Farman's Aeroplane Flies Twice at Brighton Beach Trials
Henry Farman tested his aeroplane privately at the Brighton Beach track for the Aero Club of America. He made two flights of about 200 yards each, leaving the ground ten to twelve feet high and reaching roughly thirty-six miles per hour, adjusted for wind. Charles K. Hamilton in a dirigible near the crowd engaged spectators, then damaged a propeller blade while landing. General James Allen attended as an observer.
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Henry Farman
Brighton Beach
Aero Club of America
Aero Club
Oval
Mr. Farman
Charles K. Hamilton
Farman
Hamilton
Wade
Syass
Tumber
James Allen
Army
Forty Fishing Boats Wrecked off Labrador Coast
Reports from Labrador indicate at least forty fishing vessels were wrecked by a northeasterly storm early this week. All but three crew members reached shore, but around four hundred faced days without food or shelter amid severe suffering. The disasters occurred within a hundred miles north of Indian Mickle with no word yet from the extreme northern fleet. The cruiser Fiona with Governor Sir William MacGregor aboard and the steamers Louise and Virginia Lake aided the wrecked crews after weathering the storm.
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ST. John's
N. F
Labrador
Indian Mickle
Fiona
William MacGregor
New Foundland
Louise Andirginia Lake
Actress Charlotte Walker Granted Divorce in Galveston
The Tenth District Court awarded Charlotte Walker a divorce from Dr. John B. Haden of Galveston with custody of their two daughters after she accused him of cruelty and neglect. The case ends her twelve year marriage as rumors spread she may wed James K. Hackett, though Walker and Hackett deny imminent nuptials. News reports note Walker’s Galveston roots and Ursuline education.
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20 York Times
Galveston
Tex
Charlotte Walker
John B. Haden
Tenth District Court
James K. Hackett
Haden
West
Texas
Ursuline Academy
New York Times
Chicago
Trofise
New York
John Haden
Hackett
Trains Crash In Subway Near 177th Street
A three car work train on the West Farms branch derailed on the middle track at 177th Street and struck a northbound eight car passenger train. No one was injured though riders were shaken and the Bronx Park station was closed for two hours. The incident caused short circuits and a visible firework display as wreckers cleared the scene.
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West Farms
177Th Street
William Rosson
James Fitzgerald
East 144Th Street
Bronx Park
Gambling Opens Quietly at Saratoga Clubs
Saratoga ventures into a discreet gambling season as hotel and clubhouse owners, acting without village sanction, open behind closed doors. Doorkeepers inspect visitors, with Saratoga Club remaining closed and its owner absent from town as the season leans toward business-friendly risk.
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New York Times
Saratoga
Saratoga Club
Richard Canfield
Mrs Sage A Samaritan Aids Sun Struck Man
Mrs Russell Sage visiting Cold Spring found Everett Jocelyn 35 with heat exhaustion near Fishkill. She aided him by car then had him checked by Dr L C Wood in Poughkeepsie. Sage gave him money and asked police to arrange a rail ride and an outing for poor children in memory of her late husband Uncle Russell.
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New York Times
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Russell. Sage
Cold Spring
Fishkill
Ossining
Albany
Everett Jocelyn
L. C. Wood
Joanon
Actress Jessie Busley’s husband attacked at hotel
Ernest C. Joy theatrical agent and husband of actress Jessie Busley was beaten in his Criterion Hotel apartment on West Tenth Street by two men as his wife prepared to divorce him. Joy told police his wife hired the assailants. he was hospitalized with head wounds but not in serious danger.
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Ernest C. Joy
Jesse Busley
Criterion Hotel
West Tenth Street
Joy
Hudson
Mercer Street
St. Vincent's Hospital
Hae
Dan Clifford
Henry Nelson
Nelson
Mrs& Joy
Jessie Busley
Mrs. Joy
William Barnes, Jr
Albany
Punished for Gallantry in Montclair Police Escort
Montclair NJ July 31 Patrick Reynolds of South Orange was dismissed for escorting a frightened young woman home at night. Montclair Chief Harry Gallagher ordered officers to escort lone women and report the act. the South Orange officer fights the dismissal, with a dispute expected to unfold in court.
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New York Times
Montclair
N. J
Oranges
South Orange
Patrick Reynolds
Harry Gallagher
Thaw Visited by His Wife at Court House Visit
Eve lyn Nesbit Thaw went to the Court House to see her husband Harry Thaw. Sheriff Chanler accompanied them and defended Thaw’s treatment as fair, denying special privileges while noting Thaw enjoys daily baths and in-custody meals. District Attorney Jerome refused a $300 bill for extra guards.
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Poughkeepsie
NW. Y
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Court House
Harry Thaw
Robert W. Chanler
Thaw
Chanler
Jerome
The
York Times
Relief from Heat Ailments with Horsford's Acid Phosphate
An advertisement urges relief from headache and insomnia caused by summer heat and nervous tension. It promotes Horsford's acid phosphate as a remedy to aid digestion and ease discomfort.
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Horsford
Hammerstein No Carnegie Will Not Die Rich
Oscar Hammerstein arrived in Philadelphia and urged local interest to fund a new grand opera building. He warned that without public support the project would not be undertaken again for a century and stated he would not waste wealth to educate the public.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Oscar Hammerstein
New York
Grani Opera
Aerial Transport Trials At Fort Myer Arouse Treasury Interest
Washington July 81 Treasury officials, led by Assistant Secretary Winthrop, plan to watch Fort Myer tests of dirigible and heavier-than-air craft. They discuss potential future uses including smuggling and the transport of valuables, noting the experiments could influence U.S. military and customs policy.
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Washington
United States
Baldwin
Fort Myer
Cekman Winthrop
Sear
The
Treasury
Customs Service
Winthrop
Manhattan man jailed after golf ball bet scheme
Warden Dunbar and George Sterling, with Frederick L. Taylor and friends, search for Supreme Court Justice Gaynor to obtain a writ of habeas corpus. Sterling, accused under the anti betting law for wagering on a golf match at Salisbury Golf Club, posted $500 bail. trial set for August 10. William Brown, the complainant, aided the pursuit with prison arrest timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Mineola
L. I
St. James
Dunbar
George Sterling
Manhattan
Frederick L. Taylor
Sterling
Supreme Court
Gaynor
William Brown
Justice Gaynor
Salisbury Golf Club
Hamm
Brown
Charles Gittens
Trempstead
Gittens
Girl Dies After Sea Cliff Auto Crash
D A Ward of Manhattan drove to Sea Cliff for a ride with John Rhinehart and family. A rear tire burst, the car ditched and toppled. Louise Rhinehart 11 suffered a skull fracture and died after surgery at Nassau County Hospital Mineola.
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New York Times
Greenvale
L. I
D. A. Ward
West 158Th Street
Manhattan
Sea Cliff
John Rhinehart
Rhinehart
Jacob
Louise
Ward
Nassau County Hospital
Mineola
Mrs Frances Bacon Paine Wins Divorce in El Paso Court
In Colorado Springs Mrs Frances Bacon Paine obtained a divorce from Harry Gallup Paine a New York City writer in the El Paso District Court on grounds of desertion and non-support. She says she has supported herself and her daughters Florence and Ethel since 1902. The couple married June 4 1889 in New York City and Mrs Paine has lived here several years.
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New York Times
Cotorado Springs
Col
el Paso
Frances Bacon Paine
Harry Gallup Paine
New York City
Roaches Bed Bugs Probe at Disinfecting Co
A report from 617 45th Street details a pest control issue at Disinfecting Co involving roaches and bed bugs. The terse item notes exterminate actions and location but lacks further particulars.
Paris Multitude Cheers Thomas Car in Welcome Return
The American Thomas car that won the New York to Paris race drew massive crowds in Paris on July 31. Le Matin announced the car would visit its office at noon, and crowds filled the Boulevard Poissonniére requiring extra police. Capt. Shuster said the journey was wonderful but not repeatable, as the car neared Havre for return to America.
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New York Times
Paris
New York
le Matin
Boulevard Poissonniére
Hansen
George Miller
Miller
Boulevard Des Italiens
George Shuster
Fournier
Rue d'Anjou
Havre
America
St Louis Ghost Haunts Koerster Home in Odd Phenomena
A reported ghost at William Koerster's home in St Louis interacts with objects and food, untying and tying shoelaces, moving furniture, and draining a simple meal. Neighbors flock to view the disturbances, with explanations centering on psychic powers of Mrs Koerster and her 4 year old nephew.
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New York Times
ST. Louis
William Koerster
Osceola Street
Koerster
Mrs. Koerster
Budweiser Ad Claims World’s Most Popular Beer
An advertising blurb proclaims Budweiser the most popular beer worldwide and notes high dealer costs due to production, yet asserts sales superiority over all other bottled beers, underscoring universal recognition of its quality.
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Ady
Taft Life Insurance Premiums Cabled From Lloyds
London brokers placed a life insurance premium on William H. Taft with Lloyds at 2 percent until the day after the election. Land underwriters have accepted policies for Taft supporters, but New York has not yet reported the amounts. Bryan election policies see demand fall. the rate dropped from 20 guineas to 10 guineas per cent, about 8 to 1.
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London
Lloyds
William H. Taft
Mr. Taft
New York
Bryan
Rockefeller Aids Tarrytown Hospital Fund Drive
R A Patterson treasurer of the Tarrytown Hospital announced a $25,000 check from John D Rockefeller to aid the building fund. Rockefeller anchored his gift on a condition that the community raise $50,000.
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New York Times
Tarrytown
N. Y
R. A. Patterson
Tarrytown Hospital
John D. Rockefeller
Woman Drowns self in Tuxedo Lake During Mental Distress
Miss Helen Flaherty 23 daughter of John Flaherty Springfield Mass. jumped into Tuxedo Lake at Tuxedo Park Goshen W. Y. while temporarily insane and was drowned. She had planned to enter a Holyoke convent in October and was visiting her brother Thomas Flaherty a coachman for Louis J Pooler.
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New York Times
Goshen
WW. Y
Helen Flaherty
John Flaherty
Springfield
Mass
Tuxedo Park
Flaherty
Holyoke
Thomas Flaherty
Louis J. Pooler
Chanler Balks at Congressional Run This Year
Poughkeepsie July 31 Sheriff Robert W. Chanler will not seek the Democratic nomination for Congress in this district. He will retire from politics to focus on managing his substantial property interests.
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Poughkeepsie
W. Y
Robert W. Chanler
Lord Roberts Improves After Heat Spares Ottawa Visit
Montreal July 31 Field Marshal Lord Roberts was prostrated by the heat yesterday. All engagements for today were canceled. He was slightly improved this evening and will leave for Ottawa tomorrow morning as planned.
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Montreal
Lord Roberts
Kandahar
Board of Trade
Ottawa
Monarch Tobacco Sues For 1.5 Million Damages
Monarch Tobacco Company of Louisville files in federal court for 1.5 million dollars against American Tobacco Company Nall and Williams Tobacco Company and Mengel Box Company. The suit claims trade damage since 1901 with actual losses of 500.44 dollars and seeks triple damages. The petition accuses the trust of coercion and boycotts to force independent brands off the market.
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New York Times
Louisville
Monarch Tobacco Company
Basil
John
Marcus Doerhoefer
American Tobacco Company
Nall and Williams Tobacco Company
Mengel Box Company
No Liquor Ads in Georgia Court Rules
Georgia Court of Appeals upholds Bartow County ruling convicting HR M Rose owner of a Chattanooga liquor house for soliciting through the mails. It holds mailing liquor advertisements constitutes soliciting trade and that crimes are complete where the letters are received. The decision affirms no interference with U S prerogatives.
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New York Times
Atlanta
Ceca
Court of Appeals
HR. M. Rose
Bartow
Rose
Georgia
United States
Woman's clothing ablaze amid Williamsburg apartment fire
Mrs. Sarah Boyle, 874 Grand Street, set fire to her clothes after a kerosene lamp toppled. Neighbors aided her to the street where doctors said she would likely die. Policeman Essig injured his ankle while raising the alarm. fire damage estimated at 30 units.
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Sarah Boyle
James Boyle
Grand Street
Williamsburg
Mrs. Boyle
Williamsburg Hospital
Boyle
Essig
Bedford Avenue
Ozing
Eastern District Hospital
Corrigan McKinney to Build Two Iron Furnaces in Cleveland
Corrigan McKinney & Co. announces construction of two iron furnaces and extensive ore docks on the upper river at an estimated cost of 2.5 million dollars. Each furnace will produce 200 000 tons of pig iron per year and employ more than 100 men, likely making them the largest outside the Pittsburgh district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Corrigan, McKinney & Co
Upper River
Pittsburg
Hughes Quietly Faces Opposition in Gubernatorial Battle
New York insiders report Republican leaders split over renomination for Governor Hughes. National figures prefer Hughes on the ticket, despite local bosses who fear a revolt could threaten party gains. Hughes stays on track at Saranac Inn, reframing the race around reform and battles with political bosses and private interests.
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Republican National Campaign
Gov. Hughes
Roosevelt
Wiliam H. Taft
Woodruff
Oyster Bay
New York
Hughes
Wooudruff
Hitchcock
George R. Sheldon
National Committee
Frank
Saranac Inn
Weld Alliance
Fael
al- Dawy
Senate
Kelsey
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Salls
Brighton
Labrador Coast
Mary Mannering
Miss Walker
Canfield
Mrs. Sage
Orange
Carnegie
Mr. Hammerstein
Customs
Department
Louise Rhinehart
H.g.paine
Thomas Car
le Mat
Shuster
Lloyd’s
Taft
Rockefeller Aids Hospital
Tuxedo Lake
R. W. Chanler
Trust
Chattanooga
Ernor
Tinue
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