Olympic foul claim sparks row over 400m finish in London
The 400 metre final at the Olympics ended in chaos as officials ruled Carpenter fouled Halswelle at the bend, voiding the race after a tense scene. American manager Halpin protested, a committee met, and the judges ordered a rerun with Carpenter disqualified.
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London
Amateur Athletic Association
3. C. Carpenter
Cornell University
J. B. Taylor
Irishamerican Athletic Club
W. C. Robbins
Cambridge
Carpenter
Halswelle
Matthew P. Halpin
James E. Sullivan
Bartow S. Weeks
J. B. Maccabe
Gustavus T. Kirby
Everett C. Brown
Alonzo A. Stagg
England
Sullivan
President orders retrial of Standard Oil case
President Roosevelt instructed Attorney General Bonaparte to seek an immediate retrial of the Standard Oil case. Secretary Loeb stated the move aims to clarify administration stance, not challenge the merits, and emphasizes trebling the judge’s fine does not reflect guilt. The president vows to prevent miscarriages of justice.
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Tribune
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Bonaparte
Standard Oil
Loeb
Tower Court
London Press On Olympic Incident Sparks Editorial Debate
July 24 London papers largely avoid editorial comment on the “unpleasant incident” at the Olympics, except The Express and The Daily News. The Express hopes all attention ends, while The Daily News blames gambling for the unrest. Reports agree Carpenter fouled Halswelle, with bruises cited, and British papers accuse American runners of conspiring to hinder Halswelle. Strong condemnations from Sporting Life and The Sportsman call the event disgraceful, while officials stress measures ensured a fair race.
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Amateur Athletic Association
Taylor
Carpenter
Robbins
Halswelle
London
London Morning Papers
The
Express
Daily News
Sporting Life
FIGHT FREIGHT ADVANCE IN TEXAS, COMMISSION TO ACT
Galveston July 23 The Texas Railroad Commission will enjoin railroads from advancing freight rates affecting shipments into and out of Texas. The move aims to prevent an interstate rise costing Texas merchants over 15 million dollars annually. Other state commissions in Kansas Louisiana Arkansas and Tennessee are expected to follow.
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Tribune
Galveston
Texas Railroad Commission
Texas
Texas Commission
State
Kansas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Tennessee
WAINWRIGHT MAY COMMAND FLEET
Rear Admiral Richard Wainwright is expected to take command of the Atlantic fleet at the end of the current cruise, with speculation centering on a post Sperry retirement. The President’s plan to return the fleet to this side fuels considerable chatter among officers. Oscar Hammerstein warns Philadelphia opera funding may fail without elite patronage and may quit the project. Two nine year olds drown in Fish Lake after disobeying mothers’ warnings. Great Bear spring water ad touts its famed purity.
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Tribune
Newport
R. I
Richard Wainwright
Charles Sperry
Sperry
Wainwright
Hammerstein
Philadelphia
Oscar Hammerstein
Freak Storm Hits City and Jersey City Suffer Losses
A severe thunderstorm lashed New York area causing downed wires and damage across New Jersey coast. Two men killed by lightning in Forked River and Barnegat. Jersey City boy Lemuel Gerson killed near Rutgers and Stevens avenues. Buildings struck include 34th Street and Broadway apartment, Germania Bank flagpole, and National Casket Company pole. several hospitals treated twelve prostrations.
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Jersey City
Jersey
Asbury Park
Forked River
Barnegat
Tuckerton
Toms River
Pleasantville
Barnegat City
Island Heights
Fairtown
Manhattan
Germania Bank
Bowery
Sidney Walsh
National Casket Company
Great Jones Street
Third Avenue
Stamford
Conn
Brooklyn
Constable Hook
Bayonne
34Th Street
Broadway
Lemuel Gerson
Ocean Avenue
Rutgers
Stevens Avenues
City Hospital
Christ Hospital
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Three Troopers Die as Storm Hits Gettysburg Camp
A severe electrical storm at the Pennsylvania National Guard camp in Gettysburg killed three troopers and seriously injured twenty six. Major C C Wiley was shocked but survived. The storm flooded tents, toppled cots, and damaged telegraph lines as Governor Stuart’s staff reported the disaster and noted injuries across the 10th and 16th Regiments.
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Gettysburg
Penn
National Guard of Pennsylvania
Lewis E. Beitler
Philadelphia
Stuart
Bart Barber
Milton Garver
Morrison
C. C. Wiley
Wiley
Pittsburg
O. J. Gunning
Warren
James A. Saunders
Erie
Christley
10Th Regiment
Young Men's Christian Association
Eight Cadets at West Point Suspended for Hazing
West Point reports eight cadets from the first, third, and appointed classes are sent home on suspension for hazing. Names include William T. Russell, Harry G. Wever, Byron Q. Jones, George W. Chase, William W. Prude, Isaac Spaulding, William Nelle, and James A. Gillespie. Secretary of War will decide on punishment, likely dismissal, after full consideration. General Oliver stated Wright will return soon and no further details will be released.
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West Point
N. Y
United States Military Academy
William T. Russell
Harry G. Wever
Illinois
Byron Q. Jones
New York
George W. Chase
William W. Prude
Alabama
Isaac Spaulding
Oklahoma
William Nelle
Virginia
James A. Gillespie
Pennsylvania
Academy
Washington
Robert Shaw Oliver
Wright
Oliver
Runaway horse endangers riders near Waldorf stop
A spirited horse owned by John Boyle bolted through East 84th Street to Park Avenue and north for three blocks. Bicycle Patrolman Alfred Winter held the bridle after being dragged, the horse toppled him at 37th Street and the crowd freed him. Winter suffered internal injuries but went home. The hansom remained undamaged.
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East 84Th Street
Park Avenue
Alfred Winter
Boyle
Waldorf-Astoria
Fifth Avenue
Winter
37Th Street
Newark mother kills twins and herself in gas tragedy
Mrs Thomas Dousette, 23, of 72 Norfolk Street Newark, drowned her eleven day old twins in a tub of water then inhaled gas dying at City Hospital. Her husband awoke, found her and called aid before the others escaped the gas.
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Mra Thomas Dousette
Norfolk Street
Newark
N. J
City Hospital
Haskell Offered National Democratic Treasurer Post
Guthrie Oklahoma July 23 Governor C N Haskell tendered the treasurership of the National Democratic Committee and his acceptance is expected to be announced in Chicago at the committee's organization meeting this Saturday. The Bryan forces urged him to assume active campaign leadership before the Denver convention, but he refused to leave Oklahoma. The new post would keep him near the state.
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Guthrie
Okla
National Democratic Committee
C. N. Haskell
Oklahoma
Chicago
Denver
Bryan
Haskell
Senator Rayner's Lost Son Found in Virginia Farm
Senator Isidor Rayner returns from Norfolk with his son William B. Rayner who vanished last March while under medical care. Traced to Atlantic City, then across the country, he ended at a Suffolk Virginia farmhouse before being brought to Baltimore and admitted to a Western Pennsylvania sanatorium with his father and medical staff present.
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Baltimore
Isidor Rayner
Norfolk
Wiliam B. Rayner
Atlantic City
Suffolk
Pennsylvania
Wrecked off New London Carrier Pigeon Message Found
Pittsburg July 2 An exhausted carrier pigeon was captured with a leg note stating a dismantled ship drove it onto rocks near New London Conn Deck awash cannot signal Westhouse. Message dated Pierre June 16 at 11 p m. The bird and paper are held by Chester Eskel of River Avenue North Side. HAAN'S Restaurant Park Row Ore Cooled by effective methods Luncheon Dinner Music.
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Pittsburg
Westhouse
New London
Conn
Pierre
Chester Eskel
River Avenue
Haan
Park Row
Students Face Death in the Woods
Chicago dispatch from Marquette Maryland reports Princeton University students Carel Pepin and Albert Nyquist were found after four days in swamps. Depleted and half insane they survived by wandering with scant supplies and fought a black bear they killed during a fierce encounter before rescue.
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Chicago
Marquette
Carel Pepin
Albert Nyquist
Princeton University
Swanzy
Taft Arrives in New York After Oyster Bay Trip
William H. Taft Republican presidential candidate reaches Hotel Manhattan at 11 pm after an Oyster Bay visit. He declines to discuss naval program actions or Roosevelt’s Newport speech, plans minor speech edits on the train, and greets reporters with characteristic good humor. Taft travels from Hot Springs to Jersey City and then to New York, meeting reporters, photographers, and police escorts amid a growing crowd.
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Mr. Taft
Sagamore Hill
Root
Manhattan Island
Oyster Bay
Secret Service
Wiliam H. Taft
Manhattan
Roosevelt
President Roosevelt
War College
Newport
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Jersey City
Herbert Parsons
Frederick Carpenter
Judge Taft
New York
Philadelphia
Adams Express Company
United States
Bill
MR Taft
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