Gary Admits Steel Control But Denies World Price Fixing
The June hearing of the House Steel Investigation Committee examined H. Gary, chairman of United States Steel, who pledged full cooperation and stated the firm dominates its subsidiaries yet denies plans to form a global price cartel. He acknowledged Bureau of Corporations probes and explained cost to the steel trust for compliance, while new testimony touched on Tennessee Coal and Iron and Carnegie Steel, with Gary noting potential independence of some subsidiaries though ultimately controlled by the parent.
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New York Times
Washington
Steel Investigation Committee
House
H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
John W. Gates
Steel Trust
Gary
W. J. Filbert
Richard V. Lindabury
Elizabeth
N. J
W. B. Dickson
Percival Roberts
Norman B. Ream
James Gayley
American Iron and Steel Institute
Department of Commerce and Labor
Bureau of Corporations
Stanley Committee
Stanley
Steel Corporation
Taft
Roosevelt
Gar
Nagel
Bureau
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Tennessee Company
Mr. Stanley
Judge Gary
Carnegie Steel Company
President Down
United Ties Steel Corporation
Coroner called no case in sudden illness at private hospital
A man named Orcutt reported his mother Mrs Emma Orcutt dying of blood poisoning at a private hospital in New York. Coroner Holtzhauser examined the case but found no ante mortem statement and no evidence to prosecute. the family disputed treatment while Mrs Orcutt remained seriously ill.
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Orcutt
East Thirtythird Street
Rubin
Holtzhauser
Private
Hospital Association
W. T. Bull
John B. Walker
John F. Erdmann
Emma FE. Orcutt
Miss Joy
Mrs. Orcutt
W George W. Orcutt
West 189
the Times
District Attorney’s Office
District Attorney
Stickney
Erdmann
Pureene
Gready
Auto over bridge kills three and injures one
Three people died and a fourth was fatally hurt when an automobile driven by C. A. Sefton plunged from Mulberry Street viaduct in Harrisburg. Victims were William R. Harrar, Mrs. Robert W. Dunlop, and Mr. Sefton. Miss Laura M. Neilson was seriously injured.
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Harrisburg
Penn
C. A. Sefton
Mulberry Street
Mr. Sefton
William R. Harrar
Harrar & Chamberlain
Robert W. Dunlop
Laura M. Neilson
New Bloomfield
Sefton
Beating of Motorist by Hinman Family Sparks Warrants
Mrs. Charles Hinman of Brooklyn and her son Edward, 21, are charged with assaulting Charles W. Lewis at the Curtiss House in Woodbury after intervening in a dispute over Mrs Hinman’s daughter Elsie. They allegedly used an umbrella and a chair in the attack. Lewis sought refuge in the hotel office as the couple forced entry and damaged a window. Warrants issued for their arrest.
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New York Times
Winsted, Conn
Charles Finnan
Decatur Street
Brooklyn
N. Y
Southbury
Edward
Charles W. Lewis
Curtiss
Woodbury
Mayor Receives Visitors. Baker Skips Meeting
Charles F. Murphy and Charles H. Hyde called at the Mayor's office yesterday while ex Police Commissioner Baker did not see the Mayor. Murphy said he dropped in to inquire about the Mayor's health as the trio arrived separately and left together.
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Murphy
Baker
Charles F. Murphy
Charles H. Hyde
Mr. Baker
Mr. Murphy
Mr. Hyde
Colorado Vacation Low Fares on Rock Island Trains
Rock Island offers one night trains from Chicago and St Louis with morning and evening departures. Booklets and tickets available at 401 Broadway Adv.
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Colorado
Rock Island
Chicago
St. Louis
Raucous Seventh Avenue Raid Clears Gambling Club
A police raid on 588 Seventh Avenue and a second location at 100 West Forty-third Street cracked a poolroom and illegal gambling operation. Officers and informants faced a hostile crowd as 17 suspects were taken into custody, with racing charts craps and tables seized and two dens shut down.
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Seventh Avenue
Times Square
Forty-first Street
Club
Lieut. van Twistern
Twenty Ten
Headquarters
West Forty-third Street
Broadway
Lieut
van Twistern
Forty-third Street
Stool
Broiler
van Twintern
Lieut. Price
Central Office
John Doorman
John Sheethanger
John Lookout
John Telephone
McAdoo
West Forty-seventh Street
Seventh Avenue Place
Paul Kelly
Kid Beebe
Vice Squad Abolished as City Police Shakeup
Police Commissioner Waldo disbanded the Vice Squad yesterday. Lieut. Oscar Himmel, head of the unit, was reassigned to Brooklyn while fifty officers moved to precinct patrols. The raid history tied to Driscoll and Flynn’s Raiders ends with the Hesper Club linked to a senator’s letter, and whispers say the squad’s downfall may fuel political tensions within the department.
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Waldo
Oscar Himmel
Broklyn
Vice Squad
Driscoll
Flynn
Hesper Club
T. D. Sullivan
House of Representative
Etterhead
Sam Harris
Sullivan
Esper Club
Raiders
Vice
Forgotten Battle and the Empire's Dinner Table
The Times previews a historical clash at Chateauguay, noting King George pondered sidelining the event to spare American feelings, a moment largely unknown in U S memory and linked to upcoming coverage.
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George
Chateauguay
Empire
Garros Injured but Flies to Rome in Paris-Rome-Turin Race
In Rome on June 1 André Beaumont and Roland Garros, rival aviators, contest the Rome to Turin leg amid crashes and injuries. Garros, hurt in a crash near Pisa, boarded a new plane and reached Rome despite acute pain, while Beaumont prepares for the final 630 km leg as crowds greet the pair.
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Rome
André Beaumont
Roland Garros
Paris
Garros
Pisa
Mediterranean
Grosseto
Castiglione Della Pescaia
Garrossiways
Beaumont
Frey
S Vidart
Nice
Genoa
Cecina
Kimmerling
Brignoles
Bathiat
Lyons
Bieut. Lucea
Hyéres
France
Sugar Fraud Probe Involves Philadelphia Port Weighing
An investigation into possible sugar duty fraud at the Philadelphia port is before the federal grand jury. Questions focus on tare weight practices at Spreckels Sugar Refinery involving Whitelock and Child. The probe considers bag weight manipulation and washing of empty bags to reduce duty. changes in inspectors and staffing are noted.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Penn
Federal Grand Jury
Whitaker Thompson
United States
Henry M. Arnold
William L. Whitelock
Spreckels
W. L. Child
Whitelock
Child
Thomas Smith
Whiterock
Henry Clay Marshall
Customs House
Paul D. Johnson
Toay
Mob Loots Cuernavaca and Mexico City Unrest Reaches Oaxaca
A lower class mob and insurrecto troops loot Cuernavaca amid renewed disorders across Mexico. Xochimilco and Cuicatlan see clashes as federal forces engage Maderists. Governors and Diaz officials resign. food prices surge and business outlook worsens. General Reyes sails to Vera Cruz as peace efforts unfold.
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NEW York Times
Mexico City
Cuernavaca
Xochimilco
Cuicatlan
Oaxaca
Diaz
Justice
Hernandez
Rodolfo Reyes
Reyes
War Office
Gen. Diaz
Vera Cruz
Madero
Oscar Braniff
Limantour
Madero Starts for Mexico City After El Paso Departure
Francisco I. Madero Jr prepares to leave El Paso at 1:30 A M on the Sunset mail train for Spofford Junction then Mexico City. An armed guard will accompany the party amid track inspections and a pilot train to deter saboteurs.
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New York Times
Juarez
Mexico
Francisco I. Madero, Jr
Mexico City
el Paso
Southern Pacific
Spofford Junction
Texas
Piedras Negros
Eagle Pass
Madero Party
Insurrecto Army
el Faso
Chihuahua
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Madera
Taft
Diaz
Madero
Miguel Ahumada
Abram Gonzales
Ahumada
Gen. Navarro
Sheldon
Navarro
Col. Villa
Daniel de Villiers
W. L. Dunne
Dunne
Monterey
Bomb Blast Clears Tenement In Bomb District
A bomb exploded in the hallway of the four story tenement at 338 E Eleventh Street causing the hallway ceiling to collapse and doors to blow out. About a hundred tenants fled to the street with no injuries reported. Damage estimated at 500 dollars. Owner named as Antone Margio of Bedford Avenue Brooklyn.
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E. Eleventh Street
Warner
Antone Margio
Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn
Bewe y Sons Co Ad Promotes Brut Champagne
Advertisement from H. Bewe y & Sons Co promover Brut Champagne under the brand Brut-Cutee or Special Sec for connoisseurs, with address 138 Fulton St New York.
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Bewey & Sons CO
Fulton St
Hill plans retirement as mortgage ties Great Northern future
Minneapolis June 1 James J Hill says his retirement is being prepared and a 600 million dollar mortgage on Great Northern properties is the first step. He calls consolidation rumors rubbish and says the bond plan covers fifty years of retirements and road improvements while acknowledging contingent Burlington liabilities. He expects to quit but will not specify when.
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New York Times
Minneapolis
Minn
James J. Hill
Great Northern
Hill
Burlington
Northern Pacific
Chicago
Mr. Hill
Ifty
Rescued Girls Saved by George Hohmann at Hudson Park
In New Rochelle New York on June 1 two wet school teachers capsized their canoe while watching bathers at Hudson Park. George Hohmann swam to the sinking swimmer and brought her to shore then returned to rescue the second girl with help from bystanders. Mayor Harry E. Colwell witnessed the incident. Both teachers declined to identify themselves.
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New York Times
New Rochelle
N. Y
George Hohmann
Hudson Park
Harry E. Colwell
Hohmann
Artists receive major share of Mrs Brown's estate
In Los Angeles on June 1 two young artists will receive large portions of the $180,000 Mrs Botina A. Brown left to friends. Fred L. Siddons of Washington gets $10,000 and Howard J. Potter $80,000. Relatives receive $5 if they object, with no further claim. Mrs Brown funded Siddons and Potter during their education and development as artists.
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New York Times
Los Angeles
Botina A. Brown
Fred L. Siddons
Washington
Howard J. Potter
Harburger Steps Down From Tammany District Leadership
Julius Harburger, deputy state controller and Tammany leader of the Tenth Assembly District, announced he will retire from district leadership at a Tammany Club meeting on June 6. He cited time demands of his deputy controller duties and said he will support his successor while remaining friendly with Charles F. Murphy. He praised Murphy as the best and ablest Tammany leader and expressed confidence the district will stay solidly Democratic.
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Julius Harburger
Tammany
Tenth Assembly District
Tammany Club
Tate
Charles F. Murphy
Mr. Murphy
Harburger
Indemnity Awarded to Weehawken Children in Land Case
In Jersey City Circuit Court a jury awarded Bernardine Dierkes age 17 and William Zimmerman age 9 damages of 8000 and 4000 dollars respectively against Hauxhurst Land Company. The children were injured on the company's land in Hauxhurst Park on May 31, 1907 after being set upon by dogs incited by watchman William Wallace. They jumped twenty five feet down a cliff to escape. The girl suffered a permanent skull base fracture and the boy permanent impairment of sight in his left eye.
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Jersey City
Bernardine Dierkes
William Zimmerman
Hauxhurst Park
Weehawken
Hauxhurst Land Company
William J. Duer
William Wallace
Opened wrong door ends in a basement death
The body of Edward Evans, a vaudeville actor, was found at 246 West Thirty ninth Street in a basement stairway. Julia Murphy of the house and Patrolman Kiel reported, and Dr. Everingham ruled death from a broken neck after Evans entered the basement door by mistake and fell, remaining undiscovered for about a day.
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West Thirty-ninth Street
Julia Murphy
Kiel
New York Hospital
Everingham
West Thirty-seventh Street
John W. Ford
West Forty-third Street
Edward Evans
Ord
Evans
Thirty-ninth Street
Ford
Americans Win First Polo Game in Fast Contest
The Americans opened with a rapid tempo and outran the Britons. Defenders struggled early, then were outgenerated by the challengers as the game moved into the final periods. About 10,000 spectators witnessed the fast paced showdown.
Fifth International Polo Match. America Dominates
Westchester Polo Club of Newport presents the International Polo Cup prep. America wins 43 to 3 before about 10,000 fans. Lineup includes L Waterbury J M Waterbury Jr H P Whitney and Devereux Mil burn. Match staged in 1900 when America regained the cup.
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Westchester Polo Club
Newport
America
Joshua Crane
Dedham Polo Club
F. W. Barrett
England
R. E. Strawbridge
M. la la
Montague
Ld. Hunt
Oxen Geer
Www. H.oca
Hurlingham
Americans Triumph in International Polo Cup Opener at Meadow Brook
A crowd of 10 000 watched as America beat England 4 4 to 3 in an the opening International Polo Cup match. The Meadow Brook quartet Larry Waterbury J M Waterbury Harry Payne Whitney and Devereux Milburn secured victory after a nervous, hard fought contest with England leading 3 0 at midgame.
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England
Meadow Brook
Larry
J. M. Waterbury
Harry Payne Whitney
Devereux Milburn
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C Es - Hardress
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