Mystery surrounds Derby Day incident as Davison injures jockey
Emily Wilding Davison, later identified, was carried to Epsom Cottage Hospital after rushing onto the course. Jockey Antmer’s rider Jones was unconscious for hours. The Derby, attended by King George and Queen Mary, featured Craganour as favorite but was won by Aboyeur after Craganour was disqualified for foul riding under stewards inquiry.
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Emily Wilding Davison
Epsom Cottage Hospital
Davison
Antmer
Jones
Craganour
Johnnie Reiff
George
Queen Mary
Duke of Connaught
Prince Arthur of
Connaught
Sweden
Grand Duke
Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Prince Christian
Princess Victoria
Schleswig- Holstein
France
Aboyeur Wins Derby After Objection Against Craganour
A. P. Cunliffe's Aboyeur, a 100 to 1 outsider, wins the Derby after stewards sustain an objection to Craganour for bumping. Louvois place second and Great Sport third, Nimbus fourth. Craganour and Aboyeur finish a neck apart with Aboyeur narrowly ahead Leouvois. No American-owned runners in the field. Large London and international turnout amid unpredictable betting.
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King George
Queen Mary
Arimer
Bower Ismay
Craganour
D. BR
Browning
Bshogun
W. Raphael
Louvois
A. Aumont
Nimbus
Leopold de Rothschild
Day Comet
Lord Rosebery
Prue
Aboyeur
Aldegond
Tottenham
Shogun
Homeraganour
Craganourad
Jockey Club
E Jerby
Carl Reiffs
Epsom
A. P. Cunliffe
London
Craganour Disqualified After Finishing Photo Finish
The New York Times correspondent describes the incident at the finish when Craganour edged Aboyeur after Reiff apparently struck Aboyeur’s shoulder causing a stumble. Stewards decided the interference was an accident from overenthusiasm. Racing crowd commentary and notable American attendees are noted, with wagers affected by the protest.
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New York Times
London
Craganour
Stewards
Tottenham Corner
Abouveur
Reiff
Aboyeur
Saxby
Louvois
Piper
Tattersall
Croker
TIMES
Ort Wells
Edward Coyne
Nimbus
Dave Montgomery
Rosebery
Danny Maher
Alfred Vanderbilt
Frank Page
Fowler
Symington
Carlton
Rudolph Spreckels
Lauder
H. Fleischhacker
D. T. Murphy
R. A. van Praag
Berkeley
H. B. du
George A
William H Crane and William Doyle Lose Large Sum in Boston
Boston figures William H. Crane and William Doyle suffered a substantial financial loss in a major American wager. The incident highlights a record stake involving prominent local financiers and signals a notable downturn in gaming fortunes.
Cable office clerk wins Derby sweepstakes then loses prize
R W Robinson of the Commercial Cable Company at 2 Broad Street wins a Derby sweepstakes prize of about 16 875 dollars after his ticket nets 45 percent of the pot if Craganour wins. Craganour is later disqualified and Robinson remains calm, continuing to work as cables arrive from London.
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Derby
R. W. Robinson
Commercial Cable Company
Broad Street
England
Dominions
Seas
London
Robinson
Craganour
Addinion
Maid of Honor a Militant in London Incident
In London on June 4 suffragettes disrupted events at Epsom and Buckingham Palace. Princess Mary sold Venetian bead necklaces for charity but one piece resembled anti-suffragette colors, prompting Queen Mary to halt further similar gifts and refund the buyer. Miss Gye remains a maid of honor. Westwood Mansion near Bradford-on-Avon burned, $65,000 value, with a Suffragette paper found noting Walter Runciman’s visit.
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London
Epsom
Buckingham Palace
Mary
Mabel Gye
Miss Gye
Princesa
Westwood Mansion
Bradford-on-Avon
Board of Agriculture
Walter Runciman
Trowbridge
Wireless Strike Likely To Begin Early Next Week
F B Shrimpton of the Commercial Telegraphers Union announced that ballot counting on a general strike by wireless operators across the Atlantic Coast Gulf and Great Lakes showed overwhelming support. Strike to start early next week unless Marconi Company settles with Pacific Coast operators. awaiting instructions from S J Könemkamp president.
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F. B. Shrimpton
Wireless Division
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union of America
Atlantic Coast
Gulf and Great Lakes
Pacific Coast
Marconi Company
S. J. Konénkamp
Commercial Telegraphers' Union
Dows Motion Denied in Assault Case
Judge Edward Swann denied David Dows’s request to move his assault case against New York Times reporter Alva Johnston from Special to General Sessions. Dows, represented by James R. Ely, faced trial after an incident on March 2 at Madison Square Garden where Johnston was attacked after approaching Dows during a circus ride. The case will be placed on the Sessions calendar for an immediate trial and begin before week’s end.
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Emily Wilding Davison
Women's Social and Political Union
Batchelor of Arts
London University
Manchester
Hadcliffe
House of Commons
Lloyd George
Strangeways
Home Secretary
Miss Davison
Edward Swan
David Dows
Alva Johnston
NEW York Times
Special
General Sessions
Dows
James R. Ely
Swann
Johnston
Madison Square Garden
Mr. Dows
Counterfeit Buffalo Nickels Arrests in Tenement Case
Antonio di Girolano Gennaro Biondi and Jon Western, a Secret Service agent, are charged after Captain Henry reports finding two and six counterfeit nickels and related equipment in a Street tenement. Commissioner details follow.
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Buffalo
Antonio di Girolano
Gennaro Biondi
Pontonieri Aegent Jon Western Secret Service
Henry
Senators Probe Weaving of Lobby Influence at Wilson Aides Warn
Washington June 4 The sub committee neared evidence supporting President Wilsons charge of a large industrious lobby at work in Washington It heard from Senators Pittman Ransdell Owen Newlands and Norris on wool sugar and patent medicine lobbies and issued subpoenas for eighteen more witnesses including ex congressman William Bennett and Father G H Maione The panel postponed finishing within ten days and seeks an indefinite extension as many witnesses remain to testify
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New York _Times
Washington
Theate
Willson
Pittman
Nevada
Wool Growers’ Association
Ransdell
Louisiana
Cnator
Hie
Paul Christian
Louisiana Cane Growers’ Association
Mr. Ransdell
Frank C. Lowry
New York
Claus A. Spreckels
The
Sugar Refining Company
Committee of Wholesale Grocers
Henry T. Oxnard
Truman
G. Palmer
J. E. Rhoades
F. R. Hathaway
Fred L. Fishback
William Bennett
Otto Carmichael
G. H. Maione
Denver
G. Harold Powell
Francis E. Hamilton
Harrison Osborne
W. L. Bass
A. A
Senator Thompson
Kansas
Lowry
Senator Pittman
Wilson
Norris
Nebraska
Owen
Oklahoma
Coen
Department of Public Health
Newlands
Overman
Senate
White House
Cummins
Neilson
Minnesota
Walsh
Montana
Penrose
Isaac Stephenson
Wisconsin
Stephenson
Aenee
Beginnis
Pauline Wayne
Wiscon
Tobacco tax urged to curb four big firms power
Felix H. Levy, special assistant to the Attorney General, endorses Attorney General Mc Reynolds' plan for a graduated internal revenue tax on manufactured tobacco. He argues the tax would counteract the dominance of four large corporations created by disintegration and restore fair competition, comparing it to a similar idea in the proposed income tax.
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Felix H. Levy
Teco Trust
McReynolds
Mr. Levy
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Mitchel Visited Sagamore Hill for Tea with Roosevelt
John Purroy Mitchel attended an al fresco tea at Sagamore Hill with Col. and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. He traveled by automobile with Rev. Father John C. York and later a Huntington dinner hosted by Father York included guests such as William Loeb Jr. Henry Stimson August Hecksher W Bourke Cochran and others. York called the Sagamore Hill tea and dinner social events with no political significance.
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John Purroy Mitchel
Theodore Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Mitchell
John C. York
Huntington
Board of Aldermen
Father York
Mreg Mitchel
William Loeb, Jr
Henry L. Stimson
Auust Hecksher
Bull Moose State Committee
W. Bourke Cochran
John Kene
Brooklyn
Father Farrell
Far Rockaway
Fitzgerald and
Courtney
Woman’s Body Seen From Steamer Near Canarsie
A woman passenger aboard the Frank and Helen McAvoy reported sighting a body in the water near Barren Island after the missing Mrs. Olga Housman was linked to an empty canoe found adrift. Capt. A McAvoy searched with two small boats but found nothing. Alonzo Housman and Alice Koivu believe she was attacked robbed and murdered for $300 in her blouse.
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Frank and
Helen McAvoy
Roxbury
L. I
Canarsie
A. McAvoy
Barren Island
Olga Housman
McAvoy
Alonzo M. Housman
Alice Koivu
Yesterdy
Pirate Squad of Autos in New York
Secretary of State May urges police to probe alleged use of fictitious names and addresses to obtain automobile licenses. Edwards & Cornell of the National Highways Protective Society claim a pirate squad of 110 cars exists in New York ready for crooked aims. Penalty max is a $50 fine, highlighting law inadequacies amid rising auto crimes.
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Albany
New York City
Edwards&. Cornell
National Highways Protective Society
New York
Mary
Arson Trust Leader Sentenced to Six Years in Prison
Isidor Stein admits setting fires in greater New York to profit on false insurance claims. He names several fire adjusters including Robert J. Rubin, who was convicted first. Stein to serve twenty year term then return for a second sentence. bench warrant issued for appearance after current term.
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Robert J. Rubin
Isidor Stein
Justice Goff
Criminal Branch
Supreme Court
Stein
New York
Rubin
Weller
Goff
Sing Sing
Sec
Thirtieth Tons of Steel Plunge From Derrick at Beaver Street
A 75-foot derrick beam failed during hoisting at a twenty story construction site at 24 Beaver Street. Structures of thirty tons of steel toppled to the pavement drawing crowds and police reserves. One iron worker, Ernest Walmer of 535 East 135th Street, was lightly bruised by a rebounded girder.
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Beaver Street
Ogee
Hudson Street
Ernest Walmer
East 135Th Street
Sulzer May Win Five Kings Votes
Gouvernors pressure over a direct primary bill drew stiff resistance from key lawmakers. Senator Heacock rejected persuasion, saying he has never sold his vote, while others reported no support from constituents or letters favoring the measure. Only Assemblyman Elsner and Louis Gibbs publicly backed the bill, with Gibbs indicating he would vote again for it.
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Wagner
Heacock
Senatoreacock
Oui
Frawley
James D. McClelland
Walter R. Herrick
Elsner
Seventeenth
Assembly
Louis D. Gibbs
Louis D. Gibbs From the Thirtysecond In the ‘Bronx
Sulzer
Kings County Senators and Assemblymen meet on Sulzer Direct Primary
In two Brooklyn gatherings at the Thomas Jefferson Building on Court Square near Fulton Street the Kings County group debated Gov. Sulzer's Direct Primary bill. Senators Cullen and six colleagues signaled firm opposition while Brooklyn Assemblymen with a solid front split, with five ready to pursue independent positions. Assemblyman Dennen spoke out.
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Kings County
Thomas Jefferson
Court Square
Fulton Street
Brooklyn
Sulzer
Thomas H. Cullen
Senate
Cullen
Assemblymen
Iliam J. Gillen
Albany
George Dennen
William P. Hamilton, Jr
Fred S. Burr
Jesse P. Larimer
Wilson backs Sulzer bill at Glens Falls rally
President Wilson expressed support for Gov. Sulzer in the direct primary fight during a rally in Empire Theatre. Henry Morgenthau announced Wilson’s belief in statewide direct primaries and urged passage without delay as Senator Emerson signaled possible backing after securing a $700,000 road appropriation.
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New York Times
Glens Falls
Gov. Sulzer
Wilson
Henry Morgenthau
New York
Empire Theatre
United States
New York State
Sulzer
James Emerson
Emerson
Rockland
Essex
Warren
George Foster Peabody
Morgenthau
Daniel Frisbie
I. P. Kelloff
Watertown
New Jersey
Mr. Morgenthau
Gov. Sul
Man Jumps From Ferryboat New Brunswick at Jersey City
Crew of the tugboat Stuvesant reports a man jumped from the rear of the Pennsylvania Railroad ferry New Brunswick as it entered Jersey City. A coat and straw hat were recovered on deck. wages receipt in the coat ties them to Harry Compton of 127 West 116th Street, NY Edison Company employee, who refused to reveal his job. Special Agent Charles O'Brien investigated belongings. Body not recovered.
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Stuvesant
Pennsylvania Railroad
New Brunswick
Deprosses Street
Jersey City
New York Edison Company
Charles O'Brien
Harry Compton
Weg 116Th Street
Compton
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William Doyle
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Texas and Pacific Coal Company
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Roosevelt
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Pirate Squad OF Autos
May
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Arson Trust
R. J. Rubin
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