Pettibone Confession and courtroom floor crisis unfold in trial
Pettibone's alleged confessions are read as judges weigh admissibility while the Burlington court hall booms with spectators. The floor sags under a supporting beam, forcing a halt as witnesses including Miss Lena Evers and State Attorney Graves testify about the confessions and the detectives Wood and Brown. The day closes with cross examinations and questions over third degree coercion, amid dramatic courtroom tension.
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Jones
Pettibone
Nellie Ho
Aves
Wood and Brown
Boston
Burlington
Wilson
Miss Hogan
Graves
Shanahan
Lena Archibald
Pettine
Archibald
Hogan
Wood
Brown
Brazil
Lena Evers
Evers
Miss Evers
Wood Detective Agency
Judge Meagher
Miss Guillow
Helen Guillow
Attorney Jones
Hairpins a Menace to Lipton on Board the Victoria
On the yacht Victoria off Sandy Hook July 22 Sir Thomas Lipton endures a sleepless night as his valet Sidney reveals the real menace is hairpins. Lipton’s quarters become a boudoir on race days with flowers and lucky charms surrounding his bed and dresser. He recounts his immigrant beginnings at Castle Garden and reflects on kindness to the less fortunate as he eyes the next race.
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Sandy Hook
Sir Thomas Lipton
Sidney
Sir Thomas
Thomas
Ferguson
Sir
Sir Tom
Castle Garden
New York
Thomas Lipton
America
Victoria
Misses Weirs
Lord Inverforth
Scotland
Lipton
Gals
Inverforth Place
Weir
Railroads Seek Large Increases in Passenger and Freight Rates
Railroads ask for a 20 percent rise in passenger fares and a 9.13 percent increase in freight rates, on top of a 27.6 percent previously requested, signaling major rate hikes to come.
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Alfred P. Thom
The
Association of Railway Executives
Thom
Labor Board
Chicago
Turks Hemmed In as Greek Forces Advance
Constantinople reports Greek troops advancing north from Tidosto and Marmora ports occupy Chopla and Muradji this afternoon. The eastern Constantinople railway is now controlled by the Greeks and the Allies.
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Constantinople
Associated Press
Tidosto
Marmora
Chopla
Muradji
Shamrock Ready for Tomorrow's Race with New Topmast
The Shamrock will race Resolute at Sandy Hook with a new topmast and topsail. The regatta committee of the New York Yacht Club announced the change, and the skipper sought a sail area remeasurement, which could adjust her time allowance from 6 minutes 40 seconds.
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Sandy Hook
N. J
Shamrock
New York Yacht Club
Shamrock IV Prepares With Topmast Change For Tomorrow Race
The Shamrock IV will race with a smaller topsail reducing its handicap to 6 minutes 40 seconds. Designer Nicholson explains mast rake changes to improve windward work and the ship is hauled to Port Richmond for underbody cleaning and topmast replacement. The Resolute crew stays confident as both boats eye a steady breeze for the next test.
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Nicholson
Staten Island Shipbuilding Company
Port Richmond
Aero Marine Company
Keyport
N. J
Governor Smith
Sandy Hook
Smith
Ratsey Lofts
City Island
Shamrock
Woman on Shamrock remains on crew in America's Cup race
New York July 22 A long featured piece profiles Mrs Burton wife of Skipper Burton who joined the Shamrock crew through 30 years at sea She discusses her pride in yachting her role as timer and the prejudice she faced The Sharmrock’s captain Sir Thomas affirms she will stay and race continues with her directing race starts from the yacht’s deck
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New York
Shamrock
Burton
Ge Burton
Sir Thomas
Killarney
Post
Middle
Fife
Ocean
Ipswich
Suffolk
Thomas
Sir Tom
England
Burtons
Weather Preview For Tomorrow's Race
Continued from the first page the forecast calls for light southerly winds and partly cloudy skies for tomorrow's race.
Bad Monkey Meets With Tragic End
An unruly chimp named Old Timer, once from Malta, is captured after a spree through a tenement, attacking a resident and frightening children. He is sent to a taxidermist as neighbors and police admonish the owner, Miss Ada Smith, amid a chaotic scene with parrots and a cat watching.
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Ada Smith
Zoological Triangle
Green Street
Esmeralda
Napoleon
Malta
U.S. S. Manley
Harry
Old Timer
Miss Rose Oliviero
Mistress Ada
Ola Timer
Marie Murciato
Coughlin
Shamrock IV Rescues Fishing Party Off New York Harbor
Shamrock IV towing from Staten Island to Sandy Hook rescued a party of 10 men women and children when their motor boat broke down during a thunder storm. The damaged craft drifted across the tow hawser and nearly capsized before the rescue and return to shore at the quarantine station.
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New York
Shamrock IV
Staten Island
Sandy Hook
New York Harbor
Resolute Favored in Tomorrow's Race Bets Turn 6 to 5
In New York on July 22 betting officials quote odds of 6 to 5 that the Resolute will win tomorrow's race. Bets at 7 to 5 have been placed on the American sleop, while Shamrock supporters search for odds. There is little betting on the series outcome.
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Robert W. Emmons
Resolute
Halyard
Emmons
Montauk
Nicholson
Columbia
Shamrock
New York
Wall Street
Tiz Foot Bath Promises Instant Relief For Sore Feet
A vintage ad extols Tiz as a cure for corns callouses bunions and painful feet. It promises instant relief and happiness after using a Tiz foot bath and urges readers to buy a box at drug or department stores.
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Byron
United States
Tribunal of Justice
A. Pennington
Tectives Wood and Brown
Dan Ward
Helen
Cuillon
Manchester
N.‘H
H. A. Lincoln
R. A. White
Ernest Beebe
W.J. Young
William B. Wilcox
Frank Shelgon
Frank Boyator
Cecil J. Edgerton
S. H. Abbott
John Raedil
Clyde Bryant
Luther R. Torrey
George E. Livingstone
John D. Flynn
Margaret A. Strickland
Mrs. Burton
Fiat
Salvation Army
Nursery
Cora McDonald
Ethel O’connor
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