Vanderbilt Cup Race Disaster Leaves Three Dead
The Vanderbilt Cup on Long Island turned deadly as Harold Stone and William Beacon died after a crash in Columbia car No. 12. Charles Miller and others injured. Harry Grant won the cup in 4 hours 15 minutes 58 seconds amid massed crowds and multiple accidents including a wreck near Wheatley Road and a fatality at Westbury.
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Colonel Button Made President of Insurance Commissioners
Richmond VA Colonel Joseph Button elected president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners at the Milwaukee 42nd annual session to be hosted in Milwaukee. First Southern official chosen. officers named including MacDonald Cunningham Hotchkiss Hardison Porter Folk Beedle. Papers on major topics presented as the convention adjourned.
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No Vandal Hand Laid on Sheriff Bob's Art
New York report notes deputies and a lawyer visiting Robert W. Chanler's Windsor Arcade studio to seize property over a 987 dollar bill plus costs owed to William Barnes a Fifth Avenue tailor. Doors were locked, no one answered, and the raid ended without entry.
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Gulfport Block Fire Destroys Hotel Theater and Post Office
Fire swept a Gulfport business block on September 20 causing about 400000 dollars in losses. The Commercial Hotel the Elite Theater and the post office were destroyed in the blaze.
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Actresses aid wounded woman after street accident
Two actresses tore underskirts to bandage a head wound after an automobile struck Mrs. Elizabeth Stevens on Riverside Drive. They rushed her to Roosevelt Hospital with Patrolman Walter Corbett directing the escape, while Dr West treated injuries and a possible internal damage was feared. The car belonged to Mrs. Rosa Crouchhares, with chauffeur Frederick Crousish driving.
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Grand Duke Joins American Whirl Then Returns Home
Franz Josef Michael Karlstarta Evariatos Quirinus Ottaker hereditary Grand Duke of Bavaria and brother of the Belgian queen left Manhattan for home aboard the Kronprinz Wilhelm after a brief Plaza visit and a Hoboken trip. He praised American women, admired New York and Newport, and hoped to witness Colonel Roosevelt swing the Big Stick. He traveled with Count von Lossow and impressed Plaza staff with his democratic curiosity and parties.
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Oppose Incorporation Norfolk VA Federal Judge Denies Injunction
Special Federal Judge Waddill refused to enjoin the incorporation of the town of finders across the river from Norfolk. Woodward of Rocky Mount NC sought the injunction claiming his property would lose value if incorporation proceeded. The decision kept jurisdiction with the court and addressed allegations that the move aimed to forestall a local option election and that opening a saloon in the residential area sparked the dispute.
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Peck Skips March at Columbia as 157th Year Opens
At Columbia University in New York, about two thousand people gathered for the opening of the university’s 157th year. Anthon professor Harry Thurston Peck did not march, citing a pending board decision on his status while Lord Bishop John Wordsworth attended in gown and gaiters.
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Funston Remarks On Uniform At Leavenworth Hotel
General Frederick Funston at Fort Leavenworth expressed disapproval of a hotel bellboy in a captain’s uniform, saying he would not stay where the attire is worn. The incident drew attention to military dress expectations during domestic travel.
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