Debonair Dustin Farnum at France Ball Ties to Gould Trial
Testimony in the Gould separation suit centers on Dustin Farnum and Mrs. Gould with witnesses recounting a Nice masked ball where Farnum was sought as Gould’s new rival. Former hotel staff describe Mrs. Gould’s drinking and irritability affecting her marriage as the case unfolds before Justice Dowling.
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Nice
France
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Europe
Paris
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Lord Royston
Nicoll
Knowles
Equitable Life Assurance Society
R. Shearn
Gov. Hughes
Americans Face Heavy Tax On Cars In England
London dispatch reports that under Lloyd George budget plans American visitors would pay duties from 2 guineas to 40 guineas plus registration and license fees and chauffeur tax. A car under sixty horsepower could cost up to 40 guineas, with total charges potentially reaching £44 for short visits. Protests urge the Chancellor to revise the proposals.
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New York Times
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England
Lloyd- George
Atlantic
Threats to blow up trains target St Louis Edwardsville line
Letters threatening to blow up passenger trains between St Louis and Edwardsville demanded 5 000 dollars and warned of mine detonations on the right of way. Robert Lester Hayes was arrested as the writer. General Manager Miller had received threats for three weeks and trains ran at half speed while authorities investigated.
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New York Times
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Wabash Railroad
Robert Lester Hayes
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Night baseball at Cincinnati League Park proves feasible
Special to The New York Times reports a benefit nine inning game under artificial lights in Cincinnati with Elk lodges of Cincinnati and Newport. More than 3000 spectators saw long drives high in the air and sharp fielding as pros observed the test. Big leaguers noted improvements needed before championship play.
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Newport
Herrmann
Philadelphia
Big liners cut ocean rate on Cunard ships
Steamship agents were told the minimum first cabin fare on the Lusitania and Mauretania will drop to 125 from 127.50 dollars. Cunard Line’s Vernon H Brown said the cut reflects rate equalization with no noted dispute among lines. London conference led to the change and a parallel reduction of the Liverpool to New York through rate to 25 pounds 10s. Paris through rates stay unchanged for now.
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Mauretania
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Paris
Bald Spot Trial In Newark Over Trolley Collision
Andrew Jablowski sues Public Service Corporation for 5000 dollars claiming a trolley bump caused hair loss. The defense cites alopecia circumscripta as the cause and questions the link to the bald spot. The Circuit Court case proceeds with jurors to decide.
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Circuit Court
Newark
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Howard McSherry
Special Train to Atlantic City from New York Sunday
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers a $2.50 round trip to Atlantic City on Sunday June 20. A special train departs New York at 6:45 A M stopping at Newark Elizabeth and New Brunswick, with a 7:00 P M return time.
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First aerial honeymoon to start from Pittsfield in balloon
Boston sculptor Roger Noble Burnham and Miss Eleanor Howard Waring plan America’s first aerial honeymoon from Pittsfield Aero Park. They marry at Wood’s Hall Cape Cod, depart by train, then fly a provisioned balloon to an unknown landing, pilot William Van Sleet guiding the voyage.
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Savannah
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Cambridge
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Radcliffe
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James Russell Lowell
Notable Features Advertised Elsewhere in Times Future Copy
A fragment notes that tomorrow's Times will include notable features advertised elsewhere and urges readers to place orders with their newsdealer early.
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Commission to Study Foreign Securities Listing in Paris
A French finance minister plans a commission to study changes in abonnements law to admit foreign securities on the Paris Bourse, aiming to influence tariff negotiations with the United States. The panel, to report by October, includes financiers and fiscal agents. Washington tariff experts say U S listings depend on a broad tariff scheme and cannot be granted to France alone.
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France
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Europe
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Eight Bridal Couples Meet on Colorado Midland Train
A Pullman car carried eight bridal couples westbound on their honeymoon into Colorado Springs. The matches met at Midland Station with nearly all strangers, having visited Pike's Peak and other sights. Pairings included Van Rensselaer of New York City and Jacobs of Buffalo, James of Atlanta, Jackson of New Orleans, McKay of Oklahoma, and Thomas of St. Louis bound for Glenwood Springs Salt Lake City and Honolulu.
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New York City
Henry F. Jacobs
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N. Y
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Howard James
Atlanta
Ernest F. Jackson
New Orleans
E. McKay
Oklahoma
Charles D. Thomas
St. Louis
Honolulu
Balloon Accident Kills Russian Official in St Petersburg
Court Chamberlain Palitzin was killed and his wife fatally injured when a balloon owned by the Army Department, flown by Capt. Korbe, drifted over St Petersburg. Count Rostofftseff and another passenger were seriously hurt as the gas escaped and the car fell to ground.
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Aeronauts Narrow Escape Over White Mountains Flight
The Massachusetts balloon crossed a 2000 foot mountain near Rutland Vermont today on a planned crossing of the White Mountains. Passengers were Prof William H Pickering Harvard astronomer and Jay B Benton Boston editor with Pilot William Van Sleet. A strong NW wind sent the balloon southeastward and a near disaster occurred when it plunged 2000 feet near a high hill east of the Connecticut River. Seven ballast bags were dropped and the craft rose again with no further incident.
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Captain Cody Makes Two Mile Circular Flight at Aldershot
Capt. F. S. Cody, head of the British Army Balloon Corps, piloted a two mile circular flight at Aldershot this evening. The flight was at 25 to 40 feet, with undulatory movements but good control observed. Cody cited engine power as too low for stable performance.
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Bishop and priests driven from Ulysses by mob
In Ulysses Nebraska on June 18 a mob of about 200 forced Bishop Bonacum and priests O Brian and Kline to abandon a church visit. They walked toward David City after being escorted from town with threats of violence by church supporters of Father Murphy.
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Fort Hamilton Saved by Thirteenth Regiment in Harbor Drill
The Thirteenth Regiment of the New York National Guard under Col Charles O Davis defended Fort Hamilton from a simulated attack last night. Four Government tugs stood in as battleships, the Scho field Harvey Brown Frank and Hancock, with dawn approaching the fort remained vigilant and fired, sinking the mock fleet. The victory ends the encampment as soldiers return to peacetime duties.
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Harvey Brown
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Brooklyn Boys
When Sleep Fails Teke Horsford's Acid Phosphate
Advertisement copy claims Horsford's Acid Phosphate quiets the nerves nourishes the body and induces refreshing sleep urging readers to use the product for better rest.
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Teke Horsford
Ady
Bronx Ride to Bay Ridge Proposed as 5 Cent Subway Plan
The Bradley Gaffney Steers Company offers to build and operate a comprehensive subway system under the Rapid Transit act. The plan envisions a 5 cent fare across the network with transfers at intersections from Van Cortlandt Park to Fortieth Street Bay Ridge. It includes Broadway Lexington Avenue and Fourth Avenue routes with capital needs around 101 million dollars.
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Visit of King's Physician Sparks London Visit
Vienna reports Dr Ott, longtime physician to King Edward during Marienbad visits, is traveling to London. It is unclear if the trip relates to the King's health status or other duties.
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Mills Increase Wages in Pennsylvania Plants
The Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bending Works, with 600 workers, announced a 10 percent wage increase effective July 1. In Pottstown, Warwick Iron and Steel Company posted a 10 percent wage advance. Puddlers at Glasgow Iron Company and Lessig Iron Works also received wage increases.
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Skull Found in Abdul's Cellar in Constantinople
Be shikmash gendarmérie reports discovery in a Be yildiz Palace cellar of a box containing a skull believed to be Midhat Pasha. The former Grand Vizier, killed on Abdul Hamid's orders, had headed Bulgaria and died in Arabia.
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Honolulu Pledges Pour In For Mt Kilauea Observatory
People of Honolulu have pledged half the funds MIT seeks to establish an observatory on the brink of Kilauea for volcanic study. The remainder is expected to be pledged soon.
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San Francisco
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Garfield Turns Author In Mentor Home
James R. Garfield ex Secretary of the Interior has taken up writing at his Mentor home. He works on a book promising insider details of the Roosevelt era including tennis cabinet meetings and remarks about the game as played by the man who kept things moving around the administration.
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Cleveland
Ohio
James R.garfield
Secretary
Interior
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House
Fuller Dancer Signs New York Metropolitan Pact
Lose Fuller and fifty pupils join the Metropolitan era House in New York under a contract modeled on the Boston agreement. Andreas Dippel, Metropolitan Opera House assistant director, also orders Fuller to engage a new ballet for him.
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Refusal to Use Rockefeller Funds for Nebraska Field
Gov Shallenberger and Chancellor Avery reject donating John D Rockefeller money for a University of Nebraska athletic field. Athletic Board and students circulated a petition seeking signatures but officials declined to record support, so the proposal was dropped.
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Omaha, Neb
John D. Rockefeller
University of Nebraska
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University
Carnegie Seeks Peace Conference Over Armament Race
Andrew Carnegie writes to The Times deploring rising naval arms and unfounded suspicion. He blames Britain for the dreadnought arms race and suggests Britain invite a conference to halt the ruinous competition among Europe’s powers.
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Andrew Carnegie
the Times
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Grafting Lamb Bone Into Man At Chicago Hospital
Docearl Townsend an elevator operator with a compound leg fracture underwent a pioneering surgery at Frances Willard Hospital. Surgeons grafted a lamb bone segment into his right leg, chosen to spare amputation and described as America’s first attempt of this kind.
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Frances Willard Hospital
Docearl Townsend
America
Bear Encounters Weds Honeymooner Near Berry's Camp
G Robert Warburton of New York narrowly escaped a wounded black bear at Yoke Pond Maine. The bear, freed from a steel trap by gnawing off much of its paw, charged within ten yards as Warburton fired. With no cartridge left, he swung his rifle and an instant later the bear collapsed from a throat shot.
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New York Times
Katahdin
Robert Warburton
New York
Berry
Yoke Pond
Miss Elsie Sigel Found Dead in Chinatown Trunk
Police identified the 22 year old Miss Elsie Sigel as the corpse found in a bound trunk on the top floor of 782 Eighth Avenue. She had been strangled with rope, and three suspects among Chinese tenants were sought as investigators link her to missionary work and a possible lure to the room.
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Yeo Kim
Dong Wing
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Sun Leung
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