Commissioner Evans Pushes Hard for Pension Bureau Reform
Pension Commissioner Evans defends his four year effort to reform the Pension Bureau against Gen Daniel Sickles criticism. He cites supporting letters, praises the administration, and argues the system's faults lie in the pension process not his office, noting $600 million disbursed without major errors or fraud. He recalls past officials and stresses integrity and efficiency of pensions.
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D. E. Sickles
Henry Clay Evans
Washington
D. C
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Gov. Evans
Pensions
Washington, D. C
Bureau
Committee
the National Grand Army of the Republic On Pensions
Genkles
Pension Bureau
Commissioner of Pensions
Gen. Sickles
Baker
Bentley
Grant
Hayes
Dudley
Department
Gen. Grant
Poland! Poland! Poland- natural spring water
Poland! Poland! Poland!- natural spring water in the world, Adv. listing with a travel or sales note and a promotion for a bottled product.
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Poland
Civil Service in Philippines Praised by Judge Taft Letter
William D. Foulke of Richmond reports Judge Taft’s letter praising the Philippines civil service law as stringent and effective. It notes required competitive exams before permanent appointments, future extension to teachers, and support from the President and the War Secretary with no suspensions or evasion of the act.
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Richmond
Ind
William D. Foulke
Taft
Philippines
United States
Civil Service Board
Civil Service Commission
Proctor
McKinley
Foraker
Hanna
Supreme Court
Injunction in NY Public Library contract case shields Norcross bid
Justice Blanchard granted an injunction in a taxpayers suit against the Board of Estimate and Parks Commissioners over the $2.76 million New York Public Library contract for Bryant Park. The action claims misrepresentation, improper bidding, and violations of the Library act and labor law, with witnesses and city officials likely to testify.
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Board of Estimate
New York Public Library
Bryant Park
Norcross Brothers
L. Laflin Kellogg
Eugene Lentilhon
van Wyck
Justice Blanchard
Supreme Court
William Bradley
Commissioners of Parks
Astor
Lenox
Tilden
Philip B. Barker
Harlow H. Curtis
Lentilhon
Dover Marble
P. J. Carlin
Thompson- Starret Company & Crimmins
Marc Bidlitz & Sons
South Dover
Kellogg
Board of Estimates
Drexel
Norcross
Brainerd
Library Act
The
Park Commissioners
Commissioner of Parks
Manhattan
Richmond
Greater
New York
Tammany
Massachusetts Life Insurance Report Plea by Commissioner
Boston June 23 The Insurance Department will publish the second part of its annual report on life insurance Commissioner Cutting leads with a plea for Massachusetts supervision noting that a regular life company has never failed in the state
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Boston
Insurance Department
Cutting
Massachusettts
Window glass prices to rise again by 20 percent
Pittsburg reports an impending 20 percent price increase on window glass within days due to limited supply and huge demand. A further rise may follow after a conference between manufacturers and the National Jobbers Association.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
National Jobbers’ Association
Bar Harbor Prepares Polo Ground and Team
Bar Harbor residents meet to secure a polo ground and form a team as interest in aquatic and social events grows. Rear Admiral Upshur notes North Atlantic Squadron plans to visit Bar Harbor in late August and the Bar Harbor Yacht Club is formed to promote marine sports. A season of social events begins with dinner dances at Kebo Valley Club.
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Bar Harbor
North Atlantic
New York Yacht Club
John H. Upshur
Canadian steamship scheme invites bids for UK link
Ottawa reports the government will soon issue another invitation for tenders to establish a fast steamship line between Canadian ports and the United Kingdom. The advertisement will go out in a few days. The notice signals a major transport project.
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Ottawa
Canadian
United Kingdom
Justice Dugro to Sail for Europe Today
Justice P Henry Dugro and his wife prepare to sail for Europe aboard the St Louis with family. Rumors of a mayoral candidacy are denied by a friend, noting Dugro will continue on the Supreme Court bench and has a regular biennial European trip for rest. No connection to Richard Croker or Wantage is supported.
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P. Henry Dugro
Europe
St. Louis
Justice Dugro
Richard Croker
Wantage
Tammany
Dugro
Marshall Field's Purchase of Prime Fifth Avenue Plots
George R Read sold for General Lloyd S Bryce to Marshall Field two Manhattan parcels on Fifth Avenue and East Thirty first Street totaling about 125 by 200 feet. The cash price exceeds $500,000. Field already owns adjoining land. Read says there are no plans for a Marshall Field Company building and the funds are personal.
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George R. Read
Gen
Lloyd S. Bryce
Marshall Field
Fifth Avenue
Thirtieth
Thirty-first Streets
Read
Field
Thirty-first Street
Marshall Field Company
Mr. Read
Wealthy Builder Killed in Brook lyn Home
Frederick Marryatt eighty four a wealthy retired builder died from a bullet wound at his 77 Woodbine Street Brooklyn. Family say the wound was accidental as he examined a pistol in the dining room. Son Eugene reports the morning routine and a pistol shot found him conscious then fading. Doctor H F Adams failed to revive him. The family disputes suicide conclusions.
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Frederick Marryatt
Woodbine Street
Brooklyn
Mr. Marryatt
Eugene Mr. Marryatt
H. F. Adams
Marryatt
Des Moines College Inaugurates Adams as President
In Des Moines Iowa Dr George P Adams was inaugurated as President of the Des Moines College a leading Baptist college in Iowa Joseph S Kennard of Philadelphia gave the inaugural address The Endowment Committee chair Rev Walter M Walker reported 43000 of 55000 already subscribed and noted that John D Rockefeller will donate 25000 when funds are complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
George P. Adams
Des Moines College
Joseph S. Kennard
Philadelphia
Walter M. Walker
John D. Rockefeller
Plans for $100,000 hospital at West Side site
Directors of the American Medical Missionary College discussed a new college building hospital costing 100000 at their annual meeting. The institution has outgrown its quarters and needs space for increasing membership. A board note favors a West Side site near Cook County Hospital, funded by philanthropic subscriptions.
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New York Times
Chicago
Ill
The
American Medical Missionary College
A Not
Cook County Hospital
Paterson Explosion Arrest Ties Local Fruit Seller to dynamite cache
Pellaro Mariano owner of a fruit store at 440 Main Street in Paterson New Jersey was arrested charged with storing dynamite in his cellar after workmen digging for bodies found three small boxes beneath his shop. Mariano admitted making dynamite torpedoes known locally as dagoes a year ago but said he stopped after a fatal Passaic explosion and denies current dynamite possession. He will be arraigned and remanded to await the coroner's jury action.
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Passaic
Ohio Republicans Nominate Ticket at Columbus Convention
The June 25 Ohio Republican State Convention in Columbus named George K. Nash for Governor Carl N Nippert for Lieutenant Governor J L Price for Supreme Court Judge John M Sheets for Attorney General Lawson E Emer State Treasurer Isaac P Cameron and W G Johnson for State Board of Public Works The convention backed the gold standard praised Senator Hanna as chairman and denounced lynching while pledging continued GOP support and a national scope for the campaign.
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Columbus
Ohio
George K. Nash
Carl N. Nippert
Supreme Court
Senator Foraker
Hanna
Republican Party
Foraker
Vizor
Democratic Party
People of
United States
cIf
Grosvenor
Resolutions Committee
Philadelphia
Congress
Cuba
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Montauk Steamboat Co Resumes Block Island Service
The Block Island service of the Montauk Steamboat Company will resume on June 27. Steamers will depart New York at 5.30 p.m. on Saturdays and July 34 at 1.00 p.m. Adv.
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Block Island
Montauk Steamboat Co
N. Y
Pope Leo's Condition Worsens in Vatican Heat
Rome June 26 The Pope's physician Dr Lapponi has barred him from the Vatican garden pavilion due to feebleness though no alarm is felt. Reports say at a recent audience with Cardinal Gibbons the Pope said farewell, hinting he might never see him again.
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Rome
Lapponi
Vatican Garden
Cardinal Gibbons
Coal Operators May Unite In West Virginia Interests
A Baltimore conference of bituminous coal mine operators discussed consolidating West Virginia, Maryland, and Western Pennsylvania soft coal interests. Prominent figures J N Camden and C W Watson spoke on combining properties and aligning with rail rivals amid historic Baltimore and Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad rivalries.
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Baltimore
J. N. Camden
C. W. Watson
J. H. Wheelwright
5. D. Camden
N. C. Asticum
J. A. Clark
J. A. Flickinger
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
West Virginia Central
United States Senate
Baltimore and Ohio
Harmony
Camden
Davis
Elkins
Trouble Likely at Kingston Brickyards Strike Sparks Violence
Kingston New York June 25 efforts will be made tomorrow to operate several closed brickyards and substitute workers will operate under deputy sheriff protection. Rioting erupted as replacements were secured and strikers faced armed workers. Attacks on Brigham yards left workers beaten and threats to burn the yard prompted closures of the post office and stores. Substitutes include Italians raising fear of race tension as meetings and gunfire continue at night.
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Kingston
N. Y
Brigham Yards
Pennsylvania Steel Deal Gives Pennsylvania Company Control
Effingham B. Morris reveals the Pennsylvania Company purchased the Underwriting Syndicate’s holdings in Pennsylvania Steel and now holds a majority. Reading Company, Northern Central, Baltimore and Ohio, Chesapeake and Ohio, and Norfolk and Western earned stock and warrants in Cambria Steel. Each company will run Cambria Steel independently in harmony with United States Steel.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Effingham B. Morris
Pennsylvania Company
Reading Company
Northern Central
Baltimore and Ohio
Chesapeake and Ohio
Norfolk and Western
Thembria Steel Company
Cambria Steel
Morris
United States Steel Corporation
Emlyn Steel Signs Wage Agreement For Coming Year
Officials of the Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers received a signed duplicate of the wage scale for the coming year from Emlyn Steel and Iron Company of South Chicago Ind The new scale calls for the advanced wage rate and omits any clause allowing a lower rate from a separate conference committee agreement with Republic Iron and Steel and American Steel Hoop Company.
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Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Emlyn Steel and Iron Company of
South Chicago
Ind
Republic Iron and Steel and
American Steel Hoop Company
Pittsburg Man Forms Steel Plant Rival to Major Company
B F Jennings of Allegheny forms a 1,000,000 dollar capital sheet steel firm to compete with American Sheet Steel Company. He will build a 500,000 dollar plant in Western Pennsylvania valley after selling his property before the rival firm formed.
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Pittsburg
B. F. Jennings
Allegheny
American Sheet Steel Company
Jennings
American Sheet Steelompany
Pennsylvania
Bank in Trouble as Debits Hit Clearing House
The Seventh National Bank faced heavy debit balance at the Clearing House amounting to about 938000 to 983000 and was unable to meet obligations promptly. President W H Kimball resigned. Edward R Thomas elected to lead the bank amid rumors and assurances of solvency and continued business with Henry Marquand & Co. as a major depositor.
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Seventh National Bank
Broadway
John Street
William H. Kimball
Edward R. Thomas
Stock Exchange
Thomas & Post
Samuel] Thomas
Henry Marquand & Co
Clearing House
Tappen
Gallatin National Bank
Delafield
National Park Bank
Nash
Corn Exchange Bank
Cannon
Fourth National Bank
Wilson
National City Bank
Kimball
William Sherer
Iscuss
The
Seventh
Frank K. Poor
E. E. Poor
Mr. Thomas
Fletcher S. Heath
Adams
W. H. Taylor
Bowling Green Trust Company
Col. Dowd
North American Trust Company
wheOes
Frank B. Poor
Marquand & Co
Poor
Pittsburg
Shawmut
Northern
Bergen County Electric
Marquand Building Companies
Cording
Samuel Thomas
Waldorf- Astoria
Guy G. Major
American Linseed Company
Standard Oil
Major
Frank H. Ray
Continental Tobacco Company
New York
Purest Natural Spring Water In The World
A claim about a water brand labeling its product as the purest natural spring water in the world. No additional context, sourcing, or verification provided in the text.
Johann Hoff's Malt Extract Ad by Ady
An old advertisement claims Johann Hoff's Malt Extract builds health and strength through natural channels and helps nerves stay calm. It urges taking the product with meals as part of daily routine.
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Johann Hoff
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Scott
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S. Pass
Philippine Civil Service
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Life Insurance In
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Thousand Islands
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Polo
Canadian Steamship Scheme
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Croker
31St Street
J. D. Rockefeller
Paterson
W. Ecclestone
Republican
Senator Hanna
Adv
Pope Leo
Camden, Davis, and Elkins
Pennsylvania Steel
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Massapequa
Amityville
34Th St
Flatbush Av
B’klyn
E.R. Thomas
W. H. Kimball
MR. Kimball
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