New Yorkers Charged in Labor Law Conspiracy Case
Eleven heads of manufacturing and contracting firms in New York face arrest on writs alleging they conspired to violate the contract labor law by importing foreign workers. The case, aided by the Secret Service, centers on English tile setters detained at Ellis Island since January, with evidence from four men and corroborating depositions.
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Ellis Island
Secret Service
New York
Sept. H
United States
Department of Commerce and Labor
Elhe Island
Limuts
Employers’ Association
England
Germany
Dis Island
Died on quest for food in Greenpoint tragedy
Charles Fredericks forty nine a mechanic at 1139 Manhattan Avenue Greenpoint set out early to beg money for food for his wife and five children. Out of work and destitute his effort ended when he collapsed on the sidewalk and died en route to hospital. Police found the family in extreme want and she refused burial due to poverty. The body was sent to the morgue.
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Washington Post
New York
Charles Fredericks
Manhattan Avenue
Greenpoint
Twents
Vanderbilt Seeks Control of Rochester Street Lines
Rochester news reports W K Vanderbilt Jr. and Horace F Andrews visiting Rochester with rumors they seek to obtain control of the city street railway and terminals, similar to Syracuse. The Rochester Railway and Light Company owns the street line and gas and electric franchises, controlled by E W Clark & Co and Hoddenryl Walbridge entities. insiders deny any option has been granted.
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Rochester
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Horace F. Andrews
Vanderbilt-Andrews Syndicate
Vanderbilt
Syracuse
Rochester Railway and Light Company
Street Railroad
Gas and Electric Light
E W. Clark & Co
Philadelphia
Hodenryl, Walbridge & Co
New York
Rock Island seeks Pacific outlet via Sonora extension
Rail circle rumors say Rock Island Co plans outlet to the Pacific through Sonora Mexico and may take over Sierra Madre to gain access Two killed in Corsican riots occur during a municipal election in Ajaccio as violence erupts amid voting and infrastructure tensions Mores September Furniture Sale advertises underpriced furniture across rooms with carpet and rug specials
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Rock Island Railroad
Sierra Madre
Mexico City
Rock Island Company
Pacific Coast
Mexico
Sonora
Rock Island
Ajaccio
Corsica
Harvard Lecturer Killed Near Chocorua
Dr James R Chadwick a Harvard College lecturer from Boston was found dead outside his summer residence at Chocorua New Hampshire seven miles from West Ossipee. Coroner Hodson ruled the death accidental after an inquest noting head injuries from a fall while crossing the cottage roof.
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West Ossipee
N. H
James R. Chadwick
Boston
Harvard College
Chocorua
BE. W. Hodson
Tamporth
Chadwick
Platt Still in Politics Despite Health Rumors
Kansas City Mo Sept 4 United States Senator Platt of New York arrived in Kansas City this afternoon aboard the private car Courier from Denver and left tonight by the same route. He denied retirement plans and health rumors while saying he would remain a factor in New York and national politics.
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Kansas City
Senator Flatt
New York
Denver
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacfic
Courier
Platt
Roosevelt to Resume Washington Trip Saturday
President Roosevelt will leave Sagamore Hill with Mrs Roosevelt and family on Saturday for Washington arriving about 6 PM. He plans a lengthy annual message to Congress focusing on life insurance regulation Venezuelan relations and Santo Domingo fiscal affairs. Cabinet members will contribute material as negotiations idle.
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Washington
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Loeb
Executive Force
Long Island City
Jersey City
Pennsylvania Railroad
Congress
Venesusla
America
Santo Domingo
Departments of Agriculture and the Interior
Department of Justice
Beef Trust
Panama Canal
Russia
Japan
Colbyites appoint Lentz to lead campaign
Maj Carl Lentz, defeated Republican, is named by Colby limited franchise committee to run Colby fall campaign. Orange New Mexico story notes uncertainty among Colby supporters, claims reformers engineering strategy, and highlights Lentz’s lack of majority in Essex County committee.
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Washington
Orange
NM. J
Colby Limited Franchise Committee
Carl Lentz
Boas
Colby
Colbystep
Lkely
Essex County
Officers of St Andrew convention elects new leadership
Chicago report notes the Brotherhood of St Andrew adjourned to meet in Memphis next year. Officers elected include President Robert H. Gardiner and vice presidents G Henry Davis Edmund Billing and others with Boston Philadelphia Brooklyn Denver Indianapolis Cleveland and more aboard. Fare rates list $1.00 for Harpers Ferry Charlestown Winchester round trip. Departure from Baltimore and Ohio at 8:30 a m Sunday October 1. Jesuitiful scenery en route.
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Chicago
the Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Memphis
Robert H. Gardiner
Gardiner
G. Henry Davis
Philadelphia
Edmund Billing
Boston
C. C. Payson
Robert Carleton
Francis M. Adams
Brooklyn
Edgar E. Criswell
B. C. Mcallister
Indianapolis
Percy G. White
G Frank Shelby
Denver
G. H. Randell
Cleveland
Bomb Blast Kills Four on Peking Mission Car
At Peking railway station a bomb exploded inside a private car carrying one of four missions to study foreign government systems. Four minor officials died and over twenty were wounded, including Prince Tsai Teche and Wu Ting-fang. The bomber was blown to pieces. guards tightened around the government and court.
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Peking
Prince Tsai Teche
Wu Ting-fang
United States
Hmdress
Chentung Liang-Cheng
Tsai Teche
Eix
China
New Reform Party
Legation
Wang Tai Shei
Wang Kai Kah
Mexico Trade Surges as Year Ends in Prosperity
Mexico City reports fiscal year end June 30 shows imports totaling 85,781,081 gold with the United States supplying 48,808,181, Britain 10,418,348, Germany 9,210,538, and France 8,842,686. Gold exports reached 18,696,146 while silver exports totaled 65,622,045. Total silver value of all exports was 208,620,461. Trade with the United States grows, signaling continued prosperity and a bright outlook for the coming year.
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Mexico City
Mexico
United States
Great Britain
Germany
France
China reorganizing army with half million trained by 1910
A Morning Post correspondent from Shanghai reports China will divide into twenty military districts each with four infantry regiments one cavalry regiment engineers and artillery. Men will be enlisted for nine years and by 1910 China expects half a million trained soldiers ready for service under Gen Yuan Shi Kai.
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London
Morning Post
Shanghai
In Tchang
Berlin
Yuan Shi Kai
Pechill
China
Wang Tat Shei Promoted to Chinese Minister to Britain
Wang Tai Shei, first secretary of the Chinese Legation, has been designated as Chinese Minister to the court of Great Britain. Chentung Luang-Cheng, the Chinese Minister to the United States, will today formally notify the State Department of the contemplated change in the legation.
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Wang Tai Shei
Legation
Great Britain
Chentung Luang-Cheng
United States
State Department
Montara Seizure and Commander Islands Occupation Reported
News from St. Petersburg to Tokyo notes the American steamer Montara seized by Japanese near Wikolskos and later occupation of the Commander Islands. The prize court at Yokohama had not yet ruled. The Montara carried Baron Bruggen of the Kamchatka Trading Society. Rear Admiral Kataoka reported actions near Kamchatka and Nikolaievsk, with Minister Griscom informing Washington of the capture.
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St. Petersburg
Montara
Baron Bruggen
Kamtchatka
Wikolskos
Bering Island
Commander Islands
Commander
Griscom
Takyo
State Department
Nikolaievsk
Yokosuta Naval Station
Prige
Yokohama
Siberian
Great Britain
United States
Captain Godfrey Ends Life at Fort McPherson
Atlanta reports Capt. Godfrey assistant surgeon A and A died by his own hand after telling his wife he would return in a minute. He shot himself in the dining room at Fort McPherson while his wife held their child. Details indicate possible temporary insanity. Remains to be buried at Marietta National Cemetery. Nearby Albany trolley crash kills one motorman Thomas Loftus.
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Washington Post
Atlanta
Godfrey
Fort McPherson
Be, Godfrey
Ninth Cavalry
Fort Riley
Kans
Washington
Sixteenth Infantry
Philippines
West Point
Seventeenth
National Cemetery
Marietta
Escape attempt by Hack Lahey gang at Somerville jail
A dynamite blast blew a four by four foot hole in the Somerset County jail wall at 6 30 p m drawing Hack Lahey and two companions toward an opening while special guard William Moore fired warning shots into the wall. Deputies and a large town posse contained the riot with prisoners kept in confinement after the near escape and prior jailbreaks by Lahey Harrington and Regan.
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Washington Post
Somerville
N. J
Hack Lahey
Somerset County
William Moore
Moore
John Anderson
Totten
Anderson
Heck Laddy
Red Harrington
James Regan
Lahey
Harrington
Regan
Finderne
C. M. Sterling
William McManus
Middlesex County
Haston
Three Die as Erie Train Wrecks Near Susquehanna Pa
An Erie No 34 passenger train eastbound collided with a crossing engine near Susquehanna Pa, killing engineer Frank Robbins and injuring wireman Burt Mullapaugh and baggage-car hand Samuel Hempstead. The oncoming engine allegedly backed onto the main track by a negligent hostler who fled.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Erie
Susquehanna
Burt Mullapaugh
Samuel Hempstead
Clark Summit
Round House
Hostler
Thostler
Miss Roosevelt Attends Japanese Schoolboys Sports in Seoul
Misa Alice Roosevelt and party joined Japanese schoolboys at Seoul athletic events. They were welcomed by the Japanese educational committee and plan to rest after weeks in Japan, Manila, and China. The visit remains largely official, with picnicking and hill rides planned nearby.
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Seoul
Misa Alice Roosevelt
Japan
Manila
China
Arrests for Labor Violations in Today's Issue
Pages cover arrests for labor law violations, a fatal bombing in China killing four, jail breakout mysteries in New London, and a shooting incident. Also featured are labor leaders attacked from a pulpit, Childrens Day in churches, and nearby state news.
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China
New London
Virginia
Prince Louis
Beard
the Zoo
Wall Street Review
Hounded to Death Charged by Friend of Official
Louisville dispatch reports Capt. Thomas H. Upperman longtime Jeffersonville clerk who moved to Delaware City died suddenly of angina. Dr David C Peyton, friend of the deceased, savs Washington officials hounded him to death amid Democratic politicking against his transfer. Congressman W T Zenor and other Democrats opposed the move.
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Washington Post
Louisville
Thomas H. Upperman
Jeffersonville
Ind
Delaware City
David C. Peyton
Washington
Upperman
Tess
Delaware Mty
W. T. Zenor
Riot at St Stanislaus Church Over Parish Finances
In Adams Massachusetts on September 24 a dispute between about 300 parishioners and Rev M F Kopytiewicz at St Stanislaus Polish Church ended in a riot at high mass. Police used clubs and revolvers. six arrests were made as officers restored order after stones were thrown and parishioners attempted to replace regular collectors. The conflict stems from the parish finances revealed last month.
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Dolley
Judge Calhoun Probes Venezuela French Cable Dispute
Judge W. J. Calhoun, on a U S mission to Venezuela, meets French charge d affaires M Taigny amid tensions over the French Cable Company's land stations. Venezuela closed stations and expelled manager M Brun, prompting a French protest noted September 20. The Venezuelan reply labels the protest personal hostility and says no dealings will be through M Taigny.
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Caracas
Venezuela
W. J. Calhoun
United States
M. Brun
M. Taigny
Calhoun
M. Tatgay
Senator Crane Recovers After Eyewound Incident
Sedal to The Washington rose Pittsfield, Maass., Sept. 24. Senator Crane was out yesterday after a week at his Dalton home with a sore eye. A week ago two bristles caused a cut on the right eyeball while brushing at his Mount Pleasant farm in Windsor. The eye became inflamed and the left eye was affected, leaving both eyes bandaged for several days. Dr. R. H. Blanchard of Pittsfield treated him and says no serious injury remains. He still keeps the eye covered and the left eye shows improved condition.
Cortelyou at Bretton Woods Weekend Visit
Hon George E Cortelu accompanied by M A Dignam of Lawrence Mass spends Sunday at the Mount Washington Hotel Bretton Woods N H after arriving from Portland George W Perkins of New York also a week end guest at the resort New Baltimore and Ohio Terminal Twenty third Street New York advertises Royal Blue Train service near hotel theater and shopping district
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Cortelyou
Bretton Woods
Mount Washington
N. H
George E. Cortelyou
M. A. Dignam
Lawrence
Mass
Portland
George W. Perkins
New York
Baltimore and Ohio Terminal
Twenty-third ‘Street
Shot by a Woman Stephen M. Crocker Wounded
In New London Connecticut early today Stephen M Crocker, from a prominent family, was shot at the Bindless home during a terrorizing visit. Mrs Bindless seized her husband revolver to protect her daughter Stella, the weapon fired twice injuring Crocker as he fought for the gun. He collapsed at home and was taken to hospital. The couple then reported to the police.
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New London
Conn
Stephen M. Crocker
Medial Hospital
George Bindless
Crocker
Bindless
Cuba At Peace Again After Elections In Cienfuegos
Cuban Minister Fenor Quesada announced from Havana that there have been no disturbances since local events at Cienfuegos, asserting perfect order nationwide. He said elections for local boards were held yesterday with strict legality and most boards favor Moderates.
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Fenor Quesada
Havana
Cienfuegos
Mystery Body Found In Water Tote Dress Suitcase
Boston police and State police with Winthrop volunteers spent three days probing the Winthrop Cove area for the dress suitcase recovered from the water last Thursday. Within it lay the dismembered body of an unknown woman, and investigators have yet to identify the victim or determine a motive.
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Boston
Winthrop
Winthrop Cove
Funeral of Frank Hennessey Ends With Surprise Return
Special to The Washington Post from Paterson New Jersey details a family scene where funeral arrangements progressed for Frank Hennessey son of Mrs Mary Lyons. A telegram from Saratoga claimed his death, prompting the two brothers to travel for the body, only to find Hennessey alive on a Saratoga hotel veranda. The undertaker was summoned but the scene shifted as the return was celebrated.
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Washington Post
Paterson
Frank Hennessey
Mary Lyons
Marshall Street
Saratoga
Tennessey
Movng Reagon
Nichols
Boys Battle with Eagle near Newark as it Attacks Dog
In Newark New Jersey on September 24 Felix and Edwin Ritters aged twelve and thirteen killed a five and half foot eagle that swooped down to seize their dog. Edwin grabbed the bird by the neck while the animal tore at his clothes. Felix then killed it with a baseball bat.
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Newark
N. J
Vailsburg
Felix
Edwin Rittera
Edwin
Gallatin's Yacht Goes Ashore at Chatham Bay
The steam yacht Riviera of New York to Bar Harbor ran aground in Chatham Bay. It was floated by a life saving crew the next day. On board were owner Frederic Gaila tin, his son and his son's wife, Captain O A Oakes, and a 27 member crew. The accident stemmed from mistaking Chatham light for Handkerchief lightship. The craft, about 400 tons, had been bound from Greenport to Bar Harbor.
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Chatham
Mass
Riviera
Frederic Gailatin
New York
Chatham Bay
O. A. Oakes
Greenport
L. L
Bar Harbor
Oakes
Chatham Light
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