Boy Arrests Highlight Rogues Gallery Abuse in City
A Brooklyn boy was falsely charged with vagrancy after police used a Rogues Gallery photo to accuse him. He was detained and questioned, then discharged, amid complaints of official misconduct and unlawful photo practices. Justice Gaynor and Police Commissioner Bingham clashed over the case and broader policing power.
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Charles O'Neil
Sing Sing
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Robert W Hains
Washington Avenue
Michael Moran
Boston
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Massachusetts
Theodore A. Bingham
W. J. Gaynor
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Thomas J. Tunney
Duffys
Ar Ament
Laham
Stevens Quits New Haven as VP John F Stevens Resigns
Official circular from New York New Haven Hartford Railroad announces Vice President in charge of operation John F Stevens resigns to accept service elsewhere and the position is abolished. He had joined in 1907 after Panama Canal work and led property valuation and economies in transportation.
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C.S. Mellen
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Transportation Department
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Boston & Maine Railroad
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Boston & Maine
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Minn
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Senate wrangles over cotton textiles and income tax plan
The Senate clashed over cotton tariff provisions as Aldrich and Dolliver sparred on importer briefs and appraisers. Senator Cummins proposed a 2 percent income tax on incomes over $5,000 with a dividend tax rebate to avoid double taxation. Hale night-sessions resolution drew mixed support from insurgents and Bailey opposed it.
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Senate
la Follette
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Lodge
New York
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Bailey
Navy midshipmen barred from marrying during apprenticeship
Washington June 1 midshipmen in the United States Navy cannot marry until they complete six years of apprenticeship. Secretary Meyer approved by the President issued the order. Previously cadet rules barred marriage during the academy years, but some graduates claimed the sea cruise period did not count. The rule aims to simplify service and welfare, noting officers are government-educated for four years with no security of support and long sea duties away from spouses. This follows Army warnings against young officers marrying during early service.
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New York Times
Washington
United States Navy
Meyer
Naval Academy
J. Franklin Bell
Army
Delayed sentencing in Ed Johnson lynching case
The Supreme Court postponed sentencing ex Sheriff J F Shipp and five Chattanooga men guilty of contempt for the Ed Johnson lynching in March 1906. The court granted a 30 day rehearing petition window and kept each defendant on $1000 bail in Chattanooga District Court. The court adjourned until the October term, delaying final punishment.
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Washington
J. F. Shipp
Chattanooga
Supreme Court
Ed Johnson
Germany Defends Wage Data Used On Tariff Debate
Berlin protests US senators charge that Germany supplied wage figures to influence US tariff legislation. Officials say the wage data, prepared for the State Department, were misused in German newspapers. Washington accusations sparked criticism from German interior and foreign ministries.
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Foreign Office
State Department
America
Unitedates
Ambassador Hill
Germany
Washington Needs Homes
Benjamin Marsh of New York told House and Senate committees on the District of Columbia that Washington suffers an appalling housing shortage for workingmen. He urged Congress to restrict large detached-house tracts and to adopt a progressive tax on land value rises to curb land speculation.
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Senate
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Benjamin Marsh
New York
Philadelphia Car Strike Nears End as Arbitration Urged
The Universal Peace Union appeals for arbitration in the trolley strike. An eighteen-person citizen committee is proposed with Archbishop Ryan to serve as arbitrator. Mayor Reyburn sees near end of the strike as car operations improve and workers return.
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New York Times
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Charles O. Kruger
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Peace Union
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Brennan
James J. Murphy
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Broad Street
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Textile Trade Association
Clay
New York
Baltimore & Ohio
Georgia
City leases 1000 year lot on Nelson Avenue
The city leased a west side Nelson Avenue lot between 166th and 167th Streets to Daniel Eichner for 1000 years. The term ends in 2909 with an annual rent of 129.71 dollars. The city acquired the property through an abandoned tax sale.
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Daniel Eichner
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