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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1910
Page
5
Refugees report villages washed away in the Ahr valley as floods from melting snow swell rivers across Austria Hungary Switzerland and Turkey. Losses include trains submerged bridges torn away and towns inundated with casualties and rescues underway.
Representatives of 7,090,000 fraternal members pressed a state regulation bill at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners meeting in New York. The draft would require licenses for out of state societies, impose penalties for misrepresentations, and allow state examinations and receiverships to protect investors and claimants.
A vivid souvenir of Roosevelt on an Africa hunting expedition and his European visit. It mentions interviews with the Kaiser and the King of Norway, the conferment of an eeege degree, and the Guidham speech. See Pictorial Section of next Sunday's New York Times. Order today.
Paris efforts to control traffic fail to curb danger as a new commission issues recommendations yet doubts their impact. A striking incident on Rue de la Paix left Miss Harahan, daughter of railroad executive William J. H. Harahan, with only a slight shock after her cab overturned in a collision with a taximotor.
Kiev authorities were told by the Central Government to slow the expulsion of Jews and grant delays for those arranging their affairs. The etap system was discouraged, with many expulsions reported and some families permitted time or destination passports. A Kiev widow seeking her children faced baptism questions and custody appeals. In Moscow, the Senate halted expulsions of Jewish children pending legal interpretation of residence rights and parental separation issues.
St Petersburg June 15 The Government Statistical Department reports the 1900 census shows 100,005,200 people in the empire including Finland an increase of 33,199,000 since 1897. Russians 65.5 percent Tartars 10.6 Polish 6.2 Finnish 4.5 Jewish 3.9 Lithuanian Lettish 2.4 German 1.6 other 5.2. Agriculture employs 86.5 percent. urban dwellers 13.5 percent. Males predominate in most European regions. females predominate in none.
Emperor Nicholas and Empress Alexandra with the royal family embarked the imperial yacht Standart at Kronstadt for a Baltic coastal cruise. They will attend Riga for the bicentennial anniversary celebration of the annexation of Baltic provinces by Russia.
John R. Mott presented a report urging an international committee and a broad campaign to carry Christianity to all non Christian regions. The commission stresses energizing churches, unifying plans, and greatly increasing qualified workers to meet a testing era. It notes Islam’s rise, Jewish claims, and a global mission reach with about 21 million recent or ancestral converts.
The Brick Presbyterian Church on Fifth Avenue and Thirty-seventh Street raised sixty thousand dollars for the widow of the late Rev Dr William R Richards. A committee collected sixty nine thousand dollars to support her and her children after his death in January. Mrs Richards learned of the gift when presented by the committee. Dr Alfred R Ledoux chaired the effort with church officers backing him. The fund mirrors a prior gesture for Rev Dr Marble R Babcock s widow. Mrs Richards resides in Bridgeport Conn where her husband is buried and her son recently married while another studies at Yale.
James Stillman sails from Paris to New York on the Adriatic. Also aboard are Charles Lanier McLane Van Ingen and family Col George Harvey Mr and Mrs James W Ellsworth and Mrs Stanford White.
The steamer Adriatic sailed for New York today carrying notable passengers including J P Morgan and the Duke of Sutherland from Southampton.
Observatories in Tortosa Spain recorded a strong earthquake today with instruments indicating a shock felt at about 3000 miles distance. Citizens reported no immediate damage or injuries but officials cautioned continued monitoring.
Robert Bacon the American Ambassador to France sails from Southampton on the Adriatic to New York with Mrs. Bacon and their daughter for the wedding of his son. Arthur Bailly-Blanchard will act as Charge d Affaires in Paris during his absence. In Martinique the Chilean bark Royal Sovereign wrecks on Francois rocks. crew saved.
Advertises men’s shirts priced originally at 1.50 and 2.00 now offered at 89 cents. Styles include madras or percale fabrics with stripes or figures on white, coat models with attached or detached cuffs. Many shirts made in the store’s own factory. location 1st Floor 34th Street.
Local retailer marks deep reductions across boys suits including Sailor and Russian Blouse styles in blue serge and cheviot, Knickerbocker, Norfolk, and double breasted models. Sizes vary and garments feature hand tailored finishes with former prices up to 6.94 now as low as 4.97.
On the second floor rear a range of boys wash suits in sizes from 2% to 8 years with Russian models. Sailor models in 5 to 12 years. Priced from 94 cents to 1.29 and up to 1.98 for finer fabrics. Suits include galatea chambray madras drill and striped fabrics with sailor or military collars and emblems.
A list of travel writing supplies and accessories sold at special prices. Items include Best Ever Ink Pencil red rubber 49c, Traveler's Fountain Pen 61c, sterling silver mounts 99c, non leaking fountain pen 1.34, writing cases with inkwell and paper 1.34 to 1.67, genuine seal sets 3.34 to 4.06, alligator and walrus leather goods 4.67 to 6.16, Line a Day and Daylogue travel journals with leather bindings from 96c to 1.61, My Vacation 0.67 to 1.29, My Trip Abroad 1.12 to 2.34, automobile and motor boat records 0.54 to 0.72, leather book covers 0.56, magazines 1.67.
A catalog lists new fiction and author titles with most books priced at 1.08 while a few carry 1.50. The 98c offer targets direct publisher purchases for better margins, highlighting works by Wells Wodehouse and other noted names.
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