Sage may donate Constitution Island for West Point prep school
Mrs. Sage considers buying Constitution Island opposite West Point for a government funded preparatory school for cadets. The plan aims to improve cadet qualifying scores, with President Roosevelt reportedly favorable. Island value cited between 150000 and 200000 dollars, with Col Scott noting strategic value and push to secure congressional funding.
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New York
Russell Sage
Constitution Island
Upper Hudson
West Point
United States
Eton
Oxford
Lawrencevilles
Princeton
Congress
United States Military Academy
Army
Col. Scott
War Department
Roosevelt
Sage
Times
President Roosevelt Refuses Cadet Reinstatement Appeal
J M Haratson, former Annapolis midshipman dismissed for marring discipline, sought a meeting with President Roosevelt in Oyster Bay after reading of West Point cadets' reinstatement. The President did not grant an audience, directing Haratson to contact the Navy Department and Acting Secretary Newberry.
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New York Times
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
West Point
J. M. Haratson
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Haratson
Chicago
Newport
Forster
Haraison
Sagamore Hill
Mr. Forster
Navy Department
Newberry
New York
Naval battle on Lake Pistakee ends with skirmish
In Pistakee Lake near Chicago, Oscar and Edward Miller and Leo Roeder clashed with Frank Buhr over island ownership. The mills group and Buhr’s launch rammed and fought with oars, placing Edward and Buhr briefly in the lake. Roeder struck Buhr, while Oscar, diving in, aided his brother as onlookers watched from Oak Park Hotel piers. boats later towed to a repair shop.
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Chicago
Lake Pistakee
Mich
Oscar
Edward Miller
Leo Roeder
Pistakee Lake
Frank Buhr
McHenry
Miller Brothers
Buhr
Pistakee Island
Kickers
Millers
Roeder
Miller
Oak Park
Oscar Miller
Young Miller
Miler
Ruhr
Thaw Has a Day's Outing at Fishkill Landing
Dr. John P. Wilson of Poughkeepsie seeks a civil case against Harry K. Thaw in Fishkill Landing. Thaw, under guard, arrived by train with Under Sheriff Townsend and Deputy McCabe. Proceedings delayed by absent lawyers. adjourned to Friday morning. Thaw enjoyed a day of travel and meals while awaiting court. Dr. Lamb, Matteawan State Hospital superintendent, greeted him.
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New York Times
Fishkill Landing
N. Y
John P. Wilson
Poughkeepsie
Harry K. Thaw
White
John F. Schlosser
Morschauser
Thaw
New York Central
Townsend
McCabe
Charles Morschauser
Dr. Wilson
Allan
Reynolds
Dr. Lamb
Matteawan State Hospital
First Church Drops Pastor Denham Amid Divorce Controversy
The First Church of the Disciples of Christ trustees vote to withdraw confidence and credentials from Rev. B C Denham after he is named as co respondent in a divorce case. Pleasant Hill Missouri awaits his call while a church split already exists.
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E. Bartel Hall
Glen Cove
L. I
Emma K. Hall
B. Q. Denham
First Church of the Disciples of Christ
West Fifty-sixth Street
Board of
Church
Denham
Pleasant Hill
Florida
Disciples’ Church
Jesse James Gang
Hall
Benjamin Kirk
North Carolina
New York
West Fiftysixth Street
Pearce
Granniss
John L. Darsie
Hiram
Ohio
Rainey Builds Speedy Hydroplane On Long Island
Paul J. Rainey the polo star and Meadow Brook hunts figure has turned to hydroplane development at Fyz & Hitter shipyards in Roslyn Long Island. The experimental craft is 10 feet long 4 feet wide and weighs 200 pounds with a 40 horsepower engine. It has made two harbor trials and cruises at high speed.
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New York Times
Roslyn
L. I
Paul J. Rainey
Tippah Hounds
Tennessee
Meadow Brook Hunts
Fyz & Hitter
R. Rainey
Shipping News Arrivals At Liverpool and Southampton
The SS Umbria arrived at Liverpool on July 29 and the SS Adriatic reached Southampton on July 29, reflecting active transatlantic traffic and port movements reported in the latest shipping notice.
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Liverpool
Southampton
Budwess Beer Ad Claims Global Popularity
An old advertisement claims Budwess is the world’s most popular beer with high brewery costs but widespread recognition and top sales among bottled beers. It argues dealers earn less profit yet demand remains high everywhere.
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Budwess
Ady
Divorce suit filed over alleged affair with preacher
E Bartel Hall Jr sues Emma Kirk Hall for divorce naming Rev Benjamin Q Denham as co respondent. Nas sau County Clerk deny papers filed while Hall and Denham both disappeared, leaving questions about service as the case unfolds.
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New York Times
Glen Cove
L. I
E. Bartel Hall, Jr
Emma
Kirk Hall
Hall
Benjamin Q. Denham
Charles M. Weeks
Montague Street
Brooklyn
Legacy Repays Kindness: Girl Receives Generous Inheritance
Twelve year old Elsie J. Murphy of Hagerman Street Philadelphia inherits a substantial sum from Mrs. Howard Frey Irwin of New York City. The donation comes from a longtime friend Elsie befriended in Horsham, Pennsylvania, after she stood up to taunting other children.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Elsie J. Murphy
Hagerman Street
Wissanoming
Horsham
Penn
Murphys
Eisie
Red Taxicabs Urges City Call at 6600 Columbus
New York Taxicab Co advices riders to call 6600 Columbus for red taxicabs. The notice references Speea Comfrorit Economy and directs customers to contact the company for service.
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Speea
Cail
Columbus
New York Taxicab Co
Gibbons Displeased Over Vatican Handling of American Questions
Rome dispatch reports Cardinal Gibbons resents being sidelined as Cardinal Gotti postpones American issues at the Congregation of the Propaganda. Questions include Hanna matter for Bishop Muldoon in Rockford and Cleveland bishopric. San Francisco coadjutor case. motives cited to hand matters to canonical law once Propaganda loses jurisdiction.
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NEW York Times
Rome
Cardinal Gibbons
Congregation of the Propaganda
Cardinal Gotti
Hanna
P. J. Muldoon
Rockford
Cleveland
San Francisco
P. C. Yorke
East Oakland
Father Muldoon
Lawler Denies Death After Hospital Mix Up
John Lawler of Brooklyn, hospitalized for blood poisoning after a nail injury, publicly denied his death after a mistaken funeral setup. An undertaker prepared a burial for Patrick Lawier while Lawler sat alive in St. Peter’s Hospital eating toast, shocking relatives.
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Mark Twain
John Lawler
St. Peter's Hospital
Brooklyn
Lawler
Uncle John
Patrick Lawier
Woman Rescued After Narrow Subway Fall at Fourteenth Street
Theresa Furry of 535 East 148th Street fell between a West Farms express train and the platform at Fourteenth Street during rush hour. Patrolman Toker signaled the motorman to stop as two Subway workers pulled her from the space. She was taken to Bellevue Hospital with shock and contusions and placed in the alcoholic ward.
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West Farms
Fourteenth Street
Theresa Furry
East 148Th Street
Toker
Furry
Deputy Sheriff Appointment for Writer Richard Harding Davis
Sheriff of Westchester appoints author and playwright Richard Harding Davis as Deputy Sheriff joining A. C. Bostwick J. Campbell Thompson and Paul G. Thebaud on the staff. Davis vows to help patrol North Castle amid Black Hand and arson threats while using his touring car to chase lawbreakers.
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New York Times
White Plains
Sheriff Lane
Westchester County
Richard Harding Davis
Westchester
A. C. Bostwick
Standard Oil Company
J. Campbell Thompson
Metropolitan Street Railway System
Paul G. Thebaud
Davis
Marion
Mass
North Castle
Graves III Undergoing Minor Operation in Hospital
John Temple Graves III, vice presidential candidate for the Independence Party, lies in a private hospital at 215 West Forty-third Street awaiting a slight operation expected to allow him to recover within ten days. He had been suffering for weeks, and recent convention excitement worsened his ailment.
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John Temple Graves
Independence Party
Itill
W. Gill Wiley
West Forty-third Street
Graves
Acrobat Hangs by Teeth Half Hour in Storm at Dreamland
Billy Howard, known as The Flying Howard, dangled by a leather thong from a slack wire above Dreamland at Coney Island as a gale and rain battered the crowd. After nearly 30 minutes, a life net saved him and he was rushed to the Emergency Hospital with exhaustion. His wife fainted, and spectators closely watched the perilous stunt under stormy skies.
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Flying Howard
Billy Howard
Dreamland
Coney Island
Dreamland Tower
Howard
Surf Avenue
John Green
Green
Echterdingen
Friedrichshafes
Mayence
Count Zeppelin
Friedrichshafen
Nackenheim
Count Zeppélin
Echiterdingen
Stuttgart
McCrea Not To Resign As Penn Railroad President
Philadelphia reports officials deny rumors of James McCrea's resignation. Director C. Stuart Patterson calls the chatter utterly absurd and praises McCrea's performance. Board meetings have been rare since June and no freight contract with New York Central exists, a decision only the board can authorize.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
James McCrea
C. Stuart Patterson
New York Central
McCrea
Board of Directors
Railroad official denies McCrea retirement and NY Central deal
In Pittsburgh Pennsylvania officials released a statement through F Scott of the Pennsylvania Railroad. He calls reports of McCrea resigning or striking a freight deal with the New York Central absurd and notes the director's approval would be required. He cites a recently floated 000,000 loan as evidence of McCrea’s borrowing ability.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Penn
James McCrea
Pennsylvania Railroad
F. Scott
Brisbane Estate Burned Over
Fire on the estate of Arthur Brisbane at Allaire in Asbury Park New Jersey burned about 300 acres of timbered land. Sparks from a railroad locomotive are blamed for starting the blaze. Estimated damage is five thousand dollars. Rain helped extinguish the fire.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Arthur Brisbane
Allaire
Bishop Scarborough III Ill in Avon by the Sea
Bishop John Scarborough of the New Jersey Diocese staying with his daughter Mrs Gummere of Trenton has mild vertigo. Reports suggested a serious condition but he attended Episcopal Church services here twice last Sunday.
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New York Times
Avon-By-The-Sea
John Scarborough
New Jersey
Gummere
Trenton
Scarborough
Episcopal Church
Thomas Sails Saturday for New York Paris Race
Paris August 5 The Thomas car winner of the New York to Paris race left Paris for Havre with Shuster and Miller aboard. MacAdam will join Friday and the party will ship the car back to New York on the Lorraine, sailing Saturday. The prize awards will wait until the last car, now in Siberia, reaches Paris.
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NEW York Times
Paris
Thomas
New York
Havre
Shuster
Miller
MacAdam
Lorraine
Siberia
Wrong Sort of Plea Sentences Man After Faulty Defense
Lawyer Philip Goodhardt addressed Justices of Special Sessions instead of a jury while defending Antonio Pasca of 325 East 113th Street for carrying a loaded revolver on July 25. He claimed Pasca carried the weapon to get even after the man who trusted Pasca ran away with his wife. Justice Wyatt commented that the remark worsened the case and Pasca was sentenced to fifteen days in the Tombs.
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Philip Goodhardt
Antonio Pasca
East 113Th Street
Wyatt
Four Saved From Undertow At Long Branch Beach
At Long Branch the Factor family and Rose Brown escaped a dangerous undertow near the Brighton Hotel. Mrs Factor, exhausted, was saved and expects recovery. her fourteen year old daughter Lester Keegan from New York and Mrs Rose Brown were rescued by the life saving crew after the girl was swept seaward.
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New York Times
Long Branch
Julia Factor
Lester Keegan
New York
Rose Brown
Lakewood
Brighton Hotel
Miss Factor
Waldorf Prowler Caught on Hotel Floor
Henry Bergman a 20 year old driver of 224 West Eleventh Street was found on the ninth floor of the Waldorf Astoria without reason. Lieut Donahue of the Central Office detained him on a charge of unlawful entry. he is to be arraigned in Jefferson Market Court today.
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Henry Bergman
West Eleventh Street
Waldorf-Astoria
Bergman
Lieut. Donahue
Central Office
Jefferson Market Court
Gould Harriman contract for steel cars in Pittsburg
The Gould Harriman interests close a record steel car contract with Pressed Steel Car Company of Pittsburg for about ten thousand cars at roughly ten million dollars. The deal covers three to five years of delivery and will employ about one thousand men. E H Harriman evaluated the rolling stock prior to financing the roads.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Penn
Pressed Steel Car Company
Gould- Harriman
Gould
E. H. Harriman
Congressman Ralph Cole Rescues Two From Riverdale Boat Capsize
In Toledo Ohio on August 5 Congressman Ralph Cole of Findlay jumped into eighteen feet of water to rescue Miss Beatrice Harlow an New York actress and Miss Helen Baker of North Baltimore after a boat capsized on Riverdale tee during a fatal boating accident. Clark Spensler aged 20 from North Baltimore drowned despite rescue attempts. Spectators on shore watched Cole pull the women from the water and bring them to safety.
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New York Times
Toledo
Ohio
Ralph Cole
Findlay
Riverdale Tee
Clark Spensler
North
Baltimore
Congressman Cole
Beatrice Harlow
New York
Helen Baker
North Baltimore
Riverside
New Record in Coaling by Virginia Warship
The battleship Virginia set a new coaling record for the U S Navy at Puget Sound on June 26 taking on 1667 tons of coal in four hours and 5505 9 tons in one hour Rear Admiral Sperry received a wireless message of congratulations from the Navy Department for the performance reported today.
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New York Times
Washington
Virginia
Puget Sound
Wash
Navy Department
Sperry
Special train to Atlantic City August 9 by Pennsylvania Railroad
A special round trip by Pennsylvania Railroad departs New York at 6 45 A M on Sunday August 9. It stops at Newark Elizabeth and New Brunswick en route to Atlantic City and returns from Atlantic City at 7 00 P M. Advertisement.
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Atlantic City
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Newark
Elizabeth
New Brunswick
Zeppelin Airship Disaster Ends Count Zeppelin's Flight
Count Zeppelin's airship wrecked near Echterdingen after a sudden storm. A gust toppled the craft, igniting gas and causing a spectacular crash that injured soldiers and engineers. Zeppelin and staff survived, with plans for another balloon already discussed.
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Charles Carroll
Carrollton
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Martier
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Sugar Loaf Mountain
Montgomery
Clinton
Pooplepen
New York Committee of Safety
Continental Congress
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Island
Anna Warner
Academy
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Fishkill
First Church
B. C. Denham
Disciples Board
the Hall
Pleasant Hill, Mo
Rainey
Gibbons
Vatican
Bellevue
R. H. Davis
John Temple Graves III
Day
Kalil’s
Park PI
Charming Music
Pennsylvania
Brisbane
Bishop Scarborough III
Gould-Harriman
Cole
Teppelin
Echterdinsen
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