Morality Battle Over Two Plays Ends With Withdrawal
New York producers Lee Shubert and William Harris withdraw The Lure and The Fight after an accord with Chief Magistrate McAdoo. The Grand Jury will judge morality. a special performance is planned for jurors. If 16 of 23 jurors agree, the plays may be permanently withdrawn.
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Maxine Elliott
Hudson Thetres
Lee Shubert
William Harris
William McAdoo
Court of Special Sessions
McAdoo
Henry B. Harris
Bayard Veiller
Max Steuer
Grand Jury
Messrs. Shubert
2Husree
Mrs Laura Thompson Dies In Auto Crash Near Pine Brook
Mrs Laura Thompson widow of L A Thompson builder and proprietor of scenic railways is killed when her two seated roadster swerves to pass a brewery truck, plunges through a guard rail into a ravine. Sister Mrs E Doyle survives with injuries after being tossed from the car.
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Pine Brook
Butler
Caldwell
Thompson
Doyle
New York
Mountain Avenue
North
Mrs. Doyle
Peters in Train Collision in Bridgehampton
Special train carrying President Ralph Peters and family crashed into an eastbound local at Bridgehampton station. No one in the President's car was injured. two others in the rear coach of the local were hurt but not in danger. Traffic tied up for over three hours as crews cleared debris.
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New York Times
Bridgehampton
L. L
Long Island Railroad
Ralph Peters
Montauk
Peters
Southampton
R. Hampton
N. Vail
Washington
Whison
Tumulty
Wilson
Democratic Party
Underwood
Simmons
Rebel Teacher Holds For A Special in New Jersey
West Orange report of a school leadership clash as Superintendent Alton Sherman fails to place his chosen principal at St. Cloud School. Laura Welsh and sister Katherine resist, the pupils cheer and pray, Sherman dismisses class, and a tense standoff ends with no replacement. Another day of disruption prompts warnings from School Commissioner Riddle.
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New York Times
West Orange
N. J
Alton H. Sherman
St. Cloud
Laura C. Welsh
Katherine A. Welsh
Sherman
Blanche Smith
Miss Smith
Board of Education
Laura Welsh
Stephen Diddlie
Mr. Sherman
Miss Welsh
Avenue School
West Oranise
Riddle
Supt. Sherman
Big Tim Sullivan Escapes From Attendants
Congressman and Tammany leader Big Tim Sullivan disappeared from Patrick Sullivan's East Chester home while guards slept. He left with change of clothes and no trace has been found, prompting a country wide search and growing concern among friends and relatives.
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Big Tim ” Sullivan
Big Tim
Lawrence Mulligan
Mulligan
Tim
Europe
Imperator
England
Key
Bowery
Larry Mulligan
St. Denis
Patrick Sullivan
East Chester
Efort
Sullivan
West
Considine
Sullivan-Considine
Seattle
Earl Rogers
Los Angeles
Rogers
New York
William B. Ellison
Big ‘Tim
Mr. Ellison
Patrick
Sone
Explorer Radford killed by Eskimos reported in Arctic case
Ottawa reports a dispatch from Regina confirming Eskimos killed explorers Henry V. Radford and George Street at Bathurst Inlet about June 1912. Street, an Ottawa resident, accompanied Radford, who left Chesterfield Inlet with Eskimos to trade at Schultz Lake. Local officials caution on Eskimo reports while Lieut. Col. Street and Arctic Club members note Radford’s Arctic work and prior hopes of safety.
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New York Times
Ottawa
Ontario
Lawrence Fortescue
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Perry
Regina
H. V. Radford
George Street
Bathurst Inlet
Chesterfield Inlet
Street
Demers
Akulak
Hudson's Bay Company
Messrs
Radfora
Bathurst
Radford
Fort McPherson
Fullerton
Mans
Mounted Police
Churchill
Norway House
Col. Street
Chesterfield
Hudson Bay
Schultz Lake
Arctic Club
Times
Henry Vincent Radford
Herbert L. Bridgman
New York
Arctic
Harry
Fort Smith
Northwest Territory
Museum of Natural History
Washington
Slave Lake District
Anthony Fiala
Great Slave Lake
Northwest Territories
Mr. Fiala
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Herschell Island
Latest Shipping News
SS Pring August Wilhelm arrives Kingston reporting shipping progress on September 5 with status updates from port records and maritime notices.
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Pring August Wilhelm
Kingston
Nobel Prize Winner Announces New Medical Miracle
The Times previews a remarkable medical breakthrough from the Nobel Prize laureate described as another carrel miracle. The forthcoming feature promises details of the astonishing discovery and its potential impact on treatment.
Captain Jensen Tracks Stolen Norwegian Bark Ravenscourt
Capt Jensen of the United Fruit steamship Admiral Schley reports a big square rigged ship, the Ravenscourt, stolen after an insane crew member stabbed officers aboard at Buff Bay Jamaica. The vessel, last seen sailing with every sail set, eluded Duns who chased toward sea and then harbor.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Jensen
United Fruit Steamship
Admiral Schley
Jamaica
Kidd
Port Antonio
High Seas
Ravenscourt
Buff Bay
France
Duns
Hope Bay
Salisbury Beach Fire Destroys Hotels and Cottages
A massive blaze at Salisbury Beach Mass wrecked six hotels and about 150 cottages along a three quarters of a mile stretch. The Cushing Hotel was among the principal structures burned, with extensive damage to Post Office and Phillips Bazaar buildings. One man injured, Louis Blanchard of Amesbury, after leaping from a third story window. Firefighters from multiple towns aided, and dynamite used to divert flames. Guests and cottagers evacuated. some homes later deemed still habitable.
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Salisbury Beach
Mass
Cushing
Atlantic House
Castle Mona
Trotel Leighton
Newark Hotel
Cushing House
Haverhill
Amesbury
Newburyport
Portsmouth
Louis Blanchard
New England
Lawrence
Lowell
Amesury
Boston
Worcester
Springfield
John K. Tener
Pennsylvania
Rose sermon on reformatories draws large Norwalk audience
In South Norwalk Connecticut Jack Rose a former gambler spoke at East Norwalk Episcopal Church to about 600 attendees. He claimed the underworld fills with reform school graduates and prisoners and urged reformers to live by their teachings. Dr Benton Dix of New York also spoke.
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New York Times
South Norwalk
Conn
Jack Rose
Rose
East Norwalk Episcopal Church
Rosenthal
Benton Dix
New York
West Side
Bryan cancels Chau tauqua lecture for children event
Secretary Bryan changes his itinerary amid an explosion in his State Department office. He will lecture in Media Pennsylvania and Glenolden while work repairs, and will be at the department all day Thursday. A gas leak caused a fire when a worker lit a match, injuring him.
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New York Times
Washington
Bryan
Phoenixville
Penn
State Department
Department
Ryan
Media
Glenolden
Union Station
German Airship L I Lost with Fifteen Crewmen in North Sea
Berlin reports the German Marine airship L I destroyed by a sudden hurricane eighteen miles north of Helgoland. Seven crew saved by torpedo boats. fifteen missing and presumed dead. Officers Metzing Hanne and Baron von Maltzahn among those lost. Airship engaged in reconnaissance. crew attempted water landing but could not.
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Berlin
L. I
Helgoland
North Sea
Metzing
Marine Airship Division
Hanne
Baron von Maltzahn
Airman's Four Somersaults Near Farnham
Royal Aircraft factory airman Kent survived a 2000 foot engine failure and four full aerial inversions near Farnham. He regained control at about 100 feet, glided to a steep spiral descent, and landed safely beside a pond before resuming flight. Kent spoke of the shock but recovered quickly. Givens Ganitarium Stamford Conn advertises nervous-disease care by telephone.
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Marconi
New York Times
London
Kent
Royal Aircraft Factory
Farnham
Altering the Imperator for Oil Fueled Service
London reports that the Imperator will be partially rebuilt after leaving the Atlantic service next month. The boiler room will be reconstructed and the ship will be converted to oil fuel. Expensive suites will be divided into many smaller cabins as profitability improves. The Imperator's example drives a shift toward smaller ocean liners under 30,000 tons.
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New York
London
Berlin
Daily Express
Imperator
North German
Lloyd Company
Bryans Sue Police Chief Over Detained Diamond Ring
Secretary of State and Mrs. William J. Bryan sue Jacksonville police chief F. C. Roach for 100 damages over detention of a 550 diamond ring recovered from a local hotel. Suit set for October 6. Ring was lost or stolen about a year ago and recovered by police from a local hotel occupant.
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Jacksonville
Fla
William J. Bryan
F. C. Roach
Bryan
Bats In Capitol Wing During Senate Session
A flock of bats entered the Senate wing of the Capitol during an overnight session in Washington. Officials report at least a dozen bats were killed in gallery corridors and adjoining rooms, with two entering the Senate Chamber causing several women to flee the gallery.
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Washington
Senate
Capitol
Enver Wounded in Fight in Adrianople Clash
Vienna dispatch reports five Turkish officers killed and twenty wounded after a quarrel between Young Turks and Nazim Pasha partisans in Adrianople. Enver Bey, chief of the general staff, is said to be among the wounded in the strife following the Constantinople demonstration.
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Vienna
Neue Freie Presse
Adrianople
Rtisans
Nazim Pasha
Constantinople
Enver Bey
Deposits Slow as Treasury Distributes Crop Funds
The Treasury has deposited about 5 million of 50 million government funds to aid moving crops. Funds went to banks in Washington Baltimore and Southern cities. Delays are blamed on banks misfiling forms. as security is approved the money is released.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Itimore
la Follette
A Weneider
Secretary Lane Faints During Native Sons Parade
Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane fainted in Oakland while reviewing the Admission Day parade. He was taken to his brother’s Berkeley home with doctors diagnosing a slight angina attack. Lane will remain under rest for several days, with no immediate plans for travel.
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Oakland
Cal
Franklin K. Lane
Native Sons Organization
Berkeley
Rs. Lane
Frederick Lane
Lane
Ey Lane
Bea
Peary Arctic Record Returned Via Danish Discovery
The long missing Peary record, left in Greenland’s Navy Cliff cairn in July 1892, was recovered by Danish explorer Knud Rasmussen and sent to Admiral Peary. General T. Euenck, president of the Arctic Club, announced its return to Peary through Constantine Brun, Danish minister to the United States.
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Admiral Peary
Arctic
Thomas E.euenck
Arctic Club
Peary
Navy Cliff
Greenland
Knud Rasmussen
Lawyer Seized for Arson in Connecticut Case
Frank E. Howarth, 23, an attorney, and Lindley Cain, Windham County Superior Court messenger, were arrested in Putnam on arson charges. With fourteen counts in the complaint, bonds set at $10,000 each were not posted. Alleged fires over ten months include the Wheaton Building and Lumber plant blaze and an April incident destroying ten automobiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam, Conn
Frank E. Howarth
Lindley Cain
Superior Court
Windham County
Robert Hurley
Jo Holcomb
Howarth
Cain
Tain High School
Wheaton Building and Lumber Company
Senate Passes Tariff Bill amid Democratic Victory
The Senate approved the Democratic tariff revision 87 to 44 with limited voting and a packed gallery. President Wilson welcomed the victory, praising party unity and urging continued support for freer business and equal currency.
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New York Times
Washington
Senate
Ranschel and
Thornton
Louisiana
Poindexter
la Follette
Wisconsin
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