Aerial Boat Set for Atlantic Flight Trial
We learned at the Aero Club that the Hammondsport air boat built for Rodman Wanamaker and piloted by Lt John C Porte is ready for trial flights. The craft will go to Lake Keuka for tests, with a July 15 launch planned and food supplies limited to Atlantic legs. Wanamaker has named the craft America, echoing a historic balloon name, as crews arrange European衝 supply stops.
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The
Commercial Tribune
New York
Aero Club
Hammordsport
N. Y
Rodman Wanamaker
John C. Porte
Atlantic Ocean
Lake Keuka
Porte
New Foundland
Europe
Aero Clubs
England
Spain
Portugal
Messes
Sumner and Hollander
J. Lamsing Callan
Azores Park
Vigo
Nine Men Die In Aircraft Collision
A collision between aircraft leaves nine men dead. Investigators probe the crash scene for causes and contributing factors, as authorities identify the victims and secure the area. The accident prompts official inquiries and aviation safety reviews.
Biplane Attacks Dirigible in Fatal Austrian Mock Battle
Vienna dispatch details a staged aerial duel that ended in catastrophe as a biplane struck the airship Koertling, causing a massive explosion. Nine crew were killed and wreckage spread across the countryside near Fischamond. survivors included Lieutenant Flatz.
Youths Confession Clears Life Prisoner in Jersey Case
Two men in New Jersey State Prison share a tangled case over Manning Riley’s 1907 slaying. Frank Burd confessed to the murder, while John Edward Schuyler, once condemned to death, now faces possible freedom after decades of appeals and a petition to the Board of Pardons. The Hunterdon County case drew wide public attention and sparked calls on Governor Stokes to maintain or alter the sentence.
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Commercial Tribune
Trenton
N. J
New Jersey State
Jersey
Burd
Manning Riley
Califon
Schuyler
Hunterdon County
Eleanor R. Gebhardt
Supreme Court
William C. Gebhardt
Board of Pardons
Stokes
Riley
Grant's Son Named Defendant In Income Suit
Jesse R. Grant son of former President Ulysses S Grant is named in a suit by his wife Elizabeth Grant against the United States Trust Company trustee under Julia Dent Grant's will. She seeks support amounting to a standard of his status claiming his income from the estate and trust averages around 5400 dollars yearly while her own income is 100 dollars monthly from a San Diego house. He previously sued for divorce at Reno, Nevada, lost, and she filed a counter suit.
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the Commercial Tribune
New York
Jesse R. Grant
A. S. Grant
Elizabeth Grant
Unite States Trust Company
Julia
Dent Grant
Grant
San Diego
Cal
Jesse Grant
Reno, Ney
Prosperity Debate In Senate Sparks Tariff and Finance Clash
Washington June 20 Critics and friends of the Administration clash in a ten minute prosperity debate in the Senate. Senator Smoot blames tariff and foreign trade trends for troubling business while Senator Owen accuses three New York financial groups of controlling railroads and industry and threatening candidates who oppose them. The exchange ends as routine Senate business resumes.
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the Commercial Tribune
Washington
Senate Today
Smoot
Owen
New York
Treasury
Thomas
America
Utah
E.e.y
Murder Syndicate members targeted in pending trials
Pietro Rebacci, 19, sentenced to die in Sing Sing for the murder of Toney Marro. Four hours after his execution the confession he reportedly gave will be used to prosecute four other men alleged to form the Murder Syndicate. Rebacci purportedly identified himself as the syndicate’s hired killer and named many killings across the country.
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The
Commercial Tribune
White Plains
N. Y
Pietro Rebacci
Sing Sing
Toney Marro
Dead Miners Found by Rescuers in Alberta Mine Disaster
In Hillcrest No 20 Mine Alberta 94 of 197 entombed miners were recovered. Hope for survivors of the 103 remaining is gone as experts expect more bodies deeper in the pit. Gas caused explosion. inquest prep begun. 200 coffins ordered. local male population wiped out.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
Hillcrest
Limited
Winnipeg
Little
Appointment of Jones Explained by Wilson
President Wilson sent a letter to Chairman Owen defending Thomas D. Jones of Chicago a nominee for the Federal Reserve Board. The letter asserts fifteen years of association and cites Jones as a personally chosen pick amid committee opposition while noting his single Harvester stock and directorate to counter antitrust actions.
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the Commercial Tribune
Washington
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Wilson
Federal Reserve Board
Owen
Thomas D. Jones
Chicago
Mr. Jones
Jones
Chicagoan
Harvester Trust
Department of Justice
Harvester
Exeter Woman Surrenders After Husband Shot Dead
In Exeter New Hampshire on June 20 Mrs. Folsom, wife of attorney and educator Henry H. Folsom, found him dead with a bullet wound between Exeter and Newmarket. She surrendered at police headquarters admitting she fired the shot, saying she loved him and citing jealousy. She was jailed pending hearing.
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Folsom
Here
Newmarket
Folsoms
Andrew Davis
John Knowlton
Chief Davis
Male militants docked in lake by mob in London suburb
A mob in a London suburb intercepted a group of male militants as they attempted to enter a lake area. The confrontation ended with injuries on both sides and the suspects detained by police. Local residents reported fear and urged calm as officers secured the scene.
Clergyman Immersed After Protests At Lloyd George Speech
A clergy man tied to Sylvia Pankhurst’s East End army was seized by a London crowd and ducked in an artificial lake during David Lloyd George’s address at Denmark Hill. Police stewards removed others as the Chancellor outlined an Ulster home rule compromise to allow counties to vote themselves out after two general elections.
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Thomas J. MacNamara
House of Commons
Sylvia Pankhurst
East End
House of Lords
Ulster
Had Vision of Catastrophe And Drew It on Canvas
Wilmington artist Charles De Foe, age seventeen, painted a dream of a midair collision two years ago. He presented the scene as A Close Call after dreaming of a dirigible and monoplane crash, a disaster later echoed in Vienna with nine dead.
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Wilmington
Del
Charles de Foe
Vienna
Roo
Howard Pyle
Florence
Italy
de Foe
Academy’ of Fine Arts
Wreck Near Wapakoneta Kills and Injures Six Rail Crew
Six Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton wreck crew members from Lima were injured when a south bound wreck train derailed near Wapakoneta. A defective rail is suspected. Injuries ranged from skull fracture to leg sprain with two listed as serious. The train was en route to Dayton for repairs and all injured were returned to Lima for treatment.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Lima
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
A. Barrett
Peter Piper
T. E. Williams
John Standish
Dayton
President's Daughter Named Editor in Chief for Social Center
Margaret Wilson daughter of the President will head the community music section in the Social Center magazine to be launched in Madison. The first issue is planned for August with Edward J. Ward editor in chief and Grant M. Hyde as manager. Nineteen associate editors named.
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Commercial Tribune
Madison
Wis
Margaret Wilson
Social Center
City
Grant M. Hyde
University of Wisconsin
Smallest Bankruptcy Petition Yet Filed in U S Court
Thomas J. Stacey a Zanesville house painter filed a bankruptcy petition in Columbus on June 20. His total liabilities total 129.50 with 49 owed for rent and 30 to a Zanesville loan agency. Filing costs exceed 30, leaving Stacey without assets to pay the debts.
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Columbus
United States
Thomas J. Stacey
Zanes
Stacey
Judge Sater
Zanesville
Train Strikes Auto Injuring Four Men in Berea
Four Berea residents were injured when their automobile was struck by a Baltimore and Ohio freight train at Strongsville Ohio near midnight Friday. Rev J W Malcomb pastor of Berea First Congregational Church suffered the most serious injuries. the other three men Williard Bowser &. W Reublin and William Goetze were lightly hurt. The party had traveled to Columbia nine miles distant where Malcomb spoke at Columbia High School graduation before returning home.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Cleveland
Strongsville
Berea
J. W. Malcomb
W. Reublin
Williard Bowser
William Goetze
Malcomb
First Congregational Chggett
Reublin
Columbia
Malcom
Columbia High School
Danish financier backs polar dash to Cape York base
Ole Olesen, a Danish millionaire, funds a new North Pole expedition led by Knud Rasmussen. The venture aims to depart next summer for a two year mission with modern gear and a staff of scientists, establishing a base at Cape York, Greenland.
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Commercial Tribune
Copenhagen
Ole Olesen
North Pole
Knud Rasmussen
Rasmussen
Cape York
Greenland
Tremors and Storm Ravage Islands North of New Guinea
A cable report from Batavia dated June 2 states that several islands north of British New Guinea were devastated by an earthquake and storm. Hundreds of houses collapsed and many natives drowned.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Batavia
Java
British New Guinea
Aura lecture links soul to astral body amid spirit photos
Rev. R. R. Schleusner of New York lectured for the New York State Spiritualists in Rochester on aura as the soul. He described a color code to gauge a person’s physical moral and mental health from the aura, illustrated by stereopticon views and snake-like marks said to be thoughts. Photographs of spirits accompanied the demonstration.
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the Commercial Tribune
Rochester
N. Y
R. R. Schleusner
New York
New York State
Court Fight Over Dead Man Organs Reaches Supreme Court
The case arose from a Maryland court appointment of a receiver to seize Edward Painter’s vital organs for chemical examination after his drowning on April 21, 1915. Painter’s insurer sought control prior to burial, leading to a legal dispute over who holds rights to the body parts for testing.
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Maryland
Edward
Painter
Jacksonville
Fla
Baltimore
Charles Glaser
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