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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1911
Page
2
Indictments outline a conspiracy formed June 1 1908 led by Jackson as supervisor to set noncompetitive price schedules and allotments for nine associations in the wire industry. Pools used deposits and guarantees, daily shipment reporting, and fixed output ratios with a central fund to control trade and enforce compliance.
The document lists deposits and percentages for aggregate sales and excess over allotments by associations Weatherproof Magnate Wire and others. It notes 1909 1910 pool meetings as overt acts in a conspiracy and that forfeiture occurred when members left the pool.
William McPhillips rushed to Wakefield Police Station claiming a muscular robber stole $2.50 on 216th Street and Barnes Avenue after a clash. Detectives searched the area and Rogues' Gallery but found no suspect while McPhillips admitted a long night of poker with a friend and demanded breakfast before work. The captain required him to sign an affidavit absolving the non existent assailant and admitting the poker lapse.
Special to The New York Times reports harbor police search for a long low black motorboat used by burglars who hit New Rochelle mansions last month. Frank Colton of Mount Vernon implicated others, seeking help to recover stolen silverware while refusing to name accomplices.
Mary Green was found dead near Reading Railroad tracks a half mile from Williamstown Junction by freight crew. Her husband and child are missing. Injuries included torn underclothes and cuts. a temple depression suggests a ring struck her. Police search for two men seen with a woman near midnight.
Alfred Epstein a lawyer who pleaded guilty to first degree forgery and was recently disbarred had his sentence suspended by Supreme Court Justice McCall on condition he assists the District Attorney in related cases involving his client’s forged signatures on real estate papers.
The Board of City Magistrates elected twelve probation officers under the new law. Among the appointees is Miss Catherine Hogan, daughter of the late Judge Hogan. The three court chief clerks were re‑elected: Jay Finn, Albert Volgenneau, James McCabe, and Eben Demarest.
Mrs Edith Gambier wife of Edward Gambier testified in Supreme Court refuting claims of misconduct. She described incidents at Vienna and Oberammergau and denied visits to Mr Sickler apartments or a kiss or hug. Lawyers questioned whether Gambier would perjure himself and tangled over alimony records and marriage contract issues.
In a tense Poultry Trust trial before Judge Rosalsky, Assistant District Attorney De Ford and counsel Jerome clash over a contract among slaughterhouse owners. Jerome and De Ford trade heated remarks as the judge admonishes about courtroom conduct and juror-communication.
A special committee and the Public Service Commission propose contracts with the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company for elevated line extensions. Modifications cover recapture costs, depreciation, brokerage fees, and operating terms, while Interborough terms face selective amendments for parity and extension alignment. Willcox denies seeking subway delay and supports prompt action.
Ex Mayor Seth Low urged the Board of Estimate to recommit to the McAneny Committee for further talks with the Interborough in hopes of favorable financial terms. He warned that without Interborough cooperation a fully ideal rapid transit system is not feasible even with a make shift. McAneny moved to adjourn for further consideration as discussions with all parties continue.
Mr Jerome insisted on his right to attend conferences and asked the stenographer read the minutes again. Judge Resalsky noted the District Attorney's right to speak with him, urging restraint, and the trial proceeded.
Hindu philosopher Baba Bharati departed from these shores aboard the French liner Provence. He critiqued American Christianity as Churchianity, urged sending $20 million to the American mission field at home, and spoke of his impressions from California to the Atlantic deck. He plans a book titled a reply to Kipling’sism.
Aaron Engel, owner of a Summer hotel in Shandaken Ulster County, and longtime meat shop conductor on Second Street, was found dead in his East 11th Street apartment. Coroner Winterbottom suspects gas asphyxiation with a breeze possibly snuffing the flame. death estimated at about 36 hours.
Theodore N. Ely, Chief of Motive Power, retires June 30 under company pension rules. Ely began in 1868 and held multiple Motive Power posts. the Chief of Motive Power position is abolished and replaced by Chief Mechanical Engineer. A. W. Gibbs becomes head, with Richard Durborow, Robert K. Reading, and William Elmer Jr. in line for successors.
The American Embassy urged the Russian government to relax rules excluding Jews from the Fur Fair in Tyumen Siberia. Moscow negotiates with ministries to suspend Tobolsk governor’s ban. Stolypin notes the law is effectively not enforced. In Washington Senator Cullom’s Foreign Relations Committee says action on Jewish-American exclusion is forthcoming after talks with the State Department.
A blaze at The Raunt along the Jamaica Bay trestle destroyed three houses and endangered others as a brisk wind pushed flames toward Rockaway Beach and Ozone Park. Volunteers and paid firemen fought the fire, pumping water from the bay to save the trestle and nearby structures.
A sequence of letters from 1906 to 1916 details a Barrymore family dispute. Messages discuss a young woman urged to flee to the American Consul, threats of confinement in France, jealousy among relatives, and financial tensions tied to a marriage amid public glare and personal grievances. The letters reveal tensions over loyalty, status, and marriage within the Barrymore circle and the Harriman family.
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