Auto Plunges Into River After Pier Crash
A limousine with six aboard, driven by chauffeur John Bauer, plunged from a Long Island pier into the North River at about 6 pm. Two riders escaped unhurt while John Nolan leaped clear and Bauer surrendered to police on a homicide charge. Coleman and kin were passengers, with Nolan aiding, as rescue teams searched the scene and coroner investigations began.
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Coleman
John
West Fifty-first Street
Rose
Knight
Virginia
Bauer
John Jolan
Colewater
Nolan
Tenth
Avnue
Fifty-sixth Street
West Forty Seventh Street
Zeppelin Ready to Fly 443-Foot Aluminium Airship
Zeppelins latest project, a 443 foot aluminium airship with two 140 HP motors, aims for 46 mph and 1130 mile range. Count Ferdinand Zeppelin tests in Friedrichshafen with officers, aeronauts, and foreign balloonists present.
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Ferdinand Zeppelin
Newspaper Scull Man Makes Atlantic Crossing Start
George W. Johnson, an old Harlem River rower, arrives in Annapolis from St. Augustine aboard a twelve hundred mile scull built entirely from newspapers. The craft uses twenty paper thicknesses with clipped headlines on the exterior. Johnson left May 6 aims for New York by July 1, four days behind schedule. He will base in Annapolis with Severn Boat Club before continuing to Harlem’s Nonpareil Boat Club.
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New York Times
Annapolis
George W. Johnson
St. Augustine
Fla
New York City
Johnson
Shadyside
County
Severn Boat Club
Maine
California
Alaska
Bahamas
New York
Harlem
Ambulance Crash Kills Doctor and Injures Crew
Dr William C Johnson 23 a substitute ambulance surgeon at St Luke s Hospital was thrown from an ambulance after a collision with a car at Twenty sixth Street and Third Avenue He lies in Bellevue Hospital with a skull fracture and an uncertain fate Patrolman Henry Wolf was dislocated and William Tell the driver sustained facial abrasions Shock Miss Sarah Edge the patient is also hospitalized The motorman 875 was not arrested and Gong was sounded before the crash.
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William C. Johnson
St. Luke's Hospital
Twenty-sixth Street
Third Avenue
Bellevue Hospital
Johnson
Henry Wolf
William Tell
Sarah Edge
East Forty-fifth Street
Tell
Baltimore Chosen for United Fruit Company Traffic Expansion
The United Fruit Company declares Baltimore the site of a wide port expansion. Charleston ships relocate to Baltimore and the firm will divert passenger and refrigerator fleets from Boston New York and Philadelphia to Baltimore connecting directly with Jamaica Cuba Haiti and Central American republics. Officers note a rate advantage for shipments west of a Wheeling Pittsburg Buffalo line of about three cents per 100 pounds versus New York and a further edge over Philadelphia.
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New York Times
Baltimore
United Fruit Company
Charleston
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Jamaica
Cuba
Haiti
Central American
Wheeling
West Virginia
Pittsburg
Buffalo
Will of Chicago-Pittsburg man allocates large sums
The will of Frank Tillotson, who died last February in Pasadena, leaves over 100000 to friends and old servants. It bequeaths 50000 to P A George of Chicago, 25000 to Margaret T Thrasher of Colorado Springs, 10000 to Mary D Blaine of Chicago, 5000 to Bessie Foreign, and 5000 to John Shackerow of Granville Massachusetts. The residue is placed in trust for nephew Arthur N Cooley and niece Hattie C Stevenson of Pittsfield.
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New York Times
Pittsfield
Mass
Frank Tillotson
Chicago
Pasadena
Cal
Arthur N. Cooley
Hattie C. Stevenson
John M. Stevenson
P. A. George
Margaret T. Thrasher
Colorado Springs
Mary D. Blaine
Bessie Foreign
John Shackerow
Granville
Shipping News Arrivals List with Rio Grande and City of Savannah
The latest shipping notes report arrivals of the SS Rio Grande at Mobile on June 9 and the SS City of Savannah at Savannah on June 13. A brief ad promotes Speed-Comfort-Economy taxicabs via New York Taxicab Co and a contact number 6600 in Columbus.
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Rio Grande
Mobile
City of Savannah
Savannah
Columbus
New York
Mrs. Marbury Fled to Escape Asylum, Missing Woman Sought
Mrs. F F Marbury cousin of Mrs John Hay slipped away from a nurse while shopping in a downtown store and vanished. Her son in law R L MacDuffie of Locust New Jersey believes she is hiding on Long Island to avoid being placed in a sanitarium. He says a letter from Mrs Marbury was sent to Locust and postmarked at Flatbush Station L. Police circulate warning to Long Island towns and Chicago as her son Francis lives there. Mrs Marbury is 55, 5 feet 2 inches, 95 pounds, gray brown hair, dressed in black. Lieutenant Sullivan heads the search.
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John Hay
Long Island
The
Sound
Greenwich
Chicago
Marbury
Francis
Lieut. Sullivan
Detective Headquarters
Death certificate mix up hides Israel Dolich in Jacob Dolich burial
Israel Dolich died at Bellevue Hospital but was buried as Jacob Dolich after the physician issued a Jacob Dolich death certificate. Heirs sought a correction after insurance and property questions arose, arguing for a name change precedent citing a biblical name change. The Department of Health reportedly altered the records.
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Bellevue Hospital
Jacob Dolich
Jacob
Dolich
Israel
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God
Cost of Being Governor Quote Sparks Comment
Reuters note reports Rev. MacArthur claiming Governor Hughes costs reach 60000 to 75000 dollars annually. Hughes clarifies the remark implies lost income from practice, not actual spending while in office.
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New York Times
Gov. Hughes
Dr. MacArthur
Governor Dawson Diagnosed With Tuberculosis
Charleston report states Gov. William W. O. Dawson of West Virginia has tuberculosis and will travel to Asheville North Carolina for several months of treatment and rest.
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Charleston
West Va
William W. O. Dawson
West, Virginia
Asheville
N. C
Gas incident leaves Miss Watson near death in New Jersey
Miss Amy Mark Watson of Pittsburg daughter of Mark W Watson a wealthy glass importer was found unconscious from gas poisoning at the summer home in Oceanity New Jersey. Her father arrived with a specialist and Mrs Watson remained unconscious with fears of death. Watsons are prominent social figures in Pittsburg and had just returned from the Orient. The family learned of the accident by long distance telephone and Watson left for the East as house guests traveled to the Jersey coast.
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New York Times
Oceanity
N. J
Amy Mark Watson
Mark W. Watson
Pittsburg
Penn
Miss Watson
Amy Watson
Orient
Mr. Watson
East
Jersey
Auto Trip Ends In Quick Seabright Wedding
In Seabright New Jersey a carload of five stopped at Pannaci's Hotel Ocean Avenue and at the mayor's office a surprise wedding occurred. James A G Schiller 23 of New York married Jennia Oakes 29 of Red Bank. The couple gave no clear address and Schiller requested the certificate be sent to Red Bank. The groom was not listed in the New York Directory.
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New York Times
Seabright
N. J
Pannaci’s
Ocean Avenue
P.hall Packer
James A. G. Schiller
New York
Jennia Oakes. Keane
Red Bank
Schiller
Rowboat Wedding Sequel Sought In Worcester Divorce
William A. Moses of New York failed to obtain a divorce on intolerable severity and plans to retry on desertion at the next court term. He wed Emma Hoerst in a rowboat on Lake Tacomic in 1905 to elude her parents, and the couple has not seen each other since. Moses contends she invited him to move to Bennington, but she did not keep the promise.
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New York Times
Worcester
Mass
Willam A. Moses
New York
Emma Hoerst
Lake Tacomic
Moses Sa
Moses
Bennington
Autoists Deaf to Injured in Long Island City Crash
A racing auto sped past a carriage on Thompson Avenue near Van Dam Street striking alarmed horses causing a crash that left Corso Lapasso 44 and his family injured. Lapasso fractured a leg. his wife Mary suffered scalp wounds. daughter Katie six and an infant suffered cuts. Passersby aided the injured and all were taken to St. John's Hospital.
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Thompson Avenue
van Dam Street
Long Island City
Corso Lapasso
Jackson Avenue
Lapassos
Bryan's Daughter Aids Foe At State Democratic Meet
Ruth Bryan Leavitt, William Jennings Bryan’s daughter, sent her proxy to Mrs. W S Lafferty of Denver who joined the Speer faction at the Colorado State Democratic Convention in Glenwood Springs. Delegates debated voting weight as a proposal for half votes failed 41 to 13. Speer faction seating carried.
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New York Times
Glenwood Springs
Col
Ruth Bryan Leavitt
William Jennings Bryan
Speer
Leavitt
W. S. Lafferty
Denver
Republican Party
Speer Democracy
Verdict for Griggs over De Kock volumes contract
Maitland F. Griggs of New York won a $15,860 judgment in Baltimore against Henry A. Parr. Parr contracted to pay $18,000 for 100 volumes of Charles Paul De Kock’s works, gave promissory notes totaling $13,000 as part payment, with collateral notes from the F. J. Quinby Company. Parr claimed the books failed to meet specifications as parchment deeds cost $200 per volume.
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New York Times
Baltimore
Maitland F. Griggs
New York
Henry A. Parr
Hud R R Tickets Bet In Transit Line
Fragmentary note shows rail or transit ticket bet under Hud Rr Day line. Readable terms imply an exchange or acceptances on the Hud line. No clear names or dates are present to specify people or places.
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R. R
Black Diamond Express Restored to Service on Lehigh Valley R R
The Black Diamond Express will resume service on the Lehigh Valley Railroad on June 21 leaving New York at 12 noon daily for Buffalo Niagara Falls and west.
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Lehigh Valley
R. R
New York
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Wesat
Anti-Injunction Plank Dominates 1908 Convention Fight
The battle over the anti-injunction plank in the National Republican Convention of 1908 heats up as Roosevelt Taft forces clash with conservatives led by Speaker Cannon. Delegations from many states reportedly oppose the plank, with committee fights and high level talks continuing to shape the platform. Hopkins and Crane show mixed support while Littlefield could influence anti-injunction action.
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New York Times
Chicago
New York Times Today
Resolutions Committee
Committee On Resolutions
Taft
New York
New Jersey
New England
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Indiana
Michigan
Illinois
Iowa
Missouri
Oklahoma
Colorado
Wyoming
Idaho
Washington
Louisiana
Texas
Cannon
Hopkins
Crane
Hemenway
Congress
Long
Kansas
Dalzyell
Payne
Wade Ellis
Ohio
Frank A. Kellogg
Ellis
Kellogg
Luke
Warm
Ind
Littlefield
Maine
Sesson
House
Eli's
Roosevelt
Committee On
Gould Optimistic on U S Conditions and Rail Plans
George Gould arrived in London and said U S conditions were unsettled but likely to improve. He tied his plans to railroad developments, declined to discuss specifics, and noted a possible motor tour on the Continent and perhaps a yachting cruise, with length of stay depending on events in America.
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New York Times
London
George Gould
Conditios
United States
Gould
America
Yale to Honor Morgan with L L D Degree
It is said Yale University will award J Pierpont Morgan an honorary L L D at next week’s commencement. Morgan has been abroad and is returning to the United States. Yale authorities would not confirm the report and a Yale president Hadley associate praises Morgan for actions during the financial panic last fall.
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N. Conn
Yale University
Morgan Fias
Yale
Hadley
Morgan
NEW Hav
Former Sheriff Thropp Offers Salary to Hospitals in NJ
Trenton New Jersey June 15 Former Sheriff Thomas H Thropp has urged surrender of his salary for three years totaling six thousand five hundred dollars to the three city hospitals if not elected this fall He will file a 20000 bond to ensure faithful performance of the promise and asks that he be forbidden to speak during the campaign as a condition of the deal
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New York Times
Trenton
N. J
Thomas H. Thropp
Two Canoeists Start From Pawtucket for Wyoming Trip
Kenneth Hall and William Adams, expert canoeists, left Phillipsdale yesterday afternoon bound for Wyoming. Their sixteen foot craft weighs fifty to sixty pounds and carries provisions for the journey via the Chicago Canal Illinois River Missouri Platte to their destination.
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New York Times
Pawtucket
R. I
Kenneth Hall
W Liam Adams
Phillipsdale
Wyoming
Chicago Canal
Illinois River
Missouri
Platte
Drowning of 12-year-old in Glen Cove pond
In Glen Cove Long Island on June 15 Sarah Moore 12 daughter of William Moore of South Glen Cove drowned in the lower pond at the National Starch Company after her umbrella was blown overboard. A boy tried to help but she sank into a deep hole and died.
Chained Engine Guarded To Seize Back Wages
Deputy Sheriff I C Hunter of Pinetta Florida was indicted for chaining a mail passenger locomotive to a track and guarding it with a shotgun to compel the payment of back wages. He posted bail after an appearance before a US commissioner. A discharged telegraph operator at Valdosta Southern Railway was involved in the wage dispute.
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New York Times
Jacksonville
Fla
Federal Grand Jury
I. C. Hunter
Pinetta
Hunter
United States
Valdosta Southern Railway
Cash registers installed at St. Casimir's Church
The new parish priest announced that Bishop Beaven rejected an Auditing Committee for church funds and ordered cash registers at all church entrances to record offerings as parishioners enter. Doors will have registers next Sunday to reduce financial tangles noted on the priest's arrival.
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New York Times
Worcestier
Mass
St. Casimir's Church
Beaven
Virginia's Record Judgment Stampedes Courts
Thomas Stokes of New York won a landmark judgment in Virginia Law and Equity Court against the Chesapeake & Western Company for 485 million dollars. He originally sought 500 thousand dollars, matching a prior New York Supreme Court decision.
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Thomas Stokes
New York
Richmond
Virginia
Law and Equity
Chesapeake & Western Company
Stokes
Supreme Court of New York
Haan’s Restaurant Promises Cool Luncheon and Music
Haan’s Restaurant in Park Row Building advertises the cool downtown venue for luncheon and dinner with music to attract patrons.
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Haan
Park Row
Great Bear Spring Water Endorsed as Famous Brand
An advertisement proclaims Great Bear Spring Water as famous, highlighting its claim of prominence. The line emphasizes branding rather than a news event, presenting a concise sales claim in a period ad voice.
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Great Bear
Adv
Republican Platform Text From Roosevelt Taft Era
The New York Times publishes the Republican National Convention draft platform prepared under Roosevelt and Taft, detailing praise for past achievements and pledging continuity of Republican policies. It extols law enforcement, labor reform, resource conservation, and national wealth growth while asserting American supremacy and potential.
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Washington
Lincoln
Roosevelt
England
France
Germany
Great Britain
United States
Tart Platform Promises Postal Banks and Tariff Planks
The platform outlines a push for Postal Banks with broad funding promises and a policy on minimum tariffs. It declares anti injunction positions and emphasizes financial reform goals framed as national economic stability.
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