Johnson calls off Detroit game and suspends players
The Detroit Club will not appear in Philadelphia or any city until its regular players arrive, as American League President Byron Bancroft Johnson imposes the action after a long conference. He notes the strike sidelined Cobb and all Detroit players, with Navin expected but delayed, and a Tuesday league meeting planned to discuss replacements and possible punishment.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Shibe Park
Detroit
Byron Bancroft Johnson
Shibe
Mack
Athletics
Johnson
Frank Navin
Ty Cobb
New York
Tiger Star
National Commission
Navin
Jenkings
Jennings
Washington
Delehanty
Crawford
Tiger
Cincinnati
Par
Cincinnati National League
Hogs
George Stovall
St. Louis
Olson
Cleveland
Players’ Protective Association
Athletic Club
Perkins Challenges Hilles Over Harvester Probe
George W. Perkins demanded full disclosure from Charles D. Hilles about the government investigation of the Harvester Company. He accused Taft campaign managers of distorting the case and suggested Hilles sought improper favors from the firm. Perkins urged complete public airing of all actions during the Taft administration to let voters judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Hilles
Taft
Col. Roosevelt
Harvester Trust
Bonaparte
George W. Perkins
Hilles
Perkins
Harvester Company
Trust
Harvester
McKinley
Senate
Roosevelt
Mr. Daparte
Wickerham
Secretary Hilles Comments Amid Harvester Trust Case
In Cincinnati on May 19 Secretary Hilles with President Taft said he would not reply now to Mr Perkins statements regarding the Harvester Trust prosecution. He declined further comment on the matter.
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Spe
New York Times
Cincinnati
Hilles
Taft
Mr. Perkins
Harvester Trust
Taft Aids Railroad Workers With Job Search
President Taft directs the State Department to contact 150 railroads seeking employment for American locomotive engineers and conductors idle after the Mexican National Railroad strike. Officials report about 80 engineers and 83 conductors in Texas border towns awaiting placement, with efforts led by C.E. Webb and D. F. Anderson to connect workers with railroads. Ambassador Wilson pressed Mexico for settlement but failed to secure an amicable outcome. The department will assist unemployed workers to return to the United States and find work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Taft
Department of State
United States
Eee
Mexico
Mexican National Railways
Texas
C.E. Webb
San Antonio
D. F. Anderson
Madero
Death at Coney Island as man fails on spinning donkey ride
Edward Heath 24, of Manhattan, died from a fractured skull after toppling from a rotating wooden donkey at Steeplechase Park. Girl companion Catherine Callaghan assisted him. crowd and priest attended, Heath died en route to Coney Island Hospital.
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Coney Island
Edward Heath
East Third Street
Flatbush
Catherine Callaghan
North Elliott Place
Brooklyn
Brighton Beach
Heath
Miss Callaghan
Edward
Our Lady of Solace
Father Canavan
Coney Island Hospital
Rescued From Niagara Falls By Niagara Falls Rescuer
A man who gave the name H. J. Smith then H. J. Lutz of Buffalo was saved from the American Falls after celebrating escape from death. Alan Kavorkien, a 20 year old Niagara Falls resident, waded into the river with a pike pole and, aided by a human chain, dragged the man to safety. Park workers and bystanders formed a rope-supported line to steady the group as the rescue neared the falls. The rescued man later left the police station to warm up, and police had to rescue him again later in the day. This was the second river rescue on record by a rescuer entering the water.
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Spesiat
New York Times
Buffalo
H. J. Smith
H. J. Lutz
Niagara Falls
Alan Kavorkien
Falls
Kavorkien
Smith-Lutz Trent
Batts
Tom Conroy
Niagara Pells
Wreck Survivors Arrive as Kronprinzessin Cecilia Delayed
Wireless dispatches from Cherbourg report the steamer Kronprinzessin Cecilia will be late due to a wrecked vessel sighting. The exact name of the sunken ship is not yet known.
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Cherbourg
Kronprinzessin
Cecilia
Stenae Pg Seghee
Coney Crowd Sees Rescue Aboard Beach Trestle
A crowd at Coney Island watched Paul Arndt fall from a trolley trestle into Coney Island Creek after being struck by a moving car. Frederick Morand leapt from a car and rescued Arndt from the water, aiding him to shore where Dr Graboff treated a broken leg. Morand emerged unharmed while Arndt, 18, from 445 Washington Street, was hospitalized as officials investigated.
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Paul Arndt
Coney Island
Coney Island Creek
Arndt
Kelly
Frederick Morand
Euclid Avenue
East New York
Morand
Young Arndt
Graboff
Coney Island Hospital
Washington Street
Luna Park
Seviees
Thomas
Gomto
Grand Street
Shipping News Arrivals at Havre Inbound Vessel Report
Latest shipping update notes arrivals at Havre on the eleventh with details on vessels and berths. The report lists ships including the SS Rachesibe vu and Sonal ee Bie ie with port movements and agencies noted by MARCONI.
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Rachesibe
Havre
Sonal Ee
Marconi
Geepee
Getting Back to Earth Interview With Roger W Babson
A practical interview with statistician Roger W Babson on business conditions will be a strong feature in next Sunday’s Times. Babson offers insights into market trends and economic outlooks, addressing readers seeking practical guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger W. Babson
Episcopal students turn to Catholicism no schism reported
Three General Theological Seminary students withdrew to join the Roman Catholic Church in Chelsea Square. Prof. Denslow said they acted from conviction, estimated they would study for priesthood next fall at Dunwoodie, and did not reflect a church faction.
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Protestant Episcopal Church
General Theological Seminary
Chelsea Square
Graham Reynolds
Southern California
Raymond Lawrence
Skaneateles
N. Y
Charles Danford
Denslow
Dunwoodie Catholic Seminary
Seton Hall
Orange
N. J
New York City
Miners Sign Terms Today In Philadelphia Meeting
Miners union officials led by National President White plan to sign the four year agreement with the coal operators' committee in Philadelphia after telegraphic confirmation from President Baer of the Philadelphia and Reading. The settlement ends a long dispute, with minor concerns over upcoming June discounts and anticipated restocking for summer and fall trade.
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New York Times
Wilkesbarre
Penn
Mine Workers’ Union
White
Coal Operators’ Committee
Philadelphia
Baer
Philadelphia & Reading
Fena
Burne
Death of Rich Man Von Armenthal in Chicago Palmer House
Henry Sprach Von Armanthal a wealthy Western landowner and German nobleman died of two bullet wounds in the Palmer House Chicago. A note says drink caused his self destruction and describes a fractured engagement with Mrs Frances Rosenblatt. He left a will directing most property to his older brother Baron Saubach von Armenthal of Hesse Darmstadt with minor bequests and asked for private burial.
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New York Times
Chicago
Henry Sprach ‘von Armanthal
Palmer House
Frances Rosenblatt
Nelson Morris
Seattle
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Baron Saubach von Armenthal
Hesse-Darmstadt
Germany
Henry Spruch
von Armenthal
Walter D. Jones
Rosenblatt
Armenthal
Attorney Jones
Wenatchee Valley
Jones
Von
Atlanta
Cage
Jtte Bachus
Rosenec
von Armentha
Snake Car trial in Roxbury tests new jointed coach
Boston Elevated Company conducts experiments with a "snaky" jointed car in Roxbury to navigate sharp downtown streets. No passengers yet carried. success could lead to its use on the regular city liner routes where space is tight.
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New York Times
Boston
Boston Elevated Company
Roxbury
Sint
Burglary at Uniontown Jewels Reported
A masked burglar broke into the home of Guy Gilmore in Uniontown and forced Mrs. Gilmore to reveal and surrender jewelry valued at 2000 dollars. He entered via a window, carried a revolver, and threatened violence if she cried out. Neighbors found no trace after the theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Pittsburgh
Guy Gilmore
Uniontown
Caruso to Draw Bigger American Salary Says Paris Interview
In Paris Signor Caruso says he signed a four year contract to sing in America. He notes his pay rises from about $3,000 per night with a 40 performance minimum to a higher figure. He discusses future Wagnerian plans and cautions on voice aging.
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Paris
Signor Caruso
America
Caruso
Tristan
Siegfried
Il Trovatore
Million Dollar Fire Strikes Houston Business District
A Houston blaze began at 4 am in the upper business district and by 7 pm had caused about $1,000,000 in damage. No fatalities were reported.
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Houston
Texas
Lynn youth killed in parachute drop from balloon
James Barr Jr., 20, of Lynn, died in a parachute drop attempt when the chute failed to open at 1000 feet. He clutched tangled cloth and landed on his head in shallow water near Willow Beach, instantly killed as about two thousand spectators watched, including his two sisters.
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Nahant
Mass
James Barr, Jr
Lynn
Young Barr
Willow Beach
Subway Rowdies Jailed After Upscale Train Disturbance
Magistrate Krotel in the Men's Night Court sentenced eleven youths aged 16 to 18 to ten days at the Work- Ts for shouting and carousing in an uptown Subway train from Fourteenth Street to Seventy-second Street. Detective Cormack of the Strong Arm Squad led the arrest.
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Krotel
Cormack
Bquaa
Fourteenth Street
Seventy-secon Street
Brain tests in Chicago try to prove patient’s identity
Dr George W Michell of Peoria and Dr Loren Wilder tested a patient claiming to be George A Kimmell. Kimmell spelled seventy five words with one error and translated Latin with ease. The doctors concluded the skull operation succeeded and the patient’s claimed identity was supported.
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Chicago
George W. Michell
Peoria
Illinois General Insane Asylum
South Bartonville
Loren Wilder
George A. Kimmell
Kimmell
Michell
Cuban Negro Conspiracy Reported Near Sagua La Grande
Havana reports from Ultima Hora of a suspected black conspiracy at Sagua La Grande to rise against the government. Five men arrested. warrants issued for others. rural guards chase Alardo Pacheco and fugitives. seventeen missing men from Mayari under suspicion. Gen Estenez sought for contempt charge. other arrests in Guanajay.
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Havana
Ultima Hora
Sagua la Grande
Alardo Pacheco
Mayari
Estenez
Independent Party of Color
Oriente
Guanajay
Sagua
Grande
Old Horse Baby Marks 25 Years With Driver John Stern
For twenty five years John Stern of 17 East Street has driven Baby a 29 year old black horse of Heipershausen Brothers to the Life Saving Station at Broome Street. The horse received double rations and festive decorations as fellow life savers waved flags and ribbons. Baby saluted friends with a hoof shake and will participate in a Workhorse event at the month’s end.
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John Stern
East Street
Heipershausen Brothers
Tompkins Street
Baby
Stern
Broome Street
East River
Taft Assails Roosevelt In Cincinnati Campaign Statement
President Taft in Cincinnati attacks Roosevelt as arrogant and treacherous to the Republican Party. He argues Roosevelt would wreck the party if nominated and questions his loyalty to conventions and party rules. Taft cites past disputes over trusts and awaitsOhio primary campaigning with ten speeches planned.
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Cincinnati
Taft
C. P. Taft
Ohio
Col. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Republican Party
Republican National Committee
Holt
Boltera
Louis XIV
Steel Trust
Harvester Trust
Dan Hanna
Hanna
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Marconi Trapentieniie
Mr. Caruso
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