Demoralized Democrats plan to knife Hearst at polls
Telegraph report from Sept 27 notes anti Hearst faction ready to bolt the ticket. Albany and New York Democrats discuss fusion with judiciary nominators while Jerome and allies seek Republican support. McClellan and Sheehan respond as Tammany celebrates preventing O Brien’s vote for Sulzer amid looming party splits.
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Tribune
Albany
Trubee
New York
Osborne
Auburn
Jerome
Edward M. Sheperé
Edward H. Titchener
Bingo
Judiciary
John A Henneberry
Garvan
Vandiver
Bryce
Empire State Express
McClellan
Messrs. O'Brien
Willis
Thomas H. Hassett
Wiliam F. Sheehan
Hearst
Mr. Sheehan
Tammany Men
Frank X O Brien
Sulzer
Tammany
Rush
Martin
Lantry
Mr. O'Brien
Earthquakes Shake San Juan and Danish West Indies
A pair of tremors struck San Juan Puerto Rico and St. Thomas in the Danish West Indies on September 27. The San Juan shocks lasted about thirty seconds with no loss of life but caused alarm and minor damage to buildings. In St. Thomas a sharp prolonged quake caused no damage though it raised concerns over frequent tremors.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Infantry
Women's and Children’s Hospital
Humacao
Guayamo
Fajardo
St. Thomas
Danish West Indies
Jerome vows hard work for Hughes and Democratic fate
Jerome promises energetic campaigning for Charles E. Hughes as governor, declaring loyalty to the Democratic party while denouncing a so called fake convention. He arrives amid a crowd of Tammany delegates, defended by police, and plans to drive the party effort in a pivotal campaign. The Lake Shore Limited offers speedy service from New York to Chicago with observation car and stenographer reports.
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Jerome
Burright
Democratic Party
Charles E. Hughes
Sen
Buffalo
Empire
Tammany
Friend
A. Attorney
Boy Kills Intruder In Linlithgo Village
Cliff Bonneville a wealthy Linlithgo resident dies from shotgun wounds after arguing with J Foster Feller a fifteen year old deputy sheriff’s son. Bonneville had driven his family from their home and fired at the Feller house. Feller shot through a door mortally wounding him. Bonneville’s backstory ties to New Rochelle and Allentown cement interests. local reports note Feller’s custody and Bonneville’s prominence.
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Hudson
N. Y
Clifford Bonneville
Linlithgo
J. Foster Feller
John H. Feller
Bonne*ille
Feller
Bonneville
New
Young Feller
New Rochelle
Afong Dies in China Former Hawaii capitalist dies in China
News from Honolulu reports the death of Afong a Chinese capital ist once based in Hawaii. He settled in Hawaii about forty years ago built wealth and had fifteen children. He returned to China with a son about fifteen years ago leaving over a million dollars for family. His daughters were noted for beauty and many married prominent men including Rear Admiral Whiting.
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Honolulu
Afong
Hawaii
China
Hawaiian Islands
Whiting
Train wreckers remove rails derailing Savannah to Columbia train
In Barton South Carolina authorities report seven rails taken from the Southern Railroad at daybreak. Passenger train No. unknown from Savannah to Columbia derailed but no fatalities. Bloodhounds to aid in tracing the wreckers.
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Columbia
8. C
Southern Railroad
Barton
S. C
Savannah
Hughes Says Campaign Begins Auspiciously
Albany Sept 27. Telegraph from Charles E Hughes Republican nominee for Governor to Governor Higgins says campaign begins under the best auspices. He thanks Higgins for the message and praises reforms of his administration, calling the start auspicious.
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Hughes
Albany
Higgins
Charles E. Hughes
Fearful Gulf Coast storm hits Pensacola and New Orleans
Reports from September 27 describe a massive hurricane sweeping the Gulf coast east of New Orleans, with towns from Lake Catherine to Pensacola submerged or cut off. Widespread damage includes ruined cotton fields, destroyed wharves, and heavy property loss estimated at 3 million dollars. Many residents evacuated or rescued, and communications severely disrupted.
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Mississippi
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Houston
Tex
Galveston
Memphis
Lake Pontchartrain
Milneberg
Sheleter
Gulf
Key West
Pensacola
Illinois Central
McComb
Miss
Fla
Gulf Coast
San Rosa Island
Navy Yard
Taft predicted as provisional Cuban governor in Cuba crisis
Havana dispatch outlines the Moderate party’s plan to rejects Palma’s resignation and keep him in office while American officials anticipate Taft acting as provisional governor within twenty four hours. Marines and bluejackets poised to land, with 2,500 troops ready if needed, as Congress weighs Palma’s fate.
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Palma
Congress
Taft
United States
Cuba
Government deposits 26 million to be held in major banks
Secretary Shaw announced 26 million will be deposited with depositary banks across New York, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, and other cities. Amounts range from 3 million in New York to 500 thousand in numerous cities. Deposits are temporary and to be returned as pressure eases, likely by February 1 next.
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Washington
Shaw
New York
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
St. Louis
New Orleans
Baltimore
Louisville
Kansas City
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Buffalo
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Detroit
Cincinnati
St. Paul
Omaha
Des Moines
Denver
Sioux City
Memphis
Peoria
Atlanta
Nashville
Sioux Falls
Massachusetts
Paris Bankers Vary Over Gold Exports to U S
Paris bankers discuss gold exports to the United States with high premiums amid uncertainty over the Bank of England discount rate. The Bank of France tips the metal may be sold abroad if US pays top price, with recent shipments costing four mills and rising. Officials frame the issue as a commercial fight while retaining power to redeem notes and silver coins.
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Paris
Bank of England
New York
Bank of France
London
United States
Lease of 1,790,000 Acre Tobique Trap by New Brunswick Firm
A Montreal formed organization, the New Brunswick Fish and Game Company, Limited, leased a tract of over 1.79 million acres in Tobique River country, New Brunswick. Officers include Honorary President Lord Strathcona, President Robert Meighon, Vice-President Colonel H. H. McLean, and Treasurer Alfred Zeley. Several New York sportsmen are listed as provisional directors.
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St. John
N. B
Tobique River
New Brunswick
Montreal
New Brunswick Fish and Game Company, Limited
Lord Strathcona
Robert Meighon
H. H. McLean
Alfred Zeley
New York
Boston China smuggling plot foiled by Newfoundland tip
US immigration inspectors traced a planned landings of Chinese on the New England coast to Newfoundland after an anonymous tip. They track a Boston yacht sought by US and Canadian cutters, and monitor Chinese agents and a Montreal training site for birth and citizenship questions.
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Boston
United States
New England
Newfoundland
Montreal
Pilot Barron’s Body Found In Vermont Grave
In Burlington Vermont September 27 a historic dispute over the burial place of Joseph Barron pilot of Commodore MacDonough’s Saratoga at the Lake Champlain battle has evidence of burial on both sides of the lake. The Burlington grave was opened revealing a skull and bones in a blanket and uniform remains identified as Barron. The skull shows a bullet wound linked to his death in the battle with Barron credited in history for the fleet’s victory.
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Burlington
Vermont
New York
Joseph Barron
MacDonough
Saratoga
Lake Champlain
Plattsburg
N. Y
Barron
McDonough
New Coal Vein Found in Mahanoy Valley
In Mahanoy City Pennsylvania the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company reports a new coal vein about a mile long and an eighth mile wide with twelve feet average thickness. Experts estimate millions of tons valued between fifty and seventy five million dollars and project a mining lifespan exceeding fifty years.
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Mahanoy City
Penn
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Mahanoy Valley
New German Cable Company Incorporation Formed
Berlin Sept 22 The German Cablegrand Company Limited has been incorporated here with a capital of 75 dollars.
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NEW German Cable Company
Berlin
German Cablegrand Company, Limited
Hughes to Speak Soon at Official Notification
State Chairman Woodruff said Republican Governor nominee Charles B. Hughes would be notified at the Republican Club next Wednesday and then embark on a statewide stump campaign. The State Committee will handle notification and Hughes plans formal statements, with speeches starting Friday night likely at Carnegie Hall and a Belfast style campaign through rural counties.
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Woodruff
Charles B. Hughes
West End Avenue
Republican Club
Hughes
State Committee
Carnegie
Bruce
Buffalo
Brooklyn
Herbert Parsons
William Barnes, Jr
O'Brien
Aldridge
Franchot
Ward
Francis Hendricks
Parsons
Lenox
Page
New
Amen Corner May Go From Fifth Avenue Hotel
Timothy L. Woodruff the new Republican state chairman and Lafayette B. Gleason the new secretary took charge at state headquarters in the Fifth Avenue Hotel. They outlined plans for a Hughes campaign and considered moving to larger quarters uptown to save costs after a deficit left by the retiring administration.
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Timothy L. Woodruff
Odell
Lafayette B. Gleason
Fifth Avenue
Hughes
Armstrong
34Th Street
Woodruff
Gleason
Frank Gardner
State Committee
Republican State Committee
Blaine
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NEW Yorth
Allentown
A. B. Bonneville
Bonnell
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New Brunswick Company
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