Maine Republicans Hold Line in Narrow Governor Victory
Governor William T. Cobb of Rockland won re election in Maine by a margin under 8 000 as Cyrus W. Davis carried a strong Democratic challenge on liquor policy. Littlefield in the Second district held a reduced plurality about 1 000 amid AFL opposition led by Samuel Gompers. Burleigh in the Third and Towers in the Fourth district were re elected with about 2 000 plurality each, and Allen of Alfred in the First district was claimed by GOP leaders. The legislature is expected to be Republican by a safe margin.
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Portland
William T. Cobb
Rockland
Maine
Cyrus W. Davis
Waterville
Littlefield Repo
Littlefield
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Republican Congressional Committee
Cannon
Taft
Lodge
Geveridge
Federation of Labor
Burleigh
Augusta
Representative Towers
Houston
Allen
Alfred
Wreck injures twenty six on Southern Pacific train
A second section wreck on the Southern Pacific coast line at Sea Cliff twenty miles south of Santa Barbara leaves twenty six injured. Names include W Gorham San Francisco with multiple fractures and Mrs Mary F Pétram Spokane with lung injuries and broken leg. Eighteen others sustain lesser injuries.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Southern Pacific Coast Line
Sea Cliff
W. Gorham
San Francisco
Mary F. Pétram
Spokane
Nellie M. Long
H. A. Miller
Newton
Clara Lawler
Los Angeles
M.A. Gaskill
Julia Martin
Arkansas
George Wilson
Express Messenger
Bloody Deed at Eau Claire
In Eau Claire Wisconsin on a Saturday night a frezied husband Bert Tandler chased his wife and Milton Johnson through a crowd by the city building to a hotel where both were killed by two bullets each. The husband then shot himself dying instantly. Tandler’s wife had left him and sought a divorce with Johnson suspected in the separation.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Bert Tandler
Milton Johnson
Tadler
Johnson
Zhardow
Elektoralna Street
Tiga
Ukase
Milwaukees Former Mayor Joseph Philips Dies at 81
Joseph Philips aged 81 a longtime figure in fire insurance circles and a former Milwaukee mayor died after a lingering illness. He headed the local fire insurance scene and was a notable city official.
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Milwaukee
Joseph Phillips
Jumped Into a Well Ends Life of Pike County Farmer’s Son
Evansville Sept 11 Walter Jerrell son of a wealthy Pike county farmer committed suicide by leaping into a well. He leaves a widow.
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Evansville
Ind
Walter Jerrell
Pike County
Keefe Suicide Traces Bank Irregularities in Troy
Arthur R. Keefe aged 40 a seventeen year receiving teller at the Troy Security Trust Company killed himself with cyanide after the bank detected irregularities in his accounts. He had been away at Saratoga and betting on horses. An attempted gas suicide failed and he then obtained the poison. The bank treasurer says the irregularities would not exceed his bond and the bank would not suffer a loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
N. Y
Arthur R. Keefe
Troy Security Trust Company
Saratoga
Keefe
Watcr
Frank K. Norton
Shot Down in the Street in Pana Incident
In Pana Illinois Martin Quigley a Shelbyville businessman killed Frank Brophey on a street. Quigley surrendered and is jailed. Brophey aged 33 adulterous affair alleged. In San Francisco about 25 strikebreakers sent home from United Railroads while many others stay seeking jobs.
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Pana
Ill
Martin Quigley
Shelbyville
Frank Brophey
Brophey
Quigley
Quiley
San Francisco
United Railroads
Welton Clerk of Henry County Dies at 65
Frank G. Welton longtime Henry county clerk died at his Cambridge home after an auditor began inspecting the clerk’s books. Welton, aged 65, served in the office for 37 years before his sudden illness and death following the investigation start.
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Cambridge
Frank G. Welton
Henry County
Welton
Two Strangers Hunted as Escaped Convicts Near Hagerstown
Police in Hagerstown Maryland search for two men believed to be escaped convicts who arrived Sunday. They were handcuffed together and attempted to conceal the cuffs after bystanders noticed the restraint and alerted officers.
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Hagerstown
Chorus and Contract Labor Law Tangle at Ellis Island
Fifty Metropolitan Opera chorus members arrived on the La Bretagne and may face tests at Ellis Island to prove they are not contract laborers. The incident follows a complaint by theatrical agent John J. Barry to Washington authorities and immigration officials.
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New York
Metropolitan Opera House
Ellis Island
John J. Barry
Department of Commerce and Labor
Washington
Baseball Scores From Sept 11 Flagged By Leagues
Scores from September 11 show the results across leagues. In the League games New York beat Boston 4 0 in Boston, Brooklyn defeated Philadelphia 1 in Brooklyn. American games Philadelphia beat Washington 2 1, Philadelphia won 2 1 in Philadelphia, New York beat Boston 4 1 in New York, Chicago lost to Detroit 2 1 in Chicago. Association games Columbus beat Louisville 2 1, Indianapolis split with Toledo 2 1, Minneapolis beat St Paul 1 0, Milwaukee beat Kansas City 3 0. Western games Denver defeated Lincoln 8 2, Pueblo beat Omaha 11 ten innings 10 11.
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Chicago
Boston
New York
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Washington
Detroit
Association
Columbus
Louisville
Indianapolis
Toledo
Minneapolis—St. Paul
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Western
Denver
Lincoln
Pueblo
Omaha
National Hoo-Hoo Convention In Session In Oklahoma City
The business meeting of the national convention of the Hoo-Hoos is in session with Supreme Snark R. D. Inman presiding. At night 100 candidates will be initiated into the order’s secrets. Judge Burwell dissolved the temporary injunction against the roping contest, except on Sunday a contest was given.
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Oklahoma City
O. T
National Convention of the Hoo-Hoos
Supreme Snark
R. D. Inman
Burwell
Two Sunday Bathers Drowned in Grand River
A Sunfield Michigan group picnicking at the Grand river witnessed Herbert Hubtlett and his son Bruce drown while bathing. Friends tried to rescue them but were unsuccessful.
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Sunfield
Mich
Grand River
Herbert Hubtlett
Bruce
Argentine Minister Portela and Root Visit Strengthen Ties
The Root visit to Argentina spurred goodwill with enthusiastic Buenos Aires demonstrations. Senor E. Portela, envoy extraordinary to the United States, plays a key role in maintaining favorable relations between Argentina and the United States.
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E. Portela
United States
Secretary Root
Buenos Ayres
Mr. Root
Argentina
Senor E. Portela
South America
Bomb attack in Warsaw market square harms police officer
A bomb exploded in Rudugowska market square killing one policeman and wounding another. A second blast targeted the market entrance as authorities continue investigation and response.
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Warsaw
Poland
Rudugowska
Glimmer of Peace in Havana as Liberal Demands Fall
President Palma suspends constitutional guarantees and revokes amnesty offers. Peace talks seemed possible after a peace commission met insurgent leader Pino Guerra, but a cabinet session rejected Liberal terms including Palma’s resignation and a new general election, vows to continue fighting.
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Havana
Palma
Pino Guerra
Pinar del Rio
Guerra
Mendez Capote
Bonanza of Scrap Iron on Isthmus Spurs Canal Plans
The sale of 7,200 tons of cast iron junk on the Isthmus of Panama for 60 thousand dollars has prompted the canal commission to believe they have a small fortune in metal assets. The development may influence salvage and renewal efforts at the canal site.
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Washington
Panama
Canal Commission
Scrap Iron Sale From Panama Canal Yard Becomes Million-Dollar Find
Chief Engineer Stevens clearing a 30‑mile ground to build Panama railroad switching yards uncovers scrap iron worth an estimated 1,000,000 or more. The pile includes 240 Belgian engines with copper boilers and bronze tubes, mostly obsolete and to be dismantled for sale as scrap iron.
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Preneh Canal Company
Stevens
Panama
Canal Commission
United States
Bold bribery attempt blocks Armenian landings in Philadelphia
Immigration officials report Armenians in Philadelphia tried to bribe Inspector Garbarino during an Armenian woman’s trachoma case. Three men were arrested on bail for court appearance. Principal offender A Danellan offered money and a $150 promissory note to allow the woman to land, witnessed by an immigration employee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Philadelphia
Department of Commerce and Labor
Garbarino
A. Danellan
Immigration Office
Suspect Arrested in Beating of Women near Price's Corner
Walter Russell, a Black man, arrested in Wilmington on suspicion of beating Mrs Beatrice Frankish and her daughter Miss Gussie Leech near Price's Corner. He was found near Centerville and brought to police to avert lynching. he denies guilt.
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Wilmington
Del
Walter Russell
Beatrice Frankish
Gussie Leech
Price's Corner
Russell
Centerville
Chicago Live Stock Markets Endorse Mixed Movements
Chicago market day notes official receipts yesterday 20014 shipments 7860 estimated receipts today 22000. Hog prices drifted 5 to 10 lower with light and mixed packers 86 to 66 60. shipping grades 65 35 to 0 heavy. Cattle and sheep show varied tone with cattle steady to weak and sheep steady amid slow demand.
Bank head Helms Bid to Organize Supporters for Administration
James Colgate, a major Mutual Life policyholder with about 1.5 million dollars in coverage, calls for a meeting in New York to form a Mutual Life Protective Association to back the administration and elect its slate. Colgate says Untermeyer committee attacks are unfounded and harmful to the company.
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New York
James
Colgate
James R. Cobeteke
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Das
Mutual
Mutual Life Protective Association
Rodman Wanamaker
Philadelphia
United States
International Policyholders’ Committee
Untermeyer Committee
Mutual Life
New York Insurance Companies
Policyholders consider organizing defense for Mutual Life
A letter proposes forming a national in support group to back the Mutual Life administration ticket amid criticism from the international policyholders committee. It asks for a small meeting in New York on September 12 to discuss creating a Protective association and rallying policyholders with policies totaling about 1.5 million dollars.
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International Policyholders
Mutual Life
Mutual Life Protective Association
New Yorke
Colgate
International Policyholders’ Committee
Wall Street
Armstrong
Coal Crews Return as Mines Restart in Schuylkill
Mahanoy City reports the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron company collieries have resumed operations after idleness since September 1. The Schuylkill fields employ about 30,000 men and boys returning to work.
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Mahanoy City
Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Tren Company
Schuylkill Held
Mave
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Shallon
St. Petersburg
Siedice
Victoria Hotel
Reds
Cuba
Bonanza OF Scrap Iron
Panama Canal Strip
Uncle Sam
Reeves
Texas
Grain Market
New York Mutual
Policcyholders’ Committee
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