Aerial War to Be Waged at Sandy Hook Tests on Balloons
The War Department’s Bureau of Ordnance plans a series of experiments at Sandy Hook proving grounds New Jersey to shoot at aircraft with cannon. Captain Chandler will oversee balloon tests from Fort Wood while three small balloons are purchased. Early tests will use gas bags and may extend to new designs, with aims to impede balloons and aeroplanes and to quiet aircraft noise.
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Snake Venom to Cure Bite at City Museum
Albert Pierce, a snake charmer, was bitten during a Sunday night performance at a street museum. Dr A G Welsh injected rattlesnake antitoxin from the Bronx Zoo to treat him at Post-Graduate Hospital. Doctors from several hospitals watch the ongoing recovery after a prior Kings County Hospital procedure.
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Postmaster General Approves One Cent Stamp for Registry
The Tribune Bureau reports Postmaster General McKcock approves a new one cent postage stamp to cover registry charges and a single letter rate. It features Washington in Houdon’s bust profile with matching background to the new series, color undecided, and will replace the 3 cent stamp now in use.
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Washington
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Houdon
Treasury appoints two new officials to office
By Telegraph to The Tribune Washington, November 1. Lee McClung took the oath as United States Treasurer and A Piatt Andrew as Director of the Mint. The ceremonies occurred in Secretary MacVeagh's office this morning.
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Seventeen New York Letter Carriers Ordered Added
Washington November first the Post Office Department issued an order providing for the addition of seventeen more letter carriers in New York City to handle increased mail volume and improve service in the district.
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New York City
Post Office Department
Brandenburg case called in unusual abandonment trial
S J Levis Nov 1 The trial of Broughton Brandenburg on a charge of enticing away his stepson James Shepard a banne 34 from St Louis on April 15 was called today. His attorneys said he was unavoidably detained by the police in New York and a continuance was granted until November 4. Brandenburg was arrested here last Friday on a charge of abandonment and non support and was held in $4 bail for a further hearing.
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James Shepard
Abanne
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New York
Showers Forecast For Eastern States Election Day
A Weather Bureau bulletin from Washington predicts showers for Election Day across the East. The rain area moving from the Pacific Coast since Thursday is expected to reach New York around midday with no expected drop in temperature.
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Richardson Gilty Found Guilty in Bank Misconduct Trial
David J. Richardson, former cashier of the defunct Cosmopolitan National Bank in Pittsburg, was found guilty on 24 of 26 counts in federal court. He faced misapplication of funds, false reports to the Controllers of the Currency, and false bank entries. Ten years per count was the maximum sentence, and Richardson indicated plans to appeal.
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Don’t Want Waiters as Jurors Cites Tipping Habit
Chicago November 1 jury commissioner William A Amberg testified before judges probing venire irregularities. He said jurors should not rely on tips for income and listed groups to avoid including: porters cabmen waiters actors laborers foreign tailors boilermakers saloonkeepers bartenders pedlers junk dealers scavengers due to alleged intelligence or reliability concerns.
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William A. Amberg
Smoking Ban on Chicago Elevates Fails in First Trial
Chicago November 1 The ban on smoking on the Chicago and Oak Park Elevated Railroad cars failed in its first enforcement test. Guards reminded passengers that smoking was abolished but faced sarcasm and taunts, with no ejections permitted. President Clarence A Knight signaled that tougher action may follow.
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Stage Robbery Near Cariboo Seizes Registered Mail
Two masked highwaymen blocked the Cariboo stage at 150 Mile House in Cariboo and stole several sacks of registered mail. The men, armed with rifles, took no resistance from the driver or passengers and are believed to have netted about 4000 to 5000 dollars.
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Yale Sends Thirteen to Watch Election in New York
A Yale delegation of thirteen watchers led by Robert A. Taft left New Haven for New York City to monitor tomorrow's election. They joined the Volunteer Watchers' Committee and expected to report at 27 East 22nd Street. The group includes N. F. George J. F. Barber Philip Roberts William Reed George Kohler Robert Chamberlain Charles Ford RB Warner EF Skinner George Goldman William Miles and Carl J. Stix.
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Robert A. Taft
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George Kohler
Robert Camberlain
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M. Warner
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William Miles
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Silk race heats up across Pacific to New York
Tacoma witnesses a high stakes race as a Milwaukee, Milwaukee and Puget Sound special carries $390,000 in silk westward while a Northern Pacific train departed Seattle 21 hours earlier carrying $260,000 in silk eastward. The contest continues the rivalry between the Blue Funnel liner Oania and the Milwaukee steamer Tacoma.
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Betting Falls Off as Gaynor Money Lags in Election Eve Wagers
On the eve of the election little money was bet on candidates with notable activity at the Hoffman House and hotels. Bannard led Gaynor in bets at times, while Gaynor money was scarce elsewhere. Wall Street and Broadway crowds showed dull activity, with a few sizable wagers and hedge bets reflecting shifting odds and cautious sentiment. Brooklyn and party headquarters reported gloom or guarded optimism about outcomes.
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Philip Farley
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John T. McNeil
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Mayer
Wall Street
York
Frostfish on the Rockaway Beach Shift Campaign Tides
In Rockaway Beach New York three nights of frostfish washes drew crowds and political reaction. Voters hauled in a hundred or more fish bags while campaign vibes swirled around Borough President candidate Honest Larry Gresser. Cap'n Bob Pearsall estimated about sixty tons of fish were taken, influencing factions as alternate rallies and lanterns flooded Morrison's Theatre and Roche's Beach. The frostfish allure unsettled both Cassidy and Gresser camps as authorities debated the fishery's timing and origin.
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A Cleveland Hopeful Confesses Then Recants Murder Hoax
Alva Coan aged seventeen confessed to Judge George Addams that he killed three year old Alex Hoenig whose body was found in an ash barrel in May. He later said the confession was a hoax engineered by his gang to appear as the killer and gain leadership. Police and detectives did not accept the tale.
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Mrs. Stetson declares loyalty to Christian Science Church
Augusta E Stetson calls rumors false and pledges compliance with Mother Church authorities. She states she will not teach or heal, will not secede, and will remain devoted to Christian Science and its leader Mary Baker Eddy, praising First Church of Christ Scientist New York.
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Bank of England Takes Gold at Market Decline
London November 1 the Bank of England purchased the 50900 gold offered today at 77s 9d a small drop from yesterday. An advertisement notes a return trip Atlanta to Nov 4 9 with a Seaboard Air Line fare of 1183 away.
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Tammany's Knife Fight Over Gaynor and Sullivan Pact
Tammany plans to trade votes with Sullivan allies to boost Christie Sullivan for Sheriff and Haag for Borough President. Republicans warn against any deal, while Murphy predicts Gaynor will win with about 200000 votes, Barnard near 230000, and a total city turnout around 590000.
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Shearn
Crane declines dinner as he sails to Europe
Charles R. Crane, recently recalled as Minister Desig nate to China, will depart for Europe within days. A New York telegram says the trip prompted him to decline the public dinner in his honor in Chicago. The invitation was signed by fifty prominent Chicagoans, including David R. Forgan, president of National City Bank. Crane’s secretary confirmed a sailing this week, forcing the cancellation of the dinner.
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National City Bank
Quadruple murder at Hood home shocks Harper
Four charred Hood family members were found in their burned Harper, West Virginia residence. Police suspect the fire was set to conceal a quadruple murder, with robbery as the motive. In Hempstead Long Island Harold Vanderbilt paid a $25 fine for speeding on Merrick Road.
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Harper
Harold S. Vanderbilt
Hempstead
Long Island
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Harold Vanderbilt
Charles F. Gittens
Alaskans Plan Winter Ascent Of Mount McKinley
Five Alaskans familiar with Mount McKinley form a winter ascent party to test Dr. Cook's summit claim. The group, financed locally, will begin the climb on November 15 and aims to settle the controversy over who reached the peak.
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Menelek Dying in Ethiopia King Nearing End
Adis Abeba reports King Menelek, recently struck by apoplexy, is dying and the end is expected within a few hours. The announcement follows medical distress and heightened international interest in the Ethiopian monarch’s condition.
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Four Die In Mine Flood at Welsh Pit
London Nov 1 reports the Tareni coal pit at Ystalvfera Glamorganshire Wales was flooded this afternoon four miners drowned while about 450 others escaped or were rescued from the flooding.
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Aeroplane Fire at Hamburg Aviation Week
An aviation week opener in Hamburg saw mechanic Pequet crash land after flames and a benzine tank explosion in a high flight. He jumped from the craft about 15 to 20 feet above ground to escape fire, injuring his chest but likely not seriously. The aircraft’s cloth wings burned away.
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Englishmen Eaten by Cannibals in Pacific Islands
Rear Admiral Sebree reports that cannibals from Admiralty Islands captured a boat with three Englishmen and three Chinese. One English survivor said his companions were killed and eaten after escaping via a friendly tribe. Similar reports echo a massacre of ten aboard the ketch Rabaul at New Britain in September.
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King Alfonso Angry Over Ferrer Dissent Abroad
King Alfonso raged at Ferrer demonstrations abroad and praised the masses for backing what they deem right yet criticized scholars who protest judgments without verification. He doubted French critics who label Spaniards as savages and mocked the notion of a constitutional monarchy lacking pardon powers.
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No reduction for triplets in Methodist meeting row
At the forty fourth annual meeting of the Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Pittsburg it was revealed members were assessed $10 for each baby. Two Philadelphia mothers asked for a special price on triplets, but Mrs. Lucie F. Harrison refused rebates or discounts. the Philadelphia mothers paid $30.
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Niece seeks share in millions from Pinckney estate
Grace Watt Thomas, niece of the late Mary G. Pinckney, sues in the Supreme Court for a partition of about $5,000 of Pinckney’s property. Defendants executors Thomas L. Watts and Curtis B. Pierre. Estate includes 33 parcels in Manhattan and properties in Searsdale and Mamaronack. Plaintiff seeks a one sixth undivided interest outright and one sixth for life. She also claims a two sixths interest through her relation to Mrs. Juna Morris Curtiss.
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Mary G. Pinckney
Supreme Court
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Searsdale
Mamaroneck
Juna Morris Curtiss
Comet Wennecke Sighted By Porro In Argentina Observed
A Harvard Observatory dispatch from Kiel reports Winneckes comet observed by Professor Porro of La Plata Argentina on October 31 around midnight Greenwich time. Position given as right ascension 17h 11m 51.6s declination 27° 15' 4". The report notes the comet is faint and seen with a small telescope.
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Fusion Victory Seems Assured in New York Election
Optimism runs high among fusion campaign managers led by Otto Bannard as he pledges victory. Officials forecast Bannard’s win with large plurality while pledging safeguards against fraud. Rival candidates Mitchel Purroy and Whitman urge decisive wins and denounce Tammany influence.
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