Six Coupons for Photo Gravure Album at Tribune Offices
The note offers six coupons plus one from the Sunday Tribune for 10 cents at The New York Tribune offices. Each entitled bearer to one genuine hand colored photogravure plate paper 14x19. Subjects listed include Baby Stuart The Storm Breakers Mother and Child The Holy Family An American Beauty Peaceful Hour.
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New York Tribune
Spruce and
Broadway
MATL
Baby Stuart
STORM
Breakers
Mother
Holy Family
Railroads Agree to Withdraw June Rate Increases After Taft Talks
President Taft urged railroads to drop planned June 1 rate hikes following a conference. The carriers maintained propriety, but agreed to withdraw all increases due on and after June 1, while some earlier changes remain in effect. The case previously sought an injunction against the increases.
Rally Follows Late Market Slump as Rail Talks Loom
A sharp intraday fall in the stock market gave way to a strong rally after heavy buying by large interests. Tech and rail stocks led declines in St. Paul and Union Pacific with Reading and Southern Pacific also slumping before closing mixed amid about 1.9 million shares traded.
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Teft
Washington
St. Paul
Union Pacific
Reading
Southern Pacific
New Haven Rises Wages For Five Thousand Employes
The New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad grants a per cent wage increase to five thousand workers in mechanical and construction shops after discussions between General Manager Higgins and the International Federated Trade Council in Boston.
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Heston
New York New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Conpony
Higgins
International Federated Trades Council
Boston
Lackawanna Not Affected By Railroad Conference Result
William H. Truesdale president of the Lackawanna Railroad spoke in Greenwich Connecticut and said the conference of railroads had reached an agreement and President Taft promised to drop the government suit against Western roads. He added the Lackawanna was not directly affected by the outcome.
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Western Traffic Association
Commission
Mr. Taft
Interstate Commerce Commission
Taft
William H. Truesdale
The
Teckawanna Railroad
Greenwich
Conn
Conference of Railroads
Waertern
Lackawanna
Want Ad Columns Offerings and Insertions
Readers can scan the want ad columns for items and services offered. If nothing matches, insert three small ad notices detailing exactly what you want. Ads should be concise and clearly state desired item or service.
Good for Eastern Lines and Rate Probe Agreement
President Brown of the New York Central said the deal with Western lines is satisfactory for both sides and may let the Interstate Commerce Commission start an investigation into the reasonableness of proposed Central Traffic Association and Trunk line rate increases. He hopes Washington action will resume temporarily halted improvements.
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President Brown
New York Central Lines
Western Lines
Interstate Commerce Commission
Central Traffic Association
Brown
Washington
Chandler Attacks Roads In New Hampshire Interview
In Concord on June 6 William E. Chandler former U S Senator blasts railroads as controlling capitalists seeking interest and dividends from the public. He predicts leaders like the President Attorney General and lawmakers will resist and warns railroads may be punished if opposed. He praises New Hampshire for resisting railroad domination.
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Tribune
Concord
N. H
William E. Chandler
United States
Roosevelt
New Hampshire
New York
Bluff says barber doubts rail rate rise bluff
Akron Ohio June article quotes C Barber departing for Chicago conference of railway presidents and Shippers' Association. He calls rate increase claims due to wages and material costs a bluff and warns of attempted silencing by rail executives. He cites a vice president saying profits concealment drives rates and predicts conference will fail to sway shippers.
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Akron
Ohio
C. Barber
Chicago
Shippers’ Association
New Yorker Fatally Burned in Boston Drug Store Blast
A barrel of denatured alcohol exploded in the basement of John F. Kershaw’s drug store in Boston’s South End causing extensive fire damage and panic. John J. Weise, a New York resident staying at the Norton House, was found burned and unconscious on the basement floor and may have started the blaze by lighting a match.
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Tribune
Boston
John F. Kershaw
South End
John J. Weise
New York
Norton House
Tremont Street
Weise
Fight Over Railroad Bill Sparks House Contest
Washington reports bitter floor and cloak room jockeying over whether to accept the Senate railroad bill. Insurgent Republicans may back the measure while Democrats split. a so called joker allowing rebates raises legal questions and could empower railroads to pay damages as a route to rebates.
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Washington
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Champ Clark
Shively
Indiana
Hughes
Colorado
Clark
Underwood
Alabama
Sims
Tennessee
Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Harry
Hoffstot Makes Quiet Pittsburg Visit Amid Extradition Standoff
F N Hoffstot president of the Pressed Steel Car Company slipped into Pittsburg by private car on a Saturday morning and left before authorities learned. Employes report the private car traveled from New York to Buffalo to Youngstown then to McKees Rocks. he had business in Allegheny County and risked capture under extradition papers. District Attorney Blakeley and staff said they were unaware of the visit.
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Pittsburg
F. N. Hoffstot
Pressed Steel Car Company
New York
Hoffster
Buffalo
Youngstown
Pittsburg & Lake Erie Road
Mckees Rocks
Hoffstat
Allegheny County
Blakeley
Whitridge Defends Muted view of Public Service Commission
Frederick W Whitridge, receiver of the Third Avenue Railroad, writes James W Wallace accusing a bondholder of stirring animosity toward the Public Service Commission. He says his motivation is personal and notes nine lost suits against him as receiver. The hearing on reorganization continues with Edward N Maher as president of the new Third Avenue Railway Company and adjourned to 11 am.
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Frederick W Whitridge
Third Avenue Railroad
James W. Wallace
Third Avenue Bondholders’ Reorganization Committee
Whitridge
Public Service
Commission
Public Service Commission
William D. Guthrie
Steinway Tube Discussed in High Level Transit Talks
J. J. Berwind, a director of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, conferred with Mayor Gaynor for over an hour after a hearing on removing obstacles to Interborough operations. The talks centered on the Steinway tunnel and a future extension plan. The Mayor indicated support for signing the bill and a transit measure to streamline future improvements.
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J. J. Berwind
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Gaynor
Interborough
Subway Route Change in Brooklyn Advances Amid Dissent
Public Service Commission acting chairman McCarroll leads a majority including Willcox and Eustis. they approve moving the Fourth Avenue subway ten feet west through Ashland Place to avoid the Academy of Music. Bassett and Maltbie dissent, urging abandoning the plan for a route via Atlantic Avenue and under the East River. The majority calls the plan too costly and supports widening Ashland Place regardless.
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McCarroll
Public Service Commission
Yvester- Gay
William R. Willcox
Eustis and
Fourth Avenue
Ashland Place
Brooklyn
Academy of Music
Bassett and Maltbie
Atlantic Avenue
East River
Railroad extension halts 45 mile line from White Plains to Danbury
The New York Westchester and Boston subsidiary of New York New Haven Hartford announced that bids for a 45 mile railroad from White Plains to Danbury are not to be considered and 6 to 7 million dollars will be indefinitely tied up due to government actions against railroads. President L S Miller said the company is not justified in investing until railway positions are clarified and noted most funds would have paid labor. He added that agitation over commutation rates did not influence the decision.
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White Plains
Danbury
Conp
L. S. Miller
New York, Westchester & Boston
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Board of Trade backs moderate freight rate rise
Chicago and Cincinnati reports show the Chicago Board of Trade accepts possible moderate freight rate increases to fund better transport facilities under conditions. The Chicago measure calls for no discrimination between communities and urges a railroad business conference. Cincinnati groups join a national protest against higher freight rates.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Chicago Board of Trade
Cincinnati
Chamber of Commerce
Cincinnati Industrial Bureau
Herrick Warns Cities May Face Bankruptcies
Former Ohio Governor Myron T. Herrick told the Ohio bankers association that rampant speculation could lead to municipal and state bankruptcy. He warned that national government expenses have doubled while city costs tripled, with wealth not rising accordingly.
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Columbus
Ohio
United Staties
Myron T. Herrick
Ohio Bankers’ Association
Lincoln Memorial Association forms to fund landmark
A temporary Lincoln Memorial Association was formed in Washington to erect a national memorial to Abraham Lincoln. Hannis Taylor was elected chairman and may appoint a 50 member committee. Taft and Roosevelt may join. Samuel W. Smith and McCall urged support as DC leaders spoke. Plans aim to raise 5 million dollars nationally.
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Washington
National Capital
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Memorial Association
Hannis Taylor
United States
Spain
Taft
Roosevelt
Samuel W. Smith
Michigan
McCall
Massachusetts
District of Columbia
Marcuson’s Bail Raised in Diamond Smuggling Case
Isaac Marcuson, a diamond dealer, was arraigned before United States Commissioner Shields after being charged with smuggling gems worth 12000. Bail increased to 5000 with the total now set. Lee Reich provided Belgium-sourced information. Government searches found no diamonds at Marcuson’s home.
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Isaac Marcuson
United States
Shields
Lee Reichan
Belgium
Marcuson
Peru
London
Public Suicide in Greenport Man Shoots Self on Road
Walter A. Fitch of California, guest of Rev. Eggleston at Shelter Island Heights, shot himself on a road west of Greenport. He had bought a .28 caliber revolver that afternoon after explanation by a hardware clerk. Fitch, in poor health, left a notebook memorandum requesting cremation of his body.
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Greenport
Long Island
Walter A. Fitch
California
Eggleston
Shelter Island Heights
Fitch
Tie
Iowa Primaries Aboard Taft Shift in Des Moines
Iowa voters head to tomorrow's primaries to decide the party tickets for state and national races. In contested districts the Progressives clash with stalwarts as Democrats field multiple nominees while Governor Carroll and Warren Garst vie for the governorship amid factional lines and Taft administration support.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Taft
House of Representatives
Charles Grill
Charles L. Pickett
Gilbert N. Haugen
D. D. Murphy
James W. Good
S. C. Huber
N. BE. Kendall
Daniel W. Hamilton
W. ©. Minnick
Elbert H. Hubbard
Frank P. Woods
Lewis H. Mayne
Emmetsburg
R. F. Carrol
Warren ©. Garst
Carrell
Garst
Cummins
Dolliver
Iowa Taft Club
Carroll
Three Cornered Campaign for South Dakota Governor
Sioux Falls June 6 A three cornered contest for the South Dakota governorship closes with George W Egan at the center. The progressive and stalwart factions appear evenly divided though gains seem to favor progressives as Governor Vesseys followers assert that more votes may go to the reform faction.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
South Dakota
George W. Egan
Vessey
Close gubernatorial race eyed amid faction split
The stalwart faction argues extravagance. Egan may win four counties at most, yet his support could sway Governor Versey and Elrod. A tight contest unfolds between Congressman Burke and progressive candidate John Schrader.
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Egan
Versey
Elrod
Burke
John Schrader
Rescued At Brooklyn Fire At No 1525 Dean Street
Fourteen people were saved from a four story Brooklyn house at 1525 Dean Street after smoke filled the building. Firemen and volunteers carried out Mrs Annie Susman and her three children and aided several others including Mrs Marie Tidenza and her infant. Volunteers on a window ledge aided a second rescue while others brought out residents from upper floors.
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Dean Street
Brooklyn
Annie Susman
Tidenza
George McDonald
Edward Carmody
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
James Donovan
Mary Carmody
New York Woman Dies After Albany Shooting Attempt
Mrs Agnes Somerville of New York shot herself in the office of Albany dentist Dr Hurdis. He declined to accompany her to New York after she telephoned as a patient and visited his office to request extraction. She died at Homeopathic Hospital after the self inflicted wound.
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Albany
Agnes Semerville
New York
John Hardis
Homeopathic
Somerville
Harry Somerville
Park Wing Company
Hurdis
Government Seeks 20 Million in Coal Lands Losses
Federal Judge Lewis ruled the government may recover land valued at about 20 million dollars in the Yampa anthracite case. The decision allows equity suits to proceed despite related criminal trials. Additional suits against Colorado corporations for coal lands are anticipated.
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Denver
June
Lewis
Colorado
Contested Primary Fight Shapes McKeesport District Election
Dr. Black files a brief in the court alleging ballot irregularities as Evanga tion and Dalzell supporters clash over precinct results in Turtle Creek. Elder figures show Dalzell leading the 13th district, with Republican and Democratic factions debating endorsements and a possible independent challenge. Local officials report polling concerns and an ongoing investigation by the District Attorney into alleged electoral improprieties.
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Pittsburg
R. J
McKeesport
John Dealzel
Gay
Harry Evangation
Black
Daizell
Tate
District Attorney's Office
Faw
Dalzel
Congress
Hig
James Francis
George W. Guthrie
Congre
J. A. Fulton
West
Dalzell
Dr. Black
Henry Cooper
Treation
de J. Riley
W. Tibbr
Rilen
Cooper
J. M. Exstile
Bellevue
Chicago
Torrential Jamaica Rains Ease Drought Hit Banana Crops
Kingston reports heavy rains over the last twenty four hours with a record electrical display. Four inches of rain fell in six hours relieving a severe drought that hurt banana and other crops.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Masonic Chapel Fund Grows in Utica
Utica trustees receive 25000 dollars from the New York State Masonic Home to advance the chapel project at the home. The amount, once earmarked for a New York City monument to Dantel D Tompkins, had sat in a bank for five years and is now redirected with statewide Mason contributions to the chapel fund.
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Utica
N. Y
New York State
Masonic Home
New York City
Dantel D. Tompkins
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