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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1906
Page
7
Readable lines show multiple street addresses in New York and London with a branch location in Sreshaza Street. The text lists 135 Broadway and 86 Wall Street in New York and a branch at 5% Sreshaza St in London.
James A. Allen mocked the Republicans at Murray Hill Lyceum as he announced his quit from the party and support for the Independence League backing William R. Hearst. The crowd laughed and courtesy allowed a brief floor for the Democratic visitor. The Lexow rule change was approved and longtime leader Charles B. Page resigned as executive member amid ongoing party leadership shifts. Senator Page chaired in President Parsons’ absence.
The draft law seeks to prohibit issuance or acceptance of passes to national and state officers including Congress members, with railroads free to set policy for others. Express companies would be regulated as common carriers, and key phrases are omitted. Senate amendments accepted by conference report. little further receding from added provisions anticipated.
Internal Tammany tensions mount as Mayor McClellan, Murphy, and Sullivan allies maneuver for control. Rumors link Hearst with Murphy while Sullivans hedge, fearing a state convention split that could topple McClellan and Jerome. Murphy faces pressure, and Hearst’s stance looms over the looming party showdown.
In Auburn Maine on Lake Auburn nineteen year old Winslow Burbank and seventeen year old Lulu Libby drowned after Libby knocked their canoe. Bates College freshmen A M Adams and Miss Mattie Webb were also present. Adams saved Webb as Libby and Burbank sank. Bodies not recovered. Burbank was son of Frank Burbank of South Paris.
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney misplaced a $20,000 diamond ring on the Whitney lawn while driving. A team including William Adams John Deverett Thomas Griffen and John Griffen staged a lantern test and located the gem about ten feet from the original spot. A $1,000 reward will be shared by the finders.
Charles F. McCarthy suffered a punctured lung and chest wounds when flung from a motorcycle onto a steel hay rake. Dr. E. H. Thompson removed the heart through the chest, repaired the organ, and sewed the breast. McCarthy, five days after surgery, remains hopeful to recover amid anxious local surgeons.
William Allaire a forty year old publisher shot himself at his parents home on Jefferson Avenue Brooklyn at 11:30 last night. St Johns Hospital was called but he was dead on arrival. He had been in the publishing business with his father Samuel Y Allaire at 5 Broad Street Manhattan. Coroner notified. no motive found.
A Pennsylvania Railroad official says upon completion of the Susquehanna River bridge improvements and the Wilmington elevated line the New York to Washington run will drop by thirty minutes this September. Further reductions await Washington terminal completion. Major speedups stem from removing curves at Perryville and Havre de Grace and nearly all grade crossings between Philadelphia and Baltimore. The current fastest New York to Washington express is five hours.
Wilbur G. Voliva testified at the Dowie hearing before Judge Landis in Chicago detailing a steel lined basement room in Dowie's Zion City residence. He said the door was rock barred and that Dowie claimed the chamber served as a refuge against plots by Masonic members and required a strong guard.
The Irving National Bank has declared its regular annual dividend of 4 percent and an additional 1 percent, totaling 5 percent, according to the bank notice.
In South Norwalk June 21 Mrs Annie Presley, mother of actress Mrs Nestor Nielson, sues her daughter Mrs James E Axtell for 15000 alleging confinement, drugging, stabbing with a fork, and property seizures across New York Stamford and other states. Defense denies drug use and stabbing. Case set for Bridgeport Superior Court in September.
Oklahoma City on June 21 hosted a grand public celebration of the new state with excursion trains arriving from both territories. Prominent leaders attended as Governor Hoch of Kansas and Governor Frantz of Oklahoma opened exercises, Hoch delivering the principal address.
During Pawnee Bill's show at Brighton Beach, a Russian Cossack rider fell when his horse stumbled while galloping with the rider on his head. Both Cossacks were injured, one losing three teeth and sustaining a split lip, the other wrenching a shoulder, and were treated by Pawnee Bill's physician.
Austen G Fox president of the City Club released a letter to Edward Swanstrom former Brooklyn Borough President upholding Veiller as secretary in a Delancey Street elevated plan and criticizing Seca Sorprey. Fox said directors backed Veiller. Wan supported.
James B. Reynolds, who helped investigate the beef packing industry for President Roosevelt, announced he will take an active interest in the county campaign next fall. He will assist President Parsons of the Republican County Committee on the East Side and plans early fall work before primaries to defend Parsons against Odell forces. Reynolds believes Parsons will win and Odell will be routed, citing recent reapportionment battles that strengthened Parsons as a leader.
August Belmont said he is taking no part in New York State politics and will not join Democratic factionalism. Maurice Minton claimed enough signatures to control the state committee and to elect a successor to Cord Meyer, noting Belmont’s confidential link. Belmont rebutted any involvement. Minton downplayed concerns and said Belmont had nothing to do with his activities.
Saginaw Mich June 21 Chairman John T Wins up state central committee released a letter from Woodbridge N Ferris of Big Rapids who had been nominated for governor by Democrats at last week’s primary Ferris declines the nomination saying months of observation show insufficient public enthusiasm for a second bid.
Des Moines reports a corrected tally shows Governor Cummins with a small majority in Audubon County’s caucus last night. Perkins managers concede the result. The county opposed Cummins five years ago and was aligned with the stand pat faction in the count.
Fargo June 21 regular Republicans claimed 354 delegates and 113 to insurgents from Tuesday primaries. Split delc oment in several counties may cut regular share to 40. Ex-Congressman Spalding alleges fraud in Cass County and will contest.
Lexington report says Colonel Jack Chinn defeated G. B. Brown in a June 21 fist fight after Brown accused Chinn of hunting foxes while neglecting fences. Chinn, chairman of the State Racing Commission and state senator, left Brown with a head gash and struck him with an umbrella. The two had been friends.
A general strike by the Unbasted Children's Jacket Makers Union affects about 5000 workers in the city. Two thousand struck yesterday, the rest quit today as the union, two years old, marks its first action. Strikes began with a meeting at Odd Fellows Hall on Forsyth street. The rival Busted Jacket Makers Union with 3000 members plans a Sunday strike, while vest makers and other tailors prepare for summer actions.
Ogdensburg June 21 reports the turbine steamer Scottish Hero built for the Cleveland Navigation Company moved up the St. Lawrence in two sections after being cut at Quebec to fit canals. Of steel construction designed for excursions, she is the second turbine craft to enter the Great Lakes and will be reunited at Cleveland.
The new Episcopal chapel on Governor's Island named St Cornelius's is completed. Built by Trinity Church for the soldiers, it lies east of the old South Fort near the half moon battery guarding Buttermilk Channel. Windows will memorialize distinguished soldiers. cost about 500 dollars plus 11,000 dollars for the windows.
In a Brighton Beach Park arena yesterday afternoon the Cingalee acrobats of the Pawnee Bill show clashed with an Australian boomeranger after a mishap. The heavy boomerang struck a Cingalee, who recovered and then retaliated until cowboys intervened to prevent further harm.
Three additional aldermen from New Rochelle called at the District Attorney’s office to discuss charges of trying to hold up the State Line Telephone Company franchise. The meetings followed a move by Vice-President Reynolds of the company. The Assistant District Attorney expected two more aldermen to appear.
Hester McGarren sues to set aside Henry Schuhlein divorce decree and to obtain a share of the McGarren estate. She alleges she and Alexander McGarren lived as spouses after the annulment and remained his widow at his death in 195. The county case was filed yesterday.
The Appellate Division affirms Samuel K. Ellenbogen's perjury conviction for falsely swearing Barnet Mendelson and his son Jacob lived with Bloch at No 3 Mortelreet. The city marshal received a sentence of two to four and a half years in state prison. first perjury conviction under Metropolitan District Election laws.
About seven hundred officers and men of the 12th Regiment under Colonel George R. Dyer will leave the armory tomorrow morning for a week's tour of duty at the State Camp near Peekskill. They will board cars at 63rd Street and Eleventh Avenue and reach the camp about 10 oclock. Vanderbilt and H. H. Roger will be among the officers on duty at camp.
The State Board of Tax Commissioners, visiting Elmira on June 21, criticized city and town assessors for low railroad and corporate assessments and ordered substantial increases. Personal property assessments are set to rise if orders are implemented.
Feathers-weight worsteds stand by light homespun and flannel suits. White serge full suits and trousers paired with double breasted blue coats draw attention around the Country and Yacht Clubs. Three Broadway Stores list Warren Street 13th Street and 32nd Street locations.
Colombia’s Minister to the United States Diego Mendoza said Washington reports of his withdrawal are false and that Colombia will press its Panama claims until recognized. He seeks direct settlement or arbitration before the Rio Pan American Congress, notes he only has a leave of absence to attend the Interparliamentary Union in London.
The Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Chappaqua was consecrated yesterday by Bishop George Seymour. Rev. Dr. Frank M. Clendenin erected the Gothic stone church as a memorial to his daughter Muriel, with Bishop Layton Coleman delivering the address. Fifty clergy from various states attended. The building mirrors a London church five centuries old and will seat about the expected number, with a cost around $150,000.
A woman tells how a man pressured her to die with him, dictating death letters she burned except one. She fired a revolver at him during a struggle, believing he would die by his own hand, and then claimed he had shot himself while fabricating a suicide narrative.
Mrs Mary Berens widow and Edward Gannett with her 12 year old son Peter found dead from asphyxiation in basement of 1152 De Kalb Ave Williamsburg. They left farewell notes saying they wished to die together. Gannett's wife had obtained a warrant for abandonment. Bodies were discovered by gas company workers and police. all three had died about sixteen hours earlier.
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