Gas rate ruling upheld 80 cent law in appeals
The New York Appellate Division upheld the 80 cent rate for illuminating gas in two test cases against Consolidated Gas Company. Justice Laughlin noted the legislature may regulate rates and indicated appeals will proceed. The decision affects only the named plaintiffs, with broader implications pending further court review.
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Consolidated Gas Company
Supreme Court
Jacob Richman
Consolidated
Alexander R. Grossman
Leventritt
Genieff
Tichman
Dr. Grossman
Richman
Legiare
Riot After Murder Sparks Mob in No Moi Street
Police rescued Italian Giuseppi Yaco bocci from a mob after he fatally stabbed Abraham Koslowitz. Reserve troops formed a hollow square around the suspect at No 18 Norfolk Street and he was locked up at Eldridge Street station. Koslowitz died at Gouverneur Hospital. Homicide charge filed.
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Giuseppi Yacobocci
Mott Street
Staubig and
Quinlan
Abraham Koslowitz
Norfolk Street
Rosebere & Heinelin
Eldridge Street
Gouverneur Hospital
Four drowned in Delaware River launch accident near Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on June 20 four men were drowned when a launch carrying six capsized after Charles E. Keenan stepped on the side. John Zwald John S. McCann John Hannigan and Keenan died. Patrick Dunn and Lewis Jones survived or were rescued. The Hobo Boat Club crowd watched as rescuers struggled for victims.
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Philadelphia
Delaware River
John Zwald
John S. McCann
John Hannigan
Charles E. Keenan
Hobo Boat Club
Patrick Dunn
Lewis Jones
Keenan
Dunn
Jones
Extra session likely if liquor tax law voided
Acting Governor Harris announced on June 20 that he would call an extra session of the Legislature if opponents succeed in striking down the Aiken high liquor tax law. He warns a Supreme Court voiding could nullify much of the last Legislature’s measures and would push to reenact challenged statutes.
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The
Tribune
Columbus
Ohio
Harris
Supreme Court
Pattison
Night Cabinet Meeting at the White House
A late night cabinet session at the White House involved five officials including Root Taft Bonaparte Cortelyou and Moody. The purpose was public business with no public details released. The leaders discussed possible congress adjournment questions as President Roosevelt plans to depart Washington after the session.
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Washington
White House
Root
Taft
Bonaparte
Cortelyou
Moody
Congress
Roosevelt
Giant Sees President In Surprise Washington Visit
In Washington Feodor Machnow the 9 foot 3 inch Russian giant met President Roosevelt and chatted with interpreter Parson Davis. His wife Madinow questioned the scene, refused to enter the White House, and left with Machnow for New York after a tense afternoon.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Roosevelt
Feodor Alexievitch Machnow
Machnow
Davis
New York
Feodor
United States
Sioux Falls Woman Held for Murder in Lynch Threats
In Sioux Falls on June 20 Emma Kaufman wife of a brewer was held on murder charges after a preliminary hearing for causing the death of her servant Miss Poirers age seventeen. A mob shouted Lynch her and a carriage fled custody as crowds surged around the courthouse doors.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Emma Kaufman
Agnes Polrels
Suit Against Platt Dismissed for Want of Prosecution
In Omaha district court a $2,000 damages suit by Mae C. Wood, a former clerk in the Washington Post Office, against Senator Thomas C. Platt and the United States Express Company, was dismissed for want of prosecution. Wood claimed damages for services rendered regarding matters of interest to them in the Postoffice Department.
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Tribune
Omaha
Mae C. Wood
Post Office Department
Washington
Thomas C. Platt
New York
United States Express Company
Miss Wood
Senator Platt
Express Company
Postoffice Department
Woman slain as she rides to church in auto
Mrs Kate Buckfelder sixty two of 731 Eleventh avenue was struck by Bert Smalling driving for Hard Realty Co at Tenth avenue and 51st street. She died en route to Roosevelt Hospital. Smalling was jailed for homicide. Alexander C Young sought magistrate bail. The husband learned of the tragedy two hours later and collapsed upon identifying his wife.
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Church of the Sacred Heart
Kate Buckfelder
Eleventh Avenue
Tenth Avenue
51St Street
Roosevelt Hospital
Bert Smalling
Hard Realty Company
Smalling
O'Rourke
Bayer
West 41Th Street
Buckfelder
Miss Pauline Hall Hurt In Yonkers Runaway Accident
Miss Pauline Hall, a well known comic opera star, fractured her left leg and was badly bruised and shaken after a run away in Yonkers. Her sister Miss A Hall was bruised. her daughter and a girlfriend escaped injury by jumping. Near the Mosholu Hotel the team struck a telephone pole, throwing the two to the ground. Two men in an automobile later drove the party home.
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Pauline Hall
Yonkers
Miss A- Hall
Mosholu
Miss Hall
Runaway Horse Crashes On Post Road Injures Two Women
A frightened horse pulling a carriage on the Pelham Manor Post Road dashed past Bonnie Brae and the Little Red Church. Mrs. George QO Starr and Mrs. M N Litson were thrown. Starr suffered two broken legs and internal injuries while Litson had a fractured skull. Both are in critical condition at Mount Vernon Hospital and Starr is related to circus manager George Starr.
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George QO. Starr
South Columbus Avenue
Mount Vernon
M. N. Litson
New York
Pelham Manor
Little Red Church
Sleeping sickness claims Royal Society officer in London
London, June 20. Lieutenant Tulloch, a member of the Royal Society Commission to Uganda studying sleeping sickness, died today in London after contracting the illness while dissecting an infected rat. The report notes his service and sudden death.
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London
Tulloch
Royal Society
Uganda
Mutiny at Angola Convict Farm Kills Four
Dispatches from Angola report a mutiny at the state convict farm resulting in four deaths. The incident occurred today and details are developing as New Orleans reports confirm the fatalities and ongoing investigations.
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Angola
New Orleans
Attack on Bu Hamara in Melilla Attack on pretender
In Melilla on June 20 adherents of the Sultan of Morocco tried to murder Bu Hamara the pretender while he slept in his tent. Several of his guards were killed and others wounded.
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Melilla
Morocco
Bu Hamara
Thief Chokes Victim. Robber Nabbed by Patrolman
Patrolman Benkler of the Traffic Squad halted an alleged robber who choked a 19 year old book keeper and stole $200 from a mercantile firm on Spring street. Joseph Frey of East 19th Street arrested. police say a second party hid the money. Frey claimed he dropped it.
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Benkler
Joseph Frey
East 19Th Street
Spring Street
Wilinsky & Mezeritzky
Rebecca Oschlansky
Germania Bank
Mercer Street
Frey
Spring
Mercer Streets
Cornells Graduates Shine From Sibley Class
The Sibley senior class at Cornell University, the largest college, is praised for its influence in practical affairs. Many graduates have multiple tempting offers from rival technical firms that recruit on campus each spring to attract top talent before graduation.
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Sibley
Cornell University
Cornell
Jewel theft at Century Club on White Plains outskirts
A guest's jewelry valued at 820,900 was stolen from a locked drawer in H. H. Meyer's hotel room at Century Country Club near White Plains. Meyer's jewels include sixteen diamond and pearl stickpins. Police call it an inside job as Chief Harmon directs detectives to investigate.
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Century Country Club
White Plains
Harmon
H. H. Meyer
Seligman & Meyer
Broadway
Alumni fund total for Yale set at seventy five dollars
New Haven announces the alumni fund to be presented to Yale University for this year amounts to 75.00 dollars. Last year was zero and next year it likely will be increased to 100000 dollars.
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New Haven
Yale University
Dewey’s Pure Grape Juice Advert in New York
An advertisement from H. X. Dewey & Sons Co at 133 Fulton Street New York proclaims Dewey’s Pure Grape Juice absolutely free from all preservatives.
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DEWEY
H. x. Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
New York
Lodge denounces Chicago meat packers in Senate
In Washington June 20 Senator Henry Cabot Lodge delivered a sweeping denouncement of Chicago meat packers and Standard Oil owners, charging they promote socialism and unrest. He urged that packers pay for meat inspection, that government labels be dated, and warned of their defiance of law and public opinion. He cited past legal troubles and criticized House amendments as dilute, while stressing public right to know what is bought.
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Seriouness
Chicago
Standard Oil
Henry Cabot Lodge
Washington
Senate
Senator Ledge
Senator Lodge
Lodge
Senate Agricultural Committee
Proctor
Beveridge
Congress
Arlington Quincy
Sulzberger
House
Representative Wadsworth
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