Sylvester Urges National Police Data Co operation
Albany Sept 12 The first day session of the Police Chiefs Association of New York heard May Sylvester Washington DC police chief and International Association of Police Chiefs president press for broader national cooperation in criminal identification data. She praised fingerprint use and urged every city to contribute to a proposed national crime bureau in Washington.
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Washington Post
Albany
Police Chiefs Association of
New York
Nyy
May Syester
Washington DC
Inter—national Association of Police
Mia Sylvester
Flo
International Police Association
United States
Canada
Bureau of Criminal Identification
St. Louis
England
France
Japan
Exers
Asylum Fugitive Anna Lander Freed on Habeas Corpus
Anna Lander, who escaped the Ohio State Insane Asylum at Toledo and was captured in Chicago last week, was granted freedom today by Judge Chytraus on a writ of habeas corpus. Dr. Chivetan J Wartung, a relative, said after examination that she was not insane.
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Cinco
Anna Landerfel
Ohio State
Toledo
Chicago
Chytraus
Chivetan J Wartung
Landerfeldts
Two People Burned to Death in Center Ossipee Fire
A fire of unknown origin destroyed the summit home of William Thompson at Harmons Grove Center Ossipee New Hampshire. The victims were William Thompson and Mrs Lydia Thurston.
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Ossipee NH
Wiliam Thompson
Harmons Grove
Wilam Thompson
Lydia Thurston
RATES IN ROYAL ARCANUM OPPOSE CHANGE IN ASSESSMENTS
Prominent members in Washington DC dispute a Boston driven reform in the Royal Arcanum. J D Biddis and St Besselievre say most local members oppose the Atlantic City action and expect little support here while Thomas G Hensey and others claim a majority oppose the Supreme Council move and foresee a legal challenge if needed.
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Supreme Council of the
Royal Arcanum
Putin Bay
Boston
District of Columbia
J D Biddis
Grand Council
Boston Council
Supreme Council
Atlantic City
Put- In Bay
Smith Thompson, Jr
Order
Thomas G. Hensey
Florists Receive Praise At Washington Club Meeting
The Washington Florists Club met at 1214 F Street for its first gathering after the Society of American Florists convention. President William F Guda chaired as committees reported expenses and letters from seven cities praised the club for hospitality and the convention. Gifts totaling 875 to Lewis Freeman and 75 to Peter Hisset were announced for services, and plans noted for the souvenir book amid a printer’s word glitch. Postmaster appointments in Maine and New York and a forest ranger promotion in Utah were also listed.
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Washington Florists’ Club
F Street
Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists
William F Guda
Baltimore
Pittsburg
Chicago
Detroit
Milwaukee
Buffalo
Dayton
Ohio
Lewis Freeman
Peter Hisset
Joseph St Freeman
Catholic Federation Seeks World Catholic Society Link
The American Federation of Catholic Societies, after a six hour session, approved a plan to broaden membership to include parishes, associations, and individuals. The plan envisions a world federation with Italian German French federations and aims to educate Catholics through a campaign of literature. Bishops and clergy named as committee members prepared to present the plan at the next national meeting.
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Cincinistl
World Federation of Catholic Societies
American Federation of Catholic Societies
Pius K
United States
American Federation ofCatholic Societies
American Federation
Velkyverem Idea
American Federation of ‘Catholic Societies
Italy
Germany
France
Bishop McFaul
Rev
J. Wynne
Walter G. Smith
LB. Minahan
A. Koeble
Monkeys Run Wild Aboard Montrose Shipboard Uprising
On the Montrose from Yokohama a cage of 200 Japanese monkeys broke loose after Hoy Sing left a cage door unfastened. Led by Ito, the troop roamed the ship looting galley and attacking Chinese crew. Doomed by starvation, over forty died as the officers corralled the rest, with about 100 still to dispose of.
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New York
Montrose
Yokohama
Hoy Sing
Marquis Ito
Suca
Ita
Clegg
Ito
The
Killing of Helen Godfrey by jilted lover in Atlantic City
Helen Godfrey a colored waitress was stabbed to death in her lodgings on Doughty avenue by Jesse Gibson her discarded lover. Gibson fled but was captured by Oliver Pointer aided by police. The killer had been supplanted by another man in the house. Tennessee Giant Bud Rogan dies in Gallatin at 8 ft 9 in tall with 12 in hands and 16 1/2 in feet.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Helen Godfrey
Jesse Gibson
Doughty Avenue
Oliver Pointer
Gibson
Nashville
Tenn
Bud”" Rogan
Gallatin
Rogan
Refuse union demand sparks freight handler anger in Chicago
Chicago freight handlers demand 1 cent wage increase or arbitration and a conference. General managers of 25 railroads refuse, ending negotiations. Railroads prepare for strike with police protection and mass meetings planned. Readiness to hire replacements grows, while officials claim high wages. The 10 percent raise basis from Curran era is referenced.
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Chicago
F. J. Wwannery
Collirs
Curran
Louis James as Ingomar at the National Theater
Louis James stars in Ingomar in Maria Lovell's translation at the National Theater with Terese Deagle as Parthenia and Charles Stedman as Polydor. The performance is praised for James's blending of barbarian vigor and poetic grace, with Deagle delivering sincere heroine tones and a strong cast praised for their overall excellence.
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Louis James
Maria Lovell
Ingomar
Terese Deagle
Parthenia
Charles Stedman
Polydor
James A. Young
Norman Hackett
Alastor
Annie Marie Schaefer
Adea
Ingomars
Mr. James
Miss Deagle
Mr. Stedman
James
Richelieu
Arrest in Beverly Case Prompts Virginia Arrest
Richard White was arrested yesterday afternoon by Detective Grant of the First precinct at Center Market. Virginia authorities notified and sent a constable to Alexandria jail. Henry Beverly, a Jackson City, Virginia, African American, died after an accidental shooting aboard a house boat at the Virginia end of the Long Bridge on Labor Day.
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Richard White
Henry Beverly
Grant
Center Market
Virginia
Alexandria
Beverly
Jackson City
Long Bridge
Popular Bible Study Restarted at Chicago University
Announcement from Chicago states the American Institute of Sacred Literature will resume work with Chicago University near month end. The institute, part of the university extension department, aims for popular Bible study without denominational bias. founded by Dr. W. R. Harper about twenty years ago.
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Chicago
American Institute of Sacred Literature
Chicago University
University Extension Department
W. R. Harper
Prosecute Clothing Frauds in War Department Action
The War Department has prepared papers to prosecute Morria Busch and Robert Charlton for conspiracy to defraud the government. Maj. John B. Porter is detailed to prepare the case, with papers sent to the Department of Justice. Maj. J. G. Galbraith is detailed to inspect six key army supply depots.
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Y. J. B. Porter
War Department
Oliver
Schuylkill Arsenal
Judge Advocate General
Department of Justice
Morria Busch
Robert Charlton
Maj
John B. Porter
Army
J. G. Galbraith
Entertainment for Prince Louis Visit Plans Discussed
Tentative arrangements were outlined to receive Prince Louis of Battenberg during his New York visit. Col RM Thompson of New York met with Acting Secretary Loomis and Acting Secretary Darling to align government plans for private entertainments with naval and state officials.
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Louis of Battenberg
Col RM. Thompson
New York
Loomis
Darling
Prince Louis of Battenberg
Military orders issued to Army officers in 1906
A compilation of 1906 Army and Navy notices detailing leave extensions and appointments for lieutenants and captains, assignments to Forts and universities, transfers between infantry and cavalry, and medical staff duties. Also records naval officers assignments, promotions, and a local crime item about a wife shooting her brother-in-law in Edwardsville, Alabama.
Zambezi Bridge Opens on Continental Road Route
Victoria Falls Sep 1 A Zambezi River bridge described as the highest in the world was officially opened with Prof Darwin presiding. The cantilever structure, 420 feet above the river, completes another link in Cecil Rhodes's Cape to Cairo railway plan linking Egypt and South Africa. The ceremony included an electric signal and a celebration excursion to Livingstone Island.
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Prof
Darwin
Cecil Rhodes
Victoria Falls
Zambezi River
East Africa
British Association
Erasmus Darwin
Equatorial Africa
Prof. Darwin
Livingstone Island
Cape-to-Cairo
Rhodes
Egypt
South Africa
Khartoum
Assuan
Wadyhalta
Zambez
Kaloma
Barotseland
Lake Tanganyika
Range
Witnesses in Burton case indicted for practicing before government for fee
Federal subpoenas served in Washington call Cochran Vickery Fulton and Rialto Grain and Securities Co attorneys to testify in St Louis for the second Burton indictment alleging a fee based practice before departments in Washington. Trial before Justice Adams soon. prior verdict upheld on jurisdiction grounds.
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Washington
St Louis
Senator Burton
Kansas
Federal Grand Jury
Rialto Grain and Securities Company
Messrs. Cochran
Vickery
Fulton
Riges National Bank
Gal
Burton
St. Louis
Export Growth Across Breadstuffs Provisions Cotton and Oils
A preliminary August report shows export increases of 2 484 497 on breadstuffs 2 915 538 on provisions 11 096 995 on cotton and 337 931 on mineral oils vs August of the prior year totaling 16 533 901. For eight months ending August 31 staples rose 56 199 213 with breadstuffs 12 080 495 provisions 11 233 748 and cotton 32 205 242 while mineral oils fell 1 590 272.
Canal Board Meeting Postponed For Bates Report
The Panama Canal board of consulting engineers meeting in New York was postponed due to Mr. Bates not finishing a special report. Some members returned to Washington Monday night and others yesterday morning. No new date for the next meeting has been set.
Man Killed Saving Woman From Trains In Chicago
McPherson a Granada steamer deckhand died while dragging Miss Delia Lennon from in front of a fast freight train. Both were struck by the engine. McPherson killed, Lennon seriously injured in Chicago.
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Chicago
M. McPherson
Granada
Delia Lennon
Bay City
Mich
McPherson
Lennon
Boy Plunges to Death in State House Dome
Warren Scruggs Jr., 15, of Columbia, fell sixty feet from the State Capitol interior dome while writing his name with chalk. The chalk line marked the escape of the metal ceiling as it gave way. Two colored workers witnessed the tragedy. an investigation will be conducted.
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Columbia
S. C
Warren Scruggs, Jr
Warren Scruggs
Young Scruggs
Aid for Russian Prisoners in Washington Drive
Five hundred subjects of the Czar in Washington back a relief push for political prisoners freed from Sakhalin after Japanese occupation. The Friends of Russian Freedom, formed in Philadelphia and expanding to major cities, seeks funds and aid for these educated officials now penniless and far from home. Washington chapter, led by William Canfield Lee and Dr Kent, engages with Boston HQ to distribute circulars and coordinate relief efforts nationwide.
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Washington
Friends of Russian Freedom
Sakhalin
Czir
Society of the Friends of Russian Freedom
Philadelpha
Alsander Kent
People’s Church
William Canfield Lee
Dr Kent
Boston
Sakhalin Istsuromor
Legation
Tokyo
Roosevelt
Immigrants Misled by Fraud in Immigration Process
Dr Morris Fishberg of New York, an agent of the Bureau of Immigration, reports to the Department of Commerce and Labor that steamship firms can curb undesired immigration after study of Eastern and Southern Europe. He cites widespread fraud in Italy and the use of runners who promise America as a land of milk and honey. Also notes Grant Circle Ladies of the G A R meeting at 3 o'clock with committee reports and a note on national encampment delegates.
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Samety
New York
Washing
Fishberg
Morris Fishberg
Bureau of Immigration
Department of Commerce and Labor
Europe
United States
Italy
America
Grant Crele
G . R. Hall
Denver
J. Kistler
Increase in Postal Receipts for August at Top U S Offices
The August receipts of the fifty largest U S post offices totaled 5 819 161 dollars, up from 5 934 817 the previous August, a rise of 484 233 dollars or 9 07 percent. New York posting 1 603 run? 63 dollars this August against 970 969 last August, an increase exceeding 126 000 dollars or 11 percent.
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United States
New York
Will of Miss Weeks Names Odd Bequests and Indian Relics
The will of Miss Fannie A Weeks Treasury Department clerk recently deceased in Montana was filed for probate detailing funeral plans and numerous bequests to relatives and friends. It directs funds for a granite tomb and monument, a special case for Indian relics to the National Museum, and a public library bequest, with executors named and a request to locate former enslaved servants.
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National Museum
Fannie
Treasury Department
Montana
Burnal
Rock Creek Cemetery
Fannie A. Weeks
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Rm Eni
Wirigat
Matilda Wade
Stephen Weeks
de Soto County
Mla
James
George Weeks
William Wilson
Harriet Wilson
Miss Weeks
Geurss Weeks
Loughman, Fla
Munana Museum
Miss Fannie Weeks
Uated States Indian Service
Uintah
White River
Lacompahgre
Ute
Shoshone
Indiana
City Library of
Washington
Elizane
Hartman
Kate R Brent
Pat Crowe in Lincoln
Pat Crowe, long sought for kidnapping the son of Omaha businessman Edward Cudahy, was seen in Lincoln for a brief period and spoke with Richard Metcalfe of the Commoner before slipping away. Authorities would only charge vagrancy if captured, while Cudahy pledged to use influence to secure a trial if Crowe is taken.
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Lincoln
Nebr
Pat Crowe
Edward Cudahy
Omaha
Richard Metcalfe Ori
the Commoner
Crewe
Crowe
Edward A. Cudahy
Crowes
Metcalfe
Record Electrocution of Henry Manzer in Auburn Prison
Henry Manzer was executed in three minutes in the Auburn prison death chamber after his conviction for abducting, raping, and murdering 12 year old Cora Sweet in Scrirba near Oswego. The crime occurred on May 28, when he lured the child into the woods and confessed to the acts.
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Auburn
Henry Manzer
Manzer
Scrirba
Oswego
Cora Sweet
Cambridge Man Kills Wife Then Ends His Life
John Reeves of Cambridge Massachusetts murdered his wife at their home and then took his own life. He was about thirty. his wife around forty five. Police believe he attacked with a razor, inflicting near decapitation, then shot himself in the temple. Reeves and his wife had not been living together for some time.
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Cambridge
Mass
John Reeves
Reeves
Redmond receives Irish welcome at South Terminal station
Boston crowds greet Nationalist William Redmond of Clare upon arrival at the South Terminal station. County Clare supporters lift him to his carriage in a brief, spirited demonstration lasting several minutes. In Montreal the Altan Line steamer Victorian was floated to reach drydock in Quebec after grounding on September 2.
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Boston
Sep
Wiliam HK
Redmond
East Division
Clare
South Terminal
County Clare
Victorian
Montreal
Altan Line
Quebec
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Catholic Federation
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Louis James AS
Popular Study OF Bible
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Edward Baun
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George A Tanney, Jr
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John H . Oesterhaus
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American Steel Casting Company
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