German Staff Aids Paris Auto Racer In New York Paris Race
The German General Staff cabled 20 000 marks to Lieut Koeppen in charge of the Protos car urging victory in the New York to Paris race. De Dion and Zust cars withdraws leaving Protos and Thomas as remaining competitors with the Thomas race expected to reach Vladivostok soon.
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Paris
Man Army
Lieut
Koeppen
Ger
de Dion
Zust
Protos
Vladivostok
Japan
New York
Zust Car to Enter New York to San Francisco Race
A cablegram from Zust Motor Company of Milar states a Zust car will enter the New York to San Francisco and return race proposed by The New York Times. The dispatch notes a final agreement with Il Progresso giving that paper an interest in the entry. The car will represent Italian colors in the contest.
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Zust Motor Company
Milar
New York
San Francisco
New York Times
Dispatch
Il Progresso
Zust
Tenement Fire Endangers Bronx Tenants at 140 Lincoln Avenue
A four story Bronx tenement house at 140 Lincoln Avenue was set ablaze in a second floor hallway around 2:30 AM. Tenants were panicked but all escaped as police and residents used water to douse the flames. Oil residues and a half burned oil-soaked sweater were found near the origin, suggesting arson. Detective Bernstein monitored the site overnight.
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Lincoln
Avenue
Bronx
Joseph Mali
Murray
Alexander Avenue
Mali
Bernstein
Alexander
Aeronaut Berry Survives Storm Cruise Above St Louis
Johny Berry, a St. Louis amateur aeronaut, ascended in a dirigible balloon amid a gale and a ripped envelope. He landed safely at Orchard Farm after a hazardous sixty to ninety minute journey driven by wind, with seventy five miles covered before descent. The craft lacked steering gear and the crew abandoned the ballast.
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New York Times
ST. Louis
Johny Berry
Orchard Farm
Berry
Wright brothers rebuff French race challenge from Farman
Wilbur Wright declined to comment on Henry Farman's demand for a speed time and distance race in France with a $5,000 stake. He would not discuss conditions or accept the challenge. The brothers may not yet be ready. Wilbur heads to Dayton tomorrow while Orville travels midweek. Their machinist Furn Ss and machine abroad hint at future foreign contests before Fort Myer in August.
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New York Times
Norfolk
Wilbur Wright
Manteo
N. Y
Henry Farman
Wright Brothers
France
Wrght
Sle
Farman
Wrights
Maniteo
Dayton
Ohio
Orville
Furn Ss
New York
Trial Of An Aerodrome By Aerial Experiment Association
Hammondsport May 17 A preliminary trial of the aerodrome White Wing designed by F W Baldwin and built by the Aerial Experiment Association chaired by Dr. Graham Bell failed to lift from the ground. The group aims to develop a practical self powered flying machine and plans tetrahedral and other models by year end. Red Wing, the earlier craft, was demolished March 17.
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Hammondsfort
F. W. Baldwin
Aerial Xperiment Association
Dr. Graham Bell
Thomas Selfridge
Aerial Experiment Association
Alexander Graham Bell
Glen H. Curtiss
Ae Selfridge
Lieut. Selfridge
Rading in Chinatown Led to Raids and Arrests
Inspector Russell and Detectives Moonan Flood raided a fan-tan game on Mott Street arresting Lee Sons of 18 Dovery Street and about 100 players. They seized dominoes buttons and $27.55. A second raid on Peir Street basement captured Gominoes buttons and $141.25 with Jim Tong among seven detainees. Crowded street scenes drew 3 000 onlookers as both groups were locked at Elizabeth Street Station.
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Russell
Moonan
Flood
Mott Street
Lee Sons
Dovery Street
T.sy
McCutcheon
Roy
Cuddell
McNally
Peil Street
Jim Tong
Chim Sam
Si Mott Street
Chinatown
Elizabeth Street
No Action on Currency Conference Ends Ambiguous Day
Washington May 17 There was no conference on currency today between House and Senate conferees defying expectations. Rep Vreeland the bill author and House manager is said to seek a Senate style compromise with Sen Aldrich. Weeks Burton and Hill express bewilderment and opposition to any essential features of the Vreeland bill. Insurgents prepare to oppose any conference report that adopts Senate measures. Democrats pledge to vote solidly against any report.
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New York Times
Washington
House
Senate
Vreeland
Aldrich
Representatives Weeks
Burton
Hill
Mr. Weeks
Democrats
Otto T Hess Dies After Mysterious Fever Attacks
Otto Theodore Hess a leading young New York lawyer head of Hess Churchill Marlow died at 32 after a prolonged illness with recurring fevers. Doctors could not locate the cause despite consultations in America and Europe. He was born 1875 and left a wife and three-year-old son. Funeral at 307 West Eightieth Street with interment in Richmond Virginia.
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Otto Theodore Hess
Hess, Churchill & Marlow
Broadway
West Eightieth Street
Europe
Hess
Mark W. Potter
Broad Street
Edward Quintard
West Fifty-eighth Street
Shelby
Quintard
Edward G. Janeway
West Fortieth Street
Otto Hess
Leon Hess
Hess, Goldsmith & Co
Silk Merchants
Greene Street
Columbia
Hornblower, Miller & Potter
Mr. Hess
William RB. Hornblower
James W. Osborne
John N. Bowers
Richmond
Henningham Watkins Spellman
Two Killed by Trolley Cars in Brooklyn Incident
Mrs Louis Frank of 196 Chrystie Street died when a Ninth Avenue trolley struck her crossing Gravesend Avenue with her husband and Mrs Rebecca Weiner of 1057 First Avenue. Weiner held a nine month old baby as bystanders reported unknown motorman and conductor numbers. The car later stood at the Coney Island terminal. In a separate Brooklyn crash James Corrigan 70 was struck by a Second Avenue car at Eighty-first Street, ID and rosary found on him.
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Louis Frank
Chrystie Street
Twenty-second Street
Gravesend Avenue
Brooklyn
Rebecca Weiner
First Avenue
James Corrigan
East Highty-first Street
Eighty-first Street
Corrigan
Two Fishermen Die in Gasoline Launch Incident
In St Ignace Michigan on May 17 two Beaver Island men named Johnson and McCauley were found dead in a gasoline launch that ran ashore on Green Island. The bodies suggest the cause of death and the boat was recovered from the shore with no immediate signs of foul play.
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ST. Ignace
Mich
Johnson
McCauley
Beaver Island
Green Island
King Manuel's First Love Spurs Portuguese Court Drama
The Mundo reports King Manuel's attachment to a noblewoman’s daughter, threatening an arranged royal marriage. Queen Amelie and the Duke of Oporto favor a British match, but Manuel insists on his youthful love, offering to marry her or none. King Manuel, aged twenty, is supported by monarchists arriving in Sees for loyal homage.
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Lisbon
the Mundo
Manuel
Amelie
Carlos
Oporto
Navy
Gey
Maniac Fights Policeman On Hospital Dome
A maniac, George Gall, battled Policeman James H. Omohundro for over thirty minutes atop the asylum dome in St. Louis after escaping the observation ward. The duo clung on a narrow three square foot ledge as Gall swung an iron bar, finally being lowered to the ground after a rope was used. About 500 onlookers cheered the officer's restraint and rescue.
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New York Times
ST. Louis
George Gall
James H. Omohundro
Omohundro
Gall
Canes Congressmen Clark Fight At Aragon Hotel
Congressman Frank Clark and ex Governor William Sherman Jennings fought at the Aragon Hotel in Jacksonville Florida. Clark charged Jennings owes voters an explanation how he amassed his fortune. Jennings claims Clark attacked first with a knife prompting self defense.
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New York Times
Jacksonville
Fla
Frank Clark
William Sherman Jennings
Aragon Hotel
Jennings
William Jennings Bryan
National Democratic Committee
Clark
Florida
Tiger crosses. The Bridge.
Brooklyn involvement in McCarren factional strife is alleged as detectives arrest bartender William Crowley in a Bedford Avenue saloon. Alderman Thomas McAleer, McCarren lieutenant, claims Tammany Hall aims to harass him and his allies while opposition forces act in Kings County. Crowley posted bail. McAleer denounces the move as targeted harassment.
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McCarren
Brooklyn
Tammany Hall
Kings County
McGrath
Foley
Mulberry Street
Williamsburg
Thomas McAleer
Bedford Avenue
South Second Street
William Crowley
McAleer
Murphy
Lee Avenue
Dooley
Crowley
Tammany
Crwley
Cornell Chinaman Honored at Ithaca Club Presidency
The Cornell Cosmopolitan Club elected Kia Loh Sun of Shanghai as president for the coming year. He will be a senior in the College of Mechanical Engineering and is a prominent leader in the Chinese colony at Cornell, reflecting broad club popularity across Europe the Americas and the Orient.
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New York Times
Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell Cosmopolitan Club
Kia Loh Sun
Shanghai
College of Mechanical Engineering
Cornell
Europe
North
South America
Orient
Bank Seizure Ends Allegheny National’s Run
Pittsburg May 17 The Allegheny National Bank will not reopen after cashier William Montgomery’s suspected $2 million to $2.4 million thefts. Officials estimate Montgomery’s total peculations near $2,000,000 as creditors await wind up under United States authorities. The bank, founded 1865, counted Quay era leaders among its patrons.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
William Montgomery
Allegheny National Bank
United States
William Stewart
Montgomery
City of
State of Pennsylvania
Ios
Pittsburg Clearing House
Allegheny National
Clearing House
Quay
Launch Wrecked Off Hog's Back Reef Near East River
Ten people were rescued from a capsized launch on Hog's Back Reef in the East River off Ninety Street. The motorboat Old Glory saved all aboard after the vessel was swept onto the reef by a strong flood tide. The Wittross, and the crew of Mr Dean, aided in recovering passengers and hull damage followed by a three hour recovery effort.
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Hog's Back Reef
East River
Ninetieth Street
Frank Dan
Mol West 148Th Street
N. Whittaker
James Smith
Chapman
Dean
Audubon Yacht Club
155Th Street
North River
Port Washington
L. J
Hell Gate
Harlem
Fighty-sixth Street
Mr. Dean
Ninety-first Street
Midshipman Lucas Drowns at Annapolis Canoe Incident
Midshipman Arthur Linford Lucas of Cleveland Ohio drowns after a canoe capsized near the Santee dock at the Naval Academy. Midshipman Carl D Hibbard of Northfield Minnesota nearly drowns while trying to rescue him. Lucas stood eighth in a class of 215 and would have graduated June 5.
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Annapolis
Arthur Linford Lucas
Cleveland
Ohio
Carl D. Hibbard
Northfield
Minn
Academy
Santee Dock
Lucas
Hibbard
W. Lucas
Crawford Road
Weather in Spots Brings Mixed Showers to City and Boroughs
Yesterday New York saw a split forecast with Times Square enjoying fair skies and mild heat, while Coney Island and Bath Beach had a morning shower. The Bronx reported a heavier shower in the afternoon with lightning and thunder, delaying golfers and baseball teams before clearing and resuming activities.
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Coney Island
Bath Beach
Brooklyn
Bronx
van Cortlandt Park
125Th Street
Rumors Tie Elihu Root to Supreme Court Seat
A Washington dispatch reports a capital understanding that Elihu Root may be chosen as Chief Justice of the United States if the appointment comes during Roosevelt or Taft’s administrations. Chief Justice Fuller of Chicago could retire on full pay in coming years, with a strong belief Fuller would step down if Taft is elected.
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Chicago
Til
Washington
Elihu Root
Chie
United States Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Taft
Melville “‘W. Fuller
Fuller
Westinghouse Shakeup Hits Executives Hard
A sweeping change at the Westinghouse Machine Company plant in Pittsburgh May 17 follows William H. Donner’s installation as General Manager. E. E. Keller exits, wages for nearly all officials are cut by about half, and senior engineers see major pay reductions amid a bid history with Allis-Chalmers. George Westinghouse reportedly unable to curb Donner’s absolute control.
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New York
Pittsburg
Westinghouse Machine “Company
William H. Donner
George Westinghouse
Alls-Chalmers Company
Westinghouse
Donner
Rifle range injury shocks New York unit in Sea Girt
Quartermaster General C Edward Murray reports John W Surguson of New York, scoring for the Fourteenth Infantry at Sea Girt rifle range Friday, was shot in the head. A bullet deflected and pierced his cheek. the wound is serious but not life threatening.
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New York Times
Trenton
N. J
C. Edward Murray
John W. Surguson
New York
Fourteenth Infantry
New York State
Sea Girt
Surguson
Doctor Wilbur Converts to Catholic Church in St Louis
The Rev Dr Rus sell J Wilbur formerly Archdeacon of Fond Du Lac Wisconsin was confirmed by Archbishop Glennon as a Roman Catholic. The ceremony occurred in the archbishop’s private chapel with Mr and Mrs Dan C Nugent as sponsors. He had joined a Catholic retreat and entered the Jesuit House of Study at Florissant, leaving his Episcopal post.
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New York Times
ST. Louis
Russell J. Wilbur
Fond du Lac
Wis
John J. Glennon
Lindell Boulevard
Dan C. Nugent
Wilbur
St. Louis University
Florissant
St. Louis County
Shot by a Legislator in Waynesville
In Waynesville North Carolina on May 17 Henry Abel former Chief of Police was fatally shot by David L Boyd a Haywood County legislator who fled the state after the clash between Leatherwood and Boyd’s nephew Abel tried to separate them and Boyd fired twice both shots hitting Abel as he lay dying authorities report
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New York Times
Waynesville
N. C
Henry Abel
David L. Boyd
Haywood County
North Carolina
Abel
Boyd
Leatherwood
Toy cap explosion kills Morris S. Drake
Morris S. Drake a 24 year old dry goods salesman died from injuries after a toy cap explosion while he prepared caps with powder for the Fourth of July in his home The blast wrecked the upper floor of the house blowing out windows and destroying the room Drake left a wife and young child.
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Morris S. Drake
Orange
N. J.) Memorial Hospital
Drake
Vanderbilts Deny Report Of Nice Collision
Newport May 17 Reginald C Van derbilt rejected a wireless report that his car and a wealthy Englishman named Crossman collided on the Corniche Road near Nice and that Crossman jumped to his death. Vanderbilt said he was not near Nice and not present when the accident allegedly occurred.
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New York Times
Newport
Reginald C. Vanderbilt
Nice
Crossman
Corniche Road
Carnegie pension awarded to Prof James Law at Ithaca
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching grants a pension to Prof James Law Director of the New York State Veterinary College. He will retire in June after leading the school since 1868 the year Cornell University was founded. Law was brought from Scotland in 1867 by Andrew D White to build a faculty for the new university.
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New York Times
Ithaca
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
James Law
New York State Veterinary College
Law
Cornell University
Scotland
Andrew D. White
Navy to Buy 100000 Pounds Tobacco for June Bids
Washington May 17 bids will be opened June 9 at the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts for 100000 pounds of tobacco for the Navy. These supplies supplement the 1000 pounds already contracted.
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Washington
Bureau of Supplies
Navy
Tour to Gettysburg by Pennsylvania Railroad
May 23 round trip from New York costs 12.75 with details available from ticket agents. Ve
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Pennsylvania
New York
Bomb wrecks tenement and shops on First Avenue
A bomb exploded around 8 PM in a new five story building at 1145 First Avenue injuring no one seriously. The blast crushed a drug store and an undertaking shop, damaged two flats, and shattered nearby façades. Residents fled. two Italians were detained but not linked to the blast.
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First Avenue
Sixty-second
Sixty-third Streets
Sixty-third Street
Mission House
East Side Bank
Vita Miranda
Salamone & Salvia
Sunbeam Nursery
John Buzuffi
Itslan
Vito
Mirenda
Emily McDonald
Salomons & Scivia
Antonio Salamone
Pietro Rubino
Salvestro Achille
Undertaking Shop
Mary Kelly
Mission House of the
Young People's Association
Albert Leslie Evans
East Sixty-second Street
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