Douglas quits fight to clear path for Mack in Assembly race
Friends of ex-Congressman William H. Douglas withdraw the primary ticket opposing Harry W. Mack in the Uth Assembly District. Leslie S. Lockhart’s Conservative Republican Club gains backing from Lemuel E. Quigg as Douglas and Miller shift to support Mack or Lockhart. Douglas states he seeks no office and urges renomination of Governor Hughes. Olcott criticizes the split and calls for party unity.
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William H. Douglas
Harry W. Mack
Uth
Mr. Mack
Leslie S. Lockhart
Republican Club
Lemuel E. Quigg
Quigg
Douglas
Mr. Douglas
Philip Miller
Quiggites
Mack
Miller
Meck
Lockhart
Charles E. Hughes
A Vechten Olcott
Olcott
Martins
Gicott
Mack. 5 Sexe
West Virginia Republicans face split ticket crisis in hearing
A three member Republican National Committee sub committee heard both West Virginia factions, Swisher loyalists and Lincoln Republicans, weighing proposals to withdraw, form a new state committee, or place electors on both tickets, with a ruling due Wednesday as tensions threaten a possible Democratic tilt. Charles W. Bryan sent funds to the Democratic National Committee and noted campaign receipts. Louis Wolfert drops Rush challenge, merging Township Club with Osceola Club to unify Tammany District leadership.
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Republican National Committee
West Virginia
William L. Werd
New York
Charles F. Brooker
Connecticut
T. C. du Pont
Delaware
Sherman Dirham
W. Dillon
Charles W. Swisher
S. C. Scherr
Lincoln Republicans
James Frazer
Frank Reynolds
George C. McIntosh
J. M. Grant
Lincoln State Committee
Grant
National Committee
Scherr
Hitchcock
Lincoln, Neb
Charles W. Bryan
C. N. Haskell
Oklahoma
Democratic National Committee
Commoner
Rush
Louis Wolfert
Thomas EK
Tammany District
Township Club
Osceola Club
Collar for the Bryan mule sent from Galesburg shop
In Galesburg Illinois on September 3 a local collar maker factory delivered to William J. Bryan a horse collar for his mascot mule. Every worker in the shop participated in the manufacture.
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Bryan
Galesburg
William J. Bryan
Bryan Returns to Lincoln
William J. Bryan arrived in Lincoln Nebraska this afternoon returning home to Fairview after leaving Sioux City Iowa shortly after 4 am today Lincoln journal reports Bryan proceeded at once upon arrival in the capital city on September 3 1 Sys
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Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
Fairview
Mr. Bryan
Sioux City
Iowa
Woman Found Dead After Breakfast at Central Park West
William De Billier returned to his apartment at Central Park West and Sith street to find his wife Martha De Billier dead in a chair with unfinished breakfast. Dr Wesley Vincent reported she had been dead seven to nine hours, likely from heart disease. De Billier works at Marshall Spader Co. bank on Broadway. His father belonged to Weston De Billier, once a famed Wall Street firm.
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Wiliam de Billier
Central Park West
Sith Street
Martha de Billier
Wesley Vincent
West 79Th Street
de Billier
Marshall, Spader & Co
Broadway
Mr. de Billier
Weston & de Billier
Wall Street
Morgan Returns From Europe After Corsair Hit
J Pierpont Morgan returns from Europe aboard the Adriatic with his yacht Corsair missing a foremast after a collision with the New Hampshire. He jokes that Mellen will pay for it, while onboard were Senator Lodge and business associates. Charles Steele reports improving business outlook in England and Europe, with renewed American confidence and a Vermont election boost.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
Europe
Corsair
New Hampshire
J. P.morgan, Jr
Mr. Morgan
New Haven Railroad
Charles S. Mellen
Mellen
Veras
White Star Pier
Charles Steele
Henry Cabot Lodge
W. M. Moreland
California
Edward L. Rossiter
Charles F. Cox
New York Central
Lodge
Morgan
Wall Street
Mr. Steele
Steele
England
America
United States
Vermont
Hearst Attacks Bryan as Showman Politician
Indianapolis dispatch reports W R Hearst branding William J Bryan a shell game politician who shifts principles with the crowd. Hearst says Bryan lacks fixed principles, talks well but acts poorly, and that the presidency needs decisive, definite leadership.
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Hisgen
Mr. Bryan
United States
William J. Mryan
Hearst Attacks Democrats During Independence Tour
William Randolph Hearst, traveling with Independence party candidate Thomas L. Hisgen, criticizes the Democratic Party for frequent shifts in policy and platform. He argues the Democrats lack consistent principles and cannot command public trust, noting tensions between Roosevelt supporters and anti-Roosevelt viewpoints across regions. He says he grew tired of Democrat reversals and questions the party's ability to uphold true Democratic principles.
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William Randolph Hearst
Bryan
Democratic Party
Mr. Hearst
Thomas L. Hisgen
Independence Party
Roosevelt
DARRIN TO SEE WILD IN MURDER CASE
District Attorney Darrin seeks a conference with Frank G. Wild as Mrs. Hains faces a state bid in the murder trial of William E. Annis. Indictments for first degree murder are planned for Peter C. Hains Jr. and his brother. Grand jury to convene September 21 to hear all tied cases.
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Peter C. Hains
William E. Annis
Darrin
Frank G. Wild
Wild
Mr. Darrin
Peter C. Hains, Jr
McIntyre
Charles A. Curtis
Shay
Firebug Suspect Arrested In East 58th Street Incident
John Lavinaga a 30 year old cook from Brooklyn was arrested by West 58th Street police on Madison Avenue near No 2 East 58th Street after he threw a bundle of excelsior into the area behind the Jackson home. Lavinaga claimed to be a Spaniard from Albany and gave conflicting details to investigators. He was detained as a suspicious person while fire marshals reviewed his story.
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Brooklyn
Madison Avenue
58Th Street
McDonald
West List Street
East 58Th Street
Henry A. Jackson, Jr
Lavinaga
Daly
Albany
Kelly
Seery
Department OF Finance
Bureau For
New York
Department of Taxes and Assessmen
John J. McDonough
Chambers Street
Manhattan
Third and
Tremont
Bronx
Borecgi
Creed Corner
Jackson Avenue
Island City
Borugh
Tenn de Mergin
Governor Hughes again refuses Egler requisitions
Johnstown Penn Sept 3 a report says Governor Hughes has refused to issue requisitions to Pennsylvania officials for the Egler brothers held in the Tombs New York in connection with the murder of Samuel J Rosenbloom at Windber last November It is likely the Egliers will be released soon after the earlier extradition papers were declined.
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Egler
Johnstown
Penn
Hughes
Pennsylvania
Egler Brothers
New York
Samuel J. Rosenbloom
Windber
Egiers
aKo
Bronx District Leaders Debate Set At Huber's Casino
Park Commissioner Berry will debate William E. Morris over leadership in the 35th Assembly District. Morris accepted the challenge. The event is planned for tomorrow night at Huber's Casino on 162nd Street and Jerome Avenue, Bronx.
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Bronx
Berry
William E. Morris
35Th Assembly
Morris
Huber's Casino
162D Street
Jerome Avenue
Postal clerks deny graft in union card stunt
New York Local No. 14 of the National Federation of Post Office Clerks denounces a Sunday through Monday card drop that linked the union to broader labor publicity. The card, bearing a Gompers photo, described eight hour days and salary scales, printed by unknown workers at No 213 East 134th Street.
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New York
American Federation of Labor
Postoffice
Albert B. Rossdale
Morgan
East 134Th Street
Take Six Alleged Policy Men Arrested in Manhattan and Brooklyn
Detectives from Deputy Commissioner Woods policy squad arrested two men at Broadway and Maiden Lane accused of holding policy slips while trying to obtain winning numbers. One suspect used a fake name. both held on $1,000 bail. Police also raided a Bowery location, arresting a broker after tapping a telephone wire. In Brooklyn, a Hamilton Avenue raid netted Louis Mannes charged with keeping a policy house, with Ferdinand Colfero and Salvatore Savarese charged with possessing policy slips.
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Woods
Broadway
Maiden Lane
Joseph Smith
West Ith Street
John Brown
West 58Th Street
Wing
Bowery
Brooklyn
Hamilton Avenue
Captain Leahy
Kahne
Brooklyn Detective Bureau
Louis Mannes
Ferdinand Colfero
Salvatore Savarese
van Brunt Street
Roberts on Boardwalk shooting improving as police stay tight-lipped
Atlantic City police said banker Charles B. Roberts, shot on the Boardwalk last week, was doing nicely. Hospital reports contradicted rumors of his dying and of naming his attacker. Detectives continue to work, with no new details released.
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Atlantic City
Charles B. Roberts
Baltimore
Roberts
North Carolina bars leper from entering state
Acting Attorney General Hayden Clement ruled that John R. Early of Lynn North Carolina, then quarantined in the District of Columbia, could not be received by North Carolina. His wife accompanying him must be quarantined indefinitely by Polk County Health Board if she returns to Lynn.
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Raleigh
N. C
Hayden Clement
John R. Early
Lynn
District of Columbia
Health Board
Polk County
Navy fire control debated amid trials and range finder push
Washington reports discuss the ships fire control system and whether results from private target practice reflect real high seas conditions. Experts urge testing at 5000 and 7000 yards and lab range finders to replace eye estimates, plus selective ship competition against its own records in smooth water.
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the Tribune Hbureau
Washington
F. R. Alger
Navy
Seatle
Gun silencing device proves effective in tests at Armory
Springfield Massachusetts September 3 Hiram Percy Maxim's gun silencing device underwent its final test at the United States Armory to assess protection for skirmishers and sharpshooters advancing on an enemy. The test was reportedly entirely successful with shots fired at various distances. the testing board could not determine the shot direction as the discharge remained inaudible even at 2 yards.
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Springfield
Mass
Hiram Percy Maxim
United States Armory
Wilson Opens New Play in Plainfield Theatre
Telegraph report from Plainfield N J Sept 3 describes A H Wilson debuting a new season run at the New Plainfield Theatre with When Old New York Was Dutch. The drama covers New York’s Dutch colonial transfer and features Metz Von Freiberg a soldier of fortune with Wilson singing original songs and Irma La Pierre in support.
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the Tribune
Plainfield
N. J
New Plainfield
A. H. Wilson
New York
Peter Stuyvesant
Richard Nicolls
Metz von Freiberg
Wilson
Irma la Pierre
Trickett Fined $500 in Kansas City Court
C W Trickett assistant attorney general of Kansas and liquor reform leader was fined 500 dollars in Kansas City Kansas City City Court this after noon after being convicted last week of accepting an illegal fee in a joint case.
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Kansas City
C. W. Trickett
Kansas
Kan
Trickett
Panama Canal Work Shows Strong August Excavation
Washington reports efficient Panama Canal progress with August total excavation at 3 cubic yards place measurement, far below earlier figures but marking increased output per day to 15.06 cubic yards. Rainfall reached 11.93 inches as steam shovels dug 1,875,126 cubic yards and dredging produced 1,375,991 cubic yards across twenty six working days.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Commission
Geethais
Militia Men Charge Police Inspectors After Park Row Clash
Lieutenant Henry T. Ashmore and Sergeant William K. Foley filed four counts against Inspector John H. Russell and Lieutenant Richard O Connor alleging assault and violations of police conduct after the parade honoring Olympic athletes. Allegations include threats, rough language, and shoving Foley beyond the Park Row curb. trial date not yet set.
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Henry T. Ashmore
William K. Foley
12Th Regiment
John H. Russell
Richard O’connor
Park Row
Russell Keing
O'Connor
Forey
Nelson B. Burr
West Side Court
Ashmore
Russell
O'Conner
Foley
Victim Identified In Amsterdam Tragedy At 90th Street
Benjamin Doluro, a real estate agent, identified Mrs. Agnes Howard of 570 Amsterdam avenue as the woman crushed beneath a car at Amsterdam avenue and 90th street. Keys in her clothing matched locks at the boarder house. Motorman says she was pushed by two thugs. police seek two suspects. Mrs Howard’s father was named John Balter from Connecticut. A boarder who witnessed details vanished days after the accident.
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Amsterdam Avenue
90Th Street
Benjamin Doluro
West 9Th Street
Agnes Howard
Dolaro
Chauffeur Held in Yorkville Court for Running Down Mrs Kane
Reported in Utica native Flora Kane injured at 42d street and Fifth avenue. Ahetto Mager Port Washington chauffeur held in $1500 bail. Kane hospitalized at Flower Hospital. Separate Harlem court action against Michael Morrisey associate in a June 20 assault and robbery on a coachman for Alderman Nagle. Eighth avenue and 116th street scene. Also: Earle Parker and two women fined for cab wrangling. Parker released after paying fine.
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Flora Kane
Utica
N. Y
Fifth Avenue
Ahetto Mager
Port Washington
Long Island
Yorkville Court
Percival Nagle
Eighth Avenue
116Th Street
Morrisey
Earle Parker
Yorkville
Parker
Wright Makes a Test Flight at Fort Myer
Orville Wright pilots an aeroplane at Fort Myer Virginia. During the second circle a lever was pulled wrong, sending the craft toward wires and a woodpile. The forward right runner broke, but Wright was uninjured and explained the mishap while praising the machine.
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Washington
Orville Wright
Fort Myer
Mr. Wright
Wright
Wrights Aeroplane Flies Six Miles At Le Mans
Wilbur Wright achieved a ten minute flight reaching seventy five feet and covering six miles at Le Mans this morning. A later attempt failed due to motor trouble as the aeroplane bumped three times across four hundred yards. French experts marveled that the machine could leave ground after touching it, suggesting Wright will likely win the prize for high flight which requires takeoff without outside aid.
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le Mans
Wilbur Wright
Wright
Public charge for 2 years death of long-time pauper
Utica reported the death of Hezekiah Monk a resident of Herkimer County poorhouse who had lived there his entire 85 years and died at the institution. He had been a public charge for eighty five years.
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Utica
Hezekiah Monk
Herkimer County
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