Six Story Miner Estate Apartment House Burns on Madison Ave
A six story building at Madison avenue and Sixty third street owned by the estate of Henry C. Miner burned out after a fire discovered at 2:50 AM. Tenants were rescued by police and firemen. two servant girls remained unaccounted for but later found. The structure, valued at about 250000 dollars, had most residents escape to safety with emergency crews preventing spread to nearby homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miner
Madison-ave
Third St
Henry C. Miner
Miss Sheehan
Maggie Sheehan
William E. Dodd
Rachel
L. N. Cohen
East Sixtythird St
Thomas MecGourty
Holmes
Lunney, Murphy and Leibig
East Sixty-seventh-st
John Shea
Sheehan
Shea
J. N. Cohen
Madison Ave
Walsh
No. 706
Seymour Oppenheimer
Whiting Manufacturing Company
Railroad Interests Changes on the Lackawanna in Brooklyn
The Lackawanna Railroad plans new freight terminals at Wallabout Basin Brooklyn to boost traffic. Starting July 1 W A Fleming moves to Brooklyn to lead commercial interests with an office there. John H Crawford becomes general Eastern freight agent in New York, resigning as manager of the Lackawanna Fast Freight Line in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lackawanna Railroad
Brooklyn
Wallabout
W. A. Fleming
New York
John H. Crawford
General Eastern
Broadway
Crawford
Lackawanna Fast
Chicago
Merchants' Association Wins Reduced Rates From Central Passenger
The Merchants' Association received word from Chicago that the Central Passenger Association has granted reduced rates for the fall buying season. The allowance covers territory west from Buffalo and Pittsburg to the Mississippi, including Chicago and St. Louis, south to the Ohio River, including Northern Kentucky, and north into Canada. Dates are August 4 to 6 inclusive and August 25 to 29 inclusive. Fare is one and one third the round trip, with return validity thirty days from sale. Terms mirror prior concessions. The Trunk Line Association has granted similar rates for its territory, covering east of Buffalo and Pittsburg to the New England boundary and south to the Ohio and Potomac rivers, including Baltimore and Wilton, valid August 25 to 29 and September 1 to 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants’ Association
Chicago
Central Passenger Association
New York
Buffalo
Pittsburg
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Ohio River
Kentucky
Canada
Trunk Line Association
Wheeling
W.va
New Eng
Ohio
Potomac
Baltimore
Wilton
Mining mill burned in Pearce blaze destroys plant
Tucson reports the Commonwealth Mining Company's Pearce mill was destroyed by fire, with an estimated loss of $500,000. The June 18 dispatch notes the catastrophe at the Arizona mining facility and details the financial impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Ariz
Commonwealth Mining Company
Pearce
United States Battleship Kentucky Arrives at Newport
Newport Rhode Island June 18 The United States battleship Kentucky arrived here at eleven this morning from Hampton Roads She will refit here and proceed to Boston for torpedo practice with the Agere Squadron Peel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. I
Kentucky
Hampton Roads
Boston
Peel
Master Car Builders' Convention Opens in Saratoga
The thirty fourth annual Master Car Builders Association session began in Saratoga New York with strong turnout. President C A Schreyer of Chicago opened proceedings and heard an address of welcome by ex State Senator John Foley village president, followed by Schreyer s response and his annual address. Secretary Joseph W Tay submitted reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
N. Y
Master Car Builders’ Association of the United
Prominent Arrivals at City Hotels List Guests
HOME NEWS items list notable guests across hotels including Albemarle Captain J. B. Erwin U S A Fifth Avenue W E Hale J P Pope Dr J L Howard Dr Selden H Talcott ex Senator Frank Hiscock Gilsey Justice D Cady Herrick Dr A C Bernays Grand J F Weston A s A Holland F C Butterfield Norman W Bartlett Imperial Colonel W F Bailey Judge J G Williams Manhattan Judge George P Andrews Murray Hill Dr Henry O Marcy ex Mayor James H Manning Rev J A Aspinwall Waldorf D C Shaw Alexander S Porter William Kernan Col J H Gilman U S A L G C Graham Peking China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albemarle
J. B. Erwin
U. S. A. Fifth Avenue
W. E. Hale
Minneapolis
J. P. Pope
Richmond
J. L. Howard
San Francisco
Selden H. Talcott
Middletown
Frank Hiscock
Syracuse
Gil*‘Sey
D. Cady Herrick
Albany
A. C. Bernays
St. Louis
J. F. Weston
A. Holland
F. C. Butterfield
Norman W. Bartlett
Chicago
Imperial
W. F. Bailey
Denver
J. G. Williams
J. A. Aspinwall
Washington
Waldorf
D. C. Shaw
Pittsburg
Alexander S. Porter
Boston
William Kernan
Utica
J. H. Gilman
L. G. C. Graham
Peking
China
Busy day in city events and a fatal construction accident
New York City agenda includes yacht club regatta at 1 p m and Sheepshead Bay races at 2 p m along with education and council meetings. A derrick collapse at 212 East 128th Street injures foreman Robert Sauter and laborer Michael McCaffrey, with Sauter fatally hurt into the street trench and both men rushed to Harlem Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New-York
Harlem Hospital
Sauter
McCaffrey
Crowd Pursuit Chases Alleged Thief Through City Streets
A 21 year old man Edward Smith fled after an attempt to seize a younger man by the arm in Forthteenth Street near Sixshave. A crowd joined the chase into Union Square and the park where Police Madden arrested Smith. Nadam accuses Smith of stealing eighty dollars from him after inviting him to his room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourteenth St
Sixshave
Fourteenth-st
Union Square
Policeman Madden
Broadway Squad
Edward Smith
John Nadam
Smith
Madison Square
Nadam
Bermuda man petitions for release of dangerous lunatic brother
John R. Swainson of St Georges Bermuda asks Judge Bischoff to release Arthur M. Swainson from Manhattan State Hospital where officials label him a dangerous lunatic. Dr McDonald’s superintendent opposes. Swainson’s counsel argues no danger if in brother’s custody and to sail for Bermuda that morning. Justice Bischoff declines immediate release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Swainson
St. Georges
Bermuda
Torday
Bischoff
Supreme Court
Arthur M. Swainson
Manhattan State Hospital
George C. Austin
McDonald
Mr. Austin
Swainson
Justice Bischoff
The Buchanan Will Contest Heard by Surrogate
The will of Dr Alexander Buchanan was debated before Surrogate Thomas and adjourned to October 8 due to a Supreme Court challenge to invalidate the will. Mrs Margaret Petrie Buchanan, his wife, challenges probate claiming influence by Kate M Foster over disinheriting her and their three daughters. She also seeks cancellation of deeds of real property valued at 100.4 given to Mrs Foster by her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Buchanan
Thomas
Supreme Court
Buchanan
Margaret Petrie Buchanan
Kate M. Foster
Arnold
Foster
Cross-Examination in Bonner Will Contest Seeks Family Wealth
Mrs Jeannette F Ponner widow of Andrew Allen Bonner testified in the Robert Bonner will contest. She defended her guardianship of two children and answered questions about family wealth and gifts. She recalled a $10000 wedding present twice for Frederick and stated there was no trouble with Robert Bonner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeannette F. Ponner
Andrew Allen Bonner
Robert Bonner
Fitzgerald
Robert Bonners Will
John E. Parsons
Frederick
McClure
SHIRT WAISTS IN SHEER ZEPHYR FABRIC
Zephyr du Japon waists offered by James McCreery & Co. feature tuck back and front, hem stitched bands, soft cuffs, dress sleeves in old rose coral royal navy gray and canary. Priced at $2.65, value $4.00, available at Broadway and 11th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McCreery & CO
Broadway
11Th Street
Westchester arrests and local civic updates
John Gibbons Martin Thompson and Edward Delaney were arrested on warrants in Westchester County for larceny linked to a horse carriage and harness theft from Ferris Montgomery and others. The Board of Health orders regular dairy inspections. a hoof rot dairy cow was killed for meat. Rev. Richard J. Keefe is appointed pastor of St John the Evangelist, succeeding Father Kelly. The new Common Council meets tonight. Mayor Fiske to name city officers. Miss Mary E Bigelow engaged to Edward L Tilton. Miss Alice B Ivines to Alfred Langdon Bishop wedding in Port Jefferson tomorrow. Marie Moloni arraigned for beating her daughter, discharged due to lack of witnesses. Rev W H Bean installed as assistant rector at Trinity Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gibbons
Martin Thompson
Edward Delaney
Richard J. Keefe
Tompkins Cove
N. Y
Church of St. John the Evangelist
Father Kelly
Father Keefe
Father McCreery
Holy Cross Church
Manhattan
Fiske
Mary E. Bigelow
Charles E. Bigelow
Edward L. Tilton
Alice B. Ivines
Charles Mortimer Ivines
Port Jefferson
Long Island
Alfred Langdon Bishop
Chicago and Baltimore Officials Meet at Noon
Lor of Chicago and G. W. Dema rest, treasurer of Baltimore, are mentioned as discussing topics prepared by the association committee at the noon hour.
Denver Times Changes Hands with New Ownership
Denver reports that The Denver Times has been sold to Charles B. Hasbrook and associates. Plans include a new Times building by W. S. Strattomsim Stout near Sixteenth Street, new presses, and other plant additions. The paper will be run as a Republican newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Denver Times
Charles B. Hasbrook
Outgoing Steamers Vessels and Schedules
Vessel notes list ships and sailings for mail lines with connections from Colon, Panama to Hamburg and Havre. Entries include Maria Theresia Brausacl NG Lloyd 7:AM, Algonquin Charleston Clyde, Borderer Azores Insular, Prins Hendrik Hayti Dutch, Vernon Inagua, Cameron, Auguste Victoria Hamburg, La Champagne Havre, Friedr der Grosse Bremen, Orizaba Havana NY Cuba, Philadelphia San Juan Red D ldCam, Saratoga Nassau NY Cuba with various times and ports.
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Maria Theresia
Brausacl
Lloyd
Advance
Colon
Panama
Algonquin
Charleston
Clyde
Borderer
Azores
Insular
Prins F Hendrik
Haytl
Auguste Victoria
Hamburg
Hamb
la Champagne
Havre
French
Bremen
Trinidad
Bermuda
Quebec
Philadelphia
San Juan
Orizaba
Havana
Cuba
el Monte
New Orleans
Morgan
Saratoga
Nassau
Kent suit against village settled after years of litigation
After years of litigation Colonel Edward Henry Kent and the village reached a compromise. Kent had prepared a village map for the Board of Health about three years ago and the case concluded with a $400 settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Henry Kent
Robbery at Palisade Avenue Homes in Yonkers
The Adams family at 262 Palisade avenue faced a Sunday night burglary as a thief climbed to a second story window taking $11 and jewelry. On Saturday a strange man loitered near 176 Palisade avenue. later Miss Parsons and Miss Godkin reported rummaged bureaus and trunks with jewelry valued around $100. Police hunt the thief as unrelated memorial window news from Wales follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Adams
Palisade Ave
Laura Brennan
Florence J. Parsons
G. L. Godkin
Miss Parsons
Women's Institute
Miss Godkin
Edwin L. Thomas
Wesleyan
Caergwole
North Wales
Profit of Tennessee convict labor report in six months
The Tennessee Prison Commission report shows a net $100,000 profit from state coal mines and $15,000 from non productive labor in the main prison for six months. The commission replaced the mine mule with an electrical haulage plant, ending a thirty year dead loss to the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Tennessee Prison Commission
Bankrupt Petitions Hit Hotels and Clothiers in City
John H. Fife formerly of Fife & Petty files for bankruptcy with 370,576 liabilities and no assets, 320,000 of which are contingent rent for the Metropolitan Hotel lease. Debts include 190,000 to Broadway tenants and 130,000 to the Gilsey estate, plus 16,083 to W. H. Schieffelin. creditors include Lord & Taylor and Schwarzchild & Sulzberger Co. Marks & Klein, cloak makers of No 201 Wooster, face involuntary bankruptcy with claims totaling about 1,000 to 2,000. Epstein Brothers allege stock removal. Jennie Graham seeks bankruptcy with 3,399 debts, no assets, tied to Thomas Graham & Co. and Graham & Co., dissolved last year. Deficiency and Murray Hill Bank judgments listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Fife
West Sixty-sixth St
Fife & Petty
Metropolitan
Broadway
Twenty-seventh St
Charles T. Thorley
Charles T. Jones
Theodore Mumdorf
E. M. Gattle
Peter Gilsey
W. H. Schieffelin
H. B. Kirk & Co
Lord & Taylor
Knapp & van Nostrand
Schwarzchild & Sulzberger Co
William P. Petty
Marks & Klein
Wooster St
Epstein Brothers
Albert D. Smith
Eugene H. Block
Louis Hyman
Harris Marks
David Klein
Jennie Graham
Madison Ave
Thomas Graham & Co
Graham & Co
Murray Hill Bank
First Vessel From Nome Reaches Seattle Ice Breaker Jeanie Arrives
Seattle reports the steamer Jeanie Captain Mason arrived from Cape Nome after a 14 day voyage. No gold was brought, only what passengers carried. Jeanie was the first vessel to break through the Nome ice this season, sailing May 2 and reaching Nome May 23. News also notes high prices, limited accommodations, and improving prospects as ice breaks. The Dirigo arrived from Lynn Canal with 85 passengers and about 3000000 in gold dust. Klondike output is expected to soar this summer, with estimates up to 40000000. A transportation cartel formed linking White Pass and Yukon Railway, Canadian Development, and John Irving Navigation, controlled from Skagway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Jeanie
Mason
Cape Nome
Nome
Alpha
Dirigo
Lynn Canal
Klondike
Alaska
Northwest Territory
White Pass
Yukon
Canadian Development Company
John Irving Navigation Company
Skagway
Varian Hangs Self, Body Found In East River Off Long Island City
The body of Ralph C. Varian aged about was found in the East River near Tenth street Long Island City yesterday. Friends say his wife died three months ago and that he had been in ill health since then. They believe he jumped from a boat while traveling from Boston to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph C. Varian
Herbert St
Lynn
Mass
East River
Tenth St
Long Island City
Boston
All pure white linen. E. & W. announcements
All pure white linen garments feature in the E. and W. lines with emphasis on cool weather wear. The notices highlight white linen options and the appeal of breathable fabric for warm days.
OConnell Separation Case Seeks Fees in Cruelty Suit
Mrs Helen L M O Connell sought alimony and legal costs in the Supreme Court against her husband John J O Connell a lawyer saying cruelty and desertion and that he was a drunkard His answer denied drunkenness and claimed she locked him in a room and beat him with a stick Justice Bischoff reserved decision The couple married in 189x and are both under thirty with the husband living in Brooklyn after the alleged abuse and his election as president of his university Alumni Society
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen L. M. O'Connell
Brooklyn
O'Connell
Justice Bischoff
Marine Intelligence Miniature Almanac
Almanac style data giving sunrise and sunset times, moonrise, moon age and high water schedules for Sandy Hook Gov. Island and Hell Gate with morning and afternoon high water readings and precise times for both AM and PM tides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.M
Sandy Hook
Gov. Island
Hell Gate
Shipping News: Port of New York Fortnight Arrivals
Shipping notices list arrivals and movements at the Port of New York dated Monday June 1 1900. Vessels include Servia Furnessia Ontario British Trader Murcia Cametense Rio Grande Mannahatta El Norte Eaglet and others arriving at various Bar and Sandy Hook points with cargoes such as mdise copper ore and passengers. foreign port movements show ships reaching New York and sailings from Cork Scilly Hull Havre and Marseilles with multiple steamers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Servia
Stephens
Liverpool
Queenstown
Vernon , Brown & Co
Furnessia
Young
Glasgow
Moville
Mdise
Henderson Bros
Ontario
Huby
Hull
Sanderson & Son
Bar
British Trader
Hutchinson
Antwerp
Murcia
Orchard
Huelva
St Michaels
Pennsylvania Sait Manufacturing Co
Bowring & Archibald
Cametense
McKenzie
Monace
Parami
Barbadoes
St Lucia
Mdse
Edmund Reeks & Co
Rio Grande
Avery
Brunswick
C H Mallory & Co
Mannahatta
Gringham
Baltimore
H C Foster
el Norte
Gardner
New Orleans
J T van Sickle
Eaglet
Warren
Philadelphia
Raritan Canal
Moise
William P Clyde & Co
Sandy Hook
Bovie
Jones
New York
Cork
Raisley
Thomas
New-York
Swansea
Bristol City
Sendel
Scilly
Elise Marie
Ger
Dalldorf
Flussing
Mesabath
Segrove
London
Prow
Whitton
Shields
Astrakhan
Davies
Heathcraig
Sheldrake
Gray
Nova Scotia
Texas
Dan
Helm
Stettin
Lady Armstrong
Abbott
Copenhagen
Hamburg
Belgravia
Schrotter
Havre
Camrose
Seawood
Fournel
Dupont
St. Michaels
Muckminster
Brown
Palermo
Auchenarden
Peat
Calcutta
Lisbon
Redruth
Braddon
Sagres
Manilla
Ital
Gavino
Zalta
Orwell
Manila
Marseilles
Massilia
Joubert
Madeira
Genoa
Condo Wiferdo
Span
Saeacas
Victoria
Bridges
New Ork
Ric Janetro
Coler! Sons
Ee See
Re. T Lucia
Mozart
Ellis
Santos
John Fothergill
Elgin Butter Market Sees All Offerings Sold
Elgin June 18 butter market reports 115 tubs offered with only 19 1/2 cents per pound. All items on sale were sold, reflecting strong demand in the Elgin dairy trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
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20Th St
J. C
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Master Car Builders’ Convention
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Bonner
11Th St
Westchester County
White Plains
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Cotton Goods Department
Twenty-third Street
Broadway and
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