Travers Holds Title Proves Wizard at Golf
Jerome W. Travers of Montclair New Jersey won the national amateur golf championship for the second year in a row, defeating Max Behr of Morris County by 8 up and 7 to play in the 36 hole final. Behr fought bravely but Travers’ steadiness and superb short game carried the match, with Travers finishing on the eleventh green. The presentation by Daniel Chauncey marked Travers’s nerve during the ceremony.
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Jerome WD. Travers
Montclair
N. J
Garden City
Max Behr
Morris County
Travers
New Jersey
Behr
Guch
Walter J. Travis
Daniel Chauncey
United States Golf Association
Walter ‘Travis
Englewood Golf Club fills cup qualifiers with 72 net
At Englewood Golf Club yesterday members qualified for the president's cup in handicap medal play. E. Martin Jr led with a 72 net aided by a liberal handicap. The scores followed.
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Englewood Golf Club
E. Martin, Jr
Fox Hills Golf Club hosts Armstrong medal round results
At Fox Hills Golf Club yesterday the Armstrong medal first round decided A and B handicaps. B S Bot tome won the A division with a 1-7- percent card while R A Sassen led Class B with an unusually low net of 55 after a patrolie allowance. Scores followed.
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Fox Hillis
B. S. Bottome
R. A. Sassen
False nun arrested for alms saloon imposture
Annie Miller alias Gabler and Warner was arrested at Ninth Avenue and 40th Street while collecting alms in a Sister of Charity guise. Detective Forbes links her to widespread solicitations, with Archbishop Farley alerting churches. She has prior Blackwell's Island confinement and received six months at the Workhouse after arraignment.
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Annie Miller
Gabler and Warner
Ninth Avenue
40Th Street
Charity
Forbes
Central Office
Farley
Blackwell's Island
West 22d Street
Droege
Lunatic Pleads Case Before Judge At Matteawan
Severin E. De Angelis an inmate and lawyer appeared before Judge Tompkins seeking release from Matteawan Asylum. He argued his sanity and asked for a New York County jury trial, while officials say he remains of unsound mind and dangerous if freed.
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Newburg
N. Y
Severin E. de Angelis
Matteawan
Tompkins
de Angelis
Supreme Court
Walter L. Marser
New York City
Jerome
A- Delos Kneeland
New York County
Lamb
Golfers Qut on Many Links
Golf results from Wee Burn and Canoe Brook clubs include first and semi final rounds in the Wee Burn championship with Selleck and Scofield advancing. Consolation rounds feature Rinehart and MacDonald, plus multiple contests and cup scores at Canoe Brook with Robert leading and Cornwall winning the Bunker cup tie.
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the Tribune
Stamford
Conn
Wee Burn Golf Club
F. W. Doty, Jr
Homer S. Cummings
C. S. Selleck
B. M. Squire
EB. L. Scofield, Jr
Dr. Wallace
Frederick Schavoir
Gerrit Smith
C. S&s
P. N. Knapp
E. L. Scofield
Irving Raymond
W. D. MacDonald
J. R. R. Swann
W. L. Baldwin
James Hoyt Knapp
E. E. Rinehart, Jr
Scofield
Dr. MacDonald
Baldwin
Mulct law not a license in Iowa liquor dispute
In Davenport Judge McPherson voids United Breweries Company bid for injunction against civic federation. He states Iowa liquor law has never been a true license system, with mulct tax only offering defense against prosecution while prohibiting lawful sale of liquor.
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Davenport
Iowa
United States
United Breweries Company of
New Jersey
Davenport Civic Federation
Smith McPherson
United Breweries Company
Civic Federation
Scott County
United States Circuit Court
McPherson
Temperance Parade Planned in Chicago on Sept 26
Chicago officials announce a first city temperance parade to be held Saturday afternoon September 26. Mrs Emily L Hill president of the Cook County Woman's Christian Temperance Union says nearly every Protestant minister in the city, Salvation Army forces, Volunteers of America, church members and many children will march in white costumes with bands and bleats. The event has no political aim and is educational.
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Chicago
Emily L. Hill
Cook County Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Salvation Army
Volunteers of America
Had Apron Full of Jewelry in West Philadelphia Theft
In Philadelphia on September 19 a servant girl named Mary Kelly stole an apron full of jewelry valued at $5,000 from the home of John E. Marsden in West Philadelphia. She gained the job Thursday and vanished after leaving under the guise of posting a letter as Mrs. Marsden missed her. The missing jewelry was discovered in the safe empty.
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Philadelphia
John E. Marsden
Physician's Daughter Found Dead In Outhouse
Pittsburg Sept 19 Miss Jane E Smith eighteen year old daughter of Dr Henry Smith a prominent retired physician was found dead early today in an outhouse. The young woman was partially dressed and a bottle containing carbolic acid was nearby. She had recently returned from a visit to her brother John H Smith of New York City and gave no intimation of intended suicide.
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Pittsburg
Jane E. Smith
Henry Smith
Championship rounds at Apawamis Club crown winners
In yesterdays play Fuller defeated Ford 4 up 3 to play Plummer beat Harts horn 6 up 5 to play and Meyer defeated H. A. Sherman 3 up 2 to play A handicap cup for players at 13 or over was won by E. J. Laidlaw.
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Apawamis Club
Fuller
Ford
Plummer
Hartshorn
Meyer
H. A. Sherman
E. J. Laidlaw
Miniature House Conversion Proposed on West 46th Street
Brooklyn architect M A Cantor applied to Buildings Superintendent Murphy for a permit to convert a brick 10%-foot high storage house behind a four story home at 447 West 46th Street into a one family dwelling. The plan shows a 9 ft 10 in kitchen a 6 ft 8 in bedroom and a 10 ft 4 in parlor with a mullion front window and a vestibule with storm door. The owner is May Funuram.
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M. A. Cantor
Brooklyn
Murphy
West 46Th Street
May Funuram
Cantor
Williar Wins Bogie Handicap at Yountakah Club
K A Williar won the bogie handicap race for a prize presented by William Abbott at the Yountakah Country Club yesterday. With a 10 stroke allowance he finished 4 up. results follow.
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K. A. Williar
William Abbott
Yountakah Country Club
Patterson Wins Gripping 36-Hole Labor Day Cup Match
Frank M. Patterson defeats C. W. Pierson at Richmond County Country Club in a tense 36-hole Labor Day cup battle. Patterson edges ahead by two holes, with final medal scores Patterson 184 167 and Pierson 168.
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Frank M. Patterson
C. W. Pierson
Richmond County Country Club
Patterson
Pierson
Arsdale Golf Club Second Round Results
In the Arsdale club championship, J. B. C. Baker defeated J. F. Woodward 1 up after nineteen holes, E. B. Heal won over J. McBart ney 7 up with 6 to play, and H. J. Gee beat A. H. Gussman 4 up with 3 to play. A. H. Lockett vs F. W. M. Fullerton was scheduled for today.
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Arsdale Golf Club
J. B. C. Baker
J. F. Woodward
E. B. Heal
J. McBartney
H. J. Gee
A. H. Gussman
A. H. Lockett
F. W. M. Fullerton
Montclair Golf Club Handicap Ends In Tie Then Playoff
Upper Montclair Country Club members played an eighteen hole handicap for a cut glass dish. Robert Ainsley and R H Giles tied at net 65 with Ainsley winning in the playoff. Semi final results included Herman Struller beating F Fishler one up, E W Sparks over J I Power one up, and F R Jardine over F W Williams two up.
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the Tribune
Montclair
N. J
Upper
King
R. W. Marrin
W. B. Dodd
H. Struller
C. H. Donnell
G. J. Power
A. C. Fetteroff
F. W. Ay R. B. Neff
Ea Mills
H. G. J. Mackie J. Af Lyman
Jc. B. Rearick
Wykagyl Country Club First Round Golf Matches Held
At Wykagyl Country Club yesterday first round matches ran in three divisions. A women’s putting contest was won by Mrs A P Tyler with 30 strokes. In the first division E H Hart defeated F E B McLean 3 and 1 and J D Calhoun beat C M Relyea 1 up after 19 holes. Other results include W R Delnoce 4 3 over L Goetting and J R Turner 8 7 over H W Kemble. Second division saw multiple close finishes led by C L Moreau 2 1 over G H Ferguson and J G Deericks 1 up over B K Farnham. Third division featured 27 holes to decide E A Wilson 1 up over C M De Mott and D G Kennedy 1 up over C K Cowan.
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Wykagyl Country Club
A. P. Tyler
E. H. Hart
F. EB. McLean
J. D. Calhoun
C. M. Relyea
F. W Howard
M. F. Serby
G. K. Maltby
W. F Stevenson
B. S. Young
Francis Wilson
H. V. Gaines
T. W. Bermingham
C. L. Moreau
G. H. Ferguson
F. P. Smith
H. W. Jessup
J. G. Deericks
B. K. Farnham
A. P. Morris
A. H. Moore
W. R. Delnoce
L. C. Goetting
J. R Turner
H W. Kemble
C. W. Wilder
H. W. Pratt
G. H. Fox
Arthur Stiles
E. A. Wilson
C. M. de Mott
W. G. Ashmead
C. E. Patterson
J. F. Potter
W. H. Evans
H. Herrick
A. P. O’brien
Richards Wins Special Cup in St Andrews Net Cup
Eight players qualified in the sixth monthly handicap at St. Andrews Golf Club for the net cup matches. H. C. Richards captured the special cup. Qualifying scores follow.
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St. Andrews Golf Club
H. C. Richards
Big Suit Against T. C. Platt Is Dismissed
Chicago judge refused to reinstate a $3 900 000 suit filed by James Donovan against J. Platt Underwood and Senator T C Platt over timber lands in Michigan and Wisconsin. The action, pending three years, was dismissed for Donovan's failure to appear.
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Chicago
Clifford
James Donovan
J. Platt Underwood
T. C. Platt
New York
Michigan
Wisconsin
St. Louis Pro Baseball Game Called Off in New Brunswick
The St. Louis National League team was to play a game here tomorrow but Mayor Florence objected and the contest is canceled. The home team will face another amateur club. Fans pay a quarter for a cardboard tag but no admission is charged.
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New Brunswick
N. J
St. Louis
Florence
Boy Walks Fifteen Miles With Bullet Wound To Hospital
Sixteen year old Philip Radina left Williamstown New Jersey to reach a Philadelphia hospital after being shot in the chest during a burglary at his employer's residence. He collapsed upon arrival and doctors say recovery is impossible. He said burglars fired the shot during the break in.
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Philadelphia
Philip Radina
Williamstown
N. J
Patrolman Intervenes As Robbers Surrender In Brooklyn
Three armed Italians forced entry at No 1124 Albany Avenue Brooklyn into the home of Joseph Genaro a storekeeper. Genaro battled with them until Patrolman John Carroll arrived and the men surrendered dropping their revolvers. They gave names Antonio Bellendrella Lorenz Capute and Louis Capie with addresses listed.
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Joseph Genaro
Albany Avenue
Brooklyn
Genaro
John Carroll
Schenectady Avenue
Carroll
Antonio Bellendrella
Lorimer Street
Lorenz Capute
Morrem Street
Louis Capie
Humboldt Street
Suits Against Thomas Adjourned In New Jersey
Long Branch reports adjournment of two suits against E. R. Thomas over the August collision. Trials postponed. Thomas reportedly cannot leave hospital before February. suits include driving without a license and speeding. Also, jury list prepared for Theodore S. Whitmore murder trial set for October 26 after a May deadlock.
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the Tribune
Long Branch
N. J
Charles H. Ivins
Red Bank
E. R. Thomas
Recorder van Doren
Mr. Thomas
J. B. M. Smith
Ivins
Thomas
Whitmore
Garven
Alexander Simpson
Mr. Simpson
Justice Swayze
Supreme Court
Jersey City
Theodore S. Whitmore
Lampblack
Harrison
Coler Again Duns B R T Over 800000 Bill
Borough President Coler of Brooklyn has sent an $800000 bill to the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company for work on its tracks in the borough since 1902. President Winter of the B R T said the bill is with the company's legal department.
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Coler
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Winter
Central Park Players Triumph In Interpark Tennis Meet
Central Park defeats Van Cortlandt Park four matches to two at The Bronx as Weiss Marx and Pike win singles for Central Park. Doubles see Van Cortlandt win one and Central Park win another by default. In St Marys Park, St Marys beat Bronx Park five to one with one unfinished.
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Interpark
van Cortlandt Park
Bronx
Weiss
Marx
Pike
St. Mary's Park
Bronx Park
St. Mary’s Park
Samuel Weiss
Central
Stanley Ward
van Cortlandt
Joseph Marx
F. A. Goddard
F. A. Minchim
H. Amlauer
Samuel M. Pike
M. Mindlin
Haas
Pearsall
Reynoldson
Alleged Laundry Trust Faces DC Bonded Prosecution
An independent DC laundry firm seeks a permanent injunction in the District Supreme Court against the Washington Laundrymen's Exchange. The suit charges a conspiracy of 11 leading laundries to provoke boycotts and destroy competition by cutting rates to impoverish the plaintiff and force it out of business.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Filth in Table Waters Sparks Fraud Alarm in Chicago
Dr Joseph Favil Biehn, director of the Chicago city laboratory, declares several top bottled waters harbor more colon bacilli than city mains water. He claims many waters are hydrant water with poor filtration and brands selling these waters face ruin. He criticizes market filters as sometimes more dangerous than no filter at all.
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Chicago
Joseph Favil Biehn
Chicago City Laboratory
Chicago Drug Club
American Chemical Society
Biehn
Leopards Born at Lincoln Park Zoo Sets World Record
Lincoln Park Zoo reports two leopard cubs born to Kittie the queen. Keeper DeVry cites a world record for three months with twelve births, including jaguars and eight lions in the period, marking a notable wildlife birth spree.
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Chicago
Lincoln Park Zoo
Kittie
DeVry
Two Department Clerks Drowned in Potomac Blaze
In Washington on September 19, William H. Gray once of Chicago and William T. Rule, clerks in the Department of Commerce and Labor, were drowned when their gasoline launch caught fire on the eastern Potomac. William E. Alger, also of the department, escaped after a struggle in the marshes.
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Washington
William H. Gray
Chicago
William 3. Rule
Department of Commerce and Labor
William E. Alger
Potomac
Alger
Conference at Mohona list of noted speakers announced
States Commissioner of Education Francis E Leupp and James S Sherman Republican vice presidential nominee headline a speaker list for Mohona with Major General J Fang lin Bell and W Cameron Forbes among others. The second day covers parhooting affairs with Henry C Ide and Filipino officials and judges.
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James S. Sherman
George .L
California
Friedman
Ct Lisle
Vermont
Philippines
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United States Congress
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The
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Manila
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Congress
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Hartford Courant
J. E. Bloom
Hawatt
Porto Rico
Edwin G. Dexter
George Cabot Ward
Sefior Marttn Travieso, Jr
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Gay Juan
Charles Hartzell
George B. Carter
Hawaii
W. A. Bryan
Honolulu
John Timothy Stone
Baltimore
James M. Taylor
Vassar College
John & Steicher
Leslie's Weekly
William Hayes Ward
the Independent
William V. Kelly
Methodist Review
John R Devins
the Observer
A E. Dunning
Congregationalist
John B. Drury
the Christian Intelligencer
Thomas ©. Conant
the Examiner
H. L. Bridgman
Brooklyn Standard Union
Mercantile Securities Company Placed in Receiver's Hands
Chicago officials report the Mercantile Securities Company, part of the Rhodus high finance chain, is in receivership with John C. Fetzer appointed. The firm raised 1.25 million in preferred stock and aims to return 1.5 million or more, while authorities seek missing funds and assets amid an ongoing Central Life Securities Company receivership.
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Mercantile Securities Company
Rhoda Brothers
John C. Fetzer
Central Life Securities Company
Kohlsaat
United States Circuit Court
Maine
Thomas P. Birch
Edward F. Rhodus
Minnie S. Scully
Rhodus
William L. Sherrill
Fire at Vallejo navy yard costs lives and injures crew
A gasoline blaze at the Vallejo navy yard killed chief machinist Theodore May and left several others injured. Authorities believe three men may be missing and drowned after leaping into water surrounding a floating workshop. Fire damaged submarines Pike and Gramps, with losses around 290 dollars and damage to nearby vessels.
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Vallejo
Cal
Navy Yard
Theodore May
Fred Martin
Pike
Gramps
Arethusa
Supa
Couple Die In Gas At Home On East East Street
Albert C. W. Gresse and his wife Miss Berths Schmidt found dead in their home at 244 East South Street. A nurse said Mrs. Giesse died during the night and her husband committed death by his own action by inhaling gas. A German note noted the husband could not live alone. The wife was sixty eight. the husband feeble and unable to work. Neighbors notified a charitable organization.
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Albert C. W. Gresse
East Sth
Outsiders Involved in Strikes Amid Gas Company Turmoil
Lamplighters aided by outsiders attacked strike breakers, with some arrested. Prendergast discussed action with Deputy Bugher as extra officers were posted in uptown districts. Albany reports 40 percent meter tests show 2 percent errors. 8 meters fast up to 22 percent, highest 17.5 percent fast.
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Welsbach Gas Umpany
Prendergast
Pole
Uptowa Tricts
Albany
Public Service
Sant
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