Atlantic City Sunday Open Saloon Controversy
Atlantic City officials and residents, including Mayor Charles J. Fisk, Sheriff Smith F. Johnson, and Chief Woodruff, admit saloons operated openly on Sundays and most days. They complain enforcement is untenable, grand juries reluctant, and voters favor current lax excise rules amid local politics and corruption concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Charles J. Fisk
Plainfield
Walter Holrick
Pennsylvania Railroad
Stoy
Isaac Bacharach
Police and
The
Common Council
E. A. Higbee
Atlantic County
Somers Point
Smith FE. Johnson
Woodruff
Fisk
Sur
Goldenberg
Fort
Republican Organization
Yonkers Man Dies at Home After Visit to Wife
William G. Pease, about 52, collapsed at the door of his flat at 2 Riverdale avenue Yorkers, seconds after returning from visiting his wife in a local hospital. Death attributed to heart disease. He had lived in Yonkers about 14 months and previously worked in a lower Manhattan jewelry store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Pease
Riverdale Avenue
Yonkers
Lower Manhattan
Suicide by slashing wrist ends Justus Bochert life
Justus Bochert aged 63 of 233 6th Street died last night from self inflicted wounds after a quarrel with his wife who did not take the threat seriously until the sound of his body hitting the kitchen floor was heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justus Bochert
No. 233 6Th Street
Mean Swindle in German Ads Traps Job Seekers
A German language scam lured hundreds seeking pay via 10 cent stamps sent to No. 49 East Sith street. The scheme collapsed after victims searched the home. Anna Kohler was arrested for using the mails to defraud. Detective Fay trapped the so called Advertiser. U S Commissioner Shields to hear the case today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Sith Street
Martin F. Fay
East
S#h street
Postman
Fay
Anna Kohler
United States
Shields
Widow Dies in Bellevue From Morphine Poisoning
Mrs Georgia Howard of West lith street died in Bellevue Hospital from morphine poisoning and alcoholism, per hospital physicians. Taken there July 5 by Dr OConnell from St Vincent's Hospital. husband Stephen Howard, a wealthy retired silversmith, found at West lith street home later. Nearest friend listed as Mrs W B Gladding, living at 4 Plaza.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Howard
No. Ei West Lith Street
Bellevue Hospital
St. Vincent's Hospital
Bellevue
Brennan Dismissed as Telegraph and Electrical Chief
Michael R. Brennan, longtime head of the telegraph and electrical service, was dismissed yesterday by Commissioner Bingham after a ten month trial. Brennan had served nearly thirty years in the department and fifteen as its chief. He was found guilty of neglect of duty and disobedience of orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael R. Brennan
New York Pograph and Electrical Service
Bingham
Brennan
Telegraph and Electrical Service
Eloping Patrolman Dropped From Brooklyn Police
Patrolman Daniel F. E. Kelly of Ralph Avenue station Brooklyn was dismissed by Commissioner Bingham after eloping on July 10 to Philadelphia with Anna Ritzer eighteen lived at No 138 De Kalb Avenue Brooklyn. They returned to Brooklyn where he reportedly obtained his wife's forgiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel FE. Kelly
Ralph Avenue
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Anna Ritzer
de Kelb Avenue
Bingham
Kelly
Pythians Throngs Flock to Boston for Convention Openings
Thousands of Knights of Pythias arrive by train and boat to attend the twenty-fifth Supreme Lodge convention and related events in Boston. Camp Joseph H. Lyon is formally dedicated on Franklin Field, with remarks by Governor Curtis Guild Jr. and Mayor George A. Hibbard. The week features parades, degree work, and a tense security situation after reports of tent thefts and looting, prompting Major General Stobbart to threaten camp disbandment if order cannot be restored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Knights of Pythias
Supreme Lodge
Uniform Bank of the Knights of Pythias
Pythian Sisters
Joseph H. Lyon
Franklin Field
Supreme
D. Sidney Woodworth
Boston Ways and Means Committee
Charles A. Barnes
Order
Arthur J. Stobbart
Uniform Bank
Curtis Guild, Jr
George A. Hibbard
Grand Keepers of Record and Seals Association
Kingsley Hall
Ford Building
U. S. Burns
Wisconsin
B. W. Bartlett
Little Rock
Ark
George W. Penniman
Grand Lodge of
Massachusetts
King Solomon Temple
Lynn Temple
Lynn
Union Hall
Brunswick
Anna N. Young
Zanesville
Ohio
The
Stobbart
Hibbard
Doubt Efficacy of Tetanus Cure Report
Pittsburg report of a tetanus cure with magnesium sulphate injections is challenged by Dr G G Rambaud of the Pasteur Institute. He maintains antitoxin injections are the only remedy and notes limited success for magnesium sulphate. He cites incubation timing as critical, with high mortality within eight days and modest chances of recovery after longer durations. Bellevue denial confirms no observer from that institution witnessed a Pittsburg cure.
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Pittsburg
G. G. Rambaud
Pasteur Institute
Rambaud
Bellevue
Owas
Public Service Commission targets city car and train noise
The Public Service Commission at its fits meeting authorized Chairman Willcox to warn rail and traction companies to curb unnecessary city noise. Inspections show noise drops with better lubrication, track and car condition. Receiver Whitridge defended Third Avenue noise levels citing a noisy work area and outlined funds for track repairs and wheel changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commission
Fits
Willcox
Railroad and Traction
Whitridge
Third Avenue
Provident Life Sale Warily Watched by State Official
Superintendent Kelsey of the New York Insurance Department arrived in Albany to review the Provident Life Assurance Society stock sale and potential transfer to Inter-Southern Life. He said he would act to protect policyholders and depends on his advisers, noting possible interest from Equitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Provident Life Assurance Society
Royall Victor
Sullivan & Cromwell
Albany
Kelsey
New York Insurance Department
Provident
Inter- Southern Life Insurance Company
Louisville
New York State
the Provident
Inter-Southern
Kentucky
Victor
Langnam
Equitable
Bingham Dismisses Twelve Probationers From Batch
Commissioner Bingham, before leaving for a month’s vacation, inspected 116 probationary policemen at the old South Regiment Armory and dropped twelve as unsuitable. Headquarters notes say three months earlier thirty others were dropped from a batch of one hundred, with their counsel pursuing reinstatement via the courts. The dismissed men had not yet bought equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bingham
Sth Regiment
6Th Street
Third Avenue
Albany contractors warned for labor law violations at state ed building
N F Dollard and Long & Simpson of Albany face Department of Labor charges for ten hour days paying fifteen cents per hour and employing aliens on the foundation contract for the new state education building opposite the Capitol. State officials and principal contractor Ford of Rochester were served notice. enforcement lies with the State Labor Commissioner who may notify the District Attorney if uncorrected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. F. Dollard
Long & Simpson
State Education
Capitol
Department of Labor
Labor Department
Mr. Ford
Rochester
Officer fined for assault near Broad and Stone streets
Patrolman Edward Manley of the Elizabeth Street Station faced a guilty verdict for being under the influence of an intoxicating agent during an alleged assault on July 7 near Broad and Stone streets. He was fined fifteen days' pay by order of Commissioner Bingham for the incident involving Nicholas Assamliopoulos and displaying a revolver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Manley
Elizabeth Street
Nicholas Assamliopoulos
Broad
Stone Streets
Bingham
Buffalo man drown in Chicago lake incident
The body of a Buffalo man believed to be George T. Hurley was recovered from the lake at Oak Street today after drowning while swimming Saturday night. Letters found in his coat pockets identified him as the deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Chicago
George T. Hurley
Oak Street
Coroner Seeks Arrest of Speeding Brooklyn Auto Driver
Coroner Ambler of Queens obtained a bench warrant for Frank Barnes of 163 Graham Avenue Brooklyn after a coroner's jury found him responsible for the death of Clarence A. Foster an agent of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Foster was killed when an automobile driven by Barnes fled the scene at Rosedale Long Island at over two miles a minute. Barnes claimed to be a chauffeur for F Haven a Sag Harbor railroad man whose knowledge of the car's night misbehavior is unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ambler
Queens
Frank Barnes
Graham Avenue
Brooklyn
Barnes
Clarence A. Foster
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Rosedale
Long Island
F. ©. Haven
Sag Harbor
European trial brings Brooklyn forger back home
Joseph Cohen, a former Metropolitan Tobacco Company bookkeeper, was returned to Brooklyn from Europe to face forgery and grand larceny charges. He disappeared December 31 after a 15 000 dollar defalcation was reported, wandered via Nova Scotia and England to The Hague, then surrendered with help from The Hague police and US Minister David J Hill. Det Gloster supervised extradition aboard the Rotterdam. Cohen is jailed at Raymond Street to await arraignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Cohen
Brooklyn
Europe
Metropolitan Tobacco Company
Warren Street
Fifth Avenue
Cohen
Nova Scotia
England
Hague
David J. Hill
United States
Germany
Hill
Holland
Gloster
Rotterdam
Raymond Street
Corn and Wheat Jump Upward on Heat
Chicago August 3 hot weather across the corn belt sent wheat and corn prices sharply higher on the Board of Trade. Wheat rose nearly three cents and corn advanced with bullish reports from the Northwest and Central Illinois. Trading opened with wide fluctuations then climbed, with May, December, and September futures all advancing amid crop scare signals. Oats followed with a smaller rise as wheat and corn led the market rally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Corn
Board of Trade
Northwest
Minneapolis
Illinois
Gould and Lake Erie notes in banking syndicate
Chicago dispatch reports George J. Gould as a member of a banking syndicate that funded the $8 million Wheeling and Lake Erie notes and took $2,000, with conditions on loan security. The syndicate reportedly bought $12 million Lake Erie bonds for $8 million. Harriman’s involvement remains unproven. Gould was away from his office, fueling speculation he sought talks with Harriman on Eastern Gould properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Delano
Wabash Railroad Company
Chicago
George J. Gould
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Mr. Delano
Lake Erie
E. H. Harriman
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Gould
Harriman
Gas kills wealthy woman in Montclair home
Miss Sophie F. Smith, 65, of 50 North Fullerton avenue, was found dead in the kitchen with the gas on in the range by neighbor Mrs. Wallace W. Weeks. The death is treated as an accident. Smith was affluent and lived with her sister Dr Anna IL Smith who is currently in Europe. Another sister, Mrs Amzi Siegler, resides at 52 Fullerton avenue and is vacationing in Sullivan County New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montclair
N. J
Sophie F. Smith
North Fullerton Avenue
Wallace W. Weeks
Warning by Fire Underwriters
The National Board of Fire Underwriters announces its efforts to reduce fire waste through water supply improvements, fire department readiness, and a stricter building code. It notes the average annual fire losses exceed 251 dollars per year in the last five years and highlights ongoing expert reports on local conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Deputy Halts Speeding Car To Save Girls
Eastport New York August 3 Deputy Sheriff Mott signaled a rope barrier across a south country road to stop a touring car speeding at sixty miles an hour while several young girls rode inside. The quick act prevented danger as the car sped past with no halt by the driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Eastport
N. Y
Mott
Wells
Shot Sweetheart Rival and Self in Paducah
James Kelley aged nineteen fatally shot his sweetheart Eva Sleeter then killed himself after firing on a vehicle driven by Link James near Metropolis. Kelley was with Lena Oliver when the attack occurred. Oliver fled as Kelley leaped to the ground and began firing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paducah
James Kelley
Eva Sleeter
Link
James
Metropolis
Kelley
Lena Oliver
Preferred death to arrest in Oklahoma murder case
Lawton Oklahoma August 3 Twenty miles southwest of Lawton J M Phillips of Randler killed his sister in law Mrs June Smith at Temple in jealousy then died by his own hand rather than face arrest today The earlier killing arose from jealousy and dispute over Mrs Smith's affair with the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Okla
J. M. Phillips
Randler
June Smith
Temple
Premature Blast Kills Two In Hazleton Plant
An Italian and two American workers were killed instantly by a premature blast at Charles Kehoe's stone crushing plant on the Hazleton outskirts. Foreman Thomas Kehoe, son of the contractor, was injured about the head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazleton
Penn
Charles Kehoe
Thomas Kehoe
Chicago Heat Records High as Milestones Mark Summer
Chicago on August 3 sweltered under a peak mercury reading with % degrees noted as the hottest of the season. Three deaths and numerous prostrations were reported amid the oppressive heat.
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Chicago
Laporte Sees New Murder Mystery Reported
Laporte Indiana August 3 a new murder mystery emerges with a body found in a half dug grave on Dr J Bowell s farm near Rolling Prairie. Coroner Mack reports the man about forty years old was shot in the head. Clothing purchased in Grand Rapids Michigan and a Minneapolis farm paper found in the pockets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte
Ind
J. Bowell
Mack
Grand Rapids
Mich
Minneapolis
Admiral Cowles Relinquishes Command On New Hampshire
Rear Admiral Cowles was lowered from the battleship New Hampshire as he relinquished command to resume duties as chief of the bureau of equipment. He started for Washington after the ceremony to assume his new post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
William
Railroads at Albany hear rule on marking shipments
A large shippers and railroad delegation morned before the Public Service Commission in the 2d District to discuss railroads classification and shipment markings. Proposals include marking all shipments or bundles, with exemptions for cement, nails, flour, and other goods, and a ten thousand pound exception for Keuka Lake grape traffic. The commission will gather suggestions by Thursday and decide next day. Also heard was J Addison Young's request to raise White Plains to Mamaroneck fares, adjourned to next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Public Service Commission
Clyde Brown
New York Central
Keuka Lake
Osborn
Lewis E. Carr
J. Addison Young
Tarrytown
Port Chester Franchise Hearing On Rail Line Adjourned
An adjourned hearing before Public Service Commissioner Eustis discussed the New York & Port Chester Railroad franchise non-fulfillment. Mill Brook control, via New York New Haven Hartford, complicates both Port Chester and Westchester lines with construction unlikely for years. The Court of Appeals decision, due this fall, could affect which line proceeds and financial details showed limited past progress. The hearing resumes August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service
Eustis
New York & Port Chester Railroad Company
A. H. Walker
Commission
Port Chester
Westchester
Millbrook Company
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Ralph P. Buell
Westchester Company
Court of Appeals
Portchester
New Haven
New York
Seize of Steam Boat J. S. Warden Over Damages Claim
A United States marshal seized the steam boat J. S. Warden in Newark after a libel by Newark Meadow Improvement Company. The vessel had returned from Coney Island with hundreds of poor children onboard. The dispute stems from alleged damages from a Newark Bay collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
J. S. Warden
Newark
Newark Meadow Improvement Company
Coney Island
Haussling
Corbett
Beebe
Mount Desert
Newark Bay
Destructive Nevada Cloudburst Sweeps Verdi Area
A Verdi cloudburst washed through the area yesterday sweeping away livestock cabins and logs. Miss Etta Tixley was carried from the lumber office porch as the water rose to ten feet. Two men were severely hurt in Spanish Cafien near Steamboat Springs as livestock timber and a ranch were destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Nev
Verdi
Etta Tixley
John Tixler
Verdi Mill and Lumber Company
Cafien
Miss Tixley
Steamboat Springs
Automaker merger rumored to reach $25 million
Telegraph report suggests a consolidation of Maxwell Briscoe Motor Co of Tarrrtown and New Castle Ind with Buick Motor Co of this city. The merged group allegedly would include several other auto and accessory firms, with capitalization pegged at 25 million dollars. Durant, Buick GM, refused to confirm or deny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
Maxwell Briscoe Motor Company
Tarrrtown
New Castle
Ind
Buick Motor Company
WC. Durant
Buick Company
Controller Metz Loses Secretary in London Move
Controller Metz harassed his secretary Charlee Murray who will return to London to help Sir Alfred Harmsworth run his newspapers. Murray earns 5900 dollars yearly with Metz but will make more in London. Paul Loeser, assistant secretary, will be promoted to Murray's job earning 2100 now. Murray likely returns to London next week. His Finance Department friends plan a Waldorf dinner Wednesday evening. Loeser’s successor not named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metz
Charlee Murray
London
Alfred Harmsworth
Murray
Paul Loeser
Londer Nest
Finance Department
the Waldorf
Loeser
Metz May Reinstate Byrnes Over Real Estate Purchases
Controller Metz may reinstate Byrnes if the Commissioners of Accounts do not provide more evidence regarding questioned real estate purchases for the police training grounds at Hurley Park. Byrnes claims the October selection postdates the Hurley purchase, while Bingham recalls July approval. a dispute centers on memory and timing of sales and holdings before the Hurley sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioners of Accounts
Metz
Thomas F. Byrnes
An Sena Park
Byres
Byrnes
Bingham
William 3. Hurley
Hurley
Father Kovacs Mission Clarified By Hungarian Council
Em L Zerkowitz of the Hungarian Commercial Council in New York states a Winnipeg telegram claiming Father L Kovacs of New York visited Western Canada to recruit 700 Hungarian Catholics is unfounded. He says Kovacs went to study Hungarians of Roman Catholic faith, and that Hungary’s royal government did not authorize any emigration mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Winnipeg
L. Kovacs
New York
Pius X
Francis Joseph
Austria
Canada
Hungary
Father Kovacs
United States
America
EM L. Zerkowitz
Hungarian Commercial Counciil
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Pythians
P. S.C
Will
Provident Life Assurance Company
Ben
Postum
Montclair, N. J
Admiral Cowles
P. S. Board
Canyon
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