Chief Croker in Rumor of Retirement and Succession
Fire Department gossip claims Chief Edward F. Croker will resign within two weeks to join Reebling Construction, with Deputy Langford eyed by Tammany Hall for his successor. Civil service exams may determine the appointment amid partisan pressure and lingering feud with Commissioner Hayes.
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Edward F. Croker
TIMES
Croker
Fire Department
Harry M. Archer
Tammany Hall
Langford
Joker
Charles F. Murphy
Tonawanda Club
Tammany
Ye Murphy
Murphy
Municipal Civil Service Commission
Civil Service
Civil Service Commission
Hayes
Archer
Chief Croker
Ayes
John H. O’brien
Lantry
O’brien
Department
Sturgis
Park Avenue
Polo Grounds
Supreme Court
Dewey's Lauterne and Moselle Table Wines
Dewey and Sons Co offers exceptionally fine table wines including Lauterne and Moselle. Available at 188 Fulton Street, New York, Virginia location noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey’s Lauterne and Moselle
Be. T Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
New York, Va
James B Gentry Pardoned From Noted 1895 Philadelphia Murder
James B Gentry, once a famed actor, was pardoned today by the Pennsylvania State Board of Pardons. He had been sentenced to death for the 1895 murder of Madge Yorke in Philadelphia. his sentence was later commuted to life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Philadelphia
James B. Gentry
Madge Yorke
State Board of Pardons
Harrisburg
Gentry
Miss Yorke
Boston
New York
Lydia Clarke
Fairmount Park
Clouds Hide Sun's Eclipse Over City
Clouds spoiled a rare sun eclipse viewing as observers above Washington planned to record it. The total eclipse was confined to the polar region while observers elsewhere saw only a partial view under overcast skies. Commander Robert E. Peary and his crew were noted among the few white observers near the north pole.
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Washington
United States Naval Observatory
North Pole
Robert E. Peary
Asia
North America
Greenland
Iceland
Finland
Jones & Laughlin Buys $4 Million Coal Lands
Pittsburg, June 17. Jones & Laughlin Steel Co. closes a $4 million cash coal lands deal to secure future supply for steel making. The tract adjoins existing holdings and will be held in reserve with no immediate development. Plus, Spang-Chalfant mills report June pipe orders up to 100,000 tons and plan a new pipe mill to handle growth.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Penn
Jones & Laughlin Steel Company
B. F. Jones
Steel Company
Jones & Laughlin
Spang-Chalfant Mills
Sham battle ends with land forces sinking invading fleet
The Thirteenth Regiment N G N Y staged a mock war at Sandy Hook and the Narrows. Fort Hancock Fort Hamilton and Fort Wadsworth were involved as the land forces defended while the invaders ships were sunk after fire from searchlights and guns. Fort Hancock fell to the invaders before the fleet was sunk near Gravesend Bay.
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Thirteenth Regiment
Fort Hancock
Sandy Hook
Forts
Hamilton
Wadsworth
Narrows
Fort Wadsworth
Fort Hamilton
New York Central Announces Pittsburg Buffalo Fast Train
New York Central lines at Pittsburg unveil a service cutting travel time to Buffalo to five hours and fifteen minutes, reducing previous schedules by three hours. The announcement shocks rival routes as efforts to speed cross state rail travel intensify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Pittsburg
New York Central
Buffalo
Government Begins Sugar Inquiry Here
Subpoenas issued for Receiver George H. Earle and witnesses in the suit between Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Co and American Sugar Refining Co. to appear before the Federal Grand Jury next Monday. Government examines Earle’s evidence for use in a major anti trust case under Taft.
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George H. Earle
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company
American Sugar Refining Company
Federal Grand Jury
Earle
Taft
Subavoenas
Pennsylvania
Adolph Segal
Gustav Kissel
Reading the Times Sunday Features Highlight Orders
An appeal urges readers to place advance orders with newsdealers to secure the Sunday Times features advertised elsewhere. The notice emphasizes timely ordering to avoid missing notable sections.
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Times
Japan Will Not Aid Strikers in Hawaii Insurrection Probe
Tokyo reports Hawaii Japanese workers seek government help but consular dispatch says no interference. Indictments in Honolulu accuse several leaders of conspiracy to murder and incite crime. 45 delegates from Hawaii Japanese union end four day meeting vowing no strike while presenting wage reform demands.
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Tokio
Hawaii
Honolulu
Japan
Territorial Grana
Y. Sogo
F. Makino
M. Negoro
K.kawamura
Y. Tasaka
Y. Anashira
Isa
Y. Sugawara
Waipalu
Poe
Jiji
Henry
Uyeno
Soga
Oahu
Planters’ Association
Wickersham Seeks Quick Clarity in Sugar Trust Case
Attorney General Wickersham met with President Taft and then hurried to New York amid a hush at the White House and Justice Department. The Sugar Trust investigation is believed to be the subject, with George H. Earle Jr. supplying documentary evidence and calls for swift action against alleged suppression of a rival refinery. Henry A. Wise and Samuel Untermyer’s criticisms factor into a broader interagency plan.
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New York Times
Washington
Wickersham
Taft
New York
White House
Department of Justice
Sugar Trust
George H. Earle, Jr
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company
Earle
Department
United States Treasury
Samuel Untermyer
Henry A. Wise
Mr. Wickersham
SUE FOURTEEN HAT FIRMS IN DANBURY SUIT
The Associated Hat Manufacturers of New York sues fourteen hat firms in Danbury Bethel and New Milford for 26000 damages per firm with attachments totaling over 300000 on real estate and bank accounts. The suits follow a union settlement and exclude seven Danbury firms that settled this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danbury, Conn
Associated Hat Manufacturers, Incorporated
New York
Danbury
Bethel
New Milford
Hatters’ Union
Many Hurt in Celebration In Boston
Boston sees sixty five people treated at city hospitals after the Bunker Hill celebration for fireworks and pistol injuries. Police efforts to curb firearm use reduced serious casualties, with many others treated at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
25.50 Cincinnati Round Trip Expires June 28
A passenger fare of 25 dollars and 50 cents for a Cincinnati round trip via Pennsylvania Railroad. Tickets are valid for return until June 28. travel dates listed June 19 to 22 with return option included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania Railroad
Absence of Gov Hoke Smith at Alliance of Reformers session
At a Presbyterian alliance convention in New York Gov Hoke Smith of Atlanta failed to appear as scheduled to speak on Calvin and the American Republic. The presiding Rev Dr Phimister and others sought him without success, noting he had accepted the invitation but offered no reason for his absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Smith
Georgia
Alliance of Reformed Churches
Atlanta
J. L. Vance
Newark
Alabama
Dr. Phimister
Knox
Woodside
Wrights Honored by Dayton in Homecoming Welcome
Dayton pays homage to Orville and Wilbur Wright with a two day celebration. The brothers ride in a parade, attend a parade review, dine with family, and receive public praise and medals from state and federal officials for their aviation achievements.
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Dayton
Ohio
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Wright Brothers
Wrights
Wilbur
Bishop
Milton Wright
Katherine Wright
Reuchlin Wright
Tongonoxie
Kan
Loren
Washington
Hawthorne Street
Huffman’s Prairie
le Mans
France
Jonathon Dayton
Pong
Jonathan Dayton
Norfolk and Westerns New Train from New York
Norfolk and Western announces a new daily train from New York at 9 25 P M with sleeping cars to Memphis via Washington Bristol and Chattanooga No change in the New Orleans train leaving New York at 3 25 P M The quickest time from New York to the Southwest Tickets etc 398 Broadway Ady
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Norfolk & Western
New York Daily Penn
R. R
Memphis
Washington
Bristol
Chattanooga
New Orleans
N.Y
Southwest
Grant slated as next superintendent at War Building
Washington June 17 Lieut Ulysses S Grant 3d is said to be slated for the post of Superintendent of the State War and Navy Building in succession to Capt John H Poole of the Corps of Engineers. The place is a coveted one and only officers of the Corps of Engineers are eligible.
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New York Times
Washington
Ulysses S. Grant
State
War
Navy
John H. Poole
Corps of Engineers
Dog Bites Percy Williams In Front Of Long Acre Building
Theatrical manager Percy Williams was bitten on the right forearm by a Boston bulldog belonging to Charles L. Fletcher. The dog was restrained and taken to a veterinary after Mr. Williams and Al Leech placed it in a car. the dog is under observation for rabies.
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Percy Williams
Charles L. Fletcher
Boston
Mr. Williams
al Leech
Long Acre
Fletcher
New Southern Ry Train Cuts Hours New York to Memphis
Memphis special announces a new daily train from New York to Memphis starting June 19 via Penn Railroad and Southern Ry. with 9:25 PM departure, dining and drawing room cars, sleeper service, and New York office at 1200 Broadway.
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Memphis
Southern Ry
New York
N. Y
Broadway
Ady
Queen Helena Rejects Paris Gigantic Hats
Queen Helena of Italy rebukes French millinery by sparing oversized hats. She and most of the royal ladies reportedly wear a light mantilla in public. The Rome correspondent notes a broader Roman aristocratic trend against foreign fashion impositions.
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New York Times
Paris
Helena
Italy
Rome
Paris Journal
Pope Receives Fregoli in Vatican Audience
Rome dispatch reports Fregoli, famed quick change artist, met the Pope. The Pontiff joked that Vatican inmates and cardinals have talked of nothing else for days. He objected when secretaries attempted a souvenir snapshot, warning it would betray the Pope’s role as servant of God rather than of worldly interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York Times
London
Rome
Fregoli
Vatican
Lightning Kills Dozens in Sanok District Storms
Vienna reports severe weather in the Sanok district with widespread lightning damage. Many houses struck and occupants killed, including a barn sheltering fifty people where ten men died.
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Vienna
Sanok
McClellan Reimbursed for recount case costs
Mayor McClellan received an 83 576 dollar check from the City Chamberlain covering the extra allowance approved by courts to fund the recount fight. The payment followed delays in the Controller's office due to missing vouchers and cites Judge Patterson and the Corporation Counsel assisting approval. The itemized disbursements include Eugene Lamb Richards 40000 plus disbursements, Hasbrouck 15000, Parker Hatch Sheehan 10000 plus disbursements, Dykman Carr 4000 plus disbursements, and George A Gregg 2500 plus disbursements.
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McClellan
Controller’s Office
Patterson
Court of Appeals
Corporation Counsel
Eugene Lamb Richards
Supreme Court
Hasbrouck
Parker, Hatch & Sheehan
Dykman & Carr
George A. Gregg
Navy Ban on Cigarettes Proposal by Rear Admiral Schroeder
Rear Admiral Schroeder urged Secretary Meyer to ban cigarette sales aboard ships, arguing smoking harms sailors physically and mentally. Meyer took the recommendation under advisement after a lengthy investigation. Schroeder has long opposed cigarettes in the Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Schroeder
Meyer
Admiral Schroeder
Pocketbook Loss Jury Awards Damages Against Transit
A City Court jury awarded Gerrino Rosatti 500 in damages against the Interborough Rapid Transit Company over a lost pocketbook said to contain 500. Rosatti testified he dropped the pocketbook on a Third Avenue elevated train stop in June 1908 and sought its return. a guard and a Lost and Found official denied finding it while two witnesses supported his account.
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Greene
Gerrino Rosatti
East 106Th Street
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Rosatti
Brooklyn
Third Avenue
Eighteenth Street
Department of the Road
J. P. Rogan
Truant Boy Saves Peer From Canal Rescue Then Granted Parole
Ten year old George Ward of Jersey City rescued Polish boy Michael Milkuski from the Morris Canal in South Cove. Ward, previously sentenced for eighty five truancies, won clemency from Judge Carey and was paroled after showing regular attendance at No 9 School. Mrs Clements advocated for the parole citing his return to good behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ward
Barrow
Grand Streets
Jersey City
Michael Milkuski
Grand Street
Morris Canal
South Cove
Ward
New Jersey
Jamesburg
Carey
Hudson County Common Pleas Court
No.9 School
Goulds Party Revelations Sparked Charity Trial Testimony
Herbert Schmidt, former footman to Mrs Viola Gould and Howard Gould, testified in the Supreme Court trial on Mrs Gould’s separation suit. He described a March 1905 party at Mrs Kirkpatrick’s home where Mrs Gould allegedly appeared intoxicated and refused to return to the Kirkpatrick residence. Schmidt’s account included searches of the Kirkpatrick house, Mrs Gould’s movement between homes, and interactions with other social figures of the era.
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Herbert Schmidt
Howard Goulds
Supreme Court
Dowling
Viola Katherine Gould
Howard Gould
Schmidt
Mrs. Kirkpatrick
Mrs. Gould
Mr. Gould
Watson
Nicoll
Richards
Ernest F. Heins
Murphy
Heins
Gould
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Hore Smith
Presbyterian Alliance
Orville Wright
Conrad J. Schmidt
James Allen
Lahm
Signal Corps
Congress
Morrow
Judson
Harmon
Burkhart
Washington Post
Grant
U. 8
War and Navy Building
QUEEN
Pope
Austria
Hearst
Interborough
New Strs
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Fulton
Mrs.gould
Chapman
Mrs. Burnett
Bertha
St. Regis
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