Senator Aldrich Urges President Not to Press Reciprocity
Washington June 15 Senator Aldrich is said to have urged President McKinley not to renew reciprocity treaties and not to press the French treaty toward ratification. The move aims to preserve Dingley tariff duties. Allies in Congress weigh the impact on tariff reform and trusts as debates loom in 1904.
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Washington
Representative Babcock
Wisconsin
Congress
Aldrich
McKinley
Senate
Dingley
Kasson
Allison
Gov. Shaw
House
West
Buenos Ayres
Reublic
Babcock
Cuba
Connecticut
United States
Indictment of H A Taylor Ties to Grand Rapids Case
Henry A Taylor, indicted in Grand Rapids Michigan on conspiracy and bribery charges over a water supply deal, arrived at his New Haven summer home and called it a political row. He said he would defend if asked and could travel without extradition papers. He hired George M Gunn as counsel and declined to discuss grounds of the indictment.
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New Haven
Conn
Henry A. Taylor
Grand Rapids
Mich
George M. Gunn
Michigan
Mr. Taylor
Taylor
Platt Portrait Mixes in Cuban Cartoons
C M Pepper writes that Cuban caricatures misidentify Connecticut Senator Orville H Platt in Army bill debates, using a New York Platt portrait as his likeness. He notes the gag persists despite differing faces and politics across the transition period.
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Washington
Orville H. Platt
Connecticut
Cuba
C. M. Pepper
The
Star
Havana
Thomas C. Platt
New York
Senator Platt
Pension Department Reports
Rumored ex-Congressman Peters of Kansas will succeed Commissioner Evans after Grand Army encampment reports on the passage of reso.
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Pension Department Reports
Peters
Kansas
Evans
Washington
Grand Army
Reso
Pain's Fireworks Fourth Catalogue Now Ready
Pain's Fireworks announces a new Fourth of July catalogue available on application. Located at 12 Park Place, Cortlandt, with telephone 4819.
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Pain
Park Place
Cortlandt
Adv
Seaboard Air Line Promotes South and Southwest Service
The Seaboard Air Line Railway advertises superb service to the South and Southwest with low rates and short schedules. For information apply at 1183 08 ae corner 28th Street.
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Seaboard Air Line Railway
28Th Street
Acid Thrown on Woman in Seven-Story NY Apt Building
Residents of 67 St. Nicholas Avenue in New York report a series of acid attack attempts targeting Mrs. Julia Kollie and her 18-year-old daughter on the fifth floor. Last night the daughter was severely burned while Mrs. Kollie was struck in the head as acid from above splashed across her face and neck. Police and detectives are investigating amid secrecy in the building, with three prior attempts noted in recent weeks.
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St. Nicholas
St. Nicholas Avenue
One Hundred and Thirteenth Street
Julia Kollie
Kellie
Kellies
Allie’s
Balance of Trade Forecast for U S in May Report
The May trade report from the Bureau of Statistics projects a record US trade year with total exports and imports for eleven months near 2.1 billion dollars, only 104 million short of last year’s full-year total. If current momentum holds, exports may reach 1.5 billion and imports about 835 million, yielding a trade balance around 665 million in favor of the United States and a year-on-year rise above 90 million. Exports are expected to surpass imports by about 50 million versus 1898. May figures show exports of 124,589,029 and imports of 78,739,859, with the trade surplus for twelve months ending May at 677,800,541 and eleven months at 630,149,951.
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Washington
Theureau
United States
New Industrial Town Planned on Lake Michigan Shore
Chicago June 15 Indiana Harbor will become a new industrial town on Lake Michigan north of East Chicago. Principal investors include Lake Michigan Land Company Calumet Canal and Improvement Company and H C Frick. Inland Steel plans a 1500000 dollar plant with 1000000 to be spent this year. Lake Shore Road to build a harbor station. Lake Michigan company 1300 acres Calumet 5000 acres. Four hundred worker houses to be built with drainage water works and electric light. Rail lines belt line and fast passenger service from downtown Chicago promised.
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Chicago
Indiana Harbor
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan Land Company
Calumet Canal and Improvement Company
H. C. Frick
Carnegie Steel Industries
Indiana
Calumet River
Frick
Carnegie
Inland Steel Company
Lake Shore Road
Lake Michigan Company
Calumet Company
Woman Shot Dead Walking With Escort In Brooklyn
Mary Bolte twenty one of 692 East One Hundred seventy sixth Street was shot by a man named Meinhofer as she walked with her escort William Stricker near Railroad Avenue. Bolte died at Fordham Hospital while Meinhofer, who also shot himself, was dying there.
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Mary Bolte
East
Railroad Avenue
Stricker
Meinhofer
Capt. Price
Tremont Police
Seventy-sixth Street
Fordham Hospital
Tremont
Price
Post
Washington Avenue
One Hundred and Eighty-first Street
Eighth Avenue
Greenwich Street
William Meinhofer
Los Angeles
Cal
Slayton
Gace
Magazine Supplement Attached To This Issue
A twenty four page magazine supplement accompanies this issue detailing extra content, features and notices for readers. The supplement expands on articles, photography, and cultural notes associated with the main publication.
Kennedy Jury Locked Up For The Night
Jurors in the Kennedy murder trial remained unable to reach a verdict after nearly eleven hours in Judge Newburger's courtroom. Reports suggested varying acquittal margins, while Mrs Kennedy wept and awaited news as her husband faced a possible fourth trial.
Fire destroys big factory on West Thirtieth Street
Runkel Brothers chocolate factory at 447 West Thirtieth Street between Ninth and Tenth Avenues burned down around 1 30 this morning. Chief Croker led the response as three alarms sounded. Firemen saved adjoining tenements while tenants fled in panic and hair was singed by the glow. Loss figure unavailable.
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Runkel Brothers
Great Chocolate Factory
Thirtieth Street
Ninth
Tenth Avenues
Croker
Runkel
Louis Runkel
Herman Runkel
Adhemar Fieux
Philadelphia Franchises Spark Transit Legal Battle
Philadelphia faces prolonged litigation after awarding thirteen rapid transit franchises to a syndicate linked to Quay machine politicians. Union Traction Company and A. L. Johnson advocate against Broad Street rail work, planning appeals to the U S Supreme Court to block rails pending court rulings on contracts and rights. John Wanamaker, who bid 2.5 million, may pursue further action, with lawyers signaling readiness.
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Philadelphia
Quay Machine
John Wannamaker
Union Traction Company
A. L. Johnson
Broad Street
Court of Last Appeal
Thirteenth and
Fifteenth Street
United States Supreme Court
John G. Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Fifteenth Streets
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Ig “Enes Court
United States
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
John Wanamaker
Mr. Wanamaker
Bishop Bonacum Hissed In Seward Court During Trial
In Seward Nebraska a Catholic bishop, Thomas Bonacum, faced jeers from parishioners and a contempt warning from Judge Sornberger as he sought to oust Father William Murphy from church possession. Bonacum admitted actions under oath but apologized. testimony showed he warned trustees to testify against Murphy on pain of excommunication. The judge insisted state law would be enforced despite the bishop’s claim church law overrides it.
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Lincoln, Neb
Thomas Bonacum
Seward
Neb
William Murphy
Bonacum
Father Hayes
Messrs
Geesen and McNally
Ulysses
Father Murphy
Sornberger
Canada’s Tax on Ships Sparks International Tug-of-War
Canada claims constitutional right to tax foreign ships. Algoma Central Railway contests $3,500 duty on Minnie M after British consul issued a six month conditional register in Chicago. Ship registered in a British port, Ottawa argues tax lawful under use entry principle.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Algoma Central Railway Company
Minnie M
Chicago
Sault Ste. Marie
Railway Company
War Medal Design Delays Over Sampson Portrait
Secretary Long has not acted on the West Indian service medal design. The awards board split on including Rear Admiral Sampson’s profile, with one member opposing any living officer’s likeness. The secretary sent the report back for reconsideration to secure a unanimous recommendation, influenced by the President’s wish.
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Washington
Long
Board of Awards
Sampson
Admiral Sampson
Secretary of the Navy
J J Hills Labrador Trip Plans Readied
St Paul reports J J Hill departs for New York to prepare a Labrador fishing journey. He plans to sail from New York with Grover Cleveland and associates aboard the yacht Wacouta, aiming for four weeks of fishing near Belle Isle at the Esquimal River mouth.
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ST. Paul
J. J. Hill
New York
Labrador
Esquimal River
Belle Isle
Grover Cleveland
Daniel Lamont
Northern Pacific
George F. Baier
First National Bank of New York
C. W. Bunn
The
Northern Pacific. of
M. D. Grover
Great Northern
Mr. Hill
Summer Time Table Expands NYC Long Island Rail Service
The Summer Time Table for Long Island Rail Road takes effect June 26 adding express trains for Babylon and stations east of Patchogue Riverhead and stations east of Greenport at Huntington Massapequa and Amityville. The Thousand Islands train formerly left Grand Central at 9 30 PM now departs 9 15 PM with dinner in the dining car.
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Long Island RR
Babylon
Patchogue
Riverhead
Greenport
Huntington
Massapequa
Amityville
Thousand Islands
Grand Central Station
Adirondack Mountains
Montreal
Pennsylvania Iron Mills Shut Down
The large Brandon rolling mill in Berks County and the Seyfert Puddle Mill at Gibraltar near Kading shut down today indefinitely. The closures stem from the Reading Company employes strike and idleness at the three major plants in the area.
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Kading
Penn
Brandon
Berks County
Gibraltar
Reading On Company
New Train to Buffalo Opens Daylight Hudson Ride
A new New York Central daylight service to Buffalo begins Sunday June 17 leaving Grand Central at 9 20 A M and arriving Buffalo at 9 20 P M The route offers daylight travel along the Hudson River and through the Mohawk Valley to Buffalo.
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Sfonday
New York Central Isl
Touffalo
Grand Central Station
Buffalo
Hudson River
Mohawk Valley
Davitt to Visit Chicago for Irish National Movement
Michael Davitt, founder of the Land League, will inaugurate a new Irish national movement in Chicago with a large August 15 reception at Sunnyside Park. The United Irish Societies of Chicago plan a major demonstration and urge Illinois Irish sympathizers to join the event and welcome Davitt.
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Chicago
Michael Davitt
The
Land League
United States
United Irish Societies of
Davitt
Sunnyside Park
John F. Finerty
Illinois
United Irish Societies
A Hint to Pale Women Stop starving your blood
An advertisement urges pale women to drink Johann Hoff’s Malt Extract with meals to quickly restore color and flesh. It promises roses to the cheeks and improved vitality through the tonic.
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Johann Hoff
Atlantic City Express Train Schedules
Atlantic City express trains via New Jersey Central depart Liberty Street at 9 40 A M and 3 40 P M with South Ferry five minutes earlier Arrival at Atlantic City listed as 12 60 and 6 00 P M Adv
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Atlantic City
New Jersey Central
Liberty Street
South Ferry
Jury Deadlock Delays Decision in Portchester Perjury Case
The jury failed to agree and would not render a ruling until Tuesday. A telegram from Portchester, New York, reported that Bottlestein, the State's chief rebuttal witness, had been arrested there for stealing gold eyeglasses and served three months in White Plains Jail. Moore said he would prosecute Bottlestein for perjury if he is located after the trial. Osborne made an early morning visit to the Criminal Court Building with no disclosed reason.
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Moore
Portchester
N. Y
Bottlestein
White Plains
Mr. Moore
Kennedy's Three Trials Over Emeline Reynolds Death
Dr Samuel J Kennedy faced three trials for the murder of Emeline Reynolds at the Grand Hotel Amg 16 1898. Evidence included a lead pipe, a $13000 check indorsed by Kennedy, and trials from 1899 to 1900 ending in a mistrial and new proceedings. Mrs Marion Kennedy and John Purcell helped fund the defense.
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Emeline C. Reynolds
Dollie Reynolds
Grand Hotel
Amg
Samuel J. Kennedy
Dudley Gideon
Kennedy
Supreme Court
Sing Sing
Court of Appeals
John P. Purcell
Senator Platt Plans Retirement in 1903
United States Senator Thomas C. Platt will end his public career at the expiry of his current term in 1903. Discussions among party leaders name Choate Roosevelt Black and Odell as potential successors. Platt cites the death of his wife and advancing age as key reasons for retirement, though other important considerations are said to delay a final decision.
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United States
Thomas C. Platt
Choate
Roosevelt
Black
Odell
Senator Platt
US General Bates Warns Against Rapid Philippine Withdrawal
General Bates argues troops should stay in the Philippines for years more and not drop below 50,000, citing unstable safety and ongoing demand for education and self government. He discusses friars property, slave abolition payments to Mandi of Zamboanga, and Mandi’s American sympathies and proposed support for allied action. He notes Filipinos seek independence yet want schools and English learning.
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Washington
John C. Bates
Philippines
Luzon
United States
Aguinaldo
Philippine Islands
Gen. Bates
United States Supreme Court
Manila
Dato Mandi
Zamboanga
Lee Aye
Aoha
Bates
Mandi
Spain
Mindanao
Rajah Muda
Alcedo Beats Ethelbert In Suburban at Sheepshead Bay
A crowded Sheepshead Bay crowd braved raw weather as Alcedo won the Suburban Handicap in a record 2 05 3 5, eclipsing Ethelbert who faded to unplaced. Perry Belmont arrived moments before the race as tides of rain and transport delays tested spectators.
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Sheepshead Bay
Alcedo
Ethelbert
Europe
New
Brooklyn
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H. A. Taylor
Julia Kellie
Balance OF Trade
Frick Steel Centre
New York Ties
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Moore & Cantwell
Newburger
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William McKay Wisswell
John M. Thompson
Thompson
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DR. Kennedy
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Philbin
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W. Chapin
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Jockey Club
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Long Island Railroad
Eothenwin
Perry Belmont
Snort
J. H. Bradford
William C. Whitney
John Daly
J. H. Alexandre
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John F. Carroll
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