Federal law clash over Galveston launch at Trigg yards
Washington reports Cabinet unan imously rejects Virginia injunction and backs Moody plan to launch cruiser Galveston at Trigg shipyards in Richmond. Attorney General Knox explains the government may seize ships under construction despite private liens, aiming to assert uncontested federal control while Congress notes 1864 act. Moody silent on cabinet outcome. laborers scarce as yard gloom grows.
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Chancery Court of Virginia
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Galveston
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Knox
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Congress
Trigg Company
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Chancery Court of
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Attorney General
Secretary of the Navy
Bowles
Department
Navy Department
Department of Justice
Dresser Seeks Inquiry After Trust Firm Meeting
D. Leroy Dresser, ex president of the Trust Company of the Republic, arrived from Watkins Glen where he stayed a few weeks in a sanatorium. He issued a statement denying rumors of ill health and announcing plans to answer critics and reveal his dealings with the Trust Company and United States Shipbuilding Company. At a stockholders meeting 7500 shares were represented, moving to cut directors from twenty six to thirteen and to leave securities actions to the executive committee. The board includes Boldt, Crimmins, Fish, Goodrich, Parker, McKee, Robertson, Harris, Scarritt, Dill, Brown, Trowbridge and Allen. A June 27 vote will consider reducing capital from 1,000,000 to 500,000. A meeting with the investigating committee may occur in a day or two.
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Trust Company of the Republic
Watkins Glen
Mr. Dresser
Trust Company
Charles S. Mackenzie
Dresser & Co
M. J. Hirsch
United States Shipbuilding Company
Watkins
N. Y
New York
Trust Company of
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Republic
John Nicholas Brown
George Vanderbilt
Daniel Leroy Dresser
George C. Boldt
Shipbuilding Company
Thomas Crimmins
Stuyvesant Fish
T. F. Goodrich
J. M. Parker
H. S. McKee
F. Y. Robertson
T. H. Harris
William E. Scarritt
James B. Dill
Archer Brown
Alvah Trowbridge
E. P. Allen
Dresser
Winthrop E. Scarritt
Sheldon Syndicate
Sheldon Committee
Samuel Untermyer
Mr. Untermyer
Chattanooga
Crescent Works
Trenton
Fast Trains to the West Improve Service
The Pennsylvania Railroad announces enhanced service with the Three Limiteds leaving daily for Chicago and St Louis. Finely equipped trains and rapid schedules promise quicker travel westward.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Chicago
St Louis
Exceptional Ten Week Weather Draws City Notice
A long drought followed by steady rainfall near the metropolis has marked ten weeks of unusual weather. From April 17 to June 7 drought lasted, with April rain totals far below expectations, then starting June 7 rainfall surged, producing over three inches in thirteen days where only about one and a half were expected. Citizens endure humidity and slick sidewalks while noting no floods, yet acknowledging beneficial rainfall.
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Emory
Lorenz Defends Method Amid Criticism Before Montreal Departure
Dr. Lorenz of Vienna, guest of L. A Weigel, defends his method as an improvement usable by any physician. He travels to spread it, plans a world tour, and will visit hospitals and the St Louis Exposition. Two hips dislocated as children in New York show improvements with new casts, while earlier patients at several hospitals keep their casts before removal next week.
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Rochester
Dr. Lorenz
Vienna
L. A Weigel
Montreal
Lorenz
Europe
Quebec
New York
Madeline Devereux
Charles Solt
Vanderbilt Clinic
Cornell
Bellevue
May be Clew in Vendome Robberies Says Police
Police say Robert Williamson and an associate discussed burglaries and chloroform at the Vendome causing thousands in loot. Mary Rothstein identified Williamson as implicated and obtained an arrest warrant. two Boston dry goods men and two Kentucky visitors reported robberies linked to similar drugged residencies.
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West Thirty-eighth St
Gillespie
Forbes and
Nilsson
Jack
Vendome
Williamson
Jefferson Market Court
Boston
Marlborough Hotel
Egan in Contempt Tammany's New Game and Dock Board inquiry
Joseph Egan defied court order and did not appear in Justice Mayer's court amid a bid to delay the John Doe inquiry into the old Dock Board. Contempt warrants are expected, with defense plans to seek stays through Supreme Court appeals. Contemporaneous pressure grows as Murphy and allies deflect blame, while O Sullivan’s political fate hinges on Tammany’s next win.
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Joseph Egan
Jerome
John Doe
Old Dock Board
Justice Mayer
Thomas C. O'Sullivan
Marshall B. Clarke
Egan
Mr. O'Sullivan
Charles F. Murphy
O'Sullivan
Supreme Court
Lewisohn
Mr. Rives
Rives
Murphy
James E. Gaffney
Payne denies resignation rumor at White House
Washington June 19 The Tribune Bureau reports that rumors Payne offered to resign and urged acceptance today were declared at the White House to be utterly unfounded.
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White House
Tribune Bureau
Washington
Payne
Boston Slows Sinking Toward Sea Level
Boston expert J R Freeman reports land subsidence in Boston and surrounding areas as about one eighth of an inch per year, with the Charles River dam study noting the datum plane sinking to 79 feet below mean low water and landmarks along Massachusetts Bay dropping one to two feet in ninety years, affecting survey calculations.
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Tribune
Boston
J. R. Freeman
Metropolitan Water Board
Massachusetts Bay
Grant cites Roosevelt can carry West without Western candidate
U. S. Grant Jr reports he never announced or authorized a run for Vice President. He says Roosevelt can win the West without a Western name and will likely favor an Eastern nominee, noting his friends on the coast think the vice presidency should come there.
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U. S. Grant
Roosevelt
Great West
Forged Note Advances Tangle In Baltimore Mr Hammond Involved
Baltimore June 19 Advancing money on a forged note entangles O Hammond president Hammond Ice Co. He seeks the man who presented the note from C F Frothingham New York broker now at Narragansett Pier. The note for 70 dollars and 0 percent was forged on January 31 and presented June 8 to Hammond for collection.
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Tribune
Baltimore
O. Hammond
Hammond Ice Company
C. F. Frothingham
New-York
Railroads Said To Be Cutting Passenger Rates
New Orleans reports a budding rate war between rail and steamship lines for travel to New York. Mallory Steamship cuts round trip Mobile to New York by $4 versus rail. Southern Pacific cites no war, while steamers offer a round trip to New Orleans at $8 less than rail. Queen and Crescent and Louisville and Nashville lines rumored to reduce prices secretly.
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Tribune
New Orleans
New-York
Mallory Steamship Company
Mobile
New York
Mallory
Southern Pacific Steamship
Queen and Crescent
Louisville and Nashville
Southern Pacific
All Water Line
Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
A Vice Presidential Boom in Chicago for Brentano
Chicago reports a nascent vice presidential movement after Judge Theodore Brentano, recently reelected to the Cook County Superior Court, received an invitation from President Roosevelt to spend his vacation at Oyster Bay. Republican leaders view him as an ideal Roosevelt running mate, noting his German-American heritage and cross-faction appeal. Brentano is 49 and born in Michigan.
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Chicago
Theodore Brentano
Superior Court
Cook County
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Brentano
The Negro a Southern Problem Addressed at Bar Meet
Edward M. Shepard of New York told the Alabama Bar Association annual gathering in Montgomery that solution to the Negro question lies with Southern men alone and must avoid distant meddling. He urged patience and noted Southern sentiment deepening on the matter.
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Tribune
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Bar Association
Edward M. Shepard
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad Warns Western Union Over Wires
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company urges Western Union Telegraph Company to remove wires and poles along the United Railroad Companies of New Jersey line within a short time, warning of drastic measures if not done. About fifty to sixty miles of Western Union telegraph lines in New Jersey are to be removed. The Irving National Bank advertises safe, conservative banking at Warren and Greenwich Streets.
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Tribune
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
United Railroad Companies of
New Jersey
Pennsylvania Company
Telegram Company
Western Union
Old maid remark ruled disorderly conduct in Brooklyn
Magistrate Furlong held Lizzie Fitzgerald in Special Sessions court that calling a woman an old maid to imply she is seeking a husband constitutes disorderly conduct. The case arose after Miss Mary L. Storey accused Fitzgerald at Gates Avenue. The defense argued truth, but the magistrate said the truth should not always be spoken.
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Furlong
Gatesave
Brooklyn
Lizzie Fitzgerald
Gates-ave
Mary L. Storey
Patchen-ave
Severe hailstorm hits Freehold New Jersey crops
A five minute hailstorm in Freehold New Jersey produced hailstones up to an inch in diameter, causing damage mainly to corn and garden crops. No wind prevented more extensive harm. horses on roads were startled. The storm appeared localized with nearby areas spared. An advertisement promotes a map of Manchuria published by the New York Central.
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Freehold
N. J
Manchuria
United States
Vlndivostock
New York Central
G. H. Daniels
New York
Advt
Scranton Councilman Arrested on Bribe Charge
Scranton, June 19. Select Councilman David B. Evans, a mine foreman, was arrested at the Municipal League’s instance on bribe solicitation charges and has posted bail for a Monday hearing. It is expected seven other councilmen will be arrested on the same charge.
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Scranton
Penn
David B. Evans
Municipal League
Evans
Yale Students Ride Cowcatcher Bet After Harvard Yale Game
Two Yale students H. W. Russ and N. P. Nichols paid a bet with Harvard students by riding on the cowcatcher of the Haverhill express from Boston after the 11:15 departure. An older Yale and Harvard man accompanied them in the smoker to supervise repayment.
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Yale
H. W. Russ
N. P. Nichols
Harvard
Haverhill Express
Driggs Case Probes Postal Scandals in Brooklyn Hearing
Federal grand jury in the Eastern District of New York resumed in Brooklyn examining Edmund H. Driggs and Brandt Dent dealings with automatic cashiers used by the postal service. Witnesses described notes and payments, suggesting a continuous crime and possible indictments beyond Driggs, with officials detailing sections of federal statute and penalties.
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Federal
New York
Brooklyn
Edmund H. Driggs
Brandt&Dent Company
Washington
Driggs
After Promotion Ring
Washington reports show post office inspectors have tied a promotion syndicate to transactions beyond the statute of limitations. No action can be taken against ex-First Assistant Postmaster General Heath due to the same time limit. The government aims to indict an ex-Representative despite the constraint.
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Tribune
Washington
Post Office
New York
Heath
Yale Harvard Boat Race at New London
Excursion tickets for the Yale Harvard boat race include Parlor car seats on the 8:00 am Grand Central to New London train and a return on a special train. Coaches tickets are 75 cents. Tickets sold at Roony No 3 Grand Central Station New York NY and at the New Haven Hartford and H.R.R. Adv.
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Grand Central Station
Roony No
N. Y
R. R
Advt
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