Remarkable career of Paterson mayor amid crime saga
Paterson New Jersey reporting a sweeping portrait of William H. Belcher, longtime mayor accused of extensive peculation affecting widows and orphans. The piece details Paterson’s history of calamities, Belcher’s rise as reformer then alleged forger and swindler, and the city’s shock as authorities pursue him. Also notes Honolulu dispatch on Belcher’s expected travel and police watch at the wharf.
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Jekyl
Hyde
William H. Belcher
Bafait
Paterson
Jennie Rosschieter
Walter McAlister
Wiliam A. Dean
Andrew J. Campbell
George A. Kerr
Humbert
Italy
Loas
Belcher
Paterson Savings Bank
Honolulu
San Francisco
Eix
F. H. Belcher
Patterson
N. J
Australia
Yerxa Wholesale Grocers Markets Coffee Teas and Foods
Yerxa Wholesale Grocers pitches Hoffman House Coffee and Yerxa Castle Blend as top quality brended coffees. They advertise Teas, wholesale and retail price gaps, one to nineteen pound bundles, and a variety of packing options. Also promote 300 pieating soup and Yerxa No 1 Hard gar boxes.
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Hoffman House Coffee
Mono Castle Blend
Chinese Empress Seeks Roosevelt Visit in Pekin
Manila reports the consul expects Miss Roosevelt to visit Pekin with possible accompanying Mr. and Mrs. Corbin if the trip proceeds. The note signals high level interest in a Roosevelt family visit to China.
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Miss Roosevelt
Manila
Pekin
Mrs. Corbin
Local thief nabbed in Frisco
In Oakland California Harry Bernard of Seattle was arrested on burglary charges at the Touraine hotel. Police found diamond pins opera glasses and valuables from hotel guests on his person. The rest of the text notes postponement of a Woodland Park encampment due to rain and wartime charges involving Taggart and Minor pending divorce actions.
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Oakland
Cal
Harry Bernard
Seattle
Touraine
King County Veteran's Asaociation
Woodland Park
Seattle Men With Kids Contemplate Circus Visit
A local scene shows a family debate over taking the children to a circus in town. The father resists, citing busyness and age, while the police chief and others express nostalgia for the big show and plan to attend.
Circus Day Awakens City Leaders Old Time Charm
A humorous piece admires Seattle business figures and officials tempted by a circus, noting James A. Moore and Jacob Furth planning attendance while Mayor Hallinger contemplates staying outside to help security. The column laments business worries yielding to nostalgia and family joys at the big show.
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Mamma
Seattle
James A. Moore
Jimmie
Mr. Moore
Pater
Jacob Furth
Mr. Furth
Lou Smith
Chauncey Depew's Whiskers Burden Daulton Faces Party Shift
Councilman Daulton of the Seventh ward confronts a critical period as he moves from Democrat to Republican. The fusion with Alaska born Burnesides and the nickname Chauncey Depew strain his identity, leaving him isolated and doubting his staying power.
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Chauncey Depew
Daulton
Seventh Ward
Alaska
Statesman
New York
Paquitable Ecan
Depew
Rip van Winkle
City Transfers Funds Between Lighting and Water Accounts
City council on Monday night passed an ordinance moving 90000 from the lighting fund to the general fund. Officials say expenses for the light plant must be paid from the general fund, making the transfer necessary. Similar transfers have been made from the water fund, leaving the true amount misapplied in question.
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General Fund
Excmse
Marriage of Daley Wilson in Lincoln Area
Miss Daley Wilson formerly of Lincoln Nebraska wed Monday at the bride’s parents home with Rev. F L Wharton presiding. The ceremony occurred in Montana and Mississippi connections noted in attendance and backgrounds.
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Merly
Lincoln
Neb
Rev
F. L. Wharton
Robbery Charge In Famous House In Infamous Street
Jennie Street a colored inmate of the New Parts house a restricted district brothel is to be tried for larceny from the person. An information charging theft of 22 from W Bell on August 11 was filed with Prosecuting Attorney Mackintosh. Police face difficulty securing a prosecuting witness amid a busy house where many inmates commit street crimes when times are dull.
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Jennie Street
New Parts House
W. Bell
Mackintosh
Senate Seen as Under Monopolies by Pro-Tariff Convention
The reci procity convention in Chicago opened its deliberations denouncing the Senate as controlled by monopolies and urging tariff reform. E N Foss declared the Senate should yield tariff matters to Congress, calling reciprocity treaties revenue related.
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Chicago
Recciprocity Convention
Senate
E. N. Foss
Congress
The Star presents De velo in cage of death and Biblical tale
The Star features De velo in a cage of death and a Lions Den story film about Daniel. The Taylor company offers Hunted by a Woman at the Third Avenue theater with strong audience applause in its tenth week. Next week His Double Life spins in, and The Last Days of Pompeii tops the spectacle, touring Seattle August 21 at Fifth Avenue circus grounds.
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Develo
Starascope
Daniel
Taylor Company
Third Avenue Theater
Henry J. Pain
America
H. B. Theatle
Pompeii
New York
Chicago
Seattle
Circus Grounds
Fifth Avenue North
Bennington Battle Day Welcomes Ethan Allen Memorial Dedication
Burlington Vermont hosts Bennington Battle Day as visitors descend for the Ethan Allen memorial tower dedication in Ethan Allen Park on Indian Rock. The event is organized by the Sons of the Revolution with city authorities and patriotic groups.
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Burlington
Bennington
Ethan Allen
Ticonderoga
Indian Rock
Ethan Allen Park
Sons of the Revolution
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