Roosevelt to Forward Jewish Petition to Russia
President Roosevelt decides to transmit the B'nai B'rith petition on Russian Jewish treatment to the Russian government. Secretary Hay notes the risks and expects delivery via the U S Chargé d Affaires in St Petersburg. Cassini and Riddle's positions may delay reception at the Russian court.
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Washington
Roosevelt
B'nai B'rith
Russia
Tribune
Hay
Simon Wolf
United States
St. Petersburg
Department of State
Count Cassini
State Department
White House
Mr. Riddle
McCormick
Chicago
Steveburg
Riddle
Count Cassini Theodore Hansen
Bar Harbor
Pet
Leo N. Levi
B'nai P'rith
Three Filipinos Pardoned by the President
The President pardoned three Filipinos including Pedro Abad Santos who faced a hanging sentence for murder and war law violations, later reduced to twenty five years hard labor at the Presidio of Manila. J sf Atienza and Felix Atienza, convicted of murder and guerilla activity, had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment.
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Washington
Pedro Abad Santos
Department
Presidio of
Manila
J Sf Atienza
Felix Atienza
Taft
Division of the
Philippines
Naval board to award Paducah gunboat contract to Gas Engine and Seabury firm
The naval board on construction recommended awarding the Paducah gunboat contract to the Gas Engine and Power Company and the Charles F. Seabury Company consolidated of Morris Heights New York. Their bid of 355000 dollars was the lowest received.
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Washington
Naval Board On Construction Today
Paducah
Gas Engine and Power Company
Charles F. Seabury Company, Consolidated
Morris Heights
N. Y
New Navy Wireless Telegraphy Enlistment Circular Issued
The Navigation Bureau of the Navy Department issued a circular today seeking electricians for wireless telegraphy. Enlistment starts at $2 a month with promotion prospects to chief electrician. Candidates need knowledge of telephone systems and measuring instruments. general telegraphy experience not essential. Training and service aboard naval vessels follow enlistment.
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Washington
Navigation Bureau
Navy Department
Tillman Trial Plan Set for Lexington County in September
Judge Townsend announced that the James H. Tillman trial would be held in Lexington County in September with Judge Gage presiding. The defense argued for a venue change seeking transfer to Saluda County.
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Columbia
S. C
Townsend
James H. Tillman
Lexington County
Gage
Saluda County
Officials Target Lawlessness in Wilmington
Officials in Wilmington Delaware announce a crackdown on lawlessness led by Judge N C Spruance Judge Charles R B Lore and Judge Ignatius Cooper Grubb each taking part in the effort to restore order.
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Wilmington
Del
Ignatius Cooper Grubb
Republicans Nominate Merritt and Russell in Westchester
Westchester Republicans at St. John's Hall White Plains unanimously nominated James S. Merritt of Rye for sheriff and Dr Frank E. Russell of Tarrytown for coroner. The harmonious convention featured Ward as chair and no contested seats. Merritt, a popular county figure, is known for Sound outings and annual clam bakes at Rye Beach.
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Westchester County
St. John’s Hall
White Plains
James S. Merritt
Rye
Frank E. Russell
Musicians’ Union
Wiliam L. Ward
Frank N. Millard
Tarrytown
Frederick H. Denman
Mount Vernon
Henry C. Weeks
Mamaroneck
Westchester
Ward
Mr. Merritt
Jerome Alvord Peck
J. A. Young
New Rochelle
Russell. Jamess
Merritt
William L. Ward
Addison Johnson
Sing Sing Prison
Rye Beach
Port Chester
Yonkers
Sound
Russell
Merritt Named Republican Banner in Port Chester Nomination
The Port Chester Republican convention nominated Merritt as the party’s standard bearer amid a countywide political shift. Born in Port Chester in 1840s, he rose from painting and laundry to real estate and a wardenship at Sing Sing Prison, building a notable Westchester portfolio including parks along Long Island Sound.
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Vaell Gmousevesl Vell
Lucar Perouudl Ciel
Merrit
Chesier
Seritt
Port Chester
Connecticut
Hiis
Clark
Merrilt
Visage Square
Mr. Merritt
Iedvilles
Onerrit
John Duty
Whlite
Westcester County
Plains
Merritt
Nk of
New York
Vetef
Austin & Merritt
Westchester County
Long Island Sound
Greenwich
Rye
Bellaire Park
Edgewood Inn
Washington
Midland
Sound View
Laundary Parks
Rye Beach
Glenhurst
Erner
Roosevelt
Gov
Wilmington Lynching Turmoil Sparks Governor Call for Action
Governor Hunn denounces the Wilmington mob that released a prisoner and murdered Miss Bishop. He condemns the mob, vows to uphold the law, and contemplates using state force to protect officers, while seeking peace and resisting further public unrest.
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Delaware
Miss Bishop
AME Sunday School Convention AIDS Lynching Debate
Resolutions from Chicago and St Paul districts urge common justice in the Wilmington lynching case and criticize Booker T Washington's call for limiting Black labor. The resolution condemns unequal treatment for petty offenses versus great crimes and supports Black men choosing their own work paths.
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Milwaukee
Wilmington
Del
South
Chicago
St. Paul
Booker T. Washington
Mechanical Engineers Resume the Consideration of Papers
The American Railway Master Mechanics Association continued its thirty sixth annual convention in Saratoga with discussions on technical subjects and reports. Engineers from Boston New York Jersey City Omaha Chicago Portsmouth presented on boilers water curves office equipment and wheel bursting, while a separate session covered professional papers from Ohio and New Jersey. Worcester reports Mary Trabelly arrested for larceny in her wedding gown, with Frank Massad charged with abduction. she is fourteen and he twenty three, accused of taking $300 en route to North Adams.
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Tribune
Saratoga
N. Y
American Railway Master Mechanics’ Association
H. Bartlett
Boston
L. R. Pomeroy
New York
William Mcintosh
Jersey City
W. R. McKean
Omaha
Willam Forsyth
Chicago
R. P. C. Sanderson
Portsmouth
Angus Sinclair
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
E. A. Hitchcock
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
D. S. Jacobus
Hoboken
N. J
John McGeorge
Cleveland
C. H. Benjamin
Worcester
Mass
Mary Trabelly
Frank Massad
North Adams
Massad
Caugh
Court of Appeals Adjourns to October Dates
Albany report notes the Court of Appeals adjourned at noon today until October 5 when a new calendar will be in force.
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Albany
Court of Appeals
Tobacco Experimental Station Planned in Texas
New Orleans reports the Department of Agriculture will establish the largest tobacco experimental station at Nacogdoches on the Southern Pacific line. A curing plant will open August 1 to test tobacco grown at Southern station trials. Government tests show Texas soil can support tobacco growth.
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New Orleans
Department of Agriculture
Nacogdoches
Tex
Southern Pacific Railroad
Agricultural Department
Texas
Albany Rule Change Allowing Adjacent State Lawyers to Practice
The Court of Appeals today amended New York law governing admission to practice for lawyers living in adjoining states. It allows a lawyer who does not change residence to be admitted if he proves intent to open and permanently maintain an office in this state.
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Albany
Out of Appeals
Degree for Steven B Ayres at Syracuse commencement
Steven B Ayres, president of the New York Alumni Association of Syracuse University, received the A B degree in absentia. Former editor of The Penn Yan Chronicle and The Cedar Rapids Standard, he now leads a local advertising agency and will accompany Syracuse men on special car No 26 to the intercollegiate regatta today.
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Steven B. Ayres
New-York Alumni Association
Syracuse University
Ayres
Penn Yan
N. Y
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Syracuse
West Shore Railway
Indicted ex-Congressman Driggs linked to postal case
In Brooklyn a federal grand jury indicted ex-Congressman Driggs and George F. Miller, a cashier company agent. Miller appeared before Judge Thomas with bail set at 2500, his lawyer seeking time to review two indictments under Section 1,781. Miller testified about the Driggs transactions but denies personal stake. Beavers, a former neighbor friend, was not implicated.
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Brooklyn
Driggs
George F. Miller
Miller
Thomas
Abram J. Rose
Nicholas 5Ler
Broadway
Nyack
Rose
Post Office Department
Priggs
George W. Beavers
Beavers
Postmasters Lax as Diamonds Seized in Connecticut Post Offices
Customs officers seized a large batch of drilled diamonds sent by mail from Europe via Connecticut post offices after 10 percent duties were unpaid. The stones serve as dies for wires in precious metals and resemble uncut gems. Postmasters reportedly lax. one failed to report. Investigation continues with consignees seeking to pay duties.
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Stranahan
Hamilton
New York Customs Law Department
Connecticut
Europe
Customs
New Orleans Breaks Ground for $13 Million Sewer Plan
Mayor Capdevielle turned the first spade in a vast sewerage water and drainage project in New Orleans to modernize sanitation. The $13,000,000 work is slated for five years completion with Governor, U S Senators, Congress members, and other officials present. Charles S. Fairchild attended as guest of honor. The movement followed the fever epidemic of 1898, which spurred calls for radical sanitary reforms and reduced quarantines.
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New Orleans
Capdevielle
United States
Congress
Supreme Court
Charles S. Fairchild
the Treasury
New Postal Fraud Cases Probe Government Funds
Inspectors gather evidence in six to seven alleged postal fraud cases to present to a grand jury. The investigation follows a broader postal affairs inquiry. The President discussed prosecutions with Attorney General Knox and Holmes Conrad, urging justice for any guilty parties.
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Washington
Post Office
Knox
Holmes Conrad
Department of Justice
Increase Cramps Stock and Mortgage in Philadelphia
The William Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building Company held a special meeting to raise capital from 5 million to 6.25 million dollars and to increase mortgage debt from 1.3 million to 7.5 million. Stockholders John W. Grange and Andrew H. McNeal, who filed suit to block the move, attended and protested. they will seek an immediate court hearing tomorrow.
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Philadelphia
William Cramp & Sons’ Ship and Engine Building Company
John W. Grange
Andrew H. McNeal
Police Captains Win Suit In New York Case
The Court of Appeals rules against J Warren Greene and the Civil Service Reform Association in a suit to stop salaries for nineteen New York police captains alleged improperly promoted. The decision says quo warranto, not injunction, is proper and the captains must defend their titles.
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Albany
J. Warren Greene
Civil Service Reform Association
New York
York Police Board
Court of Appeals
Postmaster General Payne Absent for Health Reasons
Washington June 25 Post master General Payne did not attend the Post Office Department today due to ill health. His condition has been unsatisfactory for several days and he could not stay at his desk yesterday beyond a few hours. He presided over departmental affairs this afternoon from his apartments and disposed of his mail.
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Washington
Payne
Post Office Department
Department
Lorenz Hearing Postponed In Toledo Case
Preliminary hearings in the government cases against George E. Lorenz and Mrs. Lorenz were postponed until Tuesday after defense counsel moved. The delay was granted because a copy of the indictment had not been furnished to the defense.
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Toledo
George E. Lorenz
Mail pouch fraud indictments in federal court
In Baltimore a U S District Court session today presented indictments against C Elsworth Upton and Thomas W McGregor both Post Office Department employees in Washington for participation in mail pouch frauds. They are held on $5 000 bail each.
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Baltimore
United States District Court
C. Elsworth Upton
Thomas W. McGregor
Post Office Department
Washington
Army and Navy Orders Glance at June Transfers
Washington June 2. Army and Navy issued orders transferring officers and personnel among posts. Key moves include Captain Henry C. Fisher to Camp George H. Thomas and Major Crosby sent to the Philippines, with numerous lieutenant and captain reallocations between forts arsenals and ships.
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Washington
Army
Henry C. Fisher
Baltimore
Fort McKinley
George H. Thomas
Chickamauga Park
Wiliam D. Crosby
Crosby
Philippines
Louis Brecemin
San Francisco
Jay F P. Hopkins
Artillery Corps
15Th Battery
Field
Fort Slocum
Arthur P. S. Hyde
Artillery Corp
16Th Battery
San Juan
Lawrence C. Crawford
87Th Company
Coast
Ruling on Judge Hilton Will Bequest Divisions Upheld
The Court of Appeals sustained lower court interpretations of Judge Henry Hilton's will regarding residuary estate parcels. Execut Executors Horace Russell and Edward D Harris had contested the distribution with other beneficiaries. The case centered on ambiguity noted by the Appellate Division in the residuary clauses.
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Albany
Court of Appeals
Henry Hilton
New York
Saratoga
Horace Russell
Edward D. Harris
Edward D. Hilton
Hilton
Topeka Flood Forces Fleeing Residents and Damages Homes
A cloudburst in Topeka Kansas floods parts of the city with residents fleeing to higher ground. Homes are washed from foundations as Soldier Creek and the Kaw river surge, affecting South Topeka and the Kansas Avenue bridge area.
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Topeka
Kan
South Topeka
Soldier Creek
North Topeka
Kansas Ave
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