Lou Payn's Son Held For Stealing Suitcase
Elijah Payn son of Lou F Payn a former state official was arrested after two detectives in Grand Central Station saw him lift a suitcase from a seat. The suitcase valued at $10 belonged to Morris Moskowitz a Brooklyn musician who filed the complaint. Payn admitted drinks and broke down in a cell.
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Elijah Payn
Lou F. Payn
Felice
Grand Central Station
Payn
Chatham
N. Y
Morris Moskowitz
Meserole Street
Brooklyn
Arnold and Hewitt Fall Into Sea in Balloon Rescue
North Adams Mass October dispatch reports N H Arnold and Harry J Hewitt, balloon crew aboard the St Louis, wrecked in the North Sea during an international air race. After a perilous descent and hours adrift, a lifeboat rescued them as the craft drifted toward an unknown coast. Captain McCoy and other flyers describe rescue and ongoing search for remaining balloons.
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Reendorf
St. Louis
N. H. Arnold
North Adams
Mass
Harry J. Hewitt
Mr. Arnold
North Sea
Holland Forbes
Augustus Post
Berlin
Aero Club
Arnold
Wilhelmshaven
Admiralty
Jailed for Bigamy in Nevada Circuit Court
In Nevada Missouri on October 13 theRev. W H Forse aged 74 former pastor pled guilty to bigamy and was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary He admitted the charge when confronted by two of his four wives His excuse was poor memory and he could not always remember whether he was married or not.
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Nevada
W. H. Forse
Pinned Crepe Triggers Death Hoax for Miss Perin
Relatives in Baltimore and Watch Hill were startled by a fake death report after crepe was stolen from John M. Danison’s door and pinned to Mrs Nelson Perin’s door. A housekeeper phone call misled Mrs Banks into thinking Miss Gladys F Perin was killed in New York. The hoaxer remains unknown.
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Tribune
Baltimore
Gladys F Perin
Watch Hill
John M. Danison
Nelson Perin
Banks
Bubble bursts on DNC sensational claim about Roosevelt offer
A disputed report from the Hoffman House claims President Roosevelt offered Daniel J. Keefe a Commissioner General of Immigration on October 3 if he repudiated Gompers and supported Bryan. Keefe denies any direct or indirect offer, stating the encounter was brief. The DNC threatens further claims if denied.
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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
New York
No Rockefeller Post Office Discontinued in Derrick NY
The Postmaster General denied reports that Derrick New York post office duties were reassigned to Bay Pond on William Rockefeller estate. An earlier September order to transfer to Kildare was found flawed by lack of a road and bond issues. The ruling to discontinue Derrick was revoked and the clerk was reprimanded.
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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 Miss 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 despite an alleged agreement to admit him if the dance was deemed immoral. Lang warns of further arrests and calls the interruption an outrage.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Edward G. Lang
Public Safety
Salome
Blanche Deyo
Joe” Weber
Duquesne Theatre
Lang
McQuaide
Police Department
Guthrie
Miss Devo
Forty Children Rescued From South Boston Fire
Policemen firemen and citizens rescued about forty orphans and destitute children from the Church Home for Orphans and Destitute Children on N Street South Boston. A basement fire alarm filled all four stories with smoke. no injuries reported and damage to the building minor. The home is run by the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts.
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Boston
N Street
Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts
Suffragette Riot in London Paralyzes Westminster Traffic
A massive suffragette demonstration halted traffic around Westminster for hours. Mrs Travers Symons led a march to the House of Commons, shouting for women’s rights as police and crowds clashed. Twenty four suffragettes and twelve unemployed were jailed amid a police siege and scattered skirmishes.
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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 debate on public service reform
Mr Chanier campaigns to repeal the Public Service Commission framework created to enforce regulations on utilities. He argues restoring Governor Hughes era limits would return “personal liberty” to railroads by ending PSC oversight. Proponents cite safety and reliability gains from orders enforcing overhaul of surface cars and Brooklyn and Staten Island lines.
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Chanier
Publc Service Commission
Hughes
Hugh
Public Service Commissions
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn
Coney Island & Brooklyn Railroad Company
Alleged Tamany Fraud Reported by Independence League
Two affidavits filed for William Leary, Elections Superintendent, allege wholesale registration fraud by Tam many henchmen in a downtown district. Witnesses say they and others were paid to register and promised $5 per vote, with registrations duplicated and unchallenged. Leary sought three warrants for three men who registered Megally in the 3d Assembly District.
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William Leary
Tammany
Independence League
Leary
Herrman
3D Assembly
Public Service Commission rebates cut gas costs for East Side
Records of the New York Public Service Commission show hundreds of gas meters exchanged after tests for overcharges. Many consumers with small incomes received rebates from gas companies as fast meters were corrected. The following cases from January to March illustrate the trend.
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Public Service Commission
New York City
Commission
Bureau of Gas and Electricity
Hughes Discusses Personal Liberty Campaign Across Westchester
Governor Hughes tours New Rochelle Mount Vernon and Yonkers defending his administration and criticizing opponents in a vigorous rally sequence. He questions Chanler on Hart-Agnew repeal and urges constitutional limits while boasting public support and taunting critics amid large crowds.
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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 Jockey Club
Brooklyn Jockey Club
Taft
Sherman
New York
William H. Taft
Public Service Commissions
Denver
Rochester
Traction
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Castilla
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von Swem
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Norrstrand
Pegnitz
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Pesterds
Sorth Adams
N. Henry Arnold
Bret
North Adams Aero Stub
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Crepe
Miss Perin
Rockefeller Post Office
Derrick Office
Miss Deyo
West Point
Besiege Commons
Jerome
Gette
Parliament
Westminster
Travers Symons
James Keir Hardie
Belvidere
N. J
Arthur Walters
Sparks
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Spencer
Maiien Lang
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