Greenwich fireswept outsiders save town
A 250000 fire in Greenwich, Connecticut, today destroyed much of the business district and threatened the entire town. Eight injured, many homes and stores burned, with aid from Stamford, Port Chester, East Port Chester, Rye, Glenville, and Mianus. Firefighters battled shifting flames, dozens of injuries, and crowds as flames spread from a paint shop to multiple buildings.
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Greenwich
Conn
Stamford
Port Chester
East Port Chester
Rye
Glenville
Mianus
George Merritt
F. A. Moshier
George A. Finch
John H. Ray & Son
William E. Ritch
Southern New England Telephone Company
Clara Talbot
Alice Gronald
Greenwich Avenue
Timothy Loughlin
New York
Herbert B. Stevens
E. Jay Edwards
Philadelphia Enquirer
Carl E. Martin
E. O. Parker
Washington Marshall
Stephen Peck
Charles Merritt
G. H. Carter
Fairfield County Golf Club
Fire Delays Greenwich Inquest In Train Wreck
Greenwich Conn July 17 The inquest into the death of Miss Marguerite Armstrong of Wayne Pennsylvania victim of yesterday's White Mountain Express wreck is postponed due to a town fire. Wrecking crews with four hundred men clear eight damaged cars and lay temporary tracks as traffic resumes on two lines. Mrs Armstrong accompanies her daughter's body amid injuries and shock. Officials note electric locomotives use a multiple unit system requiring extra locomotives for heavier loads.
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Greenwich
Conn
Marguerite Armstrong
Wayne, Penn
Monay
New Haven Road
W. ©. Armstrong
Ossining Fire Claims Life at Crew & Waill Goods Plant
A three story brick feed storehouse and elevator owned by Crew & Waill frains adjoining the Hudson River Railway station in Ossining burned yesterday morning. Several trains were halted by the blaze and Walter Fisher, an employee, died in the afternoon from severe burns after escaping to the street. The estimated loss stood near 400 dollars.
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Crew & Waillfrains
Hudson River
Ossining
Walter Fisher
Rounding Up Rebels in Texas
El Paso July 1 Sonite Solis arrested on charges of conspiring to start a revolution against Mexico. He is the seventh man held there since outbreaks at Casas Grandes and Las Vacas.
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el Paseo
Tex
Sonite Solis
Mexico
Casas Grandes
Las Vacas
Japanese training ship Taisei arrives from Yokohama
The Taisei, a Japanese navy training ship under Commander Forya, docked in San Francisco this afternoon after departing Yokohama. Aboard are numerous cadets on a Pacific cruise.
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San Francisco
Forya
Yokohama
Return of uniformed police at Brighton Beach track
Racegoers welcomed uniformed officers as the Brighton Beach track restored order after Thursday’s rough arrests by plainclothes detectives. Inspector O Brien detached thirty officers to supervise arrests, with Pinkerton aides aiding police while guarding against law violations. The Kings County Grand Jury deliberated indictments as two detectives faced warrants at Adams Street court and ADA Elder defended police actions amid calls for injunctions and tighter enforcement.
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Brighton Beach
O’brien
Justice Bischoff
Charles H. Hyde
Brighton Beach Racing Association
Hyde
Pinkerton
Sheepshead Bay
Kings County Grand Jury
Adams Street
Tighe
James Merrick
Classen Avenue
James L. Cunningham
Michael Kessel
Macon Street
Henry E. McKinley
Merrick
Kessel
Jacob Elprin
Elder
Mr. Elder
James R. Keene
Jockey Club
J. G. Cavanagh
Christopher Fitzgerald
Allan Pinkerton
Leo Ullman
Joseph Lefkowitz
Ullman
Lefkowitz
Bingham
Corporation Counsel
District Attorney's Office
Grand Jury
Langan
Hitler
Boy Dies in Sand Hopper at Sunnyside Yard
A seventeen year old boy, Albert Bloomfield of 153 Vernon Avenue, Long Island City, fell into a sand hopper feeding a large concreting machine in the Sunnyside railroad yard Thursday night and suffocated. His father, in charge of the plant, assisted in the recovery as workers watched the body emerge from the sand chute.
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Sunnyside
Long Island City
Albert Bloomfield
Vernon Avenue
Snow and Butterflies at the Hotel Astor
An ornate hotel lobby scene unfolds with a British consul attaché and an Arizona man arguing about flight as a swarm of butterflies invades. Maitre d hotel stages a dramatic counterattack, sending porters and staff to chase the creatures from the Orangerie while the orchestra resumes.
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Astor
Arizona
Legation
Nevada
Orangerie
My Lady’s
Mike
Tosti
Goodby
Cruelty Allegations Target Strathyre Captain Gunn
In sworn affidavits Captain Gunn and nine Strathyre officers deny cruelty toward Chinese crew. Two sailors drowned after attempting to leap from the ship during a July 17 hearing in Norfolk. Inspector Parker testified Gunn showed no effort to save those who jumped.
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T. W. Parker
Harburger
Gunn
Strathyre
Mulhall
Harbor Police
Parker
C. T. O’brien
Department of Labor
Norfolk
New York
Will for Bayonne resident drawn the day of death
The will of Cornelius Brady, a Bayonne resident, died June 30 of heart failure in his office, was admitted to probate yesterday and shows it was drawn on the day of his death. His widow Mary F. Brady is the sole beneficiary.
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Cornelius Brady
Bayonne
Justice Erlanger Replaces Attorney in City Railway Case
Supreme Court justice allowed Merrill E. Gates Jr of the Legal Aid Society to substitute as attorney for Harris Cohen in a $35,000 damages action against the New York City Railway Company over the killing of Moses Cohen an infant. Braddin Hamilton received $150 in fees and $12,740 in disbursements, with Hamilton praised for efficient conduct though Cohen heirs disputed a prior settlement.
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Supreme Court
Merrill E. Gates, Jr
Legal Aid Society
Harris Cohen
Braddin Hamilton
Cohen
New York City Railway Company
Moses Cohen
Hamilton
Cohens
Erlanger
Prisoner Named Black Hand Member Arraigned
Frank Ferrara twenty one of 1812 Second Avenue arraigned in Tombs court on assault robbery and concealed weapons charges. Italian detectives allege he belongs to a dangerous Black Hand band. Bail set at 2000. He allegedly robbed Carlo Sibilio at No 1963 First Avenue in November and again two weeks ago demanding 100.
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Frank Ferrara
Second Avenue
Corrigan
Tombs
Ferrara
Carlo Sibilio
First Avenue
Boomerang Dirigible to Fly Palisades to Harlem and Back
Charles Oliver Jones, ex Hammondsport Aeronautic Club member, will pilot the Boomerang airship from Palisades Amusement Park to Harlem crossing the Hudson River twice and returning. The 195 foot gasbag with a 30 horsepower engine can reach fifty miles per hour and has attained twelve thousand feet in height. The flight marks the airship's fifth voyage and its first appearance in this civility.
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Tribune
Hackensack
Charles Oliver Jones
Hammondsport
N. Y
Aeronautic Club
Palisades
Harlem
Hudson River
Palisade
Dposite Grant
Billions in federal appropriations show rise in 60th Congress
Washington figures by Thomas P. Cleaves and James C. Courts detail total last session appropriations at 1,008,397,543.56 dollars with large shares to the army, navy, pensions, post office, and sundry civil expenses. They note continuing contracts, new offices, net employment changes, salaries, and a total rise of 87,599,399 dollars from the prior session, despite cuts in the District of Columbia, Indians, and Military Academy.
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Thomas P. Cleaves
James C. Courts
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
Navy
Post Office Department
United States
59Th Congress
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Postal Service
District of Columbia, Indians and Military Academy
Fortune Seeker Robbins Vanishes as He Aims for Inheritance
Archibald J. Robbins a 67 year old Bowery lodging house figure reportedly vanished after receiving 1000 dollars in May and later offering to share a one third inheritance via E H Ludlow & Co at 149 Broadway. His relatives seek to force him as heir though he is missing since June 28. Searches across hospitals and papers yielded no trace.
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Archibald J. Robbins
E. H. Ludlow & Co
Broadway
Robbins
Bowery
Ludlow
Esite
Ghosts Revealed As Two Young Black Burglars
Two youths, Henry Williams and William Bridges, both Black and in their late teens, were captured after a chase through a dumbwaiter shaft and multiple apartments at No 200 West 6th Street. They were charged with attempted burglary and detained at West 68th Street station. knives found on Bridges. Williams, of West 4th Street, denied ownership of the items.
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St. Germaine
West S6th Street
West
Crothers
Sheridan
Hamilton
West 68Th Street
B. A. Griffin
Henry Williams
West 4Th Street
William Bridges
West 53d Street
Bridges
Rain Relieves Adirondacks Fire Threats in Drought
Rain fell across the Adirondacks easing a drought that had left forests and fields tinder dry. Fires raged as crews fought flames, causing loss to crops and timber for farmers and lumbermen. Officials reported rainfall reducing further damage, with no additional fires anticipated for now.
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Malone
N. Y
Adirondacks
Shriners Parade in St Paul Drenched by Afternoon Rain
A heavy downpour disrupted the Shriners week parade in St Paul after it began at 2:30 PM from the State Capitol. The reduced procession featured federal soldiers from Fort Snelling, the Minnesota National Guard, civic groups, Shriner patrols, and business floats. Ball and balloon race events are scheduled for tomorrow afternoon with six balloons entering.
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St. Paul
Shriners
State Capitol
Fort Snelling
Minnesota National Guard
Shriner Patrols
Violent Deaths Rise in Health Department Report
The weekly Health Department tally shows a surge in violent deaths totaling 156 for the week ending July 11, with 53 sunstroke, 82 accidents, 4 homicides, and 12 self-inflicted deaths. Higher mean temperatures correlate with more fatalities, while contagious diseases decline overall.
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Department of Health
China to educate students in reply to Boxer indemnity cut
The State Department reports a grateful Chinese response to the plan to remit a large share of the Boxer indemnity. The letter of thanks expresses appreciation and notes China will follow with sending students to study in the United States. The indemnity total was about 24 million dollars, and the remitted share is just under half.
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Washington
State Department
Peking
China
America
Back From Philippines Wounded Governor to Roosevelt Hospital
Mr and Mrs William E Gard of South Orange N J bring Allan Gard District Governor Mindanao Philippine Islands from San Francisco where he arrived Monday on the transport Sheridan They will reach New York tomorrow The Governor is still suffering wounds from an attack in a Philippine forest He will be taken to Roosevelt Hospital for treatment The attack was made by a Moro The Governor was shot several times bullets passing through both legs He was carried to the hospital at Manila.
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Orange
N. J
William E. Gard
Taylor Place
South Orange
Allan Gard
Mindanao
Philippine Islands
San Francisco
Sheridan
New York
Roosevelt Hospital
Manila
Jail visit ends with fainting during Bible handover
Mrs. F. Jones fainted at the county jail while presenting a Bible to Grace Billingsley, a suspect in the murder of Justice Robert Singleton. The victim’s son Frederick Singleton died by apparent self harm during a warrant signing. Grace Billingsley and Walter West are alleged to be involved. suspects were recently captured in Chicago and Boston. Mrs. Jones’s condition improved to nonserious.
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Cincinnati
F. Jones
Grace Billingsley
Robert Singleton
Jones
Justice Singleton
Walter West
Chicago
Boston
Frederick Singleton
Pittsburg Official A Death By Own Action
During a temporary absence of his wife and while preparations were made for hospital transfer, Charles W. Hamilton Assistant District Attorney of Allegheny County residing in Elizabeth Pennsylvania used a revolver to shoot himself in the head. He died within an hour. His health had been bad for several months.
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Pittsburg
Charles W. Hamilton
Allegheny County
Elizsabeth
Penn
Inspectors supervise Ashokan Dam works in Catskills
Two Board of Water Supply commissioners Charles A. Shaw and John A. Bensel, with chief engineer J. W. Smith, visit the Ashokan Dam project. They inspect MacArthur company and Winston & Co. progress, patrols, and temporary quarters. Contractors have spent over $600,000 and built a miniature village with barracks, baths, and a sewage system to prevent disease.
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Catskills
Board of Water Supply
Charles A. Shaw
John A. Bensel
J. W. Smith
Shaw
Mr. Bensel
MacArthur Company
Winston & Co
Ashokan
Brown's Station
Shekanm
Charles N. Chadwick
Cross River
Croton System
Katonah
Catskill
Rescued Crew From Freden Arrives In New Orleans
The Norwegian bark Freden wrecked off Nicaragua while sailing from Australia to Corinto. Captain N H Galmert and eight sailors reached New Orleans after enduring surf, loss of lifeboats, and a long journey to civilization via Managua to the Atlantic Coast.
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New Orleans
Nicaragua
N. H. Galmert
Australia
Corinto
Europe
Managua
Atlantic
Negro Admits Five Murders In Grim Confession
Frank Johnson, a former inmate at Moundsville penitentiary, was hanged after confessing to Beulah Martin’s murder at Gypsy, West Virginia, and admitting four additional killings in Alabama, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. He claimed the alias Edward Walton and a Georgia birth. Chicago records tie Edith Hanna’s 1940s shooting to Walton. A separate Lorain incident reports a gravel boat collision with the Dunheim, leaving one woman and five men rescued after the smaller craft sank.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Frank Johnson
Moundsville
Shippensville
Penn
South 7Th Street
Steubenville
Ohio
Johnson
Edward Walton
Georgia
Blossburg
Ala
Walton
Chicago
Edith Hanna
Peoria Street
Walon
Lorain
Dunheim
Reported Navajo Uprising Denied at Fort Wingate
Official denial from Fort Wingate, Santa Fe, July 17, outlines a practice march assembling five troops of the 3 Cavalry, five infantry companies, a machine gun battery, and a two month provisions train. The expedition aims to northern and northwestern Navajo areas for exploration, scientific observations, and data collection to enhance knowledge of the rugged region.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Fort Wingate
3 Cavalry
Navajo Reservation
City News In Brief: Impersonation and Robberies
Warren B Foster accused of impersonating Judge Warren W Foster and stealing a revolver and three gold shirt studs from Dr Dupont's office on West 2d Street. bail set at 500 for trial. George A Marsden arrested for robbing Mrs Victor Corres at West 11 Street. Harlem police court sets 6,000 bail. Frank Smith pleads guilty to attempted jewel heist on Washington Street and is sentenced to nine years in state prison.
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Warren W. Foster
Court of General Sessions
Dupont
West 2d Street
Jefferson Market Court
George A. Marsden
West #11
Victor Corres
Westforh Street
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