Five Men Stranded In Swift Waters Rescue Efforts Disaster
Five men from East 106th Street left in a round bottom boat across the river near Little Hell Gate were tossed by the ebb tide after the craft struck rocks. Four swimmers tried to save Herman Wilkins who could not swim but exhaustion forced them to abandon him. The others reached Ward's Island and were arrested as suspicious while Wilkins' body remained missing. The men, employed by Touhey’s Harlem furniture dealer, had drunk prior to the voyage.
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Little Hell Gate
Ward's
Randall's Islands
Ward's Island
Neil Reilly
Second-ave
Michael Touhey
Edward Monachan
East River
Thomas Walsh
Joseph Guersing
Eighteenth-St
Herman Wilkins
East
Fifteenth-St
Touhbey
Reilly
Walsh
Guersing
Wilkins
Werd's
Hell Gate
Manhattan State Hospital
Isiana
Harbor Police
Klute
Meely
One-hundred and Fourth-St
Harlem
Flammer
Touhey
Threatening letters target Brooklyn contractor Hart
Detectives seek the writer of threats to Charles Hart of 118 Prospect Park West after a young woman, Acres Watts, was approached by a man matching an Italian laborer description. A note demanded $3,000 under Hart’s office stoop within a week or his “laughter” would be harmed, and police classify the scheme as the work of a crank.
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Brooklyn
Charles Hart
Prospect Park West
Watts
Acres
Ejichthave
Seventh St
Miss Hart
Berstation
Hart
Carro De Pasco Investment Company Incorporation
The Carro De Pasco Investment Company, capitalized at $10,000,000, was incorporated in Trenton today. The firm is chartered to build railroads, navigation lines, telephones, and related ventures and is linked with the Jersey City Trust Company as part of New York capital interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Carro de Pasco Investment Company
New York
Jersey City Trust Company
Foody shifts revolt officers after Sunday law push
Captain Foody of West Thirty-seventh Street station transferred the “revolt platoon” who led the March 31 excise revolt and helped enforce Sunday closing. He faces indictment for neglect of duty by District Attorney Jerome, with Commissioner Partridge previously recommending a reprimand. The platoon’s punishment comes as others speculate Foody is “getting back” against the dissenters.
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Captain Foody
West Thirty-seventh St
Foody
Partridge
City Union links poolrooms to East Side under probe
Citizens Union findings reveal numerous poolrooms and Raines law hotels in a defined East Side district. The investigation, shared with City Club trustees, details police neglect and dozens of violations, with affidavits forwarded to the District Attorney and influence on contemporary cases.
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City Club
Citizens Union
Union Square East
Irving Place
Fourth Ave
Fourteenth and
Nineteenth Sts
Raines Law
Union
Schoenfeld
James B. Reynolds
Viiith
Churchill
East Side
Abner S. Haight
Brooklyn
City Club Board Meeting Yields Little Informs Silence
The City Club board met from evening until nearly midnight with no public business disclosed. Newspaper men waiting were told nothing would be released for publication.
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City Club
Injunction Granted Over Park Avenue Rapid Transit Tunnel
Charles T. Barney won a preliminary injunction from Justice Truax restraining the Board of Rapid Transit Railroad Commissioners Mayor Law Controller Grout John B. McDonald and Ira A. Shaler from further Park avenue tunnel work. The suit bars payment of city funds for work already done in that tunnel segment. Barney, owner on Park Ave near Thirty-eighth Street, seeks to recover damages to properties along Park Avenue. Frederick Evans of the Rapid Transit Subway Construction Co. says the injunction does not affect Section 4 work and Major Shaler’s absence due to injury will be covered by others.
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Charles T. Barney
Justice Truax
Supreme Court
Board of Rapid Transit Railroad Commissioners
Mayor Law
Grout
John B. McDonald
Ira A. Shaler
Park Ave
Forty-third
Rapid Transit Commission
City Treasury
Barney
Masten & Nicols
No. 49
Wallst
Masten & Nichols
A. G. Milbank
Letter to Mayor on Bryant Park Subways Nuisance
A writer titled A Sufferer complains to Mayor Low that subway contractors occupied a large Bryant Park strip with a stone crusher a blacksmith shop a two story office building and a smaller house. He cites loss to nearby property owners and urges abatement. Sanford the project engineer claims park department and Rapid Transit Commission permits for a thirty foot strip. The subway construction to run under Bryant Park continues with such uses deemed unavoidable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Low
Bryant Park
Degnon-McLean Contracting Company
Sanford
Park Department
Rapid Transit Commission
Major Waller Speeds East After Courtmartial
Major Lyttleton W. T. Waller of the United States Marine Corps, recently courtmartialed for carrying out General Smiths kill order in the Philippines, passed through Chicago on his way to the Brooklyn Navy Yard. A party had their cars inspected while Waites refused to discuss army matters.
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Chicago
Lyttleton W. T. Waller
United States Marine Corps
Smith
Philippines
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Kite
Waites
Missing Brooklyn Chief Engineer Evades Testimony in Smith Case
De Varona the chief engineer in Brooklyn for the Department of Water Supply Gas and Electricity failed to appear before Commissioner Dougherty in the case against John M. Smith amid continued masked whereabouts. The public hearing was postponed with De Varona’s absence prompting rumors of further charges related to supply ponds.
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I. M. de Varona
Brooklyn
Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity
Dougherty
John M. Smith
de Verona
de Varona
Smith
William J. Carr
Robert van Buren
Civil
de Long
Sata
Taxmen uncover Brooklyn arrears from 1907 in new drive
Martin Saxe, Assistant Corporation Counsel, reports $800000 in Brooklyn personal tax arrears for 1907. He has collected $40000 so far this year and aims to recover the rest, arguing state law applies where no specific municipal statute exists. He intends to collect by legal action and says the effort could fund the Law Department for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Saxe
Tammany Administration
Brooklyn
Saxe
Mr. Saxe
Tribune
la Roche
Supreme Court
First National Bank of
Law Department
New-York Dock Company Pays Record Arrears
The New York Dock Company paid 1 054 837 in arrears to Will iam McFadden of the Bureau for the Collection of Arrears on Real Estate. The sum covers four years 1899 1900 1901 and 1902 assessments totaling 14 000 000 21 000 000 and 12 000 000. A compromise reduced the 12 000 000 assessment until further notice while 1899 remained at 14 000 000. Tax Commissioner Rufus L. Scott said collecting these arrears will ease the deficiency appropriation and lower the 1903 tax rate.
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New-York Dock Company
Brooklyn Wharf and Warehouse Company of
Brooklyn
William McFadden
Bureau
Deck
Dock Company
Tax Department
Rufus L. Scott
Corporation Counsel
Charles F. Haviland III Ill in Denver Heart Disease
Charles Frederick Haviland of France, a member of the renowned china makers family, lies seriously ill from heart disease at the Oakes Home in Denver. His sister Mrs Henrietta Season and his four daughters are en route from France, having been telegraphed to hasten their arrival.
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Denver
Charles Frederick Haviland
France
Oakes
Henrietta Season
Haviland
Heme
Debate ends in Senate fight over Hepburn Nicaragua Canal plan
Washington June 18 The closing day of debate on the Hepburn Nicaragua Canal bill grew animated as advocates for both the Nicaragua and Panama routes argued for victory in tomorrow's roll call. Senators Hanna Spooner Jones Teller and others spoke on feasibility, costs, and strategic preference, with McKinley’s views cited as context. The session adjourned at six after Spooner and others pressed amendments and the chamber debated Darien and San Blas routes amid party lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Nicaragua
Panama
Hanna
Spooner
Wisconsin
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama Canal
United States
James K. Jones
Arkansas
Jones
Morgan
McKinley
Mr. McKinley
Philadelphia
Darien
San Blas
Mr. Mitchell
Mr. Spooner
Panama Canal Company
Hawley
Pettus
Alabama
Croesus
Solomon
District of Columbia
Spooner and Jones Debate Panama Route in Senate
In Washington on June 1, Senators Jones and Spooner clashed over the Isthmian canal route. Spooner defended the Panama plan and its commission, arguing lower cost and shorter length, while Jones urged caution and questioned motives. Morgan and Mitchell joined the exchange on title, treaties, and timing for a U S commitment.
Washington House session ends with Deficiency bill passage
In a heated debate led by Tennesseean Richardson and Nebraska Democrat Shallenberger the House criticized Republican promises on trusts and tariff cuts while Republicans argued their record. Cannon mocked Democrats as fault finders as Bartlett sought Cuban wage reimbursements. The Deficiency Appropriation bill passed after a late session focusing on Indian Affairs measures.
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Washington
Congress
House
Richardson
Tennessee
Republican Party
Shallenberger
Miss Taylor
War Department
General Wood
Cannon
Appropriations Committee
Bartlett
Georgia
Root
Wood
Committee On Indian Affairs
Clark Confirmed as Admiral
Washington June 18 The Senate advanced Captain Charles R. Clark toward rear admiral with confirmation after initial objections. Senator Warren secured an agreement to vote on Captain Crozier before adjournment Friday. Clark may retire under the personnel act with a $5 625 annual pension, a move seen to refresh naval leadership with younger officers.
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Washington
Senate
Hale
Charles R. Clark
Warren
Clark
Crozier
Admiral Clark
Nominations by the President
The President sent nominations to the Senate on June 18 including Joseph W. Jones for Pension Agent at Columbus Ohio and a set of Ordnance Department promotions. Lieutenant Colonel John Kr. M Ginniss to colonel Major John Bo Grder to lieutenant colonel Captain Frank Baker is noted.
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Washington
Senate
Joseph W. Jones
Columbus
Ohio
Ordnance Dement
John KR. M"ginness
John. Bo Grder
Frank Baker
Military Officers Listed by State and Rank
First Lieutenant Clare nce Cutter Servi to Second Lieutenant J Ward Addison of Maryland Leon Cae of New York Cecil M Gabbett Jr op gama Philip W Lauriatt of Massachusetts Hiram Tp Searles of Wisconsin William Hm Shea of New York William A Whittier of Maine named in the roll of officers from several states.
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Clarence Cutter Servi
Leutenant
Ward S. Addison
Maryland
Leon Cae
New York
Cecil M. Gabbett, Jr
Philip W. Lauriatt
Massachusette
Hiram TP Searles
Wisconsin
Wiligam HM. Shea
William A. Whittier
Maine
Newark Draughtsman Arreste d Near White House for Violent Plan
Cary J. McAllister of 45 Crawford St Newark was seized at the White House after declaring he would shoot a resentful inventor he accused of cheating him. The 26 year old man, once paralyzed by heat, showed mental weakness and claimed to seek redress from authorities in Washington. His mother said he feared a patent theft and warned relatives tried to deter him from going to Washington. McAllister worked in a New York architect's office and has a Newark family background in the wire industry.
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Washington
Cary J. McAllister
Crawford St
Newark
N. J
White House
J. C. McAllister
New York
de Witt
Belleville
Apaches Threaten Trouble Over Ration Cuts
Washington June 18 The War Department warns Interior that San Carlos Apache tribes in Arizona may riot if beer and other rations are cut after July 1 Reports from General Funston say the Apaches will seize beef and supplies if denied and clash with ranchers unless rationing continues Secretary Hitchcock plans selective rationing and work programs for 300 to 450 Indians while others keep benefits The San Carlos group includes about 2200 Tontos San Carlos and Corarerts Apaches in Eastern Arizona with tensions rising.
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Washington
War Department
Interior Department
San Carlos
Arizona
Funston
Department of Colorado
Murphy
Tut
Secretary of the Interior
Carson
Hitchcock
LT One
Tebo
11Th Cavalry
Fort Grant
Ariz
San Carlos Reservation
Nominated for Congress Across Multiple States
On June 18 nominations occurred in several states. Thomas Butler in the Virth Pennsylvania District faced no opposition. James N. Kehoe was nominated in Maysville Kentucky. David J. Foster was renominated in Burlington Vermont. Kittredge Haskins was renominated in the Td District at Montpelier. T W Hardwick secured the Democratic nomination in Augusta Georgia Xth District amid a platform endorsing hostility to Black suffrage.
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Media
Penn
Thomas Butler
Maysville
James N. Kehoe
Burlington
David J. Foster
Montpelier
Kittredge Haskins
Augusta
T. W. Hardwick
Democratic Party
W. H. Fleming
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Tractor
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Carro DE Pasco Investment Com
Pany
Union Square
North
E. 17Th Street
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R. T. Board
Park-Ave
Major Waller
Devarona
Charles F. Haviland III
Urer
Costa Rica
Teller
Colorado
Colombia
Isthmian Commission
MR. Hanna
MR. M'Kinley
Spooner and
MR. Jones
SIG
Walker Commission
Senator Spooner
Commission
Mr. Morgan
Hoe
Nicaragua Canal
Mitchell
Oregon
Politics
the House
MR. Cannon
Rs Ywaairnf
Dore
Namaker's
Bmport
Francis
Hayet
Armand
Paris
Broadway
John Wanamaker
A. T. Stewart
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