Taft Blocks Plan Permitting Boycotts in Anti-Trust Battle
President Taft fought to defeat the House provision shielding unions from anti-trust enforcement. The House struck Hughes language by a vote of 158 to 130, with Taft rallying support and saying class legislation is improper. The Senate amendment was upheld by an eight vote margin as Republicans and some Democrats allied to strike the proposal.
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New York Times
Washington
Taft
House
Department of Justice
Senate
White House
W.S. Carter
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
St. “Paul
dMinn
Congress
Supreme Court
Boues
William H. Taft
Hughes
New Jersey
Cannon
Tawney
Appropriations Committee
Mr. Tawney
Where to Take Lunch And Drink the Best American Wines
Bons Co., located at 138 Fulton St, New York, offers lunch options and a selection of American wines for patrons seeking a concise dining and wine experience in a downtown setting.
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Bons Co
Fulton St
New
Launch sinks in Hell Gate tragedy near Astoria
A white twenty foot dory type launch sank in the Hell Gate current off Astoria while passengers watched a man wave for help. Capt Thomas H Rogers and Otto Mattes searched with Edith and Harbor Police launches but failed to locate the vessel or occupant as grappling hooks combed sixty foot depths for hours.
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Astoria
Hell Gate
Broadway
Edith
Thomas H. Rogers
Hopkins Avenue
Otto Mattes
East Ninety-second Street
Blackwell's Island
Rogers
May drive out tenters at Rockaway Point
Chief Inspector Russell Raynor warns Rockaway Point tent dwellers to obtain Health Department permits by Sunday or face arrest. Permits require written authorization from landowners Edward Harriman estate or the U.S. government, which have not granted rental rights. Many tents lack sanitary provisions and meals are taken at nearby hotels as disputes over land rights persist.
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Rockaway Point
Russell Raynor
Board of Health
Health Department
Edward H. Harriman
United States
Harriman
Raynor
Knox seizes control of Pittsburg Republican politics
Secretary of State Knox moves to place loyalists in key posts in the Pittsburg district. Robert J. Cunningham, Allegheny County GOP chair, will retire. William A. Magee, Knox ally and Pittsburg mayor, named his successor. Magee declines Penrose offered favor after talk with Knox.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Knox
Senator Penrose
Pennsylvania
Robert J. Cunningham
Allegheny County
Republican Committee
William A. Magee
Penrose
Magee
Hands Off Roosevelts Visit Angers New York Machine Leaders
Albany reports resentment at possible Taft and Roosevelt interference in direct primaries as Gov Hughes accepts an invitation to Sagamore Hill. William Barnes Jr denounces outside pressure while lawmakers note Cobb compromise doomed. Roosevelt's invitation is seen as noncommittal regarding direct nominations.
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New York Times
Albany
Taft
Roosevelt
Gov. Hughes
Sagamore Hill
William Barnes, Jr
State of
New York
Hughes
J. Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Europe
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt declines politics in coming West speeches
Col Theodore Roosevelt, after two strenuous days in town, says he may not give political speeches on his Western tour. He clarifies that talks to groups like the Cheyenne Society and the Hamilton Club will avoid party politics. He will attend to duties at Sagamore Hill and host visitors, including Gifford Pinchot and James R. Garfield, as part of a busy schedule.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Outlook
Africa
TIMES
West
Cheyenne Society
Hamilton Club
Chicago
Col. Roosevelt
Robert J. Collier
Collier's Weekly
Taft
Harvard
White House
Gifford Pinchot
James R. Garfield
Sagamore Hill
Francis Heany
San Francisco
Henry L. Stimson
United States
Sugar Trust
Col. W. R. Nelson
Kansas City Star
Douglas Robinson
Madison Avenue
Rough Riders
Outlook Office
Abernathy
Ee Exes
Marydwith
East Thirty-second Street
Harvard Club
West Fortyfourth Street
Sixth Avenue
Fifth
Col. Brodie
Father
Teddy
G. A. R. Men
Guthrie
Okla
New York
L. D. Muxlow
Henry P. Fletcher
Chill
Hoffman Phillip
Constantinople
Craig Wadsworth
London
Sherman H. Bell
Colorado
George H. Curry
Oklahoma
Thomas Sayene
Texas Rangers
W. H. Lewellyn
New Mexico
How to Sleep in Hot Weather Feature Preview
Experts provide advice on sleeping better in heat as part of next Sundays New York Times. Readers are urged to order the Sunday edition in advance.
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New York Times
Times
Hottest Day Yet Brings Five Deaths Across City
New York endured the year’s warmest day with temperatures reaching 91 degrees. Heat claimed lives and caused dozens of prostrations as residents slept in parks and on roofs. City officials rushed to deploy floating baths and loosen heat stress in public spaces.
Heat Wave Claims 14 Lives in Philadelphia
On June 23, Philadelphia records show a devastating hot wave. A man committed suicide with a revolver, another died after collapsing and toppling onto a train, and roughly a dozen deaths stemmed directly from the heat. Thermometers top 100 degrees in many streets as the third day of the heat surge persisted.
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Philadelphia
Four Deaths Linked to Newark Heat Wave
Four people died during a Newark heat wave yesterday. Victims include John H. Van Eck of 1182 Broad Street, Dorothy E. Hartman age one of 61 Ridgewood Avenue, Helen Rupinski age unknown of 14 Van Buren Street, and Patrick J. Bellow foreman at Weston Electric Works.
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Newark
N. J
John H. van Eck
Broad B Street
Dorothy E. Hartman
Ridgewood Avenue
Helen <Rupinski
van Buren Street
Patrick J. Bellow
Weston Electric Works
Heat Stricken Man Falls Before Express Train
Roger Ryan of Passaic Street collapsed from heat while crossing the Monroe Street crossing on the Erie Railroad. He was struck by an outbound express and fatally cut. The train continued to Jersey City and the crew did not hear of the accident until reaching the terminus.
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Passaic
N. J
Monroe Street
Erie Railroad
Roger Ryan
Passaic Street
Jersey City
George Y Creates Seven New Peers In Birthday Honors
King George adds seven peers including Sir Walter Foster and Sir Weetman Pearson. Harold Harmsworth gains a baronetcy amid family ties to Lord Northcliffe. Sir Christopher Furness and A T Quiller-Couch also honored. Quiller-Couch famed novelist. Harmsworth finances link to Daily Mail empire. Furness Line head and shipowner.
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London
George
Walter Foster
Ilkeston
Derbyshire
Weetman Dickinson Pearson
Christopher Furness
Hartlepool
Christopher
Harold Harmsworth
Lord Northcliffe
A. T. Quiller-Couch
Harmsworth
Lord Northiffe
Kennedy Jones
M Anone
Balthazar Walter Foster
Parliament
National Liberal Federation
Weetman Pearson
Contreace
Furness
England
Quiller-Couch
Dead Man’s Rock
R. L. Stevenson
St. Ives
Whicch
Stevenson
Brooklyn Woman Shoots Herself in Nervous Breakdown
Mrs. Susan Murray 26, wife of N Francis Murray druggist of South Brooklyn, shot herself three times at Garrett Cottage after buying chloroform and a pistol. A bullet in the abdomen was removed. two in the lung left untreated. doctors say no chance of recovery. She left a note to her husband begging forgiveness and citing nervous trouble.
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New York Times
Liberty
N. Y
Susan Murray
N. Francis Murray
Sixteenth Street
Brooklyn
Garrett Cettage
Murrays
A. B. Sullivan
Convention Gives Korea Police Under Japanese Commander
A Tokyo report states a convention between Korea and Japan is practically concluded. Under it Korea delegates will transfer police administration to Japan. The unified police system will be placed under a gendarmerie commander.
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Tokio
Korea
Japan
Mrs Taft Arrives at Beverly Summer Home
Mrs Taft reached her Beverly summer home with Miss Helen Taft and Charles Taft after coming from Boston in a touring car. Robert A Taft went to Cambridge to watch the Yale Harvard game after arriving in Boston.
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Beverly
Mass
Helen Taft
Charles Taft
Falls on white hot ingot at West Penn Steel plant
John Mitchell a steel worker at the West Penn Steel plant near Pittsburg fell into a soaking pit after a coworker pulled a wrong lever. The door opened at his feet, he dropped onto a seething ingot and within two minutes his body was destroyed.
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Workman
West Penn Steel Plant
New York Times
Pittsburg
John Mitchell
West Penn Steel
Pitsburg
Mitchell
Three Killed as Harvest Hands Steal Freight Ride
In Wichita on June 23 an extra St. Louis and San Francisco freight derailment near Havernhill killed three men and injured ten. The harvest hands from Missouri were riding atop a timber car behind a box car. a broken flange caused the wreck, splinters wounding the riders.
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Wichita
Kan
St. Louis
San Francisco
Havernhill
Missouri
Cornell To Receive Bulk Of Goldwin Smith Estate
Toronto reports executor Larratt Smith announced that Cornell University will inherit the residue of Prof. Goldwin Smith estate after other bequests are deducted. While some speculate a four million dollar sum, officials say the final amount will likely be smaller.
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Goldwin Smith Estate
Toronto
Ontario
Cornell University
Larratt Smith
Prof
Goldwin Smith
Cornel
Parole Violation Leads Judge to Delay Flynn Sentence
Judge Foster in General Sessions plans to sentence James Flynn today after a parole violation tied to a January incident. Flynn, part of a robbery group that netted six loaves and a cheap watch, had his sentence suspended when a baby's cry moved the court. Flynn later pleaded guilty before Judge Swann to an assault charge.
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Foster
James Flynn
Flynn
Swann
Policeman Arrested in Extortion Case on East 125th Street
Police officer John G. Davis of the West 125th Street Station was arrested in uniform by Central Office Detectives Cain McLoughlin and Cook on a charge of extortion after allegedly agreeing to quash a complaint against Dominick Cipolloni, who is out on bail for an assault count. A marked ten dollar bill was passed in a meeting in front of the station. no money was found on Davis. Davis, suspended, has served three years in the department.
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Dominick Cipollon
East 111Th Street
John G. Davis
West 125Th Street
Central Office
Cain, McLoughlin
Cook
Cipolloni Cipolloni
Prasquale Perrino
Davis
Walsh
Professor Hidalgo Arrested in San Francisco Case
San Francisco reports José Hidalgo a University of California Spanish professor and former consul was arrested at the Hotel Navarre by Police Headquarters detectives. He faces grand jury investigation over a gravity defaming accusation by Grace Ellifritz, a magazine writer, who claims Hidalgo coerced and exploited her while she walked city streets. The tale, discussed with reporter Barry, led to recorded conversations and an undercover stakeout.
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New York Times
San Francisco
José Hidalgo
University of California
Guatemala
Japan
University Aero Club
Pacific Aero Club
Navarre
Grand Jury
Grace B. Ellifritz
Grace Carter
Chicago
Hidalgo
Richard Pestte
Bar
Shoul
Barry
Full Summer Schedule for Sandy Hook Route to Asbury Park
The schedule for the Sandy Hook Route and All Rails line from New Jersey Central to Asbury Park takes effect in June. This release outlines new summer service times and route adjustments, detailing departure points, frequencies, and expected operational days for the season.
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Long Branch
Asbury Park
Sandy Hook
New Jersey Central
Os Bran Asbury Park
Centenarian Survives Roof Fall and Rushes Toward Longevity
Solomon Levy a Brooklyn resident aged 106 survived a two story roof fall on June 6 and after treatment at Jewish Hospital left yesterday. He walked unassisted to a trolley and returned home at 2267 Pitkin Avenue. Doctors credited rapid recovery despite shock and age. Neighbors recall him as gray haired since youth.
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Solomon Levy
Brooklyn Centenarian
Jewish Hospital
Methuselah
Solomon
Levy
Pitkin Avenue
Brooklyn
Ady A Dune Day on the Hudson River Line Steamer
A short notice describes a restful harbor excursion aboard the Hudson River Line steamer Ady. Passengers enjoy a quiet day on the river with scenic views, gentle breeze, and a relaxing sailing experience.
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Hudson River Line
Missing sixteen year old Tillie Keeshan feared kidnapped
Police issued a general alert for Tillie Keeshan sixteen missing from 551 West 125th Street since Sunday noon after leaving for a friend’s home on Amsterdam Avenue. Her mother Anna Keeshan reports the girl, close to her late father Patrick Keeshan who died after a street incident, wandered from church to the Hudson River pier area and has not been seen since.
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Tillie Keeshan
Anna Keeshan
West 125Th Street
Patrick Keeshan
129Th Street
Broadway
Helen Katch
132D Street
Amsterdam Avenue
Hudson River
Anna
Delightfully Cool Hudson River Tubes Ad
An advertisement extols the Hudson River tubes as cool and pleasant and invites readers to try them today. The copy emphasizes refreshment and enjoyment for a summer activity.
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Hudson River Tubes
Ady
American Youth Porter Charlton Confesses Lake Como Murder
Porter Charlton, detained in Hoboken after arrival from Italy, confessed to killing his wife on Lake Como and disposing of her body in a trunk. He described the act, the trunk’s disposal at a small pier, and his travel to Genoa and back aboard the Prinzess Irene. Extradition questions loom as Italy seeks his surrender for trial.
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Lake Como
Italy
Afernoon
Sherp
Hoboken
Chariton
Simcoe
United States
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Washington
Charlton
Hayes
Hnls
Seenine
Constantine Ispolatoff
Maltrasio
Como
Genoa
Porter Charlton
C. K. Ispolatoff
Irene
Naples
Palermo
Gibraltar
New York
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Edward Kraft
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