Zeppelin Makes 24 Hour Flight to Mayence and Return
Count Zeppelin's airship lifted from Lake Constance for a 24 hour journey to Mayence and back. After a propeller hiccup near Nackenheim repairs were made, then the ship resumed toward Friedrichshafen, Basel, Mulhausen, Strassburg, and along the Rhine toward Mayence. The voyage, guide Eckner and Major Gradnitz aboard, drew cheering crowds as the airship climbed to 490 feet, then 3 000 feet, maintaining about 30 miles per hour as it traversed the Rhine valley toward Stein and the Lake of Zell.
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Friedrichshafen
Lake Constance
Count Zeppelin
Mayence
Rhine
Nackenheim
Constance
Basel
Mulhausen
Strassburg
Valley of the Rhine
Dr. Eckner
Hamburg
Gradnitz
Schaffhausen
Reichenau
Stein
Rhine Valley
Lake of Zell
Hohenwiel
Napoleon
Sandbagged Cashier Foils Break-in at Coffee Company
Frederick S. Hanna, cashier at the German American Coffee Company of 406 Greenwich Street, was struck with a sandbag during a failed burglary. Foreman Clinton Buschong and brother-in-law Willett Marquette were pursued, captured after a cellar confrontation, and Buschong confessed at Police Headquarters.
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Frederick S. Hanna
Greenwich Street
Hanna
Clinton Buschong
West 148Th Street
Willett Marquette
Seventh Avenue
Hannah
Buschong
Marquette
Schreiber
Leonard Street
Monahan
Sullivan
Hogan
Murphy
Mr. Murphy
Harriman's Son Averill Found After Missing From Special
In Omaha the 12-year-old Averill Harriman vanished from a Harriman railroad special and was later located in the Union Station lower yards. He was seen asking about switches and signals, while officials and police aided the search. Harriman indicated new Western operations would proceed when revenue warrants allowed. The Lovett special car accompanied the Harriman train as it moved west.
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New York Times
Omaha
Neb
Harriman
Union Station
Averill
West
Mohler
Stubbs
Kruttschnitt
Loomis
Monroe
Mr. Harriman
Nebraska
Wyoming
Pacific
Lovett
Allison Dies in Dubuque at 78, End of Senate Tenure
United States Senator W. B. Allison died at his home in Dubuque Ia after two weeks of prostatic enlargement and kidney disease. He had left town to escape heat and returned in semi conscious condition as doctors discussed surgery. Funeral arrangements were not yet announced.
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New York Times
Dubuque
United States
W. B. Allison
Fannie Stout
Asbury Road
Longtime Senator Allison Dies After Decades in Power
The death ends a career spanning from 1878 with 35 winters in the Senate. Allison chaired the powerful Appropriations Committee for 25 years and also served on Finance, shaping financial and budgetary policy for a quarter century. He helped steer the Bland Allison era and backed the gold standard, with a life in politics rooted in Ohio birth and Iowa training. He twice faced presidential considerations and remained a dominant figure in Washington until his passing.
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Allison
United States Senate Ag
Senator Allison
Senate
Cockrell
Missouri
Finance
Ways and Means Committee
House
Congress
Bland
Chicago
Iowa
New York
Chauncey M. Depew
Depew
Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
Frémont
Ohio
Lincoln
Perry
Wayne County
Alleghany
Western Reserve Colleges
Dubuque
Ellison
Washington
Gov. Kirkwood
Orville H. Platt
Connecticut
News of Washington
Aldrich
Platt
Hale
Hanna
Government probes Harriman lines evidence in Cincinnati
An agent of the Department of Justice has spent days in Cincinnati seeking expert testimony and evidence for a government suit against the Harriman railroads. The investigation targets effects of railway combinations on competition and commerce, with interviews of manufacturers and former railway workers. The action mirrors the Northern Securities case against dissolved rival lines and may involve New York New Haven Hartford and Harriman lines in a broader antitrust effort.
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New York Times
Cincinnati
Department of Justice
Washington
Harriman Lines
Northern Securities Company
New York
New Haven & Hartford
Child Dies After Screw Lodges in Throat
James Burke three year old son of Joseph Burke Staten Island representative for a Manhattan newspaper died in St. Vincent's Hospital West Brighton after a screw inch and a quarter long held in his mouth became stuck in his throat leading to fatal choking.
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James Burke
Joseph Burke
Staten Island
Manhattan
St. Vincent's Hospital
West Brighton
Dewey's Sauterne or Moselle White Wines Ad
Advertisement for Dewey and Sons Co offers elegant white wines for summer including Sauterne and Moselle. Contact 188 Fulton Street New York for purchase.
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Dewey’s
Moonlight West Point Day Line to Service
Down on last boat music ve.
Eastman Arrested on Fugitive Charge in Chicago
Robert E. Eastman a New York broker known on Wall Street for two decades was seized in Chicago on a fugitive warrant alleging false pretenses. He allegedly overdrew Mechanics' National Bank by 15 000 to 16 000 and owes 25 000 to clients amid mounting stock losses.
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New York Times
Chicago
Robert E. Eastman
New York
Wall Street
Eastman
Mechanics’ National Bank
A. A. Knowles
Union Station
Minneapolis
Smd
Pinkerton
National Agency
Shippy
Morison Hotel
R. E. Jordan
John T. Garrison
Garrison
H Eastman
Knowles
Frank ©. Roe
Fire near the Waldorf endangers Aberdeen guests
A five story rear building at 14 and 16 East Thirty-third Street caught fire, flames brushing the Waldorf-Astoria side. Guests in the Aberdeen at 19 East Thirty-second Street were evacuated from upper floors as crews fought the blaze. Damage estimated at $50,000. fire stayed within the third to fifth floors of the burning building.
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Aberdeen
East Thirty-second Street
East Thirty-third Street
Waldorf-Astoria
J. W. McGrath
Kansas Primary Election Marks First Statewide Vote
Kansas voters participated in the first state wide primary with under half of the total vote cast. The key race was U S Senator where Chester I Long and Joseph L Bristow led or were close. W R Stubbs nominated for Governor and Bristow and Long pressed for the Senate seat. Incumbents Miller Calderhead and Reedes likely renominated. Democratic results unclear.
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New York Times
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Chester I. Long
Joseph L. Bristow
W. R. Stubbs
J. L. Bristow
C. I. Long
Miller, Calderhead
Reedes
Cowherd Named In Missouri Governor Candidate
Returns from Missouri cities and counties show William S. Cowherd of Kansas City chosen as the Democratic gubernatorial candidate. Herbert S. Hadley of St. Louis runs unopposed for the Republican nomination. Early statewide results place Cowherd ahead of Ball by about 42,750 votes with the primary system proving unusually slow to report.
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New York Times
ST. Louis
Missouri
William
Cowherd
Kansas City
Herbert S. Hadley
Oklahoma Primary Vote Light With Key Races Settled
Guthrie Oklahoma Aug 4 The primary election turnout was light. Senator Thomas P Gore Democrat and Dennis Flynn Republican faced no opposition for the U S Senate nomination. Congressman Bird S McGuire of Pawnee appears to have won reelection.
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Guthrie
Oklahoma
United States
Thomas P. Gore
Dennis T. Flynn
Bird S. McGuire
Pawnee
Wetmore Picked by Bryan for Finance Committee Chairman
Moses C. Wetmore of St. Louis chosen by William J. Bryan as Chairman of his Finance Committee. Wetmore opposed the Tobacco Trust for years and recently sold out to them, is a Bryan ally and a former generous contributor to the 1900 Bryan campaign fund.
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New York Times
Chicago
Moses C. Wetmore
St. Louis
William J. Bryan
Wetmore
Tobacco Trust
Bryan
Roaches Bea Bugs and rice exterminated
Disinfecting Co. at 517 West 45th Street reports successful extermination of roaches and beetles with rice pests removed.
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Panes Disinfecting Co
West 45Th St
Lloyds Faces Heavy Losses as Syndicate Reinsures
The London Lloyds group of underwriters faces losses estimated between 1.6 and 2.1 million dollars with only 405 thousand pounds on deposit. Banks in New York rush to reinsure as the syndicate’s solvency is in doubt and seven members may be unable to cover losses.
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London
Lloyd's
Wall Street
New York
Lloyd’s
Lloyds Pees
Lloyds Competition
Hugo Meyers Home Looted in West Sixty-Eighth Street burglary
Police at West Sixty-eighth Street station investigate a dawn break in at Hugo Meyer 126 West Seventy-eighth Street. Entry was forced by tearing the basement door grate and breaking an inner door. Silverware and jewelry vanished from a second-floor closet. Felix Meyer’s belongings were among the loot.
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West Sixty-eighth Street
Hugo Meyer
West Seventy-eighth Street
Daniel Bartholf
Meyer
Lynch
Thousand Islands
Mr. Meyer
Felix Meyer
Europe
State officer in police net in Atlantic City
John Howe of Newark a member of the State Excise Commission was caught in the police net during a raid on Frank Brown’s Boardwalk side show. He claimed he was scouting for evidence of naughty postal cards amid Atlantic City Sunday nuisance stories before an Excise Board meeting.
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New York Times
Atlantic City
John Howe
Newark
State Excise Commission
Frank Brown
Howe
Excise Board
New Eyewear Line "Tikit" Debuts with Pebble Lenses
Spencer's at 31 Maiden Lane promotes new Tic Kit eyeglasses featuring Bi or Toric Pebbles. The notice highlights a stylish lens option and a modern frame style for shoppers seeking fashion and function.
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Spencer's
Maiden Lane
New York Woman Dies After Car Crash in Royat
Mrs Walton Peckham of New York died from injuries in an automobile accident on a steep hill when the car brake failed and struck a tree. Her husband and son, along with other occupants, escaped with minor injuries.
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Walton Peckham
Royal
Royat
New York
Acci
No Strike Predicted by Delaware Lackawanna Officials
An officer from a railroad union says there will be no strike by Delaware Lackawanna & Western switchmen and that the dispute will be settled amicably. He declined to reveal reasons but expressed confidence in an adjustment.
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Delaware, Lackawanna &Western Railroad
Eight Thousand CP Shop Workers to Strike Tomorrow
Winnipeg August 4 reports that the Executive Committee of the Canadian Pacific shop men's union issued noon orders calling a strike of shop mechanics across the system starting tomorrow. The action is to be observed by about 8,000 workers.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific Shopmen's Union
Lightning strikes Mills Summer Residence in Newport
The Mills summer home in Newport was hit by lightning this morning. The bolt shook the wooden house and lightly shocked Mr. and Mrs. Harold S. Phipps and the servants in the cottage. It struck the chimney above the servants quarters and traced to the laundry and woodpile.
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New York Times
Newport
Ogden Mills
Harold S. Phipps
Hypnotized Birth in Worcester Astonishes Medical Circle
A son was born today to Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hemenway of Pittsfield while the mother slept in hypnosis induced by her husband the famed hypnotist. Dr. F A Roberts attended. Both mother and child are well. The case raises interest in possible future hypnotism experiments during surgical procedures.
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Worcester
Mass
Aus
Guy Hemenway
Waconah Street
Pittsfield
F. A. Roberts
Heat Stricken Woman Rescued On Manhattan Beach Ferry
Miss Roberta Desmond of 72 Grand Avenue Corona suffered a heat induced frenzy on the Manhattan Beach ferry from Thirty-fourth Street to Long Island City. Passengers held her as she screamed on deck midstream. Eight men carried her to the ferryhouse where Dr Cooney of St Johns Hospital treated her and she was taken to hospital for recovery.
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Long Island
Manhattan Beach
Long Island City
Thirty-fourth Street
Robertina Desmond
Grand Avenue
Corona
L. L
Miss Desmond
Cooney
St. John’s Hospital
Architect C N Elliott Drowned in Connecticut River Rapids
C N Elliott an architect with Mc Kim Mead White of New York drowned while canoeing the Connecticut River below Turners Falls. His wife and two sons were aboard. another canoeist, George Rea, rescued Mrs Elliott and their son. Elliott’s body remained unrecovered as rescuers searched the river.
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Connecticut River
Turners Falls
C. N. Eliott
Nutley
N. J
McKim, Mead & White
New York
Elliott
George Rea
White Rilver Junction
Hartford
Conn
Thaw May Defend Suit by Train to Fishkill Referee
Harry Thaw faces a legal trip to Fishkill to answer a suit brought by Dr. John P. Wilson for expert witness services in a habeas corpus case. Sheriff Chanler’s aides expect Thaw will travel by train with officers and attorney Charles Morschauser. The order permits delivery to the referee whenever needed.
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New York Times
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Harry Thaw
John F. Schiesser
Fishkill
Chanser
Thaw
Charles Morschauser
Chanler
A. C. Tompkins
John P. Wilson
Morschauser
Melville Howard Engaged To May Sands
The engagement is announced of Hon. Melville Howard, half-brother of the Earl of Wicklow, to May Sands of New York daughter of Benjamin Aymar Sands.
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Miss Sands
Earl
London
Melville Howard
Earl of Wicklow
May
Benjamin Aymar Sands
New York
Summer Thirst Relief with Horsford's Acid Phosphate Drink
An advertisement touts Horsford's Acid Phosphate as a delicious beverage that relieves summer thirst. It claims the drink is superior to lemonade and a superior tonic.
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Horsford
Hughes Strong With Voters In Rural Districts
Rural districts show favorable support for Hughes as renomination looms. Voters express confidence in his approach and emphasize routine issues over racing interests, signaling broad political backing.
Steuben Republicans split on Hughes renomination
The New York Times reports Steuben County Republicans are evenly divided on Gov. Hughes renomination with a large faction in favor and another of similar size opposed. Special correspondence notes strong local interest and independent sources corroborate the countywide split as August reports reach Hornell.
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Hughes
Bo Th
New York
Hughes gains backing in Chemung County GOP
Gov. Hughes secures enough support among conservative Democrats and Republicans in Chemung County to offset losses from his anti race track gambling stance. Fassett publicly attacks the Governor yet local Republicans back Hughes, while Cassidy’s weakness shapes the Senate race and Fassett pressures Cassidy to retire.
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New York Times
Elmira
N. Y
Hughes
Chemung County
J. Sloat Fassett
Fassett
Cassidy
Hughes Dominates Jefferson County In Nomination Sentiment
In Watertown Jefferson County voters show strong support for Gov. Hughes. They praise his honesty, capability, public service commission record, and lack of factional fights. Influential supporters include Senator Cobb while Ex-Senator Brown opposes him. local papers largely back Hughes. The machine aligned with Hughes anticipates backing.
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New York Times
Watertown
Hughes
Jefferson County
Republican Party
Public Service Commission
George H. Cobb
Elon R. Brown
Watertown Times
Watertown Herald
Watertown Standard
Schenectady Leaders Weigh Gov Hughes renomination
In Schenectady County Gov Hughes has gained and lost support since his election. Local Republican leaders oppose him openly, yet many would back his re election if he becomes the party candidate. Rural areas favor him while urban voters turn away.
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New York Times
Schenectady
N. Y
Gov. Hughes
Schenectady County
Hughes
Hughes renomination strong in Orange County race debate
In Middletown New York on August 4 Republicans and many Democrats support Gov. Hughes renominating. He is seen as the strongest candidate among party rank and file. Horse interests in Orange County pushback over track attitudes and some lukewarmness among workers over party interests.
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New York Times
Middletown
WN. Y
Orange County
Hughes
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M. C. Wetmore Democratic
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Lackawanna
Canadian Pacific
Bolt
MILLS
C. N. Elliott
Turners Falls, Mass
Will
Times
Commend Utilities Board
Largey
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THE
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