Marathon Duel Ends With Longboat Victory Over Shrubb
Tom Longboat, the Canadian Indian runner, defeated Alfred Shrubb in Madison Square Garden with a 2 hour 53 minute 40 second finish after Shrubb collapsed at 24 miles. The sensational race drew a crowd of 10,000 as Longboat kept steady pace while Shrubb led early before tiring and faltering.
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Madison Square Garden
Dorando
Yonkers
Empire City
James T. Crowley
Rye
Columbus Circle
Matthew Maloney
Trinity A. C
Robert Fowler
London
Johnny Hayes
Tom Longboat
Alfred Shrubb
Shrubb
Longboat
Himself
Lincoln Memorial Medal Offer in The Sunday American
The Sunday American advertises a free Lincoln Memorial Medal with the Lincoln Centenary issue. It features a poem on Lincoln by Edwin Markham and portraits, describing the memento as bright as silver and a memory worth keeping for Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Edwin Markham
Yocson
Sunday American
Kansas Trust Partnership with Harvester Company Ends Monopoly Fight
Kansas Supreme Court will enter a decree making International Harvester a partner in its Kansas operations. Harvester must pay 60 000 dollar fine and endure public oversight by the court or a public utility commission. The surrender includes prohibition on exclusive contracts and price discrimination, with potential further orders to ensure fair pricing and handling in Kansas. The move mirrors Standard Oil Missouri policy and expands state regulatory reach.
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New York Times
Topeka
Kan
Kansas Supreme Court
International Harvester Company
Kansas
Harvester Company
Attorney General
Supreme Court
Public Utility Commission
Court
Utility Commission
Commission
Public Service
Standard Oil Company
Missouri
Slain Girl Found in Dayton Cistern
In Dayton Ohio on February 5 the body of Lizzie Fulhart 18 of Vandalia was pulled from a cistern behind a vacant house. Her death linked to a recent murder. police question Albert Wilkie formerly of Davis Sewing Machine Factory, once her sweetheart.
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Dayton
Ohio
Lizzie Fulhart
Vandalia
Deeters
Charles O. Weaver
Matthews
Jefferson Street
Second
Weaver
Mary Forschner
Albert Wilkie
Davis
Wilkie
Widow Mrs Beatty Dies After Christian Science Attempt
Mrs Mary C Beatty aged 68 died at 112 West 103d Street after two years of asthma and a recent attempt at Christian Science treatment. Coroner Harburger to hold an inquest with Christian Science practitioners summoned as witnesses.
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Mary C. Beatty
M. J. Hawk
West 103d Street
Frank du Pay Veiller
West Ninety-sixth Street
Hawk
Woman's Political Plot Shocks Illinois House
Florence Miller, central to a Browne faction plot, was released on cash bond after a dawn arrest sobbing in the Illinois House. A dramatic midnight scene led to claims of a Chicago plot by Browne’s enemies, later tangled by shifting statements and police doubts.
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New York Times
Springfield
Ill
Florence Miller
Lee O'Neil Browne
Miss Miller
House of Representatives
Lee Browne
Browne
Chicago
Illinois
Michael Giblin
Aiken Augusta Florida Limited Dining Car Service
Aiken Augusta Florida Limited operates daily with drawing and stateroom sleeping cars via P R R and Southern Ry. Schedule shows New York 10:25 A M arrival in Aiken 10:05 A M and Augusta 10:10 A M with dining car service from New York to Augusta and Florida. New York Office 1200 Broadway.
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Aiken, Augusta & Florida Limited
P. R. R. & Southern Ry. Ly
N.Y
Arr
Aiken
Augusta
N. Y
Auguane Florida
Broadway
Stolen Lenox Library Picture From Stuart Gallery
A painting titled Mother and Child by Antoine Emile Plassan was stolen yesterday from the Stuart Gallery in the Lenox Library at Fifth Avenue and Seventieth Street. The work, on a wooden panel in a gilt frame, is valued between 300 and 500 dollars and was cut from the wall with a knife while the gallery was unattended. Police and library officials seek the thief and hope to recover the piece, which is well known to art dealers.
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Antoine Emile Plassan
Robert L. Stuart
Stuart
Lenox Library
Fifth Avenue
Seventieth Street
Stuart Gallery
Wilberforce Eames
Lenox
William Elliott
Sylvester Vigilante
Elliott
Eames
TIMES
Plassan
Mills
Marooned Party Rescued From Fire Island Adventure
A Bay Shore group including Mr and Mrs William McGinley and friends were stranded on Fire Island for several days after their launch ran aground. Life savers and lighthouse staff aided all, with the party walking and riding life saving carts to reach Smith's Point, Moriches, and then home by train. Capt Raffe remained marooned briefly before rescue.
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Fire Island
Great South Bay
William McGinley
Norman Barnes
Grace Barnes
Lafferty
Rossiter
Bay Shore
Carrie Barnes
Brooklyn
Morgan Haffele
Mr. McGinley
McGinley
Mr. Lafferty
Smith’s Point
Moriches Bay
Moriches
Raffele
Point O’ Woods
Lone Hill
Blue Point
Bellport
Steamship Philadelphia Near Sandy Hook Reported By Wireless
Wireless dispatches place the Philadelphia inbound from Southampton 328 miles east of Sandy Hook at 10 P M. ETA pier 6 P M today. An item notes Brown's Bronchial Traches as a cough remedy and Salada Tea trial packets advertised.
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Wireless
Philadelphia
Southampton
Marconi Wireless
Sandy Hook
Lincoln Competition Previews in Sunday Times Series
Readers urged to pre order The Sunday Times to ensure access to the Lincoln Competition articles. The seventh and final installment, by Mr Hill, will appear tomorrow as demand outstrips supply. Competitors must read all articles before submitting essays.
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Sunday Times
Lincoln
the Times
Hill
Murder After Strike Riot at East Side Tailor Shop
A clash between about sixty strikers and eight non union workers in Jacob Greenfield’s Second Street shop left Solomon Kahn fatally injured with a fractured skull. Five witnesses were arrested. police seek the killer as strife over union demands roils the East Side tailor trade.
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Jacob Greenfield
Second Street
Solomon Kahn
Rivington Street
Bellevue Hospital
Kahn
East Side
Greenfield
William Greenfield
Greenfields
Sweeney
Second Avenue
East Fifth Street
Greenfield Forces
Bellevue
Fourteenth Street
Greenfield Establishment
Harriman Plans Extended Mexico Trip on Doctor's Advice
B H Harriman plans a several week trip to the South and Mexico guided by his physician due to a rheumatism attack after returning to New York. He may inspect Western Mexico lines built by Southern Pacific during his stay and return via California, leaving affairs in order before departure.
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B. H. Harriman
New York
California
Harriman
Mr. Harriman
Mexico
Southern Pacific
Untitled fragment hints at local names and cautionary note
A fragmented text mentions individuals and a cautionary phrase about election or selection. Reads like a stray OCR line with unclear context. No clear event, date, or place is established.
Panic in England over invasion fears and naval buildup
British panic over possible invasion drives large recruitment for the territorial army. The Admiralty seeks authority to build six Dreadnoughts this year while naval strength concentrates in the North Sea amid political strains with Germany and France.
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New York Times
London
England
Lord Esher
Daily Mail
County of London
Lord Roberts
Admiralty
North Sea
Berlin
Germany
Herr Stein
France
Kronenberg
Kaiser William
Cusachs to Walk 29 Miles Annapolis to Baltimore
Prof C V Cusachs of the Academy Modern Languages department plans a five hour walk from the State House Annapolis to Baltimore City Hall covering 29 miles. He will be accompanied by Midshipman Francis W Rockwell, captain of the boat crew. The route passes Glen Burnie and uses tracks then shell road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Annapolis
C. V. Cusachs
Department of Modern Languages
Academy
Baltimore
State House
City Hall
Cusacks
Francis W. Rockwell
Glen Burnie
Cusachs
Academy Mess
University of Louisiana
New Postal Sub Station H Opens at Grand Central
At midnight Postmaster Morgan and his force will take possession of Sub-Station H in Grand Central Station. The new facility covers 47,000 square feet with up-to-date equipment and rents at 47 dollars per year per square foot totaling 47 006. When completed the space will expand to cover the block from Forty third Street to Forty fifth Street and from Lexington Avenue to Depew Place.
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Morgan
Grand Central Station
Fortythird Street
Forty-fifth Street
Lexington Avenue
Depew Place
Columbia Man Poisoned by Mistaken Intake
David Latham a Columbia University law student ingested carbolic acid thinking it was castor oil at his boarding house 510 West 124th Street. He was near death at J Hood Wright Hospital late last night and his father Dr P H Latham of Weatherly Penn stated there was no known reason for self harm.
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David Latham
Columbia University
West 124Th Street
J. Hood Wright Hospital
P. H. Latham
Weatherley
Penn
Hookerbaker Bakes Crisp Meals on Single Burner Grid
A kitchen note indicates Hookerbaker bakes everything crisp and cooks another dish simultaneously on one burner or grid. Sold only at 226 Fifth Ave., Room 401. iv.
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Hookerbaker
Lehigh Vanee fare noted for sleeping car on Broadway
A brief railway notice mentions Lehigh Vanee fare of $5 for a sleeping car service located at 1,460 Broadway. The fragment suggests a travel route or price but lacks full context.
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Lehigh Vanee Tonne Tone M
Rumors of Reichstag Collapse Circulate in Berlin
Berlin reports circulate rumors of the Finance Reform bill’s defeat and the Reichstag’s dissolution. Speculation claims Chancellor von Buelow may retire as government faces possible defeat over death duties.
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Reichstag
NEW York Times
Berlin
von Bulow
Taft to Get Auto Budget as Senate Relents
Washington on February 5 reports the Senate Appropriations Committee backed an item for $12,000 to purchase automobiles for President Taft after March 4. The panel had resisted but the House had twice included the funding in the Urgent Deficiency Appropriation bill, and the Senate surrendered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Taft
Senate
Committee On Appropriations
House
Special Matinee for One Aids Ethel Barrymore Visit
A special afternoon performance of the first act of A Stubborn Cinderella starred Jack Barrymore and benefited his sister Ethel Barrymore, touring in Lady Frederick. She had never seen the act and praised the company for the tribute.
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Jack Barrymore
Ethel Barrymore
Lady Frederick
Miss Barrymore
Boy Killed by Gravestone in Canarsie Cemetery
Six year old Charles Giles, son of a blacksmith, was killed while playing leapfrog over gravestones in Canarsie village cemetery. His reefer snagged on a stone, toppled it, and crushed his skull. Theodore Winterberg moved the stone and carried the boy home. Mrs. Giles fainted and was revived by Dr. Wynn.
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Charles Giles
East Ninety Second Street
Avenue K. Canarsie
East New York
Theodore Winterberg
Elderly Farmer Bravely Saves Wife From Fire
Burlington New Jersey February fifth Old York Sutton buried in flames. 80 year old Thomas Sutton recovered from pneumonia dashed into the blaze to rescue his wife as heirlooms burned. They fled barefoot in night clothes with flames destroying their two century old home and neighbor’s house. Both were in critical condition taken to their son Robert Sutton’s home.
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New York Times
Burlington
N. J
Thomas Sutton
Old York Road
Sutton
William Markwood
Robert Sutton
Driver fires at snowball crowd injuring a boy
Frank Stackenberg of 499 East 143d Street fired a pistol at a crowd of snowballers at Willett Avenue and 216th Street. Twelve year old Edgar Buehler of 8750 Willett Avenue was hit in the forehead but survived. Stackenberg is jailed at Williamsbridge Station on felonious assault charges.
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Frank Stackenberg
East 143d Street
Willett Avenue
216Th Street
Stackenberg
Edgar Buehler
J. B. Buehler
Fifth Avenue
Williamsbridge
Buehler
Broker Claims a Child in Rutherford Case
Sidney Cross, a 256 Church Street broker, left a note and intruded into 25 Rutherford Avenue, demanding Dorothy Davidson be his daughter. He twice entered the Davidson home, threatened harm, and was arrested after a neighbor notified police. The case suggests possible insanity.
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Sidney Cross
Church Street
Rutherford Avenue
Rutherford
N. J
J. B. Davidson
Texas
Dorothy
Helen
Jack
Cross
Davidson
Jacobs
Local Transit Timings and Addresses Noted
Fragmentary note lists 2 A.M open time for a venue in Jersey City at 355 Broadway near Broadway and 1,460 and 355 Broadway with 10 P.M. closing. Details unclear but indicates late hours for a location on Broadway.
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Jersey City
Broadway
California Postpones Vote on Japanese School Segregation Bill
Gov. Gillett urges reconsideration of Assembly Bill No. 14 amid U S President's warning. Speaker Stanton and Assembly delay action to next Wednesday. California argues for state sovereignty over public schools while acknowledging treaty rights with Japan. Senate member Caminetti defends state autonomy in schooling and national interests.
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Sacramento
Gov. Gillett
Stanton
Assembly
Japan
United States
California
Board of Education of
San Francisco
Circuit Court of the United States
School Board of
Washington
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