Contested Flight Plans Between Baldwin and Farman Proposed
Washington reports Augustus Post of the Aero Club of America arranging a competitive flight between Captain Baldwin in a military dirigible and Henri Farman in a French aeroplane. Farman is to fly in the U S amid plans for a Brighton Beach event and possible Army approval effects.
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Washington
Augustus Post
Aero Club of America
Captain Baldwin
Henri Farman
Farman
Fort Myer
Baldsin
Baldwin
Airship Free Entry for Farman Under Public Exhibition
A telegram from Washington informs Henri Farman that New York Custom House will admit his aeroplane duty free under Section 71 for temporary exhibition. Farman plans to test at Brighton Beach racetrack with windward takeoffs, altering the infield and fencing to suit flights and promising Mrs. Farman will be the first passenger.
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Custom House
Lax
Washington
Henri Farman
Hotel Astor
United States
Farman
Kroonland
Brighton Beach
Farmen
Police Clerk Lectures Officer After Arrests
In West Side Police Court Magistrate Breen scolded Patrolman Michael J. Rouss for arresting Thomas McCormack. McCormack, missing teeth and with a fractured arm, alleges Rouss struck him several times with a club. The magistrate will forward case minutes to Commissioner Bingham.
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West Side
Breen
Michael J. Rouss
West 47Th Street
Thomas McCormack
West East Street
Rouss
McCormack
Bingham
Ninth Avenue
Reuss
Harris Manufacturing Company assigns in insolvency
The Federal Harris Manufacturing Company, maker of wood implements, filed a need of assignment in insolvency court. Assets amount to 5 000 dollars and liabilities to 150 000 dollars. Promoted by Henry W. Gazell, secretary treasurer of Farmers and Merchants Bank. Gazell is wanted on embezzlement charges but not yet found.
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Cleveland
Harris Manufacturing Company
Henry W. Gazell
Farmers and Merchants’ Bank
Gazell
Zastera Trial Delayed by Witnesses
Freehold New Jersey July 27 Alleging inability to obtain several material witnesses to testify in the trial of Frank Zastera accused of killing William B Sheppard his wife and their servant Jennie Bendy at Marlboro on May 16 ex Judge William P Hoffman Jersey City counsel for the prisoner asked for postponement to September 2 which was granted.
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Freehold
N. J
Frank Zastera
William B. Sheppard
Jennie Bendy
Marlboro
William P. Hoffman
Jersey City
Peculiar Bronx thefts ring bells of apartments
Police report a wave of twenty to thirty robberies in the Bronx near Westchester avenue tied to a skilled leader. Jewelry and bric a brac worth about 3200 were taken as thieves ring bells pretending to sell wares or slip notes under doors to gauge occupancy before breaking in. Names linked to incidents include Albert Horenstead at 2 Hewitt Place Charles Stero at 84 Hewitt Place George Weingard at 910 Dawson Street and Andrew Welch at 156 Longwood avenue.
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Bronx
Westchester Avenue
Bronx Detective Bureau
Albert Horenstead
Hewitt Place
Charles Stero
George Weingard
Dawson Street
Andrew Welch
Longwood Avenue
Big Steel Resumption
Southern Steel Company has reorganized and the plants across the South will soon reopen. A public statement from the reorganization committee says financing is arranged, involving several million dollars, with thousands of workers expected to be employed in the coming weeks after last fall’s shutdowns.
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Tribune
Chattanooga, Tenn
Southern Steel Company
South
Pet Police Dog Detects Fire At Lafayette Street Tenement
Patrolman Beck followed Bum to a three story tenement at 27 Lafayette street where smoke poured from the basement. The dog barked and dragged him to the scene, enabling firefighters to respond and extinguish the blaze at Pearl and Centre streets.
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Zabeth Street
Iman Beck
Bum
Elf
Patro
Lafayette Street
Beck
Franklin and
No. 27
Pearl
Centre Streets
Whippings From Morning Till Night at Georgia Prisons
Atlanta reports lawmakers hear more allegations of irregularities and inhuman convict treatment before the legislative committee. Witnesses include Joel Hurt on bid practices, General Clifford Anderson on contract irregularities, and Edward Strickland detailing neglect and mass whippings at camps, prompting a call for an expert audit of the State Prison Commission and state facilities.
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Atlanta
Legislative
State Prison Board
Joel Hurt
Atlanta Railway System
Clifford Anderson
Edward Strickland
Tred
Chatahoochee Brick Company
State Prison Commission
State Farm
State Reformatory
Bulldog Fight Ends in Tragedy on Amsterdam Avenue
A streetcar incident on Amsterdam Avenue near 68th Street led to a brutal bulldog fight between Packey the Pirates Club mascot and a newcomer named Tozo. Packey dragged the rival onto the car tracks, a car passed, Tozo died under the vehicle, and a hostile crowd mobbed the motorman until police intervened.
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Packer
Pirates’ Club
Amsterdam Avenue
Packey
Tozo
Gas Overcome Workers in Borough Sewer Manhole
David Gleason and Carlo Muncin of the Richmond Sewer Department escaped asphyxiation by sewer gas while cleaning a manhole at Crescent and Beachwood in New Brighton yesterday afternoon. David Rabinowitz, a law student, heard cries and helped rescue them with another man. They were taken to the S R Smith Infirmary where Dr. Atwell attended them.
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David Gleason
Carlo Muncin
Borough of
Richmond
Crescent
Beachwood Avenues
New Brighton
David Rabinowitz
S. R. Smith Infirmary
Dr. Atwell
Ferry Strike Threatens Boston Transit
Boston city ferry workers firemen oilers and engineers threaten a midnight strike unless new hires fill vacancies. Mayor orders Emerson to stand firm and let the strike proceed as vacations with pay are halted due to city finances.
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Tribune
Boston
Boston City
Emerson
Mr. Emerson
Boston Policemen Poor Shots Describe Gunman Suicide
Edmund Guttman the so called desperado shot in Forest Hills Cemetery is now claimed to have committed suicide. Reports say none of the police bullets struck him and the two holes found were from his own auto revolver. Dr. William G MacDonald will hold an inquest. A .38 caliber round would not have fully penetrated, suggesting at least one fatal shot passed through.
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the Tribune
Boston
Edmund Guttman
Desperado
Forest Hills
William G. MacDonald
Gaiton
New York
Oraers
Rome
Wood
Lartey
House of Orange
William
House of Saxe-Culture
Eaward VII
Russia
Spain
France
Hesuenots
America
United States
Louis Agassiz
Dr. Wood
York
Africa
Autecican College
Pythagoras
Pytoras
Plato
Galileo
Auto Runs Over Staten Islander at Huguenot
Police pursue a red touring car that ran over Andrew Leiber of Huguenot yesterday. The occupants, two men and ten women, offered no aid. Leiber was rushed to St. Vincent's Hospital after the incident and ferries were guarded following the report.
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Staten Island
Huguenot
Andrew Leiber
St. Vincent's Hospital
Car Hits Teen at Webster Avenue injuring Florence Edwards
A large touring car with three men and a woman struck Florence Edwards sixteen from Woodlawn Road near Van Courtlandt Park at Webster avenue and 198th street last night. The chauffeur sped away and fled the scene. Dr. Eichel of Fordham Hospital said the injury was likely a severe contusion to the left hip.
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Florence Edwards
Woodlawn Road
van Courtlandt Park
Webster Avenue
198Th Street
Eichel
Fordham Hospital
Woman Dies After Jump From Carriage in Linden
Mrs Louis Braunstein twenty eight of Williamsburg jumped from a carriage in Linden yesterday after the horse was frightened by a motorcycle. She fractured her skull and died at General Hospital this morning. She traveled with her husband a produce dealer and two friends who were visiting Linden when the incident occurred.
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the Tribune
Elizabeth
N. J
Louis Braunstein
Park Avenue
Williamsburg
Linden
General Hospital
Insane man may know of murder in Vermont
An organized search led by Rutland County officials began in East Wallingford Vermont to locate Elroy Kent who escaped Waterbury Insane Asylum on July 11. He is believed to know something about the murder of Miss Della B Congdon in East Wallingford last Friday. Traces of Kent were found yesterday near the Congdon house.
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East Wallingford
Rutland County
Elroy Kent
Waterbury Insane Asylum
Della B Congdon
Kent
Congdon
Millionaire Democratic Leader Dies While Mowing Lawn
T F Dove aged 62 a large landowner and prominent Democratic politician collapsed and died this morning while mowing the lawn at his home in Shelberville. He was reported to be worth a million dollars.
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the Tribune
Shelberville
Mil
T. F. Dove
Neill to take New York stock to South America this fall
James Neill, whose stock company is playing a summer engagement in St. Paul, signed a contract to lead a New York stock company to South America on September 5. The troupe will visit Buenos Ayres, Rio Janeiro, Rosario, Argentina and Montevideo.
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St. Paul
James Neill
New York
South America
Buenos Ayres
Rio Janeiro
Rosario
Argentina
Montevideo
Boy shoots companion while crow hunting in Massachusetts
In Haverhill on July 27 John W. Greenlay Jr., 15, shot and killed 10-year-old Thomas Morrison while crow hunting on a farm. Greenlay was held on manslaughter charges, then released on his father’s recognizance as an inquest investigates. The boy claims a twig snagged the trigger.
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Haverhill
Mass
John W. Greenlay, Jr
Thomas Morrison
Greenlay
Fight over mule ends in brother's death near Atlanta
In Atlanta on July 27 John Lancaster killed his brother Neal over a mule dispute valued at $60. Both wives and children were present in the yard as the deadly event unfolded, with one wife shielding her husband and the other dragging him away.
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the Tribune
Atlanta
John Lancaster
Neal
Wallet theft at Delaware bank sighted by postmaster
Laurel Delaware July 27 Postmaster Harvey Spicer left a wallet containing nearly $3 000 on a bank counter to answer a phone call Three unknown Black men who entered the bank as he left are suspected They fled Pursuit failed and the empty wallet was found in a nearby cornfield
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The
Tribune
Laurel
Del
Harvey Spicer
Spicer
Waters-Pierce suits settled in Arkansas court
In Little Rock on July 27 the Waters-Pierce Oil Company paid a compromise penalty of 10000 to end several anti-trust and discrimination suits in the Circuit Court. The prosecuting attorney cited low chances of convictions if the cases went to trial.
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Little Rock, Ark
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Stabbing of Two Philadelphia Officers in Rittenhouse Square
In Philadelphia the officer John Murray was stabbed fourteen times and fatally wounded, while Morris Selman, another officer, was seriously injured after a confrontation with William Jackson in Rittenhouse Square. Jackson, part of a crowd awaiting a band concert, assaulted the two officers, drew a knife, and was beaten by bystanders who captured him.
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Philadelphia
John Murray
Morris Selman
Rittenhouse Square
William Jackson
Jackson
Selman
Murray
Police Veteran James E. Phillips Dies of Rabies
James E. Phillips former police sergeant died at Presbyterian Hospital from rabies, following bites by a dog and a pup nine months apart. He sought Pasteur Institute care after hydrophobia symptoms appeared, was told there was nothing to be done, and was advised to go to a general hospital. He lived at 449 East Mith Street.
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James E. Phillips
Presbyterian Hospital
Pasteur Institute
Phillips
East Mith Street
Erie Engine Explosion Kills Fireman in Hornell Yard
An Erie freight engine entering Hornell yards derailed and boiler exploded. Fireman D. C. Billings died from injuries while Engineer BE. 8 S. Clawson was seriously injured but expected to survive.
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ERIE
Hornell
N. Y
D. C. Billings
S. Clawson
Jersey City Knife Killing Involving 13 Year Old
John Reynolds thirteen stabbed Peter Basianello fourteen in Newark avenue Jersey City. Basianello died en route to hospital after being attacked while diving into a barrel. Reynolds and his companions Hugh Hunter and Edward Truebell fled and were captured later that day.
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John Reynolds
Peter Bascianello
Newark Avenue
Jersey City
Bascianello
Reynolds
Hugh Hunter
Edward Truebell
William Meyers
Rosenfeld
St. Francis’s Hospital
Larkins
Man collapses from hunger in city restaurant
Charles Ewert, 28, found starving just before a meal at 797 First Avenue. Dr. Smith revived him at Flower Hospital and he was taken to Bellevue. Ewert said a wife and three children were starving at home and he had walked all day for work without food. Police checked his East 7th Street address. the family denied police aid.
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First Avenue
Charles Ewert
East Tith Street
Burgan
East List Street
Dr. Smith
Flower Hospital
Bellevue Hospital
East 51St Street
East 67Th Street
Martin O’connor
East 7Ith Street
Brother-in-law shoots man in Williamsburg home murder
Peter Despensary a laborer at 157 Eagle Street Williamsburg was shot and killed by his brother-in-law Charles Baldi of Newark. Baldi pursued explanations after an accusation by Anna Despensary and fired twice breaking the peace. He was captured a block away and gave no statement.
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Peter Despensary
Eagle Street
Williamsburg
Charles Baldi
Newark
Baldi
Despensary
Anna
Despensarys
Surrey Plunges Through Bridge Into Rippowam River
A horse and surrey carrying Louis D. Hopkins and party fell through a rotted bridge truss on Cold Spring Road Stamford. Five aboard were bruised or injured, including Mrs. Hopkins who saved her toddler son Weston from the river. The group were summering at Rip powam Lodge, once developed by Captain R. D. Greene.
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Tribune
Stamford
Conn
Cold Spring Road
Louis D. Hopkins
Madison Avenue
Surrey
Tredwell G. Hopkins
West 1Th Street
New York
Weston
William Burrell
John Clary
Hopkins
Alexander Weed, Jr
Burrell
Weed
Violence in Elgin car strike shocks city
Elgin July 27 a streetcar on the Elgin and Belvidere line with non union crew entering Fountain Square was attacked by several hundred strike sympathizers. Bricks clubs and stones were thrown breaking all windows and injuring crew members who were protected in the barn by police.
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Elgin. Til
Elgin
Belvidere
Fountain Square
Ill and poor for second cousin of Jay Gould in California
Melvin A. Gould age seventy claims kinship to the late Jay Gould and lies dangerously ill at the county hospital. He has no nourishment and is to become a county charge. He once was wealthy but lost fortunes in mine speculations. his cottage has a mortgage, leaving little for burial. Foster daughter cared for him but can no longer assist.
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Los Angeles
Melvin A. Gould
Jay Gould
Millionaire Peper Freed After Auto Crash Injures Woman
Frederick C. Peper president of the Christian Peper Tobacco Co sat in the 12th District police station awaiting a judge for bond. Dr Lyon husband of the injured Mrs Hartwell N Lyon reported her condition improving and exonerated Peper of blame before bond was posted.
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St. Louis
Frederick C. Peper
Christian Peper Tobacco Company
Hartwell N. Lyon
12Th District
Lyon
Patterson Leaves Pittsburg After Police Conference
Nan Patterson who faced two previous trials for Cesar Young's murder in New York departed Pittsburg after a conference with police officials. Acting Captain of Detectives Roach ordered her to leave the city stating fear of deportation back to New York.
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Pittsburg
New York
Nan Patterson
Cesar Young
Roach
Dying Man Accuses Smith Family of Poisoning
Thornton Crawford, 25, was found dying in woods near Grahamsville Monticello July 27. He accused Jackson Smith, William Smith and Joseph Smith of poisoning him with doctored hard cider after a dispute over his attentions to the elder Smith’s daughter. The three Smiths were arrested and jailed in Bullivan County.
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Monticello
N. Y
Legislative inquiry halted by circuit court ruling
Cincinnati July 27 Hamilton County public office inquiry stopped by Circuit Court decision three judges ruling the legislative committee illegal The court held the committee’s functions as judicial and not legislative and thus beyond a legislative body’s constitutional authority.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Circuit Court
New Yorker Fatally Hurt Upstate
Monticello New York July 27 Harry Ikofsky a box manufacturer of No 2 Bowery New York City was fatally injured when a wagon overturned during a family pleasure ride His skull was crushed and three ribs were broken Ikofsky's child was fatally injured and Mrs Ikofsky was also hurt
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Monticello
N. Y
Harry Ikofsky
No. 2
Bowery
New York City
Ikofsky
Drowning in East River Involves Northport Steamer
Joseph Powell aged twenty one of 52 James Slip was struck and drowned by the steamer Northport as it passed Jackson street in the East River last night. Friends in the water could not reach him and the body has not been recovered.
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Joseph Powell
James
East River
Northport
Northport Steamship Line
Jackson Street
Powell
Children at the Bar Finds Pleas and Pledges in Court
In a bustling Children’s Court session Judge Wyatt weighs tales of poverty and mischief. Isadore, a breadwinner with a sick father, is admonished but discharged. Other youths face fines or warnings for petty crimes and truancy as cases unfold amid sobering family hardship.
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Wyatt
Isadore
Children’s Court
Judge Wyatt
Julia Spence
Julia
Hfe
Rocco Santolo
Rocco
Merry Widow
Eighteenth Street
Sixth Avenue
McArthur
Henry
Pretty dress for schoolgirls from washable fabrics
A pattern description for a children's schoolgirl dress uses lawn or batiste and similar fabrics. It specifies material quantities for a medium size twelve years and notes versatility across lightweight materials and thin silks.
Pattern No 6 04 for Girls Ages 8 10 12 14
Ad offers a sewing pattern No 6 04 for girls eight ten twelve and fourteen years old. Includes 44% yards 44 inches wide fabric with extra yard for yoke 6 yards banding 24 yards edging. Pattern priced 19 cents mailed to address Pattern Department New York Tribune.
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New-York Tribune
Mental Inheritance and Educational Limits Discussed
The Summer School of Philanthropy and Columbia University's Thorndike debate nature versus nurture. Thorndike argues most differences arise from heredity and tests show twins differ less from siblings two years apart, while environment plays a smaller role in mental traits.
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Carl Kelsey
Summer School of Philanthropy
Edward Lee Thorndike
Columbia University
Prosequoe
School of Philanthropy
Thorndike
Chidren
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