Night Riders' Laws Captured At Reelfoot
Union City reports a set of Reelfoot Night Riders bylaws and constitution found, detailing capricious controls on loans wages farm prices and a drive to expel negro workers. The group is said to span Obion County and beyond with two squads and secret meeting places. Captain Rankin’s murder ties to the organization, with “Tia” Burton being examined before grand jury. Governor Patterson releases prisoners at Camp Nemo as leaders potentially head to Nashville. Vanderbilt's football trip to Ann Arbor includes Red Hasslock who walked twenty miles to join the team.
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Union City
Tenn
Reelfoot Night Riders
Rankin
Grand Jury
Night Riders
Obion County
Reelfoot Night Rider
Big Woods
Protemus
Samburz
Bogus Hollow
Spout Springs
Gibbs
Dyersburg
Burton
Camp Nemo
Patterson
Nashville
Matilda Ressaker
Rassaker
Vanderbilt
Ann Arbor
Michigan University
Louis
Red
Frost Traction Tangle A. C. Frost Bankrupt Railway Debacle
Chicago report by Arthur Young & Co. to Judge Grosscup reveals 454.00 spent on the Chicago and Milwaukee Electric Railway with 1,698.69 in bonds and 2,270.00 in other debts totaling 3,510.00. The discrepancy 9,715.00 points to funds diverted to Frost enterprises, Alaska Central Railway, and low priced bond sales.
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The
Tribune
Chicago
A. C. Frost
Chicago & Milwaukee Electric Railway
Arthur Young & Co
Peter 5. Grosscup
Frost
A. C. Frost & Co
Frost Enterprises
Alaska Central Railway
Clergy Leader in Utica Receives NYC Call
Utica October 29 The Rev W W Bellinger rector Grace Episcopal Church received a call to St Agnes Chapel New York City He was surprised not yet ready to say if he would accept He came to Utica eight years ago from St Marys Brooklin St Agnes Chapel a key part of Trinity Parish The Rev Dr William T Manning formerly vicar at St Agnes linked to Trinity rector succession.
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Utica
W. W. Bellinger
Grace
St. Agnes’s
Trinity Parish
William T. Manning
Morgan Dix
Trinity
Tailor Karenswit Robbed by Trio on Elizabeth Street
On Wednesday a famous tailor Karenswit at 57 Bayard Street was robbed after he boasted of a big cash take. Four youths entered, tied his hands, fled with about two hundred dollars and six more, leaving him to go to Elizabeth Street station to report the crime. Police seek the three robbers.
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Bayard Street
Joseph Karenswit
Karenswit
Karen Sewit
Takor
Elizabeth Street
Murray
Brooklyn League proposes new high schools in borough
The Brooklyn League urged the Board of Education to add three high schools in Ridgewood Best New York and South Brooklyn to raise annexed facilities from 2.58 percent. Members favor expanding instruction in commercial industrial and academic branches with industrial courses aimed at training first class housewives.
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Brooklyn League
Board of Education
Ridgewood
Best New York
South Brooklyn
Cup for Dr Parkhurst at Gotham tribute
Officers of the Society for the Prevention of Crime honored Rev. Dr. Charles H. Parkhurst at the Hotel Gotham as he retires after seventeen and a half years as president He will serve as a director A loving cup was presented and Parkhurst reflected on harmony and endowment funding while praising Justice John W Goff and De Lancey Nicoll for the society’s work and criticizing city officials for relying on the police force. The gathering included notable speakers such as Chancellor MacCracken and Governor Hughes in a citywide moral issue discussion. Mrs Parkhurst attended.
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Society For the Prevention of Crime
Hotel Gotham
Charles H. Parkhurst
Frank Moss
Parkhurst
Troy
Amy
Society For the Prevention of
Nicoll
John W. Goff
de Lancey Nicoll
George Haven Putnam
Hughes
MacCracken
Abbott E. Kittredge
Thaddeus D. Kenneson
Joseph N. Hallock
Frank Mason North
Defends Mrs Gould in Decree Suit Hearing Testimony
Elijah W. Sells of Haskins & Sells testified before Edward G. Whitaker referee by Justice Bischoff in the Supreme Court suit of Mrs Kathrine Clemmons Gould against Howard Gould. He defended Mrs Gould against accusations of excessive intoxication and recounted business ties, yacht trips, and a Virginia farm purchase. The deposition was taken as he expects to be in Europe when the case resumes.
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Elijah W. Sells
Haskins & Sells, Public Accountants
Edward G. Whitaker
Justice Bischoff
Supreme Court
Kathrine Clemmons Gould
Howard Gould
Sells
Europe
Fire in Neave Building injures many in Cincinnati
A two alarm blaze in the eleven story Neave Building at 4th and Race streets injures more than twenty people, with at least ten sent to hospitals. Women on window ledges leap to adjoining roofs amid chaotic scenes as firemen rescue occupants.
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Cincinnati
Neave
4Th
Race Streets
Louise Boute
Tariff Revision Work Nears Completion in Auburn
William K. Payne son of Serena E. Payne chairman of the Ways and Means Committee with Major H. M. Lord and Thomas J. Doherty will finish schedules for tariff revision in the Federal Building this week. They will join New York and Washington experts in Washington for final classifications of dutiable goods and prepare amendments to express Congress intent. Rates to be discussed after the election with hearings scheduled next month. Payne plans a tariff revision bill after election for early enactment.
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Tribune
Auburn
William K. Payne
Serena E. Payne
Ways and Means
House of Representatives
H. M. Lord
Thomas J. Doherty
New York
Customs Department of the Treasury
Federal Building
Washington
Payne
Congress
Two Students Branded in Fraternity Initiation
Six Poly technic High School students were suspended with three more at risk after branding two Los Angeles High School pupils with nitrate of silver during a Kappa Delta initiation. Frank Rouse and Edgar Lusk bore branded marks on their foreheads and were left bound in a park before escaping to a nearby house.
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Los Angeles
Polytechnic High School
Kappa Delta Fraternity
Frank Rouse
Edgar Lusk
Lusk
KK. D
Rouse
Westlake Park Lake
George E. Wolf Killed by Mad Carabao in Manila
George E. Wolf, a leading Manila merchant with ties to Castie Brothers and Wolf & Sons, died after being gored by a mad carabao during a hunting trip last Saturday. Wolf was a prominent American business figure with offshore connections in London, New York, San Francisco and other cities, and his firm exported hemp and copra while importing machinery and goods.
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Manila
George E. Wolf
Mr. Wolf
San Francisco
Castie Brothers
Wolf & Sons
Race Across Continent Balloon Challenge Starts
Los Angeles hosts a planned cross country balloon race with Captain A. E. B. Mueller and Captain Horace B. Wild piloting United States and America. They anticipate a Sunday flight after prior runs in St. Louis Chicago St. Paul and Columbus. They hope for a world record with routes toward San Diego County Gulf of Mexico Mississippi Valley or Salt Lake Basin and possible Canada.
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Los Angeles
A. EB. Mueller
Horace B. Wild
United States
America
St. Louis
Chicago
St. Paul
Columbus
Mueller
San Diego County
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi Valley
Captain Wild
Salt Lake Basin
Canada
Fourteen Suspected Robber Faces Harlem Court
Paul C. Schreiner of 319 Palisade Avenue Jersey City Heights was arraigned in Harlem court on fourteen complaints. Bail set at $3,000. Police say he feigned coughing during room viewings to steal belongings. previously acquitted in Brooklyn County Court on an attempted burglary charge and rearrested after release from Raymond Street jail.
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Paul C. Schreyner
Palisade Avenue
Jersey City Heights
Harlem Court
Magistrate House
Schreiner
Brooklyn
Dike
Raymond Street
Brandenburg in Rogues Gallery and Grand Larceny Charge
Brandenburg Arrived with Detective Fitzimmons after waiving extradition in Ohio. He pleaded not guilty to grand larceny in the second degree in General Sessions, with Judge Foster setting bail at $1,600. Attorney Joseph W. Williams claimed the Cleveland letter's authenticity impacts the campaign and Brandenburg must prove its genuineness.
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Brandenburg
Rogues’ Gallery
Broughton Brandenburg
Dayton
Ohio
Cleveland
Fitzimmons
District Attorney's Office
Wes
Court of General Sessions
Foster
Joseph W. Williams
No. 202
Broadway
Weather demonstrations at Morris Park race track exhibit flying machines
Weather experts led by Professor A J Henry will showcase kite and balloon demos illustrating upper air meteorology during Election Day activities at Morris Park. Participants include Glenn Curtiss, Stanley Beach, and Wilbur Kimball in early aeronautical entries.
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Willis I. Moore
United States Weather Bureau
Morris Park Racetrack
A. J. Henry
Aeroplan
Wright Brothers
Aeronautic Society
Glenn H. Curtiss
Aerial Experiment Association
Silver Dart
Stanley Y. Beach
Wilbur R. Kimball
Wll
Bridge Switches Tie Up Traffic
The interlocking switches at the New York end of the Brooklyn Bridge failed at 6 22 p m last night. No elevated trains left the terminus for fifteen minutes. By 6 37 p m the switches were repaired and traffic resumed. Heavy weather swelled crowds and forced gates to close while platforms filled with travelers during the delay. Trolley cars remained unaffected.
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New York
Brooklyn Bridge
Bribery Confession Taints Ruef Case in San Francisco
In San Francisco on October 22 E A S Blake a contractor awaiting sentencing for bribery testified he tried to fix a Ruef trial by bribing juror John M Kelly. He alleged Ruef associate counsel Frank J Murphy offered 10000 to keep quiet and notes signed by Ruef would be paid after sentencing. Blake said his wife would receive 100 a month while he served. His claim of immunity was denied and he later said Ruef’s lawyers offered 1000 to sway Kelly, with an earlier 00 offer refused. The court postponed sentence two weeks after the sensational statements.
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San Francisco
Blake
John M. Kelly
Abraham Ruef
Ruef
Frank J. Murphy
A. O. Newburgh
F. J. Murphy
Kelly
Keily
Burglars Return Heirlooms in Morristown Theft
Morristown telegram reports burglars who robbed the Perkins home on 4th Street promised to return keepsakes. A prepaid package from New York arrived via Wells Fargo containing a gold locket with hair, a mother’s wedding ring, an amethyst cross, rosary beads, and about fifty old English coins. Police will pursue the sender’s identity with the express company.
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the Tribune
Morristown
Perkins
Express Company
Scalded fireman leaps from express during steam leak
A defective locomotive flue on the Grand Central to Poughkeepsie express scalded fireman Henry Wen and engineer W Sutty. Wen leaped from the cab as steam filled the firebox at about sixty miles per hour. Wen was found in a ditch and taken to Dobb's Ferry Hospital. Passengers transferred to another train.
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Grand Central Station
Poughkeepsie
Henry Wen
W_ Sutty
Wen
Dobb's Ferry
Dinner for New Catholic Knights at Café Mar tin
A dinner for Thomas L. Mulry and Rev. Dr. Dennis J. McMahon honored their elevation to knighthood of the Order of St. Gregory by Pope Pius. About a hundred guests attended, including Archbishop Farley, Herman Ridder, Patrick F. McGowan, and monsignori Lavelle Hayes and Mooney. Mulry leads the Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank and McMahon runs Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York.
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Martin
Thomas L. Mulry
Dennis J. McMahon
Order of St. Gregory
Pope Pius
Archbishop Farley
Herman Ridder
Patrick F. McGowan
Monsignori Lavelle
Hayes
Mooney
Mulry
Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank
Dr. McMahon
Catholic Charities
Archdiocese of New York
Tragedy in Montgomery: State Jail Inspector Dr Brage Shoots Self
In Montgomery on October 26, Dr Shirley Brage, a state jail inspector and nephew of General Braxton Brage, shot himself. It is unclear if the act was intentional or accidental. he was 55 years old.
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Montgomery
Ala
Shirley Brage
Braxton Breage
Paymaster Otto Ermel Pleads Guilty in Long Island Theft Case
Otto Ermel paymaster of Laden Leather Works Glen Cove pleaded guilty in County Court New York before Judge Jackson. He admitted stealing $9,000 over years remanded to jail. after audit he returned $3,200 in cash and a $2,000 automobile. Sentencing set for Saturday.
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Mineola
Long Island
Otto Ermel
Glen Cove
Jackson
Ermie
Andrews Wins Columbia Title in Lawn Tennis Final
Andrews defeated Moses 6-0 4-6 6-4 6-4 to win the Columbia University singles championship at South Field. The Cambridge alum and former captain used a rapid service and cross court drives to overpower Moses. Columbia plans a six-man match with Yale this Saturday in New York, hoping to capitalize on new strengthening this fall.
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Andrews
Columbia University
South Field
Moses
Cambridge University
Columbia
Yale
New York
Langford-O'Brien bout postponed. Keyes Griffen to exhibition
The scheduled match between Sam Langford and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien for the National Athletic Club tonight has been postponed. Instead Bert Keyes and Charley Griffin from Australia will stage an exhibition for the club members.
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Sam Langford
Philadelphia
Jack” O’brien
National Athletic Club
Bert Keyes
Charley Griffin
Australia
Rogers to Extend Virginia Road Toward Coal Lands
Henry H. Rogers, owner of the Virginian Railroad now reaching Norfolk, plans a Roanoke to Flood Court House toll road of about twenty miles to tap mineral and timber lands. The line may extend to connect with the Southern Railway at Raleigh, North Carolina.
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the Tribune
Roanoke
Henry H. Rogers
Virginian Railroad
Norfolk
Court House
Southern Railway
Airy
N.C
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Paul Dufault
Carl Dufft
Ruth Anderson
Arthur Depew
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