Atwood Near Death in Sea After Flight Try
In Atlantic City New Jersey on July 7 Harry N Atwood and Charles K Hamilton, young aviators, were forced to battle for life after their plane was driven into breakers by a northeast wind. A bulldog on board curiosity contributed to the mishap. They escaped drowning from tangled wires as rescuers freed them. Flight was abandoned for the day.
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Charles K. Hamilton
Ohio Avenue
Washington
Kentucky Avenue
Beach flight ends in dog fatality during test run
Atwood and Hamilton prepared for a wind aided take off on the beach at 3 o clock. A bulldog ran onto the propeller, was struck and killed as the machine halted. The incident interrupted the test and the body remained on the scene.
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Atwood
Hamilton
Alleged Ticket Theft Plot Unfolds After Arrests
An alleged scheme to steal large sums via ticket fraud unraveled after the arrest of Frank Brooks of New York and Edmund P. G of 146 Mas Avenue. The case involves South Station ticket manipulation and an organized rail company impact.
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Hartfe Road
Follo
Frank Brooks
123D Street
New York
Pal
Edmund P. G
Mas Avenue
Gowdy Arrested in Rail Ticket Conspiracy Probe
Police allege Pxspiracy Gowdy and Brooks conspired to steal railroad tickets worth 4.75 each to defraud and loot goods valued in New York. Investigators say the operation involved post office handling and a network of conductors. Gowdy was captured with torn envelope fragments and tickets. Brooks faces fraud charges as the case unfolds with officers tracing the scheme back to a headquarters and several years of activity.
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Mrs Colt Seeks Divorce From Russell Griswold
Ethel Barrymore, actress, took steps to sue for divorce in New York from Russell Griswold, husband of under two years. Papers were sent East by a special agent and will be filed on his Gotham arrival. Grounds are statutory and a prominent New York society woman is named in the complaint.
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Los Angeles
Ethel Barrymore
New York
Russell Griswold
Colt
Gotham
Stokes Letters and Missing Paper History in NYC Case
New York July 7 A preliminary hearing before a police magistrate questioned how the Stokes letters were suppressed and who hid them amid a murder attempt claim against hotel magnate W E D Stokes. Robert W. Moore pressed questions as to motive and origin while awaiting testimony from an elevator boy who transported Stokes to the girls apartment on the night of the shooting.
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New York
Stokes
Robert W. Moore
Lillian Graham
Ethel Conrad
W. E. D. Stokes
Barrymore Seeks Secret Property Settlement From Colt
Miss Barrymore at Hotel Hollywood and Mason Opera House pursued a property settlement of 250000 from her husband Samuel P Colt for herself and their year old child. Accompanied by Miss Drew, she visited a suburban notary to file affidavits amid a family dispute over marriage and alleged wild oats by Colt.
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Hollywood
Mason Opera House
Miss Drew
John Drew
M Colt
Jack Brother
Iss Barrymore
Samuel P. Colt
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Open golf title and schoolboy win noted in uncertain text
Donald Ross wins open golf championship. Tony Columbo captures schoolboy golf title. Elena leads Eastern Yacht Club cruise, Wakefield shoot ends. scattered references to teams and scores appear but are unclear in this fragment.
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Tony Columbo
Elena
Eastern Yacht Club
Wakefield
Robbery At Hotel Vendome Reported In Philadelphia Suburb
Mrs George Philler and her husband staying at the Hotel Vendome were robbed of jewelry valued at 2200 dollars. The theft occurred within an hour of their arrival from 2117 Spruce Street Haverford a Philadelphia suburb.
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George Philler
Hotel Vendome
Spruce Street
Haverford
Philadelphia
Missing Jewel Bag At Hotel 8115 Prompted Thorough Search
Mr and Mrs Philler arrived at hotel 8115 last night and soon after unpacking in rooms 220 and 222 on the second floor Mrs Philler found her jewel bag missing on return at 9 30. The bag contained a pearl necklace valued at 1000 and several rings and a brooch. Hotel staff and guests were examined but no trace of the thief or contents was found.
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Lawyers reveal they will offer no evidence against grand jury hold
In a dramatic afternoon session the defense announced they would present no proof to contest the grand jury holding of the two young women and would not place them on the witness stand. Earlier, Mr Stokes described the case’s tragic details, including claims Miss Conrad is the daughter of a prince and a Venezuelan political milieu. He also said Miss Graham reportedly attempted suicide on May 31 in her Varuna apartments, leaving a note and a marked face after poisoning. The defense said two detectives and the Ansonia’s house detective would be called to testify about letters seized from Miss Graham’s trunk after the shooting. The young women appeared in court dressed in careful attire.
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Miss Conrad
Venezuela
Miss Graham
Varuna
Ansonia
Graham
Messrs
Moore
Jordan
F Gray Co Great Blue Serge Sale Continues
A newspaper ad announces F Gray Co continuing its sales of 5000 men's blue serge suits from Oswego mills. The suits are priced as $7.96 each, described as the best $15 value in the world. The sale is listed for Washington and Hanover streets.
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F. Gray Co.’S Great Blue Serge Sale
Oswego Mills
Alpaca
F. Gray Co
Washington
Hanover Streets
Boston Relieved by Cool East Wind After Record Heat
A cool east wind broke a record heat spell in Boston, keeping temperatures around 72 to 78 yesterday. The weather bureau predicted a warmer day ahead and another heat wave rolling in from the northwest tonight or early tomorrow.
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Tomor
Boston Endures Heat Wave Toll As New Declines Mentioned
Yesterday’s heat wave continued to exact a toll with 32 deaths and 14 prostrations in Greater Boston and six deaths outside. Temperatures remained high but lower than the peak five days earlier, with no rain in sight for Boston and a shift to cooling easterly winds.
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Boston
Unofficial Thompsons Spa Temperature Readings Noted
A reader notes that temperatures marked with a star are unofficial from Thompson's Spa. The column lists readings with star marks indicating unverified values.
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Thompson’s Spa
Weather marginal winds drop as night falls across the plains
Des Moines, St. Louis, and Bismarck report cools as darkness deepens. By nine PM the temperature stood one degree cooler than at noon, while winds eased to a gentler breeze across the region.
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