Page amendments pass to bring telegraph and telephone under state supervision
Albany April 21 The Senate suspended rules and passed the Page amendments to the Public Service Commission act placing telegraph and telephone companies under state supervision. The measure aims to curb poolroom activity by giving the commission power to regulate rates contracts and service for these utilities. The Assembly appears likely to oppose the move and fail to send it to the governor during the current session.
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Spreiatio
New York Times
Albany
Senate
Public Service Commission
Assembly
Hughes
Rules Committee
Page
Poliie
Election Contest Rules Spark Ballot Box Deliberations
The court of appeals ruled the Board of Voters cannot be forced to examine or overturn ballots. Patrick McDonald is named as Alderman of the Light Ward after a contested election with rival Patrick White, Republican, challenging the result.
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Ae Thymes
Court of Apois
Board of Flerton Wanvassers
Findamus
Patrick Ho McDonald
Tipe Pate
Light
Patrik White
McDonalds
Charter Commission Named for New York City
Gov Hughes appoints a fifteen member New York City Charter Revision Commission to amend or draft a new city charter. The panel includes reappointed members from the nine member prior group and new appointees from Manhattan Brooklyn Bronx Queens and Richmond. The commission will report with legislation for the next legislative session.
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New York Times
Albany
Gov. Hughes
New New York City
New York City
McGowan
Board of Aldermen
Metz
William.m. Ivins
BE. R. l,. Gould
Nathaniel A. Elsberg
J. Hampden Dougherty
Charles H. Strong
George L. Duval
James Cowden Meyers
George MccAneeny
Manhattan
Almer R. Watson
Alfred J. Boulton
Brooklyn
William W. Niles
Bronx
Harrison
New York Assembly Passes Private Capital Subway Bill
Albany April 21 The Assembly approves Beverley R Revinens bill to amend the Elsberg rapid transit law enabling subway construction in New York City by private capital. It provides two options: private build with city takeover within fifty years or city build leased to private firms for up to thirty-five years with city purchase of equipment.
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Albany
Beverley R. Revinens
New York
New York City
Albany Senate gridlock over insurance reinsurance bill
Almost the entire legislative calendar stalled by Senator Grady's bid to strike a reinsurance bill from the calendar. Lieutenant Governor Chanter backed the chair, Grady appealed, and the Senate sustained the ruling as Grady vowed to use the full six hours allowed to debate final passage on each bill.
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Albany
Grady
Senate
Crady
Chanter
Veto Sustained on Escheat Bill After Narrow Vote
Albany April 21 only 55 of 935 Assembly Republicans supported sustaining Gov Hughes veto of an escheat bill relating to property acquired by the Pennsylvania Railroad in Queens. Hughes had urged the Assembly to not pursue reversing the governor action and said relief could be sought under general law.
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Inc
Page
Senate
Emerson
Gilchrist
Knapp
Wilcox
Fuller
Cobalin
Tarxler
Judiciary
Ree
Grady
New York Times
Albany
Assembly
Gov
Hughes
Merritt
Christine Zong
State of
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Borough of
Queens
Gov. Hughes
Surrogates See Salary Increases Passed by Senate
The New York Senate approved the McCarren bill raising surrogate salaries in New York and nearby counties funded from the collateral inheritance tax. Kings County surrogate gains 7,500 plus 10,000 in his other earnings, with smaller increases for Richmond Nassau Suffolk and others. The measure faces opposition from Republicans and Democrats alike.
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Albany
Senate
McCarren
Kings
Queens
Richmond
Nassau
Suffolk Counties
New de Su Tor
Lassaund
Suffolk
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Hinman
Fuller
Kal
Stock tipsters Connor pair convicted in mail fraud case
Thomas Ó Connor and Frances O'Connor were convicted in the U S Circuit Court of using the mails to defraud by sending circulars claiming insider stock tips. Judge Holt sentenced O'Connor to suspended prison time and fifteen months for Ó Connor. The couple operated under multiple names. Frances broke down as her husband received his sentence.
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Frances O'Connor
Frances MclLain
Holt
United States Circuit Court
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O'Connor
Clinton
Oconnors
FY Connor
Glacia Calla Testifies in Rockingham Grand Jury
Mrs. Paul E Roy also known as Glacia Calla testified before the Rockingham County Grand Jury in Exeter New Hampshire about her accusation that her husband murdered her brother George A Cariins in Newington earlier in the winter. She spoke for about two hours and then left for Boston after luncheon.
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N.L
Paul E Roy
Glacia Calla
Paul E. Roy
George A. Cariins
Newington
Rockingham County Grand Ferry
Boston
Russian Casie Chadwick to be extradited from Brooklyn
Giga Stein known as the Russian Casie Chadwick is accused in Russia of theft and check fraud involving 16 790 rubles and a rise to 100 000 rubles. He will be put aboard the steamship Kherson in Brooklyn for extradition per a warrant issued to Marshal Yienkel by Assistant Secretary of State Robert E Bacon yesterday.
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Cassie Chadwick
Russia
Kherson
Bush Packs
Brooklyn
Marshal Yienkel
Robert E. Bacon
Auto crash at Briarcliff injures four on course
A Matheson racer driven by James Ryall plunged off a Briarcliff bridge into Saw Mill River after clipping a guard rail. Four men were thrown clear. Ryall suffered a compound ankle fracture while Murray, brains injury concerns, and Weed and Robertson escaped with minor injuries. Rescue teams rushed to aid as others returned to Manhattan for doctors.
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Murray
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Ingston
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Ile
Fairchild
Ryanl
New York
Ryan
Morris Park
Fiat
Newark
Lincoln Hotel
Broadway
Fifty-second Street
Robberless taxi incident in Central Park injures none
An electric cab carrying Mrs Wheelock of the Hotel Wellington ran wild in East Drive near Sixty seventh Street in Central Park yesterday around 1000. Chauffeur Harry Breen shouted warnings after losing control. Marvin Kamm narrowly avoided injury by jumping from a pony cart ahead. The auto smashed the runabout. Mrs Wheelock remained uninjured.
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Wellington
Seventh Avenue
Fifty- Fifth Street
Central Park
Sixty-seventh Street
Harry Breen
West Thirty-sixth Street
Marvin Kamm
West 125Th Street
Supreme Court appoints referee in bank receivership dispute
Dowling appoints D Cady Herrick as referee in the dispute between Oriental Bank and Carnegie Trust Company and Henry Schneider over payment of 23,998 receivership fees after Schneider acted as receiver.
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Supreme Court
Dowling
D Cady Herrick
Oriental Bank
Carnegie Trust Company
Henry Schneider
Shenango Valley steel plant to start full operation tomorrow
Notice posted in New Castle Pennsylvania says the Shenango Valley steel plant operated by Carnegie Steel Company will begin full operation tomorrow affecting 1 200 workers.
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New Castle
Penn
Shenango Valley
Carnegie Steel Company
Testimony on electric storage battery accounts in Philadelphia
Witnesses discuss an electric storage battery stock account tied to George H Hubn & Son and the Metropolitan Street Railway. Details about profits are contested. Whitney allegedly added political disbursements to the road’s purchase price, with no director role at the time.
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Philadelphia
Ryan
George H. Hubn& Son
Philadelphia Corporation
Waitney
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Whitney
Moore & Schley’s
Ryen
Mr. Ryan
Mr. Jerome
Metropolitan Securities
Secret hearing over charges against Aleck Smith in Metropolitan case
Justice Scott begins secret hearings in a case brought by District Attorney Jerome against Aleck Smith a court officer tied to jury fixing. The Metropolitan Street Railway probe and a trunk of vouchers detailing payments to jurors witnesses and physicians surface as potential evidence while the Stockholders Committee seeks Jerome’s removal.
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Appellate Division
Supreme Court
Begiun
Jerome
Aleck Smith
William
Plinghast
Smith
Fursman
Scott
Tillingast
Julian
Metropolitan Street Railway
Tilinghast
William I. King
Franklin Pierce
Pierce
Tillingee
Stanley Begs
Bagg
Dinser Granted New Trial In Murder Case
The Court of Appeals set aside Gustav Dinser s second degree murder conviction in Albany and ordered a new trial after finding errors in the original proceeding. Dinser killed his two year old child.
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Albany
N. Y
Gustav Dinser
New York
Court of Appeals
Jie
Dinser
Interborough pays 105000 franchise tax to state treasury
Albany April 21 The Interborough Metropolitan Street Railway Company paid 105000 into the State Treasury as its franchise tax. The company was assessed for 350000, with the tax due by April 15.
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Albany
Interborough Metropolitan Street Railway Company
New York Senate Limits Bank Loans Across Boroughs
Albany April 21 The New York Senate released a bill restricting loans by state banks and trust companies after Grady's motion to reconsider failed 25 to 16. The measure caps lending at 45 percent of paid in capital in Manhattan and 65 percent in other boroughs, before it goes to the Governor.
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Senate
Grady
Hooker
Wais
Manton
P York
St. Hmit
Cassidy Bill to Wipe Out Bucket Shows Fails
Senator Cassidy who introduced four bills to ban bucket shows let Brooklyn Senator Fuller substitute the O'Brien bill on the Senate calendar. The substitution was challenged by Senator Met Warren and, after clerk review, the bills were deemed not identical. The O'Brien bill was sent to the Codes Committee, effectively defeating Cassidy's measure.
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Senator Cassidy
Fuller
Brooklyn
O'Brien
Assembly
Cassidy
Senate
Met ‘Arren
O’brien
Codés Committee
Col George Boynton arraigned in Tombs Court over gold scheme
Col George Melville Boynton was brought before Tombs Court charged with beating the Hotel Hermitage out of $500. William Nutting claimed the money was for joining a South American expedition to find gold. Magistrate Finn remanded Boynton for examination. four other complainants allege pay disputes with two formerly employed valets.
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Tombs Court
Hermitage
William Nutting
Broadway
Nutting
Boynton
South America
Finn
Shooting Near Brooklyn Police Station Leaves Man Failing
Police arrest Ernest Cozza after a man identified as Salvatore De Motta is shot twice in the back outside Hamilton Avenue station. De Motta, dying en route to Kings Island College Hospital, is believed to die. Cozza claims innocence and denies the revolver found on him or the three sealed threatening letters in his pockets.
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Hie
Keng Island College Hospital
Salvatore Be
Mette
Sackett Street
Ernest Cozza
Doe
de Motm
Nowrevolver
Cogza
Negro Killed in Subway at Brooklyn Bridge Station
Le A Moore a 22 year old elevator worker employed at the Lombard Apartment House West End Avenue and Seventy sixth Street was killed last night at the Brooklyn Bridge Subway Station. Three southbound trains a local and two expresses struck him his body found beneath the second express train. Motormen of two trains were held on homicide charges.
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Lombard
West End Avenue
Seventy-sixth Street
Brookyn Bridge
Charles Young
Scow Trimmers Strike City Dumps Over Wage Cut
Five hundred scow trimmers employed at city dumps walked out over a proposed $2 weekly wage cut. About 500 more may quit today. Ralph Delli Paoli holds the trimming contract and sublets to ten others, all losing money since February. The strike spans Clinton to Canal Street dumps and nearby West and East streets. Police reserves are asked to be ready as tensions rise.
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Steadix
Clinton, Stanton, Delaney
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West Porty-sixth
Fast Sixtieeth
East Eigitieth
East 7Rd
Ifuth
Canal Street
North River
West Thirtieth
Forty-seventh
Brookivir
de Wille
Readines
Cox
Dixey Chosen First Vice President of Dover Foundry
Henry F. Dixey the comedian has been named First Vice President of the Lackawanna Foundries, a 200000 dollar corporation. He will participate in management as the company, incorporated in New Jersey, plans iron castings and brass work at Dover. George Pierson, Dover mayor, serves as president. about 100 workers will be employed. Others involved include Haverley B. Swart and Leslie G. Hillard, formerly with the Delaware and Lackawanna Steel Company.
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Lackawanne Foundries
Dixey
Lackawanna Foundries
New Jersey
Dover
N. J
George Pierson
Haverley B. Swart
Leslie G. Hillard
Delaware and Lackawanna Steel Company
Bridge Service Improved by Public Commissioner Report
Public Service Commissioner Bassett presented a report to the commission detailing improvements in bridge surface service. The Brooklyn Bridge delays were reduced from about 150 minutes in September to 84 minutes in March, with Coney Island and Brooklyn Road primarily blamed for past delays though BRT delays also eased. The report noted a surge in surface cars crossing the bridge and approved an investigation into a grade crossing accident at Eighty sixth Street and Thirteenth Avenue in Brooklyn.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Coney Island
Brooklyn
Ben Redwerd
Maren
Mowats
Eighty-sixth Street
Thirteenth Avenue
Brooktsa
Missionaries Honored At New York Reception
An Evangelistic Committee gathering at the Hotel Astor honored J Wilbur Chapman and Charles M Alexander. About 30 members attended a camp meeting with songs composed by Alexander. Toastmaster J G Pageswan introduced Alexander Arthur J Smith Dr Chapman and others who spoke on world missionary work and open air services. A summer revival is proposed in the city and Mrs Alexander was hosted yesterday afternoon by Mrs Seth Low.
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J. Wilbur Chapman
Charles M. Alexander
Hotel Astor
Public Service Committee urged to add bridge experts
Reforms Inc through its Munimrist Affairs Committee led by Calvin Jankins asks the Public Service Committee to appoint at least three expert bridge engineers to assess Brooklyn Bridge train scheduling. They warn the bridge carries greater loads than planned and warn of potential safety risks from overloading.
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Reforms Inc
Munimrist Affairs Committee
Calvin Jankins
Public Service Commi
Brooklyn Bridge
Pridge
New Raritan Bridge Opens for Travel
The million-dollar steel and masonry double track drawbridge of the New York and Long Branch Railroad across the Raritan River at Perth Amboy opened to regular travel toward the North Jersey coast resorts Lakewood and Atlantic City. The old wooden span, once a source of delays and hazards, is being dismantled.
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New York & Long Branch
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Atlantic City
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Jersey Central
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Long Branch Road
Sta
Pennsylvania and Central Railroad of
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Sandy Hook
United States
Rufus Blodgett
John H. Gregory
Marine Graveyard
Drew
Liecuim
New York
Fairfield
City of
Key West
Lawsuit Over Garage Neglect Wins Judgment
Miss Gertrude G. Rothschild sued Empire State Garage in Municipal Court Fifth District for damages claiming loss of battery parts tire deterioration and rubber fittings from 1905 dead storage. Judge Weil awarded her damages and costs finding garage neglected the electric Victoria and tires were damaged by exposure.
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Fifth District
Gertrude G. Rothschild
East Sixty-seventh Street
Page, Crawford & Tuska
Empire State Garage
Sil
Evangelists Seek $40,090 for Summer Tent Campaign in NYC
Five thousand people filled the Metropolitan Opera House for a Sivangelistic Im mune of New York City event to raise funds for a citywide tent meeting season. Charles M Alexander led a song service with a choir of seven voters while Rev George Alexander and Bishop Frederick Courtenay spoke. Superintendent-designate Arthur Smith outlined plans to run and expand the tents and raise about $104 ue for the season as Rev Chapman preached.
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New York City
Charles M.alexander
J. Wilbur Chapman
Cansia
Priser
George Alexander
Frederick Courtenay
Arthur Smith
Chapman
A. F. Schauffler
G. W. Gordon
Church Endorses Hughes Racing Bills in Yonkers
The First Presbyterian Church congregation in Yonkers yesterday unanimously adopted a motion from the Men's Association praising Gov. Hughes on race track betting. Hope is voiced that a Senator supporting the Governor’s betting abolition bills will be elected.
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Hughes
First Presbyterian
Yonkers
Men's Association
Gov
Public hearing on advertising rules set for April 20
A public hearing on all forms of advertising as related to the Building Code revision is scheduled for next Wednesday April 20 at 2 o'clock in the Avaermanic Chamber City Hall A committee of the Building Code Revision Commission will preside The Pennsylvania City of New York annual meeting last night re elected Col A C Pickewell as President Prof W H Burr of Columbia gave an illustrated Panama Canal address
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New York
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Wiliam H. Burr
Columbia
Sperratto
York Times
Baltimore
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John B. McKeighan
St. Louis
Lise
Will of Walter F L Baker before Probate Court
The Probate Court today hears the will of Walter F L Baker. The will faces appeal from Edward Baker, the contestant. The proceedings concern the home of the deceased and related bequests.
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Baker
Roston
I Probate Court
Walter FL Baker
Pereswis
Supreme Corr
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City spends 551304 on snow removal in heavy season
Street Cleaning commissioner Crowell announced the east side snow removal costs after weighed totals show 2.2 inches of snow. Durine 1907 24 inches fell and were cleared, with costs at 28 percent of last year while snowfall reached 62 percent of that season.
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Crowell
Commissioner of Accounts Probes Geiszler Haas Affair
Commissioner Mitchel, nine weeks into the Haffen inquiry, obtained consent from the Directors to examine the Geiszler Haas Reality Company books. The examination yielded no public findings beyond matters affecting President Mee. Waffen’s counsel repeated his client had no involvement with the firm or responsibility for withholding the books.
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Geiszler- Haas Reality Company
Haffen
Vesterdivft
Fiatfen Mee
Waffen
Baoks
Senator Knox to Speak at Carnegie Hall Civic Forum
Senator Phikindee C. Knox of Pennsylvania will address the Civic Forum at Carnegie Hall tonight on The People the Railroads and the National Authority. Marcus M. Marks of the National Association of Clothing Manufacturers presides. an orchestral interlude by the Music School Orchestra conducted by David Mannes adds musical contrast.
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Phikindee C. Knox
Pennsylvania
Carnegie Hall
Civic Forum
National Authority
Marcus M. Marks
National Association of _Clothing
Neill
Jusie School Orchestra
David Mannes
Torillard Eyes Political Run in Orange County
Middletown April 21 Pierre Torillard Jr a member of the Tuxedo colony is said to seek political office and is believed to win the Republican nomination for assembly from the Second district of Orange County. The district previously sent Bredell to Albany for twelve consecutive years.
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Middletown
Pierre Torillard, Jr
Askermbie
Tstrict
Oraher County
Sells Bredell
Albany
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