Samuel Sloan Dead Leader of Railroads Dies at 89
Samuel Sloan longtime railroad executive dies at his summer home in Garrison on the Hudson aged ninety after fifty years in the industry. He served as president of the Hudson River and Lackawanna railroads and held top posts across multiple lines and companies including the Michigan Central and Rome Watertown Ogdensburg. Sloan rose from modest beginnings in Lisburn Ireland to become a leading figure with ties to Jay Gould Russell Sage and other giants of industry.
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America
Columbia College
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McBride & Co
Margaret Elmendorf
Somerville
N. J
Brooklyn
Kings County
Williamsburg
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Senate
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Hudson River Railroad
Harlem Railroad
Hudson River Bouies
New York Central
Prastus Corning
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Great Ben
Erie
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Bergen Hill
Hoboken
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Michigan Central
Marquette, Houghton & Ontonago
Charles Parsons
Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg
Fort Wayne & Jackson Railroad
Western Railroad
Bank of the Metropolis
Cayuga & Susquehanna Railroad
Chester Railroad
Consolidated Gas Company
East River Gas Company
Farmers’ Loan & Trust Company
Greene Railroad
Hanover & Newport
Hopatcong
Lackawanna & Montrose
Manhattan Company
Manhattan Railway Company
Mechanics’ Bank
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Morris and Essex Extension Company
National City Bank of New York
Newark & Bloomfield
New York
Lackwanna & Western Railroad
New York Mutual Gas Light Company
Oswego & Syracuse
Passai
Exchange Place
Samuel Jean, Jr
Katharine
Col
Weiun
Bix Cather
Couple Lost In Storm On Long Island Sound
Beatrice Penton fifteen and Guido De Angelis twenty three from New Rochelle disappeared after a sailing trip in a knockabout named the Microbe during a severe thunderstorm. Searchers found no trace and lighthouse observers reported the craft capsizing driven toward shore.
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Bridgeport
City Island
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Guido de Angelis
de Angelis
Execution Rock
Belmont Tunnel
Long Island City
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Justice van Auken
Hudson Park
Young de Angel
Sands Point
T. R. Webber
Admiralty to Arm Dreadnoughts with Eight New Guns
The Admiralty plans to arm all new Dreadnought class ships with eight Type 13.5 guns that can fire from either broadside. Each gun will exceed fifty feet in length and its shell is calculated to pierce 20 inch Krupp armor at 3000 yards.
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London
Admiralty
Young Mees Dies After Prizefight in Philadelphia
John Mees a 22 year old lightweight known as Young Mees died in a Philadelphia hospital from a heart blow suffered during a six round bout with Neil Dever at the Frankford Athletic Club. Dever promoter Otis and referee Otis were arrested. promoter and referee released on bail.
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John Mees
Mees
Neil Dever
Dever
Frankford Athletic Club
Joseph Feeny
Stephen Otis
Young” Dever
Extra Session Planned in Alabama on Railroad Bills
Governor Comer announced a November 7 extraordinary session to pass railroad related measures for immediate relief. The plan may include domesticating foreign corporations to keep cases out of federal court. He will notify legislators by letter and may also seek a prohibition bill.
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Tribune
Montgomery
Ala
Comer
Mrs Yeamans Plans Final Stage Appearance on Birthday
Veteran actress Mrs Annie Yeamans announced she will retire from the stage on November 19 her seventy second birthday. Her last appearance will be at Wallack's Theatre in The Hurdy Gurdy Girl, in New York for the first time this evening.
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Annie Yeamans
Samuel Sloan Railroader and Financier Dies
Samuel Sloan, noted railroad man and financier, died yesterday. The obituary notes his leadership in major rail projects and influence in financial circles. a photograph by Rockwood accompanies the notice.
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Railiroad
Rockwood
Enforcement of Steamboat Laws Tightened in New York Port
Treasury favors Surveyor Clarkson and Deputy Coneys as they cap overcrowding and violations in steamboat operations. The Daszelline and inspectors tallied passengers, with fines expected near ten thousand dollars and potential law revisions to cover private power boats.
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Tribune
Washington
James
Clarkson
New York
Cortelyou
Dastelline
Treasury Department
Department of Commerce and Labor
Port of
Matthew Coneys
Daszelline
Coneys
Albany
Dalzel
Grand Republic
Dalzelline
Surveyor of Customs
Wreck injures 32 on Southern Railway train near Ryans Siding
Thirty two passengers were injured when the Chattanooga and Washington limited derailed near Ryans Siding Virginia due to a broken rail. The baggage car day coach and three sleepers left the track and caught fire. A special train carried all aboard to Washington with the track blocked for hours.
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Washington
Chattanooga & Washington Limited
Southern Railway
Ryans ‘Siding
Limited
R. E. Wade
Young Son
New Haven
Charles Kull
Pottevillie
Penn
W. H. Giese
Allegheny
C. M. Davis
W. L. Taylor
Baltimore
James Wade
Boston
D. A. Walton
New Orleans
W. W. Gennet
Bayonne
N. J
C. D. de Linn
Collins, Miss
Joseph Abrams
Westfields
Ryans Siding
Oak Ridge
Charlottesville
Longworths Return Home After Westward Trip
Rep. Nicholas Longworth and wife arrive in Cincinnati from a two month Far West and Hawaii journey. A derailment near Norwood caused a minor jolt but no injuries. Longworth denies being a mayoral candidate and fakes regarding Roosevelt term. notes Taft leading delegations and Roosevelt policy appeal. Mention of a sleeping car incident and Mrs Joy case being overstated.
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Cincinnati
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Far West
Hawaiian Islands
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Longworth
Honolulu
Roosevelt
Taftould
Joy
Nurse Accused of Robbing Physician of Silverware and Tools
Mary Brock a 30 year old nurse living at 18 Lexington Avenue was arrested on grand larceny charges by Dr Ernst Pickner of 33 West 9th Street. He says she stole silverware jewelry and surgical instruments valued at 900 after serving in his household. A microscope pawn ticket was found on her and detectives recovered items at her room.
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Lexington Avenue
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West 9Th Street
Pirkner
Catskill Mountains
Brock
Manhattan
Brooklyn Bridge
Oak Street
Mexicans Order Paris Gowns for State Entertainment
A Mexico City dispatch reports that the government event for Secretary Root may cost at least 160000 dollars, with private parties additonal. Social leaders in Mexico have ordered gowns from Paris for the celebrations, including a ball hosted by Manuel Buch and his wife at their Tacoybaya residence.
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Texas
the Express
Mexico City
Root
Mexico
Paris
Manuel Buch
Tacoybaya
French Burn Camps as Moors Flee in Heated Pursuit
Casablanca Sept 22 Negotiations fail General Drude resumes offensive burning Moorish camps at Sidi Brahim south of Casablanca. French troops 2000 infantry with cavalry and native auxiliaries march in two hollow squares covering forty kilometres in twelve hours. Losses: one killed ten wounded.
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Drude
Sidi Brahim
Lusitania Not Driven In Maiden Eastward Passage
Halifax reports the Cunard liner Lusitania left New York yesterday and at noon today was 369 miles from Sandy Hook in latitude 40 57 N longitude 65 34 W. The turbine steamer averaged 22 knots on her first day and unseasonable wind kept her from higher speed. An ex navy officer notes turbine engines peak on trials and deteriorate afterward while reciprocating engines improve with use.
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Cape Sable
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Lusitania
New York
Sandy Hook
Six Die in Lake Gale Wreck North of Whitefish Point
The steamer Alexander Nimick was driven ashore in a northwest gale on Lake Superior thirteen miles west of Whitefish Point. Captain Randall and five crewmen drowned. three bodies recovered, three others still missing. Vermilion Point lifesaving crew saved eleven crew members who are being cared for at the station.
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The
Tribune
Seney, Mich
Alexander Nimick
Lake Superior
Whitefish Point
Randall
Vermillion Point
Mayas On Warpath Fight Envelops San Isidor Area
Report from Merida Yucatan dated September 22 describes a clash between federal troops and Maya Indians near San Isidor. Seven soldiers died and several Maya were killed. The Mayas retreated in an orderly fashion taking their dead and wounded with them.
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Merida
Yucatan
San Isidor
Fire destroys Erie coal pockets at Hornell
Elmira N Y Sept 22 The Erie Railroad coal pockets at Hornell headquarters of the Susquehanna division were burned destroying five thousand tons of coal in a long enclosed building with hoisting gear The loss is put between 80000 and 100000 The fire cuts wires to the east and leaves the station in darkness The heat warped rails and delays trains for Hornells worst blaze in twenty years
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Elmira
N. Y
Erie Railroad
Hornell
Susquehanna Division
Explorer William Bruce Found After Arctic Expedition
Troms oee Norway Sept 22 William Bruce the Arctic explorer arrived aboard the sloop Backe five days from Prince Charles Island with companion Hjalmar Johansen Bruce and Johansen were found exhausted after a station on Prince Charles Foreland and Bruce has fully recovered The expedition searched after Bruce left supplies in July amid barren territory The recall notes Bruce has made five Arctic voyages since 189% Poland Water ad continues after notice
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William Bruce
Backe
Prince Charles Island
Bruce
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Prince Charles Foreland
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Arctic
Roosevelt Schedules Busy Summer and Western Trip
President Roosevelt ends his Sagamore Hill stay on Wednesday and heads to Washington by special train with Mrs. Roosevelt and staff. He has hosted 125 visitors since June 12, finished most of the annual message, prepared seven speeches, and will begin a Mississippi River voyage from Keokuk to Vicksburg with stops at St. Louis Cairo Memphis Hermitage Nashville and Canton. The western tour includes a Canton dedication, river improvement talks, and a lengthy canebrake camping expedition in Northeastern Louisiana with a planned return to Washington by October 25.
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