Plan to Shield Murphy Faces Dock Board Probes
District Attorney Jerome maps a of era dock board fraud linking Peter F. Meyer and J S Cram to leases. Michael and Joseph Egan face tough questioning as Burke and Rives scrutiny grows.
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Charles F. Murphy
Cram
Tammany Peck
Peter F. Meyer
Richard Croker
Murphy
Marshell B. Clarke
Jerome
Justice Mayer
Tammany Hall
Charlie’ Murphy
Mr. Cram
Meyer
District Attorney's Office
Mr. Meyer
Tammany
Lexow Committee
Tammany Men
van Wyck
John Doe
Old Dock Board
Joseph Egan
Rives
Michael Egan
Daniel F. Cohalan
Broadway
West Thirty-ninth-st. Pier
Egans
William H. Burke
The
Dock Board
Clarke
Michael Bean
Egan
Old Board
West Thirty-ninth St
A. C. Chenoweth
North River
Murphy Board
West Forty-seventh-st
Egan Pier
Harlem
James J. Frawley
Tammany Leater
Xxxiid
Joseph Gan
Wiliam H. Burke
Murphy Dock Board
Twenty
Erie Railroad
Erie
Brock
Winnever Bf Ess
Dumping Board
Messrs
Post office probe delayed by grand jury adjournment
President Roosevelt summoned law officers including United States District Attorney Taggart and Assistant AG Robb to accelerate fifty postal cases before the grand jury. Delays arose from warrants not prepared and the jury adjournment, hindering indictments against Machen, the Groffs, and the Lorenzs, with inspectors idle in Washington awaiting action.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Post Office
United States District Attorney
Taggart
Beach
Robb
Grand Jury
Payne
Department of Justice
Postoffice
Postoffice Department
Machen
George E. Lorenz
Bristow
District Attorney's Office
Booker T Washington Considers South Africa Visit Offer
Booker T Washington met with President Roosevelt to discuss a proposal from Lord Gray of the British South Africa Company. The offer would send him to South Africa for six months to study racial conditions and report on improvement plans for industry education and morals. Washington is unlikely to accept due to his commitments at home.
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Washington
Booker T. Washington
Roosevelt
Lord Gray
British South Africa Company
South Africa
Theompany
Regrettable mistake cited over transit counsel ties
Mayor Low calls Albert Boardman’s dual role as counsel for the Rapid Transit Commission and the Pennsylvania Railroad a regrettable mistake. Henry George Jr had pressed the issue, noting Low’s absence when the commission approved the arrangement and urging public accountability for city actions.
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Low
Henry George, Jr
Albert B. Boardman
Rapid Transit Commission
Pennsylvania Railroad
George
Boardman
Board of Aldermen
Board of Rapid Transit Commissioners
Rapid Transit Commissioners
Mr. Boardman
Theennsylvania Railroad Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
The Limit for Jerome
District Attorney Jerome reports receiving a letter from the West Side Association complaining he is doing nothing. They urge action against Jersey factories sending smoke across the North River, a demand he calls reaching the limit. He notes a busy spring with inquiries and no summer vacation.
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Jerome
West Side Association
Mr. Jerome
John Doe
New Jersey
North River
Jersey
Corn futures surge on buying craze drives profits
Chicago traders report July corn rising to 5 1/8 to 5 1/2 cents and September to 5 1/2 to 6 1/4 cents amid heavy trade. Rain and cold weather spark talk of a possible 2 percent shortage as large buyers including Armour Cudahy Bartlett Ellwood accumulate big lines for July and September.
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Chicago
Armour
Cudahy
Bartlett
Bartlett- Frazier House
Isaac L. Ellwood
Connecticut Assembly Adjourns Without Date
The Connecticut General Assembly adjourned without date this afternoon. Governor remarks praised lawmakers for their work, noting they legislate for Connecticut and the nation with clean hearts and hands.
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Hartford
Conn
General Assembly
Connecticut
Johnson Hints at Ohio Governor Run
W S Thomas of Springfield told Mayor Johnson he could win more votes for governor than any Democrat. Johnson appeared open to candidacy if conditions satisfied, and Thomas said Zimmerman would withdraw if Johnson announced. Ad for the Century Limited train service ran alongside the briefing.
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Tribune
Cleveland
W. S. Thomas
Springfield
West Side Settlement abandons Italians work plan
A new cooperative social settlement for Italians is planned to replace the West Side branch of the University Settlement which will be abandoned September 1. Backers include J. G. Phelps Stokes and F. R. Giddings. Mrs. Susan Fitzgerald named headworker. the group seeks to operate from No 38 King street and adjoining Macdougal street building.
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West Side
University
J. G. Phelps Stokes
F. R. Giddings
W. Kirkpatrick Brice
Seymour L. Cromwell
Macdougalst
Kingst
University Settlement Society
University Settlement Council
East Side
Eldridge St
Fitzgerald
Friends
Susan Fitzgerald
Wa4s
the Tribune
Stokes
Robert Hunter
University Settlement
Hunter
Anson Phelps Stokes, Jr
Europe
Bond Thomas
Levee Break Floods Vast Cotton Lands in Louisiana
A Hollybrook levee breach described by Representative James E. Ransdell floods thousands of acres of cotton land in East Carroll and Madison parishes. Five thousand people are left destitute as water pours in, with no halt expected until the river recedes weeks later. Ransdell urged Governor Heard to seek tents and rations from the War Department for refugees.
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Tribune
Baton Rouge
Heard
James E. Ransdell
Vth
Hollybrook
East Carroll
Madison Parishes
Ransdell
War Department
Washington
Virginia Court Clash Over Galveston Launch
Washington reports Attorney General Knox would back Admiral Bowles in using federal force to launch the cruiser Galveston in Richmond despite a Virginia court order. The plan risks State rights tensions as Trigg Shipbuilding's finances falter and the Navy weighs finishing or relocating the vessel under armed protection.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Knox
Navy Department
Bowles
Galveston
United States
Richmond
Trigg Shipbuilding Company
Trigg Company
Norfolk Yard
James
Shipbuilding Trust
Department
Trigg
Congress
Virginia
Moody
Richmond Court
Richmond Judge Bars Navy From Launching Galveston
Judge Daniel Grinnan in Richmond Chancery Court grants an injunction at the request of S. H. Hawes & Co. restraining Lieutenants Theiss and Groesbeck and others from proceeding with the launch of the cruiser Galveston and from interfering with Trigg yard property under receiver Liburn T. Myers. The Navy had planned to move the vessel to Norfolk for completion with launch set for Monday.
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Tribune
Richmond
Daniel Grinnan
Richmond Chancery Court
Theiss and Groesbeck
United States Navy
Galveston
Trigg
S. H. Hawes & Co
Trigg Company
Trigg Yards
Liburn_ T. Myers
Theiss
Groesbeck
Navy Rtment
Navy Department
Norfolk Yard
Explosions and Auto Mishaps Roil City Streets
A busy day in automotive circles ends with three gasoline tanks exploding. Two cars belonged to A A Housman and John Jacob Astor, while a fourth vehicle collided with a Ninth Avenue car, struck a pillar, chased pedestrians, backed into a building, and shattered a plate glass window. A Brooklyn trolley car also wrecked an automobile.
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A. A. Housman
John Jacob Astor
Ninth-ave
Brooklyn
Explosion at East Thirty-fourth Street Ferry House
A Charron touring car owned by A. A. Housman exploded its rear gas tank near the ferry house on East Thirty-fourth Street. The operator escaped unharmed. bystanders helped extinguish the fire. The car was towed to stables at Thirty-eighth Street and Seventh Avenue. Housman’s residence at No 10 West Thirty-sixth Street closed for the night.
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A. A. Housman
Charron
Girardot & Voight
East Thirty-fourth-st
Long Island City
Bell
John McCarthy
James Waters
Thirty-eighth-st
Seventh-ave
Astor Panhard Fire in West Twenty Sixth Stable
A small fire broke out at J J Astor's automobile stable at No 58 West Twenty sixth street when gasoline exploded in a Panhard being tested by Michael O Neill and assistant Frank Kelly. Firemen arrived after the blaze was put out by the men. the car suffered little damage.
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John Jacob Astor
West Twenty-sixth-st
Mr. Astor
Michael O'Neill
Frank Kelly
O'Neill
Fire damages Locomobile car in Central Park blaze
An overheated Locomobile car owned by the Motor Cycle Car Company on Sixteenth Street exploded its fuel tank and caught fire on the West Drive in Central Park opposite Seventy-sixth Street. Edward H. Sehring, in charge, escaped injury. Police and Park firefighters extinguished the blaze. damage estimated at $1,500.
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Motor Cycle Car Company
Sixteenth-st
Broadway
Central Park
West Drive
Seventy-sixth-st
Edward H. Sehring
East Forty-seventh-st
Dobson
Park
Locomobile Company of America
Locomobile Crash and Injuries In Midtown Incident
A two man crew led by a man claiming to be Dr Whitney followed a northbound Ninth Avenue car after a fire stop. The locomobile collided bumper to rear with the car throwing both men. Whitney escaped, Stanwell suffered a severe scalp wound. The machine then damaged a pillar and a hardware store window, scattering pedestrians but causing no further injuries.
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Dr. Whitney
East One-hundred and
Ninth-ave
August Schwarzsler
Government moves to require Spanish on all wall signs
Mexico City government proposes that all signs and advertisements on walls be in Spanish with optional translations. It criticizes the prevalence of English signs and urges Spanish counterparts reflecting national dignity. An advertisement mentions Veuve Clicquot Champagne at royal palaces.
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Mexico City
Mex
House of Veuve
Edward VII
Prince of Wales
Won’t Prosecute Heath Says Washington Report
Washington reports that Perry S. Heath will not be prosecut ed or re appointed as secretary of the Republican National Committee due to postal scandals. Authorities say no criminal basis is found in his record and Heath is no longer a government employee.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Perry S. Heath
Republican National Committee
Bristow
Heath
Heath Declines Comment on Post Office Irregularities
Salt Lake City June 18 ex First Assistant Postmaster General Perry S Heath refused to reply to the Bristow report on irregularities in the Post Office Department saying charges were answered four years ago and by many others and he has nothing further to say.
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Salt Lake City
Bristow
Perry S. Heath
Another Superintendent Accused in Post Office Inquiry
Washington reports charges against Charles Hedges superintendent of the city delivery service alleging urging claims before Congress and soliciting employees to buy mining stock with other accusations under investigation. The case references his Capitol visit, a stock sale to postmasters, and ties to former official Machen.
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Washington
Charles Hedges
Post Office Department
Congress
Payne
Bristow
Hedges
Capitol
August W. Machen
Free Delivery Service
City
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Ohio
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West Side Settlement
Richfield Springs
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