Rockefeller to Build Palace in Cleveland New York
Column reports John D Rockefeller abandons plans for a two million dollar Pocantico Hills palace. Westchester assessors drive his removal, claiming high roads and taxes, with Rockefeller and his brother William facing financial strain and court disputes over taxes.
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Cleveland
New York
Elie
Aladdin
Pocatiico Hills
Westchester County
Ohio
Huckerelise
Rockefeller
Kykout
Greeneburg
Rockafiller
William
Rey
Mitchine
John D
Wiliam Rocke
Woman Hurt by Cyclists In Chicago Collision
Mrs. C. Anderson was run over by a tandem and a single bicycle on Thirty-seventh Street and Cottage Grove Avenue, sustaining severe internal injuries. She was cared for at home as police seek the reckless riders who fled after the crash. A bystander, Miss Maggie McCarthy, was also injured when a trailer bicycle collided with a park car, suffering severe bruises.
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Mra F. Thompson
Morth Clowe
Nefure Mire Andersen
Anderson
Central Park Avenue
McCarthy
Woman in Long Sleep Exhibited for Charity in Kewanee
Mrs. Rosatine Haven of Wyoming county fallen into a ten week stupor and remains unaroused despite nourishment. Husband exhausted savings on care as physicians fail to awaken her. Her plight has drawn community attention with family and neighbors visiting, while doctors and experts consider hysteria or similar condition.
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Britain Plans Pacific Depot at Esquimalt Harbour
The article states England is preparing a substantial naval depot at Esquimalt near Vancouver to serve as a Pacific Gibraltar. It notes plans to acquire private property to ready the harbour works, storehouses, repair facilities, and a first rate defense system with enhanced gun emplacements and modern cannons to support empire naval operations in the Pacific.
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England
Esquimalt
Vancouver
BH. c
Ediluna Ta
Gibraltar
Pacific
Fequimart
Naval Station
Minke
Vivnerd
Wedding Ends in Disappearance of Bridegroom in Chicago Arkansas
A sudden disruption at a Went Thirisenih street wedding in Chicago Arkansas followed the groom Rouser leaving the scene as police arrived. The newlywed bride wept as officers searched, while guests and musicians reacted to the abrupt halt. The groom vanished amid mounting commotion and accusations of mistreatment by those present.
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Chicago
Ark
Thirisenih
Watertay Marine
Quinney
Max Haysun
Creed
Aod
Ana
Thieves Try to Crack Safe at Santa Fe Office
Chicago police chased two burglars after a 2 am safe-cracking attempt at the Union Pacific office near the stockyards. A pursuer knocked a plank loose, alarms rang, and the men fled through yards and alleys, escaping despite a half hour chase. The safe held little cash and personal cashier items. Two suspicious men in dark clothing were seen earlier. no arrests.
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Chicago
Co Junction
Bhopal
Satin
Katt
O'Day
Pie Becoming Extinct in New York Restaurants
A New York report notes pie's decline as a dessert across better hotels and restaurants. Doctors and papers blamed pie for dyspepsia as puddings and custards rise, while many hoteliers report far fewer pies per day and a shift toward lighter dessert options.
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New York
Depaert
Ple
Pit
Taking Bikes Abroad
A New York report notes a resourceful traveler who avoids costly ocean passages by choosing economical options and bringing her bicycle to Europe. She sails on a cargo or lighter passenger ship with minimal rates, while rail fares in the destination country are avoided. The ship’s passenger list from New York shows few saloon passengers, mostly men.
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New York
Tvo Inen
Passage on ship voyage with mixed passengers
Fragmentary text describes a voyage with male and female passengers including teachers and students. Mentions cattle ship with good ventilation, the idea of crossing to another entitle ship, and a focus on individual attention from officers aboard.
Robbery on Bicycle Aids Two in Paterson Area
Paterson New Jersey man Aus 24 Ewand Shindler reports to Bloomfield Police Justice that he and his wife were robbed near Monticello while traveling to Newark. A man and a woman on bicycles seized his satchel containing $550 and jewelry worth over $1000. The pair fled toward Bloomfield. further searches traced them but they vanished. The couple had planned a bank deposit in Newark before visiting a son westward.
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Paterson
N. J
Ewand Shindler
N.J
Justice Post
Bloomfield
Shindler
Monticello
Newark
Nes Butler
Nes Butler, About 9 Wolock, Whet They Met A Man and Woman On Boyeles Shhindler
Mrs. Shindler
Mesmerized woman accuses fortune teller of extortion
Chicago Aug 4 Hawkins a young colored woman says J H Washington 180 colored extorted property after luring her with fortune telling. She claims he put her in a trance and compelled sale of a watch ring and other items. Washington denies the charges and says he was at a saloon.
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Ete Hawkins
Chicago
Hawkins
J. H. Washington
Washington
Sant
New Chicago Farce Smith Left Home Opens at Columbia
Review of Broadhurst's new farce Smith Left Home at the Columbia theater in Chicago. Performances feature Maclyn Arbuckle Lingering French actors Annie Yeamans and others. Plot follows Smith married to a younger woman as relatives intrude. Complications arise from devious attempts to dismiss suitors and a meddling aunt and her husband.
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Chicago
George Hi. Broadhurst
Husiees
Smith
Mijor Duncombs
Blas Smith
Growing sentiment for keeping the Philippines gains steam
Washington Aug 24 Senator Hansbrough North Dakota says business leaders show near unanimous support for holding the Philippines. He warns control implies a large standing army far from home and huge costs. He fears failure to act could invite European powers to seize the islands and force a new eastern crisis.
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Hansbrough
North Dakota
Philippines
Philippine Islands
United States
France
England
Germany
Rusia
Italy's Decadent Navy Detailed By Admiral Zatamba
Rome August 24. Admiral Zatamba outlined the Italian navy's defense needs. He said many new ships are required, a large loan is planned, and Italy now ranks lower than the United States and others in naval strength. He cited few modern ships and aging vessels, with defense depends on coast guns and armor.
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War Hero Jones Causes Brooklyn Bar Turmoil After Parade
Private William Jones of the Tenth Cavalry, recently discharged as cured, arrives in Brooklyn after viewing a naval parade in New York. In a drunken dispute at John P Stein's café on Third Avenue he hurls a bottle at a mirror, sparks a brawl, and knocks bartender Thomas Moffatt to the floor, drawing a chaotic scene of war memories returning amid celebration.
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New York
William Jones
Tenth Cavalry
Sent Feo
Jones
Brooklyn
John P. Stein
Capon
Third Avenue
Thomas Moffatt
Talking Freely About Dunning Case In San Francisco
Mrs W A Botkin a San Francisco woman discusses her friendship with John P Dunning and affirms affection for him She denies knowledge of the Mrs Dunning death while recalling Dunning’s troubles and drinking to cope saying the irony of fate if they meet in court.
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San Francisco
Cal
W. A. Botkin
Dunning Personing
Dunning
Tam
Jack Dunning
Abe
New York Woman Seeks Divorce Over Husband Breath
Mrs. Rana Wallace Hetcher of New York seeks an absolute divorce from Henrs W. Hetcher alleging intolerable conduct centered on his constant bad breath. Attorneys discuss grounds as she reveals failing marriage and attempts to obtain a North Dakota decree with minimal funds. The case traverses legal questions about validity of out-of-state decrees and the sufficiency of evidence.
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New York
Rana Wallace Hetcher
Howe & Hummel
Hummel
North Dakota
Poe
Age Fenty
Battan
Holmes
Work
Howe & Ius
Beleter
Lost in New York search for wife and two children
Carl Fleming of Chicago employed by Western Electric searches New York for his wife Mrs Theresa Fleming and children Ebba six and Nils three who tent their hotel last Sunday and have not been seen since. They came to visit relatives in Sweden aboard the Island of the Thingvaila line. the Island sailed August 6.
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New York
Carl Fleming
Western Electric Company
Chicago
Sten Sines
Theresa Fleming
Ebba
Nils
Thingvaila Line
Sweden
Missing Swedish woman vanishes with child after travel
Fleming left her baggage aboard and after telegraphing to ensure the child’s safety she and the child shifted to Stevens House then Sweden Lutheran Immigrants hotel as travel options proved costly. Edmund Bingeen the chef said Mrs. Plém Ing told him she would return for Hing bers. A missing person alert was sent to the Thing valla line and police aided the search. She carried seven hundred dollars in Swedish money and is about 11 years old with brown eyes and hair and medium height.
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