Policeman Killed in Court House Shooting by Ex-Convict
William Spencer, an ex convict, shot Superintendent Charles F. Macfarlane of the Anti Policy Society in the second floor corridor of the Criminal Courts Building. Bray injured by a fourth bullet. Spencer indicted for murder in the first degree an hour later and arraigned. Macfarlane, 38, lived at 136 Edgecombe Ave with wife and two year old daughter.
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William Spencer
Charles F. Macfarlane
F. Norton Goddard
Anti- Policy Society
Criminal Courts
Goff
Jerome
Macfarlane
Head
Philip E. Bray
No. 369 West Forty-eighth St
Anti-Policy Society
Spencer
Bray
Centre St
George Simpson
Levy & Unger
Simpson
Rand
Edgecombe Ave
John McCullagh
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Society
Edward Reardon
District Attorney's Office
Reardon
Coroners’ Office
Elgin Loan and Savings closes its doors after manager vanishes
ANOTHER ST. THOMAS FAILURE. Thames Ont June 15 The Elgin Loan and Savings Company one of the oldest in the city closed its doors today. George Rowley its longtime manager vanished and is believed to be in the United States. Assets total 460203 liabilities on stock 240000 Depositors will not lose. Concurrently Atlas Loan Company affairs found worse than public believed liabilities may exceed 1000000 with estate unlikely to pay more than 1 percent. New York Day Line offers perfect outings with grand scenery and music.
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Elgin Company
Atlas Loan Company
Ames & Co
Toronto
Atlas Company
Reliance Crew in New Rochelle Clash With Police
Eight sailors from the Cup defender Reliance fought with New Rochelle officers after a boisterous shore leave on Main Street. Patrolman Buzzard and Sergeant Farrington faced a chaotic scene as sailors resisted arrest, with helmets broken and a man named William Becker taken into custody. The incident threatens arraignment for drunkenness and resisting arrest before Wednesday’s race against Constitution and Columbia.
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Cup
Reliance
C. Oliver Iselin
New- Rochelle
New-Rochelle
Joseph Buzzard
Buzzard
Jones
Hudson Park
William Becker
Sweden
Farrington
Iselin
Barr
Larchmont
Lipton Sent Off for Shamrock IV After Cup Bid
Sir Thomas Lipton voiced strong optimism at a Savoy Hotel dinner, saying a hundred reasons bode success for Shamrock IV’s America’s Cup challenge though if defeated he would again be at the starting line a year later. Guests included Lord Tweedmouth Lord Denby T P OConnor the Hon Charles Russell and Sir Squire Bancroft.
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London
Savoy Hotel
Thomas Lipton
Lord Tweedmouth
Lord Denby
T. P. O'Connor
M. P
Charles Russell
Squire Bancroft
Mysterious Morphine Death of Broker Hiram Doolittle
Coroner Scholer to investigate the death of Hiram L. Doolittle, a Produce Exchange broker who died at New York Hospital from morphine poisoning. An anonymous visitor requested ambulance service to 52 West Thirtieth Street. housekeeper Miss J Josephine Carrier has disappeared. Doolittle, a Williams alumnus class of 69, was seen at the University Club hours before his death. Autopsy ordered by Coroner Weston.
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Scholer
Hiram L. Doolittle
New York Hospital
Mr. Doolittle
J. Josephine Carrier
West Thirtiethst
Doolittle
University Club
Williams
No. 52 West
P. Lindani
Miss Carrier
Lyons
Tenderloin
Weston
Yale Freshmen and Varsity Rowers Ill and Practice Report
News from New London June 15 notes Hecksher and Minor taken ill with stomach trouble similar to past illnesses. Despite gale and rough water, Yale varsity and freshmen crews practiced at Horton's Cove, with lineup changes and a varsity win over freshmen by about a length. Harvard freshmen claim two early defeats to Yale, and weather remains unusually cold with fires in oarsmen quarters.
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the Tribune
New London
Horton's Cove
Coffin
Judson
Whittier
Harvard
Varsity
Chinese Treaty Terms Open One Clause Yet unsettled
Shanghai reports the American commercial treaty nearly settled with one clause remaining the opening of two Manchurian ports. The pact ends most internal China trade taxes in transit, retains native port duties, and imposes small import and export surtaxes. Washington notes Beijing shifts talks to Peking without American consent amid English influence.
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Shanghai
China
Manchuria
Washington
Conger
State Department
Peking
Admiral Evans Meets Empress Dowager in Peking Court
Read Admiral Robley D. Evans, commander in chief of the U.S. Asiatic fleet, and his staff were received by the Empress Dowager in Peking. Officials say the Che Foo squadron aims to impress Russia, while Evans's moves are not tied to Manchurian negotiations. The fleet gathers for planned manoeuvres and to avoid cholera in Philippine ports by relocating ships to China.
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Empress Dowager
Squadron &T
Che-Foo
Peking
Robly D. Evans
United States Asiatic Fleet
Far Eastern
Che- Foo
Russia
Washington
Navy Department
Admiral Evans
China
Philippine
Evans
Judgment creditor seizes Cyrus Judson assets in receiver action
Supreme Court Justice Truax appointed John T. Little as receiver for Cyrus Field Judson of 135 Broadway upon Harris Fuller's petition after a $3,195 judgment was awarded. Little must post a $10,000 bond. Judson's assets include claims against Joseph Hoadley and an accounting claim against Hoadley and Leiter, with three prior judgments totaling $44,531 and $56,188 in another matter, plus a $831 note. Judson's business roles and stock market tumble at International Power Co. are noted, with history of resignation from directors and ensuing blame.
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Justice Truax
Supreme Court
John T. Little
Cyrus Field Judson
Broadway
Harris & Fuller
Judson
Joseph H. Hoadley
Joseph Leiter
DeLancey Nicell
John Schwarzskopf
East One-hundred-and
Mr. Little
Joseph H. Headley
International Power Company
Westchester County Realty Company
Cuba Quarry Company
Ardsley
Calumet, University, Yale
St. Anthony
Delta Psi
New York
Nicoll
General Carriage Company
Alleged Bribery Suspect Arrested in Corning Case
Treasury Secret Service arrests George E. Eaton cashier at Vandenning & Co in Corning New York on charges of attempted bribery. He posted bonds after appearing before a U S Commissioner. Investigators say Eaton proposed a deal to sell government property for a hefty profit and a decoy letter prompted the arrest. Eaton claims innocence. Dining car service expanded on Shore Line trains to Boston with additions at 10:00 am 1:00 pm 3:00 pm and 6:00 pm. Advt.
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Washington
Treasury Secret Service
George E. Eaton
Vandenning & Co
Corning
N. Y
United States
Treasury Department
Taylor
Eaton
Wilkie
Secret Service
Shore Line
Boston
Schwab Offers to Surrender Bethlehem Stock for Shipbuilding Bailout
Charles M. Schwab proposed to surrender all bonds and stock received by him and J. P. Morgan & Co for Bethlehem Steel to secure return of Bethlehem shares. Samuel Untermyer would evaluate the offer while the shipyards’ bondholders seek a court receiver.
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Charles M. Schwab
Samuel Untermyer
United States Shipbuilding Company
Shipbuilding Company
J. P. Morgan & Co
Bethlehem Steel Company
Untermyer
Steel Company
Schwab
New-York Security and Trust Company
Co. M. Schwab
Cloudburst Drowns Five Hundred In Heppner Oregon
A cloudburst last night near Heppner Oregon caused massive destruction. Five hundred people are reported dead with telegraph and telephone lines down. Seventeen miles away at Ione about three hundred bodies are said to have been recovered. Fifteen houses in Lexington were washed away but no fatalities occurred. Zone suffered heavy damage to buildings with no deaths reported. Several Boston wool buyers are believed missing.
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Portland
Ore
Heppner
Zone
Boston
Towns Under Water in New Mexico and Texas Floods
The heaviest rain of the year floods parts of New Mexico and Texas. Rio Grande rises threatening Albuquerque with submersion as Alameda and Los Cerritos flood. Levee breaches near Santa Fe railroad tracks endanger communication. El Paso fortifies levees as the river forms a large inland lake upstream.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Jemez Mountains
Rio Grande
Los Cerritos
Alameda
Santa Fe
Galisteo
el Paso
Tex
John Miller
White Spur
Cloudburst ravages Montana valleys and trains halted
A cloudburst between Columbus and Park City drives a twenty foot wall of water down Valley Creek wrecking a Northern Pacific bridge and washing out roadbed. Another flood near Reed Point floods miles of rail line and ties up trains. An advertisement notes baggage check via Westcott Express Co.
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Big Timber
Mont
Columbus
Park City
Valley Creek
Northern Pacific
Reed Point
Flood of Five Streams Engulfs Heppner Oregon
Floods sweep Heppner Oregon as Willow Creek and four tributaries converge nearby. The town sits in a low alluvial bottom between Balm Creek and Willow Creek, with gulches flanking the valley and a wide network of streams draining the surrounding hills.
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Willow Creek
Blue Mountain
Blue Mountains
Hinton Creek
Heppners
Honduras Seizes Rail Line in Honduras Syndicate Move
The Breakwater reports Honduras seized the Puerto Cortes to San Pedro railroad, 58 miles, owned by the Honduras Syndicate led by New York's Senator Depew with Henry Sprague as president. President Bonilla says the company violated its concession. The line now operates by the government amid foreign uproar and protests from the American minister. J Pierpont Morgan and W K Vanderbilt are named stockholders.
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New Orleans
Puerto Cortez
Honduras
Puerto Cortes
San Pedro
Honduras Syndicate
Depew
New York
Henry
Sprague
Bonilla
Teracigrapa
Chicago
J. Pierpont Morgen
W. K. Vanderbilt
General Gordon's Son Missing From Home
Atlanta June 1 General Joho RF Gordon commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans asked police to search for his son Captain Frank Gordon who disappeared a week ago in an overwrought state. Police were told to arrest him on sight and patrols were notified to watch for him in other cities. Captain Gordon, 35, served as a captain in Ray's Immunes during the Spanish American War.
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Atlanta
Joho RF. Gorden
United Confederate Veterans
Frank Gordon
Gordon
Goerdon
Ray
Immunes
Passenger Trains Through Pennsylvania to St Louis
All passenger trains via Pennsylvania and Vandae Ha Lines are now running into St Louis. Adv.
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ST. Louis
Pennsylvania
R. R
Vandae Ha
Advt
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Peking Court
Co. F. Judson
Joseph Lester
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Hoadley
Bethlehem
Lewis Nixon
Gustave Loeb
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United States Steel Corporation
J. P.morgan
Bethlehem Works
Tis Committee
Sheldon Syndicate
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Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
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Morrow County
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