Magoon arrests spark Cuba plot crackdown
Havana reports Governor Magoon announced arrests of Generals Masso Parra Juan Ducassi and Lara Miret. He said he knew of the conspiracy and moved to end disturbances while prioritizing public works and upcoming elections. Officials seek suspects and funding linked to Broadway firms.
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Magoon
Masso Parra
Juan Ducassi
Lara Miret
Cuba
Washington
War Department
Megoon
Oliver
Ducassi
White House
Nnt
Barry
Army of
Cuban Pacification
Santiago
Puerto Principe
Santa Clara
Matenzas
Strike on Havana Railroads Paralyzes Service
General strike of United Railroads Havana Central Railroad employees ends with trains run by engineers only. Firemen and conductors absent, feared islandwide tie-up. Also notes Secretary Root denying presidential ambitions in Richmond address.
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Havana
United Railroads
Havana Central Railroad
President favors Americans in coal shipment bids
Washington reports the President, after a long Navy review, will use American ships if bids from foreign owners remain too costly. He deems 200000 dollars within reason to favor U S vessels for transporting forty thousand tons of coal to San Francisco. Admiral Cowles leaves city until Saturday for a final decision.
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Trom
Tribune Bureau
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Pacific
Navy Department
San Francisco
Tribune
Admiral Cowles
Bureau of Equipment
Navy
Oil Tank Explosion Kills One at Westchester Yard
A crude oil tank at Bronx Gas and Electric in Purdy street Unionport Westchester exploded last night while three Morris Park racetrack workers drew oil to spray the track for Saturday races. One man, Joseph Cooper of Middletown Road West Chester, is dead. Two others believed buried in the ruins. cause of the blast unknown. Tank reportedly held about twelve thousand gallons. Fire companies worked to save adjacent tanks as flames spread.
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Bronx Gas and Electric Company
Purdy Street
West Farms Road
Unionport
Westchester
Joseph Cooper
Middletown Road
West Chester
Morris Park Racetrack
Four Injured In Cornell Freshman Rush At Cascadilla Gorge
Ithaca N Y Sept 26 Three Cornell students are in the university infirmary after the fiercest underclass rush in ten years. Freshmen carried the day but a dozen combatants were knocked out and four seriously hurt Walter Kahn concussed Charles Baker abdomen injury A Roig and O T Tyson badly bruised heads The Cornell Sun notes the near fatal finish and Cascadilla Gorge scene where freshmen overwhelmed sophomores and pushed them toward the river bank Posters today declare freshman supremacy.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell
University
Walter Kahn
Phi Delta Theta
Charles S. Baker
A. Roig
O. T. Tyson
Kahn
Baker
Roig
Tyson
Cornell Sun
Cascadilla Gorge
President Overrules Navy on Battleship Name New York
Washington September 26 The President overruled the Navy Department and the battleship now building the New York will be named the North Dakota. Senator Hansbrough urged the change to named ships after states lacking a cruiser or battleship. The move may set a pattern for future names Utah and Oklahoma next, delaying a New York naming.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Hansbrough
North Dakota
Navy Department
New York
Saratoga
Hensbrough
Utah
Oklahoma
Boat Upsets Result in Thirteen Negroes Drowning
Mobile, September 26 A ferryboat capsized on the Tombigbee River at McGrew's Shoals near Jackson, Alabama, drowning one white boy and thirteen Black passengers. The victim was sixteen year old Leslie Vermille of Oakdale. The site has long been known as dangerous due to swift current and rocky shoals.
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Ala
Tombigbee River
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Leslie Vermille
Oakdale
Fish Answers Harahan Strikes At Harriman
Stuyvesant Fish reconfirmed his stance on Harahan’s charge that he loaned 1.5 million to himself from Illinois Central and that deposits with a trust companyhurt the railroad. He accused Harriman of seeking control and defended past loans to Harriman and directors. He said the 1.5 million loan was for marketable securities and the trust deposit was safe, noting he was a trustee not an officer.
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J. T. Harahan
Illinois Central Railroad
Mr. Fish
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E. H. Harriman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Harriman
Ilinois Central
Road
Charles A. Peabody
Fish
Trust Company of the Republic
Harriman and Harriman Linked in Illinois Central Crisis
From Harriman, says Fish in a long statement criticizing a Chicago circular of September 24 bearing Harahan’s name as Illinois Central president. The document argues the railroad should not be reduced to a feeder for Union Pacific and questions control by a single figure via the Harriman led by New York interests. It traces disputes over board power, large stock moves, and a loan loss amid a broader fight with Harriman and peers over management and policy.
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J. T. Harahan
Illinois Central
E. H. Harriman
New York
Union Pacific
Lakes
Gulf
Hlinoets Central
Harriman
Chicago & Alton
Otto H. Kahn
Messrs. Kahn, Loeb & Co
Illinois Central Railroad Company
William Nelson Cromwell
Ilinois Central
Union Pacific-Southern Pacific
Dresser
Ilinois Central Railroad Company
Mr. Harriman
Charles A. Peabody
TiMnt
Messrs. Kuhn, Loeb
Lipton to renew America's Cup bid with ninety foot boat
London dispatch reports Sir Thomas Lipton remains optimistic after the New York Yacht Club refused his latest America's Cup challenge. He plans a fall challenge using a ninety foot yacht under universal rule conditions, seeking design input from Mr. Fife and aiming for a race in 1908. Lipton defends the universal rule and cites American builders advantage while praising the NYYC for fairness.
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London
Thomas Lipton
New York Yacht Club
Thomas
Fife
Lipton Challenge Rejected by New York Yacht Club
In Glasgow and London reports on the New York Yacht Club’s refusal to accept Sir Thomas Lipton’s challenge, British designers J B Hilliard and Alfred Mylne cite the old rule as impossible for continued racing. They warn continued contests would require modern rules and fear the death of international yachting, while Col Neill hopes a compromise may yet revive matches. Boston excursion notices follow.
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France
Gerany
Spain
Portugal
United States
America
New York Yacht Club
Glasgow
Thomas Lipton
J. B. Hilliard
Thistle Syndicate
New York Yachtlub
Hilliard
George Watson
Alfred Mylne
Mylne
Colonel Neill
Sir Thomas Lipton
Thomas
London
Southampton
Solent
Lusitania Sets Eastward Atlantic Record At 5 Days 4 Hours
Queenstown reports the Lusitania arrived after a 5 day 4 hour 19 minute eastward Atlantic crossing at 22 5 knots. Captain Watt praises machinery and notes potential 26.75 knot trial speeds. The ship surpassed Cunard’s Lucania record of 5 days 28 minutes 21.84 knots.
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Lusitania
Atlantic
Crookhaven
Watt
Queenstown
Bull Rock
Lucania
New York
Ocean rate cuts announced by Hamburg and Allan Lines
Hamburg America Line trims first class fares by 5 and 10 dollars and second class by 2 50 to 5 dollars. Allan Line cuts second cabin rates eastward and westward by 25 dollars. All North Atlantic routes to the United States and Canada have reduced first and second class fares.
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New York
Liverpool
United States
Canada
Prince Louis of Battenberg Stopped in Error in Perugia
Prince Louis of Battenberg arrived from Florence and was briefly stopped and searched by Perugia detectives who were instructed to look for three men charged with theft on the Florence train. The commissary apologized after learning of the mistake, and the prince took the incident with good humor.
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Prince Louis of Battenberg
Florence
Prince’s Hotel
Prince Louis
London haberdasher sues Waterbury for 43997 dollars
London firm Beale s Inman seeks 43997 dollars from broker Lawrence Waterbury in a civil case filed by attorney Arthur L. Fullman. Waterbury has until October 13 to answer. The suit outlines a long unpaid London bill dated April 10, 1992, including socks, shirts, vests, and other items. Waterbury reportedly suffered heavy losses after a recent collapse of W L Stow & Co.
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Inman
New Road Street
London
Haberdashers
Lawrence Waterbury
Arthur L. Fullman
Broadway
Waterbury
W. L. Stow & Co
Mr. Waterbury
Laurier Defends Canadian Japan Treaty Amid Riots
Sir Wilfrid Laurier told a Toronto dinner that Canada must not rush to withdraw from its imperial treaty with Japan after Vancouver riots against Japanese residents. He warned such action would harm trade gains and jeopardize the all red line project linking Britain to the Orient. He urged government led inquiries before any change and noted Canada’s growing diplomacy with France as a model.
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Tribune
Toronto
Wilfrid Laurier
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Vancouver
Canada
Japan
Britain
Orient
United States
France
Nebraska Roads Lose Suit Over Grain Rates
Federal Court in Omaha tonight denied the injunction sought by Nebraska railroads to block enforcement of the state grain rate reduction law and dissolved the restraining order. The decision leaves the law in effect and permits the rate changes to proceed.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Federation Miners Strike Halts Utah Mines
In Park City Utah on September 2 a stoppage by 350 miners from the Daly West Ontario and Little Bell mines, all Western Federation of Miners members, halted operations to protest employing non union men.
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Park City
Utah
Daly West
Ontario
Littl Beli
Western Federation of Miners
Surrender to P SC and Agreement to Improve Service
A local carrier announces a surrender to the Public Service Commission and outlines an agreement aimed at improving service standards. The parties pledge cooperation to resolve regulatory concerns and enhance reliability for customers.
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P. S.C
IRT Increases in Subway and Elevated Trains Amid PSC Inquiry
Facing PSC revelations, the Interborough Rapid Transit Company agreed to major service increases across subway and elevated lines. About 20 to 66 percent more trains during certain periods aim to reduce standing passengers, relying on schedules by the commission and new cars to be delivered. The move signals the first clear concession to PSC pressure, with officials confident the measures will ease crowding, especially outside the peak rush hours.
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Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Traction Company
E. P. Bryan
Turner
Commission
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Hedley
Herbert D. Mason
William M. Ivins
Willcox
Eustis
Interborough Metropolitan
Metropolitan Securities Company
F. E. Barker
Massachusetts Car and Electric Light Commission
Ivins
Mason
Interborough
Mr. Bryan
West Side
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