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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1907
Page
18
Albany dispatch outlines a packed last week of a historic Legislature. The public utilities bill, recount measure, reapportionment plan, and supplemental supply bill top the agenda as leaders push toward adjournment by June 7.
Edward Egan, signal operator at the Michigan Central and Grand Rapids & Indiana crossing near Kalamazoo, chose to derail a freight train to prevent a collision with a passenger train. The freight plunged into a ditch, four cars derailed, but no one was hurt, and the passenger train passed safely.
Pulaski Tennessee June 2 Willie Smith eighty four fears murder for his money and distributes about 230000 in quarters and half dollars he has hoarded in fruit jars for years The coins were coined two generations ago and remain unworn He once withdrew money from a bank after a cashier honored a check and vowed not to deal with any firm that would not guard his funds better than that.
Yonkers police reported an open excise situation despite thirty two indictments handed down last week against saloonkeepers. Eight arrests occurred up to midnight with six defendants already indicted. Names withheld. arraignment set for this morning. Indictments were based on information from John S. Kennedy of the Anti-Saloon League with help from the state Excise Department.
Buffalo June 2 detectives arrested Frank E. Kendall in the murder of George Ditman at North Collins last Saturday. Kendall claims an alibi and asserts no connection to the case.
Atlantic City reports the American Anti Tuberculosis League meeting calling for June 5 to form an American section of the International Medical Association for the Prevention of War. Signed by Dr William B Z Snow and Dr George Brown, the league resumes sessions tomorrow at the First Presbyterian Church with about fifty physicians preparing essays for discussion.
Telegraph reports that Union Pacific Coal Company and Central Coal Company plan to break a union drive by offering a 10 percent wage increase to all miners reporting for duty, while still banning union cardholders from work. The move follows a week of no-union policies and posted notices.
The Central Federated Union urged the appointment of a committee to attend the recount bill hearing tomorrow. A letter signed by Alfred J. Boulton George H. McVey William A. Coakley and Thomas P. Ryan conveyed broad support for a recount. Thomas Rock a former Assemblyman endorsed the recount noting fairness despite tensions with the Mayor.
Clarence R Edwards brigadier general and chief of the bureau of insular affairs has built a notable record in the War Department since 1900. He has long served as the right hand man to the secretary of war, first to Elihu Root and then to William H Taft, with a distinguished record of gallant service in the Philippines.
General Edwards, long allied with Secretary Taft and cited by Congress for elevating the insular bureau, oversees Philippine and Cuban affairs with adept organization. The article highlights his influence, co-operation with Governor Magoon, and his continued popularity, alongside notes on naval retirements, target trophies, and hospital corps plans.
News reports indicate the Navy Department plans to resolve the Brooklyn drydock stalemate at the navy yard. Spearin claims government fault delays and proposed contract cancellation with adjusted payment terms to avoid government liability if a new deal exceeds the original price. The compromise would discharge the contractor while settling payments.
The Navy will not install a floating repair shop on the USS Culgea. Although such facilities would aid wartime vessel maintenance, doubts exist about Culgea’s suitability. The plan is postponed, with possible use on another vessel to be announced later.
Rear Admiral Thierry announced aboard his flagship Kléber that the French squadron including the Victor Hugo and the Chasseloup-Loubat had arrived at Hampton Roads on Saturday, amid a wave of American friendship and welcome.
Rear Admiral Thierry commander in chief of the French Atlantic squadron visits the cadets at the Military Academy on May 29 escorted by Major General Grant. The group includes Major Howze F C Owen Captain Bowley Captain Nagel and Colonel Scott.
The article notes a contractor delay on a dock project as work pauses to reassess bidding. It details War Department cuts to uniform items and simplified insignia. Navy meat inspection shifts toward army-like standards, with Paymaster General studying plants and training. Navy officers praise West Point visit by Major General Grant as escort. French squadron plans coastal cruise after Hampton Roads.
Rain drenches State Camp at Peekskill on June 2 as rain persists into the day. Guards stay in rubber, services held in damp tents, and morale sinks with widespread wet conditions. One man slips and injures an arm. weather disrupts planned events and activities.
In Richmond on June 2 William Jennings Bryan spoke to about four thousand on The Prince of Peace policy, defending Christianity while he criticized trusts. He did not mention the Confederate reunion, which features a parade and the Jefferson Davis Monument unveiling. Governor Swanson hosted a dinner for Bryan with guests including Governor Warfield.
Excitement marked a Central Federated Union meeting as James Holland of the Eccentric Firemen's Union accused a delegate from Engineers No 4 of soliciting a bribe to intervene with Mayor McClellan. Curran of Engineers denied the charge and pledged to prove or retract. The assembly backed Holland pending Curran's proof or vindication.
Police arrest Harry Stahl linked to the murder of Charles Greenwich at No 6 Suffolk Street. Lt O Farrel and Capt McCafferty note Eastman gang rivalry and leadership disputes as a motive. Witnesses report a planned shooting and others fined for involvement.
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