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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1903
Page
29
Former Congressman Louis W Emerson in Albany says juries will convict those who set forest fires. In Warren and neighboring areas arrests have increased, with one man charged for fifty fires and a suspect seen attempting a blaze. Rain helped contain fires while crews fought on the mossy, burned landscape.
The case of Fox Bros. Co. against the government over Diamond imports was heard in Cincinnati. General Thaddeus S. Sharretts presided and increased the assessment by 27 dollars, marking the first of several government actions against Diamond importers nationwide.
Berlin reports that Burgstaller and Van Rooy, hired by Conried for the Metropolitan Opera's Parsifal in New York next season, have withdrawn. Conductor Felix Mottl also declined a New York engagement due to his ties to the Wagner family.
San Francisco exposes the Eppinger failure as a five year impact of poor investments. Liabilities near 1,373,000 with only about 50,000 in assets. Mortgage-heavy assets include 20,000 acres of land with London Paris and American Bank holdings. Banks face roughly 750,000 loss.
The Teachers College class of 75 seniors held a morning meeting in Millbank Memorial Hall and planted the ivy. Miss Luella Virginia Allis spoke on the ivy address. A luncheon at St. Andrew's Hotel featured speeches by Grace Jenkins basketball captain and others. A graduation dance followed and alumni plan a reunion today.
Columbia University announced the McKim travelling fellowships in architecture. Frank A. Nelson and George W. Jacoby received the fellowships, each valued at 88 dollars annually from a $20,000 fund given in 1883 by Jes F. McKim. Edward S. Hewitt and Benjamin F. Cairne received honorable mention.
Police arrested three men after a burglar fled across rooftops near West Forty-seventh Street. A bundle bearing $2,000 in silverware from Carl Fisher Hansen’s home was dropped on the roof of No. 33 West Forty-seventh Street and recovered by Captain Tighe and fifteen reserves from East Fifty-first Street. Mrs. Mary McAllister, caretaker at Nos. 19 and 21, woke to tapping sounds and, after an altercation, the intruder fled with the bundle. Hansen identified the recovered silverware, while neighbors witnessed the escape across rooftops toward Sixth Avenue. Hansen had previously misplaced a $11,000 diamond ring three months earlier, later retrieved at Police Headquarters by a boy claiming to have found it nearby.
Brooklyn municipal and borough offices will now pay cash for stamps and postal cards. Postmaster Roberts had extended credit to departments, reimbursed by Controller Grout after vouchers. The Post Office Department forbids credit sales, and Roberts informed Washington he cannot continue extending credit.
The Civil Service Commission and General Greene examined a police candidate measuring device. Weighs and measures sealer Mr Wheaton reported the machine can be manipulated to give a quarter inch extra height to a person.
A New York State canal improvement plea defends the 1000-ton barge canal. Signed by Buffalo and New York leaders, the reply argues railroads control port interests, cites widespread demand for canal enlargement, and asserts state prosperity from Erie Canal modernization benefiting the entire state from the lakes to the sea.
Chicago June 9 A valuable collection of maps and manuscripts on French marine history from the 13th century to the Franco Prussian War is given to the Newberry Library by Edward E Ayer. Carles assembled it over thirty years and it includes 4101 maps and about 6000 pages of text.
At Asbury Park the General Synod of the Reformed Church in America criticized higher critics and seminaries teaching contrary to the Bible. Dr. David James Burrell urged stronger clergy education, supported expulsion of Reed Smoot, and backed a constitutional amendment against polygamy. A Remarriage of divorced persons debate followed, with a resolution urging ministers not to remarry except for the innocent party. President Roosevelt sent regrets and support.
News from Mobile reports the killing of Dr Albert Ferrari in Puerto Cortez Spanish Honduras. A naturalized American, he was shot in the street after attending a dance with the Puerto Cortez police chief’s cousin. Local officials conducted an investigation but the officer in charge was not arrested. Ferrari’s wealthy family may seek U.S. government involvement if he was an American citizen.
George M. Hazard a gateman at the Barge Office died at his home in Newark after weeks of eye trouble and treatment. He had served ten years in the immigration service and had noted a string of sudden family deaths in the past eight months including his mother, a brother, two uncles and a brother-in-law.
Mrs Belle Bemis Barber sues her naval surgeon husband Dr George H Barber for absolute divorce. Robert L Turk, counsel, obtained court permission to serve by publication, with Louisa Walker named as co respondent. The Barbers married in 185 and have no children. Mrs Laura J Wills says defendant does not live in the state and is believed to be at Coasters Island Harbor Narragansett Bay.
At a directors meeting ex mayor David A Boody was elected president of Sprague National Bank in Brooklyn to succeed the late N T Sprague. Theophilus Olena of Olena Craig firm was chosen vice president to succeed Boody.
The Kent Place School held its annual commencement in Summit to a large audience. Students displayed art and a school motto design while Miss Julie Sheffield contributed the motto Manner Makyth Man. speaker Hamilton W. Mabie, a founder and president, led the event followed by prayers and a benediction.
Washington reports excessive rains across the Mississippi and Missouri valleys disrupt farming and cause crop damage. Flood stages at St Louis and Kansas City are among the highest on record, while other regions need rain and cool spells delay planting. Cotton, corn, wheat, oats, and tobacco show mixed progress with pests and drought affecting yields in several states. The outlook varies by region with some crops promising in parts yet short hay in New England and the Middle Atlantic states.
Elberon June 9 The fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Lewis was celebrated at their Phillips-ave home with a reception. Seven sons and seven grandchildren attended along with many friends. Lewis, once a New York leader, held offices including President of the Board of Aldermen and Acting Mayor. He helped found Mount Sinai Hospital and represented New York at the Centennial Exposition. Mrs. Lewis has long been an invalid, and he devoted himself to her care.
Commissioner Lederle orders New-York Edison Company officials to appear at today’s Board of Health meeting and justify why the First-avenue Thirty-ninth-street plant should not be declared a public nuisance. Reported smoke and cinder nuisance persists despite arrests of some employees and varied magistrate actions. the board will hear additional complaints or amendments.
Ex-Assemblyman Robert Mazet was appointed appraiser by Surrogate Thomas to value Abram S. Hewitt estate for inheritance tax. Hewitt's will was probated in New Jersey where he resided.
Stanford student John M. Bonnell won the Harvard University graduate scholarship given annually by the rf to the Jo Club of San Francisco. Bonnell, who moved to Palo Alto in 1895 from Philadelphia, is the recipient this year.
Frederick A. Cook of New York Robert A. Dunn of Harvard and Ralph Shainwald a Columbia graduate have arrived in Seattle to lead the Cook expedition. They secured fifteen pack horses and plan to move to Cook's Inlet with 1.2 pounds of food supplies and specialized gear for the ascent including Alpine axes ropes stoves a silk tent sleeping bags and cameras.
Special bulletin lists army transfers including First Lieutenant George De G. Catlin from Fort Slocum to Denver and Major Robert L. Howze to Manila for investigation. Navy moves include Rear Admiral Miller to Pacific Naval District and Captain B. H. McCalla to Mare Island commandant and other detachments. A summer resort guide note follows.
John D. Crimmins released a letter to Mayor Law criticizing George W. Vanderbilt and John Jacob Astor for an iron and glass porch encroaching fifteen feet on Fifth Avenue. The note notes legal questions, cites an old aldermanic resolution, and urges curbs on street obstructions while proposing urban widenings from Nassau Street to Washington Square and improvements to Lexington Avenue connecting Gramercy Park to Fourth Avenue.
Governor Willis J. Bailey of Kansas wed Ida B. Weed at First Congregational Church in Kansas City with Rev. J. F. Fifield officiating. After the ceremony the couple traveled to Topeka. Bailey denies promising to marry if elected, saying the tale started as a joke by friends.
A long list details buyers from U S Adam & Co Buffalo to J L Chalifoux Lowell Mass and many others at 2 Walker Street and surrounding Broadway entries. Shoppers include furriers dressmakers linen shops and milliners with firms in Baltimore Philadelphia Worcester and more, indicating a broad influx of wholesale buyers and agents into the Herald Square area.
A large wash dress fabrics deal is highlighted at Wanamaker’s offering 200000 yards of silk and cotton goods valued at retail at $100,000 but priced for customers at $36,000 saving about $64,000. Stock includes Printed Silk-Embroidered Muslins and Sublime silks in multiple colors and patterns, with dresses expected to appeal to summer buyers.
A catalog of wicker, prairie grass, green oak, and green cedar furniture styled for seaside dampness and casual summer living. It highlights light reed chairs and rockers, green cedar and oak pieces, and Mission style furniture with woven fiber cushions, offered at various prices and floor locations.
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