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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1905
Page
22
A chaotic account describes a naval engagement near Fort Howard and Sandy Point, detailing Worden and other ships exchanging fire with fortifications on the river. The battle ends with ships withdrawing to join Admiral Dickins squadron as guards stay at the posts.
Bennibal Missouri June 12 The Mississippi River floods wide lowlands between here and Keokuk with five to eight mile breadth The town reports Eiley Smallwood drowned seven others missing Many livestock losses from Alexandria Canton Memphis West Quincy and Keokuk The river rises three inches daily Rescue boats operate as railroad yards and factories flood Estimated property loss runs to millions La Crosse Wisconsin June 12 Crest of flood near 124 feet raises line of factories and homes Thousands of head of livestock drowned as water encroaches further into the river valleys
City health authorities report heart disease as the major killer for the past week ending June 1 with 123 deaths, 153 total deaths for the week, and a death rate rising to 27.02. Other leading causes include pneumonia meningitis and tuberculosis, with shifts noted compared to the prior week.
Albany June 2 Court of Appeals calendar outlines action on ex senator David Will representing Albert T Patrick in murder case for William Mt. Ps apmearer. A motion for reargument is expected with a decision likely next week. Court adjourns June 9 for holiday and resumes in October.
An ad copy promotes feeding your brain and body with specific dietary changes to gain money fame and better health. It touts eating grape juice and meals to relieve stomach and kidney ailments, improve nerves, and steady thinking, claiming quick personal benefits and urging readers to write for a promotional booklet from Postam Ca Battle Creek.
Navy officials press for competitive wireless telegraphy contracts with Marcon firms. Government aims to ensure safe, reliable sea and shore communications with performance standards. Movements list Navy vessels arriving and sailing orders amid broader policy shifts.
At Feekskill State Camp on June 12 heavy rain and fog persisted over Dunstérberg Mountain, hindering battalion drills. Despite shelter tent assembly and long-distance movement practice, rain forced cancellation of planned battalion drill and ended with an evening parade in olive drab. Quartermaster Sergeant Alexander Pringle was injured en route home to New York.
Seventeen milk dealers were fined yesterday after being convicted of adulterating milk. Fines ranged from $26 to $100, with Dawes county court and jurisdiction noted. The article mentions enforcement actions and penalties, reflecting a crackdown on dairy adulteration at the local level.
American engineers back a plan to tunnel from Alaska to the Baltic coast creating an all rail link from New York to Paris without ocean travel. M de Lobel of Paris leads a delegation with signatures from over thirty capitalists and engineers approving the general plan. The scheme envisions a thirty-eight mile tunnel under the Bering Strait, with Siberian rail connections and a total route length of about five thousand miles, financed by French Russian and American interests. An advisory board is surveying and expect to form an American company in New York with substantial capital after October. Potential capital around 40 million dollars is mentioned with broad international backing and government approvals.
A Special Treasury investigation cleared Naval Officer Robert A Sharkey of charges that his office favored politicians and hindered promotions. Sharkey, active in the West Assembly District Republican circle in Brooklyn, denies attempting to influence policy and asserts the episode was a political attack by opponents.
A two year search for DW Ross, a city contractor missing since August 1008, ends with the coroner identifying a body described as an unidentified Titan felled by Trevicar in September 19M. The case involves Dr. Frank C. Hoey and a government service context. the body will be exhumed.
A severe storm drenched the harbor district, flooding cellars and swamping streets. Quarantine ships from London struggled to reach the pier as rivers rose and sewer failures caused widespread damage. Residents confined indoors while teachers fed children from flooded blocks.
In Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Gaynor criticizes police for breaking into a West Side Club in Manhattan, smashing fixtures, and trespass without a warrant while denying an injunction sought by John Phelpa. He warns such acts erode government freedom and taint law enforcement.
Fire department sources say Captain Daniel Moynihan, once named among the force’s wealthiest, was dismissed by Commissioner McAdoo for the second time in three years. He faced accusations of using patrolmen for carpentry at the East 14th Street station and in a Moynihan-owned tenement, plus a charge over sending a patrol car to Long Island Cemetery to work on a mausoleum for his wife. McAdoo called the charges fundamental to police discipline and announced a fixed minimum fine for specific officers to curb sentencing inconsistency.
Police raid two policy shops in the West district following a public pledge by the Anti Folley Society to crack down. Superintendent Richard P Burke found bettors and workers at a rear caloon operated by Fritz Strahlmeyer, arresting Warren Gillard and others as officers disrupted the scene. At the second location behind James McKroy’s saloon, James Rogers and a crowd faced arrests amid a scuffle, with multiple people detained and property overturned.
The Advisory Board of the Intercollegiate Peay hall Association met at the Hotel Manhattan Might to pass proposed changes in the game. After three and a half hours of discussion, the only progress was passage of a rule increasing the coaching penalty from five yards to ten. Members present included Walter Camp Saint Paul J. Dashiell Annapolis A A. Stags University of Chicago J. C. Bell University of Pennsylvania Pinstasor Fine Princeton Professor Manns Cor relly and W. T Rel Harvard. Strong support grew for a more open game, with critics arguing the style weakens defense and is driven by spectator demand. One point urged temporary on the two halfbacks to remain five yards behind the line at all times. others wanted all backs including the quarterback to stay five yards back. Agreement was elusive, and by early morning the committee remained unsettled.
A Board of Education hearing attended by philanthropic and athletic groups discussed two resolutions for funding school playgrounds. One proposed issuing 100 corporate stock for four market fields for school children and another for purchasing small playgrounds citywide. No action was taken.
Dr AB Parker drove the Whorsepows Ermaknatar on a Southampton run to test economy against railfare. The car carried four passengers at a much lower per person cost versus the Long Island Railroad fare of fifty three dollars round trip. The event, first of its kind, showed autos as a cheaper commercial option though most cars spent more than the winner on the same route.
In Charlottesville Virginia the University of Virginia baseball team defeated Georgetown with a decisive score as Virginia pulled away early and maintained the lead through the later innings. The win solidifies Virginia’s position in the summer baseball slate.
Giants travel to Chicago for a tense National League game, with Ames pitching seven innings and Maloney homering. Chicago capitalized on errors and timely hits, but New York avoided a shutout, matching late runs to stay in the contest.
Washington and Chicago results are sketched with terse lines noting two Chicago pitchers and a sequence of outs. The text mentions a Washington visitor, a pitcher sequence, and a focus on state league outcomes with scattered player references and partial scores.
St Louis defeated Brooklyn 2 to 1 as MoIntyre pitched for the visitors. Strong St Louis hitting in the fifth inning broke a tight game, Grady and Burke contributing with timely hits. Kellum, Shay, and others scored for St Louis while Kellum and Masky made key defensive plays, and Brooklyn struggled with poor support.
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