Early Flying Contests Sought Between Baldwin and Farman
Washington July 27 Augustus Post of the Aero Club of America arrived to arrange a possible race between Captain Baldwin in a military dirigible and Henri Farman in his aeroplane. Farman plans a first U S flight soon while Baldwin aims for Fort Myer.
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Washington
Augustus Post
Aero Club of America
Captain Baldwin
Henri Farman
Farman
Fort Myer
Aeronautic
Brighton Beach
United States Army
James Allen
New York
Aero Club
Henn Farman
Army
Post
The
General Allen
Baldwin
Lahm
aAeronautics
Airship Duty Free Entry for Farman Revealed
Washington telegram informs Henri Farman at the Hotel Astor that New York authorities will admit his aeroplane duty free under Section VIII. Arrival aboard the Kroonland is planned for early morning. Brighton Beach racetrack to host preparations and first public flight on Saturday. Farman aims to test for two days with improvements to grounds and wind indicators. He pledges Mrs Farman as first passenger in his aerial venture.
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United States
Farman
Kroonland
Brighton Beach
Westernar
Magistrate Scolds Patrolman Over Town Arrest
In West Side Police Court Magistrate Breen harshly rebuked Patrolman Michael J. Rouss for arresting Thomas McCormack. McCormack, with teeth missing and an arm in splints after injuries, claimed Rouss battered him and knocked out his teeth. The magistrate will forward case minutes to Commissioner Bingham.
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West Side
Breen
Michael J. Rouss
West 47Th Street
Thomas McCormack
No. 30
West East Street
Rouss
McCormack
Bingham
Ninth Avenue
Reuss
Harris Manufacturing Company Fails After Bank
The Federal Harris Manufacturing Company filed a need of assignment in insolvency court. Assets are about 65 000 and liabilities 150 000. Promoted by Henry W Gazell, secretary treasurer of the Farmers and Merchants Bank. A warrant was issued for Gazell's arrest on embezzlement charges, but police have not captured him.
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Cleveland
Harris Manufacturing Company
Asseta
Abilities
Henry W. Gazell
Farmers and Merchants’ Bank
Gezell
Zastera Trial Delayed By Witness Shortage
Freehold New Jersey July 27 Alleging inability to secure several material witnesses to testify in the trial of Frank Zastera charged with killing William B Sheppard his wife and their servant Jennie Bendy at Marlboro on May 1 ex Judge William P Hoffman Jersey City counsel for the prisoner asked for a postponement until September 21 The request was granted
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Freehold
N. J
Frank Zastera
Wiliam B. Sheppard
Jennie Bendy
Marlboro
William P. Hoffman
Jersey City
Peculiar Bronx Jewelry Thefts Sweep Westchester Ave Area
Police chase a coordinated crime wave in the Bronx near Westchester Avenue with 20 to 30 robberies believed linked. Thieves, disguising as peddlers, ring bells then return if a note remains. jewelry and bric a brac valued at about 200 are taken from residents including Albert Horenstead at 82 Hewitt Place and others on Hewitt Place Dawson Street and 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 Reorganization Sparks Southern Plant Restart
The Southern Steel Company has been reorganized and will reopen plants across the South. A reorganization committee states financing is complete, involving several million dollars, with many thousands of workers to be employed in the coming weeks.
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Tribune
Chattanooga, Tenn
Southern Steel Company
South
Pet police dog alerts to basement fire in tenement
Bum the Elizabeth Street station dog drew Patrolman Beck to a basement fire at 27 Lafayette Street. The dog led and reappeared twice, guiding the officer to the scene where eight volumes of smoke billowed from the basement before Beck sounded the alarm at Pearl and Centre streets. the blaze was quickly extinguished.
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Bum
Elizabeth Street
Beck
Lafayette Street
Franklin and
No. 27
Pearl
Centre Streets
Irregularities in Georgia Prison System Highlighted
July 27 reports before a legislative committee reveal bids opened behind closed doors and irregular contract awards for convicts. Edward Strickland testifies to widespread neglect and brutal whippings in camps, including the Chatahoochee Brick Company, with up to fifty men whipped in a morning. The panel seeks authority to appoint an expert accountant to audit the State Prison Commission, the state farm, and the state reformatory.
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Atlanta
Legislative Committee
State Prison Board
Joel Hurt
Atlanta Railway System
Clifford Anderson
Edward Strickland
Chatahoochee Brick Company
State Prison Commission
State Farm
State Reformatory
Bulldog Fight Ends Fatality on Amsterdam Avenue
A crowd watched two bulldogs clash near 68th Street as packer mascot Packey attacked a rival named Togo. A streetcar ran over the dogs, leaving Togo dead and Packey injured. The motorman narrowly avoided attack as police intervened.
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Amsterdam Avenue
68Th Street
Packer
Pirates’ Club
Packey
Togo
Borough workers escape gas in manhole incident
David Gleason and Dario Muncin of Richmond Sewer Department narrowly escaped asphyxiation from sewer gas while cleaning a clogged manhole at Crescent and Beachwood avenues in New Brighton. David Rabinowitz, a New Brighton law student, and another man heard cries and rescued the men, who were treated at the S R Smith Infirmary by Dr. Atwell.
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David Gleason
Dario Muncin
Borough of
Richmond
Crescent
Beachwood Avenues
New Brighton
David Rabinowitz
S. R. Smith Infirmary
Dr. Atwell
Ferry Strike Threatens Boston Ferry Service
Firemen oilers and engineers on Boston city ferries declare a strike to start at midnight unless new hires fill vacancies. Mayor orders employees to stand result. vacations with pay were canceled due to poor city finances amid repeated talks with Emerson.
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Tribune Boston
Boston
Emerson
Mr. Emerson
Boston Policemen Poor Shots in Desperado Case
Edmund Guttman, called a desperado, allegedly committed suicide after being shot at Forest Hills Cemetery last week. The report says none of the police bullets struck him and the two holes in his body came from his own automatic revolver. Dr. William G. MacDonald will preside over the inquest.
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the Tribune
Boston
Edmund Guttman
Desperado
Forest Hills
William G. MacDonald
Auto Runs Over Staten Islander at Huguenot
Police pursue a red touring car that struck a man yesterday at Huguenot. The two men and ten women occupants made no attempt to aid the injured victim, Andrew Leiber of Huguenot, who was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital. The ferries were guarded after the crash.
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Staten Island
Huguenot
Andrew Leiber
St. Vincent's Hospital
Car Hits Teen on Webster Avenue Injures Florence Edwards
A large touring car carrying four people struck sixteen year old Florence Edwards at Webster avenue and 198th street near Van Courtlandt Park. The chauffeur fled as police pursued, and doctors predicted a severe contusion of the left hip at Fordham Hospital.
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Florence Edwards
Woodlawn Road
van Courtlandt Park
Webster Avenue
198Th Street
Fichel
Fordham Hospital
Woman Dies After Jump From Carriage in Linden
Mrs Louis Braunstein 28 of 6 8 Park Avenue Williamsburg jumped from a carriage in Linden yesterday afternoon fracturing her skull She died at General Hospital this morning The death followed a ride with her husband a produce dealer and two friends who were visiting Linden The horse was frightened by a motorcycle and bolted as they prepared to return to Williamsburg
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the Tribune
Elizabeth
N. J
Louis Braunstein
No. 6&8
Park Avenue
Williamsburg
Linden
General Hospital
Braunstein
Insane escapee sought in Vermont murder probe
An organized search led by Rutland County officials began in Wallingford for Elroy Kent who escaped Waterbury Insane Asylum on July 11 and is believed to know something about the murder of Miss Della B Congdon in the town. Traces of Kent were found near the Congdon house yesterday.
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Fast Wallingford
Rutland County
Elroy Kent
Waterbury Insane Asylum
Della B. Congdon
Kent
Congdon
Stock troupe heads to South America from New York
James Neill whose stock company is playing a summer engagement in St. Paul signed a contract to take a New York stock company to South America on September 5. They 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
Died Mowing Lawn T F Dove Noted Democrat Owner
Shelbyville reports T F Dove aged 62 collapsed and died while mowing his lawn at home. A large landowner and prominent Democratic politician, he was valued at about a million dollars.
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the Tribune
Shelbyville
T. F. Dove
Boy Hunter Accused After Fatal Crow Shooting
In Haverhill Massachusetts on July 27 John W Greenlay Jr fifteen killed ten year old Thomas Morrison while hunting crows on his father's farm. Greenlay released on personal recognizance pending inquest inquiry as he claims the gun fired by a twig snagging the trigger.
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Haverhill
Mass
John W. Greenlay, Jr
Thomas Morrison
Greenlay
Mule dispute ends in brother's deadly confrontation
In Atlanta area, John Lancaster fatally shoots his brother Neal after a quarrel over a mule valued at sixty dollars. Wives shielded their spouses as the violence erupts in the yard and house.
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The
Tribune
Atlanta
John Lancaster
Neal
Wallet missing after bank visit in Laurel
Postmaster Harvey Spicer left nearly $3000 in his wallet on a Laurel Delaware counter to answer a phone call. Three unknown black men entered the bank during his absence seeking a bill change. They fled. the wallet was later found abandoned in a nearby cornfield.
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Tribune
Laurel
Del
Harvey Spicer
Spicer
Waters-Pierce suits settled for ten thousand dollars
In Little Rock on July 27 the Waters-Pierce Oil Company halted several circuit court cases alleging state anti trust law violations and discrimination by paying a compromise of $10 000. The prosecutor cited low conviction odds if tried.
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Little Rock, Ark
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Gave &S
Stabbing of Two Philadelphia Officers in Rittenhouse Square
John Murray was stabbed fourteen times and likely fatally wounded while Morris Selman was left in serious condition in a clash with William Jackson, described as a powerful Negro, near a band concert crowd. Jackson knocked Selman down and attacked Murray, then fled as bystanders pursued and beat him.
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Philadelphia
John Murray
Morris Selman
Rittenhouse Square
William Jackson
Jackson
Selman
Murray
Former Police Serjeant Dies of Rabies After Bite Warnings
James E. Phillips a former police sergeant died at Presbyterian Hospital from rabies. He was bitten by a nine month old dog and later by a four week old pup, neglected the wounds, and sought Pasteur Institute care a day before his death. Residence was 449 East 117th Street.
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James E. Phillips
Presbyterian Hospital
Pasteur Institute
Phillips
East 117Th Street
Erie Engine Explodes In Yard Derailment
An Erie freight train engine derailed in Hornell New York during yard entry. The boiler blast fatally injures fireman D C Billings and seriously injures engineer E. Clawson who is expected to survive. Nuclear details are sparse but the accident centers on the yard derailment.
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ERIE
Hornell
N. Y
D. C. Billings
Clawson
Boy 13 Stabs 14 Year Old in Jersey City
John Reynolds and two younger companions stabbed Peter Bascianello, 14, in Newark avenue, Jersey City. Bascianello died en route to St Francis Hospital. Reynolds, with prior arrests, was arrested after the attack and remains in custody under probation supervision.
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John Reynolds
Peter Bascianello
Newark Avenue
Jersey City
Edward Truebell
Bascianello
Reynolds
William Meyers
Rosenfeld
St. Francis’s Hospital
Larkins
Starving man aided after near collapse in Manhattan restaurant
Charles Ewert twenty eight of East Tith street collapsed in a restaurant at No 7 First avenue while awaiting a meal. Police and Dr. Smith revived him and he was taken to Bellevue Hospital. He claimed his wife and three children were starving at home and that he had been walking all day for work without food. Police found the family in a later address where the wife refused 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
Carl Kelsey
Summer School of Philanthropy
Edward Lee Thorndike
Columbia University
Sr. Cart
School of Philanthropy
Thorndike
Gaiton
New York
Wood
House of Orange
William
House of Saxe-Cobare
Eaward VII
Feaud
Futtle
Russia
Spain
France
America
Louis Agassiz
York
Central Africa
Pythagoras
Brother-in-law shoots man in Williamsburg home
Laborer Peter Despensary was killed by his brother-in-law Charles Baldi in Williamsburg. Baldi, from Newark, fired twice after disputes over allegations of abuse by Despensary toward Baldi's sister Anna, aged thirteen. Baldi was captured nearby after fleeing.
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Peter Despensary
Eagle Street
Williamsburg
Charles Baldi
Newark
Baldi
Despensary
Anna
Despensarys
Surrey Goes Through Bridge Truss in Connecticut Accident
A rotted bridge truss failed on Cold Spring Road in Stamford sending Louis D. Hopkins surrey and five occupants into the swollen Rippowam River. Mrs Tredwell Hopkins saved her two-year-old Weston from the water. others were bruised or injured. The Hopkins family was staying at Rippowam Lodge owned by Captain R. D. Greene.
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the Tribune
Stamford
Conn
Cold Spring Road
Louis D. Hopkins
Madison Avenue
Tredwell Hopkins
West 1Th Street
New York
Weston
William Burrell
John Clary
Violence in Elgin streetcar strike erupts
Elgin July 27 violence flared as the first car on the Elgin and Belvidere line, manned by eighteen non union men, entered Fountain Square. Strike sympathizers hurled bricks and clubs, breaking every window and injuring several crew members before the car took shelter in a barn under police guard.
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Elgin
Belvidere
Fountain Square
Ill Foster Nephew of Jay Gould Dies in Poverty
Melvin A Gould, claimed second cousin of the late Jay Gould, is gravely ill at the county hospital aged seventy. He has no nourishment and faces becoming a county charge as his cottage mortgage looms. Once wealthy, he lost most wealth in mining speculation and local care falls to a foster daughter.
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Los Angeles
Melvin A. Gould
Jay Gould
Millionaire Peper Released After Auto Accident
Frederick C. Peper, president of Christian Peper Tobacco, sat in the 12th District Police Station awaiting a judge for bond. After Mrs. Hartwell N. Lyon’s husband Dr. Lyon appeared and exonerated him, Peper was released on a common law bond as Mrs. Lyon’s condition improved.
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St. Louis
Frederick C. Peper
Christian Peper Tobacco Company
Hartwell N. Lyon
12Th District
Lyon
Oust Nan Patterson From Pittsburg
Nan Patterson, known for the Owear Young homicide trials in New York, left Pittsburg after a conference with police. Acting Captain of Detectives Roach told her to go, fearing she would be sent back to New York.
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Pittsburg
New York
Nan Patterson
Owear Young
Roach
Dying Man Accuses Smith Family of Poisoning
Thornton Crawford twenty five is found dying near Grahamsville and accuses Jackson Smith William Smith and Joseph Smith of poisoning him with doctored hard cider. The three men are jailed in Bullivan County after Crawford says he was warned to end his pursuit of the elder Smith’s daughter.
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Monticello
N. Y
Thornton Crawford
Grahamsville
Jackson Smith
William Smith
Joseph Smith
Smiths
Bullivan
Crawford
Smith
Legislative inquiry halted by Hamilton County court ruling
Cincinnati July 27 The Circuit Court with three judges declares the Hamilton County legislative inquiry into public offices and officials illegal The court holds the committee’s functions are judicial not legislative and thus barred by the constitution.
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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 New York City was fatally injured when a wagon upset during a family pleasure ride His skull was crushed three ribs broken His child is fatally injured and Mrs Ikofsky is also hurt in the accident
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Monticello
N. Y
Harry Ikofsky
No. 2
Bowery
New York City
Ikofsky
Drowning Fatality In East River Involving Northport Steamer
Joseph Powell twenty one of 42 James Slip was struck and drowned by the steamer Northport as it passed Jackson street in the East River last evening. Several friends in the water could not reach him and the body remains unfound.
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Joseph Powell
James
East River
Northport
Northport Steamship Line
Jackson Street
Powell
Children at the Bar in the City Juvenile Court
In a crowded session Judge Wyatt hears multiple minors in the city Children's Court. Isadore, a frail breadwinner of nine, is discharged after being accused of peddling without a license. Other youths face warnings or fines for streetcar riding, theft, or minor crimes as the docket continues.
Dress Pattern for Schoolgirls in Lawn and Silks
A Tribune description promotes a pretty dress for schoolgirls. It explains fabrics such as lawn, batiste, fine silks, and pongees suit the pattern. It specifies material quantities for a medium size twelve year old, noting a small yardage range and the need for child friendly fabrics.
Pattern No 6 4 for girls eight to fourteen years
Pattern No 6 4 offers 4 percent yards 44 inches wide for yoke and 6 yards of banding with 24 yards of edging. It is available by mail for 19 cents to any address, with a separate two cent stamp for letter mail. The pattern is linked to the New York Tribune Pattern Department.
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New-York Tribune
Mental Inheritance Debate Highlighted at Columbia Summer Session
Attendees hear Thorndike argue most human differences arise from nature, with implications for education. He cites twin likeness, family studies, and royal bloodlines to claim about three quarters of variation are natural, guiding how schooling should elevate individuals beyond prior levels.
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