Boy Hobo in Town on the Twentieth Century Limited
A 17 year old Chicago hitchhiker Vincent Scott rode the bumper of a passenger car into Grand Central Terminal. He was mud covered and exhausted after a long hobo journey lasting two years. In Yorkville Court he said he came to visit friends in Plainfield New Jersey and had ridden bumpers all day. He was committed to Yorkville prison for two days.
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Twentieth Century Limited
Grand Central Terminal
Chicago
Pessenaere
McCoy
Vincent Scott
Mastrate Brees
Yorkville Court
Scott
Plainfield
N. J
Gabe
Yorkwide
Destructive Storm Triggers Fires and Fatal Electric Shock
A severe storm with heavy rain and lightning caused widespread damage in New Jersey and New York. Electrical wires sparked a fatal accident in Lodi as Carl Joergenson died after touching a live feed. many injuries followed, and fires damaged a five story factory at 645 West Fifty-fifth Street. Roads flooded, trolley lines disrupted, and telegraph service affected.
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New Jersey
Carl Joergenson
United Piece Dye Works
Lodi
N. J
Union
Main Streets
Robert Davis
Joergenson
St. Mary's Hospital
E. H. Grinnelly
Trenton
White Horse Road
Jacob Baun
Walter
St. Francis Hospital
Charles McDonald
White Horse
Fifty-fifth Street
Eleventh
Twelfth Avenues
Fibless Brothers
Meenichael Basso
Seventh Avenue
Jo Sgue
Vest Hospital
Myron J. Schloss
J. Eetterson
Stree Battalion
Smokey Joe” Martin
Bronx
Fannie Schaefer
Lincoln Hospital
Dr. J
Terrace Garden
Paterson
Tug Hits Excursion Boat In Storm on East River
A heavy downpour caused a collision between the tug A. Keeler and the excursion steamer Franklin near Heil Gate on the East River. About 500 Congress Republic Club members from 586 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, on their way to Witzel's Eve at College Point, faced danger as the Franklin was struck on the port side, though the vessel remained afloat. The incident occurred shortly after 8 pm as the rain intensified. The Keeler is owned by the Keeler Company of Broadway and the Franklin by the Franklin Transportation Company.
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East River
Heil Gate
Endan
Congress Republic Club
Bedford Avenue
Franklin
Franklin Transportation Com
North River
Heany
I. Ole
Weasel Sails After Momentary Pier Impact at Astoria
The Franklin ship docked at a pier in Astoria after a quick collision inspection showed no serious damage. Several excursionists were injured in the crash, including James Co. Van Zillie of Brooklyn with knee and leg injuries, plus Charles Gardner and William McAneney. Also aboard were notable figures such as Jacob A. Livingston, Senator Charles C. Wood, James Shaw, George A. Goldsmith, William M. Calder, Alderman John S. Gaynor, Floyd Adams, William A. Halloran, and George Langhorst.
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Weasel
Astoria
Franklin
James Co. van Zillie
Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn
Charles Gardner
Rodney Street
William McAneney
Ross Street
Jacob A. Livingston
Kings County Republican Executive Committee
Charles C.wood
James Shaw
Ki County Republican Club
George A. Goldsmith
Kings County Cloan Committee
William M. Calder
John 8. Gaynor
Floyd Adama
Gates Avenue
Congress Club
William A. Halloran
Board of Elections
George Langhorst
Storm Spoils Park Parties in Central Park
A Manhattan storm interrupted two major children’s gatherings in Central Park. The Yorkville Social Centre event with over 1500 attendees shifted to Lyceum shelter before rain drove families into park buildings. The Stage Children’s Fund picnic of 150 youngsters ended with police aiding children to safety after the downpour.
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Manhattan
Central Park
Yorkville
Sheep Meadow
Stage Children’s Fund
Yorkville Centre
Lyceum
Eighty-sixth Street
Third Avenue
Ann Mae
Isles of Safety
Mille James Thorne
Rain Delays Maneuvers For Army Corps at Beekman Park
Elaborate field maneuvers planned for the Twenty second Corps of Engineers before camp at Beekman Park were postponed by rain yesterday. About sixty engineers and the Training Battalion practiced tent setup and bivouacked in Van Cortlandt Park to rehearse defense work against a Sound attack. Major Gen. O'Ryan will review the encampment this afternoon.
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Twenty-second Corps of Engineers
Beekman
van Cortlandt Park
Engineers
Engineers’ Training Battalion
George Becrine
Seventy-first
Rnt
New York
Sound
O’ryan
Two Drownings Reported After Canisteo River Floods
A cloudburst area near Hornell New York floods the Canisteo River causing two drownings and $150000 damage. An overturned auto kills Mrs Haxton, while Peter Head drowns and Levi Madison survives. Rail lines blocked by landslides impact the New York Central and Erie systems. Nearby Naples New York reports five bridges swept away and $75000 in damage with widespread flooding.
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Hornell
N. Y
Canisteo River
John M. Saxton
Haxton
Peter Head
Levi Madison
Purdy Creek
Head
Madison
Cowanesque River
Pennsylvania
Cowanesque Valley
New York Central Railroad
Ansonia
Pines
Erie Railroad
Gang Mills
Here
Canisteo
Sybil Vane Sings as Allied Bazaar Crowds Grow
Large Grand Central Palace audience at the Allied Bazaar amid a celebratory mood. Sybil Vane led patriotic songs with flags, while prizes were awarded including a motor car and a phonograph. Jacques Franck won two 20 franc pieces.
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Franck
Bathers Find Woman's Torso Off Huguenot Beach
Bathers at Huguenot Beach yesterday afternoon discovered a woman's torso in the water. Policeman Clar ius of Tottenville Station summoned, body taken to the Staten Island Morgue for identification. Head and limbs missing. police concluded decay from long immersion rather than murder after Ninth Branch detectives investigated.
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Huguenot Beach
8. S
Clarius
Tottenville Station
Staten Island
Ninth Branch
Military in Schools Draws National Educators to New York
Professor J W Searson of Kansas State Agricultural College heads arrangements for the National Education Association convention to be held at Madison Square Garden the first week of July. More than 25000 educators and families are expected with special trains from Chicago Detroit and Wisconsin and strong West representation. Idaho sends 25 lead educators headed by J O Sisson while Maine plans full state membership. Preparedness and agr iculture in city schools are key topics with John Conway of Santa Fe County NM noted for school revival fundraising.
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J. W. Searson
State Agricultural College of Kansas
National Educational Association
Madison Square Garden
Waldorf- Astoria Hotel
Pennsylvania
Uth
Searson
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Wisconsin
Idaho
H. 8S. Aley
State University of Maine
John Conway
Santa Feunty
N. M
Auto Kills Chauffeur in Broadway Collision
Charles Kennen a 46 year old chauffeur of 444 West 124th Street was killed when struck by an automobile driven by F H Frick of 102 Larch Avenue Bogota NJ on Broadway at Seventy seventh Street Police say Frick locked up on homicide charge after Frick claims Kennen stepped into the car during a wrestling bout while Anthony Kauff of 489 Amsterdam Avenue and Dr George L Edwards of Bogota were passengers in Frick’s car.
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Charles Kennen
West 124Th Street
Broadway
Seventy-seventh Street
F. H Frick
Larch Avenue
Bogota
N. J
Mr. Frick
George L. Edwards
Frederick Doughtry
Frick
Kennen
Anthony Kauff
Amsterdam Avenue
Kauff
Gregory Estate Valued at 541 158 In 1915 Probate Record
The estate of Charles Gregory, who died May 20 1915, is appraised at 541 158. Assets include a stamp collection 17676 coins 13062 theatre bills 1000 and a NYSE seat valued at 0. He left 281451 to Helen Gregory 48145 to Elizabeth Callaway and 76200 to Sarah G Chumard with several smaller bequests. Personal holdings and other items total 42 71.
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Charles Gregory
Gregory
Helen Gregory
Elizabeth Callaway
Sarah G. Chumard
Charles W. Gregory
G. Harry Gregory
New York Stock Exchange
Honda
Subway Crash Halts Line After Night Run
A switchman failed to stop an empty six car subway at 8 41 last night causing a collision with another empty six car train. Slippery rails due to heavy rain or other unknown factors damaged windows and strained cars, all sent to repair shops. Segment from Ninety-sixth Street to 116th Street was closed four minutes for cleanup.
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137Th Street
Broadway
114Th Street
Ninety-sixthtreet
116Th Street
Aid for Armenians Led by Buxton Arrives in New York
Noel Buxton MP and Reverend Rosmyn Bruce arrive from Liverpool aboard the St Louis to consult with Armenian refugees in New York. They plan to coordinate relief with the Rockefeller Foundation and recall Buxton's wartime efforts in Bucharest against Turkish and German espionage, including a 1915 assassination attempt.
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Noel Buxton
M. P
Romania
Liverpool
St. Louis
Rosmyn Bruce
Archbishop of Canterbury
New York
Duringeir
Buxton
Mr. Bruce
Rockefeller Foundation
London
Armenia
Mediterranean
Bucharest
Rodin
Tubercular Hospital Plank Credited to Misha Appelbaum
Misha Appelbaum of the Humanitarian Cult returned from the Democratic National Convention claiming he helped insert a plank in the platform calling for federal sanitariums for tubercular patients. He said the plank was offered to the Progressives and Republicans and noted the resolutions committee allotted him fifteen minutes to press his ideas. He described the plank as a monument to his mother, who died from bronchial infection.
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Misha Appelbaum
West Ninety-ninth Street
Department of Welfare
Appelbaum
Federa
Annapolis Class of 1906 Reunites for Dinner
Twenty six members of the United States Naval Academy class of 1906 gathered yesterday at the Otel Astor after a world scattered career. They lunched, toured a theatre, then dined as Arthur Grady presided. Members shared navy stories and praised the service’s value.
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United States Naval Academy
Assapet
Otel Astor
Arthur ¢. Grady
R. L. Lowman
Stephen Decatur
Admiral Decatur
Owen Bartlett
British Mail on St Louis Delivers Liverpool Mail Sacks
The liner St Louis arrived with nearly 3000 sacks of Liverpool mail marking the first Saturday mail taken from Cunard ships. British officials in New York had complained of delays caused by slow routes like the Carpathia, while faster steamers depart Liverpool for New York on the same day.
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St. Louis
Liverpool
Cunard
New York
Demand for Removal of 80Yearold Executor in Bristow Estate
Mrs Estelle Dearborn petitioned the Surrogates Court to remove her mother Mrs Louise N Bristow as executrix of George F Bristow's estate. She cites failure to file an account since 1901 and alleges mismanagement of estate funds. The will granted her a farm at Orient Long Island and one third of residuary income held in trust. The other executor Edward J resigned years ago leaving Bristow in sole control.
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Estelle Dearborn
Louise N. Bristow
George F. Bristow
Rs. Dearborn
Orient
L. I
Edward J
Contemplated Move to Rhode Island Sparks Executrix Debate
The daughter seeks executorship but claims poor health and risk of external jurisdiction issues. Mrs Dearborn says the father's personalty is valued at 25000 and she cannot determine the realty value. The dispute centers on fitness and estate assets while residence plans affect jurisdiction.
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Rhode Island
6000 Volts Don't Kill Him
Ethan A Hathaway, an electrician for Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing, was badly burned when he touched a 6000 volt line at the Newark and Long Island Traction sub-station in Mineola Long Island. G H Smith, station operator, saved him by shutting off the power after hearing his cries.
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New York Times
Mineola
L. I
Ethan A Hathaway
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Nassau Hospital
Newark & Long Island Traction Company
Tempatead
G. H. Smith
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Georgette Crepe
Fifth Ave
46Th St
Sybil Vane
Stir Bazaar
Grand Central Palace
Miss Vane
R. C. Taylor
William Howard Taftone
the Land
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Rube Goldberg
Goldberg
Growgne
Irma Medley
Havana
Royal Scottish
Pipers
W. Willey
Hadson Street
G. C. Medill
Ogdensburg
F. H. Frick
Upper Broadway
Rev
Rosslyn Bruce
Plank
Annapolis Boys OF
Navy
Cunard Line
Fifth Avenue
Best
Greeley
Children’s
Best & Co
Thirty-fifth Street
Jersey Coast
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