Bill to bar Lloyds drawing uproar at state level
New York insurers push draft legislation to ban Lloyds policies in the state amid concerns of evasion of regular company rules. Officials say some Lloyds underwriters use loopholes to insure auto risks and bonding, while brokers report only limited syndicate insolvencies and overall solvency remains strong.
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Lloyd’s.of
London
New York
Bryan
Lloyd's
New York State
Dam
State Insurance Department
Daniel T. Gordon
Insurance Department
Joyce
National Surety Company
Lloyd’s
TIMES
Lloyd’s Insurance
London Society
Lloyd's Syndicate
Lloyd’s Organization
Lloyd’s Corporation
Ambulance Surgeon Upholds Refusal to Take Injured Man
Dr Weigal of Gouverneur refused to remove David Balch of 96 Columbia Street to hospital after a house fire early yesterday. Balch was burned but not seriously injured and was later deemed fit for discharge after evaluation at the hospital.
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Weigal
David Balch
Columbia Street
Gouverneur
Balch
Weisal
Hurley examined over Kissena Park deal in Brooklyn bank case
William S. Hurley vice president of the Borough Bank of Brooklyn and former Rapid Transit Commissioner was examined by the Commissioners of Accounts regarding the Kissena Park scandal. It was alleged he profited about 50 000 dollars by selling land to the city through a dummy. The hearing, held behind closed doors, produced no public statement. Samuel S. Whitehouse appeared as his counsel and bank books were subpoenaed and reviewed.
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William S. Hurley
Borough Bank of
Brooklyn
Rapid Transit
Commissioners of
Kissena Park
Hurley
Samuel S. Whitehouse
Fliers and Greyhounds on the Harbor Run
A Sandy Hook steamboat tours the Jersey Coast harbor passing rival boats at varied speeds as crowds cheer. A tourist from Asbury Park notes the ships outpace famed liners while Captain Elmer and crew share a quiet moment before allowing crossing.
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Jersey
Asbury Park
Southwest Spit
Coney Island
Mauretania
Monmouth
Yale
Elmer
Midland Beach
Gould Case to Grand Jury in False Evidence Plot
Mrs Ben Teal detective Harry Mousley and Julia Fleming were sent to the Grand Jury on charges of conspiring to obtain false testimony against Frank Gould and Bessie De Voe to aid a divorce. Three witnesses testified before a short session. outcome expected today. Fleming remains jailed at the Tombs after bail was reduced to 2000 dollars.
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Harry Mousley
Julia Fleming
Corrigan
Grand Jury
Frank J. Gould
Bessie de Voe
Blanche -Hale
Lincoln
Hart
Marie Falk
Miss McCauslan
Mr. Hart
Mrs. Teal
Heat drives real estate head to death in Brooklyn
Robert Turnbull, head of Turnbull Realty, aged about forty five, shot himself at home 4 501 Thirteenth Avenue Borough Park Brooklyn after weeks of heat. Joseph Wheelock says he had no reason to kill himself. Turnbull once boxer Bob Kilbourn fought Dempsey and Sullivan, later a sports writer before turning to real estate.
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Robert Turnbull
Turnbull Realty Company
Marbridge
Thirty-fourth Street
Sixth Avenue
Thirteenth Avenue
Borough Park
Brooklyn
Joseph A. Wheelock
E. J. Bliss
Turnbull
Bob Kilbourn
Jack Dempsey
John L. Sullivan
Reagan
Rochester
City leases four ferries and keeps East River route
The city via the Sinking Fund Commission authorizes the Dock Commissioner to lease four ferries and to operate the Forty second Street to Broadway line, with Grand Street Roosevelt and Twenty third Street routes taken over. The lines, owned by the Brooklyn Ferry Company, have been run by the New York Terminal Company. A temporary injunction prevented stopping operations, with Aug 10 hearing set.
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Sinking Fund Commission
Forty-second Street
Manhattan
Broadway
Williamsburg
Spooner
Grand Street
Roosevelt Street
Twentythird Street
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Ferry Company
New York Terminal Company
Woman Saves Husband After Gas Attempt In Brooklyn
Mrs Edward B Marryatt returned to her Flatbush Avenue apartment to find her husband, a retired piano maker, unconscious with a gas line clenched in his teeth. Janitor and Dr Woodward from Kings County Hospital revived him and he was expected to recover. No motive for the act is known.
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Edward B. Marryatt
Fulton Street
Brooklyn
Flatbush Avenue
Marryatt
Brooklyn College announces staff for new Crown Heights campus
The final selection of faculty and officers for the Brooklyn College at Nostrand Avenue and Carroll Street was announced. Led by Rev. J. X. O Conor as President and Rev. J. Charles Davey as Vice President, the Jesuit team includes Revs. Ziegler Walsh Gleason Wheeler Flood Keyes Tracey among others. The high school and grammar departments will open September 4 with an estimated building cost of 2.5 million dollars.
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Brooklyn College
Crown Heights
Nostrand Avenue
Carroll Street
S. J
Joseph I. Ziegler
J. Charles Davey
Strike threatens Canadian Pacific tie up and mail service
Winnipeg reports a looming Canadian Pacific Railway strike as engineers firemen and conductors refuse to pull mail trains over inspection disputes. Dark shops, non union crews, and rumors of strikebreakers emerge amid conciliations and firm company stance. Ontario to Montreal branches brace for widespread disruption and possible loss of mail transport.
Canadian Pacific machinists strike rumor denied
Canadian Pacific Railway officials decline to comment on the machinists strike and deny reports that Japanese workers will be brought in as strike breakers. Several white workers are present in the shops to handle essential locomotive maintenance.
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Vancouver
B. C
Canadian Pacific Railway
US connections of Canadian Pacific rail not yet struck
The Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad reports it remains unaffected by the Canadian Pacific employee strike. Special refrigerator trains are being sent to Vancouver and traffic officials expect any impact in the United States to appear in three weeks or more. No sympathy strike on connecting US lines is anticipated.
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Manitoba
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific
United States
J. C. McVey
International Union
Federation of Labor
St. Paul
Chicago
A. R. Somerville
Bell Hardy
Canadian’ Pacific
Whyte
Vancouver
West
Seaboard
North Bay
Ontario
Kenora
Toronto
Canada
Conciliation Board
Montreal
Minneapolis, St. Paul
New York Times
Omatpa
Nebraska
Prizefighter Tom Sharkey Swindled Out of Fifty Dollars
Tom Sharkey, now a saloon keeper on East Fourteenth Street, went to Police Headquarters to report losing $50 to a man posing as an Under Sheriff Gilchrist assistant. The impostor claimed to sell ad space for a picnic program, and Sharkey paid after consideration. He later learned the claim was fraudulent.
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Tom Sharkey
East Fourteenth Street
Tom
Capt. McCafferty
Gilchrist
Sharkey
Sheriff ousts eight Brooklyn deputy sheriffs
Sheriff Albley of Brooklyn fired eight Assistant Deputy Sheriffs after a Civil Service Commission ruling that their jobs are in the competitive class and must be filled from the civil service eligible list. The eight men named accepted the decision, having worked unpaid since January 1 and planning to file claims for back pay.
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Brooklyn
Civil Service Commission
Kings County
Appellate Division
The
Supreme Court
Civil Service
Hobley
Max Wolff
Peter E. Scanlon
Joseph Bradenstein
Thomas J. Lopez
James L. Mance
W. L. Beraud
Charles L. Wanke
Adam Menger
Wright Goes to Oyster Bay
Secretary Wright leaves the War Department and heads to Oyster Bay to confer with President Roosevelt on the punishment of eight West Point cadets. Col. Scott will join the talks as the military board findings are considered for final action.
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New York Times
Washington
Dyeter Bay
Wright
President Roosevelt
Sagemore Ltill
Col
Singh L. Scott
West Point Military Academy
Scott
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Frank Hitchcock
Republican National Comittee
Luke E. Wright
Col. Scott
West Point
Reception Committee to Welcome American Fleet in Amoy
Amoy officials outlined plans to greet the arriving American battleship fleet in October. Imperial Prince, Vice President of the Foreign Board, Viceroy Tuan Fang, Admiral Sah, Taotai Liu named on the committee. Dr. George Mark and Chien-yu to direct arrangements. entertainment to be Chinese with American-sourced supplies if needed.
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Amoy
China
Foreign Board
Tuan Fang
Sah
Taotai Liu
George Mark
Chien-yu
Mark
America
Auckland Greet The Fleet With Grand Festivities
Auckland awaits the arrival of the American battleship fleet as workers decorate the waterfront and streets with palms bunting and light displays. Dramatic portraits of Roosevelt Edward Sperry Seddon Ward and other leaders adorn the city as preparations reach a fever pitch for the expected Sunday arrival.
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Auckland
Roosevelt
Edward
Sperry
Richard Seddon
Joseph G. Ward
Burley Hall Fire Destroys Historic London Residence
A fire at Burley Hall near Oakham in London caused about a quarter million dollars in damage to the residence of the Hon. Frederick Guest. Guests including Winston Churchill aided in evacuation, saving pictures and tapestries, but historic items such as Cromwell letters were lost.
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London
Burley Hall
Oakham
Frederick Guest
Henry Phipps
New York
Guest
Winston Spencer Churchill
Oliver Cromwell
Widow Recalls Son's Fatal Rooftop Kite Crash
Mrs. Anna W. Hurd of 179 Jefferson Avenue Brooklyn reported hearing a cry from her second floor apartment as her 14 year old son Richard plummeted past the airshaft. Neighbors summoned Dr. Losee and Dr. A Vaughan who confirmed instant death from a fall through a glass airshaft cover while kite flying with two companions.
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Anna W. Hurd
Richard
Jefferson Avenue
Brooklyn
Dr. A. Vaughan
Halsey Street
Young Hurd
Rain saves big Nebraska corn crop and boosts cattle hay
A statewide Aug rain across Nebraska improves corn prospects from southwest to southeast, with yields forecast up to 250 to 500 million bushels. Wheat reportedly stacked, range grass refreshed, hay prospects bright, adding an estimated 50 million dollars in value.
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Burlington Railroad
Central Division
Southeastern
Nebraska
Crop damage not so bad says market reports
Reassuring advices from wheat producing states boosted market calm as prices on the Produce Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade fell. The Journal of Commerce cited a 781,476,000 bushel U.S. yield estimate with potential cuts from Northwest heat. Oscar Lyle reported North Dakota rust concerns fading and good grain conditions across Minnesota and nearby states.
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Wall Street
Dakotas
Produce Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
Journal of Commerce
Oscar K. Lyle
Producer Exchange Statistician
Minnesota
Stock Exchange House
S. B. Chapin & Co
Chicago
Minneapolis
North Dakota
Aberdeen
Fort Hunt Clash Ends Further Maneuvers
A nocturnal assault on Fort Hunt by mixed regulars and militia from Fort Washington ends with no serious injuries. Negro infantry from the First Separate Battalion repelled the rear assault, the skirmish prompted by race tensions as an opposing force withdrew amid mounting public anger.
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New York Times
Washington
Fort Hunt
Fort Washington
Potomac River
Fort Fluet
Hunt
National Capital
District of Columbia
Wey
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