Caldwell claims Portland Druce tale backed by personal knowledge
Robert Caldwell, longtime associate of the late Duke of Portland case, says he can prove the Duke lived a double life and helped stage a mock burial. Lawyer Perry Allen supports Caldwell, noting corroborating details and potential documents related to the A. T. Stewart case and other mysteries.
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Robert Caldwell
Jey Street
St. George
8. S
Duke of Portland- Druce
A. T. Stewart
Mr. Caldwell
Duke of Portland
Mr. Druce
Caldwell
Perry Allen
John G. Carlisle
Thomas Charles Cruce
Mr. Allen
New York
George Hollamby Druce
Thomas Charles Druce
London
George Hollamby Cruce
Alley
Staten Island
Allen
Tre Imes
Stewart
Morell Mackenzie
McKenzie
Mackenzie
New Zealand
Hotel Em ployees Convention Opens in Terrace Garden
International convention of hotel employees under Geneva Union opens at Terrace Garden and runs for four days. A plan to extend union activities across the United States is discussed. On Friday a testimonial dinner will be held for O Hahn of the Directorium Dresden.
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Geneva Union
Terrace Garden
United States
O. Hahn
Directorium
Dresden
Corporal dies guarding battleship Connecticut
Marine Corporal C. W. Case, assigned to the guard on the battleship Connecticut, was instantly killed early yesterday when a misfire or gunfire from the ship's battery struck him during a guard duty patrol on the piers. The incident occurred on the ship's deck area and investigators were summoned to determine the cause and assure duty continuity.
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C. W. Case
Battiship Connecticut
Ory
Tuskegee Institute Trustees Elect Leaders and Plan Memorial
An adjourned Trustees meeting at Tuskegee Institute elected Seth Low as President and W W Campbell as Vice President with Robert Ogden resigning due to ill health. A $50,000 memorial gift from Alexander Moss White heirs was accepted and Memorial Hall dormitory plans approved. Oswald Garrison Villard spoke on the Baldwin Memorial Fund and sculptor Carl Bitter was named in charge.
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Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee Institute
General Education Board
Seth Low
Robert C. Ogden
W. W. Campbell
Tuskegee
Ala
Low
Institute
Mr. Washington
United States
William J. SchKieffelin
Willcox
Belton Gilreath
Birmingham
Alexander Moss White
Brooklyn
Oswald Garrison Villard
William H. Baldwin, Jr
Baldwin
Carl Bitter
Jersey's Loans Gilt Edged
Special to The New York Times reports from Trenton that New Jersey holds only good and valid mortgages against property. Robert C. Hutchinson says the state would foreclose at face value, noting past overvaluations and debt from old Democratic eras. The Sinking Fund Commission reduced large loans, and foreclosures now aim to avoid losses while avoiding pension money for local acts.
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New York Times
Trenton
New Jersey
Robert C. Hutchinson
State Treasurer’s
Mr. Hutchinson
Penitent Parson Returns to Harrington Church
M De witt Carpenter former pastor of the Christian Holiness Church in Harrington Del returned Saturday night. He was welcomed by his wife and son and about 100 former parishioners. Carpenter publicly confessed his wrongs at the altar and asked forgiveness from the congregation. Officials will decide this week if he resumes pastorship.
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New York Times
Harrington
Del
M. Dewitt Carpenter
Christian Holiness Church
Holiness Church
Death by Own Action Identified Hart in River Tragedy
John Westernberger of the Volunteer Life Saving Corps recovered a drowned man from North River near 112th Street. Police identified the body as Howard H. Hart, missing a week. Mrs Alma Hart, 250 East Seventieth Street, confirmed the corpse as her husband. Hart, once an elevated railroad conductor, fell ill and lost his job. Mrs Hart cites possible suicide.
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Volunteer Life Saving Corps
North River
112Th Street
Purfield
Howard H. Hart
Alma
Art
East Seventieth Street
Hart
Sarah Low
Seth Low
Jamaica Vamps Out Fire Service Shift in Jamaica L L
Protest over fire equipment leads to the switch from a volunteer to a paid Jamaica L L Fire Department effective July 5. Volunteers faced repeated false alarms through Sunday night as Chief Kaiser pressed for hoses and Brooklyn officials vowed action. Police hunt the person who filed the alarms.
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Fire Department
Volunteer Fire Department of
Jamaica
L. L
Joseph Kaiser
Brooklyn
Publisher and Editor Guilty in Vanity Fair Obscenity Case
William H. McCarthy publisher and David H. Dodge editor of The Standard and Vanity Fair pleaded guilty in the Court of Special Sessions to circulating obscene pictures. A fined amount was imposed and a suspended sentence given. Anthony Comstock prosecuted the men who sold thousands of copies of the issue.
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Vanity Fair
William H. McCarthy
David H. Dodge
the Standard
Dr Guy Sentenced for Manslaughter to Fifteen Years
Dr Samuel 8 Guy, convicted on Saturday of manslaughter for killing his wife Lillian Mott Guy, is sentenced to fifteen years and to be transported to Sing Sing prison tomorrow.
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Guy
Sing Sing
Morrow
Samuel
Lillian Mott Guy
Queens
Middies' Squadron Halts in Hudson for Navy Race Support
The Midshipmen practice squadron from Annapolis arrived in New York and anchored in the Hudson between 139th and 192d Streets. The fleet includes Olympia and monitors Arkansas Nevada and Florida. They plan to cheer the Naval Academy eight in the intercollegiate race from Poughkeepsie, with Metcalf and senior officers expected aboard.
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New York
Hudson River
Olympia
Dewey
Manila Bay
Arkansas
Nevada
Florida
Poughkeepsie
Naval Academy
Navy
Sam
Army
West Point
Hudson
Naval Service
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Metcalf
Dolphin
Seventyninth Street
North River
Evans
Thomas
Emory
Dra
Atlantic Fleet
Goodrich
New York Navy Yard
Brownson
Bureau of Navigation
Sands
New London
Conn
Thomas B. Howard
Washington S. Chambers
Bradley A. Fiske
Alfred Reynolds
Montgomery and Stone
Red Mill
Knickerbo
Eddie Foy
Herald Square
Cornell Is Favorite In Henley Prelude At Poughkeepsie
Coaches ordered long easy spins due to heat and recovery needs with two days until the big races. The annual Gentlemen's Fours race among substitute crews is dropped this year by common consent of the coaches.
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New York Times
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Harvard Crew Finishes Strong Two Mile Practice
Harvard eight completed its final hard workout beating freshmen by three and a half lengths with a two mile time of 10 minutes 22 seconds. Freshmen held back, while Harvard raced starts after the two miles. Officials Meikerham and Schweppe reviewed the course and a freshman four car race and ad eight race were scheduled for Wednesday.
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Red Top
Conn
Harvard
W. H. Meikerham
New York
Yale
Schweppe
D. F. Downes
J. Ferkins
D. McGrew
A. Blake
M. Brownell
Lawrence
Guy Bancroft
George Marvin
Gales Ferry
Kennedy
Capt. Bacon
Charles H. ‘Schweppe
Ide
Charles Amour
Weeks
Whittier
Peyton
Godley
Babcock
Blair
Curtis
Bow
Coxswain
Cass
Urchin Wins Corinthian Yacht Race From City Island
In a late 19th century Corinthian Yacht Racing Union event, yachts started at 4 30 P M Saturday from Belden Point City Island to Stratford Shoal Lightship and back. The Urchin of the Stuyvesant Yacht Club won as the smaller craft in a light wind race that extended to near midnight Sunday.
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Corinthian Yacht Racing Union
Beldon Point
City Island
Stratford Shoal
Stuyvesant Yacht Club
Waneta
Viking
Florence
Doom
Dixie
Ada
Whileaway
Ha-Ha
Urchin
Stratford Shoal Light
Corinthian Union
Class 8B Wins P. S. No. 11 Trophy
Public School No. 11 athletes held a field day at Macomb's Dam Park. J Kohl of Class 6A won the 80-pound 50-yard dash in 6.8 seconds, just shy of the record, while E W Williamson of Class 8B took the 96-pound 60-yard dash in 7.9 seconds. Class 8B earned 24 points to claim the trophy, with Class 7B scoring 15 in second place.
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Manhattan
Macomb’s Dam Park
J. Kohl
E. W. Williamson
Watercolor Presented to Breeding Bureau by Duryea
Watercolor a nine year old stakes winner from 1901, sired by Weatercress-fabrina Norfolk, presented to The Jockey Club Bureau of Breeding for New York State by Herman B. Duryea after private sale from J. B. Hagin. Metropolitan Turf Arbitration weighs Carman versus Bolles over a 5000 bet on Acrobat Winner. decision to settle. Weights for Sheepshead Bay Handicap show Gardner top at 126 pounds followed by Cottontown 116, Rosebenomery 115, Suffrage 114, and Kuroki.
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Weatercress-fabrina
Norfolk
Jockey Club
Bureau of Breeding
New York State
Herman B. Duryea
Mr. Duryea
J. B. Hagin
Ureau
Metropolitan Turf Association
R.F. Carman
George Bolles
Bolles
Acrobat
Carman
It Association Committee
Sheepshead Bay
Gardner
Cottontown
Rosebenomery
Kuroki
Fog Shrouds Sheepshead Bay Races In Thick Ocean Fog
A dense ocean fog hid most finishes at Sheepshead Bay as horses ran unseen. Frank Gill started 15 to 1 to win the Equality Stakes ahead of Roseben, with Notasulga and other long shots taking notable spots amid limited visibility.
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Equality
Notasulga
Sheepshead Bay
Fair Fields
Cairngorm
Ginette
Jane Sweet
Peter Pan
Herodotus
Orphan Lad
D. Darden
Live Wire
James R. Keene
Restigouche
Confederate
Miller
le Ginette
Radike
B. H
Linda Vista
Sydney ~ Paget
A. J. Joyner
New York Club Golfer Sets Park Course Score Record
Cly Marshall of the New York Golf Club played in a Van Cortlandt Park foursome on Sunday and posted a new course record with a 76 or 78 while the old amateur record stood at 74 and the best ever 70 was held by Aleck Smith and Bernard Nachuis.
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Hotchkiss
Pierce-Arrows
Manhattan
Broadway
Mammoth Automobile Exchange
Detroit
Detroit Motor Supply Co
New York
van Cortland Park
Cly Marshall
New York Golf Club
He Cleon
Tiffany
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