Heat Prostrations Rise as Storm Clears City
A severe heat spell caused multiple fatalities and numerous prostrations across Brooklyn and Manhattan. Henry Tillings and Sara Coben are among the deceased, while dozens more like Louis Schneider, Therese Angela, Alma Brown, Allen Browne, John Korn, Martin Leach, Bernarc Major, John Martin, John Moore, Stanley Michae lok, Daniel Ney, and Charles Eros suffered heat exhaustion. Hospitals report victims transported from homes and workplaces after extreme humidity and high temperatures. Fresh thunder showers are forecast to ease the heat, with southwesterly winds expected to continue.
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Johnr
Lawrence Street
Brooklyn
Portland Avenue
Moore
John
Bergen Street
Albany Avenue
Herkimer Street
St. John’s Hospital
Michaelok
Stanley
1St Street
Smith Street
Long Island College Hospital
Ney
Daniel
Farum Street
Fulton
Mid—dagh Streets
Brooklyn Hospital
Eros
Charles
West 2Eth Street
Manhattan
Weert 2Ath Street
New York Hospital
Heat Kills Twelve in Chicago
Chicago's extreme heat claimed twelve lives and left many prostrated. Edwin Palmer, longtime secretary of the Chicago Hotel Company and nephew of Potter Palmer, died after a prior prostration. William Dettling swallowed poison citing sleeplessness from the heat. An unidentified man jumped from the Clark Street Bridge. Charles West, jailed for burglary, collapsed in his cell and died. A late wind shift brought relief as temperatures eased.
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Chicago
Edwin Palmer
Potter Palmer
Chicago Hotel Company
Palmer
William Dettling
Clark Street
Charles West
Heat Prostrations and Fatalities Rise in Philadelphia
Philadelphia on June 23 experienced extreme heat with at least two deaths and many others prostrated. The Weather Bureau thermometer hit 92 degrees at 4 p.m., a record for the year.
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Philadelphia
Weather Bureau
Meadow Brook Beats Rockaway 5–2 In Polo Match
Meadow Brook Polo defeats Rockaway Hunting Club 5 to 2 in Meadow Brook on Hempstead cup day. Whitney scores four for Meadow Brook. La Montagne and Rawlins star for Rockaway. Rough play and penalties noted. refereesH M Harie and R L Beekman.
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Meadow Brook
Long Island
Rockaway Hunting Club
Harry Payne Whitney
R. la Montagne
Rockaway
Gozis
Whitney
J. S._ Phipps
Howard Phipps
la Montagne
Rawlins
Brokaw
H. M. Harie
R. L. Beekman
Long Lost Husband Arrested for Abandonment
A man using the name Broughton Brandenburg, an author residing at 71 Irving Place, was arrested on a warrant by Magistrate Finn for abandonment and non support. He was taken from near the Hudson tunnel after a young woman identified him. bail was posted by Franz Neumuller at 118 East 18th Street. The case links to Mrs Zalena Brandenburg of 322 West 22d Street.
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Broughton Brandenburg
Irving Place
Finn
Thomas O'Connor
19Th Street
Sixth Avenue
Hudson Tunnel
O'Connor
Hirth
West 20Th Street
Body torn apart after streetcar accident on Grand Street line
Police trace dismembered remains along Grand Street car route from Williamsburgh bridge to Desbrosses street ferry. Parts found near New Street, Kent avenue, and Desbrosses indicate a fall from a vestibuled car after hours, suggesting an accidental death rather than foul play.
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Grand Street
Williamsburg Bridge
Desbrosses Street
New Street
Kent Avenue
Desbrossestreet
Local Church Publications to Consolidate into National Episcopal Org
The Churchman of this city will discontinue after this week following its acquisition of The Church Standard of Philadelphia. The merger creates a union that will yield a major national weekly for the Episcopal Church. Offices are located on Lefayette street.
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Church Standard” of
Philadelphia
Union Pate
Episcopal Arch
The
Lefayette Street
Aged Woman Kidnapped in New Jersey Class War Over Will
Mrs Elnora Volckwein an eighty year old woman was kidnapped and moved in an automobile as attempts were made to force her to change a will. Mrs Philip Render of South Amboy claims to be the sole beneficiary and has appealed to police and others for help finding the missing woman. The case links to Mrs Ella Kulp and a prior marriage. the missing woman was last seen walking with crutches toward a sister of Mrs Render. The car and woman have been seen at various places including Buffalo and Washington.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Elnora Volckwein
Philip Render
South Amboy
Washington
Two Women Murdered in Greater New York Area
A string of killings and attempted killings near New York features women central to each case. Severa Scotali shot and killed his wife and then killed himself in Passaic after she refused his money. Mary Cassidy was shot dead by Victor Henry, who then killed himself in Ozone Park. Vincenzo Attilio killed his wife and fatally injured the boarder in New Rochelle. Raffaelo Delino stabbed Marion Vannone in Mount Vernon, claiming she broke up his home. Joseph Bennet tried to kill his wife and daughter in Bordentown, but others stopped him.
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Greater
New York
Severa Scotali
Manhattan
Passaic
N. J
Scotalis
Scotali
New Rochelle
Vincenzo Attilio
Felix Guicizi
Guicizi
Attillo
Mount Vernon
Raffaelo Delino
South Seventh Avenue
Marion E. Vannone
Vannone
Joseph Bennet
Camden
Friends
Bordentown
Church Would Oust Pastor From Congregation
In Stockbridge Massachusetts on June 23 parishioners of the Congregational Church demanded the resignation of Reverend David Reid over alleged socialist sermons. A standing committee meeting was held without him but he arrived as resignation was discussed. Reid warned he may be ousted but will not resign voluntarily.
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the Tribune
Stockbridge
Mass
David ©. Reid
Congregational Church
Reid
May Release Alleged Slayer Frank Monaco
Detectives report no evidence against Frank Monaco held at White Plains jail for the Pelham murder of Julius T Rosenheimer. Westchester grand jury will not consider the charge. DA office says Monaco will be discharged pending July 6 application to Justice Keogh. Mrs Monaco’s alibi story not believed.
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Frank Monaco
White Plains
Julius T. Rosenheimer
Pelham
Westchester Grand Jury
Atorney
Monaco
Keogh
Drowning Tragedy Draws Crowd At Harlem River
Crowd on the Harlem River inlet near 155th street and Park avenue watched Joseph Duns, 32, drown after diving from a piling on a wager. Passengers on a southbound express witnessed the incident. police recovered nothing after two hours of searching.
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Harlem River
155Th Street
Park Avenue
New York
Woman Ends Own Life After Struggle With Daughter
Mrs Amelia Frances Hill of 255 West 1th Street fatally poisons herself with oxalic acid after fighting with her 19 year old daughter Edna. The daughter summoned a hall boy who forced the bathroom door open. two doctors and husband Edward K Hill, a Empire Subway Company official, attempted revival. Coroner Harburger found no clear motive beyond melancholy. friends note ill health and a reportedly happy marriage.
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Edna
Amelia Frances Hill
West Jlith Street
Parade Honors Monsignor O Connell At Golden Jubilee
More than ten thousand parishioners and friends filled Court street Brooklyn to witness a parade and chalice presentation for Monsignor Joseph P. O Connell of St Mary Star of the Sea in honor of his priestly ordination milestone. Five thousand men marched led by mounted police and the 23d Regiment Fand, with twenty clergymen as guests. Ex-Congressman O Reilly presented the chalice to Monsignor McNamara, who gave it to Monsignor O Connell on behalf of St Mary’s parishioners. A dinner followed at Monsignor O Connell’s house as part of a multi stop jubilee series through Thursday.
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Joseph P. O'Connell
Church of St. Mary Star of the Sea
Court Street
Brooklyn
3D Place
Huntington Street
Monsignor O'Connell
O'Reilly
Monsignor McNamara
Monsignor O’connell
St. Mary's
First Use of New Babies Serum Inoculated in Worcester
Dr Rambaud of the Pasteur Institute in this city administered the new Pasteur serum to Andrew Bell a Worcester confectioner who was bitten by a stray dog on March 39. Bell will stay eighteen days for immunity testing with the new serum, which shortens the previous twenty three day treatment.
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Pasteur
Rambaud
Pasteur Institute
Andrew Bell
Worcester
Mass
Bell
Cattle Bureau
Massachusetts
Austin Peters
Peters
Mr. Bell
Pr. Marie
Paris
Jones and Laughlin Case Reversed by State Supreme Court
The Pennsylvania State Supreme Court reversed Pittsburg courts that had enjoined the Jones and Laughlin Steel Company from permitting ore dust to escape furnace stacks harming nearby homes. The dispute, involving millions, included a $5,000 contempt fine against B. F. Jones Jr., head of the firm, in a prior Pittsburgh ruling.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
State Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jones & Lauglin Steel Company
B. F. Jones, Jr
Old Tenderloin Resort Goes Quiet After Closure
An infamous gambling house at No 1 West 43d Street once called Tim McKenna's ends its run. A dispossess notice appeared days ago and yesterday two trucks removed all gaming apparatus. Police will continue to monitor the shuttered site as prior owners faced dwindling business under Martin Handy’s supervision.
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Tenderloin
West 43d Street
Tim McKenna
Martin Handy
West 47Th Street
Ives Classified Chairmanship Offered by Telegraph
D O Ives traffic manager of the Wabash Railroad has been offered and will probably accept the chairmanship of the official classification committee in New York effective August 1 as reported by telegraph to The Tribune St Louis on June 23.
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Tribune
St. Louis
D. O. Ives
Wabash Railroad
New York
Sth District Demo Convention Names Charlotte and Madison Delegates
The Sixth District Democratic Convention at Charlotte on June 23 named James A. Bell of Charlotte and J. J. Redmond of Madison as delegates to the national convention. No instructions issue was discussed.
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Charlotte
N. C
James A. Bell
J. J. Redmond
Madison
Singer Building Observatory Balcony Opens to Public
The Singer Building at 143 Broadway opened its new forty second floor observation balcony yesterday. At 548 feet above the curb, it offers a 30 mile sightseeing radius in all directions and is the highest observation tower in the world, providing a view once possible only from an airship.
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New Singer Building
Broadway
New York
Canadian whiskey seized in Detroit warehouse
United States authorities seized 4.45 cases of a well known Canadian whiskey at Hiram Walker & Sons in Detroit. The liquor valued at $66,000. The action resumes Agricultural Department efforts to bar brands not labeled according to the pure food law.
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Detroit
United States
Hiram Walker & Sons
Agricultural Department
Death at Hotel Empire sparks coroner police debate
Police Captain Reidy of West 68th street insists the man found dead in a Hotel Empire room last Monday night hanged himself after giving the name Jacob Prozello. Dr. Weston reports fatty degeneration of the heart and says accidental asphyxiation caused by a towel strangling him while attempting to breathe.
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Reidy
West 68Th Street
Empire
Jacob Prozeilo
Weston
Prozello
City News in Brief: multiple homicide and assault cases
Joseph Goldman of 251 Monroe Street was discharged after an inquest into the death of Alpert E. Newell of Toronto. Frank Pearsall shot his wife Julia at a Mott Street saloon and is held without bail pending her injuries. Regulus Shippey, amid a fake note brokers raid, was convicted of grand larceny. sentencing awaits Henry Roster. James Higgins alias McGlynn was charged with homicide and held without bail. A beer bottle attack on James Maroney led to his death weeks later.
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Joseph Goldman
Monroe Street
Alpert E. Newell
Toronto
Frank Pearsall
Julia Pearsall
No. & Mott Street
Tombs Court
Pearsall
St. Gregory's Hospital
Regulus Shippey
Henry Roster
Shippey
James Higgins
McGlynn
James Maroney
Higgins
Secretary Cortelyou on 3 percent Spanish war bonds action
Washington June 23 Secretary Cortelyou stated he had no intention to take any immediate action regarding the 3 per cent Spanish war bonds of 195-1016. The remark framed policy expectations and signaled a wait-and-see stance from the administration.
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Washington
Cortelyou
Moorish feast raided at Coney Island by SPCA
Police and SPCA agents dispersed twenty seven Moorish performers led by Hassan Ben Ali after interrupting an annual sacrificial rite. The raid halted preparations for meat consumption, confiscated weapons, and sparked a clash over religious liberty versus health codes. Hassan warned of Moroccan government protest and plans to pursue the case.
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Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
Coney Island
Raitsull
Sir Hassan Ben Ali
Dreamland
Society
Gravesend Bay
Board of Health
Raisuli
Ulmer Park
Coney Island Creek
Morocco
Dowdie
Ratsuli
Hassan Ben Ali
Hassan
Tangier
New York Chamber Reports Trade Patterns for 1907
The fifteenth annual report by Secretary George Wilson covers sugar coffee tea tobacco breadstuffs provisions and petroleum with import export of precious metals. It notes sugar remained strong despite monetary stringency and prices rose. coffee stayed conservative with easier values aided by Brazil’s crop purchase. tea trade was moderate with disastrous shipments for importers. Foreign trade value for New York Port 1907 reached 1 709 164 42 plus a large prior-year rise.
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New York Chamber of Commerce
George Wilson
New York
Philadelphia Scandal Hearings Over McNichol Gibboney Kaufmann
Hearings in Philadelphia detail the clash among State Senator J P McNichol secretary Clarence Gibboney and ex secretary Max Kaufmann over a 10000 payment to expose Mayor Weaver’s administration in 1965. Arrests followed for libel and perjury, with court trial pending. Senator Penrose allegedly contributed half the funds.
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Philadelphia
J. P. McNichol
D. Clarence Gibboney
Law and Order Society
Max Kaufmann
Reyburn
Senator McNichol
Kaufmann
Gibboney
Weaver
McNichol
Gibbeney
United States
Penrose
Ashbridge
Salter
Killed on His Benefit Excursion in Huntington
Bergen G White of Huntington New York killed on a return trip from a benefit excursion for his family. He had recovered from illness to work but was replaced, and the group headed home on a chartered steamer. The Huntington Railroad promised transport failed to materialize. White was struck by a touring car and died. his wife remained critically ill.
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Bergen G. White
Huntington
Long Island
New York
White
Valley Grove
Huntington Railroad Company
Bert Hess
Zionite Charged With Wife's Death
A warrant was issued for Adam Thompson by Zion City authorities after his wife died following a forty days' fast ordered to cure cancer by their cult. Thompson faces charges of manslaughter in connection with the death.
Clifford Admits Bribe In Perjury Case
Ex Alderman Henry Clay Peters faced trial in the Supreme Court on perjury charges linked to a bribery hearing. Clifford proposed a guilty plea to a $6000 payoff to influence votes for Recorder Cowing, while Francis J. O Neill contradicted prior affidavit recollections. Trial adjourned as courtroom noise forced a halt.
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Henry Clay Peters
Justice Goff
Supreme Court
Municipal Ownership League
William S. Clifford
Abraham Levy
Clifford
Cowing Recorder
Recorder Golf
Levy
Peters
Francis J. O'Neill
Board of Aldermen
John Palmieri
Smyth
Cowing
Oad
O'Neill
Adolph Ruger
Goodby
Jewelry Theft on Pennsylvania Railroad Sparks Arrest
Detectives arrested Paysorer Brown a former Pullman porter at West 125th Street for a $10 000 jewelry robbery aboard a Pennsylvania Railroad car on December 3 1907. A ring found in a Sixth Avenue pawnshop matched a description from Dr Friedman of Paris who reported waking to discover a robbery aboard en route from New York to Richmond. Brown denied knowledge but was held on 1500 bail for Thursday hearing.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Paysorer Brown
West 125Th Street
West Side
Brown
Cooler and Kahn
Sixth Avenue
Thomas Murray
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Cornell
New York
Richmond
Friedman
Engine Explodes Killing Three In New Jersey Freight Crew
Three men from New Jersey died when a Pennsylvania Railroad freight engine exploded near Stelton. Victims were engineer William Roberts, fireman John Holman, and flagman Robert Donnelly. The wreck involved gondolas and a derrick car with about thirty workers aboard. Engine 383 ran backward. boiler water pressure likely caused the blast.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Pennsylvania Railroad
Stelton
William Roberts
New Street
John Holman
Court orders sale of trolley stock by New Haven RR
Boston June 23 A final decree restrains and enjoins the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company from holding stock in trolley companies named in a recent information filed by Attorney General Dana Malone. The company is given until July 1 1909 to dispose of its holdings. The court denied a motion to show it had sold all holdings except in Worcester Webster and Webster Dudley street railway companies.
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Boston
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
New Haven Company
Dana Malone
Rugg
Supreme Court
Worcester & Webster and
Webster & Dudley
Hearst Gains Narrow in Recount Case Vote Ledger
Justice Lambert presiding in the recount shows Hearst with a four vote plurality in the 11th Election District of the 10th Assembly District. After 169 counted boxes Hearst net gains 110, total 592 from 1.48 boxes counted. McClellan's Mayoral lead of 3,834 reduced to 3,242. Brooklyn boxes add 115 net for Hearst, total 7 percent. 488 boxes remain. Rumor says Hearst may protest many votes if McClellan wins clearly.
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Justice Lambert
Hearst
McClellan
Brooklyn
Warning on Steamboat Inspection for Excursion Season
Washington June 23 Secretary Straus issues stern warning to the steamboat inspection service. Regulations on periodic re inspection of steam vessels and all laws governing excursion steamers must be fully observed and complied with to ensure safety of life and property during the upcoming excursion season.
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Washington
Straus
Steamboat Inspection Service
Actress Mollie Fuller Undergoes Appendicitis Surgery
By Telegraph to The Tribune. San Francisco June 23 Miss Mollie Fuller an actress from New York was operated on for appendicitis at McNutt Hospital today and her speedy recovery is predicted. She was stricken while Alling go engagement tn San Jose.
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the Tribune
San Francisco
Mollie Fuller
New York
McNutt Hospital
San Joge
Army and Navy News From The Tribune Bureau Washington
The War Department awards a Fort Mason Cal contract for a two million dollar army supply depot serving as Pacific shipping headquarter to Manila. Omitted items will be added later if funds allow. Navy plans target practice in Manila Bay with sealed orders for ships. Movements and duties among Army and Navy officers and ships are listed with assignments and routes.
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Washington, June
Great Pacific War Base
War Department
New York
Fort Mason
Cal
Manila
Quartermaster General
Pacific
Puget Sound
Navy Department
Atlantic Fleet
Subig Bay
Philippine Waters
Manila Bay
Navy Yard
Cavité
Guantanamo
Naval Station
Pacific Coast
Philippines
Magdaelena Bay
Army War College
Hoel S. Bishop
Sth Cavalry
Atascadero Ranch
Daniel B. Devore
11Th Infantry
American Lake
William J. Snow
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Edward Chynoweth
17Th Infantry
Chickamauga Park
S J. Bayard Schindel
6Th Infantry
Fort Riley
Charles M. Allen
Ordnance Department
Watervliet Arsenal
Springfield Armory
William S. Westervelt
Rock Island Arsenal
Frankford Arsenal
Charles R. Reynolds
Medical Corps
Elmira
General Hospital
Washington Barracks
Hospital Corps
Michael J. M. Donough
Corps of Engineers
Camp of Instruction
William McCulling
McClellan
St. Louis
Albert Gilmore
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