Labor Day Parades Dampened by Rain in New York
Rain soaked two large union parades drawing about 225 000 marchers with 29 000 from Central Federated Union and 5 000 from the Building Trades. Despite umbrellas and mud, leaders including Rose Pastor Stokes and Annie Bach led contingents while police coordinated traffic and avoided clashes.
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Central Federated Union
Plaza
Washington Square
Consolidated Board of Building Trades
Harlem
James P. Holland
Pressmen’s Union
No. 25
Rose Pastor Stokes
Margaret Harrison
Cigarmakers Union
Annie Bach
Waitresses’ Union
Rose Schneiderman
Esther Edoelson
Annie Phallsgraf
Annie Patterson
Clara Finkelstein
United Garment Workers
Big Six
Theatrical Protective Union
International Teamsters’ Union
Housesmiths and Bridgemen’s Union
Sam” Parks
Steel Trust
Fifth Avenue
Hariem
Schmittberger
Massacre in Odessa as Black Hundreds attack Jews
Rioters in Odessa accuse Jews of a Central police station explosion. Three killed and up to sixty wounded as mobs fire, beat, and shoot at mourners in the Jewish cemetery. Police take no arrests. Union of Russian People vows to destroy Jewish self defense with Cossacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Black Hundreds
Jewish Self-Defense Organization
China and Japan angers threaten Far East peace
Tokyo reports China’s uncompromising stance toward Japan growing more hostile and near an anti Japanese crusade. Public discourse urges a top statesman to represent Japan in China to restore calm. Kobe notes Japanese officials refuse to lend fifty Chinese coolies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Japan
China
Okuma
Marquis Ite
Corean
Kobé
Japan to Hold Kantao as China Quiet
Tokio reports no Chinese protest over Japan occupying Kantao for Korea. Authorities believe Japan will not recognize China's claim to the land rich in forests and mines. They note Corea's title is strong after the Russo Japanese accord, and a Chinese protest is viewed as unlikely to affect the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Japan
Kantao
Corea
China
Russia
Three Men Overcome in Naphtha Tank Rescue Tragedy
Martin Soar of Spence De greasing Company Newark died saving foreman Jacob Lieber while Charles Belda was knocked unconscious in a rescue attempt at the plant No 30 Avenue L Bear perished en route to St James Hospital Lieber descended into a tank to treat hides and fainted from fumes Soar followed to save him but collapsed Belda tied a rope to his waist and helped extract Boar until rescue workers pulled him out Belda survived unconscious. Bear died in route to hospital.
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Martin Soar
Spence Degreasing Company
Newark
Jacob Lieber
Charles Belda
Bear
Spence Company
Avenue L
Lieber
Boar
Belda
St. James's Hospital
Policeman Accused of Cowardice in East 114th Street
Everett J. Williams charged Patrolman Henry Hissmeier with neglect of duty after a burglary at No 112 East 114th Street. Williams said two men fled, clothing and silver stolen, Hissmeier refused to accompany him claiming the house was off his beat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett J. Williams
East Street
Henry Hissmeier
Williams
East 114Th Street
Rissmeier
Rioting at Antwerp as strikers seize ships
In Antwerp the dock strike sparked violence as laborers and sympathizers attacked grain stores and steamers. They wrecked equipment, threw a steam crane overboard, damaged vessels Agenorta and Sydney, and injured a German sailor mistaken for a striker. Police made arrests amid ongoing disturbances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antwerp
Agenorta
Sydney
Doctor Thug Victim in Park Diamond Pin Robbery
Dr Albert Moore was assaulted on a park bench near South Street and the West Drive. Three men were arrested at East 67th Street and Arsenal station, identified by the victim as his attackers. Suspects include John Doe, 35, unnamed address. John Swackheimer, 18, 518 West Sith Street. George Gallagher, 18, 942 Eighth Avenue. None of the stolen diamond pin or gold watch was recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East 67Th Street
Albert Moore
West Opth Street
Sth Street
West Drive
Patrozaan Thomas O'Shay
Arsenal
O’shay
John Doe
Harvey
Arsenal Station
Dr. Moore
John Swackheimer
West Sith Street
George Gallagher
Eighth Avenue
Two Dead In Albany Rail Wreck Near Schenectady
In Schenectady New York on September 2 a rear end collision on the Albany line of Schenectady Railway Company killed two residents and seriously injured six others with up to three may die. The crash occurred on a sharp grade as two crowded cars returned from Albany. Ambulances and physicians assisted at the hospital amid chaos and reports indicated one more injured person could die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenectady
N. Y
Albany
Schenectady Railway Company
Death of Walter L. Cutting in Maine
Walter L. Cutting 35 a Pittsfield, Massachusetts native, died by his own hand at Kittery Point, Maine, amid family visit. He recently handled his father Colonel Walter Cutting estate and ran a large dairy farm business. his wife, formerly from Kittery, was with him.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Walter L. Cutting
Kittery Point
Cutting
Kittery
Walter Cutting
Auto racer E F Shepard Injured In Italian River Crash
Ellett F Shepard of New York crashed over a Chiari River bridge during the Monte Chiari circuit in Brescia Italy. He broke a collarbone but his condition was satisfactory. mechanic Lehmann was bruised. Fourteen cars started. Cagno won with 4 h 37 m 36 s over 486 km.
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Brescia
Italy
Ellett F. Shepard
New York
Monte Chiari
Shepard
Lehmann
Fabry
Cagno
Victor Demageot
Franch
Rougier
France
Two Die In Auto Race At Overland Park
Denver, Sept. 2 W B Felker and E V Dazey, well known Denver men, were killed in a fifty mile automobile race at Overland Park this afternoon. Dazey, manager of a local auto shop, was thrown from the car Jack Rabbit, his head crushed. Felker died on the twentieth lap when a tire broke and the car struck the fence, throwing him against a post. Felker had been an automobile dealer and racer in Denver for several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
W. B. Felker
E. V. Dazey
Overland Park
Dazey
Phil Kirk
Jack Rabbit
Felker
Wreck Kills Seven on C&O Local at Kanawha Falls
A Chesapeake and Ohio local passenger train wrecked one mile below Kanawha Falls in Charleston West Virginia killing seven and injuring seventeen. The crash involved a coach express and mail car baggage car overturning. Among the dead is Allen Loving a Hinton law student at West Virginia University serving as express agent. Rails spreading is suspected to have caused the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Chesapeake & Ohio
Kanawha Falls
Kanawhaiver
Allen Loving
Hinton
West Virginia University
Notary Arrested in Appleby Forged Deed Case
Frederick G. Anderson a Brooklyn notary born 63 was arrested for accepting and acknowledging forged deeds tied to the Appleby Eleventh avenue property and connected to a wider forged deed syndicate. Police allege other doubtful deeds bear his acknowledgment and DA Carl Miner says up to $1,000,000 in related property may be involved.
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Frederick G. Anderson
Eleventh Avenue
Charles Appleby
John L. Bough
Anderson
District Attorney's
Lafayette Avenue
Brooklyn
McConville
Nelson
Central Office
Beekman Street
Manhattan
Bough
Appleby
Charles Edgar Appleby
Edith Stonebridge
Yiourh
Carl Miner
Long Island
New Jersey
Miner
Gang of
Wireless station feared near Sheepshead Bay track
Police and Pinkerton investigators seized a house at 2636 East 27th Street believed to be part of a network fitting wireless equipment for poolrooms near the Sheepshead Bay racetrack. Inside were a Morse key two dynamos a gasoline engine and other wireless gear. The owner said two men rented the place to set up a wireless station for the De Forest Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheepshead Bay
Pinkerton
Hanson
Duane
Troy
East 27Th Street
England
Hughes
Albert Wenz
John Kelly
John Ince
American de Forest Wireless Telegraph
Mystery in Millionaire Death Shocks Cleveland
J. J. Phillips millionaire and head of the Cleveland and Pittsburg Coal Company dies from a gunshot treated as a burglary attack. Police hear a notch of self defense while Mrs. Phillips recalls sounds below and a possible lookout outside. No footprints found in soft ground. Rumors of financial trouble linger without confirmation.
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Tribune
Cleveland
J. J. Phillips
Cleveland and Pittsburg Coal Company
Marshal Stamberger
East Cleveland
Phillips
Five Hurt in Frisco Labor Riot at Market Street Ferry
In San Francisco on September 2 a riot at the Market street ferry landing injured five people including a union worker shot in the groin and United Railways inspector L. J. Hall shot in the head. The clash followed a parade by building trades unions and involved police and fire department response.
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San Francisco
Market Street
United Railways
L. J. Hall
Building Trades Council
Main
Mission Streets
Shell Mound Park
Inspector Hall
Sansome
Sutter Streets
Harbor
Central
Structural Iron Workers’ Union
Girls Save Two Men From Rioting Miners in Steubenville
Labor Day riot in Steubenville Ohio ends with two miners Harbison and Hatton beaten while a crowd attacks them. Two telephone workers Mary Mosee and Eula Rocke rush to shield the men, suffering head and arm injuries before police intervene. Harbison suffers a fractured skull. one arrest is reported.
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Steubenville
Ohio
Joseph Harbison
John Hatton
Mary Mosee
Eula Rooke
Harbison
Hatton
St. Louis
Miss Magee
Miss Rocke
Gill Hospital
Terrific Downpour Hits Pittsburg During Storm
A cloudburst and severe electrical storm struck Pittsburg on September 2 causing panics in multiple areas. At Brunot's Island almost 100000 people faced a heavy downpour with two feet of water covering the racetrack. Lightning struck the Auditorium Theatre and Sharpsburg Telephone Exchange injuring a maid.
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Pittsburg
Brunot’s Island
Auditorium Theatre
Sharpsburg
M. D. Ritchie
Pembroke Place
Former West Pointer Dana Miller Found Dead in Charleston
Dana Miller twenty four year old son of Thomas Miller State Superintendent of Schools and a former United States Military Academy cadet was found dead in his Charleston room. His threat had been cut and a razor lay near his outstretched hand. He had been a prominent social figure and Adjutant of the 1st Regiment in the West Virginia National Guard.
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Tribune
Wheeling
W. Va
Dana Miller
Thomas Miller
United States Military Academy
Law Department
University of Virginia
Charleston
West Virginia National Guard
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E. F. Shepard
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America
Curt L. Gruner
Passaic
N. J
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William H. Vanderbilt
Eliott F. Shepard
Alfred Potter
Philadelphia
Esther Wiggins
Greenport
Paris
Hotchkiss Automobiles
West Virginia
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Sheepshead Bay Track
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