Anti Hearst Leaders Plan New Organization
Buffalo scene as William Randolph Hearst is nominated for New York governor at a convention ruled by force. Anti Hearst figures including Meagher attack Hearst and Murphy, with plans to build a rival party line, while Sulzer gains backing and McClellan faces diminished influence.
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New York Times
Buffalo
William Randolph Hearst
New York
Philip Meagher
Brooklyn
Hearst
Murphy
Sulzer
Dix
Meagher
Osborne
Carlisle
McClellan
Charles F. Rattigan
Jerome
David B. Hill
Hill
Cayuga
Hughes
Democratic Party
Rattigan
Raines
Conners
Independence League
Bolt
Sullivans
New York City
Sullivan
Aaron Burr
Rourke Cochran
Cochran
Friends of Hearst
Index to Departments and Page References
A contents listing shows sections and page numbers for various topics such as Amusements Arrivals of Out-of-Town Buyers Business Troubles Court Calendars Financial News Marine Intelligence and Foreign Mails New Corporations Real Estate Society United Service Weather Report Yesterday's Fires Advertisements Deaths Furnished Rooms and Boarders Help and Situations Wanted Hotels and Restaurants Instruction Lost and Found Marriages Autumn Resorts Travelers Guide and more
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Marine Intelligence
United Service
Weather Report
Travelers’ Guide
Gibboney Renominated for District Attorney in Philadelphia
The City Party convention reconvened and nominated D Clarence Gibboney for District Attorney by 611 to 409 over Frederick J Shoyer. Earlier, Gibboney led by a narrow margin and mayoral backer Weaver claimed bribery, which Gibboney denied.
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Gibboney
Philadelphia
D. Clarence Gibboney
Frederick J. Shoyer
Weaver
Shoyer
20th Century Limited Chicago Run in 18 Hours
The 20th Century Limited travels from New York to Chicago in 18 hours leaving New York at 3 30 P M and arriving in Chicago at 8 30 A M the next day aboard the New York Central Lines, hailed as Americas greatest railroad. Dozen other fast trains to Chicago St Louis and the West. Ady.
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Chicago
New York
NEW York Central Lines
America
St. Louis
West
State Press Split on Hearst Ticket
Dispatches from up state Democratic editors show Hearst faces defections as 83 newspapers report: 71 back Hearst, 9 oppose, 3 noncommittal. Telegrams from Cherry Creek, Beachif, Greenport, Lowville, Canandaigua reveal editors’ mixed loyalties and some support for Hughes or neutrality.
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State Press
Hearst
Mr. Hearst
Buffalo
Ithaca Democrat declines Hearst endorsement after Buffalo convention
The Ithaca Democrat, a longtime Democratic paper in Tompkins County, says it cannot support the Buffalo Convention's anti Democratic action and will not back William R. Hearst's candidacy.
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Ithaca
Ithaca Democrat
Tompkins County
Buffalo
William R. Hearst
Canton Voters Split Over Hearst Ticket Ahead of Election
In Canton New York on September 27, old-time Democrats largely reject Hearst, many back the Republican ticket, few Republicans back Hearst, and leading Republicans view Hearst as a danger. The Advertiser’s editorial stance condemns Hearst.
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Canton
N. Y
Hearst
St. Lawrence
Advertiser
Commercial Advertiser
Rochester Union and Advertiser Declines Hearst Support
The Rochester Union and Advertiser, longtime Democratic paper since 1826, states it owes no allegiance to the Banff Hearst ticket chosen at Buffalo’s Democratic Convention and declines to back Hearst in today’s issue.
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Rochester
N. Y
Union and Advertiser
Hearst
Buffalo
Hearst Nomination Sparks Mixed Early Reactions
Readers and editors in New York respond to Hearst's Democratic nomination with caution. Voices from Poughkeepsie Nyack and Buffalo question strategy and potential support, noting no editorial stance yet and awaiting the party's interpretation of aims and purposes.
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Buffalo
New York
Buffalo Volksfreund
Mathias Rohr
Hearst Nomination Gains Support in Rural Columns
Letters from Ellenville and Kinderhook express opposition to the campaign process while The Rough Notes editor pledges hearty support for Hearst's gubernatorial bid. McNally criticizes the nomination method. Kinderhook editor welcomes Hearst and allies.
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Kinderhook
N. Y
Hearst
Hearst Nominated Reflects Public Protest in Ogdensburg
In Ogdensburg New York on September 27 the Ogdensburg Advance and St Lawrence Democrat says the Hearst nomination expresses a protest against corporations trusts and boss rule and declares support for Hearst.
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Ogdensburg
N. Y
Hearst
Ogdensburg Advance
ST. Lawrence
Madison County Democrats split over Hearst support
The Union editor says Madison County Democrats were anti Hearst at the county convention and Buffalo, while many locals back Hughes. The Union will back the ticket. The Watchman of Monticello says the Watchman will support Hearst and urges Democrats not to bolt the ticket. Milford notes the Buffalo Convention did the wisest move in nominating Hearst.
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Greenport
N. Y
Buffalo
Hearst
Greeley
Rochester
Grant
O’connor
Henry A. Redves
Oneida
The
Union
Madison County
Independence League
Mr. Hearst
Hughes
Monticello
Watchman
A. M. Scriber
Milford
Week End Outings at Atlantic City Rail Travel Ad
Pennsylvania Railroad offers Saturday September trips to Atlantic City with round trip transport and two days board included. Rates are 10 or 12 dollars depending on hotel. Tickets available through local ticket agents.
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Atlantic City
Pennsylvania Railroad
Adv
Bryan Out for Hearst Tour in Oklahoma City
Fifteen thousand people greeted William J. Bryan in Oklahoma City as he toured Oklahoma. Creek Tribe Chief Pleasant Porter introduced him before his train stopped at El Reno. Bryan praised William R Hearst for Governor of New York, saying he expects a strong race and good governance after election.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
William J. Bryan
Pleasant Porter
Creek Tribe of Indians
Mr. Bryan
el Reno
Bryan
William R. Hearst
New York
Hearst
Hearst Money Surges as Bets Hit New Street and Curb
The curb and financial district saw heavy Hearst bets with early money at 2 to 1 and later 1 to 2. Major wagers included two $5,500 blocks against $10,000, and W. W. Bagley teeing up a $10,000 commission for bets from $250 to $500. Several firms, including C. I. Hudson & Co and Oakleigh Vanderpoel, placed smaller Hearst and Hughes sums, while George B. Buchanan shifted $10,000 Hughes money between 2 to 1 and 6 to 4. Gumpert & Buchanan and Winchel & Co. contributed sizable action. Bagley also forecast a $30,000 to $150,000 Hearst win bet in the afternoon.
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Hearst
New Street
Broad Street
Financial District
Hughes
C. I. Hudson & Co
Oakleigh Vanderpoel
George B. Buchanan
Stock Exchange
Bunnell & Co
Gumpert & Buchanan
Winchel & Co
Winchel& Co
W. W. Bagley
Fulton County Grand Jury Blames Papers For Atlanta Riots
The Fulton County Grand Jury condemns sensational news coverage by afternoon papers especially The Atlanta News for influencing mobs and prompting vigilante acts after recent crimes. It calls for a halt to such sensationalism to preserve law and order.
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New York Times
Atlanta
Fulton County Grand Jury
Atlanta News
Fulton County
Poolroom Raid Nets Seven and $171 in Pensacola Storm Rumors
Det. Sgt. McNaught led a raid on a Third Avenue poolroom, arresting seven men and seizing telephones, a teleg raph instrument, racing sheets, and $171. Capt. Gallagher had the place under two weeks of surveillance. Separately, Pensacola reports a devastating hurricane causing three million dollars in damage, widespread destruction, power outages, and cut communications along the coast.
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McNaught
Third Avenue
Gallagher
East 104Th Street
Inspector Smith
Phelan
Murray
Harry Lewis
125Th Street
Louis Franklin
Madison Avenue
William Bates
Michael Fitzgerald
Second Avenue
Charles Brown
Fifty-eighth Street
Albert Levy
Joe Fox
East 118Th Street
Russians Barred From Swiss Hotels After Bomb Depot Find
Notices posted in hotels across Geneva Zurich and Lucerne refuse accommodations to Russians following the discovery of a Russian bomb depot in Switzerland and the Interlaken assassination of a Frenchman named Mueller by Leonid Leontieff’s daughter. The move disrupts Russian students studying in Switzerland.
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Geneva
Zurich
Lucerne
Switzerland
Interlaken
Mueller
Mile. Leontieff
Gen
Leontieff
Trepoff
M. Durnovo
Hurricane sweeping the Gulf region cripples lines and rail
A tropical hurricane moving from the Gulf of Mexico toward North Alabama disrupts wire communication and rail traffic. Mobile reports severe damage with unconfirmed life losses, Pensacola cites eight million dollars in property damage, and lines between New Orleans and the Gulf are down. Rail routes from Filomaton to Pensacola are blocked, with trains and tracks torn up. Lake Pontchartrain water levels recede as winds shift northwest toward the gulf.
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Fila
Navy Yard
Flomaton
Ala
Western Union
Louisville
Gulf of Mexico
North Alabama
New Orleans
Mobile
Gulf
Crescent City
Louisville & Nashville Road
Mobile and
Montgomery
Filomaton
Fla
Georgian
Graceville
Lake Pontchartrain
Exposed Gulf Towns Face Flood After Hurricane
New Orleans reports limited communication as flood waters from the Gulf hurricane hinder access to towns starting at Lake Catherine. The wireless station at the river mouth was flooded, eight feet of water noted in the operator’s room, and ships far out in the gulf report calm seas with no word from Camellia passengers.
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Gulf of Mexico
Lake Catherine
Gulf
Baton Rouge
Houston
Texas
Galveston
Memphis
Lake Pontchartrain
Milneberg
Key West
Sacola
Hughes Thanks Higgins for Governor Campaign Telegram
Albany dispatch notes Charles E. Hughes Republican nominee thanks Gov Higgins for telegram praising reforms and welcoming campaign start under favorable auspices.
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Albany
N. Y
Higgins
Charles E. Hughes
18 Hours to Chicago Pennsylvanian Special
Train service via Pennsylvania Railroad departs New York at 3 55 P M and reaches Chicago at 8 55 A M with fast trains to Chicago and St Louis advertised.
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Chicago
Fapnsyivenss
New York
St. Louis
Anti-Administration Republicans Nominate Ticket in Alabama
The Anti-Administration Republican State Convention in Birmingham nominates Judge A. E. Stratton for Governor Gen. James A. Hurst for Lieutenant Governor George R. Randolph for Secretary of State and others to complete a full ticket. The platform urges President Roosevelt to seek a third term and condemns Lynch law while disapproving tariff tinkering.
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Birmingham
Ala
A. E. Stratton
Montgomery
James A. Hurst
George R. Randolph
Roosevelt
McClellan Accepts Democratic State Convention Nomination
Buffalo report states Mayor McClellan confirmed he accepts the Democratic State Convention’s nomination and remains a Democrat. He publicly said the ticket has been nominated and he will support it.
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Buffalo
McClellan
Gas Company ordered to supply gas at lawful rate
One hundred twenty seven applications for peremptory writs of mandamus directed at the Consolidated Gas Company to supply gas at the legal rate of 80 cents per thousand feet were filed with Supreme Court Justice Bischoff yesterday afternoon. The filings follow Justice Giegerich’s August ruling that the company must comply with the law while a decision on its constitutionality is pending.
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Consolidated Gas Company
Supreme Court
Bischoff
Giegerich
Diseased meat consignment halted by city health officials
Two carloads of cold storage chickens and more than ten carloads of meat condemned by Chicago Chief Health Inspector Murray and assistants, plus fifteen diseased cattle and four calves en route to New York. The Board of Health will stop the consignments this morning. Supt. Bensel pledges personal oversight to keep any meat from market after Murray’s Canada sourced report.
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Chicago
New York
Board of Health
Bensel
Health Department
Canada
Moran Wins Nomination for Governor
Boston dispatch reports Democratic State Committee Chairman Quincy and Congressman Sullivan concede Moran's nomination after caucus returns show a majority of delegates favor Moran. They say fusion opinions remain, but accept the verdict and expect Quincy to resign soon.
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Boston
Quincy
Democratic State Committee
Sullivan
Moran
State Committee
Mexican Rebels Routed in Mexico Near Eagle Pass
A Treasury telegram from Eagle Pass reports thirty bandits and smugglers seized Jiminez Mexico thirty miles from Eagle Pass. Mexican soldiers fought them with several wounded. Reports claimed a revolution but no serious developments by press time. Possible War Department troop consideration noted.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Eagle Pass
Texas
Jiminez
Mexico
War Department
Renewal of Columbia class fights shocks Englewood
Freshman and sophomore clashes erupted after a smoker at Fernando's Casino Englewood N J injuring a 1909 student H T Bauchle now in St Luke's Hospital with a serious brain injury. Freshmen captured eight to ten peers on a trolley ride and forced misrough amusements before a chaotic battle.
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Columbia University
St. Luke’s Hospital
Fernando’s Casino
Englewood
N. J
Englewood Casino
H. T. Bauchle
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria Grounded Near Cuxhaven
London dispatch reports the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria grounded on a sandbank near Cuxhaven. No details have arrived, but the incident is not believed serious.
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NEW York Times
London
Cuxhaven
D B Hill Silent On Buffalo Convention Result
Albany Sept 27 David B Hill refused to be quoted when asked if he favored the Buffalo convention outcome.
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New York Times
Albany
David B. Hill
Buffalo
Usher’s Scotch Inspires Highball Fame say Ady
Poet Ady credits Usher’s Scotch as the drink that popularized the highball, noting its influence on cocktail culture and social bars.
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Usher
Ady
Cuba Crisis May Prompt Taft to Proclaim Provisional Governor
Havana dispatches from September 27 report U S intervention looming if Cuban factions fail to reach an arrangement within 24 hours. Secretary Taft and Secretary Bacon consider a provisional Cuban government under U S authority to guide new elections, with Palma's resignation still a focal issue and Congress action imminent.
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Palma
Congress
Taft
Bacon
Roosevelt
Cuba
United States
Messrs. Taft
American Legation
Mgr. Taft
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