Many Babies Saved Work Among the Poor
Dr. Darlington reports 727 fewer deaths among infants under one year in this city from June 1 to October 1, attributing gains to the Conference on the Summer Care of Rabies and coordinated effort by health officials, charities, and mothers. Registration for votes is set for October 5, 6, 10, and 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Darlington
Darlington
Bensel
United Effort
Health Department
Department
Walter Bensel
State Labor Bulletin Sees Immigration Down and Emigration Up
Albany reports in the State Department of Labor quarterly bulletin covering April through June that immigration declines and emigration rises accompany a gradual employment improvement among union workers. idle rates fell from 36.9 percent in January to 33.9 in April, 32.2 in June, with strikes or lockouts themselves a minor factor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
State Department of Labor
John Williams
New York
Great Union
Bureau of Mediation and Arbitration
Central Trust Company suit over missed interest on railroad bonds
Testimony in the mortgage foreclosure case brought by Central Trust Company against the Third Avenue Railroad Company concluded before Special Examiner Shields. With no denial of default on $1,878,000 interest due on $27,500,000 gold bonds, the petition is likely to be granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Circuit
Central Trust Company
Third Avenue Railroad Company
License Bureau on Stand in Mayors Room Charges On The Losses
The hearing before Commissioners Gallagher and Mitchel in City Hall shed light on the Bureau of Licenses under John P. Corrigan. He testified licenses were issued despite mayoral orders, sometimes by verbal directives from officials, and that forfeited licenses were not properly tracked. The exam raised concerns about transfers and the future of the Metropolitan system amid a broader probe into city licensing practices and public service operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of
Gallagher and
Mitchel
John P. Corrigan
Frank O’brien
Willam Willis
Corrigan
Bureau
Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity
Commissioners of Accounts
Buildings Department
Sigmund Schwartz
Pushcart Pedlers’ Association
Schwartz
D'Amato
New York University Opens Bellevue Medical School
The Bellevue Medical School of New York University held its formal opening yesterday at the Carnegie Medical Laboratory on First Avenue and 26th Street. The entering class totals 129 students, with addresses delivered by Chancellor MacCracken and Dean Dr. Egbert Lefevre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellevue Medical School
New York University
Carnegie Medical Laboratory
First Avenue
26Th Street
MacCracken
Egbert Lefevre
Medical School
Display of aurora borealis seen across states
Albany reports a brilliant aurora borealis display visible last night. Dudley Observatory notes the light may have extended to Montana and could have been mistaken for the tail of a comet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Dudley Observatory
Montana
A Dangerous Trust and the Labor Union Critique
A letter from Bettle Creek Michigan argues that labor and capital trusts threaten democracy by seeking to influence public office and laws. It defines the Labor Trust as a legal, powerful force that can coerce workers, raise costs, and demand exemptions from anti trust laws, urging citizens to stay vigilant at polls and in courts to guard freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Trust
America
Clarence Darrow
American Federation of Labor
United States Supreme Court
Labor
Oi! Trust
Gow
Colorado
Lars
Teamsters
Chicago
Legislatures
Congress
Steel Trust
Labor Trusts
National Citizens Industrial Association
James A. Emery
Wade
Free Republic
Bettle Creek
Mich
May Order Transfers Restore Five Cent Fare Across City
Public Service Commission may order tomorrow the return of a five cent fare after hearings in the 59th Street transfer dispute. A plan to divide revenue by distance between Metropolitan Street Railway and Central Park North & East River Railroad would allocate four cents to Metropolitan and one cent to Central Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commission
59Th Street
United States Circuit Court
Adrian H. Joline
Douglas Robinson
Fourth
Madison Avenue
New York
Fourth Avenue
Messrs. Joline and Robinson
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Central Park, North & East River Railroad Company
34Th Street
116Th Street
155Th Street
the Battery
Mth Street
Central Park Company
Trains Largely On Time in May, PSC Reports
The Public Service Commission stated that in the 24 districts during May, 87 percent of 45 360 trains were on time at division terminals. The average delay for late trains was 23.3 minutes, and 25.8 percent of delays stemmed from waits for trains on other divisions and branches of reporting railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Public Service Commission
Commission
Pennsylvania Railroad Chronology of a Perfect Arrival
A brief line notes the Pennsylvania Railroad timetable showing a 10 55 A M arrival in Chicago at 8 45 the next morning, consistently on time except for one day, illustrating a focus on punctuality and reliability in rail service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Fair Grounds
Trenton
Pass Grounds
Cuban quarantine urged to end by military authorities
Washington dispatch notes Cuba quarantine opposition from military officials led by the surgeon general and Major Jefferson R. Kean. Havana quarantine lifted while Santiago remains blocked. One yellow fever case reported in Havana area and another at Santiago, amid overall minimal outbreak observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Bureau
Washington
Cuba
Secretary of War
Army
Jefferson R. Kean
Army Medical Corps
Havana
Marine Hospital
Wright
Santiago
Ballard Court Martial Hearings On Habitual Drunkenness
The third day of a court martial at Army Building examined Lieutenant Ballard's alleged impairment from liquor. Fellow officers and two surgeons testified he was an habitual drunkard and largely morally irresponsible, though most could not conclude he entirely lacks ability to distinguish right from wrong. Witness Edmund J. Weisel noted he endorsed Ballard’s notes totaling $2 and had been paying them since last August due to concerns over Ballard’s mental state.
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Ballard
Army
Fort Wadsworth
Johnston
Edmund J. Weisel
Coast Artillery
J. W. McKie
Artillery Corps
Fire in East 1d Street tenement endangers dozen residents
Fire started in the lower hallway of 69 East 1d Street narrowly spared twenty tenants and forced Public School IT pupils to shelter as flames spread to adjacent houses. Patrolman Howard led residents to safety, swung to reach a trapped tenant, and received a $50 public reward call. A neighborhood committee seeks his promotion to sergeant.
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East 1
D Street
Meyer Cohen
Howard
East 104Th Street
John Weirbeck
Croker
Whitney
Wetsbeck
Hingham
Court Officers on Grill Today in Yuengling Case
Coroner Shrady continues inquiry into the death of Fred D. Yuengling at Bellevue prison. Autopsy suggested earlier removal to hospital might have saved him, a point disputed by prison officials. Coroner to hear Bellevue keeper JH K Ryan and Keeper Hall who were in charge when the events occurred as other physicians may be interviewed.
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Shrady
Fred” D. Yuengling
Bellevue
Werton
Yuenslins
West Side Court
Yuengling
Bradley
Relievue
JH. K. Ryan
Ryan
Hall
Sol
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State Labor Bulletin
Pat S. Schwarts
M.S. A
Pedlers
N. Y. U. Medical School
The
Trust
Corn Products Company
Citizens Protection
N. B
P. S.C
San Francisco
Alta Aasssence
Justice
Alpha
Kentuck
Lady Washington
Belcher Wetter Exican
Best & Belcher
Ecidental
Ophir
Caledonia
Conal & Va
Sierra Nevada
Gould & Curry Oe
Utah
Iale
Norgross
Ulm
Pennsylvania Railroad
Bulletin
Chicago Limited
Percy Mackaye
Savoy Theatre
Mackaye
Barrie
New York Sun
New York Herald
Jeanne d’Arc
the Macmillan Company, Publishers
Army and Navy News
John T. Knight
Steff
Atascadero Ranch
Clifton C. Carter
Department of Electricity and Mine Defence
Coast Artillery School
Fort Monroe
Quartermaster’s Department
Joseph L. Knowlton
Fort du Pont
William S. Scott
Robert H. Rolfe
Quartermaster’s Co
Boston
Ira L. Fredendall
Portland
Ore
Henry B. Clark
Fort Ward
Moorne Falls
Fort Hancock
Honolulu
Evan H. Humphrey
Hugh L. F. Applewhite
Alvan C. Gillem
Joseph
Sth Tolith Cavalry
J. Grace
Fort Screven
Ralph Waldo Newton
Medical Reserve Corps
Fort Jay
NAVY
E. W. Mintyre
Naval Hospital
Mare Island
F. W. Osburn
Milwaukee
Wyoming
L. P. Treadwell
Paducah
Castine
W. Drake
Navy Yard
J. 0. Smith
G. BE. Brandt
Eagle
Asta
M. H. Philbrick
Navy Department
Osceola
Pensacola
Tecumseh
Prairie
Colon
Texas
Charleston
Bremerton
Wertenbacker
J. T. Scott
C. J. Goodwin
Patrolman
Ium Pendulum
Crippled Man
Pennsylvania
R. R
Brooklyn
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