Philadelphia Decorator O'Brien testifies in extortion case
Philadelphia decorator Joseph E. O'Brien told of paying Fischer-Hansen more than 15 000 after negotiating through Dowling. He recalled threats of prison and a plan to publish humiliating letters. Dowling corroborated payments of 10 000 at the Hotel Manhattan and 5 000 at Sherry's as the trial continued before Justice Goff.
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Carl Fischer-Hansen
Jstice Goff
Supreme Court
Joseph E. O'Brien
Philadelphia
Francis Dowling
Fischer-Hansen
Arthur C. Palmer
John F. McIntyre
Perkins
O’brien
Chestnut Street
Hansen
Dowling
Macalusa
Cleveland
Mr. Dowling
Manhattan
McCarthy
Sherry’s
John J. Buckley
Palmer
Lexington Avenue
Macaluse
Europe
O'Brien
Petit
Benedict
Miss Dowling
Mr. Palmer
Goff
No New Haven Dividend Cut Declared
The New York New Haven Hartford Railroad declares a 2 percent quarterly dividend for the quarter payable June 30 to stockholders of record June 15 amid doubts over whether the usual rate would be paid. The road argues earnings near 6 percent for the year with 8 percent dividend requirements, and notes ample funds on hand.
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New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
New England
Council of the Executive Committee
New Haven
Latimer Freed in Philadelphia Court Action
William H. Latimer known as Handsome Harry was freed after prosecutors dropped conspiracy charges tied to the Storey cotton failure and Provident Investment Company collapse. Merrill Teague, who led Latimer’s arrest in Canada, told Judge Sulzburger the prosecution’s purpose had been satisfied.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
William H. Latimer
Handsome Harry
Storey
Provident Investment Company
Merrill Teague
Latimer
Canada
Sulzberger
Assistant D A Train Resigns to Begin Summer Abroad
Assistant District Attorney Arthur C. Train submitted his resignation to the District Attorney yesterday. The move takes effect July 1 and he plans to travel abroad this summer and enter private practice in the autumn.
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Arthur C. Train
Pictures of Taft and family headline upcoming Times section
Republicans and Democrats alike will see two pages of pictures featuring William H. Taft and his family in The Times picture section tomorrow. The page will also include prints of French art, studies of children, dancing girls of Wellesley, and society women. Other pages show mine explosions, big guns at Sandy Hook, Jamaica Manhattan tunnel celebration, Ladies Kennel Club show at Mineola, Marblehead Bermuda yacht race, and more pictures in a varied lineup.
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William H. Taft
Times
Mr. Roosevelt
Wellesley
Sandy Hook
Jamaica
Manhattan
Ladies’ Kennel Club
Mineola
Marblehead-Bermuda
Adv
Traitor Ulimo Degraded At Toulon In Public Shaming
In Toulon France on June 12 Charles B Ulimo a former naval officer was degraded in rank and branded a traitor before a vast crowd at St. Roch Square He was found guilty by a court martial of selling naval secrets and faces deportation to Devil's Island authorities say thousands witnessed the scene and were moved as Ulmo walked bareheaded in tears before the boos.
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Toulon
Charles B. Ulimo
St. Roch Square
Ensign Ulimo
Ullmo
Devil's Island
French Guiana
Dreyfus
Cardinal Logue Welcomed at Queenstown Arrival
Cardinal Logue Primate of All Ireland arrived in Queenstown from New York aboard the Campania to a large welcome. The Lord Mayor and city representatives greeted him with a special steamer and he praised the vibrant state of the American Church and its priestly lay unity.
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Cardinal Logue
All Ireland
New York
Cunard Line
Campania
America
United States
Ambassador Hill Arrives in Berlin to Take German Post
Dr David Jayne Hill former minister to Luxembourg and the Netherlands arrived in Berlin to become American Ambassador to Germany. He has taken apartments at the Hotel Adlon, will meet Foreign Secretary von Schoen and be received by Chancellor von Buelow. Emperor William plans an audience within days.
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David Jayne Hill
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Charlemagne Tower
Germany
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Jules Cambon
Hill
von Schoen
Buelow
Wiliara
Gore Halts Eye Restorations Amid Oklahoma Opposition
Senator Gore, the blind Oklahoma lawmaker, paused his attempt to regain sight after two weeks of treatment. He plans to resume in Washington in the fall as opposition to his re election grows in Oklahoma. M L Turner, former rival, announces another bid citing Gore’s Emergency Currency Bill record. Turner, president of Western National Bank, previously drew attention over the $3 000 Philippine bond issue.
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New York Times
Washington
Gore
Oklahoma
M. L. Turner
Turner
Owen
Western National Bank of
Oklahoma City
Anti Bryan Plot Allegations Reach Milwaukee
E C Wall former Wisconsin Democratic leader said recent months show a concerted effort by wealthy interests to weaken William Jennings Bryan by using Prohibitionists and stirring trouble in the South. He suggested Prohibitionists are being manipulated without their knowledge.
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New York Times
Milwaukee
Wis
E.C. Wall
Wisconsin
Democrats
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
New York Man Kills Himself Aboard Arabic
The White Star Line steamer Arabic arriving from Liverpool reported the death by suicide of passenger W. J. Robinson, a cattle foreman from New York, while at Queenstown.
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New York
Queenstown
White Star Line
Liverpool
W. J. Robinson
Robinson
Notable Officials Suffering Health On Amur Railroad Debate
P P Semenoff Tian Chansky acting Privy Councilor and president of the Imperial Geographical Society collapsed from apoplexy while addressing the Council of Empire in favor of the Amur Railroad project. The 82 year old scientist was seated as session adjourned.
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ST. Petersburg
P. P. Semenoff
Tian Chansky
Council of Empire
Amur
M. Tian Chansky
Imperial Geographical Society
Brilliant pageant for Francis Joseph in Vienna Jubilee
Nearly 500000 spectators lined a five mile route as a royal pageant marked the jubilee of Emperor Francis Joseph. More than 20000 in costume represented empire nationalities with 4000 horses and many beasts. The procession traced Rudolph to 1848 and six decades of the reign, drawing royal attendance and ending with the Emperor’s departure for Prague and Ischl.
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Francis Joseph
Rudolph of Hapsburg
Radetzky
Italy
Rudolph
St. Stephen’s Cathedral
Eugene
Savoy
Maria Theresa
Joseph II
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Tyrol
Bohemia
Dalmatia
Empire
Prater
Ringstrasse
Hofburg
Austria
Don Carlos
Prague
Ischl
Morristown double tragedy ends in murder suicide
In Morristown New Jersey Frank Ferraro 32 a barber killed widow Margaret Litz 41 at Morristown Field Club golf links after she refused to marry him and then shot himself Ferraro's body and the woman's were found by the Field Club superintendent early this morning The couple had walked together last night leaving four children in care of a housekeeper The widow's husband had died a year earlier
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New York Times
Morristown
N. J
Margaret Litz
Madison Street
Frank Ferraro
Morristown Field Club
Glover
Field Club
Ferraro
Eight North Plainfield seniors suspended over test drill refusal
Special to The New York Times from Plainfield New Jersey reports eight North Plainfield High School seniors were suspended by the Board of Education for not answering a test fire drill bell while working on exams. Four graduates slated for next week remain and efforts target restoring others with deduction of marks. Pupils said they did not respond to avoid interrupting study. the faculty warned broad action could risk serious loss of life if repeated.
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New York Times
Plainfield
North Plainfield High School
Board of Education
Explosions Kill Two At Morris and Co Packing Plant
In Kansas City Missouri on June 12 two laborers died, two were seriously injured, and property loss esti mated at 250000 to 350000 dollars after two blasts and a fire at the Morris and Co packing house. A sewer gas blast from a match ignited ammonia causing a stubborn fire to start and spread, wrecking the cold storage building and the smoke house with contents.
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Kansas City
Morris & Co
Judge commends detectives in robbery case
Paul Hoffman, convicted of robbing Ida Rosquin at 304 East Eighth Street, claimed a police frame up after his sentencing. Judge Rosalsky praised Detectives Dugan and Kinstler for their arrest and noted Hoffman's accusation as a common slander against police. Hoffman received four years and six months in prison.
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Paul Hoffman
Ida Rosquin
East Eighth Street
Rosalsky
Dugan
Kinstler
Porto Rico Labor Editor Sentenced to Two Years
Julio Aybar editor of a labor paper in San Juan Puerto Rico was sentenced to two years penal servitude on two counts of libel for an attack on a judge. The judge identified himself as the target and the Supreme Court upheld the ruling.
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Porto Rico
San Juan
Julio Aybar
Supreme Court
New York Legislature Adjourns with Key Bills Passed
Albany reports the extraordinary session completed with passage of anti race track gambling measures and a bureau to enforce child labor laws in major city stores. It also advances voter identification in New York City, bovine tuberculosis suppression, and expanded claims court jurisdiction, while addressing grade crossing elimination funding. Some measures failed in the Assembly including stock speculation inquiry and unemployment probes.
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Albany
New York State
Agnew- Hart
Bureau of Mercantile Inspection
State Department of Labor
New York City
State Department of Agriculture
State Court of Claims
Senate
Assembly
Public Service Commissions
McCarren
Prominent Attorney Charles McCormick Dies After Jump
Watertown New York June 12 Charles McCormick an attorney and former New York Central railroad claim agent died after jumping from a high roof following his arrest on grand larceny charges tied to alleged railroad thefts. Brother Henry McCormick linked to forgery grand larceny. Henry hearing adjourned to June 22.
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New York Times
Watertown
N. Y
Charles McCormick
New York Central Railroad
Henry McCormick
Charles
New York Central
Three Guests Disappear From San Francisco Hotel
San Francisco police probe the vanishing of three travelers from a top hotel. N S Dewey from Chicago with a furniture firm, M Howard an Englishman with 2000 dollars, and N T Thompson of Ocean Park vanished within ten days leaving baggage and no trace.
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San Francisco
Chicago
N.S. Dewey
M. Howard
N. T. Thompson
Ocean Park
Yaquis Decline Peace in Mexican Pursuit
A Hermosillo dispatch reports 4000 Mexican soldiers under Gen Lorenzo Torres pursuing the Yaqui Indians. Peace talks collapsed as Yaqui leaders refused to surrender arms. Mexican officers remained firm, conferences ended, and troops were ordered to resume hostilities. Water holes are blocked, and officials expect the campaign to be brief.
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Tucson
Ariz
Hermosillo
Mexico
Lorenzo Torres
Mrs Sully's Cook Arrested In Grand Larceny Case
Mrs Daniel Sully wife of a former cotton speculator living in Pelham Manor returned home from New York to find Mary McMahon her cook with silk dresses hidden in her room and silverware packed in the dining room. Police found a key to Mrs Sully jewels locked room on McMahon who was arrested and held in $1000 bail to await Westchester County Grand Jury action on grand larceny charges.
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Daniel Sully
Ir. Pelham Manor
New York
Mary McMahon
Mrs. Sully
Savage
Butler
Local incidents span accidents, trials, and moves in New Jersey
Reinhardt Mehl, an engineer on Sunnyside, died after touching a live wire at Glucose Works. Alfred H. Smith, jailed in Newark for five months, seeks Autumn adjournment to appeal British aid as prosecutors press three counts of false pretenses. A man claiming as Allen Willis is sought by Washington police for stock sale fraud. Harold Hansen, 6, of Orange, was critically injured by a car driven by a chauffeur for Irving Smith of East Orange. A 60 foot oak at the Crocker Wheeler plant in Ampere was moved 600 feet by crane and reburied. the Ampere Club plans a dinner under the tree. Edward R. Tendall, formerly with J. R. Treat & Co. in Asbury Park, was committed in Philadelphia for embezzling $4,000. Ige H. Mason of Boston was elected superintendent of the New Jersey Children's Home in Trenton, succeeding M. T. Lamb.
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Alfred H. Smith
Newark
Jay Ten Eyck
Smith
Allen Willis
Newark Post Office
Washington Police
Crocker- Wheeler
Ampere
Ampere Club
Edward R. Tendall
Trenton
Asbury Park
Philadelphia
Tendail
J. R. Treat & Co
Ige H. Mason
Boston
Mass
New Jersey
M. T. Lamb
Coler seeks 15 000 for Metropolitan Sewerage Commission pay
Brooklyn President Bird S Coler asks the Board of Estimate to issue 15000 in corporate stock to pay Metropolitan Sewerage Commission members and publish all useful records and maps. He cites prior spends and urges action this summer for essential investigations into sewage disposal.
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Bird S. Coler
Brooklyn
Board of Estimate
Coler
Metropolitan Sewerage Commission
Met
Jitan Sewerage Commission
City of
New York
Erec
Rose Stokes Aids Nurse Case After Shooting Doctor
Report states Rose Pastor Stokes intends to pay defense costs for Sarah Koten the nurse who killed Dr. Martin Auspitz at 131 West 135th Street vestibule last Sunday. Confirmation unavailable from Stokes or Koten counsel.
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Rose Pastor Stokes
J. G. Pelps Stokes
Sarah Koten
Martin W. Auspitz
West 135Th Street
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