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Newspaper

New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1918

Page

11

Borah Calls War on Profiteers in War Tax Plan

Senator Borah urged immediate Congress action to curb profiteering. He urged three resolutions to compel disclosure from the Treasury War and Federal Trade Commission and backed taxation as a weapon to strike down war profiteers without delaying the war effort. He warned adjournment would let profiteers escape and cited Rose Pastor Stokes to illustrate government accountability.

New York Times Washington Idaho Congress Senator Borah Treasury Barah United States Senater Borah Secretary of the Treasury Senate Rye of Federal Trade Commission Borah Rose Pastor Stokes Congress of the Ple

Orr Coal Executive Fined for Profiteering in Coal Case

James M. Orr, president of the Orr Coal Mining Co of Clarksburg West Virginia, was fined 5000 in Federal Court in Philadelphia after pleading guilty to coal profiteering last winter. The case, the district's first for the offense, saw efforts for a prison sentence softened by mitigating circumstances. The government dropped the company's indictment after Orr pleaded guilty.

New York Times Philadelphia James M. Orr Orr Coal Mining Company Clarksburg Thompson United States Robert J. Sterrett Orr Edison Portland Cement Company Easton Penn

Cloth Manufacturer Held in Philadelphia For Government Fraud

Jacob Sporkin, cloak and salt maker, was held on 10000 bail for a further hearing. He is charged by United States Commissioner Long with conspiring to defraud the Government of about 75000. Government agents say Sporkin proposed falsely marking 1000000 yards of cloth after production to inflate government payments.

Philadelphia Jacob Sporkin United States Long Sporting

Cooper Union Grants 281 Degrees at Fifty-Ninth Commencement

At Cooper Union's fifty-ninth commencement 281 degrees and diplomas were awarded. President R. Fulton Cutting reported 3,482 in attendance, down from 3,600 last year, with 400 alumni in military service and a 500 donation to the Red Cross. Speaker Martin T. Littleton framed the war as a democratic effort and cited hope amid hardship. Notables present included J. P. Morgan and the Hewitts, among others.

Cooper Union R. Fulton Cutting Army Navy Red Cross Martin T. Littleton J. P. Morgan Issesarah Eleanor G. Hewitt Charles W. Gould Mrs. R. Fulton Cutting

Col Willard Stricken as Madrid Battles Epidemic

Colonel Joseph F. Willard American ambassador to Spain falls ill with a grippe like epidemic in Madrid where more than 156000 cases are reported. King Alfonso has recovered enough to resume work while his aunt Infanta Isabel is also ill. The outbreak is waning in the capital and provinces.

Madrid Joseph Fr. Willard Spain Alfonso Infanta Isabel

Court hearing reveals German agents and Italian plots tied to premiers

In a libel trial against Noel Pemberton Billing, cross examination disclosed a claimed German agent dossier listing 47 000 Britons and alleged Italian and British exchanges aimed at restoring Premiers Asquith Caillaux and Giolitti to power. Captain Harold Spencer testified of a May 1917 report to the British General Staff and named the British ambassador under duress. Mrs George Keppel and Captain Hall are to testify.

London Noel Pemberton-Billing M. P Maude Allan J. T. Grein Independent Theatre Harold Sherwin Spencer Germany Spencer Rome Herbert H. Asquith Joseph Caillaux Giovanni Giolitti Great Britain France Italy England Aloo United States George Keppel Holland Hall Admiralty Intelligence Department

Naval liens swirl around Spencer in London libel suit

Spencer, a former Annapolis midshipman and noted figure in local social and artistic life, draws attention in naval circles as his links to Captain Harold Sherwin Spencer and a British libel case in London prompt speculation about his role in higher diplomatic circles.

Annapolis London Harold Sherwin Spencer Spencer Academy New York England

City plans biggest July 4 parade with diverse groups

Henry MacDonald of the Mayor's Committee on National Defense calls a June 4 meeting at City Hall with over 300 representatives from 21 national groups to organize a Fourth of July parade. The plan aims to unite foreign born and native Americans and feature about 75 floats including military and naval units to mark historic episodes of each nation’s fight for freedom. Thousands of women and girls are expected to participate.

New York City City Hall Henry MacDonald Committee On National Defense

Episcopalians Seek Fund Campaign Leaders Elected

Seventy clergy from the Protestant Episcopal Church in the New York Diocese met at 60 Pine Street to plan a canvass for the diocesan missionary fund. The drive aims to reach every church member and improve parish finances. Bishop Lloyd urged contributions and William Fellowes Morgan was chosen campaign chairman with Fiske as first vice chairman. Bill Greer voiced belief the drive would uplift congregations spiritually.

Protestant Episcopal Church New York Pine Street Diocesan Lloyd Board of Foreign Missions William Fellowes Morgan A Fiske Bill Greer

Five Thousand Reward For Mending Lock

Charlie A. Hillyer receives five thousand dollars as a legacy from Mrs. Emmeline McLaughlin of 42 East Park Street Newark. The amount rewards his five year old act of repairing a lock on a Newark house and enables him to leave Ivy Hill almshouse after her death on May 15.

Emmeline McLaughlin East Park Street Newark Charlies A. Hillyer Ivy Hill Almshouse McLaughlin

Labor Union Urges Congress to End Zone Postage and Ice Price Rules

The Central Federated Union met in Labor Temple East Eighty fourth Street and passed resolutions opposing a War Revenue bill’s zone postage plan and denouncing the State Ice Dictator’s prices. They urged cooperation from state and federal officials to lower ice costs and protect workers while deferring action on Thomas Mooney’s San Francisco case to AFL delegates in St Louis.

Lee Benjamin B. Odell Jonathan C. Day Whitman Lewis Hoover McAdoo Gregory Day Hylan James F. Bagley Printers’ Union Thomas Mooney San Francisco Wilson Stone California Central Federated Union American Federation of Labor St. Louis Mooney Orde Brou Bagley New

Telegraph wedding ties distant lovers across miles

Goldie Carden Orrick of Lenape Kansas and Homer T. Orrick a Camp Mills machine gunner wed by telegraph. Bride in Kansas City sat office while minister’s questions flashed to the army camp operator for confirmation. Overseas service looms for the groom. Also notes on Mrs. M Lindsay Clark marrying James B. Baker and engagements in Larchmont and Brooklyn with Ensign John Alley.

Kansas City Goldie Orrick Goldie Carden Lenape Kan Homer T. Orrick Camp Mills N. Y Orrick Clark James B. Baker M. Lindsay Clark Richard Lowndes Poor Poor Baltimore Church of the Heavenly Rest Collingswood Baker Miss Dean Ensign Alley Katherine Dean William B. Dean Larchmont Ensign John Alley A. Bryan Alley Dean Miss M Gibb Brooklyn Alley Princeton Annapolis

Local Society Matrimonies Fill Weekend Schedule

Miss Marion Townsend and Lt Spencer Owens Shotter will marry at St Thomas church with a breakfast at the Townsend home 287 Madison Avenue. Miss Katherine Swift to wed Ensign James Warburg at the bride's home, and Stella Metzger to marry Arthur Goldsmith tonight at Sherry's with Goldsmith stationed in Jacksonville Florida. Other vows include Miss Mary Miner and William Adams at Rosemary Chapel Greenwich Connecticut, Miss Joyce Jones and Lt James Alker at All Saints Great Neck Long Island, and Miss Mary Louise Weaver and Lt Louis Ream at Thompson Connecticut.

Marion Townsend Spencer Owens Shotter St. Thomas's Church J. Allen Townsend Madison Avenue Mary Miner Henry Tl. Cammann William H. Adams Elbridge, Adams Rosemary Chapel Greenwich Conn Adams Naval Reserve Nantucket Joyce A. Jones Joseph A. Jones James ‘Ward Alker Alphonse H. Alker Great Neck L. I Katherine Swift James Paul Warburg Paul M. Warburg Samuel Swift West Iolet Street Mary Louise Weaver Louis Marshall Ream Sean Thompson, Conn Stella Metzger Leopold Metzger Minneapolis Minn Sherry's Arthur J. Goldsmith August Goldsmith West Sixtyninth Street Goldsmith Camp Johnson Jacksonville Fla

General Clarkson Dies At 77 Former Port Official and Editor

General James J. Clarkson former Surveyor of the Port of New York and Des Moines newspaper editor died at his son Harold Clarkson’s Newark home aged 76 77? He helped organize the Chicago Burlington and Quincy and Wabash railways and served on the Republican National Committee He supported Wilson in the war and fought customs frauds before retiring in 1910 He was born May 17 1842 and had a long civic political and press career Burial will be in Des Moines Iowa

James 8. Clarkson Port of New York Harold R. Clarkson North Seventh Street Newark N. J Anna Howell Clarkson Clarkson Sleepy Hollow Farm Tarrytown General Clarkson Republican National Committee West Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Wabash Des Moines Iowa Grosvenor B. Clarkson Wilson James S. Clarkson Coker Fifield Clarkson Henry Clay William Henry Harrison Iowa State Register Register and Leader Brookfield Ind Underground Missouri Arkansas Texas Canada Dese Moines Switzerland Grant Harrison J. G. Blaine Blaine Sas New York and New Jersey Bridge Company Heweg Iowa Society Harold, Grosvenor Society of Automobile Engineers Grosvenor Council of National Defense Washington First Presbyterian

Hughes Inquiry Under Way in Aviation Contract Probe

Washington May 31. Signal Corps officers who managed airplane contracts were questioned before Charles E Hughes in the aviation inquiry. Attorney General Gregory and AAG Frierson took part. Witness identities remain private, with several prominent air program figures expected to testify soon. Officials note motor and plane production proceeds, meeting shipping and storage needs.

Washington Signal Corps Charles E. Hughes Gregory Frierson Hughes War Department Aircraft Board

China’s Loan Talks Under Japanese Security Pressure

Peking reports a large loan negotiation with Japan using tobacco privileges as security raising fears of infringing rights of other nations. The text also notes Mr. Hitchcock has signed an agreement to advance 250000 dollars for a Grand Canal survey on behalf of the Siems Carey Company.

New York Times Peking Hitchcock Grand Canal Siems- Carey Company

Catholics In St. Hilda Guild Expansion Emphasized

Miss Harriet Philips Bronson of 345 West Seventieth Street said the St. Hilda Guild includes Roman Catholic and Protestant Episcopal members. She noted Catholic clergy bought stock in the $0,000 company and supported broad religious participation in vestment making and embroidery work.

St. Hilda Harriet Philips Bronson West Seventieth Street St. Hilda Guild

Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt Hosts Dinner and Theatre

Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt entertained at dinner last evening and afterward took her guests to the theatre. Among them were Miss Ethel Bagg of Washington D C Mrs Newbold Le Roy Zten Vanute Italian Naval Atten e can be all Washington and Allain Fr

Cornelius Vanderbilt Ethel Bagg Washington, D. C Newbold le Roy Eene Washington Allain

Marriage and death notices for The New York Times

Telegraphic notices for marriage and death intended for insertion in The New York Times. Provides contact method at 1000 Bryant Avenue for submitting notices.

New York Times Bryant

Hadden-Murdock and Drake-Baker Announcements

Hadden-Murdock announces Elizabeth Wood wedding to Lieutenant Crowell Hadden of the 166th Field Artillery on Saturday May 25. Jones-Drake wedding took place at Bethlehem Pennsylvania on May 30 1918 by Rev M Kemper. Baker-Clark wedding May 29 unites M Lindsay Clark and James B Baker.

Hadden—Murdock Harvey Murdock Elizabeth Wood Crowell Hadden 166Th Field Artillery Jones—Drake Bethlehem Penn

Death notices from May 1918 Brooklyn list

Obituaries and funeral notices for Adelaide Badgley Regine Biala Jacob D Blume Emma Cole Norma Cooper Margaretha Dorfmueller Rosalie Escke Margaret Farrell Henry Heberton Arnold Gutfreund Frederick EkAwin Lizzie Hoffmann Gottfrid Johnson Charlie Lewis Moran Joseph Morrell Aristine Munn Ralph Murden Moses Myers Albert Nease Grace OBrien Adam Pregenzer Christine Roberta Belle Hossenson Reginald Sherman Henry Staats Martha McCallum Harriet Tracy Cornelia Wainwright Lucy Whitney Samuel Walsh Kane Wiley Alexander Wiley and others published for Brooklyn New York area families with service details and burial plans.

Jeanne Hass Blume John H. Seeheffer Ruswell St Brooklyn Jacob D. Blume Russell St Burial Lutheran Cemetery Cole Emma L. Cole Smith Isaac D. Cole, Jr Mount Washington Presbyterian Church Dyckman 8&I Broadway Cedar Lawn Cemetery Cooper Norma L Mount Vernon N. Y M. E.arch Dorfmueller Margaretha Dorfmuelier Hoffman Woodlawn Eeep Eicke aAfter Rosalie Anpette Escke Mae M St. Bartholomew's Church Pacific Farrell Cold Bpring New York Margaret Farrell Serry Fces Church of Our Lady of Loretto Hodge Newark N. J Frederick EkAwin Almira Hodge Mt. Prospect AV Hoffmann William B. Hoffmann Lizzie Hoffmann Carrie Ryan Bia Grant Av Bronx Evergreer Cemetery Johnson Gottfrid West 41St Mitchell Pittsburgh Charlies Lewis Moran Summit William H Mary Moran St. Nicholas Terrace Morrell Scarsdale Joseph C. Morrell Ida Belknap Oly White Plains Road Munn Society of Mayflower Descendants Sarah EB. O'Brien Union St Pregenzer East 12Th Christine Frank E. Campbell Rosenson Belle Hossenson Abraham Hannah Rosenson I. Theodore Ira Eastern Parkway Sherman United Military Order of America Ami Iicorator Reginald P. Sherman Rye Henry H. Andrew Carl Stedman Brown Btaats Riverside Drive New York City Henry de Mott Staats Reformed Church Karttan Steele Martha McCallum S. M McCallum Memphis Tenn Sullivan East Margaret Sullivan Matthew Sullivan St St. Jerome's Church 138Th St Alexander Ay J. Raymond's Cemetery Ten Broeck Elm Park Farm Hillsdale Renselaer Ten Broeck Grand Central Station el Thomas John Merret Frances William Muel John Henry Edward Harrison Anna Elisabeth Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners Court Knickerbocker Foresters of America Washington Lodge M. A 75Th St Bayside Tracy London England Harriet Ruth Brisbane William Brisbane Julia Loundes Colden Tracy Charleston Wainwright East Bath St Cornelia Ridgely Wainwright William P. Wainwright John C. Hotson East 36Th St A. M. Walsh Poe William Andargaret Walsh Thros's Neck Westchester Mortimer St Port Chester St Raymond's Church Eatchester Walsh Gamuel Eer Walsh Whitney Lucy Cutler William Brainard Whitney Wiley Alexander Wiley Rutland Road Kane Lodge A. M Flatbush Av Atlantic Av Arthur M. Jacobbus Henry W Penoyar

Funeral notices from New York area boroughs and New Jersey

Numerous May funeral notices list names, ages, and addresses across Manhattan Brooklyn Hoboken Jersey City Newark and surrounding areas. Entries include deaths May 20 to May 30 with ages ranging from 14 to 74 and service details such as funeral times and private arrangements.

Obituary notes list several notable New York figures

Obituary notes report the deaths of multiple figures including Harrison New York farmer Orlando Thomas Chandler. Stamford Connecticut collector A Arnold. Captain Daniel M Vogt surgeon. James Anderson of Clifton Place. John S Norton head of Norton Company in Jersey City. George Wiekmer Brooklyn engineer. Henry Lowy Brooklyn police sergeant. Mrs Cora M Anderson wife of Gordon W Anderson. Van Brunt Magaw retired farmer Brooklyn. Clifford J Campbell Brooklyn educator and Civil Service School director. John H Andresen tobacco broker. Alexander Wiley broker. Emden Vaughn Crandall Brooklyn manufacturer and public official.

Anon Spulchard Catharine Weed Chapman Harriet Lexington Ponies Arivate AFMAN Caenogne Gikow Mary Celia West 112Th St Huseman Henry West 130Th St Jacobs Clara Keenan Thomas East St Kelly Ridge St Nowack Woild East 107Th St O'Brien Terence 70Th St Ottairano Joseph Pavescanda George 40Th St Pellegrin Generous Mott &J Pendergast West Schmidt J. M Ellen Foust Tobin Annie M. Wolff Lilite Ziepger Anna East Ann Oakland St A. Crandall Eben Halsey St Devinne Mary D Hart St Dwyer Anna R Kent Ay Franey Patrick H Pacific Holy Family Hospital MAGAW Vaen Ocean Makkert Adam J South Moore Georgiana J.B Benen A Muller Elizabeth Herkimer &J MUTH Florence van Voorhis Willam H Occean Weisner Georas Cormeta Hoboken Jersey City Newark Campion Neville Brunswick St A. M. Foley Grand St Jersey Ag Gilbert —Freenta Clifton Av McDonald Coe Mercer St Mortimeh Laretta Montgomery &T Marvihill Marcella M Dwight &T O'Drien John Henderson St Jersey Cr Nitchie Annie M Hoya Schuck Lusia Puyneral Private Eekamp William H Dodd St Weat Jleboken Shainline Margaret Princeton Av Ms. Taylor Henry C Clinton Av Long Island Orlando Thomas Chandler Harrison Arnold Stamford Conn Daniel M. Vogt Overlook Hoespital Summit N. J James Anderson Clifton Place Lyn John S&s Norton Jona Norton Company Jersey City Metals South Orange George Wiekmer Stephenson No. #4 N. A Cornelia Street Brooklyn Henry Lowy Hughes Street le Lowy Cora M. Anderson Gordon W. Anderson H. W. Johna-Msnvillie Company Cay Webster Avenus Syn van Brunt Magaw Fintlands Ion Ocean Avenue Severeys Clifford J. Campbell Hiete Bell Civil Service School Low Island College Thureday Flatbush Avenue John H. Andresen New York Change Siath Avenue Andresen Busness Manhattan Alexander Wiley Ll. Armedy Rutland Road Flatbush Sheepshead Hay Yacht Club Erside Yacht Club Riverside Cae Columbia Yacht Club Hudson Chub Emen Vaughn Crandall E&. V. Crandall Paint and Puttyfacturing Company of Si Halsey Board of Education Low Iall Old Old Brooklyn Union League

Belgian refugee instructor Christine Robert dies in hospital

Mme Christine Robert, a Belgian refugee and knitting instructor for Stage Women's War Relief, died yesterday in Lutheran Hospital. Once married to a Brussels manufacturer, she fled invasion, escaped a death sentence, worked as a nurse in Canada, and later taught knitting to actors in Los Angeles before joining the Actors Fund of America for her funeral at Campbell Funeral Church on Broadway and Sixty-sixth Street.

Mme Christine Robert Stage Women's War Relief Society Lutheran Robert Brussels Canada Los Angeles William Farnum Farnum Stage Women's Organisation Actors Fund of America Campbell Funeral Church Broadway Sixty-sixth Street

Toronto newspaper magnate John R. Robertson dies at 75

John Ross Robertson proprietor of The Toronto Evening Telegram dies at his home in Toronto of pneumonia at age 75. Born December 1841 he founded early papers including The Sporting Life and The Grumbler and later led The Telegram after a career with The Leader and Toronto Globe. He supported local charities.

Toronto John Ross Robertson Toronto Evening Telegram Struan Robertson Sporting Life Grumbler T Leader Toronto Globe Theron Telegram England

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