Police raid targets east side gangs in New York City
Inspector Schmittberger led twenty five detectives in a midnight raid on the Paul A Kelly Association of 24 Stanton Street. Three men were arrested for carrying concealed weapons as the clash spilled into chairs and windows, with Kneirim and officers seizing papers and a fund sheet for a wounded member.
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East Side
New York City
Kentucky Mountains
Paul A. Kelly Association
Stanton Streets
Eastman and
Kelly
Michael Donovan
Association
John Smith
Carroll
Smith
Gouverneur Hospital
Schmittberger
McDermott
Eldridge Street
James B. Reynolds
Low
McClintock
Society For the Prevention of Crime
Inspector Schmittberger
Paul Kelly Association
Man Carroll
Emily Dunning
Kneirim
Livingston
First Street
First Avenue
Bern Hauser
Michael Gatta
Mulberry Street
Pasquale Cape
Macdougal Street
Leonard Bullo
East Fifteenth Street
Gatta
Cupo
Eulo
Crusoe on Little Captain's Island Rescued by Cos Cob Bridge Tender
James Lampton a New York broker was wrecked off Greenwich on Wednesday when his rowboat struck a rock near Little Captain's Island. He survived by sheltering under bushes and using berries and a can of corned meat until Augustus Scott of Cos Cob located him and dispatched a launch to recover him.
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New York Times
Greenwich
Conn
James Lampton
New York
Little Captain’s Island
Augustus Scott
Coscob
Lampton
Mr. Scott
Great Captain’s Island
Mr. Lampton
Scott
Southern Railway for All Points South Ad
Southern Railway promotes three daily limited trains to all southern points with through Pullman and dining car service. New York offices listed at 271 Broadway and 1185 Broadway.
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Southern Railway
N. Y
Broadway
Ady
Stranded boater rescued and cared for on captain's island
After a perilous night Lampton was found near Captain's Island fading from starvation and exposure. A broker signaled from the beach, the man was taken to a launch, brought to Coscob for medical care, and today returned home with friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Captain's Island
Lampton
Coscob
Hold Up At Woonsocket Paymaster Loses Near 3000
Three armed men stopped Paymaster B C Sherman near the Saranac Mills in Blackstone and seized nearly $3,000 as he traveled from his Woonsocket bank. Police across Rhode Island Massachusetts and Connecticut chased leads but the trio remained at large as darkness came. Sherman believed the robbers were former company workers from Providence who had come to replace strikers.
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Woonsocket
R. I
B. C. Sherman
American Woolen Company
Saranac Mills
Blackstone
Massachusetts
Sherman
Providence
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Steamship David Weston Burned on St John River
The Star Line steamship David Weston carrying about forty passengers and heavy freight caught fire off Craig's Point on the St John River in New Brunswick. Three people drowned after leaping into the river. seven or eight were injured. Fire swept the vessel, the crew abandoned ship, and only two or three trips could be made to rescue survivors.
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ST. John
N. B
Star Line Steamship Company
David Weston
Etta Morre
Fred Downey
St John
Steven Hood- Rowan
Manchester
England
Craig’s Point
Hale
William Whelpley
Hay Named General Appraiser Board Member from Minnesota
Washington announces the appointment of Eugene G. Hay of Minneapolis to the Board of General Appraisers. An Indiana born lawyer who has practiced in Minnesota for thirty years he is a friend of President Harrison who first appointed him United States District Attorney. Hay will assume duties in New York in about two weeks.
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New York Times
Washington
Eugene G. Hay
Minneapolis
General Appraisers
Mr. Hay
Minnesota
Harrison
United States
William H. Eustis
Hay
Eus
New York
Politician-Dispute Leads to Clerk's Dismissal in Newark
Louis A. Felder, a clerk in the City Tax Receiver office, was fired for talking politics during work hours. Report says he loudly opposed Major Carl Lentz in the Lentz-Gibson race for Essex County Republican Executive Committee chairmanship.
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New York Times
Newark
N. J
Louis A. Felder
Felder
Carl Lentz
Lentz-Gibson
Essex County Republican Executive Committee
Five-Story Koch Building Fire Damages Baltimore Block
Fire destroyed much of the Koch Importing Co building at 322 to 320 West Baltimore Street in Baltimore. War ner & Co hat store Rouse Hempstone Co and S M Rauneck er Co wholesale clothing firms in the same structure suffered fire smoke and water damage. Estimated total loss ranges from 200000 to 250000 with Koch reporting 200000 and 165000 insured. Suspected cause is spontaneous combustion.
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Baltimore
Koch Importing Company
Baltimore Street
Warner & Co
Rouse, Hempstone & Co
S. M. Raunecker & Co
Koch Company
Gurance
Calif Bound Rail Advertisement Navigates major Routes
An old railway ad details travel via Southern & Western Pacific routes, routing west of the Atlantic and Pacific system. It references street addresses and broad route names like Sunset Route, indicating passenger or freight movement through California.
Orlando P. Dexter Shot Dead by Hidden Enemy
Orlando P. Dexter a New York City businessman and real estate lawyer with a Norwalk winter home was killed by two bullets on Dexter Lake near Waverly New York. Azro Giles the farm manager found the body after Dexter’s buggy separated, with search parties and officials en route to scene as investigators weigh ambush or hunter accident theories.
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New York Times
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Orlando P. Dexter
New York City
Norwalk
Mr. Dexter
Giles
Dexter
Malone
Dexter Lake
Waverly
Steenberge
Main
George H. Oliver
John B. Badger
Badger
Indictments Seen as Missouri Grand Jury Adjourns
Jefferson City Missouri September 19 The Grand Jury adjourned until October 18 with no report but expectations of six indictments Two targets reportedly include two senators and a lower house member along with a Black politician a trust magnate and a railroad lobbyist Fred W Fleming of Kansas City claims he did not visit Montreal or Canada and says he was in Victoria British Columbia Attorney General Crow reports William F Zeigler the Baking Powder Trust major stockholder is missing from New York City and possibly London as a witness likely tied to alum legislation and a rumored link to Senator Stone
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Montreal
Canada
Kelley
Victoria
British Columbia
Crow
William F. Zeigler
Zeigler
London
Senator Stone
No Consulate For Him
G W Colvig of Grant's Pass Oregon resigns as U S Consul to Colombia after two difficult years in Baranquilla citing heat and civil strife. He plans to resume law practice in Grant's Pass.
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G. W. Colvig
Baranquilla
Colombia
New York Times
Tacoma
Washington
Grant's Pass
Oregon
United States
Colvig
Rockefeller plans fifteen downtown office towers in Cleveland
A Cleveland report claims John D. Rockefeller will build fifteen large office buildings and business blocks in the downtown area at a total cost above 30 million dollars. He has acquired the Weddel House site to replace the hotel with a sixteen story structure costing over 1.008 million. He and agents will neither confirm nor deny the report.
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Cleveland
Sept
Lyi
John D. Rockefeller
Down Town
Rockefeller
New England Firms Plan Southern Cotton Mills
Several cotton manufacturing companies in New England reportedly plan to establish plants in the South to produce cotton goods. The move aims to shift coarser grades of goods southward to cut costs, expanding southern operations while transferring part of current New England business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
The
New York Times
Boston
South
Creatie
Cab Overturned In Midtown Crash Injures Driver
A New York Central cab driven by William Cox collided with a trolley car on Columbus Avenue near Sixty-fourth Street. The driver was knocked unconscious but later revived. a passenger, Mrs. Mary McCarthy, escaped unharmed. An automobile driver named Charles Young helped rush Cox to Roosevelt Hospital.
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New York Central Cab Company
William Cox
Columbus Avenue
Sixty-fourth Street
Richard Greene
Tenth Avenue
Baxter
Mary McCarthy
1683 West Sixty-fourth Street
Charles Young
West Forty-third Street
Roosevelt Hospital
Young
Cox
Imperial Trustee Company faces bank and trust operation challenge
Attorney General McCarter filed in Trenton Supreme Court to force Imperial Trustee Company of Jersey City to show authority for banking, trust, and safe deposit business. The firm, formed as Imperial Trustees and Audit Company in 1891 and renamed in 1902, is accused of using general corporation law to claim banking rights reserved for specialized banks and trusts. This suit marks the first in a series aimed at halting such general incorporation firms from exercising bank and trust powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Trenton
N. J
McCarter
Banking and Insurance Department
Supreme Court
Imperial Trustee Company
Jersey City
Imperial Trustees and Audit Company
Secretary of State
General Corporation Acts
Imperial Trustee Company President Denies Banking Use
J L White of Toms River New Jersey president of the Imperial Trustee Company based in Jersey City says the firm is not a bank or safe deposit, only a trustee and corporate agent. He questions Attorney General McCarter action claiming the incorporation act cited was enacted after the company. He argues the act cannot retroactively apply and expresses confidence in the outcome of any suit.
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J. L. White
Toms River
N. J
Imperial Trustee Company
Weldon
Montgomery
Washington Streets
Jersey City
White
McCarter
Copa
Imperial
Secrets of labor unions to be aired in court
Chicago Sept 19 Subpoenas issued in the American Anti Boycott Association case seeking the constitution and by laws of the Associated Building Trades and the Brotherhood of Painters to reveal union practices A broad restraining order covers 60000 members and an agreement contractors must sign is demanded The inquiry also seeks to learn how Educational Committees target non union workers and employers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Chicago
Chytrau
A. C. Allen
American Anti-Boycott Association
John M. Stiles
A. I. McDonald
Associated Building Trades
M. H. Murphy
Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators
Stiles
Murphy
Painters’ Union
Violent Cuba Quake Jolts Santiago. No Injuries Reported
A powerful earthquake struck Santiago Cuba at dawn, the strongest since 1885. The tremor lasted about fifteen seconds causing bricks to crumble and walls to fall, with streets filled by panicked residents but no injuries.
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Santiago
Cuba
Alston Divorce Dropped After Reconciliation
Mr and Mrs Edward Alston reconcile ending absolute divorce action. They met with Chief Gregory of the New Jersey Detective Agency and joined their twelve year old son at the Alston cottage 46 Ingraham Place Newark N J.
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New York Times
Newark
N. J
Edward
Alston
Gregory
New Jersey Detective Agency
Ingraham Place
Actress Alice Lorenz Dies Sudden in Hewletts
At Hewletts L I Mrs Alice Lorenz actress staying with her sister Mrs Frank Holly dropped dead last night while walking to mail a letter to her husband in New York. She was formerly Miss Alice Carr daughter of Detective Sergeant Carr of Brooklyn. A Day Line one day excusion ad inserted.
Antietam Veterans Toast McClellan at Brooklyn Rally
Prospect Park exercises by War Veterans and Sons Association of Brooklyn praised Gen George B McClellan as future NYC mayor and US president. Gen Horatio King led the event with 5000 attendees, veterans cheered Little Mac and memories of Antietam while songs and parades echoed Civil War era militancy.
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Prospect Park
Brooklyn
War Veterans and Sons’ Association of
Antietam
George B. McClellan
Roosevelt
Gov
Murphy
New Jersey
Horatio C. King
Grand Army of the Republic
New York
Joseph W. Kay
Mac
Spain
Lillian Cloyd Williamson
Sharman’s Twenty-third Regiment Band
War Veterans’ and Sons’ Association
Veterans of
Young Lady Cadets
Columbian Guard
Slocum Guard
Baptist Guard
St. John’s Boys’ Home
Hebrew Orphan Asylum
Brownsville Hebrew Cadets
Sergt. Kain
Little Mac
Round Trip to California Offer with Limited Berths
Advertisement lists a November limit from the 7th to the 16th for a round trip to California. Berth price is seven dollars. Travel via Southern Railway and Southern Pacific offices at 1, 271, 349, 1,185 Broadway.
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California
Sou. Ry
Washington
So. Ryried So. Pac
Prpoadway
No Hope for Canal Treaty Ratification
Minister Beaupre reports to the State Department from Bogota that Panama Canal treaty ratification is unlikely and Congress may adjourn on October 20. In Bogota the Senate names officers and sets December first as the presidential election date with electors chosen in each district and meeting February 1, 1904 to vote.
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Washington
Beaupre
State Department
Bogota
Colombia
Senate
Rafael Reyes
Marcelina Arango
Enrique Navarz
Guillermo Torres
Vicente Omana
House of Representatives
State Council
Imminent Coal Strike Threatens Wyoming Mines
Cheyenne reports a near term coal miners strike affecting all Southern and Western Wyoming mines. Organizing aims for shorter hours and higher pay amid feared clashes between white miners and foreign workers, with authorities studying Cripple Creek tactics and preventing sectarian violence.
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New York Times
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Cripple Creek
Rock Springs
Chinatown
Five Boston transit workers held for forged transfer checks
Boston police arrested five conductors from the Boston and Northern Street Railway and two printers over counterfeiting transfer checks on the Boston Elevated Road. Authorities say the loss to both companies totals about $100,000 with more arrests expected.
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Boston
Boston and Northern Street Railway
Mount St Helen's Not Extinct Fueled by Earthquakes
In Tacoma Washington on September 19 observers warn Mount St Helen's once thought extinct may erupt. Miners report recent Cascade earthquakes, heat in rocks near the crater and hissing steam. Climbing parties near the summit were knocked by the quake as trees swayed and rocks flew nearby.
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New York Times
Tacoma
Washington
Mount St. Helen’s
Cascade Mountains
St. Helen’s
Mount Rainier
St. Helen's
Round Trip to California on Overland Limited
Railroad promotion from Chicago via Milwaukee and St. Paul to Union Pacific line offering a round trip to California October 1 to 17. Tickets available at 381 Broadway. Adv.
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California
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Union Pacific Line
Overland Limited
McClellan Returns to New York Amid Tammany Mayoral Talk
George B. McClellan arrives with Mrs. McClellan on the Philadelphia and meets with Charles F. Murphy at the Murray Hill Hotel. Brooklyn leaders oppose his mayoral bid while Murphy stands firm. discussions focus on Controllership, Borough President, and party strategy ahead of Thursday City Committee meeting.
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Tammany
Brooklyn
Democratic City Committee
George B. McClellan
McClellan
Philadelphia
Murray Hill
Charles F. Murphy
Bird S. Coler
William F. Grell
Board of Aldermen
Randolph Guggenheimer
Manhattan
Col. McClellan
Richard Croker
Murphy
Coler
Boreau
Edward M. Shepard
Hugh McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Tammany Hall
Democratic Club
East Seventeenth Street
McLaughilin
James Shevlin
Patrick H. McCarren
City Committee
Bay
Mr. Murphy
Gen. McClellan
Mcclellarn
Devery
Goodwin
Greater New York
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Kelly Club
ST. John River
Southern
W. P. Ry
W. of A. Ry
Sunset
Stteens
Millionaire
Missouri
Rockefeller Enterprise
Trustee Company
Concern
Secrets OF Labor Unions
Mr. Alston
Adv
Gen. M’glellan
Gen. King
Mecclellan
King
Bull Run
Abraham Lincoln
White House
Maryland
Hne
Robert E. Lee
Twenty-third Regiment
John Brown
Veterans and Politics
Walter Thorn
War V
Veterans and Sons’ Association
Veterans
Sons
Granda of the Republic
Dan
National Guard
Antietnam
Lee
Appomattox
State National Guard
MT. ST. Helen’s
Washington Volcano
George B. McLellan
Europe
Congressingp
Creature of
McLellan
Grout
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