LILLEY A QUITTER
A Hartford Courant reader attacks George L. Lilley for not standing firm against alleged graft in congress and for favoring a finish to his term. The paper replies Lilley’s aim to be governor and critics claim he would be a quitter if he abandoned politics.
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George L. Lilley
Hartford Courant
Congress
Eclectic Boat Co
Congressional Committee
Lilley
Connecticut
Samuel Fessenden
Charles
DE Forest
New Haven
Courant
Washington
Ben
Connecticut Weather Forecast Ahead
Forecast for Connecticut calls for fair and pleasant conditions tonight and Wednesday as high pressure shifts eastward into central New England. Readings rise with some clouds in the northwest and mild temperatures near the region, though heavy frosts reported in eastern Lake and New England areas.
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New England
Missisppi River
Lake
Rocky Moon
Mississippi River
Detroit Jubilant as World Series Ties After Drawn First Games
Detroit fans cheer as Cobb Crawford and Rossman spark a potential world series tie with two games each after a 0-0 start and early Chicago two run burst. Summers and Brown to pitch for Detroit. writers plan a meeting at Hotel Pontchartrain to discuss uniform scoring rules and press-box access.
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Mich
Chicago
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Crawford
Rossman
Summers
Brown
Donovan
Hotel Pontchartrain
New York City
Speckara
Evers
Schulte
Chance
Steinfeldt
Coughlan
McIntyre
Tinker
O'Leary
Hoffman
Kling
Brown Birikes
Schaeffer
Schmidt
Sheckard
Schaefer
Hofman
Knights of Columbus Board Meets in New Haven
National Board of Directors of the Knights of Columbus met in New Haven for reorganization and routine business. A $100,000 appropriation from the mortuary reserve fund for investment was approved. Committees announced include Finance, Audit, Appeals, Ritual and Supplies with appointed chairmen and members.
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National Board of Directors
New Haven
The
Knights of Columbus
St Louis
Mortuary Reserve Fund
James A. Flaherty
Pennsylvania
Henry W. Herbert
New York
D. J. Callahan
Washington
D. C
Nebraska
P. H. Lynch
Edward L. Hearn
Supreme Knight
Daniel Colweil
J.C. Pelletier
D. B. Lucy
James Maher
Illinois
Yarmouth Settlement Ended by Divorce Court
London reports the divorce court extinguished rights and interests in the Earl of Yarmouth’s financial settlement tied to his 1903 marriage to Miss Alice Cornelia Thaw. The final settlement totaled 600000 dollars for Miss Thaw for life, with 300000 to pass to the Earl if she died first, plus a 50000 dollar yearly income from the wedding date.
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London
Earl of
Yarmouth
Alice Cornelia Thaw
Pittsburg
Miss I Thaw
Tourt
Rent advertisement blocks rent card in window
A reader notes that a street rent card fails to reach district residents and argues for newspaper column ads in the Democrat to spread notice widely. The reader stresses the ad should emphasize money and urges more effective placement across the city.
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Democrat
Thaw Ordered to Appear in Pittsburgh Bankruptcy Hearing
Harry K Thaw was summoned to Pittsburg for bankruptcy proceedings. The order was served last night with Judge Archbold of Scranton indicating US court jurisdiction should take effect once the habeas corpus matter is resolved.
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Fishkill Landing
Harry K. Thaw
Pittsburg
Archbold
Scranton
United States Court
Thaw
GOODWIN AND GOODRICH WEDDING RUMORS SPREAD
Rumors swirl that Maxine Elliott may wed Harry MacMillan while Nat Goodwin seeks divorce and plans a transatlantic voyage to London to marry Edna Goodrich. George Appleton dismisses the engagement as gossip amid theatrical performances and ongoing rumors.
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Harry McMillan
Misslliott
Goodwin
MacMillan
George Appleton
Miss Elliott
Daly’s Theater
Bettina
Harry MacMillan
Mr Appleton
Miss Eliott
McLaughlin Trial Sees Two Witnesses Testify
Litchfield October 12. Testimony continued in the McLaughlin murder trial. William McLaughlin is charged with killing Robert Downs in Watertown last April. Patrick Malley and John Northrop testified they were on the platform and heard the dispute, seeing Downs push McLaughlin.
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Litchfield
William McLaughlin
Robert Downs
Watertown
Patrick Malley
John Northrop
Downs
McLaughlin
Suspension of 20 Normal Girls for Missing Classes
New Britain Oct 13 Nearly twenty female students at the State Normal school face suspension after skipping classes to attend the Hartford celebration. Despite a school closure to allow attendance, the girls extended their absence, and the faculty, firm, imposed suspensions as a corrective measure.
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State Normal School
New Britain
Hartford
Edna Wallace Hopper Reveals Gifts From A. O. Brown
Edna Wallace Hopper testified to Receiver Littlefield about gifts from A. O. Brown head of Brown & Co He received a 7500 automobile and a 25000 life policy transferred to Hopper She said she became engaged to Brown the day he gave the present. Lynn strike talks continue as manufacturers seek signatures and workers consider the proposed agreement.
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New York
Edna Wallace Hopper
Littlefield
A. O. Brown & Co
A. O. Brown
Lynn
Mass
Fasters
Joseph Caunt
K Place
Atrikera
State Board of Arbitration
Fog Causes Balloons to Drift Off Coast Near Cuxhaven
Fog hindered pilot Arnold and companion Hewitt as they failed to spot water and were blown seaward. The Belalan balloon Utopia landed near Cuxhaven at 9 p m yesterday within 500 yards of shore, while the Koein landed at dawn on the island near Haven. Airships Rei Ro and others are mentioned in a clipped report with garbled text.
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Utopia
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Tyre
Balloon Lost in North Sea During Gordon Bennett Race
Berlin reports two American balloons damaged in the Gordon Bennett contest. The St Louis driven by M. Henry Arnold went down in the North Sea after leaving Berlin and was later reported lost with occupants rescued by a schooner. Another balloon Conqueror exploded at 4000 feet, while Spanish Montanes landed safely.
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North Sea
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Gompers Attacks Taft In Labor Circular
Washington Oct 13 AFL President Samuel Gompers denounces the Republican Party and Taft, arguing labor must stay loyal to principle not party. The circular warns of judiciary domination by corporations and trusts, claiming a “discretionary government” erodes government by law and citizen rights, while praising Democratic aims.
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Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Taft
Senator Clark for Bryan
Ex Senator William A. Clark of Montana urged supporting W J Bryan saying Bryan’s election would aid business and he would campaign for the Democratic candidate. He criticized opponents’ claims and contrasted Bryan with Roosevelt noting his investments and belief Bryan would stimulate the business world on a firm basis.
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Chicago
W. J. Bryan
William A. Clark
Montana
Clark
Democratic
Mack
Bryan
Roosevelt
Dragging a River for Bridgeport Man Missing Since Sunday
Bridgeport police dragged the Pequonnock River to recover the body of Frank De Forrest who disappeared Sunday afternoon. A boy named John Krapp said a man on a dock asked to be rowed out to fish, then stood up and either fell or jumped into the water. The boy failed to rescue him. De Forest, who had been missing from his boarding house, was said to suffer fits.
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Pequonnock
Frank de Forrest
John Krapp
de Forest
$500,000 For G. O. P. Fund Raised In Days
Chicago reports an official of Merchants Loan Trust banks stating that Chairman Hitchcock and his Republican committee raised about $500,000 for the campaign in a few days. Most funds designated for New York Ohio and Indiana. A portion allocated to rent for a cement house project in Pittsburgh.
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Iich
Saab
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Herbert Parsons
Republican County Committee
New York City
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Sherman
McKinley
Republican Congres ‘Sional Committee
Washington
Hudspeth
Democratic National Committee
H. H. Kohlsaat
Bryan
Democratic Executive Committee
Kohlsaat
Kohlsaar
White House
Body found in canal near Lemont likely Brussard case
The body of a young man about 28 was recovered from the Lemont drainage canal. A Chicago bank deposit book and a memorandum book bearing the name Cornelius Brussard of Treston Canada were found in his pockets, along with several French classics suggesting he was a student.
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Lemont
Ill
Cornelius Brussard
Treston
Canada
Debs
Resurvey of State Line Monuments Planned at Albany and Hartford
Preliminary work on the New York Connecticut state line began with surveyors from Albany and Hartford. New York will be supervised by H P Willis while Connecticut is led by H Robinson Buck. Granite monuments will replace copper markers and the project runs into summer 1909. A men’s league formed at Third Congregational church October 12 to foster intellectual social and moral growth. next meeting October 19.
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Portchester
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Albany
Hartford
New York
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H. Robinson Buck
Connecticut
Hudson River
Third Congregational Church
Charles Tyack
Mr Guthrie
Burton Beeehher
Messrs Chunn
Broughton
Thoreau, Kinney
Gilbert Henderson
League
Taft Trip Delayed by Rail Failure at Wadsworth
Taft's special car derailed as the train reached Wadsworth causing a temporary delay and possible disruption to the speaking schedule. The accident was blamed on spreading rails. Report filed from Sterling Ohio dated October 13.
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Taft
Harris
Wadsworth
October Term Docket Sets Trials For Superior Court
The October term of the superior court opens next Tuesday with a list of criminal cases. Names include McNerney, Claffey, Ryan, Hanley, Moynehan, Barton, DiLuca, Colucel, Doolan, Riely, Manthorne, Blodgett, Martone, Henry, Capadinio, Gerardi, Noonan, Sullivan, Flavin, Molusky, and others for burglary, theft, breaking and entering, assault, robbery, murder, and related offenses. Also notes a volcanic ash rain in Guadeloupe from Martinique or St Vincent.
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John McNerney
James Claffey
Timothy Ryan
Raymond Hanley
Peter Smith
John Moulowsky
Daniel Moynehan
John Barton
Vincenzio DiLuca
Guiseppi Colucel
Thomas Doolan
Patrick Riely
Clara Manthorne
William Hayes
Frederick Blodgett
William Smith
Joseph T. Martone
Walter Henry
Rocco Capadinio
Danto Gerardi
Leavenworth Street Fire Threatens Nearby Barn
Firemen rush to a brush fire near Walcott Street between Niagara and Leavenworth, narrowly sparing a barn near the Henderson home. Mayor and city clerk offices paused briefly for the wedding of Giuseppe Di Corpo and Miss Anna La, held at city hall with no attendants.
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Automobille
Ulsters
Upson, Singleton & Co
Leavenworth Street
Walcott Street
Niagara Street
David Henderson
Guiseppe di Corpo
Baldwin Street
Anna Lastreet
City Hall
Dead in Bake Shop Opens Doors on 27 First Avenue
New York report of banker David Ly Marcus aged fifty four found dead with a rubber gas tube in his mouth in the oven room of a bakery he planned to open on 27 First Avenue. A note mentions three masked Italians who robbed him of 960 dollars, with six assailants total. Coroner and police probing with no clear leads.
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First Avenue
East Side
David Ly Marcus
Wan
Marcus
Itallans
Shoeworkers Riot Strikes Newspaper in Lynn
In Lynn Massachusetts on October 13 about 1000 striking Lasters gathered outside the Evening News office rioting over a headline and a bulletin board. They seized the board destroyed the statement tore up editions and scattered papers across the street.
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Lynn
Mass
Evening News
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