Withdrawal of Hyde Shocks Agriculture Bureau Chief
John Hyde resigns as statistician and chief of the bureau of statistics at the agriculture department. Willett N. Hays takes temporary charge while an investigation into the cotton scandal continues and a new statistician is sought. Hyde says he resigns under fire amid pressure from cotton growers and health concerns.
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Burden
Washington
John Hyde
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Willett N. Hays
Hyde
Roosevelt
Mr. Hyde
Department
Fryde
W. Snow
Chicago
J. E B. Dodge
Bureau
Aeroplane Fatal Descent At Santa Clara College
Daniel Maloney, veteran aeroplane operator, fell 3000 feet during a flight from Santa Clara college grounds. The craft swerved and twice flipped before maloney died from a fractured skull after spectators watched in horror. The plane was destroyed.
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Santa Clara
San Jose
Cal
Daniel Maloney
Flontgomery
Maloney
Santa Clara College
College Garden
Ming Cram Sitl Lives
LENOX Mass July 19 Miss Cram grew weaker last night after being kicked by her pony the heat contributing heavily to her condition.
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Ming Cram Sitl
Lenox
Mass
Miss Cram
Stokes Pastors Wedding Ties Philanthropy to Settlement Work
John G Phelps Stokes millionaire philanthropist married Rose Pastor at St Lukes church Noroton The ceremony included Rev Louis French and Rev Anson Phelps Stokes Jr The couple plan a two month abroad honeymoon and then reside on New Yorks Lower East Side to continue their mutual settlement work together
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Ilenaire
Stamford
Conn
John G. Phelps Stokes
Anson Phelps Stokes
St. Luke's Church
Noroton
Rose Pastor
East Side
New York City
Louis French
St. Luke's
Anson Phelps Stokes, Jr
New Haven
Yale University
Henry Rauh
Indianapolis
Mayer
Cleveland
Stokes
Lower East Side
New York
Peary Party Awaits Roosevelt In North Sydney
Commander Peary his wife and Captain Bartlett arrive in North Sydney awaiting the Roosevelt to sail. Bartlett aims to push 300 miles north of Stal to latitude 83 8 or farther than any prior steamship. He doubts the ship can retreat if ice crushes it and plans to regroup with Etal relief if needed. The crew will be handpicked Newfoundlanders.
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Peary
North Sydney
C. B
Bartlett
Roosevelt
Stal
Etal
Roosevelt Party Missed Steamer in Honolulu Farewell
Miss Alice Roosevelt Mrs Dubois Senator Newlands and Congressman Longworth with Tafts party raced to catch the Manchuria after Waikiki visits. A tug ferried them toward the ship, then a launch took them to the Manchuria which sailed for Manila. Taft's party said the voyage was enjoyable with dances and Philippine lectures aboard.
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Roosevelt
Honolulu
Alice Roosevelt
Dubois
Newlands
Longworth
Taft
Waikiki
Manchuria
Manila
Miss Roosevelt
Carlton Held as Robber in Hotel Drugging Case
Dr Charles A Goldsmith of Stamford Connecticut identified F E Carlton as the man known as E J Martinez who in July 1990 drugged and robbed him of seven hundred dollars and jewelry in a Park Row hotel Carlton was selected from ten prisoners in Raymond Street jail and gave no confession. He is also held on a separate charge of defrauding H J B Schaub of seven hundred dollars.
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Carlton
New York
Charles A. Goldsmith
Stamford
Conn
F.E. Carlton
E. J.D. Martinez
Park Row
Goldsmith
Raymond Street
Dr. Goldsmith
H. J. B. Schaub
New York Markets Quiet and Steady Across Commodities
Market notes show wheat quiet for No 2 red July at 444 85 and oats steady with No 2 white values. Butter cheese eggs and dressed poultry prices listed, with state dairy and country terms. beef dull, veal slow, and lambs easing as meat markets mix firmness and weakness across items.
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New York
Mercantile Exchange
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Long Island
Texas
Live Stock Markets Report Card
CATTLE supply fair with market stow and prices for choice cattle around 4 045 dollars gross. HOGS receipts light with prime heavy about 6 10 dollars and mediums near 6 20 dollars. YORKERS light to heavy at 6 20 to 6 30 dollars, pigs around 6 20. SHEEP AND LAMBS supply light with prime wethers about 6 15 dollars and spring lambs near 4 47 dollars.
Heat Wave Paralyzes Cities Across the Nation
A record heat wave grips the country from the Atlantic coast to the Rockies with New York reporting 29 deaths and 104 degree street readings. Hospitals fill as prostrations rise and ambulances run non stop while parks stay open at all hours and icemen threaten strikes.
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New York
Atlantic Coast
Rocky Mountains
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Atlantic City
Weather Bureau
Boston
Stock Exchange
Brooklyn
Deaths From HeatPrompt Hits Bridgeport Meriden Areas
Record heat wave shuts factories across Connecticut and Pennsylvania towns. In New Haven region temperatures near 100 degrees trigger two deaths Meriden and Greenwich men overcome by heat. Factory closures and heat prostrations rise with several deaths reported in Philadelphia area.
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Bridgeport
Meriden
New Haven
Conn
Greenwich
Patrick Coughlin
Creenwich
Carl Priebe
Four Die as Heatwave Strikes Chicago and Nations
Chicago reports four heat deaths and seventeen prostrations as the thermometer hits 98.3 on a feral roof. other cities including Mount Washington Geneva and Baltimore also endure extreme temperatures with factories near standstill and no relief for days.
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Chicago
Mercury
Nortwest
Japanese land army near Vladivostok signals siege
A Tokyo sourced dispatch reports a Japanese army landed north of Vladivostok with a near total encirclement of the fortress expected. President Roosevelt has not received clear guidance on peace terms with Russia and Japan, while rumors in Moscow discuss deposition of Emperor Nicholas with a regency planned for Grand Duke Alexis. Baron Hayashi says Japan questions Russia’s delegation powers and cautions on the terms. Separately, Long Island Rail Road runs its first electric train test from Woodhaven Junction to Flatbush as part of a $40 million electric program with Rockaway Beach trials and a shift from steam toward electric traction upcoming.
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Washington
Tokyo
Vladivostok
Rroosevelt
Russia
Japan
St. Petersburg
Zemstvoists
Moscow
Nicholas
Alexis Nikolaievitch
Baron Hayashi
London
New York
Long Island
Woodbhaven Junction
Flatbush
Rockaway Beach
Scotty to Have a Gold Bust by Death Valley Miner
New York reports that the miner known as Scotty from Death Valley will have a pure gold bust of himself. It will require about 50 000 to 60 000 dollars for the gold. Frederick E Triebel, National Sculpture Society member, to carve the statue. In New Haven a probate hearing hints at a contest over Rev George Edward Day's will leaving 75 000 to the Yale divinity school.
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Scotty
New York
Death Valley
Frederick E. Triebel
National Sculpture Society
New Haven
Conn
George Edward Day
Holmes
Yale Divinity School
Robert B. Day
Bank cashier charged with defalcation in Vigo County
Gustavus Conzman, former cashier of the Vigo County National Bank in Terre Haute, was arrested by U S officers on a defalcation charge. The bank reportedly closed its doors recently and Conzman is confined at home due to illness.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Gustavus Conzman
Vigo County National] Bank
United States
Conzman
Berth For Judge Lincoln Named Albany Editor
Governor Higgins appoints Charles Lincoln of Albany to edit the governor’s messages. Lincoln, formerly of Little Valley in Cattaraugus County, previously served as legal adviser to Governors Morton Black and Roosevelt.
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Lincoln
Albany
Higgins
Charles Lincoln
Little Valley
Cattaraugus County
Morton, Black
Roosevelt
Postal Burglars, Grange Session Planned in Atlantic City
The Woodbury council directed City Solicitor Avis to seek an injunction to restrain the Delaware and Atlantic Telephone Company during the franchise dispute. Judge Dill tours the state prison parole board and the case of Libbie Garrabrandt surfaces amid expectations of parole. Lincoln post office dynamite blast yields $800 in stamps. Bay Head post office robbed of stamps with little cash. State Master Gaunt lines up Atlantic City Grange meeting with 5000 delegates and Jersey produce exhibits to impress Western visitors.
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Woodbury
City Colicitor Avis
Delaware & Atlantic Telephone Company
Lincoln
Bay Head
George W. F. Gaunt
Mullica Hill
National Grange
Atlantic City
Jersey
Riverside Wins Land Suit Over North Riverside Station Tract
After 26 hours of deliberation the jury ruled in favor of Riverside township in a land dispute with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The case centered on a tract north of Riverside station fenced by the railroad, claimed as public ground for fifty years but contested as never dedicated. The defense expects an appeal to higher courts. Half of Vineland Rescues Bagge From Sewer Trench After a near burial, crowds halted trains as rescue workers freed the hardware merchant who was revived. The ongoing drama drew hundreds, including the man’s son, aiding in the fifteen minute effort. The wedding of Rev. William H. Russell to Catharine Armour Diffley in Ocean Grove surprised friends as the 81-year-old groom wed a 46-year-old NY resident living in town. The couple, not previously known to each other, wed with the Rev. Edward Mount officiating.
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Riverside
Riverside Township
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Riverside Station
Camden & Trenton
Railroad Company
Vineland
William Bagge
West Jersey & Seashore
New Jersey Central
Bagg
William. H. Russell
Ocean Grove
Russell Cottage
Heck Avenue
Catharine Armour Diffley
New York
Edward Mount
West Park M. E
Lemlein Fire and Flames Band Busy with Local Entertainment
The Lemlein Fire and Flames group keeps a busy schedule entertaining a local cashier at the Chicken Incubator, signaling strong community ties and frequent public performances.
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Lemlein Fire and Flames
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