Governor calls extraordinary Kings County Supreme Court session
Governor Hughes announces an extraordinary term for Kings County Supreme Court on August 25 with Justice Watson M. Rogers to preside. Kings County Grand Jury will act for the term amid indictments over anti racing laws as racing resumes at Brighton Beach August 15. Elder and the Governor discussed the racetrack gambling fight and police inactivity.
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Hughes
Act- de
Robert H. Elder
Kings
Supreme Court
Kings County
Watson M. Rogers
Watertown
Court of Kings
Elder
Brooklin
Kings County Grand Jury
Greater
New York
Brighton Beach
Brighton Beach Racing Association
Metropolitan Turf Association Denies Anti Hughes Fund Myth
Members of the Metropolitan Turf Association deny knowledge of any plan to raise 500000 dollars to defeat Governor Hughes in his renomination. Most active members are at Saratoga and would not speak for publication. A bookmaker suggested bookies might fund a candidate favorable to racetracks but dismissed the idea of a large anti Hughes fund.
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Metropolitan Turf Association
Hughes
Saratoge
Yonkers Receiver Restraining Order Over Subway Transfer
City Attorney Otis obtained a Supreme Court injunction yesterday restraining Receiver Leslie Sutherland from discontinuing the 3 cent transfer from Yonkers Railroad to the subway at Van Cortlandt. The case returns before Justice Morschauser in Poughkeepsie. Sutherland has been selling subway tickets at 5 cents and reselling at 3 as transfers, claiming the railway lost 15000 since he took charge this year.
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Yonkers
Supreme Court
Mills
Leslie Sutherland
van Cortlandt
Morschauser
Poughkeepsie
Sai
Sutherland
Cigarette Habit Sought as Ground for Divorce
In Bellefontan Ohio on August 1 Serge Sohn Moore states the cigarette habit is a sufficient cause for divorce after a wife missed her nightly smoking. Judge Broder, on the bench two years, notes many divorce suits fail when parties do not appear, viewing nonappearance as sign of deeper discord.
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Bellefontan
Ohio
Serge Sohn Moore
Broder
T Secuchive
All Well on Board Fleet Off Fiji Islands
The United States fleet reported in Suva on July 30 with the Reeseft ship's position given by wireless. Crews had four hours of evolutions daily and coal was resuming, expanding steaming radius. The fleet lay at 12 42 S 168 37 W as it prepared to pass Samoa and head for Auckland.
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Lawsuit Filed Over Train Robbery Loot in Flathead County
The Marine Insurance Limited of London sues Sheriff over 13223 dollars tied to a Great train hold up near Fonda last September. The loot, consigned from Chicago to Spokane, was claimed by the insurance firm which demands delivery. The sheriff allegedly holds the money. robbers escaped custody and are still at large.
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Tribune
Helens
Mont
Fed
Marine Insurance My. Limited
London
Flathead County
Frenkhauser
Fonda
Chicago
Spokane
Dar Mey
Man shoots wife and sister in law over money dispute
Clarence Price, a decal Regro, shot his wife and sister in law Mrs Minnie Borden on Springwood avenue in Asbury Park, injuring both but not fatally. Price was arrested after the incident on August 1.
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Tribune
Asbury Park
Clarence Price
Minnie Borden
Springwood Avenue
Price
Borden
Car Crash Kills Mechanic in Atlantic City
An auto touring car owned by Dr. C. H. Schneider of Philadelphia crashed into the 8:30 express at the Nil nois avenue crossing in Atlantic City. James McDameron suffered a crushed skull and is said to be dying at the hospital. James Hart and Arthur Palmer escaped with minor injuries while Dr. Schneider claimed the trip was made without his knowledge.
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C. H. Schneider
Philadelphia
Mlinois Avenue
Dr. Schneider
James McDameron
James Hart
Arthur Palmer
McDameron
Hart
Palmer
Provident Sale Rumors Stir Insurance Circles
Rumors circulated that Inter-Southern Life Insurance of Louisville offered to buy the Provident Savings Life Assurance Society controlling stake. Royal Victor of Sullivan & Cromwell denied a deposit. negotiations reportedly involve several parties with potential next week announcements. Insurance Commissioner E F Rittenhouse may help organize a policy holder committee opposing the Inter-Southern bid amid a broader state insurance department review.
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Provident
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Louisville
Royal Victor
Sullivan & Cromwell
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Inter-Southern
The
E. E. Rittenhouse
Colorado
Mr. Rittenhouse
Rittenhouse
Columbian National Life Insurance Company
Boston
Kelsey
New York Insurance Department
Insurance Departments
Mrs C M Greene Injured in Bayside Runaway Horse Incident
Mrs Clay M Greene wife of dramatist was severely hurt in Bayside Long Island when her runabout horse bolted at a railroad station. She suffered a broken right arm a broken nose and facial bruises while Joseph Grismer attended her. The horse nearly perished after a train collision nearby.
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Clay M. Greene
Bayside
Long Island
Grismer
Paper Mills Shut Down Amid New England Labor Strikes
More than two thousand workers face idle time as International Paper mills halt in New England due to low water and repairs. A 10 percent wage cut prompt strikes in several plants from Franklin New Hampshire to Rumford Falls Maine, with some mills continuing or resuming later. Authorities cite August low water and scheduled repairs as the primary cause.
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New England
International Paper Company
New York
J. F. Carey
International Brotherhod of Papermakers
Fort Edward
N. H
International Company
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Berlin
International
Bellows Falls
Connecticut
International Mills
Rumford Falls
Livermore Falls
Te International Company
A. N. Burbank
No Wildcat Banking Declared Illegal for National Banks
Attorney General Bona parte rules Oklahoma deposit guarantee plan illegal for national banks under Section 4. The decision states such agreements risk charter forfeiture and threaten banking safety. Controllers will order Oklahoma banks to withdraw, warning of penalties for persistence.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Bonaparte
Oklahoma
Treasury
Bandits Rob Yonkers Contractor Near Mount Kisco
Auletta stone mason of Yonkers was robbed two miles from Mount Kisco by five masked men. They seized $550, Brower’s gold watch, and the bag, then fled into the woods as pursuers form. James Brower served as driver for Auletta, whoContracted for Scribner’s estate building nearby.
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Stewart Avenue
Yonkers
Mount Kisco
Arthur Scribner
Auletta
James Brower
Scribner Estate
Brower
Riot at Pennsylvania militia barracks over pay dispute
Aug 1 Pittsburg report describes a riot at the barracks of Company F 18th Regiment National Guard sparked by pay denial after Gettysburg encampment. Captain Rutherford Bingham was attacked and humiliated by his men while police were called to restore order amid lingering tensions.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Gettysburg
18Th Regiment
National Guard
Rutherford Bingham
New York
Bingham
Pickard
Captain Bingham
Pennsylvania
New York Clergyman Charged With Overspeeding
Providence reports Rev. J. Chalmers vicar of the Church of the Holy Trinity in New York City was stopped at East Greenwich on a charge of speeding. Police say his car reached thirty four miles per hour. The case was continued for further hearing this week.
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J. Chalmers
Church of the Holy Trinity
New York City
East Greenwich
Taft Calls for Swift Justice in Delays Debate
Hot Springs Va Aug 1 Judge William H Taft urged reforms to speed civil and criminal justice and reduce litigation costs. He warned delays favor the wealthy and said only prompt administration helps the poor. Taft to address Virginia Bar Association. other notables and invitations noted.
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William H. Taft
Virginia Bar Association
Wyndham R. Meredith
Supreme Court of the United States
Jay Gould's Yacht Atalanta Sells for 1750
The Atalanta once built for Jay Gould and owned by the Gould family sold in Norfolk for 1750 to Captain Charles Vivian of New Jersey. The Dominican government had seized and armed the yacht and later ordered it moved from the navy yard. It will sail to New York in tow tomorrow.
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Norfolk
Jay Gould
New York Yacht Club
Charles Vivian
New Jersey
Gould
Navy Yard
United States
New York
Gates for Congress Says Port Arthur Candidate
At the Jefferson County Republican Convention in Beaumont delegates urged John W. Gates from Port Arthur as the congressional candidate. Delegates, though uninstructed, favor Gates and expect a nomination to defeat Democrat Martin Dies of Kountze. The convention date was not set and likely will be in Port Arthur.
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Beaumont
Tex
Jefferson County
John W. Gates
Port Arthur
Congress
Gates
Martin Dies
Kountze
Cleveland Child Tom L Johnson Expires After Illness
The body of 4 year old Tom L Johnson grandson of Mayor Johnson was sent to New York for burial at Greenwood Cemetery after a three week illness baffling physicians and specialists who could offer no relief.
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Tribune
Cleveland
Little Tom L. Johnson
Johnson
New York
Greenwood Cemetery
S. E. Moffet Drowned at Normandie-by-the-Sea New Jersey
Samuel E. Moffet editor and Collier's writer, drowned off Normandie-by-the-Sea N J while swimming in rough surf. Lifesaver John Artson failed to reach him. brother in law Albert Tallman rescued him, but he died after an hour of efforts. He lived in Mount Vernon and left a wife Mary E Mantz and two children Anita and Frances Clemens Moffett.
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Albert Tallman
Jones Reed
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Mount Vernon
Samuel F. Moffett
Collier's Weekly
St. Louis
State Normal School
Fredonia
N. Y
Europe
University of California
Columbia University
Mary Kain Rescued After Dismasting Off Barnegat Bay
Lifesavers from Cedar rescued the Mary Kain after a gale dismasted the yacht on Barnegat Bay. They cut away rigging and pulled the captain and three passengers from the foundering craft amid high surf, with the crew near despair of landfall.
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Mary Kain
Barnegat Bay
Cedar Station
Harriman Special Train Leaves Jersey City for Omaha
A five car Erie yard special train carrying E. H. Harriman and Erie President Underwood departed Jersey City at 3 17 PM after Harriman rode from his Nyack summer home. The consist included two Union Pacific cars, a baggage car, a dining car, the Pullman Bravito, an Illinois Central parlor car and a Union Pacific observation car.
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Jersey City
E. H. Harriman
Omaha
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Illinois Central
Heiresses Wanted to Marry Servian Princes
Vienna reports Russian sources say King Peter of Servia plans to marry his sons to wealthy American women. Emperor Nicholas allegedly approves and may serve as godfather to the first-born. General Arthur Tcherep Spiridovitch sails to New York to seek heiresses for Prince George born 1887 and Prince Alexander born 1888.
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Russia
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Moscow
New York
America
Peter Karageorgevitch
Servia
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Draga
Prince George
Prince Alexander
Strike Looms as Canadian Pacific Machinists Vote to Walk Out
A Winnipeg dispatch reports the Canadian Pacific machinists nationwide plan a strike starting Tuesday after unions rejected the conciliation board award. Officials say coast to coast action is arranged though some workers remain on duty awaiting full communication. Percent voting to strike is reported as high across west of Fort William.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Canadian Pacific
Fort William
Ontario
Board of Conciliation
Mother consented to transfusion for leukemia daughter
Mrs Thompson G. Earie of Trenton New Jersey has agreed to a Medico-Chirurgical Hospital operation in Philadelphia to transfuse her blood into her daughter Josephine to save her life from leukemia. Doctors say only healthy blood transfusion can save the child.
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Tribune
Trenton
N. J
Thompson G. Earie
Medico-Chirurgical Hospital
Philadelphia
Josephine
Hopes for the South in Taft Campaign Conference
Republican leaders met at the Hotel Manhattan to map Southern campaign strategy with plans to convene in Atlanta and Nashville. Washington ties and new headquarters talks frame the push as Wisconsin and La Follette are noted as controlled by Taft supporters.
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Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Manhattan
George R. Sheldon
Frederick W. Upham
Sheldon
Mr. Hitchcock
E. C. Duncan
North Carolina
Sidney Bieber
District of Columbia
Congress
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Atlanta
Nashville
McKinley
Illinois
Republican Congressional Committee
New York
Hitchcoeck
Congressional
Metropolitan Life Tower
Chicago
Frank Streeter
National Committee
New Hampshire
Streeter
Taft
Washington
Wind Delays Farman Flight at Brighton Beach Exhibition
Wind prevents Farman air show at Brighton Beach race track forcing postponed ascent. Crowds of 7000 to 8000 spectators endured delays as gusts of 20 to 25 miles per hour kept the white winged machine grounded and the flight moved to Monday afternoon.
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Brighton Beach Racetrack
Henry Farman
United States
Pettibone Dies of Cancer Amid Idaho Murder Case
Denver August 1 George A Pettibone a former Western Federation of Miners executive board member is diagnosed with incurable cancer after an operation. Doctors say his life cannot be saved while he remains in prison in Idaho awaiting trial for alleged complicity in the murder of ex Governor Steunenberg
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George A. Pettibone
Western Federation of Miners
Pettibone
Idaho
Steunenberg
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