Two Children Kidnapped by Pair in Boat Near Cape May
Mrs. Robert E Woodland reports her two children Tack aged three and Mar facet were abducted by a couple who rented Sunnyside Villa near Hughes Street. A boatman Howard Smith took them to Lewes with a man joining. the pair identified as Mr and Mrs Henry James of Richmond Virginia. police alert issued. Mrs Woodland separated from her Atlanta born husband.
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Tribune
Cape Nay
N. J
Robert E Woodland
Tack
Sunnyside Villa
Hughes Street
Atlanta
Weedland
Flore Tee Gaiten
Hunt for Stolen Torrens Baby Brings No Clews
Pompton Lakes New Jersey July 8 a search for nine month old Margaret Eloise Torrens continues with police deploying fifteen men within a twenty mile radius of the Simp son home. Mrs Margaret Torrens says her husband Alfed Torrens aided the abduction amid a family dispute.
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Pompton Lakes
N. J
Margaret Eloise Torrens
John Simpson
Pcs
Margaret Torrens
Alfed Torrens
Simpson
Miller
Green Pond
Giant Catcher Knocks Out Locker-Inspector in Polo Grounds Clash
Detective James Dolan of the 125th Street station tried to search private Giants lockers for liquor at the Polo Grounds. Earl Smith, the club catcher, knocked him to his knees with a left, then sent him reeling with a right after Dolan rushed him. About fifty spectators watched as the altercation unfolded after Dolan demanded locker keys without a warrant.
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James Dolan
125Th Street
New York Giants
Polo Grounds
Earl Smith
Smith
Saiden
Dolan
Jersey Sniper Ends Life After Siege at Broad Street Store
In Bloomfield New Jersey John Grubacz shot himself after a 45 minute standoff with police and firefighters at his wife’s dry goods store 458 Broad Street. Grubacz repeatedly fired at officers before killing himself while barricaded inside the building. He had been separated from his wife since May 31 after threatening to shoot her and briefly jailed.
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Bloomfield
N. J
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Broad Street
Grubséz
Sush
Huddy
Excelsior Hose Company 3
Posta
Grucnespee
Firin
Stocke
Gruchacs
Gruchacz
Gruchaca
Heat Wave Claims One Life in New York City
A heat wave in New York City leaves one man dead and another rescued from drowning as humidity soars. Edward Sinnott, 37, fell asleep on a Ninth Avenue roof and plunged to a courtyard below. Lizzie Carroll, 43, jumped into the water at Battery Park and survived after submersion. Officials warn only rain or a thunderstorm can bring relief, while Mayor Hylan orders all city piers kept open to provide cooling relief.
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New York City
Weather Bureau
Nassau Street
Edward Sinnott
Ninth Avenue
Ogden
New York Hospital
Sinnott
Lizzie Carroll
Madison Street
Brooklyn
Battery Park
Thomas Foley
Charles Burkett
New Yorker
Broad Street
James Scarr
New York
Mr. Scarr
Michigan
South Atlantic
Buffalo
Hylan
Otto B. Shulef
Engineer Murdered in Cab as Runaway Locomotive Explodes
Engineer William Bohman of Sanderson Texas was murdered and thrown from his fre ight train near Alpine Texas after four miles of speeding. The boiler exploded severely injuring fireman Charles Robertson of Valentine. The wreck occurred ten miles west of Alpine with Bohman found four miles from the blast. A Texas Ranger was ordered to Valentine to investigate the death and injury.
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EL Paso
Tex
William Bohman
Sanderson
Alpine
Galveston, Harrisburg & San Anto Railway
Southern Pacific System
Inman
Charles Robertson
Valentine
Todman
Bohman
Austin
Texas
Jef Davis County
Robertson
Barton
Southern Pacific Railroad
Ocean Trade Duel Begun By Stinnes
The Ocean Trade feud between Hugo Stinnes and the Hamburg American Line risks a transatlantic rate war. Stinnes plans 77 ships totaling nearly 1,000,000 gross tons, backed by coal and iron holdings, to challenge American ships with European and British capital. The Marine Journal notes a broader German battle involving affiliated lines and potential Russia trade moves, signaling a major maritime conflict ahead.
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Germany
Hamburg-American Line
Hugo Stinnes
The
Marine Journal
Atlantic
Stinnes
Russia
Line
Europe
the Marine Journal
Hamburg Abendblatt
Air pressure prank ends in youth death at shipyard
Philadelphia July 8 Two workers, Carl Read and Thomas Divan, were remanded to prison after the Coroner's death of Walter Ebbings seventeen from compressed air forced into his mouth during a lethal prank at Cramps shipyard. Witnesses testified as the court heard details of the incident and the devices used.
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Dingutch Co
Tribun
Philadelphia
Walter Ebbings
Carl Read
Thomas Divan
Frieda Ebbings
Quinn
Harding Plea Wins Senate Bonus Delay
Washington dispatch reports President Harding seeks to recommit the soldiers' bonus bill to the Senate Finance Committee and delay adjournment. GOP and some Democratic senators rally to recommit with a coalition likely to form despite many absences.
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Harding
Senate
Tribune
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Friends of the
Borah
Panama Canal
Underwood
Lost Ring Recovered From Hotel Sewer Trap
Vanderbilt Hotel cover engineer John Neexon recovered a $4500 diamond ring belonging to Mrs Coddington of Charlotte from a sewer trap beneath the sidewalk in front of the hotel. A second valuable ring lost at the same time remains missing and the mystery puzzled hotel detectives.
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John Or.neexon
Vanderbilt Hotel
C. Coddington
Charlotte
N. C
Crowds in Dublin Await Word as Peace Talks Open
Dublin crowds kneel in the streets near Mansion House as Irish leaders and Sinn Féin figures arrive for peace conference. Eamon de Valera and Arthur Griffith appear amid cheers, while British troops are notably absent. The council debates a basis for a lasting settlement with London, with leaders split into groups to discuss next steps.
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Tribune Inc
London
Dublin
Mension House
Eamon de Valera
Arthur Griffith
Earl Midleton
Peerfists
All Ireland
Bari Midleton
Lord George
Sinn Féin
Sid Nevil Macready
Crown Forest
Ireland
U S Warships Ordered Back From Tampico
The Navy Department ordered the cruiser Cleveland to New Orleans and the gunboat Sacramento to return to Galveston after state and navy officials said American ships were no longer needed in Tampico. Unemployment and a calmer oil market were cited, with no Mexican protest implied. Secretary Hughes denied ties to labor union protests, calling the move precautionary.
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Tribune
Washington
Cleveland
Sacramento
Tampico
Navy Department
State Department
New Orleans
Galveston
State
Navy Departments
Hughes
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
British Move For Parley on Pacific Hinted
London reports British officials sought a Pacific conference involving the United States, Japan, and China to discuss the Eastern situation. Curzon conveyed Britain’s desire via ambassadors, while Lloyd George signaled a pending reply from Washington and Tokyo.
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London
Associated Press
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United States
Japan
China
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House of Commons
America
House
Caruso Denies Losing Voice in Shipboard Singalong Report
Special Dispatch from The Tribune BUFFALO July 25 Bruno Zirato private secretary to Enrico Caruso releases a cablegram denying he was asked to sing aboard the Presidente Wilson and stating he would sing at the proper time and place if ever. Zirato notes rumors began in New York from Captain Fulton who arrived from Naples aboard the Presidente Wilson. Caruso says he is obliged for free advertisement and would not sing on patriotic occasions aboard ship. He usually abstains from ship concerts and instead donates to the Seamen's Widows and Orphans Fund.
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Tribune Buffalo
Bruno Zirato
Enrico Carusso
Caruso
Presidente Wilson
Ziisto
Buffalo
Nina Morgana
Cableg
New York
Charles Anthony Fulton
United States Army Intelligence Service
Naples
Fulton
Zirato
Seamen's Widows and Orphans’ Fund
Ireland Peace Talks Start As Crown Army Set To Pause
London announces a noon Monday truce in Ireland after Eamon de Valera accepts Lloyd George invitation to a peace conference. De Valera writes he seeks an end to centuries of conflict. King and Lloyd George push for halt to bloodshed and a broad conference basis. Macready and Ulster Premier Craig attend Dublin and Buckingham Palace meetings amid rapid diplomatic mobilization.
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de Valera
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Eamon de Valera
Lloyd George
Sinn Féin
Mansion House
Dublin
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Earl Midleton Lloyd George
de Valeralis
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James Craig
Buckingham Palace
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Smuts
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