American Fleet Reaches Melbourne Amid Week of Entertainment
The American Atlantic battleship fleet under Rear Admiral Sperry anchored at Port Philip Bay after a swift voyage from Sydney. Melbourne plans lavish receptions with 70 000 expected visitors during American Week as the city lights up in honor of the armada.
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Sperry
Port Philip Bay
Sydney
Port Philip Heads
Queenscliff
Psyche
Connecticut
Reginald A. J. Talbot
Victoria
Parliament House
Australia
America
Braman Arrest Sparks Family Row at Office
Lawyer and Commissioner of Deeds Joseph B Braman was jailed at West Thirtieth Street police station on grand larceny charges after his daughter in law Mary Braman alleged he stole $50 from her in his Broadway office. The dispute followed an evening of accusations and countercharges with the elder Braman denying the claim.
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Joseph B. Braman
Deeds
West Thirtieth Street
Mary Braman
Fourth Avenue
Braman
Broadway
Tenderloin
Girl Saves Youth in Lake at Lake Hopatcong
Miss Hattie Reynolds of Newark risked her life by diving into deep water to rescue 19 year old George K. Jennings who toppled from a rowboat and could not swim. Reynolds swam to shore with Jennings as onlookers cheered, Jennings revived after thirty minutes. Reynolds had been visiting Miss C. Lockwood and planned only an evening swim, but Jennings cry for help prompted the rescue.
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New York Times
Lake Hopatcong
N. J
George K. Jennings
John L. Jennings
Young Jennings
Miss Reynolds
Jennings
Conroy's 133rd Rescue By Lifeguard on North Shore
Manchester Mass August 28 John E Conroy lifeguard barely survives a one hour struggle with a strong undertow and heavy surf while rescuing Walton Scully ten from Pittsburg The youngster was carried a eighth of a mile from shore before Conroy reached him Hundreds of spectators watched as a tireline was shot over Conroy head He was hauled to the beach still holding the boy and keeping him from the water This was Conroys hardest rescue of his career with the boy safe ashore.
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Spectal
New York Times
Manchester
Mass
John E. Conroy
Walton Scully
Pittsburg
Conroy
Runaway Thackston Marries Chorus Girl in Chicago
Harold A. Thackston, reportedly son of a New York capitalist, wed Miss Verna E. Dalton of Lew Fields's Girl Behind the Counter Company at the Auditorium Annex Chicago. The couple plans to sail for Europe as his father is expected to arrive. Yale figures Chuck Ide and Jack Teabody attended.
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New York Times
Chicago
Harold A. Thackston
New York
Auditorium
Verna E. Dalton
Lew Fields
Garrick Theatre
A. J. Sullen
Central Congregational Church
Young Thackston
Stuyvesant
Jack) Teabody
Yale
Thackston
Maloney Divorce Case Swings Toward Osborne Favor
Philadelphia, Aug. 28. Attorneys halted at the final decree in the Maloney Osbourne divorce case. Rumors say Helen Maloney may reject Clarkson and align with Arthur Osbourne, with Martin Maloney leaning toward Osborne as a son-in-law. The Mamaroneck marriage rumor is thus challenged by family influence.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Martin Maloney
Osborne
Clarkson
Maloney
Mamaroneck
Marylander named as possible shooter in Atlantic City
Atlantic City police abandon highwayman theory in Roberts shooting and hint the would-be killer is a Marylander who came to town. They focus on Mrs Williams's husband, W B Brooks or George B Stout connections, and seek clues from Baltimore as detectives question family friends and a chair pusher.
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New York Times
Atlantic City
N. J
Aus
Charles B. Roberts
Baltimore
Williams
Henry Wilson
Roberts
Wilson
Mr. Roberts
Camden
W. B. Brooks
George B. Stout
Rust
Parker Predicts Bryan Is Elected Says Parker
Alton B Parker, Democratic nominee four years ago, predicts Bryan will win this time after touring the Western states. He cites Republican sentiment for change and notes business fears would not deter a shift. Asked about a possible New York governor bid, Parker gave no statement.
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New York Times
Cleveland
Ohio
Bryan
Alton B Parker
Parker
Judge Parker
Washington
New York
Four Wallington Officials Accused in Assault Case
Joseph Harny of Wallington says Mayor George Gill Borough Recorder John J Polmann Councilman Thomas Schilling and Marshal Jacob Arensman beat him on Monday night after he mistook them for highwaymen. He had 750 dollars in his pocket and seeks damages.
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New York Times
Passaic
N. J
Joseph Harny
Wallington
George Gill
John J. Polmann
Thomas Schilling
Jacob Arensman
Harny
Harry
Wildcat locomotive chases passenger train near Stapleton
An unreined Balti more & Ohio locomotive chased a southbound passenger train from Clifton to Prospect Street in Stapleton endangering about 200 passengers. The runaway engine derailed after colliding with a freight train on a siding, causing severe damage to cars and the locomotive.
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St. George
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Clifton
Prospect Street
Stapleton
Eulogized Dead Burglar Sketched as Hero in Life Past
Philadelphia correspondent reports Coroner Jermon eulogizing Edward Mooney killed by Policeman JTiarrington after a home robbery. Mooney, once a fireman, was praised for prior heroism including rescue efforts during the Arcadia steamship explosion. The inquest highlighted his better days as upright and brave.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Jtiarrington
Edward Mooney
Jermon
Arcadia
Wight
Bomb Explodes in Tenement Door at 117 East Seventh Street
Firemen and police respond after a lead pipe filled with giant powder explodes in the doorway, blowing out two ground floor windows at a double-decker tenement. No injuries reported, residents flee in night attire. Barber Max Group and butcher J Epstein own damaged storefronts. authorities suspect a rival barberage dispute.
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East Seventh Street
Leffelman
J. Epstein
Jjeale Ousy
Wheeler Accepts Harvard Professorship in Invertebrate Zoology
Boston August 29 William Wheeler has been called to the Professorship in Invertebrate Zoology at Harvard and resigns as Curator of Invertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History New York a post he has held six years Wheeler born in Milwaukee in 1865 is an authority on ant habits in scientific circles
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New York Times
Boston
William Wheeler
Harvard
American Museum of Natural History
New York
Wheeler
Milwaukee
Estate of Russell Sage Details Wall Street Loans and Holdings
Appraisal by Charles P. Dillon for the late Russell Sage lists loans to top Wall Street firms, with cash collection after death. Sage owned between 30.9 and 35 million in securities and real estate including railroad and bank holdings, extensive mortgages, and notable stakes in Manhattan and national firms.
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Charles P. Dillon
St. L. Ore and Steel Co
Chicago Elevator Co
Tradesman's Park
Mr. Sage
Texas’& Pacific
Galveston, Houston & Henderson
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Baltimore & Ohio
St. Louis & South Western
United States Rubber
National Bank of Commerce
Importers & Traders National Bank
Citizens’ Central National Bank
Mercantile Trust Company
Cedarhurst and
Lawrence Company
Lawrence
Edgar T. Welles
M. O. Sage
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Secker Howell & Co
Co. W. Osborne
Blair Brothers
H. P. Frothingham
L. H. Slocum
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H. L. Slocum
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Troy
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109Th
110Th Streets
Broadway
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Dutch Battleship Arrives as Venezuela Dispute Becomes Diplomatic Focus
The Dutch battleship Jacob von Heemskerk arrived at Willemstad Curacao after sailing from Holland on August 11. The Merida of the Red D Line reached quarantine. Torre Cabello clearance was refused causing a two day schedule delay. Rome reports the Dutch government has opened talks with Italy London and Berlin to seek diplomatic support over the Venezuela dispute.
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Curacao
Jacob von Hemskerk
Holland
Merida
Red D. Line
al Torre Cabello
GNDON
Auganais Standard
Rome
Opcnen
Italy
Venezuela
London
Berlin
Government sues railroads over 35 cent overcharge
The United States files a complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission seeking 85 cents reparation from New York Chicago and St Louis and Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroads. The case accuses George Ducas a federal employee of paying 35 cents more than the regular rate for travel between Cleveland and New York last summer.
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United States
Inter-State Commerce Commission
United States of America
New York
Chicago & St. Louis
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
George Ducas
Cleveland
Trainstoned at Bar Harbor train departs unharmed
A Bar Harbor express leaving New York for Bar Harbor was showered with stones at Union Station in New London. None of the passengers were injured. Detectives investigated as police rounded up a gang recently tied to stone-throwing at trains near the Thames River Bridge.
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New York Times
New London
Mrs Givernaud Sues for Million Dollar Dower Claim
Alexander Simpson, Jersey City lawyer, filed papers Thursday in county court for Mrs Noemi Givernaud of Lyons France seeking $1,000,000 dower from the estate of Etienne Givernaud the late silk manufacturer of North Bergen. The suit accompanies Eugenia Vialis daughter’s will contest heard in September term.
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Jersey City
Totherham
Noemi Givernaud
Lyons
France
Etienne Givernaud
North Bergen
Eugenia Vialis
Earles May Be Together After Release From Jail
In Middletown New York Aug 28 reports say Monroe artist Ferdinand Pinney Earle was released from Goshen jail yesterday. Rumors place him with his wife and child at his Monro home or with friends near Central Valley Orange County. He earlier said his wife and child would soon join him and he had not yet been joined.
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Middletown
N. Y
Ferdinand Pinney Earle
Monroe
Ball
Goshen
Earle
Monro
Central Valley
Orange County
Highland Falls
500 Men Offer to Wed Mrs. Rowe at Reservation Drawing
In Fond du Lac Minnesota lines form for a reservation opening on September 15. Mrs Anna Rowe who is in line for the drawing has received about 500 marriage proposals after papers incorrectly listed her as unmarried. Her husband shares in the attention as the couple gains nationwide notice.
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Puluth
Minn
Anna Rowe
Fond du Lac
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
Mrs Manning Seeks Divorce After Runaway Marriage
Gertrude Wagenman Manning of 570 Dearborn Avenue seeks a divorce from Robert Courtland Manning city court papers show. She testified at the hearing that their 1906 New York romance began at a dinner and that he misrepresented wealth, saying he earned much and spent freely, including taking other women out in their car.
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New York Times
Chicago
Gertrude Wagenman Manning
Dearborn Avenue
Mangan
Robert Courtland Manning
New York
Manning
Eastman Rearrested in Chicago Extradition Case
Chicago reports Robert C. Eastman a New York broker accused of embezzling 15000 dollars was rearrested by New York detectives with extradition papers after a Municipal Court release.
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Chicago
Robert C. Eastman
New York
Eastman
Missionaries Escorted from Tabriz to Russian Frontier
The State Department said Miss Holliday and Miss Miller two American missionaries were escorted from Tabriz to the Russian frontier at their own request by Consul General Doty.
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Tabriz
Washington, D. C
State Department
Miss Holliday
Miss Miller
Doty
Bosses Renew Fight To Defeat Hughes In State Fight
President Roosevelt will keep hands off in the party struggle to renominate Gov. Hughes. Anti-Hughes leaders plan to nominate a candidate more to their liking after the primaries, asserting no interference from the White House or national officials. The State Executive Committee met with Woodruff and other anti-Hughes leaders to discuss strategy and possible primary tests in Brooklyn and Manhattan.
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Ali
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Parsons
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Barnes
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Sherman
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von Heemskerk
Willemstad
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New London Gang
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Gilkmaker
Earles
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Horsford
William S. Bennet
Reafelien
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William L. Ward
William Barnes, Jr
Albany
Francis Hendricks
Syracuse
Fred Greiner
Buffalo
James W. Aldridge
Rochester
John T- Mott
Oswego
John F. O'Brien
Clinton
Col. Lafe Gleason
George J. Smith
Kingston
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