Aviator Harmon Injured in Mineola Flight Mishap
Crowd gathers as cuford Harmon crashes upon landing amid a four mile flight on the Garden City plains. Miss Inez Milholland had earlier attached a Votes for Women flag to the airship. Glenn Curtiss and Harmon’s presence drew photographers and onlookers as Curtiss discusses contracts and Hamilton’s daring, while Harmon cites motor trouble as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuford B. Harmon
Mineola
Garden City
Hamilton
Captain Baldwin
Harmon
Inez Milholland
Curtiss
Bead Hunters Arrive On Steamship From Birneo
The Indravelli brought in fifty head hunters from Birneo to Ellis Island. Seven may be detained until Marine Hospital Surgeons clear them of trachoma or other contagious eye diseases. The unimposing party appeared docile and retained simple adornments as they prepare for further screening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indravelli
Birneo Vecterdar
Dyaks
Ellis Island
Marine Hospital
Wes
Dreamland
Mayor applauds Street Cleaning Department for parade showing
The Mayor expressed thanks to Commissioner Edwards and the Street Cleaning Department for their splendid parade display on Friday. He praised the deputies and crew as a symbol of ambition and pride for the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeswriey
Edwards
Department
Eniitt
Chy
Brooklyn Man Uses Briarwood Pipe as Gun in Saloon Capture
William Foran of Brooklyn threatened to shoot three burglars with his pipe and bundled them with a perceived deadly weapon. Police, aided by schoolchildren, chased down four men after a burglary at Herbert Oldham's machine shop. Victims named Richard Smith, John Boyd, and John Connors, all found with tools. One suspect escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Foran
Jerome Street
Brooklyn
Foran
John Hines
Patrick Nally
Liberty Avenue
Fulton and Sackman Streets
Herbert Oldham
Willams Place
Oldham
Herkimer Street
Richard Smith
Covert Street
John Boyd
Somers Street
John Connors
Bradford Street
Refuses to Wed Is Shot in Street altercation
Sarah Seroken was wounded when her rejected suitor Harry Cutler shot at her on Jefferson Street near Rutgers Place after leaving Essex Market police court where she had secured a warrant for his arrest. A passerby was lightly struck as a crowd subdued Cutler before Madison Street Station reserves intervened. He faced two felonious assault charges without bail as the wounded girl lay in Beth Israel Hospital in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Seroken
No. 12
Pike Street
Essex Market
Harry Cutler
Jefferson Street
Rutgers Place
Cutler
William Klebalsky
Madison Street
Beth Israel Hospital
Frank
Klebalsky
Essex Market Court
More Hair Cuts Prompt Barbers Strike On East Side
The East Side Barbers Union began a June strike with journeymen leaving fifty shops for a union wage scale. Headquarters at Clinton Hall reported thirty employers settled with strikers. The Laundry Workers Union ended a weeklong strike in 350 laundries with an 11 percent wage rise and a ten hour day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Side
Barbers’ Union
Clinton Hall
Clinton Street
Laundry Workers’ Union
Jews Expelled from Kiev Under Expulsion Order
Authentic figures show 1,471 individuals expelled from Kiev by June 5 with 17 given temporary permits and 94 passports valid only along prescribed routes. Two hundred eighty eight who were ordered expelled proved they had the right to residence, confirming earlier family-based estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiev
Russia
AIR ASTRONAUT HAMILTON AIMS FIVE HOUR VAN CORTLANDT TRIP
Charles K. Hamilton plans a five hour round trip by train from Van Cortlandt Park to Philadelphia to scout terrain ahead of a cross country air flight. He aims to beat Paulhan's London Manchester distance and set a new world record, with a return to Manhattan and a planned open lot stop near City Hall for landing. A special train will follow to track progress as he inspects routes and practice passes over towns along the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles K. Hamilton
Philadelphia
van Cortlandt Park
Hotel Astor
Mr. Hamilton
Paulhan
London
Manchester
Hudson River
Lower Manhattan
Pennsylvania Terminal
Jersey Meadows
Trenton
City Hall
New York Times
Philadelphia Public Ledgers
Pennsylvania
Jersey City
Hamilton
Manhattan
Harry Block
St. Joseph
Retail Merchants’ Association
St Louis
New Lead in Heike Case Tests Sugar Company Officials
Juror No. 4 aided special federal prosecutor as Charlies R. Heike defended himself in a conspiracy to defraud customs case. Arthur Donner and Henry Niese, directors of American Sugar Refining Company of New Jersey, testified as the trial resumed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Donner
American Sugar Refining Company of New Jersey
Henry E. Niese
Charlies R. Heike
United States Circuit Court
Heike
Niese
Henry L. Stimson
Mr. Leask
Otto Schmelter
Havemeyer & Elder
China Seeks Parliament Amid Imperial Deliberations
Peking reports delegates to provincial assemblies will press for an imperial decree summoning a national parliament immediately. Merchants back the move and eight delegates pledge death if Prince Chun resists. Delays are expected as authorities weigh the call amid fears of foreign interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Ile Way
Prince Chun
China
Australia
Philippines
Wood Receives Farewell in Buenos Aires Centennial
Major General Leonard Wood the U S special representative bid farewell to President Alcorta after a welcome reception for American officers. Detachments lined the president's residence as Wood and Charles H Sherrill boarded the Chester which sailed toward Montevideo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Ayres
Leonard Wood
United States
Argentina
Alcorta
North Carolina
Tennessee
Montana
Bahia Blanca
Chester
Montevideo
South Dakota
Pacific
General Wood
Intercity Airship Race Invite Drafted
Washington June 6 The Wright brothers and Glenn H Curtiss may enter a New York to Washington airship race for a $2 prize. Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington aero clubs back the plan and Zahm was named secretary to invite participation. Cities NY PHI BAL WASH share the prize equally. Curtiss rep expresses Hammondsport willingness to enter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wright Brothers
Glenn H. Curtiss
New York
National Capital
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Aero Clubs
Alfred F. Zahm
Wrights
Curtiss
Hammondsport Aeronaut
Pennsylvania Railroad offers exclusive trains for youths and families
The Pennsylvania Railroad promotes its youth friendly services with trains such as the Pennsylvania Special and Pennsylvania Limited. Trains provide exclusive apartments and polite staff, with departures from New York and connections to Chicago and St Louis. Ticket offices are listed across Manhattan, Brooklyn, and nearby streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trans
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
New York
Chicago
Pennsylvania Limited
Cago
St Louis
St. Louis
Wright Outlines Feasible NYC to Chicago and St Louis Flights
Orville Wright in Dayton states flights from New York to Chicago and to St Louis are feasible. He outlines a Hudson to Albany Buffalo Mohawk Genesee valley route to Cleveland with diverging paths to each city and cautions against crossing the Allegheny Mountains in an aeroplane. He notes high altitude reduces engine efficiency and emergency landings are risky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Ohio
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Orville Wright
Hudson
Albany
Buffalo
Mohawk
Genesee
Cleveland
St Louis
Allegheny Mountains
Madriz Sends Supplies to Greytown Amid War Cautions
President Madriz dispatches reinforcements ammunition mules and hospital gear to Greytown while Consul Olivares notes the rainy season limits further operations. Dr Ilias aboard Venus reportedly sailed from Bluefields as Bluefields Bluff victory stalls war progress. officials question the rebel gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Madriz
Greytown
State Department
Olivares
Managua
Ilias
Venus
Bluefields
Irias
Zelaya Relative Returns to Nicaragua in Transit
New Orleans reports a brother in law of Zelaya the deposed Nicaragua president passed through the city recently en route to Nicaragua under an assumed name. He is said to have come from Belgium where Zelaya is believed to stay, and his return is seen as signaling a major action by the titular government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Louis Cousin
Zelaya
Nicaragua
Belgium
German minister resigns over colonial tax plan
Bernhard Dernburg secretary of state for the colonies placed his resignation before Emperor William. The Reichstag supported a tax on capital invested in Africa to fund wartime contributions, risking Abortions of investments and colonial company projects. The emperor had not decided on acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Bernhard Dernburg
William
Reichstag
Herr Dernburg
Africa
Paulhan Responds in Patent Suit Over Flying Machine
Louis Paulhan through manager Edwin Cleary filed an answer in the U S Circuit Court to the Wright brothers patent infringement suit. The defense asks dismissal on grounds the invention was inoperative and that well before the Wrights’ acts they abandoned the apparatus and operated machines of different construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Paulhan
Edwin Cleary
United States
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Cleary
Wright
Paulhan
Wrights
Hague Court in Session Opens Newfoundland Fisheries Arbitration
The Hague June 6 The arbitration tribunal to settle the Newfoundland fisheries dispute between the United States and Great Britain held its first business session in the historic Binnedhof chamber. Professor Heinrich Lammasch of Austria presides. Sir Robert Finlay opened for Britain while Senator Elihu Root leads the U S delegation. The case centers on differing readings of the 1418 Newfoundland fisheries treaty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Hague
United States
Great Britain
Binnedhof
Heinrich Lammasch
Austria
Robert RB. Finlay
Elihu Root
Two Vessels Run Aground On Langlade Island
Fog lifts after hours to reveal two ships ashore on Langlade near Miquelon. The three masted fishing schooner Winifred of Mahone Bay ran aground while seeking Burin for bait and is believed a total loss. A small vessel named Burin also grounded nearby. crews are safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Pierre
Miquelon
Langlade
Winifred
Mahone Bay
N. S
Burin
Ae Winifred
United States Floated Off Christiansand Norway
The Scandinavian-American steamer United States ran aground in a fjord near Christiansand and was refloated today. She resumed her voyage to New York from Copenhagen with passengers taken ashore in this city and part of her cargo transferred to the steamer Holar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christiansand
Norway
United States
Copenhagen
New York
Holar
Brokers Cabby in Upset as Car Strikes Horse
Thomas Keenan, a Wall Street cab driver, was badly cut after his horse was struck by a passing auto in front of 140 Broadway. The horse dragged Keenan before stopping at Fulton and Broadway. Keenan suffered a rib fracture and head wounds. the driver fled, pursued by a broker, with the car seen entering the 39th Street ferry gate at the Battery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Keenan
Wall
Broad Streets
Broadway
Keenan
Fulton Street
Claxton
Volunteers Hospital
Liberty Street
Richard F. Montgomery
Bronx
Nassau Street
39Th Street
the Battery
Ferry House
Long Island Rail Road Tries to Close Public Street
In Queens County Court Judge Humphrey heard a fight over Hamilton street in Hollis as the Long Island Railroad seeks to close it, arguing the 1834 charter grants sweeping powers. The case centers on a nuisance indictment after the railroad acquired 700 acres for Halban freight yards and extended its charter two centuries.
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Humphrey
Queens County
Long Island City
Hamilton Street
Hollis
Long Island Railroad
Queens
Halban
Psychical Society loses will probate bid in Brooklyn suit
Surrogate Ketcham of Brooklyn rejected probate of Warren B Field's will on grounds of improper form and execution. Filed by Mrs. Mary H. McAllister, sister of the testator, the case notes Field's wish to convert his business and real estate into a trust fund for the Warren B. and Emma Field Trust Fund to fund a 5 percent mortgage investment and annual income for Mrs. McAllister, with quarterly disbursements to the psychical society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Society of Psychical Research
Surrogate Ketcham
Brooklyn
Warren B. Field
Garden Place
Stookton
Mr. Field
No. 24
Pearl Street
Manhattan
Warren B. and
Emma
Whitney Off for Arctic Hunter Trip on Beothic
Harry Whitney and Paul J. Rainey depart New Haven for Sydney to join the hunting ship Beothic. They confirm plans unchanged and say the voyage is strictly for hunting in northern latitudes under Captain Bartlett, veteran of the North Pole expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Harry Whitney
Paul J. Rainey
Cleveland
Sydney
C. B
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Moving Picture
Seymour
East Side Union
Here
Charles R. Heikf
Sugar Company
Stimson
Graham
Mr. Stimson
Mr. Havemeyer
Schmeiter
John B. Stanchfield
Donner
George Graham
Hetke
Winfred T. Denison
Nassau Trust Company
Oliver Spitzer
Trust Company
Mr. Woodward
Mr. Graham
Woodward
Spitzer
H. O. Havemeyver
Martin
Wood
Bulletin
Penneyvanie Palkced
Fifth Avenue
Madison
IBA
Columbus Avenue
West 125Th Street
Mulberry Ree Way
Terentythies
Atarion
Desbrosees Street
Cutlant Steet
Court Street
Nostrand Avenue
Far Road
Annex Station
Foot of
Hague
Newfoundland
Auto
George III
Old Town
Jamaica
Long Island
Whitney
Arctic
Bartlett
FIER
Edison
The
New York Edison Company
Green Mountains
Vermont
Lake Champlain
Montreal
Rutland R.R
E_ J
Haver, Jr
Naa
Bretton
Woods
White Mountain
N.Y
Bretton Weeds
Mount Pleasant House
Mount Washington
Anderson & Price
Mgrs
Bretton Woods
SODA
Willims
West Séret
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