Wigwam Prevails in Three Hour Aldermen Vote
A three hour fight in the Board of Aldermen ended with a 45 to 2 defeat of the Curran committee report on Police Commissioner Waldo and fifty two recommendations for police reform. Tammany allies blocked debate with gag tactics while eight fusion members switched to the Wigwam side amid sharp charges from Curran and Esterbrook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Dowling
Tammany
Board of Aldermen
Curran
Gaynor
Polce
Waldo
Fusion
Henry H. Curran
Chatman Curran
Ardolphi Kitne
Brooklyn
Alderman Martyn
Board of Bellinate
Miller
the Gronx
Steers
Tribus
Department of Public Works
Richmond
Cramwell
Herbs
Bronx
Shipley AM Gelbke
Queens
Mulbbauer and Grimm
Esterbrook
Curran Committee
Mery
Batters
New York
Murphy
Walely
Morning News Snippet From Locan And New Haven Wreck
A scrambled list of items reports a New Haven wreck and various political and social mentions. It references losses, a Colonel winning, conspiracy rumors, visits by Hulzer, and references to Britain and the White House. Several entries mention court actions, elections, and public notices with minimal coherent detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Rogers
Chatgen
Hulzer
Yule
Whitman
Rogers Wins Colonelcy in Guard Amid Earlier Conflicts
Lieutenant Colonel Henry H Rogers of the 1st Regiment Field Artillery, N Y Guard, nominated by Major General John F O Ryan for colonel. His rapid Guard rise stirred friction, including accusations tied to a fund pledge and material offers. After two elections failed to produce a majority, Governor Hughes named Canty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry H. Roers
1St Regiment of Field Artillery
Nog. N.Y
H. H. Rogers
John F O' Ryan
National Guard
N. 4
Thurston
Rogers
George W. Dyer
1Ath
George Moore Smith
Treant of Omcers
Meeti Hogery
Daniel Canty
Leutenant
Hughes
Canty
Corps of Engineers
Dix
2D Battalion of
Field Artillery
Bandits Hold Up Train Near Springfield
Illinois Central baggage car cut off as bandits robbed the train near Springfield tonight. The passenger train was due here at 12 45. No further details on injuries or suspects were provided in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central
Springfield
Zeppelin Says Dirigible Ready to Cross Atlantic
Berlin, June 17. Count Zeppelin and Friedrichshafen staff believe the modern airship can cross the Atlantic. A German voyage to New York may be undertaken this summer if weather cooperates. Improvements in airship design aid speed and stability. Zeppelin expects a trip in up to three days in good weather and has discussed plans with the German government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Count Zeppelin
Friedrichshaften
Atlantic
Germany
New York
Brakes Fail Again In Wreck Test At New Haven
Stamford dispatch reports a second day of air brake tests on the New Haven line after a wreck involving engine 1538 and the Skylark car. Engineers Douarty and LikiS replicated actions, brakes failed to stop, and the test train dashed past the collision point, prompting criticism of operator experience and calls for retraining on the 1800 type engines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Stamford
Conn
Tme
Charles J. Doherty
Doherty
Likis
Round House
New Haven
Interstate Commerce Commission
Elwell
Public Utilities Commission of Connecticut
John J. Dillon
Dillon
Public Utilities
Bridgeport
Aioner Phelan
Conspiracy blocks UP plans Lovett says Wall Street sought control
Judge Lovett, head of the Union Pacific board, denied rumors that Wall Street bankers aimed to control the Pennsylvania Railroad and dissolve the Union and Southern Pacific. He said operatives offered to hire lawyers to push the deal, but he refused to negotiate and warned against creating a false public impression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martman
Lovett
Union Pacific Board of Directors
Wall Street
Pennsylvania
Ind
Union Pacific
Washington
Capitol
Union
Suthern Pacific
Southern Pacife
Baltimore & Ohio
Iecrie
Penneyvania
Southern Pacific
Pennsylvania Railroad
Sunbanking House
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Meriden Banker Killed in Auto Crash
Norton president of Home National Bank Meriden killed when his car collided head on with a brewery truck at Mount Carmel. His wife severely injured with broken hip and jaw. driver James McMahon loses control at hilltop. Mrs Norton dies or doctors fail to save. McMahon to answer at coroner's inquest.
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Meriden
Conn
Junius
Norton
Home National Bante
Mount Carmel
Les
Dudley
James McMahon
Bamber
Mr. Norton
Meriden Pospital
McMunhon
Corone
Jonius Sneton
Bank of
Wilsons History Course Tale Of Mislaid Honors
Middletown Tennessee June alumni gathering at Wesleyan recounted Woodrow Wilson misplacing two Landon papers by similar names in a history class. One Landon earned Phi Beta Kappa honors. the other Sam Landon, later in Albany, lost the honor after a mix up. Over time Sam forgave the error and laughs at the mix up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan
Welson
Seymour
Sam
Wilson
Heaven and Earth
Tarrytown Man Killed By Third Rail Near Wildey Street
Albert Sanders aged fifty one was killed yesterday afternoon at the Wildey street crossing in Tarrytown after leaning through gates to view an oncoming train. A passing train struck him and threw him against the third rail in a recently extended electric system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarrytown
Albert Sanders
Wildey Street
Central
Five Die From Heat as City Suffers Prostrations
A heat wave over three days kills five people in Brooklyn and Manhattan and three in New Jersey. Twenty four are prostrated. temperatures peak at 81 degrees at 3 PM. Names and addresses of victims include Josaph Jakofski in Brooklyn and Baby Glick, a three month old, with other fatalities in Newark and Elizabeth noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Manhattan
New Jersey
Josaph Jakofski
No. 18
Inch Street
Baby Glick
York Street
Adolph Graf
Ith Avenue
Louis Olsen
Pier 34
South
Mary Donaldson
West 12Th Street
Meadhieat
William Luainger
St Michael's Hospital
Newark
Louis Ross
Newark Street
Frank Iflreak
No. WL Bay Street
Alexian Brothers
Demented Man Says He Shot a Clairvoyant Witch
A New Jersey man, George Louis Weigand, testified he killed Louisa Nelson, whom he believed a witch under her influence. Alienists found him insane. he had been at Morris Plains Asylum in 1906. He wrote to President Wilson’s secretary seeking an appointment as consul to Samoa.
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Stronne
Macbeth
N. J
Louisa Nelson
George Louis Weigand
Washington Avenue
Britton D. Evans
Weigand
Morris Plains
Longo
Joseph P Tumulty
Wilson
Samoa
Sulzer Campaign Speech Recounts McCabe Letter At Hurmanus Bleecker
Governor Sulzer addressed the final statewide direct primary campaign meeting at Hurmanus Bleecker Theatre Albany with a crowd filling the floor and a few hundred in the balcony. Speakers included Seth Low W Rourke Cochran and William Bennet, while Burns Roosevelt Hearst did not attend. He read a McCabe letter from last November praising the Spoils system and defended his interviews with Murphy as forced by the system, sparking laughs from the audience. The speech denounced Boss Tweed and highlighted McCabe’s role in advising the incoming governor with an emphasis on jobs for Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Albany
Sulzer
Hurmanus Bleecker Theatre
Knights ‘Templar
Seth Low
W. Rourke Cochran
William Bennet
New York
Daniel J. Dugan
Charles H. Duell, Jr
Carnegie Hall
William KR. Hearst
Theodore Roosevelt
Patrick E. McCabe
Washington
MeCabe
McCabe
Packy
Murphy
Cochran
Tammany
Dix
Congress
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Ight
Miter
Sulzer Hill
White House
Hanson
Bish
Paris
Janaron
Army
Eh Rogers
Standard Olman
Cormand
National
Uard
H. Fi. Rogers
John F. O’ryan
N. B. Thurston
Zeppelin
Skylark
U.P
Head of Road
Wconville
Boston
Mrs. de Cordova
M Seasion
Alma Estelle de Cordova
Julian Dana de €Orsiona
de Cordovas
Mere de Cordova
Wark Place
Adur
Seads Spoilsman
Bourke Cochran
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