Porte to Carry Life Preservers on Across Atlantic
Lieutenant John Cyril Porte announced he would sail the America across the Atlantic with no life preservers but cushions of a non sinking composition were added to the cabin seats for Porte and Hallett. The plan, stated in Hammondsport New York, follows concerns about life preservers failing if the flying boat descends into the ocean.
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Hamondsport
N. Y
John Cyril Porte
Atlantic Ocean
America
Boston
Porte
Hallett
Passenger seeks seat on transatlantic flight aboard Porte
A letter to Porte from S A Gilbert-Cox of 117 Falmouth Street Boston asks to be taken as a passenger on the transatlantic flight. he has an office at 110 Tremont Street. New York clubman Lucky D AIX offered Porte $5000 for a place on the flight. Porte refused. D AIX, wealthy engineer, Atlantic Yacht Club member, home in Flatbush, once crossed the ocean in the yacht The Wild Duck.
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Porte
S. A. Gilbert-Cox
Falmouth Street
Boston
Gilbert-Cox
Tremont Street
New York
D'Aix
Atlantic Yacht Club of
Flatbush
Porte Seeks Record Flight With Flags and Pontoons
Hundreds of letters flood Curtiss office as Porte plans a flight from Hammondsport with a British and American flag. A thousand men offer to join, but Porte insists on minimal weight. Preliminary pontoons were built at Curtiss for the America, with a possible flight by noon if tests succeed.
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Curtiss
Porte
Phonograph Company
Creagh Osborne
Europe
England
America
Glenn Curtiss
Porte to Choose Starting Point for Transatlantic Airship
D Walker acting for Lieutenant Porte arrives at St John’s N F to pick a harbor for the America airship launch. He plans a motor trip with President Reid of Reid Newfoundland Railroad to inspect harbors from St John’s to Cape Race seeking a sloping beach for water launch.
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ST. John's
N. F
W. D. Walker
Lieutenant Porte
Atlantic
America
President Reid
Reid- Newfoundland Railroad
St. John’s
Cape Race
Explosion at Cleveland furnace injures fifteen five dead
Fifteen workers were injured and five fatally hurt when a gas explosion ripped through a furnace at the Corrigan McKinney Tron Company in Cleveland. Thirteen of the injured were hospitalized.
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Cleveland
Corrigan, McKinney Tron Company
Bank Supervisors Meet Wilson On Federal Reserve Banks
Thirty five members of the National Association of Supervisors of State Banks visited President Wilson at the White House and then conferred at the Treasury with Secretary McAdoo Assistant Secretary Hamlin and Comptroller Williams on the new federal reserve banks and state bank cooperation.
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Washington
National Association of Supervisors of State Banks
Wilson
White House
Treasury Department
McAdoo
Hamlin
Williams
Federal Reserve Banks
Banking Reform and Federal Reserve Role In Clearing Houses
Bank supervisors seek to know if new federal reserve banks will act as clearing houses for nonmember banks. Comptroller Williams notes the Fed Board must decide, but believes clearing will be for member banks only. President Wilson urges harmony between national reserve banks and state banking systems and asks bankers to assist in aligning banking with business.
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Federal Reserve Banks
Reserve System
Williams
Federal Reserve Board
Wilson
National Reserve Banks
Waltham Fare Fight Spurs Business Panel
A special committee of Waltham businessmen protested a fare hike by the Middlesex Railway Company from 5 to more than 5 cents. Led by Willard Bartlett the committee, including Hiram Tuttle William Barry Fred Kirwin and George Parmenter, plans petitions to keep fares at 5 cents.
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Middlesex Railway Company
Waltham
Willard Bartlett
Waltham Board of Trade
Hiram Tuttle
Board of Trade
William Barry
Fred Kirwin
George Parmenter
Brookline Burglar Gang Hits Homes In Wide Sweep
Brookline police and a large force hunt a clever burglar gang suspected of raiding wealthy homes. The latest break at 24 Park Street saw $1500 in silverware and jewelry stolen after forced entry via the bulkhead and a broken cellar door panel. The family had placed valuables in a safety vault before leaving for Hull.
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Brookline
Frank J. Donaldson
Park Street
Donaldsons
Hull
Donaldson
Atlantic City Steamer In Distress Near Barnegat Light
A wireless message from Arlington to the revenue cutter Onondaga reports the steamer Atlantic City in distress three miles northeast of Barnegat Light buoy off Newport. The July 9 bulletin notes the vessel requesting assistance from Atlantic coast waters.
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Newport
Naval Wireless Station
Arlington
Atlantic City
Barnegat
Onondaga
Atlantic City Steamer Disabled by Broken Machinery
A long distance message reports the freighter Atlantic City disabled three miles northeast of Barnegat Light due to broken machinery. It was en route from New York to Atlantic City and showed no distress signals before fog obscured the scene. The report appears in Philadelphia dated July 9.
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Philadelphia
Little Egg Harbor
Atlantic City
Barnegat
Little Eye Harbor
New York
New Treaty With England Announced At Peace Centenary
Ambassador Walter H Page announced a new US Britain treaty during a Peace Centenary meeting in London. He praised cordial ties and noted the arbitration treaty was renewed while a commission would be created to refer disputes. Neither government would start hostilities until the commission reviews matters and reports.
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London
Walter H. Page
Metropolitan Tabernacle
United States
Great Britain
Viscount Bryce
Senators Reject Wilson Nominees Face Senate Prerogatives Clash
The Senate debates two Wilson nominees with Jones facing opposition over International Harvester ties while Warburg delays the vote. President insists on confirmation, arguing Senate prerogatives and potential party splits could stall anti trust work. Senator Lewis of Illinois leads the fight for Jones with a possible two vote majority.
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Men Today
Warbure
Senate
Lewis Ofllinois
Jones
International Harvester Company
Lee
Maryland
Hollis
Pomerene
Shafroth
Hitchcock
Reed
Bristow
Nelson
Crawford
Weeks
McLean
Mr. Jones
Harvester Company
Warburg
Banking Committee
Fear Irish Volunteers May Clash
Belfast July 9 Britain's lax government has pushed Ireland toward grave discord as Ulster and Irish volunteers threaten civil conflict. Clanwilliam warns a chance encounter could spark serious strife and General Macrady urged the premier to grasp the danger.
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Belfast
Ireland
Ulster
Lord Clanwilliam
Ulster Volunteers
General Macrady
Ulster Provisional Government Faces Major Belfast Meeting
Captain Craig warns of a momentous secret likely to be unveiled when the Ulster provisional government meets in Belfast tomorrow. The proposed constitution rejects Irish Parliament authority in Ulster and asserts powers in loyalty to the King, with 400 Ulster Volunteers expected to greet Carson. The timing coincides with Boyne anniversary Orange demonstrations and possible rioting.
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Craig
Ulster Provisional Government
Belfast
King Carson
Ulster
United Kingdom
Carson
Ulster Volunteers
Battle of the Boyne
Newburyport Boy Reported Missing
Newburyport July 9 Peter Fes to 15 son of Louis Festo of this city has been reported missing to the police by his parents. He left home nearly a month ago and is feared to have stayed away to avoid punishment after a fishing trip. Police think he may have chosen to go to Sunny Italy.
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Newburyport
Peter Festo
Louis Festo
Italy
Dynamite Halts Rattan Department Reopening At Wakefield Plant
A dynamite blast damaged the Wakefield home of Richard Stout, assistant superintendent at Heywood Brothers Wakefield Company, scattering fear through workers and forcing the postponement of the rattan department reopening. The company said the act aimed to stop the reopening and force loyalty, noting 40 carloads of rattan were unloaded and moved back to the factory.
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Wakefield
Richard
Stout
Heywood Brothers & Wakefield Company
Wakefield strike action halted by dynamite attack
Five hours before opening, Mr Stout head of department house was dynamited. Union strikers deny return to work without concessions. Police report dynamite readily obtainable. company president and town Selectmen discuss conciliation amid setback to destroying Mr Stout’s home.
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Stout
Wakefield
A. F. of L
Pollard
Lang
Cadum Soap Gains Praise From Paris Actor
Mile Marthe Regnier of the Theatre de la Renaissance in Paris notes her fondness for Savon Cadum. The soap is touted as France’s best complexion soap, sold at 50 cents a cake, with price supporting quality.
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Mile Marthe Regnier
Théatre de la Renaissance
Paris
France
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