Six taken to hospital after Yonkers crash with Trio Railway
A head on collision between a closed car under motorman Patrick Flannigan and an open car on Jerome Avenue Yonkers Avenue injured about twenty passengers. Flannigan pinned in wreckage with a broken hip and facial lacerations. Several others including Miss R O Toole and Mrs O Leary were also hurt. all treated at St Johns and St Joseph's hospitals.
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Jerome Avenue
Trio Railway
Yonkers
Jerome Avenues
St. John’s Hospital
Yonkers Avenue
Patrick Flannigan
West Mist Street
William Kalliam
East 101St Street
New York
Flannigan
Engine Company S
Police Department
August Meizel
Captain Chambers
Margaret C. Hanor
John O'Leary
Lafontaine Avenue
Bronx
R. O'Toole
West 144Th Street
St. John’s
St. Joseph's Hospitals
Harlem
Train collision at Stapleton injures five with two severely hurt
A Tottenville line train rear ended a South Beach special near Stapleton station yesterday causing two blocks of damage. Isabella Smart John Thompson and Anna Conklin were among the severely injured. An engineer claimed air brakes failed as passengers fled through windows. Emergency crews and doctors treated victims at the scene and nearby hospital facilities.
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Tottenville
South Beach
Stapleton Station
Isabella Smart
No. &7
Washington Street
Manhattan
SR. Smith Infirmary
John Thompson
No. 234
Second Avenue
Anna Conklin
DeKalb Avenue
Brooklyn
Clifton
Spelal
Tompkinsville
Stapleton
Gineer
Cathedral Heights
Cathedral of
St. John the Divine
Morningside Park
Harlem
City
Broadway
66Th Street
Park Row
Staats-Zeitung
Southwestern Limited to St Louis and Cincinnati
Luxury train by Yorks Central Lines, touted as Americas Greatest Pativog departs New York at 2:21 PM. Strong emphasis on speed and comfort, with direct routes to St Louis and Cincinnati.
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St. Louis
Cincinnati
Yorks Central Lines
America
Pativog, Co
York Geily
Steamer Etolia Runs Aground Near Cape Sable
The Elder-Dempster steamer Etolia struck a dangerous ledge in thick fog near Cape Sable while en route from St John to Barrow via Sydney. No lives were reported lost. crew abandoned ship to a nearby island while Captain Jones remained aboard to ensure safety. The ship, carrying lumber valued at 31,000 dollars, listed as a total loss with tugs dispatched and salvage uncertain.
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Yarmouth
Etolia
Elder-Dempster
St. John
Barrow
Sydney
Cape Sable
Marconi
Clark’s Harbor
Marine Department
Jones
Belfast
George McKean
Zulus Lose 250 Killed in Natal Fight
Natal forces under Colonels Mackenzie and Sarkar clash with rebels in the Mome Valley. Rebels suffer 359 killed including Chief Mohlokazulu. Natal losses include Captain Macfarlane and Lieutenant Marsden, with several troopers wounded. Reports say Chief Bambaata wounded. Rebels flee demoralized.
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Durban
Natal
Mackenzie
Sarkar
Mome
Mohlokazulu
Macfarlane
Transvaal Rifles
Marsden
Bambaata
Cincinnati Waterworks Rescue by Philadelphia Engineer
Cincinnati ends water famine as John W. Hill, former chief Philadelphia filtration plant engineer, locates burst main during emergency. Returning to Cincinnati, he coordinates repairs overnight and restores water supply. His swift actions may lead to permanent head position atop Cincinnati waterworks. The city’s streetcars and services resume as supply normalizes within days.
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Tribune
Cincinnati
John W. Hill
Philadelphia
Hill
Board of Public Service
HARGIS FEUD CONFESSION TELLS OF RY Dean Jett's alleged admissions
A midnight telephone report from Lexington Ky states Curtis Jett of Breathitt County confessed to assassinating James Cockrill four years ago and James B Marcum three years ago and allegedly named the victims Dr B F Cox Marcum and Cockrill at Jackson Mineola Long Island reports the Ronkonkoma express arrived with a car afire after a axle fuel spill caused fumes and panic aboard the third car
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the Tribune
Lexington
Curtis Jett
Breathitt County
James Cockrill
James B. Marcum
Cynthianaen
B. F. Cox
Marcum
Cockrill
Jackson
Mineola
Long Island
Ronkonkoma Express
Bombing plot halted as man lights fuse at subway power
Hungarian Joseph Bartky, living on East 74th Street, was seized after attempting to ignite a bomb placed on a manhole near the Interborough powerhouse on East 74th Street. Two accomplices fled. police search for John Gross and the others continues as experts assess the bomb contents.
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Joseph Bartky
East 74Th Street
Interborough
Bartky
Allen
Peter Fitzpatrick
Bartke
North Beach
Parthy
John Gross
Gross
74Th Street
Patrolan
Bureau of Combustibles
Cassatt Stocks Refute Coal Holdings Claim at PA Railroad
Philadelphia June 14 special committee releases President Cassatts written replies to questions on coal investments and other holdings since 1900. He states no current coal stock ownership, lists past holdings in Millwood Coal and Coke Union Switch and Signal United States Metallic Packing Pennsylvania Steel Cambria Steel and notes sale of Millwood stock and timing of purchases. He confirms no commissions from shippers and that rails purchases for the system are board-approved.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pennsylvania
Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad
Millwood Coal and Coke Company
Union Switch and Signal Company
United States Metallic Packing Company
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Pennsylvania Company
Cambria Steel Company
Board of Directors
Pennsylvania Railroad System
Keystone Coal and Coke
Reads Of A Proposed B and O Stock Sale To P R R
The North American reports a tentative plan to have Pennsylvania Railroad sell its Baltimore and Ohio holdings to Philadelphia and Reading and Jersey Central. The aim is an independent trunk line uniting major Atlantic cities with Chicago and St Louis, forming a national system.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company
Philadelphia & Reading
Jersey Central
United States
New York
Baltimore
Atlantic Seaboard
Chicago
St. Louis
Canfield plans appeal after Delahunty verdict
Providence reports Richard A. Canfield arrived home and said he would appeal the jury award in the Delahunty case. He argued the verdict was against the evidence and unjust and would follow his counsel’s advice if there is a better than mere chance. He faulted jurors for being swayed by talk of his wealth.
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the Tribune
Providence
Richard A. Canfield
Delahunty
Runaway Auto Wreck injures 34 Christian Scientists in Boston
A large sightseeing car overturned in Brighton Boston injuring 34 Christian Scientists. Key victims include Moss W. Childs fractured arm Mrs F. Fisk fractured collarbone Lydia Devor contusions and internal injuries John Bienfang compound fractures. Others were hospitalized or treated at hotels as the group descended Commonwealth Hill. Most injuries minor though several required care and recovery is expected.
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Boston
Brighton
Moss W. Childs
F. F. Fisk
Lydia Devor
John Bienfang
Kansas City
Commonwealth Hill
Commonwealth Avenue
Warren Street
Kenilworth
Motor Car Turns Over Near Winnetka Injures Four
Four persons were injured when an automobile overturned near Winnetka while returning from Louis P Swift home in Lake Forest. The crash was caused by a bursting tire. Miss Alvine Pingar and chauffeur Walter Steffins were possibly fatally hurt, with Miss Margaret Pinger and Mrs Johan Pinger severely bruised.
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Chicago
Winnetka
Alvine Pingar
Walter Steffins
Margaret Pinger
Johan Pinger
Louis P. Swift
Lake Forest
Bound Brook Auto Raid Tops Town's Speed Check
Bound Brook New Jersey police organized a patrol after repeated complaints of fast driving. Stop watches and cables across the road halted several autos, including a car with Colonel A R Kuser and a man alleged to be Senator Dryden. The chauffeur was not seized, Kuser agreeing to appear in court. Placed placards warned drivers, residents gathered to watch, and some kept crawling after warnings.
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Bound Brook
N. J
A. R. Kuser
Public Service Corporation
Senator Dryden
Kuser
Rockefeller to Aid Judson Memorial Debt
Dr Edward Judson announced that John D Rockefeller will give 340900 to reduce Judson Memorial Church debt if 50000 of the 90000 mortgage is raised by October 1. The target date marks the twenty fifth anniversary of Dr Judson’s New York ministry.
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Judson Memorial Church
Edward Judson
Washington Square
John D. Rockefeller
Dr. Judson
New York City
To Fight the Man Whom Can Sar Bit
Vienna June 1 The 15 duels between Richard Zombory a Hungarian sportsman living in Budapest and Hungarian Land and Mortgage Bank officials will not take place as Zombery apologized He will duel Johann Szuecs the first challenger bitten by Zombery s dog Cresar mberg said he did not intend to offend the respectable class of bank officials
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Vienna
Richard Zombory
Budapest
Hungarian Land and Mortgage Bank
Zombery
Johann Szuecs
Cresar
Mberg
Bank Offi
Death in storms wake boats capsize in bay
A severe thunderstorm swept New York City and nearby areas, capsizing the yacht Lottie off West Bank Light and drowning three Brooklyn men, including William Mormon. The storm caused numerous accidents, uprooting trees, damaging property, and halting traffic as dust and rain swept Manhattan and the Bronx.
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Jersey
Jamaica
New York Bay
Lottie
West Bank
William Mormon
62D Street
Paul Smith
North 7Th Street
George Gise
Smith Street
Hamilton Avenue
Brooklyn
Theodore Bennet
West 29Th Street
Sommers N. Smith
Mormon
Smith
Gise
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McManus
AART
Staten Island
Hargis Feud
Jett
MR. Cassatt’s Stock
Canfield
Runaway Auto Harts
L. F. Swift
Colonel Kuser
Zombory
Patience
Palisades
Hoboken
Edward McKeever
Fourth Avenue
Highbridge Park
Block
Washington Heights Hospital
First Avenue
Albert Steinberg
Eighth Avenue
St. Nicholas Avenue
28Th Street
J. Hood Wright
Henry Sessler
United States Express Company
16Th Street
Annie Cohen
Elaridge Street
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