Would Build West Side Subway System
A proposal was submitted to the Public Service Commission by the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Company to construct a subway line from Grand Central Station to Cortlandt Street. Promoter Win outlined plans to complete the system within two years, extending tunnels from New Jersey into Manhattan.
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New Jersey
Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Company
Grand Central Gtation
Cortlandt Street
The
Public Service Commission
Win
Taft Celebrates 53rd Birthday Quietly at Beverly
President Taft marked his fifty third birthday in Beverly Massachusetts with telegrams of congratulations including one from King George V. The president enjoyed a morning round of golf with John Hays Hammond and Captain Butt and dined with friends the McMillans of Cincinnati at night.
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Beverly
Mass
Taft
George V
England
Delia” Torrey
George
John Hays Hammond
Captain Butt
McMillans
Cincinnati
McAdoo Proposes City Credit Build Grand Central Extension
President McAdoo outlines a plan to build a Grand Central Extension from Broadway and 33d Street to Hudson Terminal and Cortlandt Street. The city would finance, then lease the line to the company with a guaranteed interest bond plan and potential city participation in operating revenues.
Demand Homemade Bread
In Baltimore on September 15, Mrs. Amy C. Ransome of Washington presented a paper at the National Association of Master Bakers annual convention. The discussion centered on the relation of housewives to bakers and criticized bread distribution as unsanitary and risky when delivered unwrapped by casual drivers.
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Baltimore
Amy C. Ransome
Washington
National Association of Master Bakers
Ten Bullets in Head and Razor Attempt by Hartford Farmhand
Robert Sturgis a 27 year old negro farmhand from Deep River shot himself seven times in the skull and fired three more shots before slitting his throat with a razor in a failed bid to die. He was taken to a Hartford hospital where physicians said aside from possible blood poisoning he might recover.
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Tribune
Hartford
Conn
Robert Sturgis
Deep River
Reginald Vanderbilt Rises Briefly After Typhoid Illness
Reginald C. Vanderbilt sat up briefly today for the first time since contracting typhoid fever. The moment brought relief to relatives and friends in Newport. Other Newport summer residents on the sick list are reported improving.
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the Tribune
Newport
R. L
Reginald C. Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Stolen Fifty Thousand Postage Stamps From Baltimore Truck
An elderly, well dressed man seized a package of fifty thousand 2 cent stamps worth 32.50 from a post office truck in Baltimore. He ran onto the street but was arrested as he reached the steps. He refused to give his name.
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Baltimore
Eddenly
Soldier guests poisoned at Presidio luncheon
Twenty five men of the 2th Coast Artillery at the Presidio are severely poisoned after a luncheon hosted by Captain H R Casey to celebrate a big gun record from recent target practice. The incident occurred in San Francisco on September 15.
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2Th Coast Artillery
Presidio
Promaine
H .R. Casey
Big seizure of undeclared jewelry on Mauretania
Customs inspectors aboard the Cunard liner Mauretania seized jewelry valued at about 16000 dollars from candy maker M. L. Morganthau his wife and two daughters Agnes J Louise H Morganthau after undeclared items were found in trunks and clothing The family declared only 700 dollars in wearing apparel and were detained for further examination with the seized items to be used as evidence in a smuggling case
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Mauretania
Agnes J
Louise H. Morganthau
Morganthau
John Dolan
Raczkiewicz
Norwood
Dolan
Custom House
Flynn
Ellsworth
Mr. Morganthau
I. Reynolds Adriance
Baltic
Five Millions For A Boy
St. Louis reports the late George S. Myers fortune totaling 12 million dollars will be shared by his three daughters and one grandchild, George Myers Church. The sixteen year old grandson is expected to receive five million dollars outright with his mother Georgie Myers Coppell and aunts each getting at least one million. The family resides in Tenafly New Jersey and Pasadena California is where Myers died.
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Tribune
St. Louis
George S. Myers
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company
George Myers Church
Myers
Pasadena
Cal
Georgie Myers
Herbert Coppell
Tenafly
N. J
Thefts From Barger Houses Reported In New York And Newport
The Newport and New York thefts from Samuel F. Barger residences amount to about $2,000. Purses vanished from coats in hallways and receipts from tableaux vivants were taken. Two Bargers' servants were discharged. police continue the investigation with no suspect yet. The item also notes Press Club Athletic Games featuring Glenn Curtiss and Annie Oakley.
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New York
Newport
the Tribune
R. L
Samuel F. Barger
Barger Villa
Glenn Curtiss
Birdman
Annie Oakley
Press Club
Americans at Passion Play Draw Quarters at Anton Lang House
Cable report from London notes intense competition for quarters at Anton Langs house where he plays Christ in the Oberammergau Passion Play. Americans outnumber English visitors twelve to one as women forego hats for motor veils, and cushions are rentable or buyable in the village shops.
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the Tribune
London
The
Daily Chronicle
Anton Langs
Christ
Qberammergau
Powers Wins 11th District GOP Nomination in Kentucky
Caleb Powers of Barbourville wins the Republican nomination in Kentucky 11th District over D C Edwards by more than seven thousand votes. Powers framed the result as vindication for his alleged role in the Goebel assassination. A fatal shooting occurred at Grapevine amid poll outcomes and many minor clashes with moonshine liquor noted.
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Caleb Powers
D. C. Edwards
Powers
Edwards
William Goebel
Willson
Goebel
Powers-Edwards
Squire Colwell
John Holmes
Grapevine
Louisville
Colwell
Botha Defeated by Cable in South Africa Election
London dispatch reports the first Parliament election for the Union of South Africa with notable results. Sir Percy Fitzpatrick defeats General Louis Botha. Abe Bailey loses to Langermann. Lionel Phillips and Hull are among others defeated. Nationalists win a majority amid mixed national and mining interests. Dr. Jameson and several leaders are reelected or returned.
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the Tribune
London
Union of South Africa
Percy Fitzpatrick
Louis Botha
Lionel Phillips
Werther & Bell
Rand
George Farrar
Botha
L. S. Jameson
Cape Colony
Dr. Jameson
Indians on a rampage reach Spartanburg after Cherokee outburst
Charley Long, a full-blooded Cherokee, arrived in Spartanburg with wife and six children recounting a Cherokee reservation riot in Jackson County North Carolina. He said a large whiskey supply sparked a carousal, killing one man and mortally wounding another as quarrels broke out.
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S. C
Jackson County
North Carolina
Charley Long
Long
Enty
Tom Woodpecker
George
Nathan Hamburger Dies At Fifty Five
Milwaukee reports the death of Nathan Hamburger vice president of Gimbel Brothers owners of department stores in New York Philadelphia and Milwaukee He was fifty five years old The notice notes his role and age and mentions Great Bear Spring Water as an advertisement tag.
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Nathan Hamburger
Gimbel Brothers
New York
Philadelphia
Wilson Nominated Democratic Governor Candidate in New Jersey
Woodrow Wilson, president of Princeton University, won the Democratic nomination for New Jersey governor at a Trenton convention with 749 votes on the first ballot. The event featured bitter divisions, platform revisions, and notable figures like Frank Katzenbach Jr and Senator George Silzer. Wilson spoke after confirmation, and the session included tense moments and lively exchanges among delegates.
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N. J
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
New Jersey
Wilson
Frank Katzenbach, Jr
Fort
George Silzer
Wittpenn
Harrigan
McBride
Paterson
Dr. Wilson
Princeton
Mr. Katzenbach
State Committee
Samuel Swackhamer
Somerset
Congress
G. B. McC. Harvey
Hervey
Monmouth County
George Harvey
Deal
Smith
Hardin
Diana Aground Near Hell Gate After Autumn Cup Cruise
A thirty person party returning from the New York Yacht Club autumn cup races aboard the Diana ran aground on a rock at Nigger's Point off Ward's Island in Hell Gate. Divers and tugs assisted. passengers were saved with minor injuries. The vessel, built in 1896 and later renamed, is owned by C Ledyard Blair Co with Blair serving as commodore.
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East 23d Street
Manhattan
Mr. Blair
Franklin A. Plummer
New York
East River
Diana
Hell Gate
Norman
Metropolitan Steamship Company
Henry Winter
Astoria
Eddie Moran
W. H. Chapman
Mattie
New York, New Haven
Hartford
Club Anchorage
Napier
Glasgow
George L. Watson
Maria
Frederick Bourne
Co. Leydard Blair Co
Leydard Blair
Stock Exchange
Blair & Co
Roosevelt Defines New Nationalism in Plain Talk
Theodore Roosevelt declares his new nationalism is not revolution but applying old moralities to modern conditions. He defends government aid to curb powerful wealth, denounces dishonest wealth and bosses, and urges honest public service while criticizing corrupt media and politicians.
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Oyster Bay
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Suffolk County
Riverhead
Huntington
August Herkscher
New York State
Mr. Roosevelt
United States
Arrests in Antrim Theft Linked to Train Robbery Ring
William and John Gardner were arrested in Winnipeg charged with robbing the Countess of Antrim last Saturday night. They allegedly possessed stolen jewelry tied to other robberies along the Canadian Pacific Railway system. The brothers worked at the Royal Alexandra Hotel where the countess stayed. the younger Gardner is said to be the thief, aided by his elder brother.
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Man
William
John Gardner
Countess of Antrim
Gardners
Royal Alexandria
Canadian Pacific
Delightful Saturday Outing by Mary Powell to West Point
An advertisement promotes a pleasant Saturday afternoon excursion by the Mary Powell to West Point with return aboard the steamer Albany under moonlight.
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West Point
Mary Powell
Albany
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