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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1906
Page
1
Cincinnati faces a citywide water shortage with half the population affected after a main valve failure. Hospitals report fever cases and heat injuries as streetcars halt and restaurants close. Officials clash over blame while a public meeting questions the waterworks leadership amid fears of fires and further disruption.
Bridgeport Connecticut June 9. The yacht owned by Dr D H Paddock of Port Jefferson was stripped of valuables by Sound pirates Peterday. Seven engine parts were taken. Dr Paddock arrived with a small sloop and alerted police. Detectives Fox and Hackett traced items to Edward Tasier on Prond street where the stolen engine was found. J H Robertson was arrested on the beat.
News from New Orleans reports Lee Christmas a Memphis adventurer who helped shape Honduran revolutions was shot and killed in Puerto Cortez. Once chief of police there he once arrested President Bonilla decades ago and had been prominent in Honduran politics for years.
The notice highlights the Lake Shore Limited railroad service to St Louis and Cincinnati from New York, with daily departures at 5:36 p m. Labeled as America’s Greatest Railroad by New York Central, it emphasizes no excess fare.
St Petersburg June 9 report of Goremykin ministry retirement was denied after the Premier met the Emperor at Peterhof and said he had not resigned nor expected to. The Emperor shows no wish to remove Goremykin and no immediate changes are foreseen as parliament debates agrarian policy. Difficulties in finding a replacement led to possible return of Count Witte. Kokovsoff and other leaders deny joining a cabinet with lower-house members.
Warsaw reports a surge in revolutionary activity with bands robbing government alcohol stores and clashing with clerks. Casualties include two militants and one soldier, with several wounded and large stocks of government liquor destroyed.Additional fighting near Skarzyska and drownings follow. In St Petersburg mutiny and a pessimistic Count Witte view are noted.
The village of San Quincio on Samar island was burned by Pulajanes. No casualties reported. Governor Curry leads a scouting party and constabulary in pursuit of the hostile band.
Sioux City June 9 Judge Oliver of the District Court served an injunction on the brown cock and seventeen speckled hens owned by Peter Jermain of Moville restraining them from scratching in John Wilke’s garden. The birds were warned that continuing would lead to contempt and possible jail.
Lancaster June 9 Eleven workers died and five were seriously injured when a dynamite plant near Pequea on the Susquehanna River exploded. The plant owned by G R McAbee & Co of Pittsburgh comprised a dozen buildings with seven girls in a protected structure surviving the blast.
Civil War veteran Thomas E. Bulger 63 shoots Frank Hoffman 32, janitor of apartment 436 West 162nd Street, after alleged threats. Bulger fired three shots from a revolver injuring Hoffman who dies instantly. Bulger arrested. Witness Leopold Immergut disputes the blackjack claim.
Foster Dwight Coburn declined the United States Senate seat offered by Governor Hoch after his Monday appointment to succeed Joseph Burton. Hoch then offered the vacancy to ex Judge A. W. Benson of Ottawa, who has not replied yet but is expected to accept. Benson, about sixty, is a Kansas Republican veteran, former Franklin-Douglas district judge, and Hoch ally who helped propel Hoch to the governorship. He currently practices law in Ottawa.
Ex Senator James K. Jones predicts on White House steps that William Jennings Bryan will be the next party nominee. He says Bryan is the strongest man in the party and would likely accept if nominated, though he might prefer another banner bearer with similar principles.
Hearst telegram to the Indianapolis Star asserts long time support for Bryan and rebukes Taggart, Sullivan, McCarren, Mac Clellan, Belmont, Morgan, and Francis. He says these men and their backers oppose reform and fail to protect plain people, hoping Bryan will repudiate them.
William J. Bryan his wife and two children arrived in Carlsbad Bohemia yesterday and departed for Dresden today. His plans remain uncertain and he likely will proceed to St Petersburg via Derlin.
The Milwaukee Journal published an interview with former U S Senator William F Vilas and Cabinet member under Grover Cleveland endorsing William J Bryan for the presidential nomination at the upcoming Democratic National Convention.
The Chicago Federation of Labor shows signs of breaking for the Bryan movement. Chairman Martin Madden says building trades sentiment is with Bryan and expects broad labor support nationwide. Other union leaders reportedly share the pro Bryan stance as the election approaches.
The Senate Democratic caucus elected Senator Blackburn of Kentucky as chairman, a post with leadership duties. Blackburn, with seventeen years in the Senate, is described as forceful and eloquent and highly regarded by his colleagues.
The Texas Senator Bailey sparred with colleagues over alleged treachery linked to the Rate bill and used harsh terms against reporters and the President. With Gorman’s illness, Blackburn’s promotion as minority leader appears likely as caucus acts to fill Gorman’s vacancies and appoint Culberson to the Interoceanic Canals Committee.
Local advert lists Sead for Catalogue at 2 Park Place in New York with fireworks for Independence Day. brief notice invites consumers to request catalog.
Police probe laxes as investigators work on multiple leads in the murder of Mrs. Alice C. D. Kinnan at her No 2467 Washington Avenue home. Autopsy notes seven head wounds but offers no firm weapon. husband separated, broker and lawyer linked to estate disputes. long saga of mortgage and lawsuits involving Mrs Stenton and others ends with sale of property and debt.
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