Graft Arrests Hit Pennsylvania Capitol Scandal
Fourteen leaders in the Capitol graft case were arrested in Harrisburg on multiple counts. The probe targets architects, contractors, and state officials who profited from lighting fixtures, furniture, and fittings for the new Capitol. Warranted by the investigation, bail set at $60,000 per defendant as charges cite conspiracy to defraud the state and false pretenses in marquee contracts.
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New York Times
Harrisburg
Penn
Capitol
Joseph M. Huston
John M. Sanderson
E. P. Hardinberg
Frank G. Harris
Stuart
Todd
Philadelphia
Capitol Commission
Board of Public Grounds and Buildings
Huston
Berry
John H. Sanderson
Sanderson
Union League of Philadelphia
H. Burd Cassel
Marietta
Pennsylvania Construction Company
State Department
Cassel
Lancaster County
James M. Shumaker
Johnstown
Board of Public Grounds
Husson
Shumaker
House of Representatives
Cambria County
George F. Payne
Charles G. Wetter
George F. Payne & Co
William P. Snyder
Board of
Public Grounds and Buildings
Capitol Contractors
Snyder
Capitol Building Commission
Chester County
William L. Mathues
Huston and
Mathues
Delaware County
Stanford B. Lewis
Charles F. Kinsman
Wallis Boileau
John G. Neiderer
George K. Storm
Pennsylvania Bronze Company
Frank Irvine
Auditor General’s Office
Edward B. Hardenberger
Board of Grounds and Buildings
George C. Keim
International Manufacturing and Supply Company
Dauphin County
Cassel, Payne
Wetter
Weaver
William H. Berry
Odes
State Treasury
State Capitol
Pennypacker
Pasate
After All Usher's the Scotch that made the bizhbal famous
The line appears to praise Ady and the influence of Usher in popularizing Scotch. The fragment hints at a cultural note about a famous brand or person shaping a beverage trend. No clear event or date is provided.
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Usher
Fast German torpedo boat G 137 hits 33.9 knots on trial
Hamburg reports the turbine torpedo boat G 137 reached 33.9 knots during tests, faster than previous German torpedo speeds. Built by Germania Shipbuilding, the 572 ton vessel uses Schulz boilers and Curtis turbines, with 10 500 horsepower and armament of one 88 cm gun, three 5.2 cm guns, and three torpedo tubes. A second 520 ton, 10,500 hp boat at Stettin is under construction to compare turbine types for the navy.
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Germania Shipbuilding Company
Vulcan Yard
Stettin
Curtis
New York Youth Harold Telford Missing in Switzerland
Harold W. Telford, a New York student at the University of Zurich, has been missing since July 30 while touring Switzerland. His parents have asked the American Minister at Berne to seek inquiries as foul play is feared and Swiss police assist the search.
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New York Times
Geneva
Harold W. Telford
New York
Berne
Young Telford
University of Zurich
Switzerland
Willing to be lashed in Roosevelts era court tale
Pittsburg September court hears Mack Owens a former Rough Rider charged with beating his Cuban wife. Owens declares he would endure lashes if a whipping post existed and asks the judge to force his wife to quit whisky. The wife speaks Spanish and is uncertain about swearing an oath. Both are sent home after promises to avoid further violence.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Frank Brady
Mack Owens
Roosevelt
Owens
Col. Roosevelt
Madtstrate Brady
Kidnapping suspect commits suicide in Norfolk hotel
Joseph Harrison of Currituck County North Carolina shot himself in his hotel room in Norfolk before police could arrest him on a NC request. He had been convicted of abducting Ixennett Beasley son of State Senator M Beasley in 1905 and sentenced to twenty years. He died at St. Vincent Hospital.
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Norfolk
North Carolina
Joseph Harrison
Currituck County
N. C
St. Vincent Hospital
Harrison
Ixennett
Beasley
M. Beasley
Currituck
Supreme Court
Three year old girl Annie Orlando reported kidnapped
Annie Orlando three years old, daughter of baker Joseph Orlando of 311 East Forty-fifth Street, disappeared Monday afternoon after a man spoke to her and her sister Jennie in the street. Jennie, five, described an unknown Italian man who offered candy and led Annie away toward Second Avenue.
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Annie
Joseph Orlando
East Forty-fifth Street
Jennie
Second Avenue
Freight wreck blocks Central Hudson at Oriskany
A freight train derailed on the Central Hudson line at Oriskany, scattering twenty or thirty cars across four tracks and blocking the road into the night. The Empire State Express narrowly missed the wreck by seconds as it passed the scene just before the collision.
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Utica
N. Y
Hudson
Oriskany
Empire State Express
Duck Hunting Season Opens at Thousand Islands Area
Ducks are plentiful as the open season begins. Travel announcements highlight low round trip fares returning by October 31 aboard New Central Lines. Send for folder.
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Thousand Islands
NEW Reaga Central Lines
Navy and Army Clash Over Gunnery Practices at Long Range
Washington dispatch reports a brewing dispute between navy and army gunnery methods. Navy director Commander Sims showcased improved gunnery at far ranges, while army officials defend their scientifically based system and longer ranges up to 8,000 yards. A coast artillery test fired six ten inch shots into a one by four yard rectangle at 6,000 yards in four minutes and 387 seconds.
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New York Times
Washington
Army
Navy
Commander Sims
Fort Monroé
Newberry
Sims
Spain
Santiago
Marvelius
Coast Artillery
Navy says Alabama accident won’t affect December Pacific Coast voyage
The Navy Department announces a crack in the Alabama’s port high pressure cylinder sustained last Monday in Cape Cod Bay will not prevent the battleship from joining Rear Admiral Evans’s fleet bound for the Pacific Coast in December.
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Washington
Navy Department
Alabama
Cape Cod Bay
Evans
Pacific Coast
Railroads Pleas Ithaca
Businessmen of Ithaca New York report no formal complaints against railways at a Public Service Commission meeting. They acknowledge service could improve and demurrage charges might be lightened, but credit the managers for efforts despite noting petty thieving on cars.
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New York Times
Ithaca
N. Y
Business Men's Association
Public Service Commission
Real Mrs Klimovicz Found in Chicago Identity Case
In Chicago on September 18 a woman identified as Tillie Tolan was confirmed as the real wife of John Klimovicz. Two mothers testified, each claiming the girl as their own, after Klimovicz had been charged with disorderly conduct. The court dismissed the case, and the wife had previously used an assumed name near Elgin to avoid confrontation.
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Chicago
Klimovicz
Tillie Tolan
Shipping Notices Arrivals and Reports From Sea
The Nueces arrived at Galveston on September 12 and the Gere was reported at Baracao. The Deutschland reported by wireless coming from Hamburg 180 miles east of Nantucket at 9 15 P M yesterday and due at its pier about 6 P M today. Rail tickets between N 7 and Albany are accepted on Day Line services.
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Nueces
Galveston
Gere
Baracao
Wireless
Deutschland
Hamburg
Marcon Wireless
Nantucket
N. 7
Albany
Plan Revolt in Porto Rico
United States government agents traced a gang of adventurers planning a revolt in Porto Rico backed by Cuban sympathizers and US promoters. They aim to loot and blackmail plantation owners, with authorities ready to detain leaders if necessary. names and meeting places remain undisclosed.
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New York Times
Washington
Uncle Sam
Secret Service
Soldiers of Fortune
United States
Porto Rico
Cuba
New York Central Declares 4 1 2 Percent Dividend
Directors of the New York Central after the Summer break affirmed a regular quarterly dividend of 4 1 2 percent. The board also changed the dividend record lead time to twenty days before payment to ease increased clerical work due to a stockholder base expanding from about 98 000 to 113 000 through small investor purchases during the recent price decline.
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Times
New York Central
Woman Lawyer Arrested in Newburyport Flight
Bertha A. Goodwin, a lawyer, was taken into custody in Newburyport after fleeing from Pittsburg police. She faces six counts of embezzlement and obtaining money under false pretenses. Officers had tailed her for a week before a warrant led to the arrest and she sought extradition help this morning.
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New York Times
Newburyport
Mass
Bertha A. Goodwin
Pittsburg
John McLean
Murphy
Miss Goodwin
W. S. Blodgett
Woman Hushed by Pittsburg Hospital Case of Missing Funds
Special to The New York Times reports Miss Goodwin arriving two years ago to run a collection agency named B A Goodwin. She dressed as a man and worked for clients including Pittsburg Hospital. About $2593 of $3000 billed was kept, and $7000 allegedly collected from various firms before she vanished.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Polite Policeman Heist Becomes Misdirected Charity
Commissioner Bingham returned a dollar sent for a polite policeman after many on the force refused the reward, claiming others more deserving. Arthur D. Brandt of 1593 Gates Avenue Brooklyn said a tall ruddy officer gave him a dollar after a 25 August incident at Midland Beach. no number found.
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Bingham
Arthur D. Brandt
Gates Avenue
Brooklyn
Midland Beach
Gannon
Staten Island
Mr. Brandt
Don’t Be Missed Cooking Utensils Label Claim
Advertisement notes genuine cooking utensils carry the STRANSKY label and urges attention. Also promotes EVANS' ALE on draught in leading saloons and cafes with an adyer attribution.
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Evans
Adyv
New Generation Runs Standard Oil Sees Copper Shift
Urban H. Broughton, son in law of H H Rogers, emerges as a leader in Standard Oil affairs and Amalgamated Copper through a shift to a younger management. The article notes a new policy in copper production and pricing, reducing output to meet market conditions, signaling a broader change in control away from the old guard.
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H. H. Rogers
Standard Oil
Wall Street
Standard Oil Company
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
William G. Rockefeller
Urban H. Broughton
H. H. Rogers, Jr
John D. Archbold
Amalgamated Copper Company
H. S. Rogers
Amalgamated Coprer Company
Broughton
H. If. Rogers
May Share Taylor Millions at Great River Estate
Speculation swirls over the fortune of George C. Taylor and how his estimated 20 million dollar legacy will be divided after his death. The will may reveal details about Lena Bodley, daughter of Taylor’s housekeeper Betsy Head, and her marriage to coachman William Frederik Bodley and subsequent life in Canada and Europe.
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New York Times
Great River
L. I
George C. Taylor
Moses Taylor
Lena Bodley
W. K. Vanderbilt,Jr
Taylor Estate
Taylor
Canada
Europe
Oldest Brooklyn Streetcar Conductor Retires on Pension
Cornelius Burhans, believed to be the oldest street car conductor in Brooklyn, has retired on a pension from the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company after forty six years collecting fares on horse and trolley cars. He will receive thirty dollars a month for life, though he was reluctant to quit at age seventy two.
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Cornelius Burhans
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Burhans
Brooklyn
Sixty Days in Jail for Sixty Cents Theft
William Davis was sentenced in Brooklyn's Court of Special Sessions to sixty days in jail for stealing 60 cents. Joseph Gilfeather of 1002 Rockaway Avenue accused Davis of picking his pockets while he slept. The ad notes Burnett's Vanilla as a pure food product.
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William Davis
Court of Special Sessions
Brooklyn
Joseph Gilfeather
Rockaway Avenue
Davis
Morgan Camp Raided Over Out of Season Trout
Albany report states J Pierpont Morgan fined 155 for thirteen trout caught after season end at his Adirondack camp. Game protection officer Grenon found thirteen trout in the ice box, tied to Mohegan Lake catches within the Morgan preserve. Regarded offense carried 25 dollar base fine plus 10 dollars per trout.
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New York Times
Albany
Adirondacks
J. Pierpont Morgan
Commissioner Whipple
Forest, Fish and Game Department
Joseph Grenon
Raquette Lake District
Mr. Morgan
Whipple
Morgan
Grenon
Morgan Camp
Mohegan Lake
Morgan Preserve
Marvel Tree Demonstrates Apple Varieties at Stanford
Dr David Starr Jordan showcased seventy three distinct apple species on one tree from Luther Burbank's Santa Rosa garden. The apples varied in size flavor and sweetness reflecting Burbank's horticultural artistry.
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New York Times
San Francisco
Stanford University
David Starr Jordan
Luther Burbank
Santa Rosa
Seized Cardinal’s Arm In Waterfront Attempt
A hobo tried to rob Cardinal Gibbons as he returned from a dock project visit in Baltimore. The Cardinal resisted by turning a corner, and a friend intervened prompting the tramp to flee.
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Baltimore
Mgr. Gibbons
New York Times
Cardinal Gibbons
Overhead Third Rail Failure Delays Belmont Tunnel Opening
Water in the Belmont tunnel between Manhattan and Long Island City damages the overhead third rail insulation. Electric work already a month long must be destroyed, likely delaying the tunnel opening to December. If insulation cannot be repaired the rails may be moved to track level.
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East River
Belmont
Manhattan
Long Island City
Balloonist Dies in Parachute Descent at Miami County Fair
Edward Richard of Dayton, an amateur aeronaut, plunged to his death while descending by parachute at the Miami County Fair Grounds in Troy Ohio. Five thousand spectators watched as a 1000 foot drop ended when a gust twisted the canopy and the flyer struck a tree after ignoring a storm warning.
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New York Times
Troy
Ohio
Edward Richard
Dayton
Miami County Fair
Richards
Prof
Smith
Move Mrs McKinleys Body at McKinley Mausoleum
In Canton Ohio tonight the new casket for Mrs McKinley rests in a sarcophagus within the McKinley Mausoleum on Monument Hill guarded by U S regulars. The president’s body remains in the vault as a new casket is prepared for tomorrow. Remains of the McKinleys children will follow later.
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Canton
Ohio
McKinley
Monument Hill
United States
MckKinley
Cleveland Promises Aid to Czolgosz Parents
The city pledges charitable aid to Mr and Mrs M Czolgosz parents of Louis Czolgosz the McKinley assassin. Public Service Board Director Harris R Cooley will distribute funds showing the family living in two rooms for four dollars monthly while the father cannot work and older children cannot help.
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New York Times
Cleveland
M. Czolgosz
Louis Czolgosz
William McKinley
Harris R. Cooley
Public Service Board
Czolgosz
J Pierpont Morgan Gifts Gallia Christiana Volumes
J Pierpont Morgan presented sixteen folio volumes of Gallia Christiana to Berkeley Divinity School as it opened its new school year in Middletown Connecticut. The complete set was donated for the library.
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New York Times
Middletown
Conn
Berkeley Divinity School
J. Pierpont Morgan
Excursion to Beautiful Lake George with Peoples Line
A Lake George excursion is advertised by Peoples Line for September 21 priced at four dollars. The release notes Bee advertisement in the advance copy.
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Beautiful Lake George
Peoples Line
Bee
Oil Trust Accused of Stock Juggle and Enormous Gains
Frank B. Kellogg presents evidence in the Government’s suit to dissolve Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. He shows a four million dollar Waters-Pierce stock maneuver avoided danger during wartime. Testimony reveals large profits by Standard Oil subsidiaries from 1903 to 1906 and traces of stock movements through C. M. Pratt Investment. Subpoenas issued for named officials as Kellogg probes pre Sherman Act transactions and company records.
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Weters-Pierce Oil Company
Texas
Missouri
Frank B. Kellogg
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Finmly
Standard Old Company of
Oil Trust
Ferris
United States
Kellogg
Standard Oil
Standard
Sherman Law
John G. Milburn
Moritz Rosenthal
Wesley H. Tilford
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Mr. Kellogg
Mr. Tilford
Chess-Cauley Company
Standard Oil Company
Manhattan and Security Companies
Greer
Milburn
Fay
Charles M. Pratt
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Mrs. Klimovicz
N. Y. Central
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J. P. Morgan
Burbank’s
Belmont Tunnel
Storm
Mrs. McKinley
Assassin
Trust
Pratt
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