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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1911
Page
3
Governor Dix presses a Democratic caucus to redeem Rochester platform pledges. Key measures cited include direct primaries, income tax, and consolidation of commissions, with lawmakers warned a failure could weaken Democrats next year.
Albany June 12 Senator Burd chairman of the Senate Printing Committee writes to Gov Dix urging a thorough inquiry into state printing. He cites contracts based on cheap paper and binding while the work uses better materials and binding, and says extras exceed the original contract price by thousands annually.
Albany June 12 The Foley bill signed by Gov Dix authorizes Dock Commissioner Calvin Tomkins to appoint a second deputy and lets either deputy act in the commissioner’s absence The present $6 000 annual salary for the commissioner is abolished and the Board of Estimate may set salaries for the commissioner and deputies
Gov Dix approved Illinois Governor's extradition request for Elizur Y Smith on charges of passing about 400 in bad checks on the Blackstone Hotel Co Chicago. Smith was arrested June 2 at Ulster County's Holy Cross Monastery and is jailed in Kingston. He admits being in Chicago when the crime occurred. A detective notes Illinois treats attempting to settle a case after a warrant as a felony. Also Kathryn H Som born contesting her husband Edward K Som born will, estate about 50000, spouse cut from life policies valued at 5000. Som born credited with starting the sightseeing auto industry.
Albany June 12 The Grady amendment to the New York Charter requires city depositories to secure deposits with New York City bonds or other city obligations. Banks must file bonds with the City Controller and place city securities as surety, replacing the former surety company bond system. The measure aims to promote prompt payment and may boost demand for city bonds.
The New York State Automobile Association sent a protest to legislators against the Murtaugh bill to abolish the State Highway Commission and create a governor controlled panel. J A Ritchie reports the appeal comes from 10 000 motorists across parties who fear harm to the state's good name by partisan changes and advocate continuity in highway policy. The group argues the current system is non partisan and that the governor could replace the commission under the existing law, as two Republican members are ready to resign and the minority term expired last January.
Albany June 12 Gov Dix appoints a state committee to represent New York at the National G A R encampment in Rochester in August. Appointees include Col John A Reynolds Fairport Edward J Atkinson New York Dr Porter Farley Rochester Daniel B Murphy Rochester with Adjutant General Verbeck Attorney General Carmody Rochester Mayor Edgerton and the G A R Department Commander.
The Rev. Vincent de Paul McGean of Our Lady of Good Council was appointed Fire Department chaplain by Commissioner Johnson on Archibishop Farley’s recommendation to succeed the late Rev. William St. Elmo Smith. At 35, he has deep city roots and earlier duties include a 1910 rescue rite on a burning building at 252 East Ninety First Street.
A joint committee of the New York Typothetae the Printers Board of Trade the Master Printers Association and the Printers League plans a central organization for book and job printers. It will not set wages or working conditions but aims to improve trade basis. Secretary Smith said the group is studying similar employer bodies in other cities and will draft a plan for review by the trade organizations.
Dr John W Brannan of Bellevue and Allied Hospitals will not oppose relocating the floating tuberculosis camp Westfield from Corlears Hook Park. Park Commissioner Stover favors moving it to a berth just below the Williamsburg Bridge to improve the park. Brannan urged the Dock Department to shift the boat, aligning with the commissioner's plan.
Samuel Simon & Sons claim American Tobacco Company and Metropolitan Tobacco Company conspired with Bendheim Brothers to sell retailers cheaper than jobbers, driving them from business. They seek $500,000 damages in the Southern District of New York for Sherman anti trust violations.
Nine Sachems of Tammany Hall met at the Wigwam to elect a successor to Daniel F. Cohalan and adjourned to confer with Cohalan on re election. Attendees included John F. Ahearn Col John Fox Thomas F McAvoy Senator Plunkett and Col Asa Bird Gardner among others. Building Committee of five for a new Tammany Hall was postponed to the next meeting.
J Sergeant Cram, newly named Public Service Commissioner, announced his resignation as Chairman of the General Committee of Tammany Hall. He believes his duties in the new office require dissociation from active organizational affairs, though Tammany Hall had no knowledge of his resignation.
Phillipsburg dispatch reports 23 year old lineman Rus sell Stoneback fell from a pole 100 feet high and seized a live wire. A 3200 volt current killed him instantly. Stoneback leaves a wife and one child.
Attorney Adrian T Kiernan protests awards for repaving east side streets with wood blocks versus cheaper sheet asphalt. He notes wood block bids total 131 576 30 versus asphalt 104 777 20 and urges a taxpayer suit to restrain awards. Companies named include United States Wood Preserving Barber Republic Sicilian and Uvalde Asphalt.
Joseph B. Reichmann ex President of the Carnegie Trust Company faces a misdemeanor charge for false statements to the State Banking Department. The trial before Justice Vernon M. Davis opens tomorrow with a special jury panel. Reichmann's counsel seek dismissal alleging rights violations from Grand Jury testimony linked to ex City Chamberlain Charles H. Hyde, who awaits trial on bribery charges. Justice McCall indicated Hyde’s speedy trial motion hinges on Reichmann's proceedings and cannot be granted if Reichmann’s case stalls.
Mrs Anna Josephine O Malley sues to force executors to honor a will provision benefiting her after marrying a divorced man shown to have an interlocutory, not final, decree. The case tests whether a marriage within ninety days of an interlocutory divorce affects rights to eighty seven railroad bonds. The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe bonds are in dispute.
Philip Traynor of 654 Eighth Avenue died after being struck by an express train while repairing a third rail at Forty-sixth Street and Park Avenue. Matthew Quinn of 2998 Eighth Avenue was injured and dying at Flower Hospital after the crash which the train did not stop for. no arrests were reported.
Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Marean yesterday refused Albert Chambers’s bid to stop the city from building a bathhouse at Coney Island. The case drew support from local business owners and residents opposing the restraint.
Lillian Graham and Ethel Conrad were held in $25,000 bail each in West Side Court on an attempted murder charge for shooting W. E. D. Stokes proprietor of the Ansonia Hotel. The case adjourned day by day awaiting Stokes’s bullet wound progress and possible charges changes.
Cincinnati testimony alleges Edgar Street Cooke and associates misappropriated funds from the Big Four Railroad totaling millions. The defense contends thefts ranged from 1 to 3 million, with Warriner confessing 22 thousand and books burned after disclosures. Witnesses describe accounts opened in Brooklyn banks and in New York brokerage houses.
A special Supreme Court term in July will naturalize 2700 aliens who have received their first papers, enabling them to vote in the Fall elections. Justice Cohalan volunteered yesterday to serve two weeks in the term.
In Whitewright Grayson County Texas a major fire today destroys most of the town forty business houses and seventy five residences burned leaving extensive damage and disruption to local life.
General Reyes's manifesto outlines a fusion of two major parties and unshackled powers for Madero. Rosendo Pineda denies plots against Madero while a dynamite scare surfaces on San Francisco Street. As Zacatecas troops break up, labor shifts rise, with many veterans choosing bonuses, horses, or rural postings. Ambassador Wilson reports imminent release of Americans jailed in Chihuahua.
Francisco I. Madero Jr. was escorted from the railway station to the Cortez palace as rebel troops surveyed the route. He is hosted by Gov. Juan Carreon tonight and plans to depart for Balsa tomorrow, then return to Mexico City Thursday. Dozens of nearby towns sent brass bands and colorful displays for the event.
Rebel leader Ricardo Flores Magon, alleged to head the socialist revolt in Lower California, has set up headquarters at Venice near Los Angeles. Mexico's Madero government reportedly offers a reward of fifty thousand dollars for anyone who can place Magon within Mexican jurisdiction.
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