Amzi L Barber Dies of Pneumonia in Ardsley
Amzi Lorenzo Barber longtime asphalt pioneer and early turbine yacht innovator died at his Ardsley Towers home after a brief illness of pneumonia. He led the A L Barber Asphalt Company and helped shape the asphalt paving industry including Trinidad pitch lake deals and the 1888 concession. He was 65.
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Amzi Lorenzo Barber
A. L. Barber Asphalt Company
Ardsley
Towers
California
Barber
Amati Doolittle Barber
Congregational Church
Sexton's River
Windham County
Amai L. Barber
Ohio
Oberlin College
O. QO. Flewnard
Howard University
University
Washington
John Sherman
United States
Pennsylvania Avenue
A. L. Barber & Co
Barber Asphalt Paving Company
Trinidad
Privy Council
London
Islind
Trinidad Asphalt Company
New York
England
Trinidad Lake Asphalt Company, Limited
New York and Beridez Company
Widener
John M. Mack
Pennsylvania
National Asphalt Company of America
Plans for Mars messaging by 1920s method of mirrors near earth
The article reports Professor William Henry Pickering of Harvard proposing a celestial communication plan with Mars during its near approach. He estimates a $10 million cost to build a coordinated mirror array on a movable axis to flash messages when Mars comes within 35 million miles, enabling potential two way contact if intelligent life exists.
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New York Times
Boston
Mass
Mars
William Henry Pickering
Harvard
Earth
Harvard Observatories
Flagstaff
Ariz
Peru
Pickering
Italian Tenement Owner Faces Black Hand Threats in Queens
A wealthy Italian property owner in Long Island City received five Black Hand letters demanding 2500. A hazardous device scare followed a week after the third note. Detectives from the Italian Squad and lawyer John A. Leach proceeded with the case as the danger prompted police involvement.
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Long Island City
John A. Leach
Jackson Avenue
Leach
Police Halt Two Baseball Games In Manhattan And The Bronx
Police interrupted two semi professional baseball games yesterday in New York. Capt Anson and his Chicago Colts were affected at Manhattan Field where six innings were played before police stopped the game. In the Bronx the Bronx Athletics versus Utica was halted with Bronx leading 1 to 0 after four innings at Bronx Oval. The Bronx Athletics plan a free admission game next Sunday to celebrate new grounds.
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Manhattan
Bronx
Anson
Chicago Colts
Kid Carsey
Manhattans
Manhattan Field
Broadway
Bronx Oval
One Hundred and Sixty-third
Bronx Athletics
Utica
New York State League
Windfall in later life fuels famed Greenvale farm bid
Mary Seaman of Greenvale Illinois once Miss Mary Williams taught in Jericho. After marriage to Willet Seaman her husband failed financially and the farm faced foreclosure. She later bid the farm with a $4,000 bank loan, paid off the debt, and secured an option from the state for $84,000 to use as part of an insane asylum grounds near Harbor Hills. A syndicate offer near $100,000, with Mrs Clarence H Mackay among members, is reported, as she seeks greater distance from the Mackay estate.
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Mary Seaman
Greenvale
New Bedford
Mass
Mary Williams
Little Red
Jericho
Long Island
Seamans
Hickses
Underhills
Jacksons
Willet Seaman
Clarence H. Mackay
Harbor Hills
Mackay
Seaman
Bainbridge in Paris Suicide Traces Plot Suspicions
W. E. Bainbridge a Treasury Department agent in Paris died by suicide after claiming a diabolical plot against him. His wife says he believed a dismissed agent sought revenge. officials find no clear plot and note his heightened anxiety over Treasury communications about smuggled trunks.
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NEW York Times
Pariss
W. E. Bainbridge
Paris
United States Treasury
Mason
Bainbridge
Washington
Treasury
Louis Howland
Ambassador White
Treasury Department
Death of Treasury Agent Bainbridge Bares Service Strain
Special to The New York Times reports the death of William M. Bainbridge, Treasury Department special agent, by self-inflicted action in Paris. Officials praise his efficiency and courage, citing his role in exposing customs frauds and tracking smugglers. Neurasthenia is noted as a contributing factor, with Reynolds denying any clerical reprisals.
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New York Times
Washington
William M. Bainbridge
Treasury Department
Paris
Treasury
Reynolds
Bainbridge
New York
Massacre Reported in Persia Sparks Military Action
Reports from Teheran describe a massacre of about 2,000 including women and children at As trabad by Turcoman tribesmen. Russia plans to send troops to the area as a precaution while Washington weighs Persia's constitutional reform hurdles.
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ST. Petersburg
Teheran
Astrabad
Washington
Persia
State Department
Richmond Pearson
United States
Miss Farrar Pays Off $34,000 Opera Loans
Chicago April 18. Miss Geraldine Farrar of the Metropolitan Opera Company has completed repayment of 34 thousand dollars advanced for her musical education. The final installment was handed to agents of Mrs. Bertram Webb of Salem after more than ten years. Farrar repaid the original 10 thousand and 24 thousand in subsequent loans plus 5 percent interest. She rose from a struggling student to a renowned soprano aided by the loans.
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New York Times
Chicago
Geraldine Farrar
Metropolitan Grand Opera Company
Bertram Webb
Salem
Sarrar
Farrar
Supreme Court to rule on commodities clause impact
The New York Times reports intense interest ahead of a Supreme Court session where a decision on the commodities clause is expected. The ruling could decide if railroads may own coal mines and transport their products on own lines, affecting major property and rail holdings nationwide.
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New York Times
Washington
Supreme Court
Chesapeake & Ohio
Tafts Start Realty Boom in Beverly Mass
Beverly sees a summer residence boom as President Taft and Mrs. Taft choose the area. Rentals rise at least 20 percent, New York hotel plans emerge, and local clubs extend welcome. Citizens near Burgess Point prepare homes while real estate agents hunt options to host the First Family.
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New York Times
Beverly
Mass
Taft
Jubilee Yacht Club of
Myopia Hunt Club
Secretary of the Navy
George von L.meyer
Burgess Point
Stetson House
Death by Drowning Ends Long Named Man’s Mystery
In Paducah Kentucky on April 18 a man said to bear the longest name in history is found drowned in Perkins Creek after disappearing Friday. The corpse confirms the drowning. the full name lists numerous preacher designations linked to his father Rev R C Chiles, head of the Paducah Rescue Mission.
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Paducah
Perkins Creek
Arthur Hugh Thomas T. de Witt
Talmage Hardin Eddy Lane
Ann and
Linnie Marion Branch
Sam Jones -Pigg
Reuben Walker Chiles
R. C. Chiles
Wireless Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse Near Sandy Hook
The steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, from Bremen, reported by Marconi wireless 830 miles east of Sandy Hook at 9 35 P M yesterday, expected to reach its pier about 2 P M Tuesday unless delays occur.
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Wireless
Bremen
Marconi Wireless
Sandy Hook
Babe in the Woods Saved by His Dog
Three year old Erwin Biggs wandered into the Jamaica Illinois woods at night seeking a doctor for his sick father Machinist Biggs. His bulldog led Judge Burt J. Humphrey and Miss Mabel Thuillard to the boy, who was brought home safe and warm. Biggs died after his rescue.
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Erwin Biggs
Joel T. Biggs
Connecticut
Jamaica
Il.i
Burt J. Humphrey
Queens
Humphrey
Biggs
Little Erwin
Erwin
United States Navy
Mabel Thuillard
Judge Humphrey
Win Piggs
Fassett Wins Guilford Prize At Cornell English Awards
Truman R. Fassett, son of Congressman J. Sloat Fassett of Elmira, received the Guilford Prize of 150 for English prose from Cornell University. The senior in the College of Arts and Sciences presented The Painter and the Layman and was chosen as the best among all English compositions. Fassett is also noted as an art and music student and as captain of the fencing team last year.
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New York Times
Ithaca
Cornell University
Guilford
Truman R. Fassett
J. Sloat Fassett
Elmira
Fassett
College of Arts and Science
Arts and Sciences
James B. Guilford
Cornell
Oelrichs Estate Rosecliff Offered For Sale In Newport
Newport April 18 Mrs Hermann Oelrichs offers Rosecliff estate for sale after late arrival last summer and failure to purchase the Parkman estate. Rosecliff taxed at 280000 with a storied marble house known for social events. Mrs Oelrichs and sister Mrs William K Vanderbil Jr to spend the summer abroad. Master Hermann Oelrichs attends St George's School.
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New York Times
Newport
R. I
Hermann Oelrichs
Rosecliff
Oelrichs
Parkman
American Drowns in Hawaii
Honolulu April 18 police began investigating the death of John Chansler of Los Angeles found drowned off Waikiki Beach. He had come to Honolulu with his son and a trained nurse and was suffering from melancholia. Chansler went alone to the pier, his body later recovered. he owned oil wells in California.
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Honolulu
John Chansler
Los Angeles
Waikiki Beach
Chansler
California
Gamblers on Amerika Foiled Grand Coup On Steamer
Cherbourg April 18 The Hamburg American liner Amerika was in port after three gamblers attempted a grand coup in the smoking room. Their identities were discovered and the captain posted a notice. The trio left the ship at Plymouth after narrowly avoiding a collision in dense fog. The party then went to Dives by automobile and planned to Paris. It includes Mr and Mrs V D Sloane Mr and Mrs Watts Sherman Bowers Lee Henry De Forrest Weeks and Henry Hoyt.
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Plymouth
Cherbourg
Paris
V. D. Sloane
Watts Sherman
Bowers Lee
Henry de Forrest Weeks
Henry Hoyt
Lightning strikes Admiral Schley far at sea
A fierce storm struck the steamship Admiral Schley about 700 miles off South Nantucket while en route from Jamaica to Boston. Lightning hit the foremast and toppled the topmast, damaged the lighting circuit and the dynamo, and affected the ship’s compasses. the vessel is due to arrive Monday around noon.
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Admiral Schley
Boston
Jamaica
Nantucket Tighitship
Schley
Bartels Robbers Caught After Ave Eylau Theft
Paris police report that Mrs. William Bartels of Chicago was robbed and beaten in her Avenue Eylau apartment. A maid, who confessed complicity with a café waiter, led to their arrest and the recovery of several stolen jewels.
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Paris
William Bartels
Chicago
Avenue Eylau
Drowned While Changing Seats On Jamaica Bay
Frederick C. Bernhardt twenty eight of North Fairview Avenue Rockaway Beach drowned in Jamaica Bay yesterday after the boat he and Frederick Hartman service address from the same home capsized while they were changing seats. Hartman clung to the keel and was rescued by Supt Risley of the Summerville Dressing Company of Arverne who brought him ashore. Bernhardt's body remained unrecovered at sea.
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Frederick C. Bernhardt
Fairview Avenue
Rockaway Beach
Jamaica Bay
Frederick Hartman
Belle Harbor
Bernhardt
Hartman
Supt
Risley
Summerville
Arverne
Bridge Train Derailment Delays Brooklyn Bridge Service
A six car Sea Beach line train derailed near the Brooklyn end of the Brooklyn Bridge, fouling a switch and throwing four cars off track. The derailment caused twenty five minutes of delays. passengers were calmed by guards and no injuries were reported. Transfers were arranged to trolley lines during the disruption.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Sea Beach
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Girl Saves Horses From Bronx Barn Fire
Miss Anna Nerwig daughter of William Herwig of L577 Pelham Road Bronx braved smoke to help her father and brother rescue sixteen teen truck horses from a burning one story frame barn adjoining the Herwig home. The trio entered the blaze multiple times to free the horses despite thick smoke and danger.
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Anna Nerwig
William Herwig
Pelham Road
Bronx
William
Herwig
Tainted candy kills Paterson child in tainted sweets case
In Paterson New Jersey four year old Phyllis Dorset Howard died from ptomaine poisoning after eating tainted candy. Four year old Harold Appleton, playmate of the girl, is seriously ill but likely to recover. Health authorities will investigate the candy source.
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John J. Ritter
Smith Street
John T. Gillson
Appleton
Howard
Board of Health
Sunday Telegraph Publishes First Sunday Afternoon Edition
In St Louis on April 18 the Sunday Telegraph debuted as the citys first Sunday afternoon sports oriented paper with a theatrical section. It will publish weekly.
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New York Times
ST. Louis
The
Sunday Telegraph
Two Americans Slain by Turks in Adana Riot
Two American missionaries Rogers and Maurer were killed in Adana as Armenian districts burned and mobs looted. Desperate fighting spread to Tarsus and Mersina with Christians cited as peaceful in some towns but Moslems driving violence. British warships may intervene as eight European vessels gather at Mersina to avert further horror.
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Mersina
Adana
Massacres and fires sweep Adana region amid relief crisis
Descriptive telegrams report Adana burning with three days of street fighting and about 1,000 killed. American missionaries Rogers and Manner confirmed dead. others unharmed but trapped without provisions. Refugees flood Alexandretta and Mersina areas as British and French warships head to aid. Deputies for Aleppo and Adana call for immediate restoration of order and punishment of ringleaders.
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Constantinople
Adana
Rogers
Manner
Hadjin
Christie
Ursus
Tarsus
Alexandretta
Mersina
John Debbas
Kharput
Aleppo
American Board Missionary Daniel M Rogers Reported Dead
Daniel Miner Rogers, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Rogers of New Britain, was an American Board missionary stationed at Tarsus near Adana in Asiatic Turkey. Ordained in 1906, he served East Dorset Vermont before choosing foreign missions and was commissioned last August by the South Congregational Church.
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New Britain
Conn
Daniel Miner Rogers
American Board
Adana
Asiatic
Turkey
Tarsus
East Dorset
South Congregational Church
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