Direct primary in New Jersey centers on Colby renomination
The new direct primary law faces its first test in New Jersey with Essex County a key battleground where boss interests and public service corporations unite to deny Everett Colby renomination. Sheriff races draw wide attention as nine Republicans and eight Democrats seek their party nominations amid county contests in Hudson and Passaic.
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New Jersey
Essex County
Public Service
Everett Colby
Hudson
New Idea
Passaic
Colby
W. Fellowes Morgan
New Idea Organization
Boss Rule
Senator Colby
Girl Prevents Murder by Grabbing Father in Bronx Home
Lulu Buss an eighteen year old daughter of Louis Buss a Bronx tailor halted a planned family massacre by grabbing his wrist as he drew a revolver. The gun misfired, bullets struck the ceiling. Mrs Buss and the boy Edwin fled while neighbors called police. Patrolman Finnegan handcuffed the weakened father as the girl fainted.
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Lulu Buss
Louis Buss
Park Avenue
The
Bronx
Buss
Edwin
Iulu
Finnegan
Morrisania
Labor unions report encouraging trade conditions across state
Union representatives affiliated with the American Federation of Labor stated they received dispatch-based reports from union officers nationwide. Most reports are encouraging with wage gains in some areas, rising demand for workers in the West, and strong conditions in granite districts. Adams Mass reports improving conditions with ample unskilled work soon. Covington Ky notes steady wages and Biddeford Me reports slight wage increases.
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American Federation of Labor
Adams
Mass
Covington
Biddeford
Diamond Wedding Celebrated by Rev David Freeland Couple
Elizabeth New Jersey September 21 Special The sixtieth anniversary of Elizabeth and Freeland was celebrated at their daughter Mary Miller’s home with three daughters a grandchild clerical friends and Monroe New York First Presbyterian Church members. The couple who wed when she was sixteen and he twenty three met as children in Philadelphia and were married in Second Presbyterian Church. They express hope to reach at least another decade of life together.
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Elizabeth
N. J
David Niles Freeland
Freeland
Mary E. Burwell
Mary J. Miller
First Presbyterian Church of
Monroe
N. Y
Mrs. Freeland
SHERMAN TO SPEAK IN SOUTH JERSEY
James S Sherman the Republican vice presidential nominee will speak in South Jersey on Thursday at Camden for the 1st Congressional District Convention and then at the Mount Holly fair where Politicians Day is expected to draw a large crowd. The state electors convention will meet in Trenton Friday with a likely address by Senator Knox or a similar Republican figure.
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Sherman
South Jersey
James S. Sherman
Camden
Henry Loudenslager
Mount Holly Fair
Trenton
United States
Knox
Gus Eberhard on Trial in Hackensack Murder Case
Otillie Eberhard, key witness for the state, testifies in Hackensack Supreme Court that she believes Gus Eberhard killed his aunt, though she maintains one story. She denies engagement to Gus and says the stolen $2,400 belonged to her. Defense hints at insanity. prosecutors may call an alienist if sanity emerges as a defense issue. Judge Parker scolds jurors over death penalty scruples.
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Tribune
Hackensack
Otillie Eberhard
Gus Eberhard
Supreme Court
Gus
Eberhard
Paddock
Suasquehanna
Carlos Macdonald
St. John
Koester
Justice Parker
Slayer Jailed Insane for Marlboro Farm Killings
Freehold report: Frank Zastera, after confessing to fatally shooting employer William B. Sheppard, his wife Josephine Ryan Sheppard, and servant Jennie Bendy at Marlboro Squad Farm near Wickatunk on May 16, is ordered committed to the New York Insane Hospital. Three doctors testified to unsound mind, with one diagnosing dementia precox and predicting a progressive decline. He was taken to the asylum at 4 PM.
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Freehold
Frank Zastera
Harry K. Thaw
Zastera
William B. Sheppard
Josephine Ryan Sheppard
Jennie Bendy
Marlboro Squad
Wickatunk
Willard P. Voorhees
New York Insane Hospital
S. A. Patterson
Voorhees
D. McLean Forman
Harvey S. Brown
W. H. Hicks
Essex County Hospital For
Hicks
Black Hand Society
Pablo Sarasate dead in Biarritz at 77
Pablo de Sarasate a famed Spanish violinist died in Biarritz France yesterday. Born March 10 1844 in Pamplona he studied at the Paris Conservatory and rose to international fame through performances in Paris London and across Europe. His career featured premieres and collaborations with Bruch Wagner and d Albert among others and he earned numerous honors including Isabel la Catholica and Legion d Honneur.
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Biarritz
France
Pablo de Sarasate
Pablo Martin Meliton de Sarasate
Pamplona
Paris Conservatory
Alard
Peters
Paris
Spain
London
Crystal Palace
Europe
Eugene d’Albert
South America
Beethoven
Mendelssohn
Spohr
Viett
Max Bruch
Lato
Sarasate
Donna Maria Christina
Isabel la Catholica
Charles III
Romania
Prussia
Danebruk Order
Denmark
White Eagle
Weimar
Officeir de la Légion d’Honneur
Royal Conservatoire
Malaga
Grove
Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Corelli
Rossini
Death of former Colombia President Dr J M Marroquin
Bogota reports the death of Dr. J M Marroquin ex President and former Vice President who served as president after San Clemente in 1900. His term saw Colombia Venezuelan clashes in 1901 and the Guajira fighting. Panama’s 1903 uprising and U S recognition followed. Reyes succeeded him in August 1904.
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Dr. Marroquin
Republic
Dr. San Clemente
Chill
Panama
Colombia
United States
United States Senate
Rafael Reyes
Mad Dog Attack Ends in Fatal Corner Battle
A watchman James Hall and Patrolman John O'Donnell faced a half wolfhound and Irish terrier in a vacant Fulton Street building, Brooklyn. The dog wounded Hall and badly tore O'Donnell’s forearms and thumb before four policemen killed it with a rope and a bullet.
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Fulton Street
Brooklyn
John O'Donnell
Pasteur Institute
James Hall
Bridge Bricklayers Strike at Manhattan Approach
Bricklayers at the Manhattan approach to the Blackwell Island Bridge began a strike yesterday over employing members of the Pavers and Rammers' Union for brick paving. Pavers also quit. AEF union committee met with contractors Snare & Trieste and bricklayers, and the strikers returned to work pending arbitration.
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Manhattan
Blackwell's Island Bridge
Pavers and Rammers
American Federation of Labor
Snare & Trieste
Death of Montreal Bishop Carmichael Shocks City
The Very Rev James Carmichael bishop of Montreal died suddenly at his home after preaching at Christ Church Cathedral. He returned from London September 11 following Pan Anglican and Lambeth conferences. Death attributed to heart disease. His successor to be chosen by the diocesan synod in February. He served as Dean of Montreal and authored sermons and works on natural history.
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Montreal
James Carmichael
London
Christ Church Cathedral
Carmichael
Dublin
Canada
Huron
Clinton
Ontario
St. George's
Church of the Ascension
Hamilton
Lennoxville
Trinity College, Toronto
Diocesan College
Salmeron Former Spanish Cortes President Dies in Pau
Nicolas Salmeron y Alonso born 1838 at Alhamalo Seco. A Madrid Republican, he was jailed in 1855, released in 1868, Deputy in 1871, Minister of Justice in 1873, and led the government during the interregnum before the Bourbon restoration. He fled to Lisbon and Paris, returning after Sagasta’s permission and repeatedly elected to the Cortes.
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Don Nicolas Salmeron Y Alonso
Alhamalo Seco
Republican Committee
Madrid
Cortes
Amadeo
Pi Y Margall
Sefior Salmeron
Salmeron
Lisbon
Paris
Sagasta
Spain
Warburg House Sold by S. Osgood Pell & Co
Paul M Warburg sells the five story white stone house at No 3 East 62nd Street on a 25 by 100 foot lot. Buyer is Robert Hager Jr of the city. The asking price was 175000 dollars.
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S. Osgood Pell & Co
Paul M. Warburg
Warburg
Robert Hager, Jr
William H. Hull Advertising Pioneer Dies in Brooklyn
William H. H. Hull aged sixty eight, a veteran advertising figure in the city, died yesterday at his home 139 Herkimer Street Brooklyn from apoplexy. Born in Oxford New York he moved to the city as a clerk for Lord Taylor then became a partner in Goodrich Hull. He founded W H Hull & Co twenty years ago and remained active in it until his death. A longtime Tribune Building tenant, he was a bachelor.
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William H. H. Hull
Herkimer Street
Brooklyn
Mr. Hull
Oxford
N. Y
Lord & Taylor
Goodrich & Hull
W. H. H. Hull & Co
Hull
Tribune
Fatally Hurts Brother in Dispute in Illinois
I C Harwood fatally shot his brother Jesse Harwood during a dispute over a promissory note endorsed by Jesse. The men, residents of Janesville near Mattoon, had equal shares of their father’s estate, and jealousy over wealth is alleged as a motive.
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Tribune
Mattoon
Ill
I. C. Harwood
Jesse Harwood
Janesville
Here
Jesse
Davis Named for 11th Coast Artillery Command
Brigadier General David P. Austen selects Lieutenant Colonel C. O. Davis as successor colonel of the 11th Coast Artillery. Davis is not eager for the post, but Austen persuaded him to try. Major Ashley slated to succeed Davis.
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David P. Austen
11Th Coast Artillery
C. O. Davis
Davis
Austen
Ashley
Paving Havana Streets Starts Under Brooklyn Firm
The Havana paving project and sewerage installation began today after the McGivney Rokeby Company of Brooklyn secured the contract. Work will cover paving of streets and installation of a modern sewerage system in Havana with city officials presiding over the ceremonial kickoff.
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Havana
McGivney- Rokeby Company
Brooklyn
Frederick Emory Dies After Illness In Queenstown Md
Frederick Emory once a noted Baltimore journalist and author died yesterday at Queenstown Maryland after a months long illness. He served as secretary of the Bureau of American Republics in Washington under President McKinley before resigning due to ill health.
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Baltimore
Frederick Emory
Queenstown
Emory
Bureau of American Republics
Washington
McKinley
General Charles H. Miller Dies at Brooklyn Home
General Charles H. Miller founder of Miller Engineering Company in Manhattan, former Pittsburg Post Office delivery superintendent, and Civil War brigadier general, died Sunday at his Brooklyn home. Born in Pittsburg in 1844, he led the United States Army Aid Association for two terms and belonged to the Pennsylvania Society of New York and several Democratic clubs.
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Charles H. Miller
Miller Engineering Company
Manhattan
Pittsburg
Grand Army of the Republic
4Th Street
Brooklyn
Miller
United States Army Aid Association
Pennsylvania Society of New York
Brooklyn Democratic Club
Bay Ridge
Funeral of Mrs Fanny Reed in East Orange
The funeral of Mrs. Fanny Reed widow of Edward Reed who died Saturday at her home No and Prospect street East Orange New Jersey in her 84th year was held yesterday at the Brick Presbyterian Church of which she had been a member for several years. The burial was in Rural Cemetery Albany. Two sisters and a brother survive her.
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Fanny Reed
Edward Reed
Prospect Street
East Orange
N. J
Brick Presbyterian Church
Rural Cemetery
Albany
Aaron Townsend Underhill, 1823 1900s Merchant Dies at N J Home
Aaron Townsend Underhill retired merchant died Friday at his Toms River home. Born in Chappaqua in 1823, he was son of Charles R. Underhill and a descendant of Captain John Underhill. He moved to the city in 1845, made shirts and cut collars with a knife. Despite age, he rode a bicycle daily until three months ago. He married Lucinda Coft Harris in 1849 and had two sons surviving. Burial was in Green-Wood Cemetery.
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Aaron Townsend Underhill
Toms River
N. J
Mr. Underhill
Chappaqua
Charles R. Underhill
John Underhill
Underhill
Lucinda Coft Harris
Greenwood Cemetery
Frank Bower Dies at 63 Noted Pork Packer and Trotter Owner
Philadelphia reports the sudden death of Frank Bower a wealthy pork packer at sixty three. He was a prominent patron of light harness races and owned some of the fastest trotters on the track. Bower served as president of the Road Drivers' Association.
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Philadelphia
Frank Bower
Bispham Wins First Custody Battle in Court
Philadelphia September 21 David Bispham the grand opera singer won the first custody ruling against his wife Mrs Caroline R Bispham over their two children a girl fourteen and a boy ten Judge Audenried held Mrs Bispham in contempt for violating a three year old agreement about the children's custody A dramatic courtroom scene followed as the children were escorted from the courtroom to be in court again next Monday for a final decision on permanent custody.
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Philadelphia
David Bispham
Caroline R. Bispham
Audenried
Bispham
Big Fire at Chelsea Wipes Out A Large Section
A massive blaze in Chelsea Massachusetts on September 21 swept nearly five acres of frame buildings, destroying property valued initially at about 100000 and later estimated up to 400000. The box factory and lumber yards were hard hit, with five tenement houses and rail cars also destroyed. One injury, a hip dislocation to a Everett firefighter, was reported as crews from Boston Everett and Revere fought the flames amid a southwest wind and initial engine failures.
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Chelsea
Mass
Lumber Yard
Ralph Gould
Everett Call
Atwood & McManus
Pope & Cottle
Union Metal Company
Lee Brothers
John M. Carracade
Chelsea Bottling Company
Haragari
Boston & Maine Railroad
Boston
Everett
Revere
Everett Avenue
Increase In Public School Pupils Report
City schools superintendent Dr William H Maxwell reports 653 101 children registered by September 18, up 15 714 from last year. Part time students total 67 377, down 2 974 from last fall. Attendance data for School 44 in Brooklyn is omitted. The report details the yearly enrollment figures.
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William H. Maxwell
Brooklyn
Ies
SRI Re
Brisk Rental Season Aims at Long Term Leases
Leon S. Altmayer leases for Dr. John T Wyeth the private dwelling 172 West 88th street after alterations. S. Osgood Pell & Co. lists residential leases for Mrs. Cater Carr at 80 Madison Ave, Henry B. Anderson at 466 Park Ave, Sixty-fourth Street Co operative at 901 Lexington Ave, Mrs. Abbey Story Marshall at 101 East 62d and 109 East 62d, Henry K. Brower at 46 West 11th, New York Life at Yosemite Park Ave and 62d St for Richard H. Pearse, P. J. Cushley to Conde Nast at 126 East 22d St, and Mrs. Oscar Livingston to Albert J. Akin at 108 East 30th St.
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Leon S. Altmayer
John T Wyeth
West 88Th St
S. Osgood Pell & Co
Cater Carr
Magison Ave
Henry B. Anderson
Park Ave
Sixty-fourth Street
Morristown tract sold on Bernardsville Road for occupancy
Osgood Pell & Co and W J Romaine sold the Emory McClintock place on the Bernardsville Road Morristown New Jersey to a client for occupancy. The tract covers about 300 acres, features a modern house stable garage and outbuildings, is high and wooded with many drives and a hill rising about 700 feet. The asking price was 100000 dollars.
Speaks For Taft Campaign Leader Mrs Foster Addresses Republican Women
Mrs J Ellen Foster, president of the Woman's National Republican Association and Taft supporter, spoke at the Commercial Travellers' League headquarters about Taft and Bryan. She praised Taft's size of character, criticized Bryan, and urged voter support. Foster was joined by Miss Boswell and Miss Pierce. after the talk, cigars were distributed and party leaders invited her to return. Foster planned campaign stops in New York and later the West, with a meeting at Hotel Martha Washington scheduled.
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Commercial Travellers’ League
8Th Street
Broadway
Taft
J. Ellen Foster
Woman's National Republican Association
Congressional
Taft Party
Philippines
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Democratic Party
Mrs. Foster
Woman's National Republican Committee
Martha Washington
West
Virtue in Vanity and the Power of Personal Appearance
A Harper's Bazar writer argues fashion and vanity shape judgments across society. Women from wives to professionals rely on presentable looks, as appearance influences trust, time management, and social outcomes in shopping, law, teaching, and medicine.
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Bettig
Embroidery Costs Highlight Napoleons State Dress
An old Paris firm’s ledgers show Napoleons coronation robe at 10 000 francs and an embroidered coat at 3 500. He later inserted cloth at the seams. Other expenses include throne robes 53 970 francs, purple velvet drapery 10 200 francs, bees embroidered on red velvet panels 5 francs each, blue satin inner drapery 9 600 francs, gold trimming 8 509 francs, blue velvet cushion 3 020 francs, foot cushion 1 200 francs, and 1 050 bees on canopy panels costing 5 250 francs.
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Louis XVI
Napoleon I
Josephine
Antis Pleased With Progress At State Fair Syracuse
Anti suffrage forces say their display at the Syracuse State Fair drew attention to their cause and plan to expand to future fairs and counties. The suffrage booth stood close by and exchanged calls compliments and literature with the antis, revealing broad public engagement.
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Syracuse
Industrial Diseases Among Women Workers Across Trades
Dr. Alice Hamilton cites Pliny the Elder in linking ancient slave diseases to modern industrial cases. She notes lead poisoning, carbon bisulphide exposure in rubber work, dust in potteries and dyeing, and damp heat in laundries and canneries as major risks for women, causing paralysis, tuberculosis, rheumatism, and heart disease, with European limits contrasted by American gaps in regulation.
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Pifmy
Pliny
Alice Hamilton
Hull House
Hamilton
Europe
America
England
The Drooping Shoulder Blouse Trend on Young Girls
A Tribune pattern notes a blouse that creates a drooping shoulder effect is highly sought after by young girls, presenting a feminine and girlish model that aligns with current fashion interests and style preferences.
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Great Northern
St. Paul
Great Northern Railroad
Louis W. Hill
Parkhurst
Roger A. Whitney
Michael Jacobs
Bwann
Whitney
Jacobs
Joseph E. Freeman
Second Avenue
89Th Street
Massachusetts
Guerentee Company
Slayer
Pablo Sarasate
Marroquin
Bogota
J. M. Marroquin
Pavers
Bishop Carmichael
Don Nicolas Salmeron
Pau
Nicolas Salmeron
Clara L. MacLeod
Maxwell
Morristown
Yomen
Commercial Travellers’ Meeting
Antis
New-York Tribune
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Thos. J. Stewart Co
B’way
46Th St
New York
Erie and
Sth Sts
Jersey City
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