Public Printer Palmer seeks resignations of two foremen
Public Printer Palmer asks Cecar J. Ricketts foreman of printing and L C Hay foreman of the job division to resign amid Keep Commission investigation and alleged continued insubordination. The two men appeal to the Civil Service Commission and will be considered at Oyster Bay. President Roosevelt had no notice of the move. Both men reported for duty after letters were delivered Friday evening. Palmer claimed resignations unless reasons are given in writing by Tuesday noon.
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Keep Commission
Civil Service Commission
Oyster Bay
Palmer
Cecar J. Ricketts
L. C. Hay
Cooley
Tickett
Highteanth Street
Government Printing Office
Ricketts
New York
Recosevelt
Keep Commissons
Neafere
Richetts
Pairee
Hay
Mr Palmer
J M A Spottswood
Mr Ricketts
John W Michael
Civil Service
Foreman Ricketts
St Lverty
Irs
Niagara Falls Excursion Train Offers Pu lman Cars and Shore to Washington
Special through train of vestibuled coaches and Pullman cars runs from Niagara Falls to Washington, departing September 8 at 7:55 am. Round trip fare is $16 with tickets valid ten days. Similar excursions on September 22 and October 18. Address Newbold PF at 6th Gate for descriptive letter.
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Niagara Falls
Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington
Acress Bom. Newbold
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Not Candidate for Mayor Declared by Jerome in 1903
District Attorney William Travera Jerome, summering in Lakeville Conn, issued a statement tonight firmly declaring he will not run for Mayor of New York City. He reiterated his August 1 statement that he sought renomination by petition for district attorney.
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Spneral
Washington Post
Lakeville
Conn
William Travera Jerome
New York City
Jerrome
Jerome
New York
Jarome
Robert Fulton Cutting
Citizens Union
Cullom Declines Challenge Says Senate Service Should Continue
Special to The Weehtaten Post from Welkegan Illinois reports Senator Shelby M. Cullom at Moraine Hotel addressing his candidacy. He denies collusion with Gov. Deneen and Yates, asserts faithfulness and ability to serve, and rejects rushing into a scramble for the Senate seat. He notes the people will judge and emphasizes his experience.
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Weehtaten
Welkegan
Shelby M. Cullom
Moraine Hotel
Highland Park
Deneen
Senate
Yates
Sharman
Sherman
Fatal electrocution in South Chicago steel works
Nels Anderson a motor inspector for the Illinois Steel Company chose death by electrocution rather than falling into a hot metal pit. While repairing a crane arm above a pit, a slight movement caused him to lose balance. With only an uninsulated live wire within reach he grabbed it as he fell, was killed instantly, and his body hung over the wire until power was shut off.
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Chicago
Nels Anderson
Illinois Steel Company
Alderson
Slashed rival's face leaves Italian girl scarred for life
Miss Marla i Fagilia of Brooklyn was shockingly mutilated today by a woman said to be jealous of her husband’s admiration for the girl. She was not fatally hurt but disfigured for life. She vowed to settle the score without police aid.
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New York
Marlai Fagilia
Brooklyn
Miss Fagilla
Child Life Insurance Debate Reaches New York Committee
Opponents of child life insurance push to have the issue taken up by the Armstrong Insurance committee in New York. A campaign to bring the matter before investigators is planned, with proposals to ban policies for children under ten. Critics argue poor families fund premiums, diverting money from essential needs. Alexander and Green, attorneys for the Bauitable Life Assurance Society, will demur tomorrow in a federal suit over a receiver for Equitable's assets.
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New York Committee
Washington Post
New York
Armstrong Insurance Committee
Alexander & Green
Bauitable Life Assurance Society
United States
Willcox Brown
Maryland
Equitable
Brothers Captains Reunite After Five Years at Sea
Captains Jack and George Williamson, skipper of the Anapa and the Sirocco, met by chance after five years apart. They toasted the old folks at home, shed a tear, then parted for Philadelphia and the Orient. They joked about wireless telegraph to ensure future reunions.
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Jack
Capt
George
Washington Post
New York
Jack Williamson
Sirocco
Philadelphia
Orient
Jac
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TO HOST RUSSIAN AND JAPANESE
President Roosevelt will leave Oyster Bay for Washington on September 30 and hosts for luncheon the Russian and Japanese plenipotentiaries at Sagamore Hill. He plans a southern trip starting October 17, lasting two to three weeks. Kermit Roosevelt returned from Deadwood after visiting Seth Bullock. He wore a brown felt hat from the ranch.
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Washington
Kermit Roosevelt
Deadwood
Seth Bullock Hermit
Beth Bullock
Seth Bullock
Peacemaking role grows at Karlstad amid hopes for agreement
A Washington Post dispatch reports Swedish Norwegian talks at Karlstad may yield Roosevelt as arbitrator. Oslo and Stockholm fear possible deadlock over frontier fortifications as Norwegians grow less optimistic. Delegates, sworn to secrecy, debate dissolution of the union and government authority as swift resolution is sought.
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Washington Post
Berlin
Karlstad
Roosevelt
Fronter
Sweden
Norway
Oscar
Aften Posten
Kristiania
Early Morning Stabbing After Quarrel on Avenue
Frederick Bowerman, a 20 year old colored youth, and Edward Hurdle, a 31 year old white man, fought on the Avenue between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets about 1 30 this morning. Bowerman drew a knife and seriously wounded Hurdle. Officer Wolfe arrested both. Hurdle was treated at Emergency Hospital then jailed. Bowerman faced disorderly conduct and assault charges. Hurdle faced disorderly conduct.
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Frederick Bowerman
Edward Hurdle
Bowerman
Hurdle
Wolfe
First Precinct
Three Burned to Death in Littleton Fire
A house two miles east of Littlefield Common burned killing two women and a twelve year old girl. Mrs Nancy Ninds eighty, Mrs James Knox fifty, and the granddaughter perished. Four others escaped as flames swept the residence tonight in Littleton Mass.
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Littleton
Mass
Littlefield Common
Nancy Ninds
James Knox
Ola
Ninds
Envoys in Accord Treaty Nears Completion
Russian and Japanese plenipotentiaries reach an accord on Manchuria evacuation and related provisions. Final ratifications awaited. four annexes cover unelaborated matters while a typhoon disrupts communications delaying engrossment.
No Cable To Japan Special to The Washington Post
The Washington Post reports unconfirmed theories on cable isolation with officials suggesting a typhoon damaged the Shanghai Nagasaki line. A Shanghai dispatch notes weather moderates while a destructive typhoon is reported there, indicating the Eastern Sea cable may be crippled by a great storm.
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Washington Post
New York
Japan
Commercial Cable Company
Shanghai
Nagasaki
Broad Street
Durham ex-mayor assaults judge after ruling
Former Durham mayor BE McCown attacked Judge George C. Ward in a hotel lobby after Ward imposed a two year sentence on Jen Haskins for killing I C Day, a nephew of McCown. Ward jailed McCown for thirty days and fined $200, and overruled an appeal.
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Durham
N. C
BE. McCown
George C. Ward
First Judicial District
Jen Haskins
Ward
Superior Court
I. C. Day
McCown
Supreme Court
Seven Husbands For Her Believed Married Deserted Many
Florence Forrest of Paterson is charged with bigamy after admitting seven husbands were living and recalling four by name. Police suspect many more. she asserts lack of memory for some marriages. She was arrested as she prepared to leave town and is held on $1,000 bail.
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Paterson
N. J
Florence Forrest
Hamburg Avenue
Abe Cohen
James Forrest
Forrest
Ferreet
Joseph Bergen
Michael Chabbenou
Lambertville
Florence Burphy
James Murphy
New Hope
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ricketts Asked to Resign and Other Town Notes
A compiled page lists events from multiple sections including Ricketts resignation call, envoys in harmony, a maniac’s suicide, a theft and fever reports, cholera in Germany, and royal arcanum rates. Also notes on Europe peace, labor in the pulpit, local campaigns, municipal affairs, spring water ban, and various editorial and sports items.
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Ricketts
Maniac
Dorsey Foultz
Germany
Royal Arcanum
Pearce
Wellington
Maryland
Preiss Wilson Kelly Miller
Thomas Dixon, Jr
Europe
Lewis
U—Canada
Lucien Young
Bavoyard
Giddings
Chalybeate
Richmond
Bruner
Hors
Washington Real Estate
Washington
Canal Zone
Wilberforce
Robert Barr
Sultan
California
Adirondacks
China
Rich Loot for Robbers Plunder Worth 100000 at Millionaire’s Home
Four New York men allegedly looted the residence of Joseph Aymar at 76 East Fifty-fourth Street. Police said jewelry, paintings, and silver worth over 100000 were taken during the past week. A caretaker reported suspicious activity before three men fled with bundles and bags, prompting a call to the police. The valet noted about half the estimated 200000 in valuables had vanished as the family remained in Canada.
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New York
Jose Aymar
East Fifty-fourth Street
Aymar
Lillian la Bau Vanderbilt
Canada
Veterans Arrive for Grand Army of the Republic Encampment
Denver crowds greet civil war veterans and travelers taking the cent a mile rate for the 39th G A R encampment to be held September 4 to 9. Commander in chief John R King leads a special Burlington train and hails the event as potentially the most memorable in G A R history. A key goal is reviving support for a new soldiers home in Washington with strong backing from the Potomac Department.
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Denver
Colo
Grand Army of the Republic
John R. King
Burlington
Brown Palace
King
Grand Army
Soldiers and Saiflors
Washington, D. C
Department of the Potomac
Triggs to Write Ads in Troggs Magazine
Oscar Lovell Triggs former University of Chicago figure who denounced commercialism announces he will write advertisements as a side line for Troggs Magazine The goods promoted must be honest and he notes he will not write ads immediately. Jules Boeufve named consul to Panama and trains offer Baltimore to return service priced at $1.36 every weekend.
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Washington Post
Chicago
Oscar Lovell Triggs
University of Chicago
Troggs
Boeufve
Panama
Faris
Rept
Jules Boeufve
Washington
Maniac Terrorizes Ohio Rural Area Then Kills Self
Peter Pitts known as Quigide of Maniag terrorized Avon Head to Lorain Ohio for three days firing on residents and burning farms. A farmer posse closed in at Wrench Creek and French Creek. Pitts shot himself as officers closed in, ending a spree that sent families into safety.
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Amnuck
Avon Beach
Lorain
Ohio
Bay
Otio
Peter Pitts
Avon Head
Pitts
Warriers
Mary Heckler
Heckler
Lake Shore Electric
Toledo Limited
Avon
Wrench Creek
French Creek
Stony Ridge
Armed women guard against escaped maniac near Pittsburg
Misses Birdie and Jennie Walker of Walker Mine in laboring district near Pittsburg guard against an expected attack by Thomas O Ruargell, an escaped maniac from Woodville. About two hundred farmers and miners with Detectives Keen and McMillen hunt the fugitive aided by two bloodhounds. Sighted near Walker farm then fled into woods or an abandoned coal mine. The Cherry Hill mine is also guarded as a possible refuge.
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Pittsburg
Birdie
Jennie Walker
Walkera Min
Joseph Keen
Robert McMillen
Thomas O. Ruargell
Insane Department
Woodville
Walker Farm
Cherry Hill
Taft Party Arrives in Hongkong for Three Day Visit
Secretary of War Taft and party including Miss Alice Roosevelt arrived in Hongkong on September 2 and were greeted by Governor Sir Matthew Nathan. The British colony feted the visitors as Taft’s Canton visit was abandoned amid anti American placards.
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Hongkong
Taft
Alice Roosevelt
Sir Matthew Nathan
Canton
Taggart divorce case ends day with brief testimony
In Wooster Ohio Judge Bagson adjourned the Taggart divorce hearing until noon Monday after a brief session. Wertz read Nora Murphy’s deposition about a San Francisco slumming trip denied by Mrs Taggart. The Degane and Van Hoff testimonies were reviewed with no new important facts arising.
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Wooster
Ohio
Bagson
Wertz
Nora Murphy
San Francisco
Bby
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Continu UN
Oscar J. Ricketts
Pam
Harhiye
Gov. Deneen
Motor Inspector
Child Life Insurance
Home of the Saved
12Th
Bae
Lincoln Park
Justa
Russell
Sakhalin Island
Manchuria
Mukden
Harbin
Mikado
Portsmouth
N. H
M. Witte
Baron de Rosen
Portemouth
State Department
Sakhalin
la Perouse
Baron Komura
Petersburg
War Office
F. T. Rawlings
M. J
Tiftis
Caucasia
Shusha
Murchranl
Dushet
Muchranski
Exristof
Muratera
Joseph Aymar
Triggs
Baltimore
Saltimo
BR. R
Royal Limited
Quigide OF
Maniag
Taft Party
Portland
Land of the Sky
Bountain
Memphis
Berth
Gulifornia
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