Big Tim Sullivan Dead After Railroad Tragedy
New York politician known as Big Tim Sullivan died after being struck by a train near Pelham Parkway. His body lay unidentified in morgues for days before being recognized by his step-brother and police contacts. His demise triggers a special election in New York's Thirteenth district.
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New York
Big Tim" Sullivan
Larry Mulligan
Sullivan
Pelham Parkway
Big Tim
Fordham Morgue
Bellevue Morgue
Peter Purfield
Purfield
East Side
Potter's Field
Potter’s Field
Bellevue Hospitals
Old Croneys
Patrick
Williamsbridge
Croneys
Pelham Parkway Station
Fordham
Congress
Europe
Washington, D. C
Big Tim” Sullivan
Washington
House
Dace
First Argentine Beef Shipment Reaches New York
The steamship Van Dyke from Buenos Aires today delivered New York’s first commercial Argentine beef shipment. It weighed 1,000 quarters and importers anticipate profits due to high domestic beef prices.
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New York
van Dyke
Buenos Aires
Disappeared Bridegroom Linked to River Murder Case
Annette Day, 22, of New York, left home August 16 and has not been seen. The torso found in the Hudson is identified by her brother as her body, with head arms and one leg missing. A married Brooklyn surgeon, once involved with Day, has vanished amid threats of the Black Hand as detectives pursue clues in the dissection and disposal of the victim.
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New York
Annette Day
Miss Day
Francis
Hudson
Tarrytown
Annette
Young Day
Brooklyn
Hudson County
N. J
Chinese Plan for Gaining Army Power in China
Washington dispatch reports Eastern diplomats view China employing German officers to organize a national army as a step toward preserving the republic. Plans to modernize the navy and army followed the Manchu overthrow, with Japan’s models inspiring organization and American naval aide once tranquility is restored. Meanwhile in Liverpool the body of Mayor Gaynor was moved to the Cunard liner Lusitania for return to New York. a death mask was made and a religious service held.
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Washington, D. C
Pfar
China
Yuan Shi Kai
Peking
Japan
Russia
United States
Liverpool
Gaynor
New York
Britain
Westminster Abbey
Mra. Gaynor
Ratus Gaynor
Theodore A. Howard
St. Matthews
Witness testifies 50000 unaccounted in Sulzer funds
New York, Sept. 13. Assembly board of managers for Governor Sulzer impeachment reports Charles Dersch, a brewery allied salesman, testified privately that he collected nearly 50000 for Sulzer’s campaign not listed in official contributions. Board plans evidence for impeachment trial. Levy says no authority to halt proceedings.
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New York
Assembly Board of Managers
Sulzer
Charles Dersch
Aaron J. Levy
Board of Managers
Dersch
Levy
Mr. Levy
Albany
Possible Cedar Falls marshal for Iowa district
Washington reports widespread guesses on the presidents choice for a northern Iowa marshal to succeed Ed Knott of Waverly. A Washington Democrat suggests the pick could come from the central Third district to balance recent appointments and honor Representative Connolly. Cedar Falls is mentioned as a potential site.
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Washington
D. C
Wilson
Iowa
Ed Knott
Waverly
Connolly
Cedar Falls
Warshal
Habeas Corpus Granted for Harry K Thaw Ruse
Officials report a writ of habeas corpus granted for Harry K Thaw. The fragmentary text mentions Swarosn squad of Engbish militia, London origins, and references to Bremer Asquith and returns to the United States. Details are garbled and unclear.
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Harry K. Thaw
Montreal Rumors Surround Thaw Kidnap Plot At Colebrook
United States court in Concord hearings on Harry K. Thaw with habeas corpus petitions and injunctions aimed to keep him in Colebrook. Reports from Montreal and Colebrook claim Thaw’s friends bought a through ticket to England, fueling kidnaping rumors as officials and lawyers prepare for a Wednesday hearing.
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Concord
N,hs
United States District
Veer A. Ulrich
Harry K. Thin
Littleton
Taese
Nathaniel Ff. Martin
Merri Shurtleff
Thiow
New York
N. H
Weinge
Aldrich
Drew
Coosecowrity
William T. Jerome
James P. Tuttle
Montreal
Canada
Harry K. Thaw
Colebrook
England
Thaw
Dominion
Jack Johnson
Monetreal
Lakerie
Pennsylvania
N. J
Harry Kendall Thaw
Felker
Governor Pelker Final Saw In Thaw’s Higup For Mebredom
Governor Pelker played a decisive role in the thaw era policy push, advocating measures tied to regional economic revival and governance reforms. The report notes Pelker’s involvement amid cabinet debates and public briefings, highlighting his influence on policy direction.
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Pelker
Corn at Close in Chicago Market Report
Chicago market desk notes corn prices near unchanged to weak as demand stayed limited. Wheat futures fell with northwest harvest pressure and strong flour exports from Portland aiding the market, closing easy by a shade to a small advance.
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Chicago
Northwest
Portland
Stern judge recalls free Boyrood days
In La Crosse Wisconsin on September 13 the State of Wisconsin v Edward Michel is presented as a minor theft case. The clerk and Judge John Brindley question the plaintiff over a five cent melon theft from Fred Kaser's garden. The judge queries if the action was a form of mock trial and ultimately discharges Michel, remarking he had once taught himself. The court calls the next case.
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la Crosse
Wis
Wisconsin
Edward Michel
John Brindley
Aston
Washat Michel
Gar Jiden Patel
Fred Kaser
Kaser
Mexican Smugglers Face Battle Near Carrillo Spring
In a clash between U S soldiers and Mexican smugglers at Carrillo Spring Texas one Mexican was killed six wounded and fourteen captured authorities reported today.
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San Antonio
Tex
United States
Carrillo Spring
Woman and Man Killed When Train Hits Auto
Parkersburg Iowa residents Miss Clarice Savage and George Pendleton were killed when a Northwestern freight train struck their wagon at a crossing. Savage, a Sinclair teacher, had planned to wed Curtis M Becker on October 16. Pendleton had recently moved to town and left a wife and child behind. A Wells rider escaped with a sprained ankle as the team perished. The crossing is described as dangerous and obscured.
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Parkersburg
Clarice Savage
George Pendleton
Northwestern
Lew Gerhardt
Wells
Des
Cinme White
Rela
Estella Savage
Maurice Kemmerer
Pryor
Okla
Pendleton
Pest
Foote
Miss Savage
Mr. Pendleton
Curtis M Becker
Chinese Bow To Japanese Ultimatum
Peking reports Japan repeats its demands after killings and insults to Japanese subjects. Tokyo seeks apology to Japanese citizens, punishment of Chinese officers for Nanking shooting, and a later agreed indemnity. Chinese government drafts the ultimatum in response to consular messenger mistreatment, the Nanking incident, and Zhejiang incidents.
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Peking
China
Japan
Nanking
Fankow
Shan Lunn
In Status Directl
Temperature Report For September Fifteenth
Readings show yesterday's low at 41 and high at 71 degrees. Compared with last year, the low was 64 and the high 68, marking cooler overnight and a warmer daytime than the previous September. Measurements provided by Buchanan Optical Co. on the ground floor Syndicate block.
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Buchanan Optical Co
Woman found guilty of murder in Georgia case
Millen Ga Sept 13 Mrs Edna Perkins Godbee was found guilty of the murder of Mrs Plor vance Codbee wife of her divorced husband The jury recommended mercy The defendant shot and killed her former husband and his wife at their home following a domestic dispute
Refuge for Foreigners in Mexico Consular Protection Ordered
Washington reports the state department directs U S consular offices in Mexico to extend protection to foreigners and Americans alike amid requests from China Switzerland Spain and other governments. The Buford transport on the Pacific coast is to provide accommodations for all refugees and expected to ease any grounds for intervention.
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Washington
D.C
United States
Mexico
State Department
China
Switzerland
Spain
Buford
Pacific
Fire in basement at Montamini hotel sparks panic
In Sioux City a blaze in the basement of the new Montamini hotel early today sent sixty guests into a panic. Firemen evacuated guests through iron windows. damage described as slight amid crowded scene and scattered smoke.
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Sioux City
Sepe. Pa
New Montamini Hotel
Dust explosions devastate Clover Leaf Milling plant
A series of explosions at Clover Leaf Milling in Hittalo left six workers seriously burned as walls collapsed and fire swept the flour mill and storehouse. The blast, likened to a previous dust explosion that killed many workers last June, caused extensive damage and evacuations.
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Hittulo
N.o
Clover Leaf Milling Company
One Bubonic Plague Case in California and Global Cholera Scan
Washington reports one bubonic plague death in Martinez California as ground squirrel infection is blamed. Public health plans expand to curb rodent carriers on the Pacific coast amid fears. Cholera spreads in Russia Bulgaria Romania Pest in Hungary and Batum Kertch Sebastopol regions.
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Russia
Washington, D
Blue
The
Public Health Service
Martinez
Cal
Pacific Coast
St. Petersburg
Yekrterimostar
Tauviva
Tehernigov
Kutais
Kuban
Batum
Sebastopol
Kertch
Bulsaria
Roumania
Budaspest
Hungary
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