New York City Endures a Night of Explosions and Shattered Glass
New York awoke to a bombardment and massive explosions believed to stem from ammunition being destroyed near the harbor. Authorities tightened security, cordoned off lower Manhattan, and deployed police and soldiers from Fort Wadsworth as the city battled fear and confusion, with reports centering on a blast around the Jersey area and ongoing aftershocks lighting the night sky.
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Times Square
Louis
Seventh Avenue
North River
Manhattan
Broadway
Prince George
Twenty-eighth Street
Twenty-seventh
Waldorf
Woods
Fort Wadsworth
First Branch
Henry Case
Agents Charged With Manslaughter In New York
War rants issued for Albert M. Dickman at Black Tom Island docks Lehigh Valley Railroad. Theodore B. Johnson head of Johnson Lighterage and Towing. Alexander Davidson superintendent of National Storage accused of storing explosives where human life was endangered. City woke to mystery as night gave way to dawn.
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New York
Albert M. Dickman
Black Tom Island
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Theodore B. Johnson
Johnson Lighterage and Towing Company
Alexander Davidson
National Storage Company
Worcester Company Under Fire At New Mexico Outpost
Worcester Company A faced gunfire on outpost duty near Columbus New Mexico on July 6 as Lt Archie Murray survived a night of shots and searches. Two Orange Company members claimed two men fled. heavy rain flooded camps and washed away drainage. Catholic services were disrupted as the Spanish priest vanished. Major Foote’s battalion held posts through the night.
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N. M
Worcester
Archie F. Murray
Off & Company of Orange
Alfred Foote
Springfield
Holyoke
Hayes
Bishop Peaven
Michael J. O'Connor
Ninth Regiment
Bishop Beaven
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Land of Evangeline
Niagara
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Mrs. Klem
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von Bernstorff
Tribune
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Machinery Club
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Frank Allen
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Communipaw, N. J
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Berkeley Cambric
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A. P
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de Bevoise
R. H. Stearns CO
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T. E. Hedlund
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James G. Rivers
Frederick Funston
George Meek
BP Company
Thomas J. Hammond
Meek
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