President Taft Oberys Brakeman's Call on Jersey City Run
President Taft obeyed a brakeman's warning as his special car was moved to the pontoon bridge in Jersey City. He leaped to safety on the platform then waved to cheering trainmen as the train continued toward Mott Haven bound for Beverly, Massachusetts.
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Taft
Beverly
Mass
Jersey City
Mott Haven
Pontoon Bridge
New York, New Haven
Hartford
Federal Express
Busy Washington sendoff as Taft departs for Beverly
President Taft leaves Washington for Beverly at 5 50 pm after a packed day. Cabinet met and workers pressed to advance work. Talks with Western Senators addressed $20,000,000 reclamation bonds and circulation issues. Taft will speak in New York in September and remains cautious on campaign involvement.
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Washington
Taft
Beverly
Norton
Scretary Forster
White House
Sizmed
Intr
Dent
Ena
Treasury
Phil
MacVeagh
Congress
Taft Arrival in Beverly to Be Formally Welcomed
President Taft arrives at Beverly Massachusetts at sunrise for a brief stay with a formal welcome only by the Stars and Stripes. Mrs Taft and other family members will meet him at the station, as officials respect his preference for a purely formal reception.
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Beverly
Mass
Taft
Stars and Stripes
Robert Taft
Michaelo di Grigordio
Jaly
Hos
Perman
Startled at the Park Casino a Pelham Manor woman faces arrest
Alice Pearce of Pelham Manor was taken from the Park Casino to Arsenal Station after causing a disturbance. Police and four officers escorted her to Bellevue Hospital where Dr. Bell diagnosed alcoholic hysteria and filed formal details.
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Alice Pearce
Pelham Manor
Arsenal Station
Central Park
Higgins
Mason
Bell
Presbyterian Hospital
Bellevue Hospital
Arthur
Rogers
William S. Payne
Majestic Hotel
Seventy-Second Street
Central Park West
William L. Payne
Leshe
Payne
New Fire Helmet Tested Protects Firemen From Smoke
A new helmet tested during a smoky basement fire at 6 Bond Street shields wearers from smoke and fumes without vision loss. Fireman Thomas Casey reports clear sight and manageable weight, with a diverlike leather bag design, glass front, and an on demand oxygen system.
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Charles Forbert
Bond Street
Thomas Casey
Truck
Tragic Starvation Deaths In Orange County Authors
Estella Backman Brokaw and her husband, both writers on single tax theory, starved as they cared for their son Warren who died from starvation. The tragedy, rooted in death by starvation and paraly sis, occurred at Olive station in Orange County as physicians linked the mother's collapse to mourning and isolation. The couple had given most food to children and faced no income until charity intervened.
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New York Times
Los Angeles
Cal
Warren
Estella Backman Brokaw
Justice Minturn Stays Execution of Arthur Rose
Justice Minturn of Studson County saved the condemned murderer Arthur Rose by signing a stay order as his train arrived. The stay halted the execution at the Paterson prison, with Rose facing possible clemency review by the Court of Pardons after a trial deemed defective. Rose had previously killed his wife in Paterson and attempted suicide after the incident.
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Trenton
N. J
Minturn
Studson County
Arthur Rose
Capitol
Rose
Court of Errors and Appeals
George O. Osborne
Paterson
Riverside
Court of Pardons
68 Mesaba Arrives East of Sandy Hook Report
The 68 Mesaba, sailing from London, was reported 193 miles east of Sandy Hook at 4 PM yesterday and was expected at her pier this afternoon if not delayed.
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Mesaba
London
Sandy Hook
Harmon sets American amateur record in aeroplane flight
Clifford B. Harmon, head of the National Council of the Aero Clubs of America, flies one hour five minutes on Hempstead Plains covering about fifty miles in ideal conditions. Capt. Baldwin, in a heavier craft, briefly overtakes, then lands. Harmon plans a Long Island Sound crossing with pontoons.
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New York Times
Garden City
L. I
Clifford B. Harmon
National Council of the Aero Clubs of America
Hempstead Plains
Harmon
Nhen
Capt. Baldwin
Capt
Baldwin
Long Island Sound
Saar Times urges dealers to place orders today
The notice emphasizes timely ordering with news dealers to ensure readers do not miss the upcoming Saar Times features. It calls for proactive engagement from retailers and highlights the importance of securing copies ahead of the publication date.
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Next Saar Times
Drowning of Two Midshipmen and Mrs Bowyer Near Annapolis
At Annapolis Maryland on June 28 Midshipmen Grisbeye Thomas Sherman M Nason and Mrs Marie Bowyer wife of the academy superintendent were drowned during a sailing trip. The empty boat found near Horn Point suggested bathing use. A full search by small boats and torpedo craft Bailey and McDonough followed as authorities sought the missing trio.
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New York Times
Annapolis
Marie Bowyer
John M. Bowyer
Naval Academy
Grisbeye Thomas
Sherman M. Nason
Academy
Hartford
Horn Point
Bowyer
Navy Department
Scales
Joseph Bowyer
Marie Dean
Pittsburgh
Nason
Newport
R. I
Thomas
Union Point
Camp Perry
Naval Range
Wakefield
Mass
Bailey and McDonough
Zeppelin Airship Wrecked by Gale Over the Seas
A German airship was wrecked in a gale with 33 people aboard, all unharmed. Motors of Deutschland undamaged while frames broke and silk tore, as twenty journalists survived the incident.
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Zeppelin
Motors
Deutschland
Brookins Soars to 4000 Feet at Montreal Aviation Meet
Montreal June 28 Walter Brookins of the Wright team rises to about 4000 feet in a 20 minute flight after an earlier nine minute ascent. He also completes a 7 mile, high wind flight and a graceful descent. Count De Lesseps and La Chapelle perform climbs with swift landings. Coffyn joins Brookins for a 15 minute dual ascent.
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Montreal
Quebec
Walter Brookins
Wright
Count de Lesseps
Canada
la Chapelle
Frank Coffyn
Motreneen Summer Drink Grape Juice Promoted
A brief item notes a beverage called Motreneen Summer Drink made with grape juice advertised in New York venues. Details are sparse due to damaged text.
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Motreneen
Inston &T
New York
Democratic Federation of United States Launched
The Democratic Federation of the United States of America is launched to unite Democrats in a federation of organizations. It aims to push for agreed issues via national and state votes and publish candidates’ positions. Notable founders include Senators Owen and Newlands, Chamberlain, Stevenson, and Adlai E. Stevenson, with George H. Shibley as secretary.
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Washington
Democratic Federation of the
United States of America
United States
New Yorker Held for Arson in Rutland Case
William D. Rockefeller, 37, who says he is assistant manager of a New York City hotel, was arrested in Rutland Massachusetts on a charge of arson with intent to defraud. He owned the Rocke feller farm near Rutland where a residence barn and outbuildings burned December 7. Insurance claims had been settled before the fire. He was released on $2000 bail until July 8.
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New York Times
Worcester
Mass
William D. Rockefeller
New York City
Rutland
Rockefeller
Trieste Overdue. Search Underway for Austrian Lloyd Vessel
Three ships search the Arabian coast for the Austrian Lloyd steamer Trieste overdue eight days from Trieste with thirty four passengers and eighty five crew. Trieste sailed June 4 and was last reported from Aden June 14 as a passenger and mail steamer of 5095 gross tons.
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Bombay
Trieste
Arabian
Aden
Metropolitan Plan Moves Toward Public Service Commission
The Bondholders' Committee for the Metropolitan Street Railroad will present a definite reorganization plan to the Public Service Commission by July 1, aiming to secure approval before tax and rental disputes are settled. The plan seeks $12 million in new cash, refunds of $12.5 million in 1898 bonds and $16 million in 1902 bonds, and protection for tort creditors, with projected earnings and an operating ratio around 70 percent. The stockholders appear to receive nothing from this restructuring.
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Metropolitan Street Railroad
Public Service Commission
Lacombe
New Corporation
Bondholders’ Committee
Taw
Tradction
Third Avenue
Commission
Metropolitan
Toe Treg
New York City
Tas Times
Arto
Premonition led Miss Stockwell to arrange funeral
Utica announces the death of 65 year old Miss Hattie Stockwell formerly of Gloversville. She had a premonition of death and, yesterday, arranged her funeral selecting a coffin and paying the undertaker. She was found dead in bed this morning due to apoplexy.
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Utica
N. Y
Hattie Stockwell
Gloversville
Deutschland airship wreck prompts swift recovery sweep
Duesseldorf observers report the Zeppelin Deutschland crashed into the Teutoburgian forest amid a fierce gale after a three hour flight from Duesseldorf to Dortmund. Twenty newspaper men and thirty three aboard escaped uninjured, with only minor bruises and shock.
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Zeppelin
Deutschland
Teutoburgian Forest
Herr Colesmann
New
Airship
Duerr
Zeppelin Company
Kannenberg
Dortmund
Minister
Colesmann
Osnabruck
Senne
Wellendorff
Tomobile
Iburg
Osnabrick
Zeppelin North Pole plan sails for Spitzbergen
The Mainz II, carrying Count Zeppelin’s preliminary north polar expedition, anchors beside the Hohenzollern. Emperor William inspects the ship as plans to build a dirigible house at Spitzbergen are discussed. The party includes Prince Henry of Prussia and scientists from Berlin universities to study Arctic air currents.
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Kiel
Main 2
Spitzbergen
Count Zeppelin
Emperor William
Lau
Arctic
North Pole
Mainz
Prince Henry of
Prussia
von Drygalski
Reich
Miethe
Technical University of Charlottenburg
Count Zedlitz
Hergesell
University of Strasburg
Inquiry Into Naturalization Conditions Created in New York County
A sub committee of the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization led by Congressman William S Bennet is appointed to investigate naturalization conditions in New York County. He asks for complaints about naturalization conditions to be sent to the New York County Court House. The Day Lins Poughkeepsie Special mentions the Hudson River.
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Washington
Goldfogle
Committee On Immigration and Naturalization
William S. Bennet
New York
Bennet
New York County Court House
Telephone trust fined in Mississippi court ruling
Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company was found guilty of violating the state anti trust law by Judge I T Blount in Chancery Court at Water Valley. A fine of 175900 was imposed for entering a contract with the Ford Telephone Company in Marsi County to shut off competition.
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Water Valley
Miss
Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company
I. T. Blount
Chancery Court
Ford Telephone Company
Marsi
Cloudbursts in Kentucky Cause Major Damage in Eastern Mountains
A cloud burst in Eastern Kentucky last night damaged property with losses estimated at 100000 dollars. Dwellings were swept from foundations and timber destroyed while residents faced peril. Floyd County bore the storm’s worst, as creeks turned to torrents in minutes. no lives reported lost.
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Lexington
Kentucky
Floyd County
Hitchcock Lowers Deficit by 5 Million in Postal Funds
Postmaster General Hitchcock remitted 5 million dollars to the Treasury from Postal Service funds used since January. He completed an additional million today, leaving current year deficiencies at 5.5 million versus 14.5 million a year ago.
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New York Times
Washington
Hitchcock
The
Treasury
Postal Service
Mayor vetoes Richmond tag day for Day Nursery
Mayor Gaynor vetoed an Aldermanic resolution allowing a tag day in Richmond for the Day Nursery. He said the plan would authorize soliciting money from citizens with children present and questioned its legality and propriety. He added that tag day collections often rely on small children and should not be permitted.
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Gaynor
Richmond
Silk Finishing Chief Alfred Crew Weds Forewoman Sadie Vreeland
Alfred Crew head of the Alfred Crew Silk Finishing Co. married Sadie K. Vreeland, long time forewoman at his mill. The couple, aged 51 and 28, wed last week at the Waldorf Astoria with Rev. Dr. Houghton officiating and are now on a honeymoon in England.
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New York Times
Paterson
N. J
Alfred Crew
Alfred Crew Silk Finishing Company
Sadie K. Vreeland
England
Crew
Miss Vreeland
Waltorf-Astoria
New York
Houghton
Foss Declines Candidacy after Washington Visit
Boston June 28 Congressman Eugene N Foss told newspaper men returning from Washington that he is not a candidate for further political honors He said his work for an idea has spoken for itself and that he would not run for governor as James F Vahey would split the Democratic Party and he would not participate
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New York Times
Boston
Eugene N. Foss
Washington
Congress
Foss
James F. Vahey
E H Terrell Shoots Self in San Antonio
San Antonio business figure and former U S minister to Belgium E H Terrell is dying at his home from a self inflicted gunshot wound after months of illness. Meanwhile in St Paul 1400 machinists on the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroads won a 2 cent an hour wage raise.
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Belgium
San Antonio
Texas
E. H. Terrell
United States
ST. Paul, Minn
Great Northern
Northern Pacific Railways
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