Hamilton Aims at 125 Mile Nonstop Cross Country Flight
Charles K. Hamilton announces plans to fly from Philadelphia to New York and return to set a 125.3 mile record with a 223.8 mile day if winds favor. He will depart Philadelphia by 2 pm Saturday, fly via Van Cortlandt Park and Elmsford then back, refueling and testing a renovated biplane with support from Captain Baldwin and crew.
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Charles K. Hamilton
New York
Philadelphia
New York Times
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Louis Paulhan
London
Litchfield
Hamilton
van Cortlandt Park
Elmsford
Putnam
New York Central Railroad
Simsford
Pennsylvania Railroad
North Penn Junction
van Corslandt Park
Paulhans
Hamilton Suild
Hiner
Weather Bureau
Times
Baldwin
Seymour
Albert Co. Doty
Charles Nyquist
Todd Schriver
Slim
Curtiss
Rheims
Jay Safford
Doty
Nyquist
Schriver
Jersey City
Safford
Mineola
Park
Polo Field
Flushing
Whitestone
Long Island
Sound
Harlem Hiver
Spuyten Duyvil
Wismilton
Hudson
Jersey
Autoists Wed At 4 30 A M In New York Suburb
A dawn wedding occurred in Port Chester at 4:30 A M after a search for a minister in Greenwich. John Leslie Momand, 21, and Florence Ardelle Gulick, of Chicago, wed with Rev M O Lepley officiating. License issues and age questions led to a second license in Greenwich before the ceremony. Witnesses were Don Stuart Momand and O B Momand. The couple planned to Hartford and then Massachusetts.
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New York Times
Port Chester
N. Y
M. O. Lepley
Greenwich
New York State
Charles Stevens
Hartford
Massachusetts
John Leslie Momand
Florence Ardelle Gulick
Chicago
Don Stuart Momand
New York City
Wind distributes two thousand dollar roll in Plaza Park
A roll of $2,000 in cash and a bank check blew loose in the Plaza Park in front of the Plaza Hotel. The owner, a young woman with a Pomeranian, chased her dog along Fifty-eighth Street and dropped the money. She recovered all but the check after a search. the check was later halted at the bank. Doorman Thomas Somerford assisted and was rewarded.
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Plaza Hotel
Plaza Bank
James Hopkins
Hotel Plaza
Park
Fifty-eighth Street
Thomas
F. Somerford
Doorman Somerford
Littis
Vail Re-Elected as Dutchess Fire Insurance Directors
Vail re elected as president along with most directors. Frank B Lown elected to replace James E Sague public service commissioner. Sague is singled out for removal due to opposing directors and Hotchkiss push for Vail battle.
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New York Times
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Dutchess Fire Insurance Company
Public Service
James E. Sague
Frank B. Lown
Lown
Dutchess Insurance Company
San Francisco
Lewis H. Wall
Insurance
Hotchiss
Milton H. Fowler
H. More
Sague
Hotchkiss
Vail
President Vail
State Insurance Department
Saloon Open Sundays Won’t Bar Citizenship Says Judge
Milwaukee June 7 Judge J W Quarles ruled that keeping a saloon open on Sunday did not violate a man’s citizenship application. He criticized the Sunday closing law passed forty years ago and noted many Germans regard a saloon as a social club. The law requires the applicant to meet the level of the average citizen, not exceed it.
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Milwaukee
United States
J. W. Quarles
Quarles
Arrival and departure notices of ships in port
The SS C. F. Tietgen arrived on May 28 with Christiansand noted. The SS Koenig Albert sailed from Gibraltar on June 7.
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C. F. Tietgen
Christiansand
Koenig Albert
Gibraltar
A June Day on the ae w Line steamers
A brief note recalls a June day aboard the ae w Line steamers with passengers enjoying the voyage. The account mentions the vessel, friendly crowds, and the scenic maritime setting as part of a local historical snapshot.
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Aew Line
Earthquake toll and chaos hit Avellino region in Italy
An earthquake of major intensity struck southern Italy centering on Avellino and Calitri, causing widespread destruction. Reports indicate dozens dead and many injured across towns including San Sele Chianche Castelbaronia and Calitri, with fears of further tremors and a panic-stricken populace fleeing to open areas. King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena visited Avellino as relief efforts began.
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Avellino
Italy
Campania
Calitri
San Sele
Polenza
Benevento
San Sossio
Chianche
Castelbaronia
Calabritto
Messina
Reggio
Halley
St. Andrew
Monte Vergine
Victor Emmanuel
Helena
Duke of
Aosta
Naples
Sicily
Valata
San Bele
Torre Annunziata
Torre del Greco
Mount Vesuvius
Basilicata
Potenza
Paola
Catanzaro
Calabria
Palermo
Salerno
Gulf of Salerno
Cosensa
Heggio
Capua
Melfi
Rome
Tuscany
Venetia
Mount Vulture
Hamilton's Flight to Philadelphia and Back
The Times of Saturday will graphically report Hamilton's journey to Philadelphia and return from a special train weather permitting. Readers are urged to order next Sunday's Times from their news dealer today to see full coverage.
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Sunday Times
Times
Watch The Times Tower Friday Night
The Times Tower event slated for Friday night features a probable start of a flight sequence. Organizers expect a showcase of precision timing and aerial display. Authorities advise spectators to arrive early and follow safety guidelines at the venue.
Roosevelt's Oxford visit marked by strenuous speaking and warm reception
Ex-President Theodore Roosevelt spoke in Oxford delivering the Romanes lecture and three other talks. Lord Curzon led a formal convocation that awarded him Doctor of Civil Law. Roosevelt faced a failing voice yet drew an attentive audience and a hearty reception.
Roosevelt Receives Honorary Doctorate at Oxford
Ex President Theodore Roosevelt was awarded the honorary Doctor of Civil Law at Oxford in the Sheldonian Theatre. The ceremony followed a reception by the Mayor and Corporation with Roosevelt delivering a lecture on Biological Analogies in History. The crowd cheered as he spoke though his voice weakened near the end.
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Oxford
Roosevelt
Sheldonian Theatre
Romanes
Mr. Roosevelt
Lord Curzon of
Whitelaw Reid
United States
Death by Own Action Ends Burlesque Show at Columbia Theatre
Charles H. Talbert, corset maker of 508 Park Avenue, shot himself in a second tier box at the Columbia Theatre as the New Jersey Littles burlesque act neared completion. He left letters for police and the coroner indicating suicide and asked no fuss. The audience mistook the shot for stage business, causing a panic as blood dripped through the box floor. Ambulance and police arrived. Talbert died instantly. The three companions in his box fled, and Mrs. Talbert described his recent business troubles and desire for cheer. A man in an adjacent box was briefly pinned under a chair during the confusion before being freed.
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Charles H. Talbert
Park Avenue
Columbia Theatre
Seventh Avenue
Forty-sixth Street
Talbert
New Jersey Littles
Columbia
Vmat
Mr. Talbert
Flower Hospital
Smith
Lena
A. J. Fox
Schoumberg
Katherine Schoumberg
Lynch
Coal Strike Ends in Pennsylvania Miners Return
In Scranton 12000 non union miners in the Dunmore to Wilkesbarre coal fields end a stoppage after Chevalier Fortunato Tiscar advises arbitration. They vote to resume work tomorrow as Old Forge and Dunmore crews follow. Consul Tiscar obtains a written promise of futura arbitration of grievances.
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Scranton
Penn
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Dunmore
Wilkesbarre
Chevalier Fortunato Tiscar
Consul Tiscar
Pittston
Old Forge
Tiscar
Dewey's Superior Old Port Wine Mystery
A garbled artifact from a Boston era ad references Dewey's Superior Old Port Wine. The fragment mentions a likely address 196 Fulton Bt, New York, and includes stray phrases about an apopenthesis wine and branding.
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Dewey
Fulton Bt
New York
Naval clash threatens Bluefields harbor
Commander Harold K. Hines of the American gunboat Dubuque vows to fire on any vessel entering Bluefields Harbor if attacked, replying to General Rivas of the Madriz forces who had threatened to block all ships by force at the bluff.
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Bluefields Bluff
Bluefields
Harold K. Hines
Dubuque
Rivas
Madriz
Lightning Strikes Regiment in Dresden Camp
Lightning hit an infantry regiment marching into a German camp at Dresden. A company was thrown to the ground, three soldiers died, and fifteen were seriously wounded.
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Dresden
Japan Seeks Polar Honors With Shirase Expedition
Japan plans a southern polar voyage led by Lieut. Shirase to sail this month with Japanese professors aboard. The expedition, limited to Japanese, has Diet funding and aims to beat the British reaching the pole.
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Japan
South Pole
Victoria
B. C
Lieut
Shirase
Man with broken neck walks home after streetcar fall
Pittsburg dispatch reports Elmer Grove 25 walked home with two companions after a street car fall left him with a broken spinal column near the base of the skull. Doctors said he might live and planned an operation to remove bone fragments.
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Pittsburg
Elmer Grove
Wild deer menaces Newburg streets in frenzied chase
A wild deer, chased by dogs, ran through a drug store shattering a mirror and smashing a plate glass front. It fell into a street excavation, was captured with minor injuries, and placed in a barn awaiting healing before release. About $200 in damage was caused in minutes.
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Newburg
President Fellows Resigns Amid Maine U clashes
President George Emory Fellows of the University of Maine resigns after long-standing strife with undergraduates. A winter student strike over rules and threats by the senior class to walk out of chapel if the president preached the baccalaureate sermon preceded the resignation.
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Orono
George Emory Fellows
University of Maine
Fellows
White School Admission Denied Despite Lack of Negro Evidence
Justice Wright of the District of Columbia Supreme Court ruled Isabel I Wall had no conclusive evidence of being a negro, but refused to order the Board of Education to admit her to white schools. He cited the father's race and noted the child’s negro blood was one eighth or one sixteenth.
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Washington
Rockefeller Baby Born at Pocantico Hills Home
News leaks confirm the birth of a second Rockefeller son at the Pocantico Hills country home near Tarrytown last Thursday night. No formal announcement was issued and aides knew little of the event. The Rockefellers declined to name the infant.
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John D., Jr
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Pocantico Hills
Tarrytown
Pocantico
New York
Rockefeller
Missing 16 Year Old Seeks Work in Harlem Home
An alert was issued for Estha Mearson a sixteen year old seamstress missing since Monday from 107 East 123rd Street. Located on the fourth floor she is described as 5 feet 5 inches 130 pounds with light complexion brown hair. She was last seen wearing a blue tailor made suit a white shirtwaist a brown hat and black lace shoes. Her brother Lyon Mearson reported her missing to the Bureau of Missing Persons at Police Headquarters.
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Estha Mearson
East 123d Street
Bureau of Missing Persons
Lyon Mearson
Aviator Loses Insurance Coverage for Flights
A. L. Pfitzner of Hammondsport New York was notified that his life insurance policy was canceled due to aviation risks. He signed a clause adding the insurer from liability in case of death while operating his monoplane at Plum Island Connecticut.
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New York Times
Plum Island
Conn
A. L. Pfitzner
Hammondsport
N. Y
Lfe
Eastern Railroads Yield On New Rates
Taft met with W. C. Brown James McCrea and W. W. Finley to push a rate plan. They agreed to submit proposed increases to the Interstate Commerce Commission under the pending railroad bill, with the White House aiming for swift action and a decision by fall.
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New York Times
Washington
United States
White House
Taft
W. C. Brown
New York Central
James McCrea
Pennsylvania
W. W. Finley
Southern
Western Trunk Line
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Railroad
Congress
Messrs. Brown and
McCres
Tssissippi River
Ohio
New England
Finley
Southern Railway
Eastern Railroad
Mr. Taft
Commission
House Sends Railroad Bill to Conference Amid Debate
Washington June 7 The House voted to send the railroad bill to conference after President Taft’s message and lengthy House Senate wrangling. The Lenroot motion to concur on Senate amendments failed 163 to 158 with Regulars and Democrats allied. Four Democrats who aided Cannon previously were Fitzgerald Harrison Goldfogle and Wood York.
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New York Times
Washington
Taft
Congress
Senate
House
Lenroot
Wisconsin
la Follette
Inter- State Commerce Commission
Cannon
Fitzgerald of Sin
Harrison
Goldfogle
Wood York
Nicks
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