Motor Boat Mercedes in Flames Rescue at Hudson Race
A high speed Mercedes owned by H. L. Bowden bursts into flames during Hudson River races. Bowden, Captain James Barr, engineer Charlies Basle, and Bowden’s chauffeur jump overboard. Rescue boats from Colonia and Manhattan reach them. the Den tows the men aboard and the Mercedes is extinguished and hauled ashore.
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Hudson River
Motor Boat Club of America
Mercedes
H. L. Bowden
Boston
James Barr
Charles Barr
Yachting Fame
Charlies Basle
Bowden
Soo
F. G. Bourne
Colonia
Manhattan
J. H. Headrey
Den
Barr
Out for Jerome Attacks R Hearst Support Statements
Fragmentary text shows a political confrontation with Jerome, R Hearst, and Postmaster Willcox, noting willingness to support Governor tatated that he would support even pier.
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Willcox
Tammany split over Hearst bid shakes New York
Factions clash as Murphy exits and Jerome Hearst power struggle rattles Tammany Hall. District leaders dispute unit rule at the Buffalo convention while Rushden predicts Jerome’s likely nomination defeat and stresses party unity amid a volatile Democratic power battle.
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Tammany
Mcout
Jerome
Charles Sate
Hearst
Bewar
Richmond
Queens
E Rush
Rush
Tammany Hall
Murphy
Queen Murphy
God Meyer
Peocrats
Manhattan
Intendence League
Geng
State Grange
Spiergular Democrats
Buffalo
Middletown Officials Defy State Health Authority Over Fishing Permits
Mayor Hornbeck, the Board of Aldermen and Board of Water Commissioners in Middletown New York have defied State Health Commissioner Eugene H Porter and the Attorney General by granting fishing privileges in public reservoirs. The dispute, active for four years and splitting both parties, saw permits issued by the Water Commissioners, then approved by the aldermen, with the mayor’s backing. The matter now hinges on state authority versus local control.
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Tribune
Middletown
N. Y
Hornbeck
Board of Aldermen
Board of Water Commissioners
Eugene H. Porter
Humberts Go Free After Conditional Release in France
Mme Therese Humbert and Frederic Humbert were freed from Rennes and Thouars prisons under a conditional liberation law after good conduct and illness. Mme Humbert arrived in Paris, claiming Crawford millions remain in family safekeeping and promising revelations. The couple had been sentenced in 1892 for a multi million swindle exposed by Waldeck Rousseau.
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Paris
Mme
Therese Humbert
Rennes
Frederic Humbert
Thouars
Humbert
Assize
Mme. Humbert
Crawford
Council of Ministers
Humberts
Waldeck-Rousseau
Chamber of Deputies
Smith Stewart wedding in Inverness at Phones Lodge
The marriage of Mrs. Annie M. Stewart formerly Rhinelander Stewart and James Henry Smith took place at Phones Lodge Inverness-shire. The couple, both of New York, were joined by Rev. James Anderson. Mr Smith plans to base himself in England and may buy a London home. Large bonfires lit the hilltops of Alvte in celebration.
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Inverness
Scotland
Annie M. Stewart
New York
Rhinelander Stewart
James Henry Smith
Phones Lodge
Inverness-shire
James Anderson
Alvte
Smith
Banachton
Mackintosh
England
London
Chicago population and minors rise in census figures
Telegraph report notes city population estimated at 2,200,500 by directory compilers and 1,780,000 by census. Enumerators count 766,559 minors, up 25,958 in two years, while total population grows 66,142 in the same period.
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Tribune
Chicago
Seattle street railway bond proposal defeated at election
Seattle voters rejected a plan to bond the city for 4,272 000 to finance municipal ownership of street railways with 1,172,000 from general funds and remaining debt tied to gross receipts. The measure failed as turnout reached 13,009 with a narrow margin. St. Petersburg navy notes report ten German torpedo boats added after trials.
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Seattle
St. Petersburg
Germany
Japan
Railway Crash Fatal Toll Reaches Fifteen
Samuel Kingston Selon Moran of Frankfort and Leonard Shade of Monkton Ontario die from injuries sustained in yesterday’s Canadian Pacific railway collision near Sudbury. Fifteen dead overall.
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Toronto
Samuel Kingston
Sel@on Moran
Frankfort
Leonard Shade
Monkton
Ont
Canadian Pacific
Sudbury
Stowaways Face Tragedy Aboard Sheridan
In Honolulu on September 13, focus stowaways aboard the transport Sheridan tried to swim ashore last night. One drowned while the other three reached land. coal passer George McDough slipped through a hatch and disappeared beneath water in the ship’s hold. A flotation effort for the Sheridan is planned soon.
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Honolulu
Sheridan
George McDough
Clam Held Pearl Worth 500 Dollars Seized
Frank P. Willets of Muntineton Long Island reported a clam he bought yielded a pearl valued at least ten dollars, described by experts as unusually fine and perfect in form and color. The item was to be used in a proposed hotel dining room project in Martinique.
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Frank P. Willets
Muntineton
Long Island
Willets
Residence of President Palma Camp Scene Photo
A captioned photograph shows American sailors camping in front of the residence of President Palma, photographed by E. C. Rost. The image captures naval personnel stationed outside the presidential residence, illustrating a moment of military presence in the capital.
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President Palma
E. C. Rost
NYC Railway Company raises wages for eight thousand workers
The New York City Railway Company announces pay increases for motormen and conductors starting September 16. Motormen rise from 210 to 225 in year one and to 260 after five years. conductors from 200 to 215 in year one and to 245 after five years. About 8,000 employees across Manhattan lines gain, with annual increased payroll of 250 thousand to 300 thousand dollars. Notes cite initiative by company officials to recognize service and attract top staff.
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New York City Railway Company
Oren Root, Jr
H. H. Vreeland
Manhattan
Metropolitan Street Railway
Root
Women Lose Suffrage Privilege in Austria Reform
Vienna reports the electoral reform bill abolishes voting rights for women landowners in parliamentary elections. Debates at the reform committee saw calls to extend suffrage to women earning income or running businesses, but Minister of the Interior Baron von Brenerth and Socialist leader Victor Adler opposed advancing universal rights at this stage.
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Vienna
Baron von Brenerth
Interior
Austria
Victor Adler
Red Men Visit Stock Exchange Amid War Paint Parade
A band of twenty six Indians appeared in full regalia with war paint in the public gallery of the Stock Exchange causing a notable disturbance. The visitors from the Ondaga reservation entered to the audience’s cries and whoops as brokers and staff paused amid the commotion.
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Stock Exchange
Regia
Ondaga
Firemen Rescue Dozens in Five Story West 125th Street Blaze
Firemen battled a two hour blaze at 260 West 125th Street with four rescuers overcome by smoke. Dozens escaped from upper floors while a noted roof exit led to dramatic rescues including a man carrying a baby down a ladder. The origin remained unknown and the total loss was $15000.
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West 125Th Street
Kauffman Company
United Cigar Stores Company
Frazin & Oppenheim
Ostrich
Captain Lawlor
Hook and Ladder Company 14
George W. Aron
Roxby
Weddick
Engine Company 80
Prapi
Mary
Minnie Walsh
James Walsh
Mrs. Pratt
Walsh
Lawlor
Earthquakes Rattle Ecuador Provinces
Earth tremors persist in interior Ecuador with three heavy shocks at Latacunga near Quito. No damage reported. Meanwhile Chile experiences further quakes linked to the ongoing eruption of the Chilean volcano in Santiago and Maule provinces.
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Quito
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Latacunga
Leon
Buenos Ayres
la Nacion
Santiago de Chill
Santiago
Maule
Thirty Bulgarians Reported Killed at Ismailovo
Balonica Sept 13 Thirty Bulgarians are reported killed at Ismailovo in fighting with Greeks and armed Turkish peasants.
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Balonica
Ismailovo
Forgery Suspect Bender Nabs After Chase in Omaha
B G Bender, sought in Pittsburg Cleveland Buffalo and other eastern cities on forgery charges, was arrested this afternoon in Omaha after a manhunt across several states.
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Omaha
B. G. Bender
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Buffalo
Girl Revolutionist Kills Self Rather Than Kill Official
St. Petersburg Sept 13 A girl revolutionary from Yalta killed herself rather than carry out a lot drawn duty to shoot a police official who was a childhood acquaintance. Her action followed the grim selection that doomed the plan and left the police hopeful for justice.
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St. Petersburg
Yalta
Lot
Sailors Return After Havana Landing Ordered Back
American sailors from the Denver were landed at Havana to protect American lives and property but were recalled except for a small legation guard. The action, not ordered from Washington, followed a report by Mr Sleeper. Commander Colwell said the move was to safeguard US interests, not to aid the Cuban government. The incident sparked questions as other vessels prepared for potential Cuba service.
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Washington
Denver
Havana
Bacon
Sleeper
Palma
Mr. Sleeper
Legation
White House
Oyster Bay
Palme
Bonaparte
United States
Pinar del Rio
Clara
Puerto Princire
Santiago
Cienfuegos
United
Americans Land Marines in Havana Near Palace
One hundred twenty sailors from the U S S Denver camped before La Fuerza Castle facing the Plaza de Armas in Havana with two field howitzers and two rapid fire guns. The landing follows a discussion between President Palma American chargé Sleeper and Commander Colwell about protecting American interests and potentially policing order. Marines took position to guard the palace precincts and supply lines, with a commissary detachment bringing supper for officers and men.
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Havana
United States
Denver
Old la Fuerza Castle
Plaza de Armas
President's Palace
Castle
O'Reilly Street
Palma
Sleeper
Colwell
Miller
Marines at Cienfuegos Protect American Interests
A cable from Cienfuegos Cuba reports that marines from the US gunboat Marietta landed there today to protect American interests.
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Cienfuegos
Patch
Cuba
United States
Marietta
Cuban Crisis Deepens as U S Prepares
The Tribune reports growing anxiety in Washington over Cuba as State Navy and War departments escalate preparations while insurrection progresses. Dispatches from Havana and private sources corroborate urgent calls for intervention, citing the Platt amendment and American interests in Cuba.
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Tribune Pureau
Washington
Cuba
Adv
State
Navy
War Departments
Jaco Sleeper
Havana
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