Shaw and Twain debate life and journalism in London
Bernard Shaw asked Twain about his seriousness in writing The Jumping Frog. Twain explains his daily routine and habit of smoking cigars, describing a strict schedule from waking to late evening social routines, while reporters record every detail.
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Epecial Cablegram
Tos
New York
Tuwisia
London
Bernard Shaw
Mark Twain
Twain
Mr. Shaw
Clemens
Victor H. Henderson
Oxford University
Prof. Henderson
Minneapolis
St. Pancras Station
Shaw
England
Mr . Shaw
Lendon
Five Men Dead in Sinnemahon Powder Plant Blast
An explosion at the Sinnemahon ing Powder Manufacturing Company plant in Williamsport Pennsylvania kills five workers. Firefighters battled flames and investigators worked to determine a cause at the Belatine department.
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Williamsport
Penn
C and C Directors Change on Chesapeake & Ohio Board
Two New York Central representatives on the Chesapeake & Ohio board retire and are replaced by Thomas P. Fowler and W. G. Oakman. The Central remains connected to Chesapeake & Ohio through Lake Shore stock, with potential Twom bly withdrawal and Newman stepping in. Plans for a Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton lease with the Erie Railroad have been abandoned.
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New York Central
Chesapeake & Ohio
Thomas P. Fowler
New York, Ontario & Western
W. G. Oakman
Newman
the Central
H. McK. Twombly
Lake Shore
Twombly
Mr. Twombly
Depew
Chesapeake Board
Erie Railroad
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
Morgan
George W. Brevens
Cincinnati
Hamilton & Dayton
Dayton
Stevens
Cincinnati, Hamilton and
Rockefeller closes Pocantico Grounds to public due to autos
John D. Rockefeller says reckless motorists on his private Pocantico Hills roads nearly caused a family death and forces him to close gates to non residents. He may fence property to permanently exclude outsiders while noting many visitors were respectful.
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Tarrytown
Johnn. Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
Milliken Plant Vandalism Shuts Mill at Mariners Harbor
A vandal with intimate knowledge of the Milliken Brothers steel works caused a total shutdown by damaging the plant’s power conduit under a street. Fuse plugs blew and the dynamo room froze as wires were cut and belts disrupted. About 450 workers remained at the site after 1,500 were laid off since the receivers took over.
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Milliken Brothers’ Steel
Mariners’ Harbor
Career of Baron von Sternburg Nearing End
Special to The New York Times reports German Ambassador Baron Speck von Sternburg faces a disfiguring cancer and possible recall. Once a favored friend of President Roosevelt, his health decline and a rumored retirement threaten a career built on social diplomacy and a glamorous marriage to Miss Langham of Kentucky.
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New York Times
Washington
Germany
Baron Speck von Sternburg
Baron von Sternburg
Kaiser
India
Europe
Congress
Riviera
Speck von Sternburg
Sternburg
Foreign Office
New Hampshire
Roosevelt
Sir Michael Herbert
Great Britain
Sir Chentung Liang Cheng
China
Chentung Liang Cheng
Herr Speck
England
Rr Speck
Saxony
Germah Novy
Miss Langham
Kentucky
Inala
United States
Ss Sternburg
Two Die in Cincinnati Auto Crash
In Cincinnati on June 18 Thomas Trever and Alfred Trever of the H. and 8. Pogue Company were killed when their car collided with a telegraph pole after the chauffeur swerved to avoid hitting a Black man. The crash ends in fatalities.
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Cincinnati
Thomas Trever
Alfred Trever
H. and 8. Pogue Company
Pres
Shot Girl in Carriage in Snowhill Md
In Snow Hill Maryland on a drive last night Ladie Davis shot Bessie Lambertson after she rejected a marriage proposal. The carriage wheels broke her collarbone and left arm as Davis drove away and the shot girl was found in the woods near her home. The incident occurred within 200 yards of the girl’s residence and was witnessed by her father.
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New York Times
Snowhill
Bessie Lambertson
Ladie Davis
Davis
Herreshoff Boat Den Sinks After Trial
The motor boat Den designed by Charles F. Herreshoff sank off Bridgeport Lighthouse after a trial ride in heavy seas. Herreshoff and C. J. Sherman were rescued by Capt. Wright as the hull failed under high speed. the three year old hull proved too frail for the pounding waves.
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Thea
New York Times
Bridgeport
Den
Charles F. Herreshoff
Herreshoff
C. J. Sherman
Sherman
Wright
Knox Boom Fails to Move Voters in Republican Field
Washington reports the Knox candidacy for president has drawn little response from national factions. Western states silent as Eastern papers show scant interest. New England leaders favor Knox, but voters back Roosevelt. New York and New England remain unsettled with Taft or Hughes mentioned.
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New York Times
Washington
Knox
Roosevelt
Union
Pennsylvania
New England
New York
Hughes
Empire State
Taft
Three Arson Attempts Hit Canarsie Empire Hotel and Yacht Club
Early yesterday three separate fires struck the Empire Hotel at Canarsie and the Sands Bay Yacht Club. Police suspect a neighborhood pyromaniac. Losses totaled 150 dollars for the hotel fires and 300 dollars for the yacht club blaze, including damaged racing shells.
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Empire Hotel
Canarsie Shore
Jamaica Bay
Sands Bay Yacht Club
Bay
Hamnoah Bauer
Edward Vanhard
Vanhard
Murder at Pelham Estate Kills Julius Rosenheimer
Julius Rosenheimer a Pelham rose garden developer and London Needle Company secretary was killed in his back garden when two men sprang from bushes striking him with a heavy blunt instrument. Witnesses say the attackers fled toward the Hutchinson River. investigators suspect Italian workers and revenge motive amid recent layoffs. Coroner Ulrich Wiesendanger will pursue clues as family fears shock may end Mrs. Rosenheimer’s life.
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Roses
Julius T. Rosenheimer
Pelham
London Needle Company
Rosenheimer
Edward Rosenheimer
Mr. Rosenheimer
Marks
Twell
Mount Vernon
Rosenheimer Place
Rosenheimer Villa
T. L. Jaques
Murray Hill Hotel
New York
Julius, Jr
New York Central
125Th Street
Ulrich Wiesendanger
Scott
Pelhameen Ice Company
Lawyer Davis in Trouble Over Alleged Larceny
Harry Shackleford Davis 86 a Brooklyn lawyer and writer and former Assistant District Attorney in Kings and New York Counties was arrested at his Columbia Heights home on a Riverhead warrant charging larceny. He allegedly stole two rifles and tools from Ezra Marvin’s summer cottage on the Peconic River near Mattituck. Davis denies the charge claiming the arrest is a mistake and awaits a hearing in Riverhead.
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Harry Shackleford Davis
Kings
New York
Columbia Heights
Brooklyn
Riverhead
L. L
Davis
Ezra Marvin
Peconic River
Mattituck
Theisoner
Wesley R. Davis
Manhattan
Backus
Delphin M. Delmas
Tragedy in Brooklyn Man Kills Self After Threat Toward Woman
Frank Coombs a carpenter, shot himself after declaring he would die with Mrs. Findie Quinlan who had boarded with him at 178 Marion Street Brooklyn. He fired once and then killed himself as Quinlan prayed for mercy with her three children present.
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Frank Coombs
Findie Quinlan
Marion Street
Brooklyn
Coombs
Robbery at Ascot Stolen King’s Cup During Races
At Ascot England on June 18 a mysterious theft occurred during racing hours. A gold cup presented by the King, weighing sixty eight ounces and valued over a thousand dollars, was taken from a table behind the grand stand while two officials were momentarily distracted. No trace of the thief has been found and the cup was destined for a race scheduled for Thursday next.
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Ascot
England
Hair loss suit awards five thousand to Italian girl
A jury before Supreme Court Justice Davis awarded Matilda Civetti five thousand dollars in damages against the American Hatters and Farriers' Corporation of Danbury Conn. The incident occurred in April 1906 when her hair was drawn into a revolving shaft while she hung skins in the factory drying room. She testified wearing a skullcap.
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Supreme Court
Davis
American Hatters and Farriers’ Corporation of
Danbury, Conn
Matilda Civetti
Mollycoddles Make Merry at Luna Park Ball
A world first mollycd dle ball was held at Luna Park Cleveland in June. Attendees filled the city though President Roosevelt failed to attend and his portraits were displayed turned to the wall. Some guests called the idea insulting yet the event proceeded with notable locals invited.
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New York Times
Cleveland
Luna Park
Roosevelt
Widow Finds Two Thousand Dollars In Bank
Mrs William H Brinkerhoff of 125 West 137th Street found two $1000 bills in the Harlem Branch waiting room after filling a check. She turned the money over to the paying teller. Later widow Rebecca Waller of 213 West 123rd Street came seeking the funds as an insurance payment for her husband, and expressed thanks rather than reward.
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William H. Brinkerhoff
West 137Th Street
Harlem
Hamilton Bank
Mikado May Recall Aoki
Rumors say Ambassador Aoki may be recalled amid a Mikado audience with the Premier after a Cabinet meeting. The Daido Club, formed by former Cabinet members, denounces government delays over the San Francisco incidents and calls for a swift resolution to protect Japan United States friendship and Far East peace.
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Tokio
Aoki
Saionji
Mikado
Daido Club
San Francisco
Japan
United States
Far East
Cat Family Uses Hat as Nook for Kittens
Capt Stephen McDermott of East Twenty second Street Police Station found a stray cat and three newborn kittens curled inside a new twenty five dollar Panama hat stored in his ward robe. He joked about saving the family as mascots but kept the hat. The cats were moved to a cellar in a box prepared for them.
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Stephen _McDermott
East Twenty-second Street
McDermott
Schwab Family Attends Cleveland Wedding of Edith McGorray
Charles M Schwab and wife attended the wedding of Miss Edith McGorray niece of the Cuyahoga County Sheriff to Prof Edward M Schwab of South Bend Ind at St Johns Cathedral. Bishop Horstman officiated. The Schwabs gave a silver chest as a gift and the couple left for a six weeks trip after lunch at the Hollenden Hotel. They plan to settle in South Bend after August 15.
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New York Times
Cleveland
Charles M. Schwab
Edith McGorray
Cuyahoga County
Edward M. Schwab
South Bend
Ind
Discharged After Twenty-Four Years on Elevate Guard
Mrs. Herbert Hart of 250 East Seventieth Street told police she fears her husband killed himself after losing his job as guard on the elevated. She asked for a general alarm, saying his unemployment due to age left him unable to find work.
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Herbert Hart
East Seventieth Street
wightSf
One Night to Chicago The Twentieth Limited
A shortened OCR fragment notes the Twentieth Limited on the New York Central Line with a departure from New York at 28 20 P M and arrival the next morning. The text is incomplete but implies a notable rail timetable.
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Chicago
New York
America
Haywoods letters link Orchard to Steunenberg murder plan
In Boise June 18, testimony in Haywood murder trial revealed four 1905 letters arranging deceits about Orchard’s wife while he aided by Jack Simpkins in Caldwell. A copy of an unsigned Pettibone letter and a $100 remittance to Pettibone were presented, with Orchard asserting he knew Pettibone’s handwriting. The court admitted the letters, notes, and related telegrams as evidence.
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New York Times
Boise
William D. Haywood
Frank Steunenberg
Haywood
Orchard
Cripple Creek
Western Federation of Miners
Alaska
Caldwell
Jack Simpkins
Steunenberg
Harry Orchard
Ty Jasper Nichols
Cafion County
Hawley
Nichols
Pettibone
Jack
Etx
Spokane
Fred Miller
Moyer
Miller and Robertson
Miller
Robertson
Hogan
Thomas Hogan
Richardson
Boisé
Idaho
Max Malich
Globeville
Denver
Globe Smelter
Malich
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