Appellate Court Upholds 1907 Apportionment Act
Albany Aug 19 The Appellate Division Third Department unanimously upheld the constitutionality of the 1907 apportionment act. The court denied Alexander Porter’s mandamus to require notices for this year’s election under the 1894 constitutional convention plan.
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Albany
Supreme Court
Third Department
Fitts
Alexander T. Porter
New York
Whalen
Porter
Court of Appeals
Smith
Cochrane
Chester
Kellogg
Sewell
Senate
Assembly
Richmond
Rockland
Tech Court of Appeals
Williams
Hinman
Binghamton
Frank K. Johnson
E. B. Coyne
G. H
Fear Grips Springfield as Troops Leave Town
Fear grips Springfield as two regiments leave and three more units are slated to depart tomorrow. Negro homes report rising shelter requests amid drizzling rain while children and elderly suffer. Adjutant General Scott dismisses fear as unfounded, while white and Black workers refuse to share a mine shaft, halting production. The grand jury hears witnesses but returns no verdict.
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Springfield
Arsenal
Scott
Ten jail attack defendants fined for assault on Mrs Powell
Norfolk reports ten of fourteen men charged in the county jail mob attack were fined ten dollars and costs and given sixty days in jail. Henderson police say Jim Strong, the Black suspect who shot Officer Winnindger during a July arrest, is under arrest here after fleeing August 11.
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Norfolk
Henry Smith
Black King
Powell
Henderson
N. c
Portsmouth
Jim” Strong
Winnindger
Doctor James Duane Phelps Dies By Suicide in Utica Hotel
The Rev James Duane Phelps a Syracuse clergyman and former college administrator shot himself in his Utica hotel room and was found hanging from a window. Born in Lewis County sixty years ago he had a long religious and educational career including Syracuse University and Millerton institutions. He left a note saying he did not wish to live any longer and had suffered illness and despondency from overwork. He survived by his wife Helen Ursula Weaver and five sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utica
N. Y
James Duane Phelps
Syracuse
Wurz
Genesee Street
Tor. Phelps
Lewis County
Syracuse University
Boston Theological Seminary
Methodist Episcopal Church
Harwich and Malden
Mass
Buffalo
Rochester
Cazenovia Seminary
Genesee Wesleyan Seminary
Lima
Middletown State Hospital
Plymouth Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Institute
Thousand Island Park
Northern Christian Advocate
Phelps
Helen Ursula Weaver
Elmira
R. W. Phelps
Caledonia Insurance Company
New York
D. £. Phelps
Ontario Bakery
F. E. Phelps
Paragon Plaster Company
H. D. Phelps
K. A. V. Phelps
McCrea Committee Posts in Pittsburg Readies Layoffs
The eleven member committee sent by President James McCrea of the Pennsylvania Railroad to review the system has arrived in Pittsburg. For two days they have marked one of every seven employes for suspension by September 1 if conditions warrant. A second committee from the railroad directors is said to be following to report conditions as found, while department heads in Pittsburg report insufficient workers to manage rising business.
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Pittsburg
James McCrea
The
Pennsylvania Reilroad
Pitteburg
McCrea
Darrin
Bayside Yacht Club
Commodore Smith
Annis
Halvises
Yacht Club
Mr. Annis
Hains
Will
Deal in Coal Lands Lands Deal Near Greene County
A Pittsburg syndicate led by Julian Kennedy bought 5,288 acres of coal and coke lands in Greene County from Josiah V. Thompson for 1 463 000. The purchase is among the largest in years and will rapidly circulate funds to develop coal lands and build coke ovens. The Monongahela River region, previously undeveloped, lies along rail reaches of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Vanderbilts, aiding future growth.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Julian Kennedy
Josiah V. Thompson
Greene County
Monongahela River
Pennsylvania Railroad
The
Vanderbilts
Hearing on Debt Limit for Fourth Avenue Subway Debate
General Tracy heard views on New York City finances in the Levy case to block the Fourth Avenue subway appropriation. Justice Blanchard also ordered evidence on the city debt limit. Witness Frank M. Smith detailed June 30 gross debt at 785,985,126.85, with net debt 539,966,429.32 after deductions, plus net contract liabilities and other obligations totaling into the hundreds of millions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Avenue Subway
Benjamin F. Tracy
Corporation Counsel
Jefferson M. Levy
Board of Estimate
Fourth Avenue
Justice Blanchard
Supreme Court
Tracy
Frank M. Smith
Metz
Robert F. Wagner
Levy
Smith
Money "Bigwigs" Away From Wall Street
A survey of the financial district shows most leaders are away this summer. Morgan, Steel, Perkins, Harriman, Gary, Speyer, Ryan, Fish, Belmont, Kahn, Baker, Davison, Newman and many others are abroad or at summer homes and not expected back for weeks.
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Financial District
Russell Sage
J. Pierpont Morgan
Europe
Morgan
Charlies Steel
George W. Perkins
E. H. Harriman
Oregon
E. H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
James Speyer
Thomas F. Ryan
Stuyvesant Fish
August Belmont
Otto H. Kahn
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
George F. Baker
First National Bank
Henry P. Davison
William H. Newman
New York Central Railroad
Wall Street
James Stillman
H. C. Frick
H. H. Rogers
Jacob H. Schiff
Maine
Paul Morton
Paul M. Warburg
John W. Castles
The
Guaranty Trust Company
Robert Mather
Rock Island Company
William H. Moore
William H. Truesdale
Delaware, Lockawanna & Western Railroad
Frank A. Vanderlip
National City Bank
Wiliam K. Perkins
Bank of America
Albert H. Wiggin
Chase National Bank
J. Edward Simmons
Fourth National Bank
George J. Gould
Cornelius Vanderbilt
George F. Baer
Reading Company
Four Hurt In Trolley Smash In Brooklyn Hills
Four people were injured in a high speed trolley collision in Brooklyn Hills Queens. A sleeping wagon driver crossed tracks after a head on crash with an eastbound trolley led to injuries and police involvement. All victims were taken to St Mary's Hospital Jamaica.
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Brooklyn Hills
Queens
Adolph Ringeloth
No. 4
Beaver Street
Minck Brothers
Park Place
Brooklyn
St. Mary's Hospital
Jamaica
Voltz
Tailors Strike May Be General Across Locals
Meetings of United Brotherhood of Tailors locals last night approved a general strike. Eight hundred operators have quit work with forecasts of eight thousand to ten thousand out by week end. Weekly workers seek uniform wages. piece workers demand a 20 percent rise. A presser meeting tonight and Suffolk Street headquarters at No 21. Strike has spread to Brooklyn as contractors press for higher manufacturer wages.
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United Brotherhood of Tailors
Michael Price
The
Brotherhood
No. 21
Suffolk Street
Brooklyn
Atlantic Coast Line Orders 500 Steel Cars
Baltimore August 19 The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad awards five hundred steel underframe box cars to South Baltimore Steel Car and Foundry Company at an estimated cost of about $500 000.
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Baltimore
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
South Baltimore Steel Car and Foundry Company
Hudson & Manhattan tunnel mail service under consideration
Washington today reports the Postmaster General has appointed a committee to study authorizing mail service through the tunnels of the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad between Church Street terminal in New York City and terminals of the Pennsylvania, Erie, and Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroads in New Jersey.
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Washington
Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Company
Church Street
New York City
Pennsylvania
The
Erie
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
New Jersey
Nebraska corn yields reach ten percent crop in central region
The Burlington Railroad crop report released today says central and southern Nebraska corn will be a ten percent crop with yields of 33 to 45 bushels per acre. The report notes notable improvement over the past ten days due to nearly nightly rains and hot daytime sun.
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Tribune
Omaha
Burlington Railroad
Nebraska
Hains brothers to plead insanity in Annis murder trial
In Flushing, the defense led by John F. McIntyre and Joseph S. Shay plans an insanity plea for Captain Hains and his brother T Jenkins Hains over the Will Annis killing. The inquest found both brothers held for the grand jury and highlighted the strategy to argue emotional strain and protect family honor.
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Hains Brothers
William E. Annis
John F. McIntyre
Joseph S. Shay
Captain Hains
T. Jenkins Hains
Flushing
Charles H. Roberts
Shay
John Powell Hains
Annis
Fort Riley
Thornton Jenkins
Thornton
Peter
Hains
McIntyre
Frank S. Black
Trial concludes with Queens brothers held for grand jury
Juror John Scott urged more witnesses but no action followed as thirteen jurors retired and returned a verdict deemed foregone. Foreman John B. McCloud read the verdict then both men were held for the grand jury and remanded to County Jail with escape precautions.
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Captain Hains
John Scott
John B. McCloud
Mr. McIntyre
T. Jenkins Hains
Larchmont Fire Parade Showcases Millionaire Aid
A grand Larchmont Village parade by the volunteer fire department drew rich and poor alike. Chief George S. Towle led a precisely drilled procession through dusty streets, with red fire and pyrotechnics lighting the route to the Larchmont Yacht Club viewing area. Notable participants included brokers, bankers, manufacturers, yacht owners, and civic leaders such as Maurey Daggett, Joseph Bird, and Rev. Richard Cobden, while spectators aboard Manhattan yachts watched from the waterfront.
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Larchmont
Larchmont Manor On
the-Sound
George S. Towle
Manhattan
Larchmont Yacht Club
John F. Makeley
W. B. Short
Maurey Daggett
Charles B. Singer
Ralph J. Seymour
Frank Hardy
Frank O'Donnell
The
Rubber Trust
Joseph Bird
Manhattan Savings Institution
A. Jackson Stone
Edward J. Unitt
F. F. Proctor
William Murray
E. F. Beddall
Henry W. Eaton
Samuel R. Bell
W. E. Bemis
George E. Ide
Home Life Insurance Company
Eugene Boross
George W. Burton
Edward Payson Call
Edward F. Caldwell
A. A. Cammerer
J. B. Campbell
Richard Cobden
F. H
Towle
James McKean
John Hickey
7Th Regiment
Ambulance Corps
William F. Moore
Count and Countess Mankowski in Toils at Lake George
Glens Falls New York August 19 Count and Countess Mankowski of Russia spending summer at Lake George were arraigned before Justice Justin Weaver on three charges exceeding the speed limit resisting an officer and disturbing church services. They waived examination on the latter two charges and were held in one dollar bail for the October grand jury with a hearing on the speeding charge next Wednesday. They were arrested Sunday August 9 for speeding on the Bolton Road amid reports the count drew a revolver before being overpowered and released for a hearing.
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Glens Falls
Mankowski
Russia
Lake George
Justin Weaver
Bolton Road
Empire Track Arrests Use Stool Pigeons Against Bookmakers
Yonkers police deploy stool pigeons at Empire City track to nab bookmakers. First day yields the arrest of Fred Adler of the St James Hotel, West 4th Street. Leon Cohen of Sheepshead Bay. and William Klauber of 41 East 58th Street. Affidavit by James Bennett claims a $2 bet in the first race. Bail set at zero, posted by Joseph Witmer of Yonkers. Six stool pigeons operate at the track, with Bennett’s identity being kept confidential.
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Yonkers
Empire City
Fred” Adler
St. James Hotel
West 4Th Street
Leon Cohen
Sheepshead Bay
William Klauber
East 58Th Street
James Bennett
Joseph Witmer
Bennett
Couple Die In Murder Suicide In Hague Court Apartments
Edward H Hackett a 41 year old travelling salesman and his wife Mary Elizabeth Hackett 36 died in a double tragedy at Hague Court No 11 8th street after a quarrel. Neighbors Louise Weadock and Miss Texas Guinan heard them arguing then shots rang out. Hackett shot his wife then himself as he attempted to leave the room. Dr Hellman arrived but Hackett fired at him. Both bodies found on the floor, bullets scattered.
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Mrs. Hains
Mr. McIntyre
Annis
Hains Brothers
Rockwell
St. Michael's Cemetery
Old Town
Flushing
Ambler
Queens
Supreme Court
Harvey
Butler
John Powell Hains
T. Jenkins Hains
Mr. Roberts
Vernon Avenue
Jenkins Hains
McIntyre
Edward H. Hackett
Hague Court
8Th Street
Hackett
Mary Elizabeth Hackett
Kentucky
Louise Weadock
Texas Guinan
Dr. Bellman
Husband
Delayed Pay Increase Sparks Congressional Inquiry
Six hundred fifty customs laborers did not receive a July 1 pay rise funded by a recent appropriation. Only 23 dock workers and 54 of 400 appraisers’ dock staff got the raise, while some deputies and minor officials did. Representatives Bennet Parsons Olcott pressed the issue. Roosevelt referred it to the Treasury. Collector Fowler and Deputy Stuart traveled to Washington for talks.
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Customs Service
William 5. Bennet
Herbert Parsons
J. van Vechten Olcott
United States Laborers’ Weighers’ Benevolent Association
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Bennet
Treasury Department
Fowler
Henry C. Stuart
Washington
Thaw not required at first creditors meeting
Pittsburg August 1 9 After a conference among ex Govern or Stone Thaw’s counsel and Roger O Mara receiver in bankruptcy it was decided that Thaw’s presence at the first meeting of his creditors on September 7 will not be required
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Pittsburg
Stone
Harry K. Thaw
Roger O'Mara
Thaw
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DR. Phelps
McRea Committee
Pittsburg and
Vanderbilt
Hains Defence
T. Jenkins
Frey
Long Island City
Count Mankowski
Countess
Empire
Hindrew Jackson
United States
Jackson
New Orleans
Appleton
Encylopedia
Shouler
History
U. S
McMaster
Budweiser
America
Anheuser-Busch
St. Louis
E. 0. Brandt
Mgr
Anheuser-Busch Agency
A. Busch, Mgr. A. Busch Bottling CO
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