Transfers On 59th Street Line Ordered By P S C
The Public Service Commission voted four to one to restore a 5 cent fare between the 59th Street crosstown line of the Central Park, North and East River Railroad and the Metropolitan Street Railway between 24th and 116th streets for four months beginning November 22. Through transfer privileges will apply, with fare shares split between the two companies. the order covers only the 9th Street terminal segment. If the firms comply, the experiment may extend. if not, they may seek court action.
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Public Service Commission
59Th Street
Central Park, North & East River Railroad Company
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
116Th Street
Metropolitan
Central Park Company
Agust 6
Central Pank Company
Edward M. Basset
Brooklyn
24Th Street
A9th Street
East
West Side
Boston Women Must Remove Hats at Symphony Hall
Boston women faced a new rule at Symphony Hall as placards demanded hats be removed during rehearsal. The management, long planning the measure, finally enforced it amid quiet resistance. Ushers whispered that conductor Fiedler would not start until hats were off.
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Boston
the Tribune
Auctor Fiedler
Hotel Gotham Waiter Arrested For Excise Violation
Joseph Gilerdano a waiter at Hotel Gotham was arrested and jailed on a charge of violating the excise law detectives say liquor was served to patrons without a license at the hotel. He was locked up at the East 5s station as investigators pursue the case involving the unlicensed sale of whiskey and ale at the hotel.
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Joseph Gilerdano
Gotham
Avenue Presbyterian Church
Roof chase for thief at Nippon Club leaves theft suspect at large
A burglar who ransacked rooms on the Nippon Club fourth floor at No 44 West Kath Street escaped with about 509 dollars of jewelry and personal property belonging to members. Patrolman Weckessen pursued across several apartment roofs, collided with a clothes line and was knocked unconscious. Victims named include Shinguro Arakawa of 109 Prince Street and R Fukui, Tokyo based traveling agent.
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Nippon Club
West Kath Street
Weckessen
West 68Th Street
Shinguro Arakawa
No. 109
Prince Street
R. Fukui
Tokio
Fifth Avenue Break-In Sparks Wild Mob Chase
John Webber fled from a second story break in on East 98th Street as a mob pursued him along Fifth Avenue to 1424 and into the park. Bicycle officer George McGrath pursued, tripped, and injured his wrist on a broken bottle while Webber briefly escaped before being cornered and subdued with a quick strike.
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Mery Young
East 98Th Street
John Webber
Fifth Avenve
1424
George McGrath
14Th Street
Webber
McGrath
Real Winter Snowstorm Hits Upstate New York
Utica New York October 30 reports describe the first real snowstorm of the season whitening northern counties and reaching the Mohawk Valley with subzero temperatures in many areas. Central parts report lighter falls from Buffalo to Gloversville while Albany had not yet felt the storm. Interlaken notes furious snow and high winds creating large drifts.
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Utica
N. Y
Mohawk Valley
Buffalo
Gloversville
Albany
Interlaken
Auto-Balloon Ascends With Car Basket Ride
A 110000 cubic foot gas balloon rose with an automobile basket carrying Carl G. Fisher of Indianapolis and G L Bumbaugh of Springfield. The duo aim to roll up the balloon on landing and drive back by auto. After two hours ten minutes aloft they landed near Southport seven miles from Indianapolis and returned to the city without incident.
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Indianapolis
Carl G. Fisher
G. L. Bumbaugh
Springfield
Southport
Ind
Bumbaugh
Fisher
Balloonists Fly 40 Miles in Thirty Minutes
In a northwest gale William Van Sleet of New York and M Menard of Pittsfield ascended in the balloon Greylock from North Adams Massachusetts and landed in Whately near the Connecticut River Their flight covered about forty miles as the crow flies in thirty minutes an implied speed near eighty miles per hour with swift southeastward drift.
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North Adams
Mass
William van Sleet
New York
M. Menard
Pittsfield
Whately
Connecticut River
Gale delays steamers off Chatham coast
A northeast gale drove five large coastwise steamers to shelter off Chatham Massachusetts. The Yale carrying 400 passengers from New York to Reston anchored near Handkerchief Shoals after retreating, joined by the North Star, the Massachusetts, the James S. Whitney, and the City of Columbus near Shovelfull Lightship. None in danger, all intended to resume sailing by morning.
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Chatham
Mass
New England
Yale
New York
Reston
North Star
Portland
Massachusetts
James S. Whitney
Boston
City of Columbus
Sauoyannah
Flagpole kills boy in Bronx windstorm
A northwest wind at 34 mph toppled a 70 foot flagpole from Morris High School and fatally injured Edward McCarton, 12, as he walked to St. Augustine's Parish School. The pole’s flag hooked on roof railings, altering its fall. A 50 foot pole also blew from Arlington Hotel, striking a man but causing no serious injury.
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Edward McCarton
Tremont Police Station
Bronx
Tinton Avenue
St. Augustine’s Parochial School
Morris High School
166Th Street
Boston Road
Young McCarton
Lebanon Hospital
Arlington Hotel
West 25Th Street
Schooner Jennie S Hall Adrift Selves For Food
The three masked schooner Jennie S Hall was sighted three miles off Long Branch by the Clyde Line steamer Delaware returning from Philadelphia. A yawl brought three crewmen who reported they had no provisions and Captain French supplied a week’s rations before the Delaware left. The Hall had left Savannah with lumber for Boston forty three days earlier and drifted across the Gulf Stream amid gales, unable to send a boat due to high surf.
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Philadelphia
Delaware
Jennie S. Hall
Long Branch
French
Jennie 8
Hall
Savannah
Boston
Gulf Stream
Woman Sets Bed Ablaze Ends Life in Flatbush Home
Mrs. Henrietta Cooke, 55, of 1141 East side street Flatbush, after six weeks with a broken ankle, self immolated by fire in her bedroom yesterday. She and husband Andrew Cooke and daughter Maud were inside when flames began. daughter found her engulfed in fire as Dr W R Pettit arrived. Limbs burned nearly to a crisp. The report notes suicide by self set fire. Also mentions HAAN'S RESTAURANT and music at Park Row Building with evening events.
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Henrietta Cooke
East Side Street
Flatbush
Andrew Cooke
Miss Maud Cooke
W. R. Pettit
Mrs William Astor Dies At Home In New York Society Leader
Mrs William Astor longtime society leader died at 7 30 last evening at her Fifth Avenue home following heart disease attacks that began years ago. Doctors Dr Austin Flint Jr Dr John S Billings Jr and Dr J F Nagel attended with nurses as oxygen was given and she remained unconscious at the end. Her daughter Mrs M Orme Wilson and son Colonel John Jacob Astor were at the bedside, with word sent to Newport and England.
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William Astor
Fifth Avenue
Austin Flint, Jr
Astor
Dr. Flint
Mrs Astor
West 51St Street
John Jacob Astor
Newport
England
George Ogilvie Haig
William Backhouse Astor
Mrs. Astor
Horseman for Hughes
William F Brush a prominent Newburgh horseman and starter in many races campaigns for Governor Hughes. He says horseracing in New York was rotten before the anti gambling law and credits legislation with cleaning up the sport. He notes the just completed season featured cleaner racing and faster times than ever before.
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Tribune
Newbure
N. Y
William F. Brush
Hughes
Women at Army Posts Spark Controversy in Hains Case
Cincinnati dispatch reports Gen. H. C. Corbin states one troublesome woman can cause more trouble at an army post than officers and men. He notes past cases requiring dismissing officers to curb women and questions letters in the Hains marriage, suggesting they may be manufactured to evoke sympathy or induce insanity.
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the Tribune
Cincinnati
H. C. Corbin
Army
Hains
Old Man Killed by Auto in Chevy Chase Street
Washington reports Frank M. Heaton seventy four a land claim agent struck and killed instantly by James Phillips automobile just after alighting from a street car at Chevy Chase late owner not arrested Heaton came from Crawfordsville Indiana in 1860 Hendr Hudson football special West Point Princeton Oct 6 see day line advertisement
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Washington
Frank M. Heaton
James Phillips
Chevy Chase
Featon
Crawfordsville
Ind
Hitchcock Claims 325 Votes for Taft
National Chairman forecasts a conservative path as he declares 325 votes for Taft. The official forecast underscores party confidence while outlining strategic priorities and unity ahead of key primaries.
Taft Forecast Predicts 325 Electoral Votes, Hitchcock Says
Chairman Hitchcock of the Republican National Committee released a forecast showing Taft and Sherman winning 325 electoral votes of 483. The table adds Montana and Nevada to Taft’s column and marks Kentucky and Missouri as doubtful with Republican leanings, while 158 would go to Bryan.
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Republican National Committee
Taft
Sherman
The
Tribune
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Nevada
Kentucky
Missouri
Bryan
Roosevelt
Parker
McKinley
Cleveland
Harrison
Maryland
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Hitchock
P. &. Knor
Pennsylvania
Gompers
Pittsburg
King Edward Not Hurt In Rumor Of Auto Crash
A Newmarket dispatch stated there was no truth to rumors that King Edward was injured in an automobile accident. The king dined last night with Sir Edward Cassel, while late editions of afternoon papers worried British residents here by publishing the false report.
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Newmarket
Edward
Sir Edward Cassel
Whitmore Acquitted in Jersey City Murder Trial
Theodore S. Whitmore, a Brooklyn motorman, was found not guilty of murdering his wife Lena Whitmore in the Lamp Black Swap area near Harrison. The jury deliberated about an hour after a late afternoon start, and Whitmore expressed relief and sorrow as he left the court.
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Theodore S. Whitmore
Brooklyn
Hudson County Court of Oyer and Terminer
Jersey City
Lena
Henry Mandeville
Whitmore
Alexander Simpson
Lena Whitmore
Harrison
Man Claims Murderer Identity at New York Station
A young man at the West 37th street station declared he was Charles B. Mann and wanted in Alabama for murdering his brother in law on June 16, 1901. He said he escaped from custody in 1895 and named David Dickson of Dolives, Alabama as the victim. He was arrested and held pending Alabama authorities.
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West 37Th Street
Alabama
Charles B. Mann
Trusty
Inlaw
David Dickson
Dolives
Ala
Taft Denies Standard Oil Gave Funds to Campaign
Buffalo report says President Taft told a Convention Hall audience that Standard Oil contributed nothing to his campaign fund. He mocked Bryan over alleged Rockefeller support and asserted the administration will continue prosecuting Standard Oil until its evil portions are eliminated. Taft also criticized Norman E. Mack for a “lively imagination.”
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the Tribune
Buffalo
Taft
Standard Oil Company
Bryan
Rockefeller
Standard Ol
Standard Oil
Mr. Taft
Norman E. Mack
White House calls Rockefeller move a palpable trick
The White House dismissed Rockefeller’s announcement via Standard Oil as a calculated ploy to damage Taft. Officials stressed the move was obvious propaganda, aiming at the administration despite the oil giant’s hostile stance toward Taft and the administration.
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White House
Mr. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Standard Oil
Taft
Betting on Taft Dominates Financial District Election Odds
The financial district and stock exchange buzzed with bets on the state election. Taft attracted wagers up to 7 to 1, with Hughes favored at 10 to 8, and Chanler supporters seeking higher odds. notable sums included 6 000 to 1 000 and 10 000 to 8 000 on the governor race.
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Bryan
Baltimore
Atlanta
Taft
Stock Exchange
Hughes
Tammany
Chanler
Odds Against Bryan in St Louis as Bets Run Low
Telegram reports in St Louis on October 30 that odds against Bryan’s election stand at five to one and a thirty to one shot that his Missouri plurality will exceed 15 000. Only 75 000 dollars has been wagered locally on presidential, state, senatorial and local results.
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the Tribune
St. Louis
Bryan
Missouri
HORSEMEN BET ON CHANLER CHANCE IN NEW YORK
Telegraph report from Baltimore October 30 notes two wagers totaling 18000 dollars on Chanler to defeat Hughes in New York last night. A New York racing man bet 15000 with a Baltimore sportsman, followed by another Maryland bettor for 3000. Syndicates are seen backing the sums. At Merchants Club stock brokers and businessmen offer 10000 Taft money at 4 to 1 on the general result and even money on the state, awaiting takers.
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Tribune
Baltimore
New York
Chanler
Hughes
Maryland
Merchants’ Club
Taft
Taft Campaign Rallies Across New York and Buffalo
Taft reinforces labor ties in Buffalo with a seventeen minute cheer and campaigns with Sherman in Utica while denouncing Rockefeller and his campaign funding. Rockefeller calls for Taft support, drawing mixed responses from Democratic leaders. Sherman speaks to large crowds in Central New York as Governor Hughes tours Chautauqua and surrounding counties. Bryan attacks Rockefeller Carnegie Roosevelt and Taft in Cleveland, as Hitchcock predicts 325 electoral votes for Taft. Chanler speaks in Auburn Ithaca Groton and Trumansburg.
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John D. Rockefeller
Taft
James S. Sherman
New York
Hughes
Chautauqua
Cattaraugus
Allegany
Steuben
Taft Reaffirms Labor Friendship. Attacks Pact
Taft reiterates support for labor and denounces the Gompers Bryan pact while delivering a speech in Buffalo to a large crowd. He rails against the agreement, drawing sharp reaction in Utica where Sherman also spoke.
Taft pledges labor friendship in Buffalo speech
William H. Taft told Buffalo audiences that labor groups will not sway his stance on labor reform if he wins. He said he supports equal opportunity for workers and urged wage earners to judge their interests beyond Gompers linked appeals.
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Samuel Gompers
Buncombe
Gompers
William H. Taft
Buffalo
Gompers-Brian
Taft
Labor
American Federation of Labor
Taft Wins Warm Erie County Welcome at Mammoth Rally
Telegraphed Buffalo report describes William H. Taft greeted by twelve thousand Erie County residents at an armory gathering. Laborers with flags filled the hall, bands played, and cheers surged as Taft praised Governor Hughes and denounced Gompers. He defended labor policy and condemned injunctions and the proposed secondary boycott.
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