Manns Plan to Force Suffrage Vote Blocked
Washington June 6 James Mann Republican House leader failed to force a suffrage vote as planned stirring rare opposition within his party. Democrats, led by Claude Kitchin, mocked the effort while a nearby debate over a Buchanan monument and adjournment cooled momentum for any immediate suffrage action.
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Mann
Washington
James BR. Mann
House
Leutenants
Claude Kitchin
Judiciary Committee
Munn
Buchanan
Miller
Minnesota
Congress
Kitchin
Steals Pair of Horseshoes But Fails to Change Luck
Elmer Conway of Ninth Avenue appeared in Jefferson Market court after being charged with stealing two horse shoes from the Atlantic Company arables. He told Magistrate Groebl that he hoped the theft would alter his luck and was held on £1000 bail for General Sessions.
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Foxsion Committee
Tammany Hall
India House
Hanover Square
William Hamlin Childs
Mitchel
Childs
Charles L Bernheimer
Charles E. Hughes
Ogden UL. Mills
George W. Perkins
George W. Wickersham
Henry L. Stimson
Cleveland H. Dodge
Gordon Auchincloss
Thomas I. Chadbourne, Jr
Henry Morgenthau
Joseph SL. Price
Charles Stockler
Timothy Healy
Brooklyn
W. Allen
H. Murray Lamont
W. B. Bannister
H. K. Twichell
George T. Mortimer
Elinor G. Sammis
Edward M. Bassett
Charles W. Boody
A. H. Rast’man
Charles E. Robertson
The
Bronx
Richard W. Lawrence
Isaac G. Johnson
Edward Smith
Queens
H. P. Williams
Frank H. Luce
James A. McDonald
Richmond
Nathan A
Childs Gald
Elmer Conway
Oomin Street
Groebl
Jefferson Market
Conway
Atlantic Company
Ninth Avenue
Mrs. White Sued Over Lingerie Bill in Supreme Court
Mrs A S White, wife of Archibald White, banker and promoter, sued in the Supreme Court for 10519 pounds for lingerie and apparel bought between 1916 and 1917. Wardrobe items include numerous gowns, stockings, coats and dresses from Jane & Andgee, with prior legal trouble arising eight years earlier over gems bought by her husband.
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Olive Celeste White
Archibald & White
Texi
Supreme Court
Jane & Andgee
Modistes
Walts
Wil
White
Olive Celeste Moore
Bostonians
Famous Light Opera J Company
St. Cloud
Minn
Paris
Poison Fumes At Fire Kill Two In Arlington Plant
A fire at Arlington company plant caused more than 50 damage and released nitrate and alcohol fumes. Night superintendent George Wright and night watchman Arthur Thorne died after collapsing. Fire Chief Greenfield and Fireman William Tille remain hospitalized with poisoning risk. three others treated.
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Arlington Compary
Arlington
Orge Wright
Arthur Thorne
West Hudson Hospital
Greenfield
William Tille
Joseph Travis
Tornadoes Kill 24 as Damage Tops Millions in Missouri Kansas
A series of Missouri and Kansas tornadoes killed 24 people and injured about 150. Boone County Missouri saw the heaviest loss with eleven fatalities. Property damage estimates range from 1.09 million to 9.2 million dollars.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kaneas
Kansas
Boone County
Streetcar fare changes await final decision
Public Service Commission adjourned hearings on Third Avenue Railway plans to charge transfers and raise fares with no immediate changes. Expected proceedings on New York Railways and Brooklyn Rapid Transit follow, as legal questions about commission power loom, possibly delaying outcomes by months to a year.
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Public Service Commission
Yeterday
Third Avenue Railway Company
New York Railways
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
William L. Ransom
John J. Rogers
Brooklyn Tawyer
Third Avenue
Tres
Oscar Straus
Ransom
Cheats
Uthe
Wearing
Alfred. A. Conk
Joseph T. Cotton
Spoon
Gave Dancing Partner 21000 Of Stolen Funds Testimony
James E. Foye testified at Tombs Court about turning over $21,000 in stolen money to Mrs. Elizabeth Austin Briggs. He claimed the funds were obtained from a New York Philadelphia banking firm and handed to Briggs as part of a scheme involving his arrest affidavit and parole.
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Foye
James E. Foye
Krotel
Tombs Court
Elizabeth Austin
F. Fossett Briggs
New York
Philadelphia
Briggs
Hrngue
Austin
Manhattan
Astor Trust Company
Trust Compan
Waldorf
125000 Sunday School Pupils Parade Today
Brooklyn marks the eighty eighth anniversary of the Brooklyn Sunday School Union with 27 parades across the borough. Governor Whitman will lead the reviewing party with Mayor Mitchel Senator Calder and Borough President Pounds. Pounds calls for home decorations. Luncheon at Montauk Club for reviewing officers.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn Sunday School Union
Whitman
Mitchel
William M. Calder
Pounds
Brookish
William Hamlin Childe
Montauk Club
Distret
Librarians Form Union in New York Public Library
Hugh Frayne of the American Federation of Labor helped organize New York public library workers at Public School No 40 East Twentieth Street. Officers elected include Miss Hlloah Squires president Miss Anne Paterson vice president Miss May Walker recording secretary Miss Mary Ulack corresponding secretary and Miss Nellie Mahoney treasurer. Squires said union members belong to the industrial class and aim to prove their commitment by becoming trade unionists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toe Ward
Hugh Frayne
American Federation of Labor
New York
Nellie Mahoney
Mise Squires
Light Co Cites War As Reason for Not Reducing Price
New York Edison asks the Public Service Commission to release it from the tentative seven cent rate after June 1. The 1912-initiated case faced valuation gaps and coal and labor cost pressures. Public Service Commissioner Whitney notes interference by City Chamberlain Mitchel in private work.
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New York Edison Company
Public Service Commision
New York Edison
Whitney
Multhie
Gen Bell Chief Figure At Military Fete
Gen Bell, new district commandant, heads a wartime era social military fete on Governor's Island. Units A and D of the 1st Battalion 224 Infantry escort the colors and perform drills, while enemy-tent displays and flower drops unfold under an overcast sky. Society attendance includes dancing and music at the officers club.
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Gen. Bell
Governor's Island
United States
J. Franklin Bell
New York
Ins Fantry
John Howard
Inspectral Hell
Sunday Revival Programme Across City Churches and Meetups
The Sunday Revival lists a varied schedule from 1am to 4 pm with meetings, luncheons, open air gatherings, and services. Brick Church at Fifth Avenue and Thirty Seventh Street hosts business womens meetings and a luncheon while John Street Methodist Church on 44 John Street hosts related events. Additional open air and shop meetings occur at Standard Prea matic Plant Twelfth Avenue Fifty second Street and Elev enth Avenue along with Yonkers locations. Billy Sunday preaches at the Tabernacle on Broadway near 168th Street at 6 pm with a later Bible study at New Rochelle’s New Maptiot Church.
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Brick Church
Tifth Avenue
Thirty-seventh Street
John Street Methodist Church
John Street
Twelfth Avenue
Fifty-second Street
Eleventh Avenue
Fifty-seventh Street
Eleventh
Twelfth Avenues
Leonant and
Hudson Street
Tenth Avenue
Thirty-fourth Street
Otis Elevator Company
Yonkers
Tabernacle
Broad
Way
168Th Street
Billy Sunday
Tabernacle Choir
Evander Childs High School
Chapel of Atonement
Beach Avenue
Beves
Woodyerest Methodist Church
Woodyerest Avenue
Bethel Methodist Church
Amboy Road
Richmond Valley
Central
Yo W. CA
Fieth Avenue
Tho P. Mo
Broadway
169Th Street
New Rochelle
Billy Sunday Mocks Liberty Bond Drive At Tabernacle
Sunday denounced opponents and urged 15,000 in the Tabernacle to subscribe to the Liberty Loan. He threatened to open a booth, conscript resisters, and bring officials to compel pledges, praising Roosevelt and lambasting critics while warning against anti-American sentiment.
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Billy
Satan
Tabernacle
Uncle Sam
Hilly
Liberty Loan
Army and Navy
Gary
George W. Perkins
Frank Vanderlip
Teddy
Roosevelt
France
Russia
Germany
Gosh
Whitman Favors Bill For Freer Use of Flag
Ottawa dispatch reports Governor Whitman favors broader flag usage and a delegation from Standard OM Company attends a Tent meeting. Dominion government announces daylight saving legislation to set clocks ahead one hour for summer.
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Whitman
Toms
Bill
Standard OM Company
Tabernacle
Uno
Jones
Jhinton
Ottawa
Canada
Brieles
Dominion
Huber's Widow to Get Most of $500000 Estate
A Surrogate Court jury upheld the second will of George Hr Huber despite a contest by foster son George Huber Thompson. The majority of the estate, over $500000, will go to the widow who remarried Martin Wright, son of former Corrections Commissioner William J Wright, after his death.
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Conai
George Hr. Huber
George Huber Thompson
Mr. Huber
Martin “Wright
William J. Wright
Vanishing Fund Traced at Emerson Motors Hearing
Hidden channels of Emerson Motors Company funds were exposed during a bankruptcy examination before Federal Commissioner Gilchrist. Witness Mrs. J L Sullivan, assistant treasurer, said $30,000 in 14 checks and a $25,000 loan to Emerson Truck and Tractor were used to finance stock sales and deter indictments. Several executives and stockholders face charges as the case unfolds at the Federal Building, with lawyers pushing to dismiss parts of the petition.
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Emerson Motors Company
Gilchrist
Federal
J. L. Sullivan
Emerton Xpors Company
Eversond Tractor Company
Nichols F. Wilson
Emerison
Emson Motors Company
Sulivan
Wic Ton
Sullivan
Emerson Mote Company
Emerton Truck and Tractor Company
Fat Tractor Company
Ford
Wen
The
Tribune Wm
Emer Motors Company
Saluriva Ite Offieres
Tribune
Baerson
Linerson
Louis H. Moos
Abner
Werblis
Cedar Street
Bainnringe Colby
Manton
Federal District
Colby
John B. Johnston
Warblin
Emerson
Stow
Ulster County
Robert C. Hupp
Willinm Loomet
Byron J. Riess
Elftt Fivestatent
Hows
Hupp
Tevener J. McManus
Watt
Governor Whitman signs tax bill to boost state income
Governor Whitman signed the Machold Direct Tax Bill on June 6, projecting the state will add 1,100,000 to revenue this year. He also approved a bill by Senator Sage granting 1000 for emergency repairs to principal roads between New York and Albany, aimed at military camps and facilities along the route.
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Whitman
Sage
New York
Albany
Whit
Strike Called Off After Boston & Maine Cutbacks
A planned strike by 2300 Boston and Maine Railway workers scheduled for June 6 to protest a 22 percent reduction in staffing has been called off after a conference. Meanwhile a German skipper received years in prison for a related offense as a ship sank near Charleston.
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Roston
Boston & Maite Rail 4
Brotherhood of Way
Mormay
Charleston
Penhow
Houston
United Teal
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Yale
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Navy
By Briggs
Tun Freece
Straus
John J. Rezers
Aidents
Ridgewood
Imnomiyn
Cornelids Sheehan
Ernest L. Boch
Central Federated Union
David Levy
Cigermakers
Herman Kritzer
Brooklyn Central Labor Union
John J. Hantey
Building Trades
Katter
Brook
Mustanoby's
Tater
Grand Union Hotel
Wwe
Haan Tourant
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Calder
Intbush
Woods
Billy ‘Unday
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