Watching Border for Undesirables
The press report notes a surge in Chinese smuggling into the United States alarming immigration officials. Commissioner Caminetti orders inspectors to tighten border controls along the southern and western fronts with Richard H. Taylor to patrol the southern border next week and extend to the Pacific coast. Dozens of Chinese entrants are being apprehended after crossing from Mexico and being sent back to China.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Caminetti
Richard H. Taylor
Pacific
Mexico
Bond
China
Comic Opera Actress Grace Drew Faces Divorce Suit
In Clayton circuit court a suit for divorce filed by John W. Drew, a St. Louis carriage manufacturer, alleges desertion by Mrs Grace Drew also known as the comic opera prima donna. The couple wed in September 1907 and separated May 25 1912 after she was sent to Europe to study music.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Clayton
Grace Drew
Drew
John W. Drew
Europe
Women praise E xham's Vegetable Compound for healthy babies
Letters from mothers across the country credit E xham's Vegetable Compound with aiding successful pregnancies and healthy children. Testimonies cite strong baby boys and girls, gratitude to the product, and personal happiness from improved health and family joys.
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Frep Youann
Kent
Oregon
No. Joy
Alabama
Mayor Gaynor's Will Publicly Read Inheritance to Sons and Daughters
The will allocates $2 million estate with $1,000 to each of two married daughters, Rufus Gaynor's trust until age 30 with eventual control, and trusts for Norman and unmarried daughters Helen Marion Ruth. A codicil praises Rufus but limits his access, and all contesting heirs lose their legacies. Mayor Gaynor drafted the will in his own handwriting.
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Harry Wingut
William Seward Webb, Jr
Rufus Gaynor
Gaynor
Rufus
Norman Gaynor
Norman
Mary Gaynor
Utica
Helen
Marion
Ruth
Arkansas Levee Board Exonerated in Embezzlement Case
Circuit Judge W S Driver dismissed indictments against Q N Killough president of the St Francis levee board and other members, finding the 1000 misappropriation used for Washington committee travel was authorized. Misfeasance charges were not sustained though an indictment against Eugene Williams remains pending.
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Marion
Ark
Crittenden County Grand Jury
Q. N. Killough
St. Francis Levee Board of Arkansas
W. S. Driver
Washington
Driver
Eugene Williams
Land of the Midnight Sun shown at Royal Theatre
The Arctic travelogue features Alaska and Siberia with big game hunting and Esquiman life. A vivid, thrilling six reel picture promoted by the Carnegie Museum plays one day only on Friday September 26 with 15 cent admission and 10 cents for children under ten.
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Arctic
Carnegie Museum
Alaska
Siberia
Esquiman
Teeth Hygiene and Health Urging Constant Care
Public health note stressing teeth as guards of the body. Clean, maintain hygiene every hour to prevent germs from entering digestion and harming overall health. Encourages constant dental care.
Railroad Officials Injured in Sideswipe Wreck
Four Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh railroad officials were seriously hurt when a passenger train sideswiped a freight train in the Creek Side yards near Indiana Pennsylvania on September 25. Five other passengers sustained injuries though not serious. The injured include T. J. Breneman general manager E. J Devons Rochester NY superintendent Rochester division P Frazer Dubois PA superintendent Pittsburg division and George M Mrnett train master Pittsburg division.
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Associated Press
Indiana
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Railroad
Creek
T. J. Breneman
Rochester
N. Y
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg
E. J
Devons
Money Set Aside to Pay Railways Mexico Coupons
Banking interests report that about 1,500,000 in gold to cover October 1 coupons for National Railways of Mexico will be available. The funds have been deposited in New York with other major financial centers including Paris Berlin and Amsterdam.
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Associated Press
New York
National Railways of
Mexico
Paris
Berlin
Amsterdam
Water supply bill passes for Hetch Hetchy valley San Francisco
Washington senate public lands committee, by unanimous vote, favors reporting the House approved bill giving San Francisco the right to establish a water system in Hetch Hetchy valley. Senator Pittman voices support while debate over beauty loss and alternatives continues. former Rep Parsons opposes the reservoir plan.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Public Lands Committee
House
San Francisco
Hetch Hetchy Valley
Christendom
Pittman
Nevada
California
Herbert Parsons
New York
Sporty Young Clerk Captured in Canada
John Schildknecht, a $20 a week clerk for Washburn-Crosby Milling, who lived in luxury with two cars and a retinue of servants, disappeared after a $20,600 shortage was revealed. He is under arrest in Montreal, with extradition proceedings to follow.
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Associated Press
New York
John Schildknecht
Washburn-Crosby Milling Company
Montreal
Schildknecht
Price
Aristocratic Spanish Soldiers Mutiny Near Algeciras
A mutiny erupted among a battalion of the royal guard as troops prepared to depart Algeciras for Morocco. Several soldiers refused orders, fighting broke out, and the regiment’s standard bearer was killed with several others injured.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Spain
Royal Spanish Guard
Algeciras
Morocco
Flood Devastates Ohio Valley Causing 163 Million Loss
Associated Press reports Ohio Valley floods inflicted about 163 104 000 dollars in damages to rail lines telegraph and telephone networks and farm property. The Weather Bureau notes no other Ohio flood surpassed the 1913 event while Mississippi Crest stages exceeded prior records from Cairo to Helena.
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Associated Pres
Washington
Sept
Floo
Qi Valley
Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
Lower
Mississippi
Calro
Helena
Pittsburg Lawyers Held for Conspiracy
Pittsburg Pennsylvania September 26 Attorneys Victor J Levy and Meyer Shapiro were held for court in bonds of 10000 each on charges of conspiracy Information against the men was made by Frank M Hickok a New York attorney here prosecuting a case against Louis Schoop a jeweler who recently went into bankruptcy following a fire in his store
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Associated Press
Pittsburg
Victor J. Levy
Meyer Shapiro
Frank M. Hickok
New York
Louis Schoop
Jewell
French Market Coffee Needs Fresh Roasting and Packaging
The ad argues bulk coffee cannot match French Market Coffee with its secret blend, slow roast, and sealed can packaging. It urges readers to test French Market Coffee at home and compare flavor to confirm it as the best option.
Mine Owners Fight Tax in Supreme Court Case
The Stratton's Independence Limited leads mining firms in a Supreme Court challenge to the corporate tax. The brief argues mining capital is taxed as income and depreciation should be allowed. Oral argument is set for mid October as the government seeks higher revenue from the tax.
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Stratton
Independence, Limited
Colorado
New York
Villa Threat to Kill Americans Shuts Dam Project
Pancho Villa reportedly threatened to kill American officials prompting the shutdown of the La Boquilla dam project on the Concho river in Chihuahua. About a thousand Mexican laborers were discharged and twenty American officials began moving toward the border. Villa sent word through refugees of his plan to target American officials.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
Pancho Villa
la Boquifla
Concho River
Chihuahua
Villa
la Boquilla
Conference condemns Vanderbilt endowment from Carnegie
Jackson Missouri September 26. The 8&J. Jouls conference of the Methodist Episcopal church South adopted a resolution condemning Vanderbilt University trustees in Nashville Tennessee for accepting a million dollar endowment from Andrew Carnegie. The adoption of the resolution was official.
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Associated Press
Jackson
8&J. J.ouls Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Tenn
Andrew Carnegie
Trustees Defy Bishops Over Carnegie Endowment
In a heated meeting the trustees rejected the bishops’ veto on the Carnegie Endowment to expand the medical department. The bishops argued the endowment requires the beneficiary colleges to be free of sectarian control, but the trustees resolved to pursue court action to assert their authority over the University.
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Carnegie Endowment
Board of Bishops of the
Church
Carnegie
Wealthy Japanese interpreter Makada slain in office
J B Makada a wealthy Japanese official interpreter in police courts was shot dead in his office building yesterday by an unidentified assassin. A revolver lay in a stairway while two bystanders saw the murder via through the in his office.
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Associated Press
J. B. Makada
Makada
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