Subway graft tale told in wiretapping probe
A testimony thread reveals a graft inquiry linking a dual contract to a push to rush through a proposition. Witnesses including Sigfried Ceder and Pallfax Landstreet tied a $50 000 figure to the effort while Senator Reynolds and Mayor allies were mentioned in connection with the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fic
Yeatersay Ard
Sigfried Cederares
Pubic Service Commission
C. E
New York
Clark Street
Brookperiete
Opporng
Pallfax Landstreet
William W. Reynolds
Reynolds
Tod
Frank Sis
Heonot
Senator Reynolds
Les Liang
r_ Moss
Reprelda
Mr. Landered
Egan Seeks Seymour Correspondence in Wiretap Probe
Martin Kean testified in the Seymour wiretapping case before Chief Magistrate McAdoo. William Burns’s detective firm installed a detectaphone at Seymour & Seymour. Egan received copies of about twenty letters from Seymour & Seymour correspondence found in the desks. He refused to answer a question about other documents, noting it could defeat ends of justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Kean
A. P. Morgan & Con
McAdoo
Seymour
William J. Burne
Seymour & Seymour
Egan
Requeis
James M. Beck
Swann
Burns
Humboldt Fibre Company
Morgan
Mitchel Plans Action Against Priests Over Wire Tapping
Mayor Mitchel announced he would ask District Attorney Swann to take action against Father William B. Farrell and others in the Catholic Church group accused of perverting justice and interfering with government. The move follows a conference with officials, amid wire tapping charges against Farrell and others. a Thompson committee report is expected this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchel
Swann
Aotion
William B. Farrell
Church of St. Peter and Paul
Brooklyn
Catholic Church
Martin Littleton
Charities
Kingsbury
Lamar Hardy
William H. Hotchkise
Father Farrell
D.C. Potter
Don
Thompson Committee
Monsignor Dunn
Archdiocese of New York
Warehouse Collapse Buries Workers in Long Island City
A warehouse under construction for the National Sugar Refining Co. on the East River docks collapsed, burying around a score of workers. One man died, five were seriously injured, and many more suffered minor injuries amid a rush of wartime orders. Ernest Carlson led Hedden Contracting and was arrested but later released on parole for examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Sugar Refining Company
Long Island City
East River
Jews Seek Their Own Regiment Over National Guard Bias
The anti-Semitic display in the New York National Guard spurs leaders to form a Jewish regiment modeled after one in Philadelphia. Testimony shows applicants faced discrimination, with Sgt Thomas T Patterson admitting anti Jewish feeling. Officials stress discretion in selecting units should not target birth or creed and a continued probe resumes June 7.
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National Guard
Stotesbury
State Arsenal
Philadelphia
Max J. Klein
Union Avenue
Bronx
Howard E. Sullivan
Second Field Artillery
Klein
Sullivan
Maurice Simmons
Mr. Simmons
Stotesburs
Lester J. Winkle
Lieutenant King
Philip Schwartz
Whitlock Avenue
Jame Ts Nathan
Mitchel
Nathan
Nathan & Tucker
Fifth Avenue
Silk Merchants
Mr. Nathan
New York
Thomas T. Patterson
Hlattery F
Nathan W. Friedman
Morris Alberstein
Roosevelt
Morris Horter
Ralph J. McQuade
Betcha It's Dynamite Dynamite Stone Thrower Wins
Two boys argued over a yellow stick at Amsterdam Avenue and Sixty-sixth Street. One dropped the rock that launched the stick as a brick shattered a window injuring no one. Charles Miller on West Sixty-sixth Street dodged debris amid the commotion as bystanders were hustled away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam Avenue
Sixty-sixth Street
Charles Miller
West Sixty-sixth Street
Husband Ends Reunions After Fifth Return
Havonne New Jersey May 31. John Solonsky of 199 Broadway says his wife Josephine has left him for the fifth time in five years and he will not take her back. He laments the ongoing departures as she again ran away this year, leaving him to face another departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoteliites
Luatn B Haim
Compeo
Jasdetreet
Haim
Hir
Hetcblefen
Auerbach
Sr. Deary
Mir. Caderetrom
Dee Seber
Leroy T. Harkem
Public Lee Commission
Ofice
Hotchkiss
Ariane
Tetehkian
Public Service Commission
Husband
Nine Dopey Benny Gang Indicted for Murder
Nine members of the Dopey Benny gang were indicted for first degree murder in the shooting death of Frederick Strauss deputy clerk of the City Court at 2 St Mark's Place on January 9, 1914. Annie Britt, alias the gunwoman, is charged but at large. two East Side lawyers are alleged to have assisted.
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Strauss
Swann
East Side
Half Bayonne Barbers Strike Paralyzing Bayonne Trade
About half the barbers in Bayonne New Jersey walk out on May 21 threatening to shut down shops entirely by June 16. Shaves and barber services are scarce as workers demand fair terms.
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Bayonne
Mrs Black Held On Check Charge In Manhattan Court
Mrs Madeline Black registered at Motel Manhattan was arrested on grand larceny allegations after a $500 check to Farson Son & Co. bounced with no funds. She appeared with attorney Walter Kohn before Magistrate Corrigan at the Tombs, bail set at $40. case continued to June 7. Black, a noted Chicago club figure and author, once inherited a large estate.
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Manhattan
Madeline Black
Corrigan
Tombs Court
Farson, Son & Co
Broadway
Farson
Chicago
Walter Kohn
Tie
Pacifier
Womtris Clubs
Federal Council of Churches
Elmore Ellsworth Black
Roosevelt Hospital
Baroness Seeks Court Help To Recover Jewels
The Baroness de Beckendorf and C. J. Wettig appeared before Magistrate Cornell in the West Side Court to resolve the whereabouts of three rings and a bracelet valued at £1,000. The baroness accused Wettig of withholding her jewels while Wettig claimed they were in his possession.
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de Beckendorf
C. J. Wettig
Robert Fa
Cornell
West Side
Wettig
Barons, baroness in blackmail case and hotel leases
In a hotel case a baroness denies tig’s claim of an earlier murder attempt and a German spy allegation. Wettig says he returned jewelry to the baroness to avoid pawn, facing magistrate Cornell as the hearing continues. Separately, leases: Charles F. Noyes Co. ground floor to B. B. Neal Hardware. White-Goodman lofts and J Josephaon & Son leases. Excelsior Belt and Buckle at West Broadway loft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Noyes Company
Leonard St
B. B. Neal Hardware Company
White-Goodman
West Houston
Solomon & Silverstein
J. Josephaon & Son
West Broadway
Excelsior Belt and Buckle Company
Rye Estate at Grace Church Street Sold for 35000
The estate at Rye formerly of William Shillacher Jr. sold to William Shea for 35000. The property includes residence and well laid out grounds at Grace Church Street and Forest Avenue Rye New York.
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Jackacher & de Laches Ware
William Shillacher, Jr
Grace Church St
Forest Av
Rye
N.Y
William Shea
Jobless man bombs Vanderbilt home in error
Fiore Di Masi, unemployed, fired bricks at William K. Vanderbilt Jr.’s residence on Eighty-second Street and Fifth Avenue. Police seized him after the attack damaged most front windows. He claimed a mistaken target, saying he thought he bombarded the Rockefeller home. He had a six month sentence in the Poughkeepsie jail and is held for examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiore di Masi
Wiliam K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Eighty-second Street
Fifth Avenue
Lavender
di Masi
Vanderbilt
Rocheller
Yorkville
Mass
Poughkeeps Jum
Man Confesses to Parricide Clears Mystery in New Jersey
New Brunswick New Jersey Maysand confessed to killing his sister Alfretta in front of their home on February 28. He said he was intoxicated and fired a revolver over his shoulder thinking he was firing into the air. He was sentenced to four to ten years in prison for manslaughter.
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Engineering Societies
West Thirty-ninth Street
United States
Tional Conference
American Railways
Eastern Railroads
Conference Committee of Mangers
Warren S. Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Broadway Central
Iailroad
T. W. Baldwin
Central of Georgia
C. J. Bardo
New Haven
E.W. Compman
Southern Railway
Cotter
Wabash
Lyman Delano
Atlantic Coast Line
PE Crowley
New York Central
G. M W. Emberton
Creat Northern
HL Ewing
Philadelphia & Reading
B. W. Grier
Chesapeake & Ohio
A. S. Greig
Frisco
W. Kouns
Santa Fe
H.W McMaster
Wheeling & Lake Erie
D. Maher
Norfolk & Western
P. N. Morrissey
Burlington
James Russell
Denver
Big Grande
A. SM
New Brunswick
N. J. Maysand
White
Alfretta
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Thompson Hears Dock Co
Deal
Sinking Fund Commission
Farrell
Long Island City Pier
Rand
Lord & Taylor
39Th Street
Butes
Stone Thrower
Dopey
Benny
Dana Gatlin
Colliers
TMB National Werely
Mrs. Black
34Th St
Saks Company
Greeley
Hotel Seymour
Tig
Baron Reckendorf
Franklin Simon
Mens Furnishing Shop
West 38Th St
U. S. Army
United States Army
John D
Franklin Simon A Co
Mens Clothing Shop
Oxford Vicuna
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