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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1906
Page
27
President W M Oler of the American Ice Company denies plans to raise price for family ice to 12 a ton while signaling potential increases for large users. He cites a slim natural ice crop since 1899 and warns of possible summer famine unless large users curb consumption.
Nineteen degrees were conferred at St Francis Xavier College commencement in Carnegie Hall. Only one was honorary, awarded to the Very Rev. William Joseph Cushing of the Argentine Republic. Dr James J Walsh spoke on American character amid beef and insurance investigations and San Francisco disaster generosity.
Miss Marlowe and Mr. Sothern closing week at the Academy of Music with Twelfth Night and Hamlet to follow. Sothern praised as Malvolio. Jacob Adler brings The Merchant of Venice to West End Theatre, drawing crowd with vivid style. Alhambra Opera revives Fra Diavolo in Harlem, while Being New York at Waldorf Grove is followed by Ned Wayburns Rain-Dears revue with scenic dance and rain effects.
Telegraph to The Tribone Providence reports Brown University postponed its class day exercises scheduled for today due to rain.
Bridgeport news reports Miss Mamie Ewart of New York near East 18th Street among the seriously injured after a trolley car overturned near Ash Creek Bridge. She was thrown clear, then crushed by the car, suffering a badly wounded hip and other injuries to passengers.
New Brunswick New Jersey June 18 The Court of Errors set aside the three year State prison sentence for Arthur C Mount son of a bowlkeeper at Monmouth Junction in an assault on Swift Tarbell Princeton student son of Gage Tarbell Equitable Life. Tarbell and others rode to a dispute over a dingket during which Tarbell was struck and blinded Mount claimed self defense. The Supreme Court had upheld the conviction before the Court of Errors overturned it.
An anonymous complaint to President Roosevelt reached Commissioner Watchorn about Ellis Island overload. He dismissed it as a crank letter, noting five thousand immigrants a day as the peak and insisting staff are not overworked despite some disgruntled individuals.
An unnamed narrator recalls a freight office stint exposing rebates and underbilling. A tomato shipment doomed by decay was rerouted to a ketchup factory, which bought the perishables. The事件 ends with the speaker vowing never to eat ketchup again.
Corporation Counsel George L. Record of Jersey City received a letter from United States Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin promising a week in September for speeches in New Jersey to bolster the Record Colby Fagan political slate.
John Wright of 211 Bay Street Jersey City was struck at South Orange Avenue and Scotland Street. He died hours later at Orange Memorial Hospital. Motorman John W Thompson and conductor William Hilser, who drove the car, were arrested after a separate Newark collision. Thompson posted 1000 bail Hilser was remanded.
Derby reports a clash at East Hartford as high school graduates skip the baccalaureate service held at First Congregational Church. Rev. Dr. John Coleman Adams preached, Romans Catholics led absences, protests reached the Board of School Visitors, which voted to discontinue the practice.
President James H. Baker of the University of Colorado has received an offer to head Toronto University in Canada. He declines to say if he will accept, noting Toronto offers a substantially higher salary than his current pay.
The Hamburg-American Line adds service between New York and Jamaica due to rising winter passenger demand. The twin-screw steamer Prinzessin Victoria Luise will sail from New York every fortnight from December to April. Four new steamers Prinz August Wilhelm Prinz Joachim Prinz Eitel Friedrich and Prinz Waldemar will operate permanently between Jamaica and Colon starting next fall.
Thomas W. Lawson announces Anaconda will be brought into court and will prove the inside drive to unload on Amalgamated stockholders large blocks of low priced stock. Suit to begin about June 23.
European policy shifts touch beans from Burmah and Java amid prohibition fears. Marseilles traders urge ministers, while Brazil expands Para port with new quays and warehouses. North American ties grow as a Boston buyer secures 3000 hides in Artigas contract.
August R Ohman, a mapmaker, sues the city for six thousand dollars claiming the imprint of his copyrighted map in The City Record without permission. Controller Metz predicts a hard fight and notes similar potential claims from Brooklyn. Queens faces no charge and Richmond remains unchanged.
Four Italian boys were seriously injured yesterday when a bundle of dynamite percussion caps and copper wire, thrown into a bonfire at Spring and Lafayette streets, exploded. All were taken to St. Vincent's Hospital with injuries to faces hands and legs.
On the German fruit steamer Bradford a mutiny by eighty four Jamaican banana packers halted work. Four stokers refused to stoke. officers were attacked. Captain Oelting defended the crew, escorted mutineers to Green Island, and later released them to save perishable cargo as Kingston authorities intervened.
In Whitley County Mountains a deputy sheriff's posse fought mountaineers. Joe Lawson and John Williams were killed. Lev Bays wounded. Williams, recently released from prison, had sworn to kill Wesley and Levi Bays. A pursuit by Sheriff’s deputies ended in a brush creek gun battle with Williams and Lawson killed.
Russia's foreign trade in 1905 reached 785 800 dollars with exports 508 100 and imports 276 750, up 17 00 percent from 1904. Exports saved by cereals and grains, with wheat and flour rising. imports rose in tea rye barley and coal while many provisions and manufactured goods fell. Moscow district exports to the United States for six months ended December 31 totaled 3 080 000 dollars including calfskins sheep and goatskins wool camel hair furs and horse hides.
A cave-in occurred Sunday night in the Pennsylvania tunnel on Borden Avenue Long Island City as a man watched the sinking roadbed. Only one car could pass at a time over the twenty foot cave-in while engineers tested the excavation with no signs of further collapses.
Police renewed efforts in the Alice C. D. Kinnan murder inquiry at the Bronx mansion. Detective Sergeant Price cites circumstantial letters linking one person to a long standing family quarrel. A flintlock pistol and extensive papers tied to Stenton and Gibson were seized as officers inspect grounds, papers, and witnesses including Mrs. Kennedy and her son Willie Kennedy.
Aldermen prepare findings charging Street Cleaning Commissioner Woodbury with wasteful administration costing the city thousands yearly. Ivins, counsel to the committee, has analyzed 10 000 to 12 000 pages and 27 million dollars spent in four years. The report will not name Woodbury or deputy Gibson as irregular, but cite inefficiency and possible savings without cutting service.
Mayor McClellan held a fifteen minute cabinet meeting yesterday with all but the Fire Commissioner present. The Mayor said he would be away from next Saturday until September and urged conservative Department estimates. He instructed on the preferred form of submitting figures and warned against excessive demands.
Yesterday filings include voluntary petition by Phillip Isaacs a salesman residing at Hotel Belleclaire 77th Street and Broadway liabilities 3439 assets 150 principal creditors Jol Isaacs 700 secured Cohn Baer 44 East 8th Street assets 150 clothing An involuntary petition against Richard W Hillman Empire Health Company three creditors Pryor Painter Stove Model Heating Richardson Hoynton 2717 preferential payments planned An involuntary petition against J M Drillich milliner 658 Broadway Louis Metzger Co claim 0 preferential payments 1000 alleged Marshal Lagar appointed receiver with bond An involuntary petition against Bo M Shaine umbrellas 20 White Street Louis Kopple bond 6000 Louis Shoes 1746 Machine bond 1000.
Washington June 18 The condition of the Treasury at the start of business today lists reserve funds in gold coin and bullion and trust funds to redeem outstanding certificates totaling 150,000,000 in gold coin silver dollars and other deposits in national banks. The Philippine Treasury awaiting reimbursement shows 66,278 and overall totals reach 202,545,323.
Captain Neero and crew were rescued by a volunteer lifesaving crew after the Vincenzo Bonnano ran aground two miles east of Fire Island in heavy fog. The ship struck a sand bar and lost cargo while awaiting a possible tug to refloat her. A lone passenger was aboard and later evacuated with the crew.
The report lists sunrise and sunset times with moon set, high water at key stations, and wireless vessel updates. The Finland reported near Nantucket Lightship at 5 a.m. with docking expected about 7:30 a.m. Noordam at 2 p.m. about 2 p.m. east of Nantucket Lightship. both bring mail.
Close in North Select destination and steamer routes to Japan Korea and China via Vancouver and Victoria. June 20 6 00pm Empress of China and otherliners to Hawaii Alameda via San Francisco. June 26 12 30am Empress of China to Japan Korea China via Vancouver Victoria. June 27 6 00pm Tahiti Marquesas via San Francisco. June 27 12 30am
A long shipping news list records arrivals and quaratine statuses for multiple steamers. Vessels such as Minneapolis Furnessia Inc. Piemonte and Caracas are noted with ports, dates, owners, and cargoes including passengers, sugar, fruit, ore, and oil. Quarantine times and bar arrivals are listed for each vessel, plus a wind and fog report for Sandy Hook and a sail list of steamer departures.
Dover and Kingston report arrivals of multiple steamers including Kroonland and Amerika with destinations such as Antwerp Hamburg and New York. vessels sail via Cherbourg Plymouth and Gibraltar with several German and British liners noted by names and dates in June.
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