President Roosevelt Train Delay After Baltimore Accident
President Roosevelt's Pennsylvania Railroad train reached Washington at 6:52 PM after a 36 minute delay caused by a rear wheel tire breaking as it entered a Baltimore tunnel. No damage occurred, and a second engine was attached to continue to the capital.
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Oday
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New York
Philander C. Knox
Pennsylvania
President Roosevelt Returns Aboard the Sylph in New York Waters
President Roosevelt ends vacation and returns to official duties aboard the naval yacht Sylph. He travels from Oyster Bay to New York, docking at Jersey City and passing the Battery before heading toward Washington with Mrs. Roosevelt and their children, Secret Service, and staff aboard. The voyage includes salutes from the Kearsarge and naval batteries, and the mascot Rags stirs excitement aboard.
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Barker
Index to Departments and Page References
A listing of newspaper sections with page numbers for Commercial World Amusements Arrivals at Hotels and Out-of-Town Buyers Business Troubles Court Calendars Losses by Fire Marine Intelligence and Foreign Mails New Corporations Real Estate Society United Service Weather Report Yesterday's Fires.
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Marine Intelligence
United Service
Weather Report
Mystery in Jewel Theft Stuns Philadelphia Society
Jewelry and furs valued near 4000 dollars were stolen from a wealthy Philadelphia resident this week. A full list of items includes a gold diamond locket, pearl scarf pins, antique cameos, pearl collars, and a brilliant solitaire ring. Pinkerton agents publicized the loss while police said they have no investigation arranged. Pawnshops were alerted. thieves may be professionals, with sensational features anticipated.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Pinkerton Detective Agency
Pinkerton
Falls Dead At Banquet In Frontenac New York
At a banquet marking the twenty fifth anniversary of the Western Union of Fire Underwriters H M Magill died after falling forward while toasting. He was seventy and had long been a prominent fire insurance figure based in Cincinnati with family in Chicago and Ohio.
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New York Times
Frontenac
N. Y
Western Union of Fire Underwriters
H. M. Magill
Eugene Cary
St. Louis
Magill
The Climbers at Washington Monument Reach Record
In August the Washington Monument elevator was out for repairs, yet 7,333 visitors climbed to the top. Col Bramwell notes high traffic, with the St Louis Exposition highlighted as unmatched in fifty years. Instructions point readers to West Shore and New York Central routes and ticket agents.
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Washington Monument
New York Times
Washington
Col
Bramwell
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St. Louis
West Shore
New York Central
Parker in New York Closet with Leaders
Judge Alton B. Parker met with key Democrats in New York after traveling from Esopus. He planned to stay at the Hoffman House and weigh a rally schedule while discussions with Gorman Cowherd and Taggart shaped campaign strategy and funding.
Lost Boy Found After Two Days in Adirondacks Near Cranberry Lake
George Wilson sixteen of Chicago was found exhausted in a swamp after wandering two days in the Adirondacks near Cranberry Lake. Guides and hotel guests located him. his clothing was torn and feet bruised. He saw searchers multiple times but could not signal them effectively.
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New York Times
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Adirondacks
Cranberry Lake
George Wilson
Chicago
Steamship Mohican Arrives After Quarantine at Port
The steamship Mohican, sailing from Georgetown on September 17 and Wilmington on September 20, arrived at the port after leaving Quarantine at 12:20 this morning. A steamship named on the sea route south of Fire Island also reported passages this morning.
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Georgetown
Wilmington
Eae Wee
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Senator Fairbanks Loses Hat During Reading Stop
Senator Fairbanks woke in Reading to find his hat missing after last night’s banquet. The hat traveled 1,000 miles and was found missing by a souvenir thief. George A. Castor arranged a hat replacement from a Reading hatter to fit the senator for his travels. The senator then continued to Philadelphia and on to Chicago for a Pacific Coast speaking tour.
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New York Times
Reading
Penn
Senator Fairbanks
Mansion
Philadelphia
George A. Castor
Penrose
Chicago
Pacific Coast
East Orange coachman saves girl at crossing
Miss Helen McCoy daughter of Josiah B McCoy of 91 Harrison Street East Orange owes her life to coachman Duncan McCollum who hauled her from a runabout as a Lackawanna train loomed at Main Avenue crossing. Gates were up after the gateman briefly let vehicles pass and a second train arrived too soon.
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New York Times
East Orange
Helen McCoy
Josiah B. McCoy
Harrison Street
Duncan McCollum
Lackawanna Railroad
McCollum
Miss McCoy
Reilley
Hoodlums Storm a Wedding in New Brunswick
A wedding on George Street was disrupted when a crowd of youths gathered at 7:30 pm and pelted the Farrell Erickson ceremony with tomatoes eggs potatoes and tins. Despite offers of payment to disperse the crowd the nuisance continued until police arrived after the ceremony ended leaving the home in a messy state.
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New York Times
New Brunswick
George Street
Goshen Man Learns to Speak Again After Injury
Harry J. Scott of Goshen, a Cataract Fire Company member, is learning to talk for the second time after a skull fracture from a chemical engine blast. He recovered physically but lost speech, now recalling speech mainly for words beginning with the letter M.
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New York Times
Middletown
N. Y
Harry J. Scott
Goshen
Scott
Cataract Fire Company
Mr. Scott
Even Money on Herrick in State Governor Wagering
Betting on the upcoming State governor race showed limited action. A single wager of a few hundred dollars at even money was reported on Herrick, then a higher offer of 2500 appeared but drew no takers. Bunnell Buchanan Co offered 1000 at even money Republicans would win, but could not be placed. Roosevelt money 2 to 1 also drew no bids as both sides demanded different odds. Interest in the election cooled with no eager wagering at present figures.
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Bunnell, Buchanan & Co
Roosevelt
Actor Robert Edeson Hurt In Auto Crash On Huntington Avenue
Boston September 22 Robert Edeson famed actor was riding with Dr J L Koch when a stone struck the auto. Edeson dodged the missile but the car hit a curb sending him from the tiller. He suffered severe pain but no bones were broken and remained under doctor care.
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New York Times
Boston
Robert Edeson
J. L. Koch
Huntington Avenue
Edeson
Koch
Edes
Lady Curzon Near Death In England Hospital
Denver dispatch reports Mrs Levi Z Leiter and family racing to New York after word that Lady Curzon is critically ill at Walmer Castle. London doctors and Paris specialists rushed to the scene as her condition worsens with peritonitis feared and a possible hemorrhage reported.
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Denver
Levi Z. Leiter
Lady Curzon
Kedleston
New York
Europe
Joseph Leiter
Wyoming
Walmer Castle
England
London
Paris
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Lord Curzon
Cleveland editor shot in Tribune office amid dispute
Lloyd Harms city editor of The Cleveland Tribune was shot and fatally wounded in the newspaper office by Lakewood resident John D. Stanton. Stanton, arrested at Central Station, came to demand a retraction after a two week old story with photos prompted confrontation and gunfire.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Lloyd Harms
Cleveland Tribune
John D. Stanton
Lakewood
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Harris
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Tribune
Harms
F. W. Sweatman
Central Station
Seven Lives Lost At Sea In Last Week’s Gale
A Boston dispatch reports the Harwich schooner Elvira J. French lost off the Jersey Coast with seven of nine crew dead. Engineer Nelson and Schulz survived four days on wreckage, rescued by the Margaret Haskell and landed at Norfolk. The vessel, 835 tons net, built in 1880, valued at $30,000, sailed from Newport News to Portsmouth on Sept 10 under Capt. L. J. Connor of Lewrence, Mass.
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Harwich
Mass
Elvira J. French
Jersey
Nelson
Schulz
Margaret Haskell
Norfolk
Newport News
Portsmouth
N. H
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Lewrence
T. B. Baker
Booth Bay
Survivors rescued at Kamchatka trading post voyage
Two men a woman and a child and a Japanese fisherman were found starving at a Kamchatka Peninsula trading post after the schooner Emily Claud ina reached Uka on June 29. Cecil Meares of Comptron and Schwabe and Valentine Kocenski with his wife and child led the group to Nome and then to the steamship Victoria. Meares had long traded with Siberian natives for furs and whalebone. Kocenski was his assistant. Last year the company chartered a Japanese vessel from Yokohama to reach Kamchatka, but war between Russia and Japan deterred Japanese merchants from Siberian waters.
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Kamchatka Peninsula
Emily Claudina
Uka
Nome
Victoria
Cecil Meares
Comptron & Schwabe
Valentine Kocenski
Meares
Kocenski
Yokohama
Russia J
Japan
Siberian
Republican leaders back Canada reciprocity plank at state convention
A conference of Republican leaders including Senator Lodge ex Gov Crane and Dana Malone of Greenfield announced the State Convention platform will include a reciprocal trade plank with Canada. The notice follows Malone’s selection as Platform Committee chair.
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Boston
Senator Lodge
Crane
Dana Malone
Greenfield
Canada
British Merchant Kidnapped by Moors at Rabat River
The Times correspondent in Tangier reports Mr. Lee, a British merchant in Rabat, was abducted by tribesmen while fishing in the Rabat River. His companion Broome escaped after being fired upon. An unconfirmed rumor says Lee may have been liberated.
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Anti Jewish Riots Reported in Odessa and Kharkoff
A Reuters dispatch from St Petersburg says anti Jewish disturbances broke out in Odessa last week and reports indicate similar disorders in Kharkoff though details are scarce.
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Reuter
St. Petersburg
Odessa
Kharkoff
Strike Riot at Eureka Foundry in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on September 22 a strike at Eureka Foundry led to rioting on Richmond and Harriet Streets. A striker was shot and another badly hurt as 500 protesters attacked eight strike breakers guarded by police and foundry owners. Two arrests were made, both of strike breakers.
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New York Times
Cincinnati
Ohio
Eureka Foundry
Richmond
Harriet Streets
Gosinger
Boy Kidnapped En Route From School in Springfield
Eleven year old Frank Wheeler was abducted at 4 15 pm by two men as he walked from Lawrence school toward his aunt’s home at 1118 South Second Street. A suspect may be Norris Wheeler James Town New York, possibly the boy’s father. Authorities and locals traced the abductors to Cotton Mill ten miles southeast as Sheriff deputies scope the case.
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New York Times
Springfield
Frank Wheeler
Lawrence School
Frank Ashley
South Second Street
Norris Wheeler
Jamestown
N. Y
Buffalo
Defaulter Andrews Promises to Pay Bank Depositors
Frank C. Andrews ex vice president of the failed City Savings Bank and now in New York after prison parole announces via local papers that he will pay the claims of 230 depositors. He says he will continue repaying other depositors as fast as he can using funds he has earned since release, and will explain to those with legitimate rights.
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Mich
Frank C. Andrews
City Savings Bank
New York
Jackson Prison
Bliss
Andrews
Red color dress code sparks school gymnasium row
Curtis High School girls in Richmond Borough resist orders to supply red bloomers or divided skirts for gym class. The school chosen color is bright red, not terra cotta, and girls protest while boys approve red waists and sweaters. An indignation meeting and possible withdrawal from gym may follow.
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Curtis High School
Richmond Borough
Greeks Admit In Court Sale Of Stepsons In Michigan
In Grand Rapids on September 22 John Tisor and Peter Smirlies confessed involvement in the sale of Tisor's two stepsons to Smirlies, a shoe-shining business owner. Smirlies testified he paid $380 and still has custody, while suing Tisor for $40 claimed loan made at the purchase.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
John Tisor
Peter Smirlies
Tisor
Smirlies
Dewey’s Fiftieth Navy Anniversary Marked Quietly
Admiral Dewey joined the U S Navy on September 23 1854 marking fifty years of service. There will be no public celebration at Annapolis tomorrow only a small dinner at home to commemorate the milestone.
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Seaman Capt. Dugge and Passenger Shot on Hamburg Line
On the Prinz Oskar, Captain Dugge was shot in the mouth and attorney Frank R. Shattuck of Philadelphia was wounded in the left shoulder by Romulo M. Alcivar, a Mexican passenger who became insane after the ship reached Genoa. Alcivar was overpowered and sent to an asylum.
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Philadelphia Lawyer among Prinz Oskar shooting victims
Philadelphia lawyer Frank R. Shattuck, former city solicitor candidate, was wounded aboard the Prinz Oskar during a dining event on September six while Mexican passenger Romulo M. Alcivar opened fire after a game of ecards. Capt. M. Dugge was seriously hurt. Shattuck.
Mob Awaits Negro as Sheriff Hunts Suspect Near Patton
Crowds in Patton and Ebensburg await Constable Jackson and deputies over the accused Black man who abducted Mrs. Thomas Boggan near Patton and held her in woods until afternoon. A tall suspect was reported captured in La José near the county line. Jackson heads there. Mrs. Boggan remains in serious condition but is expected to recover. she identified the assailant as among a thousand. About 250 men searched the woods overnight.
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Cambria
Jackson
Ebensburg
la José
Lenhart
Runaway Harry Kingsley Returns Home From Florida Jolt
In Greenwich on September 22 Harry Kingsley a twelve year old Stamford boy and nephew of Greenwich judge Archer wrote home claiming he rode a Florida regiment to Jacksonville and secured a year long lamp lighting job He asked for clothes to be sent and a relative has gone to bring him home
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Harry Kingsley
Stamford
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Manassas
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Jacksonville
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