Burns Tells of Trap Set in Atlantic City
William J Burns testified in Atlantic City about graft connected to a boardwalk reconstruction ordinance. He described a scheme with Councilmen Phoebus and Smiley and Dougherty and detailed paid bribes of ten 30 dollar bills. He said a forged contracting firm aided official corruption and pledged to secure three year terms for allies.
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Atlantic City
Tulaoe
Reilman Harry Dougherty
Willian J. Bares
CouneAimes Pheetis
Fans
Resster and
Math
Frank Iiles
Korgan
Dougherty
Grams
Capes
Ruri
Saris Caning
Frank Suey
Hareshalon
de Witte Wail
Cetaptaining Tat Ag Wie
Coord
Charles 8
Moore
Nefeon B. Gaskill
Mosns
Wahl
Thie
Cme
Allves
Mr. Moore
Smiley
Franklin
Phoebus
Marlborough
Ailenheim
Lane
Bim
Malta
Phorbus
William J. Burns
More Pitt Indictments in Baltimore Grain Case
Baltimore grand jury adds charges against Pembroke W. Pitt the grain broker brought back from Athens Greece. Indictments involve about $15,000 tied to fraudulent bills of lading with alleged gains between $2,060 and $0.00. An officer of the National Bank of Baltimore presented the latest accusation.
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Baltimore
Pembroke W. Pitt
Athens
Greece
National Pank of
Seamen Prepare Demands as Old Wages Expire
Coastwise unions including seamen stewards and cooks will submit new demands June 11 to 30 to about twenty steamship companies. The 30 000 workers seek higher pay and a union agreement, affiliating with the Transport Workers Federation. Organizer Henry P Griffin says settlements without strikes are likely this year.
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Transport Workers’ Federation
Henry P. Griffen
Robin Denounces Lawyers In Northern Bank Case
Joseph G Robin, in confession over wrecking the Northern Bank, appeared in the Appellate Division to press charges against lawyers including Philip A Robins and Alfred A Wheat. He claimed conspiracy to defraud and grand larceny while denouncing counsel and asserting his intent to safeguard the bank’s assets.
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Joseph G Robin
Supreme Court
Ney Te
Robin
Philip A. Robins
Alfred A. Wheat
Roswell D. Nichols
Fulton J. Redman
James M. Gifford
Orion H. Cheney
Slate Ranking Department
Robin Wax
Anson McCook Beard
Me Gifford
Sid
Whitman
Ecvine
Nitin
Austen G
Heard
Sii
Che Inc
Atturks
Hani Phe
Seth
Appointment of New York National Guard Inspectors General
Major General Yvan commands the New York National Guard and appoints Cornelis Viardertilt as inspector general. Lt Col Kean and Major Franklin W. Ward receive adjutant general roles with offices in Albany. Ward, long in the Pennsylvania National Guard, authored military treatises and coauthored a War Department approved text for coast artillery.
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Yvan
New York National Guard
Yoretennny Caplils Cornelis Viardertilt
Dds
Neutenant
Kean Tas
Frankin W. Ward
Coast Ontilters Corps
Albany
Ward
Alive
1St Infantry
National I Guard of
Pennsylvania
Wath Infantry
Service of
Coast Artillery
War Department
Bridge ruling reversed in $400000 City suit amendment
Appellate Division reversed Justice McCall and allowed New York City to amend its answer in the Williams Engineering and Contracting Co case over Queensboro Bridge work. The amended pleading challenges incorporator signatures, resignations, and alleged procurement by unfair means. City defenses had run four years amid held hearings and counsel motions.
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Yesters
Justice McCall
City of New York
Williams Engineering and
James J. Frawley
Queensboro Bridge
James I. Holmes
Holmes
Cone
Macgrane Coxe
Avshiant Corporation
Harmon wins Ohio by ten thousand votes in primary
Official tabulation shows Governor Harmon with 100,090 votes, Wilson and Bryan also listed with smaller totals. The fragmentary text notes Harmon defeating Wilson and Bryan with a clear margin, though it contains garbled names and stray characters.
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Harmon
Wilson
Newdlorane
Wilsen d. Bryan
Champ Cark
Cragin Held on Larceny Charge in New York Court
Edward F Cragin president of American Farm Tractor Co and New York Finance and Security Co is held in bail for 1000 dollars for further examination by Magistrate Butts in Tombs court on grand larceny charges. Richard Wing accuses Cragin of taking 200 dollars and promoting a secret silver alloy venture. Cragin’s bail was posted by American Surety Co. The case, tied to a proposed Imperial Silver Co venture, is set for a further hearing with potential witnesses including George Edwards and others connected to the Interational Silver Company and related firms.
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American Farm Tractor Company
New York Finance and Securities Company
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Tombs Court
Richard T. Wing
Clinton Thveat
Brooklyn
King
Cragin
American Surety Company
Ohn W. Hart
King Id
Hart
Jacine Kebeusty
Tim
California
Min Fand
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Chuck
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International Site Company
Edwards
N Hridgewert
Mr King
Firet Bee
Imperial
Sf C
Craxin
Internationliver Company
Sigm
Fedwards
Flatbush
Republican Club
Roonevelt
Niew 1M
Opera Carrant
John A. Locker
Mina Locker
K. Locker & Co
Noyes
United States District Court
Liggutt & Myers Tobacco Company
Plorillard Company
Lockers
American Tobacco Company
Locker & Co
Tobacco Trust
Charles Dushki
Amerean ‘Tolacen
Escent
Greater New York
Liggett & Myers
Weyman-Breton
Wade
Fillion
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Sure © Trust
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Hinton
Sal
Andy
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Weather report forecasts mixed conditions across the United States
A detailed weather record describes low pressure systems bringing rain in parts of England and Florida and a Texas to Lake Superior trough bringing showers to central regions. Temperatures vary, with warmth in the central valleys and upper Great Lakes, cooler in the West, and widespread Saturday and Sunday showers forecast from the Arkansas/Missouri to the Ohio Valley and lower lakes. Winds are described as moderate to light with regional variations, and forecasts note fair conditions for Atlantic coast and some relief in the Northwest and New England areas.
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England
Florida
Texas
Lake Superior
Plaine States
Rocky Mountain
Eustang Board
Upper Lake Region
Rocky Mountains
Arkansas
Missouri
Upper Mississippi Walleye
Ohio Valley
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City Cannot Raise Pay for Now, Board Proposes Budget
The Board of Estimate served a notice demanding department pay raises, but a $59,000 appropriation for the standardization committee delays the increase. Alderman Mitchel introduced the plan, noting no progress on the request for more money, leaving city employees hopeful but unresolved.
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Walearies
Malarien
Sears
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Merle Nat
Parting shot from Mex Cath erine Ward over rent row
In Hunter's Point a court hearing ended with Kathleen Ward refusing to surrender a rental property owned by Julia Klemp. The judge ordered eviction by Monday while Ward warned of violence if forced out. Ward's stance centered on her two hens nesting on the premises and her claim of unborn chicks.
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Chickane
Tia
Catherine Ward
Willem Street
Hunter's Point
Klemp
Ward
Valentine Faces Prison in Kings County Forgery Case
Benjamin Valentine, once a prominent Kings County lawyer, likely faces imprisonment after Justice Van Sielen denied his appeal for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence. Convicted in February 1906 of forging his wife's name on a deed to property transferred to his mother, the alleged forgery occurred several years earlier. The wife was dead by then and the children brought the matter to authorities.
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Mineola
Long Tsiana
Benjaminn Valentine
Kings County
van Sielen
Valentine
Elizabeth Valentine
Dante Statue Debate Delays Italian Monument Plan
Park Commissioner Stover postponed a Dante monument project amid Italian delegates arguing over national participation. He cited lack of clear Italian government support and ongoing legal questions, promising to review proofs next week while considering site options and duties on the statue.
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Stover
Dante
Nadir J. del Papa
A. Quattrocent
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Theodore Palumbo
Carlo Barsotti
Eptrit
Italy
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Carlo Hargotti
Alt
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Lap
Cty
Allan 4
del Papa
Central Park
Soth Street
Sherwood Flies Over City in Long Flight
Oliver K B Sherwood, aged 24 of Brooklyn, completed a 30 minute flight from Nan Troulevard to Hackensack in a Curtiss type headless biplane with a Kirk motor. He crossed the Want Hiver, flew over Lakeville Whitestone and Manhattan, then landed at Mackensack after two prior failed attempts due to motor trouble. Harrier Quimby arrived at Mompatead field with a Blériot passenger car and will begin experimental flights.
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Nan Troulevard
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18Th Street
Manhattan
Riverside Drive
Mackensack
Long Island
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Bronx Man Jumps to Die From Express Train
A Bronx man identified as J. Merson, 164 Anthony Avenue, jumped in front of an express at 149th Street and Third Avenue station. He landed between tracks and lost a leg. Trackwalkers freed him, Patrolman Klosset treated the wound, and the crowd panicked as the motorman braked. Merson survived the initial impact but could not explain his act.
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Anthony Avenue
The
Bronx
Lincoln Hospital
149Th Street
Third Avenue
Merson
Klosset
Marine Intelligence Miniature Almanac Rumors
Maritime notes list sunrise and moon phases with high water marks for the day and wireless reports from far locations. The fragment mentions Bandy Hook Governor's Island and a radio report 436 miles east of La Provence, but text is garbled and incomplete.
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Governor's Island
Lee
la Provence
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