Duc de Chaulnes Dies in Paris Hotel
Less than ten weeks after his marriage to Miss Theodore Shonts the Duc de Chaulnes died suddenly in his Langham Hotel apartment in Paris. Autopsy not performed as officials found natural heart failure though some said overdose of morphine contributed. Duchess kept vigil through the night. funeral planned with noble attendance after Mr Shonts arrives from New York.
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Theodora Shants
Duc de Chaulnes
Langham
America
Miss Shonts
Paris
Langham Hotel
Bovccador
M. Jeanton
Duc d’Uzes
St. Philippe de Roule
Theodore P. Shonts
Cable
New York
Duchesse d'Uzes
Biarritz
France
Churchill Defeated in Northwest Manchester Race
Winston Spencer Churchill, newly named President of the Board of Trade, lost his Manchester northwest seat by 429 votes to W. Joynson-Hicks. Liberals led 4,088 to 5,417 with Irving the Socialist at 276. The result shocks the government and may shift upcoming by elections. Churchill can seek another safe seat.
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Manchester
Winston Spencer Churchill
Board of Trade
Asquith
House of Commons
W.joynson-Hicks
Churchill
W. Joynson-Hicks
Winston -Spencer-Coe
Irving
Northwest Divison
Shonts Family Sailing After Duke De Chauines Death
Theodore P. Shonts Mrs. Shonts and Miss Marguerite prepare to sail on the St. Louis to join the Duchess de Chauines amid news of the Duc de Chauines sudden death. The family had grown fond of the couple after a romantic courtship and received letters from their daughter describing happiness.
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Theodore P. Shonts
Shonts
Duke
Blizzard Rages Across Britain Delays Traffic and Damages Crops
London reports a spring blizzard unmatched in living memory with heavy snow across England and Scotland. Snow depths reach 15 inches in eastern counties and nine inches in Scotland, crippling transport and harming fruit growing areas. Meteorologists call it a rare event with unclear cause.
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NEW York Times
London
Great Britain
England
Scotland
Auto Collision Pins Car Between Two Street Cars
Thomas O Mara of 167 West Sixty fourth Street was rushing to the home of his employer Frederick Burton at 23 East Fifty sixth Street when a Madison Avenue northbound streetcar struck his auto amidships. A second southbound car then hit the vehicle pinning it between the two cars. O Mara leaped clear as gasoline spilled and ignited, with Burton witnessing the event from his stoop and realizing the car belonged to him.
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Thomas O'Mara
West Sixty= fourth Street
Frederick
Bureton
East Fifty-sixth Street
Madison Avenue Street
O'Mara
Burton
Cleveland Improves in Lakewood Hospital Stay
Ex President Grover Cleveland, confined by rheumatic gout in Lakewood New Jersey, rests comfortably and shows slight improvement. A nurse travels with him from Princeton and remains with Mrs Cleveland. Dr Joseph Bryant, the family physician, returned from New York and remains with Cleveland. no local doctors are called. hotel physician Dr Gaudinier has left town.
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New York Times
Lakewood
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Princeton
New York
Gaudinier
Bryant
Lockout Ordered in All UK Shipyards by Employers
At a Carlisle meeting the Shipbuilding Employers Federation ordered a nationwide lockout of shipyards in Britain. The move follows an April 15 pledge linking the action to northeast coast workers’ January strike, with the unions pressing for arbitration while the employers demand a return to work at reduced wages after a five hour session.
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London
Carlisle
Shipbuilding Employers’ Federation
United Kingdom
Federation
Man of 100 Walks 15 Miles to Funeral
Buck shot Dan McPhail, 104, walked fifteen miles to attend the funeral of Patrick Phillip Bogie, who died at 100. McPhail is a member of Muskegon County’s Hundred-Year-Old Club, sworn to attend the funerals of fellow members who die before them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Muskegon
Mich
Buckshot Dan
McPhail
Patrick Phillip Bogie
Muskegon County
Telegraph Mixup Said to Defeat Cassidy Race Track Bill
A telegraph error allegedly caused Senator Owen Cassidy to vote against the anti race track gambling measures after receiving a misstated message from Congressman Fassett. The tale links a second telegram urging reconsideration to Fassett and Dwight, prompting speculation Cassidy may alter his stance at a future session.
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Owen Cassidy
Ant Cassidy
J. Sloat Fassett
Guy. Hughes
Cassidy
Mr. Fassett
Fassett
John Dwight
John
I. S. Fassett
Assidy
Senate
Washington
Dwight
Elmira
Capitol
General Office
Western Union
Albany
Agnew-Hart
Foelker
Brooklyn
Western Union Officials Silence Cassidy Telegram Matter
In Washington on April 24 officials from Western Union refused to discuss the Cassidy telegram issue, offering no statements or comments on the matter.
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New York Times
Washington
Western Union
Hughes to Speak for Bills in Statewide Campaign
Governor Hughes plans a vigorous personal campaign across New York between the end of the regular session and the May 11 extra session to push race track reform. He has engagements in Albany Troy Ithaca on May 1 and May 11 and the next Sunday.
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New York Times
Albany
Hughes
Troy
Ithaca
Refreshing Tonic Horsford’s Acid Phosphate Ad
An old advertisement promotes Horsford’s Acid Phosphate as a refreshing tonic. It claims to relieve fatigue and offers a tasty acid drink for summer use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horsford
Remarkable Roosevelt Study Featured In Tomorrow's Times
The Times will publish the Hale essay on President Roosevelt at work in the White House. It promises a narrative unparalleled in journalism history. Secure a copy from your newsdealer today.
Deadly Brazilian Lancehead Brought to New York for Serum
A Brazilian lancehead viper, source of the long sought Lachesis serum for insanity treatment, was exhibited at the Academy of Pathological Science after arrival from Brazil. Dr. Runyon and curator Dr. Dittmars described the snake and its perilous, decades long hunt to replenish the nearly extinct supply for medical use.
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Brazil
Academy of Patholostical Science
Bronx Zoological Park
Amazon
E.W. Runyon
Boerlicke & Runyon
Ysevord Street
Constantine Hering
Runyon
New York
Dr. Klingen
Acre
Dr. Hering
Tornado Devastates Deep South Killing Dozens
A massive tornado battered Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama killing about 100 and injuring over 200. Most victims were Black residents as numerous plantation cabins were destroyed and towns like Amite City Arkadia Independence and Winchester wiped out. Reports describe widespread damage and incoming aid as casualties rise.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Missippi
Alabama
Amite City
Arcadia
Independence
Zelle Grove
Moore
Birmingham
McCully
Bergen
Albertville
Ala
Lfe
Meridian
Miss
John Minniece
John Minnniece
Richland
Tdamourie
Winchester
Mobile
Hattiesburg
Tornado wrecks Deport Texas killing druggist
A tornado devastated Deport near Paris Texas killing W R Isbell a druggist and injuring several others. Houses and churches were destroyed and the cotton oil mill wrecked. The path of destruction stretched hundreds of yards. An adjacent town Oak Grove suffered heavy damage with no fatalities.
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Paris
Texas
Deport
W. R. Isbell
Isbell
George J. Terrell
J. R. Sullivan
Oak Grove
Clarksville
Texas & Pacific
Storm lashes Memphis causing extensive damage
Memphis Tenn April 24 wind reached sixty miles an hour uprooted shore trees blew down telegraph wires and forced in plate-glass windows. At Mason Tenn the Methodist Church was blown down and the parsonage destroyed. The Presbyterian and Episcopal Churches were practically destroyed and several houses were blown down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Mason, Tenn
Death by Own Action of Civil Engineer Charles D. Pierce
Charles D. Pierce a noted civil engineer committed death by own action by inhaling illuminating gas in his apartments on West Twenty-eighth Street yesterday. Prolonged ill health was believed to have caused the act. Pierce listed in the directory as a mechanical engineer and consul general for the Orange Free State with offices at 90 West Street, though not found in the building directory.
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Charles D. Pierce
Lodge chosen for permanent Chicago Convention chair
Washington April 24 Republican leaders tentatively select Senator Lodge for permanent chairman of the Chicago Convention with Senator Dolliver as temporary chairman. Dolliver is praised as a stump speaker of unusual attainment while Lodge is noted as an accomplished parliamentarian with a strong speaking voice and thorough knowledge of organization.
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New York Times
Washington
Senator Lodge
Chicago
Senator Dolliver
Dolliver
Senate
Tyson Wins Briarcliff Race After Big Investment
Jah J Tyson owner of the Isotta car that won the Briarcliff race returns to Stamford with fiancée Grace Starr and crew. Tyson reportedly spent 25000 to secure the trophy and awarded 5000 bonus to mechanic Louis Strang who prepared the car. Strang, born in Amsterdam, N Y, drove the Isotta in the race while Marcus received a separate bonus.
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Stamford
Conn
Jah. J. Tyson
Carlton
Fred Atoff
New York
Louis Strang
Grace Starr
Tyson
Strang
Marcus
Tietretitt
Mer. Tyson
Isotta
Fyson
White Plains
Amsterdam
N. Y
Sartori Arrested After Briarcliff Race Drive
Italian driver Paul Sartori, who finished fifth in Briarcliff, was arrested on Riverside Drive for speeding. A police officer clocked 21 mph, and he was taken to West 125th Street Station House amid a crowd. Bail of 100 dollars was offered by Arlington C. Half, 124 West 125th Street, an automobile enthusiast, as Sartori claimed no funds.
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Paul Sartori
Riverside Drive
Bianchi
Moser
Sartor
West 125Th Street
Lieut
Mehan
Sartori
Arlington C
West Pightieth Street
Tom Gay Returns to New York From Denver
Tom Gay, former head waiter of the Fifth Avenue Hotel, has headed back to New York from Routt County Colorado. He says the mountains and wide spaces make him restless and he longs for the lights and laughter of the White Way.
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New York Times
Denver
Col
Tom Gay
New York
Tom
Gay
Fifth Avenue
Routt County
David H. Moffatt
Rush for Railroad Bonds Sets Record Subscriptions
Subscriptions for Pennsylvania Railroad 4 percent bonds total about 200 million dollars, ten times the 40 million issue. Bankers Kuhn, Loeb & Co. in New York and Rothschilds with Baring Brothers in London coordinate the sale, with roughly half expected to be placed offshore.
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Kimn, Loeb & Co
Pennsylvania Railroad
N. M. Rothschild & Sons
Baring Brothers & Co
London
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Laura Biggar Bennet Arrives as Editor in Albuquerque
Laura Biggar Bennet, former actress and widow of Henry M Penseete, is named editor of the Daily Sun in Albuquerque New Mexico. She arrived this morning, bought the local daily with part of a $250 000 Bennett estate, and vows a strong staff, civic improvement, good government and fearless reporting roasts of politicians.
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New York Times
Laura Biggar Berlnett
Henry M. Penseete
Pittsburg
Daily Sun
Alberquerque
New Mexico
Bennett
Pet Bulldog Slays Risk as Eight-Year-Old Is Injured
Eight year old Bessie Berglund was bitten by a pet bulldog at 910 Morris Avenue Elizabeth New Jersey. The dog owned by the McDonald family was shot by neighbor Frank Scheer to free the girl. She was taken to Elizabeth General Hospital with a severe leg wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Elizabeth
N. J
Morris Avenue
Bessie Berglund
Gustave Berglund
Frank Scheer
McDonald Family
Berglunds
Elizabeth General Hospital
Mecklenburg Lithia Water Relief Claim Advertised
No other mineral water known effects did reliefs as Mecklenburg Lithia Water. Remark able and permanent. Sold everywhere Ady.
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Mecklenburg Lithia
Ady
Strang Wins at Briarcliff in Fast Race
Strang wins at Briarcliff with a fine race speed 46 miles per hour. His car covers 240 miles in 5 hours 14 minutes 13.15 seconds leading every lap. Cedrino driving a VNA Fiat finishes second as five cars end within the time limit. One of 22 starters performed well.
Briarcliff Trophy Race Won by Louis Strang
Louis Strang won the Briarcliff Trophy Race driving the Isatti-Prascini car owned by J H Tyson with a time of 5 hours 34 minutes 13 1 5 seconds and an average speed of 46 miles per hour. Second place went to Ermarirtel Cedrino in a Fiat Company car with a 3 hour 21 minute 5-4 second finish and 43 mph. Guy Vaughan finished third in a Stearns built Wyckoff, Church & Partridge car in 3 hours 28 minutes 2-5 seconds at 44 mph. Herbert Lytle placed fourth in an Ap person Brothers car with 6 hours 39 minutes 24 seconds and 42 1/2 mph. Paul Sartori was fifth in a Binnehi car owned by Percy Owen with 5 hours 53 minutes 45 -5 seconds at 40 mph. Official times exclude the ten minute Mount Kisco control.
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Louis Strang
Isatti-Prascini
J. HH. Tyson
Ermarirtel -Cedrino
Fiat Company
Guy Vaughan
Apperson Lrothers
Paul Sartori
Percy Owen
Strang
Brooklands
Rot Strang
Piis
Som
Kish
Strang Wins Briarcliff Road Race in Isotta Fraschini
Louis Strang drove the 60 horsepower Isotta Fraschini to victory in the Briarcliff Trophy road race at Briarcliffe Manor, Westchester County over 32 miles of hazardous circuit. Official time 5 hours 14 minutes 18 15 seconds as he led from early in the first lap, with Emanuel Cedrino finishing second after a late surge from fifth.
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Ling
Hatarcliff
Westschester County
Louis Strang
Taanner
Briarcliffe Manor
Isotta
Strang
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Bride
Mr. Shonts
Shontses
Mr. Shontsa
Commons
MR. Cleveland
Britain
Michigan
Bills
Mississippi
Nemphis
Mason
Lodge Convention Chairman
D. H. Moffatt
White Way
Pennsylvania
Laura Biggar
Albuquerque
N. M
Briarcliff
Onds
Mount Kisco
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