Vaniman Arrives to Lead Atlantic Flight Venture
Melvin Vaniman and wife arrive on the Touraine from Havre to join Walter Wellman for an unaided attempt to fly the dirigible America across the Atlantic. They expect a August start from New York with a London landing, weather permitting.
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Atlantic
America
Melvin Vaniman
Touraine
Havre
Walter Wellman
Mr. Wellman
J. Valiman
Atlantic City
France
Wellman
North Pole
Pole
Vaniman
NEW York Times
London Daily Telegraph
Chicago Record-Herald
Mourand
North Atlantic
Continents
Mr. Vaniman
White Star
New York
London
Tius
Harmon Thwarted Again In Cross-Country Flight Attempt
Clifford B. Harmon failed to launch due to a 15 mph head wind, a faulty motor, and a cold as he prepared to fly from Garden City aviation field to Greenwich for the Country Life in America trophy. He managed a five lap run with three oranges tossed as bombs at living targets and drew a large crowd including Lieut Gen. Nelson A. Miles. Continued on Page 3.
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Clifford B. Harmon
Garden City Aviation Field
Greenwich
Country Life In America
Nelson A. Miles
Mermos
Big Bill Ravenstock Motorman Tops at 6 Feet 4
Special to The New York Times Caldwell New Jersey July 31 Ravenstock the Public Service Corporation motorman from Newark to Caldwell is six feet four inches and still growing. He complained of a faulty circuit breaker the overhead box was switched off and Bill’s cap hit the button. To avoid lowering him the company ordered a hole cut in the platform of several cars to let him stand upright.
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New York Times
Caldwell
N. J
Ravenstock
Public Service Corporation
Newark
Bill
Deposed Pastor Preaches Despite Church Lockout
In Poughkeepsie on July 31, supporters of deposed Rev. W. W. Hubbard held services in the chapel after gaining access to that section of the Baptist Church while trustees locked the main building. Hubbard urged trust in God and rejected church politics, insisting he would remain roofed as he travels.
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New York Times
Poughkeepsie
The
Baptist Church
W. W. Hubbard
Hubbard
Gulf
Mr. Hubbard
Odell Family in Crash Near Hughsonville
Hiram B. Odell Postmaster of Newburg and brother of ex governor Benjamin Odell Jr. is badly hurt in a car crash near Hughsonville with wife Mrs. Odell, Hiram Odell Jr., and sister Mildred Odell. The elder Odell is feared internally injured. Mildred has a broken ankle. others suffer shock and bruises.
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Poughkeepsie
Hiram B. Odell
Newburg
Benjaminb. Odell, Jr
Hughsonville
Odell
Herbert Odell
Hiram Odell, Jr
Mildred Odell
Fishkill Landing
Newhursne
Wappinger's Falls
Drs. Breed and
Howell
Wappinger’s Falls
Fishkill
Newars
Child Narrowly Escapes Auto on Fox Street
In the Bronx yesterday a child named Annie Westenburg aged 24% years narrowly avoided being crushed on Fox Street as a car rolled to a stop with her beneath it. Willam Wendelken of 1136 Fox Street freed her frock from the steering gear and handed her to Policeman Hunt at the Fox Square booth. A Lebanon Hospital ambulance was summoned but Dr. Lieberman found only a cut on her right hand.
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Fox Street
Bronx
Annie Westenburg
Willam Wendelken
Hunt
Fox Square
Lebanon Hospital
Lieberman
Leaves Jail in Automobile After Bribery Sentence
Edward H. Jennings, former President of the Columbia National Bank, leaves Allegheny County Jail after sixty days for his role in bribing Pittsburg Councilmen. He climbs into a five thousand dollar touring car provided by a daughter and says he plans to see his family and resume neglected business amid a looming return to work.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Edward H. Jennings
Columbia National Bank
Allegheny County
Jennings
German Dirigibles' Trips Across Stormy Skies
The Parseval VI landed at Baireuth after a stormy voyage with motor trouble in Lobstadt delaying the Munich leg. Parseval’s Berlin brother ship Gross III landed at Tegel after a night departure from Gotha, covering about 170 miles.
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Baireuth
Bitterfeld
Munich
Tim Parseval
Lobstadt
Berlin
Gotha
Tegel
Majlea
Six Are Drowned and Hundreds Rescued in Jamaica Tragedy
A Jamaica boat disaster leaves six dead and about a hundred rescued as Mrs. Mary Dindrim and a friend work to save two lives after an overturn. The incident involved a woman and her husband among others.
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Mary Dindrim
Jamaica
Alaska Needs Clear Government Policy, Schiff Says
Jacob H. Schiff of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. urged a definite Alaska policy to unlock coalfields, railroads, and copper mines, arguing current delays discourage capital and hinder development. He cited the Copper River Railroad and Yukon prospects while detailing the government’s slow opening and its impact on investment and progress.
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New York Times
Vancouver
B. C
Jacob II Schiff
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
New York
Alaska
Schiff
Morgan-Guggenheim
Bering
British Columbia
United States
Copper River
Kennicotte
Yukon Territory
Pennsylvania
Seattle
Ramona
Skagway
Ketchikan
Treadwell
Yukon
Dawson
White Ass
White Horse
Danonan
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Exacer
Yukon Gold Company
Cordova
Copper River Valley
Rty
Canadian Pacific
Quebec
M. Robert Guhelm
Guggenheims
J. H. Young
Unalaska A Comany
Morganuggenheim
Northwest
Place Your Times Order For Next Sunday's Features
Readers are urged to secure copies from news dealers today to ensure access to the many notable features planned for next Sunday's issue. The notice emphasizes timely ordering to avoid missing anticipated content and special sections.
Coaster Crash at Clason Point Traps Riders in Air
A twin-car roller coaster on the Twin Racing Coaster at Clason Point Bronx stalled seventy feet up during a second plunge. Passengers clung to rails as rescue teams lowered Dr Grossman and others to treat injuries. Ladders and ropes aided a lengthy, panicked evacuation with several hurt including Henry Jowitz and Robert Rowan.
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Clason Point
Bronx
James Dorsett
Sergt. Walsh
Inspector Flood
Lebanon Hospital
Grossman
Ald
Dorsett
William Cornwell
Athgate Avenue
The
Henry Jowitz
West 148d Street
Arthur Turpin
Com- Feet
Coasér
John Tomola
Morris Avenue
Otto Schneider
East Twenty-seventh Street
Samuel Pogolowitz
South First Street
Brooklyn
Abraham Dembo
West 143d Street
Elizabeth Komic
Prospect Avenue
Thomas Rowan
Yonkers
Lena Toby
East 151St Street
Robert
Arthur
Rowan
Bryan Won't Quit Nebraska Despite Texas Home Claims
Lincoln, July 31. William J. Bryan has no plan to desert Nebraska. Charles W. Bryan said his brother holds a Texas farm and will split time there each winter, but has no intention of leaving Nebraska, and spent a month there last winter without abandoning the state.
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New York Times
Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
Texas
Charles W. Bryan
Snake Bites New Yorker in rattlesnake incident
Stratford Conn July 31 Clar ence R Halter of the University of the City of New York was severely bitten while trying to pick up a rattlesnake from a local druggist. After first aid he was taken to a New York hospital. The bite occurred when he tried to remove the snake from a box.
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Stratford
Conn
Clarence R. Halter
University of the City of New York
New York
Hatter
Five Die in London Drapery Store Fire
Five women burned to death when a fire swept the Williams Drapery Store in Accrington after an electric wiring cross caused the blaze. The blaze erupted as customers were inside the large establishment last night.
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England
London
Williams Drapery
Accrington
New York express wreck near Eaton's Station
The Baltimore & Ohio New York express on the run from New York to St Louis struck a rock on the track near Eaton's Station eight miles east of Parkersburg West Virginia. The engine overturned, engineer John Murray of Grafton likely fatally hurt and fireman Adams of Clarksburg severely injured. Five passenger coaches derailed with no fatalities among passengers reported.
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Parkersburg
West Va
New York Express
Baltimore & Ohio
New York
St. Louis
Eaton's Station
John Murray
Grafton
Ieman Adams
Clarksburg
Booth Line Steamer Augustine Barred From Cherbourg
Cherbourg reports yellow fever aboard the Augustine from Brazilian ports. The vessel was prevented from docking at Cherbourg and will proceed to Havre for the ill passenger treatment before continuing to Liverpool.
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Cherbourg
Booth Line
Augustine
Will Wellasses
Liverpool
Havre
Burglary at Brussels Exposition Leads to Duty Demand
A German jewelry maker, whose display at Brussels Exposition was looted of about 3500 dollars, received a Belgian customs demand for duty on goods now said to remain in Belgian territory. The exhibitor argues the notice was sent to the wrong address.
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Tom
New York
Berlin
Loeb
Francis Loses Wallet While Visiting Lenox
Former Ambassador at Vienna Charles B. Francis was in Lenox for a few days when he reportedly lost or was robbed of a pocketbook containing about 300 dollars and papers. The hotel Aspinwall provided funds, and the Francies continued by motor to New York.
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New York Times
Lenox
Mass
Charles 8. Francis
Vienna
Francis
Troy
Aspinwall
New York
Taft vetoes seal ban order on Pribilofs, reports say
Henry W. Elliott of Lakewood announces that President Taft has complied with the Camp Fire Club of America and vetoed Secretary Nagel’s order allowing bull seal killing in the Pribilof Islands. The President has not publicly announced the action.
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New York Times
Cleveland
Henry W. Elliott
Lakewood
Bering Sea
Camp Fire Club of America
Taft
Nagel
Department of Commerce and Labor
Pribilof Islands
Catalogue of 25,000 stars issued by Carnegie Institution
The Carnegie Institution in Washington releases the first installment of a star catalog, detailing positions of 6,158 celestial bodies. Dr. Lewis Ross of Meridian Astronomy prepared the partial work, which will eventually list 25,000 stars.
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Washington
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Lewis Ross
Department of Meridian Astronomy
Elevated trains blocked on Brooklyn Bridge twice in one night
A defective motor halted Brooklyn-bound elevated trains on the Brooklyn Bridge ten minutes early and again two hours later blocking surface cars. A 5:10 pm stall tied up both levels as bridge pockets filled. Workers repaired the motor and traffic returned to normal. A Vanderbilt Avenue trolley car halted at 7:15 pm due to a wood fire from the feed wire support. sparks caused the blaze, which was extinguished quickly.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Manhattan Terminal
Vanderbilt Avenue
Manhattan
Rockefeller Gives Homily on Forgiveness in Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller spoke to Euclid Avenue Baptist Church Sunday school on forgiveness. After his address he gave reporters morocco-bound copies of The Optimist's Good Morning a book of essays on morals Rockefeller called one of the greatest literary works. He urged learning to forgive with a free heart for blessed lives.
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Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
Euclid Avenue
Optimist
Rockefeller
Weather outlook: no general heat wave this week
Chief Willie L Moore of the Weather Bureau says pressure patterns show no nationwide warm spell. Eastern areas see mild start, warming into Tuesday in the Mississippi Valley, with Western regions near seasonal averages. A Rocky Mountain disturbance moves east to reach the Atlantic States Thursday with showers and a fall in temperatures.
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Washington
Willie L. Moore
United States Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Rocky Mountain
Plateau
Rocky Mountain Region
Atlantic States
Socialists Protest Troop Dispatch to Bilbao
In Madrid on July 31 Socialists held a mass meeting denouncing the use of troops against coal miners in Bilbao. They threaten a general strike across Spain if government interference with the strikers continues.
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Madrid
Bilbao
Spain
Goroe
Boston via Pass and Two Sixty Five
Fragmentary note shows a fare or price mention of 2.65 dollars associated with a Boston route via a pass. Details unclear due to poor OCR.
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Boston
P Pier
N. Roe Iy
Ste Das
Crippen Identified Aboard Montrose in Quebec Arrest
Inspector Dew of Scotland Yard confirmed Dr Hawley Crippen and Ethel Leneve aboard the Canadian Pacific liner Montrose off Father Point. Crippen, distraught, exclaimed the suspense is over as authorities arrest them for murder. Leneve, in boy’s clothes, fears discovery and attempts to secure a hidden package.
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New York Times
Quebec
Hawley H. Crippen
Ethel Clara Leneve
Walter Dew
Scotland Yar
Montrose
Father Point
John Robinson
John Robinson, Jr
Antwerp
Crippen
H. Stewart
McCarthy
Denis
Dew
Hawley Crippen
Dr. Crippen
Province of
Cripi Pen
Cabin No. 8
Inspector Dew
Chief McCarthy
Cabin No. 5
Miss Lenove
Scotland Yard
Miss Leneve
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Philip Laut
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