Fusion Forces Strengthen As 1901 Campaign Echoes Return
The anti Tammany fusion movement in New York tightens its ranks with new allies and a held together leadership. Herman Ridder’s German American Reform Union slows joining while several ethnic leagues join the fusion effort including German American Municipal League Brooklyn Kings County Democracy Austro Hungarian and Italian American Leagues. Permanent chair R Fulton Cutting proclaims the movement stronger than in 1901 and ready for September discussions on candidates and platforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tammany
Cutting
United Germans
Eugene Voset
Jacob Neu
Ludwig Nissen
Henry Battermen
Kings County Democracy
Seth Low
William H. Locke
Matthew Judee
D. W. Sullivan
Nathaniel Ellis
Newton T. Caslin
A. H. Eastmond
Jules A. Guedon
Otto Kempner
Illiam Bilan
Emil Nyitrai
Leopold Eel
Joseph Frencolini
A. M. Yuzzolino
Devery to Keep It Up in Tammany Fight For IXth District
William S. Devery says the Garvey appeal outcome proves nothing and vows to continue his bid for a seat on the IXth District Tammany Hall executive committee. He insists the district supports him, hints at further action, and praises Jerome for naming Murphy and others in the Dock Board probe.
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William S. Devery
Court of Appeals
Peter J. Garvey
Tammany Hall
Ixth
Tammany
Tammany Hell
Garvey
Feller
Jerome
Murphy
John Doe
Dock Board
Devery
Egan
Old Dock Board
Marshall 3. Clarke
Old Board
Charles F. Murphy
J. Sergeant Cram
Peter F. Meyer
Degnon-McLean Contracting Company
Annst
Great Jones Sr
William H. Burke
Harlem
Friends of
Brown & Fleming
John Fleming
Fleming
Charles A. Brown
Brown
Decision Upholds Garvey Case At Albany Court of Appeals
Albany June 22 The Court of Appeals sustained the Appellate Division First Department ruling in the Peter J Garvey versus Democratic General Committee of New York dispute reversing a Special Term order. The case involved a temporary mandamus seeking recognition of Garvey as IXth district representative tied to ex Chief of Police.
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Albany
Court of Appeals
First Department
Peter J. Garves
Democratic General Committee of
New York
Gervey
Ixthstrict
Czar Approves Finland Gun Sale Ban with Severe Penalties
In St Petersburg a new edict bars the sale of guns ammunition and explosives in Finland except under strict controls. Violators face two heavy fines or imprisonment. The measure is seen as a major move toward tighter Finnish governance. An unrelated ad notes the Richfield Springs Sleeper with Lackawanna Railroad advertising.
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Et. Petersburg
Finland
Tragic train jump ends in mangled Brooklyn death
Archibald Morrison of 132 West Thirty second Street leapt onto a train near the Brooklyn bridge, was struck by the third rail, and fell to Front Street over 100 feet below. A pawn ticket, a tintype, and a Bible verse tied the victim to Morrison, once a silk salesman with prior Brooklyn employment. Witness Abraham Goodman saw the fatal jump and signaled the car’s passengers. Police and an ambulance were summoned. Morrison’s injuries were fatal.
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Archibald Morrison
West
Brooklyn Tower
Front St
Abraham Goodman
Madison St
Gillen
Fulton St
Brooklyn City Hospital
Goodman
A. Morrison
Atlantic Ave
Brooklyn
Nathan Latham
Morrison
F. Loeser & Co
A. I. Namm & Co
PHIL S ENTRIES OUT CULMINATION OF SHAW CASE
The Jockey Club stewards at a yesterday meeting refused future entries by George E. Smith known as Pittsburg Phil and denied reinstatement for jockey William Shaw. The move follows a turf scandal and long suspicion around Smith Shaw ties, with Smith once famed for audacious bets and high stakes wins.
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Jockey Club
Belmont
J. H. Bradford
F. R. Hitchcock
H. K. Knapp
George E. Smith
Pittsburg
William Shaw
Sheepshead Bay
Smith
Willie” Shaw
Pittsburg Phil
Jamaica
Shaw
W. C. Daly
Ilyria
Ben Howard
Illyria
August Belmont
Morris Park
Phil
G. E. Smith
King Cadmus
Gravesend
Grand Opera
Stevedore
Chilton
Lord Turco
Bill” Smith
Negro hanged by poison ends Georgetown jail case
John Brownfield a Georgetown jail inmate who was to be hanged for murdering constable J C Scurry killed himself with poison before the scheduled execution. Earlier escapes and appeals failed as his case moved through state and federal courts amid race tensions. The report notes prior poison attempts and a royal advertising line about Veuve Clicquot.
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UY Telegraph
the Tribune
Columbia
John Brownfield
J. C. Scurry
Georgetown
Brownfield
State Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Mitchel
Subway Probe Reveals Dock Board Secrets And Conflicts
District Attorney and aide push televised questions while key witnesses face delays. Degnon MacLean and Brown Fleming ties emerge as subways dispute dumping board privileges and large earth moving profits. Brown defends firm assets near 1.1 million with modest liabilities as Fleming faces dissolution action and Coogan receiver dispute.
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Fleming
James J. Coogan
Richard Croker
Brown
David McClure
Coogan
Brown & Fleming
Degnon-MacLean Contracting Company
John B. McDonald
William Barclay Parsons
Canal-st
Death of Herman F. Robinson at Montauk Point a suicide
The body of Herman F. Robinson of New York was found on Montauk Point near Little Pond north shore. A bullet in the head declared death by his own action. He left New York Sunday morning and mailed a letter to his brother detailing where to find his body. Beverly R. Robinson led a large search from Montauk station to the hillside where the suicide occurred. Coroner Nugent announced the death as self-inflicted. Herman F. Robinson, Harvard graduate of 1898, was a lawyer and member of several clubs and societies.
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Montauk Point
Long Island
Herman F. Robinson
New York
Robinson
Beverly Robinson
West Thirty-seventh-st
Beverly R. Robinson
Wall St
Manhattan
Eulace Payne
Santiago
Little Pond
Herman Robinson
Fort Pond Bay
Conklin
North Shore
Amagansett
Montauk Station
Beverley K. Robinson
Harvard University
Seawanhaka Corinthian
Roosevelt peers predict Roosevelt election in 1900 campaign
New Orleans on June 23 Charles S Fairchild says Cleveland will not seek active politics and that Roosevelt is broadly expected to be nominated by Republicans and elected. He notes prosperity, limited tariff talk, and that expansion and Philippines unlikely to drive campaign yet believes Roosevelt will win.
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THE
Tribune
New Orleans
Cleveland
Charles S. Fairchild
Fairchild
New York
Roosevelt
Philippines
Hour Bridge Block Ties Up Brooklyn Traffic
A main power cable broke causing an hour and a half of trolley and bridge traffic disruption in Brooklyn. Cars stalled on Washington Street and Fulton Street to Flatbush Avenue as thousands of commuters walked the flooded bridge in a drenching rain. Extra cars and trains were added but relief only came long after nine.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn Bridge
Washington St
Fultoa St
Flatbushave
Muarhattan
Park Row
President Orr greatly surprised by House of Refuge reports
A Tribune inquiry questions alleged bad conditions at Randall's Island House of Refuge. Alexander E. Orr, president of the board, says he has heard no official charges or details. The piece notes Orr's surprise and lack of confirmation amid circulated accounts. A separate item advertises Cranberry Lake excursion with special train from New York.
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House of Refuge
Randall's Island
Alexander E. Orr
Board of Directors
Tribune
Mr. Orr
Niza
Troops Ordered to Quell Streetcar Strike Riots in Richmond
Governor Montague ordered the 70th Regiment the Richmond Blues Battalion and the Richmond Howitzers to duty to prevent rioting by streetcar strikers and sympathizers. The 70th will report tomorrow with five local companies, while seven more arrive from Danville Farmville Charlottesville Staunton Lynchburg Alexandria and Roanoke amid ongoing unrest with no serious injuries reported.
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Danville
Riot in Peoria Illinois Ends with Mobile Aftermath
Detective Murphy has been killed by negro desperadoes as Peoria endures a siege. City Hall surrounded and lights off while Fire Department aids police. By dawn, Sheriff Potter’s dozen deputies stood at the jail, ready to fire if the mob pressed the jail doors, with twenty officers inside, as the crowd dispersed without a clear leader.
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Peoria, Lll
Potter
TWO COUNTIES IN ARMS
In Logansport Indiana Panhandle detectives sheriffs from two counties and policemen from three cities gather with farmers to pursue Willard Herrell an ex convict terrorizing Case and Miami counties for a day He is armed and vows to die rather than be captured He wounded a train and a bar thereafter chased a man named Shively who fled as bullets flew Shively had testified against Herrell in a murder case leading to Herrell's prior conviction and imprisonment.
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Logansport
Ind
Panhandle
Willard Herrell
Case
Miami
Herrell
Lake Erie
Bunker Hill
Join Shively
Shively
William Condon
Herreill
Snowy spectacle on first day of summer at Asbury Park
Visitors in Asbury Park New Jersey woke to a freak summer snow squall as an ensuing northeast storm drove down temperatures. High tides sent unusually large waves rolling ashore, drawing crowds to sheltered pavilions while the boardwalk remained intact despite the stormy sea.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Rain Lingers As Wall Of High Pressure Holds Storm
A prolonged rainfall continues in the city due to a wall of high pressure over New England and Northern New York. The lake district storm stalled, forecasting more rain for Wednesday and Thursday with fresh east winds. June rainfall totals reach about 4.57 inches. Temperature varied from 53 to 59 degrees.
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Middle West
New England
New-York
Emery
Weather Bureau
Lake District
Shot Brother in Quarrel Ends With Leg Wound
Jerome Case, son of the late Jackson I Case, was shot in the leg this afternoon in a family quarrel with his younger brother Roy. Roy fled after threatening death by own action and is being sought. Both boys are under sixteen. Roy reportedly used a surgeon's knife first, then fired twice. the second shot struck Jerome in the leg though not dangerously.
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the Tribune
Wis
Jerome Case
Jackson I. Case
Jay
Roy
Accidentally Shot by a Friend at Portage Lake
Horace Fleischer of Philadelphia was critically wounded Monday night when P. Rosser, while handling Fleischer’s revolver, discharged it. The bullet lodged near his back after passing through the abdomen. He was transported by special car to Eastern Maine General Hospital in Bangor where an operation was performed. Surgeons remain hopeful despite the dangerous wound. Fleischer’s parents remain at his bedside as Philadelphia doctors join.
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Telegrape
Tribune Bansor
Horace Fleischer
Philadelphia
Portage Lake
Aroostook County
P. Resser
Eastern Maine General Hospital
Bangor
Rosser
Fleischer
McKinley
Teller
Post Office probes reveal Machen Beavers threats and leaks
Washington report outlines threats of exposure against officials A W Machen and George W Beavers as inspectors discuss alleged irregularities. Loud Bristow Crum and Waters deny improper ties while grand jury eyes aluminum paint contract fraud. Key figures Knox Conrad Bonaparte enlist for prosecutions.
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Iprow the Tribune Breat
Washington
Wynne
A. W. Machen
George W. Beavers
Beaver
Machen
Representative Loud
Post Office Committee
Mr. Loud
Douglas & Douglas
Loud
Department
Bristow
Alaska
Boston
John P. Crum
Mr. Waters
Waters
Clum
Grand Jury
Grand
Knox
Holmes Conrad
Department of Justice
Cleveland
Charles J. Bonaparte
Civil Service
Baltimore
Post Office
Madden Denies Postoffice Carbon Paper Contract Corruption Allegations
Third Assistant Postmaster General Madden, visiting Detroit, denies he approved or saw any carbon paper contract and asks Postmaster General Payne to investigate. He says The Free Press misrepresented his role, asserting the contract was drawn and let by the First Assistant’s office without his involvement, and he cites labor savings and improved manifolding as reasons for the product. He urges an immediate inquiry to clear his name.
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Detroit
Madden
Payne
Post Office
Henry C. Payne
Wasington
Free Press
E Wynne
Postal Service
Division of Post Office
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Citizens Union
R. Fulton Cutting
Tammeny Hall
Tammany Clique
Fusion Movement
Russia
Krementz
Olist
Advt
Richfield Springs
Lackawanna Railroad
Wa. m
House of Veuve Clicquot
Edward VII
Prince of Wales
Meyer
Mr. Fleming
Daniel F. McMahon
Mr. Brown
East River
Long Island Railroad Company
Rapid Transit Subway Construction Company
McDonald
Parsons
Fisher
Degnon-McLean Company
Supreme Court
Great Jones St
Canal St. Pier
Degnon-McLean, Company
Joseph Been
Ninth-St
Joseph Egan
Pocono Mountain
Delaware Water Gap
Stroudsburg
Mt. Pocono
H. F. Robinson
Montauk
C. S. Fairchild
Orr
Cranberry Lake
the Lake
Adot
Richmond
Montague
70Th Regiment
Richmond Blues
Farmville
Charlottesville
Staunton
Lynchburg
Alexandria
Roanoke
Peoria, Ill
Jersey Resort
J. I. Case
Wickenberg
Ariz
Frederic
Cochran
Arizona
Rutland RK. R
Manchester
Brandon Lake Dunmore
Hydeepem
Burlington
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