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New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1908

Page

13

Tower Cable Rates Soon Says Lemieux

Canadian Postmaster General Rodolphe Lemieux predicted cheaper Atlantic cable rates soon, citing Pacific reforms and potential state ownership. He cited price declines from Australia to England and suggested a possible eventual five cent a word charge for a state-run Atlantic line.

Atlantic Rodolphe Lemieux Canada Europe Pacific Mr. Lemieux United States Great Britain Whitelaw Reid London Lemieux America Australasia England Hennikereaton

Forest Fire Inquiry Faces Claims of Incendiary Fire

Albany December report quotes James Whipple state forest commissioner denying widespread arson in fires cited by John H. Gates of Santa Clara Adirondack Mountains. Whipple says no evidence supports Gates claim and urges proof to justify prosecution.

New York Times Albany James 5. Whipple John H.gates Santa Clara Adirondack Mountains Times of Sunday Gates

Morse Company Recoveries End Receivership

The Eastern Steamship Company receivers Calvin Austin and William T. Cobb were discharged by Judge Dodge after the company turned over its property, excluding any cash. The firm, part of Morse line consolidations, had operated profitably since spring, earning 7% on stock and paying bond interest, with Atlantic Gulf and West India owning 30% of its stock. Metropolitan remains under receivership.

Boston theEastern Steamship Company Calvin Austin William T. Cobb Judge Dodge United States District Court Eastern Steamship Company Charles F W. Morse Consolidated Steamship Lines Maine St. John N. B Atlantic Gulf and West India Steamship Company Consolidated Company Astern Company Metropolitan Steamship Company New York Morse Lines

Bronx 107 Acre Hunt's Point Tract Sold With Waterfront

Hugh J. Grant C K G Billings and Anthony N. Brady purchase 107 acres at Hunt's Point Bronx from East Bay Land Co with 4000 feet of waterfront. Property to be bulkheaded with part retained and rest leased long term. Hunt's Point Avenue to be paneled for trade and access amid prior sales to New Haven Railroad and several manufacturers.

Hugh J. Grant C. K. G. Billings Anthony N. Brady East Bay Land Company Hunt’s Point Bronx Hunt’s Point Avenue T Land Com Britain New Haven Railroad The Rock Plaster Company Church E

New Stock Yard Inquiry Sparks Subpoenas

Chicago news reports that 100 subpoenas were issued to Morris & Company workers in the traffic department as the Federal Grand Jury probes possible rebating among large stock yard packers. District Attorney Sims remained noncommittal while Morris & Company lawyer M W Borders confirmed 25 writs served.

Chicago Morris & Company Sims M. W. Borders Washington Mr. Sims Bonaparte F. B. Kellogg

Governor Hughes Receives List of Visitors in Albany

Gov. Hughes spent the afternoon in Albany receiving callers including Edward R. Finch Rev John C Yorke Homer Folks Assemblyman William Bennet Congressman Richard Young Judge Dowling Prof Edward Devine and Edward Lauterbach. He plans to return to Albany and begin framing his message to the Legislature next week.

Gov. Hughes Albany Edward R. Finch Law Committee Republican County Committee John C. Yorke Homer Folks William M. Bennet Richard Young Judge Dowling Supreme Court Edward T. Devine Edward Lauterbach Ect Hughes

Duty ruling keeps goggles at higher tariff rate

The Board of United States General Appraisers denied a 35 percent duty claim on automobile goggles and upheld the regular 50 percent rate. The panel ruled no distinction exists between goggles for motorists and pedestrians, affecting importers including A. G. Spalding & Brothers, American Thermo Ware Co, Manassah Levy & Co, Saks & Co, and P. H. Petry & Co of New York.

Board of United States General Appraisers Fowler A. G. Spalding & Brothers American Thermo Ware Company Manassah Levy & Co Saks & Co P. H. Petry & Co New York

Supreme Court docket vast with motions and inquests listed

A dense 1930s court ledger lists numerous Supreme Court Special Term motions, inquests, and trial term entries across parts I to XIV, naming judges like MacLean Dowling and dozens of firms and corporations such as Park Hubbard, City of NY, and Harvey Co. The document also notes Surrogates Court probate wills and contested proceedings, detailing multiple case numbers and involved parties.

Teneattaehiin Clarkey Ingraham Uarke Houghton Wachsman Goldmark Elec. Galv. Co Williams City of Munzie NY Zoo Society Stanton-Firemen’s Association Pillsworth-Erie RR Maxwell-Martin Herman& Grace City of NY Cohen-Cohn Washburn- Rainier Co Carlos Met St Ry Woolf Hamburger Moscarello Haines Zwecker Portman Quirk Supreme Court Watertown Nat Bh Ireland Hawes-Hawes Palmer Int R T Co Es Stichhls Meyer Mey Realty Re Stiehr Meyer-Meyer Hammerstein Press Publishing Co Clement-Bernard Nessler-Burrill Horton-Barton Calhoun-Comm Trust Co Lewis-Lewis Becker- Becker Hougland-Hougland Allen-Allen Hochhaus-Hochhaus Cohn-Roper Webster- Knicker Co Gaynor-Porter Lanzone-Kirschbaum Giammanco-Run Kel Bros Schneider-Winter C. Co Kaye-Palace Auto Co Smith Ceat Co Art Embossing Mansfield Machine Co Sterdam Nat Bk-Roche Benziger-Hutton Standard Materials Co Thos Bowne & Son Co McFarland-Sharkey McCormack West Theater Bronx Title, &c. Co Hildreth City of Uvalde Philson Nat Bk Tweedle Trading Co Brown-Hauben Realty Co N Y Steam Co-Ryan Besser State Bk Johnson Commercial Union Ins Co City of NY City Chambers—Thomas Isabella T Jackson Jacob Halmer Emanuel H Schwartz W McDougall William B Mary G Pinkney Jacob Fein Rosalie ‘Wachsman Aare Mary R. Stone Rudolph F Hass Denis Linehan Edward Cooney John G Hackedane Grossman-Walcoff St Bk-Bronstein Cisselowitz - Bloomberg

Arrival of Buyers and Trimmings Firms Listed

An assortment of buyers and suppliers are noted including Friedman Sworzin Co Baltimore J F Barry Washington D C H P Selman J P Rosenthal and many others offering tailors trimmings cloaks suits millinery rugs carpets and furnishing goods with hotels and locations such as Hotel Navarre Hoffman House Breslin Siegel Hotel Wolcott 60 Leonard Street Hotel Grand Hotel York Hotel Latham and Hotel York referenced.

Friedman, Sworzin & Co Baltimore Wheeling West Va J. M. Rice J. R. Speyer Millinery The Siegel, H., Company Boston Mass P. B. Sharp Silks Siegel, H., & Co Ston C. A. Hanly Rugs Hotel Wolcott Din

GUIDE FOR BUYERS WITH LIST OF NYC MANUFACTURERS

A trade list for buyers features numerous New York City manufacturers and suppliers across categories such as leather goods jewelry optics silks laces novelties and waterproof tarpaulins. Firms include Grossman Leather Co. Inc. 320 EB 34th St Am. Watch & Diam’d Co. 3 Maiden Ln Yale & Co. 452 Broadway and The Julius Kingons Co. 10 Maiden Lane with others like B Shackman Co. 812 Broadway and Sams’ Hilder Bros. 557-9 Broadway.

Ethe Inc Cohn TS Alligator Grossman Leather Co., Inc Arts and Crafts Tewelry The Forest Craft Guild Am. Watch & Diam’d Co Maiden L. Credit Myres Max M Broadway Kait Underwear American Hosiery Co Franklin St Re . Mantle, Cohn: & Inc Manila Disbrow & Co Church St N_ Y Nfeckwear—Men’s. Berliner, Strauss & Meyer Sams’ & Hilder Bros Julius Kingons Co Maiden Lane Sheffield Silv Sheffield Silver Co Elith Standard Woven Label Co., Inc Yale Oe Co John Sullivan & Son Hudson St

Referees Appointed and New York Supreme Court Dockets

Supreme Court assigns referees and lists cases including MacLean J in re Dewey and Truax J in Horwitz v Lévy Maxwell Davidson Freundlich v Peiser. Receiver appointed in New York. City Court Conlan J hears Elias Wagner v Louis Cohen with Boynton presiding.

Supreme Court MacLean Dewey Robert A. Maddock Supreme Court—Truax J. — Horwitz Léevy Maxwell Davidson Freundlich Vs. Peiser Joseph P. Morrissey New York

New York Supreme Court Trial Term schedules cases

Brooklyn calendars list numerous Supreme Court trial term dockets with judges Dickinson, Maddox, Stapleton, and Jaycox among others. Entries include Carners like Keupp BH RR and Nassau RR matters, plus county court items and railroad company cases awaiting readiness for the day.

Court List of Civil Actions in Long Island City

County court trial term lists cases under Humphreys J with parties including Weil Brenner B H R R Co Normoyle Berger Wagner Shelly infant Jamaica Water Supply Co Mintz Brooklyn Queens Co & Sub Ry Co Belford Capone Klenk Dolan Curtis and others. Several causes marked ready will be passed for the day while others remain to be set as noted on the call.

Supreme Court Carr Hann-Steich Dickey Maddox Stapleton Jaycox Garretgon Aspinall Kelly Keupp Aiken Universal Light Ee Gleischman de Clementi-Obermeyer Liebman Et al Dowzard-Brady & Son Rosanna-Cunningham Haight-City of NY Haight-City of NY. 12180—McQuade-Ankle. 12658—Braiker- Ginsburg. Ae Eee Borazzo Nassau Kircher Iron Clad Mfg Co Motley Clayton Abel Emmett Ribis Adeff Nadasky Central N J Cecere NY City Bristow Calridun Klein-Kurth Morgan Neat Chazin BHR Arstark Coler Brooklyn Daily Eagle Friedman Heuer-Carey Printing Co Fitzimmons-Hagan Oldham Herstein-Nassau O’malley-Wilson & Baillie Co Conselyea Henninger Boyle Caraberis Seegar Gangle Prendergast ERR Rogers Lynan-Moore Ruppel-Vogel Morch-Ebert Ors Tenecike Rapreport Lauria-Kaempfer Bird Moran-Franklin Brew Co Tanzer Bklyn Heights Monahan Koumloch Veith Neff Jennings Dorse-Wicking Leonard Davis Cohen-B Q. Co Boling Long Island City Dolan- Curtis Ewart R R Gee Martin Cerussey- Kratzenberg Potter-Coney Island Klyn Ry Co 20Th Century Towing Cosume Simonelli H R R Co Souter-Bowman Sparano NY & Qoy Zy Co Gehrt-Denton Calorge

Troubled Businesses Face Bankruptcy and Settlements

A roundup of bankruptcy filings and legal actions against New York businesses and individuals. Debtors include Daniel Levinsky, Louis Tiebert, Jule Dumm, Simon Alexander, and James and Thomas Burrell with liabilities ranging from hundreds to thousands of dollars and various assets. The Rogers Silverware Co. faces an attachment for 1501 dollars, while John Hesse settles with creditors at twenty cents on the dollar. Other filings detail the A. C. S. Company and Fabbrini firms with extensive creditor lists and court actions continuing.

Daniel Levinsky West 117Th Street Clork Louis R. Tiebert Essex Street Anord Butler Street Brooklyn Jule Dumm Bertha Salvin Isaac Kaplan Rogers Silverware CO O'Neil Rogers Silverware Company South Dakota Fifth Avenue Theo. C. le Fevre John Hesse Sixth Avenue Thirty-ninth Street Adams United States District Court John Fabbrini & Koehler Robert A. Irich West 43d Street Dexter Folder Company Frederick A. Steele Caroline M. Steele T. W. & Co. B. Sheridan Company E. Adams New Rochelle Charles and Arthur Scribner James Thomas Burrell United States Burrell Bros Clinton Street United Dressed Beef Company I. Stiefel & Co Aaron Levy & Co J. M. & P. Scanlon May Levy & May James Burrell Goshen N. Y

Judgments Filed For Amounts Over One Hundred Dollars

A list of judgments filed yesterday shows debtors and balances including Avran M H against First National Bank of Hanover for 1059 dollars and Birnbaum Bs and Julia Keenan for 3000 dollars. Other entries include Benz F Star Beef and Provision Co 1000 dollars and Foster J M Bostwick 19583 dollars.

Avran M. H First National Bank of Hanover Penn Birnbaum Julia Keenan People Boyd Mary K J.-J. Astor Benz Star Beef & Provision Co Cook D. Trainer Caggiano S. Epstein Carnegie J. Wigler Fox Gedney

Debtors and judgments list with names and dates

A ledger style entry lists multiple debtors with associated judgment dates and amounts, including names such as David Jones and J. A Mitchell, dates in 1904 to 1908, and sums like 127, 208, 1000, and 172 dollars, reflecting a registrar of judgments record.

Gy Albert L.—S. Goldberg A. Po T. Cloke David Jonesse Es. Beardmore T. J E. M. Barry C. A F. Brundage Frits W.M. B. Frita Bee R—R. J. Held

Passenger Liners Reported By Marconi Wireless Near Sandy Hook

Kaiser Wilhelm der Grogse inbound Bremen reported 5 A M yesterday miles east of Sandy Hook due pier 9 A M today Kroonland inbound from Antwerp reported 10 A M yesterday 320 miles east of Sandy Hook due pier 10 A M today Pretoria inbound from Hamburg reported 8 30 A M yesterday 705 miles east of Sandy Hook due pier 3 30 P M tomorrow Oceanic outbound to Southampton reported 11 A M yesterday 268 miles west of the Lizard due Plymouth at 2 30 A M today

Campania Liverpool Teutonic Southampton Vaderland Antwerp Yamuri Iago Rueces Galveston Sabine Tampico Troqu Monroe Norfolk St. Paul Baltic Maracaibo Curacao Bermudian Bermuda Carolina Mayaguez Sarnia Jamaica Saratoga Havana Alliance Colonseeese Ianwern Argentina Trent Minneapolis London Brazos Huron Jacksonville Bayamo Kansas City Savannah Hamilton Vineland Abyssinia Soestdyk Seldenburg Sceeceshields Eeseebee Virginia Ceceees Seeneree Pretoria Ncessescoscess Aera Eecees Ec Byron Sceecacaess ‘Tos Eeoeeseee K. Wilhelm der Grosse Bremen Eerecens Kroonland Eeeerebese Uwerp Liguria Naples Madonna Luisiana Hamburg Genoa Dee Noordam Hellenes Eae Rotterdam Lewis Luckenbach Ara Ae Slavonia Esesese Barbarossa Palermo Gibraltar St. Kitts Turks Island Morrow Adriatic Bristol City Swansea Thormley Libau Seville el Norte el Siglo New Orleans Iday, Gnesenav Merida Lisbonae Altai Haiti Para Kaiser Wilhelm der Grogse Marconi Wireless Sandy Hook

Ships and Mails Schedule Flights and Departures

A dense list of ships with their destinations and dates from Liverpool Copenhagen Hamburg Naples and more. Also notes on mails closing, sailings and times for various routes including New York to London and ships passing the Lizard. Detailing sailings from December 19 to December 28 with multiple liners and passenger itineraries.

Crispin Barbados Heathdene Fayal Germania Marseilles la Hesbaye Antwerp Thespis St. Lucia Tintoretto Barbadoes Bermudian Bermuda Beere New York London Naples Norman Prince St. Michael's Taniti Marquesas Islands New Amsterdam San Franisco Mariposa Japan Korea Tacoma Teucer China Philippine Islands Vancouver Victoria B. C Australia West New Zealand Fiji Islands New Caledonia Marama Hawaii San Francisco Benancisco U. i Seattle Philippine Salands

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Ommissioner Whipple J. H. Gates Morse Company Eastern Steamship Line California Mexico Florida Nassau-Cuba Raymond & Whitcomb CO Fiftes Ave Madison Brady, Billings Grant NEW Stock Yard Chicago Packers Customs Board United States Ciruit Court OF Appeals Lacombe Elmer United States District Court—Adams, J.—Admiralty Dailey Tug Coleraine GUIDE Brooklyn Calendars Queens County Gilbert G.—Same Girardie L. F.—Same Golden c—Same Glynn W. A.—Same de Garrett Same Griffith J. T.—Same Z. Grass W.—Same Margaret—Same Gardner B.—Sue Garbutt San Godbo J—Same Greenstreet Minnie—Same Gordon I.—Same Graham H.—Same Garland O. —Same Gartland Goldstein M.—Same Gilliams Heistein Stern Heller Oe Kraus Howard W. Hoare Jamison R. Y —R. Markens Jacobson A. Dallin Kleinerman S. Stupp Kleinberger F. A A. Rusch Dh. T Braun Kerns T. A D. Mitchell Koch W. F F. Bower M. L. V. Shepard Eeka and J. Horowitz M. Kurtz Kotzen M. Lazaroff Title Insurance & Trust Co Ie Levy R. Hoe Leavitt A._H. De Vries Moosburggerm H. H. Hamilton Mullarkey J.J M. McCann Et al Muller A. Guichard Mullineaux R. H J. M. Perley Maxdonough J. M Aeolian Co Nudelman Koshitz Jacob Goldstein E. L. Finsterstein Nadler F. Ges Psipone Newman Levingston and Lowenberg & Co S. Gottfried Et A Perry T.—L Riordan Low G. Gel Russo Vitaliana J. Tera Rosenbloom J. and H. M. Cohen J. Goldstein Rohman M. L Thomas G. Knight Co Rork Fosenbaie Smithson E. R N. Leisenbein Ae Robinson A. Joline I. Marks Sheridan Irish Ice Exposition and Amusement Company Sokoloff H. Diventhal J. Sado E. Nchot Warren, L Zoererb Ale Garbett Eclipse Clothing Co M. Edelson Realty and Construction Co N. Orlans M.malbin Gulf & Chicago By. Co Deutschland Mediterranean Azores Madeira S. S Ward Une Cuba Preogreso Vera Cruz Bahamas S. S. Co Pier 14 East River Moltke Orient Cruise S. S. Moltke R.m.s.p.saen Panama Canal Windward Islands West Indies Sander State Street Foster Comba Panama Railroad Colon Canal Zone Panama Pacific Ports Central & South America Merc Tees Reveratts B. Paterson West 27Th St State St All Marsters Tours West 30Th St CANN 34Th St BerMuda-Atlantic Pat N Atlas Line South Central America Hamburg-American Line S. S. Pretoria S. Hamburg Fw 'Essass New England Long Island Sound Fall River Line Newport Fall — Ly Sap Warren St Providence Plymouth Orchestra Norwich New London East N. R Clarkson &J Chester W. Chapin New Haven Hartford Springfield North Richard Peck B. R Naugatuck JOY Line Ice Direct Worcester Central Hudson Line Poughkeepsie Kingston Neburgh Pier White Star Line Nants Republic White Star Line Company American Line Cherbourg St. Louis Philadelphia Fame Atlantic Transport Line Iteiate Tan Maetonka Red Star Line Paris Zeeland Kroonland Finland Queenstown Celtic Fen Oceanic Cunard North River Lucania Lusitania Mauretania Fiume Trieste Caronia Panonia Carmania Italy Egypt Nile Rees H. Brown Thettory North German Lloyd Kaiser Wm.d.Gr Cecilie Kaiser Wm. II Kacer Wm Friedrich Tralls Algiers K. Albert K. Luise Ocrichs & Co Broadway, N. Y Anghor Glasgow Londonderry Furnessia Saledonia Talifornia Henderson Bros FABRE Marseillis Nice Riviera Venezia Holy Land J. Ter Kuile Irc N.Y Gitalia Societa Dapie Phila Nord America D. Abruzzi Hartfield, Golart & CO State St. N Arnand the Orient Axp World Cruises S. Fa Og Fone Clare An Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Royal Blue Line Timore New Union Station Kienmona Royal Ltd Pittsburg Columbus Cleveland Pittsburg Limited CIN Louisv A. . Louis Fifth Av West 23d Liberty St Lehich Wall Cortlandt Desbre Ais Paes Buffalo O Eeprom Aenegeseene Buffalo-Chi Express Black Diamond Express Chicago & Toronto Express Buffalo Intra Broadwas Stamford Academy Stamford York Chappaqua Westchester County NEW Chappaqua Mountain Institute Society of Friends Bemlitz School OF Languages Madison Square Harlem Lenox Av 127Th St Court Street LIDAY Oe Blue Line OOK Oe Beoaneens Saree Island Christiansand Curacoa Cristobal Vana Karena St. Thomas el Dorado City of Atlanta Carib Georgetown S. C Delamare Satilla Brunswick Prins Willem V Jefferson Northman Sabine Pass Wireless Helig Olav Copenhagen Kaiserin Auguste Victoria Ducca di Genova Regina d'Italia Navies Swazi Melbourne Tagus Hudson Bordeaux Oriana Montevideo Benedict Indiana Lombardia Havre Prins Willem IV Pacific Steamships Hatsteras New York City Middle Atlantic Rocky Middle Grand Banks New Jersey Pennsylvania United States Weather Bureau Anon Ola Meman
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