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Newspaper

New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1908

Page

6

Mae Wood Denies Platt Marriage at Trial Fight

Mae C Wood declares she will cross examine Senator Platt and vows to fight to the end as she faces forger and perjurer charges. A night in Tombs jail deepened her emotion and she plans to press the Grand Jury and pursue a speedy case, with bail unlikely.

John B. Stanchfield Platt Frank Garvan Grand Jury Garvan Jerome Hand Wood Mr. Stanchfield Garvanis Stanchfield Senator Platt O’'Gorman Plett

Scientific American Calls For Bridge Stress Review

The Scientific American urges a thorough test of Blackwell's Island bridge stress under maximum load after changes to its plan and capacity. Experts Burr and Withington lead examinations, with prior Quebec disaster inquiries by Ingersoll Seaman Wilkins and Moissetff finding the local bridge strong with no imminent failure.

Blackwell's Scientific American Blackwell's Island William H. Burr Columbia Chandler Withington Department of Finance Quebec Collin M. Ingersoll Henry B. Seaman J. D. Wilkins Bridge Department Canada Stevenson Bt. Lawrence Blackwell’s Island Leon Moissetff Edgar #. Schiff

Sugar price cuts by refiners reflect market shifts

The Sugar Trust and leading refiners including Spreckels and American Sugar Refining cut prices while offering a 5.20 cent rate for prompt shipments. The move follows a 0.1 cent drop by American Sugar Refining and aligns with 6.86 to 6.20 cent price levels, amid Cuba's crop concerns and a pre-canning season rally.

Sugar Trust Federal Sugar Concer Veins Company Spreckels Concer American Sugar R Fining Company American’ Sugar Refining Company Arbuckle Brothers National Sugar Refining Company Federal Sugar Refining Company American Sugar Refining Company Spreckles Cuba Europe

Girl Pushed From Station Platform In Crowded Rush

Marian Mauborgne, 17, of 1797 Lexington Ave, was shoved from the Third Avenue elevated platform at 116th Street and fell 25 feet to the pavement. She survived the fall by striking electric cables, though she sustained serious injuries and remains in Harborlem Hospital. A crowded platform and a removed stairway created a dangerous gap guarded only by a plank as passengers rushed to catch an express train.

Marian Mauborgne Lexington Avenue Third Avenue 116Th Street Iarlem Hospital Pr. Bennett Harlem Miss Mauborgne Bennett

Disrupted Pole Fight Leads to Disorderly Conduct

Manager John L. Streever of the New York and Queens County Electric Light Company and John Foley were arraigned in East Avenue and Fourth Street, Long Island City, for disorderly conduct after routing a gang of linemen who attempted to erect a pole. A justice found them guilty but suspended the sentence.

John L. Streever New York & Queens County Electric Light Company John Foley East Avenue Fourth Street Long Island City

Reform Call Sparks Debate on High School Studies

A Public Education Association meeting at Columbia University urged curbing Latin and obsolete subjects in New York City high schools. Commissioner Frank H. Partridge blamed administrators and experts for failing to prepare students for practical life, advocating vocational training and less reliance on central control.

Public Education Association Columbia University Frank H. Partridge Board of Education Partridge New York New York Times Ean Thomas M. Jilliet New York University Hadward T. Devine David Teachers College Arthur Willston Pratt Technical Department Josephine Redding Woman'’s Municipaleague Déan Balliet Hetern Eght Uiesenh Nust Ordo Educajon Rae

Fifty Years a Teacher at Five Points Mission Celebrated

Mrs Georgiana Van Aken principal of the Day School of the Five Points Mission marked her golden jubilee as a teacher. The pupils and fellow teachers presented a fund toward the mortgage on the mission with about 5.50 in the fund and more than 100 already saved for the cause. The event also honored her fiftieth year of memoership in Judson Memorial Church and her seventy fourth birthday as Dr and Mrs Judson attended. The mission mortgage stands at 19000.

Georgiana van, Aken The Five Points Mision Aken

Rush to Europe Overflows With Passengers to Europe

The American liner St Louis sails today to Southampton with a large list of passengers led by Col and Mrs Emile Blum and many others. Outgoing voyages include Zeeland to Antwerp and ships to Tuamburg and Liverpool with extensive passenger lists and destinations across Europe. All lines report a summer spike in transatlantic travel.

St. Louis Southampton George Abolin W. Hacklan James B. Allen J. W. McBurney W. KR. Meadowes L. M. Melvora Edward S. Murphy Percival L. D. Perry J. Potter Ernest Reckitt H. W. Seymour Wales BR. Stockbridge J. Chase Talbot Julian H. Barclay Harold Bauer George 8. Brown Franklin Dick R. F. Dodge John Douglas Mise Leonora Doyle C.A. Drost Christian J. Durekx Asher B.evans Henry LB. Fine George Stearns Foster M. P. Goodrich Bishop W. L. Gravatt Dudley Hall Elizabeth H. Hernbeck Julia de Jonghe Peter de Jonghe H. van Rensselaer Kennedy Laurence M. Keitt Donald Leas Arthur Me Julien la Fayette Me Oscar Leveau Willa Leveau M. L. Bristol Saw Tuamburg Pretoria Hamburg Liverpool R. J. Becchinan P. J. Brune Brune George de Emily Eakin C. B. Edwards Fryer Edward Fuller L. H. Haight Leslie Harris Mr. Hergog J. B. Hulme R.B. Ireland Emma Jerome Daisy. Jerome E. A. Johnston Johnston Louise W. Jones Herdt Wellesley Moore Moore Miss Moore Samuel Morrigan Parot Tarot Springmighl H. Warner Weil California Saling Glasgow Siobert. Bird G. Banham Bird Walter S. Dalllie Ethel Burden Joseph P. Cooper John David Ben Donald Drysdale Frank A. Gingrich Alice M. Horton Heverley E. J. Buss E. C. Bodman Carl Wynn-Brown George Browning Romanzo Bunn P. Calvin C. B. Chapman Mary WV. Clapp B. B. Clark W. O. Dean James Evans Howard Elsworth N. Bishop Farrer F. Farwell Daniel B. Fearing Countess de Frankenstein K. L. Gilbert Catherine E. Holland John A. Horbach Alexander Jardin M. B.kimball E. M. Kingsbury William J. Lane John L. Lawrence G. W. le Compte George A. Mackenzie J. E. Sherman Edna §. Stewart Charlies Street S. C. Thayer W. B. Thayer Alexander Trautan George van Deusen Ucille Wagner N. C. Werner David E. Wiliams Wiliam J. Wilson Helen Wilson Miss de Frankenstein Steamship Hines

Incubator Baby Fate To Rest With Court Appeals

Real mother Mrs. Bleakley fights for her child born Feb 15 1944 in St Louis hospital. Foster parent Mrs. Barclay once claimed adoption before fleeing on kidnapping charges. Case traverses Illinois Kansas and federal courts with public funds aiding Bleakley.

Chicago United States Court of Appeals Minneapolis Illinois Hinois Supreme Court Kansas Kansas Supreme Court Sedan Kaa St.ouis Hospital Charlotte ‘Thompson Leakley Baby Incubator Company

Unlucky James Sterlin Hurt After Wagon Collapse

James Sterlin a 27 year old resident of 542 West Forty eighth Street fell from a wagon after its wheel collapsed near Times Square. He struck his head on a curb and was taken to New York Hospital with a deep scalp wound and possible skull injury. His friend James Flannigan had arranged a possible job with P F and W Kane contractors.

James Sterlin New York Sterlin James West Forty-eighth Street James Flannigan West Forty-eighth Streat Sterlin’s Flannigan Sterrin New York Hospital

Architects Horgan and Slattery Seek Hall of Records Job

Commissioner of Records William F. Andrews asked the Board of Estimate for an appropriation to file 118 kinds of records in 241 cases on the Hall of Records eighth floor. The documents now lie in the County Clerk’s basement where weather and access are problems. Andrews noted Horgan & Slattery know the building’s layout and recommended entrusting the work to them. The board referred the matter to the Corporation Counsel and the Borough President.

Horgan & Slattery Tammany Hall of Records Commissioner of Records William F. Andrews Board of Estimate County Clerk's Office Corporation Counsel

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