Suppression debate swells over matched orders reform
Wall Street brokers push changes to stock exchange rules to ban matched orders of 100 shares and require all offered stock to be filled at the lowest price. The move follows last Saturday’s manipulation scandal and grows into broader calls for exchange incorporation and new auditing mechanisms as lawmakers loom.
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Stock Exchange
Ea Exchange
Exchange
McIntyre and Coster, Knapp & Co
Wall Street
McIntyre & Coster, Knapp & Co
eSxaminers
Stock Exchange Houses
Stocks Exchange
Lamplighters Strike Expands Across New York Area
A mass meeting of the Lamplighters' Union of Greater New York ordered a city wide strike against the Welsbach Lighting Company. The strike covers Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, and several outlying districts as union recognition is pursued. Police prepare to light lamps where strikers do not report for duty to prevent disturbances.
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Lamplighters’ Union of
Greater New York and Vicinity
Welsbach Lighting Company
Bronx
Brookly
Metropolitan Palace Hall
East Fourth Street
F. Yannicula
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Long Island City
Staten Island
Flushing
Rockaway
Far Rockaway
Jamaica
Yannicula
Killers Sought After New York Murder in West Bainbridge
Benjamin Underhill was arrested in Oneonta for the murder of Eldredge Davis in West Bainbridge after Davis was shot in the back pasture. Hill, also from Oneonta, was at large and believed headed toward Kingston on the Ulster and Delaware Railway. Underhill admits aiding Hill in planning the assault and robbery, with Hill firing two fatal shots and two more non fatal ones. The pair then fled, attempting to lure Mrs. Davis to search for her husband.
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New York Times
Norwich
N. Y
Benjamin Underhill
Oneonta
Eldredge Davis
West Bainbridge
Earl Hill
Kingston
Ulster & Delaware
Underhill
Hill
Davis
Soderhill
No Warrant for Eglers in New York Murder Case
Telegr ams announce Gov. Stuart refused a requisition for extraditing the Egler brothers from New York. Evidence deemed insufficient to support the request. Mrs. Rosenbloom and daughter Eva, bonded for December court, return to Baltimore. Will iam Rosenbloom travels to Camden to identify the body for Hebrew burial rites after authorities say identification by Friedman is positive and the body was interred.
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Penn
Gov. Stuart
New York
Egler Brothers
J. Rosenbloom
Stuart
Bunnie Rosenbloom
Eva
Baltimore
William Rosenbloom
Camden
Hebrew Church
Rosenbloom
Friedman
Navy officer flies in Fort Myer airship tests
Lieut Richard B. Creecy of the Marine Corps piloted the Baldwin airship during six flights at Fort Myer as Lieuts Lahm Selfridge and Creecy shared control of the dirigible No 1. Creecy, new to air travel, handled the craft with ease. The trial today marked the first without Capt Baldwin. Orville Wright completed assembling his government aeroplane and the motor was tested ahead of a first flight expected Monday.
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Navy
Fort Myer
Richard B. Creecy
Marine Corps
Signal Corps
Baldwin
Lieut
Lahm
Selfridge
Lifeuts
Foulois
Self
June Bug Flies Again At Tiammondsport Airfield
In Tiammondsport New York on August 28 two experimental flights of the airship June Bug were conducted with the tail removed leaving only the vertical rudder. The craft showed reduced stability yet completed both landings without accident, suggesting with practice the machine can be handled in higher winds and speed without the tail.
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Tiammondsport
N. Y
June
Republican State Convention At Oakland Endorses Taft Platform
The Republican State Convention in Oakland adopts a platform aligned with the national program, backs tariff revision, and calls for strong protection for California industries. An anti Asiatic plank is adopted. Women suffrage advocates fail to win a constitutional amendment. committee proposes restricted suffrage on school issues only. Ten presidential electors selected including U S Grant Jr and Samuel M Shortridge.
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Oakland
Cal
Taft
Sherman
U. S. Grant, Jr
San Diego
Samuel M. Shortridge
San Francisco
Attachment suit filed against A. O. Brown & Co in Chicago
Adolph Kemper, a member of the Board of Trade, began an attachment action in Municipal Court to recover 2592 dollars from A. O. Brown & Co. The New York brokerage house had a large Chicago branch, and Kemper's claim is the first filed since the failure.
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Brown &Co
Chicago
A. O. Brown & Co
New York
Adolph Kemper
Board of
Policeman fires on plering chauffeur in wild city chase
Felix Droit, a chauffeur, led police on an eight mile sprint through New York streets at high speed after allegedly fleeing a traffic stop. Officer Frank Rickert fired multiple shots, the car crashed near Sixth Avenue, and Droit was jailed awaiting trial on reckless driving with $300 bail.
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Frank Rickert
Droit
H. A. Wilson
Broad Street
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Teed
Yorkville
Fiftieth Street
Seventh Avenue
Eighth Avenue
Jack
Ninth Avenue
Fifty-sixth Street
Tenth Avenue
Lke
Thirty-fourth Street
Thirtyfourth
Third Avenue
Fifty-second Street
Boy Hit By Auto On Eighth Avenue Dies Threat
Nine year old Philip Williamson was struck by a touring automobile at Eighth Avenue and 144th Street. George R. Scott, driver, and Eliakim Ford of Oneonta with a female companion were involved. The boy was rushed to Harlem Hospital where Dr. Ross said he would probably die. Police held Scott without bail as investigations followed amid crowds.
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144Th Street
Philip Williamson
306 West
Eliakim Ford
George R. Scott
Oneonta
N. Y
Ford
Scott
Harlem
Ross
White
West 125Th Street
Fords
Chauffeur Fined and Jailed After Newport Collision
Warren Corliss, chauffeur for Seymour Johnson of New York, was fined 160 and sentenced to ten days in jail in Newport District Court for injuring Mrs. Harry Amey while speeding from the New York Yacht Club toward Bellevue Avenue with Paul D. Mills and his employer. Mrs. Amey has been hospitalized since the accident last month and fainted during testimony. Johnson faces a civil suit with 50,000 bail and appeals the court finding.
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New York Times
Newport
Aus
Warren Corliss
Seymour Johnson
New York
Harry Amey
New York Yacht Club
Bellevue Avenue
Paul D. Mills
Johnson
Amey
Neighbor's Noise Sparks Court Challenge Test Case
Bayside school commissioner Louis Mathot withdrew a nuisance charge against wealthy neighbor William Rock after saying he has filed Supreme Court action for an injunction. Mathot seeks to test whether a private garage built adjacent to a home can disturb peace and health by constant engine noise.
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Louis Mathot
Bayside
L. I
W. L. Mathot
William Rock
Auto Kills Woman In Midtown Collision
An unidentified woman about 25 was run down by a cab on Eighth Avenue at Thirty seventh Street. She died two hours later at Roosevelt Hospital. Cab driver Charles Gibney of 417 West Forty third Street was detained. he said he warned her to move but she stepped in front of the vehicle.
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Eighth Avenue
Thirty- Seventh Street
Roosevelt Hospital
Charles Gibney
417 West
Forty-third Street
New York Transportation
Lee
Gibney
Woman Jumped From Window After Argument in Tenement
Sir Michael Gleason a roofer found his wife Bridget intoxicated and without dinner on the second floor of 820 East Thirty-second Street. She allegedly threw a plate at him before jumping from a window, suffering contusions and a fractured arm but not life threatening injuries. She initially accused him but later retracted, saying he had always been kind.
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Michael Gleason
Tradle
East Thirty-second Street
Bridget
Michael
East Thirty-fifth Street
William Hughes
Bellevue H Hospital
Gleason
Brothers Beat Policeman In Williamsburg Clash
A disturbance near Bushwick Avenue and Devoe Street in Williamsburg drew Policeman Micnael Woods from the Herbert Street Station. Frank Hess, 97, resisted arrest and fled to 295 Devoe Street where five Weiden brothers aided him, injuring Woods. Hess and the brothers were arrested and held for a hearing.
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Devoe Street
Williamsburg
Micnael Woods
Herbert Street
Frank Hess
Kingsland Avenue
Woods
Hess
Herman
Hubert
Manhattan Avenue
Time Card System Aims to End Police Loafing
Acting Police Commissioner Baker orders a time card system for officers serving at the Criminal Court Building. The card is signed at each transition from station to courtroom and back, then filed with the Inspector. District Attorney Jerome calls for collaboration with police to launch the initiative on Monday.
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Baker
Criminal Court
Jerome
Commission for Mrs Long Refers to Insanity Hearing
Habeas corpus actions by relatives of Mrs Lottie Long at Amityville hospital ended with Supreme Court Justice Stapleton appointing three Brooklyn physicians Dr Bates Dr O Connell and Dr York to assess her sanity. Report due Sept 9. Mrs Long accuses husband William Long of kidnapping from Rockaway Park June 1. She testified well in defense.
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Long Island Hospital For
Amityville
S. A
Justice Stapleton
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Drs. Bates
Joseph O’connell
York
Two Women Held on Robbery Charge in Newark
Newark police halted Irene Johnson and Emma Johnson both of Arlington Street after John Murphy aged 55 from State Street reported being accosted on Springfield Avenue near Bacon Street. He said two women stole his wallet while one restrained him. Both suspects were held on $2,000 bail each awaiting trial.
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Conlon
Murray
Springfield Avenue
Bacon Street
Newark
N J
John Murphy
State Street
Irene
Emma Johnson
Arlington Street
Tragedy at Luzerne County Fair as horse spill kills boy
At the Luzerne County Fair in Wilkes Barre a deadly accident occurred when horses charged into a crowd as the first event began. Chris Coates, 7, of Larksville, was struck and killed. jockeys tried to halt the race but were unable to stop the horses.
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Wiilkesbarre
Penn
Luzerne County Fair
Chris Coates
Larksville
Era of misery if roads are hurt warned railroad leaders
Theodore P. Shonts told crowds in Centerville that railroads must be allowed to run their own business or the nation faces misery. He cited falling per mile receipts, reduced railroad spending, and widespread unemployment, urging fair regulation and continued investment.
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Centreville
Iowa
Apponoose County
Theodore P. Shonts
Clover Leaf
Chicago & Alton
Interborough
New York
Shonts
United States
Yiolace
What Railroads Must Tell
Inter State Commerce Commission outlines required annual reports from railroads in inter state commerce for the year ended June. Questions cover voting securities, control, organization, mileage, outside operations, securities issued, assets, changes, employment, tonnage, accidents, earnings and expenses.
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Chicago
Aue
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Mrs. Marcello Denies Beating Stepdaughter in Brooklyn Court
Mary Marcello arraigned in Flatbush Police Court on charges of mistreating her 13 year old stepdaughter Carmella Marcello. The girl had been missing a week from 328 St. Mark's Avenue and was found at the Children's Society shelter on Schermerhorn Street. The court noted bruises and burns as described by Carmella.
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Mary Marcello
Flatbush
Carmella Marcello
Carmella
St. Mark's Avenue
Children’s Society of Brooklyn
Schermerhorn Street
Tourists Shot At In Ontario Stoning Incident
In North Bay Ontario on August 28 a group of fifteen American tourists from Pittsburg were stoned as they returned from the French River. Report says strikers mistook them for strikebreakers though strike leaders deny any involvement.
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North Bay
Ontario
French River
Pittsburg
Canton Pastor Slain in Parsonage Mystery
Canton Ohio August 28 The Rev O B Milligan pastor of the First Presbyterian Church is found dead from a shotgun wound his study. A maid Goldie Resh was in the house and says Milligan spent the morning singing the sun and that the shot was accidental coroner March will investigate. Rumors of trouble surround the Milligan family with Mrs Milligan away in Waterford Conn and two men seen near the parsonage yard shortly before the shooting.
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New York Times
Canton
Ohio
O. B. Milligan
First Presbyterian Church
Goldie Resh
Milligan
March
Waterford
Conn
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