Electricity, Not Coal, To Power Nation Says Steinmetz
Dr Charles P Steinmetz warned that coal could soon be exhausted and wood unusable. He urged leveraging water power, converting it to electricity, and expanding electrical engineering to avert freezing and fuel shortages. He described the South as a growth area for electrical work and noted future fertilizer via refuse-based electric processes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles P. Steinmetz
Schenectady
N. Y
General Electric Company
New York Electrical Trade School
Engineers
West
Massachusetts
Niagara
Cleveland
Poughkeepelie
Steinmetz
New England
United States
Wealthy Armenian Killed in Brookline Accident
Agop Garabedian, thirty-two, a wealthy Armenian who had lived in Constan tinople and recently arrived from France, was killed on May 17 when thrown from a horse while riding in Brookline. He had a residence in the royal palace as etkver to the Sultun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben
Agop
Garabedian
Pere
Brookline
France
Constantinople
Etkver
Sultum
DROWNS DESPITE FRIEND MIDSHIPMAN LUCAS DIES AT NAVAL ACADEMY
Midshipman Arthur Linford Lucas of Cleveland dies after canoe capsizes from a schooner’s wash at Annapolis. Midshipman Carl D. Hibbard of Northfield plunges to rescue him and nearly drowns himself. Lucas, 20, was to graduate with high honors on June 5, entered in 1894.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Arthur Linford Lucas
Cleveland
Naval Academy
Carl D. Hibbard
Northfield
Minn
Lucas
Hibbard
William Lucas
Crawford Road
Academy
TEST OF AN AERODROME IN HAMMONDSPORT MAY 17
A preliminary trial of the White Wing aerodrome designed by F. W. Baldwin and built by the Aerial Experiment Association chaired by Alexander Graham Bell was observed in Hammondsport. The craft could not yet fly on the ground due to lack of steering gear, prompting a planned modification before attempting flight. The association, headquartered in Hammondsport, includes Bell Baldwin McCurdy Curtiss and Selfridge, with five aerodromes planned this year No. 3 Bell tetrahedral No. 4 Curtiss No. 5 McCurdy prior to year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammondsport
N. Y
White Wing
F. W. Baldwin
The
Aerial Experiment Association
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Selfridge
U.S. A
J. A. D. McCurdy
Glen H. Curtiss
Selfridge
Baldwin
Dr. Bell
Mr. Curtiss
Mr. McCurdy
Launch Run on Rock Traps Kittreys Vessel in East River
The naphtha launch Kittreys struck Hog's Back off Ward's Island during a trial run and endangered its passengers. Owners Frank Bean and family were rescued by a passing motor boat, then taken to East six street. The craft was floated free and towed to Astoria for repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East River
Ward's Island
Frank Bean
No. 501
West 143d Street
Mr. Bean
Audubon Yachtlab
155Th Street
Hudson River
Port Washington
Long Island
Kittreys
Hoeg
90Th Street
East Sith Street
Astoria
Bryan Delivers Speech to 15000 in Chicago Norwegian Picnic
William J. Bryan spoke at Brand's Park in Chicago before about fifteen thousand Norwegians celebrating their national day. He avoided partisan rhetoric and noted Chicago Norwegians lean Republican while Democrats split between Johnson and Bryan over Sweden. He praised King Haakon and Norway, recalling his prior tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Chicago
William J. Bryan
John M. Johnson
Brand's Park
Bryan
Johnson
Sweden
Norway
Haakon
Eight Hurt In Trolley Collision In Northampton
A head on crash on the Williamsburg branch between Leeds and Williamsburg injured seven people, with two in serious condition. Motorman Frank Emerick is critically hurt. Mrs. Clarence Chase suffered severe head wounds likely with internal injuries. Other injured residents include Miss May Quinn, Edward Morrissey, Lawrence Morrissey, George Dabineau, Miss Josephine Chase from Haydenville, and Mr. Darden of Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northampton
Mass
Williamsburg
Northampton Street
Leeds
Frank Emerick
Clarence Chase
May Quinn
Edward Morrissey
Lawrence Morrissey
George Dabineau
Josephine Chase
Haydenville
Mr. Darden
Springfield
Woodruff Sees Roosevelt at the White House
Timothy L. Woodruff chairman of the New York State Republican Committee met with President Roosevelt at the White House for a brief visit. He arrived from New York at 8 30 pm and departed at 10 36 pm after a stop to see Senator Depew. purpose of the visit was not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Timothy L. Woodruff
New York State Republican Committee
Roosevelt
White House
New York
Depew
Executive Mansion
Morse Securities formed to take bank assets in Bath
Charles W. Morse establishes Morse Securities Company in Bath with $10,000,000 capital to acquire shares and bonds including assets of the National Bank of North America, now in Hanna receivership. Morse and allies hold about 83 percent of the bank, with plans to pay depositors in full as assets are liquidated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Morse
Morse
Bath
Morse Securities Company
National Bank of North America
Mr. Morse
Charles A. Hanna
Hanna
United States
Treasury Department
New York Clearing House Association
Panama
Washington
Murray
New
H. S. Carney
Arthur Braun
Harvest of Speeders Nabbed by Suburban Police Net
A large sweep across suburban New York and parts of Manhattan led to 25 speeders arrested at West 125th and 152nd streets, with a total of eighty violators citywide. Kingdon Gould paid $100 bail after a 22 mph Broadway arrest, and Mrs. Sarah M. Staisny faced a 20 mph charge on West 119th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Manhattan
Kingdon Gould
Broadway
125Th Street
Gould
Bugher
Young Gould
Geisler
Bingham
Seventh Avenue
Sarah M. Staisny
No. 48
West 119Th Street
Central Park
116Th Street
Finnegan
Staisny
West 125Th Street
William Wilkinson
West 114Th Street
Prominent Citizen Shot by Local Lawmaker in May Fight
Henry Abel, a leading Waynesville figure, was fatally shot by David L. Boyd, Haywood County representative, after attempting to separate two fighting men on Main street. Boyd fled and is believed hidden in Tennessee mountains. the clash stemmed from an altercation between Leatherwood and Boyd’s nephew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Waynesville
N. C
Henry Abel
David L. Boyd
Haywood County
General Assembly
Abel
Boyd
Tennessee
Leatherwood
Main Street
Thigh Fracture After Car Collision In Montclair
Leonard Cousins shoe manufacturer residing at 177 Branfield Avenue Montclair N J was struck by a car at Mail Street and Broadway last evening. He suffered a fractured left thigh and possible internal injuries and was taken to Hudson Street Hospital. Vincent Champlain the driver from Westerly R I was held on a technical assault charge. Passengers included Mr and Mrs Burrelie and a young woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Cousins
Branfield Avenue
Montclair
N. J
Mail Street
Broadway
Frank A. Burrelle
Burrelle
Carlton
Hudson Street Hospital
Vincent Champlain
Westerly
R. I
City Hall Station
Man Killed In Auto Collision Near Hill's Grove Farm
Three young men were riding in an automobile that collided with another car on the East Greenwich road near Hill's Grove Farm. Stephen Dodge of Providence died from a fractured skull at Rhode Island Hospital. Edward Conway of Pawtucket Heights suffered a slight skull fracture but is not considered seriously injured. George Whitaker of Roxbury, Massachusetts, was only lightly bruised. The other car’s occupants were uninjured and both cars were wrecked.
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Providence
East Greenwich Road
Hill's Grove Farm
Stephen Dodge
Rhode Island Hospital
Edward Conway
Pawtucket Heights
George Whittaker
Roxbury
Mass
La Follette Plans Stampede at Republican Convention
Telegraph dispatch from Janesville Wisconsin May 17 reports that Senator La Follette aims to stampede the Republican convention for Theodore Roosevelt to aid his 1912 prospects. He may secure a proxy seat and then deliver a forceful speech urging delegates to heed the people's voice and move away from Taft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Janesville
Wis
la Follette
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Taft
Automobilists Aid Their Victim on Long Island
Tony Muskin an Italian twenty five years old was knocked down and run over by an automobile near Jericho Hempstead on May 17. The car occupants took him to Mineola Hospital promising weekly expenses but left without giving their names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Hempstead
Long Island
Tony Muskin
Jericho
Mineola Hospital
Lodge denies involvement in Stewart exile claim
Senator Lodge indignantly denied any responsibility for Colonel Stewart's exile to Fort Grant Arizona, calling the report false and stating I never saw Colonel Stewart in my life after a claimed dispute over using a government launch at Fort Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Boston
Senator Lodge
Colonel Stewart
Fort Grant
Arizona
Fort Williams
Brooklyn Driver Killed After Street Crash
Alfred Moyer of Brooklyn died from a skull fracture after a collision on Herkimer street when his car struck a truck. He was employed by Dr. E P Porter and was in a car with Porter and Frank Olsen at the time. No license charge will be pressed. He died yesterday at St John’s Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Moyer
Eighth Avenue
18Th Street
Brooklyn
Moyer
E. P. Porter
Grenada Place
Herkimer Street
Albany
Troy Avenues
Frank Olsen
Prospect Avenue
St. John’s Hospital
Bomb Explodes Amid Terror at Tenement and Undertaker Shop
An explosion rocked Nos. 1143 and 1145 First Avenue injuring no one but frightening sixteen families three undertaker staff six friends and about three hundred bystanders. Salomon receiver of two Italian banks faced threats and demands to reopen the banks at Stanton Street and East 63d Street amid the attack. Police detained three witnesses who saw a man fleeing moments before the blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Avenue
Young Peoples Association
A. Salomon
Salomon
Stanton Street
East 63d Street
Cholera Strikes Troops in Simla Campaign
An outbreak of cholera forces withdrawal of most white troops under Major General Willcocks into cholera camps. Heat and lack of water raise epidemic risk. Twenty seven deaths reported in the Munster Fusileers after a week in camp. In combat near Khapak Pass, British forces suffer ten killed and twenty four wounded after four hours fighting Mehmani tribesmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simla
Willcocks
Khapak Pass
Dynamite Riots Disrupt Cleveland Street Cars
Dynamite set off under street cars during the Cleveland strike, blowing tracks and starting riots. Police clashed with about a thousand protesters along Wade Park Avenue and East 109th Street, bricks flew at officers, and cars and car barns suffered damage across East 55th Street and St Clair avenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
Cleveland
Wade Park Avenue
East 109Th Street
Wade Park
Ansel Road
St. Clair Avenue
East 55Th Street
Bank Will Not Reopen After Embezzlement Scandal
The Allegheny National Bank will not reopen as the Controller of the Currency takes charge after ex-cashier William Montgomery is jailed on misappropriation charges of 594000. Officials fear larger discrepancies in accounts while city and state funds are protected by surety bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Allegheny National Bank
William Montgomery
Treasury Department
Fatal St Louis Flood Hits City and County
A May 17 flood in western St Louis and surrounding county covers several square miles. Three girls drowned as homes submerged and residents fled to upper floors. A cloudburst near the Country Club sent the Des Peres River raging, flooding the power plant of the St Louis and Suburban Railway. Lights failed in Wellston. Over fifty families displaced, rescue parties organized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
St. Louis
Country Club
Des Peres
Bicycle Victim Mortensen Hit by Auto in Bridgeport
Stratford May 17 Andrew Mortensen twenty two of 641 East Main Street Bridgeport on a bicycle struck at Main and Broad streets by automobile driven by A B Barkman of Tarrytown New York. Mortensen taken to Bridgeport Hospital with serious injuries Barkman arrested but released as not at fault.
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Stratford
Conn
Andrew Mortensen
East Main Street
Bridgeport
Main
Broad Streets
A. B Barkman
Tarrytown
N. Y
Mortensen
Mr. Barkman
Narrow escape after auto strike in Richmond Hill
Mrs. George Carter, 38, of 468 Welling Street, Richmond Hill, was struck by a car at Jamaica Avenue and Maple Street yesterday afternoon and suffered severe shock. The driver, Jacob Oehrig of 438 Monroe Street, Brooklyn, who owned the car, was arrested and released on bail to answer a charge of reckless living.
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George Carter
Welling Street
Richmond Hill
Queens
Jamaica Avenue
Maple Street
Jacob Oehrig
Monroe Street
Brooklyn
Taft Praises Panama Canal Progress On Charleston Visit
Secretary of War William H. Taft, aboard the Prairie, arrived in Charleston after Panama duties. He praised canal progress, described Gatun dam work, and noted labor reforms and land-value negotiations. He declined to discuss U S Panama relations or Panama elections. He hinted at a possible plan for nomination if his party named him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
S. C
William H. Taft
Panama
Prairie
Frend
Washington
Taft
Rhett
United States
Panama Canal
Goethals
Culebra
Canal Zone
Gatun
Gatua
Magoon
Cuba
Richard Rogers
Mr. Taft
New York to the Fore in National Convention Seat Fight
Republican National Committee chairman Harry S. New and Secretary Elmer Dover take charge of allotting convention seats after the sub committee failed to act. Contest rages among states over front row positions with New York pushing for premier seats and Rhode Island, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania close behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Chicago
Harry S. New
Elmer Dover
Republican National Committee
East
New York
Rhode Island
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Oho
First July 4 Fatality in East Orange
Morris S. Drake a 24 year old salesman died after an explosion while making toy caps for own use. The blast wrecked the upper part of the house in East Orange New Jersey injuring his head arms and breast. He died an hour later at Orange Memorial Hospital leaving a wife and young child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Orange
N. J
Morris S. Drake
Drake
Orange Memorial Hospital
Panic in Tenement Fire Blocks Exits at 1813 Amsterdam Ave
A four story tenement at 1813 Amsterdam Avenue suffered a severe blaze last night. Fire escapes were blocked by boxes and refuse, stairs cut off by flames, and a too short ground ladder hampered rescues until Acting Battalion Chief Walker arrived to evacuate all tenants safely.
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Amsterdam Avenue
Walker
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Dr. Steinmetz
Meeiing
Governor Johnson
Ampton, Mass
Woodruff
NEW Morse Company
North America
S. O. Reynolds
Pelham
New Rochelle
Arthur Bedell
Mount Vernon
Fred Newman
Marks
Arthur Piel
Brewer
Riverside Drive
Shore Road
West Side
Fifth Avenue
John J. Parker
West 54Th Street
Benedict Einstein
East 66Th Street
William G. Frank
Hunter's Point
Thompson Avenue
Wiley C. Raymond
Jamaica
DeCoursey Hard
East 80Th Street
Merrick Road
Nassau County
Garden City
Frederick Keiser
Keiser
Leon Samuels
St. Nicholas Avenue
127Th Street
West 125Th
152D Street
North Carolina
Man
SAY LA Follette
Lodge
Stewart
Lbretton Hall
St— Adot
Undertaker
Montgomery
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