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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1906
Page
2
Senator Lodge argues that packers must bear the tax and face law alike while condemning abuses in Chicago meatPacking. He cites price effects on consumers, calls for uniform enforcement, and warns against laisser faire and socialist backlash. Warren counters, defending packers and saying the toll should fall on the nation rather than farmers and packers.
In Berne on June 20 the National Council debated a proposed interdiction on importing American preserved meats. Deputy Steiger urged frontier health protections, while Minister Ruchet cited the pure food law as sufficient and said emergency steps might be considered. Socialist deputies Pellissier and Brunstein argued the ban harms poor consumers and pressed for proof of sickness, noting impurities occur but do not justify an import ban. In London on June 20 MP William Field reported that War Secretary Haldane confirmed contracts exist with an American firm to supply meat to three British military stations, not including other supplies.
A rationing mechanism uses canned provisions and preserved meat from army reserve stores to maintain stock rotation and prevent spoilage. The program periodically issues meat to sustain supply and prevent surplus buildup.
Mr and Mrs d Ogden Armour travel home aboard the Kronprinz Wilhelm of the North German Lloyd Line as the steamer sails from Southampton to New York today.
Dr. A. Bradley, Louisville meat inspector, ordered 2400 pounds of pork loins seized from cold storage and sent to a fertilizer works. Storage company officials refused to identify the ownership of the meat.
William Weisskopf a real estate agent and Joseph Preisler a Brooklyn butcher were arrested on extortion charges after Goebel a Morgan Avenue Brooklyn sausage manufacturer reported they demanded $250 to stop circulating a false factory story. Detectives observed the payoff and arrested the pair.
A hurriedly installed ordinary gas meter at 265 First Avenue caused a lethal leak. Barber shop manager Michael Caldidri slept through the gas until 6:30 AM, crawled to air, and was saved by a passerby’s dog Nora barking and alarms. He survived after medical aid from Dr. T De Mathaels.
Herman Steneck of 103 Sumpter Street Brooklyn held for examination on homicide charge in Gates Avenue Court. Autopsy by Dr Charles Wuest linked deaths of Jessie Bosquet and her 11 year old cousin Joseph Hirsch to toxic gastritis from irritant poison, likely wood alcohol. Police found a ten gallon keg of wood alcohol at the store and whisky with odor. Steneck also faces liquor tax law violation.
A riot by three life convicts at Angola State convict farm Natchez Mississippi results in the deaths of four men and fatal injuries to a fifth. Capt J W Block foreman of the sawmill and convicts Dutch Bird Singleton among the attackers are involved as guards are struck. A firing incident near the river ends with Block and three convicts dead and a guard fatally wounded.
Fez correspondent reports the Moroccan Sultan, while agreeing in principle to the conference convention, requests time and modifications. He wants a clause to dismiss European Commissioners when Morocco is on solid footing, seeing this as recognition of independence, and expresses a goal to build a railway to boost trade.
Miss Eleanor M. Buckley a trained nurse died at Cumberland Street Hospital after five months illness from blood poisoning caused by a vaccination wound. She had been vaccinated at Kingston Avenue Hospital for contagious diseases in Brooklyn.
The United States drydock Dewey was sighted today in the Straits of Malacca, Penang, bound for the Philippine Islands. She reported all well.
Frederick W. Jobelman, formerly with Alfred R. Goslin, recovered a $10,500 certified check drawn June 20 on the Bank of New York in favor of Prince & Whitely for John Howe & Co. He feared its potential misuse and noted Naive indifference of the drawee and payee. He outlined how the check could have been turned into money, reflecting on Goslin's aims.
Relatives of Major Maas an ex officer in the German Army serving 99 years in Watonga Oklahoma for the murder of his wife seek a pardon with help from Friedrich Bieloff the German consul in St Louis and William representatives. A hearing before Governor Frantz is set for June 28 claiming insanity with possible recovery.
London reports show a Departmental Committee chaired by Arthur Lyttelton finding Haggard’s proposed colonial settlements too large. It urges no government steps now and favors letting settlers form their own living plans, citing unsuccessful colonization in Canada, South Africa, and Australia.
Mae C. Woods, former Washington Post Office clerk, had sued Senator Thomas C. Platt and United States Express Co. for 27000 damages over alleged services tied to Platt and express firm. The Nebraska district court dismissed the case.
The Burlington system announced the completion of its positive block system on nearly 4000 miles of main lines. Blocks span six to eight miles between stations, and a train may not enter a block until the operator reports it clear.
Trade mark quality guarantee noted for office system purchases. The firm promises intelligent attention to orders and mentions a factory in New York. Contact salesman at 21 Franklin for information.
Reports detail violent mob actions during the Bialystok riot with police and some military figures implicated. Descriptions include torture, a child killed at the railroad station, and claims of officials endorsing bloodletting to restore order. The Jewish World and Jewish Chronicle note related incidents and accusations surrounding the murders.
Montefiore and Zangwill publish a joint appeal to London and New York Jews on behalf of Russian Jews. They warn that U S immigration limits threaten to close this land of refuge and call for permanent means of securing a future homeland for the oppressed worldwide Jews.
A large crowd packed the Beth Hammeddrosch Hagadal Synagogue at 58 Norfolk Street for a mass meeting lamenting Jewish deaths in Bialystok Russia. Rev. Joseph Silverman led the address urging American action to shield Russian Jewish refugees and influence immigration bills in Congress.
The Bialystok Synagogue committee visited Jacob H. Schiff seeking guidance on the Russian Jewish massacres. Roosevelt said intervention could cause more harm, and Secretary Root would be consulted. Simon Wolf reported global protests, but Roosevelt and Gray declined direct government action.
The Vendome Hotel at Broadway and Forty-first Street changed management last night as four or five men inventory the property. The safe was secured and a new register began at midnight. Clerk reports L. L. Todd, longtime manager, left earlier that day.
Terence Keenan of Brooklyn died in Kings County Penitentiary from injuries after leaping through a top floor window to the yard below. He had served half of a two month sentence for robbery and assault at Winfield Long Island.
Judge John J. Crennan of New Rochelle filed five suits for damages totaling 404 000 dollars against the New York Central Railroad stemming from the December 19 wreck near the Park Avenue tunnel. Trials likely scheduled for the last week of June.
In Washington on June 20 Representative William R. Hearst of New York told the Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor that labor gains are stronger through political participation than strikes. He said labor can secure benefits by engaging with the political process and appealing to the people and government as a national factor. Hearst spoke after meeting with the AFL leadership at their session. He noted laborers wished to question him on how when and where entering politics could best advance their aims.
In Washington six hours general debate and six hours under the five minute rule were allotted for the Pure Food bill before the House adjourned. The rule sets twelve hours for debate and a vote on the Senate substitute and amendments after that period. Democratic opposition cited desire for more time to debate the measure. The previous question was ordered and the rule adopted by 142 to 72.
The body of Samuel Westervelt of Tenafly New Jersey was found in a culvert at Clinton Point on the Palisades after a heavy rain. He had been missing since the day before and had been ill for two weeks possibly wandering off while mentally unbalanced. Westervelt worked in the cashiers department at Lord Taylor in New York for thirty years and served as Treasurer of the village, Royal Arcanum, and Presbyterian Sunday School and as Clerk of the school district. His accounts were reported in excellent condition.
William M Kingsland founder of Kingsland Point died May 30 at Scarborough. Probate filed in Westchester Surrogate's Office White Plains shows widow inherits an estate valued around 250000. If she had not survived, numerous institutions including the Cathedral of St John the Divine New York Episcopal Church Missionary Societies and the Metropolitan Museum of Art would have inherited.
Senator Elkins told the West Virginia Bankers Association in Elkins on June 20 that poverty can be banished if wealth is distributed to the right ends. He argued society and government must address distribution more than accumulation while warning against force. Secretary Shaw urged a more elastic currency to aid reforms.
Rapid progress on fifteen or twenty fresh-air shafts to be installed by the Interborough along the subway. One shaft will encroach on Union Square Park, removing a grass slice about twenty feet deep and thirty yards long near Fifteenth Street. Bryant Park will similarly be used for a shaft section.
A humorous fragment describes a political uproar as a character named Tiddy jokes over a new book while breakfast ends in chaos. Sudden exclamations lead to sausages being tossed from the window and a punchline about Senator Bivridge.
A runaway freight car loaded with pulp wood overturned the Rutland Express at East Clarendon Station. Engineer Harry B. Davis died, fireman George Ryan escaped unharmed, and no passengers were hurt. The incident halted the train and damaged the engine and car.
At University of Michigan alumni day in Ann Arbor the class of 76 returned the old chapel Bible that vanished in 1876 after seniors locked a horse in the chapel. Fearing the horse would damage pages the Bible was kept by class members until today.
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