Coler Case Grand Jury to Hear Bond and Misuse Claims
Elderly Kings County official says the report on a $10,000 loan to Borough President Coler and related contracts will be laid before the grand jury next week. Coler accuses McCarren of Tweed‑style tactics as he presents statements criticizing the central city government and detailing alleged bond misuses, contractor favoritism, and salary abuses, with Mayor McClellan on vacation.
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Elder
Kings County
Commissioners of
Coler
William 5
Hurley
Binghamton
McCarren
John A. Heffernan
Charter Revision Commission
Attornest
McClellan
Williamsburg Bridge
Board of Water Supply
Dock Department
Civil Service,Commission
Metz
Philadelphia
Tweed
Controller
Cardoza
Barnard
Grand Jury
Woodruff
Legislative Commission
Mr. Lee
Metz Defends Office In Reply To School Board Criticism
Controller Metz answered charges from George W. Schadie of the boards buildings committee. He says cooperation with the Board of Education has increased in the past two years and that delays largely reflect monetary conditions. He notes most contractors begin work promptly after contract award and blames warrant routing rather than payment delays.
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Egerton L. Winthrop
Board of Education
Metz
George W. Schadie
Department of Finance
Three Women Attack in 44th Street House Ends in Death
Mrs Roma Vanella, 45, died after fleeing the scene of an attempted murder on Mrs Michael Perzie. Perzie survived with blackened eyes and torn clothing. Police say three women including Manuella Maxielle and her daughter Mamie attacked Perzie as she went to collect a bill. A revolver was found in Vanella's satchel.
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Roma Vanella
No. 38
East 67Hh Street
East 44Th Street
No. 36
Michael Perzie
No. 114
First Avenue
Perzie
44Th Street
Joseph Sanzio
Vanella
Manuella Maxielle
Mamie
Leahy
East List Street
Lane
Flower Hospital
Peraio
Lunacy Commission Probes Mrs Hitchcock In Murder Case
Judge Foster's lunacy panel questioned witnesses on Charlotte Hitchcock's mental state after she killed her husband on November 23 at No 769 East 158th Street. Testimony cited opium use, morphine, and fears the husband planned sending her to an asylum. Witnesses described long-standing suspicions of unsoundness and jealousy. The panel denied physician presence at next Monday's continuation.
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Carlos Macdonald
Allan McLane Hamilton
Frank Robertson
Foster
Court of General Sessions
Charlotte Hitchcock
Hitchcock Ts Field
Hitchcock
East 158Th Street
Michael Ippi
Orlowitz
Lunacy Commission
Police extortion case at Mercer Street station
Patrolman Benjamin Cordes pleaded guilty to extortion in General Sessions. Patrolman William Waltman demanded a trial and was remanded for sentence. Two women Irene Walton and Bessie Ambrose testified they paid bribes on July to be released after arrests. Waltman suspended. Cordes also suspended. case adjourned.
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Benjamin Cordes
Mercer Street
Malone
William F. Waltman
Cordes
Third Avenue
11Th Street
Irene Walton
Bessie Ambrose
Waltman
Prass
Sth Street
East 13Th Street
Tombs
Baker
Maloney Wedding Delayed in High Court Proceedings
Miss Helen Maloney, daughter of a Philadelphia Standard Oil millionaire, seeks to annul her marriage to Arthur Herbert Osborn and wed Samuel B. Clarkson. Justice Bischoff may sign an interlocutory decree. an adjournment was granted and made indefinite.
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Helen Maloney
Philadelphia
Miss Maloney
Osborn
Mamaroneck
Europe
Clarkson
Thaw Aligns With Mr Hand On Jerome Case
Harry K Thaw declares support for Commissioner Hand's decision in Jerome's removal case. He criticizes Hand's remarks about public games and judges, defends amateur sports as wholesome, and urges proof if judges were improperly criticized.
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Poughkeepsie, N
Harry K Thaw
Commissioner Hand
Jerome
Thaw
Hand
Loomerke Court
Cies
Lake Steel Mills Run in Full
Muskegon Heights plant increases shifts to ten hours daily six days a week starting next week, moving from a five day eight hour schedule. In Canada, Sault Ste. Marie mills reopen September 1 with work to sustain about fifteen hundred workers for months, bolstered by big orders from Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk Pacific.
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Muskegon, Mich
Standard
Muskegon Heights
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Canadian Pacific
Grand Trunk Pacific
Receivers Cited Authority Questioned On Transfers Case
The Public Service Commission heard Metropolitan Street Railway Company receivers contesting its power to force through routes and joint rates. Attorneys argued jurisdiction limits while Metropolitan officials, including Oren Root and Henry W. Brown, faced questions on transferring lines and potential fare divisions amid a stalled transfer restoration between Metropolitan and Central Park lines. Spectators included a Morton Trust representative as hearings continued.
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Metropolitan Street Railway Company
City of
New York
Metropolitan
Joline
Oren Root
Metropolitan Lines
Henry W. Brown
Mr. Milbank
Masten & Nichols
John G. Milburn
Robert C. Beatty
A. H. Vanderpoel
George W. Linch
Central Park, North & East River Railroad Company
Milbank
Maltbie
Judge Lacombe
United States Circuit Court
Messrs
Milburn and Beatty
Lacombe
Root
Linch
Central Park Company
Federal Court
Eustis
Milburn
Morton Trust Company
Thomas F. Ryan
Metz Reconsiders Subway Plan To Allow First Flatbush Section
Metz signals change of mind on the Fourth Avenue subway. He favors modifying Levy injunction to permit construction of the Flatbush Avenue extension and a link using Manhattan Bridge tracks. Public Service Commission likely to oppose route changes while contracts and six-tube plan proceed.
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Trailer Metz
Fourth Avenue
Jefferson M. Levy
Brooklyn Subway
Flatbush Avenue
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Fulton Street
Manhattan Bridge
Manhattan
Brooklyn
McCarroll
Public Service Commission
Public Service Commission Joins Suit as Defendant
Justice Bischoff of the Supreme Court yesterday made the Public Service Commission a party defendant along with the Mayor the Controller and the City Chamberlain in a taxpayer action seeking to block appropriation of city funds for the commission. The judge ruled the commission has a substantial interest since its right to funds for duties is at stake.
Magistrate Slams Public Service Commission Over Rail Car Nuisance
Finn voiced strong criticism of the Public Service Commission yesterday regarding its authority over the Metropolitan Street Railway. Daniel Patterson for the receivers argued the PSC allowed street car storage after the car barns fire, prompting Battery Dan to question transfers on 5th Street. The magistrate termed delegation of power to the PSC as preposterous and adjourned the hearing to September 2 to hear Fire Commissioner Hayes and Health Commissioner Darlington.
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Finn
Public Service Commission
Daniel Patterson
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Lexington Avenue
16Th
129Th Streets
Dan
Sith Street
Hayes
Darlington
Fleet Off Victoria Welcomes American Fleet At Melbourne
Melbourne reports the American fleet passing Gabo Island at 4 10 am and now off the Victoria coast. Crowds flock to see the ships enter Port Philip as railways strain to move spectators. Decorations rise with portraits of Roosevelt and Washington and flags as Melbourne prepared for a cordial, informal welcome.
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Melbourne
Gabo Island
Victoria
Port Philip
Japanese Plans of Welcome to American Fleet
Tokyo hosts a detailed welcome for the U S battleship fleet arriving October 1 with American Day October 19. Rear admirals will stay at Shiha palace, with imperial carriages and official calls. An official luncheon and embassy dinner precede Japanese entertainment including an audience with the Emperor and daily excursions. A Japanese squadron will escort each American ship. Washington weighs sending five home vessels to meet the fleet at Gibraltar or the Azores under Admiral Pillsbury’s consideration.
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Tokio
John A. Dougherty
Yokohama
Tokyo
Imperial Palace
Shiha
Taft
Ambassador O'Brien
Imperial Hotel
Japan
Washington
Navy Department
Admiral Pillsbury
Bureau of Navigation
Idaho
Mississippi
Montana
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Gibraltar
Azores
Admiral Sperry
Kate Monroe Released On Watch After Ireland Corners Case
Mrs Kate Monroe wife of William Monroe was freed today from Ulster County jail where she was held as a witness in the Devo family assault and arson case at Ireland Corners last week. She returned to Ireland Corners while authorities still hunt William Monroe in New Jersey.
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Kingston
N. Y
Kate Monroe
William Monroe
Devo
Ireland Corners
Ulster County
Monroe
New Jersey
Queen Wilhelmina Health Report Sparks Public Hope
Amsterdam reports conflicting statements about Queen Wilhelmina’s condition. The Telegraaf states her health is good and that a public communication may be issued soon, likely bringing joy to observers.
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Amsterdam
Wilhelmina
Run on Berlin bank continues amid depositor panic
The Friedrichsberger Bank in eastern Berlin faces a second day of runs as hundreds of small depositors line the streets since yesterday afternoon. Directors declare the bank sound while other institutions back it. depositors are paid within the legal limit.
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Berlin
Friedrichsberger Bank
Wright invited to conduct aeroplane experiments in Berlin
Berlin reports a semi official War Department statement inviting Wilbur Wright to carry out his aeroplane experiments in Berlin.
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Berlin
War Department
Wilbur Wright
Sultan Receives Brother In New Turkish Government
In Constantinople on Wednesday the Sultan met with his brother Mohemmed Reshad Effendi the throne heir, a cordial, significant step in the new government. The meeting marks the first formal reception of the heir since the Sultan's reign began, and plans tip toward changes in high offices with Osman Nizami Pacha slated for Berlin ambassadorship and Ali Reza Pacha to lead the War Ministry.
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Constantinople
Mohemmed Reshad Effendi
Osman Nizami Pacha
Berlin
Ali Reza Pacha
Army and Navy News Highlights From The Tribune Bureau
The August Washington dispatch notes a successful new officer record system at the War Department. It logs concise officer epitomes annually, replacing previous career descriptions. Navy testing non fouling paints with ships yards and tugs, plus forged discharge papers being challenged by employers. Orders, retirements, transfers, and ship movements follow, listing many officers and assignments across the Army and Navy.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Army
War Department
Adjutant General's Office
Navy
Navy Yard
Narkeeta
Brooklyn
Navy Department
Western Railroad
Movements of Vessels Reported to Navy Department
Arrived Aug 26 The Uncas at Key West the Syipe and the Dubuque at Frooklyn the Culgoa at Melbourne the Montana at Rockland Aug 26 The Montana from East Jamaica for Rockland the Arkansas from Portsmouth for Annapolis the Uncas from Key West for New York the Dolphin from Portsmouth for Newport Aug 26 The Connecticut the Kansas the Vermont the Minnesota the Georgia the Nebraska the New Jersey the Rhode Island the Louisiana the VT the Ohio the Missouri the Wisconsin the Illinois the Kearsarge the Kentucky the Glacier the Panther and the Ajax from Sydney for Melbourne the Yankton and the Retief from Sydney for Manila
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Key West
Syipe
Dubuque
Frooklyn
Culgoa
Melbourne
Montana
Rockland
ATLSE
Jamoine
Aockland
Arkansas
Portsmouth
Annapolis
New York
Dolphin
Newport
Connecticut
Kansas
Vermont
Minnesota
Georgia
Nebraska
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Louisiana
Ohio
Missouri
Wisconsin
Illinois
Kearsarge
Kentucky
Glacier
Panther
Ajax
Middies Summer Cruise Ends at Annapolis Flagship Olympia Leads
The five ships of the midshipmen's summer cruising squadron including the Olympia returned to Annapolis Md this August 27 marking the end of the annual summer practice cruise that began in early June.
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Annapolis
Midshipmen
Olympia
Court Martial For Capt F A Cook Ordered
President orders a court martial to meet in Washington on September 8. Captain Frank A Cook of the subsistence department faces trial for allegedly causing a disturbance on a streetcar two or three weeks ago.
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Washington
Frank A. Cook
Subsistence Department
Pillsbury Inspects New Cruisers Birmingham and Salem
Rear Admiral Pillsbury chief of the bureau of navigation inspected the cruisers Birmingham and Salem at Charlestown Navy Yard. The Birmingham will be ready for sea September 15 and the Salem on September 3.
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Boston
Pillsbury
Bureau of Navigation
Birmingham
Salem
Charlestown Navy Yard
Mayflower at Puerto Cortez Replacement Steamer
The Mayflower arrived at Puerto Cortez to replace the carrier Marietta which sailed homeward. The Marietta had been tasked to protect American interests along the Honduran coast after weeks of friction between Cetba and Puerto Cortez. The Mexican gunboat Bravo, departing Vera Cruz on August 22 under sealed orders, is present at the port.
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Puerto Cortez
Aerietta
Yesterda
Marietta
Cetba
Honduran
Bravo
Vera Cruz
Two trolley accidents injure five men in Hollis Queens
In two late night collisions on the Mineola and Hempstead line of the Long Island Traction Company in Hollis Queens, five men were injured and four horses killed. Cummings Richard, 22, left leg fractured, Jamaica Hospital. Dalmus Otto, 48, head injury, possible skull fracture, Jamaica Hospital. Hedderlman John, 23, both legs fractured, Jamaica Hospital. Murphy John, 32, left leg fractured, St. Mary’s Hospital Jamaica. McNamara John Jr., unknown, brain concussion and skull fracture, Jamaica Hospital. Witnesses cite speed and a wrong-side wagon as causes in the first crash. a second crash involved a rear collision with a furniture van near Rawdon Kellogg’s home.
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Hollis
Queens
Mineola and Hempstead
Long Island Traction Company
12Th
Skidmore
McNamara
Robert Mould
Rawdon W. Kelloggs
Hedderman
Cummings
Murphy
Kellogg
Manhattan Storage Company
41St Street
Lexington Avenue
Manhattan
Ratification of Japan United States arbitration treaty
Washington August 77 ratifications of the arbitration treaty between Japan and the United States are being exchanged by mail due to the absence of Ambassador Takahira in the city.
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Washington
Japan
United States
Takahira
Japanese Exposition Postponed to 1917
Tokyo reports that government plans to postpone the international exposition to 1917 to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Meiji era and the emperor’s accession. The government will allocate 25 million dollars toward exhibition expenses amid pending official confirmation.
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Tokio
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