Heat deaths rise as thunderstorm hits city humidity soars
A summer heat wave with humidity near 78 percent led to eleven heat related casualties by afternoon while three deaths occurred earlier in the day. Temperatures hovered around the low 70s to mid 70s with a peak near 43 degrees below the record. Fresh thunder showers were forecast to bring relief, then warm winds from the southwest. Multiple individuals in Brooklyn and Manhattan were reported overcome by heat, with several dying or being hospitalized, and numerous addresses listed for those affected.
Heat Kills Twelve in Chicago in Severe Warmth
Chicago records twelve deaths from extreme heat as Edwin Palmer nephew of Potter Palmer and former secretary of the Chicago Hotel Company succumbs after prostration. William Dettling dies after poisoning linked to sleeplessness. An unidentified man vaults Clark Street Bridge while Charles West, jailed for burglary, dies in his cell as a relief wind shifts heat.
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Edwin Palmer
Potter Palmer
Chicago Hotel Company
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William Dettling
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Charles West
Heat Causes Fatalities and Prostration in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on June 2 the intense heat killed at least two people and left many others prostrated. The weather bureau thermometer reached 33 degrees at 4 o'clock, setting a record for the year.
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Meadow Brook Defeats Rockaway Hunting Club in Polo Match
Meadow Brook polo team beat Rockaway Hunting Club 5 goals to 2 in Meadow Brook on June 23. The contest was rough with multiple fouls. Harry Payne Whitney scored four goals for Meadow Brook. R La Montagne Jr led Rockaway. Hempstead cup second round.
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R. la Montagne, Jr
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H. C. Brokaw
Ben H C. Phippe
Paul J. Rainey
Long Lost Husband Arrested in Non-Support Case
A man using the name Broughton Brandenburg, an author at 71 Irving Place, was arrested on a magistrate warrant for abandonment and non-support. Patrolman Thomas O’Connor stopped him near the Hudson tunnel after a young woman produced the warrant in West 16th Street station. Bail was posted by Franz Neumuller amid calls from politicians including Congressman Sulzer. Branden burg is described as a well known writer and magazine contributor.
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Man’s dismembered body found along Grand Street car line
Police report portions of a man’s body scattered from New Street to Desbrosses Street after a probable hit note. A Dorief brand, left arm, hat, and leg pieces were recovered at Kent Avenue and Desbrosses Street, suggesting a fatal accident rather than foul play involving a workman from a bridge project.
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Churchman Purchases The Standard. Philadelphia Weekly to End
The Churchman has acquired The Standard of Philadelphia and will discontinue it after this week. The merger leaves no national organ for the Episcopal church and aims to spread its Nes. Offices are on Lefayette street.
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Aged Woman Kidnapped in New Jersey Over Will
Aged woman Elnora Volckwein, eighty, is allegedly abducted and moved by car across several locations as efforts are made to coerce her to change her will. The case centers on beneficiary Mrs. Philip Render of South Amboy, with reports of sightings in Buffalo and Washington and no warrants sought against captors.
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Two Women In New York Area Linked to Spree of Murders
A rash of killings and attempted slayings near New York centers on women as the motive. Severa Scotali fatally wounded by husband after he sought seven dollars. Victor Henry kills Mrs Cassidy then dies by own hand. Mount Vernon slaying follows a man stabbing, Vincenzo Attilio kills wife and injures boarder after learning of infidelity. In Bordentown an estranged husband is seized before he can shoot, and a Camden man fails in a similar attempt.
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Church Would Oust Pastor in Stockbridge Mass
Alleged socialistic sermons by Rev. David C. Reid, pastor of the Congregational Church, stirred parishioners to seek his resignation. A standing committee meeting was held, Reid was not invited, and he appeared as the issue was raised. He warned he may be kicked out but will not leave voluntarily.
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David C. Reid
Congregational Church
Reid
May Release Alleged Slayer Monaco
Detectives report no evidence against Frank Monaco held in White Plains jail on suspicion of killing Julius Rosenheimer in Pelham. Westchester grand jury will decline to charge him. DA’s office says no evidence will be presented. July 6, request for Monaco’s discharge will be made to Justice Keogh. Mrs Monace’s tale that her husband was in Pelham the night of the murder is not believed.
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Pelham
Westchester Grand Jury
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Old Tenderloin Resort Closes as Tim McKenna’s Ends
An infamous gambling house at 14 West 43d Street, long known as Tim McKenna’s, was stripped of its gambling paraphernalia yesterday. Once a top Tenderloin resort, it has seen dwindling business since Martin Handy took charge of the West 47th Street station three years ago. The owners had largely kept it closed and a dispossess notice appeared days earlier. Police will monitor as gamblers may return despite the shutdown.
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Tim McKenna
Martin Handy
West 47Th Street
Singer Building Balcony Opens to Public Viewing
The new Singer Building observation balcony at 143 Broadway opened to the public yesterday. Located on the forty second floor at 548 feet, it offers a 30 mile radius and a view never before possible except from an airship, making New York visible in one sweep from the world’s highest observation tower.
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New York
Death at Hotel Empire Ruled Accidental Asphyxiation
Coroner and Police disagree over the death of Jacob Prozello found in a hotel room last Monday night. Police claim suicide by hanging with a knotted towel, while Dr. Weston reports Prozello suffered heart fatty degeneration and could have placed the towel to aid breathing, making the death an accidental asphyxiation.
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Jacob Prozello
Weston
Prozelio
Secretary Cortelyou on 3 percent Spanish war bonds
Washington June 23 Secretary Cortelyou stated he has no plan to take immediate action regarding the 3 percent Spanish war bonds of 195-1018. No steps are announced and no policy is disclosed on any further handling or adjustments to the bonds.
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Cortelyou
Drowning At Harlem River Inlet Draws Crowd
Crowds on the Harlem River inlet near 135th Street and Park Avenue watched Joseph Duns, 32, drown after a wager prompted him to dive from a fifteen foot pile. Onlookers and a southbound New Haven express train witnessed the tragedy as lifeguards searched for two hours without recovering the body.
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New York
Woman Ends Own Life After Conflict With Daughter
Amelia Frances Hill of 255 West 11th Street struggled with her nineteen year old daughter Edna over oxalic acid she had bought to kill herself. Hill forced Edna out of the bathroom and drank the poison. she died soon after with police and doctors unable to save her. Edward K. Hill, her husband and Empire Subway Company official, was present. coroner Harburger found melancholy as a possible cause though friends said the marriage was generally happy and she had been ill recently.
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Amelia Frances Hill
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Parade Honors Monsignor O Connell At Golden Jubilee
More than ten thousand parishioners and friends packed Court Street Brooklyn to celebrate Monsignor Joseph P. O Connell of St Mary Star of the Sea. Five thousand led by mounted police marched in a line of clergymen and guests as a chalice was presented for his priestly ordination anniversary. The parade then followed by a dinner at Monsignor O Connell's house as part of a week long series ending Thursday.
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Church of St. Mary Star of the Sea
Court Street
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Huntington Street
Monsignor O'Connell
O'Reilly
Monsignor McNamara
St. Mary's
First Use Of New Babies Serum At Pasteur Institute
Dr. Rambaud of the Pasteur Institute in this city used the new Pasteur serum for the first time yesterday. Andrew Bell of Worcester Massachusetts was bitten by a stray dog on March 30 and later informed by Dr. Austin Peters that a dog had rabies. Bell was inoculated with serum prepared by Dr. Marie of the Paris institute and will stay eighteen days to ensure immunity, a shorter period than the former twenty three days.
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Pasteur Institute
Andrew Bell
Worcester
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Cattle Bureau
Massachusetts
Austin Peters
Peters
Mr. Bell
Dr. Marie
Paris
Jones and Laughlin Case Reversed by State Supreme Court
The Pennsylvania State Supreme Court reversed Pittburgh courts that had enjoined Jones and Laughlin Steel Company from letting ore dust escape from furnace stacks. The case involved millions. B F Jones Jr head of the firm was fined $5 for contempt of court.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
State Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jones & Lauglin Steel Company
B. F. Jones, Jr
Ives Classification Chairman Named for New York Panel
Dated June 23 telegraph from St. Louis reports Ives, general traffic manager of the Wabash Railroad, has been offered and will likely accept the chairmanship of the official classification committee in New York, with the post to take effect August 1.
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Tribune
St. Louis
Sth District Democratic Convention Names Bell and Redmond Delegates
Charlotte on June 2 reports the Sixth District Democratic Convention selecting James A. Bell of Charlotte and J. J. Redmond of Madison as delegates to the national convention. Instructions were not discussed.
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Canadian Whiskey Seized in Detroit Warehouse
United States authorities seized 4.4 percent cases of a well known Canadian whiskey from Hiram Walker & Sons in Detroit. The liquor valued at 6106 dollars, part of renewed Agricultural Department efforts to ban Canadian whiskeys not labeled under the pure food law on import.
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Hiram Walker & Sons
Agricultural Department
City News In Brief Report On Recent Arrests And Trials
Joseph Goldman of 251 Monroe street, connected to the death of Alpert E. Newell of Toronto, was discharged after an inquest. Frank Pearsall shot his wife Julia in a Mott Street saloon and is held without bail as investigations continue. Julia is at St Gregorys Hospital. Regulus Shippey, amid a fake note brokers raid, was convicted of grand larceny with Henry Rosier to be sentenced tomorrow. James Higgins alias McGlynn was arrested for homicide and held without bail. James Maroney died days after being hit with a beer bottle months earlier, with a brother alleging Higgins assaulted him.
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Julia Pearsall
Mott Street
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Pearsall
St. Gregory's Hospital
Regulus Shippey
Henry Rosier
Shippey
James Higgins
McGlynn
James Maroney
Higgins
Moors Raid at Coney Island Halted by Society Agents
Police and Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals halted a Moorish festival at Coney Island where a sheep was sacrificed. Dowdie and Ratuli youths were seized, damages to the camp reported, and Hassan Ben Ali vows to contest the ban, citing religious freedom.
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New York Chamber Reports Trade Conditions in 1907
The fifteenth annual report by Secretary George Wilson surveys sugar coffee tea tobacco breadstuffs provisions and petroleum trade in 1907. It notes monetary stringency spared sugar, easier coffee values aided by Brazil’s crop purchase, moderate tea, and shipments harming importers. New York port foreign commerce reached 1 709 164 42 dollars, up from prior years.
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George Wilson
New York
Philadelphia Scandal Hearings Frame Local Political Feud
Hearings in Philadelphia on June 23 probe a clash among State Senator J. P. McNichol secretary Clarence Gibboney and exsecretary Max Kaufmann tied to an alleged 10 000 payoff to expose Mayor Weaver’s administration. McNichol and Kaufmann accuse each other of crimes. cases sent to court. Senator Penrose is named as a contributor to the alleged fund.
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United States
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Ashbridge
Salter
Killed on His Benefit Excursion in Huntington
Bergen G. White of Huntington Long Island died instantly when struck by a touring car returning from a benefit excursion for his ill wife. The accident occurred as pedestrians walked home after the Huntington Railroad Company failed to supply return cars. Mrs White remains critically ill and physicians fear for her recovery.
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Zionite Charged With Wife Death In Fast Cure Case
A Zion City warrant charges Adam Thompson with manslaughter after his wife, who died following a forty days fasting for cancer treatment, per a cult linked to their beliefs. The case hinges on the alleged unlawful deprivation of life.
Clifford Admits Bribe in Perjury Trial
Ex-Alderman Henry Clay Peters faced trial in the Supreme Court on a perjury charge related to bribery allegations involving fellow alderman William S. Clifford. Clifford sought to plead guilty to accepting 6000 from a reporter, while ex-Alderman Francis J. O’Neill testified he had no memory of February 1907 affidavit statements. The day ended with adjournment as court noise interrupted proceedings.
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Board of Aldermen
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Smyth
O'Neill
Adolph Ruger
Goodby
Jewelry theft on Pennsylvania Railroad leads to arrest
Detective work ties ring found on Paysorer Brown to a December robbery aboard a New York to Richmond train. Brown, a former Pullman porter, was arraigned in West Side court and held on $1000 bail after admitting his porter history but denying theft. Witnesses include Dr. Friedman of Paris and Pennsyl vania Railroad Detective Thomas Murray.
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Three Die as Engine Explodes Near Stelton New Jersey
Three men from New Brunswick were killed when a Pennsylvania Railroad freight engine detonation caused wreckage near Stelton. Victims named William Roberts engineer John Holman fireman and Robert Donnelly flagman. About thirty workmen rode the derailed cars and gondolas. engine 383 ran backward. Excessively low boiler water pressure suspected.
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New Street
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Huntington Street
Robert Donnelly
Albany Street
Cannot Hold Trolley Stock Declared by Boston Court
A final decree in Boston restrains the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad from holding stock in trolley firms named in a recent information filed by Attorney General Dana Malone. The court orders disposal by July 1, 1909, denying the railroad’s motion to prove it had already shed most holdings except Worcester Webster and Webster Dudley street railways.
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Hearst Widening Lead in Recount Case, Net Gains Noted
Justice Lambert presiding in the recount reports Hearst gaining 119 votes from 117 boxes, with 1,460 counted yielding a 492 edge. McClellan’s mayoral plurality of 3,834 narrows to 3,242 as Hearst gains on Brooklyn boxes, with 488 boxes left to count and rumors of protests against votes.
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Hearst
McClellan
Brooklyn
Warning on Steamboat Inspection Regulations Enforcement
Washington June 23 Secretary Straus issues a warning to the supervising inspector general of the steamboat inspection service. He emphasizes rigid enforcement of re inspection rules and insists every provision of laws and regulations for excursion steamers must be observed and complied with as the excursion season nears.
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Straus
Steamboat Inspection Service
Actress Mollie Fuller Undergoes Appendicitis Operation
Telegraph report states Miss Mollie Fuller an actress from New York was operated on for appendicitis at McNutt Hospital today. Her speedy recovery is predicted. She was stricken while in San Jose during an Alling gun engagement.
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Army and Navy News From The Tribune Bureau
Fort Mason Cal is set to house a two million dollar army supply depot and Manila bound transport hub. Navy practice in Manila Bay will test big gun gunnery with sealed orders to be opened en route. Officers from army and navy moves announced along with vessel movements across Hampton Roads Astoria and Bremerton through June.
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