Abrasive Materials and U S Mineral Resources in 191
Washington reports on abrasive materials as vital yet little understood mineral products. It outlines three main groups, notes rises in industrial use, provides production values for corundum emery garnet and grindstones, and cites artificial abrasives carborundum crushed steel and synthetic corundum. It lists U S and foreign production, imports, and emerging industries at Niagara Falls and in North Carolina and New York.
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Washington
Joseph Hivde Pratt
United States
Press
United States Geological Surgery
Niagara Falls
Pittsburg Crushed Steel Company
Norton Emery Wheel Company
Wiagara Falls
New York
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
North Creek
Minerva
Warren County
Hudson River
Essex County
Roxbury
Litchfield
Shawangunk Mountains
Rochester
Marbletown
Wawarsing
Gardener
New Paltz
Ulster County
Newcastle-on- Tyne
England
Edinburgh
Scotland
Bavaria
Abandon Baisley’s Pond Under Consideration
Samuel Hendrickson of the Queens Health Department urges Commissioner Dougherty to discontinue use of Baisley’s Pond Jamaica and its upstream streams for Brooklyn water supply due to pollution. John M. Smith’s conduit duties and neglect charges prompt the inquiry, with Dougherty reviewing the recommendation and delaying a quick decision.
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Samuel Hendrickson
Department of Health
Borough of
Queens
Jamaica
Long Island
Dougherty
Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity
Brooklyn
Hendrickson
John M. Smith
Baisley’s
Remsen
Water Department
Smith
Baisley's
Roebling Delays On Williamsburg Bridge Cables
The Roebling company must forfeit 368.0% penalties for late completion after April 21. A six months extension was granted, another request denied, and officials accuse the firm of extreme dilatoriness as first wire wasn’t strung until November 277.
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John A. Roebling
Roebling Company
Roebling
New Rochelle Engineer Sues Railroad for Death Toll
Horace F. Crosby, city engineer of New Rochelle, sued the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad for 106000 damages over his son’s death in a January tunnel crash. A jury at White Plains found a verdict for 7500 after Crosby refused a prior settlement offer. Crosby’s son was about 21, earning about a year.
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Horace F. Crosby
New-Rochelle
New-York Central and
Hudson River Railroad Company
New York Central
Smith
White Plains
Crosby
American Locomotive Company
Franchising Hudson Tunnel Moves Ahead in NYC Meet
President Orr and Controller Grout of the Rapid Transit Commission discussed with William G. McAdoo of the New York and New Jersey Railroad Company the possibility of completing the Hudson River tunnel between Jersey City and Manhattan and building a terminal at Christopher and Tenth streets. The firm seeks a franchise similar to the Pennsylvania tunnel terms, with traffic arrangements between the Interborough Rapid Transit and the Hudson project. The meeting lasted about two hours and ended without a decision.
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Orr
Grout
Rapid Transit Commission
William G. McAdoo
New-York and New-Jersey Railroad Company
North River
Jersey City
Manhattan
Christopher and
Tenth Sts
New York and New-Jersey Company
Hudson River Tunnel Company
Mr. McAdoo
New York and New Jersey Company
W. G. Oakman
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Rapid Transit Subway
Interborough Company
Hudson River
Mr. Oakman
Edmund C. Converse
Henry A. Murray
Charles W. King
John W. McCullough
Elbert H. Gary
The
Steel Trust
Anthony N. Brady
John G. Williams
Seaboard Air Line
E. F.C. Young
David Young
Frederick B. Jennings
Charles H. Russell
Charles M. Jacobs
Messrs
McAdoo
McLean
Finance Department
Mr. Rice
Brooklyn rapid transit tunnel contract review ends with approval plan
Edward M. Shepard counsel to the Rapid Transit Commission spent an hour with Corporation Counsel Rives examining the Brooklyn extension tunnel contract. Rives will approve only if the contract is legal and has Shepard print and submit it in its current form.
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Edward M. Shepard
Rapid Transit Commission
Rives
Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Tunnel
Mr. Shepard
Captain Gorman Transferred After Bronx Park Clash
Captain William Gorman was moved from the Bronx Park precinct to Union Market station by Commissioner Partridge. Union Market Captain William Schults will replace him. The transfer follows a Sunday clash with Park Commissioner Eustis who claims park police are not properly directed and that park commissioners should control police in parks.
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Gorman
Bronx Park
Union Market Station
Partridge
William Schults
Eustis
Captain Gorman
St: J
Jerome's Work Or To Date
District Attorney Jerome releases figures on office workload before a three week vacation. Indictments dropped from 861 to 406. old cases reduced to 139. Prisoners at the Tombs fell monthly from 212 in January to 157 in May. Daily county cost per prisoner averages 44 cents. Convictions average 26.99 with 43 acquittals, vs Philbin era 46.74% convictions. Jerome departs for Amherst then Denver and Colorado Springs to July 2 for Bar Association address. First Assistant Schurman also travels. Rand acts in Jerome's absence for two months.
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Jerome
Philbi
Philb
Philbin
Philbdin
Amherst College
Amherst
Denver
Colorado Springs
State Bar Association
Colorado
Chicago
Pittsburg
Schurman
Mr. Schurman
Rand
Mr. Jerome
Europe
Sergeant Harkins Promoted to Captain in Brooklyn Force
Police Commissioner Partridge yesterday promoted Sergeant Patrick J. Harkins of the Fiftieth Precinct Brooklyn to captain. Harkins had topped the eligible list after the recent captaincies and has long served in the Navy Yard district. He is slated to command the Fifty-third Precinct, previously led by Captain Dunn.
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Partridge
Patrick J. Harkins
Fiftieth
Brooklyn
Harkins
Navy Yard
Dunn
Brokers' Books Mutilated In Wright & Garfield Case
Deputy sheriff at Wright and Garfield stock brokers office on Broadway seized furniture after an attachment for 2400 dollars issued by Justice Truax of the Supreme Court. Records of customer transactions were found mutilated with leaves torn out, indicating deliberate book destruction related to two assigned claims by Charles McCreery and Gerard Mailet for deposited funds. Benjamin L. Turner holds the attachment backing the action.
Justice Gaynor Denies Mandamus Over Street Extensions
In Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Gaynor refused John Gilgar’s writ to halt $1,000,000 in street extension costs being charged to property owners rather than the city. He found no basis to interfere since the city would benefit, not be harmed, by the action previously decided by the Board of Public Improvements.
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Gaynor
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
John Gilgar
Board of Estimate
Old Board of Publi Improvements
Justice Gaynor
Ground inquest probes twin deaths as coroner voices no progress
Long Island coroner John Nugent arrived at Good Ground to see Miss Gracie Foster gravely ill after a drowning at Tiana Bay on June 9 and to discuss the death of Miss Lawrence and Foster. Detective Fields has interviewed locals in pursuit of clues, and a full report to District Attorney Livingston Smith is forthcoming.
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Long Island
John Nugent
Southampton
Gracie Foster
Clarence Foster
Tiana Bay
Lawrence
Foster
Hight
Detective Fields
Pinkerton Agency
Livingston Smith
Girl Loses Scalp In Felt Mill Gear Ordeal Near Port Chester
Mary Affeldt nineteen year old mill operative at American Felt Company's Port Chester factories was dragged into a fast revolving gear while oiling a room. Hair torn from her head and scalp ripped away. John Deady and fellow workers aided her to her home. Doctor W J Sheehan said skin grafting may save her life with many volunteers from the mill offering skin for grafts. Doctor will begin grafting once enough healing occurs.
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Mary Affeldt
American Felt Company
Port Chester
John Deady
W. J. Sheehan
Miss Affeldt
Sheehan
Toronto Strike Ends After Militia Arrives
Toronto Ontario June militiamen arrived from Niagara on the Lake and quartered at armories as the street railway strike neared settlement. A compromise set the wage scale to July 1 with a ballot vote to adopt the 18 and 26 cent structure. the company preserves anti union recognition but offers employee appeals to the general manager.
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Toronto
Ort
Street Railway Company
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Board of Trade Committee
Maine Town Centennial Opens in Waterville
Thousands of former residents gathered in Waterville Maine for the centennial anniversary of the town's incorporation. A 100 gun salute opened the celebration. Morning rites included the dedication of the city building with addresses by S. S. Brown C. F. Johnson and F. W. Blair. An historical address followed by a poem read by Professor Arthur J. Roberts and an oration by Warren C. Philbrook. Governor John F. Hill gave a short address.
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Waterville
S. S. Brown
C. F. Johnson
F. W. Blair
Edward Cary Whittemore
J. D
New Brunswick Truste e resigns over library site clash
In New Brunswick on June 23 a split vote of 4 to 2 backed Livingstone avenue as the Carnegie library site, but the public library trustees remained deadlocked 3 to 3. Trustee Henry L. Janeway Jr resigned rather than back the Livingstone avenue plan, and Mayor Viehmann appointed Charles D. Ross, a Livingstone advocate, to his seat.
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New-Brunswick
Andrew Carnegie Library
Public Library Trustees
Livingstone Ave
Public Library
George A. Viehmann
Henry L. Janeway, Jr
Viehmann
Charles D. Ross
Janeway
Old man dies before sentencing in larceny case
R G Adolph Wolf, aged man of 57 Merchant Street Newark, died at home yesterday while awaiting sentencing on an Essex County grand jury indictment for larceny of 11000 dollars worth of hides from Liedenbach and Co. He had pleaded guilty, then not guilty, but again guilty, claiming he only checked hides at extra weight. An autopsy will be held.
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R. G. Adolph Wolf
Merchantst
Newark
Essex County Grand
Liedenbach & Co
Seventh Ave
Skinner
Wolf
Court of Quarter Sessions
Dover Farmer Kills Wife and Infant Then Surrenders
Jacob Killen a Dover area farmer, after a period of temporary insanity, attacked his wife and ten month old child with an axe while they slept. He fled to the woods but surrendered to Sheriff Reedy and is jailed in Dover as the injuries to his wife and child are treated.
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Dover
Del
Jacob Killen
Viola
Killen
Kitlen
Reedy
Tarrant & Co Sold At Auction
By order of the Supreme Court receiver William E Curtis sold at auction the Tarrant & Co drug business established 1834. Auctioneer Martin F Hatch oversaw the sale at 21 Jay St. The buyer Max J Breitenbach of Warrenst will take possession June 30.
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Supreme Court
Willam E. Curtis
Jay St
Tarrant & Co
Warrenst
Martin F. Hatch
Broadway
Ssard
Max J. Breitenbach
No. Warrenst
Woman Arrested in Union Hill Fraud Conspiracy
Union Hill New Jersey police say Mrs. Gussie Brodie, 34, is the alleged principal in a vast scheme to obtain $30,000 from Union Traction Company of Philadelphia by false damages claims from a trolley car crash. She allegedly served as plaintiff in three prior damage suits now disputed by the company.
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Union Hill
N. J
Gussie Brodie
Union Traction Company
Philadelphia
Two Lodging Houses Fall In Dallas Collapse
At 2 05 am the middle section of the St James Hotel collapsed trapping thirteen men under debris but without any fatalities. The adjacent Sherman lodging house also fell yet all guests escaped. Owner McDonald suffered a severe scalp wound.
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Dallas
Tex
St. James Hotel
Sherman Lodging
St. James
McDonald
Firework Permits Spark Pre Fourth Disorder Say Police
Police officials blamed Fire Commissioner for granting fireworks sale licenses weeks ahead of July Fourth, saying early displays in shop windows tempt children and make it impossible to prevent premature celebrations. An official noted fewer complaints this year, but urged licenses only on or before the Fourth.
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Mulberry St
Mayor ejected from court in Zanesville clash
In Zanesville Ohio Mayor James IL Holden was forcibly removed from Police Judge Reed's court after demanding withdrawal of an affidavit against a drunkenness charge. Chief of Police Tracy ejected Holden, a scuffle followed with Tracy’s brother aiding. The mayor struck the chief and the chief struck back with a club.
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Zanesville
Ohio
James IL. Holden
Court of Police
Reed
Tracy
Holden
Wife Shot in Reform School Incident Named Accident
Topeka Kansas June 23 Matron Lowe of the Reform School lies unconscious at the hospital with two bullet wounds and there is no hope of recovery. Her husband J C Lowe a teacher and graduate of the State Normal School is imprisoned charged with the shooting. A waterman heard the shots and Lowe cried it was an accident. A revolver with four empty chambers lay nearby. Lowe, 32, and his wife 30, have two small children.
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Topeka
Kan
Lowe
Reform School
J. C. Lowe
Watcrman
State Normal School
Kansas
Prescott
Republican County Central Committee
New Plea for Elected Brooklyn Magistrates
The dispute over who may sit as Brooklyn magistrates continues as an appeal is filed from Justice Keogh’s ruling. Elected magistrates claim district election authority, arguing the Court of Appeals erred in constitutional interpretation and that the legislature can provide for district magistrate elections.
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van Wreck
Brooklyn
Court of Appeals
James P
Kings County
Justice Keogh
State of New York
Dooley, Higginbotham
Furlong
Naumer
O'Reilly
J. Lott Nostrand
William Kramer
William Watson
William Brennan
Walter L. Durack
Raymond V. Ingersoll
Cated
Electric car plan eyed for New England by Stillman
Worcester mass June 23 special H L Stillman treasurer of the American Automobile Wheel Company of New York visits Boston seeking a site to build an Edison Stillman electric road. He envisions a ten mile line from Stow to Bolton using storage batteries and a rail and wheel system that works on rails or highways.
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Worcester
Mass
H. L. Stillman
American Automobile Wheel Company
New York
Boston
Extraordinary trial term ordered for Staten Island murder case
Governor Odell has ordered an extraordinary term of the Supreme Court to be held in Richmond Staten Island with Justice Gaynor presiding. Austin H Donalson a Springville farmer faces first degree murder charges for alleged April 15 killing of Meyers by a spade blow. Trial aimed to proceed immediately at the defendant's counsel request prior to the September session.
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Supreme Court
Richmond
Staten Island
Gaynor
Austin H. Donalson
Springville
Meyers
Donalson
Stevens
Odell
Boy questions pantry security after good behavior
The Portland Oregonian recounts a light anecdote in which Tommy, bright and trusting, asks his mother why mince pies remain locked in the pantry despite his claims of good behavior. The exchange preserves a wholesome domestic moment.
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The
Portland Oregonian
Tommy
Woman accused in fraud scheme linked to car crash
The woman and her husband, parents of five, allegedly deceived charities in Philadelphia for money. Investigators say she claimed to be injured in a wreck, but was actually in a following car. Detectives tracked her to Union Hill and Hackensack Park Road. She confessed that a lawyer urged her to feign injuries for profit.
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Philadelphia
Cvie
Brown
Union Hill
Hackensack Park Road
New Brunswick Presbytery Meets in Lawrenceville
The summer conference of the Presbytery of New Brunswick opened in Lawrenceville with a large turnout of ministers and elders. In morning business the June meeting was held. Rev Dr L W Mudge of Princeton spoke on solving vacancy and supply problems urging committees to handle hiring. Rev Dr J S MacIntosh of Philadelphia addressed evangelical needs. evening devotional by Rev Dr John Dixon on divine illumination.
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Titk Tribune
Princeton
Presbytery of
New-Brunswick
Lawrenceville
L. W. Mudge
Presbyterian Church
Downington
Penn
J. S. MacIntosh
Philadelphia
John Dixon
As His Child Saw Aim in the Dark
A Los Angeles real estate man recounts a family moment when his young daughter cried for her mother as darkness fell. She explained she needed mamma and that she felt unsettled because only a grown-up was present in the house.
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The
Los Angeles Herald
Los Angeles
Death by own action in European armies rates cited
From The Medical News the article notes death by own action rates vary by army. German 670 per million, Italian 249, Belzic 249, English 220, English Indian 4 percent, Russian 200, Spanish 40. French interior rose from 47 to 296. French African army 630. American rates rise in the Philippines, with US rate about double Ireland and half England.
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Interior
Republic
France
Philippines
United States
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Health Department
ITY Engineer
Son
Hudson Tunnel
New-York and
New-Jersey Tunnel Company
Wright & Garfield
Great Neck
Fields
Maine
New-Jersey News
Carnegie
the Tribune
W. S. Mallory
Edison Storage Battery Company
Edison
Stillman
Mallory
Richmond Farmer
Chickering
Wanamaker’s
Chickering, Vose & Sons
Crown
Angelus
Chickering Grand Rd
Wegman
Gabler
Raven & Bacon
Morgan & Sons
Hardman
Hampton & Sons
Chickering & Sons
Brothers
Royal
F. Doll
Schubert
Gale
Brainard
Stulz & Bauer
Waters Square
Steinway
Boardman
Waters
Weber
Betts
Dunham
Ernst
Mixsell
A. B. Chase
Estey
Shoninger
Pelton
John Wanamaker
A. T. Stewart & Co
Fourth Ave
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