Panic Over Black Hand Threats Ties School Closings East Side
Rumors of Black Hand threats sparked widespread panic among parents at five East Side public schools. Fire engines sounded alarms, mothers crowded yards, and police and fire crews restrained chaos as thousands of children were dismissed early.
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East Side
Rivington and Pitt Streets
Engine Company
Lizzie Rector
Morris Goldberg
Rivington Street
Simon Mendelsohn
South 1St Street
Brooklyn
Public School 12
Jackson
Madison Streets
Driscoll
Engine Company 1
Public School 4
Levy Anda Keane
Public School
Gouverneur
Monroe Streets
Madison and Delancey Street
Miss O'Donnell
Henry Streets
Edward Eutinger
Foolic School
Iss
East
Houston Street
Avenue PD
Prohibition Advocate in Amityville Shoots Railroad Surveyor
William S. Meton, about seventy, a noted prohibition advocate from Amityville, shot Thomas A. Grath, a surveyor for Huntington Amityville Electric Railroad. The bullet lodged above the lungs. Meton surrendered and was arraigned for assault in the third degree. Grath seriously wounded during a land dispute amid disputed railroad property.
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William S. Meton
Amityville
Long Island
Thomias A. Grath
Huntington-Amityville Electric Railroad Company
Myton
Justice Irmisch
Lindenhurst
Grath
Amitrville
Myron
Kuhne Still at Liberty on Civil or Criminal Contempt
Acting Captain August Kuhne of Brooklyn won a day of liberty as Albany papers delayed a Court of Appeals decision. The question remains if he is civilly or criminally in contempt and whether he will finish the term with Sheriff Hobley or in Ray mond street jail. Kuhne insists civil contempt punishment and signals further proceedings.
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August Kuhne
Brooklyn
Albany
Court of Appeals
Hobley
Raymond Street
Kahne
Clairvoyant’s suit against Mrs Adams proceeds in court
The Supreme Court heard Mrs Marguerite Gilbert one eyed clairvoyant sue Mrs Isabella Adams widow of Al Adams over a $30,000 note claimed as payment for supernatural services. Adams testified she had twice paid Gilbert $1.56 and that she feared for money after Adams’s husband’s death.
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Ant
Isabella Victoria Adams
al” Adams
Supreme Court
King
Mrs. Adams
Adams
Gilbert
Beaten by Policeman Miller In Street Brawl At Essex Market
Morris Miller of Delancey Street appeared in Essex Market court after claiming he was beaten by Patrolman Miller who allegedly grabbed him by the collar and struck him with a blackjack. Witnesses supported the officer while a jeweler Jacob Tink also tried to intervene and was arrested. Magistrate Connor praised honest testimony and Morris Miller was held for a hearing as a crowd protested at the station.
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Miller
Morris Miller
Delancey Street
Essex Market Court
No. 62
Pitt Street
Captain Handy
Jacob Tink
No. 92
Columbia Street
Link
Devlin
Hopkins
Trevlin
Conner
New York
Forts 8S Save the City Battle Ends in Bay Waters
Hackensack New Jersey June Special reports a dramatic coastal defense drama as Forts Wadsworth and Hamilton repel an invading fleet. after two hours of combat only a cruiser remains and is sunk by gunfire. later, in Teaneck, William Westervelt kills his wife Irene claiming accidental discharge while showing gun mechanism. coroner to hold inquest.
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New York
13Th Regiment
Fort Wadsworth
Swinburne Island
Davis
Fort Hamilton
Hancock
Idv Hook
Hackensack
N. J
William Westervelt
Bergen County
Irene
Teaneck
Westervelt
John M. Folly
Englewood
Westervelis
Frederick Danrau
Ladies’ Aid Society
Curry
Stagg
Labor Honors Gompers At Yorkville Dinner
Members of the American Federation of Labor hosted a dinner for President Samuel Gompers at the Yorkville Casino. About three hundred labor leaders and officials attended before Gompers sails tomorrow to study conditions abroad. James OConnell received a purse on behalf of the federation. Speakers included John B. Lennon James C Duncan Frank Morrison Congressman Nichols Jacob A Cantor and John Mitchell. Jerome urged immigration checks while praising union gains and noting unions must influence politics through individual action.
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American Federation of Labor
Yorkville
Samuel Gompers
Mr. Gompers
Jerome
Gompers
James O'Connell
Fedetion
Machinists’ Union
John B. Lennon
James C Duncan
Frank Morrison
Congressman Nichols
Pennsylvania
Jacob A. Cantor
John Mitchell
Europe
Iasber
Calls 11th Avenue Bill a Grabs by Citizens Union
The Citizens Union committee denounces the Eleventh Avenue bill rushed through the Legislature and vetoed by Mayor McClellan. Senator Grady introduced the report at the request of the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad. It accuses the bill of disguising a track removal plan as a surface change and warns against granting more railroad rights. It proposes reenacting the Saxe law as a better solution.
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Committee On Legislation
The
Citizens Union
New York Central
Eleventh Avenue
McClellan
Democrat
New York
Hudson River Railroad Company
Senate
Grady
Fire Insurance chief cites waste at credit men’s meet
Phenix Insurance Company president George P. Sheldon warned delegates of fire waste during the morning session of the credit men’s convention in Philadelphia. Charles M. Pepper of the Commerce Department spoke on foreign trade benefits, while Amaoa M. Eaton urged uniform state commercial laws. Adelphi College in Brooklyn held commencements with 52 BA, five MA, 30 normal school graduates, and 40 junior college graduates as Rev. Louis Wolfert led opening prayer.
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Philadelphia
Credit Men's Convention
George P. Sheldon
Phenix Insurance Company of New York
Charles M. Pepper
Department of Commerce and Labor
Amaoa M. Eaton
Providence
Adelphi College
Brooklyn
Normal School
Louis Wolfert
Charles Zueblin
University of Chicago
Charles H. Lilvermore
Bishop Watters
Western
New York
Yale Man Dies From Old Injuries
Asher Vreeland of Jersey City, son of Ferdinand H Vreeland, died in Long Branch New Jersey from internal injuries suffered last September when he was struck by a motor vehicle in New Haven while a Yale student. He fell into convulsions Monday and never regained consciousness.
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YALE
Long Branch
N. J
Asher
Vreeland
Ferdinand H Vreeland
Jersey City
New Haven
Armstrong Not Guilty Acquittal in Embezzlement Case
Former Judge FE Ambler Armstrong was acquitted by direction of the Court after two days of trial on embezzlement charges. Defense contended statutes of limitations expired. state argued restitution demand in November 1871 brought the offense within law. Prosecutor Scovel declined comment on further indictments.
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the Tribune
Camden
Ambler Armstrong
Davis
McCarter
Armstrong
Atlantic City Electric Light and Heat Company
State Mutual Building and Loan Association
Metarter
Scovel
Iasigi May Leave Country After Pardoning News
Joseph A. Iasigi former Turkish Consul, pardoned by Governor Draper after a 1807 embezzlement conviction, said he is at a loss for future plans and may go abroad with Mrs Iasigi. He expressed surprise and gratitude while clarifying he has no immediate plans.
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Tribone
Boston
Joseph A. Iasigi
Draper
Mrs. Jasigt
Early Leper Case Raises Hospital Entry Question
Washington dispatch says New York must approve John R. Early's transfer to the Skin and Cancer Hospital. Dr. Bensel says the city will welcome him regardless of leprosy if permitted, while Dr. Welch declines further examination due to travel plans and cites other capable doctors.
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Washington
John R. Early
New York
Walter Bensel
Earry
Skin and Cancer Hospital
L. Duncan Bulkley
Madison Avenue
Woodward
William H. Welch
Johns Hopkins University
Early
Welch
Europe
health cMec+r
Baltimore
Flexner
Hektoen
Roseway
Park
Homer Wright
James Ewing
Mallory
Mactullum
Blewett Lee to Succeed Dickinson on Central Railroad
President Harahan of the Tilinets Central Railroad announced Blewett Jve of Chicago as successor to Jacob M. Dickinson who resigned to become Secretary of War. Lee has been general attorney of the road and will serve as general successor. He is son of General Stephen D. Lee and was a law professor at Northwestern and later at the University of Chicago.
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Tribune
Chicago
Harahan
Tilinets Central Railroad
Blewett Jve
Jacob M. Dickinson
Lee
The
Road
Selccstor
Dickinson
Stephen D. Lee
Northwestern University
University of Chicago
Cummings Chosen Commander In New York G A R Election
In Binghamton the Grand Army of the Republic Department of New York wrapped up its forty third annual encampment with three tickets contesting. Michael J Cummings of Brooklyn won department commander by a narrow plurality over George B Lond of New York. Other officers named include James M Watson of Binghamton senior vice commander Llewellyn C Morgen of Syracuse as junior vice-department commander and a council of administration with H F Tarback C J Westcott Lewis A Jones Jong M Beichert and Charles McBean. The three auxiliary bodies elected officers including Women s groups with Mrs Sarah J Ehrman of Yonkers as president and Mrs Van Horn of Binghamton leading the Daughters of Veterans and Mrs Nellie M Bayless of Binghamton heading the Woman s Relief Corps.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Grand Army of the Republic Department of
New York
Michael J. Cummins
Brooklyn
George B Lond
Michael J. Cummings
Wiliam A. Bord
Mr. Cummings
James M. Watson
Llewellyn c. Morgen
Syracuse
Council of Administration
H. F. Tarbex
C. J. Westcott
Lewis A. Jones
Jong M. Beichert
Charles McBean
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic
Sarah J. Ehrman
Yonkers
Christina Brand
Henrietta Winter
Lincoln
Miss Harper
Peer
Charlotte E. Crowell
Tiea
Daughters of Veterans
van Horn
Emma Volk
Buffalo
Minnie Clark
Elmira
Elizabeth Wright
Ithaca
Woman's Relief Corps
Nellie M Bayless
Julia A. Clark
Potsdam
Anna Shirr
New York City
S. Anna Davidson
Rhoda Rhoades
Rochester
When the Washington Arrives at New York Harbor
The League of Peace will fly a large white-bordered American flag from the Singer Building tower on Sunday to mark the George Washington liner’s maiden call. The emblem signals the ship’s passage past the Statue of Liberty after Bremen departure. The Port of New York chamber asks harbor flags be raised for the German liner bearing the nation’s first president’s name. Prominent patriotic groups plan attendance at the Singer tower unveiling and a Daughters of the American Revolution tablet ceremony aboard the steamer next week. Open inspection of the ship is set for June 24 with admission passes available from North German Lloyd Line at 3 Broadway.
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Singer
League of Peace
League
George Washington
United States
Singer Tower
New York
Daughters of the American Revolution
Washington
Broadway
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