Gardner accused in shiggling art import plot in Chicago
Boston socialite Mrs. Jack Gardner and Chicago socialite Mrs. Emily Chadbourne faced exposure as Treasury agents traced nearly 250000 dollars in tapestries paintings and sculptures shipped to the United States as household goods to dodge a 30000 duty and 50 percent penalty. Upon appraisal the goods were valued at 50000 and 70409.18 in duties penalties were assessed leaving the case to proceed in federal courts.
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New York Times
Chicago
Jack "’ Gardner
Boston
United States
United States Treasury
Emily Rockwell Crane Chadbourne
Gardner
North Shore
Richard T. Crane
Crane Manufacturing Company
Chadbourne
Thomas L. Chadbourne
East
Europe
Titian
Raphael
Velasquez
Treasury
Paris
Treasury Department
W. M. French
Art Institute of Chicago
Albert Neilson
W. KK. Cowan & Co
Ames
Shaughnessy
Webb
Charles P. Montgomery
Washington
Federal
United States District
Sims
Gardener
Department of Justice
Man Killed Dodging Train at East New York Crossing
Fireman John Sheridan guiding Engine 13 on a run to 559 Glake Street East New York saw a flagman signal a train to come and a locomotive crossed the street. Patrick McLean of 861 Herkimer Street was killed when struck by the engine wheel as Sheridan tried to stop. Sheridan was arrested on a homicide charge but paroled.
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John Sheridan
Herkimer Street
Vesta Avenue
Long Island
Glake Street
East New York
Willlam F. Ruge
Sheridan
4& Station
Lieut. Daily
Patrick McLean
McLean
Snake Bite Howler: Ranger Rose Fights for Life
Washington reports Rodney Rose, curator of serpents, survived a 56 hour battle against venom from a diamond rattler bite at the Zoo. He describes keeping awake by biting through pain, sucking out poison, and resisting narcotics as doctors reduced swelling and pain. He vows to recover and return to work.
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New York Times
Washington
Rodney Rose
Rose
Carelen
Vancouver Island Forest Fires Threaten Settlements
Vancouver Island fires spread in all directions threatening settlements in Koksilah district where twenty square miles burn. Goldstream area faces back firing as 150 residents try to save villages. Lumber camps wiped out and a dense smoke cover covers fifty square miles. Bowen Island eastern side is alight with eighty people scattered. fate unknown. A heavy blow to the timber industry follows.
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Winnipeg
Man
Vancouver Island
Koksilah
Goldsteam
Bowen Island
Man Fined for Breaking Kittens Back by Spouse
James Maher was fined ten dollars by Special Sessions for breaking his wife's kitten’s back. The couple lived at 312 East Twenty fourth Street. Mrs Maher testified he threw a shoe at the kitten while she observed, and asked the judge to send him away, not prison.
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James Maher
Special Sessions
East Twenty- Fourth Street
80 Year Old Man Drowns Himself at Sing Sing
Ossining N Y Aug 19 Deputy Principal Keeper Samuel Hammond found a hat and coat on a Sing Sing prison reservoir bunk. William Twentyman 80 years old had drowned himself after a period of poor health and mental wandering. He left his house before anyone was up as his body was recovered.
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Ossining
N. Y
Samuel Hammond
Sing Sing
William Twentyman
Red Taxicabs Ad Promotes Speed Comfort Economy
An advertising notice for Red Taxicabs by New York Taxicab Co highlights speed, comfort, and economy with a contact phone 6600 in Columbus for service.
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Columbus
New York
Double tragedy as Hacker shoots wife then himself
Edward H. Hacker a traveling salesman shot his wife after she begged him not to leave. He then shot himself four times in their Hague Court room at 400 West 118th Street. Neighbors and a doctor responded but both died. authorities took the bodies to the Morgue. The couple had lived in New York two years after time in St Louis and Louisville.
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Edward H. Hacker
Hague Court
West 118Th Street
Hacker
Mrs. Weadock
Ban
Mrs. Hacker
Wacker
Louisville
la Porte
Amsterdam Avenue
117Th Street
Tiffany & Co
Rioting Troops Defy Police In Atlanta Terminal
About eighty U S soldiers en route to the Philippines rioted at Atlanta Terminal Station. Troops from Fort McPherson were sent after police were driven out and several officers were knocked down. The rioters were ordered to board coaches on pain of death, with guards left in place as the unit moved on. One soldier, Frank Smith, was seriously stabbed and Joseph A. Bleak was arrested.
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Atlanta
United States
Fort Slocum
N. Y
Philippines
Atlanta Terminal Station
Fort McPherson
Bankhead
Osterman
Frank Smith
Joseph A. Bleak
Two Boys Help Take Injured Friend to Bellevue Hospital
Willie Gaffney and Arthur Hanley carried eight-year-old Thomas Julian from 420 First Avenue to Bellevue Hospital after he fractured his ankle on an iron railing. Dr. Hooker treated him while the boys requested the child not be hurt. Margaret Julian later advised taking him home to avoid alarming their mother.
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Willie Gaffney
Arthur Hanley
First Avenue
Bellevue JT Hospital
Thomas Julian
Dr. Hooker
Tommy
Julian
Apportionment Act Upheld by New York Court
The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court unanimously upheld the 1907 Legislative Apportionment Act. The court denied Porter of New York a writ mandamus to compel notices for this year’s election under the 1894 constitutional convention apportionment. Counsel said they will appeal to the Court of Appeals.
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Alheany
N. Y
Supreme Court
Petts
Alexander T. Porter
New York
Whalen
Porter
Court of Appeals
Coast Artillery unit scores perfect target practice at Fort Baker
A report from Washington states the One Hundred and Eighteenth Company of the Coast Artillery Corps under Capt. R. H. Fenner achieved 10 hits in 10 shots at a moving 10 by 24 foot target during July 21 practice at Battery Wagner Fort Baker Cal. The mean range was 2150 yards and the firing rate was 1 shot per 6 seconds. The Chief of Coast Artillery recommends commendation for officers and men.
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Washington
War Department
Coast, Artillery Corps
Chief of Coast Artillery
Brooklyn Slag Pavement Battle Halts Contracts
Borough President Coler was served with a restraining order to stop awarding five blocks of South Brooklyn iron slag pavement contracts. A taxpayer suit by Hugh V. Monahan claims the slag is slippery and brittle and tied to the Scoria Block Paving Company of England, which Monahan says monopolizes the iron ore.
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Coler
Brooklyn
Hugh V. Monahan
England
Tramp Arraigned for Greenwich Barn Fire
Charles Van Ostrand a tramp was arraigned in Greenwich Conn on charges of setting fire to a Greenwich Water Company barn to kill Warren Scofield who slept inside Scofield had taken 5 cents from him Van Ostrand lived in woods on berries and apples until his arrest Scofield escaped the blaze and told police Van Ostrand held for Superior Court pending further action
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Greenwic’s
Conn
Charles van Ostrand
Greenwich Water Company
Warren Scofield
van Ostrand
Scofield
Superior Court
Cadets Discharged Consideration at West Point
Col. Hugh L. Scott met with Secretary Wright at the War Department seeking details on eight cadets dismissed for hazing. Wright will report to the President and final action is expected next Friday.
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Washington
Hugh L. Scott
United States Military Academy
West Point
Wright
War Department
Explosion injures thirteen on drill vessel Destroyer in Detroit River
In Detroit Mich on August 19 thirteen men were hurt in a dynamite blast under the drill ship Destroyer. Six are believed fatally injured. The tug Columbia arrived to find the Destroyer wrecked with boilers upright and decks littered with injured workers.
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Detroit
Mich
Detroit River
Columbia
$2.50 Fare to Atlantic City and Return
Advertisement notes a Sunday round trip to Atlantic City for $2.50 via Pennsylvania Railroad. Special train departs New York at 6:45 A M with stops at Newark Elizabeth and New Brunswick. return at 7:00 P M. Ady.
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Atlantic City
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Newark
Elizabeth
New Brunswick
Ady
Johnson Nominated for Minnesota Governor Despite Refusal
John A. Johnson was nominated by the Democratic convention for a third term after a loud, hour long rally. His supporters urged acceptance, while Johnson said he would not comment until tomorrow, despite prior statements he would not accept.
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John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Gov. Johnson
Martin O' Brien
Crookston
S. D. Works
Mankato
Frank A.day
John. A. Johnson
Gov. Jonson
Frank A. Day
Johnson
Lawler
St. Paul
Hennepin County
Minn
Frank Day
Georgia
William J. Bryan
Day
Julius J. Reiter
Rochester
Richard T. Lamb
Slayton
Henry P. Nelson
Hibbing
H. E. Matthews
Marshall
ST. Paul, Minn
WORKING FOR HIS BRIDE. LENOX MN AU G 19
Mrs Westinghouse at Erskine Park denied reports that the engagement of Miss Hywgelyn Viole Brockelbank and George Westinghouse Jr had been broken. She said no wedding date had been set and that he wishes to win a wife independently of her family.
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New York Times
Lenox, Mniss
Westinghouse
Erskine Park
Hywgelyn Violet -Brockelbank
England
George Westinghouse, Jr
Mrs Wardwell Found After Arizona Quarantine Escape
Mrs Wardwell the quarantined Teper widow of Gen Wardwell escaped from Tombstone Arizona and boarded a Southern Pacific train to California. She arrived in Los Angeles and is now a prisoner in the county hospital. Gen Wardwell had moved her to avoid separation and died last week from the strain of caring for her.
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Los Angeles
Wardwell
Teper
Gen. Wardwell
Tombstone
Arizona
Southern Pacific
California
Mrs St Clair Falls From Deck Rail on Griswold
Mrs Alexander M St Clair, a prominent New London resident, toppled from the Griswold steamer deck rail en route to the Griswold Hotel. She was caught by the guard rail, half submerged, and rescued by the Purser and a deckhand after a close call with drowning.
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New York Times
New London
Conn
Alexander M. St. Clair
Morton F. Plant
Griswold
Miss Annie S. Peck Safe After Mount Huascaran Climb
Miss Annie S. Peck of Providence Rhode Island returned to Lima Peru today after a perilous climb up Mount Huascaran. She arrived signals and 25 000 feet before the party was forced to retreat due to the illness of one Alpine climber.
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Mount
Huascaran
Lima
Peru
Annie S. Peck
Providence
R. I
Mount Huascaran
Lusitania Sets New Speed Record At Sea
Wireless dispatch from Captain Watt reports the Lusitania breaking its own 643 knot 24 hour record with 650 knots on Monday. The day’s total reached 681 knots by noon, and officials expect the liner to reach Sandy Hook Lightship before midnight.
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Cunard Line
Watt
Lusitania
Sandy Hook
Mansour Found Guilty of Fraud in Citizenship Claim
Isaac A. Mansour faced a fraud verdict in U S District Court as Judge Hough ruled his Haiti citizenship papers had been obtained illegally. The suit, supported in part by the Haitian government, sought damages from the Republic of Haitai after Mansour’s 1914 expulsion from Port au Prince.
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Isaac A. Mansour
Republic of Haitai
Hrough
United States District Court
Mansour
United States
Stimson
Dr Charles F Baxter Arrested on Insurance Fraud Charge
Dr Charles F Baxter of Lindenhurst was arrested on the charge of making false statements as an agent and examining physician for the Empire Degree of Honor insurance society. Leonard W Pierce alleges Baxter certified William Eichorn for insurance without Eichorn’s knowledge, after Eichorn’s wife signed the application and Baxter knew Eichorn was ill.
Clue to Lost Treasure Found Near Florida Coast
Greenwich resident J R Chard, after months near New Smyrna Florida, believes he located the cache of Spanish treasure. He recovered a corroded metal piece from a huge crab and identified it as a dated Spanish doubloon. Chard treats local pirate legends as supporting evidence for recovery operations.
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New York Times
Greenwich
Conn
J. R. Chard
New Smyrna
Fla
Chord
Atlantic Coast Line awards 500 steel box car order
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company awarded South Baltimore Steel Car and Foundry Company a contract to build 500 steel underframe box cars at an estimated cost of $500,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company
South Baltimore Steel Car and Foundry Company
River Trip Promotion and Hudson Line Steamers Ad
Advertisement touts the greatest river trip and finest steamers with music aboard the Hudson Sine Day Line. Caller notes a statutory advertisement reference and promotional service for river travel.
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Hudson Sinee Day Line
Stat
Didyv
Australians greet American fleet as warships reach Sydney
The American battleship fleet, led by the Connecticut and Rear Admiral Sperry, sails into Port Jackson after sighting Sydney Harbor. Crowds estimated at about half a million line the foreshore from Bondi Beach to Manly to cheer the visitors as local leaders send warm welcomes.
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Sydney
Sydney Harbor
New World
Nisks
Bondi Beach
Manly
Port Jackson
Connecticut
Sperry
Sydney Heads
Entertainment Plans for American Fleet Visit in Sydney
Sydney reports grand hospitality for the American fleet officers and men including banquets luncheons balls regattas theatre parties illuminations and excursions. Invitations have been declined due to space and many residents are disappointed while offers are embraced by others as expenditures by the State rise.
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Sydney
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Appellate Division of Supreme Court
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Col. Scott
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Democrats
Minneapolis, Minn
Yeall Disinfecting Co
West 45Th St
Miss Brockelbank
Mrs. Wardwell
Miss Peck
Cunarder
DR. C. F. Baxter
Florida
Lord Northcote
Australia
Admiral Sperry
New Zealand
Hivre
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Thermum
Heihth
Alfred Deakin
Repubi
Welcone
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Roosevelt
Tralian
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Fleet
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