Prosperity Seen Unabated by New York Business Survey
A Tribune canvass of New York's vast commercial and financial interests finds no sign of shrinking prosperity. Six months into 1907 show higher business volume than 1906, fewer failures, and optimism for the second half of the year across several industries.
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New York
United States
North America
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Henry Clews
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Far East
Paris
London
London Stock Exchange
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Abraham Davis
Davis & Henis
New England States
The Gorman machine in Maryland politics stages bid
Baltimore June 23 Special The Gorman Democratic machine led by Arthur P. Gorman tries to extend control in Howard County and statewide as primaries and early county convention set the stage for two U S Senate seats. The elder and younger Gorman aim to dominate the state party and influence the 1910 senatorial race while Governor Warfield resists.
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Gorman
United States
Arthur P. Gorman
Maryland
Democratic Party
Senate
Old Guard
Mr. Gorman
Congressman Talbott
Talbott
Home County
Howard County
Howard
Democratic Committee
Ellicott City
Joshua N. Warfield
E. Greene Selby
Thomas H. Hunt
Warfield
Jacob J. Werner
Werner
State Senate
Mr. Warfield
William Pinkney Whyte
United States Senate
Rayner
O'Malley
Anne Arundel
Queen Anne's
Anne Arundel County
Husband Held in Abduction Case of 15-Year-Old Girl
Hubert J. Towers 25 was arrested on charges of abducting Almeda Eileen Capen age fifteen of 7 Tenth Avenue. He claims they are married and she told him she was eighteen. The girl disappeared June 15 and was found at 38 Graham Avenue Brooklyn. she later said she had told him she was eighteen. The case involves the mother Stella Capen and the Children's Society.
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Eileen Capen
No. 7
Tenth Avenue
Hubert J. Towers
Towers Suys
Stella Capen
Towers
Capen
Benjamin J. Ralph
Graham Avenue
Brooklyn
W. Valenta
Ralph
Annie Smith
Children’s Society
Hot needle revives contortionist in Williamsburg
Patrolman Gaughran found a man believed dead in front of the First Baptist Church on Keap Street. He carried him to the station house where doctors at Williamsburg Hospital examined him, treated him for possible fakery or spinal injury, and later sent Michael Sullivan of 18 Meeker Avenue to Blackwell's Island after a hot needle remedy and his subsequent performance.
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Clymer Street
First Baptist Church
Keap Street
Williamsburg
Williamsburg Hospital
Michael Sullivan
Meeker Avenue
Blackwell's Island
New S I Ferry House Opens at Last at St George
The new ferry house at St George Staten Island opens with the midnight Manhattan ferry arrival marking first use. Slips up, runways in place, crowd flow to upper decks, and trains to grade level. buildings landward view disappointing though coal yards and locomotives loom nearby.
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Staten Island
Manhattan
Tompkinsville
Dan O'Reilly hailed as Chinatown savior amid Belt preservation clash
Dan O'Reilly, former counsel for Harry K Thaw, gains idol status among Mott Street Celestials. Supported by locals including Chuck Connors Nigger Mike and Little Tim Sullivan, he helps block Borough President Ahearn's plan for a park on Dovers Street. Vermilion banners at Hip Sing Tong applaud his chop suey belt preservation, while overindulgence leads to disorder in Chatham Square.
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Lake Middleton
Tong
Dan” O'Reilly
Harry K. Thaw
Celestials
Mott Street
Chuck” Connors
Mike
Tom" Lee
Mock Duck
Dan
Tim” Sullivan
Larry Mulligan
Ahearn
Dovers Street
Dan" O’reilly
Board of Estimate
Pell Street
Lee Su
Chatham Bauare
Von Sternburg's Return Delights Washington Officials
Washington officials and diplomats express gratification at the definite official announcement of Von Sternburg's return. The Tribune Bureau reports the government anticipates coordinated efforts and restored diplomatic contacts following his return this week.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
German Ambassador Freiherr von Sternburg to Return to Washington
The German Ambassador Freiherr von Sternburg is not to be recalled. He has strengthened US Germany relations, helped negotiate tariff and Samoan settlements, and remains a popular, active diplomat. His lupus condition is not cancer, and he and his wife plan to return to the Dublin cottage near Secretary Hitchcock’s home in New Hampshire early next month.
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von Holleben
Dr. von Holleben
Hay
North Commission
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M. Jusserand
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Europe
Dublin
N. H
Hitchcock
At Head of His Class Colonel Symons Leads Canal Plans
From The Tribune Bureau Washington June 21 Colonel Thomas W Symons chief consulting engineer for New York barge canal scheme loaned from the army to the Empire State as the project nears completion. His career spans West East and canal work with honors from West Point and service at Buffalo Oregon and Portland. Also noted are naval commands and a War Department move to grant extra duty pay for enlisted men serving in the Philippines and Alaska.
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New York Barge Canal
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Funston Clarifies Fourth of July Parade Remark
General Frederick Funston explained in a letter to the Fourth of July committee that his phrase unwhipped mob referred to an uncontrollable element not to any group. He noted troops would be camped July 5 and suggested Colonel Lundeen could provide three batteries of light artillery if parade requests were referred.
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San Francisco
Frederick Funston
Funston
Lundeen
Roosevelt hints at third presidential term
President Roosevelt reportedly told Colonel John Temple Graves that he would seek a third term if he could secure the electoral vote of a single Southern state. Graves, editor of The Georgian, urged Roosevelt to run and promised to mobilize support in Georgia and beyond to swing the South into the Roosevelt column.
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Atlanta
Roosevelt
Georgia
John Temple Graves
Bryan
Subways Demanded by Central Federated Union Club
The Manhattan Single Tax Club urges the Public Utilities Commission to advertise for bids on new subways after July 1 and to divide contracts for small sections to curb big corporations. Proposed routes include Seventh Eighth avenues, Lexington Jerome Fourth Bensonhurst, plus Triborough segments in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Wages and eight hour clauses are demanded in all contracts.
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Henry George
George L. Macy
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Jerome Avenue
Fourth Avenue
Bensonhurst
Brooklyn
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138Th Street
Third Avenue
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West Farms
White Plaine
Board of Estimate
Nicaraguans Withdraw From Honduras as Bluefields Sails
Nicaraguan forces have sailed for Bluefields from Puerto Cortez. President Da vila says the new government has been peacefully established throughout the country.
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Bluefields
Davila
Snowstorm Dumps Fourteen Inches on Butte Montana
Fourteen inches of snow fell in Butte today turning streets to slush by nightfall. Government gauge recorded a net water precipitation of four inches.
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Mont
Well Known Hockey Player Dies in Lighthouse Accident
Ottawa report states H. Stuart, a famed hockey player, dived from a lighthouse and broke his neck. He died before assistance arrived.
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