Temperature Drop Planned After Heavy Rains
The Weather Bureau announced that heavy rains nationwide will be followed by a temperature fall tomorrow. Forecaster Garriott predicts about 25 degrees cooler than today. Rain likely to end in the Middle Atlantic tonight, with possible continuation into twenty four hours more in New England, which had not yet shared in the precipitation.
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Weather Bureau
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New England
Blackwell's Island Bridge Buckles Under Scrutiny
The Tribune reports that four months after a safety probe began on the East River bridge linking Manhattan and Queens, new weakening cover plates have appeared on carrying members. Engineers warn tests on bottom chords are needed before opening, while officials push ahead with completion plans despite unresolved safety findings.
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Missing Yale graduate Robert L Clark presumed lost after boat drifts ashore
Great anxiety grips Wever Switzerland after the disappearance of Robert Lincoln Clark of New York a Yale graduate who recently finished his first year at Harvard Law School He went from the area to St Gingeles opposite Vevey and planned a swim in Lake Geneva The boat with his clothes drifted ashore no trace of Clark's body found despite searches
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Robert Lincoln Clark
New York
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Vevey
Lakeva
Independence candidate indicted for concealed weapon at polling place
Telegraph dispatch reports Captain Yancey Carter of the Independence party for Governor of Georgia has been indicted by the county grand jury on charges of carrying concealed weapons to a polling precinct during the June primary. Officials note the case stems from the Independence campaign era. Dewey & Sons Co, 128 Fulton St, New York, is mentioned in the clipping.
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Kern has a Big Four pass owned by John Kern
A note found in Connersville Indiana shows a red leather notebook stamped John W Kern with a Big Four Railway pass valid until December 31 1908. Kern acknowledged owning a pass and said he did not know he had lost it and had not used it. The pass was linked to his Democratic Vice Presidential candidacy campaign activity.
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Connersville
Ind
John W. Kern
Good
Connersville Free Fair
Bryan
Indiana
Mansfield
Ohio
Kern
Big Four
Winchester
MISS BARRYMORE IN TRAIN CRASH NEAR SPRINGFIELD
The Diamond Special southbound on the Illinois Central Railroad derailed at Diveron twenty miles south of Springfield when it struck an open switch. The locomotive was demolished. Engineer and fireman injured. Seven year old Elizabeth McGuire killed by debris. Ethel Barrymore aided by a porter but could not evacuate. She missed a planned engagement in St Louis.
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St. Louis
Wright’s Flights Soar in Le Mans Record Stunts
Wilbur Wright makes three aeroplane flights at Le Mans on Sept 28. First flight lasts 1 hour 7 minutes and 1.145 seconds over about thirty miles. Second flight with M Tissandier sets a passenger flight duration record of 11 minutes 35.25 seconds. Third flight with Count de Lambert covers about three and a half miles in 6 minutes 15 seconds, following a previous passenger flight of 9 minutes 13.15 seconds.
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Surgery for Harriman Reveals Back Trouble
Telegraph report from Boston states E. H. Harriman, railroad magnate, made a secret trip from New York to consult Dr. R. W. Lovett about a serious back condition. Harriman endured a second visit in a month as vertebrae fuse, with plastic surgery cited as the only possible relief.
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Boston
E. H. Harriman
New York
R. W. Lovett
Mr. Harriman
Balloon falls 2000 feet in miraculous ascent escape
In Dusseldorf on Sept 28 Captain von Abercron and Lieutenant von Goltzheim survived a balloon flight disaster. The balloon rose to 6000 feet before its envelope ripped open and gas escaped. It dropped two thousand feet as the envelope opened like a parachute and then settled to earth over an hour and a half. Both men escaped with only scratches.
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Yale Football Player Injured in Scrimmage
Lee Gilbert Warren of Pequot Ohio, a Yale end rush on the second eleven, was badly hurt in a scrimmage with Holt of the varsity. He walked off dizzy and delirious, was taken to the infirmary, where he fought for hours. The extent of injury unknown but skull fracture hoped to be ruled out. Warren came from Washington and Jefferson College.
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New Haven
Lee Gilbert Warren
Pequot
Ohio
Yale
Holt
Warren
Washington
Jafferson College
West Wareham student dies after cane rush injury at WPI
Emil F. Gran, a West Wareham student, died at Worcester City Hospital after his back was broken in the annual sophomore freshman cane rush at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Police are said to plan action.
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Emil F. Gran
West Wareham
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester City Hospital
Hughes on Bryan words not deeds rally in Indiana
South Bend headlines report Governor Hughes concluding a day of mass meetings in Indiana for the National Republican ticket. He contrasts Taft's record with Bryan's remedies, touts his New York State reforms as deeds not words, and urges stopping evil practices and bias in government.
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South Bend
Ind
Hughes
Indianapolis
Bryan
Taft
New York State
Anderson
New York
Roosevelt
Taft in Minnesota Aims for Big Victory Says Leaders
Taft toured Minnesota from south to northwest and received strong support. Minnesota Republicans unify under Hitchcock plan, with 3,500 precincts each led by five committeemen, plus county and state coordination. Leaders predict Taft Johnson tickets win. Jacobson seen as strongest opponent. Scandinavian voting patterns and a total Minnesota vote around 335,000 discussed. some doubt persists about predicted margins. North Dakota barbecue drew large crowds as Taft spoke twice in Fargo.
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Woodruff backs mandatory direct nominations plan
State Chairman Timothy L. Woodruff said he favored mandatory direct nominations and would aid Governor Hughes. He anticipated new bills to cover the topic with Senator Travis of Brooklyn to present them. Jacob Brenner issued a Kings County Republican statement praising Hughes's push for direct nominations.
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Shock Kills Pittsburg Bank President After Bank Closure
Report from Pittsburg dated September 28 states John Mc Clurg, president of Cosmopolitan National Bank, died of pneumonia after learning his bank failed on September 5. He had been ill for some time and was unaware of the closure until a former official informed him Saturday morning.
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British unemployment crisis prompts government action
London and provincial cities face rising joblessness this winter with Glasgow listing 2244 job seekers while Sunderland shows 13000, Birmingham 10000, Liverpool 14900, Manchester 8000 and other centers reporting 1000 to 5000 each. Distress funds are being raised nationwide to aid affected workers.
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Elopes With Chauffeur Sparks Atlanta Society Scandal
In Atlanta on September 28 Silver Speer, granddaughter of a prominent deceased figure, married Russell Thomas the family chauffeur. The license was obtained by the groom’s father and Rev Henry Atkinson performed the ceremony. Mrs. Thomas, seventeen, owns a sizable fortune and heads to Washington with her new husband amid family fury and legal action.
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Tribune
Atlanta
Silver Speer
Russell Thomas
Henry Atkinson
Thomas
Washington
Long Fight for Wilcox in 4th Senate District
Telegraph report from Cortland on the Republican convention deadlock among Cortland Cayuga and Seneca counties over chairman and candidate nominations. Mongin and Thompson win early votes but fail to unite the delegates. Cortland backs Rowland L. Davis while Cayuga and Seneca support Wilcox, signaling a prolonged stalemate possibly spanning days or weeks.
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Syracuse
Senate
Cortland
Cayuga
Seneca Counties
J. B. H. Mongin
Seneca Falls
Seneca
Caruga
E. H. Thompson
Cortland County
Rowland L. Davis
Wilcox
Bets $24 000 on Mr Chanler at Aqueduct rumor
A. B. Hudson, linked to John W. Gates, placed 26 000 on Lieutenant Governor Chanler against 9 on Governor Hughes at Aqueduct. Cad Doggett backed Hughes, and the tale suggests Gates may be behind Hudson’s wager despite past Gates–Doggett accommodate history.
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John W. Gates
Chanler
Hughes
R. C
Cad) Doggett
Gates
Doggett
Aqueduct
Mr. Gates
Mr. Hudson
Rains End Drought and Relieve Forest Fires
Heavy rains across New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania interrupt drought harm. Winds damaged telegraph lines but general rainfall spreads, helping fires in Catskills Adirondacks and other districts as relief reaches New England. Eight week drought spurs prayers for relief and industry resumes gradually.
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New Jersey
Pennsyvania
Catskills
Adirondacks
Adirondack
Weather Bureau
New England
Forest fires scorch Mount Baker area in September blaze
Reports from Saranac Lake and Watertown describe Mount Baker fires spreading rapidly aided by a light wind. A brief shower failed to halt the flames as they neared Trudeau Cottage Sanatorium and private preserves near Long Lake West. By Sept 28 heavy rains cooled the fires in Cranberry Lake and Catskill regions, with many local areas reporting relief from the long dry spell.
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Mount Baker
Long Lake West
Nehasane Park
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