Firmin Aims to Lead Haiti Revolt Against Nord
Antenor Firmin head of the Progressive Party of Haiti sails for Europe to prepare an insurrection against Gen Alexis du Nord. He believes the United States will observe neutrality and aid his bid to oust Nord and appoint himself president. Firmin cites Nord's terror and massacres as the nation's drivers toward change.
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United States
Antenor Firmin
Progressive Party of
Haiti
Alexis du Nord
Europe
St. Thomas
Danish West Indies
Gen. Nord
Firmine
Washington
Root
Republic
Nord
Firmin
Hippolyte
Mole St.Nicholas
Tirésias Simon-Sam
Paris
Simon- Bam
Port Au Prince
Repubiic
Cape Laitien
Crete
Firman
Gonaives
Ord
Ndord
Artibonite
New York
Massillon -Co
Firmin Progressist Arty
Caligla, Mammon
Genghis Khan
Large Weak Fish Haul Reported From Seabright
Seabright New Jersey on June 20 reports one of the largest weak fish catches, with about one hundred barrels taken by North Long Branch fishing boats. Many fish were sizeable, reflecting a strong haul despite ongoing illness affecting crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Times
Seabright
N. J
T. North Long Branch
Bank Reopening Plan Delayed by Need for More Consents
At Mechanics and Traders Bank directors approved a capital fix of 1 million dollars and an 800 thousand dollar surplus, with voting trustees Morgan J. O'Brien Edward M. Grout and William H. English to select a new board. The plan hinges on 90 percent depositor assent and additional funds before the Banking Department can approve reopening and full reorganization.
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Mechanics and Traders’ Bank
Morgan J. O’brien
Edward M. Grout
William H. English
Banking Department
de Jean
State Banking Department
Walton rare editions headlined in Poor library sale
The Fall sale of Henry W. Poor's library features rare Walton editions of The Complete Angler. Five Walton first editions circulated in 1653 1655 1661 1668 1676 with high past auction values. A 1653 first edition fetched 2055 pounds in 1896 and 1380 pounds in 1895. the 1653 second edition from McKee fetched 300 in 1902.
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Izaak Walton
Henry W. Poor
Walton
Arthur Young
London
L. D. Alexander
Thomas J. McKee
McKee
Bedford
Appraisers Conference Set for New York September
James B. Reynolds announces the annual United States Appraisers conference will meet in New York from September 21 to 29 in George W. Wanmaker’s office. Questions with samples should be sent to Wanmaker at least two weeks before sessions. Substitutions may be made for attending appraisers if needed. Government will cover attendance expenses.
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James B. Reynolds
the Treasury
United States
New York
George W. Wanmaker
Treasury Department
Wanmaker
Treasury
Washington
Reynolds
Woman's tied body found in river near Astoria ferry
The body of Mary Flynn, a former Hotel Gotham cleaner who left June 15, was found in shallow water near East Ninety-second Street. A rope with a paving stone knot was tied under her arms. Coroner Acritelli ordered an autopsy to determine if death was murder or drowning.
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Mary
Flynn
Gotham
Astoria Ferry
East Ninety-second Street
Acritelli
Hotel Gotham
Bookbinders Protest International Binding Outsourcing
The International Brotherhood of Bookbinders says its locals will protest to Mayors and Controllers of cities with public libraries against binding books in foreign countries. Originating in New York, unions complain that the New York Public Library books were bound by an English firm or its local branch, prompting a national complaint and a push for Congress to tariff books shipped overseas for bindings.
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International Brotherhood of Bookbinders
New York
Congress
Europe
Victor Shanley Held After Perjury Charge
Victor Shanley, previously convicted of forgery and granted a certificate of reasonable doubt, was arraigned yesterday in the Tombs Court on perjury, with $3,000 bail for examination. He had been convicted weeks earlier for forging satisfaction on a mortgage to Julian A. Smith and later rearrested on allegedly falsified lawyer testimony.
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Victor Shanley
Magistrate House
Tombs Court
Ees Shanley
Julian A. Smith
Liner Reports Small Third Class Load From Southampton
The American liner Philadelphia arrived from Southampton via Cherbourg with 134 cabin and steerage passengers the smallest third class tally for this line to New York. Captain Mills received a mid ocean wireless from Captain Roberts of the New York reporting sight of a derelict schooner with masts gone and decks awash. Passengers include Mrs Caroline Baker and others.
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Philadelphia
Southampton
Cherbourg
Sma
John S. Holbrook
TS. Griffin
G. H. Foster
Walter Kerr
B. M. Tanner
R. J. Walsh
Adrian King
Man Commits Suicide At Firehouse Gas Tragedy
Charles F. Hunt of Wallkill Engine Company 6 used the station toilet to turn on gas and killed himself. His wife and two year old son were left in distress as investigators work to determine the motive and circumstance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Middletown
N. Y
Charles F. Hunt
Wallkill Engine Company 6
Militiamen Return From Bay War Game With Pride
National Guard regiments wrap up mimic war maneuvers near New York. Men claim success repelling attacks while crews head to Manhattan for headquarters. Burial plans set for flareback victims Waltz and Harvey. A rumor of a Japanese spy is dismissed by Fort Wadsworth officers.
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National Guard
New York
Fort Schuyler
Turogg’s Neck
Eighth Regiment
Coast Artillery
Seventy-first Regiment
Bruch and Wilson
Post Pier
Rosedale
Manhattan
Port Schuyler
Staten Island
Ninth Regiment of Coast Artillery
Forty-seventh Infantry
St. George
Ninth Regiment
Broadway
John Lawrence Waltz
George Arthur Harvey
Battery Dix
Waltz
Calvary Cemetery
Harvey
Lutheran Cemetery
James McDowell
Fort Wadsworth
Col. Crawford
Building a Town in the Cornfields
The Corn Products Refining Company plans a new glucose plant in Illinois near Summit, creating a manufacturing town with 800 workers on site. Experts chose land along a drainage canal, prompted rapid ground work and town streets, while development of the adjacent area accelerates ahead of the plant’s opening next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Prairie
Corn Products Refining Company
Standard Oil
Indiana
Illinois
Chicago
Summit
Ill
Steel Corporation
Gary
Ind
Corn Products Company
Temorary Quarters
Corn Products Po
Watchman Suspected in Berlin Fire Series
Berlin reports 26 incendiary fires traced to night watchman Josef Sytkowski who patrolled his district. Police allege he started the blazes and then notified the fire brigade to earn rewards, putting lives at risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Josef Sytkowski
Sytkowski
Circe
Gladiator Found Solely at Fault for St Paul Collision
The Admiralty Court ruled the British cruiser Gladiator alone caused the April collision with the liner St Paul off the Isle of Wight. More than twenty Gladiator crew perished, the Gladiator beached, and the St Paul underwent major repairs before resuming transatlantic sailings. Judge Sir John Gorell Barnes found weather clear and St Paul’s helm not to blame.
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London
Admiralty Court
St. Paul
Isle of Wight
John Gorell ‘Barnes
St. Paul’s
Sir John
New York
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