Mayor Forms Health Dept Drive to End Street Cleaning Strike
Health Commissioner Dr Bensel takes charge replacing Street Cleaning with 50 out of town laborers and 35 from Richmond Borough to clear four days of garbage on Harlem to Battery. Strikebreakers faced mob attacks as inspectors, police and 300 workers converge by dawn to curb epidemics and keep streets safe.
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McClellan
Walter Bensel
Health Department
Bensel
Commissioner Craver
East Side
Harlem
Battery
Broadway
Richmond
Avenue C
Seventeenth Street
Joner Craven
Dr. Bensel
Alonzo Blauvelt
Dr. Blauvelt
Station A
Upper East Side
East Forty-eighth Street
East
Amsterdam Avenue
South Street
150Th
Gide
One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street
Upper
New York
Drivers Strike Seeks Arbitration Over Labor Dispute
A letter from a drivers committee states the Street Cloaking drivers seek arbitration with the Department after five days of strike. They warn that five days absent without leave risks job loss for department laborers. The letter, dated June 28, 1907, asks The New York Times to publish their stance. The union notes 2000 or more drivers claim citizenship rights and object to fines imposed without due process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eia Ker
New York
New York Times
Department of
United Bigies
About Two of the Whiskey That Giaert Bas Ane Its Be Bak A Vergen Pare
Two whiskey stories from a fragmentary report discuss a be back a vergen pare and related notes, with unclear names and events. The readable bits imply a trade or naming issue, but concrete details and dates are absent in the surviving text.
Cuban Protest to Taft and Independence Timelines
Havana cables report Gen Loynaz Castillo urging Taft to avoid further delay in Cuba’s independence with a target of July 4 1908. The dispatch notes renewed criticism of census delay and a strong U S sentiment ahead of possible arrangements. The article also mentions editor Levitt’s mob attack accusation and a banquet for Consul Steinhart with Gov Magoon and top officials attending.
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NEW York TimEs Co
Havana
Loynaz Castillo
Taft
Republic
Cuba
Levitt
Mbel
Four U S Soldiers Refuse to Pay. Corporal Green Shot
In Holguin, Santiago Province, last night Corporal P J Green of the Eleventh Infantry was mortally wounded after a clash with police following an alleged refusal by four American soldiers to pay for drinks. Green died and his companions were arrested.
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Havana
Holguin
Santiago
Eleventh Infantry
P. J. Green
Green
Cuban liquor makers vote to close distilleries July 3
The Union of Liquor Manufacturers of Cuba, save one, voted to shutter all distilleries on July 3 due to oppressive fines from the Excise Department. They will stop selling potable alcohol. The move affects the $35 million loan for the army, funded by a special tax on liquor, cigars, and matches, with liquor dealers paying $1.5 million annually.
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Havana
Union of Liquor Manufacturers of
Cuba
Excise Department
Army of Revolution
Napier Car Aims to Average Sixty MPH for 24 Hours
London June 28 report that F Edge began at Brooklands to drive a Napier six cylinder car for twenty four hours at an average sixty miles an hour. He covered 100 miles in 85 minutes and reached 70 miles in the first hour, 140 miles in two hours, and 207 miles and 800 yards in three hours. Edge plans to stay at the wheel the full period with a mechanician change.
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Tas
New York Times Co
London
F. Edge
Brooklands
Edge
Croker challenges Greer over Orby versus Slieve Gallion match
Dublin June 28. Richard Croker issues a challenge to Capt. J H Greer owner of Slieve Gallion a black colt by Gallinule Reclusion for a match race against Croker s chestnut colt Orby by Orme Rhoda B at any distance from five furlongs to three miles Greer declines to accept
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Dublin
Richard Croker
J. H. Greer
Gallinule-Reclusion
Mr. Croker
Orby
Orme- Rhoda B
Capt. Greer
Brooklyn Hospital Skin Grafting on Puppies Sparks Outcry
Neighbors protest a three week old skin grafting experiment at Bradford Street Hospital a Kings County Hospital branch. Two ten day old male puppies were paired and sewn, but wounds failed to heal and both died after four days from blood poisoning. Dr A A Brown defends study noting prior animal work and potential pain minimal. Grace of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals cites possible legal consequences if cruelty is proven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford Street Hospital
A. A. Brown
Kings County Hospital
Johns Hopkins
Arrest Brooklyn Sleuths Accused of Shakedown
Detectives Frank Magrino and Charles Castagnino of the Brooklyn Detective Bureau, both Italians, were arrested in Brooklyn after Antonio Mussa of 88 Sackett Street alleged they shook him down. The case shocks Acting Captain MacCauley’s trusted staff.
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Frank Magrino
Charles Castagnino
Brooklyn
Ellen Terry autobiography affair shocks McClure's readers
McClure's Magazine suspends seven installments of Ellen Terry memoir after discovery that much of the text appeared verbatim in The New Review sixteen years earlier. Agent M. A. P. Watt faces potential dispute as editor Ellery Sedgwick notes extensive reuse of Miss Terry's previously published material.
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Ellen Terry
McClure
Miss Terry
New Review
McClure’s
MM. A. P
A. P. Watt
London
Ellery Sedgwick
Mr. Sedgwick
Cameron MacKenzie
Bram Stoker
Henry Irving
William Heinemann
Watt
Sir Henry Irving
Astor Library
McClure's
Terry
Inquiry After Two Women Approach Man in Central Park
John Rogers of 2 052 Madison Avenue sought two women who approached him last night in Central Park and offered to care for a child. They claimed to help then left, leaving him with an injured baby he had to hand to the police, prompting a police report.
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East River
East 107Th Street
East 104Th Street
Corcoran
Avenue C
Gashouse
Eighteenth Street
First Avenue
Ruth, Hogan
Cahill
Eastenty-second Street
Mizhi
Antonio Riccinni
East Frise Street
John Rogers
Madison Avenue
Central Park
Shipping News Arrivals List Pennsylvania and Perugia
Steamship Pennsylvania reached Hem burg on June 14 and Steamship Perugia arrived at Naples. The brief item notes latest shipping movements with two vessels and their ports of call.
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Pennsylvania
Hemburg
Perugia
Naples
Central Shore RY and Wen Shore Reet Notice
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Central Railway and Wen Shore Street project with unclear dates and parties. Limited readable entities include possible railway work context and locations but exact actions, deadlines, or authorities are not discernible.
$30,000 Jewels Gone Sparks Police Probe
Amilo Zerges reports $90,000 worth of antique jewelry stolen from his trunk after forced entry at 224 Thompson Street. His 42 year old brother Minzio, who had joined him from Rome, disappeared along with a note saying he would return to Europe. Amilo sought police aid to recover the jewels and locate Minzio.
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Minzio Zerges
Thompson Street
Amilo
Rome
Italy
New York
America
Europe
DANGER IN NEW HAVEN WIRES
New York Times report from New Rochelle notes coroner pressure on New Haven Railroad after multiple brakemen die from 11 000 volt overhead wires. Cites William G Brandon death under North Street bridge and urges side or air brakes to keep workers off car tops.
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New York Times
New Rochelle
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Weisendanger
Yonkers
William G. Brandon
North Street
Brandon
Blanket Saves Three Lives In East New York Fire
A fire at 064 Jamaica Avenue East New York forced a mother and two children to leap from a three story window. Their escape was aided by a horse blanket held by a policeman and four citizens. Mary McKenna suffered a scalp wound but all three survived the fall.
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East New York
Julia McKenna
Mary McKennaa
John McKenna
Jamaica Avenue
Mary McKenna
Louis Egglestoin
Liberty Avenue
McKennas
Commuters face fare hikes on New York Central lines
Com muters along the New York Central routes learned the railroad will raise rates effective July 1. The increase covers commutation, family tickets and school children, with White Plains to New York up by 1 dollar for commuters and 60 cents for Mount Vernon riders. A Public Utilities Commission appeal and indignation meetings are being considered.
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New York Central
Pennsylvania
New York
Poughkeepsie
Central
New York & Chatham
Harlem Road
White Plains
Mount Vernon
Public Utilities Commission
WANTED TO BALK JEROME
Judge Holt refused discharge from bankruptcy to Henri Wolf a clerk at 102 West Seventieth Street and partner in Wolf Helmer brokers with liabilities 4298 assets 439. Wolf testified he destroyed books to block District Attorney Jerome from obtaining evidence in usury prosecutions, not to hide his finances.
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Holt
United States District Court
Henri Wolf
West Seventieth Street
Wolf & Helmer
Third Avenue
Jerome
Minority seeks higher dividends and ouster at United States Express
Stockholders totaling 25000 shares press for a 7 percent payout, alleging the Platt family holds only 500 shares and alleging undisclosed assets far exceeding the stated capital. They demand transparency, audit access, and replacement of Thomas C. Platt and his sons, Edward T. and Frank H. Platt, with stronger governance amid surpluses cited by rivals.
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United States Express Company
Thomas C. Platt
Edward T. Platt
Franky H. Platt
Eugene Q. Kremer
Senator Platt
F Plattt
Adams Express Company
Platt
Edward T. Platts
James Leslie Pinks
Pinks
Audit’ Company of New York
Edward Platt
Couny
Ator Platt
Thomas Platt
Edward Pilati
Ieee Sornings
ONG Watey Acon
Mr. Platt
Trust
Piatt
Per
Ronte Holdings
Gsee
Norse Anchor Found Inland in Minnesota Fields
A team of contractors working at the State Experimental Farm near Crookston uncovered a ship's anchor of antique design buried six feet beneath solid clay. The Norse-style anchor dates back about nine centuries and is believed to be a relic from a Norse expedition when the Red River Valley lay under Lake Winnipeg waters and could be sailed from the Atlantic.
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Crookston
Minn
State Experimental Farm
Red River Valley
Lake Winnipeg
Atlantic
Prison Wall Blown Up and Official Slain in Sevastopol
Sevastopol reports an infernal machine blast that collapsed the prison wall and freed twenty political prisoners. Odessa notes that Dr Poppoff, Harbor Medical Inspector, was assassinated on June 28.
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Sevastopol
Odessa
John D. S Bargain Autos in Cleveland
In Cleveland on June 28 the auto tax scene shows average car values at about $100 per owner while notable figures ride in modest or limited vehicles. Mayor Johnson taxis in three cars totaling 4700, John D Rockefeller vehicles amount to eight at 1800 each, Samuel Mather cruises a $50 auto, and Alex Winton cites a $300 car in this quirky tax snapshot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Cleveland
Mayor Johnson
Samuel Mather
Alex Winton
Vanderbilts Targeted in Asheville Silver Robbery Plot
In Asheville on June 28 Ed Johnson Fred Brown and George Long Southern Express robbers were arrested after papers tied to the Vanderbilts and Biltmore House surfaced indicating a planned attack. About $50 000 worth of silverware from the New York Fifth Avenue house was stored in the Biltmore basement after the Vanderbilts left.
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New York Times
Asheville
N. C
Biltmore
New York Fifth Avenue House
Biltmore House
New York House
Burglars Take Nearly 5000 In Silverware Loot
Burglars entered two Briarcliff Manor homes last night. They hit George McNair of W. & J. Sloane and escaped with almost 5000 dollars worth of silverware. They also looted the Clark residence, taking about 150 dollars in goods and leaving a barrelful of loot behind.
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Briarcliff Manor
N. Y
George McNair
W. & J. Sloane
New York
B.S. Clark
Boy Burglars Confess in Passaic Stores Robberies
Passaic police captured three 15 year old burglars, John Durick Joseph Lapehak and Michael Mulik. Durick and Lapchak broke into John J Rosolin jewelry store stealing watches and jewelry valued at 868. They beat Rosolin into unconsciousness and escaped. Lapchak and Mulik robbed Elmer Baum clothing store, then Lapchak alone broke into Joseph Brothers clothing store taking 101 dollars of goods. The youths confessed and were held.
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New York Times
Passaic
John Durick
Joseph Lapehak
Michael Mulik
Durick
Lapchak
John J. Rosolin
Rosolin
Mulik
Elmer Baum
Joseph Brothers
Totally Blinded by Lime Attack Leaves Man Visually Impaired
Martin Keehale of 71 Adams Street in Newark lies in St. James's Hospital after lime was thrown in his eyes by four boys. Doctors report all remedies failed as the last faint sight left him yesterday. Four youths, including 12 year old Harry Sutzger of 24 Paterson Street, were arrested and to be arraigned today.
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Martin Keehale
Adams Street
St. James’s Hospital
Newark
Keehale
Harry Sutzger
Paterson Street
Howell
Water Main Burst Breaks In Mount Vernon Webber Webster Ave
Workers blasting a six inch line on Webster Avenue triggered a failure in a 40 inch Kensico to Bronx pipeline. Pressure released torrents of water tearing 400 feet of road and flowing into the Bronx River before valves shut, halting upper Bronx supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster Avenue
Mount Vernon
Kensico Lake
Bronx
Webster Apa
McLean T
Gov Hughes Names Utilities Boards for State
Albany June 23 Gov Hughes announced the selections for two Public Service Commissions replacing the State Railroad and Gas Commissions and the Rapid Transit Commission. The First District includes New York City with Willcox Keep and others named. the Second District covers the rest of the state. Salaries are 15000 dollars with five year terms and a rotation plan. Confirmation will come from the Senate at the extra session next week.
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New York Times
Albany
Executive Chamber
Gov. Hughes
Public Service Commissions Act
State Railroad Commission
State Gas Commission
Rapid Transit Commission of
New York City
Public Service Commissioners
New York City Commission
New York
Capitol
Up- State Commission
Thomas M. Osborne
Auburn
Europe
up-State Commission
Senate
Richmond
Queens
Osborne
Raines
Wilh
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Siieve Gallion
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Fire Mother
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Wolf
Booker Court
President Roosevelt
Wootertut
Oust Platts
U.S. Express
Platts
Minnesota
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Pol
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Bargain Autos
Vanderbilt
Fort
Utilities Boards
Public Service Commissions
William R. Willcox
Mathattap
William McCarroll
Brooklin
Edward M. Bassett
Miloroy Maltbie
Ind
Manhattan
John E. Evastis
The
Frank W. Stevens
Jamestown
Charles Hallam Keep
Buffalo
Thomas Mott Osborne
James EB. Sague
New Hamburg
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