Millions Are Gone Dissolution Sought In Metropolitan Funds Case
State Attorney General seeks court relief to force repayment of about 109 million dollars misused from the Metropolitan Street Railway Company. Receiver actions and court filings name executives and directors, outlining alleged waste and improper expenditures across New York transit assets and a failed dissolution plan.
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Metropolitan Street Railway Company
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Milton Rgiste Metropolitan Set Railway Company
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Raiway Companie
Metropolitan Street
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Machi Yes
New York
Attorney General
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Land Meade
Warren Rank
Orrin Rootje
Edward W Sor
Freetors
New York Paway Company
Newark Cty
Swarthmore Alumni Favor Keeping Athletics Against Bequest
Swarthmore College trustees formed a committee to appraise Anna T Jeanes lands left to the college with a condition to forsake intercollegiate athletics. The land value is reported near 1,000,000 dollars. Alumni athletic leader Walter Clothier says athletics should not be given up for any sum and would rather beat the University of Pennsylvania on the field than accept the money.
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Jeanes
Philadelphia
Swarthmore College
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Swain
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Alumni Athletic Committee
University of Pennsylvania
Woman Dies From Joyful Anticipation Aboard Steamer
In Philadelphia Oct 1 Mrs Kate Wella, resident of Junkek NJ, succumbed to heart disease as the steamer Anticipation of Welcome neared Delaware Bay. Her brother, who had traveled to meet her, landed the body.
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Philadelphia
Kate Wella
Junkek
Bright Eyes Cause Wreck Near Elwood in Rail Yard
Indiana officials investigate a Lake Erie and Western wreck at Elwood blamed on a pair of girls from Elwood whose glances distracted a train crew switching cars. The switchmen began flirting, a car left its track, and struck the Jay Grath Company elevator, injuring no one.
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Sheela
Warington
Indianapolis
Lake Erie and Western
Elwood
Jay Grath Company
Seevator
Trains Collide Near Providence Injuring Thirty
The Knickerbocker Limited and the Shore Line Express of the New York New Haven and Hartford line rear ended at Union Station Providence. Thirty people were injured but none fatally as ambulances attended to the victims and rushed them to hospitals. The wreck damaged an observation car and disrupted service between New York and Boston.
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Knickerbocker Limited
Shore Line
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Boston
Snidkerbocker Limited
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Inquist
Nellie McCrolan
Mount Pleasant
Mt Roxbury
Morton Mitchell Dead Popular Member of Pans American Colony
The Washington Post reports Morton Mitchell died after an operation for intestinal trouble. A 44-year-old member of the Travelers and Automobile clubs, he had lived in Paris since 1900. His wife, formerly Mrs Ladd, joined him in Washington after his return to America.
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Munich
Morton Mitchell
America
Watehell
Travelers and ‘Automobile Clubs
Paris
Ladd
Washington
Edict Declares Universal Education in China
An imperial edict dated September 30 mandates compulsory schooling for all Chinese people. It states that education will teach the principles of constitutional government to prepare citizens for parliamentary representation when created. The throne seeks parliamentary institutions but warns success hinges on the education and knowledge of those who will govern.
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Tientsin
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Diaz Receives Root in Mexico City Hall of Ambassadors
President Diaz welcomed Secretary Root in the Hall of Ambassadors at the National Palace with the full Mexican cabinet present. Root met Diaz and was later presented to cabinet members as crowds cheered in the streets. A banquet followed at the National Palace with state officials and diplomats in attendance.
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Mexico City
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Mexico
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United States
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Wallan Opera Company
Arbeu Theater
Aerial Experiments Group Formed in Halifax Portraits of Bell and Baldwin
Halifax hosts a banquet honoring Capt Baldwin after his successful airship flight. Prof Bell launches the Aerial Experimenting Association with members including Alexander Graham Bell, F W Baldwin, G H Curtle, A D McCurdy, and Lieut Selfridge. The body plans US incorporation with Nova Scotia headquarters in Washington for winter and Baddeck in summer.
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Alexander Graham Belt
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Toronto
G H Curtle
Hammondsport
D McCurdy
T Selfridge
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Scars
United States
Four Blocks in Flames Destroy Fort Limon Business District
The master of a steamer reports a Wednesday fire in Port Limon destroyed four blocks of the business area, causing extensive damage and loss of several lives. The blaze, estimated at hundreds of thousands, disrupted commerce and damaged local enterprises.
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Defends Young Field Wife in Missing Daughters Case
The mother of poet Eugene Field Jr denies rumors that his wife eloped with millionaire G W Peavey. She says Mrs Field Jr remains with her mother, while Eugene Field is reported missing after the alleged elopement. Neighbors think the couple may have reconciled.
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Peavey
New York
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Europe
HELD FOR GUBA CONSPIRACY AND BURN PLOT
Indictment charges seven men with plotting to overthrow the government and burn property of foreigners. Two arrested, five at large. defendants held in 3100 Wall and fined to cover costs. Names include Juan Musso Parra Jose Luca Murat and Juan Adhiglo Bucasse with others linked to independence wars.
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Havana
Judgs Bordmaart
Parra
Juan Musso Parra
Jose Luca Murat
Juan Adhiglo Bucasse
Togetter
Jose Vila Gabrielle Guerra
Vicinte Gomez Alias
el Commandante
Suan de Dios Martinez Allax
Bay State Men Indicted In Public Service Postings Case
A Suffolk County grand jury indicted Stratoc E. Bromberg of West Roxbury Senator S J McLod of Cambridge Representative DT McDonald of Charlestown former Representative F J Dethro of this city Alderman James M Curley and Alderman John G Baldwin Jr for soliciting positions from the New England Telephone and Telegraph Co. All pleaded not guilty and were released on bail.
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Suffell County
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West Roxbury
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Cembridge
DT McDonald
Charlestown
F J Dethro
Thia City
James M Curley
John G Baldwin
St ix
Wew England Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bromberg
Furse's Fiancée Batchelor Leaves for Savannah with His Body
Miss Batchelor of Litteton NC travels to Savannah Ga after learning Lieut. John H. Puree, engaged to her, died on the Monola battle chip during the recent storm. She and Lieut Furse were married November 1. The body travels on a special Niagara Palms Excursion train from Washington via Philadelphia.
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Savannah
Heston
Niagera Palms
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Hio
Washington
Taoing
Philadelphia
Bonigh’ Valley
Niagara Vally East
Heiress Wife Trials Divorce Suit in White Plains Court
Sensational testimony erupted in the White Plains Supreme Court as Halth Gardiner Miller seeks absolute divorce from Hugh Miller. Evidence shows Miller allegedly consorting with Ella Carlotta Knopf, daughter of Felix Knopf, at the Navarre Hotel, while Miller’s brothers testified to surveillance by detectives. Page reveals alimony history of $52 monthly and Miller’s recent job loss from New York Life.
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Keokuk Welcomes President with Civic Pageantry and Speech
President Roosevelt arrives in Keokuk amid gala receptions with governors and congressmen. He addresses thousands at Rand Park on equality, preparation, and national service, declines prepared lines in favor of extemporaneous remarks, and receives a cane gift from a Black plasterer as a token of gratitude for his policies toward Black Americans. The voyage along the Mississippi to Memphis underscores the deep waterway plan.
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American impostor Ross vanishes after hotel stay in London
Donald Ross, claimed buyer of a French car, arrived at Berkeley Hotel in September posing as a wealthy American. He flaunted connections with Vanderbilt and Gould names, paid lavishly, but fled after hotel staff demanded payment. Police sought him. Ross had not paid for the car or room.
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Berkeley
Move Borah's Acquittal Motion in Idaho Senator Case
A motion for acquittal was made this afternoon as the prosecution rested in the case of United States Senator elect William E. Borah. The jury was dismissed until tomorrow for Judge Whitson to render two decisions. The defense waived argument that government attorneys were heard at the tenth.
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Bolae
William E Rorsh
Whitson
Picket Fierced Her Heart Mission of Vorys
A tangled political report centers on a Canton conference between Arthur I. Vorse and President Roosevelt regarding Taft’s leanings. The piece notes noncommittal White House signals on the Republican nomination and hints at behind the scenes support or opposition shaping Taft’s campaign prospects amid mixed public statements. Community notices reference local events and a tragic fall for Mrs Hannah Hahn.
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Tafts
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Canton
Vorse
Tufts
Secretary of War
Natural Administration
Woman Falls From Fourth Floor Apartment Fence Impaled
A woman in ill health reportedly fell or jumped from a fourth floor bedroom at her apartment. Her body was found impaled on a fence, with a frontpike piercing her heart. Authorities investigating the incident as a possible suicide or accidental death.
Auto robbery ring leader linked to Teves raids in New Rochelle
Police identify Dr Samuel Bolin a burglar posing as physician with a wealthy lifestyle in New Rochelle as the suspected head of a gang that terrorized New York area from Long Island to New Jersey last summer. The case centers on his apparent wife Gussie Lichtstein and a history of high value silk thefts.
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Samuel Bolin
New Rockells
Long Island
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New Rochelle
Bolin
Boli
Manitoba Wheat Yields Drop Amid Weather Strains
The Washington Post reports Manitoba faces a disappointing wheat harvest. Late season rains and frosts cut yields in extreme southern areas to minimal levels, with central and northern districts showing scattered fields plowed under. Total production may fall well below prior expectations, despite larger planted area. Local farmers seek labor as harvest slows. Auctions announce carpet sales with minor items listed.
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Manioba
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