Fight Begun for 69th St Transfers But Restored Not Promised
Public Service Commission moves to force a joint agreement to restore transfers between Metropolitan Street Railway and Central Park North East River lines. Disputes over green transfer slips persist, police called in some cases, and receipts will be reviewed to decide if transfers can be reinstated.
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Public Service Commission
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Central Park, North & East River. Railway Company
Fifty-ninth Street
Horel
New York City Railway Company
Fifty- Ninth Street
H. C
Bloomingdale
Bloomingdale Brothers
Third Avenue
G. W. Linch
Ee Avenue
Sixth Avenue
Metropolitan
Willcox
McCarroll
Eustis
Central Park, North and East River Railway
Metropolitan Street Railway
Belt Line
Central Park, North and East River Railroad
United States
Public Service
Commission
Elity
Mayor urged to act on transit disruption and relief
A letter to the editor urges the New York City mayor to address a surface transit stoppage that halts transfers and raises costs for thousands of workers. The writer notes 85 percent of productive people commute from the upper city and calls for the mayor to convene Interborough Metropolitan officials and surface-road managers to find relief.
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The
New York Times
Fourteenth Street
Messenger Boys
Interborough
Guaranty Trust granted leave to amend against Metroplitan Street Railway
Judge Lacombe of the United States Circuit Court allowed Guaranty Trust Company to file an amended and supplemental bill in the suit against the Metropolitan Street Railway Company and to add W. W. Ladd as receiver of the New York City Railway Company as a defendant. The petition argues that due to the surrender of NYC Railway property to the Metropolitan receivers, the petition seeks to preserve bondholders rights by adding parties and making necessary allegations for relief.
Track Removal Case Up in New York Supreme Court
Leopold Hellinger sought to compel condemnation of the New York Central Railroad tracks on Eleventh Avenue. Justice Pound recused due to prior advisory role, sending the matter to Justice Goff who adjourned to August 17 before Justice Bischoff. The Public Service Commission was told to show cause for instant proceedings.
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Leopold Hellinger
New York,Central Railroad
Eleventh Avenue
Justice Pound
Supreme Court
Justice Goff
Public Service Commission
Gov. Hughes
Sterling
Court of Appeals
A. .S. Lyman
Eustice Goff
Bischoff
New Sandy Hook Steamer to Join Central Railroad Fleet
Central Railroad of New Jersey plans to order a new steamboat for the Sandy Hook route to handle rising traffic. Official statistics show passenger gains of 25,000 in June this year versus 1907 and 40,000 more than July 1907. The vessel may be turbine built and could be named the Seabright, joining Asbury Park Monmouth and Sandy Hook in the mix.
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Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Sandy Hook
Asbury Park
Monmouth
West manufacturers protest army clothing contracts ruling
The Illinois Manufacturers' Association protests the War Department central Philadelphia board for bids on army clothing, alleging discrimination and a prohibitive twenty yard sample requirement that could create a clothing corner favoring one bidder.
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Chicago
West
War Department
Central Board of
Philadelphia
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
Central Board
Wright
Department
Philadelphia Board
Three Men Die After Wall Collapse in Brooklyn Conduit
A cave‑in at a 90‑feet long conduit under St. John’s Home Albany Street and St. Mark’s Avenue Brooklyn killed engineers James McLaughlin Thomas Roach and Edward Timony. Firemen, BRT and city workers labored hours to reach the men, Timony dying before extraction. Mulcahy, McLaughlin and Roach are named, with Timony later embalmed.
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St. John’s Home
Albany
St. Mark's Avenue
Brooklyn
Bergen Street
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
William J. Donohue
Brooklyn, Rapid Transit
James McLaughlin
Troy Avenue
Thomas Roach
Heywood Street
Edward Timony
Sterling Place
Patrick Mulcahy
Will McGowan
McLaughlin
Roach
Timony
Sammis
Father McNally
Sisters of Charity
Milburn
St. Hsenepat
Lee
Brooklyn College
Jesuit Fathers
Kings County
Bath firm wins right to build electric light plant
The Public Service Commission in the Second District granted Citizens' Electric Service Company of Bath permission to construct an electric light plant in Bath and nearby areas. The decision notes failure of an existing provider to serve the public well weighs against barrier arguments to new entrants. The Bath Electric & Gas Company opposed the move, claiming competition would erode its investment base.
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Albany
Citizens’ Electric Service Company of
Bath
Public Service Commission
Stevens
Bath Electric & Gas Company
Oil Dust Control Sparks Central Park Debate
Central Park road oiling draws protest from the Road Drivers Association while motorists praise the dust suppression. Commissioner Smith defends the experiment noting oil costs less than water and lasts longer. Swans deaths blamed on natural causes and predators, not oil.
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Central Park
Seventy-second Street
Road Drivers’ Association
Smith
Automobile Club
Road Drivers Association
Automobilists
Fifty-ninth Street Lake
Sid
Texas
Wife and husband charged in Newark murder case
Mrs. Josephine Amore admitted killing Italian contractor Michael Martella of Newark. Her husband Carmine Amore was arrested, released, and later charged with murder and jailed without bail as detectives pursue a grand jury action. Police seek letters she wrote that may support her confession and aid her husband.
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Josephine Amore
Michael Martella
Newark
N. J
Carmine Amore
Amore
Martella
Essex County
Newport Woman Run Down On City Street
Philip Mills of New York, guest of Seymour Johnson on the yacht Sappho, witnessed a chauffeur strike Mrs. Harry Amey as she bicycled, leaving her seriously injured. Mills helped take her to a doctor, later returned to check on her, and both he and the chauffeur were released to await morning proceedings.
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New York Times
Newport
R. I
Philip Mills
New York
Seymour Johnson
Sappho
New York Yacht Club
Harry Amey
Amey
Robbed and whipped foreman attacked on Northeast Boulevard
Philadelphia August 7 Special to The Times A Z Denahan a fore man on the Northeast Boulevard was held up robbed and tied to a tree early this morning. Assailants wore black masks with eye holes and took his pocketbook containing 75 dollars as well as his watch and chain. They whipped him with his own carriage whip until he fell unconscious and he was found two hours later by farmers.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
A. Z. Denahen
Girl of 15 a Runaway Bride
Brooklyn and Manhattan police search for Silvie Edwards age fifteen who vanished from 149 South Fourth Street Brooklyn last July 25. A letter received July 26 from a city marriage without a license mentions a husband and religious differences with her parents.
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Brooklyn
Manhattan
Silvie Edwards
Louis
South Fourth Street
Third Avenue
Poker Loser Fatally Shoots Self After Loss
Chicago August 7 Gus Schoenbeck foundry foreman lost 750 dollars at poker then returned home at 3607 Robey Street where his seven year old daughter Mary asked for a penny. He stepped into another room and shot himself, later dying at County Hospital. He leaves a wife and two younger children.
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Chicago
Gus Schoenbeck
Robey Street
Mary
Schoenbeck
Fires Reported at Multiple NYC Addresses With Losses
Yesterday’s fires included several incidents with monetary losses. Notable entries list a1 45 Goerck St loss to A M loss S Stein. 263 Broome St to London Brothers. 9100-121 E 113th St Ida Schultz. 522 E 13th St J Tasonda. 63 Jefferson St to Israel. 70 Sth St Rose Moskowitz. Melrose Ave J Kirwin. 335 E 97th St Jeanette Czaczkeo. 144 W 128th St nearby. 110 E 111th St Morris Tuiger. and 229 E 111th St Joseph Levego with varying amounts noted.
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A. M
Goerck
S. Stein
Slight
Broome St
London Brothers
E. 113Th St
Ida Schultz
E. 13Th St
J. Tasonda
Jefferson St
Israel
Aveceesele
Rose Moskowitz
Melrose
J. Kirwin
Morse Bank Plans Rejected by Washington Indictments Return
Federal grand jury indicts C W Morse and Alfred H Curtis for false entries at the National Bank of North America. Washington banking authorities reportedly reject Morse’s plan to liquidate deposits via direct funds, keeping receivership. Previous dividends paid total 5 percent. next may come before Oct 1.
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C. W. Morse
National Bank of North America
Washington
Mr. Morse
Assets Realization Company of Philadelphia
Assets Realization Company
Morse
Hanna
Nassau Street
Washington National Banking
Stimson
Lst
Federal Grand Jury
Alfred H. Curtis
Hough
United States Circuit Court
Curtis
American Ice Securities Company
John F. Carroll
Leslie L. Whiting
Bank
National Banking Association
Steinhardt Suit Filed Over 10000 Contract Claim
Mrs. Annie Steinhardt sues Charles W. Morse in the Supreme Court seeking $10,000 alleging he promised to cover expenses of a South and abroad trip tied to the Dodge Morse divorce scandal. The complaint cites a verbal contract and references Abe Hummel’s earlier imprisonment.
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Charles W. Morse
Supreme Court
Annie Steinhardt
Richard Steinhardt
Howe & Hummel
Morse
Steinhardt
Dodge- Morse
Abe Hummel
Blackwell's Island
Mrs. Steinhardt
Hummel
Aaron J. Levy
K. Henry Rosenberg
Giffon, Hobbs & Beard
Levy
Harriman Sees Prosperity in National Outlook
Edward H. Harriman spoke in San Francisco on August 7 about improving financial conditions and rising production from crops. He urged railroad credit, opposed forced competition, and discussed rates publication and steamship vs transpacific lines. He plans a Pacific Coast stay and coastal improvements while touring the city.
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San Francisco
Edward H. Harriman
Roosevelt
Taft
Inter- State Commerce Commission
Transpecific
Harriman
Suez Canal
Pelican Bay Lodge
Klamath Lake
Oregon
Sierras
Sacramento
Mr. Harriman
Julius Hrudsennitt
Mob surrounds Canadian Pacific shops as strike trials unfold
A Montreal mob of workforce surrounds the Canadian Pacific Railway shops seeking replacement workers for 2000 striking mechanics. Officials report 600 trainee positions filled, 100 constables guard the area, and no violence yet.
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Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Telegraphers
Ottawa
Pacific Coast
Root to Act on Honduras in Exequatur Case
The Honduras question rests with Secretary Root after the cancellation of the Ceiba consul exequatur by President Davila. Papers are with the State Department at Clinton. The United States may not demand reinstatement of Drew Linard and will stress sovereignty over consul appointments and neutrality law compliance.
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New York Times
Washington
Honduras
Root
United States
Ceiba
Davila
Clinton
Drew Linard
Linard
Grandparents Surprised By Unexpected Wedding
Lester Voorhees of French Street New Brunswick married Rae Leighton of Freehold in a surprise ceremony at a Freehold parsonage. The couple, both 19, revealed they already have a three month old Harvey Brown Voorhees. Parents forgave the union and the newlyweds will live with Lester’s parents.
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New York Times
New Brunswick
Lester Voorhees
John
Voorhees
French Street
Rae Leighton
Freehold
Harvey Brown Voorhees
Miss Leighton
Lester
Mr. Voorhees
West New York Faces Judicial Probe Over Town Finances
Supreme Court Justice Swayze granted a summary investigation of West New York to examine alleged misappropriation by Town Treasurer Jacob Stilz. Frank G. Du Bois was appointed to audit books from May 1, 1903 to date, with focus on street improvement certificate funds and unpaid interest totaling $930,000 and $4,000 in arrears.
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Supreme Court
Swayze
Newark
Herbert Boggs
Civic Society of
West New York
New Jersey
Frank G. du Bois
Jacob Stilz
du Bois
James C. Agnew
Board of Education
Grave burial under hypnotic siege draws crowds at Cedar Point
Miss Florence Gibson of Washington DC is buried five feet deep at Cedar Point as part of a hypnotic experiment led by Hindu mystic Bunda Kupparow. Humane Society of Sandusky Ohio led by Mrs. Bannie Everett seeks release. She remains sealed in a coffin without food or drink until August 10 unless freed.
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New York Times
Toledo
Florence Gibson
Washington, D.C
Cedar Point
Humane Society
Sandusky
Ohio
Gibeson
Bunda Kupparow
Bannie Everett
Miss Gibson
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Madison Avenue
Guaranty Company
11Th Ay
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Mrs. Amey
North American Bank
C.W. Morse
Canadian Pacific
E. V. Skinner
William Stitt
Jersey Town
Watch Living
Earl & Wilson
AZ Cortlandt LY
Wallach Bros
Jardin DE Paris
F. Ziegfeld, JR
Aerial Gardens
New Amsterdam Theatre
W. Savage
NEW Y Cohan & Harris
George Evans
Knickerbocker, Bways
Geo. M. Gohan
H.new
Henry B. Harris
James Forbes
Liberty Beg
Fitch
Matiner
Alomes Ail Sa- Eve
Journal
Seeinyacht
Itn
North River
Chinatown
Bowery
Ben Greet
Woodland Players
Columbia University
Bway
116Th St
Taner
University Pookstore
Seller's
Tyson's
Wallage
Mat. Yodav
Astor
Weber
Lak Merstein
Rode
Hoffmann
In Theatre
Vision of
Salome
Willy Zimmermann
Winsor McKay
Othe
Alhambra
Eva
Isaties 'Amusement
West A
100Th St
New
Isn Stadium
Supmer
Dreamland
Georgia
Lura Park
Hassem
Tuna
Atlantic Av
Bklyn
Sea Beach Express
Steeple Chase
Goney
Hudson
West Point
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