Patrolman Evans Locked Up After Saloon Robbery Attempt
Ernest Weiswang, owner of Marble Hill saloon at 225th Street and Broadway, accuses Patrolman Wallace W. Evans of robbing his hotel and followers. Weiswang described earlier thefts worth about 160 dollars in cigars and liquor, and states Evans returned masked to seize valuables. Evans was later identified by Weiswang, arrested at the Kingsbridge station, and charged after confrontation. Evans, a 14 year veteran with a clean record, lives with his wife and two children at 22% Seventh Avenue.
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Wallace W
Evans
Kingsbridge
Ernest
Marble Hill
225Th Street
Broadway
Ing
Weiswang
Qaswant
Paris
Weswang
Weewang
Jo Dtr
Mio
Weitwans
Gemor
Jei
Evans Lore
H Ethen Hen
Pector Flood
Seventh Avenue
Merrimac in Tow After Torpedo Boat Foote Disabled
A wireless message states the torpedo boat Foote was disabled off Frying Pan Shoals while bound north. The Merrimac, bound from Savannah, picked up Foote and towed her toward Southport. Injury to the Foote reported as unknown.
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Beamer Merrimac
Foote
Jeemah
Winifred
Philadelphia
Charleston
Merrimac
Savannah
Foste
Southport
Wes Away His Fortune and Unpretentious Millionaire's Sete
The article profiles David Ranken Jr, a bachelor Irish born trader who amassed over 3 million dollars in stock deals. He plans to die poor and has donated his fortune to his namesake trades institution at his fifteenth street store location, avoiding publicity while shunning recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
David Ranken
Ge RS
Ranken
Bes
Irete
Mason
Ren Yacht Sighted Offshore Near Boston Wreck
A submerged vessel, apparently a yacht, was sighted seventy five miles off Boston by Captain H. R. on a morning voyage of a line freighter. A bar sticking out of the derelict helped identify the wreck.
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Boston
H. R Ee
Pastor Quits Wealthy Pittsburg Church
The Rev. Dr. J Kinsey Smith resigned as pastor of Shadyside Presbyterian Church after six years and a $7500 salary. His departure leaves the fashionable Pittsburgh congregation without a minister, with a replacement arranged for evening services. Dr Smith says he is not to blame for the conditions leading to his resignation.
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The
Tribune
Pittsburg
J. Kinsey Smith
Shadyside Presbyterian Church
Shadyside
Smith
Boxcar Sideswipe Delays Lackawanna Limited Near Dover
Passengers on the Lackawanna limited eastbound from Buffalo faced a scare when a derailed boxcar toppled toward their track a mile east of Mount Arlington. Engineer William Nichols slowed, braked, and escaped the cab as the engine tore by, stra nding the bell stand. Nine coaches suffered damage but no one was seriously hurt, and the train resumed after about a 30 minute delay.
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The
Tribune
Dover
N. J
Lackawanna Limited
Buffalo
Mount Arlington
William Nichols
Subway Row Persists As Youths Fight With Fish
A six man fishing party from Seabright New Jersey boarded a Bronx Park subway car and clashed with Patrolman Baldeman near 149th Street and Third Avenue. John Hoffman threw a cap striking Caspar J Herbert in the eye, Herbert retaliated with a fish, Hoffman slapped him, Herbert then fought with a fishing pole. Theodore Igeo aided in profanity. Magistrate Krotel ordered five dollars each in fines.
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Seabright
N. J
Bronx Park
Bowling Green
Baldeman
Morrisania
149Th Street
Third Avenue
John Hoffman
Caspar J. Herbert
Herbert
Hoffman
Theodore Igeo
Krotel
Pullman Robbers Active Across Mid Atlantic
Baltimore detectives hunt two men suspected of robbing Mrs. T. C. Domer wife of a Sea Board Air Line vice president of valuables worth 1000 on a Washington to New York train. A second rider George Froehlich says he was mugged of a gold watch on the same trip. Similar robberies are being investigated by Philadelphia Washington and New Jersey police.
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Baltimore
T. C. Domer
Seaboard Air Line
Washington
New York
Philadelphia
New Jersey
Boy Traveller Here Master Charles Clinton Gladwin
Master Charles Clinton Gladwin six years old arrived from Southampton aboard the New York. This is his fourth Atlantic crossing alone. His mother died in infancy and his father sent him to live with his aunt in London before he visited him. He noted liking the captains and stokers who gave him apples and oranges.
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Charles Clinton Gladwin
Third Avenue
Southampton
New York
Atlantic
London
Cedric
Baltic
Deserted Bride Blames Diet in Husband's Disappearance
Mrs. Mary McDonald, 19, of a Bayonne boarding house, asks police to help locate husband Hugh McDonald, 22. He left a week ago Sunday promising to return, and a Pennsylvania dated letter claimed the marriage was over. She suggested the meals at the boarding house may be at fault.
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Mary McDonald
Bayonne
Hugh McDonald
Pennsylvania
Hamilton Ready for Big Flight Today
Hamilton prepares for a major flight test at Governor's Island. He circles the area six times, reporting all systems shipshape and the craft ready for the stirring test.
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Hamilton
Governor’s Island
Hamilton Aerial Challenge Ahead in Fair Conditions
Forecasts indicate fair and warmer weather for New York Philadelphia and the Tri-State area with light westerly winds. Hamilton plans a 7 am Governor's Island ascent to Philadelphia and return within 24 hours, aiming to beat Paulhan's 117 mile distance on the return leg and draw attention to his flying mastery amid persistent rain delays and preparations.
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New York
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Kitchener May Resign Mediterranean Command
London reports Lord Kitchener has asked to resign his Mediterranean command, where he was appointed last August as inspector general. There is rising agitation to place him in a more influential role such as Viceroy of India.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Mediterranean Command
Duke of Connaught
India
Oklahoma City Wins State Capital Fight Amid Midnight Seal Heist
Governor Haskell and aides moved the state seal from Guthrie to Oklahoma City after a decisive vote, enforcing a proclamation to relocate the capital. A dramatic midnight ride and a tense standoff with Guthrie fueled the disputed transfer amid protests and a looming militia possibility.
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Oklahoma City
Guthrie
Capitol
Kingfisher
Lightning kills many in Berlin excursion storm
Berlin on June 12 reports six people dead and many injured after lightning struck a party of excursionists sheltering in an iron fenced building in the Jungferheide during a severe thunderstorm. Wires were toppled and residences damaged as the storm swept the city. In Breslau the same day seven deaths from lightning raised provincial toll to eighteen in three days.
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Berlin
Fightning
Jungfernheide
Breslau
Silesia
Leavitt III Distraught by Daughters Death
Bayside resident G Howland Leavitt remains under medical care after the death of his daughter Mrs Joseph Smollen. An autopsy by Dr T D Lehane found natural causes. Funeral is set for 3:30 this afternoon with burial in Flushing cemetery. Joseph Smollen will likely attend. Coroner Feinberg intends to question nurse Katherine McKenna but does not expect testimony to change the ruling.
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Joseph Smollen
G. Howland Leavitt
Bayside
Long Island
T. D. Lehane
Feinberg
Smokien
Flushing
Leavitt
Catherine McKenna
Lehane
Judge Cush ing Wall Warns Against Large Alimony
In Boston on June 12 Judge William Cush ing Wall of the Massachusetts Superior Court warned about the spread of divorce influenced by large alimony awards. He suggested liberal alimony creates an incentive to divorce, noting some couples marry for money and luxury, and that extravagant alimony may reward avarice and encourage dissolution of marriage.
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the Tribune
Boston
William Cushing Wall
Superior Court of Massachusetts
Jude Wait
Italy protests panorama at Vienna exhibition
The Italian Ambassador protested to the Austrian government against a planned panorama of the 1866 naval engagement at Lissa. He threatened to close the official Italian pavilion if the display proceeds. American promoters would appeal to the U S ambassador Richard C Kerens if barred.
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Vienna
Lissa
Richard C. Kerens
Fushimi to hasten home after Boston visit cut short
Prince and Princess Fushimi of Japan, arriving in Boston, received dispatches requiring their return. They will depart Tuesday for Seattle and sail for Japan, canceling planned visits to Niagara Falls and Chicago. Acting Japanese Consul Walcott welcomed them as Lieutenant Governor Frothingham and staff attended. The couple admired the Art Museum exhibit and lunched at a Brookline estate with Mr and Mrs Larz Anderson.
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Boston
Prince
Princess Fushimi
Japan
Seattle
Niagara Falls
Chicago
E. H. Walcott
South Station
Commonwealth
Louis A. Frothingham
Art Museum
Brookline
Shock Kills Jersey City Policeman on Electric Wire
Dennis J. Sullivan, 32, a Jersey City patrolman, died after an electric shock while handling a telephone box on Grove Street near 18th street. Bystanders saw him collapse. he died at St. Francis Hospital. Investigators traced the cause to broken wires over Pa vonia Avenue and Kelso Street. Sullivan leaves a wife and two children.
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Dennis J. Sullivan
Jersey City
Tex
Grove Street
18Th Street
7Th Street
Sullivan
St. Francis’s Hospital
Pavonia Avenue
Kelso Street
Wellesley May Bar Babies Debate at Commencement
Wellesley Massachusetts June 12 The question of babies attending commencement week exercises at Wellesley stirs undergraduates Two Tree Day observers call it horrible that grad uates who are mothers bring infants to distract others Some suggest a temporary nursery while others defend mothers and children during the observances
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the Tribune
Wellesley
Mass
College News
Woman Killed as Car Hits Trolley at Madison Avenue
Mrs. Alice B. Morrison aged forty five died after a taxicab skidded on a wet 78th street curb and was struck by a Madison Avenue trolley. Her daughter Dorothy Morrison and Miss Eva Buckingham were injured. chauffeur Louis Albert gravely hurt. Patrolman Murphy rescued the women and arranged hospital transport.
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Alice B. Morrison
Daniel W. Morrison
East 78Th Street
Dorothy
Barnard College
Eva Buckingham
Albert
Morrison
Miss Morrison
Miss Buckingham
Murphy
East 67Th Street
79Th Street
Madison Avenue
Presbyterian Hospital
78Th Street
Park Avenue
Michael J. Casey
Peter Coyle
Montreal builder and adopted daughter die in bridge plunge
Albert Esnough a 45 year old builder from St. Lambert and his adopted daughter Lena Healy leaped from the centre of Victoria Bridge into the St. Lawrence River this afternoon. The only witness the bridge electrician saw them seated together then rise and jump. Both drowned. Esnough had long been in ill health.
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Montreal
Albert Esnough
St. Lambert
Lena Healy
Victoria Bridge
St. Lawrence
Esnough
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M. Paulhan
France
Hudson River
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Brooklyn
Kitchener
Malta
Haskell
Okla
State of Oklahoma
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Secretary of State
C. N. Haskell
Oklahoma
Jane Haskell
Royal Hotel
Charles West
Tulsa
W. B. Anthony
Leavitt III
Bay State
Italy
Fushimi
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