Fire in Bedford Avenue Cooper Building devastates Brooklyn block
A five story Cooper Building at Fulton Street and Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn burned, damaging the Bedford Branch of Brooklyn Trust, the London Harness Co and other tenants. Eleven firemen were overcome in the cellar. two died or were reported critically ill. crowd of about 1000 watched as nurses aided unconscious rescuers. Fire caused about 215000 in damage and required extensive ambulance help. poor insulation of an electric wire started the blaze.
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Bedford
Brooklyn
A. S
Dedford Avenue
Fulton Street
Eal
Cooper
Charles, McGregor
Newco
McGregor
Seaye Fee
Elizabeth Bradenstei
Margaret Engel
Be Maditus Street
Tre
Hyrrs Phympton
Macon Street
Arlineton Place
Broocklyn
Cumberland Street
Fae Y
Quail
John
Barget
Hering
Ami
Cumberland
Street Hospital
Dattalion
McGreaty
Edward Burke
Jobin Mooney
James Rogers
Grand Avenue
Death Avenue
Gates Avenue
Atlantic Avene
Nernon Avenue
Retort Courteous in Scranton Council Hearing
A Scranton council hearing yields little beyond denials from four councilmen that they authorized Councilman Evans to solicit bribes from the Dalton Street Railway Company. Selectman McAndrew causes a stir by explaining a political flip on a finance issue suggesting a crooked deal, while Councilman Melvin refuses to justify his stance claiming free agency in judgment.
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Scranton
Jpenn
Councilmanic
Evans
Dalton Street Railway Company
McAndrew
Clemons, Towry
Merriman
Hiestiatog Committee
The
of Finance
Melvin
Rain Delays Corn Planting Amid Heavy Wet Spell
June 20 Hoosice Falls reports farmers say eight days of rain follow fifty two days of drought leaving soil saturated and delaying corn planting. Rain improves some vegetable crops while fruit and berry yields lag. hay futures ease to 14 dollars per ton as hopeful grain prospects rise.
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Hoosice Falls
Era Noite
Murderer Desperate Over Suit Opposed by State Farm Death
John Payne twenty five shot and killed William Minke at Minke's farm near Woodbury. Payne had courted Minke's daughter against the father's wishes. After being ordered from the house Payne returned, confronted Minke, and fired three shots at close range killing him.
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Woodbury
John Payne
William Minke
Payne
Minke
Boy at Nyack dies from lockjaw after toy pistol accident
Nyack, June 27 Albert Blauveit ten year old son of Wesley Blauveit died today from tetanus the result of a toy pistol accident a week ago. Doctors failed to save him with antitoxin after the hand injury.
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Nyack, N
Albert
Wesley Blauveit
Retaliation against America Warned by Harcourt
London reports Sir William Vernon Harcourt addressing a Liberal demonstration at Malwood Hampshire. He denounces Chamberlain's political temperament as driven by retaliation citing a risky game that could target America, Britain’s closest ally and valued customer.
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London
William Vernon Harcourt
Malwood
Hampshire
Chamberlain
Germany
America
Belgrade Hosts Royal Messages Amid Transition News
Belgrade reports Count de Vauvi neux the French minister returns as Italy Roumania and France leaders send congratulations to King Peter the new Servian ruler. Vienna notes King Peter frees old palace property for Queen Natalie and Roumanian decorations are withdrawn from Sixth Servian Infantry officers.
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King Peter
Natalie
Belgrade
Count de Vauvineux
Servia
Italy
Roumania
Loubert
France
Nicholas
Montenegro
Peter
Vienna
Sixth
Servian Infantry
Charles
Alexander
Draga
Inter State Commerce Commission Faces Discrimination Claim
The New Kensington Milling Company of New Kensington Pennsylvania files a complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission against the Pennsylvania Railroad. It alleges unjust demurrage charges and car detention causing cars to arrive simultaneously, hindering unloading and forcing mill shutdowns for lack of grain. The firm says it represents shippers at interior Pennsylvania points.
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Washington
Inter-State Commerce Commission
New Kensington Milling Company, Limited
New Kensington, Fenn
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
Improving the State's School Houses for Tuition Benefit
Albany dispatch reports the Rogers non resident tuition act prompts districts to upgrade school buildings for eligibility. Localities like Andover Gibson Greenport Hastings on Hudson Highland Kinderhook Ovid Clifton Springs Cranberry Creek and Northville have voted funds to fix unsanitary conditions and ventilation to share in state tuition distributions.
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New York Times
Albany
N. Y
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Department of Public Instruction
State Department of Public Instruction
Andover
Gibson- Greenport
Hastingson-the-Hudson
Highland
Kinderhook
Ovid
Clifton Springs
Cranberry Creek
Northville
Boards of Education
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Umbria Outpaces St Paul In Nantucket Race
After passing Nantucket Lightship, the Cunard Umbria beat the American liner St. Paul into port by nine minutes. The race began near Fire Island with both crews pushing steam. Umbria entered quarantine at 7:31 P.M. and St. Paul reached the dock at 7:40 P.M.
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Nantucket
St. Paul
TA. M
Fire Island
Negro Messengers Replaces White Boys in Atlanta
Special to The New York Times Atlanta June 27 white boys ages ten to fifteen were discharged from Western Union and Postal Telegraph positions and replaced by African American youths. At 4 pm a mob beat three of the new messengers, signaling further trouble as officers prepared for possible clashes.
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New York Times
Atlanta
Western Union and
Postal Telegraph Companies
Postal and
Western Union
Suit for 50000 Damages by Bridegroom Against Rich Parents
Clifford M Schorb of North Plainfield filed a 50000 damages suit in Plainfield New Jersey against George and Virginia Marsh the parents of his sixteen year old bride alleging they enticed her away and keep her from him The Marshes countered that Schorb forced the marriage and that it was illegal Mrs Schorb reportedly holds 50000 in her own right from her grandfather.
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New York Times
Plainfield
N. J
Clifford M Schorb
North Plainfield
George
Virginia Marsh
Pittsburg Soloist Refuses New York Opera Offer
William D. Miller, a Pittsburg born singer son of Louis Miller, declined a lavish offer from the New York Vienna Royal Opera and the Metropolitan Opera House. Miller, in his twenty fourth year, trained under local and abroad instructors and will remain with his established teachers. He came to America from Russian Poland nine years ago.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Penn
Lrience Opera House of
New York
Wiliam D. Miller
Louis Miller
Centre Avenue
Mme. Melba
Vienna Royal Opera
Metropolitan Opera
Higuse
Miller
Russian
Poland
City Graduates 555 From Seventeen High Schools
City Superintendent Maxwell reported 555 graduates from seventeen high schools. In Manhattan and the Bronx 194 graduates were listed across Wadleigh Morris Girls Technical De Witt Clinton and related schools. Brooklyn totals included Girls High School Boys High Erasmus Hall Manual Training and others for 239 graduates. Queens and nearby districts added 108 and 14 graduates from several high schools.
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Maxwell
Board of Education
Manhattan
Bronx
Wadleigh High School
Morris High School
Girls’ Technical High School
de Witt Clinton High School
Strooklyn
Boys’ High
Erasmus Hall
Manual Training School
Queens
Long Island City
Long Island City High School
Woodside High School
Newtown High School
Flushing High School
Far Rockaway High School
Jamaica High School
Richmond Hill High School
Richmond—Stapleton High School
Port Richmond High School
Chinese Envoy in Boston Attends Chamber Reception
Sir Chentung Liang Cheng the Chinese Minister to the United States was hosted by the Boston Chamber of Commerce at an informal reception and later dined with President William H. Lincoln at the Exchange Club. General E S Greeley of New Haven also attended. They then left for Mattapoisett to visit Charles S. Hamlin at his summer home over Sunday.
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Boston
Mass
Chentung Liang Cheng
United States
Boston Chamber of Commerce
William H. Lincoln
Exchange Club
Gen. E.S. Greeley
New Haven
Roe
Mattapoisett
Charles S. Hamlin
Lynching Reported at Smithland Plantation Louisiana
News from Jonesville Louisiana reports Lamb Whitley a Black man was seized by a mob at the Smithland plantation near Monterey Landing in Concord Parish and riddled with bullets as the mob moved the body to the woods.
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New York Times
Jonesville
Lamb Whitley
Smithland Plantation
Monterey Landing
Concord Parish
Trans-Amur Railroad Battalion Organized for Turkestan
In St. Petersburg on June 27 a new Trans-Amur Railroad Battalion is being organized in Turkestan for service in Manchuria. This marks the tenth battalion created for this duty.
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ST. Petersburg
Turkestan
Manchuria
Mexican mine disaster prompts official inquiry near Monclova
Government orders an official investigation into a Monclova coal mine disaster at the Mexican Coal and Coke Company plant. Over forty miners were killed and about double that number seriously injured. more than thirty bodies recovered. Explosion of coal dust in a large chamber caused the accident. the company is a New Jersey corporation backed by the Erie Railroad.
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New York Times
Austin
Texas
Monclova
Mexico
Mexican Coal and Coke Company
New Jersey Corporation
Erie Railroad Company
Baltusrol golfers robbed during open championship
At Baltusrol Golf Club near Short Hills New Jersey several players report thefts from clubrooms while on the links Walter J Travis Maturin Balton USGA secretary Samuel Y Heebner National Association treasurer and Grenville Kane of Tuxedo lose watches medals jewelry and cash. Total loss several hundred dollars.
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Baltusrol Golf Club
Short Hills
N. J
Walter J. Travis
Maturin Balton
United States Golf Association
Samuel Y. Heebner
National Association
Grenville Kane
Heebner
Palec
F. Oden Horstman
Washington
W.C. €Arneese
Horstman
Carnegie
Union Pacific case hears testimony on questionable payments
Harry Gower of Rock Island Road testified to the ICC that Union Pacific paid F H Peavey Co for service not benefiting the railroad. He warned the practice could prompt grain shippers to demand similar payments. Other testifying officials included Burlington VP Miller and Central Freight Association Chair Tucker.
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Chicago
Harry Gower
Rock Island
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Union
Pacific
F. H. Peavey & Co
Union Pacific
Miller
Burlington
G. H. Crosby
Tucker
Central Freight Association
Bailey Urges One-Cent Harvest Hand Rate East
Gov. Bailey telegraphed Western Traffic Association officials in Chicago urging immediate adoption of a one-cent rate for harvest hands from Chicago and St. Louis to Kansas wheat belt points. The rate exists for Missouri River points, but railroads block broader adoption. He said the request applies to all Western roads and will try to press the issue.
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Topeka
Kan
Widener Brings $30,000 Diamonds Duty Free
Philadelphian A B Widener arrived from London aboard the St. Paul and was met by his son George on the Josephine. Widener declared his diamonds, valued at $30,000, were passed free of duty after a supplementary declaration, relates to a prior hotel loss in London.
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A. B. Widener
London
St. Paul
George
Josephine
Widener
Philadelphia
Cunard
Cunard Company
Carleton Hotel
Hawaiian Lawyers Accused in Sumner Case
Honolulu June 27 Attorney General Andrews filed charges in the Supreme Court against ex Cir cuit Judge A S Humphreys and Frank E Thompson for professional misconduct and fidelity to their client in the Sumner case. Citation waived and immediate hearing demanded. Sumner, a Tahiti capitalist, once deeded property to Bishop Robert for trust. Debolt ordered $48 000 to Sumner and denounced $10 000 in fees as outrageous.
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Honolulu
Pacific Cable
Andrews
Supreme Court
A. S. Humphreys
Frank E. Thompson
Sumner
Ronday
John K. Sumner
Tahiti
Bishop Ropert
Debolt
Mills Plan Weeklong Shutdowns In State
Treasurers of several cotton mills in Rhode Island agreed to curtail production and limit raw cotton use by shutting down for a week starting July 2. Some mills will operate four days a week for a brief period, with Bernon Manufacturing already enacting the four day schedule. Arcadia Mill has paused, while Knight Mills in Pawtucket Valley and Coventry and Quidnick operations will shut down next Wednesday evening for a week.
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Providence
R. IL
Bernon Manufacturing Company
Georgiaville
Arcadia
Knight Mills
Pawtucket
Coventry
Quidnick
Miners Decline Operators' Scale at Alabama Convention
At the Birmingham joint convention of Alabama miners and mine operators the miners refused a 24 cent per ton wage rise proposal. Operators urged a minimum iron price of 12 dollars per ton instead of 11 with a sliding scale tied to iron prices. A compromise is expected as both sides have already moved from their initial positions.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Court Upholds Tennessee Liquor Law
The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled the Adams law constitutional, a temperance measure abolishing saloons in towns with populations under 5,000 after a public vote. Eight towns are exempt from the law's reach.
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Tennessee
Nashville
Tenn
Supreme Court
Elderly Woman Dies After Carriage Accident
Mrs. Mary S. Eldredge of Owego, aged eighty two, died from injuries after being thrown from a carriage when a horse was frightened by an automobile a few weeks earlier. She was mother of E. O. Eldredge, county treasurer and cashier of the Owego National Bank.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Mary S. Eldredge
Owego
E. O. Eldredge
Owego National Bank
Wreck of Norfolk and Western Train After Cow Collision
The westbound Norfolk and Western passenger train No. 13 wrecked near Marion after hitting a cow. Engineer Lee Spalding and Fireman J H Hoover were killed. Express Messengers Otey and Wood injured. Mail Clerks Adams and Jenkins slightly hurt. A relief train took the injured to Bristol.
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Roanoke
Norfolk and Western
Marion
Lee Spalding
J.H. Hoover
Staunton
Otey and Wood
Bristol
Adams and Jenkins
Lynchburg
Spalding
Mutiny Aboard Ching Wo Ship Attacks Crew
News from San Francisco reports that on the Ching Wo steamer of the China Commercial line a mob of 850 Chinese threatened the Captain and officers during a mutiny. Soldiers intervened to prevent bloodshed as several Chinese were injured and arrests followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Peru
Mexican
Ching Wo
China Commercial Steamship Line
Mexico
New Brunswick Citizens Circulate Public Works Inquiry Petition
Citizens of New Brunswick and Middlesex County circulate a petition asking Supreme Court Justice J. Franklin to appoint a commission to investigate public works. The move reflects local concern over infrastructure decisions and governance.
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New Brunswick
New York Times
N. J
Middlesex County
Supreme Court
J. Franklin
Commission to Probe Public Works Contracts Across Middlesex
The Fort of the Middlesex circuit will appoint a commission to examine county public works contracts. An ex-member of the Board of Freeholders leads the petition, expected to reach Justice Fort on July 7 during Middlesex County Grand Jury extra session. The move aims to appear nonpartisan amid Democratic solicitation and a Republican juror panel.
Boston stock broker Brown & Co fails at Coast Street address
The firm of J. Francis Brown & Co stockbrokers at 15 Congress Street collapsed with only J. Francis Brown as member. Brown prominent in Montreal and Boston copper properties, with declines in Dominion shares blamed. G L Huntress named as assignee. no further statement available.
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Boston
J. Francis Brown & Co
Congress Street
Stock Exchange
J. Francis Brown
The
State Street
Brown
Montreal
Dominion
G. L. Huntress
Batavia Boy Dies After Horse Kick In Barnyard
In Bethany Centre near Batavia a 13 year old Asa Lyons son was kicked by a horse suffering from colic. The animal struck him on the jaw and breast as he drove it within a inclosure. He fainted saying I am not dead yet and collapsed. Doctors arrived but could not save him.
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Batavia
Asa Lyons
Bethany Centre
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