Lentilhon Fights Norcross Library Contract Suit
Mayor Van Wyck and officials face inquiry after Lentilhon seeks injunction to stop Norcross Brothers from starting a $70,000 plus public library contract. Kellogg seeks to expose alleged bidding irregularities, quarry facts, and misstatements by architect Brainerd as patent grounds for court action.
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van Wyck
Clalam
Norcross Brothers
Board of Estimate
L. Laffin Kellogg
Brainerd
Kellogg
Norcross
Naughton & Co
Dorset
Kelloge
Lentilton
South Dover
P. J. Carlin
Thompson-Starrett Co. & Crimmins
Marc Eidlitz & Sons
Lentilhon
Appor
Noras Brothers
Drexel
George A Lamb Arrested After Fifth Avenue Scorching
Lawyer George Alfred Lamb of 135 Broadway was arrested for speeding a gasoline car down Fifth Avenue near the Waldorf. He surrendered at West Thirtieth Street station to ensure appearance at Jefferson Market Court. He was once saved by the arresting officer from drowning in 1892. Lamb, 29, is a member of several clubs.
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George Alfred Lamb
Broadway
Fifth-ave
Waldorf-Astoria
Lamb
West Thirtieth-st
Jefferson Market Court
Thirty-sixth-st
Ormsby
Policeman
Mr. Lamb
Union Boat Club
New York Athletic
Lotus
Calumet
Democratic
Oil Advocate Brabazon Sees Coal Superseded by Petroleum
Arthur Lauderdale Le Normand Brabazon, heir to the Earl of Meath, told a Tribune reporter at the Waldorf Astoria that coal will be largely replaced by oil. The 29 year old industrialist has oil interests in Romania and visits Texas and West Virginia to study fields and methods. He notes American oil extraction differs from Russian methods and predicts inexhaustible supply with growing steamship use. Brabazon plans a fortnight stay before touring oil fields after arriving aboard the Lucania.
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Arthur Brabazon
Tribune
Waldorf-Astoria
Brabazon
Arthur Lauderdale le Normand Brabazon
Earl of Meath
Great Britain
Kilruddery House
Ireland
Romania
Danube
Baku
Caspian Sea
Texas
West Virginia
Lucania
Russia
Old Country
Borneo
England
Cigarette Victims Body Turns Black in Elgin
In Elgin Michigan James Vickers was found dead in bed with the coroner attributing his death to excessive use of paper cigars. Doctors noted the body turned black soon after death due to nicotine saturation.
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Elgin, ML
James Vickers
Yale Alumni Celebrate Reunion Amid Baseball News
New Haven reports a lively Yale reunion with marching bands torchlight and fireworks. Alumni gathered for class dinners and speeches at Osborn Hall and campus halls while honoring Adelbert S Hay and his son’s public service. The Medical School met at noon with remarks by Edward B Wilson and awards to Walter Lay and William Senger.
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Tribune
New Haven
Conn
Yale
Harvard
Osborn Hall
Harmonie Hall
Adelbert S. Hay
Hotchkiss Tenney
Frederick Tenney
Worcester
Mass
Tenney
Warner Hall
Republican Hall
Herbs
Music Hall
Stewart's
Fleming's
Branford Point
Benjamin W. Bacon
T. T. Munger
Corporation
Hadley
Whitney-ave
Hi. Chapman
Church St
Tracy Peck
Alumni Hall
John W. Noble
St. Louis
Secretary of the Interior
Anthony Higgins
Delaware
William Townsend
Utica
William Waldo Hyde
Hartford
George Edward Ide
New York City
James Kingsley Blake
New-Haven
James B. Cooper
New Britain
Frank A. Lord
New-York City
Hay
Carter
Greenway
Yale Field
Alumni University
Medical School
Edmund B. Wilson
Columbia
Campbell
Walter Sidders Lay
Westbrook
Keese
William Senger
Port Jervis
N. Y
Yale Harvard Boat Race Excursion Tickets Advertised
Excursion tickets for the Yale Harvard boat race in New London listed with parlor car seats at 11 09 a m from Grand Central Station priced seven dollars. Coaches only tickets four dollars seventy five cents. Observation tickets two dollars fifty cents for viewing from the East river bank and bridge finish. Tickets sold at Grand Central Room No 3 New York New Haven Hartford Railway advertisement.
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Grand Central Station
N. H
Rumors of Federal Pressure in Wakeman Appointments
Circulating talk at the Custom House links Wakeman and Bidwell amid ongoing friction between the Collector and Appraiser offices. Officials report presidential mention of a possible reshuffle, with Wakeman’s fate tied to Washington, while Wakeman and Sharkey downplay discord.
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Collee
George R. Bidwell
Wilbur F P. Wekeran
Robert A. Sharkey
Silas G. Croft
Custom House
Senator Platt
Washington
Wakeman
Gage
Mr. Wakeman
Collector Bidwell
Sharkey
Croft
Mr. Bidwell
Bidwell
Plans for Kaiser's Yacht: New German Emperors Vessel
Plans for a Kaiser yacht in the United States were confirmed with Smith & Barbey hired to design a vessel about 120 feet waterline to echo the Induna. The boat will be built in America and may be raced, with no final cost set, and will resemble the Induna in some features.
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Smith & Barbey
Nassaust
Washington
Mr. Barbey
Four personal crisis reports in a family in Glasgow
The Furnessia reports Richard Walke a Virginia lawyer jumped overboard and drowned on June 20 after sailing from New York. Walke, partner in Walke & Old of Norfolk, treasurer of Henry Walke Hardware Co, was kin to Rear Admiral Walke. His brother Henry and cousin Dudley both died by their own hands previously. His son at Virginia University recently attempted suicide. He leaves a wife and four daughters.
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Glasgow
Anchor Line
New York
Richard Walke
Virginia
Walke
Lilli Lehmann Signs US Tour Contract
Berlin reports soprano Lilli Lehmann has signed with New York manager C. L. Graff to tour the United States from October to March. The Adirondack train timetable notes a 6:25 p.m. departure from Grand Central with a dining car now available.
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Berlin
Lilie Lehmann
C. L. Graff
New York
United States
Toe
Spee
Adirondack Mountains
Montreal
Grand Central Station
Advt
Bank Panic at Seventh National. Clearing House steps in
A rumor of bank trouble spread in Wall Street prompting a sharp market drop. The Seventh National Bank, facing a 983000 dollar Clearing House balance, was saved when a committee extended payment time and the bank raised funds to discharge obligations. Edward R. Thomas succeeded William H. Kimball as president. Henry Marquand & Co. owed the bank about 1.6 million in certified checks, later disputed by Kimball, with customers expected to meet obligations.
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Wall Street
Seventh National Bank
William H. Kimball
Edward R. Thomas
Seventh National
Clearing House
Clearing House Committee
Frederick D. Tappen
Gallatin National Bank
George G. Williams
Chemical National Bank
Henry W. Cannon
Chase National Bank
J. Edward Simmons
Fourth National Bank
William A. Nash
Corn Exchange Bank
Richard Delafield
National Park Bank
James G. Cannon
G. S. Whitson
National City Bank
Kimball
Stock Exchange House
Henry Marquand & Co
Broadway
Marquand & Co
Henry Marquand
Henry G. Marquand
Frank B. Poor
Edward E. Poor
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Library Act
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Park Commissioners
Parke
Manhatts
Richmond
Kellogg & Rose
William
Poland
Block Island
Montauki Hearty
S. Stucke
George A. Lamb
MR. Brabazon
Wal- Gorf-Astoria
Jayne
Adelbert S. Hays
New London
Sharkey and
A&e
Dudley Phelps
Edward S. Fowler
Charles A. Moore
American Protective Tariff League
Chicago
Moore
Massapequa
Amityville
34Th St
Flatbush Ave
B’klyn
A& m
Adyvi
Kaiser
Peror
Chester W. Chapin
Hollingsworth Company
Wilmington
Del
A. Carey Smith
Furnessia
Lilli Lehmann
Pach
Thomas
Pres
Ident Kimball
Tappen
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