Mauretania Survives Mid Ocean Propeller Break
The Cunard liner Mauretania returned to a pier after a gale whipped voyage with one starboard low pressure propeller broken. Passengers reported panic and injuries as engines stopped and the ship pitched in heavy seas. Firemen and crew suffered minor injuries while warding off a possible leak in the after compartment. Captain Pritchard faced questions as passengers, including Mrs. Vanderbilt, recounted the frightening ordeal.
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Sandy Hook
Atlantic
Queenstown
Daunt's Rock
Pritchard
Liverpool
Daunt’s Rock
Mauretania
West Indies
John W. Gates
Mr. Gates
Mrs. Gates
Constance Collier
Ellen Wrench Vanderbilt
Sandy
Hook
St. Vinital
William
Thinks Miss Hilbert Dead
The Hilberts fear their daughter Esther Hilbert is dead after a small flask believed to contain chloroform is found near her usual spot. John Hilbert plans a nationwide search and suspects a local farm hand Mark Clothier. authorities remain cautious and consider the possibility Esther fled.
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New York Times
Northampton
Mass
Esther Hilbert
John Hilbert
Goshen
Washington State
James McKay
Esther
Drowning After Backfire on Eastern Branch Boat
In Washington on September 19 a motorboat on the Eastern Branch caught fire after a backfire in its carburetor. Clerks William H. Gray and William Rule drowned, and William E. Alger survived eleven hours in slime and mud before reaching shore at dawn. The missing men’ bodies had not been recovered.
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Washington
William .H. Gray
William Rule
Bureau of Navigation
William E. Alger
Alger
Rule
Gray
Lawyer Marrin Arrested After 13 Year Fraud Chase
Brooklyn lawyer Franklin Marrin, 42, was arrested in a saloon at Sixth Avenue and Forty second Street after a long pursuit tied to a $4,000 forged mortgage on the Jefferson Club property. District Attorney John F. Clarke links him to a $70,000 misappropriation from Mrs. Caroline C. Barry and other swindles dating back to 1895, including schemes in Philadelphia Paris and Canada.
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Franklin C. Marrin
Jefferson Club
Brooklyn
John F. Clarke
Marrin
Caroline C. Barry
Greene Avenue
Marvin
Sixth Avenue
Forty-second Street
Clarke
Jeremiah Murphy
Inspector McCafferty
Frank
Mr. Clarke
Police
Barry
Story Cotton Company of
Philadelphia
Martin
United States
Secret Service
Paris
France
Canada
Franklin ‘Stone
Franklin Stone
Buffalo
Stapleton
Kings County Supreme Court
Pony Examined by Court in Cruelty Case
Allen Forbes of Boston and Dedham pony polo team faced a cruelty charge in District Court Salem Massachusetts. MS P A officer Clark alleged a Hamilton polo pony suffered scratches though Forbes testified he cared for his horses and showed blunt spurs. Hearing adjourned to next Tuesday.
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Salem
Mass
Allen Forbes
Boston
Dedham
Sears
Charles F. Clark
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of
Forbes
Hamilton
Court House
Southwestern Normal Player Dies After Injury
In Weatherford Oklahoma J J Dyck a senior died from internal injuries suffered in yesterday's football game between two classes at the Southwestern Normal School The accident ends football for the school for this year and leaves the season unfinished.
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Weatherford
Okla
Oklahoma
Southwestern Normal School
J. J. Dyck
King Manuel to Wed English Princess
Lisbon newspapers report King Manuel plans to marry an English princess. A caution flags imitations of Stransky Blue Enameled Ware sold in large stores with the genuine Stransky label. An ad notes household pest and disinfecting services at Ady Roaches Bed Bugs United Disinfecting Co.
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Manuel
Lisbon
Stransky
Bed Bugs
United Disinfecting Co
Wie Ady
Seater A
SEC Champagne F bottle from French method at Fulton St
A fragment notes a champagne bottle labeled SEC Champagne F bottle using the French method. The item is tied to 138 Fulton Street in New York, listing Fons Co. as provider.
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SEC” Champagne
Fons Co
Fulton St
New
Minister Wu Scoffs at Recall Rumor in China Alliance
Battle Creek Mich September report states Wu Ting Fang rejects recall rumors over six words. He says his remark on a hypothetical China American alliance was cautious and misreported by Hongkong editor in Paris, telegraphed to Peking and Japan.
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New-York Times
Battle Creek
Mich
Wu Ting-Fang
Washington
Battle Creek Sanitarium
New York
Hongkong
Paris
Peking
Japan
China
Vassar Graduate Janet Smith Dies by Own Action in Pittsburg
Janet Elizabeth Smith 28 a Pitt sburg linguist and Vassar graduate, daughter of Dr Tenry Smith, died after taking carbolic acid. Found in woodshed at 38 Wyoming Street by her mother at 7 30 AM. Despite rapid medical aid she died. Recent suicides crisis reports stirred her, following fiancé death two years earlier.
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Miss Smith
New York
Government probes General Electric and smaller dealers
Washington dispatch reports a Justice Department inquiry into General Electric and several smaller electrical material dealers. Grand Jury testimony in New York is needed. the probe concerns an alleged unlawful trust controlling electric street railway and lighting businesses. Roosevelt ordered the investigation, expected to end late November with documentary evidence awaited.
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Washington
General Electric
As & Trust
Department of Justice
New York
Bonaparte
Department
General Electric Company
Federal Grand Jury
Roosevelt
Carnegie Mills to Resume in Full at Homestead Works
Notices posted at Carnegie Steel Homestead Works announce full resume across all departments except plate mills next Monday. About 6,000 workers will gain immediate employment, with current staffing around 3,500 on part time. Howard Axle Works to start operations as well amid Steel Corporation director talks in New York. Concessions offered appear to aid turnover as steel car contracts rise.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Penn
Homestead Steel Works
Carnegie Steel Company
Plate Mills
Howard Axle Works
Steel Corporation
New York
Homestead
National Tube Comppany
Roosevelt May Preview Attack on Standard Oil in Next Message
Oyster Bay reports claim President Roosevelt prepares another attack on the Standard Oil Company. He allegedly will reference Judge Grosscup and the reversal of a $20,000,000 Landis fine. Loeb declines to confirm details. A late night Sagamore Hill dictation was overheard by villagers returning from a fair.
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New York Times
Oyster Bay
L.il
Roosevelt
Standard Oil Company
Grosscup
United States Court of Appeals
Landis
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Congress
Loeb
Executive Force
Sagamore Hill
Gov. Hughes
Saratoga
Forster
Hill
Sibley
Standard Oil
Executive Office
Iill
Moore
Standard Oil Corporation
Tal
Jeffries Father Plans World Tour After Purification Fast
Alexis C Jeffries father of James J Jeffries announces a book The Last Message to a Lost World and a world tour to spread salvation He fasted nineteen days to purify his soul and says he will not take a cent on his journey trusting in the Lord His real estate is given away and he lives by faith with no earthly wealth.
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New York Times
Los Angeles
Cal
Alexis C. Jeffries
James J. Jeffries
Italian Man Arrested Aboard Third Avenue Trolley
August Zeila an Italian resident of 38 City Hall Place was arrested on a Third Avenue trolley car for attempted grand larceny after allegedly attempting to steal a diamond stud valued at 2000 from Joan Thom of St George Staten Island. The car erupted in an uproar as Thom detained Zeila until police arrived and a badge bearing man vanished into the crowd.
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August Zeila
City Hall Place
Third Avenue
Joan Thom
St. George, S. I
Zella
Thom
Taft Bet Topping $20,000 In Erie County Rally
Erie County Republican Secretary Henry Seilheimer announced he has $20,000 to bet at 4 to 1 that Taft defeats Bryan. He would stake all or part of it for anyone who covers the bet. Seilheimer, who declined to name the Detroit source, says he has not found takers.
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New York Times
Buffalo
Henry Seilheimer
Republican County Committee
Taft
Bryan
Sollheimer
Detroit
Hughes Bets Dominate Gravesend Races Betting Scene
Western bookmaker David Nolan placed a $20,000 backing for Gov Hughes at Gravesend with $10,000 staked on Chanler by Rocksy Angarola and $10,000 by Thomas Shin. Nolan maintained even money bets though rumors of odds circulated. Other early wagers centered on Chanler versus Hughes as election eve chatter grew among racing men and investors.
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Gravesend
David Nolan
Gov. Hughes
Nolan
Hughes
Chanler
Rocksy
Angarola
Thomas Shin
Post
Eugene D. Wood
Wall Street
Cihanier
Goelet Buys Sandricourt Chateau in France for Wife
Robert Goelet of New York purchased the Sandricourt estate near Paris for 300000 to present to his wife Elsie Whelen of Philadelphia. The 2500 acre grounds include 2000 acres of adjoining woodlands, creating a premier French shooting ground. The plan includes a stock farm on the site. Reports from Newport also say Mrs Ogden Goelet rented a Cannes château for her father R Z Wilson and Dr Austin Flint Jr during illness.
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Paris
Robert Goelet F
New York
Sandricourt
Marquis de Beauvoir
Elsie Whelen
Philadelphia
Rothschild
Adamvilliers
Goelets
France
Goelet
Newport
R. 1
Ogden Goelet
Cannes
Alimony Motion Seeks $120000 Yearly Support
Clarence J. Shearn asks Supreme Court Justice Giegerich to order Howard Gould to pay his wife $120000 annually and $15000 in counsel fees as the suit for separation moves forward. Gould has previously granted $25000 yearly, an amount Shearn deems inadequate. Nicoll Anable & Lindsay likely seeks a postponement.
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Supreme Court
Giegerich
Clarence J. Shearn
Howard Gould
Gould
Shearn
Nicoll, Anable & Lindsay
Relief Efforts Underway for Turks and Caicos Sufferers
Kingston Jamaica reports relief organized for Turks and Caicos Islands hurricane victims. A public meeting raised 1000 dollars and telegrams from Grand Turk stress urgent need for timber and provisions. The steamer Boston will sail Monday with supplies.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Turks and Caicos Islands
Grand Turk
Boston
Convict Leases Abolished by Georgia Legislature
Atlanta Sept 19 The extra session of the General Assembly adjourned sine die after approving a bill to end the convict lease system. Unused convicts will be disposed of at the Governor and prison commission discretion or leased to counties at pro rata shares. Projections place final end date as March 31 1909.
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Atlanta
General Assembly
Thomas trial adjourned to October 24 in Long Branch
In Long Branch New Jersey on September 19 J R Thomas trials were adjourned to October 24 at the request of his lawyer Charles B Ivens. Two cases involve licensing and speeding while a third covers reckless driving. Thomas cannot leave hospital before February.
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New York Times
Long Branch
N. J
J. R. Thomas
Charles B.ivens
J. B. Smith
James Layton
City of
Ivens
Ban Doren
Thomas
Emil Seelig
Daniel Connolly
Foraker Drops Out Of Tart Meeting Over Taft Bond
Senator Foraker withdraws from a planned National Republican League meeting with Taft after disclosure of a $50,000 Standard Oil loan tied to a newspaper purchase. Archbold letter and deposits complicate the episode as Hearst publicity resurfaces concerns about Roosevelt alignment and Taft candidacy.
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Hearst
Senator Forsker
Mr. Taft
Senator Foraker
Republican Club
Taft
Foraker
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Miss Hilbert
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Vassar
General Electric Inquiry
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Dramatic and Society
Tary
James Jeffries
Central R. R
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Reading
Baltimore & Ohio
Royal Blue Line
Richmond
Liberty St
Astor, House
Erie County
R. Goelet
Georgia
Florida
Seaboard Air Line
Broadway
Tart
Roose
Velt
Archbold
Ard Oil Company
National League ‘of Republican
John Hays Trammond
League
Cincinnati
Ohio
Eadh
J. B. Foraker
St. Louis
John PD. Archbold
Sotho
Mr. Foraker
Ump
Amd
Ohio State Journal
Joan
Marties
Jones
Arkansas
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