Atlantic Ocean Race Ends In Narrow Victory For Amerika
The seven day and three hour duel from Fire Island to Plymouth ended as the Amerika narrowly beat the Lapland by a few hundred yards. Both liners Amerika and Lapland pushed full speed with Marconi chatter and near-miss excitement felt by passengers aboard the two ships.
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Plymouth
Hoboken
Baltic
New York
Ambrose Channel
Amerika
Lapland
Carmania
Marconi
Scilly Islands
Dover
Bishop’s Rock
North Atlantic
Miss Katharine Elkins Quietly Aboard Lapland to Antwerp
The Lapland's voyage from New York ended in Antwerp with Miss Katharine Elkins remaining mostly in her cabin to avoid reporters. Her mother Mrs. Elkins and Mrs. Hitt accompanied by Washington social circles created intrigue around possible engagements with the Duke of the Abruzzi, while Miss Elkins and Mr. William Hitt drew attention with their constant companionship. The party did not disembark at Dover, sailing on with Mrs. Elkins’ motor car and chauffeur aboard.
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NEW York Times
Antwerp
Lapland
New York
Katharine Elkins
Duke of the
Washington
Miss Elkins
Mr. Hitt
Race issue sparks aboard Lapland voyage to Antwerp
On the Lapland a dispute arose over seating at the servants table involving Miss Emilie Grigsby with a Black maid and valet while Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins and her daughter were present. The chauffeur objected to the arrangement and the captain ordered the servants to eat later. Grigsby then landed at Dover and proceeded to London.
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NEW York Times
Antwerp
Lapland
Red Star
Emilie Grigsby
Charles T. Yerkes
Stephen B. Elkins
West Virginia
Recall Effort Grows to Bring Back Pastor Dr Young
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania on June 27 the church moves to recall Rev Dr Edward Young to his former post at Second Presbyterian Church. Congregation factions over a successor have widened and one elder warns the church could leave the Presbytery unless Young is recalled.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Penn
Edward Young
Brooklyn
Second Presbyterian Church
Young
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Dr. Young
Allegheny County
Pennsylvania Railway
Baltimore & Ohio
A. Fisher
Wylie Avenue Baptist Church
Herron Hill
Homewood
Munyon sued for divorce in Philadelphia court
Pauline Louise Neff Metzgar Munyon, 25, seeks divorce from James M. Munyon, 61, in Common Pleas Court. They married April last year after meeting in Florida where he owns a large estate. She is Col. D. J. Neff’s daughter and a former actress. Munyon has two married sons. she is his third wife.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
James M. Munyon
Pauline Louise Neff Metzgar Munyon
Common Pleas Court
Munyon
Seeing New York Steam Yacht Leaves West 22d St
A brief travel ad announces a steam yacht trip from West 22d Street New York on a three hour voyage with departures at 10 A M and 30 P M. The service costs one dollar and lists telephone number 4944 for Gram A Ve.
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New York
West
N. R
Eastman Linked to Edith Woodill Murder at Bungalow
A New York era of suspicion centers on Robert E. Eastman after Edith May Woodill disappeared from his secluded bungalow. Police found narcotic bottles, altered floorboards, and blood traces while investigators probe Eastman letters and a possible woman killer theory. The case prompts resumed inquest and expert testimony as authorities seek conclusive evidence.
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ST. Michael's
Edith May Woodill
Robert E. Eastman
Eastman
New York
Haston
St. Michael’s
Mariner
James Sutton
Botman
Sutton
Ottle
Taylor
E. B. Wellington
Roberts
Wellington
Denver
Howarth
Ryan
Shotwell
Howarth Mves
Easton
Oxford
A. S. Rosenthal
State of
Rosenthal
Jerome
Turner
Yeererre
Prof Shepard Badly Hurt In Charlestown Car Crash
Yale mechanics professor William Kent Shepard was badly injured when a racing car clipped his touring car, sending it into a stone wall near Westerly. He suffered a base-skull fracture and scalp lacerations as his companions were unhurt and he was moved to Grace Hospital in New Haven.
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New York Times
Providence
R. I
William Kent Shepard
Yale
Charlestown
Shepard
Prof. Shepard
Quincey
Mass
New Haven
R. G. Curtis
Stamford
Conn
F. W. Smith, Jr
Bridgeport
Prof
Bomb in gamblers war injures Chicago civilians
A bomb exploded at 11 PM in an alley between the Ottawa building at 107 Madison and the Chicago Title and Trust at 100 Washington, injuring two seriously. The blast shattered windows across five floors and disrupted the Central Exchange, with panic among downtown crowds. Elizabeth Daw and John LaDuc were badly hurt. LaDuc’s condition is perilous.
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New York Times
Chicago
Ottawa
Madison Street
Chicago Title and Trust
Washington Street
Central Exchange
Chicago Telephone Company
The
Title and Trust Company
University Club
Dearborn Street
Dearborn and
Madison Streets
Stoll & Bowen’s
Loop
Powers & Guilbert’s
Clark Street
Monte Tennis
Elizabeth Daw
Calumet Avenue
Weeghman
John LaDuc
Wreck on Erie Express Kills Two in New York
At 3 a m on June 27 in Binghamton New York the Wells Fargo express No 18 struck a derailed freight car across the westbound track. Fireman Henry Dolan of Hornell and Oliver Turner of Binghamton were killed. Engineer Philip Young of Corning was badly scalded and the second express car was overturned.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Erie
Wells-Fargo Express
Henry Dolan
Hornell
Oliver Turner
Philip Young
Corning
Wells Fargo
Ambulance Driver Assault Acknowledged By Bellevue
General Medical Superintendent Smith announced plans to file a complaint with Commissioner Bingham after Martin Jacobson, an ambulance chauffeur, was attacked by a plain clothes man from Union Market Station while tending an Ironworker, John Lisciol, on Second Street. Jacobson was injured and placed on the sick list.
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Martin Jacobson
Union Market
General Medical
Smith
Bellevue
Bingham
Jacobson
Etter
Avenue B
Second Street
John Lisiol
Lewis Street
Lost whaleboat crew saved after seven days adrift
Anton Pinna and five Portuguese whalers from the Sullivan endured hunger and thirst after losing the brig off West Africa on March 10. Rescued by the German steamer Max Broeck, they accuse Capt. William Haggerty of neglect. They reached New Bedford by Celtic and later sailed to Liverpool via Teneriffe while detailing their ordeal and rescue.
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New Bedford
Sullivan
Celtic
Leeward
William Haggerty
West African
Congo
Sierra Leone
Anton Pinna
John Omeida
Bo’s
Marcisso Dayroca
Alfredo Cabral
Antonio Francisco
Justino
Max Broeck
Sierre Leone
Swakopmund
German East Africa
Pina
Admiral
Roosevelt
Naples
Teneriffe
Las Palmas
Harriman Prolongs Trip to Bad Gastein for Health Cure
Harriman altered plans and booked an apartment at the Hotel Europe in Bad Gastein from July 12 for four weeks to take the cure. His children will reach there July 20 with two American motor cars. Professor Struempell examined Harriman and reported improvement.
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NEW York Times
Semmering
Austria
E. H. Harriman
Hotel Europe
Bad Gastein
Struempell
Harriman
Pope declines to ride new Vatican motor car
The Pope rejected a motor car presented by American Catholics in the Vatican Gardens. When asked about a first ride, his Holiness said never, noting he had forbidden Cardinals from using cars except for long journeys. He would drive only within Vatican limits to set a good example.
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NEW York Times
Rome
Vatican Gardens
Vatican
Summer Hotel Burned at Mount Hope Near Middletown
The Mountain View Summer hotel in Mount Hope near Middletown, New York, burned last night starting from a defective chimney. Fifty guests were accommodated, most guests saved their goods and sought shelter in nearby farm houses. A barn adjoining the hotel also burned. owner Edward Caldwell of New York ran the property.
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New York Times
Middletown
N. Y
Mountain View
Mount Hope
Edward Caldwell
New York
Baltic Lands Passengers at Holyhead Along With Gompers
The White Star steamship Baltic docked at Holyhead at 7 00 am delivering many passengers and mails. Samuel Gompers President of the AFL was among the travelers and arrived in London by 1 00 pm. He was met by David Shackleton and James Sed don MPs and other labor leaders.
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London
Baltic
Holyhad
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Holyhead
David J. Shackleton
James A. Seddon
House of Commons
Bull Kills Bullfighter in Mexico City Ring
Alfredo Sanchez, a bullfighter, was killed when a bull knocked him down and pierced a lung in the ring. Fellow bullfighter 1 Titi was severely injured when a bull jumped the fence to gore him in the head.
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Mexico City
Alfredo Sanchez
Titi
Tarantula Invades Newark Y W C A Building
Authorities at the Newark Young Women’s Christian Association seek to remove a tarantula that entered the Court Street building, reportedly hiding in a bunch of bananas. Health officials declined fumigation, citing no disease threat as the reason. Residents study tarantula habits and prepare antidotes.
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Newark Young Women’s Christian Association
Association
Court Street
Newark Board of Health
Man Dies After Stepping Into Water Near Live Wire
Hoboken mechanic John O Neil, 27, stepped into a street pool containing a detached high voltage feed wire and was electrocuted. He died thirty minutes later in a livery stable. He lived with his mother at 1836 Park Avenue Weehawken and worked for Fletcher Machine Company.
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John O’neil
Willow Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Hoboken
O’nell
O’neil
Fletcher Machine Company
Park Avenue
Weehawken
Bronx Trolleys Tied Up In 50 Minute Blackout
A loose cable under the Third Avenue bridge at 129th Street touched another wire causing a short circuit that blew a dynamo at the Lenox Avenue power house. Ten Bronx surface lines, including the 188th Street Crosstown and 185th Street Crosstown, were halted from 9:50 to 10:40 P M leaving about 5 000 passengers in darkened cars. Many riders moved to the 149th Street station and headed north or south on the line.
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Bronx
Third Avenue
129Th Street
Lenox Avenue
147Th Street
129Th
149Th Streets
Classon
185Th Street Crosstown
Third Avenue Elevated
149Th Street
Pittsburg Strikes Halt Street Cars As 900 Breakers Arrive
Pittsburg tied up as motormen and conductors strike the Pittsburg Street Railways Company. Nine hundred workers from New York and Philadelphia arrive to run cars. James Farley leads the strikebreakers while Mayor Magee and Senators Penrose and Oliver seek arbitration.
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Pittsburg
Pittsburg Street Railways Company
United States Mail
New York
Philadelphia
James Farley
James D. Callery
Farley
Latrobe
Penn
Herron Hill
Callery
William A. Magee
Magee
United States
Penrose
Oliver
W. D. Mahon
Street Car Men's Union
Detroit
Street Car Company
Niagara Falls July 4 Round Trip Fares Shown
A July travel note lists a Niagara Falls excursion with $9.00 round trip via West Shore and $10.25 via New York Central. Outgoing travel on July 24 or July 4 costs $4, return by July 6. See agents for train times or call 6310 Madison.
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Niagara Falls
West Shore
New York Central
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English Channel
Lapand
William Hitt
Elkins
S. E. Young
Medicine Man
South Atlantic
Pope
Orange County
Cedric
Gompers
Carmen
Senator Penrose
Homestead Steel
Car Company
Fifth Avenue
Broadway
Mr. Farley
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