Mortgage Tax and Utility Bills Signed by Governor
Albany reports Governor Higgin signed the substitute Mortgage Tax bill and several utility measures. He released a long list of vetoes including the Frawley Boxing bill. The total state appropriations for the year total $26,612,103.33, with savings from reductions and adjustments noted. The mortgage tax is set at 0.5 percent on new mortgages, with proceeds shared between state and local divisions, projected to yield at least $1.5 million in the first year.
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Albany
Higgins
Mayer McClellan
Stevens
Court of Appeals
Ulster County
New York City
Ces
Cuib
Unn
United States
Cannon Rebuked At Exposition Opening in Portland
At the opening ceremony Sneaker Cannon was rebuked by Mrs. H. W. Goode for wetting his hands from the drinking pitcher. He left the platform, later offered an address after an apology, then again departed when no apology followed.
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Portland
Ore
H. W. Goode
Dynamite Tragedy Follows Family Quarrel in Queens
In Evergreens Queens a well digger John Zeller blew himself up with a stick of dynamite after quarrel with wife Barbara. Zeller Jr. was seriously injured, Barbara unhurt. Police believe it was a premeditated act to harm the family. Zeller had recently left the home after an arrest, returned seeking reconciliation, and the explosion occurred inside the house at 282 Cooper Ave. The blast caused extensive damage and the boy child was said to be in critical condition at Mary’s Hospital.
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John Zeller
John Zeller, Jr
Cooper Ave
Evergreens
Queens Borough
Barbara
Zeller
Mary's Hospital
Forger's Death Leap Over Moving Train
Robert White, sought in about two dozen Texas towns for forging large checks, died tonight in an escape attempt from a moving Sunset Limited near Lafayette. He leaped from the train through a window, struck piling, and his skull was crushed.
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the Tribune
New Orleans
Robert White
Texas
White
Lafayette
Bankroll Bandit Stages Heist at Brunswick Gambling Ball
Early today a masked bandit known as Billy Stiles held up twenty men at the Brunswick gambling hall in Douglas Arizona. He seized about four thousand dollars after forcing dealers and players to line up. A gambler’s alarm triggered a shot from the bandit’s revolver, injuring one man in the hand as the thief fled with a sack of cash through a hallway toward the stairs.
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Tribune
Douglas
Ariz
Billy Stiles
Brunswick
Canadians plan protest to Washington over border delays
Ottawa announces a formal protest to Washington regarding Canadians held up at the Niagara frontier and a poll tax charged contrary to the American statute that exempts Canadians. The State Department reports complaints of travelers stopped at the boundary, with those refusing to pay detained until they secure train connections.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Washington
Niagara Frontier
State Department
Boundary Lne
Pension for assassin's widow in St Petersburg
The Engineers' Association in St Petersburg on June 4 voted pensions for the widow and mother of Ivan Kaleteff, the man who killed Grand Duke Sergiu. The move honors the family amid ongoing sensational coverage of the assassination.
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St. Petersburg
The
Engineers’ Association
Ivan Kaleteff
Sergiu
Reward Offered in Oswego Kidnapping Letters Case
Oswego Oswego June story details Rosamond Tonkin threat letters demanding 50000 dollars to spare her life. John Jay Tonkin offers reward as detectives probe the mysterious letter writer amid recent child murder fear. Harold Tonkin's marriage ties noted. family strained by scandal and pressure.
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Ny Telegraph
the Tribune
Oswego
Edgar Allen Poe
Conan Doyle
Rosamond
John Jay Tonkin
Apache Yacht Nears Finish in Emperor's Cup Race
London reports the Apache commanded by Edmund Randolph may finish off the Lizard late tomorrow night as the last entrant in the Emperor's Cup ocean race. The yacht was sighted 250 miles west of the Lizard at dawn and earlier 116 miles west in a later report, with nineteen days at sea since leaving Sandy Hook. The crew includes Royal Phelps Carroll, Ralph N. Ellis, Stuyvesant Le Roy, HR Burnside Potter, and others. J J McDowall is captain.
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London
Edmund Randolph
Minnetonka
Lizard
Kronnland
Sandy Hook
Columbia
Royal Phelps Carroll
Ralph N. Ellis
Meek virtue questioned as $40,000,000 figure raises ire
Princeton Theological Seminary president Dr Francia L Patton condemned the cold blooded right living rascal who hogs 40,000,000 and still teaches Sunday school, arguing that might makes right and ethical standards are slipping under Nietzchean influence.
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Ay Telegraph
the Tribune
Princeton
N. J
Francia L. Patton
Princeton Theological Seminary
Nietzache
Aaemas
Maud
SUEZ CANAL BIG GAINS REPORTED IN 194
Paris June 5 The Suez Canal Company reports for 194 will be presented next Tuesday showing increases in transit receipts 2477 10 financial operations 17000 disposable assets 2207000 and the statutory reserve 468800 War sales declined slightly while expenses fell 53200 An extraordinary reserve of 1008000 is provided for this year The rise in transit receipts stems from exports of Indian wheat and coal to the Far East A dividend of 14.1 percent will be paid.
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Paris
Suez Canal Company
Far East
Son Weds While Mother Dies in Staten Island Home
Arthur Rateilite of Concord married Miss Christina Schnoble of Stapleton Staten Island yesterday at the Ratcliffe home. The marriage sped by request of Mrs Ratcliffe who was dying. Father McClure performed the ceremony. A few hours later Mrs Rateilite died. She was born on Staten Island sixty years ago and active in church circles.
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Arthur Rateilite
Concord
Christiana Schnoble
Stapleton
Staten Island
Mr. Ratcliffe
Ratcliffe
Mies Schnoble
Unique wedding presents offered by Mermod Inceard catalog
Advertising brief lists silver pieces bronze items cut glass and clocks from Mermod Inceard at Fifth Avenue offering a catalog of jewels silverware and related gifts for weddings with free options noted.
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Mermod
Inceard
Fifth Avenue
Harmony Prediction Aims At Equitable Board Chairman
Hyde faction aims to name a chairman to quell factional strife at the Equitable Life Assurance Society. Directors discussed potential candidates with Lemuel Untermyer predicting peace and James Hazen Hyde starting legal steps. Names like Shaw Corteiyou Lincoln Choate and Simmons were floated, but insurance experience and vast authority were deemed essential for reorganization success.
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Equitable Life Assurance Society
Equitable
Lemuel Untermyer
James Hazen Hyde
Mr. Hyde
Mr. Alexander
Shaw
George B. Corteiyou
Robert T. Lincoln
Joseph H. Choate
J. Edward Simmons
New York Life
John A. McCall
Equitable Mffairs
A. J. Cassatt
M. E. Ingalls
Brayton Ives
Frick
Harriman
Bliss
Bills
Hendricks
Hyde
Alexander
Higgins
William B. Hornblower
Cohen
Charles E. Hughes
Bainbridge Colby
Samuel Untermyer
C. B. Alexander
W. C. Gulliver
Untermyer
Work for Peace Center in Washington Amid Talks
Washington buzzes over potential peace talks between Russia and Japan with President Roosevelt as mediator. Diplomats note America's neutral stance and close ties with both sides, suggesting Washington could host negotiations. observers say public sentiment and press control in Russia may delay any formal move toward a settlement.
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Washington
Russia
Japan
Roosevelt
France
Great Britain
Germany
William
United States
China
America
Count Cassini
White House
Cassini
Risia
St. Petersburg
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Caroline Helen Starbuch
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Eugenie Bashford
Mr. Tonkin
Minnetonke
Burton
Patton
Suez Canal
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