Defiance of P S C Fare Order Hurts Metropolitan Lines
Metropolitan and Central Park North and East River Railroad receivers reply fail to meet through-route or joint-rate orders. Central Park firm says cannot establish through route. Receivers recount court-bound operations and argue finances force changes to fares and services while preserving public need.
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George S. Coleman
Oliver C. Semple
Travis H. Whitner
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James A. MacDonald
Woman Leaps With Baby as Fire Rages in Williamsburg Flat
In a third floor Williamsburg apartment a stove explosion sparked a blaze that killed three year old Joseph Abruzzo as mother Mary Abruzzo, 39, leaped from the window with infant Charles, eighteen months old, in her arms. The mother survived with probable fatal injuries and the infant escaped by landing on his mother.
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Williamsburg
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Count Augustus Sackersdorff Dies in New York Hotel
Count Augustus Sackersdorff dies suddenly at the Hotel Diana on West 35th Street after a physician’s diagnosis of heart disease. Police suspects possible unnatural causes as his friends say he did not expect to live long. his wife Mme Sackersdorff died earlier in January amid a dog clinging to her body.
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West 35Th Street
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Victoria Annex
Jerome
New York
Dying by gas in Washington a book binder’s suicide
Despondent after his wife’s death Arthur D Adams a book binder in the government bureau of engraving and printing killed himself by inhaling gas in his room. He left an unfinished note and three unaddressed notes to be delivered by A M Thomas of Lake City and former governor of Utah.
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Arthur D. Adams
Government Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Adams
Tam
A. M. Thomas
Alexander C. Young Arrested In Hotel Lincoln Bet Case
Alva C. Young a New York lawyer later known as Alexander C. Young faced $500 bail on a charge of attempting to seize the Hotel Lincoln board bill. He was arrested as he tried to depart the hotel and released later on $500 bail after being held for court. His tumultuous history includes a New Jersey prosecutor stint, disbarments, a divisive divorce from a Ward McAllister relative, and sensational custody battles over a child connected to Laura Biggar.
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Tribune
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Alva C. Young
New York City
Alexander C. Young
Ward McAllister
Lincoln
Young
James Gordon
Tammany
Laura Biggar
Henry M. Bennett
New Jersey
Hudson County
N. J
Congress
Bennett
Louise McAllister Young
Greenwich
Conn
Alphonse Jongers
Europe
Somerville
Train Hits Bull Four Killed At Eugene Ore
Four people died when a Southern Pacific local struck a bull on the track near Eugene Oregon and the wrecked train piled into a ditch. John Francis Wilbright of Pittsburg was among the injured with a broken arm and back injuries. Ad insert follows.
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Ore
Here
Southern Pacific
John Francis Wilbright
Pittsburg
Stock Exchange Probe Exonerates Jerome After Big Saturday
A stock exchange inquiry clears District Attorney Jerome of all charges while a five member committee investigates Saturday’s massive trading. The inquiry considers whether fictitious matched sales occurred amid a 1.1 million share two hour binge led by A O Brown & Co as Wall Street debates causes and potential reforms.
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A. ©. Brown & Co
Thomas W. Lawson
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Wall Street
Financial District
Lawson
Committee of Five
Noiseless Rifle Tested By Army Officials
Official tests in Springfield Massachusetts evaluated Hiram Percy Maxim s noiseless device on the U S magazine rifle before Major Kenneth Morgan Captain Allen and Lieutenant Mears of the United States Army at a 16 acre range The rifle with the device was heard at 1 0 yards compared with 5700 yards for the standard rifle an apparent 74 percent noise reduction Velocity loss measured was inconclusive about six percent Further tests are planned in a few days
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Tribune
Springfield
Mass
Hiram Percy Maxim
United States
Kenneth Morgan
Allen
Mears
United States Army
Giants Take Control With Doubleheader Sweep
The New York Giants overtook Pittsburg in the National League race by winning both games of a doubleheader in Pittsburgh. Wiltse and Mathewson shined on the mound as 22,000 fans watched. Donlin hit a decisive first-game homer in the eighth inning, giving New York a fifteen game lead and dashing Pirates supporters' pennant hopes.
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New York Giants
Wiltse
Mathewson
Donlin
New York
McGraw
Pirates
Seven Stagecoaches Robbed in Yellowstone Park Heist
A lone highwayman masked in Butte Mont robbed seven Yellowstone Park coaches near Old Faithful Inn. He collected over 36000, escaping on a company horse. Soldiers from Fort Yellowstone and West Gallatin River camps pursued through rough terrain toward Big Springs and Ashton.
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Thumb
West Gallatin
Park
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Big Springs
Ashton
Yellowstone Park
Idaho Springs
West Gallatin Trail
Soltiers
Kaiser Reported Injured as Maneuvers Postponed
A Strassbourg dispatch says the emperor’s leg injury may delay imperial maneuvers. Berlin and Wilhelmshoe officials offer no confirmation and doubt the rumor, while Berlin papers report cautious wording and note a military band order for tonight’s castle performance was canceled.
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Berlin
Strassbourg
Wilhelmshhe
Mrs Luard Murdered Near Sevenoaks In Robbery
London August 24 Major General Charles Edward Luard reports the murder of his wife at a wood near Sevenoaks while they planned a holiday. The body shown with rings missing and two gunshot wounds. a farmhand heard shots about 3 30 pm. The couple had left Ightham Knoll for a short cut to fetch items from a clubhouse.
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London
Charles Edward Luard
Sevenoaks
Ightham Knoll
Luerd
Bryan Blundered Speech A Vote Loser
Telegraph report from Hot Springs Virginia on August 24 describes William J Bryan’s Des Moines speech favoring free trade drawing praise from Taft and disappointment among protectionists. The piece notes southern manufacturing concerns, Chicago convention dynamics, and Taft’s meetings with missionary Ge W Painter from Hangchow praising open doors and China relations. Vorys travels and Hopkins interview are also mentioned.
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Tribune
Hot Springs
William J. Bryan
Des Moines
Iowa
William H. Taft
Chicago
Hadley In Primary Fraud Inquiry Opens Move
Governor Folk advised Attorney General Hadley by letter he may assist in probing state primary frauds. Grand jury investigations in St Louis and Kansas City stem from David A Ball’s charge of ballot fraud benefiting ex Congressman Cowherd, who beat Ball for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Cowherd backs Senator Stone's bid for re election.
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Folk
Hadley
Kansas City
David A. Ball
Cowherd
Ball
Stone
Americans' Car Knocks Down Woman in Dourdan
An automobile carrying Thomas Lambert of New York and Henry Sands of Paris struck and killed a woman in Dourdan today. Police reported the chauffeur was exonerated.
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Thomas Lambert
New York
Henry Sands
Paris
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