Lightning Knocks Out New Haven Trains in City Thunder
A July thunderstorm temporarily disabled the New York New Haven and Hartford electric system after a bolt struck overhead wires at Woodlawn. Trains from Woodlawn to Stamford were halted while steam locomotives were dispatched from Stamford to rescue services, delaying Greenwich-bound commuters for about two hours. The Cos Cob power plant also suffered transformer outages, but service was restored by nightfall as locomotives returned to rail yards.
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New Haven
Grand Central
Woodlawn
Stamford
Conn
New York
New York Central
W. G. Laird
Greenwich
New Rochelle
Port Chester
Cos Cob
McAdoo Tunnel Flooded After Sudden City Storm
A quick summer storm dumped rain and hail on New York causing damage and excitement. Sewers failed at Sixth Avenue and Ninth Street and water flooded the McAdoo tunnel area as workers opened a street station. Forecast calls for fair weather today and tomorrow.
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New York
Hall
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn
Jersey
St.Swithin’s
McAdoo Tunnel
Sixth Avenue
Ninth Street
McAdoo
Tolstoy Calls Out Russian Violence as Both Sides Seek Ends
The Daily Chronicle prints Tolstoy's blistering indictment of Russia's government and revolutionaries. He argues both sides pursue the same goals by criminal means, condemning state executions and revolutionary killings as equally vile. The piece ends with his plea for reform and caution.
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London
Daily Chronicle Today
Leo Tolstoy
Russia
Count Tolstoy
Tolstoy
Land Speculator Dies By Own Action In Harlem
Real estate dealer George Robinson leaped from a fourth floor window of Mrs. Margaret McEnroe’s apartment at 218 West 114th Street. Robinson, living with his nephew James Scott at 220 West 114th Street, had faced heavy speculation, debt, and the loss of his wife. An ambulance from Harlem Hospital confirmed his death.
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George Robinson
Margaret McEnroe
West 114Th Street
Robinson
James Scott
Kingsbridge
Scott
Frank Hopkins
200 West
113Th Street
Harlem
Boy Hit by Fulton Car Returns from Vacation
Sullivan County youth Morris Sinderkouff aged 14 living at 114 Hull Street Brooklyn rushed to greet his mother on a Fulton Street crossing. A trolley struck him severing his right leg and causing internal injuries. He was taken to St Marys Hospital in a dying condition. His mother fainted and was cared for by Dr. Sullivan.
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Monticello
Sullivan County
Morris Sinderkouff
Hull Street
Brooklyn
Rockaway Avenue
Fulton Street
John Sandinsky
St. Mary's Hospital
Peary Ex Expedition Roosevelt Reaches Sydney for North Pole Quest
The Roosevelt under Captain Bartlett arrives at Sydney from Oyster Bay after eight days to take on coal and supplies for a second North Pole mission led by Commander Peary. The Erik will accompany to Etah as the party heads north. Governor MacGregor visits, praises the effort and presents gifts.
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Sydney
N. S
Peary
Roosevelt
Robert Bartlett
Oyster Bay
Erik
North Pole
Etah
William MacGregor
Newfoundland
MacGregor
Gov
Democrats to Name Subcommittee on Campaign Finances
Lincoln Nebraska July 14 The Democratic National Committee pledged full publicity of campaign contributions above 100 dollars starting Oct 15 and daily thereafter It will ban corporate money cap individual gifts at 10 000 and 100 within three days of the election A sub committee of eleven will select officers and meet in Chicago on July 25 Bryan and Kern to be notified of nominations at Lincoln and Indianapolis respectively
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New York Times
Lincoln
Neb
Democratic National Committee
William J. Bryan
John W. Kern
Bryan
Chicago
Kern
Indianapolis
National Committee
Rock Island Road
Lincoln Hotel
Fairview
Sun Parlor
Taggart
Army
John S. Martin
Mr. Bryan
Democratic Party
Gettysh Tour Personally Conducted On Lehigh Valley Railroad
A brief notice advertises a personally conducted Gettysh Tour on the Lehigh Valley Railroad with a July 3 return plan. Inquiries are directed to 255 at 1,460 Broadway.
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Lehigh Valley
Racing auto tragedy ends in sudden death
Stephen W. Anderson of Brooklyn bought a racing car and invited Miss Lillian Cohen and John D. Lord for a spin on Ocean Parkway. Anderson drove at about thirty mph, collapsed with a lung hemorrhage, and died before reaching Coney Island Hospital. Lord and Miss Cohen aided, a police officer stopped the car, and Dr. Michaelis attributed death to a hemorrhage of the lungs.
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Stephen W. Anderson
State Street
Brooklyn
Lillian Cohen
Classon Avenue
John D. Lord
Washington Street
Jamaica
Lord
Anderson
Ocean Parkway
Carty
Miss Cohen
Coney Island
Shaw in 40 Million Merger Talks With Canada
Leslie M. Shaw former Treasury secretary and ex president of the Carnegie Trust Company visited Montreal amid reports of a forty million dollar merger of Canadian public utilities. He said the plan remained nebulous and would not discuss the trip. The idea emerged a year ago linking the Montreal Power Company and the Montreal Street Railway Company, but was dropped after initial talks.
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Leslie M. Shaw
the Treasury
Carnegie Trust Company
Montreal
Wall Street
Shaw
Trust Company
Montreal Power Company
Montreal Street Railway Company
Mr. Shaw
Canada
Court ejects lawyer from Belleville New Jersey courtroom
Justice of the Peace John C. La Faucherie, Civil War veteran, forcibly removed defending attorney J Victor D Aloia from a Belleville courtroom during an assault and battery case. The judge jumped from the bench to eject him after an objection, then resumed the trial and dismissed the charge. The lawyer plans to file an assault complaint.
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Belleville
N. J
John C. la Faucherie
Justice la Faucherie
J. Victor D’aloia
Newark
D’aloia
Justice la Fa
D'Alola
Girls Healthier Than Boys In District Work Tests
Special to The New York Times reports Washington inspectors found 75 of 1700 boys under 16 rejected for disability while only 2 girls were rejected. R. O. Wilmarth said girls 12 to 16 are better prepared to work under the new District of Columbia child labor law, with heart and lung troubles more common among boys.
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New York Times
Washington
District of Columbia
R. O. Wilmarth
Woman on Boardwalk Attacks Companion in Atlantic City
A San Francisco woman identified as Mrs. Sarah S. Dunn caused a disturbance on Atlantic City's boardwalk. She fought with another woman, Mrs. Holmes, over a man Dunn claimed was her husband. Both women were mauled, arrested, and Dunn held on $500 bail after a hearing before Mayor Story. Dunn said she followed her husband and Mrs. Holmes from San Francisco.
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New York Times
Atlantic City
N. J
Sarah S. Dunn
San Francisco
Dunn
Story
Holmes
St Louis Rail Accident Kills 19YearOld Stenographer
A work car on the United Railways track jumped the track at full speed in St Louis, killing Anna N. Cox aged 19, a stenographer for New York Life Insurance Company.
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ST. Louis
United Railways Company
Anna N. Cox
New York Life Insurance Company
Dewey's Pure Grape Juice Ad
An advertisement for Dewey and Sons Co at 138 Fulton Street New York promotes Dewey's Pure Grape Juice as purifying to the blood and nourishing.
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DEWEY
Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
New York
Mrs Hartridge Dies in Pittsburg Linked to Thaw Trial
Mrs. Clifford W. Hartridge, daughter of late Justice Leslie W. Russell, died at Homeopathic Hospital in Pittsburg of cerebro spinal meningitis. Her body shipped to Canton, New York, for funeral. Husband Clifford W. Hartridge, a New York lawyer involved in Harry K. Thaw's first trial, was reportedly abroad and unlocatable.
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Clifford W. Hartridge
Supreme Court
Leslie W. Russell
Pittsburg
Canton
N. Y
Hartridge
Z. C. Miller
Carson Street
Homeopathic
Miller
Russell
Robert Russell
Sampson
Erie
Catton
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Central Park West
Forty-fourth Street
Germany
Mecklenburg Chloride Calcium Water Ad Claims Skin Relief
An advertisement touts Mecklenburg chloride calcium water as a remedy for eczema and skin troubles. It invites readers to buy the product widely advertised as available everywhere.
Opposition to Alice Roosevelt Longworth Invitation Declined
Kentucky Prohibition delegates refused to endorse inviting Mrs Alice Roosevelt Longworth to their national convention. H W Davis proposed the invitation, but Frances Beauchamp and Col Bradford McGregor pressed objections citing tales of her alleged tack incident and Latonia races. Davis vowed Kentucky hospitality despite the tabling of the resolution.
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New York Times
Coli
Vention
Prohibition Party
H. W. Davis
State Committee
Longworth
Frances E. Beauchamp
Kentucky
Col. Bradford McGregor
Covington
Davis
Hammond III Convalesces After Lobster Illness
John Hays Hammond III, Gloucester, is recovering from a serious illness caused by eating lobster. The mining expert and Republican vice presidential candidate once returned from Grover Cleveland's funeral and was bedridden for several days. he is now convalescent and able to sit up.
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Gloucester
Mass
John Hays Hammond
Hammond
Grover Cleveland
Doelter Studies Radium Effects on Gems
A Vienna University professor tests radium on gems. Rubies and diamonds show slight changes to yellowish green. emeralds hue shifts to yellowish green. hyacinth darkens to brown. light topaz turns orange. blue sapphires fade pale but do not yellow as earlier reports suggested.
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New York Times
London
Vienna Dispatch
Doelter
Vienna University
Fire explodes in Williamsburg paint shop
A boiler blast and ensuing fire tore through the Greenpoint Metallic Bed Company paint shop at Franklin and Freeman Streets, Williamsburg. A fireman was severely hurt when blown through a door by a second explosion. suppressing crews fought amid smoke as alarms drew units from across Brooklyn. Loss is estimated at 75,000 dollars.
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Greenpoint Metallic Bed Company
Franklin
Freeman Streets
Williamsburg
Cambridge
Brooklyn
Policeman Treed by Guard Dog in Glen Ridge
Policeman DeVaney, patrolling areas hit by burglaries, sought shelter on a tree after Mayor George C. White’s watchdog lunged at him. The dog halted only after Mayor White called it off. DeVaney vows not to search the mayor’s yard again.
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New York Times
Glen Ridge
N. J
DeVaney
George C. White
de Vaney
Mayor White
Armed Posse Searches Woods After Mulatto Attack
A posse of armed farmers hunted all day near Yardville New Jersey for a six foot mulatto who attacked John Borden and his wife in their home. Mrs Borden was unharmed while her husband was badly cut and beaten before he drove the attacker away. The assailant fled into darkness as Mrs Borden fired at him with the shotgun but missed.
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New York Times
Yardville
N. J
John Borden
Parker To Go On Stump In Democratic Campaign
Helena Montana July 14 Judge Alton B Parker said he would offer his services to the Democratic National Committee as a campaign speaker and devote his time to speeches He expected the Democrats to carry New York this year and pledged support to Bryan and Kern He will tour Yellowstone National Park with De Lancey Nicoll of New York before continuing to Livingston for the trip.
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Helena
Mon
Alton B. Parker
Democratic National Committee
New York
Parker
Bryan
Kern
Judge Parker
Livingston
de Lancey Nicoll
Yellowstone National Ark
Big Land Fraud Nipped Here In Oregon Scheme Arrested
Henry K. Cooke was seized at Baker City Oregon ending a nationwide land fraud tied to the Oregon Ranching and Timber Company. The scheme recruited entrants to claim 160 acres at 2.50 an acre by perjured filings aimed at timber land. Cooke faces conspiracy and perjury charges with possible two year term and 500 dollar fine.
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Henry Kk. G. Cooke
Baker City
Ore
United States Grand Jury
Oregon Ranching and Timber Company
Nassau Street
United States District Attorney's Office
Cooke
Burns County
Oregon
Pennsylvania
New York
Vas
United States
Stimfo
Moore
Dorr
Stimson
Trmes
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Gov. MacGregor
Horsford
Democrats
National Committee of
Our Party
Denver
Mrs. Dunn
Cere
Can
Ton, N. Y
John Hays Hammond III
Spencer's
Er Bisight Toric Pebbies
Maiden Lane
Henry E. G. Cooke
Oregon Ranching and Timber Co
Trims
Scranton
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