Lou Payn’s Son Arrested for Stealing Suitcase at Grand Central
Elijah Payn son of Lou F Payn former State Superintendent of Insurance was arrested after two detectives saw him take a suitcase from a seat in Grand Central Station. The accused, a Chatham New York manufacturer, claimed it was a mistake and cried when jailed. Morris Moskowitz Brooklyn musician filed the complaint alleging a $10 loss.
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Elijah Payn
Lou F. Payn
Felice
Grand Central Station
Payn
Chatham
N. Y
Morris Moskowitz
Meserole Street
Brooklyn
Arnold and Hewits Fall Into Sea in North Sea Balloon Crash
Berlin report says St. Louis balloon crewed by N. H. Arnold and Harry J. Hewitt lost in North Sea after a wreck during the international balloon race. They were rescued by a lifeboat after hours adrift, while Captain McCoy of America II described a separate Berlin landing, with three other balloons still unaccounted for.
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Berlin
Areendorf
St. Louis
N. H. Arnold
North Adams
Mass
Harry J. Hewitt
Mr. Arnold
North Sea
A. Holland Forbes
Augustus Post
Aero Club
Wilhelmshaven
Admiralty
Busley
Castilla
Kus
Jailed for Bigamy
In Nevada Missouri on October 13 the Rev. W H Forse aged seventy four former pastor pleaded guilty to bigamy and was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary He admitted the charge when confronted by two of his four wives and said his memory was bad and he could not always remember whether he was married or not
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Nevada
W. H. Forse
False death hoax spooks Baltimore family
Relatives of Miss Gladys Perin were startled by a false report of her death after crepe was stolen from a door and pinned to another home. A few minutes later a call claimed she had been accidentally killed in New York, but her relatives learned she was alive. The miscreant remains unknown.
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Tribune
Baltimore
Gladys Perin
Watch Hill
R. 1
John M. Danisen
Nelson Perin
Roosevelt Denied Offer in DNC Turbulence Over Keefe
The Democratic National Committee released a story accusing President Roosevelt of offering Daniel J. Keefe the position of Commissioner General of Immigration on October 3 if he repudiated Gompers and backed Bryan. Keefe, who leads the Longshoremen and is AFL executive, says the meeting was brief and no offer was made. The DNC warns more labor leaders will testify if Keefe or Roosevelt deny the charge.
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Democratic National Committee
Hoffman House
Roosevelt
Daniel J. Keefe
American Federation of Labor
Immigration
Gompers
Bryan
Keefe
Longshoremen, Marine and Transport Workers’ Association
Detroit
Taft
Bix
New York
No Rockefeller Post Office Denial Cleared
Washington October 13 Postmaster General Meyer denied reports that an order moved Derrick New York post office to Bay Pond on Rockefeller estate. He found no highway from Derrick to Kildare and noted a petition allowing a new bond. The discontinuance order was reversed and the clerk remanded for mishandling.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Postmaster General Today
Derrick
N. Y
Bay Pond
William Rockefeller
Postoffice Department
Kildare
Meyer
Pittsburg Official Halts Salome Dance by Blanche Deyo
Edward G. Lang director of public safety tried to stop Blanche Deyo and the Joe Weber company from performing Salome at the Duquesne Theatre. He found the stage door locked contradicting an entry agreement and warned he will arrest those who barred entry. Deyo called the interference an outrage.
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the Tribune
Pittsburg
Edward G. Lang
Public Ufety
Blanche Deyo
Joe Weber
Duquesne Theatre
Lang
McQuaide
Goethrie
Miss Deyo
Forty Children Rescued From South Boston Fire
Boston October 12 policemen firemen and citizens rescued about forty children from the Church Home for Orphans and Destitute Children in N street South Boston as a basement blaze quickly spread to four stories. No injuries reported and damage was slight. the home is run by the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. Football West Point Saturdays Day Line Advs. Advs.
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Boston
Church
N Street
Red
Episcopal Diocese of
Massachusetts
Suffragette Clash Turmoil In London Parliament Chaos
London activity centered on Parliament as suffragettes disrupted traffic, clashed with police, and attempted a football rush. Twenty four suffragettes and twelve unemployed were arrested. Mrs Travers Symons led the delegation and was briefly removed.
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Thames
London
Trafalgar Square
House of Commons
Westminster Bridge
St. James's Park
Pankhurst
Christabel Pankhurst
Lawrence
Bow Street
Government by Commission and the Railroads
Mr Chanier campaigns to end government by commission and reverse Hughes era reforms giving the state power to enforce public service regulations. The piece contrasts prior limitations on the Railroad Commission with current Public Service commissions powers and cites improvements in Manhattan Brooklyn and Staten Island, urging voters to preserve public accountability over railroads and prevent return of lavish private gains.
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Chanier
Hughes
Hugh
Railroad Commission
New York Traction
Public Service Commissions
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn
Coney Island & Brooklyn Railroad Company
Brooklton
Staten Island
Alleged Tamany Fraud Exposed by affidavits in election case
Two affidavits cited by the Independence League allege wholesale registration frauds by Tam many operatives. Witnesses say they and others were paid to register and vote, with promises of further pay, in a downtown district. William Leary reports warrants for three registrants in the $d Assembly District.
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William Leary
Tammany
Independence League
Leary
Herrman
Gas bills cut down by New York Public Service Commission
The Public Service Commission aided New York City households on low incomes by replacing unreliable gas meters with accurate ones after tests. Hundreds of consumers benefited from rebates for prior overcharges. The following January February and March cases show the dates and outcomes of fast meter tests.
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Public Service Commission
New York City
Commission
Bureau of Gas and Electricity
Hughes Campaign Sparks Westchester Rallies
Governor Hughes toured New Rochelle Mount Vernon and Yonkers delivering a fierce defence of his administration. He attacked the Personal Liberty League and pressed for constitutional limits on gambling and railroad regulation. He asked if Chanler would repeal Hart Agnew or revise the constitution and urged public accountability in corporate oversight.
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Hughes
Westchester
New Rochelle
Mount Vernon
Yonkers
Empire City
Sheepshead Bay
Gravesend
Liberty
Mr. Chanler
Chanler
Hart- Agnew
Public Service Commission
Benjamin Howe
Coney Island
Brooklyn
Taft
Sherman
New York
William H. Taft
Public Service Commissions
Denver
Rochester
Traction
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Lou Payn
Arnold and
Hewits
Merican Aeronauts
Mr. Anold
Bremerhaven
Amt
St. Louis Club
Hewitt
M’coy
J. McCoy
Wismar
Baltic
Wangerloog
Banshee
Princess Victoria
Ottersdorf
Milardh
von Mentere
Igian Ballvoon Utopia
Cuxhaven
Norrstrand
Pegnitz
Bremerins
Pesterd
Wen
Berlin Haly
E Adams
Henry Arnold
Arnold
Bretio
Ascension
North Adams Aero
Crepe
Miss Perin
Rockefeller Post Office
Derrick Office
Salome
West Point
Besiege Commons
Jerome
Gette
Parliament
Westminster
Travers Symons
James Kerr Hardie
Sparks
Mr. Jerome
Sporting Men
Grand Jury
Fas
Bradesky
Ludlow Street
Penwarta
Suffolk Street
SU N ' Reiisles
Broadway
S.feet
Mittleuvask
Second Avenue
Goldstein
Roth
Cee
Stirs Westchester
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