Fire causes five deaths in Harlem building blaze
Incendiary fire at 47 East One Hundred Thirteenth Street killed four De Cicco children plus Camillo De Cicco, and Giuseppe Ciperano, with injuries to others. Fire ransacked the four story Little Italy block as kerosene soaked rags were found in the hallway. Firefighters and police rescued survivors including Lilia De Cicco and her family. several arrests followed for related rioting elsewhere on the block.
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East One Hundred and Thirteenth Street
Harlem
Italy
Anthony
Lilia
Decicco
Theresa
DE Cicco
Camillo
Alfreda
Stafano
Francisca
Ciperano
Giuseppe
Angela de Cicco
Florence St
de Creen
de Cicce
Alfred
Edward I. Sheehan
Pabst
Sheehan
Engine Company 36
Hook and Ladder Company 14
Felix Guinta
Louis
Stafanos
Francisco Stafano
Tacy
Giuseppe Ciperano
Ciperani
Lilio de Cicco
Oceane
Bumanraid
Binns
Hezun
Fogarty and Funston
Detective Bureau
Herman Malignon
Thomas Jd. Freel
Petrissene
Pene
Guinta
Lynch Nad
Third Avenue
Michael Lynch
John Reynolds
East Bright-third Street
Lefty
Patrick Murphy
Lexington Avenue
Cronin
Patrick Rayhing
East One Hundred and Seventh Street
Donovan
Lynch
Devine
Alexander
Crowe
Riot by Growler Gang Strikes East Side Blacksmith Shop
A gang based on a vacant lot on East One Hundred and Third Street attacked blacksmith Michiel Lynch and helpers after he warned them to disperse. Lynch fired shots, the gang looted and assaulted, and laborer William Cronin alias Bloodstained Bill suffered a possible fatal skull fracture. Police were alerted by a woman and a preacher.
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Lynch
Aline
William Cronin
East One Hundred and Frurth Street
Hatiess
Preachinss
Fourth ‘Street
Lancer
Man Kills Playing Boy in Street Kick Incident
Ten year old James McGinn of 421 Seventeenth Street Brooklyn died yesterday after a brutal kick in the street last Wednesday following a wild throw by him as he pitched to playmates. The assailant fled. police arrested Charles Crisse of 1665 Eighth Avenue on suspicion of being the killer as doctors reported meningitis developed after the injury.
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James McGinn
P Atrick McGinn
Seventeenth Street
Brooklyn
Sevral
Jimmie
J. B. Walsh
Tenth Street
Tomi
Box
Orlisto
Hale Gives His Evidence In Heffernan Shooting Case
Coroner Russell obtains a statement from Hale superintendent of the Ardsley Club, the last to speak with John Heffernan after the shooting. Hale delays, but delivers remarks claiming Hewitt's intended son in law was named in the incident. Police dispute Hale's claim of notifying Yonkers.
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Tarrytown
C.E. Russell
RE. Hale
Ardsley Club
John Heffernan
Hale
Hak
Russell
F. E. Eldridge
House Committee
Heffernan
Healy
Finn
Miss Campbell
Hate
Hewitt
Yonkers
Arrest of Employer in Boston Labor Coercion Case
Osmond D. Baker, a mattress maker employer at 25 Sudbury Street Boston, was arrested on a warrant charging coercing workers not to join unions as a condition of employment. Eight of twenty workers at his shop have been on strike for two weeks. Accusations include hiring new workers with oral and written promises of high wages and vows to stay out of unions, including a signed statement denying union membership. The case cites Statute 106 Section 12 and is reported as Boston's first such arrest since 1802.
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New York Times
Boston
Osmond D. Baker
Sudbury Street
Baker
Michael McDonald
Robert Butler
Butler
Osmond D Baker
Hopes for Corn Exportation From Boston
A. F. Brown, a noted Boston grain merchant, returns on the Mayflower with optimism on corn exports. He cites strong London demand and potential U S orders if global crop conditions and Argentina offers corn, while noting no firm export quantities or timing yet and that Boston steamers may secure a fair share.
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New York Times
Boston
A. F. Brown
Europe
United States
Seven Year Old Rose Robinsky Killed by Lorimer Street Car
Rose Robinsky seven daughter of a Greenpoint shoemaker of 724 Manhattan Avenue was struck by a trolley on the Lorimer Street Line while crossing behind a truck. She was dragged under the car and two wheels passed over her legs. Her parents had called her minutes before and watched the accident. She died a few minutes after extrication.
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Rose Robinsky
Manhattan Avenue
Greenpoint
Lorimer Street
Prof Woodberry’s Poem Raises Columbia Farewell Hope
A poem by Prof George Edward Woodberry of Columbia University, written for the current graduating class, sparks speculation that he may resign after this sabbatical year. The verse, dedicated to Columbia’s students, recounts his teaching, past triumphs, and enduring ties while hinting at a possible departure.
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George
Edward Woodberry
Columbia University
Woodberry
Columbia
Prof
Railway Case Settled in Texas Conference
A settlement ends a dispute over the San Antonio and Aransas Pass line. Terms cancel 1.7 million dollars in allegedly issued pond shares, reduce capital from 5 million to 1 million, and segregate the line from Southern Pacific. Stockholders meet in San Antonio next week to act on the plan.
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New York Times
Austin
Texas
R. S. Lovett
Houston
Harriman
A. W. Houston
Col. M. D. Nonserrat
T. B. Palfrey
San Antonio and
Aransas Pass
Railroad Commission
Southern Pacific
San Antonio and Aransas Pass
San Antonio
Cat Attacks Man Then Is Killed by Beating
Frank Penka, near his home on East One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Street, fought a crazed cat that attacked him in the gutter. After striking the animal twenty to thirty times with a stick, Penka killed the cat and was arrested for cruelty before being treated at Lebanon Hospital. The incident drew a crowd and led to his brief detention.
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Frank Penka
East One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Street
Penka
Morrisania
Coaling Stations in Cuba and Havana News
The United States lease proposal for naval bases in Cuba moves toward Washington with a hopeful treaty outline. Havana merchants seek patent medicine sales reform and tax relief, while druggists face fines for unstamped goods. Juan O Farrill resumes Havana mayoralty after amnesty ruling clears charges.
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Havana
United States of Naval Aces
Cuba
Washington
A of Commerce
Senate
Nunez
Statement on Boothby and Baldwin in The Times
A passage from The New York Times yesterday morning questions the law firm Boothby and Baldwin and references an Assistant United States District Attorney connected to the firm. The context and exact role are not fully disclosed in the excerpt.
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Boothby & Baldwin’s
NEW York Times
Boothby & Baldwin
United States District
Baldwin Linked to Government Cashiering Machine Case
The text states Ernest E. Baldwin was not involved in making the cashiering machines supplied to the Government. It asserts Baldwin and the firm had no connection with the contract of Edward J. Brandt-Dent Company until four years after the contract was awarded, when the firm acted as counsel in special suits.
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Ernest £. Baldwin
Mr. Baldwin
Edward J. Brandt-Dent Company
Connecticut Corporation Law Reform Passes Lower House
Stamford June 13 An important bill codifying and liberalizing corporate laws passed the lower house and is expected to go to the Senate. It allows outside-state business, requires annual reports to the Secretary of State, and lowers initial capitalization requirements for new ventures.
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New York Times
Stamford
Conn
Senate
Connecticut
Secretary of State
Alleged Defaulter Sued In District Funds Case
The Government of the District of Columbia filed a civil suit against James M. Watson, now jailed, alleging defalcation of about 73 000 dollars. Attachments include his automobile and a bulletin sheet. Watson allegedly converted 10 182.79 dollars from the deposit and assessment fund held at Traders National Bank.
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Washington
District of Columbia
James M. Watson
Watson
Petty
Divorce for Mrs Vrooman Restores Grafflin Name in Missouri
In Trenton Missouri on June 13 Mrs Anne Vrooman wife of Walter Vrooman obtained an absolute divorce in Judge Steph court. Her maiden name Anne Grafflin was restored. Vrooman did not attend or defend. After the entry she fainted and was helped to the County Treasurer’s office. Her brother William H Graffith of Baltimore accompanied her. Witnesses testified Vrooman admitted associating with the co respondent and discussed marrying the girl after educating her.
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New York Times
Trenton
Anne Vrooman
Walter Vrooman
Palmer
Kansas City
Vrooman
Devery Seeks Negro Vote Amid Party Critique
William S. Devery told lieutenants McGoldrick and Gibbons that he alone would owe the negroes their dues from the Mayor's chair after urging negro voters to back him. A meeting at 436 West Twenty-sixth Street praised Devery as defender of liberty and as never breaking his word. a masquerade smoker followed at 306 West Twenty-eighth Street.
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William S. Devery
John B. McGoldrick
George Washington Gibbons
Tammany
Frank Farrell
West Twenty-sixth Street
J. Devery
Republican Party
Devery
Valley Forge
Yorktown
Boy Drowns While Swimming Near East 114th Street
Henry Donato, fourteen, of 15 East One Hundred and Tenth Street, disappeared last evening after diving from a float with friends at the foot of East One Hundred and Fourteenth Street. Strong river current and possible underwater timber may have carried his body away. companions recall he was an excellent swimmer and diver.
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Henry Donato
East One Hundred and Tenth Street
East One Hundred and Fourteenth Street
Venezuelan Revolution Declared Crushed in Curacao Manifesto
Gen Matos broadcasts from Curacao confessing the revolution is crushed and declares he will seek asylum and safe passage for himself and followers to return to Venezuela. The report, confirmed from Caracas, has drawn strong public interest.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Matos
Curacao
Castro
Baltimore Welcomes German Singers For Saengerfest
Tens of thousands of lights greet the Northeastern Saengerbund trip to Baltimore for the triennial Saengerfest. The Fourth Regiment Armory hosts a 16,000 capacity concert with 6,000 singers and 1300 supporting musicians from New York Philadelphia and New Jersey.
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New York Times
Baltimore
Saengerbund
Fifth Regiment Armory
Eutaw
Oth
Grand Court of Honor
Court House Square
Court of Honor
City Hall Dome
Baltimore Street
New York
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Metropolitan Orchestra
Damrosch Orchestra
Philharmonic Society
Louisa Voight
Ejchenkranz, Beethoven
Verein
Conchalia Allemania
Oesterreich
Georg
Youth hero saves boy from East River dip
Thomas Dugan a seventeen year old of 411 East Thirty second Street jumped into the East River at the foot of Thirty second Street and swam to six year old Louis Taffalo of 301 East Thirty second Street after a baseball bat hit the boy and knocked him overboard. Workmen pulled them onto the pier with a rope. the boy was unconscious but expected to recover after hospitalization.
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Thomas Dugan
East Thirty-second Street
Thirty-second Street
Louis Taffalo
Dugan
Gen Greely returns from London after Telegraphers Convention
Gen. A. W. Greely arrived back in New York aboard the New York liner after attending the International Telegraphers Convention in London. He opposed a proposed 4200 word international vocabulary and warned it would force broad revisions of American cable codes, calling the measure wasteful. He noted a convention takeaway allowing five letters to count as one word, a potential efficiency change.
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A. W. Greely
International Telegraphers’ Convention
London
New York
United States
Gen. Greely
Berne
Keely
U.S A
Greely
TRAIN WRECK AT NEW LONDON INVOLVES SHORE LINE EXPRESS
The Shore Line Express from Boston to New York collided with a switch engine in New London Connecticut causing one switcher to overturn and damage the passenger train. Engineer Herbert W. Baker and Charles Champion were injured but survived. no passengers were hurt. A wreck crew from New Haven cleared debris as a special train carried passengers onward to New York.
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New York Times
New London
Conn
Shore Line
Boston
New York
Herbert W. Baker
Charles Champion
Thames River Bridge
Crystal Avenue
Sixth Street
Baker
Samuel Reed
Alfred Smith
New Haven
Steel Trust Files Report On Year 1902 Finances
The United States Steel Corporation filed with the Bureau of Corporations a detailed financial report for 1902. The document, the first of its kind from a large business, is voluminous and complete, outlining the firm’s business and financial transactions for the year.
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Washington
United States Steel Corporation
Bureau of Corporations
Department of Commerce
Transient Merchants Win in Cincinnati License Ruling
Circuit Court declares unconstitutional the city ordinance charging a 300 dollar license for temporary stores. The ruling, reversing John Ohrlaub’s case from Common Pleas, deems the fee unreasonable and prohibitive regardless of stock.
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New York Times
Cincinnati
Circuit Court
John Ohrlaub
Common Pleas Court
Warrant Issued for Alleged Scold in Dumont New Jersey
Justice T H Cummings issued a warrant for Catharine Applegate wife of Israel Applegate a carpenter of Dumont to arrest for being a common scold and nuisance neighbor Joseph Compatillo filed the complaint saying she disturbed the peace for years Mayor Robert Dixon and Borough Clerk Frank Hill accompanied the complainant.
Brooklyn Stevedore Thornton Feared to Have Drowned
William Thornton a 35 year old stevedore was found drowned at Clinton Street Brooklyn after vanishing days earlier. He had sued a lighter owner for damages and won 4000 dollars in Brooklyn Supreme Court. the Appellate Division ordered a new trial. Thornton disappeared while his lawyers searched for him amid the appeal.
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William Thornton
Clinton Street
Brooklyn
Thornton
Erie Basin
Supreme Court
Appelate
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