Giants Pennant Bound as Pirates Crushed at Polo Grounds
A record crowd of about thirty thousand watched John McGraw’s Giants crush the Pirates 7–0 in the first game and 12–7 in the second at the Polo Grounds. Mathewson dominated the opener, Donlin blasted a decisive homer, and Giants pitching and hitting sparked two back-to-back wins that many dubbed decisive for the pennant race. Police guarded entrances as fans surged and ticket brokers profited amid overwhelming demand.
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John ‘Mic
Giants
Polo Grounds
Pittsburg
Mitte Donlin
Herzog
Bresnahan
Pirates
New York
Donlin
Cherring
Dontin
Witse
Pirate
Clarge
Politeher
Mathewgon
Philadelphia
Chicago
Smirketown
Cubs
Helen T. Brush
Bingham
Murray
Mpleyes
Mathewson
Lee
Althrough
Pitts
Missing British steamer Avon believed to be at Christmas Island
The missing British steamer Avon, with a crew of thirty nine and a cargo of six thousand tons, is believed to have wrecked or drifted to Christmas Island after departing San Francisco July 6 en route to Sydney and Auckland. Passengers include wives of American naval officers. Rear Admiral Swinburne ordered to watch for the vessel. The Avon is owned by Howard Smith Co of Melbourne and commanded by Captain E A Downie.
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Sydney
Aeon
Christmas Island
Victoria
B. C
San Francisco
Australia
Bamfield
Vancouver Island
Fanning Island
Downie
Aon
Hawaiian Islands
Fanning
Afon
Auckland
Apia
Merchants’ Exchange of
Samoa
Navy Department
Washington
Department
Swinburne
Pacific Fleet
Honolulu
Howard Smith Company, Limited
Melbourne
E. A. Downie
Negroes Predict War In Cuba After Party Nominates Ticket
Havana Sept 18 General Estenez head of the new negro party says the real revolution must be fought in Cuba where negroes face a fate like that in the United States being hunted to death like wild animals. He announces the party will nominate a full ticket to secure negro representation in public offices.
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Havana
Estenez
New Negro Party
Cuba
United States
Cuban Editors Attack Governor Over Meat Smuggling Charge
A group of Cuban editors in Havana approved a resolution backing Diario Espanol which accused the United States army of smuggling meat and goods into Cuba. The editors sharply criticized Governor Magoon who ordered an investigation and threatened action if the paper did not support its charges.
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Havana
Diario Espafiol
United States Army
Cuba
Magoon
Nurse's Atropine Mistake Causes Patient Deaths
In San Diego on September 18 a County Hospital care lapse led to water containing atropine being used in medicines. Three patients died with a fourth expected. four more seriously ill. Nurse Mary Arthur, 19, confessed after an investigation traced the poisoning.
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San Diego
Cal
Mary Arthur
Elephant Luna Runs Wild at Bronx Zoo Amid Panic and Escapes
The Bronx Zoo faced a dramatic elephant chase as Luna bolted from the antelope house and fled into the reptile house and tortoise house. Keeper Walter Thuman was injured while guiding Luna, Director Hornaday and staff kept the beast contained overnight, aiming to return her to the antelope house at daybreak.
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New York Zoological Park
Bronx
Luna
Luna Park
Gunda
Antelope House
Walter Thuman
Thuman
H. R. Mitchell
Edward Bayreuther
H. A. Stollenwerck
Sterling Place
Brooklyn
Philinda Harden
Director Hornaday
Crocodile Pool
Hornaday
Mr. Hornaday
Bayreuther
Fires Threaten Maine as Forest Blazes Widen
A dense smoke over Maine hides the sun as numerous forest fires devastate thousands of acres across eight counties. In Hancock and Penobscot especially, Brooksville and Lisbon faces dire danger as crews battle flames through day and night with no lives reported lost. In Boston the smoke from Maine fires obscures the Charles River, hampering navigation and darkening the copper sun.
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Augusta
Maine
Brooksville
Hancock County
W. G. Tousey
Tufts College
Eugene Cousins
Surry
Dicksvale
Jackman
Lisbon
Scarboro
Biddeford
Eliot
York
Clarion
Milford
Cardville
Costigan
Meadow Brook
Boston
Charlies River
Adirondack Forest Fires Prompt Alarm and Calls for Rain
Reports of new forest fires spread across the Adirondacks on September 1 as the State Forest Fish and Game Commission urged rain and more manpower. Fires threaten young state trees at Cross Clearing while railroads, smokestacks, and locomotive sparks ignite swamps and surrounding areas. Hunters’ camp fires and dry conditions worsen the blazes, with a patrol ordered to prevent further spread. Finch Pruyn & Co reports a threatening blaze near Minerva at Cedar River mouth, endangering state lands.
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Albany
Adirondacks
State Forest, Fish and Game Commission
Emmons
Tupper Lake
Cross Clearing
Brooklyn Cooperage Company
Westport
Essex County
Finch, Pruyn & Co
Glens Falls
Minerva
Cedar River
Two Women and Sheriff Wounded in Wisconsin Shootout
Infatuated with an eighteen year old girl John Smith shot and fatally wounded the girl's mother Augusta Grabow and wounded Olga Grabow and Sheriff George L Dwinnel. Smith is barricaded in the house as a crowd of armed farmers waits for daylight after a hail of bullets.
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Waukesha
Wis
John Smith
Augusta Grabow
Olga Grabow
May
George L. Dwinnel
Smith
Rain Checks Ontario Fires Bring Navigation Delays
Dense smoke from bush fires along Lake Ontario and the Great Lakes region hampered shipping and rail travel. Rain reduced the danger in Port Arthur and Quebec, but ports remained tied up as smoke lingered over the north shore of Lake Superior and disrupted schedules and port arrivals.
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Port Arthur
Ont
Lake Superior
United States
New Yorker Arthur Robinson Faces Out of Season Deer Charge
Arthur Robinson of New York and his guests are charged with violating New Brunswick game laws by deer hunting out of season on the Southwest Miramichi. Trial set for October 6 at Newcastle. Rewards totaling 5,000 dollars offered for conviction of Robinson or his party, with two 300 dollar rewards for information leading to convictions against others in the establishment. Rewards deposited with Crown Lands Department at Fredericton. Lawyer team includes J. Mott, R. A. Lawlor, and Premier Hazen. Robinson previously burned by a gasoline explosion at his camp on August 29. His home is in New Bern East Seth Street. offices on Neill Broadway.
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The
Tribune
St. John
N. B
Arthur Robinson
New Brunswick
Miramichi
Robinson
Harry Braithwaite
Newcastle
Crown Lands Department
Fredericton
J. Mott
New York
R. A. Lawlor
Premier Hazen
East Seth Street
Neill Broadway
Marshall Murder Suspected In Pittsburg Field
Warner Marshall of H W Brooks & Co arrives with evidence for Coroner Armstrong claiming his brother Henry Clay Marshall was murdered in Pittsburgh last Saturday. Jury ruled death by self-inflicted wound but autopsy showed two bullets in the heart. A large sum of money and a gold watch were missing. City detectives pursue leads.
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Pittsburg
Warner Marshall
H. W. Brooks & Co
Broadway
New York
Armstrong
Henry Clay Marshall
East End
Youngstown
Smoke Pall Over Williamsport as Fires Threaten Logs
In Williamsport Pennsylvania on September 18 a heavy smoke pall veils the area. Report from Laquin says log holdings of 10,000,000 feet at Central Pennsylvania Lumber Company were saved by backfiring while another fire endangers remaining timber. West Branch Susquehanna mountains shrouded in smoke with red glow visible at night.
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Williamsport
Penn
Laquin
Central Pennsylvania Lumber Company
Susquehanna River
Threatening fires near Rome New York
Fires threaten several buildings north and west of Rome as unoccupied farmhouses burn. Crews fight the flames with back fires and ploughed furrows while drought and dense smoke hamper efforts. No rain has fallen for weeks and conditions are tinder dry.
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Rome
N. Y
Runaway Auto Injures W B Cutting in City Scene
Lawyer W Bayard Cutting, returning from five months abroad aboard the Celtic, was jolted when a hired electric car sped away after a cushion fell. The vehicle struck a truck, shaker Cutting, and driver Michael Foley was thrown. Cutting and Foley were injured, and Robert Cr Mond was arrested.
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W. Bayard Cutting
Peatecon
Celtic
Liverpool
Cuttin
Cutting
Michael Foley
St. Vincents Hospital
Robert Cramond
Charles Street
Burnett Missing In Paris
Paris, Sept 18. Inquiry begins into Chariton Rogers Burnett of New York who disappeared from his hotel after leaving on September 11 for an errand and has not been heard from since.
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Paris
Chariton Rogers Burnett
New York
Catskill Fires Unchecked As Blaze Spreads Rapidly
Kingston N Y Sept 18 All efforts to halt the forest fires in the Catskills have failed and the blaze is widening. New fires have erupted on nearby hills and smoke thickens the air. The chief Maze is on Hussey Hill near the West Shore Railroad bridge over Rondout Creek. A ghosted transit ad follows listing train routes and departure times for the Thrench Parlor Car from New York to Richmond via several lines.
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Kingston
Catskill Mountains
Hussey Hill
West Shore Railroad
Rondout Creek
Great Cotton Lockout In Manchester Looms On 200000 Idle
In Manchester the 200000 cotton operatives face a possible lockout tomorrow after a long wage dispute. Employers offered a 5 percent wage cut but delayed it until January. Card weavers may vote again on accepting terms, likely delaying a decision by a fortnight and leaving spinners idle.
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Manchester
Broker Caught in Trap In New Jersey Avenue Court
Joseph Solotovsky a wealthy broker of 49 Graham Avenue Brooklyn was arraigned in the New Jersey Avenue police court and held in $1000 on a plea of not guilty. William Barcan of 282 Hinsdale Street a garment manufacturer said Solotovsky accused him of wronging a young woman and offered to save his reputation for $5. Barcan set a trap and nabbed the broker as money changed hands.
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Joseph Solotovsky
Graham Avenue
Brooklyn
New Jersey Avenue
Higginbotham
William Barcan
Hinsdale Street
Barcan
Junius and
Belmont Avenues
Battle Imminent in Tabriz as Shah Forces Advance
In Tabriz on September 1S a decisive clash looms between the Shah's forces led by Ain-ed-Dowleh and nationalist defenders. An ultimatum demands surrender within forty eight hours or the capital will be bombarded and the city stormed. Foreigners face danger while nationalists refuse to evacuate.
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Tabriz
Ain-ed-Dowleh
Satar Khan
Brides Secretly Weds Yale Star Arthur Brides
Arthur Edward Brides, Yale football half back and star of last season, secretly married Stella Evelyn Stuart in New Haven on July 4, 1907. He may not play football this year and is now a Brockton street railway conductor. He refused further comment beyond confirming the marriage and his intention not to return to Yale for football.
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the Tribune
Boston
Arthur Edward Brides
Yale
New Haven
Conn
Stella Evelyn Stuart
South Boston
Brides
Brockton
Mass
Robbery by armed masked men at Beaver Lake work camp
Six armed masked robbers struck fifteen Brady Brothers laborers at a Beaver Lake reservoir site near Two Bridges Newton Sept 18 taking about 190 dollars. Pietro Pazzulio resisted and was pricked with a stiletto, others escaped with pay. The robbers warned they would return, and fled unseen, with no clue to their identities.
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Pazzulio
Two Football Players Killed in Practice Crash
Pittsburg reports two football players were killed during a practice game at the East Liberty Stockyards grounds when they were struck by switching engines and crushed to death. The accident occurred tonight as the players ran across the yard, prompting investigations by officials. The victims were identified as local athletes from nearby teams.
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Pittsburg
Old East Liberty
Illness Reveals Marriage Of Westchester Leader Hodge
Thomas R. Hodge, former Register of Westchester County and director in several banks and trust companies, lies seriously ill at his Mount Vernon home with cirrhosis. Age sixty five, he had just returned from Penwith or Penzance where he learned he had secretly married a cousin. A cable brought his English wife to his bedside. relatives say he hoped to return for her, but illness prevented.
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Thomas R. Hodge
Register
Westchester County
Mount Vernon
Mr. Hodge
Penzance
Cornwall
England
Torpedo Shortage in Navy Reports Leaked Figures
Newport R I Sept 18 A telegraph note says torpedo stocks in the US Navy lag behind Britain Germany and Japan with fewer than five hundred submarine missiles on hand while Britain holds about ten thousand and Germany and Japan about four thousand each. The government supply rose by one hundred this year and will increase further when the new torpedo factory begins early next year. Plus an airline ad notes a round trip to Cincinnati for Sept 19 20 and 21 with return until Sept 25 by Pennsylvania Railroad.
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Tribune
Newport
R. L
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Japan
Bryan In New York Dismisses Extremes Adopts Conservative Tone
William Jennings Bryan opened the Democratic campaign at Carnegie Hall in New York, framing his defense of the party as a business-friendly, conservative answer to Republican excess. He urged voters to judge parties by tendencies, attacked tariff rhetoric, and argued Democracy serves honest business while condemning abuses in the stock market.
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Carnegie Hall
Mr. Bryan
Sith Street
Bryan
Republican Party
Inspector Walsh
58Th Street
Sixth Avenue
Congress
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Taft
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Herman Ridder
Staats-Zeitung
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