Gaynor Declares He Is Not a Governor Candidate
Mayor Gaynor states in a letter to John A. Dix that he is not a gubernatorial candidate. He emphasizes his mayoralty remains his primary office and criticizes pledges or compacts while urging a nominee focused on intelligent, honest government.
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Gaynor
John A. Dix
Democratic State Committee
New York
City of
W. J. Gaynor
Esc
Dix
St. James
Prince von Billow Injured in Prussia Horseback Accident
Prince von Billow, former Imperial Chancellor, was thrown from a horse near Norderney in Prussia on September 26 and sustained shoulder injuries.
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Norderney
Prussia
Prince von Billow
Priest textures complaint against patrolman after street incident
The Rev T J Crane visiting from Pennsylvania at 323 East 52d Street accused Patrolman Fink of insolence on Third Avenue between 14th and 145th streets. He said four women accosted him and Fink allegedly used abusive language and told him to move on. Fink was relieved from duty but Crane declined to file a formal charge.
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T. J. Crane
Pennsylvania
No. 323
East 52d Street
Fink
East 22d Street
Father Crane
Third Avenue
14Th
145Th Streets
Four Rescued From Sea In Atlantic City Rescue
A Great Fee Harbor lifesaving crew saved Frank Waldron H G Demmock and J B Buyer all of Philadelphia and Captain Herbert Smith of the yacht Favorite of Ocean City after their boat struck a jetty and sank near the inlet. The occupants were thrown into the water as the vessel pitched on a wave and was pierced by a piling.
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Atlantic City
Fee Harbor
Frank Waldron
H. G. Demmock
J. BR. Buyer
Philadelphia
Herbert Smith
Ocean City
Smith
Fierce Rioting In Berlin Between Police And Strikers
In Berlin Moabit district police and coal strikers clashed with revolver fire and sword wounds. Fifty strikers were injured, twenty to hospitals, and forty police wounded while protecting strike breakers. Thousands stormed a fire station and a church, police made repeated charges, and authorities banned weapons without licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Moabit
Basselstrasse
Commissioner of Police
Never Heard of Colonel
Italian immigrant Thomas Cardoza of Bushkill Centre appeared in the naturalization court in Easton Pennsylvania after fourteen years in the United States He was asked who was President and who Theodore Roosevelt and replied Taft and that Roosevelt must be a Dutchman The judge admitted him to citizenship forthwith
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the Tribune
Easton
Penn
Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Thomas Cardoza
Bushkill Centre
Naturalization Court
United States
Cardoza
William Howard Taft
Mr. Roosevelt
Churches as canneries
A Pittsburg gas firm cut free church gas in Bellevue and Ben Avon citing seasonal church fruit canning. Official says free fuel was never intended to cover all Upper Ohio Valley canning, noting women used church basements to can fruits and save home gas bills.
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The
Tribune
Pittsburg
Ohio Valley
Heat and Light Company
Bellevue
Ben Avon
Record sheep receipts set at South Omaha market
Omaha September market report notes a new world record with 63,215 sheep received at the South Omaha market. General Manager Buckingham of the Union Stockyards Company confirms the record amid steady market prices.
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Omaha
South Omaha
Buckingham
Union Stockyards Company
Killing Frost Sweeps Nebraska and Nearby States
Telegraph report from Omaha dated September 26 notes a killing frost across Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. The frost is the season’s first, causing some corn damage but estimated to be minor since about 99 percent of the crop has already matured.
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the Tribune
Omaha
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
Dewey’s Brut Cuvee Champagne Ad Features For Discerning Vintners
An advertisement from H. T. Dewey & Sone Co. at 14 Fulton Street New York promotes Brut Cuvee Champagne as the wine for connoisseurs. It highlights the brand and its availability to knowledgeable drinkers.
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Dewey’'S
H. T. Dewey & Sone Co
Fulton
N.Y
Advil
Montclair eviction drama pits Leeds heirs against Stewart
In Montclair New Jersey agents and police forcibly ejected Mrs. William C Stewart and her daughter Miss Ferne Parkhurst Stewart from 208 South Mountain Avenue. The action, tied to Mrs. William B Leeds steps, centers on a house bought to ease warted family tensions amid alleged extravagance and disputed ownership. Police offered little aid as the ejection unfolded.
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W. C. Stewart
Montclair
N. J
William C. Stewart
Ferne Parkhurst-Stewart
South Mountain Avenue
Stewart
Henderson Green
Summit
Robert W. Thompson
Thompson, Warren & Pelgram
No. 49
Wall Street
Leeds
Mr. Thompson
Mr. Stewart
Thompson
Henry A. Heydt
William Street
Mrs. Stewart
Miss Parkhurst
Old Guard Stands By Vice President at State GOP
In Saratoga Springs on September 26 United States Hotel session of the Republican State Committee shows the old guard backing Sherman as temporary chairman amid public clashes with Griscom forces The staged meeting featured tense exchanges and a letter from Sherman threatening to run if charges of treachery were true Roosevelt presses for an honest convention with a broad view on primaries and party reforms.
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Tribune
Saratoga Springs
William Barnes
Woodrup
Wadsworth
Mr. Barnes
Old Guard
Messrs. Betts, Dunn
Binghamton
Woodruff
Kracke
Griscom
New Yorker
Roosevelt
Samuel Krulewitch
William Lord
Westchester County
Sherman
Herbert Parsons
Ward
State Committee
Griscomites
Republican State Committee
T L. Woodruff
Governor Woodruff
Taft
N. Y
Saratoga County
Lloyd C. Griscom
William Barnes, Jr
William S. Bennet
Bennet
New York County
Woodruff- Barnes- Wadsworth
Wayne County
New York
Mr. Roosevelt
Heirs Claim $36 Million Estate of New York Importer
Vienna reports Galician heirs of Alfred Lonsdale also known as Isaac Glitzenstein seek to recover a vast estate valued near 26 million pounds. Claims allege lack of will and distant relatives in Poland and the United States. Executors in New York reportedly offered compromise. heirs plan to travel to New York in late October.
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Vienna
Alfred Lonsdale
New York
Lonsdale
Isaac Glitzenstein
United States
Joseph Glitzenstein
Poland
St. Petersburg
Lodz
Frederick Glitzenstein
Chicago
Heirs to 120 Million Head East by Train
Fourteen boys and nine girls from wealthy Pittsburg families leave the city for private East Coast schools aboard Pennsylvania Railroad special cars. The heirs to over 120 million include George M Laughlin III, nephew of President Taft, with many mothers accompanying them on the journey.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
George M. Laughlin, 3d
President Taft
Prince Suun Stills Traffic in Philadelphia
Prince Suun brother of the Regent and uncle of the Emperor of China caused city traffic to halt on sixteen blocks after a nap at a hotel. His suite asked Mayor Reyburn to stop streets near the Bellevue-Stratford. police worked two hours overtime guiding frantic teamsters and keeping roads clear.
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Tribune
Philadelphia
Prince Suun
China
Reyburn
Bellevue-Stratford
Marital Troubles End in Tragic Gas Deaths
Providence reports Fred Ruoff's third wife died today by inhaling illuminating gas at her home. She had been married to Ruoff for just three weeks and follows his second wife who killed herself in the same manner two years earlier after smothering her infant. Ruoff had divorced his first wife.
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Providence
Fred Ruoff
Ruoff
Train Robbery Hits Southern Pacific Mail Car
Two masked robbers boarded the Southern Pacific mail car as it left New Orleans at nine tonight. They robbed several batches of registered mail at Avondale, twelve miles west of the city. No passengers were harmed.
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New Orleans
Southern Pacific
Avondale
Boston society woman Mrs Slater faces customs duty on gowns
Mrs Horatio Nelson Slater of Pine Bank Readville arrives with daughter Esther and nine trunks on the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria. Inspectors find more than ten gowns worth $1,400 and prepare to classify plus collect duty. Slater, wife of Horatio Nelson Slater, is a notable textile shareholder and descendant of Samuel Slater.
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Horatio N. Slater
Pine Bank
Readville
Mass
Esther
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
Europe
Travis
Loeb
Slater
George J. Smyth
Custom House
Milton, Mass
Horatio Nelson Slater
New York
Webster, Mass
Samuel Slater
Pawtucket
R. I
Amnesia Strikes Woman Found on City Streets
A young woman wearing a tan gown was found wandering near Lebanon Hospital and later identified as Howard Conkling’s wife. She showed amnesia, then regained memory at home after reunification, with police tracing her wanderings from hospital to subway guard to the Bronx YMCA.
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Alexander Avenue
Lincoln Hospital
Alexander
Howard Conkling
Stebbins Avenue
Barnes Proposes Deal for Bennet and Nomination Push
Barnes proposes a pact with Bennet offering nomination for governor in exchange for support in New York City. Sherman votes involved. Congressmen engage in talks with ex presidents amid high political maneuvering. Griscom, after discussion with the former president, states no fear of the old guard.
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Lloyd €. Griscom
Theodore Roosevelt
Elihu Root
Old Guard
Mr. Bennet
Barnes
Mr. Griscom
Bennet
Upstate
Stimson
New York City
Sherman
Lloyd C. Griscom
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George W. Benham
American Press Association
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Lou Payn
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