Mourning Kitchener Casts Gloom Over Allied Bazaar
English and American admirers mourn Lord Kitchener with tributes on his public life and art interests. Friends recall his blend of stern discipline and approachable warmth, noting his impact on war effort and cultural pursuits, and the shock at his passing. General Leonard Wood lauds him as a great leader and administrator.
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Leonard Wood
Lord Kiteh
Suit Denies Legality of Sums Paid to Transit Directors
Answers filed yesterday to a suit in the Supreme Court challenge the legality of sums paid to Mor kan Shonts August Belmont Cornelius Vanders tilt and other directors of the Inter borough Rapid Transit Company. The action centers on payments and governance of the transit board.
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Shonts
August Belmont
Cornelius Vanderstilt
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Supreme Ce
Stockholder sues to recover large corporate payments
C Wilson sues to force recovery of 125000 paid to Theodore P Shonts and 500000 paid to J F Morgan Co citing Thompson investigation. Defendants claim payments were board approved and legal. The 125000 to Shonts was said by Evolution to be compensation for extraordinary official services.
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Theodore P. Shont
Wood Urges Military Drills At Stevens Graduation
Major General Leonora Wood addressed fifty six Stevens Institute of Technology graduates in Hoboken urging military drills and loyalty to American citizenship. She praised the Swiss training model as a path to stronger manhood and national spirit. Alexander Humphreys announced compulsory gym classes next year to prepare students for service, and student leaders received alumni prizes of 50 and 25 dollars for promoting activities.
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Leonora Wood
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken
Alexander Humphreys
Institute
Guerin Todd
William Meredith Ashley
Demands Gerard Explain Interviews in German Press
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Lansing cabled Ambassador Gerard demanding explanation of German newspaper interviews attributed to him. If authentic, the remarks breach diplomatic propriety. officials also seek reply on punishment of the Sussex commander. Recall hints circulate as observers see recall as possible to aid the fall campaign.
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State Department
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Wilson
Woman, 21, hired gunmen to kill husband of sister-in-law
Mary Figo lin testified in White Plains Supreme Court about plotting the murder of Gregorio George to enable sister-in-law to marry a boarder. She described offering money to the two gunmen and arranging for McNamara and Clifford to commit the slaying in Ardsley. McNamara denied involvement, claiming threats and an unknown killer did the deed.
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Clifford
McNamara
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Ardsley
Thrusti Ug
Hi Suy
Thi
Figello
Hoboken
Wetsendanger
Adrianople Defender Dies at Constantinople
Sjukri Pasha, who commanded the Adrianople fortress from 1912 to its surrender in March 1914, died at Constantinople on June 7, ending a notable defense against Bulgarian forces.
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Ivanoff
War Council weighs Kitchener successor amid royal meeting
London June 6 King George held a council with Asquith after Earl Kitchener's death. Discussed candidates include David Lloyd George Lord Derby and Sir William Robertson supreme commander by public belief progress on who will head the War Office remains undecided. Robertson has temporarily filled war duties and enjoys broad confidence.
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Asquith
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Roosevelt wife alleges cruelty in separation suit
Mrs Edith H Briscoe Roosevelt, who won an annulment case in Brooklyn, testified in Supreme Court as plaintiff seeking separation from John Ellis Roosevelt cousin of Colonel Roosevelt. She said he choked her and used profane language in Naples London and Seyville Long Island. Trial to continue.
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Edith H. Briscoe Roosevelt
Brooklyn
Supreme Court
John Ellis Roosevelt
Colonel Roosevelt
Naples
London
Seyville
Long Island
Roosevelts
Washington
Robert B. Roosevelt
Vacation Donts Given by Health Chief to New Yorkers
Health Commissioner Emerson warns vacationers about typhoid risks after 872 New Yorkers contracted the disease outside the city last year. He lists crucial avoidances and urges vaccination, advising care with water and milk, unsanitary premises, and seeking medical immunization.
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Emerson
Health Department
Rail unions claim partial victory in wage talks at schedule basis
Four major railroad unions in America opened a series of conferences at the Engineering Society Building on West Thirty-ninth Street with tentative gains. Elisha Lee of Fenways-Fania Railroads said companies aim to preserve current pay scales, while union leader W G Stone warned of possible amendments. Lee outlined a boundary of settlement and promised to consider Western awards within the existing framework.
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America
West Thirty-ninth Street
Elisha Lee
Fenways- Fania Railroad
Earl- Tous Managers
W. G. Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Lee
A. H. Garrett
Stone
Sle
School of the Line Grants 37 Graduates
Thirty seven officers and men of the New York National Guard were graduated at the School of the Line under Captain W. L. Gilbreth. The ceremony cited five honor graduates and sixteen distinguished graduates, including Leonard B. Smith, Isaac J. Lovell, Ernest W. Strong, Harry J. Jantzer, and John W. Frost among the honors.
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New York
School of the Line
W. L. Gilbreth
U.S
Lith Infantry
Ernest W. Strong
Tist Infantry
Harry J. Jantzer
7Th Infantry
John W. Frost
47Th Infantry
East Side Women Hear Ruth Tale at Feast of Weeks
In New York and other cities Jewish mothers gather daughters to recount Ruth’s vow to stay with Naomi. The Feast of Weeks lasts until sunset tomorrow. stores other than eateries close in the East Side. Marcus Marks launches Splash Week from July 3 to 10 urging all Manhattan residents to learn to swim at public baths.
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London
Paris
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Berlin
Ruth
Manhattan
Marcus Mr. Marks
Whitey Viello Nabbed In Silver Basket Heist
Detectives Rice and Noonan tailed a suspect on Second Avenue and Eighth Street last night. The man claimed innocence but at police headquarters the basket with 1432 pieces of solid silver was found on the table, confirming the arrest.
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Eighth Street
Viello
Whitey
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