Mayor Gaynor Reflects On Near Death And Harsh Journalism
In a September letter to his sister Miss Mary J. Gaynor Mayor Gaynor describes his near death after the Brooklyn Bridge shooting. He says he feared no death, rejected cameras at his face, and denounces Hearst papers for pushy reporting while pledging to resist journalism he calls scurrilous. He criticizes New York press as degraded and urges reform.
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Gotham
New York
Mary J. Gaynor
Utica
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Evenine Post
Brooklyn Bridge
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Reno
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Christian Endeavor Society
Lowande
New York City
Lorimer Senate Trial Opens With Nine Involved
Chicago Sept 20 William Lorimer is to be called to trial today for his seat in the United States Senate. A seven member panel of senators will judge the bribery case tied to the Illinois legislature with Julius C Burrows of Michigan presiding and Republicans Gamble of South Dakota among the attendees.
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Chicago
William Lorimer
United States Senate
Illinois
Feng
Julius CC. Burrows
Michigan
Burrows
Gamble
South Dakota
Football claims a victim in Martins Ferry practice
Wheeling West Virginia reports a 14 year old Joe Keehr son suffered a broken collar bone during a Martins Ferry high school practice. The accident occurred as new rules were being learned during a skirmish between contending teams near Martins Ferry Ohio.
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Wheeling
W. Vt
Here
Joe Keehrson
Martin’s Ferry
Mother and two children perish in Chicago fire
A mother and two children die in a blaze at sixty first street and Hamlin avenue in Chicago Lawn. A boy and a girl are seriously burned and rushed to a hospital. The mother reportedly died trying to rescue the sleeping children. the father allegedly became temporarily insane after learning of the tragedy.
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Chicago
Sixty-first Street
Hamlin Avenue
Chicago Lawn
Prank Belik
Plot to kill Argentine ruler leads arrested leaders in Buenos Ayres
A Montevideo dispatch reports the arrest in Buenos Ayres of radical party leaders implicated in a plot against President Jose Figueroa Alcorta of Argentina. Alcorta is in Chile for Argentina’s centennial celebration.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Buenos Ayres
Radical Party
Jose Figueroa Alcorta
Argentina
Alcorta
Chile
Burton May Succeed Wilson At Princeton Presidency
Washington report says Theodore E. Burton of Ohio may be offered the Princeton University presidency if Woodrow Wilson becomes New Jersey governor. Burton's friends in Washington doubt such an offer will be made or considered by the senator.
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Ohio
Princeton University
Washington
Theodore E. Burton
Woodrow Wilsop
New Jersey
Burton
Dash of Death attempt injures 14 year old in Logansport
Albert Easterday, 14, suffered five fractured ribs and other injuries while trying a dash of death stunt. A central heating station incline was built to wheel bricks. he rode a bicycle down it, the wheel detached, sending him about twenty feet to the ground.
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Logansport
Ind
Albert Easterday
Easterday
British Fair Section Rebuilt Opens in Brussels
The rebuilt British section of the International Exhibition in Brussels was opened in the presence of King Albert, cabinet members, and numerous notables, months after a destructive fire.
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Brussels
Albert
Priest Fights 2 Burglar Suspects in Joliet
In Joliet Illinois on September 20 Father Henry George Van Pelt pastor of Sacrede Heart parish confronted two burglars inside a church building. Police reported the priest bravely restrained one intruder while a second suspect fled the scene.
Hen church pastor fights burglars on his lawn
A pastor named Hen church confronted two burglars who entered his yard shortly after midnight. He awakened by a noise at his door and wrestled with the intruders. Neighbors attracted by the commotion caused the burglars to flee. the pastor fired several shots but the men escaped.
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Hen Church
Juliet
Chicago and Omaha Live Stock Prices Mixed Across Markets
Market report details hogs cattle and sheep receipts and price ranges across Chicago Omaha and Buffalo. Highlights include Chicago heavy hogs at 9.00 to 9.80, cattle from 4.40 to 9.75, lambs 7.00 to 7.25, and buffalo region showing steady cattle and varied hogs.
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Texas
East Buffalo
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Wast Buffalo
Murder at Rock Island Chief Clerk Home Slaying by Burglar
Clarence D. Hiller a Mason and Rock Island freight department chief clerk was shot three times in his home by a black burglar. William Jones a suspect was arrested after being identified by Hiller’s daughter Clarice. The struggle ended with both men dying at the foot of the stairs. Mrs Hiller and two daughters witnessed the event.
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Hiller
Clarice
Murder at the Stairway — Hiller Shot Dead
A man named Hiller was shot three times when a gunman sprang up and pressed the firearm to Hiller's chest. Hiller died at the foot of the stairs. The killer fled through an open window to the front lawn and escaped.
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Hegro
Hiller
Smallpox scare prompts school and factory closures in Anderson
In Anderson Indiana the health board ordered two school buildings closed and two factories with over 490 workers kept idle until all students and employees are vaccinated after a family of six contracted smallpox. The victims were moved to the pest house.
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Anderson
Ind
Three Drown in Motor Boat Disaster near Duluth
Rey Sullivan, John Strand and Inevald Amunen, members of a pleasure party from Duluth, were drowned when their motor boat capsized on the lake. The tragedy occurred during a recreational outing as authorities investigated the incident.
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Duluth
Minn
Rey Sullivan
John Strand
Inevald Amuneen
Baseball Results and Standings in National and American Leagues
National and American League results roundup with game outcomes and updated standings. Key results include wins by leading clubs, current win totals, losses, and shifts in the league tables as the season progresses.
Weather Delays Cause Postponements In Baseball Slate
Cold conditions halt several games with only Gasper and McLean in action while Moren and Dooin are noted. Other matchups postponed due to frigid weather in Philadelphia and Cincinnati.
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R. HE
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Gasper
Mclean
Moren
Dooin
Chicago to New York Rail Conductor Sighting
Fragmentary text notes names Quinn Criger Olmstead Block and mentions Chicago New York routes with numbers 600000-050 suggesting a timetable snippet involving railway personnel or schedules.
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Chicago
R. H. EB
New York
Seady Seeks Presidents Adioictange In New York
Seady seeks presidents adioictange in New York with teams listed from Cleveland to St Louis and Detroit. The text records names such as Morgan Livingstone Bladding Land Wood Carrigan Mitchell Killifer Gray Otey Walker Henry Street Works Straud and Casey across multiple city matchups ending in eleven innings with darkness.
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Philadelphia
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Otey
Walker
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Works
Straud
Casey
Markets Opening Hog Prices and Cattle Shifts in Chicago
Chicago markets show heavy receipts with hogs at 5 lower than yesterday's average and cattle and sheep steady to weak. Estimated hog receipts 14000 today with mixed packers at 8 40 to 9 60 and heavy shipping hogs 8 30 to 9 60, while cattle and sheep totals run large and market direction varies by class.
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Chicago
Grain Market Brief From Beach Wickham Grain Co
Beach Wickham Grain Company furnishes the latest grain market report from Chicago Illinois. The notice provides prices and trends for grains traded at the Postal Telegraph Building.
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Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Chicago
Illinois
Roosevelt Seeks Taft Aid in New York Boss Fight
Col Roosevelt met with President Taft allies in New Haven to discuss the New York political clash. Taft signals no endorsement for 1912 in New York, leaving the field open between Taft and Roosevelt.
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Albany
N. Y
Col. Roosevelt
New York State
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Yale Corporation
New York
Mr. Griscom
Mr. Taft
Roosevelt
President Taft
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Choate Memorial
Hughes
Taft Roosevelt
Griscom
Ward
Norton
South Gastonbury
Conn
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Yale
Ley
Seven balloons report back from Indianapolis flight
Seven of thirteen balloons launched in Indianapolis on Saturday have completed their flights. Reported landings include Indiana Hs at Pittsburg Pennsylvania TL near Dexter Ohio Millon Dollar Club east of Pittsing MH Washington Pennsylvania Better town in West Virginia Ads ville Indiana.
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Ind
Indiana Hs
Pittsburg
University City
Keesport
Pennsylvania
Dexter
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