Stolen Duchess Replica Emerges in Morgan Portrait Tale
London reports J Pierpont Morgan sails to Kiel for a Kaiser guest invitation as a tale circulates that the so called stolen Duchess may be a Gainsborough copy finished by Lawrence and retouched by others. A replica kept in Spink gallery mirrors the original but claims to be the genuine Gainsborough canvas of the Devonshire title.
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London
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Lawrence
Georgiana
Earl Spencer
Duke of Devonshire
John Bentley
Bentley
Wynn Ellis
Christie’s
Messrs
Agnew
Bond Street
Morland Agnew
Chicago
Auditorium Hotel
Patrick F. Sheedy
J. Pierpont Morgan
Duchess of Devonshire
Spink
John Foster
Sydney
Australia
Foster
Devonshire
Althorp
Mr. Foster
Sir Thomas Lawrence
Elizabeth
William
Fifth Duke of Devonshire
Woodruff Enjoys Air Ride With English Aviator Sopwith
Ex-Lieut. Gov. Timothy L. Woodruff flies with Tom Sopwith near Mineola and Nassau Boulevard in Nassau County. He praises the aeroplane’s safety and panorama, compares it to Coney Island rides, and notes the swift return of a passenger named Evans. Mrs. Jesse Littleton and several Morrison family members also experience their first flight. The air meet continues with expected Mineola participation.
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New York Times
Nassau Boulevard
L. I
Timothy L. Woodruff
Tom Sopwith
Mr. Woodruff
Coney Island
Mr. Evans
Mineola
Mr. Sopwith
Evans
Tennessee
Drownings in Hell Gate Claim Bay Forty-Fifth Street Captain
Captain John Hanson of Ulmer Park connected with the United States Engineering Service drowned in Hell Gate while sounding with nine companions. William Muhlenick nearly drowned but was saved after entanglement with the anchor rope. Two crew members, William Farsthoff and William Kiensenhafer, rescued Muhlenick as Hanson remained missing after an hour of searching and a police boat scoured the river late last night.
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Ulmer Park
United States Engineering Service
Hell Gate
Hanson
William Muhlenick
William Farsthoff
William Kiensenhafer
Lieut
Dorsey
Harbor B
120Th Street
East River
Alfred von Siller
Farrell
Playwright's murder-mystery mirrored in New York tragedy
Paris reports Leopold Kampf uses the Larson affair to frame a drama on suicide and auto suggestion. A doctor William Larson befriends a woman Anna during 1908 New York rehearsals for Le Grand Soir. Kampf’s Mina et le Plaisir depicts Larson as the hero who kills himself to free the lovers, with Anna portrayed as an instrument.
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NEW York Times
Paris
New York
William Larson
Leopold Kampf
Nozier
Kampf
Larson
Anna
Europe
Frankfurt
Dr. Larson
Poet Pearce Works for Wages to Prove a Point
John Irving Pearce, Chicago poet and Yale graduate, donned overalls to shovel gravel after his latest poem was rejected. He earned $3 for an eight hour shift, plus $1.47 from selling his book, arguing poetry earns less than labor. Pearce, brother-in-law to Henry F. Blair, involved in elevated railroad merger talks.
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New York Times
Chicago
John Irving Pearce
Sherman House
Yale
McGennegan
Mr. Pearce
Henry F. Blair
Elevated
Boy Struck by Auto in Stapleton. Vehicle Fled Scene
William Ihnken twelve year old son of Stapleton officer Ihnken was struck near his home on Annadale Avenue around 10 PM. He was walking in the road when the auto carrying three or four persons hit him and left him with severe head face and body contusions and possible internal injuries as assessed by Dr Devlin of New Dorp.
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William Ihnken
Ihnken
Stapleton
Annadale
Devlin
New Dorp
Moet and Chandon Champagnes for Clubs and Hotels
Advertisement promoting Moet & Chandon Imperial Crown Brut Cuvee A and White Seal Very Dry champagne as superior, finely matured options. Targeted at clubs, hotels, restaurants, cafés, and dealers with emphasis on quality and availability.
Tragic Deaths and Love Tangles Surround Dr Larson Case
Dr W R C Larson was found dead with a bullet in his brain at 60 Riverside Drive on May 11. A young Russian nurse friend Alta Marchevka faced questioning. authorities ruled suicide. She later attempted gas suicide at another location and was briefly jailed, then released. She met Leopold Kampf through Paris correspondence and spoke with reporters about past ties and a future statement.
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W. R. C. Larson
Riverside Drive
Gertie
Miss Gordon
Alta Marcevka
Larson
Dr. Latson
Latson
John Washon
Broadway
Washington Heights
Miss Marchevka
Rebecca Cohen
East 110Th Street
Leopold Kampf
Paris
Kampf
le Temps
Anna
Rocky Island Lines Introduces Budget Colorado Route
The Rocky Island Lines unveils a new Colorado route featuring the Rocky Mountain Limited and Mountaineer services touted as best in class with low fares and modern connections. The Colorado Flyer operates via St. Louis offering streamlined schedules and introductory Broadway pricing.
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Rocky Mountain Limited
Mountaineer
Meee
Colorado Flyer
St. Louis
Rocky Island Lines
Colorado
Queen Mary Coronation Robe Featured in Sunday Times
A Sunday Times feature will publish a full page of photographs detailing Queen Mary's coronation robe. The images aim to show the robe's embroidery and convey the garment's splendor to readers tomorrow.
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Sunday Times
Queen Mary
Poisoned by Force in New York Flat Crime Scene
Six year old Florence Appel found her mother Mrs. Margaret Appel and sister Anna unconscious from suspected poison in their Third Avenue flat. Anna recounted a tall dark stranger posing as a gas inspector forced a bottle into her mouth and attempted to drug them. Detectives found fingerprints on a desk and ransacked rooms as they investigated the assault.
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Florence Appel
Anna
Third Avenue
Margaret Appel
Frederick Appel
Florence
Margaret Chestnut
Appel
Policeman Wolf
Wolf
Dr. Ritter
Harlem
Gain
Curtayne and
Brenner
East 126Th Street
Hea Hentee Weine
Frederick Appel, Jr
Morris Goldberg
Charles McGuire
Bar Strert
Mary Onne
Goldberg
Jennie Vonahur
Appels
Controversy Over Cathedral Design Leaders Clash
Benjamin Wistar Morris, partner of deposed architect Charles F. La Farge, writes to The Times defending La Farge and criticizing Ralph Adams Cram who succeeds him. He recounts contract terms, construction methods and disputes with the Cathedral trustees over arches, reinforcing stone over reinforced concrete, and notes the board's uncertainty after La Farge left town.
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Benjamin Wistar Morris
C. Grant la Farge
St. John the Divine
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Board of Trustees
la Farge
Heins & la Farge
Mr. la Farge
Mrz. la Farge
Reig
Heings & Large
Hey
Newspaper subscription offer from The New York Times
Daily and Sunday editions available for 75 cents monthly. Readers can receive the Times in full by mail or through their newsdealer, with subscriptions handled by the Publication Office and the Ny Completion Department at 1008.
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New York Times
Governor Leads A Posse In Recapture Of Convict
In Corvallis Oregon on June 23 Gov Oswald West headed armed pursuers to recapture Jesse Hall an escaped convict jailed for highway robbery. West had begun parole road work policy dressing convicts as workers and personally led the pursuit after Hall broke parole.
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Corvallis
Ore
Jesse Hail
Oswald West
Gov. West
Hall
New Effort for Morse in Habeas Corpus Filing
Atlanta June 23 In an effort to free Charles W Morse now serving a fifteen year Federal Prison sentence lawyers Reuben Arnold and Lamar Hill served notice they would file a writ of habeas corpus tomorrow for Morse claiming the sentence is void One allegation Morse was convicted of a misdemeanor not carrying imprisonment and hard labor The second point argues Morse’s fifteen year term exceeds the legal maximum of ten years for his conviction
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New York Times
Atlanta
Charles W. Morse
Reuben Arnold
Lamar Hill
Morse
King of Explorers sparks Irish Italian row in Chicago
The United Chicago Irish Societies plan to crown St Bredin king of explorers at the July Fourth pageant in Washington Park. Italians protest crowning Christopher Columbus and demand Columbus receive the honor. A mass meeting is planned for Sunday to push for an agreement or Italians may withdraw from the celebration.
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New_York Times
Chicago
St. Bredin
P&geant
Lane Fourth Committee
Christopher Columbus
Christopher
Washington Park
Evening Express Owner Pledges 10 Million Battle
E T Earl owner of The Evening Express pledged ten million dollars to build a new morning daily after public announcement that The Tribune would start July 1. The Tribune aims to be a 1 cent paper, filling a gap created by The Herald shifting from evening to morning publication.
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Los Angeles
Cal
E. T. Earl
Evening Express
the Tribune
Earl
Eee Gray Otis
Herald
Independent
Mr. Or I
The
Tribune
Widow Fires at Cat Endangers Residents in Hackensack
Mrs Antoinette Perkins of Anderson Street Hackensack fired three bullets at a cat killing a robin on her lawn. One bullet pierced a wall in Wallace Burnham's Mapleton residence and narrowly missed two boys strolling by. Police chief Dunn led the response for an hour as bystanders recounted the event.
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Antoinette Perkins
Anderson Street
Hackensack
Wallace Burnham
Maple Tha Miseston
Doctor offers to be hanged for Napolitano
Dr Alexander Aalto of Ashtabula offers to die in place of Mrs Angelina Napolitano of Sault Ste Marie who is condemned to die on August 9 after being convicted of killing her husband who tried to force her into white slavery. Aalto cites his Finnish heritage and large practice among Finnish and Swedish communities.
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New York Times
Cleveland
Ohio
Alexander Aalto
Ashtabula
Angelina Napolitano
Sault Ste. Marie
Aalto
Finland
Detroit
Youngstown
Pittsburg
Rosenthal gambling den raided again on 152 West Forty-fourth
Inspector Walsh and West Forty-seventh Street officers raided the Rosenthal gambling house at 152 West Forty-fourth Street capturing Bean sy and four others on warrants from Chief Magistrate McAdoo.They forced a second floor door, bricked up behind, then blasted the wall with axes and crowbars amid a jeering crowd. evidence was said to come from a Paterson New Jersey man who lost a roll in Manhattan gambling rooms.
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Beansy
Rosenthal
West Forty-fourth Street
Inspector Walsh
West Forty-seventh Street
McAdoo
Paterson, N
Manhattan
Coronation show outdone at Buckingham Palace with anthem
Thousands gather at Buckingham Palace as rulers appear and sing the National Anthem in a grand coronation show. A festive pageantry unfolds with crowds cheering and officials riding past.
Royal Banquet Guests Spark London Celebration
Sir Edward Grey hosts the foreign office banquet as Britain marks a royal progress through open carriages and a worldwide military display. The King's balcony appearance drew the largest cheers and a singing crowd, followed by a rainstorm that cleared the West End after midnight illuminations.
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Buckingham Palace
Prince of Wales
Princess Mary
Rain Dampens Coronation Illumination Celebrations in London
A heavy night rain curtailed crowds expected for King George and Queen Mary coronation festivities in London. illumination displays lit up Piccadilly and the Strand despite downpours, while a state banquet at the Foreign Office hosted King George, Queen Mary, and numerous foreign royals and dignitaries.
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King George
Queen Mary
Clubland
Piccadilly
John Hays Hammond
America
Lord Rothschild
Duke of Wellington
Duke of Devonshire
Strand
The
Stock Exchange
Bank of England
Foreign Office
Edward Grey
Connaught
Prince Arthur of
Trains Added to Long Branch and Asbury Park Schedule
Six through trains run from Pennsylvania Station every weekday and four on Sundays to Long Branch and Asbury Park with additional trains to Hudson Terminal. See Pennsylvania Railroad timetable for details.
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Asbury Park
Pennsylvania Station
Hudson Terminal
Pennsylvania Railroad
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