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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1906
Page
2
The regatta featured six varsity crews racing four miles amid rough seas. Cornell won the varsity and senior events with Syracuse second in the varsity, while Pennsylvania and Wisconsin also contested strong showings. The day ended with celebrations as crews recuperated and Georgetown coach Pat Dempsey faced mixed emotions after a tough outing.
Poughkeepsie June 2 After the race Cornell crews were sent back to Ithaca while Ithaca coach Ten Eyck appeared later among Syracuse supporters. Ten Eyck praised Syracuse freshness and closeness of finishes. Samuel H. Cook of Syracuse praised Ten Eyck and Syracuse’s performance. Wisconsin coach Andy Dea retired from active coaching.
In the two mile varsity four oared race at Finish Line, Poughkeepsie, Cornell led from the start and won by five lengths over Syracuse. Syracuse took second with Columbia third and Pennsylvania fourth. Official times were Cornell 10 35 1 5, Syracuse 10 48 2 5, Columbia 10 55 2 5, Pennsylvania 11 06 4 5. The winning crew's make-up followed.
In Poughkeepsie on June 2 Syracuse edged Cornell and Wisconsin in a thriller for the freshman eight, leading from the bridge to the finish. Official times place Syracuse at 9:51.25, Cornell at 9:35. Wisconsin finished third, with Columbia and Pennsylvania fourth and last.
Harvard oarsmen trained at Gales Ferry Connecticut on June 2. The freshman four rowed two miles upstream in 10:52 while the varsity eight and two four oared crews also practiced. The Thetis yacht visit featured Robert Bacon's son rowing No 6 in the varsity shell with plans for another sail tomorrow.
Regatta stewards ban the Vesper crew from Philadelphia and call for no further entries from American clubs after the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen censured the treasurer and suspended the crew manager and twelve crew members for lax handling and improper expenditure of funds.
Amateur reinsmen of the New York Driving Club opened at Empire City Track Yonkers with seven harness races and an exhibition. In Class A two 2:10 horses Vader and Promise battled to a final heat. Coast Make won the fastest pacer class, Orangeburg beat Moronia, Lou Mitchell aged fourteen won Class B, California Creeceus won the day’s first race, and Deputize Governor Holt posted 2 20.
Meadow Brook Freebooters beat Rockaway Hunt Club B 10 to 6 on the Hempstead Plains despite drizzling rain and a slippery field. J A Burden and Reginald Brooks led Meadow Brook with strong play, while Sidney C Love scored twice for the Rockaways. Robert Stevens surged for a long run and a brilliant goal as fouls earned half goals for each side.
United States Commissioner Shields received forty pounds of trout and bass sent from the Thousand Islands but could not find takers. The fish were offered to Marshal Henkel, his son-in-law Big Sam Edick, clerks, and others, all declining due to plans or prior meals. The box remained in the hall after Shields finally signed and left.
Braddock Pennsylvania June 23 A A Corey father of W Ellis Corey of United States Steel says his daughter in law Mrs Corey will tell her side of the divorce case when she reaches Braddock. He adds Mrs Corey will travel from the West with Miss Ada Corey and his wife Mrs A A Corey and will travel by automobile part of the way. He does not know where they left the train or where they will resume travel.
Wild dogs terrorize Mount Olive Township in New Jersey killing sheep and poultry. Farmers hunt them as a vigilance committee vows to scour the woods to reduce their growing ferocity and numbers.
William A. Porter of Brooklyn, head of United Button Co, was acquitted in four hour trial in Justice Wells's court on the charge of exceeding the speed ordinance. The court ruled the prosecution failed to prove proper placarding of exits and entrances with signboards. The alleged offence occurred Sunday June 10. Porter is the first of about forty arrestees to be cleared.
In Toms River on June 23 Professor F A Genth reports arsenic and ground glass in Mrs Carrie Brouwer’s stomach and vital parts. The findings link arsenic to a short time before death and come as her husband Dr Frank Brouwer faces murder indictments.
A Boston committee of twenty prominent Americans is formed to meet the President and State Department on protecting U S interests in Turkey. A naval demonstration with Ambassador Leishman demanding a written guarantee from the Sultan is proposed. Dr D S Stuart Dodge is secretary with Morris K Jessup Darwin James Chancellor MacCracken and Dr Barton among members.
Edwin A. Strout of New York married his stenographer Miss Adelia T. Quinn in the Stamford House parlor with a guest arranging the suite for the ceremony. The bridegroom, already divorced, and the couple took an early evening train back to New York, the ceremony performed by Justice of the Peace Martin Gray.
Baltimore June 23 Dr Thomas H White convicted of using the mails to defraud was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary and fined 1500 Nearly two hundred victims fed his scheme with weekly receipts around 1200 dollars The Telegraph report notes the case involved a fake College of Science and widespread fraud across the nation.
An international policyholders committee meeting is planned for July 10 to organize and discuss its work. Governor Hanly, a committee member, invites Seymour Eaton, secretary, to hold the meeting in Indianapolis and asks the Commercial Club to support the invitation. The club will act promptly.
Johnstown Pennsylvania reports the death of Richard Rigney aged eighty seven at his home. Rigney spent most of his life with the Pennsylvania Railroad and worked under Andrew Carnegie when he supervised this division. He was the first man pensioned by Carnegie who later settled seventy five dollars a month for life.
Washington dispatch reports H. H. D. Peirce confirmed as American Minister to Norway plans to leave Boston around July 1 and sail for his post on July 12. Huntington Wilson, to succeed him as Third Assistant Secretary of State, travels from Tokio and will arrive by month’s end.
New Bedford manufacturers decide to grant a 5 percent wage increase on July 2. Earlier, the Textile Council urged a 10 percent rise, but the Loomfixers' Union stationery caused a miscue, and no reply came from the Manufacturers Association.
Telegraph dispatch from Altoona June 23 reports that Charles Schwab, as majority owner, sacrificed 126 900 of his own money to protect minority holders in the Williams burg Paper Mill. The plant was sold to West Virginia Paper and Pulp Co, and Schwab insisted small stockholders receive benefit despite his loss.
Services and monument dedication honor the founding of the first Baptist church in the Massachusetts colony. John Myles Memorial Church in North Swansea hosted memorials while a monument on Nockum Hill near the state line marked the historic site. The Bay State church was established 243 years ago by John Iles and followers who left Rehoboth after fines for holding public meetings without a license.
Paul H. Pilgrim of the New York Athletic Club returns aboard the Cedric after winning the 400 and 8 metre races in Athens. Swimmer J W Spencer, entered in the mile but did not start, also travels home. Also aboard is H W Kerrigan the high jumper of Multnomah Athletic Club, Portland.
Automobile buyers in this outing season seek reliable and speedy road machines and maintenance at minimum cost. Wayne Automobile Company at 87 Broadway promises proven reliability for service and immediate availability of motor cars.
The Lincoln Republican National League executive committee has set October 10 for its annual convention in Lincoln. Two delegates from each state auxiliary club and affiliating clubs will represent the body.
Miss Velma Berrell, actress vacationing at North Stamford, was thrown from a wagon when her horse spooked by a train. The wagon struck a railroad bridge abutment and she suffered injuries, later dying as a hearse crashed into a telegraph pole.
Andrew Carnegie donated $3,000 to the University of Southern California. President George T Bovard announced the gift during the university’s commencement exercises yesterday in Los Angeles.
Angier Duke son of Benjamin Duke is in Nassau Hospital on Long Island with a cut above the eye and facial injuries after his heavy automobile struck a lumber wagon while traveling at high speed with his sister Miss Fuller and a chauffeur. The chauffeur was injured but unhurt enough to drive to the hospital. the women in the rear were uninjured and stayed at the Garden City Hotel.
Hackensack, June 2. George M. Lasell principal of Ridgefield Park school was served with a typewritten copy of charges by teacher Olive King. Lasell turned the papers over to his attorney P W Stagg and a Ridgefield Park Board meeting may be called next week to hear the case in executive session.
Joseph M. Brennan who claimed to be a special officer with a shield was arrested by Captain Hudgins at West 22d Street. Detectives Mc Gee Roy and Lemon witnessed Brennan take a $19 bill from a woman named Jennie Becket who had complained about a plainclothes officer demanding money. A note from the Corporation Counsel's office signed John P. O'Brien was found in Brennan's pocket.
John Mee, a gravel train worker from Sayre, is under Dr. Charles A. Haines care in Sayre for injuries from a midweek hailstorm near Trumansburg, N Y. He says stones the size of baseballs struck him, bruising his shoulder and breaking a bone in his foot. he notes a horse was killed by a stone.
Workmen uncover a seven inch tooth in the Ridely estate trench in Dulaney's Valley Baltimore County believed to be mastodon. Professor Bibbins of Woman's College retrieved the molar for the college museum as a well preserved specimen with cusps intact but roots missing.
A family pet named Boodle from the Catts family in New Orleans died yesterday despite medical aid. He was given a silver mounted casket and buried in Metairie Cemetery in a hearse, followed by grieving family members and placed beside the family tomb.
About two hundred members of the press club from Asbury Park and surrounding area attended the excursion. Mayor Atkins and other officials joined the party which was conducted by the New York Club. A special train operated from Atlanta to Asbury Park and luncheon was served at Fenton farm.
A ferret stringing telephone wires in Lafayette Indiana completed a task in an hour that would have taken a craftsman all day. The animal followed a rope through conduit while the line was laid, guiding the operator to pull the wire.
The 1st Assembly District convention in Coring endorses President administration and Fassett record while renominating Governor Higgins. Delegates also back Tully and Fassett supporters amid party resolutions.
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