Saloon Closures Close Atlantic City for Sabbath Day
Governor Fort’s orders shut down 220 saloons and hotel bars in Atlantic City. Crowds vanished from boardwalk cafes as screens dropped, stores opened only for sodas and meals, and law officers reported few arrests. Curiosity visitors from Philadelphia and New York watched a dry Sunday unfold.
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Atlantic City
Philadelphia
New York
Chelsea
Nelson B. Gaskill
Don
Louie” Bluehnle
Bob” Delaney
Wearn
Governor Fort
Express Train Near Wreck In Freeport Yard
Westbound Amagansett express on the Long Island Railroad halted at Freeport yards after a semaphore signal showed against it. Engineer Harry Williams then proceeded slowly and found a broken rail, which could have caused a serious accident if the train had struck it at speed.
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Freeport
Long Island
Harry Williams
Freeport Yards
F. C. Hewitt Dead Rich Owego Banker and Art Collector
Frederick C. Hewitt, 69, retired banker and Owego’s wealthiest resident, died after a stroke at the Ahwaga House. A lifelong bachelor, he left an estimated $10 million estate and a renowned Barbizon painting collection. He planned a $22,000 addition to Sayre’s Robert Packer Hospital.
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Tribune
Owego
Frederick C. Hewitt
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Barbizon
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Yate
Stephen Hewitt
Elmira, N
Mr. Hewitt
New Haven
Theodore Frelinghuysen
Thomas C. Platt
Melbourne
Fla
Tioga County
Robert Packer
Sayre
Penn
Emperor William Expresses Confidence in European Peace
In Strasbourg on August 30, Emperor William stated at a dinner that Europe's peace is not endangered. He cited solid foundations, responsible princes and statesmen, and the will of the peoples to progress peacefully. He affirmed Germany's military strength as a guarantor of security, while seeking to avoid threatening others.
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Europe
Germany
Sailors from Sylph barred from village pavilion
Oyster Bay on August 30 saw sailors from the presidential yacht Sylph denied entry to a new village pavilion at the Innside Inn. An attendant refused them admission, sparking a dispute over Navy uniforms. The incident followed prior trouble from the Mayflower crew, leading to mobile Navy oversight from Whitestone.
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Roger Williams
Innside Inn
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the &Ylph
Navy Department
Whitestone
Horse Kicks Prove Fatal In New Jersey Incident
On August 29 in Paterson two horse kicks caused one death and one critical injury. Edward Harrington of North Haledon died after a gall bladder rupture from a twice delivered kick while unharnessing a wagon horse. Albert Vanderburg, ice wagon driver, was kicked in the face while removing a nail from a horse’s hoof and remains in critical condition.
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the Tribune
Paterson
N. J
Edward Harrington
North Haledon
Albert Vanderburg
Teen batsman dies afterpitch hits heart in city park game
In Chicago on August 30 Morgan Cunningham, aged 15, was struck in the heart by a pitched ball during a city league game at a West Side park. The match between teams organized by two local business houses ended in a nine inning tie with several hundred spectators present.
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Chicago
Morgan Cunningham
West Side Park
Marriage license returned with note in Westchester
A Westchester man’s marriage license issued last May at City Hall was mailed back to the City Clerk today with the marking Returned-got out of the notion. The brief item appears in the telegraphic dispatch from Westchester Pennsylvania. HAAN'S Restaurant advertising copy follows.
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Westchester
Penn
Slain watchman feared murdered by Black Hand in Westchester
Frank Brady, a night watchman for Mallory and Murray on the new state road between Tarrytown and White Plains, was found dead in a brook after a brutal assault. Sheriff Lane and Coroner Squires pursued Pasquale Giovani as a primary suspect. bloodstains and a broken watchman’s club supported foul play linked to Black Hand activity in the county. Brady’s burial site lies near Knollwood Lane with his wife and children at Irvington-on-Hudson.
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White Plains
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Frank Hope
Peter Hope
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Knollwood
Nicole
Elmsford
Pasquale
Joe
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Scarsdale
Chappaqua
Bedford
Croton
Black Hand Society
Silver Lake Park
Manhattan
Central Avenue
Hartsdale
Irvington-on-the-Hudson
Atlantic City shooting of Charles Roberts widens police rift
The Roberts case deepens as Baltimore and Atlantic City police clash over aid. Mrs Williams leaves for Baltimore while Roberts remains in critical condition with blood poisoning feared. Police promise a surprise while denying highwayman theory. Williams returns home as De Ford defends robbery explanation.
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Atlantic City
Charles B. Roberts
Baltimore
Woodruff
Maryland
W. S. G. Williams
Roberts
Mr. Roberts
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Thomas de Ford
Imperial Hotel
Narragansett Pierce
de Ford
Chicago
Narragansett Pier
Fire Ends Life Of Mrs Kate McDonald In Williamsburg
Fire on Mercy avenue in a two story building trapped Mrs Kate McDonald and her husband Hugh McDonald as flames from a ground floor confectionery and stationery store spread to the second floor. Mrs McDonald died. Mr McDonald suffered severe burns and was taken to Williamsburg Hospital in critical condition.
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Mercy Avenue
Williamsburg
Hugh McDonald
Samuel Sidon
McDonald
McDonalds
Mary Crawford
Fire in New Orleans Devastates Three Blocks
A major blaze in downtown New Orleans swept three blocks from Bienville and Chartres to Conti and Royal, destroying wholesale houses, factories, and stores. Loss estimated between 1 and 2 million dollars as water shortages hampered firefighting during the picnic of city crews.
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Chartres
Conti Street
Royal
New Orleans
Auto Turns Over Near Egg Harbor Mile Course
Four people were injured and H. Walker of Gloucester New Jersey died after a touring car overturned near Egg Harbor while approaching the measured mile course. Walker his mother wife and daughter all sustained severe injuries and were taken for treatment. The car swerved and plunged into a ditch as witnesses noted the driver lost control at low speed. The party was transported to Philadelphia for hospital care with Walker recently released from Cooper Hospital Camden.
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Egg Harbor
N. J
H. Walker
Gloucester
Jack Rabbit
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Crowell
Philadelphia
Cooper Hospital
Camden
Aeronaut Berry Near Death After Parachute Mishap
Dick Berry, balloon climber at Palisades Amusement Park, fired from a cannon and parachuted, but landed above Hudson River Traction tracks. The parachute hit a feed wire, throwing him from his trapeze and narrowly missing severe injury. He was bruised but alive. his wife, waiting in the tent, fainted upon his return.
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Dick” Berry
Palisades
Earth
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Hudson River Traction Company
Dr. Brundage
Edgewater
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Croation Leader George Skrivan Missing Under Suspicion
Pittsburg Aug 6 George A Skrivan leader of Western Pennsylvania Croatians has vanished from his home a private bank steamship agency and publishing office family fear assassination or forced suicide A New York Croatian paper has allegedly attacked him for months his bank faced a run which ended after three days by full payment Skrivan headed the National Croatian Society and led over five thousand Croatians in the region
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Pittsburg
George A. Skrivani
Pennsylvania
New York
Skrivan
Direct‘s
National Croatian Society
Death of Cat May Change Bequest At Wesleyan
The death of Miss Margaret Vendeusen's pet cat, believed killed by Wesleyan University students, may cause her to revoke a bequest of a valuable collection of historical relics and a substantial sum of money. If she changes her mind, the donation will not go to the university.
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the Tribune
Boston
Margaret Vendeusen
Wesleyan University
Columbia County backs Hughes despite boss opposition
A special report from Chatham notes strong Hughes support among farmers and tradespeople in Columbia County, despite anti Hughes sentiment from Payn and local Republican leaders. A canvass of seventy Republicans found sixty four in favor while one reader warned of a Democratic exodus if Hughes is not renominated.
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Tribune
Chatham
Lou” Payn
Columbia County
Hughes
Columbia
Albany
Sanford W. Smith
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Payn
Smith
Chatham Cocurier
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