Postoffice official Kempner sued for libel wins $1 verdict
The case of Kempner against The Tribune Association ended with a jury awarding one dollar in damages after finding no proven guilt of smuggling. The trial before Justice Dusro in the Supreme Court examined charges that Kempner concealed irregularities and enforced harsh authority. The verdict marked a rare, minimal damages award against the Tribune group after lengthy proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postoffice Association
Justice Dusro
Supreme Court
Postoffice Department
J. L. Bristow
Kempner
General Bristow
Souve‘mirs
the Tribune
Post Office
Postoffice
Justice Dugro
Coloonel Henry Wackett
Cuba
Washington
Post Office Department
United States
Jacksonville
Florida
Dugro
Tribune Association
Attorneys Named in Kempner Tribune Trial
Trial counsel list for the Kempner case includes James F. Morton Jr for Kempner and Henry W. Sackett with Edward L. Stevens for The Tribune.
Inquisitive Horse Found On Roof In Freeport
A gray horse walked from the livery stable onto a roof above Main Street in Freeport as anxious bystanders watched for about half an hour. Workers propped beams and laid planks as the animal slid down into straw, escaping with only a few hairs lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
Long Island
Main Street
Silas Williams
Goodby
Dobbin
Insurance Swindle Suspected in Ohio Deaths
Local offices of Metropolitan and Mutual Life of New York, with Reliance Insurance of Pittsburgh, probe deaths near Youngstown Ohio. Jacob O Besore and son Jacob S Besore were heavily insured. strychnine found in the son's stomach. Father died January 5 and son April 30. son earned little more than nine dollars a week yet held eight thousand dollars in policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Pittsburg
Metropolitan and Mutual Life Insurance Companies
New York
Reliance Insurance Company
Youngstown
Ohio
Jacob O. Besore
Jacob S. Besore
Typographical Union officers likely re-elected
Indianapolis May 21 The International Typographical Union announced that James M. Lynch appears to have been re elected as president and J W Bramwood as secretary treasurer based on over a hundred telegrams from locals. Vice President J W Hayes also seems re elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
The
International Typographical Union
James M. Lynch
J. W. Bramwood
Lynch
Bramwood
J. W. Hayes
Typographical Union No. 6 Elects New Officers in Close Vote
The vote count after yesterday’s tally shows James Tole defeated incumbent James J. Murphy for president 2621 to 2102. Officers elected include Edward F. Cassidy as vice president, Charles H. Maxwell as secretary treasurer, Charles M. Conlon as trustee, and John Muir James O Connor Charles Rooney as auditors. Delegates to the International Typographical Union are J L Cahill James Henderson Harry J Wenzel and E D Wilson. Assistant Secretary T J Robinson was re elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Typographical Union No. 6
James J. Murphy
James Tole
Murphy
Edward F. Cassidy
Charles H. Maxwell
Charles M. Conlon
John Muir
James O'Connor
Charles Rooney
J. L. Cahill
James Henderson
Harry J. Wenzel
E. D. Wilson
International Typographical Union
T. J. Robinson
Carroll and Graef Sale Sets Record Price
A carved and gilt parlor suit in silk damask sold for 87 at the seventh day of the Carroll and Graef collection sale at Fifth Avenue Art Galleries, No 546 Fifth Avenue. J Chester bought it as yesterday’s top price of 3064 50 bringing total to date. The sale may run into next week with Mannheimer book sale Saturday and Silo to auction Carroll and Graef estates carriages and harnesses Tuesday at 11.00 at New York Cab Company stables West 45th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll and Graef
Fifth Avenue
J. Chester
HES
Mannheimer
New York Cab Company
West 45Th Street
Silo
Carroll and Graef Estates
Sophomore Riot at Columbia College Ends in Fire and Arrest
A sopho more rally at South Field erupted when bottles and burning materials were set alight prompting fire crews and police to intervene. Three hundred second year men formed a parade through Harlem after the bonfire and liquor fights ended with one student arrested and later released. An effigy of Professor George R Carpenter was burned amid hostilities over exam decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia College
South Field
Amsterdam Avenue
Harlem
110Th Street
Broadway
West 100Th Street
Station House
Sophs
Hartley Hall
George R. Carpenter
Wrights Earned Flight Distances Amid Reporter Harassment
Wilbur Wright said he and his brother flew thirty two miles at forty miles per hour with two other tests over eighteen and twenty four miles at Manteo North Carolina. He denied tests ended due to an airship accident and blamed reporters for stopping tests. He noted a twenty foot fall from operator error and mentioned possible repair costs. Wright plans to join Orville in Dayton soon and has visited banker Charles R. Flint for financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Wright
Wright
Manteo
N. C
Charles R. Flint
Orville
Dayton
Ohio
Dispute Over Original America Yacht Model Erupts
William Irving denies Captain Edwards claim to own the original America model. Edwards alleges his is the true working model made of alternating walnut and pine strips. The New York Yacht Club holds two official models and refuses to intervene as two men contend ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Irving
New Brighton
Staten Island
Edwards
Toledo
America
George Steer
New York Yacht Club
New York Yacht Club Meeting Aides Plan and Absences
Henry F. Lippitt presided at a regular New York Yacht Club meeting at the West 44th Street clubhouse in Commodore Vanderbilt's absence. Secretary George A. Cormack said routine business predominated aside from electing fifteen new members. The annual cruise timing and Cape Cod Marblehead route hinge on Vanderbilt's arrival and a possible special meeting. Hudson Guild Opens New Home in West 2th Street Building with 2000 members and modern kindergarten facilities. Open house featured Dr. John L. Elliott and Dr. Felix Adler amid a large turnout of members and Settlement workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York Yacht Club
Henry F. Lippitt
West 44Th Street
Cornelius Vanderbilt
England
North Star
George A. Cormack
South
Cape Cod
Marblehead
Commodore Vanderbilt
Hudson Guild
West 2Th Street
Guild
John L. Elliott
Felix Adler
Mohonk Conference Praises Peace Movement Growth
At Mohonk Lake New York on May 21 the Mohonk Conference on International Arbitration heard praise for progress in the peace movement. Over 200 colleges educate students on arbitration, with 75 hosting public meetings and eight awarding prizes. Letter from British ambassador James Bryce lauded treaties with Mexico and Japan and urged ongoing peaceful settlements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mohonk Lake
N. Y
Lake Mohonk
Friends of the
Committee On Colleges and Universities
Albert K. Smiley
James Bryce
United States
Mexico
Porfirio Diaz
Japan
Australia
Pacific Ocean
Riker's Island Prison Plans Approved by City Officials
The city approves designs for a new 4 million dollar county penitentiary on Riker's Island to house inmates from Blackwell's and Kings County penal institutions. Trowbridge & Livingston led the project after a mayoral competition, with a central guardhouse featuring tiered galleries and coordinated locking to control cell access and improve supervision and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New County
Riker’s Island
Blackwell's Island
Kings County
Coggey
Department of Correction
Trowbridge & Livingston
New York
McClellan
W. R. Mead
McKim, Mead & White
Robert S. Peabody
Boston
Walter Cook
Apaa
Tobacco case nears end in Sherman suit
In the United States Circuit Court Judge Lacombe heard Junius Parker deny the government bid for defiance and argued the American Tobacco Company sought only to enlarge its business. DeLancey Nicoll contended the firm was not an illegal restraint and noted United Cigar Stores sold products for many manufacturers. Hearing resumes this morning and may end tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Circuit
American Tobacco Company
Junius Parker
Parker
Lacombe
DeLancey Nicoll
Northern Securities
Nicoll
United Cigar Stores Company
Will Bequest to President Roosevelt Tied to New Papers
Boston May 21 A new will and two codicils discovered change the 500000 Hadley estate. If valid, the documents provide a 10000 bequest to President Roosevelt. Otherwise the English relatives would receive the estate, aside from the President’s gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Roosevelt
Benjamin Hadley
Somerville
Hadley
P. R. R. Line Plans $15 Million Bond Issue
At a Pittsburg meeting of stockholders of the Pittsburg Youngstown and Ashtabula Railroad a $15,000,000 bond issue mortgage was approved. Proceeds will refinance prior lien bonds and fund improvements. The line is part of the Pennsylvania network west of Pittsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Pittsburg
Pittsburg, Youngstown & Ashtabula Railroad
Pennsylvania Lines
Widow Seeks Aid for Family in Desperate Straits
A widow with three young children faces ongoing hardship after her husband’s death. She works as a laundress and places her kids in a day nursery, while the Charity Organization Society seeks 100 dollars for the coming year to ease her burden. Donations are requested at 195 East 22d Street and many contributions from individuals are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charity Organization Society
East 22d Street
J. C. Giffing
E. D
E. L T
E. R
D. G. Gluck
D. L. Gluck
E. D. Bell
Elsie F
H. E. Stobo
M. Meyer
E. D. Brandes
W. M. Daniels
J. E. Butts
L. Kaufman
W. E. Eastman, Jr
Free Admission At Museums And Exhibits Today
Free admission to the American Museum of Natural History Zoological Gardens and the Van Cortlandt House at Van Cortlandt Park. Exhibition of work taught in the manual training schools and kindergartens connected with Trinity parish at No 3h Washington Square Wear. Visit the Century Theatre Club meeting at the Hotel Astor at 2 30 PM. Social reunion at the School of Domestic Art and Science at 822 Lexington Avenue at 3 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Museum of Natural History
Zoological Gardens
van Cortlandt House
van Cortlandt Park
Trinity Parish
Washington Square Wear
Century Theatre Club
Hotel Astor
School of Domestic Art and Science
Lexington Avenue
Italian Arrested for Kidnapping in Brooklyn
Michele Amato of 1 602 Third Avenue was arrested by Central Office Detectives on charges of kidnapping Vito Calia six year old son of John Calia a Brooklyn barber of 17 McDougal Street. A letter signed Black Hand demanded money or the boy would be harmed. The boy was found five weeks later wandering in the Bowery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vito Calia
John Calia
McDougal Street
Brooklyn
Michele Amato
Third Avenue
Central Office
Bowery
County Committee Meeting Discusses Primary Registration Plan
The Republican County Committee met at the Murray Hill Lyceum on East 3th Street. Charles K. Lexow presided with absent President Parsons and two vice-presidents. The executive committee is to draft a primary registration statement per pending state legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican County Committee
Murray Hill Lyceum
East 3Th Street
Parsons
Charles K. Lexow
Missing Captain Returns After Weeklong Search
Captain Samuel D. McAlister of the 68th Coast Artillery is back at the Presidio after a weeklong disappearance. Police and officers halted their hunt as his memory remained blank from leaving the Presidio last Thursday until awakening in Oakland today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Samuel D. McAlister
68Th Coast Artillery
Presidio
Oakland
Public funds pay full deposits under new banking act
Guthrie Oklahoma May 21 Within one hour of assuming charge Oklahoma Banking Commissioner H P Smock authorized full payment of depositors at the International Bank of Coal Gate though cash and other bank funds were $23000 short of deposits The move followed the new banking guarantee law and Governor Haskell as Banking Board president approved full payment The deposits totaled $28000 percent
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Okla
H. P. Smock
Oklahoma
International Bank of Coal Gate
Haskell
Banking Board
Bankruptcy Petitions Filed in United States District Court
Involuntary bankruptcy actions include E. Bloch & Co. at 324 Columbus Ave by Henry Malbaum and others with claims $52,072. John Gruenberg as receiver. Frederick Goll of 175 and 177 Grand St alleged transfer of property with $15,275.38 claims. Voluntary filings include Williard I. Twombly of 23 West 14th St liabilities $5,136.37. Abraham H. Jacobs with liabilities $1,153.49. Louis Schneider at 108 Delancey St with $6,971 claims. Receiver appointments and asset estimates noted, with multiple individual filers and asset details. The Marcus Ward Company petition dismissed. Koster Knapp & Co. declared bankrupt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States District Court
E. Bloch & Co
Columbus Avenue
Henry Malbaum
John Gruenberg
Frederick Goll
Grand Street
Phoenix Furniture Company
Williard I. Twombly
West 14Th Street
John Wanamaker
Abraham H. Jacobs
Second Avenue
East 5Th Street
Louis Schneider
Delancey Street
Phillips-Jones Company
R. BP. Lewis
Elmer E. Johnson
Middletown
N. Y
Harbor
Ky B and Savings Association
Mth
Eighth Avenue
A. J. Hemphill
Fulton Street
Marcus Ward Company
Hough
Koster, Knapp & Co
Fire at Wintermeyer Box Factory kills one and injures nine
A Chicago blaze at the Wintermeyer Box Factory on 7th and Throop streets left one dead and nine to twelve injured. The fire spread to the Suess Ornamental Glass Company, wounding several who leaped from windows, and damaged the adjoining T Wilce lumber yard. Estimated property loss reached 400000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wintermeyer Box Factory
7Th
Throop Streets
Suess Ornamental Glass Company
T. Wilce Company
Wintermeyer
Also Mentioned on This Page
I. T. UV
Typographical Union
Carroll and Graef Sale
G A. R
Thulstrup
Wrights
Yacht America
Mohonk
Bryce
George W. Kirchwey
Law School
Columbia University
Charles F. Dole
Jamaica Plain
John McLane
New Hampshire
Rush Rhees
University of Rochester
Horatio C. King
Marcus M. Marks
National Association of Clothiers
Frank B. la Lanne
National Board of Trade
Thomas M. Osborne
Auburn
Walstein R. Chester
Massachusetts State Board of Trade
Clark Olas
Erie
Penn
York
National Association of Manufacturers
Chambers of Commerce
Boards of Trade
Canada
Will
President
P. R. R. Line
New Jersey
Marlborough
Kienheim
Ocean Front
Atlantic City
Josiah White & Sons
Chalfonte
N. J
the Leeds Company
Dennis
Walter J Buert
Seaside House
Atlantic Cley
Bia
Fr. P. Cook
Sea Wat
LA Tour ET
Bergen Poin
J. Venetos
Montclair
Pennsylvania
Kittatinny Delaware
Antading
Kittatin Park
Frank Cop
Baeyel
Ws & MD
Prick Caredensis
P.O
Scribner
Will H. Low
Paris
Robert Louis Stevenson
Bob
Millet
Sory
Edith Wharton
John & van Ask Ae
Liberal Cash Commission
Charles Scribner’s Seas
Lakes OF the Adirondacks
Hotel Champlain
Lake Champlain
Clinton County
5Th Ave
Robert Murray
Fort William Benry
Lake George
N.yx
Aventil
Ie Wilson
Orange
Sullivan
Ulster
Delaware
New York, Ontario & Western RY
Y & Cents
Sadway
Catskill Mountains
Ulster & Delaware R R
Philadelphia
Jersey City
42Nd St
West Shore R. R
Catskill Mountain
West Shore
Catskills
N. &A Sims
Kingston. N
Grand Hotel Company
George Murray
28Th St
Madison
Highmount P. O
Frontenac
ST. Lawrence River
G. Trussell
Frontenac. N
Mgr
Bon Air
Augusta
Fourth Ave
Islaz T
Rexmere
Nis
PECK
Prone
Prospect House
Shelter Island Heights
Madison Ave
Hoeme
Ept Grammer
Massachusetts
Berkshire Hills
Maplewood
Pittsfield
Mass
Arthur W. Plumb
Vermont
Lake Bomoleen
WC Mound
Glenwood-The-Pines
Maime
Orford
Maine
A Caldwell
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