Aeroplane dirigible tests and Farman interview abroad
The article details Baldwin's dirigible and balloon construction tests at Fort Myer with a 90 foot craft carrying two men, using a Oregon spruce framework and vulcanized rubber gas bag. It reports Farman’s candid view on airplanes, public flights, and comparisons with Wright and Chanute, plus his planned August 1 demonstrations at Brighton Beach.
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Fort Myer
Baldwin
Albert Zahm
Curtis
Antoinette
Europe
Oregon
Captain Baldwin
Farman Arrives in New York Under Aero Club Watch
Henry Farman, the English aviator, meets thirty Aero Club of America members in New York as cameras click and reporters swarm. He and Mrs Farman endure hours of questions before a late night departure aboard a tug bound for Quarantine, with aviation figures including Alan R. Hawley and J Christopher Lake aboard the Edmund Moran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Farman
Aero Club of America
Wisiter
Manhattan
America
Farman
Brighton Beach Racetrack
Aero Club
2234
Street
Hotel Astor
Edmund Moran
Liberty Pier
Battery Park
Alan R. Hawley
Augustus Tset
J. Christopher Lake
Wilbur R. Kimball
A. Holland Forbes
Paul la Croix
Carl Dienstbach
W. H. Gallagher
William J. Hammer
D. L. Hardenbrook
Uhe Aero Club
Brooklyn Kidnapping Tale Ends With Daring Rescue
Amelia Stechel eighteen told police she was kidnapped on Saturday night in Brooklyn two men dragged her to the waterfront and tossed her overboard. She clung to a dredge rope for ten hours until two special policemen found her and brought her ashore after a rowboat transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
1St Street
Brooklyn
Amelia Stechel
63Th Street
McGuire
Norwegian Hospital
47Th Street
Fifth Avenue
Nation
Third Avenue
50Th Street
Henry Houghton
Peter Johnson
Patrick Summers
Fourth Avenue
Italians Frighten Passengers On New Rochelle Trolley
Two armed Italians on a North Avenue trolley from Tuckahoe to New Rochelle threatened passengers. Patrolman McGowan restrained them with a nightstick, injuring both suspects. The men named Pasquale Sapone and Giuseppi Calario were arrested and identified by witnesses.
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New Rochelle
North Avenue
Tuckahoe
McGowan
Pasquale Sapone Liceman
Knife Flew
Giuseppi Calario
Port Chester
Beahs in a Cell Make Trouble With Bears and Baboon
Beas and two sons led three bears and a baboon through the streets without a permit. They were arrested at 152d Street and Amsterdam Avenue after failing to show a permit. The bears caused noise and escaped water, leading to a night in separate cells. The lieut ent considered filing a complaint for anti noise violations.
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George Peters
West Wet Street
Peters
Fort George
Newark
152D Street
Amsterdam Avenue
Tom” Kearney
Leutenant
Backes Declines to Test Bishops Law Constitutionality
Peter Backes, counsel for the State Excise Commission, says he has not been retained to test the Bishops law and would refuse any duty to do so. He supports the act, helped draft it two years ago, and expects to defend it if challenged, noting previous court sustains on three points. He is spending weekends in Point Pleasant and denies links to Robert Davis’s supporters.
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the Tribune
Point Pleasant
Robert Davis
Peter Backes
State Excise Commission
Fice
Court of Errors and Appeals
Rackes
Jersey City
Hudson County
Free Entrance Protest Clashes at Hoboken Cricket Grounds
Three hundred men and boys rushed gates at St. George Cricket Grounds Hoboken to watch Hoboken versus Royal Giants after claiming the grounds are a public park Police did not intervene Councilman Foley and his counsel demanded entry and were admitted without tickets triggering the crowd to force their way in.
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St. George Cricket Grounds
Hoboken
Royal Giants
Foley
Stover
Two Drownings Under Suspicion of Murder Reported
Police investigated two mysterious drownings reported yesterday. A man found in the East River near 21st Street Manhattan showed wounds and a neck stone, autopsy planned. another body recovered at Bay 24th Street Bath Beach with a skull wound and ripped pockets.
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East River
21St Street
Manhattan
Bay 24Th Street
Bath Beach
William Bonner
East 15Th Street
William Baker
East 26Th Street
Schlamp
Martin
East 22d Street
Harburger
O'Hanlon
Thomas J. O'Brien
Ith Street
Brooklyn
William Saul
South Street
Coney Island
Squeakless Montclair Seeks Silence With Dust Ordinance
In Montclair the town passes a dust control ordinance under a new state act. Roads may be oiled or watered to suppress street dust with costs shared by the municipality and adjacent property owners. The move aims to curb noise and nuisance from traffic and keep the town quiet.
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Montclair
Bread served on Sunday ends in arrests in New Jersey
Gustav Koopmann's restaurant at 18 Main Street faced a Sunday law challenge as Gustav Lind and Charles E. Menagh were arrested for serving bread and selling soda water on a Sunday. Lind posted bail of 25 dollars. Menagh posted 25 dollars and planned a stay appeal to test the ordinance.
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N. J
Gustav Koopmann
Main Street
Gustav Lind
O'Neill
Lind
Newark
Business Men's Association
Charles E. Menagh
Bell
Menagh
Corean Assassin to Stand Trial for Stevens Slaying
In Whan Chang a Corean accused of fatally shooting Durham White Stevens adviser to the Corean Emperor at Seoul will be tried today in San Francisco. Stevens was shot as he boarded a ferry to Washington, after Chang’s first shot wounded W N Chan who waited for Stevens.
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San Francisco
Whan Chang
Durham White Stevens
Seoul
Stevens
Washington
Chang
W. N. Chan
Curtiss Makes Flight in June Bug at Hammondsport
In Hammondsport N Y G H Curtiss flew the June Bug for 350 yards today aiming a turn but only partly succeeding. Lt Selfridge of the 1st Field Artillery then made three short hops about 160 yards each, lifting after ground contact and flying about 100 yards more on the second attempt.
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Hammondsport
G. H. Curtiss
Selfridge
1St Field Artillery
Roosevelt Aboard Mayflower Guards Menawa Wreck
The torpedo boat Gwin returned from Faulkner's Island area in Long Island Sound where the cruiser Mayflower with President Roosevelt aboard on the way to Newport for the naval conference cut down the lumber schooner Menawa. The Gwin did not destroy the derelict but warned passing vessels. On return the Gwin was followed by the torpedo boat Morris to guard the wreck.
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Newport
R. I
Gwin
Faulkner's Island
Long Island Sound
Mayflower
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Morris
Boy Killed as Baseball Player Collision Hurts Child
Edward McCarthy seven, of 28 Sixteenth avenue Newark, died after Otto Bolz left fielder for the Ironsides collided with him while pursuing a fly. Bolz was arrested but paroled after witnesses testified the accident was unavoidable.
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Edward McCarthy
Sixteenth Avenue
Newark
Otto Bolz
Ironsides
Bolt
Wounded Patroller Shot in Jersey City Incident
Patrolman John Lane of the 7th Street station was shot by Gustav Larson as Lane and Mrs Larson went to Larson’s home after a complaint. Lane, struck near the heart, is recovering at St Francis Hospital. The bullet was removed and Larson was arrested.
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John Lane
7Th Street
Jersey City
Gustav Larson
9Th Street
St. Francis's Hospital
Larson
Lane
Old Clothes Men Protest Noise Ban in New Henry Hall
About 600 old clo’s men held a mass meeting in New Henry Hall to protest General Bingham’s order to curb noises. They argued their trade and singing are essential, plan to petition officials, and noted a justice of their cause as a major business in Bayard and Elizabeth streets. Dr. Jacob E. Price praised noise reductions near his church and said services drew a larger crowd after signals limited car noise on Fort George line.
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New Henry Hall
No. Henry Street
Bingham
Isaac Diamond
Fox Street
The
Bronx
114Th Street
St. Nicholas Avenue
Diamond
Slattery
Jacob Jaffe
Old Clothing Dealers’ Protective Association
Abe” Leavitt
Coney Island
Bayard
Elizabeth Streets
General Bingham
Jacob E. Price
Washington Heights Methodist Episcopal Church
Amsterdam Avenue
153D Street
Price
Third Avenue Railroad
Fort George
Third Avenue
Jersey City Quiet Sunday After Bishops Law Enforcement
Jersey City police and private detectives cracked down on violations of the Bishops law and the anti sale of liquor act. A butcher John Ferro was arrested for serving a customer and haberdasher Philip Meyer for selling a collar to a detective. Saloonkeepers who opened faced arrests as Chief Monahan insisted on closures. Robert Davis's plan to test constitutionality surprised advocates. Monsignor Shepperd declined comment. The two year old law remains in effect with many saloons unaware of court action.
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Jersey City
John Ferro
3D Street
Philip Meyer
Newark Avenue
Monahan
Hugh Meehan
Washington Street
Robert Davis
Monsignor Shepperd
Mr. Davis
Brooklyn Boy Dies After Fatal Fire Set by Another Child
Raymond Coleman aged six died from burns received on July 2 at Brooklyn Hospital. Brunny Karowiewicz nine, of Front Street Brooklyn, is held on homicide charges with $500 bail after allegedly pouring kerosene on Coleman and lighting the blaze over a request for five cents. Karowiewicz claims denial by his parents. He faces arraignment in Children's Court today.
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Raymond Coleman
Greene Street
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Hospital
Brunny Karowiewicz
Front Street
Coleman
Thomas Coleman
Karowiewicz
Karowkewicz
Young Karowkewicz
Marine Intelligence Mini Almanac Update
Wireless reports place the Minneapolis 25 miles east of Sandy Hook expected to dock at 4 pm today. The Kroonland 706 miles east of Sandy Hook at midnight Saturday expected to dock at 7:20 am Tuesday. The Martha Washington 253 miles east of Sandy Hook at 9 am yesterday expected to dock at 7:30 am today.
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Minneapolis
Sandy Hook
Kroonland
Martha Washington
Transit Schedules and City Notes From July Dispatches
A jumble of travel times and place names appears with schedules for Kaiser W der Gr Bremen and City of Avianta Savannah. References to Norfolk Hamilton Naples San Marcos Galveston and Old Dominier appear alongside potential political mentions and regional stops. The fragmentary text lists times such as 6:20am 10:00am 3:00pm and notes on Dem Intern Nord America and La Veloce with multiple locations including Jefferson Mallory and Savenneh.
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Kaiser W der Gr
Bremen
N G
Lloyd
Palice
Hamilton
Norfolk
Old Dominier
City of Avianta
Savannah
Savenneh
Nord America
Naples
la Veloce
San Marcos
Galveston
Mallory
Jefferson
Old Dem
Port of New York Maritime Arrivals and Departures July 26 1908
Port records list arrivals including Steamer Atheniana from Br and Steamer City of Atlanta with passengers. Vessels City of Atlanta La Touraine and Oregocian carried mails and cargo to Arbuckle Brothers and United Fruit Co. Departures note steamers Hermione and Princess sailing for Flushing Aden Singapore and Baltimore amid clear seas and light winds.
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Port of New York
Atheniana
Cole
Fry
Tourrette
Philip Bonne
Moise
Bar
Terro
Mexico
Oregocian
Curtis
Philadelphia
Mdse
Har
Hamilton
Hoat
Newport
Old Dominion Se Co
Siegiinde
Norfol
Doaler
Rio Grande
Santos
Rio Janeiro
Funch
Edge & Co
Ize
Etc
Frutera
Nor
Danielson
Beighlands At & United Fruit Co
Clyde Se Co
Pawnee
Rich
Yale
Grove
Roston
i = Co
Massachusetts
Parrett
England
Asa
Bradford
Ger
Oertet
Tay
Port Marte
Port Antonio
Hight Sea
Hermione
Bri
Flushing
Patrick
Bric Aden
Singapore
Aljena
Fremantle
Homerous
Montevideo
la Pata
Princess
Brunswick
Heeter
Baltimore
Maritime sailing notes from Liverpool to New York and beyond
A list of ships with routes and ports including Liverpool to New York via Queens town and Palmest routes to Cherbourg Movilie and Havre to Amsterdam. Notes include July sailings from Pannonia Pallas Carpathia Thames and other liners with ports Gibraltar Queenstown and Barbados mentioned.
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Liverpool
Umbria Bry
New York
Queers Town
Southampton
St Louis
Piymest
Cherbourg
Movilie
California
Een Ponta Ferraria
Prius Maurits
Port Au Prince
Caracao
Port Spalin
Havre
Amsterdam
Queenstown
Lusitan York
Fiume
Pannonia
New Tors
Passel Gibraltar
Carpathia
Naples ii Bey
New
Lisard
Thames Bry
Kings Colon
Spain
Barbados
Southaapie
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Signal Corps
Board of Army
Count von Zeppelin
Mr. Hawley
la Touraine
Touraine
United States Revenue Cutter
la Croix
Delagrange
Octave Chanute
Chicago
Wright Brothers
Chanute
Mr. Farman
Ghent
Belgium
Issy
Brighton Beach
France
Curtiss
Scow Fender
Backes
Excise Commission
Quietus
Stilltown
East Orange
BUG
Butcher
Marine Intelligence
Gov. Island
Hell Gate
Jolland- Am
Rotterdam Wesenss
Rotterdam
Vigilancia
Santiago
Cearense
Para
Booth
San Juan
Heitig Olav
Christiansand
Seand- Am
Avala
Braitar
Ewes Sesee
Jacksonville
Ayal
Minneapolision
Iveston
Uly
Pacific el Valle
Keens
Kansas City
New Orleans
Crown of Castile
E .Mattery Sabine
Dies
Amnipsogee
Cunard
Etruria
Hremen
Barbarossa Ibrattar
Lloyd Verona
Seco Lloyd-Ital Luisiana
Gibraltar
Aplos
Barber Indrawad
Trings Mail
Satis
Marowyne
Trinidad
D WI
Monroe
Rocers, Peer & Company
Broadway
Isa
Warren St
13Th St
West
Ois Annes
Jardin de Paris
F. Ziegfeld
Daly
Astor Coolest Theatre
Uammerstein
Gertrude Sitios
Salome
Bernard
Avolos
Sun
Iron Stearr
Righton Beach
Jerusale Pain
DJ Hamilton
Luna Park
Harlem
Lona
Minnes
Atlantic Ave
Kiyam
Sea Beach
Hudson
West Point
Brighton
Money Island
New Tor
Hawaii
Japan
Corea
China
Philippine Islands
Seattie
Fameyiee Island
Vancouver
Victoria
Guam
Phi Islands
Phi Pine Islands
Stae
Beria
Australia
New Zealand
Fiji Islands
New Caledonia
Eecourer
Alameda
Seattle
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