Park Avenue Tunnel Crash Leaves Five Injured Seriously
A Boston Express in the Park Avenue tunnel derailed a fifth coach near 56th Street. Five passengers were seriously hurt, several others lightly injured. Ambulances and police responded as trains were halted for the wreck to be cleared and investigators began examining pneumatic switches blamed for the incident.
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56Th St
Bellevue
Cine
James
American International College
Springfield
Mass
Springfield Cowdrey
Laclede Gas Light Company
St. Louis
Cowdrey
Louise
Edward B
West 21St St
Hodgkins
W. H
Moston
Bucket shop broker sought for $50,000 theft
Ernest Jones, bucket shop broker at 226 La Salle Street, Chicago, is wanted by police on charges of absconding with $50,000 from clients. Warrants issued as investigators believe he fled the city after a recent gambling house conviction and fine. Detective Woolridge notes Jones came from New York a year ago and opened the shop.
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the Tribune
Chicago
Ernest Jones
la Salle St
Jones
Woolridge
New York
Rooster ad leads to nuisance case in Yonkers
In Yonkers a grocer, R. C. Phillips, faced a nuisance charge over a rooster with a tenor crow. He answered by publishing a classified advertisement seeking a rooster with a baritone voice, after a neighbor objected to the bird. The court instructed him to obtain a more suitable rooster.
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R. C. Phillips
Eimst
Court of Special Sessions
Phillips
Dewey's Grape Juice and Port Wine Ad Brings Joy
Dewey and Sons Co advertise grape juice and port wine at 138 Fulton Street New York. The ad promotes products aimed at lifting spirits and enhancing wellbeing, with a cheerful tone and sales emphasis. The brief notice reflects a period commercial layout for household beverages.
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Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton &J
New York
Second Peace Congress Promoted by Czar at The Hague
St. Petersburg reports Emperor Nicholas has invited world powers to a second peace conference at The Hague before the ratification of the peace treaty. Russia outlines a plan to address foreign powers with US involvement and Roosevelt's sympathy, suggesting invitations may already be sent and replies received. The proposed date is not fixed, but a prompt gathering is likely.
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Russia
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Japan
Clerk Steals $20,000 From Public Health Office
James W. Boyd a clerk at the Public Health and Marines Hospital Service was arrested on embezzlement charges after checks were diverted and altered. Authorities say the defalcation extends three years with $20,000 plus misappropriated. $8,000 in assets seized. bail set at $10,000.
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James W. Boyd
Public Health and Marines Hospital Service
W. P. Worcester
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Wyman
Worcester
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Public Health Service
Westchester County
New York
Europe
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Taylor
Young Trial Begins in Bennington Boiler Explosion Case
Mare Island Cal Sept 18 The court martial to try Commander Lucien Young of the gunboat Bennington for a fatal San Diego boiler explosion began with the full board present Judge Gear defense and Admiral Glass overseeing. Witnesses testified logs and boiler conditions while Young pleaded not guilty to six charges.
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United States
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San Diego
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Gear
Holden Evans
Glass
Evans
Yates
Ernest E. West
Washington
West
John C. Hannon
Benson
American Schooner Glendale Seized at Campobell
Canadian and Digby officials seized the Eastport Maine schooner Glendale at Campobell New Brunswick for failing to clear customs two years ago. The vessel will be stripped and towed to St Andrews if a $400 deposit is not posted by the owners.
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Glendale
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Prince Louis Battenberg Arrives. US Visit Planned and Postponed
Prince Louis of Battenberg is welcomed at Charlottetown and will lead his British squadron to Halifax for target practice before sailing to Annapolis and New York en route to Gibraltar. In Washington the State Department notes a November 2 visit to the White House. London reports the claimed postponement due to elections is erroneous but the visit is deferred for convenience.
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Washington
State Department
White House
London
United States
Chase Death Up Again
Swampscott Mass Sept 18 Police Chief Harris reopened the inquiry into the sudden death of Mrs Jennie Chase after public opinion. The wealthy summer resident was found dying from gas inhalation and died three days later. An autopsy may be ordered with District Attorney and State police involvement. Chief Harris secured a bottle of chloral and Dr Horace Chase pledged cooperation if autopsy occurred. Judge Berry and Medical Examiner Pinkham pushed for a thorough probe. sister Leonard Phillips said the death was self-inflicted and opposed autopsy.
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Jennie Ee Chase
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Joseph Pinkham
Horace Chase
Dr. Chase
Meat Packers Protest Over Jury Impanelling
Seventeen meat packers and others indicted for conspiring to monopolize the meat business attacked the juror impaneling process. Pleas allege improper summons service on juror John Murray, secrecy of jury drawing, stenographer presence, and notes. argue Murray’s jurisdictional eligibility was void after redistricting moved Kankakee County to the Eastern Division. No court action occurred today. filings expected tomorrow.
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Chicago
John Murray
Illinois
C. B. Morrison
Johns. Miller
Ilinois
Kankakee County
Murray
Dr Harper Under Knife At University Of Chicago
Chicago September 18 President Harper of the University of Chicago has undergone another operation. The family says he is resting comfortably after a Sunday night procedure to relieve intestinal retention. Physicians expect him to recover quickly and resume normal duties in a few days. This marks the third operation in a year and a half.
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Chicago
Harper
University of Chicago
Tong War Flares As Police Nab Hip Sing Tong Members
Rival Tong factions clash at No 14 Mott Street with batters and gunfire then police seize six men tied to Hip Sing Tong. Captain Eye leads arrests of Kip Loch Chong Lee Lang Sam Yuck and others of Hip Sing Tong while an On Leon Tong member is seriously injured and refuses hospital care.
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Mett-st
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Jim Lang
Charley Lee
Sam Yuck
Tom Lee
Lee Yup
Leon Tong
Ley
Graft in Other States Exposed in Illinois Legislation
Chicago, Sept. 18. Reports claim life and casualty insurance firms paid nearly 100000 to secure favorable action on bills and defeat rivals last winter in Springfield, with gossip suggesting up to 150000. Two measures passed exempting insurers from taxes totaling about 19000000, while Gov. Deneen avoided a veto but offered no public support.
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Tribune
Chicago
Springfield
Deneen
fRy
Girl Wins Magazine Story Contest Prize in Size Card
Miss Susan E. Dickinson, under five feet tall, wins the prize in a magazine story contest where the card column matches age height with silver dollars.
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Telegraph
the Tribune
Scranton
Penn
Susan E. Dickinson
Boiler Tube Burst At East 29th Street Plant
A boiler tube burst at United Electric Light and Power Company in East 29th Street last night injuring one worker severely and scalding several others. Chief engineer Kerr was knocked down by steam but was dragged to safety by fireman Thomas Ford. Four others suffered burns and were treated at Bellevue Hospital. the rest escaped without injury in the incident involving a 1600 horsepower boiler and fourteen others in the boiler room.
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East 29Th-St
Kerr
Thomas Ford
Bellevue
Attempt to kill sheriff in Manatee County ambush
Tampa sept 18 an attack aimed at Sheriff Wyatt and Chief Deputy Joiner near Braidentown failed to hit them. The officers returned fire killing one assailant and others escaped but are being tracked by a posse.
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Fla
Wyatt
Joiner
Manatee County
Braidentown
Parasitic Swap for Moth Warfare Reached
Boston report says Dr. L O Howard returned from Europe with an agreement to exchange parasites for American insects needed abroad to combat gypsy and brown tail moths. He warns property owners not to relax vigilance as the effort aims to keep moth pests in check.
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Boston
L. O. Howard
Europe
Massachusetts
Won wager with extract ends in fatal convulsion
Arbor Vital Wisconsin. Warren Allen died after drinking a quart of lemon extract in a boastful bet with another cook. He collapsed soon after and suffered several convulsions before death. The incident occurred on September 18 in Arbor Vitae.
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the Tribune
Arbor Vital
Wis
Warren Allen
Death by suicide after late pinochle game in Katonah
Richard S. Fay, a 40 year old Boston businessman of vast wealth, shot himself at Valley View Farm near Katonah New York after a quarrel with wife. He had married September last year and began divorce proceedings two months ago. Coroner Weisendanger recovered the body and saw it buried in Boston after removal to Hoyt Brothers' undertaking.
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Katonah
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Manchuria Opens Five Cities to Foreign Trade
London dispatch from Shanghai reports China has decided to open Kirin Ninguta Hun Chun Hwan Tun and Tsitsihar in Manchuria to foreign trade according to The Morning Post correspondent.
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the Morning Post
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China
Tsitsihar
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First Public Sale of American Oil After Boycott
Morning Post Shanghai reports the initial public sale since the boycott was declared sold 40,000 cases of American oil on Saturday, marking a notable economic action amid restrictions.
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London
Morning Post
Shanghai
Factory Explodes Wrecking Fireworks Plant in Fairview
An explosion at the Jerome Fireworks Company factory on the Hackensack meadows in Fairview injured four men and destroyed the one story frame building. The blast and ensuing fire left Giovanio Catilli with severe injuries and likely death, Nicola Dicapoli burned and scarred, Luigi Vecchioni severely wounded, and Giuseppe Marvelli cut and burned but able to return home.
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Hackensack Meadows
Hackensack Plank Road
Fairview
Giovanio Catilli
Nicola Dicapoli
Luigi Vecchioni
Giuseppe Marvelli
Governor orders quarterly settlements for Indiana officers
Indianapolis Sept 18 Governor Hanly ordered state officers to settle with the State of Indiana every three months instead of yearly or semi annual. The move follows an Appropriation bill clause denying salaries until settlements are made and another law requiring quarterly salary payments.
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the Tribune
Indianapolis
Hanly
Indiana
Bed Funeral Pyre In Alley Ends In Death
Sophia Leavell, an eccentric Black woman, set fire to herself in a bed clothing pile in an alley using a lighted candle. Fire was put out but she died a few hours later. She said she was angry at her husband and wanted to die.
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Tribune
Lexington
Sophia Leavell
King Edward Offers Bible to Bruton Church for 300th Anniversary
King Edward of England offered to present a specially inscribed Bible to Bruton Episcopal Church in Williamsburg. The gift aims to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Church of England in America. Bruton Church is viewed as the successor to the early Episcopal Church whose Jamestown ruins remain.
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America
the Tribune
Richmond
Edward of England
Bruton Episcopal Church
Williamsburg
Church of England
Bruton Church
Episcopal Church
Jamestown
Rain-in-the-Face Dies at Standing Rock Reservation
Rain-in-the-Face, a leading chief in the Custer massacre and reputed killer of General Custer, died at Standing Rock Reservation in South Dakota on September 12 at age sixty two.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Citizens Union backs fusion talks after meeting on Thursday bolt
The Citizens Union city committee endorsed President Cutting's move to bolt the fusion caucus and set plans to reopen negotiations with fusionists. A modified resolution authorized the committee of sixteen to reestablish contact, with Cosby stating a meeting tomorrow to decide whether to seek readmission or wait for an invitation.
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Cutting
Fifth Avenue
John Brooks Leavitt
Littleton
Brooklyn
Justice Gaynor
A. H. Stebbins
Fusion
Ford
Cosby
Arthur F. Cosby
Committee of Sixteen
John Ford
Judge Seabury
Calvin Tomkins
Train Line Details From York Central to Chicago
A fragment describes the Twentieth Century Limited of the New York Central Lines arriving in Chicago after a long overnight run. It notes a thousand mile journey and the next morning arrival, highlighting the endurance of such rail travel.
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