Lusitania Wrecked Off Newfoundland Coast
The Lusitania bound from Liverpool to Montreal ran ashore near Cape Ballard in dense fog after mistaking course off Renews Newfoundland. Passengers, mostly immigrants, were landed safely after chaos. women and children first, with crew keeping order amid a rough sea and rising fears of total loss. Six Montreal steamers head to the scene to assist salvage and passenger care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Joan's
N. F
Orient Steam Navigation Company
McNay
Liverpool
Montreal
Ballard
Cape Ballard
Newfoundland
St. John’s
Laird Brothers
Dempster Line
Dempster
Cape Race
Renews
Lusitania
Glencoe
Convictions in Manila Trial Share Bias and Acquittal
Harold M. Pitt, Evans & Co. manager, was acquitted by a military court of charges over government stores procurement. Four other commissary store purchasers were found guilty and fined $1,000 each. Clarke Boldt Riva Wang Ting faced sentences or commutations as Provost Marshal Davis reviews the verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Harold M. Pitt
Evans & Co
Pitt
Davis
Clarke
Boldt
Riva
Wang Ting
Filipino Sergeant Hanged for Murder in Cabatuan
War Department records from Manila detail the trial of Pablo Tabares, a native Sergeant of Police, found guilty of murder for luring Private George O. Hill to his house and ordering his killing. He also burned about a hundred dwellings and was sentenced to be hanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Manila
Pablo Tabares
George O. Hill
Company H
Eighteenth Infantry
Pueblo
Cabatuan
Tabares
Wisconsin Battleship Wisconsin final trial report
The Navy Department received the board report on the June 17 trial of the battleship Wisconsin. The guns and fittings proved strong, but wiring interior communication is unsatisfactory and searchlights under contract specs. Boilers were only partially satisfactory, and overall workmanship is judged not fully secured, though the ship is well built and efficient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
United States
Wisconsin
President Signs Naval Offier Commissions
The President signed commissions for naval officers including Harry M C P Huse Eugene L Bisset Ralph Earle Roger T Atkinson Alfred W Balch with ranks Lieutenant Junior Grade William H Bucher Passed Assistant Surgeon and William D Greetham gunner in a June ceremony in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry McL. P. Huse
Eugene Ll. Bisset
Ralph Earle
Roger T. Atkinson
Alfred W. Balch
William H. Bucher
William D. Greetham
Prize Money for Admiral Sampson Reported
Treasury Department warrants issued for Rear Admiral William T. Sampson and Captain French E. Cevegeshr for 3330 dollars in prize money. The notices confirm payments to naval officers including command ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Sampson
Washington
Treasury Department
William T. Sampson
French E. Ce Veges
Biak
Struggle for Industrial Supremacy Shapes Global Power
Consul Mahin forwards a Munich article by Pr. Alexander von Peez arguing the race among England Germany and the United States dominates future global policy. He praises American growth amid European tariffs treaties and seeks reciprocal measures, warning of war-driven agriculture and industrial expansion shaping global influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mahin
Reichenberg
Austria
State Department
Munich
Allgemeine Zeitung
Alexander von Peez
China
Transvaal
Dr. von Peez
England
Germany
United States
von Peer
New World
America
Philippines
Europe
von. Peez
Great Britain
van Peer
Union
Ranke
Italy Declares No Export Duty on Sugar to U.S.
Washington reports Italy communicated to the State Department that no export duty is paid on sugar. The move follows Secretary Gage suspending liquidation of Italian sugar amid questions of a potential bounty. Italy will provide full facts within a week, while discriminating duties already apply equivalent to 5.40 to 6.18 francs per case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Italy
Gage
Treasury
Dr. Hill
Carignani
Russia
Cuban General Gomez sails to New York for talks with Palma
Gen Maximo Gomez travels from Siaviana via Tampa to meet Tomas Estrada Palma in New York. The visit aims to discuss Cuban Revolutionary Government bonds and the number issued and funds received, per Havana’s Realidad report and Senate testimonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siavana
Maximo Gomez
New York
Tampa
Fla
Wood
United States
Sala
Tomas Estrada Palma
Revolutionary Government of
Cuba
Realidad of
Havana
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Sefiors Palma
Guerra
Gen. Gomez
Palma
Guam appoints first Postmaster in historic bond filing
navy report dated May 8 from Commander Seaton Schroeder Guam governor announces Atansio Lestana Perez named postmaster of the islands. Perez is bonded for 4000 Mexican pesos and becomes the first postmaster of Guam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Seaton Schroeder
Guam
Atansio Lestana Perez
Islands
Police clash over park force control in New York
Police Commissioner Murphy sent a letter to Corporation Counsel referencing a proposal from Parks Chief Clausen for joint oversight of park police. The dispute centers on who directs officers in parks and whether actions against a park arresting sergeant should prompt discipline. Deputy Commissioner Devery says the Meehan case is closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy
Corporation Counsel
Clausen
Department of Parks
Commissioner of Parks
Commissioner of Police
Kinderberg
City of
New York
Whalen
Devery
Meehan
Explosion in Somerville Drug Store Injures Four
An explosion at Reusswiggs's drug store on West Main Street in Somerville New Jersey injures four people. Gasoline stored in the cellar caused the blast, which shattered the two story building and set adjacent home on fire. Victims include Mr. and Mrs. Hall R L Day and John Abbott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville
N. J
Reusswiggs
West Main Street
Hall
John Abbott
St. Baumbert
Mr. Hall
Abbott
Mr. Day
Mrs. Hall
Wilkesbarre Breaker Destroyed by Fire
A large breaker at No 2 Mine of the Delaware and Hudson Company in Wilkes Barre was ruined by fire. All workers escaped via No 3 opening. Forty mules believed suffocated. Loss around $100000 with 700 workers affected until rebuilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Penn
Delaware and Hudson Company
No. 3
United Service Officers Assigned and Discharges Noted
The following officers recently appointed with Feb 2 rank are assigned to regiments: Barton to the Ninth Cavalry Culver to the Fifteenth Cavalry Case to the Twelfth Davis to the Eleventh Heaton to the Third Deitrick to the Third Rethorst to the Fourth Ely to the Fifteenth Whitson to the Twenty seventh Matson to the Eighth Company Coast Artillery Major Godwin to Seventh Cavalry joins his regiment Major Carling resigns and is discharged July 3 Popé transferred from Coast Artillery to Seventh Battery Transfers include Smith to Eleventh Cavalry Place to Sixth Cavalry. Place to join regiment in the Philippines Houston to San Francisco for muster-out duty McMahon and Wheeler to Seventy-ninth Coast Artillery Treat transferred within Coast Artillery Nugent to Forty-third Company Parrott to Fort Ethan Allen Discharges as Brigadier Generals include Allen Crowder Hewze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Barton
Ninth Cavalry
Clarence C. Culver
Fifteenth Cavalry
Frank L. Case
Twelfth Cavalry
Edward Davis
Eleventh Cavalry
Wilson G. Heaton
Thirteenth Cavalry
Leonard L. Deitrick
Otto W. Rethorst
Fourteenth Cavalry
Eugene J. Ely
Kaolin L. Whitson
Twenty-seventh Infantry
Joseph Matson
Coast Artillery
Edwin A. Godwin
Seventh Cavalry
John Carling
United States Volunteers
United States
Francis A. Popé
Artillery Corps
Field Artillery
Walter D. Smith
Sixth Cavalry
Olney Place
Place
Philippines
James B. Houston
San Francisco
John E. McMahon
Josseph Wheeler, Jr
Seventy-ninth Company
Charles G. Treat
George A. Nugent
Ralph B. Parrott
Fifteenth Infantry
Fort Ethan Allen
Naval Officers Given Transfers and Assignments
Lieut. J. D. McDonald reports to Buffalo on July 1. Lieut. A. W. Hinds detached from Monongahela to Torpedo Station for immediate instruction. Lieut. A. I. Norton ordered to Washington Yard on August 10 for ordnance instruction. Naval Cadet E. B. Fenner transferred from Manila to Culgoea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. McDonald
Buffalo
Monongahela
Torpedo Station
Lieut
A. IL. Norton
Washington Yard
E. B. Fenner
Manila
Culgoéa
Shipping News Patchwork From Atlantic Voyages
The Vixen leaves Gibara bound for Hampton Roads while The New Orleans reaches Chee-Foo. Postcut mail address changes for the North Atlantic Squadron after June 28 come to Wood's Hall, Mass. Dixie sits at San Juan Porto Rico with The Alvarado at Norfolk Navy Yard yesterday. Joe Yankton sails from Gibara for San Juan. Dolphin arrives at New London and Marietta at Colombo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gibara
Hampton Roads
Bankruptcy and foreclosure filings stun New York firms
Deficiency judgments totaling 22,??150 are docketed against executors in two estate foreclosures on Nineteenth Street near Irving Place. Creditors of Adolph Heyman meet in New York to consider a 50 percent settlement offer payable in cash and notes. A separate attachment targets Horst Brothers, hops and barley dealers, for 4,005 filed by North American Trust Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vito Marcantonio
Abraham H. Feuchtwanger
Sarah Danzig
Annie Taylor MarcGan
James S. Groves
William Duffey
Annie Taylor Morgan
Martha E. Ighbert
Horst Prothers
Murray
Louis A
E. Clemens Horst
Horst Brothers
San Francisco
London
State Street
North American Trust Company
Reeves Horsford’s bears label named authentic
The line notes a bear with the label bearing the name Horsford's. The description confirms the genuineness by branding and labeling details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ree Horsford
Horst Brothers Attachment Served in London
On April 4 in London Horst Brothers directed to themselves at 17 State Street to the order of North American Trust Company. the Sheriff served the attachment at a storage warehouse and a banking firm and visited Horst Brothers at 17 State Street but did not place a keeper in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Horst Brothers
State Street
the North American Trust Company
Multiple Bankruptcy Filings and Meetings From 1900s
Jacob Meyer of 323 East Sixty-eighth Street files for bankruptcy with 4116 liabilities and no assets, once with Meyer & Newstead wines at 411 Grand Street. Abram Steinhardt of 22 Bond Street files for bankruptcy with 5417 liabilities and no assets, former card and tassel manufacturer from 1893 to 1897. Bertha Finkelstein of 116 East Ninety-first Street files for bankruptcy with 4367 liabilities, 3733 to Lord & Taylor, no assets. Eugene H. Fripp of 62 East One Hundred Sixteenth Street files for bankruptcy with 2480 liabilities and no assets, with several creditor categories. Ethan O. Thompson Jr., merchant tailor of 245 Broadway, reports a meeting with 108145 total liabilities. William Ford Upson elected Trustee. receivers report about 3000 assets. Dellmer Crandall, 2012 First Avenue, bankruptcy with 14149 liabilities to 63 creditors and 200 assets, half interest in land in Chenango County. Floyd Grant, auctioneer at 1572-1576 Broadway, bankruptcy schedules show 22070 liabilities and 9318 assets. partnership with Rankin dissolved July 25, 1900, Rankin disputes dissolution. Grant assigned on Oct 17, 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacos Meyer
Jacob Meyer
East Sixty-eighth Street
Meyer & Newstead
Grand Street Op
Abram Steinhardt
Bond Street
Bertha Finkelstein
East Ninety-first Street
Edward P. Hatch
Lord & Taylor
Evugene H. Fripp
Eugene H. Fried
East One Hundred and Sixteenth Street
Ethan O. Thompson, JR
Broadway
Macgrane Coxe
Wall Street
William Ford
Upson
Dellmer Crandall
First Avenue
Otselic
Chenango County
Oneonta
N. Y
Floyd Grant
Sullivan County Club
William E. Rankin
Rankin
Grant
Judge Grants Bankruptcy Discharges for Nine Defendants
Judge Thomas of the United States District Court in this city yesterday granted discharges in bankruptcy to nine bankrupts. Notable names include Philip Wissig of 270 Grand Street once an Assemblyman and saloon keeper with liabilities $3,959. Frederick K. Plumbly of 796 Eleventh Avenue secretary and treasurer of the American Steel House Company with liabilities $22,386. George W. Moseley, knit goods manufacturer of Philmont New York, with liabilities $56,568.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Thomas
United States District Court
Philip Wissig
Grand Street
Frederick K. Plumbly
Eleventh Avenue
American Steel House Company
George W. Moseley
Philmont
N. Y
Judge denies discharge to Paterson silk mill founder
Judge Brown refuses discharge in bankruptcy to William Mutch of 1 East Thirtieth Street formerly a silk manufacturer at Paterson New Jersey under Jewell Silk Mill. G Holt referee reports entries hid true finances in contemplation of bankruptcy. Mutch started business May 1899 with 15000 borrowed from Gertie A Gorman later $2000 more. He filed on Nov 19 1900 showing liabilities 57768 and nominal assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertie A. Gorman
Debtor judgments list includes numerous names and figures
Yesterday filed judgments name many debtors including Alexander Bernheimer and Katherine Fitzgerald administratrix, Metropolis Street Railway, Metropolitan Elevated Railroad, Hossmann, and Dwyer among others with totals ranging from modest sums to 13,250 dollars and 3,800 dollars, with various executors and costs noted for each case.
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Polvop
Brandt
Frison
Namphids
E. Dodge
Pence
Bernheimer, Alexander
Harry Frankel
H. W. Seiter
Coglan
App J
C. S. Lowther
Drdoes Cahoa
Nba Eins Yelpws
Ath Teen
Clary
Charlea —Iiniked
Electric Light and Power Cai Datien
Hess
Louis E
H. F. Muller
Holland, Timothy
C. E. Bellgws
Hayman
David L
P. H. Holler
Ingels
Lawson
C. P
Mate Borne
Louis—I. Picker
Beck’s
RYE Beach Hotel Company
P. W. Engs & Sons Company
Binder
Jacob
Miroslawsky
Bayer, Harris—L
Goodwin
Annie M
J. Long
Hunt
Amanda C
J. H
E. A. Mor Irwin
William P
R. T. Bang
Jackson, Nee D
dJr
Allagirg
Costs
Steger
BR Ry
E. Shannon
Isi Ewent de Sets Lovaas
Schneider
Louise Babette
Philipp
John Frost
Robert Wasserlein
B. M. King
Elizabeth McColgan
Executrix
Manhattan Railway Company
Metropolitan Elevated Railroad Ssipene SA K. Paes
T BP
Acdc Esceew
Miller, la Mira
Thomas
T. Ruas
Kate
E. A
Alexander
Rieder
Robert
May
C. A. Mac- Hen
Revere
Andrew J
Charles N. Robingo
A. Meyers
Robinson
Charles N. Talbot
D. K. Martin Roofing and Manufacturing Company
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Alexander van Peer
The
New York Times
Dr. Palma
the United Service
Army
James Allen
Signal Corps
Enoch H. Crowder
Robert L. Hewze
Navy
New York City
Horsford’s
S. Hook
Gov. Isl
Columbia
Hamburg
el Cid
New Orleans
la Bretagne
Havre
Princess Anne
Norfolk
Santiago de Cuba
Santi- Geo Niece Etsivaeassis
Apache
Charleston
Jacksonville
Colorado
Brunswick
I. Eseses
Jefferson
Niagara
Mexico
Alnwick
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Uruguay
Paraguay
Alps
Haiti
Santa Marta
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Athos
Fortune Island
Jamaica
Boa
Antwerp
Rome
Glasgow
Comus
Curitgba
Tee Gibara
Heimfeld
Pernambuco
Santos, &c
Flindoo
Hull
Ccccecs
Covccecs
Jamestown
Lucania
Ates Saeee
Maracaibo
Porto Rico
Venezuela
Minnehaha
Nueces
Galveston
Pennsylvania
Silvia
State of
Nebraska
Peridid
Bermuda
Werra
Naples
North Sydney
Miquelon
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Port Tampa
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Fiji
Samoa
San Francis
Campania
Post Office
van Cott
Hongkong
Shanghai
Yokohama
Honolulu
Catalina
Barcelona
Devon
Shields
el Mar
Fontabelle
St. Kitt’s
Germanic
Heimfelt
Hogarth
Barbados
Lady Armstrong
Stettin
Panama
Bordeaux
Prins Maurits
Port Au Prince
Sanna
Pontiac
Richmond Castle
Algiers
el Norte
Hamilton
Huelva
St. Michael's
la Champagne
Maranhense
Para
Marquette
Maskelyne
St. Lucia
Statendam
Alabama
Gjerne
Bluefields
Bar
Kansas City
Fisher
Savannah
Ocean Steamship Company
Xenia
Holst, Stettin, &c
Finch, Edge &Co
Fire Island
Boaz
Newport News
Barbarossa
Mentz
Bremen
Cherbourg
Oelrichs & Co
Evelyn
Mayaguez
Sandy Hook
Fair
Hady
Cumbal
Valparaiso
Maraval
Trinidad
King Gruffydd
Belvernon
Southampton
Oceanic
Cameron
Queenstown
St. Paul
Jamison
Servia
Stephens
Consuelo
Watson
Gravesend
Hubert
Oliphant
Energie
Tholen
Maristow
Prout
Port Natal
Alecto
Boxhall
Newcastle
August Korff
Wischausen
Prawie Point
Asia
Segelken
New
Davies
Singapore
Inchdune
Ashby
Baltimore
Calcutta
Cannons
Tioga
Whitson
Cuxhaven
Maasdam
Bakker
Boulogne
Olbia
Roy
Marseilles
Coverley
Palermo
Koenigin Luise
Volger
Lackawanna
Everest
Avonmouth
Bark Elginshire
Capt. Scott
Ship Hermann
Capt. Rasmussen
Aalborg
Gill—Mutual Aid Association of New York City, Incorporated
Tucker
George F
Adele P
W. S. Elmendorf
John W. Ealy ‘Company
H. Russell
D. Murray
Williamson
Mutual Aid Assosciation of
Yarrow
John—R. Yarrow
Weiss, Abraham
F. J. Suling
Ron
Acker, Merrall & Condit and
Metropolitan Tobacco CO. Distributors
Gumbie
Tim
Ee White, Hentz& CO. Phila
Sole
Petiocwetet
Compressed Gas Capsule CO
Broad Street
Credit Clothie
Men’s
St.ys
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