John Lane Company reorganizes after cashier theft case
A major management shake up hits the John Lane Company at 110-114 West Thirty second Street after cashier Susan Macomber stole 19 000, drawing a two year Auburn prison sentence. Directors Jewett Maupin and editor Lloyd resign. Walter A Johnson becomes new head as Mr Lane plans to sail for Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lane Company
West
Mr. Lane
Bodley Head
London
Lane
Susan Macomber
Auburn Prison
Rutger Bleecker Jewett
Benjamin F. Maupin
David Lloyd
International Studio
Jewett
Mr. Maupin
Lloyd
America
Maupin
Robert W. de Forrest
Acosta Nichols
Messrs. Jewett
Messrs
Walter A. Johnson
Johnson
J. Jefferson Jones
J. B. Lippincott Company
Philadelphia
C. A. Canner
Tragedy at Sing Sing Ends In Duel To Death
Two inmates, Antonio Guano and Ernest Sinclair, died after a fatal drowning in the Hudson near the Sing Sing prison as Sinclair attempted a daring rescue. The pair, members of the bucket gang, clashed underwater as guards watched from the wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sing Sing
Hudson
Antonio Guano
Ernest Sinclair
Guano
Sinclair
Bucket Gang
Negro Receives Estate Under Court Ruling
Vice Chancellor Walker upheld the transfer by the late Mrs. Sarah Wain Hendrickson of her plantation manor house mill and other real estate plus 4000 dollars to John Wilson a Black servant employed forty years. Two relatives had filed suits claiming conspiracy and a twenty year family feud. both suits were dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Trenton
N. J
Walker
Sarah Wain Hendrickson
Wainford
Monmouth County
John Wilson
Hendrickson
Allentown
Wilson
Railroad Unions in Feud Over Strike Methods
In Pittsburg on June 5 the Pennsylvania shopmen's strike deepens as shopmen disavow trainmen tactics and call for debate on extending the strike to the transportation department. A joint meeting yielded no decisions while extra precautions are used at strike centers after Brownsville rioting. Pitcairn deploys about 100 special police and five deputy sheriffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
A. E. Ireland
Transportation Department
Brownsville
Pitcairn
Johnson Registers Jewelry Before London Coronation Trip
Heavyweight champion Jack Johnson visited the Custom House with his wife to register jewelry for travel aboard the Ironprinz Wilhelm. He showed a bag of gems including diamond earrings, sunburst ring, rings, a Swiss diamond watch, and a gold cigarette case, and explained the trip is for the coronation. He noted his gold fillings and gave his Chicago address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Custom House
Jack” Johnson
Pugilist
Johnson
Mark P. Andrews
Law Division
Loeb
London
Davis Estate Mortgaged in Jersey City
A mortgage for 19325 on the estate of the late City Collector Robert Davis of Jersey City was filed in Hudson County. The loan was made by Davis heirs Robert Davis Jr and wife George Davis Joseph A Davis and Annie Toppen Davis to Henry Byrne contractor of Jersey City who says the mortgage settles money he lent to the heirs. An inquiry into county finances began in May by James Cameron of Philadelphia who notified Stephen Egan the county collector books would balance June 1 1911. It is reported the loan was to square the Davis estate account for money borrowed of Egan by Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Davis
Jersey City
John J. McMahon
Hudson County
Davis
Robert Davis, Jr
George E. Davis
Joseph A. Davis
Annie Toppen Davis
Henry Byrne
Byrne
James Cameron
Philadelphia
Stephen M. Egan
Egan
Divekeeper Jumbo Sentenced For Disorderly Hall
Louis Buechler known as Jumbo pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court to owning a disorderly music hall named Bal Tabarin. Justice McCall jailed him for 30 days and fined $300. His lawyer said closures and prosecutions have cost him about $75,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Buechler
Jumbo
Tenderloin
Supreme Court
Bal Tabarin
Excise Department
Justice McCall
Buechler
Appeals Expected After Writs in Telegraph Case
Judge Lacombe granted writs of error in the Colum bus Wilson United Wireless Telegraph Company case. The defendants convicted for using the mails to defraud may appeal to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals. Arthur M. King will apply for bail and conduct the appeal citing demurrers and dismissal refusals as grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
Christopher Columbus Wilson
United Wireless Telegraph Company
Lacombe
United States
Circuit Court
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Arthur M. King
Wilson
Circuit Court of Appeals
St John Chrysostom Church Mortgage Granted in Bronx
The Church of St John Chrysostom in the Bronx received court permission to mortgage its property for 16000 dollars to Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank to buy land for a rectory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John Chrysostom Church
Church of St. John Chrysostom
Bronx
Supreme Court
Bischoff
Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank
New Jersey Briefs Highlight Fires Murders and Accidents
In Bayonne Mrs. Mary Rubinka suffered fatal burns after kerosene ignited her clothes, and in Newark William Schneider, 18, was arraigned for murder in a post game fight. Mrs. Frederick Bubb died by gas inhalation after a domestic quarrel. South Orange’s Rev. Wallace B Fleming will leave for Drew Theological Seminary in October. Lilian Smith, seven weeks old, died from injuries in an accident in Phillipsburg. Dorothy Stone, 18 months, died of phosphorus poisoning after chewing matches. Ernest R. Ackerman presented 110 Continental bills to the State Museum. Camden’s William Washington, a preacher, jailed on charges he wrote a poisoning letter.
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Belleville
N. J
Schneider
Cronin
Newark
Frederick Bubb
Warren Street
Bubb
South Orange
Wallace B. Fieming
Morrow Memorial Methodist Church
Drew Theological Seminary
Madison
Phillipsburg
Lilian Smith
Easton
Penn
Trenton
Dorothy Stone
Camden
William Washington
William Taylor
Taylor
Local listings and addresses in Manhattan notices read like a directory
Fragmentary OCR shows multiple street addresses and names in Manhattan area. Mentions include 8th Ave Albert Tallman 5 7:55-208 W 60th St John Bowes, 10:50- Essex St Joseph Deikman, 12:20-533 E 13th St Perry Jones, 1:30-556 W 126th St Frank Lee, Interborough Moving Picture Company at 2:40 26th St and 9th Ave, 2:45 Richardson Ave and 241st St Pew Moving Picture Company and MBE releases, 10-175 EB 123rd St Frederick Andel and Wooster St Leather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert
Tallman
W. 60Th St
John J. Bowes
Essex St
Joseph Deikman
E. 13Th St
Perry Jones
O Reilly Sentenced to Five Months in Penitentiary
Former Deputy District Attorney Daniel J. O Reilly was found guilty of receiving part of $87 000 in stolen securities from Aaron Bancroft. Judge Vernon M Davis sentenced him to five months in state prison amid pleas for clemency and warnings to other lawyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel J. O'Reilly
Supreme Court
Vernon M. Davis
Aaron Bancroft
O’reilly
Abrahamay
Mr. Levy
Whitman
O'Reilly
Justice Cohalan
Brillant Star Revival of Pinafore at Winter Garden
America's finest theatres showcase a holiday musical revue with ballet spectacle and comedy. Special Sunday night concerts at 8:30 with 30th anniversary events and top seats priced from 50 cents to 2 dollars. Matinee tomorrow offers best seats at 1.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Winter Gardeners
England
Meadow Brook Club
Westbury
Long Island
Tyson & Co
Tyson’s Theatre Ticket Office
Bullman, McBride, Miller
Theatre Ticket Library
Polo Field
Pennsylvania Terminal
Flatbush Ave
Connecticut
Westchester
Sea Cliff
Rye Beach
Regalia of the Coronation Described by Crown Jewels Keeper
General Sir Reginald Cunliffe Low described the regalia of the coronation detailing the crown orb and sceptre to the keeper of the Crown Jewels. The description emphasizes the fineness of gold, gems, and the ceremonial significance of each piece in the royal ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Cunliffe Low
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Brokaw
New York
Gotham
Glenwood
Earl & Wilson
Foxe
Stolz Electrophone CO
Marbridge Bldg
Broadway
34Th St
New York City
F. Chauvenet’s
France
Hunyadi Vanos
John Lane
W.a.johnson
Jewett and Maupin
Edi
Tor Lloyd
Jersey
New Jersey
le Pigeninas
Abraham Levy
Justice Davis
Sayin
Star Herald
Smorra
Henry W. Savage
Tribune
39Th, Or
39Th Street
BAS C
John Mason
West Robt
T. Haines Stock CO
THE
Lion and the Mouse
Eee
Liberty
Christie MacDonald
OF Cohan’s
Ieatte Eo
QUICK
Wallingford
Charles Dillingham
Globe Bray
Lillian Russell
Alhambra
Mack
Geremith Daily
McKay & Cantwell
Irving Place Theatre
16Th St
Grand Italian Comic Opera Co
I Saltimbanchi
Merry Widow
the Geisha
Palisades Par
W. 130Th St. Ferry, Jo
Keith & Proctor’s Way
28Th St. Daily
Montgomery & Moore
Lolo, Ryan, & Richfield
Cheyenne Days
Haviland & Thornton
Aerial Smiths
Ava
Wes
Corse Parton
Monte Cristo
Secret “Service
Suffragette Farm
Fammerstein’s
Wast. Roof
Brooklyn Amusements
Pane Ke
Henry
Miller Rere Coe
NEW_—Daily
Brighton Brighton Beach
Mortons
Rooney & Bent
Wright & Deitrich
Snyder & Buckley
Dave Ferguson
Marcus & Gartelle
Moon
Moon Motor Car Company of
N. Y
West 58Th Street
St, Louis
King George V
George the Fifth
George
W. M. Sinclair
M. H. Spielmann
W. Pember Reeves
New Zealand
G. Woods Wollaston
Blue Mantle
George V
Egbert
Dominions
King George
Sunday Times
Lelia Sprague
Lord Byron
John Talman
Ray Temple House
John la Farge
Royal Cortissoz
Greeley
Dickens and Swinburne
Jane Oglander
Mrs. Belloc-Lowndes
Arnold Bennett
Uncle Tom
Julius Caesar
Riverdale School
Atlantic City
Madero
China
Hans Koberstein
Times
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