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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1902
Page
24
Paterson report details shop owners resisting wage raises amid a growing silk industry strike. Police arrest two men at a strikers meeting while militias remain. manufacturers plan plant closures through July Fourth as riots prompt legal action and rumors of anarchist activity spread.
Silk mills in Hudson County remain idle as Givenard and Erbenz in West Hoboken shut down due to few workers reporting for duty. Police guard the mills. no violence reported. Strikers press for joiners at Simon mill, but turnout was zero. committee members ran the meeting.
Forty more employees at Domestic Lewane Machine Company in Newark quit in sympathy with eighty last week. They protest the dismissal of foreman George H. Bruder, alleging he has fired good mechanics and hired cheaper replacements. Managers posted a notice that strikers who returned would be discharged, prompting further stoppages and fears the dispute may spread among hundreds of workers.
John McDonough aged 35 of 345 Central Street Brooklyn fell from an iron gallery in the United Electric Company power house at River Street Newark. A heavy piece of machinery fractured his spinal column and he is reported with little hope of recovery at St Michael's Hospital.
Friends of Police Magistrates Crane and Evel were disappointed as no word from the Mayor on Messrs. Crene and Devel. It was noted at City Hall that a decision would probably be made next week. The name of Matthew P. Breen, Register, remains on the list as successor to the position.
On June 14 in Philadelphia, 115 couples received marriage licenses. It surpassed all prior daily records at the Orphans Court, part of a month that has seen about twice as many licenses as any June. Notably, Benjamin F. Winoner and Carrie E. Winoner obtained an odd license after divorce followed by reconciliation.
A passenger aboard the Kronprinz Wilhelm reports two gamblers tried a draw poker scam with an unusually low 0.60 stakes while at sea. After an onlooker accused them of stacking the cards, one admitted the scheme and vowed to stop playing aboard the ship. Also onboard were J B Cauldwell commissioner for arts in Paris, Danish minister J de Hagermann, and others including E W Longfellow and Countess Langier-Villars.
Charles M. Pepper, St. Louis World's Fair Commissioner to Cuba, arrives from Havana aboard Morro Castle and warns that industrial conditions deteriorate. He cites near idle sugar plantations, widespread unemployment, and a tightening economy under President Palma, with Rural Guard expansion and Gomez linked to order. European nations eye Cuban trade amid diplomatic moves.
On the Kronprinz Wilhelm arrival, steerage passenger Christian Langhemrich died at sea from delirium tremens after attempting to drink two quarts of brandy daily for a week to win a pool. He reportedly started drinking aboard the ship and succumbed on the third day.
Controller Grout testified before the Queens County grand jury about inadequate fire alarm equipment for Rockaway and Far Rockaway firemen, promising to secure hoses, fuel, and other supplies. He met with a citizen committee, then planned to explain the case to the grand jury. Police say fireworks licenses must be surveyed before June 1 and issued after June 10, with seizures possible after July 10.
Reuters telegraph reports the Susquehanna Coal Company at Nanticoke saw an early break in the strike as engineers and many firemen returned to work after a clandestine meeting. Company officials claim premiums offered. strikers say many pumps and some firemen also resumed. Police and guards fortified the camp, ready to operate if the move expands. Talks of further defections and potential renewed pressure fill the region as markets and politics weigh the outcome.
President George F. Baer of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad met with other railroad presidents for a few hours. No conference was held or anticipated and no formal reply to Mitchell's statements was planned. Officials said the operators’ letters and Civic Federation proceedings largely covered the ground. Mines were reported improving with workers returning to work and pumps kept running as water was drained.
Bluefield West Virginia on June 4 reports a less favorable strike situation than a week earlier with loading down. A large flow of strikers and non union miners are leaving the field, many heading home to Eastern Virginia and North Carolina to stay until the strike is settled.
The Corporation Counsel is likely to advise Commissioner Dougherty to require hard coal. Last Saturday he asked Mr. Rives whether to shut down a pumping station or violate ordinances by using soft coal. Rives replied hard coal is unavailable, and Captain Cosby stated tomorrow’s reply will mirror others.
Commissioner Lederle said Dougherty can obtain all the hard coal he needs if he looks for it and is willing to accept it. Lederle added Dougherty must use hard coal, and that settles the matter.
Charleston June 24 Judge Guthrie granted an injunction to the Otto Marmet Coal Company Raymond City forbidding C W Purcell Ben Davis and Frank Freeman the pulling committee of the United Mine Workers from interfering with miners at Marmet mines or those who wish to work The ruling was issued on application to prevent interference during mining operations.
Trial of Isaac Stromberg Samuel Stromberg and Thomas Kilmit was set in Kings County Court for today but postponed at defense request. Kilmit remained jailed at Raymond Street while the Strombergs posted $1000 bail. District Attorney opposed bail citing risk to testimony and potential delays. The indictments, linked to extortion over a watch sale at 341 Nevins Street Brooklyn, were obtained with aid from New York Legal Aid Society and The Tribune.
Controversy deepens as United Hailroad of San Francisco bonds trade, a cress sale occurs near close with Zimmermann & Forshay claiming issued bonds exceed current sales. Brown Brothers & Co. deny obligation to deliver detail, while underwriting managers face uncertainties and potential actions to recover price differences.
The Court of Claims held a special sitting in Trial Term Part IX to consider claims against the State by Park Ave property owners for damages from the New York Central and Harlem River Railroad viaduct construction. A test case by Frederick W. Sander was heard. division reserved. Over two hundred claims totaling more than 1.5 million dollars were filed.
Officials from the local Weather Bureau answered inquiries about the unusually cool spell. They clarified that atmospheric conditions, not volcanic disturbances in Martinique and St. Vincent, explain the weather. The explanation stated the cool spell follows usual meteorological patterns.
Roders Perr & Company announce discounts on hemp crash cotton duck and linen trousers and various straw hats. Men’s prices range from 1.50 to 5.50, boys’ from 1.00 to 2.50, with marked down stock and mail order service across multiple Broadway and Warren Street addresses.
The report notes unusually cool upper air with downward movement and temperatures well below normal around 71 degrees for the season. Western readings ranged from 5 to 73 degrees, with warmer weather expected soon and a foretaste predicted for today.
A major transfer in Rhode Island closed today with the Rhode Island company gaining control of Union Traction Company Pawtucket Street Railway Company and Rhode Island Suburban Railway Company. The Rhode Island company is backed by the Philadelphia based Taitred Gas Improvement Company which operates urban rail systems nationwide. Prominent hotel arrivals include Robert Lengx Banks of Albany Hoff man Dr H Young of Washington Holland Rowland Hill of Philadelphia A B Colvin ex New York State Treasurer of Glens Falls Elihur Root Secretary of War and Coleneld Wallace Randolph with S a.
Racing at Sheepshead Bay scheduled for 5 pm. Board of Education and Harlem Property Owners Association hold meetings. Address 147 Eade Street, unit 125, meeting details unclear in fragment.
Six women arrested Monday by Acting Captain Dillon and West Thirtieth Street detectives in a raid on a poolroom at 316 Sixth Avenue were discharged by Magistrate Crane in the Jefferson Market police court yesterday. Also notes on mails from Melbourne Auckland Honolulu due in New York and honors for Walter E. Tisne, plus a July 3 Coffee Exchange closure.
Burlington June 21 in a decision to transfer the Rutland Railroad shops and offices from Rutland to Burlington. Dr W Seward Webb, president of the Ruthead Railroad, announced Oak Ledge on Lake Champlain will host the scatter of the plant.
The article notes that Manhattan gains are driven by system earnings this month averaging $4400 to $5000 daily more than June. It cites investor optimism for a forthcoming favorable announcement and suggests continued market strength ahead.
Maritime almanac style brief listing sunrise and sunset times with additional tidal references. Includes moon phase and high water indicators for Sandy Hook and nearby areas. Contains fragmented timings and figures, reflecting an era device for navigators.
Steamer Kensington from Liverpool of the White Star Line arrived with soldiers and a 40 pounder gun. Antwerp departure June 14 lists passengers for the International Navigation.
A list of steamers arriving at and sailing from New York and various ports. Vessels include Tet tonfe Bry McKinstry to Liverpool and Pinner Pets Bry Wise to Leith, with numerous arrivals at New York, Cherbourg, Marseilles, and Yokohama. Dates range June 2 to June 24, noting arrivals at St Vincent, Fremantle, Singapore, and Sydney.
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