Politicians Hit Hard at Civil Service Reform Meeting
Buffalo Nov. 7 Western New York politicians in federal service and others faced sharp critique at the National Civil Service Reform League's twenty-seventh annual session. Governor Hughes and Attorney General Bonaparte spoke as Richard Henry Dana lauded reforms curbing political activity by government workers and promoting merit based promotions over political plums.
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Mayer McClellan
New York City
National Civil Service Reform League
Civil Service Reform
Charles E. Hughes
Charles J. Bonaparte
United States
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Perkins Memorial Hall
Young Men’s Christian Association
Richard Henry Dana
League
Civil Service Commission
Lusitania arrives breaking transatlantic speed record at Sandy Hook
The Cunard turbine steamship Lusitania brings $10 million in gold, entering Sandy Hook at 1:40 am with a new record of about 4 days 19 hours 10 minutes, shaving 42 minutes off prior best. She had favorable weather until a coastal storm slowed her, and she awaits subsidy eligibility by maintaining 244% knots on average. The ship anchors off Ambrose Channel awaiting docking around 9 am.
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Anglo American Trade Speech in Nottingham
Whitelaw Reid American Ambassador spoke at Nottingham Chamber dinner on Anglo American trade relations. He argued both nations trade for mutual gain and condemned actions that disrupt friendly ties as pernicious to public interests.
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England
Whitelaw Reid
Nottingham Chamber of Commerce
United States
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Central America Peace Conference at Amapala
Presidents Ze laya Davila and Figueroa met at Amapala to pursue Central American peace. They pledged to forget past differences, reaffirmed friendship treaties, and ordered delegates heading to Washington to follow agreed instructions. They also backed Guatemala Costa Rica pact and planned a post Washington peace congress to harmonize international law codes.
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Washington
Fast Train Wreck Near Fargo Kills Engineer
A fast eastbound Lackawanna passenger train collided with a freight wreck near Fargo. Engineer William E. Hammond of Elmira was killed, fireman H. J. Tompkins injured, several crew members hurt, none of the passengers seriously harmed according to railroad officials.
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Axioms on Infancy and Concision by Rev D C Hughes
Watertown N Y Nov 7 Rev D C Hughes father of Governor Hughes speaks at Baptist old home week on the axiom that a straight line is the shortest distance between two points and on being concise He notes the crowd responds to his allusions to his son and announces an address at a Christian Endeavor convention in Adams tomorrow.
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Maloney Family Leaves Philadelphia in Uncertain Move
Maloney clan headed by Helen Maloney and Arthur Herbert Osborn, a New York broker claiming marriage ties, departed the Logan Square home and boarded a Pennsylvania Railroad train. They offered no destination, and no Catholic ceremony was performed, with priests saying only a civil marriage would be blessed if already completed.
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Charles J Glidden Aims for Balloon Ascents Worldwide
Boston November 7 Charles J Glidden the wealthy Boston globe girdling automobilist says his present ambition is to make balloon ascensions in as many countries as possible. He is an insatiate traveler and already holds the world record for mileage travelled in an automobile, having reached almost every known country.
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Boston Globe
Taft Plans London Paris Isle of Wight Visits on Return
Secretary Taft will travel from Manila back via Vladivostok and Europe, visiting London and Paris and possibly the Isle of Wight to meet the French president and the German emperor. He sails from Manila aboard the Rainbow with escort and aims to reach Vladivostok by November 19.
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Stableman shot by striker near West 53d Street
John Anderson of the Rockwood Bailey stable was shot in the right knee by a former coworker. Four ex-employes attacked him after he refused to quit. Bicycle Patrolman Gigman chased and captured one striker at Seventh Avenue and 50th Street. the suspect gave the name Walter Naes and a butcher’s occupation. Anderson was taken to Roosevelt Hospital and Bellevue. Naes held on felonious assault charges.
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Move in Illinois Central Fight Heads to Court
A motion to dissolve an injunction blocking 6500 shares held by Mutual Life Insurance of New York from being voted at the Illinois Central annual meeting was filed in Cook County Superior Court. Attorneys for the insurer will seek an early hearing while affidavits by Peabody Auchincloss and Vanderbilt allege votes by Stuyvesant Fish and proxies to advance Illinois Central interests, not Union Pacific control.
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Mrs Marshall Field Rose Wins At Chicago Show
The Mrs Marshall Field rose valued at 350000 won first prize at the Chicago Flower Show exhibit under the Chicago Horticultural Society. Closest rival was the Mrs Potter Palmer rose, both Chicago grown. Honorable mentions went to the Alice Roosevelt blossom by a Denver florist and the Miss Rhea Reid rose from Richmond Indiana.
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Wadsworth Aims to Return as Speaker in Albany Race
Telegraph report from Albany Nov 7: Speaker Wadsworth declares candidacy for reelection as Speaker of the Assembly with no opposition. He names Merritt as a friend, hints at possible vacancies in committee chairmanships, and notes potential shifts in leadership including Merritt, Phillips, and Robinson for key posts.
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State Land Purchasing Board
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Livingston County
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Phillips
Allegany
Senate
Judiciary Committee
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Onondaga
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Paradise Jimmy” Oliver
Upstate
New York City
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Robinson
Chemung
Moreland
Embalming chemical tests in Baker case prompt secrecy
Boson Nov. 7. Embalming agent used on Walter Baker’s body at Hogata New Jersey is known but not released as New York inquiry proceeds. Stomach content analysis for chloral hydrate or poisons finished today. Edward Baker questions will details and two mysterious visitors to Baker’s Browne’s room draw detective focus. Arrests expected soon.
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Mars canals dismissed as imagination by Columbia professor
Professor H Jacoby of Columbia University says the claimed Martian canals are imaginative and observers merely see markings. He contrasts Lowell's photographic theory from MIT and Andes expedition, calling Gauss's work genuine and Lowell's work inartistic as theories evolve.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Bank of England rate tops thirty three years high
London dispatch notes Bank of England raised minimum discount rate to 7 percent for first time in decades, triggering unsettled markets. Analysts fear further hikes to 8 or 9 percent if reserves shrink, while optimists hope a rebound in American markets and renewed investment will lift confidence soon. Investors await signs of revived faith in U.S. prospects.
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President Roosevelt comments on election results
President Roosevelt issued a statement praising Tuesday's election outcomes as highly gratifying. He congratulated Mr. Heney in San Francisco and noted gains in New Jersey, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, and New York, highlighting Manhattan as locally influenced while Nassau County showed its best off-year showing.
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Talk on Presidency Shows Roosevelt Third-Term Talk Circling White House
The Tribune reports a White House visit where politics surfaced amid crowds. Rep Hale of Tennessee asserted a solid Roosevelt delegation would lead the state at the next convention. Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire said the state is undecided with Hughes gaining ground and Fairbanks attracting support, Taft weaker there.
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Michigan Voters for Roosevelt Claim Support in Michigan
Detroit telegram reports Senator William Alden Smith endorses Roosevelt for a third term and will not join any cross party crusade against the tariff stance. He asserts nine voters out of ten in Michigan favor Roosevelt.
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Island washed away on Connecticut River landmark
Brattleboro Vermont November 7 Emore's Island between Hinsdale New Hampshire and Vernon Vermont in the Connecticut River has been washed away by the freshet after heavy rains. The island covered several acres and was densely wooded. The freshet marks the highest autumn rise since 1869.
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Jewels Stolen From Mrs Bland by Local Maid in Baltimore
Jewels valued over 3000 dollars belonging to Mrs R H Bland were stolen from her Chase Street home in Baltimore. A young woman hired as a maid yesterday, identified as Lena Mueller, fled with a jewel case while the baby was briefly left unattended. Police consider her a highly skilled Baltimore thief who has operatedqncentury.
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R. H. Bland
Mary L. Paul
Philadelphia
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Blands
Lena Mueller
Germany
Gold Imports Subside as Banks Edge Toward Stability
Bank of England and Bank of France rate hikes spark renewed gold imports into the United States led by Goldman, Sachs & Co and Kuhn, Loeb & Co. as total engagements rise to 40.38 million. Markets react with higher sterling and U.S. cable rates while trust banks report improved deposits and a lull in withdrawals.
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London
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