Fish and Harahan clash at Illinois Central board meeting
Stuyvesant Fish and J T Harahan, the Illinois Central president, reportedly fought after a meeting at 11 Broadway. Onlookers said Fish delivered no recognizable marks while Harahan left for Chicago soon after. The incident ends a long feud tied to Harriman and Armstrong Committee inquiries.
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Stuyvesant Fish
J. T. Harahan
Illinois Central Railroad
Board of
Broadway
Fish
Harahan
Illinois Central
Chicago
E. H. Harriman
Armstrong Committee
Mr. Fish
Train Fare to Niagara Falls Round Trip Special
Toronto to Niagara Falls round trip fare listed as 10.50 with travel dates August 31 and September 1. Mentions a special train service on Lehigh Valley 355 and Broadway, Brooklyn, referenced with car numbers and station address Foltes Street.
Rainey Tops Saratoga Gambling Fund With $51,000 Gift
Roy A. Rainey of New York and Cleveland emerges as the season’s largest contributor to Richard Canfield’s art fund, totaling $51,000 over a week of roulette play at the Saratoga Clubhouse. He and his wife left Saratoga after a costly visit, losing heavily at races and roulette, while Rainey alone sustained extensive losses in a single week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Saratoga
Roy A. Rainey
New York
Cleveland
Richard Canfield
Rainey
Canfield
Saratoga Club
Mr. Rainey
Boy Thief Nabbed After Long Brooklyn Chase
Mounted Officer William Rogers of Liberty Avenue Station pursued a youth riding away on a bicycle after a theft near Barbey Street. The chase spanned Barbey, Sutter, Vermont, and New Lotts avenues with two warning shots. The boy, William Glasser, 16, of 80 Furman Avenue, was captured and locked up at the station.
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William Rogers
Liberty Avenue
Brooklyn
William G. Brebrand
Barbey Street
Rogers
Sutter Avenue
Vermont Street
New Lotts Avenue
William Glasser
Furman Avenue
Opposition to Pope as temporary receiver in Hartford
Creditors and stockholders in the Pope Manufacturing Company oppose Capt. Albert L. Pope as temporary receiver. New York note brokers and minority stockholders contest confirmation, while Benedict M. Holden for Hartford creditors says most will get full amounts. A Sept. 16 hearing is set as the case continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Hartford
Conn
Albert L. Pope
Pope Manufacturing Company
William S. Case
Superior Court
New York
J. P. Sheffield
Scott McLenahan
Capt. Pope
Benedict M. Holden
Col
New Jersey
Connecticut
Capt
Pope
Popes
Metropolitan receivership eyed in plan to reorganize street lines
The Interborough Metropolitan Company discussed appointing a receiver for the Metropolitan Street Railway system to enable a reorganization that would squeeze water from the assets and improve service. Minority stockholders fear losses from any such move while insiders hope to realign ownership at bargain prices. A public fight looms as the Public Service Commission probe proceeds and a dividend decision on the seven percent guaranteed by the New York City Railway hangs in debate.
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Interborough Metropolitan Company
TIMES
New York City Railway Company
Metropolitan Street Railway
Public Service Commission
Metropolitan
Inter-Met
Interborough-Metropolitan
New York City Railway
Metropolitan Securities Company
Thomas F. Ryan
William C. Whitney
Third Avenue Road
Clarence H. Wildes
George 8. Graham
Philadelphia
Protective Committee
Third Avenue Railroad
Third Avenue
Metropolitan Treasy
Policeman and Leader Held in Coney Island Assault
Two chorus girls Anna Russell and Adele Roberts say they were attacked andForcefully thrown from a carriage on Ocean Parkway at 2 am. Magistrate Geisman heard the tale. Edward J. O Rourke a Manhattan property clerk and Abraham Blakeman a Republican leader were arrested. Blakeman is held on 200 bail for further examination. O Rourke to be arraigned with him.
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Ocean Parkway
Coney Island
Edward J. O’rourke
Abraham Blakeman
O'Rourke
Manhattan
Anna Russell
Adele Roberts
Geisman
O’rourke
Blakeman
Phoebus Arrives in Hamburg With 8 Ships Cited
Latest shipping news notes the arrival of Phoebus in Hamburg on August 14 with eight vessels listed as part of the update.
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Phoebus
Hamburg
Transit schedule fragment from Asbury area trains
A truncated timetable notes a Friday evening service and a turni train departing from Pl vania Railroad at 10 45 am with stops at Wibury Rahway Elizabeth Newark and New sections indicate local run times and route pattern.
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Asbury
Plvania Railroad
Wibury, Rahway
Elizabeth, Newark
New
Blood transfusion saves life of well known Brooklyn singer
Tirzah Hamlen Chapman contralto of Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church is recovering at Memorial Hospital Brooklyn after a dangerous illness. Her husband Livingston Chapman baritone and sister Miss Frost donated blood in transfusions performed by a physician. The operation involved incisions and a tube transferring blood to Mrs Chapman as doctors fought infection and possible loss of voice.
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Tirzah Hamlen Chapman
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church
Memorial Hospital
Brooklyn
Livingston Chapman
Miss Frost
Chapman
Laughlin Seizes Lyric Theatre In Buffalo Showdown
John Laughlin led a crowd into the Lyric Theatre and took possession, barring the trust guards. An attorney secured a restraining order keeping Laughlin from interference as he held the theatre. A replevin suit for paintings and charges against a constable followed, with Judge Hammond suspending the constable. Klaw & Erlanger and Shubert representatives Await court ruling on legality of the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Buffalo
N. Y
Lyric Theatre
John Laughlin
Trust
Laughlin
Hammond
Klaw & Erlanger
The
Shuberts
Arc Klaw
Klaw
Gaynor at Indian Springs Receives Prisoner Visit
John F. Gaynor the New York contractor held pending an appeal to the Supreme Court is at Indian Springs Georgia as his first prisoner visit. Accompanied by his valet and Mrs Gaynor a U S Deputy Marshal and a physician he uses a wheeled chair and takes river water at the springs. He pays over 300 dollars weekly for expenses and is confined at Macon jail where the appeal is pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Indian Springs
John F. Gaynor
New York
Benjamin Green
Oberlin Carter
Savannah Harbor
Col. Gaynor
Gaynor
United States
Macon
United States Supreme Court
Bonaparte
Wigwath Hotel
Greene
Hanna Freed In Auto Case On Ocean Parkway
Carl H. Hanna grandson of former senator Mark Hanna faced arraignment at Sea Bright Justice John L. Bedford after a crash on Ocean Parkway Sea Bright N J that involved a six friend party in his car. He denied the speeding and lights charges while attorney Edmund K Stallo claimed to represent him.
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Carl H. Hanna
Mark Hanna
Ocean Parkway
Sea Bright
N. J
Justice of the Peace
John L. Bedford
Edmund K. Stallo
Daniel Hanna
Stalle
New Jersey
Indiana
Oung Hanna
Charlies H. Horner
Monmouth Beach
Robertson
Young Hanna
Hoosick Falls rider killed at Washington County Fair
Nelson Percey a horseman from Hoosick Falls was killed at the Washington County Fair races. He rode Neil Hudson when the horse caught a foot in a quarter boot and turned two somersaults. Percey was thrown and his neck broke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Glens Falls
N. Y
Nelson Percey
Hoosick Falls
Washington County Fair
Neil Hudson
Percey
Fire and Burglary Proof Safes Ad on Broadway
An advertisement claims u Hall Marvil safes are guaranteed fire and burglar proof. The Broadway corner Walker Street notice promotes security safes with strong reliability and prices, asserting protection for valuables and food items.
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U -Hall-Marvil Safes Sre
Safesro Broadway
Walker St
Adv
Four Die When Auto Plows Into Electric Train at Crossing
Rochester doctor Dr George Waldron aged 62 and three Rochester and Hopewell women died when a touring car collided with an electric trolley near Canandaigua. The driver allegedly pulled the wrong lever while attempting to back away, sending the car onto the track at high speed.
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New York Times
Rochester
N. Y
Hopewell
Candaigua
George Waldron
Catharine Farnsworth
William Scandhing
Jennie Hobbs
Waldron
Scandling
Canandaigua
Dr. Waldron
Woman killed in auto race at Morris Park track
Emily L. Kelsey wife of R G Kelsey of 431 Riverside Drive was crushed and died after her husband’s runabout collided with Stewart H Elliott’s car at Morris Park. Elliott was charged with homicide and later paroled. he previously faced a fatal incident on Jerome Avenue.
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Morris Park
Emily L. Kelsey
R. G. Kelsey
Riverside Drive
Stewart H. Elliott
Fordham Hospital
Kelsey
Elliott
Westchester
Dwyer
McDonald
James F. Smith
Jerome Avenue
Burnside Avenue
Lena Nobles
Tremont Avenue
Baltimore
Stewart Elliott
West Eightyfirst Street
Brighton Beach
Gettin
Cockran's Auto TCO Speedy Arrest of Chauffeur
Joseph Murphy, chauffeur for Congress man W Bourke Cockran, was arrested after driving the congressman down Fifth Avenue at around twenty five miles an hour between Eighty first and Eighty second streets. The congressman had left his Sand Point home and crossed the Ninety second Street ferry. Murphy was fined ten dollars at Yorkville Court.
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Joseph Murphy
W. Bourke Cockran
Fifth Avenue
Souer
Sand’s Point
L. L
Foronte Niagara Falls and Return to 10 Dollars
travel snippet lists dates Aug 31 and Sept 1 with departure to Lehigh Valley and stop in Brooklyn at 325 Fulton St. fragmentary notes show fare 10 dollars and city streets. reads like an ad or timetable fragment for a Niagara Falls excursion from Foronte.
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Niagara Falls
Lehigh Valeee
Fulton St
Japanese Floods Cause Widespread Starvation and Rice Famine
Thousands of peasants in central Japan are destitute after recent floods. Prices for rice have surged to record highs, spreading famine across the region as relief efforts struggle to reach affected communities.
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Tokio
Japan
Hearst "dead one" Mick dismisses Hearst as harmless
Albany Aug 28 Norman Be. Mick of Buffalo Democratic National Committee man reiterates Roosevelt and Bryan as next year’s candidates in an interview in Albany. Asked about Hearst he says Hearst is a dead one and will cause no trouble.
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Albany
Norman BE. Mick
Buffalo
Roosevelt
Bryan
Hearst
Milkman slain in highway ambush near Ludlow
Hugh Kane a Ludlow milkman was held up robbed and shot on the road from South Hadley to Ludlow. His horse bore him home after the attack. Kane had just finished collecting and was returning to his Ludlow home with about twenty dollars on him.
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Springfield
Mass
Hugh Kane
Ludlow
South Hadley
Kane
Holyoke
Graves wedding gift funds for Yale graduate
New Haven on August 28. Frederick D. Graves announced a wedding gift of 37000 dollars for his daughter Gertrude. She will wed Dr. H. W. Hessler next week. Hessler earned his way through Yale. he is the son of a baker. Graves is a wealthy cigar manufacturer of the city.
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New Haven
Frederick D. Graves
Gertrude
H. W. Hessler
Yale
Hessler
Graves
Riot on Barren Island prompts police raid and clashes
Police Captain Becker and fourteen reserves crossed Jamaica Bay to Barren Island to quell a seven mile riot. They arrived amid a clubbing fracas, treating ten men by ambulance and detaining two prisoners, Alexander Dugukinski and Adam Miller, in a family feud that drew in Russians and Poles and women.
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Barren Island
Becker
Canarsie
Jamaica Bay
Alexander Dugukinski
Adam Miller
Dugukinski
Miller
MUST SURRENDER MARINE
Acting Secretary Newberry ordered Admiral Goodrich to surrender Marine Michael Marino to civil authorities for trial after he fired into a crowd outside the Navy Yard walls wounding two. Goodrich reported Marino acted under abuse but was not in danger or protecting government property, no sufficient excuse appeared.
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Washington
Newberry
Admiral Goodrich
New York Navy Yard
Michael Marino
Navy Yard
City to lean on 140 million budget for next year
City officials expect a 140 million dollar budget for the coming year about 10 million more than this year. Department heads submitted tentative estimates by August 15 except the Board of Education. Finance officials now review figures as city growth pushes annual increases near five million while spending is being trimmed due to money stringency.
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Board of Education
Canal Contracts Awarded in New York State
Two barge canal projects totaling over 3 million dollars were awarded by the New York State Department of Public Works. Contract No. 14 covers 15 miles along the Mohawk River with dams and locks for 2,935,763 dollars to Arthur W. Luce of New York City. Contract No. 35 spans Oswego and Onondaga counties and goes to the Gilmour-Horton-Alien Company for 39,261 dollars, including Oswego Canal excavation and locks and spillways.
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Albany
N. Y
Supt
F. C. Stevens
State Department of Public Works
Saratoga, Schenectady
Montgomery
Arthur W. Luce
New York City
Mohawk River
Oswego County
Onondaga County
Gilmour-Horton-Alien Company
Sandy Hill
Oswego Canal
Oswego
Johnson Loses $4,000 Verdict in Sixth Trial
Albany August 28 Justice Fitts set aside a $4,000 verdict won by Edward Johnson against the New York Central in the famous Johnson Central Railroad assault case. Johnson, a Black man who lost a leg in a Renesselaer train incident, has faced the company in six lawsuits, with the Court of Appeals judgment reversed and retrial ordered.
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New York Times
Albany
Justice Fitts
Edward Johnson
New York Central Railroad
Johnson-New York Central
Johnson
Court of Appeals
Renesselaer
Jones Defines Federal Right in Constitutional Context
A judge asserts federal authority limits and declares the judge as an agent of the people tasked with keeping the legislature within its constitutional sphere. The ruling emphasizes that constitution governs the duties of federal judges with backing from the public.
Federal Judge Jones Weighs State and Federal Jurisdiction
In Montgomery Judge Thomas G. Jones asserts the federal judiciary protects citizens' rights against state and federal actions. He discusses constitutional supremacy, state rate law cases, and the balance of power between state and federal courts, noting past rulings follow U S Supreme Court precedent.
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Thomas G. Jones
Alabama
Montgomery
Birmingham
Farmers’ Alliance
Jones
State Supreme Court
R. W. Walker
TIMES
Supreme Court of the
United States
Supreme Court
Congress
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Foltes
Roy Rainey
Spa
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Lyric
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Rity Pett
Cockran
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Mack
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