Experts praise Mellen brakes after Stamford wreck inquiry
A committee of experts for President Mellen found the Dunlenden Westinghouse brakes on engine 1388 and cars behind Dougherty’s locomotive in good condition and not responsible for the Stamford wreck. They blamed Dougherty and noted tests showing adequate braking power. coroner and witnesses prepare further brake shoe investigations.
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Stamford
Charles J. Dougherty
Doherty
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General Air Brake I Ae
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General Air Brake
Pennsylvania
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C. H. Lorimer
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Bridgeport
Mellen Committee
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Master Car Builders’ Association
Phelan
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General Manager Details Brake Lever Extension and Pressure
The document outlines that the softer form of a mechanism performs well when brake levers are extended to the required effective length. It states the need to apply pressure above a certain level to engage the softer variant, with emphasis on general use by the team.
Rumors Mount Over Mellen Resignation on Wall Street
Rumors that President Mellen would resign circulated amid stock market speculation. The New Haven and several rail interests denied plans, and statements from George von L. Meyer clarified proxies and committee positions. Howard Elliott of Northern Pacific was named as a potential successor.
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Toxics
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Penneyivanie
Avea
Boston Post
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
J. P. Morgan & Co
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George von L. Meyer
T Navy
Boston
J. P. Morgan& Co
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jockey Club Wins Suit Over Maryland Racing Control
Circuit Judge H G Ward denied the Maryland State Fair Corporation’s bid for an injunction to curb the Jockey Club’s outside New York racing influence. The ruling found the club’s actions legal under state statute and common law, noting the club regulates meetings and uses receipts to promote fair racing and breed improvement.
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H. G. Ward
United States District Court
Maryland State Fair Corporation
New York
Ward
Jockey B
Itef Bules
Englishey Club
United States
State Fair Association
Laurel
Judge Ward
New Haven Road Stockholders to Confer with Management
Boston June 23 An important conference on the New Haven Road affairs will be held in New York next Friday. The New Haven Stockholders Committee chaired by George von L Meyer will meet five members of the committee with a management panel to discuss facts and remain unbiased. The committee plans to gather information to form a fair report.
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New Haven Road
New York
New Haven Stockholders’ Committee
George von L. Meyer
Meyer
Charles A. Stone
Eugene V. R. Thayer
Eli Whitney
New Haven
Rhode Island
Morgan
Pennsylvania
Mooser Sues Klaw and Erlanger for 39700 in Federal Court
George Mooser, a San Francisco theatrical manager, sues Abraham L. Erlanger and Marc Klaw in federal court for 39700 alleging breach of contract. He says he contracted on December 26 1912 to employ Ching Ling Foo and his group for forty seven weeks at 1450 weekly and that on May 31 the defendants refused to employ the Chinese act costing Mooser money.
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George Mooser
San Francisco
Federal District Court
Abraham L. Erlanger
Marc Klaw
Mooser
Ching Ling Foo
Chee Toy
Klaw & Erlanger
Leon Ooser
Shanghai
New Haven Train Derails Near Ore Hill
West bound Central New England Railway train No 5 from Hartford to Maybrook N Y derailed its baggage car and smoker at Ore Hill at 1 20 PM due to a worn plate. Engine stopped 200 feet from a steep ravine after a jar in the cab. The three car wreck left wheels off track five to six feet while the zig stopped position followed a sharp bend near Ore Hill station.
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New York Times
Winsted
Conn
Central New England Railway
New Haven
Hartford
Maybrook
N. Y
Ore Hill
Richardson-Barnum Company
New England
Canaan
Bis
Portrait Portraitist Sues Haggin Over Price for Haggin Portrait
Arthur McCausland for Princess Lwoff-Parlaghy filed a $25,000 suit against James B. Haggin at 1 East Sixty Fourth Street. The life size three quarter length portrait hangs in Haggin's library and the painter claims Haggin agreed to pay $25,000. Haggin, age 86, appeared youthful, disputes the agreement though says he had no dissatisfaction with the work.
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Alton B. Parker
James B. Haggin
East Sixty-fourth Street
Lwoff-Parlaghy
New York
Plaza
Haggin
McCausland
County Court House
Princess Lwoff-Parlaghy
Boys appeal to mayor over park cell arrest
Two Western Union uniformed boys, about 15, told Mayor Gaynor they were jailed overnight in Prospect Park for playing with a ball. The mayor denounced the practice and criticized the police for not notifying parents. The case echoes the earlier arrest of Hyman Albert as police officials face review.
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Gaynor
Prospect Park
Hyman Albert
Myrtle Avenue
Brooklyn
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Wrence J. Murphy
Abraham C. Hulse
Cage
McMahon
Charles H. Washburn
Harry J. Farley
Albert
Farley
Goethals Returns to Isthmus to Oversee Canal Work
Col George W Goethals Chief Engineer and Military Governor of the Canal Zone sailed yesterday for Colon aboard the United Fruit steamship Zacapa. He arrived at the pier in a taxicab with his baggage a few minutes before the vessel sailed at noon. He will remain on the Isthmus until his work is completed unless the President requires him in Washington for a special purpose.
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Isthmus
George W. Goethals
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Washington
Japanese envoy defends friendly ties amid California matter
Dr. J Soyeda representative of Japanese chambers of commerce and Japanese American Society of Tokyo argues Californians misunderstand Japan and pleads for justice and humanity. He notes Japanese farmers aided California, land values rose, and calls attacks on Japanese settlers unfounded while stressing ongoing U S Japan talks.
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J. Soyeda
Hotel Astor
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Plitt Held for Perjury Over Carter Murder Testimony
Charlies B. Plitt Jr the press agent for ex Police Lieut Charlies Becker was arraigned in Tombs Court before Magistrate Barlow and held for 1080 days for further examination on perjury charges. The case stems from his testimony in a General Sessions murder trial regarding the Carter poolroom raid at Fifth Avenue. Witnesses say Plitt fired the shot as Carter tried to flee while Plitt claimed he did not have a revolver.
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Charlies Becker
Barlow
Tombs Court
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Carter
Fifth Avenue
Plitt
Angey
Roosevelt Plans Two Major Trips After Campaign
Col Roosevelt outlined two extended journeys starting this summer. He will camp two months in Arizona's Grand Canyon with sons Archie and Quentin, then return for a week at home before a planned early October voyage to the Argentine Republic. An announced South American swing may include Brazil and Chile with a possible interior detour.
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Roosevelt
New York
Archie
Quentin
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Southsee
Brazil
Chile
Waiters Rob Hotels System Exposed by Confession
Assistant District Attorney and Judge Swann reported Luigi Meighetti of 211 West Twenty-ninth Street confessed to leading a waiter theft ring. He exposed a scheme where hotel and cafe staff stole and fenced over 200000 dollars worth of silverware from Sherry's Delmonico's Hotel Astor and the Waldorf. Detectives hired by the Hotel Men's Association bought silver for 500 dollars of par 2400, confirming Meighetti’s admission that the goods were stolen.
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Swann
General Sessions
Luigi Meighett
211
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Merghetti
Sherry’s
Delmonico's
Hotel Astor
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Hotel Men's Association
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