Noted Men Unite to Fight Park Invasion
Seth Low will chair a new citizens committee to prevent Central Park from hosting the National Academy of Design gallery. Eugene A. Philbin and other leaders join as officers as opposition to the Grady Francis bills grows, with a Monday meeting planned to plan strategy.
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National Academy of Design
Central Park
Academy
Senate
New York
Seth Low
Eugene A. Philbin
Parks and Playgrounds Association
Grady-Francis
Charles B. Stover
University Settlement
Eldridge Street
Richard Aldrich
Women's Municipal League
Cyrus L. Sulzberger
United Hebrew Charities
Mary Garrett Hay
Lg New York City Federation of Women’s
Ubs
R. Fulton Cutting
Benton
Lillian Wald
Henry Street
Joseph C. Deane
The
City Club
Julius Henry Cohen
Citizens’ Union
William R. Willcox
Paul Dana
Calvin Tomkins
Municipal Art Society
Edward Hagaman Hall
American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society
N. Taylor Phillips
Edward T. Devine
Charity Organization Society
Benjamin Tuska
Educational Alliance
Homer Folks
State Charities Aid Association
Nelson S. Spencer
Henry W. Sackett
John DE Witt Warner
Gustav H. Schwab
Outdoor Recreation League
Howard Bradstreet
Talks and Playground Association
Jacol Katz
East Side Property Owners’ Association
Frederick Trevor Hill
Association For Improving
Joseph B. Gilder
Miriam Sutro Price
Public Education Association
Henry Moscovitch
Downtown Ethical Society
Gaylord §. White
Neighborhood Workers’ Association
Leonard S. Opdycke
Ae Dekay
National Arts Ub
John Greenough
David B. Ogden
New York Hospital
Francis
Cities Committee
Assembly
Albany
Ark
Worthington Whitredge
National Academy
Harriman in Mexican Oil Prospects Seen by Hepburn
A B Hepburn president of Chase National Bank returns from weeks in the South and Mexico. He notes rich oil fields on Mexico’s east coast producing up to 8000 barrels daily and Harriman interests developing wells near Tampico and Vera Cruz to fuel railroads. He cites agricultural potential, slower development without Anglo Saxon settlement, and many Americans seeking opportunities in Mexico.
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A. B. Hepburn
Chase National Bank
Mexico
Hepburn
United States
Harriman
Tampico
Vera Cruz
Guatemala
California
Oklahoma
Texas
German Lloyd profits drop amid heavy write-offs
North German Lloyd directs report undivided gross profits of 2.3 million dollars, down from 8.17 million in 1907, with reserves and repair funds to cover write-offs to 3.51 million. Idle ships reduce depreciation, steerage travel plummets by about 185 thousand travelers versus 1907, emigration to the U.S. rises, and a German-American trade treaty is hoped to come soon.
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Bremen
North German Lloyd Steamship Company
Commercial Marine
Lloyd
United States
McAdoo Plan Wins PSC Backing for Grand Central Extension
The Public Service Commission approved William G. McAdoo’s extension of the Hudson and Manhattan Railway from Thirty-third Street to Grand Central Station. A sub committee report argues the route avoids future tunnel conflicts and disapproves Interborough plans to connect via Forty-second Street. President McAdoo says the plan secures connections to Grand Central, the Steinway tunnel, and Jersey terminals with room for future subways.
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Public Service Commission
William G. McAdoo
Hudson & Manhattan Railway
Thirty-third Street
Broadway
Grand Central Station
Willcox
Nealthie
McAdoo
Hudson & Manhattan
Interborough
Forty-second Street
Grand Central
Lexington Avenue
Sixth Avenue
Bryant Park
Sixth
Fifth Avenues
Fifth and
Madison Avenues
Steinway Station
Park Avenue
Commission
McAdoo Company
Steinway Tunnel Company
Hudson and Manhattan
Fifth
Interborough Company
Manhattan
Queens
Lexington Avenue Road
Forty-first Street
Grand Central Statio
Rahway
Jersey
W. G. McAdoo
Hudson Tunnel Company
Fifth Avenue
Gates Wins Train Race in San Diego Overnight Chase
Charles G. Gates son of John W. Gates chartered a $300 two car special from Los Angeles to beat a friend's regular train reaching San Diego ten minutes ahead. Walter Dupee son of a Chicago operator took a regular train but Gates passed him at the Santa Fe yards as both parties planned a late arrival. Gates and Dupee then traveled to Dupee's ranch in Lower California for a hunt.
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New York Times
San Diego
Cal
Charles G. Gates
John W. Gates
Los Angeles
Gates
Walter Dupee
John Dupee
Chicago
Alexandria
Dupee
Hotel del Coronado
Santa Fé
Lower
California
Chaloner Ill After Cobham Tragedy Recalls Killer Shooting
J A Chaloner III of Richmond is gravely ill at Shadeland near Weldon North Carolina, after traveling from Cobham Albemarle to recover from a nervous breakdown triggered by the March 15 killing of John Gilland by Chaloner’s wife’s assailant. Chaloner and Major Thomas L Emry helped found Roanoke Rapids.
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New York Times
Richmond
John Armstrong Chaloner
Chanler
Shadeland
Thomas L. Emry
Weldon
N. C
Cobham
Albermarle County
John Gilland
Merry Mills
Chaloner
Major Emry
Roanoke Rapids
Texas pursues the trusts to tighten anti trust laws
Texas lawmakers push a bill to raise maximum penalties for anti trust violations from fifty to fifteen hundred dollars per day and grant the attorney general power to prosecute in any county to block Waters Pierce Oil from re entering the state after its million six hundred ninety thousand dollar fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Austin
Texas
Waters- Pierce Oil Company
Senate
House
Trim A Hat Prize Offerments For Spring
Valuable and useful prizes are offered for the best trimmed spring hat as a promotion in the Sunday American advertisement. The notice invites participation and hints at tomorrow's feature in the section.
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Sunday American
Adv
Spring Number of New York Times on Sale Tomorrow
The New York Times announces the Spring Number will be issued tomorrow and urges readers to place orders with their newsdealer today to ensure a copy.
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New York Times
Hotel Gotham An Art Dealer In Hushed Gallery Scam
A well dressed man calling himself Count Baroni checked into the Hotel Gotham with dozens of paintings from Italy. He hung and stored works in Suite 1402 to 1505, sent letters, and posed as a Naples nobleman before admitting he was an art dealer seeking quick sales. Manager Ryan evicted him after discovering the ruse and suspects a downtown art-dealing scam with no confirmed sales.
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Gotham
Fifty-fifth Street
Fifth Avenue
Count Baroni
Naples
Ryan
Italy
Mr. Ryan
Social Register
Ulrich Egg seeks name change to Ulrich Eck in New York
Ulrich Egg of 108 West Eighty-first Street, hotel and restaurant owner, applied to Supreme Court Justice O Gorman to change his name to Ulrich Eck. The court signaled agreement after reviewing his petition and that of his wife. Egg, born in Zurich, is now a U S citizen. His plea cites ridicule from friends and acquaintances and a drop in business for his wife the dressmaker since adopting the Egg name.
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Ulrich Egg
West Eighty-first Street
Supreme Court
O’gorman
Ulrich Eck
Platt Buys United States Express Shares in Shake-Up
Frank H. Platt is alleged to have purchased about 20 000 shares formerly held by the American Express and Adams Express companies amid charges of collusion and a Sherman Act dispute. Boardman takes a board seat after Fargo resigns. Weir not available for comment. The sale follows pressure from majority holders seeking control and potential cancellation of treasury stock if buys by the Platt faction occur. The matter centers on anti trust concerns and potential restructuring.
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Platt
United States Express Company
American
Adams Express Companies
United States Express Directorate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Wall Street
American Express Company
Adams Company
Frank H. Platt
Fargo
Albert B. Boardman
O’brien
United States Express
Adams
Edward T. Platt
Mr. Platt
United States Board
Weir
Adams Express Company
Albany
United States
Northern Pacific
Union Pacific
Great Northern
Eugene Kremer
Hart and Banister Committee
Treasury
Thomas C. Platt
Hatt and Banister Committee
Joint Stock Association
Adams and American
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Salon jury to hang Maurice Levallard painting
Paris April 3 The Salon jury of 1909 has accepted and will hang a picture by Maurice Levallard a 12 year old artist believed to be the world's youngest.
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Paris
Maurice Levallard
Levallard
Real Easter Dyes for Easter eggs at low price
Real dyes for Easter eggs offered in a 5 cent package option like store purchases. The notice mentions tomorrow's Sunday American as the source.
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Sunday American
Miss Garden May Wed Soon
Paris rumors say Miss Mary Garden may marry Prince Mavrocordato after returning to Paris at the end of April. She is said to have canceled her Paris Opera engagement, while Miss Lina Cavalieri is booked to sing Thais starting April 19.
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NEW York Times
Paris
Mary Garden
Prince Mavrocordato
Paris Opera
M. Messager
Lina Cavalieri
Miss Garden
Philadelphia
Earthquake Shocks Felt Across Virginia and Nearby States
Two tremors were felt in Winchester Virginia at 2:20 AM causing alarm though no damage reported. Shocks extended to Harper’s Ferry West Virginia and Charlestown West Virginia. In Williamsport Maryland houses rocked and windows rattled while Washington lacked seismograph readings.
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West Virginia
Maryland
Winchester
Harper’s Ferry
West Va
Williamsport
Rockefeller Move Rumored in Cleveland Trust
In Cleveland April reports say John D. Rockefeller may have acquired a large stake or plans to, as the Cleveland Trust Company has been reorganized with F. H. Goff as president and Samuel Mather and E. R. Perkins elected vice presidents. Rockefeller reportedly agreed to lend his name if Goff remained active head.
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New York Times
Cleveland
Ohio
John D. Rockefeller
Cleveland Trust Company
Cleveland Trust
Samuel Mather
E. R. Perkins
Standard Oil
F. H. Goff
Rockefeller
Virgil P. Kline
Goff
Fire blocks Fifth Avenue blaze at Bristol Building
A spectacular fire at 50 Fifth Avenue started in Hallen's Photographic Studio on the seventh floor of the Bristol Building, damaging the seventh and eighth floors and part of the roof. The blaze drew crowds from Times Square and Forty-second Street, blocked traffic for half an hour, and caused $5144 in damage. Women from Allen & Co. narrowly escaped as flames confined to upper floors. Fireman John Summers of Engine Company 21 was cut by glass. The building, owned by Walter J. Salomon, is insured and houses Fleischman’s floral store on the ground floor.
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Times Square
Forty-second Street
Hallen
Bristol Building
Bristol Hotel
Fifth Avenue
Allen &Co
Walter J. Salomon
West Forty-second Street
Fleischman
John Summers
Engine Company 21
Canada Coal Strike Spreads Across Western Mines
The Western Canada coal strike became general as miners seek the same terms as Crow's Nest Pass Coal Company workers. Camps in eastern British Columbia and Alberta are affected, with several still independent from the Western Coal Operators' Association. The Canadian Pacific Railway is prepared, with coal flowing on its system.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Western Canada
Crow's Nest Pass Coal Company
British Columbia
Alberta
Fernie, Michael
Carbonado
Maple Leaf Company
Bellevue
Canada West
Tabor
Western Coal Operators’ Association
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Victimize the Crook Tracer Warns of Impostor
William E. Bishop head of a Wall Street information bureau warns promoters of a scam. An impostor travels among subscribers offering to change report tenor for money through Bishop's Financial Agency. Bishop states he employs no solicitors andPersons claiming to act for his office are impostors.
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William E. Bishop
Wall Street
Fulton Street
Free Silk Petticoat Offer in Sunday American Ad
An advertisement promotes a free silk petticoat valued at one hundred dollars as a bonus with purchases of stylish hats in tomorrow's Sunday American. The offer targets readers seeking trimmed hats and fashion accessories.
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Morrow
Sunday American
Adv
Roosevelt at Gibraltar Denies Attack Rumor on Arrival
The New York Times man aboard the Hamburg reports Theodore Roosevelt's arrival in Gibraltar on April 2 and his explicit denial of a mid ocean or Azores attack story. He greeted steerage passengers, shook hands with all aboard, and sought to be treated as a private traveler. Roosevelt enjoyed seas and social events, including a dance in evening dress with Kermit among the attendees.
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Azores
Col. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Gulf Stream
Royal Italian Emigration Commissioner
Horta
St. Miguel
Hamburg
Fayal
Armstrong
Reed
D. Fayal
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