Patrolmen Protest Two-Platoon System and Pay
The article argues against the two platoon system, detailing patrol schedules, shifts, and a claim that eight hour tours hurt arrests. It links longer tours to fewer arrests and outlines salary progression from 800 to 1250 after years, plus pension timing. It mentions Deputy Commissioner Waldo seeking funds for three new inspectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association
McClellan
Bingham
Lord
Aldermen Block New Inspectors Over Smith Retention
Deputy Waldo named four captains to be promoted to Inspectorships Hodgins Hogan O Connor and Formosa. Aldermen debated Inspector Smith retirement after police surgeons examined him and withheld salaries for new Inspectors and funds for extra patrolmen pending decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cording
Waldo
Hodgins
Hogan
O'Connor
Formosa
Smith
Police Surgeons Dine Cook After Thirty-Four Years as Chief
The Board of Police Surgeons held a dinner last night honoring Dr. G. H. Cook who served thirty four years as chief surgeon of the Police Department and recently resigned. Dr. John J. Quigley, new President, presided as Police Commissioner Bingham attended and recounted army and Buffalo hospital tales. He spoke on the two platoon system's return and its impact on patrolmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Police Surgeons
G. 8. Cook
Police Department
John J. Quigley
Bingham
Drs. Cook
Quigley
Buffalo
Gold Plate Test Deemed Valid With Acid-Water Mix
A New York Supreme Court jury rules that nitric acid need not be pure to test gold plate. The verdict in favor of C P Goldsmith & Co against Hammel Ringlander & Co found the acid mixed with water a sufficient test, awarding $1,688.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Dowling
Supreme Court
C. P. Goldsmith & Co
Gold Street
Hammel, Ringlander & Co
Maiden Lane
Italian longshoreman shot dead in Brooklyn street quarrel
Antonio Carmado a 40 year old Italian longshoreman was killed in a pistol fight on Harrison Street between Strong Place and Henry Street Brooklyn. The killer an Italian fled and is unnamed by police. Police believe the murder stemmed from a money dispute.
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Antonio Carmado
Harrison Street
Strong Place
Henry Street
Brooklyn
Minister W. P. Ray Dies Suddenly in Cambridge
The Rev. W. P. Ray 69 a Methodist preacher active in New England church work died of cerebral hemorrhage at Mt. Claire Winona Bus School in New York. Born in Maine he studied at Boston University and served churches in Newburyport Salem Cambridge and Boston. He leaves a widow.
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W. P. Ray
Lowell Street
Cambridge
Mass
Mt. Claire
Winona
Lexington Avenue
Maine
Boston University
Newburyport
Salem
Boston
Chocolate Co Increases Its Capital Stock
Articles filed in Jersey City increase the Franco-Swiss Chocolate Company capital stock to 5 million dollars. Incoporators are N. C. Coughlin Thomas W. Barrett and John A. Zimmer. Registered office remains at the Commercial Trust Building 15 Exchange Place Jersey City.
Mutiny Rumors After Stabbing Aboard L Argentine Off Sta Pleton
A quarrel aboard the Brazilian brig L Argentine off Sta Pleton 8 L I led to the stabbing of second mate James Rice by sailor Leonard Rippington. Rice, 6 feet 4 inches, was wounded four times and died soon after. Police say most crew were shanghaied and dispute over pay in Brazilian money sparked the conflict. Captain James H Porter and first mate Alfred Wilkins are named. Rippington surrendered to harbor police.
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James H. Porter
Alfred Wilkins
James Rice
L'Argentine
Nydligger
Marine Hospital
Leonard Rippington
Wilkins
Rippington
Roundsman
Klute
Rice
Buenos Ayres
Mate Wilkins
Punche Rippington
Rippingham
East Tenth Street
Mark’s Church
Porter
Boy Makes Tailor Dance In Street Gun Incident
Thirteen year old Arthur Newman was arrested after a chase with Policeman O Connor from East Fifty first Street Station. He allegedly entered tailor Jacob Chezer shop on East Fifty first Street Monday night fired at the floor and threatened to kill. Last night he chased Chezer again, fired toward the officer, and discarded the revolver among youths.
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Arthur Newman
West 108Dh Street
O'Conner
East Fifty-first Street
Children's Society
Jacob Chezer
Chezer
O’conner
Second Avenue
Newman
Cass
Narrow escape for Millville glassworker off Delaware Bay
Ten Minutes Under Water Fra Peterson of Millville New Jersey nearly drowned at Elder Point in Delaware Bay yesterday. Two witnesses saw him struggle, he sank before rescue crews reached him, and it took about ten minutes to bring him to the surface. Resuscitation succeeded after lifelessness was observed.
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Peterson
Millville
N. J
Elder Point
Delaware Bay
Army officers reroute duties at forts Monroe Hunt and Manila
Lieut Biscoe takes charge of construction at Fort Hunt relieving Vance. First Lieut Raymond to Fort Monroe for artillery school. Major Strong on examining board at Fort Monroe. Capt Jamison to Syracuse to inspect contract material. Capt Carnahan to Manila for new assignment after Chicago duty.
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Washington
BE. Biscoe
Artillery Corps
Fort Hunt
W. R. Vance
W. H. Raymond
Fort Monroe
F. S. Strong
Artille Corps
Forts Monroe
C. C. Jamison
Ordnancepartment
Syracuse
N. Y
E. C. Carnahan
Chicago
Manila
Naval officers changes announced for ships and stations
Capt. C. G. Bowman takes command of the Rhode Island. Capt. P. Garst returns home. Capt. J. A. H. Nickels receives a new commission. Lieut. Commander M. M. Taylor assigned to the Wabash. Lieut. Commander E. L. Beck ordered to the Naval Academy. Seigt. Commander N. A. McCully and Lieut. H. Ellis to home and Arkansas respectively.
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C. G. Bowman
Rhode Island
P. Garst
J. A. H. Nickels
M.M. Taylor
Wabash
E. L. Beck
Naval Academy
N. A. McCully
Home
H. Ellis
Arkansas
Maritime Movements Across Ports and Routes
Arrivals and sailings detailed include ships arriving Newark Arkansas, Florida at Solomons Scorpion at Puerto Plata, Penacook at Guantanamo and Preble Paul Jones at Portland Oregon. It notes vessels sailing from Mare Island to Portland and from Annapolis to Funchal Newark Arkansas Florida Solomons Wisconsin Kiukiang Nan.
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Newark
Arkansas
Florida
Solomons
Scorpion
Puerto Plata
Penacook
Guantanamo
Preble
Paul Jones
Portland
Oregon
Boston
Mare Island
Minneapolis
Denver
Des Moines
Cleveland
Annapolis
Funchal
Wisconsin
Kiukiang
Nan
Maryland appointments show Bonaparte's patrol over patronage
June 19 Washington reports Cabinet action on Maryland federal posts with Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte distributing offices among party factions. Jackson excluded but allied with Sydney Mudd over House contest. Bonaparte claims no active role but accepts responsibility for appointments. Reappointments include Rose as US District Attorney Langhammer as US Marshal and McDonald as Naval Officer of Baltimore with several changes in treasurer appointee Pusey and appraiser Wilmer.
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New York Times
Washington
Maryland
Bonaparte
Jackson
Smiths
Marse
Sydney Mudd
Mudd
United States District Attorney
John C. Rose
United States Marshal
John F. Langhammer
United States
C. C. Pusey
Havre de Grace
Lincoln Dryden
J. Carlisle Wilmer
C. Ross Mace
Baltimore
J. Stewart McDonald
William T. Malster
Manhattan College holds 53rd commencement at Carnegie Hall
The 53rd annual Manhattan College commencement at Carnegie Hall honored Rev. Alexander P. Doyle Co P Rev. James H. Cotter and Supreme Court Justice Victor J. Dowling with Doctor of Laws degrees. Rev. James H. Cotter delivered the principal oration on reverence as the need of the hour.
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Alexander P. Doyle
James H. Cotter
Supreme Court
Victor J. Dowling
Manhattan College
Carnegie Hall
Mgr. Lavelle
Timothy I. O’connell
Howard W. Richardson
Francis Xavier Hennessy
Howard William Richardson
Timothy Ignatius O’connell
Lawrence Henry Licari
William Joseph Johnston
Thomas P. Phelen
Peter A. Hanley
Edward F. Roche
Raymond P. Sullivan
A. B
Charles B. McLaughlin
Cocktails Kill Two at Brooklyn Social Gathering
Two young women died and a third person fell gravely ill after drinking cocktails from a pitcher bought at a saloon. Victims included Jessie Bosquet, 24, and her cousin Joseph Hirsch, 17, with Eva Gulford recovering from illness. Coroner and police investigated suspected wood alcohol poison.
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Jessie Budd
Chauncey Street
Brooklyn
Jessie Bosquet
John Cook
Bosquet
Rockaway Avenue
Joseph Hirsch
Brewer
Wuest
Myles O’reilly
Ralph Avenue
Reynolds
Herman Steneck
Sumter Treet
Bricklayers Idle as Uptown Boom Shrinks Work
A Bricklayers' Union officer says about half the bricklayers are idle in Manhattan and the Bronx. Demand exists for carpenters plumbers and plasterers but upper Manhattan and the Bronx are overbuilt with flats and apartments, dampening new housing starts due to uptown subway activity.
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Bricklayers’ Union
Manhattan
Bronx
Subway
Yesterday's Fires Prompt Quiet Damage Report
At multiple early and late morning times, fires caused mainly trifling damage at addresses including 45 West 117th Street I Brock, 163 East Fifty-first Street George Tobin, 466 Cherry Street Israel Bazel, 831 East Eleventh Street owner unknown, 324 Third Avenue Lorillard estate, and 24 Avenue B H Dikolz. Additional losses noted at 1092 Eighth Avenue and 84-86 Bank Street with minor to small amounts listed.
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West 117Th Street
I. Brockman
East Fifty-first Street
George Tobin
Cherry Street
Israel Bazel
East Eleventh Street
Third Avenue
Lorillard
Avenue
Lost receipts prompt double payment warnings
A notice warns that missing receipts may force customers to pay again. Paying by check yields a second receipt, and the text notes that check accounts accrue interest. The snippet mentions The Trust Company of America with addresses in New York and London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Trust Company of America
Broadway, New York
Brooklyn Folk Oppose Toboggan Street Plan Hearing Set
Samuel Rowland of the Brooklyn League urges members to attend a hearing before Borough President Coler on opening several steep streets at the Heights to bay access. Opponents argue it would destroy seclusion and create a 50 foot drop toward Furman Street, potentially paving way for a $3,000,000 Standard Oil funded apartment block.
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Samuel Rowland
Brooklyn League
Coler
Heights
Bay
Brooklyn
Clark, Pineapple
Orange
Middagh
Grace Court
Pierrepont Street
Wall Street
Court Street
Rowland
Furman Street
Remsen Street
Furman
Burglary Stuns Woman In Millville Home
In Millville New Jersey a masked burglar shocked Mrs. Charles Bradway at her North Second Street home just before midnight. He demanded money, inflicted a blow after grabbing her by the throat, then fled through a bay window as Mr. Bradway, manager of a Standard Oil plant, rushed in. Mrs. Bradway suffered a deep forehead cut.
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New York Times
Millville
N. J
Charles Bradway
North Second Street
Bradway
Standard Oil Company
Immunity Clause Amended in House Bill on Witnesses
The House passed a Senate bill amended to restrict immunity under the Inter-State Commerce Act to government witnesses. The measure, prompted by Judge Humphreys's Beef Trust decision, now returns to the Senate with expected conference.
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New York Times
Washington
House
Senate
Humphreys
Bridge Engineers Strike Ties Up Blackwell’s Island Work
Blackwell’s Island Bridge work by the Pennsylvania Steel Company resumes with housesmiths on the open shop plan. Engineers strike in sympathy with the union. Company says positions filled. Strike falls outside Building Trades Employers’ Association agreement.
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Blackwell’s Island
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Building Trades Employers’ Association
President Names Peirce Envoy to Norway
The President sent to the Senate the nomination of Herbert H. D. Peirce as United States Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Norway. Peirce, Third Assistant Secretary of State, was previously linked to ex-Consul McWade’s removal amid charges affecting Peirce’s character. Peirce is related by marriage to Senator Lodge, whose confirmation may become a personal matter in the Senate.
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Washington
Senate
Herbert H. D. Peirce
United States
Norway
Peirce
Robert McWade
House Committee On Foreign Relations
Lodge
Organist Dorner Refuses Support for Aging Mother
Ludwig Dover, organist at St. Patrick's in Williamsburg, jailed in Kings County for refusing to contribute $2 weekly to his 76 year old mother Margaret Dover. He earns about $1,000 yearly and teaches music, despite not losing his job, prompting Manhattan Avenue Court action by Mrs. Annie Litt. Magistrate O'Reilly noted the apparent contradiction and ordered consideration of Dover's duties.
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Ludwig Dorer
St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church
Williamsburg
Kings County Penitentiary
Margaret Dover
Greene Avenue
Annie Litt
Central Avenue
Grove Street
Litt
Dover
Manhattan Avenue Court
O’reilly
Woman Holds Pickpocket in Italian Funeral Crowd
Mrs. Vincina Vitorella of 500 East 116th Street chased two youths who grabbed her pocketbook during an Italian funeral procession on First Avenue between 113th and 114th Streets. Police captured Louis Green and Samuel Helfint. Magistrate Steinert commended the prosecution and Mrs. Vitorella for bravery.
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Vincina Vitorella
East 116Th Street
First Avenue
113Th
114Th Streets
Guio
East 104Th Street
Harlem Court
Louis Green
Samuel Helfint
Steinert
Vitorella
Ball Players Go Free After Brooklyn Court Dismissal
Magistrate Naumer in Myrtle Avenue Court Brooklyn yesterday discharged baseball players arrested Sunday at Washington Park. With no complaint from any person or neighbor and no jurisdiction, the case ends. He said playing ball is not a violation unless it disturbs the public peace or religious service.
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Naumer
Myrtle Avenue Court
Brooklyn
Washington Park
Government plans 12 million aid deposit for San Francisco
Washington reports a near agreement among the President, Secretary Shaw, and San Francisco citizens to place 12 million dollars of Government money in San Francisco banks secured by city bonds. The funds would stay in banks until the government calls for them, aiding reconstruction. A California corporation may issue bonds to guarantee the Government against bank loss.
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Washington
Shaw
San Francisco
United States Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
California
Gorman Will Filed for Probate in Howard County Court
Senator Gorman's will dated fifteen years ago with a codicil filed for probate. The Laurel home and silver service given by Maryland citizens go to Mrs. Gorman. Howard County farms and the estate, valued around $1,000,000, go to his son Arthur Pue Gorman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Senator Gorman
Howard County
Laurel
Maryland
Gorman
Arthur Pue Gorman
Efforts to Float Stranded Ship Fail
Two wrecking tugs worked at high water to float the stranded Italian steamship Vincenzo Bonanno wrecked on Fire Island bar last Sunday night. The towing line parted twice, and the vessels then anchored for the night.
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Vincenzo Bonanno
Fire Island Bar
Grape-Nuts Promises Health Recovery Story
An Ohio woman credits Grape-Nuts with stunning improvement after years of indigestion and weakness. She reports gaining over 30 pounds and regaining strength after adopting the cereal, sharing that friends who tried it also benefited and urging others to test the nourishing food. The testimonial is from Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
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Ohio
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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