City Club Trustees reportedly seek police reform report
City Club trustees reportedly prepared a report urging Mayor Law to enforce laws and criticizing Police Commissioner Partridge. A private meeting with Mayor Low drew comments from Dr Slicer who said only one point was true that reform has not been proven. District Attorney Jerome and James Burnet spoke of no club action and no delegation to the Mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City_Club
Col. Partridge
R. Fulton Cutting
Wheeler H. Peckham
James R. Burnet
Thomas R
Partridge
City Club
Wm. H. Baldwin, Jr
Henry P. Davison
Kh. R. Bowker
Horace E. Deming
Joseph G. Deane
F. Norton Goddard
Charles C. Nadal
Rank. J. Goodnow
Adolph Openham
Thomas R. Slicer
John E. Parsons
Charles Howard Strong
Dewell Garrison Villard
Isaac N. Seligman
James B. Reynolds
William Travers Jerome
Low
Mr. Bur- Ree
Ers
Dr. Slicer
City Employes Reform Drive at Third Annual Meeting
At Copper Union 200 plus members attend the As sociation of Civil Employes of New York State meeting. President John K. Darragh notes reforms aim to shield civil service from mass removals, cites Mayor Low’s exemption push, and shows 10 of 410 exemptions granted. Secretary Edward Kenny urges unity to push department heads to stop dismissals on new tenure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association of Civil Employes
New York
Copper Union
John K. Darragh
Low
Supreme Court
Edward Kenny
National Bank of the Republic Votes to Boost Capital
Shareholders in Chicago vote to raise the bank’s capital stock by one million dollars this morning. The increased stock will be offered to current stockholders, expanding the bank’s financial base and lending capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
National Bank of the Republic
Index to Departments and Market Notes
The snippet lists sections and page references for a newspaper issue, noting stocks weak in financial markets and various departmental pages. It mentions commodities like wheat corn oats and cotton with quoted prices, plus upcoming features such as Amusements Insurance Notes and Weather Report. An advertisement for Burnett's Cocoaine promotes scalp relief and hair shine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern
Button
Western Creamery
Societ Eeet United Service
Weather Report
The Prophet's Chamber No 15 Four-Track Series
Advertisement note urging every mother in New York and Brooklyn to read The Prophet's Chamber No. 15 in the Four-Track Series. Sent free on receipt of 4 cents in stamps by G. H. Daniels at Grand Central Station, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
G. H. Daniels
Grand Central Station
Bank Capital Expansion Plans Reported
Shareholders are asked to relinquish 10 percent of subscriptions while a new stock issue appends $1 million to capital. Current capital stands at $1,000,000 with $285,450 in surplus and profits, and the move raises capital to $2,000,000 and surplus to $785,450.
Arrest in Humbert Case Shakes Paris and Tunis
Paris reports Louis d Auri gnac brother of Mme Humbert in the Humbert Crawford suit has been arrested in Tunis where he managed the Humbert property near Zaghwan. Maitre Lanquest has placed 3 700 000f for victims of the alleged Humbert Crawford frauds with French authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Louis d’Aurignac
Mme. Humbert
Tunis
Humbert
Zaghwan
Associated Press
Maitre Lanquest
Humbert Crawford affair tied to Covington family
Reports from Cincinnati say French detectives, under Paris and Washington directives, trace the Humbert Crawford dispute to Covington Kentucky where four Crawford brothers once lived. Matthew and Robert are believed to have resided in Paris and may be the nephews named by the Humberts in contesting the Crawford will. The tale mirrors key Covington family histories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Paris
Covington
Washington
Eugene Poicey
Crawford Brothers
Humberts
John
Henry
Matthew
Robert
Crawford
Covington Crawfords
The Shanghai Dispute Between Council and Consuls
A Times report from London outlines the Shanghai quarrel between the Municipal Council and the Consular body over arrests of Chinese residents in the foreign settlement. The British elected council represents rate-payers while the Consular body backs the French Consul, sparking tensions over dignity and rights amid calls for fair play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
NEW York Times
London
the Times
Shanghai
Himelf
Pullman Conductors Seek Higher Pay and Free Uniforms
In St Louis 138 of 145 Pullman conductors sign a petition demanding new-hire pay of 65 dollars monthly for six months, 70 dollars for six months, and 80 dollars after one year. They also seek free uniforms after one year of service, versus ten years currently. Local superintendent T H Boothby says he has no objection to signing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
ST. Louis
Pullman
Robert T. Lincoln
Pullman Car Company
T. H. Boothby
Philadelphia Passes 5 Million City Loan Bill
Select Council approved a 5 million dollar city loan to fund new public schools 1.2 million sewer work 1 million water distribution 1.3 million river dredging 400 thousand street grading 300 thousand paving 200 thousand and macadamizing country roads 300 thousand with unspent balances earmarked for school sites and new buildings awaiting mayoral signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Delaware
Schuykill
Automobile Cause Death in Rye Village Bicycle Crash
Antonio Poorcer a wealthy Rye Village contractor died after being frightened by a passing automobile on the Post Road near Rye. He fell striking his head sustaining a fractured skull and died three hours later. The car reportedly carried two men and two women who did not stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Chester
N. Y
Antonio Poorcer
Rye Village
Rye
Frank Daniels
Poorcer
Princeton Yale Baseball Game Special Train Service
Pennsylvania Railroad runs a special New York to Princeton excursion Saturday June 7 leaving West 23d Street 12 25 P M Cortlandt and Desbrosses 12 40 P M Brooklyn 12 10 P M arriving Princeton 2 10 P M return after the game stopping Newark Elizabeth and New Brunswick. Regular excursion tickets valid on this train. Fare 1.00. Ideal Sunday Trip. Richard Peck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Princeton
West 23d Street
Cortlandt and Desbrosses Streets
Brooklyn
Newark
Elizabeth
New Brunswick
Miles Returns amid Court Martial Rumor for General
Lieut. Gen. Miles traveled through Kansas City on passage from Fort Riley to Washington amid rumors of an immediate court martial for allegedly betraying official secrets. The general, under scrutiny linked to Senator Culberson and a White House scandal, declined to comment and moved on to gun-test observations with a field-board team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Miles
Fort Riley
Washington
Roosevelt
Gen. Miles
White House
Senator Culberson
Texas
Lieut
Arnold
Culberson Semms
Beveridge
Plant Estate Case Keeps Annuities In Probate Court
In New Haven the Superior Court ruled on the $6,000 annuities from Henry Bradley Plant's will to Horace G. and Charles E. Hoadley of Waterbury. The injunction to prevent moving the estate to New York remains, with the judge refusing to apply Leventritt’s New York decision to the trust. The matter will be accounted for in the New Haven Probate Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Henry Bradley Plant
Plant
Horace G
Charles E. Hoadley
Waterbury
Hoadleys
Connecticut
New York
Silas A. Robinson
Edward W. Sheldon
United States Trust Company
Sheldon
Leventritt
Robinson
Child Kidnapped in Yonkers Amid Custody Dispute
Irene O Connell an eight year old girl was kidnapped in Yonkers New York. The child was last seen leaving St Marys Parochial School with a woman who claimed to be an aunt. Police follow leads toward Mount Vernon or the Bronx as the custody battle involving Michael O Connell and Annie Curley continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonkers
N. Y
Irene O'Connell
St. Mary’s Parochial School
Irene
Mount Vernon
Bronx
Annie Curley
Michael O'Connell
Adjourn Congress Proposed For June Twenty Eight
Representative Ruppert of New York introduced a resolution to adjourn Congress at 3 PM on June 28. The measure was sent to the Ways and Means Committee. Payne and other Republican leaders have not set a time pending several major pieces of legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
Ruppert
New York
Ways and Means Committee
Payne
House
A Raymond & Co Norfolk Suit Adverts Golf Bicycle Clothing
Norfolk street advertisement from A Raymond & Co. at Nassau and Fulton markets promotes a large American line featuring golf bicycle clothing and Norfolk suits with emphasis on breadth of stock and location.
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Golf Bicycle Clothing
America
A. Raymond & Co
Nassau & Fulton Sts
The Highroad to Chicago on Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers a natural short line with speedy trains at convenient hours daily. Advertisements promote reliable service and convenient schedules for travel to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
Race Across the Continent Captures Shriners Interest
Two trains race from Philadelphia and New York as Shriners aboard both trains draw crowds. Mecca Temple and Lulu Temple members, plus Imperial Potentate Philip G. Shaffer and staff, travel routes via St. Louis and Chicago to San Francisco. The Philadelphia train claims 80 hours to San Francisco, gaining a lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Philadelphia
New York
Mecca Temple of
Philip G. Shaffer
St. Louis
Kansas City
Denver
Salt Lake
Lulu Temple
Chicago
Ogden
Walter Scott
F. H. Humphrey
Imperial
Shaffer
San Francisco
Union Pacific
Indicted Officials Face Tight Plea Deadline in New Rochelle
In New Rochelle on June 5 ex Mayor M J Dillon and most ex Aldermen, plus several city officials, face trial after being indicted for misusing city funds. Justice Smith set Monday as the final pleading date with no postponements. Ex counsel Michael J Tierney withdrew after a dispute over a $5,000 retaining fee, as others consider taking the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Rochelle
N. Y
M. J. Dillon
Michael J. Tierney
Justice Smith
Dillon
Tierney
Wedding gift deluge forces Greenwich express agent to quit
Greenwich Connecticut June 5 carloads of wedding presents flood the Adams Express Co as May and June brides surge deliveries. Charles D Mowrey and assistants Harry Burnett and George Jerman resign after 15 hour days with no relief. Mowrey served a quarter century across key routes before temporary help arrives from Mamaroneck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwich, Conn
Greenwich
Express
Adams Express Company
Charles D. Mowrey
Harry Burnett
George Jerman
Lauder- Rowland
Rowland-Hubbell
Express Company
Mowrey
New York
Boston
Mamaroneck
Grand Jury probes dressed beef firms in New Orleans
The United States Grand Jury reported witnesses refused to answer or produce documents in the beef agency inquiry. It named Swift & Co managers and others who may be criminally implicated, ordered them to show cause on Monday, and noted missing agents and books. Warrants have gone to marshals nationwide as searches continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
United States Grand Jury
Parlange
Grand Jury
F. T. Murphy
D. Sievewright
F. A. Balmer
Swift & Co
W. J. Fitzgibbons
Nelson, Morris & Co
E. M. Heath
David Sievewright
B. F. Goodwin
Nelson Morris & Co
George J. Stoutz
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger
T. A. Best
Hammond Packing Company
Messrs
Fitzgibbons
Balmer, Bailey
Ashby
United States
Religious Reform in Russia Gains Noted Support
At the General Synod of the Reformed Church in America in Asbury Park more than 300 delegates heard Dr. G. D. Matthews of London report rapid Standist reforms in Poland Russia and in England. He noted 250000 Catholics joining the new church and secret fellowship meetings as reformers study the New Testament. He urged American-English missionary aid. Church statistics show 654 churches 736 ministers 111171 communicants and 123934 in Sunday schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asbury Park
General Synod of the Reformed Church In America
G. D. Matthews
London
England
Poland
Russia
Matthews
New Church
Siberia
America
Reformed Church
Supreme Court halts ouster of packers Schwarzschild & Sulzberger
The Supreme Court en banc set aside yesterday's ouster order against Schwarzschild & Sulzberger Company and suspended the case to allow compliance with state corporation laws. The firm may plead normally while ouster and fine are reconsidered, as authorities denied business certificates and the company reformed as S. & S. Beef and Provision Company of Kansas City. The court gave three days to file returns in the oyster suit including the Schwarzschild entity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Supreme Court En Banc
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger Company
New York
Crow
Cook
S. & S. Beef and Provision Company of
Kansas City
Supreme Court
Fuad Pacha Found Guilty by Court Martial
The court martial verdict convicts Fuad Pacha former Under Secretary of the Interior for revolutionary acts. He is sentenced to life imprisonment in a fortress to degradation of rank and to be stripped of decorations. An irade confirms the sentence and designates Damascus for confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Fuad Pacha
Damascus
W J Bryans Open Letter Calls for Sherman Act Action
W J Bryan says in an open letter that President should enforce the Sherman anti trust law against the Beef Trust. He argues civil actions are insufficient and urges criminal prosecution to deter monopoly and ensure equal justice before the law. He cites state penalties and compares to revenue laws and licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Beef Trust
Lincoln
Neb
W. J. Bryan
Internal Revenue
Administration of Justice
Republican Party
United States
Minneapolis
Missing Arling ton man Thomas C Meares linked to Rouss store
Thomas C Meares a former superintendent at the Charles Broadway Rouss store in Arlington New Jersey has been missing since Decoration Day after leaving the Erie Railroad depot at 10 PM. His son fears foul play citing a past assault and robbery in the same area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas C. Meares
Arlington
N. J
West One Hundred and First Street
West Twentieth Street
Erie Railroad
T. C. Meares, Jr
Bryn Mawr College Receives Rockefeller Gift Boost
Miss M Carey Thomas announced Bryn Mawr College has raised 256000 dollars toward the conditional Rockefeller grant of 230000 dollars for improvements. Rockefeller had offered the funds if Bryn Mawr could raise 250000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
M. Carey Thomas
Bryn Mawr College
John D. Rockefeller
Overland Limited Offers California Return Trip
Travel advertisement touts 350.00 to California and return from Chicago May 27th to June 8th via Chicago and North Western Union Pacific Southern Pacific Bus. Electric lighted Overland Limited claimed as best. Offices 461 7 and 349 Broadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Chicago
Chicago & North-Western
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Overland Limited
New Service to Quebec Starts June 23 from Grand Central
The New and Improved Service to Quebec departs Grand Central Station at 9:00 P M on June 23 and arrives in Quebec at 1:30 P M the next day. Pullman sleepers offered with advance booking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Grand Central Station
N. Y
N. H
Dining Car Service Showcased by Pennsylvania Railroad
Advertises top culinary art aboard Pennsylvania Railroad dining cars. Also promotes passage to West Point or Newburg on Day Line steamers for $1.00. Mentions theater at noon for the season and a location at New Landing W. 129th St with a 9:15 A M time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
West Point
Newburg
Newlanding
W. 129Th St
Booth witness Weichman dies after Lincoln trial
Prof. Lewis J. Weichman a leading Lincoln assassination trial witness died in Anderson Indiana at his brother in law's home. He wrote his final words confessing his truthful testimony and cited fear of retaliation by conspirators supporters as a cause of his quiet but constant worry.
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Lewis J. Weichman
Lincoln
Weichman
John Surratt
Washington
Gold strike in Picacho Blanco district draws huge rush
Confirmatory reports from Phoenix describe spectacular finds in the Exposition group at forty feet deep with ore rich in wire nuggets and flake ore. Assays reach as high as 125000 dollars per ton with no sample under 100 dollars per ton. A second major strike on the Joe Dandy claims in the Trilby group mirrors Exposition riches as a rush swells.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Picacho Blanco
Castle Creek
Exposition Group
Joe Dandy
Trilby Group
Tonopah
Thunder Mountain
Pardon for vaudeville actor Patterson by Roosevelt
New Bedford dispatch reports F A Patterson the vaudeville actor sentenced to thirty days in East Cambridge jail for passing counterfeit coins has been pardoned by President Roosevelt after the death of his child. He pleaded gan and had been drinking. a telegram to the White House prompted the pardon within half an hour. Patterson hurried home after the pardon to see his baby.
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Boston
Mass
New Bedford
F. A. Patterson
United States
East Cambridge
Roosevelt
Patterson
Gan
White House
Schwab Gives $5,000 To Pittsburg Fourth of July Fund
President Charles M. Schwab of United States Steel Corporation donated five thousand dollars to the Greater Pittsburg Fourth of July Fund. The gift, given in the name of the steel company and its constituent firms, reflects the industry’s support for Pittsburg’s upcoming celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Penn
Charles M. Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
Steel
Lackawanna Unveils Weekend Mountain Train Route
The Lackawanna Railroad announces a new weekend service to the Delaware Water Gap Stroudsburg and Mt Pocono regions. Trains depart Fridays and Saturdays at 2 PM from New York with Sunday night and Monday morning returns, no stops between New York and the Gap Resort. Bureau 429 Broadway corner Howard St Adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lackawanna
Delaware Water Gap
Stroudsburg
Mt Pocono
New York
the Gap Resort
Bureau
Broadway
Howard St
Layties Brothers Offer Antiquated Aristocratic Goods
An advertisement from Layties Brothers of New York promotes antique and aristocratic items described as old and refined, appealing to collectors seeking rare, high lineage wares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Layties
N. Y
Bloodshed and Riot at Wilkesbarre Mine
On June 5 in Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania a 13 year old boy was shot by a guard at Stanton Colliery and a section of Murray Colliery fence was burned. Four coal and iron policemen were arrested after police and crowds clashed outside the Stanton site. The strike mood spreads as miners press for government arbitration while non union workers arrive under cover to keep mines running.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Penn
Stanton Colliery
Murray Colliery
Stanton
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Charles McCann
Mercy Hospital
Coal and Iron Police
Coal and Iron
Philadelphia
Murray
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Company
White House
Washington
United States
New York Board of Trade
Roosevelt
Engin
Wyoming Valley
Mitchell
Oal
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Richard Peck
West
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Adams Express
Synod of the Reformed Church
Young Turkey Party
Bryn Mawr
BOOTH
Arizona
Schwab
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