Maceo Son Escapes Insane Asylum in New York
Antonio Maceo, son of Cuban general, was committed to the State Hospital for the Insane at Central Islip in 1912 after reporting hallucinations. He later escaped Bellevue and was confined at Central Islip, where he disappeared on an unknown date as Cuban authorities sought his release and repatriation. The Cuban consulate joined the hunt for the missing man.
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Antonio Maceo
Spain
State Hospital For
Central Islip
Long Island
Antonio Messon
Bellevue Hospital
Maceo
Guatemala City
Guatemala
Havana
Ime
Cuba
Antilles
Coba
Consu
State Department
Mariano Rocafort
Cubs
Victor Hugo Harranco
Central Welip
Cruiser South Dakota Sets FourHour Run Record
In San Diego on June 11 the armored cruiser South Dakota reached 22.13 knots for four hours marking a new speed record. The trial run off port produced the official announcement, beating the previous 21.10 knot standard and setting builder’s record pace.
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South Dakota
San Diego
Cal
Morning News Highlights and Local Items
Summary of today’s notices and stories including General Marco’s son escape from asylum and a mayoral letter stirring women. Duffy’s fate in jury hands, Ken Move in fight on Waldo, a direct primaries report, and a coast wireless speed record. Also mother guilty of cruelty, Europe distrusts securities, and Jaynor renomination. Plus advent of Jubilee prep and law school commencement. Aviators barred from Fato Field and education topics feature. Obituary notices and miscellaneous items round out this issue.
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Marco
Excapen
Anylum
Duffy
Ken
Waldo
Marnes
Primarion
Eye Europe
Jaynor
Pi Y. Law School
Fato Field
Cohelan Tobe
Empress breaks vase valued by Morgan at 25000
London June 1 The royal household is distressed after Dowager Empress of Russia visiting Marlborough House dropped a blue urn shaped vase from a pair given by the Empress of China One vase in the pair had previously broken at the royal palace in Peking The urns are a century old and J Pierpont Morgan had offered 25000 for the pair
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London
Royal House
Queen Alexandra
China
Russia
Marlborough House
Royal Palace
J. Pierpont Morgan
Painter's Daughter Elected President of Fertilizer Firm
Khalin Okle Painter, daughter of the late Bo Painter, millionaire fertilizer maker who died in the St. Johns River May 22, was chosen by stockholders to head the company bearing his name. Painter held $1,178,000 in life insurance as an executive workup proceeds at Johns Hopkins Hospital to determine whether death was due to drowning or poisoning.
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Jackimin
Khalin Okle
St. John's River
Painter
Johns Hopkins Hospital
A Knight Benighted in Supreme Court Testimony
Sir William B Peat testified in a Supreme Court breach of contract suit filed by Charles J. Nayayth seeking 35000 against Peat's London accounting firm. Attorney Menken questioned whether his "distinguished services" led to his knighthood in England. Peat answered he did not know why the knighthood occurred, insisting it was done to him.
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William B Peat
Supreme Court
London
Charles J. Nayayth
Sir William
England
Stanwood
Menken
Baby killed by wagon on Pitt Street tragedy
Tessie Kaplan age two, of 247 24th street, was killed by a furniture van in front of 48 Pitt street yesterday afternoon. Driver William Rothenberg of 248 Grand street was locked up as police allege reckless operation. Tessie played with other children as the wagon approached. a wheel passed over her after she failed to move. She died before an ambulance could reach the scene.
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Tessie Kaplan
24 Street
Pitt Street
William Rothenberg
Grand Street
Tessie
Brown
Rothenberg
Million for 700 Loan in Ohio Ends in Million Dollar Estate
Wellston Ohio June 11 Dr Higley lent Charon Froelich $700 to finish college. Froelich became a mining engineer, sailed to Australia eight years ago, and later repaid the $100 with interest. Yesterday Henry Thorncroft barrister Melbourne announced Froelich died leaving his entire $1,000,000 estate to Higley, who is seventy years old.
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Wellston
Ohio
Higley
Charon Froelich
Froelich
Australia
Henry K. Thorncroft
Melbourne
Physician Weds Secretly in New York
Baltimore reports that Dr Rupert Norton assistant superintendent at Johns Hopkins Hospital secretly married Misa Cecelia Hendrickson last Saturday in New York. The couple departed for Minneapolis where Norton will present a paper to the American Medical Association. Norton, son of the late Charles Eliot Norton, is connected with a prominent Boston family and Harvard links.
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Baltimore
Rupert Norton
Johns Hopkins Hospital
New York
Misa Cecelia Hendrickson
Norton
Minneapolis
American Medical Association
Charles Eliot Norton
Harvard
Eliot
Boston
Alma Tadema Art Sale Draws Mixed Bids at London Auction
At Alma Tadema sale in London on June 11 forty five panels by contemporary painters for the hall were offered. Highest price 1800 for Leighton's Bath of Psyche followed by Sergeant Japanese Dancer at 1400. Total for era five panels 1615. Alma Tadema canvases included Interior of Munster Cathedral at 3 and Lady Alma Tadema study in a Cottage Kitchen Garden at 945.
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Rnivunn
London
Alma- Tadema
Leighton
Sargeant
Alma-Tadema
Munster
Women Stirred by Mayor's Letter in Fire Inspector Row
Miss Arden and Miss Milholland rebut Mayor Gaynor over alleged discrimination in women fire inspector recruitment. Debate centers on two lists, legal interpretations, and whether gender bias existed after Johnson and civil service actions. Milholland suggests women inspectors'd be less tempted. Arden argues for fairness and transparency.
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Gaynor
Inex Milholland
Bureau of Trouble Prevention
Juliette Arden
Johnson
Milholland
Browdway
Miss Arden
Civil Service Commission
Alto
Mies Arden
Nee
New York
Les
Miss Mitcholland
Ramuel Ordway
Spencer, Ordway & Wierum
State Labor Department
Fire Department
Abram Eikus
Girl and dog clash leads to disorderly conduct arrest
Edna Spence of No 1 West End avenue was taken to the West 125th Street station after a dispute with a guard over boarding an elevated train at 155th Street. She wept, became hysterical, and allegedly kicked the guard as bystanders with her during the incident. A man and woman who accompanied her fled before identification.
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Blac
West 125Th Street
155Th Street
Edna Spence
West End Avenue
Night Court Ee
Husband Names Abductor in Missing Wife Case
Alonzo Housman tells a Tribune reporter he believes a middle aged man, seen by him, abducted his wife Olga M. Housman and holds her prisoner. Her brother John Koivu and Miss Alice Koivu entreat word of her safety, whileKoivu insists Olga would not leave her husband willingly amid letters claiming unhappiness.
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Olga M. Housman
Alonzo Housman
the Tribune
Jamaica Bay
Manhattan
West Dnd Street
Whitene
Long Island
Koivu
N Street
Brookly
John
Tribune
Kolvu
Bergen Street
Brooklyn
W. F. Corrigall
Sheepshead Bay
Housman
William J. Deevy
Cage submarine breaks record at sea near Meack Cal
John Cage and five crew members surfaced after thirty six hours beneath the ocean, breaking the earlier twenty four hour record. The submarine uses gasoline motors with an exhaust device to run underwater without polluting air, and was towed to a pier where crowds greeted them. Cage praised the craft while telegraph messages circulated to President Wilson and others.
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Long Meack
Cal
John Sto Oe
Win Brother
Wo Cage
John M. Cage
United State
Det
Whiy
John W. Cage
Uy Hoopengurner
Submarine Company
Wilson
Daniels
Navy Department
John Cage
Feelock
Woman in Will Requests Locket Be Buried With Her
Edith Wright, who died December 28 at Lucerne Switzerland, wills a gold table chain and locket be cremated or buried with her. Her brother and executor Henry John Wright may choose burial or cremation, as directed by the surrogate court ruling.
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Edith Wright
Widter
Henry John Wright
Miss Wright
Lucerne
Switzerland
Bride and groom wed beside coffin of bride's mother
Carl J. Relard of Arlington and Miss Alice Hazard of this city married at the Hazzard home 172 Sanford Street in the presence of the coffin of the bride's mother. The ceremony was officiated by Rev. F Creswick Todd of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church South Orange, honoring Mrs Hazard's dying wish.
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Fast Orange
N. J
Carl J. Relard
Arlington
Alice, Hazzard
F. Creswick Todd
Episcopal Church of
Quick wit saves trains as brakeman halts rush
In Stroudsburg Pennsylvania on June 11 a freight brakeman W J O Malley flagged the fast Lackawanna Buffalo Limited to prevent a collision after a steel coal car jumped the track. The coach train slowed but struck the car, the collision telescoping the car and sending six freight cars off the rails with about 15000 dollars damage. In Shamokin Pennsylvania on the same day fireman Thomas Eslick stopped a Reading passenger train by releasing air pressure after the engineer did not slow. The engineer was found dying in the cab. A Cincinnati return special fare advertisement follows.
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Arroany
Stroudsburg
Penn
Lackawanna Fiier
Buffalo Limited
W. J. O'Malley
O'Malley
Shamokin
Thomas Eslick
Reading Railroad
John Downs
Estick
Downs
Missing Brooklyn Woman. Brother Appeals for Help
The Tribune reports a spokesman for Mrs. Housman publishing a brotherly appeal. Mrs. Housman’s letters to her mother sister and police are claimed to be coerced. Husband Housman denies involvement and suspects coercion while police investigate a possible abduction.
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