City to sue for bad hose contracted for by Wind Fire
The city brings suit against the Surety Company and M. F. Loughman over $25 paid for hose for the Fire Department. The Commissioners of Accounts found the hose below specifications and possibly involved in fraud. Tests by Philadelphia Textile School confirmed inferior quality of Sea Island cotton duck and rubber. Further suits on seven other contracts anticipated. Loughman defends by saying he was deceived by United and Globe Rubber Manufacturing Company and that he did not know of deviations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. F. Loughman
Commissioners of Accounts
F. B. Pierce
Hayes
E W. Francis
Philadelphia
Francis
Eves
Sea Island
Department of Water Supply, Gas Nd Electricity
Windsor Fire Appliance Company
United and Globe Rubber Manufacturing Company
Trenton
Windsor
Maine Narrowly Escapes at Hell Gate Steering Cable Break
The Sound steamer Maine of the New Beckford Line escaped disaster yesterday morning when a steering cable snapped as she passed Hell Gate. The vessel drifted toward rocks but stayed clear, aided by captain Webber anchoring in Pot Cove and tugs that towed her safely to dock. Crew maintained order as passengers remained calm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
New Beckford
Hell Gate
Webber
Pot Cove
H. M. Whittmey
Metropolitan Line
New Haven
Rivalry Hasten Bridge Work Between Ends
A friendly rivalry between the New York and Brooklyn crews on the Manhattan bridge spurred rapid progress on footpath construction. By last night 16 panels remained unfinished on the Brooklyn land span, with storm cables to be installed today ahead of main cable stringing. Louis G. Gross noted the crew’s quality and speed, while Bolton L. Robinson credited both ends for the advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
New Manhattan Bridge
Anchorage
Bolton L. Robinson
Glynton Contracting Company
India
Pennevivenia Steel Company
Very Nice Letter From Elder and Betting Arrests
Police Commissioner Bingham said he received a “very nice letter” from Acting King’s Attorney Elder and refused to publish it. He cited 42 communications from Elder. Brooklyn reports show forty betting arrests at tracks since the new law took effect and twenty two men indicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bingham
Elder
Kings
General Bingham
Baker
Brooklyn
G R T Ends Dog Permits on B R T Lines
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company ends dog permits for transporting Gage on all lines. All outstanding permits expire July 30 after numerous passenger complaints about dogs near feet and occupying seats in cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gage
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Benders Not Killed Assertion From Kansas City Captain Stone
Captain J E Stone of Bend, Missouri disputes reports that the Bender family was killed. Stone, former Montgomery County sheriff and banker, recalls the pursuit by a larger vigilante group and says no one named Downer was in the posse. He asserts the Benders are either dead or fled and finds Downer’s tale unfounded. He offers to disclose more if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Kansas City
J. E. Stone
Bender
Hoe National Bank
Downer
Mr. Stone
Independence
Benders
Senator York
Sam’ Peterson
Thaw Wins Delay in Jury Trial Location Change
Harry K. Thaw gains a minor victory as Justice Mills adjourns the final hearing for a jury trial until September 21 and remands the prisoner to the Poughkeepsie jail. The agreement, disputed by District Attorney Mayper, keeps Thaw in Poughkeepsie’s juvenile jail while awaiting key briefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry K. Thaw
Isaac N. Mills
White Plains
Charles Morschauser
Poughkeepsie
Stanford White
Mercury
Morschauser
A. Russell Peabody
Thaw
Justice Mills
Jerome
Matteawan
A. H. Mayper
Mayper
Peabody
Mills
Dutchess County
Carlyon Arms Hotel
Roger O'Mara
Pittsburg
McCabe
Chinamen to be shipped today from Strathyre voyage
Twenty three Chinese crew who jumped overboard rather than continue with Captain Gunn were taken to Ellis Island for holds tomorrow then aboard the Lusitania to Liverpool. Authorities plan to send them to Shanghai after. The Strathyre owner and British officials probe starvation claims as Captain Dunn disputes mutiny charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strathyre
D. M. Gunn
Ellis Island
Lusitania
Liverpool
Church Street
Benham & Boyeson
The
Captain Gunn
Glasgow
British Board of Trade
Gunn
Norfolk
Dunn
New York
Shanghai
Orient
America
Six Fall From Bridge In Auto Near Louisville
Six persons were seriously injured in an automobile accident near Smithville, twenty three miles from Louisville, when the car plunged twenty five feet into Salt River after a bridge span had been blown away. Injured include Shelby Bonnie a distiller with a broken leg, Mrs Bonnie with cuts, Miss Elizabeth Sherley with serious bruises, Richard Menefee a merchandise broker with internal injuries, Dr Carl Wiseman with a broken leg, and Frank Ball the chauffeur with bruises. They were returning from Bowling Green and were taken to their homes in Louisville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Smithville
Shelby Bonnie
Bonnie
Elizabeth Sherley
Richard Menefee
Carl Wiseman
Frank Ball
Bowling Green
Salt River
Hearing on Lease Moves Metropolitan Crosstown Deal
A Public Service Commission hearing yesterday before Commissioner Eustis considered the Central Crosstown Railroad Company’s modified lease of its line to the Metropolitan Street Railway Company. No opposition appeared and a decision likely favors the lease. witness E W Sayre disclosed a trust fund of 300000 used to finance eighty new Crosstown cars. The Crosstown would relinquish 90000 annually from Metropolitan’s current 600000 stock payments, while preserving rights against Metropolitan. Additional testimony covered Brooklyn Gas Company stock issue and ongoing Coney Island fare case ahead of a possible Friday decision, with future actions noted for Lexington Avenue subway route modifications before July 15. Ralph Wolf represented Broadway property owners but offered no further input.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eustis
Public Service Commission
Central Crosstown Railroad Company
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
E. W. Sayre
Central Crosstown Company
Messrs. Joline and Robinson
Crosstown
Crosstown Company
August Belmont & Co
Metropolitan Securities Company
August Belmont
Central Crosstown
Brooklyn Union Gas Company
Coney Island
Maltbie
William N. Dykman
Coney Island & Brooklyn Railroad Company
Willcox
Commission
Appellate Division
Lexington Avenue
Board of Estimate
Rapid Transit Commission
Alexander Brough
Abraham Hershfield
Lucien L. Bonheur
Charles S. Foote
William M. Wright
Rudolph Block
Broadway
10Th Street
Mth Street
Irving Place
Harlem River
23D Street
3Th
35Th Streets
Harlem
Gerard Avenue
Mott Avenue
Jeist Street
Henry B. Seaman
Ralph Wolf
No. 115
New Rochelle Judge Barricades Telephone Light and Air
Judge Solomon Levison, owner of adjoining property in New Rochelle, barricades windows of a New York Telephone Company exchange with galvanized iron sheets after refusing annual rent for light and air. The company offered a lump sum, which he rejected, and may seek a court order to tear down the barricade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Solomon Levison
New Rochelle
Judge Levison
Huguenot Street
Centre Avenue
Woman in Black Appears in Poisoned Ale Case
Philadelphia detectives pursue theories in the Dr. William H. Wilson poisoning. A unidentified man’s body is found in the Delaware River and a woman in black is seen near the Wilson home. Chicago toymaker Hanson disputes seal authenticity and notes possible production of duplicates for seals used on the bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
William H. Wilson
Wilson
Delaware River
Chicago
C. H. Hanson
C. H. Hanson & Co
Hanson
Ridder Urges Roosevelt Action On Paper Cartel
Herman Ridder, head of the American Newspaper Publishers Association, writes to President Roosevelt urging intervention against the Fibre and Manila Association and related pooling schemes. He argues current penalties are inadequate, reports scarce production and rising prices, and notes Canadian mills filling orders while American mills keep workers idle. He attaches the indictment copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Ridder
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Bryan
Roosevelt
Ridder
Fibre and Manila Association
Department of Justice
Manila
Fibre and Manila Association Board
Allied Printing Trades Unions
City to Save Ferries Faces Push to Take Over
The Brooklyn Ferry Company plans to end service on the Williamsburg ferries at month end. Workers fear layoffs as the Roosevelt, Grand Street, 23d Street, and 42d Street ferries may be closed unless the city takes them over or the company operates with city backing to avoid losses. Ferries have been under a receiver for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Ferry Company
New York
Williamsburg
Grand Street
Manhattan
Broadway
Slain Girl Identified as Hazel I Drew in Troy Case
The body found floating in Teal's Pond near Sand Lake has been identified as Hazel I Drew, 19, daughter of John Drew of 4th Street Troy. Autopsy showed skull fracture and no water in lungs, suggesting murder elsewhere and disposal at the pond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
N. Y
Teal’s Pond
Sand Lake
Hazel I. Drew
John Drew
4Th Street
Rensselaer
Drew
Duncan C. Kaye
Larkin
Averill Park
Miss Drew
Forest Fires Rampant Across New England Region
Boston July 13 fires burn for days across Maine forests and stripped lands leading to thousands of dollars in damage in New Hampshire Vermont Rhode Island and Massachusetts Plymouth and nearby towns faced danger as flames roared through woodland. In New York Adirondacks fires threaten Lake George Saranac Lake and Rainbow Lake area while Maine farms report Crockertown forest blaze burning thousands of acres and destroying timber camps. Fire crews in Manchester New Hampshire battle multiple fires including Mount Major Pine Mountain and Lake Winnipesaukee area as Peterboro pine boards burn and Bigelow survival efforts are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Plymouth
Washington
R. L
Albany
State Forest, Fish and Game Commission
Adirondacks
L. 8
Emmons
Lake George
Saranac Lake
State Department
Adirondack
New York Central Railroad
Tupper and
Saranac Lakes
Rainbow Lake
Keeseville
Essex County
Farmington
Crockertown
Jerusalem
Great Northern Paper Company
Berlin Mills Company
Bigelow
Great North Paper Company
Franklin County
York
Manchester
UL. H
Lake Gardner
Bath
Allenstown
Hooksett
Mount Major
Pine Mountain
Alton
Lake Winnipesaukee
Peterboro
Drought Strikes Schenectady County Farms
Schenectady County New York endures a severe drought with crops ruined pastures dried up and brown meadows. The last substantial rainfall occurred June 9 and despite nearby counties receiving rain Schenectady was left without relief. Farmers report corn leaves shriveling potato vines rotting and stock fed on old hay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenectady
N. Y
Schenectady County
State Aid To Fairs Continues Across Counties
Albany reports no change in state policy on aid to county and town agricultural societies. Commissioner Pearson clarifies that $250000 appropriated for agricultural societies under Section 8% of the agricultural law has been distributed to reimburse premiums paid last year. Each society’s share depends on past premiums, with a $4000 cap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
R. A. Pearson
State Agricultural Department
Pearson
Amew-Hart
No tetanus deaths from Fourth fireworks report
Health Department reports no tetanus death or suspected cases from Fourth of July explosions. Overall deaths last week totaled 1,515, up from 1,456. heat related and age group increases noted. Measles 14 deaths versus 2 last year, scarlet fever 16, diphtheria 33, whooping cough 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Department
Picnic of Richard Webber Society Held in Harlem Park
The annual picnic of the Richard Webber Mutual Aid Society for Harlem packing house employees will take place tomorrow at Sulzer's Harlem River Park and Casino on 126th Street and Second Avenue. The store will close promptly at noon tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Webber Society
Richard Webber Mutual Aid Society
Richard Webber
Harlem Packing House
Sulzer
Harlem River Park and Casino
126Th Street
Second Avenue
Out of Insane Asylum Into Jail
G C Scudamore former cashier of the Pensacola Bank and Trust Company was brought to Pensacola and jailed after being arrested as he left the Florida Insane Asylum at Chattahoochee. He faced embezzlement charges and had been committed as insane before a recent determination that he was sane and fit for discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Fla
G. C. Scudamore
Pensacola Bank and Trust Company
Florida Insane Asylum
Chattahoochie
Scudamore
Broker Stabbed to Death in Kansas City Office
F. L. Mackay manager of the Western Commission Company was stabbed and killed this afternoon after a quarrel with James H. Chandler in Mackay’s office. Chandler was arrested and later detained at Police Headquarters where he claimed Mackay struck him during the dispute over the firm’s financial affairs and his investments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
F. L. Mackay
Western Commission Company
James H. Chandler
Mackay
Chandler
Commission
Relative of Mary Baker Eddy Doctor Dies After Assault
Concord reports Dr Alpheus Baker Morrill a leading physician died from skull fracture after being forcibly removed from a Hooksett saloon two weeks earlier He was a relative of Mrs Mary Baker Eddy head of the Christian Science Church Morrill accompanied Eddy when she moved headquarters From Hooksett William E Thiebeautt is jailed on aggravated assault charges with possible manslaughter filing expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mass
William E. Thiebeautt
Hooksett
Dr. Morrill
Move in Oklahoma Oil Fight
Guthrie Oklahoma July 13 another move in Attorney General Wests fight on Standard Oil was taken today when suit was filed in Logan County District Court asking an order compelling Prairie Oil and Gas Company to relinquish its entire holdings of oil lands leases and wells in the eastern counties traversed by the companys pipeline
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Okla
West
Standard Oil
Logan County
Prairie Oil and Gas Company
Fall kills Mrs Mary E Fuller at Ossining home
Mrs Mary Easton Fuller widow of Edward Fuller was killed Sunday night at her Claremont Ossining residence. She slipped on the stairs while descending to greet her visiting nephew Charles Easton of Yonkers, striking her head on a chair. An elderly woman of eighty, she died within minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Fuller
Mary Easton Fuller
Edward Fuller
Claremont
Birney's Lane
Ossining
Exhume Paterson Woman for Autopsy in Mysterious Death
The body of Mrs Fannie Tapack in Paterson was exhumed for an autopsy by Drs Armstrong Bullen and Silverstein after concerns over her death. The stomach and intestines were sent to Bellevue Hospital for analysis, with results not expected for a week or ten days. Her son Louis, under $3400 bail for robbery, had insured her for 6000 dollars eight months earlier, with her age listed as 55 though she may have been around 70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paterson
N. J
Fannie Tapack
Armstrong
Dufford & Vandevoort
Victor Bullen
Samuel Silverstein
New York City
Bellevue Hospital
Taking Prisoner to Cincinnati
Cincinnati police inspectors arrived in Boston with Edward Evans who is charged with the murder of Frederick W. Singleton in Cincinnati on August 18, 1907. Evans waived arraignment and was turned over to Cincinnati officers for fugitive from justice proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Cincinnati
Edward Evans
Frederick W. Singleton
Evans
Crowding at Boston Docks as Foreign Steamers Arrive
An unusually large number of foreign steamers entered Boston harbor on July 13 bringing many passengers and freight. Docking facilities were strained yet passengers and baggage were landed without difficulty. The fleet included the Cymric Laurentian Menominee Bedonia and Agnela.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Cymric
Laurentian
Menominee
Bedonia
Agnela
Metropolis in Inquiry Over City Debt and Subway Contracts
Justice Blanchard in the Supreme Court ordered a referee to probe the citys financial condition amid Jefferson M. Levy's suit to block the Board of Estimate and Apportionment from awarding six subway contracts and issuing 15008 in bonds for the Fourth Avenue project. The case involves the citys debt limit, with Controller Meta arguing for a cap near 1.5 million. The injunction against actions by the Board remains pending the referee report. Private counsel for Brooklyn Borough President Bird S. Coler and for bid contractors were denied participation, as the board acts only through its official counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Blanchard
Supreme Court
Jefferson M. Levy
Board of Estimate
Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn
Levy
Meta
Erlanger
Blanchard
Bird S. Coler
Borough of
Ths
Corporation Counsel
Death By Own Action Suspected In Central Park Find
A young woman was found dead near the Ramble in Central Park by Patrolman William Sullivan. A tin box with white powder, cyanide of potassium, and a Japanese handbag with a receipt tied to Katherine Garrity linked to Mrs M Curran at 107 East Sath Street. Police questioned Curran's household. two women said they had not identified the body at the Morgue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Park
William Sullivan
Arsenal Station
Katherine Garrity
No. 107
East Sath Street
M Curran
Joseph Curran
Curran
McVane
Presbyterian Hospital
Philadelphia
Navy Department Replies On Civil Service Political Activity
District No 15 of New York and nearby IA Machinists received the Navy Department reply about discharges for active political activity at the Brooklyn navy yard. The President referred the inquiry to define taking an active part in politics under Civil Service rules. An executive order of June 15, 1907, amended Rule 1 to bar official interference in elections while allowing private political expression. Instructions were issued May 14 to discharge laborers and mechanics at navy yards and stations for political activity, matching treatment of competitive classified employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
International Association of Machinists
Navy Department
Roosevelt
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Civil Service
Executive Civil Service
Civil Service Commission
Department
Navy Yards
Naval Stations
Plague Suppressed in Venezuela Official End Declared
Reports to the State Department from Willemstad say Caracas has had no plague cases since June. The last death at La Guayra occurred in June, and on July 3 the plague was officially declared ended. The information comes via John Brewer, former Caracas legation clerk and consular agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Venezuela
Willemstad
Caracas
la Guayra
John Brewer
Pipers Seek Boston Visit In Highland Concert Tour
Pipers from Halifax Nova Scotia request permission to visit Boston from July 15 to August 2 to perform Highland costume concerts. Approval from Massachusetts Governor is required after State Department referral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Boston
Massachusetts
State Department
May Have Been Wrong Negro Inquest Delayed
Wilmington July 1x The inquest on Columbus Jacksont a negro shot yesterday in a Clayton area cornfield was postponed to tomorrow evening to gather evidence for possible arrests. Prominent Middletown residents offer testimony on his character noting he never drank. State Detective Hawkins, who tracked the escaped man, seeks the identities of two men seen leaving the field after the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Wilmington
Del
Columbus Jacksont
Clayton
Middletown
Jackson
Hawkins
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Portium Cereal Company. Limited
Battie Creek, Mich
Poughkeepsie Jail
Public Service Board
BLACK
Philadelphia Police
Drouth IN
Insane Asylum
Broker
Oklahoma
METZ
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Pipers
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