Lottery Men Caught German Trade Ring in City
Police arrested Oscar Cahn of 4 East Lith Street after postal authorities found bundles of German lottery tickets sent to his firm and associates. The raid uncovered tickets for August draws, a letter file, and client lists totaling over 250 local customers, many prominent Germans, with a suspected monthly turnover near 30,000. A federal warrant for mail fraud exists and Bruns, the German agent, is linked to the operation.
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Oscar Cahn
East Lithtreet
East
Middle West
Germany
Cahn & Co
Dukedom of Leipsic
Brunswick
Cahn
Gegan
Wilber
Gandolff
Ahn
Wallach & Brieger
Church Street
Baltimore
Akron
Rotterdam
Hill
Ad Cahn
Adolph Brieger
Calin
Brieger
Wilhelm Oscar Bruns
Wallach
Bruns
Sarah Cahn
M. M
Max Mergentine
Washington Street
A. B
Adolph Bretger
A. H
A. Hesse
Frankfort
William Streets
Amone Se
Leipsic
Prunswick
Ducal Land Lottery notices and a fraud arrest in Bremen
A 1908 Brunswick Lunenburger lottery bulletin outlines July drawings, first and second class holders, and payment procedures with imperial stamps. Separately, authorities report Cahn arrested in Bremen tied to Saxon Leipz ig and Brunswick lotteries, with evidence of extensive scam activity and impending postal fraud charges.
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Brunswick
Ducal
Board of the
Ducal Bravergarten
Bergers
Principal Collectors Co
Woltz
Nicolaus Jacobi
Bremen
Ass't Collector Gold Exchange
Rider dies in circle of death fail at theater
William Wilson known as the Legless Wonder was killed in Cashocton Ohio during his first public attempt at riding the circle of death a new bicycle stunt. He sped down a thirty foot incline and had nearly completed a turn when weights tied to the circle malfunctioned causing a fatal fall in the lower runway.
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The
Tribune
Cashocton
Ohio
William Wilson
Variety
Legress
Wonfer
Sixth Street
Russian eloping couple bailed by night court
In a night session Mrs. David Sneinerman and Moses Sneinerman, Russian topev elopers from Perm, were admitted to Mary Magistrate Harris after arrest at Hotel Brunswick. Magistrate Harris and Consul General de Lodygensky attempted to arrange a reconciliation between Rossiter and his wife, but their effort failed.
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David
Moses Sneinerman
Perm
Russia
Brunswick
Harris
Nicolas de Lodygensky Eee
Rossiter
Hhowey
Man Dies After Auto Wreck With Train
James McCameron dies from a fractured skull after a car driving into a train injures him. Police hold chauffeur Arthur Palmer and James Hart, the car’s mechanician, who were not seriously hurt in the Aug 3 accident near Atlanticity.
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Atlanticity
James McCameron
Arthur Palmer
Ené
James Hart
Vacation Fund Rumor Hits East New York Precinct
Inspector Miles O Reilly opened an inquiry into reports that liquor dealers on Miller and Liberty avenues contributed five dollars each to a captain's vacation fund while Captain Christian Reimels, away on leave, led the precinct. A Liquor Dealers' Association committee allegedly solicited funds. district residents and officers voiced disbelief and named a patrolman as a possible fundraiser.
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Miles O’ Reilly
Miller and
Liberty Avenues
New York
Christian Reimels
Liquor Dealers’ Association
Reimels
Captain Reimers
Harlem Picture Show Still Open With Fire Exit Issue
A Harlem cinema at 122 East 13th Street adjacent to Firehouse 14 continues operations amid an investigation into how its rear fire exit through city property received a permit. City officials note the exit is unobstructed to the yard, requiring crossing the firehouse apparatus, and a possible Fire Department permit revocation is pending after review by Fire Commissioner Hayes and Chief Regan.
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Moving Picture Theatre
Harlem
East 13Th Street
G. Raher
Tribune
Baher
Chief Howe
14Th Battalion
Hayes
Police Department
Regan
Bureau of Equipment
Fire Department
Golden State Limited Wrecked Near Hado Arizona
Westbound Golden State Limited of Rock Island Railroad wrecked on Southern Pacific line near Hado Arizona last night. Four reported seriously hurt, three slightly, many shaken. Two sleepers and the observation car overturned. diner left track. Cause: broken rail. Victims include J. Myers of Kansas City in critical condition and others named from Texas, Mexico, Chicago, and El Paso. All taken to St Marys Hospital in Tucson.
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Los Angeles
Golden State Limited
Rock Island Railroad
Hado
Ariz
Southern Pacific
Rock Island
Couat
Fl Paso
Chicago
Myers
Kansas City
W. A. Reagan
Big Springs
Tex
Bascom Reagan
Reagan
Louis Martinez de Castro
Sinaloa
Mex
Pullman
Enrique S. Amada
City of Mexico
Fred W. Freeman
el Paso
E. Lennon
St. Mary's Hospital
Tucson
Forty Brews Union suits threaten Pittsburgh breweries
Pittsburg telegraph report says 1200 Brewery Workers' Association members threaten strike unless forty firemen and engineers at local breweries join the union. Discharged men, led by A P Johnston, sue for damages totaling 200000. Johnston also pressed criminal conspiracy charges against four brewery workers.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Brewery Workers’ Association
John Marron
A. P. Johnston
Johnson
Boy Drowned as Clothes Vanish in Lodi Pool
On Liberty street in Lodi nine year old Vito Di Mauro, son of Vincent Di Mauro, was found drowned at 11 this morning in the local pool. A boy diving into Saddle River found the body on the pool bottom. The mystery deepens as the clothing cannot be located. Coroner Curry of Hackensack investigates.
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Tribune
DIVIDING PITTSBURG BY TELEGRAPH CARGO ROW
Pittsburg reports that Harriman’s deal for Gould roads may shut out rival lines from the city. The Pennsylvania interests and Vanderbilts allegedly agreed to keep rates and bar competitors. Iselin and Yates seek access via the Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburg line, while Goodyears near Dubois. Pittsburg & Shawmutt also nearby.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
E. H. Harriman
Harriman
Pennsylvania
Vanderbilts
Iselin and Yates
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg
Goodyears
Dubois
Buffalo & Susquehanna
Shawmutt
Postal clerks sentenced for mail robbery in city
John Peyser, a postal clerk, pleaded guilty to robbing the mails and was sentenced by Judge Hough to one year in El mira. Ira C. Bowman, a letter carrier, received fifteen months in Atlanta federal prison on the same charge. Martin Davy, Columbus avenue line motorman, was discharged after being charged with speeding on Sunday night. The Court criticized Commissioner Bingham for focusing on letters from cranks and foolish women over departmental duties.
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John Peyser
Hough
Elmira
Ira C. Bowman
Atlanta
Martin Davy
Columbus Avenue Line
West Side Court
Corrigan
Bingham
Pendleton Opinion Blocks New York Central Condemnation
Public Service Commission receives Pendleton opinion favoring the New York Central. It holds no condemnation can proceed due to non compliance with the Saxe law and lack of genuine agreement attempts with the railroad, noting plans deviated from subway provisions and that further legislation would be required.
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Public Service Commission
Corporation
Pendleton
New York Central
Board of Rapid Transit Commissioners
George S. Rice
Rice
6Th Street
Manhattan Valley
Twelve Avenue
135Th
136Th Streets
60Th Street
Rapid Transit Commissioners
Medellan
Morris K Jesup
Charles Stewart Smith
Rapid Transit Commission
New York Central Railroad Company
Black Hand extortion ring two Italians arrested in Brooklyn and Manhattan
Two Italians accused of writing threatening letters and extortion were arrested after a personal visit to victim Cologero Billera. Giuseppe Daina and his brother in law Cologero Scaduto were identified in a Black Hand case tied to prior shooting of Filippo Macaluso. police plan further actions and investigations.
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Cologero Billera
No. 91
Elizabeth Street
Archiopoli
Petrosini
Giuseppe Daina
Fourteenth Avenue
Brooklyn
Cologero Scadute
Pedler
Billera
Boston & Maine Demurrer Filed Over Control Transfer
The Boston and Maine Railroad Company filed a demurrer in U S District Court to the government suit alleging illegal transfer of control to the New York New Haven Hartford system The railroad asserts the petition lacks basis for relief is multifarious and its allegations are vague and uncertain The demurrer asks dismissal of the case.
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Boston
Boston & Maine Railroad Company
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
United States District Court
Newmpany
Boston & Maine
Aven
Exhausted swimmers rescued on East River ferry voyage
On the Bayridge bound for Manhattan from Brooklyn cries for help were heard in the East River. Captain Smedley lowered lifeboats and saved two men, Olef Strand of Brooklyn and Roy Westcott of Arbuckle's hotel at Pier 22, who swam from Brooklyn to Governor's Island and back and nearly drowned on the return.
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Bayridge
Manhattan
Brooklyn
East River
Thomas Smedley
Secon
Olef Strand
Sedgwick Street
Roy Westcott
Arbuckle
New York Spanish War Veterans Meet Opens in Troy
The fifth annual encampment of the Department of New York United Spanish War Veterans opened in Troy with Mayor Mann welcoming the group. Department Commander Joseph B. Coghlan, a Manila Bay veteran and retired rear admiral, spoke as Judge Advocate Simmons urged closer cooperation with the Grand Army of the Republic to secure office appointment privileges.
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N. Y
Troy
Department of New York
United Spanish War Veterans
Mann
Joseph B. Coghlan
Dewey
Manila Bay
Advocate Simmons
Grand Army of the Republic
Real estate firm New York Leasing assigns assets to creditor Henry Herschfield
The New York Leasing Company, real estate dealers at 2783 Broadway, assigned yesterday to Henry G. Herschfield for the benefit of creditors. The firm was incorporated in 1906.
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New York Leasing Company
Broadway
Henry G. Herschfield
FEW DEAD IN FERNIE BLAST AT HOSMER MAGSITE
A magazine explosion rocked Fernie on Sunday afternoon at Hosmer, with several buildings blown up to save the machine shops. Jared was nearby when the blast occurred.
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Jared
Hosmer
Loggers Believed Safe After Fernie Fire Devastates Camp 4
A Vancouver dispatch reports sixty-one men and two women burned to death at Camp 4 of Elk River Lumber Company near Fernie. Despite early fear, company officials say no employees were injured. Fernie mills and yards were destroyed and nearby timber escaped largely intact. The Fernie payroll and regional losses run into hundreds of thousands, with broader regional employment impacts noted.
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Portland
Ore
Vancouver
Cranbrook
Fernie
Elk River Lumber Company
St. Paul
F. B. Lynch
C. A. Robertson
Lynch
Camp 4
Elk River Company
Canadian Pacific Loss Enlarged Report Disputed
Dispatches from Montreal said reports of damage to Canadian Pacific Railway property from the Ferniearl fire were exaggerated and that overall losses were likewise overstated. Sir Thomas G. Shaughnessy, CPR president, denied knowledge of a proposed machinists strike on the lines.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Montreal
Ferniearl
Thomas G. Shaughnessy
Canadian Pacific
Lumber concern Loss at Fernie Shuts Plant
Chicago report says E. W. Steel of Caron British Columbia and Fernie indicates the Eastern British Columbia Lumber Company has lost its Fernie plant and about 56,000,000 feet of lumber, affecting large interests in the region.
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Chicago
E. W. Steel
Caron
B. C
Fernie
Eastern
British Columbia
Banking improvement shown as banks recover quickly
Oakleigh Thorne says less than four million of twenty eight million panic loans remain unpaid and cash on hand can wipe the balance. Knickerbocker Trust plans third depositor payment soon as new accounts surge beyond three hundred thirty six million. State Superintendent Clark Williams notes eleven of thirteen troubled banks have reopened, praising rapid recovery and indicating strong banking recuperation.
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Oakleigh Thorne
Trust Company of America
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Clark Williams
Magistrate Criticizes Theatre For Ticket Speculators
Magistrate Corrigan in a West Side court condemned the New York Theatre managers for allowing ticket speculators outside the venue. George W. Young of 13 West 128th Street was arrested for selling tickets without a license after claiming he bought them and tried to resell. The magistrate blasted the scheme as a skin game, noting the first five rows are reserved for speculators and discharged Young.
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Corrigan
West Side Court
New York Theatre
George W. Young
West 128Th Street
Evans
West 47Th Street
Mediators Named In Switchmen Dispute In Scranton
Grand Master F T Hawley said Neil and Knapp would act as mediators between the switchmen and President Truesdale of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western. Truesdale said he would not recede or meet with switchmen reps. The Erdman act is invoked as the first compulsory arbitration in this case.
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Scranton
Penn
F. T. Hawley
Switchmen’s Union
Neil and
Knapp
Truesdale
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Messrs
Nell and Knapp
Widener Firm Retained in Metropolitan Securities Suit
The law firm of Parker Hatch and Sheehan will defend P A B Widener of Philadelphia and New York in an accounting suit brought by Adrian H Joline and Douglas Robinson as receivers for the New York City Railway Company. An answer is to be filed on September 3.
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Parker, Hatch & Sheehan
P. A. B. Widener
Philadelphia
New York
Mr. Widener
Metropolitan Securities Company
Adrian H. Joline
Douglas Robinson
New York City Railway Company
Beveridge Performs Long Swim at Smith Point
Senator Beveridge of Indiana swam the longest distance today at Smith Point Manchester Mass. He fought rough surf from the southern rocks to the raft and continues daily swims with other exercise including horseback riding as he summers there.
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the Tribune
Manchester
Mass
Senator Beveridge
Indiana
Smith Point
Women Travel Habits Rise With Conventions and Fame
Mary Garrett Hay of the Woman's Travel Bureau discusses how travel by women expanded after the Columbian Exposition of 1893. She notes teachers and businesswomen as strong travelers, the growth of women’s conventions, and distinct patterns of travel between New England and New York women, with conventions fueling long journeys and economic access.
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Mary Garrett Hay
Woman's Travel Bureau
Miss Hay
Lfe
Europe
Washington
New York
Colorado
Yellowstone
Pacific Coast
Thousand Islands
St. Lawrence
Boston
Maine
New York City
Oklahoma
Martha Washington
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
North Dakota
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Frances Willard
General Federation
California
Daughters of the American Revolution
National Woman Suffrage Association
New England
Pattern description for a French chemise dress design
The article outlines a simple French chemise dress with a hand scalloped edge and buttonholes for ribbon. It notes options for embroidery or lace trim, variations for wearing over or under corsets, and inverted pleats at the back to add fullness to the skirt while keeping the garment plain.
Embroidered Lace Trimmed Garment Description
The illustration shows a waist held by a ribbon threaded through beads, optional. Lace trim over indicated lines and hand embroidery on the front, plus an embroidered frill on the lower edge. Materials listed include batiste and silk. medium size uses 3 1/2 yards of fabric at 36 inches, plus 24 inches of width.
Hair Specialist Reveals Secrets Of Pretty Hair
A hair expert advises on washing frequency oily versus dry hair and the risks of over washing. She prescribes cornmeal shampoo, sage water, light sprays, and careful rinsing. She demonstrates scalp massage and warns against alcohol and tight scalps, ending with scented sachets for fragrance.
National banquet of women physicians held in Chicago
Gleanings note the first national banquet of women physicians at the American Medical Association meeting in Chicago with about 300 members seated at tables. Other items include Wyoming educators' roles Grace Hebard as university trustee secretary and Laura Holtz Schneider as Buena Vista alderman. A Milwaukee Brewers convention report urges saloon separation from social ills gambling and minor access. Also referenced is a July 30 Charities and the Commons piece on blindness and a Boer War monument in Port Elizabeth for war horses.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
Association
William Knight
Wyoming
Grace Raymond Hebard
Wyoming State University
Laura Holtz Schneider
Buena Vista
Col
Brewers’ Convention
Milwaukee
Charities
The
Commons
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Williams
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Knapp Mediators
Lackawanna
Parker
Widener
Beveridge
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