Taxicab Strike Sparks Night of Attacks and Arrests
Striking chauffeurs trigger violence against cab drivers and special officers with missiles and arson. George Yeavett, a cab driver, was badly injured and hospitalized after a mob attacked him near Hotel Savoy as police struggle to contain disturbances. The Park Wall area saw extra guards, hotels pressed for riot suppression, and arrests of alleged assailants amid ongoing tension over the wage-scale dispute with the United Chauffeurs and Horse Drivers Union.
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116Th Street
Park Wall
George A. Yeavett
Emil Fritschy
Hotel Savoy
East 724
Fritschy
Leavett
Presbyterian Hospital
Charles Gamba
East 111Th Street
West 47Th Street
Liberty Dawn Association
United Chauffeurs and Horse Drivers’ Union
Livery Stable Keepers Association
Livery Stable Keepers’ Association
Hotel Men's Association
Reed
Park Avenue
George C. Boldt
Waldorf Astoric
Mamie Thorn
Glendale
Long Island
Emil Stuyvesant
62D Street
Broadway
Stuyvesant
Charles Reid
72D Street
Reid
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Seventh Avenues
Weerte 8Th Street
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Amsterdam Avenue
Robert Quailey
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Keep cats by law to curb plague, Koch suggests
Professor Robert Koch now in the United States urges compulsory household cat keeping to exterminate rats carrying bubonic plague. He says laws should require a certain number of cats per home as plague control, a view reported in response to Professor Kitne's request for advice.
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the Tribune
Chicago
Robert Koch
Pacific Coast
Kitne
Japan
Ata
Russia and Britain reach accord on compensation to Serbia and Montenegro
London reports The Times inspired statement says Iswolsky and Grey have a practical agreement. The powers will discuss compensation to Turkey Serbia and Montenegro with Danube Danelles separate later. Russia seeks revision only with Turkish consent and future talks. aims to ease reforms and strengthen Anglo Russian ties.
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Russia
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Conference of the Powers
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Servia
Montenegro
Dardanelles
Inspectors May Compare Slips For Illiterate Voters
Attorney General Jackson informs William Leary superintendent of elections that election inspectors may compare and initial slips prepared for illiterate voters to ensure identical answers at registration and on Election Day. The act would be unofficial if performed. This opinion aligns with Pendleton’s earlier view, though Leary sought broader confirmation.
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Leary
Fifth Ave Home Shaken After Explosive Blast
An unusually heavy blast while blasting for a foundation near 1041 Fifth Avenue damaged architect Lloyd Warren's residence about 10 000 dollars. Contractor Louis Kretnow and foreman James Rusino were arrested on a technical charge of criminal negligence as police and inspectors investigate.
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Europe
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Henry Street
James Rusino
East 114Th Street
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Prizes for Delaware Young Women
Ex Congressmen Handy pledged that if Dr Rowland Painter wins the governorship a Delaware county with the largest Democratic majority will supply a bride at inauguration. A second county providing the next biggest margin will select a bride for Andrew Gray, son of Federal Judge Gray.
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Del
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Rowland Painter
Georgetown
Couny
Andrew C. Gray
Gray
Stranger Found in Edward Cudahy Home
A mysterious well dressed man wearing a silk hat was found in the home of Edward A. Cudahy in Omaha on October 14. The intruder fled through an open second floor window after a servant screamed as he entered the room of Edward Cudahy Jr, who was kidnapped seven years ago.
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Edward A. Cudahy
Packer
Edward Cuéahy, Jr
Police raid amid anti-gambling push in Belgium
In a crackdown linked to an anti-gambling campaign, Belgian authorities aided operations overnight targeting an international gaming ring. Numerous individuals were found gambling in roulette and baccarat venues, with police reporting arrests and seizures.
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Belgium
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International Truth
Government by Commission vaunts reform amid New York financial sleaze
In Springfield Illinois Governor Hughes defends reforms against fierce opposition. He cites the Metropolitan Street Railway stock surge from 8.2 million in 1893 to 52 million in 1900, arguing water in capital accounts misused. He endorses Public Service Commission oversight for issuance of stock and bonds and points to rejected mortgage and bond applications as proof of needed regulation.
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New York City
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Brooklyn Rapid Transit System
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Horsemen Vote To Skip Election Day Races At Jamaica Park
At Belmont Park an official of the Metropolitan Jockey Club announced no racing on Election Day November 3 due to horsemen needing to vote. The nine day Jamaica meeting will be cut to five, with races October 27 29 31 and November 4.
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Metropolitan Jockey Club
Jamaica
Long Island
Panic on Boston curb drives stock rush and police call
Boston curb market chaos erupts after rumor of Mr. Lawson's death. Bay State Gas trades surge from 95 to 125 and 260000 plus shares change hands as Lawson brokers buy aggressively. Bears hold about 100000 shares short amid closing pressure and police reserves are deployed.
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Boston
Lawson
Bay State Gas
Bay State
Four Horses Poisoned in Milk Company Incident
Four horses owned by Sheffield Farms Slawson Decker Company were poisoned in a city district between 50th and 59th Streets and the East River and Fifth Avenue. Strychnine was used and Isaac Elliott of the milk company reported the matter to East 11th Street station. Detectives and Horace Horton of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals investigated, believing strikers sympathizers may be involved again.
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East List Street
Horace Horton
Society For the Prevention of
Brewer and Actress Married at Willameburg Church
Julie Scharmann and Katherine Barry an actress wed last night at St John’s Roman Catholic Church Willameburg by Rev John Buros. Scharmann belongs to the J B Scharmann Brewing Company family.
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St. John's
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John Buros
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Murphy Concedes New York for Taft in Tough Tug of War
New York politics and national campaign chatter ripple to Washington as Charles Murphy of Tammany admits New York will back Taft. Roosevelt, Root, and Burnett discuss the outlook with Hughes Chanler’s odds debated. Senators Page and Sullivan offer varying views on Hughes and Taft prospects.
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White House
New York
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Root
Page
Henry L. Burnett
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Burnett
Taft
Hughes
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Chanler
Taxi Wrecks Burke Cut Glass Shop On 22d Street
Edward Hayes, chauffeur for the New York Taxicab Company, chose to crash into the plate glass front of Charles Burke's cut glass shop at No 12 rather than strike a woman and child on 22d Street. The taxi wedged between the windows, shattering glass and injuring wares. bystanders and the woman passenger vanished. Hayes was arrested for reckless driving.
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New York
Charles Burke
No. 12
H. W. Hayes
Mrs Langtry Wins Cesarewitch In Newmarket Race
Mrs Langtry won about $100,000 as her horse Vental captured the Cesarewitch Stakes over two and a quarter miles at Newmarket. Pure Gem finished second with Glacis third in a field of sixteen. Favorite Pure Gem was backed at 7 to 2 while Yental 100 to 6. This marked Mrs Langtry’s first classic win since 1897 when Merman won the same race. Football note follows with West Point October outings.
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Newmarket
Li Sum Ling Sees China US Alliance Opportunity
Li Sum Ling editor of The Chinese Mail Hong Kong arrived in Boston to urge a US China commercial alliance. He said China favors ties with the United States not a political bond, noting awakening among Chinese people and Japan’s opposition to such an alliance. He warned Japan would resist US China cooperation if finances allowed.
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Boston Judge Bars Mazdaznan Leader From Court
In Boston Pro bate Court Judge McIntyre formally noted hypnotism charges in the petition to appoint a guardian for Mrs Helen Shaw. Lawyer for the petitioner had asked that Ruth Hilton be barred from the hearing after a witness said she was hypnotized. The judge prohibited Hilton from attempting to influence witnesses by hands or eyes under contempt of court. The day largely recounted Mazdaznan rites as yesterday. Mrs Shaw testified briefly with little added.
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the Tribune
Boston
Mclfityre
Helen Shaw
Hanish
Mabel Dutton
Ruth Hilton
Fire devastates Bisbee Texas town with heavy losses
Fire in Bisbee Texas destroys fifty acres causing at least one fourth of homes and many businesses to burn. Water supply failed after summer cloudbursts leading to dynamite use by firemen. Fatalities unknown tonight as the largest blaze in Bisbee’s history may force the town to relocate. population listed as about 254.
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Tex
Bisbee
Notre Dame Church in Worcester Damaged by Fire
A three-building fire in Worcester Massachusetts damaged Notre Dame Catholic Church on Park Street and destroyed two nearby business structures. Losses reach about 75000 with 39000 on the church. Fire began in a former railroad station building and spread to the church roof as firefighters battled the flames. Reverend Joseph H. Gagnon evacuated the church carrying the Host while police suspect incendiary origin.
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Mass
Park Street
Norwich & Western
Joseph H. Gagnon
Prairie Fire Near Homeseekers at Rosebud opening
Dallas South Dakota faced a prairie fire threatening hundreds of landseekers at the Rosebud Indian reservation opening. Scattered crowds fled as trains paused to evacuate. two small hand carts served as engines while the blaze neared the government building with nearly one hundred thousand registration papers inside before being controlled.
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Dallas
S. D
Rosebud
Repaired Tub for John D Rockefeller in Forest Hill
Special from New Brunswick New Jersey October 14 Wilbur Force of Livingston Park repaired a leaking bathtub at John D Rockefeller estate Forest Hill while Rockefeller waited to bathe For his quick work Force received a check from Rockefeller The incident underscores Force status as a warm supporter of Rockefeller and a local Brass pro performer
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N. J
John D. Rockefeller
Wilbur Force
Livingston Park
Mr. Rockefeller
Cleveland
Forest Hill
Rockefeller
Counterfeiting Plant Bust Near Gowanda in 1920s Chain
United States and Canadian secret service officers uncovered a large counterfeiting operation on a rural farm near Gowanda in Cattaraugus County. Thomas Washington Crozier and his son Milton, arrested at Oakville Ontario, are charged with running the plant.
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Buffalo
United States
Secret Service
Gowanda
Cattaraugus County
Thomas Washington Crozier
Milton
Oakville
Ontario
Taft Confident of Large Ohio Republican Majority
Telegraph report from Wheeling notes William H. Taft’s three day Ohio tour. He asserts labor support remains with Republicans and farmers oppose change. Wheeling crowds greet him with unmatched enthusiasm, decorations, and a large turnout despite chaotic market-house events.
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Tribune
Wheeling
W. Va
William H. Taft
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