Mayor as magistrate probes Police Commissioner Bingham
Mellellan sitting as magistrate will today investigate charges Justice Gaynor raised against Police Commissioner Bingham over the Duffy case. The mayor asserts independence from city officials, with aid from Assistant Corporation Counsel and Justice Hoyt, while Bingham defends police records and denounces Gaynor as attempting to bully him.
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Ex-Judge Dewey Sues for 876 Million in Libel Case
Boston June 2 former Judge Henry S Dewey opened his libel suit seeking 876000000 damages from Good Government Association officials over a 1905 mayoral campaign libel. Defendants include Laurence Minot Eliot N Jones John Mason Little George R Nutter Nathaniel N Thayer. Dewey said two ancestors were burned as witches in Salem and that he will unfold his life story this week in court.
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Superior Court
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Dewey
Laurence Minot
Eliot N. Jones
John Mason Little
George R. Nutter
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Frederick E. Bolton
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International Council Proposes Global Olympic Jury
Berlin June 2 The International Council of Olympian Games recommended an international jury to decide future events, hoping to avoid country from controlling judging as in London 1908. Swedish representative endorsed the move and Crown Prince Frederick William hosted a dinner honoring the council members.
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Frederick William
A Mississippi Mix Up in Silver Service Presentation
Telegraph from New Orleans reports a sequence of miscommunications over the gift ceremony for the battleship Mississippi on the Gulf coast. Weather shifts prompted changing venues from Pascagoula to the ship, with Governor Sanders and a Louisiana party attending, while the Mississippi committee failed to arrive. a casino ceremony proceeded then the ship sailed for Philadelphia.
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Ice crushes schooner Louris Bellic off St John’s Newfoundland
The fishing schooner Louris Bellic from Western Bay sank near St John’s after collision with heavy ice. Eight crew members escaped in boats, two lost one boat, they drifted on floes until a tug rescued them. Six exhausted sailors were found ashore and brought to the city.
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Sealing Suspension Reported Between Canada and U S
Dispatch from Victoria to The Mail and Empire says negotiations are under way in Washington between Canada and the imperial government and the United States for a suspension of pelagic sealing for several seasons, with compensation to sealers for losses.
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Plans for Interborough subway extension and dirigible defense
Interborough plans a $100 million extension including Steinway tunnel under Fifth Avenue and a Brooklyn route with a new bridge. Will add ten car express platforms and longer ones, plus a Broadway arcade route proposal by private investors. In a separate note, the War Department studies coastal defense by dirigible balloons from Maine to Florida, aiming for ellipse-based stations and three balloon houses per end.
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Coke merger reported by telegraph to The Tribune
Pittsburg June 2 Henry C Frick is said to have made overtures to promoters of the independent coke combination to pool interests. The proposition was made to J W Bayleau, rep of J W Thompson. Thompson has this under consideration with a decision possible in ten days. Independent combi nation would be about 80 million capital, possibly 150 million if Frick joins. Frick aiming for controlling stake may stall talks. Mellon interests back Thompson. Frick and Mellon have long opposed each other.
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Middy to Wed in 1911 Amid Navy Rule Change
Annapolis notes a Navy Department ban on marriages by midshipmen who have graduated but lack commissions as ensigns. The rule saddens cadets at the Naval Academy with several wedding plans disrupted. Hugh R. Vanderoe of Cleveland was to wed June 9. the ceremony now postponed to 1911.
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Englishmen to Manage New Hotel Planned by Vanderbilt
An English syndicate will manage the twenty story hotel designed by Alfred Gwynne Van derbilt for a block front on Fourth Avenue between 33d and 34th streets. The City Leasing Company of Edmund L. Baylies Charles D. Wetmore and William Astor Chanter leased the premises and will be relieved of obligations as Warren Wetmore architects filed plans with the Buildings Department.
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William Astor Chanter
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Buildings Department
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Boston Charter Nearly Certain in Senate Vote
Boston news says the new city charter is set for a third Senate reading after a 3% to 6 vote. The bill has passed House stages and is slated for governor by week’s end.
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Pisgah forestry director resigns after Vanderbilt lease repudiation
In Asheville, June 2, George W. Vanderbilt repudiated the lease of eighty thousand acres of Pisgah game preserves to James A. Pugh and Chicago associates at five thousand dollars yearly. The move triggers the resignation of Dr. C. A. Schenck, head of the forestry department, effective November 1. The owner reportedly must refund rentals if he loses the property and could not fish on it himself, amid mention of an unprofitable tannic acid contract.
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Dewey's Madeira and Sherry Wines Ad
Sherry before dinner Madeira after. H. T. Dewey & Sons Co. advertises Madeira and Sherry wines at 155 Fulton Street New York.
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Zeppelin Airship Returns to Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance
Berlin telegram from the Emperor congratulates Count Zeppelin on the airship’s successful return trip to Friedrichshafen after provisional repairs. The note suggests a Berlin trip on August 26 as the Emperor plans to be away for six weeks. The airship arrived at 6 o'clock this morning and entered the floating shed on Lake Constance.
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Steel Companies Swap Ends A Bit Of Ground In Ohio And Pennsylvania
United States Steel Corporation and Republic Iron and Steel Company reach an amicable exchange of properties after a season of negotiation. Carnegie Steel needs a ground plot near Sharon Pennsylvania for an open hearth plant extension. Republic owns land near Youngstown Ohio needed for a new tube plant.
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De Young in Collision With Loewer Brougham at 7th Avenue
A brougham carrying Mrs. Michael H. De Young and daughter Florence collided with a car owned by Jacob Loewer the West Sith brewer near Seventh Avenue. The De Young party went to the Broadway Theatre. Driver William Todmore of First Avenue was thrown and slightly injured.
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San Francisco Chronicle
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Grande Pointe Hotel Burns Down on Harsen's Island
Detroit reports the Grande Pointe Hotel located on Harsen's Island in the St. Clair River burned to the ground tonight, with authorities detailing extensive fire damage and investigations underway.
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Vanderbilt Gems Lost In Newport Bracelet Incident
Newport R I June 2 The first Newport summer jewel loss is reported Mrs Reginald C Vanderbilt misplaced a diamond and sapphire bracelet said to be a wedding gift She is exercised over the loss The bracelet disappeared in Newport on Monday or Tuesday A reward is offered though the amount is not announced The exact value is unknown
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Murder on Rockefeller estate near Sleepy Hollow shocks area
Milk woman Mrs A Tophie reports seeing a man fatally stabbed near the duck farm entrance on John D Rockefeller's Sleepy Hollow estate about 5 am Monday. Police found blood pools. body reportedly removed. Italians on site linked. investigators consider Black Hand angle.
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First test of Mc Clean Lissak automatic gun on truck
The largest automatic gun, mounted on an auto truck, fired three pound shells three and a half miles into Lake Erie at 259 rounds per minute. Inventor S N McClean of Cleveland says it could mow down advancing infantry. The gun weighs 900 pounds with a war car and crew of ten, traveling at 25 mph and ready to fire as artillery unlimbers. Tests will occur before U S and foreign governments in coming days.
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Welsh Graduates at Naval Academy After Height Challenge
Luther Welsh of Kansas City, who stretch raised to meet height standards, finishes fourth in a class of 174 at the Naval Academy. He excelled in athletics and drill, passed the mental test, and earned a midshipman appointment, after undergoing a special procedure to extend his height.
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Kansas City
Naval Academy
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Robbed D. G. Reid's Private Car
Charles S. Sparman, fourteen, son of a Dillon minister, was arrested in Jersey City for breaking into Daniel G. Reid's private car and stealing about $500 worth of silverware along with firearms and clothing. Sparman claimed a black man helped him hide the loot near Pearl Street and under lumber, then fled while Sparman slept. He said he left home months ago and rode the rails to reach Jersey City.
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B and O Strike Imminent As Talks Fail
Baltimore news indicates no agreement after a conference between Vice-President Potter and machinists blacksmiths and boiler makers. The dispute centers on extending the piecework system in B and O shops. A general strike by twelve or fourteen machinists is likely within twenty four hours, with possible implications for the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern. The stance of blacksmiths and boilermakers remains uncertain due to intertwined interests.
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Three Year Old Burned To Death In Gasoline Fire
In Byron Genesee County two Lynch children set oil on fire in a gasoline tank behind a hardware store. Gladys Lynch aged three died after being unable to escape the blaze. The incident occurred at the Byron Hotel area, per local report.
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Two Hundred Hurt In Strike Riots Across Philadelphia
Furious mobs attacked streetcars as strike breakers from New York and other cities arrived. Two hundred injured, many sent to hospitals, cars burned or set on fire, police overwhelmed, Mayor’s stance sparks further unrest. Riots centered in Kensington and southern districts with thousands involved and dozens arrested.
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