Fourteen Dead After East Coast Storm Tears Through
The tempest struck near New York City at 8 PM yesterday killing fourteen and injuring many as wrecks and flooding surged along Long Island and New Jersey shores. Names listed include John Pick seven, Margaret Ferris sixteen, Julius Joska sixteen, and Mary Oltan a years old among others. harbor rescue efforts and sea-borne accidents marked the tragedy with storms sweeping from Sea Gate to Jamaica Bay and widespread property damage.
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Henry Earle
August Gebhardt
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Brooklyn
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Margaret First
Passaic River
Little Falls
Joseph Weissbecker
Main Street
Newark
Newark Bay
Long Island
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Manhattan
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Manhattan Island
Lunes Park
Coney Island
Williamsburg
Queens
Far Rockaway
Sheepshead Bay
Central Park
Arsenal Milice
Boston
Jewelry Salesman Is Found Slain In Trunk At Goerck Street
Moses Sacks a 55 year old jewelry salesman lived at 24 East 99th Street and was killed Friday afternoon his body placed in a trunk left in the hallway of the six story building at 51 Goerck Street Four men are held but no charges have been filed. Detectives traced his movements to within an hour of the trunk’s entry and the case bears resemblance to prior trunk murders in the neighborhood.
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East 99Th Street
Goerck Street
Elsie Sigel
Eighth Avenue
Meyer Weisburg
Fast River
Reggano
East 29Th Street
Second Avenue
Margaret Chadwick
Margaret Murray
Thomas Collins
Delancey Street Patrol
Cooney
Collins
Isador Sacks
Man Shoots Self as Fugitive Is Cornered in City Chase
A unidentified burglar, pursued through Manhattan streets, shot himself in the temple as Patrolman Farrell closed in near 13th Street and Third Avenue. The man, named Peterson in pawn records, died at New York Hospital after a rapid pursuit that drew hundreds of onlookers. A boarding house slip links him to West 234th Street.
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Third
Fourth Avenues
New York Hospital
Frederick Jackson
East 14Th Street
Jackson
Third Avenue
Farrell
5Th Street
Peterson
A. Ensign
West 234 Street
Ensign
West 25d Street
Roosevelt Welcomed Home After Long Abroad Parade Storm
Ex president Theodore Roosevelt returned to the United States after more than a year overseas and a 30000 mile voyage. A half million people lined the routes in New York as a seven hour show of cheers from sea and land followed by a sudden storm. Roosevelt visited his son Theodore Jr and Miss Eleanor Alexander amid big crowds and naval honors.
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Washington
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Albany
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Kaiserin
Eleanor Alexander
Manhattan
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Alexander
TUG SAVES BIG FLORIDA IN BROOKLYN STORM
The battleship Florida narrowly escaped damage as a 125 ton derrick buckled and sank after a 3 20 p m gust in the East River. Navy tug crews saved sixteen derrick men from the water and all were rescued by Hancock sailors with no injuries. Damages total about 50 000 and work on the Florida is delayed.
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Florida
Brooklyn Navy Yard
East River
Hancock
Emperor Kaiser Undergoes Knee Operation
Berlin June 18 Professor Bier performed a minor knife procedure on the Emperor's knee in the presence of Drs. von Ilberg and Niedener. The abscess was lanced and pus drained, a slight operation with the Emperor later at dinner and bandage renewed. Recovery expected in a few days barring complications.
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Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
President Taft Signs Rail Road Rate Bill into Law
President Taft signed the railroad rate bill at 10 40 p m. The signing was rushed by engrossing clerks and sent to the White House immediately. He received hearty congratulations from those present and the measure is described as second in importance only to the tariff bill. He had just returned from Pennsylvania and did not sign the state hood bill tonight.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Taft
White House
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt pledges to aid nation after homecoming
Theodore Roosevelt replies to Mayor Gaynor at the Battery, thanking the greeting and committee. He speaks of pride, humility, and his duty to help solve national problems for the United States, emphasizing accountability to the American people as a former president.
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America
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Gaynor
the Battery
Armed Woman Foils Burglary In South Orange Home
Mrs E C Bowne armed herself with a revolver after a scratching alarm woke her and her nephew State Senator Harry V Osborne in South Orange. With Ada W Brenner they searched the house but the burglar escaped. Signs of a break in included pulled drawers and scattered clothing.
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South Orange
N. J
E. C. Bowne
Harry V. Osborne
Mosswood Avenue
Ada W. Brenner
Soldiers at Fort Banks undergo typhoid inoculation drive
Eighty one troops at Fort Banks Winthrop submitted to anti typhoid serum injections under Major Robert A. Patterson. Two more injections are planned per man as part of a government campaign to eradicate the disease.
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Tribune
Boston
Fort Banks
Winthrop
Robert A. Patterson
Taxi Fire Erupts On Broadway By Hotel Knickerbocker
A taxicab in front of the Hotel Knickerbocker caught fire after gasoline on an oil-slicked Broadway street ignited. Patrolmen Hauck and Schlenberg tried to douse the blaze with water, then used sand from a nearby construction site to smother the flames.
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Broadway
2A Street
Knickerbocker
Hauck
Schlenberg
Degrees for father and son at separate institutions
In Brockton Massachusetts on June 18 Rev Charles H Wheeler pastor of Warren Avenue Baptist Church and his son Richard H Wheeler earned degrees on the same day. Richard H Wheeler received a Bachelor of Science from Rhode Island State College Kingston RK 1 while the clergyman received a Bachelor of Divinity from Newton Theological Seminary.
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Tribune
Brockton
Mass
Father
Charles H. Wheeler
Warren Avenue Baptist Church
Richard H. Wheeler
Wheeler
Rhode Island State College
Kingston
Newton Theological Seminary
City of St Louis Maiden Voyage Promotes Savannah Line Steamer
The steamer City of St Louis, newest Savannah Line addition, sails from Pier 35 North River on June 23 for its maiden voyage. It advertises luxe suites with private baths and unexcelled service, calling readers to call 3595 Spring for details.
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City OF
Guggenheim Home Struck by Lightning at Deal Beach
During a violent afternoon storm, the summer home of U S Senator Simon Guggenheim at Deal Beach was struck by lightning. The roof suffered damage though no injuries are reported, officials said.
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Tribune
Asbury Park
N. J
United States
Simon G Guggenheim
Deal Beach
H R Hoden Dies by Own Action in France
H R Hoden of New York died by self inflicted gunshot on the banks of the Seine at Asnieres after recent heavy financial losses. He had married Mrs Virginia Stewart mother of actress Marie Doro. News noted in a brief dispatch from Asnieres June 18.
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Asnieres
France
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