Eleven Bills Vetoed by Governor Hughes in June Session
Governor Hughes vetoed eleven bills including local salary measures for Richmond County, a Kings County Register fee scale, and pension bills for a widowed mother and Mary Hedeman. He objected to special legislation, urged general amendments, and questioned extending the fraud statute of limitations. He also vetoed a Watertown street defect liability provision and an escheat bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Hughes
Wilcox
Baye
Assemblyman
Crook
Richmond County
Harte
New York Board of Estimate
Richmond County Park Commission
Foelker
Register
Kings County
New York County
McManus
New York City
Schultz
Mary Hedeman
William Hedeman
Saxe
Watertown
Wood
Board of Public Works
Hubbs
Supreme Court
City of
New York
O'Neil
Dinner honors Assemblyman Wells at Republican club event
The Republican Club of the 29th Assembly District held a dollar dinner for Frederic De Witt Wells. Absent speakers included Speaker Wadsworth and Timothy L. Woodruffy. Commissioner Watchorn sent word he could not attend due to heat. The event at Terrace Garden drew about five hundred guests with a star‑spangled banner and flags. Wells praised party workers and faced questions on rewards for loyalty versus merit. Ex‑Senator Elsberg defended Wells’ work while Job E. Hedges urged balanced rewards for organized effort.
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Republican Club
Frederic de Witt Wells
Wadsworth
Assembly
Timothy L. Woodruffy
Albany
Robert Watchorn
Immigration
Murray
Terrace Garden
Wells
John Henry Hammond
Nathaniel A. Elsberg
Herbert Parsons
Mr. Wells
Job E. Hedges
Hedges
Hammond
Elsberg
Fred Wells
Washington
Ott T. Barnard
J. van Vechten Olcott
Commissioner Watchorn
Mr. Hammond
Mr. Hedges
Olcott
Watehorn
Mr. Hodges
Republican Party
Roosevelt
Hughes
Railroad Bill Signed by Governor Hughes in New York
Albany June 17 Governor Hughes signed multiple bills including a railroad hours law limiting on duty time to sixteen hours with ten hours off and eight hours off in a twenty four hour period except delays. Also approved Armstrong bill to site a state hospital for the insane near New York City and Knapp measures for a new Sing Sing prison site. Other actions include bank asset notices and canal and highway debt interest appropriations.
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Albany
Hughes
Page
Armstrong
State Commission In Lunacy
New York City
Senator Knapp
Sing Sing
Senator McManus
Record Assembly Session Sees Six Vetoes Read
Albany June 17 The Assembly met with fewer than thirty members present as the short calendar opened with four bills. The body listened to Governor vetoes totaling six, setting another session record.
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Tribune
Albany
Assembly
Jamaica Utilities Candidate Endorsed by Queens Real Estate Exchange
At a Queens meeting the Board of Governors endorsed John N. Booth of Jamaica as their candidate for Commissioner under the public utilities act. Booth is president of the Citizens' Association and a director of the Jamaica Holding Company which is building the new Real Estate Exchange Building.
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Queens Borough Real Estate Exchange
Board of Governors
John N. Booth
Jamaica
Public Utilities Act
Mr. Booth
Citizens' Association
Jamaica Holding Company
Recount Bill Hearing Set by Acting Mayor McGowan
Acting Mayor McGowan schedules a Thursday recount bill hearing with time to be fixed. City officials travel to Cold Spring for a ground breaking ceremony by the mayor on the Catskill water supply project.
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McGowan
Cold Spring
Catskill
Board of Aldermen
Delegation Urges Johnson for Upstate Public Service Seat
A Albany based delegation claiming to represent the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen urged Governor Hughes to appoint B. Johnson of Buffalo a New York Central trainman to the new upstate Public Service Commission.
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Albany
Brotherhood of Railway
Hughes
B. Johnson
Buffalo
New York Central
New Upstate Public Service Commission
Governor Intervenes in Requisitions for Gendorf and Fuhr
Albany reports Governor Hughes approves requisitions to return Charles Gendorf to Chicago and Louis A Fuhr alias J William Albert to New York for charges of confidence game worth 7.60 and bigamy respectively. Gendorf detained in New York City awaiting transfer.
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Albany
Hughes
Timots
Chicago
Charles Gendorf
Gendorf
New York City
Pennsylvania
Louis A. Fuhr
J. William Albert
New York
Murder charge after autopsy in Maine mining case
Wallace Everett of Paris Hill faces a murder warrant issued by Judge William F. Jones after an autopsy on Edgar J. Rackiffe. Initially believed killed by a dynamite explosion at the Paris Hill mine, investigators found a neck cut and an open knife with a blood-stained blade, linking Everett as the mine caretaker to the case.
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Paris
Wallace Everett
Paris Hill
William F. Jones
Norway
Edgar J. Rackiffe
Ea House
Everett
Duke divorce ruling upheld for James B. R. Duke
The Court of Errors and Appeals in Trenton on June 17 sustained Vice-Chancellor Pitney's decision granting James B. R. Duke two divorces from Lilman N. Duke. Major Frank T. Hutton of New York, named as co respondent, was found guilty as charged and ordered to pay costs totaling 3,000 dollars.
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Tribune
Trenton
N. J
Court of Errors and Appeals
Pitney
James BR. Duke
Lil- Man N. Duke
Frank T. Huntoon
New York
Major Huntoon
Duke
Iim
Judge rules against divorce for Mrs Boardman in cruelty case
Greenwich wife Esther Kennedy Boardman fails to prove intolerable cruelty. State referee Elmer finds for husband Garrison Boardman after review of evidence. Superior Court to decide whether to accept the referee's report. Local telegraph dispatch from Stamford dated June 17.
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the Tribune
Stamford
Conn
Esther Kennedy Boardman
Greenwich
G. Garrison Boardman
Elmer
Regiment drills and map making at State Camp
Peekskill N Y June 17 The 22d Regiment endured a hot day at the State Camp with infantry drill and engineering work under three regular instructors. One section built pontoons and another trestles while Captain McDonough led a map making school for officers and non commissioned officers.
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Peekskill
Duncan MacArthur Weds Here in New Haven
Architect Duncan MacArthur announced his marriage to Mrs. Nellie E. Treat in New York City last Saturday. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. Houghton at The Little Church Around the Corner. They will live at Gill Street. Mrs. Treat, formerly Nellie Disbreow, is the former wife of contractor George E. Treat.
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the Tribune
New Haven
Duncan MacArthur
New York
Roston
Nellie E. Treat
New York City
Houghton
Gill Street
Nellie Disbreow
Asaistant
Prohibition Candidate Castle Sends 210 to Creditors
Homer Castle former Prohibition candidate for Pennsylvania governor sent a 210 check to settle claims of creditors of the Standard Trust and Safe Deposit Co of Philadelphia. The company never opened for business and receivership records show Castle as a promoter alongside S. K. Ford H. F. A. Pinnaill and A. F. Williams.
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Philadelphia
Homer Castle
Pennsylvania
Standard Trust and Safe Deposit Company
Castle
Enterprise
K. Ford
H. F. A.- Pinnaill
A. F. Williams
Delays in Complaints Alleged in Ahearn Inquiry
Testimony by Thomas McEntegart, head of encumbrances, alleges forgotten or delayed complaints due to initials and political influence. Clerks and officials described pressure from Borough President’s office and Tammany Hall figures, with one case tied to Alderman Sullivan and another to John J Murphy. More testimony expected.
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Thomas McEntegart
Bureau of Encumbrances
Ahearn
McEntegart
Alderman Sullivan
John J. Murphy
John V. Coggey
Mitchel
Mr. McEntegart
Edward Brady, Jr
Brady
Downing
Tammany Hall
Thomas J. McManus
Ellison Linked to Resignation Rumors Denied by All
City Hall rumor mill suggested Corporation Counsel Ellison would resign and Eugene L Richards Jr could replace him. Ellison and Richards both denied any talks with Mayor McClellan or on any resignation.
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Ellison
Eugene L. Richards, Jr
McClellan
Corporation Counsel
Law Department
Richards
Bills Approved by the Mayor in New York
The mayor approved acts amending the water works employe provisions and authorizing the Board of Estimate and Apportionment to hear audit and allow claims for probation officer services in the city. It also includes sections amending 1905 laws for Pelham Avenue bridge work and charter provisions for firemen qualifications in Greater New York.
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Greater
New York
Board of Estimate
City of New York
Maid. Beard
Sy Heals
Pelham Avenue
York & Harlem Railroad
City of New
Greater New York
Charles W. Lavers Killed in Train Accident
Charles W. Lavers president of the Shoe and Leather Mercantile Agency Boston died at City Hospital Fall River from injuries after being struck by a train at Bristol Ferry Rhode Island this morning. He had been a guest of Postmaster Potter at Bristol over the weekend.
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Fall River
Mass
Charles W. Lavers
Shoe and Leather Mercantile Agency
Boston
Bristol Ferry
R. I
Lavers
Potter
Bristol
Senator Lodge on Immigration Reform Efforts
Senator Lodge says the Ellis Island inquiry will take about two years with a report possible next fall. Six of nine commissioners are abroad, slated to return in August and meet in Washington in November. He notes Philadelphia needs a new building and more physicians at Baltimore and Philadelphia stations, while New York also requires more physicians for hurried exams. The commission will not divert immigration flows to other ports.
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Senator Lodge
Ellis Island
Congress
Europe
Washington
New York
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Boston
New Brooklyn Political Party Forms Aims For Civic Renewal
Brooklyn prepares for a new political party backed by independent Republicans and Democrats led by Edward M. Shephard and others. The group plans a first meeting at the Assembly in Pierrepont Street to revive civic patriotism and field a full ticket this fall. A campaign plan and platform are in progress with members including Walter B. Kelley and J. A. Goodon.
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Brooklyn
Citizens Union
Edward M. Shepard
J. Edward Swanstrom
F. W. Atkinson
The
Polytechnic Institute
Frederick W. Hinrichs
Nathan H. Levi
Alexander G. Calder
Francis G. Coates
Abner S. Haight
William Harkness
Charles M. Hudson
Nelson B. Killmer
Frank Harvey Field
Boards of Trade
Walter BR. Kelley
Louis F. Burchard
F. X. Carmody
M. C. Eastman
J. R. Munro
Isaac Sternberger
Robert van Iderstine
J. H. Melish
Mr. Haight
J. A. Goodon
A. H. Eastman
J. W. Greene
A. G. Fradenburg
Barnard Club
Remsen Street
Citizens’ Union
William B. Hurd
Mayor Signs City Court Bill Increases Judges And Governor Appointments
Mayor McClellan approved a City Court bill backed by the Bar Association increasing the number of city court justices. He criticized the Governor appointment provision and urged that permanent judges be elected in November, noting concerns over partisan job creation and immediate effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClellan
Har Association
Bar Association
City of
New York
Mayor vetoes day workers vacation pay bill
Mayor McClellan vetoed a bill granting ten days paid vacation to per diem city workers with at least one year service and 200 days in a year. He objects to fixed ten day vacations and asks for discretionary approval, citing constitutional doubts about paying for days with no work. He urges citywide consultation before any discretionary measure is introduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClellan
Cty
Mayor Opposes Sunday Baseball Bill In NY
Mayor McClellan vetoed a bill permitting Sunday amateur baseball in New York City calling the measure disingenuous. He argues it would allow semi professional teams to play for money while excluding league players, effectively creating a mercenary Sunday sport operation.
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McClellan
City of
New York
Engineers License Bill Faces City Hearing
A city hearing on the engineers license bill before Mayor McClellan drew strong opposition from numerous associations. Only one speaker supported the measure, while opponents warned it would require licensing for all automobile drivers and any person running a naphtha launch, risking a shortage of engineers. William Butler argued the bill would force tenement owners to hire licensed engineers, and Ira J. Rittinger claimed it mainly creates jobs for engineers.
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McClellan
William Butler
Building Trades Employers’ Association
Ira J. Rittinger
Market Bulletins Set for Union Pacific Trains
Omaha June 17 A market bulletin system will be installed on all Union Pacific through trains. Quotations will be posted on trips from Omaha to the Pacific Coast. Chicago grain and New York stocks and bonds will be included in the bulletins.
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The
Tribune
Omaha
Union Pacific
Pacific Coast
Chicago Grain
New York
Summer Suit Sale Offers Lightweight and Featherweight Options
Summer mixtures include suits half lined priced 18 to 40 with options in wool crash homespun flannel and serge in blue white and stripes. Featherweight outing suits range 16 to 28 and neglige shirts 1 1/2 to 5 abound with quarter size collars at two for a quarter for hot weather. Read at Perr & Company three Broadway stores and Warren Street 13th Street 1260 32nd Street.
Telegraphers Strike Threat Looms Over Federal Mediation
Washington reports Commissioner Charles P. Neill may take on appeals for Executive intervention to avert a telegraphers strike. President Small and Deputy Konenkamp maneuver as unions pledge arbitration and plan actions, with Neill possibly traveling to New York to begin inquiries.
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Washington
Charles P. Neill
Bureau of Labor
Roosevelt
Neill
Oyster Bay
New York
Small
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
J. Konenkamp
Executive Committee
Konenkamp
Western Union Company
Neail
W. E. Demorest
Union
Neil
Colonel Clowry
Denver
Western Union
St. Paul
Loss Angeles
Coler Plans Weekly Brooklyn Newspaper to Start Saturday
Borough President Coler announces a six to eight page weekly paper priced at one cent, planned to reach 100000 copies weekly. He compares it to Bryans Commoner and aims to expand beyond his daily street Bulletin and public signboards while rejecting solicited ads.
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Coler
Tribune
Brooklyn
Borough Hall
Medina
Petition Seeks Ruling on Good Faith in Eddy Equity Case
In Concord New Hampshire on June 17 the Next Friends of Mary Baker Eddy filed another petition in the salt in equity suit demanding an immediate determination of their good faith. The filing cites action by Mrs Eddy’s counsel and notes a June 10 hearing and a disputed move by General Frank S Streeter regarding the motive behind the suit.
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Concord
N. H
Salt In Equity
Next Friends
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Christian Science Leader
Merrimac
Eddy
Franks. Streeter
Streeter
Fashion Items Mentioned in Local Trade Notes
Athletic underwear and sleeveless shirts are popular, with options in white cross bar nain sock white rep madras lisle cotton gauze Raimie fibre Deimel linen mesh and knee drawers in solid colors silk cotton blends and pure linen Barney Mc Glynns. Straw hats in stiff and soft varieties sold near Rocers Peer Company City Hall Union Square and Greeley Square.
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Barney McGlynns
Tragic Death At 33 West 25th Street In Quiet Home
Mrs Laura Waddell nineteen was found dead with a bullet wound in her left temple in a third floor room at 33 West 25th Street. Her husband James Waddell claimed a death pact with notes claiming they would die together. Police questioned suspects including Waddell and Jacob Beachlert who admitted posing as Robinson.
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Laura Waddell
West 25Th Street
Lenihan
Musgrave
Robinson
Captain Kane
West 2Th Street
Waddell
Laura
East 10Th Street
Jim
P. S
Connecticut
Sith Street
Acritelli
Duke of the Abruzzi Visits Boston on Ten Day Tour
Italian admiral and explorer the Duke of the Abruzzi arrives in Boston for a ten day visit. He meets Governor Guild at the State House speaks Italian, views Civil War battle flags in Memorial Hall, then attends Brookline events with Larz Anderson and tours the harbor by yacht with guests at the Anderson home.
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Boston
Duke of the Abruszi
State House
Governor Guild
Uke
Baron Tosti
Navy Yard
Massachusetts
Larz Anderson
Brookline County Club
Anderson
Ambulance Driver Attacked by Truckman at Hospital
Michael Burke a truckman fought with Robert Lowrey who was packing an ambulance into St. Gregory's Hospital. Burke knocked Lowrey down and claimed defense. Burke fled into a saloon but was identified by Lowrey and detained at the hospital by Oak Street detectives after a crowd gathered.
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Michael Burke
Robert Lowrey
St. Gregory's Hospital
Lowrey
Burke
Bow Street
Pearl
Oak Street
Bnt
Fern and Its Nurse Die Together in Garden Tragedy
Old Bronx patrolman Luke Grogan tended a cherished delicate fern in the Botanical Gardens. A rough touch snapped the plant's life, Grogan wept as it died, and soon after collapsed from grief or illness. A Fordham doctor arrived as Grogan died, leaving friends to ponder the coincidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luke Grogan
Botanical Gardens
Grogan
Areotte
Fordham
Deserters Pardoned For Heroic Rescue Mission
Washington reports the President pardoned Ivan L. Kurst an apprentice seaman and Carl A an ordinary seaman both navy deserters serving terms aboard the prison ship Southern at Portsmouth Navy Yard for heroic conduct in saving a private in the marine corps.
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Washington
Marine Corps
W Ing
Ivan L. Kurst
Carl A
Navy
Southern
Portsmouth Navy Yard
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Atlantic City
Pennsylvania Railroad
West 23d Street
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Cortlandt Streets
James BB. Duke
G. G. Boardman
Standard Trust Settlement
NEW Political Party
U. P
Rocers, Perr & Company
Broadway
Junius
Rocers, Peer & Company
City Hall
Union Square
Greeley Square
H. Brown CO
East Sith
Husband
Duke OF the
Abruzzi
Bronx
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