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New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1907

Page

2

Gov Hughes OKs 16 Hour Limit for Railroad Workers

Albany June 17 Gov Hughes approved Senator Page’s bill restricting railroad workers to no more than sixteen consecutive hours on duty and requires eight hours off. The measure allows exceptions for casualties delays or terminal reach. The session also saw vetoes on eleven bills as the governor urged general amendments rather than targeted fixes.

Albany Gov. Hughes Senator Page Armstrong State Commission In New York City Knapp Sing Sing McManus Hughes Wilcox Crook Inchmond County Harte New York Board of Estimate Richmond County Park Commission Foelker Kings County Register New York County Senator McManus Health Assemblyman Schulz Mary Hedeman William Hedeman Saxe Watertown Assemblyman Wood Assemblyman Hobbs Supreme Court City of New York Sureme Court O'Neil

Mayor vetoes Sunday ball bill over amateur definition

Mayor McClellan vetoed the Sunday Baseball bill amid criticism that it would permit semi pro play for pay on Sundays while excluding league players. He called the amateur clause dishonest and said the law would undermine genuine amateur athletics. He also vetoed a per diem vacation bill and said he signed the City Courts measure and other minor acts.

McClellan City of New York Keilan

Governor Hughes Nominates Prisons Commission Members

Albany June 17 The governor sent to the Senate nominations for the new Commission of Prisons created this year Charles F Howard MD of Buffalo for a seat on the body Charles F Howard is listed among the nominees for the commissions members in the message to the Senate.

Chard L. Hand Elizabethtown Francis C. Huntington New York Carthen Dijgr Thomas Wai Ynes Brooklyn L. Davenport Bath Oger P. Clark Binghamton Finance Committee Senate Cornelius V. Collins Troy Edwin O. Holter John G. Wickser Buffalo Albany Gov. Hughes Commission of Prisons Charles F. Howard Buffito

Dollar Dinner for Wells Highlights GOP District Support

More than 600 Republicans in the Twenty ninth Assembly District hosted Assemblyman Frederic De Witt Wells at Terrace Garden. Speakers included former Senator Elsberg County Chairman Parsons Congressman Olcott and Job Hedges with John Henry Hammond as toastmaster.

Twenty-ninth Assembly District Frederic de Witt Wells Terrace Garden Mr. Wells Elsberg Parsons Olcott Job Hedges John Henry Hammond A Hedges Theodore Roosevelt Cotees Gov. Hughes Hedges McClellan Ceqiat Rs Hammond Wells

Gas leak blaze injures four firefighters in city residence

A gas explosion in a house at 228 West Forty-ninth Street injured four members of Hook and Ladder Company No. 4 while searching for a leak. Firemen were exposed when gas ignited at the supply pipe as officers attempted to shut off the flow. an explosion followed during ceiling work. Police arrested the gas company employees present in the cellar.

Wesley Tyson West Forty-ninth Street Seventh Eighth Avenues Hook and Ladder Company No. 4 West Fortyseventh Street Eighth Avenue Fortyninth Street Devanny Lieut. Simpson John McGuigan James R. Nugent John Corbes

Hearing on Second Recount Bill in City Hall

President McGowan acting mayor will hold a hearing on the supplementary Recount bill in the Council Chamber. The Mayor will be away at the grave for the new aqueduct near Peeksill and may act on the bill after the hearing or Friday evening before leaving for Princeton.

McGowan Board of Aldermen Council Chamber Peeksill Princeton

Hoboken Strikers Refuse Return to Work

Four hundred longshoremen of the Holland-America Line at Hoboken refuse to resume duties yesterday. They demand discharge of two strikebreakers and a foreman, later soften on strikebreakers but still insist on the foreman’s dismissal. They may return to work this morning.

Hoboken

Jersey City Policeman Wounded by Fall of Revolver

William Lynch, a Jersey City police officer, was chasing boys playing craps when his revolver slipped from his hip pocket. The weapon discharged on impact with the sidewalk, injuring Lynch in the foot. The wound is not serious.

William Lynch Jersey City Lynch

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