Second Cardinalate for the United States
Cardinal Gibbons discusses a possible additional American Cardinal and denies a planned patriarchate for the Occident. He suggests Archbishop Patrick J. Ryan of Philadelphia as a likely appointee and comments on Pope Pius X and Austrian veto diplomacy.
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Pius X
Patrick John Ryan
Philadelphia
Ryan
America
Austria
Catholic University
Cardinal Gibbons
Holy Father
Mer
Denis O’connell
Rome
France
Index to Departments and Page References
A listing of article sections and page numbers including Commercial World Amusements Arrivals at Hotels and Outsiders Business Troubles Court Calendars Legal Notes Losses by Fire Meri ne gentiligente and Foreign Mails New Corporations Railroads Real Estate Society Uni-Service Weather Report Yesterday's Fates with respective page numbers and categories.
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Uni -Service
Weather Report
Rae to California via Southern Pacific stops noted
A brief transport item lists Rae traveling to California via the Southern Pacific with intermediate stopovers. A berth change from Washington is recorded along with street address 1,185 Broadway.
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Rae
California
Sou
So. Pac
Washington
Sentry Dowd Fires On Copper Thief At Arsenal
Private John Dowd of the Ninth Infantry shot William Crowley at the U S arsenal after Crowley attempted to flee with copper. Dowd testified he fired following a failed challenge and without specific orders to shoot. The court martial heard testimony from Lieut Drury and Col James Regan presiding.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Penn
John Dowd
Ninth
United States Infantry
William Crowley
United States Arsenal
Dowd
Lynn
Mass
Lieut
Drury
Arsenal
Crowley
Col
James Regan
Ninth United States Infantry
Roosevelt to recognize the negro in Alabama party
J O Thompson, Alabama Revenue Collector and Roosevelt referee, says the President will carry out plans to recognize the negro as a party element. He denies reports of seeking reconciliation with the Lilywhite faction and notes eight federal vacancies in Alabama to be filled by the referee nominees. The Lilywhites plan to oppose Roosevelt at the National Convention.
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New York Times
Birmingham
Ala
J. 0
Thompson
Alabama
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Vaughan
Bingham
Wealthy New Jersey residents seek lower local taxes
West Orange on September 22 heard claims from John Crosby Brown of Brown Brothers & Co and fellow millionaires including Eugene Delano Everett Colby and Charles A. Munn that their town property is undervalued. Tax assessor O Connor valued Brown possessions at 25000 dollars but Brown said he owns at most 7000 dollars in the town and argued for lighter assessments.
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New York Times
West Orange
N. J
Tas
O’connor
John Crosby Brown
Brown Brothers & Co
New York
Brown
Eugene Delano
Everett Colby
Charles A. Munn
Autumn Tour to Atlantic City by Pennsylvania Rail
Advertising note offers an Autumn Tour to Atlantic City via Pennsylvania Railroad on Saturday September 26. Round trip ten dollars and twenty five cents with two days' board at Hotel Rudolf. Tickets valid for fifteen days and special hotel rates available for longer stays.
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Atlantic City
Pennsylvania Railroad
Rudolf
Panama Canal Treaty Seen Dead as Colombia Powers Sought
Washington reports say the Panama Canal treaty is dead after State Department closing. President Marroquin is rumored to be granted full negotiating power, potentially delaying Panama route progress until a new Colombian Congress convenes in 1904.
Morgan Says Panama Canal Treaty Dead Says Morgan
In Montgomery Alabama on September 22 Morgan, visiting, commented on a dispatch from the Associated Press noting Washington had heard nothing from Minister Beaupre and that the Panama Canal treaty’s last day for consideration had passed. He declared the treaty dead for twenty five days and supported building the Nicaragua route as best for the United States and world. He added Roosevelt has no discretionary powers and affirmed moving to a Nicaragua Canal proposal as the right course.
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New York Times
Washington
State Department
Beaupre
Bogota
Herran
Marroquin
Roosevelt
Spooner
Nicaragua
Panama
Janaig
Reyes
Herron
United States
Colombia
Canal
Montgomery
Ala
Associated Press
Minister Beaupre
Senate
Morgan
Nicaragua Canal
Curtis Jett Found Guilty in Town Marshal Slaying
Curtis Jett was found guilty after an eight day trial in Kentucky for the murder of Town Marshal Thomas Cockerell in Jackson on July 21. The jury added that punishment could be life in prison or death, and returned a verdict of death. The case ties into the Sewall-Hargis-Cockerell feud that has long plagued the region, with prior killings including Jett’s earlier trial for J. B. Marcum.
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New York Times
Cynthiana
Curtis Jett
Thomas Cockerell
Jackson
Jett
Elijah McKinney
Col. Blanton
Court of Appeals
Frankfort
Cockerell
William Sewall
Virginia Britton
Sewall
John 8
Hargis
J. B. Marcum
Magnet blotting paper advertised as the best absorbent
An advertisement states magnet blotting paper is the best absorbent and urges readers to ask their stationer for it. The copy emphasizes superior absorption and promotes purchasing through local stationery suppliers.
Breathitt County Feuds Lead to Deaths and Trials
In Breathitt and nearby counties rival clans clash over the J. B. Marcum murder. A June Goepel's Gap brawl killed one and wounded two, another similar clash followed. Witness B. J. Ewen faced threats and a fire destroyed his hotel amid courtroom turmoil as Jett and White were sentenced to life for Marcum's murder.
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Breathitt
Goepel’s Gap
J. B. Marcum
Prine
B. J. Ewen
Curtis Jett
Famil
Jett
Thomas White
David Wolfe Bishop Fined for Speeding in Lenox Court
David Wolfe Bishop of New York was found guilty in Lenox District Court of speeding on August 22 and operating a car without a license. The judge imposed 25 dollars for speeding and five dollars for no registered number. Bishop appealed to pursue higher courts.
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New York Times
Lenox
Mass
David Wolfe Bishop
New York
Bishop
Grant family offers Galena homestead deed to city
Brigadier General Frederick D Grant writes from the army to Isaac F Moore proposing to deed the historic Grant homestead to Galena. He notes family dispersed, the house as a relic, and asks the mayor to explore preserving it as city property possibly for a hospital.
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New York Times
Galena
Iil
Frederick D. Grant
Grant
Isaac F. Moore
California
East
England
Joe Davies
United States Army
Soo Plant To Be Reopened In Sault Ste Marie
F H Clergue of Sault Ste Marie travels with solicitor and English backers to Ottawa. Clergue tells reporters that the Soo plant will run at full blast again within days and that all debts will be paid. He credits British capital for support and notes earlier shutdown lacked director authority.
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New York Times
Ottawa
Ontario
F. H. Clergue
Sault Ste. Marie
H. C. Hamilton
T. G. Tullock
R. N
Woolwich
England
A. P. Wilson
A. R. Harvey
London
Sault
Clergue
Messrs
Henry Bondouneau
Paris
France
George Lefabvre
Lille
Rock Island Buys Santa Fe to Gain Board Seats
Rock Island system is said to gain influence in Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe with Leeds and Reid likely elected to the Santa Fe board at the upcoming annual meeting. W El Moore and partners have acquired several thousand Santa Fe shares, while Pennsylvania interests deny any plan to extend west of the Mississippi.
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New York Times
Chicago
Rock Island
Atchison, Topeka
Santa Fé
Leeds and
Reid
W. el Moore
Pennsylvania
The
Mississippi River
Filipino Color Line Drawn in Indiana Schools
The Princeton School Board in Evansville Indiana refused to admit a twelve year old Filipino boy to public schools. English instructor P T Gilbert who brought the student from the Orient faced strong color prejudice and a board meeting resulted in a decision against enrollment. The boy has been sent to Cincinnati.
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New York Times
Evansville
Ind
Princeton
P. T. Gilbert
Orient
Gilbert
Cincinnati
Pratt Declines St Stephen's Wardenship
Annandale New York September 22 A faculty member at St Stephen's College reports that Rev Dr William Pratt who had accepted election as warden has reconsidered and will return to his Albany parish He and Mrs Pratt visited the college and warden residence but reportedly found the accommodations unsatisfactory.
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Pius X
Papacy
America
Cardinal Gibbons
Pius
Mgr
Merry de Val
Vatican
St. Louis
Louisiana Purchase
Rome
New York Times
Annandale
N. Y
St. Stephen’s College
William Pratt
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Albany
St. Stephen's
Pratt
Autumn Outing on Pennsylvania Railroad Special Tour
A Pennsylvania Railroad special tour offer takes readers to a seaside boardwalk hotel for a fall outing. The brochure highlights rates and a round trip travel package with hotel accommodations on the boardwalk.
Jerome Publishes Revealing Letters From Fulton
District Attorney William Travers Jerome releases a letter to R Fulton Cutting with three letters from Thomas A Fulton. They discuss strategy to defeat Low in the Citizens' Union and hint at manipulative moves and threats to expose Jerome's office.
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Lakeville, Conn
William Travers Jerome
R. Fulton Cutting
Citizens’ Union
Mr. Jerome
Thomas A. Fulton
Fulton
Jerome
Mr. Low
Cutting
Low
Travers
Alexander
Nadal
Mr. Cutting
Tammany
Pee
Herald
Union
Warwick
Grout, Philbin, Swanstrom, Warner, &c
Lakeville
City Committee
Four daily trains to the West and Broadway ad note
Fragmentary ad mentions four fast trains daily to the West. A price of 350.00 appears with roads or routes and a Broadway reference at 1,324. Ady attributed.
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Ornia
Broadway
Big Demand for Evans Ale Prompts Early Orders
Wholesale Depot at 127 Hudson Street urges dealers to place orders promptly to ensure best service. Autumn vacations advertise enticing trips with Hudson Day Line Strs offering appealing packages.
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Hudson St
Disclosures at Lakeville Shake Fusion Conference
District Attorney Jerome triggered a tense scene at a Fusion conference as Lakeville disclosures surfaced. Senators Cutting and Fulton refused to comment while reporters pressed for letters and possible forgeries. The political stakes and party unity hung in the balance under a hush.
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Lakeville
Jerome
M. Linn Bruce
George R. Manchester
Henry Birrell
Robert C. Morris
Cornelius van Cott
Assembly
Cutting
Fulton
Assembly Hall
Mr. Fulton
Mr. Cutting
J. Fulton
Citizens’ Union
Jeroe
Gilder Declines New York Alderman Nomination
Richard Watson Gilder announced he could not accept a Fusion nomination for Alderman from New York City’s Fifth Assembly District. He endorsed Mayor Low for renomination, praising Low’s administration as New York’s greatest. The note also mentions his absence from his home in Tyringham for several days.
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New York Times
Lenox
Mass
Richard Watson Gilder
Fifth Assembly
New York City
Low
New York
Courace
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