Turret of Florida withstood big gun test near Hampton Roads
The Arkansas fired the largest naval gun at the Florida turret. Debated effects: some say turret held with minor damage while others argue the explosion was imperfect and the full charge did not detonate. The Florida and Arkansas lay 342 yards apart as experts observed the test.
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Florida
Hampton Roads
Virginia Capes
Thimble Shoal Light
Point Comfort
Arkansas
Capes
Monitor
Walter M. Falconer
Jackies
Franklin
John G. Quimby
Joseph S. Taussiz
Postmaster General Extends Evening Mail Delivery in New York
Postmaster General Meyer announces extended 8 PM delivery from Times Square and stations G through Y, aiming to bring New York City service in line with London Paris and Berlin. Morgan reports the 8 PM trial in N and W districts has been a success and calls for more carriers.
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Washington
Meyer
Mall
New York City
Times Square
Morgan
London
Paris
Berlin
Sixty-ninth Street
Broadway
Columbus Avenue
New York
Rescued by a cruiser off Santa Catalina Island
E B Easton his wife two children and a colored nurse were rescued by the US auxiliary cruiser Buffalo after drifting two days at sea in the launch Zeus. Capt A Crist disappeared with the small boat during a camping trip. A sailor died in the rescue and Easton is a former Harper's Weekly writer.
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Avalon
Santa Catalina
Cal
United States
Buffalo
Zeus
Easton
Harper’s Weekly
A. Crist
Pond
E. E. Hooline
Salted dog saved by bystanders at Park Avenue
A heat distressed fox terrier on Park Avenue near Sixty fourth Street drew a crowd. A passerby by the name of Lysaghter restrained the dog while several neighbors helped. A delivery driver and a janitor poured salt into the dog’s mouth, reviving it after a tense rescue. The grateful owner, unnamed, returned the dog home after the incident.
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Lueck
Park Avenue
Sixty-fourth Street
William Wolf
East Fifty-sixth Street
Edward Lysaghter
East Sixty-third Street
Lysaghter
Frank Bernhardt
West Fortysixth
East Sixty-fourth Street
Bernhardt
Silence Bet Leads to 10 Hour Brick Haul in St Louis
Edward Boston took a $5 wager with six men to stay mute for ten hours. He moved six bricks across Fifth and Decatur Streets between curb sides, answering taunts with silence. By 5 PM he had won the bet in a crowded St. Charles area.
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New York Times
ST. Louis
St. Charles
Edward Boston
Boston
Fifth
Decatur Streets
Army Surgeons Scrutinized Over Venezuela Promotion Question
Army surgeons facing War Department exams were asked how to plan and sustain an army of 40,000 in Venezuela. One examiner said a surgeon spent four days on the question, believing his answer proved professional competence.
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War Department
Venezuela
Goldsboro yacht tied to Bailey ship fraud and sink of exports
A Clyde liner renamed the Goldsboro is linked to F G Bailey president of the Export Shipping Company. Customs and British officials chase the vessel after guns are seized and registry is revoked. Bailey and treasurer H H Rockwell are sought as creditors claim theft of merchandise and insolvency as the company sinks.
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United States Customs Service
F. G. Bailey
Export Shipping Company
High Seas
Clyde
Bailey
Goldsboro
Edward P. Boise
Hough
United States District Court
South America
Revenue
Honduras
United States
New Jersey Corporation
Broadway
Chicago
General Supply Company
Townsville
Queensland
New
H. H. Rockwell
Rockwell
United States Customs
I. G. Bailey
A. W. Bailey
Saks & Co
Tower Manufacturing Company
R. J. McGowan
Francis G. Bailey
Revenue Cutter
Delagrange Flies Six Miles in Italy Test Before King
French aeronaut M. Delagrange reports to London that he beat his records in Rome with a two-stage flight before King Victor Emmanuel and Queen, covering six miles in the second run at about forty miles an hour. The king congratulated him as petrol ran low. A public repeat test is planned for tomorrow.
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Italy
Place d’Armes
Victor Emmanuel
Delagrange
Ten Die As Oklahoma Tornadoes Raze Alfalfa County
A series of tornadoes in Alfalfa County Oklahoma killed ten people and injured many, with extensive crop and cattle losses and multiple buildings destroyed. Notable victims include Mrs Hutchinson and others. one body remains missing. Separate Omaha storm damaged park trees and barns. smaller twisters hit Hastings Chadron and Fremont with minor injuries.
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Wichita, Kan
Alfalfa County
Oklahoma
Guy Hutchinson
Baby
Peter Rudy
Elliott
Parker
R. C. Atchison
Fred Parker
Wares
Daniel Deais
Omaha
Neb
Miller Park
Hastings
Chadron
Frémont
Cassidy Telegram Forged Forgery Charged in State Capitol Telegram
U S District Attorney Baker released a report concluding the telegram to State Senator Cassidy from J S Fassett was not altered by Fassett. Instead telegraph operator Julian Timberlake forged the message by inserting the word not in transmission from the Capitol corridor. The document states a forgery crime was committed.
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Washington
United States
Baker
J. Sloat Fassett
New York
Cassidy
Albany
Julian
Timberlake
No Liquor Prohibited at Denver Democratic Convention
The Denver Committee on Arrangements voted to refuse any bar or liquor concessions for the July National Democratic Convention. All concessions of any kind will be refused in and around the auditorium. Non intoxicating drinks may be sold from refreshment stands closer to the hall.
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Denver
Committee On
Convention Hall
Spring Excursion to Adirondacks and Green Mountains
New York Central Lines offers a spring excursion from May 29 to June 14 with fare one way plus a dollar for round trip. Contact phone 5680 Madame for details and reservations.
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Adirondacks
Green Mts
New York Central Lines
May corn at 81 cents signals Patten influence in market
Chicago May corn rose to 81 cents the highest for the crop year as Patten’s influence and short covering push prices higher. Traders expect a loud delivery day on Friday with talk of further gains and possible private settlements with big holders while elevators hedge with surplus grain and steady demand persists.
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New York Times
Chicago
Shorts
Patten
Board of Trade
Cardinal Logue Visits Coney Island in 1900s Era
Cardinal Logue accompanied by Mgr Lavelle Mgr Hayes and Fr Quinn visited Luna Park Coney Island last night arriving by automobile at six o clock They were greeted by Fred Thompson and dined at a restaurant A kissing incident occurred as he passed the gate The Cardinal toured the shows skipped the scenic railway and impressed at the shooting gallery by hitting four bull’s eyes in a row The party planned to Philadelphia in two hours with hourly trains advertised on the New Jersey Central schedule
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Cardinal Logue
Mgr. Lavelle
Mgr. Hayes
Father Quinn
Coney Island
Luna Park
Fred Thompson
Hetty Green Begins Beauty Treatments at Lifth Avenue Parlor
Wealthy socialite Hetty Green visits a Lifth Avenue beauty parlor paying 300 for a course of twenty one treatments. She endures the process and five more sessions are planned, adopting a modish directoire fashion and even receiving a Marquise comparison from a guest.
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Hetty Green
Plaza
Lifth Avenue
Mrs. Green
Cleveland Improves as Heat Rumor Differs
In Lakewood New Jersey May 27 ex president Grover Cleveland is reported improving rather than worsened by heat. He spent the afternoon at his hotel window as Mrs Cleveland rode and dined with friends. Manager Becker said no reason exists for the worse condition report.
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New York Times
Lakewood
N. J
New York
Grover Cleveland
Cincinnati
Times-Star
Charles P. Taft
Taft
Hike Street
Sinton Hotel
Roosevelt platform shaping in Washington conferences
In Washington a draft Republican platform is to be prepared with conferences likely next week. Participants include President Roosevelt Secretary Root and leading Republicans from Congress. Arthur S. Vorys and Wade H. Ellis are noted as involved with platform work amid cabinet and campaign speculations.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Root
Congress
Arthur S. Vorys
Ohio
Taft
Wade H. Ellis
Chicago
Pay as You Enter Car Steps Reduced on Madison Avenue Line
The height of the steps on the as you enter cars on the Madison Avenue line has been lowered to match the level of the old cars.
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Madison Avenue Line
Edgewood Inn Opens in Greenwich for Holiday Outing
Edgewood Inn in Greenwich Connecticut opens today offering a ideal holiday outing location. Ady announces new venue with dining and lodging options for visitors.
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Edgewood Inn
Greenwich
Conn
May Heat Breaks Records Amid Fatal Bronx Heat Wave
Weather data show May 27 set a 28 year high with 86 degrees at 4 PM. Four heat deaths are linked to the heat in the Bronx with two adults and two children among the victims. Authorities report six heat prostration cases citywide.
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Bronx
Adam Bronson
Amsterdam Avenue
Broadway
Pad Street
John H. Jank
East 156Th Street
Frank Zuzulo
East 157Th Street
Bella Papaschiik
St. Ann’s Avenue
Prohibition Wins in 77 Counties as 21 Oppose
Raleigh May 27 The latest returns from State Prohibition headquarters show a statewide majority for prohibition of 41,948. Seventy-seven counties voted for prohibition while twenty-one counties voted against it, with figures expected to adjust slightly in official tallies.
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Raleigh
N. C
Prohibition
Naval recruit confession links $12,000 jewel theft to Waco
Otto Schrader, a naval recruit, confessed stealing diamonds valued at $12,000 from Sydney Smith of Waco, Texas. The May 20 robbery occurred at Smith’s home. Schrader was arrested at the Norfolk Navy Yard, wearing a $500 stud and carrying twelve large stones.
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New York Times
Norfolk
Sydney Smith
Waco
Tex
Otto Schrader
Norfolk Navy Yard
Schrader
Navy
Hansoms Adopt Taximeters In City Taxi Cabs
After about a year of debate cab drivers decide to use taximeters. P. J. Kedden, president of the Cab Drivers' Association, took out the first taxi-hansom yesterday morning. Riders will pay 25 cents for a half mile and 50 cents per mile thereafter.
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P. J. Kedden
Cab Drivers’ Association
Seven Episcopal ministers join Catholic Church in Philadelphia
On May 27 Archbishop Ryan welcomed seven Episcopal ministers into the Catholic Church in Philadelphia. The ceremony at Cathedral Chapel was private. The group included William McGarvey former rector and Maurice Cowan William Hayward William McClelland former St Elizabeths staff, Edgar Cowan of Milwaukee, and Charles Bowles Otto Gramall of Chicago.
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Philadelphia
Ryan
William McGarvey
Maurice Cow
Willam L. Hayward
William H. McClelland
St. Elizabeth's Protestant Episcopal Church
Runaway Princess Traced to Zurich Then Disappears Again
Princess Anielis Louise of Furstenburg and Gustav Ko zian, an automobile firm employee, eloped from Vienna and were traced to Zurich by detectives. They left again on Monday for an unknown destination, taking a large amount of jewelry including valuable tiaras, with warnings sent to major European jewelers not to purchase.
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Geneva
Anielis Louise of
Furstenburg
Gustav Kozian
Vienna
Zurich
Europe
American Minister David Hill to Meet Queen. Receives Flag
Dr. David Jayne Hill, the American Minister to the Netherlands, will be received by Queen Wilhelmina in The Hague on June 1. He will then present his letters of recall before heading to Berlin to become American ambassador there. The Queen plans to bestow the Grand Cross of the Order of Orange Nassau on him when he appears next Monday.
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the Hague
David Jayne Hill
Netherlands
Wilhelmina
Berlin
Charlemagne Tower
Hill
Order of Orange-Nassau
Six Boston Officials Arrested in Boiler Works Fraud Case
Six leading officials from boiler and iron works firms in Boston were arrested for conspiracy to defraud the city following a Finance Commission report. The arrests include Alfred E. Cox, Duncan D. Russell, John E. Lynch, Charles F. Koopman Jr, David H. Andrews, and Charles A. Fitts. One defendant was released on $2,000 bail.
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Boston
Boston Finance Commission
Roosevelt
Congress
Alfred E. Cox
Atlantic Boiler Works
Kalil's Restaurant Ad Highlighting Downtown Dining
Kalil's Restaurant on Park Place offers fine downtown dining with live music. The venue seats 1,000 and stays open until midnight, presenting a bustling nightlife option for patrons seeking a spacious, music filled meal.
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Kalil’s
Park Pl
Adyv
New Currency Bill Passes the House in Party Vote
The Aldrich Vreeland currency bill, a six year compromise, cleared the House 163 to 140 after a brief debate. Insurgent Republicans led by Lindbergh and Hill opposed. Democrats vow full debate as the measure moves to the Senate and faces possible amendments.
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New York Times
Washington
House
Brimm
Calderhead
Campbell
Cooper
Wisconsin
Fowler
Henry
Hill
Connecticut
Lindbergh
Morse
Murdock
Nelson
Prince
Waldo
Senate
Aldrich
la Follette
Stone
Missouri
Congress
Cannon
Vreelard
House Conferrees
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Coney
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Man Quest
MR. Cleveland
Day
North Carolina
Hansoms
Philadelpha
Amelie Louise
DR. Hill
Wilhelmina VII
City
Caucus
T la Follette
Joker
Vreeland
National Clearing Houses
Currency Commission
Mr. Vreeland
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