Protos Backer Claims New Start in New York to Paris Race
Berlin reports the Zeitung am Mittag disputes the Tokyo to Vladivostok route change and argues the Protos and Lieut Koeppen are rightful victors. It asserts the Seattle route was neutralized, Japan trip unagreed, and penalties unfair, urging a fresh start and Paris finish under new terms.
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NEW York Times
Berlin
Zeitung Am Mittag
Lieut
Koeppen
Protos
New York
Paris
Ogden
Seattle
Japan
St. Chaffray
Thomas
Zust
Thomas and Cone
Siberian
Vladivostok
San Francisco
Alaska
Pocatello
Idaho
Moves to Oust Ottoman Officials Spark Public Backlash
In Constantinople July 298 public opinion calls for a sweep of palace and old regime officials following the new constitutional era. The Sultan wept at a Thursday conference after the decision to grant a constitution. The Young Turks pressure officials to support the change.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Adrianople
Scott to lead special squadron for South Africa visit
The Admiralty appoints Sir Percy Scott to command a special small squadron that will visit South Africa in autumn during the federation convention. The assignment aims to preserve navy discipline and reduce friction with Lord Charles Beresford without a promotion.
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London
Admiralty
Percy Scott
South Africa
Charles Beresford
Carnegie in Motor Crash on Scottish Tour
Andrew Carnegie Mrs Carnegie and Miss Carnegie were involved in a car collision near Inverness. A car minister’s vehicle struck their heavier car at a junction. the Carnegies escaped injury and continued their tour, with only a smashed mud guard and lamp as damage.
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NEW York Times
Aberdeen
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Miss Carnegie
Inverness
Scottish Highlands
Milionaire
Czar and President Part in Nordic Visit Ends With Banquet
In Reval on July 28 the Fal lières visit closes with a state banquet aboard the French battleship Verité. France and Russia affirm complete accord and discuss European issues, Persia, and Morocco, while maintaining peace and balance in Europe.
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M. Falliéres
France
Christiania
M. Pichon
M. Iswolsky
Russia
Persia
Morocco
Europe
Nicholas
Edward
Virulent Russian Cholera Causes High Fatalities
A July report from St. Petersburg notes a virulent cholera outbreak in Russia with eleven deaths among twelve Tsaritsyn cases. Sanitary conditions are described as horrible due to lack of sewerage and water infrastructure, while the epidemic spreads north toward Isamishin.
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ST. Petersburg
Russia
Volga
Isamishin
Typhoon Leaves Hongkong Ships Ashore and Town Damaged
A two hour typhoon driven wreckage ashore the steamers Schuylkill Persia Powhatan Lai Sang and Charles Har douin and the British torpedo boat Whit ing. An unknown steamer and several fighters foundered. Fifteen houses collapsed and many casualties occurred. the public gardens were wrecked and streets blocked. Canton reports Ying King foundered with about three hundred Chinese drowned and only twelve rescued.
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Schuylkill
Persia
Powhatan
Lai Sang
Charles Hardouin
Whiting
Barr
Vandalia
New York
Canton
A New Steamship Pool Forming in Hamburg
Hamburg July 28. Representatives of major steamship lines meet to form a community of interest for South American passenger traffic. Albert Ballin presides at the session as talks show promise. Delegates from German English French Dutch and Spanish lines discuss short term contracts as experiments. Afterward Cuban and Mexican trade firms plan similar arrangements.
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Hamburg
Albert Ballin
Ilamburg Company
Papal Audience for Pittsburg Families Privately Held
The Reilly Vilseck and Frauenheim families of Pittsburg were received in private audience by Pope in Rome this morning. They were presented to the Pontiff by Monsignor Kennedy, rector of the American College, and the Pope gave silver medals and autographed photos as gifts.
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Rome
Reilly
Vilseck
Police Commissioner Bingham Plans Quiet Rest Next Week
Police Commissioner Bingham announced he will leave New York for a month of quiet. First Deputy Baker will act as Police Commissioner in his absence while staying in contact with General Bingham. The exact destination remains undisclosed, but he said he can be reached on an hour's notice.
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Bingham
New York
Baker
Gen
Honduras Cancels All Exequaturs Amid Ceiba Crisis
A Honduran president Davila cancels exequaturs for consular officials who intervened on behalf of non combatants during Ceiba’s revolutionary clash. American Consul Linard reports to the State Department while Milwaukee sails to Amapala for duty.
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New York Times
Washington
Ceiba
Davila
Honduras
State Department
Drew Linard
Department
Linard
Bacon
Newberry
Marietta
Porto Cortez
United States moves to curb border filibusters and establish forts
Washington diplomats say the United States will curb plots against Mexico and its neighbors. State Department and Ambassador Creel discuss border defenses and shared cost of a chain of forts or army posts along the U.S.-Mexico line to prevent disturbances.
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New York Times
Washington
United States
State Department
Mexico
Creel
Bacon
Congress
Dutch Venezuelan tensions seen as premature talk
Officials in The Hague call any bombardment or naval move premature as Dutch Venezuela dispute remains diplomatic. Gelderland heads to Porto Cabello to safeguard Dutch interests while De Reus explains remarks that led Castro to expel him. In Washington, no firm drift known, but U S expects consultation with Netherlands before action.
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Holland
Netherlands
Castro
Venezuela
Gelderland
Porto Cabello
Foreign Office
Minster de Reus
M. de Reus
Lloyd George urges end to arms race at Queens Hall
London July 28 David Lloyd George warns that Britain and Germany fear each other due to armament excesses, calling for reduced military spending and better understanding with allies. He cites £60,000,000 yearly waste and urges unity to redeem humanity from misery. Suffragettes interrupt his Peace Conference address and are removed.
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Queens Hall
David LloydGeorge
Great Britain
Germany
France
Russia
United States
New Drew murder theory shocks Troy in Hazel case
Troy NY July 28 a fresh angle emerged in Hazel Drew murder as Mrs John Drew claimed Hazel was hypnotized and lured to Teal Pond by a wealthy man possibly from Troy. Detectives pressed through Teal Pond vicinity for traces while Hazel's friend Carrie Weaver prepares to return from Ohio to aid investigators.
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Troy
N. Y
Hazel Drew
John Drew
Teal Pond
Drew
Hazel
Willie
Young Sowalsky
Sand Lake
Carrie Weaver
Chum
Ohio
Thaw's Doctor Barred From Jail Access
Dr John A Card of Poughkeepsie faced repeated denials to visit Harry K Thaw in the County Jail under Sheriff Chanler's rule requiring the jail physician's presence. After hours of blocked access and a legal search, Card was admitted late afternoon. Thaw, not dangerously ill, said daily medical attention was needed.
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New York Times
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
John A. Card
Harry Kk
Chanler
Card
Thaw
Archibald Herron Guilty of First Degree Murder
Archibald Herron was found guilty of first degree murder for the slaying of Rev. Samuel B D Prickitt in Metuchen New Jersey. Justice Bergen scheduled execution in the electric chair for the week of September. Herron’s wife did not testify and Herron refused to testify. The trial noted his insanity defense and Herron showed no emotion at verdict.
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New York Times
New Brunswick
N. J
Archibald Herron
Samuel B. D. Prickitt
Metuchen
Prickitt
Bergen
Herron
Cowershoven
Bangor youth hanged self at West Point barracks
John G. Andrews, 21, of Bangor Maine, enlisted in the artillery detachment at West Point. He was found hanging from a tree behind the barracks after going to pick berries, using his belt buckle to form the noose. He had arrived three weeks earlier with sixty recruits from Fort Slocum.
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New York Times
West Point
N. Y
John G. Andrews
Bangor
Andrews
Fort Slocum
Clyde Liner Mohawk Launched At Clyde Yard
The Clyde liner Mohawk the largest passenger and freight steamship built for the Clyde Company was launched at Cramps Shipyard Philadelphia with Mrs J S Raymond christening the vessel October is expected for commissioning Mohawk measures 400 feet long 48 feet beam and registries 5000 tons and will carry 275 cabin passengers.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Cramps
J. S. Raymond
Clyde Company
Alligator Passing Contest Turns Deadly at Bronx Park
In a crowded Bronx Park display, Captain the alligator battles Whitey amid foam and blood after being moved from the aquarium. Keepers Snyder and Toomey intervene with iron poles, subduing both combatants as Whitey fatally maims Captain and drags the body, prompting a dramatic cleanup and removal.
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Snyder
Toomey
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Long Island Railroad Blames Circumstances in Sea Cliff Crash
President Peters conducted an inquiry into the Sea Cliff crash where a train struck an automobile, killing chauffeur Arthur Smith and Miss Leigh Townsend. He said the engineer could not be held blamable as the warning bells rang and signs were posted, with view obstructed by a station platform. Floyd Robinson, son of Charles Robinson, diagnosed with injuries, was recovering.
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Long Island Railroad
Sea Cliff
S. J
Arthur Smith
Leigh Townsend
Peters
Brower
Floyd Robinson
Charles Robinson
Guardian Trust Company
Lawyer Arnold Fined for Contempt Over Estate Accounting
Justice Erlanger in the New York Supreme Court fined Arnold 250 dollars for disobeying a court order to file an accounting of the estate of Thomas E. and Maria t Arnold doing business as Thomas E. Arnold & Co. The judge warned of arrest if payment was not made, noting the punishment aimed at enforcement rather than indemnity.
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J. H. V. Arnold
Board of Aldermen
New York County
Erlanger
Supreme Court
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Thomas E
Maria T. Arnold
Thomas E. Arnold & Co
John H. V. Arneld
Harry Eckhardt
Edward V. Murphy
Thomas E. Arnold
John H. V. Arnold
Thomas F. Arnold & Co
Reginald H. Arnold
Murphy
Reginald Arnold
Thomas ©. Arnold & Co
Eckhardt
Hammerstein Arrest on Highway Alleged Improper Conduct
Arthur Hammerstein son of Oscar Hammerstein was detained near Cynwyd Station after a police bicycle stopped him for alleged improper conduct on a highway. Four hours later Justice Lewis set bail at 85 but the case ended with discharge after a bank official deemed the proceeding unwise.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Arthur Hammerstein
Oscar Hammerstein
New York Opera
Montgomery Pike
Cynwyd Station
Ardmore
Hammerstein
Justice of the Peace
Lewis
C. Gregory
Wilson
Mr. Hammerstein
Anna Reichner
Mary Reichner
Harry A. Mackey
Justice Lewis
William T. Elliott
Lower Merion Township
Central National Bank
Brentiuniers Pike
Fire Destroys City Hospital in Faven, Thirty Rescued
A blaze at City Hospital in Faven Penn ruined the building this afternoon. Thirty patients were moved to safety with no injuries reported. Damage is estimated at 45000 dollars, with officials noting an explosion of chemicals as the likely cause.
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Penn
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