Police Raids Crack Seventeen City Poolrooms News Centres
Police and District Attorney raided seventeen poolrooms and news centers citywide following prior closures. Notable targets include De Lacey at 125 West 42nd Street Reagan at 38 West 33rd Street and Comiskey at 80 Wall Street with operations tied to distributors and private wires linking hotels, cafés, and news bureaus. Detectives uncovered private lines, switchboards, and multiple telephones, with De Lacey later facing a grand jury appearance.
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Pesiroom
Peter de Lacey
Forty Second Street
Joe Reagan
West Thirty-third Street
Gené Comiskey
Wall Street
United Finance Company
Davis-Mitchell Tian
Eixth Avenue
Harnigan-McCormick
Broadway
Mtrate Barrow
Inra
Hanson
West Thirty- Shird Birces
W. F. Burke
Rooma
Forty-fl Street
Cooperquare
Whitehall Street
Rngdon
Tebo
J. H. Edsall & Co
Thirty-eighth Street
Thirtieth Street
Gus Minchot
W. P. Green
New
West Thirty-sixth Street
Peter de Lacy
Gus Foehl
Seventh Avenue
Forty-first Street
Holland House
Gene Comiskey
Davis-Mitchel
Fourth Avenue
East Twenty-first Street
Disct
Jerome
Casino
Considine
George Considine
Reagan
de Lacey
Koster & Bial's
Twenty-fourth and
Sixth Avenue
Deys Place
Inspector Walsh
Er. Cant. Daly
West Forty-seventh
Lacey’s Place
Mr. Lacey
Arva
Who
Grand Jury
de Lacy
August Belmont
Jockey Club
Lacy
Ite de Lacey
Davis-Mitchell
Barclay Street
Peeperer Auson
Union M. Bethel
New York
Dewey's
Morris Spitz
Lieut. Ayers
Vad
Secontan Place
J. Peck
Mitchell
St. Cloud
Twenty-first Street
Wa Press
Earn
President Roosevelt Returns to Oyster Bay for Restful Summer
President Roosevelt arrives with Mrs Roosevelt and entourage to Oyster Bay on June 12 for a three and a half month vacation at Sagamore Hill. Crowds greet him while officials plan a quiet season with restricted calling and heightened security.
Jewel smugglers caught aboard Kronprinz Wilhem in Hoboken
A gray-haired man, Tim Donohue, catalogued seized jewelry in the Hoboken customs office after spotting two passengers Miller of Chicago and Lippman of California hiding valuables from Europe. Authorities recovered ten watches, gold items, and numerous small articles. Donohue, Miller, and Lippman declined further comment as the Kronprinz Wilhem voyage yielded no other incidents.
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Customs
Donohue
Lippman
California
Miller
Kronprinz
W. H. B. Atkins
Francis M. Bacon, Jr
W. C
Four Men Buried by Cement Collapse at City Building
A wooden floor at the Broadway Cortlandt Building site collapsed under a flood of cement, trapping four laborers. One man died, others were seriously injured. rescue efforts pulled all unconscious victims from under the debris. Foreman Thomas Winston was arrested on homicide charges as investigators noted about twelve tons of cement lay on fragile one inch boards.
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Broadway-Cortlandt
Cortlandt
Church Streets
Post & McCord
Lfe
Frank Norris
James Pringle
Richmond Hill
S. Ll
George Vetter
East Sixteenth Street
St. Gregory's Hospital
J. David
Michael Healey
East Tsfth Street
Hudsone
Burroughs
Edward W. Wickert
West Fourteenth Street
Thomas Winston
South Ninth Street
Newark
Cement
Gilroy
Heddon Company
Madison Avenue
Tesla Tower in War dencliffe for Sale over Judgment
Sheriff in Suffolk County advertises Tesla tower in War dencliffe for sale after Nikola Tesla fails to satisfy a 1108.20 judgment. The tower, a secretive steel and cement structure, is linked to Tesla's rumored Martian communication experiments and security is tied to a 20 Siren owned asset. Dr. James Warden holds the judgment.
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Nikola Tesla
Mars
Warmencliffe
Wiells
Suffolk County
Tesla
Wardencliffe
James Warden
Teale
Bridal Carriage Wreck Injures Driver In Wedding Tour Start
A bridal carriage carrying Mr. and Mrs. James Edgar Jenkins collided with a northbound trolley at Eighth Avenue and 1224 Street. The driver James Smith was seriously injured and taken to Harlem Hospital. The couple escaped harm. bride Miss Helen Dorothy Day and the wedding party proceeded to Jamestown after officials freed them from the wreck.
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James Edgar Jenkins
Eighth Avenue
1224 Street
James Smith
East Fortieth Street
Harlem Hospital
Helen Dorothy Day
Helen Day
Astus Gienet
West 1224 Street
Jenkins
Smith
Martin Connelly
Fitzgerald
Jamestown
Vassar Debt Spotlight at June Commencement
At Vassar College June exercises President Taylor warned of mounting debt as a costly new residence hall rises yet remains unpaid. The large graduating class set records while donors included M Grant Edmonds of Chestnut Hill who gave 1000 dollars to the endowment. A class memorial window honors deceased members.
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New York Times
Poughkeepsie
Vassar College
Taylor
Vassar
M. Grant Edmonds
Chestnut Hill
Mass
College Chapel
Willam Borgen Memorial Fund
Borden
Mystery of Metcalf ends as secretary returns to Dolphin
In Washington on June 12 Rear Admiral Evans declared Secretary Metcalf has rejoined the Dolphin with his party and will depart for Washington Thursday morning. Navy officials offered no location for the Metcalf conference while Newport News observers tracked the Dolphin and Maple near James River and Jamestown Island as reports of their movements continued.
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Washington
Newport News
Dolphin
Richmond
Dominion Line
Norfolk
Jamestown Island
Murder on Garret Mountain in New Jersey
Michael Monochino a barber living at 124 Hamburgh Avenue was murdered on Garret Mountain between 7 and 10 am. He was shot in the head and his skull crushed. body found by Daniel Nolan and Thomas Dooney after following a dragged path. J A Mustol, a silk plant worker and friend, is detained as a suspect.
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New York Times
Paterson
N. J
Michael Monochino
Hamburgh Avenue
Garret Mountain
Daniel Nolan
Thomas Dooney
Nolan
So Ond
Totowa
J. A. Mustol
Aronsom & Bloomer Company
Monochino
Passaic
Mustol
Supreme Court asked to punish Consolidated Electric over ducts
Justice McCall heard a motion for contempt against Consolidated Electric Subway Telegraph for blocking Long Acre Electric Light and Power from occupying ducts in the subway. Long Acre asserts monopoly over street ducts and seeks to end it. An offer to build new ducts and share spices was proposed, with decision reserved.
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Supreme Court
McCall
Consolidated Electric Subway Telegraph Company
Court of Appeals
Long Acre Electric Light and Power Company
Dittenhoefer
Long Acre Company
Consolidated
Consolidated Company
Motion
Cruelly Whips Preacher in Public Assault near Lexington
In Lexington on June 12, W. W. Meadows a wealthy Fulton landowner with accomplices whipped Rev. Frank Morton Hawley, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. They drove him across the Tennessee Line, handcuffed him, stripped him in a vacant lot, then sent him aboard a train with threats. Hawley, visiting Charlotte, NC, claimed innocence and offered no resistance amid accusations linked to Meadows's wife filing for divorce.
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New York Times
Lexington
W. W. Meadows
Fulton
Frank Morton Hawiey
Tennessee Line
Hawley
First Presbyterian Church
Meadows
Charlotte
N. C
A Tall Glass and a Little Ice
A fragment notes a tall glass and ice with unspecified details. The text references Mt Ver and a vague coochhall concept, but readable facts are minimal and unclear.
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Mt Verekaneaena Ee
Japan Unmoved by War Talk Says Nation Quiet
Tokyo reports that the Japanese nation is surprised by talk of war but sees no real danger. Officials in Honolulu ordered humane treatment of Japanese immigrants. Editors note widespread belief that agitation in America is political, not reflective of official policy.
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Japan
Fast Mail Train Wreck Near Huron Ohio
The west bound fast mail train on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern was wrecked at 6 10 this evening in Huron. It struck the caboose of a freight train, derailing two freight cars while passenger coaches stayed on track. No injuries reported. The train was moving slowly, at about half its normal speed.
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Huron
Ohio
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Mayor Griffiths Drowns in River Incident
Springfield mayor David S. Griffiths died this afternoon while trying to ford a small river on horseback. The death occurred in Springfield as the mayor attempted the crossing, with local authorities initiating inquiries into the accident.
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Springfield
Ill
David S. Griffiths
Wabash Invited to Build Line to Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on June 12 business leaders formed The Allied Organization of Business and Suburban Associations to back the Wabash Railroad in its bid to extend to the city as opponents protest higher suburban rates by the Reading Railroad. R. R. Boggs urged rallying public support to press the case to reach the seaboard.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Wabash Railroad Company
Reading Railroad Company
Allied Organization of Business and Suburban Associations
R. R. Boggs
Wabash Road
Pittsburg
Seaboard
Japanese Horticulturist Attack Sparks Pacific Tensions
Tokyo reports a Washington dispatch describing an assault on a Japanese horticulturist in Berkeley California that destroyed a greenhouse and property. The incident heightens indignation, fueling belief the violence is rooted, not accidental, amid renewed calls for response and possible commercial retaliation.
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Tokio
Asahi
Washington
Berkeley
Cal
Sen Francisco
Nichi Nichi
Hochi
Piano Factory Fire Causes Heavy Loss in City Blaze
A five story piano factory owned by Winter & Co at the corner of Southern Boulevard and 137th Street burned at 1 am. Loss estimated between 150 000 and 200 000 dollars. The fire spread from the fourth floor near the elevator shaft to the fifth and burned downward. Lower floors were water drenched but intact. Finished stock on the first two floors was ruined by water. Fire under control by 2 am.
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Winter & Co
Southern Boulevard
137Th Street
Judgment Secures $101,000 for Read Widow in NYC Rail Case
A Supreme Court verdict against the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad awards Mrs. Sarah L. Read about $101,000 for her husband Frank B. Read death from a Van Cortlandt crossing wreck. Read, a paper bag maker, died when his auto collided with the railroad. Miss Noakes and the chauffeur each lost a leg.
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New York Central & Hudson River Railroad
Sarah L. BE. Read
Supreme Court
O'Gorman
Frank B. Read
van Cortlandt Crossing
New York Central Railroad
Read
Miss Noakes
Japanese pressure sparks minor vandalism in Berkeley
In Berkeley on Monday a greenhouse owned by St Myemoto was vandalized when four 15 year old boys threw stones breaking twenty four panes. The owner urged police not to prosecute as he plans to move soon. Numerous similar complaints have been raised by Americans while Japanese records face hostile attention.
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New York Times
Berkeley
Cal
St. Myemoto
Brown Freshmen Punished By Dean Over Banquet
Brown University Dean Meiklejohn bans the freshman class from any class action for one year as punishment for misconduct at the recent banquet. The order, issued this afternoon, will also affect the sophomore ball next winter, a major college event.
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Providence
Brown University
Meiklejohn
Immigration Officers Told to Treat Japanese Immigrants Kindly
Honolulu June 12 Commissioner Sargent orders local immigration officers to continue careful inspection of Japanese immigrants but discontinue photographing and to handle any questions diplomatically. Federal officers allege naval station members received directives directly from Tokyo, not via the Japanese Consul.
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Honolulu
Sargent
Benson resigns as Isthmian Canal Auditor
Ernest B. Benson, General Auditor of Isthmian Canal Affairs and of the Panama Railroad and Steamship Line, has sent his resignation to Chief Engineer Stevens. The move follows a shift of government work to the Isthmus, and Benson will retire to rejoin railroad service rather to relocate permanently there.
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Washington
Ernest
Benson
Isthmian Canal Affairs
Panama Railroad and Steamship Line
Stevens
Isthmian Canal
Hanks Sued for Libel Over Boston Herald Article
In Dedham Superior Court a jury heard three libel suits against Charlies Steadman Hanks of Brookline. Plaintiffs Lovering Taft and Higginson, trustees of the Boston Terminal Company, seek $10,000 damages each over a Feb 1906 Boston Herald piece alleging railroad and trust combinations mentioning South Station.
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New York Times
Boston
Dedham
Hardy
Charlies Steadman Hanks
Brookline
Charles L. Lovering
Taunton
Royal W. T. Taft
Providence
Francis L. Higginson
Boston Terminal Company
Boston Herald
Eas
South Station
Te Terminal Company
Hanks
B Vean
Harriman
Unfounded quake scare rattles Hudson towns at night
Residents from Yonkers to Tarrytown reported a loud boom and trembling windows around 10 PM claiming an earthquake. Theories ranged from natural tremor to wind and odor reports as observers in Dobbs Ferry Hastings Ardsley Irvington and nearby blocks sought explanations amid confusion.
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Hudson
Tarrytown
Yonkers
Hastings
Dobbs Ferry
Ardsley
Irvington
Dobbs
Padus
Kingahridge
Nicaraguans Raid Salvadorean Town Seized Funds
Nicaraguan filibusters landed at Acajutla and moved to Sonsonate to plunder the Salvadorean Custom House and steal $20,000 from the Bank of Salvador. Salvadorean troops repelled them, and the raiders fled back to Acajutla and departed. The country backs the government, with volunteers lining up to fight and President Figueroa widely acclaimed.
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San Salvador
Republic of Salvador
Acajutla
Sonsonata
Bank of
Salvador
Figueroa
Invasion Leader John Moissant Held in San Salvador
An American citizen, John Moissant, long linked to a San Francisco era and major Central American sugar interests, is reported as the promoter and leader of an invasion. He is jailed at the San Salvador artillery garrison, with his brothers Fred and others tied to Salvadoran finance. A conspiracy with Gen. Escalon allegedly aimed to install Potrero Escalon as president, with bribed garrison officers and doctored coffee said to have facilitated the plan.
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Mexico City
John Moissant
San Francisco
San Salvador
Moissant
Central America
Fred Moissant
National Bank of Salvador
Joan
George Moissant
Gen. Escalon
José Escalon
Gen
Potrero Escalon
Salvador
Sonsonata
Orchard's Ordeal Closes Today in Haywood Trial
Boise June 12. Fifth day of Harry Orchard testimony in the Haywood case ends with Orchard detailing plans to murder Steunenberg and the use of a bomb. He admits considering targeting other officials, while Richardson presses implications of federation influence and prior mine connections. The defense and prosecution continue to clash over Orchard's motives and actions across Boise Denver and Wallace.
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New York Times
Boise
Haywood
Richardson
Harry Orchard
Orchard
Steunenberg
Stunenberg
Steunensberg
Nampa
Gov. Peabody
Canon City
Portland
Denver
Gabbert and Goddard
Sherman Bell
Carson City
Peabody
Paing
Federation
Mine Owners’ Association
Bill Dastarty
Silver City
Hasterly
Cagerly
Ing
Wallace
Jack Simpkins
Caldwell
Simpkins
Simpekins
Monnel
Ochard
Hercules
Pau
Coeur d’Alenes
Gov. Steunenberg
Caldwel
Western Federation
Burk
Bunker Hill
Sullivan
Alenes
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Moore
Mr. Loeb
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Root
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Straus
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Rixey
Jersey City
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Long Island City
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Kgl Satta
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Mystery OF Metcalf
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Preacher
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New York Trues Co
Amercan
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New York Central
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Panama
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Harlem
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