Havoc Strikes Coney Island As Storm Hits Park
A funnel cloud and fierce storm crash over Coney Island drawing 150000 visitors into panic. The balloon Pommern ruptures during wind gusts while Dreamland Tower workers cling to scaffolding and are rescued. The Brighton Music Hall and Dreamland ride out the chaos as crowds flee and injuries occur.
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Coney Island
Surf Avenue
Bowery
Julian P. Thomas
Steeplechase Park
George C. Tilyou
Wright brothers plan final motor tweaks for Monday test
The Wrights canceled a flight today due to engine concerns and will spend Monday finishing the motor and wiring adjustments. Orville said a test flight may occur if weather permits and a fire incident from oily waste sparked during engine testing was quickly extinguished.
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New York Times
Washington
Wright Brothers
Orville Wright
Orville
Wilbur
Charles Taylor
Brooklyn Mother Jumps With Child From Roof
Mrs Hannah Monthe and her eight year old daughter died after leaping from the five story brick apartment house at 101 Quincy Street Brooklyn. Police say the act followed the death of the couple’s youngest child six months earlier and a prior tragedy involving a four year old daughter killed by a boiler explosion. The husband, a janitor, was away at the time.
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Hannah Monthe
John
Quincy Street
Brooklyn
Monthe
Mabel
Walsh
Cumberland Street
Return of aid by long ago mother funds hope
A middle aged woman visited the Association for the Improvement of the Condition of the Poor seeking to repay aid given twenty years ago. She offered five dollars to the relief fund and asked the money be given to a family in hard luck, citing fifteen children and improved recent affairs. She spoke of past support and wished to return the aid to others.
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Third Avenue
Association For the
Oliver W. Bird Arrested in Meadow Brook Club Dispute
Oliver W. Bird, Meadow Brook Club member, was arrested in Hempstead Long Island on a complaint by Frank Fleetwood of the Meadow Brook Club. Fleetwood accuses Bird of attempting to strike him with a pony and fists during a polo match and Bird was paroled for a July 3 hearing before Justice Gittens.
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New York Times
Hempstead
L. J
Oliver W. Bird
Meadow Brook Club
Manhattan
C. F. Gifffins
Frank Fleetwood
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Mr. Bird
Fleetwood
Meadow Brook
Rockaway
Government to Bar Lotteries in France
Paris reports the government has sent a bill to the Chamber of Deputies to end the numerous lotteries. After a term of eighteen months they will be completely prohibited.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
France
Summer Time Table of Sandy Hook and Rail Routes
The timetable shows New Jersey Central routes to the Seashore starting June 27. An 86 minute service to Park is planned, with running times noted as Four and Ve addition.
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New Jersey Central
Heinze Convicted of Obstructing Justice in Subpoena Case
In a federal court in New York, Arthur P. Heinze was found guilty of obstructing justice by advising a witness to evade service of a Grand Jury subpoena. Sanford Robinson had been convicted the day earlier, receiving a $250 fine, with Judge Ray postponing Heinze’s sentence until fall. The judge condemned the misconduct but showed leniency toward Robinson and Heinze due to personal factors, including Heinze’s wife, and ordered potential efforts to recover two trunks of United Copper Company books.
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Heinze
United States Circuit Court
Arthur P. Heinze
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A. P. Hainze
Wise
United Copper Company
Tracy Buckingham
Heinzé
Judge Ray
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Canada
Heinge
William Rand, Jr
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Mr. Wise
Mr. Rand
Montana
Highbinders
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Butte
New York
Duice Cuice
Arthur
Arthur P. Heinzé
Arthur. Buckingham
Geeeey Ts
George Baglin
Seldda Tea Promises Purity Flavor and Deliciousness
A fragment advertises Seldda Tea as pure and flavorful, claim repeated across grocers. The snippet suggests strong market push for the brand without additional context or details.
Order Your Copy Of Tomorrow's Times At Your Newsdealer
Advertisement urges readers to reserve a copy of tomorrow's issue, noting notable features advertised elsewhere and advising early order through local newsdealer channels.
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Tomorrow’'S Times
Two Dead in Wreck of Catskill Train
Middletown New York man Reuben Vandemark and Fireman Lester Dougherty died when New York Ontario & Western Train No 3 plunged down a ten foot embankment near Livingston Manor. Conductor Arthur Jones led seven vestibule coaches as passengers, many NYC residents, were injured. A wrecking crew and physicians aided the injured after trains halted north of Fallsburgh and Livingston Manor.
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New York Times
Middletown
N. Y
New York City
Catskills
New York, Ontario & Western
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Reuben. Vandemark
Léster Dougherty
Arthur Jones
Fallsburgh
Liberty
White House
Dougherty
Vandemark
Jones
Chester Vandemark
Roscoe
Luzon
Sullivan County
Dives From Pier Save Boy In Atlantic City
H Willard Shaner dived from the steel pier railing to rescue Samuel Somers son of Warren Somers State Auto Inspector and a local businessman. Lifeguards arrived after Shaner and Somers were pulled from the water both bruised by piles. Earlier lifeguard Merrick saved Count Paul Van Austin of Brussels and Miss Frances Young of Philadelphia from drowning.
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New York Times
Atlantic City
N. J
H. Willard Shaner
Samuel Somers
Warren Somers
Shaner
Somers
Paniic
Merrick
Pacific Avenue
Paul van Austin
Brussels
Frances. Young
Philadelphia
SHERMAN IN COOL ATTIRE IN SENATE HEAT
Vice President Sherman wore a cool blue cotton suit said to be made from Muskogee County Georgia material. The outfit, delivered via Representative Adamson from Muskogee County, drew attention in the Senate and was linked to a planned similar outfit for the Georgia governor-elect at inauguration.
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Washington
Sherman
Senate
Muskogee County
Georgia
Adamson
Ee Hg
A Refreshing Tunic Promises Quick Summer Relief
An old advertisement extols Hereford's Acid Phosphate as a refreshing tonic that relieves fatigue from heat and overwork, claiming to recharge energy during the summer season.
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Hereford
Téenitia
Julian Story Repeats Marriage to Elaine Bohlen in London
Julian Story confirms he has married Elaine Bohlen after her divorce from D. Murray Bohlen. The couple, witnessed by select friends, plan a lengthy stay at Vallombrosa near Florence before a move to Philadelphia. Story stresses his wife has no stage connection and aims to resume life in his hometown.
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New York Times
London
Julian Story
Emma Eames
Elaine Bohlen
D. Murray Bohlen
Chestnut Hill
Philadelphia
Victor Sartori
Leghorn
Portic Vale
Harry Sampson Returns From East Africa Hunting Trip
Harry Sampson of 14 West Fifty-eighth Street arrived on the Lusitania yesterday after a hunting expedition in East Africa. He claims his party shot 352 specimens and followed routes similar to those Roosevelt took a week later. His father defends the trip as harmless and honest, denying any baited or corralled game.
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Harry Sampson
West Fifty-eighth Street
Lusitania
East Africa
Mr. Sampson
Roosevelt
Mr. Rooosevelt
Drowned Woman Found in Bathtub in Asbury Park
Mrs. Anna Clotz was found dead today in a bathtub at the Ross bathing establishment in Asbury Park. Dr. William A. Robinson said death likely resulted from drowning after she fell into hot water and could not escape. She's linked to Ocean Grove via Franklin Cottage and has a brother-in-law Henry Clotz of New York. city records also note Herman Clots as a chemist and company president in New York.
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N. J
Anna Clotz
Ross
Jane Raniali
Clotz
William A. Robinson
Robinson
Franklin Cottage
Sea View Avenue
Ocean Grove
Henry Clotz
Maiden Lane
New York
Speak-Easies on Lehigh Valley Trains Provokes Warrant Action
Lehigh Valley Railroad dining cars on through trains are accused of selling liquor as they pass through Lehigh County. District Attorney Abram Salsberg issued warrants for six dining car conductors and will prosecute them and the railroad. Attorney J Butler Woodward accepted service and posted bail for the defendants.
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New York Times
Wilkesbarre
Penn
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Abram Salsberg
Here
J. Butler Woodward
Frank Brown
Salsberg
Hughes and Family Arrive for Adirondack Vacation
Gov. Hughes and Mrs. Hughes with family reached Saranac Lake to take a summer stay at their Adirondack home. The governor plans a several week vacation away from state business and politics after a busy season.
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New York Times
Saranac Lake
N. Y
Hughes
Paul Morton Arrives in Vienna to Confer With Rothschilds
Paul Morton arrived in Vienna from Paris and spent the afternoon meeting with the Rothschilds and the Directors of the Austrian Credit Bank. The visit marks notable discussions in the Austrian capital.
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Paul Morton
Vienna
Rothschilds
Austrian Credit Bank
New York Times
Paris
Morton
Kidnapped Brother of Rich Oil Explorer Rescued
In Baku Russia on June 25 three men abducted the brother of millionaire oil producer Rylsky in a taxi. Police traced the cab to a mountain defile, captured the kidnappers, and freed M. Rysky.
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Baku
Russia
Rylsky
M. Rysky
Pennsylvania two cent fare law struck down in Philly
Judge Willson of Common Pleas Court ruled the 1907 two cent fare law unconstitutional in a suit by the Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company to stop Philadelphia County from enforcing the act. A similar ruling had been made against the Pennsylvania Railroad in a prior suit. The decision holds the law violates the U S Constitution and bars enforcement against the Reading Company.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Shaw Play Press Cuttings Banned by Censor
London reports another Shaw work Press Cuttings has been forbidden production by the censor. Shaw calls the ban revenge after Beerbohm Tree was knighted in the King’s birthday honors, joking that only a dukedom would complete the situation.
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London
George Bernard Shaw
Shaw
The
Times
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Beerbohm Tree
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Blanco Posnet
Senate asks Wickersham on Sherman anti trust suits
A Senate resolution introduced by Mr. Culberson and approved requests the Attorney General inform the Senate whether legal actions against the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad and the Boston and Maine Railroad for Sherman anti trust violations have been released to the Senate and whether a statement of proceedings was sent. Culberson cited published statements and the Justice Department announced yesterday that the suit was to be dismissed.
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Washington
Culberson
Senate
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Boston & Maine Railroad Company
Department of Justice
Britain to Send Three Ships to California Celebration
The British Government will send the cruiser Bedford and the sloops Algerine and Shearwater to California for the October celebration of San Francisco's rebuilding after the 1906 quake. Charles C. Moore of San Francisco arrived in Paris urging France to send a warship for the naval review in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
France
London
Bedford
Algerine
Shearwater
California
Paris
Charles C. Moore
Hundred now ready to fuse in city campaign
Eugene H. Outerbridge, chairman of the Committee of One Hundred, said the group is prepared to lead a fusion movement in the upcoming city campaign. He avoided labeling it anti Tammany but noted that its past record may warrant such a characterization.
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Eugene H. Outerbridge
Committee of One Hundred
Mr. Outerbridge
Tammany Hall
Missing partner in Cedarhurst upholstering firm reported
F Hewitt of Cedarhurst L I sought partner J M Ellert in Steelton Pa after Ellert allegedly sold property in Pittsburgh and traveled home with funds. A man calling himself L Adair supposedly wrote Ellert's wife claiming illness and a Steelton address, but no 49 Pine Street exists. Hewitt returned with no trace of Ellert.
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Harrisburg
Penn
F. Hewitt
Cedarhurst
L. I
Steelton
J. M. Ellert
Ellert
Pittsburg
L. Adair
Pine Street
No Salary Increase for New York Customs Service
Secretary MacVeagh announced there will be no boost in salaries for New York Customs Service despite Congress authorizing a general raise. He cited economy as the Administration’s guiding principle and said the Treasury Department would exercise the powers Congress granted.
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New York Times
Washington
New York Customs Service
Congress
MacVeagh
Secretary of the Treasury
Eastman Dies by Own Hand in Maryland Murder Case
Robert E. Eastman, the New York stock broker linked to the Edith Woodill murder near McDaniel, Md., died by suicide after a night inquest found death by own action. A recovered letter suggests Woodill may have been struck by another woman, and Eastman’s bungalow letters reveal a party of six involved. Evidence points to Eastman planning to mail the letter and conceal the crime before his death.
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New York Times
ST. Michaels
Robert E. Eastman
New York
Edith May Thompson Woodill
McDaniel
Back Creek
Eastman
Woodill
Emmet E. Roberts
Vinnie Barome
Klaw & Erlanger
New York City
Kbastman
Roberts
Little May Bartlett
Easton
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George
George B. Taylor
Mr. Roberts
Edith H
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Bashman
Carrie Thompson
Mr. Taylor
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