Vanderbilt Grays Win Coaching Marathon in London to Olympia
Lanion June 14 Vanderbilt wins the Coaching Marathon Gold Challenge Cup valued at 5 with first prize 9 for AGS. Judge Moore and Vanderbilt drive leading times while Miss Brocklebank’s team earns commendation. Many Americans onboard and crowds along the route celebrate along villages before Olympia.
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Lanion
Joseph E. Widener
Philadelphia
AGS
Vanderbilt
Grays
London
Brighton
William H. Moore
New York
Miss Brocklebank
E. T. Stotesbury
Pennsylvania
Judge Moore
van Gerbilt
Ella Ross
Webb Ware
Olympia
East Sheep
Mr. Vanderbilt
Viking
E. V. Koch
C. W. Watson
J. Bowman
Allan Loney
W. Watson
Baltimore
Lord Baltimore
Maryland
Moore
A. G. Vanderbilt
A. G. Vanderbilt's ‘Tonawanda and Wanda Were Placed In Reserve. W. H. Moore
Radiant
W. W. Watson
Moonshine
Senator
Walter Winans
Newton Sportsman
W. H. Moore
Leonidas
Victoria
Hildegardée
Clase
Adam Beck
London Hunt
Draghunt
Cockersrosador
Proserpine
Menella
Phyllis
Mary Glenor
Walter Wirans
Bonnie View
Mamie H
Blue Bell
N. W. Meek
California
Cardinal Andrieu Defies Court in France Case
Bordeaux June 144 Cardinal Andrieu appeared in court to answer a summons charging breach of laws over an enthronement allocution. He defended his stance as a bishop answering only to conscience the Pope and God and asserted the right to distrust laws prejudicial to religious liberty. Crowds cheered as he left the courtroom with renewed support.
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Bordeaux
Andrieu
Ané@rieu
Heat and thirst kill troops near Rhasserent
Paris reports from Morocco state twelve soldiers in a native column died from heat and thirst while marching near Rhasserent. Twenty more men are missing, with belief they perished as well. The Minister for the Colonies has received the advices.
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Paris
Morocco
Rhasserent
Cuba and Spain Debt Talks See Cuba Hesitant
Havana reports Spain plans to press Cuba for its share of the Spanish national debt. Secretary of State Wheeler said Spain has courteously offered to discuss the debt before Cuban independence is recognized. A Cuban official indicated Cuba is not inclined to take on debt payments, and the United States would not allow payment even if Cuba agreed.
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Havana
Spain
Cuba
Seior ‘Weler
United States
Miss Beattie in Jail on New York Larceny Charge
Eleanor Beattie, sought in New York for grand larceny, was arrested in London after police seized jewelry. She claims she pawned the rest in New York and acted with Mrs. Sterns’s authority. Remanded to June 21, she faces extradition battles while Gorham Manufacturing accuses her of swindling $1,000. A Pinkerton inquiry traced pawnbrokers and a photo sketch aided the arrest. Mrs. Sterns, reportedly Bucknell College founder’s daughter, is in Shanghai.
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London
Eleanor Beattie
New York
Sterns
Miss Beattie
District Attorney's Office
Bruce Blake
Gorham Manufacturing Company
Fifth Avenue
36Th Street
Margaret B. Sterns
West 1Th Street
Stern
Madison Avenue
Beattie
Gorham
Bucknell College
Shanghai
Kaiser greets English clergy in Potsdam audience
In Berlin on June 14 Emperor welcomed sixty English clergymen at Potsdam palace. He spoke briefly in English praising friendly ties between the English Christian churches in Germany and the two nations. Ambassador Goschen noted the visit aimed at peace and goodwill and the reception at Hamburg and Berlin.
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Berlin
Pottsdam
Germany
William E. Goshen
Hamburg
German tax bills seek 55 million in inheritances and policies
Berlin June 14 The government has submitted to the Bundesrath a supplementary tax bill designed to yield 55 million dollars in taxes on inheritances fire insurance policies stocks bonds deeds and checks. Chancellor von Billow will speak in the Reichstag on taxation and Parliament is hoped to pass the bills and adjourn July 10.
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Berlin
Bundesrath
von Billow
Reichstag
General strike by St Petersburg streetcar workers
On June 14 in St Petersburg a general strike of electric streetcar employees began, demanding higher pay and shift changes. Authorities refuse concessions though the strike has a political edge, organized by Social Democrats to test their network. cabmen in the capital are charging double fares.
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St. Petersburg
Cabinet shakeup in Honduras under President Davilla
New Orleans dispatch reports that on June 5 the entire Honduran Cabinet was resigned or dismissed amid long standing disputes within President Davilla's official family. The new lineup includes Rafael Lopez as Minister of War, Rosendo Contreras as Minister of Hacienda, Marcos Carias as Minister of Fomento, Ochoa Velasquez as Minister of Foreign Relations, and Vicente Maria Colindas as Minister of Public Instruction.
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New Orleans
Puerto Cortez
Honduras
Davilla
Rafael Lopez
Rosendo Contreras
Hacienda
Marcos Carias
Fomento
Ochoa Velasquez
Vicente Maria Colindas
Suit for breach of promise of marriage opens in Supreme Court
Cora Sinclair sues Samuel S. Laird Jr. for 0,000 claiming he promised to marry her and asked to defer wedlock until his father’s death. Letters show endearment and gifts. Sinclair lived with him as wife. Laird’s marriage to another woman noted in court.
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Cora Sinclair
Samuel S. Laird, Jr
Supreme Court
Justice Amend
Samuel 8. Laird
Philadelphia
Newark
Miss Sinclair
Cora Teresa de Angelis
Cora de Allen
Laird
Operation on Captain Raymond At Fort Des Moines Iowa
Captain John C. Raymond commander of Troop B 24 United States Cavalry was shot at Fort Des Moines yesterday and underwent surgery to remove the bullet. Surgeons said ten days would reveal the outcome. Portions of fractured vertebrae were removed and Captain Raymond remains paralyzed from the shoulders downward.
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Des Moines
Iowa
John C. Raymond
United States Cavalry
Fort Des Moines
Lisle Crabtree
Raymond
Foreign News Notes From Canary Islands to Rome
The American scout cruisers Chester and Birmingham arrived in Las Palmas with members of the American commission en route from Liberia to the United States. Celestino Castro, brother of Venezuela’s deposed president, left Curacao for Colombia aboard the Schwarzburg. Lloyd C Griscom, retiring American Ambassador to Italy, was received by King Victor Emmanuel who praised his service. Prince Ito was installed as president of Japan's Privy Council, with Viscount Sone named Resident General of Korea, and the Emperor issued a rescript thanking Ito.
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Las Palmas
Canary Islands
Chester
Birmingham
Liberia
United States
Willemstad
Celestino Castro
Venezuela
Curacao
Colombia
Schwarzburg
Rome
Lloyd C. Griscom
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
Griscom
Tokio
Prince Ito
Privy Council of Japan
Viscount Sone
Corsa
Foster Not Ousted Baptist Ministers Act Affects Foster Case
Chicago June 14 Professor George Burman Foster of the University of Chicago remains a Baptist. The Chicago Baptist Ministers Conference debated his status for four hours with factions split over whether he stays in good standing or must sever ties. A resolution passed 37 to 14, described in minutes, affirms Baptist liberty and the right to investigate truth while repudiating Foster utterances. Foster was absent. Rev Johnston Myers threatened resignation as president of the Baptist Executive Council, but no action was taken.
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the Tribune
Chicago
George Burman Foster
University of Chicago
Chicago Baptist’ Ministers’ Conference
Foster
Johnston Myers
Baptist Conference
The
Christ
Jesus Christ
God
Melbourne P. Boynton
Lexington Avenue
Rapiist Executive Council
New Taxi Ordinance Debated Before Aldermen
Preliminary to reporting a new taxicab ordinance the Laws and Legislation committee held a public hearing. Arthur K. Wing urged caution and proposed an international study of meters. The proposed rate schedule includes 7.30 cents for first fraction, 1 cent for each additional, plus waiting time at $1 per hour. The Merchants' Association disputed low rates. Officials stated the ordinance would be reported favorably at today’s Board of Aldermen meeting.
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Committee On
Arthur K. Wing
New York Transportation Company
London
Paris
Berlin
Redmond
Frawley
Frawley Tax Company
Arthur D. Crosby
Merchants’ Association
Board of Aldermen
Brooklyn property owners gain from 3%th street ferry slip claims
The special commission appointed by the Board of Estimate has turned in its report after three years. It, consisting of William Berri, Everett Greene and Henry F. Cochrane, awarded twenty three per cent of the claims of property owners on both sides of the 3%th street ferry slip in Brooklyn after numerous hearings. The table below summarizes the results.
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Th Street
Brooklyn
Special Commission
Board of Estimate
William Berri
Everett Greene
Henry F. Cochrane
Ex-Judge Abner Smith Surrenders to Joliet Penitentiary
Ex judge Abner Smith, former Circuit Court jurist, ends a long bid to avoid prison by surrendering at Joliet after conviction for banking law violations during his Bank of America presidency. Courts failed to overturn the verdict and the Governor denied clemency. sentence declared determinate.
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Chicago
Abner Smith
Smith
Joliet
Circuit Court
Bank of America
Trinity Demurrer Heard in Supreme Court Case
Justice Greenbaum heard arguments on Trinity Corporation’s demurrer to St. John’s Chapel suit seeking to keep the chapel as part of Trinity parish. Ex Surrogate Beckett and Hamilton for plaintiffs. Col William Jay and George Zabriskie for defendants.
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Justice Greenbaum
Supreme Court
Trinity Corporation
St. John’s Chapel
Trinity Parish
Charles H. Beckett
William H. Hamilton
St. John’s
William Jay
George Zabriskie
Counterfeit Law Phase in Cosmopolitan Indictment
The International Magazine Company, publisher of The Cosmopolitan, was indicted by a federal grand jury for reproductions in miniature of gold certificates on the June cover. Clarence Shearn appeared for the company and entered a not guilty plea with leave to withdraw later if a demurrer is decided.
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The
International Magazine Company
Cosmopolitan
Grand Jury
Clarence Shearn
Demurt
Mrs Hexamer Wins Suit for Divorce Adultery Ground
Special Master Pierre F. Cook's report in the New Jersey Court of Chancery recommends granting divorce to Mrs. Alexander P. Hexamer of New York from her husband on adultery. Hexamer directs a Hoboken trust company and Hoboken Riding Academy owner. Proceedings moved from New York and were widely publicized before moving to New Jersey. Mrs. Hexamer left New York for Europe on the same steamer as operatic singer Alois Burgstaller.
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Tribune
Trenton
N. J
Pierre F. Cook
Court of Chancery
Alexander P. Hexamer
New York
Hexamer
People’s Safe Deposit and Trust Company
Hoboken
Europe
Alois Burgstaller
Painters Suspected in Mutilated Body Case
William Balkin a painter at No 3 West 118th street claims Bersin was murdered by rival painters for robbery. He cites Bersin’s few friends, painter associates, and a diamond studded locket as motives. Black Hand marked oilcloth supports downtown motive. Detectives follow Balkin’s lines as Captain Carey weighs robbery as motive and body disposal.
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William Balkin
West 118Th Street
Samuel Bersin
Bersin
Balkin
Captain Carey
Detective Bureau
East Sith Street
Sara Rubin
Kornbroom
Solomon Bersin
East 1St Street
Samuel
Max Goldberg
Attorney Street
Goldberg
Fire Insurance Ruling Shifts Newark Case
The Court of Errors and Appeals reversed Vice Chancellor Stevens ruling in Newark fire insurance strike, deeming the 1802 accord among domestic and state licensed companies to fix uniform rates a restraint of trade. Justice Garrison held such contracts by insurers affect a public interest and are ultra vires and restrainable by the Attorney General. The protracted case began five years ago with Robert H. McCarter initiating action on September 12, 194.
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Trenton
N. J
Court of Errors and Appeals
Stevens
Newark
Garrison
Robert H. McCarter
Court rules insurance reserve not a debt for tax purposes
The Court of Errors and Appeals in Trenton, N J, ruled that a fire insurance company reserve is not a debt under tax laws, thus exempt from taxation. It also held that stock of out of state corporations owned by in state residents is not taxable in New Jersey if taxed in their home states within twelve months, exempting substantial foreign-corporation holdings.
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Trenton
N. J
Court of Errors and Appeals
Standard Fire Insurance Company
New Jersey
Son admits killing father in self defense in New Jersey
William Gray, a Flemington real estate broker, surrendered to Hunterdon County authorities after admitting to shooting his father John Gray at their home near Kingswood. He told Prosecutor Large that a violent quarrel led to the shooting, claiming the elder Gray threatened both him and his mother and that a stone struck his face.
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the Tribune
Flemington
N. J
William Gray
John Gray
Kingswood
Hunterdon County
Court approves sale of Electric Vehicle assets in New Jersey
In Trenton on June 14 Judge Bellstab authorized the receivers of the Electric Vehicle Company to dispose of the firm’s assets to a reorganization committee for 400000. The court said the sale allows a 20 percent payment to creditors and stockholders, versus smaller proceeds if foreclosure occurs.
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Trenton
N. J
Bellstab
United States District Court
Electric Vehicle Company
Wall Collapses Buries Four Demolition Workers
Four of seven wreckers were buried up to their necks and seriously injured when a west wall collapsed during demolition at 382 Grand Street. Injured were Peter Cachula Florin Naftashesky Ludwig Watilski Jeril Wychman. Police detained Julius Eppstein and Henry Tannebaum with others. bail denied until hospital certificates are received.
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Grand Street
Gouverneur Hospital
Cachula
Peter
Cherry_street
Naftashesky
Flori
Clinton Street
Watilsky
Ludwig
East 34
Wychman
Jeril
O'Connor
Essex Market
Julius Eppstein
Eldridge Street
Henry Tannebaum
Philip Weiner
Madison Street
Jacob Tannebaum
Herlihy
Aged Couple Applies for Marriage in City Hall
An elderly couple, James Brown Hazelton aged 71 of Westfield Massachusetts and Mrs William Pierson Hazelton 76 of Madison Avenue New York, applied for a marriage license at City Hall. They stated distant kinship and noted Hazelton stays at Hotel Seville while Mrs Hazelton lived at a Madison Avenue boarding house. The bridegroom’s home town of Westfield was surprised by the intended marriage and described his residence as among the town’s finest.
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City Hall
James Brown Hazelton
Westfield
Mass
William Pierson Hazelton
Madison Avenue
New York
Hazelton
Seville
2Th Street
Ars
Mrs Kennedy's Nervous Attack On Lapland Illness
W Burns Kennedy says his wife Mrs. Kennedy suffered a sudden nervous breakdown from mental overwork while aboard the Lapland from Antwerp. She had been studying intensely and was active in socialism and women’s suffrage, with privacy on the voyage kept for reasons of propriety.
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W. Burns Kennedy
Lapland
Antwerp
Central Park West
New York
Hartley Will Probate Reveals Major Estate Bequests
West Orange New Jersey June 14 special probate discloses Frances C. W. Hartley widow of Mareaing Hartley wealthy gun and ammunition maker left 1 000 900 in cash to relatives friends and many servants. Gift provisions especially for her daughter and a sizeable residuary bequest to grandson Marcellus Hartley Dodge who is executor. Executrix Cornelia W. Butler. Orange Mountain home to nephew Henry K. White with adjacent property and personal effects. Numerous specific cash bequests listed to siblings in laws nieces nephews and others as well as 199 000 to Benjamin Ogden White's children.
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West Orange
N. J
Frances C. W. Hartley
Mareaing Hartley
Marcellus Hartley Dodge
New York
Cornelia W. Butler
Henry K. White
White
Carrie J. Hamilton
Butler
Able Wrightman
Delia H. Brown
Reuben Hartley
Kitty Sherwood
J. Wilfred Hartley
Flora Hartley
Belle Parsons
Philip
Alice White
Union Metallic Cartridge
Minnie Folger
Florida Folger Barnard
Alice Cary
John Chester
Washington
Benjamin Ogden White
Julia
Clara P
Edith H
Evelyn M
Ethel PF
Remsen
Aldine White
Indictment Transfer Sparks Question Over Penal Code
Justice Guy granted a motion to move Jacob Rouss's indictment from General Sessions to the Supreme Court criminal branch. The case centers on allegations that Rouss forged Commissioner Bingham's signature to a Ringelman case response. The court overruled demurrers and denied dismissing the indictment, while noting grave doubts about applying a penal statute to inadvertent misstatements in pleadings. The Appellate Division later found no evidence the original return was false.
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Guy
Jacob Rouss
Iis
Court of General Sessions
Criminal
Supreme Court
Rouss
Bingham
Ringelman
Ringerman
Admurrer
Reuss
Appellate Division
24 Department
Mrs Frances Cleveland To Testify In Brandenberg Trial
The Mangano murder trial in Supreme Court adjourned to allow the trial of magazine writer Broughton Brandenburg to open. Mrs Frances Folsom Cleveland will testify before leaving for her New Hampshire country home. Brandenburg faces grand larceny charges over $509 allegedly taken from The New York Times publishers for campaign issue writing attributed to ex President Cleveland.
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Mangano
Fitzgerald
Supreme Court
Broughton Brandenburg
Frances Folsom Cleveland
New Hampshire
Brandenburg
New York Times
Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
California
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Potsdam
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Baptist Ministers Act
Ferry
Aon
Roessler-Hasslachert Chemical Company
Z. O. Neilson
Nassau Electric Basin
Johne-Manunufacturing Compan
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Bush Teeminal
Brooklyn All— Way Company
Anna Neta Pan Agen
Trinity Demurrer
Mrs. Hexamer
Son
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Roosevelt
Edgar Beecher Bronson
Sunday Magazine of the
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Bronson
New-York Tribune
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