Osage Building to Rise at 50 Broadway as Tower Ends
Plans filed for a 38 story Osage Building at 50 Broadway beside New Street, replacing the Tower Building and adjacent small structures. The block will include 833 offices, 830000 square feet of space, 16 elevators, and a cost around 3.75 million dollars with basements extending six stories underground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Bureau of Buildings
Singer
Metropolitan
New Street
Exchange Court
Exchange Place
Gmall
Broadway Front
Broadway and
New Street Realty Company
W. C. Hazlett
Osage
New York
Indian Territory
New Street Company
Bradford L. Gilbert
Italian Laborer Stabbed to Death in Street Fight
Brazilo Alegeia 313 East 107th Street Italian laborer dies after a fight with a man who struck him in front of 825 East 107th Street. The assailant fled. East 104th Street Station police expect arrest and withhold names. The attacker’s wife brandished an axe before the fatal stabbings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazilo Alegeia
East 107Th Street
East 104Th Street
Alegeia
107Th Street
Aiegeia
Dr Aked's Big Catch on St Lawrence River
Special to The New York Times Dr C F Aked of New York captured the largest St Lawrence River fish near Frontenac New York in years after a two hour fight. The thirty two pound musical lorge was caught with a seven and a half ounce rod using bass tackle. Dr Aked exhausted after the struggle plans to return to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Frontenac
N. Y
St. Lawrence River
C. F. Aked
New York
Aked
Ferry company race to save Williamsburg ferries delayed
An argument over an order obtained by ex- Mayor Frederick W. Wurster and others restraining the New York and Brooklyn Ferry Company from discontinuing five Williamsburg ferries was adjourned until August 10. The court proceeding occurred before Supreme Court Justice Scudder in Brooklyn after the company had announced a shutdown set for last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick W. Wurster
New York and Brooklyn Ferry Company
Williamsburg
Supreme Court
Scudder
Brooklyn
Yesterday's Fires List Shows Losses Across City Dwellings
An itemized fire report lists numerous incidents with addresses and losses from 1:55 to 12:05 pm. Names include Annie McCarthy, W Blazowski, E Tierney, A Van Buren & Co, S Rubin, Mrs Goldman, M Soladsky, and Sulzer's Harlem River Park. Losses range from trifling sums to several thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stig
A. Manlard
Amsterdan AV
Sith
A. van Buren & Co
Elizabeth St
S. Rubin
P.M
Baltic arrival brings notable passengers and a pet Irish novices
The White Star liner Baltic docked from Liverpool with evangelist C. M. Alexander bound for the Northfield Conference and a list of passengers including Capt. and Mrs. Blakesley, Dr. Bux ton and others. A pet brown lawn from Lord de Freyne’s estate traveled with nine Irish novices from the Order of St. Joseph, joining Playful deck games before the party proceeded to Englewood New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
C. M. Alexander
Evangelist
Alfred Alderdice
Kenry D. Babcock
A. M. Blakesley
J. T. Buxton
W. Boulton Conyngham
William A. Gill
George L. Hamilton
Emory B. Hobart
Helen Lippincott
Kenneth Norton Gilbert
Mary Scott Rowland
Fred <. Whitney
Vida Whitmore Returns After London Arrest
Vida Whitmore, once a chorus girl with Mandeville in Marigny Hall, may have entered the country under an alias on the Cunarder Lusitania. No trace found on the ship, and she reportedly avoided publicity. Florence Teall Hall, wife of Hall since 1906, hires John L. Linehan to probe Paris escapade and mother’s claim of Hall’s marriage to Whitmore. Linehan denies divorce and says suit may follow if stories prove true.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vida Whitmore
Mandeville
Marigny Hall
London
Hall
Mandeville de
Florence Teall Hall
John L. Linehan
William Street
Paris
Socialist Visitors Return After European Tour
William English Walling and his wife Miss Anna Strunsky plus sister in law Rose arrived on the Lusitania after three years abroad studying socialism. Walling reported progress in Europe and noted arrests in St Petersburg, Sinn Fein influence in Ireland, and rising interest in independent socialist candidates in England. Danish Parliament member A C Meyer joined the voyage to assist the movement, greeted by the local Danish Socialist Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William English Walling
Anna Strunsky
Rose
Lusitania
Russia
France
Finland
Great Britain
Walling
St. Petersburg
A. C. Meyer
Woman Tries Suicide Jump From Williamsburg Bridge
Mrs Ida Friedman 20 year old, of Brooklyn address denied, attempted to leap from the Williamsburg Bridge rear platform onto the East River yesterday. Conductor halted the jump. she said her husband deserted her five months ago and she faced starvation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Briedman
Sackman Street
Brooklyn
Williamsburg Bridge
Manhattan Terminal
East River
Hill lines abandon Pacific trade amid bitter critique
James J. Hill of the Great Northern declares the Pacific carrying trade unprofitable and says American railroads must not subsidize a seafaring capacity. He faults current law and urges smarter legislation to sustain ocean commerce. He notes Northwest reaction and denies blame on the Inter‑State Commerce Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Minn
Hill Lines
Japan
China
Northwest
James J. Hill
Great Northern
Inter- Ray Commerce Commission
Hill
America
High Seas
New York Catholic Societies Form Federation
The New York State Federation of Catholic Societies organized at Cathedral College Hall with 100 delegates from county groups totaling over 50 000 members. Delegates were chosen for a national convention starting in Boston in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State Federation of Catholic Societies
Cathedral College Hall
Madison Avenue
Boston
Albert Oxley
steamshif _Goldsboro
Atlantida
Honduras
Albert W. Bailey
Charles H. H. Meyers
Pier 25
North River
Jay Street
Scapular Identified in Williamsburg Fire Death Mystery
Police linked a scapular worn by the victim to a church fair at St. Stanislaus in Greenpoint where two scapulars of Our Lady of Mount Carmel were sold on March 10. A witness described two young men starting a blaze near Humboldt Street as a wrapped body burned on a mattress, prompting a city-wide search for a missing wife of Stanislaus Moskowski and inquiries into the vendor pair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenpoint Avenue
Williamsburg
Father Williamowski
St. Stanislaus's Roman Catholic Church
Greenpoint
Williamowski
Our Lady of Mounte Carmel
Madigan
Stanislaus Moskowski
Dumont Avenue
Brooklyn
Moskowski
Stamford
Conn
Capt. Madigan
St. Stanislaus Church
Order of Our Lady of Mount
Carmel
Mrs Teal Held in 5000 Bail for Subornation Case
Mrs Ben Teal and Detective Harry Mousley with Miss Julia Fleming are charged with conspiring to manufacture evidence against Frank J Gould. They are held in the Tombs Court for Grand Jury action and released on $5,000 bail each. Miss Fleming waives examination. Allan Hart’s office reviews bribe story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Teal
Harry Mousley
Julia Fleming
Frank J. Gould
Corrigan
Tombs Court
Grand Juty
Blumenthal and
Cardoza
David E. Mills
West Iort Third Street
Ida Epstein
Fifth Avenue
East 109Th Street
Eal
Miss Fleming
Hart
Blanche Hale
Blumenthal
Teal
McCafferty Trial Spotlight on Sentencing Interference
Inspector James S. McCafferty head of Richmond Detective Bureau faced trial before Deputy Commissioner Hanson on accusations of conduct unbecoming an officer and meddling in Mr. Evins’s office. Testimony centered on a sentence reduction for Charles C. Brown after talks with Judge Stephens. Commissioner Hanson reserved decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James S. McCafferty
Detective Bureau
Samuel H. Evins
Richmond
Evins
Hanson
Mr. Evins
Charles C. Brown
Stephens
McCafferty
Machlin seeks missing brother in Passaic case
M B Machlin of 116 Nassau Street reports his father B Machlin has been missing from home since Monday. He fears possible mental imbalance and asks the Police Department to help locate him. The missing man is 5 feet 4 inches, dark hair and mustache, sallow complexion, last seen in a brown check suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Machlin
Machlin Aes Pes
Nassau Street
B. Machlin
Mr. Machlin
Tim
Passaic, N. J
Machlin
Won't Build Church Street Police Station Contract
Contractor Thomas Waters of 103 East 125th Street abandons plans to start the Church Street Police Station project after a clerical bid error would cost him 12000 if he fulfilled the contract and 3700 forfeiture now. The station must be vacated by May 1, leaving the Commissioner and police uncertain about the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Waters
East 125Th Street
Church Street
Baron Indicted in Grand Larceny Case at Narragansett Pier
Baron Frederick Von Gordon Seifeld, once a social figure in the area, was indicted for grand larceny after being arrested at Narragansett Pier and jailed in Kingston, Rhode Island. He allegedly duped Mrs. Louis E. Cammack by taking $36 for seven Union Pacific shares she never received and faces related charges including a separate lodging bill dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baron Frederick von
Gordon Seifeld
Narragansett Pier
Kingston
R. I
Louis E. Cammack
Waldorf-Astoria
New Orleans
W. R. Holligan & Co
Union Pacific
Frederick von Gordon Seifeld
New York
Mathewson House
Byerly Turns to Banking
Samuel Byerly of American Express fame as a bidder without capital for Panama Canal bonds plans a National Bank called the Twenty four Hour National Bank. Proposed location near Times Square with capital of 200000 dollars and surplus of 50000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Byerly
American Express Company
Byerlys
National Bank
Times Square
Reverend Father McGillicuddy Dies in Boston at 48
The Rev. Father Daniel F McGillicuddy, pastor of St. Stephen's Church in Worcester and former president of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America, died in Charlesgate Hospital Boston on Thursday from leukemia contracted while traveling in Tibet. He was 48, born in Worcester, educated at Holy Cross College and the Grand Seminary Montreal, ordained in 1884.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Worcester
Mass
Daniel F.mcgillicuddy
St. Stephen’s Church
Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America
Charlesgate Hospital
Boston
Tibet
Ather McGillicuddy
Philadelphia
Father McGillicuddy
Lassa
Holy Cross College
Grand Seminary
Montreal
Fraud Alleged in Sea Coast Construction Bankruptcy
A petition in bankruptcy alleges Sea Coast Construction Company defrauded creditors. Four creditors accuse the firm of diverting government contracts in New Haven Port Judith and Fairport to benefit the Breakwater Construction Company assets. The case ties Breakwater’s officers to Sea Coast and cites a $500,000 contract value and asset transfers via receiver actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sea Coast Construction Company
Broadway
Edward W. Norris
Breakwater Construction and Engineering Company
Charles H. Gale
Breakwater Company of Ohio
Sea Coast Company
Breakwater Company
Breakwater Construction Company
New Haven
Port Judith
R. I
Fairport
Ohio
Lawsuit Seeks to Halt Dividend by United States Cast Iron
Frank Bassett of Brooklyn sues to stop a 218 750 dollar dividend on preferred stock by directors of United States Cast Iron and Foundry Company alleging dividends were paid from capital rather than earnings. Chancellor Howell hears demurrer. no decision yet. Bassett holds 1000 shares. company capital 30 million. profits for year ending May 31, 1908 shown as 16 724 40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Cast Iron and Foundry Company
Court of Chancery
Newark
Howell
Frank Bassett
Brooklyn
Bassett
John R. Hardin
Richard V. Lindabury
Injured boy swims river after accident with ferryboat paddle
James Van Pelt, ten, of 300 Richmond Avenue Port Richmond, was struck by the paddle wheel of the ferry B. M. Shanley on the Kill von Kull. He swam a half mile to Bergen Point shore then collapsed. He was treated by Dr. Albert Daly for a six inch scalp wound and later dressed and provided clothes to return home aboard the ferry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. M. Shanley
Bergen Point
Port Richmond
James van Pelt
Richmond Avenue
Albert Daly
Speyer & Co weighs Manila Benguet rail line extension
James Speyer head of Speyer & Co. advised the War Department’s Bureau of Insular Affairs that the firm could consider extending the Philippines railroad from Manila to Benguet. Taft supports the project. Estimated cost tops $2,000,000 for an eighteen mile line climbing to 5,000 feet. Receiver for Marietta amp Cleveland Co. appointed in Ohio. James T. Blair of Parkersburg named by Judge J. E. Later today after a Pennsylvania Railroad action. Plaintiff claims $2,000 capital stock and $30,683 loaned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
James Speyer
New York
Speyer & Co
Bureau of Insular Affairs
War Department
Philippines
Manila
Benguet
Taft
Speyer
Marietta & Cleveland Co
Columbus
Ohio
James T. Blair
Parkersburg
West Va
Marietta, Columbus& Cleveland Railroad’ Company
Road
United States
J. E
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Brigadier general flees with leper wife to Mexico
Brig. Gen. David K. Wardwell, retired, took his wife, a leprosy patient at Los Angeles County Hospital, across the Mexican border. Officials say they will not pursue them as both threatened self harm if forced to separate, and Wardwell vows to live with her until death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
David K. Wardwell
Elevator Crash Kills Two at NYU Building
Fréd Bessett of Jersey City and George Vincent of Manhattan were killed yesterday in an elevator accident at 100 Washington Square East, the NYU building housing several publishers. They were working in the basement and crushed between the car platform and sidewalk doors as the car halted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fréd Bessett
Jersey City
George Vincent
Charles Street
Manhattan
Washington Square East
New York University
New Evangelist Tent Opens and Nine Tents Operate
The Evangelistic Committee of New York City plans nine tents and seven open-air centres with openings at 164th Street and Boston Road under H D Sheldon and at Sixty-seventh Street and First Avenue under J C Grimes. Open-air meetings continue in Abingdon Square and meetings occur in several shops and factories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
164Th Street
Boston Road
H. D. Sheldon
Sixty-seventh Street
First Avenue
J. C. Grimes
J. C. Ludgate
Abingdon Square
Evangelistic Committee of
New York City
Italian Suspects Freed in Extradition Case
Pellegrino Mule known as Consula, a baker at 337 East Thirty second Street, freed after extradition hearings show he has been in the United States since December 1894 and is not the Italian murder suspect. Vincenzo Federa aka Girolamo Oséro, accused of murder in Italy, also discharged as no warrant for extradition could be supported by evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pellegrino Mule
Otewise Kne
Consula
East Thirtysecond
Petrosino
Sciacca
Italy
United States
Shields
Vincenzo Federa
Girolamo Oséro
Ward
Suatain
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DR. Aked
Annie McCarthy
W. 30Th St
W. Blazowski
Greenwich and Liberty Sts
Bowery
Smith, Gray & Co
E. 14Th St
E. Ardozon
Fawn
Baltic
Florence Hall
William E. Walling Home
Mousley
Bond
Frank Gould
Baron
Byerly
Banking
U. S. Cast Iron Co
Summer Capital
Brig. Gen. Wardwell
Hospital
Mexico
Bonwit, Harris & Co
Fifth Ave
Cor. Zist St
Odds and Ends
Moe Levy
Walker St
Fulton St
Wallach Bros
Hart, Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Third Avenue
Cer
WPCC
Lair
29Th St
Hart, Schaffner
Gramercy
Chinatown
The
Dreamland
Sat. & Son
Kaplan’s
Luna Park
Hariem
Luna
Atlantic Av
B’klyn
Sea Beach Express
Coney Island
Astor Coolest Theatre
Jammerstein
Leonreet
Sakane
Bernardi
Voscarys
Avolos
Alhambra
Francesca Redding & Co
Hoey, & Lee
Gus Edwards _Blonde Typewriters
W. Hh.mecart
Piccolo Midgets
Perry
Airdome Theatre
India
Hudson
West
Black Sox
Sox
Farman
Brighton Beach
Aero Club of America
Jardin DE Paris
Ziegfeld, JR
Boson Cohan & Harris
George Evans
Knicke Ibocker
Sale
Geo. M. Cohan TuRzeas
Jon Broadcass
Wetherland Fields
Herald LD SQ
Clyde Fitch
Daly
Woodland
Greenwood
South Field
Columbia University
Tyson's
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Gypsy Mussey
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