Germans to Act Alone Against Tammany Opposition
At a Grand Central Palace meeting the German-American Reform Union rejected sending reps to anti-Tammany conferences. It vows non-partisan administration, supports good mayors or judges with strong records, and will explain its stance to conferences if invited, insisting on independence from Tammany-backed nominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tammany Hall
General Committee
Citizens’ Union
German-American Reform Union
Joseph Winter
Emmanuel Perls
A. Woelke
Christian Sutter
Overton Nominated for Assembly in Tumultuous Watertown Convention
Floyd C. Overton of Henderson won the Republican nod for the First District after a fractious Watertown convention that saw 31 votes to 29 for Frederick W. Mayhew on the first ballot amid bribery charges and loud dissent. Mayhew received a standing ovation after his speech. In the Second District, James A. Outterson of Carthage was nominated on the 139th ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
N. Y
Floyd C. Overton
Henderson
Frederick W. Mayhew
Mr. Overton
R. P. Grant
Grant
Overton
Mr. Mayhew
Fifth Ward
Mayhew
Cornell University
The
Grange
James A. Outterson
Carthage
New York
Col Julian Carr backs McLaurin as South’s future leader
Col Julian S Carr of Durham, a leading Southern financier and benefactor, predicts Stephen B. McLaurin will eventually win in South Carolina while denouncing Bryanism and urging business elites to steer the region. Carr, a major donor to education, has previously declined the North Carolina governorship nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. J. S. Carr
North Carolina
Senator Tillman
South
Col. Julian 8. Carr
Durham
N. C
Waldorf-Astoria
Philadelphia
Gov. Aycock
Col. Carr
South Carolina
TIMES
Till
cLaurin
Carr
University At Chapel Hill
Bankruptcy Referee Orders Weiss to Turn Over 10779 Dollars
Samuel Weiss, once a Grand Street underwear maker, failed in 1895 and was later bankrupted. Peter Olney, referee, ordered Weiss to pay 10779 dollars to Harry R. Farjeon trustee after creditors alleged missing assets from 1898. Weiss had ten days to comply. he did not. A show cause order for contempt was set for the next Wednesday before Judge Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Weiss
Grand Street
Peter B. Olney
Blumenstiel & Hirsch
Harry R. Farjeon
Weiss
Edwin Blumenstiel
Brown
United States District Court
Contested Bankruptcy Case Sets Hearing on Creditors’ Claims
A hearing is set for next Wednesday before Referee in Bankruptcy Peter B. Olney at 31 Nassau Street to decide which creditors must return funds and which may keep money received. The case concerns expunging claims of Mr. Weiss’s creditors and whether the bankrupt concealed assets from the trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter B. Olney
Nassau Street
Weiss
Blumenstiel
Indictment of strike meddlers in Georgia shops
Sumter County Grand Jury indicts J A Reid A E Reid and J B Setter for false imprisonment and unlawfully preventing laborers from remaining in their employment. They allegedly removed two replacement workers Christopher Bolch and John Smith into the woods and threatened them to quit their jobs. The case aims to quell a rapidly worsening situation in Seaboard Air Line shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americus
Grand Jury
Sumter County
J. A. Reid
A. E. Reid
J. B. Setter
Christopher Bolch
John Smith
Seaboard Air Line
Grand
Non-Union Men Prisoners In Charleston Shanghai Plot
Eight machinists recruited from New York to work at Southern Railway shops were forced aboard the Clyde liner Algonquin bound for Jacksonville. Strikers restrained them in the steerage after deceiving them about return home. One man escaped ashore. others claim they were held with pistols until sea passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
New York
Southern Railway
Jacksonville
Shanghai
Cameron Pump Company machinists surrender strike in New York
In New York 359 Cameron Pump Company machinists at East Twenty third Street surrendered unconditionally ending a strike. Henry F. Devens reported Western city union machinists returning to work. R Hoe & Co representatives met union officials on Grand Street to continue talks, though the firm is not in the National Metal Trades Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Pump Company
East Twenty-third Street
Henry F. Devens
National Metal Trades Association
R. Hoe & Co
Grand Street
Machinists Return to Work in Chicago Shops
Chicago manufacturers settled with striking workers during the New York convention period. Six shops resumed nine hour days with higher wages: Woods Motor Vehicle 25 workers E H Delano 40, Simplex Railroad Appliance Hammond Indiana 20, Kling Brothers 20, Hanson Tunelius 15, Auto Machine 15. National Metal Trades Association liberty to settle individually may break the Chicago deadlock with more settlements pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Ireland
International Association of Machinists
New York
Woods Motor Vehicle Company
E. H. Delano
Simplex Railroad Appliance Company
Hammond, Ind
Kling Brothers
Hanson & Tunelius
The
Auto Machine Company
National Metal Trades Association
Students May Take Strikers Places in Midwest
Ann Arbor June 14 Michigan engineers will fill Detroit and Chicago strike vacancies. Mechanical engineering students plan summer work with Olds Motor Works in Detroit and other firms. Prof Cooley reportedly contacted by Northern Engineering Works and Chicago Shipbuilding Company seeking qualified graduates or undergraduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Mich
Detroit
Chicago
University of Michigan
Olds Motor Works
M. E. Cooley
Northern Engineering Works
Chicago Shipbuilding Company of
Free vaccination plan considered for Indiana residents
Indiana state news reports the State Board of Health debating a general free vaccination program using pure virus for all residents. The Governor would need to approve emergency funds, and his stance is to require a definite proposition before action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
State Board of Health
Harry
State Board
Mrs McKinley Improves Doctors End Daily Bulletins
Washington June 14 Dr Rixey said Mrs McKinley was progressing well and maintaining improvement She rested in a rolling chair in her room and physicians decided to discontinue daily bulletins as her condition remains favorable If there is any decline bulletins will resume
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rixey
White House
McKinley
Five Negroes Hanged in Screven County Ga
Five Black men Arnold Augustus Andrew Davis Richard Sanders William Hudson and Samuel Baldwin were executed by hanging in the Screven County jail yard after a August crime that began with a quarrel between a young Black Alexander and two white men. The constable Milton Mears died in the ambush and two others were wounded. An inquest named eight Black suspects connected to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvania
Arnold Augustus
Andrew Davis
Richard Sanders
William Hudson
Samuel Baldwin
Screven County
Alexander
Filmore Herrington
Milton Mears
Mears
Herrington
J. T. Wade
George Daniel
Daniel
Wade
Union Steel enters Mesaba Range ore race near Hibbing
The Union Steel Company of Pittsburg opens an office in Duluth to lease and buy iron ore on the Mesaba Range. It aims to feed a Pittsburg plant, challenging United States Steel and drawing in Henry C. Frick, Henry W. Oliver, and Mr. Peacock with Meller Brothers tied in. A new ore fire near Hibbing shows ten million tons of fine ore, with leases and options already six in a short span.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth, Minn
Union Steel Company of
Pittsburg
Steel Combination
Mesaba Range
Union Company
United States Steel Company
Union Steel Company
Henry C. Frick
Henry W. Oliver
Mr. Peacock
Megie
Meller Brothers
Hibbing
Giant steel monopoly rumored to form in United States
A Cleveland dispatch notes that United States Steel and allied interests plan to gain control of Cambria Steel, Pennsylvania Steel, Bethlehem Iron, and Jones & Laughlin. It argues new financing and connections with Schwab and the Pennsylvania Railroad would coordinate ownership to curb competition before winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
United States Steel Corporation
United States
Cambria Steel Company
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Bethlehem Iron Company
Jones & Laughlin Company
Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburg
Rival to the steel trust forms Pittsburgh syndicate
Lieut. T. W. Fitch, president of Pittsburg Steel Shafting Company, and Thomas Walker, president of McVay & Walker Foundry, Braddock, head a syndicate buying ninety acres in Monongahela Valley to build rod, wire, and nail mills to compete with United States Steel. Fitch, ex-president of Pittsburg Wire, helped break the wire nail pool in 1897. the Rankin Plant sold to American Steel and Wire boasted world leading wire costs. Fitch has international repute as a successful wire maker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Penn
T. W. Fitch
Pittsburg Steel Shafting Company
Thomas Walker
McVay & Walker Foundry Company
Braddock
Monongahela Valley
United States Steel Company
Lieut. Fitch
Pittsburg Wire Company
Chisholm
Gates
Ellwood
Rankin
American Steel and Wire Company
Fitch
Rich Ore Beds Purchased by Pennsylvania Steel
In Lebanon Penn June 14 it is announced that the Pennsylvania Steel Company has bought the Cornwall Iron Ore Mines the Lebanon Furnaces and the Cornwall and Lebanon Railroad. The Cornwall and Lebanon Railroad runs 22 miles from Lebanon to Conewago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Penn
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Cornwall
Cornwall and Lebanon Railroad
Coleman
Cornwall and Lebanon
Conewago
Pennsylvania Railroad
Weather forecast across the nation and seas
Unsettled showery conditions east of the Rockies with storms in the Middle and Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys. West of the Rockies will be fair. Atlantic winds shift from west to variable in the Middle and fresh southeast along the South Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Great Lakes see east to northeast winds and North Atlantic steamers face west to northwest winds with showers to the Grand Banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mountains
West Gulf States
New England
Mississippi
Missouri
North Atlantic
Middle Atlantic
South Atlantic
Gulf
Great Lakes
European
Grand Banks
New daily limited service to Colorado via Great Rock Island Route
New daily limited service begins June 16 from Chicago to Colorado with overnight travel. Claims best connections and convenient arrival in Denver and Colorado Springs Manitou with a direct line to Manitou. Offers cheap summer excursions to Colorado and Utah at special rates on select days. Details available from A. H. Morret G. E. P. A. 401 Broadway New York Adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Rock Island
Chicago
Colorado
Denver
Colorado Springs
Manitou
Utah
A. H. Morret
Broadway
New York
Adv
Surprise wedding turns into city parade in Brooklyn
Druggist Thomas F. E. Fagan and Maude Shaw wed quietly then faced a public blessing in East New York. About 1,000 residents decorated Fagan’s Fulton Street shop with banners and a floral cradle. A brass band led his return, and neighbors paraded with banners saying You can't lose us Tommy before speeches and festive purchases filled the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas F. E. Fagan
Fulton Street
Brooklyn
Maude Shaw
Rockville Centre
L. IL
Fagan
Tommy
Liberty Avenue
Wrecked engine driver savior amid trolley danger
Engine 138 on a run to a trifling fire near Broadway and Manhattan Crossing, Brooklyn, swerved onto an elevated pillar to avoid a crowding trolley. Driver Charles F. Reichardt leaped free and landed unharmed. engineer D. Manning suffered a fractured skull, internal injuries, and unconsciousness after the crash. The engine overturned, horses thrown, and passengers praised Reichardt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Charles F. Reichardt
Reichardt
Ee D. Manning
Herkimer Street
Burglar Attack Awaits Suspect After Brooklyn Home Invasion
Capt. James Reynolds and detectives hunted last night for a burglar who battled Edward O. Ross at his Brooklyn home on 12th Street. Ross, alone asleep, was confronted in the front parlor when the intruder leaped with a large knife. Ross wrestled the blade, was kicked in the abdomen, and cut as the thief escaped. Ross was treated at Seney Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Reynolds
Brooklyn Detective Bureau
Edward O. Ross
Twelfth Street
Brooklyn
Ross
Seney Hospital
Two Boys Stabbed in Harlem Double Tragedy
In Harlem near First Avenue and One Hundred Sixth Street Romeo Casino sixteen of 33 East One Hundred and Sixth Street and Samuel Rose eighteen of 2127 First Avenue were stabbed by Amailio a junkman living at 411 East One Hundred and Sixth Street after he insulted two girls. Casino was stabbed in the breast and left wrist and Rose in the chest. They were rushed to Harlem Hospital in critical condition as detectives hunted the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Italy
Harlem
Romeo Casino
East One
Sixth Street
Samule Rose
First Avenue
Amallio
East One Hundred and Sixth Street
One Hundred and Sixth Street
Amailio
Casino
Resv
Slevin
Harlem Hospital
East One Hundred and Fourth Street
Hotels list of international figures and staff
A compiled roster of guests and attendants at major New York hotels including the Waldorf Astoria Holland Imperial Savoy and Fifth Avenue listing names such as Baron Gevers Dr Madill H W Fox Strangways Irby Bennett and M A Belo among others with cities like Washington Philadelphia Ogdensburg London Memphis Detroit and London attached to each entry. The document reads as a directory of travelers and their hosts or companions across several prominent hotels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldorf-Astoria
W. A. F. Gevers
Netherland
Washington
J. B. Lippincott
Philadelphia
Holland
G. C. Madill
Ogdensburg
H. W. Fox-Strangways
Exeter
England
Grand—Irby Bennett
Memphis
Bym Manzy
San Francisco
George Palmer
United States Army
Murray Hill
James P. Dawes
Montreal
E. B. Wallace
Toronto
Manhattan
Maxwell Tod
London
C. M. Bell
Liverpool
Edward L. Leeds
C. H. Candler
Detroit
Gustav Hermann
Leipzig
Imperial
Algernon Brennan
Edyward L. Graham
Hoffman
John A. Corwin
Chicago
E. W. Chace
Cincinnati
Theodore Cramp
Philadelphg
Walter Lohse
Berlin
G. W. Hope
Lonon
Savoy
H. E. Hooper
James M. Greer
Fifth Avenue
M. A. Belo
Hamburg
I. T. Stoddard
Phoenix
Arizona
ASTOR
John Hodge
Luke Powell
Ashland
Trade Firms and Merchants Listed Across Cities
A list of multiple companies across San Francisco Troy Santa Fe St Paul Waterbury Providence Chicago Great Barrington Pawtucket Duluth and other cities notes names like Stevenson Frear Seligman Siegel Cooper Shepard Shartenberg Hunt Patrick Granger and Oppenheim with managers and addresses for dry goods dress goods millinery upholstery piece goods and jewelry in various hotels and streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tevenson & Co
San Francisco
Cal
J. J. Stevenson
Nations
Continental Hotel
Frear
William H., & Co
Troy
Emerson
Sinclair House
Sligman Brothers
Santa Fe
New Mexico
B. Seligman
Notions
Broadway
Marlborough
Schenectady
N. Y
J. Brown
Franklin Street
Park Avenue
Winch, van Slyck, Young & Co
St. Paul
Siegel, Cooper & Co
Chicago
Ill
E. C. Cooper
Sixth Avenue
Eighteenth Street
Gerard House
Shepard Company
Providence
R. L
T. E. Kenny
West Fourth Street
Imperial
Shartenberg & Robinson
Pawtucket
R. 1
J. Shartenberg
Herald Square
Gardner, L. A
Minneapolis
Fires Yesterday Damaged Property At 211 East Ninety-Fifth
Fire report records damage at 211 East Ninety-Fifth Street during the 12 hour period from Thursday night to Friday night. Names and details are fragmentary but indicate property loss around a three wing section and involvement of local businesses and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Ninety-fifth Street
S. 3
Horace Evans
Lisaia Street
Cohen Brothers
Po Canae
Fire destroys Mineral Springs Hotel at West Baden
Fire at the Mineral Springs Hotel in West Baden Indiana destroyed the 268 guest hotel after 1 AM. No injuries were reported though many guests escaped in night attire. Damages reach $500000 with $100000 insured. valuables and diamonds valued around $50000. Relays of relief aided from French Lick Louisville and Indianapolis as guests faced sudden destitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Baden
Ind
Mineral Springs
French Lick
Louisville
Indianapolis
Sinclair
Chicago
Amy Leslie
Miss Leslie
Miss Sinclair
Col. Howard
Life Insurance Company
New York
Monon Railroad
Slaves Owners Discharged in Anderson County Case
Eleven men indicted by the Grand Jury for maintaining a system of slavery in Anderson County faced trial. Most plead guilty to simple assault and battery, paying $50 each, while J. S. Fowler stood trial for false imprisonment. The conspiracy count was quashed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Columbia
S&s. C
Anderson
Boggs
J. S. Fowler
W. O. Hammond
James Martin
Allen Martin
W. S. Bailey
J. A. Emerson
J. R. Miller
W. E. McGee
George Thomas
Mike Robins
Jim Cook
Mr. Fowler
Fowler
Klough
Large city fire hits National Packing House in Mexico City
Fire at the National Packing House near the Siemmes Halke Electric Light Works in Mexico City causes a loss estimated at 500000 dollars. Other fires reported include Conroe Texas with 22000 dollars in losses, Winchester Tennessee with 170000, Lynn Massachusetts and Owego New York incidents with varying damages and insurance figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
National Packing House
Siemmes Halke Electric Light Works
Conroe
Texas
Winchester
Tenn
Lynn
Mass
Empire Theatre
Owego
N. Y
Bishop Block
Newark Valley
Jeaas Ja
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Reform Union
Assembly
Jefferson County
McLaurin
Georgia
Board of Health
Jumes
Mrs. McKinley
H. C. Frick
Steel Trust
Pennsylvania Steel Co
Cornwall Mines
Weather Bureau
Ceee Enaes
Estes Ee
Printing House Square
Seeeee Weet Renee Eee
Y Weather Bureau
Crawford Shoe Store
Crawford
West 125Th St
Nassau and
Fulton Streets
West 17Sth Street
Crawford Shoe Makers
Benneron St
Thompson Company
City Hall Park
Murray Street
Thompson Co
Thompson
Company & Creriters
Teion Murray
U.S
Paris
H. B. Kirk & CO
N.Y
New Publications
Smart Set
Papa Bouchard
Molly Elliot Seatwell
Mrs. Sherwood
Edgar Saltus
Elizabeth Duer
Gibson Erin Graham
Julien Gordon
Edgar Fawcett
Justus
Miles Forman
ESS Ess Publishing CO
McNaught
Philbin
Murphy
Serat
Bissert
Qarpet
Thos. J. Stewart CO
Erie
5Th Sts
Jersey City
C.H. Brownco
St. Steaga
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