Old Guard Defeated Plans to Regain Power at Saratoga
Special to The Times from Baraboga New York Sept 24 The Old Guard faces a decisive setback as Roosevelt backers aim to control the Republican state convention and party machinery They expect a Roosevelt majority at the convention and a shift on the state committee with Woodruff and others threatened with removal Griscom arrives with Roosevelt allies and signals open convention debates on candidates and platform
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New York Times
Baratoga
N. Y
Old Guard
James S. Sherman
Theodore Roosevelt
Republican State Committee
Woodruff
William Barnes, Jr
Timothy L. Woodruff
William L. Ward
Westchester
Louis F. Payn
Columbia
Barnes
Wadsworth
Assembly
Saratoga
TIMES
State Committee
Sherman
Republican Party
Col. Roosevelt
Boses
Hig
Lloyd C.griscom
New York County Republican Committee
Roosevelt
United States Hotel
Horace White
Chauncey M. Depew
Atlanta to Memphis through Sleepers with electric lights
Train advertisement notes through sleepers on the Jacksonville Tampa observation car via the Atlanta Birmingham Memphis route. Electric lights and fans on board. Address 1183 Broadway. Adv.
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Atlanta
Birmingham
Memphis
Jacksonville
Tampa
Broadway
Cook in Munich as “Coleman” debonair polar claimant
Dr. Frederick A. Cook and his wife and children spent five days in Munich in the second week of September under the alias Coleman. They visited galleries and museums and Hofbräuhaus, then went to Oberammergau for the Passion Play before heading to Switzerland. The incognito largely held, and Cook appeared in debonair spirits as he received letters at the Hotel Stadius.
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NEW York Times
Munich
Frederick A. Cook
Stadius
Oberammergau
Switzerland
Dr. Cook
North Pole
Miss Sears Sets Air Record for Women in America
Boston on September 24 Miss Eleanora Sears flew with Grahame White in a Farman biplane for 11 minutes 30 seconds, achieving a time and distance record for American women. Dorothy Jordan and Mrs. James C. Barr also flew, and Lt. Gov. Frothingham rode second time, prompting crowd excitement.
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New York Times
Boston
Eleanora Sears
Grahame-White
America
Grahime-White
B. F. Keith
Harvard
Sears
Dorothy Jordan
Glen D. Jordan
James C. Barr
Grahame White
Gov. Frothingham
Miss Jordan
C. H. Taylor, Jr
J. Howard Edwards
Swampscott
Fatal Blow on Freight-Office Platform Sparks Arrest
At the American Express Company freight office in New York a dispute over fallen packages led to a single fatal blow. Edward White, a temporary porter, died on the platform. Richard T. Jones, a porter, was arrested after police questioned him. Jones had worked at the company for over a year and White was newly hired.
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American Express Company
Forty-sixth Street
Madison Avenue
East Fifty-first Street
Edward White
Richard T. Jones
East Fortyseventh Street
Jones
White Sant
Flower Hospital
White
Niagara River Barrel Rescue Beats “Bobby Leech” at Whirlpool
The New York Times reports Bobby Leech survived a Niagara River barrel run from the Maid of the Mist landing to the river center. The barrel rode the current into the whirlpool where waves battered it for about an hour before locals retrieved Leech near the Canadian side. He plans another ride Sunday afternoon.
Ole Miss Board votes to abolish Greek letter societies
Oxford Mississippi September 24 the University of Mississippi Board of Trustees votes unanimously to abolish Greek letter secret societies at the university.
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Oast
Oxford
Miss
University of Mississippi
Deweys Ameu c 2 Wine House Ad Near Hudson Terminal
Advertisement for Dewey's Ameu c 2 Wine House located one block east of Hudson Terminal with contact at 138 Fulton Street New York City.
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Dewey's Ameu
Hudson Terminal
HH. T. Ve. Iy Sons CO
Fulton St
N. Y
Trolley Telescoped Six Die and Twenty Six Hurt
A Union Traction Line limited car collided with a freight car one mile north of Tipton Indiana at noon killing six aboard and wounding about twenty six others. Dead include Dr W F Holthausen and W H Holthausen of Brooklyn. Fort Wayne hospitals treated the injured while crews tended to the wreckage and extra cars were dispatched. The crash followed an overrun of a stop on a short curve and a freight car climbing over the limited, turning the smoker into splinters.
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New York Times
Tipton
Ind
Union Traction
W. F. Holthausen
W. H. Holthausen
Brooklyn
Coe
Holthausen
Kokomo
Nellie Coxon
Coxon
Verdel Railsprack
Hymeria
Joseph Baker
Logansport, Inc
Lewis Bree
Kekomo
F. Welsh
Marehall
Mich
Limited
Josiah Baker
Logansport
Ed Maines
Dan Lacy
Sebrev
Surrat
Kingsland
Bluffton
Wabash Valley Traction Company
Fort Wayne
Pictorial Highlights and Society in Today’s Times
A compact notice from The New York Times outlines sections including Pictorial, Westchester horse show, Berkshire races Lenox, Roosevelt at Syracuse fair, plus theater and society features. Other items cover police questions, reform themes, and cultural notes across pages 1 to 5 and the Real Estate section with local transfers.
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Lenox
Col. Roosevelt
Syracuse
New York
Liner Huron breaks shaft and calls for aid off Diamond Shoals
The Clyde Line steamer Huron bound for New York from Jacksonville and Charleston broke her tail shaft near Diamond Shoals Lightship. She anchored and sent wireless calls for help as Arapahoe of the Clyde Line hastened to assist. The wrecking steamer Rescue departed Norfolk to aid, with Navajo awaiting to tow the Huron to New York once help arrives.
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Beaufort
N. C
Clyde Line
Huron
Jacksonville
Charleston
New York
Diamond Shoals Lightship
Staples
Diamond Shoals Lights
Norfolk
Street Cars Crash Kills Rider. Dozens Hurt in Haverhill
A collision on the Boston and Northern Street Railway near Haverhill fatally injured William Welch of Lawrence and seriously injured six others including Horace Shaffer William Blaisdell James Petty Charles Willis Henry Gile and Mrs Ella Willite. Nine more passengers had minor injuries. Motorman Irving Horne activated brakes and urged two women to jump before the wreck.
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Haverhill
Mass
Newburyport
Boston & Northern Street Railway
William Welch
Lawrence
Horace Shaffer
William Blaisdell
James Petty
South Groveland
Charles Willis
West Newbury
Henry P. Gile
Ella Will’te
Groveland
Peneral
City
Hale
Haverhill Street
Irving Horne
Woman Kills Man Then Herself in Cleveland Tragedy
Mrs. Lawrence Distel shot Paul Mueller and then wounded herself after her mother pressured her to sever ties with Mueller. Mueller died instantly. Distel died later from the wound. Distel, a 45 year old bank officer's wife and mother of two, was initially arrested but released.
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Cleveland
Paul Mueller
Hussand
Lawrence Distel
Mueller
Distel
Prince Tsai Hsun Arrives in Philadelphia Indisposed
Prince Tsai Hsun, brother of the Chinese Regent, arrives from South Bethlehem for rest at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel. He declines tonight’s Philadelphia invitations due to fatigue and will tour the U S mint, Delaware shipyards, and other industries on Monday before departing for Washington.
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Philadelphia
Tsai Hsun
Bethlehem
Penn
Bellevue-Stratford
South Betarlehen
Sah
Charles M. Schwab
Arch Johnston
H. 3. Snyder
Bethlehem Steel Company
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Buffalo
San Francisco
Schwab
Prince Tsai
Baltic Arrives at Liverpool as Sun Ray Tops Purity Ads
Shipping notices show the SS Baltic docking at Liverpool on September 17. An advertisement proclaims Sun Ray as first in purity among natural spring waters.
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SS. Baltic
Liverpool
Weleman Airship 15 Safely Launched for Trial Flights
Atlantic City reports Wellman’s airship America lifted from the shed on its first 10:30 a.m. ballast drop with 7,000 pounds dumped and the steel car rising. Trials set for Monday with potential Atlantic crossing toward Ireland or England coast. News of the voyage to The New York Times, The Chicago Record Herald and The London Telegraph. Sir William Treloar praises lift. Wellman plans brief Atlantic City and New York hops before heading into fog at Sandy Hook.
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New York Times
Atlantic City
N. J
Walter Wellman
France
Wellman
North Pole
America
Marconi Wireless
Chicago Record-Herald
London Daily Telegraph
William Treloar
London
George
Mr. Wellman
Europe
Wiliam
Melvin Vaniman
Arctic
Aate
New York
Sandy Hook
Railroad official Archibald J McKillop dies after plunge
Archibald J McKillop longtime Assistant Superintendent of Machinery at the Illinois Central Railroad dies by suicide from a second story window. He had been in poor health amid graft disclosures but officials deny links to the car repair graft case. Walter Fisher and E Cowgill say no connection to investigations or stock in grafted plants.
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New York Times
Chicago
Archibald J. McKillop
Tinois Central Railroad
Illinois Central
McKillop
Walter L. Fisher
E. Co
Cowgill
Harahan
Train nearly plunges into Schuylkill on bridge near Phoenixville
A special excursion train returning to Reading and Pottsville from Philadelphia Zoological Gardens narrowly avoided a plunge into the Schuylkill River on a single track bridge near Phoenixville. A shifting engine from the opposite direction struck the slow moving train, causing shattered glass and injuries to several passengers but no serious harm.
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Philadelphia
Reading
Pottsville
Schuylkill Valley
Philadelphia Zoological Gardens
Schuylkill River
Phoenixville
Expellent Service Advertised on Savannah Line Ships
Expellent service found on Savannah Line ships sailing for the South on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays. Office 317 Broadway.
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Savannah Line
Broadway
Adv
Arizona Shakes Felt Across Three Towns
Slight earthquake shocks were felt last night in Jerome Flagstaff and Kingman. The first tremor occurred at 9 06 o clock and the series lasted only a few seconds with no damage reported.
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Preston
Arizona
Jerome
Flagstaff
Kingman
Western Reserve Player Injured in Buchtel Game
Charles Cook a Western Reserve student fractured a bone in his right leg during the Western Reserve vs. Buchtel game in Cleveland. The injury occurred on a tackle near the goal line and is described as not serious.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Charles Cook
Western Reserve
Railroad Official Shot in Cleveland
Donald P. Stubbs general agent of the Union Pacific Railroad in Cleveland was removed from the Union Pacific offices with a likely fatal wound over his heart. He told doctors the injury resulted from an accident and was alone at the time as he was taken to a hospital.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Donald P. Stubbs
Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific
Stubbs
No Air Trip For Roosevelt In St Louis Meet
Gov Hadley received a letter from Theodore Roosevelt stating he would not ride in an airplane in St. Louis on October 11 during the aviation meet. He suggests taking part might be seen as seeking a sensation, though invites were extended to accompany aviators.
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Jefferson City
Hadley
Theodore Roosevelt
St. Louis
Mr. Roosevelt
Fireman Falls From Pole During Alarm
Fireman William Wickum of Hook and Ladder 9 slipped his grip while responding to an alarm at a house on Elizabeth Street. He landed on his back and head, sustaining a skull fracture. Dr. Cockle of St Vincent's Hospital treated him and he was taken there by ambulance. The blaze was minor.
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William Wickum
Fifteenth Avenue
Astoria
Elizabeth Street
Cockle
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Senator Hughes Collapses in California Trip
United States Senator Charles J. Hughes of Colorado left for California a complete nervous wreck after demanding work in Washington. He oversaw the recent Democratic Convention and helped shape the platform, then collapsed. His two sons and two physicians accompanied him.
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New York Times
Denver
Col
Charles J. Hughes
United States
Colorado
California
Washington
Giblin Delivers 102 Speeches In One Day Fight
Boston September 24 Thomas J Giblin Democratic candidate for Congress in the Ninth District against John A Kelliher spoke to voters in 102 addresses from 4 this morning to 10 45 this evening covering ninety one miles by car and drawing over ten thousand listeners His exhausted remark after his eightieth speech cited his head bursting and tongue like a Turkish towel while vowing to push to Ward 4 to finish the task.
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New York Times
Boston
Thomas J. Giblin
Ninth
John A. Kelliher
Kelliher
Glass in His Eye at Sea Aboard St Louis
W A Northcott a first cabin passenger on the American Line steamship St Louis arrived from Southampton and Cherbourg with an eye injury. While cleaning his eyeglasses they broke and splinters struck his eye, the ship's surgeon Dr P H Tracy reported the injury not serious but removal of glass fragments was difficult.
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W. A. Northcott
American Line
St Louis
Southampton
Cherbourg
P. H. Tracy
Auto Runs Down Cyclist in Brooklyn Street Collision
A red touring car struck motorcyclist Harold Haskins in Brooklyn late last night as it bowled north on Sixth Avenue toward Park Place. Haskins, 765 Washington Avenue, suffered a fractured right leg and possible internal injuries and was taken to Seney Hospital. The car sped away east on Bergen Street after briefly stopping. Police circulated a hospital and license-tag descriptions as an alert for the chauffeur.
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Sixth Avenue
Park Place
Brooklyn
Park Avenue
Harold Haskins
Washington Avenue
Bergen Street
Haskins
Seney Hospital
Delightful West Point Outing by Mary Powell and Albany
A brief note describes a Saturday afternoon excursion to West Point aboard the steamer Mary Powell with return on the Albany. The entry mentions names Muaie and Ady in a casual travel context.
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West Point
Mary Powell
Albany
Muaie
Ady
Sultan of Sulu Arrives in New York to Meet Col. Scott
Jamalul Kiram II the Sultan of Sulu and four Moros arrived aboard the St Louis in quarantine New York. Col. Hugh L. Scott accompanied by reporters welcomed the party and the Sultan, slight and smiling, expressed admiration for Taft and America. The entourage included key officials and family members with steerage companions due to limited first class space.
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Jamalul Kiram II
Sulu
United States
New York
St. Louis
Hugh L. Scott
War Department
Taft
Times
Col. Scott
Hudson
Stassi
Sultan
Datto Raja Muda
Uner
Kiram II
America
Datta Raja Muda
Hadji Mohamad Panglirha Muallan
Had
C. J. Werble
Werble
Hadji Mohamad
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