House Votes 10 Pay $130,000 to City Bank
The House retained in the Bundry Civil bill an appropriation of $180,600 for rent to the National City Bank over the old Custom House property in New York. The debate centered on a government bank contract and alleged campaign contributions, with Republicans largely united and only one member voting against the item, while Democrats pressed for tax and ownership clarity.
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New York Times
Washington
National City Bank
Custom House
New York
Republican Party
Gage
Van@erlip
House
Repubiican
Missouri
Murphy
Sulzer
Tawney
Appropriations Committee
Williams
Treasury
Town
Kansas
Fitzgerald
Metz
United States Trust Company
Vanderlip
Campbell
Thomas Jefferson
Court of Appeals rules for insurance firms in fire damage case
In a five year dispute over a 1901 fire at Third Avenue and 109th Street, the Court of Appeals sided with German American and other insurers against New York Gas and Electric Light and Edison Company. It held that insurer subrogation rights are legal, not equitable, and that certain building code and board rules are not competent evidence. The ruling affects liability standards for electrical installations and fire insurance practices in New York.
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Court of Appeals
New York Gas and Electric Light
Edison Company
Third Avenue
109Th Street
Liverpool & London & Globe
Home
Etna
Agricultural of
Watertown
Westchester
North British & Mercantile
British Assurance Companies
Ea Ehell
Supreme Court
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Board of Electrical Control of
New York City
City of
New York
Germans Laud Carl Schurz at Carnegie Hall Memorial
The German community in New York hosted a Carnegie Hall tribute to Carl Schurz who died last month. Five speakers, led by Dr. Gabriel Butler, reflected on his life in letters, statecraft and public service, with German and English remarks and choral selections.
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Carl Schurz
New York
Carnegie Hall
Mr. Schurz
Schurz
Hubert Gillis
Abraham Jacobi
Emanuel Faruch
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
George von € Kal
Butler
Kopin
Wagner
Siegfried
Tod
Weinzier
and Tressel
Emerson
Emanuel Baruch
America
Emperors Meet at Vienna in Cordial Summit
The German Emperor arrived in Vienna and was greeted by Emperor Francis Joseph at the Northern Station. The rulers exchanged three kisses and lunched at the German Embassy with dignitaries. They then met Archduchess Maria Valerie and sent cordial telegrams to King Victor Emmanuel. Extraordinary precautions guarded the German Emperor.
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Vienna
Francis Joseph
Count Gouchowski
Dr. Wekerle
Baron von Beck
Germany
Italy
Herr von Tschirsky
Maria Valerie
Sainz
William
Victor Emmanuel
Ialy
Britain Reopens Ties with Servia Diplomatic Move
Great Britain resumes diplomatic relations with Servia. J. B. Whitehead, Chancellor of the Embassy at Berlin, will be appointed at Belgrade as the new envoy.
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J. B. Whitehead
Belgrade
London
Great Britain
Servia
Berlin
Growing Egyptian Cotton In India Experiment
Six thousand acres in Sindh are being put under Egyptian cotton. The area of cultivation will be extended annually as the ryots become accustomed to the Egyptian method of growing, which is essential to the success of the experiment.
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India
London Times
NEW York Times
Simla
Sindh
Imminent clash grows between czar and duma in Russia
Dispatch from St Petersburg notes workers in Moscow and provincial centers backing the Duma while threats of general strike loom if Goremykin resists. Authorities report unrest among Odessa garrison and muttering Cossacks as partial strikes spread to Kiev and Moscow. peasants seize land in some provinces.
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London
New York Times
ST. Petersburg
Moscow
Duma
Goremykin
England
Russia
Kursk
Odessa
Ostoff-on- Don
Popular Assembly
Kieff
Hearst Petition Fraud Guilty Pleas Hit City Officials
Alderman James J. Smith of the Twelfth Assembly District pleaded guilty in the Criminal Branch of the Supreme Court to his role in forging Hearst petitions during the Mayoralty campaign and awaits sentencing Monday. Assemblyman Max Eckmann, also guilty of conspiracy, was fined $500 and warned by Justice Scott. Remaining defendants Louis Wolfert James Lavin face indictments for conspiracy. Goldberger and Klein received suspended sentences after turning state's evidence.
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James J. Smith
Twelfth Assembly
Supreme Court
Hearst
Max Eckmann
Scott
Louis Wolfert
Twenty-ninth Assembly
James Lavin
Thomas F. Gilleran
Benjamin M. Goldberger
Joseph G. Klein
German teachers demand male control in girls schools
The German Teachers' Association at Munich advocated that women be used in schools for pedagogic reasons but should not hold dominant influence in girls' schools and that higher posts remain filled by men. This stance provoked anger from women nationwide.
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NEW York Times
Berlin
German Teachers’ Association
Munich
Reid at Dinner Honors Rhodes Scholars in Oxford
American Ambassador Whitelaw Reid attended a private dinner in Oxford in honor of the Rhodes scholars with Sir Lewis Mitchell presiding. Nearly all the Rhodes students were present at the event.
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Oxford
Whitelaw Reid
Rhodes
Lewis Mitchell
Old Jack Cannon Caught After Dim Astor House Clash
The aging seaman known as Old Jack Cannon, half masked and armed with a seven inch dirk, fought with Captain Lund and two mates in a New York Astor House corridor. Police overpowered him and he was taken to the Tombs after a clash that left him with only half his false mustache. Magistrate Moss postponed examination as Captain Lund was unavailable.
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Old Jack
Astor House
Old Jack Cannon
Bernard G. Stewart
Scranton
Penn
Mr. Stewart
Christopher Lund
M. Lassur
N. F. Hare
Lund
Philadelphia
Copenhagen
Capt. Lund
Church Street
Stewart
Joniker
McLaughlin
Detective Bureau
Moss
Rem
Roe
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Eugene Wood
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Victor
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Saka & Company
34Th Street
Czar
the Silk Stores
13Th St
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Eckmann
Reid
Horsford
Antico
Cluett, Peabody &Co
Cluett
Monarch
Stor
Byrnes
Cadillac
Detroit
New Orleans
Mobile
Ala
Billy Forrester
Babe” Cronin
Crookdow
Forrester
Cronin
Broadway
Directoire
Worth
Redfern
Paquin
Ecru
Eton
Batiste & Lawn
Wallace
Nainsook
Valenciennes
Nainsock
Herald Square
New Bedford
Wamsutta
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