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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1910
Page
19
Unseasonable weather curtails outdoor plans from New York to Yellowstone. Temperatures range from the 30s to upper 50s as a chilly wind and heavy rain disrupts parks, seashores, and zoo enclosures. Officials warn weather dates can be miscast while residents endure storms and damp discomfort.
A sign on a building side drew the wind through open windows and overhung the street six feet. The Manhattan Leasing Company at 149 Church Street owned the building, roped off by police and inspected by a battalion chief of the Fire Department. By telegraph to The Tribune. Hartford June 5. Unseasonably cold June weather harms Connecticut peaches and apples, with tobacco and garden truck at risk unless conditions improve.
Reports from Malone Ogdensburg and surrounding areas say a severe Friday night frost damaged vegetables and small fruits. Potatoes corn tomatoes wilted or blackened with many fields requiring replanting and claims of unprecedented late season cold.
In Washington a secret gathering of minor railroad officials from across the country was held today. Participants refused to discuss topics, and F H Clark of Chicago's Chicago Burlington & Quincy said the meeting had no link to Taft's upcoming talks with railroad presidents.
In Asbury Park Ocean Grove and Neptune Township officials plan to ban delivery of liquor from the so called arches. More than twenty arches operate in the prohibition area. The crackdown follows the Hand case ruling from Atlantic County. The court held that sale is complete upon delivery within Cumberland County and restricted territory, prompting further prohibitions.
West Orange June 5 Special I Shelton Tilney of Llewellyn Park narrowly escaped harm when a horse he rode at the Essex County Country Club polo field collapsed and died from suspected heart disease after a lively scrimmage. The seventeen year old animal had just been swapped for a new mount.
In Chicago on June 5 25 Western railroads form legal corps to counter the injunction seeking higher freight charges. Top railroad presidents travel to Washington to press President Taft for a halt while shipper groups anticipate a busy week with meetings of commerce associations and a conference committee from the May 1 shippers convention.
In Paterson New Jersey on June 5 special report, Rev Douwel Bessma clashed with Robert Stevenson on a trolley car after Stevenson lit a cigarette. Bessma grabbed the cigarette and a brawl ensued drawing panicked women passengers. Both men faced disorderly conduct charges. Recorder Carre suspended sentences.
Washington, June 5. Maurice H. Joyce a Washington stockbroker was drowned last night in the Potomac River off Quantico Virginia. Joyce had gone with friends to their yacht, left in a small boat to land at Quantico, when heat caused the craft to capsize and Joyce drowned.
Commencement events mark NYU’s 78th founding anniversary with Rev. Dr. Cleland B. McAfee delivering a sermon on The Claim of Conscience. He argues conscience guides government and citizenship more than brute intellect or politics.
Schenectady June 5 The 114th commencement at Union College began with President Charles A. Richmond delivering the baccalaureate sermon at First Presbyterian Church. Diplomas will be awarded Wednesday with German Ambassador Count von Bernstorff as honorary chancellor delivering the address.
An alumni trustee Lewis W. Parkhurst of Winchester Massachusetts and his wife donate fifty thousand dollars to Dartmouth College as a memorial to their son Wilder Lewis Parkhurst who died during his sophomore year at Hanover. Parkhurst, a 1878 Dartmouth graduate, led the Boston alumni chapter and is with Ginn & Co.
In Jefferson City federal inspectors uncovered a fully equipped counterfeiting plant in the Missouri Penitentiary. The operation was found in the cell of inmates Lee Jayer and Joseph Vail. Governor Hadley announced a pardon for their men in October to permit preservation for counterfeiting. Five pairs of moulds and several counterfeit coins were seized from the cell.
Mark Tuxsson a 45 year old carpenter was arrested outside his home at 296 East 134th Street in Morrisania. He died by hanging in a cell after an afternoon of drinking and abuse following a summons for a Morrisania court appearance. Patrolman Wagler detained him after family tried to calm him.
Albany June 5 New York State Barge Canal Terminal Commission plans a five week inspection tour of harbor terminals in England France Belgium Holland Germany and Austria to aid the development of New York canals and terminals. The group led by State Engineer Frank M Williams sails June 28 on the Kronprinz Wilhelm from New York for Plymouth arriving July 4 and returning about August 10.
Albany June 6 The Public Service Commission second district denies the North Shore Electric Light and Power Company permit to operate in Brookhaven and Smithtown Suffolk County citing insufficient demand. The Port Jefferson Electric Light Company may be required to improve its service within six months or the North Shore may be approved. Port Jefferson accepts the commission's conditions.
Syracuse June 5 Chancellor James R Day urged self denial over auto excess in a Syracuse University graduation address. He warned that large auto investment drains wealth, lowers productivity, and harms marriages, urging couples to plan together and avoid indulgence. Archbishop Farley attended a separate service at Marymount with a mass for Mrs Butler and a ceremony distributing medals.
President James Taylor delivered the baccalaureate sermon at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie on June 5, using Luke 10 27 as text. He framed religion as the rational basis of moral life and urged a wholesome life anchored in spiritual outlook, citing the influence of the Christ and Christian colleges in shaping character and service. Mrs. Taylor planned a reception and Dr Myra Reynolds of Chicago University would deliver the Phi Beta Kappa address that evening.
Prominent Catholics attend services and school exercises as James Butler donates a new convent and school in memory of his wife Mary A. Butler to the Sacred Heart of Mary nuns in Tarrytown. The event highlights the religious and educational commitment of the community and honors a noted benefactor.
Father Francis P. Moore of Wakefield delivered the baccalaureate sermon to Manhattan College students and graduates at the Church of the Holy Name in Amsterdam avenue. He warned against self reliance imprudence and neglect of studies. Commencement at Carnegie Hall on June 14 will include Archbishop Farley presiding. Fourteen graduates and several honorary degrees expected. Alumni association to meet after exercises.
Six rabbis received diplomas at the Jewish Theological Seminary commencement held at its West 57th Street building. The graduates were Lewis Brad Jacob Menkin Jacob Menkes D A Millner I H Levinthal and B A Lichter Professor Solomon Schechter delivered the address marking his seventh year as head of the seminary He will vacation in England and visit South America Jacob H Schiff attended and donated the building Others included Rev B L Levinthal Justice Irving Lehman and Rev J Jacobson.
Announcement from Harrisburg reports an across the board raise for Pennsylvania Railroad yardmen effective June 1. Wages rise 3 percent for conductors up to 10 percent for brakemen, supplementing the April 1 increase and benefiting about one thousand workers in Harrisburg and Enola.
Fruchter acts as organizer for a drive by the Amalgamated Association of Streep Electric Railroad Employees with the Central Federated Union to enroll trolleymen in Brooklyn. A decoy letter failed to net a prospect, records will be kept secret until a majority enrolled, then officers will be chosen and an Amalgamated charter secured. Higher wages are sought first in Brooklyn and then other boroughs.
The New York Building Council issued a June wage schedule for fifty building trades. Unions met and ratified it, while some detail differences from a prior council schedule remain debated. Steamfitters, currently paused on strikes, faced wages around five to six and a half dollars daily. The schedule lists prevailing rates for steamfitters, housesmiths, ironworkers, and metallic lathers, with incremental increases slated for July. Secretary Ross D. Tompkins notes a revival in building activity and few workers idle.
Charles Beilegman Charles Beecher David Goldie Michael Burns and Mom Auerbach were arrested Saturday night in a raid on an alleged poolroom on West 1st Street. They were arraigned yesterday in the West Side court and each held on $1 bail for examination Thursday. Reiserman is named as proprietor. the others are charged as participants.
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