Harvard Wins Varsity Eight Race on Thames River
Harvard beat Yale in a dramatic four mile varsity race on the Thames with a final margin of about two lengths. The finish featured grueling pace, fatigue among Yale rowers, and Captain Filley pushing Harvard to a stout 36 strokes per minute as Noyes of Yale collapsed from exhaustion.
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Revolt in a Fortress Osowiec Sparks Russian Disorder
Reports from St. Petersburg say Osowiec fortress garrison faced severe disorders near the Polish frontier. Details are scarce as the General Staff office was closed, but an army officer called the incident the most serious yet. Other troubles include a Samara mutiny and Batoum street shooting linked to revolutionary activity.
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Lost on a mountain in Lake Placid ends with reunion
Dr J D Merrill of Chicago and Miss J L Warner of Boston climbed Mount Whiteface seeking descent to Wilmington. Warner split from Merrill, was found at the foot by Morton Caster and returned to village. Merrill spent a night on the summit awaiting her friend, suffering from fever and bites. Searchers found her near the summit and brought her to Lake Side Inn amid an emotional reunion.
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Richman's Son Burglar Captured In Pittsburg Case
Frank Galey, son of Samuel Galey and nephew of oil leader John H. Galey, was arrested for burglarizing James B. Laughlin's house of Jones & Laughlin Steel. He confessed naming Joseph Boyd, son of a East End prominent family, who has not been arrested. Both were witnesses in the W De Forest Lappe murder case.
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James B. Laughlin
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East End
Boyd
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Princeton
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Lappe
Rufus Ullman
Tenderloin
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Frick
Fire on Third Avenue Car Sparks Crowd Panic
A northbound Third Avenue surface car at 45th Street burned a fuse in its motor, igniting seats and flooring as passengers fought to escape. Despite an initial dash toward Fort George, a second fuse failed near 50th Street, halting the vehicle and igniting flames from floor to ceiling after passengers alighted.
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Auto Hits Horse Near Belle Haven Injures Two Women
A Greenwich collision between an automobile and a horse on Shore Road left Mrs. J. B. Vanharlen and her aunt Mrs. Annie E. Webb injured, with Webb's ankle broken. The women, in a car passing a carriage with Dreier family members and staff, were tossed into the road before helpers moved them to the Vanherien home.
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Perkins to Cummins calls for arbitration over Iowa GOP quarrel
Sioux City Iowa June 28 George D Perkins of Sioux City a stand put candidate for governor against Cummins offers to submit the chaotic gubernatorial matter to arbitration. He proposes the Republican National Committee appoint a three member commission from distant states to hear contests draft a temporary roll and set parliamentary rules for the state convention. The letter aims to unify the party and avoid a double title nomination. Perkins seeks Cummins approval and mutual pledge to abide by the commission.
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Students Paddle to Canada From Wallkill River Journey
Two Princeton College students Morton Lexow and Harold Simpson began a canoe trip to Canada. They will travel from the Wallkill River to the Hudson, then northward via Lake Champlain, and expect to be away about two months. Lexow is the son of ex Senator Clarence Lexow of Nyack, Simpson the son of Newton County Clerk Simpson.
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Train Deal to Atlantic City Sunday Return
$250 to Atlantic City and return Sunday. July 1. Special Pennsylvania Railroad train from New York at 6 45 a m, via Newark and Elizabeth, returning from Atlantic City at 6 p m. Ad variant.
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Tom Masson Attacked Over Anonymous Letters
Montclair New Jersey June 28 special Tom Masson of Life faces social blackmail threats after receiving about forty five anonymous letters accusing him. Masson believes a disgruntled former Life contributor sent them from Glen Ridge area, and intends to prosecute.
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Drain in Inland Sea Plan by Southern Pacific
Professor L C Hill announces that the Southern Pacific Railroad will start draining the forming inland sea in the Yuma basin Arizona. The Colorado River breached its banks diverting water into the basin washing out 200 miles of track and covering 330 square miles. Brush mattresses will seal the gap and be secured with rock to redirect water back to its natural channel.
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Cats Guard Fruit Against Birds In Middletown
Red Bank New Jersey June 28 report describes Mrs Basse of Middletown training two cats to protect her cherry trees from catbirds and robins. Each morning she signals the cats with a broom, and the trained felines climb the tree to deter birds, abandoning the tree when the broom is removed. The method reportedly keeps birds away without nets or traps.
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Yale Baseball Man Weds Secretly
Clarence A. Barnes Yale baseball player married Helen N. Long in Norwich Conn. after eloping in April to avoid parental opposition. They met at a game with Norwich High School girls.
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Wind topples train cars injuring laborers near Cheyenne
High winds at Weir station east of Cheyenne caused a train of eleven cars used as housing for Japanese laborers to overturn. Twenty laborers were injured, seven seriously, and roughly a mile of telegraph poles fell along with additional damage from the storm.
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Engineer Dead in Cab on Colonial Express
Philadelphia dispatch reports engineer George Maxwell died of heart disease shortly after leaving Trenton. the Colonial Express, with seven chair cars and a day coach, hurtled toward North Philadelphia. Fireman James Hackett alarmed by Maxwell’s silence at Frankford Junction, found him dead in the cab as the train sped past stations between Tren ton and Philadelphia.
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Bridal couple killed by excursion train at Gwynedd
Four killed when an excursion train struck a carriage at Gwynedd station near Philadelphia. The bridal pair from North Wales and two guests died instantly. The bride and groom had married the previous night and were honeymooning with friends, whose identities remained unknown to local residents. The accident occurred as the occupants attempted to cross the crossing expecting the train to stop. gates were absent.
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Joseph Hunter
Menlo Park
P R R Tunnels Amid Hurdles and High Cost
Samuel Rea vice president of the Pennsylvania Railroad denied claims that tunnel builders faced insurmountable obstacles in boring four tubes under the East River. He said the project, costing about 90 million dollars, aims to have trains under the North River and East River to Long Island by the planned date, with tests of freezing methods and other techniques to continue as needed.
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Abductor Sentenced to Four Years in Penitentiary
Pittsburg reports Louis Rodgers former electrician at Carnegie Technical Schools abducted fourteen-year-old Edna Bughee from the city and took her to New York. He pleaded mercy claiming service as a soldier in the Spanish American War with the 9th New York Infantry.
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Carnegie Technical Schools
Edna Bughee
New York
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Fear Drives Czar Out To Tsarskoe Selo
London dispatch reports The Times correspondent that the Russian court plans to move back to Tsarskoe Selo after finding revolutionaries among Peterhof palace servants. The discovery prompts precautionary relocation as tensions rise around the imperial household.
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Alarm in Warsaw as telegraphic links fail
Telegraph communication with St. Petersburg and Moscow has been interrupted since morning, causing great alarm in Warsaw as residents await restoration of links. The disruption occurred late morning, with authorities monitoring the situation and seeking reroutes.
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New Cabinet Rumored as Russia Faces Crisis in Parliament
In St Petersburg on June 28, Constitutional Democrats were summoned to a caucus amid rumors of forming a ministery led by M Mouromtseff. The opposition presses Nicholas IIs government toward responsible ministry as troops show unrest. Regiments split at Krasnoye-Selo, court martial planned for officers, while Pobedonostseff reportedly advises yield. Security tightens in Berdichev and Gomel as peasants strike tactics spread.
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