Many killed by autos both here and abroad
A series of automobile accidents yesterday left many dead or injured. In Pittsburg Frank Armstrong lost his wife while Claude Hess and L A Foster suffered serious injuries. Near Elmira N Y H B Smith was killed and four others injured. In Italy the Baron de Martino died in auto races near Brescia. The Marquis Palavicini and a lawyer perished when a freight train hit their car at Magenta.
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Frank Armstrong
Pittsburg
Claude Hess
L. A. Foster
H. B. Smith
Elmira
N. x
Baron de Martino
Brescia
Italy
Marquis Palavicini
Magenta
Florio Cup Race Ends in Italian Victory and Baron’s Death
The Florio Cup auto race at Brescia was won by Italian driver Minoia in 4 hours 39 minutes 53 seconds amid a day of fine weather and a tragic fatal crash. Baron de Martino, a well known noble amateur, died when his car’s steering failed near the grandstand, while Hemery and Hanriot finished second and third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brescia
Italy
Minoia
Baron de Martino
Henri Fournier
Hieronymus
Tommaselli
Durlacher
Condi
Marquis Pallavicini Killed as Train Hits Car at Magenta
In Magenta Italy on September 1 Marquis Pallavicini and lawyer Nalmano died in an automobile crash. Their chauffeur failed to notice a closed grade crossing gate and drove onto the tracks as a freight train approached. Nalmano died instantly, the marquis died a few minutes later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magenta
Italy
Pallavicini
Nalmano
Duke of Trevise Injured in Paris Auto Crash
The Duke of Trévise was seriously injured today near Paris when his car’s steering gear failed, striking a tree and overturning. The duchess was badly bruised. Vicomtes Guébriant and other passengers escaped unhurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Duke of Trévise
Vicomtesse Guébriant
Warning Light Unseen Leads to Fatal Crash in Pittsburg
Telegraph report from Pittsburg details a late night accident on Grant Boulevard caused by chauffeur A. J. Williams alleged carelessness. Frank Armstrong, 19, son of real estate dealer John H. Armstrong, died at the scene. Claude Hess and S. A. Foster were seriously injured and Williams was arrested. This marks the second fatal Grant Boulevard crash in a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Pittsburg
A. J. Williams
Frank Armstrong
John H. Armstrong
Claude Hess
S. A. Foster
Grant Boulevard
Williams
Young Armstrong
West Penn Hospital
Dillingham Survives Auto Crash Between Trolleys
Theatre manager Charles B. Dillingham narrowly escaped serious harm when his $25,000 touring car was wrecked between two trolley cars at Broadway and a city street noon yesterday. Chauffeur George Theobald sprained an ankle. Dillingham credited luck and later vowed to sue the railroad. Eyewitnesses included Charles Frohman and Welles Hawkes.
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Charles B. Dillingham
Broadway
Th Street
Mr. Dillingham
George Theobald
4Th Street
Dillingham
Seath
D. O. Callahan
Charles Frohman
Welles Hawkes
PM Dillingham
Dillingham Purchases Auto. Cab Steals Reported to Police
The report notes that a machine driven by a chauffeur Theobald was hurried away in a cab after being observed at the Tenderloin police station. Patrolman Hunt filed the case. Dillingham bought the car four months ago for 25000 dollars and holds license No. 30368 in his name.
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Tenderloin
Hunt
Theobald
Mr. Dillingham
Auto injures seven in Jericho Turnpike crash
A touring car and a buggy collided on Jericho Turnpike between New Hyde Park and Mineola. Seven people were injured, five hospitalized in Nassau Hospital. The Lynch party, heading to Garden City, escaped with multiple injuries as the car struck a horse and a tree after attempting to pass two wagons and a buggy.
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Mineola
Long Island
Jericho Turnpike
New Hyde Park
Nassau Hospital
Mr. Lynch
Times
Manhattan
New Rochelle
Cadillac
Mrs. Lynch
Auto Goes Over Bank At Pine City Tragedy Kills One Injures Four
A touring car plunged off a 15 foot embankment near Pine City Elmira New York at 11 15 am killing H B Smith of Tioga Pennsylvania and injuring four others John Henry of Canandaigua is hospitalized with suspected internal injuries The group was traveling from Corning New York to Tioga Pennsylvania owner Waldo Whitehead rode in rear seat Chauffeur A F Vangorder and guide James Barrett were in front Barrett had just joined the party The accident followed a miscommunication causing the car to go straight instead of left off the road undercarriage trapped occupants adding to the tragedy
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Elmira
N. Y
Pine City
H. B. Smith
Tioga
Penn
John Henry
Canandaigua
Arnot Ogden Hospital
Corning
Waldo Whitehead
Whitehead
Smith
A. F. Vangorder
James Barrett
Barrett
Wanham Couple Held in Manslaughter Charge
Wilbraham Massachusetts September 1 an auto carrying Mr and Mrs Sumner Hollander of Wenham and Boston struck and killed Dorothy Otis twelve daughter of Mr and Mrs James Otis of Palmer The child and her mother had just left a trolley car The Hollanders later surrendered in Palmer and were held on $2500 manslaughter bond Hollander is son of L P Hollander of Boston firm L P Hollander Co He and Mrs Hollander planned a New York trip but returned home after the crash
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Wilbraham
Mass
Sumner R. Hollander
Wenham
Boston
Dorothy
James M. Otis
Palmer
Hollander
Mr. Hollander
L. P. Hollander
L. P. Hollander & Co
New York City
Four-year-old Reynolds child killed in Jamestown accident
In Jamestown New York a four year old boy, son of Albert Reynolds of Ripley, was struck by a car and died instantly. The vehicle belonged to James Forman of Erie Pennsylvania. Forman was injured when he swerved to avoid the collision and veered into a ditch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
N. Y
Albert Reynolds
Ripley
James Forman
Erie
Penn
Cullington son injured in Como car crash near Spring Lake
William Cullington cigar maker said his son Herbert was hurt in a Como collision near Spring Lake. Herbert Cullington was rushed to Ann Memorial Hospital with little hope of recovery. Mercer County police probe an attempted holdup between Trenton and Princeton as three highwaymen fired at a departing touring car, a pedestrian was shot at nearby.
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Tribune
Red Bank
N. J
William Cullington
Herbert
Como
Spring Lake
the Ann Memorial Hospital
Herbert Cullington
Trenton
Mercer County
Princeton
Auto injuries prove fatal for Quaker Ridge butler
Albert Parsons, a butler for W. M. Barnum of Quaker Ridge Mamaroneck, died at New Rochelle Hospital from injuries after being thrown from Barnum’s car. Parsonss skull was fractured when the auto skidded on the Quaker Ridge hill and struck a tree. both men were ejected as the vehicle toppled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Parsons
W. M. Barnum
Quaker Ridge
Mamaroneck
New Rochelle
May Unify Vanderbilt Lines Next January
Milwaukee reports that Vanderbilt system fast freight lines will consolidate next January under six general managers. The move will dismiss scores of employees as sixteen lines are reduced to six, with a practical unification planned by the management.
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Milwaukee
Militia Crew Rescued After Night Drift Off Sandy Hook
Sixteen young members of New Jersey Naval Militia’s 2d Division were saved by Captain George B. Gibb of the tug C. N. Kimpland after their cutter struggled in a north wind and heavy seas in the South Channel off Sandy Hook. The rescue occurred late Saturday night as the crew, ages eighteen to twenty six, battled darkness and a strong ebb tide.
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Sandy Hook
2D Division
First Battalion
Naval Militia of
New Jersey
George B. Gibb
C. N. Kimpland
Beard Dredging Company
Gibb
Dory
Murphy
Clifton
Staten Island
Kimpland
Newark
N. J
United States
Portsmouth
New Jersey Naval Militia
Scotland
Davenport
A. H. Lozier
T. M. Smith
Lozier
Fort Hancock
Colonel Harris
Ensign Smith
Patterson
Highland Beach
New York Naval
Granite State
Norton’s Point
Child Stolen in Broad Daylight Near 9th Street
Four year old Louisa Fiorentine was seized from a street in broad daylight by a baker’s wagon gang. Her brother saw four men, three in the wagon. Petro Fiorentino reported the incident to police when he arrived home at 345 East 11th Street. The motive remains unclear.
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9Th Street
First Avenue
Louisa Fiorentino
Fiorentino
Sentences Given in Land Fraud Case
United States District Judge DeHaven sentenced John A. Benson and E. B. Perrin, recently convicted of land frauds, to ten years' imprisonment in Alameda County jail and to pay a $1,000 fine each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
United States
DeHaven
John A. Benson
E. B. Perrin
Alameda County
Heat in St. Paul Fatal to Duluth Girl
Helen Furrie, eleven, of Duluth, died from the heat in St. Paul today. The sudden tragedy underscores concerns over heat safety and urban conditions during late summer. A brief news note records the victim and location, with no further details on circumstances or aftermath.
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ST. Paul
Helen Furrie
Duluth
Kidnapped New Yorker guarded on trumped up larceny charge
Charles R. Thompson a New York real estate dealer was jailed in Pittsburg after a rapid extradition from New Monmouth New Jersey. Authorities say the larceny charge stems from a watch and chain alleged to be stolen while a disputed note of 1800 dollars related to an electric railroad deal. Thompson admits giving the note but claims it was not worth its face value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
Pittsburg
New Monmouth
N. J
Jersey City
Charles R. Thompson
New York City
No. 20
Broad Street
Mr. Thompson
John K. Damascus
Mr. Damascus
Mr Damascus
Thompson
Damascus
Fayette
Westmoreland
Fred Wills
Harrisburg
Stuart
Stokes
New Jersey
Willits
Aaron Johnston
Monmouth County
Charles Harvey
Freehold
Long Branch
Mr. Johnston
Wills
E. D. Fox
East Liberty
Central Station
Harvey
Fortune Bay
London
Washington
St. Johns
Entente
Root
Spanks and dynamite cap injure mother and boy
In Cheboygan Michigan on September 1 Mrs. Fred Williams at Bear Point spanked her seven year old son for a minor offense. A dynamite percussion cap in the boy’s hip pocket exploded, tearing a large hole in his hip and likely causing his death. The mother suffered lost fingers and facial cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheboygan
Mich
Fred Williams
Bear Point
Crooked Lake
Woman Recovers Lost Gold Purses With Pearls
Two gold purses valued at 1000 dollars were lost yesterday afternoon in a Broadway car belonging to Mrs E P Hews of 1696 Broadway. A young woman returned the purses early last night and declined a reward. Police had suspected a pickpocket after the loss was reported.
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Broadway
E. P. Hews
Hews
Matador Mangled in Bull Fight at Juarez Plaza
Moronto Chico, matador, was caught by a bull’s horns at Juarez Plaza del Toros in El Paso this afternoon. He was mangled in front of thousands and is believed fatally injured.
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el Paso
Tex
Moronto Chico
Juarez Plaza del Toros
President Roosevelt preps six set speeches and extempo talks
Oyster Bay, Sept 1. President Roosevelt works nightly from 9 until bedtime to prepare six set addresses to be delivered between Sept 30 and Oct 6. He will also give as many extemporaneous talks as needed before concluding his vacation with a Mississippi River cruise and stops in St. Louis Cairo Memphis Nashville and Chattanooga.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Middle West
South
National Monument
President McKinley
Canton
Ohio
Keokuk
Iowa
Mississippi
St. Louis
Cairo
Memphis
Washington
Nashville
Chattanooga
Five Million a Pittance as Mission Appeal in Oyster Bay
The Right Rev. James S. Johnston urged generous offerings for foreign and domestic missions at a service in Oyster Bay attended by President Roosevelt and family. He compared the church’s five million dollar annual goal to Navy spending and tobacco profits, urged liberality, and commented on religious demand in Japan while defending the navy’s peace role. The bishop and Rev. H. H. Washburn and Mrs. Washburn were invited to luncheon at Sagamore Hill.
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Oyster Bay
James S. Johnston
Episcopal
Texas
Roosevelt
H. H. Washburn
Christ Episcopal Church
Washburn
Sagamore Hill
Bishop Johnston
United States Navy
Far East
Philippines
Japan
Johnston
Parker Has Enough Declares No Desire For Public Office
Ex judge Alton B Parker says he has no wish to hold office again. He notes prior pledge after election and states he will express views on public welfare but will not be deterred by misrepresentations. He dismisses Ohio governor Campbell’s alleged claim about a future nomination.
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Portland
Spt
Alton B. Parker
New York
Parker
Boston
Campbell
Ohio
New K
Brooklyn Man Benjamin Hall Ends His Life at Home
Benjamin J. Hall a retired stevedore shot himself at his Brooklyn home on Eighth Avenue after years of a prosperous Wall Street business. He died instantly and left a wife five children and a family tied to Marine Exchange Produce Association Friendly Sons of St Patrick and 47th Regiment. The death followed concerned behavior observed by his wife who found him upon returning from church. Hall aged sixty had recently retired and his son Benjamin J now runs the Wall Street firm while another son George holds a position at Raab Iron Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin J. Hall
Eighth Avenue
Brooklyn
Mr. Hall
Benjamin
No. 118
Wall Street
Manhattan
Produce and Maritime Exchanges
Vetern Association
47Th Regiment
Friendly Sons of
St. Patrick
Reveal Secrets of the Heart
Boston tests reveal two machines by Harvard psychologist Miinsterberg to read emotions. The automantograph and pneu mograph record involuntary writings and breathing changes, while a wrist sphygmograph tracks heartbeats. Used in a test on Idaho criminal Harry Orchard, the devices claim to reveal truth and prevarication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
Boston
Miinsterberg
Harvard
Harry Orchard
FISHERY ARBITRATION TO SETTLE NEWFOUNDLAND DISPUTE
Washington reports Britain concedes to submit all Newfoundland fisheries issues to the Hague for final settlement. Ambassador Reid led talks with Prime Minister Bond. Gloucester fleet to follow last year modus until adjudication. The accord preserves treaty rights and aims to end a long running dispute between Britain and the United States.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
United States
Hague Tribunal
Newfoundland
Great Britain
The
Hague
Gloucester
Reid
Imi
Gulf of St. Lawrence
James G. Blaine
Blaine
Senate
Hay
St. James's
Root
Isis
London
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Michael
Farmer
Nassau County
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John
Laporte
Frederick
Lynch
Wilfred BR
Woodlawn Avenue
Tioga, Penn
Boy
Ditch
Cullington
Vanderbilt Lines
Baker's Wagon
Poland
Nature
Park & Tiilford, Acker, Merrall & Condit Co
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Wife
Usher
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