Peary Plans Second Dash for the North Pole
Commander Robert E Peary seeks three years leave to lead a new Arctic expedition. He outlines building a reinforced ship, establishing a Cape Sabine base, caching supplies, and beginning a polar march with Esquimans and dog sledges. The Peary Arctic Club plans the $150000 funding and a two year effort if needed.
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Washington
Robert E. Peary
US. N
North Pole
Darling
Theavy
Peary
West
Whale Sound
Cape Sabine
Grant Land
Pole
Grant
Commander Peary
Esquiman
Esquimans
Navy
Beever
Aegvs
Perry
Mr. Pearl
Aicit
Peary Arctic Club
New York
Morris K. Jesup
Whele Sound
Soth Geereet
Two Young Men Vanish at Sea Found Dead in Bay and Rockaway
The missing engineers Marshall H. Seddens and Charles F. A. Hinrichs, both of New York, were found dead after a sail in their gaso line launch Thetis. Seddens’ body surfaced near Brooklyn and Hinrichs’ near Rockaway after a search by club friends and authorities. Both men were members of local clubs and had been frequenting long sails.
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Marshall H. Seddens
Charles F. A. Hinrichs
Bensonhurst
Brooklyn Yacht Club
Thetis
Seddens
Bighty-first-st
Brooklyn
M. F. Seddens
Hinrichs
Romer Shoals
John Benzeine
Nimrod
Crescent Athletic Club
Newport
Ohio State University
Delando Club
Cameron
Stillwells Lane
Canarsie
Canal Treaty Dead as Colombia Fails to Act
Washington officials say the Panama Canal Treaty is practically dead as the Colombian Congress delays action. Bogotá allies for ratification have largely given up, with some returning home. Panama representatives to Colombia may seek secession to pursue negotiations with the United States on a separate isthmian route.
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Washington
United States
State Department
Bogota
Panama
Couness
Canal Strip
Delaware Senator Explains Patonage Division Talk
Wilmington Sept 5 Senator Ball refuted a claim of an agreement on Delaware federal patronage division. He said after the election he and Senator Allee discussed filling Kent and Sussex vacancies with Allee’s recommendations, while New Castle County would receive no such treatment. The administration recognized the understanding and notified Postoffice officials.
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Tripaxe
Wilmington
Del
J. H. Ball
Allee
Delaware
Shington
Kent
New Castle
Ena
Queer Thunder Scare Strikes Plaza Hotels
Amid a afternoon storm, residents near Fifty-ninth Street and hotels on Fifth Avenue heard four sharp reports like explosions. Guests fled and hotel staff checked for damage, finding none. Police offered no explanation, attributing the sounds to heavy thunder.
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Fifty-ninth-s
Plaza
Fifth-ave
Fifth Ave
Savoy
Woman May Challenge for Americas Cup
Montreal report notes Mrs Graeme Hunter and her husband, a wealthy Scotchman, plan to challenge for the America's Cup. She has saved funds and arranged with Denny of Clyde to build the yacht. The Hunters attended New York races between the Reliance and the Shamrock.
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Montreal
Graeme Hunter
Messrs. Denny
Clyde
Hunter
New York
Reliance
Shamrock
Dill Automobiles Returnings from Rangeley Lakes Trip
James B. Dill corporation lawyer and fellow motorists Winthrop Scarritt and John Schmidt begin the return journey from Rangeley Lakes to New Jersey with Dill’s daughter Emma. The party plans a northward route through Dead River region to Portland and Boston then Hudson to New York, enjoying fishing and shooting along the way.
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Orange
N. J
James B. Dill
Corporation
Rangeley Lakes
East Orange
Winthrop E. Scarritt
John M. Schmidt
New Jersey
Emma Dill
Schmidt
Dead River
Kennebeck
Portland
Boston
Berkshire Hillis
Hudson
New York
Hunt Put Forward as Roosevelt's Vice Presidential Pick
Boston dispatch reports Republican leaders explore Governor W H Hunt of Porto Rico as a potential running mate for Roosevelt. Hunt visited Senator Hanna to address Porto Rican delegates and discuss a ticket pairing, seen as broadening appeal among wavering voters across regions.
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THE
Tribune
Boston
W. H. Hunt
Porto Rico
Roosevelt
Hunt
Hanna
Lightning Kills Bronx Boy in Crotona Park Strike
Percy P. W. Barrows seventeen of 1081 Stebbins Ave The Bronx died instantly at Crotona Park yesterday afternoon when a lightning bolt struck as he and companion Charles Goertz fifteen of 1154 Stebbins Ave stood beneath an oak. Goertz was badly burned but will recover. Coroner OGorman investigated.
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Percy P. W. Barrows
Stebbins Ave
Bronx
Crotona Park
Charles Goertz
Stebbins-ave
Barrows
Tremont
Fordham Hospital
Cunnitt
Goertz
O’gorman
Barrows and Goerts
Washout wrecks New Haven passenger train near Burlington
A heavy shower in the Farmington River Valley caused a washout that toppled three coaches of a New Haven and Hartford line northbound train between Burlington and Collinsville. About a dozen passengers were injured, with six infants unharmed. Wrecking trains arrived and service resumed next day as track and nearby Central New England lines suffered washouts.
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Burlington, Conn
Farmington River Valley
Collinsville
New-Hartford
Northampton
New-York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Farmington River
New Haven
New Hartford
W. A. Thomas
James McCarthy
Bradshaw
New Maven
Brown
Frank
Andover
Skeinhoff
H. R
Thomas
W. A
Central
New England
Lightning Strikes Crescent Oval Grandstand. Five Hurt
In Plainfield New Jersey during a thunderstorm a Crescent Oval grandstand was struck by lightning. Seven people including Lawrence Doyle Thomas Kane Richard Higgins Martin Muldowney and Mrs. Robert Gow were stunned or burned. a horse tied to a trolley pole was killed and its owner McCormick Corfield was stunned. The Park Avenue Baptist Church was struck but suffered little damage.
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Plainfield
N. J
Crescent Oval
Lawrence Doyle
Thomas Kane
Richard Higgins
Martin Muldowney
Robert Gow
McCormick Corfield
Park Avenue Baptist Church
Connecticut Storm Sweeps Across State Causes Deaths
A severe electric storm swept Connecticut causing two deaths and a railroad wreck. Thunder and lightning for nearly two hours followed a long blackout at 4 pm. Thompsonville reports near ruin of tobacco crops with losses around 190 dollars. A house was struck. two Italian laborers on a porch were knocked unconscious but recovered. Stafford Hollow saw two men killed by lightning and another man shocked.
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New Haven
Conn
Connecticut
Thompsonville
Stafford Hollow
Oil Tank Struck by Lightning Burns 30,000 Barrels
Montpelier Ind Sept 5 a oil tank holding thirty thousand barrels of crude petroleum belonging to Manhattan Oil Company was struck by lightning and set afire. A cannon from Lima Ohio and a hole shot into the tank released the oil. Loss placed at thirty five thousand dollars.
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Montpelier
Ind
Manhattan Oil Company
Lima
Ohio
Boy 12 Is Committed For Train Wrecking Attempt
Frederick Hagen of Verona New Jersey 12 was sent to Newark county jail by Justice Darlington on charges of attempted train wrecking. He admitted planning to block tracks using a fishplate a sleeper and spikes to see a wreck and claimed a mystery accomplice aided the Cedars Overbrook route. The attempt failed when the engine broke the spikes and the tie rolled away.
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Verona
N. J
Frederick Hagen
Newark
Darlington
Erie Railroad
Bogan
Cedar Grove
Overbrook
New York
Caldwell
Hagen
Ced
U S Action Against Kansas Coal Trust Begins
United States District Attorney J S Dean received Justice Department orders to prosecute Kansas coal operators. E D McKeever will lead evidence gathering and possesses monthly price schedules from regional coal associations. McKeever aims to uncover a Kansas wide combine despite non cooperation with state officials.
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Topeka
Kan
J. S. Dean
United States
Kansas
Department of Justice
Washington
Dean
E. D. McKeever
McKeever
Mid- State
Coal Dealers’ Association
Inter- State Association
Kansas City
Coleman
Hungate
Hobson Likely Candidate for Congress in Alabama District
Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson, who resigned from the navy after retirement bills failed, plans a lecture tour in Alabama's VIth District as a probe for a congressional bid against incumbent John H. Bankhead. Hobson cautioned that a full announcement will come when ready.
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THE
Tribune
Birmingham
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Navy
Lst
Congress
Vith
Alabama
John H. Bankhead
Hobson
Bankhead
Greensboro
Ala
Pillowcase Note Wins Husband In Southern Romance
Miss Amelia Hegel of East Port Chester, nineteen, wed William P. Maingault a Memphis planter after a pillowcase note sparked a cross state romance. The pair married at her home with Rev. T. E. White officiating as friends showered rice at the railroad station.
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Port Chester
Amelia
East Port Chester
William P. Maingault
Memphis
Tenn
South
Miss Hegel
Tennessee
Prisoner Carries Patrolman in Jersey City Yard Flight
William Sweeney a special policeman for the Erie Railroad pursued Frank Kramer near West End Jersey City. Kramer dropped a bag with brass journals and fled into a swampy meadow where he was trapped and carried Sweeney to dry ground. Kramer claimed he took the bag from a stranger and was held at Oakland avenue police court.
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William Sweeney
Erie Railroad
Frank Kramer
West End
Jersey City
Kramer
Sweeney
Oakland-ave
Edison Beats Train In Auto Across New Jersey
Thomas A Edison started from West Orange and arrived at the Edison cement mills near Phillipsburg faster than the local passenger train. He rode in a white touring car with Warren in charge, accompanied by three friends. The journey included Schooley's Mountain ascent and was described as a mile a minute on some stretches.
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Schooley’s Mountain
Tammany fears renomination of Mayor Low main beat in city race
The article argues Tammany Hall fears Mayor Low's renomination with Jerome as a potential rival. It details internal pressure from Murphy and Nixon, argues for keeping the old fusion ticket, and cites past reform demands and electoral patterns shaping the municipal campaign.
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Tammany Hall
Low
Tammany
Jerome
Murphy
Hawkes
Pier A 1
North River
Democratic
Lewis Nixon
Charles F. Murphy
J. Sergeant Cram
Peter F. Meyer
Times
Cty Hall
Murphy Clique
Rochester Fatal Auto Crash Claims Maud King
In Rochester on the new State road near Float Bridge Miss Maud King of 27 Central Ave was killed when their automobile overturned. She suffered a skull fracture and died early at Homeopathic Hospital. Three others were in the car but not seriously hurt.
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Rochester
New State Road
Float Bridge
Maud King
Central Ave
Multiple News Items From Various Cities Telegraphic Notes
Reports include a collision on a Pennsylvania Railroad work car killing Tony Donne and injuring Giuseppe Donne and three other Italians. Other dispatches note the Southeastern Millers Association meeting endorsing equal wheat and flour rates, a fire at Regent Hotel causing under 3000 damage, and a mother in Springfield who shot her daughter before killing herself. Also mentioned are a political indictment in Denver, troop movements aboard the Logan to Manila, a fatal mine gas explosion in Hartford County, Indian land disputes in San Bernardino, and a New Jersey court surrender in a factory case with a receiver appointed.
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Indianapolis
Tony Donne
Giuseppe
Nashville
Tenn
Southeastern Millers’ Association
National Federation of Millers of the United States
Springfield
Anna Bellew
Denver
Thomas J. Maloney
Julius Richele
Arapahoe
Maloney
Hartford
Ark
Prairie Creek
Mexican Gulf Coal and Transportation Company
San Bernardino
Cal
San Felipe Ranch
Warner's Ranch
Indiana
Pala
San Felipe
Southern Car and Foundry Company
United States
Andrew Kirkpatrick
Thomas A. Gillespie
Gillespie
New Jersey
Clark
Ex-Mayor Hugh J. Grant Returns Aboard Cedric
Ex mayor Hugh J. Grant and his family returned yesterday on the Cedric. He refused to discuss politics saying he was abroad for recreation and rest. A fellow passenger said Grant wished to leave business and public life to become a country gentleman.
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Hugh J. Grant
Grant
Mr.Power
England
Mr. Grant
Henry George Named as Aldermen President Candidate
A Democrat labor committee will present Henry George as candidate for president of the Board of Aldermen to the fusion conference committee. Members include John De Witt Warner Hall Lawson Purdy Benjamin Debiin Denis Spellissy and Melvin G Paliser Timothy Healey.
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Labor
Conference Committee On Fusion
Henry George
Board of Aldermen
John de Witt Warner. Hall
Lawson Purdy
Benjamin Debiin
Denis Spellissy
Melvin G. Paliser
Timothy Healey
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