Miss Adams Thrills Throng in Harvard Stadium
Maude Adams in Joan of Arc at Harvard Stadium draws a vast audience as thousands of Harvard students militia and guests witness a spectacular outdoor production. The show features 2000 performers including 75 mounted riders and 2000 infantry with sensational tableaux under calcium lights. The performance blends art and mass spectacle with a large stage-like field build at the stadium.
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New York Times
Cambridge
Mass
Maude Adams
Joan of Arc
Harvard Stadium
Schiller
Germanic Museum
Harvard
John W. Alexander
Paris
America
Charles Frohman
Harvard University
Cathedral of Rheims
Chinon
Joan
Miss Adams
Louis Massen
Thibaut D’arc
Cathedral of
Rheims
Henry VII
France
Boutet de Monvel
Alexander
Dubois
Caruso's Voice Restored and Met Opera Plans Bloom
London reports Metropolitan Opera Company chief Andreas Dippel says the 1912 season will feature eight tenors including Caruso and Slezak with twenty five or more leading artists signed overall. Caruso is expected to begin a concert tour in England August 20 and Lidia Lipkowska is among sopranos. Humperdinck finishes The King's Children two acts and aims for late December premiere at the Metropolitan with elaborate orchestration.
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NEW York Times
London
Andreas Dippel
Metropolitan Opera Company
New York
Caruso
Bond
Slezak
Jadlowker
Carl Jorn
Edmond Clement
Burman
Martin
Herr Dippel
Lidia Lipkowska
England
Metropolitan
Blood Transfusion Saves Philadelphia Woman Brother Donates
Through a quart of blood from Dr. William Henry Furness Mrs. Horace Jayne in Wallingford is expected to recover from typhoid fever after a severe hemorrhage. Dr. Furness, explorer and scientist, volunteered and survived the procedure despite weakness. Family includes famed Shakespearean scholar Horace Howard Furness.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
William Henry Furness
Horace Jayne
Horace Howard Furness
Jayne
Wallingford
Judson Dalland
Furness
Tariff Debate Reporter Collapses From Overwork
Washington report says Milton Blumenberg, veteran Senate stenographer, suffers nervous strain after recording over 6,000,000 words since April in the tariff debate. He rests in the country. a substitute is named. Senate heat, nearly 100 degrees, worsens strain on lawmakers and staff.
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New York Times
Washington
Milton Blumenberg
Senate
Blumenberg
Pittsburg Plans City Abattoir Under Health Dept
Pittsburg plans devised by the Department of Health aim to make the city its own butcher. City butchers would slaughter and dress meat at no cost, with storage until taken out. Mayor Magee seeks $100,000 from sinking funds to form a commission to build the abattoir and supply by products to recoup costs.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Penn
Department of Health
Magee
Black Hand Signal Halts Italian Murder Trial
In Chicago Judge Windes's court Joseph Bertucci’s trial stops when an Italian entrant waves a handkerchief at state witness Bruno Nardi. Nardi and his wife fear for their lives and refuse further testimony, forcing an adjournment.
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Chicago
Joseph Bertucci
Nardi
Ess
Strangely Wording Ad Invites Use of Directory Guide
Odd newspaper ad in New York urges readers to consult a telephone directory as a guide to unknown ages and information. The message hints at a playful or cryptic appeal framed as guidance from the Information Eaten to Falcow.
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New York
Fiuide
New York City
Lost and Found service advertises free recovery
The New Times announces a no charge Lost and Found service with contact by telephone at 1000 Bryant and references the X Adv edition.
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New —— Times Lost
Bryant
Taft Tax Plan Publicity Dropped Amid Senate Talks
President Taft held a White House conference with Senate and House leaders on the corporation tax. The plan would restrict publicity to official statements and Moody's Manual, with sworn filings on stock, bonds, earnings, and deductions. Debate shifts toward tariff schedules as congress weighs duties on hides and other items.
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New York Times
Washington
Taft
White House
Aldrich
Finance Committee
Root
Cannon
Payne
House Committee On Ways and Means
Dwight
House
Wickersham
Knox
Senate Committee
Moody’s
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary “of ‘Commerce and Labor
Senate
August Belmont Stung by Hornet Attack
August Belmont owner of Nursery Farm near Babylon Long Island was stung by a hornet while using a telephone booth in Babylon. He leaped from the booth, rubbed his hand, and moved on to another call, avoiding a second sting.
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Hornet
Babylon
L. I
August Belmont
Belmont
Central
Rubbi
Mr. Belmont
Marten Milk and HORLIOR Food Drink Mentioned
Fragmentary text notes an ideal food drink concept about Marten Milk and HORLIOR. The readable portion hints at a product or brand description but lacks clear context, date, or concrete details.
Times Sunday Features Preview Requests Orders Now
In anticipation of next Sunday's Times, readers are urged to place orders with newsdealers today to ensure delivery of the feature-packed edition. The notice emphasizes timely ordering to avoid missing sections and special inserts.
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Next Sunday
Times
World-Worn Yonkers Mariner Seeks Freedom to See World
An elderly Yonkers resident, Alexander Herriott aged 107, told Judge Bealle he wants control of his $4,000 savings after his daughter Mrs. Daniel Levack took his bankbook amid concerns he cannot manage his finances. He described seeing Napoleon and Lincoln, his seafaring life from Berwick to London, Calcutta to Australia, and a wish to return home to visit school friends and his farm. The judge will review the matter as Herriott insists he is capable of handling his money and planning further travels.
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Yonkers
Alexander Herriott
Garden Street
Bealle
Daniel Levack
Napoleon
Prince Albert
Lincoln
Berwick
Scotland
Calcutta
Bombay
Australia
America
St. Helena
London
Queen Victoria
Washington
Fort Worth Bank Robbery Stuns City
A genteel highwayman robbed the Wag Wonger Bank and Trust Company in downtown Fort Worth of 8100 in currency after hours. The cashier, Walter E. King, faced the gun, then the robber vanished into the crowd. Police arrived soon after with no capture. insurance covers the loss and a $1000 reward was offered for information.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Waggoner Bank and Trust Company
Walter E. King
King
Bank
Knapp Couple Injured As Express Train Strikes Car
John E. Knapp president of the Maryland Coal Company and his wife, with their chauffeur, were in a touring car struck by a New York and New Jersey train near Spring Valley New York. Knapp sustained scalp wounds broken ribs and a broken arm and lies in Hackensack Hospital in danger of death. Mrs Knapp is in less serious condition. The chauffeur George Babbitt escaped serious injury. The trio were en route from East Orange toward Greenwich when the accident occurred. They were transported to Spring Valley for initial treatment before moving to Hackensack Hospital for care.
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John E. Knapp
Maryland Coal Company
Broadway
Greenwich
Conn
New York and New Jersey Railroad
Spring Valley
N. Y
Mr. Knapp
Weds Woman He Defended in Pittsburg Society Wedding
Pittsburg learns Samuel Dempster, wealthy resident who sued a publisher for libel, married Miss Jennie Roberts, head milliner at a major Pittsburg establishment. The ceremony occurred last Saturday as Dempster is said to be traveling to New York or Europe with his bride. The couple’s union followed Roberts’ resignation after years of service and Dempster’s prior libel case.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Samuel Dempster
Jennie Roberts
Dempster
New York
Europe
Town
Craig Street
Miss Roberts
Divorce for Mrs Stimson in Bridgeport Court
Mrs Eleanor M Stimson of New York won a divorce from Prof John Ward Stimson a Reading artist and author of The Book Beautiful. Cruelty and a cross complaint against Miss Martha L Norton were noted. custody of the couple's two children awarded to Mrs Stimson.
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New York Times
Bridgeport
Conn
Eleanor M. Stimson
New York
Howard J. Curtis
Superior Court
John Ward Stimson
Reading
Stimson
Geneva
Paris
Oceanic Company Profits Drop Report
London report on the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company owner of the White Star Line shows profits for 1908 only as five percent, down from four million two hundred thirty thousand in 1907, with a 10 percent dividend declared.
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Oceanic Company
London
The
Oceanic Steam Navigation Company
White Star Line
Dewey's Old Port Wine Ad Promotes Recovery Service
An old advertisement from The New York Times touts Dewey's Old Port Wine as the most nourishing wine. It promotes a “cheap and rapid” service to recover lost property and mentions the phone number 1000 Bryant and the address 138 Fulton Street New York.
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A & Sons Co
Fulton St
New York
New York Times
Bryant
King Edward to Visit Reid in England Next Month
King Edward will spend a week end with Ambassador and Mrs Whitelaw Reid at Wrent Park at the end of July. The visit will occur during the last weekend of July as arrangements are made in London.
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London
Edward
Paris Plan for U S Steel Listing
Maurice Leon legal adviser to the French Government says direct listing of U S Steel stock on the Paris Bourse would face difficulties. He favors introducing it en banque to expose the stock to a single French public who would likely demand its listing.
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Paris
Maurice Leon
New York
Baby Drowns After Leaving in Water Bucket
Passaic New Jersey June 22 A one year old boy Herbert Baron son of Mr and Mrs Edward Baron of 53 Second Street was left alone in a rear room with a large water pail on the floor. The parents checked the child periodically but when the father returned from a store visit the baby lay head first in the pail and died before a physician arrived.
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Passaic
N. J
Herbert Baron
Edward Baron
Second Street
Turkish Troops Defeated Near Petch
Report from Uskup says Gen. Djavid Pasha’s forces failed against 14,000 Albanian insurgents near Petch in a vain effort to force a pass. Turkish losses total 14 officers and 350 men killed or wounded, including Young Turk leader Kiamil Bey.
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Vienna
Uskup
Turkey
Djavid Pasha
Petch
Kiamil Bey
House of Seven Gables Sold to Aid Settlement Work
Salem, June 22. The House of the Seven Gables, linked to Nathaniel Hawthorne, has been purchased by Mrs. George R. Emmerton to become a house for settlement work. Built in 1662, it once had seven gables though most were removed in a later remodeling. the seven gable window locations remain visible inside.
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New York Times
Salem
Mass
Nathaniel Hawthorne
George R. Emmerton
Long Coal Train Sets World Heaviness Record
A 90 car coal train of 50 tons per car hauled by a single Mikado engine traveled 243 miles from Roanoke to Norfolk over the Virginian Railway. It is described as the heaviest long distance coal train ever operated. The prior Virginian Railway record was eighty cars.
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New York Times
Norfolk
Roanoke
Virginian Railway
H. H. Rogers
New Virginian Railway
No Right of Privacy Ruling in Rhode Island
Rhode Island Supreme Court rules that publishing a photograph for advertising without the subject’s consent cannot support a common law right of privacy claim. The decision by Chief Justice Dubois rejects actions for damages based solely on mental suffering from such publications.
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Providence
R. I
Supreme Court
Dubois
James
N. Henry
Cherry
Yale President challenges McFaul statement on Yale
Yale President Hadley said he does not believe Bishop McFaul ever made the claim that Harvard Princeton and Yale undermine faith and teach immorality. Secretary Stokes Jr declined to discuss the bishop's speech in detail.
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New York Times
New Haven
Princess to keep her gems amid Belgian dispute
Brussels June 22 jewels bequeathed to Princess Louise by Queen Henrietta will stay with the princess not go to auction. Creditors consent to a new payment agreement though the matter could prompt legal action if King Leopold disinherits his daughter.
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Brussels
Louise
Henrietta
Leopold
Chinaman Confesses in Sigel Murder Case at Amsterdam
After a grueling thirty hour cross examination Chong Sing, arrested in Amsterdam, N.Y., allegedly tells how Elsie Sigel was killed in Leon Ling’s room on June 9. He claims Leon Ling the killer while insisting he had no part, and recounts seeking safety with relatives after the crime.
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Chong Sing
Amsterdam
N. Y
Jerome
Elsie Sigel
Leon Ling
Highth Avenue
Theodore H. Ward
Arthur Carey
Police Homicide Bureau
Leon Sing
Chu Gain
Mott Street
Wadsworth Avenue
Washington Heights
Bronx
Chong P. Sing
West Twenty-ninth Street
Eighth Avenue House
Harvey Kennedy
Galway
Criminal Court
Chong
Detective Forbes
Chinaman
Forbes
McCafferty
Ward
Carey
Quan Wick Nam
Mr. Ward
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Lodge
Page
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la Follette
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Hughes
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Taliaferro
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Mississippi
Cumming
Florida
Committee On
Pope
Mr. Herriott
Speeding Express
Knapp
Reid
U. S. Steel
House OF Seven Gables
Landmark
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Rogers
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Stokes
Yale
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