Astor Milne Love Duel Rumor Stirs Grand Social Standoff
The Astor family dispute over Pauline Astor’s engagement to Sir Berkeley Milne deepens with talk of a duel or reconciliation. Astor vetoed the match, while Milne arrived at Marienbad after press reports of a romance at theater parties. Friends cite obstinacy and swordsmanship as potential drama in the affair.
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William Waldorf Astor
Berkley Milne
Mr. Astor
Sir Berkeley
Pauline Astor
Miss Astor
Marienbad
Berkeley Milne
Pauline Astoremu
Orford
Mies Astor
First U S Navy Deadly Torpedo Fired From Porter
The United States Navy discharged the first service charged Whitehead torpedo from the torpedo boat Porter near Providence Island. The test, done at 600 yards against a submerged rock, used a live war head and guards kept other vessels clear. The experiment cost about 2309 dollars and was deemed a complete success.
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United States Navy
Providence Island
First Pennsylvania Coal Cargo Cleared For London
The Briish steamship Queenswood has begun the first coal shipment of Pennsylvania soft coal from Philadelphia to London. About 4000 tons are shipped at 1d shillings per ton freight, roughly four dollars, with railroads in England absorbing higher costs. Even with this rate the Pennsylvania coal is reported cheaper than native English coal.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
London
Queenswood
Snd
Norfolk
London & Northwestern
England
Glories in His Crime odd letter to publishers sparks debate
A forwarded note from a man claiming a 21 year criminal past seeks publication to gain a start in life. He mentions 29 arrests, 27 shots fired, 7 convictions, and a request to tell his life story to the public. The item notes 11,000 American tourists booked for Oberammergau this season.
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Oberammergan
Oberamwergen
Polly Causes Trouble On Parisbound French Liner
Miss Mary Strotter rushed to the La Bretagne pier to sail for Paris but discovered her ticket missing just minutes before departure. A parrot in the Greenwich Street hotel mocked her, dropping the missing ticket from its perch top of the dressing table. The bird’s taunts led to the ticket’s recovery and a shifted voyage.
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la Bretagne
Paris
Miss Strotter
Manhattan
Wednesda
Greenwich Street
Haute
New York Population Figures and Astor Hotel Work
Health department canvass puts greater city population at 3 565 594 with Manhattan 2 007 841 The Bronx 175 370 Brooklyn 1 207 166 Queens 136 550 Richmond 69 266 July 1 totals show Manhattan and the Bronx at 2 182 611 since federal census figures. William Waldorf Astor orders rapid night and day construction of his new Harlem hotel prompting protests and a police stoppage after neighbors complain of noise.
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The
Manhattan
Bronx
William Waldorf Astor
Seventh Avenue
One Hundred and Sixteenth Street
Harlem
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Most Important Greek Archaeology Discoveries Unearthed
Reports unveil discoveries in Dictaean cave near Crete and a Mycenaean palace. Hogarth and Evans drill into ancient Greek worship sites, revealing a deep shaft, votive arms, and native inscriptions. The cache suggests an indigenous script and palace records, offering new chronicle of early Greece.
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Gladstone
Athens
Greece
England
Schliemann
Messrs. Hogarth
A. J. Evans
Evans
Farmer's Dream Tip Is True
Lisle Spencer of Watertown Iowa had dismissed dreams as superstition but after dreaming his lost gold watch and chain would be found, he rode to a farmer four miles away. The farmer then produced the rusted watch and chain, found in a field within the past few weeks.
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Lisle Spencer
Watertown
I J Hill To Tour The World In Yacht Wacouta
In Duluth Minnesota James J Hill plans a world voyage aboard the steam yacht Wacouta formerly Eleanor. The vessel will stay in Duluth for two months before departure. Reported routes would extend the circumnavigation by water about 1500 miles beyond previous voyages. Hill aims to ease business burdens during the trip.
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Minn
James 3. Hill
Eleanor
Hill
Globe
Changing political affiliations spark strong labels in papers
The Topeka State Journal notes that shifting party loyalties frame a citizen as either wise and patriotic or a demagogue and renegade depending on viewpoint. Washington Post recalls a dramatic drowning by an engineer as Chicago River waters rise. A faulty fragment mentions Helen and Hetty Green with lighter context.
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Topeka State Journal
Chicago
Washington Post
Chicago River
Narrow Escape as Shell Misses Savannah Liner City of Birmingham
The Savannah liner City of Birmingham narrowly escaped a direct hit while passing Sandy Hook en route to New York. An eight inch shell struck the water within 100 feet of the port side, ricocheted over the ship, and hissed through the air. Passengers fainted and Captain Burg condemned wartime officials for endangering lives near the proving grounds. Waters opposite the grounds are deemed highly dangerous, with a schooner sunk two years ago and a Morgen liner nearly hit a year ago.
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Savannah
City of Birmingham
Sandy Hook
New York
Government Proving Grounds
Burg
Proving Grounds
Ossified Man to Be Baked for Study in New York
North Judson Indiana resident Edward W. Green nears total petrification as doctors report a crust forming over the heart and plan to ship his body to New York for a baking procedure. The case, deemed a science curiosity, follows a similar treatment abroad.
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Edward W. Green
North Judson
Ind
New York
Green
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