New Jersey's muddle over a new court of appeals
In Trenton on Sept 27 a special report discusses rumors of a plan to invalidate or overrule the voters by arguing for carrying the main constitutional amendment despite defeat. The piece notes the voting method confusion, references Attorney General McCarter, and cautions against any scheme that would override the popular will in New Jersey’s election of amendments.
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Trenton
Pergone
Court of Appeals
Beard
Gome
Chancery Court
McCarter
New Jersey
Paterson
Law Fairness Questioned In New Jersey Election
A Newark lawyer voices sharp critique of the New Jersey constitutional amendment vote, calling the election grossly unfair and arguing the law deliberately advantaged supporters while suppressing the opposition. He notes varied ballot instructions and a biased counting intent, predicting court review to determine voter intent.
Coal Strike Threat Shuts Mines If Wage Scale Violated
Altoona Penn Sept 27 Violations of the wage scale threaten a major coal strike as Patrick Gilday district No 2 warns the Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Company to pay the wage scale or shut its more than forty mines October 3 Gilday says the Amsbry mine violations could set a ruinous precedent and vows a statewide fight with local meetings and prepared reserves including a quarter of a million dollars.
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Tribune
Altoona
Penn
Pennnsylvania
Patrick Gilday
District No. 2
Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Company
Pennsylvania
Thomas Watkins
Anthracite Arbitration Commission
W. A. Lathrop
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Gilday
Amsbry
Mine Workers to Close Mines on Mitchell Day
Wilkes Barre Penn Sept 27 The mine workers of this district will shut down every working on Mitchell Day October 29 and join in a mammoth parade to Scranton Officials expect about thirty thousand men to be in line President Mitchell will address a mass meeting telephoned to the district President Nichols will direct every local to participate
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Wilkesharre
Penn
Scranton
Mitchell
Nichols
Duke of Richmond Dies After Castle Party
London reports the death of Charles Henry Gordon Lennox sixth Duke of Richmond at Gordon Castle Banff shire from a chill contracted last Thursday. The duke born February 27 1839 or 1840 entered the army in 1839 served as aide de camp to the Duke of Wellington and held offices including President of the Board of Trade and Secretary for Scotland. He married Frances Greville. his eldest son Charles Gordon Lennox Earl of March succeeds him.
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London
Charles Henry Gordon- Lennox
Duke of Richmond
Gordon Castle
Fochabers
Banffshire
Iris
Board of Trade
Council
Scotland
Christ Church, Oxford
Duke of Wellington
Frances
Algernon Frederick Greville
Charles H. Gordon-Lennox
Earl of March
More Turks Under Arms Mobilized in Salonica
Salonica dispatch reports the immediate mobilization of the Adana Angora Kastamuni and Kaisaries divisions totaling sixty four battalions. About half the battalions are due within a week and the remainder will proceed to Adrianople.
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Salonica
Adana
Angora
Kastamuni
Kaisaries
Adrianople
Milner Cuts North to Confer on Colonial Secretary Seat
Carisbed Sept 27 Lord Milner departed at 11 30 this morning for London to confer with Mr Balfour about the tender of the Secretaryship for the Colonies.
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Carisbed
Lord Milner
London
Mr. Balfour
Irish Party to Use Its Power in Parliament
John Redmond told a Newcastle County Down demonstration that with the Irish Land bill secured the next session must address the laborers' question. He warned Mr. Balfour that the Irish party could wield life or death power to push the Irish cause, and would do so without compunction if needed.
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London
Newcastle
County Down
John Redmond
Marquis and Count Duel Near Biarritz In Sword Fight
In a country club grounds near Biarritz Paris Sept 27 a duel with swords was fought between Count Arcos of Clavijo and the Marquis of Argudia. The marquis was wounded three times in the wrist and forearm.
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Paris
Biarritz
Arcos
Clavijo
Argudia
French Steamer Aground Near Shikobu Island
The French steamer Australien of the Messageries Line ran ashore at Imahara on the north of Shikobu. Outbound vessel, all passengers are safe and accounted for despite the grounding incident.
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Messageries Maritime
Shikobu
Kobé
Japan
Australien
Messageries Line
Imahara
Paris to Hull in a Balloon Sets Record Sail
Count de la Vaulx and Count de Outremont descended near Hull after a 17.75 hour crossing from Paris, the first France to England balloon trip of that distance. La Vaulx, noted French aeronaut, had earlier set a 418 mile August record landing in Hesse after a St. Cloud start. Past efforts to cross the Mediterranean from Marseilles to Algeria failed. a January Tunis trial crossed Sahara sands.
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London
Count de la Vaulx
Count de Outremont
Hull
Yorkshire
Paris
France
England
St. Cloud
Hesse
Mediterranean
Marseilles
Algeria
de la Vaulx
Tunis
Sahara
Archbishop Kain Undergoes Appendectomy at St Agnes
Late this afternoon at St Agnes Sanatorium physicians conferred and announced Archbishop Kain of St Louis had an appendectomy during a consultation at the hospital setting.
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Baltimore
St. Agnes's Sanatorium
Kain
St. Louis
Nine Killed In Wreck Train Jumps Trestle Near Danville
A Southern Railway southbound fast mail train 97 plunged from a 75 foot trestle on a sharp curve, near Danville Virginia. Nine crewmen died at the scene and seven were seriously injured. eleven more were harmed in the wreck and fires were fought by Danville firefighters.
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Danville
Charlotte
N. C
Southern Railway
Spiers
Brodie
Southern
Riverside
Norfolk and Western
Lynchburg
Burkville
President rejects Miller case conference plans
Oyster Bay September 27 President says he will not confer with officials or labor leaders on the Miller case. He will stand by letters to Secretary Cortelyou outlining his position and may grant a general hearing if requested. John Mitchell of United Mine Workers to dine with the President at luncheon, with no special significance to the Miller topic.
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Cortelyou
United States
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Mr. Mitchell
Miller
Death of broker Charles E Wilmot at Kineo hotel
Charles E Wilmot of Goldsmith Wolf & Co died in his hotel bathtub at Kineo House after a two week fishing trip. Heart trouble listed as the cause. He was 45, born in New York, with a wife and daughter. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Kineo, Me
Charles E. Wilmot
Goldsmith, Wolf & Co
Broadway
New York
Kineo
Wilmot
Greenville
St. John’s River
Mr. Wilmot
West Enclave
New York Athletic
Fairfield
Cabinet Meets Tuesday in Roosevelts Washington Trip
President Roosevelt ends summer at Sagamore Hill with family attends Christ Church service. They plan to leave for Washington at 8:30 am arriving about 4:10 pm. A Cabinet meeting is set for Tuesday at 11 o'clock but no major items are expected. some members may be absent.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Christ Episcopal Church
Ethel
Archie
Quentin
Loeb
Washington
Work at Washington and labor policy battles loom for Roosevelt
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt faces key tasks on return to the White House including the Miller case in the Government Printing Office and the open shop issue with labor leaders. It notes AFL and Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen actions and mentions Miss Todd postmaster case and Tulloch charges after six weeks of investigation.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Oyster Bay
Miller
Government
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
E. E. Clark
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Mr. Roosevelt
Congress
Miss Todd
Delaware
Abee
Payne
Charles J. Bonaparte
Holmes
Wellesley Girls to Take Census in Boston
About three hundred Wellesley College girls will help conduct the Boston religious census under Associated Churches. President Hazard asked for volunteers and responses come in. students seek training, fun, or religious motivation. Clergy from Protestant Catholic and Jewish faiths join the effort in this citywide census.
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Boston
the Tribune
Wellesley
Mass
Wellesley College
Associated Churches
Hazard
Dress catches from cigarette burn woman dies at Clover Hotel
Carrie Schrader, 40, employed at the Clover Hotel in Syracuse, was burned to death when her flimsy dress caught fire after smoking a cigarette. E. C. Whittaker of Watertown pulled at the burning garments but could not save her. She died in the hospital.
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the Tribune
Syracuse
Carrie Schrader
Clover Hotel
E. C. Whittaker
Watertown
Nixon Announces Candidacy To Fight Tammany Reform Platform
Nixon declares bid for Democratic mayoral nomination on anti police blackmail reform line. McLaughlin may back him while Murphy signals Grout and Fornes on the Tammany ticket. Platt says Grout and Fornes cannot accept Tammany endorsement without losing self respect. Murphy aims to undermine McLaughlin as Hugh McLaughlin weighs siege or surrender.
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Platt
Messrs
Grout
Fornes
Murphy
McLaughlin
John C. Sheehan
Hugh McLaughlin
McClellan
Tammany
Mayor Low
Rye-on the-Sound
Lewis Nixon
Hotel Renaissance
McLaughlin on Murphy Grout Fornes Nomination Hinted
Kings County political boss Hugh McLaughlin in Remsen Street garden dismisses firm plans to nominate Grout and Fornes with Murphy’s McClellan at the Democratic convention. He notes no sales and says Kings County will back MacClellan if nominated, while a story about Pat and Jim is told as a reflection on principles. He mentions an executive meeting tomorrow and hints at possible further comment after that.
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Charles F. Murphy
Controller Grout
President Fornes
McClellan
Murphy
Mr. McLaughlin
Willoughby Street
McLaughlin
Grout
Fornes
George Washington
Kings County
MacClellan
Pat
Jim
Controller
Cockpit of the Fight for Kings County
Murphy wires a purge of Hugh McLaughlin in Kings County. He seeks McClellan as mayor and to install a subservient local leadership. McLaughlin faces a choice: concede power under Fourteenth Street or fight in the convention and at the polls.
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McLaughlin
Murphy
Tammany
Kings County
Hugh McLaughlin
McCiellan
Fusion
Tammany City
Fourteenth-st
Nixon declares candidacy for Mayor on Democratic ticket
Lewis Nixon former Tammany Hall leader announced his bid for a Democratic nomination for Mayor of New York City. He warned that he may run independently if bloc support appears. The piece details rival ploys involving Murphy Grout Fornes and the Tammany fusion, with Nixon urging reform and criticizing Tammany’s ten year management.
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Mr. McLaughlin
C. F. Murphy
Messrs. Grout and
Fornes
Tammany
New York
Democratic Party
River
von Wyck
Edward Shepard
Lew
Inp
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