Health of US H. R. Rogers will not attend court
Boston Sept 16 court dismisses motion to compel Henry H. Rogers to appear in a $50 million royalties case after family and physician testimony stated he suffered a stroke last July and has been unable to transact business since. Witnesses described partial paralysis and nervousness while noting he remains out of active affairs but not bedbound.
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Boston
Henry H. Rogers
C. M. Raymond
Somerville
Charles L. Pratt
New Bedford
Rogers
Raymond
Fairhaven
New York
Standard Oil
Winsor
First National Bank of
Urban H. Broughton
United Metals Selling Company
Utah Consolidated Copper Company
Broughton
Mr. Broughton
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company
Henry H. Rogers, Jr
Norman W. Nesbit
Pratt
Massachusetts
Hammond
Mass
Unitarian Church
Foreign naturalization exam ends with quips and rejections
At the examination before Supreme Court Justice Nathaniel Foote in Lyons on September 16, foreign applicants face questions. One Italian declares "Roosevelt is king of America" and another says "George Washington makes the laws in Boston." They fail to qualify. A Belgian, a Russian and an Italian are the only applicants to receive certificates.
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Lyons, N
Supreme Court
Nathaniel Foote
Roosevelt
America
George Washington
Boston
Major M'Coy Hurt in Runaway at Fort McPherson
Major Frank B. McCoy commander of the 24 Battalion of the 17th United States Infantry was thrown from a buggy in West End and seriously cut and bruised. feared internal injuries. McCoy, born in Augusta, Ga, became second lieutenant in 1889. Metropolitan Line express turbine steamships Zaic and Harvard offer a water journey between New York and Boston. Inauguration announced for tomorrow September 18.
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Atlanta
Frank B. McCoy
17Th
United States Infantry
Fort McPherson
West End
McCoy
Augusta
Metropolitan Line
Zaic
Harvard
New York
Boston
Edv
Advi
Dying Daughter Killed by Auto in Springfield
Pauline H. Reardon six and a half years old daughter of Dr. Thomas F. Reardon was struck and killed in front of her father's home today by an automobile owned by Dr. Charles P. Hooker and driven by chauffeur Ernest F. Southard. Southard was arrested on a charge of manslaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mass
Pauline H. Reardon
Thomas F. Reardon
Charles P. Hooker
Ernest F. Southard
Hooker
Southard
Prisoners Say They Were Beaten by Police at Station
William Green and John Mayer, both truckmen, testified in night court that patrolman Michael Lynch and other Charles Street police beat them while in the station house. Green alleged profane language and resisting arrest. Mayer faced charges of interfering with Green’s arrest. The magistrate discharged both men after stenographic testimony.
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William Green
Perry Street
Finn
Michael Lynch
Charles Street
John Mayer
West 1Th Street
Lynch
Featherson Faction Faces Primary Showdown in 2th District
In a tense scene at 72 Street and Avenue A, Nichol son's followers and bluecoats confronted Maurice Featherson supporters who used liberal amounts of asafetida, forcing the assembly to break up. A Tammany Hall meeting with Charles F. Murphy surfaced plans for district committee 734, with Paddy O'Brien viewed as Murphy's pick.
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Edward V. Nicholson
Maurice Featherson
72 Street
Avenue A
Nicholson
Featherson
Tobias Greenebaum
Peddy” O’brien
Tammany Hall
Charles F. Murphy
Murphy
Dever
Paddy” O’brien
O’brien
New York Daily News
Worcester
Mass
Greenebaum
O'Brien
Paddy
Union of Ministers Suggested by Cleveland Preachers
Cleveland clergy urge higher pay citing ten years without raises and rising living costs. Dr E D Bagby of Franklin Avenue Church of Christ says pastors must scrimp to make ends meet. Another pastor proposes a ministerial union inspired by trade unions for better remuneration.
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Tribune
Cleveland
E. D. Bagby
Franklin Avenue Church
Mardi Gras Crowns King of Coney Island Carnival
About fifty thousand attended the Coney Island Mardi Gras last night with crowds swelling to a hundred thousand. Police kept order as the pageant opened at 8 pm from the Friede Globe Tower, featuring fourteen floats and a coronation for King John Econopouly and Queen Grace Fox. Longstanding crowd control limited arrests to one for intoxication. notable floats included the Coney Island and Life Guards units. Thomas Abbot received the honor of oldest resident saluted at ninety-one.
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Coney Island
Surf Avenue
Friede Globe Tower
Police Department
Flood
Harkins
John Econopouly
Grace Fox
Econopouly
Thomas Abbot
Miss Fox
Brooklyn
Corse Payton
Luna Park
Laurel Ormond
Negroes Praise Senator Foraker At Stormy Convention
Washington news reports the National Negro Baptist Convention ending a tumultuous session by adopting milder resolutions praising Senator Foraker for supporting soldiers' rights to defense. The body debated the Brownsville affair, with threats to adjourn and calls for time to reveal perpetrators.
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Washington
National Negro Baptist Convention
Morris
Brownsville
Committee On the State of the Union
Roosevelt
Senator Foraker
J. B. Foraker
Ten Democrats Lose City Jobs In Cincinnati Shuffle
Cincinnati Board of Public Service dismissed ten Hamilton County Democratic Executive Committee members for voting to choose convention delegates by a three person committee. The move, part of a feud between Mayor Dempsey and Board of Public Service allies, targets party insiders.
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Tribune
Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Democratic Executive Committee
Board of Public Service
Dempsey
Stern Father Stops Elopement in Pittburgh
Telegraph report from Pittsburgh describes Catherine Myers an 18 year old and Charles Vestiville 19 who planned to elope to Youngstown Ohio. The girl's father accused Vestiville of stealing 138 dollars to fund the marriage and had both taken to the station before the charges were dropped and the couple dispersed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
Pittsburg
Catherine Myers
Mount Vernon Street
East End
Youngstown
Ohio
Charles Vestiville
Marino Vestiville
Miss Myers
Vestiville
Wilmington Men Die After Train Incident Rescue
Cornelius Short and Edward Barton, Wilmington natives, are dying at the Medico-Chirurgical Hospital in Philadelphia after Barton was knocked from a Pennsylvania express and Short leaped from a car in a failed rescue attempt. The train, traveling fifty miles per hour, was halted and the pair were found with fractured skulls and internal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
Wilmington
Del
Edward Barton
Pennsylvania
Cornelius Short
Medico-Chirurgical Hospital
Philadelphia
Barton
Short
Three Shot in Fight Ends in Italian Shooting
Henry Becker, 23, was killed and his brother Samuel, 26, gravely wounded in a balcony street brawl with Italians outside a clothing store on Second Avenue. Francesca Sicca, 21, was arrested after shooting Henry and Samuel Becker at No 2250 to 2256 Second Avenue. crowd control and detectives restrained a possible lynching. Samuel died at Harlem Hospital. Isaac Postlenick wounded.
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Henry Becker
East 115Th Street
Samuel
East 117Th Street
Second Avenue
Francesca Sicca
East 114Th Street
Becker
Sicca
Siccca
Samuel Becker
Isaac Postlenick
Beckers
Becker Brothers
Postlenick
Naughton
Higgins
East 14Th Street
Sicea
Harlem Hospital
Fifth Dreadnought Ordered by Admiralty at Devonport
The Admiralty directs immediate construction of a 20,000 ton battleship for eight 13.5 inch guns at Devonport. The vessel is believed to be the fifth Dreadnought in the original program. The decision follows the Hague peace conference outcome.
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Devonport
England
Admiralty
the Hague
Two Earthquakes Recorded At Laibach Observatory
In Laibach Austria two distant earthquakes were registered by the government observatory. The first quaked starting 6:53 p m lasting ninety minutes with a seven millimetre amplitude. The second began 8:30 p m lasting forty five minutes with a three millimetre amplitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laibach
Austria
Harlem division fare rise prompts PSC complaint
The New York Central has raised commutation rates on the Harlem division and ordered conductors to collect a five cent extra fare from all passengers boarding trains without tickets. No rebate checks are issued, leading to refusals and angry disputes with conductors.
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Harlem
New York Central
Public Service Commission
Brickmaker Kills Girl Then Shoots Self Near Altoona
John Crown, a brick maker and boarder at Mrs. Harriet Newlin’s Sandy Ridge home near Altoona, shot and killed Jennie Newlin then wounded her mother before fleeing. A mob pursued him two miles. Crown, cornered and exhausted, killed himself to avoid capture. The incident followed alleged unwanted advances by Crown since his arrival from England two months prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Altoona
Penn
John Crown
Harriet Newlin
Sandy Ridge
England
Oklahoma contest on today for constitution and prohibition
Oklahoma City Sept 16 voters go to the polls tomorrow to ratify the constitution adopt a prohibition clause and elect state and county officers. Heavy registration and intense partisan feeling make the outcome doubtful with chairmen of both parties predicting a great victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
Yale Welcomes First Japanese Faculty Member Dr Kanichi Asakawa
Murdock Dingwall received a sister’s letter from Farmington describing the recent Washington wedding of Miriam Dingwall to Dr Kanichi Asakawa. Asakawa, first Japanese Yale faculty member, was elected history chair of Japanese civilization and came for research on Japanese documents. He is a Dartmouth 1899 graduate and earned a Yale PhD. The couple met during Yale student Hudson River trips aboard the Hendrick Hudson and New York day line.
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New Haven
Murdock Dingwall
Miriam
Dingwall
Farmington
Washington
Kanichi Asakawa
Yale
Asakawa
Dartmouth College
Indianapolis Doctor Goes Insane in Pittsburg
Dr Henry M Kurchner a well known Indianapolis physician on route to Zenith Penn became suddenly insane in Pittsburg tonight. He was picked up by a police officer and placed in a padded cell at the Central station claiming that dead patients are following him and that he has killed several of his patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
Pittsburg
Henry,m. Kurchner
Indianapolis
Kurchner
Zenith
Penn
Central Station
Asa
Carnegie students straw hatless incident at opening
At Carnegie Technical Schools opening, 150 of about 1000 students wore straw hats. In ten minutes the remaining 850 hats were demolished by others, many of whom were poor and lacked hats. The faculty threatens to act on the matter.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Carnegie Technical Schools
After All Ushers the Scotch That Made Highball Famous
An advertisement notes a Scotch brand acclaimed for its association with highball cocktails, signaling its popularity and historical marketing appeal in a compact beverage feature.
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Usher
Highbaill
Big Fifth Avenue Lease Sets Price Pressure on No 394
George C Boldt proprietor of the Waldorf Astoria has leased No 394 Fifth avenue a business structure with about 18 feet frontage for 21 years at 25000 a year total 525000. Boldt values the parcel at 500000 and plans to hold as an investment while market front foot prices in the Fifth avenue district rise toward 27000 per foot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Boldt
Waldorf- Astoria
Fifth Avenue
M. Boldt
Boldt
City records altered amid Tenement House probe
Assistant District Attorney Smyth leads inquiry into Tenement House Department. John J A Meenagh, 19, of 108 West 1284 Street, arrested for forgery after altering blue cards to mask violations. He admits four cases but refuses to name principals. expected multiple more arrests in days ahead.
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Smyth
John J. A. Meenagh
West 1284 Street
Meenagh
Tenement House Department
Pittsburg Cemetery Fight Ends With New Superintendent
Pittsburg September 16 A bitter battle over Homewood Cemetery leadership ends with William Allen of Mount Auburn Cambridge chosen as superintendent at 3500 dollars annually. He succeeds David Wood who died three weeks ago after fourteen applicants sought the post, including State Senator W S Wood. Wood had campaigned with help from H C Frick and other millionaires but their support waned due to his political record.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Homewood Cemetery
William Allen
Mount Auburn
Cambridge
David Wood
W. S. Wood
Wood
William Flinn
H. C. Frick
Bridge Crush Leaves Shoemaker Near Death in Brooklyn
John C. Fallon of 438th Street Brooklyn suffered severe injuries in a crowd crush on the Brooklyn Bridge last night and may die. Policeman Michael Fitzgerald was knocked down and hurt, trampled, and later treated at St. Gregory’s Hospital after rescue. Fallon was caught between the car and a pillar during boarding a new car and extrication was difficult.
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John C. Fallon
No. 438Th Street
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Bridge
Michael Fitzgerald
St. Gregory's Hospital
Fallon
Hudson Street
Fitzgerald
New Theory Emerges in Rorschach Murder Case
Richmond detectives join Portsmouth officers in probing Mrs Frank Rorschach slaying. A white man of prominence linked to the intruder sought letters or papers rather than money. Two desks were ransacked but valuables left untouched. Coroner's jury to reconvene next Friday for key disclosures.
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Tribune
Richmond
Portsmouth
Frank Rorschach
Rorschach
Dolan Sees Socialism Behind Miner Shortage in West PA
Patrick Dolan former District No. 5 president with thirty-five thousand members accuses President Feeham of introducing socialism into the miners union. He announces his candidacy for the presidency arguing socialism caused the coal shortage and looming coal famine in Western Pennsylvania.
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Pittsburg
F. J. Feeham
Miners’ Union
Patrick Dolan
Business leaders see stock slump as temporary health reset
Theodore Starrett of Thompson Starrett Co argues the current stock market decline is a natural correction and not harming national prosperity. He praises Roosevelt, cites healthy rural and building sectors, and predicts two years hence the market will stabilize as real values emerge. He notes building activity shifts from cities to smaller towns and the Pacific Coast.
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Theodore Starrett
Thompson-Starrett Company
Starrett
Roosevelt
Mr. Starrett
New York
United States
Pacific Coast
Panic Talk Unfounded Says Van Horne
Sir William C. Van Horne, chairman of Canadian Pacific Railway, dismissed panic talk and predicted continued prosperity across North America. He attributed any perceived tight money to active trade, not credit shortage, and stated Wall Street could not ignore the improving business climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. van Horne
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Wall Street
North America
Western financier Kerens argues downturns are temporary
Richard C. Kerens, St Louis financier and former Republican National Committee member, says current business curtailment stems from money scarcity and high interest rates, not a lasting downturn. He notes crop prospects, labor shortages, and cautious investment explain slowed railroad and building activity, but expects no panic and continued prosperity.
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Richard C. Kerens
St. Louis
Republican National Committee
Kerens
Sam Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railway
Wall Street
Mr. Kerens
West
Pacific Slope
New York
Dewey's Old Madeira or Sherry Ad
Advertisement from Dewey & Sons Co New York promotes sherry before dinner and Madeira after with product offered at 133 Fulton Street.
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Dewey’s
Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
New York
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