Tammany's loose ways and dock orders exposed
A report by Charles H Hervey to Controller Grout details a 2418.22 disbursement on treasurer’s orders from the Dock Department under the late Tammany administration. It cites two triumvirs and several firms, notes increasing dredging prices, cites opinions of the Corporation Counsel, and discusses the legality and finance review limits of treasurer’s orders. Staten Island hearings on Communipaw Ferry franchise seek slips and expanded transit capacity.
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Charles &. Hervey
Finance Department
Dock Department
Tammany
Hervey
Grout
William Hepburn Russell
Low
Charles F. Murphy
Daniel F. McMahon
George W. Plunkitt
John P. Kane
Bart Dunn
Edward F. Keating
Department of Finance
Mr. Hervey
Corporation Counsel
Dock Commission
Staten Islanders
Hawkes
Gside
Staten Island
Whitehalist
David Tyson, Jr
Staten Isl
New York
Whitehall St
Statenac
Picked Fight to Serve Papers in Brooklyn Court
Victor Le Payne a St Pierre Martinique native with a £200000 fortune and a shabby Summit Ave home in Jersey City Heights was arraigned in Adami Street Brooklyn court on abandonment charges filed by his wife Alice Le Payne. The case adjourned. Payne claims persecution and says he will seek Martinique inheritance. A jail transfer followed a prior incident when he struck a process server during a divorce proceedings. Also noted is a Bowery YMCA farm project in Woodbury New Jersey to employ unemployed men, previewed in next Sunday's Tribune.
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Victor le Payne
St. Pierre
Martinique
Summit-ave
Jersey City Heights
Brooklyn
Alice le Payne
Nassau St
le Payne
Manhattan
Blackwell's Island
Itinerary of Schoolship St Marys Published
The Board of Education announced the St Marys annual trip. The ship sails from New London on June 21 for Southampton by July 21, then to Havre August 2, to Lisbon by August 18, stays five days, sails to Medeira around August 28 for nine days, and aims to reach Sere Long by October. Mail for the boys should be addressed to the ship care of United States Dispatch Agent, No 4 Trafalgar Square, London.
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St. Mary’s
Board of Education
New London
Conn
Southampton
Havre
Lisbon
United States
Medeira
A. V. Wadhams
Trafalgar Square
London
England
Inspectors Hear Lecture On Discipline From Commissioner Partridge
Commissioner Partridge met with all force inspectors for an hour to deliver praise criticism and guidance tailored to district needs. Patrolmen Murphy and Hawley were dismissed after recent neglect of duty trials while George Cain was suspended for larceny. Roundsman Tomany received a medal of honor for a six time stab during a raid against a knifeman who had already stabbed two others.
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Partridge
P. J. P. Murphy
William Hawley
Brooklyn
George R. Cain
John Tomany
Court Adjourned As DA Lacks Ready Cases
Judge Newburger adjourned General Sessions court yesterday due to District Attorney Jerome not having cases ready for trial. Fifteen cases, about twenty-one defendants, include bookmaking, gambling, grand larceny, and assault. Defendants Leon Stedeker Henry Stedeker and Percy Levine were among those arrested in the Deyst raid. Witnesses failed to respond. Jerome blames absent policemen subpoenaed as witnesses and pledges to contact Police Commissioner Partridge for action. Partridge denied receiving guidance from Jerome.
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Newburger
Jerome
Leon Stedeker
Henry Stedeker
Percy Levine
No. 2 Deyst
Schurman
Partridge
Delaney, Butler faces charges from city DA
District Attorney Jerome announced charges against Police Captain Delaney of East Thirty-fifth Street and Detective Sergeant Butler. Delaney is accused of neglect of duty over poolrooms and mishandling Sherman House reports, with possible filing next week. Butler’s charges relate to an alleged entrapment attempt on Central Office detectives, with filing expected weeks later. Trial of Captain Herlihy set for next Monday in the Court of Special Sessions.
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Jerome
Delaney
Thirty-fifth St
Butler
Sherman House
James McCoy
McLellan
Partridge
Herlihy
Court of Special Sessions
Goff
Governor Odell Denies Subpoena Abuse in McGee Case
Odell sends letter to Hyacinthe Ringrose denying that charges against District Attorney Jerome were entertained. The case involves alleged abuse of subpoena power in the prosecution of the policeman known as Suspender Jack McGee who allegedly failed to pay alimony as directed by the Supreme Court. Policeman Dougherty faced trial for drunkenness at Police Headquarters, claiming bromide calmed nerves, with decision reserved. Three Eldridge street policemen faced trial for being in a saloon in uniform, seen by inspectors investigating a drunken policeman.
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Odell
Hyacinthe Ringrose
Jack” McGee
Jerome
Supreme Court
Dougherty
Thurston
Eldridgest
Inspector Cross
Lee
Firemen Entitled To Trial In Absence Case
Justice Greenbaum rules in Brennan v. Engine Company No. 72 that a fireman cannot be dismissed for unexplained five day absence without trial. The Greater New York Charter requires written charges before removal and examination, negating assumed five day resignation. The decision blocks summary dismissal and mandates a formal hearing on charges.
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Justice Greenbaum
Supreme Court
Patrick J. Brennan
New York
Sturgis
Greenbaum
Princeton graduates bid farewell at 155th commencement
Old Nassau witnessed the 155th commencement as graduates passed the loving cup, then left in groups of ten to twenty. Students cheered as trains departed and tears marked the farewell. The campus grew rapidly deserted and dormitories were to close tomorrow.
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Princeton
Nassau
Presidents Patton and Wilson Anecdotes Preview
The Tribune plans a feature for next Sunday recounting several engaging anecdotes involving President Patton and President Wilson of Princeton University, offering readers a glimpse into their personalities and leadership styles.
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Patton
Wilson
Princeton University
Tribune
Steamship Umbria Showcases Portable Telephones
A reception for the new steamship Umbria of the Italian Line attracted over two hundred visitors yesterday. The 4500 horsepower single screw steamer, built for New York to Naples service, lowered the Gibraltar to New York time on its maiden voyage to this port at 7 days 6 hours. Notable features include beds in staterooms, running water, electric cigar lighters, and portable telephones.
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New York
Naples
Gibraltar
Open elevated cars draw riders on Third Avenue line
Open cars on the Third Avenue elevated line prove popular with travelers who wish for more units. Powered by electricity, these cars offer comfort and are restricted from crowding, a rule that further boosts their appeal.
Civil Service Exams Announced for Finnish Interpreter
The United States Civil Service Commission announces exams on July 8 for a Finnish interpreter requiring Russian and Swedish language ability with a salary of 1.20. Also dates for watch officer and aid positions in the Coast and Geodetic Survey with salaries of 720, plus July 15 16 for a piece work computer at the Naval Observatory and Nautical Almanac Office. The New Albany Tribune previews new buildings in next Sunday’s edition.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Naval Observatory
Nautical Almanac Office
Contract to Run 35 Years for Brooklyn Tunnel Extension
Rapid Transit Commission approved a 35 year life for the Brooklyn extension with a possible 25 year renewal on readjustable terms. Ducts viewed as construction, not equipment, shifting $1,500,000 cost to the city. Contractor penalties and bonuses set, eight hour law to be observed, and assignment plans for a new Interborough entity outlined.
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Low
Brooklyn
John Claflin
Grout
Shepard
Claffin
John B. McDonald
Lowt
Woodbury Langdon
Langdon
Mr. Langdon
William McCarroll
Manufacturers’ Association of New York
Manhattan
August Belmont
McDonald
Broadway
G. W. Wickersham
Belmont
Rapid Transit Subway Construction Company
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Mr. Wickersham
Corporation Counsel
Orr
Bates Hotel Seeks Referee Over Subway Disruption in Union Square
John Delahunty counsel for B L M Bates owner of Everett House in Union Square will ask Supreme Court for a referee to appraise damages from subway work. He plans to inspect hotel books to compare past years and yearly growth since August 1900. Damages will be calculated and guest testimony sought.
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John Delahunty
Bates
Olbrook, Cabot & Daly
Kidnapped Child Reunites With Father In Chicago
In Chicago on June 12 Mrs Nathaniel Bloom, a sixteen year old girl, and her father M Nathan, a New York businessman, met for the first time since her 1990 Hoboken abduction. The girl, now married to a carpet dealer in Englewood, was identified by a facial scar. A delirious Mrs Greene, who died in Aurora, wrongly claimed the girl was not her daughter. The father was alerted by the Aurora statements.
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Chicago
Nathaniel Bloom
M. Nathan
New York
Hoboken
N. J
Englewood
Aurora
St. Mark's Buys New Site in Broadway and Straight
Paterson June 12 Special. St. Mark's Protestant Episcopal Church rebuilt after the great fire will not return to Church and Ellison streets. Trustees bought a large plot at Broadway and Straight streets and plan a fine building there. All burned churches are moving to Broadway. St. Mark's is the last to buy a site.
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Paterson
St. Mark’s Protestant Episcopal Church
Church and
Ellison Sts
Broadway
Straight St
St. Mark’s
Pipeline contract awarded to Gillespie Brothers
A $129 000 contract was awarded to Gillespie Brothers by the East Jersey Water Company to lay a pipe line from the Rockaway River at Boonton under the Passaic and Hackensack rivers to Jersey City. The project, originally granted to P. H. Flynn, caused considerable controversy in Jersey City.
New Jersey News: Union National Bank Forms in Newark
The Union National Bank of Newark is organized with William Scheerer as president and a slate of officers. Capital stock stands at 1.5 million dollars with 1.5 million in surplus. Fidelity Trust Company funds the stock and will allot shares to subscribers, who are to pay by Monday.
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Union National Bank
Newark
William Scheerer
Leslie D. Ward
Uzal H. McCarter
Archibald W. Conklin
Albert Hoefli
Erwin D. Farnsworth
Fidelity Trust Company
Union Bank
Tribune
Mr. Scheerer
Fidelity Company
Scheerer
State Banking Company
Hoefli
Conklin
German National Bank
Farnsworth
Second National Bank
Prudential Insurance Company of America
Drunken trio chases trolley after fat Roberts wagon pursuit
Three intoxicated men seized revolvers and forced a trolley to flee down Broadway, threatening passengers and the conductor. A Paterson patrol wagon pursued for four blocks, capturing two men, Henry Schaffer of Temple Street Paterson and Matthew Reagan of Troy, N. Y. James Walton accused them.
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Paterson
Main Stand Broadway
Broadway
Henry Schaffer
Temple St
Matthew Reagan
Troy
N. Y
James Walton
Labor organizers arrested in Passaic 1910s union case
Michael J. Murane, president of the Passaic Federation of Labor, and Peter Palka are jailed on charges of operating a foreign banking venture from Second Street and diverting funds to Europe that were never sent. Murane confessed funds financed a cooperative store. mass strikes and rioting followed prior arrests, sparking unrest among foreign mill workers.
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Passaic
Michael J. Murane
Federation of Labor
Peter Palka
Second St
Europe
Murane
Pennsylvania
There Will Be 126 Delegates from Union County to Vth District
Elizabeth June 12 Special There will be 126 delegates from Union County to the Vth District Congress Republican Convention meeting at Belvidere on June 21. The city will have fifty six delegates. Renomination of Congressman Fowler seems assured by acclamation with no clear opposition. The county slate includes Joseph Cross for Senator George T Parrot for Surrogate and Andrew McCardell for Sheriff. Democrats prepare to welcome DeWitt Clinton Flanagan next month and some leaders plan to visit Morristown to pledge support. Mayor Fagan of Jersey City urges observing Flag Day by displaying the national colors tomorrow.
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Fowler
Frank Bergen
Tribune
Joseph Cross
George T. Parrot
Andrew McCardell
Sheriff
DeWitt Clinton Flanagan
Mr. Fowler
Union County
Morristown
Cuban teachers trained at American Normal School in New Paltz
At New Paltz New York the American Normal School trains Cuban women to teach in the schools of the new republic. An interesting account with student portraits appears in next Sunday's Tribune.
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New Paltz
N. Y
American Normal School
New Republic
Tribune
Instruction Oarding and Day School for Girls Opens
Rev Dr and Mrs Charles Huntington Gardner, Principals, 607 South have. Teacher of English wanted.
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Oarding and Day
Charles Huntington Gardner
Sthave
Judge dissolves injunction on Plant will trust fund move
Waterbury Conn June 12 Judge Silas A Robinson of the Superior Court dissolves the injunction preventing the executors from removing a 17,000,000 trust fund from Connecticut to New York. Fifteen thousand dollars of a legacy to Charles E Hoadley must stay in the state for his children though. The judge finds Hoadley heirs are collateral kin, sons of the testator’s half brother, but not entitled to any share of the 17,000,000 trust in the beneficiary’s death.
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Waterbury
Conn
Silas A. Robinson
Superior Court
Connecticut
New York
Charles E. Hoadley
Robinson
Hoadley
State OF
Loeuise Hartshorne Leeds
Elia J. Moore
Florence Godfrey
Jessie Godfrey Jackson
Kate K. Moore
Harry B. Moore
Vida F. Moore
Ruth Moore Lee
Faith Moore
Henry Dickman
James Reilly
Annie Kelly
Sarah H. Aldrich
Wilson Godfrey
Louise M. Godfrey
Adoniram Judson Parritt
Millie Rodes
John G. Moore
County of
Vunty Court House
John W. Simpson
Thomas Thacher
Frank T. Fitzgerald
L. S
J. Fairfax McLaughlin
Surrogate’s Court
Vireil M. Lamb
Anson C. Lamb
Daniel S. Lamb
Eva A. Lamb
Esther E. Lamb
Marie M. Fischer
George W. €. Lamb
Grace Ticknor
Mabel Porter
Ethel Porter
Daniel Porter
Alfred Porter
Chester L. Porter
William E. Barnes
Lucy M. Fowler
Nellie Porter
Charles Porter
Blanche Porter
Calvin Rennels
Tryphena Gribben
Noah Gribben
Robert Porter
George Porter
Daniel M. Porter
George Rosendale
City of
County of New York
J. Fairfax M'Laughlin
Louis F. Dodd
Broadway
New York City
Surge of Undertakers Enter Hudson County Sheriff Race
The Democratic sheriff race in Hudson County features an unusually large slate of undertaker candidates with twelve undertakers running and the brother of an undertaker among them, highlighting a striking occupational tilt in the field.
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Hudson County
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