Cornell Wins Dramatic Four Mile Hudson Regatta
In near dark on the Hudson Cornell edges Columbia Syracuse and Pennsylvania in a fiercely fought four mile race. Cornell leads from the start and finishes about four lengths ahead after a tense afternoon with delays and crowd acclaim in Poughkeepsie.
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A Few Days in the Country
A note about midsummer holidays in the country with a special Independence Day rate offered by top class resorts. The Country Board column in The New York Times lists options from Saturday through Monday for a quiet escape from city heat and noise.
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New York Times
Back Bay Society Split Over Nicoll Sixteen in New England
Social column reports Back Bay society divided between indignation and laughter at Rev. C W De Lyon Nicoll s claim that only sixteen New Englanders belong to real society. Miss Fannis Colby-Colby criticizes Nicoll as a self styled Ward McAllister with no authority.
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Back Bay Society
C. W. de Lyon Nicoll
New England
Fannis Colby-Colby
Back Bay
Manchester-by-the-Sea
Nicoll
Ward McAllister
Much Married Man Arrested in Yonkers for Bigamy
Adam Wykhof of 117 Riverdale Avenue Yonkers was arrested on a bigamy charge. Police say he has wives in Montreal New Britain New Haven and elsewhere. He married Catherine Kosious in New Haven on July 7 19 and Annie Toker in New Haven on January 11. A woman claiming to be Mrs Wykhof No 3 spent his savings of 500. Letters found suggest more relationships. He is held awaiting extradition papers from Connecticut.
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New Haven
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Canada
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Annie Toker
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Connecticut
Inquiry Ordered Over Big Bribe Claim In Indian Contracts
Congress ordered a five member joint investigation into bribery charges raised by Senator Gore regarding contracts for legal services with Oklahoma Indians. The probe targets J F McMurray and others tied to Choctaw and Chickasaw contracts potentially worth over 3 million dollars.
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Roosevelt letters reveal limits on favors and duties
Col Roosevelt confronts a flood of letters at Sagamore Hill. He declines requests for personal favors, reads vague political inquiries, and notes he cannot respond for months. The scene ends as Roosevelt tears into two religion books and plans for possible Beverly visits.
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Hughes Again Riles Albany Legislators in Budget Clash
Albany report notes Republicans balk at Hughes influence and proxies in the Legislature amid a tense budget negotiation. The piece hints at party tensions and possible resignations as Hughes presses his agenda.
Roosevelt on Game Gaits in African Trails Notes
The July Scribner's installment of Col. Roosevelt's African Game Trails compares animal gaits from elephants that walk to rack to giraffes galloping with fore and hind leg coordination. It recalls Roosevelt near a wild giraffe, and recounts him shooting a cock and hen ostrich as they rose. It mentions fights among puff add ut mongooses lions and buffaloes.
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Scribner's
Indian Lands Law Case Ties Up Private Attorneys
Senate debates a General Deficiency bill section on Indian sales and private lawyers. Clapp argues the issue is whether lawyers are needed in large Indian land transactions and says a report will be prepared next session. Gore contends against a compromise allowing contracts with discretion on pay. He notes another attorney seeks enrollment of about 10,000 negroes for a potential $25 to $30 million gain.
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United States Views German Reply on Ottoman Railroad Project
The State Department welcomes Germany’s generally favorable stance on American business in Turkey but notes Berlin limits support to sectors not harming German interests. The plan to build a 1200 mile Mediterranean port to Diarbekir and beyond is viewed as non interfering with existing German concessions and laws. Officials expect approval of the Ottoman-American Development Company despite German opposition.
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Congress Adjourns Amid Big Spending and Reform Talk
Congress adjourns after a session spent on large projected expenditures totaling 4.055 billion dollars. President Taft plans summer efforts on economy and cabinet housekeeping, signaling potential personnel changes. Republicans praise the record, while Democrats grow less confident as campaigning nears.
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Congress Rushes to End Session With Compromises
As the session nears its close, both houses rushed through key bills and conference reports. President Taft signed final measures after late-day approvals, with the Senate and House approving appropriations, reclamation funding, and a public campaign disclosure default.
Pinchot and Roosevelt Plan Conservation West Tour
Gifford Pinchot reports Col. Roosevelt accepted Denver September 1 speech on conservation of national resources. Pinchot praises insurgents in Congress for Railway bill changes and notes upcoming Roosevelts stops in Cheyenne Kansas St Paul Hamilton and a second National Conservation Congress in St Paul September 6 with a report due September 5 from the Ballinger Pinchot committee.
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Man Arrested After Altercation On Lexington Avenue Car
Driver David Mahoney clashed with a well dressed stranger on a southbound Lexington Avenue car near 74th Street. Mahoney swung at the man before being pulled off the vehicle and later jailed by Patrolman Harris. The unknown man identifed himself as Captain Martin Handy of the Delancey Street Station.
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East Fifty-first Street
Martin Handy
Delancey Street
Settlement Basis Reached In Waters-Pierce Oil Case
Oklahoma attorney general and associates propose four terms to Waters-Pierce Oil Company as a basis for settlement pending in district court. Penalty for territorial law violations, prohibition of price discrimination among consumers, restraint from forming trusts with competitors, and a fixed maximum price until the Corporation Commission rules on price fixing authority.
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Waters-Pierce Oil Company
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Speculation Rises Over Flatbush Area Land Buy
Brooklyn brokers John F. James & Son report no statement until John F. James returns Tuesday about a land block bounded by Flatbush Atlantic Fourth Avenues and Third Avenue State Street. Reported buyers may be Manhattan interests planning a department store opposite the Subway terminal and Long Island Railroad station.
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Fourth Avenues
Third Avenue
State Street
John F. James & Son
Montague Street
Edward J. Gaynor
John F. James
Long Island Railroad
Manhattan
El Mundo launched for Southern Pacific at Newport News
The El Mundo, one of four major passenger and freight steamers for the Southern Pacific Company, was launched at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock. Mrs. Samuel I. Cooper of New York City broke the champagne bottle on the bow as the ship slid into the water. The vessel will operate between New York and the Gulf of Mexico.
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Southern Pacific Company
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Samuel I. Cooper
New York City
New York
Gulf of Mexico
BANK WORKERS LAWN FETE AT BEechwood HOME
Frank A. Vanderlip hosted National City Bank of New York employees and their wives at Beechwood near Scarborough New York for the third summer outing. About 600 guests came by special train from New York for a day of sports and an open air performance by the George Ober company in The Rivals followed by illuminated lawn scenes and evening departures on a late train.
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National City Bank of New York
Beechwood
New York
George Ober Company
Baby with Woman Peddler Arraigned for License Violation
Mrs. Anna Gann of 606 East Eighteenth Street faced arraignment in Yorkville Court for peddling without a license after a complaint by Miss Virginia Dauner of Scarsdale. She sold chewing gum near Grand Central Station, often with her three month old baby to attract customers. The claim led to the mayoral report. Gann cited an ill husband and five children, eldest seven. She was discharged.
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Krotel
Yorkville
Gaynor
Virginia Dauner
Scarsdale
N. Y
Cannon Praises Congress For Steady Legislative Flow
Speaker Cannon declared Congress has enacted laws quietly and effectively, while observers focus on rule changes. He said the legislative current moved on with minimal disruption from new methods, noting limited advantage from those changes.
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