Fosdick Setback in Subpoena Power Case
Justice Crane limits Fosdick’s authority to subpoena private books not held by city employees in the Foster case. The Brooklyn ruling voided a subpoena seeking records on city advertising and Foster’s links to the Securities Advertising Company. The City Record Commission sought access to checks tied to Foster and O’Brien and Willis, with Holt’s testimony blocked by court order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Crane
Supreme Court
Raymond B. Fosdick
Brooklyn
William George Foster
Fosdick
Cits
Foster
John A. Hennessy
City Record Commission
R. P. Fesdick
George W. Foster
John H. O’brien
Frank M. O’brien
William A. Willis
Securities Advertising Company
William J. K. Kenny
Kenny
O Briens
Willis
Hamilton Holt
Holt
City Records Commission
Union seeks access to City Record testimony in test of ethics
A Typographical Union No. 6 committee asked Mayor Gaynor for a copy of testimony from the City Record printing inquiry. The group plans a full investigation of its members and the Martin B. Brown Company office, and the supervisor of the City Record. The Mayor offered to submit all testimony and exhibits for review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
of Typographical Union No. 6
Gaynor
City Record
Martin B. Brown Company
Valley Flooding Ravages Shenandoah Region Weather Washout Blocks Railroads
Torrential rains in the Shenandoah Valley cause extensive crop damage in Virginia. The Southern Railway near Broadway is blocked by a washout while the Baltimore and Ohio tracks at Strasburg are flooded. Streams overflow and crops, especially wheat, are badly knocked down after eight consecutive days of rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Southern Railway
Broadway
Beltimore & Ohio
Strasburg
Stock Deal Arrest of Broker Dougherty at Home
Thomas C. Dougherty a broker at Neo and New Astreet was arrested at his home yesterday arraigned in the Tombs police court charged with misapplying 307 dollars placed to purchase cobalt central stock for James H. Everett of Kingston. Detectives Mcfennville and Nelson made the arrest. Dougherty held on 1009 bail for examination June 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas C. Dougherty
Seventh Avenue
Neo
New Astreet
Tombs
Cobalt Central
James Hi. Everett
Kingston
Mcfenville
Nelson
Dougherty
Heike Granted $25,000 Bail in Defrauding Case
Charles R. Heike secretary of the American Sugar Refining Company obtained bail after being convicted of conspiracy to defraud the government. He posted a bond of $25,600 with the Federal Commissioner and was released while awaiting further proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Heike
American Sugar Refining Company
Ehicids
Coe W N
West Tih Semen
Humphrey Blasts Hamburg-American Link in Ship Subsidy Talk
Representative Humphrey charged foreign lines discriminate against U S exporters and tied Hamburg-American to a global trust. He cited a Washington AP staffer allegedly paid by two steamship firms and noted Hamburg-American’s vast influence over Atlantic routes and Pacific conferences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Humphrey
House
Associated Press
Herr Ballin
Jerome Wilber
Foreign Steamship Trust
War
Rows
New York
Hamburg-American Packet Company
Wilber
House Committee
South America
United States
Standard Oil Company
Steel Trust
Harvester Combination
Hamburg-American Packet
Browne bribery case sees first corroboration in White tale
Judge overrules fourteen defense objections allowing state witnesses Myers Beckemeyer to corroborate Charles A. White who testified Browne paid $1 060 for Lorimer senate vote. Beckemeyer confirms receipt of a package with 1406 in fifty dollar bills and links other lawmakers to the St Louis payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Myers
Link
Beckemeyer
Lee O'Neil Browne
Charles A. White
Browne
William Lorimer
United States
Lorimer
R. J. C. Beckemeyer
Carlyle
Til
White
St. Louis
Peckemeyer
Southern
Robert E. Wilson
Joseph S. Clark
Charles Luke
E O Erbstein
Alimony Dispute Seeks $10,000 Yearly Support
Justice Giegerich heard arguments in the Wheeler case asking for a stay of the order pending appeal. Mrs Wheeler seeks $10,000 annual alimony and $1,500 in counsel fees. She cites her hardship and previous income of $125,000 a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeler
Claudia Carlstadt
Brother dies. brother shoots self in Buffalo tragedy
James Mooney a prominent Buffalo real estate man and former Niagara Falls reservation commissioner died after being shot by his brother Henry Mooney who then shot himself. Both in ill health. Henry’s action attributed to worry over brother and his own health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Self
Buffalo
James Mooney
Niagara Falls
Henry Mooney
Court Action in Conspiracy Case Leaves One Forthcoming
Detectives must explain which the Assistant District Attorney later drew up. Inspector Russell spoke in court on June 98 as the women faced a final hearing and were held to await grand jury action. Magistrate Cornell noted the DA urged keeping the third woman, but a Court of Appeals ruling required conclusive conspiracy evidence, which was absent. The woman had prior time served for a similar offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Cornell
Court of Appeals
Setback for Haskell as Guthrie court rules on capital case
Judge A H Huston overruled Governor Haskell's demurrer in the Guthrie case to block moving the capital to Oklahoma City. The ruling keeps Guthrie as capital until 1913. Supreme Court will hear the removal dispute. Governor may seek writ of prohibition. Bryan and Senator Gore comment on Oklahoma City’s capital status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Okla
A. H. Huston
Haskell
Hepburn
Oklahoma City
West
State Supreme Court
State Election Board
Austen
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Oklahoma Republicans Meet in Guthrie Convention
Oklahoma Republicans denounce insurgency and adopt a standout platform at the Guthrie gathering. James A. Harris is re-elected state chairman by acclamation as four gubernatorial candidates John Fields J C McNeal C G Jones and K K Ferguson address the convention. Nomination scheduled for a direct primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Okla
Oklahoma
James A. Harris
John Fields
J. C. McNeal
C. G. Jones
K K. Ferguson
Self-Defence Claim in Canalboat Murder Trial
Alwin Collins testifies of prior nine year prison sentence for stabbing two men. He says he killed Captain John Plant of the tug Robert Roberts on April 6 in self defence after Plant insulted his wife. Prosecution uses tugboat and canal boat models. defense expects Mrs Collins to testify. James Osborne earlier avoided unwritten law references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alwin
Collins
Sle
John Plant
Robert Roberts
James
W. Osborne
Plant
Brown Announces Candidacy for Senate Seat
Ex-Senator Elon R. Brown declared he will run for the Senate. He told the Republican County Committee secretary that he plans to seek the nomination, and sources suggest he would contest Senator Cobb if Cobb withdraws from the state ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Watertown
Elon R. Brown
Republican County Committee
Brown
Senate
Cobb
Divers futile in Lake Como search for Charlton mystery
Italian divers, urged by American Consul Charles Caughy, scoured Lake Como for Mrs. Mary Charlton and Porter Charlton clues but recovered only a ragged hat and old shoe. Officials doubt the body lies in the lake, hinting Charlton may have fled by steamer, while investigation focuses on social and domestic relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Como
Italy
Lake Como
Mary Scott
Castle Charlton
Porter Charlton
Charlton
Ispolatoff
Charles M. Caughy
Milan
Caughy
Earth Trembles Across Spain Amid Alarm
Earthquake shocks lasting four to ten seconds were felt in Madrid Cordova and Almeria with minor house damage in Almeria. Additional tremors hit Tortosa and Almeria later. No casualties reported as seismographs from Washington Albany Chicago and Cambridge recorded strong early morning shocks. Center estimated four to six thousand miles east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Cordova
Almeria
Andalusia
Tortosa
Washington
Albany
Chicago
Cambridge
Mass
Jewish Pharmacists Upheld In Moscow Residency Case
In St Petersburg on June 16 the Russian Senate granted the appeal of Jewish pharmacists at Moscow who faced expulsion for not actively practicing. It ordered repeal of the July 23, 1909 ministerial circular backing provincial expulsions. The attorney general noted graduates were university level and had unconditional residence rights in Russia. In Kiev the same date eighty nine people were expelled with twenty six allowed to settle affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Russia
Kiev
Chief Kohler's Trial Ends After Two Weeks
Chief of Police Kohler's trial on charges of gross immorality and habitual drunkenness concluded in Cleveland after more than two weeks. Over 200 witnesses were examined. 13 of 24 charges were dropped for lack of evidence as counsel argued precedents. A decision is not expected for several days due to extensive testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Kohler
Grey on World Peace Move Question in Commons
London June 16 The American move toward world peace and arms limitation drew attention from James Bryce to Sir Edward Grey in Parliament. Grey said it would be premature to act until the U S House and Senate show how they will treat the discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
America
James Bryce
Washington
Edward Grey
House of Commons
Foreign Secretary
House of Representatives
Senate of the United States
Robbers murder two men on West Shore tracks near West Point
Two dead men were found on the West Shore Railroad near West Point New York. An Italian watchman Pasquale De Luca was killed with a club and robbed of his money. The second victim, a yet unnamed man said to be from Flushing, Long Island, was killed by a locomotive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genoa
Charlton
Newburg
West Shore
West Point
Pasquale de Luca
Italy
Flushing
Long Island
Cloudburst in Hungary Leaves Hundreds Dead and Villages Wiped Out
A cloudburst in Krasso Szoreny county near Lugos Hungary killed nearly three hundred people and destroyed several villages. Communications are down and survivors risk starvation and exposure. Bridges and wires were wiped out and aid may be delayed. In Switzerland floods from rains killed twenty and caused extensive damage with $2 500 000 in losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Hungary
Krasso Szoreny
Transylvania
Rumania
Servia
Lugos
Berne
Switzerland
Beauchamp Named Lord President of the Council
The Earl of Beauchamp appointed Lord President of the Council succeeding Viscount Wisborough hampton who resigned yesterday. William Lygon the seventh Earl of Beauchamp earlier served as governor of New South Wales starting in 1899 at age twenty seven, later facing criticism for remarks about colonists ancestors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Earl of Beauchamp
Viscount Wolverhampton
William Lygon
Great Britain
New South Wales
Worcester
School Board of
Madresfield
Lord Beauchamp
Beauchamp
Movarabi Mines Wiped Out by Forest Fire in Sonora
A forest fire destroyed the Movarabi mining town in Sonora including a ten stamp mill. Miners built backfires to escape toward Cananea as the fire line stretched fifty miles. John Hopstad's ranch property burned. wildlife fled near Yaqui River by the railroad. 125 firefighters battled a fifteen mile line around the Banco de Sonora sale property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naco
Ariz
Movarabi
Sonora
Mexico
Ojo
Bacoachi
Cananea
John Hopstad
Yaqui
Banco de Sonora
Moore Captures Multiple Honors at International Horse Show
Champion day at the International Horse Show closed with Judge W H Moore winning the Montreal Cup and gold medal for best exhibition of mares or geldings 14 to 15 hands 2 inches. His Flourish also claimed second for the Philadelphia Cup and gold for single harness horses over 15 hands 2 inches. The Moore stable added The Hague Challenge Cup in single harness horses. E H Weatherbee's David Gray won the Toronto Cup and Miss Lulu Long with The King took second in the Vienna Cup class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
W. H. Moore
Moore
Flourish
E. H. Weatherbee
David Gray
Lulu Long
Kansas City
Six brides wed aboard Saxonia on arrival at Boston
Six young women became brides in the second cabin on the Saxonia from Liverpool today. Customs inspectors found a trunk with a false bottom carried by a steerage passenger, containing lace curtains, cheap jewelry and clothing. An $8 duty was collected and the immigrant was allowed to pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Boston
Cunard
Liverpool
Defunct Brooklyn Bank Sold for 95006 to Corn Exchange Bank
Justice Crane of the Brooklyn Supreme Court signed an order authorizing Bank Superintendent Cheney to sell the 11th Ward branch of the defunct Union Bank to the Cornexchange Bank for 95006. The proceeding began weeks ago when Cheney sought 90000, Union Bank opponents claimed 10000 more was due, they failed to find a buyer, and the Corn Exchange raised its offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Crane
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Cheney
11Th Ward
Union Bank
Cornexchange Bank
Corn Exchange Bank
Canadian R R Men May Strike
Montreal June 16 Representatives of the Order of Railway Conductors and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers prepare for a strike of about 15000 members on Grand Trunk and Canadian Pacific railways in Canada if the board of conciliation’s wage report goes against them. The board’s decision is due to be released in Ottawa tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Que
Order of Railway Conductors
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Grand Trunk
Canadian Pacific Railways
Canada
Board of Conciliation
Ottawa
Magee backs Knox for Governor in big Pittsburgh move
Pittsburg mayor W A Magee announces Allegheny County delegation will endorse Secretary Knox for governor at next week’s Republican State Convention. Delegation of 38, the state’s largest outside Philadelphia, signals a split with Penrose aligned leaders. Oliver supports Knox fearing a weak ticket. others may oppose Penrose influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Pittsburg
W. A. Magee
Allegheny County
Knox
Magee
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Penrose
Chris Magee
Western Pennsylvania
United States
George T. Oliver
Knoa
Congressmen back Knox for Pennsylvania governor bid
Ten Pennsylvania congressmen endorse Secretary Knox as Republican gubernatorial candidate. They argue his nomination could unify factions, appeal across districts, and bolster the ticket amid expected tariff focus and close races. Several peers praise his leadership and electability for state and Congress tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pennsylvania
Congress
Secretary Knox
Knox
Harrisburg
George F. Huff
Greensburg
Legislative
John Dalzell
Irving P. Wanger
Benjamin K. Focht
Allentown
Arthur L. Bates
Meadville
Olmsted
Lancaster
Penn
Lafean
York
Cooper
Butler
Champagne for the Cook Sparks Domestic Stir
In Pittsburg on June 16 Edward Michalowski his wife Minnie and cook Annie Kopera were arrested for a disturbance at Michalowski's $200000 home. The quarrel arose when the cook was allowed champagne while the wife drank beer. The husband paid a $50 fine. all others were discharged with the cook told to seek work elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Pittsburg
Edward Michalowski
Minnie
Annie Kopera
Michalowski
Mother of quadruplets in Philadelphia
Mrs. Bessie Cohen, thirty six, gave birth to four children in Philadelphia on June 6. Two boys and two girls survived. one boy died shortly after birth. The couple also has four other children aged fourteen to four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Bessie Cohen
Emperor in Improved Health After Knee Inflammation
Potsdam reports the Emperor suffers knee inflammation from riding and recent wrist surgery. Doctors urge rest to avoid worsened health. he is attended by the imperial family and plans for maneuvers and travel are canceled. Official bulLetin says no link to wrist injury and no fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potsdam
Doebderitz
Hanover
Nog
Also Mentioned on This Page
New York Tribune
THE
Sunday Tribune
Baby Stuart
STORM
Breakers
Mother
Holy Family
Commission On City Printing
Virginia
Kingston Man
Heike
Steamship Trust
Dover
Steamship Companies
Mr. Humphrey
Capitol
Gore
Committee On Public Buildings and Grounds
Kean
Mr. Gore
May
Jefferson-Oswego
Chariton
Spain
Grey
Trisune
Wolverhampton
Ranch
Saxonia
Cunarder
Brooklyn Bank
R. R
Conserva
Cammeyer
New York Edison Company
Duane
Lake Hopatcong
Mauch Chunk
John Wiiiva Ee
Columbus
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!