Victoria Memorial Fund Subscriptions Move in London
London reports New York Chamber of Commerce delegates in London funded the Victorian Memorial with J Pierpont Morgan in charge. Early subscriptions tally about £6,000, possibly rising to £20,000. Two American funds may amalgamate for a distinct American memorial, while English preference favors an American tribute separate from the Mansion House.
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New-York Tribune
Tesbune
London
New-York Chamber of Commerce
J. Pierpont Morgan
Mr. Morgan
America
Mansion House Fund
Mansion House
War-Abolition Appeal Signed by Local Notables
An appeal to end the Boer war lists signers including Rev. Dr. David James Burrell William Van Rensselaer Edward Van Ness Andrew D Parker and Rev. Herman D Van Brockhuizen of Pretoria It states 2200 women and children are in camps and that 218 children died in May.
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David James Burrell
William van Rensselaer
Edward van Ness
Andrew D. Parker
Herman D. van Brockhuizen
Pretoria
Mob Beating Motorman Ends In Looming Tragedy
Emma Gerlandt seven dies after being crushed by Second Avenue car near Ninety third street. Motorman Joseph Fitzgerald dragged from crowd and mob attacked. Ambulance and police rescue followed by a large, riotous crowd. Childs mother at bedside as death is anticipated.
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Emma Gerlandt
Second Ave
Second-ave
Frieda Kaufmann
Emma
Frieda
No. 400 West Fifty-secondst
Gilligan
Presbyterian Hospital
Fressell
Fitzgerald
East Eighty-eighth-st
Sunday Golf Case in Yonkers Ends with Conviction
In Yonkers last Sunday two men were arrested for playing baseball. A jury initially failed to reach a verdict, and the case, retried before Judge Kellogg without a jury, resulted in convictions. Each man was fined ten dollars and jailed five days. an appeal to the County Court was filed. The incident sparked debate over Sunday sports and prompted ministerial petitions to halt Sunday baseball.
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Yonkers
William C. Kellogg
Kellogg
Saeghill Golf Club
Benjamin H. Adams
Joseph Crowley
William Russell
St. Aloysius Baseball Club
Charles R. Ross
First Methodist Episcopal Church
A. S. Horton
Frederick C. Wall
S. M. Bashford
Adolph Picker
George M. Ipson
Robert L. Harper
Harrigan
Russell
Crowley
Charles H. Eaton
Unitarian
Winslow
Lent
White Plains
State to begin census of tuberculous persons
A census of consumptives will be taken soon in the state under Dr Daniel Lewis, Commissioner of Health. The project aims to count tuberculous individuals and gather data on how they contracted the disease and the role of climate, with two censuses planned for comparison. Initial results are expected within about a week, with physicians statewide asked to report initials ages and transmission history.
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State Board of Health
Boards of Health
Commissioner of Health
Tribune
Physiicians
Boers prepare to greet Kruger in the United States
A conference of pro Boers in the city elected Charles D. Pierce, Consul General of the Orange Free State, as chairman of the reception committee for President Kruger. Pierce said plans remain unsettled and Kruger would reach the country late in the fall. A separate notice promotes Poland water and a new daylight train service from Grand Central to Buffalo departing 9 20 AM.
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Kruger
United States
Charles D. Pierce
Orange Free State
Pierce
Kriger
Buffalo
New York Central
Grand Central Station
Hudson River
Mohawk Valley
Safe found broken open on river bank in Toledo
A large iron Pacific Express Company safe was found today on the river bank in Toledo, broken open with empty money bags inside. Authorities believe it was taken from a Wabash St. Louis train. Local office says they have no information.
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Toledo
Ohio
Pacific Express Company
Patrolman Debray Shot at City Limits in Atlanta
Atlanta Ga June 20 E H Debray a patrolman was shot and instantly killed at 10 o clock tonight at the corner of Holderness and Gordon streets at the extreme west city limits. His assassin is not known. A wagon load of reserves left the central station at 10 15 p m for the scene of the crime. The Waumbek at Jefferson NH now open Advt
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Atlanta
E. H. Debray
Holderness and
Gordon Sts
Central Station
Dynamo Burst Kills Engineer in Edison Plant Disaster
Fifty men fled as a rotary in a high tension converter exploded on the basement floor of the Edison Light and Power plant at Duane and Pearl streets. Engineer Henry Kraemer was fatally injured, dragged from the wreck as fire, flying insulation, and smashed walls filled the room. Dozens of workers and five women fainted, while fire crews battled flames and the building was evacuated.
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Edison Light and Power Plant
Duane St
Pearl St
Henry Kraemer
First-ave
Hudson Street
Duanesst
Duanest
Madison St
Finn
Kraemer
Old
Eighth St
Edison
Buckley & Warden
Michael Gannon
Don Shea
Edison Company
Port Washington principal robbed after bicycle assault
Palmer J. Jones, principal of the Port Washington school, was attacked by highwaymen on a lonely road near Manhasset. He was struck with a club, beaten into unconsciousness, and robbed of 172 dollars while his clothing was torn. Papers from his pocket were found on the road, and police seek the assailants. He reached home unaided. An advertisement note follows.
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Port Washington
Long Island
Palmer J. Jones
Manhasset
Massachusetts Passes Hell Gate In Bold Shortcut
Washington reports the battleship Massachusetts squeezed through Hell Gate from New York to Long Island Sound. Captain Manney claimed no danger, while Rear Admiral Barker warned the route risky for a first class battleship. The ship completed passage in six minutes, arriving at Ward's Island and continuing to Newburyport for a celebration. It marks a rare, controversial use of a hazardous canal with no pilot aboard.
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Navy Department
Massachusetts
Hell Gate
New York
Newburyport
Long
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Long Island Sound
Manney
New York Bay
Barker
Navy Yard
Bell
Fall River
Brownson
Alabama
Cob
Maine
Astoria
Ward's Island
Long Island
Nigger’s Point
Powhatan
East River
Admiral Barker
Captain Manney
Philadelphia
Mass
St. Paul Deal Appears Dead and Buried
Wall Street signals a concluded St. Paul deal as no large stock transfers occurred recently. Rockefeller interests in St. Paul and Schiff interests in Union Pacific reportedly understand to align rate policies with other Western railroads.
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Wall Street
St. Paul
Rockefeller
Schiff
Union Pacific
New York Central Train's Initial Trip and Schedules
This notice outlines the New York Central line service to New York on its first run this Saturday at 1 0 P M with future Saturdays at 3 2 P M plus a half daily observation car. Express trains via New Jersey Central depart Liberty Street at 9 40 A M and 3 40 P M, South Ferry five minutes earlier, arriving at Atlantic City at 12 50 and 6 0 P M.
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New-York
Atlantic City
New Jersey Central
Liberty Street
South Ferry
Barker Case Near Jury as Keller Denies Personal Debts
The Barker case heads to a jury at 1 pm after Rev. John Keller testified he was shot by Thomas G. Barker. Keller, shrinking with age, denied Mrs. Barker’s accusations of financial debt and disputed her motives. Court rules limited evidence about Mrs. Barker’s history and other expert witnesses offered mixed opinions on Barker’s sanity. The session drew many Episcopal clergy and Arlington residents as observers.
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John Keller
Arlington
Trinity Chapel
Thomas G. Barker
Hudson County Court
Keller
Erwin
Mrs. Barker
Mr. van Winkle
Judge Blair
Britton D. Evans
Morris Plains Insane Asylum
Messrs
Vani Winkle
Wall
Starkey
Phebe R. Germond
Barkers Board
Robert H. Warren
Frank H. Dennis
van Winkle
Hearing on Barker case ends in courtroom drama and legal rebuke
Morning session shows Judge Blair promising a rigorous probe into publication of Barker related statements as defense and prosecution clash over admissibility. Witnesses note Barker’s anxiety before the shooting while others affirm his good reputation and the trial resumes amid objections and questioning about alleged outrages.
Long Island Real Estate Mega Project in Brooklyn
The Sunday Eagle announces a vast undertakings program costing millions that will place Brooklyn at the forefront of the greater city. This official account details the extensive real estate push now underway, highlighting its scale and significance for the borough and beyond.
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Brooklyn
Sunday Eagle
Advtu
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