Mitchel Seeks Independence League Mayor Nomination
Mitchel, fusion candidate, accepts Independence League offer for mayor after meeting at Arlington Hall. Adamson to manage the fusion campaign with a trove of material against Tammany Hall. League to reshuffle candidates for Controller and Board of Aldermen, with Meta or Goulden possible, while Hearst delays decision until his return.
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Joan Murray Mitchel
Fusion
Independence League
Board of Aldermen
Joseph J. Holwell
Dennis McEvoy
League
Herman A. Meta
Tammany
Controller Prendergast
Will. Jendolph Hearst
Meta
Prendergast
Metz
Joseph A. Goulden
Aldermen
Yong
William Randolph Hearst
Mitchel
James A. Allen
Fusion Committee
Morning News Highlights and Peculiar Headlines
Digest of items: Mitchell accepts Longue price amid fraud claims over heirs. Mauretania carries 2,060 passengers. Johnston Forbes Robertson arrives. Waldo clamps gambling group. Reorganization pun for Friaco. Roosevelt at Hochenterssoccce. Tariff talk and labor disputes surface. Panama Canal milestone noted. trade expansion urged. Markets, weather, and church notices round out the page.
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Mitchel
Mackay
Mauretania
Johnston Forbes-Robertson
Waldo
Gambling Ltd
Muret
Schmidt
Friaco
Indictments Linked Prisons graft case targets Collins and Boland
Ex state prison superintendent Cornelius V Collins and Hudson Valley Construction Company president Charles P Boland are named in a special grand jury indictment over graft in the Great Meadow prison project. Warrants were served and both men must appear in Hudson Falls court on October 4 with counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trey
A. Ae
Cornelius Vollins
Charles P. Boland
Hudson Valley Construction Company
Great Meadow
Collings
Roland
Hudson Falls
Holand
Colins
JAPAN GIVES CHINA THREE-DAY DEMAND OVER NANKING ATTACKS
A Shanghai dispatch reports Japan has issued an ultimatum to China granting three days to meet demands for satisfaction over the Nanking attacks on Japanese nationals. The Shanghai Morning Post dispatch says the Nanking consulate has ordered all Japanese residents into the mission, protected by machine guns, as the crisis intensifies.
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London
Shanghai
China
Ching
Japan
Nanking
White White Almost Sentenced in Negro White’s Stead
Judge Swann halted a sentencing yesterday when a policeman corrected the court. The pale youth named Charles E. White was mistaken for a Black suspect. The white White was sent back to the Tombs and the black White faces sentencing on Monday.
British interest in Colombia canal plan eyed
The Tribune reports British capitalists press a Colombia canal via the Atrato, suggesting an ocean to ocean route could rival Panama. Norman Thompson notes Colombia's project is simpler than Panama and envisions a five mile land cut between the Atrato and Cupica rivers as the key step.
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Atrato River
the Tribune
London
Colombia
Pearson & Son
Panama Canal
Norman Thompson
Panama
Republic of Panama
Canal Zone
Atrate
Cupica
Fire chief badly hurt in blaze at East 18th Street building
Shannon, acting fire battalion chief, is hospitalized at Bellevue with probable fatal injuries after a ladder fall during a blaze that trapped and injured several firefighters. The two–alarm fire at 617 to 621 East 18th Street burned two tower floors, with three other firemen wounded by glass and timbers. Police and watchman actions hindered early response. Fire units faced disorganization as crowds gathered.
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Shannon
Joseph J. Shannon
Bellevue Hospital
East 18Th Street
First Vessel Passes Panama Canal Locks At Gatun
Panama Canal observers revel as tug Wing passes through Gatun locks into Gatun Lake in the canal’s first lock operation. Officials led by Goethals and Sibert oversee the work while crowds line the banks, signaling with cheers as the vessel completes the three-stage lift to the lake.
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Panama Canal Locks
Panama
Panama Canal
Gatun
Gatun Lake
Gorthals
Canal Commission
Stewart
William I. Sibert
Harry Ff. Hodges
J. Pervey
Goethals
Prettyest Girl Bride Miss Vaile Converts Before Marriage
James Hopes Nelson eldest son of Sir William and Lady Hopes Nelson of Batsford Park England and Miss Isabel Vaile were quietly married in St Louis at the bride's father Dr Jules Petty Valle home Arch bishop Glennon officiated A cable blessing from Pope Pius was read at the ceremony Miss Valle joined the Catholic Church the day before and the couple will sail for France after a New York City departure The groom’s gift to the bride was a diamond necklace from the Hope Nelson family lineage.
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Pius
Miss Vale
Muse Vaile
Newport
Hugh Hope-Nelson
New York City
France
Nelson
Secret Wilson Bryan Cabinet Reveal Abroad
A Washington report quotes a chance White House conversation exposing that William Jennings Bryan would become Secretary of State and that Wilson and Bryan kept the appointment secret until the cabinet was announced. The exchange recalls a December 21 meeting and six weeks of silent planning after the election.
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Washington
Witlen
William Jennings Bryan
Few J. Furey
Trenton
Bryan
Furey
Tamulty
Wilken
Horan
Wilson
Laborer Leaps From Manhattan Bridge in Suicide Attempt
A 33 year old laborer named Navanzik jumped from the center span of the Manhattan Bridge as traffic peaked. He fell into the river, resurfaced briefly, and was pulled to a New Jersey Central tug by a crewman. Rescued and taken to Gouverneur Hospital, his condition was listed as serious. he offered no reason for the act.
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Manhattan
Mans ‘Hattan Bridge
Thomas Navanzik
Seat Ny, Taantsin
New Jersey
Red Ash
Gouverneur Hospita
Auto Kills Dr Beattie in Tragic Crosswalk Incident
The well known Dr. Beattie of North Conway and president of the Littleton Hospital was struck by a car at Crawford House in the afternoon while crossing the road. He had just returned from Germany to obtain an American distribution of a serum for consumption and was widely respected in the medical community. His wife and four children survive.
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Tris Bretton Woods
NHS
W. J. Heattie
Littleton
Crawford House
Tr. Beattie
Dr. Beattie
North Conway
Littleton Hospital
Beattie
Germany
Tiorkowski
Breach tale rises as Mrs Mackay’s friends recount rumor
Mrs Clarenre H Mackay sits at center of a raging social breach tied to Dr Joseph A Blake and surgeon Clarence Mackay. Friends in New York describe how Mrs Mackay signed away part rights in a bid to heal rift while keeping ownership of property, amid talk of the “Bonanza King” John W Mackay’s wishes and looming legal action led by Henry W Taft. The tale threads through Europe travel and domestic strife, ending with an impending fourth page continuation and timetable change for Pennsylvania RR.
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Clarenre H. Mackay
Catherine Ketcham Hlake
Mackay
Joseph A. Blake
Hake
Blake
Bonanza King
Hurnor Hill
John W. Mackay
Katherine Duer Mackay
Sulzer Advised Witness to Deny It in Impeachment Probe
Eyewitness accounts reveal Governor Sulzer urged Duncan W. Peck to deny testimony about a $500 campaign contribution and warned under oath that denying it would be ignored. Henry Morgenthau said Sulzer asked leniency on his $1,000 donation, and Cotton Exchange brokers reportedly funneled funds to Sulzer. A $2,000 check to Sulzer connected with Wall Street agent Colwell was cashed by Colwell, tying him to the governor.
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Duncan W. Peck
High Court of Impeachment
Sulzer
Peck
Henry Morgenthau
Morgenthau
Aaron J. Levy
Assembly Board of Managers
Cotton Exchange
Richard Croker, Jr
Frederick L. Colwell
Wall Street
Colwell
the Tribune
Albany
High Court
Rensgelaer
Troy
John B. Stanchfield
Assembly Board
Teck
Cullen
Executive Chamber
Frawley Legislative Committer
Peek
Enator Hinman
Europe
Fort Chester
Turkey
Assembly
D. Cady Herrick
J. Temple Gwathmey
Gwathmey
Philip Over
Y Firm
Boyer & Griswold
William Suter
William Sulzer
Otober
Equitable Trust Company
Herrick
Impeachment Testimony Hints Sulzer Used Personal Campaign Gifts
Testimony in the New York Senate impeachment trial alleges Governor Sulzer asked witnesses to forget their oaths and to treat matters as personal. Witnesses including Duncan Peck and Henry Morgenthau described gifts and campaign contributions tied to Sulzer's gubernatorial bid, with prosecutors deeming the evidence crucial to show efforts to influence testimony.
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Adamson
Hearst
Alabame
Roosevelt
Hochenterssoccce
Aes
Renatora
Lenox Society
Pennsylvana
Ulster
Torial
Society Ouiuary
Jitereey
Pinanciat
Church
Army and Navy
Weal Katave
C. V. Collins
C.P. Boland
Les
Worcester
Maxs
Verner
Nejyea
Norwich
Holy Crome Pritz
St. Vincent's Hospital
HOTEL
Malpin Apsr
Duncan Wreen
Ambassador Henry Morogw Thau
W. C. Comber
Gaz P.m
Laurel House of
Lakewood
New York
Miss Vaile
Auto
Dr. Siegert
Mrs. MacKay
Breach
Bonanza
DR. Blake
Harbor Hill
Henry W. Taft
Pres
Holumn
Pennsylvania
Long Branch
Asbury Park & Pt
Pleasant
Levy
John W. Cox
Croker
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