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New York Tribune

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1909

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Tafts Message On Corporation Tax Urges Constitutional Amendment

President Taft urges Congress to propose a constitutional amendment to grant the federal government power to levy an income tax without apportionment among states. He also endorses a 2 percent excise tax on net income of corporations and stock companies for profit, excluding certain financial institutions, projecting at least 25 million dollars yearly.

Tribune Bureau Washington Congress United States Supreme Court Supreme Court of the United States Senate House of Representatives Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company U. S Edles Treasury of Spreckels Sugar Refining Company Mate Canoo

Early to go to New York under health conditions

John R. Early, held in quarantine as a leper by District of Columbia health authorities, may travel to New York if two conditions are met. He must submit to cultures taken for examination by Surgeon General Wyman and Dr. William H. Welch, and New York health officials must grant entry to the Skin and Cancer Hospital in New York.

Washington John R. Early District of Columbia New York Early Wyman Public Health and Marine Hospital Service William H. Welch Johns Hopkins University

Metz Hissed As He Defends Brooklyn Subway Stand

Controller Metz faced boos when questioned about opposing the Fourth Avenue subway. He reiterated support for Lafayette Avenue and Fourth Avenue survivars and promised contracts after property settlement. He cited Interborough spending of about 37 million dollars on Brooklyn extension and Manhattan subway work to strengthen city transportation.

Metz Fourth Avenue Subway Brooklyn Brooklyn Palm Garden Boards of Trade of Eastern District South Brooklyn Justice Gaynor Mr. Metz Lafayette Avenue Fourth Avenue Public Service Commission Board of Estimate and Apportionment Interborough City Hall Atlantic Avenue Manhattan

John Paul Jones Log Found in Historic Relic

A Ranger log, likely partly in John Paul Jones’s own hand, was found among relics of Erastus Perry Jewel in Laconia New Hampshire. It documents Jones early privateering and northern Atlantic cruises before his French voyage. Ex Senator Chandler aims to place the log in Navy Department archives. Lieutenant Elijah Hall of the Ranger provides a vivid account of the ship.

the Tribune Boston Erastus Perry Laconia N. H John Paul Jones Ranger Chandler Navy Department Ing Paul Jones France Atlantic Elijah Hall The

Drowning Hero Dickstein Saves Boy From East River

Abraham Dickstein, sixteen, of 261 Madison Street, saved nine year old Nathan Baker from drowning in the East River near 261 South Street after Baker slipped from a pier. Dickstein, who has rescued others before, swam out and brought Baker to shore with help from Patrolman MecGary. Baker was taken to a hospital.

Abraham Dickstein Madison Street Nathan Baker East River Dickstein Baker Boy Jefferson Street South Street MecGary

Robbers Loot Abbott Stock Farm Of John J. Scannell

Burglars visited the Abbott stock farm two miles north of Fishkill Landing New York and took about $1,0000 worth of goods owned by John J. Scannell. Missing items include a $1,900 sealskin coat and an otterskin robe valued at $9. Also stolen were vases worth $800 and a revolver engraved with his name. The goods were to be shipped to Riverside Drive New York. Local police are investigating.

Tribune Fishkill Landing N. Y Abbott Stock Farm Here John J. Scannell

Arrested for Begging in Philadelphia with Large Cash

Philadelphia June 16 Bernard Moser arrested for begging after eviction for nonpayment of rent. A search found $5490 in cash and bank books showing deposits of $14,335.83 hidden in his tatters. Police say he was long believed to be in need, and he was committed to Philadelphia Hospital to pay board.

Philadelphia Bernard Moser

United States seeks share in Chinese loan and rail projects

Secretary Knox outlines a policy to promote American business by expanding foreign trade, aiming to secure a quarter of a 27.5 million loan for the Hankow and Sze-Chuen Railway. The State Department will help US bankers and engineers gain a fair share of contracts and machinery, with a push to establish banks in South America as part of this commercial drive.

Tribune Bureau Washington State Department United States Knox Hankow & Sze-Chuen China Department W. P. Stewart Engineers Memphis Hai-Ho Conservancy Board Tien-Tsin Stewart Huntington Wilson Wilson Hai-Ho South America Orient Far East America Hay

Bankers seek settlement over Hankow and Sze-Chuen loan

In Peking on June 16 bankers from the United States and Britain discuss the stalemate over the $27,500,000 Hankow and Sze-Chuen railroad loan. American Chargé Fletcher and British Minister Sir John Jordan confer, seeking an amicable settlement while governments protect the loan’s final terms. Berlin notes the American protest against China approving the loan with German, British, and French bankers without American participation.

Peking Hankow Sze-Chuen Hillier Henry P. Fletcher Sir John Jordan Sir John Fletcher Berlin Hankow and

Aged actress seeks freedom from jail in Michigan

Lansing June 16 Mrs Marian Strickland seventy once a noted New York actress has filed for a writ of habeas corpus to win release from jail. She was confined on allegations by her brothers that she is insane. Strickland visited her brothers John and William Scarlett here weeks ago and is reported to own property valued at 12000 dollars.

Lansing Mich Marian Strickland New York Strickland John William Scarlett

Namur Church Fire Destroys Rubens Painting

June 16 Namur Belgium fire damaged the historic church housing a valuable Rubens painting. The blaze caused extensive damage to the structure and the artwork was reported severely affected by the flames. Local authorities investigated the incident and secured the scene.

Belgium Namur

Clarets and Burgundy Dewey Ad

An advertisement touts Clarets and Burgundy as a meal that enriches the blood, promoted in conjunction with H. T. Dewey & Sons Co. of 138 Fulton Street, New York.

DEWEY H. T. Dewey & Sons Co Fulton St New York

Wall Street Reform Hughes Committee Sues Report

The nine member Hughes committee submitted a detailed report to Governor Hughes on Wall Street methods. It analyzes speculation theory and stock exchange mechanics in New York, proposing measures to curb gambling-style speculation, improve transparency, tighten margins, and curb corners. It endorses continued exchange operation with reforms and calls for stronger enforcement and reporting rules.

Hughes Wall Street New York Stock Exchange Stock Exchange Produce Exchange Cotton Exchange Mercantile Metal Exchanges

Shocks Hit French Ports As Water Dips In Marseilles Harbor

Reports from Paris say light earthquakes struck Toulon and Marseilles today. In Marseilles the harbor water fell two feet and took hours to rise back to normal levels.

Marseilles Paris Toulon

Taylor Again Champion at Versailles Golf Title Match

In Versailles on June 16, J. H. Taylor of England, the British Open champion, defeated James Braid by 1 up to win the French championship. Tom Vardon, also English, finished third in the French golf championship.

Versailles J. H. Taylor England James Braid Tom Vardon

Big Colleges Worst

Oxford Ohio June 16 Chancellor MacCracken of New York University spoke at Miami University's centennial and commencement. He warned that many colleges suffer from disease and corruption, criticizing Harvard and Eliot while praising essential liberal education and calling for reform of higher education amid fashion and public criticism.

Oxford Ohio MacCracken New York University Miami University New York City Eliot Harvard

Osiris Prize Divided Between Bleriot And Voisin

The French Institute splits the Osiris prize of 20000 dollars between aeronaut M. Bleriot and aeroplane maker Gabriel Voisin for aviation progress. Philanthropist Daniel Osiris provided a fund yielding about 1.30 dollars annually for a triennial prize open to all nations. Osiris died in 1907.

Paris Osiris M. Bleriot Gabriel Voisin Daniel Osiris Malmaison Institute of France M. Osiris

Hook Worm Cost Looms Large in South

Dr. C W Stiles of the United States Marine Hospital Service told North Carolina physicians that two millionSoutherners, mainly poor whites, suffer hook worm disease causing laziness and anemia and resulting in a $100,000,000 yearly labor loss. He noted the parasite spreads by Negroes but they are immune and that rural districts show infection rates up to per cent due to unsanitary living.

Tribune Asheville N. C C. W. Stiles United States Marine Hospital Service Convention of North Carolina Physicians South

Robbers torture aged couple on isolated Bradford farm

Aged Mr and Mrs Monroe Potter were bound and tortured by three masked robbers who entered at 2 am near Braddock. They used heated matches on their feet to force disclosure of hidden money before fleeing toward the New York State line. The Potters could not estimate the total taken.

the Tribune Bradford Penn Monroe Potter Braddock New York

Rockefeller Field Gift Sought by Nebraska for Park

The Nebraska athletic board seeks a $50 900 gift from John D Rockefeller to equip the new athletic park to be titled Rockefeller Field. Governor Shallenberger and other Nebraskans will sign the petition, after Bryan unsuccessfully pressed for a law to bar university gifts.

Lincoln Neh University of Nebraska Athletic Board William Jennings Bryan John D. Rockefeller University Rockefeller Shallenberger Bryan

Vessels Cleared of Filibuster Suspicion for Venezuela

Washington reports a State Department official says the steamer Nanticoke and the tug Despatch, once suspected filibusters, were purchased by Venezuela. The Justice Department orders agents to leave observations and return to Washington as clearance papers are issued. The vessels will sail tomorrow for Lake Maracaibo under Venezuela’s navigation service from Franklin and Norfolk.

Washington State Department Venezuela Department of Justice Lake Maracaibo Venezuelan Government Navigation Service Franklin Norfolk

Midshipman Koenig Joins Army Amid Marriage Prohibition

Washington June 16 Midshipman William C Koenig of Texas who resigned from the Naval Academy to seek an army commission and to avoid the marriage ban has passed the military exam and will be appointed a second lieutenant in the coast artillery corps.

Washington Wiliam C. Koenig Texas Naval Academy Army Coast Artillery Corps

Noisy Cooper Union meeting names hundred for reform ticket

A chaotic Cooper Union gathering devolved into uproar as the Committee of Nineteen and a proposed One Hundred named their slates. Rabbi Wise denounced Tammany and machines while police ejected disruptors among 228 attendees at 3:15 and 3:30 p.m. Officials elected Schwab as chair and Fitzgerald and Curtis to lead.

Rabbi Wise Tammany Cooper Union Gustav H. Schwab L. S. Bedford Seumas O’sheel Bedford Stephen S. Wise Tammany Hall Grover Cleveland Grady McCarren R. V. Ingersoll Schwab Michael A. Fitzgerald Brooklyn Letter Carriers’ Organization Thomas J. Curtis Central Federated Union W. L Willis Committee of One Hundred W. Alger Manhattan Charles M. Briedenbach The Bronx Charles C. Burlingham Board of Education Charles ©. Brewster Frank L. Babbott Wee Queens Richmond Hill Peter J Amos B. Butler Teonee W. Brush Brooklys League A. B. Cruikshank Julius Henry Cohen Econ Fee Dee Brooklyn Bhegraphers’ Helpers Hubert Cillis Germania Life Insurance Company John A. Connelly Federated Union Albert E. Davis the Bronx E. A. Drake Panama Railroad John Davis W. C. Deming Bron Winfred T. Dennison Clarence Edwards Corona Lindley M. Franklin Letter Carriers’ Association Albert H. Gary United States Steel Corporation Adolph Goepel Germania Savings Bank Frederick FE. Goetze Franklin H. Giddings John Gamble Electrical Workers’ Union William M. Griffiths Queens County Trust Company Charles M. Higgins F E. Heitman German Henry Hentz Cotton Eychar Tsaac A. Hopper Max Hyman Amalgamated Garment Workers Fred I. Hallett Astoria 'S Payers and Business Men's Association HEALS Eeecentric Remen'’S Union Hamilton Holt the Independent Raymond W. Ingersoll Samuel Irvine Daniel Jacobs P. A. Johnson Henry S. Johnston United Civic Association of Queens Ralph Jonas John C Kelley Stooklyn J. c. Klinck Williamsburg Trust Dehraim Kaufman Clothing Perciv Kuehne Lowy Cigar Packers Union James S. Lehmair Louis Lande Hattan G. Howland Leavitt Farmers, Alliance of Queens County F. W. Longfellow Nathaniel Levi Edward P. Lyons Brooklyn Young Men's Christian Association Arnold B. M’stay Pattern Makers’ Union Marcus Publishit John J. Morey United Railway Men's Organization George Maneny City Club George C. Miller People's National Bank Matthew A. McOnville Brent International Steam Engineers N Martin Mond Marcus M. Marks National Association Connie Manufacturers Henry Moskowitz Downtown Ethical Society NINFO Excavators’ Union E. H. Outerbridge Willis L. Ogden Robert C. Ogden Henry Phipps Capitaller Joseph M. Price James B. Reynolds Allan Robinson Allied Real Estate Interests Dick S Ramsay Riverside Savings Institution William C. Redfield Fleming H. Revell Cyrus L. Sulzberger Isaac N. Seligman William Allaire Shortt Richmond William Jay Schieffelin Citizens Union Ene Annie C German Company Charles A. Schieren E. Platt Stratton Gustave W. Thompson Julius Tobias John T. Treacy Jamesses Manhattan Linonne Aew S

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Wr. Tafts Paul Ajax Elwin S. Piper Allied Boards of Trade New Hampshire Fishkill Mr. Taft Knor—Commercial Peking Bankers Rubens Wall Street Reform Hughes Committee Issues Exchange Port Hard A St. Taylor Court of Appeals Taylor Braid Dr. MacCracken Dr. Eliot Osiris Prize MM. Bleriot Voisin Dr. Stiles Nebraska University W. C. Koenig Mark
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