Man Arrested Near Sagamore Hill Demands To See President
Henry Weilbrenner, identified by a Secret Service agent, was arrested at Sagamore Hill after repeatedly seeking to see President Roosevelt. He was found with a loaded revolver, detained in the village jail, later held for lunacy examination by the lunacy board.
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Oyster Bay
L. IL
Henry Weilbrenner
Sagamore Hill
Roosevelt
Weilbrenner
Secret Voice
Weilbrenn
Justice Franklin
Secret Service
Postal Affairs Inquiry Indicates Grand Jury Action Looms
Washington Sept 3 inspectors tied to post office matters confer with Assistant US Attorney Taggart on postal cases before the grand jury. Indictments may be prepared soon, though a decision is not expected to be reported for several days.
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Washington
Post Office Department
United States
Taggart
Eagles Hold Fifth Annual Convention at Tamiment Hall
The fifth annual convention of the Fraternal Order of Eagles began at Tammany Hall in New York and will run through the week. Officials expect about 10,000 delegates out of 150,000 members in the United States and Canada to attend today.
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New York
Order of Eagles
Tammany Hall
United States
Canada
United States and Britain submit Alaskan boundary briefs
In London on Sept 3 the two governments filed their arguments with the Alaska boundary commissioners. A Canadian counsel called the American brief strong but said Britain still has a fighting chance. The next meeting may organize and set a hearing date, with possible private actions on broader questions. Ambassador Choate hosted a dinner for Chief Justice Alverstone and the boundary commissioners.
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London
United States
Great Britain
Ambassador Choate
Alverstone
Boundary Commissioners
French Officials Uneasy Over Turkish Albanian Troops
Paris officials express unease as Turkish forces send Albanian troops and militia to Koshovo. Albanians are fanatical and militia irritated by harvest season service. Allies insist on regular troops, but Turkey evades spirit of the understanding, risking outrages against Bulgarians and Christians.
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Paris
Foreign Office
Vilayet
Koshovo
Turkey
No Decision Yet on Fate of US Warships in Turkish Waters
Washington reports the administration has not decided how to dispose of the American warships now heading to Beirut. Whether the Brooklyn and San Francisco stay in Turkish waters hinges on Minister Leishman’s forthcoming Turkish situation report and the need to protect American interests. The president is to consider Leishman’s full report upon its arrival.
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Washington
Beirut
Brooklyn
San Francisco
Leishman
Turkey
Hope for decisive battle near Adrianople
Constantinople reports Colonel Jankoff, insurgent leader, with a strong following, operating south of Demotyka. He aims to destroy the Dedengatch to Kuleli Burgas railroad bridges over the Maritza and Arda to sever southbound links to Adrianople and delay approaching troops. Government says it has measures leading to a speedy battle.
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Constantinople
Jankoff
Demotyka
Dedengatch
Kuleli Burgas
Maritza
Arda
Adrianople
Adrianople in Flames Report Echoes in Belgrade
Belgrade reports an unconfirmed item that Adrianople is in flames, noted as a repeated claim without verification. The dispatch frames it as a developing war rumor circulating on Sept. 3.
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Belgrade
Adrianople
Dinner Invitation Echoes In Friendly Banter
Parke invites Lane to dinner any night, while Lane worries his wife would be uncomfortable. Parke reassures that she would feel the same about any guest, reflecting a lighthearted social exchange from Brooklyn Life.
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Parke
Lane
Brooklyn
Time's Slower Stages. Muggins-Men live faster than wom
In a Philadelphia Board clipping a speaker notes that men age faster than women and recalls a personal remark about marriage. The dialogue contrasts ages, with the man claiming to be forty five while his wife is thirty.
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Buggins
Philadelphia
Democratic State Convention Seeks Repeal of Libel Law
Harrisburg Pa Sept 3 The Democratic state convention opened with William J Brennan named temporary chairman. The platform denounced the Grady Salus libel law and pledged repeal and allied reforms through the next legislature. Delegates appointed to credentials and platform approved. convention adjourned after listing several state officials as nominees.
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Harrisburg
Hall
Wiliam J. Brennan
Pittsburg
Brennan
Luzerne
Westmoreland
Thomas B. Alcorn
Committee On
Ator Webster L. Grim
Bucks Cou
Organized Democracy
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Grady-Salus
Hicveth
Arthur G. Dewelt
Lehigh Courty
Joel G. Hill
Wayne
John A. Ward
Philadelphia
Calvin Reyburn
Armstrong County
Superior Court
Saloonkeeper shot by youth in Orrville quarrel
In Wooster Ohio on September 3, Harry Laubach twenty faced a fatal shooting of Max Lees a saloonkeeper at Orrville after a quarrel over a drink Laubach then shot himself twice ending in death authorities note Laubach had shown odd behavior for days suggesting possible derangement
Mrs Burdette Named Pasadena Special Police Officer
Pasadena announces Mrs. Robert J. Burdette wife of a renowned humorist has been appointed a special police officer in Pasadena, the first woman to receive such an appointment in the state.
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Pasadena
Cal
Robert J. Burdette
Jealousy Tragedy Ends in Double Fatality in New York
Henry T. Edson, 39, shot and killed Mrs. Fannie Pullen, 33, then killed himself in his New York home. The act followed a jealous demand that Mrs. Pullen leave with him. Witnesses included Edson's brother Dr. David O. Edson, his wife, and a baggage mover, with Mrs. Pullen married to John F. Pullen and mother of two.
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New York
Henry T. Edson
Fannie Pullen
Edson
Franklin Edson
David O. Edson
Thomas Wood
Pullen
Daring Bank Robbery In Milwaukee Bank
A thief name given as George P. Johnson robbed Germania National Bank of Milwaukee of 500 dollars in currency. He slipped the money from the teller’s desk with a copper wire during a phone call, was chased and captured, and the cash recovered. He admits the real name George Shea and is linked to a $10,000 1899 robbery of Metropolitan National Bank in New York, with a two and a half year Sing Sing term.
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Milwaukee
Germania National Bank
George P. Johnson
George Shea
Metropolitan National Bank of New York
Sing Sing
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