No general strike after silk workers vote in Paterson
In Paterson New Jersey on June 26 the General Committee of Twenty Four voted 12 to 8 against a general strike in sympathy with striking dyers helpers. Dyers Helpers Union and Broad Silk Weavers Union voted for, while Tubbon Weavers Warpers and Looms Fixers Union voted against. Governor Murphy to assess conditions with Mayor Hinchcliffe and police leaders, troops may stay or depart.
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Tubbon Weavers
Paterson
Re Ee Ee
McGrath
Newark
Geering’s Mill
Murphy
Hinchcliffe
Campbell
Capt. Bimson
Hudson County Weavers End Strike Turn Into Union Fight
The Paterson dyers helpers strike inspired Hudson County silk weavers to push for union mills. They demand mills become union shops and refuse to work until met. A uniform union wage schedule, aligned with Paterson mills, would be adopted to equalize pay across all local silk mills and owners.
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Paterson
Hudson County
Herlihy Jury Disagreement Ends Second Trial
The second trial of Capt. Herlihy for neglect of duty ended in a jury disagreement. Rumors said eight to four favored acquittal. Rand urged retrial on July 1, while Elling called it persecution. Capt. Herlihy was released on $1,000 bail.
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Capt. Herlihy
Rand
Capt. Diamond
Stephen Regan
Jerome
Elling
Goff
Jersey City Tax Board Valuations Disputed by Mayor
Mayor Mark M. Fagan, a Republican, challenges property values set by the Jersey City Tax Board led by Democrats Hoos and Dayton. He cites Sugar Refining plant and Lorillard Tobacco figures, urging higher assessments, while the board defends increases already made beyond prior practice.
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Jersey City
Robert Hoos
Charles Dayton
Thomas Degnan
Mark M. Fagan
County
Degnan
Fagan
American Sugar Refining
Lorillard Tobacco
North Jersey Street Railway Company
County Ox Board
Hoos
Dayton
Michigan Republicans Meet at Detroit Nominate Bliss for Second Term
Detroit June 26 Gov Aaron Bliss of Saginaw was renominated on the first ballot by the Michigan State Republican Convention. John Patton Jr of Grand Rapids led a rival bid. Alex Maitland of Marquette named lieutenant governor. William Alden Smith presided and the party endorsed President Roosevelt and Cuba policy while backing Bliss and mortgage tax repeal. The platform pledges support for tariff, anti monopolies, and enforcement against illegal combinations.
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Detroit
Aaron T. Bliss
Saginaw
M. L Coott
Hastings
John Patton, Jr
United States
Grand Rapids
Bliss
Alex Maitland
Marquette
William Alden Smith
Theodore Roosevelt
McKinley
Congress
Republic of
Cuba
Philadelphia
Philippines
Gov. Bliss
Roosevelt
Arkansas Republicans split in dual state Conventions
Two separate Republican State Conventions met in Little Rock on June 26. One faction nominated Charles D. Greaves for governor and denounced the central committee and boss rule. the regular assemblage organized committees and received a telegram from Gen. Powell Clayton, who was reelected at large to the State Committee. The Greaves platform backed President Roosevelt and pledges support should he be the 1904 standard bearer.
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Little Rock
Ark
Charles D. Greaves
Hot Springs
Republican Central Committee
Powell Clayton
Mexico
Clayton
State Committee
Greaves
Roosevelt
Arkansas
French Prisoners Released After Caracas Incident
Information from Venezuela reports the French cruiser Suchet secured the release of seven French citizens jailed at Carupano, Bermudez. Captain Lebris of the Suchet demanded release as the traders had not committed crimes, only misinterpreted duties, and the Restaurador gunboat released them within an hour amid excitement in Carupano.
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Port OF Spain
Trinidad
Venezuela
Suchet
Carupano
Bermudez
Venezuelan
Falke
M. Lebris
Lebris
Restaurador
la Guayra
Narrow Escape On City Street Car Tracks
Thomas Gerrity of 130th Street narrowly escaped serious injury after being tossed between streetcar fenders on Eighth Avenue and cross-town rails near 125th Street. He was struck by a northbound car, dragged along the rails by a front fender, then caught by a southbound car and finally rescued by an oncoming vehicle. He was taken to J Hood Wright Hospital with nonserious injuries.
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Thomas Gerrity
One Hundred
One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street
Gerrity
J. Hood Wright Hospital
Yale Varsity Crew Wins Thrilling Thames Race
Yale defeats Harvard in a fierce Thames River varsity eight clash. The match features Yale’s faster form, sustained power, and a late finishing burst to secure the victory by a narrow margin amid cheering crowds and maritime pageantry. Harvard’s crew fights hard, but Yale pulls ahead by the mile mark and holds the lead to the finish. The freshman race ends in a dead heat. Yale captain Cameron Waterman is elected after the win.
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Yale
Gales Ferry
Harvard
Cambridge
Meikelham
Red Top
Navy Yard
Con” Daly
Jackson
Ecoxswains
Yale Shell
Kunzig
Daly
New London
Omar Hes
Len Beest
Yale Q
Harris
Gale’s Ferry
Cameron B. Waterman
Detroit
Thames
Higginson
Bullard
New Haven
President Roosevelt Watches Harvard Yale Race in New London
President Roosevelt arrives in New London from Boston and watches the Harvard Yale varsity race from the Dolphin with Gen Wood. He declines to board the referee boat, praises the winning crew, and jokes that he has been a Harvard man all day while in a Yale atmosphere. He leaves for Washington after the event amid cheering crowds.
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New London
Conn
Roosevelt
Boston
Yale
Dolphin
Harvard
Gen. Wood
Washington
New Haven
G A R Encampment Reaches Saratoga For Bivouac
Special to The New York Times reports the Grand Army of the Republic New York Department veterans have taken possession of Saratoga for their thirty sixth annual encampment and will continue the bivouac tomorrow. The event gathers veterans, marching, drills, and a formal program at the historic spa town.
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Saratoga
New York Times
Grand Army of the Republic
New York Department
Prices for Better Qualities Up to 2.69
Advertised goods offer improved quality at comparatively low prices with a ceiling of 2.69 dollars. The note highlights affordability and value but provides no product names or dates.
New York Central Eyes Direct Rail Route to Pittsburg
The New York Central plans a new route into Pittsburg via Lyons New York to Jersey Shore connecting with Beech Creek and West Branch Valley Railroads. West Branch Valley is under construction by Dubers and Clearfield lumbermen. Beech Creek extends to Patton and Curwensville surveys a Mahaffey branch for river grade access to the sea.
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Pittsburg
New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad
Lake Erie
Youngstown
Ashtabula
Buffalo
Rochester
Pennsylvania
Lyons
N. Y
Jersey Shore
Beech Creek
West Branch Valley
West Branch Valley Railroad
Southern Railway Forms New Line Rights to Jacksonville
Southern Railway will extend from Savannah and Jesup to Jacksonville Florida through an arrangement granting trackage rights over the Plant System route from Savannah to Jacksonville and Jesup to Jacksonville. Through eastbound trains will run into Jacksonville via Savannah and the new Short Line, cutting twenty miles from the Savannah and Jesup routes.
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Savannah
Jacksonville
Jesup
Southern Railway
Fla
New Haven Steamboat Double Service Inaugurated Today
The regular Summer double service on the New Haven Line begins today with the Chester W Chapin and Richard Peck in service. Weekday departures from New York are 3 PM and 12 midnight, returning from New Haven at 10 30 AM and 12 45 midnight. Sunday schedules have the Richard Peck leaving at 9 30 AM and returning by 8 PM with a stop at East Twenty first Street and a 7 45 PM homeward arrival.
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New Haven
Chester W. Chapin
Richard Peck
New York
East Twenty-first Street
New Jersey Central Railroad Appeal Dismissed by Tax Board
The New Jersey State Board of Taxation in Jersey City dismissed the railroad's appeal seeking reduced assessments. The Jersey City Tax Board valued the Central's Communipaw holdings at 1,603,000 dollars and the New York Bay property at 771,000 dollars.
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New Jersey State Board of Taxation
Jersey City
New Jersey Central Railroad Company
Jersey City Tax Board
the Central
Communipaw
New York Bay
Steel workers in Pittsburgh receive 10 percent wage hike
Fifteen thousand United States Steel Company employees in Braddock, Rankin, Duquesne, Carnegie and Pittsburgh mills get a 10 percent pay increase. The surprise raise covers unskilled laborers to engineers and steam fitters, boosting yearly wages by thousands. paymasters were overwhelmed by the abrupt demand for more money.
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Pittsburg
United States Steel Company
Braddock
Rankin
Duquesne
Carnegie
Unclear Funds Dispute Highlights Language Barrier
A tense dispute over money and envelopes ends with the company declining to release more details. Officials note the language barrier may delay understanding of the issue for a week as foreign workers are described as unable to grasp the matter.
Mother Seeks Medical Aid as Ill Child Is Refused Help
Mrs George Burke of 3038 Third Avenue sought police help at Morrisania station for her seven year old daughter Margaret who was ill for a week. Burke allegedly blocked by her husband, a out of work watchman, refused doctors. Ambulance sent after Dr Lowenstein arrived at home with Burke's resistance. At Lebanon Hospital doctors found Margaret with dropsy and nearly hopeless. Burke’s remark: If she must die, she might as well die at home.
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George Burke
Third Avenue
Morrisania
Sergt. O'Toole
Margaret
Lebanon Hospital
Lowenstein
Burke
O’toole
Whist Tournament Action At Oriental Hotel Manhattan Beach
Two major trophies decided at the Oriental Hotel whist tournament in Manhattan Beach. New York Whist Association won the Brooklyn Trophy. Mr and Mrs H P Newman of Bergen Point clinched the Associate Members Trophy. Minneapolis leads Hamilton Trophy prospects as semi finals loom.
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Oriental Hotel
Manhattan Beach
New York Whist Association
Brooklyn
H. PB. Newman
Bergen Point
N. J
Hamilton
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
New York
Providence
New Jersey
Waterhouse
Boston
C. R. Watson
M. H. Campbell
Carter
Cole
BR. T
Campaign for City Records Reform Opens July Campaign
The Merchants' Association committees on Revision of City Records and Water Supply announce an active reform campaign starting July 1. Worthington C. Lord of Boston, ex-chief of state bureaus, will assist. Ford will relocate to lead efforts. a conference in the Mayor's office is planned soon.
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Merchants’ Association
Worthington C, Lord
Boston
Bureaus of Statistics
State
Treasury Departments
Ford
Mellin's Food Wins Gold Medal at Charleston Exposition
Mellin's Food secured a Gold Medal and a Diploma of excellence at the South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Exposition in Charleston. The achievement adds to a tally of twenty seven medals and diplomas Mellin's has earned in national and international expositions, including Chicago 1893 and Paris 1900, with Mellin's Food Biscuits and Mellin's Food Chocolate both earning medals and diplomas.
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Charleston News and Courier
Mellin
Charleston
U S. C
Chicago
Dresden
Ger
San Francisco
Atlanta
Berlin
Paris
Buffalo
Adv
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Joseph E. Ewell
E. J. Atkinson
New York City
Corp. Tanner
Town Hall
Jennie S. Shepard
Seneca Falls
Women's Relief Corps, Department of New York
M. R. Brownell
R. S. Francis
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Bow—. Smith Steers
Tees
Terete Ewes
H. Otis Wee
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J. B. Minor
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Thomas Blagden
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A. W. Locke
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Jersey Central
United States Company
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Limekite
Knickerbocker Whist
Ahene
A. H. Meckay
B. W. Smith
Baltimore
W. E. Andrews
J. S. Kirk
Providence Awilet Cacti Sr
Cleveland
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Scranton Bicycle
Velen
Hare Gee Hamilton
Serene Secre
Knickerbocker Athletic Club
Milwauk
Mangansatt
Maryland
V. S. Carpenter
B.C. Talaferro
F. K. Taylor
D. W. Otte
John Fox
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Merchants’ Association Committee
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