Smoke Eliminated by Edison in City Power Plants
The Anti Smoke League announced the completion of experiments at the New York Edison waterside station claiming the smoke and cinders problem for major city plants now solved. Edison officials and league leaders report plans to retrofit eight stacks and one hundred furnaces with cinder and smoke appliances, targeting the Interborough Rapid Transit nuisance and enforcing sanitary code provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Edison Company
38Th Street
North River
Waterside Station
Anti-Smoke League
The
Health Department
William Kent
Charles T. Barney
Knickerbocker Trust Company
League
John B. Coleman
J. P. Sparrow
Edison Company
Walter A. Bensel
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Interborough
Mr. Coleman
Interborough Company
Firemen Hurt in Gas Explosion at 49th Street Home
An explosion at the home of Wesley A. Tyson on West 49th Street injured nearly an entire fire engine company. Two emergency workers were admitted to Roosevelt Hospital, while foreman John Connor and assistant foreman William Crandall faced charges of negligence. Firemen rushed into the basement as the blast occurred, causing severe burns to Lieutenant Simpson and others, yet some returned to duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley A. Tyson
West 49Th Street
Roosevelt Hospital
Consolidated Gas Company
John Connor
William Crandall
Devanney
West Side
John McGuigan
James R. Nugent
Simpson
Hook and Ladder No. 4
Chemicals In Drug Store Blow Up In Second Avenue Fire
A blast at 1501 Second Avenue blew chemicals in a drug store causing a backfire and a blaze that frightened residents of a twelve family tenement. Janitor Nellie Smith was injured by a fireman’s hook, treated at Presbyterian Hospital. Isaac Josephs escaped uninjured as customers fled. About $1000 in the store was lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Avenue
Nellie Smith
7Éth Street
Presbyterian Hospital
Isaac Josephs
Explosion Triggers Fire in East New York Row
An explosion of naptha in a tailoring shop on Snediker and Blake avenues caused a fire in brick buildings last evening. Fire Marshal Beers arrested owners Joseph Goldberg and Samuel Feldman for storing combustibles. seventy gallons of naptha were seized and burned off in a nearby lot. The blaze was quickly put out with total loss about $1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snediker and
Blake Avenues
New York
Joseph Goldberg
Samuel Feldman
Beers
Marshal Beers
Franz Wolf
Department of Combustibles
Fire destroys Camden lumber yard and mill complex
The David Baird & Co sawmill and lumber yard on the Delaware River front in Camden is consumed by a blaze started by an overheated engine journal. Loss is estimated at 106000 dollars. Fireboats aided by Philadelphia crews and sailors from the Italian cruiser Eturia helped contain the fire. Fireman Rullo Jones was seriously injured by falling lumber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
N. J
David Baird & Co
Delaware River
Philadelphia
Rullo Jones
Freeholders Question Company Money in Rutherford Unit
In Hackensack a special Bergen County Board of Freeholders meeting discussed the use of the annual $4 allowance for Captain Robert Brunner of Company M Rutherford. A committee of two was appointed to obtain Brunner's financial reports for Colonel Mine of the 8th Regiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hackensack
Bergen County Board of Freeholders
Thompson
Robert Brunner
Company M
Rutherford
Brunner
Colonel Mine
Bth Regiment
Straus Milk Expands to Seventeen City Depots
Nathan Straus announces seventeen pasteurized milk depots in New York with six year round stations and eleven newly opened locations. Milk is certified pasteurized and supplied at low prices to help mothers care for infants as demand grows beyond current plant capacity. A new laboratory at East 32d Street is planned at a cost of $100,000 to boost production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Straus
Avenue C
Monroe Street
West 33d Street
East 59Th Street
No. 151 Avenue C
A. R. Green
Mr. Straus
East 32d Street
East Side
Court punishes adulterated milk sellers in city
Several dealers were tried for selling impure milk in the Court of Special Sessions. Miller & Son, wholesale agents at 341 West 48th street, were fined 50 dollars. Small retailer Meyer Chujurnoi of 254 Monroe street paid 50 dollars. Others including Isaac Schacter 47 Ludlow street Christian Waesner 7 Oak street Maurice Simon 308 East 29th street and Patrick Tobin 513 Second avenue faced smaller fines. Mrs Gussie Feinstein 168 Suffolk street also fined 15 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Special Sessions
McKeon
Miller & Son
West 48Th Street
Meyer Chujurnoi
Monroe Street
Isaac Schacter
Ludlow Street
Christian Waesner
Oak Street
Maurice Simon
East 29Th Street
Patrick Tobin
Second Avenue
Gussie Feinstein
Suffolk Street
Tenement Law Test Case Over Janitor Apartments Plan
The Tenement House Department led by commissioner Ed mund J Butler faced a legal clash over converting basements of 15 adjoining tenement houses on 140th Street into janitor apartments. Abraham and Harris Cohen seek a mandamus to override the commissioner's denial, arguing plans show windows and ventilation with access to the street. The case, described as a test of law, hinges on whether artificial ground levels count toward required height above adjoining ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund J. Butler
Abraham and
Harris Cohen
140Th Street
Seventh
Eighth Avenues
Cohen
Cohens
Benno Loew
Blanchard
Supreme Court
J. P. O’brien
Nish
O’brien
Butler
Cohen Brothers
Orchard in Natty Suit Brought to Scene of Murder Trial
Caldwell Idaho June 17 Harry Orchard the confessed murderer of former Governor Steunenberg and eighteen other men was brought today to the scene of the crime and paraded before Judge Wood at the County Courthouse. The Haywood case at Boise was adjourned to allow Wood to adjourn Orchard's trial. Orchard was escorted by state officials and wore a brown suit. The date of trial depends on the Boise cases against Haywood Moyer and Pettibone. Continued testimony will cover the Steunenberg murder and conspiracy. Witnesses include James Kirwan and Charles Neville with further named lawyers and witnesses arriving tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
Idaho
Harry Orchard
Steunenberg
Cox
Orchard
Wood
Frank T. Wyman
Boise
Haywood
Steve” Adams
Adams
McParland
James Kirwan
Western Federation of Miners
Charles Neville
John Neville
Wyoming
Independence
Reporter Captures Alleged Thief In Elmira Chase
Elmira June 17 a newspaper reporter outdistanced police to capture Calvin Updike a paroled Auburn prison inmate wanted for four burglaries in a week A second reporter stopped a lively runaway at about the same time
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmira
N. Y
Calvin Updike
Auburn Prison
Joss House Remains Amid Planned City Renovation
Followers of Joe Keaou at 20 Mott Street have prayed in their Confucian temple for sixteen years as renovations proceed. Owner Justrow Alexander plans to redevelop Nos. 11 13 Doyers Street and rear buildings under architect Maximilian Zipkes, adding a three story block and an arcade stretching along Doyers and Mott Streets with fifteen stores. A Chinese court hall and museum will anchor the Doyers end, with Taonism linked to Laon-tsze’s temple history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Keaou
Confucius
No. 20
Mott Street
Chinatown
Joe Heaoy
China
Peking
Temple of Heaven
Joo Keaou
Justrow Alexander
Great Joss House
Doyers Street
Maximilian Zipkes
Alexander
Street
Hkes
Dovers St
Begu
Mott St
Doyers St
Laon-tsze
Miss Booth Receives Warm Welcome at Salvation Army HQ
Miss Booth the Salvation Army commander returned from a West tour to a hearty reception at West 11th Street headquarters. The Salvation Army band and glee club led a lively program as she spoke of long travels, mass meetings, and rapid Western progress while urging continued service in the slums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Booth
Salvation Army
West 11Th Street
West
Army Glee Club
California
San Francisco
Balvation Army
Army
Dowling Plans 21 Year Lease For Police Station Site
Robert K. Dowling of City Investing Co leased the old Church Street police station site at Liberty and Church to a businessman for 21 years at a net $509 000. The lessee may remodel into a six story building and must not exceed six stories. Dowling will earn just over 6 percent annually on his $330 000 investment. Neighborhood plots at Greenwich Street and Washington Street and the 2 778 square foot Church Street site are described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert K. Dowling
City Investing Company
Church Street
Broadway-Cortlanat Street
Dowling
Liberty
Church Streets
Liberty Street
Police and Bucket Shop Rights Defined in Jersey City Case
Vice-Chancellor Garrison ruled on a suit by Rt. M. Weaver & Co to halt police intervention at their raided bucket shop. The court held police may not guard or obstruct business without due process, though they may enter with responsibility for their actions. The case adjourned for two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrison
Rt. M. Weaver & Co
Jersey City
Philadelphia Consolidated Stock Exchange
Police Stop Boxing Exhibition in Brooklyn Impromptu Raid
Police and Sheriff Raid Clermont Avenue rink in Brooklyn during a boxing exhibition at the Crown Athletic Club. An injunction halted the event with four bouts completed and about a thousand spectators present. The injunction returns Wednesday. a second show possible if not decided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crown Athletic Club
Clermont Avenue
Brooklyn
Sheriiff
Flaherty
Hallahan
John F. Regan
Justice Maddox
Supreme Court
Folly Athletic Club
Military Hall
Leonard and
Scholes Streets
Williamsburg
Toby
Moran
Harley’’ Dikeman
Johnny’ Oliver
Harlem
Tommy" Murphy
Jimmy” Hasenpflug
Society For the Advancement of Art
Plug Hassenpfeffer
Dis
der Kid
Captain Murphy
Stagg Street
Witness For Haywood Dies In Canon City
Charles W. King a key witness in the Haywood trial at Boise Idaho died of heart neuralgia yesterday. Bloodhounds used in tracking the culprits after the dynamiting of the Independence station. An hour after his death a telegram to King from Boise was received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canon City
Col
Charles W. King
Haywood
Boise
Idaho
King
Independence Station
Delaware and Hudson raises wages for conductors and train crews
Following a four week conference in Albany, the Delaware and Hudson Railroad announces a 10 percent wage increase for all conductors baggagemen and trainmen effective immediately. The decision comes after talks between the company officials and the employees committee in Binghamton New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binghamton
N. Y
Delaware & Hudson Railroad Company
Albany
Racing Commission to Appeal Over Empire City Track License
Franklin Bartlett counsel for the State Racing Commission says an appeal will stay and prevent races at Empire City Yonkers this summer. He expects the mandamus to compel a license to race and notes the Court of Appeals will hear the case in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire City
Yonkers
Franklin Bartlett
Nassau Street
State Racing Commission
American League Games and Results Summary
The article notes today’s matchups in the American League with St. Louis at New York, Chicago at Boston, Detroit at Philadelphia, and Cleveland at Washington. It also recaps yesterday’s games: New York beat Chicago 4–3. Philadelphia defeated Cleveland 4–1. St. Louis swept Boston 11–4 and 4–1 in two games. Detroit edged Washington 5–4. The Yankees won in 11 innings as Doyle’s two-bagger and Elberfeld’s run-scoring hit capped the rally after a late Chicago miscue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
New York
Chicago
Boston
Detroit
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Washington
Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Doyle
Brockett
Elberfeld
Moriarity
Chesbro
White
Smith
White Sox
Keeler
Sullivan
Kleinow
Conroy
Isbell
Laporte
Donahue
Davis
Dougherty
Chase
Jones
Hoffman
Roche
Sullivar
Rickey
O&o Yoo
Ewreeree
Mortarity
St Louis
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
L. PC
Philadelph
Giants Dominant Win Over Reds In Cincinnati
New York Giants defeated Cincinnati 9 to 1 with Ames pitching and Davis Odwell delivering key hits. McGann and Dahlen drove in runs as the Giants pulled ahead in the fifth inning and cruised to the victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
New York Giants
Ames
Davis
Odwell
Mason
Reds
Giants
McGann
Dahlen
Corccoran
Corcoran
Shannon
New York
Huggins
Browne
Ceata Devin
Mitchell
Seymour
Bresnahan
Ganzel
Sehial
McLean
Hannifan
Mowrey
O Odwell
Lively play marks late rounds at Amackassin tennis meet
On Yonkers lawns the Amackassin Club hosts semi finals across events. Mrs. George L Chapman and Artemus Holmes toppled Mr and Mrs W H Pouch to reach the mixed doubles final. Tomlinson and Rolfe Floyd beat Hatch and Peiser in the men's doubles semi. Chapman Holmes defeated the Pouch pair 6-? 2 in the semis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amackassin Country Club
Yonkers
George L. Chapman
Artemus Holmes
W. H. Pouch
Columbia University
H. V. Hatch
G. W. Peiser
T .E. Tomlinson
Dr. Relfe Floyd
Hatch
Columbia
H. A. Davis
Staten Island
Holmes
Lumbia
Staten II
W. W. Hennett
West Side
A. Hill
Knollwood Country Club
Runyon
Park
Clara Wins Dover to Heligoland Ocean Race
The schooner Clara, owned by Max von Guillaume of Cologne, won the Dover to Heligoland race over Cariad by 65 seconds in 26 hours 30 minutes. The American built Navahoe, owned by Herr Waellen of Bremen, also started.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Dover
Heligoland
Clira
Max von Guilleame
Cologne
Lord Dunraven
Navahoe
Herr Waellen
Bremen
Harvard Beats Yale In Historic Polo Match
Harvard and Yale polo teams met at the Myopia Hunt Club in Hamilton Massachusetts with Harvard defeating Yale by a score of 24 to 0 as the Cambridge Freebooters and New Havens renewed a long running annual contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Mass
Harvard
Yale
Cambridge Freebooters
New Havens
Myopia Hunt Club
No Change in Chess Standings at Kursnal Masters
In Ostead Belgium on June 17 Mieses Niemzowitsch and Rubinstein led the masters tournament at the Kursnal congress by winning their games in the twenty fourth round. All three retained their positions with the record to date continuing unchanged.
Dunwoodie Tournament Opens With Upsets At Yonkers
Dunwoodie Country Club hosts the Dunwoodie tournament in Yonkers where Julio M Steinacher defeats Albert C Bostwick in straight sets 7-5 6-2. Dean Mathey of Elizabeth Town and Country Club beats A Gerlach 6-2 6-3 as upsets unfold in the first round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunwoodie Country Club
Yonkers
Julio M. Steinacher
Albert C. Bostwick
Dean Mathey
Princeton
Elizabeth Town and Country Club
A. Gerlach
Amackassin Club
Mathey
E. A. Gunther
W. D. Chase
Hamilton Grange
Tean Mathey
Elizabeth Town
New York
M Burt
Frederick P. Fox
W. H. Connell
G. H H.esowaren Duyot
A. Bassford, Jr
George P. Touchard
Ayrd
Hamilton
Irving CC
Wright
Longw Club
Boston
T. Caffrey
Watley
Jockey Falls In Windsor Race Fatal Accident
A fatal accident occurred at Windsor track when the odds-on favorite Miss Gaiety slipped on the first turn and rider A. Martin was hurled. The jockey was carried away unconscious but later revived during the day’s events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
Ont
Miss Gaiety
A. Martin
Eastern League results and standings update
Jersey City faced Toronto while Montreal defeated Buffalo and Providence beat Rochester. The standings show Toronto 22 15 46 31 percent, Jersey City 28 18 3, Newark 22 19, Buffalo 1T 24. Buffalo and Newark records are incomplete in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
Toronto
Baltimore
Montreal
Newark
Bufalo
Providence
Rochester
Buffalo
Secare
Regional Scores From Albany Troy Binghamton Syracuse Meet
At Albany Utica 5 Albany 2. At Troy Troy 4 A J and G. At Binghamton Binghamton 9. Wilkes Barre At Syracuse Scranton T Syracuse 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Utica
Troy
Binghamton
Wilkes-Barre
Syracuse
Scranton
Brown Beats Alabama 10 to 4 in College Baseball Contest
Providence report details Brown defeating the University of Alabama 10 to 4 in a one sided game. Brown aims for a possible college championship with a rematch next Wednesday, asserting no college foe has defeated them this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Brown
University of Alabama
Alabama
Rhe Brown
Tift
Paine
Saunders and
Ward
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Joss
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Delaware & Hudson
Racing Commission
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Powers
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Mullin
Schmidt
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Prince
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Escutcheon
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Golden West Parkville
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Don Dome
Little Woods
Rosemount
Diana Ken
Tom Saracinescu
Adelinette Co. Core
Don Enrique
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