Half Million Offered to Buy Votes In Albany Scandal
Testimony before Merritt committee details alleged 1908 plan to sway legislators for anti racing bill. Gardner and others named as organizers with a $500000 fund. Otto G Fossker testifies he was offered up to 45000 for his vote but took none. Elders repeats Gardner confessions. press figures named as beneficiaries.
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Frank J. Gardner
Otto G Foelker
New York
Otto G Fossker
Senate
Bille
Hughes
Merritt Joint Legislative
Frank J Gardner
Gardner
Robert Hitler
Kings County
Brooklyn
Allds
Tle
Hardner
James Gaffney
Tammany Men
James € Gaffney
Gaffney Construction Company
Ready
McCarren
Hes Gardner
Mr Elder
Joe McEnten
The
Sun
Patrick Relihan
Press
Louis Selpold
World
George Jandrin
Brooklyn Citizen
Tirrell
Brooklyn Eagle
Times Man
Kilder
Geoge Tirell
Fpendergast
Albany
Bruce
Seitthid
Gard
Lawyer Edgar Tries Damages Suit At Illinois Central
At the Illinois Central annual meeting in Chicago on October 19 Attorney Maxwell Edgar, claiming 60 shares, triggered a series of subpoenas for a $10.6 million suit against railroad directors over alleged car repairs graft and mismanagement. Deputies guarded exits as resolutions calling for independent inquiry and ousting nonresidents failed, while Edgar announced a stockholder committee including Secretary MacVeagh and Ward, Coleman, and Leman.
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Maxwell Edgar
Road
Save
Treasury
MacVeagh
Chicago
Tiinois Central Railroad Company
Widgar
Edgar
Illinoia
Tn Board
Wedgar
J. T Harahan
Iran Rawn
A. Montgomery Ward
Joseph Coleman
Henry Leman
Leman
Stuyvesant Fish
Thief Sought After Greenwich Burglary Wounding
New York reports a burglar was shot by a Greenwich watchman at the Keen country home and was carried off by four accomplices in a red touring car. Police probe hospitals and physicians for the burglar’s likely injuries as the five assailants fled.
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New York
F. H. Keen
Greenwich
Conn
Tns
Aevolver
Regicide Lunatic Luigi Luccheni Ends Life in Prison
Geneva reports Luigi Luccheni the Italian anarchist who assassinated Empress Elizabeth of Austria in 1898 died by hanging in his cell. Guards found him twisted by a belt to window bars after a period of feigned insanity and violence. The empress was fatally stabbed on the quay near a lake steamer to Montreux.
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Geneva
Luigi Luccheni
Austria
Weveche
Luccheni
Elizabeth
Hungary
Montreux
Lucchenl
Yorktown Remembered as Rain Fails to Dampen Lee Davis Debate
Yorktown marked the 129th anniversary of Cornwallis surrender with a parade in heavy rain. Gov. Mann urged keeping Gen. Lee’s statue in the Capitol and visited by Count de Chambrun and Treasury Auditor William E. Andrews who suggested Jefferson Davis join Lincoln in the National Capitol, while stressing Virginia’s role in nation building and the war’s end.
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York County
Cornwallis
William E. Andrews
Treasury
Count de Chambrun
Yorktown
William Hodges Mann
Virginia
Cornwalls
Washington
Gen
R. H. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Confederate States of America
Mann
National Capitol
Abraham Lincoln
Gen Les
Lee
North
Dra
Massachusetts
Republic
Gov. Mann
William E Andrews
the Treasury
Mr. Andrews
Andrews
George Washington
Yorktown Society
Lord Cornwallis
Lexington
William Smith
Battaion
Coast Artiery
Coast Artillery Band
Onondaga
Birmingham
Norfolk Navy Yard
Yorktown Luncheon Guests At Historic Mansion
Grace Church sexton rang a bell gifted by Queen Anne as Gov Mann and staff arrived aboard the Commodore Maury from Norfolk. In 1699 era Yorktown mansion hosted a luncheon for Mr and Mrs Conway Shields with Gov Mann Mrs Mann May Henry Reed Hatfield Dr Henry Morris and others.
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Grace Church
Gov. Mann
Commodore Maury
Norfolk
Yorktown
Conway Shields
Gov Mann
Menn
May
Henry Reed Hatfield
Philadelphia
Harmony Restored as Foss Named Unopposed Governor Candidate
Boston October 19 harmony returned to the Democratic ranks after thirteen days of dissension. Eugene N Foss of the Fourteenth District became the unopposed governor candidate after Frederick W Mansfield withdrew. Foss’s acceptance letter stressed tariff reform as the key issue in the campaign and the need to lower the cost of living.
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Mansfield
Foss
Boston
Eugene N. Foss
Congress
Fourteenth
Frederick W Mansfield
Faneuil Hall
Doctor condemned to die in Georgia poisoning case
Swainsboro Georgia October 19 The jury found Dr W W J McNaughton guilty of poisoning Fred Flanders with murderous intent last June Judge Gilbert sentenced him to be hanged December 9 A motion for a new trial was filed The trial of Mrs Flanders, indicted jointly, hinged on his conviction and has not been assigned.
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Swainsboro
W.W. J. McNaughton
Fred Flanders
Gilbert
McNaughton
Flanders
Wilson to resign Princeton presidency amid governor race
Special to The Washington Post New York Oct 19 Dr Woodrow Wilson will present his resignation as Princeton University president to trustees tomorrow in Princeton New Jersey. A temporary president will be chosen but Wilson intends to pursue the New Jersey governorship and return if defeated. Trustees expect his election virtually assured and may delay selecting a permanent successor for months with Henry A Garfield John H Finley and Hedgy Osborn among the names discussed.
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Washington Post
New York
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
Nashgg Hell
Princeton
Wilson
Dea
Br. Wilsonly
Wabogratty
New Jersey
Cyril McCormick
Chicago
Whison
Pr. Wilson
Alumi
Henry A. Garfield
Williams
John H. Finley
The
City College
Hedgy Retr:field Osborn
Columbia
Elephant Kills Keeper in Jersey City Zoo
New York reports Queen the elephant turned violent during a shakedown of her winter quarters. Keeper Robert Shields was seized by the trunk, slammed, trampled, and gored before Queen calmed ten minutes later and submitted to restraints. The body was scarcely recognizable upon recovery.
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New York
Robert Shields
Jersey City
Yen
Senator Shively Flows to Cancel Speaking Dates
Special to The Washington Post from Indianapolis reports Senator Benjamin F Shively was ordered by his physician to cancel all speaking engagements and stay indoors for a week due to a corn on his left foot The condition may require an operation and has forced postponements of planned appearances
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Washington Post
Indianapolis
Ind
Benjamin F. Shively
Balloonists jump one night rescue with injuries
William F Assman of St Louis suffered a broken left arm and a severely sprained right wrist after Harburg U descended from 18000 feet over Lake Nipissing Canada. He swam ashore with Lieut Vogt and endured bleeding while Indian hunters rescued them and sent them to Powassan hospital.
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Lake Nipissing
Lieut
Vogt
St Louis
Harburg U
Germany
Nipissing
Canada
Louis
William F Assman
St. Louis
Leopold Vogt
Harburg
Seafiull Island
Isigng
Ballonists
Powassan
Lieut Vogt
Milwaukee
Lake Michigan
Lake Huron
Georgian Bay
Pothier Renominated and Rhode Island GOP slate set
Providence dispatch reports unanimous renomination of Gov Aram J Pothier and present state officers by Rhode Island Republicans. Rep William P Shef field in First district also renomined. in Second district ex governor George Hatter named on first ballot to replace ill health bound Adin B Capron. State ticket lists Pothier Bliss Parker Read Greenough. Platform backs Taft administration, approves Payne Aldrich tariff and laments Nelson Aldrich retirement.
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Providence
Rhode Island
Aram J Pothierr
William P. Sheffield
George Hatter
Adin B. Capron
Gmermer—Aram J Pot
Moissant Unhurt by Fall at Belmont Park
New York October 19 aviator John B Molsgrant escaped death after a 126 foot fall during tests of his Bleriot nanoplane at Belmont Park. He wrecked the craft but crawled free, plans to fly to his wife in a second monoplane were interrupted as she arrived in an automobile. High grade Persian rugs from Sloan Galleries offered daily at 11 am and 2 pm at 147 Gat in a renovated collection ready for immediate use.
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New York
John B. Molsgrant
Belmont Park
Sloan
Gat
President Taft Wraps New York Visit With Campaign Plans
President Taft closed his New York trip with political conferences and optimistic talk on Governor candidate Stimson. He ruled out writing a letter for Stimson but will send two cabinet members into New York State to campaign. Secretaries Nagel and Wilson plan speeches and county tours to mobilize farmers and workers as Taft eyes forthcoming interstate issues.
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Lloyd Griscom
Otto T. Barnard
Chauncey M. Depew
J. Mayhew Wainwright
Westchester
Depew
Senator Wainwright
Wainwright
Congress
Griscom
Stimson
New York State
Charles Nagel
Department of Commerce and Labor
James Wilson
Department of Agricultura
John Hays Hammond
Walter D Hinas
Santa Fe Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Celebration at Yorktown Balloonists Drop Three Miles
Yorktown balloonists complete a three mile descent amid a celebratory event as reports from the day outline aerial feats. President visits site and well known aviators are featured.
Spain Demands Indemnity Over Morocco Rift
Paris reports Spain faces a rupture with Morocco over a 26 million dollar indemnity from 1909. The note says Spain plans to deploy 40 000 troops to the coast to occupy Totuan as negotiations continue.
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Morocco
Paris
Petite Parishen
Spain
Totuan
Adventure Against Odds In Boatful of Airship Trial
Six pioneers recount a foggy Atlantic City launch of a new airship, abandoning prior trial flights to pursue a bold voyage. They embraced adventure over prudence, hoping to prove a scientific leap while facing harsh criticism and uncertain fate. The account ends with a note of their public theater as preparations and Marconi communications enable a hopeful crossing.
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New York Times
New York
Atlantic City
Pete Slik
al Gorta
Atlantic Ocean
Thore
America
Polar Ocean
Marconi
Jack Irwin
Dirigible America's Rescue Ends In New York Harbor
Walter Wellman and five crew members, after abandoning the airship America 90 miles off Sandy Hook, are rescued by the steamship Trent. Wellman reports engine trouble and overreliance on the equilibrator. Vaniman pins the failure on engine trouble, with plans to seek a new device for a second Atlantic crossing. The kitten Trent survives aboard, and a New York greeting follows with Wellman’s party including his wife and daughter aboard observation.
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Down
New York
Walter Wellman
Trent
America
Atlantic
Wellman
Alr
Allstand
Sandy Hook
Atlantic City
Wellmen
Ax & A
América
Melvin Vaniman
Iwe
As Wellman
The
America’s
J Murray Simons
J K Irvin
Albert L. Loud
John Auburt
Ing
Chick Eier
Tom
New York Bay
BAEC
Hook
Sero- Dautsa
Joy Chamberlain
Iis
Térs
Sarah Bond
Wasiman
Alpert L. Lloyd
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