Arbuckle Tells How Yankee Was Floated From Sunken Cruiser
At John Arbuckle's request, Capt. McAllister and engineers recount salvaging the cruiser Yankee from Hen and Chickens Shoals. They used a 150 ton concrete cofferdam and compressed air to dry holds, repair damage, and raise the bow, then tow the ship to New Bedford. The method is praised as a potential future naval and merchant saving technique.
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John Arbuckle
Yankee
Hen and Chickens Shoals
Buzzard’s Bay
McAllister
W. W. Wotherspoon
R. O King
No. 4
Arbuckle
Penikese Island
Manila
New Bedford
Marsh
Wotherspoon
Newport
R. I
United States
Lebanon
Penekese Island
Fleet Passes Singapore Amid naval pageantry
The United States Atlantic battleship fleet led by Rear Admiral Sperry sailed through Singapore harbor. The Connecticut saluted as it passed forts while spectators watched launches escort the fleet. The Yankton relayed fleet updates and the ships steamed at about eleven and a half knots from Manila in calm seas.
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Singapore
United States Atlantic
Sperry
Yankton
Connecticut
Manila
Americans Left Unguarded After Yangtse Crisis
Reports from Peking say Americans in the Yangtse region were angered by the withdrawal of American gunboats sent to Manila for target practice leaving Americans unprotected during the Nanking insurrection. Consul General William Martin asked the British representative to safeguard American interests at Nanking. Edict orders sons of Manchu and Chinese nobility sent abroad for naval training.
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Peking
Yang-tse-Kiang
Manila
Nanking
Hankow
William Martin
Messager Resigns From Paris Opera Post
André Messager, joint Director of the Paris Opéra with M. Broussan, sent his resignation to M. Doumergue, citing dissensions with colleagues and wishing sole control. He has led the Opéra since 1907 after directing the Opéra Comique and Covent Garden Opera earlier. He is also a noted composer of comic operas.
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Paris
André Messager
Paris Opéra
M. Broussan
M. Doumergue
Public Instruction
M. Messager
Opera
Opéra
Opéra Comique
Covent Garden Opera
London
Francois Les Bas
Trans-Pyrennean Tunnel Ceremony At Canfranc
The Min ister of Public Works presided over ceremonies marking the trans Pyrennean tunnel as part of the Pyrenees railroad link. M Simyan Under Secretary of Posts and Telegraphs represented France, and the Archbishop of Saragossa led mass at the tunnel mouth.
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Canfranc
Spain
Russian loan approves external funding by Duma
The Budget Committee of the Duma adopted a bill for an external loan of 225 million dollars. The committee president announced public discussion of the bill in the Duma. A separate dispatch from Rome reports Dervishes attacking Bullalo village. garrison repelled them with 48 killed. In Chile, a strike at the Collahuaso mines led to deadly clashes between police and workers. troops deployed.
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ST. Petersburg
Duma
Rome
Bullalo
Iquique
Chile
Collahuaso
Death by own action with hasheesh in Bath Steuben House
Special to The New York Times. Lewis Mercereau of 517 West 115th Street New York committed suicide in the Steuben House at Bath by taking hasheesh. He had been living in Binghamton and left a note bidding farewell to Maudees of the city. He was a retired man known in the area and had not appeared yesterday when the door of his room was found open.
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New York Times
Binghamton
N. Y
Lewis Mercereau
West 115Th Street
New York
Steuben
Bath
Hasheesh
Mercereau
Maudees
Simon Proclaims Self Chief Executive in Haiti Crisis
Gen. Antoine Simon, commander of revolutionists, proclaims himself Chief Executive and aims to form a provisional government in Port au Prince as Gen. Fouchard lands from Kingston with exiles. Firmin supporters rally in Gonaives and St Marc, threatening a broader conflict.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Antoine Simon
Kingston
Fouchard
Simon
Gen. Simon
Oteri
Gonaives
St. Marc
Antenor Firmin
Firmin
Gen. Rameau
Camner
Gen
Leconte Arrives to Quiet Cape Haitian Aftermath
Gen. Leconte, minister of the interior, landed this morning aboard the Cheruskia at Cape Haitien. Authorities suppressed all demonstrations, and he rode to his home under guard as troops are posted nearby to prevent further trouble.
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Cape Haitien
Leconte
Cheruskia
Printers Face Unionization Push at Central Federated Meeting
At a Central Federated Union session the Executive Committee recommended that Typographical Union No 6 and allied trades send delegates to a Friday meeting to coordinate with engineers and firemen to unionize plants beyond printers. Delegates protested fearing an open shop if nonattendance occurred. The Allied Printing Trades were to compel attendance or face further action.
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Central Federated Union
Executive Committee
Allied Printing Trades
Fight at Williamsburg wedding party ends in arrests
A wedding reception at 143 McKibbin Street Williamsburg erupted after a jostle between two couples Arthur and May Kanner of Manhattan and Jacob and Jessie Parver of East Fourth Street. The melee drew in Morris Silverstein and William Rosenthal who were jailed for disorderly conduct and each fined $2 in Manhattan Avenue Court.
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McKibbin Street
Williamsburg
Arthur Kanner
May
East Fifth Street
Manhattan
Jacob Parver
Jessie
East Fourth Street
Kanner
Parver
Morris Silverstein
Eldridge Street
William Rosenthal
East 103d Street
Stagg Street
Manhattan Avenue Court
Archbold to Testify Today in Government Suit
John D. Archbold vice president of Standard Oil faces questions again in the Government suit seeking to dissolve Standard of New Jersey. He will be recalled after Kellogg’s cross examination, with testimony expected to last a few hours. Next on the stand may be James A. Moffett or Tilford of California Standard Oil, per defense plans.
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John D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company
Frank B. Kellogg
Standard of New Jersey
Franklin Ferriss
Custom House
Kellogg
Archbold
Standard
James A. Moffett
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Tilford
Standard of California
Fire aboard U S Navy barge seen by Touraine crew
Capt Laurent of the French liner Touraine reported passing an apparently deserted U S Navy Barge No. 228 on fire at sea in latitude 41.21, longitude 66.40 on Saturday morning. The crew was not visible and the barge was believed set ablaze to avoid navigation danger.
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Laurent
United States Navy
Leopold Tanco
Bogota
Brazil
Tanco
South America
Colombia
France
G. M. Dayez
Pasteur Laboratory
J. A. G. Cassése
Ships Delayed by Storm On St Louis Passengers Listed
Armine Woodhouse wife of Princess Chantoon is aboard the St Louis awaiting arrival. Francis Thayer known as a New York Athletic Club bicycle rider now a painter will stay awhile with relatives before returning to France. The Count and Countess Santa Eulalia the Portuguese Consul in Chicago are aboard after a leave. Also aboard Arch H Campbell C E Spiegelberg Miss P F Grant Mr and Mrs Charles H Morgan Mrs Frederick C Harriman and two children Baroness Nugent and George J Kreamer vaudeville artist.
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Armine Woodhouse
Princess Chantoon
St. Louis
New York
Mexico
Francis Thayer
Thayer
New York Athletic Club
France
Santa Eulalia
Chicago
Arch H. Campbell
C. E. Spiegelberg
P. F. Grant
Charles H. Morgan
Frederick C. Harriman
City
Patricia
Baroness Nugent
George J. Kreamer
Harry Lauder Plays Golf at Garden City Club
New York comedian Harry Lauder arrived by train in Garden City Long Island and teamed with club pro H H Barker to win a golf match 3 up over opponents Chisholm and Van Nice. Lauder impressed spectators with his straight drives then had lunch at the club before returning to New York.
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New York Times
Garden City
L. I
Harry Lauder
Garden City Club
Lauder
H. H. Barker
Barker
Chisholm
van Nice
Lauider
Ee Therry
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