Loeb reshuffles customs heads in New York port
Collector Loeb orders changes in the Third and Second Divisions of the Surveyor’s office. Col John M Bishop is relieved from the Third Division and becomes Inspector, praised for uncovering baggage frauds. William O Cloyes becomes Inspector after leading the Second Division, the move aimed at placing younger, active men in key posts.
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Loeb
John M. Bishop
Surveyor
William O. Cloyes
Clarkson
Cloyes
Col. Bishop
Surveyor Clarkson
Washington
Bishop
Customs Service
Col. Fowler
United States
James T. Vai
Inspectors’ Benevolent Association
Iinee
Post Office Service
New York
Col. Storey
Customs Benefit Association
Col. Clarkson
Custom House
Surveyor’s Office
George Smyth
Fred&. Cooke
Coneys
Alexander McKeon
Tierney
Oeb
Atlantic City
Reinet
New York Lawyer Moss Dies by Own Action at Sea
Isaac Moss of New York, a 36 year old partner in the firm Moss & Fenner, jumped from the Princess Alice steamer off Crookhaven Ireland while en route to Bad Nauheim Germany. He suffered melancholia and had been under medical and work stress. his wife was ill and a son born two months earlier.
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Moss
Atlantic
Times
Isaac Moss
East Ninety-sixth Street
Moss & Fenner
Mr. Moss
Hyman
Sol Moss
Broadway
Joseph Moss
Senator Oliver Indicted In Nevada Mining Case
United States Senator George T. Oliver, Pittsburg mining boss William Flynn, and mining figure Thomas Lockhart were indicted by Esmeralda County Grand Jury as officers of mining companies. They face charges of defrauding Nevada of bullion taxes by inflating mill profits from Florence and misreporting profits at Pittsburg Silver Peak, with a list of indicted directors and officers across several firms. Florence Mining Company officers including A. D. Parker and E. S. Van Dyck are named amid broader allegations of shifting losses to profits and uncredited royalties.
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New York Times
Goldfield
Nevada
United States
George T. Oliver
William Flynn
Pittsburg
Thomas Lockhart
Esmeralda County
T. J. Crump
Jona S. Weller
George O. Bradley
Blair
Ralph E. Flynn
J. G. Spiane
Penn
Charles Y. Fuller
M. A. Carton
Utica
N. Y
Frank Knox
Salt Lake
J. H. Brown
Wilmington
A. M. Lockhart
E. B. Parker
E. S. van Dyck
Mr. Parker
Colorado Southern
Denver
Favo red middies hasten to marry at Naval Academy
Three midshipmen in the 1909 class married within a day of graduation after a Navy Department ban on marrying was lifted for them. George A. Trevor wed Elizabeth McMillen an hour after diploma, Arthur Barney married Leta Haskell this evening, and Hugh R. Van Deboe’s wedding to Mary Ellen Scott was planned for Wednesday.
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New York Times
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Navy Department
Navy
Academy
George A. Trevor
White Water
Wis
Elizabeth McMillen
Friends
G. A. Trevor
F. E. McMillen
Arthur Barney
Kearney
Neb
Leta Haskell
Augusta
H. H. Clark
William H. Burns
Hugh R. van Deboe
Cleveland
Mary Ellen Scott
Petersburg
William C. Koenig
Rusko
Texas
Eugenia McCoy
Walbrook
Secretary of the Navy
Koenig
Naval Service
Coast Artillery
Army
J. van Vechten Olcott
New York
Congress
Washington
van Deboe
Department
Five Million Pound Death Duty Paid on Morrison Estate
Report from London states executors paid a 1,000,000 sterling lump sum to the British Exchequer on estate duties tied to Charles Morrison. The will leaves 275,000 to charities and about 50,000 to Morrison's employer with the bulk to relatives, including two nieces at 317,500 each and thirty-nine kin averaging 50,000. The estate, valued at 50 to 75 million dollars, triggers new Lloyd George rate duties. Officers note the payment is an advance on total taxes due as probate continues.
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New York Times
London
Charles Morrison
Morrison
Mr. Lloyd-George
Marriage of Miss Mary Ellen Scott to Midshipman Hugh R Van Deboe
Petersburg notes that Miss Mary Ellen Scott daughter of Mrs Richard Clarke Scott will marry Midshipman Hugh R Van Deboe next Wednesday as planned. The order to delay marriages for new officers would not affect this union as Miss Scott is independently wealthy.
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New York Times
Petersburg
Mary Ellen Scott
Richard Clarke Scott
Hugh R. van Deboe
New Brand Brandenburg Charged With Kidnapping
Branden burg Broughton Brandenburg, who abducted seven year old James Sheppard Cabanne from his home, faces kidnapping charges in St Louis if cleared in New York. He remains jailed in the Tombs on larceny charges tied to a forged Cleveland letter sold to the New York Times. Brandenburg claims he married Mrs Minnie Leonard Cabanne in 1907 but later denied it.
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New York Times
ST. Louis
Broughton Brandenburg
James Sheppard Cabanne
San Francisco
New York
Brandenburg
Cleveland
Minnie Leonard Cabanne
British Honduras
Navy Yard Mess Opens Monday at 8 P M
The Brooklyn Navy Yard cafe for employees opens Monday at 8 PM with addresses by Capt. Murdock, the yard’s new Commandant, and Admiral Goodrich. Miss Anne Morgan, daughter of J. P. Morgan, has supported the project run by the Women's Department of the National Civic Federation.
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Navy Yard Mess
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Anne Morgan
J. P. Morgan
Capt. Murdock
Admiral Goodrich
Women’s Department
National Civic Federation
Order Your Copy of Tomorrow's Times Newspapers
Advertisers urge readers to place early orders with their newsdealer to secure tomorrow's Times, whose notable features are advertised separately.
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Tomorrow’s Times
Creole Turbines to Be Replaced with Reciprocating Engines
The Southern Pacific plans to swap the Creole's Curtis turbines for reciprocating engines after underperforming on New York to New Orleans runs. Fore River and Curtis firm officials discuss implications as other vessels like the Salem and North Dakota explore turbine changes.
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Southern Pacific
New York
International Curtis Turbine Company
Rector Street
Charles G. Curtis
Bowles
Fore River Shipbuilding and Engine
North
Righ
Fore River Company
New Orleans
Momus
Southern Pacific Company
Fore River Shipbuilding and Engine Company
Salem
Navy Department
Chester
Liberia
Birmingham
Curtis
Norfolk
Atlantic
Gibraltar
North Dakota
Fore River
Germany
England
Canada to Build a Navy of Its Own
Canada plans an imperial aligned navy with eight cruisers ten torpedo boats and ten destroyers built mainly in Britain for initial five year funding. A Canadian naval reserve drawn from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick fishermen will man vessels later, while a Canadian shipyard on the Great Lakes may build torpedo craft.
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Empire
Hawthorn, Leslie & Coote
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Arthur Coote
Canada
L. P. Brodeur
Collingwood
Ontario
Coote
Brodeur
England
Dominion
London
Kingsmill
Royal Navy
Britain
St. Lawrence
Montreal
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Lakes
Old Country
English Channel
New Zealand
Ottawa
Atlantic
Navy to Refit Creole and Salem Turbines for Power Tests
The Navy Department notes that turbine removal on the Southern Pacific steamer Creole and similar engines on the Salem cruiser will proceed after the Salem is repaired. An earlier trial revealed a bolt fell into the Salem’s shaft, cutting starboard power, prompting repairs in Quincy, Massachusetts. The same turbine model is slated for the battleship Dakota, nearing completion, with improvements cited since initial installations.
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New York Times
Washington
Navy Department
Southern Pacific Line
Salem
Quincy
Mass
Southern Pacific
Aoe
Department
Lemonade-Horsford tonic promoted as a wholesome refreshment
An advertisement claims acid phosphate added to cold water with sugar improves refreshment and invigoration, portraying the lemon aid product as a wholesome tonic.
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Horsford
Harriman Declines Paris Stock Listing Plan
Paris reports state E. H. Harriman will not attempt to list railroad stocks on the Paris Bourse. He says capital can be raised at home and has not considered exposing bonds and shares to the Paris market during his overseas trip.
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NEW York Times
Paris
E. H. Harriman
United States
Hammerstein to stage Strauss Feuersnoth with Salome
Paris reports Oscar Hammerstein has secured rights to Richard Strauss Feuersnoth and will present both Feuersnoth and Salome in a double bill next season. The medieval tale centers on a cursed village, a magician’s penalty on a village maiden, and a music interlude that highlights a love scene, ending with the fires burning across the town.
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Hammerstein
Paris
Oscar Hammerstein
Richard Strauss
America
Farrar to Wed Scotti in Paris Madelei ne
The engagement of soprano Geraldine Farrar to tenor Antonio Scotti was announced by their parents in London on June 4. The couple plan to marry at the Madeleine in Paris, after repeated denials in previous years. Farrar, 26, from Melrose Massachusetts, studied in Europe and debuted in Berlin.
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Paris
NEW York Times
London
Geraldine Farrar
Antonio Scotti
the Madeleine
Miss Farrar
Germany
Melrose
Mass
Berlin
Actress Margaret Illington to Seek Divorce in Reno
Reno news reports Margaret Illington wife of Daniel Frohman arrived secretly in Reno to reside six months aimed at obtaining a divorce. She shelved the stage name Illington for Lighton and rented a cottage with chum Mrs. Senseney while motoring about town.
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New York Times
Reno
Margaret Illington
Daniel Frohman
New York
I1lsington
Lighton
Frohman
Senseney
Bloomington
Wireless telephone trials reach 68 miles from Conde
Trials of the wireless telephone system on June 4 connected the armored cruiser Conde at sea with shore stations. Naval Lieuts. Jeance and Colin reported extremely gratifying results as conversations carried on perfectly over about 110 kilometers.
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Toulon
Jeance
Colin
Conde
Wireless Experiments On German Airship Over Berlin
The Gross airship conducted wireless telegraphy experiments over Berlin with new apparatus. Trials lasted hours as the craft moved above city roofs while attempting to sync with land stations. The Parseval airship also flew over Berlin, circling the Emperor’s palace.
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Berlin
Great Lakes Naval Limits Carved by 1817 Treaty
The 1817 treaty restricts Great Lakes naval forces for Britain and the United States. It limits Lake Ontario to one vessel under 100 tons with an 18 pounder, the upper lakes to two vessels of similar size, and Lake Champlain to one vessel. All other armed vessels must be dismantled and no new warships built or armed on these lakes.
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Washington
Canada
Great Lakes
American Lakes
Great Britain
United States
Lake Ontario
Upper Lakes
Lake Champlain
Assay Office Caution on Gold Purchases
Washington June 4. Treasury officials fear burglar accomplice in gold buying. New York Assay Office ordered to require full explanations of gold sources before purchases. Previous lax method allowed burglars to melt down watches rings and similar items for sale to the government.
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New York Times
Washington
United States Treasury
Ben Issud
New York
Treasury
United States
The Teapot Urges Care with Tea Advice
A fragmentary note hails tea use and cautions on flavor and technique, suggesting practical tips for preparing and enjoying tea.
Miss Garwood Faithful to Count Di Moise of London Affair
Miss Isabella Garwood details her involvement with Count Bettini di Moise. A registrar license was obtained May 26 in London before a pending settlement with a former lover’s widow. U S and Italian officials exchange cipher messages about the case as Miss Garwood’s marriage is abandoned.
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United States
Washington
London
Paris
Count Bettini di Moise
Miss Garnood
Lalse
di Moise
New York
Venice
Miss Garwood
State Department
Count di Moise
Egypt
Europe
Moise
White
Garwood
Knox
Atlanta Birmingham Memphis Quicker on a sleepers
Train service note shows faster sleepers on the route with Isa air Line Ry at 1,183 Broadway.
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Atlanta
Birmingham
Isa Air Line Ry
Bway
Nils T
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