Tragic note amid death by gas ends life of Miss Kissam
Miss Ida M. Kissam, 25, a dressmaker of New Rochelle, died yesterday in her home by inhaling illuminating gas. She left two letters, one to A. Percy Falconer of Manhattan stating cruelty and broken heart, and another to her sister urging revenge and urging her to hinder Falconer’s prospects. Coroner notes Falconer promised marriage but did not visit, prompting factors in a bleak final act.
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Ida M. Kissa
Anderson Street
New Rochelle
A. Percy Falconer
Westreth Street
Manhattan
Hamilton Bank
New York City
Bliss Kissam
War Patten
Mr. J. Pearson
Church Street
West 130Th Street
New York
Timber Supply Not In Danger
Congressional committee in St Paul questioned Frederick Weyerhauser about timber reserves and past harvests. He described 49 million feet annually from Black River and later 200 million, advocating fire prevention and reforestation. The inquiry also heard from General C C Andrews and Minnesota Forestry Commission members, then Retail Grocers and Retail Butchers representatives on wrapping paper, before moving to Chicago.
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St. Paul
J. R. Mann
Congressional
Frederick W. Wererhauser
Weyerhauser
Black River
Mr. Weyerhauser
State Capitol
C. C. Andrews
Minnesota Forestry Commission
BUSTED Bank Trial Details and Morse Indebtedness
Testimony covers Morse overdraft of 3000 to 4000 on Oct 16 and a 126000 check drawn by Morse that could have been returned earlier. Ex-Judge Olcott presses Curtis in defense while directors meet at Flagler’s home to assess Morse loans totaling 590000 with collateral valued over 701140. Trial continues with Mrs. Curtis present as arguments focus on bank management and loan entries.
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Wilson
Curtis
Heinze Bank
National Bank of North America
Wiliam M. K. Olcott
Wire
Flagler
Mr. Littlefield
Mr. Olcott
Mr. Curtis
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Morse Steamship
Mr. Morse
Barney
Mr. Wire
Mr. Stimson
Lee
Butterick Company
United Copper
Consolidated Arizona Smelting
Mexican Coal and Coke
Chelsea Realty Company
Bath
Hughes's Big Day in Canajoharie Fort Plain and Gloversville
Governor Hughes campaigned through Montgomery County visiting Canajoharie Fort Plain Gloversville and Amsterdam. He stressed the need for wise leadership citing Taft and highlighting banking good roads and labor laws while brushing aside Chanler attacks. Crowds cheered as governor spoke from Darling Theatre and in Fonda Amsterdam and Johnstown.
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Hughes
Chanler
Canajoharie
Fort Plain
Gloversville
Darling Theatre
Littauer
Evan
Taft
Johnstown
Fonda
Amsterdam
Sanford
Schenectady
van Voast
William Barnes, Jr
Albany
Wemple
Frisbie
Bryan Attacks Taft over Campaign Funds and Reform
The speech denounces Taft and Roosevelt on campaign finance, pledging reform and accusing Republican leaders of blocking disclosure. Bryan criticizes constitutional views, argues for independence of government branches, and cites Taft's wage-cut decision and labor relations amid a day of rallies in New York and New Jersey.
German Americans Rally For Governor Hughes Support
A letter from German American leaders urges voters to back Governor Hughes against what they call machine politics. They defend his record, attack Puritan fears, and stress respect for law, inviting Germans to remember his independence and Germany ties on election day. Executives include Jarts Ndmueller Polis... Warburg, Oswald Garrison Villars, and Gustav Schiff among others.
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Hughes
Kambling
Goethe
Governor Hughes
Germany
Jarts
Ndmueller
Pollak
Felix M. Warburg
Issac Adler
Joruis Marshal
Julius Sachs
Emil Gruening
A. Ringler
Louis Windmuller
A. J. Dittenhoefer
H.C Kudlich
Otto M. Ejndittz
W. Cherouny
iCarl Hauser
Fred M. Stein
Gustav Pollak
Bryan Confident Carrying His Home Town This Time
William Jennings Bryan spoke to about twenty thousand at Tiamslton Fish Park after arriving late to the National Democratic Club. He claimed Democrats gain nationwide while Republicans lose, citing labor support and cabinet stumps as evidence of a strong late campaign push for the November election.
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Herrick
Roosevelt
Madison Square Garden
Democratic National Committee
Mr. Bryan
Frederick Parson
Bureau of Combustibles
Hamilton Fish Park
Hoffman House
Bryan
Nathan Straus
Cooper Union
Palm Garden
New Brighton
Staten Island
Charles J. McCormack
Richmond
National Democratic Club
Committee of One Hundred
Tiamslton Fish Park
Garden
Fifth Avenue
John Pex
Charles F. Murphy
Norman E. Mack
William J. Conners
Richard Croker, Jr
Thomas L. Fellner
John D. Crimmins
Herman Ridder
John F. Carroll
Joseph P. Day
George B. McClellan
John F. O'Brien
Thomas M. Mulr
Cashier Montgomery Found Guilty in Bank Embezzlement Trial
Pittsburg Oct 2 William Montgomery former Allegheny National Bank cashier who failed for over 1 000 000 was found guilty by a federal jury on two indictments charging embezzlement of 463 000. He faces a third indictment for misapplication of 144 000 in bonds. Jury was seated within an hour.
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Pittsburg
William Montgomery
Allegheny National Bank
United States District Court
Montgomery
Cannon Leads Philadelphia Republican Mass Meetings
Speaker Cannon toured Germantown Kensington and West Philadelphia before a packed Academy of Music crowd of about ten thousand. He urged support for Republican policies and warned that a Bryan victory would mean no tariff revision, pledging immediate tariff changes if Taft is elected.
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Speaker Cannon
Germantown
Kensington
West Philadelphia
Academy of Music
Republican Party
Bryan
Cannon
Taft
Straus Attacks Bryan Platform at East Side Rally
Secretary Oscar Straus framed Bryan's labor stance as harmful, praising Taft and citing labor disputes with glass workers and other historical figures. He spoke for about an hour at New Hennington Hall with Herbert Parsons and Samuel Koenig present amid strong applause.
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New Hennington Hall
2D Street
William Jennings Bryan
Oscar Straus
Commerce and Labor
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Labor
Taft
Mr. Straus
Herbert Parsons
Fort Praises Hughes as New Jersey Governor Urges NY Election
Governor J Franklin Fort of New Jersey spoke at a noon Commercial Traveller Sound Money League meeting praising Charles Evans Hughes as a great American and urging New York voters to elect him governor. He contrasted Hughes with Bryan, defended Taft, and urged individual conscience at the ballot.
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J. Franklin Fort
New Jersey
Hughes
Commercial Traveller
Sound Money League
Lord Clive
Fort
Tafts
New York
Union
Republic
Charles FE. Hughes
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Grover Cleveland
Cheries FE. Hughes
Theodore Roosevelt
Republican Party
Taft
Mr. Fort
Philippines
Panama
Cuba
May Mayhem at Cooper Union Tammany Rally
The Progressive Democratic League of Indian supporters plans a Cooper Union protest Friday night against Tammany Hall over Bryan. Augustus Thomas and Harry W. Walker will speak, citing Murphy and Conners backing Chanler. Exhibits include Tolstoy message, a slate picker, and a Georgia cotton girl to highlight issues. Mean while Tammany waits on Friday’s speech.
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Tammany Hall
Cooper Union
Bryan
Tammany
Augustus Thomas
Denver
Thomas
Harry W. Walker
Tolstoy
Coe
Georgia
Tammany Men
NOTES OF THE CAMPAIGN REALTY MEN IN TAFT PARADE
The Rew Estate Taft and Sherman Club expects to have about two thousand men in line for Saturday's parade, with over eleven hundred enrolled already. Headquarters are at 146 Broadway, open daily 9 am to 6 pm. J. A5 Vechten Olcott, Republican candidate for Congress in the 15th District, thanked W. Vernon for supporting Negroes. Illinois Staat Zeitung backs Taft. Ward predicts Taft crowds exceed Bryan’s at White Plains. Bankers and Brokers Taft-Sherman parade unit to be commanded by Major Oliver B. Bridgman. participants should contact Jay Fr. Carlie, adjutant, 20 Broad Street.
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Rew
Taft and Sherman Club
Broadway
T. Vernon
Olcott
Vechten Olcott
Congress
Wrc
Vernon
Negro Register of the Treasury
Richard V. Duahan
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Bankers and Brokers’ Division
Oliver B. Bridgman
Ant Pankers
Brokers and Bank and Trust Company
Jay Fr. Carlie
Broad Street
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