Battleship Louisiana contract shifts to identical plans
Washington dispatch reports a new naval contracting method for the Louisiana battleship to be built as an exact counterpart to the Connecticut. Bids will be strict to the navy designs, eliminating pet contrivances and ensuring interchangeable machinery. Competition among major shipyards is expected to sharpen, with several new bidders anticipated for the Louisiana and later for two cruisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Washington
Louisiana
Connecticut
New-York Navy Yard
Moody
Mui
Congress
Cramps
Scotts
Newport News
Bath
Triges
Richmond
New-York Shipbuilding Company
Camden
Galveston
the James
New York Navy Yard
Expulsion of Sisters From French Schools Across Provinces
Aug 5 Paris reports continued expulsion of nuns from schools in Brittany and Savoie with clashes in Regny and Ravoire. Gendarmes broke doors, walls were defended, masons refused to act, and crowds shouted Long Live the Sisters as soldiers protected police. Abbdé Gayraud urged nonviolent withdrawal without force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Brittany
Savoie
Regny
Loire
Macon
Ravoire
Chambéry
St. Alban
Chaembérr
Geendarmes
Ers
Brest
Vari
WOTEL CHEF DROWNED AT GREENPORT AUGUST ACCIDENT
Francois Legroise chef of the Booth House was drowned while swimming at Greenport Long Island as his wife attempted a rescue. The wife, both from New York, struggled in deep water. Captain Emmett Payne of the yacht Gracie aided. Dr Miles failed to revive Legrosse. the wife remained shocked and exhausted. Captain Payne and others tried for the body. The incident occurred near the beach this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenport
Long Island
Francois Legroise
Booth House
Legroise
New York
Legrolise
Emmett Payne
Gracie
Payne
Legrosse
Miles
Shendrow Couple Adopt Entire Orphan Asylum
South Haven Michigan August 5 Mr and Mrs John Shendrow adopt twenty two children from Smith Foundling Hospital Minneapolis selected for a summer outing and choose to adopt all. Eight of the orphans are christened by a local minister. The Shendrows run a fruit farm and are devout Methodists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Haven
Mich
John Shendrow
Minneapolis
Shandrows
Shandrow
Ordered to take part in manuvres at New London Conn
Washington Aug. 5 Company M of the 34 Battalion of Engineers, stationed at Washington Barracks, is ordered by General MacArthur to proceed to New London, Conn, for participation in joint manoeuvres. Several ordnance officers are also ordered to report for duty related to ordnance material supply and armament condition at posts within the manoeuvre district. Officers named include Lt Col John C Butler Majors Rogers Birnie Ira Mac Nutt Capt Lawrence L Bruff William W Gibson Charles B Wheeler William S Peirce First Lieuts Samuel Hof William H Wecheppat Edward P O
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
34 Battalion of Engineers
Washington Barracks
MacArthur
Department of the East
New London
Conn
John C. Butler
Rogers Birnie
Ira MacNutt
Nswrence L. Bruff
William W. Gibson
Charles B. Wheeler
William 8. Peirce
Samuel Hof
Wiliam H. Wecheppat
Edward P. O
Murder identified in Central Park body find
The corpse found Sunday near the Sixth Avenue entrance to Central Park was identified as Herman Keller, a 47 year old German resident of 215 Macdougal Street. His widow, Sophia Keller, told the morgue keeper he planned to withdraw 5000 dollars from his bank and had shown a large roll of bills before his disappearance on July 14. His pockets were empty save for a single cent. Neighbors at 125 Macdougal Street report no Keller inhabitants, the building housing mostly Black residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth-ave
Central Park
Herman Keller
Macdougalst
Sophia Keller
Keiler
Macdougal St
Keller
Rabbi Levinthal Seen as Possible Chief Rabbi Contender
More than thirty Orthodox rabbis met at No 18 East Broadway to discuss doctrine and observance. Rabbi Bernard L Levinthal of Philadelphia attended and was considered to have high qualifications, but no move to appoint a United States chief rabbi was proposed. He has led Philadelphia institutions and Zionist efforts, and serves as vice president of the Federation of Zionist Societies and recently as vice president of the American Jewish Orthodox Society of Rabbis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Broadway
K. H. Sarasona
Jewish Daily News
Bernard L. Levinthal
Philadelphia
Joseph
United States
Sarasohn
Rabbi Levinthal
America
Kovno
Russia
Lazer Kleinberg
Kosher Beef Association
Home For
Hebrew Orphans
Hebrew Free Burying Ground
Hebrew Free School
Zionist Society
Europe
Palestine
Federated Zionist Societies of
American Jewish Orthodox Society of Rabbis of
Death of Ada Sweetser in filthy Bayville hovel sparks health action
Oyster Bay reports Ada Sweetser, an elderly woman, died in a filthy Bayville hovel. Her body was moved to Brooklyn for burial in Green- wood Cemetery. Health authorities plan to condemn and burn the house amid local superstition after a nearly dead carrier pigeon with a leg tag reading 17,469 was found in the yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Oyster Bay
N. Y
E. B. Marvin
Brooklyn
Bayville
Ada Sweetser
Greenwood Cemetery
Two Hoe Employees Held After Essex Market Riot Hearings
Examinations for four R Hoe & Co. workers before Magistrate Barlow ended with two held for trial on assault charges and two discharged. Emil Adams and George W. Church faced bail. Stockhusen and Stiglbauer were dismissed. Hebrews’ counsel pushed for Warrant. DA urged filing before grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R Hoe & Co
Barlow
Essex Market Court
John D. Lindsay
Studin and
Krotel
Congressman Goldfogle
Otto A. Rosalsky
L. A. Snitkin
A. H. Sarasohn
A. Rosenthal
A. D. Levy
Hoe
Emil Adams
Grand St
Raper Joseph
Joseph Caplan
No. 49 Chrystiest
Adams
Caplan
Sheenies
Mr. Lindsay
Lindsay
George W. Church
Studin
Jerome
Ue Rand
Boy Killed by Automobile in City Street
Four year old George Behrend of 550 East Thirty-third Street was fatally struck on First Avenue by a New-York Transportation Company car driven by John Clark of 326 West Forty-ninth Street. Behrend died hours later at Bellevue Hospital after severe injuries. Officer Kane logged Clark’s details and released him after the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Behrend
East Thirty-third St
New-York Transportation Company
Firstave
John Clark
West Forty-ninth-st
James Bersworth
West One-hundred And-Sixteenth-St
Bellevue Hospital
Policeman Kane
East Thirty-fifth-st
Clark
Driver Flees After Boy Struck In Central Park
Frederick Taylor, fifteen, colored, was knocked down by a tandem bicycle then an automobile in Central Park near Seventy-seventh Street. He was rushed to Roosevelt Hospital with severe contusions and possible skull fracture as onlookers say motorists sped away without stopping. a bystander called police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Taylor
West Sixty-first-st
Central Park
Roosevelt Hospital
Seventy-seventh St
Ryan
Car Collision in Central Park Leaves No Injuries
A car driven by Mr. and Mrs. John T. Cutting collided with a runabout on Central Park West near Ninetyeth Street. The runabout occupants A J Fisher and Miss Cummings were thrown out but uninjured. Both parties exchanged cards and departed. Fisher and companion returned home by cab.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Cutting
Madison-ave
Central Park
Ninetieth St
A. J. Fisher
Miss Cummings
Manhattan Ave
Kings County Leaders Honor Lieutenant Governor At Homecoming
Prominent Kings County figures gathered at the Lieutenant Governor’s Eighth Avenue home to greet him after a foreign trip and celebrate his forty fourth birthday. He declined to discuss running again, pledged to discuss renomination with Senator Platt if possible, and outlined upcoming travel to Brooklyn Albany Syracuse and his Adirondack camp. Assembly district leaders received umbrellas as gifts. The Republican executive committee head said the Kings County organization backs him fully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kings County
Eighth Ave
Brooklyn
Senator Platt
Oriental Hotel
Albany
State Fair Commission
Syracuse
Adirondacks
Michael J. Cady
Sharkey
Bristow
Jacob Brenner
William E. Philips
C. S. Devoy
Roberts
Adam Leich
Hartzheim
Alexander Robb
Louis Beers
Examining Election Officers Under Citywide Tests
John R. Voorhis, president of the Board of Elections, oversaw written exams for election officials. About 1,400 Democratic inspectors and 1,500 Republican inspectors took tests, with further exams for poll and ballot clerks scheduled through Friday. The city has 1,543 districts requiring paired Democratic and Republican inspectors and clerks, totaling 12,34 clerks to be appointed by September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Voorhis
Board of Elections
Involuntary bankruptcy filed against Cumming & Stockbridge
Creditors petitioned against Robert W. Cumming Wales B Stockbridge and Edward L Despernine trading as Cumming Stockbridge importers and commission merchants at No 11 Broadway The filing lists Isaac Pfeiffer 385 Borum Co 72 and Bronx Carved Moulding Co 58 as creditors with claims The firm reportedly owes 500000 against assets of 2000 Clarence S Houghton appointed receiver with 10 bond The assignment for creditors dated July 2 was to Rufus W Sprague of Alexander Colby at 120 Broadway Bank of the Manhattan Company was a large creditor The firm failed due to the Havana banking house of B Duran The loss of the Duran acceptance linked to Havana collapse Also Mrs Spreckels loses a necklace seeking reward and possible recovery in Paris
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Cumming
Wales B. Stockbridge
Edward L. Despernine
Cumming & Stockbridge
No. 11
Broadway
Isaac Pfeiffer
Borum & Co
The
Bronx
Clarence S. Houghton
Rufus W. Sprague
Alexander & Colby
Bank of the Manhattan Company
Wailst
B. Duran
Havana
Ael
Forged check scheme nabbed in Brooklyn case
A forged 2200 dollar check allegedly drawn by Charles Lindley, head of Atlantic Indemnity Co., was offered at Seventh National Bank by a woman, Mrs Jenny Miller. She claimed the signature was real but was arrested with Wittnebel, a former cashier, who may face examination while she is held as a witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles N. Lindley
Tna Indemnity Company
Williamst
Seventh National Bank
Jennie Miller
Rodney St
Brooklyn
Herbert Wittnebel
First-ave
The
Indemnity Company
Centre-st. Court
Wittnebel
Nugent
Titus
Miller
Jewish League denounces police after funeral incident
A mass meeting by the American Hebrew League in the Central Palace on the East Side denounced police brutality at Rabbi Joseph's funeral. Over a thousand Jews cheered strong resolutions against Inspector Cross and police conduct. Dushkind elected president. Adleman vice president. Weiss secretary. Levin treasurer. The group pledged to defend civic rights and urge Jews to become citizens, aligning with parties that protect Jewish rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Hebrew League
Central Palace
Clinton Sr
East Side
Joseph
Inspector Cross
Hebrew American League
Cooper Union
League
Charles Dushkind
Israel R. Adleman
Morris Weiss
Louis Levin
Levin
Dushkind
Republicans Call for Inquiry Over Funeral Violence
The Republican organization of the IVth Assembly District adopted resolutions at a meeting at 280 East Broadway decrying the funeral violence for Rabbi Joseph. They urged city authorities to fully investigate the incident, assign blame properly, and purge the city’s name from the outrage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivth Assembly
East Broadway
Joseph
Gift to Museum of Art Worth Half Million
A gift valued around 500000 has been presented to the Metropolitan Museum of Art by a trustee who is currently abroad. The donor’s name and the nature of the collection are withheld until permission is granted. The exhibit will be housed in the north wing with mounting costs around 80000 borne by the donor. The addition will debut with the Garland collection next spring, and negotiations continue for two Italian collections of bronzes and statuary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Aged Woman Seriously Burned in Brooklyn Fire
Margaret Richardson aged seventy was badly burned in a blaze at 32 Nassau Street Brooklyn at 12 30 this morning carried from the third floor through flames by Thomas J Murphy of 34 Bridge Street She was taken to Brooklyn Hospital where doctors fear she will die Murphy who was burned himself went to his home after ambulance treatment The rescue was described as a daring act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan McLane
Nassau St
Brooklyn
Margaret Richardson
Thomas J. Murphy
Bridge St
Murphy
Seven Electric Companies Merge in New Jersey
Seven electrical manufacturers merged into American Union Electric Company consolidate at Morris Electric plant 20 Grove street East Orange New Jersey with general offices moved to 15 Cortlandt Street New York The firms include Union Railway Power and Electric Fountain Manufacturing Falcon Lederer Paper Electric Motor Specialty and Refrigerating Machine all producing electrical devices railroad equipment signs and trolley components to be made at East Orange facility
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange
N. J
American Union Electric Company
Morris Electric Company
Grove St
East Orange
Morris Llectric Company
New York
Cortlandt St
Morris Company
Union Railway Power and Electric Company
Fountain Manufacturing Company
Falcon Manufacturing Company
Lederer Paper Company
Electric Motor
Comany
Perpetual injunction sought against Hickory Grove Cemetery plan
Wealthy summer residents of Larchmont and Mamaroneck sue Hickory Grove Cemetery Relation and Westchester County Board of Supervisors for a perpetual injunction to stop a ridge cemetery. They claim a graveyard would be a nuisance to their estates and oppose the recently granted permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumer
Larchmont
Mamaroneck
Wilson Brown, Jr
Hickory Grove
Westchester County Board of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors
Mid Ocean Poker Game Stopped Aboard Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse
A dramatic high stakes poker game on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse ended when a passenger accused four saloon passengers of cheating during a series of jackpots. The table held about 11 000 and the players, five then six, saw pots rise to thousands before the interruption and subsequent division of stakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
Man Chosen Name James Allen Found Dead in Rockaway
A man identified as James Allen of Manchester England was found dead at Ocean Beach Rockaway Beach yesterday. He had a card addressed to F W Simmons care of Smith Reckitt Clarke Co New York and two keys marked Room 6 Astor House. Doctor Tingley ruled self inflicted death. Detectives traced Allen to Astor House where he was a guest until a fortnight ago and to the Manchester accounting firms where he trained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean Beach
Ninth Ave
Rockaway Beach
Robert Carman
F. W. Simmons
Smith, Reckitt & Co
Insurance Building
New York
James Allen
Astor House
Tingley
Church-st
J. Allen
Manchester
England
Smith, Reckitt, Clarke & Co. Public Accountants
Thomas Wade
Guthrie
Man killed in railroad accident before ocean voyage
A man riding the front platform of a New York and Queens County Railroad car at Stratton's Hill College Point was thrown under the car as it rounded a curve. He died minutes later. identified as 35 year old Jeremiah M. O'Sullivan of 241 East sucess. A Celtic ticket and $125 in English bank notes were found on him, suggesting he planned to sail soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York and Queens County Railroad
Stratton’s Hill
College Point
Jeremiah M. O'Sullivan
East Sucess
Forngland
White Star Line
Court hears bid to place Harris Schnitzer in institution
Charles G. F Wahle sought an order to commit Harris Schnitzer, son of Hyman Schnitzer, to an institution. The court adjourned until Thursday as physicians and Mrs Schnitzer assess his mental state after melacholia findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles G. F Wahle
Hyman Schnitzer
East Sixty-first-st
Justice Greenbaum
Supreme Court
Harris Schnitzer
Europe
Campbell
Wahle
Schnitzer
Bellevue
Young Schnitzer
Diamonds Found No Diamonds Found in Weiss Smuggling Claim
The Weiss family from St. Louis aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II faced personal examinations as customs officers rummaged trunks after a tip about smuggled diamonds. No gems were found. Max Weiss alleges the Budapest consul imposed fees as spite, claiming American citizenship barred such actions. He shipped about $9,000 in diamonds to a St. Louis firm two months earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weiss
St. Louis
Custom House
Austria
United States
Max Weiss
Gisella
Sydney
Betty Weiss
Mr. Weiss
Budapest
Hungary
Weiss Manufacturing Company
Two Men and a Woman Shot in Bronx Tenement Row
Panic erupted in the Little Italy area of The Bronx as tenants in a five story building at 183rd Street and Jerome Avenue argued over peppers from a garden behind the house. Revolvers were drawn, three people were hospitalized, and two Monca brothers were detained after a gunfight that left Christina Agrella wounded in the groin, Genaro Fonsa scalp bullet, and John Monca leg injury. Authorities say Fonsa fired first and Christina was among the wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Italy
Bronx
Jerome
Fordham Hospital
Tremont
Genaro Fonsa
Stephen Crane
Christina Agrella
John Monca
Fonsa
O'Hara
Alexander
Louis Monca
Outlaw Harry Tracy Seen Near L B Eddy Ranch Spokane
Davenport sheriff's office reports Harry Tracy spent Monday at rancher L B Eddy near Fellows on Lake Creek three and a half miles south. Tracy appeared Sunday evening, remained overnight, and left about 7 pm. A note pinned to a farm well north of Odessa warns Mr Cudihee to leave him alone and hints at Wyoming, signed Harry Tracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Davenport
Breston
Harry Tracy
L. B. Eddy
Lake Creek
Fellows
Odessa
Tracy
Van Horne Leaves Quarantine After Fever Case
Richard B. Van Horne, removed to Swinburne Island for examination last Monday, was released at 7:30 p m yesterday. Dr Doty said the fever persisted but the poison stories were nonsense. He stayed to rule out yellow fever and said the case might develop into typhoid, with no diagnosis yet. He has been moved to Dr W Gill's private sanitarium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard B. van Horne
Swinburne Island
Curityba
W. Gill
Elks Arrive for Grand Lodge Session in Salt Lake
Delegates and visitors gather in Salt Lake City as the Grand Lodge of Elks sessions open in four weeks. National attendance is expected to break records with preparations underway. Over eight thousand colored incandescent lights will brighten seventeen blocks of street decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Utah
Grand Lodge of Elks
Ellis
Engineer May Have Been Dead In Car In Horton's Wreck
Middletown awaits coroner's inquest into the Horton's wreck on the New York Ontario and Western Railroad that killed four men. Evidence suggests engineer Andrew O'Neal died on his engine, possibly from a fatal blow after striking a bridge or obstruction while failing to slow at Chilloway or Horton's despite signals from the conductor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
N. Y
New York, Ontario and Western
Horton's
Johnstown
Andrew O'Neal
Chilloway
Glucose Refined Sugar Company Holds Annual Meeting
The annual stockholders meeting of the Glucose Refined Sugar Company was held at No 1 Exchange Place Jersey City. Capitalization stands at 40000000 dollars. Directors elected for five years are George W Powers B F Rhodehamm G B Wagner A E Dacey and J C Griffin for four years J W Anderson and for one year J B Vredenburgh. No financial statement was released with only the note that the company's condition was satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glucose Refined Sugar Company
Vredenburgh, Wall & van Winkle
No. 1
Exchange Place
Jersey City
George W. Powers
B. F. Rhodehamm
G. B. Wagner
A. E. Dacey
J. C. Griffin
J. W. Anderson
J. B. Vredenburgh
Alleged yacht thief caught in New Rochelle case
John E. Willard known as J. H. Langdon is under arrest at Bash Beach on a fraud charge connected to taking the cutter yacht Pelican from Frederick Waldorf, a New York importer. Waldorf offered a 310 reward for the yacht’s return and for Langdon’s capture as detective Langdon, sent from New Rochelle, seeks the alleged swindler across Long Island Sound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Willard
Bash Beach
New Rochelle
J. H. Langdon
Frederick Waldorf
New York
Mr. Waldorf
Eagle Hotel
New-Rochelle
Langdon Frank Cody
Bath Beach
Langdon
Willard
Q Yacht
New-pork Bank
WEAT INSPECTION IN GERMANY REPORTS MEAT IMPORT RULES
Washington reports from Berlin July proclamations set meat inspection law to begin April 1893 with a later October 1 1904 exemption. Consul General Guenther notes Germany bans hermetically sealed meats dog meat and horse meat plus treated meats with various chemicals. Fresh meat may enter in whole carcasses. halves must be clearly marked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
White
Berlin
Richard Guenther
Frankfort
Germany
Calls for Strong Labor Vote at East Side Tailors Meeting
Joseph Barondess urged a labor party and union strength at Cooper Union where United Garment Workers led a mass gathering. He warned about injunctions curtailing rights and urged solidarity, noting 250 of 450 contractors agreed to wage terms and a 56 hour week with a 5 percent raise. Speakers included Moran Druben and Rippa. the talks were delivered in Hebrew, Italian and English.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Barondess
East Side
Cooper Union
United Garment Workers
Joseph
America
William Chuck
Garment Workers’ Trade Council
Az Francis Clay Moran
Louis Druben
Charles Rippa
Lanning Renominated by Mercer Republicans in Convention
In Flemington on August 6 William Mershon Lanning of Mercer County was unanimously nominated by the Republicans of the Fifth Congress District. Ex Judge Lanning was named by Samuel Bullock with support from Ex Senator George H Large. United States Senator Kean delivered a short address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flemington
William Mershon Lanning
Mercer County
Vth
Lanning
Samuel Bullock
Mercer
George H. Large
Hunterdon
United States
Kean
Smudges Drive Mosquitoes Off Bronx Districts
Bronx residents use smudge fires to combat a mosquito surge with heavy smoke from bonfires on Kingsbridge Road and White Plains Road. Police initially misread the smoke as bonfires but relented as sneezing and discomfort increased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronx
Kingsbridge Road
Westchester
White Plains
Baudouines Agree to Separate in Westchester Society
The Baudoine couple, Mrs May Alden Chatterton Baudoine and John F Baudouine, announced their separation after two years of marriage. Mrs Chatterton Baudoine, 20, living with her mother in Larchmont, will receive a weekly allowance while Mr Baudouine maintains custody details and access to their baby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larchmont
Westchester County
John F. Baudouine
Mrs. Baudoine
May Alden Chatterton
Mr. Baudoull
Te Mathews Mansion
Harrison-on-thebeen
Larchmont Yacht Club
A. Baudoume
Buccaneer
Chat
Aiden
Mr. Baudouine
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NAVY
Wotel Chef
Company Incorporated
Newark
International Towing and Power Company
Rounds & Dillingham
Edward T. Meguffen
Millard W. Baldwin
R. H. Picking
Hovel
Greenwood
Prunkard
Voorhis
Mrs. Spreckels
House
C. A. Spreckels
San Francisco
Newport
Cross
Museum OF Art
Pat
Electric Companies
Rock
van Horne
Salt Lake City
Glucose Sugar Company
Weat Inspection
Barondess
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