Senators Fail to Unite Over Delaware Patronage Row
President Roosevelt met with Senator Ball and Senator Allee to urge harmony on the Delaware patronage dispute. Each senator named a candidate for District Attorney. Ball backed Walter H. Hayes of Wilmington from the Addicks wing, while Allee supported John P. Neilds, also of Wilmington, now serving by federal appointment. The president took the papers to decide. The Miss Todd appointment was not discussed, and neither senator commented on it.
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Delaware
Washington
Allegants Ball
Roosevelt
Allee
Byrne
Addicks
Walter H. Hayes
Wilmington
Ball
Two Banks Fail In Separate States
The Treasury comptroller reports the Packard National Bank of Greenfield Massachusetts has failed with Bank Examiner Frank L. Fish named receiver. Bolivar National Bank of Bolivar Pennsylvania also failed, receiver John B. Cunningham appointed. its capital stock was 30,000 with 84,552 in loans and 92,878 in deposits.
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Greenfield
Mass
Washington
comptroller of the treasury
Packard National Bank
Frank L. Fish
Bolivar National Bank
Bolivar, Pa
John B. Cunningham
Bolivar institution
Packard Bank
U. S
Balfour Urges Tariff Reform Amid Stall in Cabinet
London remarks at Sheffield rally spotlight the tariff reform push as Premier Balfour repeats arguments from his pamphlet. He warns of protectionist trusts, notes Cobden’s era, and declines a cure, urging treaties without concessions while resisting free trade resurgence.
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London
Sheffield
National Union of Conservative Associations
Balfour
United Kingdom
Chamberlain
Lord George Hamilton
Ritchie
Cobden
England
musiy
Myr gusver
Public Debt Statement Shows September 20 1903 Total
The monthly Statement of the public debt reports at close of business September 20 1903 debt excluding cash in treasury totaling $917 752 545 up $4 173 812 for the month. It breaks down as interest bearing debt $912 584 455 and debt without interest $1 307 160 72. certificates and treasury notes outstanding are offset by cash held for redemption.
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Washington, DL
treasury
Triple Execution Ends in Clinton Prison Tragedy
Willis Frederick Burton Van Wormer were put to death in Clinton prison for the Greendale murder of Peter Hallenbeck. Executions unfolded in sequence with Catholic priests aiding and guards ensuring privacy. Ventilated by electric current, Willis required three applications, Frederick two, Burton final, as the brothers faced their fate in a grim Christmas Eve style case.
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Burton Van Wormer
Clinton
Peter A. Hallenbeck
Greendale
Columbia county
Father Belanger
Willis Van Wormer
Frederick
Burton
Charbonneau
Van Wormers
Willis
Burton Van Wonner
McClellan Nominated Mayor At Huge New York Convention
Democrats name George B. McClellan for mayor by 434 to 719 votes at Carnegie Hall amid record crowds and police restraints. Edward M. Grout becomes comptroller and Charles V. Fornes tops the board of aldermen. New York scene marked by chaos and intense factional fights.
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New York
Carnegie Hal
George B. McClellan
Edward M. Grout
Charles V. Fornes
board of aldermen
Grout
Fairchild
folnwers
Execution Witnessed as Priest Leads Final Hours
Father Belanger described the condemned men spending their last hours in intense spiritual focus. The sole concern was their spiritual state as the final moments approached, with the rite performed after a single application retained at full pressure longer than others.
Didnt Know It Was Loaded Groom Kills Bride in Accident
In Scranton Pa on October 2 22 year old Tyiatz Klenent of Olyphant a groom of two weeks shot his bride after a playful remark about him being unable to shoot She was six feet away and the top of her head was blown off The shooting is ruled accidental Klenent was jailed awaiting bail and guarded due to distress The incident follows a two week marriage and a brief wedding tour
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Olyphant
Scranton
Tyiatz Klenént
Squire Dolphin
Klenent
Forger Ring Baffles Philadelphia Banking Figures
Two notorious forgers hunted by Chief Post Office Inspector W W Dickson over a spree of tampered checks. The fraud began with a missing mail pouch from a Pennsylvania Railroad express, leading to altered drafts and large sums across Philadelphia and New Jersey banks. Investigators traced one check to Asbury Park and another from a New Jersey bank, exposing a widening eastern network and hinting at a major crime web.
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Philadelphia
W. W. Dick Son
Pittsburg
tocel post office
western
turependente
Asbury Park
New Jersey
mall
Jersey seacoast
Dickson
post office
New York
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