Plan to Name Wilson on First Ballot
Reports from Trenton on September 14 describe Democratic State Committee proceedings with Woodrow Wilson expected to win the nomination on the first ballot. Delegates from Hudson and Bergen counties backed Wilson amid a crowded field including Katzenbach and Silzer, while anti Wilson forces threatened a bloc to stop him. The platform favored direct primaries, direct election of state officers and a strong public utilities act, with committee members chosen to refine proposals and reach Wilson for input.
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TRI
The
Tribune
Trenton
N. J
Democratic State Committee
James Nugert
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton
New Jersey
James Smith, Jr
Nugent
Clarence Cole
Atlantic County
J. Edward Thompson
Cape
James Murphy
Hudson
Wittpenn
John A. Montgomery
Frank S. Katzenbach, Jr
Peter S. Daly
George I. Silzer
Middlesex
Wilson
Katzenbach
Smith
Silzer
Silger
Helf
Mr. Wilson
State Committee
John R. Sardin
Newark
William K. Devereux
Mark Sullivan
House
People Direct
Dan” Fellowes Platt
Bergen
Willard Muller
Morris
William Edwards
Sullivan
Trenton House
James Nugent
Hotel Sterling
Morren
Woodrow Wilser
Girl found on railroad tracks near Island Rapid Transit
A nineteen year old Linden New Jersey resident was found lying across two rails of the Island Rapid Transit Railway near Westervelt avenue last night. She was taken to Stapleton Police station and jailed after attempting death by own action. The woman refused to give information about herself but promised to tell police court this morning.
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Island Rapid Transit Railway
Westervelt Avenue
New Bright
Stapleton Plies
Rargedroth
Teat Sil
Linden
N. 3
Arosemena Wins Acting Presidency as Liberals Lead
In Panama on September 14 Liberal members of the National Assembly elected Pablo Arosemena Federica Boyd and Rodolfo Chiari as first second and third designados. Arosemena becomes acting President for the unexpired term of the late Obaldia. Conservatives boycotted the session.
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Panama
National Assembly
Pablo Arosemena
Federica Boyd
Rodolfo Chiari
Arosemena
Obaldia
Her Husband Forgets Suicide Try In Middletown
Mrs. Elizabeth Hicks of Middletown New York attempted self harm with chloroform last night. She repented and sent for a doctor but her husband, en route, stopped to speak with a friend and forgot. Neighbors heard her groans and police and physicians saved her life after a prolonged effort.
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Middletown
N. Y
Elizabeth Hicks
Bookkeeper Shot in West Tampa Strike Turmoil
J F Easterling head bookkeeper for Bustillo Bros and Diaz cigar makers was shot today in West Tampa by an unknown assailant. He was seriously wounded and had represented his employers in the cigarmakers strike. Mayor McKay announced police force additions to protect life and property and threatened militia if order fails.
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Tampa
Fla
J. F. Easterling
Bustillo Bros. & Diaz
Easterling
McKay
Indicted Chicago teller arrested over hidden sub-treasury loss
George W. Fitzgerald, former Chicago sub-treasury teller, was arrested on a bench warrant after a secret grand jury indictment charged with embezzling funds from the Sub-Treasury in 1907. He faced four counts including embezzlement and larceny, with a bail set at $50,000.
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Chicago
George W. Fitzgerald
Federal Sub-Treasury
United States
Sub-Treasury
Fitzgerald
Secret Service
Telier
Marshal Eberstein
Department of Justice
Walter Wainwright
J. T. Buckner
Lasalle Street
Howe
K. M. Landis
Illinois Car Manufacturing Company
Hammond
Ind
Illinois Bolt, Nut and Forging Company
Edwin W. Sims
William Boldenweck
Holdenweck
Detective Agency
Boldenweck
Len Small
Kankakee
Gifted servant receives new house in Poughkeepsie
Kate Brown, praised as a model servant by Mrs. Julia De Windt Thompson, is given a free and clear house on a sized lot adjoining the Thompson property in Ferris Lane. The deed was filed at the Dutchess County Clerk's office after surveyor Benjamin Brevoort measured the land. The Thompsons maintain a New York City home.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Kate Brown
Julia de Windt Thompson
Dr. Thompson
Ferris Lane
Thompson
Dutchess
Burglars Raid Judge Colt Summer Home and Watch Hill
Two burglaries were reported in September with losses totaling over 319,000. Judge Lebanon B. Colt’s Bristol summer home was looted of jewels and cash while the Kneval cottage at Watch Hill saw Jewelry stolen from Mrs. E M Burrill of Waterbury and Mrs Thatcher of Boston. Police suspect a gang active around Narragansett Pier and Mattapoiset.
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Providence
Lebanon B. Colt
United States Circuit Court
Bristol
Watch Hill
E. M. Burrill
Waterbury
Kneval Cottage
Narragansett Pier
Mattapoiset
Mass
Bellaire Contractor Arrested Over Buried Gold Dispute
W J McClain a wealthy contractor of Bellaire Ohio was arrested on a theft charge for $24124 in gold unearthed during building work in Wheeling. He claims the money as his, while Dr Schuckhart heirs seek recovery prompting an interstate legal clash and a fight for possession of the treasure.
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Bellaire
Ohio
W. J. McClain
Wheeling
Wa. MecClain
Dr. Schuckhart
West Virginia
Schuckhart
Mammoth Postcard Mailed to Austin Attorneys
Enid Oklahoma writer Isaiah Armond sent what is believed to be the largest postcard to a Texas law firm in Austin. The card measures twenty six by thirty eight inches and weighs about four pounds. Armond created it after letters to the firm drew no response. It required two cents in postage and was produced by a printing company.
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Enid
Okla
Austin
Tex
Isaiah Armond
Armond
Alleged Smuggler Held in Philadelphia Jewelry Case
Mrs Louisa Moser alias Klein arrested with jewelry valued at 10900 to 26000 dollars. She told a New York port smuggling tale and was held without bail for a further hearing before a U S commissioner on smuggling charges. She said the pieces were bought in Paris and to be sold here. Police investigate how she came by the jewels.
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Philadelphia
Louisa Moser
Klein
New York
United States
Paris
New Fast Sunday Express for Bethlehem and Nearby
Schedule note lists a new express service for Festen Bethlehem Allentown Wilkes Barre and Scranton via New Jersey Central leaving W 28rd Street at 9 35 A M and Liberty Street at 9 40 A M. Advt.
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Festen
Bethlehem
Allentown
Wilkes Barre
Scranton
New Jersey Central
Liberty St
Mauretania Aims to Break Record With Fast Crossing
A wireless from Captain Dow indicates the Cunard liner Mauretania will pass Ambrose Channel Lightship at 3 5 p m and likely beat the existing record by about four minutes if conditions hold. The journey began Sunday from Daunt's Rock with steady speeds through Monday and Tuesday as weather remains favorable.
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Dow
Cunard
Mauretania
Ambrose Channel
Daunt’s Rock
Mayor W A Magee Hat Smash At Marshalsea
Pittsburg Sept 14 The Panama hat of Mayor W A Magee and the straw lids of over 100 city fathers were smashed at Marshalsea during the annual inspection of the County Poor Farm. About 700 people attended and none survived the mayor's Panama as a crowd tore it from his car. The party returned to Pittsburg in soft inmate hats from Marshalsea.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
W. A. Magee
Marshalsea
Pittsburgh
Magee
Panama
No Clerks In This Store Experiment Spokane
A consumers company formed by the Farmers Educational and Co operative Union at Medical Lake has bought a general store stocked with groceries farm implements and supplies every member has a key and doors are closed to the public no clerks or display windows and no advertizing the aim is to cut living costs and prove Tolstoyian honesty by giving members access to stock
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Spokane
Wash
Farmers’ Educational and Co-operative Union
Medical Lake
Tolstoy
Boy 15 Takes Life After Losing Stamp Money
Chicago reports a fifteen year old office boy named John Miller died by his own action after losing ten dollars given to buy stamps. He left a note directing that he would end his life at Van Buren street and the lake, saying he could not repay the loss.
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Chicago
John Miller
van Buren Street
Lake
Rhode Island clam declared extinct as market item
Rhode Island clams are nearly extinct commercially. Today Rhode Island kitchens rely on Boston supply priced at four dollars per barrel, about twice the five year ago Naragansett Bay price.
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Tribune
Providence
Rhode Island
Boston
Narragansett Bay
Atlantic City Population Surges Over Fifty Percent
Census Bureau figures released today show Atlantic City with a population of 44 461, rising by 16 623 and 53.7 percent from the prior count of 77 838 in Ta6a MOONLIGHT TRIPS ON STR. 'ALBANY' passage note aboard the Stadsen Hiver bay Line.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Atlantic City
Albany
Stadsen Hiver Bay Line
Ady
Fletcherism and Fletcherize in Webster's Dictionary
Horace Fletcher told the Fletcher family reunion in Horticultural Hall that Fletcherism is now in Webster's dictionary. He described Fletcherizing as obtaining the best from life with minimal effort and expense, a practical system of vital economics.
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the Tribune
Boston
Fletcher
Horticultural Hall
Horace Fletcher
New York
Ashes Nearly Sink Vessel In Mount Shishaldin Crash
The codfishing schooner Joseph Rush arrived from the Bering Sea with a near sink event after Mount Shishaldin crater ash and pumice covered the sea. A June eruption blew ash thirty miles seaward, forcing the crew below until they broke through hatches buried under ash. The ship rode low in the water but escaped destruction by steering out of the danger zone.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Joseph Rush
Bering Sea
Mount Shishaldin
Unimak Pass
Shishaldin
Rush
Surprise Pittsburg Marriage Revealed After Months
In Pittsburg on September 14, society learned of the marriage of Miss Elizabeth Caldwell Hamilton to Percy E. Donner, a prominent steel magnate and horseman. The union occurred last November but was only recently disclosed by the bride's grandmother. The bride had used the name Miss Hamilton and stayed with Mrs. Harry Darlington Jr in Locust Valley, New York, without the truth being known.
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Pittsburg
Elizabeth Caldwell Hamilton
Percy E. Donner
Letitia Holmes
Donner
Miss Hamilton
Percy E. Denner
Harry Darlington, Jr
Miss Weir
New York
Locust Valley
Long Island
President Taft to Review Textile Import Ruling
Washington reports that the Treasury Department faces a new customs ruling on European textile imports. The decision, tied to a trade exceeding 50 million dollars, will be reviewed by President Taft and the Cabinet. The deposit samples as valuation basis will be strictly enforced.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Europe
Taft
Water Shutdown Leaves Marble Hill Residents Without Meals
North of Dhyvekman Street to Marble Hill, residents faced water outages hindering cooking as households skipped meals or dined out. A resident threatened to organize housekeepers against officials after two shutoffs in a month. Repair crews investigated a pipeline issue near station No 308 West 185th Street last night.
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Dhyvekman Street
Marble Hill
Manhattan Island
Water Department
West 185Th Street
Exposition Building Collapse in Charleroi Kills Two
A building under construction at the Charleroi exposition site collapsed today causing the deaths of two workmen and leaving several others injured. Rescue crews searched the rubble as authorities opened inquiries into the accident.
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Charleroi
Belgium
Cash Trail Erased Before Graft Hunt
A legislative graft hunting hearing disclosed discrepancies in records of the Street Railways Association. Beardsley and Cole faced questions over destroyed checkbooks and incomplete ledgers while Betts and Staley were linked to payments for information. Evidence suggested payments to lobbyists and legislators amid a push to obtain or withhold records.
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Legislative
William W. Cole
The
Street Railways Association
H. M. Beardsley
M. Linn Bruce
Beardsley
Association
Cole
Bruce
Charles H. Betts
Lyons
Wayne County
Association For “Information
Betts
Ellis J. Staley
Albany
Legislative Bill Service
Reuben L. Fox
Republican State Committee
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