Japanese Priests Save Auto Racers Across Japan
A New York Times dispatch describes the Thomas car reaching Tsuruga after a perilous two day run across Japan. Coolies helped haul the vehicle up a mountain ascent through narrow cliffs while crowds and a hostile festival crowd near Hachiman tested safety.
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New York Times
Tsuruga
Thomas
Japan
Vladivostok
Siberia
Europe
New York
Paris
Kobe
Kyoto
Hachiman
Minbara
Miller
Hansen
Schuster
Wealthy 78-Year-Old Woman Perishes in Carmine Street Fire
Mrs. Annie M. Revell, owner of 72 Carmine Street, occupied the second floor and was found dead at the top of a staircase after a blaze engulfed the top floors. Firemen extinguished the fire after thirty minutes. police and neighbors faced locked inner doors as they entered the building.
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Annie M. Revell
Carmine Street
Boel
Revell
EU Lack
Sparks
Allers
Rhenish
Murray
Macdougal Street
Fire on Williamsburg Bridge roadway blocks trolley lines
A passing car dropped a lighted cigarette igniting the wood path beside the trolley tracks on the Williamsburg Bridge shortly after 10 PM. A chemical engine and fire apparatus responded, fire nearly out within minutes but lines were stretched and both Brooklyn and Manhattan trolley tracks across the bridge were blocked for about twenty minutes.
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Williamsburg Bridge
Berry
South Sixth
Williamsburg
Sally
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Heavenly Fireworks At Sea Aboard Cedric
The Cedric from Liverpool reported a mid ocean electrical storm lasting about two hours. Bright flashes and fireballs illuminated the ship as passengers gathered on deck. Miss Annette Kellerman, famed swimmer, rode as a passenger and planned to debut a tennis diabolo game in Boston.
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White Star
Cedric
Liverpool
Annette Kellerman
France
Boston
Fire scare at Columbia College bonfire on South Field
Residents saw a large bonfire in South Field during a student celebration last night. Calls to police and fire crews followed as Capt. Carson led reserves uphill to meet fire engines arriving from city units, students reacting with anger and jokes as water hoses were directed at the blaze.
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Columbia College
South Field
Carson
West 125Th Street
Columbia
Amsterdam Avenue
Deputy Fire Marshal Hurt After Collision on Brooklyn Street
Deputy Fire Marshal Thomas Brophy of Williamsburg was riding a motorcycle to reach fires quickly when he collided with a trolley on Fulton Street near Bedford Avenue. He suffered a broken right arm a scalp wound severe leg bruising and possible internal injuries. An ambulance arrived after bystander help and he was taken to Swedish Hospital in serious condition.
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Williamsburg
Thomas Brophy
Bradford Street
Fulton Street
Bedford Avenue
Brophy
Sexton
Tonneau
Blake
Budget Commission Rejects Four Battleships Plan
The Budget Commission of the Duma rejected the ministerial demand to lay down four battleships this year. The decision was announced in St. Petersburg on May 16.
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ST. Petersburg
Commission of the Duma
Sandy Hook Route Opens for Season May 17
The Sandy Hook Route starts its season on May 17 with service details listed in the iTelephone 3144 Chelsea advertisement. The notice highlights schedules and contact points for passengers.
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Sandy Hook
iTelephone
Chelsea
Adv
Clausen Out on Bail Amid Conspiracy Suspicions
William Clausen the East Thirty-Fifth Street art dealer was bailed from Ludlow Street Jail after arrest on charges by William T. Evans. Clausen’s supporters allege Evans fabricates claims to cripple his business and accuse a cabal of pressuring him. Dawson, an artist, defends Clausen’s integrity and restoration work.
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William Clausen
Ludlow Street
William T. Evans
American Bonding Company
East Thirty-fifth Street
James Eisner
Evans
Claveen
William Macbeth
Fifth Avenue
Hamilton
Chittenden
George Inness
Arthur Dawson
Clausen
West 185Th Street
Thomas B. Bryan
Dawson
Chicago
Payne
Lotes Club
Frank R. Lawrence
William T. Fivans
the Historical Society
Ferguson-McKinney to Recall Idle Employees
The Ferguson-McKinney Dry Goods Co of St Louis said it will re hire 1000 workers on June 1 under the National Prosperity Association plan. Other firms including Simmons Hardware and Hargadine McKittrick Dry Goods pledge cooperation as the national effort to re employ idle labor expands from St Louis to multiple cities and countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
ST. Louis
Ferguson-McKinney Dry Goods Company
National Prosperity Association of
East
E. C. Simmons
National Prosperity Association
Princeton
Ind
Phoenix
Ariz
Campbell
S. D
Cleveland
Ohio
Fresno
Harriman Optimist Sees Prosperity In Postwar America
Washington May 16 E H Harriman voiced optimism that the nation is all right with prosperity likely to reign. He praised the soil product and crops saying farmers are content with no mortgages fences built and land producing all they need. He avoided comments on the Governors conference and railroads indicating there is no need to discuss them.
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Washington
E. H. Harriman
Heett
Drag Lake Search For Missing Princeton Girl
Miss Bertha Vanderbilt, a University Library student, is missing after possibly slipping from a plank at the Carnegie Lake aqueduct. Coroner, local police, and divers search the canal and mill stream while hundreds gather as Mr and Mrs A R Vanderbilt arrive from Amsterdam to seek answers.
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New York Times
Princeton
Bertha Vanderbilt
University Library
Bower
Trenton
Carnegie Lake
Manderbilt
Marshal Kilfoil
Mill Stream
Chase
Trenton and
Loca
Miss Vanderbilt
A. R. Vanderbilt
Amsterdam
N. Y
Bonaparte Sues Railroads Over Commodities Clause
Attorney General Bonaparte advances suits on the commodities clause of the Railroad Rate law. He asks Third Circuit in Philadelphia to set a date after June 13 for hearing. Multiple cases will cover anthracite transportation by Pennsylvania mine owners and operators. Bonaparte plans to argue personally with cases to be heard by three judges if possible.
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New York Times
Washington
Bonaparte
Third United States Circuit
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Pictorial and News Sections Highlight Bronx Page
A brief reader’s guide lists sections including Pictorial, News, Wireless and Cable, Sporting, Society and Dramatic, and Bronx Section. The layout indicates a multi-topic newspaper page with feature and column content.
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Bronx
Bloodhounds on the trail in New Jersey farm murder
A discharged farmhand nicknamed Huron is hunted by Monmouth County authorities with bloodhounds after William B. Sheppard and his wife Josephine and their servant Jennie Benty were shot at the Sheppard poultry farm in Matawan. An early suspect, Frank Crooks, was arrested near Freehold for questioning as investigators examine a repeating shotgun and scattered valuables in the upstairs rooms.
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New York Times
Matawan
N. J
William B. Sheppard
Seventy-first Regiment
New York
Josephine
Jennie Benty
Sheppard
Huron
Monmouth County
Sheppards
Sheppard Place
Marlboro
Frank Crooks
Freehold
San Juan
Kansas
Josephine Ryan
John Ryan
Eighteenth Street
Brooklyn
William Sesso
North Front Street
Philadelphia
Sesso
Mr. Sheppard
A. D. Bramhall
East Twenty-seventh Street
Helen
Zastrea
Jennie Bendy
Willam Wall
Wall
Shepard Place
Detectives Guard Bryan During Governors Conference
Central Office detectives watched William J. Bryan in Washington as threats of personal violence surfaced from a caller at Willis J. Abbott's office. Abbott cautioned prudence, and police focused their attention on Bryan during his stay for the Governors Conference.
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Washington
William J. Bryan
Central Office
Caleti
Willis J. Abbott
Bryan
Abbott
Mr. Bryan
Mr Bryan
Fastest Armored Cruiser South Dakota Sets Speed Records
San Francisco May 16 The armored cruiser South Dakota on her trial trip today broke all records for her class. Her average speed during a four hours trial was 22.46 knots under forced draught and 20.07 knots under natural draught. She exceeded contract requirements by 30 knots.
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San Francisco
South Dakota
Auto Speeders Roundup Nets 160 Arrests Citywide
Police Commissioner Bingham ordered inspectors to curb speeders. By midnight over 160 arrests occurred across precincts with about five per precinct. Eighteen chauffeurs and two motorcyclists were cited between 6 and 9 p.m. mainly on Broadway and Riverside Drive. Most prisoners were taxicab drivers amid complaints of reckless driving downtown and uptown.
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Bingham
Broadway
Sixty-fifth
Seventy-ninth Street
Riverside Drive
Amsterdam
End Avenues
Central Park West
Commissioner Palicy
Uptown
King Edward Inquires After Cleveland During Denmark Visit
During King Edward's visit to Denmark a report from Copenhagen says Grover Cleveland was gone hearing the report he sent to the American Legation several times to inquire of Dr. Maurice F. Egan about the condition of the ex-President. The incident reflects Cleveland's remembered Venezueland message and royal tact.
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London
Edward
Denmark
Copenhagen
Grover Cleveland
Maurice F. Egan
Gates Home at Auction in Chicago
The residence of John W. Gates at 2944 Michigan Avenue was auctioned from the front steps. Built by Sidney Kent and once valued at 400000 dollars, the Kent estate sold to Michael H. Spades of Chicago for 64000 dollars after Gates moved to New York and failed standard sales.
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Chicago
John W. Gates
Atichigan Avenue
Sidney Kent
Kent
Gates
New York
Michael H. Spades
Robbers Terrorize City in Chile Town
In Talcahuano on May 16 armed robbers struck repeatedly. Four bandits reportedly killed two prominent residents and wounded three others. Police admit insufficient forces to curb the outbreaks, prompting calls for troops from Santiago as residents live in terror. Armed robbery is described as a daily occurrence.
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Talcahuano
Chile
Yesterda
Santiago
Peary Seeks Funds for Arctic Expedition Plan
Commander Peary met with the President to outline his need for 35,000 more funds to pursue a new search for the north pole. He disclosed inability to raise the 50,000 required, with about a third secured, and warned he must obtain 85,600 soon or cancel the July 1 departure. Peary stated his ship is repaired and supplies ample, expressing optimism if money is raised.
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Washington
Peary
North Pole
Dia
Nature faker suit costs $115.20 in National Zoo case
The May 16 report notes a $115.20 reimbursement item for Supt. Baker of the National Zoo. Government attorneys fought a suit claiming a wolf bite by a zoo escapee’s animal, but the jury found the woman was in error and likely eligible for the class cited by President Roosevelt.
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New York Times
Washington
House Committee On Appropriations
Baker
National Zoo
Dewey's Saluterne or Moselle Dinner Wines Ad
A brief advertisement from H. T. Dewey & Sons Co. promotes excellent dinner wines, Saluterne or Moselle, suitable for warm weather. Located at 188 Fulton Street, New York.
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Dewey's
H. T. Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
New York
Thaw on the Stand in Habeas Corpus Case Ended
Harry K. Thaw testified briefly in the habeas corpus case to gain release from Matteawan State Hospital. Justice Morschauer plans to decide by May 23 as Thaw’s counsel fights to limit alienist examination. defense and prosecution outline conditions for six alienists and non-conflicted experts.
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New York Times
Poughkeepsie
N._Y
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan
Jerome
James G. Graham
Condi
Graham
Morschauser
Thaw
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Czar
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Newport
St. Cloud
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Art Institute
Chicago Society of Artists
Cosmopolitan Art Club
French
Chicago Union League Club
Club
John Barton Payne
Harriman
Drag Lake
The
Hie
Washington Crank
King
Edward ViI
Telcahuano
Roosevelt
Justice Morschauer
Ion
Stanford White
Matterwan
Juistice
Morsehauser
Se Élock
Morsenauser
Remy
Mr. Jerome
Dr. Flint
Tim
MacDonald
Dr. Mabon
Grahan
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