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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1909
Page
3
The Fifth Avenue Branch at 475 Fifth Avenue near 41st Street offers interest on deposit accounts and acts as custodian of personal property and manager of real property. Services include Travelers' Letters of Credit foreign money and express checks and vault boxes for customers.
The first sale of $52,000 worth seized women’s wear at the Custom House drew 400 attendees as bidders scrambled for gowns, lingerie, and coats. Prices reached $150 for a royal pongee suit while cash only payments caused delays and some disappointment among bargain hunters.
Delegates from the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America in Brooklyn visited Brownsville Williamsburg and East New York declaring a general strike. Over 2 000 buildings under construction could halt work as workers leave sites following a wage dispute. Local No 1008 comprising Yiddish carpenters opened strike HQ at Washington Hall Brooklyn demanding 4 50 a day.
Justice Greenbaum in the Supreme Court awarded Vice President Tooker $24,100 from the Reynolds estate. Tooker sought commissions related to consolidating six city firms into the Consolidated Lithographing Company and other ventures with Everett R. Reynolds before his death in 1904.
The Rev. James A. Patterson the Anti Saloon League superintendent and two associates dismissed graft accusations as false telling Assistant District Attorney Murphy that the league did not misappropriate funds and that Carnegie and Rockefeller gave only five thousand dollars annually. Patterson cited 43000 saloons closed nationwide in the past year and said no further aid was received from the magnates. Rev. A G Robinson of Missouri will confer with the DA soon.
Mathew Cummings president of the Ancient Order of Hibernians in America arrived on the Cunard liner Caronia after a two month trip to Ireland. He and Father Philip J. O'Donnell sought to unite Irish A O H groups and form an international alliance with America. They faced opposition from the Board of Erin, condemned by Cardinal Logue as politically driven, but received ovations in Ireland with about 40 000 people in Dublin to bid them farewell.
At a public hearing before the Aldermen's Committee on Buildings, concrete builders protested restrictions on reinforced concrete and fireproofing, echoing industry concerns. The session, marked by tense exchanges between Kenneally Doull and engineers, adjourned for further debate with a push to delay approval of the proposed code.
The Pennsylvania Railroad reports last year covered 23 000 miles with no passenger deaths from train accidents and only 102 injuries. With 141 659 543 passengers carried, injury rate is extremely low, illustrating high safety standards and vigilant operation by the Standard Railroad of America.
Chicago June 2 Dr Haldane Cleminson admitted he lied about burglars killing his wife in Rogers Park last Sunday. He now says she died by her own hand after learning of an affair. He claimed the deception aimed to protect their children. Police continue investigating as he faces a postponed hearing to June 9.
Former Judge Henry S. Dewey opens a libel suit in Boston Superior Court seeking 76 million against Good Government Association officials over a 1909 mayoral campaign. Defendants include Laurence Minot Eliot N. Jones John Mason Little George R. Nutter and Nathaniel N. Thayer.
The Carson sisters Georgie and Julia of Pittsburg faced a last minute dilemma on a North German Lloyd liner in Hoboken. They pulled trunks from the Kaiser Wilhelm II, nurses tended Julia after a nervous breakdown, and the pair ultimately did not sail, remaining at the Plaza with Julia’s health improving. The women, daughters of a retired local glass manufacturer, are aged about 45 to 50.
Ice fields off Newfoundland coast sink the Western Bay fishing schooner Louris Belle. Eight crew members escaped in two boats. one boat capsized with two men. A tug rescued the group and later found the remaining six sailors, exhausted, who were also taken aboard and brought to St Johns.
The United Service reports multiple Coast Artillery Corps and Ordnance Department reassignments. Capt. EB Long is relieved and placed on unassigned. Lieut. W Singles moves to One Hundred and Sixth Company. Major Montgomery and Col Duncan receive postings, with others to Sandy Hook, Fort Reno, and the Castine command. Several officers retired or reassigned to Pacific Fleet and Hydrographic Office.
Arrived entries show ships docking at Washington, Prairie at Newport, South Dakota at Panama, and Pa ducah at Porto Cortez. Other lines note routes from Newport News to R. I. and Chester from Sierra Leone to 3 ar, with Eagle sailing from Guantanamo toward Annapolis.
Mrs. Reginald C. Vanderbilt advertises a diamond and sapphire ring bracelet of large value lost between Sandy Point Farm and Newport in the last few days. It was a gift from Mr. Vanderbilt and likely lost during Saturday while she was on tag day for children's playground subscriptions in Newport.
Kellogg Durland, writer and accuser, asked General Sessions Judge Foster to spare Albert H. Howard from jail. Durland recounted his trust in Howard while in Europe and after discovering a $120 forged check, noting Howard had previously admitted stealing $90 from the Calumet Club but had repaid the funds. Howard thanked Durland as the judge declared him free.
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