Mayor Low to Propose New Police Laws in City
New York August 7 Mayor Low announced appointment of Police Commissioner Partridge Eugene A Philbin and General Avery D Andrews to draft suggestions aimed at better police administration and potential laws. He said inspectors and captains serve as department heads and that the police cannot remove subordinates at will under current laws.
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Philadelphia Times
New York
Low
Partridge
Eugene A. Philbin
Avery D. Andrews
Manhattan Railway Engineers and Telegraphers Strike Threat
Officials of the Manhattan Railway Company faced potential action as engineers motormen and telegraphers threaten work stoppages over hours and wages. labor leaders A B Youngson and I M Pierson arrived to mediate matters, with talks ongoing and expected to resume.
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Manhattan Railway Company
A. B. Youngson
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
I. M. Pierson
Order of Railway Telegraphers
Pierson
Manhattan Company
St. Louis
Youngson
Committee of Engineers
Charles Wilson
National Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Viscount De Clinchamp Returns After World Tour
The Viscount De Clinchamp, French member of the De Windt party, sailed home today aboard La Bretagne from Paris. His arrival will complete the group's overland world trip, making him the second member to return. The party began with four. only De Windt and an Englishman named Harding remain abroad.
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Viscount de Clinchamp
Harry de Windt
Paris
la Bretagne
de Windt
Harding
Quigg faces opposition over party leadership in county council
Republican county leaders push back against Lemuel E. Quigg as a rising force in local councils. Reports tied Quigg to a temporary chairmanship at the State Convention triggered a clash with district leaders who vow to block his bid for the county committee and bidwell succession.
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Lemuel E. Quigg
Quigg
George R. Bidwell
Nineteenth Assembly
Tae
Bidwell
Platt to Spend Two Weeks Resting in Adirondacks
Senator Platt plans a two week stay in the Adirondacks beginning next Monday to rest with his son Frank Platt at Racquette Lake. Lieutenant Governor Woodruff will be staying nearby as political focus shifts to the fall campaign.
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Kings County
Senator Platt
Adirondacks
Frank Platt
Racquette Lake
Woodruff
Finest of river scenery on Reading's Hudson trip to West Point
Philadelphia and Reading promote cheap one day trips August 14 and 21 featuring a Reading Terminal departure at 7:30 A M and a Jersey City connection to a steamer ride up the Hudson to West Point and Newburgh with return around 9:30 P M. Tickets advertise adult and child rates with on board music and refreshments nearby.
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Philadelphia & Reading
Hudson
West Point
Newby
Reading Terminal
Jersey City
Teeseamboat Company
New York Bay
Hudson River
Newburgh
Penge
Uuifal
King Jerse Ae
Tee
Philadelphia
Usic
Notable Political Shifts and Bankers’ Merger Rumors
In Albany and New York, leaders discuss Lieutenant Governor Woodruff stepping aside and eyeing Senator Depew’s U.S. seat as of 1905. Magistrate Zel ler condemns a mother’s assailant son to island confinement after a Harlem court arraignment. News notes flag a British Canadian steel merger as potential price pressure on U S Steel. The International Banking Corporation announces readiness for business with $6 million paid capital and notable directors including Harriman Huntington Crocker Gould Frick Vanderbilt and Hewitt.
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United States Steel Corporation
United States Corporation
International Banking Corporation
Wall Street
Sterling Exchange
Connecticut
E. H. Harriman
H. P. Huntington
George Crocker
Edwin Gould
H. C. Frick
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Abram 8S. Hewitt
De Forest Sues Marconi Over Wireless Patents
Grant litigation looms after the De Forest Wireless Telegraph Company files a million dollar suit against Marconi. Attorneys say an erroneous report claimed a suit existed. they deny patent infringements and assert exclusive rights to the De Forest Smythe anti coherer method. Also notes Maurice Soufflot de Magny arrives in New York amid yellow fever precautions and detention rules for travelers from Havana.
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de Forest Wireless Telegraph Company
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company
Kiabe & Bfttler
Marecourt Company
de Forest Company
Francis X. Butler
Marconi
de Forest-Smythe
Marconi Company
United States
Maurice Soufflot de Magny
New York
Moffman Island
M. de Magny
Mme. de Magny
Havana
Cuba
Hunnewell Wife Sues for Divorce and Custody
Mrs Maud Jaffray Hunnewell wife of Hollis H Hunnewell Jr of Wellesley sues for divorce in East Cambridge and seeks custody of two children Louisa Bronson Hunnewell 10 and Maud Jaffray Hunnewell 6. Statutory grounds alleged. Suit returnable first Monday in September.
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Philadelphia Times
Boston
Maud Jaffray Hunnewell
Hollis H. Hunnewell, Jr
Wellesley
Hollis H. Hunnewell
East Cambridge
Louisa Bronson Hunnewell
Hunnewell
Maud Jaffray
New York City
E. S. Jaffray
Percy Jaffray
Harvard
Newport
Aiken
London
Somerset, Algonquin, University
the Country Club
Boston Athletic Association
Racing Yacht Atlanta Wrecked Off Michigan City
The four crew of the Columbia Yacht Club vessel Atlanta were rescued after crashing into a pier near Michigan City Indiana amid heavy seas. The yacht, on a cruise from St Joseph to Chicago, likely suffered total loss.
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Michigan City
Ind
Atlanta
Columbia Yacht Club
St. Joseph
Chicago
Foreclosure action over church sermons in Brooklyn
The Nassau Trust Company of Brooklyn has filed to foreclose a mortgage on the Protestant Episcopal Church of the Epiphany in Brooklyn. Rev. Dean Richmond Babbitt claims the drive stems from recent sermons that angered Roman Catholics, noting A. T. Sullivan, the trust president, is a Catholic. He calls the proceedings very queer.
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Philadelphia TimEs
New York
Nassau Trust Company
Brooklyn
Protestant Episcopal Church
Friars Safe in Roosevelt's Hands In Philippines Dispute
At the American Federation of Catholic Societies convention in Chicago on August 7, Father O'Reilly urged informing the Roosevelt administration of the Philippines situation. Bishops Messmer Mc Faul and Alphonzo Keeble spoke as resolutions endorsed temperance and supported friars with confidence in the U S government and Vatican cooperation for an amicable settlement.
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Chicago
Philippines
American Federation of Catholic Societies
Father O'Reilly
Roosevelt
Messmer
McFaul
Alphonzo Keeble
New York
Department of State
Vatican
Washington, D. C
United States
Vatican Indorsement Boosts Archbishop Ireland’s Status
Rome dispatches echo Catholic view that Archbishop Ireland spoke for the Vatican on the Philippine friar issue and Americanist policy. A red hat for Ireland is foreseen once the friar question settles, with Corrigan's death prompting stronger Church ties to American policy. The Pope may soon elevate Ireland as a key act in final Philippine settlements.
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Washington
Rome
Vatican
Ireland
Philippines
Holy See
Corrigan
Servian villages robbed amid renewed Albanian unrest
The Vienna correspondent of The Times reports renewed Albanian raids on Servian villages. Livestock was plundered in one instance and the village mayor was severely injured in another. The Prizren burgomaster allegedly bans Mohammedans from Servian traders. agitator Sarafof urges Macedonians to stay in Macedonia and says disturbances may force European powers to take interest in the province.
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London
Pester Lloyd
Vienna
Times
Prizren
Sarafof
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Judge sustains demurrer in Singer stock book case
Denver August 7 Judge Johnson sustains the demurrer to the mandamus against Colorado Fuel and Iron Company to compel inspection or maintenance of a stock book. He finds the books should be kept but none of the defendants neglected a statutory duty. Attorney Charles Waterman for the plaintiff filed an amended petition making all directors defendants and the case was continued to tomorrow.
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Denver
Johnson
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Arthur I. Singer
Charles Waterman
Girl strikers attack factory in Trenton drive for noon dinner break
Three hundred girls marching with stones and sticks besieged the American Cigar Company six story plant in Trenton. They quit work after refusing a 12 30 dinner whistle and clashed with other striking girls. Police were called and a reserve squad met the protesters as they arrived, with sixteen year old Sallie Carr named as leader.
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Philadelphia
Trenton
American Cigar Company
Second District
Sallie Carr
Jimmie McDougall Revealed as Theresa McDougall in Jail
Special to The Philadelphia Times from Rochester New York reports that Jimmie McDougall the feared marauder leader in Moaroe county has been captured and turned out to be a woman Theresa McDougall formerly an actress residing at 200 Lake Street Cleveland She and her companion were arrested after days of pursuit and the prisoner revealed her true identity upon isolation in custody.
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Philadelphia Tyses
Rochester
N. Y
Jimmie McDougall
Moaroe County
Saylords
W. H. Smith
Jimmie
Theresa McDougall
200
Lake Street
Cleveland
Cleveland Auditorium
Park Pavilion
Mex
Gnally
Suepicton
Aid
Cleveland to Rochester Journey Ends in Captaincy
Fragmentary text notes a voyage from Cleveland to Rochester where a person met the cane and was chosen as captain by the group. Further details appear unclear, but the event marks a leadership designation during the trip.
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Cleveland
Rochester
Cane
A Park for Every House Plan Outlined
John D. Crimmins announced plans to develop a suburban section along the coast near Astoria New York. He owns property in Astoria and proposes creating a park oriented housing project for nearby residents.
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New York
John D. Crimmins
Astoria
Aes
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