No Hatred for Jews, Guard Officers Say During Inquiry
The New York National Guard discrimination inquiry continued at the State Arsenal with officers denying prejudice against Jews. Battery D Second Field Artillery and Twenty second Corps of Engineers faced testimony from applicants and armory staff about alleged biases and selective admissions.
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National Guard
Stotesbury
Whitman
State Arsenal
Thirty-fifth Street
Seventh Avenue
Second Field Artillery
Corps of Engineers
Max J. Klein
Howard F. Sullivan
John Allen
Allen
William ©. Richardson
Battery F
John Dinsdorf
Kn Avenue
Bronx
O'Brien
Dinsti
Abraham Solomon
Armory
Solomon
Twenty-second Corp of Engineers
Meyer LD
Tinton, Avenue
B. Sewell
Amsterdam
Sapiro
Rallotchkin
Maurice Simmons
John CC
Donovan
Twenty-second Corps
Hues
Van
Sewell
Schuttler
Comy C
Novan
Noews
George Hartley
Eighth Coast Artillery
Hartley
Loeser
Attack on Seven Sisters laws sparks New Jersey tax loss
Assemblyman Carlton Godfrey reports New Jersey is losing hundreds of thousands annually due to the Seven Sisters corporation laws. He says the rules criminalize owning stock or bonds of other firms and prohibit monopolies, driving charters to Delaware and cutting state revenue. a legislative effort to repeal will be prepared for the next session.
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New York Times
May's Landing
N. J
New Jersey
Seven Sisters
Woodrow
Delaware
Godfrey
Meat Inspector Paroled in Meat Bribery Case
William P. Boyle a Brooklyn meat inspector linked to corruption probes was arraigned in Gates Avenue Police Court on bribery charges after accepting $100 from Philip Straus of Straus Schick Feinberg. He was paroled for a June 17 hearing as detectives recount marked bills found on him.
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William P. Boyle
Commissioner of Accounts
Wallstein
Brooklyn
Gates Avenue
Naumer
Boyle
Utica Avenue
Philip Straus
St. Marks Avenue
Straus
Straus, Schick & Feinberg
Johnson Avenue
Philip A. Johann
Commissioner of
Adams Street Court
Johann
Appam Cargo Seizure Prompted U.S. Government Clash
A hearing before the Board of General Appraisers disclosed a conflict between two U.S. government branches over the seizure of the British ship Appam by the Moewe. Perishable cargo including palm oil and Shea butter faced sale and duty disputes as underwriters and traders argued about dutiable status. The board reserved its decision.
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Appam
Moewe
United States
Board of General Appraisers
Norfolk
United States Steel Corporation
Edgar H. Laing
Hamilton
Custom House
Thompson Committee to Hear About Union Wire Tappings
Police Commissioner Woods offered to let labor union representatives view tapping records and explain why phones of labor groups were tapped. Brady said he wants Woods to testify publicly on the witness stand. Brady pressed for a public explanation before the Thompson Committee and later to present evidence to the District Attorney and Grand Jury.
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Arthur Woods
Frank Moss
Thompson Legislative Committee
Moss
Commissioner Woods
Thompson Committee
Peter J. Brady
Allied Printing Trades Council
Woods
Mr. Woods
Brady
District Attorney's Office
Swann
Grand
Stuyvesant
International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
Emloyers
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Charities Inquiry
Police
Mitchel
Bankers Hear Warburg as New York Bankers Arrive
A 250 member special train arrived in Atlantic City for the New York State Bankers Association convention at the Hotel Traymore with 500 more expected before opening. Speakers include Paul Warburg, Carlos Tornquist, Joseph Davies, and others. The program covers Federal Reserve par collection and South American trade, amid debates on wiretapping and labor union issues. Local officials defend nontapping and promise further hearings by Senator Thompson if needed.
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New York Times
Atlantic City
N. J
New York State Bankers’ Association
Hotel Traymore
Federal Reserve Board
Paul M. Warburg
Carlos Alfredo Tornquist
Ernesto Tornquist & Co. Ltd
Buenos Aires
Joseph F. Davies
Federal Trade Commission
George A. Post
New York
Railway Business Association
Augustus Thomas
Charles S. Haight
United States Chamber of Commerce
Thompson Committee
Thompson
Ould
American Federation of Labor
State Federation of Labor
Hugh Frayne
James P. Holland
Rudolph Modest
Ernest Bohm
Central Federated Union
Peter J. Brady
Edward I. Hanna
William Kelly
Jersey Revenues Fall Off in 1916 Tax Lists
Trenton New Jersey June 7 State taxes show 1916 income from the miscellaneous corporate tax at 2 517 142 compared with 2 506 424 in 1915. The tax covers insurance electric light express palace parlor and sleeping car companies and capital stock. Total taxed 1915 was 8 22 and 7 062 for 1916. Decrease traced to Prudential Insurance mutualization and its surplus drop from 58 308 050 to 20 257 847, cutting surplus tax from 383 689 to 202 578.
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Trienton
N. J
State Department of
Prudential Insurance Company
Goodrich Fabric Tires Promise Value From 47 Years Of Experience
The Goodrich company highlights a single cure vulcanizing process perfected by long experience to avoid defects. It emphasizes a 50 percent higher tire output, lower production cost through volume, and repeat orders that sustain Akron, Ohio as the world’s largest rubber factory. The message urges consumers to recognize the value of these manufacturing economies and standards.
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Godrich
Goodrich
America
Genere
B. F. Goodrich Co
Akron
Policewoman Saves Paroled Woman in City Station House
Trenton June 7 Hannah D Long the citys lone policewoman saved Florence Stillson 35 who cut herself with a tin cup to avoid parole violation. Long stopped the bleeding in a cell and Stillson was released on promise to report regularly to a judge Geraghty.
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Trenton
N. J
Hannah D. Long
Florence Stillson
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