Death by own action ends acrobat’s farewell party tragedy
Donald MacDonald 27, famed Ab dallah troupe strong man, shot himself at his mother Mrs Margaret Anderson’s flat after a farewell party for his departure. A 16 year old stepbrother David was wounded when the revolver misfired first, the coroner ruling death by own action amid high beer and heat. No motive given. MacDonald stood five men on his shoulders in acts for Keith Proctor circuit.
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Donald MacDonald
Abdallah
Margaret Anderson
West Sixteenth Street
Harburger
Old West Twentieth Street
MacDonald
Scotland
Keith & Proctor
George Brennan
John
Eugenia Quigley
Brennan
Rs. Anderson
David
Anderson
Glasgow
Society's Ban on Meat Promoted by Political Spouses
Boston June 27 A vege tarian campaign will target fashionable summer resorts led by Mrs Bryce wife of the British envoy and Mrs Sherman wife of the Vice President with cheese and coffee to join the forbidden list. Taft and Taft's wife are cited as approving vegetarian ideas as North Shore life shifts toward non meat philosophy.
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The
New York Times
Boston
Mass
Bryce
Great Britain
Sherman
Pride’s Crossing
Taft
North Shore
Fire engines trek through mud to fight timber yard blaze
Fire crews from multiple companies battled a fire in a forty foot pile of green spruce at Church Gates & Co lumber yard near Oak Point East 150th Street. The ground was mudded by recent fill and rain, forcing engines to be pulled from mud and watched by about 1000 bystanders as the George B McClellan fireboat assisted with three hose lines.
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New York Central
Church E. Gates & Co
East 150Th Street
Oak Point
John Wiliams
Navy Court Grants Clemency To Young Officer
Assistant Civil Engineer Roy Francis Smith of the U S N faced a court martial for alleged untruths tied to a past due book loan. The panel recommended clemency, and Secretary of the Navy reduced his rank instead of dismissal, with the book firm to collect the debt owed.
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Roy Francis Smith
Annapolis
Hts
Navy
Book Concern
Mr. Smith
Smith
Book Company
Secretary of the Navy
Navy Department
People
Aaron Ward
W. Braunersreuther
Iona Island
Thomas P. Magruder
Alabama
Ridgeley Hunt
Edward C. Parker
Logan
Feland
Marine Corps
Troy
N. Y
Rebellion in Protectory Leads to Courtroom Plea
Eighteen year old Antonio Currier, a Protectory inmate, faced Magistrate Barlow after a three year Hart's Island sentence for inciting 500 West Chester Catholic Protectory boys to revolt. He pleaded not to be sentenced, citing family losses and his only friend Father Gilmore of the Tombs. Authorities say Currier sparked an uproar during recess after religious services while theft allegations were investigated, prompting a chase by Brother Henry, Brother Cecilian, and Officer Thompson.
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Hart’s Island
Antonio Currier
Night Court
Barlow
Father Gilmore
Cecilian
Catholic Protectory
Young Currier
Frank Bachello
Brother Henry
Thompson
Currier
Henry
Turks and Syrians Riot in Springfield Street Clash
A Turkish man’s affair with a Syrian matron sparked a Ferry Street riot in Springfield. Said Burak, Turkish faction leader, was killed, Syrian officer Joseph Ali fatally or seriously wounded, and two Turks near death. Police arrested eight, including Joseph Obsey for murder, as over 300 fought with bottles bricks and revolvers. women fired from windows and a routine patrol finally dispersed the crowd.
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New York Times
Springfield
Mass
Ferry Street
Burak
Joseph Ali
Joseph Obsey
Ali
Olyoke
Hartford
Weather forecast for cotton and grain states
The United States Weather Bureau outlook for Monday and Tuesday covers North Carolina to Georgia with continued warmth and local showers, Florida to Mississippi with showers, Louisiana and eastern Texas fair weather, western Texas Oklahoma and Kansas generally fair and warm, Arkansas Missouri generally fair, Indiana Illinois Michigan Wisconsin partly cloudy with local showers, Minnesota partly cloudy, Iowa partly cloudy warmer inland, North and South Dakota partly cloudy with showers by Monday night or Tuesday and cooler Tuesday, Nebraska warm with fair and cooler days.
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New York Times
Washington
United States Weather Bureau
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Arkansas
Missouri
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Towa
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Living Religion Ties Education to Inner Truth and Good
The sermon at All Souls' Church by Rev. Leon A. Harvey urged a closer link between education and religion. It argued that ethics evolved into religion, citing George Jones and the Tweed era as examples, and praised Jesus' example as the gateway to understanding God and the universal brotherhood guiding schooling and life.
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All Souls’ Church
Fourth Avenue
Twentieth Street
Thomas R. Slicer
Leon A. Harvey
Brooklyn
Emerson
Lincoln
Newton
New York Times
TIMES
Europe
George Jones
Vermont
Righr
Nazareth
Jesus
God
Joseph
Universal Brotherhood
Church
Georgia Railroad Strike Arbitration Board Rules
The Georgia Railroad arbitration awards affirm equal wages for negro and white firemen and set seniority based on service for promotions to engineer. It also details exams and potential demotions while excluding currently incapacitated firemen. Arbitrator Hardwick dissents on wage parity, citing safety concerns. The board includes Hilary Herbert, Hardwick, and Chancellor Barrow.
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Atlanta
Georgia Railroad Strike Arbitration Board
Georgia Railroad
Hardwick
Hilary Herbert
Congressman Hardwick
Chancellor Barrow
Death follows charges against Chinese official in 1907
Yang Shi Siang, who in 1907 became Viceroy of Chi Li after Yuan Shi Kai, died today of apoplexy. He faced corruption charges tied to the Tientsin Fukow Railway and provincial deficits. No further details given.
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Peking
Yang Shi- Siang
Yuan Shi Kai
Chi li
Tientsin-Fukow
St. Thomas’s May Move From Old Site To New Location
St. Thomas’s Episcopal Church may relocate from its burned Fifth Avenue and Fifty-third Street site as Vestry debates whether to rebuild at the old spot or a further north site. Plans for a million dollar church faced opposition over location amid rapid transit and neighborhood changes.
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St. Thomas’s Episcopal Church
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-third Street
Ernest M. Stires
St. Thomas’s
All Souls’ Church
Central Park
St. Thomas's
St. Thomas’s Parish
Fifty-ninth Street
Forty-second Street
Stires
St. Thomas’s Mex
Champlain Tercentenary Celebrations Announced
New York and Vermont plan July 4 to 9 commemorations marking Champlain's 1609 Lake Champlain discovery. Dignitaries include Taft, Sherman, Cannon, Jusserand, Bryce, Root, Depew, Govs Hughes and Prouty. events feature church services, Indian pageants, and a Crown Point review by the Tenth Regiment. An artificial island exhibit and daily programs accompany the shore festivities.
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Albany
Samuel de Champlain
Quebec
New York
Vermont
Canada
Lake Champlain
Taft
Sherman
Cannon
Jusserand
France
Bryce
Great Britain
United States
Root and
Depew
Hughes
Prouty
Leminx
Cardinal Gibbons
Crown Point
Stevenson Accepts Baltimore Call From Fifth Avenue Church
The Rev. J. Ross Stevenson, pastor of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York for seven years, announced he will leave to lead Brown Memorial Church in Baltimore. The move follows a unanimous call and will require dissolution of his pastoral relations. he plans to depart after the autumn. Dr. Hallenbeck also resigns but will not accompany Stevenson.
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J. Ross Stevenson
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
New York
Brown Memorial Church
Baltimore
Stevenson
Presbytery
Fifth Avenue Church
Aeronaut Will Aid Todd In Mars Communication Effort
Leo Stevens the aeronaut explains why he missed a June 21 Pittsfield meeting with Prof. Todd and his pupils. He had pledged to lift Todd on June 14 and then joined a Wright brothers celebration in Dayton, promising to meet Todd later. Todd aims to test rarefied air at 25,000 feet to support life and plans an observatory at 23,000 feet in the Andes if successful.
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Leo Stevens
Prof
Todd
Amherst
Mars
Pittsfield
Stevens
West Twenty-fourth Street
Dayton
Wright Brothers
Andes
Tables Turned in Harlem Court Over Family Fight
John Murray, a former policeman, appeared in Harlem Police Court to charge his 19 year old son Samuel with assault after alleging Samuel struck him with a night stick. The wife testified Samuel defended her during a home intrusion. The magistrate discharged Samuel and set Murray on $500 bail to keep the peace for six months.
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John Murray
Harlem
Samuel
Herbert
Eighth Avenue
Murray
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Austria
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Arthur Applin
George T
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