Governor Whitman hears Becker counsel in clemency plea
Martin Manton, representing Charles Becker slated for the electric chair, appeals Governor Whitman for clemency in Albany. The governor keeps the process informal and plans a further conference next week, with no formal clemency application made yet. He will hear Becker’s supporters and plans to travel to New York for Flag Day and the Amherst commencement.
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New York Times
Albany
Martin T. Manton
Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Whitman
Manton
Court of Appeals
Becker
Capitol
Mr. Whitman
Schoeneck
Rosenthal killing tale cited in Danbury statements
Deputy Ginty testified that Rose claimed Becker ordered to queer Rosenthal but not to kill him. Judge Dempsey said the remark could affect the plea to Governor Whitman to spare Hecker. Ginty described past vaudeville talk and said Rose claimed Becker’s innocence, while the witness avoided prior disclosure to avoid involvement.
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New York Times
Danbury, Conn
Edward
Ginty
Jack Rose
Becker
Queer
Rosenthal
Eugene C. Dempsey
Fairfield County
Dempsey
Whitman
Hecker
Rose
Lincoln National Bank funds leave for guardsmen
Major General O Ryan reports that the Lincoln National Bank will grant paid leave of absence to all employees serving in the National Guard or Naval Militia. The bank follows similar actions by New York Edison and United States Rubber Company, supporting practical patriotism and peace time readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O’ryan
Charles Elliott Warren
Lincoln National Bank
Forty-second Street
National Guard
New York Edison Company
United States Rubber Company
O'’Ryan
Alfred Noyes Sued After Lecture at Harvard
Alfred Noyes was briefly detained in Cambridge when a civil suit sought a $1 commission related to his Harvard Phi Beta Kappa lecture. The English poet posted $200 bond to appear in court after the writ was served during the Lowell Institute reading. Alumni furnished sureties to secure his attendance at the subsequent fraternity dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Alfred Noyes
Harvard
A. ©. Barrell
Lowell
Ultimatum to Striking Carpenters in Chicago District
Chicago June 22 ultimatum to Carpenters' Union on strike for over a month issued by E M Craig secretary of the Building Construction Employers Association. If not arbitration by Saturday every mill lumber yard cement brick and material plant would shut down. Estimated 150000 to 200000 men would join the 16000 already out of work.
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Chicago
Carpenters’ Union
E. M. Craig
Building Construction Employers’ Association
Ackley retracts Sunday criticisms in unsigned statement
Beauty ID. Ackley, former secretary to Billy Sunday in Philadelphia, issues a signed statement retracting past criticisms of Sundays methods and renouncing alleged plagiarism while noting occasional unguarded remarks may have been distorted.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Ackley
Billy Sunday
Mr. Sunday
Titanic Lawsuit Reopens in Federal Court to Limit Liabilities
The Oceanic Steam Navigating Company and White Star Line sue to cap damages at about 97972.12 for Titanic losses. Claimants accuse J Bruce Ismay of over speeding the liner and improper watch. Judge Mayer hears arguments as Betts and Burlingham present testimony from Lord Mersey hearings.
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Oceanic Steam Navigating Company, Ltd
White Star Line
Julius M. Mayer
United States District Court
Woolworth
Steamship Company
England
Titanic Wireless Warnings and Officer Duty Question
Messages warning of icebergs were sent to Titanic operators who claimed such reports must go to the chief officer or Captain. A Californian operator testified he sent a warning and waited an hour for acknowledgment, while Mr Burlingham argued the on board rule required immediate handover. Judge Mayer adjourned court to 10:30 this morning.
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Burlingham
Mayer
Chase Panaman Convicts Farud Pursuit in Jungles
Panaman police report fierce clashes with eleven Santiago penitentiary escapees who killed a police lieutenant and a guard, wounded five others, and fled into the Veragua jungle. Five bandits recaptured, one killed, five at large. Ottilio Gonzales identified as leader, Cuban inmate.
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Panama
Santiago
Veragua
Ottilio Gonzales
Gibbs Separation Report Recommends Monthly Alimony
Senator Alvah W. Bur ingame Jr. acted as referee in Edith M. Gibbs v Henry C. Gibbs a Brooklyn separation suit. He recommends a decree in her favor granting him $175 monthly alimony and custody of their two daughters. The referee's findings were filed with Justice Crane in Brooklyn Supreme Court and the court reserved decision.
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Gibbs
Alvah W. Buringame, Jr
Edith M. Gibbs
Pierrepont Street
Brooklyn
Henry C. Gibbs
Manhattan
Justice Crane
Supreme Court
Whitman Honors Flag Day Celebration and 250th Alderman Anniversary
Governor Whitman plans to attend New York City flag raising at City Hall and 250th anniversary events for the Board of Aldermen. A. Van de Sande-Bakhuysen presents the flag. Mayor Mitchel accepts it and Mrs. Maria Duane Bleeker Cox raises it. The afternoon includes addresses in the Aldermanic Chamber and Governor’s Room with notable attendees from Dutch-descended families. The Woman Suffrage Party marks the day by raising a flag at 48 East Thirty-fourth Street.
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Whitman
Committee of Aldermen
Board of Aldermen
A. van de Sande-Bakhuyzen
Netherlands
Mitchel
City Mall
Maria Duane Bleeker Cox
James Duane
New York
McAneny
Francis de Neugville Schroder
Thomas Willett
Russell Sage
George McAneny
Schuyler van Rensselaer
John D. van Buren
Woman Suffrage Party
Fast Thirty-fourth Street
City of
Macy’s
Macy’s—Book Dept
Jewish Communal Workers Train at City Course
A training school for Jewish communal workers opens at 356 Second Avenue to aid those in Jewish charitable work. The program runs June 28 to July 27 with lectures each afternoon at the Heinsheimer Memorial Building. Speakers include Felix Warburg Ludwig Bernstein Lillian Wald Mordecai Kaplan S Benderly Abelson Edgard Barney Charles Bernheimer Harry Newburger Sadie American R Kohut J L Magnes.
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356
Second Avenue
Heinsheimer
Fau Abelson
Edgard S. Barney
Charles &. Bernheimer
Harry W. Newburger
Sadie American
R. Kohut
J. L. Magnes
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Altman
B. Altman & Co
Fifth Avene
Madison Avenue
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Proctor
Admiralty
George Betts
Bardingher
Lord Mersey
High Court of Justice
King’s Bench
Harold A. Sanderson
Lord Pirrie
Sanderson
Bertrand F. Hayes
White Star
Captain Hayes
Smith
Murdock
Fred M. Brown
A. Gordon Murray
Betts
A. Leonard Brougham
Pol Prney
Broadway
Paris Point
America
New Amsterdam
Jewish Communal Workers Unite
Carlsbad
Central Park
West 72Nd Street
Elsner-Mendelson Co
R. H. Macy & Co
Herald Square
Broad
Macy
Tomor
The
Municipal Art Commission
Dutch East India Company
Manhattan Island
United States
Macy's
Dostoieffsky
the Idiot
Turgeniev
Gogol
Tolstoi
Artzibashev
Lanine
Andreieff
Kear
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