Speedways Festal Day Parade of Road Drivers Association
The sixth annual Road Drivers Association parade in New York drew about a thousand spectators. Washington Heights and Harlem scenery provided a natural amphitheatre for the open air horse show with many women drivers and awards including Miss Giulia P. Morosini winning blue ribbon for a three horse team.
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Road Drivers’ Association of
New York
Speedway
Road Drivers’ Association
Heights
Washington
Harlem
165Th St
Giulia P. Morosini
Riverdale-on-the-Hudson
Glorious
Gloria
Peacock
Gay Boy
Bay Boy
Harry L. Toplitz
Graeme Grattan
Judge Boardsman
H. D. Gill
Association
Auditor B
Alice Carr
Roadstown
N. J
Little Helen
George A. Gregg
Long Island City
Luke Morgan
J. G. Peterson
Jersey City
Earl Scott
W. A. Scott
Elomhurst
Long Island
West
John C. Peterson
Jerse City
Mattie Kohl
William K. Moore
Astoria
Phylis
William H. Lewis
Hastings-on-Hudson
L. W. Boynton
Comet
Samuel Black
Tom Sharkey
Hopper Grass
Morton to Go In Fall From Cabinet
Washington May 13 Secretary Morton announced after a White House conference that he would retire from the Cabinet some time next fall likely September or October. He said he has no plan for the future and humorously noted farm life does not excite him enough.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Morton
White House
The
Santa Fe
Mr. Morton
Merton
John Paul Jones
Vienna
Prague
St. Petersburg
Five Days In Car Rescue Of Charleston Workers
Six colored men from Charleston West Virginia were trapped in a freight car in the Pennsylvania Railroad yards at 324 Market Street for five days with no food except cabbage and no water. They slept through the trip until the police opened the door and freed them. They reported working on the railroad, loading cars, before the ordeal began.
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the Tribune
Philadelphia
Charleston
W. Va
Pennsylvania Railroad
Market Sts
Real estate dealer sues Gould Ramsey and Guy for 46000
John Jones a St Louis real estate dealer files suit in the Circuit Court seeking 46000 with interest from January 1903 against George J Gould Joseph Ramsey Jr and William E Guy. He says he purchased 18000 acres of coal lands in southern Ohio on instruction and advanced the purchase price but has not been reimbursed.
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St. Louis
Circuit Court Today
John
Jones
George J. Gould
Joseph Ramsey, Jr
William E. Guy
Ohio
Church Leaves Fellowship Over Pastor Expulsion
Newport Rhode Island May 13 The First Baptist Church of Newport votes to withdraw from the Rhode Island State Baptist Convention and the Narragansett Baptist Association citing the expulsion of Rev Dr Edward A Johnson from the convention. Church members back their pastor and three members are suspended for alleged strife.
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Newport
Kk. I
First Baptist Church
Rhode Island State Baptist Convention
Narragansett Baptist Association
Edward A. Johnson
Japanese Gift to Roosevelt Arrives in Reading
Rev. Dr. D. B. Schneder, a Reformed Church missionary fresh from Japan, brings a magnificent sword from leading Japanese officials to be presented to President Roosevelt. The presentation date is not yet fixed.
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Reading
Penn
D. B. Schneder
The
Reformed Church
Japan
United States
Roosevelt
Newport Valuation Up by 13 587 000 in Personal Property
Newport R I May 13 Mrs Ogden Goelet Henry A C Taylor Elbridge T Gerry John R Drexel James J Van Alen E R Thomas and other New Yorkers have had personal property increases assessed in Newport. Total valuation rises from 42 029 000 to 56 626 700 with 13 587 700 more, mostly in personal property. Tax take climbs to 679 530 from 516 468. exact personal taxes pending review.
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the Tribune
Newport
R. L
Ogden Goelet
New York
Borhood
H. A. C. Taylor
Samuel Thomas
John R. Drexel
William G. Weld
J. J. van Alen
Charles G. Weld
George W. Weld
Nei
Quits Car to Save Boys in River Rescue
Passengers on a Notwalk trolley car bound for Rowayton saw three boys struggling in the Five Mile River Inlet. Frederick S. Wardwell, a Stamford contracting engineer, shed his coat and swam to shore to pull the youths to safety, including seven year old Herbert Arnold who helped his friends.
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Tribune
Stamford
Conn
Rowayton
Five Mile River
Sound
Fredericks
Wardwell
Herbert Arnold
Frederick Krauss
Mr. Wardwell
Fish Rain Hits St Louis During Late Morning Shower
A heavy storm in St Louis drops live fish from the sky. One two inch fish struck a delicatessen awning and bounded to the street, still alive. Several other fish sightings are reported as the storm continues.
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the Tribune
St. Louis
Beriberi Claims Navy Officer in Norfolk
The death of Lieutenant Commander William Truxton of the U S S N occurred at St Vincent's Hospital Norfolk shortly after midnight. He contracted beriberi in the Philippine Islands and was forty four. A Navy veteran since 1876 he was son of Commodore William Talbot Truxton and grandson of Commodore Thomas Truxton. He commanded the gunboat Bancroft in the Spanish War and last served as executive officer of the receiving ship Independence at Mare Island Navy Yard. Burial will be in Norfolk.
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Norfolk
William Truxton
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Beriberi
Philippine Islands
Navy
William Talbot Truxton
Thomas Truxton
Bancroft
Independence
Mare Island Navy Yard
Hinman Says Dunn Will Not Accept State Chairmanship
Senator Harvey Hinman stated Colonel George W. Dunn would not accept reelection as state Republican chair. Dunn, aging and weary of the duties, prefers to retire. The next chairman is likely to be friendly to Senator Platt, though not necessarily a Platt ally.
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THE
Tribune
Binghamton
Harvey Hinmen
George W. Dunn
Dunn
Republican State Committee
Senator Platt
Platt
Senator Flatt
Fortified New York poolroom raided by police
A four story West Side poolroom between Greene and Wooster streets was raided by Acting Captain Bourke and a large force using a sidewalk hole, uncovering a locked, highly fortified setup. Detectives seized racing boards, dope sheets, and cash cages while arresting five men and freeing about 300 patrons.
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West Sdst
Greene and Wooster Sts
Bourke
Mercer St
McAdoo
Captain Bourke
Belmont Park
O’brien
Rourke
William Brady
St. Paul Hotel
Columbus-ave
Arthur Sheridan
Fairmount Ave
Newark
Jeremiah Mullen
Madison-st
Andrew Spinetti
Hudson-st
James McCabe
Othave
George Alfred
West S2d-st
Peary Charter Sealing Vessel Erik For North Expedition
Commander Peary has chartered the sealing steamer Erik to carry coal and provisions to the Roosevelt expedition. The Erik will load supplies at Cape Babipe West Greenland in July for the voyage north.
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St. John's
N. F
Peary
Erik
Roosevelt
Cape Babipe
West Gheglande
Oyama Forcing Battle Near Moukden Shows Japanese Pressure
Report from Gadgeyadana on May 13 describes Japanese efforts to roll back the Russian left near Moukden. Russians push southward, facing fierce night attacks as they hold Dangu Pass. Russian detachment along the Liao River encounters Chinese bandits aided by Japanese officers, forcing a retreat. Weather worsens with a severe dust storm and heat.
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Moukden
Russian May Day fears predict clashes and bomb threats
Reports from St Petersburg and across Russian cities warn of planned anti government demonstrations on May Day. Workers hoard weapons, bomb sights appear in student rooms, and authorities anticipate clashes despite calls for peaceful marches. Across the Caucasus, commerce shutters as warnings spread and ships halt.
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St. Petersburg
Riga
Libau
Reval
Baltic
Moscow
Baku
Batoum
Kutais
Caucasus
Revolutionary Committee
Russell Sage Regains Health After Illness
The aged financier Russell Sage, confined at his home, has recovered from months of illness and plans a short outing next week. If improvements hold, he will return to his Long Island home by June 1, as he overcomes nervousness and dizziness reported in the liver trouble.
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Russell Sage
Sthave
Mr. Sage
Long Island
Probe Bribery Charges Albany Gas Aftermath
Albany reports a quiet probe led by District Attorney George W. Addington into alleged bribery in the recent gas bill fight that defeated the 380 cent proposal. Rumors of votes bought at up to 40 000 circulate, with senators and gas officials potential witnesses as a June session nears and new gas firms rush to form to avoid regulation.
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Tereexe
Albany
Citizens Union
George W. Addington
Addington
Addingt
Patrick H. McCarren
Senate
Cons Ate? Gas Cay
Stevens Coe
Higgins
Railroad Commission
Southern Baptists report foreign missions gifts at convention
In Kansas City Missouri on May 13 representatives from fourteen states and territories joined the annual Southern Baptist Convention offering 354 006 for foreign missions. An additional 5000 was pledged from a New York donor. Alabama gave 335 000 Georgia 60000 Florida 5000 North Carolina 25000 South Carolina 30000 Virginia 45000 and Southwestern States provided the rest.
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Kansas City
Southern Baptist Convention
New York
Alabama
Mit
Georgia
Florida
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Milk Adulteration Case Involving Two Boys
Frank Elliott and Matthew De Witt two twelve year old boys of Richmond Hill were arraigned in Far Rockaway Court on charges of stealing twenty three bottles of cream six bottles of buttermilk and four bottles of milk from a Richmond Hill dairy. The boys admitted drinking it all and were held in $100 for Special Sessions.
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Frank Elliott
Matthew de Witt
Richmond Hill
Healy
Far Rockaway Court
Medals Awarded to Five Iowa Crew Members
Five Iowa crew members Johannessen Field Venektte Bethel and Carahghie received bronze medals and $100 each for bravery during a January boiler room explosion aboard the battleship Iowa near Culebra. They pulled blinded comrades from escaping steam and removed fires under risk to themselves, with medals authorized by the Secretary of the Navy.
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Tribune
Norfolk
Johannessen
Venektte
Bethel
Carahghie
Iowa
Culebra
Secretary of the Navy
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Automobile Club of America
John Washington Smith
Haffen
Bronx
Cromwell
Richmond
John J. Pallas
Henry C. Schrader
Poice Department
Nelson A. Miles
Paul Dana
Samuel McMillan
Peter H. Schenck
Jim S
Arthur Lape
Dan
Stewart Barr
Light
William J. Clark
Lee Direct
Ben Lichtenberg
Palmer
George H. Huber
the Speedway
Gracie Pandit
Ackley C. Schuyler
Marzouk
Elmer
Andrew Cone
Alice Drake
T. B. Leahy
Princess Pique
W. F. Kilpatrick
Alice
Helen Wilton
Philip Heiperhausen
Nellie Wilkes
John W. Smith
Ogden Smith
Miss Morosini
Edith Hard
Fanny K
Merosini
Johns. Caldwell
Bessie Reid
Peterson
Teports
Sues Gould and Ramsey
W. E. Guy
Church Leaves Fellowship
First Baptist
Nippon
Newport Valuation
Connecticut
Hinman
Oyama
Gadgeyadana
Dangu Pass
Ma-Chan-Tze
Dia-Pu
Chang-Tu-Fu
Liao River
Feng-Hu-Shien
Daliaohe
Siliaohe
Monkden
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Perm
Odessa
Sukhumkale
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