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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1900
Page
1
The Weidman cooperage in Brooklyn burned severely last evening. Three men are known dead with several others missing or injured. Firefighters battled flames amid nearby oil and gas tanks, evacuating residents and preventing larger explosions as the blaze raged across four stories and sheds.
Classified snippets list hotel arrivals and out of town buyers with brief notes on business troubles insurance losses legal notes and multiple pages. It enumerates sections such as marine intelligence markets railroads real estate society and weather with references to page numbers for every item.
A special Newport City Council meeting approved an ordinance restricting speed in populous areas to six miles per hour and ten miles per hour in suburban zones. Penalties up to 20 dollars or ten days imprisonment, or both, apply per offense and the ordinance takes effect immediately.
Judge Spiegel rules in Eva Burch versus Joel Burch that wives retain prerogatives including society and proper attention. The court grants the wife a decree for gross neglect, with alimony to be set and custody of the children awarded to the mother.
W J Bryan, wife and children depart Lincoln for Chicago. In Chicago he will be joined by Senate Jones and Col Wetmore for a fishing trip to Wisconsin. Towne may join in Wisconsin but Bryan denies any VP conference. He plans to stay at a fishing resort until after the Republican National Convention.
Pennsylvania Railroad offers round trip tickets to Philadelphia at 2.50 from June 15 to 21 with return allowed through June 26. Advance advertising notes these rates for the event.
G S Wright a Brooklyn real estate broker was committed to Yaphank jail on arson charges connected to a May 22 fire at the Valley Farm property owned by Peter Russell. Testimony linked Wright to the scene while defense said he was in his Brooklyn office.
The Honduras Government grants the Astor Syndicate a 200 mile isthmian railway from Puerto Cortez to Amapala. The project, likely the region’s largest, requires four years to complete and may issue about 20,000 gold per mile in bonds. Key backers include John Jacob Astor and Minor Keith. plan links New Orleans port and United Fruit interests for Atlantic Pacific trade.
Chicago June 12 Northwestern University President Henry Wade Rogers resigns after ten years, saying trustees forced him out due to lack of cooperation. Observers cite rival Chicago University rival Harper and anti imperialist stance as factors. Martha Foote Crow named Dean of Women and English professor. university property value listed at 5,043,548 with an 11 year gain of 3,000,000.
A reserved seating section at a Chicago circus on Fifty-fifth Street and Kimbark Avenue collapsed at showtime, injuring fourteen people and bruising many others. Investigations cite overcrowding soft soil and possible carelessness as causes. Police protected dismantling as the crowd protested after the incident amid prior week’s collapse.
Grand Central Station sits at 42nd Street as the centre of New York’s metropolis. Access from the city’s 77 hotels, 85 clubs, and 31 theatres is quick, ranging from thirty seconds to fifteen minutes.
Philadelphia's Midvale Steel Works in Nicetown will rapidly prepare to manufacture armor plate for naval vessels, challenging Bethlehem and Carnegie by supplying a secret-hardened plate. The $3 million plant covers 54 acres with new machinery and test plates planned at Indian Head proving grounds. The venture aims to supply 35,000 tons of armor for five battleships six armored cruisers and six protected cruisers, potentially expanding to Russia and England markets.
Philadelphia readers report on the Republican National Committee meeting to choose temporary and permanent officers and key committee chairs. Contests in several states will be heard, with Delaware the sole vacancy, and discussions on representation and Payne resolutions fueling debate ahead of the 1904 convention.
A Washington insider says the Secretary of the Navy may avoid a government armor plant and high bids by obtaining Krupp alloy armor plates at about 450 dollars per ton, including a 50 dollar royalty. If this price stands, contracts for armor plates for all ships may proceed without delay.
A Tacoma letter to The Record reports the Cape Nome fleet fears for the Alpha aboard the South Portland after May 9 ice pack contact. Captain vows to sail home, while Unalaska Dutch Harbor observers warn of dangerous floes and possible wrecks in the Bering Sea.
Berlin June 12 The Reichstag today passed the Navy bill signaling approval for naval expansion.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company announces round trip tickets to Philadelphia for the North American Turnfest Gymnastic Union and Festival. Fare is 2.50 for the return trip with sales from June 15 to June 21, 26. Tickets good to return by June.
Postmaster General Smith appeared in Washington today amid routine duties. The sighting followed expectations of his involvement in upcoming mail service initiatives and administrative briefings on federal postal operations.
Republican delegates from Hawaii C B Wilson Samuel H Parker and W Keppy Kai arrive in San Francisco aboard the China and will depart for Philadelphia. Wisconsin Democrats in Milwaukee select Davis Rose Hilton Plumer Bodmricks as large delegates to Kansas City with alternates and endorse Bryan for president while denouncing Republican imperialism and tariff policies. Edward C Wall expected as national committeeman winner.
A rumor swirls that leaders sent a messenger to England to calm Richard Croker over the Ice Trust scandal and save John F. Carroll and Mayor Van Wyck from punishment. Disgust grows at Tammany Hall as Carroll’s alliance with the Ice Trust draws sharp criticism and Croker limits Carroll’s authority during the campaign.
A building donation of 200000 dollars will be added to the Presbyterian Hospital on Park Avenue and Seventy first Street to house nurses and staff, increasing beds by at least 100 and boosting capacity by one third. Work to begin soon, with occupancy planned for spring or early summer next year.
The Times reports the Japanese Legation chief Sugiyama Akira killed at Maingate as foreign forces rush reinforcement. Sir Claude MacDonald’s summer residence burned. British marines clash with Boxers near Lofa, with heavy engagements and 2,000 Boxer forces reported. International column advances, rail line damage, and troop movements across Taku, Tien-Tsin, and Peking unfold as powers seek influence and safety.
Washington reports a secret society uprising in Chin-Kiang with natives apprehensive and no local protection. Consul Martin notes the urgency as US gunboats Yorktown and Castine lie at Shanghai undergoing repairs and may be dispatched if needed. The telegram details the growing Boxer agitation in the Yangtse region.
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