Independence Day Committee seeks funds for New York City celebration
The Independence Day Committee, appointed by Mayor Gaynor, urges New Yorkers to donate about 50 000 for a city wide Fourth of July celebration. City funds 15 000 for fireworks. rest via subscriptions to James S. Cushman, treasurer. Events include City Hall Centennial reception, Declarations of Independence from City Hall steps, parades in eighteen parks, first Interborough Flag Relay Race, and an automobile parade along Fifth Avenue Broadway and Riverside Drive.
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Gaynor
Chi’ Iren
Col .W. D. H. Washington
Interborough
Public Schools Athletic League
Thletic
Conship
Greater New York
Fifth Avenue
One Hundredth Street
Clarence Mackay
Broadway
Riverside Drive
James S. Cushman
Izer
New York City
Sullivan Returns Home as He Plans Westward Trip
State Senator Timothy D. Sullivan lands in New York greeted by 200 relatives and friends. He and George McDonald plan to attend the Jeffries Johnson fight while noting stakes of 71 000 dollars already placed and 51 000 more to be put up. He criticizes the Passion Play at Oberammergau and compares inns to Bowery rates, predicts a strong American influx, and comments on Ireland England travel and Roosevelt’s prospects. He foresees a Democrat victory in the state election.
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Timothy D. Sullivan
Isitania
George McDonald
John L. Sullivan
Charlies Mitchell
Chantilly
France
Tim
Jeffries-Johnson
Sullivan
Rockies
Reno
San Francisco
Cherammergau
Ireland
Metropolitan Opera House
Coney Island
Bowery
Wicklow
Kerry
Great Britain
Sid Sullivan
England
Roosevelt
Sulivan
Trial set for Tyson in fatal Riverside car crash case
An early trial is planned for John H. Tyson of Riverside Conn charged with manslaughter in the February 1908 death of Olaf Gunderson launchman of the Columbia Yacht Club. The case has paused due to absence of key witness Harry F Fox whose location varied from Los Angeles to Stamford.
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John HH. Tyson
Riverside
Conn
Olaf Gunderson
Columbia Yacht Club
Herry
F . Fox
Los Angeles
Gomlon
California
Jorney du Vivier
Tyson
Supreme Court
Davis
Whitman
Fox
Stamford
New York
Captain Collins Sentenced for Second Degree Murder
Captain Alwin C. Collins of the coal barge Joel received an indeterminate sentence from Judge Rosalsky in General Sessions, ranging from twenty years to life. He had killed John Plant, captain of the tug Robert Robinson, on April 6 after a seafaring dispute involving alleged self defense and unwritten law.
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Rosalsky
Alwin C. Collins
Joel
John Plant
Robert Robinson
James W. Osborne
Collins
Plant
Father Asked to Pay for Son’s Hospital Care
Lawyer Mack for Carrol F. Smith asks Judge Swann in General Sessions to compel Lorenzo Ullo of 11 Proadwar to pay 3 50 weekly for his son Josephe’s maintenance at Central Islip Hospital. The youth has been at the hospital over six years. payments halted since March 31, 1909. Adjourned until Monday for possible explanations.
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Mack
Carrol F. Smith
Swann
Lorenzo Ullo
Josephe
Central Islip Hospital
Ullo
Taft Asked to Aid Hughes in Direct Primary Fight
President Taft remains neutral on any specific New York primary bill while open to indirect support for direct nominations. Melvin K. Hart reported to press that Taft would not engage in New York politics or back a particular provision, urging GOP unity for an effective measure.
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New York Times
Washington
Taft
Gov. Hughes
Melvin K. Hart
Utica
Hart
F. J. H. Kracke
New York
Sulzer Starts 1910 Gubernatorial Boom in Bronx Club
Congressman William Sulzer sparked a Democratic gubernatorial boom at a Ranadique Club meeting in the Bronx with an overflow crowd both inside and outside. Ex Congressman William J. Berry presided as resolutions praised Sulzer and declared the club’s support for his candidacy.
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William Sulzer
Ranadique Club
Thirty-fourth Assembly
Bronx
Sulzer
William J. Berry
Prohibition Ticket Named for Pennsylvania Governor
Harrisburg June 24 Madi son F Larkin of Scranton was nominated for Governor by the Prohibition State Convention over H T Ames and D Clarence Gibboney. Larkin led 92 votes with 83 for Ames and 16 for Gibboney. Other ticket members include Charles E McConkey Lieut Governor Irving W Huckins State Treasurer and Charles W Huntington Secretary of Internal Affairs. The convention featured sharp exchanges over candidates and a stormy debate over the suffrage plank which the body kept by a 99 to 3 vote.
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Harrisburg
Penn
Madison F. Larkin
Scranton
Pennsylvania
H. T. Ames
Williamsport
D. Clarence Gibboney
Philadelphia
Larkin
Ames
Gibboney
Charles E. McConkey
Mercer County
Irving W. Huckins
Charles W. Huntington
Women to open co operative kosher butcher shop in Bronx
Mrs Anna Pastor leader of Progressive Women of the Bronx announces a plan to start a member only kosher meat shop to combat rising prices. Members donated $1 at a Claremont Casino meeting as meat costs had jumped from 14–16 to 22–24 cents per pound and steaks from 18–20 to 22–24 cents.
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Anna Pastor
The
Progressive Women of the
Bronx
Claremont Casino
Pastor
Bronx Ladies’ Aid Society
Free Loan Association
Widowed Mothers’ Society
Rose Pastor Stokes
City wins appeal on subway bonds and debt limit interpretation
Appellate Division First Department favors city on excluding pre 2010 subway bonds from debt limit. Court held exclusion applies to bond amount proportional to revenue deficit and interest amortization, with accountants to finalize exact figure. Interborough Rapid Transit revenue trailing by about one fifth of interest and redemption costs.
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Supreme Court
First Department
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Largest Wooden Ship Off Sandy Hook
The Shenandoah, the largest wooden ship afloat, arrived off Sandy Hook after a 128 day voyage from San Francisco. Capt. Edward Murphy commanded the vessel, which completed its last voyage as a windjammer and will soon enter coal trade service.
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Sandy Hook
San Francisco
Edward Murphy
Gaynor vetoes Mt. Vernon water board bill
Mayor Gaynor vetoes a Mt. Vernon measure creating a Board of Water Supply with power to condemn land near Catskill watershed. He cautions the move could interfere with the Catskill project and urges waiting until the new system operates.
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Gaynor
Mt. Vernon
Board of Water Supply
New York City
Catskill
Gaynor to Investigate City Marshals
Mayor Gaynor signals reform focus on city marshal operations with plan for a thorough investigation of the marshal's office.
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Gaynor
Weather forecast for cotton and grain states weekend
Weather in cotton and grain states forecast for Saturday and Sunday. Local showers in many states with variable winds and generally fair in others. Eastern Texas and Kentucky partly cloudy. Utah and Ohio generally fair. Missouri and Nebraska with showers or warmer western areas.
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New York Times
Washington
Carolinas
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Utah
Oklahoma
Kansas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Lindsey
Kentucky
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Lower
Michigan
Wisconsin
Upper Michigan
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Dakota
Nebraska
Real estate operator William Buhler commits suicide in Manhattan
William Buhler a 47 year old real estate figure formerly of 115 Broadway and later 111 Broadway died by self inflicted gunshot at his Yosemite apartments 550 Park Avenue. Authorities say heat and a nervous condition led to the act while his lawyer noted no business trouble and ample funds.
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William Buhler
Broadway
Yosemite Apartments
Park Avenue
Buhler
Manhattan
Trinity Building
William E. Baker
Trinity
William Scott
Mr. Baker
South William Street
Caroline Buhler
Boys Run Wagon Horse Rampage At Public School 78
Eleven year old Antonio Gentile and twelve year old Emilio D Arria freed a milk wagon rope, hijacked the horse, and sent it on a runaway toward 120th Street. The horse struck Frank Guido injuring him critically. he later died at Harlem Hospital. The youths were arrested and sent to the Children's Society.
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119Th Street
Pleasant Avenue
Antonio Gentile
East 114Th Street
Emilio D’'Arria
East 111Th Street
Tibetan Hootookatoo Reincarnated After Death
An imperial edict in Peking orders the reincarnation and restoration of wealth for the Tibetan Hootookatoo high priest who was decapitated after a clash with the Dalai Lama. The edict outlines the reincarnation process and regency by Lamas, while Tibet's political situation is described as stable. A second item notes the steamship Bolton Hall unloading 26,000 bags of Cuban raw sugar after a failed price-rise speculation.
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Peking
Hootookatoo
Dalai Lama
Lhasa
Tibet
Prince Chun
China
Tootookatoo
Bolton Hall
Cuba
Czarnikow-Rionda
Wall Street
Munson Line
Orange County Y M C A Boys Visit New York City
Sixteen Orange County Y M C A boys traveled to New York for a two day visit hosted by city cousins. They toured landmarks such as Wall Street the Cunard liner Carmania and Grant's Tomb. The trip illustrates how traveling secretaries unite small towns with county wide youth programs.
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Luilaing
American League Park
Bronx Park
Twenty-third Street
Grant
Tomb
Riverside Drive
Lusitania
Museum of Natural History
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Association
Two Lawyers Disbarred for Client Funds Embezzlement
The Appellate Division disbarred Brig mnund Feuchtwanger and David W. Rockmore for misappropriating client money. Feuchtwanger urged policy purchase funds that never settled. Rockmore admitted £128 from a client to reopen a Municipal Court case and used it personally. The court condemned Rockmore for shifting blame to a former clerk, deeming him unfit to practice law.
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Brigmnund
Feuchtwanger
David W. Rocknmore
Rockmore
Send for Booklet from City Office at 31 Nassau St
City Office at 31 Nassau Street offers a booklet on Cort. Reachable by phone 744 for details and ordering.
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Nassau ST
Cort
Brooklyn Store Promises Convenience Near Fulton Street
An advertisement touts a Men’s Furnishings shop inside the East Building near the Fulton Street entrance and A. and S. subway station. It highlights bargains on bathing suits from 98 cents, neckwear, shirts, and pajamas with a weekend shopper friendly claim and easy subway access.
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Fulton Street
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