Crop report plot tied to Holmes case exposes profits
Louis H. Van Riper, NY broker, testifies in Edwin H. Holmes Jr. trial about advance crop report information. He details a scheme with Holmes, Theodore Price, Moses Haas and Peckham that yielded hundreds of thousands in profits from cotton and wheat trades, including a window shade warning system and a two thirds share to Holmes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Louis H. ‘van Riper
New York
Edwin H. Holmes, Jr
Holmes
van Riper
Western
Frederick A. Peckham
Theodore E. Price
Moses Haas
Price
Mr. Rogers
Gates & Co
Peckham
Haas
L. H. Mercer & Co
Mercer
Olmes, Haas
Voyage of Army Balloon From Washington to Harrisburg
Captain C D Chandler of the Signal Corps filed a report on June 4 voyage in the army balloon from Washington to Harrisburg Pennsylvania with two others. Direction was largely northward and gas expansion and contraction due to weather prevented steady altitude. Observations at 4 PM showed about 35 miles per hour. total distance 103.8 miles. start 1 15 PM. landing 5 45 PM. total weight 2402 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
C. D. Chandler
Signal Corps
Army
Harrisburg
Penn
United Service notices details on naval and cadet assignments
June 17 dispatch lists officers detailed for military and engineering duties at Culver Military Academy Georgia Military College and various ships and stations. It includes Capt J Q Adams Lieuts Little Spalding Wooten Barton Dennig Bartlett and others assigned to roles at academies yards and districts with medical and inspector appointments and vessel arrivals at multiple ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. Q. Adams
Culver Military Academy
India
J. J Little
Thirtieth Infantry
Georgia Military College
Milledgeville
G. R. Spalding
Engine Department
The
Colorado
W. P. Wooten
Department of Texas
J. K. Barton
League Island Navy Yard
R. G. Dennig
Midvale Steel Company
Chester, Penn
American Steel Castingmpany
Thurlow
Penn
F. W. Bartlett
Naval Academy
Department of Steam Engineering
Ray Ensign
R. B. Straussburger
Relative on Guy Jury Raises Conflict in Murder Trial
Jurors chosen for the Samuel Guy murder trial in Queens County include J Ryder a relative of the victim Mrs Lillian Mott Guy though he could not prove a definite connection. Proceedings paused with eleven jurors selected as the defense plans an alibi and the People expect to present about sixty witnesses over two days.
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J. Ryder
Jaycox
Aqueduct
George M. Butler
Flushing
Adolph F. Johnson
James Johnson
Charles W. Burger
Springfield
Hans Becker
Corona
James Aylesbury
Charles Richter
College Point
Frank Vorhees
Richmond Hill
John Brandis
Evergreen
Daniel M. MacClellan
Lillian Mott Guy
Benjamin J. Mott
Far Rockaway
Quy
Guy
Judge McPherson Hears Missouri Freight Two-Cent Law Dispute
In Kansas City Judge Smith McPherson rules the two cent fare law should not be enforced until practical experience shows it is fair and remunerative. He retains jurisdiction over Missouri freight and passenger laws and delays on injunctions while both sides await further order. He notes rates must be reasonably remunerative and that ultimate resolution may rest with the U.S. Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Smith McPherson
United States District Court
St. Louis
Missouri
McPherson
Supreme Court of the United States
Spirit control writes for money in Vanderbilt case
In Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Maddox a petition seeks a commission to examine Edward Ward Vanderbilt’s mental condition after his marriage to Rev. Pepper the spiritualist. Mrs Pepper claims spirit control writers penned letters and she writes unconsciously during entrancements led by Bright Eyes. Vanderbilt and his wife deny spirit influence and ex Judge Dalley calls most claims conclusions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Maddox
Brooklyn
Edward Ward Vanderbilt
Pepper
Minerva Vanderbilt
Justice Maddox
Miss Vanderbilt
Mr. Vanderbilt
Bright Eyes
Mrs. Pepper
Dalley
Joseph Bick Sentenced to Jail for Contempt
Joseph Bick, junior member of the bankrupt firm Bick Brothers, was sentenced by Judge Holt in the United States District Court to two months in Ludlow Street Jail for contempt of court. The sentence begins Thursday with no appeal. He testified about assets and notes tied to a $10,000 payment, but could not identify the note owner.
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Joseph Bick
Bick Brothers
Mercer Street
Ludlow Street
Holt
United States District Court
Rick Brothers
Frm
Henkel
Bick
Dr. E. E. Elliott Held on Disorderly Conduct Charge
A man claiming to be Dr Elmore E Eliott of 142 East Sixtieth Street faced Magistrate Barlow in Yorkville Police Court on a disorderly conduct charge. Police recount he was intoxicated Saturday at Lexington Avenue and Sixty fourth Street, resisted officers and struck Policeman Collins, with a bail set at 1000 for tomorrow’s further examination.
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Elmore E. Eliott
East Sixtieth Street
Barlow
Yorkville
Collins
East Sixty-seventh Street
Lexington Avenue
Sixty-fourth Street
Shire
Elliott
Catherine Walsh
Aevenues
John
Wall Street Revival Meeting Opens Summer Series
A revival gathering begins today in Wall Street led by Rev. ee Wilkinson. The event marks the first of the summer series with expected attendance and a focus on renewal themes for the waterfront community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Ee Wilkinson
Woman Declared Insane Over Spirit Possession Case
Miss Jane Teets heiress to a portion of a large estate was deemed insane by a sheriff's jury in White Plains after four years at Bloomingdale Asylum. She claimed an evil spirit guided her actions and named a mysterious Miss Jackson as controller. The jury required ten minutes to declare incompetence to manage her property.
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New York Times
White Plains
N. Y
Jane Teets
Bloomingdale Asylum
Miss Teets
Bloomingdale
Joseph
Alonzo Eets
Miss Jackson
Tunnel Company Faces Bankruptcy Load and Creditors List
The New York Tunnel Company proposing a bankruptcy shows liabilities of 1,122,454 with assets of 418,696 including plant equipment and machinery. Eleven horses and five trucks plus office furniture are listed. The company owes 140 creditors including Davies & Thomas, W K Niver Coal, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and American Iron and Steel, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tunnel Company
East River
Battery
Brook
Rapid Transit Subwa Construction Company
Sunday golf ban sparks test against city law
Joseph Staubach Yonkers Baseball Club treasurer applied for warrants against several Dunwoodie Country Club members for violating the Sunday law. Staubach contends that golf is prohibited per a Supreme Court ruling and plans a test case. Warrants target Frederick Ross D O Reilly H McKee George P Lawson George Gellett Lace Walter Bayliss H Mark and O H Blackman, all of New York City.
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Joseph Staubach
Yonkers
Beall
Dunwoodie
Staubach
Supreme Court
Tompkins
Frederick Ross
West Seventieth
D. O’reilly
West Thirtieth Street
H. McKee
Manhattan Avenue
George P. Lawson
West Thirty-sixth Street
George Gellett
Exco Place
N.W. Lace
West Seventy-seventh Street
Walter Bayliss
104Th Street
Investigators Probe Borough Office Delays By Politician Influence
In a continued inquiry by the Commissioners of Accounts into the Borough President's office the Bureau of Incumbrances faced testimony that several politicians including State Senator McManus Tim Sullivan John Coggey and John J Murphy interfered to prevent removal of complained incumbrances. Superintendent McEntegart testified he believed political influence caused delays and noted initials on complaints guiding inaction. The hearing resumed with witnesses identifying Sullivan and Murphy initials and a McManus letter delaying action.
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Commissioners of Accounts
Bureau of
the McManus
Little Tim Sullivan
Charlies F. Murphy
John
John V. Coggey
Bureau
Thomas McEntegart
Alderman Sullivan
Howard Brody, Jr
Sullivan
John J. Murphy
McEntegart
Tammany Hall
Thomas McManus
Two New Police Courts Opened in Brooklyn
Two police courts were opened in Brooklyn yesterday. One on New Jersey Avenue near Atlantic in East New York and another on Twenty third Street near Fifth Avenue in South Brooklyn. Magistrate Geismer presided in South Brooklyn and Magistrate Hylan in East New York.
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Brooklyn
New Jersey Avenue
Atlantic
East New York
Twenty-third Street
Fifth Avenue
Geismer
South
Hylan
East
New York
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Port Said
Illinois
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Virgee
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Che-Foo
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Guy Jury
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Deponent
E. E. Elliott Held
Sheriffs Jury
Miss Jane Teets
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Fifth Ave
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Orange
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Charles Levy
East Twenty-second Street
Charles Morrison
Fourth Avenue
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Wm. Vogel & Son
Broadway
Houston St
23Rd Street
James McCreary & Co
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