Value of Piers and Waterfront Property Hits 125 Million
A report by the Maritime Exchange and the Department of Docks and Ferries estimates the city’s pier system and water front developed property at about 125 million dollars, excluding Chelsea Improvement. The appraisal relies on annual rentals around 300 thousand dollars and notes potential increases through better management. Wharfage and area have risen, with 17.5 thousand feet of new wharfage, 60 thousand more square feet of pier area, and 7,250 feet of private permit wharfage added.
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Maritime Exchange
Department of Docks and Ferries
Chelsea
Sinking Fund Commission
Department of Docke and Ferries
Greater New-York
Banning Cost of Schools in 1904 Report Unveiled
President Henry N. Tifft announced the auditor’s 1904 report on the school department. The statement shows receipts of 40,128.2 and expenditures totaling 229,152 for the year with 1,101.67 carried to contracts. The general school fund dominated with multiple line items. The so called Yads and frills spent includes German music and manual training allocations. The city’s education costs covered 12 thousand teachers and half a million pupils, with janitors and ships-related items highlighted. The teachers retirement fund left a balance of 214.98, slightly higher than the prior year.
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Henry N. Tifft
Board of Education
Department
Asia
General School Fund
Evesing
MLO Sisewing
Eccrine Tan Datertate
St. Mary's
Locomotive boiler explodes near Wollaston station
In Quincy Massachusetts on June 10 the boiler of a locomotive pulling the Shoe Freight from Brockton to Boston exploded about two hundred yards north of Wollaston station. Several cars wrecked and brakeman John C. McKay of South Boston was seriously injured. The cause remains unknown and two nearby houses suffered shattered windows and damaged furniture after debris flew from the wreckage.
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Quincy
Mass
Brockton
Boston
Wollaston
John C. McKay
South Boston
Gambling at Old Point Comfort investigated by War Dept
June 10 Newport News Virginia reports a gambling scheme at Old Point Comfort linked to a New York route. E L Simpson of Phorvus Virginia accuses a roulette operation run by hotel owners and New York backed men. Colonel Potts at Fort Monroe orders War Department investigation.
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Newport News
Old Point Comfort
New York
War Department
E. L
Potts
Qulimandant
Fort Mouroy
Execution Awarded Against Eagle Powder and Chemical Co
Deputy Geert Burness secured an execution for 2053 dollars against Eagle Powder and Chemical Company of No. W Liberty Jr in favor of W De F Cutts on a judgment to recover money advanced on shares of treasury stock. A separate judgment for 0.103 was entered in the County Clerk’s office yesterday. Frere & Geyer Company, manufacturers of tominining pene at No 32 Thies, were involved in proceedings for Isaac B L Chapman on two gates of the gs una March Section fee.
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Geert Burness
Eagle Powder and Chemical Company
No. W Liverty Jr
W. de F. Cutts
Firty
Treasury
Cheri
Agenue
Frere & Geyer Compary
Sas
Tomninin Pene
Iss
Army and Navy Orders and Vessel Movements
Army officers receive transfers between coast artillery units including Captain Bertram Gilbert and Captain Henry Davis among others. Navy personnel assignments listed with shifts and battalion rosters. Movements report naval vessels at Norfolk and New York with ships sailing to various yards and ports.
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Army
Navy
Bertram C Gilbert
Pony
Coast Artillery
Sth
C. Goodfellow
Aellliw
Henry C. Davis
Comet Artillery
Eugend 7. Wilson
É7th
Beth Cor CK
Bath
THA Com
Stanley D. Tmbipans
Prank X. Fergusson
Pury
Edward A. Millat
Fold Artillery
Charles D Winn
34Th
107Th Hompany
Albert C. Thompson
14Th Company
Edmend P. Barterbrook
Artillery Corps
Philippines
Fort
Flagler
Geoma Lieitenant
Charles Walker O'Clare
Téa
Fort Wayne
Pickens Evans Woodson
To &Th Infantry
Econ
John HL Ellerson
Secont
Joseph Tom'gree
Philippine
Ecouts
Phiippines
Leschenant
John D. Tost
Eaoutenant
Jour D. Fosta
State Camp Scene Marks Regiments Departing for Civil Life
Peekskill State Camp on June 10 reports the 30th Regiment and the 1st and 24 companies of the signal corps leaving camp to resume civilian work. Pay totals and transfers from Colonel Wil lame show disbursements. The 1st Battalion of the 11th Regiment arrived late, tents were set with care, and the unit wore olive drab for ceremonies. Quartermaster Prinsle injured en route, with one hospital bed planned and services by Rev. McCord and Dr. Rainsford scheduled for morning worship.
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Peekskill State Camp
Signal Corps
Gartland
Albany
22A Regiment of Engineers
Chauncey P. Willame
William
Ith Regiment
Roa Hook
the Hook
George Ls .Humphreys
Tth
James H. Lloyd
George Moore Smith
Wiill
Alexander Y. Prinsle
McCord
St. George's
William I. Rainsford
Young Men's Christian
Illnois Drydock Delay With Naval Yard Work In Boston
Boston June 10 The battleship Illinois will leave for the New York yard on June 24 to be docked as delays in new drydock completion persist. Pipe failures and casting shortages push back July 1 readiness, while grading and crane track work continues near the drydock. The old chapel building at the yard is being removed amid preparations for crane access. The cruiser Colorado left harbor for the North Atlantic fleet while the West Virginia enters commission and faces sea trials. A crewman, Gus Lee, faces a court martial for a fatal on‑board shooting.
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Boston
Navy Yard
Washington
New York Yard
Navy
Amare Crater
Colorado
Geners
Gus Lee
Joseph Gh. Futon Ie
Fairbanks Ties in Indiana Politics Face New Factions
Indiana politics sees Vice-President Fairbanks seek to influence the next State Central Committee. Beveridge and Hemenway camps maneuver to control the party apparatus as old Fairbanks allies shift camps and a new balance forms ahead of the 1908 presidential season.
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the Tribune
Indianapolis
Ieaders
Charles W. Fairbanks
Indiana
Republican State Central Committee
Washington
Leutenants
Fairbanks
United States
Hemenway
United States Senate
Congress
Joseph B. Kealing
James P Goodrich
Harry Starr
Iso
Senator Hemenway
Beveridge
State Committee
Albert 5. Beveridge
Hanly
Mr. Fairbanks
James P. Goodrich
Goodrich
Bowen Loomis inquiry continues before Taft
Washington June 10. The inquiry into Assistant Secretary Loomis and Minister Bowen resumed before Secretary Taft. Harry Unwin of New York, once tied to the asphalt firm, testified and several newspaper men were questioned on ethics of press communications with public men. Unwin recalled a check linked to the controversy but could not identify its recipient. he provided Taft with names of officials connected to the asphalt company.
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Washington
Loomis
Bowen
Taft
Harry Unwin
New York
Asphalt
Unwin
Asphalt Company
Taft summons asphalt firm officials for bank books
Secretary Taft has dispatched representatives to interview John Mack of the asphalt company in Philadelphia who promised to produce the firm’s bank books and any exchanged checks. No further proceedings are expected next week. Taft departs Monday for West Point graduation, then New York for a dinner for Joseph H Choate, and will travel to Ohio for the rest of the week. A Venezuela investigation is deemed unnecessary, a cable has been sent to Caracas for alleged facts and the reply is considered sufficient.
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Taft
Mesers
Lynching Threat Averted In Ohio Farm Town
William Crall, a farmer near Cloversdale in southeast Toledo County, barely escaped a mob intent on lynching him after he allegedly assaulted his wife who had just given birth to a girl. Sheriff Reece and Deputy Roach intervened, dispersing the armed crowd with revolvers as Crall was taken to the county jail.
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Toledo
Ohio
William Crall
Cloversdale
Here
Reece
Roach
Crall
Crali
Jali
First Application Filed On Raines Law Hotel Test
The Committee of Fourteen filed its initial application for investigating a Raines law hotel at 116 Mott Street known as the Friendly Inn. Representative Bennet said the move aims to test enforcement systems and uncover defects before broader requests are made, with more filings expected.
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John P. Peters
Lawrence Velller
Thomas H. Reed
Committee of Fourteen
Isaac K. Hopper
Raines Law
Fake wire tapping ring nabbed by West Side Court
Ten men tied to a fake wire tapping scheme were held in $1,000 bail each for Monday examination. Walter Russell, a butter and eggs dealer from 227 Istave, reported the incident after placing 20 at 3 to 1 and winning 60 at 228 West 54th St. Police broke in as Russell, with $2,900 in hand, planned to return with more money. Detectives say the men used fictitious names.
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West Side Court
Walter Russell
Istave
Russell
West S4th St
Fogarty
Brown
Murderers end their lives after crime
Perry Devore and Bradford Powell killed Hulda Schubart on March 3 intending robbery. Devore’s wife’s affidavit says Powell shot himself near Cravens Rock, and Devore, fearing arrest, shot himself twice then hanged himself four hours later in a barn.
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SBY
Station A Haunt of Thieves Robs Ex Police Captain
Ex Police Captain John W. England of 1311 Chisholm St Bronx was robbed of a diamond pin valued at 320 from his scarf while alighting a southbound West Farms train at 149th St and 3d Ave. Four young men jostled him as the train started. Joseph Fox of West Chester was similarly robbed of a 175 diamond pin. Other robberies have been reported.
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John W. England
Chisholm St
Bronx
West Farms
149Th St
3D Ave
Ierat
Thured
Joseph Fox
West Chister
Poker Plague Hit Jamaica Town Hall Courtroom
Town officials in Jamaica Long Island fret over the town hall being used as a poker den. A coroner’s clerk found evidence of poker in the courtroom at night. Coroners Nutt and Rooft ordered new locks. Since then poker activity ceased, but a break in attempt occurred yesterday morning.
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Jamaica
Coroner's Office
Nutt
Rooft
Local Arcana Councils Protest Higher Assessments
The Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanum may be petitioned to reconvene soon as Regents and Past Regents Associations prepare to push their plan. The Brooklyn meeting condemned the Supreme Council for raised assessments as a burden on older members. Members urged each council to vote on the demand.
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Supreme Council of the
Royal Arcanum
Silver Building
Washington St
Brooklyn
Supreme Council
Remains of Admiral John Paul Jones to be embarked at Havre
The Navy Department announced that Admiral Sigsbee's squadron may moor in Havre I basin and that the burial ceremonies for Admiral John Paul Jones will be held there unless Paris authorities prefer Cherbourg. The sailing date will be set once transport and ceremony details in Paris are finalized.
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Washington
Navy Department
Sigsbee
Havre
Cherbourg
John Paul Jones
Paris
Storewide summer furniture and apparel ads highlight sales
R J Horner & Co and Abraham & Straus promote summer furniture and wool suits. A D Matthews & Sons markets beds and bedroom furniture with complete sleep accessories. Hackett Carhart & Co features linen coat suits and taffeta options. Bonwit Teller continues June dress sale. Altman Co lists holiday wear and hats. Stern Brothers emphasizes summer fabrics and parasols. Lord & Taylor touts Wilton and Axminster carpets and millinery. Best & Co sells children's dresses. Grand Rapids Furniture Co offers full home line with bedroom and parlor items.
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R. J. Horner & CO
West
S34
Abraham & Straus
Brooklyn
A. D. Matthews & Sons
Trent
Hackett, Carhart & CO
Bonwit, Teller & CO
B. Altman & CO
Ithst
Lord & Taylor
Broadway
Wilton
Axminster
Diglin
Best & CO
West Iid
Grand Rapids Furniture Company
West Mehst
Brooklyn Store Gutted By Fire At Baker Co Building
Fire swept the grocery department of H. A. Baker & Co. at Broadway and Rockaway Aves. Brooklyn, gutting the second and third floors and partially destroying the street level. Damage estimated just over 100000. Cause unknown. An officer on patrol sighted flames and alerted firefighters. Cars and elevated lines halted for hours while crews fought the blaze. No injuries reported.
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H. A. Baker & Co
Broadway
Rockaway Aves
Brooklyn
Russian Amazon at Harbin: Smolka the Woman Frontiersman
The St. Petersburg‑based London Globe correspondent profiles Helene Mikhailovna Smolka, a 17 year old daughter of a Jewish soldier who disguised herself as Michel Nicolaievitch Smolka to serve as interpreter and frontier guard in Manchuria. She fought Chinese forces at Kalga, earned a silver medal, and joined the 2nd Nerchinsk Regiment as a volunteer interpreter. Smolka rode and fought with the corps, shared hardships with soldiers, and was respected by officers and guards, though some saw her as a woman. She arrived in Harbin for regiment business and was mistaken for an officer at a theatre, causing a stir.
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Harbin
St. Petersburg
London Globe
Smolka
Messager de
Helene Mikhailovna Smolka
Nicholas I
China
Nikolsk-Ussurlis
Corean
Michel Nicolaievitch Smolka
Kalga
Kala
Japan
Volkoff
Manchuria
Liu-Yang
2D Comsack Regiment
Nerchinsk
Viehniakoff
I T
Kuan-Gen-Sian
2D Regiment of
Makatle Nikolaleviteh
Marbin
Talles Te
Aetaier
Stires Named Chaplain For New York St Barnabas Guild
The New York branch of the St Barnabas Guild for Nurses elected Rev Ernest M Stires rector of St Thomas s Episcopal Church as chaplain. Bishop Cortlands Whitehead of Pittsburg presided at the meeting in St Thomas s Church Have. Stires urged nurses to show sympathy and even small favors can aid patients. A service at St Thomas s Church is set for 4 pm with Bishop Gailor of Tennessee delivering the sermon.
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New-York
St. Barnabas Guild For
Ernest M. Stires
St. Thomas's Episcopal Church
Guild
St. Thomas's Church
Thomas F. Gailor
Tennessee
Marine Intelligence Report Summary
Brief opaque marine bulletin notes times and celestial references with scattered acronyms. Mentions government, island, and Paganly Hook with vague coordinates or events. unclear specifics due to garbled OCR.
Shipping News Port of New York June 1905 Arrivals and sails
Shipping notices detail numerous steamers arriving at or sailing from New York on June 10 1905 including Buenoo Aires Aléamis Napice and 2002 steerage passengers to Antwerp Descriptions list arrivals at barge ports and voyages to Liverpool Cherbourg and Boston with cabin passengers and goods aboard steamers such as Queenstown Genoa and Baltic lines plus consignments to Hamburg and Bremen amid mixed cargoes and passengers.
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Buenoo Aires
Span
Aléamis
Geons
Napice
Barcelona
Cemparia Trasailamica
Antwerp
American
Markseh F. A
Philip Ruprecht
Maddie
Ocean Sa Co
Comal
Weedwart
Galveston
Queenstown
Cesantes Co
Malls
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Miles
Annamt Rags
Pri
New-York Tribune
Information Bureau
Army and Navy News
Acta
Bureau of Saiis and Docks
Desate
J. Ho Newton, Jr
V. Ooan
Intomin
Blaisdell
RB Coffey
Ranger
Kinder
Asiatic Fleet
Norfolk
Anseine
Arkansas
Standish
Hartford Napolamoes
Dahlgren
Missouri
Dahleren
Newport
Nesy Yard
Newfane
Misesuri
Tompkingville
Tan
Guantanamo
Bantiego
Sousa Newport News
Tompkinaville
Columbia
Baleauseom
Chesapeake Bay
Peekskill
Naval News AT
Bowen-Loomis
Sheriff
Farmer
Wife
Mott St. “Hotel
Ten
Town Hall
R. A
Paul Jones
Stern Brothers
West 24
Rector
J. Stires
St. Barnabas Guild
Marine Intelligence
Suneet
Inia
Island
Hell
Paz
Lipes Havena
Harare
Glasgow
Advanot
Colon
Toursiane
Hardanger
Gibraltar
C.ooss
Imam Moltke
Jacascaville
Gallia
el Monte
New Orienne
Vader
Balery
Sonig Albert
Patricia Jamsburg
Mas Close
Salle Iehesr
Norful
Ott Domtalos
Kiser Wilhelm IL
Brean
Loyd
Caronla
Liverpool
Bovie
White Star
Clyte
Algopaum
Deckson Will Roe
Nertiik
Doteiman
Teenies
Malland
Renta
Bo Livepm
Liguria
Traian
Sloman
Orleans
Sore
Hi Hai
Gomaty
Su Hamilton
Old Dominion
Shipping News
Port of
Jatledy
Lansing
Fors Arthur
Tox Guathampros
Plymouth
Cherkjure
Finland
Astwerp
Javie
Pearavivania
Ger
Fsbo
London
Philadelshis
Glangow
Bri
Cate
Sertuik
Aocre
Castre
Salce
Grenada
Savanna
Ierh Kingston
Peregra
Ile
Naples
Tnord
Progreso
el Paso
New Orleana
Wrox
Xonvolk
Cariyta
Matanzas
Marseston
Seguranea
Coleen
Armentas Mele
Caruathia
Teljaned
Stentmere Masnover
Baltimore
Koln
Xanemaan Trasiiece
Phialetteis
Gordon Pears
Nate
Masson
Tiron
Taverpool
Furtessia
St Peet Acm
Pirmesth
Cherbowrs
Clara
Venice
Savanea
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