Madman rushes on Ascot track during Gold Cup race
A man rushed the course at Ascot during the Gold Cup, brandishing a revolver and a suffragette flag. He was tackled by jockey Whalley and seriously injured. the incident prompted trepanning and left him in critical condition. Investigators linked no motive to the suffrage movement. the man, Harold Hewitt, showed religious mania with diaries and papers found. The race continued and Palatine won the Ascot Cup.
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Cable
New York Times
London
Ascot
Miss Davigan
Anmer
Epsom
Belmont
Tracery
Whal Jey
Harold Hewitt
Charles Archibald Hewitt
Herefordshire
Hewitt
Miss Davison
Whalley
Royal Inclosure
Ile
Royal Box
Harrow
Cambridge
Annie Besant
Hageby
Jey
Princess in a Scandal Reveals Aristocratic Life in London
In a London court a Sicilian Princess, Jeannie Augustine Noel di Formosa, sued George Granville Hope-Johnstone for slander and false imprisonment over a 17 October incident in which she was placed in police custody for alleged theft. The defense claimed truth, and a counter claim accused her of blackmailing him. The couple had lived in Paris and London after an infatuation and trip to Ceylon. The hearing adjourned.
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New York Times
London
Gay
Hope- Johnstone
Prince di
Ceylon
Paris
A Rubens For 36 Cents In Brunswick Auction
Melbourne report says a worthless looking painting sold for 36 cents to an auctioneer in Brunswick. He resold it for 250 dollars to Dr. Summers of Perth, who believes it is a genuine Rubens and values it at 100,009 dollars. The doctor plans to travel to London next month to show the canvas to the Royal Academy president and other experts.
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NEW York Times
Melbourne
Brunswick
Summers
Perth
Australia
London
The
Royal Academy
Verdict assigns blame in 1910 Milan air crash case
Paris June 19 A verdict in an aviation accident lawsuit between two airmen Capt Dickson and Capt Thomas finds Dickson at fault for the Milan collision of 1910. Dickson must pay damages of 1000 to Thomas and 2 to the Antonette makers plus costs. Thomas sought 16000 and Dickson 20000 for injuries and loss of his Farman biplane.
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NEW Yok Times
Paris
Dickson
Thomas
Milan
Farman
Germans accuse American inquiry in Halle prompt speech
In Berlan on June 19 the American Agricultural Commission faced a tense moment when a German member asked if grafting existed, prompting Dr. Butterfield of Massachusetts to explain the question aimed at general information about German practices and safeguards against irregularities. The New York Times reports German press misrepresented the incident.
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New Yok Times
Berlan
America
American Agricultural Commission
Germany
Halle
Baron von Gustedt
Butterfield
Massachusetts
United States
New York Times
Inquirer
Johnson
Palmer
Paris
Church of St. Honoré da’Eylau
Eno Ham Johnson
L Eliot Palmer
Frank H. Mason
Charles G. Loeb
George Ham
Mary Antoinette Pike
Chateau
Borwick Divorce Suit Opens in London High Court
Mrs. Mary Mason Borwick of New York brings three actions in London courts. The first, a defended divorce case with a sought special jury, heads tomorrow’s hearing in the Divorce Court. Prominent society names are expected in testimony and letters read in court.
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NEW York Times
London
Mary Mason Borwick
Hasell
New York
High Courts of Justice
1Rwicks
Spain Seeks Return of Stolen Goya Drawing in International Row
Paris reports the Spanish government used diplomatic channels to block the Goya sale claiming the painting as state property seized from the Prado in 1869. A court injunction halted the sale while Spain seeks title within a month. Legal experts doubt success due to prescription laws and international considerations.
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New Yorkk Times
Paris
de Nemes
Goya
Prado Museum
Foreign Office
Spain
France
Berlin
Rome
London
Bibliothéque Nationale
Seville
Zeppelins Not Sent Across Atlantic Says Count Zeppelin
Berlin reports Count Zeppelin denies plans to send a airship to America though discussions of a visit to the United States continue. In Friedrichshafen Zeppelin declares he will not take foreign orders and will build airships only for Germany or for domestic use.
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New York Times
Berlin
Atlantic
Count Zeppelin
Zeppelin Airship Company
America
Count Bernstorff
Washington
Tageblatt
Friedrichshafen
Aviator Prevost Sets Early Flight Pace At Paris
Maurice Prevost completed an 217 mile straightaway flight at 117 miles per hour in Paris. He also covered 8014 miles around a circular course at an average speed of 111 miles an hour in a recent run.
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Paris
Maurice Prevost
Prevost
Accused Ministers Defend Honor Amid Marconi Debate
In a heated Commons session the Premier and colleagues deny corruption claims against the Chancellor and Attorney General while Opposition leaders press for frankness and resignation. Bonar Law and Grey warn against calumny, the House passes a government amendment, and editorials lament party strife over the Marconi affair.
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Mr. Balfour
Rufus Isaacs
American Marconis
Balfour
Lloyd-George
Bonar Law
House
Marconi
International Horse Show Opens at Olympia London
The International Horse Show at Olympia opens amid heat and light attendance. American exhibitors lead in horses quality with Judge Moore presenting about forty coaching horses. Notables include Edward B. McLean, J Sumner Draper, Alfred G. Vanderbilt, and Walter Winans. The King Edward VII Gold Cup for three officer teams draws strong non American rivalry among France, Great Britain, Canada, Belgium, Italy, Russia and Sweden.
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London
Olympia
Moore
France
Great Britain
Canada
Belgium
Italy
Russia
Sweden
England
Udge W. H. Moore
Philadelphia
Mona Dunn
Edward B. McLean
Washington
J. Sumner Draper
Boston
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Walter Winans
Atlantic
Adam Beck
Clifton Sefton
F. H. Loudon
Col
Lawrence Jones
Louisville
Show Costs and Prizes Jeopardize National Horse Show Plans
The National Horse Show Association hosts two cups the Tandem Cup and the Harkaway Hunt Chubet Cup with $250000 in initial show costs. Prizes total $60000 and $3000 is earmarked for conservatories of rare flowers. The arena features a canopy of blue fabric resembling a clear summer sky.
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National Horse Show Association
Books in women's skin up for Cheramy Library auction
Paris collectors discuss a controversial modern work by Emile Deschamel titled The Good That Men Say of Woman. The volume is described as bound in a woman's skin with a Latin inscription and witnesses named E. Crozet F. Raymond A. Michard. Also offered is Anacreon’s poems on Japanese paper bound in the skin of a negress with mere back and corners to show.
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New York Times
Paris
Cheramy Library
Emile Deschamel
E. Crozet
F. Raymond
A. Michard
M. Cheramy
Anacreon
Mrs Roosevelt Arrives in Lausanne on Visit to Sister
Paris dispatch reports Mrs Theodore Roosevelt arriving at the Hôtel Mirabeau Lausanne to visit her sister Miss Carow who is ill. Ambassador Herrick met her at the station and accompanied her to the Hôtel Lutetia.
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Paris
Lausanne
Theodore Roosevelt
Hôtel Mirabeau
Miss Carow
Fail to Launch Battleship Derfflinger Again
A third attempt to launch the German battleship Derfflinger failed in Hamburg on June 19. The vessel had been christened last Saturday but remained motionless on the stocks, with a prior launch attempt the day before also unsuccessful.
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Hamburg
Chiser Derfflinger
Hyde case sparks renewed calls for fair justice system
In a defiant broadside, a speaker attacks Judge Goff and public prosecutors over a bank robbery case. He argues officials used clamor to secure guilty verdicts, cites a habeas corpus maneuver and delayed note discounting as proof of judicial manipulation. The author urges newspapers to pressure for fair administration of justice.
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States
Jesus
Justice Seabury
JF Wri
Tombs
New York
Hyde
Goff
Maude Neal Dies in London
Maude Neal, 27, a New York newspaper woman on The Sunday World staff, died early today at Crawley Downs from diabetes and heart failure. She had been in London several weeks and had planned to visit Carlsbad for a cure after a rest at Crawley Downs. A Kansas City native, she worked for The Sunday World.
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Maude Neal
London
New York Times
New York
Sunday World
Crawley Downs
Carlsbad
Kansas City
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New York Stock Exchange
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J. 8. Draper, A. G. Vanderbilt
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Saks & Company Broadway
34Th Street
Weber
Heilbroner
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Young Men’s Shop
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Fifth Ave
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