Jack Atkin Wins A Turf Classic
Barney Schreiber's Jack Atkin, a four year old, won Belmont Park's seventeenth Metropolitan Handicap in a field of notables including Restizouche and McCarter. He carried 128 pounds and ran one mile in 1 38 3 5, a stake record at Belmont. The crowd, estimated at about 30,000, witnessed a dramatic finish marred by early crowding but the winner drew praise from trainer Herman Brandt and owner Barney Schreiber.
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Barney Schreiber
Jack Atkin
Saint el Salado
Belmont Park
James R. Keene
Don Creole
Restizouche
Spooner
Superman
Salvidere
McCarter
M-Carter
Jockers
Schilling
Erewards
Kiamesha
Parner Schreiber
California
East
Mr. Schreiber
Congratu
Herman Brandt
Martha S. White
Jack
Leng
Waite
Four Airship Flights At Kill Devil Hill</T: Four Airship Flights At Kill Devil Hill
Manteo North Carolina May 13 The Wright brothers aeroplane at Kill Devil Hill completed four flights with strong performance The first leg extended three quarters of a mile while a later flight completed a circle covering about three miles The craft remained under precise control throughout as the aviators guided it through each maneuver
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Manteo
N. C
Wright Brothers
Dayton
Ohio
Kill Devil Hill
Slaughter in a Jail as Prisoners Attempt Escape
Ekaterinoslav May 13. A failed escape after a wall breach with a bomb led to a brutal prison massacre. Twenty-eight prisoners were shot by guards, one later died, and about thirty more were wounded. A second group was killed trying to reach freedom. The panic spread as guards fired on inmates at windows, with the chief warden among the wounded.
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Ekaterinoslav
Bryan Jr. Narrowly Escapes Kidnapping Near Seabrooke
Telegraph report from Galveston on May 13 describes William Jennings Bryan Jr., seventeen, who narrowly escaped kidnapping near Seabrooke in Harris County. Two Pinkerton detectives aided in the incident as Bryan was held for ransom plot.
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The
Tribune
Galveston
William Jennings Bryan, Jr
Seabrooke
Harris County
Bridge safety debate over Blackwell's Island span
Ex Bridge Commissioner Lindenthal urged a model test of the Blackwell's Island Bridge but faced opposition from Commissioner Stevenson and city engineers who insisted the structure is safe. Seaman of the Public Service Commission supported testing as prudent expert endorsement. Moisseiff’s tensile work noted. officials cited Quebec disaster as reason to rely on refigurements and investigations.
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Lindenthal
the Tribune
Blackwell's Island
Bridge Department
Stevenson
Ingersoll
Henry B. Seaman
Public Service Commission
City Bridge Department
Department of Bridges
Commissioner Stevenson
J. M. Ingersoll
Gustave Lindenthal
The
Tribune
Quebec Bridge
Stevensaid
Moisseiff
United States
Europe
Ulso
Blackwell’s Island
Seaman
Blackwell's Island Bridge
Tribunes
Quebec
Canadian Commission
Murder explained hired to kill butcher victim
Detectives arrest Pasqualle Lavaglia for the third time as he claims he and two others plotted to kill Whitey Miller of 66 Catherine Street. He allegedly killed Thomas Perimo on the Third Avenue elevated station, with a third conspirator unnamed. Oscar Mueller of 436 Charth Avenue Brooklyn is also jailed for Perimo’s death after a confrontation over a butcher shop dispute.
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Pasqualle Lavaglia
Central Office
Thomas Perimo
Third Avenue
Usth Street
St. Gregory's Hospital
Pelics
Lavaglia
Perimo
Oscar Mueller
Eharth Avenue
Brooklyn
Manhattan Central Office
Mueller
Kahn
Catharine Street
William Koenig
Marcy Avenue
Low
AFGHANS READY TO FIGHT
The British punitive force of two brigades under Major General Sir James Willcocks has reached Dand near Peshawar. Mohmand tribesmen prepare to resist as families depart and positions are taken on the hills. The Afghan Amir condemns holy war and threatens punishment for joining the invaders.
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Simla
Mohmand
James Willcocks
Dand
Peshawar
Ameer
Afghanistan
Shortage at Alleghany Bank Tops 1.55 Million
National Bank Examiner William L. Folds increased the known defalcation of William Montgomery, cashier of Alleghany National Bank, to 1 550 000. Montgomery, under guard, gave a fuller statement and implicated others in the looting. The Marine National Bank will clear through Union National, and the fraud scheme involved notes bearing names close to prominent businessmen with slight misspellings.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
National Bank
William L. Folds
William Montgomery
Alleghany National Bank
Montgomery
Marine National Bank
Alleghany
Union National
Tornado Ravages Gilliam Oil City and Bollinger La
A tornado struck Gilliam Oil City and Bollinger in Louisiana causing loss of life and heavy property damage. The storm began north of Shreveport and moved toward Little Rock Texarkana with the center of activity in Texas by nightfall.
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Atlanta
Louisiana
Gilliam
Oil City
Bollinger
Shreveport
Little Rock
Texarkana
Texas
Abduction Plot Foiled as Suspects Escaped at Bay Camp
A boat crew attempted to nab abductors by inviting them to a hunting expedition across the bay. Bryan was lured aboard while officers followed in a separate craft, landing to find the conspirators had fled. A hired boatman, drunk, betrayed the plot. The report notes ensuing confusion and arrests.
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Bryan
Navy Engineer Rae Dies at Home in Washington
Rear Admiral Charles Whiteside Rae chief of the bureau of steam navigation and engineer in chief of the navy department died at his Washington home tonight from a complication of diseases.
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Washington
Charles Whiteside Rae
The
Navy
Bureau of Steam Navigation
Navy Department
Senate Passes House Bill Restoring Motto on Coins
Washington May 15 The Senate passess without amendment the House bill restoring the motto In God We Trust on United States coins. TO PHILADELPHIA EVERY HOUR ON THE HOUR in 2 Hours See New Jersey Central Schedule on Page L 115 PATRONS PRAISE It Advt.
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Washington
Senate
House
United States
Philadelphia
New Jersey Central
Advt
President Confers With Governors at Historic White House Meeting
Governors from all states gather in the East Room as President Roosevelt opens a landmark conference on natural resource conservation. The session features applause, calls for a permanent national state partnership, and Deputy ideals, with talk of Congress funding the Inland Waterways Commission.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
White House
Cleveland
United States
Congress
Waterways Commission
Hughes
William J. Bryan
America
Secretary Root
Supreme Court
Tice
Marine Band
Edward Everett Hale
Senate
Israel
Roosevelt
Inland Waterways Commission
Cabinet
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Pictorial News Camp
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Lhewey & Sons Co
Fulton &J
New York
Guthrie
Okla
Norman
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Shawnee
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Chandler
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Rae
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Natural Resources
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North Carolina
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Missouri
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