Walter Christie Hurt In Race At Pittsburg
In Pittsburg on Brunot Island during the national circuit races two accidents occurred. Rex Reinertsen died and his machinist Claire Daskin was badly hurt after a wheel tire failure. Walter Christie, New York industrialist and Christie car owner, sustained severe injuries but may recover, though internal damage and possible loss of sight are feared. Christie was taken to St John’s Hospital amid chaos as spectators fled and police criticized race management.
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Pittsburg
American Automobile Association
Brunot’s Island
Rex Reinertsen
Automobile Repair Association
Claire Daskin
Walter Christie
Christie Iron Works Company
New York
Christie Automobile
East 18Th Street
Christie
Paris
St. John's Hospital
Allegheny
Fred T. Bayley
River Edge
XN. J
Reinertsen
Haynes
Daskin
Mile Track
Grandstand
Asl
Charles F. Kirschier
James Francis Burke
St. John’s Hospital
Barney Oldfield
Oldfield
Mark Baldwin
Pola
Glenn
America
Brighton Beach
Boston
Minneapolis
Chevrolet
Morris Park
NOT IN CLEVELAND FIGHT President Not to Speak
Oyster Bay Sept 9 President Roosevelt will take no part in Cleveland mayoral contest. Secretary Loeb stated the President would not advocate Theodore E Burton or his candidacy during an upcoming Cleveland visit.
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Associated Press
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Loeb
Theodore E. Burton
Burton
Oil Man's Son Arrested In Night Court Dispute
Louise Roe of 108 Madison Avenue had her husband Livingston Roe Jr arrested after claiming he followed and threatened to kill her. In night court he denied most accusations while offering $25 weekly support. magistrate warned him to stay away, noting possible workhouse if he harassed her again. Roe claimed lineage as Standard Oil heir with a $25,000 yearly salary and a recent shift to theater ventures.
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Louise Roe
Madison Avenue
Livingston Roe, Jr
Roe
Corrigan
Rice Hotel
Houston
Tex
Broadway
Coal shortage worsens as Italian order refused
Pittsburg coal operators refuse an Italian government order for 20000 tons, signaling higher winter coal prices amid a car shortage. Railroads serving Pittsburg announce no cars will be sent off lines, halting thousands of tons of coal until the crop movement ends. The Italian effort and transport bottlenecks drive the crisis.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Pittsburg Coal Company
Monongahela River Consolidated Coal and Coke Company
Pittsburg and Buffalo Coal Company
Italy
Badly Beaten on Outing Overboard From Cepheus
John Turner of Brooklyn was beaten and thrown overboard from the Cepheus during a Tim othy D Sullivan Association outing at College Point after a baseball game quarrel with Italians. Rescue boats failed to find him. Captain Robinson of The Bronx retrieved the exhausted man. Turner said the Italians vowed vengeance. a later attack on deck led to his plunge. He swam ashore.
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Timothy D. Sullivan Association
College Point
John Turner
South 4Th Street
Brooklyn
Cepheus
Captain Robinson
Bronx
Turner
John Macatear
Macalear
Bryan cites postponements in Taft speech
W J Bryan in Denver says Taft objects to being called the Great Postponer though he suggests Taft has earned the title. He notes Taft opposed an income tax now, favors inheritance tax but not yet, and wants tariff revision after the election. Bryan recalls Taft in Columbus and Oklahoma urging postponed statehood.
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The
Tribune
Denver
Taft
W. J. Bryan
Columbus
Oklahoma
eTaft
Philippines
Pugilist Becomes a Minister in Nebraska Parish
Kid Wedge, once a noted Western prizefighter, has been appointed pastor of the First Presbyterian Church at Barnston Nebraska. In a letter to an Omaha paper he defends the intelligence of prizefighters and says the hardest knocks come from those who never spoke with a fighter in their lives.
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Omaha
Kid
Wedge
First Presbyterian Church
Barnston
Neb
Palma Trophy Rifle Team Wins Palma Trophy in Ottawa
President praises American Palma Trophy team after victory over England Australia and Canada. Seventeen riflemen sent packing scores of 219 for Bryant and Winder, with team total 1712 besting previous records. National Rifle Association and Camp Perry figures cited. King Edward sends congratulations from London.
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America
England
Australia
Canada
James A. Crain
National Rifle Association of America
National Guard
Thurston
George Bryant
New York Infantry
Charles B. Winder
Ohio National Guard
Bryant
Drain
Camp Perry
Ohio
United States
National Rifle Association
Ottawa
Ont
Edward
London
RIFT IN SOLID SOUTH
Washington dispatch reports Virginia Republicans leaning toward Taft for the next convention with Slemp predicting a favorable delegation and potential GOP gains in the South. He notes Taft as the preferred candidate to advance protective policies and even suggests Roosevelt nomination could tilt Virginia Republican if roosevelt is nominated.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Virginia
Taft
Campbell Slemp
Congress
Leslie M. Shaw
Slemp
Fairbanks
Solid South
Roosevelt
House
Tariff talk on Philippines free entry and revision
Washington reports Rep John Dalzell of Pennsylvania outlines possible Philippine tobacco and sugar duty free entry during the coming Congress session. He supports no full free trade with the mainland now, but favors remedial legislation and hints at a conservative protectionist revision in a future Republican platform. He cites Senator Knox as a candidate ally but cautions on premature campaigning.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Congress
John Dalzell
Pennsylvania
House
Senate Committee On
Philippines
United States
Dalzell
Knox
Bet Dispute Over Hess Colins Stakes Wagers
A bookmaker’s agent Hess placed large bets on James R. Keene’s Colin to win the Flatbush Stakes, in George Rose’s name on credit. After collecting some winnings, a layer refused further payment, revealing Hess bet on his own account. The Metropolitan Turf Association must rule on the knotty issue.
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Metropolitan Turf Association
Hess
George Rose
James R. Keene
Colin
Mr. Rose
Mustang Kills Villanova Player in Cavalry Demonstration
William J. Mulhall, 22, a former end for Villanova and a rider with the 1st City Troop, was killed at Strafford when he attempted to vault onto a running mustang. He misjudged the distance, plunged headfirst, fractured his skull, and died shortly after.
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Philadelphia
William J. Mulhall
Strafford
Mulhall
Villa Nova
Explosion Injures 23 Miners at West Frankfort Mine No 11
Telegraph report from Benton Illinois states that 23 miners were injured by a gas explosion at West Frankfort Mine No 11 owned by Dering Coal Company. All workers in the colliery were hurt and most are expected to die after gas ignited by a lamp on a pit boss supervising extra men building concrete walls to seal an abandoned section.
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Tribone
Benton
West Frankfort
Dering Coal Company
Death of Captain Simon Cook U S N in San Diego
Captain Simon Cook U S N dies following a two week illness after a surgical operation. He contracted disease in the Philippines. Telegraphed from St. Louis dated September 9.
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Simon Cdox
the Tribune
St. Louis
Simon Cook
Philippines
Wellman Gives Up Trip to Pole by Airship
Tromsoe reports Captain Isachen guiding the Norwegian Arctic expedition returning Walter Wellman and the Chicago Record-Herald party to the north end of the month. No ascent attempted by August 26 due to northerly winds fog and snow, ending plans to reach the Pole this year.
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Tromsoe
Isachen
Walter Wellman
Chicago Record-Herald
Pole
Nantucket Joins Point in Auto Ban Suit Ruling
Fall River Mass Sept 9 The town of Nantucket wins the first legal fight against automobile use on the island as Judge Loring dismisses the automobilists petition to bar Judge Moore from hearing evidence. The case will be taken up again for merits. Town selectmen prosecute motorists who landed two weeks ago violating island ordinances.
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Fall River
Mass
Nantucket
Loring
Supreme Court
Purgatory Cavern Tries Clerks Climbing Depths Near Worcester
Miss Lucia B Thomson of Boston fails to push far into Purgatory cave near Worcester as its entrance is iced over and a subterranean lake lies beyond. Annie Peck of Providence plans a later attempt to probe the depths, while scientists in New England monitor the perilous exploration prospects.
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the Tribune
Worcester
Mass
New England
Lucia B. Thomson
Boston
Thomson
Pacific Coast Ranges
Whitney
Annie Peck
Providence
Clash in Missouri injunction over railway charter
Secretary Swanger was served notice that Federal Judge Pollock in St. Joseph enjoined him from annulling the Rock Island Railroad charter for refusing to stop through trains at Lathrop. Rock Island was fined in a state court and appealed to federal court, defying Missouri law barring state to federal appeals by corporations. Injunction hearing set for September 16 before Judge Pollock in St. Joseph.
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Tribune
Jefferson City
Swanger
State Department
Pollock
St. Joseph
Rock Island Railroad
Lathrop
Santa Fe
Rock Island
Missouri
Secretary of State
Judge refuses citizenship applications in Ithaca term
Justice Miller opens the September term by denying all citizenship petitions. He denounces admitting ignorant foreigners and bars papers for immigrants lacking intent to stay and knowledge of the Constitution. He warns an ignorant electorate endangers democracy.
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Ithaca
Miller
Supreme Court
Immigrant Citizenship Applications Curb Nationalities
One thousand one hundred foreigners applied at the United States Circuit Court yesterday for first citizenship papers. Only fifty were accommodated due to clerical limits. Applicants were roughly split among Russians Poles and Italians.
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United States Circuit Court
Tug Hits Rowboat Leads To Drowning On River
Two boys rowed a small craft off 10th street when it was struck by the tug Edwin Terry. Frank Kilkenny of 360 West 53d Street drowned. John Rezberger of 322 West 40th Street reached shore. The tug, under Captain Thomas Dumont, had no light. The captain heard a cry for help. a boat was lowered but Kilkenny was not found. Rezberger survived and gave details to Police at West 47th Street Station.
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North River
10Th Street
Edwin Terry
Frank Kilkenny
West 53d Street
John Rezberger
West 40Th Street
Thomas Dumont
Dumont
Kenny
West 47Th Street
Rezberger
Kilkenny
Ex Justice Van Wyck In Crash On Commonwealth Ave
Ex Justice Augustus Van Wyck of New York City was shaken up in a Brighton Boston auto crash on Commonwealth avenue tonight. His car and the other vehicle collided head on. both were wrecked but only minor injuries were reported. He returned to his Hotel Somerset quarters.
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Boston
Augustus van Wyck
New York City
Commonwealth Avenue
Brighton
Judge van Wyck
Somerset
Riot fears surge as Vancouver seethes with anti Oriental clashes
Tensions flare in Vancouver as a fresh wave of rioting looms amid mass gun purchases by Japanese and Chinese residents. Police halt firearm sales while hundreds arm themselves and special officers brace for renewed violence. Stores in the Oriental quarter suffer heavy damage and arrests rise as officials seek indemnity and government action. Concerns mount over upcoming ship arrivals and cross border diplomatic protests. Police and authorities work to prevent further outbreaks though the mood remains volatile.
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Vancouver
Oriental
Bethune
M. Ishii
Japanese Foreign Office
Tokio
Komura
London
M. Nosse
Montreal
Wilfrid Laurier
Bellingham
British press weighs Asiatic question after Vancouver riot
London reports that British papers view the Vancouver incident as a turning point in Asia policy for the empire. Editorials stress economic causes, rising Japanese power, and efforts to curb Asiatic emigration. Some blame American labor influx for regional unrest in British Columbia.
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London
Vancouver
British Columbia
San Francisco
Telegraph
Bellingham
Wash
Transvaal
the Express
Morning Post
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Bryan
Mr. Taft
Showing Harbor
Mr. Dalzell
Mustang
Philadelphian
Usher
Wellman
Trip
Point
Island
Justice Miller
Justice van Wyck
Hendrick Hudson
B. C
H. T. Dewey & Sons Co
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