Vote Fraud Arrests Signal Citywide Ballot Abuse Probe
A wave of arrests followed revelations of a wholesale miscount in the recent primary. Investigators alleged a Democratic “organization” used repeaters to boost their ticket as ballot boxes were opened in the Twenty third ward precinct. Grand jurors heard that about 2,900 ballots were released and that numerous county and party figures were tied to the scheme. The case centers on calls to recount across precincts and potential broader fraud in the election process.
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Balturnre
Cla c
Cona Babon
Baltimora
Vicor
Blake Lecter
Tonbrict
Joan Wagner
Albert H. Cochran
Charles A. Schiman
Jenben Dsmith
Emil Hostachiine
John G. North
Thomas Mcl Nulty
Sherif
Wheea Wassone Doube Ag
Ely
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Ben-Macy
Putty Wall
Grand Jury
Albo
Mary Wil Gothe
Max Deveton
Tone
Mc Dalty
Wie Grand Furs
Oamdoo
Rawn
Wilmington
Phila@alpha
Bowie
Brothers in Death Duel in Arkansas Woods
In a remote Arkansas woods near Tent Ut two brothers engaged in a fatal duel. Reuben Cantrell, men, was shot and killed. Thomas Cantrell, years old, was dying from wounds. The conflict arose over a family dispute, ending with Reuben fatally shot and Thomas gravely wounded while defending himself with a tool during the struggle.
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ApArring City
Atk
Arkansas Woods
Tent Ut
Reuben Cantrell
Thomas Cantrell
Rome
Reuben
Lead Pipe Thief Held After Bold City Breaks
A group led by Samuel Johnson, a colored man, plus others, carried out depredations for lead pipe. Washington, a suspect, was arrested after police found large quantities of cut pipe at his home. Charges also listed against others in several precincts for theft and related acts.
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Washington
Samuel Johnson
Poourtesrth
Joahrsen
Johnson
Woashington
Wifey
Eidith
McKinlay
Reyes Withdraws Candidacy Amid Mexico Election Turmoil
Gen Bernardo Reyes says the October 1 presidential vote will proceed as planned and the nation will not be at peace. He urges followers to abstain from the polls while confirming Madero’s claim that Reyes’ actions show a failed bid to rally support.
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Mexico City
Bernardo Reyes
Madero
Reyes
Comtzacoalicox
Hie Acon
Stocker Named Commander Of Patriarchs Military
Maj. Gen. A. R. Stocker of Miamiaburg Ohio was appointed commander of the Patriarchs Military the military branch of the Odd Fellows by Grand Sire John B. Cockrum and the appointment was ratified by the sovereign grand lodge.
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A. R. Stocker
Miamiaburg
Ohio
Patriarchs Military
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Odd Fellows
John B. Cockrum
Sovereign
Grand Lodge
Prophets Street Parade Plans Unfold at Carroll Hall
Kalitpolis No. 1 Myst Order of Veled Prophets of the Encheated Realm held a large meeting at Carroll Hall to finalize arrangements for the grand procession and supreme council ceremonies. Officials seek more funds as preparations continue, with arrivals expected from Rochester and other cities for the New Willard events in Washington.
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Ile
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Supreme Council
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National Theater
Grottoe
Rochester
Buffalo
Racuse
N. Y
Ann Arbor
Mich
Pennsylvania Railroad
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Phitoon
Mount Pollee
We Witlird
Masonic Temple
Fall From Window Fatal Stuns Kenosha Area
Charles W. Allen, a wealthy Kenosha Wisconsin manufacturer and brother of Nathan Allen, was found dead after a fall from a fourth story hotel window in Chicago. Police call it an accident though a hotel doctor suspects suicide. Nathan Allen, recently indicted for diamond smuggling, was not located by police.
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New York
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Withathan Alien
Mrs Breckenridge Dies During Canada Visit
Special to The Washington Post from Atiapali AW September reports the death of Mrs. Breckenridge wife of Gen John Breckenridge retired A A while visiting Canada. Body sent to family home in Kentucky. Survived by several children including Mrs Hines wife of Commander John Fore Hines head of steam engineering at Nivel Academy. Her son Ensign Joseph Cabell Breckenridge was lost in 1898 after being washed overboard from the torpedo boat Cushing. She was well known in Annapolis where she resided for a time.
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Washington Post
Atiapali
Nivel Academy
Tombstones Used as Grand Stands Spark Cemetery Controversy
Staten Island residents uprooted and used tombstones as makeshift seating for a basewall park, prompting Sailors' Snug Harbor Corporation to seek sewer-adjacent observance cancellation. The piece also chronicles the Jewish New Year observances, sermons, and rites across synagogues led by Rabbis Simon Stern and Silverstone, noting services from Rosh Hashana through Yom Kippur with solemn music and ram’s horn signals.
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Premier's Slayer to Hang in Court Martial Doomed
Dmitri Bogroff was tried by court martial in Kiel on September 22 and sentenced to death by hanging for the assassination of Premier Stolypin. With a guilty plea, witnesses were not called except Col. Kuliabke, and Bogroff refused defense counsel. The sentence requires confirmation by the military district commander before execution.
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Dmitri Bogroff
Stolypin
Chtcheglovitom
Bogroff
Col. Kuliabke
Stolypin Laid to Rest in Kiel Monastery
Premier Stolypin's funeral drew deputations from across the empire to the Pocheraky monastery in Kiel Russia. The service ran from 10 AM to 2 PM with thousands outside as the coffin was borne to the crypt. Subscriptions began for a national monument bearing his duma quote You want a great upheaval We want great Russia.
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Indian Agent Resigns Over Liquor Policy Pressure
W E Johnson chief of the Denver Indian bureau resigns effective September 3. Friends blame liquor interests and powerful western political influence for his retirement after efforts to curb liquor sales to Indians. Johnson says his unit he founded the Indian Investigation service and reports 6000 arrests 3400 convictions and five agents killed in duty. Harry F Coggeshall expected to succeed him.
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Bureau of the Indian Service
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Millionaire Strauss Sued for Damages in Elopement Case
Chicago September 2 Emil w Strauss a millionaire partner in Strauss Elsendrath Co wholesale clothing firms was sued for five thousand dollars by Charles A Patterson. Patterson alleges Strauss eloped to Europe with Mrs Gertrude S Patterson in February 1909.
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Washington Post
Chicago
Emil W. Strauss
Strauss, Elsendrath & Co
Charles A. Patterson
Patterson
Strauss
Europe
Gertrude S. Patterson
Knife for Bad Boy Growths in Nose Cause
Georgetown University Hospital physicians report rare cases where lodged objects or growths in the nose interrupt normal breathing. They warn such obstructions can lead to reduced oxygen and altered mental status if not promptly treated.
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Georgetown University Hospital
Georgetown Univer Hospital
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Militia Camps a Loss Says Brig Gen Bliss
Brig Gen Teele H Bliss of California criticizes U S army maneuver camps as wasteful and ineffective for training militia and argues for quicker, more practical combat training with regular troops A juvenile court case involves George Verrasso 12 and a medical operation for adenoids and enlarged tonsils to restore normal development
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Department of California
War Department
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Regular Army
California
Spence
George Force
Verrasso
Tony Verrasso
Quincy Street
National Training School
DeLacy
Georgetown University Hospital
U S Army May Be Piebald Uniforms Mixed in Use
The War Department aims to economize by issuing remaining stock in older uniforms while new sizes are rolled out. As shortages appear, newly adopted articles will replace worn items, creating a mixed uniform, echoing a past Russo Japanese era practice. A senior officer noted similar wartime stock usage with khaki replacing blue.
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Walstaff
War Department
Japan
Httle
Man Arrested for Hitting Policeman With Flask
John Reeves, 24, of 1117 Nineteenth Street NW, colored, arrested after striking Special Policeman Nicholas Miles on the head with a flask during an altercation at Seventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Miles was treated at Emergency Hospital. Reeves was traced to Union Station by Policeman Canfield and says his intent was to hit the other man.
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Nineteenth Street
Nicholas Miles
Mies
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Reeves
Union Station
Canfield
Kimmels Fate Hangs On Family Identity Trial
In Niles Michigan on September 22 1905 confusion grows over whether a released Auburn prisoner named George A Kimmel is the family member he claims to be Mrs Kimmel her daughter Ada Bonslett and other relatives weigh the portraits and memories while supporters including Harry Fox Eugene Cook and others express belief or doubt the final verdict rests with Mrs Kimmel and her family.
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George A.’ Kimmel
Auburn
Kimmel
Ada Dgonslett
Chicago
St. Louis
George Kimmel
Harry Fox
Eugene Cook
Kalamazoo
Bonslett
Montague
Powerhouse and cars burn in Cincinnati fire
Fire today destroyed the powerhouse car barns and rolling stock of the Cincinnati and Eastern Interurban Company, a traction line entering Cincinnati. Loss placed at 125000, fully insured. In Jeannette Pennsylvania a man sat by his wife's grave and ingested poison, dying shortly after. the two month old burial was of a death by suicide.
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Passing of the Army Mule Signals Shift to Motor Trucks
War Department receives evidence that the army mule may surrender to motor trucks. Col William L Pitcher from the department of the lakes recommends experimental motor truck types be built and issued for testing to replace field wagons as much as possible.
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William L. Pitcher
Department of the Lakes
CAPT Landers Acquitted At Fort Caswell Court Martial
A telegram from the division commander reports Captain H L Landers coast artillery corps acquitted of detaining a civilian for about two hours at Fort Caswell over melon prices. The truck farmer was previously charged after selling melons at a price higher than allowed. The court martial arose from charges filed with the War Department.
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Naval Orders Listing Navy Assignments and Arrivals
Navy Department orders assign Commander R E Coontz and Lieutenants to duties in Washington Cincinnati Norfolk and New York while retirements and wait orders affect several lieutenants and ensigns. Ships and stations list arrivals at Norfolk Newport News Tompkinsville and other ports with multiple vessels sailing from drill grounds to Newport News and Norfolk under coastal movement.
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Army Orders Exceed Seas Leave and Transfers
Military notices list leaves of absence for Col Charles H Hunter four months with permission to go overseas. Percy Mash Burn seven days. Maj Thomas B Dugan three months. Capt Elmer J Wallace to Fort Wood New York for duty. Sgt Samuel M Yarbrough to Fort Leavenworth then to Washington barracks. Maj Frederick P Reynolds and Capt Arthur M Whaley detailed to Sea Board Medical Association session at Newport News. retirement of Col George Ruhlin announced. additional discharges and transfers including Lt John J Ross awaiting orders. Capt Bruce Palmer movement through multiple assignments. highlights include Army. Newport News session December 5 6 7.
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