Neill's Meat Report May Be Conservative
Washington June 3 The President will send the Neill report on beef packing to Congress to address inspection standards. Judge Sam H. Cowan presses a compromise while the administration opposes concessions, seeking strict federal inspection and funding split between cattle raisers and packers.
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New York Times
Washington
Neill
Congress
Beveridge
House
Department of Agriculture
Sam H. Cowan
Texas Cattle Raisers’ Association
National Livestock Association
White House
Fudge Cowan
Chicago
American National Livestock Association
Cowan
Wadsworth
Rimer
Wilson
Secretary of Agriculture
Senate
The Pianola Expands Public Music Attractions
The passage praises the Pianola for expanding music in hotels and resorts, noting hotel orchestras and public concerts as a key feature of leisure. It highlights the instrument as a practical solution for maintaining music programs across times of day and venues.
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USIC
Pianola marketed for summer season with easy payments
A three month summer offer promotes Pianola instruments, with a Metrostyle model available on moderate terms. The piano accessory fits any piano and can be purchased for a price of 250 dollars with easy monthly payments.
The Piano For Rent Or Sale At Reasonable Prices
The Piano offers a range of new pianos including Webers Stecks Wheelocks and Stuyvesants for rent or sale upright or grand with terms based on instrument value. An Exchange Department provides slightly used pianos from $100 in first class condition. No Pianola pianos available. Prices range from $550 to $1000 with monthly payments.
Orchestrelle Becomes Private Orchestra For Homes
Luxurious summer homes from Newport to the Jersey coast install the Orchestrelle fulfilling all orchestra functions. It plays overtures and symphonies with full orchestral effect and also handles lighter music. A three months music rolls subscription costs 10 dollars. the music purchase agreement offers 50 and 100 dollar options for home libraries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Tuxedo
Jersey
Sinclairs Hesitation Over Neill Report Sparks Public Curiosity
Princeton June 3 Upton Sinclair said he awaited the Neill report with misgivings as only a portion would be released. He voiced doubt that the public will rest until the full Neill and Reynolds story is known.
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New York Times
Princeton
N. J
Upton Sinclair
Neill
Neill and Reynolds
Health Department to Hire Eight More Meat Inspectors
Commissioner Darlington said he would have eight extra Meat Inspectors on active duty this week and expand Milk Inspectors funded by the department with city reimbursement. He noted ongoing meat plant inspections in Brooklyn and discussed concerns over aniline dye coloring in meat while promising to pursue harmful coloring practices. The Amalgamated Meat Cutters union held an executive meeting after Darlington’s inspection reports, with plans to release a report to Volks Zeitung.
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Darlington
Health Department
Department
Alwayys
Brooklyn
Thomas Darlington
Board of Health
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workers’ Union of Brooklyn
Labor Lyceum
Volks Zeitung
Ee House Conditions
Executive Council
Union
Food Safety Critique Sparks Local Debate in Brooklyn
A speaker claims sausage factory workers decline free lunch counter offerings, arguing only sausages produced in clean plants are trusted. He urges scrutiny of bologna quality and sanitary practices at area bars and lunch spots.
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Brooklyn
Union Leader's Charges Against Packers
Michael Donnelly president of the Butcher Workmen's Union cites unsanitary conditions in meat preparation at Packingtown and blames cheap foreign labor from Southern Europe for poor cleanliness. He asserts unskilled workers in cutting and disposal areas contribute to the problem and calls for scrutiny of Packers practices.
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New York Times
Chicago
Michael Donnelly
Butcher Workmen's Union
Donnelly
Europe
Japan Balks Americans at Port Arthur Mines
American mine owners near Port Arthur protest to the State Department via the American Consul as Japan refuses to restore property or pay indemnity for mines seized at the war’s start. The dispute involves about 1 million dollars, with delays and a Sept. 27 claim deadline leading to confiscation threats.
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Chefoo
Port Arthur
State Department
Dalny
Che-Foo
Man Rescued After Jump From Brick Market Pier
Andrew Helldig, of 348 West Fifty-third Street, attempted to end his life by jumping from the Brick Market pier at West Fifty-third Street. He fought Patrolman Nelson and another man as they dragged him from the river, was revived at a hospital, and jailed for attempted death by own action. Daniel Schwaner helped subdue him. authorities deem Helldig possibly insane.
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Andrew Helldig
West Fifty-third Street
Pier
Nelson
West Fortyseventh
Helldig
Daniel Schwaner
West Forty-first Street
Schwaner
Trolley Crash Kills Eleven in East Providence
Eleven dead and about sixty injured when an open electric car derailed at Moore's Corner on the Providence River line. Motorman W J Laucher, unfamiliar with the road, attempted to brake but the cart toppled after a sharp downhill curve. list of dead includes George Atcher son Enrico Gamboni and Angelo Germain among others. Conductor Joseph McQuade injured. officials say no negligence by the motorman.
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Providence
R. I
Moore’s Corner
Crescent Park
Providence River
Olneyville
Thornton
W. J. Laucher
Riverside
Seth Wood
Atcherson
George
Beene
Edward F
Cranston
Franklin
Alice
Thornton Gamboni
Enrico
Gavin
John
Germain
Angelo
Guertin
Gustave
Luther
William W
Kelley
Bertha M
Schneider
Hitely
Ethel W
Laucher
Joseph McQuade
Lion Nearly Hangs as Carnival Lion Senator Escapes
In Plainfield New Jersey on June 3 the lion Senator owned by Bob Fitzsimmons escaped from a temporary enclosure. The chain was too short and the animal hung for several minutes before rescue. Fire Chief Downe and a policeman lowered him to the ground. Fitzsimmons arrived as spectators fled and crowd donations helped raise about $500 from the exhibition profits for Muhlenberg Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Plainfield
N. J
Bob” Fitzsimmons
Downe
Fitzsimmons
Muhlenberg Hospital
Senator
Death of Edison official in Bath Beach train accident
A Theodore Wangerman chief electrical expert of the Edison Phonograph Company at Orange New Jersey was fatally injured when he slipped under a Bath Beach train at Bay Nineteenth Street and Bath Avenue shortly after midnight. He died en route to the Norwegian Hospital. He had expressed wishes for cremation and had previously spoken of a presentiment of death.
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A. Theodore Wangerman
Edison Phonograph Company
Orange
N. J
Bath Beach
Bay Nineteenth Street
Bath Avenue
Wangerman
Norwegian Hospital
Joseph Livingston
Adams Street
Brooklyn
Valley Road
Police raid on hoodlums in St George cars
At midnight Sunday police from the One Hundred and Fifty-second Street Station raided hoodlums in the St George cars on Amsterdam Avenue and arrested twenty five on disorderly conduct charges. The desk sergeant was busy processing the entries at the hour.
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One Hundred and Fifty-second Street
St. George
Amsterdam Avenue
Roller Rink Manager Arrested in Sunday Business Probe
Daniel McKitrick of Madison Square Garden Roller Skating Rink was arrested yesterday by detectives Lohmeyer and McGee on a test case about operating on Sundays. He was bailed out immediately and the rink remained open.
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Daniel McKitrick
Madison Square Garden
Lohmeyer and McGee
Direct saving of fixed charges from 5 to 20 percent
The statement claims the service consistently reduces fixed charges by five to twenty percent. It emphasizes direct savings without detailing methods or broader cost impacts.
Cassatt Returns to Face Inquiries After Crossings
The article follows Mr. Cassatt on the Amerika voyage as he denies resigning the Pennsylvania Railroad presidency and plans to testify before the Inter-State Commerce Commission. His return stemmed from a commission inquiry into railroad coal-company ties amid industry criticism. Passengers named include Mrs. Cassatt, Mr. Cassatt, and dozen notable travelers aboard.
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Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baer
The
Reading
Pennsylvania
Recce
Mr. Cassatt
Mays
Knapp
Inter-State Commerce Commission
John P. Green
Coal inquiry resumes before Interstate Commerce Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission will resume the coal inquiry in the Federal Building at 10 oclock tomorrow with President Cassatt among the first witnesses. The inquiry is expected to close by Saturday and the report to Congress will be prepared. Coal shippers allege the Pennsylvania Railroad refused car allocations while favored firms received cars.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Inter- State Commerce Commission
Federal
Cassatt
Congress
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
United States
Lincoln Coal
Conference at Cassatt’s Discusses Prepared Statement
A Chicago Tribune report notes a meeting at President Cassatt’s Philadelphia residence upon his return. Attendees included two Pennsylvania officers and Gowen’s legal staff, who reviewed a forthcoming public statement and the investigation’s details before Cassatt rests for the night.
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New York Times
Chicago
The
Tribune
Philadelphia
A. J. Cassatt
Pennsylvania
Francis I. Gowen
Cassatt
Mr. Cassatt
Chinese Boycott Hurts American Trade with China
Merchants trading with the Orient face worsening losses as the Chinese boycott cuts exports. A table shows sharp drops in cotton cloth to China from May 1905 to May 1906, with major items including lumber, locomotives, and canned goods. figures compare February 1905 and 1906, and 1903 baseline.
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New York City
China
Pickpockets Fight On A Joy Line Boat
Passengers on the Joy Line steamer Edgemont faced a chaotic escape as four pickpockets operated amid a crowded ticket area. The crew fought them off after a knife attack on First Mate Condon. Spiegel and three accomplices were captured and jailed.
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Joy Line
Edgemont
Providence
Condon
Joseph Spiegel
Spiegel
Monroe Street
Henry Shaw
Morris Reboit
Noah Perus
Second Avenue
Siegel
Perus
Immigrant Clark Seeks Grand Central Time on Subway
An elderly man with a heavy suitcase boards a northbound local subway after noon and asks a guard when the train reaches Grand Central. The guard angrily shouts Spring Street and Bleecker, leaving the man puzzled before he finally understands.
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Bridge
Canal Street
Grand Central Station
Fires Reported Across City Through the Day
A chronology lists twelve fires citywide with locations ranging from Morris to Pier 33 North River. Damages span $10 to $5 000 and multiple owners are unnamed or misspelled.
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East Third Street
Morris Eee Snapees
Second Avenue
Eighth Avenue
W. Liberman
Jackson Street
I. Dinsky
Stanton Street
L. Loggine
Cherry Street
Seventh Avenue
East
Seventy-sixth Street
Henry Hyman
First Avenue
United Beef
Broad Street
Oscar F. Toast
West 123d
John Ilock
East Eighty-fifth Street
North River
Janes Miller
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Amerika
Baen
Sam W. Beach
Herbert M. Adams
William Armstrong
Howard W. Brokaw
B. F. Bourne
C. M. Brady
R. L. Beckwith
M. L. Chaplean
Leigh Hunt
Daniel Hanna
Phoebs A. Hearst
Capt. King
H. H. Lippincott
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H. R. Newcomb
B. F. McLean
W. Russell Osborne
Howard E. Pepper
John Boyd Thacher
van Wyck
President Cassatt
Cassatt’s
Tiffany Studios
Tiffany
Madison Ave
Forty-Fifth ST
Ori
America
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Csseeeeseceers
H. Libby
Standard Oil Company
John Foord
Foord
Committee On Foreign Affairs
San Francisco
Murray Warner
Shanghai
House Committee On Fair Affairs
Auris Loomis
Catlin & Co
Tentsin
Shantung
Loomis
South
the Trust Company of America
Broadway
Wall Street
Braxcass
Gresham St
London
West Forty-first St
Fice
Spring Street
Bleecker
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