Bell Predicts Heavier-Than-Air Planes Within Ten Years
Major General J Franklin Bell, on leave, discusses aviation’s future. He believes aeroplanes may carry 3 5 persons and some explosives within ten years, with dirigibles limited by wind and weather. He anticipates rapid ordnance development for destroying aircraft and advances in gunfire tables and trajectory science.
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J. Franklin Bell
United States
Philippines
San Francisco
Bell
Das
Steamer Fire on Hudson prompts swift beaching
Fire broke out on the steamer Ee Mlertin of the Central Hudson fleet on the Hudson River southbound opposite Staats this afternoon. Captain George ordered the craft beached at Esopus Island on the east shore. Officers and crew fought the blaze with hoses, extinguishing the fire aft of the pilot house. Passengers returned to the ship and the steamer continued to Newburg, with minor damage reported.
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Hudson River
Hudson
Staats
George
Esopus Island
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James
Passencers
Subway car assault ends in arrests at city stations
Three assailants attacked a woman, a man, and children aboard a subway car near the Walt Freeman Street station. Police arrested Selvacor Capodino, John Hall, and others after a struggle that left one victim with a wrist cut and a man with scalp wounds. They face assault charges as the 9 a.m. Portland bound train departs from Central Terminal.
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Walt Freeman Street
Ted
Simpson Street
Sélvacor Capodino
Eyh Street
John Eetee Hall
Lexington
Maconee Station
Bet Ion
Breton
Lebanon Hospital
Frisco Mayor Says He Will Run San Francisco Fight
San Francisco Mayor Pat McCarthy declares independence from California authorities and vows the Jeffries Johnson bout will be staged in his city on July 4. He warns Governor Gillett and the Attorney General against interfering, predicting a decisive outcome for either fighter in San Francisco with police backing.
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Tribune
Chicago
San Francisco
Gillett
Pat” McCarthy
California
of California
National Guard of
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Johnson
Two boys fall from roofs in city. one dies
At about six last evening Passelle Jogoland of 217 Forsyth street fell from a third floor window and fractured skull. Ten minutes later Jacob Pardler of 97 Suffolk street fell from a fifth floor window and was killed instantly. Moments after, David Grossman of 365 Cherry street fell from 346 Cherry street, fractured skull, and was taken to Gouverneur Hospital.
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Passelle Jogoland
Forsyth Street
Gouverneur Hospital
Suffolk Street
Jacob Pardler
David Grossman
Cherry Street
Once More He's Missing Charles Osborne Runaway Boy
Charles Osborne eleven years old ran away from home at 236 West 67th street for the fourth time in a year taking 26 dollars and the family bankbook. Police search for him after a Bronx accident left him with a slight mind impairment and an aversion to school.
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Charles Osborne
West 67Th Street
Charles
Bronx
Seyler Shot by Father In Accidental Family Shooting
Atlantic City reports William Seyler, once jailed for killing Jane Adams and later released, held as a witness as his father Peter Seyler faces charges for shooting Jasper Seyler, who lies in City Hospital after emergency operations to stop a heart‑breach wound. Jasper’s condition is critical but stabilized. Peter claims accidental discharge.
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Tribune
Atlantic City
William Seyler
Jane Adams
Peter Seyler
Jasper
William
Jasper Seyler
Seyler
Motor boats crash in Jamaica Bay head on
Five men swam for survival after two motor boats collided off The Breakwater near Canarsie Landing. The Master overturned and Branker’s boat sank. both vessels were damaged and later raised. One crew from the Master and Branker’s party were rescued by passing craft.
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Jamaica Bay
Canarsie Landing
William Hurr
Barren Island
Charles Branker
Canarsie
Branker
California Gov halts Jeffries Johnson bout sparks court bid
Governor James N. Gillett orders legal action to stop the July 4 prizefight in San Francisco and urges a court definition of prizefighting. Promoter Tex Rickard and partner plan Reno or Salt Lake City moves if California courts block the bout. Jeffries, Johnson, and backers publicly react as the sport faces a possible end in California.
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James N. Gillett
James J. Jeffries
Jack” Johnson
Webb
Supreme Court of California
California
Sam” Langford
al” Kaufman
Tex" Rickard
John Gleason
Rickard
Mr. Webb
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Utah
Supreme Court
Ben Lomond
Jim” Jeffries
Jeffries
Superior Court
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U. S. Webb
Reno
Ely
Salt Lake
Tex” Rickard
Johnson
Jack Johnson
Cliff House
Jimmy” Coffroth
Sportdom
Reen
Nevy
Salt Lake City
European floods drown hundreds and cripple regions
Dispatches from Constantinople and Vienna report severe floods across Erzerum Turkish Armenia and Austria Hungary. Hassankaleh and Morava valley towns face drownings and collapsed homes as rain swells rivers. Railways suspend traffic. rescue efforts continue.
Taft Toasted in London at Equitable Jubilee Dinner
London June 15 Consul General Griffiths praised President Taft at the Equitable Life Jubilee dinner at Waldorf Hotel. The speech honored Washington Lincoln and Roosevelt and lauded Taft’s steady leadership. The event, arranged by the British staff for Paul Morton and George T. Wilson, featured Lord Kintore and about 100 guests.
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the Tribune
London
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Waldorf Hotel
Griffiths
Taft
George T. Wilson
Paul Morton
Washington
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Mr. Taft
Mr. Griffiths
Oon
Cannon Bible Swap Clears Russell’s Oath
Washington report shows Judge Russell of Texas sworn in after missing Bible sparked a department search. A messenger retrieved a Cannon family Bible collection near the Speaker’s home, and Russell took the oath using a Cannon Bible.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Speaker Cannon
Department of Justice
Gordon Russell
Texas
Department
United States
Cannon
Russell
Stuck to the Ship Dirigible Balloon Dangles Boy
A Cromwell Dixon balloon rose half a mile above Chillicothe Ohio with Fred Meyers, ten, aboard. Thousands watched as gas dwindled and the craft drifted west. The boy crawled to the end of the framework and jumped ten feet to safety. He later walked toward the city as cars pursued the wayward craft. The balloon then rose again after shedding weight.
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Chillicothe
Ohio
Cromwell Dixon
Columbus
Fred Meyers
Landslide Buries Three Workers At Grand Central Station Site
Three laborers at the Grand Central Station excavation near 43d Street and Lexington Avenues were buried by a sand slip while blasting. They suffered leg fractures and were dug out within minutes by colleagues, with ambulances arriving from Flower Hospital for treatment.
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Grand Central Station
43D Street
Lexington Avenues
Peter Dolan
Third Avenue
Thomas Ryan
East 23d Street
Joseph Marie
East 40Th Street
Flower Hospital
Kelly and Crotty
East List Street
Newcomb
Detroit man impersonates jewels to defraud express firm
Charles Plantus of Detroit was convicted of conspiracy to defraud an express company. He hid inside a packing box labeled jewelry bound for the East, then sprang from the case and fled an express car at Fletcher Ontario. The plan aimed to claim damages for the supposed loss of the “jewelry.”
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Detroit
Charles Plantus
Plantus
Fletcher, Ont
Man claims to be missing Louisville janitor Wendling
Ellicott City Maryland on June 15 a man identifying as Joseph Bouchamp is jailed on suspicion of being Joseph Wendling the missing Louisville church janitor charged with Alma Kellner’s murder He says he’s worked on a farm recently and fits Wendling’s description Cincinnati dispatch notes another man named Rosario Granger who closely resembles Wendling was arrested in Newport Kentucky and held for Louisville police identification He reports from Montreal and claims to have wandered the country Pain's Fireworks for Fourth ad at 12 Park Place with Barclay 7050
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Ellicott City
Joseph Bouchamp
Joseph Wendling
St. John's Catholic Church
Louisville
Little Alma Kellner
Bouchamp
Wendling
Cincinnati
Rosario Granger
Newport
Montreal
Inspector Mayer
King
Color line fuels dance ticket dispute in East Orange
Miss Isabel Vandervall, a Black graduate, demands admission to the June 24 graduate dance at the Woman's Club in Orange after receiving no ticket from the East Orange High School class. She says she will attend with a male escort of her own race if excluded.
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East Orange
N. J
Isabel Vandervall
Orange
Miss Vandervall
John Hermann
Heartbroken over death by own action fiancé
Boston June 15 A Telegraph report from The Tribune notes Agnes Foster daughter of Albert J Foster Roxbury banker is heartbroken at the sudden death of her fiancé Leon Guypon New York artist who died by his own action yesterday Their engagement had been to be announced today after a reconciliation following a prior disagreement during his health related hesitation to marry
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Boston
Leon Guypon
New York
Agnes Foster
Albert J. Foster
People’s National Bank
Roxbury
Winthrop Street
Guypon
Miss Foster
Europe
Knox for Governor in Republican State Convention
Pittsburg June 15 Secretary Knox will be presented as a candidate for governor at the Republican State Convention next week. Mayor Magee announced that Knox’s name has broad support from numerous sources and Allegheny County delegates have endorsed him. A caucus will be issued tomorrow to formally indorse Knox and present his name to the convention.
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Pittsburg
Knox
W. A. Magee
Allegheny County
Alleged Murderer Caught Near Monroe Mountain
Silas Phelps, hunted after Sheriff Haskins murder, was captured by D F Shea and deputies near Monroe Mountain. He admitted attempts to surrender earlier, was exhausted and starving, and was taken to Franklin County jail without resisting. He collapsed after drinking from a spring.
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Monroe Bridge
Mass
Silas Phelps
Haskins
Charlemont
Monroe Mountain
Franklin County
Phelps
D. F. Shea
Depty
Charles Thompson
North Adams
Pratt
Shea
Thompson
Parr Seeks Reward for Sugar Fraud Discovery
In Washington on June 15 Richard Parr met with Secretary MacVeagh about a reward for uncovering sugar frauds in New York. A final amount awaits a White House decision after a presidential talk. Only about 15000 dollars of the moiety fund remains this year, delaying any larger grant. Parr heads back to New York after discussions and already receives requests for aid.
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Washington
Richard Parr
MacVeach
New York
MacVeagh
Parr
Colonel Pratt Seeks Divorce From Boston Wife
Omaha June 15 Colonel James Pratt a nearly ninety year old millionaire livestock man who two years ago married Julia Montgomery of Boston sixty years his junior has sued her for divorce. Mrs Pratt sought divorce a year ago alleging cruel treatment and division of property. After a trial lasting weeks the decree was denied. She returned to Boston then came back to Omaha and a $20000 home given her as a wedding present remains. A deputy sheriff served her with a summons in the husband's suit charging desertion.
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the Tribune
Omaha
James Pratt
Julia Montgomery
Boston
United Wireless Heads Arrested In Stock Fraud Case
Federal warrants allege United Wireless Tele graph Company used the mails to defraud by inflating asset values. President Christopher C. Wilson and VP S. S. Bogart were arrested at 42 Broadway. director W. W. Tompkins was taken at his Putnam County farm. Bail set for Wilson at 25000 and Bogart at 16000. An examiner will hear the case July 12. further arrests possible in the East as prosecutors prepare.
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Bogart
Broadway
Tompkins
Mahepac Falls
Putnam County
Post Office
United States
Henkel
Federal Grand Jury
Department of Justice
Washington
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