Tragedy Strikes In Arail Express Train Fatality
In Kittanning Pennsylvania Howard Riley shot his companion Robert Ramsey Jr during a late night lark near a farmhouse. After Ramsey was wounded Riley, overwhelmed by guilt, walked to the railroad track and threw himself in front of an express train. Ramsey survived the immediate incident. his prospects for recovery were doubtful.
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Kittanning
Penn
Sept
Robert Ramsey
Howard Riley
Allegheny Division
Pennsylvania Railroad
Graff
Ramsey
Riley
Express
Buffalo
Woman trades stamps to save farm mortgage in Pittsburg
Mrs Samuel Long of near Washington Pennsylvania shipped five and a half barrels of cancelled stamps to a Worcester Massachusetts dealer for twelve hundred sixty dollars to pay the mortgage on her farm. After her husband died seven years ago the farm was mortgaged but stamp enthusiasm grew into a community chain collecting worldwide stamps. Lightning struck the barn on the Hemenway Cannon farm near Spencer County Evansville Indiana causing near total loss valued at three thousand dollars.
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Pittsburg
Samuel Long
Washington
Penn
Worcester
Mass
Leng
Speaker
Evansville
Ind
Indiana
Epencer County
Senator Hemenway
Speaker Cannon
After All Usher's The Scotch Seat Made The Highball
A fragment notes a cocktail influence with a facet about a highball becoming famous, referencing Usher and a Scotch seat as a curious phrase. This item suggests a light, cultural aside rather than a full news event.
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Usher
Tall Apartments Fire At Brooklyn Building On Montague Street
A blaze on the eighth floor of the Arlington nine story building at Nos 60 and 62 Montague Street Brooklyn started about 12 45 am. Forty families totaling 110 persons slept through the fire as three alarms were sounded. Rescues followed with several tenants pulled from upper floors including Mrs A J Ludwig Mrs Robert Judson and Mrs Howard Wingate. Patrolman Joseph Smith aided in evacuations as smoke and flames spread to lower floors. One resident Etta Van Anden suffered serious injuries after slipping from a fire escape. Estimated property loss stands at 10000.
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George J. Melbourne
Arlington
Montague Street
Brooklyn
A. J. Ludwig
Robert Judson
Thomas Miller
Howard Wingate
James St. Hills
Edward Pullen
Warren Schneider
Truck Company 68
Etta van Anden
Joseph Smith
49Th Precinct
Wall Street
Mrs Nutting Killed In Bridgewater Runaway Crash
Mrs. T. Nutting of New York, wife of a retired U S Army colonel, was killed in a runaway near Bridgewater N and in the same accident her daughter Mrs. Philip Moore and Moore’s child were badly injured. The party was returning from a drive when the harness broke on a hill causing the horse to run into an ox cart. Mrs. Nutting died at once while the others lay unconscious. Mrs. Moore is married to the managing owner of the Micmac gold mine.
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Halifax
T. Nutting
New York
United States Army
Philip Moore
Bridgewater
Runaway Delicatessen Owner Hurt In Central Park Crash
Anton Finger and his wife Caroline were injured when a horse and runabout bolted in Central Park. Finger suffered a fractured skull and internal injuries, while Caroline endured severe bruises. Both were hospitalized after the Derby Street incident near East Drive.
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Anton Finger
Second Avenue
Caroline Finger
Central Park
R4th Street
Finger
Ssth Street
Presbyterian Hospital
100Th Street
Runaway horse in Central Park eludes frantic chase
A horse driven by Charles Biele of East 164th Street ran away after a passing auto in Central Park near West 72nd Street. Biele was thrown from the runabout as pedestrians, bicyclists, and carriages pursued the frightened animal through traffic up to Riverside Drive. John Mulcahy on horseback stopped the horse at 98th Street after a long chase. no injuries were reported.
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Charles Biele
East 164Th Street
Central Park
West 72d Street
Dominick Coleman
8Th Street
Mr. Biele
Standard Oil Wary Over Mileage Refund Pending Inquiry
The Western Passenger Association tried to return 1776.50 to Standard Oil for recalled mileage credentials, but the draft was returned pending an investigation. The oil company legal department has written to general passenger agents of various lines asking if the refund had official cognizance.
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Chicago
Sept. S
Western Passenger Association
Standard Oil Company
Legal Department of the Oil Company
Mayor McClellan's Election Figures Worked By City Accounts
W H Black, former Commissioner of Accounts, testifies that after the 1905 election Mayor McClellan ordered six men and a stenographer from the department to work at the Board of Elections for days and nights to compile figures. The effort, directed by Chief Examiner Allen, aimed to gather evidence against Hearst for Judge Parker's office. Black notes supper bills and debates over propriety, and says he resigned early last year.
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Willam Harman Black
McClellan
William R. Hearst
Commissioners of Accounts
Board of Elections
Hearst
Black
John H. O’brien
Commissioners of Accounts Office
Allen
Boyle
Lynn
Brennan
McGowan
Caragher
Miss Hook
Judge Parker
Parker
George von Skal
John Purroy Mitchel
Ahearn
Charles F. Murphy
Murphy
Friends of
May Talk for Burton The Cleveland Mayoral Race
The race between Mayor Tom I Johnson and Rep Theodore E Burton for Cleveland mayor is shaping up as a major contest. Roosevelt and Taft endorsements may boost Burton as President travels for the Inland Waterways Commission. Johnson seeks support from Bryan and other Democrats as the party names its ticket on September 19. Cleveland leans Republican but Johnson has narrowed the gap, boosting Democratic control locally. Burton defeated Johnson in a previous campaign and has continued to win Congress elections, with plans tied to potential Senate ambitions not affecting his mayoral bid.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Tom I. Johnson
Theodore E. Burton
Hanna
Burton
Roosevelt
Taft
Inland Waterways Commission
Great Lakes
Mississippi
Democratic Executive Committee
Johnson
W. J. Bryan
Farley
McKisson
Representative Burton
Congress
Senator Foraker
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Foraker
Ohio
Senate
Harris
Tom Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Burton
Republican Standard
Brownsville
King Leopold Transfers Congo Domain to Joint Stock Firm
Brussels reports King Leopold declared the Congo Independent State domain moved to a joint stock company in which he is alleged to have an interest. The decree disrupts Belgium annexation plans and alarms the commission negotiating the Congo deal. American financiers like Thomas F. Ryan and John D. Rockefeller Jr. are linked to large Congo interests. Morgan was linked to talks during a Paris visit.
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Brussels
Sept
Leopold
Congo
Belgium
Congo Independent
Congo Free State
Thomas F. Ryan
King Leopold
Mr. Ryan
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Paris
J. Pierpont Morgan
Wood alcohol kills four men at Cape Bauld lighthouse
A Marine and Fisheries agent reports four lighthouse workers at Cape Bauld died after drinking wood alcohol on the lower St Lawrence. Three more men are said to be dying. No names are provided in the message from the schooner captain.
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Quebec
J. A. Gregory
Marine and Fisheries
Lower St. Lawrence
Cape Bauld
Man dies saving passengers on West Shore Limited
Francesco Levita, a Pennsylvania Railroad track walker, died at Irwin Hospital after restoring a damaged Ardara track section. He alerted officials to rail saboteurs, and his actions likely saved many Chicago Limited riders as the train approached. The West Shore Limited timetable and connections follow.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Francesco Levita
Pennsylvania Railroad
Irwin Hospital
Chicago Limited
Levita
Ardara
Westmoreland County
Ohio Solid for Taft in 1912 Convention
Governor Harris of Ohio predicts a unified delegation for William H. Taft at the national Republican convention, asserting Ohio will not back any other candidate and Taft will carry the state if nominated. He also foresees Senator Foraker’s return to the Senate and endorses Burton for mayor of Cleveland.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Ohio
William H. Taft
United States
A. L. Harris
Ebbitt House
William McKinley
Congress
Taft
Foraker
Ohico
Senator Foraker
Senate
Senator Gallinger
Irving W. Drew
Frank S. Streeter
Representative Currier
Gallinger
Floyd
W. L. Pillsbury
Winston Churchill
New Hampshire
State Senate
State House
Chandler
Race Riot in Vancouver Drives Chinese From Homes
Vancouver report describes a violent riot where about 2 000 Chinese were driven from their homes and $5 000 in property damaged. Ten thousand workers burned Lt Governor Dunsmuir in effigy after an anti Oriental parade and demonstration. police struggled to quell the violence and prevent an assault on the Japanese quarter.
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Vancouver
Dunsmuir
British Columbia
Lusitania Leads In Turbine Race Amid Fog
Queenstown reports the Cunard liner Lusitania left Daunt Rock lightship at 12 10 p m on the transatlantic speed test with the Lucania, which departed earlier at 11 35 a m Both ships faced a dense fog delaying their progress and slowing to reduced speeds The Lusitania later signalled 19 miles west of Daunt Rock moving slowly with 18 miles gained nine hours after starting.
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Cunard Line
Lusitania
Daunt Rock
Lucania
Cunard
Queenstown
Liverpool
Taft Defends Tariff Revision In Election Year
Secretary Taft told audiences in Olympia and Tacoma that tariff revision is desired but not wise during a presidential campaign. He warned the public and party against last minute changes and argued revision should occur after the next election, while contrasting Bryan’s shifting stances on free coinage and anti imperialism.
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Bryan
Republican Party
Paris
Philippines
Spain
United States
Mr. Bryan
Kansas editors polled on presidential preferences
A poll of Kansas Republican editors shows 159 of 197 favor Taft as first choice, with 36 naming him second. La Follette ranks first for 19 and second for 33. Fairbanks four, Root two, Cannon six. Hughes first choice for one, second choice for fifty. Roosevelt renomination supported by 99 editors, opposed by 84.
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The
Tribune
Topeka
Kan
William H. Taft
la Follette
Wisconsin
Fairbanks
Root
Cannon
Hughes
Niney-nine
Roosevelt
Eighty Four
La Savoie Breaks Engine At Sea On Atlantic Passage
The French liner La Savoie, once the fleet’s fastest, arrived behind schedule after breaking her port engine Wednesday. Repairs took fourteen hours of the day with the starboard engine providing 14 knots propulsion. Passengers were unaware until the next day amid repairs and a westerly gale and other rough seas delayed the voyage.
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la Savoie
la Provence
Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
Havre
Sandy Hook
Cape Race
Marooned on Hogshead Rock Rescue by Harbor Police
Harbor Police Squad rescued two men Thomas Mallon of 2913 Third Avenue and Henry Bock of 668 Melrose Avenue Bronx after their launch wrecked and left them marooned on Hogshead Rock near Little Hell Gate off East 130th Street. Cries for help were heard as darkness fell and Randall's Island guards notified Police Headquarters. A police launch, aided by a searchlight, found the exhausted mariners and beached the craft so the men could return home.
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Thomas Mallon
Third Avenue
Henry Bock
Melrose Avenue
Bronx
Hogshead Rock
Little Hell Gate
East 130Th Street
Randall's Island
White Mts Excursions Ticket Sale Details
Tickets for White Mountains excursions go on sale on the fourteenth of October. Limited fare set at eight dollars and fifty cents. Inquiries directed to N. ., N. Ho and H R R Ticket offices or representatives.
New England Likelies Governor Hughes for President
Governor Charles M. Floyd of New Hampshire says New England will back Governor Hughes for the Presidential nomination if he gains strong support in Albany next winter. Floyd, with 25 NH National Guard staff, notes Hughes appeals as clear cut and efficient and sees NH votes for him. He cites Taft and Fairbanks friends in NH and argues youthfulness matters in the GOP field.
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Tribune
Washington
Sept. S
Hughes
New York
New England
Charles M. Floyd
New Hampshire
New Hampshire National Guard
Jamestown
Norfolk
Richmond
Swanson
Granite State
Winston Churchill
Albany
Saratoga
Taft
Cannon
Fairbanks
Boston
Gallinger
United States Senate
Greenleaf
State Fair Opens with Governor Hughes as Guest of Honor
The sixty-seventh New York State Fair opens tomorrow at the State Fair Grounds in Syracuse. Lieutenant Governor Chanler, president of the State Fair Commission, is present and will stay through the week. Governor Hughes will attend on Governor's Day and speak, accompanied by his military staff. Grand Circuit races start tomorrow afternoon with 2:19 and 2: speed trials for the Syracuse Stakes, adding to a festive program including the Ka-Noo-No Karnival led by Mystic Krewe.
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Syracuse
Chanler
State Fair Commission
Hughes
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