Japan Hosts Enthusiastic Welcome for American Fleet
Tokio witnesses a massive torchlight parade and two hour embassy reception as Admiral Sperry and the American battleship fleet receive a historic display of friendship. Mayor Ozaki and Ambassador O’Brien lead toasts while the crowd cheers “Yankee Doodle” and “Dixie.”
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Russia
London
New York
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Count Komura
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O’briennd
John Brown
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Ambassy Star
Thore
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United States
O Brien
Beverly Girls Suspected in Widespread Burglaries
Beverly Massachusetts police aided by state troops arrest two sisters aged twelve and six for a string of burglaries. Police say they used soap sales as cover to enter homes, stealing jewelry valued in the thousands, including a diamond brooch and a sapphire pin. Names withheld due to age.
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Beverly
Mass
Children’s Playhouse
Boy in Indian Play Dies in Bronx Tie Pile Accident
In the Bronx at 2452 Hughes Avenue a six year old, Michael Glenora, was crushed to death beneath heavy railroad ties used as a fort by a group of children. Five year old Ralph Trunda, injured, was trapped by a leg as the pile shifted. Dr. Reilly said Glenora died instantly. body sent to Belmont Avenue home.
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Fraud Conspiracy Charged in Auburn Prison Case
An alleged scheme to defraud New York Life of 25900 and possible express-firm frauds emerged as A J White, who calls himself George A Kimmel, testified at Auburn State Prison. Kimmel, once Arkansas City Bank cashier, claimed two NYL policies for 10000 each payable to sister Edna, with premiums paid before his 1898 disappearance. He says amnesia led to a life as White, later jailed for forgery in Cattaraugus County.
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N. Y
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A. J. White
George A. Kimmel
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Ark
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Matteawan Asylum
Cattaraugus County
Kimmel
Arkansas
Rush to New Towns in Tripp County Lottery
Dallas North Dakota October 22 The drawing for farms in the Tripp County lottery finished last night and moving of portable buildings into the new town sites began today. Eight horses pull each building as owners rush across the plains seeking prime locations. Estimated cost of participation at not less than 2 million dollars.
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Dallas
Prairies
Bullet finally removed from eye after fifteen years
James Stryker of Gillen & Stryker, New York, living in Atlantic Highlands, was accidentally shot in the eye fifteen years ago by Henry Loux. After many failed operations the bullet was found in New York's Flatiron Building. Dr John H Van Mater of Atlantic Highlands performed a successful operation restoring sight.
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N. J
James Stryker
Gillen & Stryker
New York
Henry Loux
Stryker
John H. van Mater
Aavier
Hughes Receives Largest East Side Welcome in New York
Buffalo dispatch reports Governor Hughes amid a 65th Regiment armory crowd of 10,000 to 12,000 on October 22. Attendees, mostly workingmen and small businessmen, cheered from start to finish as Hughes defended the state’s public service commissions and attacked Chanler’s gambling stance and delay in policy answers. He praised Taft as the finest choice for president and contrasted New York City’s rising budget with Albany’s governance.
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St. Paul
Chicago
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65Th Regiment
William Howard Taft
Chanler
Public Service Commission
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Murphy
McCarren
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New York City
Diamond Thief Fires On Jeweller in East Side Jewelry Heist
Jeweller Morris Tannenholz of 757 Lexington Avenue was shot twice in the abdomen while pursuing a man claiming to be a friend of Constant A. Andrews. The robber, posing as a prospective investor named George H. Leopold, fled in a red taxicab with diamonds after a struggle and a heavy blow. Police suspect a carefully planned theft aided by forged introductions and a Hotel Cadillac letter.
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Lexington Avenue
Constant A. Andrews
United States Savings Bank
Tannenholz
East 60Th Street
Presbyterian Hospital
George H. Leopold
No. 151
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Cadillac
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George Leopold
Manhattan
George F. Leopold
East 140Th Street
William Street
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Acritelli
Draper House Fire Rescue Saves Baby and Maid
Mrs Bristow H Draper wife of Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Draper rushed to upper rooms when a Burlington Vermont house fire broke out early in the morning. Her clothing caught fire but she dragged the unconscious baby and maid to safety before the flames spread further.
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Burlington
Bristow H. Draper
Queenie Sanford
Draper
Massachusets
Draper House
Man Kills Reluctant Fiancée in Holyoke
Arthur Boudreau Jr shot and killed Caselda Beaudry at her Holyoke home after she refused to affirm marriage plans. He told police he had his revenge and was ready to face consequences.
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Sperry
United States
Japan
Great Republic
Holyoke
Mass
Casselda Beaudry
Arthur Boudreau, Jr
Boudreau
Government by Commission Debate in New York and Baltimore Lesson
The piece argues against Chanler and for a public service commission citing Baltimore’s 1900s electric rates rise after a merger. It notes commissions protect customers from monopolies and would curb rapid consolidation. It questions Democratic platform support for Hughes and Chanler’s stance on government by commission.
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Public Service Commission
May Grand Jury
Grand Jury
Consolidated Gas and Electric Company
Lght
Maryland Electric Light Company
Maryland
Democratic
Hughes
M'Kinley Named Taft
Darton Ohio Oct 22 Senator Dol liver Iowa spoke at a large political meeting. He praised Taft as a future president and recounted McKinley's call to Taft from the Philippines appointment to governor and a warning that strong service would make him a national builder.
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Ohio
John P. Dolliver
Iowa
W. H. Taft
William McKinley
Cade
Taft
McKinley
Robinson Is Cleared By New Brunswick Inquiry
Arthur Robinson, a New York broker with Miramichi hunting camps, was exculpated in a Chat\u00e9ham inquiry into charges of violating game laws. The investigation found no foundation for Braithwaite's accusations, while evidence suggested violations at Braithwaite's camps. Braithwaite faces prosecution. A bark inscription warning Robinson was shown in court.
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St. John
N. B
Arthur Robinson
New York
Miramichi
Henry Braithwaite
Grimmer
Braithwaite
Robinson
Chatham
Murder at Matteawan in New York State Hospital
James Keegan, a Brooklyn man committed seven years ago to Matteawan State Hospital for burglary, killed James O'Brien, the second cook, during a kitchen confrontation after asking for a smaller knife. O'Brien died within ten minutes. Keegan is now in solitary confinement.
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Newburg
N. Y
James Keegan
Brooklyn
Matteawan State Hospital
James O'Brien
Keegan
Hirst
O’brien
A Year to Marry Says Low Salary Sin
Boston reports Professor Thomas Nixon Carver of Harvard argues in a Telegraph article that men earning under $800 a year should not marry. He warns such unions will swell the ranks of working families and strain national standards amid births and immigration.
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Boston
Thomas Nixon Carver
Department of Economics
Harvard
Autoist Impaled on Pickets at Vanderbilt Cup Course
Huntington Long Island Oct 22 Arnold F Sammis of Huntington was thrown from his car during a drive on the Vanderbilt cup course and impaled on a picket fence. Four surgeons operated. he may recover. Sammis, proprietor of North Shore Garage and operator of a Manhattan garage, was thrown when his car skidded at the Woodbury curve and punctured his abdomen after contacting a fence fifteen feet away. He was carried home by an auto passing by.
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Long Island
Arnold F. Sammis
Sammis
North Shore
Manhattan
Woodbury Curve
Campaign Trail Highlights Across Indiana and Upstate New York
Dr Taft draws record crowds in Indiana as he reviews labor policy and injunctions. Governor Hughes receives enthusiastic receptions in Buffalo Seneca Falls Geneva and Canandaigua. James S Sherman garners applause in Elmira with Hughes praise. Vice President Fairbanks leads a large Pittsburg Republican demo. Parsons claims Hughes gaining Wall Street votes. Wadsworth stresses public service danger if governor controls PSC. Chanler speaks in Dunkirk Baldwin Niagara Falls and North Tonawanda on state economy. Bryan tours West Virginia and begins response to Roosevelt Knor letter.
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Pittsburg
Parsons
New York County Committee
Hughes
Wall Street
Chanler
Dunkirk
Baldwin
Niagara Falls
North Tonawanda
Hendr'k Hudson Football Special
West Point Colgate Oct 24 Princeton List. Fine Oct. Outings. See Lay Line Advt-Advt.
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West Point
Colgate
Princeton
Taft in Indiana Draws Record Crowds and Labor Injunction Debate
Evansville dispatch reports William H. Taft on his Indiana tour drawing unprecedented crowds with Terre Haute’s throng noted as largest. Taft defends injunctions as necessary to prevent repeated wrongs, contrasts with labor and explains historical roots, while Debs and parades mark the day.
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Ind
William H. Taft
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Del
Terre Haute
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Hemenway
Representative Chaney
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W. H. Hays
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