Transatlantic hydroaeroplane plans unfold in Hammondsport
Details emerge on Rodman Wanamaker and Glenn Curtiss backing for the cross Atlantic flight aboard the America. Lieutenant Porte may fly if needed with Towers ready as backup. compasses arrive amid testing and bets form around Porte’s odds as Curtiss proves the craft with single engine tests.
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N. Y
America
Atlantic
Rodman Wanamaker
Glenn Curtiss
John C. Porte
Bean Curtiss
Porte
R. Hollander
Wanamaker
England
Hollander
Curtiss
Newfoundland
Ireland
Lieutenant Porte
John H. Towers
Towers
F. Creagh Osborne
Admiralty
New York
Quebec
United States Customs
Lake Keuka
Osborne
Hub Girl Is Bride Of Prince In Boston Church
The Syrian prince L Emirl Wadish Shehab wed Marie N Sophier, an untitled Syrian girl, at a Maronite Church in Boston's South End. He, once of the Holy Land and now a merchant in the new world, sought a bride from the common people to bolster his family line with eugenic ideas.
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Hamel
English Channel
Atlantic
Porte
Marie N. Sophier
Hudson and
Tyler Street
Hudson Street
Elias Sabbagh
L’emir Wadish Shehab
L’emir’ Wadish Shehab
Holy Land
New World
South End
Boston
Plan Big Concert for Salem Relief
At a Galway County Social and Benevolent Society meeting last night a concert was voted to raise funds for the Salem fire relief. John J. Mullen of Everett was named committee chairman and urged all Irish in the city to support and contribute to the fund.
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County Galway
May Block River and Harbor Bill Fight Heats Up
Washington July 5 Republicans in the Senate vow a hard fight to block the river and harbor appropriation bill. The House approved about 43 million dollars and the Senate added ten million. Opponents warn the measure authorizes over 40 million more in future years. Senators Borah Burton and Kenyon lead the opposition with possible Democratic support.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Borah
Burton
Kenyon
Chamber
Senate trust bills face delays amid light attendance
The present handling of the bill aids the opposition and may embarrass majority leaders before disposal. The Senate debates the trade commission measure with sparse attendance, while two other trust bills await committee action. A House timing plan aims for a protracted session as warm weather and primaries shrink attendance. A White House conference with Representative Jones on Philippine independence seeks passage this session. The Jones bill would move toward Philippine independence with near domestic-control rights and an elective Senate replacing the Philippine Commission.
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Senate
Congress
Washington
House
White House
Wilson
Representative Jones
Virginia
House Insular Affairs Committee
Jones
Baltimore
Four year old Minnie Barnes seriously burned by matches
Minnie Barnes a four year old from Dorchester was badly burned when her nightgown caught fire from matches she was playing with. She suffered extensive burns to her body and legs and was taken to City Hospital in serious condition by hospital ambulance.
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Minnie Barnes
Henry B. Barnes
Freeport Street
Dorchester
City Hospital
Antis Lose Fight With Bahaists At Green Acre
Maine dispute over Green Acre in Eliot ends with Deputy Sheriff barring anti-Bahaist followers from grounds while Bahaists retain control. Speakers include Nathaniel Schmidt of Cornell and Waller-backed antis rally roadside outside the Pine Grove as legal clashes loom.
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Eliot
Green Acre
Sarah J. Farmer
Farmer
Piscataqua River
Morris Leach
Maine
Waller
Connecticut
Nathaniel Schmidt
Cornell University
Josiah Royce
Harvard
Professor Schmidt
Wields Knife at Wedding Incident in Watertown
Raffele Mazich allegedly drew a knife during a quarrel among wedding guests on Palfrey street Watertown. Frank Granno was cut on the arm and Frank Cascagnino was struck at 1233 Washington street West Newton though spared. Mazich fled toward the railroad tracks and remains at large as police hunt him.
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Raffele Mazich
Palfrey
Watertown
Frank Zonner
Palfrey Street
Frank Granno
Nonantum Street
West Newton
Frank Cascagnino
Washington Street
Mazuch
Man Falls to Death from Bertino Block Stair
William H. Arnold aged 45 fell from the back stair way of the Bertino block shortly after midnight and was killed his neck broken in the fall Herbert I Keith was with him earlier and tried to help but could not persuade him to move to safety authorities reported no foul play suspected in the death
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William H. Arnold
Bertino Block
Arnold
Herbert I. Keith
Keith
Socialists Name State Ticket in New York Convention
In Rochester on July 5 the Socialist party state convention nominated for U S Senate Charles Edward Russell of New York and for Governor Gustave A Strebel of Syracuse. Other picks include Stephen J Mahoney of Buffalo for Secretary of State and Mrs Florence C Kitchell of Rochester for Attorney General. Frederick Callier of Buffalo was named Engineer and Surveyor and Vladimir Karapetoff of Cornell University Ithaca as Judge of the Court of Appeals Louis B Boudin of Brooklyn listed among the slate.
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Rochester
N. Y
Socialist Party
United States
Charles Edward Russell
New York
Gustave A. Strebel
Syracuse
Stephen J. Mahoney
Buffalo
Florence C. Kitchell
Frederick Caller
Sipioneer
Vladimir Karapetoff
Cornell University
Ithaca
Louis B. Boudin
Brooklyn
Forgetful Girl Unknown Identity Remains Hidden
A young woman at Boston Relief Hospital cannot recall her name or home. She shows culture and implies a well to do background. A reporter learns she remembers an aunt on Fifth Avenue in New York and winters in Palm Beach and Pasadena before her memory fades.
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Boston Relief Hospital
Post
Fifth Avenue
Uptown
New York City
Palm Beach
Pasadena
Cal
Amnesia Case Draws Prominent Visitors From Boston Area
A dazed young woman identified by doctors as Frances Huntington, possibly a student with amnesia, is under observation at Relief Hospital. Prominent visitors from Boston Cambridge Lynn and suburbs seek to identify her, while investigators trace a Hudson River boarding school clue and search for a former schoolmate named Annie Spooner.
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Boston Post
John J. Murphy
Boston
Cambridge
Lynn
Dean Davis
Jackson College
Frances Huntington
Frances
Relief Hospital
Annie Spooner
Providence
George Pitts
New York City
Hudson River
Memorial Meeting for Dr Herzl Founder of Zionist Movement
Arrangements for a memorial meeting honoring the 10th anniversary of Dr Theodore Herzl death, founder of the Zionist movement, were completed yesterday by the Boston Zionists for Tuesday evening July 14 at the Jewish People's Institute.
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Theodore Herzl
Zionist Movement
Jewish People’s Institute
Boston Zionists
Keyless Box Puzzle Ties To Cambridge Fire Rescue
Miss Mary White of 59 Ellery street Cambridge failed to turn in a fire alarm at a keyless box located at Broadway and Ellery street. Mrs. Margaret White of 54 Ellery street narrowly escaped death by suffocation early yesterday morning as her house burned, nearly destroying the home. she was rescued unconscious.
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Medford
Jennie Keenan
Grant Avenue
Crawford House
James H. Keenan
A. M. Ross
Jennie
Tremont Street
Mary White
Ellery Street
Cambridge
Broadway
Margaret White
Fire in Mrs White’s Home Ends in Destruction
An early morning fire at Mrs. White’s back room trapped her in dense smoke. James Gor man and Carroll Getchell broke in to rescue her, pulling her unconscious to safety as neighbors alerted others and the house burned. Mrs White’s son Joseph R. White arrived home from the country.
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Mrs. White
James A. Gorman
Ellery Street
Carroll F. Getchell
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