Canoe Tragedy Near Oriental Hotel Claims Columbia Senior
A canoe overturned in Jamaica Bay near the Oriental Hotel, killing William Thompson a Columbia University senior and injuring two others. David Ronzone and Howard Barnes were rescued and hospitalized with serious but hopeful conditions. Ramsey Marsh, a rescuer, died last year from hydrophobia, his death noted for medical interest. Thompson, active in engineering studies and campus drama, disappeared after two hours in the water.
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Wiliam Thompson
Columbe University
Herbert Thompson
Quincey Street
Brooklyn
Coney Jeland
Oriental
Greene Avenue
Howard Barnes
Stuyvesant Avenue
Jamaica Bay
Thompson
Ronzone
Harold Treadwell
Rutland Road
Treadwell
Ramsey Marsh
Ocean Avenue
Barnes
Webber
Sheepshead Bay
Thompson Ramsey Marsh
W. H. Marsh
Standard Water Meter Company
Robinson Street
Columbia
Maud Allen Poses as Man for Eight Years Seized in Baltimore
Maud Allen alias James Allen, a young Black woman, was arrested for wearing male attire after eight years living as a man. She led in a boys school, taught in Baltimore public schools, and mentored men in Ebenezer Baptist Church, shaving her head and growing a beard since she was sixteen.
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the Tribune
Baltimore
Maud Allen
James Allen
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Engineer Fatally Injured After Locomotive Fan Breaks
Fred DeGraf, an engineer on the Washington ex Press of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, was hurled from his locomotive when a connecting fan broke near Hamilton, ten miles west of Bound Brook. He died shortly after arriving at the hospital. firemen in the cab escaped injury, and traffic paused until a replacement locomotive arrived.
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Bound Brook
N. J
Fred DeGraf
Plainserd
Washington Ex Press
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
Hamilton
DeGraf
Beure
Iremen
Army Balloon Flight Reported Over Chesapeake Bay
Washington April 24 lieutenants Lahm and Winter of the signal corps aeronautical division ascended at noon in balloon No 1. Earlier word had reached Washington that the airship may have been carried over Chesapeake Bay by a strong southeast wind and landing at sea proved impossible.
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Washington
Lahm
Winter
Aeronautical Division
Signal Corps
Beday
Chésa- Prake Bay
Couried Unconscious and Conried Rumors from Tyrol
A dispatch from Boren Tyrol reports Marie Couried former Met Opera director in poor condition after an apoplectic stroke. Conflicting cables claim Friedrich Conried died in Meran Austria or remains alive. family messages indicate uncertain status.
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Periin
Boren
Tyrol
Marie Couried
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Paris
Conried
Met- Opera House
Meran
Austria
Frederick W. S
Wetock
Sultan’s Loyalists Make Final Stand in Open Space Kiosk
The Yildiz Kiosk section shows soldiers loyal to the Sultan occupying the open space as troops made their last stand yesterday. The scene captures a pivotal moment in the palace crisis with troops inside the area surrounding the Sultan.
Istanbul landmarks and embassies list in historic map
A compact catalogue listing major sites around the old city including mosques such as Aya Sophia Mahomet II and Sultan Ahmed, imperial gates, cisterns, churches, palaces, the Seraskerat war office, and several foreign embassies in the area. The entries name specific structures and gates like the Golden Gate, Blachernae, and the City’s defensive and ceremonial sectors.
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Babi Ali
Sublime Porte
Sultan Osman
Seraskterat
War Office
Valideh Sultan
Little Sophia
Mahomet II
Kiz Tash
Marcian
Selim
Rob Peabody’s House Loot Haul Tied to Expressman Heist
Emil Young witnessed two men flee from a vacant No 28 owned by coal and gas magnate Rob Peabody. Frederick Bower and Abraham Nathanson were arrested with wire cutters and pliers. A wagon contained a copper boiler, curtains, chandeliers, faucets, gas brackets, lamps, and brass fixtures valued at about $5,000. Peabody identified the loot and noted all brass and bronze fittings had been removed and water shut off to prevent flooding.
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William Rockefeller
Emil Young
Rockefeller
Fifth Avenue
East Sith Street
Stephen Peabody
Young
Frederick Bower
Third Avenue
Abraham Nathanson
Henry Street
Bower
Peabody
Commodore Vanderbilt
Wright pilots for king in Rome night flights
Wilbur Wright, the American aviator, performed several successful flights near Rome in the presence of King Victor Emmanuel. During one flight Ambassador Griscom rode as a passenger while the king praised Wrights skill in handling the aeroplane. Ad includes Planters 65c bungalow tea offer.
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Rome
Wilbur Wright
Victor Emmanuel
Wright
Heroplane
Ambassador Griscom
Four Alleged Counterfeiters Detained in New Rochelle
New Rochelle detectives with Secret Service arrest a group including José T. Fernandez known as The Count Bat tista Massaro Salvatore Sarcia Maria Sarcia and their 12 year old son Louis A confession from Mrs Sarcia followed. Banks had been receiving counterfeit five dollar bills for weeks leading to the Sarcia residence and a Union avenue office used for a counterfeit operation.
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New Rochelle
Secret Service
New York
José T. Fernandez
Battista Massaro
Salvatore Sarcia
Maria
Louis
Sarcia
No. 114
Winyah Avenue
Fernandez
Massaro
No. 184
Union Avenue
Sarcta
First View of Trolleys After Pardoned Convict Is Free
Alexander Killen, freed after nineteen years in Western penitentiary by Governor Stuart, walked from the prison into an awaiting automobile and first saw streetcars, skyscrapers, and new fashions. He had been sentenced for the murder of Mrs. Paul Rudert at Tarentum on December 23, 1909, a sentence later commuted to life.
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The
Tribune
Pittsburg
Alexander Killen
Western Penitentiary
Stuart
Killen
Paul Rudert
Tarentum
Missionaries in Peril at Hadjin Amid Arson Report
From Adana telegrams Rev. William N. Chambers reports no foreign permission to reach the women missionaries in Hadjin where the danger is acute. Dispatches note several arson cases in the town as the situation grows more serious.
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Constantinople
William N. Chambers
Adana
Hadjin
Quake Fells Mountain Shaping Santa Paula Canyon Lake
A quake in Ventura County on April 10 caused a massive mountain slide in the Sierra range. It altered Santa Paula Canyon terrain, dammed Santa Paula Creek, and formed a lake in South Fork Canyon about 1,000 feet long, 3 feet wide and 60 feet deep. Nearby towns did not feel the shock.
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Ventura
Cal
Sierra Range
Santa Paula Canyon
Santa Paula
South Fork Canyon
President Taft Wins Golf Rubber at Chevy Chase
Washington reports Taft and Vice President Sherman defeated General Clarence Edwards and Captain Archibald Butt 2 up and 1 to play in an exciting rubber match. The foursome played on a fine Chevy Chase course with cool, invigorating air as Taft delivered an excellent performance and led the partners to victory.
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Washington
Taft
Chevy Chase
Sherman
Clarence Edwards
Archibald Butt
Army
Sultan Falls Under Constitutional Rule After Six Hours Fighting
Constantinople April 24. Constitutional forces gain control after six hours of street combat in Pera and near the Yildiz Palace. The Sultan is a prisoner, awaiting final decision amid heavy casualties estimated in the thousands. Several Americans wounded. American Ambassador praises calm and discipline of travelers and locals.
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Fera Quarte
Constantinople
Pere
Yildiz
Taxim
Tasch Kischla
Hale
Frederick Moore
Harry G. Dwight
Alexander A. Gargiulo
Moore
Freneh Hospital
Rifaat Pacha
Leishman
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Oriental Hotel
Army Balloon Flight
Chesapeake Bay
Couried
St. Sophia
Mint
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Atmeidan
Sultan Ahmed
Babi Humatoun
Arcadius
Galata Pahice
Divan Haneh
Admiralty
Edreneh Kapusi
Top Kapusi
Yent
Kapuor
Mevianeh Kapusi
Selymbria Kapusi FE
Yedt Kouleh and Kapusi
F. Golden Gate
Underwood & Underwood
Galata
Pera
Eyoub
Kalidgy
OGLOU
Meidan
Cassim-Pacha
Sdimitri
Ztophaneh
Eraclio
CFA
Leander Tower
Scutari
Rob Stephen Peabody
Griscom
Fiiesith Wright- King
Peril
California
Sierras
Golf Rubber
Mr. Sherman
Edwards
Captain Butt
H. T. Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
Sultan
Salonica
Abdul May P'Tais
Mahmoud Shefket Pacha
Schefket
Sehefket
Matchka
Ghevgeli
Matechka
Mukstar Bey
Setonies
Tohatalja
Committee of Union and Progress
Turkey
Shefket Pacha
Dwight
Bosporus
Dragoman Gargiulo
Grande Rue de Peru
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