Rubber Road Blunder Prompts Fare and Distance Debate
Officials of the New Haven road admitted a senseless blunder in June 5 timetables stretching distances from Woodlawn to Stamford and other routes. Commuters alleged deliberate falsifications aiming to justify higher fares, with protests, proposed public hearings, and a new public service bill to empower the Interstate Commerce Commission to act without notice or hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven Road
Norwalk
New’ York
Hugh M. Hewson
Westchester County
New York
New Haven
Local Improvement League of
Sound Beach
Donn
Interstate Commerce Commission
Duncan Edwards
Greenwich
Greenwich Board of Trade
State Railroad Commission of
New Jersey
Lackawanna
Fort
Railways Subpoenaed in Rate Investigation and Will Dispute
State Railroad Commission issued subpoenas to passenger agents of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Pennsylvania Railroad Central Railroad of New Jersey and the Erie to testify next Tuesday at the State House in a rate inquiry. Justice Giegerich ruled on the Willia m Bell Wait Jr. case over Theresa Barcalow’s will clarifying gifts to unincorporated societies. The Ladies Health Protective Association and Sorosis Clubs were deemed eligible or ineligible based on incorporation status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lackawanna Morris Plains
Furquehanne
Crystal Lake
Erie
Lehigh
Brock
New York
Connecticut
State Business Men's Association
Boards of Trade
Bridgeport
William L. Ransom
Willam M. Ivins
Trenton, &. J
State Railroad Commission
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Pennsylvania Reiirosé
Central Railroad of New Jersey
State House
Lackawannas Railroad
Justice Giegerich
William Bell Wait, Jr
Theresa Barcalow
Miss Barcalow
Theosophical Society
Society For Political Study of
New York City
Woman’s Health Protective Association of
Sorosis Cares Club
Society
MORE SIGNS OF SANE 4TH
Justice Erlanger ruled Fire Commissioner Waldo may refuse to issue fireworks sale permits unless specific requirements are met. The decision limits retail permits and supports the Explosives Commission rule banning sales in certain buildings without sprinklers, delaying Mayor Gaynor’s quiet Fourth unless the Appellate Division reverses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Erlanger
Waldo
Gaynor
Supreme Court
New York
Explosives Commission
Erlanger
Decision Upholds Whitman Over Second Offence Arraignment
Justice McCall dismissed a writ of habeas corpus by Joseph T. Burns a chauffeur jailed for speeding. He contended second arraignment for a greater offence was illegal, a view opposed by the Court of Special Sessions. The ruling impacts about 100 pending cases and 75 mehr awaiting rearrest for second or third offences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCall
Joseph T. Burns
MecCall
Whitman
Court of Special Sessions
Burns
Prof Peck sues for $100000 over World poem publication
Professor Harry Thurston Peck of Columbia brings a $100,000 damage suit against The New York World for publishing poems from Greystone and Porphyry. Attorneys say the paper misquoted Quinn about Peck's meeting in 1901, implying improper inspiration or authorship, and republished letters Peck denies writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Harry Thurston Peck
Columbia
David C. Bennett
Bennett & Tappan
Wall Street
Peck-Quinn
Miss Quinn
Peck
Bennett
Twenty Children Appear Before Jefferson Market Court
Twenty children mostly girls aged seven to thirteen faced Magistrate Appleton in Jefferson Market court yesterday afternoon. Witnesses testified against five prisoners employed on Eighth Avenue and Sixth Avenue, outlining alleged offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moving Picture Theatres
Maurice Mishal
Sixth Avenue
Fortunato Vezzoli
Eighth Avenue
John Burke
William Thompson
Gaynor
Appleton
Jefferson Market Court
Sixth Ave
Penn football star wed in New York hospital
Nathan Folwell, 24, a University of Pennsylvania football star, married Miss Marguerite MacDonald in a private New York hospital. The ceremony was performed by Father Forbes with the bride’s family present. Miss MacDonald later fell ill with typhoid but attended the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Philadelphia
New York
Nathan Folwell
University of Pennsylvania
Marguerite MacDonald
Forbes
Edna MacDonald
William H. Folwell
Miss MacDonald
Etil
Parr 10 Gets a Moiety Award in Sugar Duty Case
Richard Parr acting deputy surveyor who led a 1907 raid at Havemeyer and Elder docks Williamsburg to uncover a steel spring used to defraud duties on sugar imports is to receive a moiety payout. Attorney General George W. Wickersham approved Parrs claim filed May 24 1909 Franklin MacVeagh will act on it soon. The exact recovery amount remains speculative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Parr
Treasury
Havemeyer & Elder
Williamsburg
George W. Wickersham
Parr
Franklin MacVeagh
Wickersham
Secretary of the Treasury
Parr Was Seen At the Custom House
Washington
Mr. Parr
Europe
Arbuckle Brothers
National Sugar Refining Company
Havemeyers & Elder
Loeb
Roosevelt
Maine
Custom Hous
Frederick Schwerdtfeger
Spitzer
Brooklyn
Reward for Parr in Sugar Trust case under debate
Attorney General Wickersham ruled Parr may recover a portion of the spoils from the Sugar Trust fraud case. His information led to recoveries between 3 and 4.9 million dollars. The final award rests with the Secretary of the Treasury, with potential payments speculated around 250 thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wickersham
Richard Parr
Parr
Secretary of the Treasury
Persian prince studies U.S. life amid harem of twelve wives
Prince Mirza Riza Khan of Persia, fifty? no forty-five, visiting the United States for three months, will study social and economic conditions. He travels under the guise of diplomacy but keeps twelve wives in his harem, though he lives with one. Mrs. Charles P. Hatch leads him from the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, and he will visit Plum Beach Farm, Port Washington, Long Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mirza Riza Khan
Persia
Charles P. Hatch
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
Turkey
United States
Plum Beach Farm
Port Washington
Long Island
Mounted Duty Applications Tidy Up City Police
Commissioner Baker orders all sergeants seeking mounted duty to file applications at once. The measure is seen by some as targeting shirkers, while officials say it fills the mounted squad. Lieutenant Timothy McAuliffe, previously fined pay, is reassigned to Westchester station as official punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Timothy J. McAuliffe
Schwannecke
Westchester
Trial of sugar refinery officials ends for day with warnings
The trial of Charles R. Heike Ernest Gerbracht and James F. Bendernagel adjourned after four weeks of testimony as lawyers wrapped the case soon for jury deliberation. Government and defense counsel signaled brief closings with jurors awaiting further instructions. testimony covered liberal weighing practices by government weighers and dock fraud fears tied to Havemeyer & Elder.
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Charles R. Heike
American Sugar Refining Company
Ernest Gerbracht
Havemeyer & Elder
Williamsburg
James F. Bendernagel
Heike
Gerbracht
Bendernagel
Martin
Frank Schaffer
Hugh Kelly Company
Stimson
Stranahan
Schaffer
George Graham
Heikes
Mr. Stimson
Graham
Mr. Schaffer
Reichman
Stanchfield
Stinson
Oliver Spitzer
Prospect Park Bank
Tached
Brooklyn
Denies All Wife Says In Complaint Against Wheeler
Mrs Claudia T Wheeler sues for separation on cruelty and abandonment. Affidavits filed. she formerly opera star Claudia Carlstadt. Husband Albert Gallatin Wheeler Jr disputes income, claims cause for leaving, and contests alimony and fees awarded. He quotes income at 15000 yearly. she seeks 20000 alimony and 1000 counsel fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claudia T Wheeler
Albert Gallatin Wheeler, Jr
Wheeler
Claudia Carlstadt
New York Stock Exchange
J. B. Russell & Co
Dakota
Mile a Minute Murphy Reinstated to Police Force
Charles Murphy known as Mile a Minute Murphy due to riding a bicycle behind a train is reinstated by Commissioner Haker after resigning eight weeks ago to pursue vaudeville. He returns to the Madison street station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Murphy
Murphy
Haker
Madison Street
Three Robbers in a Wagon Arrest in Early Morning Bust
In the wholesale produce district near Murray street, three men in a wagon were caught burglarizing eggs. Watchman Thomas Ryan alerted Patrolmen Higgins Kane and Kelly, leading to the capture of two suspects. Harry Feuller was held on bail, while Benjamin Herkowitz was discharged for lack of evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wholesale Produce
Murray Street
Fulton Street
Thomas Ryan
Downe
Ryan
Higgins
Kane
Kelly
Tombs Court
Herbert
Harry Feuller
Cannon Street
Benjamin Herkowitz
City government orders marking of city autos with bold NY sign
Alderman Nicoll proposed a resolution at the board meeting requiring all city owned automobiles to display City of New York in black letters at least one inch high. A $10 penalty would apply for unmarked machines. The Mayor vetoed a resolution allowing church temperance lunch wagons in public squares. Henry Clews & Co protested a drinking fountain installation before their Broad Street offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicoll
City of New York
Church Temperance Society
Henry Clews & Co
Broad Street
Father Naegelisen Dinner Honoring St Nicholas Rector
A German cheering gathering at the Union Square Hotel toasted Father John Naegelisen rector of St Nicholas Roman Catholic Church for his twenty fifth anniversary. Messages from Cardinal Merry del Val and President Taft, plus letters from Mayor Gaynor and Justice Giegerich, were read by the toastmaster Val entine J Faeth. guests included Theodore Sutro and Monsignors Lavelle Donnelly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father John
Union Square
John A. Nageleisen
St. Nicholas’s
New York
Merry del Val
Vatican
Taft
Gaynor
Giegerich
Supreme Court
Valentine J. Faeth
Theodore Sutro
Lavelle
Archbishop Farley
Eugene Donnelly
Flushing
Marine Intelligence Miniature Almanac Highlights
Maritime data lists sunrise and sunset times, high water marks, and wireless reports. Vessels Oceanic Queenstown La Guayra Sandy Hook distances and docking expectations follow positions and dates. The May 31 entry notes La Guayra and Cynara sailing from unspecified ports toward Queenstown on June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Guayra
Queenstown
Cynara
Shipping schedule and sailings list from June notices
A dense compilation of ship names ports and dates covering Atlantic European and Pacific mail sailings and arrivals. It lists vessels such as Alleghany Havana Star of New Zealand and Lusitania along with ports including Naples Havana Havre Kingston and Galveston and dates in May and June for departures and arrivals. The document also notes Transpacific mails deadlines and steamer destinations via various lines and hubs.
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Tietgen
Christiansand
Am' Bayti
Hamb
Alleghany
S'thampton
Havana
Ward
Trent
Kingston
Santiago
Cienfuegos
Citta di Messina
Naples
Parthenia
Antwerp
Arotava
Bermuda
Eugenia
Palermo
Patras
Alamo
Tampa
Nueces
Galveston
Patavia
Neckar
Taormina
el Mar
Grenada
Trinidad
Turks Island
Napies
Laghorn
Savannah
Savennan
New Orleans
So Pace gadis _dacktonville
Cixéenes
Port Antonio
la Provence
Havre
Prench
Santa Marta
el da Galveston
Safle Lusitania
Liverpool
Cunard
Teutonic
Southampton
Azores
Austrian
Quebec
Moracas
Grant
Hamburg
Algonquin
Jacksonville
Clyde
Mallory
Washington Bremen
la Savoie
French
Morro Castle
Cristobal
Panama
Matanzas
Tampico
Comanche
Jackville
Shipping News Arrived Steamer Reports and Arrivals
Shipping news from SHIP CHANNEL lists arrivals and quarantine leaves for many vessels. Bre men Santiago Zulia Nueces Sarnia Marchuria Afghanistan El Dis Daleby La Gascogne Saramacca Chesapeake Comanche Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse and other ships with passengers mails and cargo per bar at various times and ports including Galveston Newport News New York and multiple European and Caribbean points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremen
Ger
Oelrichs & Co
Santiago
Guantanamo
Manzanillo
Clem Jone
New York and Cuba
Moise
Zulia
Maracaibo
la Guayra
Bliss & Dallett
Monroe
Newport News
Norfolk
Dominion Line
Caronia
Liverpool
Queenstown
Cunard Ss Line Ltd
Stamer Nueces
Galvestonn
Key West
Mallory Ss
Sarnia
Port-au-Prince
Kingston
Colon
Becas del Toro
Port Lamon
Inagua
Hamburg- American Line
Marchuria Bry
Cienfueges
Matanzas
Munson
Afghanistan
Bri
Iquique
Antofgast
Coronel
Montevideo
St. Lutia
Wessel, Duval & Co
Compagnie Generale Transatlantiqu
Mase
Bar
Steemer Saramacca
Uniteh
Paramaribo
Say
Trinidad
Royal Dutch West India Mail
Chesapeake
Baltimore
New York and Baltimore Transportation Line
Mosse
Comanche
Jacksonville
Harleston
Clyde Ss Co
Steamers at foreign ports arrive and sail notes
Shipping notices list arrivals at Port Said and other ports with dates June 3 to June 7. Vessels include Kanga Hirt, Rabenfels, Parima, Lombardia, Argentina, Magdalena, Mauretants, Michael Ry, Caro line, Graf Waldersee, and more, detailing routes New York via Naples or Barbados, and sailings to Demerara, Genoa, Havre, and other ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Said
Kanga Hirt
New York
Algiers
Hons ‘Sone
Shanghai
Malta
Rabenfels
Ger
St Thomas
Parima
Demerara
Genoa
Italy
Naples
Trieste
Argentina
Barbados
Magdalena
Bro
Sourton
Kingston
Taku Bar
Michael
York
Port Natal
Labuah
Newane
Liverpool
Mauretants
Ada Fishgerard
Copenhagen
Heliig Olay
Dan
Om Eed Na Santos
Pernambuco
Balia Blanca
Brantford iPr
Korona
Havre
Caroline
Boulogne, Jenes
m—Graf Waldersee
Hamburg
Kinsale
Camille Bry
Dublin
Sagres
Duca
Aosta Vital
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New Jersey Commission
Will
Justice McCall
Prof. Peck
Picture Theatre
Edward Miller & Co
Warren St
Macveagh
Prince
Hapby
Atlanta
Henry L. Stimson
Edward Foster
John B. Stanchfield
Foster
Mr. Stanchfield
Joseph A. Ball
George Hanchett
Fritz Reichman
Hanchett
Father Nageleisen
Marine Intelligence
High Water
Gandy Sooke
Governor's Island
Hell Gate
A.M
Pennsylvania
Sandy Hank
Sandy Hook
Oceanic
Stern Brothers
West Twenty-third Street
Japan
Corea
China
Tacéma
Keemun
Seapane
Philippines
Vancouver
Empress of India
Fiji Islands
Auxstralia
New Zealand
Manuka
Eewaii
San Francisco
Sierra
Shipping News
Port of
Athinat
Constanti
Cearense
Para
Kilsyth
Saltwell
el Alba
City of Columbus
Mohawk
Charleston
Richmond
Georgetown
Jefferson
Winrah
Bessie Brown
Prederick Duggan
Lizzie E Dennison
Potsdam
Rotterdam
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Eustraly
Inca
Ctothih Cuneo
Nor
Fort Antonio
Normandy
Bagiod
Cuba
Excelsior
Gery
Antonio Lopez
Span
Cadiz
Indraghiri
Melbourne
Chimu
Valparaiso
Jamestown
New
Rt News
Abbie H Gheen
William Hood
Virginia
Lucia Porter
Calais
Charles G Endicott
Jessie E. Leach
Harry Prescott
Coney Island
Crreus
Dindy
Rocers Peer & Coursy
Knickerbocker Laws
Criterion
Kix Francis Wily
Hudson
Garrick
Henry Miler
Morton ES Ao
New Amsterdam
Prederic Thompson
Joseph Cawthorn
Man
American Roof Garden
Adirosdack
CAMP
Instantane
Tribu Pune
Ard
Jolly
Ard Roe
Big
J. Ross
Stella Mayhew
Sydney
Barry Lupino
Bill Gertrude van Dyk
Geo, Evans, Romany SI
Eames
DeWelt Hopper
Alhambra
Astor
Keith & Pre Bih
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