Woman Kills Self on Mount Vernon Lawn After Engagement Fallout
Elsie Oswald, 24, of Philadelphia, shot herself on the front lawn of 27 Cottage Avenue, the home of Charles P. Miller, vice president of a Brunswic k- Buckle company, after arranging to marry his son Ollie Miller. The couple had known each other months in New York and Philadelphia.
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Charles P. Miller
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company
Cottage Avenue
Mount Vernon
Elsie Oswald
John Oswald
Leverington Avenue
Philadelphia
Oswald
John Oliver Miller
Young Miller
West Ninety-sixth Street
Miller
William F. Koch
Pennsylvania
Millers
Hermanus Tia Baer
Baer
Mabel McKinley
President McKinley
An Baer
Mr. Miller
Prospect and
Park Avenues
Olie
Ollie
Illness grips Chicago financier J Brandt Walker III
Word arrives that J Brandt Walker III a Chicago financier famed for the 1907 boom is seriously ill with tuberculosis at Lake Placid in the Adirondack Mountains He left Chicago in February 1907 and later operated with Wall Street brokers from Lakewood N J and a villa there and a cottage at Saratoga He once worked with Stephen H Pell & Co at 43 Exchange Place.
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J. Brandt Walker
Wall Street
James A. Patton
Walker
Seize Mayor Dumas's Safe in Cass Lake Arson Case
Detectives arrested Mayor Dumas of Cass Lake on arson and robbery charges after capturing one of two yeggmen at Puposki who were shot while cracking a store safe. The mayor's office safe was moved to Cass Lake State Bank and will be opened tomorrow guarded by armed men.
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New York Times
Minneapolis
Minn
Dumas
Cass Lake
Puposki
Dr. Dumas
Fullerton
Bemidji
FLED FROM SULTAN'S WRATH TO CHICAGO SEARCH
Mrs. Frank Faber wife of a former Constantinople court dentist has traced her husband across Europe to Chicago. She believes he now lives here and expects him to join her in Philadelphia the following day. She says he feared execution if he stayed in Turkey and that she followed his instructions to locate him.
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New York Times
Chicago
Frank Faber
Faber
Constantinople
Abdul Hamid
Russian Emperor Sails as American Squadron Departs
In St Petersburg on June 18 the Emperor and Empress observe the American battleships leaving Cronstadt. The royal yacht Alexandria carries them to the S antart as American guns salute. The squadron departs Tolbukhino lighthouse with farewell signals of come again and good-by from Russian ships and citizens aboard an excursion boat.
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ST. Petersburg
Emperor
Empress
Gulf of Finland
Cronstadt
Peterhof
Peterhoff
Alexandria
Senate
Warships Iowa Indiana and Massachusetts Reach Queenstown
United States battleships Iowa Indiana and Massachusetts arrive at Queenstown and will moor at Admiralty Buoys until June 27 before sailing to Kiel. The crew includes Naval Academy midshipmen and Commander R E B Coontz. A 7000 mile cruise from Annapolis began June 5 and runs through August 28. Municipal officers plan to honor the squadron commander. Trips to Killarney and other sights are arranged for officers and midshipmen.
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Queenstown
United States
Iowa
Indiana
Massachusetts
Admiralty Buoys
Kiel
Killarney
Town
Naval Academy
Annapolis
R. EB. Coontz
Five Daily Trains to Colorado From Chicago and St. Louis
Rail ad announces five daily Rock Island Line trains to Colorado from Chicago and St Louis with morning and evening departures. Describes only two nights from New York and notes low fares. Advertising at 401 Broadway.
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Colorado
Rock Island Linen
Chicago
St. Louis
New York
Broadway
London in festive mood for coronation crowds flood streets
London on June 18 becomes a sea of holiday crowds for coronation preparations. Royal processions, foreign royals, and colonial contingents fill St James's Park and Buckingham Palace. German Crown Prince arrives. services held at St. Pauls Westminster Cathedral Battersea Park. Americans noted in crowd. showers threaten decorations.
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London
St. James's Park
Westminster Abbey
Trafalgar Square
Whitehall
Pall Mall
the Strand
Piccadilly
East
Buckingham Palace
Marlborough House
York House
von der Tann
Frederick William
Sheerness
St. Paul's
Westminster Roman Catholic
Battersea Park
Canada
Africa
Australia
New Zealand
Jamaica
Cheylesmere
Duke of York's
Gloucester
Aldremen
Archdeacon Sinclair
Westminster Cathedral
Bourne
Battersea
Southwark
Kingston
Richard C. Kerens
Austria-Hungary
John R. Carter
Romania
King and Queen Attend Epsom Races Amid Crowds
London reports the King and Queen enjoying the Derby week weather with outdoor shows and racing crowds. The monarchs crewed the stands and carriage procession, while the King showed interest in spectators rather than the racing itself, unlike the late King Edward. Continental visitors note the smooth royal passage past vast crowds with minimal police presence.
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London
Edward
Epsom
Thunderstar
King Edward
King George
Epsom Downs
Seashore Train To Long Branch From Point Pleasant
June 23 schedule notes a pony express style service to Long Branch via Point Pleasant. Adams trains depart from Penn Station car service context unclear in OCR fragment.
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Long One Pony Ee Pees
Point Pleasant
Ania Railroad
Adam
Pennsylv
Ania Station
Hodge-Podge City and an American Idiocy
Arthur E. Bucholz, a leader in the City Planning Movement, criticizes the lack of foresight that handicaps future generations in a forward looking Times interview. He urges readers to assess urban policy in light of long term consequences.
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Arthur E. Bucholz
Times
Fall in hurdle race kills Leonce Fuller
Leonce Fuller former Assistant Corporation Counsel of New York County died at Massachusetts General Hospital at 5 45 pm from injuries suffered in a fall during a gentlemen's jockey race at the Brookline Country Club meeting Clyde Park. He was 28.
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New York Times
Boston
Leonce Fuller
New York County
Massachusetts General Hospital
Brookline Country Club
Clyde Park
Magnesia
Fuller
Country Club
Mr. Fuller
Maryland Jockey Club
Baltimore
Magnelia
Frederick B. Bull
Hoffman
Pimlico Track
Paul Fuller
Coudert Brothers
Rector Street
Leonie Coudert
Lathrop Brown
Chambler
Rockaway
Whippany River Club
Morristown
N. J
O. K
Death by suicide under Happyland pier investigated
Tom Gillies, a watchman at Happyland South Beach Staten Island, found Peter Bramm dead beneath a stringpiece after high tide. The coroner's first ruling is suicide from self inflicted wounds, with police considering possible murder due to a back head wound.
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Tom Gillies
Happyland
South Beach
Staten Island
Gillies
Stapleton Morgue
Cordéner Jackson
Peter Bramm
Bushwick Avenue
Williamsburg
Charles Fuchs
Fuchs
Jackson
Mr. Im
Strikers Use Ship Hose as Momus Fight Escalates
The Morgan Line steamer Momus battled striking seamen from early morning to afternoon as strikebreakers arrived. A hose was used to repel boarding, with several deserters and tense police actions aboard and near Liberty Island. Crews fluctuated, and a harbor police launch safeguarded the ship while union leaders spoke at Seamen’s Hall.
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Southern Pacific
Momus
Liberty Island
West Eleventh Street
Washington Street
Christopher Street
Ninth Avenue
Charles Street
West Street
C. P. Raymond
Raymond
Pier <A
E. N. Patton
Morgan Line
New Orleans
Lieut
Schefflar
Amudites
Lieut. Schefflar
International Seamen's Union of America
Creole
FE Sol
More Crews Get Advances in Seamen Strike
London reports no major new developments as ships like the Britain Furnessia Ionian and Cassandra sail with crews secured at higher wages. Seamen's Union secretary Havelock Wilson predicts mass port blockages and wage advances by week end, though leaders warn gains depend on better organization. Thorne says international action hinges on stronger organization to win reasonable demands.
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London
Cape
Britain
Southampton
Furnessia
Ionian
Clyde
Havelock Wilson
Seamen's Union
South Shields
Ll Thorne
Hull
Pulitzer Party Arrives On Cedric From Quarantine Meeting
Mr and Mrs Joseph Pulitzer and Miss Edith Pulitzer arrived yesterday aboard the Cedric. The Liberty yacht met the liner at Quarantine as the party's travel details ended in a prompt greeting and orderly transfer ashore.
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Joseph Pulitzer
Edith Pulitzer
Pulitzer
Liberty
McPhail Injured in Montreal Bottle Explosion
Doctor Andrew McPhail author and essayist was seriously hurt at home in Montreal when a bottle of aerated water exploded. Glass entered both eyes and he was taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital where an operation was performed and doctors hope to preserve his sight.
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Montreal
Andrew McPhail
McPhail
Royal Victoria Hospital
Suffragist Fund Reaches 515000 in London Campaign
London reports five years of fundraising by suffragists totals 515000 dollars. Mrs. Frederick Pethick Lawrence announces progress toward a planned total of 1250000 dollars. A scheme aims to expand the fund further beyond the current milestone.
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London
Frederick Pethick Lawrence
Autoist Killed by Train at Rich Hill Crossing
Washington Pennsylvanian reports a collision between a fast Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train and an automobile at Rich Hill crossing near Washington. Lawyer W. J. Munce died. companion H. B. Hughes escaped serious injury by vaulting over the back of the car. Munce, noted artist and Jefferson College alumnus, was wealthy. engineer Frederick Logan was a friend.
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New York Times
Washington
Penn
Rich Hill
Pennsylvania Railroad
W. J. Munce
H. B. Hughes
Munce
Hughes
Washington Country Club
Frederick Logan
Washington and Jefferson College
Phi Kappa Sigma
Girl sleeps 63 days and wakes briefly in Chicago
In Vandalia Ill two weeks after her 18th birthday Hazel Schmidt slept for 63 days under medical care. She awoke briefly today saying she wished to stay awake. Doctors from Chicago Cincinnati St Louis and New York examined her but could not diagnose the cause or fully awaken the patient.
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New York Times
Chicago
Hazel Schmidt
George Schmidt
Vandalia
Ill
Miss Schmidt
Cincinnati
St. Louis
New York
Fire at New Jersey marine shop devastates yard
A major blaze engulfed the New York Central marine shop in West New York New Jersey late at night lighting the Hudson River. A watchman is missing and the estimated damage runs from forty to fifty thousand dollars as six railroad tugs aided by local companies to move at risk boats.
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New York Central Railroad
West New York
N. J
Hudson River
New Jersey
Marine Department of the Railroad
Tragic Pedestrian Crash On Delancey Street
Seven year old Nathan Goldstein ran into traffic on Delancey near Eldridge and was struck by a Brooklyn man’s car. He died at Gouverneur Hospital as bystanders looked on. The father, penniless, sought help from relatives to arrange a burial at the Jewish Free Burial Grounds.
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Nathan Goldstein
Allen Street
Delancey Street
Eldridge
William Wood Downs
Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn
Downs
Reeves
Gouverneur Hospital
Wlliamsburg
Man Sees Two Hearts. Doctors Find Aneurysm At Seney Hospital
John H. Miller a Brooklyn real estate broker believed he had two hearts and described the sensation for a year. Doctors at Seney Hospital used X rays to diagnose an aneurysm of order an enlargement of part of the heart confirming he has a single heart.
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John H. Miller
Greenwood Street
Brooklyn
Seney Hospital
Mr. Miller
Miller
Three Die as Paris Flight Explodes in Midair
Capt Princeton's motor bursts into flame, flooding the aircraft with blazing gasoline. Ten aviators abandon the race as a crowd estimated between 500000 and 1000000 watches the start.
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Paris
Princeton
Two aviators die in first stage of Paris to London air race
The Paris to London return aeroplane race began at Vincennes with 50 starters. M. Le Martin died after his biplane crashed into an oak tree near the start. Reports list multiple injuries as others fell or were damaged amid a crowd of up to a million spectators.
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Paris
London
Vincennes
Chateau-Thierry
Capt
Princetau
M. LE Martin
M. Lendron
Lerebourg
Maurice Tabuteau
Pierre Vedrine
M. Bathiat
Posiion
MM. Tetard
Kimmerling
Andre Beaumont
Gaget
Henri Molla
Roland Garros
Vidart
Henry Wynmalen
Morin
Pregot
Jean Bielovucci
Amerigo
Pascal
Duryel
Bobba
Count Duhespel
Loridan
Contenes
Charlix
la Bouret
le Lasselle
de Nissole
Allard
Charles T
Francis Goiran
M. Berteaux
M. Delcasse
M. Lepine
le Martin
France
Red Cross
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Mr. Vernon
Iles
Yonkers
Hotel Lyceum
West Forty-fifth Street
J. Brandt Walker III
Lake Placid
Minnesota
Russia
Ireland
BIG Coronation Services
St. Paul’s
Crown Prince
King
Queen
Brookline Club
Ration Counsel
The
Jersey Shore
Adv
M. L. Martin
Weymann
MS Gaubert
Dalger
Wheat Field
Villars- Coterets
M. Bille
M. Loridan
Charleville
Oscar Morison
Gag
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