Astor Marries Madeleine Force in Newport Ceremony
Col John Jacob Astor and Madeleine Talmage Force wed at Beechwood Newport in a secret ceremony officiated by Dr Joseph Lambert. The bride and groom left for Beechwood after a short service in the ballroom as Vincent Astor attended and a writ of summons was served on Col Astor aboard the Noma.
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New York Times
Newport
R. I
John Jacob Astor
Astor
America
Madeleine Talmage Force
William H. Force
New York
Beechwood
Cliffs
Bellevue Avenue
Joseph Lambert
Elwood Temple Congregational Church
Elwood Temple Congregational Church of Providence
William Astor
Mr. Force
Katherine Emmons Force
Vincent Astor
Force
Col
William P. Sheffield
Col. Astor
Elder
Mrs. Astor
Miss Force
Ava Willing
Philadelphia
Edwin S. Straight
Providence
Mr. Straight
Noma
Brenton's Cove
Frank P. King
Capt
Roberts
Sheriff King
Bridget A. McCrohan
Mary B. McCrohan
Eugene P. McCrohan
McCrohan
Sep Roberts
Lewis Cass Ledyard
Madeleine Force
Katherine Force
Mrs. Force
Toadstools Kill Artist and Four in Passaic deaths
Frank H. Wellington, an artist, died after eating toadstools believed mushrooms. His wife ill but improving, four children unharmed. In Paterson another toadstool poison victim died, Joseph Marino, with his family also affected. Five coffins were laid to rest at St Michael's Church in Paterson after a week of mushroom poisonings.
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Frank H. Wellington
Wellington
Mr. Wellington
Albion Place
Passaic
N. J
Elizabeth Bond
Paterson
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Joseph Marino
Joseph Carheidi
East 214Th Street
Fordham Hospital
New York Times
Alphonse Pidriche
Lena
Mary
Joseph
St. Michael’s Church
Fisheries Treaty Trouble Signals Possible Canadian Withdrawal
Washington reports no official word on Canada’s potential withdrawal from the 1908 fisheries treaty as U S regulations for international waters await Congressional approval. Profs Jordan and Prince drafted the rules, but Michigan and Washington senators objected in the House and Senate. The State Department plans to discuss objections with lawmakers and, if unfairness is found, pursue diplomatic amendment with Canada.
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Washington
Canada
Dominion
United States
David Starr Jordan
Prince
Congress
House
Michigan
Senate
State Department
Lost Purse of Young Woman at Central Park Arsenal
A 19 year old girl Miss Millie Pisman of 302 East Seventy third Street loses a purse she had on her lap during a Mall concert at Arsenal Station in Central Park. She asks Lieut Lasky to dispatch detectives to recover it, fearing loss of a powder puff and a dollar bill.
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Arsenal Station
Central Park
Lieut. Lasky
Millie Pisman
East Seventy-third Street
Missa Pisman
Ex Judge Dewey Serves More Writs on State Officials
Boston reports ex Judge Henry S. Dewey filed writs of replevin against Gov. Foss, Lieut. Gov. Frothingham, Speaker Walker, Attorney General Swift, State Treasurer, and other officials to recover papers tied to his 73 million suit and related Minot case. The sheriff refused service without a bond. constable William MacDonald delivered the papers. Dewey, former Boston Municipal Court judge, says the papers were impounded by officials of the Good Government Association whom he accuses of libeling him.
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New York Times
Boston
Mass
Henry S. Dewey
Judiciary
Superior Court
Sherman
Dewey
Foss
Louis Frothingham
Walker
House of Representatives
Swift
Elmer A. Stevens
Albert P. Langtry
Pelletier
Adjt
Pearson
Seavey
Fitzgerald
Frederic
Suffolk , Supreme Court
Cooper
Supreme Court
Commonwealth
Minot
William MacDonald
Boston Municipal Court
Good Government Association
Dewe
Smyrna Sons Fail To Block Mother's Marriage
In Smyrna Delaware two sons of wealthy widow Mrs Margaret C Bailey aged 68 tried to have her declared insane to stop her marriage to R Hopper Smith 72 in Philadelphia. They hired Dr Davies of the Insane Asylum but he was not convinced. The couple wed while the plan failed.
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New York Times
Wilmington
Del
Smyrna
Philadelphia
Margaret C. Bailey
R. Hopper Smith
Frank Bailey
Hoboken
N. J
Daniel C. Bailey
Delaware
Davies
Cholera Riots Open Fire On Italian Hospitals
Mob violence in Apulia towns Massafra and Gioia del Colle over cholera measures. hospital burnings, patient parades, injuries to doctors and police, and troops dispatched to Massafra amid accusations that officials seek to kill cholera victims.
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Chiasso
Switzerland
Apulia
Italy
Massafra
Gioia del Colle
Bari Della Puglie
Lecce
Everal
Sunday Times Pictorial and Magazine Overview
A survey of sections and features in a Sunday Times issue listing art pieces like A Toll er of the Sea and Shoot at Camp Perry, plus articles on Lourdes, London strike aftermath, Opera House Hammerstein, evangelistic campaigns, wireless and sporting news, and a vaste array of sections from Eye-Witness China famine to real estate, fashion, and literary notes.
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Josef Israels
Camp Perry
Fernbank Dam
Ohio River
Lourdes
London
Hammerstein
New Opera House
Just Boys
Nena
New York
Paris
East Side
Fifth Avenue
Wife shoots woman in crowded Nashville theatre
Mrs. Earl Samuel fired twice at Miss Willie West in the Dixie Theatre drawing panic as several women fainted. West believed fatally wounded, Mrs. Samuel arrested and released on bond after waiving examination. court ties to a long history with Samuel and Miss West.
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New York Times
Nashville
Tenn
Earl Samuel
Dixie Theatre
Fifth Avenue North
Willie West
A. J. Simmons
Neil
Edmonton
Mrs. Samuel
Squire Caldwell
Fourth Avenue
W. E. Norvell, Jr
Bruce Douglas
Assails Morals of College Men Across Major Schools
Boston report by R. T. Crane claims Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia and others suffer severe student drinking and debauchery. Harvard clubs, Boston cafés, and college life are cited as breeding grounds for vice with widespread gambling and brawls. Crane asserts the problem is systemic and not limited to Boston.
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New York Times
Boston
Harvard
R. T. Crane
Chicago
Value World
America
Columbia
Yale
Princeton
Cornell
Crane
Mr. Crane
Cambridge
Grmvie
New Haven
Gary Mayor Denies Charge In Heat Franchize Case
Gary Indiana mayor Thomas E. Knotts, arrested on a $5,000 bribe charge, denies wrongdoing and calls the allegations a conspiracy. He predicts findings will prove his innocence and says a statement will follow. KF Dean’s conduct is noted as initially cooperative with city demands.
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Gary
Ind
Thomas E. Knotts
Red Cross Founder Clara Barton Nearing Death
Clara Barton founder of the American Red Cross, age 90, is near death at her Summer home in Oxford Massachusetts. She arrived earlier from Glen Echo Maryland and has suffered from pneumonia and frail health. Doctor Fletcher said Barton’s strength is greatly reduced and recovery unlikely though death may not be immediate. Barton is a native of Oxford.
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Oxford
Mass
Clara Barton
The
American Red Cross
Glen Echo
Fletcher
Miss Barton
Kaiser Sends Bible to Newark German Church
The St. John's First German Lutheran Church of Newark will receive a silver-mounted Bible from Emperor William of Germany as they move into their new Avon Avenue and Tenth Street church. Founded in 1833, the congregation noted sixty eight years of progress after Rev. Henry G. Krause wrote to the Kaiser, who replied with the gift.
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St. John's First
Georgian Bay Canal Contract Assurances Reported
Havana dispatch says Sir Robert W. Perks of McArthur Perks & Co. Ottawa reports Canada will act immediately to finance the Georgian Bay ship canal. His firm aims to secure the contract, work to span ten years with an estimated cost of 150 million dollars. Perks leaves for New York on Tuesday to proceed to Canada.
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Havana
Robert W. Perks
McArthur, Perks & Co
Ottawa
Georgian Bay Ship Canal
Robert
New York
Canada
Aviator Charles Hamilton Slips Leg in Woodside Park Flight
In Stamford Connecticut Charles K Hamilton the aviator sprained his ankle after his bi plane ran out of gasoline and swerved into the crowd at Woodside Park. He managed to stop the aircraft by digging in his heels as a 500 foot glide ended the second flight. About 6000 spectators watched the accident and the third flight was delayed.
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New York Times
Stamford
Conn
Charles K. Hamilton
Woodside Park
Hamilton
Miss Moisant Narrowly Escapes Reach-Down Collision
In Hempstead New York Miss Matilda Moisant piloting a monoplane narrowly avoided a head on collision with Joseph Seymour who rode a nearby biplane about eighty feet above ground A thick fog blanketed the area as Moisant steadied her craft and barely cleared the other plane.
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New York Times
Hempstead
N. Y
Matilda Moisant
Joseph Seymour
Miss Moisant
Seymour
Auto Crash Kills Woman in Rhode Island
Mrs. Lillian Shoemaker 36, wife of Dr. Arthur B. Shoemaker, was killed when the automobile carrying Dr. Newell C. Bullard of North Attleboro overturned in South Attleboro. Bullard, knocked unconscious, walked two miles to summon help. Mrs. Shoemaker was pinned beneath the wreckage.
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New York Times
Providence
R. I
Lillian Shoemaker
Arthur B. Shoemaker
Newell C. Bullard
North Attleboro
South Attleboro
Bullard
Oldtown
Chauffeur Flees After Striking Two Women at Block 155th Street
A touring car driver knocked down Mrs. Sarah Hall and her daughter Ada near 155th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue. The car, bearing 35 182 N Y, reportedly owned by Mrs. Julie Breyerman of Riverside Drive, sped off after witnesses observed the crash. Detective Hyman visited Breyerman. she was reticent about the incident.
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155Th Street
St. Nicholas Avenue
Sarah Hall
Ada
Macomb
Scholer
Washington Heights
France Stands Firm as Germany Demands Morocco Privileges
Paris reports indicate Germany agrees to principles but blocks on economic guarantees for German enterprises in Morocco. France offers broad Congo autonomy and anti hindrance for German enterprise, rejecting extensive privileges. Some see a potential conference if deadlock persists, while war is not viewed as likely.
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Morocco
Germany
Dustrial
France
United States
Great Britain
Congo
Algeciras
Caillaux
Atlantic
Berlin
Spain
Canary Islands
Berlin Stock Market Crashes Amid War Fear and Runs
Berlin citizens fear a Franco German war as the stock exchange tumbles. Deutsche Bank buys stocks to steady the market while declines hit Deutsche Bank shares and major steel firms. Savings banks face runs in Stettin Metz Königsberg Essen Aix la Chapelle and Friedrichshagen as officials urge calm.
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New York Times
Berlin
Berlin Stock Exchange
Deutsche Bank
New York
France
Stettin
Metz
Konigsberg
Essen
Aix-La-Chapelle
Friedrichshagen
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