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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1915
Page
22
A group of midshipmen led by Nelson face charges over a scheme to steal examination papers at the Naval Academy. Witnesses describe meetings in rooms and entries to obtain copies as authorities detain the group under guard. A judge advocates inquiry aims to reveal who aided the alleged thefts and influence the exam process.
A planned ceremony will mark the completion of the Spencer Trask Memorial. Notable figures including Miss Kathryn van Dyke and Walter Butter will attend. The event features a demonstration of mineral waters and the unveiling of a statue by Daniel Chester French.
A general strike action spreads across the ironworkers union with 225 shops tied up and more closures feared. Reported unrest cites wage debates and potential further disruption as the strike effort gains momentum.
A dramatic pursuit ends with a woman burglar thwarted after a daylight break in. Detective Birmingham corners the suspect as she escapes through streets, firing a revolver during the chase near Lenox Avenue. The fugitive flees toward Mount Morris Park, leaving travel gear behind and prompting a citywide lookout.
A water main break beneath Forty third Street and Seventh Avenue flooded about 20 000 gallons and crept into the Times Square subway, threatening supporting planks and halting traffic. Public Service Commission crews and Go Viark oversaw shut off as workmen and heaters flooded subcellars in the Times Building.
A crowded Carnegie Hall gathering cheers ex Secretary of State Bryan while a Salado meeting in Cooper Union sees Joseph D Cannon and others denounce war and Wilson. Speakers urge antiwar stance with heavy criticism of capitalists and war munitions makers, including Rockefeller.
The battleships Texas and Utah left the navy yard for Newport with officers noting the fleet thinning as Admiral Fletcher’s group prepares to sail. The Texas narrowly avoided collision during departure, while other details describe yard discipline and ceremonial duties with a reception committee.
The long battle over Matt McGrath the athlete and high stand student centers on a new mayoral power to reinstate or remove patrolmen. McGrath who worked without pay after a series of hearings and reassignments faces a decisive ruling by Deputy Commissioner Lord with potential back pay for months of service under city direction.
Police Commissioner Woods has set up lower schools across the five boroughs to train patrollers for sergeant promotion. About 3,004 patrolmen will attend Wednesday sessions, with directions sent to precincts asking for support and optional civil service pay for tuition.
A notable wartime feat reports an Austrian patrol capturing a Russian general, a colonel, and about four hundred troops near Tarnow. Lieutenant von Pingter led the action, his Landwehr and Chisus detachment taken by Cossacks while probing retreating Russians. The ensuing capture of officers and soldiers was handed over to the corps of prisoners.
Washington June 21 Joseph P Tumulty secretary to President Wilson denies stories that William F McCombs will retire next year He says he never sought the chairmanship and that rumors of a rift with Bryan are false In a letter to Thomas P Martin Tumulty states his relations with Bryan have been pleasant and intimate and no truth to claims of a planned leadership challenge or campaign against McCombs.
A crane incident injured two workers including an engineer and a fireman. The article describes a scaffold and water spray mishap during signaling and control actions. Witnesses recall a tense moment as the machine moved, with one bystander, James Muschi, reportedly injured and treated. The report notes a nearby foreman and multiple unnamed workers involved.
A limousine crash injured four people including bank president William A Weepirs and his chauffeur. Also injured were Holand Litehenstein owner of another car and Jem B. Earle chauffeur. All were taken to St. Mary's Hospital. Separate incidents in Mahwah and Veronas injured several others, with Frank Smith and his daughter among the injured. A patrolman and an engine man were briefly involved in related events, and one man faced bail in a nearby court.
Justice Francis J. Swayze of New Jersey Supreme Court delivered the commencement address at Yale Law School during the university’s exercises. The day also featured alumni dinners, prize awards including the Townsend prize and a law degree summa cum laude for Philenham Buncell, with other honors to Fred Eli Lott Herschel Whitheld Pelika and Michael of Newburgh. Archibal Mackelsh read the class poem and Edwin Burtt led the basis as Charles Adors gave the class history and Thomas Armour Contiers spoke at New York City origins.
The British Prize Court granted the owners of the copper cargo aboard the Swedish steamer Zamora the right to appeal. The ruling followed War Department requisitioning orders and challenged the legality of Orders in Council, with judges debating the court's authority and international law implications.
A northbound freight at Deaths Alley Fortyeninth and Fiftieth streets struck Mrs. Joseph Riabole at 200 West Sixty sixth Street. She was returning home with her husband when the collision mangled her legs. The husband heard her screams, the train halted, and Dr Wiig had her carried to Polyclinic Hospital by ambulance.
Alumni confront trustees over dismissal of president select Dr. Nearing at University. Letters and protests from graduates and faculty demand disclosure of grounds, urging free speech and institutional transparency amid university crisis and trustees actions.
Columbia professors advocate for Scott Nearing amid his recent dismissal from the University of Pennsylvania. Deans and economics faculty defend his character and teaching, while trustees resist the move, warning against radical influences and calling for a broader investigation by joint committees of economics and politics.
The Sporting Club hosts boxing bouts featuring Ketebell against Young at 8 o clock with Pink Dyeng and Yrnge facing Street Sporting in a seven round match. Al McCay battles at the Athletic Club later.
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