Eight Victims Die in Heat Wave Struggle Across City
The city endured a brutal heat wave with 93.7F in the afternoon and dozens prostrated. Brooklyn and Manhattan reported five deaths and widespread heat illness among residents, with crowds flocking to beaches, piers, and parks to seek relief. Names, ages, and addresses of the deceased and the injured are listed from Brooklyn, Manhattan, Hoboken, and Philadelphia. The forecaster projected showers but no relief arrived as people crowded Riverside and De Witt Clinton parks seeking a breeze.
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Bronx Park
Upper West Side
Riverside Park
Sth
de Witt Clinton Park
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Twelfth Avenues
54Th Street
Dozens Drown as Baltimore Storm Wrecks Ships and Homes
A violent electrical storm hit Baltimore and nearby areas causing ten to twelve deaths, multiple boats capsizing, and many buildings struck by lightning. The Patapsco River near Fort McHenry saw launches overturned as one boat lost four of eight crew and another boat with three women and a man perished. The Steamer Susquehanna rescued thirteen people from a sinking launch.
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Woman Identified as Hazel I Drew Murder Victim
The body of a 19 year old woman was found in Teal's Pond about ten miles from town. Hazel I Drew of this city was identified by a brooch. Death came from a blow to the head and the body was later thrown into the water. Police have not yet determined a motive or suspect.
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Teal’s Pond
Hazel I. Drew
Miss Drew
Honduran Rebels Flee As Troops Advance On Gracias
Government troops push toward Gracias forcing about 300 insurgents to abandon the town and flee toward the frontier into Salvador. General Gutierrez leads 1000 volunteers toward Choluteca as rebels who seized it are now resisting. Bonilla supporters reportedly aided by Salvador and Guatemala though those states deny direct aid.
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Gracias
Salvador
Gutierrez
Choluteca
Guatemala
Bonilla
General Bonilla
British Honduras
Gutierrez Zamora
Honduras
Amapala
San Salvador
Manuel Bonilla
Carcamo
Alfonso Barahona
Intervention rumors cloud Central American tensions in Mexico City
Mexico City reports rising interest as charges from President Davila against Cabrera and Figueroa intensify the Central American crisis. The Mexican and U.S. state departments exchange telegrams and ponder possible intervention if Honduras requests it, amid unconfirmed reports of a Honduran invasion near Puerto Cortez and Guatemala’s boundary. Officials fear the regional peace treaty may falter.
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Central America
Davila
Cabrera
Figueroa
United States
Honduras
Mexican State Department
Puerto Cortez
Pacific
Airship Brighton rescues pilot after sea drift
Aeronaut Charles K Hamilton escaped a near drowning when high winds punctured a gas bag and damaged steering during a Brighton Beach Park ascent. The light bamboo craft drifted nearly a mile off Manhattan Beach before the Jamaica Bay Yacht Club's Moro salvaged it. Hamilton, drenched to the knees, plans another flight next Sunday.
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Brighton Beach Park
Manhattan Beach
Hamilton
Moro
Moran
Jamaica Bay Yacht Club
Brighton
24Th Street
Sheepshead Bay
Wright Aeroplane Nearly Ready for Flight at Le Mans
Paris reports Wilbur Wright announced his aeroplane is complete except for minor details and a flight is planned at Le Mans on July 25. The American inventor said preparations are near completion for the test despite the remaining work.
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Paris
Wilbur Wright
le Mans
Firing Intensifies as Rabin Khan Bombards Tabriz
A Daily Mail dispatch from Teheran reports Rabin Khan commanding a large force with batteries of quick firers entering Tabriz on July 7. He bombards revolutionists massed in the Khiavana quarter while they telegram the Shah asking for amnesty.
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Daily Mail
Teheran
Rabin Khan
Tabriz
Khiavana
May Bar the Dangerous Peek a Boo0
Atlanta dispatch reports a Georgia bill by Rep George Glenn Whitfield seeks to void marriages where men are lured into matrimony by female beautification aids such as cosmetics scents lingerie lace and peek a boo fashion. The measure passed first reading and was referred to Ways and Means for study and report.
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Atlanta
Georgia
George Glenn
Whitfield County
House
Committee On Ways and Means
Baseball umpire suffers heat exhaustion in Paterson game
Christopher Naumann, umpire for the Amateur Baseball League, collapsed during a Paterson match today. Physicians on-site treated him and his condition is reported as serious.
Lightning claims two swimmers at East Brady
East Brady Pennsylvania on July 12 reports twenty three year old J Audrey Lind say and sixteen year old James Quenn were struck by lightning near a pipeline where locals swam, killing both instantly.
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Penn
J. Audrey Lindsay
James Quenn
Explosion Kills Four Onboard Dolphin Off Marion
Four summer residents from Marion and Falmouth die when the 45 foot launch Dolphin explodes in Buzzards Bay. Two survivors, A. P. Tarbell and Edward E. Pecker, clung to an oar and life preserver for twelve hours before rescue. The boat, owned by Tarbell, was cruising from Marion. causes of the blast remain unknown.
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Tim
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David Nevins Company
New York
Edgar A. Bates
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Osceola Consolidated Mining Company
Motor Party on Rocks in Little Hell Gate Rescue
A motorboat Grace ran aground on Rip Saw Reef in Little Hell Gate. Police rescued four aboard, including owner William McGurn and three others, after Ward's Island observers alerted harbor squad. Rescue used a rowboat from Launch B. all were brought to 120th street and the boat hauled clear.
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Brooklyn
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College Point
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Brooklyn Man Falls From Sloop and Drowns
Police report the death of Frank McDermott of Greenpoint Brooklyn after he fell from the sloop Avonia off Rockaway Point. The body was not recovered.
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Frank McDermott
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Rockaway Point
Three Women Fail To Save Woman In Bay Tragedy
Irene Buckman thirty five of Avenue Avenue Queens drowned yesterday while bathing in Jamaica Bay three women with her failed to rescue her body not recovered in the bay authorities searched for her body on the scene and in nearby waters
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Jamaica Bay
Drowned Man Recovered After Flushing Bay Bathing Incident
James Lynch aged 35 of 34 Tenth Street College Point drowned yesterday while bathing in Flushing Bay. The body was recovered.
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James Lynch
Tenth Street
College Point
Croker’s Old Horse Dies in Jersey City Blaze
Split the Wind, once owned by Richard Croker and reputedly raced in the Irish Derby at the Curragh, perished in a fire that destroyed the stable of ex-Alderman William Barry at 11th and Henderson streets, Jersey City. Barry was near death from illness but rallied when told the horse was safe. news of the horse’s death was feared to worsen his condition.
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Richard Croker
Kildare
William Barry
Llth
Henderson Streets
Jersey City
Barry
Death Ends Auto Dash on Long Island Cup Course
A racing car driven by Frederick Molt crashed near New Hyde Park while chasing the Vanderbilt Cup, killing owner Dimiani H. Liverani and Donnelly, with Molt badly injured and not expected to live. Liverani, a hairdresser, owned the car and lived on Broadway. Nassau County moves to curb speeders with possible jail sentences.
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Frederick Molt
West 82d
New Hyde Park
Dimiani H. Liverani
Amsterdam Avenue
Frederick Donnelly
East 43d
Donnelly
34Th Street
Long Island City
Lake Ronkonkoma
Floral Park
Jericho Turnpike
Molt
Liverani
Christopher Dottsch
Stumps
Nassau Hospital
Mineola
N. Y
D. H. Liverani
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Board of Supervisors
Nassau County
Coles
Arrest Speeders on Long Island Cruelty to Speeders
Sheriff Wells leads six arrests for speeding across Western Suffolk with three in Babylon and three in Sayville. Parish White of Freeport jailed for 23 mph on a motorcycle and warned others. Charles H. Schloo of Queens and others face fines up to 36 mph on Merrick Road.
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Brooklyn
Sheriff Wells
Suffolk
Sayville
Cooper
White
Waldorf-Astoria
Launch Upset at Clason Point Casino Ends in Drowning Escape
An 18 foot naphtha launch overturned after jamming against a float in front of the Clason Point Casino. Five women and a baby were thrown into the water but rescued by lifesavers. The launch belonged to George Maas of 806 Westchester Avenue and carried his wife and a three month old infant along with guests Annie Bauman Effie Bauman Annie Gouch and Dina Tenhave. A passing steamer caused the crash into the float.
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Ufesavers
George Maas
No. 806
Westchester Avenue
Annie Bauman
Effie Bauman
Annie Gouch
Willis Avenue
14Th Street
Dina Tenhave
Ith Street
Columbus Avenue
Maas
Woman hurt after Newark auto collision on Bloomfield Ave
Mrs Mary Young of Bloomfield avenue Newark suffered a severe scalp wound when struck by an automobile owned by Edward Ehlers Rockaway N J driven by Allen Jenkins chauffeur. She was treated at St Barnabas Hospital and released on own recognizance. Auto wrecks wagon in Jersey City as David Mondes hits John Marrio's wagon injuring him. Marrio thrown out, horse shot.
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Mary Young
Bloomfield Avenue
Edward Ehlers
Rockaway
N. J
Ter
Vogel
Jersey City
John Marrio
Hutton Street
David Mondes
Milton Avenue
Marrio
Four Men Killed By Trolley Car Near Denver
Four employees of the Colorado and Southern bridge building department were killed when a swiftly running electric car struck them as they stepped from the Colorado and Southern Texas tracks to avoid a train. The accident happened nine miles north of Denver on the Denver and Interurban Electric line late yesterday.
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Colorado & Southern Texas
Denver & Interurban
Vanderbilt Wins Again Seasick I Captures President of the Republic
Paris July 12 W K Vanderbilt added another classic French stake to his turf victories as Seasick I won the President of the Republic prize worth 20000 at Maison Lafitte. The race covered one mile four and a half furlongs with Grill Room challenging, but Seasick I showed superior stamina to win while Grill Room finished close behind. President Fallieres extended congratulations to Vanderbilt as a large crowd of French and American sportsmen applauded despite rain.
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W. K. Vanderbilt
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Displeasure in Japan Over U S Democratic Platform
Tokyo reports that the Democratic National Convention platform calling for exclusion of Asiatic laborers is viewed as directed at Japan and provokes considerable surprise and displeasure. Many see it as infringement of treaty rights and contrary to humane principles, though some believe the stance serves labor interests rather than anti Japanese sentiment.
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Denver
United States
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America
Revolt in Hayti Feared After French Hospital Fire
Official dispatches from Port au Prince warn the situation in Hayti is growing more unsettled since the hospital blaze. Foreigner hostility rises as the French cruiser Chasseloup Laubat remains the sole warship in the harbor.
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Port-au-Prince
Chasseloup-Laubat
Liner Halves Whale In Newfoundlands Chase On St Louis
Passengers aboard the American liner St Louis from Southampton report a whale racing the ship off the Banks of Newfoundland. The whale was hit by the prow and cut in two, with the carcass remaining a bloody sight as the propeller finished the job. A stowaway named William Vance, age twenty, was found aboard, aided by generous passengers, and will remain a passenger. First officer Herbert Hartley married Miss Mattie Adler in Jersey City and will sail again with the St Louis after a brief wedding trip.
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Sea Cliff Blocks Montauk Boats with Fire Hose Stand-off
Sea Cliff Long Island refused landing for Montauk Steamboat Co passengers yesterday. Officials swore in 15 deputies and used a fire hose to deter landings at Young's float while injunctions and legal actions played out. Boats later landed at Glenwood as talks possible a week. HAAN'S Restaurant reference remains in text.
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Opening of the Olympic Games in London Today
London July 12 Athletes from twenty countries gather near London for the Olympic Games opening tomorrow in a vast display. Nearly two thousand athletes will compete across twenty five events with large stadium capacities and extensive preparations. The American team dominates interest as disputes over pole vault rules and heat drawings provoke debate before competition begins.
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America
Great Britain
England
Amateur Athletic Association of
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Brighton
Praise for Victorious Riflemen in England Shoot
Washington reports the American rifle team’s victory in England earns broad praise from military leaders and the President. Roosevelt and Crozier send warm congratulations, noting improved rifles and ammunition. A National Rifle Association executive committee meeting is set in Washington to plan a welcome home event.
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National Rifle Association of America
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National Rifle Association
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Ohio
Robert Shaw Oliver
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Oliver
United States
Congress
Body found at Niagara Falls identified as Frederick Poehle
William Bedford found a male body in rapids near Second Sister Island on the Niagara River south shore. Initial belief pointed to self infliction, but bullet wound to the head suggested homicide or accidental death. no revolver recovered. Later identification as Frederick A. Poehle of Toronto, a man from a wholesale stationery house, who had been missing for some time.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
William Bedford
Sister Island
Frederick A. Poehle
Toronto
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