State highway graft investigations target contractors and officials
Albany reports Special Commissioner Hennessy found enough material in remaining records to indict contractors and potentially higher officials over frauds in state highway contracts. The first target is Aetna Construction for alleged overcharging and improper material use on a Rockland county project, with similar probes in Suffolk Dutchess Putnam Orange and 17 other counties.
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Albany
Peter B. Smith
Brooklyn
Thomas F. Carmody
John A. Hennessy
Hennessy
C. Gordon Reel
Kingston
Charles F. Foley
Lockport
Aetna Construction Co
Smith
Aetna Construction Company
Rockland County
Suffolk
Dutchess
Putnam
Orange
Highway Department
Cow in Mine Haunts Plymouth Coal Shaft
A cow owned by Mrs. Morgan Evans fell into a Nottingham mine gangway at Plymouth after the earth gave way. Miner Thomas Jacobs spotted two large eyes in darkness, fled, then returned to find the live animal. The cow was led out and fed near an outlet before returning to its owner.
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Wilkes-Barre
Morgan Evans
Plymouth
Nottingham
Thomas Jacobs
Jacobs
Roosters Silenced by Simple Vocal Cord Operation
Experts from the department of agriculture report a simple painless operation to cut a rooster’s vocal cords. The bird can still breathe and perform movements but cannot produce a crow, rendering the rooster permanently soundless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Ross Named Secretary of New York State Automobile Association
Robert Ross of Albany appointed secretary to succeed Frank D. Lyon who resigned. He will serve at a salary of 2000 dollars.
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State Auto Association
Albany
Robert Ross
New York State Automobile Association
Frank D. Lyon
Perry Centennial Celebration Plan and Erie Memorial
The Perry Victory Centennial Commission of Pennsylvania formed May 13 1909 to spend 150000 for a national Perry memorial at the Battle of Lake Erie scene and 75000 for rebuilding the Niagara and a fleet builders memorial in Erie. Govorner ex officio, Senator Sisson president, T C Jones secretary, M W Shreve chairman, Erie to host events July 6 to 12 with intercity and interstate boards backing the celebration.
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Pennsylvania
Lake Hire
Niagara
Erie Harbor
Erie
Presque Isle Bay
A. E. Sisson
State Board
T. C. Jones
Interstate Commission
Gen. Sisson
National Organization
M. W
Shreve
Congress
William J Stern
Intercity Board
Interstate Board
Buffalo Dealers to Visit Our Merchants Socially
Buffalo manufacturers and wholesalers plan a four day Pullman train visit visiting 25 towns to meet local merchants. The party, valued at over 150000 dollars for equipment, aims to foster direct executive contact and mutual trade benefits with a schedule across New York and Pennsylvania towns from June 10 to June 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Wholesale Merchants’association
Chamber of Commerce and Manufacturers’ Club
Dunkirk
N. Y
Westfield
Ripley
North East
Erie
Ashtabula
Conneaut
Waterford
Union City
Corry
Titusville
Warren
Kane
Johnsonburg
Ridgway
St. Mary’s
Emporium
Port Allegany
Eldred
Olean
Franklinville
East Aurora
Price in Perfect Model Court Drama in Pittsburg
In Pittsburgh a husband claims that his wife Evelyn Pearle Aldinger valued at 1500 dollars to him is the most perfect model in the city. He sues Paul W. Schmidt of Barret Manufacturing for stealing his wife. Mrs Aldinger denies the charges and says she left him due to brutal treatment.
Fraternity Chief Daggett Holds High Scottish Rite Rank
Daggett is identified as a 32d degree Mason and sovereign prince of Palmoni Lodge of Perfection within the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, highlighting his prominence in fraternal circles worldwide.
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Mr. Daggett
Palmoni
Boy Killed by Live Wire in Ithaca Field
Eight year old James Reynolds son of William A Reynolds and wife was killed instantly when he grabbed a live wire dangling from a telephone pole while picking daisies near his Ithaca home. His mother suffered a shock trying to free him as friends and neighbors rushed to the scene.
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Ithaca
N. Y
James Reynolds
William A. Reynolds
Reynolds
Buffalo Masons Baptize Daggett Baby in Cathedral
Ruth Katharine Daggett, daughter of Byron B. Daggett, was baptized at the Scottish Rite cathedral in Buffalo, with ceremonies described as used in the country for the first time since 1771. The event marked a formal adoption ceremony by Buffalo masons.
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Buffalo
Prize Buffalo Bull Killed by Rival in Pennsylvania
Comanche the 2,000 pound prize buffalo bull, praised by Professor William T. Hornaday as the finest specimen, was slain last week in a battle with a younger rival for Colonel Trexler's herd at Schnecksville Pennsylvania. The victor, Rearing Frank, about 1,400 pounds, was spryer and broke the old bull's horn in a lengthwise clash three times.
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William T. Hornaday
American Bison Society
Colonel Trexler
Schnecksville
Frank
Pineapple Wound Fatal to Woman in Syracuse
Mrs. Catherine Tourtellot of Syracuse died last week from blood poisoning after her thumb was scratched by pineapple while peeling it. Swelling spread from hand to arm within twelve hours, despite hospital treatment. She was sixty and left a son in New York.
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Catherine Tourtellot
Syracuse
Masonic ceremony makes baby ward and guardianship
Sunday ceremony made the baby a ward of the Lodge of Perfection and entitled her to the guardianship and protection of the Masonic order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodge of Perfection
Masonie
Comptroller Refuses Pay for Labor Commissioner Appointment
Acting on a recent opinion from the state attorney general, the state comptroller has refused to approve or pay the salary for Governor Sulzer’s appointee John Mitchell as state labor commissioner. The payroll will not be certified by him.
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Sulzer
John Mitchell
Mitchell
Labor Department
Law to be Enforced for Reclamation Contractors
Washington June 5 Secretary Lane announced that all contractors on reclamation work would be prosecuted for eight hour law violations. He ordered records kept of hours for each project and any violations reported to the department of justice for prosecution.
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Washington
Lane
Department of Justice
Dunkirk Church Welcomes Adams Memorial Pastor
The Rev. H. J. Adlard of Meadville Pennsylvania has accepted a call from Adams Memorial Church in Dunkirk and began his pastorate last Sunday.
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Dunkirk
H. J. Adlard
Meadville Pa
Adams Memorial Church
Trainer Mike Murphy Dies in Philadelphia Home
Mike Murphy, the well known trainer of the University of Pennsylvania, died at his home in Philadelphia yesterday noon after a period of illness. He had been a fixture in local athletics and his passing ends a long association with the universitys sports programs. His death comes amid a season of football and track teams preparing for upcoming events.
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Mike Murphy
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Berry weighs two and a half ounces in Lancaster
Lancaster, June 5. J R Yentzer found a strawberry weighing two and a half ounces while picking berries, a remarkable fruit in the local harvest report.
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Lancaster
J. R. Yentzer
Senate Reverses Tax on Livestock and Oats Free List
The finance sub-committee altered its agricultural schedule to place livestock heat and oats on the free list reversing the prior plan to tax meats, flour, and oatmeal. The move aligns with President Wilson Senator Simmons and other administration leaders who disapproved the 10 percent duty on cattle and compensatory duties on flour and oatmeal.
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Senate Finance
Wilson
Simmons
Finance Committee
Beaver Falls Girl Succumbs to Poison After Suicide Attempt
Miss Vera Hemphill aged 18 of Beaver Falls Pennsylvania died at Providence hospital after ingesting fourteen grams of bichloride of mercury with intent to kill herself. She suffered from extreme nervousness and had watched banker B Sanders Walker in Macon Georgia who had also taken the poison. She repented and told her mother she wished to recover. Five physicians treated her without success.
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Vera Hemphill
Beaver Falls
Providence Hospital
Miss Hemphill
B. Sanders Walker
Macon
Chicks Hatch From Mine Incubator In Pennsylvania
J H London superintendent of the Eleanor coal mines near Big Run Pennsylvania turned the mine into an incubator. He started with 25 Wyandotte eggs hung above bubbling hot water and 21 chicks hatched from the 25 eggs.
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J. H. London
Eleanor
Big Run
London
Women Invite Clubs to Boost Hygiene Congress
Mrs. Crockett head of the General Federation of Women's Clubs public health committee says hundreds of club women from every state will organize to promote the international school of hygiene congress in Buffalo in August. Thousands of club members will urge mayors health officers and school superintendents to appoint delegates to attend.
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Buffalo
Crockett
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Railway company sues Buffalo for 108400 damages from street car strike
The International Railway company files a claim against the city of Buffalo for 108400 claiming destruction of property and loss of earnings during the street car strike. It asserts it sought protection from city authorities and blames the city for failing to protect its property.
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International Railway Company
Direct Vote Law Signed Praised By Secretary Bryan
Secretary of State Bryan signed the proclamation at 11 o clock Saturday approving the seventeenth amendment to the U S Constitution providing for the direct election of United States senators.
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Bryan
United States
Trout fingerlings released into Hornell streams
About 5 000 trout fingerlings from the government hatchery arrived in Hornell last week and were immediately taken charge of by local sportsmen. They were released into nearby streams. A large consignment from the state hatchery is expected in Hornell this week.
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Hornell
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Pennsylvania State Commission ON
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Masontown
Edwin H. Ware
M. W. Shreve
John K. Tener
Harrisburg
McKeesport
Buffalo Wholesale
Wen
Amelie
Portugal
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Marie Amelie
Vassalaes
Compte de Paris
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