Germany Wins Bennett Cup Race in Ballyshannon
Jenatzy of Germany wins the James Gordon Bennett Cup race covering 370 miles in 6 hours 26 minutes 9 seconds at Ballyshannon Ireland. De Knyff and Farman contend for second while American entrants falter amid mechanical failures. Edge completes the race as the holder crosses in rain as officials praise the event.
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Ballyshannon
Ireland
Jenatzy
de Knyff
Farman
Gabriel
Jarrett
Stocks
Baron de Caters
Foxhall Keene
Moers
Winton
Owen
Edge
Kildare
J. Scott-Montague
M. P
Earl of Mayo
Henry Norman
Germany
Lfe
Keene
Paris-Sordeaux
France
de Kar
de Knyft
England
S. F. Edge
C. Jarrett
J. W. Stocks
Chevalier R. de Kryff
M. Farman
M. Gabriel
Payne Sees Kearns in Waldorf Chat on Heath Affair
Postmaster General Payne and Senator Thomas Kearns of Utah held a lengthy meeting at the Waldorf Astoria amid Postal Service investigations. The talk centered on Perry S. Heath, a frequent name in postal probe reports, and the possible implications for Heath. Mrs. Payne accompanied the Postmaster General who arrived from Washington and planned a brief Catskills rest.
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Waldorf-Astoria
Payne
Thomas Kearns
Utah
Senator Kearns
Perry S. Heath
Heath
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Catskills
Lessons of Lynching Address by Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington spoke to a Louisville audience on the negro question urging perseverance and nonviolence. He praised Judge Jones of Alabama for ending peonage, warned against mob action, and urged equal justice under law for black and white citizens across states including Texas Indiana and Delaware.
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Louisville
Booker T. Washington
Judge Jones
Alabama
Texas
Indiana
Delaware
Fought Over Booker Washington Picture Sparks Afro-American League Row
At a Louisville Afro-American League meeting delegates argued over displaying a portrait of Booker T. Washington. A large painting of J. C. Price was added beside Washington, ending with Price’s image placed on stage after protests by New England delegates.
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Afro-American League
Louisville
Booker T. Washington
J. C. Price
Washington
Fannie Williams
Chicago
Literary Bureau
Roosevelt
Congress
Ferris
Tuskegee Institute
Fortune
Livingston College
North Carolina
Five Arrested in Scottsboro Lynching Case
Five white men have been arrested in connection with the lynching of a negro named Druggs following an assault on a girl. Among those detained is Andrew Albert Smith, charged with murder. The incident occurred near Scottsboro Alabama on July 2.
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Scottsboro, Ala
Andrew Albert Smith
Two Arrests Ordered in Dock Board Lease Scandal Ties
Justice Mayer issued warrants for two men linked to the Dock Board scandal exposed by The Tribune. The targets are close to Charles F. Murphy Tammany leader, with John J. Murphy and James E. Gaffney expected to testify on how they secured a Seventy-ninth Street pier lease for thirty years at 1200 a year.
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Justice Mayer
Old Dock Board
The
Tribune
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Jerome
Clarke
John J. Murphy
van Wyck
James E. Gaffney
Seventy-ninthst
Messrs. J. Sergeant Cram
Peter F. Meyer
New-York Contracting and Trucking Company
Lehigh Valley Railroad Comany
James FE. Gaffney
Twentieth-st
Seventeenth-st
Seventy-ninth-st
New York
Seventy-ninth St
North River
West Seventy-ninth-st
New-York
Dumping Board
William H. Burke
Old Board
Tammany
Burke
Mr. Clarke
Joseph Egan
Twenty-ninth-st. Bulkhead
Florinda Burke
Burkes
East One-hundred and Sixth-St
Egan
Twenty-ninth-st
Secretary Hay Plans Rumors of Resignation Discredited
Washington rumors reemerge that Secretary of State John Hay might resign, but insiders say he will not quit. Friends note his deep sense of dual responsibility since Hobart and Roosevelt administrations and that he intends to remain in the post through President Roosevelt's term.
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Washington
THE
Tribune Burelu
Hay
Newport
Roosevelt
Senate
United States
Hobart
McKinley
Alpine Climbers Seen In Mont Blanc Search
In Chamonix Switzerland a relief party seeking seven Geneva University students missing since last Saturday on Mont Blanc sighted four nursing students signaling distress on the Dame du Gouter at 14 000 feet. Rescue hoped for tomorrow. whereabouts of the remaining climbers unknown.
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Chamonix
Switzerland
Geneva University
Mont Blanc
Say Peonage Is Lawful Controversy In Turner Case
In Montgomery Alabama July 2 attorneys for J F Turner charged with peonage filed remurrers to the indictment with the United States District Attorney They challenge a section of the revised statutes as unconstitutional and cite Justice Brown Robertson vs Baldwin The defense argues voluntary service is permissible and aims to press the issue in court while filing additional demurrers and motions
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Tribune
Montgomery
Ala
J. F. Turner
United States District
Remurrers
Turner
Justice Brown
Robertson
Baldwin
California
Brown
Musical note kills mosquitoes in Brookline plan
Brookline Massachusetts July 2 reports a new method to exterminate mosquitoes using a musical note raised to a very high vibrational frequency. The note allegedly causes sudden paralysis and immediate death in mosquitoes, a plan said to have been put into practical operation.
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THE
Tribune
Brookline
Mass
Armour Again King of Wheat Pit
Chicago dispatch reports J Ogden Armour again controls the wheat pit as July wheat sinks and the Cleage faction reels from losses. A new pool in St Louis takes 1.9 million bushels of July wheat and a line of September wheat, deepening the slide since last week’s peak.
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THE
Tribune
Chicago
J. Ogden Armour
Thomas Cleage
St. Louis
Armour
Cleage
Purdy Heir Acquires Million-Dollar Iowa Farm Estate
Mrs. Thomas Purdy of Westchester County New York becomes owner of one million dollars in Iowa farm land. The deed filed by Louis Y. Beeson and Lucius Hubbard at Waterloo transfers possession. Her grandfather acquired tax titles across the state during the Civil War era. she comes of age and gains control after marriage.
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Tribune
Sioux City
Iowa
Thomas Purdy
Westchester County
New York
Louis Y. Beeson
Lucius Hubbard
Waterloo
Death Toll Rises From Storm Heat Across City
A fierce storm battered the city with heavy rain gale force winds and severe thunder. The heat spike before and after the weather event contributed to six deaths and twenty three prostrations reported yesterday as trees buildings and windows were toppled and streets left in chaos.
Heat Kills Six As City Endures Extreme Heat
Six deaths and twenty three prostrations were reported in New York City from the heat. The day’s high matched the previous record, while a thunderstorm offered little relief. The forecast calls for fair warm weather today and cooler showers tomorrow. Names and addresses of the deceased and those overcome include Coozie John on Staten Island, Bosz John of Rossville, Kelly Frances of West Fifty-first Street, McGrath Arthur of Brooklyn, Volterane Jermann of Brooklyn, and Washburn Mrs T of Chappaqua, among many others treated at city hospitals.
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New York City
Coozie
John
Joseph Magenta
Roosevelt-ave
Staten Island
Bozs
Rossville
Kelly
Frances
West Fifty-first
M’grath
Arthur
President-st
Brooklyn
St. Mary
Flower Hospital
Hudson River
New-York Central Road
Lipton Fleet Rescues Crew After Capsize Near Sandy Hook
A heavy squall near Sandy Hook capsized a large catboat. Seven occupants, men and women, were rescued by launches from Sir Thomas Lipton’s steam yacht Erin. The incident occurred shortly after 5 o'clock yesterday as Lipton’s fleet watched.
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Sandy Hook
Sir Thomas Lipton
Sir Thomas
Erin
Snow falls across Montana rails warn of crop damage
Butte Montana reports general snowfall with heavy fall on the Continental Divide. Temperatures drop to 45 degrees above zero as snow alternates with cold rain, raising fears of crop damage across the state.
TWO STORMS JOIN BRONX DELUGE AND DESTRUCTION
A violent thunderstorm swept New York City yesterday afternoon bringing two storm fronts together over the Bronx. Winds up to seventy two miles per hour uprooted trees shattered windows and caused widespread property damage while rain and hail flooded streets and forced crowds to seek shelter in doorways and offices.
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Weather Bureau
Bronx
Manhattan
Hudson River
Long Island Sound
Storm Kills Three Including Child In Bronx and River Drowning
A severe storm caused three deaths across the city. Fannie Kinsler, six, was killed near her East Third Street home after rushing for shelter and colliding with a horse. John Dominick, 323 East One Hundred Twelfth Street, drowned after a plank blew him into the river. Clarence Hadden, age three, was struck by a windborne ember while near a bonfire on Hoe Avenue in the Bronx.
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Fannie Kinsler
East Thirdst
Thomas Fitzpatrick
No. 101
Mangan
Hadden Boy
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Hyde Manor
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Lake Champlain
Montreal
Quebec
Rene DE Knyff
Mors
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Murphy
Board of Aldermen
Mr. Burke
Azan
Jersey Flats
Barnes
Philip
Forsyth St
Greene-st
Phans
Vincent's Hospital
Blyer
Henry
West Sixtieth-st
Fourteenth-st
Avenue C
Bellevue Hospital
Canty
George
Porter
Bowery
Coleman
Thomas
East Seventeenth-st
Nostrand
Flatbush Aves
Kings County Hospital
Costello
Charles
East Fortieth-st
Ninth-ave
Fifteenth-st
Seney Hospital
Cottingham
Catherine
Bridge St
Brooklyn Hospital
Cullen
Clarence
Mausenson
Penn
Broadway
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Bushwick Central Hospital
Elten
Nicholas
West Fiftieth St
East One
Second-St
Lincoln Hospital
Farlon
Harry
West End-ave
Sixty-second-st
Tiernay
Sixty-eighth-st
Roosevelt Hospital
Gillingen
Elias
First-st
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Presbyterian Hospital
Haus
Adolph
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Hendre
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Krantz
East Houston—st
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Bainbridge-st
St. Mary’s Hospital
Mardle
Sumpter-st
Atlantic-ave
Cumberland Street Hospital
M'Cay
Bryant Park
New-York Hospital
M'Sorley
James
Mary
Third-ave
Flower Hospital Nugent
Annie
O'Brien
West Forty-eighth-st
Fort George
O'Leary
East Tenerees
Warren
Theodore
West Eighteenth St
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