American Auto Crew Reaches Vladivostok in Race
American drivers in the New York to Paris contest arrive by steamer Mongolia after crossing the Sea of Japan. Customs delays loom before starting the Siberian road run, with weather turning favorable and thick public support evident in Vladivostok.
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New York Times
Vladivostok
New York
Paris
Sea of Japan
Mongolia
Tsuruga
Siberia
Trans-Siberian
Irkutsk
Nobel Oil Company
Manchuria
Philippines
Hansen
Tisue
George Schuester
America
Pittsburg Bank Failure Deepens as Receiver Appointed
The Allegheny National Bank of Pittsburg did not open and James Lyon of Washington DC was named receiver to relieve temporary receiver William L. Folds. Defalcations by cashier William Montgomery total $2,105,000 with no end in sight. City and State treasurers faced demands refused by the bank, while Folds allegedly warned withdrawals would trigger immediate closure.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Penn
Allegheny National Bank of
James Lyon
Washington, D.C
William L. Folds
William Montgomery
John F. Steel
National Bank
Folds
Eiither
Montgomery
New Amsterdam National Bank to pay depositors in part
Controller Murray directs the receiver of New Amsterdam National Bank to pay a portion of deposits this week or next. About 2.5 percent of the more than 2 million dollars in deposits will be returned, with assurance that every dollar will be paid in full eventually. The bank’s securities have been disposed to enable partial payout and support reorganization. The Metropolitan Opera House building is noted as part of the old banking quarters.
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Murray
New Amsterdam National Bank
New Amsterdam
Caruso
Banking Quarters, Inc
Metropolitan Opera House
Senator Agnew
Senator Foelker
T Frederick Bodenstein
Staatsburg
N. Y
Agnew
NEW York Times
Murphy
Ste
Niagara-Orleans
Assembly
Page
Cuvillier
New York
Gov. Hughes
Hughes
Board of
Rush the straw hat season in New York crowds
On a warm summer day New Yorkers cast aside rules and wore straw hats before June 15. Belmont Park attendees echoed the trend as Fifth Avenue and Broadway shops buzzed with sales. Hotels reported many straw hat sightings and coat racks logged dozens of the headgear at major properties.
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Belmont Park
Fifth Avenue
Broadway
the Plaza
the Waldorf- Astoria
Hotel Knickerbocker
Trotel Astor
Hotel Manhattan
Café Martin
Hotel St. Regis
Holland House
Hotel Belmont
Torpedo Boat Stiletto Damaged In Newport Collision
The Stiletto torpedo boat was rammed by the torpedo station's steam breakers near Newport on May 18. A large hole opened amidships port side and the vessel was beached then towed to the torpedo station for repairs. Gunner William T. Baxter and his crew acted to save the ship and crew with swift actions and calm heroism.
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New York Times
Newport
William T. Baxter
Baxter
Narragansett Bay
Breckers
Christian Scientists Claim Return of Dead Man's Spirit
In Asheville on May 15 a widow, Mrs. Carpenter, leads a five day crusade with Christian Scientists over her husband Frank J. Carpenter of Savannah, insisting he is not dead. Undertakers and doctors intervene as the body is removed for embalming and transport.
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New York Times
Asheville
N.C
Frank J. Carpenter
Savannah
Vanderbilt Vias
Bilmore
Mrs. Carpenter
Carpenter
Clergyman Kills Wife in West Virginia
The Rev. S. A. Coffman a 50 year old Methodist pastor surrendered after admitting temporary insanity. He killed his wife by cutting her throat during a revival period at their home. He planned to kill his family and himself.
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Fasrmont
West Va
S.A. Coffman
Democratic Territorial Convention Chooses Delegates
In Honolulu on May 18 the Democratic Territorial Convention elected delegates to the National Convention and instructed them to support William J. Bryan.
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Honolulu
Democratic Territorial Convention
William J. Bryan
Latest Shipping News Arrivals Zeeland Navahoe Reported
Steamship Zeeland arrived at Antwerp on May 9 while steamship Navahoe reached Georgetown South Carolina on May 13, indicating steady port activity and recent maritime traffic.
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Zeeland
Antwerp
Navahoe
Georgetown
S. C
Roosevelt Backs Anti-Gambling Bills and Legislature Watch
In Albany on May 18 President Roosevelt expressed support for abolishing race-track gambling to Agnew and others. The timing of a push hinges on Foelker and Wallace seating. sessions showed no quorum, and the governor may delay recommendations until key senators recover.
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New York Times
Albany
N. Y
Roosevelt
Agnew
Capitol
Thmp
Empire State
Fee
LeBiskture
Washington
Senate
Assembly
Foelker
Brooklyn
William C. Wallace
Niagara-Orleans
Senator Gilchrist kin linked to Belmont race track job
Report states Walter Kay, half brother of Senator Alfred J. Gilchrist, worked as a watcher of bookmakers at Belmont Park for The Jockey Club at ten dollars a day under supervisor John Cavanagh. A Mrs Gilchrist confirmed the senator’s half brother name but denied knowledge of any job.
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Brooklyn
Walter Kay
Alfred J. Gilchrist
Jockey Club
Belmont Park
John Cavanagh
Gilchrist
Mayor McClellan Drives Trolley on Williamsburg Bridge Run
Mayor McClellan acted as motorman on a special car inaugurating trolley service across the Williamsburg Bridge to the Manhattan end where a new Subway station serves eight lines. Official party included Metz Stevenson Ingersoll Kingsley L Martin and J L Calderwood of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit. Calderwood promised the Mayor a certificate as expert motorman and noted job opportunities. Trains from Brooklyn elevated lines may reach the Subway by month’s end with a new station layout reducing congestion. Hudson River Day Line season open with ad to buy tickets to Albany.
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McClellan
Williamsburg Bridge
Manhattan
Williamsburg
Metz
Stevenson
Ingersoll
Kingsley L. Martin
J. L. Calderwood
Brooklyn
Rapid Transit
Calderwood
Rapid Transit Company
Brooklyn Elevated
Berlin theater deal could bring bold play to New York
Berlin reports that if negotiations succeed between the Deutsches Theater management and the Shuberts, Frank Wedekind's Frueblings Erwacher may open in New York. The piece, already running in Berlin, is charged with sexual education themes and contrasts with Mek Warren's Profession. The Shuberts reportedly offer $800 per night per New York performance and may stage the play in German to elude censors.
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NEW York Times
Berlin
Deutsches Theater of
Shuberts of
New York
Frank Wedekind
Mek Warren
Shuberts
Deutsches Theater
Hotel Guests Poisoned In Atropine Incident At Victoria Hotel
A South American planter Eto Eraso, 40, his wife, and a seven member party were poisoned at the Victoria Hotel on Broadway. Eraso died. his wife recovered. Dr S Wesly Smith treated them and suspected atropine poisoning after a mistaken prescription of sparteine. Coroner Acritellis notified. police investigation pending.
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Eto Eraso
Victoria Hotel
Broadway
Twenty-seventh Street
Caracas
Venezuela
Joso
S. Wesly Smith
West Twentysixth Street
Kaiser Breaks Engagement in German Lunch Plan
In Frankfort the Emperor William planned a luncheon with mobility leaders and about 100 nobles but canceled to meet Prince von Buelow on urgent state business with the Chancellor. At Wiesbaden Prince Buelow later had a private hour long audience, prompting curiosity among the imperial entourage about the prolonged conference.
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Frankfort
William
Ven Scholl
Prince von Budow
Illiam
Wiesbaden
Pere Buelow
Girl Plunges to Death at Abingdon Square Hotel
Miss Jemma N. Crosby, a Sunday night guest at Abingdon Square Hotel, was found dead four stories below on the concrete pavement in a nightdress. The cause remains undetermined whether suicide, sleepwalking, or accidental fall, with no clear evidence of intent. letters and a postal card addressed to her were found among her belongings.
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Jemma N. Crosby
Abingdon Square
Vance
Emma
N. Crosby
Charlton Street
Oxford Plains
Mass
George
Attack on Woman on West Forty First Street
Miss Marlon Gray of 319 West Nineteenth Street was attacked by several men on West Forty first Street last night. A policeman arrived, two suspects were arrested, and witnesses helped identify two men. Joseph Kelly, 18, of 364 West Forty third Street, and Daniel Dolan, 22, of 500 West Forty seventh Street, were detained at West Thirty seventh Street Station.
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West Fortyfirst Street
Marlon Gray
West Nineteenth Street
Carman
Richard Johnson
Eleventh Avenue
West Thirtyseventh Street
Joseph Kelly
West Fortythird Street
Daniel Dolan
West Forty-seventh Street
Marconi Wireless Shares Increased at Extraordinary Meeting
At an extraordinary general meeting of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company the capital was increased to £750,000 by creating 250,000 preference shares, carried unanimously.
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Marconi
New YORK /TIMES
London
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company
Great Bear Spring Water Ad Promotes Purity and Fame
An old advertisement touts Great Bear Spring Water with claims of purity and growing recognition. The copy emphasizes quality and brand image to attract customers.
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Great Bear
Ady
Violent Cleveland Street Car Strike Escalates With Dynamite
In Cleveland on May 18 dynamiting hit two street cars during a prolonged strike. One car wrecked, another lifted from tracks. six passengers injured. Rioting, cut trolley wires, and assaults plagued the city as crews and passengers faced danger. Arbitration talks progressed between union and company leaders.
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New York Times
Cleveland
Ohio
Broadway
Pittsburg Avenue
East Thirty-fourth Street
Madison Avenue
West Seventy-third Street
Mahon
International Union of Street Car Employes
Dupont
150 Strikers Arrested at Port Washington I L I
Sheriff Foster and deputies with Pinkerton men seized about 150 Italian strikers in Port Washington L I and drove them to Justice of the Peace Weeks court at Liberty Hall. Revolvers were shown along the line as prisoners marched two abreast, with no resistance.
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Port Washington
L. I
Foster
Pulse
Pinkerton
Justice of the Peace
Charles R. Weeks
Liberty Hall
Sheriff Foster
Horses Halt Trains on Port Reading Trestle in New Jersey
Four horses became wedged between ties on a newly built trestle near Port Reading delaying both north and south bound Pennsylvania trains. A heavy truck horse was freed after about thirty minutes while three others caused longer delays, with passengers evacuating and walking to nearby stations to continue to New York and Elizabeth.
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Perth Amboy
N. J
Pennsylvania
Port Reading
New York
Elizabeth
Central Railroad
Waterspout Disrupts Porpoise Parade At Sea
The steamer Suriname from the West Indies reports a waterspout passed Saturday between Sombrero Light and Watling's Island. A porpoise parade two deep, with flying fish, was scattered as the waterspout swept up the line of march toward the commander, leaving a rainbow of dying porpoises in its wake.
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Suriname
West Indies
Sombrero Light
Watling’s Island
Million Lost as Patten Corn Corner Surges in May Trade
The Chicago Board of Trade saw a record May corn price rise to seven cents as James A. Patten pressed a corner against Armour. Armour and Walker reportedly lost millions while many shorts faced heavy losses and frantic efforts to cover. The market closed amid chaos with Patten holding firm and limited trading due to grain scarcity.
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New York Times
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
James A. Patten
J. Ogden Armour
Armour
J. Brandt Walker
Wall Street
Shorts
Walkero
Patten
Rockefeller Abhors Waste in New Pocantico Ice Box
John D Rockefeller plans to spend 2060 dollars to replace the two foot tall unused space above the ice box in his Pocantico Hills home. He ordered builders to tear out the existing unit and install a ceiling reaching ice box, with work starting immediately.
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Tarrytown . X
Pat Pocantico Hills
John D. Rockefeller
Daniel to Present Johnson in Richmond Meeting
Richmond May 18 political circles discuss Sen John W Daniel inviting Gov John Johnson to speak Wednesday in Richmond for the Southern Cotton Manufacturers Association. Observers say Daniels may use the appearance to launch a Minnesota Democrat bid before Virginia Democrats.
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New York Times
Richmond
John W. Daniel
Virginia
John Johnson
Southern Cofton Manufacturers’ Association
Daniels
Central Orders 2000 Cars For Pittsburg Division
The New York Central Railroad ordered 2000 steel cars for its Pittsburg and Lake Erie Division from Standard Steel Car Company. The order, placed last summer and delayed by the money market, is now expected to arrive as rail traffic revives and other railroads seek rapid delivery.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
New York Central
Pittsburg and
Lake Erie
Standard Steel Car Company
Pittsburg & Lake Erie
American held in Paris hotel shooting
J. S. Allen, who said he lived in New York, shot and severely wounded a waiter at a Latin Quarter hotel in Paris. Authorities report peculiar conduct and possible insanity. he is under observation in a police infirmary and the American embassy has been notified.
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J. S. ‘Allen
New York
Latin Quarter
Allen
Smith College Girl Killed In Runaway Carriage Accident
Miss Ethel Burroughs of Somerville, a Smith College senior, was killed instantly when a carriage horses bolted near Goshen. Miss Mary M. Doris also of Somerville, a classmate, was injured. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Beckwith of Quincy accompanied them during the trip.
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Northampton
Mass
Ethel Burroughs
Somerville
Smith College
Mary M. Doris
Harry Beckwith
Quincy
Miss Burroughs
Dean Jones Elected to Yale Prominent Academic Moves
Special to The New York Times New Haven Conn May 18 Prof Fred G Jones Dean of the School of Mining Engineering at the University of Minnesota was elected Dean of the Academic Department at Yale to succeed Prof Henry T Wright who retires. Prof Jones Yale Class of 1884. Prof Henry Vankirk named to Yale Divinity School to replace Burton. Prof Russell Chittenden re elected Director Sheffield Scientific School for five years.
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Wew York Times
New Haven
Conn
Fred G. Jones
University of Minnesota
Yale
Henry T. Wright
Jones
Henry Vankirk
Berkeley Divinity School
Calfornia
Yale Corporation
Burton
Yale Divinity School
Russell Chittenden
Sheffield Scientific School
Aged 102 Man Journeys to See Son in New Jersey
Henry Lewis aged 102 travels from Middletown New York toward Franklin Furnace New Jersey to live with a son for the rest of his life. Born in Ireland in 1806 he spent half his life in the United States and served seven years in the British Army before joining the Union Army for the Civil War. He remains in good health and enjoys the trip.
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New York Times
Middletown
N. Y
Henry Lewis
Franklin Furnace
N. J
Mr. Lewis
Ireland
Lewis
Senator Platt in divorce case over secret marriage letters
Mae C. Wood testifies in Supreme Court before Justice O Gorman about alleged forgery of a marriage certificate and letters claiming she wed United States Senator Thomas Collier Platt in 1903 after meeting him at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Platt denies the documents as forgeries while Wood recalls the ceremony and a two day cohabitation amid a high profile political trial.
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Mae Co. Wood
United States
Thomas Collier Platt
Senate
John 5
Stanchfield
Platt
Idea
O’gorman
Supreme Court
Miss Wood
Senator Platt
Fifth Avenue
Lillian Janeway
Mae C. Wood
Charles le Barbier
Broadway
Manhattan Beach Hotel
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Mr. Stanchfield
Abraham
H. Hummel
J. Martin Miller
Parers
Mr. Rice
Mr. le Barbier
Cathy
Tub Frank
Ape
Hummel
Bass
Tan
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Saulted
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