Interborough Bond Issue Approved in New York
The Public Services Commission approved mortgaging almost all Interborough Rapid Transit property and issuing 30 million dollars in bonds to secure 25 million dollars in notes for refunding and needed capital. J P Morgan & Co. will underwrite. notes convert to bonds after two and a half years at 2 percent interest. The mortgage covers all assets including the Manhattan Elevated Railway lease and Steinway Tunnel sale proceeds.
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The
Public Services Commission
William R. Willcox
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Willcox
J. P. Morgan & Co
Wickersham
Manhattan Lecated
Manhattan Elevated Railroad
City of
New York
Subway Extension to Brooklyn Aims for May 1 Opening
Interborough Ramia Transit Company states the East River subway extension to Borough Hall Brooklyn will reach Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues by May 1 barring accidents. Long Island Railroad tracks will connect there. Two Brooklyn stations along the line Nevins Street and Hoyt Street.
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Interborough Ramia Transit Company
East River
Borough Hall
Brooklyn
Atlantic and
Flatbush Avenues
Long Island Railroad
Nevins Street
Hoyt Street
Webster Avenue
Bronx
Flatbush Avenue
New York
Public Service official urges lower fares and better transit
At the People’s Institute in New York City, W R Willcox of the Public Service Commission urged a Bronx to Coney Island subway line with a five cent fare to benefit city families. He called for maximum transfer limits between lines and criticized transfer refusals. He urged more cars from the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, especially from the Brooklyn Bridge, to ease rush hours and improve service.
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People’s Institute
East Fifteenth Street
W. R. Willcox
Public Service Commission
Halieve
Bronx
Coney Island
Brooklyn Rapid ‘Transit Company
Brooklyn Bridge
Illinois Delegates Instructed For Bryan At Democratic Convention
Springfield April 23 Illinois Democrats adopted the unit rule instructing eight delegates to the Denver National Convention to vote for William J Bryan and use all honorable means for his nomination. The platform endorsed maximum personal liberty that does not impede others and the eight delegates carry half a vote each. Roger Sullivan Fred Kern Carroll Boggs Andrew Hunter Samuel Alschuler Harry Pindell Edward Dunne and Roderick Ridgely elected. Johnson supporters arrived late and urged a stronger Bryan resolution but were ignored.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois Democracy Today
Denver
William J. Bryan
Roger Co. Sullivan
Fred J. Kern
Carroll C. Boggs
Andrew J. Hunter
Samuel Alschuler
Harry M. Pindell
Edward F. Dunne
Roderick M. Ridgely
Johnson
Bryan
Owen P. Thompson
Jacksonville
New Jersey Fire Insurance Report Details Capital and Surplus
Commissioner Watkins reports for New Jersey 176 fire and marine companies show total capital stock at $69.6 million with admitted assets at $413.7 million and net surplus of $98.8 million. Liabilities total $245.5 million, up $42.2 million. net surplus down $1.29 million from 1906 due to market value drops. Premiums collected reached $240.99 million, up $1.72 million. five losses paid totaled $111.84 million, down $109.8 million from 1906.
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New York Times
Trenton
New Jersey
Watkins
Southern delegates to Democratic convention reassess alignments
In the Southern states the delegate race to the Democratic National Convention shifts as Gov Johnson and Judge Gray enter. Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia and Louisiana reportedly will send uninstructed delegates while Texas Arkansas Mississippi Tennessee Kentucky and Florida may back Bryan. Alabama chooses by primary with petitions from sub voters. Bryan's name has been the only one selected thus far.
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New York Times
Washington
Bryan
Democratic Revolt in Fortieth District Sparks Division
In Auburn New York Democrats split over leadership with resolutions refusing to recognize William B Harper as State Committeeman from the Fortieth District. They named Charles F Rattigan to act for the county and heard remarks from Osborne Rattigan and Drummond. Massachusetts delegates to the National Convention remain unpledged.
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Auburn
N. Y
William B. Harper
Seneca Falls
Charles F. Rattigan
Thomas M. Osborne
C. F. Rattigan
Richard C. Ss. Drummond
Mott promises another divorce bid after hung jury
In Mineola N Y on April 23 farmer Augustus Mott of Hempstead vows to pursue a divorce from his wife after three failed attempts ended in hung juries. A Supreme Court jury this morning failed to agree and the case may shift venue to another county.
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Mineola
L. L
Augustus Mott
Hempstead
Supreme Court
Taft Backed By Fourth District Delegates
Raleigh April 23 Republican delegates from North Carolina Fourth District were instructed for Taft in the district convention.
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North Carolina
Taft
Raleigh
N. C
Five in Contest for Senator in South Carolina Debates
Five candidates for U S Senate in South Carolina plan a statewide tour, debating in all forty two counties before the August primary. The group includes ex Gov Hayward ex Gov Evans ex Congressman Johnstone and E D Smith of the Cotton Association. Smith’s cotton price pledge hurt his chances while Evans is seen as the Tillman candidate though Tillman avoids direct backing. The five will travel together with one band handling all speeches over about two and a half months.
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New York Times
Washington
Pfive
United States
South Carolina
D.C. Hayward
Q. B. Martin
John Gary Evans
G. DD. . Johnstone
E. D. Smith
Fort Fixing His Fences
Former Gov. Franklin Murphy presided at a Newark meeting of the Republican State Committee. Gov. Fort attended and gave a strong address on state and national politics. Secrecy surrounded remarks with varied reports about his possible VP run, delegation strategies, and electors structure for New Jersey.
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New York Times
Newark
N. J
Franklin Murphy
Republican State Committee
Gov. Fort
Steng
New Jersey
Mr. Taft
Taft
Fort
Trenton
McCarter
Colby
Malcolm MacLear
State Committee
State League of Republican
Multiple Local Incidents Reported in City News
Patrolman Mannix arrested on a warrant alleging assault on John Kenneally at the New York Dock Company. A six story tenement at 158 Boerum Street burned, with residents evacuating via fire escapes. damage $500, no injuries. Supreme Court upholds Dawkins sentence to Sing Sing for burglary. Charles Limerick awarded $30,000 in damages from Halesworth & Son after a fall caused leg amputation. A man in his 60s committed suicide at 92 Henry Street.
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John J. Mannix
Amity Street
John Kenneally
Wathman
New York Dock Company
Boerum Street
Charles Limerick
Supreme Court
William H. Halesworth & Son
Limerick
Rodney Street
Prince of Chefs Escoffier Interviews Aboard Deutschland
The Kaiser’s titled “Prince of Chefs” Gaston Escoffier visits New York aboard the Deutschland to study American tastes and cuisine. He praises French cookery, discusses invention of new dishes, and notes chemistry as essential to cooking while courting a name for a guinea fowl creation. He visits with pupil Alexander Gasteaux and will stay for the Ritz Carlton opening.
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G. A. Escoffier
Alexander Gasteaux
Shis
Knickerbocker
M. Escoffier
London
Monte Carlo
France
Bright
Nice
America
Paris
Republican delegates from Eighth Congressional District pledge Taft for President
Nashville Tennessee April 23 delegates from the Eighth Congressional District were instructed for Taft for President and H. Cla for Vice President.
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Nashville
Tenn
Taft
H. Cla
Evens
Prince of Chess answers dinner question with wit
The dialogue shows the Prince of Chess claiming no combination brings injury and cites a dinner conversation about a pretty woman at the table. The text mentions Escoffier and his Fraises Victoire Luise, noting his wartime service and later roles at Ritz Carlton and a restaurant in Ostend.
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M. Escoffier
France
Prussia
Ostend
Sixty ninth Veterans Dine Reflects on Front Departure
At Everett house the sixty ninth Regiment Veterans Corps held a dinner记 marking their departure for the front on April 23 1961. Five veterans with faded shoulder straps attended alongside younger members. Dr John Dwyer and Col Michael Corcoran figures were honored as officials praised Irish pride and military service while Trish whisky flowed after speeches.
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Everett House
John Dwyer
Broadway
Col. Michael, Corcoran
Breen
Supreme Court
Fitzgerald
Princeton forms Gray Club to back Judge Gray for President
At a Princeton meeting on April 23 undergraduate Democrats formed the Gray Club to support Judge Gray of Princeton 1850 for the Democratic presidential nomination. The club adopts a platform similar to the Taft Club established recently.
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Princeton
N. J
Judge Gray
Rescue of Helios Crew by Majestic Amid Gale
Details emerge of April 1 rescue by the White Star liner Majestic as Captain Hayes oversees a perilous operation. Eleven Helios crewmen still aboard were saved by Fourth Officer Jack Walker and four men after the tank steamer sank. The Helios, bound Philadelphia to Bordeaux, suffered a ruptured oil tank and flooding, prompting abandonment as oil threatened explosions.
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Helios
Majestic
East
Philadelphia
Bordeaux
Hayes
Jack Walker
Ene
Capt
Rosa
Justice Goff Testifies in Boston Fraud Trial
Justice John W. Goff of New York appeared as a witness in the U S District Court in Boston to describe alleged fraud by George M. Gardinier of Medford. Gardinier is charged with selling a journal item advertised as a pheasant hunt scene and other items, but receiving only rips and a few fowls. The trial proceeds tomorrow.
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Boston
John W. Goff
New York
United States District Court
George M. Gardinier
Medford
Jon
Trink
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