Outing Fatal to Seven Maine Resort Tragedy
Seven of ten visitors drown when a 35 foot sloop capsized in Penobscot Bay off Teer Isle Maine. Captain Haskell and three others survived though two Kellogg sisters and Elizabeth Evans perished. Rescue efforts continued as bodies were brought ashore and inquiries noted.
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Teer Isle
Penobscot Bay
Crawley
Lucy S
Philadelphia
Evans
Elizabeth G
Mount Holyoke College
Massachusetts
Hutchins
Jason C
Bangor
Kellogg
Miss
Baltimore
Kellogg, Lette
Torro
Alice
Washington
Eleanor
Captain Haskell
Deer Isle
Edwin S. Crawley
Henry B. Evans
Mount Holyoke
Elizabeth Evans
Mr. Hutchins
Barren Island
Samuel Haskell
Heskell
Haskell
Eagle Island
Lutine Kellogg
Miss Evans
I Sland
Bangor Theological Seminary
Billerica
Mass
Immense sum for Bryan heir to Astor partner estate
Henry Emery of Proviso writes to William J Bryan claiming he is heir to John Emery and John Jacob Astor partner estate. Emery says his share is 183000 dollars and seeks Bryan to collect it. He is ninety three and a son of the late Joan Emery of South Portland Maine.
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Denver
John Jacob Astor
John Emery
Henry
Emery
William J. Bryan
Joan Emery
South Portland
Trains To Long Branch Fair Timetable
Pennsylvania Railroad runs from New York to Long Branch for the fair on August 31 and September 1 2 3 4 6 7. Departures are 8 54 am 10 65 am 12 25 pm 4 25 pm except Sept 7 and return trains leave Fair Grounds 9 14 pm 1 42 pm 6 50 pm 7 50 pm. Advt.
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Long Branch Fair
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Fair Grounds
Attempted Lynching in Chicago Ends with Arrest
A mob of about a thousand men surged in Chicago’s business district at Van Buren and Wabash trying to seize a prisoner in the assault on 16 year old Josephine Ludwig. Police arrived from Harrison and Central stations to prevent a riot and the suspect, Martin Vincent, surrendered after a chase involving a moving streetcar.
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The
Tribune
Chicago
Harrison Street
Central
van Buren Street
Wabash Avenue
Auditorium Annex
Martin Vincent
Springfield
Josephine Ludwig
No. 7
West 19Th Street
E. W. Putnam
Rodríguez Captured in Havana Post Office Stamp Theft
Ricardo Rodríguez, chief of the Havana post office supplies and vouchers bureau, arrested after a $53,135 shortage was uncovered. He had hidden while disguising himself, with police noting years of stamp theft through resealed original packages. Rodríguez, 70, previously worked ten years in Philadelphia.
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Havana
Ricardo Rodriguez
Bureau of
Hernandez
Rodriguez
Old Man Held as Lottery Agent in Henry Street Case
Police and postoffice officials seize an elderly man identified as David Friedman of 278 Henry Street amid a two year undercover effort. Inspector H C Hill says Friedman acted as agent for the Royal Ducal Lottery of Brunswick Germany selling 40 to 500 dollars of tickets daily on the East Side and storing tickets in a cushion and an accordion.
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Henry Street
Postoffice
United States
H. C. Hill
David &. Friedman
Sadie
Inspector Hill
Friedman
Europe
Hill
Duchy of Brunswick
Germany
Brunswick
Brooklyn Girl Dies After Setting Fire in Cellar
Rose Lowenstein a twenty eight year old girl driven by grief over her brother s death set fire to her clothing in the cellar of her mother s Borough Park home. She was severely burned and died Monday after months in hospitals. Her mother Mrs Yetta Lowenstein had moved to 64th Street and took her along despite the woman s derangement. Her sister Sadie aided in attempts to save her.
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Rose Lowenstein
No. 64Th Street
Borough Park
Brooklyn
Yetta Lowenstein
La Follette Rival Neal Brown Emerges From Wisconsin Primaries
In Milwaukee on September 1 the Democratic vote was light as Neal Brown appeared already running strong for the United States Senate. Democrats crossed to Republican primaries to aid dissension, while Senator Stephenson ex-Congressman Cook and District Attorney McGovern led state results. La Follette’s choice W H Hatton trailed far back.
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Tribune
Milwaukee
Neal Brown
United States
Stephenson
Cook
McGovern
W. H. Hatton
la Follette
Close Fight Shapes GOP Primary In Michigan Warner Leads
Detroit reports six hundred of 2915 election districts excluding Wayne County show Governor Fred M. Warner leading for the Republican nomination by about eight percent with 21 290 votes. James B. Bradley 20 407 and Horatio F. Earle 5 672 trail as the bitter contest persists. In Oklahoma Judge Hunston rules the separate school law unconstitutional on racial grounds.
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Michigan
Detroit
Wayne County
Fred M. Warner
Warner
James B. Bradley
Horatio F. Earle
Bradley
Lawton T. Hemans
Mason
Patrick H. Keily
Tcket
Thaw in Dutchess jail prompts prison officials protest
Albany reports to the State Commission of Prisons protest the confinement of Harry K. Thaw in a Dutchess County jail corridor. The secretary cites safety, classification, and court duties concerns plus public discontent and calls for transfer to an asylum or hospital care.
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Albany
State Commission of Prisons
George McLaughlin
Dutchess County
Poughkeepsie
Harry K. Thaw
McLaughlin
Thaw
Fishkill Landing
White Plains
Vermont Votes Solid Republican in Statewide Election
Vermont voters endorse Republican ticket led by Governor Prouty with a statewide plurality near 30,000. Burlington backs Prouty while a Democratic surge increases minority representation. late returns show Republican dominance in the House and Congress, with Foster re-elected and Plumley winning in the 2nd District.
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J. E. Kennedy
F. ©. Burgess
Montpelier
J. A. Deboer
National Life Insurance Company
John H. Senter
United States
W. P. Dillingham
Carroll S. Page
Hyde Park
Redfield Proctor
Prouty
Vermont
Associated Press
White River Junction
George H. Prouty
Newport
David J. Foster
Burlington
Frank Plumiey
Northfield
John A. Mead
Rutland
Guy W. Bailey
Essex
Edward H. Deavitt
Horace F. Graham
Craftsbury
John G. Sargent
Ludlow
Rep
Burke
Dem
Backus Ee
Bell
Porter
Independence League
Quimby
Backus
Brandon
New Party
Prohibition Party
M. G. Leary
Lawrence Bartley
Balloonists in Peril Over Niagara Falls Rescue Finish
A racing balloon Ville de Dieppe descending near Niagara Falls after a rip cord malfunction. Captain A F Mueller and two youths Perry and Gerald Gregory suffered injuries as the bag dragged 1000 feet and the basket struck trees tracks and a barn before landing near Devil's Hole.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Gerald Gregory
Cc. F. Gregory
Chicago
American Federation of Aerial Clubs
Ville de Dieppe
Columbus
Ohio
Lake Erie
Wihin
Gregory
Mueller
Devil's Hole
Perry Gregory
Dalton Weds Boyhood Sweetheart in Quiet Bartlesville Ceremony
Emmet Dalton and Mrs. Julia Lewis were married by a justice of the peace in Bartlesville Oklahoma. Dalton recently received a pardon from a life sentence for the Coffeyville raid. Lewis widow of Ernest Lewis who died in a confrontation with U S Marshals last November. The couple’s romance began twenty years ago when she sheltered him during fugitives’ manhunt. They will reside in Bartlesville where the bride owns substantial property.
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Tribune
J Bartlesville
Okla
Emmet Dalton
Julia Lewis
Dalton
Kansas Penitentiary
Coffeyville
Kan
Ernest Lewis
Keeler
Williams
Lewis
Johnson
Kansas Line
Bartlesville
Harvard Disabled by Fog and Engine Trouble
The Metropolitan turbine steamer Harvard reached her North River pier two hours late after fog and engine issues from Boston. She operated with two engines, then went to Erie Basin drydock for propeller inspection as a precaution. officials said damage was not believed serious and passengers were safe.
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Harvard
North River
Boston
Erie Basla
Office of the Line
Ex-Chester Traction Workers Arrested in Strike Venom
Chester Pennsylvania September 1 A group of former Chester Traction Company workers were arrested on charges of dynamiting cars destroying property and other acts tied to the trolley strike ongoing since April 13 Warrants were issued for twenty two individuals including the union head.
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Chester
Penn
Chester Traction Company
Carmen’s Union
Hendrick Hudson Labor Day Notes and Ads
Fragmentary OCR recalls Hendrick Hudson items for Labor Day with a price or ad line showing 9.40 and unspecified descriptive notes. The readable bits suggest local notices or advertisements from the era without clear event details.
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Hendrick Hudson
Labor Day
Keepsio
Gratifying Taft Victory Tone From Vermont Returns
Middle Bass Island Ohio September 1 The late Vermont returns indicate a Republican plurality of about 23000 and were described by Mr Taft as very gratifying.
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Taft
Middle Bass Island
Ohio
Vermont
Turmoil at Tabriz as Governor Ain-ed-Dowleh slain
Teheran reports Satar Khan routed government troops near Tabriz with 800 casualties. Civil war widens as Ain-ed-Dowleh is killed and his son Naire-es-Sultan is named governor but soon attacked again, with heavy losses. Persian state loan talks falter as Shah rejects European control.
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St. Petersburg
Teheran
Tabriz
Satar Khan
Shah
Ain-ed-Dowleh
Naire-es-Sultan
Naire
Great Britain
France
Russia
Four Sailors Die From Fumes Aboard British Bark Puritan
In President Roads four seamen suffocated by fumes from burning pitch and oakum in the forepeak of the Puritan. Four sailors named Olsen, Morsen, Becks, and Sunblade died. William Roberts was partly overcome but saved and to recover. The fire caused slight damage. the ship had arrived from New York July 1 and carried tar oil pitch and oakum. Captain F. W. Chapman led the crew of twelve.
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Boston
President Roads
Harry E. Olsen
Carl Morsen
Peterson Becks
George Sunblade
William Roberts
Roberts
New York
F. W. Chapman
Vancouver
B. C
Chapman
Olsen
Herbert H. Hatfield
John McLane
New Cure for Lockjaw at St John’s Hospital Brooklyn
A 15 year old, Allan Kollock of Woodhaven Long Island, recovered from advanced tetanus after a direct spinal injection of a 25 percent sodium chloride solution guided by Rockefeller Institute specialists. Initial injury followed a crushed toe at Patchogue leading to tetanus diagnosis. after amputation and anti tetanus serum, the boy improved rapidly from day six post injection.
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St. John’s Hospital
Brooklyn
Rockefeller Institute
Allan Kollock
Woodhaven
Long Island
Patchogue
Man Rescued After Ten Hours Submerged in Water
Edward J. Teffenbach, a former Winsted resident, spent ten hours submerged to his armpits in a sunken boat in Cattlin's Pond near Torrington. He survived by clinging to the boat until a farmer and hired man returned with a longer rope and boat to rescue him at dawn. Doctors fear pneumonia.
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Winsted
Conn
Edward J. Teffenbach
Cattlin’s Pond
Torrington
Teffenbach
Death by Own Action Stuns St Louis Man
Grieving over his aunt Emma Chapman’s death and strained by paralysis, Robert T. Scott shot himself in the bathroom of his aunt Mrs. Frank J. Casey’s home. His brother George C. Scott is married to Corwin H. Spencer’s daughter. His sister is widow of "Jack" Tennent who died by suicide after his father’s wholesale shoe business collapse. Mrs. Sarah Scott in Brooklyn was told of the death. Florida Seaboard Air Line resumes three trains a day. advertisement notes service.
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St. Louis
Emma Chapman
Robert T. Scott
Frank J. Casey
George C. Scott
Corwin H. Spencer
Jack” Tennent
Sarah Scott
Garfield Place
Brooklyn
Scott
Roosevelt presses Hughes renomination at Sagamore Hill conference
At Oyster Bay on September 1 President Roosevelt urged the Republican renomination of Governor Hughes while saying he would not dictate state convention actions. He met with William L. Ward and other New York leaders aboard a yacht, with Silas McBee later speaking for him. Secretary Cortelyou attended a long morning session.
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Oyster Bay
Sagamore Hill
New York
Roosevelt
Hughes
William L. Ward
Westchester
Ward
Antti- Hughes
Silas McBee
McBee
Cortelyou
Huntington
George H. Putnam
Francis E. Leupp
Alexander O. Brodie
Washington
Jerome
Anti Hughes Endorsement Surprises Steuben County
A petition by Hughes opponents failed to sway delegates at the Steuben County convention. The county's actions instead produced a strong endorsement for Governor Hughes, signaling a likely renomination and election with a large majority. The protests about the county fair and prize reductions did not affect Hughes's support.
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Tribune
Buffalo
Hughes
Steuben
Ban on betting at Sheepshead Bay tracks tighter
Pinkerton agents enforce a new order against any betting at Sheepshead Bay racetrack. Club officials and memory brokers face exclusion. several known bookmakers and associates plan a vacation to avoid the crackdown. If offenders are admitted, the gates will shut and races run privately.
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Sheepshead Bay
Pinkertons
Sam Doggett
R. C. Doggett
Hugh Colling
Mortimer Lynch
Frank Moore
Joe" Wendig
Harry Hoffman
Sol” Lichtenstein
Coney Island Jockey Club
Last Potawattomie Chief Dies at 90
The last Potawatomi chief in the county has died at the Indian settlement. His life intertwined with Upper Peninsula history. He was the son of No-Sah-Maquant and helped seal a treaty ceding tribal land near Lake Michigan after the Black Hawk War in 183% (sic).
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Upper Peninsula
United States
Lake Michigan
Keystone rate law up again in county court ruling
County commissioners and county solicitor rejected the Buffalo Rochester Pittsburg Railroad request for judgment by default in a cent fare law suit. The matter mirrors a Pennsylvania Railroad case ruled unconstitutional. A suit will proceed and the act may face Supreme Court review. Atlantic City Labor Day schedule and extra Pullman service details follow in the city timetable.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
A. B. Hay
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
Supreme Court
Atlantic City
New Central
New York
Newark
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