Indicted Brighton Beach racing officials face grand jury
The Kings County Grand Jury handed up indictments against Christopher Fitzgerald, William Enge man, and John G. Cavanaugh for racing related offenses at Brighton Beach. Bench warrants issued, arrests expected, as the panel continues probe into race track conditions amid ongoing investigations into bookmakers and the Hart-Agnew law enforcement.
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Brighton Bench
Robert Elder
Kings County
Christopher Fitzgerald
Brighton Beach Racing Association
William A. Engeman
Brighton Beach
John G. Cavanaugh
Grand Jury
Dike
Hart- Agnew
Charles W. Hyde
Jacob Eilperin
Elder
Fitzgerald
Cavanaugh
Bookmak
Hyde
Kuhne
Langan
van Wagner
Justice Bischoff
Adams Street
Euperin
White
Tighe
Kilperin
Charles J. McDermott
Supreme Court
Justice Scudder
Eilperin
Sheepshead Bay
Keeps List Of Her Husbands In Dodge County
Mrs Phebe Townsend 52 formerly of Council Bluffs Iowa faces divorce from fifteenth husband A Wn Townsend wealthy Dodge farmer. Petition filed 20 days ago. Townsend alleges extreme cruelty. Townsend has nine living and six dead husbands. She can no longer recall all names without a memory aid.
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Fremont
Phebe Townsend
Wn Townsend
Dodge
Mine Explosion Rumors Hit Russian Alexievsky Mines
A blast at the Alexievsky mines in Yusovo European Russia tonight leaves unknown casualties. Dragoons dispatched to assess the scene amid reports of heavy loss of life. Earlier, a June explosion at the Rikovsky coal mine near Yu Ovo killed about 250 workers.
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Yusovo
European Russia
Alexievsky
Rikovsky
Yu*Ovo
Canada Lumber Output Cuts Hit Ontario Revenue
A Telegraph report from Toronto states that Ontario will lose 760400 in revenue and wages totaling 576.6 with camp expenses dropping 220000 as the government weighs further lumber cuts in the bush The proposed reduction ranges from 50 to 70 percent driven by trade stagnation and stiff American competition with cheaper foreign material undermining Canadian prices and export activity.
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Toronto
Ontario
Cape Cod Cranberry Crop Hit Hard by Drought and Worms
Telegraph dispatch from Buzzard's Bay Massachusetts reports cranberry growers fear a disastrous crop this year due to drought and fire worms devouring berries as small as birdshot. The Cape Cod cranberry business is large, and losses threaten many growers.
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the Tribune
Buzzard’s Bay
Mass
Cranberry Grow
Cape Cod
Cape
Auto Crash Injures Seven in Pittsburgh
State Senator William Flinn, his wife, their daughter Edyth, and a Flinn sister were badly hurt in a Highland Park collision with Dr J J Buchanan’s car. Two Buchanan sons and two young women also hurt but none expected to die. Flinn had a history of automobile heart and had quit driving before but returned after recovery from a broken arm.
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Tribune
Pitttsburg
William Flinn
Flinn
Edyth
Highland Park
J. J. Buchanan
Buchanan
Senator Flinn
Modern Gilpin Ride Mirrors McCarthy's Turbulent Run
John McCarthy a telephone collector learned to ride a motorcycle and sped from Great Barrington to five miles beyond Canaan then back to Housatonic. The machine reached forty miles an hour as he yelled Stop it repeatedly before crashing into a stone wall near Housatonic.
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the Tribune
Great Barrington
Mass
John Gilpin
John McCarthy
McCarthy
Canaan
Conn
Housatonic
Sothern Divorce Suit Filed in Reno Nevada
Virginia Harned actress and wife of Edward Sothern filed for divorce in the District Court in Reno Nevada. The sealed complaint offers no details of charges. Lawyers refuse to discuss the case. They had been living apart but reportedly seeking an amicable settlement. Sothern’s engagements may be unaffected.
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Reno. Nev
Virginia Harned
Edward H. Sothern
Cheney, Massey & Price
Nevada
Mr. Sothern
The
Shuberts
Auto smash injures Mrs. R. L. Stevenson near Casitar Pass
Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson, aboard Lloyd Osbourne’s auto with her daughter Isabell Strong, was seriously injured when a front wheel hit a tree stump on a mountain curve near Casitar Pass. Osbourne and Strong escaped serious harm as the party, en route from Santa Barbara to Mrs. Stevenson’s ranch in Sausas, Mexico, retraced by train.
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San Francisco
Robert Louis Stevenson
Lloyd Osbourne
Osbourne
Taft Banner Flies Over Lincoln Amid Vigilant Flags
In Lincoln Nebraska on July 21 the Taft banner reappeared high above traction wires after a prior vandalism incident during Bryan’s nomination. An American flag flanks the banner as witnesses predict it will stay up through the campaign.
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Lincoln
Neb
Taft
Bryan
Omaha Balloon House Finishes at Fort Omaha
The government completed a large steel balloon house at Fort Omaha for military balloons and airships. Claimed to be the largest steel balloon house in the United States, it measures 200 feet long and weighs 3% tons at a cost of $100,000. The signal corps will use the facility for experiments, with two airships already at the post. Hydrogen gas production delays experiments, but a gas factory should finish within a month, making Fort Omaha the balloon corps headquarters.
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The
Tribune
Omaha
Fort Omaha
Signal Corps of
Army
Balloon Corps
Officers Seek 43000 From State For Long Island Buildings
Albany July 21 regimental officers who built eleven houses on Creedmore rifle range for soldiers practice demand 43000 from the state or about 4000 for each building The act of the Legislature has turned over the rifle range to a new site for the Long Island State Hospital Plans call for appraisers to value the buildings with T E McGarr secretary to meet officers in New York Monday
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Albany
Creedmore
Long Island
State Commission
Long Island State Hospital
Flatbush
T. E. McGarr
New York
Roosevelt sails to Newport for naval war college talks
President Theodore Roosevelt and family depart Oyster Bay aboard the Mayflower for Newport where he will address the Naval War College officers on battleship designs. The event marks an historic first for a sitting president to participate in such a conference, with plans for a full day of discussion and a formal reception before returning to Sagamore Hill.
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Tribune
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Newport
R. L
United States Naval War College
United States
War College
Naval General Board
Admiral Dewey
Naval War College
Naval
Ethel Roosevelt
Kermit Roosevelt
Archie Roosevelt
Quentin Roosevelt
W. Emlen Roosevelt
T. H. Netherland
John L. McGrew
Executive Office
Sagamore Hill
Roosevelt Pier
Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club
Quentin
Long Island Sound
Naval Training School
John P. Merrell
Firemen and spectator die from live wire shock
In Altoona Pennsylvania on July 4 a tenement house fire killed two firemen and a spectator who were shocked by a live wire. The incident occurred during firefighting efforts as crews battled the blaze. The names of the victims were not released.
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Altoona
Penn
Chicago chosen for Taft campaign HQ led by Hitchcock
Colorado Springs July 21. The Republican National Committee voted to set headquarters in Chicago rather than New York. Chairman Frank H. Hitchcock will direct all Taft campaign work from Chicago including fund collection after returning there.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Republican National Committee
Frank H. Hitchcock
Chicago
New York
Pike's Peak Summit
William H. Taft
Hot Springs
Missouri River
Pike’s Peak
Battles in Tabriz shift as royalists regain ground
Reports from St Petersburg and London recount fierce fighting in Tabriz with about 200 killed or wounded. The Times says anti royalists won Monday, but royalist reinforcements, including Rachin Khan, reversed gains and desultory fighting continued for hours. Communications were cut in several areas.
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St. Petersburg
Tabriz
London
Times
Rachin Khan
the Times
Rescue After Boat Fire Off Baley's Island
Bernard McGowan, his mother Mrs. McGowan of Atlantic City and L. L. Foster of Jersey City were rescued by a motor boat after leaping from their burning craft off Baley's Island in Casco Bay. Foster and Mrs. McGowan were seriously burned.
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the Tribune
Portland
Bernard McGowan
McGowan
Atlantic City
N. J
L. L. Foster
Jersey City
Baley’s Island
Casco Bay
Mr. Foster
Mrs. McGowan
Wild West in Boston Gunmen Shootout at Jamaica Plain Barroom
In Boston on July 21 three armed men burst into a crowded Jamaica Plain barroom ten minutes before closing. They fired, grabbed the till money and fled. One man lay dead, another dying, and a third seriously wounded.
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Boston
Jamaica Plain
Mrs Peary sanguine on polar voyage progress
Mrs. Robert E. Peary telegraphs from Portland Maine that she is very confident her husband Commander Peary will reach the North Pole on this expedition. She praises the expedition's equipment and expresses no fear for his safety while noting it could take up to three years. She cites Esquiman reverence for Peary as a strong factor in their mission.
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New York
Grace Church
Potter
London
Fernleigh
Elizabeth Clark Potter
Cooperstown
Bishop Potter
Clark Estate
J. E. Janvrin
M. I. Bassett
the Tribune
Portland
North Pole
Robert E. Peary
Commander Peary
Esquiman
Plot to kill King Leopold alarms Belgian authorities
Brussels reports that the Journal claims a rumor of a plot to assassinate King Leopold has the Belgian authorities greatly alarmed. Several anarchists have been arrested in connection with the alleged plan.
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Brussels
Leopold
Blast kills three at Summit cutoff worksite
In Shippensburg Pennsylvania on July 21 three men were killed and twelve injured when a premature explosion at the Cumberland Valley Railroad Summit cutoff rock blasting site occurred. Two others are believed fatally hurt. An unnamed worker placed a fifty pound dynamite stick with an iron rod, ignoring safety orders from field engineer William T Shaw, allegedly causing a spark that ignited the detonation.
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Shippensburg
Penn
Summit
Cumberland Valley Railroad
William T. Shaw
Mrs Stetson Engaged to Count Santa Eulalia
Philadelphia July 21. It was learned Mrs John B Stetson widow of the late hat maker is engaged to wed Count Santa Eulalia Portuguese Consul at Chicago. Mrs Stetson confirms the report.
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Philadelphia
John B. Stetson
Santa Eulalia
Chicago
Standard Oil Fine Appeal Ruling Expected Tomorrow
The Chicago decision on the Standard Oil Company of Indiana appeal over a 29 million 240 thousand dollar fine issued by Judge Landis will be delivered by Judges Grosscup Baker and Seaman in the United States Court of Appeals. The six week trial charged rebates on oil shipments from Whiting Indiana to St Louis via the Chicago and Alton Railroad.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
K. N. Landis
Grosscup, Baker
Seaman
United States Court of Appeals
Whiting
Ind
St. Louis
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Taft Plans Oyster Bay Visit Before Cincinnati Speech
Taft will travel from Hot Springs to Oyster Bay to confer with President Roosevelt on his Cincinnati speech, aiming for a major campaign utterance. He leaves tonight with secretary Mr. Carpenter, may stay at Sagamore Hill, and expects a 12,000 word address with topics yet to be announced.
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Hot Springs
Taft
Oyster Bay
Cincinnati
Mr. Tafte
Carpenter
Jersey City
New York City
Sagamore Hill
New York
Manhattan
Tafe
Slemp
Republican State Executive Committee
Old Dominion
North Carolina
Georgia
National Committee
Joseph J. Gaines
West Virginia
White Sulphur Springs
Ohio
Gaines
House
Congress
Jonathan Bourne
Oregon
Frank B. Kellogg
J. H. Hoyt
Cleveland
Hitchcock
W. W. Powers
Rhode Island
Taft notification arrangements for Eden Park visit
Cincinnati plans for Taft notification day include large delegations from Indiana Kentucky Minnesota West Virginia and nearby states. The demonstration committee arranged fireworks salutes river trip and a flotilla of boats. Taft and party will pass Eden Park at 7 pm Tuesday the President's salute set for 25 guns while Taft receives 24. Work begins on platforms and reviewing stands at Charles P Ta home.
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Cincinnati
Indiana
Kentucky
Minnois
West Virginia
Taft
Eden Park
Mr. Taft
Niagara Falls
Charles P. Ta
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R. L. Stevenson
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Sarah Potter
Alonzo Potter
Edward § Clark
Stephen C. Clark
F. Ambrose Clark
Charles H. Russell
William H. Hyde
Bishop Greer
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J. E. Jamain
M. N. Bassett
M. D
David H. Greer
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Pennsylvania Railroad
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New Brunswick
Western City
Shah
New Jersey
Wild West
Mrs. Peary Sanguine
Arctic Explorer
Pole
Standard Oil Fine
Court of Appeals
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R. J
W. H. Taft
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