Wadsworth Plan Faces Deadlock In Reapportionment Battle
Senate debate over the Tully bill ends 30 to 17 with Ackroyd voting for it. In Assembly, Speaker Wadsworth campaigns for a caucus backed plan reshaping districts, while Governor Hughes resists emergency messages. A conference between Wadsworth Tully and Raines is arranged for tonight to break the impasse.
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Wadsworth
Emerson
Wilcox
Tully
Hooker
Hughes
Senate Committee
Senators Move to Censure Cohalan Over Page Incident
Albany June 6 The Senate Judiciary Committee recommends public censure of Senator Cohalan for accusing Senator Page of improper methods during the mortgage tax bill vote. The report backs Page’s counsel Hinman and notes Cohalan’s remarks risked repeating unverified rumors. Debate to continue tomorrow.
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Senator Page
Senate Judiciary Committee
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Grady
Hinman
Page
Davis
Francy Ohted
Postum Makes Minister’s Family Switch From Coffee
A visiting narrator recounts diagnosing coffee as the cause of indigestion in a Los Angeles minister’s wife. After boiling Postum properly, they both quit coffee, and the wife’s dyspepsia improved. The narrator also credits Postum with curing his own dyspepsia and urges others to switch.
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Los Angeles
Postum
Wellville
Albany Debate Over Gilchrist Direct Nomination Plan
The Senate adopted the Gilchrist direct primary nomination amendment to the Travis bill, provoking charges that the move was a trick to derail reform. Governor Hughes sought study, with Page and Prentice leaning toward the Travis bill, while White argued the plan was flawed and ineffective. The Assembly passed a Wainwright corrupt practices bill, expanding expense reporting, with support from Al Smith and other Democrats, as part of broader reform urged by the governor.
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Senate
Gilchrist
Woodruff
Brooklyn Republican Organization
Page
Prentice
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White
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New York City
Massachusetts
House
Emerson
Kings County
Travis Propersson
Assembly
al” Smith
Tammany
Wainwright
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Agnew
State Water Supply Commission
Fuller
Page Bills Pass Despite Senator Grady Warning
Albany June 6 The Senate passed the Page bill authorizing commissioners of accounts to examine witnesses despite Grady claiming persecution of Borough President Ahearn. Also approved were Frawley’s pushcart regulation and Page’s bakery fat‑boiling safeguards. Assembly backed Robinson redistricting of New York City aldermanic districts with one dissent.
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Grady
Ahearn
Commissioners of Accounts
Senate Sab
Frawley
Lohmer
Senate
Page
Assembly
Robinson
New York City
Republican County Committee
Tammany
Sheridan
Bronx
Politicians Guessing Over Public Utilities Commission Appointments
Governors friends favor Job E Hedges for commission president though he remains busy with his law practice and may accept if asked. Names under consideration include William M Ivins James R Sheffield E B Whitney Robert Kelly Prentice McDougall Hawkes ex Mayor Seth Low Robert Grier Monroe and J Edward Swanstrom. Rapid Transit Commissioners plan a meeting next week as Public Utilities Commission takes charge, with July 1 as operative date. Keron H Burden has been widely discussed.
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Public Utilities Commission
Job E. Hedges
Commission
Hedges
New York
William M. Ivins
James R. Sheffield
E. B. Whitney
Robert Kelly Prentice
McDougall Hawkes
Seth Low
Robert Grier Monroe
J. Edward Swanstrom
Rapid Transit
Tilities Commission
Keron H. Burden
Utilities bill a law in Albany signed by Governor Hughes
The public utilities bill regulating railroad and lighting concerns became law as Governor Hughes signed it at 11 30 a m. Assemblyman Merritt witnessed the signing. The measure ousts several railroad and gas electric commissioners and names new officials with salaries of 8000 or 5000 dollars. Names of future appointees were not disclosed.
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Owego
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Newburg
George W. Aldridge
Rochester
Henry N. Rockwell
Yonkers
George W. Dunn
Binghamton
Lucian L. Shedden
Flattsburg
John C. Davies
Camden
Oneida County
Frederick FE. Gunnison
Brooklyn
Jastrow Alexander
Hooper bill on women workers killed after Senate fight
Albany June 6 after a sharp Senate battle the Hooper bill restricting hours for women in department stores was killed 17 to 2. The measure would limit women to ten hours a day or sixty hours a week and faced heavy opposition over enforcement and constitutional grounds.
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Hooper
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Supreme Court of the United States
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Raines
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White
Wilcox
Hinman
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Davis
Franchot bill passes to build bridge over Whirlpool Rapids
Albany June 6 The Assembly approved the Franchot bill incorporating the Lower Bridge Company to construct a twenty five foot high bridge over the Whirlpool Rapids below Niagara Falls. Opponents call it a dangerous encroachment on Niagara beauty and hope for a gubernatorial veto.
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Albany
Assembly
Franchot
Lower Bridge Company
Niagara Falls
Niagara
Letchworth Park
O'Brian
Welmert
Draper
Mr. Welmert
C. F. Foley
Mayor Denounces Recount Bill as Unfair and Inadequate
Mayor McClellan to the Senate and Assembly denounces the recount measure as dishonest and biased saying it lets a defeated candidate pick districts and would force endless costly contests. He cites Hearst's 1905 actions and argues a full recount would cause city government chaos and harming his rights.
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Senate and Assembly
Hearst
Supreme Court
Bill
Creation of State Probation Board by Governor
Governor Hughes signs Senator Davis bill creating a seven member state probation commission with four appointed by the Governor and two from the boards of charities and prisons plus the education commissioner as the seventh member. The board will elect a secretary paid 3500 dollars annually and supervise offender releases on probation statewide.
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Albany
Hughes
Davis
State Probation Commission
State Board of Charities
State Commission of Prisons
State Commissioner of Education
Mayor's recount standoff sharpens city politics
Watchers traced William R. Hearst aides following Mayor MacClellan to Washington Square after recount disputes. Counsel for Hearst questioned the mayor's stay in the city and the legality of actions empowering Patrick F. McGowan to act as mayor during the recount. The mayor presides at a Board of Estimate hearing, then departs to Princeton as McGowan acts by veto plan to Albany.
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William R. Hearst
MacClellan
Washington Square
Hearst
Patrick F. McGowan
Board of Estimate
Princeton
McGowan
Albany
Will directs Hebrew charities receive several thousand dollars
Louis Josephthal's will filed for probate allocates funds to Hebrew Benevolent and Orpha Asylum bonds, Mount Sinai Hospital endows a bed with 5 000 dollars, Montefiore Home for Chronic Invalids 2 500 dollars, and Ethical Society and United Hebrew Charities each 1 000 dollars.
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Hebrew Charities
Ethical Society
The
United Hebrew Charities
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