Mayor Gaynor's Death Shocks New York City
Mayor Gaynor dies at sea from heart failure aboard the Baltic while en route to Europe. His sudden passing alters Gotham politics as Tammany Hall enemies and fusion allies react, with acting Mayor Adolph Kline taking charge and flags at half mast.
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Associated Press
New York
Mayor Gaynor
Baltic
Rufus W. Gaynor
Robert Adamson
Gaynor
Queenston
Crookhaven
Aram Crookhaven
John Purroy Mitchel
John E. McCall
Tammany Hall
Henry George
Adamson
Hoboken
Aniair
Jamea
Leaders Confer With President On Tariff Bill
Representative Underwood and Senator Simmons met with President Wilson to discuss disputed points in the tariff bill. They expect the bill to reach conference in about ten days and talked over details including the income tax. The president planned to depart for Cornish New Jersey that afternoon.
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Associated Press
Washington
Underwood
Simmons
Wilson
Cornish
N. J
Boiler explosion on torpedo boat Craven near Tybee Island
Two sailors killed and three seriously injured after a boiler failure on the U S S Craven off Tybee Island. Firemen Milton and McCaffrey died, Swin, Weartender Daughton and Osler Gar butt were gravely hurt. The ship drifted before rescue and tow to Savannah was arranged.
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Associated Press
Savannah
United States
Craven
Tybee Island
Watertender McCaTts
Watertepper
Milton
Swin
Weartender Daughton
Osler Garbutt
Charleston
S. C
McCaffray
Estill
Cynthia
Fort Screven
Zamacona Leaves National Capital for New York
Senor Manuel de Zamacona, alleged Huerta representative, left Washington for New York without an interview. Chargé Algara of the Mexican embassy was to confer with Secretary Bryan and may inform him of Zamacona's mission. Washington's stance is not to meet Huerta envoys unless negotiations resume with Lind’s terms. Zamacona was concealed during his visit and aims to negotiate a van.
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Associated Press
Washington
Manuel de Zamacona
Huerta
New York
Charge Algara
Bryan
Zamacona
Wilson
Lind
Senor Zamacona
New Oar
Carranza Offers for Presidency in Mexico
Venustiano Carranza proposed as candidate for Mexico's presidency. An emissary, Ricardo Garza, went to the national palace to submit Carranza's candidacy with pledge to accept election results. Administration prepared to meet October 1 interest on National Railway bonds of 1.5 million dollars in gold.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Venustiano Carranza
Coahuila
Huerta
Ricardo Garza
National Palace
Carranza
Editor Preston McGoodwin Nominated for Venezuela Post
Washington September 11 The foreign relations committee approved Preston McGoodwin Oklahoma City editor for minister to Venezuela a controversial nomination and it will go to the full Senate for confirmation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Preston McGoodwin
Oklaoa City
Venezuela
Senate Today
Thaw Extradition Fight Drags At Matteawan Courthouse
Harry K Thaw faces extradition to New York as Jerome and Kennedy clash over insanity pleas and possible habeas corpus. Canadian officials are condemned by Jerome and Kennedy for moving Thaw across the border, while private detective Lanyon awaits a chance to escort him toward the New York line.
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Associated Press
Colebrook
N. H
Harry K. Thaw
Drew
Matteawan
William Travers Jerome
Jerome
New York
Canada
Kennedy
Thaw
Burley H. Kelsea
Norton Mills
Agent Parkinson
Dominion Secret Service
Parkinson
Monadnock House
Lotby
Arkansas teen hanged for teacher's murder near Springdale
Omer Davis, 18, was executed in Fayetteville for killing Miss Nellie Moneyhan, 26, his schoolteacher, on February 2 near Springdale. He aided the sheriff in the noose ceremony and said, I want all of you to meet me in Heaven, as his mother of Northwest Arkansas campaigned for commutation that failed.
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Associated Press
Fort Smith
Ark
Omer Davis
Fayetteville
Nellie Moneyhan
Springdale
Davis
Searfold
Miss Moneyhan
Clayton Slated for Job Assistant U.S. Attorney
Washington dispatch reports Lee J. Clayton brother of Representative Clayton is practically chosen by Attorney General McReynolds for an assistant United States attorney position in Montgomery Alabama.
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Washington
Lee J. Clayton
Clayton
McReynolds
United States
Montgomery
Ala
Bandit Forcibly Opens Safe In Trolley Office
A bandit compelled a clerk to open a safe in a Wilmington trolley car company office and grabbed a bag containing 31 989 dollars before fleeing. No injuries reported and police launch search for the suspect.
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Wilmington
Del
First Decision on Governorship Against Sulzer
Justice Hasbrouck of the New York State Supreme Court ruled that Governor Sulzer was regularly impeached and, while awaiting trial, divested of executive powers including the right to pardon. He also held the Robin pardon invalid, sending him back to prison after habeas corpus arguments.
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Associated Press
Kingston
N. Y
Justice Hasbrouck
State Supreme Court
Sulzer
Hasbrouck
Robin
New York Corporation
Senate
First General Rain in Texas Breaks Two Month Drought
Texas reports its first general soaking rains in two months. Heavy downpours spread from Amarillo across the Panhandle to Western Oklahoma and into Southeast Texas near Houston. Farmers see improved crop prospects though cotton picking interrupted in some areas as streams rise and feed crops benefit across many counties.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Amarillo
Oklahoma
Houston
Ward
San Angelo
North Texas
Fort Worth
Vernon
Paris
Srady
Sherman
Waxahatchie
Lockhart
Georgetown
Longview
Marshall
Si Td
Galveston Flood Deluges Rain Cleared Streets Slowed Traffic
Galveston Texas reports 7.35 inches of rain in the last 24 hours. The downpour flooded streets and halted cars for about an hour overnight.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Texas
Auto wreck claims two in Carmel Indiana tragedy
Carmel Indiana Sept 11 William Waltz and his wife were killed when their car collided with a traction car. Lorin Haworth and his wife of Noblesville were probably fatally injured in the crash witnessed in Carmel yesterday.
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Associated Press
Carmel
Ind
William Waltz
Carme
Lorin Haworth
Noblesville
Waltz
Weather Outlook for Alba and Mississipp
Forecasters call for showers tonight or Friday with light to moderate rainfall possible. Regional temperatures at Royal and Dauphin show a morning low around 72 and rising to the mid 70s by afternoon, with a warm spell shaping up later in the day.
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Alba A
Sior
MOBIL
Money Stolen in Transit From New York to Savannah
$50,000 missing from an Atlantic Coast Line express car on arrival in Savannah. Seals on the safe remained intact but envelopes inside were opened. A second package of $21,900 from New York to Valdosta and Brunswick was also robbed on the same train. Savannah Bank and Trust confirms the loss. Express Company mobilizes with agents and a detective agency from Atlanta.
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Associated Press
Savannah
New York
Atlantic Coast Line
Valdosta
Brunswick
W. F. McCauley
Savannah Bank and Trust Company
Southern Express Company
W. J. Hockaday
Atlanta
Express
Bank official says Express Co will be loser
Samuel Miller vice president of Chase National Bank said the bank shipped a large amount of currency to banks in Georgia via Adams Express. If the money is stolen and not recovered the loss would fall on the express company, not the bank. He noted the $50 000 package was only one of the shipments.
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Express CO
Associated Press
New York
Samuel ©. Miller
Chase National Bank
Georgia
Adams Express Company
Express Company
Robbers Take Messenger's Satchel With 49000 In Cash and Checks
Four men grabbed a satchel containing 4800 in currency and 10000 in checks from Warrington McVay a Garfield Park State Bank messenger outside the bank on Chicago's west side and fled in a waiting car. The incident occurred as McVay waited for a street car.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Todo
Warrington McVay
Garfield Park State Bank
Lorraine May Face Trial Beside Husband Griesheimer
New York reporters ask whether Lillian Lorraine will testify against her husband Frederick Griesheimer, indicted for grand larceny over a $65 000 diamond ring he vanished with. Griesheimer disappeared a month after their marriage and later surrendered, saying he pawned the ring for $2000 and traveled to Europe.
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Lillian Lorraine
New York
Frederick E. Griesheimer
Griesheimer
Europe
Slender Threads Found by Police
New York detectives linked a blood stained shirt from H Bolian's household to the unidentified Hudson river victim. A blood stained woman's undershirt found washed near the river bank supported the possible involvement of Bolian, an Armenian carpenter, and his daughter as leads in identifying the young woman.
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New York
H. Bolian
Hudson River
Bollan
Bollans
Bollang
White Longshoremen Strike Over Racial Wage Demands
Several hundred white members of the International Longshoremen's Association halted work to demand higher wages for timber loading, tying up two ships. The Walsh Stevedoring Company said work stopped on one vessel, while the firm had contracted with negro locals, provoking talk of an international strike.
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International Longshoremen’s Association
Walsh Stevedoring Company
J. M. Walsh
Joseph Williamson
Walsh
Mobile
Government to Publish Farmers Magazine The Agricultural Outlook
The United States Department of Agriculture announces a new monthly periodical for farmers. The Agricultural Outlook will be 18 to 20 pages, reviewing crop conditions nationally and by state and offering marketing guidance.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Galloway
Preparation for Reception of Miss Pankhurst in New York
Reported plans for a large welcome as Emmeline Pankhurst, the English suffragette leader, is not viewed as undesirable by supporters. Mrs. C. H. P. Belmont will provide office space at the Political Equality Association. Pankhurst is slated to visit Louisville on October 30 and Nashville on November 1.
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New York
Emmeline Pankhurst
United States
C. H. P. Belmont
Maytorena’s war tax and foreign ownership limits in Sonora
Washington officials puzzled by Governor Maytorena decree taxing enemies’ capital and banning foreign purchase of nonmining property. Consul reports enforcement remains harsh and common currency decree persists, risking hardship for Americans amid ongoing conflicts.
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Washington
State Department
Maytorena
Sonora
Dye
Nogales
Tron
Future world crisis to hinge on food and energy supply
British scientist H N Dickson warned at the British Association meeting that within a century the world will exhaust resources unless wheat production and energy supply rise. He urged global population equalization, intensive farming, and better geographic data to guide country planning and distribution of population and industry.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Eng
H. N. Dickson
British Association For the Advancement of Science
Dickson
Mr. Dickson
State finds no evidence of armed Japanese groups in California
Sacramento reports the adjutant general’s office investigated claims of armed Japanese military organizations across California. No laws appear violated and war maps found lacked disclosed ownership. About forty Japanese associations exist, some inviting visitors from Japan, and a Los Angeles report prompts further scrutiny.
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Sacramento
Cal
State Adjutant General
California
Califer
Los Angeles
Adfut
Japan
Amended Tariff Bill Sent to Conference
Amended tariff bill moves to conference after first meeting of conferees. House and Democratic leaders meet to resolve disputes and finalize terms as talks proceed.
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Washington
House
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