Low Accuses Central of Delays Over Reservoir Tracks
The mayor says the New York Central has broken a verbal 1899 agreement to pay for shifting tracks at the Mahopac Putnam Division where tracks cross the Croton dam site. Negotiations aim for a settlement near 500000, with no written contract to enforce.
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Putnam Division
New
Croton Dam
Central Railroad
Low
New-York Central
Place
Croton
Aqueduct Commission
Board of Estimate
Jerome Park
Stewart
Lewis
McLean
Finance Department
Ten Eyck
George L. Duval
Merchants’ Association
Alfred Craven
Craven
Messrs
Lewis and
McLean.ie
Burr
Herring
Freeman
Merchants’ Association Committee
New York
Clergy unite to urge Yonkers crackdown on poolrooms
Yonkers clergy from all denominations issue a letter to Mayor Walsh and the police urging a renewed, concerted effort to stamp out gambling houses. They praise recent police closures, condemn criminals, and pledge support for vigorous enforcement to cleanse the city of lawbreakers.
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Yonkers
Walsh
Rival financiers may seek control of Pennsylvania Railroad
Reports say Speyer Mann Katz and Co syndicate underwrites 75 million dollars of new PRR stock at 120 and an unnamed major financier offered to buy all or part of the stock at a premium. Street rumor links Rockefeller Gould interests to a possible takeover. Wall Street expects potential changes in railroad ownership and reduced tensions between major lines if control shifts.
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Speyer- Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
Rockefeller-Gould
Wall Street
Rockefeller
Gould
Bribe Attempts Target Officials in Naturalization Probe
Secret Service Agent Peeke and Assistant U S District Attorney Houghton revealed attempts to bribe federal officials in the Street Cleaning Department naturalization fraud case. They described threats against interpreters Pascal Breshi and John De Cillis, with ties to Italian secret societies. De Cillis aided in seizing forged certificates in Wilmington, while bribery bids failed and threats persisted against investigators and witnesses.
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Secret Service
Peeke
United States District
Houghton
Federa
Pascal Bresh
Breshi
John de Clillis
Wilmington
Del
de Cillis
Washington
United States
Rubber dust under Williamsburgh Bridge roadway
Bridge Commissioner Lindenthal announced a noiseless dry roadway plan for the Williamsburgh Bridge using rubber dust beneath crepresinate wooden paving blocks. A steel flooring will sit under the rubber dust and shavings as part of the new deck. Engineers show interest in this untried method while rubber firms are asked for price quotes. Dredging also began for Manhattan Bridge caisson at Pike Slip.
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Lindenthal
Williamsburg Bridge
Pike Slip
Manhattan Bridge
Harlem
Pier
Manhattan
Dogs Not Muzzled Yet In City Debate
After a heated debate the dog muzzling ordinance was postponed to Tuesday as a special order. Aldermen Dowling and Mathews sparred over reach and cruelty concerns. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals cited 29 100 dogs last year with only 1 900 redeemed, arguing many homeless dogs may not be affected. The ordinance and animal-society resolution passed 18 to 16.
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Board of Aldermen
Dowling
Mathews
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Summer Resort Guide Preview Coming Next Sunday
Next Sunday's Tribune will publish a well illustrated Summer Resort Guide. It will feature information and guidance on popular getaway spots and travel ideas for the season.
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S Tribune
Tribune
Columbia Holds 149th Commencement With Odell Among Honoraries
Columbia University stages its 149th commencement in the gymnasium with about nine hundred degrees awarded. Governor Odell is expected among the honorary honorees as President Butler confers degrees after a morning procession. An alumni luncheon, speeches, games, reunions, dinners, and a smoker fill the day.
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Columbia
University
Odell
Butler
Dean J. Howard van Amringe
Class Day at Vassar Shines With Colors and Daisy Chain
Poughkeepsie June 9 class day at Vassar College featured outdoor exercises with a canvas-path procession to the class tree. Elizabeth Burd Thompson chaired. eighteen sophomores carried the giant daisy chain. Mary Isabella Starr and Jeanette Stuart Taylor delivered spade orations. Commencement tomorrow marks the largest class yet, numbering 145, with speakers from Florence Hannah to Celia Arnold Spicer.
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the Tribune
Poughkeepsie
Vassar College
Strong Hall
Elizabeth Burd Thompson
Allegheny
Penn
Catherine Crystal Eastman
Rochester
Harriet Anderson
Mount Vernon
Rockefeller Hall
Martha Linden Henning
Saratoga
Matthew Vassar
Mary Isabella Starr
Springfield
Mass
Jeanette Stuart Taylor
New York City
Vassar Alumna Association
MacCoy
Bryn Mawr
Hadley
Yale
Vassar
Gertrude Buck
Taylor
Florence Hannah
N. Y
Florence May Bennett
Nantucket
Gertrude Louisa Besse
Emily Beckman Deeming
Brookline
Susannah Jane McMur
Japan's Progressive Spirit Highlighted by Mission Conference
At Clifton Springs, the missionary conference examined civilization's advance through medical practice and education. Speakers from India, Japan, and other lands discussed widow remarriage laws, women's education, press freedom in Japan, and missions in New Hebrides and Beyroot. The session noted Japan's changing finances and influence on China.
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Clifton Springs
N. Y
India
Japan
Susan Easton
Ernest Clement
J. O. Spencer
China
Russia
William E. Griffis
Woman Kills Cowboy in Butte After Domestic Turmoil
In Butte Montana on June 9, Mrs. Leo Brown a former wife shot and killed Dick Stanifer a cowboy after he knocked her down twice and drew his pistol. The bullet struck its target ending Stanifer's life.
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Butte
Mont
Dick" Stanifer
Leo Brown
Stanifer
French Cruiser Tage Sails for New York from Baltimore Harbor
Baltimore June 9 The French cruiser Tage left its week long anchor in the harbor and set course for New York this morning. Admiral Rive commands the vessel.
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Tage
New York
Admiral Rive
Est
Regents to distribute 100000 tuition funds under Rogers act
Albany reports that Bishop William Croswell Doane and Charles R. Skinner have agreed on rules to allocate the 100000 state tuition appropriation for non resident pupils in public high schools with academic departments only. Private academies are excluded. sectarian schools banned by constitution.
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Tribune
Albany
William, Croswell Doane
University of the State of New York
Charles R. Skinner
State Department of Public Instruction
Regents’ Office
Department of Public Instruction
Doctors Swindle City In Antitoxin Scheme
Nearly forty warrants issued by Justice Mayer in the Court of Special Sessions target physicians cheating the city by selling free antitoxin to poor patients at five dollars a bottle. The Health Department notes top bottles cost three dollars, while affidavits claimed for the poor allow free supply. First arrest was Dr Anton H Pacina, as detectives moved to serve warrants and seize evidence.
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Justice Mayer
Court of Special Sessions
Health Department
Anton H. Pacina
East
McConville
Central Office
Department of Health
Board of Health
Commissioners of Accounts
Miller on the Stand Describes the Swindle
Miller testifies against ex-counsel Ammon in the Franklin Syndicate case. He claims he only sat at his desk and took money, while prosecutors say he directed a run to Canada after a large payout. The judge and jury hear details of how funds were distributed and the syndicate operations, with the trial continuing.
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William P. Miller
Franklin Syndicate
Robert F. Ammon
Miller
Notton
Ammon
Canada
Mr. Nott
Edward Schlessinger
Franklin
Wall Street
Schlessenger
Turmoil at Guardian Trust as Coler Faces Board Pressure
A split board at Guardian Trust Company pressures president Coler amid factional moves by three directors Brown King and Morse. A heated exchange over resignation and capital changes unfolds with demands to place Coler’s resignation in writing and a meeting adjournment on March 15.
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Bird
Guardian Trust Company
E B. C. Brown
David Bennett King
George R. Morse
Morse
Coler
Indu
Oe Ee
Brown
Mr. Brown
R. W. Jones, Jr
Co. Brown
Edward H. Fallows
R.W. Jones, Jr
Do. Brown
Mr. Coler
The
Stock Exchange
Parker
Mr. Chapman
the Exchange
R. W. Jones
E. C. Brown
Messrs. Brown and Fallows
Delay in Erie Improvements
F D Underwood president of the Erie Railroad in Cleveland says labor shortages delay extensive road improvements until fall. He notes a possible Erie main line shift with surveyors examining routes to place Cleveland on the main line.
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F. D. Underwood
Erie Railroad
Erie
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