Creelman Spars With Committee in New York Inquiry
James Creelman, head of the Municipal Civil Service Commission, testifies before the Aldermanic Investigating Committee. He accuses Commissioner Waldo of appointing 47 police recruits, denounces District Attorney Whitman, and challenges Buckner, leading to heated exchanges and threats to leave the chamber.
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James Creelman
Municipal Civil Service Commission
Waldo
James C. Cropsey
Creelman
Whitman
Barnard Girl Runs Off With Higgins In Secret Marriage
Frances Romaine, an 18 year old Barnard senior, eloped with Thomas Higgins a 21 year old clerk. The couple wed last Friday and telegrams to the Romaine family from a City Hall office prompted panic and hesitation from both families.
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Frances Romaine
Barnard
Thomas Higgins
Edgar F. Higgins
Fourth Avenue
Columbia University
Washington Heights
Henry G. Romaine
New York City Hall
Romaine
Curtis & Romaine
Broad Street
Romaines
West 148Th Street
Higgins
West 146Th Street
Forging Bookkeeper Surrenders to Police
Rudolph Masling a 52 year old bookkeeper at New York Monotype Composition Company confessed to forging company checks totaling 1000 dollars. He told Lieut Fogarty he spent most funds entertaining a woman and planned repayment but chose to surrender after firms and bank offered time. Masling has a prior record including prison terms and used the alias Charles Winkler. He remains jailed at West Thirtieth Street Station on forgery charges.
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Rudolph Masling
New York Monotype Composition
Seventh Avenue
William Fogarty
Masling
Roth & Winters
West Thirtieth Street
Zehner
Luzerne County
Penn
Massing
Charles Winkler
Trenton
Fort
Ne Sing
Nen
Sessios
Manattan
Taft to Move Fourth Class Postmasters to Civil Service
President Taft is poised to issue an executive order placing all fourth class postmasters into the classified civil service. The move would remove about 36,038 positions from political appointment, following a 20,000-signature petition and a White House review after a Richmond convention.
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Washington
Taft
United States
Association
Richmond
White House
Hitchcock
Roosevelt
New England
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Elvil
Lost 17 Hours in Washington Forest Heroic Escape
Thomas P. Egan, Cincinnati manufacturer, spent a day wandering the Washington forest near Seattle after losing the six mile trail. He tripped by vines, was unconscious at times, found a hidden brook, and finally reached a railway and station to ride to safety as a train passed nearby. The Hendrick remains in service to Albany at 8:40 A. M.
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New York Times
Cincinnati
Thomas P. Egan
Washington
Seattle
Mr. Egan
Becker Murder Case Feud Flare in Hot Springs Hearing
In Hot Springs Arkansas on September 23 the Becker defense clashed with Sam Schepps and District Attorney Whitman as witnesses testified. Capt. Howell said Schepps claimed Becker would act if Rosenthal did not appear before the Grand Jury. Judge Sawyer denounced Whitman as a liar during the heated session.
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New York Times
Hot Springs
Ark
Becker
Sam Schepps
Charles Becker
Rosenthal
Howell
Schepps
Mr. Whitman
New York
L. E. Sawyer
Whitman
Arkansas
Capt. Howell
John W. Hart
Sawyer
Huff
Hart
Michael Bergholtz
Argenta
Gilbert Hogaboom
Commissioner Huff
Judge Sawyer
William J. Sheridan
Rubin
Scepps
Catskills
Dougherty
W. J. Burns
Highlands
Futhermore Schepps
Have You Been Refused Life Insurance
Classified note offers life insurance placement assistance, listing box 135 New York and TM Vs as contact references for readers who have been refused coverage.
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N. Y
Mr Dooley Discusses Origin of Man in Times Preview
The philosopher of art on Hey Road reflects on recent major scientific papers about the origin of man. His talk with Hennessy, anticipated by Finley Peter Dunne, is highlighted as a standout in next Sunday's Times.
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Arthey Road
Hennessy
Finley Peter Dunne
Hammerstein Sues Felice Lyne for Libel Over Balcony Row
Oscar Hammerstein filed a $100,000 libel suit against London soprano Felice Lyne claiming her shipboard remarks about insulting him and an alleged onstage hit were false. He said the story was press agent spun and denies any insult or contact with Lyne. Lyne and her mother reportedly left the Hotel Aberdeen for the West.
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Oscar Hammerstein
Felice Lyne
London
Baltic
England
Hammerstein
Faust
Victoria Theatre
Miss Lyne
Mr. Hammerstein
House, Vorhaus & Grossman
Aberdeen
West
Champ Clark
Mark Twain
Mme. Marches
Kaiser and Heir Now Don't Speak Amid Reichstag Affair
Berlin dispatch reports growing coolness between the Kaiser and Crown Prince with reduced verbal contact. The Kaiser disapproves of the Prince’s companions and duties, while court circles note a lasting estrangement after his Reichstag displays. A Norwegian pilot once resisted the Emperor, later honored as official pilot in Norwegian waters.
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NEW York Times
London
Berlin
The
Daily News
Wilhelmshaven
Rominten
Kaiserin
Victoria
Reichstag
German Empire
Recluse Beekman Armstrong Leaves $200,000 to Charity
Henry Beekman Armstrong of Red Hook died recently and willed the residue of his estate to charitable uses within Rhinebeck after giving his home, silver, plates, and paintings to relatives. The estate is valued around $200,000 and Starr Institute at Rhinebeck receives support from Col. John Jacob Astor. James S. Armstrong, his brother, is to receive $30,000 and may fund Rhinebeck causes.
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New York Times
Poughkeepsie
Henry Beekman Armstrong
Red Hook
John Jacob Astor
Rhinebeck
Ferncliffe
Armstrong
Dutchess County
Ince
Starr Institute
Col. Astor
Jamess. Armstrong
James S. Armstrong
Woman Autoist Saves Girl in Runaway Horse Incident
Mrs. Henry Rogers of Somerville drove her car at high speed beside a milk wagon attached to a runaway horse. Policeman Edward Ramsey jumped aboard and lifted six year old Lillian Nevins from the wagon seat just before the horse crashed into a stone fence. They pursued the horse a mile as Nevins untied it and the rescue was completed just in time.
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New York Times
Somerville
N. J
Henry Rogers
Edward Ramsey
Lillian Nevins
S. P. Nevins
Ramsey
Mrs. Rogers
Hamsey
Auto Hits Boy in Sea Cliff. Driver Fled Scene
Edward Donaldson Jr., ten, son of L. A. Thompson Scenic Railway Co. VP, was struck by a speeding car in Thompson Park Sea Cliff. He suffered a broken leg and was taken to Nassau Hospital Mineola. car 12 164 N Y. witnesses saw two youths as passengers.
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Sea Cliff
L. I
Edward Donaldson, Jr
L. A
Donaldson
Nassau Hospital
Mineola
N. Y
Elsie T. Halstead
Clinton Street
New York
Morton T Halstead
Glen Cove
Long Island
A Delightful Acid Drink Horsford's Acid Phosphate
An advertisement extols Horsford's Acid Phosphate as superior to limes or lemons for summer refreshment, offering a satisfying citrusy tang and appealing to readers seeking a refreshing beverage option.
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Horsford
Straus Seeks Any Party Endorsement if Rochester Platform is Accepted
Oscar S. Straus the Progressive nominee for Governor denied sending a message to Frederick Wilson of the Newbury Daily News about accepting the Republican nomination. He told a Times reporter he would accept endorsement from any party if that party accepts the Rochester platform. Wilson had asked if Straus would accept the nomination conditional on platform or other terms. Straus declined to elaborate but said he would accept any party endorsement if it indorses the platform and himself.
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Buckner
Creelman
Morris Pollock
Mr. Buckner
Mr. Creelman
Oscar S. Straus
Frederick K. Wilson
Newbury Daily News
Times
Rochester
Straus
Mr. Wilson
Empire State
Wilson
the News
Taft
Saratoga
William Barnes, Jr
Republican State Committee
Platt
Odell
Charles E. Hughes
Hughes
United States
Elihu Root
National Republican Organization
Josiah T. Necomb
New York
Oscars. Straus
Bull Moose Party
Mr. Straus
Roosevelt
Senator Newcomb
Tammany
Frederick W. Wilson
Bull Moose
Oil burning battleship to follow Marlborough at Devonport
London reports that after the Marlborough is launched at Devonport on October 24 a sister ship will be laid down. The second vessel will burn oil and carry a reserve of 2,700 tons.
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New York
London
Marlborough
Devonport
Irish noblewoman lives frugally aiding poor in Ireland
The Hon Albinia Brodrick daughter of the late Viscount Midleton and sister of the current titleholder lives in a small Irish cottage on 1 25 a week. She works as a certificated medical nurse midwife and sanitary inspector and appeals to London's Lord Mayor for funds. She has sold her furniture and jewelry yet remains short of money and must beg.
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New York Times
London
Albinia Brodrick
Viscount Midleton
Ireland
Tns
Lofden
Double Wedding Plans From Elkhart Betrothal News
J. Mayer of New York and W. B. Smith of Chicago, two traveling salesmen, meet in a Duluth hotel after fifteen years. They discover both are engaged to sisters from Elkhart Ind. and propose a double wedding. Smith is betrothed. Mayer confirms. They agree to marry the sisters in Elkhart.
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Duluth
Tyro
J. Mayer
New York
W. B. Smith
Chicago
Elkhart
Ind
Mr. Mayer
Mr. Smith
Wilson Ahead in Wisconsin Predicted by La Follette Brother
William La Follette of Madison a longtime Democrat and Robert M. La Follette’s brother forecast a Wilson Marshall victory in Wisconsin. He cited a strong independent or progressive Republican vote for Wilson and limited Roosevelt support, estimating Roosevelt would reach at most 8,000 votes if a full ticket fields.
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New York Times
Chicago
Ill
William la Follette
Madison
Wis
Robert M. la Follette
Badger
Wilson- Marshall
Wilson
la Follette
Northwest
Roosevelt
Geers
Man seeks name change from Doctorsky to Dukore
Joseph Doctorsky of 55 East 105th Street asked the Supreme Court for permission to change his name. Justice Delany granted the request yesterday. He chose Dukore to avoid embarrassment from the current spelling and to escape mispronunciation by acquaintances.
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Joseph Doctorsky
105Th Street
Supreme Court
Justice Delany
Dukore
Doctorsky
Sky
McLean heir guarded on trip to Atlantic City
Vinson Walsh McLean, heir to vast fortunes of John R. McLean and Thomas F. Walsh, left Newport with a special car, guard of detectives, and nurses en route to Atlantic City amid past kidnap attempts. His family had previously filed kidnapping precautions and staged security measures for the child, now about three years old. L. Arnoff died Monday. funeral scheduled in Brooklyn.
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New York Times
Newport
R. I
Vinson Walsh McLean
John R. McLean
Cincinnati
Washington
Thomas F. Walsh
Colorado
Edward B. McLean
Atlantic City
McLean
Bar Harbor
Lloyds
Striking Straus Faces Tense Saratoga Convention Clash
A disciplined but chastened Republican faction gathers in Saratoga for the state convention amid gloom and crisis. Leaders split into three camps Old Guard Progres sives and a Straus faction while Elihu Root guides national strategy. Senator Newcomb signals Straus may win open convention support to oust Tammany from state power.
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New York Times
Saratoga
Col. Roosevelt
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