Camp Fire Club in Queer Contests Stirring Canoe Day
Abetted by a ten gallon keg of cider the Camp Fire Club of America tents on Ernest Thompson Seton's Wyndygoul grounds near Cos Cob Conn. Nearly 100 members joined contests from fly casting to rifle shooting. Canoe portage fire making and a flapjack contest drew big crowds before a fireside dinner and satiric signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Beard
Camp Fire Club of America
Ernest Thompson Seton
Wyndygoul
Cos Cob
Conn
L. C. Ivory
Transportation Committee
Mr. Seton
Pierre Jay
R. H. Boyd
F. C. Wolcott
A. Tilt
Claude W. Kress
Dr. Held
Thompson
B. Greeley
Frederick M. Spiegle
A. A. Anderson
Roosevelt to Speak on Waldorf Roof with Small Dinner
It was announced last night that a lunch and reception for Theodore Roosevelt will be held on the Waldorf Astoria roof garden on June 22. Only three or four guests aside from Roosevelt will attend. all others, including waiters, will be excluded during speechmaking. The roof will be covered with vines and thirteen Standards with emblems honor the thirteen greatest American hunters and explorers, designed by Thompson Seton and Hornaday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Théodore Roosevelt
Waldorf-Astoria
Col. Roosevelt
Thompson Seton
Hornaday
America
Controllers Elect Officers at National Convention Meet
Lewis K Rockefeller of the State Controller's office opened the Albany session of the National Association of Controllers and Accounting Officers. He urged higher city controller salaries and stated the aim to educate, not humiliate. Frank W Smith proposed a Nazi-style centralized fiscal statistics HQ. Officials elected: President Alonzo Tweedale, VP Edmund D Fisher, Secretary George Rexawtucket, Treasurer Samuel Wilhite. Next year’s convention is in Birmingham, Alabama. The group and spouses spent the evening at Coney Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis K. Rockefeller
State Controller
Albany
National Association of Controllers and Accounting Officers
Rockefeller
Frank W. Smith
Prendergast
United States
Alonzo Tweedale
Washington, D. C
Edmund D. Fisher
New York
George A. Rexawtucket
R. I
Samuel Wilhite
Louisville
Kensico Cemetery Award Set At Forty Thousand
The Kensico Cemetery Corporation will receive 37 840 for a 3 000 000 claim to land taken for the Catskill Aqueduct. The award details include a separate opinion on the method used, noting the aqueduct passes through an unused cemetery section. Original grantor Caroline Carpenter had an agreement to receive half of burial or other proceeds. The New York Central Realty Company gained 3 570 on four parcels, while other awards ranged from 200 to 8 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
White Plains
N. Y
Kensico Cemtery Corporation
Catskill Aqueduct
James D. Conner
Mount Vernon
John J. Delany
New York
James P. Kilby
Nyack
Caroline Carpenter
New York Central Realty Company
Court Won't Aid Pullmans In Sleeping Car Case
Judges Grosscup Baker and Seaman in the United States Circuit Court refused to enjoin the Interstate Commerce Commission from cutting sleeping car rates. The court overruled the motion but allowed a new bill without prejudice due to Great Northern Railway’s intervening petition and new evidence meant for the commission. The judges noted reluctance to assume jurisdiction in such cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Grosscup, Baker
Seaman
United States Circuit Court
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Great Northern Railway Company
Pullman Company
F. C. Lindley
Great Northern
Grosscup
Commission
Mrs Agnes Thomas Missing in Vineland Swamp Search
The Vineland New Jersey search for Mrs Agnes Thomas continues with about 100 volunteers joining the effort. She vanished Monday from a bungalow in the woods near Vineland accompanied by two dogs. The dogs returned Tuesday without a collar, raising fears she wandered into the swamp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vineland
N. J
Agnes Thomas
Railroad Presidents Appear In Private Exam Before Notary
Supreme Court Justice Giegerich ordered the railroad presidents to appear with a notary in Samuel Untermyer's law offices at 37 Wall Street. They were to be examined in an injunction case filed in the Ohio Court of Common Pleas to restrain railroads from voting stock in the Kenawha and Michigan Railroad Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Giegerich
Samuel Untermyer
Wall Street
Ohio Court of Common Pleas
Kenawha & Michigan
Sees Woman Suffrage Coming Lectures Start at Greystone
Mrs Ida Husted Harper opened a four part lecture series at Greystone on woman suffrage. The audience included Mrs O H P Belmont Mrs Charles D Gould Mr and Mrs Henry Villard and other notable attendees. Harper said the suffrage movement's ultimate success is now unequivocally conceded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Husted
Harper
Greystone
Samuel Untermyer
O. H. P. Belmont
Charles D. Gould
Henry Villard
Louis Myer
Herbert Carpenter
Joseph Daly
Elopement Ends in Family Reunion for Momand Gulick
John Leslie Momand an insurance broker of 115 Broadway and Florence Ardelie Gulick daughter of Dr and Mrs John Gilbert Gulick of 1 Madison Avenue wed at Port Chester after eloping with a love match begun in youth. They departed for Bermuda on the Trent then moved to Boston for a three day wedding trip as families reconciled and blessed the match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Leslie Momand
Broadway
Florence Ardelie Gulick
John Gilbert Gulick
Madison Avenue
Port Chester
M. O. Lepley
Royal Mail
Trent
Bermuda
Hotel Belmont
Gulicks
Miss Gulick
Mom
Howard Hegeman
Chicago
Hegeman
Momand
Gulick
Mumand
F. Brooks
J. L. Momand
Café Martin
Don Stewart
O. B. Momand
Mr. Momand
Mr. Hegeman
Mr. Brooks
Mrs. Gulick
Ex-Gov Douglas Links Tariffs to Rising Prices
In Brockton Massachusetts ex governor William L Douglas argues high gold output lowers value and tariffs drive half the price rise since 1896. He says gold production growth cheapens the commodity and tariffs tax essentials, prompting reduced wages and longer factory hours as consumers economize on clothing and shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Mass
Jime
Wiliam L. Douglas
Massachusetts
Douglas
Plainfield Kennel Club Beach Show Opens in Rain
The second annual Plainfield Kennel Club beach show in Plainfield New Jersey opened under drizzle and rain delaying judging which ran from after 1 pm to about 7 pm. Top wins included Mrs Tyler Morse with Shepton Hero and Shepherd Boy in the Old English sheepdog class, Charmion Lillian for Charmion Lillian blue in beagles, Shadybrook Kennels for Chihuahuas, and Nan winning the setters and pointers class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Plainfield
N. J
Plainfield Kennel Club
Midlothian Kennels
Edmund L. McKenzie
Boreas Kennels
E. R. Anderson
Meadow View Kennels
Tyler Morse
Shepton
Charmion Kennels
Charmion Lillian
Shadybrook
A. G. Hooley
Nan
Autopsy Finds Bone Fragment in Lung in Suicide Case
The morgue autopsy on Michael Munnicz, who died by inhaling gas at 24 Avenue A, uncovered a bone fragment in the left lung. The fragment, blown from the eighth rib by a bullet three years earlier, lay amid scar tissue. Coroners' physician Dr Ade J. Wile and Dr John H. Larkin oversaw the examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Munnicz
Avenue A
Ade J. Wile
Madison Avenue
O'Hanlon
John H. Larkin
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Women to staff Porto Rico court by Jenkins
Judge John J. Jenkins names four women to key posts in the Porto Rican judiciary with salaries ranging from 1200 to 2000 dollars. Miss Lou Cosgriff will be Court Reporter, Miss Nell Colburn Deputy Clerk at San Juan, Miss Lulu Gross Deputy Clerk at Ponce, and Miss Mary Nimmons Deputy Clerk at Mayaguez. Jenkins received over 350 applications for these positions. Colburn has previously served as his stenographer and with Senator Stevenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chippewa Falls
Wis
John J. Jenkins
Federal Court
Porto Rico
Lou Cosgriff
Nell Colburn
San Juan
Lulu Gross
Poncé
Mary Nimmons
Mayaguez
Jenkins
United States
Culgriff
Colburn
Stevenson
Prelate Threatened Over Race-Track Gambling Fight
Archbishop Blenk of New Orleans has received a death threat tied to his opposition to reviving race-track gambling in Louisiana. The mail follows several other letters denouncing his stance amid the public debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archbishop Blenk
New Orleans
Blenk
Louisiana
Mayor Gaynor Praises Hammondsport Pilots Thinkers Over City Youth
Mayor Gaynor lauds Hammondsport’s small town culture for producing aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss. He contrasts city youth of New York with country youths who have time to think and plan, citing Curtiss as an example of local initiative and deliberate study leading to big achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaynor
New York
New York City
Glenn H. Curtiss
Albany
Hammondsport
Oriskany
Curtiss
Ayor
France
Ben Franklin
Webster
Artmouth
Mr. Curtiss
Father Denies Self-Destruction in Cambridge Boy’s Death
George Newman, father of 14 year old John Newman, told a Boston legislative committee he believes his son did not take his own life. He pointed to bruises on the boy’s face and body, suggesting they could have come from a fall rather than self harm. The boy was found hanging in the detention room at Lymann School for Boys Westborough after an escape attempt prompting a formal inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
John Newman
Cambridge
Lymann School
Westborough
George Newman
Insurance for Grand Jury in Dutchess Fire case
Poughkeepsie June 11 charges of mismanagement against the Dutchess Fire Insurance Company were received by District Attorney Mack from State Insurance Superintendent Hotchkiss. The filing accompanies examiner reports criticizing the executive management led by President Lewis H. Vail. Mack will present the charges to the Grand Jury. Vail declined comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Dutchess Fire Insurance Company
Dutchess Insurance Company
Hotchkiss
State Department of Insurance
Mack
Lewis H. Vail
Leon
John L. Trainor
Vail
Mercy for Boy Slayer Convicted in Involuntary Manslaughter
In Norristown Pennsylvania on June 11 15 year old William Sheppard was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for shooting his stepfather Jeremiah Mc Manus during a domestic quarrel. The court recommended mercy and released him on probation after the verdict. He said his aim was not to harm but to stop the quarrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norristown
Penn
William Sheppard
Jeremiah McManus
Theu
Kung Sheppard
Posse fatally harms Black man near Beulah swamp
In Pensacola on June 11 Robert Mathews, a Black man, was struck and fatally wounded by a posse in a swamp near Beulah, about sixteen miles east of the city. He leaves a 12 year old daughter of C. E. Snowden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Fla
Robert Mathews
Beulah
C. E. Snowden
Retiring BU President Addresses Alumni Dinner in City
Dr. William R B Huntington the retiring Boston University president spoke at the University Alumni Association annual dinner at the Hotel Chelsea on West Twenty third Street. The event drew graduates from both the medical and arts schools, with over half the attendees women. Mrs Mabel S C Smith 87 served as toastmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William RB. Huntington
Boston University
University Alumni Association
Chelsea
West Twenty-third Street
University
Heardth
Medicine
Mabel 8. C. Smith
Optical Convention Opens as New York Opticians Meet
Members of the Optical Society of the State of New York traveled to Elmira for their annual convention. They will discuss lenses eyeglasses and goggles and review manufacturer improvements. The group plans to promote university teaching of optometry and new optometry laws across states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Optical Society of the
State of New York
Elmira
Fishermen testify of graft paid to kill fish bill
Meredosia fish dealers testify before Grand Jury that $2,500 extorted to kill the bill and $1,500 to pass a bill framed by fishermen, with other payments cited as legitimate expenses in a widening graft case. The witnesses, J. D. McLain and Dan Yeck, contradicted prior testimony and provided documentary evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Springfield
Meredosia
J. D. McLain
Dan Yeek
Tom Dawson
Yeck
John Workman
Workman
Peoria
McLain
Thei Land Jury
Burke
Adolph D. Bernard
Otto Schweer
Beardstown
Schweer
Yeck and
Charles Cole
Cole
Schneer
Farmers and Tradera Bank of
Segeeap
Veeveck
John Dixon
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Charles N. Townsend
New York Aquarium
W. '. Hornaday
Irving Bacheller
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Canarsie
Howard S. Hadden
W. F. Patterson
Kenneth Fowler
A. D. Kisteen
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FP. W. Loughran
J. 4. Williar
Ramon Guiteras
Clayton W.id
FM. Gill
A. G Houghton
Haren Brooks
Albert Tilt
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L. H. Hole, Jr
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Vreeland
Watson
Robert Frothingham
William Edward Coffin
Abooterg
Kensico Cemetery Corporation
Pullmans
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Deniesson
Joseph P. McHugh & CO
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Contrexeville
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