Assembly Spearheads Wadsworth Reapportionment Plan
Political maneuvering over district boundaries continues as Speaker Wadsworth pushes a revised plan through the Assembly caucus. Governors and senators clash over emergency messages while Emerson and McCarren clash on strategy. Conference talks proceed to resolve the deadlock.
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Emerson
Wilcox
Tully
Hooker
Hughes
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Moreland
Cayuga
Cassidy
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Prentice
Wainwright
Rogers
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Phillips
Averill
Stanton
Dudley
G. H. Whitney
Matthews
Marlatt
Huth
Nevins
Chamberlain
de Groot
al” Smith
Tammany
Senate
McCarren
Raines
Tuliyavi
Senate panel backs censure for Cohalan over Page clash
Albany June 6 following a public inquiry the Senate Judiciary Committee met to block punishment for Senator Cohalan after he attacked Senator Page during the Kelsey vote. A report censuring Cohalan was adopted though debate continued on presenting the measure the next day.
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Tribune
Albany
Pege
Senate Judiciary Committee
Cohalan
Senator Page
Kelsey
Page
Grady
Hinman
Davis
Fran
Minister's Family Converts to Postum After Boiled Brew Cure
A Los Angeles minister's wife, troubled by indigestion, credits Postum Food Coffee with cure after refusing coffee. The narrator shares his own experience and demonstrates a thorough boil for best flavor. The couple abandons coffee, finding Postum restorative after a hard day.
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Los Angeles
Postum
Wellville
Assembly Passes Amend Travis Bill In Primary Reform Rift
Albany June 6 The Senate accepted the Gilchrist direct primary nominations bill as an amendment to the Travis bill, provoking denunciations as a bid by bosses to subvert reform. Governor Hughes and lawmakers debated, with Travis seeking reconsideration and Gilchrist gaining passage 27 to 17. The Assembly also passed Wainwright corrupt practices measures, while Agnew’s utility bill and Cravath praised a strengthened public utilities commission.
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Tribune
Albany
Hughes
Senate
Gilchrist
Woodruff
Brooklyn Republican Organization
Page
Prentice
Assemblyman
Phillips
Travis
White
Brooklyn
New York City
Senator White
House
Emerson
Kings County
Assembly
al” Smith
Wainwright
Smith
Agnew
State Water Supply Commission
Fuller
Bills Pass Amid Debate in Albany Senate Action
Albany June 6 The Senate passed the Page bill granting commissioners of accounts wider examination powers and witness attendance amid Grady claims of persecution. The pushcart bill was adopted 44 to 1, and Page's tenement bakery fat boiling safeguards were approved. The Assembly approved the Robinson redistricting bill with one dissent. Sheridan of The Bronx cast the sole negative vote.
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Tribone
Albany
Grady
Ahearn
Commissioners of Accounts
Senate
Soaiay
Frawley
Lohmer
Page
Assembly
Robinson
New York City
Republican County Committee
Tammany
Assemblyman
Sheridan
Bronx
Politicians Vary Over Governor’s Public Utilities Picks
An ongoing scramble surrounds Governor’s appointees to the Public Utilities Commission. Hedges as a possible president is favored by allies though not actively sought. Names under discussion include Ivins Sheffield Whitney Prentice Hawkes Low Monroe Swanstrom, with Burden noted by common consent.
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Public Utilities Commission
Job E. Hedges
Commission
Hedges
New York
Meneury
William M. Ivins
James R. Sheffield
E. B. Whitney
Robert Kelly Prentice
McDougall Hawkes
Seth Low
Robert Grier Monroe
J. Edward Swanstrom
Rapid Transit
Theron H. Burden
Utilities Bill Becomes Law Regulating Railroads and Lighting Firms
The Governor signed the public utilities bill at 11 30 am authorizing new oversight of railroad fare practices and watered stock issues and regulating lighting companies. It repeals old commissioners and appoints new state railroad and gas electricity officials with salaries from 5 000 to 8 000 annually as the legislature remains in session.
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Tribone
Albany
Hughes
Treadwell
Executive Department
Frank M. Baker
Owego
Joseph M. Dickey
Newburg
George W. Aldridge
Rochester
Henry N. Rockwell
Yonkers
George W. Dunn
Binghamton
Lucian L. Shedden
Plattsburg
John C. Davies
Camden
Oneida County
Frederick E. Gunnison
Brooklyn
Jastrow Alexander
New York
Hooper bill fails in Senate after bitter debate
Albany June 6 The Hooper bill restricting women and minor workers to ten hours daily and sixty hours weekly in department stores was killed 17 to 2 after a heated Senate fight. Proponents warned of delays to supply bills while opponents argued constitutionality and overreach by the measure.
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Albany
Senate
Hooper
Cassidy
Grady
Armstrong
Finance Committee
Saxe
Supreme Court of the United States
Allds
Boyce
Burr
Cohalan
Cordis
Emerson
Fancher
Frawley
Jer
Gilchrist
Grattan
Hasenslug
McCarren
Owens
Page
Raines
Smith
Wemple
White
Wilcox
Hinman
Travis Dd
Davis
Assembly Passes Franchot Bill for Niagara Whirlpool Bridge
Albany June 6 The Assembly approved the Franchot bill to incorporate the Lower Bridge Company to build a bridge over the Whirlpool Rapids below Niagara Falls with a 25 foot clearance. Opponents warn it harms Niagara scenery and benefits a private group while supporters argue it serves local needs. The measure may face a gubernatorial veto.
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Albany
Assembly
Franchot
Lower Bridge Company
Niagara Falls
Niagara
Letchworth Park
O'Brian
Welmert
Mr. Welmert
O’brian
Draper
C. F. Foley
Mayor on recount clouds New York politics
Mayor McClellan denounces a recount bill as dishonest and unfair saying it lets the defeated candidate pick districts and threatens his rights. He cites timing costs and potential chaos if a full recount were pursued and argues the governor and Hearst misused the process to delay city governance.
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McClellan
Senate and Assembly
Hearst
State Probation Board Created by Governor Hughes
Albany June 6 Governor Hughes signed a bill creating a seven member state Probation commission to supervise offender release on probation. Four members appointed by the Governor join two from the Charities and Prisons boards with the State Commissioner of Education as the seventh. The panel will elect a secretary at 3590 dollars yearly.
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Albany
Hughes
Davis
State Probation Commission
State Board of Charities
State Commission of Prisons
State Commissioner of Education
Mayor Defends Duty to Enforce Law Amid Recount Controversy
In a speech charged with political defiance the speaker argues for full investigation of charges while opposing attempts to disorganize city government. He contends voting recanvasses should apply to all offices and defends upholding law over agitation. Watchers note Hearst aides question the mayor’s recount actions and legality as McGowan acts in his stead during a planned city hearing and potential submission to Albany.
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William R. Hearst
McClellan
Washington Square
Hearst
Patrick F. McGowan
Board of Estimate
Princeton
McGowan
Albany
Hebrew Charities Beneficiary In Will Of Louis Josephthal
By his will filed for probate, Louis Josephthal directs that any Hebrew Benevolent and Orphan Asylum bonds be returned to the society. Mount Sinai Hospital receives 5,000 dollars to endow a bed in his memory. Montefiore Home for Chronic Invalids gets 2,500 dollars for an endowed bed. Ethical Society and United Hebrew Charities each receive 1,000 dollars.
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Louis Josephthal
Hebrew Charities
Ethical Society
United Hebrew Charities
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