Bronx Auto Race Kills Man and Infant on Sidewalk
A joyriding car plowed onto the sidewalk at 226th Street and White Plains Road in the Bronx killing a one month old baby and injuring the father and mother. The two chauffeurs were arrested on homicide charges after a chaotic scene with witnesses and a crowd. The crash stemmed from a high speed rivalry between two cars driven by Tony Delso and Joseph Sullivan.
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226Th Street
White Plains Road
Bronx
Roope
Charles A
East 235Th Street
Roove
Emily
Fortham Hospital
Manhattan
Tony Delso
Chester Hill Automobile Company
Mount Vernon
Joseph Sullivan
West Eighty-sixth Street
Sullivan
McKeon
Wakefield
Ser
Scott
Roodes
Capt. McKeon
Sergt. Duncan
Morral
Repetto
Lustriet
Strong
Healy
Sulomobile
Sakon
Coro
Auto Ambulance Crashes in New Brighton Collision
An auto ambulance from St. Vincent's Hospital on Richmond Terrace, New Brighton, collided with a car while following a southbound trolley. Dr Charles Brush and chauffeur John Irving were injured as the ambulance veered into an oncoming vehicle. Both victims were taken to the hospital.
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St. Vincent's Hospital
Charles Brush
John Irving
Richmond Terrace
New Brighton
Li- Wing
Sudce
Mysician
Countess Széchényi Considers Divorce Amid Vanderbilt Losses
Paris dispatch reports the Countess Laszlo Széchényi, formerly Gladys Vanderbilt, may sue for divorce from Count Széchényi after his alleged massive losses of her dowry on the stock market and in mining ventures. Budapest telegram notes about 7 million dollars spent since 1908 wedding. rumors of further financial collapse linked to Balkan war and coal ventures.
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New York
Vanderbilt
Széchényi
Gladys Moore Vanderbilt
Count Széchényi
West Fifty-seventh Street
Budapest
Hungarian Discount and Exchange Bank
Vienna
London
Count
Coun
Te Rt
Vanderbilt of
Hungary
Mrs Drummond Must Pay Tax on Foreign Funds
In London on July 30 the High Court dismissed Mrs Maldwin Drummond's appeal against a $50,000 income tax on funds from the Trustees of the late Marshall Field for the maintenance and education of Field's grandchildren. The judge held the money was income from foreign possessions remitted to England and taxable to the recipient Mrs Drummond.
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NEW York Times
London
Maldwin Drummond
Marshall Field, Jr
Marshall Field
Marshall
Henry
Gwendolyn
Justice Horridge
High Court
America
England
Crown
Prince Nicholas of Thurn and Taxis to wed actress Carola Reichenberger
Berlin reports confirm Prince Nicholas who renounced royal rights will marry Munich actress Carola Reichenberger, a famous beauty. Reichenberger is the daughter of a printing shop foreman. The wedding is planned for early next month.
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NEW York Times
Berlin
Munich
Nicholas of
Diggs and Caminetti Plead Not Guilty in White Slave Case
Maury Diggs and Drew Caminetti appeared in U S District Court before Judge Van Fleet and pleaded not guilty to Mann White Slave Act violations alleging they conspired to transport Marsha Warrington and Lola Norris from Sacramento to Reno. Judge Van Fleet scheduled August 5 for trial. demurrers by defense counsel Robert Devlin were overruled.
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San Francisco
Maury Diggs
Drew Caminetti
van Fleet
United States District Court
Diggs
Caminetti
Marsha Warrington
Lola Norris
Sacramento
Cal
Reno
Nev
Robert Devlin
Washington Storm Devastates Capitol Area with Injuries
A violent electrical and wind storm sweeps Washington causing two deaths and many injuries. The collapse of a four story building at Seventh and L streets northwest buries thirteen workers, including Walter Hilton the vice president of B F Saul and Co. Dozens of trees fall, glass shatters, and the Capitol dome painters are rescued from scaffolds as crews battle debris and fires.
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New York Times
Washington
Weather Bureau
Capitol
Senate
Kern
Marshall
White House
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Elliott Woods
Woods
Charles MacNichol
Seventh and L Streets
B. F. Saul & Co
Hilton
Surgeon’s new methods promise safer operations
A Times preview declares an American surgeon has made astonishing discoveries that reduce surgery risks. The forthcoming magazine article in next Sunday’s edition outlines how these techniques strip danger from operations and transform procedures.
Hottest day of year sparks multiple heat crises
Yesterday’s record heat in New York tied to five deaths and twelve prostrations as 95 degree temperatures and high humidity strained residents. Authorities warn of rising heat-related crises in coming days while urging sleep and caution.
England will skip Panama Exposition in 1915
Washington July 30. After a year’s delay the British Government told Walter H Page that Great Britain will not participate in the Panama Canal Exposition of 1915. The move signals resentment over U S tolls policy and the stalled arbitration treaty, with no immediate renewal prospects.
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Washington
Walter H. Page
Great Britain
Great Bitain
United States
American Commission
San Francisco
Senate
Nations lined up for Panama-Pacific Exposition show
The Panama-Pacific Exposition will feature twenty two countries including Argentina Brazil Bolivia Canada China Costa Rica San Domingo Ecuador France Guatemala Haiti Honduras Japan Mexico Netherlands Nicaragua Panama Peru Portugal Salvador Spain and Uruguay. Tokyo officials deny Japan would withdraw amid California land law agitation. Berlin reports say German manufacturers pressed for a boycott but objections to tariff clauses were largely removed by the Senate Committee.
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New York Times
San Francisco
Argentine
Brazil
Bolivia
Canada
China
Costa Rica
San Domingo
Ecuador
France
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Japan
Mexico
Netherlands
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Portugal
Salvador
Spain
Uruguay
California
Berlin
Senate Committee
Bookies Won Stolen Funds Case In Belmont Trading
Emanuel Post testified at Jefferson Market Court that he lost 1300 dollars in ticket sales at Belmont Park by betting the proceeds. He admitted losing 150 dollars at the track and failed to recoup losses on subsequent bets. Post, a New York Ontario and Western agent, was arrested after turning himself in at Broadway offices and charged with grand larceny. He faced 3500 dollars bail and awaited trial.
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Jefferson Market Court
Emanuel Post
New York, Ontario & Western Railroad
Belmont Park
Post
Decatur Street
Brooklyn
Broadway
Mans B. Stewart
Searchi
Cavone
Slevin
Mercer Street
Washington backs Mitchel for mayor
Washington backs Collector Mitchel for New York mayor as part of a plan to weaken Tammany power. The effort aligns with President Wilson and Col. E. M. House pressuring Fusion Committee members to support Mitchel. If nominated by Fusion, he would enter the Democratic primaries to challenge Tammany’s control and split votes from Murphy and allies.
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Mitchel
New York
Washington
Democratic Party
Tammany
Woodrow Wilson
Baltimore
Murphy
Col. E. M. House
Frank L. Polk
Mr. Mitchel
Custom House
Col. House
William G. McAdoo
William C. Redfield
James C. McReynolds
TeRreministrati Mec
Thelief
Tammany Organation
Mr. Murphy
Gov. Sulzer
Fourteenth Street
Kings
Queens
Bronx
McCormick Flies New Hydro Aeroplane to Chicago
Harold F. McCormick completed a 30 mile flight from Lake Forest to Grant Park in 28 minutes aboard a flying boat named Edith. Charles C. Witmer piloted the craft as crowds cheered along Lake Michigan shores. The plane flew at about sixty feet and landed with precision at Grant Park.
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Chicago
Harold F. McCormick
Lake Forest
Lake Michigan
Grant Park
Bankers Proposed as Advisory Board for Currency Bill
Washington July 30. Chairman Glass aims to amend the Administration Currency Bill to create an advisory board of one banker from each of the twelve proposed Federal reserve banks. The bankers would advise the Federal Reserve Board without voting rights. Rep Mitchell Palmer calls for an Aug 11 caucus to back the measure, while some Democratic insurgents push to amend the bill to limit interlocking directorates and extend warehouse paper recognition to commercial paper for reserve notes.
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Washington
Glass
House Banking and Currency Committee
Administration
Federal Reserve Board
New Reserve Banking System
Federal Reserve Banks
Glass Committee
30 .Ag
McAneny Fights for Fusion Nomination in 107 Member Committee
The Fusion Committee 107 members debated Borough President McAneny as mayoral candidate. Early tallies showed Mitchel leading Whitman and McAneny with narrow margins. Absentees could have shifted results, and talks of unity under Butler urged members to rise above factional rivalries.
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Fusion
McAneny
Mitchel
Whitman
Nicholas Murray Butler
Norman
Newport
Schieffelin
Hotchkiss
Mr. McAneny
Price
Bassett
Vote for S. P. Strike Threat Lifts Coast Labor Tensions
Pacific division train crews on the Southern Pacific vote 3816 to 187 to strike over employment terms, rating and seniority on electric lines. Engineers and firemen head to San Francisco to present their viewpoint. Mediation via the Newlands act is sought while conductors and trainmen defer action. About 7500 workers are involved across a region from Portland to the Gulf of Mexico and Ogden to El Paso.
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San Francisco
Pacific Division
Southern Pacific
Portland
Gulf of Mexiico
Ogden
el Paso
Prince Palatine Sold for Record Price in London
South African financier J B Joel buys Prince Palatine from T Pilkington for £45,000 ($225,000) with a £5,000 deduction if the horse loses this season. Mentions Rock Sand sold for $150,000 and Ormonde fetching $150,000. notes Belmont and Belmont Stock Farm ties and other high priced horses in England and America.
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NEW York Times
London
J. B. Joel
T. Pilkington
Prince Palatine
Belmont
America
Rock Sand
Jo T Belmont
Farmington
Mr. Belmont
England
W. O’b. McDonough
California
Ormonde
Charles Reed
St. Blaise
TWO DIE IN CYCLE BLOW UP AT MOTORDROME
At the Lagoon Motordrome across the river from Cincinnati Ohio two people died and twelve were seriously injured when a motor cycle crashed into an electric pole. Odlin Johnson of Salt Lake City the team captain died and William Davis age six was burned to death. Six others including two women and four men are dying or in serious condition.
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Cincinnati
Lagoon
Odlin Johnson
Salt Lake City
Ohnson
William Davis
Sntucky Hospital
Man Drives Across Tracks Killing Two Women in Ossining
Patrick Skelly ignored two flagmen and platform shouts at the Main Street crossing of the New York Central Railroad. He drove his one horse carriage three in front of a Lake Shore train, killing Mrs. Mary E. Barker 60 and her daughter Margaret of Stapleton Staten Island. Skelly was unhurt but was arrested on coroner Dunn’s orders.
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New York Times
Ossining
N. Y
Main Street
New York Central Railroad
Patrick Skelly
Lake Shore
Mary E. Barker
Sarony Street
Stapleton
Staten Island
Margaret
Woman jumps from fire at Peerless Chemical shop blaze
Patrolman Archie Woods at West Thirty-seventh Street Station rushed to 416 West Forty-second Street after an explosion. He helped awaken residents of 416 and 418 streets including Daniel O Keefe his wife and 10-year-old son. A woman jumped during rescue and suffered light injuries. The damage is about 1500 dollars.
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Archie Woods
West Thirty-seventh Street
Forty-second Street
Ninth Avenue
West Forty-second Street
Peerless Chemical Company
Woods
Fred Walker
Walker
Daniel O’keefe
Henry Ammer
Aromer
Mrs. Oo
Mr. O'Keefe
Sulzer campaign gifts covered up under probe
Albany dispatch reports the Frawley committee’s inquiry into Gov. Sulzer and his campaign fund, revealing two checks totaling 3000 dollars unreported in sworn statements. Sarecky resisted questions, risking contempt arrest as a subpoena targets Louis Marshall and Louis A. Sarecky.
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New York Times
Albany
Frawley Committee
Sulzer
Secretary of State
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Louis A. Sarecky
Jacob H. Schiff
Schiff
Sarecky
Mutual Alliance Trust Company of New York
Eugene Richards
Abram I. Elkus
New York
William Sulzer
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company
Mr. Elkus
Gov. Sulzer
Cipal
Schiff and Elkus
Sulzer Fund
Chal Frawley
J. Sarecky
Frawley
Elkus
Sulser
Peeener
Supreme Court
Richards
Felix McArdle
Senate
McKnight
Lee Lambs Richards
Owley Committee
Thompson
Queée
Carl Vogel
Ore
Incdu
Incu
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Baby
Robert
Olinville Avenue
Roo Iemily
Gladys Vanderbilt
Paris
Laszlo Széchényi
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Petit Parisien
New
Albania
Mrs. Drummond
Prince
Diggs and
Capitol Dome
Walter EF. Hilton
Thomas Fealy
Catherine McMahon
Thomas E. Allen
Sadie Kaplan
Ida Kaplan
Catherine Brean
Albert J. Drueyf
Thomas E. Cox
J. W. Jacobs
E. H. Bobbits
Harold Robinson
Roy Humphries
Aqueduct Bridge
Elizabeth Taylor
Fort Myer
Harry Pittie
Zoological Park
Pittie
Champ Clark
TIMES
New York City
H. D. Wheelock
Cedarhurst
L. I
Pinkerton
J. Bertram Dowd
Wheelock
Lillian Mann
East Fifth Street
Pabst
Jacob Shindel
Lil van Brunt Street
Shindel
Tnoon
Caney Island
Joseph Weiner
Middle Village
Ueens
Reuben Rothenberg
Second Avenue
Chauncey Street
Frederick Upper
Dr Avenue
Williamsburg
Bolling
Bedford Avenue
Williamsburg Hospital
Arthur Dolan
West Fifty-second Street
Charles Fred
Boston
Rochester
Pittsburgh
Moundsville
West Va
Indianapolis
Des Moines
Britain
Page
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McCormick
Federal Board
Fusion Executive Committee
S. P
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Louis Marshall
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