Foule Morgan Library to be auctioned in Paris
The Foule collection of 600 illustrated volumes on architecture and decoration, once bought by J. Pierpont Morgan for about $200,000, will be auctioned at Hotel Drouot in Paris from June 3 to 6 by André Desvouges. The sale, handled by Librarie Besombes, follows delivery from New York and may not signal a Morgan collection dispersal.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
Foyle
Mr. Morgan
Paris
Trugs
House of Morgan
Europe
Belle da Costa Greene
J. P. Morgan
M. Foule
Foule
Libliothèque Nationale of
Scole Des Arts Décoratifs
Edmond Foule
Rue de Magdebourg
M. Guillmard
Les Maitres Ornemantistes
Destailleurs
Delesle
Bibliothéque Nationale
Lessonfache
Ecole Des Arts Décoratifs
Cerceau
Duel or police court in Paris over knockout blow
New York sculptor Edgar Macadams and Paris critic Waldemar Georges face a possible duel after a studio party incident. Georges seeks police court action citing a knockout blow as excessive, while his seconds defend dueling etiquette as the proper recourse.
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New York Times
Paris
Edgar Macadams
New York
Waldemar Georges
Paris Journal
Kees van Dongen
Georges
Macadams
M. Georges
Macadam
Latin Quarter
Carnegiedonor aids blind fund in New York
Andrew Carnegie gave 100000 dollars to help raise a 300000 dollar endowment for the New York Association for the Blind. So far 248952.50 has been pledged. The drive aims to finish by June 1 under President Joseph H. Choate and a committee including Joseph S. Auerbach and A. G. Thacher.
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Andrew Carnegie
New York Association For the Blind
TIMES
Joseph H. Choate
The
Bar Association
Joseph S. Auerbach
Charles K. Beekman
William E. Curtis
Henry A. Gildersleeve
Frank L. Hall
Edward W. Hatch
John G. Milburn
William Wilson Miller
Morgan J. O’brien
Alton B. Parker
Charles A. Peabody
John B. Stanchfield
Francis Lynde Stetson
A. G. Thacher
Arthur D. Weeks
William R. Willcox
and Bronson Winthrop
Mrs Mahon Fends Off Slipper Attack and Captures Suspect
Mrs Bella Mahon fought off a dark haired intruder at 306 East Twenty-eighth Street using a slipper. The same man was later seen at Twenty-second Street mailing a letter and was arrested by Officer Gannon. Magistrate Corigan jailed him for ten days after a ten dollar fine was unpaid.
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East Twenty-eighth Street
Bella Mahon
Gannon
Corrigan
Edward Hantarsonian
East Thirty-second Street
Mrs Gail Borden sued by sister-in-law in damages case
Mrs Helen M Borden wife of Gail Borden the millionaire condensed milk maker is named defendant in a suit by her sister-in-law Mrs Mary A Valk demanding 30000 in damages. Valk claims statements to her husband and others implied Mrs Valk was too friendly with Borden and cites remarks about Gail and Mrs Valk.
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New York Times
Los Angeles
Helen M. Borden
Gail Borden
Mary A. Valk
Barge Enossula Sinks After Fog Hit Near Brigantine Shoal
Special to The New York Times reports the two masted coal barge Enossula, laden heavily, struck Brigantine Shoal in dense fog near Atlantic City while towed by Coastwise. Four crew rescued by Life Savers as the barge foundered in a northeast gale. loss estimated at $15,000.
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New York
Dobbs
Coastwise
Lambert Parker
Absecon Life Savin Station
German offer on Haiti denied by German Foreign Office
Berlin reports the German Foreign Office rejects U.S. claims that a German financial syndicate backed by the Kaiser's government offered to finance Haiti in exchange for concessions. It notes European powers opposed unilateral Haitian control and argued for international oversight before any reorganization of Haiti's finances could be accepted.
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Man Financial Syndicate
United States
Haiti
Washington
New York Times
Germany
France
Berlin
Four Unusual Features In Next Sunday's Paper
The weekly section features W.H. Taft on the trusts, Kurt Aram on the Real Russia, and a rotogravure tale titled The First Born. Photographs honor a nation’s tribute to its dead in battle.
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W.H. Taft
Kurt Aram
Wireless Talk Bridges Philadelphia and Sea Stations
The Wanamaker Marconi link in New York talked with Philadelphia for half an hour as voice signals surpassed code. Messages reached two ships seventy-five miles out, and a later 125 miles from New York. A New York Times Mexico dispatch and music via phonograph were relayed, prompting remarks and plans for a selective commercial wireless service.
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Marconi
Wanamaker
Philadelphia
F. A. Hart
H. Ernest Campbell
Campbell
New York
Antilles
North Star
Mexico
NEW York Times
Mayo
Tampico
Zaragoza
Bravo
TIMES
Antiles
Hart
Tampico Under Rebel Attack and U.S. Peace Questions
Federals quit Tampico and retreat toward San Luis Potosi as rebels attack. Reports say American leaders face decisions on war aims and potential negotiations amid evolving Mexico crisis.
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Tampico
Mexico
Wilson
Tampico Falls to Constitutionalists After Heavy Fighting
Admiral Mayo reports Tampico captured by Gen. Pablo Gonzales forces after fierce plaza battles. Federal retreat toward San Luis Potosi follows heavy losses. gunboats depart, while artillery from Bravo Zaragoza and Vera Cruz shells the area. Ammunition worries cloud endgame as both sides brace for further engagement.
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New York Times
Washington
Tampico
Pablo Gonzales
Zaragoza
San Luis
Panuco
Gonzales
Plaza
San Luis Potosi
Carrero Torres
Candido Aguilar
Badger
Admiral Mayo
Constitutionalista
Constitutionalists
Constitutionaliste
Bravo
Vera Cruz
On to Mexico City: Constitutionalists push final strikes
The Mexican Constitutionalists vow to seize Mexico City within a month as Federals evacuate toward San Luis Potosi. Gen Gonzales plans Tampico hold and 5,000 men march on Saltillo, with Villa commanding 15,000 to assault from the west. Torres and Aguila aim to cut Zaragoza’s retreat toward San Luis Potosi.
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New York Times
Washington
Mexico City
Navy Department
Mayo
San Luis Potosi
Huerta
Tampico
Saltillo
Coahuila
Mexico
Gonzales
Monterey
Luis Caballero
Villareal
Maass
Villa
Zaragoza
Constitutionalists
Constitutionalist
Torres
Aguilar
Puebla
Congress
Haitian Revenue Control Crisis Impends Over Haiti
Reports from Washington outline European moves to seize Haitian custom revenues to satisfy bondholders. Germany and France seek joint control with American participation deemed minimal, risking American sovereignty. A sequence of gunboat protests and interest payments preceded U S diplomatic talks as Haiti appeals for help.
Marconi Invents Apparatus For Wireless Telephone
The Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company reports Guglielmo Marconi has completed wireless telephone tests and unveiled a practical design. Sets are under construction for the Italian navy guaranteed to maintain ship connections at fifty kilometers, with messages reportedly sent farther in practice.
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Marconi! Wireless Telegraph Company
Guglielmo Marconi
Coldest May 13 Since 1895 Noted by Weather Bureau
The Weather Bureau forecaster says yesterday was the coldest May 13 since 1895 with 42 degrees at 5 am and 49 by 11 am. Today remains cloudy with light variable winds and no rain. Tomorrow promises brightness and warmth along with Hudson River Day Line departures.
Navy's Account of the Fall of Tampico and Huerta Rout
The Navy Department reports Tampico fell after heavy fighting with both sides sustaining heavy casualties. Constitutionalist forces reportedly occupied and then retreated from Federal trenches as Federals evacuated toward San Luis Potosi by rail. Gunboats Bravo and Zaragoza joined outside the river as relief trains loaded troops, signaling the end of organized resistance.
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Washington
Navy Department
Tampico
San Luis Potosi
Bravo
Zaragoza
Bar
Huerta Revises Map of Mexico With New Territories
A Mexican Chamber of Deputies committee backs the President's bill to turn Morelos into a Federal territory and create two new Chihuahua territories named Bravo and Timinez with Juarez and Hidalgo del Parral as capitals. The plan aims to curb local disorders and strengthen federal control along the border.
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Tomn
New York Times
Mexico City
Chamber of Deputies
Morelos
Chihuahua
Bravo
Juarez
Timinez
Hidalgo del Parral
United States
Jiminez
Inquiry on Parks Fate Reaches Mexican Commander
Secretary Garrison orders Gen Funston at Vera Cruz to learn the fate of Samuel Parks the American soldier who rode into Mexican lines and disappeared. Bryan also sent inquiries to Gen Huerta via the Brazilian minister. Garrison warns no official word yet and cites unverified reports may have claimed Parks was executed. Will act on joint State and War replies.
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Washington
Garrison
Funston
Vera Cruz
Maass
Samuel Parks
Bryan
Huerta
Mexico City
Parks
Gen. Funston
Secretary of War
State
War Departments
Delegates to Peace Conference Operate Under Ad Referendum
American delegates Lamar and Lebmann will not have plenary powers. They must refer all proposals to the State Department before approval. President Wilson and Secretary Bryan will screen every proposition at the Havana peace talks involving Huerta’s government.
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Washington
Wit
Joseph R. Lamar
Frederick W. Lebmann
ABC
Maxleo
State Department
Wilson
Bryan
United States
Vera Cruz
Huerta
Americas
Gen. Huerta
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Foule Collec
Hoenchel
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Drouot
André Desvouges
Librarie
Besombes
Carnegie
Ironmaster
Fund
U. S
Russia
Talk BY Wireless
iMusic
Potoal
RCUTE
Santo Domingo
Amercan
St. Thomas
Danish West Indies
Hudson River
Albany
Navy
Posals
Lamar and
Lehmann
Havana
West Boat
Niagara Falls
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