Arrow sets speed mark on Hudson in two-boiler duel
Charles B. Flint’s twin-screw yacht Arrow beat all records on a measured Hudson course from Ardsley to Irvington. The vessel covered a nautical mile in 92 seconds and a statute mile in just over 1 minute 18 seconds at 39.24 knots, using two boilers without incident.
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Charles BR. Flint
Arrow
Hudson River
Ardsley
Irvington
Flint
Ardsley Club
New York
Yonkers
Coast Survey
New York Central
Ardstey Pier
Bliff-On -Which
Helen M. Gould
Pier A
North River
Wallace B. Flint
A- Sands
Joseph H
Alfred H. Tite
BE. Co. Packard
Jefferson Ss. Briggs
Grant
Joseph H. Hoadley
Nushka
Noth Shore
Mr. Hoadley
Mr. Flint
Tarrytown
Ardsley Golf Club
Gustav H. Schwab
C. R. Flint
Ards Jey
Viper
Samuel Ayers & Son
Nyack
Crescent
Elizabeth
N. J
L. Wright Machine Works
Newark
W. Forbes & Co
Hoboken
E. Caldwell & Co
Baron Fersen
Boris
J. Walker Martinez
Porfirio Nogueire
Amazonas
Philip Burne-Jones
Stony Point
Anthony Wayne
Lyman
J. Gage
A. J. Eddy
Chicago
Frederic R. Coudert
Richmond P. Hobson
Frederick Eldridge
W. Ruckstuhl
Guv.Murphy
New Jersey
Monmouth
Sandy Hook
New Norfolk Outing Suit and Tweed Wear
For fine shooting or fishing wear see our new line of Norfolk outings in corduroy or tweeds. Available in Jong or short trousers. A Raymond & Co. Nassau at Fulton Street corner, New York.
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Norfolk
A. Raymond & CO
Nassau
Cor
Fulton
Ex Actress Helps a Church Fundraiser in Greenwich
The Summer Amusement Club hosted a benefit at Havemeyer Auditorium for Christ Episcopal Church parish house. Actress Amy Busby, leading lady Mrs. Lewis, starred in A Pair of Lunatics and Barbara with Mary Moore and others. Proceeds totaled about $500. the group will close the season with an amateur circus directed by William J. Hoggson.
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New York Times
Greenwich
Conn
Havemeyer
Christ Episcopal Church
Eugene Lewis
New York
Fatal Auto Collision Exonerates Morgan in Vineland
In Vineland New Jersey a racing automobile struck cyclist Alonzo Walberg aged twenty seven and a carriage carrying his father and a friend. Harold Morgan eighteen and Miss Lulu Barker were aboard the car. The coroner's jury found no fault by Morgan deeming the crash unavoidable.
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Vineland
N. J
Alonzo Walberg
Young Walberg
Harold Morgan
Lulu Barker
Morgan
Prothonotary Samuel Huff Killed by Bull in Pennsylvania
Samuel Huff aged sixty five years former prothonotary of York County was gored to death by a vicious bull on his farm near New Cumberland Pennsylvania. Huff went to drive the bull to a pasture the animal became stubborn and charged Huff who used a club before the fence. A farmhand arrived too late and Huff died from horn injuries.
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Harrisburg
Penn
Samuel Huff
York County
New Cumberland
Mr. Huff
Treasury Official in Berlin Examines German Weights
BERLIN Sept. 6 S W Stratton Director of the National Bureau of Standards United States Treasury Department is in Berlin examining German institutions on weights and measurements used in physics experiments.
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Berlin
S. W. Stratton
National Bureau of Standards
United States Treasury Department
Arrow Beats Marine Records
A concise sports note reports Arrow defeating the Marine in a recent match setting. The item highlights the victory and notes the competitors involved, framing the result within the paper's sports coverage.
The Nastern Passenger Agency Moves Offices
The Pennsylvania Railroad bookings office announces relocation from 196 Broadway to 263 Fifth Avenue at the southeast corner of 20th Street. The move takes place on Monday September 8, with personally conducted tours available.
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Nastern
Pennsylvania Railroad
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
20Th Street
Body of Bartholin Found Dead in Iowa Fields
Chicago police linked a body found near Riceville Iowa to William Bartholin a Chicago murder suspect. A bullet hole and a revolver were found beside the body along with a note confessing to two murders signed William Bartholin. The coroner ruled death by own action.
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Chicago
William Bartholim
Lowther
Iowa
Anna Bartholin
Calumet Avenue
Minnie Mitchell
Riceville
Wiliam
William Boscoe
Tdwards
Inspector Hunt
Bartholin
William Bartholin
M. M
Pratt
Howard County
Cresco
Cyclone Hits Albia and Hiteman Causing House Loss
A cyclone struck Albia and Hiteman last night with several houses blown away. Details are scarce as reports come in from Ottumwa Iowa. Meanwhile Hudson River Day Line trips are described as delightful and orderly with music advertised.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
Albia
Hiteman
Hudson River
Protests Force Pause in Street Closure by Pennsylvania Railroad
In New Brunswick Townsend Street residents protested the Pennsylvania Railroad track elevation planned closure. After an injunction attempt and a Jersey City conference with railroad officials, contractors halted work. Officials suggested the railroad may arch the street at its own expense, waiving the closure per city contract terms.
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New York Times
New Brunswick
N. J
Townsend Street
New Brunswick Board of Aldermen
William H. Price
Jersey City
Price
Aged couple in Reading file separation papers
In Reading on September 6, an elderly couple from St. Lawrence Berkshire County filed letters of separation at the Court House. Reuben Nagle and Catharine, his wife, both nearly seventy, have been married about fifty years and share an estimated net worth of 30 to 40 thousand dollars. They divide their deeds and plan to live apart for life with a son, Franklin, provided for by the mother.
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New York Times
Reading
Penn
Court House
Reuben Nagle
Berkshire County
Catharine
Franklin
Right of Eminent Domain in Pennsylvania Phones
In a Dauphin County Court ruling Judge Weiss holds telephone companies may exercise eminent domain in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Telephone Company seeks to restrain Charles Hoover from blocking a line project from Elizabeth to Egmont, with the 1874 act interpreted to cover private lands beyond public roads.
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New York Times
Harrisburg
Weiss
Dauphin County
Pennsylvania Telephone Company
Charles Hoover
Hoover
Elizabeth
Egmont
Typhoid in Philadelphia Escalates with 130 New Cases
Philadelphia health officials report 130 new typhoid fever cases for the week ending today, signaling a rising trend since early August and raising alarms of a potential epidemic. Six new cases were logged before noon, with Manayunk notably reporting only two cases amid improved filtered water supply.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Board of Health
Bureau of Health
Manayunk
Roxborough
Severe frost hits county and Ballston garden crops
A hard frost swept through the northern and southern sections of the county last night with light damage in valleys and heavy harm on the highlands. In Ballston this morning severe frost damaged tomatoes and other garden produce while puckwheat suffered losses.
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Utica
Ballston
White frost hits Hoosic area with 32 degree low
Frost warnings sweep across Hoosic Falls and nearby towns as temperatures dip to 32 degrees at dawn. Florists and gardeners report financial losses from early morning frost, with the coldest readings in Lower Vermont and Western Massachusetts.
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New York Times
Falls
Vermont
Massachusetts
Montclair Church Names New Assistant Rector
The Rev. A. Q. Bailey, previously with the Bishop of Maine and San ford mission work, has accepted the role of assistant to the rector at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Montclair New Jersey. Bailey, a 1898 Lehigh graduate, earned a 1900s General Theological Seminary degree and was ordained by Bishop Starkey of East Orange.
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New York Times
Montclair
N. J
A. Q. Bailey
Maine
Sanford
State
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
F. B. Carter
Starkey
East Orange
Deaths Rise in Martinique Eruption Reports
An official account from Kingstown cites 1,000 deaths and 150 injured after Mont Pelée's Aug 30 eruption in Martinique. Evacuations widen from Morne Rouge to Ajoupa Bouillon as floodtide, ash clouds, and earthquakes spook residents.
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Kingstown
St. Vincent
Mont Pelée
Martinique
Morne Rouge
Ajoupa Bouillon
St. Pierre
Chateau Bellair
Fitzhugher’s
Georgetown
Carib
Salvador
Fort de France
Les Saintes
Pointe-a-Pitre
Guadeloupe
Quebec
Korona
Leeward Group
Utica Flea Infestation Hits City Homes
Utica reports sections of the city plagued by fleas troubling residents in upscale districts. Families move from homes as carpets and furnishings are aired out to combat the infestation, with pests lingering despite prevention efforts.
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New York Times
Utica
Hay Fever Distress Dispels with Orangine Powders
An advertisement states Hay Fever distress is promptly dispelled by Orangine powders with simple directions printed on the package.
Hudson River Day Line Trips Defy Comfort Standards
One to two day excursions offered by the Hudson River Day Line challenge any service in the world for comfort satisfaction and pleasure according to the advertisement.
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Hudson River
Soufriere Volcano Eruption Reports Reach Caribbean
Reports from St Lucia and St Vincent indicate the Soufriere volcano remains active though no full details are available. The island's governor has sailed to St Vincent, with a broken cable between St Lucia and St Vincent. Guadaloupe and Pointe-a-Pitre were reported safe by the French vice consular agent Florandin.
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London
Colonial Office
St. Vincent
St. Lucia
Robert Llewelyn
Grenada
Tribune
Cowboys In Long Race From Deadwood To Omaha
In Deadwood South Dakota President Roosevelt takes keen interest in a forthcoming race for cowboys from Deadwood to Omaha. The winner earns 1000 dollars from the President. Capt Seth Bullock a friend of Roosevelt received a telegram asking that horses be spared and not overtaxed. Changes may follow to avoid riding horses at top speed all day. Humane groups protest on cruelty grounds, but Western public backs the event as residents trust the broncos’ endurance.
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New York Times
Deadwood
S. Dak
Roosevelt
Omah
West
Omaha
Seth. Bullock
Cortelyou
Dave” Middleton
National Humane Society
New England Anti
Chicago Clubmen Fight Over Nineteenth District Feud
George E. Cole president of the Legislative Voters League and Frederick M. Blount vice president of the Chicago National Bank clashed at the Union League Club over a political dispute. Blount seized Cole by the throat before bystanders separated them. The incident centers on Farnum opposition and club politics.
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New York
Chicago
George E. Cole
Legislative Voters’ League
Tfrederick M. Blount
Chicago National Bank
Twentieth Ward
Union League Club
Cole
Blount
Mr. Blount
Municipal Voters’ League
Wentieth
John R. Walsh
William P. Williams
United States
John M. Smyth
Mr. Bidant
D. F. Flannery
Frank C. Farnum
Senate
League
Farnum
Mr. Cole
Statesman as oil drum mer Washington oil sale idea
Representative Cooper of Texas said he plans selling a million or more barrels of Texas oil in Washington before returning home. He argued that coal shortages may worsen if Pennsylvania strike continues and noted Beaumont men can supply up to 1,000,000 barrels at freight paid, with oil at about 1 a barrel being advantageous to buyers.
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New York Times
Washington
Cooper
Texas
Mr. Cooper
Pennsylvania
Beaumont
Missing farmer found dead after family dispute in Morris
John Pickens a Morris County farmer aged above eighty killed himself after his son’s marriage against his wishes. His body lay on a steep bank one mile from home with a rope tied to a tree. Remains brought to Coberstown for burial. Also note an open golf tournament in Manchester in the Mountains Vermont September 11 12 13 with New York Central via cars.
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New York Times
Cooperstown
N. Y
Bacause
John Pickens
Morris
Manchester-in-the- Mountains
Vermont
New York Central
President Roosevelt Visits States on Southern Trip
President Roosevelt and party travel through West Virginia Ohio Kentucky and Tennessee on a southern itinerary. In Wheeling he gave the day’s only formal speech denouncing trusts and outlining industrial issues. Crowds greeted the president briefly at each stop including Cambridge Columbus Cincinnati Lexington and Somerset and he paid tribute to McKinley at Columbus.
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Lexington
Roosevelt
West Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Grafton
Wheeling
Benwood
Cambridge
Zanesville
Newark
Columbus
Washington Court House
Wilmington
Midland City
Cincinnati
Somerset
McKinkey
Buffido
MccKinley
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Asheville
Tin
Ludlow
Roosevelt speaks on trusts in Wheeling amid prosperity
President Roosevelt arrives in Wheeling from Washington on the Baltimore and Ohio. He greets crowds, jokes with locals, and delivers a long speech from the hotel balcony on trusts, prosperity, and gradual political change amid a booming industrial era.
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Devery
Ben Franklin
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Mr. Sweetem
Si Pembrook
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State Department
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Pointe-2-Pitre
Florandin
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