Captain Strong and May Yohe elopement saga unfolds in past and present
The article traces Captain Putnam Bradlee Strong’s romance with May Yohe, their globe spanning courtship, and his resignation from the U S Army to travel with her. Disappearance, pawn tickets worth about 100000 dollars, and missing jewels tied to Miss Yohe’s estate are detailed as Pinkertons search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam Bradlee Strong
William L. Strong
United States Army
Maye Yohe
Captain Strong
Miss Yohe
Francis Hope
Pinkertons
Emmanuel M. Friend
Wall Street
Mr. Friend
Hastings
Strong
Yohe
Lord Francis Hope
Japan
Philippines
A. R. Shattuck
Lenox
Emanuel M. Friend
Tribune
Strongs
Washington Square
Friend
Rector
New York
May
Shattuck
Washington Square North
England
California
69Th Regiment
N. G N
Manila
Lady Francis Hope
Army
Captain Stro
May Yohe
Bethlehem
Penn
Santos-Dumont airship at Brighton Beach dazzles press
New York press views Santos-Dumont's airship at Brighton Beach invited by Aero Club of America. Aircraft remains partially inflated with a plan to fly within two weeks. Details cover the 115 ft long envelope, 23 hundred pound total weight, 35 hp Buchet motor, and unique ballast trailing rope for altitude control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Francis Kerr
The
Aero Club of America
New York
M. Santos-Dumont
Brighton Beach
Santos-Dumont
Eiffel Tower
Paris
la Chambre
Andrée
North Pole
Buchet
France
M. Santos- Dumont
Coney Island
The New Century Limited Train to Chicago
Railway service description mentions Central’s 20 hour train linking New York and Chicago. The fragment hints at the era’s passenger routes and speeds, noting a saver day schedule for a long-distance rail connection.
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WTH Century Limited
Central
New-York New-York
Chicago
New York
Washington
Chesapeake & Ohio
Cincinnati
St. Louis
West
Panama Bay war as insurgent and government fleets clash
July 19 Panama reports heavy cannonading between insurgent gunboats Padilla and Darien and government vessels near Flamenco and Ottique Island. Ranger guards harbor as US interests endure. Salazar predicts rebels suffer heavy losses and that attack on Panama will be blocked, with Boyaca repairing and returning later.
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Panama
Padilla
Darien
Flamenco
Ottique Island
Salazar
Chucuito
Clapet
Ranger
Boyaca
Herrera
Bertt
Agua Dulce
United States
Chiriqui
Flamenco Island
Associated Press
Gudger
la Boca
Man overboard bid for life ends near workhouse ride
John Perazzo a ten day prisoner on Blackwell's Island tried to kill himself by leaping from a prison boat into the East River. Rescued after a struggle by Daniel Cunningham in oilskins, the two were drawn under the paddle wheel as the craft stopped. Captain Ward and a deckhand aided their transfer to a waiting boat.
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Blackwell's Island
John Perazzo
Minnehannock
Perazzo
Daniel Cunningham
Cunningham
Captain Ward
Belgenland Trapped At Sea Towed Into Halifax Harbor
The Belgenland, en route from Philadelphia to Queenstown and Liverpool, lay disabled for four days after a shaft fracture off the Western Islands. The Scholer towed her to Halifax, with all passengers safe and calm. Passengers include Buffalo Art Students League members and a Cook excursion party.
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Halifax
N.S
American Line
Belgenland
Halifax Harbor
Harrison
Scholer
Philadelphia
Queenstown
Liverpo
Galveston
Liverpool
Belgeniand
Air Students’ League
Buffalo
Europe
Bergenland
Hill
Sable Island
Beaver Line
Miss Lothrop
Buffalo Art Students’ League
League
Illinois
Oswego
New York
England
Beigenland Sails From Philadelphia to Liverpool Overdue at Queenstown
The Beigenland under Captain J. Boll left Philadelphia for Liverpool on July ? and was reported three days overdue at Queenstown. The ship, built in Barrow, Scotland in 1878, measures 2 feet long and 2,692 tons. Ninety-five passengers, all women, were onboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bouthampton
Heigenland
J. Boll
Philadelphia
Liverpool
Queenstown
Barrow
Scotland
Unidentified man killed by lightning at Third Ave elevated station
An unidentified Italian man, about 35, waiting on the Third Avenue elevated platform, was struck by lightning as a train approached and ground to pieces between the car and the platform. The body lay exposed as passengers and officials moved to manage the scene, with conflicting accounts from the motorman and police.
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Third-ave
Gottlieb Sternberg
No. 204
East Thirteenth-st
Harlem
Sternberg
Morris
Frank P. Ford
East Eighty-eighth St
East One-hundred and Twenty-Sixth St
Ford
John H. Hall
Twelfth-st
Brooklyn
Cable Contract Signed for Honolulu to Manila Link
London July 19 The Commercial Pacific Cable Company and Telegraph Construction Company sealed a contract to manufacture and lay the Honolulu to Manila cable with a midpoint at Guam. The firm guarantees completion by June 1903 or as needed to take soundings, using two steamers capable of 6000 miles of cable to finish within a year. The Silvertown at Woolwich is loading the San Francisco Honolulu cable, 2400 miles, with 1800 miles manufactured. The connecting line is the New York Central with extensive Chicago and Buffalo routes.
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London
Commercial Pacific Cable Company
Telegraph Construction Company
Honolulu
Manila
Midway
Guam
Silvertown
Woolwich
San Francisco
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P. B. Strong Missing
Colorado
Utah
Missouri Pacific
Over & Rio Grande R. Rds
Broadway
Adyt
Russia
Tribune Association
New-York Tribune
Hatfield House
Lyon House
West End
Henry White
Wilton
Lord Kitchener
Abbey
Lord Salisbury
Stock Exchange
Commons
Balfour
Mr. Gladstone
Mr. Chamberlain
Mr. Balfour
United Kingdom
George Hamilton
Treasury
Lord Hanbury
James Hereford
Lord Ashborne
Lord Halsbury
Lord Cadogan
Austen Chamberlain
George Wyndham
Robert Finlay
Duke of Marlborough
Ireland
Australia
Winston Churchill
Alsace-Lorraine
Quebec
Transvaal
Edward Grey
Redvers Buller
Baltimore & Ohio
N. J
Royal Blue Line
International Navigation Company
Barber
Tropic
Hamburg
Thomas Cook & Son
Vaderland
Antwerp
Hudson
New Landing
129Th St
Bolt
Train
New York Central
Niagara Falls
Toronto
Adot
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