Lena Incident Ends In Fast Decision On Russian Cruiser
President directs Sec Morton and Rear Admiral Goodrich to decide how long the Lena may stay in San Francisco and under what conditions. Captain Berlinsky must choose within 24 hours whether to repair and sail within six weeks or dismantle the ship. Naval officers expect dismantling or detention until war’s end.
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Washington
Sant Francisco
Morton
Goodrich
San Francisco
Berlinsky
The
Lena
Lena's Boilers Inspected For Repairs By US Inspector
Captain J K Bulger, US inspector of huts and boilers, examined the Russian transport Lena in San Francisco. He found the boilers needing repairs and urged giving the commander time to make seaworthy, with Stratton and Washington informed. Lena likely to be dismantled and stay through the war, guarded by US Navy vessels.
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San Francisco
Stratton
J. K. Bulger
United States
Lena
Washington
Bulger
Paul Kosake- Witch
Forest Fire Devours Montane Mountain Area
A major forest fire rages west of Montane destroying a hoisting works shasthouse bank and boarding house. Several prospectors cabins burn while dense timber near the Blue Eyed Nellie mines is consumed. flames light the night sky and visible for miles.
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Montane
Anaconda
Mont
Here
Blue Eyed Nellie
Slocum Disaster Victim Reported Missing in NY
Edward Ulman, a Slocum disaster survivor who lost his wife, child, and mother in law, has been reported missing as of Sept. 10. He is 42, 5 feet 7 inches, light complexioned with gray hair and a sandy mustache, last seen in a black suit and derby.
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New York
Edward Ulman
Death on Trolley Tracks in Spencer Accident
Spencer Mass September 14 A trolley car on the Warren Brookfield and Spencer street railway struck Joseph Mayo aged forty eight. He died two hours after the crash with his head near a rail on Sumner hill as the car descended a steep grade and the motorman could not stop.
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Spencer
Mass
Warren
Brookfield
Joseph Mayo
Mayo
Sumner Hill
First American Court Opens in Canal Zone Colon
In Colon the first American court in the Panama canal zone opened with Judge Osceola Iyle presiding. Prosecuting Attorney J Marbourg Reedy and police marshal G R Shunton participated as officials as the former railway station is now a courthouse. Judge Kyle to preside next at Ancon. The Phippses Sicsuan Agreement in Denver concerns division of property and child disposition awaiting court approval in divorce proceedings.
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Canal Zone
Colon
Osceola Iyle
Panama Canal Zone
J. Marbourg Reedy
G. R. Shunton
Kyle
Ancon
Schulhafer Denies Theft Charge In Harlem Court
Sigmund Schulhafer, former owner of a family liquor store in Orlem, pleaded not guilty in Harlem police court to a bank fraud accusation. FP. B. French of the Twelfth Ward bank says Schulhafer defrauded the bank of $7,900.
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New York
Sigmund Schulhafer
Orlem
Harlem
FP. B. French
Twelfth Ward
Schulhafer
Cotton Crop Heavily Damaged by Worms and Rust
Reports from the delta indicate widespread damage to cotton due to worms and rust. Planters fear they will harvest less than half of their usual crop across the region.
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Tackson
Miss
Delta
African Derby Cup Race Tale From Suburban Meeting
A garbled field references last year's Suburban Cup, Brig Brighto, and a 2 mile Brighton race with a three year old horse. Mentions Pickett and Phantom with odds noted 6 to 1 and 7 to 1, but details are unclear due to OCR errors.
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Brig
Burch
Brighton
Pickett Wa
Phantom
Horse Racing Event Report with Odds and Times
In a gritty racing card, Africander won at wide odds of 20 to 1 with a late surge. Hermis led early before Ormonde's Gay Boy closed at 10 to 1, finishing in 45.25 seconds. Dandelion, Gena, and Sal placed in the follow ups as McChesney and Canteen posted notable times. Iran Days and Lucy Second also feature in the midcard outcomes.
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Buats
Tdehesney
Hugedj
Piard
Ne. Hermis
Ormonde
Gena
McChesney
Nia Bureh
Ties
Dig
Canteen
Iran
Lucy
Autumn track meet features long races and close finishes
Readville and Pittsburg hosts draw crowds as horses race in matinee cards. Mainline wins with Mainland’s strong drive. C.K. G. Billings and Conkling drivers claim notable placings. Kenilworth and Ken finish lines see record efforts in pace and trot events amid a busy program.
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Readville
Watson
Nancy H
Pittsburg
C.K. G. Billings
Cleveland
Russia War Rumors Hit St. Petersburg As Front Quiet
In St. Petersburg on September 14 reports say no official front details have reached the public about Liaoyang or the Mukden area. Rumors of Kuropatkin’s army and possible Chinese actions in Manchuria unsettled readers amid rain halted operations and slow news from the Lena transport case in San Francisco.
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Liaoyang
Kuropatkin
Mukden
China
Japan
Manchuria
Peking
Lena
San Francisco
Republicans Meet Poll of Delegates at New York Convention
Saratoga N Y Sept 14 The Republican state convention opened with Governor Odell as chairman and J Sloat Fassett named temporary chair. A delegate poll shows Higgins 769 and Woodruff 265. Platt and Woodruff backers press to place Woodruff on the ticket. Odell faction claims control. Other nominations remain unsettled with Mayer likely for AG and OBrien Kelsey and Van Astyne to be renominated.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Odell
J. Sloat Fassett
George Malloy
Permant
Biggins
Platt
Woodruff
OPR
Higgins
Hendricks
Julius Mayer
New York Court of Special Sessions
John F. O’brien
Clinton
Otto Kelsey
Livingston
Henry A. van Astyne
Columbia
Early Returns Show Republican Lead Across States
Returns from 450 cities and towns emphasize a Republican plurality near 27 000 with four congressmen re elected by large margins. Senate balance likely 27 Republicans to 4 Democrats while House estimates predict 27 Republicans to 30 Democrats, shifting from the prior 131 Republicans and 20 Democrats.
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Hemocratia
Saltto
Senate
House
Rumors on Russian Front Denied and Baltic Sailing Delayed
ST PETERSBURG authorities reject sensational Morning Post claims of General Zassoulitch captured or wounded and deny British reports about Linevitch entering eastern Korea. Berlin dispatch notes Baltic squadron delay at Reval awaiting far eastern news. Baltimore harness races at Prospect Park report two $500 purses with Lady Bumps and Society Belle winning multiple heats and posting best times.
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London Morning Post
Zassoulitch
London Daily Mail
Linevitch
Korea
Kuroki
Baltic
Berlin
Tageblatt
Far East
Reval
Baltimore
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Bumps
Blackbird
Ethan
Point Breeze
Society Belle
Nuthurst
Parker to New York for campaign talks
Judge Parker is expected to travel to New York tomorrow and return Friday. The reason for leaving Rosemount is not announced, and arrangements are undisclosed. He may confer with national campaign managers and could influence campaign methods in several sections. Maine results please him as a sign of growing Democratic support nationwide.
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Esopus
N. Y
Judge Parker
New York
Rosemount
National Committee
Parker
Maine
Canadian Pacific Bandits Surrounded
In Vancouver the highwaymen who robbed the Canadian Pacific express and took 10000 dollars are thought to be surrounded in woods behind Mount Lehman near the Washington boundary. Police and detectives from three cities and CP railway detectives pursue them, as they leave muddy trail marks.
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Canadian Pacific
Vancouver
B. C
Canadian Pacific Railroad Express
Mount Lehman
Washington
Canadian Pacific Railway
Rabies Alert in Ithaca As Dogs Muzzled
Health Officer Crum appeals to the state health department to halt rabies spread in Ithaca after a mad dog bite multiple dogs and Cornell Veterinary College confirms rabies in three animals. City council orders muzzling of all dogs.
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Ithaca
Crum
State Department of Health
Law
Cornell Veterinary College
Kopff Reports Discovery Of Faint Periodic Comet
A cablegram received at Harvard College Observatory confirms Professor Kopff of Koenigsberg has found Encke s periodic comet though it appears very faint from Cambridge Massachusetts on September 14.
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Koopf
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard College Observatory
Kopff
Koenigstall
Germany
Enekes
Rhode Island Holds Extraordinary Session Called by Governor
Providence dispatch reports the extraordinary special session of the Rhode Island general assembly opened under Governor L. F. C. Gargin to pass several measures favored by Democratic leaders.
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Rhode Island
Providence
R.L
Rhode Island General Assembly
F. C. Gargin
Davis Letter of Acceptance and Bolting GOP Convention Off
Former Senator Henry G Davis working on his acceptance letter for the Democratic vice presidential nomination with Gorman at the Fifth Avenue hotel. Key Democrats have reviewed the draft while Chairman Taggart and Chairman Sheehan consulted on the document. In Detroit the bolting reform Republican convention has been canceled with W L Ferris of Big Rapids emerging as the Democratic governor candidate ally.
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Davis
New York
Henry G. Davis
Gorman
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Taggart
Democratic National Committee
Sheehan
C. A. Towne
Rockefeller gift adds 50000 to Cleveland YWCA fund
Johno D. Rockefeller donated an additional 50000 to the Young Women's Christian Association of Cleveland to aid the new building fund. He had already given 50000 earlier, making his total contribution to the project 100000.
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Rockefeller
Cleveland
Johno D. Rockefeller
Young Women’s Christian Association
Weather Outlook Rain and Cooler Weather Ahead
Readable forecast notes a probability of rain with cooler air moving in from the northeast to north. Winds expected to be brisk to fresh, bringing cooler temperatures and light showers in parts of the region.
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Poison at a Wake Leaves Woman Dying in Connecticut
Ansonia report describes Celeste Hurri dying after eating catsup at a wake for Peter Baxter in Naugatuck. Several others are critically ill or recovering from presumed ptoamine poisoning, with doctors puzzled by the case.
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Ansonia
Conn
Celeste Hurri
Peter H. Baxter
Naugatuck
Henry Bunnell
Waterbury
Margaret Daly
Justin Murphy
Kitty Dillon
Kate Daly
Howard Geary
James T
Edmund Dexter
Connecticut
Large Geld Shipment Announced to Buenos Aires by London Bank
In New York on September the London and River Plate bank agent declares a shipment of 500000 geld to Buenos Ayres. The move signals substantial transatlantic financial activity and currency transfer arrangements.
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New York
London and River Plate Bank
Buenos Ayres
German Budget Move and Overseas Strikes News
Germany plans to ask the Reichstag to raise the army by about thirty to forty thousand. Treasury receipts surpassed expenditures for the first time in the year. The American Bankers Association met at the Waldorf. Mrs. Lawrence O. Phipps admits settlement talks in divorce case. Wire-drawer strike at American Steel and Wire plant in Sharon, Pennsylvania ends with workers returning. Rok Island line train held up near Letts Iowa by five bandits. express safe blown open with little money taken.
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Reichstag
Treasury
Trust Company
Savings Bankc
American ‘Bankers’ Association
Waldorf
New York City
Lawrence O. Phipps
Pittsburg
American Steel and Wire Company
Sharon
Pac
South River Mayor Marries Factory Forewoman in Odd Celebration
In South River near New Brunswick, Mayor Joseph Mark wed Miss Clara Kessler, a factory forewoman, triggering a village celebration with church bells and flags. Mark, senior partner of Mark & Davidson shirt makers, and the couple plan to attend the St Louis Exposition.
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South River
New Brunswick
Joseph Mark
Clara’ Kessler
Mark
Vilage
St. Louis
Mark & Davidson
South River Methodist Church
Cordova
Newsboy Turns Burglar in Passaic Raid
Fourteen year old James Garr was held by Passaic police on burglary charges after jewelry was found in his pockets at the home of John Trimble in Passaic. Garr fled through a cellar and was chased across several blocks before being captured. The youth and an accomplice had traveled to Passaic seeking to steal valuables, including a watch and chain, from Trimble’s residence.
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Ristol
Wiley Giba
Lees
Jonesville
Richid
Elad
Goodby
James Garr
Duane Street
New York City
Passaic
Carrowas
Tobn
Trimple
Lexington ‘Avenue
Carr
Elmer
Hasbrouck
Turne
Bowery
Mayor and posse arrest tramps after clash at Jersey tank
Mayor Wyckoff of Plainfield leads a rapid pursuit of a gang of tramps near Green Brook tanks. Shots wound one man, another is struck, and a bystander is knocked. a jail sentence is mentioned for some involved while police rush to the scene.
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