Harriman immune from criminal action says White House report
Washington June 7 The White House conference says E H Harriman is immune from criminal prosecution based on testimony to the Interstate Commerce Commission and that prosecutions of anthracite coal roads will begin in Philadelphia next week The discussion involved President Roosevelt five Cabinet members two ICC members and special government counsel and covered the Harriman merger the coal roads the Harvester Trust and the Alton deal with plans to act after the ICC report is issued.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
Philadelphia
White House
Harriman
Roosevelt
Cabinet
Bonaparte
Harvester Trust
Attor
Alton
Kellogg
Knapp and
Lane
Root
Taft
Cortelyou
Garfield
Interstate Commerce
Frank B. Kellogg
Minnesota
Counsil
Loeb
Kelloge
Alten
Inter- State Commerce Commission
Delaware, Susquehanna & Schuylkill
Philadelphia & Reading
Lehigh Valley
Tame Oysters Personal Property
Albany dispatch reports the Attorney General declares oysters are wild and become personal property when reclaimed or artificially planted. Tuthill asked if oyster beds should be real or personal property and the AG cites court rulings treating tame or garden oysters as personal property under normal rules. The note mentions a close season on wild oysters.
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The
Tribune
Albany
G. Frank Tuthill
Southhold
State Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Atttorney
Auto Delayed Mr. Lyman's Wedding
Cleveland dispatch reports Henry B. Lyman of New York, head of the American Surety Company, wed Louise Davis of New York at Lyman's Parkman home near Cleveland. Their automobile broke down near Chardon delaying the ceremony after a prior wife died five years earlier.
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Tribune
Cleveland
Henry B. Lyman
Newark
American Surety Company
Louise Davis
New York
Mr. Lyman
Parkman
Ohio
Florence farmer William Aaronson suicide in barn
William Aaronson a 23 year old farmer from Florence New Jersey hanged himself in his barn. He leaves a widow and two children. Worries over crop retardation and cold weather are given as the cause of the act.
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Wiliam Aaronson
Florence
N. J
Independent price advance in Galveston market today
Telegraphing from Galveston reports that independent dealers in this section raised the price of all three cents categories today. The move signals tighter supply and stronger demand as of June 7, with traders noting spreads and market momentum.
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the Tribune
Galveston
Tragic resignation officer Mack Richardson dies by suicide
Mack Richardson first lieutenant in the 26th Infantry, who had just resigned by President Roosevelt's acceptance, ingested morphine and prussic acid in Fort Sam Houston area. He died late tonight after being moved from Emergency Hospital. He left a note citing inevitability since last November and had planned to marry Major Kelly’s daughter, a wedding he missed twice due to illness and travel delays. Richardson, a veteran of the Spanish American War and later a regular army officer, was born in Tennessee in 1869 and leaves two children. his first wife is deceased.
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Tribune
San Antonio
Tex
Mack Richardson
26Th Infantry
Roosevelt
Fort Sam Houston
Richardson
Kelly
25Th Infantry
Brownsville
Miss Kelly
Major Kelly
Washington
Missouri
39Th
United States Volunteer Infantry
Tennessee
Mystery Explosion At Nathan Manufacturing Company
Police report an explosion occurred at the Nathan Manufacturing Company building at 408 East 100th Street shortly after midnight. Explosives were placed in two holes in the brickwork, with about 25 damage and a fuse fragment found, leaving investigators mystified.
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East 14Th Street
Nathan Manufacturing Company
Fast 100Th Street
Last of Burnhams Out at Mutual Reserve
Frederick K. Burnham resigns from the Mutual Reserve, ending the Burnham line at the firm. President Haynes confirms the move, stressing no personal or character issues. The retrenchment drive and staff cuts prompted the departure amid a year of Burnham family resignations and legal troubles.
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Frederick K. Burnham
Burnhams
Mutual Reserve
Tribune
Haynes
Frederick K
Charles W. Camp
Burnham
Home Office
George A. Burnham, Jr
Frederick A. Burnham
Death by suicide of Mrs Karl Hau near Pfaeffikon
Berlin dispatch reports Mrs Karl Hau drowned in a lake near Pfaeffikon Canton Zurich. Her husband, Karl Hau, a George Washington University professor of Roman law, is charged with murdering his mother-in-law in Baden Baden last November. He was extradited from London and deemed sane after examination. The trial was set for July.
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Berlin
Carlsruhe
Lokal Anzeiger
Karl Hau
Pfaeffikon
Canton
Zurich
Switzerland
London
Germany
Freiburg
Baden-Baden
Hall
Washington
Lena Molitor
McCarren Takes Control of The New York Daily News
Patrick H. McCarren becomes controller of The Daily News with Patrick J. Daly as general manager and Frank A. Batley as partner. The new owners plan a straight Democratic paper with news from political labor and church, aiming to expand to eight pages. Daly is active in Irish Catholic and labor circles. Quinn cites creditors and confidence in the new leadership.
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Patrick H. McCarren
Brooklyn
New York Daily News
the News
Corporation Counsel
McCarren
Patrick J. Daly
Frank A. Batley
Thomas C. Quinn
Daily News
Benjamin Wood
Daly
Quinn
One
New York
Frank Munsey
Trunk falls from sky as girl dies on Brooklyn Bridge
A trolley car struck an express wagon on Brooklyn Bridge last night, sending a heavy trunk crashing to the street and killing eleven year old Filamino Brune of 290 Front Street. Police arrested driver Timothy McGarry, investigations ongoing with detectives from Captain Toole. Three companions were injured, others sheltered at St Gregory's Hospital as crowd chaos followed.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Oak Street
Filamino Brune
Front Street
Vandewater Street
St. Gregory’s Hospital
David
Dr. David
Brooklyn
Captain Toole
Flatbush Avenue
Timothy McGarry
Haywood Street
Brookstyn
Daley
Manhattan Express Company
Thomas Page
Degraw Street
Harry Brackenbank
Jefferson Street
McGarry
Man killed by Mrs Goulds bull on Gould estate
Port Washington June 7 A head stockman Michael McBent feeding a bull, a favored pet of Mrs Howard Gould, was gored to death. The bull charged as McBent left the stable. Charles Lawrenceville, butler for the Untermyer family, tried to stop it with a hayfork but was knocked down. Other workers drove the animal back. McBent died from injuries before help arrived.
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Port Washington
Long Island
Howard Gould
Michael MecBent
Gould
McBent
Charles Lawrenceville
Untermyer
Gould Place
Lawrenceville
Five Cities Seek 1925 Republican National Convention
Five cities including Denver Seattle St Louis Kansas City and Chicago have signaled to National Chairman Harry New their bid to host next year’s Republican National Convention. St Paul and Philadelphia may join. New expects a record turnout and stresses need for large halls and ample hotel rooms.
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The
Tribune
Indianapolis
Harry New
Denver
Seattle
St. Louis
Kansas City
Chicago
St. Paul
Philadelphia
New
Lawyer claims railroad land held by deceased agent
New Haven June 7 attorney Benjamin Spock for the New York New Haven Hartford says Fred C Fiske chief land purchasing agent died after a brief illness while owning property in his own name valued around 1 000 000 belonging to the railroad An administrator Mrs Sally Fiske widow is appointed to handle the estate and no trouble is expected in separating the assets from railroad holdings
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New Haven
Benjamin Spock
New York
New Haven & Wartford
Fred C. Fiske
Spock
Orchard Is Unshaken By Testimony In Haywood Trial
Boise report details William D. Haywood defense pressing Harry Orchard on the Vindicator mine events and Cripple Creek clashes. Prosecution and defense argued over Orchard’s involvement with mine owners’ detectives, travels to Denver and Southern Colorado, and alleged train wrecking plots. Orchard maintained his account amid cross examinations and later defenses sought to undermine key connections with Moyer Easterly and Davis, while Richardson denied being a fixed witness.
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Boise
Idaho
William D. Haywood
Harry Orchard
Vindicator
Western Federation of Miners
Denver
War of Labor
Capital
Colorado
Orchard
Cripple Creek
D.C. Scott
Scott
K. C. Sterling
Mine Owners’ Association
Moyer
Haywood
W. F. Davis
William Easterly
Easterly
Owney Barnes
Richardson
Hawley
Orchard on the Stand in Haywood Trial at Poise Idaho
Orchard resumes testimony detailing his family, debts, and gambling in Idaho mining country. He recalls attending a Wardner meeting, riding a thirteen-car train to Wardner, and lighting a fuse under the mill during the blast. He denies knowing Haywood Moyer or Pettibone and lists names of others involved. The court admonishes interruption during questioning.
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Poise
Idaho
Orchard
Haywood
Richardson
Minnie Horsley
Rogers
New York State
Burke
Mr. Richardson
Son
Wood
Wardner
Bunker Hill and Sullivan
Burke Or Mullan
Moyer
Pettibone
Train Kills Woman in Auto Near Camden Crossing
Mrs Laura Henderson of Philadelphia died at Cooper Hospital after an auto she rode in was struck by a Pennsylvania Railroad train at Dudley crossing. Driver had warned by a crossing flagman. Brummer sustained a broken arm and Mrs Blackson injuries. The car overturned after being struck, driving along the tracks before smashing. Mrs Henderson suffered a fractured skull. other occupants had injuries but survived.
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Camden
N. J
Laura Henderson
Sedgley Avenue
Philadelphia
S. K. Henderson
Trunk Line Association
Cooper Hospital
Dudley Crossing
Pennsylvania Railroad
Henderson
Westfield Avenue
George W. Thompson
Thompson
Officers in wreck on Ontario and Western train
The special officers train on the Ontario and Western Railroad was wrecked for the second time in six weeks in a North Bay collision. Arthur C. West, son of superintendent George W. West, broke his leg. George Marsden, a claim agent, Judge Jerre P. Durham, an attorney, and Mrs. Marsden with Mr. and Mrs. Seeholzer were badly cut and bruised. The train had also wrecked on April 26 at Parker with serious injuries and near fatality risks to Arthur West.
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Tribune
Middletown
N. Y
Ontario & Western Railroad
North Bay
Arthur C. West
George W. West
George Marsden
Jerre P. Durham
Marsden
William Seeholzer
Parker
Arthur West
Matricide Mystery Tied To Dixmont Escape
Pittsburg June 7 report Bertha Beilstein who escaped Dixmont asylum and allegedly sailed for Europe on the Bremen May 28 died in Los Angeles three weeks earlier under the name Olea Miller. Relatives seek her estate from Fidelity Title and Trust. An autopsy found a brain tumor. authorities accuse a man named Richard Hardy of involvement before release. Olga Miller’s body had bullet scars matching Beilstein. Dixmont officials suspect the body is Beilstein and consider exhuming it.
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the Tribune
Pittsburg
Bertha Beilstein
Dixmont Insane Asylum
Europe
Bremen
Los Angeles
Olea Miller
Bertha Bellstein
Fidelity Title and Trust
Bellstein
Richard Hardy
Bertha Beinstein
Fred Beilstein
Chicago
Douma's Fate in Doubt at Petersburg
In St. Petersburg on June 7 the critical moment for the Douma nears as Premier Stolypin battles Ultra Reactionists for Cabinet support. Stolypin's backers push for a majority while Constitutional Democrats consider shelving compulsory expropriation and amnesty to gain votes.
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St. Petersburg
Douma
Stolypin
Constitutional Democrats
M. Stolypin
Peterhof
Meadow Brook Ladies Defeat Men in Polo Match
Four Meadow Brook Ladies' Polo Club players Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock Cornelia Bryce Gladys Mills and Mrs Ambrose Clark defeated three male players M Stevenson H S Clark and W Johnson by 14 goals Referee was Ambrose Clark The contest started lightheartedly but the women quickly demonstrated serious skill with early scores by Mrs Hitchcock in three minutes and again in four minutes as the men struggled to block.
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Meadow Brook
Thomas Hitchcock
Cornelia Bryce
Gladys Mills
Ambrose Clark
M. Stevenson
Clark
W. Johnson
Kaiser Has Kentucky Stock Farm
Lexington Kentucky June 7 Dr Arnold Frank of Berlin personal representative of Emperor William leased William Field stock farm near Lexington today to be used as a forwarding point for horses bought in the South for the German army officers The horses will be shipped from Kentucky to Germany
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Lexington
Arnold Frank
Berlin
Germany
William
William Field
Business Woman Incorporated Chartered in Delaware
The Business Woman Incorporated of New York, capitalized at 1,900,000, was chartered by the Delaware State Department at Dover. The company is authorized to acquire print distribute and deal in newspapers and gather news of all kinds. Names of incorporators not available due to the State Department closing early. Great Bear Spring Water advertisement proclaims purity and fame.
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Tribune
Wilmington
Del
Business Woman, Incorporated
New York
State Department
Dover
Deadlock Unbroken in New York Reapportionment Fight
Albany June 7. Both sides in the reapportionment deadlock remain inactive as Speaker Wadsworth and the Senate refuse compromise. Informal talks failed and next steps include a conference committee and possible Governor appeal. Adjournment now pushed to late next week amid partisan disputes and constitutional questions about districting.
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Albany
Wadsworth
Senate
Capitol
Assembly
Stevens
Wadsworths
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Wall of Harlem
M’carren
Michael McBent
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Ontario & Western
Pany
Kaiser
Kentucky
Great Bear
Advt
Genesee
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Orleans
Wyoming
Livingston
Allegany
Hooker
Franchot
Sandy” Smith
Lou Payne
Columbia-Dutchess-Putnam
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Putnam
Smith
Columbia
Dutchess
Richmond
Rockland
Senate Committee
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