Glasscock Defends Martial Rule in Mine Strike
Ex-Gov Glasscock testifies before the Senate committee defending his order placing the strike zone under martial law amid alleged mine district terror. He blames mine guards and cites civil court prej udice as hindering prosecutions. The inquiry shifts to immigration law and UMW indictments, with no grand scope on combinations this session.
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Charleston
W. Va
United States Senate
Glasscock
Y. Glasscock
Pares
Hardwin-Feitz
Military Commission
8. B. Avis
Borah
Avis
Shields
Kenyon
Capitol
Swanson
Martine
Washington
United States
United Mine Workers
Advertising Men's Creed At Ninth Advertising Clubs Meet
The ninth annual convention of the Associated Advertising Clubs concluded in Baltimore with a declaration urging truth in all advertising and business, standardization of circulation verification, and elimination of sharp practices. Officers elected included Woodhead of San Francisco president, Walter B. Cherry of New York vice president, P. S. Florea of Indianapolis secretary, and T. D. La Quatte of Des Moines treasurer.
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New York Times
Baltimore
Associated Advertising Clubs
Central Bureau of Verification
National Vigilance Committee
Toronto
Dea Een Woodhead
San Francisco
Walter B. Cherry
Case
N. Y
P. S
London Greets Pickering at Royal Society Meeting
The Royal Astronomical Society welcomed J. E. C. Pickering and visiting American astronomers during its June meeting. Pickering outlined Harvard Observatory work and Annie Cannon’s star classification by spectra. The discussion highlighted correlating star brightness with spectral data.
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New York Times
London
Royal Astronomical Society
J. E. C. Pickering
Amer
England
Pickering
Harvard Observatory
Annie Cannon
Iies Cannon
H. N. Russell
Princeton
Istanbul aftermath of Chefket Pasha murder sparks plot fears
Reports from Constantinople state that Chefket Pasha’s murder is viewed as part of a broader attempt to topple the government. Leaders like Talaat Bey and Enver Bey fear assassination as Prince Salah allegedly financed the plot. In a June 13 clash, police and troops stormed a Piraeus Street house where Zia, linked to the late grand vizier’s assassins, was fatally wounded after a gun battle that wounded Lieut. Hilmi Bey and Judge Samuel Effendi. three inmates detained and weapons recovered.
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New York Times
Constantinople
Chefket Pasha
Talaat Bey
Enver Bey
Salah
Ila
Eres
Mahmoud Chefket Pasha
Zia
Civie
Piraeus Street
Kiazim
Ali
Fire Brigade
Naval Aviator Killed in Brooklands Monoplane Crash
Lieut. James R. B. Kennedy of the Royal Flying Corps was killed when a monoplane, driven by C Gordon Bell with Kennedy as passenger, crashed near Brooklands aerodrome. Bell was seriously injured as the aircraft pitched at about eighty miles an hour from roughly thirty feet. Both men died in the wreckage. this follows another RFC fatality a month earlier near Montrose.
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London
James R. B. Kennedy
Naval
Royal Flying Corps
C. Gordon Bell
Brooklands
Bell
Lieut. Kennedy
Kennedy
Desmond L. Arthur
Royal Munster Fusiliers
Montrose
Scotland
Khur
Barbers Strike Resumes in Manhattan I W W Action
In upper Manhattan the barbers strike led by the Industrial Workers of the World restarts after supposed settlement. Protests claim shops on the West Side above Fifty ninth Street and East above Ninety third Street failed to honor an agreement to close Sundays and open weekdays to eight pm. Franklin Frisini’s contract actions trigger IWW discipline while Bronx bosses reportedly vote to open Sundays, signaling a broader flare.
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Manhattan
Barbers
Industrial Workers of the World
Fiftyninth Street
Joseph J. Etter
Leonard Frisini
Brooklyn
Whitman Backed by Queens Republican Club for Mayor
The Queens County Republican Club at 301 Steinway Avenue Long Island City passed resolutions praising Charles S. Whitman as a fusion candidate for New York Mayor and urged other Queens clubs to support him. John A. Porter presented a plan recommending Theron H. Burden as Queens President of the Borough candidate. Bull Moose faction in Queens has not stated a preference.
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Queens
Charles S. Whitman
New York
Queens County Republican Club
Steinway Avenue
Long Island City
Whitman
Tammany Hall
John A. Porter
Theron H. Burden
Ublican
Reoo
Bull Moose Eee
New York Telephone tolls cut with five cent city wide rate
Up-State Public Service Commission orders new toll reductions effective July 1. Five cent rate applies between Manhattan Melrose Tremont and inner Long Island territory within New York City except Bayside areas. Ten cent rates apply to several zones and islands with various localities. The pay stations mirror the subscribers toll rates where applicable.
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New York Times
Albany
Public Service Commission
New York City
New York Telephone Company
Manhattan
Melrose
Tremont
Long Island
Bayside
Hollis
Springfield
Far Rockaway
Hammels
Bronx
New York
Tompkinsville
West Brighton
New Dorp
Tottenville
Island
Low Island
City of New York
Staten Island
Commission
Remarkable appraisal of Col. Astor estate assets
A comprehensive appraisal values Col. Astor estate at 86,911,228 with Manhattan and Bronx properties listed, including 28 30 West Thirty fourth Street and New York City stock. Witnesses described jewelry, art, and realty testifying to fluctuating values near Broadway and Union Square and noting debentures and worthless securities.
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Thirtyfourth Street
New York City
Sneer
N. W
Broadway
Vesey St
Astor House
Ceres Sococr
Broadway Haerese
Broome St
East 14Th St
13Th St
Union Square
26Th St
West
West 34Th St
34Th St
R4th
S4th
West 35Th St
Grand St
Greene St
BSG
W. Cor
Hotel Astoria
Bee
Knickerbocker
West 44Th St
West 34Th
Cans
Ranersste
Bere
Appraisers Value Astor Estate Real Estate at Over 63 Million
An official appraisal fixes the value of Col. John Jacob Astor’s Manhattan and Bronx real estate at 62.5 million dollars, with Rhinebeck holdings listed separately. The report divides properties into five parcels appraised by named experts for inheritance tax purposes, noting higher appraisals than 1912 city assessments.
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Robert E. Dowling
City Investing Company
Astor Real Estate
Coggey
Broadway
Chambers Street
Fourteenth Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Station
Pennsylvania
Dowling
Chambers
Bleecker Streets
Prince and
Crosby Streets
Astor
Manhattan
Bronx
Col. Astor
Astor Estate
Rhinebeck
The
Bryan L. Kennelly
Astor Estate Valuations Detail Personalty and Trust Holdings
The appraisal lists Col. Astor's personal property at about $24.0 million including $22.2 million in stocks and bonds. The accountants itemize securities across multiple companies and banks with precise values as of April 15, 1912, and note substantial bonds and trust assets held for Ava L. Willing and the William Astor trust for Madeleine T. Force.
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Col. Astor
Astor
Edwin C. Holston
Benjamin H. Herts
Fifth Avenue
Rhinebeck
West Twenty-sixth Street
Hiram M. Knapp
St. Regis
George T. Martin
Office of the State Controller
Albany & S. A. R
Allis-Chalmers Co. Pf
Wenees
Alumni House
Amal. Copper Co
Eenee Wee Ge
Wee Asicencées
St. Hotel Co
CiUbee
Guar. & T. Co Dy
West
Union Tel. Co
Col. _Astor
Albany & Susquehannee U R. R Co
Automobile Club of America Ist
Mig
Niagara ‘al Ower Emg
Bond & M. G. Co
Chadburn & C. Mfg
College World Co
Com. Bk of
Honduras
Dutchess Co. Agr
Dutchess Light, Heat & Power Co. of Rhine
First National Bank of Rhinebeck
Ganoes Trust Co
River Gold& Silver Mining Co
Storage Co
Lands Co
Depew
Little Kanawha
Elk River Petroleum
Livestock Soc
WES Weedkaseeranese
Opera
Mt. Morris Bank
Mutual Bank
Ps Park Bank
Newport Casino
Next Country Club
N. Y. Transp
Ozone van. Co
Pena
Elec
Sleepy Hollow
Tel. & T. Co
Bankers Trust Co
Chestnut Ridge R. R. Co
Fireman’ S Insurance Co
Fulton National Bank
Honduras& Mining’ Co
Motor Parkway
Creo Cy
Parse Bank of Com
New Theatre Co
N. Y
Niagara Covels Power
Pullman Co
Country Club of Westchester Co
William Astor
Bank of
Gallatin Nat. Bank
Rapids & Ind. Ry. Gre Keest
Hockin Valley
Nat. Bank of Commerce
Scca Aeckatiicans
Central Pac. Ry
Alton Ry
Burl, & Quincy R
Chica Whet Union Satelnes
C. & Puget
Tol. R. R. Cone Egeesage Bens
Louis
Nash
Paducah & Memphis
NIE Ails
Mo. Pacific
Roch. & Pitts
Rome
St. P.M
Ees
Union Pacific
Ava L. Willing
William Astor Trust
Pittsburgh
Wayne
United
Chicago & Eastern Illino
Chicago & Indiana Coal Bail Co
Oies
Ann Leary Sire. Co. Pf. Caaniaatsbesesa
Parolt ‘& Mackinac Ry
Detroit & Mackinac Ry. Co
Ann Arbor R. R. Co
Central Pacific Ry. Co
Ry. Co
Eeecseees
Det. & Mack. Ry
Duleth & Iron Range R. R. Co
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Astor Yacht Noma valued at 90000 after refits
Col Astor's yacht the Noma, bought in 1910 from William B. Leeds's estate, is appraised at 90000 due to extensive refitting offsetting depreciation. The note references Hotel St Regis fittings and a 1912 posthumous matter with hearings and legal filings.
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Col. Astor
William B. Leeds
St. Regis
Manhattan
Eve Rem
Col
Ees
Col Rawr
Appraisal Agreement In Astor Estate Case
Expedited appraisal of Col. John Jacob Astor estate adopted a joint set of appraisers after a State Controller and executors agreed to binding findings. John Quinn and Earle L. Beatty led the process to reduce costs and avoid interexpert disputes among realty and personalty appraisers.
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John Quinn
Earle L. Beatty
Ieee Seer Eben Aetan Spee
Divided Astor Estate Shares Revealed in Will Appraisal
The report outlines beneficiaries and their interests under Col. Astor's will. It lists St Paul School, New York Yacht Club, James R Roosevelt, Nicholas Biddle, Madeleine Force Astor widow, and William Vincent Astor among others, with life estates and remainder values. The life estate at 840 Fifth Avenue is valued, and the residuary interests post widow life are noted, with figures in the millions.
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Col. Astor
Coggey
St. Paul School
New York Yacht Club
James St. Armstrong
James R. Roosevelt
Doyslag Robinson
Nicholas Biddle
Robert H. M. Ferguson
William A
A Force Astor
Fifth Avenue
Madeleine Force Astor
Volun
Morris Park sale splits proceeds among banks and Fidelity
The Morris Park property sale nets about 100000 after liens and costs. Assets Realization Co will receive 50 percent of net profits, Fidelity Development 25 percent and the Banking Department 25 percent for depositor relief. Depositors of Carnegie Trust and Northern Bank may gain about 150000 already provided, with further uncertain recoveries depending on final proceeds.
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Carnegie Trust Company
Northern Bank
Morris Park
Morris Estate
Banking Department
Assets Realization Company
Fidelity Development Company
Fidelity Develpment Company
J. G. Robin
Robin
Fidelity Company
Barking Department
Morris Park Race Track
Fidelity
van Tuyl
Supreme Court
Realization Company
Joseph P. Day
Banking
Twelve day Morris Park sale nets 3 924 650 in 3194 lots
The Morris Park auction concluded with 3 194 lots sold over twelve days totaling 3 924 650 dollars. Highest price paid was 52 000 for fourteen lots on Pelham Parkway. Other notable purchases included 23 900 for nine Esplanade/Lorting lots and 4 360 for Pelham Parkway Howe corner. The final lot sold just before 1 AM in Barnes Ave.
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Morris Park
Cc. F. Leng
Pelham Parkway
Hone and
Lorting Avenues
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Charles Senff
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Marie Detrale
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Allis-Chalmers
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Harlem
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Clarence W. Eckhardt
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Williamsbridge Road
Bear Swamp Road
Unionport Road
White Plains Road
Ava S. Willing Trust
Ava S. Willing
Westmoreland
Fourth Avenue
Seventeenth Street
Madeleine T. Force Trust
Madeleine T. Force
West Sith Street
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