P S C May Take Action On Transfer Exchange Network
The Public Service Commission may act to end transfer exchanges as judges ponder abolishing transfers. Judge Lacombe's decrees face uncertainty about effectiveness. Frederick W. Whitridge, receiver for Third Avenue and allied systems, supports terminating the eight‑cent transfer arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Bronx
Public Service Commission
Willcox
19Th Street
New York City Railway Company
Central Park, North & East River Company
Frederick W. Whitridge
Third Avenue and
Allied Systems
First Hudson River tunnel run to 23d Street with high speed test
Officials of the Hudson River tunnel and dry goods leaders watched a special train reach 23d Street and Sixth Avenue in 10 minutes 30 seconds. W G McAdoo said the run could drop to nine minutes. regular time will be twelve minutes. The new 234th Street station, beneath McCreerys, opens to the public next Monday with trains through the tunnel from Hoboken to 23 Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson River Tunnel
23D Street
Sixth Avenue
Hoboken Tube
W. G. McAdoo
James McCreery & Co
Booth’s Theatre
14Th Street
Lackawanna Terminal
Wilbur C. Fisk
M. Hechler
Lewis Hewitt
H. Kenaston
August Hahn
C. F. Gould
Hoboken
234 Street
Seven bullets strike Pocantico Hills worker in daylight robbery
Frank Killick, a roundhouse employee of the Putnam division at Pocantico Hills, is hospitalized in Tarrytown with seven bullet wounds after three men tried to pistol him at dawn seeking $31. A lung puncture endangers his life. an Italian priest urged disclosures, Killick refused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Killick
Putnam Division
New York Central
Pocantico Hills
Tarrytown
Killick
Subways Costs and Waterfront Plans Draw Fateful Meeting
At a Sinking Fund Commission session the Mayor and Controller fretted over a 2850.06 appropriation for the Fourth Avenue subway project and debated delaying a public hearing. Dock Commissioner Spooner pressed for condemnation to acquire a bulkhead between Piers 52 and 53 East River and unveiled a waterfront plan to extend South Brooklyn docks by about two feet, potentially the world’s longest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinking Fund Commission
Board of Estimate
Fourth Avenue
Spooner
East River
Metz
Mr. Metz
Sullivan
Merchants’ Association
Lafayette Street
1St District Municipal Court
2Th
Mth Streets
Brooslyn
Fourth Avenue Tube Action in Doubt as Board Deliberates
The Fourth Avenue Brooklyn subway contracts face uncertain fate as the Board of Estimate and Apportionment may delay votes. Mayor and Controller Metz threaten to object if not on the calendar, with Metz to present city financial capacity before action. If all board members back the plan, the subway becomes certain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn
Board of Estimate
Public Service Commsssion
Metz
Manhattan may issue bonds amid PSC condition dispute
The Manhattan Railway Company challenges Public Service Commission requirements and seeks authority to issue bonds to cover Metropolitan Railway Company bonds maturing July 1. The move aims to marshal funds to meet debt obligations and keep service steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan Railway Company
Public Service Commission
Metropolitan Railway Company
City approves bond issues to fund Third Avenue extension
The commission authorizes bonds totaling 694 dollars to refund the Metropolitan for extending the Third Avenue Elevated from Tremont Avenue to Bronx Park. Chairman Wilcox reports support the authorization, with Manhattan likely to accept. An 884 dollar issue will be sized to raise enough to discharge the obligation with public sale prioritized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Avenue
Tremont Avenue
Bronx Park
Willegx
Manhattan
Willcox
Trustees Move to Block Andover Seminary Harvard Affiliation
The Andover Theological Seminary trustees seek a mandamus to force a public hearing on whether affiliating with Harvard violates the school's charter. The Attorney General will review the petition as cases prepare for next week. The seminary also celebrated its 100th commencement with four graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Boston
Andover Theological Seminary
Theological School
Harvard
Board of Visitors
Supreme Court
Seminary
Mrs Barnett Arrested in Bay City Over Missing Farmer
Bay City Michigan June 11 Mrs Charles Barnett Bangor Township was jailed on suspicion tied to the two week disappearance of Oscar Peterson a bachelor farmer. She claimed Peterson died naturally and she buried him to hide his effects but investigators doubt her account and suspect poisoning. Her husband also vanished on March 17.
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Bay City
Mich
Charles Barnett
Bangor Township
Oscar Peterson
Barnett
Hartley
Peterson
Peterson's Effects, Which He Had Given Her. Mrs. Barnett
Fort Wayne
Ind
Telegraphers elect Konenkamp president at Pittsburg
S J Konenkamp of Pittsburg was chosen president of the Commercial Telegraphers Union at the Pittsburg convention yesterday. He aided securing the Clowry Neill letter before the telegraphers strike, while former president Small ordered a strike in San Francisco against the committee. The Wall Street telegraphers and Konenkamp opposed the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. J. Konenkamp
Pittsburg
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Mr. Konenkamp
Clowry-Neill
Small
San Francisco
Wall Street
Konenkamp
Steamship Caribee Sinks in Gulf Stream Tragedy
Survivors of the British tank steamer Caribee rescued after foundering in the Gulf Stream. The Theoline delivered the crew to the Merrimack at Savannah. Walter Howe disappeared while attempting to save oars as water flooded the vessel. Caribee, built in Glasgow in 1878, 1245 tons net, formerly Merionethshire.
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Savannah
Merrimack
Pratt
Ellis
Gulf Stream
Theoline
Brunswick
New York
Walter Howe
Glasgow
Scotland
Trunk Hidden Beaudry Children Found After Escape Attempt
In Fall River Massachusetts on June 11 the bodies of eight year old Joseph Beaudry and five year old Andre Beaudry were found locked inside a trunk. The trunk’s spring lock and signs of struggle indicate the children hid there to avoid going to school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Mass
Joseph
Andre Beaudry
Autopsy Confirms Hydrophobia in Staten Island Captain
Thirty Staten Island physicians witnessed the autopsy on Captain Edward Rabey of the Wadsworth who died after a dog bite in Sands Street Stapleton. Coroner's Physician George Mord led the exam with Dr William Bryant and Dr William Bourne of the Pasteur Institute. Rabey's death is ruled hydrophobia with ten other dog bite cases reported in three months and two thousand dogs killed for alleged madness in the same period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staten Island
Edward Rabey
Stesmer Wadsworth
Sands Street
Stapleton
George Mord
William Bryant
William Bourne
Pasteur Institute
Manhattan
Captain Rabey
Lost mail pouch theft near Kansas City reported
Walter Mayer, chief local post office inspector, said no report of the theft of a mail pouch containing 31.00 had reached him and that W. J. Vickery would lead the Kansas City district investigation. Chemical National Bank officers denied involvement, and Los Angeles bankers also denied knowledge of the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter 8. Mayer
Kansas City
W. J. Vickery
Chemical National Bank
Farmers and Merchants
National Bank of Los Angeles
National Park Bank
National Bank
Thirteen Arrested in Tenderloin Gambling Raids
Detectives under Inspector Steinbruck nab thirteen suspects after raids on gambling houses in West 41st and West 27th streets. Emanuel Oppenheim and Arthur Hewitt faced charges as managers, while twelve others were seized during a fourth floor raid. One suspect named as Martin Mulry claimed as "Mike" Meagher runs a Sixth Avenue house.
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Steinbruck
Emanuel Oppenheim
West 41St Street
Arthur Hewitt
Commissioner Bingham
West 27Th Street
Clare
Martin Mulry
No. 43
West 60Th Street
Mike” Meagher
Sixth Avenue
East Side Food Inquiry Sparks School Board Review
The East Side movement for free lunches for hungry schoolchildren prompts the Board of Education to probe its origins and need. Some officials doubt the severity of the need while others urge careful examination of conditions and funding. The United Hebrew Charities board thanks donors and pledges continued help for needy Jewish families.
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East Side
Board of Education
Thomas Higgins
Children’s Relief Society
Isidore M. Levy
3D District
Higgins
Barrett
United Hebrew Charities
Doctor Bensel Warns on Unlicensed Refuse Collectors
Dr Walter Bensel of the Health Department exposed unlicensed butchers refuse drivers after a Long Island Ferry incident. He and Dr Blauvelt found three wagons with putrid meat scraps. two lacked licenses. Drivers were fined and police ordered patrols to arrest all unlicensed refuse cart drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Health Department
Walter Bensel
Bensel
Long Island City
Blauvelt
Long Island
Manhattan
Death by Carbbolic Acid Shocks Brooklyn Family
Octogenarian Christian S. Schultz who vanished from 718 President Street Brooklyn was found dead in Albany from carbbolic acid poisoning. Autopsy by Coroner Ray confirmed the cause after his body was found on Greenbush Bridge and taken to Homeopathic Hospital. Relatives plan exhumation and removal to Brooklyn from Potter’s Field after the autopsy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian S. Schultz
President Street
Brooklyn
Albany
Ray
Mr. Schultz
Albany Say That Mr. Schultz Drank the Acid On Greenbush Bridge
Homeopathic Hospital
Schultz
Potter’s Field
Hitchcock released on seven fifty bail after indictments
Raymond Hitchcock posted seven dollars and fifty cents bail on four indictments. Bondsman Martin Engel posted the bond. Hitchcock said he would work to raise money and hoped for summer theatre offers, expressing confidence in public support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Hitchcock
Martin Engel
Hitchcock
Man Poisoning Horses Sought by Police and Society
Detectives from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Brooklyn Police search for a Russian man accused of feeding arsenic laced apples to horses in Williamsburg. Two horses died after exposure with a veterinary surgeon confirming arsenical poisoning. one incident followed by a chase as the suspect escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Brooklyn
Williamsburg
Society
St. Petersburg
Aaron Bergida
Harrison Avenue
Braunstein
Hopkins Street
H. J. Brotheridge
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Brooklyn Police
Manasquan Bank Closes After Magee Death
The First National Bank of Manasquan, closed since May 1 after president Morgan De Lancey Magee died by own action, will not reopen. It is insolvent with loans to the New Jersey and West Virginia Bridge Co. totaling losses and a receiver has filed suit on 55000 dollars in notes. Henry Winsor seeks a charter for a new national bank at Manasquan.
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Asbury Park
N. J
First National Bank of
Henry ©. Winsor
Ocean Grove Bank
Manasquan
Erie Train Wreck in Binghamton Kills Engineer
The Erie No. 5 Cleveland express plunged fifteen feet into Court street early this morning. Engineer Frank Truesdell of Hornell was killed instantly while fireman Guy Cole, also of Hornell, was thrown fifty feet but uninjured. Three cars derailed. passengers in sleepers were unaware. No. 6 Buffalo and Cleveland express follows Jersey City schedule.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Erie
Court Street
Frank Truesdell
Hornell
Guy Cole
Buffalo and
Jersey City
Pullman
Buffalo
Plead to Peonage in Oxford Mississippi
The Department of Justice reports two men from Oxford Mississippi have pleaded guilty to peonage charges. W K Herrin, owner of several Tunica County plantations, and George Albrough, his manager, face sentencing next December before Federal Judge Niles and are currently out on bail.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Department of Justice
Oxford
Miss
Russell
W. K. Herrin
George Albrough
Tunica County
Niles
TRY TO SAVE BILLIK
The Supreme Court refused to stay Herman Billik’s execution set for Chicago tomorrow for the murders of Mary Vzral and four family members. Friends held meetings across Springfield urging Governor to commute the death sentence led by Father P M O Callaghan a Paulist priest.
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Springfield
Supreme Court
Herman Billik
Chicago
Mary Vzral
Friends
Billik
P. M. O'Callaghan
Fischer Hansen in Jail After Extortion Trial Began
A 75 member jury was seated for the Carl Fischer Hansen extortion case. Assistant DA Smyth outlined alleged schemes involving O'Brien and Dowling, with demands of 10 000 to 15 000 and payments of up to 19 50 to a New York hotel. Bail was denied. Hansen is jailed at the Tombs. Dowling testified that Hansen described a case and threats from a Mafia group as leverage. The trial resumes next day at 10:30.
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Carl Fischer Hansen
Joseph E. O'Brien
Philadelphia
William Prizer
No. 29
Broadway
Smyth
F. N. Dowling
New York City
O'Brien
McCarthy
Dowling
John J. Buckley
Macalusa
Hansen
O’brien
Raymond Hitchcock
Francis N. Dowling
No. 473
Fifth Avenue
Macaluse
Mr. Dowling
Going After Bailey in International Recovery Mission
Edward R. Boies the Export Shipping Company receiver lawyer Czaki and Lt Beers travel to Washington for State Department papers to recover Bailey in Honduras and seize the Goldsboro cargo valued at 0 to 100000 dollars. Beery heads to Central America with Boies possibly joining. The operation aims to reclaim the vessel and its suspected fraudulently obtained merchandise.
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Edward R. Boies
Export Shipping Company
Frederick M. Czaki
Lieutenant Beers
Washington
State Department
New York
Francis G. Bailey
Honduras
Beery
Central America
Bailey
Czaki
Albany
Hughes
New Orleans
Puerto Cortez
Boies
Ozaki
Goldsboro
Opticians to Celebrate New Optometry Law in New York
Opticians of New York State plan a June 22 gathering at the Hotel Savoy to mark a law that creates optometry as a new profession. A state board of examiners will be appointed before July 1, with licensure required after January 1. Dealers selling glasses and regular physicians are excepted.
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Opticians
New York State
State Board of Regents
Army and Navy Orders and Ship Movements
Washington dispatch lists Army retirements promotions and leaves of absence for July and August along with Navy assignments detachments and ship movements. Notable items include Colonel Albert Cummins placed on retired list and Rear Admiral Barton named engineer in chief. Vessels South Dakota Abaconda Montgomery Marietta and others arrive or sail between June 9 and June 10.
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Albert S. Cummins
Coast Artillery Corps
William Mitchell
Signal Corps
District of Columbia
Fort Washington
Alexander J. Macnab
27Th Infantry
Fort Slocum
William A. Mitchell
Corps of Engineers
Washington
Ralph W. Dprury
3Th Infantry
Fort Leavenworth
Ajor Carl R. Darnall
Medical Corps
Asa L. Singleton
5Th Infantry
William R. Kendrick
7Th Infantry
NAVY
J. K. Barton
Navy Yard
League Island
C. Marsh
Bureau of Navigation
Yankee
S. E. Moss
Georgia
Neval Station
Hawaii
J. F. Carter
W. A. Edgar
Chicago
J. M. Orchard
Pacific Fleet
K. McAlpine
Connecticut
R. «. Davis
Naval Pecepital
Mare Island
Fortune
Grampus
FE. FE. Spafford
Tennessee
R. F. Zogbaum
Charleston
T. A. Kittinger
Wes Virginia
FP. Morrison
Wisconsin
West Virginia
B. Wright
R. Dutton, Jr
Kentucky
A. ©. Meyers
Royal Hospital
G. E. Davis
Erry
M. Donalson
G. F. Clark
W. A. Greer
Ravy Yard
Pensacola Aaneeeere
South Dakota
Santa Barbara
Abaconda
Montgomery
Hampton Roads
Marietta
Port-au-Prince
Yorktown
Bremerton
Chattanooga
Galveston
Cavité
Perry
Saturn
San Francisco
Army officers test auto for Pine Plains manoeuvres
Lieutenant Colonel Edwin F. Glenn Major Charles G. Woodruff and Captain W. T. Johnson started from Governor's Island in an automobile to test the vehicle for war use. They aim to reach Pine Plains as 3000 U S troops participate with Major General Frederick Dent Grant expected to command from June 15 to July 15.
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Edwin F. Glenn
Pine Plains
Charles G. Woodruff
W. T. Johnson
Grant
Governor's Island
United States
Frederick Dent Grant
Navy cruiser Tennessee Wins Spokane Trophy Record
Washington reports the armored cruiser Tennessee has been declared the winner of the Spokane trophy for the best turret gun record among ships in the Navy.
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Washington
Tennessee
Maxim Demonstrates Noiseless Rifle at Humane Society
Hiram P. Maxim showcased a silent rifle on Madison Avenue to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. He claims the device uses a gas delay to launch the bullet with no report, aimed at humane slaughter of cattle. He notes ongoing tests, including a military version expected in two to three months.
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Hiram P. Maxim
American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Madison Avenue
Sti Street
Maxim
Winchester
Union
Mr. Maxim
United States War Department
Former New Jersey Woman Shot in Reno Murder Suicide
Nan Harrison known as Nae Sutherland who came from New Jersey to Reno to seek a divorce was shot dead by Harry McCausland who then killed himself at a legendary entertainment resort. A letter from McCausland was found addressed to Mrs. John Mitchell noting the murder and family contacts.
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Reno
Nev
Harry McCausland
Nan Harrison
Lea
Mies Harrison Sant Mel Bue
Los Angeles
Rad Beer
Armour &0
Metausland
Eastorans
N. J
Hone
McCausland
Fourth Trial Rules in Aggust Mott Divorce Suit
In Mineola on June 11 the fourth trial of Augustus Mott of Hempstead against Katherine Mott for absolute divorce ended with a verdict for the plaintiff before Justice William Cart. The short hearing named Lincoln B. Haskin of Hempstead as co respondent. Mrs Mott appeared unrepresented and no defense was offered.
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Mineola
Long Island
Agustus Mott
Hempstead
Katherine & Mott
William Cart
Lincoln B. Haskin
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Army and Navy News
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Washmeter
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Marine Barracks
Sitka
J. G. Muir
W. L. Redles
Geta
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Firet
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