Hale Reports to President Today on Mexico Situation
William Bayard Hale, the president's biographer, arrived in Washington to relay firsthand details of Lind negotiations in Mexico and the Huerta government. Secretary Bryan expects Hale to brief the State Department, while Lind remains in Vera Cruz awaiting recall. Early developments appear encouraging, though no official statement explains the shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wiliam Bayard Hale
Mexico
Lind
Huerta
Hale
Presigent Wilson
White House
Bryson
State Department
Wilson
Vermont
Key ‘West
United States
Bryan
Vera Cruz
Slayer of Physician Held on Murder Charge in Fields Case
Ceiro Zarter R. Fields was held without bail by a coroner's jury, charged with murdering Dr. E E Gordon. Mrs Fields supports her husband asserting the doctor was Gordon's partner. she disputes Fields' claim about his wife's visit to Gordon's office. Dr McNemer recalls advising she go to the post office to write a letter, then she left the office.
Train Wreck Kills 13 in Derby England Collision
Thirteen people died and seven were fatally injured in a rear end crash between two Midland Railway express trains near Airgill, Derby. The two trains were en route from YarTisle to London when a signal error in fog caused the collision. Several coaches telescoped and the wreckage caught fire as rescuers pulled out victims, some bodies being severely burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derby
England
Midland Railroad
Airgill
Yar- Tisle
London
Ons
Bull Moose Fetes T. Roosevelt on Eve of Departure
A dix dinner is planned in New York to honor Theodore Roosevelt on the eve of his departure. Gopi and other supporters prepare a celebratory event as the Bull Moose nation gathers to pay tribute to the former president and potential future leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gopi
Theodore Roosevelt
Three Planes Fall and Six Hurt in Fatal Crashes
An aeroplane at the Rutland fair grounds killed aviator Geo. Schmidt and injured J. Dyer Spellman, a municipal court judge, with burns possibly fatal. In Melun, France an illuminated biplane crashed after a landing attempt, mortally wounding pilot Louis Olivier and a passenger. Near Rheims Lieut. Paul Le Franc and Mme. Fevre were injured in a flying accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Fair Grounds
Geo. Schmidt
J. Dyer Spellman
Melun
France
Aylag
the Ciy
Louis Olivier
Rheims
Lieut
Paul le Franc
Wendh Narab Flying Corp
Mme
Ie Fevre
Herg
Thaw Case Faces Crown Court Ruling in Canada
Justice Hutchinson prepared to issue a ruling on whether Harry K Thaw will be freed or kept in jail in Sherbrooke Quebec after arguments by New York lawyers seeking habeas corpus. Crowds packed the courtroom as the hearing proceeded behind closed doors amid demands from federal officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherbrooke
Quebec
Justice Hutchinson
New York
Harry KK
Mage
William Travers Jerome
Thaw
Judes Hutchinsot
Geoffren
Attoruer
S. W. Jacobs
Thew
Boudreau
Taft Opposes Electing Judges in ABA Address
Former President Taft told the American Bar Association that election of judges is flawed and appointment yields better experts. He cited long-run superiority of appointed judges, urging civil service for clerks to curb bad practices and support a high standard of living for officials. He touched on cost of living in Washington and defended a simple life for public servants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Ghal
Bryan
Washington
Wiliam Howard Taft
American Bar Association
Taft
Civil Service
Traft
Congress
Upside-Down Glide Aerial Feat In Versailles Flight
French aviator Pegaud performed a rapid upside down glide near Buc airfield with perfect success. About 109 officers and aviators and a large crowd witnessed as moving picture crews captured his descent forming an S shape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Versailles
France
Pegaud
Buc
Army Flying Corps
Is Reconciled With Family In Boston Story
Boston reported that Mrs. Jack Geraghty visited her mother Mrs. Amos Tuck French and grandmother Mrs. Stuyvesant Leroy at the Hotel Touraine, signaling reconciliation after estrangement. She hurried there after learning of the automobile accident injuring her mother and grandmother. Mrs Geraghty had previously upset the family by marrying a Newport livery stable owner’s son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack" Geraghty
Boston
Jack” Geraghty
Amos Tuck French
Not a Shot Missed in Test at Fort Totten
New York on September 3 reports that the mortars at Fort Totten guarding the Long Island Sound approach to New York City fired a test saluting 26 shots. The report notes the test evaluated the battery performance and readiness for coastal defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fort Totten
Long Taland Sound
New York City
Mortar Fire Clears Route to New York Fort Sound Defense
Col Adelbert Cronkhie praised a mortars’ shelling demonstration using 1 006 pound projectiles as a decisive target achievement. The shelly sweep along the sound was claimed to deter an enemy attempting to reach New York via the Fort Tatten route, promising devastating fire in defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelbert Cronkhie
Getsto
New York
Fort Tatten
Postmaster Refuses to Quit Amid Resignations in Macomb
Sept 3. William Hj Vuinling refuses to resign from Washington postal authorities. He accuses editors at his Republican Daily Journal of criticizing superiors. The paper is owned by him and based in Macomb, an old home of Senator Herainy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macomb
William
Hj Vuinling
Severages Hunolstol
Washington
Pst
Cricisig
The
Daily Journal
Seator @herainy
Senator Cummins Attacks Short Selling in Senate Hearing
Washington reports Senator Cummins denounced short selling on the New York stock exchange and trading practices as a menace to the nation’s industrial and financial strength. He called exchange rules fictitious and claimed thousands have been ruined by watered stock and deceptive dividends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sept
New York Stock Exchange
Change Board of Trade
Cummins
Senate
Girl Has Solid Silver Jaw
Joliet report describes 17 year old Elizabeth Newanleh who underwent a third operation to replace part of her jaw with a solid silver prosthesis after losing jaw tissue to a disease contracted in match factories. Medical fraternity attention grows as photos of the operation circulate and doctors say she will retain her beauty and function with the silver jaw.
King Would Free Attacker in Madrid Case
King Al Jones pressed the Premier and Couns Borancnes to pursue a royal pardon for anarchist Rafael Sandezs Allegro, who had attempted to assassinate King Alfonso on April 23 by firing three shots at the Bigg but caused no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Spain
al Jones
Couns Borancnes
Rafael Sandezs Allegro
Allegro
Alfonso
Hin
Officials Probe New Haven Wreck After 21 Dead
Officials head to New Haven to investigate a collision between the White Mountain express and the Bar Harbor express in dense fog. Twenty one people were killed and about forty injured as seven cars, including two wooden sleepers, were destroyed or damaged. Engineer Miller was arrested as investigators sought the cause amid antiquated equipment and the mishap's chaotic wreckage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Ama. Pew
Papress
White Mountain Express
New York, Newhlaven & Hartford c
White Mountain
New Hogland
New York
New England
A. B. Miller
Bae Harbor Express
Laut
Bar Marbor
Tedson
Gunjing
Government Civil Suit Targets Sherman Law Across Reading Coal Trust
Philadelphia September 3 Attorney General McReynolds launches a major antitrust case against the Reading Company and allied lines including the Central Railroad of New Jersey. The suit charges violation of the Sherman Act and the commodities clause to monopolize anthracite production and transport, asserting control of about 39 percent of yearly supply and warning that dissolution is required to prevent further monopolization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
McReynolds
Reading Company
Central Railroad of New Jersey
President Wilson Returns to Windsor to Hear Daughters Read
President Wilson, despite critics from Washington over the Mexican situation, returned to Windsor Vermont yesterday afternoon. He played golf at Hazover, N. M. and then went to the Harlandedon House to hear his daughter Miss Eleanor read lines from Percy Mackaye's Sanctuary, a protest fantasy against bird slaughter for millinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
Wilson
Washington
Capkhsi
Walden turns down Sulzer pardon request
New York warden Hayes of Blackwell's Island refused to honor the pardon issued by Gov Balzer and would not release Joseph G Rabin the New York banker. Attorney Ireland for Rabin ordered a writ of habeas corpus returnable today before a division of the supreme court to seek release and a ruling on Shirer's power of overport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Warden Hayes
Blackwell's Island
Balzer
Joseph G. Rabin
Ireland
Robin
Supreme Court
Shirer
Thief Steals $44,000 From Waverly Home
Bloodhounds used to probe the burglary of Henry Woodford, a wealthy bachelor in Waverly Indiana, where $44,000 in cash and valuables vanished from bedrooms. Police followed a tip from the housekeeper. $1 bonds were recovered inside a window. The key loss was estimated at $25,000 remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waverly
Henry Woodford
Woodford
Also Mentioned on This Page
BA. Hale
Capital
Brazil
Paxton Ashben
Progressives National Service
Regie Post
State Service
Timothy L. Woodruff
J. Kk. Winterbotham
Harvey Fields
Dr. Gordon
T.cr
Catone
Attorney General of Canada
Him
Himi
Twits
U. S
Commerce Commission
Tates Carimete
Orga Houde
Ny Welpocrat
Seadinge
Sherman -Lawland Commodities Clauee_ of Commerce Act
President Wilson
Wait
Summari
Walden
Sulzer
OWAN
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!