Coler and Hurley Loan Probe Lands Before Mayor
Commissioner Mitchel reports a serious inquiry into a 1907 loan to Brooklyn Borough President Coler and a sewer contract payment. The document cites Hurley financial interest in the Knickerbocker avenue project, improper voucher timing, and a misused payment lot with a gift of a Bruce Crane painting as potential improper influence. Authorities are urged to determine appropriate action.
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John Purvey Mitchel
Bird S. Coler
The
H of Brooklyn
William
Borough Bank of Brooklyn
Hurley
Ss. Hurley
Ofti
Elder
Commissioners of Accounts
Clarke
Mitchel
Coler
Flushing
Borough of
Brooklyn
Knickerbocker Avenue
M. C. Madsen
Madsen
Cole
Bruce Crane
Crane
McCooey
Mrs. Howard Death by Own Action in Riots
Springfield dispatch reports Mrs. Kate Howard, accused of leading a mob in riot damage, swallowed poison after arrest and died en route to jail. She faced murder charges after earlier indictments for malicious destruction. Ten more indictments for murder were added. Ethel Howe, a friend of Mrs. Howard, was indicted.
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the Tribune
Springfield
Ill
Kate Howard
Abraham Raymor
Ernest
Slim
Humphrey
Howard
Ethel Howe
Thirty Miners Believed Dead In Haileyville Mine Disaster
In Haileyville Oklahoma Hailey-Ola coal mine No 1 suffered a devastating fire destroying the hoisting and air shafts cutting off air to miners below. Twenty five bodies have been removed with six or eight more expected. The blaze began when a barrel of oil was ignited by a miner and spread rapidly, making rescue impossible as cages and cables burned and access to the deeper levels collapsed.
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McAlester
Okla
Hailey- Ola
Haileyville
Ants Eat Man Alive Near Ostrich Farm
Burton B. Jarvis a twenty six year old contracting teamster from Terre Haute Indiana died at a county hospital after lying under a shade tree east of Los Angeles for two days while red ants swarmed over his body. He had tuberculosis and had come to California two years ago.
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Los Angeles
Burton B. Jarvis
Terre Haute
Ind
Jarvis
California
Store owner shot on doorstep amid Black Hand fears
Ciro Bivono, grocery operator at No. 02 First avenue, was fatally shot on his doorstep after a talk with alleged Black Hand men. He identified an Italian later, though he claimed not to know him. Police detained Francisco Crapanzona after a man, claiming the same name, was captured nearby.
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Ciro Bivono
First Avenue
Abellevue Hospital
Bivono
Patrick Heffern
Francisco Crapanzona
No. 4
East 29Th Street
Rosenthal
Carroll
East 35Th Street
Biveno
Black Hand
Whirled to Death by Belt at Local Works
Wolf Tauber of Avenue C was fatally injured at the Metallic Bed Company on Lewis Street when a machine belt slipped. He climbed to the shaft to replace the belt without stopping power, his arm caught, and he was hurled around at about 100 revolutions per minute until the power was shut off.
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Wolf Tauber
Avenue C
Metallic Bed Company
Lewis Street
Tauber
Engagement Denied For Miss Drexel Daughter
Paris dispatch reports Mrs. A. J. Drexel of Philadelphia denying the engagement of her daughter Miss Margaretta Drexel to Lord Herbert Vrre, stating the claimed betrothal is not true. Tempest Drexel named in connection with the tale.
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Drexel
Paris
A. J. Drexel
Philadelphia
Margaretta
Lord Herbert Vrremakes
Tolstoy in grave condition in St Petersburg
St Petersburg newspapers report Count Leo Tolstoy in very grave condition. The item notes his deteriorating health and prompts readers to consult Page 9 for related schedules and train details as the era's notices mix with railway reminders.
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St. Petersburg
Leo Toltoy
Friends Of Governor Hughes Defend renomination stance
The Hughes supporters argued that upstate primaries did not reflect broader sentiment, noting few Hughes or anti-Hughes tickets. They pointed to county conventions, Erie County endorsements, and probabilities of delegates loyalty, while leaders insist renomination is essential to the party’s interests. Darwin K R James says organization controls districts and primaries, with little independent voter turnout.
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Hughes
Upstate
Organization
Erie County
Albany County
William Barnes, Jr
Onondaga County
Horace White
Hitchcock
National Committee
Sherman
Parsons
County
Darwin KR. James
Brooklyn Young Republican Club
Upstate Results Signal Hughes Clash In Races
Albany dispatch reports that yesterday’s primaries stirred anti Hughes forces despite no clear Hughes ticket. Barnes and Hendrick organization gain, with 75 percent Republican turnout in New York. delegates to Saratoga may be anti Hughes, while Governor Hughes resists party consultations.
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the Tribune
Albany
Hughes
William Barnes, Jr
Hendrick
Syracuse
Schenectady
Montgomery
Barnes
Assembly
Wadsworth
Onondaga
Niagara County
Wadsworth- Merritt
Porter-Stevens
Stevens
Cayuga County
Wilcox
Hughes Club
Hughes Wins Farmers in Saratoga County
Governor Hughes toured the Saratoga County Fair at Ballston Spa praising agricultural education and urging direct nominations. He drew a mixed reception from horsemen and locals but won over farmers by framing his stance against illegal influence and praising a prosperous Saratoga with orderly racing and governance. Local officials and residents expressed varied support, with several farmers stating they would back Hughes if renominated.
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Tribune
Ballston Spa
Hughes
Saratoga County
Saratoga
Saratoga Springs
Fair Grounds
Brackett
Saratoga County Agricultural Society
Rockwood
Bartlett Grippen
Bradley
Company L, 2d Regiment of
Witbeck
The
Agricultural Society
C. J. Kellogg
Clifton Park
Edward Clauson
Ballston Centre
Europe
Floods Sweep Augusta Dam Break Hits City
Atlanta dispatch details record flood from six to twelve feet in Augusta as Savannah River canal water pours in after a dam break near the city. Big bridge down, Nixon warehouses fire risk, Union Station submerged, hundreds stranded, trains delayed. Three deaths in Augusta, statewide damage estimated at half a million dollars with two more lives lost and nineteen missing from Camden after a Wateree bridge washout.
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Nixon
Augusta
Union Station
Green Street
Sacred Heart Church
Southern
Georgia Railways
Nashville
Camden
S. C
Wateree River
Flood Devastation in South Carolina Reaches Record Levels
Reports from across South Carolina describe the worst flood in state history with rivers 2 to 6 feet higher than ever, bridges and dams washed away, rail service halted, and crops and livelihoods ruined. Five deaths are confirmed as toll rises, with Anderson and Camden districts reporting hundreds of thousands in damage and trains unavailable for days. The Wateree Toll Bridge disaster drowned five, including George Rabon, his son, and three women.
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Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
Tolland
Anderson
Anderson County
Camden
Wateree River
George Rabon
Sanders for Congress in a contested convention scene
Telegraph report from Buffalo dated Aug 26 notes Genesee County delegates join uninstructed to back Sanders amid Roosevelt demand for his resignation as collector. Wadsworth Merritt faction may sway Niagara Livingston Genesee delegates to push Sanders, with Hooker denying congressional bid but pursuing sheriff.
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Tribune- Buffalo
Congress
Genesee County
Roosevelt
Sanders
Batavia
Wadsworth-Merritt
Washburn
Mr. Sanders
Livingston County
Niagara
Niagara County
Livingston
Genesee
Richmond
Senator Hooker
Aged Judge Rombauer Rescued After Mountain Ordeal
Roderick Emile Rombauer, seventy four, wandering dazed and without food for about forty eight hours, staggered into Estes Park’s Drake Hotel seeking shelter. He had separated from a party at Hallet Glacier to ascend Hayes Peak, kept moving to avoid death by exposure, and is expected to recover with nursing. Meanwhile in Boston a divorce suit names Richard Carle as co respondent, alleging Mrs Godfrey’s conduct in New York.
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Estes Park
Col
Roderick Emile Rombauer
St. Louis
Drake Hotel
Boston
Richard Carle
Suffolk County
A. W. Godfrey
Harvard
Godfreys
Back Bay
Godfrey
Beatrice Brunner
Iowa
Taft Opposes Federal Bank Deposit Guarantee
Telegraph dispatch from Hot Springs Virginia reports William H. Taft explaining why he opposes government insurance for bank deposits. He argues such a plan rewards reckless banking, increases tax burdens, and harms ordinary depositors while noting Roosevelt enacted policies beyond the party platform. Colonel John McAnerney, a former Democratic elector, backs Taft though he will not campaign, praising Taft as a plain, democratic candidate fit for the presidency.
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Tribune
Hot Springs
William H. Tate
Taft
Roosevelt
Congress
Bryan
New York
McAnerney
Republic
R Roosevelt
Oklahoma
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Conners-Murphy
Farmers
Dewey’s
H. T. Dewey & Sons Co
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Georgia City
Atlanta
Carolinas
Georgia
Savannah River
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15Th Street
Colorado Hotel
Cable
Toledo
Pennsylvania Railroad
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Mr. Bryan
John McAnerney
Alabama
William H. Taft
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Alton B. Parker
Virginia Bar Association
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