Naval War Game Fails to Crown New York Battle
The Blue flagship Connecticut is out of action after a morning clash off Block Island in a large naval drill. Rear Admiral Osterhaus led eight battleships including Michigan and Missouri toward New York and environs as Commander Eberle pursued from Gardiners Bay with torpedo boats and submarines.
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New York
Connecticut
Long Island Sound
Osterhaus
New York City
Here
Hell Gate
Gantler
Eberle
Point Judith
Little Island
Martha’s Vineyard
No Man's Land
Red Fleet
Gardiners Bay
Osterhhaus
Reid
Flusser
Paulding
Warrington
Lusitania
Fisher's and
Plum Islands
Dixie
Tonopah
Chicago
Vixen
Aileen
Machias
Castine
Ensign Child
Lieut
Bingham
New Jersey
Irving
Doddridge
Sajem
Washington
Block Island
Michigan
Admiral Osteriaus
Idaho
Mississippi
Nebraska
Virginia
Maine
Missouri
Brooklyn
Libel case over novel character damages in Manchester
A Manchester jury awards Irene Chester seventy pounds damages against Amalgamated Press for a libel in a novel. The defense argued readers would not conflate the fictional character with the plaintiff. some bystanders called out a similar name near her shop.
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New York Times
London
Manchester
Irene Chester
Amalgamated Press
Miss Chester
Hemmerde
K. C
Mr. Hemmerde
Douglas Webster
Marriette
Bernstein Fights Royalist In Paris Duel
In Paris a duel occurred between author Henry Bernstein and royalist journalist Gustave Tery after earlier protests by Camelots du Roi led to Bernstein's play Apres Moi being withdrawn from the Comedie Francaise. Bernstein and Tery fired at each other in the Parc des Princes. a photographer narrowly escaped being struck. Bernstein had previously fought five duels and completed military service.
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New York Times
Paris
Henry Bernstein
Comédie Francaise
Gustave Tery
M. Tery
M. Bernstein
Bernstein
Parc Des Princes
Four Women Die In Saratoga Auto Tragedy At Raceville
Four women were killed and a Saratoga Springs chauffeur seriously injured when an automobile was struck by a Delaware & Hudson passenger train at a Raceville crossing. Victims include Mrs Charles Wells Jr Mrs George W Yates Mrs Charles Grant of Saratoga Springs and Mrs F M Robinson of Boston.
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Troy
Raceville
Saratoga
Charles Wells, Jr
George W. Yates
Charles Grant
Saratoga Springs
F. M. Robinson
Boston
Mass
Charles Ostrander
Delaware & Hudson
Rutland
Williamstown
Grant
Ostrander
Wells
Robinson
Granville
Yates
Dr. Davies
The
Spa
Nved
Brooklyn
Not Wiley but foes are now in danger
Washington July 19 not impossible that the Wiley inquiry will trigger a broad Department of Agriculture reorganization. Prominent admin figures hint Secretary Wilson should retire. Moss and the House committee prepare a wide scope examining benzoate of soda disputes and related actions. The probe may involve Secretary MacVeagh Vice President Sherman and other officials with Wiley likely first witness.
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New York Times
Washington
Harvey W. Wiley
House Committee On
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Taft
Moss
House
Dr. Wiley
H. H. Busby
McCabe
Dunlap
Bureau of Chemistry
Denver
Hays
Wiley
Sherman
MacVeagh
Chicago
Wood
Busby
Committee On Personnel
William P. Hepburn
Ioawa
Congress
Col. Hepburn
House Committee On Interstate Commerce
Col. Ree
White House
Secretar Flson
Democrats Split in Pennsylvania Endorse Wilson for President
In Harrisburg on July 19 the Democratic State Central Committee divided into rival factions meeting separately, yet both factions endorsed Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey for the Democratic presidential nomination. Ohio Governor Harmon was the only other candidate receiving attention.
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Harrisburg
Penn
Democratic State Central Committee
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Gov
Harmon
Ohio
Five Daily Trains to Colorado From Chicago and St Louis
Rock Island Lines offers five daily trains to Colorado from Chicago and St Louis with morning or evening departures. Two nights from New York available. Lew fares tickets and books at 401 Broadway. Amy.
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Colorado
Rock Island
Chicago
S St. Louis
New York
Lew
Broadway
Amy
Princess Story of Dreyfus Case Acquaintance
The Times previews next Sunday's feature about a princess recounting how she became familiar with the Dreyfus affair from inside sources. The piece promises new angles and intimate detail on a long public controversy.
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Dreyfus Case
Senate clears way for racing revival in New York
Albany July 19 The Senate passed the Gittins bill to shield race track directors from personal liability for gambling at tracks. Six Republicans aided the Tammany coalition amid Democratic opposition, signaling a shift after last week’s defeat. Supporters say Governor Dix will sign. opponents warn of dangers to law and Saratoga’s economy.
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New York Times
Albany
Senate
Gittins
Allen
Rensselaer
Argetsinger
Ormrod
Monroe
Brackett
Saratoga
Jemerson
Essex
Sage
Tammany
Friends of
Anthony J. Griffin
Bronx
Victor M. Allen
George F. Argetsinger
James A. Emerson
Warren
Thomas C. Harden
Kings
Loren B. White
Schenectady
Wagner
Bayne
Richmond
Burd
Loomis
Irie
Ferris
Oneida
Fiero
Greene
Long
Nassau
Suffolk
Murtaugh
Long Island
Saratoga Springs
Canfield
Grady
Newcomb
New York
Virginia City murder mystery grips Manchester society
Mrs Louise Owen Beattie 21 was shot on a rural Richmond road while riding with her husband Henry C Beattie Jr a Manchester merchant. Bloodhounds failed to find a scent. coroner to hold inquest Friday as investigators probe an unknown gunman and possible motive amid a high profile case.
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New York Times
Richmond
Louise Owen Beattie
Henry Clay Beattie
Manchester
Young Beattie
Beattie
Dover Lumber and Milling Company
Benjamin Owen
Gov. Mann
Virginia
Miss Owen
James River
Warwick Road
Irving Brown
Brown
State Farm
Henrico County Constabulary
Midlothian
Chesterfield County
Beatties
Dover. del
Robert V. Owen
Owen
Norfolk
Robert V. Owen, Jr
Archer Owen
Louis Martins Ad Claims Dining Quality and Ventilation
An advertisement for Louis Martins at 4nd Street Broadway and 7th Avenue promotes the restaurant as America's greatest French eatery. It touts luncheon afternoon tea dinner and a parchment claim of best ventilated dining areas.
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Louis Martin's
B'way & 7Th Av
America
Newlywed Pair Split by Honeymoon Prank in New York
Harry Williams of Detroit and Beatrice Milish of New York wed in New York and started on separate honeymoons after a prank. The bride boarded the Trojan while the groom rode the Morse. Agents coordinated a reunion as the two vessels neared Albany, and the couple sent thanks to David Watkins for arranging the reunion.
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New York Times
Albany
N. Y
Harry Williams
Detroit
Mich
Beatrice Milish
New York
Jokers
Hotel Astor
Trojan
C. W. Morse
David Watkins
Morse
Mr. Williams
Mr. Watkins
Man shoots wife amid burglar fear in Wickboro
George Golden, a Wickboro merchant near Kittanning, Pensylvania, killed his wife believing her to be a burglar. He had bought a revolver after local break ins and, roused by a window being pulled down, fired from under his pillow. He realized the tragedy when he found her body.
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Kittanning
Penn
George Golden
Wickboro
Nittanning
Golden
Stevens Almost Smuggles Emerald on Steamship
Frederick C. Stevens, New York State Public Works Superintendent, arrived from the Orient and unknowingly defrauded U S customs of over 1800 dollars by walking through inspectors with a 4000 dollar emerald. He disclosed the affair to Collector Fort Stratton and the emerald was turned over for inspection. If reports are favorable, Stevens will pay the five percent duty on the valuation.
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San Francisco
Frederick C. Stevens
State of
New York
Mr. Stevens
Delhi
Stratton
Stevens
Four Indictments In Wall Paper Trust Case
Four federal indictments were returned by the Grand Jury in Cleveland charging a conspiracy in restraint of trade under the Sherman law. Defendants include J. B. Pearce, Norton Newcomb, Edward E. Maxwell, and Co. C. Aler, officials of the wall paper trust. Bond set at 5000 each. The alleged meeting in Cleveland on May 30, 1910 led to a plan to boycott jobbers selling to 5 and 10 cent stores.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Federal Grand Jury
Wall Paper Trust
Wall Paper
J. B. Pearce
Fragments of Maine wreck yield human bones at Havana
Fragments of human bones believed to be three bodies were recovered from the wreck of the Maine. The pieces include a skull fragment and jaw portions found on the main deck near an inverted conning tower. Bones were placed in mahogany caskets, and water pumping delays paused exploration.
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Havana
Maine
Jenkins
Tragedy at Newark Crossing as Wagon Hit by Erie Train
A freight train struck a wagon drawn by two horses at a private Newark crossing near Third Avenue. Driver Joseph Fergus, 40, of Lyons Farm, died an hour later at Cuy Hospital after both legs were severed. Carl Geyer, a shipping clerk, freed Fergus from between the tracks just before the locomotive's cars passed.
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Erie Railroad
Third Avenue
Newark
Joseph Fergus
Boston Road
Lyons Farme
Cuy Hospital
Forgus
Fergus
Ferguson
Ater
Carl Geyer
Delavan Avenue
Tompkins
Horsford's Acid Phos Soothes Nervous Disorders
Sufferers from nervous disorders are greatly benefited by the use of Horsford's Acid Phos Soothes nourishes and invigorates. iv.
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Horsford
Mayor Attacks Subway Deals In New York City Fight
Mayor attacks Interborough and Brooklyn rapid transit subsidy plan as harmful to the city. He cites 9 percent preference to Interborough stock, city funding for construction, and a holding company structure, warning it overreaches finance and humbles the city.
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Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Mayer Gayher
Board of Estimate
Mitchel
Gresser
Queens
McAneny
Steers
Miller
Croriwell
Interborough
Prendergast
New York City
Brooklyn
Interborough Company
Interborough-Metropolitan Business Company
Interborough Railway Company
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