Tammany Delegation Plans for Kansas City Convention Trip
Tammany Hall district leaders arrange a 800-strong delegation to the Democratic National Convention in Kansas City. Three Pullman trains, two via New York Central under Senator George W. Plunkitt and one via the Pennsylvania Railroad led by James W. Boyle, depart July 1 with berths and dining cars.
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Tammany Hall
Tammany
Kansas City
Tammany Party
Convention City
New York Central
George W. Plunkitt
Pennsylvania Railroad
James W. Boyle
Committee On Transportation
Midland Hotel
Richard Croker
Insane over Bryanism Moran held for observation
Henry S Moran 40 living at 18 East 111th Street was arraigned in Harlem Police Court on insanity charges linked to fervent praise of William J Bryan He interrupted neighbors with 16 to 1 rhetoric worship of Bryan and begged to hear a speech Moran resisted Bellevue observation after police assured him Bryan would appear at the institution
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Henry S. Moran
East One
Harlem
Allen
Moran
Bryan
Zeller
Bellevue
Bryan not fit to be coroner
A Social Reform Club recounts labor interests in the coming campaign. W J Ghent of Typographical Union No 6 attacks Irish, Boers, and Kruger, supports McKinley while criticizing Bryan. A J Boulton defends Boers tax claims and condemns McKinley policy in the Philippines. He urges workingmen to back Democratic candidates.
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Labor
Social Treform Club
W. J. Ghent
Typographical Union No. 6
Tie
Reform
Kruger
South Africa
United States
Ixiiger
Klondike
England
Boulton
Knights of Labor Convention
McKinley
Kentucky Delegation Back Hill for Vice President
Frankfort Kentucky June 19 Judge W S Pryor a Kentucky delegate at large to the Kansas City Convention today announced his support for ex Senator David Bennett Hill of New York for Vice President The Kentucky delegation remains split between Hill and ex Congressman Shively of Indiana for second place behind Bryan
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Frankfort
W. S. Pryor
Kentucky
Kansas City
David Bennett Hill
New York
Hill
Shively
Indiana
Bryan
Political speeches circulated by parties in Congress
Democrats circulate Congressman Littlefield of Maine speeches on Porto Rico and McCall's remarks on the same topic. Republicans circulate his Anti-Trust bill speeches.
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New York Times
Washington
House of Representatives
Congressman Littlefield
Maine
Littlefield
Porto Rico
McCall
Ex Gov Altgeld Talks on Bryan and Chicago Platform
Special to The New York Times Chicago June 1. Altgeld says he will retire from politics after Bryan's renomination and the Chicago platform reaffirmation. He asserts his lifelong aim now centers on these two outcomes and expresses assurance.
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New York Time
Chicago
Bryan
Census supervisor notes delays in city enumeration
Census Supervisor Charles S. Wilbur said delays delay enumeration with only 1 015 portfolios returned and several districts unfinished. He cited Bronx District 1 028 where William Nesbitt was injured, Columbus Avenue and Ninety Street complaints, and that some claims lack foundation while a few households will be revisited.
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Charles S. Wilbur
Europe
Bronx
William A. Nesbitt
J.C. Turrell
Washington Avenue
NEW York Times
Columbus Avenue
Ninetieth Street
Ferdinand N. Powers
Wilbur
Census errors in Brooklyn near Tompkins Park
Henry Tomkins points to inaccuracies in the Manhattan census and asserts Brooklyn undercount at three nearby houses 718 Marcy Avenue 124 Marcy Avenue and 680 Lafayette Avenue. He asks if errors can be corrected and notes the June 19 2008 Brooklyn date.
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New York Times
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Tompkins Park
Marcy Avenue
Lafayette Avenue
Henry Tomkins
Broooklyn
Census Ambiguity Raises Tenants at 14 Fifth Avenue
A New York City inquiry notes six tenants at 14 Fifth Avenue have not been enumerated in the new census. The issue, raised June 19, 2000, concerns one of the tenants amid ongoing population counts.
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New York Times
Fifth Avenue
New York
A Faulty Census Letter From New York Reader
A resident asks to join the author of the editorial to protest census work. Charles A Lopez of 2060 Washington Avenue New York states his home has not been visited by a census enumerator. Date shown June 19 1900.
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New York Times
Washington Avenue
Charles A. Lopez
New York
Escape of a Prisoner From Detective Cuff at Criminal Court
Detective Sergeant McNaught was distracted as Max Magnus fled the room in the Criminal Court Building after being released from handcuffs during a visit by George Koch and others. Magnus, also known as Joe Roth or Hayes, had just completed a four year term for passing a bad ten dollar check and had prior escapes from Blackwell's Island. Cuff blames himself, McNaught expresses sympathy, and both veterans face possible Commissioners’ review for the escape.
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McNaught
Blackwell's Island Penitentiary
Criminal Court Building
Max Magnus
Joe Roth
Hayes
Meyers
New Hampshire
Manchester
Blackwell's Island
Cuff
Magnus
George Koch
Weeh
Hoth
District Attorney's Office
Roth
Jesse James
Brock
Controller Coler Denies Incompetence Claims in Suit
Through attorneys Delos McCurdy and Edmund Yard the Controller answered a $150000 suit by Henry R. Cook Auditor of the Board of Education over newspaper interviews. The answer denies Coler ever stated Cook incompetent and shifts responsibility to the newspapers. Coler’s side seeks an early trial and will call him to testify.
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Bird
Coler
Delos McCurdy
Edmund Yard
J Eyiward Swanstrum
Henry R. Cook
Board of Education
Swanstrum
Cook
Russian Army Attacks Peking Reported
Continued from Page 1, the article notes a Russian army attack on Peking and mentions the Ninth Regiment as the sole unit to be sent at present.
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Peking
Kempff Granted Expanded Authority in China
Washington reports that Admiral Kempff’s powers extend beyond protecting American lives and property. He may act to preserve U S trade and commercial interests, potentially aligning with China if needed to safeguard trade privileges against other powers. The exact orders are unavailable, but the scope appears wider than previously thought.
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Washington
Kempff
China
United States
Kempfft
Fleet Reinforcements For Taku Action Increase Naval Power
Washington dispatch reports ships including the Buffalo with 300 landsmen en route from Southampton to the Philippines. Gunboats Princeton Marietta and Zafiro are held at Caivite ready for service on the Pei Ho River up to Tien Tsin. Admiral Remey confirms Princeton Marietta and Zafiro ready for immediate service and Kempff may lead a larger gunboat fleet.
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Washington
Oregon
Taku
Hongkong
Buffalo
Southampton
England
Philippines
Princeton
Marietta
Pei-Ho
Cavite
Kempff
Tien- Tsin
Remey
Navy Department
Zafiro
French Telegraphic Cables
Great Northern Company
Commercial Cable
Cheao
Unian Telegraph Company
Che-Foo
Tien-Tsin
Commercial Cable Company
Russian troops to Port Arthur to Taku for aid to foreigners
The Russian Chargé M Wallant informed Secretary Hay that 4000 troops are being dispatched from Port Arthur to Taku to assist Europeans and Americans with no territorial aims. Japan will send a matching force and, if it accepts a similar pledge, major obstacles to joint action in China may be removed.
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Washington
M. Wallant
Hay
Port Arthur
Taku
Russia
Japan
China
Toulon Debates Light Cruiser Division Amid Pacific Tensions
At Toulon on June 19 activity runs high as officials prepare two cruisers for Chinese waters. A proposal discusses forming a light division of cruisers including the Lavoisier Collande Portin Wattignies D'Iberville and Cusa bianca with no further orders yet issued.
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Toulon
Lavoisier
Collande
Portin
Wattignies
D'Iberville
Cusabianca
Schofield Sees U S Role in China Forward Policy
Lieut. Gen. John M. Schofield, visiting Bangor, argues the United States must maintain non interference in Europe but must project force in China to safeguard global commercial interests. He says America's impartial stance allows it to arbitrate and that a strong military and naval presence in China serves national and world peace.
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New York Times
Bangor
John M. Schofield
United States Army
China
United States
Europe
War Department crowded with visitors seeking China scene maps
The War Department in Washington reports a flood of visitors requesting maps showing the trouble in China as the military gathers information on the situation. Officials say the map room has been busy as relations in Asia draw attention from researchers and military planners.
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Washington
Military Information Bureau
The
War Department
China
Outdated China Maps Sought as War Dept Lacks Coverage
Naval officials note War Department has no suitable maps while Hydrographic Office offers only near shore charts. Capt Sigsbee says old books on China remain as current as new ones, with Marco Polo cited for early coal usage in China and the notion that China changes little.
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War Department
Hydrographic Office
Navy Department
China
Capt
Sigsbee
Bureau of Naval Intelligence
Marco Polo
Lord Salisbury Speaks at Society for the Propagation of the Gospel Centenary
London reports Lord Salisbury as principal speaker at the bi centenary meeting of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel held in London. He notes missionaries face risk and political misperceptions while praising Anglo American church cooperation and the shared aims of the Church of England and the United States.
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London
Lord Salisbury
Society For the Propagation of the Gospel
Foreign Office
China
Albany
Kentucky
General Missionary Society of the American Church
New Jersey
Canterbury
Atlantic
United States
Sheridan on the Boxer Rebellion and China's Empress
Mr Richard Brinsley Sheridan returning from a Far East mission spoke at Kensington House about the Boxer uprising in China. He traced the 1898 plot in Peking and Tientsin, the Empress’s actions, and warned that a hard, concerted foreign response was needed to prevent a nationwide anti reform uprising and massacre of foreigners.
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Xgov
John P. Altgeld
Ortseifens
Harrison
Harrisonites
Illinois
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Far East
Kensington House
Fifth Avenue
Fifteenth Street
China
Sheridan
England
Peking
Tien- Tin
Mr. Sheridan
Kang-Yu-Wai
Tien-T'sin
Marquis Ko
Japan
Ito
Tien-Tsin
Russia
Harlem Tent and Pavilion Under Debate Residents Fight Permit
More than twenty men worked by electric lights to raise a tent and pavilion at One Hundred twenty fifth Street and Seventh Avenue. The venue, linked to Charles E Ackron of Tivoli Garden, faced opposition from Rev Dr Elmendorf and Harlem ministers. Officials said no liquor license had been granted and a concert hall license had been refused.
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Twenty-fifth Street
Seventh Avenue
Charles E. Ackron
Tivoli Garden
Elmendorf
Harlem
One Hundred
William J. Gilmartin
Two Horses Unhitch Lawn Mower Injures Track Crier
At Morris Park race track a lawn mower with two attached horses ran away. Charles Clare was thrown onto the revolving knives and severely injured, with his left leg nearly severed and his right ankle cut. He died later at Fordham Hospital. Acting Capt Burfiend halted the horses after the collision. the machine struck a fence.
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Morris Park
Charles Clare
Fordham Hospital
Clare
Burfiend
Westchester
Valentine Removed as Executor of Estate in Yonkers
Nathaniel B. Valentine loses his role as executor and trustee of his father George B. Valentine’s estate after a two year matter. The Westchester Trust Company is appointed executor and trustee. He must pay Mrs. Harriet Burtis four thousand seven hundred ninety seven dollars and ninety nine cents plus the action costs of the suit.
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Yonkers
N. Y
Nathaniel B. Valentine
George B. Valentine
Theodore Silkman
Westchester Trust Company
Striking similarity spotted between Beardhear and Whitman
Special to The New York Times reports a close parallel between a Iowa State College paper by president Beardhear titled A Charge to Brother Walt and Whitman Songs of Myself. The comparison includes lines about identity, strength, hats indoors or out, and the claim that motherhood holds equal stature to manhood.
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Beardshear
Iowa State College
Walt Whitman
New York Times
Des Moines
Iowa
William M. Beardshear
Walt
Whitman
Hotels list of guests at major New York hotels
A long roster of guests is reported staying at prominent hotels including Waldorf Astoria Holland Imperial Herald Square and others. Names include H W Fuller J L Bates G H Servis M B Miller J B Sanford J C Thaw and many more with various home cities and ranks listed.
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Waldorf
H. W. Fuller
Washington
G. Vinton
Detroit
Murray Potter
Boston
W. Springer
Denver
Philip Hichborn
United States Navy
John L. Bates
United States Marine Corps
G. H. Servis
St. Louis
Holland
C. B. Miller
Chicago
J. B. Sanford
Monterey
Mexico
J. C. Thaw
Pittsburg
J. Baker
Dallas
Texas
Murray Hill
L. C. Wynkoop
Joseph Blackett
London
Henry W. Fox
Montreal
H. Lacey
Binghamton
Fifth Avenue
R._E. Lidgerwood
W. T. Gray
Syracuse
C. H. Vilas
Milwaukee
George Sealy
Galveston
Albemarle
George M. Dunn
United States Volunteers
W. B. Odiorne
Imperial
P. B. Chase
Charles E. Bayliss
Rochester
A. C. van Hagen
Sleepy Eye
Minn
E. P. Coyne
Geneseo
J. W. Wadsworth
Herald Square
E. E. Bellew
W. F. Cordes
San Francisco
W. B. Lowe
Nashville
F. M. Crittenden
Marlborough
George D. Mosher
William H. Stanton
Havana
Netherland
S. Florsheim
W. O. Jaquette
W. H. Sampson
Cincinnati
A. N. Burbank
J. F. Howard
San Antonio
J. T. McCready
Buffalo
Manhattan
Stuart Stickney
A. L. Hanna
Philadelphia
W. C. Wise
Danbury
Conn
Hoffman
R. H. Cobb
Anniston
Ala
Arnold Hague
R. H. Plumb
George E. Green
J. B. Lyon
Albany
Arrival of buyers listed from national dry goods concerns
A long list shows numerous buyers and firms from cities including Pittsburg Chicago Baltimore New Orleans and San Francisco visiting hotels and positions in New York. Names include F B Patton Mistrot A M Rothschild and S Loewenstein with goods ranging from silks dress goods and corsets to millinery and woolens.
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Pittsburg Dry Goods Company
Pittsburg
Penn
F. B. Patton
Leonard Street
Brothers & Co
Galveston
Texas
Broadway
Gerard Hotel
Rothschild, A. M., & Co
Chicago
Ill
S. Strauss
Sporting Goods
Lahr
A. P
Evansville
Ind
Smith & Murray
Springfield
Mass
X Be Tosney
White Street
Porteous & Mitchell
Norwich
B. Hecht
Herald Square
Macauley & Co
Detroit
Mich
R. H. Macauley
Criterion
Solomon Brothers & Lempert
Rochester
N. Y
S. B. Solomon
Lowenstein Brothers
Memphis
Schloss Brothers & Co
Baltimore
M. Schloss
Woolens
Hengerer, William, Company
Buffalo
J. H. Cooper
Imperial
White, R. H., Company
Boston
A. I. Jalkut
Broome Street
McCarthy, D., & Son
Syracuse
G. O’hara
Cordes-Feldhauser Carpet Company
Denver
Col
P. Feldhauser
Hoffman House
England Brothers
Pittsfield
S. England
McKelvey, G. M., & Co
Youngstown
Ohio
G. M. McKelvey
Adler-Childs Dry Goods Company
Kansas City
A. Adler
Broadway Central
Stambaugh & Hook
Lebanon
S.C. Stambaugh
Lederer Brothers & Co
S. Lederer
Goldenberg Brothers
J. Wolf
Albert
Dey Brothers & Co
Darien
Grand Street
Park Avenue
Murphy, Grant & Co
San Francisco
Cal
Preston
Nations
Worth Street
Powers Dry Goods Company
St. Paul
E. C. Lines
F. A. Devlin
Rosenfeld Brothers
Murfreesborough
Tenn
D. Rosenfeld
Bartholdi
Brager
A. A
J. Cowan
Sak3 & Co
Washington, D. C
J. C
Hotel Marlborough
Bon Marche
Washington
E. Frauendeiner
Hoe
Marlborough
Footwear sale highlights vintage lisle stockings and boots
Hosiery items including cotton lisle and mercerized lisle boots with plain and striped uppers, embroidered insteps and polka dot patterns priced at 24c to 59c. Lisle and mercerized lisle styles offer black grounds and striped uppers with open-work patterns, others priced up to $1.50. Brilliante lisle with lace designs and wrought insteps sold from 89c, imported and offered below competing stores.
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Lisle
The China Sale at Macy’s Encourages Thrifty Shoppers
Macy’s promotes a China Sale urging thrifty shoppers to replenish china holdings for homes and hotels. The ad highlights eager customers, ready service, and money-saving offers as the sale dwindles.
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China Department
China
Macy’s
Complete Dress Goods Stock Showcases Wide Range
An all-year-round dress goods retailer touts full stock without gaps, featuring Mohairs, Sicilians, Cream Cheviots, Broadcloths, silk-warp crepes, and many delicate shades. Highlights include Imported Cream-tinted Mohairs from 49c to 1.24, all-silk Grenadines 98c to 3.49, and Broadcloth 98c to 3.49 with 39c for Imported Mohair Brilliantine.
Macy stores showcase advance in children's wash dresses
Macy stores promote affordable children’s wash dresses with a focus on careful selection of materials styles and workmanship. Prices range from 87 cents to 4.07 dollars with many items under rival competition. Coats in white pique and linen offered at 2.93 dollars, sizes 4 to 14 years.
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Macy
Upholstery Bargains Prompt Wide Awake Shoppers Read
A thrift sale style upholstery feature advertises many fabric and home decor items with low prices. Swiss Cottage Muslin yardage 7c, curtains 72c per pair, bed spreads 3.98 to 4.98, mosquito nets 1.24 to 1.98, three fold screens 1.06, Japanese Bamboo Porch Screens from 1.28 to 1.99, and children’s tents 3.49 to 4.98 with poles and stakes.
Chief Croker Returns From Isthmus Journey
Edward F. Croker chief of the San Francisco Fire Department returned home yesterday aboard the Finance from Colon accompanied by his wife. He traveled overland to San Francisco then by steamer to Panama and through the Isthmus to Colon visiting Buffalo Fire Chief O Connell and Chicago Fire Chief Denis Sweenie. In Central America he visited Nicaragua and the United States of Colombia Deputy Chief Pvane led the department during the absence.
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San Francisco
Colon
Edward F. Croker
Fire Department
Finance
Panama
Mr. Croker
California
O’connell
Buffalo
Denis Sweenie
Chicago
Central America
Nicaragua
United States of Colombia
Pvane
Chief Croker Returns to Head Third Division
Chief Croker was absent yesterday and has now returned to lead the Third Division, marking a resumption of command at the unit.
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Croker
Mrs Beveridge Dies in Dansville Sanitarium
Mrs Albert J Beveridge wife of the Indiana senator died at Dansville sanitarium at 4 o clock this morning after a long illness. She was with her husband senator Beveridge her father George Langs Gale of Greencastle Indiana and a sister. Funeral arrangements were not announced.
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Dansville
N. Y
Albert J. Beveridge
United States
Beveridge
Indiana
George J. Langs- Gale
Greencastle
Ind
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Tammany Delegation
Mr. Goodwin
John C. Sheehan
Dalton
Fellner
Tax Department
Tammany Society
Edward C. Sheehy
Scully
Keeting
Nagie
Lawrence Delmonr
Cour Gilman
Frank J. Goodwin
Ninth
Hiis
Goodwin
Sheena
Len Wager
Convention Mall
MR. Hill
Him
MR. Littlefield
Larcest Hair Store
S Shaw
SNY Aeroofans
Che-oo
Shanghai
Che-Hoo
Chin-Ing
United
United Forces
Gen. Schofield
Ackron
Richelieu
Rembrandt
Ecru
Children’s Laws
Chief Croker
Mrs. Beveridge
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