Public transfer row hits department stores in city
City retailers fear nickel transfers on the Fifty-ninth Street line may end. Merchants urge Mayor McClellan to negotiate with the Metropolitan to restore transfers, arguing losses hit shop traffic, wages, and customer access. Public figures blame mismanagement and call for broader traction reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifty-ninth Street
John D. Crimmins
Times
McClellan
J.B. Greenhut
Greenhut & Co
Central Park
Commission Likely Orders Joint Fare for Metro Lines Today
Public Service Commission may require Metropolitan Street Railway receivers and the Central Park North East River Railroad to establish a joint rate, restoring transfer between north south Metro lines and the Fifty-ninth Street crosstown road. If no appearance at the hearing, the commission may fix the rate arbitrarily within five days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commission
Metropolitan Street Railway
Central Park, North & East River Railroad
Metropolitan
Fifty-ninth Street Crosstown Road
Belt Line
Milo R. Maltbie
Eustis
McCarroll
Assemblyman Demands End to Street Car Storage
Assemblyman Louis Cuvillier of the Thirtieth District writes to the Public Service Commission protesting Metropolitan Street Railway Company storage of surface cars on upper Lexington Avenue. He urges an immediate order to stop the practice and threatens a writ of mandamus if ignored. The storage arises after several car barns were burned within a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Cuvillier
Thirtieth
Public Service Commission
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Lexington Avenue
Streetcar Noise Reduction Promise From Transit Firm
The Public Service Commission received a letter from Brooklyn Rapid Transit General Manager J F Calderwood stating subway construction causes the noise and that new equipment will lessen it soon. Receiver Whitridge of the Third Avenue line says the company will cooperate with the commission to remedy the nuisance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Public Service Commission
J. F. Calderwood
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Whitridge
Third Avenue
Horse Runs to Police Station With Mysterious Runaway
A horse owned by Mrs. Moskowitz dragged a light runabout toward the East 164th Street Police Station with eleven year old Jacob Moskowitz aboard before being seized by Detective James Duffy and Tireman William Smith. Jacob and the horse were unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Moskowitz
East 103d Street
Local Notices and Listings of Names and Addresses
A fragmented OCR listing names, streets, and small monetary amounts across Manhattan addresses including 112th Street, Vesey Street and Broadway, E 101st Street, W 50th Street, and Park Avenue. Entries mention individuals such as Mrs Reuben, S Licht, M McCarthy, and Bill with sums from $75 to $1000, plus posting references and times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Loss
Howard Auto Cor
Bogganowsky
Slicht
55Th St
M. “McCarthy
N. E
Park Av
W. Hand
P. Ashenoss
Provident Life Sale Nears Control by Inter Southern Group
Wealthy Kentucky financier Floyd Day backs a deal enabling Inter Southern Life Insurance Company of Louisville to gain control of Provident Savings Life Assurance Society. Banks holding major shares anticipate a higher price and directors may resign today to allow new representation by policyholders and Inter Southern nominees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentuckians
Inter-Southern ‘Ife ‘Insurance Company of
Louisville
Provident Savings Life Assurance Society
Floyd Day
Provident Life
Provident Life Directors
Royall Victor
Sullivan & Cromwell
Provident
Consolidated National
Mercantile National
Metropolitan ‘Trust Company
Philadelphia
Provident Life Affairs
S. H. Wolfe
Prosident Life Policy Holders
Inter-Southern
Kelsey
Provident Life Deal
Albert Fraser
Ralph P. Taylor
The
Central Trust Company
William S Opdyke
J. Romaine Brown
R. H. Adams
American Linseed Oil Company
Douglas Mackintosh
Broadway
Denver
New York
Stock Corporation Law
State of
Rittenhouse
Sharp Break in Cotton Prices Hits Options Market
A selling movement driven by major spot cotton interests pushed the market down in New York with 6 to 22 point drops across options. October led declines, falling from 9.65 to 9.83 per bale, a 1.60 drop, while August September October and March options hit day’s lows as futures showed only slight end of day recovery. Spot cotton in the South remained little affected by option price breaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Weather forecast for cotton and grain states dated Aug 10
Special to The New York Times Washington Aug 10 forecast from the U S Weather Bureau covers Tuesday and Wednesday. States detailed include North and South Carolina fair with local showers. Georgia through Louisiana partly cloudy showers and cooler. Utah showers and cooler. Oklahoma showers then fair. Arkansas partly cloudy with showers and cooler. Indiana fair then showers. Illinois fair then cooler. Michigan and Wisconsin fair with showers and cooler. Minnesota showers then fair. Missouri showers and cooler with western fair and eastern showers. North Dakota fair then cooler. South Dakota Nebraska and Kansas showers and cooler with generally fair Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
United States Weather Bureau
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Utah
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Motorboat Chase by Government Tug Near North River
The Government tug John J. Timmins chased a motorboat Mabel L. with four aboard on the recreation pier at North River. Unable to navigate with lights, the boat surrendered after a lengthy pursuit. A second motorboat without lights, captained by J Ferguson, was found later with gear stolen from a picnic boat at College Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tztb Street
North River
John. J. Timmins
Timmins
Mabel L
Matthew Coneys
E. H. Georgie
Manhattan Avenue
J. Ferguson
Stapleton, S. I
College Point
Idly Watched Boy Drowns Near Riverside Drive Pier
Nine year old Walter Reynolds of West 151st Street fell from a temporary pier by Cobweb Yacht Club while fishing with two companions. Despite seven longshoremen nearby no rescue was attempted and the boy died after life saving efforts at J Hood Wright Hospital. Neighbors blame the longshoremen for inaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Reynolds
West 151St Street
West 15St Street
Riverside Drive
Jaler Able
Tere
Reynolds
Postal business falls with reduced net revenue in 1908
The New York Post Office reports a 6.54 percent drop in net revenue for the year ending June 30, with totals at 11,815,137 for the General Post Office and Stations versus 12,045,867 the prior year. Gross receipts rose to 18,069,119, while operating expenses reached 4,981, an increase of 837,177. Money-order business expanded as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Post Office
Thomas A. Jardines
General Post Office
Charles Blizen Arrested on Three Indictments in Brooklyn
Charles Blizen a 31 year old clerk was arrested at 88 Decatur Street Brooklyn on a bench warrant issued June 30 by Edward R Carrol Clerk of General Sessions. The warrant cites three indictments including perjury securities forgery and grand larceny with Blizen later held for examination at the Tombs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Blizen
Decatur Street
Brooklyn
Fitzsimmons
Jerome
Edward R. Carrol
General Sessions
Blizen
Kilner
E. F. Hutton & Co
New Street
Tombs Court
Boy Dies After Eating Prize Candies in Brooklyn
Seven year old Peter Boyle of 634 Franklin Avenue Brooklyn died after biting into prize packages containing candy. He shared with his sister and another child then fell ill with convulsions. Dr Gilbert Ashman attributed poisoning and the Swedish Hospital confirmed death. coroner's autopsy cited convulsions and found no poison mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Boyle
Bridget Boyle
Franklin Avenue
Brooklyn
Catherine
Gilbert Ashman
Nostrand Avenue
Jennings
Allison's will filed after senator's death in Dubuque
Probate shows Al lison left 75 000 to nephews and nieces with annuities for sister in law Cornelia Allison and longtime housekeeper Jennie Brayton. Brayton receives 1200 yearly, Allison 750, and Brayton gets household personal effects. Public library, Finley Hospital and the Y M C A each receive 1000, plus the senator's House desk goes to nephew William B Allison of Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Dubuque
Iowa
Allison
Cornelia Allison
Jennie Brayton
Brayton
New York Incorporations With Various Capital Buildups
Albany August 10 The Dominican Construction Company New York capital six hundred thousand dollars directors Edmonds Putney Walter H. Griffin 2 Rector Street William H. Barnard 54 Koward Street New York E L Wilson Corporation New York capital one hundred sixty thousand dollars directors Stephen G Dotg 714 Fifth Street Joseph T Griffin 565 Eighteenth Street Brooklyn Patrick Henry Clune 2087 Bathgate Avenue New York Eleven West Thirty-fourth Street Company New York real estate capital fifty thousand dollars directors Frances A Harris 45 West Thirty fifth Street Ignace I Apfel 322 East Third Street Tevel Amsterdam 123 West 112th Street New York Knickerbocker Paper Company New York capital fifty thousand dollars directors P B Gunnsey 134 Lawrence Street Samuel M Frenkel 133 West 140th Street S D Gutchess Broadway Central Hotel New York C R C Law List Company New York capital fifty thousand dollars directors F W Meckfessel William R Meckfessel Station 19 St Louis Mo Elmer Enfield 150 Nassau Street New York Forty-two East Nineteenth Street Company New York real estate capital two thousand dollars directors Friederich E Mommer 54 East Ninety first Street Alfred Pieper 425 Eleventh Avenue Jesse Adams 480 Washington Square New York Increased Capital Decem Oil Company from twenty five thousand to one hundred thousand dollars Attorney Walter T Bliss Bolivar Allegany County New York
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominican Construction Company
New York
Capital
Edmonds Putney
Walter H. Griffin
Rector Street
William H. Barnard
Koward Street
E. L. Wilson Corporation
Stephen G. Dotg
Fifth Street
Joseph T. Griffin
Eighteenth Street
Brooklyn
Patrick Henry Clune
Bathgate Avenue
West Thirty-fourth Street
Frances A. Harris
West Thirtyfifth
Ignace I. Apfel
East Third Street
Tevel Amsterdam
West 112Th Street
Knickerbocker Paper Company
Gunnsey
Lawrence Street
Samuel M. Frenkel
West 140Th Street
S. D. Gutchess
Broadway Central
C-R-C Law List Company
F. W. Meckfessel
William R Meckfessel
Station 19
St. Louis
Elmer Enfield
Nassau Street
East Nineteenth Street Company
Friederich E. Mommer
East Ninetyfirst Street
Alfred Pieper
Eleventh Avenue
Jesse As Adams
Washington Square
Acme Sails Through Terrible Seas to Safe Anchorage
The four masted steel bark Acme, 3,288 tons, with an American crew, endured seven days of continually heavy seas after loading at Kobe and Portland. Crews cut away topgallant masts and yards to right the ship, later anchoring at Staten Island after a 111 day voyage from Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acme
Staten Island
Portland
Gre
Kobe
Japan
Alfl McKray
McKay
Japanese
Pacific
Capt. McKay
Horn
South America
San Francisco
Death Fight Over a Girl in Inwood
An early morning clash in Inwood between Italian factions over a girl left one man dead and another fatally wounded. Patrols searched for the girl as Joseph Monteloene and Ferdinand Mazzeo, residents of Inwood, were reportedly attacked while others sought to take the girl from them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inwond
Joseffe Monteloene
Ferdinand Mazzeo
Inwood
Monteloene
Mazzeo
St. Joseph's Hospital
Far Rockaway
Bank Reopen Move Approved for Mechanics and Traders Bank
Supreme Court Justice Pound approves President Kouts motion to reopen Mechanics and Traders Bank as Union Bank of Brooklyn. The order trims directors to twenty and capital to 1,000,400, discharges temporary receivers and awards their fees, Brien’s pay, and clerk costs, with deposits totaling about 8 million and $4.075 million collected by receivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Cuthbert W. Pound
Kout
Mechanics and Traders’ Bank
Union Bank of Brooklyn
Grout
Jackson
C P R Dividends Declared By Canadian Pacific
Montreal Aug 10 The Canadian Pacific Railway Directors declare a 2 percent dividend on preference stock and 5 percent on common stock for the half year ended June 30. An additional 0.5 percent on common stock is paid from land sale proceeds. Fiscal year results show gross earnings 71,384,173, net 24,446,000, surplus 15,076,092, with 800,000 transferred to steamship replacement and 5,579,715 carried forward after all dividends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Pension Fund
Government petitions 3 rehearing in Standard Oil case
The United States seeks a third rehearing by the U S Court of Appeals after the appellate court reduced Judge Landis's $29,240,009 fine against Standard Oil Company of Indiana. The petition, prepared by United States Attorney Edwin W Sims, was sent to Attorney General Bonaparte and will be filed August 21 in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States Court of Appeals
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Landis
United States
Edwin W. Sims
Bonaparte
Lenox
Miss
Special sale on stock of Wenger and Levy tailors
Judge Chatfield of the Supreme Court awarded us the stock of John H. Wenger and Son Importing Tailors and the fine stock of Geo. W. Levy. Goods are on sale on our second floor for fall winter and spring. Prices shown included suits at $75 and overcoats from $90 to $100. Custom suits and overcoats priced at $25.
New United Fruit Ships Feature Individual Air Conditioning
The United Fruit Company unveils air conditioned steamers with a refrigerated plant and deck opening passenger rooms. The Cartage operating New Orleans to Cotton, Parismina due end of month, Herculian to sail in October, all built in Glasgow and rated at 5068 tons. Each stateroom has a temperature dial for 2 degrees of adjustment with automatic cooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tropics
United Fruit Company
New Orleans
Oton
Parismina
Caribbean
Shipping and Mails List of Steamship Movements
A brief shipping notice lists vessels and routes with dates in August and July. Entries include SS United States Christiansind Aug 1, SS Finland Antwerp Aug 1, SS Korea Litau July 27, SS Buenos Ayres Cadiz July no, SS Caracas San Juan Aug 6, SS Suriname Trinidad Aug, SS Manna Hata Baltimore Aug, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Christiansind
California
Glasgow
Finland
Antwerp
Korea
Litau
Grillant
Shields
Clothilde
Cuneo
Port Antonio
Ayr
Buenos Ayres
Cadiz
el Sigio
Galveston
Aus
Caracas
San Juan
Navahoe
Geotaetown
Manna
Ships Reported Near Sandy Hook By Marconi Wireless
Kaiser Wilhelm II incoming from Bremen reported 325 miles east of Sandy Hook at 4 44 PM yesterday. Grosser Kurfurst inbound from Bremen reported 273 miles east of Sandy Hook at 3 PM yesterday, due at its pier about 12 30 PM today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremen
Marconi Wireless
Sandy Hook
Saniy Hook
Foreign Ports Arrived and Sailed Ships List
The list records numerous ships arriving at and sailing from European and American ports. Arrivals include Lusitania at Queenstown on Aug 19 Kronprinzessin-Cecilie Plymouth Aug 10 Venesia Napies Aug 6 Altonia Napies Aug 6 Siegmund Rio Jeniro Aug T Baralong Port Natal Aug 7 Verdi Santos Aug 5 Teodoro de Larrinaga Montevideo Aug 7 Indradevi Dunedin Aug 10. Sailed ships include Bremen Cherbourg Aug 9 Ryndam Boulogne Aug S Carpathia Fiume Aug 3 Kalomo from Colombia Aug S President Lincoln Plymouth Aug 10 Campania Antwerp Aug Chester New York Antwerp voyage Orinove New York via West Indies Southampton Nordh America New York Naples Sagres Germania Marseilles New York Sagres Konig Albert Naples New York Gibraltar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venesia
Napies
Altonia
Siegmund
Rio Jeniiro
Baralong
Port Natal
Verdi
Santos
Pate Teodoro de Larrinaga
Montevideo
Indradevi
Dunedin
Bremen
Cherbourg
Ryndam
Boulogne
Carpathia
Fiume
Kalomo
Colombia
President Lincoln
Plymouth
A. F. Lucas
Cuxhaven
Campania
Antwerp
Chester
New York
Isle of Wight
Orinove
West Indies
Southampton
Nordh America
Naples
Sagres
Germania
Marseilles
Konig Albert
Gibraltar
Pacific Steamships Mail Closings to Various Asian Routes
Shipping notices list mail close times for steamship departures to New York and routes via Seattle and San Francisco. Varying vessels such as Torsa Maru Tremontoe Empress of China Inveric and U.S. transport sail to Hawaii Japan Korea China Philippine Islands New Zealand Australia and Pacific islands with August and September departures and specific 6:30 PM or 6:50 PM close times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Korea
China
Philippine Islands
Seattle
Hawaii
San Francisco
Tremontoe Ee
Vancouver
Victoria
B. C
New Zealand
Australia
Sammon Islands
New Caledonia
San _Francisco
Inveric
Hacet
Guam
Philipea Islands
Sanrancisco
U.S. Transport
Tahiti and
Marquesas Islands
Unsettled Weather With Light to Fresh Winds
Weather across the nation remains unsettled as a low pressure system lingers. Temperatures change little with light to fresh southerly winds on the Atlantic coasts and fair to showers in the northeast and New England districts through Tuesday and Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Middle Atlantic
South Atlantic
Bure Ean
Grand Banks
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Public Service Board
Hughes
Edwin H. Popper
Oppenheim, Collins & Co
West Thirtyfourth Street
Greenhut
Long Branch
Blumenkrohn
Hackett, Carhart & Co
New York City Railway Company
John R. Butler
Simpson-Crawford Company
Sixth Avenue
Willie
Butler
Simpson-Crawford
Fourteenth Street
Mr. Butler
George FR. Agnew
George B. Agnew
Service Board
59Th Street
Traction
Utilities Board
Runaway
106Th St
Ae. Oe
Transverse Road
Park
Eos. Eae
Grove Sts
Ee ‘McKennaes
Chas. H. Fletcher
UR Company
Urray Street
New York City
Southern
Kentucky
New York Banks
Fug
Lad
Hutton & Co
Albany
Decem Oil Company
Walter T. Bliss
Bolivar
Allegany County
Weird
Ing
Standard Oil
Arnheim
Earl & Wilson
Ghee
A. White
Oe Gohan & Harris
George Evans
Jardin DE Paris
F. Ziegfeld, JR
Kerbocker
GEO. M. Cohan
Alhambra
Eva Tangtay
Salome
Marus
Arnold
Casino Bnes
Herald Su
LAR Price
To- Morrow
Fitch
Daly
St. Ev
Yauchi
Gramercyr
Uy Secover
Flatiron
Chinatown
Bowery
Iyay
Smuday
Wester
Eugene Walter
Wammerstein
Gertrude Hoffmapain Ee
Willy Zimmermann
Bedini & Arthur
Wallace
Popular Price Mat
Macesds
Palisades
130Th St. Ferry
Olympic Vaudeville Co
Wild West
Steeple Chase
Coney Island
Luna Park
Dreamland
North Beach
Hudson
West Point
Shipping and Mails
Hell Gate
Sail Today
Matis Close
Wilhelm
Bermudian
Bermuda
Korana
St. Thomas
Kelvingrove
Pernambuco
Rotterdam
Colorado
Tampa
Apache
Jacksonville
M. C. of Columbus
Savannah
Adriatic
Mauretania
Liverpool
Altal Inagua
Maraval Grenadia
Esperanza Calon
Cedric
Hretagne
Havre
Blucher
Hambure
A.M. Merida
Havana
Ees
Waite
Frinz
Colon
Grosser Kurfurst
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Havaans
Dasparpaeae- Ocmulgee
Bartados
Lory
Eves -Slik
Wets
Lrunswick
Carmanta
Liverpont Majestie
Southangton
Hallas
Isso
Graf Waldersee
Valetta
Shieldsee
Venetia
Navarre
Trinidad
Orleans
Valde
Sigismund
Cartha
Wireless
Queenstown
Pacific .Steamships
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New England
Hoay & Pls
M.S
Paneer
SA. M
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