Taft Welcomes Japanese Delegation at Lake Minnetonka
President Taft met fifty members of the Japanese Commission to the United States at a Lafayette Club luncheon on Lake Minnetonka. He praised Japanese industry and patriotism, toasted the Emperor, and stressed friendship, saying Japan fights for peace. He met the delegation prior to a Des Moines departure, with remarks praising individual members and noting Yale and Japanese connections.
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Taft
United States
Japan
America
Lafayette Club
Lake Minnetonka
Commercial Club
Minneapolis
Westminster Presbyterian Church
J. E. Bushnell
Des Moines
Iowa
Chicago & Great Western Railroad
Johnson
Baron Shibusawa
Tokio
Ehecking
Governor Johnson in steady condition after surgery
Rochester Minn Sept 19 Governor Johnson’s condition remained practically stationary today with little improvement since Saturday. Doctors report no septic poisoning but warn danger of peritonitis persists while his pulse 102 temperature 100.4 and respiration rise. he sleeps intermittently and shows slight relief from pain though abdomen remains distended and nourishment is limited.
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Rochester
Minn
Johnson
Charles F. McNevin
McNevin
Miss Stella Jones Charged With Stealing From Milk Company
Miss Stella Jones of Glenwood, cashier for the Ohio and Pittsburg Milk Company, is arrested on a charge of stealing $1,500 since last April. She claims the money was given to fiancé Gilbert N. Esler to prevent desertion. Esler, also under arrest, is alleged to have received large sums from Jones. Detectives traced funds through books and Jones's diary. Esler had used aliases Dr. Madden and Dr. Bilmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Pittsburg
Stella Jones
Glenwood
Ohio and Pittsurg Milk Company
Gilbert N. Esler
Esler
Morgan
Dillon
Miss Jones
Madden
Dr. Bilmore
Roller coaster accident at Fort George leaves two injured
A coaster car derailed near the Harlem River at Fort George last night, throwing a man and a woman from the car. Mrs Mary Bradhurst suffered a fractured skull and spine with multiple rib injuries, while Henry Murphy sustained a fractured right hip. They were taken to Washington Heights Hospital in serious condition. Arch ie L Spinney, the cashier of the device, was jailed on a technical assault charge. Witnesses say the riders stood up as their car reached the point of ejection. Murphy disputes this. Police know two rear-car occupants John Alcock and Walter Young, shipboard waiters aboard Cunard Line s Campania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort George
Mary Bradhurst
West 48Th Street
Henry Murphy
West 4Th Street
Washington Heights Hospital
Archie L. Spinney
H Street
1524 Street
John Alcock
Walter Young
Campania
Cunard Line
Harlem River
Lost Overboard From Yacht Mistral Off Racine
Dr. Joseph Wassell a Chicago dentist living in Lake Forest disappeared after falling from the schooner yacht Mistral bound from Chicago to Milwaukee six miles off Racine. A storm rose at midnight as guests and crew were on deck. Captain Hayworth ordered lifelines but Wassell vanished and could not be found. Chicago reports note Wassall’s 1996 divorce from Mrs. Wassall, now Mrs. Thomas L. Chadbourne of New York, musician.
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Tribune
Racine
Wis
Joseph Wassell
Chicago
Lake Forest
Mistral
Milwaukee
Hayworth
Dr. Wasrell
Wassell
Joseph W. Wassall
Wassall
Thomas L. Chadbourne
New York
Chadbourne
Opium Seizure Packed Half Ton to Be Shipped
The Philippine government will ship nearly half a ton of opium seized in customs cases to the Bureau of Insular Affairs in Washington. The opium will be sold for medicinal use to drug manufacturers, with medicines provided to hospitals and clinics. Proceeds will be returned to the Bureau of Customs as tariff, and informers will receive a share. Also notices of Hudson Fulton Warships schedules appear with routes and departure times.
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Manila
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Washington
Philippines
Bureau of Health
Bureau of Customs
Wright Here to Fly Race Against Curtiss
Wilbur Wright arrives in New York to prepare for the Hudson Fulton celebration. He vows to fly at least ten miles for sixty minutes and considers daring feats if the moment arrives. Curtiss feud and legal action are noted as Wright eyes Governors Island grounds and awaits his rival.
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Wilbur Wright
Lower Broadway
Grand Central Station
William J. Hammer
Committee On Aeronautics
Hudson-Fulton
Miss Mabel Hammer
Aero Club of America
The
Aeronautic Society
Mr. Wright
Dayton
Ohio
New York
Wrights
Inquirer
Mr. Curtiss
Wright
Governors Island
Kitty Hawk
N.C
Fort Myer
Curtiss
Governor's Island
Kaiser Wilhelm IL
Hudson-Fulton Commission
Crippled Watchman Saves Drowning Girl in East River
John Moran a rheumatic watchman at No. 8 East 93d Street jumped into the East River yesterday to rescue Elsie Liebers of No. 451 East 80th Street who slipped from a pier into the water. Moran pulled her to safety and she was uninjured. More than five hundred people watched from a nearby athletic field.
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John Moran
East 93d Street
East River
Elsie Liebers
East 80Th Street
91St Street
Moran
Roosevelt carries Pole claim news to Battle Harbor
Will iam Pritchard cabin boy on the Roosevelt admits Dr. Frederick A. Cook told him the pole details and route. Harry Whitney also knows the facts but did not disclose them to Commander Peary. The Roosevelt heads for Sydney and New York, flag flying, after a voyage marked by ice and hard work.
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Battle Harbor
Labrador
Marconi
Cape Ray
N.F
Roosevelt
Frederick A. Cook
William Pritchard
Annatok
Murphy
Pritchard
Cook
Esquimans
Whitney
Peary
Etah
Dr. Cook
New Haven
Pole
Civilization
Marconi Station
Sydney
New York
Bartlett
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Harry Whitney
Greenland
Professor McMillan
Cape Morris Jesup
McMillan
Battle
Peary Nearing Sydney After Pole Question Sparks Debate
Wireless report says Roosevelt with Commander Peary aboard passed Amour Point Labrador at 8 p m as leading figures return to American ports fueling the Cook pole theory dispute. Controversy centers on Dr Frederick Cook’s claimed discovery and Peary’s mounting expedition details at Etah.
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Sydney
Roosevelt
Peary
Amour Point
Labrador
Robert E. Peary
Frederick A. Cook
American Porta
Cook
Pole
Battle Harbor
Dr. Cook
Etah
Harry Whitney
George Norton
Larned
Erik
Norton
Whitney
John Murphy
William Pritchard
Murphy
Pritchard
Canadian claims 130 acres of ice at the North Pole
Thomas Acheson of 716 Carson street, a former Canadian soldier who served with the Perth Rifles in the Fenian raids and Indian wars, says he received a grant of 130 acres of land or ice around the North Pole from the Canadian government. He asserts he was the last beneficiary allowed under English law to apply for such land and expects to prove his claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
Pittsburg
Thomas Dchab
Carson Street
Perth Rifles
Canada
North Pole
Acheson
Clyde Line Steamer Carib Disabled Off Cape Hatteras
A wireless report from Fire Island Station stated the Clyde Line steamship Carib was anchored off Cape Hatteras with its machinery disabled. A revenue cutter departed Delaware Breakwater at 9:30 PM to assist. The Comanche reported attempting to tow but the line parted. Carib had departed New York Friday under Captain Packer bound for Wilmington North Carolina and Georgetown South Carolina with merchandise and passengers.
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Fire Island
Clyde Line
Cape Hatteras
Delaware
New York
Packer
Wilmington
N. Cea
Georgetown
S. C
John T. Brush Injured In Gale Aboard Kaiser Wilhelm II
A wireless dispatch from the Kaiser Wilhelm II reports New York Baseball Club president John T. Brush was thrown to the deck during a gale and suffered a broken right arm. The steamer departed Cherbourg on September 15.
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Paris
John T. Brush
New York Baseball Club
Cherbourg
St Regis Patron In Forgery Case Abroad
Police from Cherbourg Bremen and Plymouth seek George A Bahlken alias George A Baker once staying at the St Regis Havana passenger on Kronprinzess in Cecelie bound for Cherbourg. Hotel officials dispute the forgery claim noting a $350 check cashed and that no other debts or complaints exist. Baker claimed ties to Hotel Sevilla Havana and left Sept 13 after settling his bill.
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McCafferty
Cherbourg
Bremen
Plymouth
George A. Bahliken
The
St. Regis
George A. Baker
Havana
Kronprinzess
Cecelie
Bohlken
Joseph Haan
Haan
Mr. Haan
Baker
Sevilla
Rich Convicts Worry About Riverside Penitentiary Break
Pittsburg report details wealthy inmates at Riverside Penitentiary seeking intervention to avoid transfer to Atlanta government prison. The so called bankers' colony clashes with Warden John Francis over privileges and dining with common prisoners as state investigators uncover conduct.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Riverside Penitentiary
Atlanta
John Francis
William Montgomery
Francis
Montgomery
Killing at picnic ends life of Long Island City man
Otto L. Frank of Pacific street and Grand avenue Long Island City was killed by Charles Bsidig of Brooklyn at a Nas sau Brewing Company picnic at Brockman Farm near Woodhaven. A rifle misfired during a shooting match. Bsidig surrendered to Ozone Park police on a homicide charge.
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Otto L. Frank
Pacific Street
Grand Avenue
Long Island City
Charles Bsidig
Bergen Street
Brooklyn
Nassau Brewing Company
Frank
Esidig
Brockman’s Farm
Old South Road
Woodhaven
Long Islandd
Roy Takes Bride From Convent in Toronto Escape
Frederick Mugele Jr., seventeen, elopes with Stella M Talbot, seventeen, an heiress from a Toronto convent. The couple obtained a dispensation to wed and were married at Niagara Falls by Rev Father J J Roach. Mugele then escorted them to Pittsburg. Stella’s mother at Niagara Falls declined to respond to pleas for forgiveness.
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The
Tribune
Pittsburg
Frederick Mugel’e
Frederick, Jr
Stella M. Talbot
Toronto
Niagara Falls
J. J. Roach
Church of the Sacred Heart
Mr. Mugele
Buffalo
Niagara Avenue
Cook challenges Peary with authoritative journey records
On the Oscar II Frederick A Cook sails toward New York delaying arrival to allow Arctic Club reception. He asserts Peary has given no proof and calls for a public, preliminary narrative to compare with his own records while praising international support and urging a fair settlement of the pole dispute.
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Nantucket
United Wireless
Marconi Wireless Telegraph
Cook
Associated Press
Theo
Det
Peary
Denmark
Sweden
Uni States of
Explorer
Arctic Club
Grand Republic
Oc«Casion
Dr. Cook
R. O. Stebbins
Waldorf
New Haven
Harry Whitney
Jeanie
New York
International Polar Commission
Battle Harbor
Rome
Italian Geographical Society
United States
Bugher Involved In Arrest Of Student Cyclist
Deputy Police Commissioner Bugher personally directed the arrest at 1st Street and Riverside Drive of Henry Schwanenplager, a student at 134 East Tist Street. At West 68th Street station, he arranged a reckless driving charge against the youth, who allegedly rode south on Riverside Drive in a reckless manner. A Hudson Fulton Day Line Service schedule is also noted.
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Frederick H. Bugher
1St Street
Riverside Drive
Henry Schwanen
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Baroness Shibusawa
YALE
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Amherst
Psi Upsilon
Doi
Osaka
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Imperial University
Iwamoto
Osaka Stock Exchange
Ko Mateukata
Kobe
Matsukata
Heffelfinger
Mr. Taft
Heff
Yale Guard
Otani
Yokohamaf Commerce
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Chamber of Commerce
Sageb Ua Wart
Coulthard
Gov. Johnson
Cashier
Lake Michigan
Philippine
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Staten Island
Hook
A. M
Commission
International
Army
Singer
Flatiron
Metropolitan Tower
Queensboro
Williamsburg
Girl
Leader
Breagh With
Clyde
Carib
Hatteras
Police of Europe
Roy
Oscar II
United Wireless Telegraph
Boston
Sandy Hoat
Paster Bjork
Duluth
Mine
Cap’ Hempel
Cold
Nilsen
Benjamin F. Truebleed
American Peace Society
Bugher
Oneeckaee Reed
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