Public Printer Palmer asks resignations of two foremen
Public Printer Palmer has asked Cecar J. Ricketts and L. C. Hay to resign from the Government Printing Office after Keep Commission findings. Both officials contest the action, appealing to the Civil Service Commission, with Oyster Bay awaiting President Roosevelt’s reaction and possible commentary on whether to remove them.
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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
H Rtchetts
Pairee
Hay
Mr Palmer
J M A Spottswood
Mr Ricketts
John W Michael
Civil Service
Foreman Ricketts
St Lverty
Irs
Niagara Falls Excursion on Pennsylvania Railroad Set
Special through train of vestibuled coaches and Pullman cars departs for Washington at 7 55 am. Round trip tickets at 16.00 valid ten days. Similar excursions on September 22 and October 18. Address Newbold PF a 8 EK D 6th Gat a for descriptive letter.
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Niagara Falls
Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington
Acress Bom. Newbold
EK D
Not candidate for mayor Jerome declares for district attorney
District Attorney William Travera Jerome, summering in Lakeville Connecticut, reiterates he will not run for mayor of New York City. He confirms August 1 statement denying mayoral candidacy and endorses renomination by petition for district attorney. He cites week’s events and anti Tammany meetings.
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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 Advocates Continuing Senate Service
Special to The Weehtaten Post reports Senator Shelby M. Cullom at Moraine Hotel Illinois defends ongoing tenure. He states loyalty to governor not assumed, denies talking with Deneen or Yates about the race, emphasizes faithfulness and ability, and asserts voters must decide his replacement.
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Weehtaten
Welkegan
Shelby M. Cullom
Moraine Hotel
Highland Park
Deneen
Senate
Yates
Sharman
Sherman
Electrocution Death At South Chicago Works
Nels Anderson a motor inspector with the Illinois Steel Company chose death by electrocution while repairing a crane arm above a hot metal pit. A slight shift caused him to fall toward the pit and he grabbed an uninsulated live wire, dying almost instantly as the current released.
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Chicago
Nels Anderson
Illinois Steel Company
Alderson
Slashed rival’s face shocks New York crowd
Miss Marla i Fagilia, an Italian girl from Brooklyn, was brutally mutilated today by a woman said to be driven by jealousy over the husband’s admiration for the victim’s beauty. The attack left her disfigured for life though not fatally harmed. She vowed to settle her score without police help.
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New York
Marlai Fagilia
Brooklyn
Miss Fagilla
Child Life Insurance Debated by New York Committee
New York opponents press to bring child life insurance before the Armstrong Insurance committee. A campaign to seek restrictive laws for ages ten and up is planned, arguing that policies mainly affect poor families. Alexander and Green, attorneys for Bauitable Life, will demur in a suit seeking 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 George and Jack Williamson Reunite Aboard Ships
Captains George and Jack Williamson, of the British freighter Anapa and the British tramp Sirocco, met for the first time in five years aboard their vessels. They recalled past near misses, toasted the old folk at home, and predicted another reunion only if wireless telegraphy lets ships find one another at sea. One heads to Philadelphia, the other to the Orient, after the meeting at Lincoln Park.
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Jack
Capt
George
Washington Post
New York
Jack Williamson
Sirocco
Philadelphia
Orient
Jac
President Roosevelt to host Russian and Japanese plenipotentiaries
Special to The Washington Horace Oyster Bay N Y Sept 2 President Roosevelt will leave for Washington on Sept 30 While at Sagamore Hill he will entertain the Russian and Japanese plenipotentiaries at luncheon The dates are not fixed The President plans a southern trip starting Oct 17 likely lasting two to three weeks Kermit Roosevelt returned from Deadwood where he visited Seth Bullock His mother met him at the prison and he wore a Seth Bullock hat
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Washington
Kermit Roosevelt
Deadwood
Seth Bullock Hermit
Beth Bullock
Seth Bullock
Peacemaker Role Grows At Karlstad
A Washington Post dispatch from Berlin reports Swedish Norwegian talks at Karlstad may yield arbitration by President Roosevelt. Delegates press for settlement amid fear of a deadlock over frontier fortifications with Sweden demanding Norway’s forts be demolished. Norway less optimistic as Sept 2 talks continue in secrecy with warning a week of talks may end negotiations.
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Washington Post
Berlin
Karlstad
Roosevelt
Fronter
Sweden
Norway
Oscar
Aften Posten
Kristiania
Early Morning Stabbing on the Avenue Ends in Arrests
Frederick Bowerman, a 20 year old colored youth, and Edward Hurdle, a 31 year old white man, quarreled near Twelfth and Thirteenth streets at 1.30 this morning. Bowerman stabbed Hurdle, who was treated at Emergency Hospital and jailed with Bowerman for disorderly conduct and assault respectively. Officer Wolfe intervened and placed both in custody.
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Frederick Bowerman
Edward Hurdle
Bowerman
Hurdle
Wolfe
First Precinct
Three Burned to Death in Littleton House Fire
In Littleton Mass on September 2 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 of Mrs Ninds perished. Four others escaped the blaze. The tragedy occurred despite efforts to save the occupants.
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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 agreement on the evacuation of Manchuria and other points in the Portsmouth treaty. Final ratifications to exchange, with troops withdrawn to Mukden and Harbin lines, railroad guards limited, and provisions for troop dispatch in disorder. Japan's cables interrupted by typhoon may delay signing. Komura to decide on signing authority.
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Mukden
Harbin
Mikado
Portsmouth
N. H
M. Witte
Baron de Rosen
Portemouth
Roosevelt
State Department
Sakhalin
la Perouse
Manchuria
Japan
Hongkong
Baron Komura
Shanghai
Nagasaki
Petersburg
War Office
No Cable to Japan Mystery Ties to Typhoon
Special to The Washington Post notes talk of a cable disruption with Japan. The Commercial Cable Co official cites no firm conclusions but hints isolation may stem from a typhoon that crippled the Shanghai Nagasaki link. A Shanghai report says weather may improve and a great storm hit the Eastern Sea.
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Washington Post
New York
Japan
Commercial Cable Company
Shanghai
Nagasaki
Broad Street
Durham Mayor Assaults Judge In Hotel Lobby Fall
Former Durham mayor McCown struck Judge George C. Ward after Ward sentenced Jen Haskins to two years for killing I C Day, a nephew of McCown. Ward jailed McCown for thirty days and fined two hundred dollars, and overruled an appeal motion.
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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 in Paterson Bigamy Case
Florence Forrest, 50, of 17 Hamburg Avenue Paterson, faces bigamy charges after admitting seven husbands are living eight months after marrying James Forrest. Authorities believe she wed and deserted at least fourteen men, with no minister or church named for the ceremonies. Her maiden name was Florence Burphy. her father James Murphy, a New Hope upholsterer, confirmed she appeared sane as bail set at 1000.
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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
Shusha Town in Flames As Troops Move In
Sept 2 report from Tiftis Caucasia says Shusha is burning with residents fleeing to mountains. Troops are dispatched to the scene. In Dushet district at Murchranl the property of Prince Muchranski was destroyed by dynamite. Prince Exristof is said to be murdered nearby.
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Tiftis
Caucasia
Shusha
Murchranl
Dushet
Muchranski
Exristof
Muratera
Ricketts Asked to Resign and Other 1900s Notes
Ricketts asked to resign as envoys work in harmony. Maniac ends life. Annual quest for Dorsey Foultz and dead letter office theft headlined. Yellow fever fears and cholera spread in Germany alongside Royal Arcanum rates. Europe rejoices over peace as editorials consider labor, politics, and society events.
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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 at Millionaire Residence
Four men entered the home of Joseph Aymar at 76 East Fifty-fourth Street and stole jewelry paintings and silver valued at over 100000 dollars. A caretaker noticed activity last week, then saw three men leaving with bundles Thursday evening and alerted police. The Aymar family is in Canada, linked by marriage to Lillian La Bau Vanderbilt.
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Joseph Aymar
Canada
New York
Jose Aymar
East Fifty-fourth Street
Aymar
Lillian la Bau Vanderbilt
Veterans flood Denver for Grand Army encampment
Civil war veterans and tourists surged into Denver for the 39th annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment September 4 to 9. Commander-in-chief John R. King arrived with a party aboard a Burlington route special train, praising Denver as a likely memorable event. The revival of a new national soldiers and sailors home in Washington, D. C., receives strong support 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 for Troggs Magazine
Oscar Lovell Triggs, formerly of the University of Chicago, announces he will write advertisements as a side line for his new Troggs Magazine The age into the depths of trade is not taken without a cork belt He insists goods must be honest Boeufve named as French Consul to Panama Jules Boeufve former chancellor at the French Embassy in Washington named consul to Panama Baltimore and Return service to Saltimo Ohio Saturdays and Sundays $1.36 rail fare applies to all trains except Royal Limited
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Washington Post
Chicago
Oscar Lovell Triggs
University of Chicago
Troggs
Boeufve
Panama
Faris
Rept
Jules Boeufve
Washington
Maniac Terrorizes Ohio Valley Before Death by Self Shot
Peter Pitts went on a three day spree from Avon Head to Lorain firing on people and burning homes as armed farmers patrolled the countryside. He was cornered at Stony Ridge road and killed himself in view of a pursuing posse.
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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
Misses Bir die and Walker Guard Against Fugitive Maniac
Pittsburg Pa Sept 3 armed with shotguns and revolvers Misses Bir die and Jennie Walker of Walkers Mine guard against an escaped maniac believed to be near the county hunt. Two hundred farmers and miners aid Detectives Keen and McMillen with bloodhounds on the trail of Thomas O Ruargell who escaped the county home. He was sighted within 300 yards of the Walker farm but fled into the woods or an abandoned coal mine. The Cherry Hill mine is 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 where Governor Sir Matthew Nathan and local officials welcomed them. Canton visit canceled amid anti American sentiment and hostile placards.
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Hongkong
Taft
Alice Roosevelt
Sir Matthew Nathan
Canton
Taggart divorce case drifts to adjournment in Wooster
Odds and ends of testimony filled the Wooster Ohio courtroom as the Taggart divorce trial neared a pause. Judge Bagson ordered adjournment until noon Monday after Wertz read Nora Murphy's deposition regarding a San Francisco slumming trip denied by Mrs Taggart. The session also revisited the Degane boy and Con Van Hoff testimony with no new significant facts.
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Wooster
Ohio
Bagson
Wertz
Nora Murphy
San Francisco
Bby
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Russell
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F. T. Rawlings
M. J
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