Cardinal Gibbons Heads Policy Holders' Board Formation
The International Policy Holders' Committee forms to nominate trustees for the Mutual and New York Life Insurance Companies. Notables include Cardinal Gibbons, Gov. Broward, Gov. Blanchard, Judge Parker, and Secretary Niedringhaus, with English French and German reps to join. Ballots by mail will decide boards this fall, signaling reform preferences of policy holders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mutual and New York Life Insurance Company
N. B. Broward
Florida
N. C. Blanchard
Louisiana
Russell H. Conwell
The
Baptist Church
E. E. Clark
Order of
Cardinal Gibbons
George Gray
Delaware
J. Frank Hanly
Indiana
James C. Hemphill
South Carolina
Harlow N. Higinbotham
Illinois
Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
Frederick B. Niedringhaus
Missouri
the Treasury
Thomas B. Wanamaker
Pennsylvania
England
France
Germany
Heinrich Wiegand
North German
Lloyd Steamship Company
Isidor Loewe
Krupp
Louis Hagen
Berlin
Eugens Bock
James Kempf
Ber
Samuel Untermyer
C. R. Scrugham
Columbus
Seymour Eaton
Philadelphia
New York and Mutual Life Insurance Companies
Wall Street
Untermyer
Armstrong Committee
State of
New York
International Committee
Cardinal
New York and Mutual Life Insurance
Index to departments and pages listed for the issue
A contents page enumerates sections and page numbers for Amusements Arrivals of Out-of-Town Payers Financial News Marine Intelligence and Foreign Mails Society Weather Yesterday's Fires Advertisements Deaths Furnished Rooms and Boarders Help Wanted Hotels and Restaurants Instruction Lost and Found Marriages Summer Resorts Travelers Guide across pages 2 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 16 and face 7 for death listings
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Marine
Society
Weather Report
Travelers’ Guide
Barber Sues General Asphalt Company for damages
Amzi L. Barber former head of the Asphalt Trust sues in the Supreme Court First District for 100000 damages naming John M. Mack Avery D. Andrews Arthur W. Sewall Henry Tatnall H. R. Wardell J. Lewis Rake Rudolph Ellis Alvin W. Krech George R. Turnbull William F. Harrity Clyde Brown as defendants. He alleges false statements in the annual report accusing him of secretly selling stocks and conspiring to seize Bolivar assets.
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Amzi L. Barber
Asphalt Trust
Supreme Court
First District
General Asphalt Company
John M. Mack
Philadelphia
Avery D. Andrews
Arthur W. Sewall
Henry Tatnall
H. R. Wardell
J. Lewis Rake
Rudolph Ellis
Alvin W. Krech
George R. Turnbull
Niles & Johnson
Wall Street
Barber
National Asphalt Company
Mexico
Castro
New York and Bermudez Company
Venezuela
Bermudez Lake
Matos
Trinidad Lake Asphalt Company, Limited
Calhoun
Chicago
Roosevelt
Loomis
Bowen
Firecracker explodes from open manhole injuring three boys
A firecracker thrown into a partly open manhole on West Fifty second Street yesterday afternoon caused a heavy explosion. Three boys ages five, including John Enders and his brother Charles Enders of Ninth Avenue and Charles L Werner of Ninth Avenue, suffered severe burns to the face hands and legs. The throwing boy escaped injury as spectators watched the blaze.
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John Enders
Charles
Ninth Avenue
Charles L. Werner
Enders
Werner
West Fifty-second Street
Woman Skipper's Cruise Aboard Waturus Captains Delaware River voyage
Miss Jane Morgan sails the steam yacht Waturus owned by Randall Morgan from Philadelphia to North Cape and the Mediterranean. She is a licensed master with Philadelphia and New York pilot licenses and a yachting master's certificate. She can navigate by sun stars and teach engine handling for storms and fuel use.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Jane Morgan
Waturus
Randall Morgan
Delaware River
North Cape
Mediterranean
Miss Morgan
New York
Federal Clerk Drowns in Potomac Canoe Accident
Edward R. Saalbach, a War Department clerk, and his wife were canoeing above the Aqueduct Bridge when their boat capsized on the Potomac River. Both drowned before help arrived. Saalbach, about 40, had been appointed from California.
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Washington
Edward R. Saalbach
Potomac River
Aqueduct Bridge
Saalbach
War Department
California
City Ferry Carries 90 000 To Staten Island
The Municipal Ferry carried about 90 000 passengers to Staten Island yesterday while Jersey ferries added roughly half that number to the crowd at resorts. Midland and South Beaches saw record bathers. An electrical fault slowed trolley service last night causing stops and darkness and a one hour trip from the beaches to St George.
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Staten Island
Jersey Ferries
Midland
South Beaches
St. George
Col James Regan Found Dead in Manila Aid
Col James Regan of the Ninth United States Infantry was found dead in his bed in Manila on June 24. The death was due to heart failure.
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Manila
James Regan
Ninth United States Infantry
Rejected Suitor Fires Home and Kills Girl then Takes Life
Rose May Cowley, 19, living with her parents near Netcong New Jersey, was shot dead by Cleveland Longcore 21 after he burned their farmhouse to force her to respond. Longcore then killed himself nearby after confrontation with the Cowley family. The tragedy follows a prior barn fire and comes as investigators assess motive and methods.
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New York Times
Netcong
N. J
Rose May Cowley
Here
Cleveland Longcore
Miss Cowley
Longcore
Cowleys
Cleve
Mr. Cowley
Samuel McMickle
McMickle
Stanhope
Judson K. Gunn
Henry Hutson
Daniel Daily
Automobilists Fired On in Darien Incident
A large car with five men was fired upon by Special Policeman Martin F. Ottmer near Darien as a flagman signaled stop. Bullets damaged the tonneau and gas tank while the car fled to Norwalk. Ottmer, already under arrest for prior force, faces potential suit as five cars were halted and fined $25 each at the roadside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Norwalk
Conn
Martin F. Ottmer
Darien
Ottmer
Latest Shipping Mews
S. S. Niagara arrived Havana on June 18. Hotel Martinique Dining Rooms at Broadway and ee share management with St. Denis Hotel.
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S. S. Niagara
Havana
Hotel
Panama election riots leave one Liberal dead
At Santa Ana Park clashes between Liberals and protecting policemen wounded nine officers and liberal José Antonio Paredes. Marines from the Marblehead may be landed to prevent further fighting as Gov Magoon and Capt Shan ton observed. Constitutional Party wins in Panama City and Cocle Veragua and Chiriqui provinces.
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Panama
Santa Ana Park
José Antonio Paredes
Fanama
United States
Marblehead
Magoon
George R. Shanton
Canal Zone
Constitutional Party
Panama City
Cocle
Veragua
Chiriqui
Ohio's New Governor III Harris Stricken At Farm
Gov Andrew L Harris aged 71 suffered acute indigestion and bed rest at his farm near Eaton after Pattison's death increased pressure. Friends fear serious illness while Harris downplays danger and refuses medical aid. If he dies, Democrats would control the state with Williams of Cleveland as next in line.
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New York Times
Eaton
Ohio
Andrew L. Harris
Pattison
Columbus
Cincinnati
Harris
Williams
Cleveland
Senate
$75,000,000 for Waterways Proposed by Burton
Representative Theodore Burton of Ohio, chairman of the Rivers and Harbors Committee, backs a $75 million nationwide waterways improvement plan for the next Congress. The proposal, larger than any previous single bill, aims to unify all navigable rivers with support expected from members across parties and regions, including Southern Democrats aligned with Mississippi River projects.
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New York Times
Washington
Congress
Theodore E. Burton
Ohio
House Committee On
Burton
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Mississippi River
Longworths Guests of Emperor William at Kiel Harbor Race
Emperor William entertained Mr and Mrs Longworth aboard the Hamburg after a Kiel regatta. The harbor glowed with electric lights as warships and ships marched illumination. races aboard the Meteor and Navahoe followed, with the Empress and guests observing.
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Kiel
William
Henry
Prussia
Bavaria
Princss Eitel Frederick
Hamburg
Potsdam
Prince Hizel
Longworth
Emperor Willian
Adalbert
William L. Howard
Philip W. Dumas
Jonquiéres
United States
Great Britain
France
G. W. Watsen
Navahoe
Mrs. Longworth
Allison Armour
Bravely Stops Runaway Horse Endangering Fifty Children
Policeman Robinson of the Clymer Street Station in Williams burg halted a runaway horse near Gerry Street, saving a parade of fifty children from danger. The horse bolted after an automobile frightened it, tossing Mrs Lutz but causing no serious injuries. Robinson seized the horse by the head, was dragged fifty yards, and later treated at Williams burg Hospital.
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Robinson
Clymer Street
Williamsburg
Charles Lutz
Gerry Street
Lutz
Surrey
Harrison Avenue
Abrams
Williamsburg Hospital
Yellow Fever Reported at Mississippi River Quarantine Station
A Cuban sailor on the Holstein from Havana tested with fever at the Mississippi River Quarantine Station ninety seven miles below New Orleans. He arrived June 18 and was detained for observation. Dr. C. H. Irion said that with current quarantine rules Louisiana may avoid another epidemic.
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New Orleans
Mississippi River
Louisiana
State Board of Health
Holstein
Havana
C. H. Irion
New York Boys Swindled by Pittsburgh Bank Plot
Three New York youths aged 10 to 14 were detained in Pittsburgh Juvenile Court after paying a man named Brookes 25 dollars each for promised bank jobs. They learned in Pittsburgh they were defrauded and the swindler disappeared. New York police have been asked to locate him.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Penn
New York
Barrey Goldstein
Edward Dwyer
Thomas Fagan
Brookes
Federal control of coal urged by ICC report
A Philadelphia source says the Interstate Commerce Commission report will urge government ownership of the anthracite fields to protect the public from extortion. It will charge five rail roads with violations of anti-trust laws and push legislation to fully separate railroads from the coal and related industries along their lines.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Six Hurt In Brooklyn Trolley Crash At Eighty sixth Street
A Bay Ridge Avenue Line trolley crashed into a butcher wagon at Eighty sixth Street between Eleventh and Twelfth Avenues in Brooklyn injuring six people. Wagon driver David Stall was thrown ten feet, possibly fracturing his skull, and five trolley passengers plus one more were severely hurt. All victims were taken to Norwegian Hospital as the wagon and horse were destroyed. Extreme darkness was blamed for the collision.
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Brooklyn
Bay Ridge Avenue
Eighty-sixth Street
Eleventh
Twelfth Avenues
David Stall
John Duffy
Third Avenue
John O’neill
Bayonne
N. J
William McCafferty
L. G. Hart
Third Street
Coney Island
John Mackey
Russian troops clash near Moscow as discontent shown
Moscow correspondent reports intermittent gunfire outside the city toward Khodinka Plain for an hour. The Standard notes an enormous meeting of discontented Moscow garrison troops may be dispersed by artillery with few details available.
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London
Moscow
the Standard
Khodinka
Battle in the Soudan Exceeds Garrison Losses
Cairo reports a punitive expedition from El Obeid relieves Talodi garrison after a June attack by native tribesmen. Three hundred fifty Soudanese killed and 100 captured, while 40 Egyptians perished in the assault. No expedition casualties. tribesmen resented the new government post.
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Cairo
El-Obeid
Talodi
Commissioner’s Bar Raid at Jersey City Saloon
Excise Commissioner John O'Brien of Jersey City owns three saloons including one at Newark Avenue and Barrow Street. Chief Murphy raided after seeing an open window with twelve patrons and bartender John Mc Grath. Mc Grath bailed. a new barkeeper took charge. O'Brien denies involvement.
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Excise
John O’brien
Jersey City
Newark Avenue
Barrow Street
Murphy
John McGrath
Costello
McGrath
Higgins
O’brien
Auto Hits Railway Train In Bogota Ride Save Near Tragedy
A four person party in a 25 horsepower auto crashed into a train near Bogota New Jersey. The car bounced back from the impact just before it could have gone under the engine. Driver Frank Warren of Newark and passengers Mrs Warren Mr and Mrs Harvey Wolcott escaped with fright. Warren thought the flagman signaled to proceed though the train was about to stop.
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Bogota
N. J
Frank R. Warren
High Street
Newark
Harvey Wolcott
Halsey Street
Mr. Warren
Warren
London Council Eyes Food Inspection Stations and Slaughterhouses
The London County Council Health Committee seeks Parliamentary powers to set up food inspection stations and public slaughterhouses in London and to inspect all food entering the city. The report urges strengthening public health controls and safety.
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London
London County Council
Croker’s Screech Placed on Private Fire Engines
Fire Chief Croker announced that his famed siren screech has been copied onto several private machines in the city. He disapproves but has no redress, warning the public to verify before shouting his arrival.
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Croker
New York
Mrs Corey Arrives in Braddock From Nevada for Divorce
Mrs W Ellis Corey arrived in Braddock from Nevada to pursue divorce action. She went to A A Corey’s home and rested after the journey. Attorneys prepared a public statement to be released tomorrow or Tuesday.
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New York Times
Braddock
Penn
W. Ellis Corey
Nevada
A. A. Corey
United States Steel Corporation
Corey
Insurance Slump Reported by Hartford Commissioner
Hartford, June 24. Insurance Commissioner Theron Upson submitted the 1905 report to Gov. Roberts showing a large drop in business from 1904. Claims paid rose by 22,665.56 while premiums fell by 83,982.97, with Upson attributing part of the decline to New York life company investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
Theron Upson
Gov. Roberts
Upson
Life Insurance Companies
New York
Blickensderfer Company Head Stricken With Pneumonia
George C Blickensderfer president of the Blickensderfer Typewriter Company lies dangerously ill at his Stamford home with pneumonia and blood poisoning. An operation was performed yesterday by Dr Geib. Oxygen was given today and he rallied this evening, raising hopes of recovery.
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New York Times
Stamford
Conn
George C. Blickensderfer
Blickensderfer Typewriter Company
Geib
Crimmins Condition Stable. No Change in 24 Hours
Stamford report notes John D. Crimmins remains about the same, not out of danger, with little alteration in his condition over the last day according to Dr. Avery’s bulletin issued tonight.
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New York Times
Stamford
Conn
Avery
John D. Crimmins
Crimmins
Prosecution Against Railroads May Target Cassatt
Philadelphia reports the U S Government plans major prosecutions against the Pennsylvania Railroad and Standard Oil. The potential case centers on conspiracy with A J Cassatt as a named figure, with preparations led by Alexander Simpson Jr and Charles E Hughes in New York.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Standard Oil Company
New York
Alexander Simpson, Jr
Charlies E. Hughes
A. J. Cassatt
Pennsylvania
Cassatt
The
Messrs. Simpson
Hughes
William A. Glasgow, Jr
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Thompson
Standard Oil
Roosevelt
Simpson
Moody vows strong push against Standard Oil officials
Washington reports Attorney General Moody maintains strong confidence in convicting Standard Oil officials on rebate law violations. He notes earlier Beef Trust errors avoided, says initial cases will target freight rebates and Sherman Act conspiracy later. Prosecutions may face political debate, but administration believes strong evidence supports convictions.
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New York Times
Washington
Moody
Standard Oil Company
Beef Trust
Humphreys
Friends of Standard ‘Oil
Standard Oil
Northern Securities
Paper Trust
Tobacco Trust
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Federal
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City Ferry
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Longworths
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Kaiser
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Federal Control OF Coal
Commerce Commission
Soudan
Commissioner’s
Jersey
Osher
Steel
Connecticut
G. C. Blickensderfer
Mr. Crimmins
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