Hotel Workers Strike Expands as Carnegie Hall Rally Signals Momentum
A mass meeting at Carnegie Hall backed the Hotel Workers Union as 16 Netherland hotel engine room staff walked out. Several New York hotels reported staff walkouts while Mineola Mineola hosts dinnertime support from guests and a chorus of volunteers. Hotel owners vow to reopen kitchens with strikebreakers, but unions promise further action into the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Hall
Socialist Party
the Netherland
Manager Sweet
Netherland
Boldt
Waldorf
Sterry
Plaza
Mechanics’ Field
International Hotel Workers’ Union
Mechanics’ Branch
Joseph Eltser
Department of
Coast, Sound, and Hudson
Elster
Morris Hillquit
Vs. Stokes
Los Angeles
Adolph Germer
United Mine Workers of America
Joshua Wauhope
Call
Healy’s
Harrare
West Seventy-second Street
Andrews Hotel
Mineola
L. I
Kaiser
Haan’s
Mouquins R
Whyte’s
Stock Exchange Club
Robert L. ‘Niles
Stock Exchange
Europe
Niles
Marconi to buy Shark River farmland for wireless station
The Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America signed sale papers for over 600 acres at Shark River head near Asbury Park New Jersey to establish its chief American wireless station. Four homesteads were part of the parcel bought for about 140000 dollars to enable trans Atlantic communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Asbury Park
N. Jr
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America
Shark River
Charles Lewis
H. C. Hance
George P. Woolley
William L. Robinson
Trenton
New Jersey
London
Griggs
Marconi
American
Marconi Co
United Wireless Co
New York
England
English
Marconi Company
South Africa
India
British Empire
Pacific
Washington
Hawaiian Islands
Philippines
Japan
Asia
Nine Cent Wedding Ring Shapes Brooklyn Annulment Case
William A. Reynolds seeks an annulment from Mary Kilkenny in a Brooklyn Supreme Court suit. Reynolds alleges coercion by his wife's relatives and recounts a forced April 1905 marriage with a ring bought for 9 cents in a 3 and 9 cent store. Justice Kelley refused the decree, noting the minister and key sister are dead and found no grounds for annulment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Reynolds
Mary Kilkenny
Justice Kelley
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Reynolds
Barnard
Marryme
Mary Kirke
Ninety-second Street
Titanic Survivor Falls In Field Injury At Bryn Mawr Match
William E. Carter, a Titanic survivor who rode in Bryn Mawr’s boat escape, was injured in a polo match with Philadelphia Country Club for the Goughacres Cup. He toppled when his pony buckled, suffering shock and possible concussion, taken to Bryn Mawr Hospital with doctors attending.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Penn
William E. Carter
Ismay
Bryn Mawr
Carter
Bryn Mawr Benedict
Philadelphia Country Club
B. Frank Clyde
Mr. Carter
E. Lowther Stokes
Judge Endorses Murder Under Certain Circumstances
Washington judge Mullowney released a defendant charged with assault with intent to kill after asserting a man who finds his wife with another man is justified in murder under certain circumstances. The exchange with District Attorney Given exposed fissures in courtroom logic and raised questions about jury exoneration.
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New York Times
Washington
Alexander Mullowney
Ralph Given
Mullowney
London Strikers Offer Monitary Guarantee End to Dock Strike
London transport workers move toward ending the dock strike as the National Transport Workers Federation agrees to monetary guarantees for honoring any settlement. Lloyd George reports in Parliament that the federation will back commitments, with the Times noting the historic shift and a joint conciliation board proposal to enforce pledges.
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Marconi
New York Times
London
London Transport
Lloyd- George
House of Commons
National Transport Workers’ Federation
J. Ramsay Macdonald
Transport Workers
Transport Workers’ Federation
James O’grady
East Leeds
Lloyd-George
Edward Clarke
Andrew Bonar Law
Lost wife in Central Park alarm sent by Milwaukee man
Frank M. Davis a Milwaukee gas engine maker visited Police Headquarters to report his wife missing in Central Park between 6 and 7 pm near the Arsenal. She is a city stranger wearing a white linen suit a yellow straw hat with black velvet trim and a heavy gray ulster Davis 43 five feet four inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Davis
Milwaukee
Arsenal
Central Park
Ulster
Babson Turns To Tilling For Pleasure And Statistics
Statistician Roger W. Babson shifts to backyard farming for personal enjoyment and data gathering as described for Next Sunday's Times.
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Roger W. Babson
TIMES
Horine Sets Unofficial High Jump Record at 6 8 1/4 Feet
Stanford star George Horine cleared six foot eight and a quarter inches in a practice attempt at Travers Island, an unofficial mark not ratified due to lack of contest regulations. The jump, best in the world unaided, boosts American prospects for Stockholm as Horine prepares to join the Olympic team.
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George Horine
Stanford University
America
Travers Island
Horine
Simon P. Gillies
C. C. Childs
Yale
Coti- Home
Pacific
Messrs. Gillies and Childs
Horiie
Stockholm
Cambridge
W. Byrd Page
University of Pennsylvania
M. F. Sweeney
New York Athletic Club
Manhattan Field
Y. Frost
Special Trains From Hudson Terminal to Princeton Area
At Princeton on Saturday special trains run to Sylvania Station at 2 05 PM and 6 01 PM. Trains leave Hudson Terminal at 12 noon and 5 PM. Wilson and others are noted in service.
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Princeton
Tere Heras Fao
Sylvania Station
Hudson Terminal
Wilsontog
Os Camen
Senator Nixon Dies After House Attack of Abscess
Nevada Senator Nixon died at 10 p.m. at Episcopal Eye Ear and Throat Hospital after an abscess in the nose led to surgery and cerebrospinal meningitis. Mrs. Nixon sought Christian Science treatment and directed Dr. Harvey Cushing’s replacement by William Campbell, delaying care from Baltimore specialists. Mrs. Nixon and their son Bertram traveled toward Washington. doctors expect her arrival Saturday morning.
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New York Times
Washington
Senator Nixon
Nevada
Episcopal Eye, Ear
Nixon
Harvey Cushing
William S. Campbell
Cushing
Baltimore
Bertram
Dwight Jones
Jones
Senator George Nixon Career Path and Notable Feats
A biography of United States Senator George S. Nixon of Nevada recounts his ascent from a farm in Placer County California to a banking executive and mining advocate. It notes his political rise in Nevada, chairmanship roles in Senate committees, and a dramatic 1909 bank robbery incident in Winnemucca.
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United States
George S. Nixon
Nevada
Placer County
Cal
John H
Mary A. Estill Nixon
Winchester County
Tenn
Southern Pacific
Carson & Colorado Railroad
First National Bank of
States Senate
William M. Stewart
Senate
National Banks (Select
Coast
Knights of Pythias
the Elks
Kate I. Bacon
Princeton
Xon
Winnemucca
Nixon
Montana
Princess Engalitcheff gains million dollar fortune in Chicago gift
Princess Engalitcheff of Chicago and Russian nobility now valued at a million dollars as she inherits a one fourth interest in the Schiller Building on State Street including the Garrick Theater. The gift, from Mr. Partridge, comes with additional real estate and money for his four children, and further assets total about $700,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Chicago
Princess Engalitcheff
Sim
Schiller
Eet Street
Garrick
Engalitcheff
Reliance
Shadow bets on Roosevelt and Taft stir Wall Street wagering
A Wall Street curb broker disclosed two and three figure shadow bets on Col. Roosevelt and President Taft after new anti-betting laws. He listed $2000 against Roosevelt’s nomination and $1000 against his election aims, plus $1200 that Taft would be defeated if renominated.
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Wall Street
Col. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Taft
Taft Roars at Roosevelt Funding Rumor
Wall Street chatter claims 1.5 million dollars from anti Taft financiers to back Col. Roosevelt for the Republican nomination and another fund to back a third party if Chicago rejects him. Roosevelt calls the report ludicrous and nonsense while at Oyster Bay.
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Wall Street
Taft
Col. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Chicago
Oyster Bay
Prince Jaime Operated On For Ear Abscess
Madrid reports Prince Jaime Spain son of King Alfonso and Queen Victoria underwent ear abscess surgery today. The four year old, who has had multiple nose and throat issues, was treated by Prof. Moore of Bordeaux. Prior reports suggested a possible speech impairment, with earlier surgery hoped to yield a permanent cure.
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Madrid
Prince Jaime
Spain
Alfonso
Victoria
Moore
Bordeaux
Jaime
Fribourg
Stock Exchange Officials Called in Money Trust Inquiry
George W. Ely secretary of the Stock Exchange has been subpoenaed as a witness in the Money Trust investigation at the Custom House. Ely will not be called until next week. Other Exchange officials are expected to testify after the Clearing House inquiry. William Sherer manager of the Clearing House is to be questioned today and A Barton Hepburn, president, next week.
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George W. Ely
The
Stock Exchange
Money Trust
Custom House
Ely
Exchange
William Sherer
A. Barton Hepburn
Association
Mascioli Executed for Cusumano Murder at Charlestown
Enrico Mascioli of Hull was executed by electric chair at Charlestown State Prison for the murder of Frank Cusumano. He and Mrs Lena Cusumano were convicted. her death sentence was commuted to life by the Governor's council. Mascioli died at 12 18 AM after the current was applied.
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Boston
Enrico Mascioli
Hull
Lena Cusumano
Frank Cusumano
Charlestown
Mascioli
Infant Baptism and Death After Street Accident
A horse-drawn truck displaced a horse near 266 East 146th Street, striking nine year old Mary Monna and her infant sister Lucy. The baby received last rites at a church after arrival at Lincoln Hospital but died in surgery.
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John Armstrong
East 146Th Street
Mary Monna
Lucy
Dr. Mellon
Lincoln Hospital
Senator Reed Sees Navy Hydro Aeroplane Flight
Annapolis Md June 5 Lieutenant Ellyson and Towers of the Navy Aviation School gave a flight to United States Senator James A Reed of Missouri in a government hydro aeroplane. Reed praised the experience and showed renewed interest in a federal aero corps after touring the school.
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Annapolis
Ellyson
Towers
Navy Aviation School
Congress
United State
James A. Reed
Missouri
Reed
Washington
Sale Notice Brief Hits Cortlandt Next Saturday
Fragmentary OCR reads attend the sale next Saturday in Cortlandt with adv. text. Details incomplete.
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Cortlandt Eal
Taft Forces Gain Confidence In Roosevelt Fight For Control
Chicago June 5 Taft leaders gather in strong numbers as a convention contest battles loom. They predict a solid majority on the National Committee and plan to install Senator Root as permanent chairman while Roosevelt forces contest seats for Howell and push to limit Root. Dixon and Ward claim Roosevelt is not seeking control and vow no vote manipulation as the committee prepares hearings Friday.
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New York Times
Chicago
Taft
Col. Roosevelt
Elihu Root
National Committee
Roosevelt
R. B. Howell
Nebraska
Rosewater
Col. Roosev¢velt
Oyster Bay
Dixon
William T. Ward
New York
Howell
Crane
Penrose
Sanders
Washington
Col
Root
Roof
Coliseum
Publican National Committee
Republican National Committee
Representative McKinley
Senator Dixon
Keete
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Mineola Hotel
Trans-Ocean Wireless Site
Marconi Go
W. E. Carter
JUDGE
Bunker Hill
the Times
Pirate Nation
Ernest Bohn
Central Federated Union
Directions For Christian Science
Senator
Washington Hospital
T. R
Cusumano
Senator Reed
Missouri Statesman
Navy
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