26 Sep 1916
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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1916
Page
1
Readable excerpts describe union leaders in New York planning an 11th hour intervention amid a potential suspension and strikes. Delegates report pressure from locals across the city as talks hinge on the timetable and proposed committee actions. The meeting cites damage to industry and aims to avert widespread fallout.
A ten car Broadway line subway express crashed into a rear train at 207th Street stopping at 3:20 p m. Thirteen injured, one seriously, as motormen and guards rushed to aid passengers. Police listed names of those refusing hospital care amid debris and rain on the elevated track between 207th and 216th Streets.
Moe Taerena Bolognino awoke at 370 Markston Avenue to a burglar from a closet. She fired when the intruder advanced, wounding him as he fled down the stairs. Police and ambulance were called. the thief escaped with two items valued around $200.
A New Jersey police chief and a woman sought by New York police were married on August four while on a honeymoon. Mrs. Semotick, twenty five, had been missing from the Bronx home of friends at 2176 Decatur Avenue. Hillsdale Bergen County Chief Alfred W. Rawson confirmed the marriage and said New York police had sought Mrs. Semotick but jurisdiction rested with New Jersey authorities.
The article reports the unveiling of an odorless tearless onion at a vegetable association convention. It notes strong claims about future uses and scent control, with sponsors asserting no barrier to aroma or taste modification in future crops. A separate personal anecdote mentions Alexander Nuss of Staten Island observing beach winds near South Beach.
Reports confirm infantile paralysis in a baby from Anderson Avenue Jamnea aged months. Health officials say a physician assessment supports paralges. the mother Mrs Alfred dy Baw threatens action if the child remains removed, while the commissioner defends hospital care.
A chaotic chase follows a hasty elopement as pursuers, including Mrs Cooper and Rose, clash near a cemetery. A car wheel comes off, sending those involved into a tangle among tombs while a shocked minomungdals family member recovers.
The Seventh Earl of Essex dies after a period of illness in New York, with his widow Adela Grant of New York. The wealthy nobleman, long known as Vere Capelle, married Adela Grant, daughter of Beach Grant of New York, and died at an advanced age in an English setting.
Diplomatic circles report a renewed Greek appeal for insights from Entente Powers on military and political changes to aid regular negotiations. The response: cabinet members deemed unacceptable must step aside, and Greece must be sincere and clean house to proceed.
Reuters dispatch from Mecca reports the Sharif of Mecca and Arab revolutionaries capture a Turkish fort at Tulnirty five miles southeast of Mecca after a siege. The surrender includes fifty officers and 500 men with ten guns and military stores.
Officials report multiple hostile airships likely six struck northeastern areas overnight. Casualties and damage vary with reports still incomplete. Zeppelins seen traveling northeast with torpedo boat destroyers nearby and ongoing investigations into the exact scope.
The official report describes air raids on England with multiple squadrons bombing London and military installations. It notes fires and shelling along the coast and claims some batteries were damaged while others remained intact.
A ship delivered a cargo of gold valued at 2 495 980 dollars arriving from Cape Town. The shipment was linked to a note about another treasure transfer and mentions a Zeppelin base and Ottawa consignments but details are unclear.
Euphenge report cites Tenens saying German Foreign Minister Horinabh von Jagow will resign due to ill health. Berlin notes a brief call between the German minister and Ambassador Gerard at the embassy. Gerard plans to depart for Copenhagen and Kiel. no word on Jagow's vacation return to Berlin.
Edward Joseph Reley of Philadelphia, ambulance volunteer, killed while aiding wounded. Roswell Fenn, of Newburyport, wounded, both part of the Ancrean Ambulance Field Service near the Verdun front. Casualty occurred Friday night as they worked about 300 yards from German lines. Kelley was hit by a shell fragment.
Vienna reports that planners seek more than legislation to run Austria’s food system. A unified executive body would govern all departments under a ministerial commissary to enforce food laws, with constant supervision by district officials and nationwide authorities.
London reports a major Allied advance on a fifteen mile northern Somme front. British and French forces captured Morval and other trenches, cleared multiple lines, and pushed toward Combles and Peronne as heavy fighting continued along the Picardy offensive. The drive yielded numerous prisoners and signaled dominance over German positions in the sector.
London releases summarize the day's official statements on the Somme offensive. Reports describe actions south of the Ancre and the continued pressure on German positions with troop movements and brief notes on battlefield incidents.
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