Jerome Defends Inquiry as Hawkes Betrayed for Oath
Attorney Jerome defends the inquiry while Parsons says Hawkes was betrayed for staying true to his oath. The statement aims to delay prosecution of Alderman Gaffney and J.M. e to avoid the statute of limitations. A magistrate reviews the motion as officials investigated by the commissioner and a cement company tied to George R. Manchester, secretary of the county committee, is cited. A recent letter wires lost.
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Herbert Parsons
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May Call Mayer Back in Dock Board Case Hearing
Justice Julius M Mayer of the Court of Special Sessions may be recalled from a Adirondacks vacation to hear a DA motion to reset the adjourned hearing on the 1901 lease scandals involving James E Gaffney and John J Murphy, two former city officials charged with misdemeanor linked to pier leases. The DA, Clarke, critical of delays, suggests postponements risk statute gaps and possible re-arrests, while Jerome defends investigative methods and promises full truth through subpoenas and grand jury options.
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Peter A. Hendrick
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Krote
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New-York Contracting and Trucking Company
Gaffney
J. J. Murphy
Murphy
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Grand Jury
Ethc Enon
Suny
Hawkes True to Duty in Cement Controversy Pulls Lead
A long political exposé reveals Dock Commissioner Hawkes kept vows to his office amid a grafting bid by Eureka Cement Company. George R. Manchester, secretary of the Republican County Committee, cites a May 1902 cement order, short delivery, and $52.44 storage charge as proof of misused influence and a bid backing Hawkes’ integrity over party maneuvering.
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Eureka
George R. Manchester
Republican County Committee
Department of Docks and Ferries
Treasury
Eureka Cement Company
Dock Department
Cement Company
Fifty-seventh-st
Eureka Company
Chicago Wheat Bulls in Panic on Board of Trade
Wheat bulls on the Board of Trade were thrown into a panic as millions of bushels bought on the late advance went overboard. September wheat fell from 62 or 64 cents to about 76 or 77 cents at closing, with corn also tumbling and hog prices sliding amid heavy liquidation and bearish rumors.
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Board of Trade
Wall Street
Roxbury Murder Clue Awakens Suspect Ties In Bronx Case
Witness contradictions surface in a Roxbury murder inquiry as a bloodstained club is found and a young hairdresser Miss Lillian Thomason testifies about the night’s events. Detectives search for an ex convict described as tall with a slouch hat while tracking a possible female link and motive through court proceedings and witness testimony.
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Joseph I. Berry
Lillian Thomason
William Meyer
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Joseph Sassermann
St.ear
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Morris-ave
Titus
Second-ave
Mulberry St
McClusky
McCafferty
McAuley
Arthur Carey
Gibson
Garvan
Criminal Courts
Frederick Kernochan
Tomasch
Schultz and Yates
John Doe subpoenas spark post office probe in New York
Dozens of postal inspectors return to the city amid a sweeping inquiry into monetary transactions and contracts tied to post office supplies. Subpoenas served on trust companies and banks name John Doe as the subject of inquiries. Investigators seek contracts, bids and possible connections to postal officials, with months needed before findings.
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Oldfield
Washington
Federal Building
Brooklyn
Mayer
Chicago
Sutton
Noyle
United States
John Doe
New York
General Postoffice
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George F. Miller
Brant-Dent Company
Watertown
Wis
Department
van Cott
Chase National Bank
Seventh National Bank
Perry S. Heath
Fletcher S. Heath
P C scandal to be probed further in Brooklyn grand jury
The July Federal Grand Jury in Brooklyn was sworn in by Judge Thomas and charged. DA William J. Youngs says jail cases precede. post office scandal probes to continue. Attendees included Inspectors Little and Oldfield, George W. Strawn, and ex agent Edmund H. Driggs indited for cash register work.
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William J. Youngs
Post Office
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Oldfield
George W. Strawn
Brandt-Dent Cash Register Company
George F. Miller
Edmund H. Driggs
Cash Register Company
George W. Beavers
Youngs
Hedges and Masten Examined in Postal Probe
Postmaster General Payne reported no new developments in the postal investigation. Hedges, chief of city free delivery, and Masten, railway mail service chief, were examined as inspectors pursued matters tied to past contracts and actions during Bristow’s tenure.
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Payne
Charles Hedges
City Free Delivery Service
Hedges
Bristow
John M. Masten
Railway Mail Service
Masten
Ting
Binghamton
Died of Smallpox Despite Repeated Vaccinations
John E. Stanton, a young Philadelphia druggist, died from smallpox after twenty four vaccinations. Married two weeks ago, he had sold thousands of vaccine points to physicians and injected the virus into his own arm repeatedly, yet remained unimmune. He believed himself immune.
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Philadelphia
John E. Stanton
Stanton
The Pope Steadily Sinks Into Critical State
Reports from the Vatican describe the Pontiff in a deepening coma with hallucinations and saline injections. Physicians warned of limited time as relatives gathered, while earlier bulletins suggested no immediate danger, more dire dispatches followed through the night.
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Vatican
Pope More Quarulous
Special dispatch from Rome reports the ailing Pope, ninety three, resisting modern medical treatment such as a saline hypodermic while doctors debate his immediate prognosis. After several days his vitality returns somewhat though some observers fear he may not survive the night.
Relatives Called As Pope Slumps Toward Illness
A Rome dispatch reports the Pope sinking rapidly and unconscious, with all his relatives summoned by midnight.
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Rome
Nervous collapse described for Pope in Rome dispatch
Paris July 14 Rome correspondent for Eclair reports the Pope was either in a somnolent state or suffering nerve contraction in all limbs. He could not bear bedclothes and the coverings had to be supported by wooden hoops as a precaution during this fragile condition.
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Rome
Eclair
Lappont
Edward
Sir Francis Bertie
Pope's fatigue worsened by many visitors in Rome
A Rome dispatch reports the Pope's strength taxed by sixty seven visitors over two days. Eighteen cardinals fifteen relatives and many high Papal officials pressed to speak to him forcing lengthy salutations and causing a relapse in his condition.
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Paris
Rome
Successors of Leo XIII Saint Malachy Prophecies Recounted
The article surveys Saint Malachy’s predictions for future popes from Pius IX onward, noting terms like lumen de celo and ignis ardens. It cites Pellegrino and Holzhauser on the number of remaining popes, possible anti-popes, and the anticipated decline of religious devotion, with references to antichrist era and the city of Rome.
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Leo XIII
Ignis Ardens
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Holzhauser
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Bingen
Mayence
Pope Lifts Will to Fight Illness as Relapse Deepens
Rome July reports say Pope Leo XIII shows renewed stimulant aid but remains gravely ill. He grows weaker with semi coma, high fever, restless sleep, and deteriorating mood. Cardinals visit unable to speak, doctors warn of possible imminent dissolution under heavy clinical strain.
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