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New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1909

Page

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Sugar Trust Likely to Be Prosected by Government

The Sugar Trust’s compromise of the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company suit triggers renewed calls for criminal action under the Sherman Anti Trust Law. Officials privately say the settlement of 10 23 million may be viewed as guilt confession, but some argue it aims to avoid harsher jury damages and cross examination.

New York Times Washington Sugar Trust Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company New York Pennsylvania Company Department of Justice Senate Culberson United States Circuit Court Aldrich Department Ise Comany Philadelphia George H. Rle, Jr Sugar Pennsylvania Sugar ‘Refining Company Justice Moody Supreme Court Supreme Purt Bonaparte Moody Earle Cody Presiden Roosevelt

Steamer Grounded In Thick Weather Off Fire Island

A steamship ran aground on Fire Island Beach about a half mile west of Point O Woods around 9 PM in heavy rain and dense haze. By early morning the vessel’s name remained unknown. life savers aided with lines as surfboats could not launch. Revenue cutters Mohawk and Seneca were heading toward the ship.

Fire Island Beach Point O’woods Long Island E. W. Baker Charles Baker Point O’ Woods Mohawk Seneca Staten Island Baker Volunteer

Sartoris Forced Out of Guatemala Post

Algernon Sartoris grandson of President Grant and former secretary of the American Legation in Guatemala resigns after about a year of service amid rumors of nonvoluntary departure. State Department cites ill health and desire for cooler climate while friends claim family feud and clash with Gen. Frederick Dent Grant explain the move. Sartoris plans to return to New York then tour Europe with his wife.

New York Times Washington Algernon Sartoris Grant New York Europe Sartoris State Department Legation Philippines Frederick Dent Grant

Wireless talk reaches beyond hundred miles in trials

In Toulon on June 9, tests of wireless telephone between the cruiser Conde and land stations showed satisfactory progress. The cruiser, now with shorter poles, communicated today at a distance exceeding 100 miles.

Toulon Condé

French Navy proves wireless telephone across 100 miles

Washington reports officers noting success of wireless telephone between points 100 miles apart by the French Navy. American Navy found the telephone inferior to the wireless telegraph, with many ships removing the apparatus as the fleet returned home.

New York Times Washington San Francisco Bureau of Equipment

Mercy for a Boy Prisoner Faces Public Help

Luke Brennan a 16 year old messenger pleaded guilty to stealing carpenter tools from Bernard Worchick's East 115th Street apartment. Judge Foster urged that the youth lacked fair life chances and Theron Strong urged court aid while John R Voorhis of the YMCA offered to assist him in finding work. The boy was sent to the Tombs pending a meeting between Strong and Voorhis.

Luke Brennan East 113Th Street Foster Bernard Worchick East 115Th Street Theron Strong John R. Voorhis Young Men’s Movement Young Men’s Christian Association Mr. Voorhis

Steel workers to receive wage advance at Cambria plant

In Johnstown twelve thousand Cambria Steel Company employees will get higher wages starting July 1. General Manager Charles B. Price says the wage basis will likely be restored to the pre cut level of 10 percent, following the Steel Corporation open market policy.

New York Times Johnstown Penn Cambria Steel Company Charles B. Price Steel Corporation

Yale Princeton Baseball Game Train Schedule

Yale Princeton baseball game at Princeton on Saturday June 12. Special trains via eee Railroad depart New York at 8 25, 9 25, 10 55 A M and 12 noon, with expected 30 minute after and 9 4 M. Hound trip tickets available from New York in advance.

Yale-Princeton Princeton Eee New York

Wreck on Canadian Canal Gates Causes Major Damage

The Perry G. Walker rammed the lower gates of the Canadian canal at Sault Ste. Marie, tearing away a gate and opening a flood that sent the Crescent City downstream. The Crescent City foundered. the Walker and Assiniboia suffer damage, and the canal is likely out of service for the season. The Crescent City, with a large hole in its bow, rests at the American pier after being towed.

New York Times Sault Ste. Marie Mich Assiniboia Crescent City Perry G. Walker Gilchrist Walker Assinaboia Mosher Canadian Pacific Hner Pittsburg Steamship Company Lake Superior St. Mary’s River Hudson Bay Fur Company Mackinac Island American Canal Steel Corporation Government Pier

Times Orders To Be Placed With News Dealers

Instruction urges readers to place orders for next Sunday’s Times through local news dealers today to avoid missing notable features. The note emphasizes timely action and dealer participation.

Times

Hitch in listing U S Steel in Paris

Paris reports a hitch in plans to list United States Steel certificates on the Paris Bourse due to who guarantees French taxes. Authorities debate legality, but officials expect a favorable reconsideration as Herman Harjes defends the plan and says publication of details will occur in two to three days.

NEW York Times Paris United States Bankers’ Trust Company of New York United States Steel Corporation Herman Harjes

Fire destroys Breakers hotel and three nearby cottages at Spring Lake NJ

A night blaze gutted The Breakers hotel and three adjacent Essex and Sussex cottages in Spring Lake, New Jersey. About 60 guests escaped in nightclothes as flames spread, aided by high winds. damage estimated at 475000 dollars with no livestock losses. Guests found shelter at nearby St James and other coastal cottages. fire crews from Spring Lake Asbury Park and Belmar fought the blaze.

New York Times Spring Lake N. J Breakers John H. Eckel Park Place Brooklyn Surf Cottage Essex and Sussex Peeakers Urie Graff Asbury Park Belmar New Monmouth Monmouth Jersey Shore Essex Sussex St. James

Steel listing in Paris not guaranteed by United States Steel

J P Morgan & Co indicated no knowledge of any requirement for the Steel Corporation to guarantee US taxes before listing its stock in Paris. The Steel Corp says listing is a banking matter, not a corporate action, and it has not faced any request or decision on guarantees. Morgan officials note no formal communication to US Steel and no current guarantee obligation.

J. P. Morgan & Co United States Steel Steel Corporation Paris Morgan Firm United States Steel Corporation

New Vanderbilt houseboat sails to Henley regatta

Alfred G. Vanderbilt has a newly built Thames houseboat described as the most luxurious of its kind in England. The 132 foot craft, leaving Oxford for Henley, features a mahogany main saloon with electric lighting, four bedrooms with baths, top deck dining and smoking rooms, an elaborately equipped French kitchen tender, and ivory white bedrooms with main deck bay windows and teakwood pillars bearing the Vanderbilt monogram.

NEW York Times London Alfred G. Vanderbilt Thames England Oxford Henley

Impossible accident in Panama Canal officials say

Washington June 9 engineers of the Isthmian Canal Commission say a recent gate destruction in the Sao Canal could not happen in the Panama Canal. Capt Boggs notes vessels are towed through by electric engines on fixed tracks along the canal edge, preventing such missteps.

New York Times Washington Sao Canal Panama Lock Canal Isthmian Canal Commission Panama Canal F. C. Boggs Engineer Corps The Canal Commission

Trust fund to pay Pennsylvania debt struck down

Judge McPherson of the United States Circuit Court ruled that the late Prof. Charles D. McCoy of Baltimore created a trust to settle Pennsylvania's debt that violated the law against perpetuities. The Girard Trust Company held the fund, now about 21. He called the scheme elaborate and impossible.

Philadelphia McPherson United States Circuit Charles D. McCoy Baltimore Pennsylvania McCoy Girard Trust Company

Summer Reading Number of The New York Times Saturday Review

Descriptive matter on 100 books suited for vacation reading and notes on latest book news Tales of travel fiction and essays featured in the Summer Reading issue.

New York Times Saturday Review

Providence Brokers Fail and Liquidation Planned

A notice posted by Lewis H. Tappan & Co. announces the closing of Providence brokers after the failure of William Ives & Co. and Ennis & Stoppani of New York. The firm will liquidate to protect the interests of all, citing inadvisability to continue business.

Providence R. I Lewis H. Tappan & Co Bannigan Building William Ives & Co Ennis & Stoppani New York

Mark Twain Arrives in Baltimore Denies Credit Issue

Special to The New York Times Mark Twain arrives in Baltimore and avoids reporters at the Belvedere. He later responds to a charge of plagiarizing in Is Shakespeare Dead with a brief note calling it an oversight. He plans to address graduates at Saint Timothy's School for Girls in Catonsville.

New York Times Baltimore Mark Twain Belvedere Shakespeare George P. Greenwood Clemens Saint Timothy’s School For Girls Catonsville

Kalil's Fine Downtown Restaurant Opens

An OCR fragment notes Kalil's in downtown opening or reforming. Details are incomplete but indicate a dining venue with emphasis on location and service. The text also mentions a park nearby and a time reference, suggesting a daytime operation.

Atlanta Bain, Birmingham to Memphis Rail Service Listed

Fragmentary OCR notes show Seaboard Air-Line Ry. route details including Atlanta Birmingham Memphis corridor and a 1,183 section reference with street address hints, indicating a railroad timetable or service notice. The text is incomplete but points to railway operations and routing.

Atlanta Memphis Ing Seaboard Air-Line Ry Bway

Earthquake Devastates Korinchi Killing 230 in Sumatra

An earthquake near Padang Sumatra on the night of June 3 4 destroyed Korinchi 185 miles southeast killing 230 people and injuring many more. A tidal wave swept away huts.

Sumatra Padang Korinchi

Autoist to Pay 20000 in Damages

In Poughkeepsie New York a Supreme Court verdict awards Mrs Amelia C Mayer of Fishkill 20000 against Miran Karagheusian New York rug dealer. The decision is under review as excessive and a new trial sought. The suit stems from a 1908 collision on the Post Road that left Mayer a physical wreck.

Poughkeepsie N. Y Supreme Court Amelia C. Mayer Fishkill Miran Karagheusian New York City Tompkins Karaghousian Mayers

Tariff Talk While Sailing on Lusitania

John W. Gates sailed yesterday for Liverpool on the Cunard liner Lusitania saying he goes abroad for his health and expects prosperity. Asked about the tariff he deflected, noting only that its judgment may be known in heaven but not on Earth.

John W. Gates Liverpool Lusitania Mr. Gates

Michigan Battleship Michigan Breaks Speed Record Pace

Rockland Maine June 9 The battleship Michigan attained 20.01 knots on standardization runs and aims to meet an 18.5 knot contract speed in a four hour test tomorrow. Weather was calm and sea smooth as the measured mile course yielded five top speed runs averaging 18.976 knots.

Rockland Michigan

Virginian Railway Sets Coal Haul Record to Tidewater

Norfolk, June 9. A Mikado locomotive powered a train of eighty fifty ton steel coal cars to tidewater. The coal load totaled 4 310 long tons and the train weighed 6 023 tons excluding tender and caboose. The train was assembled at Victoria, 120 miles away.

Norfolk Virginian Railway Tidewater Victoria

New Yorker Ends His Life In Chicago Park

The well dressed man was found dead in Jackson Park with a self inflicted pistol shot. Clothing labeled by a New York tailoring firm bore the name Mills and the initial M on his handkerchief. Police expect to identify him through tailor Clemens of 399 Fifth Avenue New York.

Chicago Lune Jackson Park New York Mills Clemens Fifth Avenue

Godfrey Heads West Point Class In Cadet Honors

Stuart C. Godfrey of Milford Massachusetts will graduate at the head of his West Point class next Friday. He has led the class since entering the academy four years ago serving as cadet lieutenant and editor in chief of The Howitzer. Mental exams and cadet standings were announced today.

West Point N. Y Stuart C. Godfrey Milford Mass Academy Howitzer

Taft taps Democrat for Richmond postmaster

Richmond is to receive Charles E. Wortham as postmaster, replacing Royall E. Cabell who has become Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Wortham, an anti Bryan Taft Democrat, has long backed Democratic tickets and never voted for Bryan. The move signals a Taft policy to appoint Democrats to southern offices.

New York Times Richmond Taft South Charles E. Wortham Royall E. Cabell Internal Revenue Edgar Allan, Jr Hitchcock Allan Wortham Bryan

Taft Defeated in Golf Match at Chevy Chase

President Taft and Gen. Clarence R. Edwards lost to Senator Bourne of Oregon and John T. Hammond by 4 up on the Chevy Chase links. Heavy recatted rains slowed play as the pair faced the Oregon senator and Hammond in Washington.

Gen. Edwards John Hays Hammond Washington Taft Clarence R. Edwards Senator Bourne Oregon Johnn T . Hammond Chevy Chase

Nervous Disorders Benefit From Horsford's Acid Phosphate

Advert says Horsford's Acid Phosphate quiets the nerves relieves nausea aids sleep and improves general health.

Horsford

Financial Interests to Have Agent in China Prompt Railway Loan

London bankers report Ambassadors Reid White and Hill told British French and German governments of a strong American syndicate seeking participation in the Hankow Szechuen Railway loan. Kuhn Loeb J P Morgan National City Bank and First National Bank form the US syndicate backing a 27.5 million dollar tri partite loan signed June 6.

London Reid White Hill Hankow-Szechuen Minster Rockhill Taft United States Kuhn, Loeb & Co J. P. Morgan & Co National City Bank of New York First National Bank Peking Lonedon Berlin Paris Haakow-Szechuen Tang Shao Yi Redshill China

Banking Syndicate Forms to Promote American Investment in China

A U.S. banking syndicate plans wide investment in China to bolster American political and financial influence. It aims to participate in government and provincial loans, railroads, and potentially establish a Chinese bank, with Willard Straight slated to study conditions in Mukden. European banks already press China financing, notably in the Canton Hankow railway loan.

China Hankow-Szechuen State Department Europe England Germany France Ca Ital Far East Washington Willard Straight Mukden Canton- Hankow Effe J. P. Morgan & Co Ssoane Morgan-Kuhn Loeb-Naal City-First National Group

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Ner Fire Island Gates Hitch U.S. Steel Morgan Jersey Coast New Vanderbilt Panama Canal Prof. McCoy Tappan & Co Kalil’s Restaeiee Fone NEW Yorker Chicago Park Massachusetts Republican J.P. Morgan & Co
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