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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1916
Page
10
The item lists six major magazine features: the Erdun Battle Day by Day, Irish Rebellion Complete, Submarine Crisis Official Papers, Official Defense of British Blockade, Why Italy Entered the War, and How Belgium Answered Germanys Ultimatum. Each promises in-depth analysis and primary-source material.
A list highlights representation in June Current History featuring Guglielmo Ferrero Pierre Loti Sir Edward Grey Rudyard Kipling Raphael Georges Levy Paul Milyukoff Count Tolstoy Gilbert Chesterton H H von Mellenthin Booth Tarkington.
The conference between railroad unions and management opened with 350000 workers demanding an eight hour day and overtime rules. Officials argued the proposed $100000000 annual cost, while unions claimed Western arbitration violations. details of Article I to IV outlined wage and overtime changes and positions. The session adjourned with a resumption set for morning.
The Commercial Telegraphers of America voted to delay strike action and give mediator Mahany one or two days to settle. They endorsed government ownership of telegraph lines but warned a June 6 strike if Western Union refuses to negotiate or submit to arbitration. Officer elections are held today with a radical faction expected to win.
Kings County District Attorney Harry E. Lewis and State Senator Charles C. Lockwood led prominent figures before a State Board of Charities committee in New York to push granting a charter to the Beth Moses Hospital in Williamsburg Brooklyn. Opponents from the Hebrew Ladies Dispensary argued the area could not support two kosher hospitals, while supporters claimed Williamsburg Jews numbered about 20000 and urged protection of the new project. The committee planned a July meeting for a final decision as Beth Moses had already raised 46000 for site and initial building.
The new British list of prohibited imports takes effect June 8 and covers stores ranges alum inium goods sewing machines and cash registers. Manufacturers say the action will have little local effect as domestic supply is strong. The main impact may be on British housewives who rely on American aluminium kitchen utensils. Industry leaders note licenses could curb the aluminium trade but overall trade should remain stable due to domestic production.
Baroness de Keskendorf sues Carl Wettig to recover three diamond rings and a bracelet. He is held for trial in $1000 bail after failing to secure a bondsman. Wettig, a government witness in a bomb plot, testified he received the jewels January 15 and returned them three weeks later.
Bouck White leader of the Church of the Social Revolution is found guilty on a flag desecration charge and sentenced to thirty days in jail and a $100 fine. Police and district attorneys push for harsher penalties and plan further prosecutions while women’s groups mobilize Congress to strip White and key followers of citizenship. The case draws widespread demonstrations and a mass protest is planned for Union Square.
The removal action before United States Commissioner Houghton targets Smith H. Beacey a broker accused of about 200000 in fraudulent mail dealings. Witnesses say Beacey, head of Howie Mining Co, claimed a 400000 mine purchase but real price was 30000 with an 8000 down payment and mortgage adjustments. A government witness, Sergeant John E. Schillerman, testified Beacey enticed him into 2400 shares of Howle Mining Co stock in Waxhaw NC with promises of quick riches.
Open letter controversy erupts between Ellis Parker Butler and Magistrate Joseph Fitch of Flushing. Once neighbors and friends, they clash after Butler misses a Flushing high school Scouts performance Fitch supported. Butler replies that Flushing has only one Joseph Fitch and mocks duties of charity without attending the event. Fitch's reply expected today.
Julius L. Lewis, a camera supplies dealer of 22 Sixth Avenue, filed a federal suit against Eastman Kodak Co under the Sherman anti trust law seeking 1 million dollars in damages. He alleges Kodak conspired to injure his business through rebates and prior suits and cites prior court actions and a 1905 paper supply dispute.
The New York Harbor Line Board heard arguments on receding the bulkhead line in the North River from 142nd to 153rd Street to allow 200 feet of frontage for motor boats. Dock Commissioner Smith urged the plan to aid $2,000,000 in boats needing docking facilities while Park Commissioner Ward opposed citing jurisdiction limits and the matter moving to the Board of Estimate and War Department review.
Two actions unfolded in Staten Island over the Lake Island garbage plant. Janet Doyle won a temporary injunction against Mayor Mitchell and Police Commissioner Woods to bar 75 police on the site, with a permanent injunction to follow Monday. Edward Doyle, recently jailed for obstructing navigation with a bath pavilion barge, obtained a jury trial order returnable Monday, and announced plans to start a bungalow on the Lake Island plot.
Walter Niles, an aviator returning from Japan, spotted a house on fire near Mineola and circled to alert ground crews after no alarm was raised. He tested a new American steel battleplane with a 145 horsepower motor, designed by H Phipps and built in Toronto, showing a 90 mph speed and 1000 feet per minute climb with a 400 mile radius.
Doubleday Page & Co with General Federation of Women's Clubs Magazine officers hosted a garden party yesterday at Country Life, Garden City. Guests toured the plant and witnessed bookmaking from start to finish amid Italian gardens, tennis courts, and expansive orchid and rose displays.
Captain Albert Maxfield, chaplain of RE. D. Morgan Post, recounts the recovery of a sword lost during the Confederate assault at Appomattox. The Solingen blade by Claude Clauberg was returned to him before the Memorial Day parade, ending a half century search sparked by wartime captivity and a battlefield reunion.
In Lewiston Maine a sword sent in response to a letter arrived at a recipient’s home at 147 West 11th Street and was carried in a parade for the first time in fifty years, following being delivered by parcel post from Arbuckle.
The Appellate Division ruled Virginius St. Julian Mayo must respond to questions in the Wilhelmina Meyer suit seeking $250,000. Meyer alleges Mayo lured her into marriage while already married. Mayo had refused to answer during a trial questioning his marriage.
The Appellate Division rejected James I L Bunnell’s claim to $962 500 in commissions from negotiating a sale of 550 million cartridges at a purchase price of 27 5 million. Chapman argued the sale never closed and Bunnell failed to perform. The court upheld the plaintiff.
Police Commissioner Woods promoted Walter Rouse from Acting Captain of the Greenwich Street Station to Captain. Rouse, born October 12, 1871, joined the department in 1895 and has earned three honorable mentions and a gold medal. Multiple patrolmen were also promoted to sergeant and other ranks across Manhattan and Brooklyn precincts.
The court affirmed the forgery conviction of William V. Cleary former Town Clerk of Haverstraw New York. Justices Jenks Thomas Carr and Putnam ruled the conviction regular while Justice Stapleton filed a dissent. Cleary continues serving his term at Sing Sing prison.
A long list outlines Sunday and weekday services at Calvary Baptist Central Swedish Methodist Fifth Avenue Madison Avenue Mount Morris and many others. It notes pastors such as Paul Praed Frank Goodchild Cornelius Woeltkin Harold Pattison John Herman Randall and more with times 11 A M 1 P M 3 P M and evening sessions at various churches including Presbyterian Episcopal and Christian Science venues.
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