Charter Defines Independence Defenders in America's Cup Match
The document outlines a charter for the yacht Independence with owners J. P. Morgan and C. Oliver Iselin, to be managed by B. D. Morgan for trial races. It states ownership remains with Lawson and assigns charterers rights solely for match participation under New York Yacht Club authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Yacht Club
Lawson
Newark Yacht Club
New York
Gene Fot Su
Thames
Charateters
Lst
Horace Pell Dies After Suicide Attempt
Horace Pell, the actor, died early today at Huron Street Hospital after shooting himself at the Wyandotte yesterday. Pell had been hospitalized in Cleveland since the wound deteriorated. he spoke of certain death and offered no explanation for his act. Pell’s brother So Pell of New York arrived to arrange the burial, and the body will be sent to New York for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Horace Pell
Wyandotte
Huron Street Hospital
Pen
Pell
New York
Preferred Death to Marriage in Camden Flight Case
Marie Morton eighteen travels from Sandusky Ohio to Camden and aims to avoid forced marriage to a seventy five year old suitor. She shoots herself in Cooper Hospital after reading news of pursuit and prior suicide attempts by poison gas and again by gunshot.
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Camden
N. J
Marie Morton
Sandusky
Ohio
Cooper Hospital
Preferred Death to Jail in Toronto Bank Robbery
In Toronto three bank robbers who shot Constable Boyd during a Tuesday night escape see two wounded and one dead after attempting to flee. Thomas Jones was mortally wounded, while Trank Rutledge died after leaping from a thirty foot fall. Fred Rice remains jailed as the trio face murder charges alongside robbery counts.
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Toronto
Ontario
Boyd
Thomas Jones
Trank Rutledge
Rutledge
Fred Rice
Aurora
Hey
Accidental Pistol Slay Near Newburg In Tiny Lynch Family
Mrs Mary Lynch sitting with her baby on her lap was killed instantly when her fifteen year old sister in law Miss Lynch picked up a revolver and fired while cleaning a bureau. The self acton pistol discharged as the girl joked about shooting. Theodore Lynch of Newburg is the father.
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Newburg
West Va
Mary Lynch
Miss Lynch
Theodore Lynch
Moore of Syracuse Files Bankruptcy Plan in Utica
Francis M. Moore a Syracuse grocer filed for bankruptcy in Utica with debts of 95715.80 and no assets. Principal creditors include John Moore of Syracuse owed 40129.37 and Patrick Lynch of Syracuse owed 26965.71. The claims stem from money loaned. 107 creditors listed.
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F. M. Moore
Syracuse
Utica
N. Y
Francis M. Moore
John Moore
Patrick Lynch
Moore
Newark Plank Road Reopens After Closure
The Newark Plank Road between Jersey City and Newark reopened after a closure since May 1. North Jersey Street Railway trolley cars began running from Newark to Jersey City at midnight, restoring service.
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Newark Plank Road
Jersey City
Newark
North Jersey Street Railway
Gasoline Explosion Damages Hartford Plant
An explosion of gasoline at the Franklin Electric Company's Sheldon Street chemical department badly burned two workers, John Waring and Domerse P. Meyer, who were taken to a hospital. The blast wrecked the building, causing about $10,000 in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
Franklin Electric Company
Sheldon Street
John Waring
Domerse P. Meyer
Charges Against NYU Chancellor Touch Pedagogical School
Professors Samuel Weir Edward Buchner and Charles Judd of the New York University School of Pedagogy accuse Chancellor MacCracken of misrepresentation and poor leadership. They allege faculty ignore rules, with Dean Shaw criticized for interfering in curriculum library access and graduate theses. The Chancellor refuses to discuss the charges and cites a committee report backing its actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacCracken
School of Pedagogy
New York University
Samuel Weir
Edward Franklin Buchner
Charles H. Judd
Dean Shaw
Women's Advisory Committee
Henry M. Maccracken
F. Monteser
la Ferra
Montessor
University Heights
New York Times
George Alexander
William A. Wheelock
Henry van Schaick
W. F. Johnson
Bank Teller Swindled by Waiter in $55 Fraud
Charles J Bolyon a paying teller at Union Dime Savings Bank Sixth Avenue and Thirty second Street claimed a waiter named John Myers swindled him of 55 dollars by exchanging a fifty and a hundred dollar certificate for smaller bills and then asking for change in smaller notes The teller quickly realized the discrepancy and Myers was arrested The Magistrate Brann postponed the case to allow Myers time to secure witnesses for an alibi from Jefferson Market Court yesterday morning
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Bolyon
Union Dime Savings Bank
Sixth Avene
Thirty-second Street
Brann
Jefferson Market Court
John Myers
Solyon
Myers
Storm Frightens Bridgemen On New East River Footbridge
A sudden afternoon storm forced fifty workers to scramble along a narrow footpath as they stretched wire ropes for the East River Bridge. High winds left the unguarded path dangerous and every man reached the Brooklyn tower for safety. Work paused for the day, with final rope to be set today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East River Bridge
Brooklyn Tower
Death of Bud Ellis Shrouded in Mystery in Schenectady
J Elmer Ellis known as Bud Ellis dies at thirty six from complications of disease. Remains sent to Schenectady by special train for private funeral at his family home. He leaves an interest of 400000 dollars tied up in trusts and an annual income around 40000. He was connected to Schenectady Locomotive Works and friends include Hamilton Fish and Lorillard Kip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Elmer Ellis
Bud” Ellis
Tenderloin
Schenectady
Bud ” Ellis
John C. Ellis
Schenectady Locomotive Works
Bud
John Ellis
Ellis
Hamilton Fish
Spain
Lorillard Kip
Thomas Gernon
Fire on Tug J. Frederick Lohman at Pier 18 East River
Fire on the tug J. Frederick Lohman off Wall Street caused steam and smoke to envelop the vessel. Four crew members escaped unhurt as alarms brought fireboats and land engines. damage estimated at about $500 from ignition of engine room woodwork likely by a live coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Frederick Lohman
Pier 18
East River
Ward Line
Wall Street
B. Emerson
Lohman
Dalzell Towing Company
South Street
Policeman saves children from runaway horse at school
Policeman Otto Raphal of the Oak Street Station risked his life outside Grammar School No. 1 at Catharine and Henry Streets. He grabbed the bridle as a runaway wagon horse charged crowds, dragging him over 100 feet before forcing a halt near panicked girls. Despite severe injuries, he refused medical aid until after his shift.
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Grammar School No. 1
Catharine
Henry Streets
Henry Street
Otto Raphal
Oak Street
Raphal
Rockefellers Appeal Transfer Over Mount Pleasant Tax Suit
The Rockefellers appeal a ruling denying an injunction to stop a town payout of 7262 for legal costs in contesting a high Mount Pleasant assessment. The 1897 assessment of Rockefeller property rose to over 2 million but was reduced to about 342 thousand after lengthy litigation.
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John D. Rockefeller
William Rockefeller
Supreme Court
Mount Pleasant
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Rockefellers
Rockefeller
Second Department
Woman Attacked and Robbed Near Charlton Street
Mary Holts 32 unknown residence taken to Bellevue Hospital after an early morning assault near Hudson. She says three men beat her, stole two valises with all her property, and tossed her into a basement. she is badly hurt but not in danger.
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Mary Holts
Bellevue Hospital
Charlton Street
Hudson
Bicycle Funds for Public Roads Considered Nationwide
Automobile and bicycle interests plan a national fund to improve public roads. The proposal is attributed to Col. Albert A. Pope of Boston. A meeting in the city next week is expected to attract liberal contributions.
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Col
Albert A. Pope
Boston
French Etiquette About Hosts Time and Fashion
The London Chronicle notes Parisian theatergoers keep hats on between acts and chat. this restless habit contrasts with English manners. It wonders if French fashion will imitate London and whether the French will curb this behavior as manners evolve.
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London Chronicle
Paris
London
Convicted Gamblers Arrested by Committee of Fifteen
Alphonse Laronte Elie Pontin and Marius Besseron were convicted yesterday before Judge Warren W Foster of being common gamblers. Prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Schurman their second conviction in Fifteen gambling cases. They face sentencing Wednesday.
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Alphonse Laronte
Elie Pontin
Marius Besseron
Committee of Fifteen
Sixth Avenue
Warren W. Foster
Schurman
New Japanese Island Reported Between Ul-song-do and Oki Archipelago
The Japan Times cites Nichi Nichi reporting a newly found island in the Sea of Japan. The landmass lies roughly thirty miles from Ul-song-do and the Oki Archipelago, measures about two miles by two, and remained absent from published maps. A Kyushu fisherman allegedly first discovered it a year or two ago when the waters near the island were found rich with sea horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan Times
Sea of Japan
Ul-song-do
Korea
Oki Archipelago
San-in-do
Kyushu
Party Revolt Over Inheritance Tax Appraiser Appointment
A wave of resignations hits the Plaza Club after James Vereance is named Ap praiser under the collateral inheritance tax law to fill ex Senator Charles B. Page’s vacancy. Morris and others resign as discontent grows over Vereance and Platt critic. A New York Times reporter notes the split across Plaza Club factions and predicts leadership challenges in the Twenty ninth District.
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Plaza Club
James Vereance
Charles B. Page
Vereance
Twenty-ninth Assembly District
Life Assurance
Republican County Committee
Senator Platt
Robert C. Morris
Morris
Yereance
Frank Bulkley
Frederick Haldy
Bulkley
Haldy
Police Department
Hardy
Platt
Sixth
Madison Avenue
Plaza
Sixth Avenue
Twenty
Mason
The
Anson G. McCook
John D. Crimmins, Jr
Alexander Caldwell
Thomas F. Wentworth
Alfred L .M. Bullowa
Bainbridge Colby
Samuel Thorne, Jr
Edward H. McCray
Wiliam Leary
Samuel Thomas
Thomas H. Hubbard
Samuel W. Bowne
Washington E. Connor
P. C. Costello
William Sloane
Lenox, Lyceum
Fifty-ninth Street
Storage on a Human Leg Concord Druggist Recovers
A Concord druggist wins 1979.16 in a Superior Court suit over preserving John H. Pearson's amputated leg in alcohol from 1887 to 1899. The leg, stored in a city drug store, was interred with Pearson's body per his will. Trustees refused a 3450 bill, Fitch sued and called ten witnesses including Pearson's widow.
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Concord
N. H
John H. Pearson
Pearson
A. Ferley Fitch
Fitch
Giant Maine lobster lands in Eastport from Grand Manan
Special to The New York Times a massive lobster weighing twenty three pounds and four feet long was caught a few miles off Grand Manan N B and sent by express to a Roxbury Mass dealer. The crustacean body measures two feet and its girth reaches twenty inches. An almost equal specimen was previously taken near Grand Manan and is now housed in the Smithsonian Institution.
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Eastport
Maine
Grand Manan
N. B
Express
Roxbury
Mass
Smithsonian Institute
Washington, D. C
Swindler Posing as Priest Brother Arrested in New Haven
William D. Stafford of Michigan, 60, was arrested in New Haven on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses. He claimed to be Abraham Arthur Tandy, a Dominican priest brother, and acted as an agent for the Dominican Sisterhood of New York to raise funds for a girls academy building. Police found papers linking him to New York Buffalo Philadelphia and the West and to St. Catherine's St. Joseph's St. Jerome's and the Holy Rosary. He was jailed in default of $1,000 bond. He stands about 5 11 with a gray mustache and wore a black derby gray suit and tan shoes. He arrived from New York last night.
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New Haven
Conn
William D. Stafford
Michigan
Abraham Arthur Tandy
Father Tandy
New York
Dominican Sisterhood
Oe Fah
Buffalo
Philadelphia
West
St. Catherine's
St. Joseph’s
St. Jerome's
the Holy Rosary
Two men slain in street duel in Houston after hog theft indictment
In Houston today a shooting affray occurred following an indictment on hog theft. Thomas Payne and L. D. Echols were killed, J. B. Perkins fatally wounded, and David Echols badly wounded. The confrontation arose from the case against Payne.
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Houston
Texas
Thomas Payne
L. D. Echols
J. B. Perkins
David Echols
Payne
Tragedy in Street Duel Ends With Deaths
On a crowded downtown street a trial witness clash led to gunfire. Perkins killed Echols after Echols wounded Payne and Perkins, wounding Echols in the arm. Payne’s son was unharmed. The younger Payne fired a shot that struck his father, who was likely dead.
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Echolses
Perkin
Payne
Echols
Perkins
David Echols
Young Payne
Joe Phillips's friend helps win mother's release at workhouse
Magistrate Crane signed an order freeing Joe Phillips's mother from Blackwell's Island after two months of a three month sentence for non support. The boy's sacrifice and a city's prominent man promising to secure a home for the family influenced the decision. Joe may also leave the Catholic Protectory with possible adoption by Dr. and Mrs. Coe, though the discharge process remains unsettled.
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Crane
Blackwell’s
Little Joe Phillips
Joe
Magistrate Pool
Brooklyn Teacher Faces Insubordination Hearing
Miss Sarah Currie of Public School No 133 appeared before the Brooklyn Teachers' Committee on Livingston Street to answer charges of insubordination and incompetency. Witnesses testified to eccentricities and alleged ill treatment of pupils, with medical testimony suggesting mental unbalance. The committee ruled she was not mentally fit to continue and will recommend dismissal.
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Brooklyn
A Jersey City Highwayman Seizes Checks at Bank
John Smith a sixteen year old worker at American Canning Company Jersey City was halted near Jersey Avenue and Eighteenth Street by a well dressed dark complected man about twenty one who held a pistol and took Smiths bankbook after he handed over three checks totaling 240 dollars the robber fled without checking the book Smith offered no further description of the assailant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Smith
American Canning Company
Jersey City
First National Bank of
Kendall's Marvelous Energy Sparks Burglary Charge
John Kendall, 32, of 427 West Thirty-sixth Street, was arrested while attempting to break into James McDermott's flat at 52 West End Avenue. In West Side Court he faced a burglary charge after claiming he wanted to work. McDermott said Kendall frightened his sick wife and smashed a window before returning with a club. Magistrate Meade set $1,000 bail for Monday examination.
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John Kendall
West Thirty-sixth Street
James McDermott
West End Avenue
West Side Court
Kendall
McDermott
Meade
Runyan Pleads Guilty in Supreme Court Sale Question Case
Clay M. Runyan pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court to offering for sale examination questions. He was sentenced to ten years in state prison and fined $250.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Clay M. Runyan
Supreme Court
Legislator Doyle Dies in Lansing Hotel Rooms
Michael B. Doyle, representative from Eaton County, died in a Lansing hotel after allegedly taking carbolic acid mistaken for whisky. He was 59. Edith Manders, a hotel domestic, claimed the bottle contained whisky. The death is being investigated as accidental.
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Lansing
Mich
Michael
Doyle
Eaton County
Edith Manders
Royal links and kings who played golf through the ages
The piece traces golf from royal pastimes in Scotland to Windsor Castle grounds for the king, noting James I founding England’s first club at Blackheath in 1608 and monarchs like Henry, Charles I, and James II as players. It mentions a near-miss with a tutor and cites ancient records and a prohibition in the fifteenth century due to archery practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Chronicle
Scotland
Windsor Castle
Blackheath
James I
Henry
Charles I
James, Duke of York
James II
Strutt
Horse at Chicago stockyards works with silent precision
John the horse, owned by Pfaelzer and Sons, drags carcasses from striking pens to the dressing room at a Chicago slaughterhouse. He follows a strict routine, ignores most workers, and only responds to a few, including Dr. T. R. Fugit. He handles one steer after another in the five pens and refuses outside tasks, marking himself as an equine aristocrat.
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Chicago
Inter Ocean
John
Louis Pfaelzer & Sons
Pfaelzer & Sons
Slaughter House
T. R. Fugit
United States
David Pfaelzer
Mr. Pfaelzer
Mr. Pfaetzer
A New Food Fad From The London Globe
A satirical note on a new dietary theory that rejects cooked meat and advocates sun dried foods and fruit in excess. It ridicules the idea that flesh feeds the body and questions the logic of calling certain foods vital. The piece mocks the crusade for fruit heavy diets and hints at seasonal enthusiasm for strawberries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
London Globe
Debate on World Owing a Living Quotation
The quotation contrasts Hix and Dix on whether the world owes every man a living. Hix believes a universal obligation exists, while Dix argues the world will help only if the individual acts. The line appears in a Chicago News feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hix
Dix
Chicago News
England Lacks Sailors For Cressy And Eclipse Crews
The Cressy nears commissioning at Portsmouth and requires a trained officer corps. Portsmouth must build a new Eclipse crew, but drafts from other ports are short handed. Admiralty shows little concern, leaving a naval “laissez-faire” to fill crews with available but sparse manpower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Chronicle
Cressy
Portsmouth
Admiralty
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Buchner
Judd
Hamilton Fish Jr
Manhattan Court
New Japanese Island
Church
Joe Phillips
Magistrate Crane
B. Altman & C O
Clarence Stein
Wagner
Liszt
Holy City
Walser
Moszkowski
Michiels
Adams
Fifth Avenue
Car
Edison
New York Edison Company
Duane Street
New York City
J. W
Geo. H. Hahn
East 23d St
Connecticut Mutual Life Ins. Co
Gare Tlarese
Eee
E. Lane
Way
N.Y
Arrow Brand
Elnora Vi Ti Cluett PE
Clemson
Abody &Co
M. Stewart
Eagle Automatic Machine Company
Buffalo Capital
James Tate
H. J Snyder
IF. W. Plato
Rushville Mining and Gas Company
Rushville Capital
de M. Page
M. E. Page
H. B. Reynes
Hornellsville
Brooklyn Sash, Door and
L Mber Company
Capital
W. Hall
W. H. Wood
P. H. McKenna
Arbuscina Medical Company
New St Capital
Eon Seijas
York City
G. W. Dickson
J. 5
Prince Brooklyn
D. W. Wilbur Coal and Lumber Company
Apital
Edward Rowell
W.E. Trull, Jr
H. K. Smith
Strong-Lefferts Company
Bellport
Deain
T. M. Strong
D.C
D.C. Lefferts, Brooklyn; A. N. Bingham, New York City; Baker & Shevlin Company
Saratoga Springs Capital
James Baker
George F. Shevlin
Frederick H. Bake
George F. Begnal
Saratoga Springs
England
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