Philadelphia's Founders Week pageant ends in grand spectacle
Five thousand in costume and seventy giant floats highlighted Philadelphia Founders Week. The massive parade drew crowds and ambulances, with police diverting traffic as grandstands sold at high prices. Historic scenes featured Washington, Franklin, Betsy Ross, and the Liberty Bell in a sweeping Revolutionary and Civil War tableau. The pageant was funded entirely by the city.
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Philadelphia
Broad Street
Clay
William Penn
Benjamin Franklin
Penn
Washington
Jefferson
la Fayette
John Paul Jones
Rochambeau
Betsy Ross
Old State House
Congress
Patrick Henry
John Adams
John Hancock
Samuel Adams
Robert Treat Paine
Allentown
Sir William Howe
Lord Cornwallis
Franklin
Yorktown
Sons of Veterans
Jay Cooke
Lincoln
Grand Army of the Republic
Labor Federation Secrets Probed by Corporate Leader
J H Smith, head of the Corporations Auxiliary Company, replies to Samuel Gompers urging openness. He claims AFL conventions are public but accuses Gompers of ignoring many secret committee meetings and caucuses that shape official sessions. He argues unofficial talks drive major decisions unseen by press.
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Cleveland
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
J. H. Smith
Corporations Auxiliary Company
Gompers
Adams Opens Headquarters for 16th District Bid
Republican Francis A. Adams launches his campaign by opening headquarters at 153 Madison Avenue. He seeks business support in the dry goods trade and plans tariff revision discussions with merchants speaking in his district. Frederick A. Sawyer of C. W. Lee Co. is personal campaign manager. Herbert E. Meyers runs headquarters.
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Adams
Francis A. Adams
Congress
Madison Avenue
Frederick A. Sawyer
C. W. Lee Company
Herbert E. Meyers
Nominated for Congress at Beth Congress District convention
At the adjourned Democratic convention in the Beth Congress District Gerald Hull Gray a lawyer of No 7 Wall Street was nominated for Congress in the Eighth Massachusetts District Frederick S Dietrich Democrat was also noted as a candidate.
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Beth Congress District
Seneca Club
Gerald Hull Gray
Wallstreet
Massachusetts
Frederick S. Dietrich
Privy Seal resigns as Ripon steps down in 1909
London reports the Marquis of Ripon has resigned as Lord Privy Seal due to age. The Earl of Crewe succeeds him, retaining the post of Colonial Secretary. Ripon, 81, has held the Privy Seal since 1905 and held multiple senior offices including Governor General of India and First Lord of the Admiralty.
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London
Marquis of Ripon
George Frederick Samuel Robinson
Marquis of
Ripon
Earl of
Earl of Buckinghamshire
Earl de Grey
India Office
India
Washington
Earl of Crewe
Lord Rosetery
Ireland
Earl Grey’s Perilous Rocky Mountain Journey
Earl Grey the Governor General of Canada reached Cranbrook after a dangerous crossing of the Rockies. Travelling on horseback through southern British Columbia he faced snowstorms and slides near Argunta and was forced to go on foot with packs before being brought to Cranbrook on a handcar.
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Winnipeg
Earl Grey
Canada
Cranbrook
Ottawa
Rocky Mountains
British Columbia
Argunta
Canadian Marine Scandal Inquiry Heads to New York Boston
Acting under Justice Cassels instructions the Canadian Court of the Exchequer special commission probes irregularities in the Marine and Fisheries Department. G H Watson will interview Safety Car Heating and Lighting in New York and Submarine Company in Boston on alleged deals over 560000 and possible illegal commissions. If testimony is obtained Judge Cass will hold a session in Newark. Republicans urged to register and vote for Taft and Hughes.
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Montreal
Justice Cassels
Canadian Court of the Exchequer
Marine and Fisheries Department
G. H. Watson
K. C
New York
Safety Car Heating and Lighting Company
Boston
Department
Decree Set for Consolidated Steamship Lines Bonds
In Portland Maine Judge Putnam enters a decree stating the bonds and coupons of the Consolidated Steamship Lines of Maine and related holdings amount to 63 008 200 dollars. If unpaid within five days after entry, all mortgaged shares shall be sold. The stock is to be sold as one parcel with sale date set by masters. The Eastern Steamship Company stockholders have until November 24 to show funds for claims, and assets will be auctioned within a month after that date with an upset price of 1 256 000. Formal entry to be made in Boston next Monday with possible amendments before then.
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Portland
Consolidated Steamship Lines of
Maine
C. W. Morse
New York
American Trust Company
Putnam
United States Circuit Court
Consolidated Steamship Lines
Eastern Steamship Company
Boston
Principals and Brooklyn Teachers Plan Moral Education Drive
The Principals Association and the Brooklyn Teachers Association plan joint efforts to strengthen ethical teaching in city schools. Dr. A C Lachlan will chair a committee meeting with the Brooklyn group to counter outside influence via moral example.
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Principals’ Association
Brooklyn Teachers’ Association
Charles O. Dewey
A. C. Lachlan
Jamaica Training School
Principals' Association
Brooklyn Association
Frederic L. Luqueer
Board of Education
London
Felix Adler
Maxwell
Taxi Strike Ends as Company Sees Union Unaffected
A committee met Bainbridge Colby to press recognition of a chauffeur union linked to the Teamsters. Colonel Regan said no reconsideration would occur and the strike was over as the New York Taxicab Company resumed full operations.
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New York
Teamsters’ and Cabmen's Union
Bainbridge Colby
M. J. Regan
State Board of Arbitration
Harry Alles
Adolph P. Folmer
Central Park
William Lynch
West 48Th Street
William Dennis
2D Street
Broadway
James Jackson
No. 210
East 74Th Street
Charles Rinda
64Th Street
Jackson
Rinda
West 24 Street
Roosevelt Hospital
Brooklyn Boy Identified After Monmouth Beach Drowning
Red Bank New Jersey October 9 Special The clothing of the drowned boy found off Monmouth Beach was identified as that of eight year old Harold McCloud of Brooklyn by his mother Mrs Frances McCloud The coroner directed burial in Holmdel Cemetery and announced an inquest will be held.
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Red Bank
N. J
Monmouth Beach
Frances McCloud
No. 2
Schermerhernstret
Brooklyn
Harold
Tetley
Holmdel
McCloud
First 2-Cent Mail Arrives Here From England
The Lusitania brought the first mail to arrive here under the 2 cent postage rate, though not the first to leave England for the United States under the change. It carried 1,628 bags, near the usual annual level, while a record 4,968 bags was set before Christmas aboard the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria. A letter in the initial batch expresses optimism about the penny rate uniting British and American postal systems.
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England
Lusitania
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
New York City
Shipwrecked crew rescued by Seminole reach port
The Clyde liner Seminole brought to port Captain Charles F. Hines and seven crew from the schooner John A. Matheson. The Matheson, which sailed from Baltimore on August 5 for Fortune Island, was dismasted by a hurricane on September 10 and abandoned after four days at sea. The Seminole rescued them near Santo Domingo and returned to New York with the men aboard.
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Clyde
Charles F. Hines
John A. Matheson
New York
Matheson
Baltimore
Fortune Island
Hines
Santo Domingo
British Schooner Earl of Aberdeen Aids Call for Help
The rudderless Earl of Aberdeen leaking badly near the Virginia coast sent a wireless SOS while approaching from Turk's Island to Providence with twenty thousand bushels of salt. The Panama liner Alliance relayed the request to the US steamer Prairie and Norfolk for aid.
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Virginia
Panama
Alliance
Earl of Aberdeen
United States
Prairie
Norfolk
Turk’s Island
Providence
Whitmore Case Witness Arrested
Mrs. Lottie Carroll aged nineteen was arrested on a petit larceny charge. Brookyln detectives say she is a long wanted witness in the Lena Whitmore murder case. She is the wife of John Carroll and lived at No. 2% Adams street. Jersey City authorities expect her to be the prosecution’s key witness when the case resumes October 26.
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Lottie Carroll
Brooklyn
Lena Whitmore
Carrol
John Carroll
Whitmores
Adams Street
Theodore Whitmore
Jersey City
Carroll
Forest Fire Reports Reach State Officials Across Adirondacks
Albany October 9 Fire Warden Emmons briefed Colonel Fox State Superintendent of Forests on fires reported north of Forestport McKeever and near Saranac Inn He noted several locations including Heel Pond and Crary Lake with a six thousand acre tract in the town of Yburg under control wind conditions back of Chazy Lake.
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Albany
Emmons
Colonel Fox
Tupper Lake
Forestport
McKeever
Fulton Chain
Clearwater
Big Moose
Beaver River
Nehasane
Robinwood
Long Lake West
Horseshoe
Childweld
Piercefield
Heel Pond
Mloodwood
Saranac Inn
Hutchins
Clinton County
Yburg
Chazy Lake
Maiden Lane Store Leased to Jacksons Womens Wear Firm
The Lawyers' Title Insurance and Trust Company leases the north wing store of its Broadway Building at No 6 Maiden Lane to Jacksons ladies wear firm. Jacksons focuses on downtown working women unable to reach the usual shopping districts, introducing an innovation in Maiden Lane where jewelry trades have dominated both sides of the street.
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The
Lawyers’ Title Insurance & Trust Company
Broadway
Maiden Lane
Jackson's
Ladies’ Wear
Jackson
Resale soars on Brooklyn cafe sale at Pierrepont
A. Bk Robertz flipped The Assembly at Nos 183 and 171 Pierrepont street Brooklyn for 86 000 after paying 71 000. He netted 15 000 in three days. Buyer Herman Galitzka plans to convert the building into a restaurant hall and lodge room.
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A. BK. Robertz
Assembly
Pierrepont Street
Brooklyn
Herman Galitzka
Osage Oil Leases Explained by Interior Aides
Washington reports Acting Secretary of the Interior Frank Pierce issued a supplementary statement clarifying Osage oil land leases. He details 1896 lease terms, 1905 royalty determinations, and the 12 percent royalty approved in 1908, noting no current knowledge of any alliance with Standard Oil and that royalties in other fields ranged around 10 percent.
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Washington
Indian Territory
Frank Pierce
Interior
Pierce
Eoster
Foster
Congress
The
United States
Secretary of the Interior
Standard Oil Company
Department of the Interior
Department
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Five Civilized Tribes
Garfiela
Osage
Texas
Kansas
East
Edison cement mill visit by New York architects engineers
The Edison Portland Cement Company will tour its New Village New Jersey mill this morning with a delegation of prominent New York area architects engineers and contractors. They depart Hoboken at 10 30 guided by Thomas A Edison and his expert staff to view the automated cement production system.
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Edison Portland Cement Company
New Yorkity
New Village
N. J
Hoboken
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Gay & Co. Applies for Time Extensions on Debts
John F. Reynolds Jr announces acting under power of attorney for E. H. Gay & Co for two months. Many creditor banks approve a six month extension or favor it. The Hudson River Power Co and Pittsburg Binghamton & Ezsstein Railroad burdens heavy. Assets include gas power and traction holdings. Experts review assets as improvements reduce tension and improve outlook.
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The
Tribune
Boston
E. H. Gay & Co
John F. Reynolds, Jr
E. H L. Gay & Co
Hudson River Power Company
Pittsburg
Binghamton & Ezsstein
Gay & Co
Hospital Surgeon Dismissed Over Refusal to Attend Church
Dr Vincent M J Orlando a surgeon at St Cath erines Hospital Williamsburg was dismissed after charges were brought against him He claimed the dismissal followed his refusal to attend church and a patient gift The hospital board president called the statement ludicrous noting the charges warranted immediate dismissal after he refused to resign.
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Vincent M. J. Orlando
East 15Th Street
St. Catherine’s Hospital
Williamsburg
Orlando
Maurice Kright
Medical Board
The Abby Nursery Opens For Residents Of The Bronx
At Abby House 35 East 141st Street the Abby Nursery held its first reception. Mothers arranged care for children while guests toured rooms and met Jimmy Cahill a former dying child now thriving. The nursery aids mothers who must work and treats both children and their mothers to support and guidance.
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Abby Nursery
Bronx
East 141St Street
James Cahill
Jimmy
Mary A. Canton
Adelaide Stephenson
Nelson A. Crow
J. W. Edgerly
Abby House
Little Mothers’ Aid Association
Steve Wart
Carlos Merrie
Clarence Burns
Over-blouse Fashion Gains Popularity and Appeal
The Tribune Pattern notes the growing popularity of the over-blouse design. The model is described as pretty graceful and simple, likely to attract a wide audience interested in stylish yet easy apparel.
D. R. Memorial Arch to be Cornerstoned at Stony Point
The Daughters of the Revolution of New York announce the laying of the cornerstone for the D R Memorial Arch at Stony Point Park. The ceremony to commemorate the Battle of Stony Point will be held Saturday at noon.
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Daughters of the Revolution of
State of
New York
Stony Point Park
Stony Point
Bank cashier Samuel Brainard arrested for embezzlement
Telegraphic notes report Samuel H Brainard aged 28, former cashier of Medina County National Bank, arrested in Cleveland on a charge of embezzling 141 from the bank. It is said funds were covered by friends last June.
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Cleveland
Samuel H. Brainard
Medina County National Bank
Ball
Kansas City
Henry Baker
Baker
Jim” Jeffries
San Francisco
Frankfort
Hickman
Wilson
Hassett
Hopkinsville
Columbus Company
Chicago
Kilene
Kan
Daniel Hart
Hart
Mark Hlonna
Woman of teste pattern for crepe de Chine dress
Illustration shows a dress in crepe de Chine trimmed with taffeta adaptable to many fabrics. Medium size requires about 1 yard 21, 4, 22 or 44 inch wide material plus silk for girdle and trimming. Pattern No 6072 available in small medium large busts 32 34 26 38 42 inches. mailed on receipt of 10 cents to Pattern Department New York Tribune. If in a hurry add two cents.
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New-York Tribune
Markets Report Shows Eggs Butter and Fish Price Shifts
The market notes rising prices for eggs at 22 cents a dozen and butter around 32 cents per two pounds, with cheese up 2 cents to 8 cents per pound. Fresh fish stalls feature blackfish at 12 cents per pound and varied catches like haddock, sea bass, and mackerel priced per pound or dozen, while meats and vegetables list steady to higher values across lamb, veal, tomatoes, cabbages, peppers, and potatoes.
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California
Columbia River
New Jersey Federation Marks Palisades Victory
The semi annual meeting of the New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs will be held this afternoon at Palisade Memorial Park. Delegates will bring provisions and enjoy drinks on the grounds as they celebrate the Palisades preservation campaign begun after 1897. Mrs. H J Dawson presides and Franklin W. Hopkins of the Interstate Palisade Park Commission will speak.
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NEW Jersey Federation
MBB
New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Eld
Palisade Memorial Park
New Jersey
Palisade
Palisades
John A. Holland
Cecelia Gaines
Jersey City
Palisade Park
America
H. Ji. Dawsom
Franklin W. Hopkins
Interstate Palisade Park Commission
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Labor Federation
Cleveland Company
Ananias Club
W. H. Taft
New York Tribune
Privy Seal
Crosse
Rockies
Taft
Hughes
Principals
Teachers’ Associations
Wallabout Canal
Middleborough
Col. Fox
Poid
Interior Department
Edison Cement Mill
the Bronx Nursery
D. R. Memorial Arch
Telegraphic News Notes
News OF the Markets
Utah
Malaga
Nova Scotia
Garpet
Thos
J. Stewart
Binay and
Th St
Bryant Erie
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