Wireless finder reduces peril with 50 mile range in ships
Marconi official describes the Marconi Bellini TosI wireless direction finder. It lets ships locate the sending station within about fifty miles and gauge distance from signal strength, aiding navigation in fog or near harbors and enabling rescue ships to head directly to distress signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Sarnoff
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America
Woolworth Buix-ing
London
New York Times
Royal George
Nantucket
Reese recounts his story in Winter death inquiry at Annapolis
D Mere dith Reese Jr visited State's Attorney Green with Sheriff Potee to relate his account of the night Miss Elia G. Winter was last seen. Green said investigators have not finished and will pursue several other lines before concluding the case at Curtis Creek death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
D. Meredith Reese, Jr
Reese
Green
Miss
Necklace Found On Hamburg Line Pier In Hoboken
A crowd at the Hamburg American Line pier watched the Vaterland depart Hoboken. Detective Burns found a pearl necklace near a telephone booth, noting a broken gold clasp. Capt. von Maibom took it to Hamburg for inquiry while Hoboken police planned further investigation. The vessel left after delays. 720 first class passengers aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg-American Line
Hobdken
Vaterland
William J. Burns
H. von Maibom
The
Waterland
von Malthom
Hamburg
Hoboken
von Maibom
Nelson
Oboken
de Vaterland
Wellesley Receives $622000 Toward Rockefeller Gift
Wellesley College reports $622000 raised toward a 4250000 goal to secure a 750000 Rockefeller Foundation gift contingent on reaching the target by Jan 1 1915. The largest gift 250000 came anonymously for a central dormitory, plus 50000 by Miss Susan Minns and 25000 by Mrs. Dudley P. Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellesley
Mass
Wellesley College
Rockefeller Foundation
Hendleton
College Hall
Louise McCoy North
New York
Susan Minns
Boston
Susan M. Hallowell
Dudley P. Allen
Cleveland
Ohio
Calder Will Make Race for U S Senate
Rochester June 16 Rep William M Calder of Brooklyn announced his candidacy for the United States Senate while attending the Knights of Columbus conclave. Calder said the Kings County Republican Committee endorsed him and would work to win after Elihu Root declined renomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
William M.calder
Brooken
Knights
United States Senate
K. Calder
Kings County
Executive Committee
Elihu Root
Brooklyn
Free rides for charity offered by Interborough official
Frank Hedley of the Interborough responds to a request from Charities Commissioner Kingsbury to provide free transportation on select days from Van Cortland Park to women and children under 14 who belong to recognized charitable organizations. The privilege applies on Tuesdays through Fridays except holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hedley
The
Interborough
Charities
Kingsbury
van Cortland Park
Department of Charities
New Phi Beta Kappa Members Named At City College
The City College Phi Beta Kappa chapter held its annual meeting at the Hotel Astor where Dr Timme spoke on polar exploration “From Norway to the Polar Pack.” Five distinguished graduates and seven current seniors were elected, including Louis Kaufman Ansacher and J Arthur Barratt among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phi Beta Kappa
Norway
Tier Timme
City College
Hotel Astor
Louis Kaufman Ansacher
J. Arthur Barratt
Fined for Laying Race Odds in Night Court
Max Levy of 1581 Madison Avenue and Jacob Leese of 866 Southern Boulevard were fined $10 each by Magistrate Simms in Night Court for laying odds on horse races. Detective Wittenberg testified he observed them fifteen minutes at 116th Street and Lenox Avenue amid a crowd of youths. money allegedly changed hands and odds were discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Levy
Madison Avenue
Jacob Leese
Southern Boulevard
Simms
Wittenberg
116Th Street
Lenox Avenue
Prisoner Madden Escapes Yorkville Court Twice
Madden, a van driver, was arrested for robbing Mrs. Artha Ingram and held on $5,000 bail. He escaped the Yorkville Court detention room through a window and spikes, reappeared at District Attorney Whitman’s office, but was recaptured after a pursuit through Fiftyseventh Street and Third Avenue. He again proclaimed innocence as he was returned to custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R Madden
Madden
GS Second Avenue
Artha Ingram
East 146Th Street
Yorkville Court
District Attorney's
Square
Liis
Durance
Ingram
Phipps
East Thirtyfirst Street
Finn
East Thirty-fifth Street
Olice
Campbell
Therisoner
Whitman
Lloyd Willis
Cooney
Police Headquarters
New York
Third Avenue
Morris W Reedy
Department of Correction
Josephine Whitney
Fifty-seventh Street
Fifty-sixth Street
Stevens
Philadelphia Evening Times Shuts Down After Short Run
The Philadelphia Evening Times owned by Frank A. Munsey ends publication with the June 16 issue. Munsey states the paper never left the experimental stage and offers no path to success. Jane Times had been established July 15 by the publisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munsey
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Evening Times
Frank A. Munsey
Times
Jane Times
Subway contract award shifts Interborough bid edge in phase one
The Public Service Commission awarded the Lexington Avenue Subway section from Fifty third to Forty third Street to Rapid Transit Subway Construction Company for 1 915 164, undercutting MacArthur Brothers by 111 042. Bids were opened for Eastern Parkway Section 1 in Brooklyn with Crawford Company, I C Moore, and Degnon among the low bidders. The Gravesend Avenue line for the Culver Line elevated railroad was legalized by the Appellate Division after property owners refused their consents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington Avenue
Fifty-third
Forty-third Street
Public Service Commission
Rapid Transit Subway Construction Company
Interborough
MacArthur Brothers Company
Park Avenue
Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn
Atlantic Avenue
Flatbush Avenue
St. Mark's Avenue
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Subway
Fourth Avenue
Brighton Beach
Fulton Street
Ashland Place
St. Felix Place
Hanson Place
Crawford Company
I. C. Moore
Degnon Contracting Company
Gravesend Avenue
Culver Line
Brooser Rapid Transit
Appellate Division
Mystery surrounds death of Mrs Maria Tominelle in Manhattan
The 85 year old hotel waitress Mrs Maria Tominelle was found dead in her flat at 639 First Avenue with throat wounds and signs of rummaging. A barber named Joseph Bisogno found the body after reportedly calling on her most evenings and reporting a gas jet on. Nellise the dog was found alive in the flat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria Tominelle
West Forty-second Street
First Avenue
Joseph Bbisogno
Bisogno
Hannah Madden
Body of Warren McCarrick Found in Delaware River
The body of Warren McCarrick, missing since March 12 from 619 South Nineteenth Street Philadelphia, was found floating near Vine Street wharf. Police review three theories including accidental fall, the “German farmer” slaying claim, or murder with body concealed before being dumped. Relatives and investigators viewed the body at the morgue. rewards totaling $6,000 remained for the boy’s safe return and the arrest of abductors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Philadelphia
Warren McCarrick
South Nineteenth Street
Delaware
Vine Street
Schuykill River
League Island
Asr
Warren
Aged Twins Celebrate Eighty-Fourth Birthday On Long Island
Mrs. Maria Banks and Mirah Elizabeth Hawxhurst aged eighty four mark birthday at the Banks home in Sea Cliff. Born at Searington near Roslyn they belong to a Long Island Quaker family and both spent many years as school teachers. They remain in good health with full faculties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria Banks
Mirah Elizabeth Hawxhurst
Long Island
Muncy
Hayes Dismissal Upheld by Court of Appeals
The Albany Court of Appeals yesterday sustained the dismissal of Inspector Cornelius G. Hayes and Patrolman John J. Morrissey from the police force. The appellate division previously ruled Morrissey’s dismissal illegal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayes
Court of Appeals At
Albany
Waldo
Cornelius G. Hayes
John J. Morrissey
Force
Morrissey
Typhoid Vaccine Ills Not Tied to Immunization Says Health Board
The Brooklyn Board of Health states that the Mercer family illness and a mother's death after typhoid vaccination were caused by prior typhoid infection, not the vaccine. A motorist trial precedes vaccine case notes and doctors confirm that blood tests and intestinal discharge findings support infection before inoculation. The Health Department cites May results and argues vaccine safety amid calls for damages inquiry by Genthemataler Linotype Company leaders.
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Department of Health
Mercer
Voorhees
Brooklyn
Walter M. Burlingame
Bellinger
Grand Central Terminal
Burlingame
Charles A. Brown
Halsey Street
Troop A
First Cavalry
Bedford Avenue
Hastern Parkway
Brown
Mount Vernon
Dr. Brown
Draco
Major Russell
Regular Army
Brooklyn Board of Health
Robert F. Mercer
Crescent Place
East
New York
Sydney E. Smith
Arlington Avenue
Blanche Romer
Eleventh Street
Smith
Krumwiede
Nicoli
Health Department Research Laboratory
Blatteis
Jewish Hospital
Health Department
Catherine Mercer
East New York
J. Howard Fairchild
Glenmore Avenue Methodist Church
Henrietta Mercer
Mra
Lassen Peak vents spew ash as victim fights for life
Reports from Northern California Power Company stations say Lassen Peak vents smoking on the south slope while Manzanita Lake and Macomber Flats note morning steam. Lance Graham, the sole victim, was brought to the hospital after a 50 mile trip scarred by volcanic ash. Forest Supervisor Rushing warns spectators to stay back from the crater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redding
Cal
Northern California Power Company
Lassen Peak
Manzanita Lake
Macomber Flats
Lance Graham
Viola
W. J. Rushing
United States Forest
United States
Snag Lake
Rooster Attacks Child in Malden Suburb Incident
In Malden Plymouth Neck, a large rooster attacked three year old Elizabeth Smith, injuring her eyes nose and face. Her uncle George Evans rushed to help, stubbed his toe, dislocated his shoulder and fractured his right arm. The rooster then attacked Evans before being driven away. Both victims required medical care. The rooster belonged to Elizabeth's father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malden
Mass
Elizabeth Smith
George Evans
Thaw Denies Plan to Leave Country
Harry K Thaw issued a signed statement denying reports he planned to go abroad. He said he only intends to go to Pittsburgh and then home to be with family and manage business interests, calling any abroad claim fabricated.
Death of renowned New York merchant George Warrin found in Harlem River
The body of George Warrin head of Warrin & Son dealers in glass and china was recovered from the Harlem River opposite the Bronx shore after being seen by a passerby. Coroner and police deem accidental drowning with no violence. Warrin, 76, lived in Hackensack New Jersey and was an artful china decorator and former New Jersey legislator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Warrin
Warrin & Son
St Wooster Street
England
Harlem River
West Mist Street
Mr. Warrin
Passaic Street
Hackensack
N. J
Bronx
Harbor B
Masteth Street
Finnegan
Harbor Squad
Harlem
Thomas E. Williams
William J. Flynn
Bionx
Warrin
West Broadway
Chambers Street
Edgewater
12Th Street
New Jersey
Jersey City
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Miss Winter
Burns
Calder
U. S
Peter Madden
Yorkville
Centemeri
My Y
Paris
P. Centemeri & Coo
Fifth Avenue
Slot Street
Philadelphia, St. Louis
San Francisco
Grenoble
France
Subway
McCarrick Boy
Brooklyn Armory
U. S. Army
Board of Health
Mer
Cer
34Th Street
Kaiser
Germany
Silk
Lassen
California
Rooster
Pittsburgh
Geo. Warrin
China
Long
Artis
Ket
Deakee
Thos. J. Stewart CO
Hway
46Th St
N.Y
Bryant
Eric
Sts
Torage
Fellowship House
Hebrew
Guardian Orphan Asylum
Ibith St
Gimbels
Broadway
Thirty-third Street
America
la Mienne
Mme. la Franc
House of Premet
Premet
Deauville
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