America Wins In Great Polo Battle Meade Brook Clash
The United States team led by Whitney Milburn Waterbury and Stoddard defeated Great Britain 4 15 to 4 4 in a thrilling Meadow Brook polo match before about thirty thousand spectators. Louis Stoddard scored four goals, Captain Cheape led Britain with four, and a safety by Captain Wynn kept the Americans from a sure goal. The match, eight periods of seven and a half minutes, showcased fierce riding, no serious injuries, and a dramatic conclusion as the U S held the edge to claim the trophy amid cheers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Whitney
Milburn
Waterbury
Stoddard
Meadow Brook
Great Britain
Riwn
Strassie
Cheape
F. M. Freaken
Scond Page
Free List and Currency. Subway Tragedy and Weddings
The morning paper blends finance notes with local events including free list on iron and steel, currency debates, a subway cave death, polo win, and a Davis Gay wedding in Salem New Jersey. It reports on the Columbia yacht case with Japanese authorities at Nagahama and notes a police-hosted gathering for 1,200 children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Wilson
Doren
America
Angus Hamilton
F. FG
Suli
New Haven
Subway
Sulzer
Salem
N. J
Weber
East Orange
Sacon
Steel Trust
Washington
Columbia
Nagahama
Nagasamy
Harvey Laden
New York Yacht To Club
Westinward
Ia Buran
Chilé
Convict Claim of Peerage Sparks Release Controversy
Leavenworth inmate known as Peer’s Son, Fred Eric Grey, faces Monday release. He claims to be John Grey, Lord De Ruthyn of Lancashire, England, but peerage records list Cecil Talbot Clifton as Baron De Ruthyn. Grey sent a letter to Lady Edith Ruthyn and asserts sisterly ties while serving a 1911 sentence for involvement in Mexican land fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworts
Man
Frederic Grey
John Grey
Lord de Ruthyn
Lancashire
England
Cecil Talbot Clifton
Baron de Ruthyn
Grey
Edith Grey
Ruthyn
1861 War Letter Reaches Widow With Relic Shirt Piece
In Pottsville Pennsylvania on June 14 a Civil War veteran Henry C Russell writes from Fort Washington Maryland May 30 1861 and is delivered to his widow. The long missing letter was found after M E Richards died. It contains a fragment claimed to be a shirt piece from Colonel F Hilsworth who died while lowering the Confederate flag at Alexandria Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottsville
Penn
Fort Washington
Henry C. Russel
United States Mail
M. E. Richards
Pottstown
Richards
Fr. F Hilsworth
Alexandria
Scout Comrade Dies In Hackensack River Search
James Mulhearn aged twelve, a Boy Scout from Englewood, drowned in the Hackensack River near New Bridge while on a camp outing with the Methodist Church group led by Rev. M. Wormer. The river was muddy, hindering the search led by the pastor. Mulhearn lived with his widowed mother on West Palisade Avenue in Englewood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toy Seomcape
Hackensack
James Mulhearn
Boy Scouts
Methodist Church
Englewood
Hackensack River
New Bridge
M. Wormer
Mulhearn
Wate
Cult
West Palisade Avenue
Musica Case Goes to Supreme Court Review
Westington Jane 14, justice Lamar granted a writ of error to bring the Musica case from the New Orleans first city criminal court to the Supreme Court for review. Monio Musica and his party were arrested as they were about to sail for Panama, charged with defrauding banks of about 1 million dollars through irregular goods import schemes. Grace and Louise Musica, daughters of Antonio, were held as material witnesses and $98,000 in currency was found on them. Musica and another son were indicted by a New York grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westington
Jane
Lamar
Musica
First City Criminal Court of
New Orleans
Supreme Court of the United States
Monio Musica
Panama
New York
Grace
Louise Musica
Antonio
Ee Sone
Canada to Disband Atlantic Navy Niobe Dismantled
HalifaxJune 4 Canada’s Atlantic naval force to be disbanded Ottawa ordered dismantling of the cruiser Niobe. All Canadian recruits discharged and British officers pensioners and reserve men to return to England next month. Niobe to be tied at a dockyard pier and likely not in service while the present government remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Atlantic
Mulifax
Canada
Otetawa
England
Photograph Moments After the Disaster
A photo shows the immediate aftermath of the disaster, capturing scattered debris and responders at the scene. The image emphasizes urgency, with emergency vehicles and workers moving quickly to secure the area and aid victims.
Road Denies Air Brake Complaint In Dockside Inquiry
Doherty's brother in law faces scrutiny as New Haven Railroad officials challenge his claims about air brake failures. Coroner's inquest reviewed an entry in the complaint book, with railroad counsel confirming it existed but not under the Air heading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doherty
Prem
the Tribune
Stamford
Conn
New Haven Railroad
Boston
Phelan
Benjamin Spock
Railroad
Mr. Spock
Mr. Dillon
Spock
Spockstain
Dr Aked Becomes U S Citizen Forswears Royal Allegiance
San Francisco in June 1910 reports Dr Tharles Frederic Aked, a clergyman, forswearing allegiance to King George and taking US citizenship. He had arrived as pastor of a Fifth Avenue Baptist Church in New York later serving the First Congregational Church in San Francisco years ago, with notable ties to John D. Rockefeller cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Tharles
Frederic Aked
George of England
United States
Aked
Fifth Avenue Baptist
York
John B. Rockefeller
First Congregational Church
Preference for Girl Over Money In Navy Offer Near Niobrara
Charles Jason, heir to a Nebraska ranch, reportedly rejected a $10 prize to enlist in the Navy and give up his beloved girl. A check of 1500? was left with the recruiting station a year ago and was to be timed to his enlistment, but Jason has not returned, and officers doubt he will claim the reward. He is believed to have gone to St Paul with his sweetheart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stax City
Towa
Gene
United States Navy
Charles Jason
Niobrara
Neb
Jason
St. Paul
Moon Guidance Says Sailors Prefer the Moon
London June 14 An NY ships officer Mr Moteal asserts astronomy as his safeguard against ocean dangers. He plans to sail on the Carmanta and will not embark unless the moon is visible in its first quarter claiming the celestial guide keeps him from disagreeable voyages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mr. Moteal
New York
Abe
Falls Dead on Golf Links in Bloomfield
Clemment Weaver of Philadelphia died on the Glen Ridge Country Club course in Bloomfield during a round with host Laadan M. Zell. Stricken by heart disease accelerated by exertion, he staggered at the seventeenth hole and collapsed as Dr. Zeus Pact arrived. Weaver, a retired merchant, had been visiting from Philadelphia with his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Ridge
Clement Weaver
George F Williams Weds Frances Ames Hopkins
Boston lawyer and politician George Bred Williams married Frances Ames Hopkins of Brookline at Crow’s Point Hingham. The ceremony was private with family present, at noon, conducted by Rev William T Teale. Williams, Dartmouth and Harvard Law graduate, shifted from Republican to Democrat and supported free silver in early campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoston
George Bred Willan
Boston
Hingham
Frances Ames Hopkins
Heacon Street
Irookline
Edward A
Georgianna Chase Barrett
New Ipswich
George Wells Barrett
Crow's Point
William T. Teale
Aten Evangelical Church
Dedham
Williama
Willams
Dartmouth College
Hoxton University Law School
James G. Blaine
Grover Clevell
Jirgan
Balkan lecturer Hamilton dies by his own hand in New York hotel
War correspondent and society figure John Angus Lushington Hamilton, aged 35, a traveler and editor linked to Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, is found dead in a bathroom at a East 320th Street hotel. He left a note to his London wife Helen Frances and had been in arrears with hotel bills. He reported battles from Mafeking to Peking and the Russo Japanese War, with Balkan and Persian uprisings among his dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted John Angus Lushington Moore Haarilton
Royal Geographical Society of London
Stepwen
Arthur Wing Pinero
Itsuly
Hamilton
Mr. Hamileton
Dr. Irving
New York
Sid
Bis
Angus Hamilton
Catherine
Huckingham Gate
London
Hotel
Astor
John Angus Lushington Hamilton
Arthur Wing Finero
Duke of Abercorn
Baron Prederick Harding-North Colley
Cheltensham College
France
Germany
South Africa
Helen Frances
Mafeking
Peking
Maitland
Persia
Central Asia
Twelve Die In Cave-In On Lexington Avenue Subway
A pair of explosions in separate Lexington avenue tunnels last evening caused a catastrophic cave-in at 56th Street and a collapse at 120th Street. About twelve laborers died beneath rock as a 200 ton rock mass crushed the site, while a building at 1944 Lexington avenue suffered severe damage. Crowds swarmed the scene as police and city officials imposed a wide cordon and ferried the injured to ambulances, with the coroner and subway builders clashing over blame for the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlem
56Th Street
Lexington Avenue
120Th Street
That Avenue
Bradley Construction Company
East 126Th Street
Tragic Subway Cave-In Buries Dozen Laborers At Lexington Ave
A massive rock collapse in a Lexington Avenue tunnel near Seth Street last evening at 6 15 PM buried at least twelve laborers. Rescue teams from Bradley Construction and multiple fire and police units battled darkness and flooding as priests arrived to administer last rites and Coroner Holtzhauner prepared for an inquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commission
Lexington Avenue
S6th Street
Holtzhauser
Bradley Construction Company
New Subway
Seth Street
Enen
Gist Street
East 67Th Street
Flower Hospital
Big Nole
Cahalane
Meister
Holtzhauner
Hook and Ladder Company No. 2
Thomas McGowan
McGowan
Joseph Martin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ritson
Louis B. Stoddard
A. Montsareekeeee Davison
Spreckels
Cuba
McGhott
Univeriay
Army and Navy
Hart
U. S. Yacht
Lad
U. S. Supreme Court
DR. Aked
Moon
George F. Williams
Balkan
Sir Arthur W. Pinero
Lexington Avenue Tunnel
Bradley Company
St John the Evangelist
Ath Street
First Avenue
St. Patrick's Cathedral
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!