Murphy Loses Fight Over Blumenstiel Nomination at Tammany Hall
At Tammany Hall the executive committee rejected Emanuel Blumenstiel for the Supreme Court after a bitter hour long clash. John P. Cohalan was nominated for Surrogate, while Edward Brown chaired and Lehman secured the City Court nomination amid district leader opposition.
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Supreme Court
Irving Lehman
John P. Cohalan
Richard T. Lynch
Edward B. LA Fetra
Tammany Judiciary
Tammany Hall
Charles F. Murphy
Sullivans
Emanuel Blumenstiel
Executive Committee
Murphy
Blumenstiel
City Court
Sullivan
Tammany
Abram I Elkus
Blumenstic
Tim” Sullivan
Blumenstein
Sulivans
Phillips
Lehman
Tyr
Columbia University
Columbia Law School
Nathan Straus
Worcester, Williams & Lehman
Judge Tierney
Bronx
Senator Cohalan
John P
Cleveland Democracy Organization Forms to Back Democratic Principles
Justice Blanchard grants incorporation for Cleveland Democracy a group opposing Bryan. Founders include William B. Selden Max L. Mastus N C Sherman Harry C. Woodruff and William H C Lee. Chair Selden says two months work built about two thousand members in the east with goal of reorganizing the party. headquarters at Hotel Winthrop Seventh Avenue near 125th Street.
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Cleveland Democracy
William J. Bryan
Blanchard
Supreme Court
William B. Selden
157Th Street
Max L. Mastus
Morningside Avenue
N. C. Sherman
East 12Th Street
Brooklyn
Harry C. Woodruff
112Th Street
William H. C. Lee
173D Street
Selden
Democratic Party
Winthrop
Seventh Avenue
125Th Street
Sherman in Columbus: Sherman praises Taft on Philippines
In Columbus James S. Sherman argued for a Republican Congress to advance civilization in the Philippines and opposed Bryan’s anti imperialism. He warned that a Bryan majority would threaten the gold standard and sane banking while pledging strong support for Taft and the Republican ticket.
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Tribune
Columbus
Ohio
James S. Sherman
Taft
Philippines
Bryan
Denver
Congress
Senate
Republic
Assembly Nominations Arrive In Kings County Districts
Democratic Assembly candidates were nominated last night at conventions across Kings County’s twenty three districts. The slate includes Edmund R. Terry in district 1, William Gillen in district 2, Michael Neill in district 3, William H. Reilly in district 4, Louis Spitz in district 6, Thomas J. Geoghegan in district 7, Hugh O'Donnell in district 8, Lawrence McGoldrick in district 10, Sidney W. Fry in district 12, John H. Donnelly in district 18, James B. Fay in district 14, John J. Schutta in district 15, James A. Blanchfield in district 16, Emmet Muiranen in district 17, William C. McGann in district 18, Felix J. Sanner in district 18, John J. Kern in district 7, Clarence Kempner in district 20, Samuel A. Gluck in district 21, Emil Rose in district 22, John J. Feamen in district 111, Michael Beck in district 23, and John J. Feamen listed among others.
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Democratic Assembly
Kings County
A. D
Edmund R. Terry
John H. Donnelly
William Gillen
James B. Fay
Michael Neill
John J. Schutta
Willam H. Reilly
James A. Blanchfield
Willam J. Pape
Emmet Muiranen
Louis Spitz
William C. McGann
Thomas J. Geoghegan
Felix J. Sanner
John J. Kern
Clarence Kempner
Hugh O'Donnell
Samuel A. Gluck
Lawrence McGoldrick
Emil Rose
John J. Feamen
Michael Beck
Sidney W. Fry
Flyer Narrowly Escapes Wreck at Manila Yard Entrance
A drilling freight crashed into a freight moving out at the Pennsylvania Railroad yards entrance just before 6 pm. Five cars piled on the tracks disrupted New York division passenger traffic for hours. Tracks cleared by 9 pm with trains from the South and West delayed two to three hours. The Congressional Limited arrived two hours late. normal service expected to resume near midnight.
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Tribune
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
New York Flyer
Congressional Limited
Washington
Jersey City
Unable to Haul Off the Yankee at Buzzard's Bay
In Newport Rhode Island at flood tide noon naval tugs and wrecking vessels pressed several attempts to move the cruiser Yankee from Hen and Chickens Rocks in Buzzard's Bay where she ran aground two weeks earlier in dense fog. Chief Constructor Capps believes salvage is possible though the cost to the Navy has neared $100,000 since the incident.
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Newport
R. L
Naval Colliery
Buzzard’s Bay
Capps
Navy Department
Republicans Nominate Beckett Bruce Wasservogel and Mathewson
The Republican County Convention at Murray Hill Lyceum nominated Surrogate Charles H. Beckett for Surrogate Justice M Linn Bruce for the Supreme Court and Isidor Wasservogel and Douglas Mathewson for City Court seats. Beckett born in Vermont 49, educated at Dartmouth and Columbia. Bruce a Rutgers and New York City lawyer. Wasservogel born Austria 1875. Mathewson Bronx native, Broad Street office.
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Charles H. Beckett
Supreme Court
M. Linn Bruce
Isidor Wasservogel
Douglas Mathewson
Murray Hill Lyceum
John Henry Hammond
Edward 8. Clinch
Bernard Robinson
Charles O. Maas
Beckett
Hughes
Taft
Hector M. Hitchings
Heckett
Leopold Lee
Bruce
Rapire Henry Hogeboom
William H. Wadhams
Richard W. Lawrence
Bronx
Parsons
Republican Club
Surrogate Beckett
Vermont
Dartmouth College
Columbia Law School
Surrogate Rollins
Tammany
Surrogate Ransom
Booraem, Hamilton
Fitzgerald
Matthew Linn Bruce
Pennsylvania
Rutgers College
Pine Plains
N. Y
Albany
Austria
America
College of the City of New York
Spiro & Wasservogel
Nassau Street
9Th Ward
Tremont
Broadway
Assembly
Breslin
William H. Hamilton
Expect Trouble in Bronx as Railroads Face Court Order
Yonkers and Westchester railroads comply with Receiver Whitridge by limiting transfers and reminding conductors to use diplomacy. Police will be stationed near the Bronx city line as crowds may surge due to two fare costs for short trips. Whitridge seeks to extend the Union line two blocks via 20th Street to connect with Yonkers tracks. franchise had been sought last June. Public Service Commission hearing held yesterday with no decision.
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Yonkers
Westchester
Whitridge
Bronx
Union Line
Bailey Avenue
20Th Street
Union
Yonkers City
Board of Estimate
Public Service Commission
Crete Urges Patience as Berlin Treaty Drops for Montenegro
The proclamation says the Berlin Treaty is no longer binding on Montenegro after Austria violated it. Rome reports the Italian Cabinet learned of Austria's schemes days before a Desio meeting between Tittoni and d Isvolsky. They demanded as compensation for Bosnia annexation the evacuation of Novi Bazar and renunciation of Austria's protectorate over Montenegro under Article 29. Austria has ordered troop withdrawal from Novi Bazar but has not yet complied with the second demand.
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Berlin
Montenegro
Austria
Rome
Eignor Tittoni
Lf. d'Iswolsky
Desio
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Novi-Bazar
Servians Urging War Over Balkan Annexation
Belgrade reports show the Servian government protests Austria Hungary's seizure of Bosnia and Herzegovina and seeks restoration of the status quo or compensation. Parliament to meet October 10 as war sentiment grows and a public war fund gains support from Belgrade Jews. Berlin notes volunteers enlisting openly with students and clerical swearing-in.
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Belgrade
Berlin
Austria-Hungary
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Servia
Austria- Hungary
Hebrews of
Lokal Anzeiger
The Turkish Protest Circular to the Powers
Paris reports a Turkish circular protested Bulgaria's proclamation and urged signatories to act quickly on how to reestablish legal order in Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia. It asks for possible measures like an international conference while avoiding force, reserving Turkey’s rights under treaties.
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Paris
M. Pichon
Berlin
Turkey
Bulgaria
Rumelia
Britain Declares oppose to international conference aim
The Foreign Office says reports of any power joining an international conference are premature and Britain would prefer settlement without outside powers. It urges Turkey to be protected and limits on conference scope if needed. The note to Austria-Hungary warns against breaching the Berlin Treaty and stresses consultation with Turkey and other powers. Sir Edward Grey warns against treaty violations undermining confidence and calls for fair handling of changes in Turkey.
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Blumenstiel
Timothy D. Sullivan
Sullivans
Murphy
Great Britain
Turkey
Austria-Hungary
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Vienna
London
Austria- Hungary
Edward Grey
Wooler
Northumberland
Near East
Europe
Macedonia
Armenia
Austria
Paris
M. d'Iswolsky
Berlin
Russia
Baron von Aehrenthal
Bridge Celebration Completes Second Day in Hartford
Hartford observers mark the second day of the bridge opening celebration with a water parade and a display of historical tableaux in the amphitheatre near the waterfront. An auto mobile parade and an industrial parade marched with about ten thousand participants. Reenactments traced early colonial milestones and notable figures including the Dutch settlement, Holmes, Hooker, Pequot war events, the charter’s hiding, and visits by Washington Rochambeau and La Fayette. Tomorrow closes with a military parade and fireworks display.
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Hartford
Conn
Holmes
Hooker
Charter
Washington
Rochambeau
la Fayette
General Grant
Woman reports $4000 gem theft in Washington
Mrs. Mary B. Dulin, a prominent city resident, reported to police that diamonds and jewelry valued about 4000 dollars were stolen from her trunk after returning from Broadland estate in Virginia. The timing and method of the robbery remain unclear to investigators.
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Washington
Mary B. Dulin
Revival of million dollar suit over old railway bonds
Judge C Pollock in Springfield Missouri favors plaintiff John C Henderson of Washington against Dallas County to revive a judgment on over 1 million dollars of old railway bonds for a road proposed through Dallas County forty years ago. The line was never built.
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Springfield
C. Pollock
United States
John C. Henderson
Washington
Dallas County
European Wheat Crop Short Deepens Global Demand
Europe faces its second consecutive below average wheat crop as the European crop report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture signals tighter supplies. Hungary reports a shortage around 10,000,000 bushels, heightening prospective foreign demand for wheat.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture
Asquith Addresses Leven on Balkan Reform and Turkey
Prime Minister Herbert H. Asquith spoke to his Leven constituents in Scotland, praising the Turkish reform movement and urging peaceful European diplomacy to resolve the Balkan situation. He emphasized Britain may not act alone and called for a coordinated approach to avoid upheaval.
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Edward
Turkey
Herbert H. Asquith
Leven
Fife
Scotland
Balkan
Austria Mobilizing Forces Amid Balkan Crisis
Vienna dispatch reports four Austro Hungarian army corps ordered to prepare for mobilization as precaution. Austria Hungary seeks guarantees before any international congress. Archduke Franz Ferdinand named as a key driver behind the action amid rising European tensions and Crete unrest.
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London
Times
Vienna
Hermannstadt
Temesvar
Szegedin
Agram
Austria--Hungary
Balkan
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Austria
Francis Joseph
William
Daily News
Europe
Williams
Sofia
the Times
Crete
Edward Grey
Bulgaria
Russia Demands Compensation Over Berlin Treaty Revision
In Paris M d Iswolsky Russia argues the Berlin Treaty targets Russia and warns that any revision by the powers would invite compensation claims. He expects French support and plans to meet British ministers in London. Naoum Pacha backs an international conference with a reserve on compensation. Britain may seek to repurchase Eastern Rumelia as Germany loses influence.
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Russia
France
Great Britain
London
Edward
M. d'Iswolsky
Turkey
Naoum Pacha
Paris
Rumelia
Germany
Proclamation Announces Bosnia and Herzegovina Annexation
The imperial proclamation announcing the annexation to Austria-Hungary was posted today in occupied Bosnia and Herzegovina. Reactions are mixed but Serb malcontents are quiet so far. Troops remain in barracks, ready to quell any disturbance.
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Sarajevo
Bosnia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Austria-Hungary
Rumor of Royal Murder Discredited in Vienna
A Vienna report claims Crown Prince Constantine of Greece was assassinated in Athens, sourced to Bucharest Romania. No confirmation exists and the rumor is discounted by local authorities.
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Vienna
Constantine
Greece
Athens
Bucharest
Romania
No Turkish War Preparations Denied in Constantinople
Constantinople reports deny Turkish war preparations and say the government is only completing deficiencies in army corps. New guns and ammunition are dispatched to Adrianople and Salonica. Demonstrations favoring England appear daily at the British Embassy.
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Constantinople
Adrianople
Salonica
England
Bulgaria
Massive grain elevator blast in Richford ruins town
An explosion of grain dust at a jointly owned Canadian Pacific and Boston & Maine elevator in Richford Vermont killed at least thirteen people and burned many others. At least ten workers escaped with burns as debris, fire, and a high blast demolished the structure and wrecked freight cars.
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Richford
Canadian Pacific
Boston & Maine
Barnsy
W. C
Guardo
Haire
Ralph
Olf
Jelifore
Lahtel Heman
LA Porte
Dana
Mandigo
Robert
Narrows
Charles
Niles
Herman
Papineau
Louis
Tuttle
Wright
Lucius
Workman
Buffalo Fire Fatal Claims One Fireman and Many Injured
A blaze collapsed the walls of a small grain elevator and a flour mill in Broadway near the New York Central belt line. One fireman died and eight were injured among the responders. The loss is about $199,000. Eleven names of injured and burned firefighters appear in the report, with several seriously hurt. A rumor about three girls in the office proved untrue.
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Buffalo
Broadway
A. Nowak & Son
Explosions Rock Harlem Damaging Several Homes
A blast at West 11th Street damaged the Arlington and Stamford apartment houses and nearby residences, with thousands in losses. Foreman Frank Lally was arrested on bail in Harlem Court. A second blast near Fifth Avenue and 83rd Street damaged multiple families including Joshua Thaw and Lloyd Warner, with an iron gate displaced. Contractor Joseph Rossano arrested.
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No. ST Westith Street
Uptown
Arlington
Stamford
Frank Lally
Pleasant Avenue
Harlem Court
Fifth Avenue
Sith Street
Joseph Rossano
Joshua Thaw
Harry Thaw
Lloyd Warner
Countess Leary
East 83Th Street
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Armstrong
Cravens
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McClellan
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Middletown
Manhattan College
E. B. la Ferra
Wagner
Chanler
Wellville
Sherman
Kings
Flyer
Quaker City
Beckett and
Isidor Wasservogel and
King
The
Powers
Britain
Foreign Office
Police
Franz Ferdinand
Schellhamer, Joseph
A Freman
Darrenberger
Fred
Fox
Franz
Joseph
Goss
John G
Freman
Burnet Hill
William T
Eruger
Sietz
Henry J
Harlem
Poli
Lewis & Qonger
West
T. M. Stewa
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