Magnificent Ball for Fleet Officers Delights Navy Visit
The fifth day of the American battle fleet’s stay at the Port of Los Angeles closed with a magnificent ball in the Shriners Auditorium attended by over 1,200 couples led by Rear Admiral Thomas and Mrs. Chaffee. Heavy showers postponed outdoor events, but more than 8,000 bluejackets and marines explored the city amid rain and entertainment.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Shriners
Thomas
Adna R. Chaffee
Chaffee
Long Beach Redondo
Santa Monica
Connecticut
Kansas
Vermont
Louisiana
San Pedro
America
Sperry
900 Railway Men Meet at Spring Session
More than two delegates from twelve railroads attended the American Railway Association Spring session at the Hotel Belmont. The body lists 385 members with 240,770 miles of track plus 40 associates with 1,660 miles. Officers elected: F A Delano president Wasbashas Railroad, W A Gardner vice president Chicago and North Western, W F Allen secretary. Executive Committee members named H A Mudge Chicago Rock Island Pacific Second Vice President and J Kruttschnitt Union and Southern Pacific director of maintenance and operation.
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American Railway Association
Hotel Belmont
F. A.delano
Wasbasha Railroad
W. A. Gardner
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
W.F. Allen
H. A. Mudge
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
J. Kruttschnitt
Tnion
Southern Pacific Systems
Conversation on Anti Roosevelt tactics in Tammany circles
Big Kelly Alfred Jem Lewis reports a discussion among a Tammany district leader and followers about anti Roosevelt farces and their weak strategy. It quotes lines on diplomacy, Wall Street, and Teddy’s blind side. Read Big Kelly in this week’s Saturday Evening Post on sale at newsstands.
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Alfred Jem Lewis
Tammany
Wall
Tell-Tale devices tested in 1905 recount case
The recount case before Justice Lambert examined whether Brooklyn ballot boxes from the 1905 mayoral election remained undisturbed. A clerk described using a tell-tale string to detect interference, while witnesses noted loose seals and cracked glass fronts on boxes and broken outside wrappers on stubs and ballots.
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Justice Lambert
Hearst
McClellan
George F. England
Brooklyn
Bureau of Elections
Dolson
People
Eagle
England
John A.smith
Eens Bureau
Bureau of Elons
Hasbrouck
Alexander M. Ross
Richmondffice
Richards
Ross
Voorhis
Bankers Fight Express Cos In Interstate Case
Inter-State Commerce Commissioner Clark and several lawyers examined a bankers’ complaint against major express firms at the Law Reporting Company in New York. The bankers accuse travelers’ checks letters of credit and money orders of undercutting banks, while the express firms deny jurisdiction and challenge the charge. The hearing continues.
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Inter-State Commerce
Clark
Law Reporting Company
Wall Street
American Bankers’ Association
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Fred I. Kent
Chicago
John S. Miller
Standard’ Ord Company
George Packard
George W. Field
United States Express Company
John G. Milburn
T.B. Harrison, Jr
American Express Company
A. B. der Gersdorff
Mr. Harrison
Adams Express Company
C. W. Stockton
Pacific and Wells Fargo Company
George L. Shearer
Southern Express Company
Stamp Machines Run Hot in Post Office Corridor
Penny-in-the-slot stamp machines in the south Post Office corridor sell heavy volumes. Last Friday 2,000 one-cent stamps sold automatically, with half that amount in two hours. Three machines compete among six slot‑machine firms for a government contract to place machines nationwide.
Old Bribe Money Found in Long-Locked Safe
An ancient graft case emerges from the Finance Department as a sealed drawer in the Chief Clerk’s office is opened after 32 years. A letter dated February 4, 1876, from a former employee named FR soma "TA. De FORD" mentions a $10 bribe and two five-dollar bills, kept secret in a conscience fund.
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J. R. Wright
FR Soma
TA. de Ford
Betting Book Set Up In Wagon In Union Square
Edward Dunn and Thomas Murphy operated a betting book from a wagon in Union Square with a 250 stake. Detectives Finan and Nugent arrested them and the detectives also placed a bet. Magistrate Butts set bail at 1000 each for examination today.
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Edward Dunn
West Seventeenth Street
Thomas Murphy
East Twelfth Street
Union Square
Finan and Nugent
Butts
Yorkeville
Lutzow Arrives in City on Maiden Voyage
The Lutzow, a North German Lloyd liner, reached Bremen from Bre men on her maiden voyage. The ship carries 117 first cabin 113 second 132 third and 1,292 steerage passengers with an average speed of 14 knots. built at Bremen.
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Lutzow
Bremen
Army assigns officers and ships in new naval reorganization
Washington April 22 The Army announces duty changes for officers including First Lieuts Negi Fourth Cavalry and Is to Infantry detailed for corps. Major J Samson and others moved to Philadelphia. Rear Admiral Thomas assumes Atlantic fleet command. Emory leads Fourth Division Atlantis fleet. Sperry to command Fifth Squadron. Schroeder takes Second Division Auntie fleet command. Sharp to Virginia command. Higgins to New York navy yard. Taussig to home duties. Wogan and Hamilton reassigned to home and waiting orders.
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Washington
Negi
Fourth Cavalry
Eerith Infantry
Deakine
Engineers
Philadelport
Samsond Gorphin
iFirseli W. FP
Carrier
Coast Artillery
R. F. Anderson
Coast’ Artlery
Alavy Island
California
A FF. Anderson
M. Thomas
Atlantic Fleet
W. H. Emory
Lute
C. S. Sperry
Dute
5. Schroeder
Auntie Fleet
A. Sharp
Virginia
R. B. ‘Higgins
Navy Yard
New York
Taussig
M. Wogan
A. Hamilton
Pennsylvania
Movements of Naval Vessels Reach New York and San Juan
Movements report arrivals and departures of ships including Prairie arriving at New York from an unspecified port, and Abarenda sailing from Bradford bound for San Juan. Also noted is the vessel Tacoma arriving at New York and Poston arriving at an unnamed location.
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Tacoma
New York
Prairie
Poston
Abarenda
Bradford
San Juan
Finishing School Romance Ends In Formal Conference
A 9 year old bride Florence Farwell McGibbon and 21 year old Roy McGibbon’s elopement leads to a formal meeting with the school head and a lawyer. They decide the marriage cannot be annulled and will be formalized after McGibbon completes exams and the couple maintains limited contact until graduation.
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Florence Farwell McGibbon
Roy Hosmer McGibbon
Fifth Avenue
McGibbon
Becaue
Roy
Younis
McGill University
Montreal
Uaves
Mr. McGibbon
McGill
Florence Farwell
Metstil
Bridget I
Ames
Estate of S R Platt's son to widow under will
Petition states Furman Weerus Platt son of Same J Platt and nephew of John R Platt leaves widow Mrs Angeli Platt the entire estate valued at more than a stated amount. Widow’s address listed as 1 East Thirty-first Street, Somerset.
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S.R. Platt
Furman Weerus
Platt
J. Platt
John R. Platt
Hannah Elias
Inva Angeli Platt
Rug Sale Opens For Fi Tavshanjian Collection
The late Armenian rug merchant Fi Tavshanjian's collection goes to sale at Filth factory outlets with high value pieces. Notable bids include a royal Serapi 19.6 by 15.5 for 2675, a Herat soft-wool carpet at 2500, and a Hereke rug at 3860. Continuous daily sales through the year.
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Ltavshaniian
P. FL. Carroll
H.A. Chapman
F. A. Franklin
Persia
St. Sophia
Prescott
Six Years For Law Clerk In Elmira Case
Judge Malone in General Sessions sentenced Daniel R. Delaney to not less than six years and six months in Sing Sing for stealing 350000 from Henry E. Coe, a lawyer on 69 Wall Street where Delaney served as confidential clerk. Delaney admitted starting theft about a year ago using a race ‘‘sure-up’’ and forging checks to cover losses.
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Elmira Reformatory
Malone
Daniel R. Delaney
Henry E. Coe
Wall Street
Sing Sing
Delaney
Actress's bankruptcy sale On Fifth Avenue yields low bids
A bankrupt estate sale at the Fifth Avenue Auction Rooms drew a crowd of onlookers as Mrs. Leslie Carter-Payne bid on her former furnishings. A coat of arms once bought at a Stanford White sale sold for six dollars and fifty cents, while top prices included 90 for wine coolers, 200 for a Romanelli sculpture, and 41 for a Louis XV screen. The sale continues daily this week with generally low average prices.
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Stanford White
Leslie Carter-Payne
Fifth Avenue
Fourth Avenue
Twenty-eighth Steel
Empiré Design
Prison for Lawyer Miles in City Fraud Case
Ex-Assistant District Attorney William Miles of Kings County was convicted of conspiracy to defraud the city with fraudulent damage claims and upheld by the Court of Appeals. He was arrested and arraigned before County Judge Dike in Brooklyn and sentenced to one year at Blackwell's Island. Charles M. Wells and Frank M. Wandell Jr. were also convicted. Wandell testified for the state and received three months. Three Controller's office clerks were indicted but not convicted.
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William
Miles
Kings Country
Court of Appeals
Dike
Brooklyn
Blackwell's Island
Gay
Charles M. Wells
Frank M.wandell, Jr
Wells
Wandell
Summer Garden Planned for Plaza by Paris Decorator
Fred Sterry, Plaza managing director, sent to Paris for L Allavaine to design a Summer garden for the ground floor. Work starts June 1 with redecorated Fifth Avenue dining rooms. Green lattice walls, crimson rambles, expert gardener, vine canopies, orange bulbs, rose tapestry chairs replaced, fountains with colored lights, and a vires-covered pergola on the terrace evoke Paris gardens Café de Madrid and Armenonville.
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Fred Sterry
Plaza
Paris
L. Allavaine
Allavaine
Fifth Avenue
Plaza O
Café de Madrid
Armenonville
Secrecy Described as Great Evil by President
The president denounces secrecy in American government from Washington to small towns. He warns that decisions are made out of sight, with formal notices masking real determinations. This address comes amid concerns over undisclosed actions shaping policy.
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Near York Times
Cinerae
Ohio
W Ashington
Sink
NYU Varsity Show Set To Be Held At Carnegie Lyceum
The student strike ends as the New York University Varsity show and Capn Kadd and Company host a performance at the Carnegie Lyceum tomorrow night. The striking chorus will appear with names on the program and each member receives six complimentary tickets for the Saturday matinee.
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New York University
Capn Kadd.and Company
Carnegie Lyceum
Whisky Scandal at a Charity Ball Sparks Army Row
Essex Troop of Newark withdraws from a Trenton charity ball amid whisky in the armory. Gov Fort and officers clash over confiscation and a public scandal flares as Captain Bryant orders his men out after a fight over a single remaining bottle.
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New York Times
Trenton
Essex
Newark
State Armory
Gov. Fort
National Guard
Armory
Frederick W. Donnelly
General Committee
Donnelly
Capt
Bryant
Syns
Wilbur F. Sadler
Sadler
Adjt
Timothy Hurley
Hurley
William J. Walsh
Lieut. Walsh
Capt. Bryant
Wroth
Col. Dungan
William A. Bryant
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