Hooker Triumphed by Assembly Vote
In Albany on July 20 the New York Assembly backed removal of Justice Warren B. Hooker but lacked two thirds to oust him. The measure failed 76 to 97. 100 votes were needed. Speaker Nixon and Majority Leader Rogers sparked debate as lawmakers argued over authority and evidence while Hooker remained on the bench pending Senate action.
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New York Times
Albany
Assembly
Warren B. Hooker
Supreme Court
Senate
Justice Hosker
Eighth
Brooklyn
Justice Hooker
Tammany
Hooker
McCarren
Kings
S. Fred Nixon
Rogers
Nixon
Department
Wood
Fulton and
Hamilton
Apgar
Westchester
Bass
Otsego County
Charles
Wyoming County
Fuller
Larue
Qunn
Buffalo
Equitable
Malloy
Senate Finance Committee
Odell
Higgins
Uetainly
Ambler
Insurance Committee
Louis F. Payn
Judiciary
Slvoker
The Second Empire Express to Oswego
New York Central announces the “Second Empire” train leaving New York at 1:57 P. M. and arriving Oswego at 10:05 P. M. Adv.
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New York
Oswego
Second Empire
New York Central
Higgins Names Gunnison To State Lighting Commission
Gov. Higgins asks the Senate to confirm Frederic J. Gunnison of Kings as Chairman of the State Lighting Commission. Also nominated are John C. Davies of Oneida and L. L. Shedden of Clinton, with James R. Sheffield declining to serve. Gunnison to fill Sheffield’s vacancy. all nominations confirmed after partisan debate.
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New York Times
Albany
Gov. Higgins
Senate
State Lighting Commission
Frederic J. Gunnison
Kings
John C. Davies
Oneida
L. L. Shedden
Clinton
Messia
Davies
Shedden
James R. Sheffield
New York
Gunnison
Sheffield
Grady
Malloy
Simon-Pure
Presjerie Everest Gunnison
Brooklyn
Alma F. Gunnison
St. Lawrence Universiy
New York University Law School
Harris, Corwin, Gunnison & Myers
Nassau’ Street
Union League Club
Republican General Committee
Kings County
Fire rescues women and children at five story tenement blaze
A fire in a five story tenement at 208 East Ninety-sixth Street trapped many occupants. Policeman John M. Pabst Acting Battalion Chief McCarthy and driver John Dickers saved multiple women and children including Mrs O Grady and the Greenberg family. Fire caused about 1500 dollars in damage.
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Tinement
East Ninety-sixth Street
John M. Pabst
McCarthy
John Dickers
Thomas Brattan
Flore
Pabst
Margaret O'Grady
Pabst «Lso
Samuel Greenberg
Jacob Gold
Dickers
Mary Burke
Anna Harrison
Town Defies Court Over Pipe Laying On New Road
Ridgefield Park residents back trustees as Public Service Corporation faces contempt risk for ripping up macadam to lay gas mains. Warranted arrests surge. Chancellor Magic issues injunction shielding workers, while Sheriff Blauvelt stays hands off except to quell a riot. Town vows to defend new thoroughfares despite legal clashes.
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New York
Ridgefield Park
N. J
Bergen County
Court of Chancery
Public Service Corporation
Justice Ewing
Blauvelt
Bergen
Chancellor Magic
Deenohie
Steamship Rhaetia Passes Sandy Hook at Dawn
The steamship Rhaetia, arriving from Wamburg July 8 and stopping at Dover and Boulogne in July, passed Sandy Hook at 1 o clock this morning, signaling its ongoing voyage and coastal approach.
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Rhaetia
Wamburg
Dover
Boulogne
Sandy Hook
Weather delights in the Adirondacks near New York
Weather reports praise delightful conditions in the Adirondacks reachable within eight to twelve hours from New York City by New York Central trains. Tourists are urged to ask ticket agents for particulars.
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Adirondack Mountains
New York
New York Central
Adv
Cooler Than the Coast of Maine
The record shows Block Island temperatures around 72 degrees on July 1, 18, and 19, with the Long Island Railroad reaching this mark in about four hours.
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Maine
Block Island
Long Island
Quarters Arranged for Peace Envoys in New York
Baron Komura arrives in Seattle and travels across the country in James J. Hill’s private car. His party will stay in twenty Waldorf Astoria rooms with staff including Tachibana and two secretaries. The Russian envoy is expected to lodge at the St. Regis as preparations begin for the Portsmouth peace conference.
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New York City
Waldorf-Astoria
Baron Komura
M. Tachibana
Department of Foreign Affairs
Uchida
St. Regis
Seattle
James. J. Hill
Hill
Japan
Great Lakes
Baron Kaneko
Baron Samura
Portsmouth
Komura Journeyed Through Seattle During Peace Mission
Baron Komura Japanese Foreign Minister and plenipotentiary arrived on the Minnesota at Port Townsend. Quarantine officers inspected the ship at daybreak before the vessel proceeded to Seattle. He was welcomed by Mayor Kallinger and about 1600 Japanese residents. A small fireworks display honored the mission. Komura and his party then toured diplomatic dispatches before leaving for New York City aboard private cars at 8 0 clock, declining a Great Lakes tour.
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Seattle
Washington
Minnesota
Baron Komura
Port Townsend
Treasury Department
Aaron Komura
Kallinger
S. Hisamidzu
John D. Farrell
Great Northern Steamship Company
Whittestone Policeman Rescues Two From Drowning
Whitestone July 20 Police man Charles F Thompson saved his wife and Miss Alice Shephard from drowning at a female bathing area. Thompson swam to a rock 150 feet offshore and carried Shephard back after the woman sank twice while Mrs Thompson struggled to reach safety. Both were brought ashore exhausted but safe.
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Whitestone
L. I
Charles IF. Thompson
Fifth Avenue
Thompson
Alice Shephard
Twentieth Street
Miss Shephard
Plea to Two Million Women Appeals for Subscriptions
In St Louis on July 20 E G Lewis president of The Wo man’s Magazine and of the People's United States Bank appeals to two million American women to send 25 cents each to cover extra postage if a temporary second class permit for the magazine is withdrawn. He says with two million supporters he will face any power and credits the effort with a new Declaration of Independence and Revolution.
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New York Times
ST. Louis
Womaan's
G. Lewis
People’s United States. Bank
Lewis
Nlp Cron
Women of America
Millon Women of
America
Fullest Entries Open Saturday at Four PM
AA will be opened Saturday July 22 at 4 00 P M Fullest of entries including Christie s Blue Flyer Pennsylvania Railroad trains leave West 23d Street at 955 A M Saturdays only 1055 A M and 1255 P M week days Adv
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Christie’ S
Blue Flyer
Pennsylvania Railroad
West 23d Street
Adv
Prince Potemkine Lands in New York Steerage Onboard La Bretagne
Reports say Prince Potemkine of Russia arrived at Wilks Island aboard the La Bretagne last Monday in steerage. He displayed 25,000 dollars and rich jewels to inspectors and said he aimed to become a U.S. citizen. He distributed his estates to peasants, offered to fund others to come, and planned to farm west under Tolstoyan principles. He planned to visit Pastor Horovitzky but was told he was away. The Russian Consul declined comment.
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Prince Potemkine
Russia
Wilks Island
Tolstoy
United States
Count Tolstoy
Alexander A. Horovitzky
St. Nicholas’s Church
East Ninety-seventh Street
Nicholas de Ladygensky
Miss Ford Narrowly Escapes Drowning Near Stamford Yacht Club
Miss Marion Ford of Stamford nearly drowned during a harbor swim with Belden B. Brown Jr When cramps struck both were saved by a row boat rescuer James D Smith ex Commodore of the New York Yacht Club and other club members aided The incident follows a family tragedy as Miss Ethel Ford lost sight in one eye on the eve of a wedding later postponed.
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New York Times
Stamford
Conn
Marion Ford
Brooklyn
Belden B. Brown
Ford
Mr. Brown
Miss Ford
Plucky New York Woman Denies Barriers in Mount Washington Run
Mrs. Andrea Cuneo of New York declares she will attempt Mount Washington ascent despite officials banning women from the Glidden auto tour. She plans to race next year or proceed alone if barred, arguing her five years of driving proves capable and safer than some male drivers.
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New York. Times
Worcester
Mass
Glidden Auto Tour
Mount Washington
Andrew Cuneo
New York
Devlin Bank Wreck Tops Kansas City Financial News
City National Bank in Kansas City closed by order of the Currency Controller. The failure stems from Topeka First National Bank losses tied to C J Devlin of Topeka. Loan to repair capital allegedly led to bad paper as $200,000 was demanded and local bankers declined further aid. Edward Crebo presided. directors include Leroy M Baldwin and George C Warner of New York.
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Kansas City
City National Bank
C. J. Devlin
Topeka
First National Bank of
Devlin
New York
KE. EK. Ames
Bank Examiner
Edward Crebo
Leroy M. Baldwin
George C.warner
Pennsylvania Special hailed as best train in the world
A noted world traveler praises the Pennsylvania Special describing it as the best train in the world. The ad highlights an overnight trip to Chicago, rock ballast roadbed, and superior dining car service.
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Pennsylvania
Chicago
Superior
De Mauriac Stock Exchange Membership Delayed
Norman P. De Mauriac, the prominent curb trader and son of Eugene A. De Mauriac, has not yet been elected to NYSE membership despite purchasing a seat four weeks ago. The committee on admissions has not commented, and palace speculation cites possible but undisclosed objections.
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Norman P. de Mauriac
New York Stock Exchange
Committee On Admissions
de Mauriac
George W. Ely
The
Exchange
Norman. de Mauriac
Wall Street
Alaska
Stock Exchange
George B. Salisbury & Co
Missing $2,000 Diamond From Burnham Brooch
Mrs. Douglas W. Burnham reports a larger stone from a fifteen gem diamond brooch valued around $2,000 missing after a Matteawan society event. She stored the brooch in a strong box and later noticed one gem was gone, suspecting not a box theft but loss. police notified.
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New York Times
Newburg
Douglas W. Burnham
Beaconside
Burnham
Matteawan
Trust hunter Day leaves post amid reform debate
Washington July 20 Assistant Attorney General W A Day accepts appointment as Controller of the Equitable Life Assurance Society drawing comment from critics and praise from backers. Day, seen as a chief trust prosecutor, may disrupt ongoing prosecutions and leave a void hard to fill. Paul Morton who appointed Day faces scrutiny over trust battles involving Santa Fe.
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New York Times
Washington
W. A. Day
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Tafton
Engineer Wallace
Day
Trust
Moody
Attorney General's Department
Mr. Day
Paul Morton
Santa Fé
Mr. Morton
Man Dies After First Day At City Bakery
Jacob Kohut thirty six foundries after work on Twenty third Street went to bathe in the East River near Fifty first Street and disappeared. His clothes were found on the wharf at seven oclock by Policeman Foley but no sign of Kohut or his body. He had never bathed in the river before and knew little of currents.
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Twenty-third Street
Jacob Kohut
East River
Fifty-first Street
Foley
Fiftty-first Street
Kohut
Drowning of Miss Marjorie Garrison in Esopus Creek
Miss Marjorie Garrison nineteen daughter of E H Garrison Yonkers drowned today in Esopus Creek near Katrine while bathing with sisters and friends. It is thought she was seized with cramps.
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Kingston
N. Y
Marjorie Garrison
E. H. Garrison
Yonkers
Esopus Creek
Katrine
Automobile Contests on Tape May Beach Saturday Schedule
Automobiles contests and speed trials are listed for July 22 at Tape May Beach venue with Christie as a noted participant. Train arrivals from Pennsylvania RailReed are scheduled from West 23d Street with 9:55 A M Saturdays, 10:55 A M and 12:55 P M on weekdays.
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Christie
Pennsylvania
West 23d Street
Burnett’s Vanilla Extract Earns Top Gold Medals
The Burnett brand vanillar extract won gold medals across all tested categories, beating competing brands in the Adv. advertised evaluation.
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Burnett’s
Ryan Sees Gov Higgins Smart Move On Insurance Probe
Thomas F. Ryan of Arlington endorses Gov Higgins for ordering a full investigation of insurance firms. He says the probe benefits policy holders and supports Morton in cleansing the Equitable and reforming its management.
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Gov. Higgins
Morton
Equitable
Chicago Strike Ends? Teamsters Return to Jobs Amid Unclear Accord
Chicago reports the teamsters' three month strike appears ending as most of about 5,000 workers plan to seek their former positions tomorrow without an agreement with employers. The disruption to business has been considerable.
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Chicago
Teamsters
Alexander Endures Heat Amid Health Concerns
James W. Alexander former President of the Equitable Life Assurance Society has not endured the extreme heat as well as earlier in the week. Doctors say he is not in danger of death but remains weakened.
Crash at St Regis Steps Involving Runaway Cab Horse
A runaway cab horse darted along Fifth Avenue, colliding with the St Regis Hotel steps after a four block dash. Police seized the horse. driver Charles Williams of 460 West Forty-seventh Street was thrown and hospitalized with a fractured right arm. A woman identified as Mrs F E Egerton and her maid were inside the cab. guests aided them into the hotel and Mrs Egerton was later taken home.
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Fifth Avenue
St. Regis Hotel
Maher
Charles Williams
West Forty-seventh Street
Flower Hospital
F. E. Egerton
West Fifty-fifth Street
Madden wife enjoined in Kentucky case
Circuit Judge Watts Parker granted a temporary injunction restraining Mrs An nie Megrue Madden of Cincinnati from further pursuing her suit in Hamilton County Ohio against turfman John B Madden of New York until Madden’s action here is tried. Madden’s attorneys said the notice was served at the Gibson House café in Cincinnati.
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New York Times
Lexington
Watts Parker
Annie
Megrue Madden
Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Ohio
John BE. Madden
New York
Madden
Allen Steele
Mrs. Madden
Gibson House
Discovery of a New Local Anaesthetic Allypine
Berlin scientists report in the Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift the discovery of allypine a local anaesthetic with all the virtues of cocaine but without its secondary ill effects it deadens pain by local application and contains no poison.
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Berlin
Deutsche Medicinische Wochenschrift
Hatpin in Heart Ends Ontario Waiter’s Life
Fred Montgomery of Sandwich Ontario died at St. Marys Hospital after a hatpin driven into his breast during a dispute. Post mortem revealed six inches of the pin lodged in his heart. Montgomery claimed the wound was accidental but officials suspect stabbing. his wife has been missing since the altercation.
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Detroit
Fred Montgomery
Sandwich
Ont
St. Mary's Hospital
Montgomery
Indian Territory
Victory for Weaver in city civil suits push
Philadelphia July 20 The Joint Finance Committee of the City Councils reports ordinances to authorize Mayor Weaver to hire special counsel for civil suits against contractors. The measure advances next week for final action. Judge James Gay Gordon will be appointed special counsel to pursue faulty work.
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Philadelphia
Joint Committee of Finance
City Counceils
U Nmon
Weaver
Finance Committee
James Gay Gordon
No Verdict in Land Case With Williamson and Co
Portland July 20 After forty-two ballots in forty six hours the jury in the land fraud case of Representative John N Williamson Dr Van Gessner and United States Commissioner Biggs reported to Judge De Haven that it could not agree The jury stood ten for conviction and two for acquittal District Attorney Heney said he would like to try Williamson again and Judge De Haven set the case for tomorrow when jury impaneling resumes
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Portland
Oregon
John N. Williamson
van Gessner
United States
Biggs
de Haven
United States Circuit Court
Heney
Williamson
New York Central Lines Ad Promotes Passenger Service
An advertisement touts The Passenger Line of America and the New York Central with connections in all directions, naming it the New York Central Lines for convenience.
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Americas
New York Central
Legislative inquiry ordered into Equitable life firms
Governor Higgins and the Legislature approve a joint committee to thoroughly examine life insurance companies in the state. Odell allies hailed the move while other lawmakers reacted with surprise and concern over the insurance scandal and the push for reform.
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Stearns
United Service
Weather Report
State
Waldorf
J. J. Hill
Komura
Woman's Magazine
Cape May
Prince
Potemkine
Belden B. Brown, Jr
Devlin Bank
City National of
Norman P
Trust Hunter
Equitable Office
MR. Ryan
Hyde
Thomas F
Ryan
Arlington
Thomas F. Ryan
Alexander
Kentucky
Council
Palmer
Armstrong
Superintendent of Insurance
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