Wild Fifth Avenue Horse Race Ends at Waldorf
Police pursued cab driver John Duffy through Fifth Avenue to the Waldorf Astoria after he struck laborer John Reilly helping a woman escape. Reilly suffered severe head wounds and remains in Bellevue Hospital in serious condition. Officer Flannagan led the chase on a delivery wagon after urging Duffy to stop. The woman in the cab fled into the Waldorf as Duffy was arrested.
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Flannagan
East Thirty-fifth-st
First-ave
Twenty-ninth-st
Waldorf-Astoria
John Duffy
Nineteenth-st
John Reilly
Duffy
Reilly
Third-ave
Fifth-ave
Fiftheve
The
Waldorf
Bellevue Hospital
X ray treatment guarded by paraffin coating discovery
Dr. Mount Bleyer of Lexington Avenue reports a paraffin coating one eighth of an inch thick applied to the treated area prevents burns from prolonged X ray exposure. The coating traps virulent particles and allows the ray current to pass, improving safety in cancer and tuberculosis therapy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Bleyer
Lexington-ave
Bleyer
Anti-Saloon League Plans Reform Steps in New York
At the New York State Anti-Saloon League’s third annual meeting at the Hotel Marlborough trustees urged stronger excise enforcement and urged reform to extend local option to municipalities. They called for abolishing the Raines Law hotel and opposing Sunday liquor sales while urging national prohibition expansion to the navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlborough
New York State Anti-Saloon League
David J. Burrell
Marble Collegiate Church
New York City
Tammany
Raines Law Hotel
League
United States
Dillon must stand trial in grand larceny case
Justice Smith in the Supreme Court denied the demurrer in the cases of ex Mayor Dillon and ex City Clerk Selz of New Rochelle. They are indicted for grand larceny over a $925 check signed by Dillon payable to Selz for services. Justice Smith rules the former officials’ acts render them indictable and the accused must stand trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Smith
Supreme Court
Dillion
Selz
New Rochelle
Dillon
Liberals Gain Backer as Duke of Westminster Enters Politics
London reports excitement as the Duke of Westminster plans active political support for Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman Liberal leader. His prior service in South Africa as private secretary to Lord Milner adds weight to his return to public life and potential impact on party finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Duke of Westminster
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
House of Commons
South Africa
Lord Milner
President Signs Irrigation Bill in Senate Approval
Washington June 18 The President announced he had approved the irrigation bill in the Senate ending months of debate. The measure aims to boost water projects and farm efficiency nationwide amid pushback from western states seeking faster funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Kidnapping Fears Rise Over Missing Buffalo Child
Mary Lucile Murphy six year old daughter of Cornelius Murphy has disappeared in Buffalo. Police fear a kidnapping similar to the Clark case in New York. Last seen near her home at night. A motive remains undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Mary Lucile Murphy
Cornelius Murphy
New York
Eae
Malvar testifies on Tayabas insurgent control in war board inquiry
General Malvar, who surrendered last April, tells the Manila inquiry that Tayabas Province was a disciplined insurgent strength with towns loyal to him. He claims he could field 1500 riflemen and 440 bolomen, notes towns aided American forces, and says insurgents only attacked when outnumbered three to one. He blames Bell’s methods for breaking the Tayabas Batangas campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Cornelius Gardener
Malvar
Batangas
Gardener
Tayabas
Luzon
Lucena
Candelaria
J. Franklin Bell
Not Wanted in Mindanao A Sultan Reply to Manila
June 18 report quotes Col Frank D Baldwin of the 27th Infantry stating American intentions in Mindanao. The Sultan of Baclod replies that foreigners must leave Lake Lanao or face war, asserting one religion and customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Frank D. Baldwin
27Th Infantry
Mindanao
Sultan of Baclod
Baldwin
Malabang
Lake Lanao
Tragic Elevator Death at Metropolitan Hospital on Blackwell's Island
Catherine Gallagher thirty years old tuberculosis patient died instantly when an elevator moved upward as she was transferred from the third to the first floor. Two hospital workers and fifty bedridden patients witnessed the tragedy, which authorities said was unavoidable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Hospital
Blackwell's Island
Catherine Gallagher
Essex St
John McLaughlin
Mrs. Gallagher
John McBride
McBride
McLaughlin
O’rourke
O'Rourke
Mickey for Governor Nomination Tops Nebraska Republican Ballot
At the Nebraska Republican State Convention in Lincoln on June 18, eight candidates contended for governor. After 14 ballots with shifting totals, John Mickey of Polk County won the nomination as Norris Brown chaired and Judge S. P. Davidson led the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
H. C. Lindsay
Lindsay
Norris Brown
8. P. Davidson
Johnson County
Black
Dinsmore
Jesson
Mickey
Robertson
Sears
Vandusen
Wilson
Scattering
John Mickey
Polk County
Aspinall Pressed For Lieutenant Governor Post
Brooklyn County Judge Joseph Aspinall, a six year on the bench and former Assembly and Senate member, is reported by friends as a candidate to succeed Timothy Woodruff as Lieutenant Governor. He would trade a $10,000 salary for $5,000 and seeks more active political engagement, with Kings County backing seen as key.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Aspinall
Brooklyn
Timothy L. Woodruff
Judge Aspinall
Crane
Controller Grout
Kings County
Kings
Odell
Aspinall
State Assembly
Senate
Assembly
Joe” Aspinall
Ruins at St Pierre Visited Amid Volcanic Turmoil
On June 18 in Roseau Dominica H H Bell administrator of Dominica inspected St Pierre ruins with M Lhuerre’s permission before sailing on the Yare. Mont Pelée erupted sending ash and steam, destroying the town site and revealing corpses amid floods and landslides as detonations echoed from nearby craters. Detonations were also heard at St Thomas D W L.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guerin
St. Pierre
St. Thomas
Mont Pelée
Martinique
Civil Government Established on Samar Under Wright
General F. D. Grant handed over Samar to civil authority with Luke E. Wright as acting governor. Insurgent leaders Guevarra Abuke and Rafael attended. Llorente appointed governor despite disputes. Grant praised Guevarra for surrender and urged lasting peace on the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Samar
F. D. Grant
Luke E. Wright
Guevarra
Abuke
Rafael
Sefior Llorente
Wright
Grant
Perma
Island
Liorente
United States
Venezuelan Revolutionists Capture La Vela de Coro
News from Willemstad reports a five hour battle on June 11 in which 1000 revolutionists led by Generals Riera Penaloza and Sierralta seized La Vela de Coro near Coro. Government forces suffered 27 killed and 128 captured as Coro faced siege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willemstad
Curacao
Riera
Penaloza
Sierralta
la Vela de Coro
Gulf of Coro
Coro
Falcon
Ayalas
Ciudad Bolivar
Suchet
Carupano
Venezuela
Alert
Kénigin Regentes
la Guayra
Tiny Venezuelan shelling stirs panic near La Guayra
The Labra dor arrived from La Guayra and Porto Cabello with passengers denying bombardment reports. Gov forts shelled Maiquetia wounding one woman as insurgents fled behind a white flag, while three Venezuelan gunboats block the Orinoco and hinder Ciudad Bolivar operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colon
la Guayra
Porto Cabello
Venezuela
Maiquetia
Caracas
Orinoco River
Ciudad Bolivar
Orinoco
Labrador
Cantor rejects Tammany bid for Supreme Court seat
Borough President Cantor said Tammany Hall leaders offered him a Supreme Court nomination if he defected to their side, but he refused. He stressed the Greater New York Democracy is in a finish fight with Tammany, and he will not accept a politicized nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borough
Cantor
Tammany
Greater New York Democracy
Tammany Hall
Supreme Court
Four Teachers Missing in Cebu Reported by Native Constabulary
Native law enforcement in Cebu continues a hunt for four teachers missing since late afternoon. Authorities describe the disappearance as unexplained and are issuing watch notices for the region. Local officials urge anyone with information to come forward immediately.
Missing American teachers in Cebu prompt search by police
Four American teachers on a day outing from Cebu on June 10 have not returned. Three detachments of native constabulary are searching and ordered not to return without them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Cebu
Austrian Colonel Battenberg Dies Fighting Insurgents in Colombia
News from Panama via the Leelanaw reports Colonel Battenberg an Austrian army officer serving the Colombian government died June 1 in interior Colombia during a battle with insurgents. He commanded a field guns battery and died after his troops deserted him. His body was taken to Bocas del Toro. Panama remains quiet though unrest fears persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Leelanaw
Panama
Battenberg
Colombia
Bocas del Toro
Padilla
Stax
Warship Sails for La Guayra from San Juan
The United States cruiser Cincinnati and the training ship Topeka exited San Juan Puerto Rico on June 1 heading to La Guayra Venezuela.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Guayra
San Juan
Porto Rico
United States
Cincinnati
Topeka
Venezuela
Frank H. Robinson Elected Deputy Grand Master of New York Masons
Hornellsville special report notes Frank H. Robinson elected Deputy Grand Master of Masons of New York. He resides in Hornellsville and serves as Steuben County County Judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hornellsville
N. Y
Frank H. Robinson
Grand Master of Masons of
New York
Steuben County
Grand Master of the Masons of
New York State
Hanna and Burton Talk on Cleveland Nomination Postponed
Senator Hanna and Representative Burton discussed the Cleveland renomination controversy briefly today. The talk was postponed until after the Canal bill vote tomorrow because the senator was occupied with the canal debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hanna
Burton
Cleveland
Ohio
Death of George E. Terry Former NYC Central Official
George Edgar Terry longtime assistant general freight agent for the New York Central and West Shore railroads with offices at Grand Central died at his Yonkers home after a year long illness. He was forty three and left a widow and two children. The funeral will likely be held tomorrow in Yonkers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Edgar Terry
New York Central
West Shore
Grand Central Station
Yonkers
Terry
Judge Robinson Candidate for New York Attorney General
The candidate of Southern and Western New York for the Attorney Generalship is Judge Robinson. He has been actively involved in Republican politics since reaching adulthood and is a familiar figure at political conventions. He previously served as District Attorney of Steuben County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robinson
Steuben County
Rathbone Sails for New York After Cuban Amnesty
F G Rathbone former Director of Posts who was convicted in the post office frauds sailed from Havana to New York aboard the Niagara. He had been released under the June 9 general amnesty act for Americans awaiting or facing trial in Cuba. Prominent Cubans and friends accompanied him to the steamer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
F. G. Rathbone
Post Office
Cuba
New-York
Niagara
Lieutenant Thomas Ryan Death in Philippine Islands
War Department reports Second Lieutenant Thomas Ryan of the Philippine Scouts died by his own hand on June 16 at Oroquieta Misamis in the Philippine Islands. His mind was unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Thomas Ryan
Philippine Scouts
Oroquieta
Misamis
Philippine Islands
Famine Expected in India Warns Government to Prepare
The meteorological department predicts deficient rain almost everywhere in Bombay Presidency, especially Gujarat, and warns the government to prepare for a severe famine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
Meteorological Department
Bombay Presidency
Gujarat
Ex Presidents Cleveland and Hill to Speak at Tilden Club Opening
Ex President Cleveland will speak at the Tilden Club opening on Broadway and Seventy-fifth Street with Ex Senator David B Hill Governor A J Montague of Virginia and Colonel W A Gaston of Boston among the speakers. Robert J Dowling will preside and Bryan declined to speak. The event includes a downstairs reception and an upstairs dinner for about seventy five attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
New Tilden Club
Broadway
Seventy-fifth-st
David B. Hill
A. J Montague
Virginia
W. A. Gaston
Boston
Robert J. Dowling
William J. Bryan
John H. Girdner
Colonel Bryan
W. Bourke Cochran
Coler
California
Edward M. Shepard
John C. Sheehan
Jacob A. Cantor
William Hepburn Russell
St. Clair
McKelway
Norman E. Mack
John B. Stanchfield
George B. McClellan
George M. Palmer
Schoharie
E. Prentiss Bailey
Utica
Frank Campbell
Democratic State Committee
Hugh J. Grant
August Belmont
Lewis Nixon
D. Cady Herrick
Patrick H. McCarren
N. Bulger
Oswego
George L. Rives
Hugh S&s Thompson
South Carolina
Eliot Danforth
John J. Fitzgerald
Joseph B. Bryant
Mr. Cleveland
Robert B. Roosevelt
Herman Ridder
Aniel F. McMahon
Louis F. Haffen
Charles F. Murphy
William F. Harrity
Democratic National Committee
Thomas Taggart
Indianapolis
John C. Otis
Poughkeepsie
Cord Meyer
Oscar S. Straus
Wilson S. Bissell
Buffalo
Perez M. Stewart
John Cuneen
John C. Calhoun
Hill
Tammany and
Greater
Fayerweather Estate Litigation in U S Circuit Court
Yesterday in the United States Circuit Court Judge Lacombe heard final arguments in the case Fayerweather and Achter v Thomas G Ritch and John B Reynolds as sole executor of Lucy Fayerweather. The defendants include executors Bulkley Ritch Vaughan and twenty-one colleges claiming the residuary estate worth over 3 000 000 . Briefs due July 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacombe
United States Circuit Court
Fayerweather & Achter
Thomas G. Ritch
John B. Reynolds
Lucy Fayerweather
Daniel B. Fayerweather
Messrs. Bulkley
Ritch and Vaughan
Mr. Fayerweather
Fayerweather
Roger M. Sherman
William Blaikie
John E. Parsons
C. N. Bovee, Jr
James L. Bishop
Amherst College
Union Theological Seminary
Henry L. Stimson
Hamilton College
Small Scotch Collieries Combine
London on June 18 reports an investigation into a U S agency story about a proposal to amalgamate twenty three Scotch collieries with a capital of £3,000,000 to oust American coal from Europe. The PEG posed combination is a petty affair and none of the large collieries are joining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Europe
Relief committee ships island aid to Windward Islands
The national relief committee takes over Major Brainard's stores and clothing gifts destined for Martinique and St Vincent. Secretary ships the goods to Sir Robert Llewellyn at Kingston, Windward Islands, for the Kingston market or relief fund if not needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Committee For the
Martinique
St. Vincent
David Brainard
Brainard
Sir Robert Baxter Llewellyn
Windward Islands
Kingston
Consul Ayme Returning From Caribbean Voyage
Louis H. Ayme United States Consul at Guadeloupe sails from San Juan with Captain Yates Stirling for New York aboard the Caracas. Stirling travels to Washington to take the rear admiral examination. Ayme returns from Martinique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
Porto Rico
Louis H. Ayme
United States
Guadeloupe
French West Indies
Yates Stirling
New York
Caracas
Stirling
Washington
Consul Ayme
Martinique
Lafayette College Holds Sixty Seventh Commencement Exercises
Easton June 18 Lafayette College conferred diplomas on the sixty seven th class at Pardee Hall. Prizes awarded include philological astronomical civil engineering latin prizes and several scholarships. Governor Murphy gave remarks and blessing for graduates and acting president W S Kirkpatrick announced appointments and faculty changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TRE Trifunz
Easton
Penn
Lafayette College
Pardee Hall
Herman Styles Ficke
Dubuque
Iowa
Frederick Starr Wright
Barnegat
N. J
Otto Frederick Theis
Germania
Thomas Morgan
Wilkesbarre
Francis A. March
Philological
James Rea Stockton
Allegheny
Parke Richards
Pittston
J. A. Nesbitt
Colora
D. A. Kline
Liverpool
F. S&s
E. KR
Richard N. Hart
East Coleman Biblical
E . Patchogue
N. Y
W. H. Kirkpatrick
D. W. Phillips
Scranton
S. R. Park
Franklin Mur
New Jersey
George McCurdy
Common Council of
Philadelphia
D. D
H. S. Swift
Presbyterian Church
Honesda Penn
Murphy
W. H. Murphy
Newark
J. W. Whitehead
Morristown
W. S. Kirkpatrick
Pennsylvania
Warfield
J. M. Machlin
J. L. C. Rauschen
Dr. Machlin
Washington and Jefferson
F. H. Moffit
George E. Fetters
S. E. Brasefield
David Bennett King
New York
Nathan Grier Moore
Chicago
Lavers
Hobart College President Resigns During Commencement
On June 18 Hobart College held commencement at Smith Opera House with addresses by Bishop William D. Walker and Dean William B. Purfee. Frank Warren Hackett former Assistant Secretary of the Navy spoke on scholars and public life. honorary degrees were conferred. Rev. Robert Ellis Jones resigned as president and a committee will select a successor while he returns to the ministry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas B. Berry
Buffalo
Charles A. Bragdon
Alexander Mann
East Orange
George Hodges
Episcopal Theological School
Cambridge
Robert Ellis Jones
Jones
Colgate Commencement Week Day Includes Class Day Ovation
Hamilton N Y June 18 The third day of commencement week at Colgate University began with a faculty breakfast for the senior class at Dean Crawshaw's home. Class Day exercises followed with an ovation for Albert Henry Gage. The alumni association oration was delivered in the Baptist church by C H A Wager of the class of 92 now a professor at Oberlin College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
N. Y
Colgate University
Dean Crawshaw
Albert Henry Gage
Baptist Church
C. H.A. Wager
Oberlin College
Cotton futures and spot prices scaled to hundredth penny
The Cotton Exchange in Liverpool announced that from October 1 American cotton futures and spot prices will be quoted at the hundredth part of a penny, replacing the former one sixty-fourth and one thirty-second penny quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Cotton Exchange
Partridge Questions Department Control During Trial
Police Commissioner Partridge questioned whether Jerome or the commissioner runs the department during the Churchill trial. Churchill testified his plain clothes unit used private detectives, bought with proceeds from a “good thing” at Aqueduct, and that he had dealings in diamonds and furniture on speculation for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Partridge
Churchill
Jerome
Aqueduct
Funeral of Dean Hoffman to be held at Trinity Chapel
The funeral for Dean Hoffman will be held tomorrow at 3 p m in Trinity Chapel with Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix and Rev. Dr. William Wibbert presiding and Bishops Wort and Seymour assisting. General Theological Seminary members will serve as pallbearers and faculty will attend in robes. Burial follows at Trinity Cemetery and the body may lie in state tonight in the seminary chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Hoffman
Trinity Chapel
Morgan Dix
William Wibbert
Wort and
Seymour
General Theological Seminary
Trinity Cemetery
Seminary
Notable Weddings Spread Across Cities In June
Indianapolis reports the marriage of Laura Louisa Fletcher to Booth Tarkington at the Fletcher homestead with only family present. Separate notices announce Elizabeth Ginna's wedding to Erickson Perkins in Plainfield, and May Smillie’s marriage to Frederick Handy in Washington. Additional items note Emily Myers and James Fuller wedding in Bethlehem and plans for a European voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Laura Louisa Fletcher
Stoughton J. Fletcher
Booth Tarkington
Fletcher Homestead
East Chiost
Lewis Brown
St. Paul's Church
Episcopal Church
Tarkington
Mrs. Tarkington
Plainfield
N. J
Elizabeth Tompkins Ginna
Stephen A. Ginna
Erickson Perkins
Rochester
N. Y
the Pines
O’cloers
William R. Richards
Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Ch
Meta van Ness Hutton
Baltimore
John Porter Bowman
Best
Catharine Whitiry Ginna
Perkins
Washington
Church of the Covenant
May Smillie
Frederick Charlie Handy
G. Frederick C. Smillie
Frances Ward Smillie
Margaret Handy
Ethel Carrington
Nellie Hope Foster
Newark
Laura M. Devis
Philadelphia
Carrie Lee Hastings
Walter Kerr Handy
New York
P. A. Bowen, Jr
Philip Twidail
William B. Crowell
Wiliam A. Wahle
Algernon Handy
Tennis S. Hamlin
Precedence Dispute Clouds Naval Board Meetings
The general board of the navy led by Admiral Dewey meets as Rear Admiral Bradford is excused until a decision on ranking with Rear Admiral Taylor is made. Officials note no personal feud exists yet the unsettled order could prevent embarrassment. It is believed Taylor would act as Secretary in absence of the Secretary and Assistant Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
General Board of the Navy
Dewey
Bradford
Taylor
Consi
Bureau of Navigation
Rumors of New Justice Appointment in Ist District
Albany dispatch reports Governor Odell left for Ithaca without naming a judicial candidate for the Supreme Court Ist district. William A. Keener a Harvard Law School professor and former Columbia Law School dean is urged for the post. Other names include William Hepburn Russell and an independent Democrat, with GOP support expected for the eventual appointee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Albany
Odell
Ithaca
Supreme Court
William A. Keener
New York
Keener
Harvard Law School
Columbia College Law School
William Hepburt Russel
Sheehan
Alfred Steckler
Ernest Hall
Hobart Krum to Retire From Senate Nomination
Albany June 18 local reports say Montgomery and Fulton counties backed David A. Wels Jr for State Senator encouraging Republican leaders to believe Hobart Krum will not seek another nomination. Krum has repeatedly stated he would not accept a renomination after the legislature adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Albany
Montgomery County
David A. Wels, Jr
Fulton County
Hobart Krum
Senate
Fulton
Montgomery
Krum
Tisedly
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AVE
Waldori
State Anti-Saloon League
Reform
Tayabas Province
Malyvar
Sultan OF
Baclod
Badlod
Massin
Ward
Nebraska
Woodruff
Castro
Tammany Man
Native Constabulary Hunting
the Tribune
George E. Terry
Rathbone
India
Bryan
Tilden Club
Ayme
Lafayette
Hobart
Colgate
Bethlehem
Grace Lutheran Church
Bethlehem Society
Emily Rebecca Myers
George H. Myers
James Weaver Fuller
J. W. Fuller
Catasauqua
Aden B. MacIntosh
Ellis C. Hammann
Tenth Presbyterian Church
Frank J
Katharine
Caroline
Helen Myer
Mamie Fuller
Ralph Weaver
Port Jervis
Ager Wilbur
United States Army
George Ellis
Pottsville
George H. Myers, Jr
T. C. Vischer
Morrow Chamberlain
Chattanooga
Herbert Pratt
West Chester
Aes
Mrs. Fuller
Naval Board
Admiral Taylor
NEW Justice
Manhattan
Bronx
NEW York Telephone CO
Dey St
West Sath
S& 215
125Th St
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