Old Board Quits Fight On Heinze In Hoboken
The old United Copper Company directors, ousted by Heinze supporters at the Hoboken meeting, decide not to contest the action. San ford Robinson faces a contempt hearing before Judge Lacombe over removal of company books. District Attorney Wise will pursue Robinson if he cannot account for the books. Heinze reportedly ill but not seriously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Copper Company
F. Augustus Heinze
Hoboken
Broadway
Copper Company
George Baglin
William J. Curtis
Law Fs
Sullivan & Cromwell
Mercantile National Bank
Ualled Copper
Alfred Jeretzki
Mr. Curtis
Sanford Robinson
Judge Lacombe
United States Circuit Court
Robinson
Joseph Cotton
George Bagin
Chester Glass
Horace Abel
Ken Brooks Rosenthal
Rosenthal
Chard R. Kilroy
Butte
Abraham V. Wyckoff
Newark
Heinze
United States
Wise
United Copper-Mercantile
Baglin
Jefferson Davis Memorial Park Dedicated in Kentucky
In Fairview Kentucky on June 3 the Jefferson Davis Memorial Park was dedicated amid trees now growing near his birthplace from the early 1800s. The piece notes Hodgenville in the northeast where Abraham Lincoln was born eight months after Davis and recalls Fairview’s forested setting and proximity to Tennessee battlefields.
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Fairview
Jefferson Davis
Davis
Mississippi
Hodgenville
Abraham Lincoln
Tennessee
City Briefs From New York Active Memorial Day Help
A $25 donation arrived from George Eade to aid the widow and five McElroe children after Motorman John McElroe was killed between two trolley cars while saving a nine year old girl near College Point L I. Henry Renard and wife depart for Europe aboard the Deutschland with stops in Paris London Vienna Berlin and other major cities. Edward E Herbert Joseph Gilbert and six prizefighters and seconds were convicted in Special Sessions for violating prizefighting laws. Herbert and Gilbert fined $25 each, others released with suspended sentences. A US district court judge dismissed a $250,000 libel by United States Steamship Line against Monterey. counter libel for $80,000 was sustained.
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Ttzh Times
George Eade
Broadway
John McElroe
College Point
L.I
Henry Renard
West Twentythird Street
Europe
Paris
London
Vienna
Berlin
Edward E. Herbert
Joseph Gilbert
Emloyes
Longacre Athletic Association
West Twenty-ninth Street
Herbert
Gilbert
Adams
Admiralty Branch
United States District Court
United States
Scandinavian-American Line
Monterey
New York and Cuba
Troops Not for Cuba Report Stirs War Dept
Washington June 3. The War Department denied plans to deploy Gulf Department troops or any other regulars to Cuba. Gen Arthur Fridge had claimed orders from a high officer, but secretary Dickinson refuted the report and attributed it to confusion with Georgia mail-train protection plans.
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New York Times
Washington
War Department
Department of the Gulf
Cuba
Arthur Fridge
Mississippi National Guard
Dickinson
Fridge
Mississippi
Seventeenth Infantry
Fort McPherson
Georgia
Ex-Queen Liliuokalani Wins Court Review on Judgment
Justice Stafford set aside an $11,600 default judgment against ex Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii in favor of Dr. Charles H. English. The defense claimed meritorious claims and lack of notice. Mrs. Dominis testifies English resided in Cincinnati and that a $1,300 settlement was reached during the Hawaii suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Liliuokalani
Hawaii
Supreme Court of
District of Columbia
Charles H. English
Stafford
Lydia Dominis
New Twenty Five Hour Train From Chicago To Boston
The New York Central to start the Overland Mail service June 20 with a 25 hour Chicago to Boston run, arriving 10 30 A M the next day. A New York to Chicago train will cover the distance in 24 hours 40 minutes, running as a second Lake Shore Limited section. Dining cars added on both lines due to higher travel after the schedule change.
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New York Times
Chicago
New York Central
Boston
New York
Lake Shore Limited
Overland Mail
Twentieth Century
Controversy At Bryn Mawr Commencement Sparks Walkout
During Bryn Mawr College graduation President David Starr Jordan attacked France as a weak nation in war talk. Professor Poulett interrupted and left the gym in protest, provoking strong comment among the audience in Philadelphia.
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Poulett
Jordan
New York Times
Philadelphia
Bryn Mawr College
David Starr Jordan
Leland Stanford
Greece
Rome
France
Spain
Italy
Prof. Poulett
Dickinson Brothers Debt Suspension Noted in Paris Discovery
A notice of suspension for debt against John Dickinson, stock and grain broker of New York and Chicago, was posted at the Board of Trade after the firm failed weeks ago and Dickinson disappeared. A letter from Edward Higgins reports Dickinson in Paris, staying at a hotel and in poor health, ignoring Higgins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Dickinson
New York
Board of Trade
John Dickinson & Co
Dickinson
Edward Higgins
Paris
Mr. Higgins
Packing plant planned by Swarzschild and Sulzbacher in Southwest
The Swarzschild and Sulzbacher Company weighs-building a packing plant in the Southwest near cattle hubs and Gulf ports for export. Possible Texas or Oklahoma sites are under consideration with several cities offering cash bonuses and land. Swift and Company have facilities in Fort Worth as part of the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swarzschild & Sulzbacher Company
Southwest
Texas
Oklahoma
Gulf Ports
Swift
Fort Worth
Russian Students Held Aboard Ship Face Deportation
Four Russian university graduates—Ivan Maslennikoff Constantin Grueff Ivan Vorinkin and Fedor Kassinniroff—are held as stowaways aboard the liner Russia in port. Lawyers offered to pay fares with refunds only if deportation occurs. The Embassy and Ellis Island authorities may pursue deportation under immigration law, while Political Refugees Society aims to aid the men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Maslennikoff
Constantin Grueff
Ivan Vorinkin
Fedor Kassinniroff
University of Moscow
Russia
Broadway
Ellis Island
Washington
Ellis Is
Simon O. Pollock
Political Refugees Society
Jan Pouren
Russian stowaways arrival draws embassy no concern
Prince Nicholas Kondacheff, chamberlain to the Czar, said the Russian Embassy in Washington has received no instructions about four Russian students aboard the Russia and has not acted to exclude them. He dismissed reports of an attempted attack on the Czar as a mare's nest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Russia
Prince Nicholas Koudacheff
Prince Kondacheff
St. Petersburg
New York
State Department
Bars Sharpers From Ships In Naval Seaport Order
Collector Loeb issued a ruling prohibiting solicitors for sailors boarding houses from visiting ships within twenty four hours of anchoring. Only Seamen's Church Institute representatives may land sailors, reducing chances of sharpers enticement and wage theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loeb
Seamen’s Church Institute
Lizzie McDaid Deported From Ellis Island for Feeble Minded Status
Eleven year old Lizzie McDaid, held at Ellis Island since May 18, is to be deported aboard the Anchor liner California for being feeble minded. Her aunt Winifred McDaid will sail with her to Moville, Ireland, after a second medical review confirmed the initial ruling, despite sympathy from inspectors and staff.
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Lizzie McDavid
Ellis Island
United States
Lizzie McDaid
Department of Commerce and Labor
Washington
Medical Board
California
Moville
Winifred McDaid
America
Philadelphia
Aunt Winnie
Ireland
New York
Auntie
Donegal
McDaid
Swindlers on Ellis Island Target Immigrants
Immigration Commissioner Williams urged Atlantic steamship firms to curb misrepresentations by crooks posing as meeting relatives on Ellis Island. Greeks were named as the worst offenders with eight sent away on Wednesday and two caught yesterday for attempting to fleece newcomers. An interpreter said dishonest Greeks posed as US Government officers to extract money for imagined employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Atlantic Steamship Companies
Ellis Island
Aan
Antoine Frabasilis
Immigration Bureau
United States
Rush for Smuggled Finery At Custom House Sale
Elevators crowded as hundreds visit the civil service room on the fifth floor to view smuggled apparel seized from trunks aboard the liner New York. Marshal William Henkel auctioneers a sale of 175 high class garments including gowns, coats, fur belows, and lace trims, with a crowd promising to return for today’s event.
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Custom House
Civil Service Room
Marshal William Henkel
New York
Robber theory grows: Chicago coroner inquest on Dr. Binkley death
Evidence at the inquest suggests Dr. John T. Binkley Sr died from a robber's gunshot at the Wellington Hotel in Chicago. The wound on his left cheek and the position of his hands imply the right hand was not used, despite left-hand rheumatism. The victim, 82, was visiting with family when found bloodied, his wallet and watch missing, with a small sum on the dresser. Dr. Binkley Jr. testified death occurred about 30 to 40 minutes before the family returned.
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Chicago
John T. Binkley
Evansville
Ind
Wellington Hotel
Binkley
George Upchurch
Elinor
John T. Binkley, Jr
Chicago Hospital
Billard Bill Company Incorporation Passes House
Hartford June 3 The bill creating the John L Billard Company a holding firm for Boston Maine stock passed the House. It sets no cap on capital stock but allows increases only as in the 1908 general corporation law. An amendment limits bonds to 75 percent of market stock value and requires annual statements to be filed with the Secretary of State.
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Hartford, Conn
John L. Billard
Boston & Maine
Billard
Representative Bishop
Secretary of State
NO NEW EDDY CHURCH PURCHASE AIMS TO CONTROL GROUND
Virgil O Strickler denies reports that First Church of Christ Scientist bought the Ninety seventh Street corner. He says steps toward acquisition exist, meeting next Monday will discuss it, and no plans for a new church or enlargement of the current building. The aim is to prevent a structure on the corner that could harm the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Central Park West
Ninety-seventh Street
Ninety-sixth Street
Virgil O. Strickler
New York Armored Cruiser Begins Mediterranean Trial Voyage
The armored cruiser New York, rebuilt at Boston Navy Yard and recently commissioned, left New York yesterday for a trial trip with the Board of Inspection and Survey aboard. She will return today to prepare for sailing to the Mediterranean where she will serve as flagship of the Atlantic fleet's armored cruiser division.
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New York
Boston Navy Yard
Board of Inspection and Survey
Mediterranean
Armored Cruiser Division
Atlantic Fleet
Visiting Fire Chiefs Praise Eureka Hose’s Cold Climate Use
Visiting fire chiefs note the Eureka Hose bought by New York City fourteen years ago remains in regular service in tough city districts. The hose, used across cold Northwestern cities and Alaska, proves adaptability to cold and warm climates. Made of four woven plies bound in one fabric, it stays serviceable even after partial wear.
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Eureka
New York
United States
Canada
Alaska
Eureka Hose Best Fire Hose for Reliability and Speed
The Eureka Hose stands resistant to rot and mildew due to 30 years of study and an antiseptic process. With four ply circular weave and rubber lining it stays pliable wet or dry, delivering prompt orders like 5,000 feet to Rochester during a blaze and swift supply to Fort Worth, Texas, under urgent demand.
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Eureka
Rochester
Fort Worth
Texas
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