Americans Guests of the Australians Admired
Sydney crowds greet the American fleet as 16 battleships enter the harbor amid banners and pageantry. Rear Admiral Sperry voices thanks, noting shared ties and strong goodwill between the English-speaking powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bocciak
NEW York Times
Sydney
Australia
Pacific
United States
Commonwealth
Manly
North Head
Botany
South Head
Sperry
Botany Bay
Bishop McQuaid Collapses At Seminary Banquet
At St. Bernard's Seminary in Rochester a banquet ended the dedication of a new hall as Bishop Bernard J. McQuaid suddenly collapsed. He later revived after two injections and was reported not in immediate danger, with doctors monitoring his condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
St. Bernard’s Seminary
Bernard J. McQuaid
Diomede Falconio
Washington
United States
St. Bernard's
Quigley
MacQuaid
McQuaid
L. F Simpson
Simpson
Thomas F. Hickey
Guardian petitions filed for Mrs Brown in Newport Probate Court
Sophia Augusta Sherman seeks guardianship of her mother Sophia Augusta Brown with attorney Frank W. Matteson named to guard the estate. Brown, 83 or older, is an invalid with wandering tendencies after a paralytic shock. The will leaves major wealth to Sherman and granddaughters Irene and Mildred Sherman, plus John Nicholas Brown and Brown University as beneficiaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Newport
R. 1
Sophia Augusta Sherman
William Watts Sherman
Sophia Augusta Brown
Frank W. Matteson
Providence
Brown
Mrs. Sherman
Irene
Mildred Sherman
John Nicholas Brown
Brown University
John Carter Brown
Mrs. Brown
Boy Duped Huntington in Wind Cashing Scam
John Murphy 16 of Brooklyn posed as jockey Johnny York and stayed three weeks in Huntington Illinois on wind. He borrowed a horse and carriage, sold a pen for 60 cents, and attempted to swap a fake prescription for payment. He was jailed after failing to pay Biggs Livery for a hired rig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Murphy
Kent Avenue
Brooklyn
Huntington
L, IL
John Dempsey
George C. Hendrickson
Murphy
Johnny York
Roy Rainey
Murray Gibson
Huntington Gas Company
Johnny
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church
Main Street
John C. York
George FP. Sword
Father York
Amasa Biggs
Biggs
Chicago Race Fight at Western Transit wharfs
A mass brawl broke out between white and black dock labor on the Western Transit Company docks in Chicago. Five injured as police used clubs and threatened to fire to restore order after clashes following the Springfield riots. Hugh Brady was stabbed by Louis Hawkins in a later confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Western Transit Company
Springfield
Hugh Brady
Louis Hawkins
Brady
Chicago Avenue
Doks
Round Trip to Atlantic City via Pennsylvania RR
Special train from New York at 6 45 A M August 23 to Atlantic City with stops at Newark Elizabeth and New Brunswick. Return from Atlantic City at 7 00 P M. Fare 2 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Citry
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Newark
Elizabeth
New Brunswick
$50 000 Gem Theft From Bourne Home
Detectives posing as carpenters guard Indian Neck Hall at Oakdale as $50 000 in Bourne family diamonds vanish from a fireproof secret chamber. Investigators suspect workmen on the reconstruction job and monitor several men while attempting to find the thieves. No arrests yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Neck Hall
Frderick G. Bourne
Oakdale
L. IL
Marian
Maz
Florence Bourne
Thousand Islands
Thousgha Islands
Misses Bourne
Commodore Bourne
Bourne
Bournes
New York
Nicoll Ludlow
W. K. Vanderbilt
Dogs Drugged and Gems Stolen at Greenwich Estate
Mrs. Frederick W. Woerz, wife of a New York brewer, faced assault charges against a gardener in court when burglars entered through a piazza window. The thieves drugged three guard dogs and stole two pieces of jewelry worth over $5,000 and money, narrowly avoiding a larger haul as a child’s cries disrupted the crime. A three-stone diamond ring worth $2,000 and a ten-stone diamond pin worth over $3,000 were recovered among the disturbed bureau contents, while the rest of the multimillion-dollar jewelry stash remained untouched. The Woerz family discovered the break-in upon returning from court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Greenwich
Conn
Frederick W. Woerz
New York
W. A. Park
Woerzes
Belle
Haven
E R Thomas Arrested On Speeding And License Charge
Warrants sworn by State Inspector of Automobiles Alexander Ackerman charged E R Thomas with speeding and driving without a license. Bail set at 300 for license violation and 200 for speeding, with trial slated for Sept 19 in Long Branch. A specialist planned to remove his leg cast after hospital treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Long Branch
N. J
A. D. van Doren
State Inspector of Automobiles
Alexander Ackerman
E. R. Thomas
Mr. Thomas
Monmouth Memorial Hospital
William D. Walling
Recorder van Doren
Seabright
Rainier Slaps Tailor in Stamford Assault Case
Stamford, Aug. 20. John Rainier, 21, son of a New York automobile maker, was arrested for assault after slapping tailor H Isenberg in a shop. Rainier, Yale sophomore, with Richard Semple and Horace Flanigan, sought skirts Isenberg refused to bill, claiming insult to his fiancée. Bond posted. trio held at police HQ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Conn
H. Isenberg
John Rainier
J. T. Rainier
New York
Young Rainier
Richard Semple
Rainier
Horace Flanigan
Isenberg
Flanigan
Yale University
Mehmed Ali Bey flees Washington with family amid threats
Mehmed Ali Bey the deposed Turkish minister leaves Washington secretly with his wife and five children. Secret Service unaware of the plan as they guard against threats. The family travels by train to Buffalo then toward Toronto and Montreal and aims to sail Saturday for Liverpool aboard the Ottawa. He plans to join his father Izzet Pasha in England. An attaché at the legation showed indifference when asked about the flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Farm Cove
Alfred Deakin
Commonwealth
New South Wales
Corporation
Sperry
Domain
Lord Northcote
Australia
Harry Rawson
Guard of Honor
Royal Australian Artillery
Admiral Sperry
New York Times
Washington
Mehmed Ali Bey
Turkey
United States
Secret Service
Mehmed
Legation
Buffalo
Toronto
Montreal
Liverpool
Dominion
Ottawa
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Young Turks
Izzet Pasha
England
Rescue on Recreation Pier Ends With Ship Hancock Saving Two Men
Hundreds gathered as United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps member David Sheppard plunged into the East River to save Michael Rice from drowning after Rice fell from the Recreation Pier. Both men were pulled under, Sheppard briefly fought Rice, then the Hancock launched and rescued them. Sheppard was hospitalized in serious condition and Rice was less gravely affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recreation Pier
East Twenty-fourth Street
New York Yacht Club
David
Sheppard
United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps
Michael Rice
East Ninetieth Street
Rice
William Rohrs
East Twenty-second Street
Hancock
Fellevue Hospital
Newport Man Loses 10000 At Narragansett Pier
A prominent Newport Summer resident reportedly lost 10000 at roulette at Narragansett Pier. The incident, discussed quietly at the Newport Casino tennis tournament, drew no official comment and speculation centers on anonymous polo guests.
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New York Times
Newport
R. I
Narragansett Pier
Narragansett
Paul J. Rainey
Mr. Rainey
Dalmatian rescues woman from man in her home
Mrs. George Murray was attacked by a negro at 273 West Tenth Street. Her Dalmatian Minto chased and bit the assailant, who fled through a window and was later taken to the Charles Street Station after a crowd joined the pursuit. Murray sustained neck bruises and a cut lip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minto
George Murray
West Tenth Street
Mary
Mrs. Murray
Greenwich Street
Moore
Charles Street
Charles Roe
West Fifty-second Street
Ida
Catskill
King Edward Plays Croquet With Drexel at Marienbad
King Edward opened the croquet lawn at Matinienbad today and played a match with Anthony J. Drexel of Philadelphia. The event marked the venue as a social highlight during the king's visit.
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Edward VII
Anthony J. Drexel
Marienbad
Matnienbad
Edward
Nere
Philadelphia
John V Farwell Dies. Chicago Merchant Leader
John V Farwell, Chicago pioneer merchant and capitalist, died at 1 o clock this morning. He led the mercantile firm J V Farwell & Co since 1862, marking 46 years at the helm of the firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John V. Farwell
J. V. Farwell & Co
Ten Killed On Pennsboro Excursion Train Wreck
Ten persons are reported dead and many injured when an overloaded excursion train from the Ritchie County Fair broke down near Pennsboro on the Pennsboro Harrisville line.
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Grafton
West Va
Pennsboro & Harrisville
Pennsboro
Ritchie County
Earthquakes Recorded Near and Distant Origins
Two earthquakes were logged at the Government Observatory in Cheltenham Maryland within 24 hours. The first occurred yesterday evening at 6 49 lasting nine minutes with origin probably within 200 miles of Cheltenham. The second began at 6 49 this morning and lasted until 6 15, indicating a very distant origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Government Observatory
Cheltenham
Russian delegates to London talks on maritime warfare
The Russian Government names Baron Taube and Baron Nolde as delegates to a London conference on maritime warfare laws. Taube, a St. Petersburg University professor, previously advised Paris 1904 inquiries. Nolde served as secretary at The Hague Peace Conference of 1907. Prof. De Martens is reportedly not included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Baron Taube
Baron Nolde
St. Petersburg University
International Commission of Inquiry
Paris
Great Britain
Russia
Hague
Man pays eight to save his dog from execution
Edward Condit of Carroll Street Orange New Jersey, poor and unable to afford dog license, paid eight dollars in Orange police court to spare his dog from being killed after a complaint by the dog warden. He chose to save the animal saying the dog once saved his boy's life.
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Edward
Condit
Carroll Street
Orange
N. J
Bray
Mob Attempts Lynching of Negro in Lynn Mass
A mob of about 1500 mobsters tried to seize Henry Tyler a 30 year old black man near the New England Telephone building in Lynn Massachusetts. Reserve Officer W A Crawley intervened after Tyler struck him with a cold chisel and the pistol discharged. Tyler fled but was captured by police while the crowd attacked him waiting to be placed in the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Mass
Henry Tyler
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
Tyler
W. A. Crawley
George Lambert
Crawley
Governor Haskell Sued Over In dinalo Contracting Firm
In Muskogee Oklahoma on August 20 Gov Jias Kell Haskell president and owner of 60 percent of In dinalo Contracting faced two suits. John P Bailey and D M Bailey sought a receiver for the firm citing alleged improper withdrawals and investments including The New State Tribune and Grand River Dam projects. W R Paton called the action blackmail and a Guthrie suit for unpaid legal fees followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Muskogee
Okla
Gov. Jiaskell
Bryan
John P
D. M. Bailey
Ottawa
Indinalo Contracting Company
Muskoger
Gov. Haskell
Haskell
New State Tribune
Grand River Dam
Chicago
W. R. Paton
Guthrie
Fire Panic at Mount Morris Picture Show
A spark from an overheating film projector caused a panic at the Mount Morris Auditorium on Fifth Avenue and 112th Street. Firemen put out the blaze as 3200 people fled. projector operator William Miller was burned and treated at Harle Hospital. William Dehl the pianist kept playing as Miss Emma Blau continued the song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Morris Auditorium
Fifth Avenue
112Th Street
Emma Blaufell
Carbon Sect
William Miller
Muller
William Dehl
Hgins
Miss Brautel
Miller
Harle Hospital
City Transit Profit Rides High as July Fares Rise
Municipal Traction Company reports July profits of 19686 on 3 cent fares reversing May and June deficits. May showed a loss of 64916 while June lost 23829 amid motormen and conductors strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Municipal Traction Company
Bullet Rounds Bottle Wounding Worcester Youth Shot
Tiarry Lavin, a Worcester resident, fired at an empty bottle by the Lake Quinsigamond boathouse and was struck in the right eyelid when the bullet ricocheted back. Doctors fear possible loss of vision as the bullet reportedly circled the bottle and returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Worcester
Mass
Tiarry Lavin
Young Men's Christian Association
Lake Quinsigamond
Where to take lunch and drink high types of American wines
Brief note lists Dewey & Sons Co at 138 Fulton Street New York offering lunch options and a selection of top American wines for patrons. The fragment hints at a beverage and dining venue with a focus on wine quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
New York
President Chooses Hughes for New York Gubernatorial Ticket
National leaders meeting at Oyster Bay declare Gov. Hughes the likely Republican standard bearer. President Roosevelt and Frank Hitchcock press for Hughes renomination, citing Taft’s preference and the need to unite party factions. Conference at Sagamore Hill lasts under two hours with no official statement issued.
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Hughes
Gov. Hughes
Saratoga
Frank H. Hitchcock
Robert Bacon
George J. Smith
State Committee
State
Republican Machine
James S. Sherman
W. S. Bennet
Manhattan
W. W. Cocks
Westbury
L. I
Oyster Bay
Hlitchcock
National Committee
Liftedcock
Taft
Hitchcock
Roosevelt
Itchcock
New York
Eut
Sagamore Hill
Flashes
Republican Party
Walter Wellman
Michael J. Dady
Brooklyn
Cuba
Dady
M. Sherman
Mr. Smith
The
Crescent
Mr. Williams
Mr. Hitchcock
Scott McKnight
Hale and Herrty
Mr. Sherman
Partics
Representative Bennet
Sherman
Bill
Bennet
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E.R. Thomas
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King
Croquet
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