Coler Defends Himself Through Delos McCurdy
Controller Coler hands his defense over to Delos McCurdy amid charges raised by ex-School Commissioner Jacob W. Mack regarding the August 1898 bond sale. McCurdy previously won three Supreme Court rulings upholding his arguments. Coler denies soliciting only syndicate bids and says outside bidders totalled about $8 million of $12 million, insisting the accusation is baseless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coler
Jacob W. Mack
Delos McCurdy
McCurdy
Mr. Mack
Supreme Court
Jacob H. Schiff
Alexander E. Orr
Morris K. Jesup
Charles Stewart Smith
New York
Produce Exchange Trust Company
Mack
Pastor Blames Internal Foes in Ice Trust Scandal Talk
Rev. Dr. A. S. Kavanagh at New York Avenue M E Church Brooklyn warns that internal foes threaten New York likening history of Troy and Babylon to modern cities. He cites corrupt politicians and calls for a cleaner standard of righteousness to counter the threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ice Trust
New York City
A. S. Kavanagh
New York Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Brooklyn
Troy
Babylon
Nineveh
New York
Kavanagh
Bird
Coler
Israel
Jerusalem
Father Ducey Denounces Prominent Men for State Prison
Rev Thomas J Ducey pastor of St Leo s Catholic Church told his congregation that he knows many prominent men in the city who ought to be in state prison today He attacked corporate influence in law making and warned against ties between judges and stock tickers saying judges should act without such connections to avoid bias He argued corporations can do almost anything under legal cover with men watching legislation in their interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Ducey
St. Leo’s Homan Catholic Church
Father Ducey
Supreme Court
Broom Fire Threatens Tenement House at West End
Last night in the double tenement at 44 West End Avenue smoke filled the building housing twenty families. Tenants found John Flynn intoxicated in the second story room with a blazing broom on the stove near a kerosene can. Flynn was arrested on suspicion of attempted arson as Mrs. Flynn appeared unaware and called the incident a mistake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End Avenue
John Flynn
Flynn
McElwain Dies at Brother's Funeral in Amsterdam
Henry C. McElwain, a prominent Amsterdam citizen and owner of a large farm, died suddenly from heart disease this afternoon while attending the funeral of his brother Willard McElwain, a noted knit goods manufacturer. McElwain served on the Amsterdam Board of Water Commissioners and was its treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
N. Y
Henry C. McElwain
Willard McElwain
Stolen Horse Wagon and Harness Reported in White Plains
White Plains police seek several young men who stole a horse from Yorris Montgomery stables a wagon from Dr Ge Hart and a harness set from Cy Wright last night on the road they struck James Hyatt a contractor and severely injured him the wagon wreck remains and warrants issued but suspects not yet identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Plains
N. Y
Yorris Montgomery
Ge Hart
Cy Wright
James Hyatt
John Ridpath in Critical Condition at Presbyterian Hospital
There was no improvement in the condition of John Clark Ridpath yesterday at Presbyterian Hospital. He remains critically ill with little hope for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Clark Ridpath
Presbyterian Hospital
Lightning kills wild boars bred for forest preserve
Port Porter's Township in Pike County sits around Porter's Lake where Weissbrod and Hess of Philadelphia purchased the preserve and planned a $10,000 private clubhouse. They imported six German wild boars to breed in America but a lightning storm struck the tree sheltering them, killing five while the owners hoped to release offspring into the forest. A prior attempt by Otto Block near the Shawangunk Mountains failed after boars damaged local crops. only Judge W H Crane shot one, and the others disappeared to Sullivan County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Port Jervis
Porter’s Township
Pike County
Porter’s Lake
Weissbrod & Hess
Philadelphia
Black Forest
Germany
Otto Block
New York
Shawangunk Mountains
Neversink
W. H. Crane
Stephen Crane
Sullivan County
Regatta Postponed By Light Wind At Morrisania Yacht Club
Lack of wind halted the fifth annual Morrisania Yacht Club regatta after two hours of vain drifting. About fifty starters crossed the line near noon, but by 3 30 PM only a few reached College Point. Stuyvesant Harlem and Greenville clubs sent boats, while tug Harlem River No 1 ferried members and guests to the starting line and later escorted them up the Sound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrisania Yacht Club
College Point
Stuyvesant
Harlem
Greenville
Harlem River No. 1
Casanova
Woman Run Down by Bicycle at Fifth Avenue Corner
Mrs. Catherine Campbell of 445 Fifth Avenue was struck by a bicycle at Fifth Avenue and Thirty-ninth Street last night. She said she was unhurt and made no complaint. The cyclist, William Rafferty of 141 East Twenty-sixth Street, was not arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Campbell
Fifth Avenue
Thirty-ninth Street
William Rafferty
East Twenty-sixth Street
Century Run Dream Ends in Descent From Palisades
Herman Poppe, a sixty one year old janitor and avid cyclist, rode down a Palisades hill after dark and fell from ledge to ledge for about forty five feet. He rode away from Harlem Hospital with a bruised head and a smashed bicycle claiming concussion was nothing serious and insisting on walking home unaided to One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Poppe
Palisades
Fort Lee Ferry
Mr. Poppe
Twenty-fifth Street
Fifth Avenue
Wolf
Harlem
Poppe
Wera
Arrival of Buyers Pervades Major Dry Goods Firms
A crowded roll of wholesalers and retailers from across the United States appears to have shown interest in the city’s dry goods market. Names include Rice & Stix of St Louis, Ward & Co of Chicago, Salomon & Co of Kalamazoo, and many others with storefronts and hotels listed, spanning from Broadway to Leonard Street and Grand Street, signaling a broad purchasing push and potential expansions in the sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward, M., & Co
Chicago
A. M. Hendrick
Leonard Street
Manhattan
Dismukes Brothers
Nashville
J. J. Tuohy
Albert
Timothy Dry Goods Company
White, R. H., & Co
Boston
Mass
G. A. Reidpath
Broome Street
Imperial
Heiser, Muhlfelder & Co
Albany
Muhlfelder
Lytle
Worcester
W. A. Lytle
Cohn & Kronberg
Little Rock
Ark
A. D. Cohn
Herald Square
Wurzburger
H., & Sons
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Ohio
M. Oppenheimer
Marlborough
Baruch, J., & Co
Charlotte
N. C
H. Baruch
Wolf & Marx
San Antonio
Texas
E. Wolf
A, Goods
Lispenard Street
Loveman, D. B., & Co
Chattanooga
Syracuse
N. Y
Ty ‘Adrien
Boys’ Clothing
Grand Street
Hotel Imperial
Weather forecast notes showers and heat across regions
Showers and variable winds shift to fresh northeasterly. Rain and thunderstorms active in Middle and South Atlantic states and East Gulf. Northwest reports local rain. Temperatures largely below seasonal average along Atlantic to Ohio valleys. Gulf and Southwest see highs near 104 in Texas. Next two days expect fair northern districts with southern rains and storms. Record highs and winds summarized from New York Times and Weather Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Atlantic
East Gulf States
Mississippi Valley
Northwest
Atlantic Coast
Ohio Valley
Missouri Valley
Gulf Districts
Southwest
Albin
Texas
St. Lawrence Valley
Rocky Mountains
Middle Atlantic Coast
Weteree
Pedee
Congaree
New England
Middle Atlantic
NEW York. Times
Weather Bureau
Little Girl Shielded by Woman in Solicitation Case
A woman calling herself Mrs. Mary Lembeck faced a Yorkville Police Court charge of soliciting with a six year old girl present. She claimed the child was her daughter, but several locals denied any Lembeck at their addresses. Detective Pfeifer and Patrolman Penz reported prior arrests. a $5 fine led to her detention for lack of funds. The Gerry society took the girl into care while an investigation continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lembeck
Crane
Yorkville
Annie
John Lembeck
East Eleventh Street
Pfeifer
Fifth Street
Penz
Gerry Society
Lembeck
Third Avenue
Mrs. Zastrow
In Father McGlynn's Memory Tablet Dedication
A bronze tablet honoring Rev. Edward McGlynn was unveiled at St. Mary's Church Newburg by Rev. William Livingston. The ceremony featured Rev. M. J. Salley delivering the address. Funds for the tablet were raised through local voluntary subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Church
Newburg
M. J. Salley
St. Patrick's Church
Body of Elizabeth Crandall Recovered After Drowning
The body of Elizabeth B. Crandall of Manhattan was recovered this morning off Oscawanna Island after a Sunday school excursion with Anna Hussey ended in drowning. Rescuers had searched until dark yesterday without finding the second victim, then hauled Crandall from twelve feet of water within fifteen feet of the rock. Coroner Mason authorized transporting the body to Manhattan later in the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peekskill
N. Y
Elizabeth B. Crandall
West One Hundred and Fourth Street
Manhattan
Anna Hussey
West End Presbyterian
Oscawanna Island
Eugene Munson
Edgar McLured
Mason
DROWNED IN FRIENDS SIGHT AT MIDLAND BEACH
Michael Regan thirty seven years old boarded at 208 Washington Street Jersey City and with William Hardy and Nathaniel Kelly swam at Putnam's Beach south of Midland. Regan a strong swimmer swam about 300 yards before shouting and vanishing. Life-saving corps recovered his body at seven last night four hours after the drowning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Regan
Washington Street
Jersey City
William Hardy
Nathaniel Kelly
Midland Beach
Richmond Borough
Putnam’s Beach
Midland
Regan
Immigration Officials Deny Consultation With Treasury Solicitor
Assistant Commissioner Edward McSweeny denied consulting at the Holland House with Treasury Solicitor O Connell as claimed in papers. Commissioner Kewhie said he had not seen O Connell last week. The alleged discussion concerned charges of maladministration in the Bureau of Immigration at the port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward McSweeny
Holland House
O’connell
Treasury Department
Kewhie
Bureau of Immigration
Yesterday's Fires Report From 12 to 12
A five paragraph list records many small blaze incidents from Saturday night to Sunday. Locations include 298 Eleventh Avenue Behr Brothers and 116 East 119th Street Mrs Dreyfus with damages listed as 30 000 and 5 2 000 respectively. Other addresses span First Avenue 66 Henry Street Essex Street Stanton Street West Forty fifth Street East Thirty second Street and Third Avenue with names like J D Braune Max Malkowitz Jacob Moses Charles Mishinen Peter Nieman Samuel Worth Connolly and more. Several cases noted as slight damage or unspecified totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleventh Avenue
Behr Brothers
East 119Th Street
Mrs. Dreyfus
First Avenue
J. D. Braune
Henry Street
Max Malkowitz
Slight
Essex Street
Jacob Moses
Forty-fifth Street
Charles Mishinen
Thirty-second Street
Peter Nieman
Forty-ninth Street
Connolly
Third Avenue
Samuel Worth
Building Trades Club Joke About Wage Cut Revealed
The Building Trades Club notice claiming a 10 percent wage reduction after July 1 was a joke, said Charles E. Eidlitz of the Electrical Contractors' Association. He explained the bulletin story arose from a luncheon remark and was meant as humor, not policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Building Trades’ Club
Charles E. Eidlitz
Electrical Contractors’ Association
Bulletin
Hotels list patrons by name across multiple venues
A compiled roster shows guests and patrons at major New York hotels including Waldorf Astoria, Murray Hill, Park Avenue, Grand Union, Plaza, Netherland, Savoy, Manhattan, Imperial, Albemarle, Fifth Avenue, Broadway Central, Astor, Hoffman and Grand. Names span military, clergy, doctors, bankers and international figures across cities such as Salt Lake City, Boston, Chicago, London, Toronto and Pretoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldorf-Astoria
Col. H. H. Whitney
United States Army
Robert D. Grant
Salt Lake City
Murray
Plaza
R. Gray
Chicago
A. Kitson
Philadelphia
Netherland
Dr. Schooley
Braddock
A. A. King
Stamford
Savoy
F. J. French
Boston
Robert L. Gerry
Newport
J. F. Williams
Manhattan
F. W._ Cobb
James L. Sutherland
Brantford
England
J. M. de Bruyn
Pretoria
South Africa
Imperial
E. R. Dewart
Toronto
A. T. Chisholm
Cleveland
Clayton Tullis
Montgomery
Ala
J. M. H. Brown
Minneapolis
Albemarle
F. Winslow
United States Navy
I.P. Dunne
Fifth Avenue
Archbishop Ireland
St. Paul
William Vieming
Oil City
Penn
H. V. Todd
Omaha
Broadway Central
D. A. Williams
Rochester
H. L. Folger
Atlanta
ASTOR
T. ©. Parker
Macon
R. J. Winteringham
Clement P. Rust
Oakland
Cal
Alexander Laird
Zanesville
Ohio
Hoffman
A. H. Bromly
London
J. M. Fitzgerald
J. L. Adrien
Syracuse
Fires Destroy Grain Elevator and Convention Hall
In Kansas City Union Grain Elevator, with its contents, burned today causing a loss of $100,000 covered by insurance. Brockett Cement Company's adjoining warehouses suffered $15,000 in damage. In Des Moines a large convention hall auditorium used for a Commercial Exchange and Chase Amusement vaudeville show was destroyed, with total losses of $350,000 and $27,000 insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Union
Brockett Cement Company
Des Moines
Iowa
Th Commercial Exchange
Chase Amusement Company
Tried to Burn the Jail in Worcester Case
Catherine Martin a nineteen year old domestic arrested May 28 after confessing three attempts to burn the Hotel Pleasant has set fire to the Summer Street Jail twice since imprisonment. She admits the acts and is under constant watch with mental illness suspected. She previously confessed to fires at Bay Street House and a bed fire at Mrs Lucy C Smith home and arson at Leicester Hotel before pleading not guilty in the Central District Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Mass
Catherine Martin
Hotel Pleasant
Summer Street
Bay Street
Lucy C. Smith
Clinton Street
Leicester
Central District Court
Patricide in Newark claims life of father then son
In Newark at 30 Jones Street Louis Kolka, a polisher, killed his father Joseph Kolka, 50, after arriving home drunk about 1 AM. Louis then shot himself, dying later. Mrs Kolka fled with her life as four gunshots rang out. Aaron Cohen alerted police and the elder Kolka lay dead in bed while Louis lay unconscious at City Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Louis Kolka
Joseph Kolka
Jones Street
Kolka
Pay
South Orange Avenue
Stark
Cohen
City Hospital
Omaha Stock Broker Shoots Hackman in Home
C H King a North Twenty fifth Street stock broker in Omaha killed hackman James Flood after Flood forced entry. Flood, intoxicated, argued over fare to the railway. King fired through the door wounding Flood thrice. Flood died. King later arrested in Council Bluffs. Mrs King cites fare dispute. King says only entry denial caused the clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
C. H. King
North Twenty-fifth Street
James Flood
Church
King
Birmingham
Ala
Flood
Council Bluffs
Hackman
Ouse
Tragic Guardrail Fall Kills Paterson Father
Henry Bretts a 47 year old butcher and widower died on his back porch in Paterson New Jersey after grabbing a child and knocking against a guardrail that collapsed. He landed head first into the areaway and died before help arrived. His wife had died a year earlier leaving several small children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paterson
N. J
Henry Bretts
Bretts
Shipping and Foreign Mails Almanac for June
This page lists daily mail close times, sailing vessels, and incoming steamships for the week of June. It details Transpacific and Transatlantic routes with specific ship names such as Navahoe, Algonquin, Kaiserin Maria Theresia, and Teutonic, plus port calls at Charleston, Havana, Bremen, and Liverpool. It also notes supplementary mails and customs for multiple destinations and dates from June 18 to June 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navahoe
Charleston
Seuddas
Advance
Colon
Algonquin
Belvernon
Inagua
Porderer
Azores
Kaiserin Maria Theresia
Bremen
Biaresterascens
Prinz
Frederick Hendrik
Haiti
U. S
McClellan
Cardenas
Antilla
Nassau
Asti
Rio de Janeiro
Santos
City of Washington
Havana
Handel
Bahia
Neustria
Marseilles
Rayswater
Southwark
Southampton
Teutonic
Liverpool
China
Japan
Philippine Islands
Tacoma
Duke of Fife
Hawaii
San Francisco
Australia
West Australia
Europe
New Zealand
Fiji Islands
Vancouver
Warrimoo
Dorkc
Victoria
Impress
Hawai Fiji
Samoan Islands
Campania
New York
Moana
Full-Fledged Hosiery Sale at Macy's Undersells Competitors
Macy's advertises deep discounts on hosiery including men's and women's Paris hose and Lisle thread stockings. Prices range from 24c to 89c for various styles, with faux premium items offered much cheaper than rivals. Emphasizes undercutting competitors to boost store traffic and sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Macy’s
Imported Women's Hose Sale From Paris Catalog
Women’s three dollar imported hose offered at 1.98 featuring lisle thread and open work with lacey insteps. Pure silk hose from Paris priced down from 3.75 to 2.74, with ornate lace and embroidery in heliotrope and other colors. Other silk hose listed at 3.49 and 3.74, and a 5.00 value at 3.49.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Paris
Men’s Fine Half Hose Styles and Prices
Catalog style listing of men's half hose in multiple colors and designs with prices. Detail includes cotton and lisle thread options, openwork insteps, and varied grounds from black to tan. Highlights include a 1.24 dollar luxury pair and several lower priced options around 11 to 44 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisle
Transatlantic Steamers Progress Report From London
Shipping news from London reports multiple passenger and cargo steamers sailing and arriving. Vessels include Lucania from Liverpool to New York. Bremen from Bremen to New York. Bolivia from Naples to New York. Bovie from New York to Liverpool. Kensington from Ee to New York. Noordland from New York to Antwerp. Barbarossa from New York to Bremen arriving at Southampton. Additional sailings list Cherokee Diamant Buffalo Margaret Jones Chester bound for European ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lucania
McKay
Liverpool
Queenstown
New York
Bremen
Nierich
Southampton
Bolivia
Craig
Naples
Gibraltar
Bovie
Also Mentioned on This Page
MR. Coler
Transvaal
Ridpath
Wheelman
Weather Bureau— Times
TimEs
Hoouse Square
At & P
Gerry
Father McGlynn
Stanton Street
C. Silverman
Patricide
Paterson Butcher
Shipping and Foreign Mails
A. M
Transpacific
Alemania
Hamburg
Antwerp
Brooklyn City
Swansea
Camatense
Para
el Norte
New Orleans
Georgia
Menominee
Murcia
St. Michael
Ontario
Hull
Rio Grande
Brunswick
Athos
Port Simon
Barcelona
Bordeaux
Pauillac
Finance
Celou
Karamania
Lampasas
Galveston
Westernland
Comanche
Jacksonville
el Rio
Grosser Kurfurst
Maracaibo
Curacao
Werra
Rembrandt
Mee
Saas
Saale
UNE
Fuerst Bismarck
Graf Waldersee
Powhatan
Furnessla
Young
Glasgow
Moville Ltd
Ndses
Henderson Bros
Fire Island
Servia
Stephens
Vernon H. Brown & Co
Tallahassee
Askins
Savannah
Mdse
Ocean Steamship Co
Evelyn
Newport News
Castner, Curran & Bullitt
A. H. Buil & Co
Helios
Janssen
Philip Ruprecht
The
Bar
Benefactor
Swain
W. P. Clyde & Co
Astoria
Accomac
Johnson, Alexandria, &c
Czarnikow, MacDougall & Co
J. H. Winchester & Co
Thingvalla
Laub, Stettin, &c
Rotterdam
Potter
Boulogne Std
Caledonian
McLean
Dundee
F. Leyland &Co
Hamilton
Boaz
Norfolk
Old Dominion Steamship Co
Ollargan
Span
Colango
Girgenti, &c
Simpson, Spence & Young
Platt
Fla
8. C
Cherokee
Turks Island, &c
Diamant
Flushing
Buffalo
Margaret Jones
Newcastle
Eng
Chester
Cable
Hunter Rye
A.B. Harts
Frank Mora
Representatives
William St
New York, N
28Th St
T. M. Stewart
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