality and authenticity in a concise retail promo tone.
Bank Burglars Flee Across Maine in Large Heist
A trio of burglars robbed a Florenceville bank of about 16,000 then fled into Maine. Deputies and a sheriff’s posse pursued via Littleton and Houlton with hostages fired upon near Littleton Station. One robber reportedly wounded as the chase continued through the border region.
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New York Times
Bangor
Nlorenceville
M. B
Maine
Littleton
Aroostook County
Barrett
Fredericton
Littleton Station
Sherif
Houlton
Four man hunts across Nebraska with bloodhounds on case
Four man hunts are under way in Nebraska with bloodhounds used to track suspects. Gottlieb Negenfeld of Pierce County is wanted after killing his ex wife and her father and wounding her mother. Edward Carnes is hidden in the Winnebago Reservation for killing an Iowa sheriff. Welch Lowrey is sought in Stanton County for kidnapping a girl, with a military company and 150 citizens pursuing him. An unknown tramp is accused of robbing and murdering Mrs. Ruth Fornell in Pawnee County, with a bloodhound posse on the case.
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New York Times
Omaha
Nebraska
Gottlieb Negenfeld
Pierce County
Edward Carnes
Winnebago Reservation
Sherriff
Monona County
Iowa
Welch Lowrey
Stanton County
Lowrey
Ruth Fornell
Pawnee County
Fatal Elevator Accident at Goelet Villa
In Newport Rhode Island on September 15 Margaret Blake, a fiftyish English housekeeper at Mrs. Ogden Goelet’s villa, was crushed entering a descending elevator. Grand Duke Boris and his party, leaving the villa, were blocked by frightened staff from aiding. The body was removed by servants. Blake recently arrived from England and had been hired by Mrs. Goelet a month prior.
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New York Times
Newport
R. I
Ogden Goelet
Grand Duke
Boris
Margaret Blake
Grand Duke Boris
Mrs. Blake
England
New York
Mrs. Goelet
Diamond Swindlers Sentenced in Carlisle Case
Abe Rothschild and Thomas Best of New York were sentenced by Judge Biddle for conspiring to swindle New York diamond merchants. Rothschild received $200 fine, costs, and two years in Eastern Penitentiary. Best, who turned state's evidence, got $100 fine, costs, and one year in Carlisle jail.
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New York
Carlisle
Penn
Abe” Rothschild
Thomas Best
Biddle
Rothschild
Eastern Penitentiary
Best
Chirisle
Special Trains From Gettysburg via Pennsylvania Railroad
Special trains leave Gettysburg Sunday September 21 at 12 30 noon and 3 00 PM returning from the Slocum Statue dedication to Baltimore and to Philadelphia via Hannover and Lancaster. Connections made at Philadelphia for New York with PRR trains to New York City.
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Gettysburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Slocum
Baltimore
New York
Philadelphia
Hannover
Lancaster
Train Advertisement Highlights Day Line Comfort
The Both Century Limited departs New York at 2 45 P M and reaches Chicago by 9 45 the next morning. The Day Line offers solid comfort between New York and Albany with grand scenery and fine music.
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Century Limited
New York Central
Lake Shore
New York
Chicago
Albany
Miners Plan Hold Out Through Winter in Relief Fund Scheme
Wilkes Barre conference to discuss a large relief fund and a proposed labor union tax to sustain striking miners through winter. Key figures include Mitchell Gompers Nichols Duffy Fahey Wilson and Bishop Fallows with Wilson presenting fund data while Gompers outlines the plan to tax unions.
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New York Times
Wilkesbarre
Penn
Mitchell
Nichols
Duffy
Fahey
Wilson
Indianapolis
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Bishop Fallows
Episcopal Church of Chicago
Gompers
Stone
Pennsylvania
National
Jacobs
Court House
Old Forge
National Board
John Fallon
Nanti¢oke
United Mine Workers
Mine Disaster At Algoma Coal Big Four Mine Kills Seventeen
Roanoke Virginia dispatch reports a gas and powder explosion at Algoma Coal and Coke Company Big Four Mine in North Fork September 15 at about 8 am. Rescue teams pulled two survivors, H F Frankenfield and George Gaspie, but most workers remain trapped amid thick gas and smoke with seventeen believed dead.
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Roanoke
Algoma Coal and Coke Company
North Fork
James Lester
John Rochkie
H. F. Frankenfield
George Gaspie
Bluefields
West
Algoma
Coronation Banquet Champagne Endorsed by Royal Event
At every State function given by His Majesty Edward VII Champagne Mott & Chandon White Seal was used exclusively including the Coronation Derby Dinner to the Jockey Club and the Grand State Coronation Banquet at Buckingham Palace Windsor Castle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward VII
England
Jockey Club
Buckingham Palace
Windsor Castle
French Press Seeks to Repair Italian Anger After Pelletan Speech
The Times reports French newspapers led by Journal des Debats publish friendly Italy articles to mend relations after M. Pelletan the Marine Minister’s Ajaccio remarks. Descriptions criticize the minister’s random utterances and rakish rhetoric as unseemly.
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Minister Pelletan
London
Timmes
NEW York Times
M. Pelletan
Ajaccio
Corsica
Paris
The
Times
Italy
Journal Des Débats
Journal Des Deébats
Rorehde
Manmier
Meadow Brook Hunt Mishaps Near Iris's Place
During the Meadow Brook hunt at Hempstead this afternoon several riders were thrown from horses and bruised. Mrs James Kernochan and Mr Postlewaite sustained slight injuries near Iris's Place and returned home after physician care. Earlier Mrs Ladenburg was also thrown but lightly hurt.
Morgan Buys Five Steamships in Antwerp to Montreal Trade
A Liverpool dispatch reports J. Pierpont Morgan purchased five Leyland Line steamers engaged in Antwerp to Montreal trade. The vessels may be managed by Leyland Line, boosting Morgan-Leyland control of Atlantic Canada trade and challenging Anglo Canadian steamship ambitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
London
Liverpool
J. Pierpont Morgan
J. R. Ellerman
Leyland Line
Antwerp
Mr. Morgan
Anglo-Canadian Steamship Line
English
Quebec
Boston
Canada
Fall From Pony Kills Him In Greenwich
James Meehan Jr a 15 year old boy who was injured by a pony used in a local amateur circus died in Greenwich Conn The Truesdale family connected to the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad is cited as part of his life The funeral is planned for tomorrow morning Henry H Adams Jr of New York witnessed a chariot accident during the same circus incident and sustained knee damage years earlier but remained mobile with crutches.
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New York Times
Greenwich
Conn
James Meehan
W.H. Truesdale
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Truesdale
Henry H. Adams, Jr
New York
Circus
Malcolm Carhart
Adams
Progress in Tunneling Boston Harbor
The Boston Harbor tunneling project progresses with an active shield on the west side. The shield at State Street near the Custom House begins to press into soil, outlining the tunnel arch as work starts in earnest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Boston
Boston Harbor
State Street
Custom House
Harbor
Pennsylvania Special Promises Speed and Comfort to Chicago
Advertisement extols a Luncheon and Breakfast journey to Chicago on the Pennsylvania Special calling it the train of the century. The copy urges travelers to care for digestion in warm months and claims Johann Hofef’s Wntract is a substitute noted as not as good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Johann Hofef
Nicholas Fish Dies After Halting Attack in Manhattan Saloon
Nicholas Fish banker of 12 Broadway and father of the late Hamilton Fish died at Roosevelt Hospital after a skull fracture suffered in a saloon altercation near Ehrhard Brothers on West Thirty-fourth Street. Police sought clues while witnesses linked two women and a possible jewelry salesman to the incident.
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Nicholas Fish
Broadway
Hamilton Fish
Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Stuyvesant Fish
Winds Central Railroad
Ehrhard Brothers
West
Thirty-fourth Street
Capt. Haughey
West Thirty-seventh Street
Fish
LE Fish
Tuxedo
Haughey
Lawlor
Ehrhard
Kinhard Brothers
Eighth Avenue
West Thirty-fourth Street
Ninth
Tenth Avenues
Mr. Fish
Irving Place
Farl
Mrs. Fish
Freight trainmen vote for wage increase across Western roads
Reports from Chicago indicate United Order of Railway Employes lodges have voted to demand a 20 percent wage rise within thirty days. Over 10,000 conductors and brakemen would be affected as existing rates of five and two cents per mile stand challenged. Negotiations may open upon thirty day notice, else a referendum strike follows. The push cites mogus freight engines and longer trains as the main reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Chicago
Western Railroads
United Order of Railway Employes
Order
Chicago Lodge
Birthday of an Authors Special to The New York Times
Boston reports Mrs A D T Whitney the author turns seventy eight today with quiet plans and letters from readers. She lives in Milton with her children and grandchildren nearby and shows a steadfast, aging presence as she contemplates future writing and publication.
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New York Times
Boston
Whitney
Brandur Magazine Seeks Contributors at High Rates
The Brandur Magazine offers three cents per word or more for all contributions the highest rate paid by any periodical in the world. Weekly issues contain eight stories per number and are sold by newsdealers. Advertising notice.
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He Brandur
The Train of the Traveler Is the Pennsylvania Specifh
A note describes the twenty hour Pennsylvania Railroad flyer between New York and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Andy
Threat Against President Reported in Cincinnati
Police hold 40 year old Joseph Schmitz on a charge of tottering while they investigate a claim he threatened to kill President Roosevelt. He was arrested after entering the sisters’ premises and insisting on staying there. Officers seek the person to whom the alleged threat was directed.
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Thompson
Wisconsin Conference Denies Roosevelt Cardinal Rumor
The Wisconsin Methodist Conference rejected a report that President Roosevelt sought Archbishop Ireland to be made a Cardinal. They urged a public denial and reaffirmed church-state separation. The group also addressed the coal strike, urging Congress to seize coal mines and railroads to prevent future stoppages.
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Milwaukee
Sept
Roosevelt
Wisconsin Methodist Conference
Vallout
Rome
Ireland
Vatican
United States
Wisconsin
Congress
Sewing Machine Merger Forms National Trust
Belvidere Illinois reports a large capital merger to absorb most US sewing machine makers. About 30 million dollars in capital and Zarnabas Eldridge named president of the proposed trust. Manufacturers listed include New Home Orange Massachusetts and Illinois firms in Rockford Chicago Dayton Williamsport Providence.
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New York Times
Belvidere
Ill
United States
New York City
Zarnabas Eldridge
National Sewing Machine Company
New Home Company
Orange
Mass
Providence
The
Domestic
Newark
N. J
Demorest
Williamsport
Penn
Williams Manufacturing Company
Plattsboro
N. Y
Standard and White Companies
Cleveland
Ohio
Davis
Dayton
Foley & Williams Manufacturing Company
Chicago
Kankakee, Ill
Illinois Sewing Machine Company
Rockford
Chicago Sewing Machine Company
Til
Philadelphia Subway Handles River Crossing Dilemma
Engineers on the Market Street Subway face a Schuylkill crossing problem. The current Market Street Bridge cannot carry four tracks, so a new bridge or a tunnel under the river near Thirty-second Street is favored. If trains surface west of Twenty third Street, four tracks must funnel into two at the bridge, causing congestion.
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New York
Philadelphia
Market Street
Schuylkill River
Thirty-second Street
Twenty-third Street
Market Street Bridge
Thsause
Cruelty to a Horse Alleged In Cooperstown Case
Arthur Stern of New York's Metropolitan Tobacco Company faces renewed arrest after an alleged horse abuse incident at Richfield Springs. A complaint was filed by John E. L Holbrook of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals with Justice Cheney, with witnesses Mrs. George W. Greene, Mrs. Christobel Greenman, and Miss Louise Tunniwift. The horse showed fatigue, foam, and saddle-back ridges as Stern allegedly beat and poured on the animal.
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New York Times
Cooperstown
N. Y
Arthur Stern
Metropolitan Tobacco Company of
New York
Richfield Springs
American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
John EL. Holbrook
Justice Cheney
Stern
George W. Greene
Christobel Greenman
Louise Tunniwift
Hvery
Molprook
Railway order for Central South African Railways
The Times Johannesburg correspondent reports an English order for the Central South African Railways includes 10 coaches 35 engines and 250 steel coal trucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
the Times
Johannesburg
The Every Day Train to California Ad
The electric lighted Overland Limited train to California departs Chicago at 8:00 P M via Chicago and North Western Union Pacific and Southern Railways. Offices listed 461 257 and 140 BroadwayAdv.
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California
Teayes
Chicago
Chicago and North-Western
Union Pacific
Southern Railways
Broadway
Portsmouth Ale Bargain Highlighted by Dealers
Frank Jones Portsmouth Ale touted as a high quality yet cheapest option for consumers by Rock & Harris agents, Cortlandt Street. The note presents the ale as a strong value in the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Jones
Portsmouth
Rock & Harris, Agts
Cortlandt ” Street
Riot Committee Arraigns Police Over Funeral Riot
A report to Mayor Lewin finds police negligent in the July 8 funeral riot for Chief Rabbi Jacob Joseph. It blames the employer R Jives & Co and criticizes east side law administration and magistrates. Police Commissioner Partridge agrees reforms are needed. Mayor Low to announce action today.
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Lewin
Jacob Joseph
R. Jives& Co
Grand
Sheriff Streets
East Side
Polfice
John N. Partridge
Edward B. Whitney
Lews Marshall
Thomas M. Mulry
Nathan Sijur
W. I. Baldwin
Low
Funeral Arrangements for Rabbi Jacob Joseph Report
New York on September 12, 1902 a committee reports on the July funeral of Rabbi Jacob Joseph chief of the Orthodox Jewish Congregation. It notes the large mourners, the procession from Henry Street, and insufficient police staffing leading to public disorder and rough handling of mourners.
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New York
Scl Law
City of
Jacob Joseph
Henry Street
Fries
Juy
Israel Levy
Hebrew Orthodox Association
No. Ute Henry Street
Herlihy
Levy
John Brady
Bureau of Information
Brady
Thin Bak Heen
Cross
Brooks
Capt
Thompson
Joseph
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Messrs. Spooner
O.H. Platt
Mr. Roosevelt
Burnett
Posse
Conference of Labor Leaders
Tamaqua
Greenwood Collery
Panther Creek Valley
Beddall Brothers
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Ind
John Mitchell
Jarvisburg
Gov. Stone
Tne
Luster
A. J. Stewart
Cooper
Virginia
Mott & Chandon
Adv
J. L. Kernochan
A. Ladenburg
Pony
Roosevelt Hospital
Cincinnati
Methodist Conference
Philadelphia Subway
London Times
Inspector Cross
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