American fleet arrives in Auckland for week of ceremonies
Sixteen U S battleships of Admiral Sperry's Atlantic fleet reach Auckland after a 33 day voyage from San Francisco via Honolulu They anchor in two columns and host city officials greet them Readying for a packed program of parades dinners and excursions with school holidays adjusted to join in the welcome The government prints a greeting book praising Roosevelt and the fleet as symbols of peace and justice
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Auckland
N. Z
Battleship Division
United States Atlantic Fleet
Charles 5. Sperry
San Francisco
Honolulu
Powerful
Encounter
Pioneer
Admiral Sperry
Lord Plunkitt
New Zealand
William A. Prickitt
Prickitt
Gimbal
Connecticut
Joseph George Ward
Queen Street
Great Britain
Board of Education
Joseph G. the
Arrival of Atlantic Fleet at Auckland Pleases Officials
Rear Admiral Pillsbury and Acting Secretary of the Navy praised the fleet as it reached Auckland New Zealand after a severe northeast storm. The ships, sped from Honolulu at higher knots to beat the weather, demonstrated efficiency and aroused great satisfaction in the Navy Department.
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Washington
Aug
Pillsbury
Bureau of Navigation
Navy
Auckland
New Zealand
Honolulu
United States
Sperry
Hampton Roads
Navy Department
Bronx Yacht Club Protest Over Bronx Parks Lease Refusal
Bronx sailors gathered at 9 Washington Avenue to denounce Park Commissioner Berry and the Parks Department for renewing leases of clubhouses at Pelham Bay being refused. Resolutions adopted call for action and plan a mass meeting of yachtsmen to show disapproval.
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Deport of Parks of
Bronx
Pelham Bay
Washington Avenue
Bayonne Organist Indicted In Grand Larceny Case
William J. Brewer an Bayonne organist and inventor was indicted by the Hudson County Grand Jury on grand larceny. He vanished from Bayonne April 19 after being accused by Luther G. Gadd secretary of the Radial Bearing Company of taking essential models. Brewer denies the charges and says he was frozen out of the company. He now works as a consulting engineer for the Gream Bearing Company founded by his wife in New York City.
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William J. Brewer
Bayonne
Hudson County Grant
Grand Larsen
Luther G Gadd
Radial Bearing Company
Brewer
Gream Bearing Company
Hindu Applies for Naturalization First Here
A Hindu applicant sought naturalization yesterday marking the first instance of such an application in the area. Proceedings were started with the local naturalization authorities.
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Aug
Marmola Tablets Advertised For Easy Weight Loss
An ad promotional piece touts Marmola Prescription Tablets as a harmless fat-reduction aid. It claims users shed 12 to 20 ounces of fat daily without harming meals or leisure, listing a Detroit company and a guaranteed formula with specific ingredients.
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Marmola Co
Detroit
Mich
Balloon flight tests approved by British government
Colonel Templer, designer, arrives to witness Captain Baldwin's dirigible balloon trials as the British government accepts the project.
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Colonel Templer
Captain Baldwin
Political shifts in Cuban provincial elections noted
Havana reports indicate Conservatives win Santa Clara Matanzas and Pinar del Rio governors while Miguelistas take Oriente and Camaguey. Zayistas lose Havana as Alfredo Zayas fades from presidential contention, Gomez and a Conservative nominee likely contenders. Magoon decree may set installation. Bacon tours Caribbean before Puerto Rico trip.
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Pinar del Rio
Oriente
Camaguey
Havana
Alfredo Zayas
José Miguel Gomez
Miguelista
Mario Menocai
Veterans Association
Domingo Leouona
Magoon
Robert Bacon
Santiago
Porto Rico
Rumor Sargent May Resign Immigration Chief to Seek Firemen Head
Rumors in official circles say Frank Pierce Sargent, Commissioner General of Immigration, plans to resign within a month and seek the presidency of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, a post he held for seven years before his immigration appointment. His illness temporarily delays confirmation.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Frank Pierce Sargent
Immigration
Department of Commerce and Labor
Sargent
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Roosevelt
The
Firemen’s Brotherhood
Oath of Night Riders Describes Secret Order Promise
Wiley Stewart testifies in the Jake Ejilis night rider trial in Murray Kentucky recounting an oath sworn before God and witnesses. The oath binds members to secrecy obeying captains and faces the death penalty for betrayal.
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the Tribune
Murray, Ky
Jake Ejilis
Wiley Stewart
Four Car Brighton Beach Locals Increase Call Denied
The Public Service Commission declined a rehearing on four car minimum service for the Brighton Beach line. Commissioner McCarroll ruled smaller trains inadequate amid fall and winter traffic. He noted residents deserve better service and urged the company to seek extra trackage to extend the four track improvements to Flatbush.
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Public Service Commission
Brooklyn Union Elevated Railway Company
Brighton Beach
Newkirk Avenue
King's Highway
Brooklyn
Flatbush
Balloon designer hails dirigible future and recalls Zeppelin
Colonel James Templer adviser to Britain's air service visits New York to observe American airships and aircraft. He lauds Captain Baldwin's work at Fort Myer and predicts a 1000 foot dirigible, argues Zeppelin accident calls for trained crews, and plans a Washington meeting with Brigadier General Allen after touring the South and West.
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Department of Aeronautics
Waldorf
England
Templer
Captain Baldwin
Fort Myer
Virginia
United States
Count Zeppelin
Colonel
Mauretania
Thomas S. Baldwin
Taday
Kentucky
Washington
Allen
United States Signal Corps
Baldwin
Early Illinois Primary Returns Show Tight Governor Race
Chicago reports indicate heavy turnout in Illinois primaries with a close fight for governor between Deneen and Yates. In the U S Senate race, Hopkins leads Foss slightly in Republican contests. Stringer leads the Democratic recommendation. Cook County estimates favor Deneen by about 4 900 with Foss ahead of Hopkins by about 6 000 and James Hamilton Lewis leading in Chicago by roughly 10 900.
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United States
Congress
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Foss
Stringer
Deneen
Yates
Stevenson
Pattison
McGoorty
Lewis
Cook County
James Hamilton Lewis
Cannot Deport Mrs Wardwell From Leprosy Quarantine
Washington officials say no law allows deportation of Mrs Wardwell the leper to Molokai. She is in Tombstone quarantine and violently insane, chained to a bedpost. Her 86-year-old husband General Wardwell is frail after cancer surgery. A petition to Governor Kibbey seeks clemency for Albert Cole to care for them.
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Albert Cole
Wardwell
Yuma
Wives urged to strike for home duties safety
Mrs. Florence Richards of Olio urged wives at the Lincoln Temperance Chautauqua in Austin yesterday to strike until allowed to perform housework and care for their husbands. She warned that if not allowed, they would be treated as if pulled by the arms and doors would stop swaying.
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Chicago
Florence Richards
Olio
Lincoln Temperance Chautauqua
Austin
Sinn Fein Branches Unite In United States Conference
A Sinn Fein meeting in Buffalo today elected a grand council with President Robert Temple of New York and Secretary Charles Noonan of New York among officers. Delegates from many cities attended as a constitution was adopted. Sinn Fein envoys from Ireland plan to visit after the Presidential election to advance the movement.
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Buffalo
Aug
Sinn Fein
United States
Daniel F. Cohaian
New York
Robert Temple
Peter €. Yorke
Oakland
Cal
Charles Noonan
Joseph McGarrity
Philadelphia
Ireland
Huge tipple for Fernie mine ordered from Cleveland
A complete steel tipple for the Michel mine of the Crow's Nest Pass Coal Company Fernie British Columbia, swept by forest fires last week, has been ordered from a Cleveland concern. The tipple will be the largest in America and cost about 500000 dollars. A special train will be needed to transport it to the Canadian plant.
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the Tribune
Cleveland
Aug
Michel
Crow’s Nest Pass
Fernie
B. C
America
Baldwin Wins A Point In Balloons Fort Myer Test
Washington observers report Captain Baldwin's dirigible met construction specs during Fort Myer inspection. A six mile endurance trial averaged twelve mph with limited throttle. Pending speed test and full fittings, Baldwin could earn six thousand seven hundred fifty dollars.
Farman Makes Notable Flights at Brighton Beach
Henry Farman piloted his aeroplane at Brighton Beach racetrack with Colonel James Templer of the British Army praising the performance. The first flight rose 8 to 10 feet and covered about 340 yards, while the final run of the day featured graceful glides at 40 mph about 20 feet high over roughly 600 yards. Earlier, amateur motor cycle races added to the program with Goerke and Ray posting fast times. Five events were held, including one and ten mile races, with Farman scheduled for more flights this afternoon.
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Henry Farman
Brighton Beach
James Templer
Bbritish Army
Farman
Brighton Beach Racetrack
Walter Goerke
New York Cycle Club
William W. Ray
Aerial Navigation Company Incorporation in Boston
The Aerial Navigation Company of Boston was incorporated today at the State House to operate freight and passenger airship service between Boston New York and other points with capital stock of 50000. Incorporators are H. H. Bond and . H. Bond of Boston and James L. Bruce of Waltham.
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Boston
Aerial Navigation Company
New York
State House
H. H. Bond
H. Bond
James L. Bruce
Waltham
Bacon to Porto Rico on Mayflower from Guantanamo
Assistant Secretary of State Mr. Bacon will board the cruiser Mayflower at Guantanamo Cuba for a trip to Porto Rico. The Mayflower arrived at Guantanamo yesterday and will proceed to San Juan Porto Rico then likely onward to Port au Prince Haiti from that station.
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Washington
Bacon
Guantanamo
Cuba
Porto Rico
Saratoga Gas Concerns Enjoined By Albany Court
Deputy Attorney General Williams won six temporary injunctions from Supreme Court Justice Fitts prohibiting six Saratoga gas concerns from pumping gas from the springs. Return date August 14. Plaintiffs allege property interests worth about 1 million dollars. Governor Hughes had signed the bill banning pumping, with constitutionality to be tested in the proceedings.
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Albany
Aug
Williams
Supreme Court
Fitts
Saratoga
Justice Fitts
Geysers Natural Gas Company
Natural Carbonic Gas Company
Lincoln Spring Company
New York Carbonic Acid Company
Mary A. Patterson
Harry M. Levingston
Citizens’ Committee
Hughes
Saratoga Springs
Nebraska Reclaims Million Acres in Land Fraud Crackdown
A Telegraph report from Omaha states 1 291 959 acres in Nebraska were returned to public domain over three years since land fraud prosecutions began. The land, mainly in the western region, had been fraudulently fenced. Since return, it is open to homestead settlement. Ninety eight verdicts were obtained in the land suit.
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Tribune
Omaha
District Attorney's Office
Retired Naval Officers Seek Legal Help Amid Lobby Claims
The Navy reviews a group called the Association of Retired Naval Officers based at 31 Union Square New York led by Lt Cmdr Morse. They solicit funds for a Washington firm of Hilary Herbert and son-in-law Benjamin Miccu alleged to push service pay legislation. The Navy notes many officers sent contributions despite unclear work. Moves include Army and Navy orders and ship movements with the Mayflower and ships in Singapore and New York operations.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Navy Department
Association of
Naval Oicers
No. 31
Union Square
New York City
Jerome E. Morse
New York
Congress
Hilary Herbert
Navy
Benjamin Miccu
House
Senate Naval Committees
Capitol
Naval Committee
Morse
Charles H. Davis
Court Martial Scheduled for Lt G H Wyman at Fort Ethan Allen
Lieutenant G H Wyman stationed at Fort Ethan Allen Vermont will be tried by court martial on September 1 on charges not yet made public A preliminary session occurred at Governor's Island led by Colonel George S Anderson 1st Cavalry chief of staff Department of the East Wyman a veteran of the Spanish American War was commissioned a second lieutenant in February 189?
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Fort Ethan Allen
Vermont
Governor's Island
George S. Anderson
1St Cavalry
Department of the East
Wyman
Woman injured in Nelson County runaway accident
Mrs. Wilhelmina Patterson of Chicago suffered serious injuries when her buggy horses spooked by broken harness caused a shaft to drop. She was unconscious for hours as Mrs. James Smith sustained a broken rib during the crash between Shipman and Lovingston.
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Tribune
Oak Ridge
Wilhelmina Patterson
Chicago
J. B. Tinsley Coleman
Nelson County
James Smith
Shipman
Lovingston
General Electric Business Falls Off
General Electric reports six month gross orders near 21 million dollars, well below 35 million in the prior year. The company notes few large orders and that supply orders typically make up about one third of gross sales, indicating a sharp slowdown versus the same period last year.
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The
Tribune
Boston
General Electric Company
Roosevelt letter to Washington youth on play and fair play
Secretary Curtis releases a Roosevelt letter to the Boys and Girls of Washington urging balanced effort and fair play in sports. The president emphasizes vigor combined with sportsmanship, perseverance through defeat, and cooperation with opponents on playgrounds for character building.
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Washington
Henry S. Curtis
Playground Assoeciation of America
Roosevelt
Dr. Curtis
Drought Damages Michigan Crops Report
The August state crop report notes severe drouth damage to corn beans potatoes sugar beets and pastures in Michigan. Wheat is excellent quality and above average yield while rye oats and potato and bean prospects are mixed. Apples suffer but peaches look fair with corn condition at 7 percent.
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Lansing
Mich
Drouth
Black Hand Bomb Explodes in Rochester House
A Black Hand bomb exploded early today at a North Anton street house occupied by Giuseppe Scene in Rochester. No injuries were reported.
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Aug.s
North Anton Street
Giuseppe Scene
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