Gould Abandonment Suit Opens as Mrs Gould Weeps in Court
In a separation case brought by Katherine Clem mons Gould, Howard Gould defended without testifying directly, calling witnesses to claim his departure was justified. Mol loy and Richards testified to Mrs Gould’s alleged intoxication and disruptive conduct at Castle Gould, sparking her emotional reaction in court as details of servants’ dismissal and accusations of liquor emerged.
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Howard Gould
Katherine Clemmons Gould
Gould
Maurice Molloy
Castle Gould
Albert Richards
Richards
Metley
Castile Ould
Mrs. Gould
Mr. Gould
Mr. ‘Souk
Justice Dowling
Charlotte Nicoll Weston
de Lancer Ricot
Little Kanawha Decree Set Aside
Benjamin A Richmond of Cumberland, attorney for George J. Gould, Joseph Ramsey Jr., and William E. Guy, managers of the Little Kanawha syndicate, received notice of Judge McWhorter's opinion in Braxton County West Virginia setting aside a $371 personal decree against the syndicate managers in Ellwood D Fulton’s suit. Fulton claimed to be a creditor for a large amount.
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Tribune
Cumberland, Md
Benjamin A. Richmond
Cumberland
George J. Gould
Joseph Ramsey, Jr
Wiliam E. Guy
McWhorter
Braxton County
W. Va
Ellwood D. Fulton
Fulton
First Condemned Building Sale Promises Law Breakup
The Controller announces the initial sale by sealed bids of condemned buildings under a new law. The first item is the stone property in Stuyvesant Place St George. Subsequent sales include properties in Richmond and The Bronx with June dates. Wrecking firms promise competitive bids to end the price-gouging combo.
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Stuyvesant Place
St. George
Richmond
Bronx
Duncan
Tompkineville
Pelham Bay Park
Schooner Hits Noordam in Fog Collision Off Sandy Hook
The Holland-America liner Noordam collided with a schooner near Sandy Hook at night, injuring one passenger. The schooner, likely the William B Palmer of Portland, fled into fog. Noordam docked at Hoboken with damage as the five mast William B Palmer limped into Vineyard Haven for repairs.
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Sandy Hook
Noordam
William B. Palmer
Portland
Hoboken
Stenger
Sheer
W. R. Nattier
Rochester
H. G. Strunck
New York
Vineyard Haven
Mass
Bangor
Norfolk
Janssen
Rotterdam
Fourth Avenue Subway Fight Aims to Remove Bassett
The Fourth Avenue Subway Association of Brooklyn plans to seek the removal of Public Service Commissioner Edward M. Bassett. The group accuses him of opposing the Fourth Avenue route and favoring the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company. President Hugh V. Monahan says charges will go to Governor Hughes, while Bassett defends his record and says his vote followed his oath and the law.
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Fourth Avenue Subway Association of Brooklyn
Public Service
Edward M. Bassett
Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Hugh V. Monahan
Hughes
Bassett
Brooklyn
Fourth Avenue Subway Association
Aso
Public Service Commission approves New York & North Shore line extension
The Public Service Commission approved a franchise from the Board of Estimate and Apportionment to the New York and North Shore Traction Company to extend its surface line from Little Neck into Flushing and from Flushing to Whitestone. The company operates in Nassau County between Mineola Roslyn and Port Washington and will extend Roslyn to the city line. Commissioner Edward M Bassett recommended the action. A company representative said construction will begin at once.
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Public Service Commission
Board of Estimate
New York & North Shore Traction Company
City
Little Neck
Flushing
Chesnut Street
Whitestone
Nassau County
Mineola
Roslyn
Port Washington
Edward M. Bassett
B'nai B'rith Abraham Nominates Nine Officers at Midnight
The annual election of the B'rith Abraham order during its convention at the New Star Casino East 1th street ended with nine leading officers announced at midnight. Named are Grand master Samuel Dorf New York first deputy Mayer Schoenfeld New York second deputy David Grady Syracuse third deputy Emil Mantel Indianapolis grand secretary Leonard Leisersohn New York grand treasurer Barnet Friedman New York and several endowment committee and finance chairmen all from New York City provide others.
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Order B'rith Abraham
New Star Casino
East 1Th Street
Samuel Dorf
New York
Mayer Schoenfeld
David Grady
Syracuse
Emil Mante
Indianapolis
Leonard Leisersohin
Barnet Friedman
Oscar Wiener
Samuel Kanrich
Simon I. Kopelman
George Sachs
New
Court Rebuffs State Witness in Maspeth Murder Case
Charles Wainer, indicted for murder in the first degree for a June 2 killing at Mariendale Park in Maspeth, was discharged after Justice Aspinall ruled the case not to be sent to the jury. The jury returned a not guilty verdict, and the judge admonished the state witness Irwin Wetzler as a monumental liar and stool pigeon.
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Charles Waener
William Dolan
Mariendale Park
Maspeth
Long Island
Justice Aspinall
Supreme Court
Wagner
Kings
Queens County
Irwin Wetzler
Flatbush
Brooklyn
Rail line proposed to run coast to river in Uruguay
An American syndicate proposes building a railroad across Uruguay from Santa Rosa on the Uruguay River to Puerto Carmilla on the east coast, a distance of about five hundred miles. Cost cited as 9150.0%, with no state guarantees offered.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Santa Rosa
Uruguay River
Republic
Puerto Carmilla
Queensboro Franchise Up Again
The South Shore Traction Company asked the Public Service Commission for a rehearing of its trolley franchise across the Queensboro Bridge. Last week the commission disapproved the plan as monopolistic on Hoffman and Thomson avenues. Rehearing granted for 2 o clock today.
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Queensboro
South Shore Traction Company
Public Service Commission
Board of Estimate
Queensboro Bridge
Hoffman B
Thomson Avenue
Hill's traffic views outlook for Hawley
James J. Hill, returning from the Alaska- Yukon- Pacific Exposition in Seattle, discusses Hawley lines and potential traffic with shippers. He questions the volume of Oriental traffic, cites wheat and lumber as principal exports, and warns on resource conservation and soil.
James McCreery Dressmaking Dept Offers Imported Models
James McCreery and Co on the fourth floor announces ready to accept orders at short notice for copies of imported models with large concessions from usual prices. Tailor made suits priced at 65.00 and linen suits at 45.00. Remaining stock of imported gowns offered at greatly reduced prices on Thirty-fourth Street.
Aldermanic clash over building code report at Brooklyn meeting
Alderman William P. Kenneally accused Reginald S. Doull of graft and liar at a Building Committee session, as the majority report on the Building Code Revision faced opposition from labor unions and allied organizations. Fire Department officials voiced concerns that the proposed code lacks clear authority to protect life and property.
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William P. Kenneally
Charles F. Murphy
Reginald S. Doull
Building Code Revision Commission
Kenneally
Doull
Morris
Brooklyn
Waldo
Taxpayers’ Conference
Building Trades Employers’ Association
New York
American Institute of Architects
New York Society of Architects
New York Board of Fire Underwriters
Old Man Dies by Own Action in Hotel Room
An elderly man named George Baronane registered at a hotel on Rivington and Chrystie streets, then hanged himself with twine. A note dated June 11 blamed his sons for neglect while detailing a planned marriage of Captain Tracy’s daughter, and listed various relatives and addresses.
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Rlvington
Chrystie Streets
George Baronane
Walter Miller
East 182d Street
William
Captain Tracy
Boston's New Chamber of Commerce United
Boston forms what is believed to be the largest commercial body in the country uniting the Merchants' Association Chamber of Commerce Board of Trade and other business groups as the Boston Chamber of Commerce with 3000 members and an annual income of 110000. Twenty five directors will elect officers for the first year. Executive director Ryerson Ritchie noted for organizing major bodies in Cincinnati Kansas City Cleveland Chicago and Detroit.
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Boston
Old Merchants’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Trade
New Boston Chamber of Commerce
New England
Ryerson Ritchie
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Cleveland
Chicago
Detroit
Longshoremen Vote Against Strike Across Great Lakes
Detroit June 15 report says longshoremen across the Great Lakes have voted not to strike. The majority against strike was reported as under two hundred with returns from the ports completed this afternoon.
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Detroit
Great Lakes
Marine Intelligence Miniature Almanac Report
The miniature almanac provides sunrise and sunset times, moonrise and age, and high water marks for Sandy Hook and Gov Island with Hell Gate. Wireless reports note the Carmania as 249 miles east of Sandy Hook at 3 pm yesterday and expected to dock around 7 30 am today.
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Sandy Hook
Gov Island
Hell Gate
Gov. Island
Carmania
Walsh Would Have Told Truth At Aldermen Session
Acting Mayor McGowan explained a misimpression about costs to man city playgrounds for summer use. Alderman Walsh, famed as the silver tongue, urged truth telling in a humorous exchange. Borough President Coler, dining on a sandwich, nearly choked on ham.
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Board of Aldermen
McGowan
Tir Maxwell
Walsh
Little Tim" Sullivan
Coler
Brooklyn
Transpacific Steamship Schedules Through June
Various ocean liner routes listing destinations in New York Japan Corea China Philippine Islands Hawaii New Zealand Australia and more via Seattle San Francisco Vancouver Victoria and other hubs. Timings include June 18 to June 26 with ships such as Empress of India Clan Macinnis and Mariposa.
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New York
Japan
Corea
China
Philippine Islands
Vancouver
Victoria
B. Cc
Hawaii
Phippine Islands
San Francisco
Manchuria
Scudiers
New Zealand
Australia
Roned
New Caledonia
Clan Macinnis Jone
Hiawaii
la San Francisco
Alameda
Phipine Islands
Seattle
Inveric
McGowan Says $150000 More Needed for Summer Playgrounds
Acting Mayor McGowan told the aldermen that the sum approved earlier for keeping school playgrounds open this summer falls short. Superintendent Maxwell informs more funds are required, with $150,000 additional needed. The board debated recalls of two resolutions as the taxicab ordinance moves forward with civil service inspectors and a 30 day effect.
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McGowan
Aldermanic Chamber
Sullivan
Maxwell
Playgrounds Commission
MeGowan
American Society of Civil Engineers
Fate of Kansas oil companies declines in 3 years
Topeka June 15 Only fifty four Kansas crude oil companies survive from three hundred fifty in existence three years ago. The Standard Oil Company is blamed for the decline in testimony before Attorney General Jackson in the oyster suit pending against Standard. W E Connelly, who investigated Kansas oil fields, said of the three hundred fifty firms three years ago one hundred fifty have been wrecked two hundred are dormant and forty six have left no trace.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Standard Oil Company
Jackson
Standard Company
W. E. Connelly
Kansas Oi
Elevator operator held on homicide charge in Flatiron death
Coroner Harburger's court found elevator operator Stephen Young responsible for Salina Schoonmaker's death in the Flatiron Building on June 1. The jury censured Flatiron owners for employing incompetent staff and set Young’s bail at five thousand dollars for the grand jury appearance. Testimony showed the inner gates of the car had been left open.
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Harburger
Salina Schoonmaker
Saugerties
N. Y
Flatiron
Stephen Young
Young
Shipping News Arrivals and Quarantines at Bar
Steamer Madrilane arrives from Spain with sugar for Furness, Withy & Co. Others include Ros ary di Giorgio with fruit to Atlantic Fruit Co from Port Antonio, Cedargrove with sugar from Matanzas, Monroe with passengers from Newport News and Norfolk leaving quarantine, Grosser Kurfurst with passengers from Bremen, Ossabaw from Gal veston to Brunswick, City of Savannah from Savannah, Concho from Galveston to Mallory, Noordam from Rotterdam to Boulogne with cabin and steerage, Titian from Santos to Barbados, Ogeechee with lumber to Brunswick, Arapahoe to Jacksonville and Charleston, Hellig Olav with 434 steerage to Punchure, Seminole with passengers and mails to Clyde, Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse to Southampton and Cherbourg, Kronprinzessin Cecilie and other liners listed, traffic along Sandy Hook and various ports.
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Madrilane
Span
Tarrinaga Cienfuegos
Havana
Furness, Withy & Co
Rosario di Giorgio
Nor
Matheson
Port Antonio
Atlantic Fruit Company
Cedargrove
Matanzas
Munson 'S
Monroe
Hulphers
Newport News
Norfolk
Old Dominion Si Co
Moise
Grosser Kurfurst
Ger Langreuter
Bremen
Cherbourg
O¢elrtehs & Co
Fire Island
Ossabaw
Johnson
Galveston
Brunswick
Holland America Line
Bar
Titian
Carey
Santos
Barbados
Busk & Daniels
Ogeechee
Fickett
Brunswick Sat'o
Sandy Hook
Arapahoe
Chichester
Jacksonville
Charleston
Clyde Ss Co
Hellig Olav
Dan
Holst
Copenhagen
Christianian
Christiansand
Punchure & Co
Seminole
McKenzie
San Dorf
City
Macorts
Sanchez
Samana
Puerto Plata
Monte Cristo
Turks Island
Kaiser Willhelm der Grosse
Ger
Polack
New June
Southampton
Cherbourge
Light Breeze
Clei
Dime Novel Shooting Ends in Tragedy
Frank Steinberg, a Witt Clinton High School student of 308 West 44th Street, died from a bullet wound to the abdomen inflicted accidentally by a friend while they read a dime novel. William Williams, 247 West 25th Street, fled but surrendered to the coroner and is held on $2500 bail. The case highlights concerns raised by the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children about violent juvenile literature.
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Frank Steinberg
le Witt Clinton
West 44Th Street
New York Hospital
William Williams
West 25Th Street
Acriteili
Steinberg
New York Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Slocum Disaster Memorial Marks Fifth Anniversary
The fifth anniversary of the General Slocum tragedy is observed with half staff at City Hall. Relatives and mourners attend services at Lutheran Cemetery Middle Village to honor more than a thousand victims, many unknown, while graves are decorated and a monument is visited.
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General Slocum
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
New York
van Schaick
Sing Sing
Middle Village
Mercersburg Academy awards at commencement
Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania closed another year with notable prize winners. Herbert W Clack of Freeport Long Island won the H J Pierce prize for a paper on What Our Rhodes Scholars May Do for America and the second senior's prize for theme writing. Stanley H Watson of New York secured the fourth prize. Earl L Douglas of McKeesport won the $49 Morgan Prize for good citizenship with a paper on Ideals of American Government.
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Mercersburg Academy
Mercersburg
Penn
Herbert W Clack
Freeport
Long Island
H. J. Pierce
America
Stanley H. Watson
New York
Junius Morgan
Princeton
N. J
Earl L. Douglas
McKeesport
Transoceanic passenger sailings listed for June and July
Plymouth and Melbourne routes show June departures and connections through New York, Cherbourg, Southampton, Fremantle, Adelaide, Montevideo, and Rio de Janeiro. Vessels include Queen Eleanor and Vasari with intermediate ports Port Natal and Falls of Moness, leading to New York.
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Plymouth
New York
Cherbourg
Southampton
Melbourne
Altona
Ger
St Vincent
V. Fremantle
Adelaide
Montevideo
Queen Eleanor
Vasari
Bahia
Rio de Janeiro
Port Natal
Falls of Moness
Boys clothing sale as prices eased on coats and hats
Four or small boys gear showcased today with reduced prices on Russian and sailor wool suits in summer weight priced at 5.50 6.50 and 7.50. The sale features boys sailor hats poplin linen white duck and Panama styles along with various shoes rompers underwear shirts bath robes pajamas and jackets for boys and men.
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Panama
BVD
Star
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