Reform movement forms in stormy Cooper Union meeting
The Committee of One Hundred, chosen from diverse boroughs, adopted a declaration of principles at a mass meeting in Cooper Union to push for strict city business administration under a new charter. The gathering, marked by clashes with Min Men protesters, drew up nominations including lawyers, bankers, merchants, and real estate figures, with George W. Alger and Edward P. Lyons among organizers.
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New Reform Movement
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Achaviesm
Julius Henry Cohen
William A. Cockley
Yubert Cillis
John A. Connelly
Thomas J. Curtis
Central Federated Union
Albert BE. Davis
E. A. Drake
Panama Railroad
John Davis
W. C. Deming
Winfred Z. Denison
Clarence Edwards
Edmund D. Fischer
Flatbush Trust Company
Lindley M. Franklin
H. Fuehrer
Michael Furst
Joseph N. Francolini
Italian Savings Bank
John H. Flagler
Paul Fuller
Fordham Law School
William H. Finley
Eens County Trust Company
Charles M. Higgins
Heitman
German Hospital
Henry Hentz
Cotton Exchangé
Teac
A. Hopper
Mex Hyman
Amalgamated Garment Workers
Frederick I. Hallett
Astoria TV and Business Men’s Association
Timothy Healy
Eccentric Firemen
Adeemanton Helt
Swent
Ymond V. Ingersoll
Samuel Irvine
Bantel Jacobs
P. A. Johnson
Fiéenty
Johnston
United Civic Association
Ralph Jonas
John C. Kelley
Khnck
Williams Company
M Kaufman
John Martin
Marcus H. Marks
Clothing Manufacturers’ Association
Henry Moskowitz
Downtown Ethical Society
Salvatore Ninfa
Excavators’ Union
President Heights Citizens’ Association
C. Wilcox
Nuncan Surety Company
F. Woodlock
Curtiss Flies At Morris Park In Brief Aeronautic Display
Glenn H. Curtiss conducted a brief aeroplane exhibition at Morris Park race track before about twenty Aeronautic Society members and onlookers. The craft rose about twenty feet, flew 2000 feet in under a minute, but brake failure caused a minor fence bump. Curtiss said the test was satisfactory and planned more trials as weather allows.
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Morris Park
Aeronautic Society
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Fools Keeper Flees Asylum Inmate Escapes To New Jersey
Herbert Thornton Beatty, an inmate of Manhattan State Hospital on Ward's Island, obtained weekend permission to visit Manhattan with Keeper Simon J. F. O'Mahoney as escort. Beatty boarded a ferry to Hoboken, avoided return, and vowed to seek court action to prove insanity while staying in New Jersey or Pennsylvania.
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Hoboken
O'Mahoney
New Jersey
Meyers
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Hudson Streets
William Mahon
Insane Hospital
Pennsylvania
John J. Fallon
Curtin
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Fallon
Samuel Houston
Philadelphia
Mabon
Regulators Urge Reforms to Curb Stock Market Abuses
The Wall Street Investigating Commission to Gov. Hughes urges tighter Exchange controls rather than full abolition of speculation. It favors 20 percent margins, stronger Exchange self policing, repealing some charters, and new penalties for fraudulent trading, with warnings of public demand if the Exchange fails to reform.
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Scannell Victim of Robbery at Fishkill Farm
John J. Scannell Tammany Sachem of New York reports a robbery at his country house two miles north of Fishkill Landing. Detectives seek more than $3,000 in missing items including a $1,000 sealskin coat used on the Speedway, an $800 vase set and an $800 otter skin robe.
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New York
Riverside Drive
Dredge Entangled by Suspected Prehistoric Forest Remains
Workers digging an inland canal from Rockaway Inlet to Long Beach halted when a steam dredge became stuck forty feet below the surface. The site yielded mud studded with dense tree stumps, raising questions whether a prehistoric grove or an abandoned pier lies beneath. Experts from the American Museum of Natural History and Columbia University were at hand but many faculty were away for the summer.
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Long Beach
Hermon C. Bumpus
American Museum of Natural History
Columbia University
Notable Features of Next Sunday’s Times Orders
Notices urge readers to place Sunday Times orders with newsdealers today to avoid missing features. The prompt emphasizes timely action and distribution through local news outlets.
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Eliot reveals five foot shelf of liberal education books
In Boston and Atlanta reports, Dr. Charles W. Eliot lists a five foot shelf of 25 works he deems essential for liberal education. He notes the aim is to pick the most representative, intelligible works for readers today and plans further selection before retiring from Harvard.
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Boston
Charles W. Eliot
Penjamin Franklin
John Woolman
William Penn
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Milton
Sir Thoms Browne
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Crito
Epictetus
Marcus Aurelius
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Jonson
Becket
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Atlanta
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Harvard
Siegel Stores Corporation Formed To Consolidate Stores
The Siegel Stores Corporation, incorporated in Delaware with capital of 10 275 000, will take over Siegel Cooper Co Chicago Simpson Crawford Co and the Fourteenth Street Store New York and later Henry Siegel Co Boston. 2 000 000 preferred stock to be exchanged for Simpson Security bonds and 8 275 000 common stock issued for the acquisitions. The plan aims at economies in purchasing and accounting with no public sale of stock.
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Jersey City
Louis J. Dreiss
Harry W. Davis
Wilmington
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MacCracken Reproaches Eliot at Miami Centennial
Oxford Ohio June 16 Chancellor Henry M MacCracken of New York University rebuked former president Charles W Eliot for praising a five foot shelf of books as essentials of a liberal education He warned that colleges suffer when friends of the old guard misjudge learning and noted a New York corporation forming to reorganize American higher education.
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Henry M. MacCracken
New York University
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New York City
Smooth trip for Adriatic docking expected Thursday
The steamship Adriatic reports a smooth westbound passage and will dock about 9 on Thursday morning. Among its passengers are the family of David Henderson of Jersey City, linked to a Paris murder suicide, and Dr. Rainsford returning from Africa. Dr. Rainsford gave a lecture on Roosevelt expedition sights at a saloon concert last night.
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Dr George B Wix in Auto Wreck
Dr George B Wix a New York specialist and his wife were thrown from their auto when it overturned on Mount Arlington Boulevard Dover N J. Wix suffered a broken leg and bruises while Mrs Wix was bruised. Chauffeur escaped injury. They were en route to New York from Lake Hopatcong and were taken to Mount Arlington and then St Luke Hospital in New York for treatment.
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New York
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Lake Hopatcong
Pigeon Letters Bridge 118 Mile Gap To New York
Winsted Conn June 16 David Cohen manager of a New York clothing business plans to use carrier pigeons to stay in touch with his fiance in the metropolis. The couple received a dozen homing birds and one won a prize at Madison Square Garden. Cohen notes rail travel 118 miles to New York takes four hours by fastest trains while air routes offer a shorter distance and potential delivery advantage.
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Missouri Governor Bans Mixed Race Marriages
Jefferson City Missouri June 16 Governor Hadley signed a bill prohibiting marriage between Caucasians and Asians including Chinese and Japanese. The law targets interracial unions and marks a state action amid ongoing debates over marriage laws.
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Horsford's Acid Phosphate Summer Drink Ad
To relieve Summer exhaustion take Horsford's Acid Phosphate It is cooling refreshing and invigorating A delicious Summer drink Adv.
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Foxhall Keene Falls In Alarm Injury At Ranelagh
London dispatch reports Foxhall Keene of Beauchamp Hall taking a hard fall after crossing two opponents at Ranelagh. A pony collapsed on him and he lay unresponsive for minutes before walking off. Doctors advised rest but he returned to play, continuing as before.
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Coaching No Aid Wordell
Louis J. Wordell of Philadelphia, a Cambridge Wrangleship contender, says he would not have performed better with coaching. He asserts he objected to coaching and believes his own past experience proves it.
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Louis J. Wordell
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Shocks Ring France Harbor Areas Respite After Tidal Recession
Paris reports say new minor earthquakes struck Toulon and Marseilles. In Marseilles the harbor water fell about two feet and steadied only after several hours, signaling continuing seismic unrest along the southern coast.
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Paris
Toulon
Taft Defeated Again in Chevy Chase Golf Match
President Taft loses a foursome golf match at Chevy Chase with Gen. Clarence R. Edwards as partner. They go down by 1 up to Senator Bourne and Representative Gillett. The day is ideal and Taft enjoys the relaxation after a busy White House day.
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Taft
Chevy Chase Links
Clarence R. Edwards
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Representative Gillett
White House
German Balloon Drops Near Zhitomir
A balloon carrying two German officers landed near Zhitomir today. One officer was severely injured in the crash. Zhitomir lies about eighty miles from Kiev.
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Zhitomir
Russia
Kiev
Airship men share Osiris prize in aviation progress
Paris June 16 The French Institute divided the Osiris prize of 20 000 for aviation progress between M Bleriot and Gabriel Voisin The prize fund originated from Daniel Osiris who bequeathed Malmaison and provided about 6500 annually for a triennial prize open to all nations Osiris died in 1907.
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Malmaison
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Not to Meet Abruzzi Daughter of Senator Elkins
Senator Elkins laughs at rumors his daughter Katherine will meet the Duke of the Abruzzi in Europe. He notes her heart condition worsens in heat, and her doctor advised travel to cooler European regions. Katherine and her mother may visit West Virginia briefly before the voyage, while the Duke remains in the Himalayas.
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Katherine Elkins
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No Reply to Untermyer in Sugar Trust Case
Washington officials refused to comment on Samuel Untermyer's remarks as Adolph Segal seeks to loosen the Sugar Trust grip on the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company. Attorney General Wickersham rejected responding to criticized opinions, saying no formal reply was needed to a private opinion voiced in public.
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Department of Justice
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Kicked Rich Wife in Shins Documentary at Divorce Trial
In St Louis on June 16, Mrs Meyer wealthy wife testifies in her divorce suit against Fred J Meyer. She reads from a memorandum noting abusive remarks and says Meyer, fourteen years younger, kicked her shins May 12 1902. Meyer now a real estate dealer contests the suit.
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ST. Louis
Fred J. Meyer
Morse Free Again Under $125000 Bail
Charles W. Morse the former president of the National Bank of North America is released on bail of 125000 after a circuit court decision. Mrs Morse spearheads 25 sureties with bonds totaling 125000 to secure Morse for the October appeal term.
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National Bank of North America
Lacombe, Noyes
Coxe
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Financial District
Joseph D. Carroll
Frederick Wagner
Carroll
Mr. Wagner
James A. Lynch
Charles H. de Witt
William C. Allison
Henry S. Kearney
Elverton R. Chapman
Oakleigh Thorne
James Talcott
William H. Cheseborough
E. Clifford Potter
Henry Steers
Harry RB. Wheeler
Augustus van Wyck
James M. Gifford
Robert B. Moorhead
Harold A. Hatch
Henry W. Shoemaker
Ralph C. Hudson
Warner van Norden
Mrs. Morse
Mr. Morse
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