Subway Hopes Dismissed Injunction Extended In NYC Case
Justice Blanchard in the New York Supreme Court refused to modify the temporary injunction blocking the Board of Estimate from awarding Fourth avenue subway contracts. He cautioned no decision by Friday and suggested refereeing to determine city debt limits and bonding capacity, with potential appeals up to the Court of Appeals for final resolution. The case involves bids by E. E. Smith Company and issues about land, compensation, and city indebtedness.
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Justice Blanchard
Supreme Court
Fourth Avenue
Public Service Commission
Board of Estimate
J. H. Caldwell
Borough
Coler
Charles F. Murphy
E. E. Smith Company
Pendleton
Corporation Counsel
Court of Appeals
Fire Menaces St Thomas Church On Fifth Avenue
A pile of dried towers stacked behind St Thomas Church at 53d Street and Fifth Avenue was set ablaze by a cigarette stub tossed from the street. Neighbors alerted the fire, Patrolman Conler from East First Street Station put out the flames with his night stick. Rev Ernest M Stires said no damage occurred.
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St. Thomas's Church
St.Thomas's
Locke anti racing bill passes Louisiana Senate
Baton Rouge June 23 After months of bitter fight the Locke anti racing bill is approved by the Louisiana State Senate 21 to 19. The measure, already passed by the House, now awaits the Governor’s signature and is expected to become law. The session featured a dramatic scramble to secure votes and a sharp debate on alleged coercion with two New Orleans reporters hastily dispatched to assist the effort. Senator Smart, ill but voting aye, defended himself against poisoning claims as the chamber cheered the bill’s passage.
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Baton Rouge
Locke
Louisiana State Senate
House
Senate
Smart
Settoon
New Orleans
Louisiana
Tabbe
New York
Crowd watches dramatic river rescue at Williamsburg pier
Five hundred people on Metropolitan avenue recreation pier witnessed Charles Kerrigan jump into the East River near Williamsburg to end his life. John Broderick and Alexander Dazzles followed him, then Charles Raddigan boarded a rowboat to pull them to safety. Kerrigan was kept at Bedford Avenue station. His wife says he has been out of work for some time.
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Metropolitan Avenue
Williamsburg
Charles Kerrigan
North &Th Street
John Broderick
Driggs Avenue
Alexander Dazzles
Front Street
Charles Raddigan
Rose Street
Bedford Avenue Station
Kerrigan
Port Henry Chosen as Essex County Seat After Fight
Plattsburg N Y June 23 The Essex County Board of Supervisors voted to move the county seat from Elizabethtown to Port Henry citing old unsuitable buildings and distance from a rail line Eight miles from a railroad station The decision must be confirmed by voters at the general election likely next November The matter had earlier favored Westport in court before Port Henry initiated the final action
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Plattsburg
N. Y
Essex County
Elizabethtown
Board of Supervisors
Port Henry
Westport
Court
Dog Carnage Halted in S P C A Call Off Raid
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals halted Dr Darlington's planned citywide raid on stray dogs. Board of Health plans to meet tomorrow. Colonel Wagstaff and Dr Darlington will appear to argue postponement. If not delayed, the carnage could begin around 3 PM with preparations to warn pedestrians.
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Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
Darlington
Bensel
Board of Health
Colonel Wagstaff
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Wagstaff
W. K. Horton
Horton
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Commonwealth Steamer Draws Hundreds in New Sound Luxury
More than five hundred guests of the New England Navigation Company toured the new steamer Commonwealth, arrived from Cramp shipyards Philadelphia. At 456 feet long with a 96 foot beam she costs about 2 million and speeds to twenty two knots. Dining and café occupy the top deck with views of the Sound. She will carry passengers to Fall River on July 2.
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New England Navigation Company
Commonwealth
Cramp
Philadelphia
Rotterdam
Pasengers
Fall River
City of Montreal Floated After Long Sandbar Stranding
After three weeks stranded on a sandbar in the St Lawrence River the City of Montreal was floated by tugs and towed to Prescott Ontario for cargo removal and drydock repairs. The steamer lost its rudder near Long Sault Rapids and the captain beached her on the American side, landing forty passengers safely.
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Ogdensburg
N. Y
St. Lawrence
City of Montreal
Merchants’ Line
Prescott
Ont
St. Lawrence River
Long Sault
Prevention of Tuberculosis Through Digestion and Diet
A medical journal notes tuberculosis prevention links to thoroughly chewed food, constipation avoidance, and a diet rich in vegetables and fruit. It argues digestion rests on appetite, and good digestion strengthens the body's ability to ward off disease.
Grape Nuts With Cream Delights Readers
A brief note extols Grape Nuts served with cream as delicious appetizing easily absorbed and highly nourishing for a simple wholesome breakfast option.
There's a Reason Grape-Nuts Restores Tuberculosis Patient Health
A tuberculosis patient describes failure of medicine and loss of weight until Grape-Nuts and cream improved digestion and blood quality. The testimonial claims increased vitality, 29 pound weight gain, and recovery across organs except the lungs, crediting Postum Co for the slogan There’s a Reason.
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Old Dame Nature
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
William B. Leeds Dies in Paris Hotel Ritz
William B. Leeds American financier dies suddenly at the Hotel Ritz Paris after a health decline. He was en route to sail for America despite recent health improvement. Leeds served as a director for multiple firms including American Can and Burlington line. He leaves a second wife and a son. body to be shipped to New York June 27.
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Paris
William B. Leeds
Leeds
Rock Island Railroad
St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad Company
United States Mortgage and Trust Company
Windsor Trust Company
New York Yacht
Seawanhaka Corinthian
Brooklyn
Larchmont
American Yacht
Strowers
Meadow Brook
City Midday
Turf and Field
Automobile Club of America
Death of Charles Burke Jefferson in New York
Obituary recounts the death of Charles Burke Jefferson, son of famed actor Joseph Jefferson, at St Luke's Hospital in New York. He pursued theatre management, helped form Klaw & Erlanger and the New York theatrical Syndicate, and left two marriages and several children. He is remembered more for his genial personality than artistic achievement, with his younger brother Thomas Jefferson continuing the family stage legacy.
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Charles Burke Jefferson
Joseph Jefferson
St. Luke's Hospital
Macon
Margaret Clements Lockyer
Charles St. Thomas Burke
McVicker’s Theatre
Chicago
Dickory
Hendrick Vedder
Rip van Tinkle
C. B. Jefferson, Klaw & Erlanger
New York ~Theatrical Syndicate
Country Circus
Paterson
N. J
Jefferson
David Garrick
Thomas Jefferson
Rip van Winkle
Deaths of John M. Van Dyke and Lt Francis Winslow
John M. van Dyke, 53, Blairstown High School principal and brother of Dr. Henry van Dyke of Princeton, died after one day of heart illness at Blairstown New Jersey. Lt. Francis Winslow, U. S. N. retired, died at Norfolk from cirrhosis of the liver. body to Washington for burial. he served from midshipman in 185. retired 1889 with a long naval career.
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John M. van Dyke
Blairstown High School
Henry van Dyke
Princeton
William Andress
Blairstown
N. J
van Dyke
Germantown
Penn
Henry Jackson van Dyke
Princeton University
Dr Michael J Neville Dies in Williamsburg At 37
Dr Michael J Neville died after heart illness at St Catharine's Hospital Williamsburg aged 37 He practiced locally since 1893 at 247 Leonard Street born in Ireland and a Queens University Canada graduate He served as visiting physician at St Catharine's Hospital He leaves one son and three daughters Funeral set for tomorrow morning at the Church of the Immaculate Conception Leonard and Maufer streets
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Michael J. Neville
St. Catharine's Hospital
Williamsburg
Leonard Street
Neville
Ireland
Queens University
Canada
St. Catharine’s Hospital
Dudley F. Phelps Dies in Beacon Street Home
Dudley Farley Phelps, longtime New York customs official, died at his sisters’ home on Beacon Street Boston. Born in 1845 in Hollis New Hampshire, he was the son of Congregational clergyman Rev. Dudley Phelps of Groton. A Civil War veteran, he held the rank of lieutenant.
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Tribune
Boston
Dudley Farley Phelps
New York Customs Service
Misses Phelps
Beacon Street
Hollis
N. H
Dudley Phelps
Groton
Early life of a young Union officer and Harvard graduate
The narrative follows a young recruit from the 2th Negro Regiment raised by the Union League Club in New York. After Mobile he served as assistant provost marshal of the Department of the Gulf in New Orleans. He left the army at twenty, returned North, and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1967.
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Union League Club
New York
Mobile
New Orleans
Harvard Law School
Salem Sets New Record In Vessel Speed Trial
Rockland Me June 25 a new record for vessels of her class was set by the new scout cruiser Salem as she ran 26.885 knots on the measured mile during screw standardization tests off this port her best prior mark was 26.07 by her sister Chester. The Salem averaged AS knots on five best runs versus 25.1 for the Chester built for the US government by Fore River Shipbuilding Co Quincy with American turbine engines while the Chester uses English turbines The Birmingham another sister ship recorded a lower official speed The Salem undertook twenty runs today with the ninth yielding the record time A 33 revolutions per minute propeller was needed to reach 24 knots an hour The trial board led by Rear Admiral Richardson Clover oversaw the test The Salem is slated for a four hour endurance run tomorrow
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Rockland
Salem
Chester
United States
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Quincy
Mass
Birmingham
Richardson Clover
Justices Question Droege Over Bar Association Removal
Magistrate Droege faced the Appellate Division on charges from the Bar Association seeking his removal. He cited a Baltimore arrest and its impact on his life and reputation, including a broken engagement after a paper carried his arrest story. He defended his night court actions as in good faith and said he worked twelve years to atone for a wrong.
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Droege
Appellate Division
The
Bar Association
Baltimore
John B. Stanchfield
Creeg
New York
Fatal tornado hits Grand Trai County Michigan
A tornado swept Grand Trai County Michigan last evening causing major damage. A large new barn collapsed while workers finished it injuring several men including Charles Gels who is expected to die. A sandstorm and heavy rain accompanied the storm. In Mississippi Lt. F. Boham investigated flood relief for Adams and Wilkinson counties, urging five thousand rations for immediate aid.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Grand Trai County
Charles Gels
Natchez
Miss
F. Boham
Adams
Wilkinson
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Richmond
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Pennsylvania Railroad
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Tigre
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James H. Moore
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Rock Island Company
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company
St. Louis
Rock Island Group
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BR. F. Yoakum
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Nannie May Stewart Worthington
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Lieutenant Francis Winslow
Dudley F. Phelps
Quiz Droege
Michigan
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