Higgins Rejection of Dady Sparks Protests from Friends
Albany June 22 Gov Higgins refused to appoint Col Michael J Dady of Brooklyn to the State Railroad Commission citing a campaign pledge to favor railroad employees if the commission expands. Dady’s backers from Kings County and New York County criticized the decision and alleged a written pledge to employee representatives. The governor did not name a successor or indicate whether the new member would come from New York City.
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Speeral
New-York
Albany
Higgins
Michael J. Dady
Brooklyn
Col. Dady
State Railroad Commission
Kings County
Republican Committee
New York County
D. H. Ralston
Drescher
Cooper
Col. Cady
Missing broker H S Gillette from Waldorf and Broad Street
Friends report H S Gillette, a Chicago born broker with New York ties, vanished after leaving the Waldorf Astoria two weeks ago. His rooms were reassigned, his phone disconnected, and hotel staff have no new sightings as concern rises over his health and rumored large bond holdings.
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H. S. Gillette
Chicago
New York
Mr. Gillette
Waldorf-Astoria
Broad Street
The
Waldorf
Boldt
Gillette
Shanley brothers expand Times Square lot holdings
Thomas J and Michael J Shanley restaurant operators add 1 559 Broadway from the Fox estate and acquire 224 and 226 West Forty seventh Street from Mrs Ella A Gray. They now control about 24 000 square feet with fronts on Times Square Forty sixth and Forty seventh streets. Brokers John P Kirwan and William A White Sons handled the deal. Prices cited include 125 000 for 1500 Broadway and an offer of 150 000 for a nearby parcel, with No 1959 Broadway once owned by the Fox estate.
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Thomas J
Michael J. Shanley
Times Square
Forty-seventh Streets
Broadway
Fox
John P. Kirwan
William A. White & Sons
Messrs. Shanley
Ella A. Gray
West Forty-seventh Street
Thomas J. Shanley
Crawford Conspiracy case ends without verdict in 47 hour jury trial
Washington June 22 The jury failed to reach a verdict in the William G Crawford conspiracy case involving August W Machen and George B Lorenz to defraud the Government after forty seven hours of deliberation and was discharged today.
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Washington
William G. Crawford
August W. Machen
George EB. Lorenz
Supreme Court Permanently Blocks Pittsburg Allegheny Merger
The Supreme Court in Philadelphia on June 22 issued a permanent injunction stopping the consolidation of the cities of Pittsburg and Allegheny City, ruling the consolidation law constitutes special legislation.
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Philadelphia
Supreme Court
Pittsburg
Allegheny City
Franco German tensions shake Paris market on Morocco note
Paris reports gloom rises as alarmist dispatches circulate. The Paris Bourse drops about 0 centimes, closing 35 below yesterday after rumors Prince von Radolin left Paris for Berlin. Frontier reports describe military activity while the influential press avoids military details.
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Paris
Prince von Radolin
Berlin
Morocco
Will of James H Falconer Filed for Probate
The will of James H. Falconer who died May 2 at 240 West Seventy-fifth Street was filed in the Surrogates' office. The $35,000 estate is divided into four equal parts for his son James H. Falconer Jr and daughter May George Falconer, with two parts in trust for Cornelius W. Falconer and Stuart W. Falconer. A codicil revokes Stuart's principal share, limiting him to income during his lifetime unless he improves, at which time executors may grant him his share at age thirty-five.
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James H. Falconer
West Seventy-fifth Street
James H. Falconer, Jr
May George Falconer
Cornelius W. B. Falconer
Stuart W. Falconer
Stuart
Bricklayers Strike Over Unpaid Wages at East Twenty-Eighth Site
Bricklayers at an apartment hotel on East Twenty-Eighth Street near Fifth Avenue strike after claiming they have not received wages. The Gotham Construction Company, owner after foreclosure, oversees the project while Roche handles the brick work.
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East Twenty-eighth Street
Fifth Avenue
Gotham Construction Company
Roche
Young thief Alfonso Sica sentenced for street robbery
Alfonso Sica, seventeen, received fourteen years and six months in state prison from Justice McMahon in General Sessions Court. Sica and five others robbed James Kirkpatrick, an elderly Linden New Jersey man, on Bleecker Street May 26. The judge noted prior prison terms and multiple arrests, calling for a strong stand against highwaymen.
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Alfonso Sica
New York
Parsons Named Chief Engineer for Philadelphia Filtration Study
New York engineer H De B Parsons was chosen to lead Philadelphia filtration system investigation. He will select assistants and begin the inquiry once his team is in place.
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New York
Philadelphia
Irish patriot Melody discharged from workhouse on island
Patrick Melody, aged Irish patriot who tried to drown himself in a Madison Square fountain Saturday night, was discharged yesterday from Blackwell's Island work house. Lawyer Michael O'Sullivan secured the release, telling Magistrate Baker that Gen. O'Beirne Roderick J. Kennedy and others would ensure Melody received proper care.
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Patrick Melody
Madison Square
Blackwell's Island
Michael O'Sullivan
Baker
O'Beirne
Roderick J. Kennedy
Melody
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Troy
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Saks & Company
34Th Street
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Del
Trulley Electric Vehicle Company of America
Dover
Trelent and Express
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