Investigate Cause of Explosion on North Dakota
News reports detail an official investigation into the fatal blast aboard the battleship North Dakota. Three men died and ten were injured while fuel oil testing sparked a blaze. Navy officers led by Captain C A Core probe fuel oil system failures, with findings due to be reported to the Navy Department.
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Newport News
Old Point
Ates
Kroeder
Navy Department
Washington, D. C
North Dakota
Schroeder
C. A. Core
Delaware
C. V. Price
A. M. Proctor
Connecticut
Solace
Hampton Roade
Naval
Drowned in Fire Room on North Dakota
Three men died in an oil fire aboard the battleship North Dakota when the fire room was flooded by order of Captain Gleaves to prevent magazine explosions. Bodies found in coal bunkers. Names: Joseph Schmidt, Robert Gilmore, Joseph Strait. The fire was subdued by noon and injured were evacuated to Norfolk Naval Hospital aboard Solace. Admiral Schroeder ordered the court of inquiry.
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North Dakota
Hampton Roads
Virginia
Fort Monroe
Schroeder
Albert Gleaves
Captain Gleaves
United States Naval Service
Norfolk
Gleaves
Admiral Schroeder
Hos
Cove
Delaware
Price
Praunter
Connecticut
Io No. 3
Weil
Greaves
Capes
Hempshire
Norfete Naval Hospital
Solace
Admiral Seyroeder
Joseph Schmidt
Robert Gilmore
Joseph Strait
Ospital
Fred Gebhard Dies at Garden City Hotel in New York
Frederick Gebhard once a leader of New York society and racing patron died Wednesday in Garden City Hotel New York with only his wife, sister, and physician present. heir to a large fortune, he spent lavishly and rose to fame in the eighties for his attentions to Lily Langtry. His Pelham Stable achieved major wins in 1882, and he later lived with Langtry on California ranches before his death.
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New York
Frederic Neilson
Frederick Gebhard
Lily Langtry
Garden City
IL. I
Gebhard
Frederick
Neilson
A.¥. Hunter
Pelham Stable
Gebhard Widow Remarries After Court Split and Illness
A few years after a ward split the pair divorced and she wed Henry Clews Jr. Gebhard married again four years ago to Mare Wilson of the Florodora sextet. They kept the marriage secret for a year. About three years ago she left him, but Diann from Washington cared for him until his death. Gebhard was a little over fifty.
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Henry Clews, Jr
Gebhard
Mare Wilson
Florodora” Sextet
Diann
Washington
Carp Milk Westinghouse Cows Make Own Butter
Special. Norman, sponsor for the George W. Westinghouse estate, notes a strange pond incident. Jersey cows ceased giving milk, but carp in the pond attacked the milk as it entered water. Hooks were used to catch a biting carp. it battled for fifteen minutes before landing. Inside, butter-like balls were found, not milk.
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Leno
Mass
Norman
George W. Westinghouse
Jersey
Business on a Higher Plane in Richmond
Henry C. Wood president of the Chamber of Commerce told a Young Men’s Christian Association audience that business operates on a higher plane with fair dealings. He cited cooperative societies and trade groups reducing sharp practice and promoting mutual interests, aided by better facilities and improved communication and transportation.
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Richmond
Young Men's Christian Association
Henry C. Wood
Chamber of Commerce
UNCLE 20E CANNON SURE OF RE-ELECTION
Danville Illinois Special report indicates Speaker Joseph Cannon remains strong amid attacks. Democrats and Republicans view his re election as likely with a weak opposition in the upcoming primary. Local pride supports sending Cannon back to Congress despite criticism.
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Danville
Ill
Cannon
Cannon Thaek
Congress
Eleven Killed in Collapse of Bergen Tunnel Work
An investigation by the Hudson county coroner’s office into yesterday’s tunnel collapse near Jersey City reports eleven men killed and ten injured amid Erie Railroad’s three year project. The Western mouth was being wrecked to lay a fourth track. forty-three workers were present when a forty by thirty foot section gave way, burying many under rubble. Foreman George Bloss is hospitalized in critical condition after being trapped. inquest will scrutinize Engineer Moorhead and Superintendent James Smith.
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New York
Hudson County
Bergen
Jerey City
Erie Railroad
Drie Woas
LL. Moorhead
George Bloss
Jersey City
Moorhead
James Smith
Hold Up Automobile at Revolver Point near Rhinebeck
Police search the Poughkeepsie area for masked highwaymen who at revolver point held up an auto carrying Harry C. Deery Martin L. Hollister and Lansing Collosy of New York near Rhinebeck. They robbed $190 in cash a gold watch and chain and other jewelry after a robber fired twice. No trace yet. one suspect believed to be a youth. the gang wore black masks.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Harry C. Deery
Martin L. Hollister
Lansing Collosy
New York
Rhinebeck
Aviators Lost in Dense Fog Over Garden City Field
Joe Seymour and Ted Schriever flew Curtiss biplanes over Garden City L I when a dense fog forced them to lose contact. They narrowly avoided collision by listening for engine sounds as they maneuvered to descend. Both were uninjured.
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New York
Joe Seymour
Ted Schriever
Garden City
L. 1
Noble Virginia woman Isobel Bryan dies after glaucoma operation
Mrs Isobel Lamont Stewart Bryan widow of Joseph Bryan dies suddenly at home Laburnum Richmond after glaucoma operation. She had long served public charities in the city, led the Woman's Christian Association, Hollywood Memorial Association and Confederate Memorial Literary Society. Her philanthropy funded the Joseph Bryan Park and a Confederate Museum. Survived by five sons and mother. funeral arrangements announced by the Confederate Memorial Literary Society.
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Isobel Lamont Stewart Bryan
Joseph Bryan
Laburnum
Bryan
Iife
John Stewart
Robert Ous Jonathan
Joseph St.George
Thomas Pinckney Bryan
Woman’s Christian Association
Stewart
Brook Hill
United
Hollywood Memorial Association
Caure
Memorial Association
Confederate Memorial Literary Society
Confederacy
Darwis
E. D. Hatch- King
Libby Hill
Woman's Christian Association
Belle Bryan
United States
Virginia
Jamestown
John Smith
Belle Stewart Bryan
Davis
Chanlers Fight to Hold Fortune in Asset Scrutiny
New York special reports a tangled money dispute within the Chanler family over Robert Winthrop Chanler and his wife Madame Cavalieri. Key figures like William Astor Chanler and Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler are cited as parties to or observers of alleged ante nuptial terms and potential settlements amid missing fortune statements and possible legal action. Cavalieri, in Paris, denies wrongdoing while outlining plans to visit Rome and return to the United States.
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New York
Chanter
Robert Winthrop Chanter
Bird
Linn Cavalieri
Bob
Paris
Cavalieri
Mme Chatier
Sidney Harris
Mr. Uarrie
the Hanyer
Mr. Chanler
Mme. Cavalieri
Mme. Cara- Heri
Song Bird
United States
Chandler
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanter
New York State
St. Paul
National Conservation Congress
Robert Chanler
Chanler
Lord, Hay & Lord
Wall Street
Robert W
William Astor Chanler
America
Madame Cavalier
Rome
Opie questioned in Consolvo inquiry at Richmond armory
In the Richmond armory officers room, a court of inquiry examined the payment of Virginia troops. Captain Opie denied authoring Staunton Leader editorials and said he could not influence the paymaster general. Colonel Consolvo led the inquiry with testimony on delays and payments at Gettysburg and Jamestown encampments.
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Richmond
Richmond Light Infantry Blues
Virginia
Charles H. Consolvo
Virginia Militia
Opie
Staunton Company
Staunton Leader
Consolvo
Gettysburg
R. D. Haislip
R. F. Leedy
Luray
A. S. Perry
Lynchburg
R. B. Craighill
J. Randolph Tucker
Richmond Blues
Consalvo
Adjustant General
War Department
C. IL. Wright
Norfolk
David Leary
Chickamauga
Leary
National Bank of Commerce
Consolve
Norfolk Bank
Vaurhan
Hmn
Vaughan
Peteraburs
Colonel Consolve
Olonel Consolve
Virginia publishers balk at state book contract terms
The Attorney General foresees that foreign book publishers will not sign revised contracts for high school book supplies in Virginia. Some firms resist a clause admitting state action compelling localization. Officials plan to test the issue before the Corporation Commission, with a possible Supreme Court appeal.
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Richmond
Williame
Virginia
Corporation Commission
Supreme Court of Appeals
Catholic Congress Draws 100000 In Montreal
More than one hundred thousand visitors attended the Eucharistic Congress in Montreal. Cardinal Vannutelli, the papal legate, said today that he would remain in the city until Wednesday.
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Catholic Congress
Montreal
Cardinal Vannuelli
Apal
Sheriff Pledges Auto Speed Crackdown in Henrico County
Richmond Virginia special report notes Sheriff L. H. Kemp plans a strong speed crackdown in Henrico County. He cites minimal violations yesterday and proposes a ten day compulsory jail term for reckless driving to curb the speed mania.
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Richmond
Henrico County
L. H. Kemp
Kemp
Ted
Real estate broker denies taking wife’s jewels in suit
Francis C. Dale of 43 Exchange Place testifies in a New York Supreme Court replevin case over jewelry valued at $5,000 brought by his wife, daughter of Dr. Frank N Patterson of 51 West 57th Street. He says he was barred from seeing his wife by her father and details about separations and debts.
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New York
Francis Colgate Dale
Exchange Place
Supreme Court
Frank Newhall Patterson
West Piffieth Street
Dale
Carmel
N.Y
Man Discovers Marriage After Amnesia and Fraud
Walter P. Stevenson of Brooklyn sues to annul his marriage to Catherine Campbell after a night out leads to amnesia and a forged check. He learned of the marriage when Morrison cashed a check representing his nuptial fee. Campbell admitted the union as a joke. Judge Garretson reserved decision.
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New York
Walter PF. Stevenson
Sixth Street
Brooklyn
Supreme Court
Garretson
Stevenson
Catherine Campbell
President Street
Columbia Theater
Hamilton Trust Company
Morrison
Trust Company
Frederick A. Stevenson
Walter
Andys Misfortune and the Navy’s Discharge Fate
The piece recounts a veteran named Andy who, after thirty years of honorable service, is discharged dishonorably for striking a superior officer. It contrasts his loss with other hypothetical heroes who could gain pensions, noting his misfortune stems from not being a Civil War veteran or a bounty jumper. It references Dewey and Manila Bay as context.
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Andy
Navy
Dewey
Manila Bay
Guilty Soldiers Fined $10 in Richmond Police Court
Detenve Sergeant and A Stack of Light Guards faced a disorder charge for firing near the armory during a Labor Day event. Justice Crutchfield fined four privates ten dollars and costs after testimonies noted shots on West Broad Street and debates over duty, with witnesses including Bicycle Policeman G W The Policeman John Duffy and Det John Wiley.
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Richmond
A. Stack
Captain Stack
Stack
Thurman
Kinderwater
Pillarman
Board of Police
Werner
Justice Crutchfield
Broad Street
Bell
Frank Scruggs
Bhmer
Harry Meredith
Cruteheld
J . Jor Price
J. Richardson
Douglas Gordon
Louis Werner
Dat Price
Jaius Brack
Stone
G. W
John Duffy
John Wiley
Peliceman Thurman
West Broad Street
Jefferson
Broad Streets
Adams Street
Poushee
Fred
Thumman
Meredith
Wiley
A. B.C
Irishman Let Go Wire in Fatal Fall Incident
A fragmentary report describes Pat Loul Times recounting an Irish friend who fell twenty feet from a high building after grabbing a wire for support. The Irishman let go amid fear the dammed would break, ending his sudden descent as bystanders watched.
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Toger Cornell
Grotoes
Pat
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Westinghouse
Pres. Wood
Ie Tunnel
Emanuel Episcopal
Chard
Daughters of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Uni
Seville
Spain
Vienna
Lyons
France
Kreatiy
Namur
Manent
Euchariatic
OTE Tensommittee
Church of Rome
North America
Mount Toyal
Henrico
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