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Newspaper

New York Tribune

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1908

Page

5

Provident Insurance Society Faces Scrutiny and Board Meeting

The Provident Insurance Company investigation reveals a $2000 unrecorded check entry, prompting scrutiny of financial handling. Rittenhouse notes departments’ efforts to reveal true finances, curb banker abuse, and rehabilitate the society, while the board resumes routine business after quorum issues and a Philadelphia director presence.

New York Colorado the Provident Philadelphia

Wagstaff Protests Against Rabies Dog Killing Order

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals protests the muzzling act enforcement in New York City urging humane methods. Dr. Walter Bensel reports about 250 animals killed since July 3, with about 40 dogs killed yesterday in Manhattan and similar totals in other boroughs.

Society For the Alfred Waestaft West Darlington Department of Health Wagstaff Board of Health Tts City of New York Walter Bensel

Farnum Divorced In High Profile Case

Mrs A Johnstone Farnum gained an interlocutory decree after M Linn Bruce reported in her favor and Justice Dayton affirmed. Dustin Farnum, linked to Katherine Clemmons Gould in a separate suit, denied impropriety. Farnum, tied to The Rector's Garden and a new season role, is the third famed player sued for divorce that summer with Hackett and Sothern cases pending final settlement. Ernest K Coulter and Z Frank Lord represented the Farnums. action filed last August against an unknown corespondent.

A. Johnstone Farum Dustin Farum M. Linn Bruce Justice Dayton Farnum Howard Gould Katherine Clemmons Gould James K. Hackett Edward H. Sothern Virginia Harned Mr. Farnum Ernest K. Coulter Eie

Investigation of Jenkins Estate in Mineola Long Island

Edward J. Deasy acting for the State Controller plans a report on the John G. Jenkins estate, deceased in March, to determine inheritance tax. A trust deed dated November 3, 2687 and a later will create a widow and children's fund, possibly reducing taxes. Mortgages tied to the trust deed are contested, probate already granted by Surrogate Jackson.

Minesia Long Island Edward J. Deasy Glen Cove Whill Lawrence E. Kerwin Nassau County John G. Jenkins Brook‘Lyn Deasy Controler Givnn Jenkins John G. Werkins, Jr Mary E Mr. Jenkins Mary E. Jenkins Jackson

Four Men Die as Lightning Strikes Minneapolis Area

In Darton Ohio on July 3 6 Philip H Surface sixty a farmer and Warren County Fair Board treasurer was found dead by suicide from carbolic acid after complaints of heat. In Minneapolis four men were killed by lightning during a rainstorm.

Darton Ohio Philip H. Surface Lebanon Warren County Fair Board Minneapolis

Colorado University Receives Law Building Gift

President Baker announced that Senator Guggenheim donated a law building to the University of Colorado. The structure, valued at 75 000 dollars, will be completed by the start of the 1906 school year.

the Tribune Denver Baker The Univerity of Colorado 2 Guggenheim

Berri and White Boom Duel At State Headquarters

In Brooklyn the 10th Assembly District backs William Berri for Governor while Senator Horace White’s Syracuse bloc gains momentum. Rumors swirl over letters and endorsements as Woodruff deflects ties to any specific candidate.

Hendricks's Denial and Republican Governor Nominating Push

Syracuse July 20 Onondaga Republican organization backed Senator Horace White for the GOP nomination claiming multiple delegations favor him Friends of Francis Hendricks deny a New York statement predicting Hughes defeat if renominated saying the claim has no basis in fact

Syracuse Onondaga Republican Organization Horace White Jhoom Francis Hendricks New York Woodruff Hughes Onondaga

Sherman Nomination Acceptance Speech Planned Utica Event

Utica July 30 James B Sherman received word from Senator Burrows chairman of the committee that it would be agreeable to come to Utica on August 18 the date Sherman suggested The committee will have Burrows speak for them while Sherman will reply to formally accept the nomination The mayor Wheefer is arranging a big demonstration after a committee entertainment Sherman plans to depart Monday for the St Lawrence and Wolf Island to visit Walter Clark a Philadelphia schoolmate

Utica James Sherman Burrows Wheefer St. Lawrence Wolf Island Walter Clark Philadelphia

Hitchcock Keeps Busy Day In Campaign Plans

Washington July 30 Frank H Hitchcock chairman of the Republican National Committee spent the day mainly on correspondence and setting up headquarters work in New York by telephone He arranged with Francis Curtis head of the literary department for much printing publicity for Tafts acceptance speech and the party platform The campaign book nears completion and discussion with Curtis continued Hitchcock left Washington at 1230 tonight and will be in New York tomorrow.

Washington Frank H. Hitchcock Republican National Committee New York Hitchcock Francis Curtis National Committee Republican Congressional Committee Taft Republican Campaign Curtis

Hull Sealed as Republican Nominee for Congress

Des Moines Iowa July 30 The executive council of the state issued a certificate of nomination for Congressman J A T Hull making him the Republican nominee. His name will appear in the Republican column of the official ballot in the fall election.

Des Moines Iowa Executive Council of the State J. A. T. Hull Reggar Republican

Thomas L Hisgen Welcomed Home In West Springfield

Thomas L Hisgen Independence party presidential nominee was greeted by townspeople on his return from Chicago. Mrs Hisgen carried a bouquet as a band led carriages through Main Street to his home. Democrats and Republicans joined the reception at Town Hall where Frank F Sargent presided. Hisgen thanked the crowd noting the thanks stemmed from personal ties rather than a landslide for his party.

The Tribune Springfield Mass Thomas L. Hisgen Independence Party Chicago Hisgen

Hobson Cousin Held in Embezzlement Probe

Edward M. Hobson of 2414 G Street Washington was arraigned at the Tombs police court before Magistrate Corrigan on an affidavit about a Washington police telegram naming him a suspect in embezzlement. Hobson claimed kinship to Congressman Richmond Pearson Hobson and said he worked as the Washington agent for the New York Horse Insurance Company. The magistrate remanded him in $600 bail to await police action.

Edward M. Hobson G Street Washington Tombs Police Court Corrigan Chief of Police Hobson Richmond Pearson Hobson Tombs Court New York Horse Insurance Company New York West 31

Gompers Defends Labor Independence In July Statement

Samuel Gompers declares he has never promised to deliver labor votes to any party and condemns attempts to sway him. He insists organized labor chooses support based on interests, not politics, and defends his AFL leadership as a sacred trust. Frank Hitchcock denies any planned personal campaign against Gompers.

Washington Samuel Gompers American Federation of Labor Organized Labor Mr. Gompers Frank H. Hitchcock Gompers

Gompers Discusses Platforms In Federationist Speech

The August Federationist prints Gompers’ address to AFL members outlining Republican and Democratic platform points, praising the Democratic anti injunction plank. He denies pledging labor votes to any party and asserts every man’s right to vote for any candidate.

Federationist American Federation of Labor Gompers New York

Critics clash as Gompers criticized at labor institute

The People's Institute at 318 East 15th Street heard W H Raiman a longtime carpenter unionist urge workers to vote as citizens not as unionmen. Rev Francis J Clay Moran urged Taft while Gabriel Weiss called Gompers wrong to attempt mass voting influence in Democratic alignments.

People’s Institute Samuel Gompers W. H. Raiman East 15Th Street Raiman United States Francis J. Clay Moran Church Association For the Advancement of Labor Moran Taft Gompers Bryan Gabriel Weiss Institute Democratic Party American Federation of Labor

Denial From Samuel Gompers Over Hearst Cable Message

Samuel Gompers denies sending or causing a cable to William R Hearst urging support for Bryan. In a July letter to George W Perkins he explains his remark on personal rights and human liberty led to a misinterpreted message. He stresses that actions show true intentions, not loud proclamations.

The Tribune Chicago Samuel Gompers George W. Perkins Cigarmakers’ Union William R. Hearst Bryan Hearst

West Virginia Democrats Back Jim Crow Disfranchisement Plank

Charleston WV July 30 The Democratic State Convention adopted a Jim Crow and negro disfranchisement plank. It favors amending the constitution to preserve ballot purity by excluding those unfitted to value it. Louis Bennett of Lewis County was nominated for governor. A telegram from William J Bryan expressed appreciation for the party’s endorsement and hoped for Democratic victory.

Charleston W. Va Louis Bennett Lewis County William J. Bryan

Socialists to Ratify Ticket at Cooper Union Meeting

The Socialist party general committee agreed to hold a state ticket ratification at Cooper Union around September 4 with Joshua Wauhope as Governor candidate. A national ticket ratification around October will feature Eugene V Debs and other national candidates.

The Socialist Party Cooper Union Joshua Wauhope Eugene V. Debs

McCarren declares indifference to Kings County leadership

In a tense East New York mass meeting at Breit kopf's Congress Hall, Sen. Patrick H. McCarren professed he does not care whether he remains Kings County Democratic leader. He attacked Sinnott and Murphy, defended the Appellate Division ruling, and urged independence of the Kings County Democrats amid heavy police presence.

Patrick H. McCarren Breitkopf Congress Hall Vernon Street Atlantic Avenue East New York Robert F. Craig James P. Sinnott Murphy Forces Sinnott-Murphy Forces Heavenly Twins McCarren McCarrentte Sinnott McCormick East Side Geismar Kings Alton B. Parker Kings County Murphy Appellate Division Supreme Court King Canute Craig

Yonkers Auto Attack Case Ties To License 49237

Yonkers police seek owner of automobile 49237 after two women were attacked while being driven toward lonely spots. The car is linked to Henry W. Boettger Silk Finishing Co. offices at 125 Prince and 48 East 144th Street. Boettger says his cars were garaged and unknown to him in past two weeks. He urges authorities to identify perpetrators using fictitious numbers.

Yonkers Albany New York Caryl Station Automobile Register Henry W. Boettger

Auto Bumps Surrey Five Hurt in Jersey City Crash

Mrs Lizzie Dorsey and her four children of 227 Railroad avenue Jersey City were run into and upset on the Union street boulevard last night by an automobile driven by Winford Green of 10 Jewett avenue The mother suffered shock and the children were bruised in the incident

Surrey Lizzie Dorsey Railroad Avenue Jersey City Union Street Winford Green Jewett Avenue Dorsey

Convict Attack Under Spotlight In Georgia Prison Probe

In Atlanta in July 86 George F Hurt testified before a legislative committee on a deadly inmate fight. One convict with a pick struck another in the face driving the weapon into a lung. pneumonia followed and the man died. Lessees testified that Prison Commission officials knew of extra salaries and wardens admitted report lapses under oath without reprimand.

Atlanta George F. Hurt State Prison Board Georgia Prison Commission Prison Commission

Crosstown and Belt Line Transfers Change Under Receivers

Metropolitan Street Railway receivers announce no service interruption on the Fifty-ninth street Crosstown and belt lines while control shifts to Central Park North East River Railroad. Transfers will be limited at 34th Street Tenth Avenue and 42nd Street Tenth Avenue as operations transfer with public hearings set and a temporary supply of rolling stock from the Metropolitan to maintain adequate service.

Metropolitan Street Railway Company 5Eth Street Crosstown West Side Belt Asth Street 34Th Street Tenth Avenue 424 Street Belt Lines 48Th Street Metropolitan Lines Seventh Ninth Avenues 9Th Street 53D Street Sixth Ninth Avenue 59Th Street First Avenue 125Th Street East 14Th Street Avenue A Avenue C Houston Street Desbrosses Street Washington and Watts Greenwich Charlton Streets Recei Métropolitan Central Park, North & East River Company Public Service Commission Commission 9Th Street Crosstown Beltines Messrs. Joline and Robinson Metropolitan System Henry Thompson Thompson, Vanderpoel & Freedman Central Park, North & East River Railroad Company Root Metropolitan Central Park United States Circuit Court For Southern District of New York 19Th Street Crosstown West Belt West Street 64Th Street South Ferry East Belt 14Th Street South Street Thirty-fourth Street Forty-second Street Judge Lacombe Central Park Company Fifty-ninth Street Frederick W. Whitridge Third Avenue Railroad Company George W. Linch New York City Railway Company Fast Broadway & Battery Railroad Company Tinch Thompson Belt Central Park, North & Fast River Company Second Avenue Lexington Avenue Madison Avenue Sixth Avenue Seventh Avenue Broadway

Green Metropolitian Cars Display New Verdant Color

Metropolitan Street Railway introduces green painted cars on the 234 street crosstown line with ten cars in service. General manager Oren Root notes the change is part of standardization across lines under receivers and that red Third Avenue cars will remain distinct from transfers.

D Street Crosstown Metropolitan Street Railway Company Oren Root 234 Street Metropolitan Root Third Avenue Allied

Farman Nears Flight Test at Brighton Beach

The Farman aeroplane, in a tent at the Brighton Beach racetrack, drew Aero Club of America praise as mechanics tuned the machine. Mr Farman and his team worked late, with Mrs Farman optimistic about a trial flight possibly tonight.

Farman Brighton Beach Aero Club of America Mr. Farman Wright Brothers T. R. MacMechen St. Louis United States France Alfred N. Chandler A. M. Herring E. la Rue Jones Alan R. Hawley

Pythians Camp Plan Denied by Boston Court

Boston July 30 Justice Braley denied Harvard Improvement Association a writ restraining the Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias from erecting a camp on Franklin Field. Camp for 10,400 men proceeded, with John Ballantyne for the Knights arguing the permit was valid under park commission powers and that Pythian conventions always use camps and sanitary measures are adequate.

Boston Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias Franklin Field Harvard Improvement Association Justice Braley Supreme Court John Ballantyne Knights Ballantyne

Second shooting near Cincinnati mystery haunts riverfront

Sixteen year old Charles Hawks was shot while swimming near Whittaker street as the steamer Island Queen passed. Birds shot embedded in his face but he recovered at City Hospital. Police remain unable to identify a shooter linked to a prior Mrs. Russell incident near the same riverfront, offering no clear suspect.

Cincinnati Charles Hawks Mrs. Russell Hawks Russell Rive?ng

Philadelphia completes Market Street subway expansion

The final section of the Market Street subway from CHF Hall east to the Delaware River was officially inspected with 4000 invitations issued for prominent visitors. Rail officials from many Eastern cities attended a luncheon under 8th Street as the subway and connected elevated road, seven miles total, prepare to operate regularly starting Monday.

Philadelphia Market Street CHF Cay Hall Schuylkill River

Also Mentioned on This Page

Wolfe Provident Coiferate Insurance Commissioner Rittenhouse MR. Wagstaff S. P.C. A. Head Senator Guggenheim Post Elijah Postum: Ceres Company, Limited Battle Creek Mich Berri White 10Th Assembly Brooklyn William Berri 10Th Oyster Bay Myrtle and Waverly Avenues Charles F. Murphy Harry F. Lewie Wiliam Berri Ray B. Smith Assembly Onondaga County Hendricks Smith J. Sloat Fassett Pimira Fassett F. J. H. Kracke Ezra Prentice Parsons Adirondacks East 30Th Street West 3Th Street Republican Club State Committee Homestake South Extension Company Britton Schroeder Congressman St. Lawrence Camp Congressman Hull Nominee Labor West Virginia Plank W. J. Bryan Nation McArren Georgia Jacob Ruppert 90Th 92D Street New York City Public Service Board Metropolitan Cars 56Th Street Pythians Boston Park Bay State Supreme Court Improvement Association Cincinnaii Roy Swimmer
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