Sage Coach Collapses In Brooklyn Outing Disaster
A loaded stage coach in Red Hook Club outing near T2d st and 22d Ave Brooklyn collapsed killing or injuring many. Fifteen were treated at ambulances and hospitals. names include Anthony Denardo 20, Michael Donovan 22, Thomas Fiseer 22, James Harting 22, Michael Winter 22. The vehicle carried fifty, roofed passengers, driver escaped with minor injuries.
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T2d-st
Brooklyn
Red Hook
Denardo. Anthony
van Brunt St
Donovan, Michael
Coffey St
Coney Island
Fiseer, Thomas
18Th Ave
Bath Beach
Harting. James
Sullivan-st
Winter
Michael
Say He Stole Premiums In Large Fire Insurance Embezzlement
Pittsburg police arrest A G Marshall sought as a fugitive from alleged embezzlement. The 40 year old broker is accused of stealing premiums on 2 000 000 dollars of fire insurance written through Lafayette North American and Duquesne Mutual. He was traced from Pittsburg to New Haven Springfield and finally found at No 2 Manhattan Ave with his wife and nine year old daughter.
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Pittsburg
A. G. Marshall
Marshall
Manhattan Ave
McQuade
McAuley
Lafayette North American
Duquesne Mutual Fire Insurance Company
New York
United States
Canada
New Haven
Springfield
Loss at Adrianople Rages Fire Devastates City
A large fire at Adrianople began Saturday and burned through Sunday, aided by water scarcity. Six city quarters were largely destroyed with damage estimated at 5 million dollars, only about a quarter insured. Thousands are left homeless. Dewey’s Old Port for Invalids advertises Dewey & Sons Co., 138 Fulton St., New York.
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Constantinople
Adrianople
Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton ,J
New-York
Deadly Lake Storm Wrecks Dozens of Vessels
A ferocious Lake Superior storm from Friday night to Sunday night cost many lives and caused extensive property loss. The steel steamer Serena split, seven crew dead including the captain, the Pretoria sank with five drowned, and the Olive Jeannette is presumed lost. Shipping faced hurricane like gusts. vessels searched for shelter as wreckage and debris drifted.
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Ashland
Wis
Lake Superior
Serena
Sand Island Reef
Pretoria
Bay City
Mich
Portage Entry
McDonald
Sand Island Beach
Stackhouse
the Soo
Samuel Mather
Sevona
Kate Spencer
Erie
Penn
Hancock, Mich
Martin
Juniania
Sault Ste. Marie
R. L. Ireland
Mate Smith
Taft Visit to Canton Helps End Boycott
Secretary Taft and his party arrived in Canton and were hosted at the American consulate and the Canton Railway. The Viceroy’s representative spoke on friendly ties with the United States, and Taft said the U S did not seek Chinese soil. He praised the decision to stop the boycott and predicted it would end within two weeks as leaders face arrest. The party toured the old city, shopped, and received respectful treatment before returning to Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong
Taft
Canton
New Canton
al O
America
United States
China
Old City
Empire State Express and Century Limited Time Pace Railways
In 1891 New York Central Lines introduced the Empire State Express and soon after the 20hour Exposition Flyer. Nine years later the 20th Century Limited became the renowned 20 hour train linking New York and Chicago, shaping railway standards worldwide.
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New York Central Lines
20Th Century Limited
New York
Chicago
Adyu
Interest in Diverse News Across Pages from Rail to Courts
Railroads swamped by rush of travelers returning from vacations. Justice Gaynor may seek Fusion mayoral nomination. Severe floods follow a cloudburst damaging upstate regions. Cholera spreads alarming Berlin officials express concern. Yellow fever resurges. Gage E Tarbell to be questioned on Equitable rebates. G A R encampment opens at Denver. Boer War spectacle at Brighton Beach disbands. New abattoir opens for independent butchers in the city. Labor Day sporting incidents attract attention. Mrs Clarence H Mackay’s parochial school views criticized by New Jersey German Catholics.
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Justice Gaynor
Supreme Court
West Prussia
Berlin
Gage E. Tarbell
Denver
Brighton Beach
Clarence H. Mackay
New Jersey
Loomis Sets Out Departure From State Department
Francis B. Loomis the Assistant Secretary of State says he tendered resignation to the President about a month ago and will likely depart after closing affairs in Washington with private engagements abroad. He praises President Roosevelt for selecting Robert Bacon as his successor and denies any wrongdoing in Venezuela related matters. He notes reports were investigated by the War Department and finds seven charges largely unfounded with no proof of improper conduct.
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Francis B. Loomis
Robert Bacon
Manhattan
State Department
Mr. Loomis
Washington
Bacon
Roosevelt
Venezuela
Loomis
Charles L. Kurtz
Ohio
James A. Radcliffe
Brooklyn
Secretary of War
Castro
Amy
Caracas
Quinlan Asphalt Company
Respec
United States
Orinoco River
Toom
Roosevelt receives visitors at Sagamore Hill amid busy day
Oyster Bay reports a flood of callers at Sagamore Hill as President Roosevelt continues a busy agenda despite official notices of a recreation month. The scene reflects heightened interest in the president’s activities and possible policy discussions with diverse visitors arriving for affairs judged vital.
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the Tribune
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Bacon named to succeed Loomis as First Assistant Secretary of State
Robert Bacon of New York, formerly with J. P. Morgan & Co, was chosen to replace Francis Loomis as First Assistant Secretary of State. Announcement came as Loomis continues duties until after October 1. Loomis's future remains speculative with rumors of ambassadorships abroad.
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Loeb
Hill
Robert Bacon
New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
Francis
Loomis
Bacon
Root
Labrador
Washington
Brazil
Mexico
Mr. Loomis
Roosevelt
Hundreds shot at Baku as street fighting rages
Dispatches report at least fifty killed in Baku Caucasia on September 2 with many wounded, mainly Tartars. Flames destroy 151 buildings as factions Arm, streetcar strike ignite clashes. Reports indicate heavy combat and ongoing tension through Caucasus with various casualties among Armenians Russians and Muslims.
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Ministry of the Interior
Baku
Caucasia
Kishineff Funeral Attack by Troops Alarms Town
A funeral procession for a murdered Jewish woman was interrupted by troops and police in Kishineff. Dozens of workmen were wounded and fifty arrested. several missing with suspected deaths. Authorities gave no explanation and barred sympathizers from hospitals as the Jewish hospital and key streets remained surrounded by soldiers.
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Kishineff
Bacon A Key Morgan Associate In Gilded Age Finance
Harvard graduate Bacon rose to Wall Street leadership as a Morgan firm executive. He joined EB Rollins Morse & Co then Drexel & Co in Paris, later directing Morgan operations during crises such as the 1907 panic and the Northern Pacific corner. He led British dealings for the steamship merger forming International Mercantile Marine Co in 192.
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Mr. Bacon
Harvard
Roosevelt
EB. Rollins Morse & Co
J. Pierpont Morgan
Young Bacon
Drexel & Co
Philadelphia
Foreign Department
Paris
Mr. Morgan
Wall Street
Morgan
Europe
Bacon
Northern Pacific
James J. Hill
International Mercantile Marine Company
Great Britain
Death in Fire Scene at Pittsburg Exposition
Miss Jeanette Lawrence of Pittsburg jumped to her death during a live fire display at the Pittsburg Exposition in front of about a thousand spectators. Rescuer John Hearn, a New York firefighter, was later saved by two men after the rope failed and Lawrence fell crushing her skull.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Jeanette Lawrence
Pittsburg Exposition
John Hearn
East 69Th St
New- York
New
Miss Lawrence
Lawrence
Hearn
Dublin baronet issues America's Cup challenge
Dublin correspondent reports Captain Sir Ernest Cochrane has issued a challenge for the America's Cup. Cochrane, a Dublin and Belfast merchant, is wealthy and interests include association football. He recently offered a five dollar cap for international contests between America and England. An English football team arrived in Montreal and will tour Canada and the United States.
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London
Montreal
Dublin
the Daily News
Ernest Cochrane
Ernest
Belfast
Sir Ernest Cochrane
America
England
Dominion of Canada
United States
Labor Day Parade Banned by Knoxville Unions
Telegraphed report from Knoxville Tennessee notes no Labor Day parade as union men refuse to march behind Eugene V Debs. Debs had been a prominent labor figure and organizer in the era, and the refusal shaped the city’s holiday observance. The brief item records the event and local sentiment without further detail.
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the Tribune
Knoxville
Treaty Signing Nears at Portsmouth Peace Conference
Portsmouth, Sept 4 The closing act of the peace conference is expected to be a tame ceremony with no spectacle. The treaty of Portsmouth will be signed at 8 PM in the Naval Stores Building conference room with plenipotentiaries and a few officials. Afterward the Russian mission will attend a Te Deum at Christ Episcopal Church. M. Witte and staff will depart for New York Wednesday morning. Komura will visit Harvard before Oyster Bay. The August 29 session record remains crucial as secrecy surrounds the historic agreement. Reports deny a Japanese revolutionary outbreak. cable traffic from Formosa is slow but current dispatches arrive today.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Christ Episcopal Church
News York
M. Witte
New York
Baron Komura
Oyster Bay
Harvard
Komura Well Pleased After Peace Conference Reception
In Portsmouth on September 4 Baron Komura M Takahira and the Japanese mission hosted a ballroom reception. He voiced satisfaction with the conference results for Russia and Japan and downplayed a Russians telegram as nervousness. The event featured cordial exchanges among Russians and Japanese with M Witte and Rosen in attendance and toasts to Roosevelt and peace.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Baron Komura
M. Takahira
Russia
Japan
Lidiapudze
McLane
Mead
M. Witte
Baron Rosen
Roosevelt
Manchuria's Future Opening Attracts Trade Interest
Commercial men in North China foresee a full opening of Southern Manchuria to foreign trade after the new status ends Japanese occupation. Japanese colonization expands in Manchuria with rapid city growth at New-Chwang and surrounding towns. Firms assess opportunities as Japanese civilians move in and industry potential rises.
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Peking
North China
Manchuria
Corea
An- Tung
Feng-Wang-Cheng
Moukden
Dainy
New-Chwang
Adirondack Hotels Open Through September Adverts
The Adirondack Mountains and Islands plus Saratoga see many hotels remain open in September. New York Central train service is complete. See ticket agents for rates and details.
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Adirondack Mountains
Vnsand Islands
Saratoga
New York Corral
Advt
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