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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1910
Page
13
At Tompkinsville's Brighton Heights Reformed Church, on its eighty third anniversary and Children's Day, Rev George B Lenington displayed a keg of whisky two bottles of beer cigars and cigarettes on the altar to illustrate a cost of liquor. A youngster shouted Booze prompting a lesson on how money is spent in the United States.
A pastor in New York state illustrated how money is spent in 1907 by holding up figures for meat tobacco autos boots and shoes and a ham a car and slippers. He noted 45 million spent on gambling in the state mostly on horse races. A boy misidentified dice as craps prompting quiet laughter after the church lesson.
Charles Grotzer a 502 West 178th Street carpenter was arrested for intoxication and disorderly conduct on an Amsterdam Avenue northbound car. Passengers tried to intervene as a Central Office detective identified him and escorted him to the West 152nd Street Station.
Baldy the chimpanzee at the Bronx Park Zoo tried roller skating with keepers Riley and Engelholm guiding him. Baldy quickly learned to balance and glide, sparking talk of a skating carnival, though he will remain a zoo exhibit rather than a vaudeville star.
Rabbits from nearby preserves invade gardens in South Orange New Jersey as residents seek legal relief. Oiled roads seem to deter cottontails, and petitions circulate for road oiling while the Township Committee weighs a solution. Damaged crops include thirty six cabbage plants ninety four lettuce plants and forty four beanpoles.
Loudermilk a young white man from Isabella Tennessee accused of horse stealing was shot and killed on a public road near Concord Church in Cherokee County Georgia while resisting arrest by Deputy Sheriff Coffee of Cherokee County and Sheriff Horn of Union County. Loudermilk allegedly stole a horse and a mule in Cherokee County prior to the pursuit.
The tale that Mrs. William Howard Taft traveled with her sister aboard the lake freighter James Laughlin for Duluth is debunked. Investigators confirm the party aboard were Mrs. George Laughlin and her sister Mrs. Charles Anderson, with Mrs. Laughlin’s husband recently involved in Pittsburg affairs.
Beverly Mass expects President Taft and family at Woodberry Point on June 23 with Private Secretary Norton team to oversee operations. Nearby, Theodore Roosevelt may join son in law Nicholas Longworth for a visit next month and speak in Boston on July 8.
Lieut John T Stevenson of the Harbor Police was taken from his home to the Red Cross Hospital for the amputation of his right foot at age 52. He has served in the Police Department since 1907, with one prior amputation and over twenty five years in service.
Charles H. Cole of Memphis, a cotton business leader and president of a local cotton concern, is jailed after indictments charging grand larceny and receiving stolen property. Six people face sixteen counts in a probe of missing cotton bales tied to rail lines into Memphis. Arrests of five others are pending as details remain undisclosed.
In a June 12 1910 letter William McAdoo rebuts The Times report of his Fordham Law School address. He asserts he praised courts and did not claim the legal profession dishonesty, noting his comments on dissenting opinions and the need for accurate reporting.
First reports from business centres show government and railroad rate disputes have not yet hit trade hard. Optimism runs through the reports, but abnormal weather slows business, especially in cotton and summer goods. A rise in small failures is seen as a likely result of price adjustments and shifting surplus earnings.
Prices eased gradually while traders expected a record corn crop and continued to buy on anticipation. Government data projected 1.151 billion bushels of corn versus last year’s 1.007 billion, supporting steady gains in provisions with pork up about $1.50 per barrel and lard over 4 cents a pound. Hog movement lagged behind expectations, keeping supplies and demand in balance despite high prices.
The cotton market shows renewed curtailment as Fall River Iron Works closes and Borden mills idle further. Bulls push spot prices while bears expect relief from ample supply and weak demand. Buying remains cautious with low bids and a possible larger carryover unless crop conditions shift.
The daily rates for car money exchange are listed, outlining current buy and sell figures for various currencies and minor denominations. The rates reflect market conditions and are subject to change with intraday fluctuations.
Wheat prices rallied early on oversold conditions and shrinking Chicago stocks but closed weaker amid fear of elevator influence. Winter wheat showed a bullish government note though spring wheat remained bearish with area up and healthy yields anticipated. Corn stayed active and steady as weather slowdowns and cash strength supported prices.
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