Trunk murder confession shocks Boston vaudeville scene
Chester Jordan, brother in law of Jesse Livermore, is arrested in Beacon Hill lodging house with a trunk containing most of his wife Honorah Jordan's dismembered body. Police say he confessed after a cab driver alerted authorities. details describe careful disposal plans and a jealous quarrel that sparked the fatal act. Jordan and his wife had toured as vaudeville performers across Butte Chicago and Somerville. The case links to the Livermore family tensions and stock market prominence.
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Forest fires cost Michigan mills and farms dearly
Forest fires spreading through Otsego Missaukee Pioneer and adjacent counties devastate lumber and logs including Iversen's mill 865 and Mitchell Grothers mill stock. Livestock perished on one farm as eight hundred fifty thousand feet of lumber and ten thousand cords of weed are destroyed. Fires threaten standing timber in Avenue and Joseo counties despite lumbermen's efforts to hold them back.
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Carnegie Tech trustees return from Scotland amid gift rumor
By Telegraph to The Tribune Pittsburg on September 2 reports two Carnegie Technical Schools trustees met Andrew Carnegie in Scotland to discuss enlarging the schools. Carnegie is said to have authorized a large gift, not yet confirmed, with rumors centering on ten million dollars.
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Labor Day Atlantic City Tour Via Pennsylvania Railroad
A Labor Day excursion to Atlantic City offered via the Pennsylvania Railroad with rates for transportation and two nights’ hotel set at 10 or 12 dollars depending on hotel choice. The deal covers travel and lodging for the holiday weekend.
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Treasury holds vast funds. vaults overflow in Treasury
The Aldrich Vreeland bill surplus has left Uncle Sam with about 500 million dollars in hand. Deputy Treasurer Bentz noted 190 million dollars ready today, the best level this year. Banks nationwide report ample supplies, easy money on call, and strong crop movement prospects with deposits rising.
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Mrs Colfelt Shot At Paris Hotel
Mrs James H Colfelt of New York attempted suicide in a Paris hotel firing two bullets into her breast. She was taken to Beaujont Hospital where surgeons extracted the bullets and she is expected to recover. Her husband and six year old son left for Dinard. a quarrel is reported and the husband is not yet found. In Philadelphia her father Judge William W Wiltbank and her husband James W Colfelt are noted. she has a history of marriages and social prominence.
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Gustave Heckscher
Lamplighter Attacked May Die In Yonkers Fighting Strikers
Egredio De Silva an Italian lamplighter for Westchester Lighting Company may die from injuries after a strike-related attack in Yonkers. He suffered multiple broken ribs and internal injuries, worsened as three strikers Michael Depaolo Chiesezenga Demares and Pacifo Demares beat him with a club and threw stones. Police were notified after the incident and arrests followed when his condition worsened. De Silva lay injured near 2d police precinct before relatives and physician urged action. The attackers are jailed on assault charges with little hope for recovery.
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Indict 117 in Springfield Riots
Springfield Sept 3 special grand jury adjourned after returning seventeen more indictments for a total of 117. Four Springfield policemen Oscar Bahlkamp Joseph rendez George H Ohlman and George W Daw conform cited for failure to suppress the riot and two sections condemn police cowardice and failure to protect life and property amid the mob.
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Thief Steals Fort Trumbull Breech Block Thefts
The New London post reports morning and evening salutes silenced for four days after the Fort Trumbull breech block weighing six pounds vanished. Investigations find no trace, with soldiers suspected of mischief. Junk shops and shores searched, motive unknown as alarm clocks replace silent dawn guns. Special railroad fare to Atlantic City advertised for September 6.
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Hewitt Will Leaves $5 Million Estate to Art Museum
Frederick Cooper Hewitt of Owego New York dies leaving an estate valued above 5 million with over 4 million in charitable bequests. Major gifts go to Metropolitan Museum of Art 2 million New York Postgraduate Medical School 1 59 million Yale 100 000 Sheltering Arms and other New York institutes. Executed by George F Andrews and Gordon H Pumpelly the will makes the Met the residuary legatee and directs contest penalties to also go to the Met. He previously gave 22 322 to R A Packer Hospital Sayre Pa and inherited large sums from relatives.
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Thaw Remains in Jail Despite Bid for Transfer
Dutchess County Judge denied Edward Perkins bid to move Harry K. Thaw from the county jail to a state institution. The action sought relief from the jail as unsuitable for an insane patient. Proceedings include habeas corpus actions, pending jury trial on sanity, with dates set for September 21. Authorities warned Thaw’s detention may violate state insanity law.
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Lumber Merchant Kills Brother in Fracas at Mill Office
Harry Spiegle demanded money at the Spiegle Lumber Company office in Philadelphia, attempted to draw a revolver, and was shot by his brother George M. Spiegle during the struggle. George fired toward Harry’s legs. the bullet hit George in the back, and he died hours later. George surrendered to police. Harry had previously represented the company in Nashville.
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Governor Hughes Tours Gouverneur Fair Amid Races Tension
Governor Hughes attracted five thousand at Gouverneur as horsemen refused to race until after his speech, with fair management pressing for a two race precede and a half hour intermission. He urged open government and impartial administration while praising party leadership and popular rule. Later he spoke at a Black River Valley Club dinner and at the Lincoln League before departing for Buffalo.
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Not After Cassidy: Ithaca Ward Primaries Endorse Hughes
At Ithaca Republican ward primaries on September 3 delegates to the county convention were urged to free delegates elected in March from Cassidy guidance and to vote for renomination of Senator Owen Cassidy. Resolutions endorsing Governor Hughes were adopted in most districts.
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No Gambling At Niagara Fair Sees Banned Games
Buffalo September 3 inspectors from the State Agricultural Department ordered all games of chance halted at the Niagara fair in anticipation of Governor Hughes visit tomorrow. Wheels of fortune dice throwing for cigars slot machines gambling devices and even cane racks are removed. Regular races will be run as horsemen initially threatened to withdraw entries. Governor’s speech will be from a fair building balcony instead of the track.
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Tailer Ill in New London Blood Poisoning
T Suffern Tailer of New York arrived at Mohican Hotel in New London at 11 tonight after Newport trip. Dr H M Lee diagnosed blood poisoning from a pimple on Tailer’s right thigh. A nurse was summoned. Tailer’s condition hoped to be controlled within twelve hours. Tailer traveled with Mrs Alexander Brown Miss Brown a valet and a chauffeur.
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Trolley Car Runs Wild In Elizabeth With Unmanned Train
A Public Service Corporation trolley car No 1936 ran three miles at 35 mph from Plainfield toward Elizabeth with fifteen passengers and no motorman. Motorman William Bates was hurled from Dead Man's Hill near Roselle and found unconscious by the next car, which took him to Plainfield Hospital after conductor Alfred Shaw signaled for a stop but received no response.
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Rustin Case Deepens as Double Life Is Revealed
Omaha dispatch reports Dr. Rustin lived a double life with a prestigious home and a Tenderloin establishment. A signed statement from Mrs. Rice or Leona Bennett places him with a companion near his residence before the murder. Police express uncertainty as detectives pursue leads ahead of the next Tuesday inquest.
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Bread Riots Feared in Glasgow Breadlines Roar
Four hundred unemployed in Glasgow attempted to force a hearing at the Municipal Council. They stormed the building, doors held, police reserves called, order restored. A manifesto warns sixty thousand adults and one hundred thousand children cry for bread and threatens future riots without relief measures.
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Quick Hoboken Wedding Ends at Hamburg Amerika Dock
Two men and two women rushed to Justice of the Peace Samuel Engler in Hoboken seeking a five minute marriage. The couple Belfus of Philadelphia and Moore of Camden wed briefly and boarded the Amerika as the gangplank was pulled in. Witnesses were Mr and Mrs Harry Allen of Philadelphia.
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Professor Harry T Peck Divorced In Sioux Falls
A circuit court decree grants Mrs Cornelia Dawbarn Peck divorce from Harry Thurston Peck professor at Columbia University New York. Desertion cited. Mrs Peck awarded custody of their sixteen year old daughter. Peck, editor of The Bookman and noted author, is described as opposed to the so called new woman.
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Democratic Barber Sought by Governor Candidate
The Rev J D Botkin Democratic candidate for Governor visited Abilene Kansas on Sept 3 to address Old Settlers Reunion and asked Where is there a Democratic barber I do not want to take chances on having my throat cut by a Republican when I am so near being Governor.
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Big Sound Liner Grounds on Goat Island in Newport Harbor
The Fall River Line steamer Commonwealth, crowded with passengers, ran aground on a sand bar at Newport Harbor after missing the dock while entering for a stop from Fall River to New York. Captain Williamson steered around Goat Island, the steering gear failed, and tugs hauled the vessel off. Repairs were made and she proceeded to New York.
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Taft Foraker meeting drama on Middle Bass Island
On Middle Bass Island Ohio September 3 Taft had a calm day fishing and discussions over Senator Foraker storylines. The Lincoln Club reception sparked talk of Foraker’s support and Taft neutrality while Garfield Straus and local leaders planned future campaign stops and Vermont election outcomes drew cautious optimism.
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Foraker Denies Toledo Times Report on Peace Pact and Policies
Cincinnati sept 3 senator Foraker denied a Toledo Times story asserting he stated no peace pact with taft and that roosevelt adopted bryan policies. He claimed the report was misleading and based on a misquote as he left a hotel to catch a train in Cincinnati, clarifying no such remarks.
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New York Philadelphia Train Schedule Highlighted by hourly runs
Evening advertisement notes a New York to Philadelphia line via New Jersey with trains every hour on the hour from early morning, plus sleeper cars and a round-the-clock schedule. The ad urges readers to see the full timetable on a board.
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