Taft to Attack Union of Roads Contempt Charges Also
The Administration will seek to dissolve key railroad freight associations and end rate agreements. A major equity suit targets the Western Trunk Line Committee with contempt of court for earlier injunction breaches. Proceedings will unfold before the Eighth Circuit, with a possible next year trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Union OF Roads
New York
Washington
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Western Trunk Line Committee
Hannibal
Department of Justice
Wickersham
Dyer
Circuit Court
Frederick N. Judson
Standard Oil, Tobacco Trust
Harriman
Circuit Court of the Eighth Circuit
Mr. Grosvenor
St. Louis
Hubbard
Iowa
The
Commerce Commission
Eighth Circuit
Eastern Trunk Line Com
Canfield Shifts Saratoga Gambling to Mexico
Richard Canfield removes all gambling paraphernalia from his Saratoga clubhouse and ships it to an unknown Mexican destination where he is said to plan a fresh start in the business. Authorities twice blocked opening, yet Canfield had kept the property and decor in place since 1908. The club originated from Morrissey and Spencer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Saratoga
N. Y
Richard Canfield
Mexico
Canfield
Morrissey and Spencer
Thief on the Riverside Drive Chased by Harlem Detective
Detective McCullough of the Harlem Bureau pursues a thief who grabbed a watch and chain on 112th Street and Broadway. After a long chase through crowds, the suspect was knocked unconscious with a blackjack at 7th Street and Oswego Place. The victim identified the offender as Jacob Hampton of West 125th Street. John Clark of Ninth Avenue sued for the recovered watch and chain valued at 75 dollars.
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Riverside Drive
112Th Street
107Th Street
Fred
McCullough
Harlem Bureau
Broadway
John Clark
Ninth Avenue
Jacob Hampton
West 125Th Street
Oldest living graduate wins entry at Columbia commencement
An elderly member of the Columbia Class of 57, William B. Winslow, forced his way into the commencement with a faded ribbon on his chest. A superintendent and a gowned graduate aided him to a place where he could watch and hear the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Wae
William B. Winslow
Mr. Winslow
Dean van Amringe
van Am
Winslow
United Presbyterian Church Adopts Revised Psalms
The General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church adopted a revised Book of Psalms after a spirited session in Philadelphia on June 1. Rev. W A Campbell of Mercer opposed the revision, arguing it contains human hymns and imitations rejected by their fathers, risking turning the church into a hymn-singing body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
General Assembly
United Presbyterian Church
W. A. Campbell
Mercer
Enn
Campbell
Presbyterian Church
First June Bride Weds at 12 02 A M in Two Ceremonies
Miss Eurana Dinkey Mock and Titus de Bobula wed in Brooklyn then Hoboken after secret Bryn Mawr meeting. The 21 year old bride, niece of Charles M Schwab, is from Philadelphia and plans a Europe honeymoon with the Hungarian born architect, now coal company manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eurana Dinkey Mock
John Mock
Philadelphia
Charles M. Schwab
Bryn Mawr
Titus de Bobula
Robert Paulovita
Brooklyn
Knickerbocker
Europe
de Bobula
T. A. Sprague
Gates Coal and Coke Company
Pittsburg
Sprague
Budapest
Hungary
John de Bobula
Senate
Miss Mock
Walnut Street
Bryn Mawr College
Miss Mack
Mise Ma Hume Owa
Mise
Delano
Epaerarn Tartare Staal
Dsubay
Te Coal Company
Robert Paulovi
Nelisville
Penn
Brooklyn Bridge
Paulovita
Miss Hume
Miss Depew
Hoboken
Justice of the Peace
Furana Dinkey Mock
Mrs. de Donals
Brides to Be Race For Dishes At Bronx License Bureau
Opening day at the Bronx Borough Hall Marriage License Bureau drew many couples and a china dish prize. Benedict Calnan and Estelle Gettings won the first license and the race for the editor's prize, with Gettings taking the dishes after a sprint against Mary McConnell and John Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borough Hall
Bronx
177Th Street
Third Avenue
Bronx Democrat
Stewart Harrison
Benedict Calnan
Ct4
East
138Th Street
Estelle Gettings
Brook Avenue
Calnan
Miss Gettings
Ben
Cathan
Mary Wilher ‘Connell
Simpson Street
John A. Johnson
Malachi Kelly
Borougal
Ros
Helen
Harrison
Gatess
Nolen
William J. Murray
Edgewater Road
Bureau
Leader Thomas Lloyd Plans Exclusive Peak Summit Story
Exclusive upcoming Times feature with Thomas Lloyd recounting the successful Fairbanks expedition that reached the baffling peak. Lloyd promises an authentic account of the climb, to be published next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Thomas Lloyd
Habeas corpus sought to free Lady Cook from Hume pair
Mrs Mary Sparr of Brooklyn applied to Justice Erlanger for a writ to compel John Field Hume and his wife Mabel to produce Tennessee Claflin Cook known as Lady Cook in court. The petition claimed Lady Cook was old frail and under undue influence with control of her property. The petition was withdrawn but Sparr said she would pursue another action. Lady Cook denied restraint and signed nothing against her will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Sparr
Hancock Street
Brooklyn
Lady Cook
Tueasay
Justice Erlanger
Supreme Court
Sparr
Hume
Humes
England
Timms
Constan
Royal Albert Hall
London
New York
Cook
Porous plaster worth fifty dollars found fused with bill
A New York Times report from Middletown New York June 1 notes a porous plaster attached to a genuine fifty dollar bill. Treasury officials will be asked to issue the note, marking what may be the most valuable porous plaster in existence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Middletown
N. Y
Treasury
Washington
Subway Crash in Bronx Tunnel Sparks Dense Smoke
A fire in cotton waste near the Mott Avenue station trapped trains in the Harlem River tunnel. A motorman failed to see a warning lantern and rear-ended a stalled train, causing glass injuries and smoke inhalation. Dozens were affected, with several passengers escaping through a smoke-filled platform to safety as ambulances and fire units responded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mott Avenue
Bronx
Harlem River
Ward
Pasing
Lenox Avenue
John Cummings
Harlem
Ajelander Avenue
Morrisania Stai
Reeen v. Pamptr
John J. Ressler
Hewitt Place
James
Adelbert C. Buffington
Densy
Buffington
Annie Geissler
Fordham
Lebanon
Lincoln
Acon
Ahearn
149Th Street
Hegeman’s
Bankhard
Mises Jun
Lafontaine Avenue
Brotz
Baxter
Charles A
East
126Th Street
A O'Brien
Leo R
St. John’s Place
Brooklyn
Sah O'Brien
Pee
Thompson
Mra
Violet Street
Ercome
Hoboken
N. J
Solomon
Wales Avenue
The
Zears
Gertrude
Rochelle Park
D. K. Jennings
Wright Machine To Be In Flight News From Dayton
Orville Wright telegraphs The Times from Dayton Ohio dated June 1 announcing price for a New York to Chicago flight. He states this will stimulate interest in flying and notes some of their machines will be entered.
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Dayton
Ohio
New York
Chicago
Smuggler Busted with Opium in Sausages
A customs inspector found over four pounds of opium baked into sausages carried by Wong Nim aboard the Korea. The opium, valued at $300, led to charges of smuggling against Nim in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Wong Nim
Korea
Maine Raised Supported by Cuban President Gomez
Havana reports President Gomez approved the request to raise the Maine and expressed willingness to assist American engineers. He conveyed the decision after John B. Jackson, the American Minister, appealed through the State Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
John B. Jackson
State Department
Maine
Gomez
Wealthy Chinese merchant Wong Kai Kee freed on habeas corpus
Wong Kai Kee a wealthy Chinese merchant of New York who had been arrested on a murder charge as he prepared to depart for China was released today on a writ of habeas corpus. Sacramento officials had alleged he was wanted for the murder of Wong Chey but information from Sacramento exonerated him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Wong Kai Kee
New York
China
Sacramento
Wong
Wong Chey
Justice Harlan Celebrates 77th Birthday
Justice Harlan of the Supreme Court marks his seventy seventh birthday in Washington on June 1. He plans to depart for Murray Bay, Canada, to golf until October and will visit the Capitol to bid farewell to court officials before leaving. He has served nearly thirty three years and has no plans to retire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harlan
Supreme Court of the
United States
Murray Bay
Canada
Supreme Court
Priests Injured In Sayville Auto Smash
In Sayville on June 1 Reverend Father N F Heffernan of St. Lawrence Church was seriously injured when his car collided at a curve with a vehicle carrying W Bayard Cutting and son. Also hurt were Father Webber, Father Frank Cullen, and driver Thomas Wheeler. Heffernan suffered a possible broken right leg and possibly a broken left leg. he was treated by Dr. Charles Merritt and taken to the rectory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sayville
L. I
N. F. Heffernan
St. Lawrence's Catholic Church
W. Bayard Cutting
Cutting
Webber
Heffernan
Frank Cullen
New York City
Thomas Wheeler
Brentwood
Father Hefernan
Charles Merritt
Angel’s Trumpet Repaired on Mormon Temple Spire
Gentile steeplejacks Arthur Smith and Peter Munyon with two helpers entered the Salt Lake City Mormon Temple to repair the gilded statue of the Angel Maroni atop the highest spire. They reached the pinnacle 225 feet up by elevator and fixed the trumpet dislocated by a prior dynamite blast at the Utah Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
Salt Lake
Arthur Smith
Peter Munyon
Angel Maroni
Smith
Taft to Attend Jersey City Jubilee and Golf Event
President Taft accepted invitations to Jersey City Jersey City celebration Oct 6 to 23 marking Bergen district 200th anniversary and to open the American Golf Association tournament at Bretton Woods July 11. A Bergen monument fund aims for $15,000 with daily ceremonies and a parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Jersey City
N. J
American Golf Association
Bretton Woods
N. H
D.P. Kingsley
BE. J. Ridgway
J. C. Platt
Frank Presbrey
Beverly
Bergen
Wittpenn
Sory
Pene
Aviators Rage for Big Races Open Prize Contests
The announcement of $25,000 and $30,000 prizes by Tas New York Times and The Chicago Evening Post and The New York World spurred aviators and enthusiasts to discuss Chicago to New York and Chicago to St Louis flights. Curtiss, Wrights, Hamilton, Baldwin, Willard plan or consider entries. Canadians Baldwin and McCurry may join. Endurance and fuel logistics rise as key concerns for cross country air races.
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Tas New York Trms
Chicago Bureatng Post
Chicago
New York
New York World
St. Lewis Post-Dispatch
St Louis
Tom Trwes
Glenn H. Curtiss
Curtiss
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Charles K. Hamilton
Thomas S. Baldwin
Clifford B. Harmon
Aero Cllub of America
Charles Heitman
St. Louis
Tas Tumms
Chicago Evening Post
Baldwin
McCurry
Thomas & Baldwin
J. K. Mars
Charles F. Wilelard
Hamilton
Grahame White
London
Manchester
Daily Mail
White
Rugby
Long Island
Atlanta
Savannah
Fightag
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Sister
Shersn
Tennessee Claf
Wii
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Wright
Times
New York Trio
Chinaman
Justice Harlan
Angel
Mormon Temple
Jersey
Aviators
Wrights
Times-Post
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