Rioting and arrests halt Brooklyn rapid transit lines
On August 1, after inspectors from the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company were charged with assault, rioting broke out over double fare enforcement to Coney Island. Rioting ended when service on surface lines was suspended, deputies were pledged, and the company claimed legality while seeking protection and charter actions.
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Kings
New York
Hrewkisa Rapid Transit Company
Usid Gree
Lta
Caney
William Hef- Willan C. Newberry
Breds Eth K J. Gulliver
EAM
Umueusel
Ie Ue
Herring
Brooklyn Rapid
Sta
Neck Road
Gravesent Avenue
Teeig Cers
Maberty
Sid Tday
Tscore
Trafic
We Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Hey
Frederick Lew- Pri
James Tierney
West End
Voney Island
Lick
Mary Graham
Les
Coney Island
Broolyn Rapid Transit
Aidars. Q
Wiam J
Freight Tunnels Open in Illinois Tunnel System
Freight bores of the Tinets Tunnel Company will carry merchandise in cars for the Illinois Tunnel Company systems. The project marks the practical completion of underground freight roads after five years of work costing about 331,000. The company now has forty five miles of track with rails and overhead crowles. Standard Oil Case Goes Over in Chicago. Judge postpone federal land jury swearing in due to insufficient centermen.
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Chicago
Tinets Tunnel Company
Illneis Tunnel Company
Bothea
United States Circuit Court
Federal Land Jury
Standard Oil Company
Molten Bronze Explosion Hits Ajax Metal Plant
In Philadelphia on August 14 seven workers were burned by flying bronze fragments from a 40 pound bronze casting. Three men John Carr Mire Getz and Jaeger Brososki aged 29 42 and 40 respectively were badly injured and may die. The blast occurred as the casting was raised into a furnace and water in the metal likely caused the explosion. Fourteen employees were present when the shower of metal struck them.
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Philadelphia
Ajax Metal Company
John Carr
Mire Getz
Jaeger Brososki
Boat Upheaval Claims Life of Maj. De Pass in Florida Pond
Archer Florida reports Maj. De Pass drowned after a boat capsized while fishing in a sawgrass pond near heré this afternoon. He was accompanied by Judge J D Chamblain who helped him cling to a floating board but could not swim. The body was recovered. De Pass was a prominent local citizen and brother of Rev. J P De Pass, a noted Methodist presiding elder.
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Archer,Fla
Ma Pass
J. D. Chamblain
Judge Chamblain
Maj. de Pass
J. P. de Pass
Ex-Customs Official Browne Returns From Canada in Court Fight
Charles E. Browne, former examiner of silks in the New York customs service, was ordered released from Sing Sing by Judge Hough on a writ of habeas corpus after being brought back from Canada where he fled after bail. Browne had been convicted in 1904 of conspiring to defraud the government and sentenced to two years. He jumped bail, was extradited on a fugitive-from-justice charge, and returned to face sentence amid claims of kidnapping and treaty violations.
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Canada
New York
Charles. E. Browne
Government Customs Service
Sing Sing
Fudge Lough
United States Court
Browne
United States
Hough
Charles
E. Kewne
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Secret Service
Henke
Pourhkeepsie
Father Seeking Daughter Begs Forgiveness in Pathetic Letter
Philadelphia merchant Johm Denny sought help from police to find his fifteen year old daughter Helen who eloped with sixteen year old Chaves Bell. A letter postmarked West 32nd Street New York Aug 9 to her mother described hardship and a plea to forgive and return home. Denny posted an ad offering forgiveness and waited with detectives at the post office, but Helen did not appear. police were urged to continue the search.
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Washington Post
New York
ib—Johm Denny
2Nd Market’ Street
Philadelphia
Helen
Chaves Bell
Pranch
West Thirty-second Street
Papa
Tom
Lily
Will
Charley
Denny
General Post- Office
Po-' Nce
Pope Firm for Church Rights in France Encyllical
Rome Aug 1 The Pope issues a long encyclical to French archbishops and bishops condemning the separation law as a violation of sacred church rights and urging united, lawful action to defend religion in France. He warns of a ruinous outcome if civil law overrides divine rights and calls for cautious, firm resistance.
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Rome
Bishong
France
Ouservatore Romano
Iowa
Fone
P. G. M. Blanche
Gulf of St. Lauw
Rence
Pontic
Canada
Paris
New C. & O
P.m
Chicago
Northwest
Cannecta
World chase for husband ends in Meriden wedding
Pauline Cooka followed Frank Sumboroka around the world after he backed out of a Chicago ceremony. She tracked him through Trieste and across Asia and the Pacific, finally reaching Meriden, where Judge Penn officiated. The couple then traveled to Chicago for their marriage.
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Washington Post
Meriden
Conn
Pauline Cooka
Frank Sumboroka
Chicago
Penn
Frank
Ilinois City
California
Pacific
Trieste
Austria
Europe
New York
Ins
Roosevelts remarks on American settlers in Canada West
Special to The Washington Post from Ottawa reports President Roosevelt supported the good conduct of thousands of Americans moving to the Canadian West. F W Heubach, linked to the Winnipeg Exhibition, said he discussed this with the President who predicted Americans abroad will adapt to Canadian laws and never Americanize Canada.
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Washington Post
Ottawa
Roosevelt
F.W. Heubach
Winnipeg
Stoge Forgers Confess In Bank Collateral Scheme
Harry J. Cowley of Lansing was arrested on a forgery charge linked to two counterfeit Union Pacific stock certificates. He confessed at Battle Creek, claiming to be the mastermind behind the operation, with only three certificates ever circulated. A loan-borrowing scheme involved a Virginia bank and Michigan bankers. Police pursued related leads as investigators assess the case.
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Lansing
Mich
Harry J. Cowley
Union Pacifi Railway Company
Cowley
Battle Creek
Union Pacific
H. Harriman
Alexander Miller
Union Pacific Company
Central’ National Bank of
Marvin L-Hannahs
Pinkertons
Battle Creek Bank
Michigan
Virginia ‘Bank
Rate Law A Word Tangle Meet In Atlantic City
Attorneys and traffic managers of Southern railroads held a secret conference in Atlantic City to study the interstate rate bill. They warned the act is a tangle of words and regulations, aiming to resist adoption and reveal how it may fail to aid shippers or railroads.
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Atlantic City
Weehiington
N. J
Southern
Foltey
Northern
Kawaya Baxter
Nashville, Tenn
Cqutel
coThis
Trail
Mississippi
Ohio River
Lnee
Pennsylvania
Baltimore
Ohio
New York ‘Central
Deriies
Reform Effort Faces Pressure From Railroad Interests
A prominent figure outlines the aims of a reform campaign amid fears the new rate law may threaten Southern railroads. Delegates gather at a beach-front hotel as lawyers and railroad managers weigh a concerted strategy to influence the law and protect outputs.
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United States
Sondl
Beity Green's Son Named Governor Nominee
The document notes Hetty Green of New York and her son are connected to a gubernatorial nomination. It references Cecil A. Rae and W. H. Taft as mentioned figures and outlines party resolutions endorsing the national administration. Terrell residents discuss committee placements and regional politics amid a contested lineup.
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Reorga
Bhr
Green
Terell
Texas
Hetty Green
Newework
National
Ang
Denoitance
Cecil A
Rae
W.H. Taft
W.m.mcdonald
Terrell
Lyon
Bailey Prophesies Bryan Nomination At Dallas Convention
At Dallas Aug 14 with 700 delegates and 100 spectators present, Democrats open their state convention amid preliminaries and speeches. Senator Bailey, lauding national Democratic triumphs, confirms Bryan as the nominee while the session contemplates hours of ballots. Electric railways and sleeping cars with electric fans are noted in the report.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Bailey
Bryan
Baltimore
Ohio
Washington-New York
Tieup and Arrests Follow Car Riots
Police report a series of car rioting incidents with subsequent arrests. The article outlines the immediate actions taken by authorities and the civil unrest affecting public safety in the area.
Saved Three Lost His Life Allentown Tragedy
In Allentown on August 14 Daniel Colt a 21 year old brakeman on the Ironton Railroad died saving three women from a train. His signal to the engineer to stop came as the space between track and bank narrowed. Colt was thrown under the wheels as the train lurched and he sacrificed his life to warn others.
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Allentown
Pas
Daniel Colt
Ironton
Colt
Root Arrives 1 Bain at Gentine Gitl
Secretary Root and his party arrived in Buenos Aires amid heavy rain and crowds. They were greeted by ministers and American officials, toured to Government House, and attended an official reception and banquet. Streets and squares were lit with electric lights and decorated with American flags.
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Alcorta City
New ‘York
Nénes
Ayres
Wit' ‘Ness
Cot
Stats Root
M. Bucapre
Alvear
Dr. Llobet
Root
Government House
Eighth Regiment of Cavalry
Alcorta
New York
Santiago
Chile
Corral
Simpson Mil Be
Lost bank cash in cotton paying scheme amnesty case
Chisolm Jost the stolen funds from the First National Bank of Birmingham amounting to about 97000 dollars. He is in federal custody unable to post 36000 dollar bond set by Commissioner Watts. W. L. Sims and C. M. Hayes, commission men, are under bond for aiding and abetting. P O Smith, another manager, is sought on a warrant. City aldermen consider barring futures houses in Birmingham with new license rules to take effect October 1. Defalcation at the bank not exceeding 100000 dollars and solvency unaffected.
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Alexanzeller
Who
Comnande Watts
United States
Chisolm
W. L
Birmingham
City of
Ala
First National Bank
California
Washington
Perennnally
J. Poston
Si Pa. Ave. Nw
New York Woman Fights Suitors in Love Letter Case
Mrs Dina Vere Taul t a writer of love epistles under the name Mrs Helen Hamilton fled to the country to escape alleged suitors after bail was set on a $1,000 jewelry bond. Complainants failed to appear. two men described as suitors claimed losses from gifts. She faces court again as detectives and reporters monitor the case amid wider accusations of swindling and blackmail.
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New York
Washington Post
Dina Vere Tault
Mia Vertrault
Shields
Gregore Yalinoff
United States District Attorney’s
Zalinoff
MeGretlan
Lea ‘Keisler
The
Mutual Life Insurance ‘Company
Verrault
T Temselves
George T. Verrault
Leo Ketsler
Manhattan Railway Company
Verreult
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America AT Stake
Pope Firm For
Vatican
Republic
Senator Penrose
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Stoge Forger
H. J. Cowley
Lansing, Mich
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Bankin Dept of Union Trust
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Alexandria
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