Thousands View the Sun Eclipse Across New York City
New Yorkers crowded streets and rooftops to watch a daytime solar eclipse using smoked glass and puddle reflections. Prof. A B Turner from Montclair and City College observed from Essex Street pools and Watchung Mountain, noting the maximum occultation near 11 o clock and planets visible after sunset was hampered by clouds.
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Lower East Side
Ardent
Essex Street
A. B. Turner
Physics
The
City College
Montclair
N. J
Pependare
New York
Turner
Watchung Mountain
Jupiter
Lupiter
Mars
Venus
Mercury
Neptune
Eclipse Captured At Naval Observatory And Geneva
June 28 reports from Washington and Geneva describe solar eclipse observations. Five scientists recorded timings with observatory instruments at the U S Naval Observatory while Prof George Peters photographed sun spots and Venus visible near the sun. At Smith Observatory Geneva N Y Dr William R Brooks obtained clear photos showing eclipse phases with first and last contacts near computed times.
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Washington
United States Naval Observatory
George Peters
Naval Observatory
Venus
Geneva
N. Y
Wiliam R. Brooks
Smith Observatory
Amherst College Moon Observation Deduces No Moon Atmosphere
Special to The New York Times Amherst Mass June 28 Professor David Todd recorded the exact mean time of first and last contact of the moon with the sun and the occultations of two sun spots. Data will help determine the moon's motion. The lunar edge showed no penumbra, implying no atmosphere, with slight irregularities mapping mountain peaks.
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New York Times
Amherst
Mass
Amherst College Observatory
David Todd
Brick Hits Eclipse Viewer In Williamsburg
Peter Clarke a mechanic of 196 Greenpoint Avenue Williamsburg was watching a solar eclipse with smoked glass from a front window when a brick dropped from a roof striking him on the head. He suffered a scalp wound and concussion and fell unconscious as physicians feared for his life. Police questioned the missing brick thrower after a search failed to locate the assailant.
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Peter Clarke
Greenpoint Avenue
Williamsburg
Clarke
Thaw to Seek Jury Trial in Sanity Case at White Plains
Poughkeepsie June 28 Harry K Thaw rested in quarters at the court house and prepared for a habeas corpus hearing at White Plains before Judge Mills. His new attorney Charles Morschauser will seek a jury trial and a detention away from Matteawan until sanity is decided. Thaw claims doctors found no paranoia and asserts his sanity is proven by health and past trials.
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New York Times
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Poughkeepsie Court House
White Plains
Mills
Thaw
Sheriff Chanler
Ten Buck
Syracuse
Charles Morschauser
Matteawan
Col. Bartlett
New York
Morschauser
Pilgrim
Lamb
Thaw Home Neglected After Mrs Thaw Leaves Lyndhurst
Pittsburg June 28 Lyndhurst home of the Thaw family quickly decays with caretakers gone and curiosity seekers roaming. Evidence of a hurried departure includes overturned chairs, dust on pictures, broken windows, and weeds over a once pristine lawn. Alice Thaw loved dogs and doves once kept here. the kennels are empty now. William Thaw never occupied Lyndhurst preferring his old downtown home. Mrs Thaw plans not to return to Lyndhurst while living in a modest residence in Pittsburg.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Alice Thaw
Earl of Yarmouth
Harry Thaw
William Thaw
Soyndhurst
Weather Patches Confound Official Rain Forecast in New York
The U S Weather Bureau reported no rain in New York city, yet patches of showers and a brief thunderstorm appeared in parts of the Bronx and Times Square. Downtown stayed dry while uptown areas saw light showers around noon and a brief cooling rain at 110th Street.
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New York
United States Weather Bureau
Broadway
130Th Street
Jersey Hills
Hudson
Bronx
Times Square
110
Esperantists Invited to 1909 American Congress
Col George Harvey plans to host Esperanto delegates from around the world in 1909 inviting 31 nationalities and 2000 delegates who met in Cambridge. Dresden hosts the 1908 congress as many Esperantists seek an American home for the language. The Chautauqua Institution offers cooperation and a July 21 Esperanto conference for American students with speakers including D O S Lowell Henry J Forman and Edmond Privat.
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Col
George Harvey
America
Cambridge
England
Col. Harvey
Germany
Dresden
L. L. Zamenhof
Harvey Il
Congress
Hospitalit
Chautauqua
Tate
D. O. S. Lowell
Oston
Henry J. Forman
North
Two Burglars Steal From Woman in Osining Home
Mrs Charles F Lewis daughter of the late Gen Charles W Stanford is chloroformed in a bold Osining burglary. Two men bound her hands gagged her mouth and looted the apartment before fleeing. They threatened to kill if she cried out and warned they would return. Police suspect convicts newly released. Natural alarm spreads after a spree of robberies.
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Mrs. Lewis
Edwin L. Todd
Ossining Burglary Sparks Fear Over Discharged Convicts
A resident missing topsy turvy and Mrs. Lewis prompted Frederick Brower to alert police. Burglars stole three gold watches and Silverware. ex convicts recently discharged from Sing Sing are suspected. Ossining residents fear the new convict-discharge practice increases robberies.
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Lewis
Frederick Brower
Toad
Ossining
Tug John J Timmins Checks New York Boats for Safety
The tug John J Timmins chartered by customs checked passenger carrying vessels in New York Harbor on the first season cruise. Deputy Surveyor Matthew Coneys led the inspection with 20 to 30 boats held up and 16 passed, requiring licenses fog bells whistles and life belts for each passenger. Surveyor Clarkson warned delays would bring serious consequences if gear was not delivered promptly.
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John J. Timmins
New York
Timmins
Matthew Coneys
Clarkson
Family Fuss on Boardwalk in Asbury Park
A Sunday boardwalk disturbance in Asbury Park ends with a fist fight involving Fred A. Bornstein and companions Siegfrid De Leen and Adolph Goldsmith. Justice of the Peace Burden fines De Leen and Goldsmith $10 each or 20 days in jail and bars contact with Mrs. Bornstein. Bornstein is released after his wife pays the fines.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Fred A. Bornstein
New York
Bornstein
de Leew
Justice of the Peace Borden
de Leen
Goldsmith
Mrs. Bornstein
Woman Speculator Becomes a Broker on Broad Street
Miss Theodora H Becker, a stock broker of ten years, announces readiness to accept orders for stocks and bonds from women patrons at her Broad Street office. She plans a downtown trading room with ticket and quotation board, aiming to open uptown later, and notes she has learned through experience that being in the business herself is the key to profits.
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Broad Street
Becker
TIMES
Consolidated Exchange House
Broadway
West Eighty-ninth Street
Wall Street
Rock Island
Forest Fire Ravages Woods Near Manora Long Island
A fierce forest fire has raged since Thursday in woods northwest of Manora Long Island destroying hundreds of acres. Farmers work to save homes as rain is needed to protect property further. Wildlife including foxes and rabbits perished. Origin of the fire remains unknown.
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Manora
L. I
White Swiss Muslin House Gowns and Embroidery
A brief period items list highlights white Swiss muslin and house gowns, with French challie fabrics and embroidery work noted as decorative details. The notation suggests a focus on fabric types and dressmaking finishes for home use or shop offerings.
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Lyndhurst
23Rd Street
James McCreery & Co
34Th Street
Asbury
Miss Becker
Financial District
Ellowstone
Gardiner Gateway
Yellowstone
Northern Pacific Railway
W. F. Merluon
New York City
A. M.cleland
G. P.A
St. Paul
Minn
1909
Ape
Ip S
Long Island
MLE Guarantee Trust Co
Little
China
Japan
Hudson River
New Jersey
St. Gall Swiss
B. Akman
35Th Street
St. Avenue, New York
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