Fifth Avenue Hotel Sold to Capitalist Syndicate
The Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York has been sold by the Amos R. Eno estate to a syndicate led by the Henry Morgenthau real estate group for 7.25 million dollars. When the current lease ends next October the building will be razed for a modern office tower. The purchase includes adjacent brownstone on West Twenty third and the Madison Square Theater on West Twenty fourth.
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Washington Post
New York
Fifth Avenue
Amos R. Eno
Henry Morgenthau
Nassau Street
West Twenty-third Street
Madison Square Theater
West Twenty-fourth Street
Prince Edward Receives Royal Recognition At Oval College
Special Cable from The Washington Post reports Prince Edward, heir to the Prince of Wales, celebrates his thirteenth birthday at Oval College with the national anthem and a royal salute. He is popular among peers, joins in all sprees, and is noted for a rare grievance: letters to him are opened to block remittances, while he receives only a shilling weekly.
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Washington Post
London
Prince Edward
Prince of
Eight Die and Thirty-Five Hurt in Hartford Train Wreck
At Sigourney street crossing in Hartford a passenger train crashed into a work train backing from New Britain. Eight killed, thirty-five injured, ongoing救援 with many still buried. Fire and a side impact by an express train added to the chaos as priests conducted last rites.
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Hartford, Conn
Highland Division
New York, New Haven
New Britain
Wilson
St. Francis Hospital
Hartford Hospital
New Jersey Man Corrects Mistake About Declaration Signer
Dr Charles Godfrey of the adjutant general's office identifies an error in state and national records regarding the signer of the Declaration of Independence. He asserts John Hart from Hunterdon County was the last New Jersey signer, not John De Bart, a former congressman who resigned June 1 1776.
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New Jersey
Washington Post
Trenton
N. J
Charles Godfrey
Adjutant General’s ‘Office
State House
John Hart
Hunter
Don County
John de Bart
Chauncey Ford
Theivision
Goatrey
Trey
Andenendén
Paris Talks with Marcellin Albert Amid Midi Uprising
In Paris on June 24 Marcellin Albert, called the redeemer of the south, met with Premier Clemenceau after delivering a card at the interior ministry. Albert urged peace and promised to influence southern towns to end disturbances, while authorities sought releases from prosecutions and restraint as wine growers’ protests spread through Bordeaux districts and Lesparre.
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France
Paris
Bordeaux
Lesparre
Albert
M. Clemenceau
M. Albert
South
M. Clamenceau
Brothers Drown As Undertow Pulls Two Swimmers
Fred Adler aged twenty and Augustus Adler aged twenty three attempted to rescue each other in the Mississippi River but were swept away by a strong undertow. A companion in a skiff dismissed their shouts as mischief and others tried to reach them by boat without success.
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Fife
Fred Adler
Mississippi
Augustus’ Adler
Trolley Riots Foreseen Over Shanghai Streetcars
An Associated Press report from Shanghai in May 1920 notes foreign residents fear disturbances with the July opening of a new electric street railway. Riots are feared if workers are let go and commerce suffers. observers cite incendiary native press and warnings about tram passengers during storms and rule changes.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
South China
Tokyo
China
Premier Campbell-Bannerman to move on Lords reform
London June 3 The Premier will move in the House of Commons tomorrow to clip the wings of the House of Lords in a resolution likely to trigger political debate. The move signals government intention to press popular measures amid Britain’s evolving reform debate.
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Leratio
Commons
London
Campbell- Barnait
House
House“ of Lords
Britain
Dream of Revolver Violence Turns Real
Carl V. Topp, a St Paul tailor, was found asleep in his seat with a white handkerchief over his face. a man named Bello sits in county jail muttering in Italian. The text describes a dream of being attacked and shooting, with the waking scene noting Topp’s death and Bello’s imprisonment.
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Galifornia
Carl V. Topp
St.Paul
tdNan
Bello
Hanna to Wed Dan R Hanna Son of Late Senator Reported to Marry Marie Stewart
Late senator's son Dan R Hanna reportedly plans to marry Marie Stewart the divorced wife of Frank Skelly at his Ravenna country home tomorrow. An Salvation Army officer was said to perform the ceremony, though Lieut Lampton of the Salvation Army would not confirm details. Hanna's prior appearances in divorce courts were noted as possibly complicating a sanctioned ceremony.
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Nicolina Gebbia
Campigliano
Stefano Monfre
Tony Gendusa
Angelo Cacatari
Incanterra
Campigciano
Frank Gendusa
Leonardo Gebbia
Monfre
Gendusa
M. Albert
M. Ferroul
Narbonne
Argelliers Committee
M. Clémenceau
Laubert
L. Leullier
Leullier
M. Leullier
A.ren
Niems
Frank Skelly
Leveland
Ohio
Dan R. “Hanna
Morrow
Avenna
Marie Stewart
Hollenden
Salvation Army
Lieut
Lampton
Ofth Salvation Army
Ravenna
Hanna
Former Goningt to Star in Own Drama After Vermont Conviction
John Winslow Ketchum, released from a seven year sentence for complicity in the Farmers Bank of Vergennes wreck, plans stage work to prove his innocence. He has attacked state political interests, written a book and published laws for police and court officials, using proceeds to fund divorce and child support.
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Middlebury
John Winslow Ketchum
Farmers’ Bank of Vergennes
Addison County
Ketchum
David H. Lewis
Ike Ketchum
Vermont
Atake
Ata Yeaa
Ketcham
Fragmentary Funston Adis Expression Parade Note
Readable fragments describe a parade scene with stray words and names. context unclear but suggests a ceremonial or public event. No clear dates or participants emerge beyond scattered references to parade and someone named Funston.
Robbery at Tuxedo Park as Wealthy Relatives Lose Silver and Violins
Exclusive New York report says Pierre Lorillard Jr and other prominent residents of Tuxedo Park awoke to a burglary at the Dinsmore home. Loot estimated at about 350 pounds included silverware cups and two violins belonging to Otto Roth. Perps fled by boat on Tuxedo Lake, leaving a tablecloth and sideboard drawer as clues. police pursued with a general alarm.
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Washington Post
New York
Tuxedo Park
Otto Roth
Boston
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Mr. Dinsmore
Dinsmore
Tuxedo Lake
Noult
Totel
C. O. Bush
Tuxedo Park Association
Imale
Tokyo agitation persists in opposition attack on ministry
In Tokyo on June 24 public focus on the American question remains intense as opposition politicians and the Daido Club prepare to unite against the Jinistry. They aim to strengthen their positions for local assembly elections and the national vote next year, using the issue to pressure the Batonji cabinet.
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Ministry
Tokyo
Daido Club
Batonji
Fate of Balloonists Unclear After Weymouth Search
fragments describe a balloonists fate near Weymouth with features unrecognizable after an apparent rescue. text remains incomplete.
Clew to Murder Mystery in Pelham Garden Case
Mount Vernon June 2 A coroner statement notes information pointing to a professional crook in the robbery and murder of wealthy needle merchant Rosenheimer. A man with a rogues gallery likeness aided by a Pelham police description is linked to the crime as investigators seek the suspect who fled the scene.
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Soroner
Rosenheimer
Washington Post
Mount Vernon
Rogenheimer
Hig Garden
Pelham
Wisendanger
Rogues’ Gallery
New York
Third Avenue
Benjamin Scott
Third Term a Possibility Mentioned by Roosevelt in Georgia
Washington Post reports that at Jamestown Georgia Day President Roosevelt said he would consider a third term if assured of the electoral vote of a single Southern state. John Temple Graves urged him to run, claiming Georgia could be carried, with Graves pressing Bryan to nominate Roosevelt at the Democratic convention next year.
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Roosevelt
Jamestown
John Temple Graves
Washington Post
Atlanta
Georgia
Roswell
Graves
Bryan
Ten Picnicers Injured In Chicago Trolley Collision
Ten persons were hurt when an Irving Park Boulevard trolley car collided with two picnic wagons at Irving Park Boulevard and Fifty-eighth Avenue. The wagons stalled on the track after a harness broke and in the darkness the car struck them at high speed.
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Chicago
Irving Park Boulevard
Fifty-eighth Avenue
Senator Hale Leaves Hospital After Surgery
United States Senator Eugene Hale of Maine was discharged from Johns Hopkins Hospital and sent home after a surgical operation performed earlier. He had been hospitalised for treatment and recovered sufficiently to return to Maine.
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Hale
Baltimore
United States
Eugene Hale
Maine
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Broker Thrown From Horse Killed Near President’s Summer Home
George Sperber a New York stock broker was killed at Oyster Bay Long Island when thrown from his horse near Sagamore Hill the summer home of the President. The accident occurred today as he rode in the vicinity of the estate.
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President
Oyster Bay
Long Island
George Sperber
New York
President Too Newsite
Sagamore Hii
Snow Falls at Butte Inches Turn to Slush
Fourteen inches of new snow fell in Butte today but by nightfall streets were a nose of slush. Government rain gauge shows net precipitation of one and one quarter inches.
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Butte
Mont
Anid on Glen Echo as every employee arrested
In Glen Echo last night Mayor Garrett and Marshal Collins led a sweeping Sunday labor arrest targeting park staff, National Guard Band members, conductors and porters. Warrants will follow today with hearings set for Wednesday evening at 6.
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Cara
Garrett
Marshal Collins
Glen Wehd Park
National Guard
Glen Echo
Maryland
W. KR. Emory
Montgommery County
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I. O. Shaw
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Collins
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