Elevated Rail Tie-Up Strains Manhattan Transit System
Thousands faced severe delays as the Manhattan Elevated and surface lines struggled with a Third Avenue third rail ice problem and equipment delays. Officials blamed incomplete rail cleaning devices, weather, and mixed steam and electric service, promising rapid installation to prevent future outages.
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Third Avenue
Twenty-third Street
City Hall
Yae
Forty-fifth Street
Sixth Avenue
Grape
Mr. Grape
New York
Skitt
Second
Manhattan Road
Boston
Chicago
Ninety-sixth Street
Uye City Hall
Harlem
Bronx
Manhattan
Brooklyn
East River Bridge contract upheld by appellate division
The Appellate Division reversed the Supreme Court and sustained the East River Bridge Commission and Pennsylvania Steel Company contract for steel and masonry approaches. The decision holds that prior labor law provisions did not void the agreement and that the contractor acted in good faith, despite later constitutional questions.
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East River
Supreme Court
East River Bridge Commission
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Julius Meyers
Court of Appeals
Court of Last Resort
Laughlin
Wall Street Rebounds After Early Panic in Heavy Trading
Stock market swung from sharp losses to gains as heavy early selling and margin calls gave way to buying. Steel Trust, Southern Pacific, and Union Pacific led declines before a noon surge from bankers and renewed confidence pushed indices up and encouraged reassessment of liquidity and bank debt.
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Wall Street
Stock Exchange
Ada
Westinghouse Electric
Steel Trust
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Steel Common
Tennessee Coal
Illinois Central
Wabash
Louisville & Nashv
Des Moines
Missouri Pacific
Westinghouse
Northwest
Harlem
Anee
New York Central
International Pump
Pennsylvania
Virginia Chemical
Reading
Lake Erie & West
Rock Island
Amer
Brooklyn Union Gas
St. Paul
Pow
Consolidated Gas
Delaware and
Hudson
Great Northern
Evansville
Terre Haute
Tennessee
United States Steel
Atchison
Sugar
Copper
Erie
J. P. Moran & Co
Pennsylvania Railroad
London
New York
F. C. Pierson & Co
Consolidated Exchange
F. C. Pierson
Peril in Subway Roof Sparks Legal Tug of War
Edward M. Shepard warned before Justice Leventritt that a Park Avenue subway tunnel section risks collapse. Charles Z Barney seeks an injunction to halt work, arguing misajustment of plans and proximity to his home. Shepard counters that the city bears responsibility for delays and safety concerns.
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Park Avenue
Shepard
C. T. Barney
Parsons
Edward M. Shepard
Justice Leventritt
Charles Z.barney
Barney
Supreme Court
Giegerich
Lacombe
United States
Masten
Appellate Court Rules Stock Exchange Seat Not Taxable
The Appellate Division rules a stock exchange seat is not personal property under the Tax law, reversing a transfer tax on a seat held by Theodore Hellman estate. Justice Ingraham writes the prevailing view. Justice Hatch dissents, arguing the tax is on the capital invested and its transfer on death.
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Supreme Court
Fitzgerald
Mary E. Fitzsimmons
Ann Cassidy
Michael McNally
Fitzsimmons
Pelletreau
Justice O'Brien
Justice O' Brien
O’brien
New York Stock Exchange
Theodore Hellman
Justice Ingraham
van Brunt
Justice Laughlin
Justice Hatch
Patterson
Stock Exchange
M Exchange
Consolidation of Banks Creates Western National Bank of the United States
The National Bank of the United States in New York will absorb the Western National Bank, enlarging capital to 10 million dollars. Equitable Life, Mutual Life, and Morton Trust back the deal, with plans to form a fourth national bank in New York and reorganize leadership among the three institutions. The Western National Bank will cease Jan 31, with the new entity to issue stock and pay a 75 percent cash dividend to stockholders of record Jan 2.
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National Bank of the United States
New York
Western National Bank
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Morton Trust Company
Western National Bank of the United States
Sullivan & Cromwell
National Bank
City National Bank
First National
National Bank of Commerce
Hide and Leather National Bank
William Street
Thomas F. Ryan
New
Western National
National of
U. S
Western Nat
United States
Western National Bank of the
Levi P. Morton
Richard A. McCurdy
W. P. Snyder
James H. Hyde
Henry A. Smith
Mutual Life
Equitable
Morrison, Seller of Saloons, Sentenced
David A. Morrison, convicted of grand larceny in County Court Brooklyn, was sentenced by Judge Crane to Sing Sing for not less than one year nor more than eighteen months. He swindled Otto Ransweiler of Palmyra by selling a useless saloon stocked with fake liquors. tied to a gang that ran similar swindles.
Misses and Children's Coats and Suits on 23rd Street
A catalog listing describes Misses suits in various materials at 12.50, Montagnac coats with capes and stitched collars, children’s full length cape coats in Bouclé or Melton with hood and belt, velvet blouse suits with sailor collars, and pedestrian skirts at 5.00 in a Twenty-third Street display.
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Smith, Gray & Co
Broadway
31St Street
N.Y
Brooklyn
Bedford Ave
Fulton St
Flatbush Ave
Rogers Peet & Company Adverts Across Manhattan
The firm lists multiple locations including 258 Broadway opposite City Hall 7 and 9 Warren Street 842 Broadway at 13th street and 140 to 148 4th Avenue by mail 1260 Broadway at 32nd street and 54 West 33rd Street. They fill orders by mail from these offices.
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Broadway
City Hall
Warren St
4Th Ave
Cor
West 33d
Holiday Apparel Notes for Boys and Women of the Era
A catalog style listing describes boys legwear from Jersey and russet leather options, pajama shirts, laundered waists, flannel blouses, and collars. It mentions wool sweaters in all colors, knit hats, polos, felt Derbies, and related winter garments with fabric terms like flannel and Angora.
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Panama
Great Doll Sale At Deep Discounts Across Many Sizes
A catalog-style notice advertises a dolls sale with 3 and 14 inch dolls up to life size. Prices range from .25 to 29.98 for various dolls plus clothing, outfits, hats, wigs, and related toys. Iron and mechanical toys including trains and fire engines are offered from .25 to 4.98, with a large variety of accessories and props.
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New York
Travel goods and sporting gear sale catalog listing
Advertises a range of travel suitcases canvases and leather trunks with prices from 1.19 up to 20.00 plus heavy travel bags in grain seal pigskin alligator and sole leather priced 0.59 to 15.00. Also promotes knit golf wear ice skates for boys and girls and hockey racing and pocket knives with various finishes and sizes.
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Twenty-eighth Street
Eighth Avenue
Legal Notes
Otto C. Heinze
Theodore P. Spitz
Spitz
Stoges
D. Jayne
Western
The
Bank of the United States
Equitable Life and
James McCreery & Co
Rogers, Peet & Company
Faunt’s
Morris
Gro. C. Fat Co
Norfolk
Saee
Avala
Peck & Snyder
Colgate
Roger & Gallet
Pinaud
Bradley
Dresden
Juadies
Tadies
Holiday Haberdashery
Kachalh CarhrailsCo
Canal St
Chambers
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