Mrs Fair's New Jersey Relatives Hope for Heir to Millions
New Jersey relatives of Carrie Smith Fair, wife of Charles L Fair, contemplate a potential share of an estimated 10 million estate after her death in an automobile accident in France. Relatives say Fair may have left his entire belongings to his wife, with claims pending as the will’s provisions remain unseen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Plainfield
N. J
Hannah Nelson
New Market
Charles L. Fair
France
California
Joseph Harding
San Francisco
Mme
New York
Lillian Nelson
Mr. Fair
Carrie
Abram Nelson
Carrie Smith
William Smith
H. B. Dunham
Hannah Smith
C. T. Rogers
Charles Fair
Market items and notices tease page listings
The item lists stock and commodity quotes for wheat corn cotton and iron along with page references for legal notices losses by fire and travel notes. An advertisement urges use of Carlsbad Sprudel Salt and cautions to buy genuine product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlsbad
Boarding Houses Listed in No 15 Four Track Series Ad
Four track series issue No 15 lists 250 boarding houses. Free copy offered on receipt of 4 cents from G H Daniele New York Central New York. Ady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Daniele
New York Central
New York
Adyv
Runaway Horses Rampage Injures Dozen on Crowded Car
A band of Italian musicians triggered a runaway incident at First Avenue and Twenty-eighth Street when two horses bolted from a cross-town car. The belt-line street car became crowded, causing a panic and injuries to about a dozen passengers, including Annie Costello who was gravely hurt. Driver Edward Macklin was arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Avenue
Twenty-eighth Street
Little Italy
Mulberry Street
St. Rocco
Second Avenue
Peter Farrell
East Fifty-eighth Street
Annie Costelo
East Ninth Street
Frederick A. Carpenter
West ‘Twenty-eighth Street
Bellevueospital
Bellevue Hospital
Vose
Farrell
Aera
Edward Moore
East Thirty-fifth Street
Macklin
Republicans Set To Shape Nomination Rules At State Meeting
New York Republicans meet at Fifth Avenue Hotel with State and County committees to decide representation basis for conventions. Debates focus on whether election districts or assembly districts should determine delegate strength. Leaders predict a harmonious session with little disruption to the Morrow Saratoga convention plans.
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Fifth Avenue
State Committee
Parlor
D. R
George W. Dunn
Twenty-fifth
New York
Roosevelt
Littauer
Congress
House of Representatives
Saratoga
Montgomery
Fulton
Hamilton
New York City
Republican County Committee
Lemuel Ely Quigg
Morris
Gov
Oéell
Lemhel Ely Quigg
Platt
Quigg
Mr. Quigg
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Connecticut town’s exodus as mill closes downtown
Winsted Connecticut reports a mass departure from New Hartford after the Cotton Duck Trust orders the Greenwoods mills shut Sept 1 for an indeterminate period. About 700 left in two weeks and by mid next month half the 3500 residents may be gone as "Closing Out Business" and "To Rent" signs appear. The plant will move to Talassie Alabama to cut costs, a change impacting local merchants and workers.
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New York Times
Winsted
Conn
New Hartford
Cotton Duck Trust
Dublin
Greenwoods
Talassie
Ala
Mount Vernon Woodberry Cotton Duck Company
Nelson Morris & Co Purchases United Dressed Beef
Edward Morris of Nelson Morris & Co buys United Dressed Beef Company of New York for about 3 million dollars. The transfer will occur soon, with the sale filed in La Salle Street and treated as a Nelson Morris & Co acquisition. The move fits a broader consolidation trend among Swift Armour and Nelson Morris interests to reduce competition in the packing industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Morris & Co
United Dressed Beef Company
New York Times
Chicago
Edward Morris
United Dressed Beef Company of
New York
la Salle Street
Cleveland 3-Cent Fare Plan Blocked by Supreme Court
Mayor Johnson’s three-cent streetcar fare plan in Cleveland was halted when the Supreme Court granted an injunction sought by two street railway firms. The injunction delays a franchise vote and could postpone fare changes until a full hearing, potentially sidelining the measure for a long period.
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New York Times
Cleveland
Ohio
Johnson
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Lesson in Automobiling Demonstrates Road Speed Limits
The Essex County Board of Freeholders on an outing to Pompton with Automobile Club of New Jersey members aimed to show how proposed speed limits would harm auto mobiling. A club member said officials were not fully aware of machine workings and that trolley and cycling prejudices once shared this view but will fade as the public learns more.
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New York Times
Newark
Essex County Board of Freeholders
Automobile Club of New Jersey
Pompton
Automobile Club
Funeral Disruption At All Saints Cathedral
At the funeral of Dr. J Benton Tipton organist of All Saints Cathedral in Albany an incident occurred during the service. Police attended and investigated the disturbance as mourners and staff handled the event with concern.
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New York Times
Albany
J. Benton Tipton
All Saints’ Cathedral
Round Trip Rail Tickets to California On Sale Now
Round trip tickets to California available at all ticket offices with routes via Chicago and North Western Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railways. Offices listed at Broadway numbers 461 287 and 349 for purchase and information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Chicago and North-Western
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific Railways
Broadway
Organ Power Failure Silences Cathedral Funeral Anthem
During a funeral for a cathedral organist, a shock halted the process as pallbearers prepared to lift the casket and begin the anthem The Radiant Morn The organ's electrical system failed briefly but the break was repaired and the service continued.R
Bennington inquest reveals murder plot tied to life insurance
Levi Perham and brother Boyd confess to killing Marcus Rogers in Bennington Vermont with help from Mrs Rogers and Stella Bates. They describe luring Rogers to Morgan's Grove, binding, chloroforming, and throwing him into the Walloomsac River to fake a suicide note attached to his hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Bates
Rogers
Hoosic Corners
Hoosic Falls
Hoosie Falls
Justice Shurtleff
Levi
Boyd Perham
Morgan’s Grove
Levi Perham
Railroads in Hostile Camps Near Pittsburg Ground
War over a disputed parcel in Pittsburg pits the Vanderbilt system Pittsburg and Lake Erie against the Wabash. Each side has set up camps, laid tracks, and mobilized crews to block the other from condemning or occupying the land near the proposed freight terminal. Authorities from both railroads command the confrontation as tensions rise.
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Pittsburg
Lake Erie
Wabash
Penn
New York Times
Hanna Urges Cuba Annexation as Solution to Crisis
Detroit August 15 Senator Mark A Hanna of Ohio said in an interview that annexation of Cuba is the only path out of the Cuba relations crisis. Senator Allison of Iowa also attended and favored a Senate special session, a view Hanna did not share. He added that promises require action and that annexation seems the logical step.
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New York Times
Detroit
Mark A. Hanna
Ohio
McMillan
Cuba
Allison
Iowa
Senate
Hanna
Busy Man's Train to Chicago Pulls Away
The Pennsylvania Special leaves New York at 1 55 P M for Chicago arriving 8 55 A M. Adv seating and schedule details noted for travelers.
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Chicago
Pennsylvania
New York
Receiver sought for Paterson loan association amid mismanagement
In Trenton on August 15 a receiver motion was filed for the Commercial Dime Building and Loan Association of Paterson. Vice Chancellor Reed granted a returnable order for September 9 to show cause why insolvency and a receiver should not be named. The Banking Commissioner cites gross mismanagement with fee assets at 2638.73 and liabilities at 8120.53, amid burned records and questionable fund use by officers.
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New York Times
Trenton
N. J
Commercial Dime Building and Loan Association of
Paterson
Reed
Theodore Backes
Attorney General’s Office
Banking Commissioner
W. C. Roderick
L. B. Wilson
John Scattergood
E. C. Pierce
Newark firm Republic Savings and Loan enjoined by court
Vice Chancellor Reed granted an injunction against the Republic Savings and Loan Association of Newark and named a receiver to be appointed Tuesday. The banking department cited ill advised tenement property investments in New York and a solvency finding as assets $625,695 liabilities $695,166.
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New York Times
Trenton
N. J
Reed
Republic Savings and Oan Association of
Newark
New Jersey
New York City
Pbanking and Insurance Department
McCarter
New York
Banking and Insurance Department
Luther R Marsh Dies at 89 Noted Spiritualist and Lawyer
Luther R Marsh of Middletown New York died at age eighty nine after weeks of illness. A famed lawyer and reformer he delivered the Crystal Palace opening oration in New York and later led park expansion efforts. He belonged to spiritualist circles and faced controversy over his associations with Diss Debar and others. Funeral is Monday at 2 PM with interment Tuesday at Greenwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
N. Y
Luther R. Marsh
Marsh
Justice Bartlett
Court of Appeals
Greenwood Cemetery
Pompey
New England
Massachusetts
Erie Railroad Company
New York
Crystal Palace
Daniel Webster
Tyler
United States
Mr. Marsh
Untenague Club
Malcolm Admits Fault in Passaic Loan Association
In Passaic New Jersey 600 stockholders of the Mutual Loan and Building Association face shock as Secretary William Malcolm admits misappropriating over 100000 dollars and a further shortfall around 20000. He turned over all property and borrowed funds to cover the deficit, was re elected then ousted amid reports of additional shortages.
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New York Times
Passaic
N. J
Mutual Loan and Building Association
William Malcolm
Malcolm
Bank Examiner
Conklin
F. B. Conant
Conant
Coronation Celebrated With Moët & Chandon Across State Functions
The advert promotes Moët & Chandon Champagne as the exclusive drink at all royal state functions for Edward VII and at venues including Buckingham Palace Windsor Castle and the Coronation Banquet. It touts the champagne as the premier symbol of refined pleasures aboard a Hudson River Day Line trip with music and a New Landing stop.
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Edward VII
England
Jockey Club
Buckingham Palace
Windsor Castle
Hudson River
New Landing
Treasurers Confession Amid Embezzlement Probe
Malcolm, City Treasurer, admits fault after denying theft of funds. He claims to have turned over all property and asks to be arrested if needed. The association faces insolvency with assets once over $500,000, while directors allege grave charges.
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Malcolm
Ma Glcolm
Coal Strike Settlement Seen By Sept 1
Indications point to settlement of the anthracite coal strike on or before September 1. Major John Biddle, Engineer Commissioner, District of Columbia, cites a Washington agent who told operators to prepare shipments after September 1. Mines to reopen with concessions from operators and sacrifices from miners.
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Pittsburg
Penn
John Biddle
District of Columbia
Detroit
Biddle
Washington
Twenty Five Years Too Long Opinion Delays Husband Suit
Vice Chancellor Stevens rules in Chancery Court that twenty five years is too long for a husband to sue for adultery after legal separation. The ruling, in the Barker case, allows a wife to sue within the same period. Events trace back to a 1869 English marriage and a 1875 alleged act in England.
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New York Times
Trenton
Stevens
Chancery Court
William J. Barker
England
Barker
Brooklyn
Ainant
Miss Crimmins Injured in Stamford Horse Accident
Miss Mercedes Crimmins daughter of John D Crimmins a New York contractor and Colllander Point summer resident was thrown from a horse on the Collander Point Road. The animal shied rearing unseating her. Dr J W Avery attended and she was later reported resting easily and rapidly recovering from bruises and shock.
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New York Times
Stamford
Conn
Mercedes Crimmins
John D. Crimmins
New York
Collander’s Point
Miss Crimmins
Pennsylvania Railroad 20 Hour Train Ady Departs Daily
Ady announces the Pennsylvania Railroad service from New York to Chicago with a 20 hour schedule. Train leaves New York at 1 55 P M daily and reaches Chicago in that time frame.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Chicago
New York
Ady
Backers of Power Case Involve Gov Van Sant In Strike Preclusion
Testimony in the Peter Power against Northern Securities case highlights Gov. Van Sant of Minnesota as a backer. Lawyers reveal Bouden’s stock dealings, a long conference at Treadwell & Cleveland, and alleged connections to the American Tobacco and Universal Tobacco syndicates. Witness Camille Weidenfeld corrects prior statements while detailing stock transfers and strike litigation aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Securities Company
Peter Power
Merger Corporation
Federal
Gov. van Sant
Minnesota
Milton L. Bouden
Stock Exchange
Thomas & Post
Treadwell & Cleveland
Mr. Boyden
W. Bourke Cochran
Camille Weidenfeld
Edward R. Thomas
Thomas & Thomas
George Alfred Lamb
Cochran
Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Great Northern
Boyden
American Tobacco Syndicate
Weidenfeld
Thomas
Lamb
Universal Tobacco Syndicate
W. Rourke Cochran
Jerome
Consolidated Tobacco Company
de Lancey Nicoll
American Tobacco Company
Continental Tobacco Company
Universal Tobacco Company
Messrs. Cockran
William H. Butler
Cockran
W. Bourke Cockran
Gen
Samuel Thomas
Northern
Indorse
Ellsworth Ives Chapman
H. Contenc & Co
Chapman
Northern Securities
Power
Mr. Weidenfeld
Sophie Chapman
H. Content & Co
Lancaster
Bouden
Guthrie
Securities Company
Post
Mr. Weldenfeld
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Cording
Tnsted Service
Mittee Executives
Connecticut
Johann Hoff
Mayor Johnson
Cleveland Street Railways
Vermont
MR. Hanna
The
Republic Association OF Newark
Luther R.marsh
Middletown, N. Y
Building Association
Moét & Chandon
Adv
Mss
P.power
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