Hughes at State Fair Draws Large Syracuse Crowd
Governor Hughes on Machinery Day at the New York State Fair in Syracuse spoke to about eight thousand farmers and attendees, urging unity between farmers and factory workers. He pledged state funding for improvements, warned against public funds enriching individuals, praised Saratoga veterans, and promoted a permanent, top-tier state fair with modern facilities.
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New York State Fair
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Empire State
Saratoga
New York State
Lewis County
United States
Syracuse
New York
Cornell School of Agriculture
Carnegie Seeks Tax Reduction in City Real Estate Fight
Andrew Carnegie moves to lower assessments by 1.58 million across multiple properties from 90th to 61st streets Fifth and Park avenues. He targets $224,800 land and $200,000 building cuts on a $2.3 million dwelling block and questions value of Carnegie Hall on eleven city lots urging total reassessment to about $830,000 for the hall and related parcels.
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Andrew Carnegie
90Th
Q1st
Fifth
Park Avenues
Carnegie Music Hall
Robert L. Cutting
Nassau Street
Supreme Court
Carnegie
Fifth and
M1st
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall Corporation
Music Hall
Cutting
Jilted Man A Death By Own Action
John Trammer a Brooklyn brewer, 25, killed himself after his fiancée broke engagements. He stabbed himself six times, then opened gas jets in his Linden Street home Williamsburg. He left work mid afternoon, returned and died in his room, with gas odor detected by a servant. He aided the local Democratic organization financially and lived with his mother and brother.
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John Trammer
Brooklyn
No. 24
Linden Street
Williamsburg
Trammer
Ralph Avenue
Trommer
Democratic
Unwritten Law Wins Upstate Murder Trial Acquittal
Arthur W. Mehner of East Aurora is acquitted of murder in the June 14 killing of Dwight Bauer, based on unwritten law. Jury deliberated under five minutes. Mrs Mehner testified about Bauer’s visits, Mehner’s plea, and a supposed fascination with Bauer. Mehner, a contracting carpenter, and Bauer who ran the dairy business, returned home to cheering villagers.
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Tribune
Buffalo
Arthur W. Mehner
East Aurora
Dwight Bauer
Bauor
Mehner
Bavor
Foust to analyze seventy five breakfast foods samples
Harrisburg Sept 12 Dairy and Food Commissioner Foust sent seventy five brands of breakfast and other patent foods to Professor Frear of the State College for analysis. The move aims to determine contents amid earlier agitation claiming cornstalks are used in some patent foods. The effort is among Foust’s most important to settle long standing questions.
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Penn
Dairy and
Foust
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State College
Plague Rats Targeted with City Bounty in Frisco
San Francisco officials announce a 19 cent bounty for each rat caught in the city and county to curb bubonic plague. The notice appears amid ongoing public health efforts, with residents urged to report verified rodent catches and ensure safe disposal.
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San Francisco
Board of Health
Eggs in the primary fight at 20th district meeting
A large Democratic crowd at Greenebaum headquarters on East 78th Street clashed with Featherson supporters, eggs and rocks flying as police and a roundsman restrained the scene. Speakers attacked Featherson while predicting Greenebaum would win, with estimated votes showing Greenebaum leading.
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Chilocco Club
East 78Th Street
Greenebaum
Featherson
Arrest and brawl at Rand Hotel involving Wilson Mizner
Wilson Mizner former husband of Mrs. Charles T. Yerkes was arrested for assault after a lobby fight at the Rand Hotel 142 West 49th Street. He bailed out as manager Mortimer Meyers alleged Knight and Warden attacked him over a $75 bill tied to Irene Lindsey staying at the hotel. Police interference followed, Mizner denying use of a blackjack.
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No. 142
West 49Th Street
Wilson Mizner
Charles T. Yerkes
Mizner
Irene Lindsey
the Rand
Edwin W. Knight
Fast 37Th Street
Brinton
Varden
West 45Th Street
Knight
Knight Realty Company
Mortimer H. Meyers
Meyers
Warden
Lindsey
West Side Court
Cornell
Fitzpatrick
Quinn
West 47Th Street
Navy Seeks Coal Proposals for Pacific Fleet Move
The Navy Equipment Bureau calls for bids to supply 253000 tons of coal for the Atlantic battleship fleet’s voyage to Mare Island and Pacific fuel reserves. Semi bituminous coal will be shipped from Atlantic ports with specified unloading points and loading windows from December to February, plus Welsh coal deliveries to Magdalena Bay Callao Punta Arenas and San Francisco with deadlines into April. An official says voyage costs and target practice expenses justify the move and docking facilities pose no obstacle.
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Pacific Coast
Mare Island
Equipment Bureau
Navy Department
Atlantic
United States
Trinidad
Rio Janeiro
Punta Arenas
Callao
Magdalena Bay
San Francisco
Pacific
Washington Coastwise Ship Owners Clash Over Coal Cargoes
Washington reports coastwise ship owners angrily oppose Navy Department use of British tramp steamers to ship coal to the Pacific Fleet. Lawyers threaten injunctions to stop discharging foreign bottoms cargoes, arguing the 1964 law aimed at the Philippines not emergency Pacific needs. Navy insists emergency provision permits foreign vessels, while owners fear rising costs and a long-term habit of foreign shipping.
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Navy Department
Pacific
Hampton Roads
Bremerton
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Hale
Army
Navy
Philippines
Atlantic
Orient
Opposes Pacific Trip by Naval Fleet
Washington Sept. 12 Representative John Weeks of Massachusetts criticizes the planned naval voyage to the Pacific. He calls the expedition an injudicious expense and notes the lack of suitable repair facilities on the Pacific Coast, predicting higher costs than Atlantic Coast options. The story continues on the second page.
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Washington
John Wingate Weeks
Massachusetts
Pacific
United States
Japan
Philippines
Weeks
Atlantic
Playground for rich children in Pittsburgh
The wealthy children of Pittsburgh will gain a playground identical to those for poorer youths. George J. Johnston, head of the Pittsburg Playground Association, has been urged to act and will establish the facility. A large plot in Squirrel Hill will be developed to mirror public playgrounds.
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the Tribune
George J. Johnston
Pittsburg
Prince Wilhelm of Sweden to wed Grand Duchess Marie Paviona
London reports via Copenhagen a September marriage plan for Prince Wilhelm second son of Crown Prince Gustave to Grand Duchess Marie Paviona daughter of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovitch. Ceremony set in St Petersburg with extensive festivities after the prince returns from the United States aboard the cruiser Fylgia, having left Boston September 5.
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Copenhagen
Wilhelm
Sweden
Gustave
United States
Marie Paviona
Paul Alexandrovitch
Russia
St. Petersburg
Banker's death in fatal Pittsburg auto crash
Pittsburg reports the third fatal auto accident of the week as John Runnette president of the Metropolitan National Bank died from injuries after a runabout driven by Dr M C Cameron lost control on Friendship Avenue. Dr Cameron was seriously injured in the crash.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
John Runnette
Metropolitan National Bank
M. C. Cameron
Cameron
Metropolitan Bank
Bunnette
Friendship Avenue
Johnson Declines Nebraska Speaking Invitations
Governor John A. Johnson told a party of Nebraskans in St Paul that he is not a presidential candidate and does not intend to become one. He declined three invitations to speak in Nebraska, stating he would not accept any of the proposals.
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St. Paul
John A. Johnson
Nebraska
Invita
MISS ROOSEVELT S PERIL ON MIRE OUTSIDE LONG ISLAND
Miss Gladys Roosevelt daughter of Joan E Roosevelt narrowly escaped death when her horse sank in a marsh near Sayville Long Island. Dr Ross arriving by auto rushed to aid them sinking to his knees in ooze before guiding the horse to dry land.
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Dr. Ross
Foraker Addresses Charges Against Trust Legislation
Senator Foraker releases an open letter to the Ohio Retail Jewellers Association rebutting charges that he backed trust legislation harmful to retailers. He cites records to dispute Sackett's claims, denies any watch business ties, and says he supported the U S Assay stamping act as a just measure for morals and sound business.
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Cincinnati
Foraker
Ohio Retail Jewellers’ Association
U. S
Canton
Sackett
Mr. Sackett
Watch Trust
W. J. Biggy Named San Francisco Police Chief
San Francisco September 12 Board of Police Commissioners elected W. J. Biggy as chief of police. Biggy previously served briefly as chief under Mayor Phelan and has spent the past nine months as an elitor for the Superior Court, serving as custodian of Abraham Ruef.
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Board of Police Commissioners
W. J. Biggy
Biggy
Phelan
Superior Court
Abraham Ruef
Longworth denies third term rumors after Hawaii tour
Congressman Longworth and his wife described their Hawaiian Islands visit as delightful with no notable events. He denied rumors that his father-in-law might seek a third term. The couple planned to stay until Saturday then travel to Cincinnati.
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Longworth
Hawaiian Islands
Longworths
Cincinnati
Gas Fire Discovered On Ferguson Farm North Of Kingston
A vein of natural gas was struck on the Ferguson farm, five miles north of Kingston, while workers drilled for water. A match lit by a laborer ignited the gas, causing a six inch diameter, ten foot high flame that burned for over an hour before being controlled.
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N. Y
Ferguson
Lusitania the Queen Sets Record Run Across Atlantic
A wireless from the Lusitania reports a 593 mile twenty four hour leg and a near five day transatlantic crossing as the turbine liner races toward Sandy Hook. The message notes calm vibration, no overstraining, and good health aboard while rival La Provence and Cunard ships vie for the westward record.
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N. S
Sandy Hook
la Provence
Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
Ambrose Channel
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Cunard
Paris
Havre
Liverpool
Atlantic
French Line
Alix
Hook
A Hook
Frank Cramer
Caronia
Ambrose
New York
Cramer
Vernon H. Brown
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Man Confesses Theft as He Stares at Mississippi
Charles E. Letten, chief clerk in New Orleans 1st District Tax Collector office, a $107000 short, was found on the Mississippi bank delaying suicide, confessing his defalcation while reading his crime in a newspaper under an umbrella. He admits spending most funds on a woman in the French Quarter. admission follows grand jury inquiry.
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cCharles E. Letten
1St District
Mississippi
Letten
Grand Jury
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